Canon Kabushiki Kaisha

Nobuo Kitajima

Shunichi Ishihara

Yuji Nishigaki

Nobuko Kitahara

Naoto Kawamura

Michio Ito

Masanao Kasai

Hiroshi Hanada

Tatsuo Masaki

Teruo Misumi

Tadaji Fukuda

Tohru Takahashi

Hideyo Kondo

Isamu Kajita

An enlarged image of an original image is reproduced by enlarge-processing image data of divisional areas of the original image and sequentially printing out the image data.

Image processing method

There is disclosed a laser beam printer for high-speed printing, in which an image is formed by superposing plural images formed on plural image members by means of plural lasers controlled by a common deflector.

Recording apparatus

This invention presents a process and an apparatus for repeatedly forming a high contrast image on a photosensitive member substantially comprising a conductive layer a photoconductive layer and an insulating layer. According to this invention, during the processing steps of a latent image formed on the photosensitive member, an exposure step or means is provided for preventing the effect of a corona discharge of the same polarity as that of the photoconductive layer from affecting the succeeding latent image formation on the photosensitive member.

Electrophotographic process and apparatus therefor

A color electrophotographic process comprises applying voltage between a non-transparent electrode and a color filter electrode of an electrophotographic photosensitive member comprising isolated conductive members forming picture elements, a photoconductive layer, non-transparent electrodes and color filter electrodes, conducting imagewise exposure from the side where color filter electrodes are arranged, resulting in formation of a difference in distribution voltage between the area wherein light passes through the color filter electrode and the area wherein light does not pass through the color filter electrode with regard to the voltage distribution between the non-transparent electrode and the isolated conductive member and between the color filter electrode and the isolated conductive member, thereby forming a voltage image depending upon the change of the voltage of the isolated conductive member caused corresponding to a difference in distribution voltage, and developing said voltage image with a color toner corresponding to a color light passing through the color filter electrode. Further there is disclosed an electrophotographic photosensitive member for a color electrophotographic process as mentioned above.

Electrophotographic photosensitive member and color electrophotographic

An electrophotographic photosensitive member for forming a potential image utilizing the difference in voltage distribution resulting from the change in resistance of a photoconductive layer. The photosensitive member is featured in forming a high-contrast potential image by the use of amorphous silicon for the photoconductive layer.

Photosensitive member for electrophotography composed of a

Disclosed is an electrophotographic process comprises applying voltage between a transparent electrode and an opaque electrode of a photosensitive member comprising isolated electrically conductive members forming image elements, a photoconductive layer, transparent electrodes and opaque electrodes, imagewise exposing the side opposite the side where the isolated electrically conductive members are arranged, resulting in formation of voltage differences between the area where light passes through a transparent electrode and the area where light does not pass through the transparent electrode, said distribution voltage being a voltage between the transparent electrode and the isolated electrically conductive electrode and a voltage between the opaque electrode and the isolated electrically conductive electrode, thereby forming a voltage image depending upon the change of voltage of the isolated electrically conductive member produced corresponding to the difference in the distribution voltage, and scanning the electrophotographic photosensitive member within the area where imagewise exposure is carried out, or moving an image receiving member and an optical image projected on the electrophotographic photosensitive member in the relatively opposite direction, simultaneously with attaching a developer to the image receiving member based on an electric field produced by the voltage image. In foregoing process, the imagewise exposure is carried out through a color filter, a color developer corresponding to the color light which passes through the transparent electrode is attached to the image receiving member based on an electric field produced by the voltage image. Said color filter comprises a red filter, a green filter, and a blue filter. Each of said color filters and each of said electrophotographic photosensitive members are assembled in one unit.

Voltage distribution difference electrophotographic process

An electrophotographic method for color image formation, wherein use is made of an electrophotographic photosensitive member having a multitude of isolated electrically conductive members for forming image elements, a photoconductive layer, and a multitude of sets of electrodes for determining an electric potential of the isolated electrically conductive members in correspondence to a color image original, each set of electrodes comprising a non-transparent electrode, a transparent electrode, and color filter electrodes, and wherein a voltage is applied across the electrodes followed by development.

Electrophotographic method and element

An electrophotographic photosensitive member comprises isolated conductive members forming picture elements, a photoconductive layer, transparent electrodes and color filter electrodes. Also, a color electrographic process which comprises applying voltage between a transparent electrode and color filter electrode of an electrophotographic photosensitive member comprising isolated conductive members forming picture elements, a photoconductive layer, transparent electrodes and color filter electrodes, conducting imagewise exposure from the side opposite to the side where the isolated conductive members are arranged, resulting in formation of difference in distribution voltage between the area that light passes through the color filter electrode and the area that light does not pass through the color filter electrode with regard to the voltage distribution between the transparent electrode and the isolated conductive member and between the color filter electrode and the isolated conductive member, thereby forming a voltage image depending upon the change of voltage of the isolated conductive member produced corresponding to the difference in the distribution voltage, and developing said voltage image with a color toner corresponding to a color light passing through the color filter electrode.

Electrophotographic photosensitive member and electrophotographic process

This invention presents a process and an apparatus for repeatedly forming a high contrast image on a photosensitive member substantially comprising a conductive layer, a photoconductive layer and an insulating layer. According to this invention, during the processing steps of a latent image formed on the photosensitive member, an exposure step or means is provided for preventing the effect of a corona discharge of the same polarity as of the polarity of the photoconductive layer from affecting the succeeding latent image formation on the photosensitive member.

An electrophotographic photosensitive member comprises a base, a photoconductive layer and an insulating layer, and the photoconductive layer contains an intermediate layer formed at the base side of the photoconductive layer. The intermediate layer facilitates injection of electric charge.

Electrophotographic process using layered element containing p-type or

An electrophotographic photosensitive member having an insulating layer overlaid on the one side of an amorphous photoconductive layer is characterized in that said photosensitive member further comprises two layers: a charge injection layer and a subsidiary charge injection layer overlaid on the other side of the photoconductive layer with the subsidiary charge injection layer being interposed between the photoconductive layer and the charge injection layer, said subsidiary charge injection layer having a lower free charge density than that in the photoconductive layer and being able to make it easy to inject an amount of electric charge from the charge injection layer into the photoconductive layer whereas said charge injection layer has a higher free charge density than that in the photoconductive layer and serves as a main supply source of the electric charge to be injected into the photoconductive layer.

Electrophotographic photosensitive member having no fatigue effect

An electrophotographic photosensitive member having a photosensitive layer containing an amorphous alloy comprising at least one of the chalcogen elements and at least one element from group IVa of the Periodic Table. This photosensitive layer can be sensitized by adding an element from group Va of the Periodic Table or a halogen thereto.

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Nobuo Kitajima