公开(公告)号：US20080063429A1

公开(公告)日：2008-03-13

申请号：US11860777

申请日：2007-09-25

申请人： Kazushi Watanabe ,  Isao Ikemoto

发明人： Kazushi Watanabe ,  Isao Ikemoto

IPC分类号： G03G21/16

CPC分类号： G03G15/757 ,  F16D1/101 ,  G03G21/1633 ,  G03G21/1647 ,  G03G21/1853 ,  G03G21/186 ,  G03G21/1864 ,  G03G21/1867 ,  G03G21/1871 ,  G03G2221/1654 ,  G03G2221/1657 ,  G03G2221/166 ,  G03G2221/183 ,  G03G2221/1861 ,  G03G2221/1884

摘要： A process cartridge detachably mountable to a main assembly of an electrophotographic image forming apparatus, wherein the main assembly includes a motor, a main assembly side gear for receiving driving force from the motor, a hole defined by twisted surfaces, the hole being substantially coaxial with the gear, and a main assembly side grounding contact provided in the hole, the process cartridge includes an electrophotographic photosensitive drum; process mechanisms actable on the photosensitive drum; and a projection engageable with the twisted surfaces, the projection being provided at a longitudinal end of the photosensitive drum, wherein when the main assembly side gear rotates with the hole and projection engaged with each other, rotational driving force is transmitted from the gear to the photosensitive drum through engagement between the hole and the projection; and a cartridge side grounding contact electrically connected with the electrophotographic photosensitive drum for electrically grounding the electrophotographic photosensitive drum when the process cartridge is mounted to the main assembly of the apparatus, the cartridge side grounding contact being provided on the projection so as to be electrically connectable with the main assembly side grounding contact

摘要翻译： 一种可拆卸地安装到电子照相成像设备的主组件的处理盒，其中主组件包括电动机，用于接收来自电动机的驱动力的主组件侧齿轮，由扭曲表面限定的孔，该孔基本上与 齿轮和设置在孔中的主组件侧接地触点，处理盒包括电子照相感光鼓; 可在感光鼓上作用的加工机构; 以及与所述扭转表面接合的突起，所述突起设置在所述感光鼓的纵向端部，其中当所述主组件侧齿轮随着所述孔和突起彼此接合而旋转时，旋转驱动力从所述齿轮传递到 感光鼓通过孔和突起之间的接合; 以及与电子照相感光鼓电连接的盒侧接地触点，用于当处理盒安装到设备的主组件时将电子照相感光鼓电接地，盒侧接地触点设置在突起上以便可电连接 与主组件侧接地

公开(公告)号：US06330409B1

公开(公告)日：2001-12-11

申请号：US09480178

申请日：2000-01-10

申请人： Kazushi Watanabe ,  Isao Ikemoto ,  Atsushi Numagami ,  Katsunori Yokoyama

发明人： Kazushi Watanabe ,  Isao Ikemoto ,  Atsushi Numagami ,  Katsunori Yokoyama

IPC分类号： G03G2116

CPC分类号： G03G21/186 ,  F16D1/101 ,  G03G15/757 ,  G03G21/1633 ,  G03G21/1647 ,  G03G21/1864 ,  G03G2221/1654 ,  G03G2221/1657

摘要： A process cartridge detachably mountable to a main assembly of an electrophotographic image forming apparatus, wherein said main assembly includes a motor, a main assembly side gear for receiving driving force from said motor and a hole defined by twisted surfaces, said hole being substantially coaxial with said gear, said process cartridge includes an electrophotographic photosensitive drum; process means actable on said photosensitive drum; a projection engageable with said twisted surfaces, said projection being provided at a longitudinal end of said photosensitive drum, wherein said projection is non-twisted, and when said main assembly side gear rotates with said hole and projection engaged with each other, rotational driving force is transmitted from said gear to said photosensitive drum through engagement between said hole and said projection; and a resilient member for urging said process cartridge in a longitudinal direction of said photosensitive drum when said process cartridge is mounted to the main assembly.

