18911952. BELT MODULE (CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA)
BELT MODULE
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BELT MODULE
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18911952 titled 'BELT MODULE
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A belt module includes an apparatus main body and a belt unit. The apparatus main body includes a main body frame, a guide member located inside a belt, a slide member located inside the belt, and a fixing portion configured to fix the guide member to the main body frame. The belt unit includes the belt, a plurality of stretching members, and a belt frame fixed to the slide member and configured to support the plurality of stretching members. The belt module further includes an auxiliary support unit configured to, at the insertion position, support the belt unit, and at the pull-out position, support the belt unit between the upstream end of the belt and the fixing portion. In a case where the belt unit is at the insertion position, the auxiliary support unit and the fixing portion overlap in an insertion direction.