摘要:
In an image forming apparatus which transfers a toner image formed on a photoconductive member primarily onto the intermediate transfer belt and then transfers the same secondarily onto an image bearing medium, a relation; 40
摘要:
In a color image forming apparatus of the invention, a developing roller of a developing device includes a magnet roller that is configured such that a developer supply pole, a developer convey pole and a developer release pole are properly arranged and fixed. The developer roller also includes an outer cylindrical roller that is formed of an electrically conductive material such as aluminum. A surface of the cylindrical roller is processed to have irregularities. Using the developing roller, simultaneous development/cleaning is executed. Thus, 100% of toner contributes to image formation, and no waste toner is produced. Post-transfer residual toner on a photoconductor body is efficiently recovered to the developing roller, and occurrence of an image defect such as development memory can be prevented.
摘要:
A CPU controls a shutter of a developing device so as to enable movement of a developer between a first chamber and a second chamber that store the developer. The CPU rotates a developing roller and mixers of the first and second chambers for a predetermined time T, and stirs and conveys the developer. Thereby, the developer is moved from the first chamber into the second chamber. The amount of movement of the developer is understandable from the rotational speed and shape of each mixer. Hence, the amount of developer, which is moved from the first chamber to the second chamber, is estimated in advance, and about half the developer in the first chamber is replaced.
摘要:
An image forming apparatus comprises an image carrier which retains an electrostatic latent image corresponding to an original image, a developing device which sticks a toner to the electrostatic latent image to develop a toner image on the image carrier, an intermediate transferrer to which the toner image on the image carrier is transferred, a secondary transfer roller which transfers the toner image on the intermediate transferrer onto paper, and a cleaning member which cleans the secondary transfer roller. The secondary transfer roller can move to a first position to contact the intermediate transferrer, and to a second position to be separated from the intermediate transferrer, and the secondary transfer roller contacts the cleaning member at the second position.
摘要:
An image-forming apparatus for forming an image, especially a halftone image, by using a photosensitive member, having a charging member for charging the photosensitive member, a mechanism for relatively moving the charging member and the photosensitive member, a voltage source for applying an oscillatory voltage to the charging member such that a Vp/f ratio is about from 0.08 to 0.42, wherein the Vp represents a relative moving speed between the charging member and the photosensitive member and the f represents a frequency of the oscillatory voltage, an exposing member for exposing the charged photosensitive member to form an electrostatic latent image, and a developing unit for developing the electrostatic latent image.
摘要:
A charging device in an image forming apparatus is provided with an image carrier such as a photosensitive drum or image forming medium on which an electrostatic latent image is developed. The charging device has a brush roller for charging the carrier. The roller brush is rotatably mounted and formed with inclined fibers planted on a shaft, the roller brush satisfying the following formulas:L.sub.2 .ltoreq.L.sub.1 -0.5L.sub.2 .gtoreq.L.sub.1 .times.0.5wherein L.sub.1 represents a length of fibers and L.sub.2 represents a thickness of the brush. The charging device further has means for removing the charges from the surface of the brush roller and means for cleaning an area where the charges are removed by the charge removing means.
摘要:
A technology capable of suppressing the generation of transfer scattering of a toner image on an intermediate transfer body and contributing to an improvement in image quality in an image forming apparatus employing an intermediate transfer system is provided. An image forming apparatus is configured to include an intermediate transfer body to which a toner imager is transferred from an image carrier, the intermediate transfer body having an elastic surface layer having a center point average roughness of 0.1 times or more of a volume average particle size of a used toner and a ten-point average roughness of not more than the volume average particle size of the used toner; and a development section which develops an electrostatic latent image on the image carrier by using a toner having a shape factor SF-1 in the range of from 100 to 130 and a shape factor SF-2 in the range of from 100 to 140.
摘要:
It is an object of the invention to provide an image forming apparatus in which the quality of output images is improved by defining the relation between a measured value of an adhesion of toner and a physical property value of an intermediate belt and related technologies thereof.In an image forming apparatus which transfers a toner image formed on a photoconductive member primarily onto the intermediate transfer belt and then transfers the same secondarily onto an image bearing medium, a relation; 40
摘要:
The transfer member in an image forming apparatus according to an embodiment of the invention is a transfer member in an image forming apparatus for transferring a toner image obtained by developing an electrostatic latent image formed on an image carrier onto a material to be transferred, wherein the transfer member includes a base material having thereon a surface layer for temporarily holding on the surface thereof the toner image to be transferred onto the material to be transferred and comprising a resin containing a diamond fine particle in the range of from about 0.01% to about 40%.
摘要:
An apparatus and method for cleaning a plurality of drums in an image forming apparatus includes applying a first bias to each of a plurality of disturbing members, each disturbing member associated with a corresponding drum of a plurality of drums. While performing an image forming operation wherein at least one of the plurality of drums is not use, the bias is changed of a disturbing member corresponding to at least one of the plurality of drums not used in performing the image forming operation from the first bias to a second bias different from the first bias.