IMAGE FORMATION APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING IMAGE FORMATION APPARATUS

    公开(公告)号:US20240310757A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-09-19

    申请号:US18415312

    申请日:2024-01-17

    发明人: Yasumasa SAGAWA

    IPC分类号: G03G15/08

    CPC分类号: G03G15/0896

    摘要: An image formation apparatus according to an embodiment may include: development devices; and transmission gear members each including an output gear portion engaged with a drive gear portion of the corresponding development device. Among adjacent first and second development devices, a smallest angle θ1 of angles of gear teeth on a first output gear portion corresponding to the first development device in a rotation direction is different from a smallest angle θ2 of angles of gear teeth on a second output gear portion corresponding to a second development device in the rotation direction.

    IMAGE FORMATION APPARATUS
    2.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240210846A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-06-27

    申请号:US18528208

    申请日:2023-12-04

    发明人: Karin HASEGAWA

    IPC分类号: G03G9/08 G03G15/00 G03G15/08

    摘要: An image formation apparatus according to an embodiment may include: a first image formation unit including a storage part storing a glitter developer and configured to form a glitter developer image with the glitter developer; and a controller configured to control an operation of the first image formation unit based on print data received. The controller is configured to: when a remaining amount of the glitter developer in the storage part is a first remaining amount, to form the glitter developer image such that the glitter developer image is divided per unit area by a first division number; and when the remaining amount of the glitter developer in the storage part is a second remaining amount less than the first remaining amount, to form the glitter developer image such that the glitter developer image is divided per unit area by a second division number smaller than the first division number.

    IMAGE FORMATION APPARATUS
    4.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20230375957A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-11-23

    申请号:US18313667

    申请日:2023-05-08

    IPC分类号: G03G15/08

    CPC分类号: G03G15/0844 G03G15/0887

    摘要: An image formation apparatus according to an embodiment may include: an image formation section to form an image with a developer; an entire area printing rate calculator configured to calculate an entire area printing rate, which is, a printing rate of an entirety of an image formation area; a divided area printing rate calculator configured to calculate each divided area printing rate, which is, a printing rate of each of plural divided areas, divided in a main scanning direction, of the image formation area; and a deteriorated developer discarding operation execution section configured, when the entire area printing rate is equal to or lower than an entire area printing rate threshold, to perform a deteriorated developer discarding operation to discard the developer in any one of the divided areas in which the divided area printing rate is equal to or lower than a divided area printing rate threshold thereof.

    COMMUNICATION DEVICE, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD

    公开(公告)号:US20230247547A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-08-03

    申请号:US18011900

    申请日:2021-04-01

    发明人: Masaaki KANATANI

    IPC分类号: H04W52/02

    CPC分类号: H04W52/0203

    摘要: The present invention, a communication device configured to receive supply of electrical power from a battery unit and transmit and receive a data signal, the device includes a first wireless communication means configured to intermittently receive a data signal, a second wireless communication means configured to transmit a data signal; and a communication control means configured to temporarily hold the data signal received by the first wireless communication means, power off the second wireless communication means until a predetermined condition is satisfied, power on the second wireless communication means after a predetermined condition is satisfied, and transmit the held data signal.

    Development unit, image formation unit, and image formation apparatus including developer carrier and layer regulation member

    公开(公告)号:US11619891B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-04-04

    申请号:US17392968

    申请日:2021-08-03

    IPC分类号: G03G15/08

    摘要: A development unit according to an embodiment may include a developer carrier configured to carry developer on a surface thereof; a layer regulation member being elongate in a direction and provided facing the developer carrier; and a frame supporting the developer carrier and the layer regulation member. The layer regulation member comprises a metal blade that contacts the developer carrier and a support member attached to the frame and supporting the blade. A free length of the blade at an end portion in a longitudinal direction of the layer regulation member is shorter than a free length of the blade at a center portion in the longitudinal direction of the layer regulation member.

    SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE
    9.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20230086071A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-23

    申请号:US17891682

    申请日:2022-08-19

    IPC分类号: H01L27/146

    摘要: A semiconductor device includes: a first layer including a first optical semiconductor element; a second layer including a second optical semiconductor element having a lower conversion efficiency than the first optical semiconductor element; and a lens member. The first optical semiconductor element and the second optical semiconductor element are disposed between the lens member and a focal point of the lens member in an optical axis direction of the lens member, at least partially overlap as viewed in the optical axis direction, and are disposed so that the second optical semiconductor element is closer to the focal point than the first optical semiconductor element.