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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8185015 | Image forming apparatus and process cartridge An image forming apparatus includes: a main body; a process frame that is removably installed into the main body; and a process cartridge that is detachably installed in the process frame; the process cartridge including: a photosensitive member; and a shutter membe... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8170446 | Image-forming apparatus An image-forming apparatus includes: image-holding members each holding an image and being rotatable around a rotation shaft; a frame member that partially defines a space for accommodating the image-holding members; a cover that opens and closes the space, an inner... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8155557 | Process cartridge and electrophotographic image forming apparatus A process cartridge is detachably mountable to a main assembly of an electrophotographic image forming apparatus. The cartridge includes a drum, first and second guidable portions guidable by first and second guides when the cartridge enters or advances in the main ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8095036 | Process cartridge A member for performing separation holding of a developing roller of a process cartridge is provided at a position opposite from a photosensitive drum with respect to a swing center. A detachably mountable protective cover is mounted to the process cartridge and a p... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8019253 | Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus is provided. The image forming apparatus includes a casing, a photosensitive unit removably mountable in the casing, and a protective member. The photosensitive unit includes a plurality of photosensitive members. The protective member is ... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8005398 | Process cartridge A process cartridge includes a cylindrical image carrier, a developing roller, a process case, and a cover removably fitted to the process case. The image carrier and the developing roller are relatively movable in the process case between a contact position in whic... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7986902 | Image forming apparatus and regulating member and container An image forming apparatus includes a container that contains a visualizing agent consumed with an operation of forming a visual image on a recording medium; a holding unit that detachably holds the container; and a regulating unit that is disposed in a packing memb... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7937022 | Non-removable CRU light shield replacement for pull strip This is a shroud for housing a replacement photoconductive drum. The shroud has an open gap at its top portion and this gap is covered by at least two overlapping flexible strips that are configured to allow a handle structure to pass therethrough on its way to an e... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7831173 | Image forming apparatus and image bearing member cover An image forming apparatus has an image bearing member and a main body with an internal conveyance path for conveying a transfer material. An opening/closing member is attached to the main body and is displaceable between a closed position and an opened position whe... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7826768 | Cartridge and image forming device A cartridge according to one aspect of the invention is detachably attachable to a main body including a first terminal. The cartridge comprises: a case; a memory device configured to store information concerning the cartridge; a cover member configured to cover a p... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7756441 | Process cartridge and electrophotographic image forming apparatus A process cartridge is detachably mountable to a main assembly of an electrophotographic image forming apparatus. The cartridge includes a drum, first and second guidable portions guidable by first and second guides when the cartridge enters or advances in the main ... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7684729 | Image-forming machine An image-forming machine includes a photosensitive material drum, a developer mounted on a machine body so as to move in a direction to approach, and separate away from, the photosensitive material drum along guide means arranged in the machine body, and a protectio... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7532841 | Protective cover, process cartridge employing same, image forming apparatus, and method of installing process cartridge A protective cover that includes: a cover body detachably mounted on a process cartridge to protect at least an outwardly exposed part of an electro-photographic photoreceptor; a guide part that is provided on the cover body to guide the process cartridge in a longi... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7512362 | Photosensitive drum with improved shutter structure and image forming apparatus having the same A photosensitive drum unit includes a photosensitive drum, a shutter having a rotation axis shaft which opens and closes to selectively enable access to the photosensitive drum, and a coupler, wherein a linear motion thereof causes a rotational motion of the shutter... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7509072 | Image forming apparatus The present invention provides the image forming apparatus for successively performing information communication between an attaching part and the main body of the image forming apparatus. The communication-end antenna section 11 is provided in the toner supp... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7430385 | Image forming device with carrying member provided in door positioned to photoconductive drum An image forming device is obtained in which a carrying member provided at an openable/closable door can accurately be positioned to a photoconductive drum. A printer includes a housing having an openable/closable door, a drum as a photoconductive drum for image for... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7424249 | Image forming apparatus having door positioning device An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit, an apparatus body, a door, a sheet conveyance unit, and a positioning device. The image forming unit forms an image on a sheet. The image forming unit is disposed in the apparatus body. The door is provided ... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7383000 | Process cartridge and image forming apparatus When the user inserts an insertion end portion of an image forming unit covered with a protective cover into an attachment opening on an apparatus main unit along with a buffer sheet and a blackout sheet, the insertion end portion of an exterior cover sheet touches ... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7373096 | Toner hopper interconnection A toner cartridge includes a waste bin and hopper designed for the elimination of non-essential parts between the waste bin and the hopper via an enhanced interconnection between the waste bin and the hopper, improved drive dogs and cluster gear assembly to facilita... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7369794 | Image recording apparatus and opening and closing mechanism An image recording apparatus including: upper and lower unit cases; a stand member having first and second end portions, the first end portion attached to one of the upper unit case and the lower unit case; a guide member attached to the other of the upper unit case... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7369792 | Photosensitive member cartridge, developer cartridge and process cartridge that are capable of being attachable/detachable using at least one projecting portion A developer cartridge including a frame, a developer housing section, a developer supplying section, and at least one projecting portion is provided. The frame includes a first side wall, a second side wall, and a third side wall. The developer housing section house... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7366441 | Method and apparatus for image forming having a predetermined gap formed between an image bearing member and a developing member A process cartridge includes an image bearing unit, a developing unit, and first and second positioning members. The image bearing unit includes a photoconductor, and a photoconductor case accommodating the photoconductor. The developing unit detachably combined wit... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7362987 | Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus having removable/replaceable process cartridges is provided. One of the removable/replaceable process cartridges may be removed/replaced from a panel which is different than a panel from which the other removable/replaceable process cartri... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7349657 | Developer feeding member, developing apparatus, process cartridge and developer feeding member mounting method A developer feeding member for use with an electrophotographic image forming apparatus to feed a developer accommodated in a developer accommodating portion, includes a shaft for receiving a driving force to rotate when the shaft is mounted in the developer accommod... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7349649 | Process cartridge, positioning mechanism therefor and electrophotographic image forming apparatus A process cartridge is capable of being carried on a movable guide, which is movable relative to a main assembly of an electrophotographic image forming apparatus and which is provided in the main assembly. The movable guide is movable from a receiving position towa... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7346297 | Developing cartridge having a lid with a changeable shape A developing cartridge including: a developing part having a developer bearing member; a developer container which is constituted by coupling a container body having an opening part and a developer supplying port, and a lid member for closing the opening part, and w... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7324777 | Sealing member, toner accommodating container and image forming apparatus A sealing member for sealing a toner discharge opening of a toner accommodating container detachably mountable to an image forming apparatus, the sealing member includes a locking portion for being locked with a portion to be locked provided in the image forming app... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7315706 | Process cartridge and electrophotographic image forming apparatus A process cartridge detachably mountable to a main assembly of an electrophotographic image forming apparatus, the main assembly including an output contact movable between an electrical connecting position and a retracted position retracted from the electrical conn... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7310489 | Process cartridge including first and second portions to be positioned and first and second portions to be supported and image forming apparatus detachably mounting such process cartridge A process cartridge detachably mountable to a main assembly of an electrophotographic image forming apparatus. The cartridge includes an electrophotographic photosensitive drum, a developing roller, a drum unit for rotatably supporting the drum, first and second por... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7305204 | Two part cartridges with force biasing by printer A two part cartridge having a photoconductor part (1) and a toner part (5) having no force biasing element on either part. The two parts fit together so that a developer roller (7) in the toner part contacts a photoconductor drum (3) in t... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7302207 | Cover adapted for protecting a photosensitive member of a process cartridge A cover (4) adapted for protecting a photosensitive member (2) of a process cartridge (1), the cover (4) comprising a filter (5) adapted to capture airborne particles from air flowing around or through the cover (4). Prefera... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7298988 | Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus has an apparatus main body provided with an image forming portion for forming an image, an opening formed in the apparatus main body, an openable and closable cover for opening and closing the opening, and provided with a first cover pivot... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7286787 | Shutter for a developing unit of an electrophotographic image forming apparatus A developing unit and an electro-photographic image forming apparatus having the same are provid. The developing unit includes a housing and a photosensitive medium, which has an end exposed to the outer side of the housing and that is rotatably mounted on the housi... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7283766 | Process cartridge and image forming apparatus A process cartridge detachably mountable to an electrophotographic image forming apparatus main assembly forms an image on recording material. The cartridge is transportable with the apparatus while being set therein. The cartridge includes a frame, an electrophotog... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7274896 | Coupling part, photosensitive drum, process cartridge and electrophotographic image forming apparatus A process cartridge, and a main assembly of an image forming apparatus to which the cartridge is detachably mountable. The main assembly includes a motor, a driving rotatable member for receiving a driving force from the motor, and a twisted hole substantially coaxi... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7274894 | Image formation apparatus and photoreceptor cartridge An image forming apparatus, includes: a mainframe; a photoreceptor; an exposing unit that exposes a surface of the photoreceptor to form an electrostatic latent image; and a developing unit that develops the electrostatic latent image by supplying a charged develope... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7269376 | Image forming device An image forming device includes a process unit having a photoconductive drum that is inserted and removed with respect to a device main body from a front side thereof in an axial direction of the photoconductive drum. The device main body includes a transfer roller... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7269379 | Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes a fixing unit to fix an image formed on a recording material, first open-close means capable of releasing a conveying path to convey the recording material to the fixing unit, and second open-close means releasable upward in a ver... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7266326 | Process cartridge remanufacturing method A process cartridge remanufacturing method including: detaching first and second covers, at one and the other longitudinal ends of a process cartridge, from drum and developing frames; detaching a drum supporting member from the drum frame; separating the developing... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7263325 | Auger for use in an image forming device A helical auger member for transporting toner in an image forming apparatus. The auger member may be implemented as part of a waste toner removal system for removing toner from a photoconductive member of a toner cartridge. Toner that is removed by a cleaner member ... | 08/28/2007 |
