公开(公告)号：US20060198662A1

公开(公告)日：2006-09-07

申请号：US11365225

申请日：2006-03-01

申请人： Tadashi Fukuda ,  Kota Arimoto ,  Tadayoshi Nishihama ,  Akihiro Noguchi

发明人： Tadashi Fukuda ,  Kota Arimoto ,  Tadayoshi Nishihama ,  Akihiro Noguchi

IPC分类号： G03G15/08

CPC分类号： G03G15/0121 ,  G03G9/09 ,  G03G9/0926 ,  G03G9/0928 ,  G03G15/0853 ,  G03G15/0868 ,  G03G2215/0177 ,  G03G2215/0609

摘要： A developing device configured to carry out development of an electrostatic image using color toner particles and transparent toner particles includes color and transparent developing units configured to store toner particles, carrier particles, and additive particles and configured to carry out development of the electrostatic image; color and transparent developer replenishment containers configured to store replenishment developers including at least the toner particles and the carrier particles and configured to replenish developing units with the replenishment developers; and color and transparent developers openings provided at the developing units and configured to discharge the developers in the developing units outside the developing units while replenishing the developing units with the replenishment developers, wherein the carrier particle weight ratio of the transparent replenishment developer is higher than the carrier particle weight ratio of the color replenishment developer.

摘要翻译： 配置为使用彩色调色剂颗粒和透明调色剂颗粒进行静电图像显影的显影装置包括构造成存储调色剂颗粒，载体颗粒和添加剂颗粒并被配置为执行静电图像显影的彩色和透明显影单元; 彩色和透明显影剂补充容器，其被配置为存储补充显影剂，其包括至少调色剂颗粒和载体颗粒，并且配置为用补充显影剂补充显影单元; 以及设置在显影单元处的颜色和透明显影剂开口，并且构造成在显影单元外部排出显影单元中的显影剂，同时用补充显影剂补充显影单元，其中透明补充显影剂的载体颗粒重量比高于 颜色补充显影剂的载体颗粒重量比。

公开(公告)号：US06850722B2

公开(公告)日：2005-02-01

申请号：US10265790

申请日：2002-10-08

申请人： Yuji Sakemi ,  Koji Masuda ,  Keiko Igarashi ,  Tomoyuki Sakamaki ,  Kota Arimoto

发明人： Yuji Sakemi ,  Koji Masuda ,  Keiko Igarashi ,  Tomoyuki Sakamaki ,  Kota Arimoto

IPC分类号： G03G15/01 ,  G03G15/08

CPC分类号： G03G15/0822 ,  G03G15/0126 ,  G03G15/0844 ,  G03G2215/0174

摘要： An image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member; a plurality of first developing devices for developing an electrostatic latent image formed on the image bearing member at a developing position using a developer which includes a toner and a carrier; a rotatable member rotatable in a path including the first developing position, for supporting the plurality of first developing devices, wherein each of the plurality of first developing devices is effective to discharge excess developer produced by receiving the developer including the toner and the carrier to outside of each of the plurality of first developer devices using a rotation of the rotatable member; and a second developer container for developing an electrostatic latent image formed on the image bearing member at a second developing position using a developer including a toner, wherein the second developing device is disposed at a position so as to be non-rotatably adjacent to the image bearing member.

摘要翻译： 图像形成装置包括：图像承载部件; 多个第一显影装置，用于使用包括调色剂和载体的显影剂在显影位置显影形成在图像承载部件上的静电潜像; 可旋转构件，其可在包括所述第一显影位置的路径中旋转，用于支撑所述多个第一显影装置，其中所述多个第一显影装置中的每一个有效地将通过将包括所述调色剂和所述载体的显影剂接收到外部而产生的多余显影剂 所述多个第一显影剂装置中的每一个使用所述可旋转构件的旋转; 以及第二显影剂容器，用于使用包括调色剂的显影剂在第二显影位置处使形成在图像承载部件上的静电潜像显影，其中第二显影装置设置在与图像不可旋转相邻的位置 轴承构件。

