公开(公告)号：US09134656B2

公开(公告)日：2015-09-15

申请号：US14256178

申请日：2014-04-18

申请人： Takehide Mizutani ,  Hirokazu Ishii ,  Tsutomu Kato ,  Yasufumi Takahashi ,  Shinya Tanaka ,  Osamu Ichihashi ,  Yuji Kato

发明人： Takehide Mizutani ,  Hirokazu Ishii ,  Tsutomu Kato ,  Yasufumi Takahashi ,  Shinya Tanaka ,  Osamu Ichihashi ,  Yuji Kato

IPC分类号： G03G21/00 ,  G03G15/00 ,  G03G15/16

CPC分类号： G03G15/1605 ,  G03G15/1675

摘要： An image forming apparatus includes an image carrier, a transfer member, a power supply, and a control device that controls the power supply to output a DC-AC superimposed bias or a DC bias to transfer a toner image on the image carrier onto a recording medium. The control device controls the power supply to alternately output a first bias being a DC component the same in polarity as the DC bias and a second bias being a DC component opposite in polarity to the DC bias to clean the transfer member when image formation is not taking place. The first bias is output with two target output values including a first value and a second value lower than the first value. The second bias is output with one target output value. An output time of the second bias is longer than an output time of the first bias.

摘要翻译： 图像形成装置包括图像载体，转印构件，电源和控制装置，其控制电源以输出DC-AC叠加偏置或DC偏压，以将图像载体上的调色剂图像转印到记录 中。 控制装置控制电源以交替地输出与DC偏压极性相同的DC分量的第一偏压，并且第二偏压是与DC偏压极性相反的DC分量，以在图像形成不是时直接清洁转印部件 发生。 输出第一偏置，其中两个目标输出值包括第一值和低于第一值的第二值。 第二个偏置输出一个目标输出值。 第二偏压的输出时间长于第一偏压的输出时间。

公开(公告)号：US09274461B2

公开(公告)日：2016-03-01

申请号：US14254192

申请日：2014-04-16

申请人： Tsutomu Kato ,  Hirokazu Ishii ,  Takehide Mizutani ,  Shinya Tanaka ,  Yasufumi Takahashi ,  Osamu Ichihashi ,  Yuji Kato

发明人： Tsutomu Kato ,  Hirokazu Ishii ,  Takehide Mizutani ,  Shinya Tanaka ,  Yasufumi Takahashi ,  Osamu Ichihashi ,  Yuji Kato

IPC分类号： G03G15/16

CPC分类号： G03G15/1675

摘要： A transfer device includes a transfer member and a bias applicator. The transfer member contacts a surface, on which a toner image is borne, of an image bearing body, to form a transfer nip. The bias applicator applies a DC voltage and an AC voltage as transfer bias to transfer the toner image on the image bearing body to a recording sheet in the transfer nip. The bias applicator applies a DC voltage having a same polarity as the DC voltage of the transfer bias and an AC voltage having an amplitude smaller than the AC voltage of the transfer bias or applies the DC voltage having the same polarity as the DC voltage of the transfer bias without applying an AC voltage, when an inter-sheet area that exists on the image bearing body passes through the transfer nip during a continuous image formation period.

摘要翻译： 转印装置包括转印部件和偏置施加器。 转印构件与图像承载体的承载有调色剂图像的表面接触，以形成转印辊隙。 偏压施加器施加直流电压和交流电压作为转印偏压，以将图像承载体上的调色剂图像转印到转印压区中的记录纸上。 偏压施加器施加具有与转印偏压的DC电压相同极性的DC电压和具有小于转印偏压的AC电压的幅度的AC电压，或施加具有与所述转印偏压的DC电压相同极性的DC电压 当连续图像形成期间存在于图像承载体上的片间区域通过转印辊隙时，不施加交流电压的转印偏压。

公开(公告)号：US09395659B2

公开(公告)日：2016-07-19

申请号：US14259337

申请日：2014-04-23

申请人： Shinya Tanaka ,  Hirokazu Ishii ,  Tsutomu Kato ,  Yasufumi Takahashi ,  Takehide Mizutani ,  Osamu Ichihashi ,  Yuji Kato ,  Atsushi Nagata ,  Kazuosa Kuma ,  Ryo Hasegawa ,  Haruki Nagata ,  Naoto Kochi

发明人： Shinya Tanaka ,  Hirokazu Ishii ,  Tsutomu Kato ,  Yasufumi Takahashi ,  Takehide Mizutani ,  Osamu Ichihashi ,  Yuji Kato ,  Atsushi Nagata ,  Kazuosa Kuma ,  Ryo Hasegawa ,  Haruki Nagata ,  Naoto Kochi

