公开(公告)号：US06687477B2

公开(公告)日：2004-02-03

申请号：US10344662

申请日：2003-02-14

申请人： Motoharu Ichida ,  Satoshii Moriguchi ,  Shigeki Uesugi ,  Yoshiaki Kawamoto ,  Seiichi Takeda ,  Tadasuke Yoshida ,  Yoshiaki Fujimoto ,  Jiyun Du ,  Masanobu Hongo ,  Yasuhiko Kishimoto ,  Hitoshi Terashima ,  Satoru Moto ,  Masanari Takabatake ,  Hideaki Shibata ,  Tatsuo Nozaki ,  Yutaka Nakashima ,  Tadashi Nishikawa ,  Akihiko Inamoto ,  Satoshi Miyamoto

发明人： Motoharu Ichida ,  Satoshii Moriguchi ,  Shigeki Uesugi ,  Yoshiaki Kawamoto ,  Seiichi Takeda ,  Tadasuke Yoshida ,  Yoshiaki Fujimoto ,  Jiyun Du ,  Masanobu Hongo ,  Yasuhiko Kishimoto ,  Hitoshi Terashima ,  Satoru Moto ,  Masanari Takabatake ,  Hideaki Shibata ,  Tatsuo Nozaki ,  Yutaka Nakashima ,  Tadashi Nishikawa ,  Akihiko Inamoto ,  Satoshi Miyamoto

IPC分类号： G03G1510

CPC分类号： G03G15/104 ,  G03G21/12

摘要： The present invention provides a toner recycling control system which stably feeds a liquid developer of an appropriate concentration to a liquid developing apparatus employing a high-viscosity liquid developer; appropriately adjusts the concentration of residual developer collected after development and after transfer; and feeds the adjusted developer to the developing apparatus. The toner recycling control system collects a post-development residual developer from a developer-bearing body and a post-transfer residual developer from an image-bearing body; performs developer concentration adjustment to yield an adjusted developer; and feeds the adjusted developer back to the developer-bearing body. Thus, the toner recycling control system includes a concentration adjustment tank which stores the collected developer and is replenished with a concentrated developer and carrier liquid for developer concentration adjustment; and a buffer tank which receives and stores a liquid developer which has undergone concentration adjustment in the concentration adjustment tank. Once adjusted to an appropriate concentration, the liquid developer is fed to the developer-bearing body from the buffer tank.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供了一种调色剂循环控制系统，其将适当浓度的液体显影剂稳定地供给使用高粘度液体显影剂的液体显影装置; 适当调整开发后和转移后收集的残留显影剂的浓度; 并将调整后的显影剂供给到显影装置。 调色剂回收控制系统从显影剂承载体和来自图像承载体的后转印残余显影剂收集后显影残余显影剂; 进行显影剂浓度调整以产生调整后的显影剂; 并将调整后的显影剂送回显影剂承载体。 因此，调色剂回收控制系统包括浓缩调节槽，其存储收集的显影剂并补充浓缩显影剂和载体液体用于显影剂浓度调节; 以及缓冲罐，其接收并存储在浓度调节槽中经过浓度调节的液体显影剂。 一旦调节到适当的浓度，液体显影剂就从缓冲罐供给到显影剂承载体。

公开(公告)号：US06996361B2

公开(公告)日：2006-02-07

申请号：US10481567

申请日：2003-01-28

申请人： Motoharu Ichida ,  Satoshi Moriguchi ,  Yasuhiko Kishimoto ,  Masanobu Hongo ,  Shigeki Uesugi ,  Yoshiro Kawamoto ,  Seiichi Takeda ,  Tadasuke Yoshida ,  Yoshiaki Fujimoto ,  Jiyun Du ,  Hironaga Hongawa ,  Eri Yamanishi ,  Tatsuo Nozaki ,  Shigeharu Okano ,  Isao Nagata

发明人： Motoharu Ichida ,  Satoshi Moriguchi ,  Yasuhiko Kishimoto ,  Masanobu Hongo ,  Shigeki Uesugi ,  Yoshiro Kawamoto ,  Seiichi Takeda ,  Tadasuke Yoshida ,  Yoshiaki Fujimoto ,  Jiyun Du ,  Hironaga Hongawa ,  Eri Yamanishi ,  Tatsuo Nozaki ,  Shigeharu Okano ,  Isao Nagata

IPC分类号： G03G15/01

CPC分类号： G03G15/161 ,  G03G2215/0103 ,  G03G2215/0658 ,  G03G2215/1671

摘要： A full-color electrophotographic apparatus of the present invention is configured such that a toner image is formed on an intermediate transfer member. The intermediate transfer member is heated to a temperature equal to or higher than the softening start temperature of resin contained in a liquid toner and equal to or lower than the withstand temperature of a photoconductor member. A carrier-removing roller to which bias can be applied abuts the intermediate transfer member so as to remove a carrier while packing softened toner by the force of an electric field induced by bias. In a transfer section for transfer to a printing medium, a backup roller presses the printing medium against the intermediate transfer member, and the toner image is transferred from the intermediate transfer member to the printing medium. Before being pressed against the toner image on the intermediate transfer member, the printing medium is heated. Bias is applied to the backup roller such that the toner image on the intermediate transfer is attracted toward the printing medium by the action of an electric field, thereby assisting transfer. By so doing, the intermediate transfer member does not need to undergo cooling before coming into contact with the photoconductor member, thereby avoiding occurrence of thermal damage to the photoconductor member.

摘要翻译： 本发明的全色电子照相设备被构造成使得在中间转印部件上形成调色剂图像。 将中间转印部件加热到等于或高于包含在液体调色剂中的树脂的软化开始温度并等于或低于光电导体部件的耐受温度的温度。 可以施加偏压的载体移除辊抵靠中间转印构件，以便通过由偏压引起的电场的力来包装软化的调色剂，从而去除载体。 在用于转印到打印介质的转印部分中，支撑辊将打印介质压靠在中间转印部件上，并且调色剂图像从中间转印部件转印到打印介质上。 在压在中间转印部件上的调色剂图像之前，打印介质被加热。 将偏压施加到支撑辊上，使得中间转印件上的调色剂图像通过电场的作用被吸引到打印介质，从而辅助转印。 通过这样做，中间转印构件在与感光体构件接触之前不需要进行冷却，从而避免对感光体构件的热损伤的发生。