Image forming apparatus capable of notifying uncollected printed matter, notification method

    公开(公告)号:US10757282B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-08-25

    申请号:US16394191

    申请日:2019-04-25

    发明人: Kenji Miyamoto

    IPC分类号: G06F3/12 H04N1/00

    摘要: An image forming apparatus includes a control portion, a stop processing portion, a resumption processing portion, and a notification processing portion. The control portion, to which power supply is stopped when an operation mode of the image forming apparatus is a power-saving mode, measures an elapsed time until when printed matter processed according to the print job is collected. The stop processing portion, when the operation mode shifts to the power-saving mode, stops measurement of the elapsed time before power supply to the control portion is stopped. The resumption processing portion, if the printed matter exists in the sheet discharge portion when the operation mode shifts to a normal mode, resumes measurement of the elapsed time by the control portion. The notification processing portion, when the time measured by the control portion reaches a predetermined first reference time, notifies that the printed matter has not been collected.

    Image forming apparatus including fixing portion
    2.
    发明授权
    Image forming apparatus including fixing portion 有权
    图像形成装置包括固定部

    公开(公告)号:US09116496B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-08-25

    申请号:US14226251

    申请日:2014-03-26

    IPC分类号: G03G15/00

    摘要: An image forming apparatus according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes print engine portion, paper sheet detectors, and control portion. Control portion stop paper sheet conveyance, when detecting occurrence of jam. Control portion determines fixing nip position which is position of the fixing nip portion on fixing stop paper sheet, on basis of outputs of paper sheet detectors. When fixing nip position is located at leading end side half of fixing stop paper sheet in paper sheet conveying direction, control portion rotates fixing motor in reverse direction to convey fixing stop paper sheet to upstream side in paper sheet conveying direction. When fixing nip position is located at rear end side half of fixing stop paper sheet in paper sheet conveying direction, control portion rotates fixing motor in a forward direction to convey fixing stop paper sheet toward a downstream side in paper sheet conveying direction.

    摘要翻译: 根据本公开的一个方面的图像形成装置包括打印引擎部分,纸张检测器和控制部分。 当检测到卡纸发生时,控制部分停止纸张传送。 控制部根据纸张检测器的输出,确定定影夹持部位在固定停止纸张上的位置。 当固定夹持位置位于纸张传送方向上的固定停止纸的前端一半时,控制部分使定影马达反方向转动,以将纸张传送方向的上游侧传送。 当固定夹持位置位于纸张传送方向上的固定停止纸的后端侧时,控制部使固定用电动机向前方转动,从而将纸张向纸张输送方向的下游侧输送。

    IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF NOTIFYING UNCOLLECTED PRINTED MATTER, NOTIFICATION METHOD

    公开(公告)号:US20190335051A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-10-31

    申请号:US16394191

    申请日:2019-04-25

    发明人: Kenji Miyamoto

    IPC分类号: H04N1/00

    摘要: An image forming apparatus includes a control portion, a stop processing portion, a resumption processing portion, and a notification processing portion. The control portion, to which power supply is stopped when an operation mode of the image forming apparatus is a power-saving mode, measures an elapsed time until when printed matter processed according to the print job is collected. The stop processing portion, when the operation mode shifts to the power-saving mode, stops measurement of the elapsed time before power supply to the control portion is stopped. The resumption processing portion, if the printed matter exists in the sheet discharge portion when the operation mode shifts to a normal mode, resumes measurement of the elapsed time by the control portion. The notification processing portion, when the time measured by the control portion reaches a predetermined first reference time, notifies that the printed matter has not been collected.

    Image Forming Apparatus Ensuring Calibration of Transfer Unit
    4.
    发明申请
    Image Forming Apparatus Ensuring Calibration of Transfer Unit 有权
    图像形成装置确保转印单元的校准

    公开(公告)号:US20150078775A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-03-19

    申请号:US14474137

    申请日:2014-08-30

    IPC分类号: G03G15/16

    摘要: An image forming apparatus includes: a transfer unit, a reflectance sensor, a time-series data acquiring unit, and a transfer-unit rotation-time calculating unit. The time-series data acquiring unit is configured to acquire time-series data with respect to the image carrier background-portion reflectance, measured by the reflectance sensor, as reference data over a time period twice longer than a time period that by design the image carrier requires for one cycle, and as advance/delay data over a time period twice longer than a time period longer or shorter in multiples of a predetermined time interval than the by-design time period. The transfer-unit rotation-time calculating unit is configured to calculate a one-cycle-time calculation value that is the time actually required for one cycle of the image carrier, based on the reference data and the advance/delay data acquired by the time-series data acquiring unit.

    摘要翻译: 图像形成装置包括:转印单元,反射率传感器,时间序列数据获取单元和转印单元旋转时间计算单元。 时间序列数据获取单元被配置为获取关于由反射率传感器测量的图像载体背景部分反射率的时间序列数据作为参考数据,该时间段比通过设计图像的时间段长两倍 载波需要一个周期,并且作为在比按设计时间段的预定时间间隔的倍数更长或更短的时间段的时间段之外的提前/延迟数据。 传送单元旋转时间计算单元被配置为基于参考数据和由时间获取的提前/延迟数据来计算作为图像载体的一个周期实际需要的时间的单周期时间计算值 系列数据采集单元。

    Image forming apparatus including cleaning member to remove residual toner remaining on surface of intermediate transfer belt

    公开(公告)号:US09829835B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-11-28

    申请号:US15420718

    申请日:2017-01-31

    IPC分类号: G03G15/16

    摘要: An image forming apparatus of the present disclosure includes a plurality of image forming portions, an intermediate transfer unit, a secondary transfer member, a belt cleaning device, and a control portion. The intermediate transfer unit includes an intermediate transfer belt, a plurality of primary transfer members, a drive roller, a tension roller, and a contacting/separating mechanism. The belt cleaning device includes a cleaning member which faces the tension roller with the intermediate transfer belt therebetween. In a withdrawal mode, the cleaning member is moved by pressing force of the tension roller further into a housing from an opening portion as compared with in a printing mode. The control portion is capable of executing, while image formation is not being performed, a transfer toner collection mode in which the intermediate transfer belt and the belt cleaning device are driven in the withdrawal mode.

