摘要:
A roller-shaped heater includes: a cylindrically formed roller member; and a heat generator disposed on the inner peripheral surface of the roller member and composed of a heat-resisting insulation material and resistance heating elements formed on the heat-resisting insulation material, and is constructed in such a manner that the heat generator is composed of a multiple number of separated portions extending in the axial direction of the cylinder of the roller member and each portion has the resistance heating element. Alternatively, the roller-shaped heater is constructed in such a manner that the heat generator is formed with a multiple number of resistance heating elements and the multiple number of resistance heating elements are arranged in parallel with each other in the axial direction of the cylinder of the roller member.
摘要:
In a toner image fixing roller covered with a fluororesin layer, to evenly apply anti-offset agent to the roller surface and to increase sharpness of edge-portions of a toner image fixed on recording paper, a fixing roller consists of a core, elastic body layer and a fluororesin layer. The fluororesin layer contains filler (silicone oil or silicone powder) having affinity to anti-offset agent.
摘要:
A fixing method for fixing an unfixed toner image formed on a recording material by transporting the recording material to a contact portion between a fixing roller and a pressurizing mechanism for pressurizing the surface of the fixing roller is arranged such that the fixing roller surface temperature and the pressurizing mechanism surface temperature at the contact portion while the recording material is being transported therethrough are controlled to fall within a non-offset region in which a sufficient fixing strength for fixing toner onto the recording material can be ensured without generating a high temperature offset, said non-offset region being defined by a critical border line obtained from a function of a fixing roller surface temperature and a pressurizing mechanism surface temperature. According to the described fixing method, an occurrence of an offset can be prevented without an application of an oil, and a toner fixing inferior can be prevented.
摘要:
A fixing device which can reduce an overshoot of the surface temperature of a main heating section without lengthening a warming-up period of time, an image forming apparatus equipped therewith, and a recording medium on which is recorded the temperature control program are provided. In a standby mode, control is performed to stop an operation of a halogen lamp which is an internal heat source, when a surface temperature of a heating roller reaches a certain temperature lower than a target temperature, or when the operating period of time of the halogen lamp reaches a certain period of time. By so doing, as the heating roller ceases to be heated at a point at which it reaches a temperature lower than the target temperature, it is possible to reduce the overshoot of the surface temperature of the heating roller.
摘要:
An object of the present invention is to provide a charging roller (i) which includes a rubber member whose surface is subjected to a hardening treatment using a solvent containing at least an isocyanate compound and (ii) which can prevent leakage of an ionic conductive agent even if the charging roller is placed under conditions of high temperature and high humidity for a long time. The charging roller is made by forming a rubber layer on a metal core. The rubber layer is an epichlorohydrin based rubber base material to which an ionic conductive agent is added, the rubber layer being subjected to a surface treatment by applying a solution containing the isocyanate compound and heating it. This surface treatment is carried out under such conditions that a coefficient of dynamic friction at a contact portion between the rubber layer and a photoreceptor becomes 0.4 or less.
摘要:
A fuser unit including: a set of a heat roller and a pressure roller for sandwiching and conveying a printing sheet while heating the printing sheet by the heat roller; a peripheral surface contact member which is in contact with the peripheral surface of the heat roller; an external heater for heating the peripheral surface contact member by applying electric energy; a contact member temperature sensor for detecting a temperature of the peripheral surface contact member; and a temperature controller for controlling an upper limit temperature of the peripheral surface contact member in accordance with the number of printing sheets conveyed per unit time.
摘要:
A fusing device (23) has heat reflectors (238) and (239) positioned in consideration of the fact that convective heat loss from respective outer surfaces of the heat reflectors (238) and (239) depends on orientation of the outer surfaces. More specifically, each of the heat reflectors (238) and (239) are positioned so as to have a convective heat transfer coefficient η of up to 0.9. The convective heat transfer coefficient η is given by the following expression: η=(Su+0.77Sh+0.54Sd)/(Su+Sh+Sd), were Su is a projected area of an outer surface of each of the heat reflectors on an upper horizontal plane, Sh is a projected area of the same on a vertical plane, and Sd is a projected area of the same on a lower horizontal plane.
摘要:
Provided are revolving hot roller(s) 31; heating means 33 for heating zonal portion(s) in direction(s) of revolution of hot roller(s) 31; thermistor(s) 35 which is/are temperature detection means for detecting temperature(s) of hot roller(s) 31; and control means 36 for controlling output(s) of heating means 33 based on temperature detection data from thermistor(s) 35; wherein at least one of the control means 36 has timing correction means for correcting timing(s) between temperature detection time(s) of thermistor(s) 35 and heating execution time(s) of heating means 33.
摘要:
Provided are revolving hot roller(s) 31; heating means 33 for heating zonal portion(s) in direction(s) of revolution of hot roller(s) 31; thermistor(s) 35 which is/are temperature detection means for detecting temperature(s) of hot roller(s) 31; and control means 36 for controlling output(s) of heating means 33 based on temperature detection data from thermistor(s) 35; wherein at least one of the control means 36 has timing correction means for correcting timing(s) between temperature detection time(s) of thermistor(s) 35 and heating execution time(s) of heating means 33.
摘要:
An object of the present invention is to provide a charging roller (i) which includes a rubber member whose surface is subjected to a hardening treatment using a solvent containing at least an isocyanate compound and (ii) which can prevent leakage of an ionic conductive agent even if the charging roller is placed under conditions of high temperature and high humidity for a long time. The charging roller is made by forming a rubber layer on a metal core. The rubber layer is an epichlorohydrin based rubber base material to which an ionic conductive agent is added, the rubber layer being subjected to a surface treatment by applying a solution containing the isocyanate compound and heating it. This surface treatment is carried out under such conditions that a coefficient of dynamic friction at a contact portion between the rubber layer and a photoreceptor becomes 0.4 or less.