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US 9,958,810 B2Granted
Belt unit, transfer unit and image formation apparatus
AssigneeOki Data Corporation
InventorTakaaki Furukawa
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Abstract
A belt unit includes: a belt member; a roller rotatably placed on an inner peripheral surface of the belt member; and a meander restraint member facing an edge portion of the belt member and configured to restrain the belt member from meandering while the belt member is running. The edge portion of the belt member includes a modification layer.
Claims19
A belt unit comprising:
- a belt member;
- a roller rotatably placed on an inner peripheral surface of the belt member;
- and
- a meander restraint member facing an edge portion of the belt member and configured to restrain the belt member from meandering while the belt member is running, wherein
- the edge portion of the belt member comprises a modification layer, wherein the modification layer functions as a solid lubricant.
2 more elements
A belt unit comprising:
- a belt member;
- a roller rotatably placed on an inner peripheral surface of the belt member;
- and
- a meander restraint member facing an edge portion of the belt member and configured to restrain the belt member from meandering while the belt member is running, wherein
- the edge portion of the belt member comprises a modification layer, wherein the modification layer is formed by subjecting the belt member to a predetermined treatment.
2 more elements
A belt unit comprising:
- a belt member;
- a roller rotatably placed on an inner peripheral surface of the belt member;
- and
- a meander restraint member facing an edge portion of the belt member and configured to restrain the belt member from meandering while the belt member is running, wherein
- the edge portion of the belt member comprises a modification layer, wherein a thickness δ of the modification layer is in a range of 2 μm≤δ≤10 μm.
2 more elements
A belt unit comprising:
- a belt member;
- a roller rotatably placed on an inner peripheral surface of the belt member;
- and
- a meander restraint member facing an edge portion of the belt member and configured to restrain the belt member from meandering while the belt member is running, wherein
- the edge portion of the belt member comprises a modification layer, wherein the modification layer comprises a carbonization layer.
2 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.