摘要:
An image forming apparatus contains a heater and a sheet movable with a recording material in sliding contact with the heater, wherein the image is heated by heat from the heater through the sheet. The heater has an electrically insulative member, a heat generating resistor arranged on the electrically insulative member in a direction crossing with a movement direction of the sheet, an electrode for supplying electric power to the resistor and a protection layer covering the heat generating resistors, and in sliding contact with the sheet.
摘要:
An image forming apparatus contains an accommodator for accommodating a recording material together with an image forming device for forming an image on that recording material supplied from the accommodator. A fixing apparatus receives the imaged recording material and includes a heat generating resistor layer, a protection layer covering the heat generating resistor layer and a sheet movable with the recording material in sliding contact with the protection layer, wherein the image is heated by heater through the sheet. A position detector detects the position of the recording material and the power supply to the heat generating resistor layer is started in accordance with the output of the position detector.
摘要:
An image fixing apparatus includes a heater; a sheet in slidable contact with the heater; and a back-up member cooperative with the heater to form a nip therebetween such that the sheet is interposed in the nip. An unfixed image on a side of a recording material in contact with the sheet is heated and fixed by heat from the heater through the sheet. The sheet includes (i) a base resin layer in slidable contact with the heater, and (ii) a surface parting layer disposed on the base resin layer. The surface parting layer is thinner than the base resin layer.
摘要:
An image fixing apparatus for fixing an unfixed image formed on an image carrying member, includes a sheet member movable together with the image carrying member in contact with the unfixed image carried thereon, and a heat generating element contacted to such a side of the sheet member as is opposite to a side thereof contactable to the unfixed image, the heat generating element being fixed in use.
摘要:
An ink jet recording apparatus comprises a detachably mountable ink jet cartridge including an ink jet recording head for ejecting ink into a recording medium and an ink supply source containing ink for supply to the recording apparatus, which ink supply source has electrodes for passing an electric current through the ink in said ink supply source. A resistance-determining circuit determines a reference resistance between the electrodes by applying an electric current thereto when the ink jet cartridge is mounted to the apparatus and determines a test resistance between the electrodes by applying the same electric current thereto after a predetermined amount of recording. The reference resistance is used to calculate a threshold resistance, which is stored for comparison to the test resistance to judge whether or not the amount of ink in the ink supply source has dropped to a level unsuitable for recording.
摘要:
A recording method ejects ink by thermal energy produced by a heat generating element of a recording head in response to a drive signal. The method includes the step of controlling an amount of ejection of the ink by a temperature control for the recording head including at least heating of the recording head, when a temperature of the recording head is not higher than a predetermined first temperature. The method further includes the steps of controlling the amount of ejection of the ink by changing a waveform of the drive signal for ejecting ink in accordance with the temperature of the recording head when the temperature of the recording head is higher than the first temperature and not higher than a second temperature, and fixing the waveform of the drive signal when the temperature of the recording head is higher than the second temperature.
摘要:
An ink jet recording apparatus is disclosed in which ink is ejected onto a recording material, the apparatus including a recording head having an energy generating element for producing energy contributable to eject the ink onto the recording material; a recording head driving device for applying drive signals having a waveform to the energy generating element; a temperature detecting device for detecting a temperature relating to the recording head and for producing an output; a changing device for changing the waveform of the driving signals in accordance with the output of the detecting device; and a drive control device for fixing the waveform to a predetermined waveform when the recording material used is an OHP sheet.
摘要:
An image recording apparatus capable of achieving multiple functions by selectively mounting plural cartridges. There are provided a first cartridge equipped with a recording mechanism for electrophotographically recording an image, and a second cartridge equipped with another recording mechanism for image recording with a different process. A part of the apparatus is commonly utilized for image recording when the first or second cartridge is mounted.
摘要:
A recording method in which ink is ejected by thermal energy produced by a heat generating element of a recording head in response to application of a driving signal thereto including the steps of changing a waveform of the driving signal in accordance with a temperature of the recording head; and selecting a fixed waveform of the drive signal when the temperature of the recording head exceeds a predetermined level.
摘要:
An ink jet recording apparatus is disclosed in which a bubble is created in ink by thermal energy generated in response to a drive signal applied to a heater, and the ink is ejected onto a recording material by expansion of the bubble. The recording apparatus includes a driving device and a changing device. The driving device applies a plurality of driving signals to the heater for each ink droplet ejection. The driving signals include a first driving signal for increasing a temperature of the ink adjacent the heater without creating the bubble, and a second driving signal after the first drive signal for ejecting the ink. An interval is provided between the first and second drive signals. The changing device changes a width of the first drive signal to adjust an amount of ejected ink. The interval is not shorter than 2.6 microseconds and the second drive signal has a constant width.