Image forming apparatus with detachable mounting process cartridge
    2.
    发明授权
    Image forming apparatus with detachable mounting process cartridge 有权
    具有可拆卸安装处理盒的图像形成装置

    公开(公告)号:US06512896B2

    公开(公告)日:2003-01-28

    申请号:US09864370

    申请日:2001-05-25

    IPC分类号: G03G1500

    摘要: A device has a process cartridge that includes a main cartridge accommodating a photosensitive body and a toner cartridge for use in replenis`hing toner as a precondition, is to precisely judge the service life of a photosensitive body and replacement timing of a main cartridge. Whether a predetermined condition is satisfied or not is judged with reference to a recording sheets count value G, a total operation time Tt1 and a toner cartridge related operation time Tx of the photosensitive drum, and a toner replenishing time Ts. In cases where a predetermined condition is satisfied, a message is displayed to urge the user to replace the process cartridge or the toner cartridge. When the toner is used up, the recording operation is inhibited, and an instruction to replace the process cartridge or the toner cartridge is displayed. Consequently, it is possible to accurately replace the photosensitive drum and toner cartridge at their respective adequate replacement timings.

    摘要翻译: 装置具有处理盒,其包括容纳感光体的主盒和用于补充调色剂作为前提条件的调色剂盒,以精确地判断感光体的使用寿命和主盒的更换时机。 参照记录纸张计数值G,总操作时间Tt1和感光鼓的调色剂盒相关的操作时间Tx以及调色剂补充时间Ts来判断是否满足预定条件。 在满足预定条件的情况下,显示消息以促使用户更换处理盒或调色剂盒。 当墨粉用尽时,禁止记录操作,并显示更换处理盒或墨粉盒的指示。 因此,可以在它们各自的适当更换时刻精确地更换感光鼓和调色剂盒。

    Developing unit and image forming apparatus
    3.
    发明授权
    Developing unit and image forming apparatus 有权
    显影单元和成像设备

    公开(公告)号:US6167227A

    公开(公告)日:2000-12-26

    申请号:US421118

    申请日:1999-10-19

    IPC分类号: F16C13/00 G03G15/08 G03G21/10

    CPC分类号: G03G21/12 G03G15/0877

    摘要: A developing unit and an image forming apparatus includes drive and control mechanisms for the conveyance of collected toner and fresh toner in an uncomplicated structure and an uncomplicated toner supplying roller structure for the reduction in manufacturing cost. Fresh toner and collected toner stored in housing parts of a toner housing are discharged from an outlet via openings formed in a partitioning member for forwarding to a developing section by a toner supplying roller disposed to confront the outlet. The toner supplying roller is provided in common to fresh toner and collected toner. The toner supplying roller includes a single rotary shaft and a plurality of composite members which are fit into the rotary shaft. Each of the composite members has a cylindrical hollow body and a cylindrical elastic body which is fit onto the outer peripheral surface of the hollow body. The composite members are disposed correspondingly to the housing parts.

    摘要翻译: 显影单元和图像形成装置包括用于以不复杂的结构传送收集的调色剂和新鲜调色剂的驱动和控制机构以及用于降低制造成本的不复杂的调色剂供给辊结构。 存储在调色剂壳体的壳体部分中的新鲜调色剂和收集的调色剂通过形成在分隔构件中的开口从出口排出,用于通过设置在出口处的调色剂供应辊转发到显影部分。 调色剂供应辊与新鲜的调色剂和收集的调色剂共同提供。 调色剂供给辊包括单个旋转轴和配合到旋转轴中的多个复合构件。 每个复合构件具有圆柱形中空体和装配在中空体的外周表面上的圆柱形弹性体。 复合构件相对于壳体部件设置。

    Image forming device with residual charge removal control
    4.
    发明授权
    Image forming device with residual charge removal control 失效
    具有残留电荷去除控制的图像形成装置

