公开(公告)号：US20170261887A1

公开(公告)日：2017-09-14

申请号：US15429552

申请日：2017-02-10

申请人： Yusuke ISHIZUKA ,  Takeshi Shintani ,  Yasuhiro Maehata ,  Hiroshi Mizusawa ,  Daisuke Tomita ,  Yuta Azeyanagi ,  Yasuhito Kuboshima

发明人： Yusuke ISHIZUKA ,  Takeshi Shintani ,  Yasuhiro Maehata ,  Hiroshi Mizusawa ,  Daisuke Tomita ,  Yuta Azeyanagi ,  Yasuhito Kuboshima

IPC分类号： G03G21/00

CPC分类号： G03G15/0891 ,  G03G15/0879

摘要： A toner conveyance device includes a downward passage, a reciprocating member disposed in the downward passage, to move in a vertical direction in which the downward passage extends, a conveyance passage communicating with a lower end of the downward passage and extending in a direction crossing the vertical direction, a conveyor to rotate in the conveyance passage around an axis extending along the conveyance passage to transport the toner, and a flexible member projecting from a bottom of the reciprocating member toward the conveyance passage. The flexible member extends in the axial direction of the conveyor and moves together with the reciprocating member. When the reciprocating member is at a lowest position, a lower end of the flexible member opposes a portion of the conveyor downstream from an upper end thereof in a rotation direction thereof.

公开(公告)号：US09983512B2

公开(公告)日：2018-05-29

申请号：US15429552

申请日：2017-02-10

申请人： Yusuke Ishizuka ,  Takeshi Shintani ,  Yasuhiro Maehata ,  Hiroshi Mizusawa ,  Daisuke Tomita ,  Yuta Azeyanagi ,  Yasuhito Kuboshima

发明人： Yusuke Ishizuka ,  Takeshi Shintani ,  Yasuhiro Maehata ,  Hiroshi Mizusawa ,  Daisuke Tomita ,  Yuta Azeyanagi ,  Yasuhito Kuboshima

IPC分类号： G03G15/08

CPC分类号： G03G15/0891 ,  G03G15/0879

摘要： A toner conveyance device includes a downward passage, a reciprocating member disposed in the downward passage, to move in a vertical direction in which the downward passage extends, a conveyance passage communicating with a lower end of the downward passage and extending in a direction crossing the vertical direction, a conveyor to rotate in the conveyance passage around an axis extending along the conveyance passage to transport the toner, and a flexible member projecting from a bottom of the reciprocating member toward the conveyance passage. The flexible member extends in the axial direction of the conveyor and moves together with the reciprocating member. When the reciprocating member is at a lowest position, a lower end of the flexible member opposes a portion of the conveyor downstream from an upper end thereof in a rotation direction thereof.

公开(公告)号：US20170269511A1

公开(公告)日：2017-09-21

申请号：US15460531

申请日：2017-03-16

申请人： Daisuke TOMITA ,  Takeshi Shintani ,  Hiroshi Mizusawa ,  Yasuhiro Maehata ,  Yasuhito Kuboshima ,  Yuta Azeyanagi

发明人： Daisuke TOMITA ,  Takeshi Shintani ,  Hiroshi Mizusawa ,  Yasuhiro Maehata ,  Yasuhito Kuboshima ,  Yuta Azeyanagi

IPC分类号： G03G21/00

CPC分类号： G03G15/0889 ,  G03G21/0011 ,  G03G21/10 ,  G03G2215/0129 ,  G03G2221/001

摘要： A cleaning device includes a cleaning blade disposed in contact with a rotator, a toner collecting section disposed along the rotator and the cleaning blade and includes a groove extending in an axial direction of the rotator, a conveyor disposed in the groove, and an agitator disposed on a side of a rim of the groove. The conveyor rotates to convey the toner in a longitudinal direction of the groove. The agitator vibrates through contact with the conveyor and includes comb-tooth portions lined in a comb shape in the longitudinal direction of the groove, and bent portions, each of which is bent from an end of one of the comb-tooth portions. The comb-tooth portions contact a circumference of the conveyor to vibrate. The bent portions are lined at intervals smaller than intervals on a base side of the comb-tooth portions.