摘要翻译： 一种可拆卸地安装到电子照相成像设备的主组件的处理盒，其中所述主组件包括电动机，用于接收来自所述电动机的驱动力的主组件侧齿轮和由扭曲表面限定的孔，所述孔基本上与 所述处理盒包括电子照相感光鼓; 处理装置可在所述感光鼓上作用; 可与所述扭转表面接合的突起，所述突起设置在所述感光鼓的纵向端部处，其中所述突起不扭曲，并且当所述主组件侧齿轮随着所述孔和突起彼此接合而旋转时，旋转驱动力 通过所述孔和所述突起之间的接合从所述齿轮传递到所述感光鼓; 以及弹性构件，用于当所述处理盒安装到主组件时，沿着所述感光鼓的纵向推动所述处理盒。

公开(公告)号：US06330402B1

公开(公告)日：2001-12-11

申请号：US09613280

申请日：2000-07-10

申请人： Kazushige Sakurai ,  Isao Ikemoto ,  Kazushi Watanabe ,  Toshiyuki Karakama ,  Hideki Matsumoto

发明人： Kazushige Sakurai ,  Isao Ikemoto ,  Kazushi Watanabe ,  Toshiyuki Karakama ,  Hideki Matsumoto

IPC分类号： G03G1500

CPC分类号： G03G21/1889 ,  G03G15/0856 ,  G03G15/0858 ,  G03G21/1892

摘要： In a developer amount successively indicating method used in an electrophotographic image forming apparatus capable of detachably mounting a plurality of types of cartridges differing in the fill amount of a developer, an indicating portion selected in conformity with the type of one of the plurality of types of cartridges which is mounted in the main body of the electrophotographic image forming apparatus is indicated, and the detected amount of developer in the cartridge mounted in the main body of the electrophotographic image forming apparatus is successively indicated by the use of the indicating portion.

摘要翻译： 在显影剂量连续地指示用于能够可拆卸地安装显影剂的填充量的多种类型的墨盒的电子照相图像形成装置中的指示部分，根据多种类型的 指示安装在电子照相图像形成装置的主体中的盒，并且通过使用指示部分连续地指示安装在电子照相图像形成装置的主体中的盒中的显影剂的检测量。

公开(公告)号：US06201935B1

公开(公告)日：2001-03-13

申请号：US09370907

申请日：1999-08-10

申请人： Ichiro Terada ,  Shinichi Sasaki ,  Isao Ikemoto ,  Yoshiya Nomura ,  Shinya Noda

发明人： Ichiro Terada ,  Shinichi Sasaki ,  Isao Ikemoto ,  Yoshiya Nomura ,  Shinya Noda

IPC分类号： G03G1500

CPC分类号： G03G21/1867 ,  G03G21/1892 ,  G03G2215/021 ,  G03G2221/166 ,  G03G2221/1892

摘要： An electrophotographic image forming apparatus onto which a process cartridge is detachably mountable, for forming an image on a recording medium, has (a) a mounting member for detachably mounting a process cartridge having an electrophotographic photosensitive member, a charging member for charging the electrophotographic photosensitive member, a cartridge charge bias contact for receiving a charging bias to be impressed on the charging member from the main body of the apparatus when the process cartridge is mounted on the main body of the apparatus, and a cartridge-earth contact for connecting the electrophotographic photosensitive member to ground with the main body of the apparatus when the process cartridge is mounted on the main body of the apparatus, (b) a main-body-charge bias contact to be electrically connected to the cartridge-charge-bias contact when the process cartridge is mounted on the mounting member, (c) a main-body earth contact to be electrically connected to the cartridge-earth contact when the process cartridge is mounted on the mounting member, (d) a detecting member for detecting that the process cartridge is not mounted in a cartridge-mounting position by detecting that at least one of the cartridge-charge-bias contact and the cartridge-earth contact is not electrically connected to a corresponding one of the main-body-charge bias contact and the main-body earth contact and (e) a conveying member for conveying the recording medium.

