公开(公告)号：US09459564B2

公开(公告)日：2016-10-04

申请号：US14881611

申请日：2015-10-13

申请人： Tatsuya Ohsugi ,  Kenji Sugiura ,  Jyunya Sakuraba ,  Hirokazu Ishii ,  Toshitaka Yamaguchi ,  Hiroyoshi Haga ,  Naohiro Kumagai ,  Seiichi Kogure ,  Junpei Fujita ,  Yuuji Wada ,  Kazuki Yogosawa ,  Shinya Tanaka ,  Masayoshi Nakayama

发明人： Tatsuya Ohsugi ,  Kenji Sugiura ,  Jyunya Sakuraba ,  Hirokazu Ishii ,  Toshitaka Yamaguchi ,  Hiroyoshi Haga ,  Naohiro Kumagai ,  Seiichi Kogure ,  Junpei Fujita ,  Yuuji Wada ,  Kazuki Yogosawa ,  Shinya Tanaka ,  Masayoshi Nakayama

IPC分类号： G03G15/20 ,  G03G15/16

CPC分类号： G03G15/1675 ,  G03G15/1605 ,  G03G15/162 ,  G03G15/1665 ,  G03G15/1685

摘要： An image forming apparatus includes an image bearer, a transfer member, and a power source. The image bearer includes a plurality of layers. The transfer member forms a transfer nip between the image bearer and the transfer member. The power source outputs a transfer bias to transfer a toner image from the image bearer onto a recording sheet in the transfer nip. The transfer bias alternates between a transfer-side bias that causes the toner image to move from the image bearer to the recording sheet, and an opposite-side bias different from the transfer-side bias. A duty ratio of a time period, during which the opposite-side bias is output, relative to one cycle of a waveform, is greater than 50%.

摘要翻译： 图像形成装置包括图像载体，转印构件和电源。 图像载体包括多个层。 转印部件在图像承载体和转印部件之间形成转印辊隙。 电源输出转印偏压以将调色剂图像从图像载体转印到转印辊隙中的记录纸上。 转印偏压在导致调色剂图像从图像载体移动到记录片材的转印侧偏置之间交替，并且与转印侧偏压不同的相反侧偏置交替。 相对于波形的一个周期，输出相对侧偏压的时间段的占空比大于50％。

公开(公告)号：US09395658B2

公开(公告)日：2016-07-19

申请号：US14962062

申请日：2015-12-08

申请人： Yuuji Wada ,  Naohiro Kumagai ,  Seiichi Kogure ,  Junpei Fujita ,  Kazuki Yogosawa ,  Kenji Sugiura ,  Takehide Mizutani ,  Tatsuya Ohsugi ,  Hiroyoshi Haga ,  Hirokazu Ishii

发明人： Yuuji Wada ,  Naohiro Kumagai ,  Seiichi Kogure ,  Junpei Fujita ,  Kazuki Yogosawa ,  Kenji Sugiura ,  Takehide Mizutani ,  Tatsuya Ohsugi ,  Hiroyoshi Haga ,  Hirokazu Ishii

IPC分类号： G03G15/16

CPC分类号： G03G21/0005 ,  G03G15/1665 ,  G03G15/1675

摘要： An image forming apparatus includes a belt-shaped image bearer; a transfer device disposed opposing to the image bearer; an opposed device disposed opposing to the transfer device; and a transfer bias power source. The image bearer is disposed along an outer circumferential surface of the transfer device at least one of an upstream side and a downstream side of the transfer portion in a direction of conveyance of the recording medium. The transfer bias power source cyclically alternates the transfer bias applied to the transfer portion, between a transfer directional bias in a transfer direction to transfer the toner image from the image bearer onto the recording medium and a reverse directional bias in a reverse direction of the transfer direction. The transfer bias power source applies the reverse directional bias during a time period longer than 50% of one cycle of the applied transfer bias in the one cycle.