公开(公告)号：US10018941B2

公开(公告)日：2018-07-10

申请号：US15460531

申请日：2017-03-16

申请人： Daisuke Tomita ,  Takeshi Shintani ,  Hiroshi Mizusawa ,  Yasuhiro Maehata ,  Yasuhito Kuboshima ,  Yuta Azeyanagi

发明人： Daisuke Tomita ,  Takeshi Shintani ,  Hiroshi Mizusawa ,  Yasuhiro Maehata ,  Yasuhito Kuboshima ,  Yuta Azeyanagi

IPC分类号： G03G21/00 ,  G03G21/10 ,  G03G15/08

CPC分类号： G03G15/0889 ,  G03G21/0011 ,  G03G21/10 ,  G03G2215/0129 ,  G03G2221/001

摘要： A cleaning device includes a cleaning blade disposed in contact with a rotator, a toner collecting section disposed along the rotator and the cleaning blade and includes a groove extending in an axial direction of the rotator, a conveyor disposed in the groove, and an agitator disposed on a side of a rim of the groove. The conveyor rotates to convey the toner in a longitudinal direction of the groove. The agitator vibrates through contact with the conveyor and includes comb-tooth portions lined in a comb shape in the longitudinal direction of the groove, and bent portions, each of which is bent from an end of one of the comb-tooth portions. The comb-tooth portions contact a circumference of the conveyor to vibrate. The bent portions are lined at intervals smaller than intervals on a base side of the comb-tooth portions.

公开(公告)号：US20140037303A1

公开(公告)日：2014-02-06

申请号：US13936669

申请日：2013-07-08

申请人： Daisuke TOMITA ,  Takeshi Shintani ,  Norio Kudo ,  Keji Honjoh ,  Satoshi Hatori ,  Naohiro Kumagai ,  Akira Fujimori ,  Kaoru Yoshino ,  Yuta Azeyanagi ,  Hideyasu Seki ,  Ryohta Gotoh

发明人： Daisuke TOMITA ,  Takeshi Shintani ,  Norio Kudo ,  Keji Honjoh ,  Satoshi Hatori ,  Naohiro Kumagai ,  Akira Fujimori ,  Kaoru Yoshino ,  Yuta Azeyanagi ,  Hideyasu Seki ,  Ryohta Gotoh

IPC分类号： G03G15/00 ,  G03G21/00

CPC分类号： G03G15/553 ,  G03G21/0094

摘要： A lubricant applicator includes a block of lubricant, a supply member contactable against the block of lubricant to scrape the block of lubricant, and a lubricant gauge including a first electrode and a second electrode. The lubricant gauge is electrically connected to the first electrode and the second electrode to detect whether an amount of lubricant remaining is less than a threshold value based on establishment of electrical continuity between the first electrode and the second electrode. One of the first electrode and the second electrode includes a projection projecting toward the other one of the first electrode and the second electrode.

摘要翻译： 润滑剂施加器包括一块润滑剂，可抵靠润滑剂块刮擦润滑剂块的供应件，以及包括第一电极和第二电极的润滑剂计量器。 润滑剂计电连接到第一电极和第二电极，以基于在第一电极和第二电极之间的电连续性的建立来检测剩余的润滑剂的量是否小于阈值。 第一电极和第二电极中的一个包括朝向第一电极和第二电极中的另一个突出的突起。

公开(公告)号：US09052669B2

公开(公告)日：2015-06-09

申请号：US13936669

申请日：2013-07-08

申请人： Daisuke Tomita ,  Takeshi Shintani ,  Norio Kudo ,  Kenji Honjoh ,  Satoshi Hatori ,  Naohiro Kumagai ,  Akira Fujimori ,  Kaoru Yoshino ,  Yuta Azeyanagi ,  Hideyasu Seki ,  Ryohta Gotoh

发明人： Daisuke Tomita ,  Takeshi Shintani ,  Norio Kudo ,  Kenji Honjoh ,  Satoshi Hatori ,  Naohiro Kumagai ,  Akira Fujimori ,  Kaoru Yoshino ,  Yuta Azeyanagi ,  Hideyasu Seki ,  Ryohta Gotoh

