公开(公告)号：US08737861B2

公开(公告)日：2014-05-27

申请号：US13212718

申请日：2011-08-18

申请人： Takamasa Hase ,  Masanao Ehara ,  Tadashi Ogawa ,  Takeshi Uchitani ,  Satoshi Ueno ,  Teppei Kawata ,  Kazuya Saito ,  Shuutaroh Yuasa ,  Kensuke Yamaji

发明人： Takamasa Hase ,  Masanao Ehara ,  Tadashi Ogawa ,  Takeshi Uchitani ,  Satoshi Ueno ,  Teppei Kawata ,  Kazuya Saito ,  Shuutaroh Yuasa ,  Kensuke Yamaji

IPC分类号： G03G15/20

CPC分类号： G03G15/2039 ,  G03G15/55

摘要： A fixing device includes a fixing rotation body heating and fixing an unfixed image onto a recording medium; a pressing rotation body pressing the recording medium to the fixing rotation body; and a temperature detection unit detecting a temperature of the pressing rotation body. Further, when a predetermined time period elapses since a warm-up operation has started before a temperature detected by the temperature detection unit is equal to or greater than a predetermined temperature or when the temperature detected by the temperature detection unit is equal to or greater than the predetermined temperature before the predetermined time period elapses since a warm-up operation has started, the fixing device determines that the warm-up operation is finished.

摘要翻译： 定影装置包括固定旋转体，其将未定影图像加热并固定到记录介质上; 按压旋转体，将记录介质按压到固定旋转体; 以及检测按压旋转体的温度的温度检测单元。 此外，当在由温度检测单元检测到的温度等于或大于预定温度之前或者当温度检测单元检测到的温度等于或大于预定温度时，在预热操作已经开始之后经过预定时间段 在预热操作开始之后经过预定时间段之前的预定温度，定影装置确定预热操作结束。

公开(公告)号：US08577232B2

公开(公告)日：2013-11-05

申请号：US13049330

申请日：2011-03-16

申请人： Satoshi Ueno ,  Masanao Ehara ,  Tadashi Ogawa ,  Hiroshi Seo ,  Takamasa Hase ,  Shuutaroh Yuasa

发明人： Satoshi Ueno ,  Masanao Ehara ,  Tadashi Ogawa ,  Hiroshi Seo ,  Takamasa Hase ,  Shuutaroh Yuasa

IPC分类号： G03G15/20

摘要： A thermal fixing device includes a fixing member, a flexible endless belt, a flexible endless belt, a rotary pressure member, a heating unit, and a rotation detector. The flexible endless belt is disposed on an outer circumferential surface of the fixing member. The rotary pressure member is disposed parallel to and pressing against the fixing member via the endless belt. The heating unit heats the endless belt. The rotation detector detects a rotation speed of the endless belt. The heating unit is powered off when the rotation speed of the endless belt detected by the rotation detector is at or below a predetermined threshold value.

公开(公告)号：US08494434B2

公开(公告)日：2013-07-23

申请号：US12881862

申请日：2010-09-14

申请人： Takamasa Hase ,  Masanao Ehara ,  Kenji Ishii ,  Tadashi Ogawa ,  Satoshi Ueno ,  Hiroshi Seo ,  Takahiro Imada

发明人： Takamasa Hase ,  Masanao Ehara ,  Kenji Ishii ,  Tadashi Ogawa ,  Satoshi Ueno ,  Hiroshi Seo ,  Takahiro Imada

IPC分类号： G03G15/00

CPC分类号： G03G15/6576 ,  G03G15/2028 ,  G03G15/2053 ,  G03G2215/00662 ,  G03G2215/00776

摘要： A fixing system includes a fixing device that fixes a non-fixed image with heat onto a recording medium. The fixing device includes a fixing roller that generates heat and a pressing roller that presses against the fixing roller. A curl correction device is provided to correct curling of the recording medium passing through the fixing device. The curl correction device includes a heating roller unit that generates heat and an elastic roller that presses against the heating roller unit. A magnetic flux generating device is arranged in the vicinity of the fixing device and the curl correction device and generates magnetic flux.

