公开(公告)号：US20120045226A1

公开(公告)日：2012-02-23

申请号：US13212718

申请日：2011-08-18

申请人： Takamasa HASE ,  Masanao Ehara ,  Tadashi Ogawa ,  Takeshi Uchitani ,  Satoshi Ueno ,  Teppei Kawata ,  Kazuya Saito ,  Shuutaroh Yuasa ,  Kensuke Yamaji

发明人： Takamasa HASE ,  Masanao Ehara ,  Tadashi Ogawa ,  Takeshi Uchitani ,  Satoshi Ueno ,  Teppei Kawata ,  Kazuya Saito ,  Shuutaroh Yuasa ,  Kensuke Yamaji

IPC分类号： G03G15/20

CPC分类号： G03G15/2039 ,  G03G15/55

摘要： A fixing device includes a fixing rotation body heating and fixing an unfixed image onto a recording medium; a pressing rotation body pressing the recording medium to the fixing rotation body; and a temperature detection unit detecting a temperature of the pressing rotation body. Further, when a predetermined time period elapses since a warm-up operation has started before a temperature detected by the temperature detection unit is equal to or greater than a predetermined temperature or when the temperature detected by the temperature detection unit is equal to or greater than the predetermined temperature before the predetermined time period elapses since a warm-up operation has started, the fixing device determines that the warm-up operation is finished.

摘要翻译： 定影装置包括固定旋转体，其将未定影图像加热并固定到记录介质上; 按压旋转体，将记录介质按压到固定旋转体; 以及检测按压旋转体的温度的温度检测单元。 此外，当在由温度检测单元检测到的温度等于或大于预定温度之前或者当温度检测单元检测到的温度等于或大于预定温度时，在预热操作已经开始之后经过预定时间段 在预热操作开始之后经过预定时间段之前的预定温度，定影装置确定预热操作结束。

公开(公告)号：US20120219312A1

公开(公告)日：2012-08-30

申请号：US13366939

申请日：2012-02-06

申请人： Shuutaroh YUASA ,  Masanao EHARA ,  Tadashi OGAWA ,  Satoshi UENO ,  Hiroshi SEO ,  Teppei KAWATA ,  Shuntaroh TAMAKI ,  Takamasa HASE ,  Kazuya SAITO ,  Kensuke YAMAJI

发明人： Shuutaroh YUASA ,  Masanao EHARA ,  Tadashi OGAWA ,  Satoshi UENO ,  Hiroshi SEO ,  Teppei KAWATA ,  Shuntaroh TAMAKI ,  Takamasa HASE ,  Kazuya SAITO ,  Kensuke YAMAJI

IPC分类号： G03G21/20 ,  G03G15/20

CPC分类号： G03G15/2039

摘要： A fixing device includes a fixing rotary body rotatable in a predetermined direction of rotation to radiate infrared rays; a pressing rotary body, rotatable in a direction counter to the direction of rotation of the fixing rotary body, pressed against the fixing rotary body to form a fixing nip therebetween through which a recording medium bearing a toner image is conveyed; a heater disposed opposite the fixing rotary body to heat the fixing rotary body; a temperature detector spaced apart from the fixing rotary body to detect a temperature of the fixing rotary body based on the infrared rays from the fixing rotary body and disposed below the fixing nip in a vertical direction; and a tube disposed between the fixing rotary body and the temperature detector, the tube through which the infrared rays from the fixing rotary body enter the temperature detector.

摘要翻译： 定影装置包括可沿预定旋转方向旋转的固定旋转体，以便辐射红外线; 按照与固定旋转体的旋转方向相反的方向旋转的按压旋转体，压靠在定影旋转体上，以形成传送带有调色剂图像的记录介质的定影辊隙; 与所述固定旋转体相对设置的加热所述固定旋转体的加热器; 与固定旋转体间隔开的温度检测器，基于来自定影旋转体的红外线检测固定旋转体的温度，并在垂直方向上设置在定影辊隙的下方; 以及设置在固定旋转体和温度检测器之间的管，来自定影旋转体的红外线通过该管进入温度检测器。

公开(公告)号：US20120051766A1

公开(公告)日：2012-03-01

申请号：US13221340

申请日：2011-08-30

申请人： Satoshi UENO ,  Masanao EHARA ,  Tadashi OGAWA ,  Teppei KAWATA ,  Takamasa HASE ,  Kazuya SAITO ,  Shuutaroh YUASA ,  Kensuke YAMAJI

