摘要:
A maintenance apparatus that removes bubbles from a nozzle is provided in a printer that includes a recording head having a nozzle capable of ejecting ink from a nozzle opening formed in a nozzle formation surface. The maintenance apparatus includes: a pressurizing pump that pressurizes the ink in the nozzle in a direction in which the ink is discharged from the nozzle opening; and a contact member having an upper surface that makes contact with the nozzle formation surface so as to cover the nozzle opening, and that has, formed therein, a flow channel whose pressure loss is greater than that of the nozzle and that allows air to pass through from the side of the upper surface. The ink within the nozzle is pressurized by the pressurizing pump in a state in which the contact member is in contact with the nozzle formation surface.
摘要:
A liquid ejecting apparatus includes: a liquid ejecting head having a nozzle formation surface in which a nozzle is formed that causes a liquid to be ejected through the nozzle toward a landing target by driving a pressure generation unit; a support unit that supports the landing target that is disposed at a landing-capable distance from the nozzle formation surface of the liquid ejecting head; and a liquid droplet collection unit disposed in a location that is distanced from an ejection region. Here, the liquid droplet collection unit has a landing surface on which the liquid lands when carrying out flushing operations; and the distance between the landing surface and the nozzle formation surface of the liquid ejecting head is set to be smaller than the landing-capable distance, and the nozzle formation surface and the landing surface are set to the same voltage at least during the flushing operations.
摘要:
A liquid ejecting head is provided in which a conductive plate is provided between a piezoelectric vibrator and a pressure chamber, and the conductive plate and the piezoelectric vibrator are electrically insulated from each other. By applying a voltage to the conductive plate, the ink ejected from the nozzles is positively charged, and mist generated by dividing the ink during flight is collected by a mist absorbing member of a mist collecting unit.
摘要:
Provided is an image forming apparatus including: a latent image carrier; a lubricant applying unit configured to bring a conductive contact member into contact with a surface of the latent image carrier; a development unit configured to attach toner to the surface of the latent image carrier; and a conductive blade brought into contact with the surface of the latent image carrier at a cleaning position, wherein a bias is applied to at least one of the conductive contact member and the conductive blade such that the surface of the latent image carrier is electrified, and wherein, as the durability of the conductive blade is prolonged, a ratio of the electrification of the surface of the latent image carrier by the conductive blade and the electrification of the surface of the latent image carrier by the conductive contact member is changed.
摘要:
An image forming apparatus includes: an image carrier; an exposure device; a developing device that develops the latent image on the image carrier by using a toner charged to a predetermined polarity and having an external additive; a transfer device that transfers a toner image developed on the image carrier to a transfer medium; a first charging member that charges the external additive and the transfer residual toner remaining on the image carrier and the image carrier after transfer to the same polarity as a polarity of the toner; a cleaning member that electrostatically attracts the external additive and the transfer residual toner charged by the first charging member; and a second charging member that charges the image carrier to an electric potential smaller in absolute value than an electric potential of the image carrier generated after the image carrier passes the cleaning member.
摘要:
A toner includes toner base particles containing at least a binder resin, a coloring agent, and a release agent and having a volume-average particle size of 2 to 6 μm; a small particle size silica having an average particle size of 7 to 15 nm; a large particle size silica having an average particle size of 50 to 400 nm; and a small particle size transition alumina obtained by a dawsonite method and having an average particle size of 7 to 20 nm.
摘要:
A toner includes toner base particles containing at least a binder resin, a coloring agent, and a release agent and having a volume-average particle size of 2 to 6 μm; at least two types of silica each having a different average particle size; at least one type of electron-conductive oxide semiconductor fine particles selected from titania, transition alumina, zinc oxide, and tin oxide; and at least one type of ion-conductive oxide semiconductor fine particles selected from cerium oxide and stabilized zirconia.
摘要:
A toner includes at least a binder resin, a colorant, and a release agent. The toner contains base toner particles having an average volume particle size of 2 μm to 6 μm, small particle silica having an average volume particle size of 7 nm to 15 nm, large particle silica having an average volume particle size of 50 nm to 400 nm, small particle transition alumina having an average volume particle size of 7 nm to 20 nm, and large particle α-type alumina having an average volume particle size of 50 nm to 400 nm or large particle cerium oxide having an average volume particle size of 50 nm to 400 nm.
摘要:
A developing apparatus includes: a housing which contains toner; a toner supporting roller; and a regulating blade, wherein bias voltage is applied to the regulating blade, the toner includes, an insulating external additive and an electrically-conductive external additive, satisfies any of the following first to third conditions, the first condition: a volume average grain diameter of the electrically-conductive external additive is larger than a volume average grain diameter of the insulating external additive, the second condition: a volume average grain diameter of the electrically-conductive external additive is larger than a volume average grain diameter of the insulating external additive in which coverage in the toner is higher than that of the electrically-conductive external additive, and the third condition: coverage of the electrically-conductive external additive in the toner is higher than coverage of the insulating external additive that is larger in volume average grain diameter than the electrically-conductive external additive.
摘要:
A developing roller having a first inclined groove and a second inclined groove, which are continuous in a helical shape inclined with respect to an axial direction and a circumferential direction and which intersect with each other, formed in the surface thereof, wherein the first inclined groove and the second inclined groove have different groove depths.