公开(公告)号：US20180321615A1

公开(公告)日：2018-11-08

申请号：US15956790

申请日：2018-04-19

申请人： Michiharu SUZUKI ,  Hideo YOSHIZAWA ,  Jun SHIORI ,  Toshio KOIKE ,  Kazuhiro ASO ,  Teppei KIKUCHI ,  Keinosuke KONDOH

发明人： Michiharu SUZUKI ,  Hideo YOSHIZAWA ,  Jun SHIORI ,  Toshio KOIKE ,  Kazuhiro ASO ,  Teppei KIKUCHI ,  Keinosuke KONDOH

IPC分类号： G03G15/08

CPC分类号： G03G15/0879 ,  G03G15/0189 ,  G03G15/0893 ,  G03G15/6585

摘要： An image forming apparatus includes an intermediate transferor, a plurality of image bearers, a plurality of developing devices, a plurality of developer containers, a plurality of conveyance paths, and a plurality of sub-hoppers. At least one set of an image bearer, a developing device, and a sub-hopper is disposed at a height different from other sets. The arrangement of the plurality of developing devices and the plurality of sub-hoppers in the rotation direction of the intermediate transferor is changed while satisfying the following. The arrangement of the plurality of developer containers is not changed and the connections between the plurality of developing devices and the plurality of sub-hoppers are not change, while the layout of the plurality of tubes as the plurality of conveyance paths is changed so that the connections between the plurality of tubes and the plurality of sub-hoppers are not changed.

公开(公告)号：US20180335721A1

公开(公告)日：2018-11-22

申请号：US15976057

申请日：2018-05-10

申请人： Toshio KOIKE ,  Jun SHIORI ,  Teppei KIKUCHI ,  Michiharu SUZUKI ,  Kazuhiro ASO ,  Keinosuke KONDOH ,  Tadashi OGAWA ,  Hideo YOSHIZAWA

发明人： Toshio KOIKE ,  Jun SHIORI ,  Teppei KIKUCHI ,  Michiharu SUZUKI ,  Kazuhiro ASO ,  Keinosuke KONDOH ,  Tadashi OGAWA ,  Hideo YOSHIZAWA

IPC分类号： G03G15/08

CPC分类号： G03G15/0879 ,  G03G15/0121 ,  G03G15/0126 ,  G03G15/0189 ,  G03G15/6585 ,  G03G2221/1603 ,  G03G2221/1815

摘要： An image forming apparatus includes an intermediate transferor to rotate in a predetermined rotation direction, a plurality of image bearers disposed along the intermediate transferor to bear latent images, a plurality of developing devices to develop the latent images, a plurality of developer containers to contain developers, and a plurality of conveyance paths each corresponding to a respective one of the plurality of developing devices and a respective one of the plurality of developer containers to supply the developers to the plurality of developing devices respectively. An arrangement of the plurality of developing devices in the predetermined rotation direction is configured to be changed without changing an arrangement of the plurality of developer containers. A layout of the plurality of conveyance paths is configured to be changed without changing connections between a supply source and a supply destination of the plurality of conveyance paths.

公开(公告)号：US20190212668A1

公开(公告)日：2019-07-11

申请号：US16198947

申请日：2018-11-23

申请人： Toshio KOIKE ,  Teppei KIKUCHI ,  Michiharu SUZUKI ,  Keinosuke KONDOH ,  Jun SHIORI ,  Kazuhiro ASO

发明人： Toshio KOIKE ,  Teppei KIKUCHI ,  Michiharu SUZUKI ,  Keinosuke KONDOH ,  Jun SHIORI ,  Kazuhiro ASO

IPC分类号： G03G15/01 ,  G03G15/00

CPC分类号： G03G15/0121 ,  G03G15/0879 ,  G03G15/5087

摘要： An image forming apparatus includes image bearers, developing devices, developer containers, and developer supply devices. The image bearers are arranged side by side along a movement direction of an intermediate transferor or a sheet. The developing devices, the developer containers, and the developer supply devices are configured to be rearrangeable for each color in the movement direction in a manner that one or each of a developing device, a developer container, and a developer supply device corresponding to each color of the different colors is detached from and attached to the image forming apparatus, separately from a rest of the developing device, the developer container, and the developer supply device. The image forming apparatus is configured to be available for use when colors of the developing device, the developer container, and the developer supply device correspond to each other after rearrangement.

