Image forming apparatus with initialization mechanism

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9201350
APP PUB NO 20150055980A1
SERIAL NO

14194115

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Provided is an image forming apparatus including plural image holding members that have toner images formed on respective surfaces thereof, image forming sections that form the toner images on the plural image holding members, respectively, a belt member that has an endless belt shape, plural transfer members each of which nips the belt member between the transfer member and a corresponding image holding member, a moving mechanism that individually moves the plural transfer members between a first place and a second place, plural rod-shaped rotating members around which the belt member is stretched and rotated, an adjusting member that adjusts a position of the belt member, an initializing mechanism that performs an initialization processing of returning the inclination of the adjusting member to an initial state, and a controller that starts the initialization processing by the initializing mechanism.

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  • FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Shimizu, Kenji Kanagawa, JP 173 1772

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