Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Belt device and image forming apparatus incorporating same
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Application No.: US16057135Application Date: 2018-08-07
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Publication No.: US10527974B2Publication Date: 2020-01-07
- Inventor: Seiichi Kogure , Junpei Fujita
- Applicant: Seiichi Kogure , Junpei Fujita
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C.
- Priority: JP2016-236202 20161205
- Main IPC: G03G15/16
- IPC: G03G15/16 ; G03G15/01 ; G03G21/16

Abstract:
A belt device includes an endless belt, a support shaft, a contact member, a frame, and a regulating member. The contact member is configured to contact the belt. The support shaft is configured to support the contact member and rotate together with the contact member. The frame is configured to support the support shaft. The regulating member is configured to regulate movement of the contact member. The regulating member is configured to move relative to the frame, in a direction that crosses an axial direction of the support shaft, from a regulating position to regulate movement of the support shaft in an axial direction of the support shaft.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180341201A1 BELT DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING SAME Public/Granted day:2018-11-29
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