公开(公告)号：US20090185842A1

公开(公告)日：2009-07-23

申请号：US12350622

申请日：2009-01-08

申请人： Satoshi Hatori ,  Takaya Muraishi ,  Takeshi Shintani ,  Yasushi Akiba ,  Akio Kosuge ,  Kaoru Yoshino ,  Hiroyuki Nagashima ,  Fumihito Itoh ,  Hiroshi Ono ,  Nobuo Kuwabara

发明人： Satoshi Hatori ,  Takaya Muraishi ,  Takeshi Shintani ,  Yasushi Akiba ,  Akio Kosuge ,  Kaoru Yoshino ,  Hiroyuki Nagashima ,  Fumihito Itoh ,  Hiroshi Ono ,  Nobuo Kuwabara

IPC分类号： G03G21/00

CPC分类号： G03G21/0011 ,  G03G2221/0005 ,  G03G2221/1627

摘要： A cleaning device for cleaning a surface of a rotatable image carrier includes a cleaning blade disposed to contact the image carrier and configured to remove toner on the surface of the image carrier, a lubricant applicator unit disposed above the cleaning blade, downstream from the cleaning blade in a surface rotation direction of the image carrier and configured to apply lubricant onto the surface of the image carrier, and an accumulation preventer configured to prevent the toner and excessive lubricant from the lubricant applicator unit from accumulating on the cleaning blade.

摘要翻译： 用于清洁可旋转图像载体的表面的清洁装置包括设置成接触图像载体并构造成去除图像载体表面上的调色剂的清洁刮板，设置在清洁刮板上方的清洁刮板的下游的清洁刮板 在图像载体的表面旋转方向上，并且构造成将润滑剂施加到图像载体的表面上，以及防止调色剂和来自润滑剂涂敷单元的过量润滑剂积聚在清洁刮板上的积聚防止器。

公开(公告)号：US08204423B2

公开(公告)日：2012-06-19

申请号：US12350622

申请日：2009-01-08

申请人： Satoshi Hatori ,  Takaya Muraishi ,  Takeshi Shintani ,  Yasushi Akiba ,  Akio Kosuge ,  Kaoru Yoshino ,  Hiroyuki Nagashima ,  Fumihito Itoh ,  Hiroshi Ono ,  Nobuo Kuwabara

发明人： Satoshi Hatori ,  Takaya Muraishi ,  Takeshi Shintani ,  Yasushi Akiba ,  Akio Kosuge ,  Kaoru Yoshino ,  Hiroyuki Nagashima ,  Fumihito Itoh ,  Hiroshi Ono ,  Nobuo Kuwabara

IPC分类号： G03G21/00

CPC分类号： G03G21/0011 ,  G03G2221/0005 ,  G03G2221/1627

摘要： Described embodiments include apparatuses and processes for cleaning a surface of a rotatable image carrier including a cleaning unit configured to prevent material from accumulating on a cleaning blade.

摘要翻译： 描述的实施例包括用于清洁可旋转图像载体的表面的装置和方法，其包括被构造成防止材料积聚在清洁刮板上的清洁单元。

公开(公告)号：US08315535B2

公开(公告)日：2012-11-20

申请号：US12591916

申请日：2009-12-04

申请人： Takeshi Shintani ,  Nobuo Kuwabara ,  Satoshi Hatori ,  Daisuke Tomita ,  Akio Kosuge ,  Yoshinori Ozawa ,  Shinichi Kawahara ,  Takaya Muraishi ,  Yasushi Akiba

发明人： Takeshi Shintani ,  Nobuo Kuwabara ,  Satoshi Hatori ,  Daisuke Tomita ,  Akio Kosuge ,  Yoshinori Ozawa ,  Shinichi Kawahara ,  Takaya Muraishi ,  Yasushi Akiba

