Abstract:
In an image forming apparatus, three or more (four in this case) cylindrical photosensitive members 1 to 4 on which latent images are formed and developed through use of toner to thereby produce toner images, are arranged so as to share a tangential line in common, and a cylindrical intermediate transfer member 51 is provided. Alternatively, a first unit containing one or more image carriers is positioned next to a first transfer member and a second unit containing one or more image carriers is positioned next to a second transfer member such that there is reflectional symmetry between the first and second units and the transfer members.
Abstract:
An image forming apparatus includes an image forming device for forming an unfixed image on a recording material; a heater; and a film movable with the recording material carrying the unfixed image, the heater heats the unfixed image through the film and a control unit controls the fixing conditions in accordance with the thermal property of the film.
Abstract:
A catalyst for the adsorption of hydrocarbons is used in an apparatus for the purification of exhaust gas from an internal engine and comprises a honeycomb monolith carrier, a first layer of at least one zeolite having a different crystalline structure, a second layer containing at least one of Pt and Pd as a catalytic component, and a third layer containing Rh as a catalytic component.
Abstract:
A heating apparatus includes a heater, the heater including a main resistance layer and a subordinate resistance layer branched from said main resistance layer, which extend in a direction crossing with a movement direction of a recording material and which are supplied with electric power; a selector for selecting a resistance layer for supplying electric power; and a controller for controlling an effective voltage applied to said heater in accordance with selected resistance layer.
Abstract:
An automatic sewing machine is disclosed which includes a position control device or a device to align automatically the edges of sheet materials to be joined as they are fed toward the needle. The device comprises a sensor unit for detecting the side edges of the upper and lower sheet materials to be joined, a manipulator unit comprising a pair of upper and lower manipulator arms which displace traversely the upper and lower sheet materials independently of each so as to align the side edges thereof, and a control unit which controls the timing of the operation of the manipulator unit to the operations of various mechanisms of the sewing machine such as an automatic feed reverse mechanism, an automatic thread cutting mechanism and so on. The seam formed is spaced apart from the aligned edges exactly by a predetermined distance or margin which may be selectively varied.
Abstract:
A fixing apparatus for fixing a toner image borne on a sheet-like recording medium onto the sheet-like recording medium, including: a fixing member relatively moving in a first direction with respect to the sheet-like recording medium, and having a surface in contact with the toner image during a fixing operation; a surface-information-detecting device for obtaining surface information of the fixing member; a surface-condition-changing device arranged to abut on and separate from the fixing member, and abrading the surface of the fixing member in contact with the fixing member; and a surface-condition-change controller for controlling an abutting and separating of the surface-condition-changing device with respect to the fixing member according to a detection result of the surface-information-detecting device. The surface-condition-change controller controls the surface-condition-changing device according to the detection result of the surface-information-detecting device with a criteria which varies before and after the surface-condition-changing device abrades the fixing device.
Abstract:
A reflection type optical sensor that detect a surface condition of a moving body and that is used for an image generation apparatus which forms images on a recording media includes a light-emitting device which has a plurality of light emitter systems including at least two light-emitting members and a light-emitting optical system having a plurality of light-emitting lenses corresponding to a plurality of the light emitter systems and guiding light emitted from the light emitter systems to the moving body and a light-receiving device which has a light receiver system including at least two light-receiving members and a light-receiving optical system having light-receiving lenses corresponding to the at least two light-receiving members and guiding light reflected by the moving body to the light receiver system. The image generation apparatus has further a surface condition judging device in addition to the reflection type optical sensor.
Abstract:
A toner density is calculated from outputs of light-receiving elements based on a difference between a reflection property of a supporting member and a reflection property of a toner pattern. Light-emitting elements aligned in one direction that is inclined to a sub-direction emit a detection light in such a manner that a distance between adjacent spots falling on the supporting member in a second direction is equal to or smaller than a width of the toner pattern in the second direction. The light-receiving elements receive a reflected light reflected from the supporting member and/or the toner pattern. The light-receiving elements are aligned, opposed to the supporting member, in a one direction corresponding to the light-emitting elements.
Abstract:
A reflective optical sensor includes at least three light-emitting elements; a lighting optical system that guides light emitted from the light-emitting elements to a toner pattern; and at least three light-receiving elements that receive the beams of light reflected by the toner pattern. The lighting optical system has a lateral magnification m that satisfies m≦P/S, where S is the size of the light-emitting elements and P is the arrangement pitch of the light-emitting elements.
Abstract translation:反射光学传感器包括至少三个发光元件; 照明光学系统,其将从发光元件发射的光引导到调色剂图案; 以及接收由调色剂图案反射的光束的至少三个光接收元件。 照明光学系统具有满足m @ P / S的横向放大率m,其中S是发光元件的尺寸,P是发光元件的排列间距。
Abstract:
A reflective optical sensor includes at least three light-emitting elements; a lighting optical system that guides light emitted from the light-emitting elements to a toner pattern; and at least three light-receiving elements that receive the beams of light reflected by the toner pattern. The lighting optical system has a lateral magnification m that satisfies m≦P/S, where S is the size of the light-emitting elements and P is the arrangement pitch of the light-emitting elements.
Abstract translation:反射光学传感器包括至少三个发光元件; 照明光学系统,其将从发光元件发射的光引导到调色剂图案; 以及接收由调色剂图案反射的光束的至少三个光接收元件。 照明光学系统具有满足m≦̸ P / S的横向放大率m,其中S是发光元件的尺寸,P是发光元件的排列间距。