Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Belt conveying apparatus and image forming apparatus
- Patent Title (中): 皮带输送装置和成像装置
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Application No.: US12836709Application Date: 2010-07-15
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Publication No.: US08295748B2Publication Date: 2012-10-23
- Inventor: Osamu Okamoto
- Applicant: Osamu Okamoto
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto
- Priority: JP2009-179962 20090731
- Main IPC: G03G15/01
- IPC: G03G15/01

Abstract:
A typical belt conveying apparatus and a typical image forming apparatus according to the present invention includes: an endless belt; a supporting member that rotatably supports the belt; a sensor that detects a predetermined breakage at one end of the belt in a belt width direction; and a detecting mechanism that detects a predetermined breakage at the other end of the belt in the belt width direction by the use of the sensor.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110026983A1 BELT CONVEYING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Public/Granted day:2011-02-03
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