摘要翻译： 图像形成装置包括带状图像载体; 与所述图像载体相对设置的传送装置; 与传送装置相对设置的相对设备; 和转印偏压电源。 图像承载体沿传送装置的外周面沿传送部分的上游侧和下游侧中的至少一个沿记录介质的传送方向布置。 转印偏压电源周期性地交替施加到转印部分的转印偏压之间，在转印方向上的转印方向偏压之间，以将调色剂图像从图像载体转印到记录介质上，并且转印反转方向上的反向偏置 方向。 转移偏置电源在一个周期内的施加的转移偏压的一个周期的50％的时间段内施加反向偏置。

公开(公告)号：US09811046B2

公开(公告)日：2017-11-07

申请号：US15189699

申请日：2016-06-22

申请人： Yuuji Wada ,  Naohiro Kumagai ,  Seiichi Kogure ,  Junpei Fujita ,  Kazuki Yogosawa ,  Kenji Sugirua ,  Takehide Mizutani ,  Tatsuya Ohsugi ,  Hiroyoshi Haga ,  Hirokazu Ishii

发明人： Yuuji Wada ,  Naohiro Kumagai ,  Seiichi Kogure ,  Junpei Fujita ,  Kazuki Yogosawa ,  Kenji Sugirua ,  Takehide Mizutani ,  Tatsuya Ohsugi ,  Hiroyoshi Haga ,  Hirokazu Ishii

IPC分类号： G03G15/16 ,  G03G21/00

CPC分类号： G03G21/0005 ,  G03G15/1665 ,  G03G15/1675

摘要： An image forming apparatus includes a rotatable image bearer, a toner image forming device, a transfer device, a transfer bias power source, and a cleaner. The toner image forming device is to form a toner image on the image bearer. The transfer device contacts a surface of the image bearer to form a transfer nip between the transfer device and the image bearer. The transfer bias power source is to output a transfer bias to transfer the toner image from the image bearer onto a recording medium in the transfer nip. The cleaner is disposed downstream from the transfer nip in a direction of rotation of the image bearer, to electrostatically attract and remove toner from the surface of the image bearer to a surface of the cleaner. The transfer bias includes an alternating current component.

公开(公告)号：US09645530B2

公开(公告)日：2017-05-09

申请号：US15142424

申请日：2016-04-29

申请人： Naoto Kochi ,  Kenji Sugiura ,  Hirokazu Ishii ,  Hiroyoshi Haga ,  Yuuji Wada ,  Takehide Mizutani ,  Naohiro Kumagai ,  Junpei Fujita ,  Tatsuya Ohsugi ,  Kazuki Yogosawa

发明人： Naoto Kochi ,  Kenji Sugiura ,  Hirokazu Ishii ,  Hiroyoshi Haga ,  Yuuji Wada ,  Takehide Mizutani ,  Naohiro Kumagai ,  Junpei Fujita ,  Tatsuya Ohsugi ,  Kazuki Yogosawa

IPC分类号： G03G15/16

CPC分类号： G03G15/163 ,  G03G15/1605 ,  G03G15/1675 ,  G03G2215/0129

摘要： An image forming apparatus includes an image bearer, a transfer device contacting the image bearer to form a transfer portion, a transfer bias power source, and a controller. A ratio of a time period of application of the opposite-directional bias to a total time period of one cycle of the AC component of the superimposed bias is greater than 50%. A ratio of a value of the DC component of the superimposed bias output within a region ranging from a leading end of the recording medium to a predetermined length to a value of the DC component of the superimposed bias output outside the region is greater than a ratio of a value of the AC component of the superimposed bias output within the region to a value of the AC component of the superimposed bias output outside the region.

公开(公告)号：US09519257B2

公开(公告)日：2016-12-13

申请号：US15003938

申请日：2016-01-22

申请人： Kenji Sengoku ,  Kazuki Yogosawa ,  Mitsuru Takahashi ,  Seiichi Kogure ,  Kenji Sugiura ,  Hiroyoshi Haga ,  Junpei Fujita ,  Takehide Mizutani ,  Tatsuya Ohsugi ,  Yuuji Wada

发明人： Kenji Sengoku ,  Kazuki Yogosawa ,  Mitsuru Takahashi ,  Seiichi Kogure ,  Kenji Sugiura ,  Hiroyoshi Haga ,  Junpei Fujita ,  Takehide Mizutani ,  Tatsuya Ohsugi ,  Yuuji Wada

IPC分类号： G03G15/16 ,  G03G21/00

CPC分类号： G03G21/00 ,  G03G15/161 ,  G03G21/0035 ,  G03G21/0058 ,  G03G21/0076 ,  G03G2215/0129 ,  G03G2221/001

摘要： A cleaning device includes a cleaner, a casing, and an exit seal. The cleaner is configured to remove toner from a cleaning target. The casing accommodates the cleaner. The exit seal is attached to the casing and has a free end contacting the cleaning target at a position downward from the cleaner in a direction of movement of the cleaning target and an attached end attached to the casing. A space is disposed between a surface of the cleaning target and an opposite face of the exit seal opposite the cleaning target. The space includes an opening at a lateral end of the exit seal. The exit seal contacts the cleaning target from a trailing direction of the exit seal and seals the opening at at least an attached end side of the exit seal.

