公开(公告)号：US20060029432A1

公开(公告)日：2006-02-09

申请号：US11193398

申请日：2005-08-01

申请人： Kota Arimoto ,  Shigeru Tanaka ,  Shinya Suzuki

发明人： Kota Arimoto ,  Shigeru Tanaka ,  Shinya Suzuki

IPC分类号： G03G15/08

CPC分类号： G03G15/09

摘要： A developing apparatus having a developer carrying member for carrying a developer including toner and carrier to a portion opposed to an image bearing member, a first chamber having the developer carrying member disposed in its opening, a conveying member disposed in the first chamber for conveying the developer in the longitudinal direction of the developer carrying member, a second chamber to which the developer is supplied from the first chamber through a first communicating portion leading to the first chamber and which supplies the developer to a developing chamber through a second communicating portion leading to the first chamber, and an agitating and conveying member disposed in the second chamber and rotatable to agitate and convey the developer, the second chamber and the agitating and conveying member being disposed while inclined so that their second communicating portion side is higher than their first communicating portion side, the first communicating portion side of the first chamber being higher than the first communicating portion side of the second chamber, and a developer is supplied from a supply opening provided in the upper portion of an area of the second chamber to which the developer is supplied from the first communicating portion.

摘要翻译： 一种显影装置，具有用于将包括调色剂和载体的显影剂携带到与图像承载部件相对的部分的显影剂承载部件，具有设置在其开口中的显影剂承载部件的第一室，设置在第一室中的输送部件， 显影剂沿显影剂承载构件的纵向方向;第二室，显影剂从第一室通过第一连通部分提供到第一室，通过第一室，并通过第二连通部分将显影剂供应到显影室， 所述第一室和设置在所述第二室中的搅拌和输送构件，其可旋转以搅拌和输送所述显影剂，所述第二室和所述搅拌和输送构件倾斜设置，使得其第二连通部侧高于其第一连通 第一连通部分侧 e第一室高于第二室的第一连通部分侧，并且显影剂从设置在从第一连通部分供应显影剂的第二室的区域的上部的供应开口供应。

公开(公告)号：US07426360B2

公开(公告)日：2008-09-16

申请号：US11193398

申请日：2005-08-01

申请人： Kota Arimoto ,  Shigeru Tanaka ,  Shinya Suzuki

发明人： Kota Arimoto ,  Shigeru Tanaka ,  Shinya Suzuki

IPC分类号： G03G15/08

CPC分类号： G03G15/09

摘要： A developing apparatus includes a developer carrying member for carrying thereon and conveying a developer to a portion opposed to an image bearing member; a first chamber having the developer carrying member disposed in an opening thereof; a conveying member disposed in the first chamber for conveying the developer; a second chamber to which the developer is supplied from the first chamber through a first communicating portion and which supplies the developer to the first chamber through a second communicating portion to the first chamber; an agitating and conveying member disposed in the second chamber and rotatable to thereby agitate and convey the developer, wherein the second chamber and the agitating and conveying member are disposed while being inclined with respect to a horizontal direction; and developer supplying means for supplying a developer to be supplied, from just above an area of the second chamber.

摘要翻译： 显影装置包括用于承载其上并将显影剂输送到与图像承载部件相对的部分的显影剂承载部件; 第一室，其具有设置在其开口中的显影剂承载构件; 设置在第一室中的输送构件，用于输送显影剂; 第二室，显影剂从第一室通过第一连通部分供给到第二室中，并且通过第二连通部将显影剂供应到第一室至第一室; 搅拌和输送构件，其设置在所述第二室中并且可旋转，从而搅拌和输送所述显影剂，其中所述第二室和所述搅拌和输送构件相对于水平方向倾斜设置; 以及显影剂供应装置，用于从恰好在第二室的区域上方供应要供应的显影剂。

