公开(公告)号：US08725009B2

公开(公告)日：2014-05-13

申请号：US13334918

申请日：2011-12-22

申请人： Daisuke Tomita ,  Shinichi Kawahara ,  Takeshi Shintani ,  Nobuo Kuwabara ,  Akio Kosuge

发明人： Daisuke Tomita ,  Shinichi Kawahara ,  Takeshi Shintani ,  Nobuo Kuwabara ,  Akio Kosuge

IPC分类号： G03G15/00 ,  G03G21/00 ,  G03G21/12

CPC分类号： G03G15/00 ,  G03G21/00 ,  G03G21/105 ,  G03G21/12 ,  G03G2215/0129

摘要： An image forming apparatus includes an image carrier, a cleaning device that collects a waste toner attached to the surface of the image carrier using a cleaning member, a waste container that is removable from an image forming apparatus body, a temporary storage unit that is provided in the image forming apparatus body to temporarily store a waste including the waste toner collected in the cleaning device before the waste is transported to the waste container, and a waste transport unit that transports the waste to the temporary storage unit, wherein a discharge speed of the waste from the temporary storage unit by the waste discharge unit is lower than a transport speed of the waste to the temporary storage unit by the waste transport unit.

摘要翻译： 图像形成装置包括图像载体，使用清洁部件收集附着到图像载体的表面的废调色剂的清洁装置，可从图像形成装置主体移除的废物容器，设置有临时存储单元 在图像形成装置主体中，在将废物运送到废物容器之前，将收集在清洁装置中的废弃调色剂的废物临时存放在废物运送装置本体中，以及将废物运送到临时存储装置的废物运送装置， 来自废物排出单元的来自临时存储单元的废物比废物运送单元低于废物到临时存储单元的运送速度。

公开(公告)号：US08280293B2

公开(公告)日：2012-10-02

申请号：US12805171

申请日：2010-07-15

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

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

IPC分类号： G03G21/00

CPC分类号： G03G21/0094 ,  G03G21/0005 ,  G03G21/0076 ,  G03G2215/0129 ,  G03G2221/00 ,  G03G2221/001

摘要： In an image forming apparatus including a plurality of image forming devices, a first image forming device in which a leveling blade that functions as a lubricant leveling blade is easily worn away over time uses an obtuse-angle blade as a first leveling blade, and a second image forming device being other image forming device among the plurality of image forming devices uses a right-angle blade as a second leveling blade.

摘要翻译： 在包括多个图像形成装置的图像形成装置中，其中用作润滑剂调平刀片的调平刀片随时间容易磨损的第一图像形成装置使用钝角刀片作为第一矫平刀片，并且 作为多个图像形成装置中的其它图像形成装置的第二图像形成装置使用直角刮板作为第二流平叶片。

公开(公告)号：US20100129126A1

公开(公告)日：2010-05-27

申请号：US12614791

申请日：2009-11-09

申请人： Akio KOSUGE ,  Shinichi Kawahara ,  Nobuo Kuwabara ,  Satoshi Hatori ,  Yoshinori Ozawa ,  Daisuke Tomita ,  Takeshi Shintani

发明人： Akio KOSUGE ,  Shinichi Kawahara ,  Nobuo Kuwabara ,  Satoshi Hatori ,  Yoshinori Ozawa ,  Daisuke Tomita ,  Takeshi Shintani

IPC分类号： G03G21/00

CPC分类号： G03G21/0023 ,  G03G21/0017

摘要： An image forming apparatus includes an image carrier, a charging device to charge a surface of the image carrier, disposed across a predetermined gap from the image carrier, a latent image forming device, a developing device to develop a latent image formed on the image carrier into a toner image, a transfer unit to transfer the toner image from the image carrier onto a recording medium, a cleaning member to clean the image carrier after the toner image is transferred therefrom, a lubricant application member to lubricate the image carrier, a polarity adjustor to adjust polarities of the toner and lubricant adhering to the image carrier to be identical to a polarity of a charging bias. The polarity adjustor is disposed facing the image carrier, upstream from the charging device and downstream from the transfer unit in a direction in which the image carrier rotates.

摘要翻译： 图像形成装置包括图像载体，用于对图像载体的表面充电的充电装置，与图像载体横跨预定间隙设置，潜像形成装置，显影装置，用于显影形成在图像载体上的潜像 将调色剂图像从图像载体转印到记录介质上的转印单元，清洁调色剂图像转印后的图像载体的清洁部件，用于润滑图像载体的润滑剂施加部件，极性 调节器，以调节粘附到图像载体上的调色剂和润滑剂的极性与充电偏压的极性相同。 极性调节器在图像载体旋转的方向上面对着图像载体，从充电装置的上游和传送单元的下游设置。

公开(公告)号：US20120328332A1

公开(公告)日：2012-12-27

申请号：US13489063

申请日：2012-06-05

申请人： Akio KOSUGE ,  Shinichi Kawahara ,  Nobuo Kuwabara ,  Takeshi Shintani ,  Norio Kudo ,  Daisuke Tomita

