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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 23, 2006
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2004
Kazutaka Takeuchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Shoichi Shimura, Kanagawa, JP;
Osamu Kanome, Kanagawa, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A transport belt comprising a base member layer formed of a film comprised of a thermoplastic material and wound in the shape of a belt, and a plurality of electrodes arranged at given intervals in the shape of comb teeth on the outer periphery or inner periphery of the first base member layer. The electrodes each comprise a linear film comprised of a thermoplastic material and are joined by heating onto the first base member layer. This transport belt is improved in attraction of recording mediums and enables transport of the recording mediums in a high accuracy. Also disclosed are a process for its manufacture and an image-forming apparatus making use of the same.