公开(公告)号：US07263315B2

公开(公告)日：2007-08-28

申请号：US11183978

申请日：2005-07-19

申请人： Shigeru Tanaka ,  Kota Arimoto ,  Shinya Suzuki

发明人： Shigeru Tanaka ,  Kota Arimoto ,  Shinya Suzuki

IPC分类号： G03G15/08

CPC分类号： G03G15/09

摘要： Provided is a developing apparatus, including: a developer carrying member for carrying a developer containing toner and a carrier; a first chamber having an opening in which the developer carrying member is disposed; a carrying member for carrying the developer in a longitudinal direction of the developer carrying member, the carrying member being disposed in the first chamber; a second chamber to which the developer is supplied from the first chamber through a first connection portion communicating with the first chamber and which supplies the developer to the first chamber through a second connection portion communicating with the first chamber; a spiral carrying member for agitating and carrying the developer by rotation, the spiral carrying member being obliquely disposed in the second chamber at an angle of 2° or more and 10° or less; and a developer replenishing apparatus for replenishing a developer for replenishment to a developer replenishment position in the second chamber, in which when a height with respect to a rotation axis of the spiral carrying member of an intersection of a circumference of the spiral carrying member and a developer surface in a first vertical plane on a downstream side of a developer carrying direction with respect to the developer replenishment position is denoted by Ha (mm) and a height with respect to the rotation axis of an intersection of the circumference of the spiral carrying member and the developer surface in a second vertical plane on a 50-mm downstream side of the first vertical plane in a direction of a horizontal direction component of the developer carrying direction is denoted by Hb (mm), Ha (mm) and Hb (mm) in a state where an attitude of the spiral carrying member in the first vertical plane and an attitude of the spiral carrying member in the second vertical plane are the same satisfy the relationship of Ha (mm)+2 (mm)≦Hb (mm).

公开(公告)号：US20060029431A1

公开(公告)日：2006-02-09

申请号：US11183978

申请日：2005-07-19

申请人： Shigeru Tanaka ,  Kota Arimoto ,  Shinya Suzuki

发明人： Shigeru Tanaka ,  Kota Arimoto ,  Shinya Suzuki

IPC分类号： G03G15/08 ,  G03G15/09

CPC分类号： G03G15/09

摘要： Provided is a developing apparatus, including: a developer carrying member for carrying a developer containing toner and a carrier; a first chamber having an opening in which the developer carrying member is disposed; a carrying member for carrying the developer in a longitudinal direction of the developer carrying member, the carrying member being disposed in the first chamber; a second chamber to which the developer is supplied from the first chamber through a first connection portion communicating with the first chamber and which supplies the developer to the first chamber through a second connection portion communicating with the first chamber; a spiral carrying member for agitating and carrying the developer through rotation, the spiral carrying member being obliquely disposed in the second chamber at an angle of 2° or more and 10° or less; and a developer replenishing apparatus for replenishing a developer for replenishment to a developer replenishment position in the second chamber, in which when a height with respect to a rotation axis of the spiral carrying member of an intersection of a circumference of the spiral carrying member and a developer surface in a first vertical plane on a downstream side of a developer carrying direction with respect to the developer replenishment position is denoted by Ha (mm) and a height with respect to the rotation axis of an intersection of the circumference of the spiral carrying member and the developer surface in a second vertical plane on a 50-mm downstream side of the first vertical plane in a direction of a horizontal direction component of the developer carrying direction is denoted by Hb (mm), Ha (mm) and Hb (mm) in a state where an attitude of the spiral carrying member in the first vertical plane and an attitude of the spiral carrying member in the second vertical plane are the same satisfy the relationship of Ha (mm)+2 (mm)≦Hb (mm).

摘要翻译： 提供了一种显影装置，包括：用于承载含有调色剂和载体的显影剂的显影剂承载构件; 具有开口的第一室，其中设置有显影剂承载构件; 用于在显影剂承载构件的纵向方向上承载显影剂的承载构件，所述承载构件设置在所述第一室中; 第二室，通过与第一室连通的第一连接部分，从第一室供给显影剂，并通过与第一室连通的第二连接部分将显影剂供应到第一室; 用于通过旋转搅拌和携带显影剂的螺旋承载构件，螺旋形承载构件以2°以上且10°以下的角度倾斜地设置在第二室中; 以及显影剂补充装置，用于补充用于补充的显影剂用于第二室中的显影剂补充位置，其中当相对于螺旋形承载构件的螺旋形承载构件的旋转轴线的高度与螺旋形承载构件的周长和 在相对于显影剂补充位置的显影剂输送方向的下游侧的第一垂直平面中的显影剂表面由Ha（mm）表示，并且相对于螺旋形承载构件的圆周的交点的旋转轴线的高度 并且在显影剂传送方向的水平方向分量的方向上在第一垂直平面的50mm下游侧的第二垂直平面中的显影剂表面由Hb（mm），Ha（mm）和Hb（mm）表示 ），螺旋形承载构件在第一垂直平面中的姿态和螺旋形承载构件在第二垂直平面中的姿态是 这相当于Ha（mm）+2（mm）<= Hb（mm）的关系。

公开(公告)号：US20100180785A1

公开(公告)日：2010-07-22

申请号：US12693677

申请日：2010-01-26

申请人： Kota Arimoto ,  Taisuke Matsuura ,  Ryo Hanashi ,  Jun Tomine

发明人： Kota Arimoto ,  Taisuke Matsuura ,  Ryo Hanashi ,  Jun Tomine

IPC分类号： B41L23/00

CPC分类号： G03G15/2017 ,  G03G21/206 ,  G03G2215/20

摘要： An image heating apparatus including: a heating rotary member, which heats an image on a recording material in a nip portion; an air blowing unit, which blows air toward an air blowing port to cool a predetermined area of the heating rotary member; and a shutter, which opens and closes the air blowing port, wherein a cooling operation can be performed continuously with the shutter opened after image heating processing is completed, whereby a downtime required for making the temperature distribution over the entire heating area uniform after the continuous sheet supply of small-size recording materials is reduced remarkably.