IPC分类号： G03G15/16

CPC分类号： G03G15/1675 ,  G03G15/1605

摘要： An image forming apparatus includes an image carrier that carries a toner image; a transfer member that forms a transfer nip between the transfer member and the image carrier; and a power supply capable of outputting a superimposed transfer bias in which an alternating current component is superimposed onto a direct current component. The toner image on the image carrier is transferred onto a recording medium in the transfer nip by the superimposed transfer bias or a direct current bias consisting of the direct current component output by the power supply. The apparatus also includes a controller that controls the power supply so that an output target value of the direct current component when the direct current component rises up is larger than an output target value of the direct current component when the toner image is transferred onto the recording medium.

摘要翻译： 图像形成装置包括承载调色剂图像的图像载体; 转印部件，其在转印部件和图像载体之间形成转印辊隙; 以及能够输出叠加在直流分量上的交流分量的叠加转印偏压的电源。 图像载体上的调色剂图像通过叠加的转印偏压或由电源输出的直流分量组成的直流偏压转印到转印辊隙中的记录介质上。 该装置还包括控制器，其控制电源，使得当直流分量上升时直流分量的输出目标值大于当调色剂图像被转印到记录上时的直流分量的输出目标值 中。

公开(公告)号：US20140328604A1

公开(公告)日：2014-11-06

申请号：US14259337

申请日：2014-04-23

申请人： Shinya TANAKA ,  Hirokazu Ishii ,  Tsutomu Kato ,  Yasufumi Takahashi ,  Takehide Mizutani ,  Osamu Ichihashi ,  Yuji Kato ,  Atsushi Nagata ,  Kazuosa Kuma ,  Ryo Hasegawa ,  Haruki Nagata ,  Naoto Kochi

发明人： Shinya TANAKA ,  Hirokazu Ishii ,  Tsutomu Kato ,  Yasufumi Takahashi ,  Takehide Mizutani ,  Osamu Ichihashi ,  Yuji Kato ,  Atsushi Nagata ,  Kazuosa Kuma ,  Ryo Hasegawa ,  Haruki Nagata ,  Naoto Kochi

IPC分类号： G03G15/16

CPC分类号： G03G15/1675 ,  G03G15/1605

摘要： An image forming apparatus includes an image carrier that carries a toner image; a transfer member that forms a transfer nip between the transfer member and the image carrier; and a power supply capable of outputting a superimposed transfer bias in which an alternating current component is superimposed onto a direct current component. The toner image on the image carrier is transferred onto a recording medium in the transfer nip by the superimposed transfer bias or a direct current bias consisting of the direct current component output by the power supply. The apparatus also includes a controller that controls the power supply so that an output target value of the direct current component when the direct current component rises up is larger than an output target value of the direct current component when the toner image is transferred onto the recording medium.

摘要翻译： 图像形成装置包括承载调色剂图像的图像载体; 转印部件，其在转印部件和图像载体之间形成转印辊隙; 以及能够输出叠加在直流分量上的交流分量的叠加转印偏压的电源。 图像载体上的调色剂图像通过叠加的转印偏压或由电源输出的直流分量组成的直流偏压转印到转印辊隙中的记录介质上。 该装置还包括控制器，其控制电源，使得当直流分量上升时直流分量的输出目标值大于当调色剂图像被转印到记录上时的直流分量的输出目标值 中。

公开(公告)号：US20140314435A1

公开(公告)日：2014-10-23

申请号：US14254192

申请日：2014-04-16

申请人： Tsutomu KATO ,  Hirokazu Ishii ,  Takehide Mizutani ,  Shinya Tanaka ,  Yasufumi Takahashi ,  Osamu Ichihashi ,  Yuji Kato

发明人： Tsutomu KATO ,  Hirokazu Ishii ,  Takehide Mizutani ,  Shinya Tanaka ,  Yasufumi Takahashi ,  Osamu Ichihashi ,  Yuji Kato

IPC分类号： G03G15/16

CPC分类号： G03G15/1675

摘要： A transfer device includes a transfer member and a bias applicator. The transfer member contacts a surface, on which a toner image is borne, of an image bearing body, to form a transfer nip. The bias applicator applies a DC voltage and an AC voltage as transfer bias to transfer the toner image on the image bearing body to a recording sheet in the transfer nip. The bias applicator applies a DC voltage having a same polarity as the DC voltage of the transfer bias and an AC voltage having an amplitude smaller than the AC voltage of the transfer bias or applies the DC voltage having the same polarity as the DC voltage of the transfer bias without applying an AC voltage, when an inter-sheet area that exists on the image bearing body passes through the transfer nip during a continuous image formation period.

