公开(公告)号：US07680425B2

公开(公告)日：2010-03-16

申请号：US10893743

申请日：2004-07-16

申请人： Takashi Hama ,  Hidetsugu Shimura ,  Keiichi Taguchi ,  Hiroshi Nakazato ,  Ken Ikuma ,  Hidenori Kin

发明人： Takashi Hama ,  Hidetsugu Shimura ,  Keiichi Taguchi ,  Hiroshi Nakazato ,  Ken Ikuma ,  Hidenori Kin

IPC分类号： G03G15/00

CPC分类号： G03G15/5058 ,  G03G15/0131 ,  G03G2215/00059 ,  G03G2215/00063 ,  G03G2215/0177 ,  H04N1/4078

摘要： An image It is formed as a patch image which includes a header image portion Ih of a solid image having a length of a circumferential length of a developing roller or more, and a gradation image portion Ig progressively varied in the tone level thereof from the maximum level to the minimum level. The densities of the patch image on an intermediate transfer belt are sampled. However, the sampling results contain errors resulting from noises or variations and hence, are subjected to a noise removal process, a periodical variation correction process and a reverse correction process. The results detected on the intermediate transfer belt do not always coincide with image densities (OD values) on a recording material. Therefore, the detection results are converted into the OD values, based on which tone characteristics of an apparatus is estimated. Then a tone correction table is updated in a manner to compensate for the tone characteristics. This approach is taken to improve image quality on the recording material.

摘要翻译： 图像形成为补片图像，其包括具有显影辊或其以上的周长的长度的实心图像的标题图像部分Ih，并且其色调级别中的渐变图像部分Ig从最大值逐渐变化 水平达到最低水平。 对中间转印带上的贴片图像的密度进行采样。 然而，采样结果包含由噪声或变化引起的误差，因此，进行噪声去除处理，周期性变化校正处理和反向校正处理。 在中间转印带上检测到的结果并不总是与记录材料上的图像密度（OD值）重合。 因此，根据估计装置的音调特性，将检测结果转换成OD值。 然后以补偿色调特性的方式更新色调校正表。 采取这种方法来改善记录材料上的图像质量。

公开(公告)号：US07623801B2

公开(公告)日：2009-11-24

申请号：US11377227

申请日：2006-03-15

申请人： Hidenori Kin ,  Keiichi Taguchi ,  Hidetsugu Shimura ,  Shinsuke Yokote

发明人： Hidenori Kin ,  Keiichi Taguchi ,  Hidetsugu Shimura ,  Shinsuke Yokote

IPC分类号： G03G15/08

CPC分类号： G03G15/5058 ,  G03G15/0121 ,  G03G15/0131 ,  G03G15/0173 ,  G03G2215/00059 ,  G03G2215/00063 ,  G03G2215/0161 ,  G03G2215/0177

摘要： An image forming apparatus for forming an image corresponding to an image signal on a recording material, comprising: a signal processor which generates an image-formation control signal by subjecting the image signal to a signal processing process including a screening process selectively using one of plural types of different processing screens; an image forming unit which includes an intermediate transfer medium, and which forms the image by forming a toner image on the intermediate transfer medium corresponding to the image-formation control signal and transferring and fixing the toner image to a recording material; and a detector which detects a quantity of the toner carried on the intermediate transfer medium as the toner image, wherein the signal processing process performed by the signal processor includes a tone correction process for compensating for a gamma characteristics of the apparatus based on a detection result given by the detector detecting a toner image formed as a patch image by using the processing screen and a transferring/fixing characteristics, which represents a relation between a quantity of toner constituting a toner image carried on the intermediate transfer medium and a density of an image formed on the recording material as a result of transferring and fixing the toner image to the recording material, previously determined in correspondence to the processing screen.

