JPS6275667A - Image forming device - Google Patents
Image forming deviceInfo
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- JPS6275667A JPS6275667A JP60217523A JP21752385A JPS6275667A JP S6275667 A JPS6275667 A JP S6275667A JP 60217523 A JP60217523 A JP 60217523A JP 21752385 A JP21752385 A JP 21752385A JP S6275667 A JPS6275667 A JP S6275667A
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- 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
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Abstract
Description
【発明の詳細な説明】
一産業上の利用分野−
未発IJJは、電子写真プロセスによる画像形成装置に
関するものである。DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION One industrial field of application - Undeveloped IJJ relates to an image forming apparatus using an electrophotographic process.
一従来技術一
複写機等の’ilZ f−写真プロセスによる画像形成
装置において、画像形成のためのユニットを装置本体と
分snr能にするものがある9例えば、カラー複写機で
はドラムユニット、現像器、電極等の各ユニットを交換
可f駈にするし、またカラーユニットを交換回旋にして
異なる色のトナーによる異なる図形の現像、転写を得る
し、ドラム等の保守点検中に他のドラムユニットを使っ
た複写を可能にする。1. Prior Art 1. In image forming apparatuses using the 'ilZ f-photographic process, such as copying machines, there are some in which a unit for image formation has a separate SNR function from the main body of the apparatus.9 For example, in a color copying machine, a drum unit, a developing device, Each unit, such as the electrode, is made replaceable, and the color unit is exchanged and rotated to develop and transfer different patterns using different colored toners, and other drum units can be used during maintenance and inspection of the drum, etc. Enable copying.
この種の従来の画像形成装置は、装置本体に6種の制御
機構、制御回路を備え、ユニットには画像形成プロセス
要素のうちユニット化を必要とする部分や保守点検を必
要とする部分を1ユニツト又は複数ユニットとして備え
、各ユニットを装置本体に装着することで装置本体側か
らの制御によって各ユニットに画像形成動作を得るよう
にされる。例えば、カラー複写機は、各ユニー/ トに
はドラム−ユニット、現像器、各種電極等を備え、装置
本体にはマイクロコンピュータを制御中枢部とし、光学
系、操作卓、電源、駆動機構、給排紙機構を備える。This type of conventional image forming apparatus is equipped with six types of control mechanisms and control circuits in the main body of the apparatus, and one unit includes parts of the image forming process elements that require unitization and parts that require maintenance and inspection. By providing a unit or a plurality of units and mounting each unit on the apparatus main body, each unit can perform an image forming operation under control from the apparatus main body. For example, in a color copying machine, each unit is equipped with a drum unit, a developing device, various electrodes, etc., and the main body of the device has a microcomputer as the control center, an optical system, an operation console, a power supply, a drive mechanism, and a feeder. Equipped with a paper ejection mechanism.
こうした少なくとも1つのユニットを備える画像形成装
置においては、画像形成のための制御、ユニット管理に
必要なデータをユニット交換の都度、オペレータ等によ
って装置本体に人力設定するものであった。例えば、カ
ラー複写機ではカラーユニー/ )に対応したPMカウ
ンタ、現像剤の色、ドラム特性4fi(ドラム電流値、
現像バイアス値、適正光量値、ドラム電位hJ’)
、各電極電圧等の各データを各ユニット毎に人手によっ
て記録しておき、占該ユニットへの交換時に記録データ
を装置本体へ人力して複写条件設定をする。このため、
従来装置ではユニット交換毎の各種データの記録と設定
を必要とする煩わしさがあるし、誤ったデータ記録、設
定で画像品質を悪くしたりメインテナンス時期が不適当
になる問題があった。In such an image forming apparatus including at least one unit, data necessary for image forming control and unit management is manually set in the apparatus body by an operator or the like each time the unit is replaced. For example, in a color copying machine, there is a PM counter compatible with Color Uni/), developer color, drum characteristics 4fi (drum current value,
Development bias value, appropriate light amount value, drum potential hJ')
, each electrode voltage, etc. are manually recorded for each unit, and when replacing the occupied unit, the recorded data is manually input to the main body of the apparatus to set copy conditions. For this reason,
Conventional devices have the trouble of having to record and set various data every time the unit is replaced, and there are problems in that incorrect data recording and settings can degrade image quality or lead to inappropriate maintenance timing.
一発明の目的一
本発明の目的は、以りに述へたような従来の画像形成装
置の実状に鑑み、画像形成のためのユニット特有のデー
タを確実、容易に自動設定できる画像形成装置を提供す
ることにある。1. OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION 1. An object of the present invention is to provide an image forming apparatus that can reliably and easily automatically set unit-specific data for image forming, in view of the actual situation of conventional image forming apparatuses as described above. It is about providing.
