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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2015
Junpei Fujita, Kanagawa, JP;
Naohiro Kumagai, Kanagawa, JP;
Seiichi Kogure, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuki Yogosawa, Tokyo, JP;
Kenji Sugiura, Kanagawa, JP;
Yuuji Wada, Kanagawa, JP;
Yusuke Mitani, Kanagawa, JP;
Junpei Fujita, Kanagawa, JP;
Naohiro Kumagai, Kanagawa, JP;
Seiichi Kogure, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuki Yogosawa, Tokyo, JP;
Kenji Sugiura, Kanagawa, JP;
Yuuji Wada, Kanagawa, JP;
Yusuke Mitani, Kanagawa, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A belt unit is detachably attachable to a body of an image forming apparatus. The belt unit includes a belt, a pressing member, and a frame. The belt is wound around a plurality of supports to travel in a belt travel direction. The belt includes a base layer and an elastic layer. The pressing member presses warping on an edge of the belt. The frame supports the plurality of supports. The pressing member is positioned on the frame.