摘要:
A color image forming apparatus has a plurality of developing devices and an automatic paper feed unit and a manual paper feed unit, each paper feed unit having a paper feed cassette. The paper feed units are provided below a belt-shaped image retainer. Paper ejection ports are provided above the image retainer for ejecting transfer materials which are fed from a paper feed unit, one of the paper ejection ports being selected according to the thickness of the transfer material. A thermal fixing condition is varied according to the transfer material thickness.
摘要:
An electrostatic image forming apparatus for forming a color image wherein plural developers are located substantially under the image retainer, at least two of the image retainer, the developer, and the cleaner being formed as a detachable unit.
摘要:
A device for charging a photoreceptor on which a toner image is formed, comprises a rotatable sleeve, at least two magnets disposed in the sleeve so as to attract magnetic particles in a form of magnetic brush, and a electric power source to provide the photoreceptor with an electric charge through the magnetic brush. One of the magnets is disposed upstream of the closest point between the photoreceptor and the sleeve, and the other magnet is disposed downstream of the closest point.
摘要:
A color image forming apparatus for forming a color image. An image retainer is provided for carrying the color image, and a charger charges a surface of the image retainer. A latent image former forms a latent image on the charged surface of the image retainer, and a multicolor developer develops the latent image. A black developer develops the latent image. A transfer sheet conveyer conveys a transfer sheet and transfers the developed latent image onto the transfer sheet. A cleaner cleans a residual developer on the surface of the image retainer. The image retainer, either one of the black developer or the multicolor developer, and the cleaner are formed as a detachable processing cartridge, and the rest of the black developer or the multicolor developer is detachable to the body of the color image forming apparatus.
摘要:
A color image forming machine such as a copier or a printer for producing a toner image, corresponding to an original image, on a recording sheet. The color image forming machine has a photoreceptor for forming the toner image on its surface; a transferrer for transferring the toner image from the photoreceptor to the recording sheet; and a fixer for fixing the toner image on the recording sheet. The fixer includes (1) an endless heat belt which is supported by a heat roller and a separation roller; and (2) an endless conveyance belt which is supported by a pressure roller and another separation roller; in which the endless heat belt and the endless conveyance belt are partially pressed together by the first pair which are inclined relative to one another, and the second pair so that a nip region is created between the first pair of rollers and the second pair of rollers. The endless heat belt and the endless conveyance belt have a glossy surface. The fixer conveys the recording sheet upwards in the apparatus when the fixer fixes the toner image on the recording sheet.
摘要:
In an apparatus for forming a color toner image, a photoreceptor is disposed at one side of a sheet passage so that a transfer sheet is conveyed through the sheet passage and is brought in contact with the photoreceptor on a transfer station and an exposure device is disposed at the other side of the sheet passage so that an image light irradiated from the exposure device crosses the sheet passage and proceeds to the photoreceptor.
摘要:
A color printer that forms a developed toner image on a photoreceptor. The color printer includes a photoreceptor having a belt-like shape, a driver roller of the photoreceptor belt, a follower roller to which the photoreceptor belt is suspended to keep a rotation position of the belt, a cleaner to clean off the residual toner on the photoreceptor after the developed toner image is transferred to a recording sheet, and a device to maintain a mechanical relation between the follower roller and the cleaner so that the cleaner cleans the photoreceptor belt in a constant condition. Above all devices of the driver roller, the follower roller, the cleaner, and the maintaining device are unitized in a cartridge to be detached from the main body of the color printer.
摘要:
Image forming apparatus provided with a process cartridge including at least a belt-shaped image carrier. A protective cover automatically covers a transfer section of the image carrier installed in the process cartridge, in response to a traveling motion of the process cartridge from a first position in which an image can be formed, to a second position in which the process cartridge can be attached to or detached from the apparatus. The protective cover also automatically exposes the transfer section of the image carrier in response to the input of a power source to the apparatus, or the input of an image forming signal for forming a latent image on the image carrier, or the process of mounting of the process cartridge to the apparatus.
摘要:
An image forming apparatus, which transfers a toner image from an image carrying member to a recording sheet at a transfer location, comprises a process cartridge and a path forming member. The process cartridge is detachably provided to the main frame of the image forming apparatus, and carries therein at least an image forming member. The path forming member assumes a closed position to form a conveying path for the recording sheet to a transfer location in response to the attachment of the process cartridge, and assumes an open position to provide direct access by an operator to the transfer location in response to detachment of the process cartridge.
摘要:
The invention provides an apparatus for forming image, components of which are classified into two groups. A first group includes a photoreceptor on which an electrostatic latent image is formed, a charger for charging the photoreceptor, and a developing device for developing the latent image into a toner image; and a second group includes a transferring device for transferring the toner image to a recording sheet, a sheet passage for passing the recording sheet through the transferring device, and a toner container for storing toner. In the above constitution, the second group is arranged to dispose above the first group.