Image forming apparatus having a revolver type developing device
    3.
    发明授权
    Image forming apparatus having a revolver type developing device 失效
    具有旋转型显影装置的图像形成装置

    公开(公告)号:US5671465A

    公开(公告)日:1997-09-23

    申请号:US567739

    申请日:1995-12-05

    IPC分类号: G03G15/08 G03G15/01 G03G15/04

    CPC分类号: G03G15/0126 G03G2215/0177

    摘要: In an image forming apparatus, a developing device is disposed adjacent to a belt-like photosensitive member. A rotary type developing device has a hollow cylindrical casing rotatable around a shaft having a central portion for rotation. The developing device includes a casing which is rotated in a predetermined direction, and four partitions which divide the casing to make four developing units which extend radially outward from the shaft. A toner storing section or hopper is provided on one side of the developing device, i.e., on a front side of the image forming apparatus, and a toner cartridge is detachable from a top of the hopper, and the toner cartridge is exchanged when an end signal of the toner is detected by a sensor in the casing. The toner hopper is filled by new toner from the toner cartridge, and the toner is carried by conveyor members, which control an amount of the toner in the casing, and a supply roller supplies the toner to a developing roller. Therefore, the device supplies a required amount of toner to a toner supply roller and a developing roller at all times. This provides an image forming apparatus with a great freedom of layout which needs a minimum sectional space relative to a photoconductive element and which, therefore, has a miniature configuration. Also, if amounts of transport of first and second conveyor members are adequately selected, a uniform developer distribution in a longitudinal direction without resorting to a complicated control is insured.

    摘要翻译: 在图像形成装置中,显影装置邻近带状感光构件设置。 旋转型显影装置具有中空圆筒形壳体,该中空圆柱形壳体可围绕具有用于旋转的中心部分的轴旋转。 显影装置包括沿预定方向旋转的壳体和分隔壳体以形成从轴径向向外延伸的四个显影单元的四个隔板。 调色剂存储部分或料斗设置在显影装置的一侧,即在图像形成装置的前侧,并且调色剂盒可从料斗的顶部拆卸,并且调色剂盒在末端 调色剂的信号通过壳体中的传感器检测。 墨粉盒由调色剂盒中的新调色剂填充,调色剂由传送部件承载,传送部件控制壳体中的调色剂量,供给辊将调色剂供给显影辊。 因此,该装置始终向调色剂供应辊和显影辊提供所需量的调色剂。 这提供了一种具有很大布局自由度的图像形成装置,其需要相对于光导元件的最小截面空间,因此具有微型构造。 此外,如果适当地选择第一和第二输送器构件的输送量,则不会诉诸于复杂的控制,所以在长度方向上均匀的显影剂分布被保证。

    Color image forming apparatus including process cartridge
    4.
    发明授权
    Color image forming apparatus including process cartridge 失效
    彩色图像形成装置,包括处理盒

    公开(公告)号:US5887228A

    公开(公告)日:1999-03-23

    申请号:US771441

    申请日:1996-12-20

    摘要: A color printer for forming color toner images on a sheet of paper includes a photoconductive belt for bearing an electrostatic latent image thereon, a plurality of developing devices, and an intermediate transfer belt for forming composite toner images thereon. The intermediate transfer belt and the developing devices face each other across the photoconductive belt. The color printer further includes a front frame which is provided adjacent the intermediate transfer medium, a paper feed device which is provided in a lower position of the apparatus, and a paper output tray which is provided in a upper position of the apparatus. A paper transporting path between the paper feed device and the paper output tray is provided between the intermediate transfer belt and the front frame.

    摘要翻译: 用于在纸张上形成彩色调色剂图像的彩色打印机包括用于在其上承载静电潜像的感光带,多个显影装置和用于在其上形成复合调色剂图像的中间转印带。 中间转印带和显影装置在光电导带上彼此面对。 彩色打印机还包括邻近中间转印介质设置的前框架,设置在设备下部位置的供纸装置,以及设置在该设备的上部位置的出纸托盘。 在中间转印带和前框架之间设置有供纸装置和出纸托盘之间的纸张输送路径。

    Developing device for image forming apparatus
    5.
    发明授权
    Developing device for image forming apparatus 失效
    成像装置显影装置

