JPS61153669A - Electrostatic recorder - Google Patents
Electrostatic recorderInfo
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- JPS61153669A JPS61153669A JP59273968A JP27396884A JPS61153669A JP S61153669 A JPS61153669 A JP S61153669A JP 59273968 A JP59273968 A JP 59273968A JP 27396884 A JP27396884 A JP 27396884A JP S61153669 A JPS61153669 A JP S61153669A
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- Prior art keywords
- developer
- box
- developing device
- unused
- cleaning device
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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
- G03G21/10—Collecting or recycling waste developer
- G03G21/12—Toner waste containers
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- 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
- G03G15/0865—Arrangements for supplying new developer
- G03G15/0867—Arrangements for supplying new developer cylindrical developer cartridges, e.g. toner bottles for the developer replenishing opening
- G03G15/0868—Toner cartridges fulfilling a continuous function within the electrographic apparatus during the use of the supplied developer material, e.g. toner discharge on demand, storing residual toner, acting as an active closure for the developer replenishing opening
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- 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
- G03G2215/06—Developing structures, details
- G03G2215/066—Toner cartridge or other attachable and detachable container for supplying developer material to replace the used material
- G03G2215/0663—Toner cartridge or other attachable and detachable container for supplying developer material to replace the used material having a longitudinal rotational axis, around which at least one part is rotated when mounting or using the cartridge
- G03G2215/0665—Generally horizontally mounting of said toner cartridge parallel to its longitudinal rotational axis
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- 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
- G03G2215/06—Developing structures, details
- G03G2215/066—Toner cartridge or other attachable and detachable container for supplying developer material to replace the used material
- G03G2215/0663—Toner cartridge or other attachable and detachable container for supplying developer material to replace the used material having a longitudinal rotational axis, around which at least one part is rotated when mounting or using the cartridge
- G03G2215/0675—Generally cylindrical container shape having two ends
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- 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
- G03G2215/06—Developing structures, details
- G03G2215/066—Toner cartridge or other attachable and detachable container for supplying developer material to replace the used material
- G03G2215/0685—Toner cartridge or other attachable and detachable container for supplying developer material to replace the used material fulfilling a continuous function within the electrographic apparatus during the use of the supplied developer material, e.g. toner discharge on demand, storing residual toner, not acting as a passive closure for the developer replenishing opening
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- 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
- G03G2215/06—Developing structures, details
- G03G2215/066—Toner cartridge or other attachable and detachable container for supplying developer material to replace the used material
- G03G2215/0692—Toner cartridge or other attachable and detachable container for supplying developer material to replace the used material using a slidable sealing member, e.g. shutter
Abstract
Description
【発明の詳細な説明】
（産業上の利用分野）
本発明は、現像剤の補給と回収とが同時にできるように
した静電記録装置に関する。DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Industrial Application Field) The present invention relates to an electrostatic recording device that can simultaneously supply and recover developer.
（従来技術）
従来電子写真処理により画像情報を記録する電子写真複
写機やファクシミリなどの静電記録装置では記録ととも
に現像剤が消費されて減少するので一定記録枚数ごとに
現像剤を補給するよう現像装置の上方など現像剤補給容
器が設けられている。(Prior art) Conventionally, in electrostatic recording devices such as electrophotographic copying machines and facsimile machines that record image information using electrophotographic processing, developer is consumed and decreased as recording occurs, so development is performed so that developer is replenished every certain number of sheets recorded. A developer supply container is provided above the device.
一方、この種の静電記録装置においては、露光走査によ
り感光体上に形成された画像情報の潜像を現像装置によ
り可視化し記録紙に転写するが、転写後感光体上に現像
剤が残留するのでクリーニング装置により払拭除去し回
収している。そのために現像剤の回収容器が設けられて
いる。On the other hand, in this type of electrostatic recording device, the latent image of image information formed on the photoconductor by exposure scanning is visualized by a developing device and transferred to recording paper, but developer remains on the photoconductor after transfer. Therefore, it is removed by wiping off with a cleaning device and collected. For this purpose, a developer collection container is provided.
