公开(公告)号：US20080279586A1

公开(公告)日：2008-11-13

申请号：US12117895

申请日：2008-05-09

申请人： Kenzo TATSUMI ,  Yoshihiro Kawakami ,  Yoshiyuki Shimizu ,  Tomohiro Kubota ,  Hirobumi Ooyoshi ,  Tomofumi Yoshida ,  Koji Kato

发明人： Kenzo TATSUMI ,  Yoshihiro Kawakami ,  Yoshiyuki Shimizu ,  Tomohiro Kubota ,  Hirobumi Ooyoshi ,  Tomofumi Yoshida ,  Koji Kato

IPC分类号： G03G15/04 ,  F16C33/00

CPC分类号： G03G15/0813 ,  G03G21/1821 ,  G03G2221/1657

摘要： A developing device that supplies developer to an image carrier. In a developing device having a developer carrier that is driven in rotation by drive force applied to a gear provided on the shaft section thereof, the developer carrier being pressed in the direction of the image carrier, the effect of the gear drive force on the pressing force of the developer carrier onto the image carrier can be eliminated. The bearing that supports the shaft section is made slidable and the sliding direction of the bearing with respect to the direction of the drive force is set at about 90°.

摘要翻译： 一种将显影剂供应给图像载体的显影装置。 在具有通过施加到设置在其轴部上的齿轮的驱动力旋转驱动的显影剂载体的显影装置中，显影剂载体沿着图像载体的方向被按压，齿轮驱动力对压制的影响 可以消除显影剂载体对图像载体的力。 支撑轴部的轴承可滑动，并且轴承相对于驱动力方向的滑动方向设定为约90°。

公开(公告)号：US20080267661A1

公开(公告)日：2008-10-30

申请号：US12062865

申请日：2008-04-04

申请人： Tomofumi YOSHIDA ,  Hirobumi Ooyoshi ,  Kenzo Tatsumi ,  Yoshihiro Kawakami ,  Yoshiyuki Shimizu ,  Tomohiro Kubota ,  Koji Kato

发明人： Tomofumi YOSHIDA ,  Hirobumi Ooyoshi ,  Kenzo Tatsumi ,  Yoshihiro Kawakami ,  Yoshiyuki Shimizu ,  Tomohiro Kubota ,  Koji Kato

IPC分类号： G03G21/00

CPC分类号： G03G21/105

摘要： A toner-collecting device includes a toner-collecting unit, a shaft member, and a guide member. The toner-collecting unit is configured to be detachably attachable. The shaft member is rotatably arranged in the toner-collecting unit. The guide member includes a sliding portion that allows the shaft member to slide while the shaft member is being inserted from one end to an opposite end of the toner-collecting unit.

摘要翻译： 调色剂收集装置包括调色剂收集单元，轴构件和引导构件。 调色剂收集单元被构造成可拆卸地附接。 轴构件可旋转地布置在调色剂收集单元中。 引导构件包括允许轴构件在轴构件从调色剂收集单元的一端插入到另一端的同时滑动的滑动部分。

公开(公告)号：US20080219698A1

公开(公告)日：2008-09-11

申请号：US12042850

申请日：2008-03-05

申请人： Yoshiyuki Shimizu ,  Kenzo Tatsumi ,  Yoshihiro Kawakami ,  Tomohiro Kubota ,  Koji Kato ,  Hirobumi Ooyoshi ,  Tomofumi Yoshida

发明人： Yoshiyuki Shimizu ,  Kenzo Tatsumi ,  Yoshihiro Kawakami ,  Tomohiro Kubota ,  Koji Kato ,  Hirobumi Ooyoshi ,  Tomofumi Yoshida

IPC分类号： G03G15/02

CPC分类号： G03G15/16 ,  G03G2221/1606 ,  G03G2221/1654 ,  G03G2221/1823

摘要： There is disclosed an image forming apparatus including: a latent image carrier; a latent image writing unit; a development unit; a latent image carrier unit having the latent image carrier; a first positioning protrusion disposed on the latent image carrier unit, the first positioning protrusion being engaged with a groove or a slit of an image forming apparatus body; an abutted portion disposed on the groove or the slit, the abutted portion abutting the first positioning protrusion in order to position the latent image carrier unit in an installation and removal direction; and a second positioning protrusion shifted in the installation and removal direction and disposed on the latent image carrier unit, the second positioning protrusion positioning the latent image carrier unit at a position different from a position of the first positioning protrusion in order to engage the groove or the slit.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种图像形成装置，包括：潜像载体; 潜像书写单元; 开发单位 具有潜像载体的潜像载体单元; 设置在所述潜像载体单元上的第一定位突起，所述第一定位突起与图像形成装置主体的槽或狭缝接合; 所述抵接部分设置在所述槽或狭槽上，所述抵接部分抵靠所述第一定位突起以便将所述潜像承载单元定位在安装和移除方向上; 以及第二定位突起，其沿安装和移除方向移动并且设置在潜像载体单元上，所述第二定位突起将所述潜像载体单元定位在与所述第一定位突起的位置不同的位置，以便接合所述凹槽或 狭缝。

