DE69126947T2 - Work unit and imaging device with such a unit - Google Patents

Work unit and imaging device with such a unit

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Publication number
DE69126947T2
DE69126947T2 DE69126947T DE69126947T DE69126947T2 DE 69126947 T2 DE69126947 T2 DE 69126947T2 DE 69126947 T DE69126947 T DE 69126947T DE 69126947 T DE69126947 T DE 69126947T DE 69126947 T2 DE69126947 T2 DE 69126947T2
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Prior art keywords
unit
imaging device
work
work unit
imaging
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Expired - Lifetime
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DE69126947T
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German (de)
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DE69126947D1 (en
Inventor
Yoshiya Nomura
Tadayuki Tsuda
Shinichi Sasaki
Isao Ikemoto
Kazushi Watanabe
Hiroyuki Shirai
Toshiyuki Karakama
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Canon Inc
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Canon Inc
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Priority claimed from JP3054446A external-priority patent/JP2877540B2/en
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Publication of DE69126947D1 publication Critical patent/DE69126947D1/en
Publication of DE69126947T2 publication Critical patent/DE69126947T2/en
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03G—ELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY; MAGNETOGRAPHY
    • G03G15/00—Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern
    • G03G15/14—Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for transferring a pattern to a second base
    • G03G15/16—Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for transferring a pattern to a second base of a toner pattern, e.g. a powder pattern, e.g. magnetic transfer
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03G—ELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY; MAGNETOGRAPHY
    • G03G21/00—Arrangements not provided for by groups G03G13/00 - G03G19/00, e.g. cleaning, elimination of residual charge
    • G03G21/16—Mechanical means for facilitating the maintenance of the apparatus, e.g. modular arrangements
    • G03G21/18—Mechanical means for facilitating the maintenance of the apparatus, e.g. modular arrangements using a processing cartridge, whereby the process cartridge comprises at least two image processing means in a single unit
    • G03G21/1803—Arrangements or disposition of the complete process cartridge or parts thereof
    • G03G21/181—Manufacturing or assembling, recycling, reuse, transportation, packaging or storage
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03G—ELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY; MAGNETOGRAPHY
    • G03G21/00—Arrangements not provided for by groups G03G13/00 - G03G19/00, e.g. cleaning, elimination of residual charge
    • G03G21/16—Mechanical means for facilitating the maintenance of the apparatus, e.g. modular arrangements
    • G03G21/18—Mechanical means for facilitating the maintenance of the apparatus, e.g. modular arrangements using a processing cartridge, whereby the process cartridge comprises at least two image processing means in a single unit
    • G03G21/1803—Arrangements or disposition of the complete process cartridge or parts thereof
    • G03G21/1817—Arrangements or disposition of the complete process cartridge or parts thereof having a submodular arrangement
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03G—ELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY; MAGNETOGRAPHY
    • G03G2215/00—Apparatus for electrophotographic processes
    • G03G2215/00987—Remanufacturing, i.e. reusing or recycling parts of the image forming apparatus
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03G—ELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY; MAGNETOGRAPHY
    • G03G2221/00—Processes not provided for by group G03G2215/00, e.g. cleaning or residual charge elimination
    • G03G2221/16—Mechanical means for facilitating the maintenance of the apparatus, e.g. modular arrangements and complete machine concepts
    • G03G2221/163—Mechanical means for facilitating the maintenance of the apparatus, e.g. modular arrangements and complete machine concepts for the developer unit
    • G03G2221/1633—Details concerning the developing process
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03G—ELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY; MAGNETOGRAPHY
    • G03G2221/00—Processes not provided for by group G03G2215/00, e.g. cleaning or residual charge elimination
    • G03G2221/16—Mechanical means for facilitating the maintenance of the apparatus, e.g. modular arrangements and complete machine concepts
    • G03G2221/1648—Mechanical means for facilitating the maintenance of the apparatus, e.g. modular arrangements and complete machine concepts using seals, e.g. to prevent scattering of toner
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03G—ELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY; MAGNETOGRAPHY
    • G03G2221/00—Processes not provided for by group G03G2215/00, e.g. cleaning or residual charge elimination
    • G03G2221/16—Mechanical means for facilitating the maintenance of the apparatus, e.g. modular arrangements and complete machine concepts
    • G03G2221/1651—Mechanical means for facilitating the maintenance of the apparatus, e.g. modular arrangements and complete machine concepts for connecting the different parts
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03G—ELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY; MAGNETOGRAPHY
    • G03G2221/00—Processes not provided for by group G03G2215/00, e.g. cleaning or residual charge elimination
    • G03G2221/16—Mechanical means for facilitating the maintenance of the apparatus, e.g. modular arrangements and complete machine concepts
    • G03G2221/1651—Mechanical means for facilitating the maintenance of the apparatus, e.g. modular arrangements and complete machine concepts for connecting the different parts
    • G03G2221/1654—Locks and means for positioning or alignment
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03G—ELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY; MAGNETOGRAPHY
    • G03G2221/00—Processes not provided for by group G03G2215/00, e.g. cleaning or residual charge elimination
    • G03G2221/16—Mechanical means for facilitating the maintenance of the apparatus, e.g. modular arrangements and complete machine concepts
    • G03G2221/1669—Details about used materials
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03G—ELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY; MAGNETOGRAPHY
    • G03G2221/00—Processes not provided for by group G03G2215/00, e.g. cleaning or residual charge elimination
    • G03G2221/16—Mechanical means for facilitating the maintenance of the apparatus, e.g. modular arrangements and complete machine concepts
    • G03G2221/18—Cartridge systems
    • G03G2221/183—Process cartridge
    • G03G2221/1853—Process cartridge having a submodular arrangement
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03G—ELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY; MAGNETOGRAPHY
    • G03G2221/00—Processes not provided for by group G03G2215/00, e.g. cleaning or residual charge elimination
    • G03G2221/16—Mechanical means for facilitating the maintenance of the apparatus, e.g. modular arrangements and complete machine concepts
    • G03G2221/18—Cartridge systems
    • G03G2221/183—Process cartridge
    • G03G2221/1853—Process cartridge having a submodular arrangement
    • G03G2221/1876—Process cartridge having a submodular arrangement for production purposes, e.g. manufacture or mass production
DE69126947T 1990-11-06 1991-11-05 Work unit and imaging device with such a unit Expired - Lifetime DE69126947T2 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
JP30177990 1990-11-06
JP3054446A JP2877540B2 (en) 1991-03-19 1991-03-19 A process cartridge that can be attached to and detached from an image forming apparatus