IPC分类号： G03G21/20

CPC分类号： G03G21/0011 ,  G03G21/007 ,  G03G21/1814 ,  G03G2221/1621

摘要： A cleaning unit, which can be incorporated in a process cartridge removably installable in an image forming apparatus, includes a lubricant applicator to apply lubricant to an image carrier, a first blade disposed upstream from the lubricant applicator in a direction of rotation of the image carrier with its distal end held in contact with the image carrier to remove residual toner remaining on the image carrier, a second blade disposed downstream from the lubricant applicator in the direction of rotation of the image carrier with its distal end held in contact with the image carrier to regulate the amount of lubricant applied to the image carrier, a temperature measuring member to measure a temperature of or near the second blade, a heater, and a temperature controller to control the heater to heat the second blade so that the measured temperature falls within a given set temperature range.

摘要翻译： 可以并入可移除地安装在图像形成装置中的处理盒中的清洁单元包括：润滑剂施加器，用于向图像载体施加润滑剂;第一刀片，其沿图像载体的旋转方向设置在润滑剂涂布器的上游; 其远端与图像载体保持接触以去除残留在图像载体上的残留调色剂，第二刀片设置在图像载体的旋转方向上的润滑剂施加器的下游，其远端保持与图像载体接触 调节施加到图像载体的润滑剂的量，用于测量第二叶片或其附近的温度的温度测量构件，加热器和温度控制器，以控制加热器以加热第二叶片，使得测量的温度落入 给定的设定温度范围。

公开(公告)号：US20090142115A1

公开(公告)日：2009-06-04

申请号：US12273224

申请日：2008-11-18

申请人： Takaya MURAISHI ,  Takeshi Shintani ,  Yasushi Akiba ,  Satoshi Hatori ,  Akio Kosuge ,  Kaoru Yoshino

发明人： Takaya MURAISHI ,  Takeshi Shintani ,  Yasushi Akiba ,  Satoshi Hatori ,  Akio Kosuge ,  Kaoru Yoshino

IPC分类号： G03G21/00 ,  B08B7/00

CPC分类号： G03G21/0011 ,  G03G21/105 ,  G03G2221/0005

摘要： A cleaning unit includes a cleaning member, an ejection member, a delivering member, and a flicker. The cleaning member contacts an object to be cleaned moving in a given direction, and removes waste material from the object to be cleaned. The ejection member, disposed in an area distanced from the object to be cleaned, transports the waste material removed from the object to be cleaned to outside of the cleaning unit. The delivering member delivers the waste material to a transport-effective area of the ejection member. The delivering member includes a vane rotating device including a rotation axis and a vane attached on the rotation axis. The vane rotating device rotates to deliver the waste material to the ejection member. The flicker contacts a free end of the vane to cause a flicker movement to the vane at a position over the transport-effective area of the ejection member.

摘要翻译： 清洁单元包括清洁构件，排出构件，输送构件和闪烁。 清洁构件与要清洁的物体沿给定方向接触移动，并且从待清洁物体中去除废料。 布置在远离待清洁物体的区域中的排出构件将从待清洁物体移除的废料运送到清洁单元的外部。 输送构件将废料输送到喷射构件的输送有效区域。 输送构件包括叶片旋转装置，其包括旋转轴线和安装在旋转轴线上的叶片。 叶片旋转装置旋转以将废料输送到排出构件。 闪烁接触叶片的自由端，以在喷射构件的输送有效区域上方的位置处对叶片进行闪烁运动。

公开(公告)号：US20090010693A1

公开(公告)日：2009-01-08

申请号：US12167564

申请日：2008-07-03

申请人： Satoshi HATORI ,  Yasushi Akiba ,  Kaoru Yoshino ,  Takaya Muraishi ,  Akio Kosuge ,  Takeshi Shintani

发明人： Satoshi HATORI ,  Yasushi Akiba ,  Kaoru Yoshino ,  Takaya Muraishi ,  Akio Kosuge ,  Takeshi Shintani

