公开(公告)号：US08315535B2

公开(公告)日：2012-11-20

申请号：US12591916

申请日：2009-12-04

申请人： Takeshi Shintani ,  Nobuo Kuwabara ,  Satoshi Hatori ,  Daisuke Tomita ,  Akio Kosuge ,  Yoshinori Ozawa ,  Shinichi Kawahara ,  Takaya Muraishi ,  Yasushi Akiba

发明人： Takeshi Shintani ,  Nobuo Kuwabara ,  Satoshi Hatori ,  Daisuke Tomita ,  Akio Kosuge ,  Yoshinori Ozawa ,  Shinichi Kawahara ,  Takaya Muraishi ,  Yasushi Akiba

IPC分类号： G03G21/20

CPC分类号： G03G21/0011 ,  G03G21/007 ,  G03G21/1814 ,  G03G2221/1621

摘要： A cleaning unit, which can be incorporated in a process cartridge removably installable in an image forming apparatus, includes a lubricant applicator to apply lubricant to an image carrier, a first blade disposed upstream from the lubricant applicator in a direction of rotation of the image carrier with its distal end held in contact with the image carrier to remove residual toner remaining on the image carrier, a second blade disposed downstream from the lubricant applicator in the direction of rotation of the image carrier with its distal end held in contact with the image carrier to regulate the amount of lubricant applied to the image carrier, a temperature measuring member to measure a temperature of or near the second blade, a heater, and a temperature controller to control the heater to heat the second blade so that the measured temperature falls within a given set temperature range.

摘要翻译： 可以并入可移除地安装在图像形成装置中的处理盒中的清洁单元包括：润滑剂施加器，用于向图像载体施加润滑剂;第一刀片，其沿图像载体的旋转方向设置在润滑剂涂布器的上游; 其远端与图像载体保持接触以去除残留在图像载体上的残留调色剂，第二刀片设置在图像载体的旋转方向上的润滑剂施加器的下游，其远端保持与图像载体接触 调节施加到图像载体的润滑剂的量，用于测量第二叶片或其附近的温度的温度测量构件，加热器和温度控制器，以控制加热器以加热第二叶片，使得测量的温度落入 给定的设定温度范围。

公开(公告)号：US20090252510A1

公开(公告)日：2009-10-08

申请号：US12416555

申请日：2009-04-01

申请人： Takeshi Shintani ,  Satoshi Hatori ,  Yasushi Akiba ,  Kaoru Yoshino ,  Akio Kosuge ,  Takaya Muraishi

发明人： Takeshi Shintani ,  Satoshi Hatori ,  Yasushi Akiba ,  Kaoru Yoshino ,  Akio Kosuge ,  Takaya Muraishi

IPC分类号： G03G15/00 ,  G03G21/18

CPC分类号： G03G21/007

摘要： Provided is an image forming apparatus containing: an image-bearing member; a toner removal unit configured to remove a toner remained on the image-bearing member; a coating unit configured to coat a surface of the image-bearing member with a lubricity imparting agent; a unit configured to change a coated state of the lubricity imparting agent which has been applied to the image-bearing member by the coating unit; and a controlling unit configured to control the coating unit so as to operate a coating mode for at least the period when the image-bearing member is rotated once or more in the course of image formation, wherein the coating mode is a mode in which an amount of the lubricity imparting agent applied onto the image-bearing member is increased compared to an applied amount of the lubricity imparting agent during an ordinal operation for image formation.

摘要翻译： 提供一种图像形成装置，包括：图像承载部件; 配置为去除保留在图像承载部件上的调色剂的调色剂去除单元; 涂覆单元，其被配置为用润滑赋予剂涂覆图像承载部件的表面; 被配置为通过涂布单元改变已经施加到图像承载构件的润滑性赋予剂的涂布状态的单元; 以及控制单元，被配置为控制所述涂覆单元，以便在图像承载构件在图像形成过程中旋转一次或多次的时间期间至少操作涂覆模式，其中所述涂覆模式是其中 与图像形成顺序操作中的润滑性赋予剂的涂布量相比，施加到图像承载部件上的润滑性赋予剂的量增加。

公开(公告)号：US07532849B2

公开(公告)日：2009-05-12

申请号：US11480880

申请日：2006-07-06

申请人： Yasushi Akiba ,  Yosuke Saito

发明人： Yasushi Akiba ,  Yosuke Saito

IPC分类号： G03G21/00

CPC分类号： G03G21/0029

摘要： A cleaning device includes a cleaning blade configured to remove toner adhered on a surface of an image bearing member, and a contact and separation mechanism configured to contact and separate the cleaning blade to and from the surface of the image bearing member, the contact and separation mechanism including a first force providing member configured to provide a first force to contact the cleaning blade onto the surface of the image bearing member, a second force providing member configured to provide a second force to separate the cleaning blade from the surface of the image bearing member, and a third force providing member configured to provide a third force to change an amount of the second force exerted by the second force providing member.

