摘要:
An image forming apparatus and method are provided. The image forming apparatus includes a communication interface unit that receives printing data, an image forming unit that performs an ordinary printing to form an image on printing paper based on the printing data, a paper supplying unit that provides the printing paper to the image forming unit along with a paper supplying route, a determination unit that determines whether a functional printing may be performed on the paper supplying route in an interval section between sheets of the printing paper, and a controller that controls the image forming unit to perform a functional printing, wherein the ordinary printing is a printing performed on one or more sheets of printing paper, and the functional printing is a printing performed in an interval section between the sheets of printing paper.
摘要:
A color alignment adjustment method and apparatus for adjusting the color alignment of a color image forming apparatus by using patterns formed on a middle transfer belt or a photosensitive body of the color image forming apparatus are provided. The color alignment adjustment apparatus includes a sensor which radiates light onto the patterns, detects the amount of light reflected from the patterns, and outputs a signal based on the detection result, a memory which stores pattern information regarding the patterns, a variation detection unit which detects a plurality of portions of the output signal of the sensor that match the pattern information stored in the memory and calculates variations in the locations of a plurality of colors that can be printed by the image forming apparatus based on the locations of the detected portions of the output signal of the sensor and a print location adjustment unit which adjusts the locations of the colors based on the calculated variations.
摘要:
A structure to guide a take-in direction of a print medium to be taken in a carrying part where the print medium is carried, the structure includes: a guide unit which changes a travel direction of the print medium from a feeding direction, in which the print medium is supplied from a medium feeding unit, to the take-in direction of the print medium; and a vibration damper which prevents a bottom part of the print medium from shaking and vibrating when the print medium is free from the guide unit.
摘要:
An image forming apparatus and method are provided. The image forming apparatus includes a communication interface unit that receives printing data, an image forming unit that performs an ordinary printing to form an image on printing paper based on the printing data, a paper supplying unit that provides the printing paper to the image forming unit along with a paper supplying route, a determination unit that determines whether a functional printing may be performed on the paper supplying route in an interval section between sheets of the printing paper, and a controller that controls the image forming unit to perform a functional printing, wherein the ordinary printing is a printing performed on one or more sheets of printing paper, and the functional printing is a printing performed in an interval section between the sheets of printing paper.
摘要:
An image transfer unit and an electrophotographic image forming apparatus having the image transfer unit are provided. The image transfer unit includes a photosensitive medium on which an electrostatic latent image is formed and a toner image is formed by toner supplied to the electrostatic latent image. A transfer belt circulates around at least a pair of rollers to form a transfer nip with the photosensitive medium. A transfer roller is arranged opposite to the photosensitive medium with respect to the transfer belt and contacts the transfer belt. The transfer roller is located further upstream of a direction in which the transfer belt proceeds than the photosensitive medium.
摘要:
A structure to guide a take-in direction of a print medium to be taken in a carrying part where the print medium is carried, the structure includes: a guide unit which changes a travel direction of the print medium from a feeding direction, in which the print medium is supplied from a medium feeding unit, to the take-in direction of the print medium; and a vibration damper which prevents a bottom part of the print medium from shaking and vibrating when the print medium is free from the guide unit.
摘要:
An image forming apparatus includes at least one supporting roller, a movable belt supported by the supporting roller, and a shifting restricting unit to prevent the movable belt from shifting to any one side along an axial direction of the supporting roller. The shifting restricting unit includes a guide rail formed between the movable belt and the supporting roller to guide movement of one end of the movable belt, and a belt pressurizing member formed at the other end of the movable belt to generate tension on the movable belt to compensate for a shifting force on the guide rail side by the guide rail.
摘要:
A color image forming apparatus for mono color printing and a method thereof are disclosed. The apparatus includes: photoconductors; a charger for charging each of the photoconductors; a development unit for forming a developer image on each of the photoconductors; a transfer unit including an image transfer member for receiving the developer image from each of the photoconductors and a transfer voltage supply member for supplying a transfer bias voltage to the image transfer member; a first cleaning unit for cleaning each of the photoconductors; and a control unit for controlling the photoconductors, charger, development unit and transfer unit in a mono color printing mode to form a developer image on an image area of a selected one of the photoconductors, to transfer the formed developer image to a non-image area of the image transfer member, and to divide the transferred developer image into portions and reverse-transfer the divided portions of the transferred developer image from the image transfer member to remaining photoconductors.
摘要:
An image forming apparatus and a method of controlling a development voltage include a photosensitive body, a charger which charges the photosensitive body, a laser scanning unit (LSU) which forms an electrostatic latent image by radiating light onto the photosensitive body, a developing unit which develops the electrostatic latent image by supplying a developing agent to the photosensitive body to form an image, a transfer unit which transfers the developed image onto a sheet of paper, a surface potential measuring unit disposed on the surface of the photosensitive body between the developing unit and the transfer unit to measure a surface potential of the photosensitive body, a comparator which compares the surface potential of the photosensitive body before a development voltage is supplied to the developing unit, with the surface potential of the photosensitive body after the development voltage is supplied to the developing unit, to calculate a deviation, and a controller which sets a new development voltage of the developing unit and controls the developing unit if the deviation is larger than a reference value.
摘要:
An image transfer device to accurately measure a resistance of a printing medium or a transfer belt, an image forming apparatus having the image transfer device, and a method of measuring the resistance of the printing medium. The image transfer device includes a conveyance unit, to which a reference voltage or current is applied, and which includes a first roller having variations of resistance along a circumferential direction, and a second roller to support the first roller, a transfer roller spaced apart from the first roller by a distance corresponding to at least the circumference of the first roller to transfer a developer agent of a photosensitive drum onto a printing medium, and a controller to measure resistance of the printing medium by detecting electric current or voltage difference between the first and the second rollers, and to supply the transfer roller with a transfer voltage or a current according to the detected resistance of the printing medium.