IPC分类号： G03G21/00

CPC分类号： G03G21/1814 ,  G03G21/1821 ,  G03G2221/1603 ,  G03G2221/1606 ,  G03G2221/1693 ,  G03G2221/1853

摘要： An image forming apparatus includes a plurality of process cartridges provided for black and for another color. The process cartridges each including a set of a latent image carrier, a charging unit that charges a surface of the latent image carrier, and a lubricant applying unit that applies lubricant to the surface of the latent image carrier. The process cartridges for black and for the another color each has a cartridge frame with which the process cartridge is attachable to and removable from an apparatus body. The cartridge frames of the process cartridges for black and for the another color being of the same type. The process cartridge for black differs from the process cartridge for the another color in the configuration of the charging unit. The amounts of lubricant applied by the lubricant applying units to the respective latent image carriers differ with respect to the configuration of the charging unit.

摘要翻译： 图像形成装置包括为黑色和另一种颜色提供的多个处理盒。 每个处理盒包括一组潜像载体，对潜像载体的表面充电的充电单元和向该潜像载体的表面施加润滑剂的润滑剂施加单元。 用于黑色和另一种颜色的处理盒每个都具有盒架，处理盒可通过该盒框架附接到设备主体并从设备主体移除。 用于黑色和另一种颜色的处理盒的盒式框架是相同类型的。 用于黑色的处理盒与处理盒不同，用于在充电单元的配置中用于另一种颜色。 通过润滑剂涂布单元向各个潜像载体施加的润滑剂的量相对于充电单元的结构不同。

公开(公告)号：US07899383B2

公开(公告)日：2011-03-01

申请号：US12253581

申请日：2008-10-17

申请人： Takeshi Shintani ,  Takaya Muraishi ,  Satoshi Hatori ,  Yasushi Akiba ,  Akio Kosuge ,  Kaoru Yoshino

发明人： Takeshi Shintani ,  Takaya Muraishi ,  Satoshi Hatori ,  Yasushi Akiba ,  Akio Kosuge ,  Kaoru Yoshino

IPC分类号： G03G21/00

CPC分类号： G03G21/0011 ,  G03G2221/0005

摘要： A lubricating device operable to lubricate a moving imaging surface subsequent to removal of residual toner by a cleaning device includes a lubricant applicator, a metering blade, and a priming agent. The lubricant applicator is located downstream of the cleaning device in a direction of movement of the imaging surface, and applies lubricant to the imaging surface. The metering blade is located downstream of the lubricant applicator in the direction of movement of the imaging surface, and spreads the applied lubricant into a thin layer by directly contacting the imaging surface. The priming agent is prepared by mixing a lubricant and a powder, and provided, prior to initial operation, on the lubricant applicator for application to the imaging surface upon startup.

摘要翻译： 润滑装置可操作以在通过清洁装置去除残留调色剂之后润滑运动的成像表面，包括润滑剂施用器，计量刀片和起动剂。 润滑剂涂布器沿着成像表面的移动方向位于清洁装置的下游，并且对成像表面施加润滑剂。 计量刀片沿着成像表面的移动方向位于润滑剂施加器的下游，并且通过直接接触成像表面将施加的润滑剂铺展成薄层。 起动剂通过混合润滑剂和粉末制备，并且在初始操作之前提供在润滑剂施加器上，以在启动时应用于成像表面。

公开(公告)号：US07873291B2

公开(公告)日：2011-01-18

申请号：US12134701

申请日：2008-06-06

申请人： Akio Kosuge ,  Takaya Muraishi ,  Takeshi Shintani ,  Yasushi Akiba ,  Satoshi Hatori ,  Kaoru Yoshino

发明人： Akio Kosuge ,  Takaya Muraishi ,  Takeshi Shintani ,  Yasushi Akiba ,  Satoshi Hatori ,  Kaoru Yoshino

IPC分类号： G03G15/02 ,  G03G15/00

CPC分类号： G03G15/0266 ,  G03G15/5008

摘要： An image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member, a charging device to apply a charging bias, a developing device to develop a latent electrostatic image with toner, a transfer device to transfer the toner image to a recording medium, a fixing device to fix the toner image on the recording medium, an image formation speed switching device to switch from one image formation speed to another speed, a storage device to store a charging current target of the charging bias for each image formation speed, an electric current detection device to detect electric current flown through the charging device, and an AC voltage adjustment device to adjust AC voltage of the charging bias applied to the charging device. The charging current target is set for each of at least two image formation speeds such that each AC voltage adjusted by the AC voltage adjustment device is substantially the same.

