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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 01, 2024
Nobuo Kuwabara, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroaki Takagi, Kanagawa, JP;
Nobuo Kuwabara, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroaki Takagi, Kanagawa, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A tension roller assembly includes a tension roller, a first presser, a second presser, and a pressure releaser. The tension roller contacts an outer circumferential surface of a belt to apply tension to the belt. The first presser presses one end of the tension roller in an axial direction of the tension roller against the belt. The second presser presses another end of the tension roller in the axial direction against the belt. The pressure releaser moves the first presser and the second presser together to release pressure applied to the tension roller by the first presser and the second presser.