一発明の構成一
本発明は、電子写頁プロセスによる画像形成のためのユ
ニットを少なくとも1つ装置本体と分子i j■!能に
した画像形成装置において、前記ユニットの少なくとも
1つに画像形成のだめのユニット特有のデータを占換え
11丁能に記憶し、該ユニットを前記装置本体に装着し
たときに該データを該装置本体の画像形成制御に供する
と共に該装置本体によるデータの占換えを行う記憶り段
を備えたことを特徴とする。Configuration of the Invention The present invention includes at least one unit for forming an image by an electrophotographic page process, an apparatus main body, and a molecule i j ■! In an image forming apparatus that is equipped with an image forming apparatus, data specific to the image forming unit is stored in at least one of the units, and when the unit is installed in the apparatus main body, the data is stored in the apparatus main body. The apparatus is characterized in that it includes a storage stage which performs image formation control and performs data replacement by the apparatus main body.
一実施例一
本発明の一実施例を図面を参照して以下に詳細に説明す
る。Embodiment 1 An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.
第1図はカラー複写機の制御系統ブロック図を示す。装
置本体lは、光学系、電源、駆動機構、給排紙機構等か
らなる複写装置2と、マイクロコンピュータ算からなる
制御ユニット3と、複写枚数設定器等からなる操作部4
とを備え、七に操作部4の設定等に基いて制御ユニット
3が複写装置2の各部を制御する。二二ッ)51.52
は、装置本体lに交換装着可f克にされ、夫々は第2図
にドラムユニットが装置本体1から引き出された状態ヲ
示すように、ユニット架台11にドラム12、現像器1
3.トナー補給器14.屯極15.クリーニングボック
ス16等が搭載され、これに加えて不揮発性メモリ61
.62 を備える。FIG. 1 shows a control system block diagram of a color copying machine. The apparatus main body l includes a copying apparatus 2 consisting of an optical system, a power supply, a drive mechanism, a paper feed/discharge mechanism, etc., a control unit 3 consisting of a microcomputer, and an operation section 4 consisting of a copy number setting device, etc.
and (7) the control unit 3 controls each part of the copying apparatus 2 based on the settings of the operating section 4 and the like. 22) 51.52
The drum 12 and the developing unit 1 are mounted on a unit stand 11, as shown in FIG.
3. Toner supply device 14. 15. A cleaning box 16 etc. is installed, and in addition to this, a non-volatile memory 61 is installed.
.. 62.
この不揮発性メモリ(持久性メモリともいう) f3+
+ 62 は占換え口T能なメモリ素子が使用され
1、ユニットを装置本体1に装置、することによって装
置本体lの制御ユニット3と結合され1画像形成のため
のユニット独自の各種データ即ち電極バイアス値、ドラ
ム特性値、メインテナンス時期など画像形成のための各
ユニット独自のデータにされ、その書込み(又は設定)
はユニット製作時や装置本体1に装着後の調整時に操作
部4によって行われるし、実際の複写動作時にも複写結
果としてのデータ、吋換えが行われる。This non-volatile memory (also called durable memory) f3+
+ 62 is a memory element that can be replaced by a memory element 1, which is connected to the control unit 3 of the apparatus main body 1 by installing the unit in the apparatus main body 1, and is connected to the control unit 3 of the apparatus main body 1, and is used to store various data unique to the unit for image formation, that is, electrodes. Write (or set) unique data for each unit for image formation, such as bias values, drum characteristic values, and maintenance timing.
This is performed by the operating section 4 during unit manufacture or adjustment after installation in the main body 1 of the apparatus, and data as a result of copying is also converted during actual copying operations.
−L述の構成における複写動作を説明する。- The copying operation in the configuration described above will be explained.
