Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto
Image heating apparatus having device for detecting shift of endless belt, stopping drive of endless belt and restarting thereafter
 An image heating apparatus includes a heating member; an endless belt for transferring the heat generated by the heating member to an image on a recording material; a driver for driving the endless belt; a driver controlling device for controlling the driver; a detector for detecting a position of the endless belt when the endless belt shifts out of a predetermined range; such that the driver controlling device interrupts driving operation of the driver in response to an output of the detector, and afterward, automatically restarts the driving operation of the driver. 
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
G
G03G
inventional
Hidekazu Osamu
Maruta Watanabe