感光体ドラムを用いた静電記録装置では現像装置や転写
装置などの電子写真処理に必要な諸装置が感光体ドラム
の周辺に電子写真処理の順序に配列されているので、現
像剤補給容器と現像剤回収容器とは通常離れた場所に別
々に設けられており、これらの容器は機種によって交換
しやすいようにカートリッジ式にしたものもある。In an electrostatic recording device using a photoreceptor drum, various devices necessary for electrophotographic processing, such as a developing device and a transfer device, are arranged around the photoreceptor drum in the order of electrophotographic processing. It is usually provided separately from the developer recovery container, and some of these containers are of a cartridge type for easy replacement depending on the model.
現像剤の補給は良質な画像を作る丸めには不可欠である
ので記録枚数や画像濃度の低下を検出して自動的に行な
うようにした装置も多いが、現像剤の回収は自動的に行
なうようになったものは少なく、うつかり回収をし忘れ
て回収容器がいつばいになり周囲にもれて装置内部を汚
したり故障の原因になったりするという問題がある。Replenishment of developer is essential for producing high-quality images, so many devices automatically detect the number of sheets recorded or a decrease in image density. There is a problem that if a person forgets to collect the waste, the collection container becomes clogged and leaks into the surrounding area, contaminating the inside of the device or causing a malfunction.
（発明の目的および構成）
本発明は上記の点にかんがみてなされたもので、現像剤
の補給と回収とが同時にできるようにした静電記録装置
を提供することを目的とし、この目的を達成するために
、未使用現像剤容器と使用済み現像剤容器とをユ；ット
として着脱可能に構成した。(Object and Structure of the Invention) The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to provide an electrostatic recording device in which developer supply and recovery can be performed at the same time. In order to do this, the unused developer container and the used developer container are configured to be removably attached as a unit.
（実施例） 以下本発明を図面に基づいて説明する。(Example) The present invention will be explained below based on the drawings.
第１図は本発明による静電記録装置の一実施例の概略線
図であり、１は等速且つ連続的に矢印方向に移動する感
光ベルトで、導電性基体上に感光体光導電体が塗布され
ている。感光ベルト１の周辺には通常の電子写真処理に
必要な諸装置すなわち感光べ〃ト１をコロナ放電により
一定の電位に均一帯電する帯電ｇｓ２、感光ベルト１を
露光するための露光ヘッドを有する露光走査装置６、こ
の露光走査装置３により感光ベルト１上に形成された静
電潜像を現像剤により現像する磁気ブラシ型現像装置４
、感光ベルト１上に形成された可視像を給紙装置５によ
り給紙された記録紙Ｐに転写する転写電極６、転写後感
光ベルト１上に残留する現像剤を除去するクリーニング
装置７が順次に配置されており、転写によりトナー像が
転写された記録紙Ｐは定着装置８により定着されて装置
外部に排紙される◇クリーニング装置７により除去され
た使用済み現像剤は回収されて現像装置４の上部に設け
られた現像剤回収補給装置？で回収されるとともに現像
装置４に適宜補給される。FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of an electrostatic recording apparatus according to the present invention, in which 1 is a photosensitive belt that moves at a constant speed and continuously in the direction of the arrow, and a photoconductor photoconductor is placed on a conductive substrate. It is coated. Around the photosensitive belt 1, there are various devices necessary for normal electrophotographic processing, namely, a charging gs2 for uniformly charging the photosensitive plate 1 to a constant potential by corona discharge, and an exposure device having an exposure head for exposing the photosensitive belt 1. a scanning device 6; a magnetic brush type developing device 4 that develops the electrostatic latent image formed on the photosensitive belt 1 by the exposure scanning device 3 with a developer;
, a transfer electrode 6 for transferring the visible image formed on the photosensitive belt 1 onto the recording paper P fed by the paper feeding device 5, and a cleaning device 7 for removing the developer remaining on the photosensitive belt 1 after the transfer. The recording paper P onto which the toner image has been transferred is fixed by the fixing device 8 and discharged outside the device.◇The used developer removed by the cleaning device 7 is collected and developed. A developer collection and replenishment device installed at the top of device 4? The developing device 4 is collected and replenished as appropriate.