摘要翻译： 定影系统包括将热固定在记录介质上的非固定图像的定影装置。 定影装置包括产生热量的定影辊和压靠定影辊的加压辊。 提供卷曲校正装置以校正通过定影装置的记录介质的卷曲。 卷曲校正装置包括产生热量的加热辊单元和压靠加热辊单元的弹性辊。 在定影装置和卷曲校正装置附近设置磁通量产生装置，并产生磁通量。

公开(公告)号：US08447199B2

公开(公告)日：2013-05-21

申请号：US12861255

申请日：2010-08-23

申请人： Satoshi Ueno ,  Masanao Ehara ,  Tadashi Ogawa ,  Hiroshi Seo ,  Takahiro Imada ,  Takamasa Hase

发明人： Satoshi Ueno ,  Masanao Ehara ,  Tadashi Ogawa ,  Hiroshi Seo ,  Takahiro Imada ,  Takamasa Hase

IPC分类号： G03G15/20

CPC分类号： G03G15/2064 ,  G03G2215/2025

摘要： A fixing device for fixing an unfixed toner image on a recording medium includes a fixing member, a pressure member, a sheet guide, and a pressure adjusting mechanism. The fixing member heats the unfixed toner image on the recording medium. The pressure member is disposed opposite the fixing member and presses against the fixing member to define a fixing nip through which the recording medium bearing the unfixed toner image passes to fix the unfixed toner image onto the recording medium. The position of the fixing nip is changeable. The sheet guide disposed adjacent to the pressure member guides the recording medium to the fixing nip and moves in conjunction with movement of the pressure member. The pressure adjusting mechanism operatively connected to the pressure member adjusts an amount of engagement of the pressure member relative to the fixing member. An image forming apparatus includes the fixing device.

摘要翻译： 用于将未定影的调色剂图像定影在记录介质上的定影装置包括固定构件，压力构件，片材引导件和压力调节机构。 定影构件加热记录介质上的未定影调色剂图像。 压力构件与固定构件相对地设置并且压靠固定构件以限定定影夹持部，通过该定影夹持件支承未定影调色剂图像的记录介质通过该固定夹持器将未定影的调色剂图像定影到记录介质上。 定影辊隙的位置是可变的。 与压力构件相邻设置的片材引导件将记录介质引导到定影夹持部并与压力构件的移动一起移动。 可操作地连接到压力构件的压力调节机构调节压力构件相对于固定构件的接合量。 图像形成装置包括定影装置。

公开(公告)号：US08346117B2

公开(公告)日：2013-01-01

申请号：US12923032

申请日：2010-08-30

申请人： Kenji Ishii ,  Tadashi Ogawa ,  Satoshi Ueno ,  Hiroshi Seo ,  Masanao Ehara

发明人： Kenji Ishii ,  Tadashi Ogawa ,  Satoshi Ueno ,  Hiroshi Seo ,  Masanao Ehara

IPC分类号： G03G21/00

CPC分类号： G03G15/2025 ,  G03G15/2028 ,  G03G2221/1639

摘要： A fixing device includes a heating source; a heating member heated by the heating source; a pressing member contacting the heating member to form a fixing nip therebetween, at which an unfixed image of toner on a recording sheet is fixed to the recording sheet; a first charging member located at an entrance of the fixing device, from which the recording sheet bearing the unfixed toner image enters the fixing device, so as to face the unfixed toner image. The first charging member is not contacted with the heating member and pressing member, and has a charge with a polarity opposite to a polarity of a charge of the toner to collect floating particles of the toner.

摘要翻译： 定影装置包括加热源; 由加热源加热的加热构件; 与所述加热构件接触以在其间形成定影夹持部的按压构件，将记录片材上的调色剂的未定影图像固定在所述记录片材上; 位于定影装置的入口处的第一充电构件，承载未定影调色剂图像的记录片材从该第一充电构件进入定影装置，以面对未定影的调色剂图像。 第一充电构件不与加热构件和按压构件接触，并且具有与调色剂的电荷的极性相反的极性的电荷，以收集调色剂的浮动颗粒。

公开(公告)号：US20120114354A1

公开(公告)日：2012-05-10

申请号：US13291453

申请日：2011-11-08

申请人： Kazuya Saito ,  Tadashi Ogawa ,  Takeshi Uchitani ,  Satoshi Ueno ,  Teppei Kawata ,  Takamasa Hase ,  Shuutaroh Yuasa ,  Kensuke Yamaji