摘要翻译： 清洁装置包括清洁刮刀，其构造成去除附着在图像承载部件的表面上的调色剂;以及接触分离机构，其构造成将清洁刮板与图像承载部件的表面接触和分离，接触和分离 机构，其包括第一力提供构件，其构造成提供第一力以将清洁刮板接触到图像承载构件的表面上;第二力提供构件，其构造成提供第二力以将清洁刮板与图像承载件的表面分离 以及第三力提供构件，其构造成提供第三力以改变由第二力提供构件施加的第二力的量。

公开(公告)号：US06868252B2

公开(公告)日：2005-03-15

申请号：US10159110

申请日：2002-06-03

申请人： Yasushi Akiba

发明人： Yasushi Akiba

IPC分类号： G03G9/08 ,  G03G21/00 ,  G03G21/10

CPC分类号： G03G21/0035

摘要： In an image forming apparatus, after the development of a latent image formed on an image carrier effected by using toner, which has a volume mean grain size of 5 μm to 10 μm and in which 60 number percent to 80 number percent of toner grains have a grain size of 5 μm or below, and the transfer of the resulting image to a recording medium, a cleaning device of the present invention removes the toner left on the image carrier with a fur brush. The fur brush is capable of contacting the surface of the image carrier with density high enough to block the toner grains having the above grain size.

摘要翻译： 在图像形成装置中，在通过使用体积平均粒径为5um至10μm的调色剂形成的图像载体上形成的潜像显影，并且其中60％至80％的调色剂颗粒具有 5μm以下的粒径，将所得图像转印到记录介质上，本发明的清洗装置用毛刷除去图像载体上残留的调色剂。 毛刷能够使图像载体的表面与足够高的密度接触以阻挡具有上述晶粒尺寸的调色剂颗粒。

公开(公告)号：US08204422B2

公开(公告)日：2012-06-19

申请号：US12167564

申请日：2008-07-03

申请人： Satoshi Hatori ,  Yasushi Akiba ,  Kaoru Yoshino ,  Takaya Muraishi ,  Akio Kosuge ,  Takeshi Shintani

发明人： Satoshi Hatori ,  Yasushi Akiba ,  Kaoru Yoshino ,  Takaya Muraishi ,  Akio Kosuge ,  Takeshi Shintani

IPC分类号： G03G21/00 ,  G03G21/16

CPC分类号： G03G21/1814 ,  G03G21/1821 ,  G03G2221/1603 ,  G03G2221/1606 ,  G03G2221/1693 ,  G03G2221/1853

摘要： An image forming apparatus includes a plurality of process cartridges provided for black and for another color. The process cartridges each including a set of a latent image carrier, a charging unit that charges a surface of the latent image carrier, and a lubricant applying unit that applies lubricant to the surface of the latent image carrier. The process cartridges for black and for the another color each has a cartridge frame with which the process cartridge is attachable to and removable from an apparatus body. The cartridge frames of the process cartridges for black and for the another color being of the same type. The process cartridge for black differs from the process cartridge for the another color in the configuration of the charging unit. The amounts of lubricant applied by the lubricant applying units to the respective latent image carriers differ with respect to the configuration of the charging unit.

摘要翻译： 图像形成装置包括为黑色和另一种颜色提供的多个处理盒。 每个处理盒包括一组潜像载体，对潜像载体的表面充电的充电单元和向该潜像载体的表面施加润滑剂的润滑剂施加单元。 用于黑色和另一种颜色的处理盒每个都具有盒架，处理盒可通过该盒框架附接到设备主体并从设备主体移除。 用于黑色和另一种颜色的处理盒的盒式框架是相同类型的。 用于黑色的处理盒与处理盒不同，用于在充电单元的配置中用于另一颜色。 通过润滑剂涂布单元向各个潜像载体施加的润滑剂的量相对于充电单元的结构不同。

公开(公告)号：US07995947B2

公开(公告)日：2011-08-09

申请号：US12193305

申请日：2008-08-18

申请人： Kaoru Yoshino ,  Takaya Muraishi ,  Akio Kosuge ,  Takeshi Shintani ,  Yasushi Akiba ,  Satoshi Hatori

发明人： Kaoru Yoshino ,  Takaya Muraishi ,  Akio Kosuge ,  Takeshi Shintani ,  Yasushi Akiba ,  Satoshi Hatori

