公开(公告)号：US20070212139A1

公开(公告)日：2007-09-13

申请号：US11685653

申请日：2007-03-13

申请人： Kenji Sugiura ,  Hidetoshi Yano ,  Osamu Naruse ,  Naomi Sugimoto ,  Takuya Seshita ,  Yasuyuki Yamashita

发明人： Kenji Sugiura ,  Hidetoshi Yano ,  Osamu Naruse ,  Naomi Sugimoto ,  Takuya Seshita ,  Yasuyuki Yamashita

IPC分类号： G03G21/00

CPC分类号： G03G21/0035

摘要： An image forming apparatus including an image carrier, a charger, an electrostatic latent image forming member, a developing member, a transferor, and a cleaning device. The electrostatic latent image forming member forms an electrostatic latent image on a surface of the image carrier charged by the charger. The developing member develops the electrostatic latent image formed on the surface of the image carrier with toner particles to form a toner image. The transferor transfers the toner image formed on the surface of the image carrier onto a recording medium. The cleaning device includes a fine particle supplier and an electrostatic cleaning mechanism. The fine particle supplier supplies fine particles onto the surface of the image carrier while an image forming operation is not performed. The electrostatic cleaning mechanism electrostatically removes a foreign substance adhered to the supplied fine particles from the surface of the image carrier.

摘要翻译： 一种图像形成装置，包括图像载体，充电器，静电潜像形成构件，显影构件，转印器和清洁装置。 静电潜像形成部件在由充电器充电的图像载体的表面上形成静电潜像。 显影构件利用调色剂颗粒显影形成在图像载体的表面上的静电潜像，以形成调色剂图像。 转印器将形成在图像载体表面上的调色剂图像转印到记录介质上。 清洁装置包括微粒供应器和静电清洁机构。 细颗粒供应商在不进行图像形成操作的同时将精细颗粒提供到图像载体的表面上。 静电清洁机构从图像载体的表面静电除去附着在所提供的细颗粒上的异物。

公开(公告)号：US08280295B2

公开(公告)日：2012-10-02

申请号：US12137158

申请日：2008-06-11

申请人： Osamu Naruse ,  Hidetoshi Yano ,  Naomi Sugimoto ,  Kenji Sugiura ,  Yasuyuki Yamashita

发明人： Osamu Naruse ,  Hidetoshi Yano ,  Naomi Sugimoto ,  Kenji Sugiura ,  Yasuyuki Yamashita

IPC分类号： G03G15/00 ,  G03G21/00

CPC分类号： G03G21/0035 ,  G03G2221/0005

摘要： A cleaning device includes a cleaning member, a collection member, an electrical field generator, and a separation member. The cleaning member has a surface capable of moving while contacting a surface of a cleaning target to remove toner on the surface of the cleaning target. The collection member has a surface capable of moving while contacting the surface of the cleaning member to collect the toner on the surface of the cleaning member. The electrical field generator generates an electrical field to move the toner from the cleaning member to the collection member. The separation member contacts the surface of the collection member to separate the toner on the surface of the collection member. The collection member has a centerline average surface roughness of not more than 0.1 μm and shows a surface hardness rank of B or higher in a steel-wool scratch test.

摘要翻译： 清洁装置包括清洁构件，收集构件，电场发生器和分离构件。 清洁构件具有能够在与清洁对象的表面接触的同时移动的表面以去除清洁对象表面上的调色剂。 收集构件具有能够在与清洁构件的表面接触的同时移动的表面以收集清洁构件的表面上的调色剂。 电场发生器产生电场以将调色剂从清洁构件移动到收集构件。 分离构件接触收集构件的表面以分离收集构件表面上的调色剂。 收集构件的中心线平均表面粗糙度不大于0.1μm，并且在钢丝毛划痕试验中显示B或更高的表面硬度等级。

公开(公告)号：US08041281B2

公开(公告)日：2011-10-18

申请号：US12030608

申请日：2008-02-13

申请人： Naomi Sugimoto ,  Hidetoshi Yano ,  Kenji Sugiura ,  Osamu Naruse ,  Yasuyuki Yamashita

发明人： Naomi Sugimoto ,  Hidetoshi Yano ,  Kenji Sugiura ,  Osamu Naruse ,  Yasuyuki Yamashita

IPC分类号： G03G21/00

CPC分类号： G03G21/0035 ,  G03G2221/0005

摘要： A cleaning device removes residual toner particles from a cleaning target, such as a photoconductor, which has a moving surface. The cleaning device includes a cleaning brush, a power circuit, and a cleaning member. The cleaning brush includes a brush rotation shaft, and the power circuit applies a first voltage of a first polarity to the brush rotation shaft. The cleaning member applies a second voltage of the first polarity to the cleaning brush. If the first polarity is negative, the cleaning member electrostatically removes toner particles having a positive polarity from the cleaning target. Then, the cleaning brush is triboelectrically charged to a second polarity, which is opposite to the first polarity, by contacting the cleaning target. Accordingly, the cleaning brush also removes residual toner particles having a negative polarity. Thus, the cleaning device removes both positively and negatively charged toner particles to clean the cleaning target.

