Abstract: An electrophotographic printer having an intermediate transfer belt (ITB) module having an endless belt wrapped around a first and second roll and a plurality of imaging drums, all mounted in a frame between a rear panel and an access panel pivotally mounted to the front panel. The first and second rolls lie in an ITB reference plane and the imaging drums lie in an imaging drum reference plane that is mutually planar to the ITB reference plane. A camming device, mounted to one of the front panel and the access panel, rotates the access panel to provide a skewing adjustment to ITB module and plurality of imaging drums to substantially correct a skew error caused by the racking of the front panel with respect to the rear panel with the access panel maintaining mutual planarity between the ITB reference plane and the imaging drum reference plane.

Abstract: A cleaning apparatus in a waste toner removal system of an image forming device includes a waste toner moving device that is movably mounted in a waste toner housing. The housing has an inlet where waste toner enters the housing. The toner moving device is movable between a first position and a second position to displace accumulated toner within the housing. The toner moving device is spring-biased toward the first position. A rotating actuator displaces the toner moving device from the first position to the second position to move the toner in the housing away from the inlet. The toner moving device is also self-cleaning via vibration and impact movements.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for fabricating a laminated band of vulcanizable elastomeric material to be shaped and molded into a pneumatic tire. After the tire carcass is formed a specially prepared extruded strip of tread material of predetermined length is applied and lap spliced at its ends. Prior to its application to the carcass, the strip is longitudinally foreshortened or shrunk to form a slightly thickened portion midway between its ends. After the tire is vulcanized the thickened portion is located approximately 180.degree. circumferentially from the zone of the splice to counterbalance the weight at the zone of the lap splice.