公开(公告)号：US20160041504A1

公开(公告)日：2016-02-11

申请号：US14810909

申请日：2015-07-28

申请人： Tetsuto UEDA ,  Hiroomi TAMURA ,  Kazuya SAITOH ,  Sho SEKIGUCHI ,  Hirokatsu SUZUKI ,  Takeshi KOJIMA ,  Takuma IWASAKI ,  Taichi URAYAMA

发明人： Tetsuto UEDA ,  Hiroomi TAMURA ,  Kazuya SAITOH ,  Sho SEKIGUCHI ,  Hirokatsu SUZUKI ,  Takeshi KOJIMA ,  Takuma IWASAKI ,  Taichi URAYAMA

IPC分类号： G03G21/00

CPC分类号： G03G15/095 ,  G03G21/105 ,  G03G21/12

摘要： An image forming apparatus includes an image bearer; a developing device; a transfer device; a waste-developer container; a developer collecting device including a collected-developer conveyor, a waste channel, a reuse channel, and a channel switching member to switch a route between the waste channel and the reuse channel; a switching determiner to determine whether to dispose or reuse collected developer; an operating condition data collector to collect and store operating condition data used as a degradation speed index of developer in the developing device; a determination type selector to select, according to the degradation speed index, one of a first determination type based on an operating amount and a second determination type based on developer replacement data indicating an amount of developer replaced with supplied developer in the developing device; and a switching controller to control the channel switching member according to determination made by the switching determiner.

摘要翻译： 图像形成装置包括图像载体; 显影装置; 转移装置; 废显影剂容器; 包括收集显影剂输送机，废弃通道，再利用通道和通道切换构件的显影剂收集装置，以切换废物通道和再利用通道之间的路线; 确定是否处理或重用收集的开发人员的切换确定器; 操作状态数据收集器，用于收集和存储用作显影装置中的显影剂的降解速度指数的操作条件数据; 确定类型选择器，根据所述劣化速度指数，基于显示器替换数据，基于所述操作量和第二确定类型来选择第一确定类型中的一个，所述显示器替换数据指示在所述显影装置中由所提供的显影剂替换的显影剂的量; 以及开关控制器，用于根据由切换确定器做出的确定来控制信道切换部件。

公开(公告)号：US09575441B2

公开(公告)日：2017-02-21

申请号：US14929860

申请日：2015-11-02

申请人： Takeshi Kojima ,  Tomoya Ohmura ,  Sho Sekiguchi ,  Taichi Urayama ,  Kazuya Saitoh ,  Takuya Moriyama ,  Hiroomi Tamura ,  Tetsuto Ueda ,  Naoyuki Ozaki

发明人： Takeshi Kojima ,  Tomoya Ohmura ,  Sho Sekiguchi ,  Taichi Urayama ,  Kazuya Saitoh ,  Takuya Moriyama ,  Hiroomi Tamura ,  Tetsuto Ueda ,  Naoyuki Ozaki

IPC分类号： G03G15/16 ,  G03G15/00

CPC分类号： G03G15/161 ,  G03G15/1665 ,  G03G15/168 ,  G03G15/50 ,  G03G15/6538 ,  G03G15/6544 ,  G03G15/6582 ,  G03G2215/00599 ,  G03G2215/00603

摘要： An image forming system includes a post-processing unit capable of performing a post-processing on the sheet on which the toner image is formed. The image forming system is capable of executing a transfer cleaning operation to move toner from a transfer member to an image bearer by electrostatic force caused by cleaning bias applied by a bias applying unit in a state where the image bearer and the transfer member are rotated, to clean the transfer member, as an inter-sheet operation performed when at least one of inter-sheet areas that exist on the image bearer during a successive image forming period. The image forming system is capable of executing a rotation stop operation to stop rotation of the image bearer and the transfer member, as the inter-sheet operation when the post-processing is performed, in addition to the transfer cleaning operation, before or after the transfer cleaning operation is executed.

