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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 1992
Filed:
Dec. 20, 1989
Hitoshi Sekino, Osaka, JP;
Hiroaki Kojima, Osaka, JP;
Yasuhiro Matsuura, Osaka, JP;
Keizo Nishiguchi, Osaka, JP;
Kazuo Matsuura, Osaka, JP;
Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An image forming device has a rotating image carrier for carrying an image and a transfer unit including a plurality of rotating rollers, an endless belt travelling around the rollers, and a supporting member for supporting the rollers in such a manner that distances between the rollers be kept constant. At least one of the rollers is a pressure-contacting roller opposed to the image carrier with the endless belt therebetween. The device further has a pressure-contacting unit for energizing the transfer unit in a direction that the pressure-contacting roller be pressure-contacted on the image carrier with the endless belt therebetween.