摘要:
A fixing device includes a first rotation member formed hollow cylindrical and rotatable in a predetermined direction, a second rotation member brought into contact with the first rotation member at a predetermined pressure, so as to be rotated as the first rotation member rotates, creating a contact section with the first rotation member, through which an object to be heated can pass, a first induction heating device, provided within the first rotation member, for applying an alternating magnetic field which is in parallel with a circumferential direction of the first rotation member, onto the first rotation member, and a second induction heating device, provided within the first rotation member such as to surround an outer section of a part of the first induction heating device, and be close to both end portions of the first rotation member, for applying an alternating magnetic field which is in parallel with a circumferential direction of the first rotation member, onto the first rotation member, the fixing device heating the output image holding medium on which the first and second toner images have been transformed, and the toners which form the toner images, thereby fixing the toner on the output image holding medium.
摘要:
The improved motor drive unit includes a zero-crossing voltage detector circuit composed of components (7) to (12) for detecting whether the voltage from an AC power supply (1) is zero-crossing and a switching circuit for performing on-off control by means of a thyristor 27 so as to switch between energization and de-energization of the AC power supply to a motor (2) and controls the speed of the motor by changing the ratio between the times of energization and de-energization of the AC power supply to the motor. The start of energization coincides with the zero-crossing of the AC power supply voltage whereas the timing of end of energization coincides with the zero-crossing of an energization current by means of the thyristor and wherein the energization time is fixed at a value either equal to or twice the power supply period whereas the de-energization time is varied in units that are integral multiples of one half the power supply period. If desired, a plurality of patterns for percent energization may be combined to attain a desired percent energization. Alternatively, a plurality of patterns that are equal in the ratio between the energization and de-energization times are used in combination. Only the main winding in the motor is preferably controlled for optimal energization.
摘要:
In a digital multiple apparatus, at least two different jobs are processed by at least two job processing units, and while job processing by one job processing unit, if there is an interruption by job processing by the other job processing unit, an end time of the job processing by the one job processing unit is predicted on the basis of job processing time required for the job processing by the other job processing unit.
摘要:
In a digital multiple apparatus, at least two different jobs are processed by at least two job processing units, and while job processing by one job processing unit, if there is an interruption by job processing by the other job processing unit, an end time of the job processing by the one job processing unit is predicted on the basis of job processing time required for the job processing by the other job processing unit.
摘要:
An image forming apparatus of the invention holds a first developing agent of a first color and inverse transfer preventing agent, supplies the first developing agent with predetermined potential, supplies the first developing agent to an image portion of an image carrier, supplies the inverse transfer preventing agent with the first developing agent and electric charge of an inverse polarity, supplies the inverse transfer preventing agent to a non-image portion having a predetermined potential difference relative to an image portion, brings the image carrier into contact with a transfer object medium to which a second developing agent of a second color different from the first color is already transferred and transfers the first developing agent to the transfer object medium.
摘要:
An image forming apparatus includes a first image forming unit for forming a first image on a first image carrier, a second image forming unit for forming a second image on a second image carrier, a conveyor belt confronting the first and second image carriers for conveying an image receiving medium to the first and second image carriers successively. The apparatus further includes a first transfer roller for transferring the first image from the first image carrier to the image receiving medium, the first transfer roller being located at a first distance from a first transfer position of the first image carrier along a conveying direction of the image receiving medium, and a second transfer roller for transferring the second image from the second image carrier to the image receiving medium, the second transfer roller being located at a second distance from a second transfer position of the second image carrier shorter than the first distance along the conveying direction of the image receiving medium. A common transfer bias voltage is applied to the first and second transfer rollers to form first and second electric fields at the first and second transfer positions, respectively.
摘要:
An electrophotographic method according to the present invention forms a color image on a photosensitive drum by repeating a cycle of charging, exposure and development for a plurality of times. The second charging process for charging the photosensitive drum having a first visible image thereon is performed to temporarily discharge a predetermined charge and thereafter limit reaching of the predetermined charge on a surface of the photosensitive drum in accordance with a surface potential at the photosensitive drum.
摘要:
In a digital multiple apparatus, at least two different jobs are processed by at least two job processing units, and while job processing by one job processing unit, if there is an interruption by job processing by the other job processing unit, an end time of the job processing by the one job processing unit is predicted on the basis of job processing time required for the job processing by the other job processing unit.
摘要:
An image-sorting apparatus includes a feeding unit to feed printed sheets sequentially carried in from an external print unit, in which an electronic watermark is added to an important printed sheet. Particularly, the image-sorting apparatus includes a read unit to read the electronic watermark from the printed sheet fed by the feeding unit, and a control unit to control the feeding unit to feed the printed sheets to one of a first and a second transfer position based on a read result of the electronic watermark.
摘要:
An image forming apparatus and an image forming method in the invention include a scanner unit, an image forming unit, and a discarding unit. When time during which a recording medium having an image formed thereon is discharged to a paper discharge tray has exceeded a set time set in advance, the recording medium is discarded to the discarding unit to prevent the recording medium from being inspected by a third party and secure confidentiality.