ここに例示した静電記録装置においては等速且つ連続的
に移動する感光ベルト１上を感光ベルト１の移動方向に
対して斜めに露光走査装置３を移動させることにより感
光ベルトの移動方向に対して直角方向に画像情報を記録
しており、露光走査装置５は記録動作中連続して循環す
る無端ベルトに２個の露光ヘッドＳ１と３２とを等間隔
に固定したものである。各露光ヘッドは複数個のＬＥＤ
を感光ベルトの移動方向に配列したＬＥＤアレイとＬＥ
Ｄアレイからの発光像を感光ベルト上に結像する七ル７
オツクレンズアレイとを内蔵した露光モジュールから成
るが、露光ヘッド自体は本発明に直接関係がないのでこ
れ以上の詳細な説明は省略する。この露光ヘッドの詳細
について必要があれば、本願と同一出願人による同日出
願の「静電記録装置」なる名称の特許出願を参照された
い。In the electrostatic recording apparatus illustrated here, the exposure scanning device 3 is moved obliquely to the moving direction of the photosensitive belt 1 over the photosensitive belt 1 that moves at a constant speed and continuously, thereby making it possible to move the photosensitive belt 1 over the moving direction of the photosensitive belt 1. The exposure scanning device 5 has two exposure heads S1 and 32 fixed at equal intervals to an endless belt that circulates continuously during the recording operation. Each exposure head has multiple LEDs
LED array and LE arranged in the moving direction of the photosensitive belt
7 which forms the light emitted image from the D array onto the photosensitive belt.
Although the exposure head itself is composed of an exposure module incorporating an optical lens array, a detailed explanation thereof will be omitted since the exposure head itself is not directly related to the present invention. If you need details about this exposure head, please refer to the patent application entitled "Electrostatic Recording Apparatus" filed on the same day by the same applicant as the present application.
第２図は第１図に示した現像剤回収補給装置の動作状態
を示す。FIG. 2 shows the operating state of the developer collecting and replenishing device shown in FIG.
現像剤回収補給装置９は現像装置４への現像剤供給口９
２とクリーニング装置７からの使用済み現像剤取入口９
３とが設けられた円筒形の現像剤ボックス９１から成り
、現像剤ボックス内部にはこれから現像装置に補給する
未使用の現像剤と、クリーニング装置で除去されたすで
に使用済みの現像剤とが混合しないようにするための柔
らかな仕切りシート９４が設けられている。未使用現像
剤供給口９２と使用済み現像剤取入口９３にはそれぞれ
蓋９５．９６が設けられ、これらの蓋９５．９６は１回
の操作で同時に開閉するようになっている。The developer collection and replenishment device 9 is a developer supply port 9 to the developing device 4.
2 and the used developer intake port 9 from the cleaning device 7
It consists of a cylindrical developer box 91 provided with 3 and 3, and inside the developer box, unused developer to be supplied to the developing device from now on and already used developer removed by the cleaning device are mixed. A soft partition sheet 94 is provided to prevent this from happening. The unused developer supply port 92 and the used developer intake port 93 are respectively provided with lids 95 and 96, and these lids 95 and 96 can be opened and closed simultaneously in one operation.
