ENDLESS SHAPED BELT, INTERMEDIATE TRANSFER UNIT, IMAGE FORMING DEVICE, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF ENDLESS SHAPED BELT

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an endless shaped belt that achieves excellent running performance and durability, an intermediate transfer unit and an image forming device provided with the same, and a manufacturing method of the endless shaped belt.

SOLUTION: An intermediate transfer belt includes a belt body and first and second travel guide ribs 942 and 944. The first and second travel guide ribs 942 and 944 are respectively arranged at first and second end portions in a width direction of an inner circumferential face of the belt body. A first seam 12 of the first travel guide rib 942 and a second seam 14 of the second travel guide rib 942 are arranged apart from each other by at least a distance equivalent to a half round of a drive roller 85 of the intermediate transfer belt.

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