例えば二二ッ)51.57がドラムユニットであればそ
の交換で装置本体lに装着した後、複写の開始前のレデ
ィ状態処理として、制御ユニット3は例えば不揮発性メ
モリ61に記憶する各データを取りこみ、このデータを
使って各プロセス条件(トラム電流値、現像バイアス(
i/i 、適正光j1:冨〆(、ドラム電位など)を設
定し、この条件による複写制御を行う。そして、1回の
複写動作を終(j+jに、制御ユニット3は装置本体l
のコピーカウンタのカウントデータを不揮発性メモリ6
Iに記憶更新させる。また、制御ユニット3はドラムユ
ニット51からのメンテナンス時期データとそのドラム
ユニットのコピーカウンタをチェックすることでメンテ
ナンスの時期が近ずいいているかどうかを判定する。For example, if 51.57 is a drum unit, after replacing it and installing it in the main body of the apparatus, the control unit 3 imports each data to be stored in the non-volatile memory 61 as a ready state process before starting copying. This data is used to adjust each process condition (tram current value, development bias (
i/i, appropriate light j1: set the limit (, drum potential, etc.), and perform copy control based on these conditions. Then, at the end of one copying operation (at j+j, the control unit 3
Copy counter count data to non-volatile memory 6
Let I update the memory. Furthermore, the control unit 3 determines whether the maintenance time is near by checking the maintenance time data from the drum unit 51 and the copy counter of that drum unit.
このように、不揮発性メモリをユニットにそなえること
により、ユニット交換のデータを常に当該ユニットに確
保しておくことができ、これによりユニットの交換にも
常に安定した複写画像形1表を得ることができる。In this way, by providing a non-volatile memory in a unit, data for unit replacement can always be secured in the unit, and as a result, a stable copy image format can always be obtained even when the unit is replaced. can.
なお、実施例においてはカラー複写機の場合を示し、ま
たlユニットの場合を示したが、本発明はこれに限定さ
れるものでなく、カラープリンタなど電子写真プロセス
による画像形成装置で少なくとも1つのユニットを交換
rif能にしたものに適用して同等の作用効果を得るこ
とができるのは勿論である。In the embodiment, the case of a color copying machine and the case of one unit are shown, but the present invention is not limited to this. Of course, the same effect can be obtained by applying the present invention to a unit with exchangeable rif capability.
また、不揮発性メモリを記tα丁段とする場合を示した
が、バイアス電圧値、トナー色データなど変更が少なく
かつ、9換え不要のデータについてはディンプスイッチ
による設χなど他の記憶手段に代替できるものであるし
、ユニット別に記憶手段を設ける構成にしても良い。In addition, although the case where non-volatile memory is used for storage is shown, for data that does not change much, such as bias voltage values and toner color data, and does not require nine changes, other storage means such as a dimp switch can be used instead. However, it is also possible to provide a storage means for each unit.
一発明の効果−
以Y−のとうり、未発明によれば、ユニットにはそれに
特有のデータを1+7換え可能に記憶させておき、装置
4本体との結合で該データを使った画像形成制御及び装
置本体によるデータ、!を換えを行うようにしたため、
ユニット交換にも適ILな条件設定による高品質の画像
形成を得ることができるし、従来のように人「によるデ
ータの記録、設定に比べて確実、容易になる効果がある
。特に、データが占換えlであるためPMカウンタのデ
ータなどユニット特有のデータのうち記憶更新されるデ
ータについては、ユニットが装置本体から外されるも該
データは二ニー7トに記憶更新されて残り、装置本体に
ユニット毎のデータを記憶することなく確実なデータ確
保ができる効果がある。Effects of the Invention - As mentioned above, according to the uninvention, the unit stores unique data in a 1+7 changeable manner, and when connected to the main body of the apparatus 4, image formation control using the data is performed. and data from the device itself! Because I changed the
It is possible to obtain high-quality image formation by setting IL conditions suitable for unit replacement, and it has the effect of being more reliable and easier than conventional data recording and setting by humans. Since this is a relocation mode, data that is stored and updated among unit-specific data such as PM counter data will remain updated and stored in the device even if the unit is removed from the device. This has the effect of ensuring reliable data without having to store data for each unit.
第1図は未発IJIの一実施例を示すカラー複写機の制
御系統ブロック図、第2図はカラー複写機のユニット引
出状態を示す斜視図である。
1・・・装と本体、2・・・複写装置、3・・・制御ユ
ニット、4・・・’&作fif1.5+ 、 52・
・・ユニット、61.62・・・不揮発性メモリ、11
・・・ユニット交換、12・・・ドラム、13・・・現
像] 14・・・トナ補給器、15・・・電極、16・
・・クリーニングボックス。FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a control system of a color copying machine showing an example of unoccurred IJI, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the unit of the color copying machine in a pulled out state. 1... Equipment and main body, 2... Copying device, 3... Control unit, 4...'& production fif1.5+, 52.
...Unit, 61.62...Nonvolatile memory, 11
... Unit replacement, 12... Drum, 13... Developing] 14... Toner replenisher, 15... Electrode, 16...
・Cleaning box.
