CHARGING ROLLER, CARTRIDGE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE CHARGING ROLLER

    公开(公告)号:US20180364604A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-12-20

    申请号:US16004653

    申请日:2018-06-11

    CPC classification number: G03G15/0233 G03G2215/021

    Abstract: A charging roller includes a surface layer containing first and second surface particles and satisfying the following: 6.0 (μm)≤Rz≤18.8 (μm),   i) where Rz is a ten-point average roughness (μm) of a charging roller surface, 7 (μm)≤d≤20 (μm),   ii) where d is a thickness (μm) of the surface layer, 9.8 (μm)≤D1≤15.8 (μm) and 2.8 (μm)≤D2≤5.2 (μm),   iii) where D1 and D2 are average particle size (μm) of the first surface particles, and the second surface particles, respectively, 3.0≤D1/D2≤5.6, and   iv) 0.10≤M1/(M1+M2)≤0.32,   v) where M1 is a total weight (mg) of the first surface particles per unit area of the charging roller surface, and M2 is a total weight (mg) of the second surface particles per unit area of the charging roller surface.

    Image forming apparatus
    2.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US09939769B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-04-10

    申请号:US15226319

    申请日:2016-08-02

    CPC classification number: G03G15/553 G03G15/0258 G03G15/5016 G03G15/556

    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member bearing an electrostatic latent image formed based on image information in forming an image, an electrification member being in contact with a surface of the image bearing member to electrify the image bearing member, a service life determining portion determining whether or not a service life of the electrification member has come to its end based on information concerning an electrification time during which voltage is applied to the electrification member obtained by using a detection result of the environment detecting portion and information concerning an image ratio of a formed image obtained by using the detection result of the environment detecting portion, and an alarm portion issuing an alarm in response to a determination made by the service life determining portion that the service life of the electrification member has come to the end.

    IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
    3.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190064707A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-02-28

    申请号:US16107921

    申请日:2018-08-21

    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a photosensitive drum, a driving source for driving the photosensitive drum, a charging roller, a cleaning roller for cleaning the charging roller, a bearing member having an space which allows the charging roller to be moved to a first position in which the charging roller is in contact with the cleaning roller and the photosensitive drum and a second position in which the charging roller is separated from the cleaning roller and is in contact with the photosensitive drum, and a biasing member which biases the bearing member.

    Image forming apparatus and cartridge having a charging roller with a surface layer including projections

    公开(公告)号:US10551763B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-02-04

    申请号:US16006072

    申请日:2018-06-12

    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a photosensitive member, a charging roller, a cleaning roller, an urging member and an image forming portion. The charging roller has an outermost surface layer including an electroconductive resin material, first surface particles having an average particle size of more than 7 μm and less than 30 μm and second surface particles having an average particle size of more than 2 μm and less than 6 μm. The first and second surface particles are dispersed in the electroconductive resin material so as to form first projections and second projections, respectively. The cleaning roller cleaning roller includes a shaft portion and an elastic cleaning portion extending helically around the shaft portion and having a rectangular cross-section perpendicular to an extending direction thereof.

    IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
    5.
    发明申请
    IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS 有权
    图像形成装置

    公开(公告)号:US20170052494A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-02-23

    申请号:US15226319

    申请日:2016-08-02

    CPC classification number: G03G15/553 G03G15/0258 G03G15/5016 G03G15/556

    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member bearing an electrostatic latent image formed based on image information in forming an image (step S1), an electrification member being in contact with a surface of the image bearing member to electrify the image bearing member, a service life determining portion determining whether or not a service life of the electrification member has come to its end based on information concerning an electrification time during which voltage is applied to the electrification member obtained by adapting a detection result of the environment detecting portion and information concerning an image ratio of a formed image obtained by adapting the detection result of the environment detecting portion (Steps S6 through S9), and an alarm portion alarming in response to a determination made by the service life determining portion that the service life of the electrification member has come to the end (step S10).

