公开(公告)号：US20180335719A1

公开(公告)日：2018-11-22

申请号：US16048931

申请日：2018-07-30

申请人： Nobuo TAKAMI ,  Noriyuki KIMURA ,  Eisuke HORI ,  Hideki KIMURA ,  Kenji KIKUCHI ,  Yuji SUZUKI

发明人： Nobuo TAKAMI ,  Noriyuki KIMURA ,  Eisuke HORI ,  Hideki KIMURA ,  Kenji KIKUCHI ,  Yuji SUZUKI

IPC分类号： G03G15/08 ,  G03G21/16

CPC分类号： G03G15/0872 ,  G03G15/0863 ,  G03G15/0879 ,  G03G15/0886 ,  G03G15/0898 ,  G03G21/1647 ,  G03G2215/0665 ,  G03G2215/0668 ,  G03G2215/0692 ,  G03G2215/0695 ,  G03G2215/0697

摘要： A system with a container including a protrusion, and a receiver to receive the container. The receiver includes a slide block that is movable relative to a body of the receiver, the slide block including two surfaces, a first surface, initially contacted by the protrusion of the container during insertion of the container into the receiver, having a first slope to resist movement of the container towards the receiver, and a second surface, subsequently contacted by the protrusion of the container during the insertion of the container into the receiver, having a second slope to interact with the protrusion of the container to assist movement of the container towards the receiver. This construction provides the user with a changing insertion force to indicate proper mounting of the container.

公开(公告)号：US20170115597A1

公开(公告)日：2017-04-27

申请号：US15280268

申请日：2016-09-29

申请人： NAOHIRO KAWASHIMA ,  KOICHI YAMAZAKI ,  NOBUO TAKAMI ,  ATSUSHI NAKAMOTO ,  SHINNOSUKE KOSHIZUKA ,  TATSUYA KUBO ,  KAZUNORI SUZUKI ,  HIROSHI HOSOKAWA ,  TETSURO HIROTA ,  KENJI KIKUCHI

发明人： NAOHIRO KAWASHIMA ,  KOICHI YAMAZAKI ,  NOBUO TAKAMI ,  ATSUSHI NAKAMOTO ,  SHINNOSUKE KOSHIZUKA ,  TATSUYA KUBO ,  KAZUNORI SUZUKI ,  HIROSHI HOSOKAWA ,  TETSURO HIROTA ,  KENJI KIKUCHI

IPC分类号： G03G15/08

CPC分类号： G03G15/0856 ,  G03G15/0858 ,  G03G15/086

摘要： A powder amount detector includes a vibration plate secured to a powder container to contain powder and positioned at a predetermined position in a stationary state, a shaft to rotate inside the powder container, a contact member attached to the shaft, a vibration detector to detect vibration of the vibration plate, and a detection result processor to determine an amount of the powder in the powder container according to a detection result generated by the vibration detector. The contact member is to flip the vibration plate to cause the vibration plate to repeat elastic deformation and reversion to vibrate. The contact member is to exit an area opposed to the vibration plate after the contact member flips the vibration plate by the time the vibration plate returns to the predetermined position.

公开(公告)号：US20170068184A1

公开(公告)日：2017-03-09

申请号：US15342014

申请日：2016-11-02

申请人： Kenji KIKUCHI ,  Shinji TAMAKI ,  Hiroshi HOSOKAWA ,  Shunji KATOH ,  Michiharu SUZUKI ,  Hideo YOSHIZAWA ,  Shingo KUBOKl

发明人： Kenji KIKUCHI ,  Shinji TAMAKI ,  Hiroshi HOSOKAWA ,  Shunji KATOH ,  Michiharu SUZUKI ,  Hideo YOSHIZAWA ,  Shingo KUBOKl

IPC分类号： G03G15/08

摘要： A powder container contains powder and is attached to an image forming apparatus including: a conveying nozzle to convey the powder; a powder receiving hole of the conveying nozzle to receive the powder from the powder container; an apparatus main-body gear to transmit a driving force to the powder container; and a container receiving section including the conveying nozzle and receiving the powder container. The powder container includes: an opening at one end of the powder container in a longitudinal direction; a nozzle receiver at the opening to receive the conveying nozzle; a conveyor to convey the powder; and a container gear to drive the conveyor by meshing with the apparatus main-body gear. The container gear is to mesh with the apparatus main-body gear at a position closer to the opening than the powder receiving hole in the longitudinal direction. The opening is to mate with the container receiving section.

