Image forming apparatus and cleaning of image forming apparatus
    2.
    发明授权
    Image forming apparatus and cleaning of image forming apparatus 有权
    图像形成装置和图像形成装置的清洁

    公开(公告)号:US09310743B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-04-12

    申请号:US14325894

    申请日:2014-07-08

    IPC分类号: G03G15/08 G03G15/00 G03G15/01

    CPC分类号: G03G15/556 G03G15/0121

    摘要: An image forming apparatus includes a plurality of image bearing members, replaceable development units, replaceable toner replenishing members, toner supply units, and a control unit. The development units are each provided for a corresponding one of the plurality of image bearing members. The toner replenishing members are each provided for a corresponding one of the development units. The toner supply units are arranged between the respective toner replenishing members and the development units. The control unit causes the image forming apparatus to execute a toner supply unit cleaning mode to convey a last-used toner inside the toner supply unit into the development unit which is last used and to be replaced to empty the toner supply unit, when replacement of the development unit and the corresponding toner replenishing member is designated to use a toner of a type different from the last-used toner.

    摘要翻译: 图像形成装置包括多个图像承载部件,可替换的显影单元,可替换的调色剂补充部件,调色剂供应单元和控制单元。 显影单元各自设置用于多个图像承载部件中的对应的一个。 调色剂补充构件各自设置用于对应的一个显影单元。 调色剂供应单元布置在相应的调色剂补充构件和显影单元之间。 控制单元使图像形成设备执行调色剂供应单元清洁模式,以将最后使用的调色剂供应单元中的最后使用的调色剂输送到最后使用并被更换的显影单元,以便在更换 显影单元和相应的调色剂补充构件被指定为使用与最后使用的调色剂不同的类型的调色剂。

    IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
    5.
    发明申请
    IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS 审中-公开
    图像形成装置

    公开(公告)号:US20160313668A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-10-27

    申请号:US15202024

    申请日:2016-07-05

    IPC分类号: G03G15/08

    摘要: In an image forming apparatus, provided with for each toner category a supply toner conveyance path including, at least as components, a developing means, a toner container corresponding to the developing means, and a connection means corresponding to the developing means and the toner container, each of the components of the supply toner conveyance path being individually replaceable, and includes a toner category detection means configured to detect toner category used in each component; a reporting means configured to report whether toner categories respectively used in all components of the same supply toner conveyance path are the same; and a control means configured to control the reporting means, based on detection information by the toner category detection means, when the component of the supply toner conveyance path is replaced.

    摘要翻译: 在图像形成设备中,为每个调色剂类别提供一种供应调色剂传送路径,至少包括与显影装置对应的显影装置,显影装置,调色剂容器以及对应于显影装置和调色剂容器的连接装置 供给调色剂输送路径的每个部件可单独更换,并且包括配置为检测各部件中使用的调色剂类别的调色剂类别检测装置; 报告装置,被配置为报告分别在同一供应调色剂输送路径的所有部件中使用的调色剂类别是否相同; 以及控制装置,被配置为当更换供应调色剂传送路径的部件时,基于调色剂类别检测装置的检测信息来控制报告装置。

    Image forming apparatus
    7.
    发明授权
    Image forming apparatus 有权
    图像形成装置

    公开(公告)号:US09588460B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-03-07

    申请号:US14936042

    申请日:2015-11-09

    IPC分类号: G03G15/00 G03G15/08

    CPC分类号: G03G15/0863 G03G15/0879

    摘要: An image forming apparatus includes a latent image bearer, a developing device, a toner container, a toner feed connector, a processor, and a notifier. The developing device develops, with toner, a latent image on the latent image bearer. The toner container contains the toner. The toner container is detachably attachable to the image forming apparatus. The toner feed connector guides the toner of the toner container to the developing device. The information detector detects identification information including toner type information and maintenance contract information stored in the toner container. The processor determines whether the toner type information of the toner container coincides before and after replacement and whether the maintenance contract information of the toner container is matched with maintenance contract information of the image forming apparatus. The notifier indicates a determination made by the processor.

