Abstract:
Image forming apparatus which uses a liquid developer containing toner particles and a solvent to form an image on a rotatable latent image forming unit and transfer the image to a paper receptor. In one embodiment, the image forming apparatus includes a developing unit disposed adjacent to the latent image forming unit and configured to apply the liquid developer to a latent image on the latent image forming unit, a solvent reducing unit disposed adjacent to the developing unit and configured to reduce the solvent content of a developed image formed on the latent image forming unit, a transfer unit facing the latent image forming unit, an inner case including a frame having a opening arranged adjacent to the transfer unit, and an out case housing the inner case. The inner case supports the latent image retaining body, the latent image forming unit, the developing unit, and the solvent reducing unit inside of the frame.
Abstract:
A side face excluding the edge of a squeegee cleaner made of a plate-shaped urethane rubber is brought into pressure contact with a squeeze roller. Even for long-term use, a pressure contact surface of the squeegee cleaner does not break and long life of the squeegee cleaner is obtained and good cleaning performance is maintained and a liquid developing agent of a surface of the squeeze roller is surely removed.
Abstract:
A side face excluding the edge of a squeegee cleaner made of a plate-shaped urethane rubber is brought into pressure contact with a squeeze roller. Even for long-term use, a pressure contact surface of the squeegee cleaner does not break and long life of the squeegee cleaner is obtained and good cleaning performance is maintained and a liquid developing agent of a surface of the squeeze roller is surely removed.
Abstract:
In an apparatus, a pile of sheets is mounted on a support base, and is brought into contact with a guide. A high-frequency vibration is applied to the sheets from a vibrating part which is pressed to the pile. A sheet on the uppermost surface of the pile is transferred by a feed roller. The guide has a guide end defining a guide entrance between the guide end and the feed roller, through which the sheets is passed. The guide end is arranged substantially in a virtual plane including a contact position at which the vibrating part is in contact with the uppermost surface of the pile, and substantially parallel with the sheets. A separation section for separating sheets from each other is arranged behind the entrance, and an air blow-off section for blowing air into the side of the pile is provided in the vicinity of the entrance.
Abstract:
In an apparatus, a pile of sheets is mounted on a support base, and is brought into contact with a guide. A high-frequency vibration is applied to the sheets from a vibrating part which is pressed to the pile. A sheet on the uppermost surface of the pile is transferred by a feed roller. The guide has a guide end defining a guide entrance between the guide end and the feed roller, through which the sheets is passed. The guide end is arranged substantially in a virtual plane including a contact position at which the vibrating part is in contact with the uppermost surface of the pile, and substantially parallel with the sheets. A separation section for separating sheets from each other is arranged behind the entrance, and an air blow-off section for blowing air into the side of the pile is provided in the vicinity of the entrance.
Abstract:
According to one embodiment, a checkout apparatus includes a counter, a scanner, a register terminal, and a recognition unit. The counter is embedded at least one weight meter and to be put at least one of target objects. The scanner reads codes attached to the target objects. The register terminal settles payment for the target objects. The recognition unit identifies the target objects by referring to working property category information pieces indicating a category in scan work for the target objects, based on the codes read by the scanner, and obtains signals that represent states each including one of steady work and unsteady work for an operator, based on a time history of a weight of the target objects.
Abstract:
In liquid-developing image formation, a ghost image caused by the contact between a photosensitive member and an absorbing roller to collect a surplus liquid developer is prevented by preventing occurrence of a speed difference (relative speed) between a photosensitive member and a porous member (an absorbing roller) and by keeping an optimum pressing force from a porous member to a visible image on a photosensitive member.
Abstract:
To remove a carrier liquid from a toner image before transfer on a photosensitive drum, a wet electrophotographic device of the present invention includes a first slit nozzle which blows airflow of a first velocity onto a surface of the photosensitive drum after image formation, a second slit nozzle which is positioned on a downstream side more than the first slit nozzle and which blows airflow of a second velocity higher than that of the airflow supplied from the first slit nozzle onto the surface of the photosensitive drum, and an aperture portion which introduces a reverse airflow generated by the airflow from the second slit nozzle to the first slit nozzle side between both nozzles.
Abstract:
An ink-jet recording apparatus which includes a recording medium for carrying an electrostatic image, an ink-ejecting section opposing the recording medium and located in non-contact state with respect to the recording medium medium, and having an ink holding section for holding ink and an opening section for ejecting ink, at least one counter electrode located in the ink-ejecting section to be immersed in ink. The ink is ejected by virtue of an electric field between the electrostatic image formed on the recording medium and the counter electrode.
Abstract:
A pile of sheets is held by a separator/feeder and a vibrator is brought into contact with a first region of the pile with a first contact pressure. High frequency vibrations are applied from the vibrator to the sheet. A takeout mechanism is brought into contact with and pressed against the pile with a second contact pressure and sheets are taken out one by one from the top surface of the pile by the takeout mechanism. A first sensor detects the position of the vibrator and outputs a first detection signal, while a second sensor detects the uppermost surface of the pile and outputs a second detection signal. A control section selects first and second contact pressures according to the first and second detection signals and maintains the first and second contact pressures.