Belt unit and image forming apparatus

Abstract

A belt unit includes an endless member that is rotated, a support member that supports the endless member in a bent posture at an end portion of the support member in a rotation direction of the endless member, a counter member that is disposed to face the support member with the endless member interposed therebetween and is in contact with the endless member at a predetermined contact pressure, a posture changing section that changes a posture of a bent portion of the endless member, and a control unit that controls the posture changing section to change a posture of the endless member to a posture in which bending of the bent portion of the endless member is reduced in a case where rotation of the endless member ends.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.