摘要翻译： 一种用于在记录材料上形成对应于图像信号的图像的图像形成装置，包括：信号处理器，其通过选择性地使用多个图像信号中的一个对图像信号进行包括筛选处理的信号处理处理来生成图像形成控制信号 不同加工屏幕的类型; 图像形成单元，其包括中间转印介质，并且通过在对应于图像形成控制信号的中间转印介质上形成调色剂图像并将调色剂图像转印和定影到记录材料来形成图像; 以及检测器，其检测作为调色剂图像的中间转印介质上承载的调色剂的量，其中由信号处理器执行的信号处理处理包括用于基于检测结果来补偿装置的伽马特性的色调校正处理 由检测器检测到通过使用处理屏幕形成为补片图像的调色剂图像和转印/定影特性，其表示构成中间转印介质上承载的调色剂图像的调色剂的量与图像的浓度之间的关系 形成在记录材料上，作为将调色剂图像转印并固定到记录材料上，预先根据处理屏幕确定。

公开(公告)号：US07058321B2

公开(公告)日：2006-06-06

申请号：US10809807

申请日：2004-03-26

申请人： Hidenori Kin

发明人： Hidenori Kin

IPC分类号： G03G15/08

CPC分类号： G03G15/0849 ,  G03G15/5058 ,  G03G15/556 ,  G03G2215/00037 ,  G03G2215/0177

摘要： In a device for calculating a total amount of toner consumed from a toner cartridge, a first amount of the toner, which is consumed in a first region of a recording medium at which a toner image is formed, is obtained. A time period of which the toner cartridge is in operation is clocked. A second amount of the toner, which is consumed in a second region of the recording medium at which the toner image is not formed, is stored in advance. The second amount is associated with the time period. The second amount is added to the first amount in accordance with the clocked time period, in order to obtain the total amount.

摘要翻译： 在用于计算从调色剂盒消耗的总量的调色剂的装置中，获得在形成调色剂图像的记录介质的第一区域中消耗的第一量的调色剂。 调色剂盒运行的时间段被计时。 预先存储第二量的调色剂，其在未形成调色剂图像的记录介质的第二区域中消耗。 第二个数量与时间段有关。 根据时钟周期将第二量添加到第一量，以获得总量。

公开(公告)号：US20050030562A1

公开(公告)日：2005-02-10

申请号：US10893743

申请日：2004-07-16

申请人： Takashi Hama ,  Hidetsugu Shimura ,  Keiichi Taguchi ,  Hiroshi Nakazato ,  Ken Ikuma ,  Hidenori Kin

发明人： Takashi Hama ,  Hidetsugu Shimura ,  Keiichi Taguchi ,  Hiroshi Nakazato ,  Ken Ikuma ,  Hidenori Kin

IPC分类号： G03G15/00 ,  H04N1/407 ,  G03G15/06 ,  G06K15/14 ,  H04N1/29

CPC分类号： G03G15/5058 ,  G03G15/0131 ,  G03G2215/00059 ,  G03G2215/00063 ,  G03G2215/0177 ,  H04N1/4078

摘要： An image It is formed as a patch image which includes a header image portion Ih of a solid image having a length of a circumferential length of a developing roller or more, and a gradation image portion Ig progressively varied in the tone level thereof from the maximum level to the minimum level. The densities of the patch image on an intermediate transfer belt are sampled. However, the sampling results contain errors resulting from noises or variations and hence, are subjected to a noise removal process, a periodical variation correction process and a reverse correction process. The results detected on the intermediate transfer belt do not always coincide with image densities (OD values) on a recording material. Therefore, the detection results are converted into the OD values, based on which tone characteristics of an apparatus is estimated. Then a tone correction table is updated in a manner to compensate for the tone characteristics. This approach is taken to improve image quality on the recording material.

摘要翻译： 图像形成为补片图像，其包括具有显影辊或其以上的周长的长度的实心图像的标题图像部分Ih，并且其色调级别中的渐变图像部分Ig从最大值逐渐变化 水平达到最低水平。 对中间转印带上的贴片图像的密度进行取样。 然而，采样结果包含由噪声或变化引起的误差，因此，进行噪声去除处理，周期性变化校正处理和反向校正处理。 在中间转印带上检测到的结果并不总是与记录材料上的图像密度（OD值）重合。 因此，根据估计装置的音调特性，将检测结果转换成OD值。 然后以补偿色调特性的方式更新色调校正表。 采取这种方法来改善记录材料上的图像质量。

公开(公告)号：US06295433B1

公开(公告)日：2001-09-25

申请号：US09369936

申请日：1999-08-09

申请人： Kazuhiro Ichikawa ,  Yoshihiro Nakashima ,  Hidenori Kin ,  Tomoe Aruga ,  Yoichi Yamada ,  Yukio Takayama ,  Tahei Ishiwatari

