Developing device, and image forming apparatus including the same

    公开(公告)号:US11567425B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-31

    申请号:US17701445

    申请日:2022-03-22

    IPC分类号: G03G15/08

    摘要: The developing device includes a development container, a developer carrier, and a cover member. The development container has an opening. The developer carrier has a development area. The cover member, including a front face portion, an upper face portion, a lower face portion, a side face portion, and reinforcing ribs, is removably fitted to the development container such that the developer carrier is covered with at least the front face portion and the upper face portion. With the cover member fitted to the development container, a gap is formed between each reinforcing rib and the development container.

    Toner case and image forming apparatus

    公开(公告)号:US10209644B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-02-19

    申请号:US15791480

    申请日:2017-10-24

    IPC分类号: G03G15/08

    摘要: A toner case includes a case main body, a rotator, a transmitter and a shutter. The case main body has a discharge port through which a toner is discharged. The rotator is stored in the case main body and rotates around a rotation axis. The transmitter transmits rotation to the rotator. At least a part of the transmitter is exposed to an outside of the case main body. The shutter is rotatable between a closing position where the shutter closes the discharge port and an opening position where the shutter opens the discharge port. The transmitter is movable between a first position and a second position which is arranged at an outside of the first position in a rotation axis direction of the rotator. The transmitter moves from the first position to the second position as the shutter rotates from the closing position to the opening position.

    Toner container, image forming apparatus to which toner container is attached
    3.
    发明授权
    Toner container, image forming apparatus to which toner container is attached 有权
    调色剂容器,附着调色剂容器的图像形成装置

    公开(公告)号:US09535371B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-01-03

    申请号:US14616989

    申请日:2015-02-09

    IPC分类号: G03G15/08

    CPC分类号: G03G15/0891 G03G15/0886

    摘要: A toner container includes a container main body, a cylindrical portion, an opening/closing member, and a conveyance member. Container main body includes a storing chamber. Opening/closing member is provided in a inner space of cylindrical portion and, operates to open and close a toner discharge outlet of cylindrical portion. Conveyance member includes rotation shaft and blades along rotation shaft and when rotated, allows blades to convey the toner that is present inside storing chamber and the inner space toward toner discharge outlet. The plurality of blades include a first blade and a second blade. First blade is disposed in storing chamber at a position near a boundary between storing chamber and the inner space and is larger in outer diameter than the other blades. Second blade is disposed in the inner space and is larger than first blade in inclination angle with respect to rotation shaft of conveyance member.

    摘要翻译: 调色剂容器包括容器主体,圆柱形部分,开/关构件和输送构件。 容器主体包括储存室。 打开/关闭构件设置在圆筒部分的内部空间中,并且操作以打开和关闭圆柱形部分的调色剂排出口。 输送构件包括沿着旋转轴的旋转轴和叶片,并且当旋转时,叶片将存在于存储室内的调色剂和内部空间传送到调色剂排出口。 多个叶片包括第一叶片和第二叶片。 第一叶片设置在存储室中靠近储存室和内部空间之间的边界处的位置,并且其外径比其它叶片大。 第二叶片相对于输送构件的旋转轴倾斜地设置在内部空间中并且大于第一叶片。

    Developing device and image forming apparatus including same

    公开(公告)号:US11556078B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-17

    申请号:US17700245

    申请日:2022-03-21

    IPC分类号: G03G15/08

    摘要: A developing device includes a development casing, a developer carrying member, a regulating blade, a pair of pressing members, and a blade seal member. The development casing has an opening part. The developer carrying member has a developing area. The blade seal member includes a first layer material and a second layer material. The development casing has facing surfaces. The second layer material has positioning protrusions protruding from the first layer material in a rotation axis direction at positions inside both ends of the first layer material in the rotation axis direction, so as to contact the facing surfaces and be positioned in the rotation axis direction. When the second layer material is positioned in the rotation axis direction, the first layer material is pressed in contact with the pressing members in the rotation axis direction.

