公开(公告)号：US07391991B2

公开(公告)日：2008-06-24

申请号：US11070817

申请日：2005-03-03

申请人： Takeo Suda ,  Shinichi Kawahara ,  Takaaki Tawada ,  Choutaroh Kataoka

发明人： Takeo Suda ,  Shinichi Kawahara ,  Takaaki Tawada ,  Choutaroh Kataoka

IPC分类号： G03G21/16

CPC分类号： G03G21/0011 ,  G03G21/1821

摘要： A process cartridge of the present invention includes a photoconductive member with a rotatable axis, a cleaning member to contact on the photoconductive member, and plates to support both ends of the rotatable axis of the photoconductive member. The plates further support the supporting member, so that the process cartridge is improved accuracy between the photoconductive member and the cleaning member. Further, an image forming apparatus of the present invention can mount the same process cartridge inside.

摘要翻译： 本发明的处理盒包括具有可旋转轴线的感光元件，与感光元件接触的清洁元件以及支撑感光元件的可转动轴的两端的板。 板进一步支撑支撑构件，使得处理盒提高了感光构件和清洁构件之间的精度。 此外，本发明的图像形成装置可以将相同的处理盒安装在内部。

公开(公告)号：US07315723B2

公开(公告)日：2008-01-01

申请号：US11125177

申请日：2005-05-10

申请人： Takeo Suda ,  Shinichi Kawahara ,  Keiichi Yoshida ,  Yoshio Hattori ,  Yutaka Takahashi

发明人： Takeo Suda ,  Shinichi Kawahara ,  Keiichi Yoshida ,  Yoshio Hattori ,  Yutaka Takahashi

IPC分类号： G03G21/00

CPC分类号： G03G21/105 ,  G03G2221/0005 ,  G03G2221/1624

摘要： An image forming apparatus includes a photoconductor, a cleaning device, and a toner transporting device. The photoconductor has a toner image formed thereon. The cleaning device removes toner remaining on the photoconductor. The toner transporting device transports the toner removed by the cleaning device. The toner transporting device includes a first toner transport path forming member, a first toner transporting member, and a length control member. The first toner transporting member is partly provided in the first toner transport path forming member, expands and contracts in a length direction thereof, and transports the toner through the first toner transport path forming member. The length control member is provided at a downstream end of the first toner transport path forming member, and is pressed against the first toner transporting member to keep a constant length of the first toner transporting member. An image forming method is also described.

摘要翻译： 图像形成装置包括光电导体，清洁装置和调色剂输送装置。 光电导体具有形成在其上的调色剂图像。 清洁装置去除光电导体上残留的调色剂。 调色剂输送装置输送由清洁装置去除的调色剂。 调色剂输送装置包括第一调色剂输送路径形成部件，第一调色剂输送部件和长度控制部件。 第一调色剂输送构件部分地设置在第一调色剂输送路径形成构件中，在其长度方向上膨胀和收缩，并且通过第一调色剂输送路径形成构件输送调色剂。 长度控制构件设置在第一调色剂输送路径形成构件的下游端，并且被压靠第一调色剂输送构件以保持第一调色剂输送构件的恒定长度。 还描述了一种图像形成方法。

公开(公告)号：US07292816B2

公开(公告)日：2007-11-06

申请号：US11100813

申请日：2005-04-07

申请人： Tokuya Ojimi ,  Toshio Koike ,  Takaaki Tawada ,  Takeshi Shintani ,  Yuji Arai ,  Takuzi Yoneda ,  Masanori Kawasumi ,  Masami Tomita ,  Ken Amemiya ,  Shinichi Kawahara

发明人： Tokuya Ojimi ,  Toshio Koike ,  Takaaki Tawada ,  Takeshi Shintani ,  Yuji Arai ,  Takuzi Yoneda ,  Masanori Kawasumi ,  Masami Tomita ,  Ken Amemiya ,  Shinichi Kawahara

