Patent application number | Description | Published |
20120121283 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a plurality of image bearing members; an electrostatic image forming portion; a belt member; an electrostatic image transfer member for transferring an electrostatic index image, onto an electrostatic image transfer area located adjacent to an image area of a toner image with respect to a widthwise direction of the belt member, formed on the upstreammost image bearing member with respect to a rotational direction of the belt member; an antenna potential sensor for detecting an induced current of the electrostatic index image; a controller for controlling superposition of the toner images through detection of the electrostatic index image; and a setting portion on the basis of a detection result of the electrostatic index image which is formed during non image formation. | 05-17-2012 |
20140142761 | BELT DRIVE APPARATUS - A second storage unit stores an edge position of an endless belt detected by an edge sensor. A position fluctuation amount calculation unit compares the edge position with edge shape data stored in a first storage unit, and calculate a position fluctuation amount in the width direction of the endless belt. A compensator outputs a correction signal based on the position fluctuation amount. The correction signal is stored in a third storage unit. A fourth storage unit stores a transfer function. A changing unit changes the edge shape data stored in the first storage unit using the edge position, the correction signal, and the transfer function. | 05-22-2014 |
20140369721 | BELT DRIVING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A belt driving device for driving an endless belt includes rollers configured to stretch the belt, the rollers including first and second steering rollers being provided in an upstream side and a downstream side of an image receiving surface of the belt for receiving a image, respectively, and being configured to change a position of the belt in a direction crossing with a moving direction of the belt by inclining respectively; a pivoting unit configured to pivot the first and second steering rollers, respectively; a detecting unit for detecting an inclination amount of the belt with respect to a feeding direction of the belt; and a controller configured to pivot the first and second steering rollers in the same direction by the pivoting unit on the basis of a result of detection of the detecting unit. | 12-18-2014 |
20150078792 | BELT CONVEYANCE APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A belt conveyance apparatus includes an endless belt and a plurality of rollers around which the belt is stretched, and receives an image on the endless belt at a predetermined image receiving surface in a conveyance direction of the belt. At least one of the plurality of rollers is a steering roller arranged on a downstream side of an image receiving position and capable of changing an arrangement angle thereof with respect to the belt by being tilted. If an area of the belt between the steering roller and the image receiving position in an opposite direction of the conveyance direction of the belt is assumed to be a predetermined area, a tilt axis of the steering roller is arranged on the predetermined area side of a rotational axis of the steering roller when viewing in the tilt axis direction. | 03-19-2015 |
20150147093 | DRIVE TRANSMISSION DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A drive transmission device includes a first pulley rotationally driven by a driving unit; a second pulley; a belt extended around the first pulley and the second pulley; and a supply unit for supplying a voltage such that the first pulley and the belt are attracted to each other and that the second pulley and the belt are attracted to each other. | 05-28-2015 |
20150268614 | DRIVE TRANSMISSION DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A drive transmission device having motor, a first pulley configured to be driven to rotate by the motor, a second pulley configured to be connected to a device, and a belt unit configured to be wound around the first pulley and the second pulley. The belt unit includes a metal layer and a dielectric layer configured to be provided between the first pulley and the metal layer and between the second pulley and the metal layer. The drive transmission device also includes a voltage supply unit configured to supply voltage to cause attraction between the first and second pulleys and the belt and a controller configured to control the voltage of the voltage supply unit based on information indicating load of the device. | 09-24-2015 |
20150277338 | DRIVING TRANSMISSION DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A driving transmission device includes a motor, a first pulley to be rotated by the motor, a second pulley connected to a rotating member, an endless belt wound on the first pulley and the second pulley, a dielectric layer provided between the endless belt and the first pulley and between the endless belt and the second pulley, and a power supply unit configured to apply a voltage to the first pulley. The first pulley, the endless belt, and the second pulley are connected in series. A length by which the endless belt is wound on the second pulley is larger than a length by which the endless belt is wound on the first pulley. A voltage applied to the second pulley is lower than the voltage applied to the first pulley. | 10-01-2015 |
20150277339 | DRIVING TRANSMISSION DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A driving transmission device includes a motor, a first pulley, a second pulley, an endless belt which is wound on the first pulley and the second pulley, dielectric layers disposed between the endless belt and the first pulley and between the endless belt and the second pulley, and a power source unit. A length of a portion of the endless belt which is wound on the second pulley is longer than a length of a portion of the endless belt which is wound on the first pulley. An amount of current supplied from the second pulley to the endless belt in a region in which the endless belt is wound on the second pulley is smaller than an amount of current supplied from the first pulley to the endless belt in a region in which the endless belt is wound on the first pulley. | 10-01-2015 |