IMAGE FORMING DEVICE AND CONVEYING BELT USED FOR THE DEVICE

摘要

A conveying belt (10) formed in a double-layer structure having two inside belts (31) formed of a metal such as stainless steel and an outside belt (32) formed of an elastic material such as silicon rubber and stuck on the inside belts (31), wherein the inside belts (31)are endlessly wound on conveying rollers (12) but the outside belt (32) is not connected at the end parts thereof and forms an opening part (20) between the end parts, and a reinforcement member is used near the opening part (20) to suppress the deformation of the outside belt (32) caused by a stress.