公开(公告)号：US08369758B2

公开(公告)日：2013-02-05

申请号：US12870438

申请日：2010-08-27

申请人： Tetsuji Okamoto ,  Masahiro Sato ,  Atsushi Ogihara ,  Junichi Murakami ,  Koichi Watanabe ,  Shuichi Nishide ,  Atsuyuki Kitamura

发明人： Tetsuji Okamoto ,  Masahiro Sato ,  Atsushi Ogihara ,  Junichi Murakami ,  Koichi Watanabe ,  Shuichi Nishide ,  Atsuyuki Kitamura

IPC分类号： G03G15/01

CPC分类号： G03G15/6558 ,  G03G2215/00561

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。

公开(公告)号：US08145108B2

公开(公告)日：2012-03-27

申请号：US12880611

申请日：2010-09-13

申请人： Junichi Murakami ,  Atsuyuki Kitamura ,  Masahiro Sato ,  Atsushi Ogihara ,  Tetsuji Okamoto ,  Koichi Watanabe ,  Shuichi Nishide

发明人： Junichi Murakami ,  Atsuyuki Kitamura ,  Masahiro Sato ,  Atsushi Ogihara ,  Tetsuji Okamoto ,  Koichi Watanabe ,  Shuichi Nishide

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。

公开(公告)号：US20110236081A1

公开(公告)日：2011-09-29

申请号：US12870438

申请日：2010-08-27

申请人： Tetsuji OKAMOTO ,  Masahiro Sato ,  Atsushi Ogihara ,  Junichi Murakami ,  Koichi Watanabe ,  Shuichi Nishide ,  Atsuyuki Kitamura

发明人： Tetsuji OKAMOTO ,  Masahiro Sato ,  Atsushi Ogihara ,  Junichi Murakami ,  Koichi Watanabe ,  Shuichi Nishide ,  Atsuyuki Kitamura

IPC分类号： G03G15/01

CPC分类号： G03G15/6558 ,  G03G2215/00561

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。

公开(公告)号：US08457538B2

公开(公告)日：2013-06-04

申请号：US12906603

申请日：2010-10-18

申请人： Tetsuji Okamoto ,  Masahiro Sato ,  Atsushi Ogihara ,  Junichi Murakami ,  Koichi Watanabe ,  Shuichi Nishide ,  Atsuyuki Kitamura

发明人： Tetsuji Okamoto ,  Masahiro Sato ,  Atsushi Ogihara ,  Junichi Murakami ,  Koichi Watanabe ,  Shuichi Nishide ,  Atsuyuki Kitamura

IPC分类号： G03G15/01

CPC分类号： G03G15/6564 ,  G03G2215/00556

摘要： An image forming apparatus includes an image carrier that is rotatable; a transfer member that is rotatably disposed so as to face the image carrier, the transfer member transferring an image carried by the image carrier to a sheet; a leading end gripping member that is attached to the transfer member, the leading end gripping member gripping a leading end of the sheet in the transport direction on an outer peripheral surface of the transfer member; a trailing end holding member that holds a trailing end of the sheet in the transport direction between the trailing end holding member and the outer peripheral surface of the transfer member; and a controller that changes a distance between the leading end gripping member and the trailing end holding member when holding the sheet on the basis of a length of the sheet in the transport direction.

摘要翻译： 图像形成装置包括可旋转的图像载体; 转印构件，其被可旋转地设置成面对图像载体，所述转印构件将由所述图像载体承载的图像转印到片材上; 前端夹持构件，其安装在所述转印构件上，所述前端夹持构件在所述转印构件的外周面上沿所述输送方向夹持所述纸的前端; 后端保持构件，其在所述后端保持构件和所述转印构件的外周面之间沿所述输送方向保持所述片材的后端; 以及控制器，当基于输送方向上的片材的长度来保持片材时，改变前端夹持构件和后端保持构件之间的距离。

公开(公告)号：US08626043B2

公开(公告)日：2014-01-07

申请号：US13296783

申请日：2011-11-15

申请人： Tetsuji Okamoto ,  Atsushi Ogihara ,  Koichi Watanabe ,  Shuichi Nishide ,  Wataru Suzuki ,  Atsuyuki Kitamura ,  Masahiro Sato

发明人： Tetsuji Okamoto ,  Atsushi Ogihara ,  Koichi Watanabe ,  Shuichi Nishide ,  Wataru Suzuki ,  Atsuyuki Kitamura ,  Masahiro Sato

IPC分类号： G03G15/01

CPC分类号： G03G15/167

摘要： An image forming apparatus includes: an image carrier that is rotatably arranged and carries an image on an outer circumferential surface thereof; a transfer member that is rotatably arranged to face the image carrier and transfers the image carried on the image carrier onto a sheet held between the transfer member and the image carrier; a leading edge gripping member that is secured to the transfer member and grips a leading edge side of the sheet in a transport direction thereof on an outer circumferential surface of the transfer member; and a trailing edge holding member that is arranged to be rotatable around the transfer member, holds a trailing edge side of the sheet in the transport direction thereof between the trailing edge holding member and the outer circumferential surface of the transfer member, and bends to release the trailing edge side of the sheet in the transport direction thereof.

