摘要:
An apparatus which transfers a developed image from a photoconductive member (10) to a sheet. A sheet baffle (26) guides an advancing sheet to the photoconductive member at the transfer station (20). A sheet guide having an elongated axis extending in a transverse direction to the planar surface of the imaging member; said sheet guide including a roller assembly (220) on a sheet exit portion of said sheet guide.
摘要:
A transferring unit of an image forming apparatus that includes: a contacted member; a rotating body (107) that contacts and is spaced away from the contacted member; a rotating body transporting member (110,120;140,150) where a supporting part (170,180) to rotatably support the rotating body, a contacting external force receiving part (113,123;143,153) to receive a contacting external force that contacts the rotating body with the contacted member, and a spacing external force receiving part (115,125;145,155) to receive a spacing external force that spaces the rotating body away from the contacted member are formed in a single body; and a driver (130;160) that drives the rotating body transporting member.
摘要:
An image forming apparatus includes a developing unit (230) which develops toner to form an image, a transfer unit (65, 165, 255) which transfers the image onto a printing medium, and a fusing unit (270) to fuse the image transferred onto the printing medium, wherein the transfer unit (65, 165, 255) includes a belt (60), a plurality of rollers (71, 73, 77) which rotatably supports the belt (60), and a belt tension applying unit (80) which moves a first roller (77) of the plurality of rollers (71, 73, 77) between a belt tension release position at which a tension of the belt (60) releases and a belt tension applying position at which the tension of the belt (60) applies by the interlocking motion between the belt tension applying unit (80) and a second roller (73, 175) of the plurality of rollers (71, 73, 77).
摘要:
An image forming apparatus includes: a case having an opening at one face thereof; and a drawable cartridge drawable through the opening. The drawable cartridge may include a conveying belt configured to convey a recording medium from a side nearer to the opening toward a side away from the opening and a feeding roller system for feeding the recording medium toward the conveying belt. The feeding roller system may be at least partially disposed between the opening and the conveying belt at a position to at least partially overlap with the conveying belt when viewed in a direction from the opening. Additional example features of the invention relate to the drawable cartridge structure, the roller unit, and/or the recording medium accommodating cartridge, e.g., usable in the image forming apparatus described above.
摘要:
A rotation stabilizing device (11) comprises a rotary member (12) rotated around a rotating center axis; an inertia member (13) vibrating in accordance with change of rotating speed of the rotary member; and a viscoelastic connector (24) for detachably connecting the inertia member to the rotary member, wherein the viscoelastic connector has viscosity and elasticity so as to change form in accordance with vibration of the inertia member. The inertia member is connected to at least one of an outer side and an inner side of the rotary member at a same phase in a direction of the rotating center axis of the rotary member by the viscoelastic connector.
摘要:
A transfer device (10) transfers a visual image from an image carrier (8) to a recording medium (S). The transfer device (10) includes a first transfer element (10a) that moves and receives the visual image from the image carrier (8) on a first surface of the first transfer element (10a), a second transfer element (3) provided opposite to the first surface of the first transfer element (10a) to pinch and convey the recording medium (S) through a transfer nip part formed between the first surface of the first transfer element (10a) and the second transfer element (3), and a facing member (2,12,22,32) provided on a second surface of the first transfer element (10a) opposite to the first surface of the first transfer element (10a). The facing member (2,12,22,32) faces the second transfer element (3) via the first transfer element (10a). The transfer device (10) further includes a constant-current power supply (4) that applies an electric voltage to a voltage application electrode (2a,12a,22a,32a) such that the visual image on the first surface of the first transfer element (10a) is transferred to the recording medium (S). The voltage application electrode is included in the facing member or in the second transfer element. A constant-current controller (11) controls a current which flows due to the electric voltage, to be constant.
摘要:
A method and apparatus are disclosed for controlling image defects related to transfer of toner images in an electrostatographic machine. An engagement between an operational surface of a toner image bearing member and an operational surface of another member forming a transfer nip is adjusted using an engagement adjustment device (26,27) in order to reduce or eliminate image defects relating to an overdrive or underdrive associated with the nip. A transfer nip for transferring a toner image may include two rollers (11,21) supported by parallel shafts coaxial with each roller, the shafts separated by a controllable distance of separation and the engagement in the nip being controllably adjustable by an engagement adjustment device (26,27) to increase or decrease the distance of separation. The engagement adjustment device (26,27) provides a preselected amount of overdrive or underdrive between a toner image forming member and a receiver member to which a toner image is transferred, which preselected amount includes zero. An engagement adjustment device (26,27) of the subject invention may also be employed to control an overdrive or an underdrive in a fusing station of an electrostatographic machine.
摘要:
An image forming apparatus includes a plurality of process units (20) contacting a continuous recording medium and transferring images on the recording medium, a separating and contacting mechanism (6) for controlling at least one of the recording medium and each of the process units to a separated state where the recording medium and the process unit are separated from each other and a contacting state where the recording medium and the process unit contact each other, and a controller (3) for controlling the separating and contacting mechanism at a position where the process unit confronts a non-printing region on the recording medium so as to put the recording medium and the process unit to the contacting state.
摘要:
A transfer device which transfers a developper image formed on a surface of a photoreceptor drum to a transfer sheet is arranged so as to include a transfer drum for carrying the transfer sheet on a peripheral surface thererof, an electrode roller which can be moved to contact with the transfer drum via the transfer sheet and to apart from the transfer drum, and a control section for controlling contact start conditions between the transfer drum and the electrode roller, wherein when the transfer sheet passes a spacing between the transfer drum and the electrode roller, the control section controls the contact start conditions in such a manner that a force is not exerted to a leading end portion of the transfer sheet from the electrode roller in a direction of separating the leading end portion from the transfer drum.