IPC分类号： G03G15/00 ,  G03G21/00

CPC分类号： G03G15/553 ,  G03G21/0094

摘要： A lubricant applicator includes a block of lubricant, a supply member contactable against the block of lubricant to scrape the block of lubricant, and a lubricant gauge including a first electrode and a second electrode. The lubricant gauge is electrically connected to the first electrode and the second electrode to detect whether an amount of lubricant remaining is less than a threshold value based on establishment of electrical continuity between the first electrode and the second electrode. One of the first electrode and the second electrode includes a projection projecting toward the other one of the first electrode and the second electrode.

摘要翻译： 润滑剂施加器包括一块润滑剂，可抵靠润滑剂块刮擦润滑剂块的供应件，以及包括第一电极和第二电极的润滑剂计量器。 润滑剂计电连接到第一电极和第二电极，以基于在第一电极和第二电极之间的电连续性的建立来检测剩余的润滑剂的量是否小于阈值。 第一电极和第二电极中的一个包括朝向第一电极和第二电极中的另一个突出的突起。

公开(公告)号：US09008546B2

公开(公告)日：2015-04-14

申请号：US14073971

申请日：2013-11-07

申请人： Nobuyuki Taguchi ,  Satoshi Hatori ,  Naohiro Kumagai ,  Kaoru Yoshino ,  Hiromichi Ninomiya ,  Yuta Azeyanagi ,  Yasuhito Kuboshima ,  Hideyasu Seki ,  Ryohta Gotoh

发明人： Nobuyuki Taguchi ,  Satoshi Hatori ,  Naohiro Kumagai ,  Kaoru Yoshino ,  Hiromichi Ninomiya ,  Yuta Azeyanagi ,  Yasuhito Kuboshima ,  Hideyasu Seki ,  Ryohta Gotoh

IPC分类号： G03G15/00

CPC分类号： G03G15/751

摘要： An image carrier includes a tubular image carrier body to carry an image on an outer circumferential surface thereof, a shaft disposed inside the image carrier body, a first flange mounted on the shaft, and a second flange spaced apart from the first flange in an axial direction of the image carrier and mounted on the shaft. Each of the first flange and the second flange includes a through-hole contacting the shaft, a first engagement portion to engage a lateral end of the image carrier body in the axial direction of the image carrier, and a second engagement portion, constituting at least a part of the through-hole, to engage the shaft. The second engagement portion is disposed inboard from the first engagement portion in the axial direction of the image carrier.

摘要翻译： 图像载体包括：管状图像载体，用于在其外周表面上承载图像，设置在图像载体主体内部的轴，安装在该轴上的第一凸缘，以及与轴向间隔开的第一凸缘的第二凸缘 图像载体的方向并安装在轴上。 所述第一凸缘和所述第二凸缘中的每一个包括与所述轴接触的通孔，在所述图像载体的轴向方向上与所述图像载体主体的侧端接合的第一接合部和至少构成的第二接合部 通孔的一部分，以接合轴。 第二接合部从图像载体的轴向从第一接合部配置在内侧。

公开(公告)号：US09104171B2

公开(公告)日：2015-08-11

申请号：US14150113

申请日：2014-01-08

申请人： Yuta Azeyanagi ,  Hiromichi Ninomiya ,  Satoshi Hatori ,  Naohiro Kumagai ,  Nobuyuki Taguchi ,  Kaoru Yoshino ,  Yasuhito Kuboshima ,  Hideyasu Seki ,  Ryohta Gotoh

发明人： Yuta Azeyanagi ,  Hiromichi Ninomiya ,  Satoshi Hatori ,  Naohiro Kumagai ,  Nobuyuki Taguchi ,  Kaoru Yoshino ,  Yasuhito Kuboshima ,  Hideyasu Seki ,  Ryohta Gotoh

IPC分类号： G03G21/18 ,  G03G21/20 ,  G03G21/16

CPC分类号： G03G21/1647 ,  G03G21/1814 ,  G03G21/206

摘要： A detachable device, which can be included in an image forming apparatus, includes a unit drive mechanism, and a cover disposed at one end and an opposite end in the given attachment/detachment direction to cover the unit drive mechanism thereof. The cover includes a first cover and a second cover. The first cover includes at least one first inlet port to intake air from the apparatus body and guide the air to the detachable unit. The second cover includes a second inlet port to intake the air guided into the detachable unit and an air outlet port to exhaust the air introduced from the second inlet port to the apparatus body.

