Stepped shaft assembly
    1.
    发明授权
    Stepped shaft assembly 失效
    步进轴组件

    公开(公告)号:US5632684A

    公开(公告)日:1997-05-27

    申请号:US547172

    申请日:1995-10-24

    摘要: A shaft assembly and method of forming a shaft assembly having an elongated hollow shaft with a stepped portion on the surface of the shaft. The stepped portion of the shaft surface is formed of two straight edge sections joined by an inclined section. A gear having a corresponding straight/inclined edge configuration engages the shaft and contacts the shaft only on the corresponding straight edge portions. Both the shaft and gear are made of plastic.

    摘要翻译: 轴组件和形成轴组件的方法,所述轴组件具有在所述轴的表面上具有阶梯部分的细长空心轴。 轴表面的阶梯部分由两个通过倾斜部分连接的直边部分形成。 具有对应的直/倾斜边缘构造的齿轮接合轴并且仅在对应的直边缘部分处接触轴。 轴和齿轮均由塑料制成。

    Process cartridge including a handle defining part of a machine paper
path
    2.
    发明授权
    Process cartridge including a handle defining part of a machine paper path 失效
    处理盒包括定义机器纸路径的一部分的手柄

    公开(公告)号:US5784671A

    公开(公告)日:1998-07-21

    申请号:US970839

    申请日:1997-11-14

    IPC分类号: G03G15/00 G03G21/18 G03G21/16

    CPC分类号: G03G21/1846 G03G2221/1846

    摘要: An electrostatographic process cartridge detachably mountable into a cavity defined by mated modules forming parts of an electrostatographic reproduction machine. The process cartridge includes an elongate housing having walls defining a front end of the process cartridge, a rear end thereof, and a process chamber; a rotatable endless photoreceptive member having a closed loop path within the process chamber, and an image bearing surface for holding a formed toner image, and being mounted within the process chamber and towards the rear end for contacting a toner image receiving sheet moving along a machine sheet path for toner image transfer. The process cartridge also includes plural electrostatographic process components located along the closed loop path for forming a toner image on, and transferring such toner image from, the image bearing surface to the sheet of paper, a cleaning component for removing and transporting waste toner from the image bearing surface, and a waste toner sump subassembly mounted to an end of the elongate housing for receiving and containing waste toner removed and transported thereto by the cleaning component. Importantly, the process cartridge includes a module handle attached to the rear end thereof for gripping and use by an operator for inserting and removing the process cartridge from the defined cavity, and forming a part of the machine sheet path for contacting and guiding a sheet of paper moving from the photoreceptive member.

    摘要翻译: 一种静电放置处理盒,其可拆卸地安装到由形成静电复原机的部件的配合模块限定的空腔中。 处理盒包括具有限定处理盒的前端的壁的细长壳体,其后端和处理室; 具有在处理室内的闭环路径的可旋转的无限感光元件和用于保持形成的调色剂图像的图像承载表面,并且被安装在处理室内并朝向后端,用于接触沿机器移动的调色剂图像接收片 墨粉图像传输的纸张路径。 处理盒还包括沿着闭环路径定位的多个静电摄影处理部件,用于形成调色剂图像,并将这样的调色剂图像从图像承载表面转印到纸张上;清洁部件,用于从 图像承载表面,以及安装到细长壳体的端部的废调色剂池组件,用于接收和包含由清洁部件移除并运送到其中的废调色剂。 重要的是,处理盒包括附接到其后端的模块手柄,用于由操作者夹持和使用以将处理盒从限定的空腔中插入和移除,并且形成机器片材路径的一部分,用于接触和引导一张 纸张从感光元件移动。

    Process cartridge including process components having critical image
quality and life-extending process path acting regions
    3.
    发明授权
    Process cartridge including process components having critical image quality and life-extending process path acting regions 失效
    处理盒包括具有关键图像质量和延长寿命的工艺路径作用区域的工艺组件

