A belt support and steering roller

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EP 0 191 590 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	14.01.1987 Bulletin 1987/03

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	20.08.1986 Bulletin 1986/34

(21)	Application number: 86300755

(22)	Date of filing: 05.02.1986

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	DE FR GB

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Priority:

08.02.1985 US 699538

(71)	Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION
	()

(72)	Inventor:
	Langenheim, Richard H. ()

(54)	A belt support and steering roller

(57) A roller (14) which controls the lateral movement of a belt moving thereover so that the belt moves along a predetermined path includes a shaft (52) having a sleeve (54) mounted thereon. The sleeve is made from a resilient, substantially isotropic material preferably a foam material such as a microcellular urethane having a density of approximately 400 kg/m3, a hardness of about 40 on the Shore 0 scale, and substantially equal radial, axial and circumferential compliance.

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