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公开(公告)号:US09989891B2
公开(公告)日:2018-06-05
申请号:US15218231
申请日:2016-07-25
Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
Inventor: Nao Kato , Takashi Nakamura , Kenji Hayamizu
IPC: G03G15/08
CPC classification number: G03G15/0893 , G03G15/0865
Abstract: A developing device includes a storage unit that stores developer to be used to form a developer image on an image carrier, the developer containing toner and carrier, an auxiliary storage unit that stores the developer and is connected to the storage unit via a first opening from which the developer is supplied into the storage unit and a second opening from which the developer in the storage unit is taken in, a first transport member provided at the first opening to transport the developer in the auxiliary storage unit into the storage unit, a second transport member provided at the second opening to transport the developer in the storage unit into the auxiliary storage unit, and a supply unit that has an opening opposed to the first transport member and supplies toner to the developer transported from the auxiliary storage unit into the storage unit.
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公开(公告)号:US09989890B2
公开(公告)日:2018-06-05
申请号:US15397308
申请日:2017-01-03
Applicant: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
Inventor: Hiroki Mori
IPC: G03G15/08
CPC classification number: G03G15/0889 , G03G15/0812 , G03G15/0865
Abstract: A developing device and an image forming apparatus including the developing device are provided. The developing device includes a housing, a developer carrier which is rotatably supported by the housing, and which carries developer on a circumferential surface thereof, a layer thickness regulating member which includes, a blade contacting the circumferential surface of the developer carrier along a rotational axial direction of the developer carrier, and a support member supporting the blade, the layer thickness regulating member for regulating a layer thickness of the developer on the circumferential surface of the developer carrier. The support member includes: a contact part which contacts the blade; and a pair of attachment parts which are attached to the housing. The attachment parts are provide at both sides of the contact part in the rotational axial direction and are further protruded than the contact part in a direction away from the developer carrier.
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公开(公告)号:US09983511B2
公开(公告)日:2018-05-29
申请号:US15298402
申请日:2016-10-20
Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Inventor: Tomoyuki Sakamaki
IPC: G03G15/08
CPC classification number: G03G15/0891 , G03G15/0844 , G03G15/0865 , G03G15/0881 , G03G15/0882 , G03G15/0884 , G03G15/0887 , G03G15/0889 , G03G15/0893
Abstract: A developing apparatus for developing an electrostatic latent image formed on an image bearing member includes a developer carrying member, first and second accommodation chambers to accommodate developer, and a feeding screw provided in the first accommodation chamber to feed the developer. In addition, a developer accommodation portion accommodates the developer to be supplied to the first accommodation chamber and is sealed by a sealing member. A controller executes an operation in a mode in which after the developer accommodating portion starts to be unsealed at the sealing member, the feeding screw is initially rotated for a predetermined period in a direction opposite to a normal direction in which the feeding screw is rotated during the image forming operation, and after elapse of the predetermined period, the feeding screw is rotated in the normal direction.
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公开(公告)号:US09964895B2
公开(公告)日:2018-05-08
申请号:US15393031
申请日:2016-12-28
Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
Inventor: Masaki Murashima
CPC classification number: G03G15/0887 , G03G15/0865 , G03G15/0879 , G03G21/1676 , G03G21/186 , G03G2215/0827
Abstract: A toner container includes a container main body, a first conveyance member rotatably provided in the container main body, a first bearing hole rotatably supports a rotation shaft of the first conveyance member in a state where the rotation shaft of the first conveyance member passes through the first bearing hole and extends outside, and a first input joint provided on an end portion of a rotation shaft of the first conveyance member in an attachment portion side, and coupled with a first drive coupling portion of the attachment portion. The first drive coupling portion includes a plurality of engaging pieces. The first input joint includes a plurality of projection pieces configured to be respectively coupled with the plurality of engaging pieces. Among the plurality of projection pieces, at least one first piece is longer than the other second piece(s) in a projection direction of the projection shaft.
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公开(公告)号:US20180120763A1
公开(公告)日:2018-05-03
申请号:US15794284
申请日:2017-10-26
Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Inventor: Hiroki Takano , Tomofumi Kawamura , Shoichi Zensai
CPC classification number: G03G21/1842 , G03G15/0865 , G03G21/1633 , G03G21/1821 , G03G2221/1654 , G03G2221/1853
Abstract: An apparatus includes an opening/closing member that opens/closes space which is provided in an apparatus body and in which a first unit and a second unit are accommodated; a first guide portion that guides the first unit in the space; a second guide portion that guides the second unit in the space; and a slope member that is capable of guiding the first unit to the first guide portion provided at a position higher than a position of the second guide portion in a height direction orthogonal to an inserting/extracting direction of the space when the opening/closing member is put in an open position, the slope member being coupled between the apparatus body and the opening/closing member so as to be positioned in the space when the opening/closing member is put in a closed position to close the space.
