摘要:
A fixing device is provided that can limit a temperature rise in paper non-contact edge portions with a relatively simple configuration and can make uniform a temperature distribution across a paper feed region. A heating roller includes lamps that respectively heat a center region and a large edge region and a small edge region, a temperature sensor for a heat generating region of the center lamp, a temperature sensor for a heat generating region of the edge-side lamps, and a temperature sensor for a paper non-contact edge portion. The heating roller selects any one of the edge-side lamps based on a detection result from the temperature sensor for the paper non-contact edge portion.
摘要:
A sheet feeding device having: a first conveyance roller pair that feeds a sheet; a second conveyance roller pair that feeds the sheet, the second conveyance roller pair being provided downstream from the first conveyance roller pair in a feed direction in which the sheet is fed; and a third conveyance roller pair that feeds the sheet, the third conveyance roller pair being provided downstream from the second conveyance roller pair in the feed direction, in which, when an edge of the sheet that is located on the downstream side of the feed direction is skewed with respect to a direction perpendicular to the feed direction, the second conveyance roller pair slides in the perpendicular direction with the sheet slacking between the first conveyance roller pair and the second conveyance roller pair.
摘要:
When an arm member 50 moves a pressure roller 36 away from a fixing roller 33, a guide mechanism 60 moves an air nozzle 40 in synchronization with the motion of the arm member 50 in order that a nozzle tip 40a moves an operating position near a fixing nip portion NP and a parking position to which the nozzle tip 40a is retracted from the operating position.
摘要:
Disclosed are an access restricted file and an restricted file creating apparatus for creating the access restricted file concerned, which makes it possible for an information processing apparatus to request a management server to determine whether the access right is present or absent. The apparatus includes a creating section to create the access restricted file that includes data, an accessing operation for which is restricted, and confirming destination information that represents the management server that confirms a presence or absence of the access right in regard to the operation for accessing the data. On the other hand, the access restricted file includes a program, being executable by a CPU of the information processing apparatus provided with a communicating function, to cause the CPU to perform a processing for requesting the management server, represented by the confirming destination information, to confirm the presence or absence of the access right.
摘要:
An image forming apparatus capable of communicating with an electronic pen at least includes a communication section for obtaining, from the electronic pen, electronic pen data including multiple pieces of position information obtained by detecting a position detection mark printed on a hand-writing sheet by the use of the electronic pen; a language analysis section for analyzing the electronic pen data, identifies one or more hand-written images defined by the multiple pieces of position information, and creates intermediate data that defines the arrangement of objects including respective hand-written images; an image processing section for rasterizing the intermediate data to create bitmap data; and a printing section for conducting printing based on the bitmap data.
摘要:
A screw fall preventing structure prevents a screw from falling out of a unit that is attachable to and removable from a main body of an apparatus. The screw is used for fastening the unit to the main body of the apparatus. The screw fall preventing structure includes: a wire piece having a bent portion fitted around the screw to hold the screw axially rotatably; and a fixing member fixing the wire piece to the unit. When the unit is not fastening by the screw, the screw is elastically supported via the wire piece on the fixing member and the elasticity is given by a portion of the wire between a portion fixed by the fixing member and the bent portion.
摘要:
A cleaning device and an image forming apparatus capable of suppressing staying of toner in a brush and reducing stress on a brush by discharge products are provided. A cleaning device includes upstream and downstream cleaning brushes and a cleaning roller, which respectively contact the surface of a secondary transfer belt, and first to third bias applying sections. The first bias applying section applies a bias voltage having a polarity opposite to that of the normal toner to the upstream cleaning brush. The second bias applying section applies a bias voltage having a polarity opposite to that of the normal toner and set to be not less than the absolute value of the bias voltage applied to the upstream cleaning brush, to the downstream cleaning brush. The third bias applying section applies a bias voltage having the same polarity as that of the normal toner to the cleaning roller.
摘要:
A laser scanning optical device includes: alight source having a plurality of emission points; a plate-like light source holder which holds the light source in a center of the light source holder; a base arranged to face the light source holder; and an attitude adjusting part which adjusts an attitude of the light source by adjusting a tilt of the light source holder, and the attitude adjusting part includes an inclined part and an inclination conveying part, and adjusts the tilt of the light source holder with respect to the base by displacing an abutting position of the inclined part corresponding to the inclination conveying part along an inclined surface of the inclined part.
摘要:
An image forming apparatus for fixing a toner image to a recording sheet by transporting the recording sheet through a fixing nip formed by a heating rotating body and a pressing rotating body that press against each other. The image forming apparatus includes an idle rotation unit that causes idle rotation of the heating rotating body and the pressing rotating body during a standby state of the image forming apparatus, a cumulative amount recording unit that measures an amount of the idle rotation and record a cumulative amount of the idle rotation, and a prohibiting unit that prohibits the idle rotation unit from causing the idle rotation when the cumulative amount reaches a predetermined allowable value.
摘要:
A heat-producing element for a fixing device to carry out heat-fixing after a toner image having been formed using a pulverized toner is transferred on an image support, a heat-producing element for a fixing device in which a thin-leaf graphite-pulverized material of a volume specific resistance of 10−6 Ω·cm to less than 10−2 Ω·cm is incorporated in a heat-resistant resin as a conductive material.