摘要:
A developing device in the embodiment includes: a developer carrier that carries a two-component developer, moves the surface, and supplies the toner to a latent image on a surface of a latent image carrier; a first conveying member that conveys the developer in a first conveying path; a second conveying member that conveys the developer in a second conveying path; and a developer passing unit that conveys upward the developer which has reached at a conveying-direction posterior end of the second conveying path and passes the developer to the first conveying path. The developer passing unit includes a plurality of pushing members that push up the developer. The developer can pass through from upper surfaces of the pushing members to lower surfaces of the pushing members.
摘要:
A development device includes a development portion, to develop a latent image formed on a latent image carrier with developer, disposed close to the latent image carrier; a developer agitation container to agitate the developer, provided separately from the development portion; a transport system connecting the development portion and the developer agitation container, through which the developer is transported from the developer agitation container to the development portion by air; and a developer retainer to temporarily retain the developer, disposed downstream from the transport system, to which the developer remaining in the transport system escapes.
摘要:
A developing device includes a developer supply part and a developer collecting part, wherein the developer supply part has a developer inlet port for introducing a developer supplied from a reservoir into the developer supply part and a developer extraction port provided on the side of the developer inlet port to remove a portion of the developer so as to define a quantity of the developer to be introduced in the developer supply part, and wherein the developer extraction port and the developer collecting part are connected to the reservoir.
摘要:
An image forming apparatus includes a toner concentration detector for detecting the toner concentration within a two-component developing unit, a toner supply unit for supplying a toner into the developing unit, a storage unit for sequentially holding and updating a history of a toner supply operation for a certain period of time, and a toner concentration control unit for determining the time of the toner supply operation by the toner supply unit, based on information stored in the storage unit and a difference between an output value of the toner concentration detector and a reference value, and maintaining the toner concentration constant.
摘要:
A uniform image is obtained by matching the sliding friction force, the moving speed and the developing agent in a developing region of two developing rollers and an electric characteristic of a photosensitive body used for image development. Two developing rollers rotating in directions opposite to each other are used, the moving direction of the first developing roller being opposite to the moving direction of the photosensitive body, and a circumferential speed ratio of a circumferential speed of the first developing roller to a circumferential speed of the photosensitive body is within a rage of 0.5 to 2.5; and the moving direction of the second developing roller is equal to the moving direction of the photosensitive body, and a circumferential speed ratio of a circumferential speed of the second developing roller to a circumferential speed of the photosensitive body is within a range of 1.5 to 3.5. A ratio of the sliding friction force between a magnetic brush for developing agent and the photosensitive body formed in the first developing roller and the sliding friction force between a magnetic brush for developing agent and the photosensitive body formed in the second developing roller is within a range of 0.9 to 2.1.
摘要:
A predetermined mathematical formula, which defines an occurrence degree of an image defect where the toner layer is thinned or no toner image is formed, is set up, which is valid for a developing device including a reverse turn developer carrier and a forward turn developer carrier. A difference between the total sum A of the values by the above formula showing the occurrence degree of the image defect on the forward turn developing roller and the total sum B of the values by the above formula showing the occurrence degree on the reverse turn developing roller, i.e., (A-B), is selected within a range of -0.56 to +0.5.
摘要:
An electrostatic recording apparatus and a management system thereof wherein the recording apparatus includes a photoconductor drum having a cap provided at an opening of the drum and a photoconductor sheet wound on a portion of the drum other than the opening, with the photoconductor drum being rotated. The cap is electrified and a capacitor is provided between the cap and a terminal and charged through the cap to maintain the cap in an electrified state. A potential of the terminal is equal to a ground potential or a potential approximating the ground potential. Further, a controller is provided for discharging the electrified electric charge of the cap in response to a discharge instruction. A managing system may be provided for judging the state of the electrostatic recording apparatus.
摘要:
A belt-type transfer device which includes an endless belt rotating in contact with a photosensitive drum, with the belt being electrically charged by a corona discharger in a region of contact between the belt and the drum. A plate is provided for shielding the belt from the corona discharging in a vicinity of an outlet of the contact area to reduce electrostatic traction forces between the drum and the sheet in a vicinity of the outlet. The corona discharger may be located near an inlet of the region of contact with respect to a center thereof or a dielectric or electrically conductive film may be provided on an inner surface of the corona discharger on the contact area outlet side to increase the electrical charge of the belt at the inlet and the central portion of the region of contact. A control system detects an electric resistance value of the sheet and changes the corona discharging intensity in accordance with a detected value to stabilize an electrical charge of the belt or, a control system may be provided for slightly lowering a moving speed of the sheet as compared with a rotational speed of the drum at an outlet of the region of contact. Surface roughness of the belt is 5 .mu.m or less and the sheet delivery guides are provided having a volume resistivity of 10.sup.11 .OMEGA.cm or less, which reduces electrical charge caused on the sheet due to frictional contact.