IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, PROCESS UNIT, AND CLEANING DEVICE
    1.
    发明申请
    IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, PROCESS UNIT, AND CLEANING DEVICE 审中-公开
    图像形成装置,处理单元和清洁装置

    公开(公告)号:US20070212139A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-09-13

    申请号:US11685653

    申请日:2007-03-13

    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。

    Cleaning device, image forming apparatus including the device, and process cartridge including the device
    2.
    发明授权
    Cleaning device, image forming apparatus including the device, and process cartridge including the device 有权
    清洁装置,包括该装置的图像形成装置和包括该装置的处理盒

    公开(公告)号:US08280295B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-10-02

    申请号:US12137158

    申请日:2008-06-11

    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。

    Cleaning device, image forming apparatus, and process cartridge
    3.
    发明授权
    Cleaning device, image forming apparatus, and process cartridge 失效
    清洁装置,图像形成装置和处理盒

    公开(公告)号:US08041281B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-10-18

    申请号:US12030608

    申请日:2008-02-13

    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。

    CLEANING UNIT, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS USING THE SAME
    4.
    发明申请
    CLEANING UNIT, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS USING THE SAME 有权
    清洁单元,工艺盒和使用其的图像形成装置

    公开(公告)号:US20080193179A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-08-14

    申请号:US12031333

    申请日:2008-02-14

    IPC分类号: G03G21/00

    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。

    Cleaning unit, process cartridge, and image forming apparatus using the same
    5.
    发明授权
    Cleaning unit, process cartridge, and image forming apparatus using the same 有权
    清洁单元,处理盒和使用其的成像装置

    公开(公告)号:US07929897B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-04-19

    申请号:US12031333

    申请日:2008-02-14

    IPC分类号: G03G21/00

    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。

    CLEANING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND PROCESS CARTRIDGE
    8.
    发明申请
    CLEANING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND PROCESS CARTRIDGE 有权
    清洁装置,图像形成装置和处理盒

    公开(公告)号:US20100003052A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-01-07

    申请号:US12490543

    申请日:2009-06-24

    IPC分类号: G03G15/20

    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。

    CLEANING UNIT, IMAGE CARRIER UNIT INCLUDING SAME, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING SAME
    9.
    发明申请
    CLEANING UNIT, IMAGE CARRIER UNIT INCLUDING SAME, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING SAME 失效
    清洁单元,包括其的图像载体单元和包括其的图像形成装置

    公开(公告)号:US20090092428A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-04-09

    申请号:US12248364

    申请日:2008-10-09

    IPC分类号: G03G21/00

    摘要: A cleaning unit, providable to an image carrier unit or an image forming apparatus, includes a cleaning member disposed in contact with a target member to electrically remove residual toner from the target member, an elastic blade disposed in contact with the target member upstream from the cleaning member, a blade supporting member, a blade power source, and a conductive member that is more conductive than the elastic blade, and electrically connects the blade supporting member and the elastic blade. The conductive member is disposed so that an edge part of the conductive member is closer to where the elastic blade contacts the target member than an edge part of the blade supporting member.

    摘要翻译: 提供给图像载体单元或图像形成装置的清洁单元包括清洁构件,其设置成与目标构件接触,以从目标构件电除去残留调色剂;弹性刮板,其设置成与所述目标构件接触; 清洁构件,叶片支撑构件,叶片动力源和比弹性叶片更导电的导电构件,并且电连接叶片支撑构件和弹性叶片。 导电构件被布置成使得导电构件的边缘部分比叶片支撑构件的边缘部分更靠近弹性刮板接触目标构件的位置。

    Cleaning unit for an electrophotographic image forming apparatus having a polarity control member
    10.
    发明授权
    Cleaning unit for an electrophotographic image forming apparatus having a polarity control member 有权
    具有极性控制部件的电子照相成像设备的清洁单元

    公开(公告)号:US08326174B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-12-04

    申请号:US12659649

    申请日:2010-03-16

    IPC分类号: G03G21/00

    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 。