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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 1995
Filed:
Feb. 03, 1993
Applicant:
Inventor:
Makoto Sakanobe, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
355212 ; 355211 ; 355271 ;
Abstract
An endless belt transporting apparatus in a transfer unit or an image carrying member in an image forming apparatus, providing a flatness correcting member, mounted between support frames, for obtaining a flatness of the endless belt, and stepped portions formed at both side edge of the flatness correcting member. A pressing member for pressing deformed end portions of the belt may be disposed in opposition to the flatness correcting member.