現像剤ボックス９１内には第２図（イ）に示すように当
初補給すべき現像剤Ｔ１が充填されているので仕切りシ
ート９４は現像剤取入口９３をふさぐような位置まで押
しやられている。記録動作が進み現像装置４内の現像、
剤濃度が低下したとき、手動でまたは自動的に現像剤の
補給を行なうために蓋９５を開くと蓋９６も同時に開い
て、第２図（ロ）に示すように、クリーニング装置７で
除去されて溜っている使用済み現像剤が取入口９３から
現像剤°ボックス９１内に入る。このとき現像剤ボック
ス９１内の仕切りシート９４は補給された現像剤分だけ
下に下っているので、そこにできた空間に使用済み現像
剤Ｔ２が回収される。その後所定の記録枚数ごとにまた
は現像剤濃度が規定値以下になるごとに現像剤補給が行
なわれ、現像剤ボックス９１内の補給用未使用現像剤Ｔ
１は次第に減少し、仕切りシート９４が下っていく。こ
の現像剤の補給ごとに現像剤取入口９３から現像剤が回
収され、回収された使用済み現像剤Ｔ、は次第に増して
いく。何回か現像剤を補給をすると補給用未使用現像剤
Ｔ１はなくなり、使用済みの回収現像剤Ｔ２が現像剤ボ
ックス９１内にいっばいになる。この状態になったとき
現像剤ボックス９１を交換する。Since the developer box 91 is initially filled with the developer T1 to be replenished as shown in FIG. 2(A), the partition sheet 94 is pushed to a position where it blocks the developer intake port 93. As the recording operation progresses, the development in the developing device 4,
When the developer concentration decreases, when the lid 95 is opened to replenish the developer manually or automatically, the lid 96 is also opened at the same time, and the developer is removed by the cleaning device 7, as shown in FIG. The used developer accumulated therein enters the developer box 91 from the intake port 93. At this time, the partition sheet 94 in the developer box 91 is lowered by the amount of the supplied developer, so the used developer T2 is collected in the space created there. Thereafter, developer is replenished every time a predetermined number of sheets are recorded or every time the developer concentration falls below a specified value, and unused developer T for replenishment is carried out in the developer box 91.
1 gradually decreases, and the partition sheet 94 moves down. Each time the developer is replenished, the developer is collected from the developer intake port 93, and the amount of collected used developer T gradually increases. After replenishing the developer several times, the unused developer T1 for replenishment disappears, and the used recovered developer T2 is completely stored in the developer box 91. When this state occurs, the developer box 91 is replaced.
このように、現像剤ボックスに設けられた現像剤供給口
９２と回収現像剤取入口９３とを１回の操作で同時に開
閉するようにすることにより、現像剤の補給と回収が同
時に確実にできるので現像剤の回収し忘れを防ぐことが
できる〇ボックスの形状は円筒形に限らず箱形などいか
なる形状でもよい。また現像剤ボックスに設けた現像剤
供給口と取入口の開閉機構は自動式にしろ比較的簡単に
考えられる。In this way, by simultaneously opening and closing the developer supply port 92 and the collected developer intake port 93 provided in the developer box in one operation, it is possible to reliably replenish and collect the developer at the same time. Therefore, forgetting to collect the developer can be prevented. The shape of the box is not limited to a cylindrical shape, but may be any shape such as a box shape. Further, the opening/closing mechanism for the developer supply port and the developer intake port provided in the developer box can be considered relatively easily even if it is an automatic type.
上記実施例では使用済み現像剤の回収と未使用現像剤の
補給とを同一の現像剤ボックスを用いて行なったが、本
発明で重要なことは同一の現像剤ボックスで現像剤の回
収と補給を行なうことではなく、現像剤の回収容器と補
給容器とをユニット化したことである。従って、現像剤
の回収室と補給室とを別室にしてもよいことはもちろん
である。In the above embodiment, the used developer was collected and the unused developer was replenished using the same developer box, but what is important in the present invention is that the same developer box is used to collect and replenish the developer. The problem is not that the developer collection container and the replenishment container are made into a unit. Therefore, it goes without saying that the developer recovery chamber and the supply chamber may be separate chambers.
