Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Min-ho Choi

Kyung-hwan Kim

Jong-Woo Kim

Byeong-sik Cheon

Young-gi Kim

Chul-woo Lee

Yoon-seop Eom

Myung-ho Kyung

Jin-geun Kwak

In-yong Song

Seung-deog An

Kyung-Hwan Kim

Yong-kook Kim

Jong-heui Kim

Hwa-seong Shin

A developing-transferring module includes a sub frame which is detachably mounted to a main frame, a plurality of photosensitive units which are disposed inside the sub frame with a predetermined interval and includes a photosensitive body to which a developer is attached, and a intermediate transferring unit which are provided inside the sub frame disposed opposite the plurality of photosensitive units so that the developer of the photosensitive units can be primarily transferred thereto and secondarily transfers the primarily transferred developer to a record medium of the main frame.

Developing-transferring module and image forming apparatus having the same

A color image forming apparatus includes a photoreceptor medium, an exposing unit, a plurality of developer units, and a power supply. The exposing unit scans light onto the photoreceptor drum to form a latent electrostatic image. The plurality of developer units include developer rollers supplying toner to the latent electrostatic image to develop the latent electrostatic image into a toner image. Each developer unit contains toner of a different color, and the developer units are arranged around the photoreceptor medium so that the developer rollers are separated by a development gap from the photoreceptor medium. The power supply selectively applies a first bias allowing toner to be supplied through the development gap to the photoreceptor medium on which the latent electrostatic image is formed and a second bias preventing toner from passing through the development gap.

Apparatus and method of forming multi-color images

A laser scanning unit and an electrophotographic image forming apparatus adopting the same include a plurality of photogenerators emitting parallel lights, a plurality of rotatable polygonal mirrors which deflect the lights emitted from the photogenerators in a main scanning direction having a range of a predetermined angle to scan the lights onto photosensitive media proceeding in a sub scanning direction, the rotatable polygonal mirrors stacked on a driving unit to match corresponding ones of the photogenerators and coupled with a rotation shaft of the driving unit to rotate therewith, a plurality of first lenses which are installed in light paths between the photogenerators and the rotatable polygonal mirrors, respectively, and collect the lights in the sub scanning direction, and a plurality of second lenses which collect the lights deflected by the rotatable polygonal mirrors on corresponding ones of the photosensitive media.

Laser scanning unit and electrophotographic image forming apparatus adopting the same

An image forming device and a paper transporting method are capable of improving a paper transporting path by establishing a transfer drum, a developing unit, an optical unit and a paper feeding unit in four quadrant directions centering around a photosensitive drum unit, Thereby, the optical unit is protected from mechanical shock or vibration. Jamming of paper adhered to the transfer drum is easily rectified, and the overall structure of the device is simplified.

Image forming device and paper transporting method used in the same

An optical scanning apparatus for scanning a light beam as a spot image on an image-forming plane apart from a light source, or reversely, for optically reading the graphic image of an object, in which stable high-resolution scanning is embodied. The apparatus includes a light source for providing a collimated beam, a cylindrical lens for linear focusing of the beam in a subscanning direction, a deflector for deflecting the beam in the main scanning direction, plastic toroidal lenses for image-forming the deflected beam and for focusing it to form a spot image, so that the three toroidal lenses have a small F.sub.No and compensate for the tilted mirror surface of the deflector, and allows stable scanning with high resolution that produces high-quality images in optical apparatus such as laser printers and facsimile machines.

Optical scanning apparatus

An image forming apparatus includes a plurality of image forming units each having a photoconductive drum for forming a latent image and a developing device for developing the latent image, for providing different-color developed images, an exposing device for projecting light according to image information, and a plurality of mirror members for controlling the optical passage of the exposing device so as to expose a selected photoconductive drum without shifting the exposing device, thereby simplifying the apparatus and allowing for a stable drive.

Apparatus for forming a copy of an original image on a sheet of paper

An image forming apparatus includes a plurality of image forming units having a photoconductive device for forming a latent image and a developing device for developing the latent image, an exposing device for exposing the photoconductive device, and a transfer device for transferring the image developed on the photoconductive device onto a sheet of paper. The apparatus is compact and performs a stable driving because the light and small exposing device and transfer device move with respect to the plurality of image forming units, thereby providing a good-quality image and facilitating the maintenance of the apparatus.

Apparatus for dorming a copy of an original image on a sheet of paper

An image forming apparatus includes a plurality of image forming units having photoconductive devices for forming a latent image and developing devices for developing the latent image, an exposing device for selectively moving to and exposing the respective photoconductive devices, an endless transfer belt for conveying a sheet of paper with respect to the photoconductive devices, and transfer chargers. The apparatus is compact because only the light and small exposing device shifts, thereby enhancing picture quality and performing high-speed printing in stable driving.

Image forming apparatus

In an image forming apparatus, a photosensitive drum, laser scanning unit, developing unit, and transfer unit are installed in a housing separate from a main body and a buffer between and connected to the housing and the main body for absorbing vibration.

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Suwon-si, South Korea

Min-ho Choi