公开(公告)号：US08041268B2

公开(公告)日：2011-10-18

申请号：US12170930

申请日：2008-07-10

申请人： Tomoko Takahashi ,  Yasuyuki Ishii ,  Yoshinori Nakagawa ,  Masaaki Yamada ,  Ichiroh Kadota ,  Hideki Kosugi

发明人： Tomoko Takahashi ,  Yasuyuki Ishii ,  Yoshinori Nakagawa ,  Masaaki Yamada ,  Ichiroh Kadota ,  Hideki Kosugi

IPC分类号： G03G15/08

CPC分类号： G03G15/0803 ,  G03G15/065 ,  G03G15/0818 ,  G03G2215/0621 ,  G03G2215/0651

摘要： A developing device comprises a latent image carrier that carries a latent image, a toner carrier opposing the latent image carrier while carrying toner to develop the latent image, and plural electrodes arranged in a prescribed direction insulated from each other on the surface of the toner carrier to create an electric field therebetween. An alternating voltage supplying device is provided to supply n number of phases (n ≧2) of an alternating voltage to the plural electrodes, respectively. The alternating voltage changes the electric field to cause the toner to hop and form toner cloud on the surface of the toner carrier. The toner hopping is halted at a prescribed time period during the toner cloud formation.

摘要翻译： 显影装置包括携带潜像的潜像载体，与潜像载体相对的调色剂载体，同时承载调色剂以显影潜像;以及在调色剂承载体的表面上彼此绝缘的规定方向排列的多个电极 以在它们之间产生电场。 提供交流电压供给装置，以分别向多个电极提供交流电压的n个相位（n≥2）。 交变电压改变电场以使调色剂在调色剂载体的表面上跳跃并形成调色剂云。 在调色剂云形成期间，在规定的时间段停止调色剂跳跃。

公开(公告)号：US08355657B2

公开(公告)日：2013-01-15

申请号：US12176054

申请日：2008-07-18

申请人： Ichiro Kadota ,  Yasuyuki Ishii ,  Tomoko Takahashi ,  Masaaki Yamada ,  Hideki Kosugi ,  Yoshinori Nakagawa

发明人： Ichiro Kadota ,  Yasuyuki Ishii ,  Tomoko Takahashi ,  Masaaki Yamada ,  Hideki Kosugi ,  Yoshinori Nakagawa

IPC分类号： G03G15/08

CPC分类号： G03G15/0817 ,  G03G15/065 ,  G03G15/0818 ,  G03G15/0898 ,  G03G2215/0634

摘要： A development unit includes a toner carrying device, a regulating member, and a toner leak protection member. The toner carrying device having a first electrode and a second electrode arrayed with an interval. The first and second electrodes are supplied with a given voltage to set an electric field, changing in a time cycle, between the first and second electrodes. The electric field is used to hop toner over the toner carrying device to form a toner cloud for developing a latent image. The regulating member regulates an amount of toner on the toner carrying device. The toner leak protection member, made from a conductive material, prevents leakage of toner, and is supplied with a bias voltage.

摘要翻译： 显影单元包括调色剂承载装置，调节构件和调色剂泄漏保护构件。 调色剂承载装置具有第一电极和间隔排列的第二电极。 向第一和第二电极提供给定的电压以设置在第一和第二电极之间的时间周期变化的电场。 电场用于在调色剂承载装置上跳过调色剂以形成用于显影潜像的调色剂云。 调节构件调节调色剂承载装置上的调色剂量。 由导电材料制成的调色剂泄漏保护构件防止调色剂泄漏，并提供偏置电压。

公开(公告)号：US08204415B2

公开(公告)日：2012-06-19

申请号：US12418022

申请日：2009-04-03

申请人： Yoshinori Nakagawa ,  Yasuyuki Ishii ,  Hideki Kosugi ,  Tomoko Takahashi ,  Masaaki Yamada ,  Masanori Saitoh

发明人： Yoshinori Nakagawa ,  Yasuyuki Ishii ,  Hideki Kosugi ,  Tomoko Takahashi ,  Masaaki Yamada ,  Masanori Saitoh

IPC分类号： G03G15/08

CPC分类号： G03G15/0818

摘要： A developing unit includes a brush member that includes a base member and a plurality of raisings that are erected on a surface of the base. The brush member traps toner within the raisings and causes a flicker movement in the raisings of the brush so that the toner trapped within the raisings is shaken and flown due to the flicker movement to the surface of a toner carrying member.

