IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
    1.
    发明申请
    IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS 有权
    图像形成装置

    公开(公告)号:US20120230708A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-09-13

    申请号:US13405675

    申请日:2012-02-27

    IPC分类号: G03G15/08

    摘要: An image forming apparatus includes an image bearer, an optical writing unit to writing an electrostatic latent image on the image bearer, the optical writing unit including multiple optical writing elements arranged in a longitudinal direction of the image bearer and a frame to hold the multiple optical writing elements, a development device to develop the electrostatic latent image on the image bearer with developer, a developer container for containing the developer supplied to the development device, and a developer amount detector to detect an amount of developer contained in the developer container based on a light transmission amount between a light-emitting element and a light-receiving element. At least one of the light-emitting element and the light-receiving element of the developer amount detector is attached to the optical writing unit.

    摘要翻译: 图像形成装置包括图像载体,将静电潜像写入图像载体上的光学写入单元,所述光学写入单元包括沿图像载体的纵向布置的多个光学书写元件和保持多个光学 书写元件,利用显影剂在图像载体上显影静电潜像的显影装置,用于容纳提供给显影装置的显影剂的显影剂容器和显影剂量检测器,用于检测包含在显影剂容器中的显影剂量,基于 光发射元件和光接收元件之间的透光量。 显影剂量检测器的发光元件和受光元件中的至少一个安装在光学写入单元上。

    DEVELOPER CONTAINER, DEVELOPING DEVICE, PROCESS UNIT, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
    6.
    发明申请
    DEVELOPER CONTAINER, DEVELOPING DEVICE, PROCESS UNIT, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS 审中-公开
    开发者集装箱,开发设备,处理单元和图像形成装置

    公开(公告)号:US20140294449A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-10-02

    申请号:US14303071

    申请日:2014-06-12

    IPC分类号: G03G15/08

    摘要: The developer container includes a rotator that is rotated in the container body, a sequence of gears disposed outside the developer container that transmits a torque to the rotator, and a container guiding portion that fits with a main body side guiding portion and guides the developer container in a direction in which the developer container is attached to a mounting portion of an image forming device main body. A first gear included in the sequence of the gears is movable between an operating position where the first gear engages with a second gear and a retracted position where the first gear is retracted. On a surface on which the container guiding portion is disposed, a part of the container guiding portion is disposed within a projected area of the first gear being disposed at the operating position.

    摘要翻译: 显影剂容器包括在容器主体中旋转的旋转器,设置在显影剂容器外部的齿轮序列,其将转矩传递到旋转体;以及容器引导部分,其与主体侧引导部分配合并引导显影剂容器 在显影剂容器附接到图像形成装置主体的安装部分的方向上。 包括在齿轮序列中的第一齿轮可在第一齿轮与第二齿轮接合的操作位置和第一齿轮缩回的缩回位置之间移动。 在其上设置有容器引导部的表面上,容器引导部的一部分设置在设置在操作位置的第一齿轮的突出区域内。

    IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND POWDER TRANSPORT UNIT
    7.
    发明申请
    IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND POWDER TRANSPORT UNIT 有权
    图像形成装置和粉末运输单元

    公开(公告)号:US20140029962A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-01-30

    申请号:US13938648

    申请日:2013-07-10

    IPC分类号: G03G15/08

    摘要: An image forming apparatus includes a powder container containing powder used for image forming and including an inlet through which the powder is supplied, a powder supply unit including an outlet that is removably connected to the inlet and supplying the powder to the powder container with the outlet connected to the inlet of the powder container, a powder amount detector detecting whether a present powder level in the powder container is equal to or greater than a threshold, and a controller controlling an amount of powder supply from the powder supply unit and controlling the present powder level in the powder container after replenishment to remain in a range from the threshold and a position corresponding to an upper edge of the inlet. A powder transport unit includes a transport decelerating part to decelerate the speed of powder transport and a detection area in the image forming apparatus.

    摘要翻译: 图像形成装置包括:粉末容器,其含有用于图像形成的粉末,并且包括供给粉末的入口;粉末供给单元,其包括可移除地连接到入口的出口,并将粉末供给到具有出口的粉末容器 连接到粉末容器的入口,粉末量检测器,检测粉末容器中的当前粉末水平是否等于或大于阈值;以及控制器,从粉末供应单元控制粉末供应量并控制当前 补充后的粉末容器中的粉末水平保持在从阈值和对应于入口的上边缘的位置的范围内。 粉末输送单元包括用于减速粉末输送速度的运送减速部件和图像形成装置中的检测区域。

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

    公开(公告)号:US20130051854A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-02-28

    申请号:US13597025

    申请日:2012-08-28

    IPC分类号: G03G15/16

    CPC分类号: G03G15/1605 G03G15/1695

    摘要: An image forming apparatus includes: a rotatable transfer member rotatably driven while carrying a toner image thereon; a rotary transfer member to form a transfer nip for transferring the toner image to a recording medium; a housing rotatable about a first rotation center together with the rotary transfer member and switching between a closed state and an open state by the rotation about the first rotation center; a guide member to guide the recording medium conveyed through a conveyance path toward upstream in the direction of rotation of the rotatable transfer member than the transfer nip; a support frame to support the rotatable transfer member; a biasing member to bias the guide member; and a receiving part, disposed on the support frame, configured to contact the guide member biased by the biasing member and position the guide member in the closed state of the housing.