    公开(公告)号:US5794097A

    公开(公告)日:1998-08-11

    申请号:US577918

    申请日:1995-12-21

    IPC分类号: G03G21/00 G03G21/08 G03G15/00

    CPC分类号: G03G21/08 G03G21/00

    摘要: The present invention relates to image forming device such as copying machines and laser printers, which use an electrophotographic (xerognaphic) process. A simple control method without using any additional complex means can equalize a surface potentional of a light-sensitive drum to keep a light-quality of an image formed even for the first rotation of the light-sensitive drum. A charge-removal prohibiting means, a charge-potentional changing means and a developing bias-potentional changing means are controlled in accordance with an extent of a change of a surface potential of a light-sensitive body, which depends upon a light fatigue and an ambient temperature of the light-sensitive body and/or a pause after a preceding image process.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及使用电子照相(隐藏)方法的复印机和激光打印机等图像形成装置。 不使用任何附加的复杂装置的简单的控制方法可以均衡感光鼓的表面电位,以保持即使对于感光鼓的第一次旋转形成的图像的光质。 根据光疲劳的光敏体的表面电位的变化程度来控制电荷消除禁止装置,电荷 - 电位变化装置和显影偏置电位变化装置, 感光体的环境温度和/或在前一图像处理之后的暂停。

    Method for preparing developer for use in electrophotographic printing
    5.
    发明授权
    Method for preparing developer for use in electrophotographic printing 失效
    制备用于电子照相印刷的显影剂的方法

    公开(公告)号:US5759735A

    公开(公告)日:1998-06-02

    申请号:US790385

    申请日:1997-01-29

    IPC分类号: G03G9/087 G03G9/08 G03G9/09

    摘要: A method for preparing an electrophotographic printing-use developer by mixing components of toner material, fusing and kneading the toner material, and then crushing and classifying the toner material, includes the step of arranging carbon black which is one of the components of the toner material to contain water before the mixing step. This arrangement permits even dispersion of water in the mixture of the components, prevents the flowability of the mixture from being lowered, and achieves stable kneading. Therefore, improved dispersion of the components is achieved. Since water adsorption is stable, water-treated carbon showing reduced water segregation is obtained. Consequently, high quality less foggy images with high resolution are obtained.

    摘要翻译: 通过混合调色剂材料的组分,调色剂材料的熔合和捏合,然后对调色剂材料进行粉碎和分级来制备电子照相印刷用显影剂的方法包括配置作为调色剂材料的组分之一的炭黑的步骤 在混合步骤之前含水。 这种布置允许水分散在组分的混合物中,防止混合物的流动性降低,并且实现稳定的捏合。 因此,实现了组分的改进的分散。 由于水的吸附是稳定的,因此获得了表现出减少的水分离的水处理碳。 因此,获得高分辨率的高质量较少的有雾图像。

    Image forming method and image forming device
    7.
    发明授权
    Image forming method and image forming device 有权
    图像形成方法和图像形成装置

    公开(公告)号:US07619791B2

    公开(公告)日:2009-11-17

    申请号:US10547338

    申请日:2004-03-02

    IPC分类号: H04N1/46 G03G15/10 G03G15/22

    CPC分类号: G03G15/065 G03G2215/00037

    摘要: A reference developing image is formed on a photoreceptor drum under an image forming condition measured in advance, and the density of this reference developing image is detected. A development bias voltage is corrected based on the detection result, and when a correction value of the development bias voltage exceeds a predetermined range, a reference output voltage of an ATC sensor for detecting the density of toner in a developing device is corrected based on the detected value of humidity around the developing device, the frequency of use of the apparatus, and the agitation stress of developer.

    摘要翻译: 在预先测量的图像形成条件下在感光鼓上形成参考显影图像,并检测该参考显影图像的浓度。 基于检测结果校正显影偏压,并且当显影偏压的校正值超过预定范围时,基于显影偏压的显影偏压的调色剂的基准输出电压校正用于检测显影装置中的调色剂浓度的ATC传感器的基准输出电压 显影装置周围湿度的检测值,装置的使用频率和显影剂的搅拌应力。

    Image forming apparatus and method for detecting amount of remaining toner
    8.
    发明授权
    Image forming apparatus and method for detecting amount of remaining toner 有权
    用于检测剩余调色剂量的图像形成装置和方法

    公开(公告)号:US07415214B2

    公开(公告)日:2008-08-19

    申请号:US11507764

    申请日:2006-08-21

    IPC分类号: G03G15/08

    摘要: The image forming apparatus according to the present invention detects the amount of remaining toner by using (i) the result of calculation carried out by a toner supply amount calculation section based on an accumulated rotational time measurement section in a region where the amount of remaining toner is not less than a predetermined amount and toner supply is stabilized, (ii) the result of calculation carried out by a pixel count section in a region where the amount of remaining toner gets small and the amount of toner supply gets uneven, and (iii) the result of ATC carried out by a toner density control section. As a result, it is possible to exactly detect the amount of remaining toner without providing a special remaining toner detection device.

