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JPH0136945B2
JPH0136945B2 JP57225047A JP22504782A JPH0136945B2 JP H0136945 B2 JPH0136945 B2 JP H0136945B2 JP 57225047 A JP57225047 A JP 57225047A JP 22504782 A JP22504782 A JP 22504782A JP H0136945 B2 JPH0136945 B2 JP H0136945B2
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toner
flow path
opening
gas
photosensitive surface
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JPS59116670A (en
Inventor
Akifumi Kimura
Shuichi Ootsuka
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Fujifilm Holdings Corp
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Fuji Photo Film Co Ltd
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Priority to JP22504782A priority Critical patent/JPS59116670A/en
Priority to US06/564,493 priority patent/US4613226A/en
Priority to DE8383113080T priority patent/DE3374232D1/en
Priority to EP83113080A priority patent/EP0115628B1/en
Publication of JPS59116670A publication Critical patent/JPS59116670A/en
Publication of JPH0136945B2 publication Critical patent/JPH0136945B2/ja
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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
    • G03G15/06Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for developing
    • G03G15/10Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for developing using a liquid developer
    • G03G15/101Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for developing using a liquid developer for wetting the recording material

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Description

【発明の詳細な説明】 本発明は電子写真装置の現像ヘツドに関し、液
状のトナーの吹き付け及びトナーの液切り機構の
簡素化を計つたものである。
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a developing head of an electrophotographic apparatus, and is intended to simplify a liquid toner spraying and toner draining mechanism.

銀塩写真材料を感光体とする写真フイルムと異
なり、電子写真感光材料は、露光、未露光に関係
なく現像後でも定着前であればクリーニングする
ことによつて再使用が可能である特徴を活かし、
感光材料として長いロールフイルム状のものを使
用し、部分的に帯電、露光、現像、定着により画
像を記録し、更にこれによつて得た画像を未記録
の部分とともに例えば投影などの用途に供した
後、未記録の部分に新たな記録を追加していくマ
イクロフイルム等に用いられている。
Unlike photographic films that use silver salt photographic materials as photoreceptors, electrophotographic materials take advantage of the characteristic that they can be reused by cleaning them after development and before fixing, regardless of whether they are exposed or not. ,
A long roll film is used as a photosensitive material, and an image is recorded partially by charging, exposing, developing, and fixing, and the resulting image is used for purposes such as projection, along with the unrecorded portions. This is used in microfilm, etc., where new records are added to the unrecorded areas after recording.

上述の如きマイクロフイルムを用いた電子写真
装置のうち液状のトナーにより静電潜像を現像す
る、所謂湿式タイプの電子写真装置では1駒毎、
帯電・露光・現像・乾燥及び定着を行なうので、
現像処理中、処理すべき感光材料の領域以外にト
ナーが溢れたり、滲み出たりしないことが好まし
く、又、感光材料を現像部から離して別の処理部
に移動する前に余分の現像液を取り除く液切り
(以下スクイズと称す)を行なう必要がある。
Among electrophotographic devices using microfilm as described above, in so-called wet-type electrophotographic devices that develop electrostatic latent images using liquid toner, each frame is
Charging, exposure, development, drying and fixing are performed, so
During the development process, it is preferable that toner not overflow or ooze out of areas other than the area of the photosensitive material to be processed, and excess developer solution should be removed before the photosensitive material is separated from the developing section and transferred to another processing section. It is necessary to drain the liquid (hereinafter referred to as "squeeze") to remove it.

