摘要:
A developer container has a main part accommodating a developer therein and is detachably attached to a main part of an image forming apparatus. The developer container comprises an outlet provided at a side of the developer container to discharge the developer from the developer container. An input unit is provided adjacent to the outlet and has a small-diameter portion an inside diameter of which is smaller than a diameter of the container main part wherein, when the developer container is attached to the image forming apparatus, the input unit is engaged with a drive motor of the image forming apparatus to receive a rotating force of the drive motor. A developer guiding unit causes the developer inside the developer container to be moved to the outlet beyond the small-diameter portion of the input unit by rotation of the developer container.
摘要:
A developer container for use in an image forming apparatus, comprising: a container (132Y), said container (132Y) having two ends and a lateral surface extending between the two ends wherein the container (132Y) is equipped with a bottle main part (133Y) which is a hollow cylindrical component configured to accommodate developer and the bottle main part (133Y) has a circular opening (C); a cap portion (134Y) which includes a hollow cylindrical component and the cap portion (134Y) is configured to cover the end of the bottle main part (133Y) having the circular opening (C), wherein the cap portion (134Y) further includes an outlet (D) which is provided to face in the downward perpendicular direction of said container (132Y) for discharging the developer which is received from the circular opening (C) of the bottle main part (133Y); and a container gear (137Y) as a drive receiving unit is configured to receive a rotational force from the lateral direction of said container (132Y) to facilitate the discharging of the developer, wherein the gear is provided to be at least partially surrounded by the cap portion (134Y) and at least partially exposed to an exterior of the cap portion (134Y); and an engagement projection (134a) which is formed adjacent to the gear and configured to engage the bottle main part (133Y) and the cap portion (134Y).
摘要:
An image forming apparatus is disclosed that holds its detachably attached constituent units at predetermined positions for operations, and releases the hold when exchanging and inspecting the constituent units. The image forming apparatus includes a main body having an opened portion on one side, one or more devices detachably attached to the main body through the opened portion, and a holding unit that is capable of being opened and closed relative to the opened portion. The holding unit is engaged with the devices and holds the devices at the predetermined positions when the holding unit is closed relative to the opened portion. A fixing unit arranged on the holding unit fixes the holding unit when the holding unit is closed.
摘要:
In an electrophotographic color image forming apparatus using a tandem-drum development, an indirect image-transfer method, and a vertical sheet supply path, an intermediate image-transfer member is angled relative to a horizontal line such that a rear side of the intermediate image-transfer member away from a recording sheet is lifted and a front side of the intermediate image-transfer member closer to the recording sheet is lowered, and image creating mechanisms of the tandem-drum development are aligned in parallel and are arranged along and parallel to a moving image transfer bed formed by the intermediate image-transfer.member such that one of the image creating mechanisms firstly forming an image faces the rear side and another one of the image creating mechanisms lastly forming an image faces the front side of the moving image transfer bed.
摘要:
An electrophotographic color image forming apparatus (100) using both a tandem-drum development, an indirect image-transfer method and a vertical sheet supply path, wherein an intermediate image-transfer member (7) is arranged relative to a horizontal line such that a rear side of the intermediate image-transfer member away from a recording sheet is lifted and a front side thereof closer to the recording sheet is lowered, image creating mechanisms (8Y,8C,8M,8Bk) are aligned in parallel and arranged along and parallel to a moving image transfer bed formed by the intermediate image-transfer member (7) such that one of the image creating mechanisms (8Y) firstly forming an image faces the rear side and another image creating mechanism (8Bk) lastly forming an image faces the front side of the moving image transfer bed, and toner cartridges (36a,36b,36c,36d) are accessible along and parallel to the intermediate transfer member (7) such that toner conveying passages between the toner cartridges and image creating mechanisms are substantially of similar length and angle.