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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 19, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 03, 2020
Applicant:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Fumihiro Hirose, Kanagawa, JP;
Masateru Ujiie, Kanagawa, JP;
Akiyasu Amita, Kanagawa, JP;
Tetsuo Tokuda, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
RICOH COMPANY, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/2053 (2013.01); G03G 15/2064 (2013.01); G03G 2215/2025 (2013.01);
Abstract
A belt device includes an endless belt, a plurality of support rotators configured to support the endless belt, and a support configured to support shaft portions of the plurality of support rotators. The support has an attaching and detaching path through which the shaft portions of the plurality of support rotators pass in a direction orthogonal to an axial direction of at least one of the plurality of support rotators when the shaft portions of the plurality of support rotators are detached from the support.