公开(公告)号：US6064841A

公开(公告)日：2000-05-16

申请号：US8433

申请日：1998-01-16

申请人： Hiroomi Matsuzaki ,  Tadayuki Tsuda ,  Katsunori Yokoyama

发明人： Hiroomi Matsuzaki ,  Tadayuki Tsuda ,  Katsunori Yokoyama

IPC分类号： G03G15/02 ,  G03G21/18 ,  G03G15/00

CPC分类号： G03G15/0216

摘要： A charging apparatus includes a charging roller, contactable to an object to be charged, for charging the object to be charged, the charging roller being provided with a rotation shaft, an electroconductive bearing for supporting the rotation shaft, a contact member for urging the bearing to press-contact the charging roller to the object to be charged, wherein a first electric energy supply path is established from the contact member to the rotation shaft through the bearing to supply electric energy from the contact member to the rotation shaft, a power supply contacted to a peripheral surface of the rotation shaft, wherein the contact member urges the power supply to press-contact the power supply to the peripheral surface of the rotation shaft, wherein a second electric energy supply path is established to supply electric energy from the contact member to the rotation shaft through the power supply member, and the power supply member is movable in a direction of urging of the contact member independently of the bearing.

摘要翻译： 充电装置包括充电辊，可与被充电物体接触，用于对被充电物体充电，充电辊设置有旋转轴，用于支撑旋转轴的导电轴承，用于推动轴承的接触构件 将充电辊按压接触到要充电的物体，其中通过轴承从接触构件到旋转轴建立第一电能供应路径，以将电能从接触构件提供给旋转轴;电源 与旋转轴的外周表面接触，其中接触构件促使电源将电源压接到旋转轴的外围表面，其中建立第二电能供应路径以从触点提供电能 构件通过电源构件连接到旋转轴，并且电源构件可在内容的推动方向上移动 ct成员独立于轴承。

公开(公告)号：US6006058A

公开(公告)日：1999-12-21

申请号：US939125

申请日：1997-09-26

申请人： Kazushi Watanabe ,  Tadayuki Tsuda ,  Shinichi Sasaki ,  Isao Ikemoto ,  Atsushi Numagami ,  Katsunori Yokoyama

发明人： Kazushi Watanabe ,  Tadayuki Tsuda ,  Shinichi Sasaki ,  Isao Ikemoto ,  Atsushi Numagami ,  Katsunori Yokoyama

IPC分类号： F16D1/10 ,  G03G15/00 ,  G03G21/18

CPC分类号： G03G21/186 ,  F16D1/101 ,  G03G15/757 ,  G03G21/1633 ,  G03G21/1647 ,  G03G2221/1654 ,  G03G2221/1657

摘要： A process cartridge detachably mountable to a main assembly of an electrophotographic image forming apparatus, wherein the main assembly includes a motor, a main assembly side gear for receiving driving force from the motor and a non-twisted recess which is substantially coaxial with the gear, the process cartridge includes an electrophotographic photosensitive drum; a process device actable on the photosensitive drum; and a non-twisted projection engageable with the recess, the projection being provided at a longitudinal end of the photosensitive drum, wherein when the main assembly side gear rotates with the recess and projection engaged with each other, rotational driving force is transmitted from the gear to the photosensitive drum through engagement between the recess and the projection.

摘要翻译： 一种可拆卸地安装到电子照相成像设备的主组件的处理盒，其中主组件包括电动机，用于接收来自电动机的驱动力的主组件侧齿轮和与齿轮基本同轴的非扭转凹部， 处理盒包括电子照相感光鼓; 可操作在感光鼓上的处理装置; 以及与凹部接合的非扭曲突起，突出部设置在感光鼓的纵向端部处，其中当主组件侧齿轮随着凹部和凸起彼此接合而旋转时，旋转驱动力从齿轮传递 通过所述凹部和所述突起之间的接合而到达所述感光鼓。

公开(公告)号：US08019258B2

公开(公告)日：2011-09-13

申请号：US12904007

申请日：2010-10-13

申请人： Shinichi Nishida ,  Katsunori Yokoyama ,  Yasushi Shimizu ,  Kazunari Hagiwara ,  Katsuhiro Sakaizawa ,  Rie Endo ,  Naoto Kichijima

发明人： Shinichi Nishida ,  Katsunori Yokoyama ,  Yasushi Shimizu ,  Kazunari Hagiwara ,  Katsuhiro Sakaizawa ,  Rie Endo ,  Naoto Kichijima

IPC分类号： G03G15/09 ,  G03G15/08

CPC分类号： G03G15/0812

摘要： An amount-of-developer regulating apparatus configured to restrict the amount of developer carried on a developer bearing member. The amount-of-developer regulating apparatus includes a flexible developer amount regulation member having a contact portion configured to contact with a developer bearing member, and first and second holding portions configured to hold the developer amount regulation member and to contact with the developer amount regulation member at further upstream and further downstream in a direction where the developer bearing member is rotationally moved than the contact portion. With a pressure distribution of the contact portion as to the developer bearing member, there are a plurality of local maximum values in the direction where the developer bearing member is rotationally moved. Thus, the apparatus can be reduced in size, and also image concentration unevenness after long-term use can be prevented.

