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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2010
Nozomu Nishiberi, Yokohama, JP;
Yasufumi Tanaami, Tokyo, JP;
Yasuyuki Hirai, Yokohama, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Provided is a recording medium conveying mechanism including an endless center conveying belt and endless side conveying belts, the endless center conveying belt and the endless side conveying belts being looped over a driving roller to be driven by a motor, a driven roller and a tension roller. The center conveying belt is positioned in a center in a width direction of a recording medium to be conveyed, and the side conveying belts are positioned on opposite sides in a width direction of the center conveying belt, respectively. The center conveying belt includes a material with a high elastic modulus while the side conveying belts include a material with a low elastic modulus, and a biasing member for providing a tension to the center conveying belt and the side conveying belts is provided on a shaft of the tension roller.