IPC分类号： G03G21/00

CPC分类号： G03G9/08793 ,  G03G9/0804 ,  G03G9/0815 ,  G03G9/0819 ,  G03G9/0827 ,  G03G9/083 ,  G03G9/08755 ,  G03G9/08764 ,  G03G9/08782 ,  G03G9/08791 ,  G03G9/09708 ,  G03G21/0017 ,  G03G2221/0005 ,  G03G2221/0089 ,  G03G2221/183

摘要： An image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member configured to bear an electrostatic latent image on a surface thereof, a developing mechanism configured to develop the electrostatic latent image formed on the surface of the image bearing member into a toner image with toner, a transfer mechanism configured to transfer the toner image from the image bearing member to an image receiver, and a cleaning mechanism including a cleaning blade configured to scrape a residual toner on the surface of the image bearing member after the toner image is transferred to the image receiver, the cleaning blade disposed in contact with the image bearing member and having a JIS-A hardness equal to or more than 70 and a repulsion elasticity equal to or less than 30%, and a friction reducing member configured to reduce a coefficient of friction on the surface of the image bearing member.

摘要翻译： 图像形成装置包括被构造成在其表面上承载静电潜像的图像承载部件，被构造成将形成在图像承载部件的表面上的静电潜像显影成具有调色剂的调色剂图像的显影机构， 配置为将调色剂图像从图像承载部件转印到图像接收器，以及清洁机构，其包括清洁刮板，其被配置为在调色剂图像被转印到图像接收器之后刮除图像承载部件的表面上的残留调色剂， 与图像承载部件接触并且具有等于或大于70的JIS-A硬度和等于或小于30％的排斥弹性的清洁刮板以及减少摩擦系数表面的摩擦减小部件 的图像承载部件。

公开(公告)号：US20050078992A1

公开(公告)日：2005-04-14

申请号：US10967140

申请日：2004-10-19

申请人： Shinichi Kawahara ,  Satoshi Takano ,  Toshihiro Sugiyama ,  Hiroshi Saitoh ,  Hirokazu Ishii ,  Yuji Arai ,  Shigeru Yoshiki

发明人： Shinichi Kawahara ,  Satoshi Takano ,  Toshihiro Sugiyama ,  Hiroshi Saitoh ,  Hirokazu Ishii ,  Yuji Arai ,  Shigeru Yoshiki

IPC分类号： G03G21/00

CPC分类号： G03G21/0011 ,  G03G2221/0089

摘要： An image forming apparatus including a cleaning device for removing toner, paper dust and other impurities left on an image carrier after image transfer with a cleaning member is disclosed. The cleaning member contacts the surface of the image carrier with variable pressure and remains, about the time when the image carrier stops moving after image formation, in contact with the surface with pressure lower than pressure capable of scrapping off the impurities. Before movement for image formation, the image carrier is driven in a reverse direction opposite to a forward direction assigned to image formation, stopped, and again moved in the forward direction and then in the reverse direction at least one time.

公开(公告)号：US06337957B1

公开(公告)日：2002-01-08

申请号：US09597405

申请日：2000-06-21

申请人： Shinji Tamaki ,  Tsuyoshi Imamura ,  Hideo Yoshizawa ,  Junichi Terai ,  Masayuki Yamane ,  Kiyonori Tsuda ,  Kazuhisa Sudo ,  Shinichi Kawahara ,  Shunji Katoh ,  Mikio Ishibashi ,  Tokuya Ohjimi

发明人： Shinji Tamaki ,  Tsuyoshi Imamura ,  Hideo Yoshizawa ,  Junichi Terai ,  Masayuki Yamane ,  Kiyonori Tsuda ,  Kazuhisa Sudo ,  Shinichi Kawahara ,  Shunji Katoh ,  Mikio Ishibashi ,  Tokuya Ohjimi