    公开(公告)号:US5835823A

    公开(公告)日:1998-11-10

    申请号:US970322

    申请日:1997-11-14

    IPC分类号: G03G15/00 G03G21/18

    CPC分类号: G03G21/1814

    摘要: An electrostatographic process cartridge detachably mountable into a cavity defined by mated machine modules forming parts of an electrostatographic reproduction machine. The process cartridge includes a housing having walls defining a process chamber and a rotatable cylindrical photoreceptor mounted to the walls and horizontally within the process chamber. The cylindrical photoreceptor has a fixed rotational closed loop path within the process chamber. The process cartridge also includes plural process components including a toner image transferring component, a cleaning component, a charge erase light component, a charging component, an imagewise exposure component, and a development component, each acting along the closed loop path for consistently producing high quality toner images. The plural components each have a critical acting position spaced circumferentially along the closed loop path, and the critical acting positions include a 234.degree. position for the toner image transferring component so as to have reliable, precise sheet feeding to an image transfer point, and a short near vertical sheet path; a 0.degree. position for the cleaning component so as to prevent any leaking toner particles from falling backwardly and down, thus contaminating image carrying sheets moving from the transfer point to a fusing module; a 96.degree. position for a ROS beam imagewise exposure component so as to form a latent image effectively with the ROS beam without undesirable curvature effects from a cylindrical profile of the photoreceptor; and a 163.degree. position for the development component in order to minimize dark decay in the formed latent image prior to its development.

    摘要翻译: 一种静电放置处理盒,其可拆卸地安装到由形成电子照相再现机的部件的配合机器模块限定的空腔中。 处理盒包括壳体,其具有限定处理室的壁和可安装到壁上且水平地在处理室内的可旋转圆柱感光体。 圆柱形感光体在处理室内具有固定的旋转闭环路径。 处理盒还包括多个处理部件,包括调色剂图像转印部件,清洁部件,电荷擦除光部件,充电部件,成像曝光部件以及显影部件,其各自沿着闭环路径行进,以始终如一地产生高 优质墨粉图像。 多个部件各自具有沿着闭环路径周向隔开的临界作用位置,并且关键作用位置包括用于调色剂图像转印部件的234°位置,以便对图像转印点进行可靠的精确的片材馈送,以及 靠近垂直板路的短路; 0°位置用于清洁部件,以防止任何泄漏的调色剂颗粒向下和向下落入,从而污染从传送点移动到定影模块的图像载体; 用于ROS光束成像曝光分量的96°位置,以便与ROS光束有效地形成潜像,而不受感光体的圆柱形轮廓的不期望的曲率效应; 和163°的位置用于显影成分,以便在其显影之前使形成的潜像中的暗衰变最小化。

    Charging device module for use with print cartridge
    5.
    发明授权
    Charging device module for use with print cartridge 失效
    充电装置模块,用于打印碳粉盒

    公开(公告)号:US5890035A

    公开(公告)日:1999-03-30

    申请号:US970842

    申请日:1997-11-14

    IPC分类号: G03G15/02 G03G21/18

    摘要: A charging module for applying a uniform electrostatic charge to a charge retentive surface is provided. The charging module is operably electrically connectable to a power supply for supplying an electrical bias to the charging apparatus. The charging module is mountable into a process cartridge. The process cartridge includes a cartridge mounting surface for cooperation with the charging apparatus. The apparatus includes a housing including a housing mounting feature and an electrode. The electrode is mounted to the housing and is positioned adjacent the surface in a non-contact relationship therewith. The housing mounting feature is adapted to be cooperable with the cartridge mounting surface to secure the placement of the charging module into the cartridge without the need for any installation tools.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种用于将均匀静电电荷施加到电荷保持表面的充电模块。 充电模块可操作地电连接到用于向充电装置提供电偏压的电源。 充电模块可安装到处理盒中。 处理盒包括用于与充电装置配合的盒安装表面。 该装置包括壳体,其包括壳体安装特征和电极。 电极安装到壳体并且以与其非接触关系的方式邻近表面定位。 壳体安装特征适于与盒安装表面配合,以将充电模块的放置固定到盒中,而不需要任何安装工具。

    Variable size, replaceable toner sump pans for print cartridges
    6.
    发明授权
    Variable size, replaceable toner sump pans for print cartridges 失效
    可变尺寸,可替换墨粉盒,用于打印墨盒