公开(公告)号：US20110129267A1

公开(公告)日：2011-06-02

申请号：US12956522

申请日：2010-11-30

申请人： Kota Arimoto ,  Ryo Suzuki

发明人： Kota Arimoto ,  Ryo Suzuki

IPC分类号： G03G15/20

CPC分类号： G03G15/2053 ,  G03G15/2039 ,  G03G2215/2035

摘要： An image heating apparatus includes a belt including a heat generating layer for generating heat by energization and including a power receiving portion which has electroconductivity and is electrically connected to the heat generating layer; a stationary back-up member, provided inside the belt, for sliding on an inner peripheral surface of the belt; a pressing member for pressing the belt against the back-up member to form a nip in which a recording material is to be nip-conveyed between the belt and itself; and an electroconductive portion, provided on the back-up member, for supplying electric power to the power receiving portion by being electrically connected to the power receiving portion.

摘要翻译： 图像加热装置包括：带，其包括通过通电而产生热的发热层，并且包括具有导电性并与发热层电连接的受电部; 固定的支撑构件，设置在所述带内部，用于在所述带的内周面上滑动; 压紧构件，用于将带压靠在支撑构件上，以形成记录材料在带和本身之间被夹持传送的辊隙; 以及设置在所述支撑构件上的导电部分，用于通过电连接到所述受电部分来向所述受电部分提供电力。

公开(公告)号：US07684724B2

公开(公告)日：2010-03-23

申请号：US12480854

申请日：2009-06-09

申请人： Kota Arimoto ,  Taisuke Matsuura ,  Ryo Hanashi ,  Jun Tomine

发明人： Kota Arimoto ,  Taisuke Matsuura ,  Ryo Hanashi ,  Jun Tomine

IPC分类号： G03G21/20

CPC分类号： G03G15/2017 ,  G03G21/206 ,  G03G2215/20

摘要： An image heating apparatus including: a heating rotary member, which heats an image on a recording material in a nip portion; an air blowing unit, which blows air toward an air blowing port to cool a predetermined area of the heating rotary member; and a shutter, which opens and closes the air blowing port, wherein a cooling operation can be performed continuously with the shutter opened after image heating processing is completed, whereby a downtime required for making the temperature distribution over the entire heating area uniform after the continuous sheet supply of small-size recording materials is reduced remarkably.

摘要翻译： 一种图像加热装置，包括：加热旋转构件，其加热夹持部中的记录材料上的图像; 吹气单元，其向空气吹出口吹送空气以冷却加热旋转构件的预定区域; 以及打开和关闭空气吹出口的快门，其中可以在图像加热处理完成之后使快门打开连续进行冷却操作，由此在连续的整个加热区域之后使整个加热区域上的温度分布均匀所需的停机时间 小尺寸记录材料的片材供应显着减少。

公开(公告)号：US20090245845A1

公开(公告)日：2009-10-01

申请号：US12480854

申请日：2009-06-09

申请人： Kota Arimoto ,  Taisuke Matsuura ,  Ryo Hanashi ,  Jun Tomine

发明人： Kota Arimoto ,  Taisuke Matsuura ,  Ryo Hanashi ,  Jun Tomine

IPC分类号： G03G15/20 ,  G03G21/20

CPC分类号： G03G15/2017 ,  G03G21/206 ,  G03G2215/20

摘要： An image heating apparatus including: a heating rotary member, which heats an image on a recording material in a nip portion; an air blowing unit, which blows air toward an air blowing port to cool a predetermined area of the heating rotary member; and a shutter, which opens and closes the air blowing port, wherein a cooling operation can be performed continuously with the shutter opened after image heating processing is completed, whereby a downtime required for making the temperature distribution over the entire heating area uniform after the continuous sheet supply of small-size recording materials is reduced remarkably.

