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Patent No.:

US 12790150 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2026

Filed:

Oct. 10, 2024

Belt module

Applicant:

Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;

Inventors:

Takuma Tadomi, Chiba, JP;

Keitaro Taoka, Chiba, JP;

Yushi Sadamitsu, Tokyo, JP;

Assignee:

CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;

Attorney:

Canon U.S.A., Inc. IP Division

Primary Examiner:

Gene O Crawford

Assistant Examiner:

Keith R Campbell

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 5/02 (2006.01); B41J 11/00 (2006.01); B41J 29/02 (2006.01); G03G 21/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 5/023 (2013.01); B41J 11/007 (2013.01); B41J 29/02 (2013.01); G03G 21/1633 (2013.01); B65H 2402/32 (2013.01); B65H 2402/441 (2013.01); B65H 2404/2615 (2013.01); B65H 2601/324 (2013.01); G03G 2221/1684 (2013.01);
Abstract

A belt module includes an apparatus main body and a belt unit. The apparatus main body includes a main body frame, a guide member located inside a belt, a slide member located inside the belt, and a fixing portion configured to fix the guide member to the main body frame. The belt unit includes the belt, a plurality of stretching members, and a belt frame fixed to the slide member and configured to support the plurality of stretching members. The belt module further includes an auxiliary support unit configured to, at the insertion position, support the belt unit, and at the pull-out position, support the belt unit between the upstream end of the belt and the fixing portion. In a case where the belt unit is at the insertion position, the auxiliary support unit and the fixing portion overlap in an insertion direction.

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Tadomi, Takuma. (2026). Belt module (U.S. Patent No. 12790150). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12790150

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