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公开(公告)号:US20240361716A1
公开(公告)日:2024-10-31
申请号:US18648284
申请日:2024-04-26
发明人: Rina Kikugawa , Ryohei Tokunaga , Akihiro Kondo , Yuta Kitabayashi , Hiroki Kawasaki , Shunsaku Fujii , Yuto Masaoka
IPC分类号: G03G15/20
CPC分类号: G03G15/2053 , G03G15/2064 , G03G2215/2035
摘要: The fixing device includes: a rotatable endless fixing belt; a heater that heats the fixing belt; a holding member that holds the heater so that a front surface thereof is in contact with an inner peripheral surface of the fixing belt; and a pressure member that is pressed against the heater with the fixing belt therebetween and to form a pressure area between the pressure member and the fixing belt where a sheet to which a toner image has been transferred is heated and pressed. A uniform heating layer is formed on a rear side of the heater without any gaps.
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公开(公告)号:US20240361710A1
公开(公告)日:2024-10-31
申请号:US18644520
申请日:2024-04-24
申请人: Konica Minolta, Inc.
发明人: Yukiko NAKAI , Michiaki ISHIKAWA , Yusuke TAKIGAURA , Junya ONISHI , Keiji ARAI
CPC分类号: G03G9/08755 , G03G9/0819 , G03G9/09725 , G03G15/0928 , G03G2215/0604
摘要: An image forming system includes, an electrostatic charge image developing toner; and a developing sleeve configured to convey the electrostatic charge image developing toner, wherein a toner particle included in the electrostatic charge image developing toner contains an amorphous polyester, the amorphous polyester is a polycondensate of a polyvalent carboxylic acid and a polyhydric alcohol, a content percentage of a structural unit derived from a bisphenol A derivative in the amorphous polyester is 10 mol % or less with respect to all structural units derived from the polyhydric alcohol, and the developing sleeve includes an aluminum alloy including more than 0.6% by mass of silicon.
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公开(公告)号:US12132405B2
公开(公告)日:2024-10-29
申请号:US17726722
申请日:2022-04-22
发明人: Nobuyuki Uchiyama
CPC分类号: H02M3/33569 , G03G15/5004 , H02M1/08 , H02M1/346 , H02M3/33507 , H02M1/4258
摘要: A power source apparatus including: a transformer including a primary coil, a secondary coil, and an auxiliary coil, and has a primary side and a secondary side which are insulated from each other; a rectifier circuit including a first output terminal and a second output terminal; a smoothing capacitor; a switching element; a first series circuit having a capacitor and a first rectification element connected in series; and a second series circuit having a second rectification element and the auxiliary coil connected in series. The number of turns of the auxiliary coil is smaller than the number of turns of the primary coil. A product a ratio between the number of turns of the auxiliary coil and the number of turns of the secondary coil and an output voltage on the secondary side of the transformer is equal to or lower than a voltage of the smoothing capacitor.
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公开(公告)号:US12130583B2
公开(公告)日:2024-10-29
申请号:US18197748
申请日:2023-05-16
申请人: Taira Otsuka , Hiroyuki Sugiyama , Takuya Seshita
发明人: Taira Otsuka , Hiroyuki Sugiyama , Takuya Seshita
摘要: An image forming apparatus includes a fixing device, a temperature detector, and processing circuitry. The fixing device fixes a toner image on a surface of a sheet by heating of a heater. The temperature detector detects an internal temperature of the image forming apparatus. The processing circuitry switches a continuous print mode to an intermittent print mode when the internal temperature is equal to or higher than a first execution temperature during the continuous print mode. The processing circuitry cancels the intermittent print mode and switches to the continuous print mode when the internal temperature is equal to or lower than a first cancellation temperature. The processing circuitry causes the heater to stop heating the fixing device in the intermittent print mode when the internal temperature is higher than the first cancellation temperature even after a predetermined time has elapsed since a start of the intermittent print mode.
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公开(公告)号:US12130579B2
公开(公告)日:2024-10-29
申请号:US18209546
申请日:2023-06-14
CPC分类号: G03G21/1671 , G03G21/1676 , G03G21/1853
摘要: A cartridge includes a photosensitive drum having a rotational axis about which the photosensitive drum is rotatable, a developing roller having a rotational axis about which the developing roller is rotatable, and a casing rotatably supporting the photosensitive drum and the developing roller. The casing includes a groove open to outside of the casing, with the groove being defined by a first side surface, a second side surface, and a bottom surface between the first side surface and the second side surface. As seen in the direction of the rotational axis of the photosensitive drum, the rotational axis of the photosensitive drum and the groove are positioned along a line in an extended direction, with at least a portion of a first projected part being positioned on one side of the line and at least a portion of a second projected part being positioned on the other side of the line. A first end of the groove and a second end of the groove are open such that the groove forms a channel in the casing along the extended direction.
