摘要:
An image forming apparatus including a process cartridge detachably attached to a main body the apparatus, the process cartridge having an image bearing member, a processor device acting on the image bearing member, and, storage device for electrically connecting the main body to the process cartridge through a connector, biasing device for biasing the process cartridge in a connecting direction of the connector, and presence/absence detection device for detecting whether the process cartridge is mounted onto the main body, the detection device detecting the presence/absence of the process cartridge after the biasing device operates.
摘要:
An image forming apparatus has an image bearing member, image forming device for forming a developer image on the image bearing member, cleaning device for cleaning the image bearing member, a container for containing therein the developer removed from the image bearing member, life detecting device for detecting the life of a consumptive part in the apparatus, fullness detecting device for detecting whether the quantity of the developer in the container has reached a predetermined quantity, operation stopping device for stopping the operation of the image forming device at predetermined time, and releasing device for releasing the stoppage of the operation of the image forming device.
摘要:
An image forming apparatus including a first unit having a developer container holding developer containing toner and carrier, and a developer holder to hold and transfer the developer held in the developer container, a second unit to supply toner to the developer container, and a processing unit to determine the time of replacement of the first unit, from information on a toner supply amount from the second unit or information on an operation amount of the developer holder.
摘要:
Using two or more developer replenishing units, each of which has a first storage for storing identification information related to developer and a second storage for storing history information related to the developer, if the identification information read out from each developing replenishing unit accords with unique information stored in an image forming main body, the history information is read out from the developing replenishing unit and analyzed to judge whether the utilization amount of the developing replenishing unit is at the end of its life. If the developing replenishing unit is not at the end of its life, the discharge amount of the developer replenished from the developer replenishing unit is controlled according to the history information and image output results formed by means of the image forming main body.
摘要:
An image forming apparatus includes a photosensitive drum, a charging roller, a transfer roller, and a toner charging brush, wherein the toner charging brush reciprocates in a longitudinal direction of the photosensitive drum. In the image forming apparatus, when a number of rotations per a unit time of the image bearing member is assumed to be “a” and a number of times of reciprocation per unit time of the toner charging brush is assumed to be “b”, assuming that R=b/a, R is set to be in a range of 1/25≦R≦3. However, R=m/n (m and n are integers of 5 or less) is excluded. Consequently, generation of a periodic attachment pattern appearing on the photosensitive drum is eliminated.
摘要翻译:图像形成装置包括感光鼓,充电辊,转印辊和调色剂充电刷,其中调色剂充电刷在感光鼓的纵向方向上往复运动。 在图像形成装置中,当将图像承载部件的每单位时间的转数假设为“a”,并且将调色剂充电刷的每单位时间的往复次数假设为“b”时, 假设R = b / a,R被设定在1/25 <= R <3的范围内。 然而,排除R = m / n(m和n为5以下的整数)。 因此,消除了出现在感光鼓上的周期性附着图案的产生。
摘要:
An image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member; a developing device for developing a latent image formed on the image bearing member, the image bearing member and the developing means being detachably mountable to the apparatus as a process unit; a developer supply unit for supplying a developer to the developing means, the developer supply unit being detachably mountable to the apparatus; and a first memory mounted on the process unit. The first memory stores information relating to the developer supply unit.
摘要:
A developer agitating system for agitating a developer includes a cartridge detachably mountable to a main body of an electrophotographic image forming apparatus and including a developing member for developing an electrostatic latent image formed on an electrophotographic photosensitive member, a developer container for containing the developer used for development of the electrostatic latent image by the developing member, an agitating member for agitating the developer contained in the developer container, and an informing member having information for indicating that the cartridge is a given cartridge, and a detector for detecting the information in the informing member when the cartridge is mounted to the main body of the electrophotographic image forming apparatus. As a result of detecting the information by the detector, if the cartridge is the given cartridge, a period of time of agitating the developer by the agitating member is made longer than that in a case where the cartridge is not the given cartridge.
摘要:
A rotatable developing roller for carrying out a developer from a vessel containing one-component developer to be conveyed to a developing portion is provided with a developing roller a resilient roller in contact with and rotatable within the vessel. This resilient roller is an independently-porous foam roller having an Asker C hardness of 8.degree. to 15.degree., and is placed into contact with the developing roller so that the variation in a radial direction is 0.5 mm to 1.5 mm. In another aspect, under a surface layer of a cellular material, there is provided an intermediate layer of a cellular material having a compression resiliency lower than that of the surface layer.
摘要:
In adjustment control of a developing device, the number of printed sheets and the toner consumption amount per sheet are calculated. If the accumulated toner consumption amount is smaller than a predetermined amount when a predetermined number of sheets are printed, the developing device is caused to supply a developer in a predetermined amount corresponding to the difference, thereby performing development adjustment of the developing device.
摘要:
The image forming apparatus has a developer container containing a developer therein, a developer toner density detecting portion for detecting the permeability of the developer in the developer container to thereby detect toner density, and an engine controller for detecting whether the image forming apparatus has gone wrong, on the basis of the toner density detected by the developer toner density detecting portion. Thereby, it becomes possible to detect the failure of a developing apparatus reliably and early by an inexpensive construction.