摘要翻译： 粉末容器包含粉末并附着到图像形成装置，包括：输送喷嘴以输送粉末; 输送喷嘴的粉末接收孔，用于从粉末容器接收粉末; 用于将驱动力传递到粉末容器的装置主体齿轮; 以及包括所述输送喷嘴并容纳所述粉末容器的容器接收部。 该粉末容器包括：沿粉末容器的纵向方向的一端的开口; 在开口处的接收输送喷嘴的喷嘴接收器; 输送机输送粉末; 以及通过与设备主体齿轮啮合来驱动输送机的容器齿轮。 容器齿轮与装置主体齿轮在纵向比粉末接收孔更靠近开口的位置啮合。 开口与容器接收部分配合。

公开(公告)号：US20170010564A1

公开(公告)日：2017-01-12

申请号：US15239356

申请日：2016-08-17

申请人： Kenji Kikuchi ,  Shinji Tamaki ,  Shunji Katoh ,  Junji Yamabe

发明人： Kenji Kikuchi ,  Shinji Tamaki ,  Shunji Katoh ,  Junji Yamabe

IPC分类号： G03G15/08

CPC分类号： G03G15/0886 ,  G03G15/0865 ,  G03G15/087 ,  G03G15/0872 ,  G03G15/0877 ,  G03G2215/0132 ,  G03G2215/0678

摘要： A nozzle insertion member arranged in a powder container includes a nozzle insertion opening; an opening/closing member opening/closing the nozzle insertion opening; a supporting member supporting the opening/closing member; and a biasing member provided to the supporting member to bias the opening/closing member toward a closing position. When the powder is supplied to the conveying nozzle along with rotation of a rotary conveyor arranged inside the powder container, the supporting member rotates with the rotation of the conveyor. The opening/closing member is rotated by a drive transmitting mechanism with rotation of the supporting member. The mechanism includes an elongated member arranged on the opening/closing member and penetrating through an opening formed on the supporting member; and a drive transmitted portion formed on the elongated member; and a drive transmitting portion formed on an inner surface of the opening and configured to come into contact with the drive transmitted portion.

摘要翻译： 布置在粉末容器中的喷嘴插入部件包括喷嘴插入口; 打开/关闭喷嘴插入口的打开/关闭构件; 支撑所述打开/关闭构件的支撑构件; 以及偏压构件，设置在所述支撑构件上，以将所述打开/关闭构件偏压到关闭位置。 当将粉末随着设置在粉末容器内部的旋转式输送机的旋转供给到输送喷嘴时，支撑构件随着输送机的旋转而旋转。 打开/关闭构件通过支撑构件的旋转的驱动传递机构旋转。 该机构包括：细长构件，布置在开/关构件上并穿过形成在支撑构件上的开口; 以及形成在所述细长构件上的驱动传递部分; 以及驱动传递部，其形成在所述开口的内表面上并被配置为与所述驱动传递部接触。

公开(公告)号：US20160342109A1

公开(公告)日：2016-11-24

申请号：US15226709

申请日：2016-08-02

申请人： Eisuke HORI ,  Noriyuki KIMURA ,  Nobuo TAKAMI ,  Yuji SUZUKI ,  Hideki KIMURA ,  Kenji KIKUCHI ,  Junji YAMABE ,  Masato SUZUKI

发明人： Eisuke HORI ,  Noriyuki KIMURA ,  Nobuo TAKAMI ,  Yuji SUZUKI ,  Hideki KIMURA ,  Kenji KIKUCHI ,  Junji YAMABE ,  Masato SUZUKI

IPC分类号： G03G15/08

CPC分类号： G03G15/0886 ,  G03G15/0863 ,  G03G15/0868 ,  G03G15/0872 ,  G03G15/0877 ,  G03G15/0881 ,  G03G2215/0668 ,  G03G2215/0692

摘要： A toner container that is detachably attached to a main body of an image forming apparatus such that a longitudinal direction of the toner container is parallel to a horizontal direction includes: a cylindrical container body that has an opening on one end thereof in the longitudinal direction, and is configured to convey toner contained therein toward the opening; a cap portion into which the opening of the container body is inserted, and which includes a toner outlet at a bottom portion thereof for discharging toner discharged from the opening of the container body to the outside of the toner container in a vertically downward direction; and a shutter member that is held on the bottom portion of the cap portion, and moves along an outer periphery of the cap portion to thereby open and close the toner outlet, wherein the cap portion is formed by integral molding.

