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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2008
Applicants:
Yoshiyuki Kimura, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroshi Ishii, Tokyo, JP;
Ryuta Takeichi, Tokyo, JP;
Masaharu Furuya, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Yoshiyuki Kimura, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroshi Ishii, Tokyo, JP;
Ryuta Takeichi, Tokyo, JP;
Masaharu Furuya, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A belt unit including an endless belt that is stretched over a plurality of rollers, a drive roller, and a tension roller. The belt unit also includes a cleaning apparatus which includes a rotary unit and a cleaning member configured to clean a surface of the endless belt. The tension roller is arranged at a position opposing the cleaning apparatus and configured to transmit a driving force to the rotary unit.