EP0960357A1 - Entwicklerstation mit querförderung - Google Patents
Entwicklerstation mit querförderungInfo
- Publication number
- EP0960357A1 EP0960357A1 EP98912227A EP98912227A EP0960357A1 EP 0960357 A1 EP0960357 A1 EP 0960357A1 EP 98912227 A EP98912227 A EP 98912227A EP 98912227 A EP98912227 A EP 98912227A EP 0960357 A1 EP0960357 A1 EP 0960357A1
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- European Patent Office
- Prior art keywords
- toner
- station according
- developer station
- conveying
- intermediate container
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- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
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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
- G03G15/06—Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for developing
- G03G15/08—Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for developing using a solid developer, e.g. powder developer
- G03G15/0822—Arrangements for preparing, mixing, supplying or dispensing developer
- G03G15/0887—Arrangements for conveying and conditioning developer in the developing unit, e.g. agitating, removing impurities or humidity
- G03G15/0891—Arrangements for conveying and conditioning developer in the developing unit, e.g. agitating, removing impurities or humidity for conveying or circulating developer, e.g. augers
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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
- G03G15/06—Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for developing
- G03G15/08—Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for developing using a solid developer, e.g. powder developer
- G03G15/0822—Arrangements for preparing, mixing, supplying or dispensing developer
- G03G15/0877—Arrangements for metering and dispensing developer from a developer cartridge into the development unit
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
- Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10S222/00—Dispensing
- Y10S222/01—Xerography
Definitions
- the present invention relates to a developer station with a cross conveyor and a metering device, which is fed by an intermediate container, wherein a toner box at a first end of the intermediate container opens into the intermediate container and toner in the intermediate container in a conveying direction transverse to the direction of feed with a toner provided carrier material is conveyed over the entire writing width from the first end to a second end of the intermediate container via a conveying path and is metered onto the carrier material by means of the metering device.
- High-speed printers that print at over 10 pages per minute usually use developer stations that process a mixture of toner and carrier particles.
- the carrier particles should remain in the developer station while the toner is to be conveyed onto the material to be printed. With these developer stations, it is necessary to supply fresh toner to the developer mixture during the printing operation.
- Such a developer station with toner dosing is described for example in US 4,935,783.
- JP 59-100472 A a device for cross-conveying toner is known.
- a developer station is known from JP 4-365073 A, in which the ratio between the rotational speed of a developer roller and the toner conveying rate in a toner transport device can be changed.
- the invention is based on the object of avoiding toner squeezing or toner depletion in a developer station with a cross-conveyor during toner replenishment and to achieve a relatively constant ratio of the toner cross-flow and toner metering.
- This object is achieved by a developer station of the type mentioned at the outset, the ratio between the quantity of toner conveyed in the transverse direction per unit time and the quantity of toner dispensed per unit time being adjustable.
- a toner distribution is generated in the intermediate container for cross-toner conveying, in which the amount of toner decreases from the beginning of the toner conveying path towards the end of the toner conveying path and prevents toner compression or toner depletion.
- the setting can be made by a mechanical operative connection between elements for transverse conveying and elements for dosing or by a corresponding electronic control of corresponding elements.
- the cross-conveyor device is designed such that the cross-conveyor speed of the toner decreases over the conveyor path extending in the transverse direction from the toner box. This reduces the risk of toner jams in the front area of the intermediate container and the risk of toner depletion in the rear area of the intermediate container.
- a toner distribution is generated in the intermediate container for cross-toner conveying, in which the amount of toner decreases from the beginning of the toner conveying path towards the end of the toner conveying path and prevents toner compression or toner depletion, while at the same time the risk of toner jams in the front area of the intermediate container and Risk of toner depletion in the rear area of the intermediate container is reduced.
- the transverse conveyor device is preferably a toner conveyor spiral driven by a driver and the metering device is a toner metering shaft driven by a connecting rod, in particular the transverse conveyor device and the metering device being coupled to one another via a driver lever arm and a joint.
- the transverse conveyor device is designed as a toner conveyor spiral driven by a driver, the pitch of which decreases over the conveyor section extending in the transverse direction from the toner box.
- the toner conveying helix can be designed in such a way that its thickness decreases over the conveying path extending in the transverse direction from the toner box.
