Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Image forming apparatus with developing roller cleaning capability
- Patent Title (中): 具有显影辊清洗能力的成像设备
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Application No.: US12607128Application Date: 2009-10-28
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Publication No.: US08412065B2Publication Date: 2013-04-02
- Inventor: Masatoshi Shiraki , Hiroshi Handa , Hiroki Mori
- Applicant: Masatoshi Shiraki , Hiroshi Handa , Hiroki Mori
- Applicant Address: JP Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken
- Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee Address: JP Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken
- Agency: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.
- Priority: JP2008-281990 20081031
- Main IPC: G03G15/06
- IPC: G03G15/06

Abstract:
An image forming apparatus includes a photosensitive member, a developing roller, a toner supply roller, and a charging member. The toner supply roller supplies single-component non-magnetic toner to the developing roller for developing a latent image formed on the photosensitive drum. In a toner cleaning mode, the toner supply roller removes the toner from the developing roller. To this effect, the charging member charges up the toner held on the developing roller. A bias circuit and a controller are further provided, wherein the bias circuit applies bias voltages to the developing roller, supply roller, and charging member, and the controller controls the bias circuit to produce the bias voltages such that a potential difference between the charging member and the supply roller is greater than a potential difference between the developing roller and the supply roller in the toner cleaning mode.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100111552A1 Image Forming Apparatus with Developing Roller Cleaning Capability Public/Granted day:2010-05-06
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