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Dining Table Having Integral Dishwasher
A space-saving dishwasher, which may be installed within a counter top or table, having a dish-carrying rack that is vertically shiftable through the open top of the dishwasher for facilitating loading and unloading of the dishes.
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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110318048 | BELT DRIVING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS A belt driving apparatus includes a rotatable belt member; a stretching member for stretching the belt member; a steering device for stretching and steering the belt member, wherein the steering device includes a rotatable portion which is rotatable with rotation of the... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110002710 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS HAVING TENSION-PROVIDING MECHANISM FOR BELT To enable not only releasing pressurization by a pressurization mechanism for pressurizing a belt thereby preventing a deformation therein but also easily and securely releasing the pressurization mechanism held in the pressure release state, thereby facilitating the in... | 01/06/2011 |
| 20100221042 | ENDLESS BELT WITH MEANDERING PREVENTIVE GUIDE The present invention provides an endless belt with a meandering preventive guide, which includes an endless belt made of resin, a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, a meandering preventive guide member attached to the endless belt through the pressure-sensitive adhesiv... | 09/02/2010 |
| 20100158568 | BELT MEMBER FEEDING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS PROVIDED WITH THE SAME An image forming apparatus includes a rotatable belt member; stretching means for stretching the belt member; steering means for stretching and steering the belt member, wherein the steering means includes a rotatable portion rotatable with rotation of the belt member, ... | 06/24/2010 |
| 20100067951 | Belt Unit and Image Forming Device A belt unit includes an endless belt, a drive roller, a follow roller, and a braking member. The drive roller drives the endless belt to move circularly. The follow roller rotates about a rotational shaft thereof following the circular movement of the endless belt. The ... | 03/18/2010 |
| 20100065762 | DETECTING PRINTING PLATE EDGE ALIGNMENT A system for detecting the alignment of a top plate placed on a plate pallet. The alignment is detected relative to predetermined coordinates of the system. The system will generally include the following components: An illumination source configured to illuminate light... | 03/18/2010 |
| 20100046986 | BELT HAVING A MEANDERING PREVENTION GUIDE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME A belt configured to travel a continuous track may be incorporated for use in an image forming apparatus. The belt may include a guide member formed on a surface of the belt to prevent a belt from meandering off of the track, where the guide member may include a rubber ... | 02/25/2010 |
| 20100017019 | BELT-CONVEYANCE CONTROL DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, BELT-CONVEYANCE CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT A control unit calculates a difference between a displacement of a belt detected by an encoder and a predetermined target value, calculates a pulse frequency of a driving pulse signal based on a feedback control based on the difference and a feed-forward control based o... | 01/21/2010 |
| 20090297221 | TRANSFER BELT MODULE STEERING TO OPTIMIZE CONTACT FORCES AT TRANSFER BELT AND PHOTORECEPTOR BELT INTERFACE According to aspects of the embodiments, there is provided methods of optimizing contact forces between transfer and photoreceptor belts in image forming devices. The method acquires initial and operational set point data for the photoreceptor and transfer belt at diffe... | 12/03/2009 |
| 20090202275 | BELT ROTATING APPARATUS AND RECORDING APPARATUS A belt rotating apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the invention includes a circular belt; plural rollers about which the belt is entrained, the plural rollers including a drive roller which rotates the belt and an inclination change roller which can chan... | 08/13/2009 |
| 20090180805 | BELT DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS A belt member is supported by a plurality of rollers and moves in a predetermined moving direction. A detecting unit detects a displacement of the belt member in its width direction. A correcting unit moves a second end of a first roller from among the rollers in either... | 07/16/2009 |
| 20090162098 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS A steering mechanism moves an intermediary transfer belt in its width direction by moving an inclination angle of two steering rollers with respect to a rotational direction of the intermediary transfer belt. The two steering rollers changes the inclination angle while ... | 06/25/2009 |
| 20090074461 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, BELT UNIT, AND BELT DRIVING CONTROL METHOD An image forming apparatus for forming an image on a recording medium includes a belt configured to travel rotationally and looped around at least two rotary support members, a driven rotary member disposed facing at least one of the rotary support members via the belt ... | 03/19/2009 |
| 20090060576 | BELT DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS An endless belt member is suspended in a tensioned manner by a plurality of roller members including a drive roller and a drive motor drives the drive roller member so as to move the belt member in a predetermined direction of travel. A detecting unit detects an amount ... | 03/05/2009 |
| 20080247779 | Belt support roller design This is a specifically configured roller used in a belt transport system that minimizes ripples or wrinkles in the belt. Based upon a roller having a cylindrical configuration and a one inch diameter, the roller has a concave shape having a 0.005 to 0.1 inch smaller dia... | 10/09/2008 |
| 20080175621 | Belt driving device and image forming apparatus A plurality of supporting rollers over which the endless belt member is supported includes at least a driving roller that drives the endless belt member and a driven roller that is driven by a rotation of the endless belt member. A detecting unit detects a plurality of ... | 07/24/2008 |
| 20080124127 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Disclosed is an image forming apparatus, which comprises an intermediate transfer belt (15), and a plurality of image-forming units (11) to (14) disposed along the intermediate transfer belt (15) and adapted to form toner images of different ... | 05/29/2008 |
