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Title:
INTERMEDIATE TRANSFER BELT, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF INTERMEDIATE TRANSFER BELT
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2013092668
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

To provide an intermediate transfer belt that has excellent transferability to paper having unevenness on a surface, prevents wear of the belt from side faces on both sides for a long period, and has excellent durability; an image forming apparatus employing an intermediate transfer method using the intermediate transfer belt and suitable especially for full-color image formation; and a manufacturing method of the intermediate transfer belt.

A toner image obtained by developing a latent image formed on an image carrier with toner is primary transferred on an intermediate transfer belt; and a transfer residual toner remained on the intermediate transfer belt after the toner image is secondary transferred on a recording medium is removed by a cleaning member having a seal member for preventing scattering of toner. The intermediate transfer belt includes a base layer 11, and an elastic layer 12 laminated on the base layer 11; and a surface treatment is applied to side faces of the elastic layer 12.


Inventors:
AOKI DAISUKE
AOTO ATSUSHI
KUBO HIDEKI
KATO SAYAKA
MASUKO KENICHI
NITTA SHINICHI
Application Number:
JP2011234957A
Publication Date:
May 16, 2013
Filing Date:
October 26, 2011
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Assignee:
RICOH CO LTD
International Classes:
G03G15/16; B29D29/00
Domestic Patent References:
JP2011150059A2011-08-04
JP2006071899A2006-03-16
JP2009048032A2009-03-05
JP2011085808A2011-04-28
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Chieko Tateno