摘要翻译： 一种图像加热装置，包括：加热旋转构件，其加热夹持部中的记录材料上的图像; 吹气单元，其向空气吹出口吹送空气以冷却加热旋转构件的预定区域; 以及打开和关闭空气吹出口的快门，其中可以在图像加热处理完成之后使快门打开连续进行冷却操作，由此在连续的整个加热区域之后使整个加热区域上的温度分布均匀所需的停机时间 小尺寸记录材料的片材供应显着减少。

公开(公告)号：US07349655B2

公开(公告)日：2008-03-25

申请号：US11365225

申请日：2006-03-01

申请人： Tadashi Fukuda ,  Kota Arimoto ,  Tadayoshi Nishihama ,  Akihiro Noguchi

发明人： Tadashi Fukuda ,  Kota Arimoto ,  Tadayoshi Nishihama ,  Akihiro Noguchi

IPC分类号： G03G15/08 ,  G03G15/01

CPC分类号： G03G15/0121 ,  G03G9/09 ,  G03G9/0926 ,  G03G9/0928 ,  G03G15/0853 ,  G03G15/0868 ,  G03G2215/0177 ,  G03G2215/0609

摘要： A developing device configured to carry out development of an electrostatic image using color toner particles and transparent toner particles includes color and transparent developing units configured to store toner particles, carrier particles, and additive particles and configured to carry out development of the electrostatic image; color and transparent developer replenishment containers configured to store replenishment developers including at least the toner particles and the carrier particles and configured to replenish developing units with the replenishment developers; and color and transparent developers openings provided at the developing units and configured to discharge the developers in the developing units outside the developing units while replenishing the developing units with the replenishment developers, wherein the carrier particle weight ratio of the transparent replenishment developer is higher than the carrier particle weight ratio of the color replenishment developer.

摘要翻译： 配置为使用彩色调色剂颗粒和透明调色剂颗粒进行静电图像显影的显影装置包括构造成存储调色剂颗粒，载体颗粒和添加剂颗粒并被配置为执行静电图像显影的彩色和透明显影单元; 彩色和透明显影剂补充容器，其被配置为存储补充显影剂，其包括至少调色剂颗粒和载体颗粒，并且配置为用补充显影剂补充显影单元; 以及设置在显影单元处的颜色和透明显影剂开口，并且构造成在显影单元外部排出显影单元中的显影剂，同时用补充显影剂补充显影单元，其中透明补充显影剂的载体颗粒重量比高于 颜色补充显影剂的载体颗粒重量比。

公开(公告)号：US20070059021A1

公开(公告)日：2007-03-15

申请号：US11470410

申请日：2006-09-06

申请人： Ryo Hanashi ,  Kota Arimoto ,  Taisuke Matsuura ,  Jun Tomine

发明人： Ryo Hanashi ,  Kota Arimoto ,  Taisuke Matsuura ,  Jun Tomine

IPC分类号： G03G21/20

CPC分类号： G03G15/2039 ,  G03G2215/2016 ,  G03G2215/2035

摘要： An image heating apparatus including: an image heating member for heating an image formed on a sheet at a nip portion; a temperature detector for detecting temperature of a predetermined region of the image heating member; a cooler for cooling the predetermined region; and an activating device for activating the cooler to perform a cooling operation in accordance with an output of the temperature detector, wherein the apparatus has a first mode of stopping a cooling operation in accordance with an output of the temperature detector; and a second mode of stopping the cooling operation in accordance with an end of image heating processing irrespective of the output of the temperature detecting device. The image heating apparatus is capable of suppressing unnecessary energy consumption, and of eliminating uneven glossiness due to a reduced temperature region at a boundary between a sheet passing portion and a non-sheet passing portion.

