摘要:
In an image forming apparatus in which positioned below a development unit for accommodating a toner is an exposure unit that writes to a photosensitive drum by exposing an electrostatic latent image, an aperture portion on an upper surface of an exposure unit case positioned in an optical path of light from the exposure unit is provided so as to not become an impediment to the optical path of the light and a glass plate is inclined and provided on the aperture portion. An inclination angle of the glass plate is set to an angle inclined 40° with respect to a horizontal line so as to be greater than a repose angle of the toner when the toner has poor fluidity under a condition of high temperature and high humidity.
摘要:
In an image forming apparatus in which positioned below a development unit for accommodating a toner is an exposure unit that writes to a photosensitive drum by exposing an electrostatic latent image, an aperture portion on an upper surface of an exposure unit case positioned in an optical path of light from the exposure unit is provided so as to not become an impediment to the optical path of the light and a glass plate is inclined and provided on the aperture portion. An inclination angle of the glass plate is set to an angle inclined 40° with respect to a horizontal line so as to be greater than a repose angle of the toner when the toner has poor fluidity under a condition of high temperature and high humidity.
摘要:
First eccentric cams for abutting an inner circumferential surface of an intermediate image transferring belt, second eccentric cams for rotating as a unit with the first eccentric cams, cam followers for abutting a circumferential surface of the second eccentric cam, and transmitting members for holding image transferring rollers, moving in response to the cam followers are disposed within a loop-shaped moving path formed by an intermediate image transferring belt, which is stretched across a driving roller and a driven roller. The vertical position of the image transferring rollers, which are held by the transmitting members, changes in accordance with the abutting state of the first eccentric cams with respect to an inner circumferential surface of the intermediate image transferring belt.
摘要:
First eccentric cams (211, 221) for abutting an inner circumferential surface of an intermediate image transferring belt (11), second eccentric cams (212, 222) for rotating as a unit with the first eccentric cams (211, 221), cam followers (214, 224) for abutting a circumferential surface of the second eccentric cam (212, 222), and transmitting members (215A through 215D) for holding image transferring rollers (13A through 13D), moving in response to the cam followers (214, 224) are disposed within a loop-shaped moving path formed by an intermediate image transferring belt (11), which is stretched across a driving roller (11A) and a driven roller (11B). The vertical position of the image transferring rollers (13A through 13D), which are held by the transmitting members (215A through 215D), changes in accordance with the abutting state of the first eccentric cams (211, 221) with respect to an inner circumferential surface of the intermediate image transferring belt (11).
摘要:
A developing device is provided with a developer vessel for storing therein a developer material composed of toner particles and carrier granules and a developer material supply section for gradually supplying a carrier developer including the carrier granules from above the developer vessel, wherein a discharge opening for discharging therethrough the developer material is formed on a side face of the developer vessel. When a tilt detection unit provided with the developing device detects the tilt of the developing device, an alarm lamp is set ON for sending a warning. In the meantime, the discharge opening is closed for preventing an excessive overflow of the developer material from the developer vessel.
摘要:
The present invention provides in a preferred embodiment a developer container having a supply and discharge shaft which is driven and rotated in a direction by a supply and discharge shaft motor, a supply screw mounted on one of the ends of the supply and discharge shaft for bringing unused developer in a developer supply container into a developer container, and a discharge screw mounted on the other end of the supply and discharge shaft for discharging the developer in the developer container through a developer discharge opening. With this structure, the ratio of replacing old developer with new developer in the developer container is controlled in the desired manner, and the charging property of the developer is maintained substantially uniform. Additionally, since the replacement efficiency of the developer is improved, the consumption of the developer is reduced. Moreover, even when a copying machine is tilted, a large amount of developer is unlikely to be discharged.
摘要:
A developer device is provided with a developer vessel for storing therein a developer material composed of toner particles and carrier granules. In the developer device, a target ratio of toner particles for a detected quantity of the developer material is computed. In the device, a toner concentration detector sensor is also provided for detecting the ratio of toner particles in the developer vessel. In order to set the detected toner ratio of toner particles equal to the target ratio, quantity of toner particles to be additionally supplied to the developer vessel is controlled. As a result, the ratio of toner particles to the developer material stored in the developer vessel can be maintained in a predetermined ratio, thereby ensuring a desirable image quality.
摘要:
Deteriorating developer including toner and carrier in a developer container is replaced by supplying carrier developer including carrier from a developer supply unit and discharging an amount of the deteriorated developer corresponding to the amount of the supplied carrier developer through a discharge opening formed in the developer container by opening a cover. The cover is driven by a solenoid for discharging. With this structure, even when the amount of developer in the developer container is changed and the surface level of the developer is changed, a predetermined amount of deteriorated developer is accurately discharged according to the driving of the cover. It is thus possible to control in a desired manner the replacement ratio of deteriorated developer in the developer container to new developer to be supplied. With this configuration, it is possible to maintain the charge of developer substantially uniform and good image quality of copies.
摘要:
A duty correction circuit is formed using at least one delay circuit, which is constituted of a first inverter including three transistors of different conduction types and a second inverter including three other transistors of different conduction types and which delays and adjusts an input clock signal at the leading-edge/trailing-edge timing so as to convert it into an output clock signal based on a first or second bias voltage produced by a bias circuit detecting the duty ratio of the output clock signal. The duty correction circuit decreases the high-level period of the output clock signal having a high duty ratio based on the first bias voltage. Alternatively, the duty correction circuit increases the high-level period of the output clock signal having a low duty ratio based on the second bias voltage.
摘要:
Disclosed is a timing control circuit that receives a first clock having a period T1, a group of second clocks of L different phases spaced apart from each other at substantially equal intervals and selection signals m, n supplied thereto and generates a fine timing signal delayed from the rising edge of the first clock signal by a delay td of approximately td=m·T1+n·(T2/L). The timing control circuit includes a coarse delay circuit and a fine delay circuit. The coarse delay circuit includes a counter for counting a rising edge of the first clock signal after an activate signal is activated and generates a coarse timing signal whose amount of delay from the first clock signal is approximately m·T1. The fine delay circuit comprises L-number of multiphase clock control delay circuits disposed in parallel, delays by n·T2/L the timing of sampling of the coarse timing signal by respective clocks of the group of L-phase second clocks, and takes the OR among the resulting delayed pulses to thereby produce the fine timing signal.