Image forming apparatus having toner replenishment

    公开(公告)号:US11947305B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-04-02

    申请号:US17991892

    申请日:2022-11-22

    IPC分类号: G03G21/16 G03G15/08

    摘要: An apparatus includes a developer container to and from which a replenishment container is attachable and detachable and which includes an accommodating portion and a replenishment port, a transfer portion configured to transfer a developer image on an image bearing member onto a recording material, a supporting tray including a supporting surface configured to support the recording material thereon, and a discharge portion configured to discharge the recording material, onto which the developer image has been transferred, on the supporting surface, wherein the supporting surface has an opening portion opening such that the replenishment port is exposed through the supporting surface, and wherein an opening/closing member configured to be movable between a closed position where the opening/closing member covers the replenishment port and serves as a part of the supporting surface and an open position where the replenishment port is exposed is provided.

    IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
    2.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20230134527A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-05-04

    申请号:US18092996

    申请日:2023-01-04

    IPC分类号: G03G21/16

    摘要: An image forming apparatus includes a developer container to and from which a replenishment container is attachable and detachable, the developer container including an accommodating portion, and a supporting portion, wherein the developer container includes a projection portion that is provided at one end portion thereof in the rotation axis direction of the developer bearing member and projects toward the supporting portion more than a center portion of the developer container in a crossing direction crossing the rotation axis direction, the projection portion communicates with the accommodating portion and includes, at a distal end portion thereof, an attachment portion configured such that the replenishment container is attachable thereto in a state of being exposed to the outside of the apparatus, and a replenishment port for replenishing the accommodating portion with developer from the replenishment container is defined in the attachment portion.

    Recording method, recording apparatus and recorded matter

    公开(公告)号:US11123995B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-21

    申请号:US16583017

    申请日:2019-09-25

    IPC分类号: B41J2/21 B41J2/01

    摘要: A recording method includes a step of applying a first ink to a recording medium; and a step of recording an image on the recording medium by applying a second ink so that the second ink at least partially overlaps a region to which the first ink has been applied. The first ink is an aqueous ink containing a silver particle. The second ink is an aqueous ink containing a coloring material. The recording medium has an ink receiving layer that contains a halide ion selected from the group consisting of a bromide ion and an iodide ion. The ink receiving layer has a halide ion content (mmol/m2) of 0.1 mmol/m2 or more to 0.8 mmol/m2 or less.

    IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND DEVELOPER REPLENISHMENT CONTAINER

    公开(公告)号:US20210041803A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-02-11

    申请号:US16943189

    申请日:2020-07-30

    IPC分类号: G03G15/08

    摘要: An image forming apparatus includes: a detection unit configured to detect an amount of developer stored in a developing container and to output remaining amount information; and a control unit configured to perform control, during a replenishment of the developer to the developing container using, a replenishment container, to cause a display unit to display a message related to the replenishment. When the replenishment is instructed, the control unit is further configured to perform a first control during the replenishment in a case where the remaining amount information indicates a first remaining amount, and configured to perform a second control different from the first control during the replenishment in a case where the remaining amount information indicates a second remaining amount greater than the first remaining amount.

    Image forming apparatus for scanning light beam at non-uniform scan speed and exposing photosensitive member

    公开(公告)号:US10372060B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-08-06

    申请号:US15974487

    申请日:2018-05-08

    摘要: An image forming apparatus includes: a halftone processing unit configured to perform halftone processing on image data by a dither matrix that includes a plurality of submatrices and decide an exposure region of an image. In at least one of a first dither matrix corresponding to a first section, and a second dither matrix corresponding to a second section adjacent to the first dither matrix in the main scanning direction and corresponding to a second section different from the first section in tone value, at least a size of an exposure region of an image formed by using a first submatrix corresponding to a predetermined tone value in the dither matrix and a size of an exposure region of an image formed by using a second submatrix corresponding to the predetermined tone value are different.

    IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
    8.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20180032023A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-02-01

    申请号:US15660794

    申请日:2017-07-26

    IPC分类号: G03G15/16 H04N1/00

    摘要: The present disclosure is directed to suppressing image defects due to variations in the values of currents flowing through respective photosensitive drums during image formation, and reducing the absolute value of a voltage applied when a primary transfer power supply unit applies a voltage of polarity opposite to that during image formation, to primary transfer members. There is provided an image forming apparatus including a transfer member configured to make contact with an inner peripheral surface of a transfer belt, a first power supply unit configured to apply a voltage to the transfer member, a resistance element connected between the first power supply unit and the transfer member, and a diode connected in parallel with the resistance element in a direction in which a current flowing in a first direction is blocked and a current flowing in a second direction is passed.

    Apparatus to form latent image using dither matrices having minute and normal exposure areas controlling toner adhesion
    9.
    发明授权
    Apparatus to form latent image using dither matrices having minute and normal exposure areas controlling toner adhesion 有权
    使用具有控制调色剂附着力的微小和正常曝光区域的抖动矩阵形成潜像的装置

    公开(公告)号:US09104132B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-08-11

    申请号:US14522375

    申请日:2014-10-23

    CPC分类号: G03G15/043 G03G2215/0431

    摘要: An image forming apparatus includes a signal generating unit that stores information on a plurality of dither matrices preset in correspondence with the density level of toner to be attached to the photosensitive member and converts input image data based on the dither matrices to generate a driving signal. The signal generating unit stores information on a first dither matrix corresponding to a first density level and a second dither matrix corresponding to a second density level higher than the first density level. The first dither matrix includes a minute exposure area in which the exposure device is caused to emit light to attain a potential at which no toner adheres to the photosensitive member, and the second dither matrix includes a normal exposure area in which the exposure device is caused to emit light to attain a potential at which toner adheres to the photosensitive member.

    摘要翻译: 图像形成装置包括:信号生成单元,其存储与要附着到感光构件的调色剂的浓度水平相对应地预设的多个抖动矩阵的信息,并且基于该抖动矩阵转换输入图像数据以产生驱动信号。 信号生成单元存储关于与第一密度级相对应的第一抖动矩阵的信息和对应于高于第一密度级的第二密度级的第二抖动矩阵。 第一抖动矩阵包括使曝光装置发光的微小曝光区域,以获得没有调色剂粘附到感光构件的电位,并且第二抖动矩阵包括其中引起曝光装置的正常曝光区域 以发光以获得调色剂粘附到感光构件的电位。

    IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
    10.
    发明申请
    IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS 有权
    图像形成装置

    公开(公告)号:US20150117915A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-04-30

    申请号:US14526297

    申请日:2014-10-28

    IPC分类号: G03G15/16

    摘要: A position of a contact region formed between a transfer belt and a transfer member in the form of a brush is displaced toward a downstream side in a movement direction of the transfer belt with respect to the position in an initial state, whereby it is difficult to acquire excellent transferability. An image forming apparatus, in which a plurality of conductive fibers contacts an inner circumferential surface of the transfer belt, includes a support device configured to support the transfer member in such a manner that the plurality of conductive fibers is pressed between the support device and the transfer belt. A tilt amount of the conductive fiber, which is generated due to a movement of the transfer belt, is smaller than a length of a region where an image bearing member and the transfer belt contact each other in the movement direction of the transfer belt.

    摘要翻译: 在转印带和转印部件之间形成的以刷子形式形成的接触区域的位置相对于初始状态的位置朝着转印带的移动方向的下游侧移动,由此难以 获得良好的转移性。 一种图像形成装置,其中多个导电纤维与转印带的内圆周表面接触,包括:支撑装置,其构造成支撑转印部件,使得多个导电纤维被压在支撑装置和 转印带 由于转印带的移动而产生的导电纤维的倾斜量小于图像承载部件和转印带在转印带的移动方向上彼此接触的区域的长度。