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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 30, 2010
Gunmun Ryu, Osaka, JP;
Okito Ogasahara, Osaka, JP;
Kenichi Ohnishi, Osaka, JP;
Naohiro Anan, Osaka, JP;
Yuichi Sugiyama, Osaka, JP;
Gunmun Ryu, Osaka, JP;
Okito Ogasahara, Osaka, JP;
Kenichi Ohnishi, Osaka, JP;
Naohiro Anan, Osaka, JP;
Yuichi Sugiyama, Osaka, JP;
Kyocera Mita Corporation, , JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus has an intermediate transfer belt stretched lightly across rollers to move endlessly in a sub-scanning direction upon image formation and has an outer surface to which a toner image formed by a development unit is transferred. A secondary transfer opposing roller is one of the rollers across which the intermediate transfer belt is stretched. A secondary transfer roller contacts the outer surface of the intermediate transfer belt and transfers the toner image on the intermediate transfer belt to recording paper. A movement mechanism moves at least one of the rollers or the secondary transfer roller and changes a pressed state of the intermediate transfer belt by the secondary transfer roller at a nip of the secondary transfer opposing roller and the secondary transfer roller. A movement mechanism control unit controls a travel distance of the roller to be moved by the movement mechanism.