公开(公告)号：US20170068184A1

公开(公告)日：2017-03-09

申请号：US15342014

申请日：2016-11-02

申请人： Kenji KIKUCHI ,  Shinji TAMAKI ,  Hiroshi HOSOKAWA ,  Shunji KATOH ,  Michiharu SUZUKI ,  Hideo YOSHIZAWA ,  Shingo KUBOKl

发明人： Kenji KIKUCHI ,  Shinji TAMAKI ,  Hiroshi HOSOKAWA ,  Shunji KATOH ,  Michiharu SUZUKI ,  Hideo YOSHIZAWA ,  Shingo KUBOKl

IPC分类号： G03G15/08

摘要： A powder container contains powder and is attached to an image forming apparatus including: a conveying nozzle to convey the powder; a powder receiving hole of the conveying nozzle to receive the powder from the powder container; an apparatus main-body gear to transmit a driving force to the powder container; and a container receiving section including the conveying nozzle and receiving the powder container. The powder container includes: an opening at one end of the powder container in a longitudinal direction; a nozzle receiver at the opening to receive the conveying nozzle; a conveyor to convey the powder; and a container gear to drive the conveyor by meshing with the apparatus main-body gear. The container gear is to mesh with the apparatus main-body gear at a position closer to the opening than the powder receiving hole in the longitudinal direction. The opening is to mate with the container receiving section.

摘要翻译： 粉末容器包含粉末并附着到图像形成装置，包括：输送喷嘴以输送粉末; 输送喷嘴的粉末接收孔，用于从粉末容器接收粉末; 用于将驱动力传递到粉末容器的装置主体齿轮; 以及包括所述输送喷嘴并容纳所述粉末容器的容器接收部。 该粉末容器包括：沿粉末容器的纵向方向的一端的开口; 在开口处的接收输送喷嘴的喷嘴接收器; 输送机输送粉末; 以及通过与设备主体齿轮啮合来驱动输送机的容器齿轮。 容器齿轮与装置主体齿轮在纵向比粉末接收孔更靠近开口的位置啮合。 开口与容器接收部分配合。

公开(公告)号：US20240337968A1

公开(公告)日：2024-10-10

申请号：US18681564

申请日：2022-06-30

申请人： Michiharu SUZUKI ,  Naoto SUZUKI ,  Kenji HONJOH ,  Nobuo KUWABARA ,  Yuta AZEYANAGI ,  Haruki NAGATA ,  Shota YAMAMOTO

发明人： Michiharu SUZUKI ,  Naoto SUZUKI ,  Kenji HONJOH ,  Nobuo KUWABARA ,  Yuta AZEYANAGI ,  Haruki NAGATA ,  Shota YAMAMOTO

IPC分类号： G03G15/08 ,  G03G21/16

CPC分类号： G03G15/0891 ,  G03G15/0865 ,  G03G15/0886 ,  G03G15/0896 ,  G03G21/1633

摘要： A developer supply device for supplying developer contained in a developer container toward a developing device in an apparatus body of an image forming apparatus includes a conveyance passage, a developer receiving portion, a sub-hopper, and a conveying tube. The conveyance passage delivers the developer discharged from the developer container. The developer receiving portion is detachable and attachable with respect to the developer container. The sub-hopper is detachable and attachable with respect to the developing device and stores the developer discharged toward the developing device. The flexible conveying tube has a first end portion coupled to the developer receiving portion and a second end portion coupled to the sub-hopper, and conveys the developer from the developer receiving portion to the sub-hopper. The developer supply device is detachable from and attachable to the apparatus body with a connection among the developer receiving portion, the sub-hopper, and the conveying tube being maintained.