摘要翻译： 一种显影剂调节装置，其被配置为限制承载在显影剂承载部件上的显影剂的量。 显影剂量调节装置包括柔性显影剂量调节构件，其具有构造成与显影剂承载构件接触的接触部分，以及构造成保持显影剂量调节构件并与显影剂量调节剂接触的第一和第二保持部分 构件在显影剂承载构件比接触部分旋转移动的方向的更上游和更下游。 通过接触部分对显影剂承载部件的压力分布，在显影剂承载部件被旋转移动的方向上存在多个局部最大值。 因此，可以减小装置的尺寸，并且可以防止长期使用后的图像浓度不均匀。

公开(公告)号：US20070297833A1

公开(公告)日：2007-12-27

申请号：US11764685

申请日：2007-06-18

申请人： Shinichi Nishida ,  Kazunari Hagiwara ,  Yasushi Shimizu ,  Katsunori Yokoyama ,  Naoto Kichijima ,  Hirokazu Usami

发明人： Shinichi Nishida ,  Kazunari Hagiwara ,  Yasushi Shimizu ,  Katsunori Yokoyama ,  Naoto Kichijima ,  Hirokazu Usami

IPC分类号： G03G15/08

CPC分类号： G03G15/0812

摘要： A sheet-shaped regulation member is supported by a supporting unit with an elastic force occurring by bending a sheet-shaped regulation member in the longitudinal direction thereof, and a force received as a result of being pressed by a developing roller. Thus, direct contact can be securely made onto a developer bearing member, and a regulation member can be provided which enables easily attaching thereof to the supporting member, as well as enabling a developing apparatus, processing cartridge, and image forming apparatus, to be reduced in size.

摘要翻译： 片状调节构件由支撑单元支撑，弹性力是通过使片状调节构件沿其长度方向弯曲而产生的，并且受到由显影辊的挤压而接收的力。 因此，可以可靠地进行与显影剂承载部件的接触，并且可以设置能够容易地将其附接到支撑部件上的调节部件，并且能够减少显影装置，处理盒和成像装置的缩小 在尺寸方面。

公开(公告)号：US06330409B1

公开(公告)日：2001-12-11

申请号：US09480178

申请日：2000-01-10

申请人： Kazushi Watanabe ,  Isao Ikemoto ,  Atsushi Numagami ,  Katsunori Yokoyama

发明人： Kazushi Watanabe ,  Isao Ikemoto ,  Atsushi Numagami ,  Katsunori Yokoyama

IPC分类号： G03G2116

CPC分类号： G03G21/186 ,  F16D1/101 ,  G03G15/757 ,  G03G21/1633 ,  G03G21/1647 ,  G03G21/1864 ,  G03G2221/1654 ,  G03G2221/1657

摘要： A process cartridge detachably mountable to a main assembly of an electrophotographic image forming apparatus, wherein said main assembly includes a motor, a main assembly side gear for receiving driving force from said motor and a hole defined by twisted surfaces, said hole being substantially coaxial with said gear, said process cartridge includes an electrophotographic photosensitive drum; process means actable on said photosensitive drum; a projection engageable with said twisted surfaces, said projection being provided at a longitudinal end of said photosensitive drum, wherein said projection is non-twisted, and when said main assembly side gear rotates with said hole and projection engaged with each other, rotational driving force is transmitted from said gear to said photosensitive drum through engagement between said hole and said projection; and a resilient member for urging said process cartridge in a longitudinal direction of said photosensitive drum when said process cartridge is mounted to the main assembly.

