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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 01, 2017
Applicants:
Seiichi Kogure, Kanagawa, JP;
Junpei Fujita, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventors:
Seiichi Kogure, Kanagawa, JP;
Junpei Fujita, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/16 (2006.01); G03G 15/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/1615 (2013.01); G03G 15/0131 (2013.01); G03G 15/161 (2013.01);
Abstract
A belt device includes an endless belt, a support shaft, a contact member, and a regulating member. The support shaft supports the contact member. The contact member rotates together with the support shaft and contacts the belt. The regulating member moves between a regulating position to regulate movement of the support shaft and a releasing position to allow movement of the support shaft, thereby regulating movement of the contact member in an axial direction of the support shaft.