公开(公告)号：US20080205930A1

公开(公告)日：2008-08-28

申请号：US12036034

申请日：2008-02-22

申请人： Yoshihiro KAWAKAMI ,  Koji Kato ,  Hirobumi Ooyoshi ,  Tomofumi Yoshida ,  Kenzo Tatsumi ,  Yoshiyuki Shimizu ,  Tomohiro Kubota

发明人： Yoshihiro KAWAKAMI ,  Koji Kato ,  Hirobumi Ooyoshi ,  Tomofumi Yoshida ,  Kenzo Tatsumi ,  Yoshiyuki Shimizu ,  Tomohiro Kubota

IPC分类号： G03G21/18

CPC分类号： G03G21/1853 ,  G03G21/1842 ,  G03G2221/1846

摘要： A process cartridge includes a photosensitive drum, a charging unit, an exposing unit, a developing unit, an intermediate transfer unit, and a cleaning unit, arranged opposite to each other along a rotating direction of the photosensitive drum in an enclosure that has an opening opposite to a developing roller of the developing unit. An extended line connecting a tangent line to an outer circumference of the developing roller and a wall of a first end of the enclosure in an axial direction of the developing roller does not intersect with a wall of a second end of the enclosure.

摘要翻译： 处理盒包括感光鼓，充电单元，曝光单元，显影单元，中间转印单元和清洁单元，其沿着感光鼓的旋转方向彼此相对地布置在具有开口的外壳中 与显影单元的显影辊相对。 将切线与显影辊的外周连接的延伸线与外壳的第一端的壁在显影辊的轴向方向上不与外壳的第二端的壁相交。

公开(公告)号：US20080145108A1

公开(公告)日：2008-06-19

申请号：US11951584

申请日：2007-12-06

申请人： Tomofumi Yoshida ,  Hirobumi Ooyoshi ,  Kenzo Tatsumi ,  Yoshihiro Kawakami ,  Yoshiyuki Shimizu ,  Tomohiro Kubota

发明人： Tomofumi Yoshida ,  Hirobumi Ooyoshi ,  Kenzo Tatsumi ,  Yoshihiro Kawakami ,  Yoshiyuki Shimizu ,  Tomohiro Kubota

IPC分类号： G03G15/08

CPC分类号： G03G15/0896 ,  G03G21/10 ,  G03G2221/163

摘要： A developing device that can be formed at low cost and without increasing the complexity of a die structure of a casing comprises a development roller, a supply roller, a developing portion having an agitating member, a toner hopper disposed above the developing portion, an agitating member in the toner hopper, a partitioning member provided between the developing portion and the toner hopper and having an opening portion, and a collected developer storage portion forming portion for forming a storage space for collected toner collected from the development roller by the supply roller within a fixed distance of the supply roller such that the collected toner moves to the vicinity of the agitating member in the developing portion in accordance with a developer flow generated by the rotation of the supply roller. A pre-incorporation component formed by integrating the partitioning member, the collected developer storage portion forming portion, and a bearing portion for supporting the agitating members is incorporated into the casing.

摘要翻译： 可以以低成本形成并且不增加壳体的模具结构的复杂性的显影装置包括显影辊，供给辊，具有搅拌构件的显影部，设置在显影部上方的调色剂料斗，搅拌 调色剂料斗中的构件，设置在显影部分和调色剂料斗之间并具有开口部分的分隔构件和收集的显影剂储存部分形成部分，用于形成用于通过供给辊在显影辊上收集的收集的调色剂的收纳空间， 供应辊的固定距离，使得所收集的调色剂根据由供给辊的旋转产生的显影剂流移动到显影部分中的搅拌构件附近。 通过将分隔构件，收集的显影剂储存部分形成部分和用于支撑搅拌构件的支撑部分整合而形成的预结合部件被结合到壳体中。

公开(公告)号：US20080019720A1

公开(公告)日：2008-01-24

申请号：US11768607

申请日：2007-06-26

申请人： Yoshihiro Kawakami ,  Koji Kato ,  Hirobumi Ooyoshi ,  Tomofumi Yoshida ,  Kenzo Tatsumi ,  Yoshiyuki Shimizu ,  Tomohiro Kubota

发明人： Yoshihiro Kawakami ,  Koji Kato ,  Hirobumi Ooyoshi ,  Tomofumi Yoshida ,  Kenzo Tatsumi ,  Yoshiyuki Shimizu ,  Tomohiro Kubota

IPC分类号： G03G15/02

CPC分类号： G03G15/0233 ,  G03G2215/025

摘要： A first bearing member and a second bearing member fit in a first side and a second side of a rotating shaft in the axial direction, respectively. The first bearing member is held by a supporting portion provided in a casing on a side corresponding to an emplacing member of an image carrier drum. The second bearing member is held by fitting in a fit-in portion from inside. A wall surface that regulates a charging roller in a longitudinal direction is formed on the second bearing member to protrude from a wall surface rotatably and pivotally supporting the charging roller.

