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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2018
Ryo Hasegawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Kenji Honjoh, Kanagawa, JP;
Atsushi Nagata, Kanagawa, JP;
Haruki Nagata, Kanagawa, JP;
Ryo Hasegawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Kenji Honjoh, Kanagawa, JP;
Atsushi Nagata, Kanagawa, JP;
Haruki Nagata, Kanagawa, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes an apparatus body, a plurality of image bearers, an endless belt, a contact and separation mechanism to generate a first trajectory and a second trajectory of the endless belt, a sensor to detect an object on a surface of the endless belt, and a positioning mechanism to enable the sensor to detect the object in the first trajectory and the second trajectory of the endless belt. The positioning mechanism includes a stay to support the sensor, a first bracket, a second bracket, a first positioning portion attached to the apparatus body to position the sensor in a direction of rotation of the first bracket and the second bracket at a time of the first trajectory, and a second positioning portion attached to the second bracket to position the sensor in the direction of rotation of the first bracket at a time of the second trajectory.