摘要翻译： 清洁装置包括清洁器，壳体和出口密封件。 清洁器配置为从清洁目标中去除碳粉。 外壳容纳清洁剂。 出口密封件附接到壳体，并且在清洁对象的移动方向和附接到壳体的附接端部上，在从清洁器向下方的位置处接触清洁对象的自由端。 在清洁对象的表面和与清洁对象物相对的出口密封件的相对面之间设置有空间。 该空间包括在出口密封件的侧端处的开口。 出口密封件从出口密封件的拖尾方向接触清洁目标，并且在出口密封件的至少一个附接端侧密封开口。

公开(公告)号：US10295948B2

公开(公告)日：2019-05-21

申请号：US15483548

申请日：2017-04-10

申请人： Keigo Nakamura ,  Hirokazu Ishii ,  Kenji Sugiura ,  Takehide Mizutani ,  Atsushi Nagata ,  Naoto Kochi ,  Yuuji Wada ,  Shinya Tanaka

发明人： Keigo Nakamura ,  Hirokazu Ishii ,  Kenji Sugiura ,  Takehide Mizutani ,  Atsushi Nagata ,  Naoto Kochi ,  Yuuji Wada ,  Shinya Tanaka

IPC分类号： G03G15/00 ,  G03G21/20 ,  G03G15/16

摘要： An image forming apparatus including an image bearer, a transfer-bias power source, an environment sensor, and a controller. The controller controls the transfer-bias power source to change the DC component and the AC component, according to the at least one of temperature and humidity detected by the environment sensor and a duty of the transfer bias. The duty is A/(A+B)×100[%] where A denotes an area on a return-directional side to move toner from the recording sheet back to the image bearer, relative to a center value (Voff) of a maximum value and a minimum value of the transfer bias in one cycle of a waveform of the transfer bias, and B denotes an area on a transfer-directional side to move the toner from the image bearer to the recording sheet, relative to the center value (Voff) in the one cycle.

公开(公告)号：US10073386B2

公开(公告)日：2018-09-11

申请号：US15482837

申请日：2017-04-10

申请人： Naomi Sugimoto ,  Hirokazu Ishii ,  Kenji Sugiura ,  Atsushi Nagata ,  Takehide Mizutani ,  Keigo Nakamura ,  Yuuji Wada ,  Naoto Kochi ,  Shinya Tanaka

发明人： Naomi Sugimoto ,  Hirokazu Ishii ,  Kenji Sugiura ,  Atsushi Nagata ,  Takehide Mizutani ,  Keigo Nakamura ,  Yuuji Wada ,  Naoto Kochi ,  Shinya Tanaka

IPC分类号： G03G15/16

CPC分类号： G03G15/1665 ,  G03G15/1605 ,  G03G15/1675 ,  G03G15/5016 ,  G03G15/6591 ,  G03G2215/00751

摘要： An image forming apparatus including an image bearer; a nip forming member, a nip width changing device, a power source; and a controller. The controller switches between a first mode and a second mode according to a predetermined condition. In the first mode, a duty of the transfer bias is a first duty and a width of a transfer nip is a first width. In the second mode, the duty of the transfer bias is a second duty lower than the first duty and the width of the transfer nip is a second width greater than the first width. The duty is (T−Tt)/T×100% where T denotes one cycle of the transfer bias, and Tt denotes a time period, in which the transfer bias is on a transfer-directional side relative to a time-averaged value of the transfer bias, in the one cycle.

