摘要:
A developing method wherein an oscillating electric field is formed in a development area between an image retainer; and a developer feeding carrier of a composite developer containing a chargeable component, and the oscillating waveform of the oscillating electric field is varied to provide an adjustment of the development performance. Preferably, the oscillating electric field is an alternating electric field. The oscillating waveform is modified by varying the amplitude, bias, selection time for a time-selected waveform transformation, or frequency thereof.
摘要:
A method of reproducing multiplex images wherein an electrostatic image is formed on an image retainer by using a common electrostatic image forming device, the electrostatic image formed on the image retainer is developed, the steps of the above are repeated to superpose a plurality of toner images on the image retainer, and the toner images is transferred on a recording paper by one step. The developings other than the first time developing are carried out in such a manner that the surface of a developer layer on a developer feeding carrier does not contact with the surface of the toner image on the image retainer.
摘要:
An electrophotographic image forming apparatus of the present invention frees images from various defects including the thinning of horizontal lines, the omission of the trailing edge of an image, background contamination, granularity particular to a halftone image, carrier scattering, and image noise. Further, the apparatus of the present invention solves problems ascribable to patches used to sense image density. Moreover, the apparatus of the present invention faithfully reproduces tonality and has a high developing ability.
摘要:
An abnormality determining apparatus is capable of avoiding mistaken determinations due to the normal value of information obtained by an information obtaining unit differing according to the content of specific information such as the operating mode setting, and deterioration of the determination precision due to a change in the user of a detection subject. The abnormality determining apparatus comprises an information storage unit for storing normal index information serving as an index of a normal state of the detection subject, an information obtaining unit for obtaining a plurality of types of information, and an abnormality determining unit for determining the presence of an abnormality in the detection subject on the basis of the normal index information stored in the information storage unit, and the information obtained by the information obtaining unit. The information storage unit stores a plurality of normal index information having different values. The abnormality determining unit selects, at a predetermined timing, normal index information to be used to determine the presence of an abnormality in the detection subject from the plurality of normal index information.
摘要:
An image forming apparatus of the present invention includes a bias power supply for applying a bias VB to a developer carrier on which a developer is deposited. A charge potential deposited on an image carrier, which faces the developer carrier for forming a latent image thereon, is 400 V or below in absolute value. Assume that the potential of the image carrier is lowered to VL after exposure, that a development potential is |VB−VL|, that the maximum set value of the development potential for development is |VB−VL|max, and that the development potential varies in a range satisfying relations: |VB−VL|≦|VB−VL|max+|VB−VL|max×0.2 |VB−VL|≧|VB−VL|max−|VB−VL|max×0.2 |VB−VL|max≦300 V Then image density varies by a width of 10% of image density corresponding to the maximum set value of the development potential or less.
摘要:
An image forming apparatus including a developing device and an image carrier facing the developing device. The developing device includes a main magnetic pole for causing a developer to magnetically deposit on an outer periphery of a developer carrier in a form of a magnet brush. The image carrier has a coefficient of friction of 0.5 or below, and a flux density in a normal direction has an attenuation ratio of 40% or above.
摘要:
In an image forming apparatus, a developing unit for forming an image by use of a two-ingredient type developer, i.e., toner and carrier mixture, includes a container for replenishing fresh toner and for replacing carrier deteriorated due to aging or a developer including such carrier. The developer in the developing unit will be collected based on the number of times that a part of the developer has been replenished.
摘要:
An image forming apparatus includes an image support which supports an electrostatic latent image on a surface of the image support. A developing unit has a developing agent support which retains a developing agent, including a toner and carriers, contained in the developing unit. The developing unit converts the latent image on the image support into a toner image by causing the toner to adhere to the surface of the image support. A developing bias supplying unit supplies a developing bias voltage to the developing agent support of the developing unit, the developing bias voltage being one of a DC bias voltage and an AC bias voltage. A timer measures a non-driven period of the developing agent in the developing unit. A control unit selects one of the DC bias voltage and the AC bias voltage from the developing bias supplying unit based on the non-driven period measured by the timer, and controls the developing bias voltage at an output of the developing bias supplying unit such that the selected one of the DC bias voltage and the AC bias voltage is supplied to the developing agent support.
摘要:
An image forming apparatus capable of readily changing the pixel density of an image to be formed on an image carrier and, therefore, stabilizing image reproduction. To change the pixel density, the apparatus turns on, among light emitting elements arranged in a higher density than input image data, a plurality of light emitting elements per pixel or by changing the number of light emitting elements per pixel and the turn-on time thereof.
摘要:
A multicolor image forming method includes a first step of optically scanning and color separating an original so as to obtain first image signals corresponding to R, G and B multicolor components, a second step of parallelly inputting the first image signals as address signals to a reference memory storing at least one reference table representative of at least two different types of color correction for converting the first image signals into second image signals corresponding to at least Y, M and C multicolor components, a third step of selecting second image signals corresponding to one color component from the second image signals corresponding to the multicolor components output from the reference memory, a fourth step of providing a latent image made by image exposure onto a moveable image carrier having a photoconductive property based on the second image signals corresponding to the color component selected in the third step, a fifth step of developing the latent image formed on the image carrier in the fourth step using a chromatic toner, a sixth step of repeating the third, fourth, and fifth steps while changing color components of the second image signals selected in the third step and the color toners used in the fifth step, and a seventh step of transferring a multicolor toner image formed on the image carrier to the transfer material.