摘要:
An image forming apparatus and method in which a patch image is formed when a toner state information, expressing a state of toner housed in a developer, satisfies a predetermined control start condition. An image forming condition, which influences the density of a developed image, is optimized based on a detected toner density of the toner patch, thereby controlling the image density of the developed images.
摘要:
The content of processing of an input image signal varies depending upon the conditions of an apparatus. In view of the fact that this results in the variations of correlation between tone data and toner consumption, a coefficient by which an integration value of the tone data is defined according to the content of the signal processing. In an image forming apparatus which performs tone correction as the signal processing and which has a characteristic (2) of forming images of higher densities relative to tone levels, for example, a larger amount of toner is consumed. Therefore, the coefficient of the apparatus is defined to be a higher value than that of an apparatus having a substantially linear characteristic (1). Conversely, in the case of an apparatus having a characteristic (3) of forming images of lower densities, thus consuming less toner, the coefficient is defined to be a lower value.
摘要:
A development unit comprising a case (230), which accommodates toner therein, a developing roller (211), rotatably supported by the case through a first shaft (212) and a supply roller (240), rotatably supported by the case through a second shaft (241), the supply roller being formed by an elastic member arranged to be pressed against the developing roller in such a manner as to supply the toner to the surface of the developing roller, characterised in that the elastic member is comprised of an expanded material having an open cell ratio of 30% or more, an engagement depth of the supply roller with respect to the developing roller is 0.4mm or less, and the toner has a shape factor SF-1 of 150 or less, and a shape factor SF-2 of 140 or less.
摘要:
A developing device according to the present invention comprises an image developing roll 4 having a roll surface treated with sand blast treatment to form a rough surface morphology in which aluminum anodizing is also applied to the surface of the image developing roll 4 where the rough surface morphology is formed. To the image developing roll 4 is applied a development bias consisting of a direct current voltage overlapped with an alternate current voltage. In this arrangement, the image developing roll 4 can perform the functions of conveying developer, charging developer, and preventing of discharge of the developing bias, while the image developing roll 4 can be manufactured from a metallic roll such as aluminum roll at a low cost. Moreover, a gradual scraping of the image developing roll 4 surface by external additives of toner 3 suppresses adhering of toner 3 onto the surface of the image developing roll 4, preventing the occurrence of filming.
摘要:
A developing unit of the present invention includes a case which accommodates toner containing pigment, a developing roller, a supply roller having chamfered ends and formed of an elastic member arranged to be pressed against a surface of the developing roller in such a manner as to supply toner to the surface of the developing roller. Moreover, the ratio or open cells in the elastic supply roller is made to be 30% or higher and depth of engagement of the supply roller to the developing roller is made to be 0.4 mm or smaller. Also a first sealing member is disposed on the side ends of the developing roller and supply roller so as to prevent leakage to the outside portion of the case. The side surfaces of the developing roller have a surface roughness of 0.5 µm or smaller in Rmax. Further, a second sealing member in the form of a film is pressed against a lower surface of the developing roller in order to prevent leakage of toner, wherein a quantity 6 of displacement of the sealing member due to its abutment against the developing roller satisfies 0.1 mm
摘要翻译:本发明的显影单元包括容纳含有颜料的调色剂的壳体,显影辊,具有倒角端的供给辊,并且由弹性构件形成,所述弹性构件被布置成以提供的方式被压靠在显影辊的表面上 调色剂到显影辊的表面。 此外,将弹性供给辊中的比例或开放电池设为30%以上,供给辊与显影辊的接合深度为0.4mm以下。 此外,第一密封构件设置在显影辊和供给辊的侧端,以防止泄漏到壳体的外部。 显影辊的侧面在Rmax中的表面粗糙度为0.5μm以下。 此外,薄膜形式的第二密封构件被压靠在显影辊的下表面上,以防止调色剂泄漏,其中密封构件由于与显影辊的抵接而产生的位移量为6满足0.1 mm <δ<0.8mm,第二密封构件的厚度t满足50μm
摘要:
A developing device includes a supply member (3) disposed to rotate in contact with a developer carrier (4) to supply a developer layer having a predetermined thickness to the developer carrier surface. A layer forming member (2) is disposed to abut against the developer carrier to regulate the layer thickness of the developer so as to form a thin developer layer on the developer carrier. A bias application unit (5,6) applies an AC-superimposed bias voltage to the developer carrier. The AC-superimposed bias voltage is formed by superimposing an alternating current on a DC bias voltage. A latent image on a latent image carrier is developed with the thin developer layer formed on the developer carrier by the layer forming member. The bias application unit sets a maximum value of the AC-superimposed bias voltage lower than the charge potential of the latent image carrier, and sets the DC bias voltage lower than the middle between the charge and exposure potentials of the latent image carrier. The minimum value of the AC-superimposed bias voltage may be set lower than the exposure potential of the latent image carrier. The maximum and minimum values of the AC-superimposed bias voltage may be set so as to be identical in polarity with each other.
摘要:
An image forming apparatus, includes: a developer which is attachable to and detachable from an apparatus main body and which holds toner; an image forming section which forms a toner image using the toner held inside the developer; and a controller which executes a density control operation of forming a patch image using the toner held inside the developer and controlling an image forming condition for the image forming section based on a density detection result of the patch image, wherein the developer includes a memory which stores specific information regarding an attribute which is specific to the developer, and the controller determines a mode of the density control operation based on the specific information read out from the memory.