| 20080019736 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING BELT TRAVELING UNIT WHICH DETECTS DRIFITING OF BELT POSTION A belt traveling unit includes an endless belt, a drive roller and a correction roller, a driving unit, a correction unit, a contact member, a position detector and a regulating member. The endless belt is spanned between a plurality of rollers. The driving unit rotates... | 01/24/2008 |
| 20080003018 | Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes a first roller; a second roller; a belt tensely provided between the first roller and the second roller; and a guiding member for guiding an edge of the belt. Further, the belt has an edge surface having a step portion of equal to or ... | 01/03/2008 |
| 20070223967 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS The image forming apparatus including a belt member having a convex portion, effecting a circular movement, a first tensioning member for tensioning said belt member and a second tensioning member for tensioning said belt member, drive receiving means for receiving forc... | 09/27/2007 |
| 20070147894 | OBLIQUE MOVEMENT PREVENTING DEVICE FOR ENDLESS BELT AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS WITH IT An oblique movement preventing device for an endless belt, the inner surface of the belt supported by rollers, and at least one roller circulating the belt on the rollers, includes a contact angle changing unit. The changing unit selectively presses either side part of ... | 06/28/2007 |
| 20070048014 | Image forming device A shift regulating member projecting from an inner circumferential side of a belt that engages an engaging member on a roller, and a pressing member that presses the belt are described. The pressing member may press the belt between the roller with the engaging member a... | 03/01/2007 |
| 20060159489 | Belt driving apparatus A belt driving apparatus for driving a belt has the belt hung around and between rollers, and has a meandering prevention member provided in each end part of each roller to restrict the meandering of the belt in the roller axial direction. A cut is formed to be open tow... | 07/20/2006 |
| 20060120757 | Automatic belt tension apparatus of image forming device and method thereof An automatic belt tension apparatus of an image forming device having: a tension actuating part connected to the driving unit and operating by a driving force of a driving unit; a tension applying part to selectively apply a predetermined tension to a belt, installed wi... | 06/08/2006 |
| 20060034634 | Imaging member belt support module Disclosed are various embodiments of a belt support module design for use in an imaging forming apparatus or machine. The belt support module is utilized in association with an electrostatographic imaging member belt. The belt support module has at least one flexible sp... | 02/16/2006 |
| 20060024088 | Photoreceptor belt tensioner providing low variation in belt tension as a function of belt length An apparatus for providing tension to a photoreceptor belt mounted for rotation about a plurality of fixed rollers mounted to a frame of an imaging device comprises a tensioning roller having a longitudinal axis and a convex contact surface for forcing a wrap angle with... | 02/02/2006 |
| 20050254857 | Tension adjuster of belt of image forming apparatus A tension adjuster for a belt of image forming apparatus is provided. The tension adjuster of the belt includes a tension roller which rotates in contact with an inner surface of the belt. A fixed shaft is disposed a predetermined distance away from the tension roller. ... | 11/17/2005 |
| 20050232658 | Member and method of sealing and storing photoreceptor and process cartridge for electrophotographic image forming apparatus A method of storing a photoreceptor or a process cartridge including the photoreceptor, wherein the photoreceptor or the process cartridge is stored in an environment having a temperature not higher than 23° C. for not less than an year after produced. ... | 10/20/2005 |
| 20050185988 | Belt member and belt device using the same A belt member of the present invention includes ribs that prevent the belt member from being shifted to either side. A plurality of cuts are formed in each rib at preselected intervals in the circumferential direction of the belt member, and each extends from the top to... | 08/25/2005 |
| 20050158076 | Method for compensating a gear lash on reverse operation and device for carrying out said method An electrographic printer using a print web medium is provided with a web adjusting apparatus having a geared motor for adjusting the web position. A method and apparatus to compensate for backlash in the geared motor includes a sensor to detect an end position of rotat... | 07/21/2005 |
| 20050063731 | Method for extending the lifetime of an endless belt An apparatus and method for extending the lifetime of belts, especially photoreceptor belts inside of a printing device, which includes detensioning the belt during periods where the belt is not in use, such as where a printing device is in an idle state. ... | 03/24/2005 |
| 20050063732 | Image forming apparatus The image forming apparatus including a belt member having a convex portion, effecting a circular movement, a first tensioning member for tensioning said belt member and a second tensioning member for tensioning said belt member, drive receiving means for receiving forc... | 03/24/2005 |
| 20050053395 | Photoreceptor module with retracting backer bars A photoreceptor module having a plurality of backing members, a tension roller, and a photoreceptor belt, which wraps around the backing members and the tension roller. The tension roller creates tension in the belt. The backing members are retractable such that the ten... | 03/10/2005 |
| 20050031377 | Apparatus having endless belt with roughened guide An endless belt including an endless body having opposite side edges and an interior surface, and a pair of spaced apart parallel guides bonded to the interior surface of the endless body at positions adjacent to the side edges thereof and extending longitudinally along... | 02/10/2005 |
| 20050002693 | Automatic belt tension apparatus of image forming device An automatic belt tension apparatus of an image forming device having: a tension applying part to apply a predetermined tension to the belt, installed with respect to the belt; a tension releasing part to operate the tension applying part to not apply the predetermined ... | 01/06/2005 |