    Abstract translation: 图像形成装置包括在形成图像的同时基于图像信息形成静电潜像的图像承载部件(步骤S1),与图像承载部件的表面接触以使图像承载部件带电的带电部件, 使用寿命确定部分,根据关于通过适应环境检测部分的检测结果而获得的电气化部件上的电压的电气化时间的信息和关于电气化部件的检测结果的信息,确定电气部件的使用寿命是否已经结束 通过适应环境检测部分的检测结果而获得的成像图像的图像比(步骤S6至S9)以及响应于使用寿命确定部分确定的报警部分报警,电气部件的使用寿命 已经结束(步骤S10)。

    IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
    6.
    发明申请
    IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS 有权
    图像形成装置

    公开(公告)号:US20130114974A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-05-09

    申请号:US13660407

    申请日:2012-10-25

    CPC classification number: G03G21/0047

    Abstract: An image forming apparatus 100 includes: a common voltage-applying unit 8 that applies a voltage to charging-assistant members 7Y, 7M, and 7C of a plurality of image forming portions PY, PM, and PC; and a control unit 110, at the start of applying a voltage to the charging-assistant members of the plurality of image forming portions by the voltage-applying unit 8, switches the absolute value of the applied voltage from a smaller first value to a larger second value when images are formed by the plurality of image forming portions.

    Abstract translation: 图像形成装置100包括:对多个图像形成部PY,PM,PC的充电辅助部件7Y,7M,7C施加电压的公共电压施加部8; 以及控制单元110,在通过施加电压单元8向多个图像形成部的充电辅助构件施加电压开始时,将施加电压的绝对值从较小的第一值切换到较大的值 当由多个图像形成部分形成图像时的第二值。

    Charging roller, cartridge, image forming apparatus and manufacturing method of the charging roller

    公开(公告)号:US10268132B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-04-23

    申请号:US16004653

    申请日:2018-06-11

    Abstract: A charging roller includes a surface layer containing first and second surface particles and satisfying the following: 6.0 (μm)≤Rz≤18.8 (μm),  i where Rz is a ten-point average roughness (μm) of a charging roller surface, 7 (μm)≤d≤20 (μm),  ii where d is a thickness (μm) of the surface layer, 9.8 (μm)≤D1≤15.8 (μm) and 2.8 (μm)≤D2≤5.2 (μm),  iii where D1 and D2 are average particle size (μm) of the first surface particles, and the second surface particles, respectively, 3.0≤D1/D2≤5.6, and  iv 0.10≤M1/(M1+M2)≤0.32,  v where M1 is a total weight (mg) of the first surface particles per unit area of the charging roller surface, and M2 is a total weight (mg) of the second surface particles per unit area of the charging roller surface.

    IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
    9.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190094749A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-03-28

    申请号:US16134690

    申请日:2018-09-18

    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a first counting unit counting an entire image ratio, a second counting unit counting a partial image ratio, a display unit displaying information about maintenance of a photoconductor, and an execution unit that performs the display in the display unit so that X when the entire image ratio and the partial image ratio have first and second values, respectively, is greater than X when the entire image ratio and the partial image ratio have values smaller than the first and second values, respectively, and X when the partial image ratio and the entire image ratio have third and fourth values, respectively, is smaller than X when the partial image ratio and the entire image ratio have values smaller than the third and fourth values, respectively. X denotes the number of repeated image formations with the fixed entire and partial image ratios.

    IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND CARTRIDGE HAVING CHARGING ROLLER

    公开(公告)号:US20180364637A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-12-20

    申请号:US16006945

    申请日:2018-06-13

    CPC classification number: G03G15/0233 G03G5/00 G03G15/0266 G03G15/751

    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a photosensitive member having a surface having elastic deformation power of 47% or more, a charging roller forming a nip between itself and the photosensitive member, and an image forming portion. When a nip region corresponding to the nip is formed and then an area of independent contact portions between the charging member and a measuring contact member is measured, the following relationship is satisfied: (contact width X)×(Contact area ratio α)≤0.1, where a length from a position of one end to a position of the other end of the nip region with respect to a direction perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the charging roller is the contact width X, and a ratio of a sum of areas of the independent contact portions to an entire area of a measuring region is the contact area ratio α.

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