Image forming apparatus
    1.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11630400B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-04-18

    申请号:US17812097

    申请日:2022-07-12

    IPC分类号: G03G15/00 G03G15/06

    摘要: An image forming apparatus includes image forming units. A controller includes an execution section, a measurement section, and a prediction section. The execution section controls execution of a developer refresh operation in which toner is ejected from a developer bearing member to an image bearing member so that a specific image forming unit replenishes a development device with the toner from the developer bearing member. The measurement section measures respective surface potentials of the image bearing members included in other image forming units while the specific image forming unit is executing the developer refresh operation. The prediction section uses measurement results of the respective surface potentials of the image bearing members included in the other image forming units for a prediction on the surface potential of the image bearing member included in the specific image forming unit.

    Image forming apparatus
    2.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11292249B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-04-05

    申请号:US16931065

    申请日:2020-07-16

    IPC分类号: B41J2/045

    摘要: An image forming apparatus includes a recording head, a controller, a first detector, and a second detector. The controller calculates a viscosity of ink in each of nozzles based on a temperature, a humidity, and an elapsed time. The controller determines, among the nozzles, a nozzle in which the viscosity is equal to or higher than a threshold to be a high-viscosity nozzle. The controller acquires non-ejection information indicating an ejection disabled nozzle that is disabled to eject the ink. The controller acquires a viscosity of the ink in the ejection disabled nozzle. The controller calculates an average value of viscosities of the ink in the plurality of nozzles. The controller compares the viscosity of the ink in the ejection disabled nozzle with the average value of the viscosities of the ink in the nozzles. The controller determines whether or not to change a contribution value based on a comparison result.

    Image forming apparatus
    3.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11131943B1

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-28

    申请号:US17210395

    申请日:2021-03-23

    IPC分类号: G03G15/06

    摘要: An image forming apparatus includes: a development device that develops an electrostatic latent image formed on a photosensitive drum into a toner image; a charger that charges the photosensitive drum; a development power supply that applies a prescribed bias voltage to the development device; an electric current measuring section that measures a development current flowing in the development device; and a calculating section that calculates a surface potential of the photosensitive drum based on the development current. The development device sequentially forms a plurality of image formation toner images on respective sheets of a recording medium. The image formation toner images each are a toner image for image formation. The electric current measuring section measures the development current in a period during which the image formation toner images are not formed.

    Fixing device and image forming apparatus

    公开(公告)号:US10001736B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-06-19

    申请号:US15672481

    申请日:2017-08-09

    IPC分类号: G03G15/20

    摘要: A fixing device includes a fixing belt, a pressuring roller pressured to the fixing belt, a heat source heating the fixing belt, a pressing member pressing the fixing belt toward the pressuring roller's side, and a sliding contact sheet interposed between the fixing belt and the pressing member to hold lubricant. The sliding contact sheet includes a sliding contact portion arranged at the center in a sheet conveying direction to come into contact with the fixing belt, a first fixed portion arranged at an upstream side in the conveying direction and wound around the pressing member at the heat source's side, and a second fixed portion arranged at a downstream side in the conveying direction and wound around the pressing member at the heat source's side from the first fixed portion. The sliding contact sheet is configured so that the second fixed portion becomes smaller than the first fixed portion.

    Fixing device comprising supporting member having supporting face configured to come into contact with inner circumference face of fixing belt and image forming apparatus including the same
    7.
    发明授权
    Fixing device comprising supporting member having supporting face configured to come into contact with inner circumference face of fixing belt and image forming apparatus including the same 有权
    固定装置包括具有构造成与定影带的内周面接触的支撑面的支撑构件和包括该固定装置的图像形成装置

    公开(公告)号:US09329543B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-05-03

    申请号:US14627387

    申请日:2015-02-20

    IPC分类号: G03G15/20

    摘要: A fixing device includes a fixing belt, a pressuring member, a heating member, a pressing member and a supporting member. The heating member is arranged rotatably around a rotation axis and configured such that the fixing belt is sandwiched between the heating member and the pressuring member. The pressing member is configured to press the fixing belt to a side of the pressuring member and configured such that the fixing belt is sandwiched between the pressing member and the pressuring member. The supporting member has a supporting face configured to come into contact with the inner circumference face of the fixing belt. The supporting face is inclined toward inside in a radial direction of the fixing belt from both end sides to a center side of the fixing belt in the rotation axis direction.

