Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To smoothly guide a sheet with less generation of dew condensation even when moisture to evaporate from the sheet adheres when a fixer is passed through, and to further and easily manufacture an image forming apparatus.SOLUTION: An image forming apparatus has: a fixer which heats a sheet on which a toner image is formed to fix the toner image to the sheet; wire-like ribs 31a-31k, 32a-32k which guide the sheet to which the toner image is fixed; and holders 88A, 89A which hold wire-like guides, in which the wire-like guides are fixed to the holders by utilizing elasticity of the wire-like guides.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image reading device that measures the amount of specularly reflected light of light that enters a light receiving part, and read the original color or the density of an image more accurately, and others.SOLUTION: An image reading device 100 includes: a light source 110 that emits light to a sheet on which an image is formed; a CCD 141 that receives the light reflected by the sheet; and a reading accuracy measuring unit 120 that has a black reflective surface for measuring the amount of specularly reflected light from the light source 110 among the lights received by the CCD 141.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a transfer device capable of preventing a transfer of an image to a counter member, and obtaining an excellent image, while downsizing of the device is attained.SOLUTION: A transfer device 20 comprises: a counter member 30 which is provided at a position facing an image carrying surface 21a of an image carrier and comprises a contact surface 30a contacting with a record medium P; energizing means 45 for applying pressure on a transfer nip N between the image carrying surface and the contact surface; contacting and separating means 40 for making the image carrying surface and the contact surface contact with and separate from each other; and transfer means for transferring an image T formed on the image carrying surface to the record medium conveyed to the transfer nip and held at a nip part. The image is a pattern T1 for adjustment formed between a former record medium Pa and a latter record medium Pb conveyed to the transfer nip, and the contacting and separating means broadens a space X between the image carrying surface and the contact surface when the pattern for adjustment passes through the transfer nip N.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image forming apparatus capable of highly precisely superposing a toner image on an intermediate transfer body by reading an electrostatic image scale, which is constituted by aligning narrow electrostatic image lines, with a potential sensor.SOLUTION: A drum scale reading sensor 34b detects an electrostatic image scale 31b written on the outside of a developing area of a toner image using an exposure device 16b. A belt scale reading sensor 33b detects an electrostatic image scale 32 written on the outside of the developing area of a photosensitive drum 12a and transferred to an electrostatic image recording track 25. A control section 48 controls a drum drive motor 6a to position the electrostatic image scale 31b at the electrostatic image scale 32. Thereby, the toner image of the photosensitive drum 12b is highly precisely superposed on a yellow toner image, which is transferred from the photosensitive drum 12a to an intermediate transfer belt 24, and transferred to the intermediate transfer belt 24.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image forming apparatus in which a contact member, which is applied with a voltage from voltage application means on the apparatus main body side and supported by a rotating member, is brought into contact with a stable pressure with a member to be contacted.SOLUTION: A primary transfer section comprises a primary transfer roller 62, a roller supporting bracket 71, a tension spring, a rotating bias terminal 72, and a power supply 80. It also comprises a main body side bias terminal 75, which is fixed to a rotating fulcrum shaft 73 and electrically connected to the power supply 80, and a compression spring 76, which electrically connects the main body side bias terminal 75 and the rotating bias terminal 72. The compression spring 76 is arranged along the rotating fulcrum shaft 73 and by its contact in the direction of the shaft, the main body side bias terminal 75 and the rotating bias terminal 72 are electrically connected.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image forming apparatus capable of suppressing a decrease in productivity when a developing unit for forming a toner image is changed in the middle of a continuous image forming using a plurality of developing units.SOLUTION: The image forming apparatus 10 comprises: a plurality of image forming units 16 including a photoreceptor 18 and the developing unit 22; and a control part 100. When images requiring developing units 22Y, 22M, 22C, and 22K and images requiring a developing unit 22K are mixed, the control part 100 continues operation of the developing units 22Y, 22M, and 22C in the case of forming the images requiring the developing unit 22K until a number of the images requiring the developing unit 22K becomes a predetermined number. Therefore the decrease in the productivity can be suppressed.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a rotating body contacting device that maintains the surface speed of a first rotating body constant, even if the speed of a second rotating body that influences the rotation of the first rotating body is changed. SOLUTION: The rotating body contacting device includes a surface speed detecting means 2 for detecting the surface speed of the first rotating body 1; a motor control means 7; a storage means for storing a relationship between a rotation speed of a second motor 5 and a PWM instruction value to a first motor 3; a reference detection means for detecting a reference speed of the second motor 5, based on the relationship; and a setting means for setting a target rotation speed of the second motor 5, based on the reference speed. The rotating body contacting device changes the rotation speed of the motor, while controlling the first rotating body 1 so as to have a prescribed speed; sets the target rotation speed of the second motor 5, based on the relationship between the rotation speed of the second motor 5 and the PWM instruction value to the first motor 3, controls the rotation speed of the first motor 3 to cause the surface speed of the first rotating body 1 to be the prescribed speed; and thereby, controls the rotation speed of the second motor 5 so that is becomes equal to the target rotation speed. COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To accurately measure a linear speed of an intermediate transfer belt or the like, in such a manner that it is made to be hard to receive the influence of an environmental change or a secular change. SOLUTION: A sensor is configured to detect the passage of a mark 41 on the intermediate transfer belt 4, at a plurality of prescribed detection positions 61-1 to 61-10 on the intermediate transfer belt. A linear speed deriving section is configured to specify the time at which the sensor 8 detects the passage of the mark 41, and derive the linear speed of the intermediate transfer belt 4 from the passage time T1 to T10 of the mark 41 at the plurality of detection positions 61-1 to 61-10. COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image forming apparatus capable of reducing a torque required to convey a belt, improving contact stability between the belt and an oscillating transfer member, and also, suppressing fluctuation in toner-image transfer efficiency and toner-scattering. SOLUTION: The image forming apparatus 100 includes: a photoreceptor drum 1a that carries a toner image thereon; an intermediate transfer belt 6 that moves in contact with the photoreceptor drum 1a; and a primary transfer member 11a including an oscillation center shaft 14 arranged opposite to the photoreceptor drum 1a via the intermediate transfer belt 6, and also, including a sliding surface S that is arranged opposite to the photoreceptor drum 1a via the intermediate transfer belt 6 and slides in contact with the intermediate transfer belt 6, and configured to freely oscillate toward the downstream side in the moving direction of the intermediate transfer belt 6 in which the intermediate transfer belt 6 moves; wherein the sliding surface S is formed in a convex shape toward the intermediate transfer belt 6 with a predetermined curvature. COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT