BELT DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a belt device that prevents a foreign substance such as toner from adhering to sensor surfaces of optical sensors that detect scale-like patterns, prevents a belt member from shaking due to air supplied and sucked by ventilation means, and can satisfactorily detect t...

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Zusammenfassung:PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a belt device that prevents a foreign substance such as toner from adhering to sensor surfaces of optical sensors that detect scale-like patterns, prevents a belt member from shaking due to air supplied and sucked by ventilation means, and can satisfactorily detect the scale-like patterns with the optical sensors; and an image forming apparatus.SOLUTION: The belt device comprises: optical sensors 41A and 41B that detect scale-like patterns 30p and 30s formed on an intermediate transfer belt 8 (belt member); a fan 60 (ventilation means) that supplies air to sensor surfaces 45 and 46 of the optical sensors 41A and 41B through a through hole 8a formed in the intermediate transfer belt 8; and restriction means 47 to 49 that restrict shake of the intermediate transfer belt 8 passing the positions of the optical sensors 41A and 41B so as not to inhibit the air supplied from the fan 60.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 7 【課題】スケール状パターンを検知する光学センサのセンサ面にトナーなどの異物が付着しにくく、通気手段による給気や吸気によってベルト部材に振れが生じにくく、光学センサによってスケール状パターンの検知を良好におこなうことができる、ベルト装置、及び、画像形成装置を提供する。【解決手段】中間転写ベルト8(ベルト部材)に形成されたスケール状パターン30p、30sを検知する光学センサ41A、41Bと、中間転写ベルト8に形成された貫通穴8aを介して光学センサ41A、41Bのセンサ面45、46に向けての給気をおこなうファン60(通気手段)と、ファン60による給気を妨げないように光学センサ41A、41Bの位置を通過する中間転写ベルト8の振れを制限する制限手段47〜49と、が設けられている。【選択図】図7