Patent ID: 7810633

Claim:
A belt meandering correction apparatus comprising: a plurality of belt extending rolls that extend an endless-shaped belt member, wherein at least one of the plurality of belt extending rolls is a belt meandering correction roll, and at least one end part of the belt meandering correction roll is supported in a manner movable in a direction defined by joining a center of a revolving shaft of the belt meandering correction roll to a point of contact with the endless-shaped belt member extended around the plurality of belt extending rolls so that meandering of the endless-shaped belt member is corrected; a revolving body that is arranged at least at the one end part of the belt meandering correction roll in a manner movable along an axial direction of the belt meandering correction roll and that has a surface abutting against an end part of the endless-shaped belt member and an inclined surface whose outer diameter varies along the axial direction of the belt meandering correction roll; and a fixed member arranged at a fixed position such as to abut against an outer peripheral surface of the revolving body.