发明人： Satoshi UENO ,  Masanao EHARA ,  Tadashi OGAWA ,  Teppei KAWATA ,  Takamasa HASE ,  Kazuya SAITO ,  Shuutaroh YUASA ,  Kensuke YAMAJI

IPC分类号： G03G15/20

CPC分类号： G03G15/205

摘要： A fixing device includes a fixing rotation body heating and fixing an unfixed image onto a recording medium; a pressing rotation body pressing the recording medium to the fixing rotation body; a first temperature detection unit detecting a temperature of the fixing rotation body; and plural second temperature detection units detecting a temperature of the pressing rotation body. Further the fixing device selects a predetermined second temperature detection unit from the plural second temperature detection units depending on an operation mode of the fixing device, and the fixing device detects the temperature of the pressing rotation body by using the predetermined second temperature detection unit selected by the fixing device.

摘要翻译： 定影装置包括固定旋转体，其将未定影图像加热并固定到记录介质上; 按压旋转体，将记录介质按压到固定旋转体; 第一温度检测单元，检测固定旋转体的温度; 以及多个第二温度检测单元，检测按压旋转体的温度。 此外，定影装置根据定影装置的操作模式从多个第二温度检测单元中选择预定的第二温度检测单元，并且定影装置通过使用由第二温度检测单元选择的预定的第二温度检测单元来检测按压旋转体的温度， 固定装置。

公开(公告)号：US20140334838A1

公开(公告)日：2014-11-13

申请号：US14339150

申请日：2014-07-23

申请人： Takamasa HASE ,  Tadashi Ogawa ,  Takeshi Uchitani ,  Satoshi Ueno ,  Teppei Kawata ,  Kazuya Saito ,  Shuutaroh Yuasa ,  Kensuke Yamaji

发明人： Takamasa HASE ,  Tadashi Ogawa ,  Takeshi Uchitani ,  Satoshi Ueno ,  Teppei Kawata ,  Kazuya Saito ,  Shuutaroh Yuasa ,  Kensuke Yamaji

IPC分类号： G03G15/20

CPC分类号： G03G15/205 ,  G03G15/5004

摘要： A method for forming a toner image on a recording medium includes receiving a job, rotating a pressing rotary body in a predetermined direction of rotation, rotating a flexible endless belt disposed opposite the pressing rotary body to form a nip therebetween, turning on a belt heater disposed opposite to an inner circumferential surface of the flexible endless belt, conveying the recording medium bearing the toner image through the nip, turning off the belt heater for a predetermined first time period after the recording medium is discharged from the nip while the flexible endless belt and the pressing rotary body rotate, stopping the flexible endless belt and the pressing rotary body, turning on the belt heater when a predetermined second time period elapses after stopping the flexible endless belt and the pressing rotary body, and turning off the belt heater.

摘要翻译： 一种用于在记录介质上形成调色剂图像的方法包括：接收作业，沿预定旋转方向旋转按压旋转体，旋转与按压旋转体相对设置的柔性环形带，在其间形成辊隙，打开带式加热器 与柔性环形带的内圆周表面相对设置，通过辊隙输送承载调色剂图像的记录介质，在记录介质从辊隙排出之后将皮带加热器关闭预定的第一时间段，同时柔性环形带 并且当停止柔性环形带和按压旋转体之后经过预定的第二时间段时，按压旋转体旋转，停止柔性环形带和按压旋转体，打开带式加热器，并关闭带式加热器。

公开(公告)号：US20120207523A1

公开(公告)日：2012-08-16

申请号：US13371985

申请日：2012-02-13

申请人： Satoshi UENO ,  Tadashi OGAWA ,  Takeshi UCHITANI ,  Teppei KAWATA ,  Takamasa HASE ,  Kazuya SAITO ,  Shuutaroh YUASA ,  Kensuke YAMAJI

发明人： Satoshi UENO ,  Tadashi OGAWA ,  Takeshi UCHITANI ,  Teppei KAWATA ,  Takamasa HASE ,  Kazuya SAITO ,  Shuutaroh YUASA ,  Kensuke YAMAJI

IPC分类号： G03G15/20

CPC分类号： G03G15/2028

摘要： A fixing device includes a fixing member configured to heat and fix a toner image onto a recording medium; a pressurizing member configured to press a heating member, which is used for heating the fixing member, against the fixing member and form a fixing nip part; and a guide member configured to guide the recording medium away from the fixing member and the pressurizing member at a downstream side of the fixing member or the pressurizing member in a conveying direction of the recording medium. The guide member includes a pushing unit for maintaining a relative positional relationship between the guide member and an outer peripheral surface of the fixing member or the pressurizing member, and the pushing unit is provided in a manner as to follow surface characteristics of outer peripheral parts of the fixing member or the pressurizing member where the pushing unit pushes.

