摘要:
An image forming device such as a copier has separate upper, middle and lower units which are mutually openable. The axes of rotation around which the upper unit can rotate with respect to the middle unit and the middle unit with respect to the lower unit are symmetrically disposed and engaging and locking mechanisms are provided such that when one of the pairs of mutually openable units is opened, the other pair is prevented from opening. Thus, the overall equalibrium of the device is not lost even if both pairs of units are opened.
摘要:
In an electrophotographic copying machine having a travelling original carrier or a travelling optical exposure system, a feedforward clutch and a reverse clutch are selectively operated by a cam mechanism associated with a control clutch and by latch mechanisms associated with the control clutch and controlled by one solenoid.
摘要:
In the state where a handle (2) and a lid (12) are attached to a main body (11), left and right bases (22) of the handle (2) are fitted into recesses (1112, 1113) at coupling portions (111, 112). Left and right shaft supports (91) of the lid (12) are fitted into recesses (1111, 1114). Shaft portions (81) of the left and right bases (22) are fitted from above into a through hole (72) and a through hole (73), respectively, and are supported rotatably about a center axis (200) in the through holes (72, 73). Shafts (93 to 95) of the shaft supports (91, 92) are laterally fitted into through holes (71, 74, 75), respectively, and are supported rotatably about the center axis (200) in the through holes (71, 74, 75). The shaft (94) of the shaft support (92) is laterally fitted into a blind hole (82) of the right base (22).
摘要:
In a plate-like grid electrode of a charging device that controls the charged potential of a surface of a photoreceptor drum, a vibrating portion that vibrates itself to make the plate-like grid electrode vibrate is formed. The vibrating portion is a piezoelectric bimorph element in which two piezoelectric elements are bonded to each other and a base portion is provided between the two piezoelectric elements. When a voltage is applied to the piezoelectric bimorph element, a free end is curved to vibrate the piezoelectric bimorph element.
摘要:
A developing device includes a developer reservoir having developer stored therein, a developing roller for carrying developer, a sealing member which is brought into close contact with the developer portion so as to cover a communication port in communication with inside of the developer reservoir, and a sealing passing member for passing the sealing member peeled off the developer reservoir, wherein the sealing member is peeled off the developer reservoir to open the communication port and the sealing passing member has an opening with an approximately elliptical shape, through which the sealing member passes.
摘要:
A charging device is provided. A needle-like electrode for charging the surface of a photoreceptor drum is formed with a vibrating portion for vibrating the needle-like electrode by the vibration. The vibrating portion is a piezoelectric bimorph element in which two piezoelectric elements are bonded together and a base portion is formed therebetween. When a voltage is applied to the piezoelectric bimorph element, a free end thereof is curved to vibrate.
摘要:
A toner supplier according to the present invention includes a toner stirrer. The toner stirrer includes a shaft, an auxiliary member, and a fixture. The melting point of the auxiliary member is higher than the melting points of the shaft and fixture. The shaft and fixture are welded to each other with the auxiliary member interposed between them.Because the melting point of the auxiliary member is higher than the melting points of the shaft and fixture, this member is not influenced by heat when the shaft and fixture are welded thermally to each other.
摘要:
There is provided a charging apparatus which has high durability and suffers from no rust etc. and of which controllability of charged potential of a photoreceptor is hardly impaired even with a some amount of contaminants such as a toner so that control of charged potential of a photoreceptor can be stably carried out to fall in an appropriate range over a long period of time, and moreover which is inexpensive. A charging apparatus includes a needle electrode, a holding member, two cleaner members, a support member, a moving member, a shield case, and a grid electrode. A length in minor axis of a secondary aggregate of polytetrafluoroethylene contained in a polytetrafluoroethylene-containing nickel layer formed on a surface of the needle electrode is twice or less than a layer thickness of the nickel layer.
摘要:
A fixing device cleaning device of the present invention is provided on a fixing device which includes: a heating member heated by heating means; and a pressing member pressed against the heating member at a predetermined contact pressure, and a recording sheet is sandwiched by a pressing section of the heating member and a pressing section of the pressing member, and developer on the recording sheet is fixed, and the fixing device cleaning device includes a cleaning member, formed in a scraper shape, which is pressed against the heating member or the pressing member so as to remove the developer from a surface of the heating member or the pressing member, wherein the cleaning member includes one or more opening sections in a vicinity of a contact point with respect to a cleaning target surface of the heating member or the pressing member. Thus, foreign substances scraped by the cleaning member move to a surface (a rear surface with respect to a surface which is in contact with the cleaning target surface) of the cleaning member via the opening sections, so that the foreign substances are not deposited on a gap between the cleaning member and the cleaning target surface, thereby preventing the deposited foreign substances from adhering to the cleaning target surface again.
摘要:
A document feeder includes: a document detecting device arranged on the top of the copier body, for detecting a document inserted from the outside; a feed roller arranged adjacent to the document detecting device, on the top of the copier body, for feeding an inserted document into a space between the original table and the original cover, in response to the detection of a document by the document detecting device; and an original cover lifting device arranged on the top of the copier body, for lifting the original cover to create a gap between the original table and the original cover, in response to the detection of a document by the document detecting device. Alternatively, the feed roller further has a rotary cam on its shaft, so that the cam rotates to lift the original cover up as the feed roller rotates in the document feeding direction. Then, after the document is fed in place, the feed roller is reversely rotated in a constant time, whereby the document cover is sunk to press the document onto the original table.