Ricoh Company, Ltd.

Tomiyoshi Misumi

Hideo Aoki

Kiyoshi Tsukamura

Tsuneo Maki

Yohichi Itoh

In an intermediate transfer part (), a beadis formed on an inner side of an intermediate transfer belt (), which is rotated by an intermediate transfer belt drive roller (). Driven roller bearings () support an intermediate transfer belt driven roller (). The intermediate transfer belt driven roller () is movable in a thrust direction. Ends of the intermediate transfer belt driven roller () and the intermediate transfer belt driven roller () interfere with a bead () so as to restrict a deflection of the intermediate transfer belt in the thrust direction. The intermediate transfer belt driven roller () is movable in the thrust direction against a deflection of the intermediate transfer belt ().

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Kanagawa, Japan

Tomiyoshi Misumi