    Image forming apparatus and method for controlling image forming apparatus
    6.
    发明授权
    Image forming apparatus and method for controlling image forming apparatus 有权
    用于控制图像形成装置的图像形成装置和方法

    公开(公告)号:US09483006B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-11-01

    申请号:US14720724

    申请日:2015-05-22

    发明人: Kenji Miyamoto

    摘要: An image forming apparatus includes a discharge tray; a printing unit; a stacking controlling unit that determines a front side value related to toner amount on a front side of a sheet and a back side value related to toner amount on a back side, determines an absolute value of difference between the front side value and the back side value for each sheet, determines a correction value of each sheet based on the absolute value and correction value data, adds the correction value to a predetermined value for determining a corrected count value of each sheet, integrates the corrected count value, and detects full of the discharge tray when the integrated value reaches a predetermined upper limit value; and a storage unit for storing the correction value data in which the correction value is determined corresponding to the absolute value.

    摘要翻译: 图像形成装置包括排出托盘; 印刷单元; 确定与纸张的前侧上的调色剂量相关的前侧值和背面的调色剂量的背面值的堆积控制单元确定前侧值和背面之间的差的绝对值 每个片材的值根据绝对值和校正值数据确定每张纸的校正值,将校正值与用于确定每张纸的校正计数值的预定值相加,对校正后的计数值进行积分, 当积分值达到预定上限值时,排出托盘; 以及存储单元,用于存储其中根据绝对值确定校正值的校正值数据。

    IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
    7.
    发明申请
    IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS 有权
    图像形成装置

    公开(公告)号:US20150030366A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-01-29

    申请号:US14334913

    申请日:2014-07-18

    IPC分类号: G03G15/00

    摘要: An image forming apparatus includes an image forming portion, a curling correction portion, a curling direction determination portion, and a rotation control portion. The image forming portion forms an image on a recording medium. The curling direction determination portion determine a direction of curling in a recording medium in which images forms on both surfaces thereof, based on an image density of each of both surfaces of the recording medium in which the images forms on both surfaces thereof. The rotation control portion is configured to rotate the curling correction portion such that the curling correction portion is set in an orientation for correcting the curling that has occurred in the recording medium, in a direction opposite to the direction of the curling determined by the curling direction determination portion.

    摘要翻译: 图像形成装置包括图像形成部,卷曲校正部,卷曲方向确定部和旋转控制部。 图像形成部分在记录介质上形成图像。 卷曲方向确定部分基于其两个图像在其两个表面上形成的记录介质的两个表面的图像密度来确定在其两个表面上形成图像的记录介质中的卷曲方向。 旋转控制部被配置为使卷曲校正部旋转,使得卷曲校正部被设定为用于校正在记录介质中发生的卷曲的方向,与由卷曲方向确定的卷曲方向相反的方向 确定部分。

    IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
    8.
    发明申请
    IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS 有权
    图像形成装置

    公开(公告)号:US20150003883A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-01-01

    申请号:US14314253

    申请日:2014-06-25

    IPC分类号: G03G15/00

    摘要: An image forming apparatus according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes an image forming portion, a curling correction portion, and a speed control portion. The image forming portion forms an image on a recording medium. The curling correction portion has one pair of rollers composed of members that respectively have different elasticities and are pressed against each other, and corrects curling that has occurred in the recording medium after image formation performed thereon by the image forming portion, by conveying the recording medium sandwiched with the roller pair. The speed control portion changes a conveyance speed of the recording medium by the roller pair based on a density value of an image formed on the recording medium.

    摘要翻译: 根据本公开的一个方面的图像形成装置包括图像形成部分,卷曲校正部分和速度控制部分。 图像形成部分在记录介质上形成图像。 卷曲校正部分具有一对辊,它们分别具有不同的弹性并被彼此挤压的构件组成,并且通过传送记录介质来校正在其上形成图像之后在记录介质中发生的卷曲 夹在辊子对之间。 速度控制部分根据记录介质上形成的图像的浓度值,改变辊对的记录介质的输送速度。

    Image forming apparatus
    10.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10545438B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-01-28

    申请号:US16283124

    申请日:2019-02-22

    IPC分类号: G03G15/20 G07F17/26 G03G21/02

    摘要: An image forming apparatus connected to a charging device includes an image forming unit, a fixing unit, a charge processor, a controller, and a printed sheet counter. The charge processor charges a fee for printing. The controller selects an energy saving mode, upon deciding that a balance of a deposited amount in the charging device is less than a threshold amount. The printed sheet counter counts the number of sheets of the recording medium printed by the image forming unit in one single printing job. The controller selects the energy saving mode for the next printing job, upon deciding that the number of sheets printed in one single printing job is less than a predetermined threshold number of sheets, when the deposit balance is remaining in the charging device.