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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2012
Hidetaka Kubo, Kanagawa, JP;
Jun Aoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Kenichi Mashiko, Shizuoka, JP;
Sayaka Katoh, Kanagawa, JP;
Daisuke Aoki, Kanagawa, JP;
Hidetaka Kubo, Kanagawa, JP;
Jun Aoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Kenichi Mashiko, Shizuoka, JP;
Sayaka Katoh, Kanagawa, JP;
Daisuke Aoki, Kanagawa, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
To provide a belt for an image forming apparatus, which contains: a base layer; an elastic layer; and spherical particles, wherein the belt for an image forming apparatus is provided across a plurality of rollers of the image forming apparatus to rotate, wherein the belt for an image forming apparatus has a laminate structure where at least the base layer and the elastic layer are provided in this order, wherein the spherical particles are partially embedded in an exposed surface of the elastic layer, and wherein, relative to a width direction of the belt for an image forming apparatus, a thickness of an edge portion of the belt for an image forming apparatus is 50% to 95% of a thickness of a center portion of the belt for an image forming apparatus, and an edge curling amount of the belt is 4 mm or less.