摘要翻译： 显影单元包括刷构件，其包括基部构件和在基座的表面上竖立的多个凸起。 刷子构件在升高之间捕获调色剂并且引起刷子升高时的闪烁运动，使得在升高中捕获的调色剂由于向调色剂承载构件的表面的闪烁运动而被摇动和流动。

公开(公告)号：US08041267B2

公开(公告)日：2011-10-18

申请号：US12422554

申请日：2009-04-13

申请人： Yoshinori Nakagawa ,  Yasuyuki Ishii ,  Masaaki Yamada ,  Hideki Kosugi ,  Tomoko Takahashi ,  Ichiro Kadota

发明人： Yoshinori Nakagawa ,  Yasuyuki Ishii ,  Masaaki Yamada ,  Hideki Kosugi ,  Tomoko Takahashi ,  Ichiro Kadota

IPC分类号： G03G15/08

CPC分类号： G03G15/065 ,  G03G15/0818 ,  G03G2215/0651

摘要： A developing device includes a toner carrying member and an electric-field forming unit. The electric-field forming unit forms electric fields having different characteristics at a first area of the surface of the toner carrying member located within a developing area and a second area of the surface of the toner carrying member located out of the developing area such that a hopping height of toner at the first area is higher than that at the second area.

摘要翻译： 显影装置包括调色剂承载构件和电场形成单元。 电场形成单元在位于显影区域内的调色剂承载构件的表面的第一区域和位于显影区域外的调色剂承载构件的表面的第二区域中形成具有不同特性的电场，使得 第一区域的调色剂的跳高高于第二区域。

公开(公告)号：US20070086811A1

公开(公告)日：2007-04-19

申请号：US11546251

申请日：2006-10-12

申请人： Takeo Tsukamoto ,  Nobuaki Kondoh ,  Masanori Horike ,  Tomoko Takahashi ,  Masaaki Yamada ,  Hideki Kosugi ,  Ichiro Kadota ,  Yoshinori Nakagawa ,  Yasuyuki Ishii

发明人： Takeo Tsukamoto ,  Nobuaki Kondoh ,  Masanori Horike ,  Tomoko Takahashi ,  Masaaki Yamada ,  Hideki Kosugi ,  Ichiro Kadota ,  Yoshinori Nakagawa ,  Yasuyuki Ishii

IPC分类号： G03G15/08

CPC分类号： G03G15/0818 ,  G03G2215/0621

摘要： An apparatus for developing a latent image on a latent image carrier includes a toner carrier and multiple electrodes arranged at intervals on a surface of the toner carrier. A potential difference is formed between even-numbered electrodes and odd-numbered electrodes of the electrodes by applying a first pulse voltage to the even-numbered electrodes and a second pulse voltage to the odd-numbered electrodes so that toner on the surface of the toner carrier moves back and forth between the electrodes, where the first and second pulse voltages are in different phases, and the toner moving back and forth between the electrodes is conveyed to a position facing the latent image carrier by movement of the surface of the toner carrier and thereby caused to adhere to the latent image on the latent image carrier.

摘要翻译： 用于在潜像载体上显影潜像的装置包括调色剂载体和间隔布置在调色剂载体的表面上的多个电极。 通过向偶数电极施加第一脉冲电压并向奇数电极施加第二脉冲电压，在电极的偶数电极和奇数编号电极之间形成电位差，使得调色剂在调色剂表面上 载体在电极之间来回移动，其中第一和第二脉冲电压处于不同的相位，并且在电极之间来回移动的调色剂通过调色剂载体的表面的移动被传送到面向潜像载体的位置 从而附着在潜像载体上的潜像上。

公开(公告)号：US08073350B2

公开(公告)日：2011-12-06

申请号：US12140032

申请日：2008-06-16

申请人： Yasuyuki Ishii ,  Hideki Kosugi ,  Tomoko Takahashi ,  Masaaki Yamada ,  Ichiro Kadota ,  Yoshinori Nakagawa

发明人： Yasuyuki Ishii ,  Hideki Kosugi ,  Tomoko Takahashi ,  Masaaki Yamada ,  Ichiro Kadota ,  Yoshinori Nakagawa

IPC分类号： G03G15/08

CPC分类号： G03G15/0818 ,  G03G15/0803 ,  G03G2215/0634

摘要： A disclosed developing apparatus employs a flare roller that is a toner carrier in which electrodes of two different phases are provided at fine intervals. Density irregularities or scumming in a developed image due to a potential difference between the flare roller and a latent image carrier are prevented by maintaining a constant potential on the flare roller surface. A voltage is applied to the electrodes on the flare roller such that an electric field that varies with time is generated between the electrodes, whereby a toner cloud is produced by the movement or hopping of toner over the flare roller. Thereby the toner attaches to a latent image on the latent image carrier, thus developing the latent image. In one embodiment, a bias with an average potential equal to an average potential of the bias applied to the electrodes is applied to a toner layer thickness regulating member.

