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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2008
Applicants:
Tomoya Adachi, Hyogo, JP;
Takafumi Miyazaki, Osaka, JP;
Mitsutoshi Kichise, Osaka, JP;
Takeshi Yamashita, Osaka, JP;
Inventors:
Tomoya Adachi, Hyogo, JP;
Takafumi Miyazaki, Osaka, JP;
Mitsutoshi Kichise, Osaka, JP;
Takeshi Yamashita, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Limited, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A belt is supported by a plurality of rollers and is driven to move in a predetermined direction. A flange member is configured to make contact with a portion of an edge surface of the belt in its width direction. A pressing member presses on a surface of the belt in its thickness direction at a position near a contact portion of the belt with the flange member.