公开(公告)号：US20110044745A1

公开(公告)日：2011-02-24

申请号：US12851967

申请日：2010-08-06

申请人： Hidehiro TAKANO ,  Satoshi CHIBA

发明人： Hidehiro TAKANO ,  Satoshi CHIBA

IPC分类号： G03G15/00

CPC分类号： G03G15/6594 ,  B65H5/224 ,  B65H5/38 ,  B65H2301/44734 ,  B65H2406/31 ,  B65H2406/323 ,  B65H2406/363 ,  G03G15/2028 ,  G03G15/657 ,  G03G2215/00413 ,  G03G2215/00476 ,  G03G2215/00738 ,  B65H2220/01 ,  B65H2220/02

摘要： An image forming apparatus includes a transfer belt onto which an image is transferred, a roller around which the transfer belt is wound, a transfer roller that sandwiches the transfer belt with the belt driving roller, a transfer medium transporting unit, a guide portion, and a fixing unit. The transfer roller is arranged to form a transfer nip with the roller, and transfers the image from the transfer belt to a transfer medium. The transfer medium transporting unit vertically upwardly sucks the transfer medium, and transports the transfer medium with the image facing vertically down. The guide portion vertically upwardly sucks the transfer medium transported by the transfer medium transporting unit. The fixing unit has a heating roller and a pressing roller to form a fixing nip, and fixes the image guided by the guide at the fixing nip.

摘要翻译： 图像形成装置包括转印带，图像转印到该转印带上，卷绕有转印带的辊，将转印带与带驱动辊夹持的转印辊，转印介质输送单元，引导部和 固定单元。 转印辊布置成与辊形成转印辊隙，并将图像从转印带转印到转印介质上。 传送介质传送单元垂直向上吸收传送介质，并且传送介质的图像面向垂直向下。 引导部分垂直向上吸收由转印介质输送单元输送的转印介质。 定影单元具有加热辊和加压辊，以形成定影辊隙，并将由引导件引导的图像固定在定影辊隙处。

公开(公告)号：US20100260519A1

公开(公告)日：2010-10-14

申请号：US12759494

申请日：2010-04-13

申请人： Koichi KAMIJO ,  Satoshi CHIBA ,  Shinichi TANAKA

发明人： Koichi KAMIJO ,  Satoshi CHIBA ,  Shinichi TANAKA

IPC分类号： G03G15/16

CPC分类号： G03G15/167 ,  G03G2215/0132

摘要： A transfer device includes an image carrier that carries an image and a transfer roller having a recessed section, a transfer medium gripping member that is disposed in the recessed section and grips a transfer medium, and an elastic member that forms a transfer nip by abutting upon the image carrier, the transfer roller transferring the image carried by the image carrier to the transfer medium by abutting upon the image carrier. The transfer medium gripping member grips the transfer medium when the recessed section moves to a position of the transfer nip and the image carrier and the transfer roller do not contact to each other.

摘要翻译： 转印装置包括承载图像的图像载体和具有凹部的转印辊，设置在凹部中并夹持转印介质的转印介质夹持构件和通过抵靠形成转印压区的弹性构件 图像载体，转印辊通过邻接图像载体将由图像载体承载的图像转印到转印介质。 当凹部移动到转印压区的位置并且图像载体和转印辊彼此不接触时，转印介质夹持构件夹持转印介质。

公开(公告)号：US20090016761A1

公开(公告)日：2009-01-15

申请号：US12146290

申请日：2008-06-25

申请人： Satoshi CHIBA ,  Ken IKUMA

发明人： Satoshi CHIBA ,  Ken IKUMA

IPC分类号： G03G15/00 ,  G03G21/00

CPC分类号： G03G15/10 ,  G03G21/0058 ,  G03G2221/0005

摘要： An image forming device includes a developer carrier for carrying a liquid developer, a latent image carrier to which a latent image is developed by the developer carrier, a charging member for charging the latent image carrier, an exposure device for exposing the latent image carrier, a latent image carrier cleaning roller for applying a bias to clean the latent image carrier, a latent image carrier cleaning blade having contact with the latent image carrier and for scraping out the developer on the latent image carrier, and a cleaning process control section for cleaning the latent image carrier in a condition in which a charging bias of the charging member is applied, the developer carrier has contact with the latent image carrier, and the bias of the latent image carrier cleaning roller is applied to the latent image carrier cleaning roller.

