Patent ID: 9217961
Filing Date: 2015-12-22
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. An endless belt for an image forming device, comprising: a base member that is shaped in a loop and is to be rotated around a center of the loop; and a reinforcement tape that is attached to a side of the base member, has two ends that are overlapped with each other, and has a bonding portion between the two ends in the overlapped portion, wherein the bonding portion has a polygonal shape and has an outer portion, an inner portion, and a center portion between the inner and outer portions, in a width direction of the reinforcement tape, and a length of the center portion in a rotating direction of the base member is greater than a length of the inner portion and a length of the outer portion, and the bonding portion is formed of a plurality of sub-bonding portions and each of the sub-bonding portions has a polygonal shape.