摘要:
A transfer-fixing device (66) includes a transfer-fixing member (27), a pressing member (68), a heating device (67), and a temperature equalizer (85). The transfer-fixing member carries the toner image. The pressing member presses against the transfer-fixing member to form a nip portion to which the recording medium is conveyed. The heating device heats the transfer-fixing surface of the recording medium conveyed toward the nip portion. The temperature equalizer equalizes a temperature distribution of a surface of the transfer-fixing member in a width direction of the transfer-fixing member after the surface of the transfer-fixing member passes through the nip portion.
摘要:
In an image forming apparatus including an image carrier (1, 100Bk, 100Y, 100M, 100C) that carries a visual image formed thereon, an intermediate transfer element (11, 111) that moves and receives the visual image from the image carrier (1, 100Bk, 100Y, 100M, 100C), a primary transfer device (17, 56Bk, 56Y, 56M, 56C) that transfers the visual image from the image carrier (1, 100Bk, 100Y, 100M, 100C) onto the intermediate transfer element (11, 111), a secondary transfer device (35, 55) that transfers the visual image on the intermediate transfer element (11, 111) onto a recording material, a cleaning device (14, 114) that mechanically removes developer remaining on the intermediate transfer element (11, 111) and that is brought into contact with and separated from the intermediate transfer element (11, 111), and a discharging device (13, 113) that discharges the intermediate transfer element (11, 111), the discharging device (13, 113) is arranged downstream of the secondary transfer device (35, 55) and upstream of the cleaning device (14, 114) in a moving direction of the intermediate transfer element (11, 111), and preferably a grounding member (23, 123) is provided at a rear side of the intermediate transfer element (11, 111) such that the grounding member (23, 123) opposes the discharging device (13, 113) via the intermediate transfer element (11, 111).
摘要:
A transfer-fixing device (66; 66A; 66B; 66C) transfers and fixes a toner image onto a transfer-fixing surface of a recording medium, and includes a transfer-fixing member (27), a pressing member (68), a heating member (67; 67X; 67Y), and a temperature equalization member (85). The transfer-fixing member carries the toner image. The pressing member pressingly contacts the transfer-fixing member to form a nip between the pressing member and the transfer-fixing member through which the recording medium passes. The heating member heats the transfer-fixing surface of the recording medium conveyed toward the nip so that the recording medium reaches the nip before a temperature of a back surface opposite the transfer-fixing surface of the recording medium increases. The temperature equalization member equalizes temperature distribution on a surface of the transfer-fixing member in a width direction of the transfer-fixing member perpendicular to a conveyance direction of the recording medium, after the surface of the transfer-fixing member passes the nip.
摘要:
An intermediate image transfer type of image forming apparatus of the present invention includes an image carrier (40), an intermediate image transfer body (10), primary image transferring means (62) for transferring a toner image from the image carrier (40) to the intermediate image transfer body (10), and secondary image transferring means (22) for transferring the toner image from the intermediate image transfer body (10) to a sheet. When the surface resistivity of the intermediate image transfer body (10) is measured by a method that repeatedly applies a voltage of 200 V for 60 seconds to the intermediate image transfer body (10) and grounds the intermediate image transfer body (10) for 10 seconds 1,000 consecutive times, a difference in absolute value between the logarithm of the first time of measurement and that of the thousandth time of measurement is 0.5 log Ω/□ or below.
摘要:
In an image forming apparatus including an image carrier (1, 100Bk, 100Y, 100M, 100C) that carries a visual image formed thereon, an intermediate transfer element (11, 111) that moves and receives the visual image from the image carrier (1, 100Bk, 100Y, 100M, 100C), a primary transfer device (17, 56Bk, 56Y, 56M, 56C) that transfers the visual image from the image carrier (1, 100Bk, 100Y, 100M, 100C) onto the intermediate transfer element (11, 111), a secondary transfer device (35, 55) that transfers the visual image on the intermediate transfer element (11, 111) onto a recording material, a cleaning device (14, 114) that mechanically removes developer remaining on the intermediate transfer element (11, 111) and that is brought into contact with and separated from the intermediate transfer element (11, 111), and a discharging device (13, 113) that discharges the intermediate transfer element (11, 111), the discharging device (13, 113) is arranged downstream of the secondary transfer device (35, 55) and upstream of the cleaning device (14, 114) in a moving direction of the intermediate transfer element (11, 111), and preferably a grounding member (23, 123) is provided at a rear side of the intermediate transfer element (11, 111) such that the grounding member (23, 123) opposes the discharging device (13, 113) via the intermediate transfer element (11, 111).
摘要:
A lubricant applying device includes: a solid lubricant; an applying member that applies lubricant powder scraped off from the solid lubricant to an application target; a holding member that holds the solid lubricant; a biasing unit that biases the holding member to bring the solid lubricant on the holding member into contact with the applying member; and a regulating unit that regulates, when a force of a direction orthogonal to an endless movement direction of the applying member is applied from the applying member to the solid lubricant at a frictional surface therebetween, movement of the solid lubricant and the holding member in the orthogonal direction.
摘要:
An image forming apparatus includes an image carrying member (10), an intermediate transfer member (21), a charging member, a transfer mechanism, a discharging member, a direct current voltage source, and a direct current voltage controller. The intermediate transfer member is deposited at a position facing and in contact with the image carrying member rotatably carrying a toner image on a rotating surface, and receives the toner image therefrom during a first transfer operation. The charging member applies a charge to the intermediate transfer member to cause an electric field around a region where the image carrying member and the intermediate transfer member contact with each other, where the electric field generates a force for initiating the first transfer operation. The transfer mechanism (30) performs a second transfer operation for transferring the toner image from the intermediate transfer member to a transfer sheet. The discharging member (50) performs a discharging operation for discharging the charge remaining on the intermediate transfer member with contacting the intermediate transfer member after a completion of the second transfer operation. The direct current voltage source applies a direct current voltage to the discharging member to cause the discharging member to perform the discharging operation. The direct current voltage controller controls the direct current voltage in accordance with a volume resistivity of the intermediate transfer member.
摘要:
A lubricant applying device includes: a solid lubricant; an applying member that applies lubricant powder scraped off from the solid lubricant to an application target; a holding member that holds the solid lubricant; a biasing unit that biases the holding member to bring the solid lubricant on the holding member into contact with the applying member; and a regulating unit that regulates, when a force of a direction orthogonal to an endless movement direction of the applying member is applied from the applying member to the solid lubricant at a frictional surface therebetween, movement of the solid lubricant and the holding member in the orthogonal direction.