Developing apparatus
    82.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10012928B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-07-03

    申请号:US15504949

    申请日:2015-09-03

    Inventor: Naoya Iwata

    Abstract: A developing apparatus capable of suppressing an excessive discharge of developer from a developer discharge hole is disclosed. A first opening part through which developer is carried from a first case part to a second case part, and a developer discharge hole through which the developer is discharged are provided to the first case part. A first carrying member includes a counter blade between the first opening part and the developer discharge hole. The counter blade carries the developer in an opposite direction to a carrying direction of a first carrying blade of the first carrying member. A gap is prepared between an upper part of the counter blade and the first case part. A cross-sectional area of a discharge path for the developer from the counter blade to the developer discharge hole changes according to a progress of the developer along the discharge path.

    Cartridge and electrophotographic image forming apparatus including the same

    公开(公告)号:US09971300B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-05-15

    申请号:US15354306

    申请日:2016-11-17

    CPC classification number: G03G21/186 G03G21/1647

    Abstract: A cartridge detachably attachable to a main body of an image forming apparatus is provided. The cartridge includes a rotary member and a cartridge coupler. The cartridge coupler includes a transmission member coupled to a rotation axis of the rotary member, a receiving member connected to a set coupler provided in the main body for transmission of power, and a connection member connecting the transmission member and the receiving member together. The receiving member has an Oldham structure allowing movement relative to the transmission member in an axial direction. The receiving member is movable to a first position at which a rotation axis of the receiving member is misaligned with a rotation axis of the transmission member in an attachment or detachment direction, and to a second position at which the rotation axis of the receiving member is aligned with the rotation axis of the transmission member.

    IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
    87.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20180129161A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-05-10

    申请号:US15656299

    申请日:2017-07-21

    Inventor: Mintae KIM

    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a main body; a tray for a toner cartridge slidably coupled to the main body and configured to be pushed into and pulled out from the main body; a lever hinge-coupled to a portion of the tray for the toner cartridge and configured to rotate through a push-in/pull-out operation of the tray; a link member hinge-coupled to a portion of the lever and configured to move to a push-in/pull-out direction of the tray through rotation of the lever and simultaneously to perform pressure and pressure release on at least one customer replacement unit memory (CRUM) contact unit located in an inside of the main body; and a support frame configured to elastically support the CRUM contact unit to a direction that a photosensitive drum provided in the toner cartridge is spaced from an image transfer unit located in the main body.

    Image forming apparatus and method of controlling fuser

    公开(公告)号:US09958827B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-05-01

    申请号:US15595159

    申请日:2017-05-15

    CPC classification number: G03G21/20 G03G15/011 G03G15/2039

    Abstract: An image forming apparatus is provided. The image forming apparatus includes a fuser configured to fuse a print sheet on which toner is developed and a fuser driver configured to supply a heating element of the fuser with a power source supplied from an external alternating current (AC) so as to enable the fuser to have a preset target temperature. The fuser driver performs a control of the number of waveforms hours of an AC power source supplied to the heating element by varying a control cycle according to a temperature of the fuser.

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