    公开(公告)号:US5797069A

    公开(公告)日:1998-08-18

    申请号:US732983

    申请日:1996-10-16

    IPC分类号: G03G15/01 G03G15/08 G03G21/16

    摘要: A color printer including a photoconductive belt, a black developing unit which is located adjacent the photoconductive belt and a revolving type developing unit which is located adjacent the photoconductive belt and has a developing position on the photoconductive belt which is different from that of the black developing unit. The revolving type developing unit has a yellow developing device, a magenta developing device and a cyan developing device, each including a detachable toner cartridge by which yellow toner, magenta toner and cyan toner is replenished. The black developing unit is replaceable independent of the revolving type developing unit by being removably mounted on a removable frame on which the revolving type developing unit is mounted. Both developing units are removable from the color printer as a body by removal of the removable frame from the color printer.

    摘要翻译: 一种彩色打印机,包括一个感光带,一个位于邻近感光带的黑色显影单元和一个位于感光带附近的旋转型显影单元,在感光带上具有与黑色显影不同的显影位置 单元。 旋转型显影单元具有黄色显影装置,品红色显影装置和青色显影装置,每个均包括可拆卸的调色剂盒,黄色调色剂,品红色调色剂和青色调色剂被补充。 黑色显影单元可独立于旋转型显影单元,通过可拆卸地安装在其上安装有旋转型显影单元的可移除框架上而可更换。 通过从彩色打印机中移除可拆卸的框架,两个显影单元都可以从彩色打印机作为主体移除。

    Color image forming apparatus
    7.
    发明授权
    Color image forming apparatus 失效
    彩色图像形成装置

    公开(公告)号:US5740492A

    公开(公告)日:1998-04-14

    申请号:US652159

    申请日:1996-05-23

    IPC分类号: G03G15/01 G03G15/16

    CPC分类号: G03G15/0131 G03G2215/0177

    摘要: A color image forming apparatus is provided with an intermediate transfer belt to transfer thereupon an image of each of a plurality of colors carried on a photoconductive member, sequentially superposing one image on top of another, to form a full color image, and to further transfer the full color image to a copysheet. The intermediate transfer belt is passed over supporting rollers and a plurality of marks are printed on the intermediate transfer belt for indicating a position on the belt. A detector is provided for detecting the marks on the belt to generate a detect signal to start an image forming operation for each of the colors. The detector is controlled to start detection of a mark when a predetermined length of time is elapsed after a start or a termination of an operation of a driving element of the apparatus. The detector is provided at a position facing one of the support rollers around which the intermediate transfer belt is passed. A distance between the adjoining marks is equal to an integral multiple of at least one of a circumference of the roller the detector faces. The provision of an improved color image forming apparatus realizes a capability of accomplishing an accurate image registration for each of the plurality of colors.

    摘要翻译: 彩色图像形成装置设置有中间转印带,在其上传送承载在感光体上的多种颜色中的每一种的图像,顺序地将一幅图像重叠在一起,形成全色图像,并进一步转印 全彩色图像到一张复印件。 中间转印带通过支撑辊,并且多个标记印刷在中间转印带上以指示带上的位置。 提供了一种用于检测皮带上的标记以产生检测信号的检测器,以开始针对每种颜色的图像形成操作。 控制检测器,以便在设备的驱动元件的操作开始或终止之后经过预定时间长度时开始检测标记。 检测器设置在面向中间转印带通过的一个支撑辊的位置。 相邻标记之间的距离等于检测器面对的辊的周长中的至少一个的整数倍。 提供改进的彩色图像形成装置实现了对于多种颜色中的每一种实现精确图像配准的能力。

    Paper conveyer of image forming apparatus which conveys paper to a
fixing device
    8.
    发明授权
    Paper conveyer of image forming apparatus which conveys paper to a fixing device 失效
    用于将纸张传送到定影装置的成像设备的纸张输送机

    公开(公告)号:US5678161A

    公开(公告)日:1997-10-14

    申请号:US595340

    申请日:1996-02-01

    CPC分类号: G03G15/657 G03G15/2028

    摘要: In a paper conveyer of an image forming apparatus, a transfer operation is performed by a transfer roller and an unfixed image in the transfer operation is carried onto the lower side of a transfer paper sheet. The transfer paper sheet is conveyed to a fixing device constructed by a fixing roller and a pressurizing roller. A hardness of the fixing roller is smaller than that of the pressurizing roller, while a nipping portion of the fixing and pressurizing rollers is formed in a concave shape. The fixing and pressurizing rollers are arranged such that a nipping inlet port point of the fixing and pressurizing rollers is located in the vicinity of a line of a conveying locus of a thin transfer paper sheet. A paper guide plate guides the transfer paper sheet to the nipping inlet port. In this construction, a transferred paper sheet is conveyed such that this transferred paper sheet is reliably fed into the nipping portion of the fixing device, and it is possible to prevent an image rub, wrinkles, a jam, etc. from being caused.