摘要翻译： 图像形成系统包括能够对其上形成调色剂图像的片材进行后处理的后处理单元。 图像形成系统能够执行转印清洁操作，以在图像承载体和转印构件旋转的状态下，通过由偏置施加单元施加的清洁偏压引起的静电力将调色剂从转印构件移动到图像承载体， 作为在连续图像形成期间中存在于图像承载体上的片材间区域中的至少一个时执行的片材间操作，来清洁转印构件。 图像形成系统除了转印清洁操作之外，还可以执行旋转停止操作，以便在执行后处理时作为片材间操作来停止图像承载体和转印部件的旋转。 执行转印清洁操作。

公开(公告)号：US20150227108A1

公开(公告)日：2015-08-13

申请号：US14622213

申请日：2015-02-13

申请人： Tetsuto Ueda ,  Hiroomi Tamura ,  Kazuya Saitoh ,  Sho Sekiguchi ,  Hirokatsu Suzuki ,  Takeshi Kojima ,  Takuma Iwasaki

发明人： Tetsuto Ueda ,  Hiroomi Tamura ,  Kazuya Saitoh ,  Sho Sekiguchi ,  Hirokatsu Suzuki ,  Takeshi Kojima ,  Takuma Iwasaki

IPC分类号： G03G21/00

CPC分类号： G03G21/105

摘要： An image forming apparatus includes an image bearer; a developing device to develop a latent image; a transfer device to transfer a developed image from the image bearer; a developer collecting device to collect developer remaining on the image bearer; a waste-developer container to contain developer to be disposed, a switching determiner to perform determination of a preferred transfer amount of developer in a target period, estimation of an accumulative consumption of developer in the target period, determination of whether to dispose or reuse collected developer collected by the developer collecting device, and determination of whether to perform switching between disposal and reuse of the collected developer based on comparison between the preferred transfer amount and the estimated accumulative consumption of developer; and a switching controller to cause the developer collecting device to perform the switching between disposal and reuse.

摘要翻译： 图像形成装置包括图像载体; 用于开发潜像的显影装置; 传送装置，用于从图像载体传送显影图像; 用于收集剩余在图像承载体上的显影剂的显影剂收集装置; 用于容纳待处理的显影剂的废弃显影剂容器，用于在目标期间内确定显影剂的优选转移量的切换确定器，目标期间的显影剂的累积消耗的估计，是否被配置或再利用的确定 由开发商收集装置收集的开发商，以及基于优选的转移量和估计的显影剂的累积消耗之间的比较来确定是否进行所收集的开发者的处理和再利用之间的切换; 以及切换控制器，用于使显影剂收集装置执行处理和再利用之间的切换。

公开(公告)号：US09778608B2

公开(公告)日：2017-10-03

申请号：US15157492

申请日：2016-05-18

申请人： Kazuya Saitoh ,  Takeshi Kojima ,  Sho Sekiguchi ,  Tatsumi Yamada ,  Takuya Moriyama

发明人： Kazuya Saitoh ,  Takeshi Kojima ,  Sho Sekiguchi ,  Tatsumi Yamada ,  Takuya Moriyama

IPC分类号： G03G15/00

CPC分类号： G03G15/5004 ,  G03G2215/0129

摘要： A control device for an image forming apparatus that transitions to a restricted mode which is a print mode to alternately transition between a printable state to perform a print operation, in which a predetermined print amount is printable, and a sleep state to stop a subsequent print operation for a predetermined sleep time after the print operation is performed, includes a print-operation determiner and a print controller. The print-operation determiner determines, when a print-operation execution request to the image forming apparatus is received in the sleep state, whether the image forming apparatus is to perform the subsequent print operation based on a print amount of the print-operation execution request. The print controller controls the subsequent print operation of the image forming apparatus according to a determination result of the print-operation determiner as to whether the image forming apparatus is to perform the subsequent print operation.

