Image forming apparatus

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9804535
APP PUB NO 20160370737A1
SERIAL NO

15175583

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Abstract

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An image forming apparatus includes a movable endless belt, an image forming unit, a plurality of rollers including a first roller and a second roller, and an urging member. The urging member is provided on an inner peripheral surface side at a position which is adjacent to and upstream of the first roller and which is downstream of the second roller with respect to a movement direction of the belt. The urging member is supported at an upstream end portion thereof with respect to the movement direction of the belt and includes a first urging portion and a second urging portion at two different positions with respect to the movement direction of the belt. The first urging portion and the second urging portion urge the belt along a widthwise direction crossing the movement direction of the belt.

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Patent Owner(s)

  • CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Kakehi, Yutaka Kashiwa, JP 41 1012

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