Belt driving apparatus and image forming apparatus including the belt driving apparatus

Number of patents in Portfolio can not be more than 2000

United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8792811
APP PUB NO 20130078011A1
SERIAL NO

13616500

Stats

ATTORNEY / AGENT: (SPONSORED)

Importance

Loading Importance Indicators... loading....

Abstract

See full text

A belt driving apparatus includes: an endless belt member; a belt driving portion for driving the belt member to move the belt member in an endless path at a variable traveling speed; a steering roller, provided tiltably while stretching the belt member, for steering the belt member during traveling; a steering driving portion for tilting the steering roller at a variable tilting speed; and a controller for setting the tilting speed, when the steering roller is tilted through a certain angle, so as to be higher when the traveling speed of the belt member is a first traveling speed than when the traveling speed of the belt member is a second traveling speed lower than the first traveling speed.

Loading the Abstract Image... loading....

First Claim

See full text

Family

Loading Family data... loading....

Patent Owner(s)

  • CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA

International Classification(s)

  • [Classification Symbol]
  • [Patents Count]

Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Shirakata, Jiro Chigasaki, JP 55 223

Cited Art Landscape

Load Citation

Patent Citation Ranking

Forward Cite Landscape

Load Citation

Maintenance Fees

Fee Large entity fee small entity fee micro entity fee due date
11.5 Year Payment $7400.00 $3700.00 $1850.00 Jan 29, 2026
Fee Large entity fee small entity fee micro entity fee
Surcharge - 11.5 year - Late payment within 6 months $160.00 $80.00 $40.00
Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unavoidable $700.00 $350.00 $175.00
Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unintentional $1,640.00 $820.00 $410.00