摘要翻译： 一种电子照相图像形成装置，其上可拆卸地安装处理盒，用于在记录介质上形成图像，具有（a）用于可拆卸地安装具有电子照相感光构件的处理盒的安装构件，用于对电子照相感光体充电的充电构件 当处理盒安装在设备的主体上时，用于从设备的主体接受从充电构件施加的充电偏压的盒式充电偏压触点，以及用于连接电子照相 当处理盒安装在设备的主体上时，感光构件与设备的主体接地，（b）主体充电偏压接触件，当主体充电偏压触点电连接到盒充电偏压触点时 处理盒安装在安装构件上，（c）主体接地触点，以电连接到插座 当处理盒安装在安装构件上时，进行接地间接触，（d）检测构件，用于检测处理盒未安装在盒安装位置，通过检测至少一个盒充电偏置触点 并且盒式接地触头不与主体充电偏压触点和主体接地触头中的相应一个电连接，以及（e）用于传送记录介质的输送构件。

公开(公告)号：US5987278A

公开(公告)日：1999-11-16

申请号：US943692

申请日：1997-10-03

申请人： Yoshiya Nomura ,  Tadayuki Tsuda ,  Shinichi Sasaki ,  Isao Ikemoto ,  Kazushi Watanabe ,  Hiroyuki Shirai ,  Toshiyuki Karakama

发明人： Yoshiya Nomura ,  Tadayuki Tsuda ,  Shinichi Sasaki ,  Isao Ikemoto ,  Kazushi Watanabe ,  Hiroyuki Shirai ,  Toshiyuki Karakama

IPC分类号： G03G15/08 ,  G03G21/18 ,  G03G15/00

CPC分类号： G03G21/1821 ,  G03G15/0898 ,  G03G21/1647 ,  G03G21/1652 ,  G03G21/181 ,  G03G21/1817 ,  G03G2215/00987 ,  G03G2221/1648 ,  G03G2221/1651 ,  G03G2221/1654 ,  G03G2221/1669 ,  G03G2221/1876 ,  Y10T29/49904

摘要： A process cartridge detachably mountable to a main assembly of an image forming apparatus, the cartridge comprising a photosensitive member, a developing means for developing a latent image formed on the photosensitive member, a first frame containing the developing means; and a second frame coupled with the first frame, the second frame including a developer containing portion for containing a developer to be supplied to the developing means to develop the latent image, wherein the second frame is a selected one of plural secondary frames engageable with the first frame and having different developer containing capacities.

公开(公告)号：US5926672A

公开(公告)日：1999-07-20

申请号：US781917

申请日：1996-12-30

申请人： Atsushi Nishibata ,  Morikazu Mizutani ,  Kazumi Sekine ,  Tadayuki Tsuda ,  Isao Ikemoto ,  Kazushi Watanabe ,  Yoshikazu Sasago ,  Yasushi Shimizu ,  Shinya Noda ,  Kazunori Kobayashi

发明人： Atsushi Nishibata ,  Morikazu Mizutani ,  Kazumi Sekine ,  Tadayuki Tsuda ,  Isao Ikemoto ,  Kazushi Watanabe ,  Yoshikazu Sasago ,  Yasushi Shimizu ,  Shinya Noda ,  Kazunori Kobayashi

IPC分类号： G03G15/00 ,  G03G21/18 ,  G03G21/00

CPC分类号： G03G21/1857 ,  G03G15/751 ,  G03G15/757 ,  G03G21/1633 ,  G03G21/1647 ,  G03G21/1666 ,  G03G21/1864 ,  G03G21/1867 ,  G03G2221/1606 ,  G03G2221/1657 ,  G03G2221/183 ,  G03G2221/1853

摘要： A photosensitive drum includes a cylindrical member having a photosensitive body disposed thereon, and first and second helical gears arranged axially side-by-side on one end of the cylindrical member. The first helical gear is disposed axially outward of the second helical gear, and the first helical gear has an outer diameter greater than an outer diameter of the second helical gear. The first helical gear meshes with a drive gear to rotatingly drive the drum. A sleeve gear of a developing sleeve is selectively engaged with one of the first and second helical gears, depending upon a kind of toner used.

