Hitachi Koki Co., Ltd.

Ricoh Company, Ltd.

Youichi Takeuchi

Kunitomo Takahashi

Yasuyuki Tsuji

Hiroshi Ueno

Youji Hirose

Koutaro Yamada

Yukio Otome

Shuho Yokokawa

Koji Doi

Shuuho Yokokawa

Hidenori Iwanaga

Yoshio Ogura

Kouji Doi

Isao Nakajima

Masayasu Anzai

Shingo Takai

Akihiko Yamazaki

Isao Watanabe

Tomohiko Saito

Katsuhiko Suzuki

Toru Kikuchi

Satoshi Aita

Hidenori Takayasu

Shigeo Nemoto

Akira Takizawa

Masami Yamaki

Koutara Yamada

Osamu Ohuchi

Kazuhiro Shimojima

Tomomichi Kawashima

Shinya Yamazaki

A disclosed photoconductive drum includes a mechanism where, when the sleeve inner circumferential surface pressing member is in contact with the inner circumferential surface of the photoconductive sleeve member, a displacement of the first end surface member with respect to the photoconductive sleeve member in the center line direction leads to increasing a pressing force applied from the sleeve inner circumferential surface pressing member to the inner circumferential surface of the photoconductive sleeve member.

Photoconductive drum and image forming apparatus having the same

An electrophotographic apparatus is provided in which toner stick hardly occurs by improving the cooling effect on the strip of paper sheets after they are heat-fixed. This electrophotographic apparatus includes a fixing unit for heating toner transferred on a continuous strip of paper sheets and fixing the toner, and a folding unit for supplying a folding force to the continuous strip of paper sheets. A conveyer unit is arranged in the back stage of the electrophotographic apparatus for transferring the continuous strip of paper sheets, received from folding unit, in the horizontal direction.

Electrophotographic apparatus for a continuous strip of paper sheets

A toner supply control system of the electrophotographic apparatus which includes a developing unit 3 for developing with a developer composed of toner and carrier; a toner hopper 4 for storing the toner; a toner empty sensor 7 for detecting the remainder of toner in the toner hopper 4; and a toner supply drive unit 5 for conveying toner from the outside of the apparatus into the toner hopper 4. Toner is conveyed from the outside into the toner hopper 4 by driving the toner supply drive unit 5 over a predetermined period of time without stopping the operation of the electrophotographic apparatus when the toner empty sensor 7 detects over a predetermined period of time that the remainder of toner in the toner hopper 4 is small. Then the existence of an output signal outputted from the toner empty sensor 7 indicating that the remainder of toner is small is detected, and a previous signal of toner shortage is output while the developing operation of the electrophotographic apparatus is being maintained in the case of existence of the output signal, and the shortage of toner is reported to an operator in accordance with the previous signal of toner shortage.

Toner supply control system for an electrophotographic apparatus

A developing device in an electrophotographic apparatus, wherein a pole c.sub.1 which is a delivering magnetic pole of the second developing roll for delivering the developer to the first developing roll and a pole d.sub.1 which is a receiving magnetic pole of the second developing roll for receiving the developer from the first developing roll are set so as to be the same in polarity, whereas a pole a.sub.2 which is a receiving magnetic pole of the first developing roll for receiving the developer from the second developing roll and a pole g.sub.2 which is a delivering magnetic pole of the first developing roll for delivering the developer to the second developing roll are set to be equal in polarity, wherein each of an angle between the poles c.sub.1 and d.sub.1 and an angle between the poles a.sub.2 and g.sub.2 is set so as to be in a range of from 70.degree. to 120.degree., and wherein the magnetic flux density of each of a reaction pole induced between the poles c.sub.1 and d.sub.1 and a reaction pole induced between the poles a.sub.2 and g.sub.2 is set so as to be less than or equal to 0.015 tesla.

Developing device in electrophotographic apparatus including developing

Regulating parts E, F, of a developing agent regulating member 6, are arranged opposite to a photosensitive drum 7 with respect to a line connecting the centers of a developing roll 5 having a sleeve rotating in the direction of a and a developing roll 8 having a sleeve rotating in the direction of b. Holding members 10 which are slidable on the side plate of a developing apparatus are respectively provided at both ends of the developing agent regulating member. Developing agent is supplied from developing roll 5 to developing roll 8 through a back surface of the developing agent regulating member 6.

Developing apparatus having developer regulating member

A developing unit for an electrophotographic apparatus comprises a photosensitive body for forming a latent image thereon, a developing roll utilizing two-component developer containing toner and carrier to develop the latent image formed on the photosensitive body, a recovery roll, provided downstream of the developing roll, for recovering carrier from a surface of the photosensitive body, and at least one recess formed in an inner surface of the developing unit which is confronted with an outer cylindrical surface of the recovery roll, in such a manner that air pressure formed in the recess prevents the developer from scattering out of the developing unit.

Developing unit for an electrophotographic apparatus

In a multi-stage roll magnetic brush type of developing device, at least two opposite direction rotation rolls which rotate in an opposite rotation direction to that of a photosensitive body are arranged adjacently and oppositely to a photosensitive body, and at least one same direction rotation developing roll which rotates in the same rotation direction as that of the photosensitive body is arranged adjacently, oppositely to the photosensitive body and upstream of the opposite direction rotation developing rolls in the rotation direction of the photosensitive body. Thus, the path of carrying the developer by the same direction rotation developing roll and the opposite direction rotation developing rolls can be optimized. In the wide area printing at high speed, an image with stabilized printing quality can be obtained without an increase in the production cost.

Developing device for electrophotograph-type printer

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Ibaraki, Japan

Youichi Takeuchi