发明人： Kazuhiro Ichikawa ,  Yoshihiro Nakashima ,  Hidenori Kin ,  Tomoe Aruga ,  Yoichi Yamada ,  Yukio Takayama ,  Tahei Ishiwatari

IPC分类号： G03G1508

CPC分类号： G03G15/0126 ,  G03G15/0806 ,  G03G15/0808 ,  G03G15/0812 ,  G03G15/0817 ,  G03G15/0818 ,  G03G15/0822 ,  G03G2215/0861

摘要： A developing unit of the present invention includes a case which accommodates toner containing pigment, a developing roller, a supply roller formed of an elastic member arranged to be pressed against a surface of the developing roller in such a manner as to supply toner to the surface of the developing roller. A conveying fin is supported by the case so as to convey toner to the surface of the supply roller wherein the developing roller, the supply roller, and the conveying fin are sequentially disposed in a horizontal direction. The number of revolutions of the conveying fin per unit time is between {fraction (1/50)} and {fraction (1/20)} of the supply roller.

摘要翻译： 本发明的显影单元包括容纳含有颜料的调色剂的壳体，显影辊，由弹性构件形成的供应辊，所述弹性构件被布置成以显示辊的表面的方式被压靠在表面上， 的显影辊。 传送翅片由壳体支撑，以将调色剂输送到供应辊的表面，其中显影辊，供给辊和输送片在水平方向上顺序地设置。 每单位时间的输送翅片的转数在供给辊的{分数（1/50）}和{分数（1/20）}之间。

公开(公告)号：US20080031644A1

公开(公告)日：2008-02-07

申请号：US11855068

申请日：2007-09-13

申请人： Hidenori KIN ,  Hidetsugu SHIMURA ,  Takehiko OKAMURA ,  Shinsuke YOKOTE ,  Isao INABA

发明人： Hidenori KIN ,  Hidetsugu SHIMURA ,  Takehiko OKAMURA ,  Shinsuke YOKOTE ,  Isao INABA

IPC分类号： G03G15/08

CPC分类号： G03G15/5033 ,  G03G15/556 ,  G03G2215/00029

摘要： Based on a video signal, a toner dot counter and an off dot counter detect a size of a toner dot portion to carry an adherent toner thereto and a size of an off dot portion not to carry an adherent toner, respectively. Reference is made to a look-up table based on the detection results, so as to retrieve a coefficient Kv corresponding to a combination of the sizes of the toner dot portion and the off dot portion. A count value Cdot given by the toner dot counter is multiplied by the coefficient Kv, while the resultant product is integrated by an accumulator. An integration value for an image of one page is multiplied by a coefficient K0 equivalent to a toner adhesion percentage of solid image. Thus is determined a toner consumption TC on the page image.

公开(公告)号：US07289743B2

公开(公告)日：2007-10-30

申请号：US11036885

申请日：2005-01-13

申请人： Hidenori Kin ,  Hidetsugu Shimura ,  Takehiko Okamura ,  Shinsuke Yokote ,  Isao Inaba

发明人： Hidenori Kin ,  Hidetsugu Shimura ,  Takehiko Okamura ,  Shinsuke Yokote ,  Isao Inaba

IPC分类号： G03G15/08 ,  G03G15/00

CPC分类号： G03G15/5033 ,  G03G15/556 ,  G03G2215/00029

摘要： Based on a video signal, a toner dot counter and an off dot counter detect a size of a toner dot portion to carry an adherent toner thereto and a size of an off dot portion not to carry an adherent toner, respectively. Reference is made to a look-up table based on the detection results, so as to retrieve a coefficient Kv corresponding to a combination of the sizes of the toner dot portion and the off dot portion. A count value Cdot given by the toner dot counter is multiplied by the coefficient Kv, while the resultant product is integrated by an accumulator. An integration value for an image of one page is multiplied by a coefficient K0 equivalent to a toner adhesion percentage of solid image. Thus is determined a toner consumption TC on the page image.