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公开(公告)号:US12130578B2
公开(公告)日:2024-10-29
申请号:US18472828
申请日:2023-09-22
发明人: Masahiko Mizuno , Kazuki Yoshioka
CPC分类号: G03G21/1647 , G03G21/1676
摘要: An image forming apparatus includes a drum unit, a developing unit, a developing roller bearing, a guide portion, and an urging portion. The drum unit includes a photosensitive drum. The developing unit includes a developing roller. The developing roller bearing supports the developing roller and can move radially and rotate axially with respect to the developing unit. The guide portion is formed in the drum unit and guides the developing roller bearing in directions toward and away from the photosensitive drum. The urging portion urges the developing unit in such a direction that it presses the developing roller against the photosensitive drum. The developing unit includes a restriction portion that restricts the rotation of the developing roller bearing with respect to the developing unit within a predetermined range.
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公开(公告)号:US12130570B2
公开(公告)日:2024-10-29
申请号:US18174465
申请日:2023-02-24
发明人: Hiroshi Ota
IPC分类号: G03G15/20
CPC分类号: G03G15/2039
摘要: A fixing device includes a fixing unit, a temperature sensor, and a controller. The fixing unit includes a fixing member with which a medium on which a developer image is transferred comes into contact and a heat source that supplies heat to the fixing member. The temperature sensor measures temperature of a surface with which the medium comes into contact in the fixing member. The controller outputs information indicating an abnormality of temperature detection by the temperature sensor if an estimation value of temperature of the fixing member is larger than a predetermined reference value.
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公开(公告)号:US12130568B2
公开(公告)日:2024-10-29
申请号:US18133040
申请日:2023-04-11
发明人: Yukio Kubo , Hiroyuki Munetsugu
CPC分类号: G03G15/0886 , G03G15/0863 , G03G15/0874 , G03G15/80 , G03G21/1619 , G03G21/1647 , G03G21/1652 , G03G21/1867 , G03G21/1871 , G03G21/1875 , G03G21/1878 , G03G21/1885
摘要: A toner supply container includes a memory portion, a container portion, a discharging portion, and a shutter. The memory portion includes a memory for storing information and an electrode having an exposed surface. The discharging portion is disposed on one end side of the container portion with respect to a first direction. The shutter is configured to rotate around an axis extending in the first direction. As viewed along the first direction, the exposed surface is disposed inside of an imaginary circle that passes through an outer end of the shutter with the axis as a center of the imaginary circle.
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公开(公告)号:US20240353788A1
公开(公告)日:2024-10-24
申请号:US18632873
申请日:2024-04-11
IPC分类号: G03G21/16
CPC分类号: G03G21/1633 , G03G21/1647
摘要: An internal cover that covers a unit inside an image forming apparatus is provided. The internal cover includes: a cover portion openable and closable by rotation on a rotation shaft; a hinge portion that forms the rotation shaft of the cover portion, where the rotation shaft is inclined with respect to a vertical direction of the image forming apparatus to allow the cover portion to be opened diagonally upward; and a hand-cranked fixing screw that maintains the cover portion in a closed state. The cover portion is opened diagonally upward as the hand-cranked fixing screw is released, and the cover portion is fixable in an opened state at a predetermined position.
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公开(公告)号:US20240353783A1
公开(公告)日:2024-10-24
申请号:US18639257
申请日:2024-04-18
发明人: Ayato MORIKAMI , Yasuaki SAKAMOTO , Masaru WATANABE , Yukiko KOTANI , Atsuki ITO , Makoto MATSUMOTO
IPC分类号: G03G15/00 , G03G15/043 , G03G15/06
CPC分类号: G03G15/5041 , G03G15/043 , G03G15/065 , G03G15/5045 , G03G15/5062 , G03G15/55 , G03G2215/00042 , G03G2215/00084 , G03G2215/047
摘要: An image forming apparatus includes an image forming portion, an exposure device, an image density sensor, and a control portion. The control portion can, by adjusting the development voltage based on the image density of a reference image and the amount of exposure from the exposure device, perform image density correction to adjust the image density. The control portion predicts the toner charge amount based on a formation condition of the reference image and the image density of the reference image and determines the timing of performing the image density correction next time based on the rate of change of the toner charge amount calculated using a first toner charge amount predicted when the image density correction was performed last time, a second toner charge amount predicted when the image density correction is performed this time, and the interval between the image density correction performed last time and this time.
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