公开(公告)号：US09483009B1

公开(公告)日：2016-11-01

申请号：US14892384

申请日：2015-02-19

Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.

Inventor： Yosuke Saito ,  Shigeki Tsukahara ,  Ai Takagami ,  Masaki Kadota

IPC: G03G21/00 ,  G03G21/06 ,  G03G15/00

CPC classification number: G03G15/75 ,  G03G21/0005 ,  G03G21/0011 ,  G03G21/06 ,  G03G21/08

Abstract: An image forming apparatus (100) forms an image on a recording medium. The image forming apparatus (100) includes a substrate (161), a photosensitive drum (120), a heating element (163) that heats the photosensitive drum (120), a light emitting element (162) that performs static elimination on the photosensitive drum (120), and a metal member (167) that transfers heat from the heating element (163) to the photosensitive drum (120). The light emitting element (162) and the heating element (163) are mounted on one of main surfaces of the substrate (161). The metal member (167) is in contact with another of the main surface of the substrate (161).

Abstract translation: 图像形成装置（100）在记录介质上形成图像。 图像形成装置（100）包括基板（161），感光鼓（120），加热感光鼓（120）的加热元件（163），在感光体上进行静电消除的发光元件（162） 滚筒（120）和将热量从加热元件（163）传递到感光鼓（120）的金属部件（167）。 发光元件（162）和加热元件（163）安装在基板（161）的一个主表面上。 金属构件（167）与基板（161）的主表面中的另一个接触。

公开(公告)号：US08953971B2

公开(公告)日：2015-02-10

申请号：US13940565

申请日：2013-07-12

Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.

Inventor： Koichi Hayashi ,  Shigeki Tsukahara ,  Masaki Kadota

IPC: G03G15/02

CPC classification number: G03G15/0225 ,  G03G2221/1627

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image carrier, a charge roller, a cleaning brush and a distance changing mechanism. The charge roller includes a surface having protrusions and depressions and to electrically charge the image carrier. The cleaning brush includes a brush part cleaning the surface of the charge roller and a main body part supporting the brush part. The brush part includes a top end part and a belly part being nearer to the main body part than the top end part. The distance changing mechanism changes a distance between the charge roller and main body part so that, by adjusting the distance to a first distance, the top end part contacts with the depression and, by adjusting the distance to a second distance shorter than the first distance, the belly part contacts with the protrusion.

Abstract translation: 图像形成装置包括图像载体，充电辊，清洁刷和距离变换机构。 充电辊包括具有突起和凹陷的表面并对图像载体进行充电。 清洁刷包括清洁充电辊的表面的刷部和支撑刷部的主体部。 电刷部分包括比顶端部分更靠近主体部分的顶端部分和腹部部分。 距离改变机构改变充电辊和主体部分之间的距离，使得通过调节到第一距离的距离，顶端部分与凹部接触，并且通过将距离调节到比第一距离短的第二距离 ，腹部与突起接触。

公开(公告)号：US09354584B2

公开(公告)日：2016-05-31

申请号：US14894470

申请日：2015-02-19

Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.

Inventor： Ai Takagami ,  Yosuke Saito ,  Shigeki Tsukahara ,  Masaki Kadota

IPC: G03G15/00 ,  G03G21/20

CPC classification number: G03G15/75 ,  G03G21/0094 ,  G03G21/08 ,  G03G21/20 ,  G03G2215/0132

Abstract: An image forming apparatus (100) forms an image on a recording medium. The image forming apparatus (100) includes image forming units (110). Of the image forming units (110), one or more image forming units are intermediate image forming units, and one or more image forming units adjacent to a side of the intermediate image forming units and one or more image forming units adjacent to an opposite side of the intermediate image forming units are side image forming units. The image forming units (110) each include a photosensitive drum (120), a light emitting element (162) performing static elimination on the photosensitive drum (120), and a heating element (163) heating the photosensitive drum (120). The heating elements (163) of the intermediate image forming units receive supply of electric power different in quantity from that of which supply the heating elements (163) the side image forming units receive.

