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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8175510 | Fixing device, and image forming apparatus equipped therewith A fixing device includes: a fixing member that touches an unfixed toner image formed on a sheet; a pressing member that causes the sheet to come in pressure contact with the fixing member; a pressing belt that is interposed between the fixing member and pressing mem... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8112027 | Image forming machine blade engagement apparatus with blade cassette A blade engagement system for cleaning and/or metering a release agent onto an image forming machine moving surface, such as a photoreceptor. The blade engagement system includes a blade cassette having a plurality of blades, each including a compliant blade member ... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8073377 | Cleaning device, developing device, cartridge, cleaning blade securing method, and developing blade securing method A cleaning device includes a cleaning blade for removing toner remaining on a surface of an image bearing member for carrying a toner image; a supporting member for supporting the cleaning blade; a mounting hole provided in one of the cleaning blade and the supporti... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8005416 | Gripping device, plate member, and gripping method A gripping device that grips a plate member provided with a long plate body, a first recess formed along a shorter length of the plate body, and a second recess formed at a position spaced apart from the first recess along a longer length of the plate body, the grip... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7983608 | Cleaning apparatus A cleaning apparatus for cleaning toner on an image bearing member includes a cleaning blade for collecting the toner by contacting an edge portion thereof with the image bearing member, a container for storing the toner, a first rotation axis for rotatably supporti... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7974565 | Cleaning device for image forming apparatus and process cartridge provided therewith The present invention relates to a cleaning device that allows the obtaining of a high level of removal performance while reducing wear between a plate-shaped elastic member and a cleaning-targeted surface moving member, while also being able to stably maintain the ... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7962086 | Cleaning device, process cartridge, and image forming apparatus A cleaning device includes a blade member, a holder, a vibration detection device, a heating device, and a control device. The blade member comes into contact with an image carrying member, and cleans off toner remaining on the image carrying member. The holder hold... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7945201 | Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes a transportation member rotating to transport a medium or developer; a blade member disposed to abut against the transportation member for removing an object adhering to a surface of the transportation member; and a retaining memb... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7945200 | Systems and methods for remanufacturing imaging components Systems and methods of remanufacturing an imaging cartridge include providing the imaging cartridge comprising a developer material supplying roller, a developer roller, a developer blade which regulates a layer of thickness of the developer material on the outer su... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7873314 | Cleaning member, cleaner, image carrier unit and image forming device A cleaning member includes a cleaning part whose one end portion comes into contact with a surface of an image carrier, and a supporting part that supports the cleaning part and applies a force for pressing the one end portion of the cleaning part to the surface of ... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7813691 | Component mounting structure A component mounting structure mounting a press component with the press component in a condition of elastic pressing against a pressed article, and comprising an intermediate fixing member mounted on a fixing frame supporting the pressed article and capable of posi... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7720427 | Cleaning apparatus, image holding apparatus, and image forming apparatus There is provided a cleaning apparatus having a cleaning member that makes contact with a surface of an image holder and vibrates due to friction arising when the surface of the image holder moves, the image holder bearing an electrostatic latent image developed usi... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7711308 | Cleaning device, process cartridge, and image forming apparatus A blade of a cleaning device includes two surfaces: an upstream side surface and a downstream side surface. The two surfaces adjoin each other with respect to a contact edge of the blade. The upstream side surface has a longer dimension in the direction orthogonal t... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7650107 | Developing apparatus and image forming apparatus having the same A developing apparatus and develops a developer with respect to a photosensitive medium, the and includes a developing cartridge which accommodates the developer therein; a cleaning blade which contacts the photosensitive medium by an end part thereof to clean the p... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7499670 | Process cartridge having cleaning unit including a bent portion for image forming apparatus A process cartridge for an image forming apparatus includes a cleaning unit for removing waste toner remaining on a surface of a photosensitive drum, and a cleaning frame for storing the waste toner removed by the cleaning unit. The cleaning unit includes a bent por... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7440724 | Cleaning member, cleaning unit, process cartridge, and electrophotographic image-forming apparatus A cleaning member configured to remove developer from an electrophotographic photosensitive member includes a longitudinally-shaped planar elastic blade that comes into contact with the electrophotographic photosensitive member to remove the developer from a surface... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7430391 | Image forming apparatus featuring a cleaning device including a conductive support member provided between a developing member and a charging member A support member for supporting a cleaning blade on an upstream side is arranged between a charging roller on an image forming unit of the upstream side and a developing sleeve of an image forming unit on a downstream side. The support member is formed using a condu... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7421239 | Cleaning apparatus for removing toner adhered onto endless belt A cleaning apparatus is for removing a toner from a surface of an endless belt. The cleaning apparatus includes a blade, a blade holding structure, and an abutment maintaining structure. The blade abuts on the endless belt that is supported on a tension roller. The ... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7418231 | Cleaning blade member A cleaning blade member for use in a cleaning section for removing toner on a toner-deposited body, the cleaning blade member comprising: an edge layer contacting the toner-deposited body; and a back layer provided on a back side of the edge layer, and wherein the e... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7415236 | Cleaning unit, process cartridge, and image-forming apparatus A cleaning unit for removing toner remaining on the surface of the image carrier of an image-forming apparatus is disclosed. The cleaning unit includes a vibration member, a blade member, and a driving part. The vibration member extends in the direction of the width... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7415238 | Cleaning device, process cartridge, and image forming apparatus that include a blade that is pressed against a surface of a rotating member at a surface pressure of 2.0 MPa or more A cleaning device cleans off a toner from a surface of a member rotating in a first direction. The cleaning device includes a blade made of an elastic material including a tip portion with a slanting portion that is pressed against the surface in a second direction ... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7369807 | Cleaner, and process cartridge and image forming apparatus using the cleaner A cleaner for cleaning a surface of a rotating material, including an elastic blade arranged to counter the rotating material while a tip of the elastic blade is contacted with the surface of the rotating material to clean the surface of the rotating material, where... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7359657 | Method and apparatus for image forming capable of effectively replacing a facing mechanism used in the image forming A process cartridge detachably attached to an image forming apparatus includes a first body member, a second body member including an engaging part, in which the second body member is engaged with the first body member by the engaging part and pivotably moves betwee... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7352989 | Reinforced cleaning member, and process cartridge and image forming apparatus using same A cleaning member for cleaning an image carrier. The cleaning member includes a support plate having a planar face portion configured to be fixed to an object in a position adjacent to the image carrier, a plurality of reinforcement features configured to reinforce ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7319841 | Apparatus and method for cleaning residual toner with a scraper blade periodically held in contact with a toner transfer surface A cleaning station for removing residual toner from a moving toner transfer surface includes a rotating brush and a scraper blade that is held away from the toner transfer surface when toner images are being transferred to recording media, such as sheets of paper. O... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7295802 | Image forming apparatus using a cleaning unit for preventing noises An image forming apparatus includes a photoconductor, a cleaning blade for cleaning the photoconductor, and a blade holder holding the cleaning blade and having a first bent portion for increasing its rigidity. In the apparatus, blade holder has at least one of a pr... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7289759 | Cleaning apparatus A cleaning apparatus in which the contact point portion between the metal plate and rubber blade of a cleaning blade is made into a surface to thereby alleviate the concentration of stress in that portion and prevent the occurrence of the squat of the cleaning blade... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7289751 | High resolution image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes a photosensitive body (11) having a charge transport layer (11d) as a surface layer. The charge transport layer (11d) as the surface layer is charged and exposed so that a latent image is formed ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7283781 | High load low load cleaning blade assembly A high load low load cleaning blade assembly provided for cleaning a toner image bearing surface includes a blade member having a first edge mounted to a frame, a second and opposite edge for contacting and loading against the toner image bearing surface, and a blad... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7283767 | Image forming apparatus and polishing method for image carrier An image forming apparatus comprises: an image carrier driven into rotation; a charger for electrically charging a surface of the image carrier; a latent image forming unit for forming an electrostatic latent image on the charged image carrier surface; a developing ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7277657 | Cleaning device and image forming apparatus including the cleaning device that controls occurrences of background fouling and abnormal image A cleaning device is used in an image forming apparatus to remove residual attachments including toner and paper powders from a surface of a movable intermediate transfer element onto which toner images are transferred from an image carrier. The cleaning device incl... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7254356 | Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes: a belt member for bearing and moving a toner image; a tension roller for supporting the belt member and imparting tension to the belt member; a transferring device for transferring the toner image borne by the belt member to a re... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7251448 | Cleaning blade control apparatus and method An apparatus includes a xerographic cleaning blade, an actuator member operatively connected to the cleaning blade and movable over a first stroke from a first actuator position to a second actuator position, and a damper operatively connected to the actuator member... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7236730 | Dampening mechanism for an image forming apparatus There is provided a system and mechanism for substantially reducing or substantially eliminating vibration or noise of a doctor blade of an image forming apparatus during operation. The system and mechanism provided includes at least one contact in communication wit... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7233760 | Method and device for doctor blade retention A toner cartridge for an image forming apparatus, the cartridge having: a housing defining a toner reservoir; a developer roller supported by the housing; a doctor blade supported by the housing and positioned adjacent the developer roller; and a retainer connected ... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7231170 | Dual-purpose surface-treating blade assembly A surface-treating apparatus has a dual-purpose surface-treating blade assembly that includes a blade holder for holding and loading a blade member, and a one-piece blade member having a first edge mounted to the blade holder and a second edge for contacting and tre... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7231164 | Developing unit, developing cartridge, and image forming apparatus A developing unit detachably mountable to a main assembly of an electrophotographic image forming apparatus, includes a developing member for developing an electrostatic latent image formed on an electrophotographic photosensitive member, a developer accommodating p... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7218887 | Reinforced cleaning member and process cartridge and image forming apparatus using same A cleaning member for cleaning an image carrier. The cleaning member includes a support plate having a planar face portion configured to be fixed to an object in a position adjacent to the image carrier, a plurality of reinforcement features configured to reinforce ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7215888 | System and method of implementing variable loop gain in an optical wireless link based on distance A system and method of varying the control loop gain of an optical wireless communication link between a transmitting station and a receiving station as an inverse function of distance between the transmitting station and the receiving station to allow the optical w... | 05/08/2007 |
