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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2005
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2003
Kenji Asuwa, Toride, JP;
Toru Miyasaka, Tsuchiura, JP;
Tomio Sugaya, Hitachinaka, JP;
Hiroyuki Mabuchi, Hitachinaka, JP;
Hui Cheng, Chiyoda, JP;
Kenji Asuwa, Toride, JP;
Toru Miyasaka, Tsuchiura, JP;
Tomio Sugaya, Hitachinaka, JP;
Hiroyuki Mabuchi, Hitachinaka, JP;
Hui Cheng, Chiyoda, JP;
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Ricoh Printing Systems, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A belt driving apparatus which inhibits a belt meandering so as to improve a printing quality and rapidly starts a printing motion at a time of starting the apparatus such as a time of turning on power or the like, and an image forming apparatus using the same. The belt driving apparatus has an endless belt, a plurality of belt tension supports for supporting the belt in a tension manner, and a steering roller supported in a tiltable manner and compensating a meandering of the belt, and the belt driving apparatus is provided with a meandering compensation sensitivity adjuster for adjusting a belt meandering compensation sensitivity of the steering roller per an angle of incline.