摘要:
An electrophotographic image forming apparatus is capable of restriction or elimination of the occurrence of a density fluctuation, such as a lateral stripe, and thereby can enhance the image quality. The electrophotographic image forming apparatus includes a photosensitive body, exposure device for forming an electrostatic latent image on the photosensitive body, at least two developers for developing the electrostatic image in mutually distinct colors for respectively forming toner images of mutually distinct colors, a transfer device for transferring the toner images of mutually distinct colors on a printing medium in an overlapping manner, and a fixing device for fixing the toner images transferred onto the printing medium. When one of the developers is maintained inoperative, that developer is forcedly operated for a reset operation thereof.
摘要:
The disclosure is concerned with an electrophotographic apparatus comprising a toner image supporting member on which a toner image developed on an electrostatic latent image is formed, transferring means for transferring the toner image on said toner image supporting member to a recording medium, conveying means for bringing the recording medium into contact with the image supporting member, a fixing roller and a compression roller in contact with each other to fix the toner image on the recording medium, heating means disposed inside at least one of the fixing roller and the compression roller, wherein there are provided temperature detection means for detecting the surface temperature of the fixing roller and state detection means for detecting the state of the fixing apparatus before starting of the fixing apparatus.
摘要:
In a serial thermal transfer printer or serial thermal printer comprising; a thermal head having a plurality of heat elements arrayed in a line; and means for selectively energizing and driving the plurality of heat elements in synchronous relation with the relative movement between the thermal head and the ink ribbon or heat sensitive paper, wherein when printing dots are successively positioned in the direction of the relative movement between the thermal head and the ink ribbon or heat sensitive paper, printing timing of the last dot is set ahead so as to be earlier than normal printing timing. When the previous printing data is "1" (recording) and the subsequent printing data is "0" (not recording), the position of the present printed dot is shifted toward the previous printed dot to compress the entire width in case of two or more successive dots. Since the printing head is traveling continuously during printing, the position of the present printed dot can be shifted toward the previous printed dot by advancing the printing timing. If the previous printing data is "0" and subsequent printing data is "1", it is apparent that a similar effect can be obtained by setting the printing timing backward so as to shift the position of the present printed dot toward the subsequent printed dot.
摘要:
An apparatus for transferring toner images which is capable of executing optimum discharging control even where the environment, the material of the paper, and the kind of paper may be changed.First, the load current is detected when the transferring roller 11 is pressed to a transferring drum 6. The detected load current is converted to a characteristics detecting signal S6 at a signal converting section 109. An environment is selected on the basis of the characteristics detecting signal S6. Next, the load current flowing to the transferring roller 11 is detected when an AC discharger 14 is stopped. The detected load current is converted to characteristics detecting signal S6 at the signal converting section 109. A voltage control signal is selected based on the converted characteristics detecting signal S6, the environmental information, and the paper kind. A power source for discharging 22 is controlled by the selected voltage control signal so that the transferring becomes optimum.Accordingly, even if the kind of paper and environment is changed, optimum transferring and high transferring efficiency can be maintained.
摘要:
An electrophotographic imaging apparatus includes a toner image holding body, a transcription unit for transcribing the toner image on the toner image holding body onto a recording medium, and a conveyor for conveying a recording medium toward the toner image holding body and transcription unit. A judging device will judge whether printing is of a first page or not and if it is decided that printing is to be performed on a first page, a first measuring device will measure the electrical characteristic of the toner image holding body prior to the feeding of a recording medium and a transcription voltage will be set depending of this measured result. Thereafter, the recording medium will be conveyed toward the transcription unit where the electrical characteristics of the non-printing region on the recording medium will be measured via a second measuring device and the transcription voltage will be further adjusted. If it is judged that the recording sheet is not the first sheet, only the second measuring and adjusting will be performed. In this manner, transcribing of a toner image can always be performed regardless of the kind of paper being used and/or changes in the environment (temperature, humidity) and a high transcribing efficiency can be attained.
摘要:
A color electrophtographic printer has: a photosensitive drum on which electrostatic latent images are formed according to print data separated by colors; a plurality of developing units each including a developing powder container accommodating a two component developing powder formed by mixing carriers and toners, an apparatus for agitating the developing powder, and a unit for supplying the toners in the developing powder container; a unit for selecting one of the plurality of developing units according to color to be developed and for activating the same to develope the corresponding electrostatic latent image formed on the photosensitive drum; and a control unit for controlling the respective operations. A control unit is further provided for counting colored print data dots contained in print data for respective colors and for additionally activating the developing powder agitating prior to a subsequent developing operation for any of the developing units which have experienced developing of the electrostatic latent images formed with colored print data dots in excess of a predetermined count.
摘要:
A color electrophtographic printer has a photosensitive drum on which electrostatic latent images are formed according to print data separated by colors; a plurality of developing units each including a developing powder container accommodating a two component developing powder formed by mixing carriers and toners, an apparatus for agitating the developing powder, and a unit for supplying the toners in the developing powder container; a unit for selecting one of the plurality of developing units according to color to be developed and for activating the same to develope the corresponding electrostatic latent image formed on the photosensitive drum; and a control unit for controlling the respective operations. A control unit is further provided for counting colored print data dots contained in print data for respective colors and for additionally activating the developing powder agitating prior to a subsequent developing operation for any of the developing units which have exprienced developing of the electrostatic latent images formed with colored print data dots in excess of a predetermined count.
摘要:
An image forming apparatus is capable of preventing with certainty the loading of a developing device an incorrect loading portion from being operated. The image forming apparatus includes a latent image holding body forming an electrostatic latent image, a developing device developing the electrostatic latent image to form a visible toner image, the developing device being detachably loaded in the image forming apparatus, a transfer device transferring the developed image onto a printing medium and a fixing device for fixing the transferred image. The image forming device can prevent an incorrect developing device loading in the image forming apparatus from being placed in a development enabled condition and can detect an active state of prevention.
摘要:
An electrophotographic image forming system having a form cassette for storing forms, a transfer unit for forming an image, a feeder for feeding the forms to the transfer unit and a fusing device for fusing transferred image of the form. The electrophotographic image forming system provides in a path for feeding the form with unfused colored particles (toner) deposited thereon, a form guide so as to contact the non-printing area of the surface of the form with unfused colored particles (toner) deposited thereon.
摘要:
A picture image forming apparatus including a photoreceptor belt driven by a drive device, a plurality of developing devices for forming toner picture images on the photoreceptor belt, an intermediate transfer device, to a surface of which toner picture images on the photoreceptor belt are overlappingly transferred plural times when a picture image is to be formed on a single page, and a transfer roller for pushing a sheet against the intermediate transfer device in order to transfer toner picture images to the sheet. The intermediate transfer device is an intermediate transfer belt contacted by the photoreceptor belt to be driven thereby. A photoreceptor-side roller enables contact of the intermediate transfer belt and the photoreceptor belt, and the intermediate transfer belt is trained around the photoreceptor-side roller and a transfer-side roller for pushing the sheet against the transfer roller. A diameter d2 of the transfer-side roller is smaller than a diameter d1 of the photoreceptor-side roller.