发明人： Kazuya Saito ,  Tadashi Ogawa ,  Takeshi Uchitani ,  Satoshi Ueno ,  Teppei Kawata ,  Takamasa Hase ,  Shuutaroh Yuasa ,  Kensuke Yamaji

IPC分类号： G03G15/20

CPC分类号： G03G15/2046

摘要： A fixing device includes a pressing rotary body pressed against a fixing rotary body to form a fixing nip therebetween through which a recording medium bearing a toner image is conveyed; a heater to heat the fixing rotary body, disposed opposite a circumferential surface of the fixing rotary body and upstream from the fixing nip a predetermined circumferential distance along the circumferential surface of the fixing rotary body in a direction of rotation of the fixing rotary body; a heater driver to turn on and off the heater; a timing calculator to calculate a reference time at which a trailing end portion of the recording medium in a conveyance direction of the recording medium reaches the fixing nip; and a heater driver controller to cause the heater driver to turn off the heater at a turn-off time earlier than the reference time.

摘要翻译： 定影装置包括按压固定旋转体的按压旋转体，以在其间传送承载有调色剂图像的记录介质的定影辊隙; 加热器，用于加热定影旋转体，该固定旋转体与定影旋转体的圆周表面相对设置并且沿定影旋转体的圆周表面沿着定影旋转体的旋转方向以预定的周向距离从定影夹持部上游设置; 加热器驱动器，用于打开和关闭加热器; 定时计算器，用于计算记录介质在输送方向上的后端部到达定影辊隙的参考时间; 以及加热器驱动器控制器，其使加热器驱动器在比参考时间早的关闭时间关闭加热器。

公开(公告)号：US20120093531A1

公开(公告)日：2012-04-19

申请号：US13200592

申请日：2011-09-27

申请人： Shuutaroh Yuasa ,  Tadashi Ogawa ,  Takeshi Uchitani ,  Satoshi Ueno ,  Teppei Kawata ,  Takamasa Hase ,  Kazuya Saito ,  Kensuke Yamaji

发明人： Shuutaroh Yuasa ,  Tadashi Ogawa ,  Takeshi Uchitani ,  Satoshi Ueno ,  Teppei Kawata ,  Takamasa Hase ,  Kazuya Saito ,  Kensuke Yamaji

IPC分类号： G03G15/20

CPC分类号： G03G15/2032

摘要： An image forming apparatus includes a fixing device disposed downstream from an image forming device in a recording medium conveyance direction to fix a toner image formed by the image forming device on a recording medium. The fixing device includes a pressing rotary body separatably pressed against a fixing rotary body to form a nip therebetween through which the recording medium bearing the toner image passes, and a moving assembly to move the pressing rotary body bidirectionally to press the pressing rotary body against the fixing rotary body and separate the pressing rotary body from the fixing rotary body. A controller controls the moving assembly to change a post-fixing pressing time period for which the moving assembly presses the pressing rotary body against the fixing rotary body after the recording medium bearing the toner image is discharged from the nip according to image data.

摘要翻译： 图像形成装置包括定影装置，其设置在记录介质传送方向上的图像形成装置的下游，以将由图像形成装置形成的调色剂图像定影在记录介质上。 定影装置包括可分离地按压定影旋转体的压制旋转体，以在支承调色剂图像的记录介质之间形成辊隙，移动组件使压力旋转体双向移动，将按压旋转体按压 固定旋转体并将按压旋转体与定影旋转体分开。 根据图像数据，控制移动组件以改变在固定调色剂图像的记录介质从辊隙排出的移动组件将按压旋转体按压固定旋转体之后的固定后按压时间段。

公开(公告)号：US20110229236A1

公开(公告)日：2011-09-22

申请号：US13049181

申请日：2011-03-16

申请人： Masanao Ehara ,  Tadashi Ogawa ,  Satoshi Ueno ,  Hiroshi Seo ,  Shuutaroh Yuasa

发明人： Masanao Ehara ,  Tadashi Ogawa ,  Satoshi Ueno ,  Hiroshi Seo ,  Shuutaroh Yuasa

IPC分类号： G03G15/00

CPC分类号： G03G15/205 ,  G03G15/2028 ,  G03G15/2042

摘要： A fixing device in an image forming apparatus includes a conveyance member to convey a recording medium at a fixing nip where an image carried on the recording medium is fixed onto it; a plurality of temperature detectors to detect temperature of the conveyance member, the detectors being disposed at both end portions of the conveyance member outside an area where a maximum-sided recording medium passes through; a guide member to guide the recording medium toward the fixing nip; and a guide plate displacing unit to displace a part of the guide member in a direction orthogonal to a conveyed surface of the recording medium to be conveyed at the fixing nip, based on temperature difference detected by the plurality of temperature detectors.

