Patent ID: 8073363
Filing Date: 2011-12-06
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. An image forming device comprising: an image forming unit configured to form images on an image forming medium; a continuous belt that transports one of a recording medium and an image formed by the image forming unit, said continuous belt including a shift regulating member on an internal circumferential side of said continuous belt; a plurality of support rollers that support the continuous belt, said plurality of support rollers including at least three rollers including: a pressing member that presses an outer circumferential face of the continuous belt at a first expanded part of the continuous belt suspended between the at least one support roller having the engagement member and the another support roller adjacent to the at least one support roller having the engagement member, with said pressing member pressing in a direction towards the inner circumferential side of said continuous belt; wherein the at least one drive roller is positioned between the pressing member and a transfer position on the continuous belt where the images are transferred to the recording medium, and the at least one drive roller is positioned downstream of the transfer position and upstream of the pressing member.