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

    公开(公告)号:US09229350B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-01-05

    申请号:US12768193

    申请日:2010-04-27

    IPC分类号: G03G15/00 G03G15/01

    摘要: An image forming apparatus includes an image carrier; a transferring unit; a fixing unit; a conveying unit; and a sheet shape detecting unit as defined herein, and a discharge position where the sheet is discharged from the conveying path, a feed position where the sheet is fed to the sheet conveying path and a detection position where the shape of the sheet is detected by the sheet shape detecting unit are arranged in this sequence along a sheet conveying direction to be close to one another, immediately downstream in the sheet conveying direction from a fixing position where the toner image is fixed to the sheet.

    摘要翻译: 图像形成装置包括图像载体; 转移单元; 固定单元; 输送单元; 以及如本文所定义的片材形状检测单元以及片材从输送路径排出的排出位置,将片材供给到片材输送路径的供给位置和通过以下方式检测片材的形状的检测位置 片材形状检测单元沿着片材输送方向依次沿着片材输送方向彼此靠近,从片材输送方向的下游位于调色剂图像固定在片材上的固定位置。

    Image forming apparatus including a rear-end holding member
    2.
    发明授权
    Image forming apparatus including a rear-end holding member 有权
    图像形成装置,包括后端保持构件

    公开(公告)号:US08369758B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-02-05

    申请号:US12870438

    申请日:2010-08-27

    IPC分类号: G03G15/01

    摘要: An image forming apparatus includes: an image carrier; a transfer member that transfers an image onto a recording medium; a leading-end holding member that holds a leading-end side of the recording medium, which is fed to the transfer member, between the leading-end holding member and an outer circumferential surface of the transfer member, in such a way to restrict displacement of the recording medium and to restrict movement of the recording medium in a direction away from the transfer member; and a rear-end holding member that holds a rear-end side of the recording medium, in the transporting direction thereof, between the rear-end holding member and the outer circumferential surface of the transfer member, in such a way to allow displacement of the recording medium in the transporting direction and to restrict movement of the recording medium in the direction away from the transfer member.

    摘要翻译: 图像形成装置包括:图像载体; 传送构件,其将图像转印到记录介质上; 前端保持构件,其将前端保持构件和转印构件的外周面之间的记录介质的前端侧保持在转印构件上,以限制位移 并且限制记录介质沿远离转印构件的方向的移动; 以及后端保持构件,其将记录介质的后端侧沿其输送方向保持在后端保持构件和转印构件的外周面之间,以允许位移 并且限制记录介质在远离转印件的方向上的移动。

    Image forming apparatus
    3.
    发明授权
    Image forming apparatus 有权
    图像形成装置

    公开(公告)号:US08145108B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-03-27

    申请号:US12880611

    申请日:2010-09-13

    IPC分类号: G03G15/01

    CPC分类号: G03G15/167

    摘要: An image forming apparatus includes: an image carrier; a transfer member transfers the image carried on the outer circumferential surface of the image carrier onto a recording medium; a holding member that holds, on an outer circumferential surface of the transfer member, the recording medium fed to the transfer member; and a control unit that performs control so that in first image formation operation in which images of plural colors carried by the image carrier are sequentially transferred onto a single recording medium one color at a time, the holding member holds the recording medium on the transfer member, and in second image formation operation in which an image of a single color carried by the image carrier is transferred onto a single recording medium, the holding member does not hold, the recording medium on the transfer member.

    摘要翻译: 图像形成装置包括:图像载体; 转印构件将承载在图像载体的外周表面上的图像转印到记录介质上; 保持构件,其在所述转印构件的外周面上保持供给到所述转印构件的记录介质; 以及控制单元,其进行控制,使得在第一图像形成操作中,由图像载体承载的多种颜色的图像一次一次地顺序地转印到单个记录介质上,保持构件将记录介质保持在转印构件上 并且在由图像载体承载的单色图像被转印到单个记录介质上的第二图像形成操作中,保持构件不保持在记录介质上的转印构件。

    IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
    4.
    发明申请
    IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS 有权
    图像形成装置

    公开(公告)号:US20110236081A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-09-29

    申请号:US12870438

    申请日:2010-08-27

    IPC分类号: G03G15/01

    摘要: An image forming apparatus includes: an image carrier; a transfer member that transfers an image onto a recording medium; a leading-end holding member that holds a leading-end side of the recording medium, which is fed to the transfer member, between the leading-end holding member and an outer circumferential surface of the transfer member, in such a way to restrict displacement of the recording medium and to restrict movement of the recording medium in a direction away from the transfer member; and a rear-end holding member that holds a rear-end side of the recording medium, in the transporting direction thereof, between the rear-end holding member and the outer circumferential surface of the transfer member, in such a way to allow displacement of the recording medium in the transporting direction and to restrict movement of the recording medium in the direction away from the transfer member.

    摘要翻译: 图像形成装置包括:图像载体; 传送构件,其将图像转印到记录介质上; 前端保持构件,其将前端保持构件和转印构件的外周面之间的记录介质的前端侧保持在转印构件上,以限制位移 并且限制记录介质沿远离转印构件的方向的移动; 以及后端保持构件,其将记录介质的后端侧沿其输送方向保持在后端保持构件和转印构件的外周面之间,以允许位移 并且限制记录介质在远离转印件的方向上的移动。

    IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
    5.
    发明申请
    IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS 有权
    图像形成装置

    公开(公告)号:US20100247177A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-09-30

    申请号:US12538988

    申请日:2009-08-11

    IPC分类号: G03G15/16

    摘要: An image forming apparatus includes: an image carrier; a development unit that develops an electrostatic latent image present on the image carrier with a developer; a transfer member that transfers a developer image developed by the development unit from the image carrier to a recording medium by transporting while nipping the recording medium in a transfer position in contact with the image carrier; a corrective guide member that contacts the recording medium which is simultaneously caught by the transfer member for a period and that corrects placement of the recording medium with respect to the transfer member, thus guiding the recording medium toward the transport position; and a transport unit that transports the recording medium toward the transfer position while exerting a force on the recording medium in a direction causing a side edge of the recording medium along a transport direction to abut the corrective guide member.

