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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2019
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Mitsutoshi Hongo, Kanagawa, JP;
Kouichi Kimura, Kanagawa, JP;
Hideki Kuge, Kanagawa, JP;
Kei Tanaka, Kanagawa, JP;
Noboru Hirakawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Takashi Matsubara, Kanagawa, JP;
Takashi Ohashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Takashi Ochi, Kanagawa, JP;
Toshimasa Toyama, Kanagawa, JP;
FUJI XEROX CO., LTD., Minato-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A belt-type transport device includes a belt, a pressure unit, a nip forming unit, a belt stretching roller, an inclination controller, a contact unit, and a support unit. The belt is an endless belt, has an outer circumferential surface and an inner circumferential surface, and is to be rotated. The pressure unit is in contact with the outer circumferential surface of the belt. The nip forming unit presses the belt against the pressure unit so as to form a nip through which a recording medium is to be transported. The belt stretching roller is disposed inside the belt and stretches the belt. The inclination controller controls inclination of the belt stretching roller. The contact unit is provided along a width direction of the belt and is in contact with the inner circumferential surface of the belt. The support unit supports the contact unit such that the contact unit is able to follow inclination of the belt which is changed due to the inclination of the belt stretching roller.