    摘要翻译: 图像形成装置包括潜像载体,显影装置,调色剂容器,调色剂供给连接器,处理器和通知器。 显影装置利用调色剂显影在潜像载体上的潜像。 调色剂容器包含调色剂。 调色剂容器可拆卸地附接到图像形成装置。 调色剂供给连接器将调色剂容器的调色剂引导到显影装置。 信息检测器检测包括存储在调色剂容器中的调色剂类型信息和维护合同信息的识别信息。 处理器确定调色剂容器的调色剂类型信息在更换之前和之后是否一致,以及调色剂容器的维护合同信息是否与图像形成装置的维护合同信息相匹配。 通知器指示由处理器做出的确定。

    IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
    8.
    发明申请
    IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS 有权
    图像形成装置

    公开(公告)号:US20160139537A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-05-19

    申请号:US14936042

    申请日:2015-11-09

    IPC分类号: G03G15/08

    CPC分类号: G03G15/0863 G03G15/0879

    摘要: An image forming apparatus includes a latent image bearer, a developing device, a toner container, a toner feed connector, a processor, and a notifier. The developing device develops, with toner, a latent image on the latent image bearer. The toner container contains the toner. The toner container is detachably attachable to the image forming apparatus. The toner feed connector guides the toner of the toner container to the developing device. The information detector detects identification information including toner type information and maintenance contract information stored in the toner container. The processor determines whether the toner type information of the toner container coincides before and after replacement and whether the maintenance contract information of the toner container is matched with maintenance contract information of the image forming apparatus. The notifier indicates a determination made by the processor.

    摘要翻译: 图像形成装置包括潜像载体,显影装置,调色剂容器,调色剂供给连接器,处理器和通知器。 显影装置利用调色剂显影在潜像载体上的潜像。 调色剂容器包含调色剂。 调色剂容器可拆卸地附接到图像形成装置。 调色剂供给连接器将调色剂容器的调色剂引导到显影装置。 信息检测器检测包括存储在调色剂容器中的调色剂类型信息和维护合同信息的识别信息。 处理器确定调色剂容器的调色剂类型信息在更换之前和之后是否一致,以及调色剂容器的维护合同信息是否与图像形成装置的维护合同信息相匹配。 通知器指示由处理器做出的确定。

    Image forming apparatus and image forming method
    10.
    发明授权
    Image forming apparatus and image forming method 有权
    图像形成装置及图像形成方法

    公开(公告)号:US09316987B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-04-19

    申请号:US14742585

    申请日:2015-06-17

    IPC分类号: G03G15/00 G03G15/01

    摘要: An image forming apparatus includes a photoconductor to form an electrostatic latent image, a special color developing device to develop the latent image with a special color toner other than standard color toners to form a special color toner image, an adhesion amount adjuster to adjust a special color toner adhesion amount by changing an application bias between the photoconductor and a developing sleeve of the special color developing device, a setting unit to set brightness of the special color toner, and a developing-performance adjuster to adjust a developing performance of the special color developing device according to a setting value of the brightness set by the setting unit. The developing-performance adjuster adjusts the developing performance of the special color developing device to a developing performance different from a developing performance set to each of standard color developing devices in adjustment of densities of the standard color toners.

    摘要翻译: 图像形成装置包括形成静电潜像的光电导体,专用彩色显影装置,用除了标准彩色调色剂之外的特殊彩色调色剂显影潜像以形成特殊彩色调色剂图像,粘附量调节器,以调节特殊的 通过改变感光体与特殊彩色显影装置的显影套筒之间的施加偏压,设置特殊颜色调色剂的亮度的设定单元和调整特殊颜色的显影性能的显影性能调节器,来调色附着量 显影装置根据由设定单元设定的亮度的设定值。 显影性能调节器在调整标准彩色调色剂的浓度时,将特殊彩色显影装置的显影性能调整到与标准彩色显影装置中的各种显影性能不同的显影性能。