公开(公告)号：US20090169275A1

公开(公告)日：2009-07-02

申请号：US12337025

申请日：2008-12-17

申请人： Takeshi Watanabe ,  Minoru Yoshida ,  Masashi Takahashi ,  Mitsuaki Kouyama

发明人： Takeshi Watanabe ,  Minoru Yoshida ,  Masashi Takahashi ,  Mitsuaki Kouyama

IPC分类号： G03G15/01

CPC分类号： G03G15/162

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%.

摘要翻译： 根据本发明实施例的图像形成装置中的转印构件是图像形成装置中的转印构件，用于将通过将形成在图像载体上的静电潜像显影所得到的调色剂图像转印到待转印的材料上， 转印构件包括其上具有用于在其表面上暂时保持要转印到待转印材料上的调色剂图像的表面层的基材，并且包含含有约0.01％至约40的金刚石微粒的树脂 ％。

公开(公告)号：US07502572B2

公开(公告)日：2009-03-10

申请号：US11481347

申请日：2006-07-05

申请人： Takeshi Watanabe ,  Masashi Takahashi ,  Mitsuaki Kouyama

发明人： Takeshi Watanabe ,  Masashi Takahashi ,  Mitsuaki Kouyama

IPC分类号： G03G15/00

CPC分类号： G03G21/007 ,  G03G15/0856 ,  G03G15/5041 ,  G03G2221/0005

摘要： It is an object of the invention to provide an image forming apparatus and an image forming method that can reduce generation of a waste toner.An image forming apparatus according to the invention includes an image bearing member on which a toner image is formed, a cleaner that transfers a toner image formed on the surface of the image bearing member and, then, removes a part of a toner remaining on the image bearing member and allows the remainder to pass as a passing toner, a passing toner amount detecting unit for detecting or estimating an amount of passing toner that passes the cleaner, and a cleaner control unit that sets, on the basis of an amount of passing toner detected by the passing toner amount detecting unit, a target value of the amount of passing toner and controls a cleaning operation by the cleaner.

摘要翻译： 本发明的目的是提供一种能够减少废色调剂的产生的图像形成装置和图像形成方法。 根据本发明的图像形成装置包括：图像承载部件，形成有调色剂图像;清洁器，其转印形成在图像承载部件的表面上的调色剂图像，然后将剩余的调色剂图像的一部分 图像承载部件，并且允许其余部分作为通过的调色剂通过，用于检测或估计通过清洁器的通过调色剂量的通过调色剂量检测单元和根据通过量设定的清洁器控制单元 通过调色剂量检测单元检测到的调色剂，通过调色剂量的目标值，并控制清洁器的清洁操作。

公开(公告)号：US20080124130A1

公开(公告)日：2008-05-29

申请号：US11557552

申请日：2006-11-08

申请人： Takeshi Watanabe ,  Masashi Takahashi ,  Mitsuaki Kouyama

发明人： Takeshi Watanabe ,  Masashi Takahashi ,  Mitsuaki Kouyama

IPC分类号： G03G15/02

CPC分类号： G03G15/0216 ,  G03G15/0258 ,  G03G21/20

摘要： A charging technique in which the generation of ozone is suppressed and charging efficiency can be improved is provided. There are included an elastic body to come in contact with a body to be charged, the elastic body including a portion which comes in contact with the body to be charged and is formed of a material containing a diamond particle, and a voltage application unit to charge the body to be charged by applying a specified bias voltage through the elastic body to the body to be charged.