IPC分类号： G03G1508

CPC分类号： G03G15/09 ,  G03G15/081 ,  G03G2215/0634

摘要： A developing device includes a developer bearing member including an internal magnetic field generating device and configured such that a surface thereof moves to carry and convey a developer including toner and carrier. A developer regulating member regulates a quantity of the developer carried and conveyed by the developer bearing member toward a developing area, and a developer accommodating unit accommodates the developer regulated to be conveyed toward the developing area by the developer regulating member. A toner accommodating unit includes a toner supplying opening opposing a surface of the developer bearing surface of the developer bearing member at a position adjacent to and upstream of the developer accommodating unit in a developer conveying direction. The toner in the toner accommodating unit is taken into the developer on the developer bearing member based on a toner density of the developer on the developer bearing member by a movement of the developer with a conveyance of the developer on the developer bearing member. The developing device further includes a peeling off member that opposes, without contacting, a surface of the developer bearing member in the developer accommodating unit so as to peel off an upper layer part of the developer carried and conveyed by the developer bearing member.

摘要翻译： 显影装置包括显影剂承载构件，该显影剂承载构件包括内部磁场产生装置，并且构造成使得其表面移动以携带并传送包括调色剂和载体的显影剂。 显影剂调节构件调节由显影剂承载构件承载并运送到显影区域的显影剂的量，并且显影剂容纳单元容纳通过显影剂调节构件调节成朝向显影区域传送的显影剂。 调色剂容纳单元包括在显影剂输送方向上与显影剂容纳单元相邻并且在显影剂容纳单元的上游的位置处与显影剂承载构件的显影剂承载表面的表面相对的调色剂供给口。 基于显影剂承载部件上的显影剂的调色剂浓度，显影剂通过显影剂承载部件上的显影剂传送，调色剂容纳单元中的调色剂被引入显影剂承载部件上的显影剂中。 显影装置还包括剥离构件，其与显影剂承载构件的显影剂容纳单元的表面相对而不接触，从而剥离由显影剂承载构件承载和输送的显影剂的上层部分。

公开(公告)号：US09128452B2

公开(公告)日：2015-09-08

申请号：US14289925

申请日：2014-05-29

申请人： Satoshi Hatori ,  Kenji Honjoh ,  Ryohta Gotoh ,  Akira Fujimori ,  Kaoru Yoshino ,  Naohiro Kumagai ,  Hideyasu Seki ,  Shinichi Kawahara ,  Takeshi Shintani ,  Nobuo Kuwabara ,  Norio Kudoh ,  Daisuke Tomita

发明人： Satoshi Hatori ,  Kenji Honjoh ,  Ryohta Gotoh ,  Akira Fujimori ,  Kaoru Yoshino ,  Naohiro Kumagai ,  Hideyasu Seki ,  Shinichi Kawahara ,  Takeshi Shintani ,  Nobuo Kuwabara ,  Norio Kudoh ,  Daisuke Tomita

IPC分类号： G03G15/00 ,  G03G21/00 ,  F16N15/00 ,  G03G21/18

CPC分类号： G03G21/0094 ,  F16N15/00 ,  G03G15/55 ,  G03G21/18

摘要： A solid lubricant supply system includes a solid lubricant supplier to receive and supply solid lubricant to a solid lubricant supplying target. A pair of first and second moveable planar electrodes is opposed to each other. The second moveable planar electrode is partially moved toward the first moveable planar electrode as the solid lubricant is consumed. A residual solid lubricant quantity detecting unit is provide to detect a quantity of the residual solid lubricant at a first stage, in which the residual solid lubricant quantity is below a given level, by detecting electric conduction between the pair of first and second moveable planar electrodes when the pair of first and second moveable planar electrodes contacts each other. The first moveable planar electrode is enabled to further move together with the second moveable planar electrode when it is contacted and pressed by the second moveable planar electrode.