摘要翻译： 清洁装置从具有移动表面的诸如光电导体的清洁目标物去除残留的调色剂颗粒。 清洁装置包括清洁刷，电源电路和清洁构件。 清洁刷包括刷旋转轴，并且电源电路将第一极性的第一电压施加到刷旋转轴。 清洁部件将第一极性的第二电压施加到清洁刷。 如果第一极性为负，则清洁部件静电地从清洁对象去除具有正极性的调色剂颗粒。 然后，清洁刷通过与清洁对象接触而被摩擦带电到与第一极性相反的第二极性。 因此，清洁刷也去除具有负极性的残留调色剂颗粒。 因此，清洁装置除去正和负电荷的调色剂颗粒以清洁清洁目标。

公开(公告)号：US20080193179A1

公开(公告)日：2008-08-14

申请号：US12031333

申请日：2008-02-14

申请人： Naomi SUGIMOTO ,  Hidetoshi Yano ,  Kenji Sugiura ,  Osamu Naruse ,  Yasuyuki Yamashita

发明人： Naomi SUGIMOTO ,  Hidetoshi Yano ,  Kenji Sugiura ,  Osamu Naruse ,  Yasuyuki Yamashita

IPC分类号： G03G21/00

CPC分类号： G03G21/0035 ,  G03G2221/0005 ,  G03G2221/1621

摘要： A cleaning apparatus for removing charged particles includes a cleaning brush and a recovery unit. The cleaning brush removes the charged particles from an object by attracting the charged particles having positive and negative polarity. The recovery unit for recovering the charged particles from the cleaning brush includes a recovery member, a first charge applicator, a second charge applicator, and a voltage control unit. The recovery member is supplied with a voltage to attract the charged particles. The recovery member has a core and a surface layer. The first charge applicator applies a voltage to the surface layer of the recovery member. The second charge applicator applies a voltage to the core of the recovery member. The voltage control unit controls a polarity of the voltage to be applied by the first and second charge applicators depending on a polarity of the charged particles to be recovered.

摘要翻译： 用于除去带电粒子的清洁装置包括清洁刷和回收单元。 清洁刷通过吸引具有正极性和负极性的带电粒子从物体中除去带电粒子。 用于从清洁刷回收带电粒子的回收单元包括回收构件，第一电荷施加器，第二电荷施加器和电压控制单元。 回收构件被提供有电压以吸引带电粒子。 回收构件具有芯和表面层。 第一电荷施加器向恢复构件的表面层施加电压。 第二电荷施加器向恢复构件的芯施加电压。 电压控制单元根据要回收的带电粒子的极性来控制由第一和第二充电施加器施加的电压的极性。

公开(公告)号：US07929897B2

公开(公告)日：2011-04-19

申请号：US12031333

申请日：2008-02-14

申请人： Naomi Sugimoto ,  Hidetoshi Yano ,  Kenji Sugiura ,  Osamu Naruse ,  Yasuyuki Yamashita

发明人： Naomi Sugimoto ,  Hidetoshi Yano ,  Kenji Sugiura ,  Osamu Naruse ,  Yasuyuki Yamashita

IPC分类号： G03G21/00

CPC分类号： G03G21/0035 ,  G03G2221/0005 ,  G03G2221/1621

摘要： A cleaning apparatus for removing charged particles includes a cleaning brush and a recovery unit. The cleaning brush removes the charged particles from an object by attracting the charged particles having positive and negative polarity. The recovery unit for recovering the charged particles from the cleaning brush includes a recovery member, a first charge applicator, a second charge applicator, and a voltage control unit. The recovery member is supplied with a voltage to attract the charged particles. The recovery member has a core and a surface layer. The first charge applicator applies a voltage to the surface layer of the recovery member. The second charge applicator applies a voltage to the core of the recovery member. The voltage control unit controls a polarity of the voltage to be applied by the first and second charge applicators depending on a polarity of the charged particles to be recovered.

