EP0519454A2
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Lateral shift preventing mechanism for endless belt
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1992-06-17
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2012-06-17
Abstract
Abstract A lateral shift preventing mechanism for a rotatable endless belt includes a tension member for applying a tension to the endless belt; a receiving member for receiving lateral shifting force from the endless belt; and a displacing mechanism for converting a moving force to the receiving member to a displacing force to the tension member to displace the tension member. <IMAGE>
Inventors
- 👤 Tsunetoshi C/O Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Nagata
- 👤 Nobukazu c/o Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Sasaki
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 07:36
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03G; G03G15/00; G03G15/20; G03G15/2003; G03G15/2014; G03G15/2064; B; B65; B65G; B65G39/00; B65G39/10; B65G39/12; B65G39/16
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
59 words
A lateral shift preventing mechanism for a rotatable endless belt, comprising: a tension member for applying a tension to the endless belt; a receiving member for receiving lateral shifting force from the endless belt; and displacing means for converting a moving force to said receiving member to a displacing force to said tension member to displace said tension member.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
42 words
A mechanism according to Claim 1, wherein said mechanism is incorporated in a heat fixing apparatus and wherein a heater is provided in the endless belt, and the endless belt is moved together with and in contact with an image bearing member.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
38 words
A mechanism according to Claim 1, wherein the endless belt has a thickness of not more than 100 microns and is provided with a rib at its lateral position, and said receiving member is contactable with the rib.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
A mechanism according to Claim 1, wherein said tension member includes a driving roller for driving the endless belt.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
78 words
An image fixing apparatus, comprising: an endless belt; a heater for heating an unfixed image through said endless belt; a lateral shift preventing mechanism for a rotatable endless belt including a tension member for applying a tension to the endless belt; a receiving member for receiving lateral shifting force from the endless belt; and displacing means for converting a moving force to said receiving member to a displacing force to said tension member to displace said tension member.
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