IPC分类号： G03G15/02 ,  G03G21/18

CPC分类号： G03G15/0258 ,  G03G15/0291 ,  G03G2215/027

摘要： The invention provides a charging device used in an image forming apparatus such as a copier, a fax machine, a printer or the like, the charging device including: a gold-plated discharge wire for charging an image carrier such as a photoconductive member or the like; and a cleaning member, having an abrasive, for cleaning the discharge wire, with the gold plating being maintained over time satisfactorily, and provides a process cartridge having this charging device. The cleaning member has an abrasive containing alumina and/or silicon, the grain size of which ranges from #6000 to #8000. The discharge wire is a tungsten wire on which a plating film is formed by gold plating, such that the thickness of the plating film is not smaller than 1.5 μm, and the diameter of the tungsten wire is not smaller than 30 μm.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供一种用于诸如复印机，传真机，打印机等的图像形成装置中的充电装置，所述充电装置包括：镀金放电线，用于对诸如感光体的图像载体或 喜欢; 以及具有用于清洁放电线的磨料的清洁构件，其中镀金在时间上令人满意地保持，并提供具有该充电装置的处理盒。 清洁构件具有含有氧化铝和/或硅的研磨剂，其粒径范围为＃6000至＃8000。 放电线是通过镀金形成镀膜的钨丝，使得镀膜的厚度不小于1.5μm，并且钨丝的直径不小于30μm。

公开(公告)号：US20110026992A1

公开(公告)日：2011-02-03

申请号：US12805171

申请日：2010-07-15

申请人： Takeshi Shintani ,  Nobuo Kuwabara ,  Satoshi Hatori ,  Daisuke Tomita ,  Akio Kosuge ,  Shinichi Kawahara ,  Shinya Karasawa ,  Takaya Muraishi ,  Yasushi Akiba

发明人： Takeshi Shintani ,  Nobuo Kuwabara ,  Satoshi Hatori ,  Daisuke Tomita ,  Akio Kosuge ,  Shinichi Kawahara ,  Shinya Karasawa ,  Takaya Muraishi ,  Yasushi Akiba

IPC分类号： G03G21/00

CPC分类号： G03G21/0094 ,  G03G21/0005 ,  G03G21/0076 ,  G03G2215/0129 ,  G03G2221/00 ,  G03G2221/001

摘要： In an image forming apparatus including a plurality of image forming devices, a first image forming device in which a leveling blade that functions as a lubricant leveling blade is easily worn away over time uses an obtuse-angle blade as a first leveling blade, and a second image forming device being other image forming device among the plurality of image forming devices uses a right-angle blade as a second leveling blade.

摘要翻译： 在包括多个图像形成装置的图像形成装置中，其中用作润滑剂调平刀片的调平刀片随时间容易磨损的第一图像形成装置使用钝角刀片作为第一矫平刀片，并且 作为多个图像形成装置中的其它图像形成装置的第二图像形成装置使用直角刮板作为第二流平叶片。

公开(公告)号：US20100189461A1

公开(公告)日：2010-07-29

申请号：US12591916

申请日：2009-12-04

申请人： Takeshi Shintani ,  Nobuo Kuwabara ,  Satoshi Hatori ,  Daisuke Tomita ,  Akio Kosuge ,  Yoshinori Ozawa ,  Shinichi Kawahara ,  Takaya Muraishi ,  Yasushi Akiba

发明人： Takeshi Shintani ,  Nobuo Kuwabara ,  Satoshi Hatori ,  Daisuke Tomita ,  Akio Kosuge ,  Yoshinori Ozawa ,  Shinichi Kawahara ,  Takaya Muraishi ,  Yasushi Akiba

IPC分类号： G03G21/20 ,  G03G21/16

CPC分类号： G03G21/0011 ,  G03G21/007 ,  G03G21/1814 ,  G03G2221/1621

摘要： A cleaning unit, which can be incorporated in a process cartridge removably installable in an image forming apparatus, includes a lubricant applicator to apply lubricant to an image carrier, a first blade disposed upstream from the lubricant applicator in a direction of rotation of the image carrier with its distal end held in contact with the image carrier to remove residual toner remaining on the image carrier, a second blade disposed downstream from the lubricant applicator in the direction of rotation of the image carrier with its distal end held in contact with the image carrier to regulate the amount of lubricant applied to the image carrier, a temperature measuring member to measure a temperature of or near the second blade, a heater, and a temperature controller to control the heater to heat the second blade so that the measured temperature falls within a given set temperature range.

