Method for extending the lifetime of an endless belt
US7024136B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 19, 2003 |
| Grant date | Apr 4, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 19, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/00139
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus and method for extending the lifetime of belts, especially photoreceptor belts inside of a printing device, which includes detensioning the belt during periods where the belt is not in use, such as where a printing device is in an idle state.
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