摘要翻译： 分别在轴向上配合在旋转轴的第一侧和第二侧的第一轴承构件和第二轴承构件。 第一轴承构件由设置在与图像载体鼓的放置构件相对应的一侧的壳体中的支撑部分保持。 第二轴承构件通过从内部装配在一个装配部分中而被保持。 在第二轴承构件上形成有沿长度方向调节充电辊的壁面，从壁面以可旋转的方式突出地支撑充电辊。

公开(公告)号：US08768203B2

公开(公告)日：2014-07-01

申请号：US13290607

申请日：2011-11-07

申请人： Manabu Hamada ,  Tomofumi Yoshida ,  Hirobumi Ooyoshi ,  Yoshiyuki Shimizu ,  Takeru Muramatsu ,  Tomohiro Kubota ,  Shinichi Arasawa ,  Shoh Tsuritani ,  Masanari Fujita ,  Tatsuo Fukushima ,  Nobuhiko Kita ,  Haruo Hashimoto

发明人： Manabu Hamada ,  Tomofumi Yoshida ,  Hirobumi Ooyoshi ,  Yoshiyuki Shimizu ,  Takeru Muramatsu ,  Tomohiro Kubota ,  Shinichi Arasawa ,  Shoh Tsuritani ,  Masanari Fujita ,  Tatsuo Fukushima ,  Nobuhiko Kita ,  Haruo Hashimoto

IPC分类号： G03G15/00

CPC分类号： G03G21/1676 ,  G03G15/04054 ,  G03G21/1666 ,  G03G21/1671

摘要： An image forming apparatus includes an exposure device as a light source, a developer container storing developer and attached to a main body of the image forming apparatus perpendicular to a lengthwise direction of the photoconductor, a developing unit and a photoconductor unit having a photoconductor for bearing a latent image thereon each detachably attached to the main body substantially in the same direction as the developer container. An exposure device displacing mechanism displaces the exposure device between a first position enabling the exposure device to function as the light source and a second position disabling the exposure device to function as the light source. The photoconductor unit is detached when the developer container is either displaced from an initially attached position or is removed from the main body and the exposure device displacing device has displaced the exposure device to the second position.

摘要翻译： 图像形成装置包括作为光源的曝光装置，存储显影剂的显影剂容器和垂直于感光体长度方向的图像形成装置的主体，显影单元和具有用于轴承的感光体的感光体单元 其上的潜像大体上与显影剂容器相同的方向可拆卸地附接到主体。 曝光装置移位机构使得曝光装置能够使曝光装置作为光源起作用的第一位置和禁止曝光装置用作光源的第二位置之间移动曝光装置。 当显影剂容器从初始安装位置移位或从主体移除时，感光体单元被分离，并且曝光装置移位装置使曝光装置移动到第二位置。

公开(公告)号：US08861991B2

公开(公告)日：2014-10-14

申请号：US13352732

申请日：2012-01-18

申请人： Tomohiro Kubota ,  Naoki Nakatake ,  Hirobumi Ooyoshi ,  Tomofumi Yoshida ,  Yoshiyuki Shimizu ,  Manabu Hamada ,  Shoh Tsuritani

发明人： Tomohiro Kubota ,  Naoki Nakatake ,  Hirobumi Ooyoshi ,  Tomofumi Yoshida ,  Yoshiyuki Shimizu ,  Manabu Hamada ,  Shoh Tsuritani

IPC分类号： G03G15/08

CPC分类号： G03G15/0831 ,  G03G15/0856 ,  G03G15/0862 ,  G03G15/0893 ,  G03G2215/0827 ,  G03G2215/0891

摘要： A development device includes a development housing, a first developer conveyance member, a developer bearer, and a developer amount detector to detect an amount of developer in the development housing. The developer amount detector includes a light-emitting element, a right-receiving element, a first light guide including a first end from which light enters and a second end disposed inside the development housing, and a second light guide including a first end positioned inside the development housing across a predetermined distance from the second end of the first light guide and a second end from which the light exits. The second end of the first light guide and the first end of the second light guide are arranged in an axial direction of the first developer conveyance member with a light transmission path therebetween partly inside a locus of rotation of the first developer conveyance member.

