US4841332A
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Toner control for a developer device
Assignee: Konica Minolta Inc
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Filing: 1986-07-23
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Granted: 1989-06-20
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Expires: 2006-07-23
Abstract
Abstract A developing device using an oscillatory electric field and using magnetic poles kept away from a position where the developing sleeve is closest to the image forming member, applying a horizontal magnetic field component to the developer layer and using a pressure member before the transfer gap to establish a layer thickness of the developer layer.
Inventors
- 👤 Satoshi Haneda
- 👤 Hisashi Shoji
- 👤 Seiichiro Hiratsuka
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 02:18
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03G; G03G15/00; G03G15/06; G03G15/08; G03G15/09
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 27
Claim 1
Independent Claim
169 words
A developing means for developing, in an oscillatory electric field, a latent image formed on an image forming member comprising a two-component type developer wherein a mixture of toners and magnetic carriers is used, a developing sleeve having fixed magnetic poles therein, said developing sleeve being provided to face with said image forming member, said developer being arranged to move on said developing sleeve according to the rotation of said sleeve, said magnetic poles being arrangeed so as not to be in the nearest position to said image forming member, and said magnetic carriers having a resistivity of not less than 10 13 Ωcm measured by reading an electric current value obtained in the manner that the carrier particles are put in a vessel having a sectional area of 0.5 cm 2 and tapped, and a load of 1 kg/cm 2 is applied onto the packed particles and a voltage is applied between the load and a bottom electrode so as to generate an electric field of 1000 V/cm.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
169 words
A developing means for developing, in an oscillatory electric field, a latent image formed on an image forming member comprising a two-component type developer wherein a mixture of toners and magnetic carriers is used, a developing sleeve having fixed magnetic poles therein, said developing sleeve being provided to face with said image forming member, said developer being arranged to move on said developing sleeve according to the rotation of said sleeve, said magnetic poles being arrangeed so as not to be in the nearest position to said image forming member, and said magnetic carriers having a resistivity of not less than 10 13 Ωcm measured by reading an electric current value obtained in the manner that the carrier particles are put in a vessel having a sectional area of 0.5 cm 2 and tapped, and a load of 1 kg/cm 2 is applied onto the packed particles and a voltage is applied between the load and a bottom electrode so as to generate an electric field of 1000 V/cm.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
A developing means as claimed in claim 1, wherein said magnetic carriers have a resistivity of not less than 10 14 Ωcm under said measurement conditions.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
A developing means as claimed in claim 1, wherein said developer on said developing sleeve is made thinner than the gap between said image forming member and said developing sleeve.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
30 words
A developing means as claimed in claim 2, wherein said developer on said developing sleeve is made thinner than the gap between said image forming member and said developing sleeve.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
16 words
A developing means as claimed in claim 1, wherein said magnetic carriers have a spherical configuration.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
27 words
A developing means as claimed in claim 5, wherein said magnetic carriers are prepared by applying a resin-coating treatment to the spherical particles of a magnetic substance.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
26 words
A developing means as claimed in claim 5, wherein said magnetic carriers are prepared by applying a sphering treatment to magnetic particles dispersed in a resin.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
26 words
A developing means as claimed in claim 5, wherein said magnetic carriers have a resistivity of not less than 10 14 Ωcm under said measurement conditions.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
30 words
A developing means as claimed in claim 5, wherein said developer on said developing sleeve is made thinner than the gap between said image forming member and said developing sleeve.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
30 words
A developing means as claimed in claim 8, wherein said developer on said developing sleeve is made thinner than the gap between said image forming member and said developing sleeve.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
50 words
A developing means as claimed in claim 1, wherein a pressing member for pressing the upper surface of said developer on said developing sleeve is provided to press down said developer in a position of at least one of said magnetic poles arranged on the inside of said developing sleeve.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
26 words
A developing means as claimed in claim 11, wherein said magnetic carriers have a resistivity of not less than 10 14 Ωcm under said measurement conditions.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
30 words
A developing means as claimed in claim 11, wherein said developers on said developing sleeve are made thinner than the gap between said image forming member and said developing sleeve.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
30 words
A developing means as claimed in claim 12, wherein said developers on said developing sleeve are made thinner than the gap between said image forming member and said developing sleeve.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
46 words
A developing means as claimed in claim 1, wherein at least one of said magnetic poles is arranged to be within an angle of 5° to 45° of the line connected from the center of said image forming member to the center of said developing sleeve.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
26 words
A developing means as claimed in claim 15, wherein said magnetic carriers have a resistivity of not less than 10 14 Ωcm under said measurement conditions.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
30 words
A developing means as claimed in claim 15, wherein said developers on said developing sleeve are made thinner than the gap between said image forming member and said developing sleeve.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
30 words
A developing means as claimed in claim 16, wherein said developers on said developing sleeve are made thinner than the gap between said image forming member and said developing sleeve.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
108 words
The developing means as claimed in claim 1, wherein two of said magnetic poles arranged closest to the line connected from the center of said image forming member to the center of said developing sleeve are of a different polarity from each other and are arranged so as to correspond to upper and lower streams of a developing area and open angles of the magnetic poles arranged to the upper stream side are made wider than open angles of the magnetic poles arranged to the lower stream side with respect to the line connecting the center of said image forming member to the center of said developing sleeve.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
26 words
A developing means as claimed in claim 19, wherein said magnetic carriers have a resistivity of not less than 10 14 Ωcm under said measurement conditions.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
30 words
A developing means as claimed in claim 19, wherein said developers on said developing sleeve are made thinner than the gap between said image forming member and said developing sleeve.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
30 words
A developing means as claimed in claim 20, wherein said developers on said developing sleeve are made thinner than the gap between said image forming member and said developing sleeve.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
39 words
A developing means as claimed in claim 19, wherein a magnetic flux density of said magnetic poles on the lower stream side are made greater than a magnetic flux density of said magnetic poles on the upper stream side.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
26 words
A developing means as claimed in claim 23, wherein said magnetic carriers have a resistivity of not less than 10 14 Ωcm under said measurement conditions.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
30 words
A developing means as claimed in claim 23, wherein said developers on said developing sleeve are made thinner than the gap between said image forming member and said developing sleeve.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
30 words
A developing means as claimed in claim 24, wherein said developers on said developing sleeve are made thinner than the gap between said image forming member and said developing sleeve.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1992-06-19 | 1992-12-19 | 1993-06-20 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1996-06-19 | 1996-12-19 | 1997-06-20 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
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