摘要翻译： 提供了抑制臭氧的产生和提高充电效率的充电技术。 包括与被充电体接触的弹性体，弹性体包括与被充电体接触并由含有金刚石颗粒的材料形成的部分，以及电压施加单元， 通过将特定的偏置电压通过弹性体施加到要充电的身体来对身体进行充电。

公开(公告)号：US20080008498A1

公开(公告)日：2008-01-10

申请号：US11481385

申请日：2006-07-05

申请人： Takeshi Watanabe ,  Masashi Takahashi ,  Mitsuaki Kouyama

发明人： Takeshi Watanabe ,  Masashi Takahashi ,  Mitsuaki Kouyama

IPC分类号： G03G21/00

CPC分类号： G03G21/0035 ,  G03G21/007 ,  G03G21/105 ,  G03G21/12 ,  G03G21/169 ,  G03G2221/0005 ,  G03G2221/1627

摘要： There is provided an image forming apparatus in which occurrence of defective cleaning is prevented, replacement is easy, and occurrence of toner spillage can also be prevented. A cleaner unit of an image forming apparatus of the invention includes a cleaning member that is brought into contact with a toner bearing body in order to collect toner from the toner bearing body bearing the toner, a toner removal member to remove the toner from the cleaning member, and a waste toner storage part to store the removed toner, the cleaning member, the toner removal member and the waste toner storage part are integrally constructed into a unit structure, and the unit is constructed to be attachable to and detachable from the toner bearing body or a main body of the image forming apparatus.

摘要翻译： 提供一种图像形成装置，其中防止发生有缺陷的清洁，更换容易，并且还可以防止墨粉溢出的发生。 本发明的图像形成装置的清洁单元包括清洁部件，该清洁部件与调色剂承载体接触，以从承载调色剂的调色剂承载体收集调色剂;调色剂移除部件，用于从清洁中去除调色剂 以及用于存储去除的调色剂，清洁构件，调色剂移除构件和废调色剂存储部分的废调色剂存储部分一体地构造成单元结构，并且该单元被构造成可附接到调色剂和可拆卸的调色剂 轴承体或图像形成装置的主体。

公开(公告)号：US07796918B2

公开(公告)日：2010-09-14

申请号：US11481385

申请日：2006-07-05

申请人： Takeshi Watanabe ,  Masashi Takahashi ,  Mitsuaki Kouyama

发明人： Takeshi Watanabe ,  Masashi Takahashi ,  Mitsuaki Kouyama

IPC分类号： G03G15/20

CPC分类号： G03G21/0035 ,  G03G21/007 ,  G03G21/105 ,  G03G21/12 ,  G03G21/169 ,  G03G2221/0005 ,  G03G2221/1627

摘要： There is provided an image forming apparatus in which occurrence of defective cleaning is prevented, replacement is easy, and occurrence of toner spillage can also be prevented. A cleaner unit of an image forming apparatus of the invention includes a cleaning member that is brought into contact with a toner bearing body in order to collect toner from the toner bearing body bearing the toner, a toner removal member to remove the toner from the cleaning member, and a waste toner storage part to store the removed toner, the cleaning member, the toner removal member and the waste toner storage part are integrally constructed into a unit structure, and the unit is constructed to be attachable to and detachable from the toner bearing body or a main body of the image forming apparatus.

摘要翻译： 提供一种图像形成装置，其中防止发生有缺陷的清洁，更换容易，并且还可以防止墨粉溢出的发生。 本发明的图像形成装置的清洁单元包括清洁部件，该清洁部件与调色剂承载体接触，以从承载调色剂的调色剂承载体收集调色剂;调色剂移除部件，用于从清洁中去除调色剂 以及用于存储去除的调色剂，清洁构件，调色剂移除构件和废调色剂存储部分的废调色剂存储部分一体地构造成单元结构，并且该单元被构造成可附接到调色剂和可拆卸的调色剂 轴承体或图像形成装置的主体。

公开(公告)号：US07551884B2

公开(公告)日：2009-06-23

申请号：US11448342

申请日：2006-06-07

申请人： Takeshi Watanabe ,  Masashi Takahashi ,  Mitsuaki Kouyama

发明人： Takeshi Watanabe ,  Masashi Takahashi ,  Mitsuaki Kouyama

IPC分类号： G03G21/00

CPC分类号： G03G21/0017 ,  G03G2221/0005

摘要： The cleaning apparatus according to the invention is concerned with a cleaning apparatus provided with a cleaning blade which removes a developer remaining on the surface of an image carrier, which is characterized in that the cleaning blade is made of a resinous matrix in which at least one of a fullerene and a carbon nano tube is dispersed. In accordance with the cleaning apparatus according to the invention, it is possible to make high durability and good cleaning performance compatible with each other.