公开(公告)号：US09442429B2

公开(公告)日：2016-09-13

申请号：US14810909

申请日：2015-07-28

申请人： Tetsuto Ueda ,  Hiroomi Tamura ,  Kazuya Saitoh ,  Sho Sekiguchi ,  Hirokatsu Suzuki ,  Takeshi Kojima ,  Takuma Iwasaki ,  Taichi Urayama

发明人： Tetsuto Ueda ,  Hiroomi Tamura ,  Kazuya Saitoh ,  Sho Sekiguchi ,  Hirokatsu Suzuki ,  Takeshi Kojima ,  Takuma Iwasaki ,  Taichi Urayama

IPC分类号： G03G21/00 ,  G03G15/095

CPC分类号： G03G15/095 ,  G03G21/105 ,  G03G21/12

摘要： An image forming apparatus includes an image bearer; a developing device; a transfer device; a waste-developer container; a developer collecting device including a collected-developer conveyor, a waste channel, a reuse channel, and a channel switching member to switch a route between the waste channel and the reuse channel; a switching determiner to determine whether to dispose or reuse collected developer; an operating condition data collector to collect and store operating condition data used as a degradation speed index of developer in the developing device; a determination type selector to select, according to the degradation speed index, one of a first determination type based on an operating amount and a second determination type based on developer replacement data indicating an amount of developer replaced with supplied developer in the developing device; and a switching controller to control the channel switching member according to determination made by the switching determiner.

摘要翻译： 图像形成装置包括图像载体; 显影装置; 转移装置; 废显影剂容器; 包括收集显影剂输送机，废弃通道，再利用通道和通道切换构件的显影剂收集装置，以切换废物通道和再利用通道之间的路线; 确定是否处理或重用收集的开发人员的切换确定器; 操作状态数据收集器，用于收集和存储用作显影装置中的显影剂的降解速度指数的操作条件数据; 确定类型选择器，根据所述劣化速度指数，基于显示器替换数据，基于所述操作量和第二确定类型来选择第一确定类型中的一个，所述显示器替换数据指示在所述显影装置中由所提供的显影剂替换的显影剂的量; 以及开关控制器，用于根据由切换确定器做出的确定来控制信道切换部件。

公开(公告)号：US20160041509A1

公开(公告)日：2016-02-11

申请号：US14811119

申请日：2015-07-28

申请人： Sho SEKIGUCHI ,  Takeshi KOJIMA ,  Tomoya OHMURA ,  Hiroomi TAMURA ,  Tetsuto UEDA ,  Kazuya SAITOH ,  Taichi URAYAMA ,  Takuya MORIYAMA ,  Naoyuki OZAKI

发明人： Sho SEKIGUCHI ,  Takeshi KOJIMA ,  Tomoya OHMURA ,  Hiroomi TAMURA ,  Tetsuto UEDA ,  Kazuya SAITOH ,  Taichi URAYAMA ,  Takuya MORIYAMA ,  Naoyuki OZAKI

IPC分类号： G03G15/16

CPC分类号： G03G15/161 ,  G03G15/166 ,  G03G15/1675 ,  G03G15/168 ,  G03G2215/1661

摘要： An image forming apparatus is provided in which, during a continuous sheet passing, in the case where a between-sheets time is short, none of a cleaning mode and a drive OFF mode is performed; in the case where the between-sheets time is of a medium length of time, the cleaning mode is performed but the drive OFF mode is not performed; and in the case where the between-sheets time is long, both the cleaning mode and the drive OFF mode are performed. As a result, degradation of an image bearer due to the cleaning bias is alleviated, decreased productivity due to the cleaning mode is alleviated, a problem is alleviated in which a back surface of a recording medium gets dirty due to toner adhered to a transfer rotation body, and another problem is alleviated in which the service life of a driven member is shortened.