公开(公告)号：US10067454B2

公开(公告)日：2018-09-04

申请号：US15483221

申请日：2017-04-10

申请人： Atsushi Nagata ,  Shinya Tanaka ,  Hirokazu Ishii ,  Kenji Sugiura ,  Takehide Mizutani ,  Keigo Nakamura ,  Yuuji Wada ,  Naoto Kochi

发明人： Atsushi Nagata ,  Shinya Tanaka ,  Hirokazu Ishii ,  Kenji Sugiura ,  Takehide Mizutani ,  Keigo Nakamura ,  Yuuji Wada ,  Naoto Kochi

IPC分类号： G03G15/00 ,  H04N1/032 ,  G03G15/04 ,  G06K15/12 ,  G03G15/043

摘要： An image forming apparatus includes an image bearer, an image forming device to form a toner image on the image bearer with toner, a power source to output a bias to transfer the toner image onto a recording medium, and control circuitry. The circuitry controls the power source to decrease a peak-to-peak voltage of the bias in response to increase in at least one of temperature and humidity, when a time-averaged voltage of the bias is on a transfer side of transferring the toner to the recording medium, from a median value of maximum and minimum voltages of the bias. The circuitry controls the power source to increase the peak-to-peak voltage of the bias in response to increase in at least one of temperature and humidity, when the time-averaged voltage of the bias is on a return side of returning the toner to the image bearer, from the median value.

公开(公告)号：US20170299987A1

公开(公告)日：2017-10-19

申请号：US15482837

申请日：2017-04-10

申请人： Naomi SUGIMOTO ,  Hirokazu Ishii ,  Kenji Sugiura ,  Atsushi Nagata ,  Takehide Mizutani ,  Keigo Nakamura ,  Yuuji Wada ,  Naoto Kochi ,  Shinya Tanaka

发明人： Naomi SUGIMOTO ,  Hirokazu Ishii ,  Kenji Sugiura ,  Atsushi Nagata ,  Takehide Mizutani ,  Keigo Nakamura ,  Yuuji Wada ,  Naoto Kochi ,  Shinya Tanaka

IPC分类号： G03G15/16

CPC分类号： G03G15/1665 ,  G03G15/1605 ,  G03G15/1675 ,  G03G15/5016 ,  G03G15/6591 ,  G03G2215/00751

摘要： An image forming apparatus including an image bearer; a nip forming member, a nip width changing device, a power source; and a controller. The controller switches between a first mode and a second mode according to a predetermined condition. In the first mode, a duty of the transfer bias is a first duty and a width of a transfer nip is a first width. In the second mode, the duty of the transfer bias is a second duty lower than the first duty and the width of the transfer nip is a second width greater than the first width. The duty is (T−Tt)/T×100% where T denotes one cycle of the transfer bias, and Tt denotes a time period, in which the transfer bias is on a transfer-directional side relative to a time-averaged value of the transfer bias, in the one cycle.

公开(公告)号：US20170299994A1

公开(公告)日：2017-10-19

申请号：US15483221

申请日：2017-04-10

申请人： Atsushi NAGATA ,  Shinya Tanaka ,  Hirokazu Ishii ,  Kenji Sugiura ,  Takehide Mizutani ,  Keigo Nakamura ,  Yuuji Wada ,  Naoto Kochi

发明人： Atsushi NAGATA ,  Shinya Tanaka ,  Hirokazu Ishii ,  Kenji Sugiura ,  Takehide Mizutani ,  Keigo Nakamura ,  Yuuji Wada ,  Naoto Kochi

IPC分类号： G03G15/00 ,  H04N1/032 ,  G03G15/04 ,  G06K15/12 ,  G03G15/043

CPC分类号： G03G15/5037 ,  G03G15/04 ,  G03G15/043 ,  G06K15/12 ,  H04N1/032

摘要： An image forming apparatus includes an image bearer, an image forming device to form a toner image on the image bearer with toner, a power source to output a bias to transfer the toner image onto a recording medium, and control circuitry. The circuitry controls the power source to decrease a peak-to-peak voltage of the bias in response to increase in at least one of temperature and humidity, when a time-averaged voltage of the bias is on a transfer side of transferring the toner to the recording medium, from a median value of maximum and minimum voltages of the bias. The circuitry controls the power source to increase the peak-to-peak voltage of the bias in response to increase in at least one of temperature and humidity, when the time-averaged voltage of the bias is on a return side of returning the toner to the image bearer, from the median value.