Abstract translation: 图像形成装置（100）在记录介质上形成图像。 图像形成装置（100）包括图像形成单元（110）。 在图像形成单元（110）中，一个或多个图像形成单元是中间图像形成单元，并且与中间图像形成单元的一侧相邻的一个或多个图像形成单元和与相对侧相邻的一个或多个图像形成单元 的中间图像形成单元是侧面图像形成单元。 图像形成单元（110）各自包括感光鼓（120），在感光鼓（120）上执行静电消除的发光元件（162））和加热感光鼓（120）的加热元件（163）。 中间图像形成单元的加热元件（163）接收供应与侧面图像形成单元接收的加热元件（163）不同量的电力供应。

公开(公告)号：US09002232B2

公开(公告)日：2015-04-07

申请号：US14229733

申请日：2014-03-28

Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.

Inventor： Shigeki Tsukahara ,  Takahiko Murata ,  Ai Takagami ,  Koichi Hayashi ,  Nobuyuki Hayashi ,  Yosuke Saito ,  Maki Ike ,  Masaki Kadota

IPC: G03G15/02 ,  G03G15/00 ,  G03G21/00

CPC classification number: G03G15/0266 ,  G03G15/751 ,  G03G21/0094

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member, a conductive member, a bias application device, and a control portion. The image bearing member has a photosensitive layer formed on an outer peripheral surface thereof. The conductive member is disposed so as to make contact with an inner peripheral surface of the image bearing member and has a dielectric property. The bias application device applies a bias including an alternating current bias to the conductive member. The control portion controls the bias application device. The image forming apparatus is capable of executing a heating-up mode in which an alternating current bias having a peak-to-peak value twice or more as large as a discharge start voltage between the conductive member and the image bearing member is applied to the conductive member to cause the surface of the image bearing member to be heated up.

Abstract translation: 图像形成装置包括图像承载部件，导电部件，偏置施加装置和控制部。 图像承载部件具有形成在其外周面上的感光层。 导电构件设置成与图像承载构件的内周表面接触并具有介电性质。 偏置施加装置将包括交流偏压的偏压施加到导电构件。 控制部控制偏压施加装置。 图像形成装置能够执行加热模式，其中将具有与导电构件和图像承载构件之间的放电开始电压两倍或更多的峰峰值的交流偏压施加到 导电构件以使图像承载构件的表面被加热。

公开(公告)号：US08989646B2

公开(公告)日：2015-03-24

申请号：US13914455

申请日：2013-06-10

Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.

Inventor： Masaki Kadota ,  Shigeki Tsukahara ,  Koichi Hayashi

IPC: G03G21/00

CPC classification number: G03G21/0058

Abstract: A cleaning device includes a rotary member, a sheet member, and a toner conveying member. The rotary member is held in contact with a cylindrical surface of an image carrier above a rotation axis of the image carrier. The sheet member is in contact at a distal end thereof with the cylindrical surface of the image carrier above the rotation axis of the image carrier and upstream of a contact position of the rotary member with the cylindrical surface of the image carrier in a direction of rotation of the image carrier. The toner conveying member is disposed above the sheet member and facing the peripheral surface of the rotary member.

Abstract translation: 清洁装置包括旋转构件，片构件和调色剂传送构件。 旋转构件与图像载体的旋转轴线上方的图像载体的圆柱形表面保持接触。 片材构件的远端与图像载体的圆柱形表面在图像载体的旋转轴线之间接触，并且在旋转构件与图像载体的圆柱形表面的接触位置的上游沿着旋转方向 的图像载体。 调色剂传送构件设置在片状构件的上方并面向旋转构件的周面。

公开(公告)号：US09335713B2

公开(公告)日：2016-05-10

申请号：US14626237

申请日：2015-02-19

Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.

Inventor： Yosuke Saito ,  Shigeki Tsukahara ,  Masaki Kadota ,  Ai Takagami

IPC: G03G21/00

CPC classification number: G03G21/0094 ,  G03G21/0011

Abstract: A photosensitive member refreshing device includes an image bearing member, an exposure device, a developing device, a detecting section, a cleaning section, and a control section. The image bearing member has a photosensitive roller rotatable about a rotation axis. The exposure device exposes the photosensitive roller to light according to an exposure pattern. The developing device supplies a toner to the photosensitive roller to form a toner image corresponding to the exposure pattern on the photosensitive roller after the exposure device has exposed the photosensitive roller to light. The detecting section detects the toner image on the image bearing member. The cleaning section cleans a surface of the photosensitive roller. The control section controls the exposure pattern based on a result of detection by the detecting section.