摘要翻译： 基于视频信号，调色剂点计数器和离点计数器检测调色剂点部分的尺寸以分别携带粘附的调色剂和不带有粘附调色剂的断点部分的尺寸。 基于检测结果对查找表进行参考，以便检索对应于调色剂点部分和离点部分的尺寸的组合的系数Kv。 由调色剂点计数器给出的计数值Cdot与系数Kv相乘，而乘积由积累器积分。 将一页的图像的积分值乘以与实心图像的调色剂粘附百分比相当的系数K0。 因此确定页面图像上的调色剂消耗TC。

公开(公告)号：US20070200908A1

公开(公告)日：2007-08-30

申请号：US11677495

申请日：2007-02-21

申请人： Hidenori KIN ,  Shinsuke YOKOTE

发明人： Hidenori KIN ,  Shinsuke YOKOTE

IPC分类号： G03G13/04 ,  B41J2/385

CPC分类号： G03G15/00 ,  G03G15/0131 ,  G03G15/5058 ,  G03G2215/00059 ,  G03G2215/0177

摘要： An image forming apparatus, includes: a developer which is attachable to and detachable from an apparatus main body and which holds toner; an image forming section which forms a toner image using the toner held inside the developer; and a controller which executes a density control operation of forming a patch image using the toner held inside the developer and controlling an image forming condition for the image forming section based on a density detection result of the patch image, wherein the developer includes a memory which stores specific information regarding an attribute which is specific to the developer, and the controller determines a mode of the density control operation based on the specific information read out from the memory.

摘要翻译： 一种图像形成装置，包括：显影剂，其可附接到设备主体并且可以从设备主体拆卸并保持调色剂; 图像形成部，其使用保持在显影剂内部的调色剂形成调色剂图像; 以及控制器，其执行使用保持在显影剂内部的调色剂形成贴片图像的浓度控制操作，并且基于贴片图像的浓度检测结果控制图像形成部分的图像形成条件，其中显影剂包括存储器， 存储关于开发者特有的属性的特定信息，并且控制器基于从存储器读出的特定信息来确定密度控制操作的模式。

公开(公告)号：US20070166059A1

公开(公告)日：2007-07-19

申请号：US10597810

申请日：2005-09-28

申请人： Hidenori Kin ,  Toshiki Shiroki ,  Isao Inaba

发明人： Hidenori Kin ,  Toshiki Shiroki ,  Isao Inaba

IPC分类号： G03G15/08

CPC分类号： G03G15/553 ,  G03G15/0856 ,  G03G15/556

摘要： The toner consumption amount in the image forming apparatus is calculated accurately. The printing dot subject to process (mark of a circle with hatching) is divided into classes depending upon the number of adjacent dot (mark of a white circle) present around the dot subject to process, and the number of dots is counted for each of the classes. The toner adhesion amount of the printing dot is different depending upon the number of the adjacent dots, hence weight coefficients K0 through K8 corresponding to the difference are set in advance. The count for each of the classes is multiplied by the coefficient corresponding to each of the classes and accumulated, whereby the toner consumption amount is calculated accurately in a state that dots are arranged in two dimension.

摘要翻译： 精确地计算图像形成装置中的调色剂消耗量。 进行处理的打印点（具有阴影的圆圈的标记）根据处理的点周围存在的相邻点（白色圆圈的标记）的数量被分成等级，并且对于每个 班级。 打印点的调色剂附着量根据相邻点的数量而不同，因此预先设定与差异对应的权重系数K0〜K8。 每个等级的计数乘以与每个等级相对应的系数并累积，由此在以二维排列点的状态下准确地计算调色剂消耗量。

公开(公告)号：US5192636A

公开(公告)日：1993-03-09

申请号：US568465

申请日：1990-08-16

申请人： Masanao Kunugi ,  Hidenori Kin ,  Tsuneo Handa

发明人： Masanao Kunugi ,  Hidenori Kin ,  Tsuneo Handa

IPC分类号： G03G9/08

CPC分类号： B82Y15/00 ,  G03G9/0825 ,  Y10S430/104

摘要： A toner material comprises toner particles containing at least a coloring matter and a binder, said toner particle having electrically insulating properties and comprising an inside portion having a relatively high relative permittivity and a surface portion having a relatively low relative permittivity.

摘要翻译： 调色剂材料包含至少含有着色剂和粘合剂的调色剂颗粒，所述调色剂颗粒具有电绝缘性能并且包括具有相对较高相对介电常数的内部部分和相对介电常数相对较低的表面部分。