摘要翻译： 图像形成装置包括用于承载液体显影剂的显影剂载体，潜像由显影剂载体显影的潜像载体，用于对潜像载体充电的充电构件，用于使潜像载体曝光的曝光装置， 用于施加偏压以清洁潜像载体的潜像载体清洁辊，与潜像载体接触并用于刮去潜像载体上的显影剂的潜像载体清洁刮板，以及清洁处理控制部分，用于清洁 在施加充电构件的充电偏压的条件下，潜像载体与显影剂载体接触，潜像载体清洁辊的偏压被施加到潜像载体清洁辊。

公开(公告)号：US20100215412A1

公开(公告)日：2010-08-26

申请号：US12707262

申请日：2010-02-17

申请人： Satoshi CHIBA ,  Koichi KAMIJO

发明人： Satoshi CHIBA ,  Koichi KAMIJO

IPC分类号： G03G15/16

CPC分类号： G03G15/6558 ,  G03G15/1685

摘要： A transfer apparatus includes an image bearing unit, a transfer member and a bias generator. The image bearing unit is configured and arranged to bear an image. The transfer member is arranged with respect to the image bearing unit to form a nip portion therebetween. The transfer member includes a substrate and an elastic member. The substrate has a recessed portion with an opening width of the recessed portion being larger than a width of the nip portion as measured in a moving direction of the transfer member. The elastic member is fixed in the recessed portion and wound around the substrate. The elastic member has a volume resistivity of 1×106 to 1×1011 Ω·cm. The bias generator is configured and arranged to apply a bias electric field to the nip portion.

摘要翻译： 传送装置包括图像承载单元，传送构件和偏置发生器。 图像承载单元被构造和布置成承载图像。 传送构件相对于图像承载单元布置，以在它们之间形成夹持部。 转印构件包括基底和弹性构件。 基板具有凹部，凹部的开口宽度大于沿传送部件的移动方向测量的夹持部的宽度。 弹性部件被固定在凹部中并缠绕在基板上。 弹性部件的体积电阻率为1×106〜1×1011＆OHgr·cm。 偏置发生器被配置和布置成向压区部分施加偏置电场。

公开(公告)号：US20100092222A1

公开(公告)日：2010-04-15

申请号：US12573702

申请日：2009-10-05

申请人： Satoshi CHIBA ,  Ken IKUMA

发明人： Satoshi CHIBA ,  Ken IKUMA

IPC分类号： G03G21/00

CPC分类号： G03G15/161 ,  G03G15/0131 ,  G03G15/10 ,  G03G2215/0132

摘要： An image formation apparatus includes: a developer retaining member that retains a liquid developer that contains toner particles and carrier liquid; a roller member that can be brought into contact with the developer retaining member at a position and distanced from the developer retaining member at another position; a cleaning blade that has a contact edge that is in contact with the roller member for cleaning the roller member; and a supporting member that supports the cleaning blade, wherein the cleaning blade has a first plane that is supported by the supporting member or is opposite to a surface that is supported by the supporting member and further has a second plane, the first plane and the second plane forming the contact edge, and an angle θ1 that is formed by a virtual vertical plane and the second plane thereunder when the roller member is distanced from the developer retaining member is greater than zero degree but not greater than ninety degree (0°

摘要翻译： 图像形成装置包括：保持包含调色剂颗粒和载体液体的液体显影剂的显影剂保持构件; 滚子构件，其能够在显影剂保持构件与位于另一位置处的位置处远离显影剂保持构件接触; 清洁刮板，其具有与滚子部件接触的接触边缘，用于清洁辊部件; 以及支撑构件，其支撑所述清洁刮板，其中所述清洁刮板具有由所述支撑构件支撑的第一平面或与由所述支撑构件支撑的表面相对的第一平面，并且还具有第二平面，所述第一平面和 形成接触边缘的第二平面以及当辊构件远离显影剂保持构件时由虚拟垂直平面和下面的第二平面形成的角度θ大于零度但不大于九十度（0 °<＆thetas; 1＆nlE; 90°）。

