EP0281055A3 - Image forming apparatus and control system therefor - Google Patents

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EP0281055A3
EP0281055A3 EP88103008A EP88103008A EP0281055A3 EP 0281055 A3 EP0281055 A3 EP 0281055A3 EP 88103008 A EP88103008 A EP 88103008A EP 88103008 A EP88103008 A EP 88103008A EP 0281055 A3 EP0281055 A3 EP 0281055A3
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control system
image forming
forming apparatus
system therefor
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EP0281055B1 (en
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Nobuo Kasahara
Tosio Nakahara
Masayoshi Watanuki
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Ricoh Co Ltd
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    • GPHYSICS
    • G03PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03GELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY; MAGNETOGRAPHY
    • G03G15/00Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern
    • G03G15/50Machine control of apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern, e.g. regulating differents parts of the machine, multimode copiers, microprocessor control
    • GPHYSICS
    • G03PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03GELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY; MAGNETOGRAPHY
    • G03G15/00Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern
    • G03G15/01Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for producing multicoloured copies
    • G03G15/0105Details of unit
    • G03G15/0131Details of unit for transferring a pattern to a second base
    • GPHYSICS
    • G03PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03GELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY; MAGNETOGRAPHY
    • G03G15/00Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern
    • G03G15/14Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for transferring a pattern to a second base
    • G03G15/16Apparatus 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
    • G03G15/163Apparatus 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 using the force produced by an electrostatic transfer field formed between the second base and the electrographic recording member, e.g. transfer through an air gap
    • G03G15/1635Apparatus 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 using the force produced by an electrostatic transfer field formed between the second base and the electrographic recording member, e.g. transfer through an air gap the field being produced by laying down an electrostatic charge behind the base or the recording member, e.g. by a corona device
    • G03G15/165Arrangements for supporting or transporting the second base in the transfer area, e.g. guides
    • G03G15/1655Arrangements for supporting or transporting the second base in the transfer area, e.g. guides comprising a rotatable holding member to which the second base is attached or attracted, e.g. screen transfer holding drum
    • GPHYSICS
    • G03PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03GELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY; MAGNETOGRAPHY
    • G03G2215/00Apparatus for electrophotographic processes
    • G03G2215/01Apparatus for electrophotographic processes for producing multicoloured copies
    • G03G2215/019Structural features of the multicolour image forming apparatus
    • G03G2215/0196Recording medium carrying member with speed switching

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Microelectronics & Electronic Packaging (AREA)
  • Color Electrophotography (AREA)
  • Electrostatic Charge, Transfer And Separation In Electrography (AREA)
EP19880103008 1987-03-02 1988-02-29 Image forming apparatus and control system therefor Expired - Lifetime EP0281055B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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JP62046995A JPS63212961A (en) 1987-03-02 1987-03-02 Color image forming device
JP46995/87 1987-03-02

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EP0281055A2 EP0281055A2 (en) 1988-09-07
EP0281055A3 true EP0281055A3 (en) 1990-06-06
EP0281055B1 EP0281055B1 (en) 1993-08-11

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JPH0268573A (en) * 1988-09-02 1990-03-08 Ricoh Co Ltd Black-and-white and color copying machine
EP0471058B1 (en) * 1990-03-05 1994-10-05 Eastman Kodak Company Multicolor image forming method and apparatus
US5043761A (en) * 1990-03-09 1991-08-27 Eastman Kodak Company Multicolor image forming apparatus having transfer roller for registering single color images
US5287160A (en) * 1991-07-17 1994-02-15 Xerox Corporation Registration improvement by component synchronization in color printers
JPH0619338A (en) * 1992-06-29 1994-01-28 Canon Inc Color image forming device
JP3256010B2 (en) * 1992-12-22 2002-02-12 キヤノン株式会社 Image forming device
EP1141785B1 (en) 1998-12-04 2004-08-25 Océ Printing Systems GmbH Electrographic printing device with a sensor for detecting slipping

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US4260241A (en) * 1978-05-17 1981-04-07 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Copying apparatus
DE3704583A1 (en) * 1986-02-13 1987-08-27 Ricoh Kk CONTROL DEVICE FOR A COLOR COPIER
US4705386A (en) * 1986-05-12 1987-11-10 Shinko Electric Co., Ltd. Color copying machine
US4766463A (en) * 1986-06-20 1988-08-23 Ricoh Company, Ltd. Image forming apparatus

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JPS59228266A (en) * 1983-06-08 1984-12-21 Fuji Xerox Co Ltd Exposure position controller for color copying machine
JPS60218673A (en) * 1984-04-16 1985-11-01 Fuji Xerox Co Ltd Color copying machine
JPS61217076A (en) * 1985-03-22 1986-09-26 Canon Inc Color image forming device

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US4260241A (en) * 1978-05-17 1981-04-07 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Copying apparatus
DE3704583A1 (en) * 1986-02-13 1987-08-27 Ricoh Kk CONTROL DEVICE FOR A COLOR COPIER
US4733269A (en) * 1986-02-13 1988-03-22 Ricoh Company, Ltd. Control system for color copier
US4705386A (en) * 1986-05-12 1987-11-10 Shinko Electric Co., Ltd. Color copying machine
US4766463A (en) * 1986-06-20 1988-08-23 Ricoh Company, Ltd. Image forming apparatus

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PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, vol. 10, no. 84 (P-442)(2141), 3 April 1986; & JP-A-60 218 673 (FUJI XEROX) 01.11.1985 *
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, vol. 9, no. 105 (P-354)(1828), 9 May 1985; & JP-A-59 228 266 (FUJI XEROX) 21.12.1984 *

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EP0281055A2 (en) 1988-09-07
EP0281055B1 (en) 1993-08-11
JPS63212961A (en) 1988-09-05
DE3883024D1 (en) 1993-09-16

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