公开(公告)号：US20240027939A1

公开(公告)日：2024-01-25

申请号：US18219712

申请日：2023-07-10

申请人： Michiharu SUZUKI

发明人： Michiharu SUZUKI

IPC分类号： G03G15/16 ,  G03G21/00

CPC分类号： G03G15/161 ,  G03G21/0035 ,  G03G21/0076 ,  G03G21/0011 ,  G03G2215/1661 ,  G03G2221/001

摘要： A cleaning device includes multiple cleaners, a partition, and a holder. The multiple cleaners include a first cleaner and a second cleaner adjacent to the first cleaner. The multiple cleaners each include a cleaning roller to remove a substance adhering to a surface of an object and a housing having an opening to collect the substance. The partition partitions the first cleaner and the second cleaner and defines a part of a wall of each of the first cleaner and the second cleaner. The holder holds the multiple cleaners.

公开(公告)号：US20210200124A1

公开(公告)日：2021-07-01

申请号：US17123780

申请日：2020-12-16

申请人： Yohhei WATANABE ,  Naoto SUZUKI ,  Yuta AZEYANAGI ,  Nobuo KUWABARA ,  Kenji HONJOH ,  Teppei KAWATA ,  Haruki NAGATA ,  Michiharu SUZUKI

发明人： Yohhei WATANABE ,  Naoto SUZUKI ,  Yuta AZEYANAGI ,  Nobuo KUWABARA ,  Kenji HONJOH ,  Teppei KAWATA ,  Haruki NAGATA ,  Michiharu SUZUKI

IPC分类号： G03G15/20

摘要： A snap ring is set to a set portion of a shaft of a rotator from a direction orthogonal to an axial direction of the shaft. The snap ring includes a first arcuate portion and a second arcuate portion facing each other, being elastically deformable in directions away from each other, holding the set portion by elastic deformation restoring force. One ends of the first and second arcuate portions are away from each other to form an insertion portion to insert the set portion. When the snap ring is not used, the first arcuate portion has a same radius of curvature as the second arcuate portion and the set portion, and a center of curvature closer to the second arcuate portion than the first arcuate portion, and the second arcuate portion has a center of curvature closer to the first arcuate portion than the second arcuate portion.

公开(公告)号：US20160124346A1

公开(公告)日：2016-05-05

申请号：US14896852

申请日：2015-03-16

申请人： Junji YAMABE ,  Keiichi YANO ,  Michiharu SUZUKI ,  Hideki KIMURA ,  Hideki ZEMBA ,  Takahiro IKUMA ,  Seiji TERAZAWA

发明人： Junji YAMABE ,  Keiichi YANO ,  Michiharu SUZUKI ,  Hideki KIMURA ,  Hideki ZEMBA ,  Takahiro IKUMA ,  Seiji TERAZAWA

IPC分类号： G03G15/08

CPC分类号： G03G15/0879 ,  G03G15/0881 ,  G03G15/0886 ,  G03G15/0898

摘要： A nozzle receiver is to be arranged in a powder container used in an image forming apparatus. The nozzle receiver includes a nozzle receiving opening, in which a conveying nozzle for conveying powder supplied from the powder container is inserted in the image forming apparatus; an opening/closing member to open and to close the nozzle receiving opening; and a supporter to support the opening/closing member. The opening/closing member includes a sealing portion to seal the nozzle insertion opening. The supporter includes an end surface portion perpendicular to a moving direction of the opening/closing member. The projection area of the end surface portion in the moving direction of the opening/closing member is smaller than a projection area of the sealing portion in the moving direction of the opening/closing member.

