Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.

Rank Xerox Ltd.

Hidetoshi Kito

Takuzo Tsukamoto

Toshio Nagashima

Ryuzo Okada

Mitsuharu Nakaguchi

Kenichi Handa

Masaki Yoshino

Shinichi Tsuda

Michiharu Nakaguchi

Akihiko Shirata

Masao Seki

A magnetic brush developing arrangement including a roll for delivering developer to an electrostatic latent image-bearing surface and a regulating plate movable towards and away from the roll as a function of the clearance between the roll and the image bearing surface.

Developer flow regulator for a magnetic brush developing device

A magnetic brush arrangement having plural magnetic rolls for applying developer material to an electrostatic latent image. One of the rolls is selectively rendered inoperative by the provision of means to remove developer from the roll while concurrently interposing a separator sheet between the inoperative roll and the latent image.

Deactivating device for a magnetic brush developer used in a multicolor

In an electrophotographic copying machine of the type in which an original copying platen is mounted at one side of the body of the copying machine with a corner of the platen at the exterior side of the platen adapted for book copying, and in which the scanning starting point of a document exposure lamp which scans the entire platen is from the side of the platen opposite from the corner of the platen, there is disclosed a platen repositionable by movement toward the scanning direction of the exposure lamp to shorten the exposed or scanned area of the platen and to move the edge of a book page on the platen to the copier registration position for copying of the book page onto a smaller copy sheet corresponding in size to the book page rather than the platen size.

Variable platen cover

A method of preventing double-sheet feeding within copiers or printing machines and the like comprising the steps of (1) cutting the paper in an inclined direction and then (2) arranging the inclined ends of the paper at right angles to each other to thereby separate the sheets.

Method of preventing multi-sheet feeding

In a magnetic brush developing device, the improvements comprising a plurality of developing rollers consisting of cylindrical stationary magnets each having a developing magnetic pole and disposed in facing relation to the surface of latent image forming member, and cylindrical sleeves rotating around each of said stationary magnets, said plurality of developing rollers being arranged along the surface of said latent image forming member in a manner that the developing magnetic poles have alternately opposite polarities, whereby delivery and receipt of the developing agent between the adjacent developing rollers are effected between the developing magnetic poles of adjacent developing rollers.

Magnetic brush developing device

A device for use in an electrophotographic duplicator employing a sensitive member comprising a temperature-dependent sensitive material whose static charge characteristic varies with the surface temperature thereof, the sensitive member bearing an electrostatic latent image having an image region and a background region, the device comprising a developing electrode disposed at the periphery of the sensitive member for effecting uniform development of the image region; temperature sensitive means disposed in the vicinity of the sensitive member responsive to the surface temperature of the sensitive member for generating a bias potential for the developing electrode, the developing electrode being so controlled by the bias potential that the bias potential is always maintained at a value greater than the value of the potential of the background region even when the temperature at the surface of the sensitive material decreases substantially thereby necessitating a substantial increase in the bias potential whereby little, or any, toner is deposited on the background region to thereby lessen fogging thereof.

Device for controlling electric potential applied to developing

A magnetic brush developer for use in electrophotographic copiers or the like, the developer comprising a magnet support shaft fixedly mounted with respect to the copier; a hollow, cylindrical magnet fixedly mounted on the support shaft; a hollow cylinder rotatably, concentrically mounted about the cylindrical magnet, the cylinder having at least one side, the one side including an annular support member for the cylinder where the support member is rotatably mounted on the magnet support shaft and projects inside of the cylinder to thereby provide a compact arrangement for the developer.

Magnetic brush type developer for use in an electrophotographic machine

A magnetic brush developing device including a plurality of developing rollers each consisting of a cylindrical stationary magnet and a cylindrical sleeve rotating around said magnet, said plurality of developing rollers being disposed among the surface of a latent image forming member, wherein said cylindrical stationary magnets each have (a) a developing magnetic pole positioned in a portion facing the surface of latent image forming member, (b) a transporting magnetic pole positioned rearwardly of said developing magnetic pole in the travelling direction of a developing agent and having an opposite polarity to that of the developing magnetic pole, and (c) an auxility transporting magnetic pole positioned in a portion facing the preceding developing roller in the travelling direction of developing agent and having a polarity identical with the polarity of said transporting magnetic pole, said developing magnetic poles having the identical polarity and thus delivery and receipt of the developing agent between the adjacent developing rollers is effected between the transporting magnetic pole of the preceding developing roller and the developing magnetic pole of the succeeding developing roller.

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Ebina, Japan

Hidetoshi Kito