Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Imaging system
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Application No.: US17312580Application Date: 2020-01-14
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Publication No.: US11422487B2Publication Date: 2022-08-23
- Inventor: Kensuke Nakajima
- Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
- Applicant Address: US TX Spring
- Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
- Current Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Spring
- Agency: Jefferson IP Law, LLP
- Priority: JPJP2019-008741 20190122
- International Application: PCT/US2020/013481 WO 20200114
- International Announcement: WO2020/154131 WO 20200730
- Main IPC: G03G15/00
- IPC: G03G15/00 ; G03G15/16

Abstract:
An imaging system includes an endless belt, a tension roller to engage the endless belt, a steering roller to contact the endless belt and a tilting mechanism to tilt the steering roller. The tension roller has a first end adjacent a first edge portion of the endless belt and a second end adjacent a second edge of the endless belt. A first belt meandering detection member is located at the first end of the tension roller. A second belt meandering detection member is located at the second end of the tension roller. The tilting mechanism operates the steering roller between a first mode wherein the first edge portion of the endless belt contacts the first belt meandering detection member, and a second mode wherein the second edge portion of the endless belt contacts the second belt meandering detection member.
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