公开(公告)号：US20100247168A1

公开(公告)日：2010-09-30

申请号：US12538543

申请日：2009-08-10

申请人： Nobuo Hyakutake ,  Taku Fukuhara ,  Masaaki Takahashi ,  Takashi Kawabata

发明人： Nobuo Hyakutake ,  Taku Fukuhara ,  Masaaki Takahashi ,  Takashi Kawabata

IPC分类号： G03G15/01

CPC分类号： G03G15/161 ,  G03G15/0131 ,  G03G15/1615 ,  G03G2215/00156

摘要： An image forming apparatus includes: an image carrier having an endless circumferential surface on which a latent image is formed due to an electrostatic potential difference; a developing device that attaches a toner to the image carrier to form a toner image; an endless intermediate transfer belt that is entrained around a plurality of roll members and moves circumferentially, and contacts the image carrier to transfer the toner image to the intermediate transfer belt; a transferring device that further transfers the toner image that has been transferred to the intermediate transfer belt, to a recording sheet; and a load applying member that cooperates with one of the roll members placed inside the intermediate transfer belt, to nip the intermediate transfer belt to apply a load to the intermediate transfer belt, the load applying member contacting a non-image region of the intermediate transfer belt.

摘要翻译： 图像形成装置包括：具有环形圆周表面的图像载体，由于静电电位差而形成有潜像; 显影装置，其将调色剂附着到图像载体上以形成调色剂图像; 围绕多个辊构件夹带并沿周向运动并与图像载体接触以将调色剂图像转印到中间转印带的环形中间转印带; 进一步将已经转印到中间转印带上的调色剂图像转印到记录纸上的转印装置; 以及负载施加构件，其与设置在所述中间转印带内的所述辊构件中的一个配合，以夹持所述中间转印带以向所述中间转印带施加负载，所述负载施加构件接触所述中间转印的非图像区域 带。

公开(公告)号：US07567775B2

公开(公告)日：2009-07-28

申请号：US11956987

申请日：2007-12-14

申请人： Taku Fukuhara

发明人： Taku Fukuhara

IPC分类号： G03G15/16

CPC分类号： G03G15/6591 ,  G03G15/0136 ,  G03G15/1695 ,  G03G15/6585 ,  G03G2215/00476 ,  G03G2215/00801 ,  G03G2215/0129 ,  G03G2215/0193

摘要： An image forming apparatus includes a transparent image forming unit having a transparent image carrier; plural color image forming units arranged on a downstream side in a process direction of the transparent image forming unit, the color image forming units having color image carriers; a black image forming unit arranged between the transparent image forming unit and the color image forming unit or on the downstream side of the color image forming units, the black image forming unit having a black image carrier; an intermediate transfer member to which the toner images formed in the respective image carriers are transferred; a retracting mechanism that brings the transparent image carrier into contact with or separates it from the intermediate transfer member; and a moving unit that brings the intermediate transfer member into contact with or separates it from the color image carrier.

摘要翻译： 一种图像形成装置，包括具有透明图像载体的透明图像形成单元; 多个彩色图像形成单元，其布置在所述透明图像形成单元的处理方向的下游侧，所述彩色图像形成单元具有彩色图像载体; 布置在透明图像形成单元和彩色图像形成单元之间或彩色图像形成单元的下游侧的黑色图像形成单元，黑色图像形成单元具有黑色图像载体; 形成在各个图像载体中的调色剂图像的中间转印部件被转印到其上; 使透明图像载体与中间转印构件接触或分离的缩回机构; 以及将中间转印部件与彩色图像载体接触或分离的移动单元。

