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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2010
Applicant:
Osamu Okamoto, Moriya, JP;
Inventor:
Osamu Okamoto, Moriya, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A typical belt conveying apparatus and a typical image forming apparatus according to the present invention includes: an endless belt; a supporting member that rotatably supports the belt; a sensor that detects a predetermined breakage at one end of the belt in a belt width direction; and a detecting mechanism that detects a predetermined breakage at the other end of the belt in the belt width direction by the use of the sensor.