摘要翻译： 定影装置包括：构造成将调色剂图像加热并固定到记录介质上的固定构件; 加压构件，其构造成将用于加热所述固定构件的加热构件压靠在所述固定构件上并形成定影夹持部; 以及引导构件，其构造成在记录介质的传送方向上将记录介质引导远离固定构件和加压构件在固定构件或加压构件的下游侧。 引导构件包括用于保持引导构件和固定构件或加压构件的外周面之间的相对位置关系的推动单元，并且推动单元设置成遵循外围部分的外围部分的表面特性 固定构件或推压单元推动的加压构件。

公开(公告)号：US20120107005A1

公开(公告)日：2012-05-03

申请号：US13280946

申请日：2011-10-25

申请人： Takamasa HASE ,  Tadashi Ogawa ,  Takeshi Uchitani ,  Satoshi Ueno ,  Teppei Kawata ,  Kazuya Saito ,  Shuutaroh Yuasa ,  Kensuke Yamaji

发明人： Takamasa HASE ,  Tadashi Ogawa ,  Takeshi Uchitani ,  Satoshi Ueno ,  Teppei Kawata ,  Kazuya Saito ,  Shuutaroh Yuasa ,  Kensuke Yamaji

IPC分类号： G03G15/20

CPC分类号： G03G15/205 ,  G03G15/5004

摘要： An image forming apparatus for performing a copier job and a printer job includes a controller operatively connected to a fixing rotary body heater and a pressing rotary body heater to control the fixing rotary body heater and the pressing rotary body heater. The controller activates a standby mode after the copier job and the printer job are finished in which the controller turns off at least the fixing rotary body heater and a subsequent off mode in which the controller turns off the pressing rotary body heater and the fixing rotary body heater, and identifies which of the copier job and the printer job is to be performed to turn on and off the pressing rotary body heater in the standby mode according to the identified job.

摘要翻译： 用于执行复印机作业和打印机作业的图像形成装置包括可操作地连接到定影旋转体加热器的控制器和用于控制定影旋转体加热器和按压旋转体加热器的按压旋转体加热器。 在复印机作业和打印机作业完成之后，控制器启动待机模式，其中控制器至少关闭固定旋转体加热器以及随后关闭模式，其中控制器关闭按压旋转体加热器和固定旋转体 加热器，并且根据所识别的作业来识别在备用模式中要执行复印机作业和打印机作业中的哪一个以打开和关闭按压旋转体加热器。

公开(公告)号：US20160098003A1

公开(公告)日：2016-04-07

申请号：US14966911

申请日：2015-12-11

申请人： Takeshi UCHITANI ,  Masahiko SATOH ,  Kenji ISHII ,  Tadashi OGAWA ,  Teppei KAWATA ,  Arinobu YOSHIURA ,  Toshihiko SHIMOKAWA ,  Kensuke YAMAJI ,  Takamasa HASE ,  Shuutaroh YUASA ,  Masaaki YOSHIKAWA ,  Hiromasa TAKAGI ,  Takahiro IMADA ,  Hajime GOTOH ,  Akira SUZUKI ,  Takuya SESHITA ,  Hiroshi YOSHINAGA ,  Kazuya SAITO ,  Shinichi NAMEKATA ,  Takayuki SEKI ,  Yuji ARAI ,  Ryuuichi MIMBU ,  Yoshiki YAMAGUCHI ,  Shuntaroh TAMAKI ,  Yutaka IKEBUCHI

