EP0712052A2 Expired / Lapsed EP ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Transfer device of image forming machine

Assignee: Kyocera Mita Industrial Co Ltd

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Filing: 1995-10-26

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Granted: —

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Expires: 2015-10-26

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Abstract

Abstract A transfer device of an image forming machine has a belt unit (30) comprising a pair of supporting plates (35, 36) disposed with a predetermined spacing, a driving roller (43) journaled rotatably at one end portion of the pair of supporting plates, a driven roller (49) journaled rotatably at the other end portion of the pair of supporting plates (35, 36) with a predetermined spacing from the driving roller (43). A transfer roller (50) is disposed between the driving roller (43) and the driven roller (49), journaled rotatably on the pair of supporting plates (35, 36) and given a predetermined voltage. A transfer belt (57) is looped around the driving roller (43), the driven roller (49) and the transfer roller (50), and disposed opposite an image bearing member (3). The transfer belt (57) of the belt unit is formed so as to have a width larger than the spacing between the pair of supporting plates (35, 36) and is disposed such that its side end portions surround at least part of the pair of supporting plates.

Inventors

👤 Michio c/o Mita Industrial Co. Ltd. Uchida
👤 Ryuji c/o Mita Industrial Co. Ltd. Wataki
👤 Noritaka c/o Mita Industrial Co. Ltd. Okazaki
👤 Shigeo c/o Mita Industrial Co. Ltd. Fujita
👤 Yuzuru c/o Mita Industrial Co. Ltd. Nanjo

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —

Jurisdiction EP

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Last Synchronized 2026-11-09 20:27

CPC Classifications

G; G03; G03G; G03G15/00; G03G15/14; G03G15/16; G03G15/1665; G03G15/167; G03G2215/00; G03G2215/16; G03G2215/1604; G03G2215/1623

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 3

Claim 1

Independent Claim 190 words

A transfer device for use in an image forming machine comprising a belt unit (30) having a pair of supporting plates (35, 36, 39, 40) disposed with a predetermined spacing, a driving roller (43) journaled rotatably at one end portion of the pair of supporting plates (39, 40), a driven roller (49) journaled rotatably at the other end portion of the pair of supporting plates (35, 36; 39, 40) with a predetermined spacing from the driving roller (43), and a transfer belt (57) looped around the driving roller (43), and the driven roller (49) and disposed opposite an image bearing member (3), said transfer belt (57) adapted to transfer a toner image formed on the image bearing member to paper fed between the transfer belt (57) and the image bearing member (3) and convey the paper with the toner image transferred thereto; wherein the transfer belt (57) of the belt unit (30) is provided with a width larger than the spacing between the pair of supporting plates (35, 36; 39, 40), and is disposed such that its side end portions cover at least part of the pair of supporting plates.

Claim 2

Dependent Claim 77 words

The transfer device of Claim 1, wherein the belt unit (30) has a transfer roller (50) disposed between the driving roller (43) and the driven roller (49), journaled rotatably on the pair of supporting plates (35, 36), and placed under a predetermined voltage, wherein bearings (54) for journaling the transfer roller (50) are disposed in the pair of supporting plates (35, 36) at such positions as to be embedded in the inside surfaces thereof toward the outside.

Claim 3

Dependent Claim 30 words

The transfer device of Claim 1, wherein anti-snaking members (58) for restricting the sideways movement of the transfer belt (57) are mounted on the pair of supporting plates (39, 40).

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JPH04345183A Cited

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