摘要翻译： 图像形成装置包括：图像载体，其被可旋转地布置并在其外周表面上承载图像; 转印构件，其可旋转地布置成面对图像载体并将承载在图像载体上的图像转印到保持在转印构件和图像载体之间的纸张上; 前缘把持部件固定在转印部件上，并且在转印部件的外周面上沿着输送方向夹持纸张的前端侧; 和后缘保持构件，该后缘保持构件布置成可围绕传送构件旋转，将片材的后缘侧沿其传送方向保持在后缘保持构件和传送构件的外周表面之间，并弯曲以释放 片材的沿其输送方向的后缘侧。

公开(公告)号：US08818238B2

公开(公告)日：2014-08-26

申请号：US13247284

申请日：2011-09-28

申请人： Masahiro Sato ,  Atsuyuki Kitamura ,  Atsushi Ogihara ,  Tetsuji Okamoto ,  Koichi Watanabe ,  Shuichi Nishide ,  Wataru Suzuki

发明人： Masahiro Sato ,  Atsuyuki Kitamura ,  Atsushi Ogihara ,  Tetsuji Okamoto ,  Koichi Watanabe ,  Shuichi Nishide ,  Wataru Suzuki

IPC分类号： G03G15/08 ,  G03G15/04

CPC分类号： G03G21/1647 ,  G03G15/0173 ,  G03G2215/0177 ,  G03G2221/163 ,  G03G2221/1642 ,  G03G2221/1657

摘要： An image forming apparatus includes a main body portion including an image carrier, an image-carrier driving unit, a latent-image forming unit, a developing-unit attachment section, and a transfer-unit attachment section. The developing-unit attachment section receives a first developing unit having plural developing members or a second developing unit having a single developing member. The transfer-unit attachment section receives a first transfer unit, which includes a first transfer member capable of retaining a recording medium and a first transfer driving unit that rotates the first transfer member, and a second transfer unit, which includes a second transfer member that cannot retain the recording medium. When the first developing unit and the first transfer unit are attached to the developing-unit attachment section and the transfer-unit attachment section, respectively, the first transfer driving unit is mechanically connected to the first developing unit.

摘要翻译： 图像形成装置包括：主体部分，包括图像载体，图像载体驱动单元，潜像形成单元，显影单元附着部分和转印单元安装部分。 显影单元附接部接收具有多个显影元件的第一显影单元或具有单个显影元件的第二显影单元。 转印单元附接部分接收第一转印单元，该第一转印单元包括能够保持记录介质的第一转印元件和使第一转印元件旋转的第一转印驱动单元和包括第二转印元件的第二转印元件， 不能保留记录介质。 当第一显影单元和第一转印单元分别附接到显影单元附接部分和转印单元附接部分时，第一转印驱动单元机械地连接到第一显影单元。

公开(公告)号：US20120230739A1

公开(公告)日：2012-09-13

申请号：US13296783

申请日：2011-11-15

申请人： Tetsuji Okamoto ,  Atsushi Ogihara ,  Koichi Watanabe ,  Shuichi Nishide ,  Wataru Suzuki ,  Atsuyuki Kitamura ,  Masahiro Sato

发明人： Tetsuji Okamoto ,  Atsushi Ogihara ,  Koichi Watanabe ,  Shuichi Nishide ,  Wataru Suzuki ,  Atsuyuki Kitamura ,  Masahiro Sato

IPC分类号： G03G15/01

CPC分类号： G03G15/167

摘要： An image forming apparatus includes: an image carrier that is rotatably arranged and carries an image on an outer circumferential surface thereof; a transfer member that is rotatably arranged to face the image carrier and transfers the image carried on the image carrier onto a sheet held between the transfer member and the image carrier; a leading edge gripping member that is secured to the transfer member and grips a leading edge side of the sheet in a transport direction thereof on an outer circumferential surface of the transfer member; and a trailing edge holding member that is arranged to be rotatable around the transfer member, holds a trailing edge side of the sheet in the transport direction thereof between the trailing edge holding member and the outer circumferential surface of the transfer member, and bends to release the trailing edge side of the sheet in the transport direction thereof.