摘要翻译： 固体润滑剂供应系统包括固体润滑剂供应商，用于接收和提供固体润滑剂供应目标的固体润滑剂。 一对第一和第二可移动平面电极彼此相对。 当固体润滑剂被消耗时，第二可移动平面电极部分地朝着第一可移动平面电极移动。 残留固体润滑剂量检测单元通过检测一对第一和第二可移动平面电极之间的电导率来检测残留固体润滑剂量低于给定水平的第一阶段的残留固体润滑剂的量 当一对第一和第二可动平面电极彼此接触时。 当第一可移动平面电极被第二可移动平面电极接触和按压时，能够与第二可移动平面电极一起进一步移动。

公开(公告)号：US20120328332A1

公开(公告)日：2012-12-27

申请号：US13489063

申请日：2012-06-05

申请人： Akio KOSUGE ,  Shinichi Kawahara ,  Nobuo Kuwabara ,  Takeshi Shintani ,  Norio Kudo ,  Daisuke Tomita

发明人： Akio KOSUGE ,  Shinichi Kawahara ,  Nobuo Kuwabara ,  Takeshi Shintani ,  Norio Kudo ,  Daisuke Tomita

IPC分类号： G03G21/00

CPC分类号： G03G21/08

摘要： An image forming apparatus including an image bearing member, a charger, an irradiator, a developing device, a transfer device, a neutralizer, and a varying device is provided. The neutralizer is adapted to neutralize the image bearing member by emitting neutralization light thereto, after a toner image formed on the image bearing member is transferred therefrom. The varying device is adapted to vary an amount of the neutralization light to be emitted to the image bearing member by pulse-width modulation of a voltage to be supplied to the neutralizer. The image forming apparatus satisfies the following formula: f/V>5 wherein f (Hz) represents a frequency of the pulse-width modulation and V (mm/s) represents a linear speed of the image bearing member.

摘要翻译： 提供了包括图像承载部件，充电器，照射器，显影装置，转印装置，中和器和变化装置的图像形成装置。 在从图像承载部件上形成的调色剂图像转印到其上之后，中和器适于通过发射中和光来中和图像承载部件。 改变装置适于通过对要提供给中和器的电压的脉冲宽度调制来改变要发射到图像承载部件的中和光的量。 图像形成装置满足以下公式：f / V> 5其中f（Hz）表示脉宽调制的频率，V（mm / s）表示图像承载部件的线速度。

公开(公告)号：US20120321330A1

公开(公告)日：2012-12-20

申请号：US13524740

申请日：2012-06-15

申请人： Norio KUDO ,  Shinichi Kawahara ,  Nobuo Kuwabara ,  Takeshi Shintani ,  Akio Kosuge ,  Daisuke Tomita ,  Makoto Yasuda

发明人： Norio KUDO ,  Shinichi Kawahara ,  Nobuo Kuwabara ,  Takeshi Shintani ,  Akio Kosuge ,  Daisuke Tomita ,  Makoto Yasuda

IPC分类号： G03G15/00 ,  G03G21/00

CPC分类号： G03G15/553 ,  G03G21/0094

摘要： A lubricant supplying device includes a lubricant supplying roller configured to rotate in a certain direction and makes a sliding contact with an image carrier on which a toner image is carried; a solid lubricant arranged to slide in contact with the lubricant supplying roller; a changing unit configured to change a revolution of the lubricant supplying roller to adjust an amount of the solid lubricant supplied onto the image carrier; and a calculation unit configured to obtain a product life or total consumption of the solid lubricant from a total running distance or total operating time of the image carrier or the lubricant supplying roller, the product life or the total consumption of the solid lubricant being corrected based on the amount of the solid lubricant supplied onto the image carrier.