发明人： Akio KOSUGE ,  Shinichi Kawahara ,  Nobuo Kuwabara ,  Takeshi Shintani ,  Norio Kudo ,  Daisuke Tomita

IPC分类号： G03G21/00

CPC分类号： G03G21/08

摘要： An image forming apparatus including an image bearing member, a charger, an irradiator, a developing device, a transfer device, a neutralizer, and a varying device is provided. The neutralizer is adapted to neutralize the image bearing member by emitting neutralization light thereto, after a toner image formed on the image bearing member is transferred therefrom. The varying device is adapted to vary an amount of the neutralization light to be emitted to the image bearing member by pulse-width modulation of a voltage to be supplied to the neutralizer. The image forming apparatus satisfies the following formula: f/V>5 wherein f (Hz) represents a frequency of the pulse-width modulation and V (mm/s) represents a linear speed of the image bearing member.

摘要翻译： 提供了包括图像承载部件，充电器，照射器，显影装置，转印装置，中和器和变化装置的图像形成装置。 在从图像承载部件上形成的调色剂图像转印到其上之后，中和器适于通过发射中和光来中和图像承载部件。 改变装置适于通过对要提供给中和器的电压的脉冲宽度调制来改变要发射到图像承载部件的中和光的量。 图像形成装置满足以下公式：f / V> 5其中f（Hz）表示脉宽调制的频率，V（mm / s）表示图像承载部件的线速度。

公开(公告)号：US20120321330A1

公开(公告)日：2012-12-20

申请号：US13524740

申请日：2012-06-15

申请人： Norio KUDO ,  Shinichi Kawahara ,  Nobuo Kuwabara ,  Takeshi Shintani ,  Akio Kosuge ,  Daisuke Tomita ,  Makoto Yasuda

发明人： Norio KUDO ,  Shinichi Kawahara ,  Nobuo Kuwabara ,  Takeshi Shintani ,  Akio Kosuge ,  Daisuke Tomita ,  Makoto Yasuda

IPC分类号： G03G15/00 ,  G03G21/00

CPC分类号： G03G15/553 ,  G03G21/0094

摘要： A lubricant supplying device includes a lubricant supplying roller configured to rotate in a certain direction and makes a sliding contact with an image carrier on which a toner image is carried; a solid lubricant arranged to slide in contact with the lubricant supplying roller; a changing unit configured to change a revolution of the lubricant supplying roller to adjust an amount of the solid lubricant supplied onto the image carrier; and a calculation unit configured to obtain a product life or total consumption of the solid lubricant from a total running distance or total operating time of the image carrier or the lubricant supplying roller, the product life or the total consumption of the solid lubricant being corrected based on the amount of the solid lubricant supplied onto the image carrier.

摘要翻译： 润滑剂供给装置包括：润滑剂供给辊，其构造成在一定方向上旋转，并与承载有调色剂图像的图像载体滑动接触; 布置成与所述润滑剂供应辊接触滑动的固体润滑剂; 改变单元，其被配置为改变所述润滑剂供应辊的旋转以调节供应到所述图像载体上的固体润滑剂的量; 以及计算单元，其被配置为从所述图像载体或所述润滑剂供应辊的总运行距离或总运行时间获得固体润滑剂的产品寿命或总消耗量，所述固体润滑剂的产品寿命或总消耗量被校正为基础 关于供应到图像载体上的固体润滑剂的量。

公开(公告)号：US20110026992A1

公开(公告)日：2011-02-03

申请号：US12805171

申请日：2010-07-15

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

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

IPC分类号： G03G21/00

CPC分类号： G03G21/0094 ,  G03G21/0005 ,  G03G21/0076 ,  G03G2215/0129 ,  G03G2221/00 ,  G03G2221/001

摘要： In an image forming apparatus including a plurality of image forming devices, a first image forming device in which a leveling blade that functions as a lubricant leveling blade is easily worn away over time uses an obtuse-angle blade as a first leveling blade, and a second image forming device being other image forming device among the plurality of image forming devices uses a right-angle blade as a second leveling blade.

摘要翻译： 在包括多个图像形成装置的图像形成装置中，其中用作润滑剂调平刀片的调平刀片随时间容易磨损的第一图像形成装置使用钝角刀片作为第一矫平刀片，并且 作为多个图像形成装置中的其它图像形成装置的第二图像形成装置使用直角刮板作为第二流平叶片。

公开(公告)号：US20100189461A1

公开(公告)日：2010-07-29

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 ,  G03G21/16

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：US08913923B2

公开(公告)日：2014-12-16

申请号：US13489063

申请日：2012-06-05

申请人： Akio Kosuge ,  Shinichi Kawahara ,  Nobuo Kuwabara ,  Takeshi Shintani ,  Norio Kudo ,  Daisuke Tomita

发明人： Akio Kosuge ,  Shinichi Kawahara ,  Nobuo Kuwabara ,  Takeshi Shintani ,  Norio Kudo ,  Daisuke Tomita

IPC分类号： G03G21/08

CPC分类号： G03G21/08

摘要： An image forming apparatus including an image bearing member, a charger, an irradiator, a developing device, a transfer device, a neutralizer, and a varying device is provided. The neutralizer is adapted to neutralize the image bearing member by emitting neutralization light thereto, after a toner image formed on the image bearing member is transferred therefrom. The varying device is adapted to vary an amount of the neutralization light to be emitted to the image bearing member by pulse-width modulation of a voltage to be supplied to the neutralizer. The image forming apparatus satisfies the following formula: f/V>5 wherein f (Hz) represents a frequency of the pulse-width modulation and V (mm/s) represents a linear speed of the image bearing member.

