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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 18, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 27, 2006
Yasuhiro Yokota, Yokohama, JP;
Yasuhiro Yokota, Yokohama, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An oblique movement preventing device for an endless belt, the inner surface of the belt supported by rollers, and at least one roller circulating the belt on the rollers, includes a contact angle changing unit. The changing unit selectively presses either side part of the outer surface of the belt at a position near to the one roller on an upstream side of the one roller in the predetermined belt circulating direction, thereby changing a contact angle of the belt on the one roller along the width direction of the belt. A measuring unit measures a direction and distance of displacement of the belt caused by the oblique movement thereof, and a control unit controls the operation of the changing unit to cease the oblique movement of the belt, based on the measured direction and distance of displacement of the belt.