公开(公告)号：US08121506B2

公开(公告)日：2012-02-21

申请号：US12555855

申请日：2009-09-09

申请人： Masaaki Takahashi ,  Taku Fukuhara

发明人： Masaaki Takahashi ,  Taku Fukuhara

IPC分类号： G03G15/16

CPC分类号： G03G15/1645 ,  G03G2215/0177

摘要： An image forming apparatus includes: an image carrier that carries a developed image that has been developed on a surface thereof using a developer; a transfer member that transfers the developed image from the image carrier to a belt-shaped member; an electric power supply unit that supplies electric power to the transfer member; a measurement unit that measures a combined resistance value of the image carrier, the belt-shaped member, and the transfer member; and a controller that controls the electric power supply unit. The controller controls the electric power supply unit such that the electric power supplied to the transfer member is changed from a predetermined first supply value to a second supply value, the second supply value being larger than the first supply value, when the combined resistance value measured by the measurement unit is lower than a predetermined combined resistance value.

摘要翻译： 图像形成装置包括：图像载体，其使用显影剂承载已经在其表面上显影的显影图像; 将显影图像从图像载体传送到带状构件的转印构件; 向所述转印部件供给电力的电力供给部; 测量单元，其测量图像载体，带状构件和转印构件的组合电阻值; 以及控制电力供应单元的控制器。 控制器控制供电单元，使得提供给转印构件的电力从预定的第一电源值改变为第二电源值，第二电源值大于第一电源值，当测得的组合电阻值 由测量单元低于预定的组合电阻值。

公开(公告)号：US07933528B2

公开(公告)日：2011-04-26

申请号：US12052449

申请日：2008-03-20

申请人： Tomoaki Yoshioka ,  Nobuo Hyakutake ,  Taku Fukuhara

发明人： Tomoaki Yoshioka ,  Nobuo Hyakutake ,  Taku Fukuhara

IPC分类号： G03G15/00

CPC分类号： G03G15/5058 ,  G03G15/0131 ,  G03G2215/00059 ,  G03G2215/0129

摘要： An image forming apparatus comprises a first image forming unit that transfers a base toner image formed on a first image carrier to an intermediate transfer member and forms an image and second image forming units that are plurally disposed downstream of the first image forming unit in a moving direction of the intermediate transfer member, transfer different color toner images formed on second image carriers to the intermediate transfer member and form images. The base toner image is formed beforehand in a single color region transferred onto the intermediate transfer member from the second image carriers of the second image forming units.

摘要翻译： 图像形成装置包括：第一图像形成单元，其将形成在第一图像载体上的基色调色剂图像转印到中间转印部件上，并且形成图像;以及第二图像形成单元，其在移动中多个位于第一图像形成单元的下游 中间转印部件的方向，将形成在第二图像载体上的不同颜色的调色剂图像转印到中间转印部件上并形成图像。 预先在从第二图像形成单元的第二图像载体转印到中间转印部件上的单一颜色区域中形成基底调色剂图像。

公开(公告)号：US20100196032A1

公开(公告)日：2010-08-05

申请号：US12555855

申请日：2009-09-09

申请人： Masaaki Takahashi ,  Taku Fukuhara

发明人： Masaaki Takahashi ,  Taku Fukuhara

IPC分类号： G03G15/16

CPC分类号： G03G15/1645 ,  G03G2215/0177

摘要： An image forming apparatus includes: an image carrier that carries a developed image that has been developed on a surface thereof using a developer; a transfer member that transfers the developed image from the image carrier to a belt-shaped member; an electric power supply unit that supplies electric power to the transfer member; a measurement unit that measures a combined resistance value of the image carrier, the belt-shaped member, and the transfer member; and a controller that controls the electric power supply unit. The controller controls the electric power supply unit such that the electric power supplied to the transfer member is changed from a predetermined first supply value to a second supply value, the second supply value being larger than the first supply value, when the combined resistance value measured by the measurement unit is lower than a predetermined combined resistance value.