ここで湿式タイプで真空ポンプを用いた従来技
術に係る電子写真装置を第1図を参照しつつ説明
する。同図に示すように、この種の現像ヘツドの
ボデイー1にはマスク2が備えられており、この
マスク2は感光材料3の一駒に対応する広さの開
口2aを有するとともに、その開口端2bは感光
材3に接している。この結果、感光材料3の一駒
分の感光面3aは開口2aに臨んでおり、この開
口2aを介して液状トナー4を感光面3aに吹き
付けることにより所定の潜像を現像する。かかる
現像に引き続き感光面3aに付着したトナー4の
スクイズを行なう必要があるが、このスクイズも
同様に前記開口2aを介して感光面3aに、例え
ば空気等の気体を吹き付けることにより行なう。
そこで、液状のトナー4及び気体(本例の場合は
空気)を開口2aまで搬送する必要があるが、こ
の搬送はタンク5に貯留されているトナー4を真
空ポンプ6で吸い上げるとともに、弁7の開放に
より空気中から空気を同様に真空ポンプ6で吸い
込むようになつている。即ち、タンク5からボデ
イー1の内部に至り開口2aを通つてボデイー1
の外部に至り、真空ポンプ6を通つてタンク5に
戻る流路8と、大気に開放されている端部から弁
7を通りボデイー1の内部に至り、開口2aの上
流で前記流路8に合流する流路9とが形成されて
いる。なお、第1図中10は現像電極で、感光面
3aと相対向することにより、現像速度を早めか
つエツジ効果の少ない良好な画像を得るためのも
のである。
Here, a conventional wet-type electrophotographic apparatus using a vacuum pump will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in the figure, a body 1 of this type of developing head is equipped with a mask 2, and this mask 2 has an opening 2a with a width corresponding to one frame of the photosensitive material 3, and an opening end of the opening 2a. 2b is in contact with the photosensitive material 3. As a result, the photosensitive surface 3a of one frame of the photosensitive material 3 faces the opening 2a, and a predetermined latent image is developed by spraying the liquid toner 4 onto the photosensitive surface 3a through the opening 2a. Following this development, it is necessary to squeeze the toner 4 adhering to the photosensitive surface 3a, and this squeezing is similarly performed by blowing a gas such as air onto the photosensitive surface 3a through the opening 2a.
Therefore, it is necessary to transport the liquid toner 4 and gas (air in this example) to the opening 2a, but this transport involves sucking up the toner 4 stored in the tank 5 with the vacuum pump 6 and opening the valve 7. When opened, air is similarly sucked in from the air by the vacuum pump 6. That is, the water flows from the tank 5 to the inside of the body 1 through the opening 2a.
A flow path 8 passes through the vacuum pump 6 and returns to the tank 5, and a flow path 8 passes through the valve 7 from the end open to the atmosphere to the inside of the body 1, and connects to the flow path 8 upstream of the opening 2a. A flow path 9 that merges is formed. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 10 denotes a developing electrode, which faces the photosensitive surface 3a to increase the developing speed and obtain a good image with little edge effect.

かくて、この種の電子写真装置の現像ヘツドで
はトナー4の吹き付けによる感光面3aの現像、
スクイズの後、次工程の乾燥・定着工程へと進む
のであるが、前記現像ヘツドではトナー4及びス
クイズ用の気体の搬送系に真空ポンプ6を使用し
ているので、この部分の構造が複雑で高価なもの
となつている。また真空ポンプを用いずに送液ポ
ンプ等によりトナーを圧送する方式も考えられる
が、現像領域の感光面3aと現像電極10との間
は、通常かなり狭く、トナーの粘性により液抵抗
が生じトナーは、気体搬送管路内に入り込み易く
なる。この時トナーが気体搬送用ポンプ内に入り
込むとトラブルの原因となるし、また管内に入り
込んだだけでも、気体搬送用ポンプが動作を開始
すると、管内に入り込んだトナーが現像室内に吹
き出しスクイズの効率を下げてしまうという欠点
がある。
Thus, the developing head of this type of electrophotographic apparatus develops the photosensitive surface 3a by spraying the toner 4,
After squeezing, the process proceeds to the next drying and fixing process, but since the developing head uses a vacuum pump 6 as a conveyance system for the toner 4 and squeeze gas, the structure of this part is complicated. It has become expensive. Alternatively, a system in which the toner is force-fed using a liquid pump or the like without using a vacuum pump can be considered, but the space between the photosensitive surface 3a in the developing area and the developing electrode 10 is usually quite narrow, and liquid resistance occurs due to the viscosity of the toner. easily enters the gas transport line. At this time, if toner gets into the gas conveying pump, it will cause trouble, and even if the toner just gets inside the tube, when the gas conveying pump starts operating, the toner that has gotten into the tube will be blown out into the developing chamber. The disadvantage is that it lowers the