摘要翻译： 一种感光鼓包括一个其上设有感光体的圆筒形构件，以及在圆柱形构件的一端轴向并排布置的第一和第二斜齿轮。 第一斜齿轮轴向设置在第二斜齿轮的外侧，第一斜齿轮的外径大于第二斜齿轮的外径。 第一斜齿轮与驱动齿轮啮合以旋转地驱动滚筒。 取决于使用的调色剂的种类，显影套筒的套筒齿轮选择性地与第一和第二斜齿轮中的一个啮合。

公开(公告)号：US5864731A

公开(公告)日：1999-01-26

申请号：US780757

申请日：1997-01-08

申请人： Isao Ikemoto ,  Shinichi Sasaki

发明人： Isao Ikemoto ,  Shinichi Sasaki

IPC分类号： G03G21/00 ,  G03G15/08 ,  G03G21/18

CPC分类号： G03G21/1857 ,  G03G15/0875 ,  G03G15/0877 ,  G03G2221/163

摘要： A process cartridge detachably mountable relative to a main assembly of an electrophotographic image forming apparatus, includes an electrophotographic photosensitive member; a developing device for developing a latent image formed on the electrophotographic photosensitive member; a toner accommodating portion for accommodating toner to be used by the developing device to develop the latent image; a first toner feeding member for feeding the toner accommodated in the toner accommodating portion toward the developing device; a second toner feeding member for feeding the toner accommodated in the toner accommodating portion toward the developing device; wherein the second toner feeding member starts to operate in response to detection of decrease of a remaining amount of the toner accommodated in the toner accommodating portion to feed the toner accommodated in the toner accommodating portion toward the developing device.

摘要翻译： 相对于电子照相成像设备的主组件可拆卸地安装的处理盒包括电子照相感光构件; 用于显影形成在电子照相感光构件上的潜像的显影装置; 调色剂容纳部分，用于容纳由显影装置用于显影潜像的调色剂; 第一调色剂供给部件，用于将容纳在调色剂容纳部分中的调色剂供给显影装置; 第二调色剂供给部件，用于将容纳在调色剂容纳部分中的调色剂供给显影装置; 其中响应于检测到容纳在调色剂容纳部分中的调色剂的剩余量的减少，第二调色剂供给部件开始操作，以将容纳在调色剂容纳部分中的调色剂供给显影装置。

公开(公告)号：US5802433A

公开(公告)日：1998-09-01

申请号：US635199

申请日：1996-04-19

申请人： Minoru Sato ,  Isao Ikemoto

发明人： Minoru Sato ,  Isao Ikemoto

IPC分类号： G03G15/08 ,  G03G21/18 ,  G03G15/00

CPC分类号： G03G21/1821 ,  G03G2221/163 ,  G03G2221/1846

摘要： The present invention provides a process cartridge removably mounted to an image forming apparatus, including an electrophotographic photosensitive member, a process mechanism acting on the electrophotographic photosensitive member, a toner containing portion for containing toner used for developing a latent image formed on the electrophotographic photosensitive member, and a grip portion provided contiguous with the toner containing portion and disposed between one longitudinal end and the other longitudinal end of the toner containing portion. The grip portion has a cavity exposed outside and extending in a longitudinal direction of the toner containing portion and defined between upper and lower surfaces of the grip portion. The process cartridge is mounted and dismounted with respect to the image forming apparatus along a direction transverse to a longitudinal direction of the electrophotographic photosensitive member.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供了一种可移除地安装在图像形成装置上的处理盒，该图像形成装置包括电子照相感光构件，作用在电照相感光构件上的处理机构，用于容纳用于显影形成在电照相感光构件上的潜像的调色剂的调色剂容纳部分 以及与调色剂容纳部分邻接并且设置在调色剂容纳部分的一个纵向端和另一纵向端之间的把持部分。 抓握部分具有暴露在外部并且在调色剂容纳部分的纵向方向上延伸并且被限定在把手部分的上表面和下表面之间的空腔。 处理盒相对于图像形成装置沿着横向于电子照相感光构件的纵向方向的方向安装和拆卸。

公开(公告)号：US5771425A

公开(公告)日：1998-06-23

申请号：US276484

申请日：1994-07-18

申请人： Yusuke Yamada ,  Toshiyuki Yoshihara ,  Tadayuki Tsuda ,  Isao Ikemoto ,  Mitsuru Miyamoto

发明人： Yusuke Yamada ,  Toshiyuki Yoshihara ,  Tadayuki Tsuda ,  Isao Ikemoto ,  Mitsuru Miyamoto