    Developing device and image forming apparatus including the same

    公开(公告)号:US11435678B1

    公开(公告)日:2022-09-06

    申请号:US17702537

    申请日:2022-03-23

    IPC分类号: G03G15/08

    摘要: A developing device includes a developing container, a developer carrier, a seal member, and a pair of pressing members. The developing container has an opening. The seal member includes a contact end part, a first blocking part, and an interposed end part. Each of the pressing members has a pressing surface in which a cutout recess is formed. The developing container includes a second blocking part that is adjacent to each end part of the first blocking part in a rotary shaft direction and protrudes upward. The interposed end part is located at such a position as to overlap the cutout recess with respect to a circumferential direction, and the second blocking part is located at such a position as to overlap the cutout recess with respect to the rotary shaft direction.

    Image forming apparatus with interlocked movement of on/off operating member and shutter for toner container
    6.
    发明授权
    Image forming apparatus with interlocked movement of on/off operating member and shutter for toner container 有权
    具有打开/关闭操作构件和调色剂容器快门的互锁运动的图像形成装置

    公开(公告)号:US09031473B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-05-12

    申请号:US14261786

    申请日:2014-04-25

    发明人: Hiroaki Kitagawa

    IPC分类号: G03G15/08 G03G15/00 G03G21/16

    摘要: Provided is an image forming apparatus including an apparatus main body, an operation member, a toner container, a shutter, and an interlocking mechanism. The operation member is a member for turning on and off a power supply of the apparatus main body, and takes an ON posture and an OFF posture. The toner container is a container configured to store the toner and including an opening section configured to allow communication between the inside and the outside of the container. The shutter can take an opening posture for opening the opening section and a closing posture for closing the opening section. The interlocking mechanism interlocks the posture of the operation member and the posture of the shutter to set the shutter in the opening posture when the operation member takes the ON posture and to set the shutter in the closing posture when the operation member takes the OFF posture.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种图像形成装置,包括装置主体,操作构件,调色剂容器,快门和互锁机构。 操作构件是用于打开和关闭设备主体的电源的构件,并且处于ON姿态和OFF姿态。 调色剂容器是构造成存储调色剂并包括构造成允许容器的内部和外部之间的连通的开口部分的容器。 快门可以采取用于打开开口部分的打开姿势和用于关闭开口部分的关闭姿势。 互锁机构将操作构件的姿势和快门的姿势互相联动,以在操作构件接通姿势时将快门设置在开启姿势,并且当操作构件处于关闭姿势时将快门设置在关闭姿态。

    Developing device and image forming apparatus including same

    公开(公告)号:US11550238B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-10

    申请号:US17701495

    申请日:2022-03-22

    IPC分类号: G03G15/08

    摘要: A developing device includes a development casing, a developer carrying member, and a regulating blade. The development casing has an opening part. The developer carrying member has a developing area. The development casing has a blade facing part. The regulating blade includes a fixed part and a regulating part, and a space between the regulating part and the blade facing part is larger than a space between the fixed part and the blade facing part. The developing device further includes a blade seal member. The blade seal member is disposed between the regulating blade and the blade facing part, and is glued to an upstream side surface of the regulating part in the rotation direction, so as to seal a gap between the regulating blade and the blade facing part.

    Image forming apparatus and toner case

    公开(公告)号:US10114312B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-10-30

    申请号:US15791473

    申请日:2017-10-24

    IPC分类号: G03G15/08

    摘要: An image forming apparatus includes a toner case and an attachment part. The toner case includes a discharge shutter movable between a first closing position where a discharge port is closed and a first opening position where the discharge port is opened. The attachment part includes a replenishment shutter movable between a second closing position where a replenishment port is closed and a second opening position where the replenishment port is opened. As the discharge shutter moves from the first closing position to the first opening position, the discharge shutter presses the replenishment shutter to move the replenishment shutter from the second closing position to the second opening position. As the discharge shutter moves from the first opening position to the first closing position, the discharge shutter presses the replenishment shutter to move the replenishment shutter from the second opening position to the second closing position.