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公开(公告)号:US20240345537A1
公开(公告)日:2024-10-17
申请号:US18647889
申请日:2024-04-26
发明人: Yasushi OKABE , Junichi HASHIMOTO
CPC分类号: G03G21/1867 , G03G15/0194 , G03G15/5008 , G03G15/757 , G03G21/1647 , G03G21/1652 , G03G21/1825 , G03G21/1842 , G03G21/1853 , G03G15/0178 , G03G2221/166 , G03G2221/1684 , G03G2221/1869
摘要: In an image forming apparatus, a process frame is movable into and out of a main casing in a first direction. The process frame includes a first wall and a second wall spaced apart from the first wall in a second direction. A first cartridge is detachably mountable to the process frame in a third direction crossing the second direction. A first electrode protrudes from an outer surface of the first cartridge outwardly in the second direction. In a state where the first cartridge is mounted to the process frame, the first cartridge is positioned between the first wall and second wall of the process frame in the second direction and a portion of the first wall aligns with the first electrode in the third direction such that the portion of the first wall is overlapped with the first electrode as viewed in the third direction.
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公开(公告)号:US12072669B2
公开(公告)日:2024-08-27
申请号:US17509184
申请日:2021-10-25
发明人: Shinichi Nishida , Yuichi Fukui , Tetsushi Uneme , Yasuyuki Egami , Yohei Anzai , Takeo Kawanami , Toshiki Fujino , Sohta Sugimoto , Fumiya Sawashima
CPC分类号: G03G21/1864 , G03G21/1647 , G03G21/1825 , G03G21/186 , G03G2221/1654 , G03G2221/1657
摘要: A control member 76 for controlling transmission and blocking of a rotational force by a clutch is rotatably supported by a supporting member which supports a developing frame. a locking portion provided on the control member 76 rotates between a position retracted from a locked portion of the clutch and a position for engaging with the locked portion.
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公开(公告)号:US20240272584A1
公开(公告)日:2024-08-15
申请号:US18648601
申请日:2024-04-29
发明人: Daisuke MAETA , Shougo SATO
IPC分类号: G03G21/18 , A61B5/00 , A61B5/01 , G01J5/00 , G01J5/02 , G01J5/10 , G06T7/70 , G07C9/30 , G08B21/02 , H04N5/38 , H04N5/76 , H04N7/18 , H04R1/02
CPC分类号: G03G21/1825 , A61B5/01 , A61B5/7246 , A61B5/7405 , A61B5/742 , A61B5/746 , G01J5/0025 , G01J5/025 , G01J5/10 , G03G21/1846 , G06T7/70 , G07C9/30 , G08B21/02 , H04N5/38 , H04N5/76 , H04N7/18 , H04R1/028 , G06T2207/30196 , G06T2207/30242
摘要: An image forming apparatus includes a housing and a first process cartridge. The first process cartridge is attachable to and detachable from the housing. The first process cartridge includes a first photosensitive drum, a first developing roller, and a developing frame. The developing frame has a toner inlet opening. A toner cartridge has a toner supply opening. The toner cartridge is positioned above the developing frame such that the toner supply opening and the toner inlet opening face with each other in upward/downward direction. In the state where the first process cartridge to which the toner cartridge is attached is attached to the housing, the toner cartridge is incapable of being detached from the first process cartridge. In a state where the first process cartridge to which the toner cartridge is attached is detached from the housing, the toner cartridge is detachable from the first process cartridge.
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公开(公告)号:US11960237B2
公开(公告)日:2024-04-16
申请号:US17861318
申请日:2022-07-11
CPC分类号: G03G21/1857 , G03G15/0896 , G03G21/18 , G03G21/1825
摘要: A cartridge detachably mountable to a main assembly of an electrophotographic image forming apparatus, the cartridge includes (i) a rotatable developing roller for developing a latent image formed on a photosensitive member; (ii) a first drive transmission member capable of receiving a rotational force originated by the main assembly; (iii) a second drive transmission member capable of coupling with the first drive transmission member and capable of transmitting the rotational force received by the first drive transmission member to the developing roller; and (iv) a coupling disconnection member including a force receiving portion capable of receiving the force originated by the main assembly, and an urging portion capable of urging at least one of the first drive transmission member and the second drive transmission member by the force received by the force receiving portion to separate one of the first drive transmission member and the second drive transmission member from the other, thereby disconnecting the coupling.
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公开(公告)号:US11940755B2
公开(公告)日:2024-03-26
申请号:US17370599
申请日:2021-07-08
发明人: Liangliang Hu , Shiping Ao , Fei Hu , Mei Yan , Junliang Qiu , Shaohua Chen , Shuangchun Yuan
CPC分类号: G03G21/1803 , G03G21/1619 , G03G21/1647 , G03G21/1671 , G03G21/18 , G03G21/1814 , G03G21/1817 , G03G21/1821 , G03G21/1825 , G03G21/1839 , G03G21/1842 , G03G21/186 , G03G2221/1861
摘要: Disclosed is a process cartridge detachably mounted to an image forming device having a tray and force applying components. The process cartridge has a process cartridge frame, a photosensitive unit, a developing unit rotatable relative to the photosensitive unit. The process cartridge frame has a driving side and a conductive side disposed oppositely along a length direction. The driving side has a first driving force receiving portion for rotating a photosensitive drum and a second driving force receiving portion for rotating a developing roller. The developing unit has a force receiving portion for receiving force of force applying components to rotate the developing unit relative to the photosensitive unit. When the process cartridge is pushed into to the image forming device, the force receiving portion move at least in a left-and-right direction and/or an up-and-down direction relative to the frame of the process cartridge.