なお、1コマ単位で液体現像剤を用いて現像を
行う先行技術としては、特公昭49−23378号、実
公昭53−45635号、特開昭49−90948号、特開昭50
−9437号の各公報及びUS3697176,US3820890,
US3936854の米国特許明細書等に開示があるが、
いずれもスクイズに関しては記載がなかつたり、
また、記載されていたとしても、簡易な構成に
て、高いスクイズ効率を奏す技術に関しては、開
示がない。
Prior art techniques for developing each frame using a liquid developer include Japanese Patent Publication No. 49-23378, Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 45635-1982, Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 49-90948, and Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 1972-1989.
−9437 and US3697176, US3820890,
Although it is disclosed in the US patent specification etc. of US3936854,
In both cases, there is no mention of squeeze,
Further, even if disclosed, there is no disclosure regarding a technique that achieves high squeezing efficiency with a simple configuration.

本発明は、前述の問題点を解消し、搬送系の構
造の簡素化を計り得る電子写真装置を現像ヘツド
を提供することを目的とする。かかる目的を達成
する本発明は、ボデイーに形成された電子写真感
光材料の感光面に臨む開口を有し、この開口を介
して前記感光面に液状のトナーを付与するととも
に、同様に前記開口を介してトナー付与後の前記
感光面に気体を吹き付けてトナーの液切りを行な
う電子写真装置の現像ヘツドにおいて、前記トナ
ーを圧送する手段と、前記気体を圧送する手段
と、専らトナーが通る第1流路と、前記ボデイー
の内部の開口の近傍部分で第1の流路と合流する
専ら気体が通る第2流路と、気体を圧送する手段
よりも前記開口側で第2流路に介設され、トナー
の圧送時に前記第2流路を閉塞するとともに前記
気体の圧送時に前記第2流路を開放して開口方向
へのみの流れを許容する一方向弁である弁とを設
けたことを特徴とする。
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a developing head for an electrophotographic apparatus that can solve the above-mentioned problems and simplify the structure of the conveyance system. The present invention, which achieves the above object, has an opening facing the photosensitive surface of an electrophotographic photosensitive material formed in a body, and liquid toner is applied to the photosensitive surface through the opening, and the opening is also applied to the photosensitive surface. In a developing head of an electrophotographic apparatus in which toner is removed by spraying gas onto the photosensitive surface after toner has been applied, the developing head includes a means for force-feeding the toner, a means for force-feeding the gas, and a first a flow path, a second flow path through which gas passes exclusively, which merges with the first flow path near the opening inside the body; and a second flow path interposed in the second flow path closer to the opening than the means for pumping the gas. and a valve that is a one-way valve that closes the second flow path when toner is pumped and opens the second flow path when the gas is pumped to allow flow only in the opening direction. Features.

以下本発明の実施例を図面に基づき詳細に説明
する。第2図に示すように、本実施例の現像ヘツ
ドのボデイー11にも、前記従来技術と同様にマ
スク12が備えられており、このマスク12は感
光材料13の現像すべき駒に対応する広さの開口
12aを有するとともに、その開口端12bは感
光材料13に接している。この結果、感光材料1
3の一駒分の感光面13aは開口12aに臨んで
おり、この開口12aを介して液状のトナー14
を吹き付けることにより所定の潜像を現像すると
ともに、この現像の終了後同様に前記感光面13
aに空気を吹き付けてスクイズを行なう。第1流
路18は、トナー14が貯留されているタンク1
5に一端が開口しており、途中に介装されている
ポンプ16により汲み上げるトナー14を専ら搬
送するものである。このトナー圧送用ポンプとし
てはエンペラー型ポンプ、ギヤーポンプ及びベー
ンポンプ等公知のものが使用できる。一方、第2
流路19は、その端部に装着された空気ポンプ2
0により吸い込む空気を専ら搬送するものであ
る。弁17はスクイズ用の空気の流れる第2流路
19の空気ポンプ20よりも開口12a側に設け
てある。かくて、トナー14は第1流路18によ
り直接現像ヘツドに供給されるとともに、弁17
は第2流路19から現像ヘツド(開口12a)方
向へのみの流れを許容する一方向弁で良い。
Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below based on the drawings. As shown in FIG. 2, the body 11 of the developing head of this embodiment is also provided with a mask 12 similar to the prior art, and this mask 12 has a wide area corresponding to the frame of the photosensitive material 13 to be developed. It has an opening 12a, and its opening end 12b is in contact with the photosensitive material 13. As a result, photosensitive material 1
The photosensitive surface 13a for one frame of 3 faces the opening 12a, and the liquid toner 14 is applied through the opening 12a.
A predetermined latent image is developed by spraying the same, and after this development is completed, the photosensitive surface 13 is
Squeeze by blowing air onto a. The first flow path 18 is connected to the tank 1 in which the toner 14 is stored.
5 is open at one end, and is used exclusively to transport toner 14 pumped up by a pump 16 interposed in the middle. As the pump for pumping the toner, known pumps such as an emperor pump, gear pump, and vane pump can be used. On the other hand, the second
The flow path 19 has an air pump 2 attached to its end.
0 exclusively conveys the air sucked in. The valve 17 is provided closer to the opening 12a than the air pump 20 in the second flow path 19 through which squeezing air flows. Thus, the toner 14 is supplied directly to the developing head via the first flow path 18 and
may be a one-way valve that allows flow only from the second flow path 19 toward the developing head (opening 12a).