摘要翻译： 提供了包括图像承载部件，充电器，照射器，显影装置，转印装置，中和器和变化装置的图像形成装置。 在从图像承载部件上形成的调色剂图像转印到其上之后，中和器适于通过发射中和光来中和图像承载部件。 改变装置适于通过对要提供给中和器的电压的脉冲宽度调制来改变要发射到图像承载部件的中和光的量。 图像形成装置满足以下公式：f / V> 5其中f（Hz）表示脉宽调制的频率，V（mm / s）表示图像承载部件的线速度。

公开(公告)号：US08761654B2

公开(公告)日：2014-06-24

申请号：US13276619

申请日：2011-10-19

申请人： Shinichi Kawahara ,  Nobuo Kuwabara ,  Takeshi Shintani ,  Akio Kosuge ,  Daisuke Tomita

发明人： Shinichi Kawahara ,  Nobuo Kuwabara ,  Takeshi Shintani ,  Akio Kosuge ,  Daisuke Tomita

IPC分类号： G03G21/00

CPC分类号： G03G21/0029 ,  G03G21/0094

摘要： A cleaning device to remove untransferred toner from a surface of an image carrier rotatable in a predetermined direction. The cleaning device includes a lubricant supply roller contacting the surface of the image carrier to supply a lubricant carried thereon to the surface of the image carrier, a first blade provided upstream from the lubricant supply roller in the direction of rotation of the image carrier, and a second blade provided downstream from the lubricant supply roller. The first blade contacts the surface of the image carrier to level the untransferred toner attaching to the surface of the image carrier to a thin layer. The second blade contacts the surface of the image carrier to level the lubricant supplied to the surface of the image carrier by the lubricant supply roller to a thin layer and to remove the untransferred toner from the surface of the image carrier.

摘要翻译： 一种用于从可沿预定方向旋转的图像载体的表面去除未转印调色剂的清洁装置。 清洁装置包括与图像载体的表面接触的润滑剂供应辊，以将载体上的润滑剂供给到图像载体的表面;第一叶片，其沿着图像载体的旋转方向设置在润滑剂供应辊的上游;以及 设置在润滑剂供应辊的下游的第二刀片。 第一刀片接触图像载体的表面以将附着到图像载体的表面的未转印的调色剂平整到薄层。 第二刀片接触图像载体的表面，以将通过润滑剂供应辊提供给图像载体表面的润滑剂平整到薄层，并从图像载体的表面去除未转印的调色剂。

公开(公告)号：US08712261B2

公开(公告)日：2014-04-29

申请号：US13524740

申请日：2012-06-15

申请人： Norio Kudo ,  Shinichi Kawahara ,  Nobuo Kuwabara ,  Takeshi Shintani ,  Akio Kosuge ,  Daisuke Tomita ,  Makoto Yasuda

发明人： Norio Kudo ,  Shinichi Kawahara ,  Nobuo Kuwabara ,  Takeshi Shintani ,  Akio Kosuge ,  Daisuke Tomita ,  Makoto Yasuda

IPC分类号： G03G15/00

CPC分类号： G03G15/553 ,  G03G21/0094

摘要： A lubricant supplying device includes a lubricant supplying roller configured to rotate in a certain direction and makes a sliding contact with an image carrier on which a toner image is carried; a solid lubricant arranged to slide in contact with the lubricant supplying roller; a changing unit configured to change a revolution of the lubricant supplying roller to adjust an amount of the solid lubricant supplied onto the image carrier; and a calculation unit configured to obtain a product life or total consumption of the solid lubricant from a total running distance or total operating time of the image carrier or the lubricant supplying roller, the product life or the total consumption of the solid lubricant being corrected based on the amount of the solid lubricant supplied onto the image carrier.

摘要翻译： 润滑剂供给装置包括：润滑剂供给辊，其构造成在一定方向上旋转，并与承载有调色剂图像的图像载体滑动接触; 布置成与所述润滑剂供应辊接触滑动的固体润滑剂; 改变单元，其被配置为改变所述润滑剂供应辊的旋转以调节供应到所述图像载体上的固体润滑剂的量; 以及计算单元，其被配置为从所述图像载体或所述润滑剂供应辊的总运行距离或总运行时间获得固体润滑剂的产品寿命或总消耗量，所述固体润滑剂的产品寿命或总消耗量被校正为基础 关于供应到图像载体上的固体润滑剂的量。