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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8126365 | 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 ... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8073363 | Image forming apparatus with shift regulating member 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 memb... | 12/06/2011 |
| RE42572 | Belt device Pulleys 29a, 29b are provided on both ends of the driven roller 28 as separate components from the driven roller 28, and on both edges in the width direction of the transfer belt 24, ribs 24a, 24b that can be engaged ... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7983599 | 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, installe... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7881636 | 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... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7817940 | 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 th... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7653331 | 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 d... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7650099 | 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 th... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7647006 | Image forming apparatus having endless belt An image forming apparatus includes a plurality of rotors, and an endless belt that is supported with tension by the plurality of rotors and rotated by the rotors. Herein, at least one of the plurality of rotors is provided, at a first end, with a belt restraining m... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7565095 | Belt device and image forming apparatus A belt is looped around a plurality of rollers including a drive roller and a follow roller. The belt has an inner peripheral surface facing inside of a loop of the belt and an outer peripheral surface opposite the inner peripheral surface. The belt has a first widt... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7526229 | Belt tension mechanism of an image forming device A belt tension mechanism includes a tension roller disposed on a side of a photoconductive belt for pressing the photoconductive belt, a first elastic component connected to the tension roller for providing the elastic force to the tension roller, and a releasing de... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7424947 | Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes a belt unit detachably installed in a main body, a first positioning mechanism provided in the main body to rotatably support a first support roller, a second positioning mechanism provided in the main body to rotatably support a ... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7424251 | Film driving apparatus and image forming apparatus using the same The invention provides a film driving apparatus in which no adverse effect is caused by a change in the circumferential length of a film even if there arises the change in circumferential length of the film due to environmental fluctuation. In the film driving appar... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7417662 | Sensor module docking arrangement with multiple degrees of freedom constraint A docking system may repeatedly dock a movable sensor module relative to another module with high precision. The docking system may move with minimal constraints and several degrees of freedom. The docking system may be particularly useful for precisely locating a m... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7416074 | Belt conveying device, image forming apparatus provided therewith and adjustment method of belt skew controller in belt conveyance device A belt conveying device includes: at least three rollers, about which an endless belt to convey an object, is entrained, including an oscillation roller having a rotation shaft, whose one end is fixed and another end is oscillatably supported; a belt detection senso... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7389068 | Image forming apparatus with adjustment of belt member The image forming apparatus includes a belt member having a convex portion, effecting a circular movement, a first support member and a second support member for supporting the belt member, and a drive receiving unit for receiving force from circular movement of the... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7379690 | Image forming apparatus with adjustment of belt member The image forming apparatus includes a belt member having a convex portion, effecting a circular movement, a first support member and a second support member for supporting the belt member, and a drive receiving unit for receiving force from circular movement of the... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7359658 | 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 roll... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7353937 | Method of monitoring belt orientation and/or belt travel of a band belt conveyor apparatus and a band belt conveyor A method of monitoring belt orientation and/or belt travel of a belt conveyor apparatus includes measurement of compression and/or thrust stress patterns within the belt as it passes over a support roller arrangement by measuring means embedded in the belt. The meas... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7346295 | 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 to... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7321739 | Cartridge with a handle for use with an image forming device The present application is directed to cartridges for use in image forming devices. In one embodiment, the toner cartridge includes a body with an enclosed interior to contain toner. An electrical connector with one or more electrical contacts may be positioned on a... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7308220 | Belt unit of electrophotographic printing apparatus A belt unit of an electrophotographic printing apparatus, includes: two rollers for supporting a belt so as to be substantially in parallel with each other; two frames for supporting the rollers and attached to opposite ends of one of the rollers respectively so as ... