摘要:
A cleanerless cartridge in which a photoconductor body and a charger are integrated, and a cleaner-equipped cartridge in which a photoconductor body, a charger and a cleaner are integrated are prepared. An image forming apparatus body is configured such that the cartridges are attachable to first- to fourth-stage image forming sections. When the cleanerless cartridge is attached to the first- to fourth-stage image forming sections, an image forming operation is controlled under an image formation condition for a cleanerless process. When the cleaner-equipped cartridge is attached to the first- to fourth-stage image forming sections, an image forming operation is controlled under an image formation condition for a cleaner-equipped process.
摘要:
An apparatus and method for cleaning a plurality of drums in an image forming apparatus includes applying a first bias to each of a plurality of disturbing members, each disturbing member associated with a corresponding drum of a plurality of drums. While performing an image forming operation wherein at least one of the plurality of drums is not use, the bias is changed of a disturbing member corresponding to at least one of the plurality of drums not used in performing the image forming operation from the first bias to a second bias different from the first bias.
摘要:
A color image forming apparatus includes an intermediate transfer member, a first forming portion having a first transfer unit, a second forming portion provided downstream from the first forming portion, a third forming portion provided downstream from the second forming portion, a fourth forming portion provided downstream from the third forming portion, and a control portion. The control portion controls a bias of at least one of the corresponding developing unit and the corresponding transfer unit, when transfer of the toner image from the intermediate transfer member to the recording medium is completed, so that a toner-image residue toner material resting on the intermediate transfer member is returned to the corresponding developing unit through the image bearing member of at least one of the first to fourth forming portions.
摘要:
A cleanerless cartridge in which a photoconductor body and a charger are integrated, and a cleaner-equipped cartridge in which a photoconductor body, a charger and a cleaner are integrated are prepared. An image forming apparatus body is configured such that the cartridges are attachable to first- to fourth-stage image forming sections. When the cleanerless cartridge is attached to the first- to fourth-stage image forming sections, an image forming operation is controlled under an image formation condition for a cleanerless process. When the cleaner-equipped cartridge is attached to the first- to fourth-stage image forming sections, an image forming operation is controlled under an image formation condition for a cleaner-equipped process.
摘要:
An image forming apparatus is provided which is capable of inhibiting filing on photoreceptor and color toner mixing, while prolonging the life of the photoreceptor. The image forming apparatus includes a photoreceptor having a photosensitive surface carrying thereon an electrostatic latent image, a developing device for forming a toner image on the photosensitive surface and electrically recovering toner remaining on the photosensitive surface after image forming operation at the photosensitive surface, a transfer belt 101 having a belt surface which is in contact engagement with the photosensitive surface, and a cleaner S for removing toner attached on the belt surface, wherein the contact angle of the photosensitive surface for water is greater than that of the belt surface for water.
摘要:
An image forming apparatus is provided which is capable of inhibiting filing on photoreceptor and color toner mixing, while prolonging the life of the photoreceptor. The image forming apparatus includes a photoreceptor having a photosensitive surface carrying thereon an electrostatic latent image, a developing device for forming a toner image on the photosensitive surface and electrically recovering toner remaining on the photosensitive surface after image forming operation at the photosensitive surface, a transfer belt 101 having a belt surface which is in contact engagement with the photosensitive surface, and a cleaner S for removing toner attached on the belt surface, wherein the contact angle of the photosensitive surface for water is greater than that of the belt surface for water.
摘要:
A brush charging device for an image forming apparatus, which charges a surface of an image carrier rotating in a predetermined direction, has a linear mount member, a base cloth mounted on the mount member and a brush member having fibers mounted on the base cloth at an angle .theta..sub.1. The angle .theta..sub.1 satisfies the following formula: cos.theta..sub.1 >c/(a+b) wherein a represents the radius of the image carrier, b represents the length of the brush fibers and c represents the distance between a point of intersection where a perpendicular line extending from the center of the image carrier to the base cloth intersects the base cloth and an edge portion of the base cloth located upstream going in the direction of the image carrier, and where the brush fibers contact the surface of the image carrier.
摘要翻译:一种用于图像形成装置的电刷充电装置,其对沿预定方向旋转的图像载体的表面进行充电,具有直线安装构件,安装在安装构件上的基布和安装在基布上的纤维的刷构件 角度θ1。角度θ1满足以下公式:cosθ1> c /(a + b)其中a表示图像载体的半径,b表示刷状纤维的长度,c表示a 从图像载体的中心延伸到基布的垂直线与基布相交的位置点和位于沿图像载体的方向上游的基布的边缘部分的交点处,并且刷纤维接触表面 的图像载体。
摘要:
A charging device includes a charging member that is arranged close to a rotating charge target member, and charges a charge target surface of the charge target member while rotating, a cleaning member that makes friction contact with the charging member to cause the charging member to be driven and rotated, and cleans a surface of the charging member, and a cleaning member driving part to rotate and drive the cleaning member.
摘要:
An image forming apparatus includes: a photoconductor that rotates about a first rotation axis; and a charging roller that rotates about a second rotation axis which is parallel to the first rotation axis, wherein the charging roller includes a conductive roller portion that extends in parallel with the first rotation axis and contains an ion-conductive agent, a flange portion that is provided on an outer peripheral surface of the conductive roller portion further to the outside than an image forming area of the photoconductor in the second rotation axis direction so as to protrude outward from the outer peripheral surface in the radial direction of the conductive roller portion into a flange shape, and an insulating elastic layer that coats the outer peripheral surface of the flange portion and has an elasticity higher than that of a photoconductive surface of the photoconductor.
摘要:
In an image forming apparatus adopting a cleanerless process, there is provided a technique of preventing deterioration of picture quality due to photoreceptor filming or color mixture. An image forming apparatus of a cleanerless process in which a toner image is formed on an image bearing body by a developing unit, and a toner remaining on the image bearing body is collected by the developing unit, includes an intermediate transfer belt made of laminated layers of plural conductive materials different from each other and having a belt surface onto which the toner image is transferred from the image bearing body at a specified transfer position, and a transfer unit configured to press the intermediate transfer belt to the image bearing body at the specified transfer position and to apply a specified bias voltage to the intermediate transfer belt, wherein with respect to the plural conductive materials of the intermediate transfer belt, a layer closer to a side of either one of the toner transferred from the image bearing body and the transfer unit, where negative polarity is set, has a higher volume resistance value.