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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2009
Filed:
Jul. 07, 2006
Shin Honda, Saitama, JP;
Hiroshi Nishikawa, Saitama, JP;
Shin Honda, Saitama, JP;
Hiroshi Nishikawa, Saitama, JP;
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes: an image carrier an outer face on which a plurality of color images are formed; a plurality of roll portions; a belt member including an inner side, an outer side, and a predetermined non-image forming area. The inner side is stretched around the plurality of roll portions. The outer side includes a surface contact area for being in surface contact with a part of the outer face of the image carrier such that the plurality of color images formed on the image carrier are transferred to the surface contact area; the belt member is driven by a rotation of the image carrier and includes a predetermined non-image forming area; and the belt member is operated in a slippage prevention mode in which the belt member is moved and stopped at a slippage preventing position where the predetermined non-image forming area faces the surface contact area.