GB2297721B - A single process unit for use in an image forming process - Google Patents

A single process unit for use in an image forming process

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Publication number
GB2297721B
GB2297721B GB9604932A GB9604932A GB2297721B GB 2297721 B GB2297721 B GB 2297721B GB 9604932 A GB9604932 A GB 9604932A GB 9604932 A GB9604932 A GB 9604932A GB 2297721 B GB2297721 B GB 2297721B
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Prior art keywords
image forming
forming process
process unit
unit
single process
Prior art date
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.)
Expired - Fee Related
Application number
GB9604932A
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GB2297721A (en
GB9604932D0 (en
Inventor
Hidetoshi Yano
Hisashi Shoji
Tsukuru Kai
Osamu Endo
Yoshiko Ishii
Nobuto Yokokawa
Masako Suzuki
Yukiko Iwasaki
Koji Sakamoto
Yasushi Nakazato
Takayuki Kimura
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Ricoh Co Ltd
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Ricoh Co Ltd
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Publication date
Priority claimed from JP01721695A external-priority patent/JP3245513B2/en
Priority claimed from JP13409995A external-priority patent/JP3902251B2/en
Priority claimed from JP26213895A external-priority patent/JP3382431B2/en
Application filed by Ricoh Co Ltd filed Critical Ricoh Co Ltd
Priority claimed from GB9519932A external-priority patent/GB2294007B/en
Publication of GB9604932D0 publication Critical patent/GB9604932D0/en
Publication of GB2297721A publication Critical patent/GB2297721A/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of GB2297721B publication Critical patent/GB2297721B/en
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
Expired - Fee Related legal-status Critical Current

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    • 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
    • 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
    • G03G2221/0005—Cleaning of residual 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
    • G03G2221/1618—Mechanical means for facilitating the maintenance of the apparatus, e.g. modular arrangements and complete machine concepts for the cleaning unit

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Computer Vision & Pattern Recognition (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Cleaning In Electrography (AREA)
GB9604932A 1994-09-30 1995-09-29 A single process unit for use in an image forming process Expired - Fee Related GB2297721B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (11)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
JP26194994 1994-09-30
JP28072294 1994-11-15
JP28072194 1994-11-15
JP28072094 1994-11-15
JP28194994 1994-11-16
JP01721695A JP3245513B2 (en) 1995-02-03 1995-02-03 Photoconductor cleaning method for image forming apparatus
JP6624695 1995-03-24
JP6912595 1995-03-28
JP13409995A JP3902251B2 (en) 1994-09-30 1995-05-31 Image forming apparatus and image forming method using the same
JP26213895A JP3382431B2 (en) 1994-09-30 1995-09-14 Electrophotographic equipment
GB9519932A GB2294007B (en) 1994-09-30 1995-09-29 Image forming apparatus and cleaning device therefor

Publications (3)

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GB9604932D0 GB9604932D0 (en) 1996-05-08
GB2297721A GB2297721A (en) 1996-08-14
GB2297721B true GB2297721B (en) 1996-12-04

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GB9604932A Expired - Fee Related GB2297721B (en) 1994-09-30 1995-09-29 A single process unit for use in an image forming process

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Families Citing this family (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JP3632647B2 (en) 2001-11-14 2005-03-23 ブラザー工業株式会社 Image forming apparatus

Citations (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2110651A (en) * 1981-04-17 1983-06-22 Sanyo Electric Co Electrophotographic copying machine
US4693586A (en) * 1984-10-30 1987-09-15 Mita Industrial Co., Ltd. Electrostatic copying apparatus
EP0247602A1 (en) * 1986-05-28 1987-12-02 Mita Industrial Co. Ltd. Image-forming machine
US4969010A (en) * 1987-11-26 1990-11-06 Konica Corporation Copying machine
GB2256397A (en) * 1991-04-22 1992-12-09 Samsung Electronics Co Ltd L.e.d. printhead mounting in printer with modularly exchangable process unit.
US5291256A (en) * 1990-11-02 1994-03-01 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Image forming apparatus having opening mechanism for jam clearance

Patent Citations (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2110651A (en) * 1981-04-17 1983-06-22 Sanyo Electric Co Electrophotographic copying machine
US4693586A (en) * 1984-10-30 1987-09-15 Mita Industrial Co., Ltd. Electrostatic copying apparatus
EP0247602A1 (en) * 1986-05-28 1987-12-02 Mita Industrial Co. Ltd. Image-forming machine
US4969010A (en) * 1987-11-26 1990-11-06 Konica Corporation Copying machine
US5291256A (en) * 1990-11-02 1994-03-01 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Image forming apparatus having opening mechanism for jam clearance
GB2256397A (en) * 1991-04-22 1992-12-09 Samsung Electronics Co Ltd L.e.d. printhead mounting in printer with modularly exchangable process unit.

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GB2297721A (en) 1996-08-14
GB9604932D0 (en) 1996-05-08

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PCNP Patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee

Effective date: 20090929