    公开(公告)号:US5826132A

    公开(公告)日:1998-10-20

    申请号:US971690

    申请日:1997-11-17

    IPC分类号: G03G15/08 G03G21/18 G03G15/00

    摘要: A system for providing a plurality of process cartridges for developing with marking particles a latent image with common components is provided. The system includes a housing and a member mounted to the housing for advancing the marking particles toward the latent image. The system also includes a first pan securable to the housing and defining a first cavity therebetween. The first cavity defines a first volume. The system also includes a second pan securable to the housing and defining a second cavity therebetween. The second cavity defines a second volume substantially different than the first volume. The housing, the member and the first pan are assemblable to form a first process cartridge including the first volume. The housing, the member and the second pan are assemblable to form a second process cartridge including the second volume.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种用于提供用于显影的多个处理盒的系统,其中标记颗粒具有公共部件的潜像。 该系统包括壳体和安装到壳体上的部件,用于将标记颗粒推向潜像。 该系统还包括可安装到壳体并在其间限定第一腔的第一盘。 第一腔限定第一容积。 该系统还包括可安装到壳体并在其间限定第二腔的第二盘。 第二腔限定与第一容积基本不同的第二体积。 壳体,构件和第一盘可组装以形成包括第一容积的第一处理盒。 壳体,构件和第二盘可组装以形成包括第二容积的第二处理盒。

    Development bias connector with integral bearing support
    7.
    发明授权
    Development bias connector with integral bearing support 失效
    具有集成轴承支持的开发偏置连接器

    公开(公告)号:US5822654A

    公开(公告)日:1998-10-13

    申请号:US970719

    申请日:1997-11-14

    摘要: A bearing support for use in a process cartridge including a roll rotatably mounted to a housing is provided. The roll is used for transporting marking particles to a latent image to form a developed image. The bearing support supports the roll and provides an electrical path between the roll and a voltage source. The bearing support includes a body having a first feature for cooperation with the roll and a second feature for cooperation with the housing. At least one of the first feature and the second feature provides for rotatable motion between the housing and the roll. The bearing support further includes a third feature for providing an electrical path between the roll and the voltage source.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种用于包括可旋转地安装到壳体上的辊的处理盒中的轴承支撑件。 辊用于将标记颗粒输送到潜像以形成显影图像。 轴承支撑件支撑辊子并且在辊和电压源之间提供电路径。 轴承支撑件包括具有用于与辊协作的第一特征的主体和用于与壳体配合的第二特征。 第一特征和第二特征中的至少一个提供了在壳体和辊之间的可旋转运动。 轴承支撑件还包括用于在辊和电压源之间提供电路径的第三特征。

    Limited life electrostatographic process cartridge having a waste toner
electro-sump subassembly
    8.
    发明授权
    Limited life electrostatographic process cartridge having a waste toner electro-sump subassembly 失效
    具有废调色剂电池组件的有限寿命的静电处理盒

    公开(公告)号:US5809376A

    公开(公告)日:1998-09-15

    申请号:US970318

    申请日:1997-11-14

    摘要: An electrostatographic process cartridge detachably mountable into a cavity defined by mated modules forming parts of an electrostatographic reproduction machine having a copy-volume capacity limited by a waste toner sump capacity. The process cartridge includes an elongate housing having walls defining a process chamber; and a rotatable endless photoreceptive member mounted within the process chamber and to the housing. The photoreceptive member has an image bearing surface for holding a formed toner image, a conductive layer, and a closed loop path within the process chamber. The process cartridge also includes a high voltage electrostatographic charging device mounted to the elongate frame and along the closed loop path for applying a layer of electrostatic charge to the image bearing surface of the photoreceptive member; mechanisms for forming on, and transferring from, the image bearing surface, a toner image; and mechanisms for transferring the formed toner image onto a substrate. Importantly, the process cartridge includes a waste toner electro-sump subassembly mounted to an end of the elongate housing for receiving and containing waste toner removed and transported thereto by a cleaning subassembly. The waste toner electro-sump subassembly has an elbow shape including an upper arm portion and a generally horizontal forearm portion. The forearm portion includes an extendible distal end, and a near end having electrical harnessless contacts and connectors formed therein, thereby allowing adaptation of the electro-sump subassembly, at the distal end, for use in various copy volume machines within a family of machines, without affecting the critical electrical and functional interfaces, at the near end, with other subassemblies of the cartridge module.