摘要翻译： 图像形成装置包括图像承载部件，施加充电偏压的充电装置，用调色剂显影静电潜像的显影装置，将调色剂图像转印到记录介质的转印装置，固定装置 记录介质上的调色剂图像，从一个图像形成速度切换到另一个速度的图像形成速度切换装置;存储装置，用于存储针对每个图像形成速度的充电偏压的充电电流目标;电流检测装置，用于检测 通过充电装置流过的电流和AC电压调整装置，用于调整施加到充电装置的充电偏压的AC电压。 对于至少两个图像形成速度中的每一个设置充电电流目标，使得由AC电压调节装置调节的每个AC电压基本相同。

公开(公告)号：US20090103944A1

公开(公告)日：2009-04-23

申请号：US12253581

申请日：2008-10-17

申请人： Takeshi Shintani ,  Takaya Muraishi ,  Satoshi Hatori ,  Yasushi Akiba ,  Akio Kosuge ,  Kaoru Yoshino

发明人： Takeshi Shintani ,  Takaya Muraishi ,  Satoshi Hatori ,  Yasushi Akiba ,  Akio Kosuge ,  Kaoru Yoshino

IPC分类号： G03G21/18 ,  C10M169/04 ,  G03G21/00

CPC分类号： G03G21/0011 ,  G03G2221/0005

摘要： A lubricating device operable to lubricate a moving imaging surface subsequent to removal of residual toner by a cleaning device includes a lubricant applicator, a metering blade, and a priming agent. The lubricant applicator is located downstream of the cleaning device in a direction of movement of the imaging surface, and applies lubricant to the imaging surface. The metering blade is located downstream of the lubricant applicator in the direction of movement of the imaging surface, and spreads the applied lubricant into a thin layer by directly contacting the imaging surface. The priming agent is prepared by mixing a lubricant and a powder, and provided, prior to initial operation, on the lubricant applicator for application to the imaging surface upon startup.

摘要翻译： 润滑装置可操作以在通过清洁装置去除残留调色剂之后润滑运动的成像表面，包括润滑剂施用器，计量刀片和起动剂。 润滑剂涂布器沿着成像表面的移动方向位于清洁装置的下游，并且对成像表面施加润滑剂。 计量刀片沿着成像表面的移动方向位于润滑剂施加器的下游，并且通过直接接触成像表面将施加的润滑剂铺展成薄层。 起动剂通过混合润滑剂和粉末制备，并且在初始操作之前提供在润滑剂施加器上，以在启动时应用于成像表面。

公开(公告)号：US20090052939A1

公开(公告)日：2009-02-26

申请号：US12193305

申请日：2008-08-18

申请人： Kaoru Yoshino ,  Takaya Muraishi ,  Akio Kosuge ,  Takeshi Shintani ,  Yasushi Akiba ,  Satoshi Hatori

发明人： Kaoru Yoshino ,  Takaya Muraishi ,  Akio Kosuge ,  Takeshi Shintani ,  Yasushi Akiba ,  Satoshi Hatori