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公开(公告)号:US11899393B2
公开(公告)日:2024-02-13
申请号:US17938486
申请日:2022-10-06
发明人: Masao Uyama , Kenji Matsuda , Ken Kikuchi
CPC分类号: G03G21/1814 , G03G15/0806 , G03G15/0896 , G03G21/1652 , G03G21/1817 , G03G21/1821 , G03G21/1825 , G03G21/1864 , G03G2221/166 , G03G2221/1853
摘要: A photosensitive member unit includes a photosensitive member, a transfer roller, a mounting portion capable of mounting a development unit including a development roller, a first gear and a second gear each provided at one end of the photosensitive member in an axial direction of the photosensitive member, and a third gear provided at one end of the transfer roller in an axial direction of the photosensitive member and configured to engage with the second gear. The first gear, the second gear, and the third gear are helical gears. A direction in which helical teeth of the first gear are inclined is opposite to a direction in which helical teeth of the second gear are inclined, and the direction in which the helical teeth of the first gear are inclined matches a direction in which helical teeth of the third gear are inclined.
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公开(公告)号:US11874625B2
公开(公告)日:2024-01-16
申请号:US18071738
申请日:2022-11-30
发明人: Osamu Anan , Masato Tanabe , Tsukasa Abe , Kazutaka Sueshige
CPC分类号: G03G21/1647 , G03G15/0806 , G03G15/0865 , G03G21/1676 , G03G21/185 , G03G21/1825 , G03G21/1846 , G03G2221/1657
摘要: A second unit includes a restricted portion that comes into contact with a restricting portion provided to a body of an apparatus, the restricted portion coming into contact with the restricting portion, in order to restrict the movement of a developer carrier in a direction to make contact with an image carrier, when a developing cartridge has not reached a predetermined attachment position, and not coming into contact with the restricting portion when the developing cartridge is in the predetermined attachment position.
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公开(公告)号:US20230418219A1
公开(公告)日:2023-12-28
申请号:US18207736
申请日:2023-06-09
发明人: YUKO HARADA , SHUNSUKE URATANI , MAKOTO HAYASHIDA , TETSUO UESUGI
IPC分类号: G03G21/18
CPC分类号: G03G21/1825 , G03G21/1814 , G03G21/1842 , G03G21/186 , G03G2221/1657 , G03G2221/1884 , G03G2221/1861
摘要: A cartridge includes a first unit including an image bearing member and a second unit including a developer bearing member. The second unit is swingable with respect to the first unit. The second unit includes a pressed portion to be pressed by a pressing member of the apparatus body. When viewed in an axial direction, (i) the swing axis and the pressed portion are arranged on opposite sides to each other with respect to a virtual straight line, (ii) the pressed portion, the swing axis, and the first axis are arranged in the named order in an interaxial direction, and (iii) a distance from the pressed portion to the swing axis in the interaxial direction is longer than a distance from the swing axis to the first axis in the interaxial direction.
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公开(公告)号:US11841634B2
公开(公告)日:2023-12-12
申请号:US17992021
申请日:2022-11-22
发明人: Yuichi Fukui , Shinichi Nishida
CPC分类号: G03G15/0808 , G03G21/1633 , G03G21/1647 , G03G21/1825
摘要: A photosensitive member unit includes a photosensitive member and a drive receiving portion receiving a driving force for rotating the photosensitive member; a developing unit joined to the photosensitive member unit so as to be movable relative to the photosensitive member unit between a first position in which a developing roller is in contact with the photosensitive member and a second position in which the developing roller is spaced from the photosensitive member; and a transmission member transmitting the driving force to the developing unit, wherein the developing unit has a driven member driven by the transmission member, and the transmission member is configured to engage with the driven member to drive the driven member with the developing unit located in the first position, and to engage with the driven member to drive the driven member with the developing unit located in the second position.
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公开(公告)号:US11809123B2
公开(公告)日:2023-11-07
申请号:US17751790
申请日:2022-05-24
CPC分类号: G03G21/1647 , G03G21/0005 , G03G21/105 , G03G21/186 , G03G21/1825
摘要: An image forming unit to be attached to an apparatus body of an image forming apparatus includes a first cartridge including a driven portion configured to rotate on a first rotational axis; and a second cartridge configured separable from the first cartridge. The second cartridge includes an input portion configured to receive driving force from the apparatus body; and a drive transmission portion configured to rotate on a second rotational axis and to transmit the driving force to the driven portion.
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