Image forming apparatus
    1.
    发明授权
    Image forming apparatus 有权
    图像形成装置

    公开(公告)号:US09026007B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-05-05

    申请号:US13716371

    申请日:2012-12-17

    IPC分类号: G03G15/01 G03G15/00 G03G21/20

    CPC分类号: G03G21/20 G03G15/0126

    摘要: An image forming apparatus comprising: a plurality of housing units that houses toners of mutually different colors, at least one toner inside of the plurality of housing units being to be used for forming a toner image on a recording medium; and a fixing unit configured to fix the toner image on the recording medium to the recording medium, wherein a housing unit among the plurality of housing units that houses a toner with a lowest peak temperature of loss elastic modulus is disposed in a portion with a lower temperature than a temperature of a portion where another housing unit is disposed, or in a position farther from the fixing unit than a portion where another housing unit is disposed.

    摘要翻译: 一种图像形成装置,包括:多个容纳单元,其容纳相互不同颜色的调色剂,所述多个壳体单元中的至少一个调色剂将用于在记录介质上形成调色剂图像; 以及固定单元,其被配置为将记录介质上的调色剂图像固定到记录介质上,其中容纳具有最低损耗弹性模量峰值温度的调色剂的多个壳体单元中的壳体单元设置在具有较低 温度比设置另一壳体单元的部分的温度高,或者比设置另一个壳体单元的部分处于比固定单元更远的位置。

    Image forming method and image forming apparatus for transforming a toner image into a semi-film
    2.
    发明授权
    Image forming method and image forming apparatus for transforming a toner image into a semi-film 有权
    图像形成方法和图像形成装置,用于将调色剂图像转换成半膜

    公开(公告)号:US09052643B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-06-09

    申请号:US13705559

    申请日:2012-12-05

    摘要: The image forming method comprising: forming a toner image on an image carrier; transferring the toner image formed on the image carrier onto a recording medium; and transforming the toner image on the image carrier into a semi-film by applying a pressure. And the image forming apparatus comprising: an image carrier; a toner image forming unit configured to form a toner image on the image carrier; a transfer unit configured to transfer the toner image formed on the image carrier onto a recording medium; and a toner image transforming unit configured to transfer the toner image on the image carrier into a semi-film by applying a pressure to the toner image.

    摘要翻译: 所述图像形成方法包括:在图像载体上形成调色剂图像; 将形成在图像载体上的调色剂图像转印到记录介质上; 并通过施加压力将图像载体上的调色剂图像转化成半膜。 并且所述图像形成装置包括:图像载体; 调色剂图像形成单元,被配置为在所述图像载体上形成调色剂图像; 传送单元,被配置为将形成在图像载体上的调色剂图像转印到记录介质上; 以及调色剂图像变换单元,其被配置为通过向调色剂图像施加压力将图像载体上的调色剂图像转印成半膜。

    Image forming apparatus with fixing unit adapted to fix toner including pressure-induced phase transition toner
    3.
    发明授权
    Image forming apparatus with fixing unit adapted to fix toner including pressure-induced phase transition toner 有权
    具有固定单元的图像形成设备,其适于固定包含压力相变色调剂的调色剂

    公开(公告)号:US09223261B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-12-29

    申请号:US13538281

    申请日:2012-06-29

    IPC分类号: G03G21/00 G03G15/20

    摘要: An image forming apparatus including multiple imaging units and a fixing unit is provided. Each of the imaging units includes an image bearing member, a developing device containing a toner including a pressure-induced phase transition resin or a thermoplastic resin, a transfer device, and an image bearing member cleaner, and is adapted to form a toner image with the toner. The fixing unit includes a pressure fixing device adapted to fix the toner including the pressure-induced phase transition resin on the recording medium by applying a temperature Tb and a pressure Pb thereto in a pressure fixing nip, and a heat fixing device adapted to fix the toner including the thermoplastic resin on the recording medium by applying a temperature Ta and a pressure Pa thereto in a heat fixing nip. The image forming apparatus satisfies the following inequations: Tb Pa.

