Image forming apparatus with fan speed control

    公开(公告)号:US11868084B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-01-09

    申请号:US17829526

    申请日:2022-06-01

    发明人: Koji Abe

    摘要: An image forming apparatus includes a housing having an opening, a cover configured to open the opening in an open state and to close the opening in a close state, a photosensitive drum, a heater, a fan configured to force air out of the housing, and a controller. The cover in the open state is configured to allow a sheet with a toner image fixed thereon to be ejected through the opening. The heater is configured to heat a sheet to fix a toner image on the sheet, and is located between the cover in the close state and the photosensitive drum. During execution of a printing process, the controller is configured to cause the fan to rotate at a first speed if the cover is in the closed state, and to rotate at a second speed lower than the first speed if the cover is in the open state.

    Drum cartridge and image forming apparatus

    公开(公告)号:US11513465B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-29

    申请号:US17336461

    申请日:2021-06-02

    发明人: Koji Abe Keita Inoue

    IPC分类号: G03G21/18 G03G21/16

    摘要: A drum cartridge including a photosensitive drum, a drum frame configured to retain the photosensitive drum and to accept a developing cartridge including a toner memory, which stores information concerning the developing cartridge, a first connector electrically connectable with the toner memory in the developing cartridge under a condition where the developing cartridge is attached to the drum frame, a relay board electrically connectable with the first connector, a second connector electrically connectable with a connector in an image forming apparatus and with the toner memory through the relay board, and a thermistor electrically connectable with the relay board, is provided.

    Drum cartridge and image forming apparatus

    公开(公告)号:US11061359B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-07-13

    申请号:US17013979

    申请日:2020-09-08

    发明人: Koji Abe Keita Inoue

    IPC分类号: G03G21/18 G03G21/16

    摘要: A drum cartridge including a photosensitive drum, a drum frame configured to retain the photosensitive drum and to accept a developing cartridge including a toner memory, which stores information concerning the developing cartridge, a first connector electrically connectable with the toner memory in the developing cartridge under a condition where the developing cartridge is attached to the drum frame, a relay board electrically connectable with the first connector, a second connector electrically connectable with a connector in an image forming apparatus and with the toner memory through the relay board, and a thermistor electrically connectable with the relay board, is provided.

    Developing cartridge including configurable protrusion

    公开(公告)号:US10429793B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-10-01

    申请号:US15901946

    申请日:2018-02-22

    IPC分类号: G03G15/04 G03G21/16 G03G15/08

    摘要: In a developing cartridge, a developing roller extends in a first direction. A developing roller gear, a coupling, and first and second idle gears are positioned at an outer surface of a casing. An agitator gear has an end face in the first direction facing the outer surface. A first protrusion is positioned between the end face and the outer surface, and at a position outside of addendum circles of the developing roller gear, coupling, and first and second idle gears. The first protrusion is pivotally movable about an axis extending in the first direction between a first position and a second position. A first protruding portion has, at the first position, a first length in a second direction connecting the developing roller and the first protruding portion, and has, at the second position, a second length different from the first length in the second direction.

    Developing cartridge comprising mechanism for information detection

    公开(公告)号:US10303113B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-05-28

    申请号:US16122997

    申请日:2018-09-06

    摘要: A developing cartridge may include a housing including an outer surface, a small-diameter gear, a large-diameter gear, a first gear, and a moving member. The small-diameter gear may include a first engaging portion positioned on at least a portion of a peripheral surface of the small-diameter gear. The large-diameter gear may be positioned farther from the outer surface than the small-diameter gear from the outer surface. The large-diameter gear may be rotatable together with the small-diameter gear. The first gear may include a second engaging portion, a first end surface, a second end surface, and at least one protrusion. The moving member may include a contact portion configured to move the moving member from one position to another position in a state where the contact portion is in contact with the protrusion.

    Drum cartridge with movable cleaning roller
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    发明授权
    Drum cartridge with movable cleaning roller 有权
    带可移动清洁滚筒的硒鼓

    公开(公告)号:US09213307B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-12-15

    申请号:US14666061

    申请日:2015-03-23

    IPC分类号: G03G21/16 G03G21/18

    摘要: A drum cartridge and a method are disclosed. An example drum cartridge includes a photosensitive drum, a first cleaning roller positioned to a side of the photosensitive drum. The drum cartridge includes a lever positioned at an outer surface of the drum cartridge. The outer surface of the drum cartridge is positioned toward the side of the photosensitive drum. The lever is extendable in a second direction different from the first direction, and the lever is pivotable with respect to the outer surface of the drum cartridge about a second axis extending in the first direction. The lever is pivotable between an extended position and a retracted position. The drum cartridge includes an engagement portion movable with pivoting of the lever between an engaged position when the lever is in the extended position and a disengaged position when the lever is in the retracted position.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种鼓盒和方法。 示例性鼓盒包括感光鼓,定位在感光鼓一侧的第一清洁辊。 鼓盒包括位于感光鼓的外表面的杠杆。 感光鼓的外表面朝向感光鼓侧。 杠杆可在不同于第一方向的第二方向上延伸,并且杆可相对于鼓盒的外表面围绕沿第一方向延伸的第二轴线枢转。 杠杆可在延伸位置和缩回位置之间枢转。 所述鼓盒包括接合部分,当所述杆处于所述伸出位置时,所述接合部分能够在所述杆的枢转位置处于接合位置之间并且当所述杆处于所述缩回位置时处于分离位置。