摘要翻译： 一种可拆卸地安装到电子照相成像设备的主组件的处理盒，其中所述主组件包括电动机，用于接收来自所述电动机的驱动力的主组件侧齿轮和由扭曲表面限定的孔，所述孔基本上与 所述处理盒包括电子照相感光鼓; 处理装置可在所述感光鼓上作用; 可与所述扭转表面接合的突起，所述突起设置在所述感光鼓的纵向端部处，其中所述突起不扭曲，并且当所述主组件侧齿轮随着所述孔和突起彼此接合而旋转时，旋转驱动力 通过所述孔和所述突起之间的接合从所述齿轮传递到所述感光鼓; 以及弹性构件，用于当所述处理盒安装到主组件时，沿着所述感光鼓的纵向推动所述处理盒。

公开(公告)号：US4554586A

公开(公告)日：1985-11-19

申请号：US484511

申请日：1983-04-13

申请人： Chiaki Tanuma ,  Katsunori Yokoyama ,  Yoshiyuki Suda

发明人： Chiaki Tanuma ,  Katsunori Yokoyama ,  Yoshiyuki Suda

IPC分类号： H01L27/148 ,  H04N5/225 ,  H04N5/349 ,  H04N3/14

CPC分类号： H04N3/1587 ,  H01L27/14831 ,  H04N5/2259

摘要： A solid state image-sensing device is disclosed which includes a base board fitted with a plurality of connection pins, an interline transfer charge coupled device (IT-CCD) serving as an area sensor, and a pair of bimorph piezoelectric vibrating elements which jointly vibrate to periodically vibrate the IT-CCD relative to an incoming image light in a plane substantially parallel with the surface of the base board, and wherein the piezoelectric vibrating elements are elastically held above the base board by support plates having a spring action, thereby efficiently vibrating the IT-CCD.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种固态图像感测装置，其包括配备有多个连接引脚的基板，用作区域传感器的线间传输电荷耦合器件（IT-CCD）和共同振动的一对双压电晶片压电振动元件 相对于与基板的表面大致平行的平面中的入射图像光周期性地使IT-CCD振动，并且其中压电振动元件通过具有弹簧作用的支撑板弹性地保持在基板上方，从而有效地振动 IT-CCD。

公开(公告)号：US07366451B2

公开(公告)日：2008-04-29

申请号：US11275602

申请日：2006-01-18

申请人： Katsunori Yokoyama

发明人： Katsunori Yokoyama

IPC分类号： G03G15/08

CPC分类号： G03G15/0893 ,  G03G15/0877 ,  G03G2215/0119 ,  G03G2215/0827

摘要： A developer feeding screw, which includes a shaft and a helical shape portion around said shaft, for feeding a developer in a direction of an axis of said shaft by rotation about the axis, said feeding screw, the improvement residing in that: a sectional configuration of said helical shape portion in a plane including the axis satisfies: Z(r)=kln(ro/r) where z(r) is a height of said sectional configuration at radius r with z(ro)=0 (ro is an outer radius of the helical configuration): r is a radius (0

摘要翻译： 一种显影剂供给螺杆，其包括轴和围绕所述轴的螺旋形状部分，用于通过围绕所述轴线旋转而在所述轴的轴线方向上供给显影剂，所述进给螺杆的改进在于：截面形状 包含该轴的平面中的所述螺旋状部分满足：<？in-line-formula description =“In-line formula”end =“lead”？> Z（r）= kln（ro / r） line-formula description =“In-line Formulas”end =“tail”？>其中z（r）是z（ro）= 0的半径r处的剖面构型的高度（ro是螺旋形构造的外半径 ）：r是半径（0

公开(公告)号：US20070297834A1

公开(公告)日：2007-12-27

申请号：US11766507

申请日：2007-06-21

申请人： Shinichi Nishida ,  Katsunori Yokoyama ,  Yasushi Shimizu ,  Kazunari Hagiwara ,  Katsuhiro Sakaizawa ,  Rie Endo ,  Naoto Kichijima

发明人： Shinichi Nishida ,  Katsunori Yokoyama ,  Yasushi Shimizu ,  Kazunari Hagiwara ,  Katsuhiro Sakaizawa ,  Rie Endo ,  Naoto Kichijima

IPC分类号： G03G15/08

CPC分类号： G03G15/0812

摘要： An amount-of-developer regulating apparatus configured to restrict the amount of developer carried on a developer bearing member. The amount-of-developer regulating apparatus includes a flexible developer amount regulation member having a contact portion configured to contact with a developer bearing member, and first and second holding portions configured to hold the developer amount regulation member and to contact with the developer amount regulation member at further upstream and further downstream in a direction where the developer bearing member is rotationally moved than the contact portion. With a pressure distribution of the contact portion as to the developer bearing member, there are a plurality of local maximum values in the direction where the developer bearing member is rotationally moved. Thus, the apparatus can be reduced in size, and also image concentration unevenness after long-term use can be prevented.