公开(公告)号：US09465317B2

公开(公告)日：2016-10-11

申请号：US14186417

申请日：2014-02-21

申请人： Kenji Kikuchi ,  Shinji Tamaki ,  Shunji Katoh ,  Junji Yamabe

发明人： Kenji Kikuchi ,  Shinji Tamaki ,  Shunji Katoh ,  Junji Yamabe

IPC分类号： G03G15/08

CPC分类号： G03G15/0886 ,  G03G15/0865 ,  G03G15/087 ,  G03G15/0872 ,  G03G15/0877 ,  G03G2215/0132 ,  G03G2215/0678

摘要： A nozzle insertion member arranged in a powder container includes a nozzle insertion opening; an opening/closing member opening/closing the nozzle insertion opening; a supporting member supporting the opening/closing member; and a biasing member provided to the supporting member to bias the opening/closing member toward a closing position. When the powder is supplied to the conveying nozzle along with rotation of a rotary conveyor arranged inside the powder container, the supporting member rotates with the rotation of the conveyor. The opening/closing member is rotated by a drive transmitting mechanism with rotation of the supporting member. The mechanism includes an elongated member arranged on the opening/closing member and penetrating through an opening formed on the supporting member; and a drive transmitted portion formed on the elongated member; and a drive transmitting portion formed on an inner surface of the opening and configured to come into contact with the drive transmitted portion.

摘要翻译： 布置在粉末容器中的喷嘴插入部件包括喷嘴插入口; 打开/关闭喷嘴插入口的打开/关闭构件; 支撑所述打开/关闭构件的支撑构件; 以及偏压构件，设置在所述支撑构件上，以将所述打开/关闭构件偏压到关闭位置。 当将粉末随着设置在粉末容器内部的旋转式输送机的旋转供给到输送喷嘴时，支撑构件随着输送机的旋转而旋转。 打开/关闭构件通过支撑构件的旋转的驱动传递机构旋转。 该机构包括：细长构件，布置在开/关构件上并穿过形成在支撑构件上的开口; 以及形成在所述细长构件上的驱动传递部分; 以及驱动传递部，其形成在所述开口的内表面上并被配置为与所述驱动传递部接触。

公开(公告)号：US09429874B2

公开(公告)日：2016-08-30

申请号：US14613162

申请日：2015-02-03

申请人： Eisuke Hori ,  Noriyuki Kimura ,  Nobuo Takami ,  Yuji Suzuki ,  Hideki Kimura ,  Kenji Kikuchi ,  Junji Yamabe ,  Masato Suzuki

发明人： Eisuke Hori ,  Noriyuki Kimura ,  Nobuo Takami ,  Yuji Suzuki ,  Hideki Kimura ,  Kenji Kikuchi ,  Junji Yamabe ,  Masato Suzuki

IPC分类号： G03G15/08

CPC分类号： G03G15/0886 ,  G03G15/0863 ,  G03G15/0868 ,  G03G15/0872 ,  G03G15/0877 ,  G03G15/0881 ,  G03G2215/0668 ,  G03G2215/0692

摘要： A toner container that is detachably attached to a main body of an image forming apparatus such that a longitudinal direction of the toner container is parallel to a horizontal direction includes: a cylindrical container body that has an opening on one end thereof in the longitudinal direction, and is configured to convey toner contained therein toward the opening; a cap portion into which the opening of the container body is inserted, and which includes a toner outlet at a bottom portion thereof for discharging toner discharged from the opening of the container body to the outside of the toner container in a vertically downward direction; and a shutter member that is held on the bottom portion of the cap portion, and moves along an outer periphery of the cap portion to thereby open and close the toner outlet, wherein the cap portion is formed by integral molding.

摘要翻译： 一种调色剂容器，其可拆卸地附接到图像形成装置的主体，使得调色剂容器的纵向方向平行于水平方向包括：圆柱形容器主体，其在其一端沿纵向方向具有开口， 并且构造成将容纳在其中的调色剂输送到所述开口; 容器主体的开口插入其中的盖部分，并且在其底部包括调色剂出口，用于将从容器主体的开口排出的调色剂沿垂直向下的方向排出到调色剂容器的外部; 以及挡板部件，其保持在盖部的底部，并且沿着盖部的外周移动，从而打开和关闭调色剂出口，其中，盖部通过一体成型形成。