摘要翻译： 图像形成装置包括：图像载体，其使用显影剂承载已经在其表面上显影的显影图像; 将显影图像从图像载体传送到带状构件的转印构件; 向所述转印部件供给电力的电力供给部; 测量单元，其测量图像载体，带状构件和转印构件的组合电阻值; 以及控制电力供应单元的控制器。 控制器控制供电单元，使得提供给转印构件的电力从预定的第一电源值改变为第二电源值，第二电源值大于第一电源值，当测得的组合电阻值 由测量单元低于预定的组合电阻值。

公开(公告)号：US20100052242A1

公开(公告)日：2010-03-04

申请号：US12361110

申请日：2009-01-28

申请人： Katsunori Kikuchihara ,  Takashi Kawabata ,  Masaaki Takahashi ,  Nobuo Hyakutake ,  Taku Fukuhara

发明人： Katsunori Kikuchihara ,  Takashi Kawabata ,  Masaaki Takahashi ,  Nobuo Hyakutake ,  Taku Fukuhara

IPC分类号： B65H7/20

CPC分类号： G03G15/161 ,  G03G15/755 ,  G03G2215/00139

摘要： A warpage leveling unit includes a surface roughening member that is provided to oppose to a side end portion of an image carrier which has an endless-belt-shape, is entrained around a plurality of rollers, and carries an image on a surface of the image carrier, wherein the surface roughening member comes into contact with a surface of the side end portion which is warped.

摘要翻译： 翘曲整平单元包括：表面粗糙化部件，被设置为与具有环形带状的图像载体的侧端部相对，被夹带在多个辊周围，并且在图像的表面上承载图像 载体，其中表面粗糙化部件与被弯曲的侧端部的表面接触。

公开(公告)号：US08886089B2

公开(公告)日：2014-11-11

申请号：US13403570

申请日：2012-02-23

申请人： Toshimasa Toyama ,  Masaaki Takahashi ,  Taku Fukuhara

发明人： Toshimasa Toyama ,  Masaaki Takahashi ,  Taku Fukuhara

IPC分类号： G03G15/08 ,  G03G15/16 ,  G03G15/01

CPC分类号： G03G15/0189 ,  G03G15/161 ,  G03G2215/0129

摘要： An image forming apparatus includes an image forming device including an image holding member; an intermediate transfer belt to whose outer surface a developer image formed on the image holding member of the image forming device is transferred, and that holds the developer image; a cleaning device that includes a plate member, and that performs a cleaning operation; and a collecting member that is disposed in contact with an outer peripheral surface of the intermediate transfer belt, and that removes and holds a resin particle existing at the outer peripheral surface of the intermediate transfer belt as a result of causing a speed of the intermediate transfer belt and a speed of the collecting member to differ from each other.

摘要翻译： 图像形成装置包括：图像形成装置，包括图像保持部件; 中间转印带，其外表面上形成在图像形成装置的图像保持部件上的显影剂图像被转印并保持显影剂图像; 清洁装置，其包括板构件，并且执行清洁操作; 以及收集构件，其与所述中间转印带的外周面接触地设置，并且除去并保持存在于所述中间转印带的外周面的树脂粒子，其结果是使所述中间转印带的速度 带和收集构件的速度彼此不同。

公开(公告)号：US08369766B2

公开(公告)日：2013-02-05

申请号：US12554295

申请日：2009-09-04

申请人： Tadakazu Edure ,  Tsutomu Komiyama ,  Masaaki Takahashi ,  Taku Fukuhara

发明人： Tadakazu Edure ,  Tsutomu Komiyama ,  Masaaki Takahashi ,  Taku Fukuhara

IPC分类号： G03G21/00

CPC分类号： G03G15/161 ,  G03G21/105 ,  G03G21/12

摘要： A cleaning device includes: a first scraping member that scrapes off a developer on a surface of a moving body that circularly moves; a second scraping member that is disposed downstream from the first scraping member in a moving direction of the moving body, and that scrapes off residuals remaining on the surface of the moving body; a container having: a first housing portion that houses the developer scraped off by the first scraping member, as a recovered material; and a second housing portion that houses the residuals scraped off by the second scraping member; a discharge port that is disposed in the first housing portion, wherein the developer in the first housing portion is discharged to an outside of the container through the discharge port; and a conveying member that conveys the recovered material housed in the first housing portion to the discharge port.

