公开(公告)号：US09581948B2

公开(公告)日：2017-02-28

申请号：US14504626

申请日：2014-10-02

申请人： Hiromasa Takagi ,  Kenji Ishii ,  Takayuki Seki ,  Keitaro Shoji

发明人： Hiromasa Takagi ,  Kenji Ishii ,  Takayuki Seki ,  Keitaro Shoji

IPC分类号： G03G15/20

CPC分类号： G03G15/206 ,  G03G15/2042 ,  G03G15/2053

摘要： A fixing device includes a fixing rotator and a pressure rotator pressed against a nip formation pad via the fixing rotator to form a fixing nip between the fixing rotator and the pressure rotator, through which a recording medium is conveyed. The nip formation pad includes an increased thermal conduction portion having an increased thermal conductivity and a decreased thermal conduction portion having a decreased thermal conductivity and being inboard from the increased thermal conduction portion in the axial direction of the fixing rotator. The increased thermal conduction portion is disposed opposite a non-conveyance span of the fixing rotator where the recording medium is not conveyed and includes an inboard edge inboard from a lateral edge of the recording medium toward a center of the recording medium in the axial direction of the fixing rotator by a predetermined first distance.

摘要翻译： 定影装置包括固定旋转器和经由固定旋转器压靠在压区形成垫上的压力旋转器，以在定影旋转器和压力旋转器之间形成定影夹持部，通过该定影辊隙传送记录介质。 压区形成垫包括具有增加的导热性的增加的热传导部分和具有降低的导热性的降低的热传导部分，并且在固定旋转体的轴向方向上从增加的热传导部分内侧。 增加的热传导部分与固定旋转器的非传送跨度相对，其中记录介质不被传送，并且包括从记录介质的侧边缘朝向记录介质的轴向方向的中心的内侧边缘 固定旋转器预定的第一距离。

公开(公告)号：US09291966B2

公开(公告)日：2016-03-22

申请号：US14467341

申请日：2014-08-25

申请人： Keitaro Shoji ,  Kenji Ishii ,  Hiromasa Takagi ,  Takayuki Seki

发明人： Keitaro Shoji ,  Kenji Ishii ,  Hiromasa Takagi ,  Takayuki Seki

IPC分类号： G03G15/20

CPC分类号： G03G15/2053 ,  G03G2215/2035

摘要： A fixing device includes a fixing rotator rotatable in a predetermined direction of rotation and an opposed rotator disposed opposite the fixing rotator to form a fixing nip therebetween through which a recording medium bearing a toner image is conveyed. A heater is disposed opposite the fixing rotator to heat the fixing rotator. A nip formation pad is disposed opposite an inner circumferential surface of the fixing rotator. The nip formation pad includes a base, a first thermal conductor sandwiched between the base and the fixing rotator and having a first thermal conductivity greater than a thermal conductivity of the base, and a bulge projecting from the first thermal conductor toward the opposed rotator at a downstream end of the first thermal conductor in a recording medium conveyance direction.

摘要翻译： 定影装置包括可沿预定旋转方向旋转的定影旋转器和与定影旋转体相对设置的相对旋转体，以在其间传送承载有调色剂图像的记录介质的定影辊隙。 加热器与定影旋转器相对设置，以加热定影旋转器。 压区形成垫与定影旋转体的内周面相对设置。 压区形成垫包括基座，夹在基座和固定旋转体之间的第一热导体，其第一导热率大于基座的导热率，以及从第一导热体向相对旋转体突出的凸起， 第一热导体的下游端在记录介质输送方向上。

公开(公告)号：US09599940B2

公开(公告)日：2017-03-21

申请号：US14657656

申请日：2015-03-13

申请人： Motoyoshi Yamano ,  Kohichi Utsunomiya ,  Hiromasa Takagi ,  Kenji Ishii ,  Takayuki Seki ,  Keitaro Shoji ,  Hideo Nagafuji ,  Yuji Arai ,  Arinobu Yoshiura ,  Shohei Saito ,  Qifeng Cui ,  Yutaka Ikebuchi

