Belt member incorporated in image forming apparatus
US6993270B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 20, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jan 31, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 25, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/19
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A belt member is formed with a seam portion by overlapping and adhering both longitudinal end portions thereof to constitute an endless belt stretched and circulated by a rotative, first stretching member and a second stretching member. A length of the seam portion is no less than a length between a first point at which the endless belt is separated from one of the first stretching member and the second stretching member and a second point at which the endless belt is brought into contact with the other one of the first stretching member and the second stretching member.
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