Claims (1)
を少なくとも1つ装置本体と分離可能にした画像形成装
置において、前記ユニットの少なくとも1つに画像形成
のためのユ ニット特有のデータを書換え可能に記憶し、該ユニット
を前記装置本体に装着したときに該データを該装置本体
の画像形成制御に供すると共に該装置本体によるデータ
の書換えを行う記憶手段を備えたことを特徴とする画像
形成装置。[Scope of Claims] 1) An image forming apparatus in which at least one unit for forming an image by an electrophotographic process is separable from the main body of the apparatus, wherein at least one of the units is provided with unit-specific data for forming an image. The apparatus is characterized by comprising a storage means for rewritably storing the data, and for providing the data to image formation control of the apparatus main body and for rewriting the data by the apparatus main body when the unit is attached to the apparatus main body. Image forming device.
Priority Applications (1)
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JP60217523A JPS6275667A (en) | 1985-09-30 | 1985-09-30 | Image forming device |
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JP60217523A JPS6275667A (en) | 1985-09-30 | 1985-09-30 | Image forming device |
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JPS6275667A true JPS6275667A (en) | 1987-04-07 |
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JP60217523A Pending JPS6275667A (en) | 1985-09-30 | 1985-09-30 | Image forming device |
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Cited By (9)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
JPH0281056A (en) * | 1988-09-19 | 1990-03-22 | Ricoh Co Ltd | Electrophotographic device |
JPH02296259A (en) * | 1989-04-20 | 1990-12-06 | Xerox Corp | Monitoring guarantee of electrostatic photography type duplicator |
US5235384A (en) * | 1989-07-04 | 1993-08-10 | Ricoh Company, Ltd. | Image forming apparatus with replaceable process units |
JPH0635258A (en) * | 1992-07-17 | 1994-02-10 | Sharp Corp | Image forming device provided with photosensitive unit |
JPH09141934A (en) * | 1995-09-18 | 1997-06-03 | Ricoh Co Ltd | Image recording device |
EP0858012A1 (en) * | 1994-08-30 | 1998-08-12 | Canon Kabushiki Kaisha | Image forming apparatus with detachable process unit |
WO1998043136A1 (en) * | 1997-03-26 | 1998-10-01 | Oce Printing Systems Gmbh | Printing or copying appliance with exchangeable part units which have an identification device, method for operating an appliance of this type and toner containers for use in the same |
EP0913737A2 (en) * | 1997-10-28 | 1999-05-06 | Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha | Image forming apparatus, and recycle processing apparatus for recycling image forming unit |
EP1093034A2 (en) * | 1999-10-15 | 2001-04-18 | Canon Kabushiki Kaisha | Image forming apparatus and cartridge detachably mountable thereto |
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1985
- 1985-09-30 JP JP60217523A patent/JPS6275667A/en active Pending
Cited By (11)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
JPH0281056A (en) * | 1988-09-19 | 1990-03-22 | Ricoh Co Ltd | Electrophotographic device |
JPH02296259A (en) * | 1989-04-20 | 1990-12-06 | Xerox Corp | Monitoring guarantee of electrostatic photography type duplicator |
US5235384A (en) * | 1989-07-04 | 1993-08-10 | Ricoh Company, Ltd. | Image forming apparatus with replaceable process units |
JPH0635258A (en) * | 1992-07-17 | 1994-02-10 | Sharp Corp | Image forming device provided with photosensitive unit |
EP0858012A1 (en) * | 1994-08-30 | 1998-08-12 | Canon Kabushiki Kaisha | Image forming apparatus with detachable process unit |
JPH09141934A (en) * | 1995-09-18 | 1997-06-03 | Ricoh Co Ltd | Image recording device |
WO1998043136A1 (en) * | 1997-03-26 | 1998-10-01 | Oce Printing Systems Gmbh | Printing or copying appliance with exchangeable part units which have an identification device, method for operating an appliance of this type and toner containers for use in the same |
EP0913737A2 (en) * | 1997-10-28 | 1999-05-06 | Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha | Image forming apparatus, and recycle processing apparatus for recycling image forming unit |
EP0913737A3 (en) * | 1997-10-28 | 1999-07-28 | Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha | Image forming apparatus, and recycle processing apparatus for recycling image forming unit |
EP1093034A2 (en) * | 1999-10-15 | 2001-04-18 | Canon Kabushiki Kaisha | Image forming apparatus and cartridge detachably mountable thereto |
EP1093034A3 (en) * | 1999-10-15 | 2002-06-19 | Canon Kabushiki Kaisha | Image forming apparatus and cartridge detachably mountable thereto |
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