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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2016
Filed:
May. 16, 2014
Kenji Sengoku, Kanagawa, JP;
Kenji Sengoku, Kanagawa, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a housing and a belt assembly. The belt assembly includes a plurality of rollers, a belt, a belt first support, and a belt second support. The belt assembly is detachably attachable relative to the housing. The plurality of rollers includes a rotary shaft. The belt is entrained around the plurality of rollers and rotated in a certain direction. The belt first support supports the rotary shaft of the plurality of rollers at a first end in a width direction thereof and is movable in a direction of twist and fixedly supported by the housing. The belt second support is fixedly supported by the housing and supports the rotary shaft of the plurality of rollers at a second end opposite the first end in the width direction.