Image forming apparatus having a medium transporting belt formed in an endless shape and having a first and second region
US7209694B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 9, 2006 |
| Grant date | Apr 24, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 9, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/1661
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A belt member is seamed to form an endless belt which is stretched by a plurality of roller members and circulated in a first direction. The belt member is provided with an electrode portion at a first end portion thereof in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. A cleaning member is abutted against the belt member. A seam of the belt member extends obliquely relative to the first direction such that an end of the seam confronting the electrode portion is situated in an upstream side of the first direction.
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