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7286779 | Apparatus for suppressing deformations in a belt of an image forming device A scale is provided on a back side edge of an intermediate transfer belt for detecting an amount of movement of the belt. In a tandem type image forming apparatus, a sensor is provided as a scale-reading unit that reads the scale. Materials used for the intermediate... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7267255 | Web tracking adjustment device and method through use of a biased gimbal A method and apparatus for web tracking adjustment for a web handling system comprises biasing a steering roller in a gimbal direction, and adjusting the bias to achieve the desired tracking. ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7264347 | Recording-medium conveying device conveying a recording medium on a conveying belt charged with a positive charge and a negative charge alternately This recording-medium conveying device comprises a conveying belt, the conveying belt, a belt charging unit, and a pressing roller. The conveying belt is wound around a driving roller and a driven roller so as to convey a recording medium to an image recording part.... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7255255 | Method and system for positioning guide arms in a strip fabrication assembly A method of dispensing a strip product using a strip fabrication assembly, by entering arm positions for guide arms of the assembly into a guide arm controller device, moving the corresponding guide arms of the strip fabrication assembly to the respective arm positi... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7257339 | Method and apparatus for image forming capable of effectively reducing unevenness of density and color displacement of images An image forming apparatus including an image carrying member, a transfer member, support rollers, a detecting mechanism, and a controller. The image carrying member forms a toner image on its surface facing a surface of the transfer member, supported by the support... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7245857 | 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... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7241241 | Device for setting a direction A direction setting device has a frame and a rotatably mounted shaft which supports a first belt pulley whose rotational position defines a direction to be set. A rotary motor on the frame supports a second belt pulley, and an endless belt extends around the first a... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7239828 | Image forming apparatus with adjustment of belt member The image forming apparatus includes a belt member having a convex portion, effecting a circular movement, a first support member and a second support member for supporting the belt member, and a drive receiving unit for receiving force from circular movement of the... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7221893 | Image forming apparatus In an image forming apparatus such as a color laser printer wherein a toner image is transferred onto a continuous paper, one or more of a exposure timing of each exposure device, a rotation speed of each image carrier device, a transfer bias voltage applied to each... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7215914 | Transfer device A transfer device is provided including an intermediate transfer belt and transfer rollers associated with respective of photosensitive drums. Each of the transfer rollers and the intermediate transfer belt define therebetween a contact range of which center lies do... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7210361 | Device for measuring the tightness of a transmission belt A device for measuring the tightness of a transmission belt comprises a hilt, an insertion tube, a frame, a retaining piece and an engaging piece. The hilt is provided with a transverse handle, a sleeve and a retractable axle having a section of a screw thread. The ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7199910 | Original feeding apparatus, original reading apparatus, and image forming apparatus An original feeding apparatus is located above an image forming portion for recording an image on a recording medium and is constructed to convey an original to an image reading portion slidable in a slide direction relative to the image forming portion. The origina... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7194227 | 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 belt. The belt support module has at least one flexible sprea... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7189176 | Motor-driven steering apparatus A motor-driven steering apparatus includes a steering member reciprocating in correspondence to a steering wheel operation, a ball nut inserted to a ball thread shaft of the steering member, a drive pulley driven by an electric motor, and a driven pulley coupled to ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7178664 | Belt device, image forming apparatus and endless belt A belt device that includes an endless belt having a projection on an inner surface of the endless belt, the projection extending parallel to a running direction of the endless belt and a support roller having a guide portion that contacts the projection, the suppor... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7181156 | Image forming apparatus using a cleaning member for preventing noises and process cartridge therefor An image forming apparatus includes a photoconductor, a cleaning blade for cleaning the photoconductor, and a blade holder holding the cleaning blade and having a first bent portion for increasing its rigidity. In the apparatus, blade holder has at least one of a pr... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7174124 | Tandem color image forming apparatus with an image transfer belt and backup roller An image forming apparatus of the present invention disclosed is of the type sequentially transferring toner images from a plurality of photoconductive drums to a sheet being conveyed by an image transfer belt or an intermediate image transfer belt one above the oth... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7155144 | 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 ... | 12/26/2006 |
