Image forming apparatus applying different voltages in image forming operation and cleaning operation

    公开(公告)号:US12124185B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-22

    申请号:US17944587

    申请日:2022-09-14

    IPC分类号: G03G15/06 G03G15/16

    CPC分类号: G03G15/065 G03G15/1675

    摘要: An image forming apparatus includes a rotatable photosensitive member, a charging member, an exposure unit, a developing member, a developing voltage applying portion, a transfer member, a first transfer voltage applying portion, a second transfer voltage applying portion, a common power source, and a controller. The controller carries out control so as to execute an image forming operation, and a non-image forming operation and so as to execute, as the non-image forming operation, a cleaning operation. The controller controls a change in output of the common power source so that a value of a voltage applied from the developing voltage applying portion to the developing member during the cleaning operation is made different from a value of a voltage applied from the developing voltage applying portion to the developing member during formation of the toner image.

    Developing cartridge having coupling and developing roller

    公开(公告)号:US12117745B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-15

    申请号:US18067827

    申请日:2022-12-19

    摘要: In a cartridge, a housing has a developer accommodating portion and includes a first side wall and a second side wall. A coupling member is disposed at a position opposite to the developer accommodating portion with respect to the first side wall. A detection body is disposed at a position opposite to the developer accommodating portion with respect to the second side wall. A first driving force transmission member is positioned at the same side with the coupling member with respect to the first side wall, and transmits driving force from the coupling member to a rotating member. A second driving force transmission member is positioned at the same side with the detection body with respect to the second side wall, and transmits driving force from the rotating member to the detection body.

    Image forming apparatus
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    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US12066767B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-08-20

    申请号:US18182882

    申请日:2023-03-13

    IPC分类号: G03G15/06 G03G15/02

    CPC分类号: G03G15/065 G03G15/0266

    摘要: An image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member and a developer bearing member. A first period is from when rotational drive of the developer bearing member is started until increased to a speed at which the image forming apparatus performs image forming. A first absolute value of a difference between a developer bearing member surface potential Vdc and an image bearing member surface potential Vd, as determined when the image bearing member is facing the developer bearing member, is obtained during the first period. The value |Vdc−Vd| obtained during the first period is smaller than the value |Vdc−Vd| obtained after the first period. During the first period, the image bearing member surface potential Vd at the facing position is a first potential and, after the first period, the image bearing member surface potential Vd at the facing position becomes a second potential different from the first potential.

    Developing cartridge having electrode

    公开(公告)号:US11906908B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-02-20

    申请号:US18155789

    申请日:2023-01-18

    发明人: Yasumasa Fujii

    摘要: A developing cartridge includes a casing, a developer-carrying member, a supply member, a developing electrode, a supply electrode, and an insulating member. The casing is configured to accommodate therein developer. The developer-carrying member is configured to rotate about a rotational axis and carry the developer thereon. The supply member is configured to supply the developer to the developer-carrying member. The developing electrode is configured to be electrically connected to the developer-carrying member. The supply electrode is configured to be electrically connected to the supply member. The insulating member insulates the developing electrode and the supply electrode with each other. The developing electrode, the insulating member, and the supply electrode are overlapped in this order in an axial direction of the rotational axis.

    Image forming apparatus capable of reducing periodic image density unevenness

    公开(公告)号:US11835883B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-12-05

    申请号:US17818233

    申请日:2022-08-08

    IPC分类号: G03G15/06 G03G15/00

    CPC分类号: G03G15/065 G03G15/5025

    摘要: A controller is able to, in a case where the controller receives a correction instruction for image density, execute a phase detection mode for detecting a phase of an image bearing member and detecting a phase of a developer bearing member and change an image forming condition for an image forming unit during an image formation mode based on respective phases of the image bearing member and the developer bearing member detected in the phase detection mode and an image density of a toner pattern, and a ratio of a circumferential velocity of the developer bearing member to a circumferential velocity of the image bearing member during the phase detection mode is different from a ratio of a circumferential velocity of the developer bearing member to a circumferential velocity of the image bearing member during the image formation mode.