摘要:
A process for preparing a granular color developing agent, which comprises kneading a mixture of at least one excipient selected from the group consisting of water and lower alcohols and a p-phenylenediamine color developing agent, and granulating the mixture is disclosed.
摘要:
A fluorine-containing terpolymer with distinguished transparency and strength at ordinary temperature and at elevated temperatures when heated, which comprises 20–98% by weight of tetrafluoroethylene, 1–40% by weight of perfluoro(ethyl vinyl ether) and 1–40% by weight of perfluoro(propyl vinyl ether) and has a specific melt viscosity of 0.1×103–110×103 Pa·s (372° C.). The fluorine-containing terpolymer preferably has a comonomer ratio of perfluoro(propyl vinyl ether) to perfluoro(ethyl vinyl ether) of 1.0 or more by weight.
摘要:
A developing apparatus for developing a latent image formed on an electrophotographic photosensitive member includes a development member for conveying developer to the electrophotographic photosensitive member to develop the latent image formed on the electrophotographic photosensitive member; a developer storing portion for storing the developer used by the development member to develop the latent image; a developer supplying opening for supplying the developer stored in the developer storing portion, to the development member; and a developer remainder amount reporting member disposed within the developer storing portion, away from the internal surface of the developer storing portion, for reporting the developer remainder amount within the developing apparatus on the basis of the electrostatic capacity between the developer remainder amount reporting member and the development member.
摘要:
A material for an optical element is accommodated between a first mold and a second mold, and is pressurized by relatively moving the first mold and the second mold while the material is heated to a predetermined temperature, thereby molding the optical element having a predetermined shape. This method determines, as a molding-reference distance, a distance between the first mold and the second mold of when a molding pressure which is generated between the first mold and the second mold applied to the material reaches a predetermined pressure, and moves either one of the first mold and the second mold from the molding-reference distance by a predetermined distance, thereby finishing molding of the optical element. Therefore, it is possible to reduce errors in the shapes of the final molding space easily and surely.
摘要:
A toner seal member which is maintainable in contact with a rotating member to seal a toner. The toner seal member has a non-woven fabric sheet on a support layer formed of an elastic member, and the non-woven fabric sheet has a fiber diameter of from 2 μm to 10 μm. This toner seal member can prevent fine toner from leaking via a photosensitive drum surface and can also prevent coarse powder toner from adhering to the photosensitive drum surface, and has sufficient toner sealing properties without damaging the functions of the photosensitive drum and image-forming performance.
摘要:
A process cartridge is detachably mountable to a main assembly of an electrophotographic. The cartridge includes a photosensitive drum; a process device; and a first contact portion provided on a bottom surface of a cartridge frame provided at one longitudinal. The first contact portion is guided by a first assembly side guide when the cartridge is mounted. The cartridge also includes a cartridge coupling disposed above the first portion, the coupling being engageable with an assembly side coupling to receive a rotational force from the assembly; and a second contact portion disposed behind the first portion with respect to the mounting direction. The second portion limits rotation of the cartridge. The cartridge also includes; a positioning portion projected outwardly and provided at the other longitudinal end of the drum, the positioning portion being guided by a second assembly side guide, and being positioned to a second assembly side receiving portion.
摘要:
A cylindrical electrophotographic photosensitive drum of an electrophotographic image forming apparatus includes plural holes penetrating a metallic hollow cylindrical base body in a radial direction near its end portion, where the end portion of the base body and the holes are filled with resin, and a flange is formed by outset molding so as to integrate the base body and the flange.
摘要:
A toner-guiding sheet for guiding toner removed from an image carrying member. The sheet includes a free end portion for contacting a surface of the image carrying member, and a fixed portion, fixable on a fixing member, for fixing the toner-guiding sheet in a state in which the free end portion contacts the surface of the image carrying member. The toner-guiding sheet includes a film having a creep-deformation resisting property such that, when the film, fixed on the fixing member so that a distance &bgr; from a central portion in a longitudinal direction of the fixed portion of the sheet to a central portion in a longitudinal direction of the free end portion of the sheet is substantially 3.86 mm, is brought in contact with a surface of a contact member under conditions such that a distance &agr; from the central portion in the longitudinal direction of the fixed portion of the sheet to a central portion in the longitudinal direction of a contact portion of the free end portion on the surface of the contact member is substantially 1.86 mm, an amount of penetration &dgr; of the central portion in the longitudinal direction of the contact portion of the sheet with respect to the contact member is substantially 2.0 mm, and an amount of charge &xgr; of the central portion in the longitudinal direction of the contact portion of the sheet with respect to the contact member is substantially 0.74 mm, a change in the amount of penetration &dgr; when leaving the toner-guiding sheet in an environment of a temperature of substantially 45° C./a humidity of substantially 60% RH for substantially 30 days is equal to or less than substantially 0.43 mm.