摘要翻译： 一种图像加热装置，包括：加热旋转构件，其加热夹持部中的记录材料上的图像; 吹气单元，其向空气吹出口吹送空气以冷却加热旋转构件的预定区域; 以及打开和关闭空气吹出口的快门，其中可以在图像加热处理完成之后使快门打开连续进行冷却操作，由此在连续的整个加热区域之后使整个加热区域上的温度分布均匀所需的停机时间 小尺寸记录材料的片材供应显着减少。

公开(公告)号：US07561818B2

公开(公告)日：2009-07-14

申请号：US11470022

申请日：2006-09-05

申请人： Kota Arimoto ,  Taisuke Matsuura ,  Ryo Hanashi ,  Jun Tomine

发明人： Kota Arimoto ,  Taisuke Matsuura ,  Ryo Hanashi ,  Jun Tomine

IPC分类号： G03G21/20

CPC分类号： G03G15/2017 ,  G03G21/206 ,  G03G2215/20

摘要： An image heating apparatus including: a heating rotary member, which heats an image on a recording material in a nip portion; an air blowing unit, which blows air toward an air blowing port to cool a predetermined area of the heating rotary member; and a shutter, which opens and closes the air blowing port, wherein a cooling operation can be performed continuously with the shutter opened after image heating processing is completed, whereby a downtime required for making the temperature distribution over the entire heating area uniform after the continuous sheet supply of small-size recording materials is reduced remarkably.

摘要翻译： 一种图像加热装置，包括：加热旋转构件，其加热夹持部中的记录材料上的图像; 吹气单元，其向空气吹出口吹送空气以冷却加热旋转构件的预定区域; 以及打开和关闭空气吹出口的快门，其中可以在图像加热处理完成之后使快门打开连续进行冷却操作，由此在连续的整个加热区域之后使整个加热区域上的温度分布均匀所需的停机时间 小尺寸记录材料的片材供应显着减少。

公开(公告)号：US20070059012A1

公开(公告)日：2007-03-15

申请号：US11530563

申请日：2006-09-11

申请人： Jun Tomine ,  Ryo Hanashi ,  Kota Arimoto ,  Taisuke Matsuura

发明人： Jun Tomine ,  Ryo Hanashi ,  Kota Arimoto ,  Taisuke Matsuura

IPC分类号： G03G15/20 ,  G03G21/20

CPC分类号： G03G15/2017 ,  G03G21/206 ,  G03G2215/20

摘要： An image heating apparatus including: an image heating member, which heats an image on a recording material in a nip portion; an air blower, which blows air toward an air blowing port to cool a predetermined area of the image heating member; and a shutter, which opens and closes the air blowing port, in which the shutter is kept at a closed position when a temperature of the predetermined area of the image heating member is equal to or lower than a predetermined temperature, whereby a temperature rise in a non-sheet passing portion can be efficiently reduced by using the small air blower without lowering the productivity when small-size recording materials are continuously passed nor reducing the lifetime of the air blower.

摘要翻译： 一种图像加热装置，包括：图像加热构件，其加热夹持部中的记录材料上的图像; 鼓风机，其向空气吹出口吹送空气以冷却图像加热构件的预定区域; 以及当所述图像加热构件的预定区域的温度等于或低于预定温度时，使所述挡板保持在关闭位置的打开和关闭所述空气吹出口的挡板，由此， 通过使用小型鼓风机，可以有效地减少非片材通过部分，而不会在连续通过小尺寸记录材料时降低生产率，也不会降低鼓风机的使用寿命。

公开(公告)号：US08254802B2

公开(公告)日：2012-08-28

申请号：US11470410

申请日：2006-09-06

申请人： Ryo Hanashi ,  Kota Arimoto ,  Taisuke Matsuura ,  Jun Tomine

发明人： Ryo Hanashi ,  Kota Arimoto ,  Taisuke Matsuura ,  Jun Tomine

IPC分类号： G03G21/20

CPC分类号： G03G15/2039 ,  G03G2215/2016 ,  G03G2215/2035

摘要： An image heating apparatus including: an image heating member for heating an image formed on a sheet at a nip portion; a temperature detector for detecting temperature of a predetermined region of the image heating member; a cooler for cooling the predetermined region; and an activating device for activating the cooler to perform a cooling operation in accordance with an output of the temperature detector, wherein the apparatus has a first mode of stopping a cooling operation in accordance with an output of the temperature detector; and a second mode of stopping the cooling operation in accordance with an end of image heating processing irrespective of the output of the temperature detecting device. The image heating apparatus is capable of suppressing unnecessary energy consumption, and of eliminating uneven glossiness due to a reduced temperature region at a boundary between a sheet passing portion and a non-sheet passing portion.

