IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF FORMING IMAGE ON SHEET WITH UNEVEN SURFACE, IMAGE FORMING CONDITION ADJUSTMENT METHOD

    公开(公告)号:US20230164284A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-05-25

    申请号:US18057456

    申请日:2022-11-21

    CPC classification number: H04N1/6027 G03G15/28 H04N1/4074 H04N1/6019

    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image forming portion, a first acquisition processing portion, a second acquisition processing portion, and an adjustment processing portion. The image forming portion forms an image on a sheet. The first acquisition processing portion acquires a captured image of the sheet. The second acquisition processing portion acquires a specific value that indicates a difference between a gradation value of a pixel that, among pixels included in the captured image acquired by the first acquisition processing portion, corresponds to a higher part of an outer surface of the sheet, and a gradation value of a pixel that, among the pixels included in the captured image, corresponds to a lower part that is lower than the higher part. The adjustment processing portion adjusts an image forming condition of the image forming portion based on the specific value acquired by the second acquisition processing portion.

    Fixing device and image forming apparatus including the same

    公开(公告)号:US10671000B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-06-02

    申请号:US16574192

    申请日:2019-09-18

    Inventor: Akihiro Kondo

    Abstract: A fixing device includes a sensor driving unit that drives a temperature sensor to be movable in an axial direction of a fixing rotating body, and a sensor position control unit that controls the position of the temperature sensor by the sensor driving unit. The sensor position control unit performs sensor position control for setting a sheet size identified by a size identification unit as a reference sheet size and allowing the temperature sensor to be located within a passage area of a sheet having the reference sheet size and a non-passage area of a sheet having a sheet size smaller by one size than the reference sheet size.

    FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

    公开(公告)号:US20240393719A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-11-28

    申请号:US18674192

    申请日:2024-05-24

    Abstract: In a fixing device, a heater heats an endless rotatable fixing belt. A retention member includes a groove for retaining a lubricant and retains the heater such that a surface on a front side comes into contact with an inner circumferential surface of the fixing belt via the lubricant. A pressure member is pressed against the heater while the fixing belt is interposed therebetween and forms, with the fixing belt, a pressure region for heating and pressurizing a paper sheet onto which a toner image has been transferred. A guide guides the paper sheet to the pressure region. The guide causes the paper sheet to come into contact with the fixing belt at a position more on a downstream side of a rotation direction of the fixing belt than the groove, to guide the paper sheet to the pressure region.

    Image forming apparatus capable of forming image on sheet with uneven surface, image forming condition adjustment method

    公开(公告)号:US11849094B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-12-19

    申请号:US18057456

    申请日:2022-11-21

    CPC classification number: H04N1/6027 G03G15/28 H04N1/4074 H04N1/6019

    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image forming portion, a first acquisition processing portion, a second acquisition processing portion, and an adjustment processing portion. The image forming portion forms an image on a sheet. The first acquisition processing portion acquires a captured image of the sheet. The second acquisition processing portion acquires a specific value that indicates a difference between a gradation value of a pixel that, among pixels included in the captured image acquired by the first acquisition processing portion, corresponds to a higher part of an outer surface of the sheet, and a gradation value of a pixel that, among the pixels included in the captured image, corresponds to a lower part that is lower than the higher part. The adjustment processing portion adjusts an image forming condition of the image forming portion based on the specific value acquired by the second acquisition processing portion.

    Fixing device and image forming apparatus

    公开(公告)号:US09618890B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-04-11

    申请号:US14972591

    申请日:2015-12-17

    Inventor: Akihiro Kondo

    CPC classification number: G03G15/2085 G03G15/2028 G03G15/2032

    Abstract: A fixing device includes a fixing member, a pressure member, a separation member and a separation/contact mechanism. The fixing member and the pressure member are provided so as to separate away from or come in contact with each other and to form a fixing nip. The fixing member has a flexibility and is deformable by separating away from or coming in contact with the pressure member. The separation member is disposed to face the fixing member and configured to separate a sheet passed through the fixing nip from the fixing member. The separation/contact mechanism is configured to support the separation member such that a fixing member side edge portion of the separation member is deformed along the fixing member in synchronization with the separating and contacting of the fixing member and the pressure member.

    Fixing device and image forming apparatus including the same
    8.
    发明授权
    Fixing device and image forming apparatus including the same 有权
    固定装置及包括该固定装置的图像形成装置

    公开(公告)号:US09316966B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-04-19

    申请号:US14751582

    申请日:2015-06-26

    Inventor: Akihiro Kondo

    CPC classification number: G03G15/2028 G03G15/2032

    Abstract: A fixing device including: arms that support the heating roller and the pressure roller so as to be displaced between a pressure-contact attitude in which a nip portion is formed and a distanced attitude in which the nip portion is released; a solenoid that displaces the rollers to the distanced attitude; a separation plate that has an electric conductivity, is disposed to face the heating roller, and separates the sheet that has passed through the nip portion from the heating roller; and interlocking arms that, in interlock with displacement from the pressure-contact attitude to the distanced attitude by the solenoid, displace a first end portion of the separation plate to an attitude to be distanced away from the heating roller by a first distance, change the potential of the separation plate from a floating potential to a reference potential, and accelerate discharge between the heating roller and the separation plate.

    Abstract translation: 一种定影装置,包括:支撑加热辊和压力辊的臂,以便在形成有夹持部的压力接触姿态与夹持部被释放的间隔姿态之间移位; 将辊子移位到距离姿态的螺线管; 具有导电性的分离板被设置为面对加热辊,并且从加热辊分离已经通过夹持部的片材; 以及互锁臂,其与从压接触姿态到螺线管的间隔姿态的位移互锁,将分离板的第一端部移动到离开加热辊远离第一距离的姿态,改变 分离板从浮动电位到参考电位的电位,并加速加热辊和分离板之间的放电。

    Fixing device having a separation member to prevent a recording medium from being wrapped around a heated roller member and image forming apparatus including the same
    9.
    发明授权
    Fixing device having a separation member to prevent a recording medium from being wrapped around a heated roller member and image forming apparatus including the same 有权
    具有分离构件以防止记录介质缠绕在加热辊构件周围的固定装置和包括该分离构件的成像设备

    公开(公告)号:US09229382B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-01-05

    申请号:US14720732

    申请日:2015-05-22

    Inventor: Akihiro Kondo

    CPC classification number: G03G15/2028

    Abstract: A fixing device includes a heated roller member, a pressure member, a separation member, and a discharge state switching mechanism. The heated roller member is heated by heating means. The pressure member contacts with the heated roller member so as to form a fixing nip portion. The separation member is conductive and disposed with a predetermined gap to a surface of the heated roller member, so as to separate a recording medium after passing through the fixing nip portion from the heated roller member. The discharge state switching mechanism switches between a discharge permissive condition that permits discharge from the heated roller member to the separation member and a discharge restricted condition that restricts the discharge from the heated roller member to the separation member.

    Abstract translation: 定影装置包括加热辊构件,压力构件,分离构件和排出状态切换机构。 加热辊构件通过加热装置加热。 压力构件与加热的辊构件接触以形成定影夹持部。 分离构件是导电的并以预定的间隙设置在加热辊构件的表面上,以便在从加热辊构件穿过定影夹持部分之后分离记录介质。 排出状态切换机构在允许从被加热的辊构件到分离构件的排出的排出许可条件和限制从被加热的辊构件到分离构件的排出的排出限制条件之间切换。

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