摘要:
The present invention provides a process cartridge mountable to an image forming apparatus. The cartridge includes an image bearing member, a processor for acting on the image bearing member, a driving force receiver provided at one end of the image bearing member, a protection member shiftable between a protection position to protect the image bearing member and a retract position, a first projection provided on the side of a toner containing portion, a guide member protruded in the direction perpendicular to the moving direction of the image bearing member, a second projection protruded in the moving direction of the image bearing member, and a third projection protruded from the protection member.
摘要:
In a color image forming apparatus, an image retainer, a charger, a plurality of developing devices and a cleaner are made in one unit. The unit is dismountably supported in a housing so that the unit can be moved out from a first position at which the unit is set in the housing to a second position at which jam disposition is conducted. When the unit means is placed at the second position, a part of the apparatus is used to cover the image retaining surface at the transfer section.
摘要:
A drum cartridge with a protective cover for an electrophotographic apparatus is disclosed.The protective cover consisting of an upper and a lower covers separately formed from each other, and the upper cover is operable to be opened and closed by a first gear pivoting around a drum shaft of a photosensitive drum. The lower cover is operable to be opened and closed by a connecting rod coupled to a second gear in mesh with the first gear, and has a driving pin driven by external force.According to the construction, the protective cover is automatically opened and closed by mounting and separating the drum cartridge, and capable of making the exposed area of a photosensitive drum be wide in open position and perfectly protecting the photosensitive drum in closed position.
摘要:
A process kit is detachably mounted in the main body of an image forming apparatus and includes a housing in which a photosensitive member, a corona discharger and a developing device are mounted and held as a unit, the housing including an optical opening formed therein upstream of the corona discharger for conducting a homogeneous light to the photosensitive member to eliminate any remaining charge thereon and an opening of exposure for conducting a light of information to the photosensitive member, the exposure opening being located between the corona discharger and the developing device.
摘要:
When the user inserts an insertion end portion of an image forming unit covered with a protective cover into an attachment opening on an apparatus main unit along with a buffer sheet and a blackout sheet, the insertion end portion of an exterior cover sheet touches an exterior wall near the attachment opening for the image forming unit on the apparatus main unit. Thereby, the insertion operation of the image forming unit stops and one end of the image forming unit is held supported on the wall inside the opening.
摘要:
A process cartridge detachably mountable to a main body of an electrophotographic image forming apparatus includes a cartridge frame, an electrophotographic photosensitive member supported by the cartridge frame, a process device supported by the cartridge frame to act on the electrophotographic photosensitive member, and a shutter member for protecting a portion of the electrophotographic photosensitive member exposed from the cartridge frame. It further includes a first connection member to connect the cartridge frame and the shutter member. The first connection member is rotatable with respect to the cartridge frame and is detachably attached to the cartridge frame. Also provided is a second connection member to connect the cartridge frame and the shutter member. It is rotatable with respect to the cartridge frame and is attached to the cartridge frame while regulating an axial movement of the second connection member during rotation of the second connection member.
摘要:
A shutter for a process cartridge including an electrophotographic photosensitive member, a processing device acting on the photosensitive member, a frame, an exposure opening for permitting exposure of the photosensitive member to image information light, an image transfer opening for permitting transfer of image from the photosensitive member to a recording material, the process cartridge that being detachably mountable to main assembly of an image forming apparatus, one shutter includes an engaging portion for engaging the shutter with the frame; a first shutter member for opening and closing the exposure opening; a second shutter member for opening and closing the transfer opening.
摘要:
The invention provides an apparatus for forming image, components of which are classified into two groups. A first group includes a photoreceptor on which an electrostatic latent image is formed, a charger for charging the photoreceptor, and a developing device for developing the latent image into a toner image; and a second group includes a transferring device for transferring the toner image to a recording sheet, a sheet passage for passing the recording sheet through the transferring device, and a toner container for storing toner. In the above constitution, the second group is arranged to dispose above the first group.
摘要:
A photographic recording apparatus is provided having a housing body, and a process cartridge unit including a photoconductive drum and a developing device and which is removably mounted on the housing body. The cartridge unit includes a first and a second frame which are pivotable about a rotation axis of the drum relative to each other, and a biasing member for biasing the two frames to thereby hold the frames in a first relative angular position. The housing body includes a portion for holding the cartridge unit such that the two frames are held in a second relative angular position, which is established by pivoting the two frames from the first relative angular position against a biasing action of the biasing member. The first and second frames each having holes or openings that are initially misaligned, cooperate in an overlapping fashion to provide at least one opening through which a portion of the drum is exposed outside the frames, when the frames are placed in the second relative angular position. Each opening is closed when the frames are placed in the first relative angular position.
摘要:
An image forming apparatus or a process unit detachably mountable in the main assembly of the image forming apparatus, the process unit including an image bearing member and processing device (including a part or all of the components) which is actable on the image bearing member. In other words, the present invention relates to a process unit detachably mountable in an image forming apparatus, the process unit comprising an image bearing member, discharger actable on the image bearing member and a device for fixing the image bearing member, and the discharger and the fixing device being integrally supported by a supporting member. Moreover, an image forming apparatus characterized by an image bearing member, a supporting member for supporting the image bearing member so that it can be moved in the direction perpendicular to the axis thereof, a member for fixing the image bearing member to the supporting member, discharger actable on the image bearing member, and the fixing member and the discharger are integrally supported by a supporting member.