摘要翻译： 根据本发明的清洁装置涉及一种具有清洁刮板的清洁装置，该清洁刮板除去图像载体表面上剩余的显影剂，其特征在于清洁刮板由树脂基体制成，其中至少一个 的富勒烯和碳纳米管分散。 根据本发明的清洁装置，可以使彼此具有高耐久性和良好的清洁性能。

公开(公告)号：US20080166154A1

公开(公告)日：2008-07-10

申请号：US11621804

申请日：2007-01-10

申请人： Takeshi Watanabe ,  Masashi Takahashi ,  Mitsuaki Kouyama

发明人： Takeshi Watanabe ,  Masashi Takahashi ,  Mitsuaki Kouyama

IPC分类号： G03G15/02

CPC分类号： G03G15/0216 ,  G03G15/0241

摘要： A technology capable of realizing a stable charging performance in an image forming apparatus employing a contact charging system is provided. A charging device is configured to have a charging member to which a prescribed bias voltage is applied and which comes into contact with an image carrying surface of an image carrier to charge the image carrying surface; and a particle supply section configured to supply a charging auxiliary particle made of a conductive particle having a diamond particle contained therein in a portion coming into contact with the image carrying surface in the charging member.

摘要翻译： 提供一种能够在采用接触式充电系统的图像形成装置中实现稳定的充电性能的技术。 充电装置被配置为具有施加规定偏置电压并与图像载体的图像承载表面接触以对图像承载表面充电的充电构件; 以及粒子供给部，被配置为在与充电部件中的图像承载表面接触的部分中供给由其中包含金刚石颗粒的导电颗粒制成的带电辅助粒子。

公开(公告)号：US08005402B2

公开(公告)日：2011-08-23

申请号：US11621804

申请日：2007-01-10

申请人： Takeshi Watanabe ,  Masashi Takahashi ,  Mitsuaki Kouyama

发明人： Takeshi Watanabe ,  Masashi Takahashi ,  Mitsuaki Kouyama

IPC分类号： G03G15/02

CPC分类号： G03G15/0216 ,  G03G15/0241

摘要： A technology capable of realizing a stable charging performance in an image forming apparatus employing a contact charging system is provided. A charging device is configured to have a charging member to which a prescribed bias voltage is applied and which comes into contact with an image carrying surface of an image carrier to charge the image carrying surface; and a particle supply section configured to supply a charging auxiliary particle made of a conductive particle having a diamond particle contained therein in a portion coming into contact with the image carrying surface in the charging member.

摘要翻译： 提供一种能够在采用接触式充电系统的图像形成装置中实现稳定的充电性能的技术。 充电装置被配置为具有施加规定偏置电压并与图像载体的图像承载表面接触以对图像承载表面充电的充电构件; 以及粒子供给部，被配置为在与充电部件中的图像承载表面接触的部分中供给由其中包含金刚石颗粒的导电颗粒制成的带电辅助粒子。