    摘要翻译: 在图像形成装置的纸输送机中,通过转印辊进行转印操作,并且转印操作中的未定影图像被承载在转印纸的下侧。 转印纸被输送到由定影辊和加压辊构成的定影装置。 定影辊的硬度小于加压辊的硬度,而固定和加压辊的夹持部分形成为凹形。 固定和加压辊布置成使得固定和加压辊的夹入入口点位于薄转印纸的输送轨迹的线附近。 导纸板将转印纸引导到夹持入口。 在这种结构中,转印的纸张被输送,使得该转印的纸张被可靠地进给到定影装置的夹持部分中,并且可以防止产生图像摩擦,皱纹,果酱等。

    Image transfer method for an image forming apparatus
    9.
    发明授权
    Image transfer method for an image forming apparatus 失效
    图像形成装置的图像转印方法

    公开(公告)号:US5599645A

    公开(公告)日:1997-02-04

    申请号:US439139

    申请日:1995-05-11

    IPC分类号: G03G15/01 G03G15/16 G03G13/16

    CPC分类号: G03G15/1605 G03G15/0131

    摘要: In an image forming apparatus of the type sequentially forming powder images of different colors on an image carrier, and sequentially transferring them to an acceptor one above the other (primary transfer), an image transfer method is disclosed which prevents transfer dust from being transferred to the acceptor at the time of the primary transfer. During the primary transfer, a bias potential V.sub.1 is applied to one of two conductors located at an upstream side. The potential V.sub.1 has the same polarity as the charged powder carried on the image carrier. A potential V.sub.2 is applied to the other conductor at a downstream side and provided with a polarity opposite to the polarity of the charged powder. Every time the primary transfer is repeated, the potentials V.sub.l and V.sub.2 are respectively sequentially shifted toward the polarity of the powder and toward the polarity opposite to the polarity of the powder.

    摘要翻译: 在图像载体上顺序地形成不同颜色的粉末图像并依次将它们转移到另一个(一次转印)的受主的图像形成装置中,公开了一种图像转印方法,其防止转印灰尘转移到 受理人在一次转让时。 在一次传送期间,将偏置电位V1施加到位于上游侧的两个导体之一。 电位V1具有与载带在载体上的带电粉末相同的极性。 电位V2在下游侧施加到另一个导体,并且具有与带电粉末的极性相反的极性。 每次重复一次转印时,电位V1和V2分别依次朝向粉末的极性移动并朝向与粉末的极性相反的极性。

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

    公开(公告)号:US5255059A

    公开(公告)日:1993-10-19

    申请号:US851539

    申请日:1992-03-13

    CPC分类号: G03G15/0818 G03G15/0921

    摘要: An image forming apparatus having a developing device which includes a developing roller. A developer or a toner is transported on and along the developing roller without the roller being rotated. The developing roller has a shaft and ultrasonic transport members provided on the shaft. The ultrasonic transport members are made up of a plurality of electrodes, a piezoelectric member surrounding the electrodes and made of, for example, piezoelectric ceramic, and an elastic member surrounding the piezoelectric member and made of, for example, copper alloy or similar alloy. A plurality of standing waves are caused to flow through the electrodes with the result that the piezoelectric member waves. The toner is transported on the waving surface of the elastic member.

    摘要翻译: 一种具有显影装置的图像形成装置,包括显影辊。 显影剂或调色剂在显影辊上并沿着显影辊传送,而不会使辊旋转。 显影辊具有设置在轴上的轴和超声波传送构件。 超声波传送部件由多个电极,围绕电极的压电元件构成,例如由压电陶瓷制成,以及围绕压电元件并由例如铜合金或类似合金制成的弹性元件。 使多个驻波流过电极,结果压电元件波动。 调色剂在弹性构件的挥动表面上传送。