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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2016
Junpei Fujita, Kanagawa, JP;
Kenji Sugiura, Kanagawa, JP;
Yuuji Wada, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroyoshi Haga, Kanagawa, JP;
Seiichi Kogure, Kanagawa, JP;
Naohiro Kumagai, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuki Yogosawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Junpei Fujita, Kanagawa, JP;
Kenji Sugiura, Kanagawa, JP;
Yuuji Wada, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroyoshi Haga, Kanagawa, JP;
Seiichi Kogure, Kanagawa, JP;
Naohiro Kumagai, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuki Yogosawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An endless rotatable belt device including an endless rotatable belt, a scale tape bonded on the belt, at least one optical sensor to detect a scale pattern, and auxiliary tape to cover at least one of the first end and the second end of the scale tape of the belt. The scale tape has a first end and a second end and includes at least one scale pattern. The auxiliary tape has a lower surface friction coefficient than the surface friction coefficient of the scale tape.