摘要:
A toner supplying device for supplying toner to a developing device in an electrophotographic image forming apparatus comprises a toner hopper for containing and feeding new toner, a recycle device for introducing toner from a cleaner which collects residual toner on an electrostatic latent image carrying member to an outlet of the hopper or the vicinity thereof, a toner agitating chamber opposed to the outlet of the hopper and an outlet of the recycle device, a toner agitating member disposed in the toner agitating chamber, and a toner feeder for feeding the toner from the toner agitating chamber to the developing device.
摘要:
A developing device including a toner support member for supporting toner on its surface, which is so provided as to confront an electrostatic latent image support member and a regulation member for forming a thin layer of the toner on the toner support member, which includes a curved member for pressing the toner support member and a support member for supporting the curved member such that an area S of a space satifies an equation: 0
摘要:
A cleaning apparatus for cleaning a surface of a member by scraping residual particles off the surface. The apparatus has a blade with a forward edge in pressing contact with the surface, the blade being supported for movement from a position in which it is in pressing contact with the surface of the member to be cleaned to a position in which it is retracted from the surface of the member. A cleaning member for removing particles from the forward edge of the blade when the blade is in the contact position and is supported in pressing contact with the blade in the vicinity of the forward edge on the side of the blade facing the uncleaned area of the surface and on which particles are deposited when the blade is in the contact position in such a way as to cause the cleaning member to move with the blade during the movement of the blade from the contact position to the retracted position and, while remaining in pressing contact with the one side of the blade, to move from the vicinity of the forward edge to the forward edge during the movement of the blade toward the retracted position. Thus as the blade is retracted, the particles deposited on the forward edge of the blade are scraped off by the cleaning member moving in sliding pressing contact with the forward edge.
摘要:
An electrophotographic copying apparatus has a frame with two portions which are movable away from each other. An electrophotographic photoconductive member is mounted on one of the frame portions for being exposed when the frame portions are moved away from each other to enable the member to be removed from the frame. A blade-type cleaning device is provided having an elastic blade member for contacting the surface of the electrophotographic photoconductive member for removing residual toner from the surface during movement of the member and a blade holder holding the blade member and mounted on the one frame portion for movement toward and away from the surface of the electrophotographic photoconductive member. A spring is connected to the holder for biasing the holder to urge the blade member into contact with the surface when the frame portions are together. A retracting device is connected to the cleaning device for retracting the holder from the surface when the frame portions are moved away from each other.
摘要:
A photocopying machine equipped with a variable magnification arrangement including a cassette containing large-size copy paper and positioned to permit lengthways transport of copy paper through the machine and a cassette containing small-size copy paper and positioned to permit sideways transport of copy paper through the machine. The cassettes comprise actuation elements which actuate different combinations of switches in a control circuit, which in response causes adjustment of positions of photocopying machine elements for production of photocopies of different magnifications and causes selective forwarding of copy paper of the required size from a cassette.
摘要:
An electrophotographic copying apparatus which is equipped with an improved arrangement for removing jammed copy paper. The apparatus is provided with a photoreceptor and a developing device combined into one unit which can be withdrawn to provide sufficient space for removing jammed copy paper, and is also provided with copy paper transporting members, a corona charger, a transfer charger, a copy paper separating claw etc. which can be moved away from a transfer section in one operation for facilitating access to the jammed copy paper in an efficient manner in the case of copy paper jamming. The transfer charger is covered when it is moved away from the transfer section to protect it from possible damage.
摘要:
In an electrophotographic copying machine having a transparent support for support thereon the original to be copied, an illumination device for illuminating the original on the transparent support and a photoreceptor surface adapted to be driven past charging, exposure, developing, transfer and cleaning stations, a discharging device for extinguishing unnecessary electrostatic charge on the photoreceptor surface which is formed at an area between each two adjacent areas to be optically exposed to the incoming light, which discharging device has at least one light guide having one end situated adjacent an intercepting mechanism and the other end situated in the vicinity of the photoreceptor surface. The intercepting mechanism is brought into operation to intercept passage of discharging light towards the photoreceptor surface.
摘要:
An optical illumination device for use in a copying apparatus of the type wherein an object is to be illuminated and an image thereof is to be projected through a particular image transmitter formed of a plurality of optical fibers of graded refractive index in bundled configuration to a light sensitive surface, comprises a source of illumination light and a light guide duct of substantially flattened cubic body. The light guide duct is designed such that rays of light from the light source accommodated within the light guide duct are directed towards a curved reflective surface and subsequently converge at one point on the transparent support structure for the support of the original to be copied thereon to form a strip or ribbon of light available for illumination of the original to be copied.