摘要翻译： 一种图像加热装置，包括：图像加热部件，用于加热在夹持部分处形成在片材上的图像; 温度检测器，用于检测图像加热部件的预定区域的温度; 用于冷却所述预定区域的冷却器; 以及激活装置，用于根据所述温度检测器的输出激活所述冷却器以执行制冷操作，其中所述装置具有根据所述温度检测器的输出停止制冷操作的第一模式; 以及与图像加热处理结束相关地停止制冷操作的第二模式，而与温度检测装置的输出无关。 图像加热装置能够抑制不必要的能量消耗，并且消除由于片材通过部分和非片材通过部分之间的边界处的温度降低区域引起的不均匀的光泽度。

公开(公告)号：US06920301B2

公开(公告)日：2005-07-19

申请号：US10206981

申请日：2002-07-30

申请人： Kota Arimoto

发明人： Kota Arimoto

IPC分类号： G03G15/01 ,  G03G15/08 ,  G03G15/09

CPC分类号： G03G15/09 ,  G03G15/01 ,  G03G15/0812 ,  G03G15/0855 ,  G03G15/0865 ,  G03G15/0872 ,  G03G15/0886 ,  G03G15/0893 ,  G03G2215/0819

摘要： A developing apparatus is equipped with a developing container accommodating a developer including a toner and a carrier to develop at a developing position an electrostatic image formed on an image bearing member, a rotor for rotating the developing container in a path including the developing position, and a developer replenishing container for replenishing the developing container situated at the developing position by said rotor with the developer. An opening is provided on a side surface of the developing container, which allows surplus developer to spill out of said developing container situated at said developing position by said rotor. The apparatus is further equipped with a recovering container and a member for opening/closing the opening mentioned above. The recovering container recovers the surplus developer discharged from said opening utilizing a rotational motion of said rotor.

摘要翻译： 显影装置配备有容纳包括调色剂和载体的显影剂的显影容器，以在显影位置显影形成在图像承载部件上的静电图像，用于使显影容器在包括显影位置的路径中旋转的转子，以及 显影剂补充容器，用于通过所述转子用显影剂补充位于显影位置的显影容器。 开口设置在显影容器的侧表面上，这允许多余的显影剂从位于所述显影位置的所述显影容器溢出。 该装置还配备有回收容器和用于打开/关闭上述开口的构件。 回收容器利用所述转子的旋转运动来回收从所述开口排出的剩余显影剂。

公开(公告)号：US20050031381A1

公开(公告)日：2005-02-10

申请号：US10909299

申请日：2004-08-03

申请人： Kota Arimoto

发明人： Kota Arimoto

IPC分类号： G03G15/08

CPC分类号： G03G15/0893 ,  G03G15/0877

摘要： A developing apparatus having a developer carrying member for carrying and conveying developer including toner and carrier to a portion opposed to an image bearing member, a first chamber for supplying the developer to the developer carrying member, a first conveying portion disposed in the first chamber for conveying the developer, a second chamber for supplying the developer to the first chamber, a second conveying portion disposed in the second chamber for conveying the developer, and a receiving port for receiving a supplied toner, wherein the developer is circulated between the first chamber and the second chamber by the first and the second conveying portion, the second conveying portion is inclined so that the downstream side in a developer conveying direction may be upper in the direction of gravity, and the supplied toner from the receiving port is supplied from just above the second conveying portion in the direction of gravity to the second conveying portion.

摘要翻译： 一种显影装置，具有用于将显影剂（包括调色剂和载体）运送并传送到与图像承载部件相对的部分的显影剂承载部件，用于将显影剂供应到显影剂承载部件的第一室，设置在第一室中的第一输送部分 输送显影剂，用于将显影剂供应到第一室的第二室，设置在第二室中用于输送显影剂的第二输送部分和用于接收供应的调色剂的接收端口，其中显影剂在第一室和第二室之间循环 所述第二室由所述第一和第二输送部分倾斜，所述第二输送部分倾斜，使得显影剂输送方向上的下游侧可以在重力方向上上升，并且从接收端口供应的调色剂刚好从上方供应 第二输送部分在重力方向上到达第二输送部分。