摘要:
The image forming apparatus according to the present invention is connectable to an external device through a communication line, and includes an image forming device for forming an image on paper and a device for setting specified set conditions in the image forming device. The image forming apparatus performs image forming operation corresponding to the set conditions, and further includes a receiving device for receiving a control signal from the communication line and a transmission device for transmitting the set conditions through the communication line in response to reception of the control signal.
摘要:
A control system of image forming apparatus according to the present invention includes image forming apparatus and a portable maintenance device connectable thereto. The image forming apparatus transmits first condition data indicating conditions of the apparatus to the portable maintenance device when the portable maintenance device is connected thereto, and the portable maintenance device receives the condition data from the image forming apparatus when it is connected to the image forming apparatus. Also, the portable maintenance device can be input second condition data indicating conditions of the image forming apparatus, and displays at least one piece of stored guide information on the basis of the first and second condition data.
摘要:
A control system of image forming apparatus in accordance with the present invention includes a plurality of image forming apparatus and a control unit connected to each of the image forming apparatus through a communication line, and each of the image forming apparatus includes a data transmitting device for transmitting information related to a consumption amount of consumable products to the control unit through the communication line, and the control unit includes a receiving device receiving the information transmitted from the image forming apparatus and determines a stock amount of the consumable products which a user of the image forming apparatus has on the basis of the information received by the receiving device.
摘要:
A control system of image forming apparatus according to the present invention includes a plurality of image forming apparatus and a control unit connected to each of said image forming apparatus through a communication line.Each of said image forming apparatus includes a detecting device for detecting contents of maintenance work for the image forming apparatus, and a transmitting device for transmitting the work data showing the detected results by the detecting device to the control unit through the communication line. The control unit includes a receiving device for receiving the work data transmitted from one of the image forming apparatus and a memory for storing the received work data.
摘要:
An image forming apparatus for forming hardcopy images by electrophotographic process using a developing device for toner developing and chargers for charging and discharging by corona discharge, the image forming apparatus having cleaners for removing toner adhering to a charge wire of each charger, each cleaner is operated when a predetermined amount of toner has been supplied to the developing device. In another example, each cleaner is operated when a toner accommodating bottle becomes empty and is detached from the image forming apparatus.
摘要:
An image forming apparatus wherein the copying operation is performed not only in an automatic density specifying mode but also in a manual density specifying mode according to select by an operator. When the ratio of the frequency of select of the manual density specifying mode to the frequency of select of the automatic density specifying mode has exceeded a predetermined value, the image forming apparatus is adapted to execute an image adjustment process by detecting the state of components, for example, charge wires for the purpose of adjusting the density of copy images formed in the automatic density specifying mode.
摘要:
A copying apparatus for forming a hard copy image through an electrophotographic process includes an image forming apparatus which can form an image on a recording paper in various density levels, and a diagnostic unit for discriminating the image forming apparatus into three states of being capable of forming a proper image, being operable but incapable of forming a proper image, and being incapable of operation. Since the image forming states of the copying apparatus are divided into three stages, appropriate operation is performed in the copying apparatus using the electrophotographic process in response to the state of the machine.
摘要:
An image forming apparatus which detects the cause of the image unevenness in the image formation of an electrostatic recording system used for a copying machine, laser beam printer or the like, and automatically takes measures responding thereto. This image forming apparatus includes a surface potential sensor for detecting charge unevenness after charging a photoconductive drum by a charger and a toner density sensor for detecting toner adhesion unevenness after developing by a developing unit, and based on the results of detections of these sensors, when charge unevenness exits, the apparatus judges that the cause of the image unevenness is an abnormal state of the charger, and cleans a charge wire, and when no charge unevenness exists and density unevenness exists, the apparatus judges that the developing unit is abnormal, and displays this abnormality and inhibits the operation of the apparatus. The apparatus further includes a toner sensor for detecting density unevenness after transfer, and when density unevenness is detected by this sensor, it is judged that the cause of the image unevenness is an abnormal state of a transferring charger, and displays this abnormality and inhibits the operation of the apparatus.
摘要:
The present invention relates to an image forming apparatus that enables the occurrence of print defects due to a first print start time delay to be eliminated without using a temperature sensor that has a small thermal time constant. When the temperature of a fixing belt serving as an image heating body is greater than or equal to a predetermined temperature following the elapse of a fixed time after an image forming operation is started, recording paper is transported to a nip area (fixing area) of a fixing apparatus before the temperature detected by a temperature sensor reaches a predetermined image fixing temperature, and an image forming operation is started immediately.
摘要:
An image heating device is operational to estimate a temperature of a pressure roller so as to determine a set temperature for a roller belt in a subsequent image heating period.