- the transverse conveying device is a toner conveying spiral driven by a driver, the pitch and / or thickness of which decreases over the conveying path extending transversely from the toner box. This enables even more design freedom in the design of the toner conveying helix and even more security when the toner is transported across.
- the transverse conveyor device is a toner conveyor spiral driven by a driver and the metering device is a toner metering shaft driven by a connecting rod, the transverse conveyor device and the metering device in particular being coupled to one another via a driver lever arm and a joint.
- This mechanical drive of the toner conveying spiral and the metering device is uncomplicated and enables their simple mechanical coupling.
- the ratio of the quantity of toner conveyed in the transverse direction per unit of time and the quantity of toner dispensed per unit of time is expediently adjustable by means of an adjustable lever arm length of the driver lever arm and / or an adjustable eccentric stroke of the connecting rod.
- the ratio between the cross-toner delivery quantity and the toner dosing quantity can be kept constant irrespective of the type of toner, in order to ensure a uniform supply of toner over the entire writing width.
- the lever arm length and / or the eccentric stroke can be infinitely or gradually adjustable as required.
- Fig. 2 components of a second developer station, with a toner conveyor, the thickness of which varies
- Fig. 1 shows a first embodiment of the present invention.
- the device shown serves to transversely convey toner 4 over the entire writing width B of a carrier material (not shown) to be supplied with toner 4.
- the toner box 2 is connected to the intermediate container 6 at a first end 5 of the intermediate container 6.
- the intermediate container 6 extends from the first end 5 to a second end 7 essentially in the transverse direction to the conveying direction of the carrier material. It contains a mixture of toner and carrier particles.
- a toner conveying helix 10 extends inside the intermediate container 6 between its two ends 5, 7 and is rotatably mounted about its longitudinal axis AI extending between the two ends 5, 7 of the intermediate container 6.
- the pitch H of the toner conveying helix 10 decreases from the first end 5 of the intermediate container 6 to the second end 7 of the intermediate container 6.
- a the underside of the intermediate container 6 is a toner metering shaft 8, which is rotatably mounted about its longitudinal axis A2. "
- the toner conveying helix 10 is rotated about its longitudinal axis AI, whereby the toner is pushed from the first end 5 of the intermediate container 6 to the second end 7 of the intermediate container 6.
- Fig. 2 shows a second embodiment of the invention.
- a device for cross-conveying toner 4 is shown.
- Elements which are identical to elements of FIG. 1 have the same reference numerals here as in FIG. 1.
- a toner conveying coil extends between the first end 5 and the second end 7 of the intermediate container 6 in this exemplary embodiment 12, the thickness D of which decreases from the first end 5 to the second end 7 of the intermediate container 6.
- the effect of this decreasing thickness B of the toner conveying helix 10 is similar to the decreasing pitch H of the toner conveying helix 10 of FIG. 1. It ensures a transverse conveying speed decreasing from the first end 5 to the second end 7.
- This also results in a toner distribution V in the intermediate container 6 which decreases from the first end 5 to the second end 7 of the intermediate container 6.
- the effect achieved is as in the first exemplary embodiment according to FIG. 1.
- Figures 3 and 4 show components of a device for mechanical coupling of the cross conveyor to the metering device (see Fig. 1, Fig. 2).
- the upper part (Fig. 3) and the lower part (Fig. 4) of the coupling device are connected via a connecting rod 14.
- the connecting rod 14 is connected to the upper part by a joint 22 and to the lower part by a joint 24.
- the upper part has a driver 16 for driving the toner conveying helix 10, 12 according to FIGS. 1 and 2, which is articulated via a driver arm arm 18 on the upper part of the connecting rod 14.
- the driver 16 is mounted on the lever arm 18 by a freewheel 20.
- the lower part is formed by the toner metering shaft 8, which is driven eccentrically by the joint 24 with respect to its axis of rotation A2 through the lower part of the connecting rod 14.
- the driver 16 serves to drive the toner conveying spiral 10 (FIG. 1) or the toner conveying spiral 12 (FIG. 2).
- the setting of the lever arm length Dl and the eccentric stroke D2 can be done both in steps and continuously.
- An electronic control 23 is shown in FIG. 5, with which an operative connection (coupling) can take place between elements for cross-conveying the toner and elements for metering the toner.
- it is connected to a drive motor 24 for cross-conveying the toner and to a motor 25 for metering the toner.