摘要翻译： 用于除去带电粒子的清洁装置包括清洁刷和回收单元。 清洁刷通过吸引具有正极性和负极性的带电粒子从物体中除去带电粒子。 用于从清洁刷回收带电粒子的回收单元包括回收构件，第一电荷施加器，第二电荷施加器和电压控制单元。 回收构件被提供有电压以吸引带电粒子。 回收构件具有芯和表面层。 第一电荷施加器向恢复构件的表面层施加电压。 第二电荷施加器向恢复构件的芯施加电压。 电压控制单元根据要回收的带电粒子的极性来控制由第一和第二充电施加器施加的电压的极性。

公开(公告)号：US20080310897A1

公开(公告)日：2008-12-18

申请号：US12137158

申请日：2008-06-11

申请人： Osamu NARUSE ,  Hidetoshi Yano ,  Naomi Sugimoto ,  Kenji Sugiura ,  Yasuyuki Yamashita

发明人： Osamu NARUSE ,  Hidetoshi Yano ,  Naomi Sugimoto ,  Kenji Sugiura ,  Yasuyuki Yamashita

IPC分类号： G03G21/00

CPC分类号： G03G21/0035 ,  G03G2221/0005

摘要： A cleaning device includes a cleaning member, a collection member, an electrical field generator, and a separation member. The cleaning member has a surface capable of moving while contacting a surface of a cleaning target to remove toner on the surface of the cleaning target. The collection member has a surface capable of moving while contacting the surface of the cleaning member to collect the toner on the surface of the cleaning member. The electrical field generator generates an electrical field to move the toner from the cleaning member to the collection member. The separation member contacts the surface of the collection member to separate the toner on the surface of the collection member. The collection member has a centerline average surface roughness of not more than 0.1 μm and shows a surface hardness rank of B or higher in a steel-wool scratch test.

摘要翻译： 清洁装置包括清洁构件，收集构件，电场发生器和分离构件。 清洁构件具有能够在与清洁对象的表面接触的同时移动的表面以去除清洁对象表面上的调色剂。 收集构件具有能够在与清洁构件的表面接触的同时移动的表面以收集清洁构件的表面上的调色剂。 电场发生器产生电场以将调色剂从清洁构件移动到收集构件。 分离构件接触收集构件的表面以分离收集构件表面上的调色剂。 收集构件的中心线平均表面粗糙度不大于0.1μm，并且在钢丝毛划痕试验中显示B或更高的表面硬度等级。

公开(公告)号：US20080193178A1

公开(公告)日：2008-08-14

申请号：US12030608

申请日：2008-02-13

申请人： Naomi Sugimoto ,  Hidetoshi Yano ,  Kenji Sugiura ,  Osamu Naruse ,  Yasuyuki Yamashita

发明人： Naomi Sugimoto ,  Hidetoshi Yano ,  Kenji Sugiura ,  Osamu Naruse ,  Yasuyuki Yamashita

IPC分类号： G03G21/00

CPC分类号： G03G21/0035 ,  G03G2221/0005

摘要： A cleaning device including a cleaning brush to which a voltage is applied to remove residual toner particles from a cleaning target having a moving surface. The cleaning brush is configured to be triboelectrically charged to a polarity opposite to that of the voltage applied to the cleaning brush by contacting the cleaning target.

摘要翻译： 一种清洁装置，包括清洁刷，施加电压以从具有移动表面的清洁目标去除残留的调色剂颗粒。 清洁刷被配置为通过接触清洁目标而与施加到清洁刷的电压相反的极性摩擦带电。

公开(公告)号：US20100239302A1

公开(公告)日：2010-09-23

申请号：US12659649

申请日：2010-03-16

申请人： Osamu Naruse ,  Hidetoshi Yano ,  Kenji Sugiura ,  Naomi Sugimoto ,  Hiroki Nakamatsu

发明人： Osamu Naruse ,  Hidetoshi Yano ,  Kenji Sugiura ,  Naomi Sugimoto ,  Hiroki Nakamatsu

IPC分类号： G03G21/10

CPC分类号： G03G21/0035 ,  G03G21/0076 ,  G03G2221/001

摘要： A cleaning unit that can remove particles of residual toner remaining on an image carrier after transfer and be incorporated in a process cartridge removably installable to an image forming apparatus, includes a brush roller disposed in contact with the image carrier to remove the residual toner remaining on the image carrier from the image carrier, and a polarity control member disposed in contact with the image carrier to control charge polarities of the residual toner remaining on the image carrier before the residual toner is removed by the brush roller. The polarity control member includes a first surface where the polarity control member contacts the image carrier, a second surface where the polarity control member does not contact the image carrier, and a conductive filler that is not exposed on the first surface that contacts the image carrier.