    摘要翻译: 图像形成装置包括:旋转传送构件,其可旋转地驱动,同时在其上承载调色剂图像; 旋转传递构件,以形成用于将调色剂图像转印到记录介质的转印辊隙; 壳体,其与所述旋转传递构件一起围绕第一旋转中心旋转,并且通过围绕所述第一旋转中心的旋转而在关闭状态和打开状态之间切换; 引导构件,用于引导通过传送路径传送的记录介质朝向可转动传送构件的旋转方向的上游,而不是转印夹持部; 支撑框架,用于支撑所述可旋转传递构件; 偏置构件,用于偏压引导构件; 以及设置在所述支撑框架上的接收部件,其构造成接触由所述偏置构件偏置的所述引导构件,并且将所述引导构件定位在所述壳体的关闭状态。

    TONER COLLECTION UNIT AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
INCORPORATING SAME
    9.
    发明申请
    TONER COLLECTION UNIT AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING SAME 有权
    墨粉收集单元和图像形成装置同时进行

    公开(公告)号:US20140147165A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-05-29

    申请号:US14086303

    申请日:2013-11-21

    IPC分类号: G03G15/00

    CPC分类号: G03G21/12

    摘要: A toner collection unit, which can be included in an image forming apparatus, includes a collected toner container having an opening and storing collected toner, a flexible seal sealing the opening of the collected toner container, having a shape of a recess in an initial condition before toner is collected in the container, and being flexible to change the shape to inflate outwardly due to a pressing force exerted from the toner stored in the container, a moving unit disposed outside the flexible seal and movable both in a positive direction to approach the opening of the container and in an opposite direction to move away from the opening when contacting the flexible seal inflating outwardly, a detector detecting movement of the moving unit, and a regulator regulating the moving unit from coming into the recess of the flexible seal in the initial condition.

    摘要翻译: 可以包括在图像形成装置中的调色剂收集单元包括具有开口并收集收集的调色剂的收集的调色剂容器,密封收集的调色剂容器的开口的柔性密封件,具有初始状态下的凹部的形状 在将调色剂收集在容器中之前,并且由于从存储在容器中的调色剂施加的按压力,柔性以改变形状向外膨胀;移动单元设置在柔性密封件的外部,并且可沿正向移动以接近 容器的开口并且在相反的方向上移动以远离开口,当接触向外膨胀的柔性密封件时,检测器检测移动单元的移动,以及调节器,其调节移动单元进入柔性密封件的凹部 初始条件。

    OPTICAL WRITING HEAD POSITIONING MECHANISM, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
    10.
    发明申请
    OPTICAL WRITING HEAD POSITIONING MECHANISM, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS 有权
    光学写字机定位机构,工艺盒和图像形成装置

    公开(公告)号:US20150035928A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-02-05

    申请号:US14325734

    申请日:2014-07-08

    IPC分类号: B41J2/385

    CPC分类号: G03G15/04 G03G21/1666

    摘要: An optical writing head positioning mechanism includes spacers provided between a latent image carrier for carrying an electrostatic latent image and an optical writing head for exposing the latent image carrier. The spacers each include at least one carrier contact surface that contacts the latent image carrier and at least one head contact surface that contacts the optical writing head to determine an interval between the latent image carrier and the optical writing head. The latent image carrier is in contact with a cleaning member that cleans a cleaning area on a surface of the latent image carrier. In at least one of the spacers, the at least one carrier contact surface includes plural carrier contact surfaces not disposed on edges of the cleaning area, and one of the edges of the cleaning area is located between two adjacent ones of the plural carrier contact surfaces.

    摘要翻译: 光写头定位机构包括设置在用于承载静电潜像的潜像载体和用于曝光潜像载体的光写头之间的间隔物。 间隔件包括至少一个接触潜影载体的载体接触表面和接触光写入头的至少一个磁头接触表面,以确定潜像载体和光写头之间的间隔。 潜像载体与清洁潜像载体的表面上的清洁区域的清洁部件接触。 在所述间隔物中的至少一个中,所述至少一个载体接触表面包括不设置在所述清洁区域的边缘上的多个载体接触表面,并且所述清洁区域的边缘中的一个位于所述多个载体接触表面中的相邻两个 。