摘要:
An image forming apparatus includes a latent image bearing member to bear an electrostatic latent image, and a developer bearing member to bear a developer, in which the electrostatic latent image is formed on the latent image bearing member by first uniformly charging the latent image bearing member and then by performing an optical writing operation. The electrostatic latent image is visualized by supplying the developer borne on the developer bearing member to the latent image bearing member. A lubricant for reducing a friction coefficient of a surface of the latent image bearing member is supplied to the latent image bearing member and the lubricant has a charging polarity opposite to that of the developer. The friction coefficient of the latent image bearing member is maintained such that adhering of the developer to a background part of the latent image is prevented as a result of supplying the lubricant to the latent image bearing member. The lubricant, which includes a silicone resin, is supplied to the latent image bearing member such that the friction coefficient of the surface of the latent image bearing member is from about 0.1 to about 0.4. The friction coefficient of the surface of the latent image bearing member is set such that a cleaning device to remove a residual developer on the surface of the latent image bearing member is prevented from being dragged by the latent image bearing member by decreasing a contact resistance between the cleaning device and the surface of the latent image bearing member.
摘要:
An image forming apparatus of the present invention includes a bias power supply for applying a bias VB to a developer carrier on which a developer is deposited. A charge potential deposited on an image carrier, which faces the developer carrier for forming a latent image thereon, is 400 V or below in absolute value. Assume that the potential of the image carrier is lowered to VL after exposure, that a development potential is |VB−VL|, that the maximum set value of the development potential for development is |VB−VL|max, and that the development potential varies in a range satisfying relations: |VB−VL|≦|VB−VL|max+|VB−VL|max×0.2 |VB−VL|≧|VB−VL|max−|VB−VL|max×0.2 |VB−VL|max≦300 V Then image density varies by a width of 10% of image density corresponding to the maximum set value of the development potential or less.
摘要翻译:本发明的图像形成装置包括偏置电源,用于将偏压V B B施加到其上沉积显影剂的显影剂载体上。 沉积在图像载体上的电荷电位,其面向用于在其上形成潜像的显影剂载体,其绝对值为400V或更低。 假设曝光后图像载体的电位降低到V L,则显影电位为| V B -V L | L, 开发发展潜力的最大设定值为| V | B | | | | | | | |,并且显影电位在满足关系的范围内变化:<? -line-formula description =“In-line Formulas”end =“lead”?> | V SUB> &lt;&lt;&lt;&lt; L&gt; | max + | V B&lt; 行公式“end =”tail“?> <?in-line-formula description =”In-line Formulas“end =”lead“?> | V B SUB> B> | B | B || V | B | B || B ||||||||,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, .2 <?in-line-formula description =“In-line Formulas”end =“tail”?> <?in-line-formula description =“In-line Formulas”end =“lead”?> | V B SUB> L SUB> max <= 300 V <?in-line-formula description =“In-line Formulas”end =“tail”?>然后,图像浓度因 宽度为10%o f图像浓度对应于开发潜力的最大设定值以下。
摘要:
A developing device for an image forming apparatus of the type feeding a one-ingredient or two-ingredient type developer, forming a thin toner layer on a developing roller or toner support member and developing a latent image with the toner layer is disclosed. The toner support member has a surface that is chargeable to the same polarity as toner. The toner support member therefore serves to simply support the toner without electrostatically effecting the toner, so that the development of a latent image is free from the influence of the static electricity of the toner support member. This successfully enhances image quality. A photoconductive element has a coefficient of friction &mgr; confined in the range of 0.1
摘要:
An image forming apparatus of the present invention includes a bias power supply for applying a bias VB to a developer carrier on which a developer is deposited. A charge potential deposited on an image carrier, which faces the developer carrier for forming a latent image thereon, is 400 V or below in absolute value. Assume that the potential of the image carrier is lowered to VL after exposure, that a development potential is |VB−VL|, that the maximum set value of the development potential for development is |VB−VL|max, and that the development potential varies in a range satisfying relations: |VB−VL|≦|VB−VL|max+|VB−VL|max×0.2 |VB−VL|≧|VB−VL|max−|VB−VL|max×0.2 |VB−VL|max≦300 V Then image density varies by a width of 10% of image density corresponding to the maximum set value of the development potential or less.
摘要:
An image forming apparatus including a cylindrical image carrier configured to carry an electrostatic latent image while rotating, and a cylindrical developer carrier configured to bear a developer and supply the developer to the image carrier by contacting the image carrier at a nip while rotating, wherein the surface of the image carrier has a friction coefficient of from about 0.1 to about 0.4. The image carrier may be an endless belt.
摘要:
An image forming apparatus of the type which develops a latent image on an image carrier with toner stored in a developing unit and transferring the resulting toner image to a recording medium. The developing unit includes a developer carrier which contacts the image carrier at least at two spaced apart points with a gap being formed between the at least two points of contact. A moving mechanism will move opposite ends of the developer carrier independent distances relative to one another so as to eliminate the gap and establish full contact between the image carrier surface and developer carrier surface.
摘要:
A developing device for an image forming apparatus includes a developing roller for conveying toner deposited thereon to a developing region where it faces a photoconductive element. A magnet brush roller conveys a two-ingredient type developer, which consists of toner and magnetic particles, deposited thereto to a toner supplying region where it faces the developing roller. In the toner supplying region, only the toner is supplied from the magnet brush roller to the developing roller. The distribution of the number of toner particles for an amount of charge differs from the developing roller to the magnet brush roller.
摘要:
The development is performed under a condition that |Q2|−|Q1|/|Q1≦±0.45. Here, Q1 denotes an average amount of charge on toner held on a development roller and carried toward a development region immediately before development. Q2 denotes an average amount of charge on toner immediately before development held and carried toward the development region in the state immediately after development of an electrostatic latent image on a development drum. This is effective to allow the amount of charge q/m on toner held on the development roller to have a variation rate of 45% or below and an afterimage rate R within 2%.
摘要:
An image forming apparatus of the present invention includes an image carrier made up of a conductive base and photoconductive layer and a toner carrier to which a bias for development is applied. The toner carrier conveys toner deposited thereon to a developing position where the toner carrier faces the image carrier, thereby developing a latent image formed on the image carrier. The apparatus effects low-voltage development that protects the image carrier from electrostatic fatigue, obviates background contamination, and realizes image density as high as 0.5 ×10−3 g/cm2 or above in terms of the amount of toner deposition. Further, the apparatus implements faithful development of the latent image by reducing the edge effect. An image forming process unit removable from the apparatus is also disclosed.
摘要翻译:本发明的图像形成装置包括由导电基底和光电导层构成的图像载体和施加偏压的调色剂载体。 调色剂载体将沉积在其上的调色剂输送到显影位置,在该显影位置调色剂载体面向图像载体,从而显影形成在图像载体上的潜像。 该装置实现低电压显影,其保护图像载体免受静电疲劳,消除背景污染,并且根据调色剂沉积量实现高达0.5×10 -3 g / cm 2或更高的图像密度。 此外,该装置通过减少边缘效应来实现潜像的忠实发展。 还公开了可从该装置移除的图像形成处理单元。
摘要:
A development device includes a developer bearer to carry developer thereon and receive a development bias and a developer regulator to adjust an amount of developer carried on the developer bearer. Multiple recesses recessed from a reference surface area are formed in a surface of the developer bearer, the developer bearer includes a conductive base in which the recesses are formed, and the conductive base in the reference surface area is coated with an insulative surface layer.