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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 13, 2012
Filed:
May. 22, 2008
Tomofumi Inoue, Osaka, JP;
Takeshi Sakashita, Osaka, JP;
Mitsutoshi Kichise, Osaka, JP;
Yuuji Meguro, Ibaraki, JP;
Takeru Muramatsu, Ibaraki, JP;
Tomofumi Inoue, Osaka, JP;
Takeshi Sakashita, Osaka, JP;
Mitsutoshi Kichise, Osaka, JP;
Yuuji Meguro, Ibaraki, JP;
Takeru Muramatsu, Ibaraki, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Rollers including a tension roller are arranged in parallel. A pair of supporting members supports both ends of the rollers. A transfer belt is supported by the rollers. A biasing member applies a tension to the transfer belt by biasing the tension roller in a predetermined direction. The tension roller is movably supported in a straight-line direction. The biasing member is arranged in an area surrounded by the supporting members and the transfer belt in a direction of traversing from one supporting member to other supporting member.