INTERMEDIATE TRANSFER BELT AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an intermediate transfer belt configured to improve assembling workability of a primary transfer unit or an image forming apparatus.SOLUTION: An intermediate transfer belt 4 includes a first reinforcement tape 42F and a second reinforcement tape 42R. The first reinforcement tape 42F is arranged along one side end of an inner peripheral surface of the intermediate transfer belt 4. The second reinforcement tape 42R is arranged along the other end of the inner peripheral surface of the intermediate transfer belt 4. The reinforcement tapes 42F, 42R include overlap sections 421 formed at ends. Overlapping states of the overlap sections 421 for a slide-contact body with respect to the first and second reinforcement tapes 42F, 42R are different from each other. 【課題】１次転写ユニットまたは画像形成装置の組立作業性が向上する中間転写ベルトを提供する。【解決手段】中間転写ベルト４は、第１の補強テープ４２Ｆおよび第２の補強テープ４２Ｒを具備する。第１の補強テープ４２Ｆは中間転写ベルト４の内周面一側端部に沿って設けられる。第２の補強テープ４２Ｒは中間転写ベルト４の内周面他側端部に沿って設けられる。補強テープ４２Ｆ，４２Ｒは、端部での重合わせ部４２１を含む。第１の補強テープ４２Ｆと第２の補強テープ４２Ｒとで、これらの補強テープ４２Ｆ，４２Ｒに対する摺接体に対する重合わせ部４２１の貼り合せが互いに異ならされている。【選択図】 図２