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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 08, 2016
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Fukashi Hatano, Abiko, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/16 (2006.01); G03G 21/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/1605 (2013.01); G03G 15/162 (2013.01); G03G 21/168 (2013.01);
Abstract
A belt module including a replacement belt member to be supported by a supporting portion of an image forming apparatus includes an endless belt member, and a protecting sheet, provided along an inner peripheral surface of the belt member, for suppressing deformation of the belt member by an external force and for protecting the inner peripheral surface of the belt member.