摘要翻译： 提供一种图像形成装置，其中在连续片材通过期间，在片材间时间短的情况下，不执行清洁模式和驱动关闭模式; 在纸张间时间为中等长度的时间的情况下，执行清洁模式，但不执行驱动关闭模式; 并且在片材间时间长的情况下，执行清洁模式和驱动关闭模式。 结果，减轻了由于清洁偏压引起的图像承载的退化，减轻了由于清洁模式而导致的生产率下降的问题，由于调色剂附着在转印旋转上，记录介质的背面变脏 减轻了从动构件的使用寿命缩短的另一个问题。

公开(公告)号：US20150355572A1

公开(公告)日：2015-12-10

申请号：US14719649

申请日：2015-05-22

申请人： Kazuya SAITOH ,  Hiroomi Tamura ,  Tetsuto Ueda ,  Sho Sekiguchi

发明人： Kazuya SAITOH ,  Hiroomi Tamura ,  Tetsuto Ueda ,  Sho Sekiguchi

IPC分类号： G03G15/08

CPC分类号： G03G15/0849 ,  G03G21/203

摘要： A developing device includes a casing containing a two-component developer including toner and carrier, a developer bearer to transfer the developer on the developer bearer to a developing area, a toner density sensor to output an output value based on toner density of the developer, a toner density detection module to detect the toner density based on the output value of the toner density sensor and output characteristics relating the toner density and the output value, an acquisition module to acquire the output characteristics based on the output value of the toner density sensor relating a new developer and a predetermined toner density of the new developer, a bulk density fluctuation estimating module to estimate bulk density fluctuation for bulk density of the new developer, and a correction module to correct the output value based on the estimated bulk density fluctuation.

摘要翻译： 显影装置包括容纳包含调色剂和载体的双组分显影剂的外壳，用于将显影剂载体上的显影剂转印到显影区域的显影剂载体，调色剂浓度传感器，用于基于显影剂的调色剂浓度输出输出值， 调色剂浓度检测模块，用于基于调色剂浓度传感器的输出值和与调色剂浓度和输出值相关的输出特性来检测调色剂浓度;获取模块，用于基于调色剂浓度传感器的输出值获取输出特性 关联新显影剂的新显影剂和预定的调色剂浓度，用于估计新显影剂的体积密度的体积密度波动的体积密度波动估计模块，以及基于估计的体积密度波动来校正输出值的校正模块。

公开(公告)号：US09042778B2

公开(公告)日：2015-05-26

申请号：US13930432

申请日：2013-06-28

申请人： Kazuya Saitoh ,  Akio Kosuge ,  Hirokatsu Suzuki ,  Ryuji Yoshida ,  Takuya Suganuma ,  Tetsuto Ueda ,  Taichi Urayama ,  Sho Sekiguchi

发明人： Kazuya Saitoh ,  Akio Kosuge ,  Hirokatsu Suzuki ,  Ryuji Yoshida ,  Takuya Suganuma ,  Tetsuto Ueda ,  Taichi Urayama ,  Sho Sekiguchi

IPC分类号： G03G15/08 ,  G03G21/12 ,  G03G21/10

CPC分类号： G03G15/0867 ,  G03G15/0865 ,  G03G15/0868 ,  G03G15/0874 ,  G03G21/10 ,  G03G21/12 ,  G03G2215/0665

摘要： A powder refilling device includes a refill powder chamber to accommodate a powder bag containing powder, an opener to open the powder bag inside the refill powder chamber, and a squeezer to squeeze the opened powder bag to discharge powder therefrom and reduce a volume of the opened powder bag.

