Belt drive device and image forming apparatus
US7921987B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 30, 2005 |
| Grant date | Apr 12, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 15, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H2404/252
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A belt drive device includes a plurality of rollers and an endless belt stretched around the rollers, and configured to drive the endless belt by rotating the rollers. The belt drive device further includes a roller-shaft shifting member that shifts at least one end of a shaft of at least one roller of the above described rollers in accordance with the movement of the endless belt in the axial direction of the roller.
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