摘要翻译： 图像形成装置包括：图像载体，其被可旋转地布置并在其外周表面上承载图像; 转印构件，其可旋转地布置成面对图像载体并将承载在图像载体上的图像转印到保持在转印构件和图像载体之间的纸张上; 前缘把持部件固定在转印部件上，并且在转印部件的外周面上沿着输送方向夹持纸张的前端侧; 和后缘保持构件，该后缘保持构件布置成可围绕传送构件旋转，将片材的后缘侧沿其传送方向保持在后缘保持构件和传送构件的外周表面之间，并弯曲以释放 片材的沿其输送方向的后缘侧。

公开(公告)号：US08774688B2

公开(公告)日：2014-07-08

申请号：US13371053

申请日：2012-02-10

申请人： Tetsuji Okamoto ,  Atsushi Ogihara ,  Wataru Suzuki ,  Koichi Watanabe ,  Shuichi Nishide ,  Masahiro Sato ,  Atsuyuki Kitamura

发明人： Tetsuji Okamoto ,  Atsushi Ogihara ,  Wataru Suzuki ,  Koichi Watanabe ,  Shuichi Nishide ,  Masahiro Sato ,  Atsuyuki Kitamura

IPC分类号： G03G15/01

CPC分类号： G03G15/162 ,  G03G15/0173 ,  G03G2215/0177

摘要： An image forming apparatus includes an image carrying member, a transfer member, a leading-end holding member, and a trailing-end holding member. The leading-end holding member is mounted on the transfer member and holds, on an outer peripheral surface of the transfer member, a leading-end portion of a recording medium fed to a sheet feeding position that is further upstream than a transfer position in a rotation direction of the transfer member. The trailing-end holding member rotates along the outer peripheral surface. The trailing-end holding member presses the recording medium against the outer peripheral surface while waiting at a waiting position that is further upstream than the transfer position and downstream than the sheet feeding position, and holds a trailing end portion on the outer peripheral surface while rotating together with the transfer member when the trailing end portion of the recording medium arrives at the waiting position.

摘要翻译： 图像形成装置包括图像承载构件，转印构件，前端保持构件和后端保持构件。 前端保持构件安装在转印构件上，并且在转印构件的外周面上保持供给到进纸位置的记录介质的前端部分，该供纸位置比在 转印构件的旋转方向。 后端保持构件沿着外周面旋转。 后端保持构件在等待位于比传送位置更靠近的位置并且比送纸位置更下游的等待位置的同时将记录介质压靠在外周面上，并且在旋转时将后端部保持在外周面上 当记录介质的后端部到达等待位置时，与传送构件一起。

公开(公告)号：US08649719B2

公开(公告)日：2014-02-11

申请号：US13557942

申请日：2012-07-25

申请人： Atsushi Ogihara ,  Shuichi Nishide ,  Wataru Suzuki ,  Koichi Watanabe ,  Tetsuji Okamoto ,  Masahiro Sato ,  Atsuyuki Kitamura

发明人： Atsushi Ogihara ,  Shuichi Nishide ,  Wataru Suzuki ,  Koichi Watanabe ,  Tetsuji Okamoto ,  Masahiro Sato ,  Atsuyuki Kitamura

IPC分类号： G03G15/01

CPC分类号： G03G15/1665

摘要： In an image forming apparatus, the following inequalities (1) and (2) are satisfied: (L1−L3)×(V2/V1)

摘要翻译： 在图像形成装置中，满足以下不等式（1）和（2）：（L1-L3）×（V2 / V1）

公开(公告)号：US08416452B2

公开(公告)日：2013-04-09

申请号：US12401326

申请日：2009-03-10

申请人： Atsushi Ogihara ,  Tetsuji Okamoto ,  Koichi Watanabe ,  Atsuyuki Kitamura ,  Masahiro Sato

发明人： Atsushi Ogihara ,  Tetsuji Okamoto ,  Koichi Watanabe ,  Atsuyuki Kitamura ,  Masahiro Sato

IPC分类号： G06F15/00

CPC分类号： G03G15/0121 ,  G03G15/0849 ,  G03G15/5058 ,  G03G2215/0164

摘要： An image forming apparatus includes: an image output unit that outputs an image; and an image processing unit that converts an input image signal to an output image signal and outputs the image signal to the image output unit, the image output unit having: an image carrier that carries at least a latent image; plural developer containers containing mutually different color developers used for developing the latent image carried on the image carrier; and a transport member for repeated operations of attachment of the developer contained in one of the plural developer containers, transport of the attached developer to the image carrier, and removal of remaining developer, and the image processing unit having a change unit that changes a color conversion characteristic of an image signal in correspondence with color mixture of the mutually different color developers.

摘要翻译： 一种图像形成装置，包括：输出图像的图像输出单元; 以及图像处理单元，其将输入图像信号转换为输出图像信号，并将图像信号输出到图像输出单元，所述图像输出单元具有：承载至少潜像的图像载体; 包含用于显影承载在图像载体上的潜像的相互不同的显色剂的多个显影剂容器; 以及运送构件，用于重复地操作包含在所述多个显影剂容器中的一个中的显影剂，将附着的显影剂运送到图像载体，以及去除剩余的显影剂，以及所述图像处理单元具有改变颜色的改变单元 与相互不同的显色剂的颜色混合相对应的图像信号的转换特性。