Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Belt unit having a restricting portion for a steering roller and image forming apparatus including the same
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Application No.: US15090482Application Date: 2016-04-04
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Publication No.: US09753413B2Publication Date: 2017-09-05
- Inventor: Ran Kudo
- Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Canon U.S.A. Inc, IP Division
- Priority: JP2014-109578 20140527
- Main IPC: G03G15/16
- IPC: G03G15/16

Abstract:
A belt unit including a steering mechanism employing a belt auto alignment method includes a restricting portion configured to enable a steering roller to rotate about a steering axis line for correcting the deviation of the position of the belt in the width-wise direction, while restricting the inclination of the steering roller due to the rotation.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160216648A1 BELT UNIT AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME Public/Granted day:2016-07-28
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