摘要:
An image forming apparatus includes a development cartridge, a placement tray, an apparatus body, and a cover member. The development cartridge contains developer to be applied onto a recording sheet. The placement tray is configured so as to place recording sheets thereon. In the apparatus body, the development cartridge and the placement tray are detachably installed. The apparatus body includes a first opening and a second opening. Through the first opening, the development cartridge is attached/detached. Through the second opening, the placement tray is attached/detached. The cover member has a portion integrally and continuously extending over the first opening and the second opening so as to cover the first opening and the second opening.
摘要:
An image forming apparatus that includes: a process cartridge that includes a power supplied member; a casing that includes an accommodating section for detachably accommodating the process cartridge; and a power supplying member that is provided in the accommodating section and is abutted on the power supplied member of the mounted process cartridge, the power supplying member comprises a conductive wire including a winding section and two arms having the conductive wire extending from the winding section in a different direction, wherein the accommodating section is provided with supporting sections that respectively support the two arms such that the power supplied member of the mounted process cartridge is abutted on the winding section.
摘要:
A direct-current to direct-current conversion (DC/DC) apparatus includes a control circuit having an error amplifier for voltage control, basing the conversion on a pulse width modulation control using an output of the error amplifier. The error amplifier inputs a voltage signal corresponding to an output voltage of a DC/DC result and a plurality of reference voltage signals. The DC/DC apparatus also includes a soft start capacitor to provide one of the plurality of reference voltage signals. The error amplifier amplifies a difference between the voltage signal corresponding of the output voltage of a DC/DC result and a voltage signal of a lower potential among the plurality of reference voltage signals and carries out the pulse width modulation control. Furthermore, the control circuit includes a circuit for discharging charges corresponding to the output voltage of the DC/DC result when a power supply to the control circuit is turned off.
摘要:
An image forming apparatus includes: an image forming apparatus main body including an image forming unit that forms an image on a sheet, a detachable main body sheet feeding tray that holds the sheet and a sheet feeding unit that feeds the sheet from the main body sheet feeding tray toward the image forming unit; an optional sheet feeding device that is capable of being added on a lower side of the main body sheet feeding tray and feeds the sheet toward the image forming unit, the optional sheet feeding device having a first detector that detects whether or not the main body sheet feeding tray is attached to a proper position; and a controller that controls operations of the image forming apparatus main body and the optional sheet feeding device based on a detection result of the first detector.
摘要:
A direct-current to direct-current conversion (DC/DC) apparatus includes a control circuit having an error amplifier for voltage control and controlling a direct-current to direct-current conversion based on a pulse width modulation control using an output of the error amplifier. The error amplifier inputs a voltage signal corresponding to an output voltage of a DC/DC result and a plurality of reference voltage signals. The DC/DC apparatus also includes a soft start capacitor to provide one of the plurality of reference voltage signals. The error amplifier amplifies a difference between the voltage signal corresponding to the output voltage of a DC/DC result and a voltage signal of a lower potential among the plurality of reference voltage signals and, based on-the amplified output, carries out the pulse width modulation control. Furthermore, the control circuit includes a circuit for discharging charges corresponding to the output voltage of the DC/DC result when a power supply to the control circuit is turned off. By the constitution, it is possible to easily realize power turn-on/turn-off sequence controls without requiring any special logic circuit, and thus to control rise/fall characteristics of the output voltage without depending on the load.
摘要:
A power supply control circuit connectable with an input power monitor that monitors an input power value to the power supply, an output power monitor that monitors an output power value from the power supply, and an output power controller that varies the output power value from the power supply, the power supply control circuit having an output power determiner that determines a determined output power value depending on the input power value and a power adjuster that adjusts the output power value to the determined output power value by controlling the output power controller.
摘要:
To avoid burning out a capacitor in a synchronous rectification type DC-to-DC converter due to overvoltages, the synchronous rectification type DC-to-DC converter includes a storage unit storing therein power derived from a power supply, switching elements connecting and disconnecting respective signal paths from power and ground, and a control unit controlling the connecting/disconnecting operations of the switching elements to maintain a voltage output from the storage unit at a predetermined value. The DC/DC converter also includes an overvoltage detecting unit monitoring a voltage derived from the power supply to thereby output an alarm signal when the voltage derived from the power supply exceeds a preselected voltage value, a shortcircuiting unit influencing the connecting conditions of the switching elements when the alarm signal from the overvoltage detecting unit is input therein, whereby the voltage derived from the power supply is shortcircuited, and an interrupting unit interrupting one of the signal paths by the power shortcircuited by the shortcircuiting unit.
摘要翻译:为了避免由于过电压而在同步整流型DC-DC转换器中烧毁电容器,同步整流型DC-DC转换器包括存储单元,其存储来自电源的功率,各自连接和断开的开关元件 来自电源和地的信号路径,以及控制单元,控制开关元件的连接/断开操作,以将从存储单元输出的电压保持在预定值。 DC / DC转换器还包括过电压检测单元,其监视从电源导出的电压,从而当从电源导出的电压超过预选电压值时输出报警信号;影响开关元件的连接条件的短路单元 当来自过电压检测单元的报警信号被输入时,由电源导出的电压短路,并且中断单元通过由短路单元短路的电力中断信号路径之一。
摘要:
A power supply device includes a secondary battery and a charger, and can further utilize an external D.C. power supply. A switch is interposed between a negative electrode of the secondary battery and the ground. This switch is turned OFF when the external D.C. power supply is connected to the power supply device, and is turned ON when the external D.C. power supply is removed from the power supply device. The charger controls the charge of the secondary battery from the external D.C. power supply by regulating the potential of the negative electrode of the battery. A contact remains OFF while the external D.C. power supply is connected to the power supply device. In consequence, a current does not directly flow from the external D.C. power supply to the secondary battery. Therefore, a back-flow prevention diode, which otherwise results in power consumption, need not be disposed between the secondary battery and the load.
摘要:
The color image forming method of the kind sequentially forming toner images of different colors on an image carrier with developers of corresponding colors stored in a plurality of developing devices, sequentially transferring the toner images to a single paper or similar recording medium one above the other, and returning the toner left on the image carrier after the image transfer to the developing devices color by color, and an image forming apparatus practicable therewith. After the transfer of a toner image of any particular color to the paper wrapped around a transfer drum, a cleaning roller assigned to the above color each collects the toner remaining on the drum and again deposits it on the drum. The drum conveys the redeposited toner to one of the developing devices storing a developer of the same color as the toner.
摘要:
In an image forming apparatus, a toner collection mode is executed when a series of image formation modes ends and when the image formation mode is continuously repeated a preselected number of times. A toner image sensing mode for sensing a reflection density from a reference toner image is executed every time the image formation mode is repeated a preselected number of times. The apparatus is capable of surely and efficiently removing toner left on an image carrier after image transfer, and collecting the reference toner image with a developing unit. The reference toner image is prevented from contaminating an image transferring unit and a cleaning unit.