Image forming apparatus with belt adjustment

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8831446
APP PUB NO 20110200343A1
SERIAL NO

13017275

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An image forming apparatus includes a rotatable belt member, a plurality of image forming members opposing the belt in an image forming region, a first detecting member configured to detect a position of the belt member with respect to a widthwise direction, a second detecting member configured to detect a moving direction, an adjusting roller configured to adjust the moving direction in the image forming region, the adjusting roller configured to adjust the moving direction in the image forming region, and a control portion configured to control a position of the adjusting roller on the basis of outputs of the first detecting member and the second detecting member without changing a position of the belt member in the image forming region in a direction perpendicular to a surface of the belt member.

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  • CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Fukasaka, Toshihiro Kawasaki, JP 11 51
Hiratsuka, Takashi Tokorozawa, JP 20 40
Matsumoto, Tadashi Tokyo, JP 131 1213
Sootome, Sumitoshi Yachiyo, JP 10 146
Yamamoto, Shinji Kawasaki, JP 417 7722
Yoshida, Yasumi Yokohama, JP 25 326

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