    摘要翻译: 图像形成装置包括:图像载体; 显影单元,其利用显影剂显影存在于图像载体上的静电潜像; 传送构件,其将由显影单元显影的显影剂图像从图像载体传送到记录介质,通过在将记录介质夹在与图像载体接触的转印位置的同时传送; 校正引导构件,其与记录介质接触,同时被传送构件捕获一段时间,并且校正记录介质相对于传送构件的放置,从而将记录介质导向传送位置; 以及传送单元,其将记录介质朝向传送位置传送,同时沿着传送方向沿记录介质的侧边缘沿着记录介质施加力抵靠校正引导构件。

    Image forming apparatus
    6.
    发明授权
    Image forming apparatus 有权
    图像形成装置

    公开(公告)号:US08538315B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-09-17

    申请号:US12567976

    申请日:2009-09-28

    IPC分类号: G03G15/00

    摘要: An image forming apparatus includes: an image forming apparatus main body, an image forming unit that is provided in the image forming apparatus main body and forms an image on a recording medium, and a transport unit transporting the recording medium, wherein the image forming apparatus main body has a forward port for forwarding the recording medium having the image thereon by the image forming unit to outside of the image forming apparatus main body, and further has a guide unit by which the recording medium forwarded to the outside of the image forming apparatus main body is guided to be retrieved into the image forming apparatus main body, and to be led to the transport unit.

    摘要翻译: 一种成像设备包括:图像形成设备主体,设置在图像形成设备主体中并在记录介质上形成图像的图像形成单元和传送记录介质的传送单元,其中图像形成设备 主体具有用于将具有图像的记录介质由图像形成单元转发到图像形成装置主体外部的前进端口,并且还具有引导单元,通过该引导单元将记录介质转发到图像形成装置的外部 主体被引导回到图像形成装置主体中,并被引导到传送单元。

    Image forming apparatus
    8.
    发明授权
    Image forming apparatus 有权
    图像形成装置

    公开(公告)号:US08180248B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-05-15

    申请号:US12510308

    申请日:2009-07-28

    IPC分类号: G03G5/00 G03G21/16

    摘要: An image forming apparatus includes: a first unit including at least a development unit that develops an electrostatic latent image and a first developer container containing a developer; an image carrier that holds an electrostatic latent image to be developed by the development unit; a transfer unit that transfers a developer image developed by the development unit onto a recording medium; a fixing device that fixes a developer image transferred to the recording medium by the transfer unit onto a recording medium; and an image forming apparatus main body in which the first unit is installed, the image forming apparatus main body being configured such that a second unit including at least plural second developer containers respectively containing developers of different colors and development units for respective colors is installable instead of the first unit and, when the second unit is installed, a loop transport path is provided to allow the recording medium having the developer image fixed thereon by the fixing device to be transported around the second unit and toward the transfer unit.

    摘要翻译: 图像形成装置包括:第一单元,至少包括显影静电潜像的显影单元和包含显影剂的第一显影剂容器; 保持由显影单元显影的静电潜像的图像载体; 传送单元,其将由显影单元显影的显影剂图像转印到记录介质上; 固定装置,其将通过所述转印单元传送到所述记录介质的显影剂图像固定到记录介质上; 以及图像形成装置主体,其中安装有第一单元,图像形成装置主体被构造成使得包括分别包含不同颜色的显影剂的至少多个第二显影剂容器和用于各种颜色的显影单元的第二单元可以安装 并且当安装第二单元时,提供环路传送路径,以允许具有通过定影装置固定在其上的显影剂图像的记录介质被传送到第二单元周围并朝向传送单元传送。

    Image forming apparatus
    10.
    发明授权
    Image forming apparatus 有权
    图像形成装置

    公开(公告)号:US07965974B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-06-21

    申请号:US12506500

    申请日:2009-07-21

    IPC分类号: G03G15/00

    摘要: An image forming apparatus includes: an image carrier that carries an electrostatic latent image; plural developing devices that store respective developers of different colors and visualize the electrostatic latent image with the developers; a developing device switching mechanism that switches among the developing devices; a transfer unit that transfers a developer image visualized by the one of the developing devices to a recording medium; a fixing device that fixes the developer image transferred by the transfer unit onto the recording medium; a first transporter that transports in a first direction the recording medium with the developer image fixed thereon; a second transporter that transports in a second direction the recording medium with the developer image fixed thereon; and a transporter switching mechanism that switches between the first transporter and the second transporter in conjunction with an operation of the developing device switching mechanism for switching among the developing devices.

    摘要翻译: 图像形成装置包括:承载静电潜像的图像载体; 多个显影装置,其存储不同颜色的各个显影剂并且与显影剂可视化静电潜像; 显影装置切换机构,其在显影装置之间切换; 传送单元,其将由所述显影设备中的一个显像的显影剂图像传送到记录介质; 固定装置,其将由所述转印单元传送的显影剂图像固定到所述记录介质上; 第一运送器,其沿着第一方向传送具有固定在其上的显影剂图像的记录介质; 第二传送器,其在第二方向上传送具有固定在其上的显影剂图像的记录介质; 以及结合显影装置切换机构在显影装置之间切换的操作,在第一运送器和第二运送器之间切换的运送器切换机构。