    摘要翻译: 定影装置包括定影带,加压构件,加热构件,按压构件和支撑构件。 加热构件绕旋转轴线可旋转地布置,并且构造成使得定影带夹在加热构件和加压构件之间。 按压部件被构造成将定影带按压到加压部件的一侧,并且构造成使得定影带夹在按压部件和加压部件之间。 支撑构件具有构造成与定影带的内周面接触的支撑面。 支撑面沿着定影带的旋转轴线方向的两端到中心侧沿着定影带的径向向内侧倾斜。

    Developing device and image forming apparatus
    8.
    发明授权
    Developing device and image forming apparatus 有权
    显影装置和图像形成装置

    公开(公告)号:US09081331B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-07-14

    申请号:US14454362

    申请日:2014-08-07

    IPC分类号: G03G15/08 G03G15/09

    摘要: A developing device includes a developing roller, a regulating blade, seal members, and contact members. The regulating blade extends in a rotation axis direction of the developing sleeve, is disposed opposite to a circumferential surface of the developing sleeve, and regulates a quantity of the toner on the circumferential surface of the developing sleeve. The seal members are disposed opposite to the circumferential surface without being in contact with both ends of the developing region in the rotation axis direction. Each contact member is an edge on the developing region side in the rotation axis direction, provided at a position at an upstream side in a rotational direction of the circumferential surface of the developing sleeve relative to an arrangement position of the regulating blade, and configured to be in contact with the circumferential surface of the developing sleeve.

    摘要翻译: 显影装置包括显影辊,调节片,密封件和接触件。 调节叶片在显影套筒的旋转轴线方向上延伸,与显影套筒的圆周表面相对设置,并且调节显影套筒的圆周表面上的调色剂的量。 密封构件与周向表面相对设置,而不与显影区域的旋转轴线方向的两端接触。 每个接触构件是相对于调节叶片的布置位置设置在显影套筒的圆周表面的旋转方向的上游侧的位置处的旋转轴线方向上的显影区域侧的边缘,并且被配置为 与显影套筒的圆周表面接触。

    DEVELOPING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS PROVIDED WITH SAME
    9.
    发明申请
    DEVELOPING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS PROVIDED WITH SAME 有权
    开发设备和图像形成设备

    公开(公告)号:US20130315632A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-11-28

    申请号:US13899870

    申请日:2013-05-22

    IPC分类号: G03G15/08

    CPC分类号: G03G15/0891 G03G15/0893

    摘要: A developing device includes a housing, a developing roller, a developer supply path, a developer conveyance path, a supply-side conveying member, an agitating side conveying member and first projection members. The developing roller is rotatably supported in the housing. The supply-side conveying member includes a supply-side spiral member formed by connecting spiral pieces, in the first direction and having a hollow interior formed by the connected spiral pieces and a first rib member extending in the first direction, is arranged in the developer supply path and conveys the developer in the first direction by being driven and rotated. The first projecting members extend in the first direction along an outer wall portion of the first rib member from a first area where the supply-side spiral member and the first rib member intersect and project radially outward in the rotation of the supply-side conveying member.

    摘要翻译: 显影装置包括壳体,显影辊,显影剂供给路径,显影剂输送路径,供给侧输送构件,搅拌侧输送构件和第一突起构件。 显影辊可旋转地支撑在壳体中。 供给侧输送部件包括供给侧螺旋部件,该供给侧螺旋部件沿着第一方向连接螺旋状部件,并且具有由连接的螺旋部件形成的中空内部和沿第一方向延伸的第一肋状部件。 供给路径,并通过驱动旋转将第一方向的显影剂输送。 所述第一突出构件沿着所述第一肋构件的外壁部从所述供给侧螺旋构件和所述第一肋构件的第一区域沿所述第一方向延伸,并且在所述供给侧输送构件的旋转中径向向外突出 。