摘要翻译： 一种图像加热装置，包括：图像加热部件，用于加热在夹持部分处形成在片材上的图像; 温度检测器，用于检测图像加热部件的预定区域的温度; 用于冷却所述预定区域的冷却器; 以及激活装置，用于根据所述温度检测器的输出激活所述冷却器以执行制冷操作，其中所述装置具有根据所述温度检测器的输出停止制冷操作的第一模式; 以及与图像加热处理结束相关地停止制冷操作的第二模式，而与温度检测装置的输出无关。 图像加热装置能够抑制不必要的能量消耗，并且消除由于片材通过部分和非片材通过部分之间的边界处的温度降低区域引起的不均匀的光泽度。

公开(公告)号：US07949280B2

公开(公告)日：2011-05-24

申请号：US12693677

申请日：2010-01-26

申请人： Kota Arimoto ,  Taisuke Matsuura ,  Ryo Hanashi ,  Jun Tomine

发明人： Kota Arimoto ,  Taisuke Matsuura ,  Ryo Hanashi ,  Jun Tomine

IPC分类号： G03G21/20

CPC分类号： G03G15/2017 ,  G03G21/206 ,  G03G2215/20

摘要： An image heating apparatus includes a heating rotary member, which heats an image on a recording material at a nip portion, an air blowing device for blowing air toward an air blowing port to cool a predetermined area of the heating rotary member, a shutter, which opens and closes the air blowing port, and a determination device. The determination device determines an execution of an operation of the air blowing device with the shutter opened after a first job is completed, in accordance with a size of a recording material in a width direction perpendicular to a recording material transport direction in a second job for supplying a recording material, between an execution termination of the first job for continuously supplying recording materials having a size smaller than a predetermined size in the width direction, while operating the air blowing device, and a start of a recording material supply of the second job, in a case that the second job is executed subsequent to the termination of the first job.

摘要翻译： 图像加热装置包括加热旋转构件，其加热压区上的记录材料上的图像;吹风装置，用于向空气吹出口吹送空气以冷却加热旋转构件的预定区域，快门，其中 打开和关闭送风口，以及确定装置。 确定装置根据在第二作业中与记录材料传送方向垂直的宽度方向上的记录材料的尺寸，确定在第一作业完成之后打开快门的送风装置的操作的执行 在操作所述送风装置的同时，在所述第一作业的执行终止之间提供记录材料，以连续地提供尺寸小于所述宽度方向上的预定尺寸的记录材料，以及开始所述第二作业的记录材料供给 在第一作业终止之后执行第二作业的情况下。

公开(公告)号：US07430389B2

公开(公告)日：2008-09-30

申请号：US11468510

申请日：2006-08-30

申请人： Akihiro Noguchi ,  Tadayoshi Nishihama ,  Kota Arimoto ,  Tadashi Fukuda

发明人： Akihiro Noguchi ,  Tadayoshi Nishihama ,  Kota Arimoto ,  Tadashi Fukuda

IPC分类号： G03G15/01

CPC分类号： G03G15/0126 ,  G03G15/6585 ,  G03G2215/00805 ,  G03G2215/0119

摘要： An image forming apparatus includes a first image bearing member; a first developing means forming a toner image of transparent toner on an electrostatic latent image formed on the first image bearing member; a second image bearing member having an electrostatic capacity per unit area which is smaller than an electrostatic capacity per unit area of the first image bearing member; second developing means for forming a toner image of chromatic toner on an electrostatic latent image formed on the second image bearing member, wherein a maximum toner amount of the toner image formed on the first image bearing member is larger than a maximum toner amount of the toner image formed on the second image bearing member; and transferring means for transferring the transparent toner image and the chromatic toner image onto a transfer material.

摘要翻译： 图像形成装置包括第一图像承载部件; 在形成在第一图像承载部件上的静电潜像上形成透明调色剂的调色剂图像的第一显影装置; 第二图像承载部件，其每单位面积的静电容量小于第一图像承载部件的每单位面积的静电容量; 第二显影装置，用于在形成在第二图像承载部件上的静电潜像上形成彩色调色剂的调色剂图像，其中形成在第一图像承载部件上的调色剂图像的最大调色剂量大于调色剂的最大调色剂量 形成在第二图像承载部件上的图像; 以及用于将透明调色剂图像和彩色调色剂图像转印到转印材料上的转印装置。