摘要:
This specification discloses a method of toner transfer development in which a low frequency alternating electrical bias is applied to the space between a latent image bearing member and a developer carrying member to develop the latent image on the latent image bearing member, and an apparatus for carrying out the same method. This bias has a first process in which reciprocal movement of developer particles is effected also between the non-image area of the latent image bearing member and the developer carrying member, and a second process in which the intensity of the bias is adjusted so that one-sided movement of developer particles from the developer carrying member to the image area and one-sided movement of developer particles from the non-image area to the developer carrying member may take place.
摘要:
An image forming apparatus comprising: a light signal generator which comprises an exposure light source and a light-path switching means capable of interrupting the transmission of light rays at arbitrary portions of the cross-sectional area of the path of the light rays emitted from the light source, and an image-bearing member so disposed as to be illuminated with light signals from said light signal generator, wherein the light signal generator comprises: the light-path switching means which in turn comprises scanning lines, data lines and a ferroelectric liquid crystal material having an operational temperature range in which the ferroelectric liquid crystal material behaves as a ferroelectric liquid crystal and driven by selective application of signals to the scanning lines and the data lines so as to assume either one of light-transmitting state and light-interrupting state, and temperature control means for controlling the temperature of the liquid crystal material within the operational temperature range by means of at least one of heating means and cooling means.
摘要:
A method of charging or discharging a member including the steps of, opposing to a member to be acted, a discharging member having a dielectric member, an inducing electrode and a discharging electrode sandwiching the dielectric member so that the discharging electrode faces the member to be acted, applying an alternative voltage between the inducing electrode and the discharging electrode to produce a surface discharge on a surface of the dielectric member at the discharging electrode side, moving the member to be acted relative to the discharging electrode to charge or discharge the member to be acted by the thus formed surface discharge, ceasing the production of the surface discharge by attenuating both of positive and negative, at the discharging electrode relative to the inducing electrode, components of the alternating voltage at least down to a discharge stopping voltage and then rendering the voltage zero.
摘要:
A method of charging or discharging a member including the steps of, opposing to a member to be acted, a discharging member having a dielectric member, an inducing electrode and a discharging electrode sandwiching the dielectric member so that the discharging electrode faces the member to be acted, applying an alternating voltage between the inducing electrode and the discharging electrode to produce a surface discharge on a surface of the dielectric member at the discharging electrode side, wherein width of an area where the surface discharge is produced is substantially equal to width of the inducing electrode, and charging or discharging the member to be acted by the thus formed surface discharge.
摘要:
An image formation apparatus having an image formation station for causing a recording medium to bear a visualized image, a fixing station for applying high-frequency waves to thereby fix the visualized image on the recording medium and record the image, a conveyor for conveying the recording medium along a conveyance path from the image formation station until the recording medium passage through the fixing station, and a device for preventing leakage of the high-frequency waves for fixing the visualized image on the recording medium. The fixing station has a high-frequency wave applying process for fixing the visualized image on the moving recording medium. The image formation apparatus effectively utilizes the high-frequency waves for the image formation while, on the other hand, it prevents wasteful leakage of the high-freqency waves or leakage of the high-frequency waves which interferes with humans or image formation and ensures safety.
摘要:
A developing device for electrophotography includes a developer supporter faced to an image bearing member with a constant space maintained therebetween, a developer supply a magnetic field generator for generating a fixed magnetic field and a magnetic element provided within the magnetic field generated by the generator and in the vicinity of the developer supporter to limit the thickness of developer which is rendered erect by the magnetic field. The element is effective to limit the thickness of developer supported on the supporter to a value not causing contact of the developer with the non-imaged area on the image bearing member.
摘要:
A method of recording an image, comprises the steps of;(a) bringing a magnetic developer into support on a developer-holding member having therein a magnetic-field generation means; the magnetic developer comprising toner particles containing an organic magnetic resin capable of being softened by heating and heat-curable at a temperature higher than its softening temperature;(b) transporting the magnetic developer to a developing area of a latent image holding member disposed opposingly to said developer-holding member;(c) developing a latent image to form a toner image;(d) transferring the toner image to a recording paper; and(e) heating the transferred toner image to a temperature higher than the softening temperature of the organic magnetic resin so that the toner image is fixed to the recording paper.
摘要:
A developing device for electrophotography includes a developer supporter faced to an image bearing member with a constant space maintained therebetween at a developing station, a developer supply and an elastic developer limiting member maintained in predetermined pressure contact with the developer supporter between the developer supply and the developing station to limit the thickness of developer supported on the supporter to a value not causing contact of the developer with the non-imaged area on the image bearing member.
摘要:
A method of development includes providing a mixture of non-magnetic developer particles and magnetic particles in a developer supply container, carrying the mixture on an insulating surface of an endlessly movable developer carrying member and confining the magnetic particles within the developer supply container by cooperation of a magnetic pole of a fixed magnetic field generator and a magnetic particle confining member. The method also includes providing an electrode opposed to, and extending in a longitudinal direction of, the carrying member, applying a developer application signal between the electrode and the developer carrying member to apply the developer particles only to such an area as corresponds to application of the developer application signal, and developing a latent image on a latent image bearing member with the thus applied developer particles.
摘要:
A method of charging or discharging a member including the steps of, opposing to a member to be acted on, a discharging member having a dielectric member, an inducing electrode and a discharging electrode sandwiching the dielectric member so that the discharging electrode faces the member to be acted on, applying an alternating voltage between the inducing electrode and the discharging electrode to produce a surface discharge on a surface of the dielectric member at the discharging electrode side, wherein a charge density of the surface discharge area is changed in the direction of the width of the discharging electrode, and moving the member to be acted on relative to the discharging electrode to be subjected to a low charge density portion and then to a high charge density portion to charge or discharge the member to be acted on by the thus formed surface discharge.