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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 01, 2010
Youbao Peng, Hino, JP;
Satoshi Ogata, Hachioji, JP;
Takashi Nara, Hachioji, JP;
Tadashi Matsudaira, Hachioji, JP;
Akihiro Hayashi, Okazaki, JP;
Eiji Nishikawa, Tachikawa, JP;
Youbao Peng, Hino, JP;
Satoshi Ogata, Hachioji, JP;
Takashi Nara, Hachioji, JP;
Tadashi Matsudaira, Hachioji, JP;
Akihiro Hayashi, Okazaki, JP;
Eiji Nishikawa, Tachikawa, JP;
Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A belt drive apparatus, including, an endless belt to be laid across in a tensioned condition between supporting rollers and to travel being in pressure contact with or being separated from a body to receive the pressure contact, a pressure contact/separating state detection section to detect whether the endless belt is in the pressure contact with the body or separated therefrom, a belt position detection section to detect a position of the endless belt in a width direction thereof, a belt abnormality judging section to judge whether the endless belt is in an abnormal position based on a detection result obtained by the belt position detection section and one of judgment values which are set correspondingly to the pressure contact/separating state of the endless belt, and a belt drive control section to control a drive of the endless belt.