    摘要翻译: 提供了包括多个成像单元和定影单元的图像形成装置。 每个成像单元包括图像承载部件,包含压力诱导相变树脂或热塑性树脂的调色剂的显影装置,转印装置和图像承载部件清洁剂,并且适于形成具有 墨粉。 定影单元包括压力定影装置,其适于通过在压力定影辊隙中施加温度Tb和压力Pb将包含压力相变树脂的调色剂固定在记录介质上,以及热定影装置, 通过在定热辊隙中施加温度Ta和压力Pa将包含热塑性树脂的调色剂包括在记录介质上。 图像形成装置满足以下不等式:Tb Pa。

    IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS WITH FIXING UNIT
    4.
    发明申请
    IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS WITH FIXING UNIT 有权
    具有固定单元的图像形成装置

    公开(公告)号:US20130011171A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-01-10

    申请号:US13538281

    申请日:2012-06-29

    IPC分类号: G03G15/20

    摘要: An image forming apparatus including multiple imaging units and a fixing unit is provided. Each of the imaging units includes an image bearing member, a developing device containing a toner including a pressure-induced phase transition resin or a thermoplastic resin, a transfer device, and an image bearing member cleaner, and is adapted to form a toner image with the toner. The fixing unit includes a pressure fixing device adapted to fix the toner including the pressure-induced phase transition resin on the recording medium by applying a temperature Tb and a pressure Pb thereto in a pressure fixing nip, and a heat fixing device adapted to fix the toner including the thermoplastic resin on the recording medium by applying a temperature Ta and a pressure Pa thereto in a heat fixing nip. The image forming apparatus satisfies the following inequations: Tb Pa.

    摘要翻译: 提供了包括多个成像单元和定影单元的图像形成装置。 每个成像单元包括图像承载部件,包含压力诱导相变树脂或热塑性树脂的调色剂的显影装置,转印装置和图像承载部件清洁剂,并且适于形成具有 墨粉。 定影单元包括压力定影装置,其适于通过在压力定影辊隙中施加温度Tb和压力Pb将包含压力相变树脂的调色剂固定在记录介质上,以及热定影装置, 通过在定热辊隙中施加温度Ta和压力Pa将包含热塑性树脂的调色剂包括在记录介质上。 图像形成装置满足以下不等式:Tb Pa。

    Image forming apparatus
    5.
    发明授权
    Image forming apparatus 有权
    图像形成装置

    公开(公告)号:US08433216B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-04-30

    申请号:US12985597

    申请日:2011-01-06

    IPC分类号: G03G15/00

    摘要: An image forming apparatus that has a monochrome mode and a full color mode as image forming modes, includes: a power supply unit configured to supply power thereto; a main power switch configured to turn on and off the power supply unit; a mode switching unit configured to selectively and manually be switched between the monochrome mode and the full color mode, wherein the main power switch and the mode switching unit are integrally formed as one mode switch; a power supply interrupting unit configured to interrupt power supply to a part that is necessary to form an image in a mode other than the monochrome mode, when the mode switch is set to the monochrome mode.

    摘要翻译: 具有作为图像形成模式的单色模式和全色模式的图像形成装置包括:电源单元,被配置为向其供电; 主电源开关,被配置为接通和断开电源单元; 模式切换单元,被配置为在单色模式和全色模式之间选择性地和手动地切换,其中主电源开关和模式切换单元一体形成为一模式开关; 电源中断单元,其被配置为当模式切换被设置为单色模式时,中断向除了单色模式之外的模式形成图像所需的部分的电源。

    IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
    6.
    发明申请
    IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS 有权
    图像形成装置

    公开(公告)号:US20110164895A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-07-07

    申请号:US12985597

    申请日:2011-01-06

    IPC分类号: G03G15/00

    摘要: An image forming apparatus that has a monochrome mode and a full color mode as image forming modes, includes: a power supply unit configured to supply power thereto; a main power switch configured to turn on and off the power supply unit; a mode switching unit configured to selectively and manually be switched between the monochrome mode and the full color mode, wherein the main power switch and the mode switching unit are integrally formed as one mode switch; a power supply interrupting unit configured to interrupt power supply to a part that is necessary to form an image in a mode other than the monochrome mode, when the mode switch is set to the monochrome mode.

    摘要翻译: 具有作为图像形成模式的单色模式和全色模式的图像形成装置包括:电源单元,被配置为向其供电; 主电源开关,被配置为接通和断开电源单元; 模式切换单元,被配置为在单色模式和全色模式之间选择性地和手动地切换,其中主电源开关和模式切换单元一体形成为一模式开关; 电源中断单元,其被配置为当模式切换被设置为单色模式时,中断向除了单色模式之外的模式形成图像所需的部分的电源。

    Image forming apparatus and method of switching collected developer route in image forming apparatus
    7.
    发明授权
    Image forming apparatus and method of switching collected developer route in image forming apparatus 有权
    图像形成装置和在图像形成装置中切换收集的显影剂路线的方法

    公开(公告)号:US09442429B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-09-13

    申请号:US14810909

    申请日:2015-07-28

    IPC分类号: G03G21/00 G03G15/095

    摘要: An image forming apparatus includes an image bearer; a developing device; a transfer device; a waste-developer container; a developer collecting device including a collected-developer conveyor, a waste channel, a reuse channel, and a channel switching member to switch a route between the waste channel and the reuse channel; a switching determiner to determine whether to dispose or reuse collected developer; an operating condition data collector to collect and store operating condition data used as a degradation speed index of developer in the developing device; a determination type selector to select, according to the degradation speed index, one of a first determination type based on an operating amount and a second determination type based on developer replacement data indicating an amount of developer replaced with supplied developer in the developing device; and a switching controller to control the channel switching member according to determination made by the switching determiner.