摘要翻译： 喷嘴接收器设置在图像形成装置中使用的粉末容器中。 喷嘴接收器包括喷嘴接收开口，其中用于输送从粉末容器供应的粉末的输送喷嘴插入图像形成装置中; 打开和关闭喷嘴接收开口的打开/关闭构件; 以及支撑开/关构件的支撑件。 开/关构件包括用于密封喷嘴插入口的密封部。 支撑件包括垂直于打开/关闭构件的移动方向的端面部分。 端面部分在打开/关闭构件的移动方向上的投影面积小于打开/关闭构件的移动方向上的密封部分的投影面积。

公开(公告)号：US20140348552A1

公开(公告)日：2014-11-27

申请号：US14279595

申请日：2014-05-16

申请人： Hitoshi Iwatsuki ,  Shigenori YAGUCHI ,  Hiroshi TOHMATSU ,  Toyoaki TANO ,  Hiroyuki KISHIDA ,  Kenichi MASHIKO ,  Koichi SAKATA ,  Hiroshi HOSOKAWA ,  Shunji KATOH ,  Shinji TAMAKI ,  Hiroshi IKEGUCHI ,  Kenji KIKUCHI ,  Michiharu SUZUKI

发明人： Hitoshi Iwatsuki ,  Shigenori YAGUCHI ,  Hiroshi TOHMATSU ,  Toyoaki TANO ,  Hiroyuki KISHIDA ,  Kenichi MASHIKO ,  Koichi SAKATA ,  Hiroshi HOSOKAWA ,  Shunji KATOH ,  Shinji TAMAKI ,  Hiroshi IKEGUCHI ,  Kenji KIKUCHI ,  Michiharu SUZUKI

IPC分类号： G03G15/08

CPC分类号： G03G15/0877 ,  G03G15/0872

摘要： A replenishing developer housing container according to the present invention includes: a container body housing a replenishing developer; a conveying portion; a pipe receiving port; and an uplifting portion, wherein the replenishing developer contains a toner and a carrier, wherein the container body includes a protruding portion protruding from a container body interior side of the container opening portion toward one end of the container body and a curving portion curving so as to conform to the protruding portion, wherein the uplifting portion includes an uplifting wall surface extending from an internal wall surface of the container body toward the protruding portion, wherein the protruding portion is provided such that when the replenishing developer housing container is mounted on the replenishing developer conveying device, the protruding portion is present between the curving portion and the replenishing developer receiving port of a conveying pipe being inserted.

摘要翻译： 根据本发明的补充显影剂容纳容器包括：容纳补充显影剂的容器主体; 输送部; 管道接收口; 以及升起部，其中所述补充显影剂含有调色剂和载体，其中所述容器主体包括从所述容器开口部的容器主体内侧朝向所述容器主体的一端突出的突出部，弯曲部弯曲为 以使其与突出部分一致，其中提升部分包括从容器主体的内壁表面朝向突出部分延伸的提升壁表面，其中突出部分设置成使得当补充显影剂容纳容器安装在补充 显影剂输送装置，突出部分存在于插入的输送管的弯曲部分和补充显影剂接收口之间。

公开(公告)号：US20170102638A1

公开(公告)日：2017-04-13

申请号：US15389174

申请日：2016-12-22

申请人： Junji YAMABE ,  Keiichi YANO ,  Michiharu SUZUKI ,  Hideki KIMURA ,  Hideki ZEMBA ,  Takahiro IKUMA ,  Seiji TERAZAWA

发明人： Junji YAMABE ,  Keiichi YANO ,  Michiharu SUZUKI ,  Hideki KIMURA ,  Hideki ZEMBA ,  Takahiro IKUMA ,  Seiji TERAZAWA

IPC分类号： G03G15/08

CPC分类号： G03G15/0879 ,  G03G15/0881 ,  G03G15/0886 ,  G03G15/0898

摘要： A nozzle receiver is to be arranged in a powder container used in an image forming apparatus. The nozzle receiver includes a nozzle receiving opening, in which a conveying nozzle for conveying powder supplied from the powder container is inserted in the image forming apparatus; an opening/closing member to open and to close the nozzle receiving opening; and a supporter to support the opening/closing member. The opening/closing member includes a sealing portion to seal the nozzle insertion opening. The supporter includes an end surface portion perpendicular to a moving direction of the opening/closing member. The projection area of the end surface portion in the moving direction of the opening/closing member is smaller than a projection area of the sealing portion in the moving direction of the opening/closing member.