（発明の効果）
以上説明したように、本発明においては、堺像装置へ供
給する現像剤を収納する未使用現像剤容器とクリーニン
グ装置から回収された現像剤を収納する使用済み現像剤
とをユニットとして着脱自在に設けたので、現像剤補給
時には必ず使用済み現像剤を回収することになり、回収
のし忘れがなく、装置内部を現像剤で汚すおそれもない
。また、本発明のような現像剤容器を用いれば、従来別
々の場所に設けられていた回収容器とトナー補給容器と
を共用したことになり、スペースの節減も可能になる。(Effects of the Invention) As explained above, in the present invention, an unused developer container that stores the developer to be supplied to the Sakai image device and a used developer container that stores the developer collected from the cleaning device are separated. Since it is provided as a detachable unit, the used developer must be collected when replenishing the developer, so there is no need to forget to collect the developer, and there is no risk of contaminating the inside of the device with the developer. Further, by using a developer container as in the present invention, the collection container and toner replenishment container, which were conventionally provided in separate locations, can be used in common, making it possible to save space.
第１図は本発明による静電記録装置の概略構成図、第２
図ピ）、（ロ）、（ハ）は本発明で用いる現像剤回収補
給装置の異なる状態を示す線図である。
１・・・感光ベルト、２・・・帯電器、３・・・露光走
査装置、４・・・現像装置、５・・・給紙装置、６・・
・転写電極、７・・・クリーニング装置、８−・・定着
装置、９・・・回収補給装置、９１・・・トナーボック
ス、９２・・・トナー供給口、９５・・・回収トナー取
入口、９４・・・仕切りシート、９５．９６・・・蓋。FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of an electrostatic recording device according to the present invention, and FIG.
Figures P), (B), and (C) are diagrams showing different states of the developer collection and replenishment device used in the present invention. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Photosensitive belt, 2... Charger, 3... Exposure scanning device, 4... Developing device, 5... Paper feeding device, 6...
- Transfer electrode, 7...Cleaning device, 8-...Fixing device, 9...Collection and replenishment device, 91...Toner box, 92...Toner supply port, 95...Recovered toner intake port, 94...Partition sheet, 95.96...Lid.
Claims (1)
とクリーニング装置から回収された現像剤を収納する使
用済み現像剤容器とをユニットとして着脱可能に設けた
ことを特徴とする静電記録装置。An electrostatic recording device characterized in that an unused developer container for storing developer to be supplied to a developing device and a used developer container for storing developer collected from a cleaning device are detachably provided as a unit. .
Priority Applications (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| JP59273968A JPS61153669A (en) | 1984-12-27 | 1984-12-27 | Electrostatic recorder |
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| JP59273968A JPS61153669A (en) | 1984-12-27 | 1984-12-27 | Electrostatic recorder |
Publications (1)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| JPS61153669A true JPS61153669A (en) | 1986-07-12 |
Family
ID=17535084
Family Applications (1)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| JP59273968A Pending JPS61153669A (en) | 1984-12-27 | 1984-12-27 | Electrostatic recorder |
Country Status (1)
| Country | Link |
|---|---|
| JP (1) | JPS61153669A (en) |
Cited By (5)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPH01319049A (en) * | 1988-06-20 | 1989-12-25 | Sharp Corp | Image forming device |
| EP0348231A2 (en) * | 1988-06-24 | 1989-12-27 | Konica Corporation | Image recording apparatus having toner reservoir |
| JPH0360360U (en) * | 1989-10-18 | 1991-06-13 | ||
| JPH0360359U (en) * | 1989-10-17 | 1991-06-13 | ||
| JPH0362362U (en) * | 1989-10-20 | 1991-06-18 |
-
1984
- 1984-12-27 JP JP59273968A patent/JPS61153669A/en active Pending
Cited By (5)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPH01319049A (en) * | 1988-06-20 | 1989-12-25 | Sharp Corp | Image forming device |
| EP0348231A2 (en) * | 1988-06-24 | 1989-12-27 | Konica Corporation | Image recording apparatus having toner reservoir |
| JPH0360359U (en) * | 1989-10-17 | 1991-06-13 | ||
| JPH0360360U (en) * | 1989-10-18 | 1991-06-13 | ||
| JPH0362362U (en) * | 1989-10-20 | 1991-06-18 |
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