摘要翻译： 可以包括在图像形成装置中的可拆卸装置包括单元驱动机构和设置在给定的附接/拆卸方向上的一端和相对端的盖，以覆盖其单元驱动机构。 盖包括第一盖和第二盖。 第一盖包括至少一个第一入口，用于从装置主体吸入空气并将空气引导到可拆卸单元。 第二盖包括用于吸入引导到可拆卸单元中的空气的第二入口端口和用于将从第二入口引入的空气排出到设备主体的空气出口。

公开(公告)号：US09256190B2

公开(公告)日：2016-02-09

申请号：US14716546

申请日：2015-05-19

申请人： Satoshi Hatori ,  Ryohta Gotoh ,  Akira Fujimori ,  Naohiro Kumagai ,  Kaoru Yoshino ,  Hideyasu Seki ,  Nobuyuki Taguchi ,  Hiromichi Ninomiya ,  Yuta Azeyanagi ,  Yasuhito Kuboshima

发明人： Satoshi Hatori ,  Ryohta Gotoh ,  Akira Fujimori ,  Naohiro Kumagai ,  Kaoru Yoshino ,  Hideyasu Seki ,  Nobuyuki Taguchi ,  Hiromichi Ninomiya ,  Yuta Azeyanagi ,  Yasuhito Kuboshima

IPC分类号： G03G21/00 ,  F16N15/00 ,  G03G21/18

CPC分类号： G03G21/0094 ,  F16N15/00 ,  G03G21/18

摘要： A lubricant supplying device includes: lubricant; a supplying member that supplies the lubricant to a lubricant supply target; and a remaining amount detecting unit that detects that a remaining amount of the lubricant is equal to or smaller than a certain amount. The remaining amount detecting unit includes a first electrode member and a second electrode member. The lubricant supplying device includes a member that causes at least a part of the second electrode member to move and causes the second electrode member to abut the first electrode member with an increase in consumption of the lubricant.

公开(公告)号：US09207625B2

公开(公告)日：2015-12-08

申请号：US14191683

申请日：2014-02-27

申请人： Ryohta Gotoh ,  Kaoru Yoshino ,  Satoshi Hatori ,  Hiromichi Ninomiya ,  Nobuyuki Taguchi ,  Yasuhito Kuboshima ,  Naohiro Kumagai ,  Shinichi Kawahara ,  Nobuo Kuwabara ,  Hideyasu Seki ,  Yuta Azeyanagi

发明人： Ryohta Gotoh ,  Kaoru Yoshino ,  Satoshi Hatori ,  Hiromichi Ninomiya ,  Nobuyuki Taguchi ,  Yasuhito Kuboshima ,  Naohiro Kumagai ,  Shinichi Kawahara ,  Nobuo Kuwabara ,  Hideyasu Seki ,  Yuta Azeyanagi

IPC分类号： G03G21/00 ,  F16N11/04 ,  B23P11/02

CPC分类号： G03G21/0094 ,  F16N11/04 ,  G03G2215/0132 ,  Y10T29/49863

摘要： A lubricant supply device includes a solid lubricant, a lubricant holder to hold the solid lubricant, a lubricant supply member to supply lubricant to a lubrication target, a pressing member to press the solid lubricant toward the lubricant supply member, and a pressing force adjuster to change an amount of pressing force exerted by the pressing member.

摘要翻译： 一种润滑剂供给装置，包括固体润滑剂，用于保持固体润滑剂的润滑剂保持器，向润滑剂供给润滑剂的润滑剂供给部件，将固体润滑剂朝向润滑剂供给部件按压的按压部件，以及按压力调节器 改变由按压部件施加的按压力的量。