发明人： Motoyoshi Yamano ,  Kohichi Utsunomiya ,  Hiromasa Takagi ,  Kenji Ishii ,  Takayuki Seki ,  Keitaro Shoji ,  Hideo Nagafuji ,  Yuji Arai ,  Arinobu Yoshiura ,  Shohei Saito ,  Qifeng Cui ,  Yutaka Ikebuchi

IPC分类号： G03G15/20

CPC分类号： G03G15/2053 ,  G03G15/2028 ,  G03G15/2042 ,  G03G2215/2035

摘要： A fixing device includes: a fixing member that is rotatable and in an endless shape; a heat source that heats the fixing member; a nip forming member that is arranged inside the fixing member; and a pressurizing member that is pressurized to be in contact with the nip forming member through the fixing member, to form a fixing nip. The fixing device fixes an unfixed image on a recording medium by passing the recording medium that carries the unfixed image through the fixing nip. The nip forming member includes a base layer, and a high thermal-conductive layer that is arranged on a surface layer of the base layer on a fixing nip side, and that has higher thermal conductivity than the base layer, and in the high thermal-conductive layer, a low thermal-conductive portion is arranged near an end portion in an axial direction of the fixing member.

公开(公告)号：US09618888B2

公开(公告)日：2017-04-11

申请号：US15040691

申请日：2016-02-10

申请人： Keitaro Shoji ,  Kenji Ishii ,  Hiromasa Takagi ,  Takayuki Seki

发明人： Keitaro Shoji ,  Kenji Ishii ,  Hiromasa Takagi ,  Takayuki Seki

IPC分类号： G03G15/20

CPC分类号： G03G15/2053 ,  G03G2215/2035

摘要： A fixing device includes a fixing rotator rotatable in a predetermined direction of rotation and an opposed rotator disposed opposite the fixing rotator to form a fixing nip therebetween through which a recording medium bearing a toner image is conveyed. A heater is disposed opposite the fixing rotator to heat the fixing rotator. A nip formation pad is disposed opposite an inner circumferential surface of the fixing rotator. The nip formation pad includes a base, a first thermal conductor sandwiched between the base and the fixing rotator and having a first thermal conductivity greater than a thermal conductivity of the base, and a bulge projecting from the first thermal conductor toward the opposed rotator at a downstream end of the first thermal conductor in a recording medium conveyance direction.

公开(公告)号：US09529309B2

公开(公告)日：2016-12-27

申请号：US14531313

申请日：2014-11-03

申请人： Kenji Ishii ,  Hiromasa Takagi ,  Takayuki Seki ,  Keitaro Shoji

发明人： Kenji Ishii ,  Hiromasa Takagi ,  Takayuki Seki ,  Keitaro Shoji

IPC分类号： G03G15/20

CPC分类号： G03G15/2053 ,  G03G15/2042 ,  G03G2215/2025 ,  G03G2215/2029 ,  G03G2215/2032 ,  G03G2215/2035 ,  G03G2215/2038

摘要： A fixing device includes a fixing rotator, a nip formation pad disposed opposite an inner circumferential surface of the fixing rotator, and a pressure rotator pressed against the nip formation pad via the fixing rotator to form a fixing nip between the fixing rotator and the pressure rotator, through which a recording medium is conveyed. A support is disposed opposite the pressure rotator via the nip formation pad to support the nip formation pad against pressure from the pressure rotator. The nip formation pad conducts heat in a thickness direction thereof perpendicular to an axial direction of the fixing rotator and a recording medium conveyance direction. The nip formation pad includes a multi-conductivity layer having a thermal conductivity varying in the axial direction of the fixing rotator and a support side layer contacting the support and having a thermal conductivity greater than a thermal conductivity of the support.

