Photoconductive belt joint
AssigneeOce-van der Grinten N.V.
InventorJohannes C. A. Vercoulen
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Abstract
A photoconductive belt for use in an electrophotographic copying machine has extremities thereof joined together in a manner keeping one side of the belt even for smooth movement through electrophotographic processing stations yet avoiding loosening of the joint by backward and forward bendings of the belt in its path in the machine. The joined extremities have end edges formations which mainly interfit yet each comprises lips that extend over the surface of the other extremity, all the lips being at the same side of the belt and being covered by an adhesive strip that joins the extremities together.
Claims4
In a photoconductive belt comprising a support of flexible sheet material having a photoconductive layer thereon, said belt having a joint therein formed by meeting extremities of a length or lengths thereof and an adhesive strip applied over said extremities, the improvement which comprises said extremities respectively having end edges mainly fitting with each other and each said extremity including lips extending at least in part over the surface of the other extremity, all said lips being at the same side of said belt and being covered by said adhesive strip.
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