Abstract translation: 感光部件刷新装置包括图像承载部件，曝光装置，显影装置，检测部，清洁部和控制部。 图像承载部件具有可围绕旋转轴线旋转的感光辊。 曝光装置根据曝光模式将感光辊曝光。 显影装置将感光辊上的调色剂供给到感光辊上，以在曝光装置将感光辊曝光后形成与感光辊上的曝光图案相对应的调色剂图像。 检测部分检测图像承载部件上的调色剂图像。 清洁部分清洁感光辊的表面。 控制部根据检测部的检测结果对曝光图案进行控制。

公开(公告)号：US09285720B2

公开(公告)日：2016-03-15

申请号：US14175807

申请日：2014-02-07

Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.

Inventor： Takahiko Murata ,  Shigeki Tsukahara ,  Ai Takagami ,  Koichi Hayashi ,  Nobuyuki Hayashi ,  Yosuke Saito ,  Maki Ike ,  Masaki Kadota

IPC: G03G15/00 ,  G03G15/16 ,  G03G15/02 ,  G03G21/20

CPC classification number: G03G15/161 ,  G03G15/0266 ,  G03G15/5033 ,  G03G21/20 ,  G03G21/203 ,  G03G2215/00084 ,  G03G2215/0132

Abstract: An image forming apparatus has an image carrying body, a first electrically conductive member, a bias application device, and a controller. The first electrically conductive member makes contact with the photosensitive layer of the image carrying body The bias application device applies a bias containing an AC bias to the first electrically conductive member. The controller controls the bias application device. The image forming apparatus can execute, while no image formation is being performed, a temperature raising mode in which, with the first electrically conductive member in contact with the image carrying body outside the image formation region, an AC bias having a peak-to-peak value twice as high as the discharge start voltage between the first electrically conductive member and the image carrying body is applied to the first electrically conductive member to raise the temperature of the surface of the image carrying body.

Abstract translation: 图像形成装置具有图像承载体，第一导电构件，偏置施加装置和控制器。 第一导电构件与图像承载体的感光层接触。偏置施加装置向第一导电构件施加包含AC偏压的偏置。 控制器控制偏压应用装置。 在不进行图像形成的情况下，图像形成装置可以执行升温模式，其中，在图像形成区域外与图像承载体接触的第一导电构件具有峰 - 将第一导电构件和图像承载体之间的放电开始电压的两倍的峰值施加到第一导电构件，以提高图像承载体的表面的温度。

公开(公告)号：US08971737B2

公开(公告)日：2015-03-03

申请号：US14188420

申请日：2014-02-24

Applicant: Kyocera Document Solutions Inc.

Inventor： Nobuyuki Hayashi ,  Koichi Hayashi ,  Shigeki Tsukahara ,  Takahiko Murata ,  Ai Takagami ,  Yosuke Saito ,  Maki Ike ,  Masaki Kadota

IPC: G03G15/00 ,  G03G21/20 ,  G03G15/16

CPC classification number: G03G21/203 ,  G03G15/161 ,  G03G2215/0132

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member, a first conductive member, a bias application device, and a control portion, and performs image formation on a surface of the image bearing member while making the image bearing member rotate. The image forming apparatus is capable of executing a heating-up mode in which, at the time of non-image formation, in a state where the image bearing member is made to rotate at a velocity lower than that used at the time of image formation, an alternating current bias having a frequency higher than that used at the time of image formation and a peak-to-peak value twice or more as large as a discharge start voltage between the first conductive member and the image bearing member is applied to the first conductive member to cause a surface of the image bearing member to be heated up.

Abstract translation: 图像形成装置包括图像承载部件，第一导电部件，偏置施加装置和控制部分，并且在使图像承载部件旋转的同时在图像承载部件的表面上进行图像形成。 图像形成装置能够执行加热模式，其中在非图像形成时，图像承载部件以低于图像形成时使用的速度旋转的状态 具有频率高于图像形成时使用的频率的交流偏压和与第一导电部件和图像承载部件之间的放电开始电压两倍或更多的峰峰值被施加到 第一导电构件，以使图像承载构件的表面被加热。