摘要翻译： 定影装置包括固定旋转体，与定影旋转体的内周面相对配置的压区形成垫，以及经由固定旋转体压靠在压区形成垫上的压力旋转体，在固定旋转体和压力旋转体之间形成定影辊隙 传送记录媒体。 支撑件通过压区形成垫与压力旋转体相对设置，以支撑压区形成垫抵抗来自压力旋转器的压力。 压区形成垫沿与固定旋转体的轴向垂直的厚度方向和记录介质输送方向传导热量。 压区形成垫包括具有在固定旋转体的轴向上变化的热导率的多导电层和与支撑体接触并具有大于载体的热导率的导热性的支撑侧层。

公开(公告)号：US09874839B2

公开(公告)日：2018-01-23

申请号：US15178079

申请日：2016-06-09

申请人： Kazunari Sawada ,  Kenji Ishii ,  Kazuhito Kishi ,  Takayuki Seki ,  Hiroshi Yoshinaga ,  Takashi Seto ,  Hiromasa Takagi ,  Ippei Fujimoto ,  Takamasa Hase ,  Yasuhiko Ogino ,  Shohta Kobashigawa

发明人： Kazunari Sawada ,  Kenji Ishii ,  Kazuhito Kishi ,  Takayuki Seki ,  Hiroshi Yoshinaga ,  Takashi Seto ,  Hiromasa Takagi ,  Ippei Fujimoto ,  Takamasa Hase ,  Yasuhiko Ogino ,  Shohta Kobashigawa

IPC分类号： G03G15/20

CPC分类号： G03G15/2053 ,  G03G2215/2025

摘要： A fixing device includes a fixing rotator rotatable in a predetermined direction of rotation and a nip formation pad disposed inside the fixing rotator. A pressure rotator presses against the nip formation pad via the fixing rotator to form a fixing nip between the fixing rotator and the pressure rotator. A heat generator is disposed inside the fixing rotator to heat the fixing rotator. A reflector is interposed between the heat generator and the nip formation pad. The reflector includes a reflection face to reflect radiant heat radiated from the heat generator. The reflection face includes a reflection portion disposed opposite the heat generator at various angles. A support is provided separately from the nip formation pad and supports the reflector.

公开(公告)号：US20140079453A1

公开(公告)日：2014-03-20

申请号：US14014653

申请日：2013-08-30

申请人： Yuji ARAI ,  Takayuki Seki ,  Yoshiki Yamaguchi ,  Shuntaroh Tamaki ,  Yutaka Ikebuchi ,  Kazuya Saito ,  Kenji Ishii ,  Tadashi Ogawa ,  Teppei Kawata ,  Arinobu Yoshiura ,  Toshihiko Shimokawa ,  Kensuke Yamaji ,  Masaaki Yoshikawa ,  Hiromasa Takagi ,  Naoki Iwaya ,  Takahiro Imada ,  Hajime Gotoh ,  Akira Suzuki ,  Hiroshi Yoshinaga ,  Ryuuichi Mimbu ,  Takuya Seshita ,  Takeshi Yamamoto ,  Shuutaroh Yuasa

发明人： Yuji ARAI ,  Takayuki Seki ,  Yoshiki Yamaguchi ,  Shuntaroh Tamaki ,  Yutaka Ikebuchi ,  Kazuya Saito ,  Kenji Ishii ,  Tadashi Ogawa ,  Teppei Kawata ,  Arinobu Yoshiura ,  Toshihiko Shimokawa ,  Kensuke Yamaji ,  Masaaki Yoshikawa ,  Hiromasa Takagi ,  Naoki Iwaya ,  Takahiro Imada ,  Hajime Gotoh ,  Akira Suzuki ,  Hiroshi Yoshinaga ,  Ryuuichi Mimbu ,  Takuya Seshita ,  Takeshi Yamamoto ,  Shuutaroh Yuasa

IPC分类号： G03G15/20

CPC分类号： G03G15/2017 ,  G03G15/20 ,  G03G15/2042 ,  G03G15/2053

摘要： A fixing device includes a fixing rotary body and a heater disposed opposite the fixing rotary body. A heat shield is movable in a circumferential direction of the fixing rotary body and interposed between the heater and the fixing rotary body to shield the fixing rotary body from the heater. An overheating suppressor is interposed between the heater and the heat shield to shield the heat shield from the heater. The heat shield includes an intermediate portion spanning in the circumferential direction of the fixing rotary body and movable between a shield position where the intermediate portion is disposed opposite the heater directly and a retracted position where the intermediate portion is disposed opposite the heater via the overheating suppressor.