摘要翻译： 粉末补充装置包括：补充粉末室，用于容纳包含粉末的粉末袋，开启器，用于打开补充粉末室内的粉末袋;以及挤压机，用于挤压打开的粉末袋以从其中排出粉末，并减少打开的体积 粉袋

公开(公告)号：US20160342120A1

公开(公告)日：2016-11-24

申请号：US15157492

申请日：2016-05-18

申请人： Kazuya SAITOH ,  Takeshi KOJIMA ,  Sho SEKIGUCHI ,  Tatsumi YAMADA ,  Takuya MORIYAMA

发明人： Kazuya SAITOH ,  Takeshi KOJIMA ,  Sho SEKIGUCHI ,  Tatsumi YAMADA ,  Takuya MORIYAMA

IPC分类号： G03G15/00

CPC分类号： G03G15/5004 ,  G03G2215/0129

摘要： A control device for an image forming apparatus that transitions to a restricted mode which is a print mode to alternately transition between a printable state to perform a print operation, in which a predetermined print amount is printable, and a sleep state to stop a subsequent print operation for a predetermined sleep time after the print operation is performed, includes a print-operation determiner and a print controller. The print-operation determiner determines, when a print-operation execution request to the image forming apparatus is received in the sleep state, whether the image forming apparatus is to perform the subsequent print operation based on a print amount of the print-operation execution request. The print controller controls the subsequent print operation of the image forming apparatus according to a determination result of the print-operation determiner as to whether the image forming apparatus is to perform the subsequent print operation.

摘要翻译： 一种用于图像形成装置的控制装置，其转换到作为打印模式的受限模式，以在执行可打印预定打印量的打印操作的可打印状态和睡眠状态之间交替转换以停止后续打印 执行打印操作之后的预定休眠时间的操作包括打印操作确定器和打印控制器。 当在休眠状态下接收到图像形成装置的打印操作执行请求时，打印操作确定器确定图像形成装置是否基于打印操作执行请求的打印量执行后续打印操作 。 打印控制器根据打印操作确定器的确定结果来控制图像形成装置的后续打印操作，以确定图像形成装置是否执行随后的打印操作。

公开(公告)号：US20160131999A1

公开(公告)日：2016-05-12

申请号：US14929860

申请日：2015-11-02

申请人： Takeshi KOJIMA ,  Tomoya OHMURA ,  Sho SEKIGUCHI ,  Taichi URAYAMA ,  Kazuya SAITOH ,  Takuya MORIYAMA ,  Hiroomi TAMURA ,  Tetsuto UEDA ,  Naoyuki OZAKI

发明人： Takeshi KOJIMA ,  Tomoya OHMURA ,  Sho SEKIGUCHI ,  Taichi URAYAMA ,  Kazuya SAITOH ,  Takuya MORIYAMA ,  Hiroomi TAMURA ,  Tetsuto UEDA ,  Naoyuki OZAKI

IPC分类号： G03G15/16

CPC分类号： G03G15/161 ,  G03G15/1665 ,  G03G15/168 ,  G03G15/50 ,  G03G15/6538 ,  G03G15/6544 ,  G03G15/6582 ,  G03G2215/00599 ,  G03G2215/00603

摘要： An image forming system includes a post-processing unit capable of performing a post-processing on the sheet on which the toner image is formed. The image forming system is capable of executing a transfer cleaning operation to move toner from a transfer member to an image bearer by electrostatic force caused by cleaning bias applied by a bias applying unit in a state where the image bearer and the transfer member are rotated, to clean the transfer member, as an inter-sheet operation performed when at least one of inter-sheet areas that exist on the image bearer during a successive image forming period. The image forming system is capable of executing a rotation stop operation to stop rotation of the image bearer and the transfer member, as the inter-sheet operation when the post-processing is performed, in addition to the transfer cleaning operation, before or after the transfer cleaning operation is executed.

摘要翻译： 图像形成系统包括能够对其上形成调色剂图像的片材进行后处理的后处理单元。 图像形成系统能够执行转印清洁操作，以在图像承载体和转印构件旋转的状态下，通过由偏置施加单元施加的清洁偏压引起的静电力将调色剂从转印构件移动到图像承载体， 作为在连续图像形成期间中存在于图像承载体上的片材间区域中的至少一个时执行的片材间操作，来清洁转印构件。 图像形成系统除了转印清洁操作之外，还可以执行旋转停止操作，以便在执行后处理时作为片材间操作来停止图像承载体和转印部件的旋转。 执行转印清洁操作。