    摘要翻译: 根据本发明的图像形成装置通过使用(i)基于累积旋转时间测量部分的调色剂供应量计算部分执行的计算结果来检测剩余调色剂的量,其中剩余调色剂量 不小于预定量并且调色剂供应稳定,(ii)在剩余调色剂量变小并且调色剂供应量不均匀的区域中的像素计数部分执行的计算结果,以及(iii )由调色剂浓度控制部执行的ATC的结果。 结果,可以在不提供特殊的剩余调色剂检测装置的情况下精确地检测剩余调色剂的量。

    Image forming apparatus
    9.
    发明申请
    Image forming apparatus 有权
    图像形成装置

    公开(公告)号:US20070058997A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-03-15

    申请号:US11519289

    申请日:2006-09-11

    IPC分类号: G03G15/08

    摘要: An image forming apparatus is provided, which is capable of using such a toner cartridge preferentially without interrupting an image forming action as is desired for an early use and as has a less toner remaining amount. When a toner density in a developer container to be supplied with the toner from either of two toner cartridges becomes low, a control section drives either of motors in response to toner remaining amount detection information which is information on the remaining amount of the toner contained in each of the toner cartridges, so that the toner may be supplied from the toner cartridge having the less toner remaining amount. Thus, the toner can be supplied to the developer container from the toner cartridge having the less toner remaining amount.

    摘要翻译: 提供一种图像形成装置,其能够优先使用这种调色剂盒而不中断期望的早期使用的图像形成动作,并且具有较少的调色剂剩余量。 当从两个调色剂盒中的任一个供应调色剂的显影剂容器中的调色剂浓度变低时,控制部分响应于作为关于包含在其中的调色剂的剩余量的信息的调色剂剩余量检测信息驱动电动机 每个调色剂盒,使得调色剂可以从具有较少调色剂剩余量的调色剂盒供应。 因此,调色剂可以从具有较少调色剂剩余量的调色剂盒提供给显影剂容器。

    Image-forming apparatus unit and image-forming apparatus
    10.
    发明授权
    Image-forming apparatus unit and image-forming apparatus 有权
    图像形成装置单元和图像形成装置

    公开(公告)号:US06324351B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-11-27

    申请号:US09469079

    申请日:1999-12-21

    IPC分类号: G03G1500

    摘要: In an image-forming section, a communication device is attached to the top surface of a developing cartridge that is detachably attached to a developing device, and a main body side communication device is attached to a copying machine main body in a manner so as to face the top portion of the communication device. When a loading operation of the developing cartridge to the copying machine main body is carried out, the main body side communication device detects this operation, and sends an electric wave for an electrical supply to the developing cartridge. The communication device transmits individual information of the developing cartridge by means of radio waves, and the main body side communication device receives, demodulates and reads this information. Based upon the results thereof, it makes a judgment as to conformity and suitability of the developing cartridge, and displays the results of the judgement or gives a warning as to the results. Thus, it becomes possible to prevent an erroneous insertion of any unit to the image-forming apparatus main body by using a method with high reliability at low costs. It is possible to provide not only the developer supplying container, but also image-forming apparatus units serving as various units related to image-forming processes and an image-forming apparatus using such units.

    摘要翻译: 在图像形成部中,通信装置安装在可拆卸地安装在显影装置上的显影盒的顶面上,主体侧通信装置以如下方式安装在复印机主体上: 面对通信设备的顶部。 当执行显影盒到复印机主体的装载操作时,主体侧通信装置检测该操作,并向显影盒发送电波供电。 通信设备通过无线电波发送显影盒的个人信息,并且主体侧通信设备接收,解调和读取该信息。 根据其结果,判断显影盒的一致性和适用性,并显示判断结果或对结果给出警告。 因此,可以通过以低成本使用高可靠性的方法来防止任何单元错误地插入图像形成装置主体。 不仅可以提供显影剂供应容器,还可以提供用作与成像处理相关的各种单元的图像形成装置单元和使用这种单元的图像形成装置。