このような弁17を有する実施例におけるポン
プ16の駆動によるトナー14の圧送時には弁1
7により第2流路19が閉塞されるので、トナー
14は第2流路19に回り込むことなく全て開口
12aを介して感光面13aに吹き付けられる。
In an embodiment having such a valve 17, when the toner 14 is pumped by driving the pump 16, the valve 1
7 closes the second flow path 19, all of the toner 14 is sprayed onto the photosensitive surface 13a through the opening 12a without going around to the second flow path 19.

因に、第1図に示す現像ヘツドにおけるトナー
4と空気の搬送系を前記実施例に示すような圧送
方式としただけではトナー4圧送時のトナー4が
流路9の、この流路9と流路8との交点と弁7と
の間に回り込んで溜まり、この分のトナー4が次
のスクイズ工程において空気に混入された状態で
感光面3aに吹き付けられこの感光面3aに汚れ
を生起するとともにスクイズ効率を低下させる。
Incidentally, if the toner 4 and air transport system in the developing head shown in FIG. The toner 4 flows around and accumulates between the intersection with the flow path 8 and the valve 7, and in the next squeeze step, this amount of toner 4 mixed with air is blown onto the photosensitive surface 3a, causing stains on the photosensitive surface 3a. At the same time, the squeezing efficiency is reduced.

一方、本実施例における現像工程に引続く空気
ポンプ20の駆動によるスクイズ工程では弁17
が第2流路19を開放するので、空気は開口12
aを介して感光面13aに吹き付けられる。
On the other hand, in the squeeze step by driving the air pump 20 following the developing step in this embodiment, the valve 17
opens the second flow path 19, so air flows through the opening 12.
The light is sprayed onto the photosensitive surface 13a through a.

このとき、現像液送液用のポンプ16を動作さ
せた時弁17が閉れば第2流路19中には空気が
溜つているのでトナー14は、弁17まで達せず
トナー14により濡れるスクイズ用空気の流れる
配管部分が少なくてすむため前述のスクイズ時の
感光面13aの汚れ等の欠点をさらに少なくする
事ができる。
At this time, if the valve 17 is closed when the pump 16 for feeding the developer is operated, air is accumulated in the second flow path 19, so the toner 14 does not reach the valve 17 and is squeezed by the toner 14. Since the number of piping parts through which the air flows can be reduced, the above-mentioned drawbacks such as staining of the photosensitive surface 13a during squeezing can be further reduced.

なお、上記実施例では気体の圧送手段として空
気ポンプ20を用いたが、第2流路19に圧縮ガ
スボンベもしくは液化ガスボンベを接続するよう
にしても同様の作用・効果を得る。この際のスク
イズ用の気体としては空気の外に炭酸ガス、フロ
ンガス、プロパンガス、ブタンガス等が考えられ
る。また、感光面13aは、第2図に示すような
形で垂直もしくは垂直に近い状態に配設されるの
でトナー14に含まれる液体分は感光面13aの
下部に自重により落下する。そこでスクイズ用の
空気の吹き付けは前記下部に向けて行なうように
しても良い。
In the above embodiment, the air pump 20 is used as a means for pumping the gas, but similar functions and effects can be obtained even if a compressed gas cylinder or a liquefied gas cylinder is connected to the second flow path 19. In addition to air, carbon dioxide gas, chlorofluorocarbon gas, propane gas, butane gas, etc. can be used as the gas for squeezing at this time. Further, since the photosensitive surface 13a is disposed vertically or nearly vertically as shown in FIG. 2, the liquid contained in the toner 14 falls to the lower part of the photosensitive surface 13a due to its own weight. Therefore, the squeezing air may be blown toward the lower part.