摘要翻译： 一种清洁单元，其可以在移动后去除残留在图像载体上的残留调色剂的颗粒，并且被并入到可拆卸地安装在图像形成装置上的处理盒中，该清洁单元包括与图像载体接触地设置的刷辊，以除去残留在 来自图像载体的图像载体，以及极性控制部件，其设置成与图像载体接触，以控制剩余调色剂在刷辊除去之前残留在图像载体上的残留调色剂的电荷极性。 极性控制构件包括极性控制构件接触图像载体的第一表面，极性控制构件不接触图像载体的第二表面和未暴露在与图像载体接触的第一表面上的导电填料 。

公开(公告)号：US20100034549A1

公开(公告)日：2010-02-11

申请号：US12507326

申请日：2009-07-22

申请人： Hiroki Nakamatsu ,  Kenji Sugiura ,  Naomi Sugimoto ,  Osamu Naruse ,  Hidetoshi Yano

发明人： Hiroki Nakamatsu ,  Kenji Sugiura ,  Naomi Sugimoto ,  Osamu Naruse ,  Hidetoshi Yano

IPC分类号： G03G21/00

CPC分类号： G03G21/0017 ,  G03G21/0023

摘要： A polarity controlling device for controlling polarity of residual material on an image bearing member, including a blade, to which a first voltage is applied and which has a contact edge contacted with the surface of the image bearing member to charge the residual material, wherein the contact edge is covered with a resin layer including an electroconductive material. A cleaner including the polarity controlling device; a brush contacting the image bearing member to electrostatically collect the charged residual material utilizing potential difference; a collection member contacting the brush to collect the residual material; and a cleaning blade contacting the collection member to scrape the residual material therefrom. An image forming apparatus including an electrostatic image bearing member; a developing device developing the electrostatic image using a developer including a toner to form a toner image; a transfer device transferring the toner image onto a receiving material; and the cleaner.

摘要翻译： 一种极性控制装置，用于控制包括叶片的图像承载部件上的剩余材料的极性，施加第一电压并且具有与图像承载部件的表面接触以对剩余材料充电的接触边缘，其中， 接触边缘被包括导电材料的树脂层覆盖。 一种清洁器，包括极性控制装置; 与图像承载部件接触的刷子利用电位差静电收集带电残余材料; 收集构件与刷子接触以收集残余材料; 以及与收集构件接触的清洁刮板以从其中刮除残余材料。 一种图像形成装置，包括静电图像承载部件; 使用包括调色剂的显影剂显影静电图像以形成调色剂图像的显影装置; 将调色剂图像转印到接收材料上的转印装置; 和清洁剂。

公开(公告)号：US20100003052A1

公开(公告)日：2010-01-07

申请号：US12490543

申请日：2009-06-24

申请人： Hiroki Nakamatsu ,  Kenji Sugiura ,  Naomi Sugimoto ,  Osamu Naruse ,  Hidetoshi Yano

发明人： Hiroki Nakamatsu ,  Kenji Sugiura ,  Naomi Sugimoto ,  Osamu Naruse ,  Hidetoshi Yano

IPC分类号： G03G15/20

CPC分类号： G03G21/0023 ,  G03G21/0017 ,  G03G21/0035 ,  G03G21/007

摘要： A cleaning device including a conductive member configured to charge powder remaining on a member to be cleaned so as to have a single polarity and configured to scrape off at least part of the powder, and disposed to contact with the member to be cleaned; a cleaning member configured to electrically adsorb the powder present on the member to be cleaned, disposed to contact with the member to be cleaned and located downstream of the conductive member in a direction in which the powder is conveyed thereon; a first recovering member configured to electrically adsorb the powder present on the cleaning member and disposed to contact with the cleaning member; and a second recovering member configured to scrape off the powder from the first recovering member and disposed to contact with the first recovering member, wherein the conductive member is constant-current controlled.

摘要翻译： 一种清洁装置，包括导电构件，其被配置为对待清洁的构件上剩余的粉末进行充电以具有单一极性并且构造成刮除至少一部分粉末，并且设置成与要清洁的构件接触; 清洁部件，被配置为电吸附存在于待清洁部件上的粉末，所述粉末设置成与所述待清洁部件接触并且位于所述导电部件的下游，所述粉末被传送到所述清洁部件的方向上; 第一回收构件，被配置为电吸附存在于所述清洁构件上并且被设置为与所述清洁构件接触的粉末; 以及第二回收部件，其被配置为从所述第一回收部件刮除所述粉末并且设置成与所述第一回收部件接触，其中所述导电部件是恒流控制的。