摘要翻译： 定影装置包括固定旋转体和与定影旋转体相对设置的加热器。 隔热罩可以在固定旋转体的圆周方向上移动并插入在加热器和定影旋转体之间，以将定影旋转体屏蔽到加热器上。 过热抑制器插在加热器和隔热罩之间，以将隔热罩屏蔽到加热器上。 隔热罩包括跨过定影旋转体的圆周方向的中间部分，并且可在直接与加热器相对设置的中间部分的屏蔽位置之间移动，以及中间部分经由过热抑制器与加热器相对设置的缩回位置 。

公开(公告)号：US20140064804A1

公开(公告)日：2014-03-06

申请号：US14013206

申请日：2013-08-29

申请人： Yoshiki Yamaguchi ,  Takayuki Seki ,  Yuji Arai ,  Yutaka Ikebuchi ,  Shuntaroh Tamaki ,  Kazuya Saito ,  Kenji Ishii ,  Tadashi Ogawa ,  Teppei Kawata ,  Toshihiko Shimokawa ,  Arinobu Yoshiura ,  Kensuke Yamaji ,  Hiromasa Takagi ,  Naoki Iwaya ,  Takahiro Imada ,  Akira Suzuki

发明人： Yoshiki Yamaguchi ,  Takayuki Seki ,  Yuji Arai ,  Yutaka Ikebuchi ,  Shuntaroh Tamaki ,  Kazuya Saito ,  Kenji Ishii ,  Tadashi Ogawa ,  Teppei Kawata ,  Toshihiko Shimokawa ,  Arinobu Yoshiura ,  Kensuke Yamaji ,  Hiromasa Takagi ,  Naoki Iwaya ,  Takahiro Imada ,  Akira Suzuki

IPC分类号： G03G15/20

CPC分类号： G03G15/2053 ,  G03G2215/2035

摘要： A fixing device includes a rotary fixing member, a heater, a pressing member, a nip formation member, a reinforcement member, a sliding sheet, and a holding member. The nip formation member is disposed at an inner circumferential side of the fixing member and pressed by the pressing member via the fixing member to form a nipping portion. The reinforcement member is stationarily disposed in an internal diameter area of the fixing member to support the nip formation member. The sliding sheet is disposed between the nip formation member and an inner circumferential face of the fixing member. The holding member is disposed at a member differing from the nip formation member to hold the sliding sheet in a state in which the sliding sheet is in close contact with a nipping face of the nip formation member facing the nipping portion.

摘要翻译： 定影装置包括旋转固定构件，加热器，按压构件，压区形成构件，加强构件，滑动片和保持构件。 辊隙形成构件设置在固定构件的内周侧，并且经由固定构件被按压构件按压以形成夹持部。 加强构件固定地设置在固定构件的内径区域中，以支撑辊隙形成构件。 滑动片设置在辊隙形成构件和固定构件的内周面之间。 保持构件设置在不同于辊隙形成构件的构件上，以将滑动片保持在滑动片与夹持形成构件的夹紧面的夹持面紧密接触的状态。

公开(公告)号：US09239553B2

公开(公告)日：2016-01-19

申请号：US14704389

申请日：2015-05-05

申请人： Yuji Arai ,  Takayuki Seki ,  Yoshiki Yamaguchi ,  Shuntaroh Tamaki ,  Yutaka Ikebuchi ,  Kazuya Saito ,  Kenji Ishii ,  Tadashi Ogawa ,  Teppei Kawata ,  Arinobu Yoshiura ,  Toshihiko Shimokawa ,  Kensuke Yamaji ,  Masaaki Yoshikawa ,  Hiromasa Takagi ,  Naoki Iwaya ,  Takahiro Imada ,  Hajime Gotoh ,  Akira Suzuki ,  Hiroshi Yoshinaga ,  Ryuuichi Mimbu ,  Takuya Seshita ,  Takeshi Yamamoto ,  Shuutaroh Yuasa

发明人： Yuji Arai ,  Takayuki Seki ,  Yoshiki Yamaguchi ,  Shuntaroh Tamaki ,  Yutaka Ikebuchi ,  Kazuya Saito ,  Kenji Ishii ,  Tadashi Ogawa ,  Teppei Kawata ,  Arinobu Yoshiura ,  Toshihiko Shimokawa ,  Kensuke Yamaji ,  Masaaki Yoshikawa ,  Hiromasa Takagi ,  Naoki Iwaya ,  Takahiro Imada ,  Hajime Gotoh ,  Akira Suzuki ,  Hiroshi Yoshinaga ,  Ryuuichi Mimbu ,  Takuya Seshita ,  Takeshi Yamamoto ,  Shuutaroh Yuasa

