Abstract:
A process unit including a photoconductor unit having a photoconductor drum, a developing unit having a developing roller disposed in a development housing, and a support shaft means for supporting the developing unit pivotably relative to the photoconductor unit. The developing roller is disposed such that its surface is pressed against the surface of the photoconductor drum in a developing zone. The photoconductor drum and the developing roller are rotationally driven such that their respective surfaces move from below to above in the developing zone.
Abstract:
According to the present invention, in the image forming apparatus in which so-called "cleaningless" is realized, no problems such as traces of paper powder, gray or foggy stripes and the like occur in a formed image. The image forming apparatus is provided with a brush for scratching toner remaining on the surface of the photosensitive drum and recovering paper powder adhering on the surface thereof. When the length of the brush extending from the root thereof to the photosensitive drum is taken as a�mm!, the length of the toughening member, toughening the brush materials, projecting from the root of the brush materials is taken as c�mm!, and the length of the portion of the brush, cutting into the photosensitive drum, is taken as b�mm!, the relationship among a�mm!, b�mm! and c�mm! satisfies the conditions that 0.3.ltoreq.(c/(a+b)).ltoreq.0.95, 0.1 �mm!.ltoreq.b.ltoreq.1.5 �mm!, and (a+b)
Abstract:
An image-forming apparatus for forming image through the electric charging of a photosensitive material drum, exposure to light, developing and transfer, wherein a developing device also works to clean the toner remaining on the photosensitive material; an electric charge for effecting the electric charging has a scorotron charger located within .+-.45.degree. from a perpendicular downwardly drawn from the center of the photosensitive material drum, and has a hole on the side opposite to the opening for charging; and an electric field E.sub.1 between a wire and a grid in the scorotron charger is set to be stronger than an electric field E.sub.2 between the wire and a shield. The invention is further concerned with an image-forming unit used in the image-forming apparatus for forming image wherein said image-forming unit includes a photosensitive material drum having a photosensitive layer of an organic material, a first frame for supporting the photosensitive material drum maintaining the freedom of rotation, a photosensitive material unit having a scorotron charger which is provided on the first frame so as to be positioned within .+-.45.degree. from a perpendicular downwardly drawn from the center of the photosensitive material drum and has a ventilation hole on the side opposite to the opening for charging, a developing device, and a second frame which supports the developing device and also works as a toner container; wherein the first frame and the second frame have a common fulcrum and a resiliently engaging device on the side opposite to the fulcrum, and an electric field E.sub.1 between a wire and a grid in the scorotron charger is set to be stronger than an electric field E.sub.2 between the wire and a shield.
Abstract:
An electrographic copying machine has a photoreceptor drum which moves so that a photosensitive layer on its surface is successively charged, exposed, developed and charge-removed. The photosensitive layer is made of an amorphous material. The drum surface is charged by a charger before a latent image is formed thereon through exposure. A voltage generator is provided which supplies the charger with a voltage to charge the drum surface. It takes time for the potential of the charged drum surface at the developing section to reach a predetermined potential from a potential higher than the predetermined potential due to a rise characteristic of the surface potential. A controller is provided which corrects an output voltage value of the voltage generator to a voltage value necessary for the drum surface to be charged at the predetermined potential in a predetermined number of charging operations performed until the surface potential reaches the predetermined potential.
Abstract:
A tape cassette has a shutter which can be opened and closed for accommodating a magnetic tape which records information such as music and reproduces recorded information. The shutter is made of thermoplastic resin and hardly generates abraded powders as a result of the sliding of the shutter in contact with the casing. The shutter has engaging portions in specific configurations so as to prevent the shutter from being dislocated from the casing.
Abstract:
A tape cassette for accommodating a magnetic recording tape comprises a casing including first and second major walls opposite to each other and spaced a distance corresponding to the width of a length of magnetic tape, a pair of opposite end walls, and front and rear walls opposite to each other, all assembled together to render the casing as a whole to represent a generally rectangular box-like configuration. Art erroneous erasure preventing member is accommodated within a detection hole, defined in the rear wall, for selective movement between retracted and projected positions in a direction substantially perpendicular to the rear wall. The erasure preventing member has an outer surface which, when in the projected position, closes the detection hole while lying flush with an outer surface of the rear wall, indicating the condition in which the magnetic tape contained in the tape cassette is available for information recording or erasure. On the other hand, when the erasure preventing member is moved to the retracted position with the outer surface thereof consequently set back inwardly from the rear wall, the tape cassette is held in the condition in which neither information recording nor information erasure can be accomplished on or from the length of magnetic tape contained therein.
Abstract:
In a ventilating device for a container which comprises a container frame consisting of tubular rail members, outer ventilation holes formed through the outer wall of the rail member so as to be exposed to the outside of the container, inner ventilation holes formed through the inner wall of the rail member so as to be exposed to the interior of the container, and a ventilation channel defined inside the rail member so as to connect the inner ventilation holes and the outer ventilation holes, this ventilating device further comprises a first groove which is formed in the inner wall of the rail member so as to extend along the longitudinal direction of the rail member, and a second groove which is formed in the outer wall of the rail member so as to extend substantially parallel to the first groove, the lower wall of the first groove and the upper wall of the second groove defining a part of the ventilation channel. According to this ventilating device, the flexural rigidity of the rail member can be increased without any substantial increase in its weight as compared with such conventional ventilating devices as are arranged in rail members as well, so that the bending and buckling strength of the container may be improved, for instance, against such loads as act on the container during suspension. In addition, the device is simple in structure, and allows easy quality control and operations such as inspection and cleaning.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for electrolytic treatment to a metal web includes transporting the metal web between pairs of electrolytic-plates which are immersed in an electrolyzer. A plurality of insulating members extends from upper surface or bottom of the electrolyzer along a widthwise direction of the metal web, and the insulating members function to interrupt a flow of the electrolyte which is circulated in the electrolyzer which increases the agitation rate of the electrolyte in the vicinity of the surfaces of the metal web.
Abstract:
Both thickened end portions of predetermined lengths of an upset steel pipe are preheated simultaneously, in advance of heat treatment of the pipe, in an apparatus provided with means for raising or lowering the stationarily supported upset steel pipe and with a pair of induction heaters for simultaneously heating both end portions of the upset steel pipe in the raised position of the pipe, said pair of induction heaters being set in advance to a relative spacing corresponding to the length of said steel pipe, and reciprocated with strokes corresponding to the lengths of the thickened end portions. The support means for raising and lowering the pipe comprise a plurality of units which may be raised and lowered separately and selectively.
Abstract:
An electron microscope of a scanning type provided with two specimen stages for allowing specimens of a large size and a small size to be selectively and interchangeably observed. The microscope comprises an electron gun, a first objective lens for observing a small size specimen, a second objective lens for observing a large size specimen, the second objective lens being disposed in axial opposition to the electron gun with the first objective lens disposed therebetween. The specimen stage for the small size specimen is disposed in the vicinity of the first objective lens, while the specimen stage for the large size specimen is disposed near the focal plane of the second objective lens. Improved stability, high resolving power and simplified manipulatability are attained.