摘要:
A cleaning unit (8) includes a first blade (8a) and a second blade (8b). The first blade (8a) is in contact with an image carrier (1) or a paper carrier and removes adhered substances remained on surface of these. The second blade (8b) has an abrasive layer (8b-1) that is formed by including abrasive particles in an elastic material and is disposed in the downstream side of the first blade (8a). The second blade (8b) is allowed to be in contact with the image carrier (1) or the paper carrier. Volume occupancy of abrasive particles in an area of contact of the second blade (8b) with either the image carrier (1) or the paper carrier is not less than 50 percent and not more than 90 percent.
摘要:
A developing device (5) includes a developer bearer (50) to carry, by rotation, developer including toner and magnetic carrier to a development range facing a latent image bearer (1) to bear a latent image. The developer bearer (50) includes a magnetic field generator (55) having multiple magnetic poles (P1, P2, P3, P4, P5) and a cylindrical developing sleeve (51) to rotate and bear developer on an outer circumferential surface thereof with magnetic force of the magnetic field generator (55) disposed inside the developing sleeve (51). The developing sleeve (51) receives development voltage including an AC component having a frequency of 2.0 kHz or lower, and a duty ratio of a component having a polarity opposite a toner normal charge polarity of the AC component is within a range from 4% to 20%.
摘要:
A cleaning unit (8) is equipped with a cleaning blade (8a) that is in contact with a surface of a photosensitive drum (1) and cleans the surface. A peak temperature of a loss tangent (tanδ) is in a range of 2°C to -30°C when a sine-wave vibration of 10 Hz is applied to the cleaning blade (8a). Moreover, the cleaning unit (8) lowers a coefficient of static friction of the surface of the photosensitive drum (1) that is to be cleaned.
摘要:
An image forming apparatus (100) which contains a latent image bearing member (1), a charger (3), a latent image forming device, a developing device (5), a surface moving member, a transfer device (6), a cleaner (7) having a cleaning blade (7A) and an irradiating device (4) configured to discharge the latent image bearing member (1). This image forming apparatus (100) is capable of producing quality images by using a toner having a circularity not less than 0.94. The image forming apparatus (100) can easily remove toner particles remaining on the latent image bearing member (1) with the cleaning blade (7A) contained in the cleaner (7) by placing the irradiating device (4) on the upstream from the cleaner (7) relative to the rotation direction of the latent image bearing member (1).
摘要:
An image forming apparatus of the present invention includes a charging device including a charge roller formed with annular grooves at opposite end portions thereof and configured to charge an image carrier. Annular gap forming members each are fitted in the annular grooves for forming a gap between the charge roller and the image carrier. The gap forming members each have an area of 1. 0 x 10 -6 m 2 to 3. 0 x 10 -6 m 2 in a section containing the axis of the charge roller.
摘要:
A developing device (40) includes a developer bearer (45) to carry developer including toner and magnetic carrier to a developing range facing a latent image bearer (18); a casing (121) including a developer container (44; 47; 49) and an opening (51) to expose a part of the developer bearer (45); an opposing face (112A) of the casing (121) including a conductive material and opposing to a surface of the developer bearer (45) downstream from the developing range in a direction of rotation of the developer bearer (45); a developing bias source (141) to apply a developing bias to the developer bearer (45); and an insulation layer (123) disposed on the opposing face (112A) of the casing (121). The opposing face (112A) is disposed across, from the developer bearer (45), a casing gap (G1) sized to allow the developer borne on the developer bearer (45) to contact the opposing face (112A).