    摘要翻译: 一种静电放置处理盒,其可拆卸地安装到由配合的模块限定的空腔中,所述模块形成具有由废墨粉池容积限制的复制容积容量的静电复原机的部件。 处理盒包括具有限定处理室的壁的细长壳体; 以及安装在所述处理室和所述壳体内的可旋转的无限感光元件。 感光元件具有用于保持形成的调色剂图像,导电层和处理室内的闭环路径的图像承载表面。 处理盒还包括安装到细长框架并沿着闭环路径的高压静电摄影充电装置,用于将静电电荷层施加到感光元件的图像承载表面; 用于在图像承载表面上形成和从其转印的调色剂图像的机构; 以及用于将形成的调色剂图像转印到基底上的机构。 重要的是,处理盒包括安装到细长壳体的端部的废调色剂电池组件,用于接收和容纳通过清洁子组件移除并运送到其中的废调色剂。 废调色剂电池组件具有弯头形状,其包括上臂部分和大致水平的前臂部分。 前臂部分包括可延伸的远端,以及近端,其中形成有无线触点和连接器,从而允许在远端处适配电池组件,用于一系列机器内的各种复制体积机器, 而不影响近端与关键的电气和功能接口,与墨盒模块的其他子组件。

    Process cartridge including a banding defect preventing waste toner
moving auger

    公开(公告)号:US5778283A

    公开(公告)日:1998-07-07

    申请号:US970320

    申请日:1997-11-14

    IPC分类号: G03G21/10 G03G21/18 G03G21/16

    摘要: An electrostatographic process cartridge detachably mountable into a cavity defined by mated modules forming parts of an electrostatographic reproduction machine. The process cartridge includes a housing having walls defining a partially enclosed process chamber; a rotatable cylindrical photoreceptive member mounted within a portion of the process chamber and to the walls. The photoreceptive member has a closed loop path within the process chamber and an image bearing surface for holding a formed toner image. The process cartridge also includes plural electrostatographic process toner image forming and transferring components located along the closed loop path for forming a toner image on, and for transferring such toner image from, the image bearing surface; and a cleaning subassembly located along the closed loop path downstream of the toner image forming and transferring components, for removing and transporting waste toner away from the image bearing surface. The cleaning subassembly includes a curved portion of the walls including a blade mounting surface having a plane forming a blade mounting angle with a tangent to the image bearing surface; a cleaning blade mounted to the mounting surface and having a cleaning edge contacting the image bearing surface at a desired cleaning angle for removing waste toner from the image bearing surface; a seal member mounted into contact with the image bearing surface at a point upstream of the cleaning blade so that the seal member, the blade, the image bearing surface and the curved portion of the walls, define the cleaning chamber; and a troughless waste toner transporting auger mounted for rotation without a trough and directly over the image bearing surface within the cleaning chamber for transporting and moving waste toner axially relative to the photoreceptive member and out of the cleaning chamber. The troughless auger has a first end, a second end, and a direction of waste toner movement over the image bearing surface from the first end to the second end a variable pitch for preventing image banding defects from undesirable waste toner accumulations.

    Development bias connector with integral bearing support
    10.
    再颁专利
    Development bias connector with integral bearing support 有权
    具有集成轴承支持的开发偏置连接器

    公开(公告)号:USRE42125E1

    公开(公告)日:2011-02-08

    申请号:US11652134

    申请日:2007-01-11

    IPC分类号: G03G21/16

    摘要: A bearing support for use in a process cartridge including a roll rotatably mounted to a housing is provided. The roll is used for transporting marking particles to a latent image to form a developed image. The bearing support supports the roll and provides an electrical path between the roll and a voltage source. The bearing support includes a body having a first feature for cooperation with the roll and a second feature for cooperation with the housing. At least one of the first feature and the second feature provides for rotatable motion between the housing and the roll. The bearing support further includes a third feature for providing an electrical path between the roll and the voltage source.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种用于包括可旋转地安装到壳体上的辊的处理盒中的轴承支撑件。 辊用于将标记颗粒输送到潜像以形成显影图像。 轴承支撑件支撑辊子并且在辊和电压源之间提供电路径。 轴承支撑件包括具有用于与辊协作的第一特征的主体和用于与壳体配合的第二特征。 第一特征和第二特征中的至少一个提供了在壳体和辊之间的可旋转运动。 轴承支撑件还包括用于在辊和电压源之间提供电路径的第三特征。