Publications (2)

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DE69126947D1 DE69126947D1 (en) 1997-08-28
DE69126947T2 true DE69126947T2 (en) 1997-11-20

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Country Status (6)

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EP (3) EP0692745B1 (en)
KR (2) KR970001198B1 (en)
CN (4) CN1040045C (en)
DE (3) DE69126947T2 (en)
HK (2) HK1011754A1 (en)
SG (1) SG79187A1 (en)

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HK1011755A1 (en) 1999-07-16
EP0692746B1 (en) 2000-09-06
EP0692746A3 (en) 1996-11-20
DE69132410D1 (en) 2000-10-12
EP0692745B1 (en) 2000-05-10
DE69132193D1 (en) 2000-06-15
EP0692745A2 (en) 1996-01-17
EP0485271B1 (en) 1997-07-23
EP0485271A3 (en) 1992-09-09
CN1062795A (en) 1992-07-15
CN1125855A (en) 1996-07-03
CN1066271C (en) 2001-05-23
EP0692746A2 (en) 1996-01-17
EP0692745A3 (en) 1996-11-20
CN1099879A (en) 1995-03-08
SG79187A1 (en) 2001-03-20
CN1066546C (en) 2001-05-30
KR970001198B1 (en) 1997-01-29
KR970001199B1 (en) 1997-01-29
DE69132193T2 (en) 2000-09-28
EP0485271A2 (en) 1992-05-13
CN1114432A (en) 1996-01-03
KR920010370A (en) 1992-06-26
DE69132410T2 (en) 2001-02-15
CN1040045C (en) 1998-09-30
CN1060271C (en) 2001-01-03
HK1011754A1 (en) 1999-07-16
DE69126947D1 (en) 1997-08-28

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Free format text: NOMURA, YOSHIYA, C/O CANON K.K., OHTA-KU, TOKYO, JP TSUDA, TADAYUKI, C/O CANON K.K., OHTA-KU, TOKYO,JP SASAKI, SHINICHI, C/O CANON K.K., OHTA-KU, TOKYO, JP IKEMOTO, ISAO, C/O CANON K.K., OHTA-KU, TOK YO, JP WATANABE, KAZUSHI, C/O CANON K.K., OHTA-KU, TOKYO, JP SHIRAI, HIROYUKI, C/O CANON K.K., OHTA-KU, TOKYO, JP KARAKAMA, TOSHIYUKI, C/O CANON K.K., OHTA-KU, TOKYO, JP

Free format text: NOMURA, YOSHIYA, C/O CANON K.K., OHTA-KU, TOKYO, JP TSUDA, TADAYUKI, C/O CANON K.K., OHTA-KU, TOKYO, JP SASAKI, SHINICHI, C/O CANON K.K., OHTA-KU, TOKYO, JP IKEMOTO, ISAO, C/O CANON K.K., OHTA-KU, TOKYO, JP WATANABE, KAZUSHI, C/O CANON K.K., OHTA-KU, TOKYO, JP SHIRAI, HIROYUKI, C/O CANON K.K., OHTA-KU, TOKYO, JP KARAKAMA, TOSHIYUKI, C/O CANON K.K., OHTA-KU, TOKYO, JP

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