摘要翻译： 转印装置包括转印部件和偏置施加器。 转印构件与图像承载体的承载有调色剂图像的表面接触，以形成转印辊隙。 偏压施加器施加直流电压和交流电压作为转印偏压，以将图像承载体上的调色剂图像转印到转印压区中的记录纸上。 偏压施加器施加具有与转印偏压的DC电压相同极性的DC电压和具有小于转印偏压的AC电压的幅度的AC电压，或施加具有与所述转印偏压的DC电压相同极性的DC电压 当连续图像形成期间存在于图像承载体上的片间区域通过转印辊隙时，不施加交流电压的转印偏压。

公开(公告)号：US10281848B2

公开(公告)日：2019-05-07

申请号：US15427735

申请日：2017-02-08

申请人： Yuuji Wada ,  Naoto Kochi ,  Hiroki Nakamatsu ,  Kazuki Yogosawa ,  Takahiro Suzuki ,  Shinya Tanaka ,  Kenji Sugiura ,  Naohiro Kumagai ,  Seiichi Kogure ,  Junpei Fujita ,  Hirokazu Ishii ,  Takehide Mizutani ,  Atsushi Nagata ,  Keigo Nakamura

发明人： Yuuji Wada ,  Naoto Kochi ,  Hiroki Nakamatsu ,  Kazuki Yogosawa ,  Takahiro Suzuki ,  Shinya Tanaka ,  Kenji Sugiura ,  Naohiro Kumagai ,  Seiichi Kogure ,  Junpei Fujita ,  Hirokazu Ishii ,  Takehide Mizutani ,  Atsushi Nagata ,  Keigo Nakamura

IPC分类号： G03G15/16 ,  G03G15/00

摘要： An improved image forming apparatus includes an image bearer, a nip forming member, a transfer power source, and a controller. The controller switches a transfer mode between a first mode to transfer the toner image onto a first type sheet having a surface smoothness higher than a surface smoothness of a second type sheet and a second mode to transfer the toner image onto the second type sheet. The controller controls the transfer power source to output the transfer bias having an opposite-peak duty of greater than or equal to 50% that is a duty on the side of the opposite-peak value in the first mode. The controller controls the transfer power source to output the transfer bias having an opposite-peak duty of less than 50%, which is different from the opposite-peak duty of the first mode, in the second mode.

公开(公告)号：US20170299994A1

公开(公告)日：2017-10-19

申请号：US15483221

申请日：2017-04-10

申请人： Atsushi NAGATA ,  Shinya Tanaka ,  Hirokazu Ishii ,  Kenji Sugiura ,  Takehide Mizutani ,  Keigo Nakamura ,  Yuuji Wada ,  Naoto Kochi

发明人： Atsushi NAGATA ,  Shinya Tanaka ,  Hirokazu Ishii ,  Kenji Sugiura ,  Takehide Mizutani ,  Keigo Nakamura ,  Yuuji Wada ,  Naoto Kochi

IPC分类号： G03G15/00 ,  H04N1/032 ,  G03G15/04 ,  G06K15/12 ,  G03G15/043

CPC分类号： G03G15/5037 ,  G03G15/04 ,  G03G15/043 ,  G06K15/12 ,  H04N1/032

摘要： An image forming apparatus includes an image bearer, an image forming device to form a toner image on the image bearer with toner, a power source to output a bias to transfer the toner image onto a recording medium, and control circuitry. The circuitry controls the power source to decrease a peak-to-peak voltage of the bias in response to increase in at least one of temperature and humidity, when a time-averaged voltage of the bias is on a transfer side of transferring the toner to the recording medium, from a median value of maximum and minimum voltages of the bias. The circuitry controls the power source to increase the peak-to-peak voltage of the bias in response to increase in at least one of temperature and humidity, when the time-averaged voltage of the bias is on a return side of returning the toner to the image bearer, from the median value.