    摘要翻译: 图像形成装置包括图像载体; 显影装置; 转移装置; 废显影剂容器; 包括收集显影剂输送机,废弃通道,再利用通道和通道切换构件的显影剂收集装置,以切换废物通道和再利用通道之间的路线; 确定是否处理或重用收集的开发人员的切换确定器; 操作状态数据收集器,用于收集和存储用作显影装置中的显影剂的降解速度指数的操作条件数据; 确定类型选择器,根据所述劣化速度指数,基于显示器替换数据,基于所述操作量和第二确定类型来选择第一确定类型中的一个,所述显示器替换数据指示在所述显影装置中由所提供的显影剂替换的显影剂的量; 以及开关控制器,用于根据由切换确定器做出的确定来控制信道切换部件。

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

    公开(公告)号:US20150227108A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-08-13

    申请号:US14622213

    申请日:2015-02-13

    IPC分类号: G03G21/00

    CPC分类号: G03G21/105

    摘要: An image forming apparatus includes an image bearer; a developing device to develop a latent image; a transfer device to transfer a developed image from the image bearer; a developer collecting device to collect developer remaining on the image bearer; a waste-developer container to contain developer to be disposed, a switching determiner to perform determination of a preferred transfer amount of developer in a target period, estimation of an accumulative consumption of developer in the target period, determination of whether to dispose or reuse collected developer collected by the developer collecting device, and determination of whether to perform switching between disposal and reuse of the collected developer based on comparison between the preferred transfer amount and the estimated accumulative consumption of developer; and a switching controller to cause the developer collecting device to perform the switching between disposal and reuse.

    摘要翻译: 图像形成装置包括图像载体; 用于开发潜像的显影装置; 传送装置,用于从图像载体传送显影图像; 用于收集剩余在图像承载体上的显影剂的显影剂收集装置; 用于容纳待处理的显影剂的废弃显影剂容器,用于在目标期间内确定显影剂的优选转移量的切换确定器,目标期间的显影剂的累积消耗的估计,是否被配置或再利用的确定 由开发商收集装置收集的开发商,以及基于优选的转移量和估计的显影剂的累积消耗之间的比较来确定是否进行所收集的开发者的处理和再利用之间的切换; 以及切换控制器,用于使显影剂收集装置执行处理和再利用之间的切换。

    Image forming apparatus that selectively recycles developer
    9.
    发明授权
    Image forming apparatus that selectively recycles developer 有权
    选择性地再循环显影剂的图像形成装置

    公开(公告)号:US09316997B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-04-19

    申请号:US14622213

    申请日:2015-02-13

    IPC分类号: G03G21/10

    CPC分类号: G03G21/105

    摘要: An image forming apparatus that includes an image bearer, a developing device to develop a latent image, a transfer device to transfer a developed image from the image bearer, a developer collecting device to collect developer remaining on the image bearer, and a waste-developer container to contain developer to be disposed. The apparatus also includes a switching determiner to perform a determination of a preferred transfer amount of developer in a target period, an estimation of an accumulative consumption of developer in the target period, a determination of whether to dispose or reuse collected developer, and a determination of whether to perform switching between disposal and reuse of the collected developer based on comparison between the preferred transfer amount and the estimated accumulative consumption of developer. The apparatus also includes a switching controller to cause the developer collecting device to perform the switching between disposal and reuse.

    摘要翻译: 一种图像形成装置,包括图像载体,用于显影潜像的显影装置,用于从图像载体传送显影图像的转印装置,用于收集残留在图像载体上的显影剂的显影剂收集装置,以及废弃显影剂 容器包含待处理的开发商。 该设备还包括切换确定器,用于在目标周期内确定显影剂的优选转移量,在目标周期内对显影剂的累积消耗的估计,是否处置或重新利用收集的显影剂的确定以及确定 基于优选的转移量和估计的显影剂的累积消耗之间的比较,是否执行所收集的开发者的处理和再利用之间的切换。 该装置还包括切换控制器,以使得显影剂收集装置执行处置和再利用之间的切换。