公开(公告)号：USD753216S1

公开(公告)日：2016-04-05

申请号：US29465616

申请日：2013-08-29

申请人： Kenji Kikuchi ,  Shinji Tamaki

设计人： Kenji Kikuchi ,  Shinji Tamaki

公开(公告)号：US20150362861A1

公开(公告)日：2015-12-17

申请号：US14732161

申请日：2015-06-05

申请人： Yuki OSHIKAWA ,  Noriyuki Kimura ,  Kenji Kikuchi ,  Yoshihiro Fujiwara ,  Shuntaroh Tamaki

发明人： Yuki OSHIKAWA ,  Noriyuki Kimura ,  Kenji Kikuchi ,  Yoshihiro Fujiwara ,  Shuntaroh Tamaki

IPC分类号： G03G15/08

CPC分类号： G03G15/0865 ,  G03G15/0882 ,  G03G15/0893

摘要： A developing device includes a developer bearer to carry developer to a developer range where the developer bearer faces a latent image bearer, a development casing forming a developer storing part storing the developer to supply to the surface of developer bearer, a developer through opening communicating a space in where the developer bearer is disposed and the developer storing part, a cover sheet covering the developer through opening at the developing casing, and when the cover sheet is removed, the developer pass through the developer through opening, a sheet collecting shaft to collect the cover sheet by rotating, and a transmitting mechanism to transmit a force for rotating to the sheet collecting shaft. The transmitting mechanism does not transmit the force to the collecting shaft after the cover sheet is collected.

摘要翻译： 显影装置包括显影剂载体，用于将显影剂携带到显影剂承载物面向潜影承载体的显影剂区域;显影壳体，其形成存储显影剂的显影剂存储部分，以供应到显影剂载体的表面;显影剂， 设置显影剂载体的位置和显影剂储存部分的空间，通过在显影壳体上打开而覆盖显影剂的盖板，当盖板被移除时，显影剂通过打开剂通过显影剂，收集纸张以收集 旋转的盖片，以及用于将用于旋转的力传递到纸张收集轴的传送机构。 在收集封面后，传送机构不会向收集轴传递力。

公开(公告)号：US09152084B2

公开(公告)日：2015-10-06

申请号：US14282110

申请日：2014-05-20

申请人： Masana Shiba ,  Shingo Sakashita ,  Junichi Awamura ,  Tomoki Murayama ,  Chihiro Kikuchi ,  Masaya Fukuda ,  Hiroshi Hosokawa ,  Shunji Katoh ,  Shinji Tamaki ,  Hiroshi Ikeguchi ,  Kenji Kikuchi ,  Michiharu Suzuki

发明人： Masana Shiba ,  Shingo Sakashita ,  Junichi Awamura ,  Tomoki Murayama ,  Chihiro Kikuchi ,  Masaya Fukuda ,  Hiroshi Hosokawa ,  Shunji Katoh ,  Shinji Tamaki ,  Hiroshi Ikeguchi ,  Kenji Kikuchi ,  Michiharu Suzuki

IPC分类号： G03G15/08

CPC分类号： G03G15/0872

摘要： A toner housing container includes: a container body housing a toner; a conveying portion; a pipe receiving port; and an uplifting portion. Flow rate index of the toner measured by powder rheometer and represented by “flow rate index=(total energy at a rotation speed of 10 mm/s)/(total energy at a rotation speed of 100 mm/s)” is in a range of “1.8≦flow rate index≦6.5”. Container body includes protruding portion protruding from container body interior side of container opening portion toward one end of container body. Uplifting portion includes: uplifting wall surface extending from container body internal wall surface toward protruding portion; and curving portion curving to conform to protruding portion. When the toner housing container is mounted on the toner conveying device, the protruding portion is present between the curving portion and the toner receiving port of the conveying pipe being inserted.

摘要翻译： 调色剂容纳容器包括：容纳调色剂的容器主体; 输送部; 管道接收口; 和隆起部分。 由粉末流变仪测量并由“流速指数=（旋转速度为10mm / s的总能量）/（旋转速度为100mm / s的总能量）”表示的调色剂的流量指数在一定范围内 的“1.8＆nlE;流量指数＆nlE; 6.5”。 容器主体包括从容器主体内侧向容器主体的一端突出的突出部分。 上升部分包括：从容器主体内壁表面向突出部分延伸的提升壁表面; 弯曲部分弯曲以符合突出部分。 当调色剂容纳容器安装在调色剂输送装置上时，突出部分存在于被插入的输送管的弯曲部分和调色剂接收口之间。