发明人： Takeshi UCHITANI ,  Masahiko SATOH ,  Kenji ISHII ,  Tadashi OGAWA ,  Teppei KAWATA ,  Arinobu YOSHIURA ,  Toshihiko SHIMOKAWA ,  Kensuke YAMAJI ,  Takamasa HASE ,  Shuutaroh YUASA ,  Masaaki YOSHIKAWA ,  Hiromasa TAKAGI ,  Takahiro IMADA ,  Hajime GOTOH ,  Akira SUZUKI ,  Takuya SESHITA ,  Hiroshi YOSHINAGA ,  Kazuya SAITO ,  Shinichi NAMEKATA ,  Takayuki SEKI ,  Yuji ARAI ,  Ryuuichi MIMBU ,  Yoshiki YAMAGUCHI ,  Shuntaroh TAMAKI ,  Yutaka IKEBUCHI

IPC分类号： G03G15/20

CPC分类号： G03G15/2064 ,  G03G15/2039 ,  G03G15/205 ,  G03G2215/2035

摘要： A fixing device includes a heat source; a fixing member looped into a generally cylindrical shape to rotate in a circumferential direction thereof and partially heated by the heat source and to heat a surface of a recording medium bearing an unfixed toner image to fix the unfixed toner image thereon in a fixing process; a rotary pressing member disposed facing the fixing member to form a nip therebetween, through which the recording medium is transported in a transport direction; and a rotation driver to rotate one of the fixing member and the pressing member. In a case in which the fixing member is halted for a reason other than the fixing process while power of the fixing device is on, electric power is not supplied to the heat source and the fixing member is rotated by a predetermined amount or more after the fixing member is halted.

公开(公告)号：US20130170880A1

公开(公告)日：2013-07-04

申请号：US13692389

申请日：2012-12-03

申请人： Hajime GOTOH ,  Masahiko SATOH ,  Masaaki YOSHIKAWA ,  Kenji ISHII ,  Tadashi OGAWA ,  Takahiro IMADA ,  Hiromasa TAKAGI ,  Kazuya SAITO ,  Naoki IWAYA ,  Toshihiko SHIMOKAWA ,  Kensuke YAMAJI ,  Teppei KAWATA ,  Takamasa HASE ,  Shuutaroh YUASA ,  Takuya SESHITA ,  Takeshi UCHITANI ,  Arinobu YOSHIURA ,  Akira SUZUKI ,  Hiroshi YOSHINAGA

发明人： Hajime GOTOH ,  Masahiko SATOH ,  Masaaki YOSHIKAWA ,  Kenji ISHII ,  Tadashi OGAWA ,  Takahiro IMADA ,  Hiromasa TAKAGI ,  Kazuya SAITO ,  Naoki IWAYA ,  Toshihiko SHIMOKAWA ,  Kensuke YAMAJI ,  Teppei KAWATA ,  Takamasa HASE ,  Shuutaroh YUASA ,  Takuya SESHITA ,  Takeshi UCHITANI ,  Arinobu YOSHIURA ,  Akira SUZUKI ,  Hiroshi YOSHINAGA

IPC分类号： G03G15/20

CPC分类号： G03G15/2064 ,  G03G15/2053 ,  G03G2215/2035

摘要： The fixing device includes a nip formation assembly partially pressing against an opposed rotary body via an endless belt to form a fixing nip between the endless belt and the opposed rotary body. The nip formation assembly includes a base pad defining the fixing nip and including a pressure portion, an extension portion, and a curved portion. The pressure portion presses against the opposed rotary body via the endless belt. The extension portion is contiguous to and disposed upstream from the pressure portion in a recording medium conveyance direction. The extension portion does not press against the opposed rotary body via the endless belt. The curved portion is disposed upstream from the extension portion in the recording medium conveyance direction and smoothly blends into the extension portion. The curved portion does not press against the opposed rotary body.

摘要翻译： 定影装置包括经由环形带部分地压靠在相对的旋转体上的辊隙形成组件，以在环形带和相对的旋转体之间形成定影辊隙。 压区形成组件包括限定定影辊隙的基座，包括压力部分，延伸部分和弯曲部分。 压力部分通过环形带压靠在相对的旋转体上。 延伸部分在记录介质输送方向上与压力部分邻接并设置在上游。 延伸部不经由环形带压靠在相对的旋转体上。 弯曲部分在记录介质输送方向上设置在延伸部分的上游，并且平滑地融合到延伸部分中。 弯曲部分不压在相对的旋转体上。