- the controller 23 receives signals about the type of toner from an input station 26. If these signals include, for example, characteristic data about the density of the toner and / or about the grain size of the toner, then the controller 23 calculates a suitable transverse conveying rate and / or metering quantity and controls the motors 24, 25 accordingly.
- the controller 23 takes suitable transverse conveying and dosing values directly from a pre-assigned memory 27.
- the input station 26 can be designed in such a way that it is operated by an operator, for example a menu-driven control panel, or can be connected to a sensor which detects the type of toner in the toner box.
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Applications Claiming Priority (3)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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DE19705375 | 1997-02-12 | ||
DE19705375 | 1997-02-12 | ||
PCT/DE1998/000431 WO1998036328A1 (de) | 1997-02-12 | 1998-02-12 | Entwicklerstation mit querförderung |
Publications (2)
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EP0960357A1 true EP0960357A1 (de) | 1999-12-01 |
EP0960357B1 EP0960357B1 (de) | 2002-11-06 |
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Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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EP98912227A Expired - Lifetime EP0960357B1 (de) | 1997-02-12 | 1998-02-12 | Entwicklerstation mit querförderung |
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US (1) | US6208823B1 (de) |
EP (1) | EP0960357B1 (de) |
DE (2) | DE19880139D2 (de) |
WO (1) | WO1998036328A1 (de) |
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JP5822066B2 (ja) * | 2011-07-27 | 2015-11-24 | 株式会社リコー | 現像剤収容器、現像装置、プロセスユニット及び画像形成装置 |
JP6447448B2 (ja) * | 2015-10-08 | 2019-01-09 | 京セラドキュメントソリューションズ株式会社 | 現像装置、画像形成装置 |
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US3180313A (en) * | 1962-10-19 | 1965-04-27 | American Photocopy Equip Co | Apparatus for developing electrostatic image |
DE3225870A1 (de) | 1982-07-10 | 1984-01-12 | Agfa-Gevaert Ag, 5090 Leverkusen | Tonerdosiereinrichtung fuer elektrofotografische kopiergeraete |
US4558659A (en) * | 1982-08-26 | 1985-12-17 | Xerox Corporation | Particle dispensing system |
JPS5971065A (ja) * | 1982-10-18 | 1984-04-21 | Fuji Xerox Co Ltd | 電子複写機のトナ−供給装置 |
JPS59100472A (ja) * | 1982-12-01 | 1984-06-09 | Fuji Xerox Co Ltd | トナ−供給装置 |
JPS6147975A (ja) * | 1984-08-16 | 1986-03-08 | Fuji Xerox Co Ltd | 磁気ブラシ現像装置 |
JPH07113799B2 (ja) | 1987-09-30 | 1995-12-06 | 三田工業株式会社 | 現像剤補給装置 |
EP0403469B1 (de) * | 1988-03-02 | 1991-09-18 | Siemens Nixdorf Informationssysteme Aktiengesellschaft | Vorrichtung zum dosierten einfüllen von toner aus einem vorratsbehälter in die entwicklerstation eines druck- oder kopiergerätes |
US5128724A (en) * | 1988-12-23 | 1992-07-07 | Casio Computer Co., Ltd. | Developer restoring unit in an image forming apparatus |
US5345298A (en) * | 1993-10-20 | 1994-09-06 | Xerox Corporation | Magnetic brush development apparatus for toner add/mix dispenser |
US5619312A (en) | 1993-11-10 | 1997-04-08 | Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha | Developing device with developer-supplying mechanism |
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- 1998-02-12 EP EP98912227A patent/EP0960357B1/de not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1998-02-12 US US09/367,119 patent/US6208823B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1998-02-12 WO PCT/DE1998/000431 patent/WO1998036328A1/de active IP Right Grant
- 1998-02-12 DE DE19880139T patent/DE19880139D2/de not_active Ceased
- 1998-02-12 DE DE59806187T patent/DE59806187D1/de not_active Expired - Lifetime
Non-Patent Citations (1)
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EP0960357B1 (de) | 2002-11-06 |
DE59806187D1 (de) | 2002-12-12 |
US6208823B1 (en) | 2001-03-27 |
WO1998036328A1 (de) | 1998-08-20 |
DE19880139D2 (de) | 2000-03-16 |
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