公开(公告)号：US20100046990A1

公开(公告)日：2010-02-25

申请号：US12543093

申请日：2009-08-18

申请人： Koichi KAMIJO ,  Satoshi CHIBA ,  Hiroshi TOYAMA

发明人： Koichi KAMIJO ,  Satoshi CHIBA ,  Hiroshi TOYAMA

IPC分类号： G03G15/01

CPC分类号： G03G15/1605

摘要： An image forming apparatus includes: a photoconductor drum; a transfer belt wound around the photoconductor drum and configured to move in a first direction; and a transfer member configured to come into abutment with the photoconductor drum at an abutment position via the transfer belt, wherein the transfer belt comes into contact with the photoconductor drum at a first position and comes out of contact with the photoconductor drum at a second position, and a peripheral surface length of the photoconductor drum between the abutment position and the second position is larger than a peripheral surface length of the photoconductor drum between the first position and the abutment position.

摘要翻译： 一种成像设备包括：感光鼓; 缠绕在感光鼓上并被配置为沿第一方向移动的转印带; 以及传送构件，其构造成经由所述转印带在抵接位置处与所述感光鼓相抵接，其中所述转印带在第一位置与所述感光鼓接触，并且在所述感光鼓与第二位置脱离接触 并且在抵接位置和第二位置之间的感光鼓的周边表面长度大于在第一位置和邻接位置之间的感光鼓的周边表面长度。

公开(公告)号：US20070242968A1

公开(公告)日：2007-10-18

申请号：US11735297

申请日：2007-04-13

申请人： Satoshi CHIBA

发明人： Satoshi CHIBA

IPC分类号： G03G15/16

CPC分类号： G03G15/161 ,  G03G15/50

摘要： An image forming apparatus includes a photoconductor capable of bearing developer; a rotatable intermediate transfer member serving as an intermediate medium when transferring the developer on the photoconductor to a medium; a voltage supply section supplying to the intermediate transfer member a transfer voltage for letting the developer on the photoconductor advance to the intermediate transfer member at a primary transfer location; a secondary transfer member for transferring to the medium the developer that has moved to a secondary transfer location through rotation of the intermediate transfer member; a removal member arranged downstream from the secondary transfer location, with respect to a rotation direction of the intermediate transfer member, the removal member abutting against the intermediate transfer member and removing remaining developer remaining on the intermediate transfer member; and a controller that controls the voltage supply section, which does not cause the supply of the transfer voltage with the voltage supply section during the removal, with the removal member, of the remaining developer located upstream from the secondary transfer location, with respect to the rotation direction of the intermediate transfer member, and located between the primary transfer location and the secondary transfer location when a situation has arisen in which an image forming operation is stopped midway, in order to resume the image forming operation.

摘要翻译： 图像形成装置包括能够承载显影剂的感光体; 当将所述感光体上的显影剂转印到介质时用作中间介质的可旋转中间转印部件; 向所述中间转印部件供给用于使所述感光体上的显影剂在一次转印位置前进到所述中间转印部件的转印电压的电压供给部; 二次转印构件，用于通过中间转印构件的旋转将已经移动到二次转印位置的显影剂转印到介质; 相对于所述中间转印部件的旋转方向布置在所述二次转印位置的下游的去除部件，所述去除部件抵靠所述中间转印部件，并去除残留在所述中间转印部件上的剩余显影剂; 以及控制器，其控制电压供应部分，其不会导致在拆卸期间与电压供应部分的转印电压相对于二次转印位置上游的剩余显影剂的去除部件提供 为了恢复图像形成操作，当形成图像形成操作的中途出现的情况下，位于一次转印位置和二次转印位置之间的中间转印部件的旋转方向。

公开(公告)号：US20120063820A1

公开(公告)日：2012-03-15

申请号：US13225858

申请日：2011-09-06

申请人： Satoshi CHIBA ,  Ken IKUMA

发明人： Satoshi CHIBA ,  Ken IKUMA

IPC分类号： G03G15/01

CPC分类号： G03G15/1685 ,  G03G15/0189 ,  G03G15/1615

摘要： An image-forming apparatus includes a transfer roller having a recessed portion in a circumferential surface; a driving portion for rotatably driving the transfer roller; an image carrier belt for carrying an image; a tension roller around which the image carrier belt is wound for making contact with the transfer roller interposed by the image carrier belt; a biasing portion for biasing the tension roller towards the transfer roller; and a position-regulating portion that, when the transfer roller rotates and the transfer roller and the image carrier belt make contact, causes a position to be maintained at which the image carrier belt wound around the tension roller intersects a virtual circumferential surface that is an extension of the circumferential surface of the transfer roller into the recessed portion.