摘要翻译： 图像形成装置中的定影装置包括传送构件，用于在记录介质上承载的图像被固定在其上的定影辊隙处传送记录介质; 多个温度检测器，用于检测输送部件的温度，检测器设置在输送部件的两侧的最外侧记录介质通过的区域的外侧; 引导构件，用于将记录介质引向定影辊隙; 以及引导板移位单元，用于基于由多个温度检测器检测到的温度差，在与定影夹持部上要传送的记录介质的传送表面正交的方向上移动引导部件的一部分。

公开(公告)号：US20110176822A1

公开(公告)日：2011-07-21

申请号：US13026945

申请日：2011-02-14

申请人： Kenji ISHII ,  Aldyasu Amita ,  Ken Omura ,  Kenichi Hasegawa ,  Hiroshi Yokoyama ,  Satoshi Ueno

发明人： Kenji ISHII ,  Aldyasu Amita ,  Ken Omura ,  Kenichi Hasegawa ,  Hiroshi Yokoyama ,  Satoshi Ueno

IPC分类号： G03G15/20 ,  G03G13/20

CPC分类号： G03G15/2042 ,  G03G15/2053 ,  G03G2215/2016 ,  G03G2215/2032

摘要： An image forming apparatus includes an image forming mechanism and an image fixing unit. The image forming mechanism forms a toner image on a recording sheet. The image fixing unit fixes the toner image onto the recording sheet. The image fixing unit includes a magnetic flux generator, a heat member, a magnetic flux adjuster, and a controlling member. The magnetic flux generator generates a magnetic flux. The heat member is heated inductively by the magnetic flux generated by the magnetic flux generator. The magnetic flux adjuster reduces the magnetic flux active on the heat member to form a heat reduction area in an outer circumferential surface of the heat member in a width direction thereof. The controlling member moves the magnetic flux adjuster to change the heat reduction area.

摘要翻译： 图像形成装置包括图像形成机构和图像定影单元。 图像形成机构在记录纸上形成调色剂图像。 图像定影单元将调色剂图像固定到记录片材上。 图像定影单元包括磁通发生器，加热构件，磁通量调节器和控制构件。 磁通发生器产生磁通量。 通过由磁通发生器产生的磁通感应加热部件。 磁通量调节器减小加热部件上的磁通量，从而在加热部件的宽度方向的外周面形成减热区域。 控制构件移动磁通量调节器以改变减热区域。

公开(公告)号：US20110064490A1

公开(公告)日：2011-03-17

申请号：US12923272

申请日：2010-09-13

申请人： Takahiro Imada ,  Masanao Ehara ,  Tadashi Ogawa ,  Satoshi Ueno ,  Hiroshi Seo ,  Takamasa Hase ,  Kenji Ishi

发明人： Takahiro Imada ,  Masanao Ehara ,  Tadashi Ogawa ,  Satoshi Ueno ,  Hiroshi Seo ,  Takamasa Hase ,  Kenji Ishi

IPC分类号： G03G15/20

CPC分类号： G03G15/2053 ,  G03G15/206 ,  G03G2215/2048

摘要： An elastic layer is provided on a surface of one of a metal core and a substrate. A fixing member and a pressure member press into each other and collectively create a nip therebetween. A toner image is conveyed and fixed when passing through the nip. A thickness of the elastic layer is different in at least two widthwise regions by the same amount from the other region. A pair of edges of a prescribed size of the transfer sheet pass through these two widthwise regions, respectively.

摘要翻译： 弹性层设置在金属芯和基板之一的表面上。 固定构件和压力构件彼此挤压并且在它们之间共同形成辊隙。 调色剂图像在通过辊隙时被传送和固定。 弹性层的厚度在至少两个宽度方向上与其他区域相同的量不同。 转印纸的规定尺寸的一对边缘分别通过这两个横向区域。