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:
An image forming apparatus of the present invention includes an apparatus body, an image carrier (20) for carrying a latent image on its surface, and a developing device (50,51) for developing the latent image to thereby produce a corresponding toner image. A removable member (10,11) is removably mounted to the apparatus body and positioned in the apparatus body such that a distance between the removable member (11) and a surrounding member (20) around it varies when the removable member is being mounted to or dismounted from the apparatus body. A frame (17) surrounds at least one of the removable member (10) and surrounding member. A contact member (56) contacts, when the removable member (10) is being mounted to or dismounted from the apparatus body, the frame (17) to thereby determine a distance between the removable member (11) and the surrounding member (20).
摘要:
An image forming apparatus (100) includes a main body (101), and a process cartridge (30) detachably disposed in the main body (101) and including an image bearing member (1) configured to bear an image on a surface thereof and rotate at a predetermined linear velocity, and a lubricant applying member (17a) disposed in contact with the image bearing member (1) and configured to apply a lubricant (17b) on the surface of the image bearing member (1) while rotating with the image bearing member (1), wherein the lubricant applying member (17a) includes a brush roller (17a) and is controlled to rotate at a linear velocity different from the predetermined linear velocity of the image bearing member (1) at a contact portion with the image bearing member (1) so that the lubricant applying member (17a) applies an amount of the lubricant (17b) smaller than an amount of lubricant used when the image bearing member (1) and the lubricant applying member (17a) rotate at an identical linear velocity.
摘要:
A developing device, process cartridge, device unit, and image forming apparatus in which a developer is not spattered to the outside of the developing device even when the developing device where a developer is preset is included with shipment in an image forming apparatus main body. This developing device comprises a developer container for containing a developer, and a toner replenishing portion which is connected with a toner conveyance portion installed in the image forming apparatus main body and which is communicated with the developer container via an opening portion. Such a developing device is provided with a sealing member for sealing the opening portion until use of the developing device on the image forming apparatus main body is started.
摘要:
A process cartridge (PC) detachably attached to an image forming apparatus (1) includes an image carrier (25) that carries an image, at least one of image forming process devices (26, 27, 28) that perform image forming processes, a case (50) that integrally accommodates the image carrier (25) and the at least one of the image forming process devices (26, 27, 28), and a first non-slip holding portion (100) provided on a surface (PC3) of a part of the case (50). The process cartridge (PC) is configured to move in a direction substantially parallel to a longitudinal direction of the image carrier (25). When the process cartridge (PC) is attached to and detached from the image forming apparatus (1), an operator of the image forming apparatus (1) holds the process cartridge (PC) by grasping the first non-slip holding portion (100) and a rear surface of a part of the case (50) located on a side opposite from the first non-slip holding portion (100).
摘要:
A powder container which is mounted on an image-forming apparatus body, and houses a powder includes a container body configured to carry the powder housed inside thereof from a first end side to a second end side by rotating, and discharge the powder outside from the second end side, a gear formed in an outer circumference of the container body, and a cover which is mounted on the gear to cover at least a tooth section of the gear.