摘要:
There is provided an image forming apparatus in which, if the image forming apparatus using only a normal toner is modified to be capable of forming an image formed of a special toner, an appropriate image can be formed in accordance with the characteristics of the special toner.
摘要:
The present invention provides an image fixing device for fixing toner on a transfer member comprises a heat roller which is a hollow cylindrical member rotatably supported at both end portions and having heating means inside thereof, pressure means press-contacted to the heat roller for pressing the transfer member passing between the heat roller and the pressure means against to a peripheral surface of the heat roller, and the pressure means is a pressure roller disposed approximately parallel to the heat roller and supported rotatably, at least one of the heat roller and the pressure roller has a layer of elastic material on its peripheral surface, and a value A/B is set to be within a range from 0.7 to 0.8 wherein A represents a nip width at an approximate central portion of an area between the heat roller and the pressure roller where the transfer member passes through and B represents a nip width at end portions of the area.
摘要:
A fusing device for fusing a toner image by passing a recording sheet carrying an unfused toner image by means of the torque of a heating roll through a nip portion between the rotating heating roll and a heat-resistant solid elastic member which is forced to contact the outer peripheral surface of the heating roll to form the nip portion. In the fusing device, the heat-resistant solid elastic member includes an elastic body penetrated with a liquid release agent, and a lease-agent penetration control film whose region which is used for covering the surface of the elastic body and corresponds to at least the nip portion is formed of a porous film.
摘要:
The present invention provides a non-contact ink developing method for developing an electrostatic latent image formed on an electrostatic latent image formation member with ink, characterized by employing a conductive ink as the ink and a conductive developing roller disposed close to the electrostatic latent image formation member and whose surface has a water-repellent finish for producing very small ink droplets which are substantially spherical. The method comprising the steps of supplying the conductive ink to the surface of the conductive roller to produce a large number of very small ink droplets, and ejecting the ink droplets toward the electrostatic latent image in a developing area facing the electrostatic latent image formation member by an electrostatic induction force generated by charges of the electrostatic latent image and charges of opposite polarity induced in the ink droplets by the electrostatic latent image, and attaching the droplets to the electrostatic latent image.
摘要:
A fixing unit has a fixing roller and an endless belt. When a recording sheet bearing a toner image not yet fixed passes between the fixing roller and the endless belt, the fixing unit fixes the toner image onto the recording sheet in the nip area. The endless belt is a film-like belt consisting of a base film and a layer on the base film, the layer being made of a composite material containing porous material and elastomer. A fixing unit is thus provided which is free from the problems of image offset and lifetime shortening, and can realize the increase of fixing speed and/or size reduction.
摘要:
In an image recording apparatus in which a toner image on a toner image holding and conveying member is transferred onto a recording member and is fixed at the same time, the change of charging characteristics or the like by accumulation of heat in the apparatus is prevented, the toner image is certainly transferred and fixed onto the recording member with small consumed energy, and high speed print can be made. An intermediate transfer material on which a toner image is primarily transferred is disposed at a position facing a photosensitive drum, and a pressing roller for pressing the toner image against the recording member is disposed at the downstream side in the conveying direction of the transferred toner image. At the upstream side of the secondary transfer portion where the pressing roller is pressed, an electromagnetic induction heating unit for melting the toner image on the intermediate transfer material is disposed. The intermediate transfer material includes a conductive layer therein, and when the electromagnetic induction heating unit generates fluctuating magnetic field, the conductive layer is heated by eddy current. The toner is heated up to a temperature not less than the softening point temperature by this heat, and is instantly transferred by press contact with the recording member. The toner is cooled while it passes through the secondary transfer portion.
摘要:
The present invention provides an image fixing device including a heat fusing roller with heating means inside and an elastic material layer on a peripheral surface of the heat fusing roller, the heat fusing roller being rotatably mounted, an endless belt movable in contact with the heat fusing roller, and a pressure applying member fixed and contacting the endless belt on the heat fusing roller and applying pressure to form a belt nip portion between the endless belt and the heat fusing roller.
摘要:
A fixing apparatus for an image forming apparatus of the present invention includes: a rotatable heat roll; a heat-resistant elastic member fixedly disposed to form a nip section in contact with an outer circumferential surface of the heat roll, the heat-resistant elastic member being impregnated with a liquid release agent which is supplied to the nip section; and a porous fluororesin film formed by sintering a fluororesin powder for coating a surface of the heat-resistant elastic member coming in contact with the heat roll so that the release agent can be supplied by a predetermined amount while permeating through the film. The porous fluororesin film may include: a film formed by using metal fibers, glass fibers, or the like as a supporting member thereof, and a film formed by applying a gelled dimethyl silicone oil at least to a single surface of the film.
摘要:
A fixing device includes a contact portion formed by making a part of an endless belt supported by a plurality of tension rollers contact a fixing roller having an elastic body applied thereon. The contact portion includes a contact point formed by making a pressure roller inside the endless belt bear against the fixing roller under pressure through the endless belt at an exit point of the contact portion. The fixing device also includes a braking device which brakes the transport of the endless belt at the contact point such that the endless belt at the point where the pressure roller bears against the fixing roller moves at a speed greater than the remaining portions of the endless belt.
摘要:
A fixing device comprises a heat fixing roller in which a heat resistant elastic layer is formed on a cylindrical metal core and, further, a heat resistant resin layer is coated on the surface thereof, an endless belt, a pressure member disposed in the inside of the endless belt, wherein the endless belt is wound around the heat fixing roller for a predetermined angle to form a nip area between the endless belt and the heat fixing roller for allowing a recording sheet to pass therethrough, the pressure member is pressed by way of the endless belt to the heat fixing roller at the nip area thereby forming distortion in the heat resistant elastic layer of the heat fixing roller. An image forming apparatus using the fixing device can satisfy improved image quality, extended working life, energy saving and high speed operation altogether.