摘要翻译： 一种显影剂调节装置，其被配置为限制承载在显影剂承载部件上的显影剂的量。 显影剂量调节装置包括柔性显影剂量调节构件，其具有构造成与显影剂承载构件接触的接触部分，以及构造成保持显影剂量调节构件并与显影剂量调节剂接触的第一和第二保持部分 构件在显影剂承载构件比接触部分旋转移动的方向的更上游和更下游。 通过接触部分对显影剂承载部件的压力分布，在显影剂承载部件被旋转移动的方向上存在多个局部最大值。 因此，可以减小装置的尺寸，并且可以防止长期使用后的图像浓度不均匀。

公开(公告)号：US06236821B1

公开(公告)日：2001-05-22

申请号：US09102611

申请日：1998-06-23

申请人： Katsunori Yokoyama ,  Kazushi Watanabe ,  Atsushi Numagami

发明人： Katsunori Yokoyama ,  Kazushi Watanabe ,  Atsushi Numagami

IPC分类号： G03G1500

CPC分类号： G03G21/1825 ,  G03G2221/1861

摘要： A coupling pin for coupling a first frame and a second frame of a process cartridge detachably mountable relative to a main assembly of an electrophotographic image forming apparatus includes (a) a first shaft portion for being press-fitted into a first hole formed in the first frame; and (b) a second shaft portion for being press-fitted into a second hole formed in the first frame, where the second shaft portion is upstream of the first shaft portion in a direction of press-fitting of the coupling pin. The second shaft portion has an outer diameter which is larger than that of the first shaft portion. The pin further includes (c) a third shaft portion for being loosely fitted into a hole formed in the second frame with a gap between the third shaft portion and inside surface of the hole of the second shaft.

摘要翻译： 用于联接相对于电子照相成像设备的主组件可拆卸地安装的处理盒的第一框架和第二框架的联接销包括（a）第一轴部分，用于压配合到形成在第一 帧; 和（b）第二轴部分，用于压配合到形成在第一框架中的第二孔中，其中第二轴部分在连接销的压配方向上位于第一轴部分的上游。 第二轴部的外径大于第一轴部的外径。 销还包括（c）第三轴部分，用于松动地装配到形成在第二框架中的孔中，在第三轴部分和第二轴的孔的内表面之间具有间隙。

公开(公告)号：US06169866A

公开(公告)日：2001-01-02

申请号：US08939012

申请日：1997-09-26

申请人： Kazushi Watanabe ,  Isao Ikemoto ,  Atsushi Numagami ,  Katsunori Yokoyama

发明人： Kazushi Watanabe ,  Isao Ikemoto ,  Atsushi Numagami ,  Katsunori Yokoyama

IPC分类号： G03G1500

CPC分类号： G03G21/186 ,  F16D1/101 ,  G03G15/757 ,  G03G21/1633 ,  G03G21/1647 ,  G03G21/1864 ,  G03G2221/1654 ,  G03G2221/1657

摘要： A process cartridge detachably mountable to a main assembly of an electrophotographic image forming apparatus, wherein the main assembly includes a motor, a main assembly side gear for receiving driving force from the motor, a main assembly positioning member, a hole which is substantially coaxial with the gear, and a process cartridge mounting portion for mounting the process cartridge, the process cartridge includes an electrophotographic photosensitive drum; process mechanism(s) actable on the photosensitive drum; and a projection engageable with the hole, the projection being provided at a longitudinal end of the photosensitive drum; wherein when the main assembly side gear rotates with the hole and projection engaged with each other, the rotational driving force is transmitted from the gear to the photosensitive drum through engagement between the hole and the projection; a cartridge positioning portion for abutting to the main assembly positioning portion to stop a movement of the process cartridge beyond a predetermined distance in a direction substantially perpendicular to an axis of the photosensitive drum, when the process cartridge is mounted to the cartridge mounting portion, and the photosensitive drum receives the rotation driving force through the hole and the projection.

摘要翻译： 一种可拆卸地安装到电子照相成像设备的主组件的处理盒，其中主组件包括电动机，用于接收来自电动机的驱动力的主组件侧齿轮，主组件定位构件，与 齿轮和用于安装处理盒的处理盒安装部分，处理盒包括电子照相感光鼓; 处理机构可在感光鼓上作用; 以及可与所述孔接合的突起，所述突起设置在所述感光鼓的纵向端; 其中当所述主组件侧齿轮随着所述孔和凸起彼此接合而旋转时，所述旋转驱动力通过所述孔和所述突起之间的接合从所述齿轮传递到所述感光鼓; 当处理盒被安装到盒安装部分时，用于邻接主组件定位部分以阻止处理盒在基本上垂直于感光鼓的轴线的方向上超过预定距离的移动的盒定位部分，以及 感光鼓通过孔和突起接收旋转驱动力。