EP0923002A1
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Photoreceptor belt steering apparatus for a printer
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co Ltd
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Filing: 1998-06-08
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2018-06-08
Abstract
Abstract A photoreceptor belt steering apparatus for a printer comprises a guide roller (131) for guiding the circulation of a photoreceptor belt (100); and one or more steering rollers (140) arranged on a common shaft (120) next to the guide roller (131) at a predetermined tilt angle with respect to the outer circumferential direction of the shaft. The steering rollers correct a lateral slip of the photoreceptor belt by changing their inclination direction according to a pivot angle of the shaft. A driving unit installed between a frame (110) and the shaft (120), controls the degree of pivot of the shaft (120), thereby controlling the tilt angle of the steering rollers (140).
Inventors
- 👤 Jong-Chan Lee
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 02:21
CPC Classifications
B; B41; B41J; B41J2/00; B41J2/435; G; G03; G03G; G03G15/00; G03G15/75; G03G15/754; G03G15/755; B65; B65G; B65G39/00; B65G39/10; B65G39/12; B65G39/16; G03G2215/00; G03G2215/00135; G03G2215/00139; G03G2215/00143; G03G2215/00156
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
71 words
A photoreceptor belt steering apparatus for correcting
a lateral slip of a photoreceptor belt for a printer,
comprising: a guide roller (130) for guiding the circulation of
said photoreceptor belt (100); characterised by: a steering roller (140) arranged coaxial with said
guide roller (130), the steering roller (140) being
inclined with respect to the guide roller (130); and a driving means (150) for controlling the inclination
of said steering roller (140).
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
25 words
A steering apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein
said guide roller and said steering roller are both
rotatably located around a common shaft (120).
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
19 words
A steering apparatus as claimed in claim 2, wherein
said driving means is arranged to rotate said shaft (120).
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
84 words
A steering apparatus as claimed in claim 2 or 3,
wherein said steering roller comprises a spacer (141)
locatable at a predetermined angle with respect to said
shaft (120), and a shell (144) rotatably coupled to said
spacer (141), the shell (144) having an outer
circumferential surface for contacting said photoreceptor
belt (100), said steering roller (140) for correcting a
lateral slip of the photoreceptive belt by changing the
inclination angle of said shell (144) according to the
pivot angle of said shaft (120).
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
A steering apparatus as claimed in any of claims 1 to
4 wherein said shaft (120) is rotatably mounted in a frame
(110).
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
35 words
A steering apparatus as claimed in any of claims 1 to
5, wherein said steering roller (140) operatively contacts
a non-image area located to one side of an image area of
said photoreceptor belt (100).
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
36 words
A steering apparatus as claimed in any of claims 4 to
6, wherein the outer circumferential surface of said shell
(144) has a round shape to increase the area in contact
with said photoreceptor belt (100).
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
67 words
A steering apparatus as claimed in any of claims 2 to
7, wherein said driving means (150) comprises: a driving source (151), installed at said frame (110)
and having a rotational shaft being driven, for providing
a rotational force; and a gear member (152,153), disposed between said
rotational shaft and said shaft (120), for transferring
the rotational force provided from said driving source to
said shaft (120).
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
22 words
A steering apparatus as claimed in any of claims 1 to
8, wherein two or more of said steering rollers are
provided.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
22 words
A steering apparatus as claimed in claim 9, wherein
the steering rollers (140) are arranged either side of the
guide roller (131).
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
27 words
A steering apparatus as claimed in claim 10, wherein
one or more supplementary guide rollers (133) are arranged
on said shaft (120) outside said steering rollers (140).
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