IPC分类号： B21D39/04 ,  G03G15/00 ,  G03G15/08 ,  G03G15/09 ,  G03G15/06 ,  G03G21/00

CPC分类号： G03G21/181 ,  B21D39/04 ,  G03G15/0818 ,  G03G15/0928 ,  G03G15/751 ,  G03G21/1842 ,  G03G21/1857 ,  G03G2215/00679 ,  G03G2215/0863 ,  G03G2221/183

摘要： A cylindrical structure is formed by a cylinder and a terminal engaging member, such as a gear or flange for rotating the cylinder. The terminal engaging member has a head which is inserted into the cylinder and a plurality of recesses by which the member is fastened to at least one end of the cylinder through bending and cutting the assocrated cylinder at plural parts thereof into the recesses of the terminal engaging member. In this mannaer, the joint between the cylinder and the terminal engaging member can be formed securely in a simple manner. The cylindrical structure may be employed, for example, as a photosensitive drum or a developing sleeve for electrophotography.

摘要翻译： 圆柱形结构由气缸和端子接合构件（例如用于旋转气缸的齿轮或凸缘）形成。 端子接合构件具有插入到气缸中的头部和多个凹部，通过该多个凹部将构件通过弯曲并将其多个部分处的不同的气缸切割成端子接合的凹部而被固定到气缸的至少一端 会员。 在这种手段中，可以以简单的方式牢固地形成气缸和端子接合构件之间的接合部。 圆柱形结构可以用作例如感光鼓或用于电子照相的显影套筒。

公开(公告)号：US5761584A

公开(公告)日：1998-06-02

申请号：US572123

申请日：1995-12-14

申请人： Tadayuki Tsuda ,  Kazuyoshi Odagawa ,  Atsushi Kubota ,  Shinichi Sasaki ,  Isao Ikemoto ,  Kazunori Kobayashi

发明人： Tadayuki Tsuda ,  Kazuyoshi Odagawa ,  Atsushi Kubota ,  Shinichi Sasaki ,  Isao Ikemoto ,  Kazunori Kobayashi

IPC分类号： G03G21/18 ,  G03G15/08

CPC分类号： G03G21/1821 ,  G03G15/0855 ,  G03G15/0865 ,  G03G15/0874 ,  G03G15/0882 ,  G03G2221/1633 ,  G03G2221/183

摘要： A toner supply container for supplying toner into a toner accommodating container for accommodating the toner usable for developing a latent image formed on an electrophotographic photosensitive member, wherein the toner accommodating container is detachably mountable relative to a main assembly of an electrophotographic image forming apparatus, including a guide portion for guiding the toner supply container into the toner accommodating container with engagement with the toner accommodating container; a first portion and a second portion which are opposed to each other; a third portion connecting one longitudinal ends of the first portion and second portion, wherein the third portion are foldable; a fourth portion connecting the other longitudinal ends of the first portion and second portion, wherein the fourth portion are foldable; a toner supply opening, provided along a longitudinal direction between the first portion and the second portion, for supplying into the toner accommodating container the toner accommodated in the toner accommodation portion U structured by the first portion, second portion, third portion and fourth portion; a sealing member for openably sealing the toner supply opening; wherein a volume of the toner accommodation portion is reduced in a direction crossing with a longitudinal direction of the first portion and the second portion by the folding of the third portion and the fourth portion.

摘要翻译： 一种调色剂供应容器，用于将调色剂供应到调色剂容纳容器中，用于容纳可用于显影形成在电子照相感光构件上的潜像的调色剂，其中调色剂容纳容器相对于电子照相成像设备的主组件可拆卸地安装，包括 引导部分，用于将调色剂供应容器引导到与调色剂容纳容器接合的调色剂容纳容器中; 彼此相对的第一部分和第二部分; 连接所述第一部分的一个纵向端部和第二部分的第三部分，其中所述第三部分是可折叠的; 连接第一部分和第二部分的其它纵向端部的第四部分，其中第四部分是可折叠的; 在第一部分和第二部分之间沿着纵向方向设置的调色剂供应开口，用于将容纳在由第一部分，第二部分，第三部分和第四部分构成的调色剂容纳部分U中的调色剂供应到调色剂容纳容器中; 用于可打开地密封调色剂供应开口的密封构件; 其中，通过第三部分和第四部分的折叠，调色剂容纳部分的体积沿着与第一部分和第二部分的纵向交叉的方向减小。