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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 2000
Filed:
Jan. 15, 1999
Tsuyoshi Todome, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Kawasaki, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus according to the present invention is equipped with a conveyor belt that is arranged between a driving roller and a driven roller, and a regulating member that is arranged in parallel at the end of at least one of the driving roller and the driven roller. The regulating member includes a first regulation surface that makes the end edge of the conveyor belt contact and slide in horizontal direction when the conveyor belt runs and regulates the snaking of the conveyor belt, and a second regulation surface that protrudes from the first regulation surface so as to regulate the movement of the end edge of the conveyor belt in vertical direction.