摘要:
In a process cartridge detachable from an image forming apparatus, presssure contact between a charging member, and an image bearing member for bearing an image can be released. Hence, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of traces caused by pressure, creep, and contamination in the image bearing member and the charging member. In addition, by arranging so that the process cartridge cannot be mounted in the image forming apparatus in a state in which the pressure contact between the charging member and the image bearing member is released, failure in charging on the image bearing member by the charging member can be prevented.
摘要:
A transfer unit has a plastic end block at each end. The end block includes a bearing for supporting an auxiliary roller, and an arm having at its end portion a pivot received by a lower casing. The bearing and the arm are formed integrally with the end block. A leaf spring located under the transfer unit supports it along with the roller in movable relationship around the pivot. When an upper casing is shut down, a photoreceptor drum supported in the upper casing pushes down the transfer unit against the elastic force of the leaf spring. Since the positions of the transfer unit and the roller are determined with respect to the photoreceptor drum, good duplicativity can be obtained. In this state, a cylindrical spacer serves to secure a predetermined space between the photoreceptor drum and the auxiliary roller.
摘要:
The electrophotographic apparatus comprises a charging device disposed to confront a photosensitive member and a unit member fitted detachably inside the apparatus, with an ozone filter being mounted detachably in close proximity to the charging device inside the unit member. Ozone created by the charging device is dissolved promptly by the ozone filter by being led by a turning air stream produced by the rotation of the photosensitive member. The ozone filter can easily be replaced by taking the unit member out of the apparatus.
摘要:
A copying machine with a charger including a charging wire for charging the surface of a photosensitive drum and a convergent optical system for forming a focused image of an original on the surface of the drum. The copying machine further includes a waste toner unit, a cleaning unit for cleaning the charging wire and optical system which consists of a first cleaning member for grasping therebetween the charging wire stretched in the charger during cleaning, and a second cleaning member kept in contact with the surface of the convergent optical system, wherein the cleaning members are supported as to be movable in a longitudinal direction of the charging wire and the convergent optical system when cleaning the charging wire and the optical system.
摘要:
A process cartridge in which at least a photosensitive member and a corona charger are mounted on a casing made of resin and the corona charger includes a shield casing and a support portion for supporting a discharge wire such that the shield casing and the support portion are molded integrally with the casing, while the corona charger is subjected, substantially at the shield casing, to an electrically conductive coating.
摘要:
A process unit which can be removably mounted in a main assembly of an electrostatographic copying machine. The unit comprises a housing enclosing an imaging member and, optionally, other processing means such as a development device, a cleaner, and a charge corotron. The transfer corotron, for transferring a toner image from the photoreceptor to a copy sheet is incorporated in the cassette housing, thus avoiding the need to provide a separate movable cover to protect the imaging member from contamination, physical damage, and light exposure when the cassette is removed from the main assembly of the copier.
摘要:
An apparatus for the formation of images having a body of the apparatus provided with a corona charger, in which a corona wire is strung along a charging opening of the corona charger. An image-forming device is installed in the body of the apparatus. The device is removable from the body of the apparatus along the corona wire. The apparatus further includes a cleaning device that is attached to the end portion of the image-forming device opposite to the direction in which the image-forming device is pulled out of the body of the apparatus. The cleaning device touching the corona wire through the charging opening when the image-forming device moves along the corona wire and separating from the corona wire when the image-forming device is installed into the body of the apparatus.
摘要:
An image forming apparatus includes a corona discharging device having a cleaner for cleaning a corona discharging wire and is removably mountable in an operative position. Further, an image forming apparatus in which a cartridge containing therein at least a corona discharging device functioning as image formation processor is provided with a cleaner for cleaning a corona discharging wire removably mountable therein. When the corona discharging device or the cartridge is to be mounted in the image forming apparatus, and when the cleaner is not positioned at a predetermined position in the corona discharging device or at a predetermined position in the cartridge, a stopper provided on the image forming apparatus side is brought into engagement with the cleaner to thereby relatively move the cleaner to the predetermined position in the corona discharging device or the cartridge.
摘要:
A photoreceptor cartridge unit having a cartridge frame made of plastic on which a photoreceptor drum acting as a rotary member and its peripheral components are integrally mounted. The cartridge frame is formed with a plurality of bearing portions for supporting the rotary members and a plurality of positioning projections and is split, at the bearing portions, into two frame portions provided with an engageable portion and a receiver portion, respectively. The peripheral components are formed with a plurality of positioning holes so as to be mounted on the cartridge frame through engagement of the positioning projections with the positioning holes. The two frame portions are coupled with each other through engagement of the engageable portion with the receiver portion.
摘要:
An electrophotographic machine of the transfer type wherein a modular construction is provided including a main slide-out drawer upon which the entire paper path is mounted as well as the transfer corona. Included in the main drawer are the paper supply bins, paper feeding mechanisms, transport guides and conveyors, the transfer corona, detach means, and the fuser. The paper supply bins are mounted in individual mini-drawers separate from but located within the main drawer.