Abstract:
A liquid developing device includes an ink cartridge, a developing container connected to the ink cartridge in which ink is circulated between the developing container and the ink cartridge, a photosensitive body on which an electrostatic latent image is formed, a developing roller facing the photosensitive body, being rotatable to supply the ink to the electrostatic latent image, and a depositing member being installed to maintain a depositing gap between the depositing member and the developing roller and to attach the ink to the developing roller by a potential difference, wherein the developing container includes a first developing container having an outlet opened in a lengthwise direction and an inlet connected to the ink cartridge at a position lower than the outlet, and a second developing container in which ink overflowing from the first developing container via the outlet is stored and which has a drawing hole connected to the ink cartridge, and the ink supplied from the ink cartridge to the first developing container via the inlet overflows and is supplied to the depositing gap via the outlet, some of the ink is attached to the developing roller, and the remaining ink is stored in the second developing container and is drawn into the ink cartridge.
Abstract:
A liquid image developing system includes a development container to store a developer; a photosensitive body; a development roller partially soaked in the developer in the development container and to rotate opposite to the photosensitive body; a metering blade to scratch the developer attached to a circumference of the development roller to a predetermined thickness; a depositing plate spaced from the development roller to form a space therebetween; a supplying portion to supply the developer to the space between the development roller and the depositing plate; and a power supply to apply a voltage to the depositing plate so that the developer is transferred to the development roller from the space by an electric force. Accordingly, a high-concentration developer can be directly used in the development operation without a dilution operation, and thus the structure to supply the developer can be considerably simplified.
Abstract:
An ink for a liquid electrophotographic color printing system is optimized to reduce the lowering of image density due to wash-off, to obtain a stable over-toned color, and to have a wide reproducible color gamut. The ink includes a plurality of toners for yellow (Y), magenta (M) and cyan (C), each toner being provided in a respective one of a plurality of developing devices, and each toner having a pigment (p) for forming an image having a predetermined color, a binder (b) for binding the pigment on printing paper, a charge controller for imparting electrical properties on the toners, and a stabilizer. A carrier transfers the toners from the developing devices to a photoreceptor belt during development. The blending ratio (b/p) of the binder (b) to the pigment (p) of each toner for yellow (Y), magenta (M) and cyan (C) satisfies the following expressions: b/pyellow(Y)=5±1; b/pmagenta(M)=7±1; and b/pcyan(C)=8±1.
Abstract:
An image forming apparatus includes a plurality of image forming units having photoconductive devices for forming a latent image and developing devices for developing the latent image, an exposing device for selectively moving to and exposing the respective photoconductive devices, an endless transfer belt for conveying a sheet of paper with respect to the photoconductive devices, and transfer chargers. The apparatus is compact because only the light and small exposing device shifts, thereby enhancing picture quality and performing high-speed printing in stable driving.
Abstract:
A silicon nanowire including metal nanoclusters formed on a surface thereof at a high density. The metal nanocluster improves electrical and optical characteristics of the silicon nanowire, and thus can be usefully used in various electrical devices such as a lithium battery, a solar cell, a bio sensor, a memory device, or the like.
Abstract:
A silicon nanowire includes metal nanoclusters formed on a surface thereof at a high density. The metal nanoclusters improve electrical and optical characteristics of the silicon nanowire, and thus can be usefully used in various electrical devices such as a lithium battery, a solar cell, a bio sensor, a memory device, or the like.
Abstract:
An image forming apparatus is provided with a body; a developing unit formed inside the body; a toner accommodation unit mounted inside the body and provided with at least two or more cartridges; and a toner supply unit for supplying toner discharged from each cartridge of the toner accommodation unit to the developing unit, such that a user can easily change the toner.
Abstract:
An image forming apparatus is provided that forms an image with liquid developer, and a method thereof. The image forming apparatus includes a plurality of photoconductors on which developer images having carrier rates different from each other are formed with corresponding liquid developers. An image transfer member is disposed to form transfer nips with the respective photoconductors in such a manner that the developer images of the respective photoconductors are overlappingly transferred onto the image transfer member according to a transfer order predetermined on the basis of the carrier rates thereof. The developer images from the respective photoconductors are moved to an image receiving medium. Since the developer images formed on the plurality of photoconductors are overlappingly transferred onto the image transfer member according to the predetermined transfer order, the developer images previously transferred at the prior transfer nips are substantially prevented from generating a squeezed carrier beyond a predetermined limit at the posterior transfer nips. The squeezed carrier is substantially prevented from accumulating beyond the predetermined limit at the inlet side of the posterior transfer nips when the developer images are transferred from the respective photoconductors to the image transfer member.
Abstract:
An image transfer member, an image transfer device and an image forming system employing the image transfer member and device are disclosed. The image transfer member comprises a base layer, and a surface layer formed from a semi-conductive material above the base layer to receive the developer image transferred from the photoconductor. The surface layer forms a contact inscribed angle θ in the range of 10° to 50° between the surface thereof and the developer image. The image transfer member has a voltage-current characteristic exhibiting a current density (CD) in the range of 0.6 μA/cm2≦CD≦1.5 μA/cm2 at 1 KV voltage, and a voltage decay characteristic exhibiting a voltage decay time (DT) in the range of 0.4 sec≦DT≦3 sec for the voltage decay from 500 V to 100 V. The present invention avoids a transfer defect such as transfer void produced by breakdown caused when a high bias voltage is applied to a developer image having a high electric charge and to significantly improve the transfer efficiency.
Abstract translation:公开了一种图像传送部件,图像传送装置和使用图像传送部件和装置的图像形成系统。 图像转印构件包括基底层和由基底层上方的半导电材料形成的表面层,以接收从感光体转印的显影剂图像。 表面层在其表面和显影剂图像之间形成10°至50°范围内的接触内切角θ。 图像转印部件具有表现出电流密度(CD)在0.6μA/ cm 2≤= CD <=1.5μA/ cm 2的范围内的电压 - 电流特性。 电压衰减时间(DT)在电压衰减时间(DT)的范围内,在500V至100V的范围内,电压衰减特性为0.4sec <= DT <= 3sec。本发明避免了转移缺陷, 作为通过高电压施加到具有高电荷的显影剂图像时引起的击穿而产生的转移空穴并且显着提高转印效率。
Abstract:
An image forming apparatus for performing a printing job using an intermediate transfer belt is provided. The image forming apparatus has a voltage determination part for determining a predetermined level of a refresh charge corresponding to a potential difference which is generated on opposite surfaces of the intermediate transfer belt, and a power supply for supplying the refresh charge to the intermediate transfer belt so that the potential difference is offset. The power supply supplies the refresh charge to the intermediate transfer belt through a certain roller which is in contact with the intermediate transfer belt. Accordingly, the potential difference caused by the polarization in the intermediate transfer belt is offset by the refresh charge, and the variation of the resistance caused by the potential difference is prevented.