摘要翻译： 显影装置包括显影壳体，第一显影剂传送构件，显影剂载体以及用于检测显影外壳中的显影剂量的显影剂量检测器。 显影剂量检测器包括发光元件，右接收元件，包括光入射的第一端的第一光导和设置在显影外壳内的第二端，以及第二光导，其包括位于内部的第一端 显影外壳跨越距离第一光导的第二端的预定距离和光从其出射的第二端。 第一导光体的第二端和第二导光体的第一端沿着第一显影剂传送构件的轴向布置，其中部分地在第一显影剂传送构件的旋转轨迹内部具有光传输路径。

公开(公告)号：US20120114373A1

公开(公告)日：2012-05-10

申请号：US13290607

申请日：2011-11-07

申请人： Manabu Hamada ,  Tomofumi Yoshida ,  Hirobumi Ooyoshi ,  Yoshiyuki Shimizu ,  Takeru Muramatsu ,  Tomohiro Kubota ,  Shinichi Arasawa ,  Shoh Tsuritani ,  Masanari Fujita ,  Tatsuo Fukushima ,  Nobuhiko Kita ,  Haruo Hashimoto

发明人： Manabu Hamada ,  Tomofumi Yoshida ,  Hirobumi Ooyoshi ,  Yoshiyuki Shimizu ,  Takeru Muramatsu ,  Tomohiro Kubota ,  Shinichi Arasawa ,  Shoh Tsuritani ,  Masanari Fujita ,  Tatsuo Fukushima ,  Nobuhiko Kita ,  Haruo Hashimoto

IPC分类号： G03G15/00

CPC分类号： G03G21/1676 ,  G03G15/04054 ,  G03G21/1666 ,  G03G21/1671

摘要： An image forming apparatus comprises a exposure device as a light source, a developer container storing developer and attached to a main body of the image forming apparatus perpendicular to a lengthwise direction of the photoconductor, a developing unit and a photoconductor unit having a photoconductor for bearing a latent image thereon each detachably attached to the main body substantially in the same direction as the developer container. An exposure device displacing mechanism displaces the exposure device between a first position enabling the exposure device to function as the light source and a second position disabling the exposure device to function as the light source. The photoconductor unit is detached when the developer container is either displaced from an initially attached position or is removed from the main body and the exposure device displacing device has displaced the exposure device to the second position.

摘要翻译： 图像形成装置包括作为光源的曝光装置，容纳显影剂的显影剂容器，垂直于感光体长度方向的图像形成装置的主体，显影单元和具有用于轴承的感光体的感光体单元 其上的潜像大体上与显影剂容器相同的方向可拆卸地附接到主体。 曝光装置移位机构使得曝光装置能够使曝光装置作为光源起作用的第一位置和禁止曝光装置用作光源的第二位置之间移动曝光装置。 当显影剂容器从初始安装位置移位或从主体移除时，感光体单元被分离，并且曝光装置移位装置使曝光装置移动到第二位置。

公开(公告)号：US09042745B2

公开(公告)日：2015-05-26

申请号：US13344940

申请日：2012-01-06

申请人： Tomofumi Yoshida ,  Tomohiro Kubota ,  Yoshiyuki Shimizu

发明人： Tomofumi Yoshida ,  Tomohiro Kubota ,  Yoshiyuki Shimizu

IPC分类号： G03G15/08

CPC分类号： G03G15/0856 ,  G03G15/0862 ,  G03G15/0889 ,  G03G2215/0891

摘要： A developer amount detector for detecting an amount of developer contained in a unit removably installable in an image forming apparatus, including optical elements having a light-emitting element to emit light and a light-receiving element to receive the light; two light-guiding members, provided in the unit, to guide the light from the light-emitting element to the light-receiving element; a holder, held in the image forming apparatus, to hold the optical elements, movable in a direction orthogonal to optical axes of the optical elements as the unit is being installed in the image forming apparatus; and a positioning mechanism to position the unit within the image forming apparatus by restricting movement of the holder in the direction orthogonal to the optical axes relative to the unit in a state in which the unit is installed in the image forming apparatus.

摘要翻译： 一种用于检测包含在可移除地安装在图像形成装置中的单元中的显影剂量的显影剂量检测器，包括具有用于发光的发光元件的光学元件和用于接收光的光接收元件; 设置在该单元中的两个导光构件将来自发光元件的光引导到光接收元件; 保持器，保持在图像形成装置中，以保持光学元件，当该单元被安装在图像形成装置中时，可沿与光学元件的光轴正交的方向移动; 以及定位机构，通过在所述单元安装在所述图像形成装置中的状态下，通过限制所述保持器在与所述光轴正交的方向上相对于所述单元的移动来将所述单元定位在所述图像形成装置内。