摘要翻译： 所公开的显影装置使用作为调色剂载体的火炬辊，其中以精细的间隔设置两个不同相的电极。 通过在火炬辊表面上保持恒定的电位来防止由于眩光辊和潜像载体之间的电位差引起的显影图像中的密度不均匀或浮渣。 向火炬辊上的电极施加电压，使得在电极之间产生随时间变化的电场，从而通过调色剂在火炬辊上的移动或跳动产生调色剂云。 由此，调色剂附着在潜影载体上的潜像，从而显影潜像。 在一个实施例中，将平均电位等于施加到电极的偏置的平均电位的偏压施加到调色剂层厚度调节构件。

公开(公告)号：US07912410B2

公开(公告)日：2011-03-22

申请号：US12205240

申请日：2008-09-05

申请人： Tomoko Takahashi ,  Yasuyuki Ishii ,  Hideki Kosugi ,  Ichiro Kadota ,  Masaaki Yamada ,  Yoshinori Nakagawa

发明人： Tomoko Takahashi ,  Yasuyuki Ishii ,  Hideki Kosugi ,  Ichiro Kadota ,  Masaaki Yamada ,  Yoshinori Nakagawa

IPC分类号： G03G15/08

CPC分类号： G03G15/0818

摘要： A developing device for a toner powder cloud development system, which can achieve high image quality and can be made compact. The developing device has a two-component development unit, a toner carrier, and an alternating current power source. The toner carrier, which is arranged opposing a latent image carrier, has a plurality of electrodes disposed in a line in a prescribed direction on the surface thereof, and mutually insulated. The alternating current power source supplies a voltage such that an electric field across the plurality of electrodes is temporally switched. The inter-electrode electric field causes the toner being carried on the surface of the toner carrier to carry out hopping, thereby forming a toner powder cloud and carrying out development. The movement speed of the latent image carrier and the linear velocity of the toner carrier are set at approximately equivalent speeds.

摘要翻译： 一种用于调色剂粉末云显影系统的显影装置，其可以实现高图像质量并且可以被制造成紧凑。 显影装置具有双组分显影单元，调色剂载体和交流电源。 与潜像载体相对配置的调色剂载体具有在其表面上沿规定方向配置成一排的多个电极，并且彼此绝缘。 交流电源提供电压，使得跨越多个电极的电场在时间上切换。 电极间电场使得调色剂承载在调色剂载体的表面上进行跳跃，从而形成调色剂粉末并进行显影。 潜像载体的移动速度和调色剂载体的线速度被设定为大致相等的速度。

公开(公告)号：US07783235B2

公开(公告)日：2010-08-24

申请号：US11868698

申请日：2007-10-08

申请人： Takeo Tsukamoto ,  Nobuaki Kondoh ,  Masanori Horike ,  Tomoko Takahashi ,  Masaaki Yamada ,  Hideki Kosugi ,  Ichiro Kadota ,  Yoshinori Nakagawa ,  Yasuyuki Ishii

发明人： Takeo Tsukamoto ,  Nobuaki Kondoh ,  Masanori Horike ,  Tomoko Takahashi ,  Masaaki Yamada ,  Hideki Kosugi ,  Ichiro Kadota ,  Yoshinori Nakagawa ,  Yasuyuki Ishii

IPC分类号： G03G15/08 ,  G03G15/09

CPC分类号： G03G15/0812 ,  G03G15/0818 ,  G03G2215/0651

摘要： A development apparatus using a hopping method and an image formation apparatus including the development apparatus are disclosed. The development apparatus includes a toner supporting object for supporting and conveying a toner by a movement of the toner supporting object, while the toner is hopping on a surface of the toner supporting object by an electric field; a regulating member made of a flexible material for constituting a toner thickness regulation position; a latent image supporting object for supporting a latent image; and a development position, which is a position of the toner supporting object, that counters the latent image supporting object; wherein the toner is conveyed through the regulation position to the development position where the toner is adhered to the latent image, and wherein one end of the regulating member is supported, and the other end contacts the toner supporting object.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种使用跳频方法的显影设备和包括显影设备的图像形成设备。 显影装置包括调色剂支撑物体，用于通过调色剂支撑物体的移动来支撑和输送调色剂，同时调色剂通过电场在调色剂支撑物体的表面上跳跃; 由用于构成调色剂厚度调节位置的柔性材料制成的调节件; 用于支持潜像的潜像支持对象; 以及显影位置，其是调色剂支撑对象的位置，用于对潜像支撑对象进行计数; 其中所述调色剂通过所述调节位置传送到所述显影位置，其中所述调色剂粘附到所述潜像，并且所述调节构件的一端被支撑，并且所述另一端接触所述调色剂支撑体。

