Belt device, intermediate transfer device, and image forming apparatus
US-2018267437-A1 · Sep 20, 2018 · US
Belt control device and image forming apparatus incorporating same
US10955771B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-10955771-B2 |
| Application number | US-202016816266-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Mar 12, 2020 |
| Priority date | Mar 18, 2019 |
| Publication date | Mar 23, 2021 |
| Grant date | Mar 23, 2021 |
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A belt control device includes a plurality of rollers, a belt wound around the plurality of rollers and configured to rotate along with the plurality of rollers, a belt contact member that the belt contacts when the belt moves in an axial direction of the plurality of rollers, and a shaft displacement member movable in the axial direction and including an inclined face inclined with respect to a surface of the belt to control movement of the belt in the axial direction. The belt, the belt contact member, and the shaft displacement member are configured to make a frictional force between an edge of the belt and the belt contact member greater than a frictional force between the belt contact member and the shaft displacement member.
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What is claimed is: 1. A belt control device, comprising: a plurality of rollers; a belt wound around the plurality of rollers and configured to rotate along with the plurality of rollers; a belt contact member that the belt contacts when the belt moves in an axial direction of the plurality of rollers; and a shaft displacement member movable in the axial direction and including an inclined face inclined with respect to a surface of the belt to control movement of the belt in the axial direction, wherein the belt, the belt contact member, and the shaft displacement member being configured to make a frictional force between an edge of the belt and the belt contact member greater than a frictional force between the belt contact member and the shaft displacement member. 2. The belt control device according to claim 1 , wherein the belt contact member includes a projection on a face of the belt contact member opposite the shaft displacement member, the projection protruding toward the shaft displacement member. 3. The belt control device according to claim 1 , further comprising: a sliding member disposed between the belt contact member and the shaft displacement member. 4. The belt control device according to claim 3 , wherein the sliding member is a film or a sheet. 5. The belt control device according to claim 3 , wherein the sliding member is a lubricant. 6. An image forming apparatus comprising the belt control device according to claim 1 . 7. An image forming apparatus comprising the belt control device according to claim 3 .
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- G03G15/1615Primary
relating to the driving mechanism for the intermediate support, e.g. gears, couplings, belt tensioning · CPC title
using edge limitations · CPC title
with means for handling the intermediate support, e.g. heating, cleaning, coating with a transfer agent · CPC title
by friction · CPC title
details of the the intermediate support, e.g. chemical composition · CPC title
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- What does patent US10955771B2 cover?
- A belt control device includes a plurality of rollers, a belt wound around the plurality of rollers and configured to rotate along with the plurality of rollers, a belt contact member that the belt contacts when the belt moves in an axial direction of the plurality of rollers, and a shaft displacement member movable in the axial direction and including an inclined face inclined with respect to …
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Kumagai Naohiro, Fujita Masanari, Kawagoe Katsuya, and 4 more
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification G03G15/1615. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Mar 23 2021 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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