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公开(公告)号:US20180120760A1
公开(公告)日:2018-05-03
申请号:US15791468
申请日:2017-10-24
Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
Inventor: Hiroaki KITAGAWA , Teruyuki MIYAMOTO
IPC: G03G15/08
CPC classification number: G03G21/1647 , G03G15/0865 , G03G21/1652 , G03G2215/0827
Abstract: A toner case includes a case main body, a rotator, a transmitter and a turner. The rotator is stored in the case main body and rotates around a rotation axis. The transmitter transmits rotation to the rotator. A part of the transmitter is exposed to an outside of the case main body. The turner is provided at an outside of the case main body in a rotation axis direction. The turner is turnable between a first posture and a second posture. At least a part of the turner is moved to an outside in the rotation axis direction as the turner turns from the first posture to the second posture. The transmitter moves from a first position to a second position which is arranged at an outside of the first position in the rotation axis direction as the turner turns from the first posture to the second posture.
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公开(公告)号:US09952535B2
公开(公告)日:2018-04-24
申请号:US15407857
申请日:2017-01-17
Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Inventor: Keita Shimizu , Takashi Shimizu , Hideshi Nishiyama , Naoya Kamimura , Tomonori Watanabe
CPC classification number: G03G15/0865 , F16H27/04 , G03G15/0806 , G03G15/0863 , G03G15/0891 , G03G15/0896 , G03G21/1647 , G03G21/186 , G03G2221/1657
Abstract: A developer cartridge may include: a first gear having a small-diameter gear portion and a large-diameter gear portion; and a second gear including: a first columnar portion centered on a second axis; a second columnar portion having a smaller diameter than the first columnar portion; a first engagement portion extending along a portion of a peripheral surface of the first columnar portion and engageable with the small-diameter gear portion; a second engagement portion extending along a portion of a peripheral surface of the second columnar portion and positioned closer to a housing than the first engagement portion in an axial direction and engageable with the large-diameter gear portion; and a protruding portion protruding in the axial direction and rotatable together with the first engagement portion and the second engagement portion. The second engagement portion may engage the large-diameter gear portion after the first engagement portion engages the small-diameter gear portion.
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公开(公告)号:US20180107143A1
公开(公告)日:2018-04-19
申请号:US15729950
申请日:2017-10-11
Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Inventor: Koji Shigehiro , Ryohei Terada
IPC: G03G15/08
CPC classification number: G03G15/50 , G03G15/0806 , G03G15/0865 , G03G15/0893 , G03G15/0921 , G03G21/203 , G03G2221/1657
Abstract: Provided is an image forming apparatus, including: a developer containing unit configured to contain developer; a developer bearing member, which is rotatably provided in the developer containing unit, and is configured to bear the developer; a driving unit configured to drive the developer bearing member; and a control unit configured to control the driving unit so that, when rotation of the developer bearing member is stopped after an image forming operation is terminated, drive transmission to the developer bearing member is turned off after a rotational speed of the developer bearing member is reduced to a set rotational speed lower than a rotational speed of the developer bearing member during the image formation while performing the drive transmission to the developer bearing member.
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公开(公告)号:US09927737B2
公开(公告)日:2018-03-27
申请号:US15472143
申请日:2017-03-28
Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Inventor: Nobuyoshi Yoshida , Shuhei Kawasaki , Hideki Kakuta , Akihiro Fujiwara
CPC classification number: G03G15/0865 , G03G15/0875 , G03G15/0887 , G03G15/0889 , G03G15/0891 , G03G15/0896 , G03G21/18 , G03G21/1803 , G03G21/1814
Abstract: There is provided a developing apparatus including a conveyance member configured to bend in contact with an inner wall of a conveyance chamber and convey developer, a portion configured to bend the conveyance member, and a first releasing portion configured to release the bending of the conveyance member, a deforming portion configured to bend the conveyance member moved and released from the first releasing portion, and a second releasing portion configured to release the bending of the conveyance member on the downstream side of the deforming portion in the rotational direction of the conveyance member.
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公开(公告)号:US09910385B2
公开(公告)日:2018-03-06
申请号:US15598477
申请日:2017-05-18
Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA , TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Inventor: Hisashi Kimura , Takafumi Amano
IPC: G03G15/08
CPC classification number: G03G15/0886 , G03G15/0855 , G03G15/0865 , G03G15/0867 , G03G15/0875 , G03G2215/0665 , G03G2215/068 , G03G2215/0692 , G03G2215/0827 , G03G2215/085 , Y10S222/01
Abstract: A toner container installed in an image forming apparatus includes a toner container main body having a predetermined length and in which toner is accommodated, a discharge port through which the toner is discharged from the toner container main body, a shutter which opens and closes the discharge port, a handle provided on the toner container main body, and a pressed portion provided on the toner container main body and which is pressed by the image forming apparatus to project the handle out from the image forming apparatus.
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