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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 02, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2019
Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Daisuke Yamashita, Izunokuni Shizuoka, JP;
TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a first roller having a first portion between tapered portions, which are at each end of the first portion. An outer diameter of each tapered portion decreases with distance from the first portion along a width direction of the first roller. A second roller has a second portion facing the first portion of the first roller and third portions, which are at each end of the second portion. The third portions face the tapered portions of the first roller. A belt of the image forming apparatus has an inner surface contacting the first portion of the first roller and an outer surface forming a nip with the second portion of the second roller. The belt has a protruding portion on the inner surface at each end of the belt in the width direction. The protruding portions face the tapered portions of the first roller.