以上実施例とともに具体的に説明したように、
本発明によればトナー及びスクイズ用の気体を圧
送するようにしたので構造が簡単になるばかりで
なく、気体搬送専用流路である第2流路へのトナ
ーの回り込みは弁により防止し得る。このとき、
弁は一方向弁を一個設けるだけで良いので、この
点でも構造の簡略化及びコストの低減を促進する
ことができる。
As specifically explained above with the examples,
According to the present invention, since the toner and the squeeze gas are fed under pressure, the structure is not only simplified, but also the toner can be prevented from flowing into the second flow path, which is a flow path dedicated to gas conveyance, by a valve. At this time,
Since only one one-way valve is required, the structure can be simplified and costs can be reduced in this respect as well.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief explanation of drawings]

第1図は従来技術を示す断面図、第2図は本発
明の実施例を示す断面図である。 図面中、12aは開口、13は感光材料、13
aは感光面、14はトナー、16はポンプ、17
は弁、18は第1流路、19は第2流路、20は
空気ポンプである。
FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing a conventional technique, and FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing an embodiment of the present invention. In the drawing, 12a is an opening, 13 is a photosensitive material, 13
a is a photosensitive surface, 14 is a toner, 16 is a pump, 17
18 is a first flow path, 19 is a second flow path, and 20 is an air pump.

Claims (1)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] 1 ボデイーに形成された電子写真感光材料の感
光面に臨む開口を有し、この開口を介して前記感
光面に液状のトナーを付与するとともに、同様に
前記開口を介してトナー付与後の前記感光面に気
体を吹き付けてトナーの液切りを行なう電子写真
装置の現像ヘツドにおいて、前記トナーを圧送す
る手段と、前記気体を圧送する手段と、専らトナ
ーが通る第1流路と、前記ボデイーの内部の開口
の近傍部分で第1の流路と合流する専ら気体が通
る第2流路と、気体を圧送する手段よりも前記開
口側で第2流路に介設され、トナーの圧送時に前
記第2流路を閉塞するとともに前記気体の圧送時
に前記第2流路を開放して開口方向へのみの流れ
を許容する一方向弁である弁とを設けたことを特
徴とする電子写真装置の現像ヘツド。
1 has an opening facing the photosensitive surface of the electrophotographic photosensitive material formed on the body, through which liquid toner is applied to the photosensitive surface, and similarly through the opening to the photosensitive surface after the toner has been applied. In a developing head of an electrophotographic apparatus in which toner is drained by spraying gas onto a surface, there is provided a means for force-feeding the toner, a means for force-feeding the gas, a first channel through which the toner exclusively passes, and an interior of the body. a second flow path through which gas exclusively flows, which merges with the first flow path near the opening of the second flow path; A developing device for an electrophotographic apparatus, characterized in that a valve is a one-way valve that closes two flow paths and opens the second flow path to allow flow only in the opening direction when the gas is pumped. Head.
JP22504782A 1982-12-23 1982-12-23 Electrophotographic developing head Granted JPS59116670A (en)

Priority Applications (4)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
JP22504782A JPS59116670A (en) 1982-12-23 1982-12-23 Electrophotographic developing head
US06/564,493 US4613226A (en) 1982-12-23 1983-12-22 Developing head for electrophotographic apparatus
DE8383113080T DE3374232D1 (en) 1982-12-23 1983-12-23 Developing head for electrophotographic apparatus
EP83113080A EP0115628B1 (en) 1982-12-23 1983-12-23 Developing head for electrophotographic apparatus

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
JP22504782A JPS59116670A (en) 1982-12-23 1982-12-23 Electrophotographic developing head

Publications (2)

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JPS59116670A JPS59116670A (en) 1984-07-05
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JPS5116046A (en) * 1974-05-24 1976-02-09 Eastman Kodak Co

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JPS5116046A (en) * 1974-05-24 1976-02-09 Eastman Kodak Co

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