公开(公告)号：US20130164059A1

公开(公告)日：2013-06-27

申请号：US13727817

申请日：2012-12-27

申请人： Hiromasa TAKAGI ,  Masahiko SATOH ,  Masaaki YOSHIKAWA ,  Kenji ISHII ,  Hiroshi YOSHINAGA ,  Tadashi OGAWA ,  Takahiro IMADA ,  Kazuya SAITO ,  Naoki IWAYA ,  Toshihiko SHIMOKAWA ,  Kensuke YAMAJI ,  Teppei KAWATA ,  Takamasa HASE ,  Shuutaroh YUASA ,  Takuya SESHITA ,  Takeshi UCHITANI ,  Arinobu YOSHIURA ,  Hajime GOTOH ,  Akira SUZUKI

发明人： Hiromasa TAKAGI ,  Masahiko SATOH ,  Masaaki YOSHIKAWA ,  Kenji ISHII ,  Hiroshi YOSHINAGA ,  Tadashi OGAWA ,  Takahiro IMADA ,  Kazuya SAITO ,  Naoki IWAYA ,  Toshihiko SHIMOKAWA ,  Kensuke YAMAJI ,  Teppei KAWATA ,  Takamasa HASE ,  Shuutaroh YUASA ,  Takuya SESHITA ,  Takeshi UCHITANI ,  Arinobu YOSHIURA ,  Hajime GOTOH ,  Akira SUZUKI

IPC分类号： G03G15/20

CPC分类号： G03G15/2089 ,  G03G15/2053 ,  G03G15/206 ,  G03G2215/2035

摘要： According to an embodiments, provided is a fixing device that includes: an endless fixing belt, heats and melts a toner image, and has flexibility; a stationary member that is set stationary on an inner peripheral surface side of the fixing belt and comes into contact under pressure to form a nip portion; and a reinforcement member that is set stationary on the inner peripheral surface side of the fixing belt and comes into abutment with the stationary member. If it is assumed that a length of the nip portion in a direction of conveyance of the recording medium is designated as A; and a length between an upstream-side abutment portion and a downstream-side abutment portion at which the stationary member and the reinforcement member come into abutment with each other is designated as B, following relation is established: A

摘要翻译： 根据实施例，提供一种定影装置，其包括：环形定影带，加热并熔化调色剂图像，并且具有柔性; 固定部件，其固定在所述定影带的内周面侧，并且在压力下接触以形成压合部; 以及固定在固定带的内周面侧并与静止部件抵接的加强部件。 如果假设记录介质的传送方向上的夹持部的长度被指定为A， 将固定部件与加强部件抵接的上游侧抵接部与下游侧抵接部之间的长度设为B，建立以下关系：A

公开(公告)号：US20180046121A1

公开(公告)日：2018-02-15

申请号：US15797967

申请日：2017-10-30

申请人： Teppei KAWATA ,  Masahiko SATOH ,  Masaaki YOSHIKAWA ,  Kenji ISHll ,  Hiroshi YOSHINAGA ,  Tadashi OGAWA ,  Takahiro IMADA ,  Hiromasa TAKAGI ,  Kazuya SAITO ,  Naoki IWAYA ,  Kensuke YAMAJI ,  Takamasa HASE ,  Toshihiko SHIMOKAWA ,  Shuutaroh YUASA ,  Takuya SESHITA ,  Takeshi UCHITANI ,  Arinobu YOSHIURA ,  Hajime GOTOH ,  Akira SUZUKI

发明人： Teppei KAWATA ,  Masahiko SATOH ,  Masaaki YOSHIKAWA ,  Kenji ISHll ,  Hiroshi YOSHINAGA ,  Tadashi OGAWA ,  Takahiro IMADA ,  Hiromasa TAKAGI ,  Kazuya SAITO ,  Naoki IWAYA ,  Kensuke YAMAJI ,  Takamasa HASE ,  Toshihiko SHIMOKAWA ,  Shuutaroh YUASA ,  Takuya SESHITA ,  Takeshi UCHITANI ,  Arinobu YOSHIURA ,  Hajime GOTOH ,  Akira SUZUKI

IPC分类号： G03G15/20

摘要： A fixing device includes an endless belt rotatable in a predetermined direction of rotation and a nip formation assembly disposed opposite an inner circumferential surface of the endless belt. An opposed rotary body is pressed against the nip formation assembly via the endless belt to form a fixing nip between the endless belt and the opposed rotary body through which a recording medium bearing a toner image is conveyed. A belt holder contacts and supports each lateral end of the endless belt in an axial direction thereof. The belt holder is isolated from the opposed rotary body with a first interval interposed therebetween in the axial direction of the endless belt.