摘要:
A mechanical sheet path sensor used in an electrophotographic image forming apparatus for transcribing image onto a cut sheet by using a toner image formed on a rotating photosensitive drum, for sensing a cut sheet passing therethrough and is placed between a peel-off unit for peeling off the cut sheet after image transcription is performed by an image transcribing unit and a fixing unit for fixing the toner image transcribed on the cut sheet so that a distance from the peel-off unit to the sheet path sensor is shorter than a distance measured along the circumference of the drum from the image transcribing unit to a cleaning unit for cleaning the toner left on the drum after the image transcription. The sensor touches only a side zone where the toner image is forbidden to be transcribed, for avoiding the toner image, not fixed, on the cut sheet from damaging.
摘要:
In an image-forming apparatus, in which an electrostatic latent image on a photoconductive drum is developed by a toner accommodated in a container, a periodical exchange of carrier in a container is necessary. A method thereof includes steps of fitting a cartridge to the container, discharging all of an old mixture of toner and carrier from the container to the lower chamber, transferring fresh carrier from the carrier compartment into the container, and further, transferring fresh toner from the toner compartment into the container until a predetermined initial color density of the mixture is obtained.
摘要:
The present invention relates to a developing unit for developing a latent image on a medium. This developing unit also provides a device for preventing leakage of toner to the cartridge mounting section provided on a unit in order to prevent leakage of toner during pre-mounting transportation of a new developing unit. The leakage preventing device is a cylindrical member having an opening and has the same shape as the toner cartridge for toner supply.
摘要:
Disclosed are an image forming method for checking pickup of a sheet on which an image is to be formed before correcting skewing of the sheet, and an image forming apparatus. This method comprises a first step of permitting a pickup roller to pick up a sheet from a sheet retaining unit and causing the leading edge of the sheet to abut against resist rollers; a second step of permitting a detecting mechanism to detect that the sheet has been picked up by the pickup roller; a third step of rotating the pickup roller by a predetermined amount according to the detection of the detecting mechanism; a fourth step of driving the resist rollers to feed the sheet and driving an image forming mechanism for forming an image on the sheet; and a fifth step of permitting the image forming mechanism to form an image on the fed sheet. The apparatus comprises a sheet retaining unit for retaining sheets; a pickup roller for picking up a sheet from the sheet retaining unit; resist rollers against which the leading edge of the sheet abuts; an image forming mechanism for forming an image on a sheet fed by the resist rollers; a detecting mechanism for detecting that the sheet has been picked up by the pickup roller; and a controller for rotating the pickup roller, then rotating the pickup roller by a predetermined amount according to a sheet detection output of the detecting mechanism, then stopping rotating the pickup roller, and then rotating the resist rollers.