IPC分类号： G03G21/18 ,  G03G15/02

CPC分类号： G03G15/0258 ,  G03G15/0291 ,  G03G2215/027

摘要： The invention provides a charging device used in an image forming apparatus such as a copier, a fax machine, a printer or the like, the charging device including: a gold-plated discharge wire for charging an image carrier such as a photoconductive member or the like; and a cleaning member, having an abrasive, for cleaning the discharge wire, with the gold plating being maintained over time satisfactorily, and provides a process cartridge having this charging device. The cleaning member has an abrasive containing alumina and/or silicon, the grain size of which ranges from #6000 to #8000. The discharge wire is a tungsten wire on which a plating film is formed by gold plating, such that the thickness of the plating film is not smaller than 1.5 μm, and the diameter of the tungsten wire is not smaller than 30 μm.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供一种用于诸如复印机，传真机，打印机等的图像形成装置中的充电装置，所述充电装置包括：镀金放电线，用于对诸如感光体的图像载体或 喜欢; 以及具有用于清洁放电线的磨料的清洁构件，其中镀金在时间上令人满意地保持，并提供具有该充电装置的处理盒。 清洁构件具有含有氧化铝和/或硅的研磨剂，其粒径范围为＃6000至＃8000。 放电线是通过镀金形成镀膜的钨丝，使得镀膜的厚度不小于1.5μm，并且钨丝的直径不小于30μm。

公开(公告)号：US20080304843A1

公开(公告)日：2008-12-11

申请号：US12134701

申请日：2008-06-06

申请人： Akio KOSUGE ,  Takaya Muraishi ,  Takeshi Shintani ,  Yasushi Akiba ,  Satoshi Hatori ,  Kaoru Yoshino

发明人： Akio KOSUGE ,  Takaya Muraishi ,  Takeshi Shintani ,  Yasushi Akiba ,  Satoshi Hatori ,  Kaoru Yoshino

IPC分类号： G03G15/02

CPC分类号： G03G15/0266 ,  G03G15/5008

摘要： An image forming apparatus including an image bearing member the moving surface of which travels, a charging device including a charging member located facing the moving surface of the image bearing member, which uniformly charges the moving surface of the image bearing member to form a latent electrostatic image thereon by applying a charging bias in which an AC voltage is overlapped with a DC voltage to the charging member, a developing device to develop the latent electrostatic image with toner to form a toner image on the moving surface of the image bearing member, a transfer device to transfer the toner image on the moving surface of the image bearing member to a recording medium, a fixing device to fix the toner image on the recording medium, an image formation speed switching device to switch from one image formation speed to another image formation speed among multiple image formation speeds by changing a surface traveling speed of the image bearing member according to a particular switching condition, a storage device to store a charging current target of the charging bias applied to the charging member for each of the multiple image formation speeds, an electric current detection device to detect an electric current flown through the charging member and an AC voltage adjustment device to adjust an AC voltage of the charging bias applied to the charging member such that the electric current detected by the electric current detection device approaches the charging current target stored at the storage device which corresponds to the image formation speed when the electric current is detected. With regard to at least two image formation speeds among the multiple image speeds, the charging current target is set for each of the at least two image formation speeds such that each AC voltage adjusted by the AC voltage adjustment device is substantially the same.

摘要翻译： 一种图像形成装置，包括其运动表面行进的图像承载部件，充电装置包括面向图像承载部件的移动表面的充电部件，其对图像承载部件的移动表面均匀地充电以形成静电 通过向充电部件施加AC电压与DC电压重叠的充电偏压的显影装置，利用调色剂显影静电潜像以在图像承载部件的移动表面上形成调色剂图像的显影装置， 转印装置将图像承载部件的移动表面上的调色剂图像转印到记录介质上，将调色剂图像定影在记录介质上的定影装置，从一个图像形成速度切换到另一图像的图像形成速度切换装置 通过根据特定方式改变图像承载部件的表面行进速度，在多个图像形成速度之间的形成速度 存储装置，用于存储针对多个图像形成速度中的每一个施加到充电构件的充电偏压的充电电流目标;电流检测装置，用于检测流过充电构件的电流和AC电压 调节装置，用于调整施加到充电部件的充电偏压的交流电压，使得由电流检测装置检测的电流接近存储在存储装置处的充电电流目标，对应于图像形成速度，当电流为 检测到。 关于多个图像速度中的至少两个图像形成速度，对于至少两个图像形成速度中的每一个设置充电电流目标，使得由AC电压调节装置调节的每个AC电压基本相同。