公开(公告)号：US10295948B2

公开(公告)日：2019-05-21

申请号：US15483548

申请日：2017-04-10

申请人： Keigo Nakamura ,  Hirokazu Ishii ,  Kenji Sugiura ,  Takehide Mizutani ,  Atsushi Nagata ,  Naoto Kochi ,  Yuuji Wada ,  Shinya Tanaka

发明人： Keigo Nakamura ,  Hirokazu Ishii ,  Kenji Sugiura ,  Takehide Mizutani ,  Atsushi Nagata ,  Naoto Kochi ,  Yuuji Wada ,  Shinya Tanaka

IPC分类号： G03G15/00 ,  G03G21/20 ,  G03G15/16

摘要： An image forming apparatus including an image bearer, a transfer-bias power source, an environment sensor, and a controller. The controller controls the transfer-bias power source to change the DC component and the AC component, according to the at least one of temperature and humidity detected by the environment sensor and a duty of the transfer bias. The duty is A/(A+B)×100[%] where A denotes an area on a return-directional side to move toner from the recording sheet back to the image bearer, relative to a center value (Voff) of a maximum value and a minimum value of the transfer bias in one cycle of a waveform of the transfer bias, and B denotes an area on a transfer-directional side to move the toner from the image bearer to the recording sheet, relative to the center value (Voff) in the one cycle.

公开(公告)号：US09632461B2

公开(公告)日：2017-04-25

申请号：US14956707

申请日：2015-12-02

申请人： Kenji Sugiura ,  Toshitaka Yamaguchi ,  Hiroyoshi Haga ,  Hirokazu Ishii ,  Shinya Tanaka ,  Takehide Mizutani ,  Yuuji Wada ,  Tatsuya Ohsugi ,  Naohiro Kumagai ,  Seiichi Kogure ,  Junpei Fujita ,  Kazuki Yogosawa

发明人： Kenji Sugiura ,  Toshitaka Yamaguchi ,  Hiroyoshi Haga ,  Hirokazu Ishii ,  Shinya Tanaka ,  Takehide Mizutani ,  Yuuji Wada ,  Tatsuya Ohsugi ,  Naohiro Kumagai ,  Seiichi Kogure ,  Junpei Fujita ,  Kazuki Yogosawa

IPC分类号： G03G15/16 ,  G03G21/20

CPC分类号： G03G15/1665 ,  G03G15/1675 ,  G03G21/20

摘要： An image forming apparatus includes an image bearer, a toner image forming device, a nip forming device, a power source, a controller, and a temperature-and-humidity detector. The toner image forming device forms a toner image on the image bearer. The nip forming device contacts the image bearer to form a transfer nip. The power source outputs a transfer bias, in which an alternating current component is superimposed on a direct current component, to transfer the toner image onto a recording medium interposed in the transfer nip. The temperature-and-humidity detector detects a temperature and humidity. The controller controls the power source to output the transfer bias including the direct current component with a smaller absolute value as at least one of the detected temperature and humidity increases.

公开(公告)号：US20130236201A1

公开(公告)日：2013-09-12

申请号：US13785621

申请日：2013-03-05

申请人： Takehide Mizutani ,  Shinya Tanaka ,  Yasunobu Shimizu ,  Hirokazu Ishii ,  Keigo Nakamura

发明人： Takehide Mizutani ,  Shinya Tanaka ,  Yasunobu Shimizu ,  Hirokazu Ishii ,  Keigo Nakamura

IPC分类号： G03G15/16 ,  G03G15/08

CPC分类号： G03G15/1675 ,  G03G15/1605 ,  G03G15/556 ,  G03G15/6591

摘要： An image forming apparatus includes a toner forced consumption control unit that performs toner forced consumption control in which toner in a developing unit is forcibly consumed when a certain condition to perform the toner forced consumption control is met. The certain condition to perform the toner forced consumption control includes a specific performance condition that a transfer bias switching condition to switch a transfer bias to a superimposed transfer bias in which an alternating current component is superimposed on a direct current component, from a direct current transfer bias is met. When the specific performance condition is met, the toner forced consumption control unit performs preliminary toner forced consumption control in which the toner forced consumption control is performed before an image forming operation using the superimposed transfer bias is started.

摘要翻译： 图像形成装置包括调色剂强制消耗控制单元，其执行调色剂强制消耗控制，其中当执行调色剂强制消耗控制的特定条件时，显影单元中的调色剂被强制消耗。 执行调色剂强制消耗控制的特定条件包括：特定的性能条件，即转印偏压切换条件，其将转印偏压切换到其中交流分量叠加在直流分量上的叠加转印偏压，从直流转印 偏见得到满足。 当满足特定性能条件时，调色剂强制消耗控制单元在开始使用叠加的转印偏压的图像形成操作之前执行调色剂强制消耗控制的初步调色剂强制消耗控制。