Konishiroku Photo Industry Co., Ltd.

Konica Corporation

Tomio Arai

Hiroshi Kuru

Hiroshi Katakura

A toner density control method and apparatus of a copying device for copying continuously from a plurality of documents onto recording sheets optically detect the density of a patch image of a reference density plate formed on the surface of a photosensitive drum of the copying device so as to control the toner density. The patch image is formed prior to formation of an image of a first one of a plurality of the documents, the density of the patch image is detected, and a toner replenishment amount during a copying operation of the plurality of documents is maintained constant on the basis of the detected density.

Method and apparatus for controlling toner density of copying device

A toner density control apparatus wherein an image density of a reference image on a photosensitive member is compared with a predetermined level to control a toner density, a voltage to be applied on a light-emitting element is controlled according to a difference between an output of a light-receiving element when it receives a light reflected from a non-image surface region on the photosensitive member and correction reference data, and a signal is supplied to the outside when the voltage is increased more than a predetermined value.

Toner density control apparatus

A sheet feeding apparatus including a resilient rotatable separator roller which includes a radial cut permitting radial attachment and detachment from a rotatable shaft. A fixing device is provided for fixing the roller to the shaft.

Paper feeding roller

An improved cleaning apparatus for a copying machine includes, in addition to a conventional magnetic brush-type device in which a rotatable sleeve partially immersed in developer surrounds a group of magnets, a magnetic member disposed immediately upstream of the normal cleaning position at which the magnetic brush sleeve is brought into predetermined proximity with the photosensitive member. The magnetic member is located closely adjacent the surface of the photosensitive surface so that residual developer particles remaining on the photosensitive surface are magnetically attracted to the magnetic member prior to and for the purpose of supplementing conventional magnetic brush cleaning immediately downstream therefrom.

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Hachioji, Japan

Tomio Arai