摘要翻译： 润滑剂供给装置包括：润滑剂供给辊，其构造成在一定方向上旋转，并与承载有调色剂图像的图像载体滑动接触; 布置成与所述润滑剂供应辊接触滑动的固体润滑剂; 改变单元，其被配置为改变所述润滑剂供应辊的旋转以调节供应到所述图像载体上的固体润滑剂的量; 以及计算单元，其被配置为从所述图像载体或所述润滑剂供应辊的总运行距离或总运行时间获得固体润滑剂的产品寿命或总消耗量，所述固体润滑剂的产品寿命或总消耗量被校正为基础 关于供应到图像载体上的固体润滑剂的量。

公开(公告)号：US08249468B2

公开(公告)日：2012-08-21

申请号：US12434009

申请日：2009-05-01

申请人： Kazuosa Kuma ,  Shinichi Kawahara ,  Mitsuru Takahashi ,  Tsutomu Katoh ,  Takeshi Fukao ,  Kazuhisa Sudo

发明人： Kazuosa Kuma ,  Shinichi Kawahara ,  Mitsuru Takahashi ,  Tsutomu Katoh ,  Takeshi Fukao ,  Kazuhisa Sudo

IPC分类号： G03G15/00

CPC分类号： G03G15/167 ,  B65H5/062 ,  B65H2403/512 ,  B65H2404/1442 ,  B65H2511/514 ,  B65H2701/1313 ,  B65H2801/06 ,  G03G15/6561 ,  G03G2215/00409 ,  G03G2215/00599 ,  B65H2220/01

摘要： An image forming apparatus includes at least one image carrier and a recording medium conveyor forming a transfer nip therebetween, a conveyance member disposed closest to the transfer nip on an upstream side of the transfer nip to convey the recording medium to the transfer nip, and a conveyance control mechanism to deactivate the conveyance member to stop providing a conveyance force to the recording medium after the leading edge of the recording medium has entered the transfer nip and before the trailing edge of the recording medium passes a point of force application and remaining in the inactive state until the recording medium passes the point of force application. The conveyance force remains unapplied to the recording medium from when the conveyance control mechanism deactivates the conveyance member to when the trailing edge of the recording medium passes the transfer nip.

摘要翻译： 图像形成装置包括至少一个图像载体和在其之间形成转印夹持器的记录介质输送器，在转印夹持部的上游侧最靠近转印夹持部布置的输送部件，将记录介质输送到转印压区， 输送控制机构，用于在记录介质的前缘进入转印辊隙之后并且在记录介质的后缘通过施加点之前停止输送构件停止向记录介质提供传送力，并保留在记录介质中 直到记录介质通过施加点为止。 当输送控制机构使传送部件停止运动到记录介质的后端通过传送辊隙时，输送力保持不会对记录介质施加。

公开(公告)号：US08235177B2

公开(公告)日：2012-08-07

申请号：US11508238

申请日：2006-08-23

申请人： Shinichi Kawahara ,  Hiroomi Harada ,  Teruyuki Kasuga ,  Takatsugu Fujishiro

发明人： Shinichi Kawahara ,  Hiroomi Harada ,  Teruyuki Kasuga ,  Takatsugu Fujishiro

IPC分类号： F16N15/00

CPC分类号： G03G21/0005 ,  G03G2221/0005

摘要： A lubricant supply device includes a solid lubricant, a supply member contacting and rubbing the solid lubricant and thereby scraping a lubricant off the solid lubricant and supplying the lubricant to a lubricant supplying target, and a pressing mechanism pressing the solid lubricant against the supply member. The pressing mechanism includes a biasing device, and a plurality of pressing members receiving a biasing force of the biasing device and thereby pressing places of the solid lubricant at symmetrical positions with respect to a center of a contact part of the solid lubricant contacting the supply member, respectively.

摘要翻译： 润滑剂供给装置包括固体润滑剂，供给构件，其接触和摩擦固体润滑剂，从而从固体润滑剂刮下润滑剂并将润滑剂供给到润滑剂供给目标，以及将固体润滑剂压靠在供给构件上的按压机构。 所述按压机构包括偏置装置和多个按压构件，所述多个按压构件接收所述偏置装置的作用力，从而将所述固体润滑剂的位置相对于所述固体润滑剂与所述供给构件接触的接触部分的接触部分的中心位于对称位置 ， 分别。