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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 19, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2008
Applicants:
Masahiro Takahashi, Kashiwa, JP;
Masahiko Yokota, Abiko, JP;
Inventors:
Masahiro Takahashi, Kashiwa, JP;
Masahiko Yokota, Abiko, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
When removing a sheet that is undesirably attached to a pressure belt as a result of a jam, if the sheet is pulled in the width direction of the pressure belt, the pressure belt may undesirably move in the width direction. This will make it difficult to perform a subsequent jam recovery operation properly. In order to solve this problem, a belt gripping roller can be brought into pressure contact with the pressure belt in the event of a jam, so as to prevent the pressure belt from being moved accidentally in the width direction while the jam is being cleared.