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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2007
Applicant:
Michiaki Ito, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Michiaki Ito, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Oki Data Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a first roller; a second roller; a belt tensely provided between the first roller and the second roller; and a guiding member for guiding an edge of the belt. Further, the belt has an edge surface having a step portion of equal to or smaller than 0.05 mm and a ten-point mean roughness (Rz) of equal to or smaller than 5.0 μm.