公开(公告)号：US08165510B2

公开(公告)日：2012-04-24

申请号：US12121122

申请日：2008-05-15

申请人： Ichiro Kadota ,  Yasuyuki Ishii ,  Tomoko Takahashi ,  Masaaki Yamada ,  Hideki Kosugi ,  Yoshinori Nakagawa ,  Masanori Horike ,  Nobuaki Kondoh

发明人： Ichiro Kadota ,  Yasuyuki Ishii ,  Tomoko Takahashi ,  Masaaki Yamada ,  Hideki Kosugi ,  Yoshinori Nakagawa ,  Masanori Horike ,  Nobuaki Kondoh

IPC分类号： G03G15/08

CPC分类号： G03G15/0818 ,  G03G2215/0651

摘要： The development device includes a toner carrier, a toner supplier, and a surface electrical potential controller. When the toner supplier supplies toner particles to the toner carrier, the toner carrier carries toner particles to adhere to a latent image formed on the latent image carrier and has a time constant τ1 of a surface electrical potential change of the toner carrier. The surface electrical potential controller has a time constant τ2 of a surface electrical potential change of the toner carrier smaller than the time constant τ1. The toner carrier includes a plurality of electrodes aligned in parallel and electrically insulated from each other on the surface thereof, and a voltage supplier for supplying each of the plurality of electrodes with a voltage to periodically switch electrical fields therebetween, so that the toner particles form a cloud on the surface of the toner carrier while hopping.

摘要翻译： 显影装置包括调色剂载体，调色剂供应器和表面电位控制器。 当调色剂供应商将调色剂颗粒供应到调色剂载体上时，调色剂载体携带调色剂颗粒以粘附在潜像载体上形成的潜像，并具有调色剂载体的表面电位变化的时间常数τ1。 表面电位控制器具有小于时间常数τ1的调色剂载体的表面电位变化的时间常数τ2。 调色剂载体包括在其表面上平行排列并彼此电绝缘的多个电极，以及电压供应器，用于向多个电极中的每一个提供电压以周期性地切换其间的电场，使得调色剂颗粒形成 在调色剂载体的表面上的云层跳跃。

公开(公告)号：US08005409B2

公开(公告)日：2011-08-23

申请号：US12468955

申请日：2009-05-20

申请人： Yasuyuki Ishii ,  Hideki Kosugi ,  Tomoko Takahashi ,  Yoshinori Nakagawa ,  Masaaki Yamada ,  Ichiro Kadota

发明人： Yasuyuki Ishii ,  Hideki Kosugi ,  Tomoko Takahashi ,  Yoshinori Nakagawa ,  Masaaki Yamada ,  Ichiro Kadota

IPC分类号： G03G15/08 ,  G03G15/06

CPC分类号： G03G15/0818 ,  G03G15/0817 ,  G03G2215/0653

摘要： A development device includes an open-ended housing, a rotatable roller, an array of multiple primary electrodes, a voltage source, a sealing member, and a secondary electrode. The housing accommodates toner for application to the photoconductive surface through an end opening thereof. The roller has an outer circumferential surface to deliver the toner from within the housing to a development zone. The array of multiple primary electrodes are aligned with each other on the roller surface. The voltage source applies a periodic pulse voltage to at least a subset of the primary electrodes to generate an oscillating primary electric field. The sealing member seals clearance between the roller surface and an edge of the end opening downstream from the development zone. The secondary electrode generates a secondary electric field to force the toner from the sealing member toward the roller surface to prevent premature removal of the toner.

摘要翻译： 显影装置包括开口壳体，可旋转辊，多个主电极阵列，电压源，密封构件和次级电极。 壳体通过其端部开口容纳用于施加到光导表面的调色剂。 辊具有外周表面，以将调色剂从壳体内传送到显影区。 多个主电极的阵列在辊表面上彼此对准。 电压源将周期脉冲电压施加到主电极的至少一个子集，以产生振荡的初级电场。 密封构件密封辊表面与开发区下游的端部开口的边缘之间的间隙。 次级电极产生二次电场以迫使调色剂从密封构件朝向辊表面以防止调色剂的过早去除。