摘要翻译： 清洁装置包括：第一刮削构件，其刮除循环移动的移动体的表面上的显影剂; 第二刮削构件，其沿着移动体的移动方向设置在第一刮削构件的下游，并且清除残留在移动体的表面上的残留物; 容器，具有：容纳由第一刮削构件刮下的显影剂作为回收材料的第一壳体部; 以及第二壳体部分，其容纳由第二刮削构件刮下的残余物; 排出口，其布置在所述第一壳体部分中，其中所述第一壳体部分中的显影剂通过所述排出口排出到所述容器的外部; 以及输送构件，其将容纳在第一壳体部分中的回收材料输送到排出口。

公开(公告)号：US08290384B2

公开(公告)日：2012-10-16

申请号：US12783882

申请日：2010-05-20

申请人： Nobuo Hyakutake ,  Taku Fukuhara

发明人： Nobuo Hyakutake ,  Taku Fukuhara

IPC分类号： G03G15/16

CPC分类号： G03G15/1605 ,  G03G15/0194 ,  G03G15/1675 ,  G03G15/50 ,  G03G2215/0129 ,  G03G2215/1614

摘要： An image forming device includes: image forming sections that form toner images with charged toners of respective colors on respective surfaces of image retainers; a transfer accepting body to whose surface the toner images are transferred electrostatically; transfer members that transfer the toner images to the transfer accepting body; a first charge applying section that switches, according to an instruction, between a first mode of applying the charge to all the transfer members and a second mode of applying the charge to apart of the transfer members; and a second charge applying section that applies, when the charge is applied in the second mode, a charge having the same polarity as that of the charged toners, to the transfer accepting body surface, at an applying point upstream from where the toner images are transferred to the transfer accepting body in a moving direction of the transfer accepting body.

摘要翻译： 图像形成装置包括：图像形成部，其在图像保持器的各个表面上形成具有各种颜色的带电调色剂的调色剂图像; 转印接收体，其表面上的调色剂图像被静电转印; 将调色剂图像转印到转印接受体的转印部件; 第一充电应用部分，根据指示，在向所有传送构件施加电荷的第一模式和将电荷施加到传送构件之间的第二模式中切换; 以及第二充电施加部分，当在所述第二模式中向所述转印接收体表面施加与所述带电调色剂具有相同极性的电荷时，在所述调色剂图像的上游的施加点处， 在转印接受体的移动方向上转印到转印接受体上。

公开(公告)号：US08272642B2

公开(公告)日：2012-09-25

申请号：US12361110

申请日：2009-01-28

申请人： Katsunori Kikuchihara ,  Takashi Kawabata ,  Masaaki Takahashi ,  Nobuo Hyakutake ,  Taku Fukuhara

发明人： Katsunori Kikuchihara ,  Takashi Kawabata ,  Masaaki Takahashi ,  Nobuo Hyakutake ,  Taku Fukuhara

IPC分类号： B65H5/02

CPC分类号： G03G15/161 ,  G03G15/755 ,  G03G2215/00139

摘要： A warpage leveling unit includes a surface roughening member that is provided to oppose to a side end portion of an image carrier which has an endless-belt-shape, is entrained around a plurality of rollers, and carries an image on a surface of the image carrier, wherein the surface roughening member comes into contact with a surface of the side end portion which is warped.

摘要翻译： 翘曲整平单元包括：表面粗糙化部件，被设置为与具有环形带状的图像载体的侧端部相对，被夹带在多个辊周围，并且在图像的表面上承载图像 载体，其中表面粗糙化部件与被弯曲的侧端部的表面接触。