公开(公告)号：US20080008489A1

公开(公告)日：2008-01-10

申请号：US11481347

申请日：2006-07-05

申请人： Takeshi Watanabe ,  Masashi Takahashi ,  Mitsuaki Kouyama

发明人： Takeshi Watanabe ,  Masashi Takahashi ,  Mitsuaki Kouyama

IPC分类号： G03G15/00

CPC分类号： G03G21/007 ,  G03G15/0856 ,  G03G15/5041 ,  G03G2221/0005

摘要： It is an object of the invention to provide an image forming apparatus and an image forming method that can reduce generation of a waste toner.An image forming apparatus according to the invention includes an image bearing member on which a toner image is formed, a cleaner that transfers a toner image formed on the surface of the image bearing member and, then, removes a part of a toner remaining on the image bearing member and allows the remainder to pass as a passing toner, a passing toner amount detecting unit for detecting or estimating an amount of passing toner that passes the cleaner, and a cleaner control unit that sets, on the basis of an amount of passing toner detected by the passing toner amount detecting unit, a target value of the amount of passing toner and controls a cleaning operation by the cleaner.

摘要翻译： 本发明的目的是提供一种能够减少废色调剂的产生的图像形成装置和图像形成方法。 根据本发明的图像形成装置包括：图像承载部件，形成有调色剂图像;清洁器，其转印形成在图像承载部件的表面上的调色剂图像，然后将剩余的调色剂图像的一部分 图像承载部件，并且允许其余部分作为通过的调色剂通过，用于检测或估计通过清洁器的通过调色剂量的通过调色剂量检测单元和根据通过量设定的清洁器控制单元 通过调色剂量检测单元检测到的调色剂，通过调色剂量的目标值，并控制清洁器的清洁操作。

公开(公告)号：US20080002997A1

公开(公告)日：2008-01-03

申请号：US11477219

申请日：2006-06-29

申请人： Takeshi Watanabe ,  Masashi Takahashi ,  Mitsuaki Kouyama

发明人： Takeshi Watanabe ,  Masashi Takahashi ,  Mitsuaki Kouyama

IPC分类号： G03G15/00 ,  G03G21/12

CPC分类号： G03G21/10

摘要： In an image forming apparatus that forms a toner image on a sheet of paper, a technique for achieving adequate toner collection from the photoconductive surface of the photoconductor to suit the situation is provided.An image forming apparatus performs image forming processing using plural image forming stations aligned along a specific direction and each transferring a toner image of a different color onto a transferred body moving in the specific direction, and includes: a toner collection unit provided to at least one image forming station among the plural image forming stations at any of second and subsequent places from an upstream side in the specific direction and configured to collect toner adhering onto a photoconductor in the at least one image forming station near a toner image transfer position of the photoconductor on a downstream side, the toner collection unit being capable of switching between an inversely transferred toner collection mode to selectively collect inversely transferred toner and a transfer residual toner collection mode to selectively collect transfer residual toner; a judgment unit configured to judge which of the transfer residual toner and the inversely transfer toner needs to be collected according to specific information; and a control unit configured to control the toner collection unit to execute the transfer residual toner collection mode and the inversely transferred toner collection mode by switching one from the other according the judgment result in the judgment unit.

摘要翻译： 在一张纸上形成调色剂图像的图像形成装置中，提供了一种从感光体的感光体表面收集充分的调色剂以适应这种情况的技术。 图像形成装置使用沿着特定方向排列的多个图像形成站进行图像形成处理，并且将不同颜色的调色剂图像转印到沿特定方向移动的转印体上，并且包括：调色剂收集单元，设置在至少一个 在多个图像形成站中的从特定方向的上游侧的任何第二和后续位置的多个图像形成站中的图像形成站，并且被配置为收集附着在感光体的调色剂图像转印位置附近的至少一个图像形成站中的感光体上的调色剂 在下游侧，调色剂收集单元能够在反向转印的调色剂收集模式之间切换以选择性地收集反转印的调色剂和转印残留调色剂收集模式以选择性地收集转印残余调色剂; 判断单元，其被配置为根据特定信息来判断需要采集哪个转印残留调色剂和反转印调色剂; 以及控制单元，被配置为通过根据判断单元中的判断结果从另一方切换一个来控制调色剂收集单元执行转印残留调色剂收集模式和反转墨粉收集模式。