摘要翻译： 图像形成装置包括在圆周表面上具有凹部的转印辊; 用于可旋转地驱动转印辊的驱动部分; 用于承载图像的图像传送带; 卷绕图像传送带的张力辊，用于与由图像传送带插入的转印辊接触; 偏压部分，用于将张紧辊朝向转印辊偏压; 以及位置调节部，当所述转印辊旋转并且所述转印辊和所述图像承载带接触时，导致卷绕在所述张力辊周围的所述图像传送带相交的位置被保持， 转印辊的圆周表面延伸到凹入部分中。

公开(公告)号：US20110008080A1

公开(公告)日：2011-01-13

申请号：US12829855

申请日：2010-07-02

申请人： Satoshi CHIBA

发明人： Satoshi CHIBA

IPC分类号： G03G15/01

CPC分类号： G03G15/1605 ,  G03G15/0131 ,  G03G15/0194 ,  G03G2215/1614

摘要： An image forming apparatus includes a latent image bearing unit, an exposure unit, a developing unit, a transfer medium, a transfer roller and a detecting unit. A latent image formed on the latent image bearing unit by an exposure unit is developed by the developing unit with a liquid developer, and a developed image on the latent image bearing unit is transferred to a transfer. The transfer roller includes a cylindrical portion with a concaved portion formed in an axis direction of a circumferential surface of the cylindrical portion, and a transfer material supporting member fixed in the concaved portion and wound around a circumferential surface of the cylindrical portion to support a transfer material. The detecting unit is configured and arranged to detect a rotation position of the transfer roller when the transfer medium and the transfer roller come into contact with each other with the transfer material being interposed therebetween.

摘要翻译： 图像形成装置包括潜像承载单元，曝光单元，显影单元，转印介质，转印辊和检测单元。 通过曝光单元在潜像承载单元上形成的潜像由显影单元用液体显影剂显影，并将潜像承载单元上的显影图像转印到转印。 转印辊包括：圆柱形部分，其具有在圆柱形部分的圆周表面的轴向方向上形成的凹部;以及转印材料支撑构件，固定在凹部中并围绕圆柱形部分的圆周表面缠绕以支撑转印 材料。 检测单元被构造和布置成当转印介质和转印辊彼此接触时检测转印辊的转动位置，转印材料介于两者之间。

公开(公告)号：US20100278550A1

公开(公告)日：2010-11-04

申请号：US12769078

申请日：2010-04-28

申请人： Satoshi CHIBA ,  Ken IKUMA

发明人： Satoshi CHIBA ,  Ken IKUMA

IPC分类号： G03G15/14

CPC分类号： G03G15/161 ,  G03G15/1605 ,  G03G15/1655 ,  G03G15/757 ,  G03G2215/00075 ,  G03G2215/1614 ,  G03G2215/1619

摘要： An image forming apparatus including a latent image bearing drum on which a latent image is formed, an exposure unit that exposes the latent image bearing drum, a developer unit that develops the latent image formed on the latent image bearing drum, a transfer medium onto which the image developed by the developer unit is transferred, and a transfer roller that transfers the image from the transfer medium to the transfer material, the transfer roller having a concaved portion extending in the axial direction and a support portion disposed on the outer circumference of the roller that supports the transfer material, where the outer circumference of the transfer roller being an integral multiple or an approximate integral multiple of the circumference of the latent image bearing drum.

摘要翻译： 一种图像形成装置，包括：潜像承载鼓，其上形成有潜像;曝光单元，其暴露潜像承载滚筒;显影单元，其使潜像承载滚筒上形成的潜像显影;转印介质， 传送由显影单元显影的图像，以及转印辊，其将图像从转印介质转印到转印材料上，转印辊具有沿轴向延伸的凹部和设置在转印材料的外周上的支撑部 辊，其支撑转印材料，其中转印辊的外周是潜像承载鼓的圆周的整体倍数或近似整数倍。