IPC分类号： G03G15/20

CPC分类号： G03G15/2017 ,  G03G15/20 ,  G03G15/2042 ,  G03G15/2053

摘要： A fixing device includes a fixing rotary body and a heater disposed opposite the fixing rotary body. A heat shield is movable in a circumferential direction of the fixing rotary body and interposed between the heater and the fixing rotary body to shield the fixing rotary body from the heater. An overheating suppressor is interposed between the heater and the heat shield to shield the heat shield from the heater. The heat shield includes an intermediate portion spanning in the circumferential direction of the fixing rotary body and movable between a shield position where the intermediate portion is disposed opposite the heater directly and a retracted position where the intermediate portion is disposed opposite the heater via the overheating suppressor.

公开(公告)号：US20130209121A1

公开(公告)日：2013-08-15

申请号：US13763040

申请日：2013-02-08

申请人： Takeshi Uchitani ,  Masahiko Satoh ,  Kenji Ishii ,  Tadashi Ogawa ,  Teppei Kawata ,  Arinobu Yoshiura ,  Toshihiko Shimokawa ,  Kensuke Yamaji ,  Takamasa Hase ,  Shuutaroh Yuasa ,  Masaaki Yoshikawa ,  Hiromasa Takagi ,  Takahiro Imada ,  Hajime Gotoh ,  Akira Suzuki ,  Takuya Seshita ,  Hiroshi Yoshinaga ,  Kazuya Saito ,  Shinichi Namekata ,  Takayuki Seki ,  Yuji Arai ,  Ryuuichi Mimbu ,  Yoshiki Yamaguchi ,  Shuntaroh Tamaki ,  Yutaka Ikebuchi

发明人： Takeshi Uchitani ,  Masahiko Satoh ,  Kenji Ishii ,  Tadashi Ogawa ,  Teppei Kawata ,  Arinobu Yoshiura ,  Toshihiko Shimokawa ,  Kensuke Yamaji ,  Takamasa Hase ,  Shuutaroh Yuasa ,  Masaaki Yoshikawa ,  Hiromasa Takagi ,  Takahiro Imada ,  Hajime Gotoh ,  Akira Suzuki ,  Takuya Seshita ,  Hiroshi Yoshinaga ,  Kazuya Saito ,  Shinichi Namekata ,  Takayuki Seki ,  Yuji Arai ,  Ryuuichi Mimbu ,  Yoshiki Yamaguchi ,  Shuntaroh Tamaki ,  Yutaka Ikebuchi

IPC分类号： G03G15/20

CPC分类号： G03G15/2064 ,  G03G15/2039 ,  G03G15/205 ,  G03G2215/2035

摘要： A fixing device includes a heat source; a fixing member looped into a generally cylindrical shape to rotate in a circumferential direction thereof and partially heated by the heat source and to heat a surface of a recording medium bearing an unfixed toner image to fix the unfixed toner image thereon in a fixing process; a rotary pressing member disposed facing the fixing member to form a nip therebetween, through which the recording medium is transported in a transport direction; and a rotation driver to rotate one of the fixing member and the pressing member. In a case in which the fixing member is halted for a reason other than the fixing process while power of the fixing device is on, electric power is not supplied to the heat source and the fixing member is rotated by a predetermined amount or more after the fixing member is halted.

摘要翻译： 定影装置包括热源; 固定构件环绕成大致圆筒形状，以在圆周方向上旋转并由热源部分加热，并加热承载未定影调色剂图像的记录介质的表面，以在定影过程中将未定影调色剂图像定影在其上; 旋转按压构件，其面向所述固定构件设置以在其间形成辊隙，所述记录介质通过所述辊隙沿输送方向输送; 以及旋转驱动器，用于旋转固定构件和按压构件之一。 在定影装置的电源接通时，除了定影处理之外固定构件被停止的情况下，不向热源供电，并且固定构件在 固定件停止。