摘要翻译： 可以并入可移除地安装在图像形成装置中的处理盒中的清洁单元包括：润滑剂施加器，用于向图像载体施加润滑剂;第一刀片，其沿图像载体的旋转方向设置在润滑剂涂布器的上游; 其远端与图像载体保持接触以去除残留在图像载体上的残留调色剂，第二刀片设置在图像载体的旋转方向上的润滑剂施加器的下游，其远端保持与图像载体接触 调节施加到图像载体的润滑剂的量，用于测量第二叶片或其附近的温度的温度测量构件，加热器和温度控制器，以控制加热器以加热第二叶片，使得测量的温度落入 给定的设定温度范围。

公开(公告)号：US07756439B2

公开(公告)日：2010-07-13

申请号：US12201396

申请日：2008-08-29

申请人： Akio Kosuge ,  Takaya Muraishi ,  Takeshi Shintani ,  Yasushi Akiba ,  Satoshi Hatori ,  Kaoru Yoshino

发明人： Akio Kosuge ,  Takaya Muraishi ,  Takeshi Shintani ,  Yasushi Akiba ,  Satoshi Hatori ,  Kaoru Yoshino

IPC分类号： G03G15/02

CPC分类号： G03G15/0225 ,  G03G15/025 ,  G03G2215/0129

摘要： An image forming apparatus includes multiple imaging units and a controller. The multiple imaging units each include a photoconductor, a charging device, a developing device, a retractable cleaner, and a cleaner retraction mechanism. The charging device charges the photoconductor for forming an electrostatic latent image thereon. The developing device develops the electrostatic latent image. The retractable cleaner cleans the charging device when in contact with the charging device. The cleaner retraction mechanism is configured to bring the retractable cleaner into contact with the charging device. The charging device and the photoconductor are installed and replaced in conjunction with each other. The controller calculates a photoconductor usage of each of the multiple imaging units, and individually controls the cleaner retraction mechanism in each of the multiple imaging units according to the calculated photoconductor usage.

摘要翻译： 图像形成装置包括多个成像单元和控制器。 多个成像单元各自包括光电导体，充电装置，显影装置，可伸缩清洁器和清洁器收回机构。 充电装置对用于在其上形成静电潜像的感光体进行充电。 显影装置显影静电潜像。 当与充电装置接触时，可伸缩式清洁器清洁充电装置。 清洁器回缩机构被配置为使可伸缩清洁器与充电装置接触。 充电装置和感光体彼此并置安装和更换。 控制器计算多个成像单元中的每一个的感光体的使用量，并且根据所计算的感光体的使用量分别控制多个成像单元中的每一个中的清洁器缩回机构。

公开(公告)号：US20090060554A1

公开(公告)日：2009-03-05

申请号：US12201396

申请日：2008-08-29

申请人： Akio KOSUGE ,  Takaya Muraishi ,  Takeshi Shintani ,  Yasushi Akiba ,  Satoshi Hatori ,  Kaoru Yoshino

发明人： Akio KOSUGE ,  Takaya Muraishi ,  Takeshi Shintani ,  Yasushi Akiba ,  Satoshi Hatori ,  Kaoru Yoshino

IPC分类号： G03G15/00

CPC分类号： G03G15/0225 ,  G03G15/025 ,  G03G2215/0129

摘要： An image forming apparatus includes multiple imaging units and a controller. The multiple imaging units each include a photoconductor, a charging device, a developing device, a retractable cleaner, and a cleaner retraction mechanism. The charging device charges the photoconductor for forming an electrostatic latent image thereon. The developing device develops the electrostatic latent image. The retractable cleaner cleans the charging device when in contact with the charging device. The cleaner retraction mechanism is configured to bring the retractable cleaner into contact with the charging device. The charging device and the photoconductor are installed and replaced in conjunction with each other. The controller calculates a photoconductor usage of each of the multiple imaging units, and individually controls the cleaner retraction mechanism in each of the multiple imaging units according to the calculated photoconductor usage.

摘要翻译： 图像形成装置包括多个成像单元和控制器。 多个成像单元各自包括光电导体，充电装置，显影装置，可伸缩清洁器和清洁器收回机构。 充电装置对用于在其上形成静电潜像的感光体进行充电。 显影装置显影静电潜像。 当与充电装置接触时，可伸缩式清洁器清洁充电装置。 清洁器回缩机构被配置为使可伸缩清洁器与充电装置接触。 充电装置和感光体彼此并置安装和更换。 控制器计算多个成像单元中的每一个的感光体的使用量，并且根据所计算的感光体的使用量分别控制多个成像单元中的每一个中的清洁器缩回机构。