US5822659A
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Image forming apparatus and process cartridge detachably mountable relative to an image forming apparatus
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1997-02-26
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Granted: 1998-10-13
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Expires: 2017-02-26
Abstract
Abstract An image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member; charging means for charging the image bearing member, the charging means including magnetic field generating means and magnetic particles contactable to the image bearing member at a charging position; developing means for developing with toner a electrostatic image formed on the image bearing member using the charging means; transferring means for transferring a toner image from the image bearing member onto a recording material; wherein the developing means is capable of collecting residual toner from the image bearing member; wherein magnetic confining force acting on the magnetic particle is larger than a magnetic confining force acting on the carrier under a magnetic field formed by the magnetic field generating means at the charging position.
Inventors
- 👤 Harumi Ishiyama
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 17:44
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03G; G03G15/00; G03G15/02; G03G15/0208; G03G15/0241; G03G21/00; G03G21/0005; G03G21/0064; G03G2215/00; G03G2215/02; G03G2215/021; G03G2215/022; G03G2221/00; G03G2221/0005
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
133 words
An image forming apparatus comprising: an image bearing member; charging means for charging said image bearing member, said charging means including magnetic field generating means and magnetic particles contactable to said image bearing member at a charging position; developing means for developing with toner an electrostatic image formed on said image bearing member using said charging means, said developing means including carrier particles; and transferring means for transferring a toner image from said image bearing member onto a recording material, wherein said developing means is capable of collecting residual toner from said image bearing member, and wherein a magnetic confining force acting on said magnetic particles is larger than a magnetic confining force acting on said carrier particles under a magnetic field formed by said magnetic field generating means at the charging position.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
133 words
An image forming apparatus comprising: an image bearing member; charging means for charging said image bearing member, said charging means including magnetic field generating means and magnetic particles contactable to said image bearing member at a charging position; developing means for developing with toner an electrostatic image formed on said image bearing member using said charging means, said developing means including carrier particles; and transferring means for transferring a toner image from said image bearing member onto a recording material, wherein said developing means is capable of collecting residual toner from said image bearing member, and wherein a magnetic confining force acting on said magnetic particles is larger than a magnetic confining force acting on said carrier particles under a magnetic field formed by said magnetic field generating means at the charging position.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the saturation magnetization per one magnetic particle is larger than the saturation magnetization per carrier particle under the magnetic field.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the magnetic particle have a density which is larger than the density of the carrier particles.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
27 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the magnetic particle have an average particle size which is larger than the average particle size of the carrier particles.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
21 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said charging means is supplied with a DC voltage not having an AC component.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
18 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said charging means is supplied with an AC biased DC voltage.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
28 words
An apparatus according to any one of claims 1-6, wherein said image bearing member has a surface layer having a volume resistivity of 10 9 -10 14 Ω.cm.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
20 words
An apparatus according to claim 7, wherein said image bearing member has an electrophotographic photosensitive layer inside said surface layer.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
127 words
A process cartridge detachably mountable relative to an image forming apparatus, said process cartridge comprising: an image bearing member; charging means for charging said image bearing member, said charging means including magnetic field generating means and magnetic particles contactable to said image bearing member at a charging position; and developing means for developing with toner an electrostatic image formed on said image bearing member using said charging means, said developing means including carrier particles, wherein said developing means is capable of collecting residual toner from said image bearing member, and wherein a magnetic confining force acting on said magnetic particles is larger than a magnetic confining force acting on said carrier particles under a magnetic field formed by said magnetic field generating means at the charging position.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
127 words
A process cartridge detachably mountable relative to an image forming apparatus, said process cartridge comprising: an image bearing member; charging means for charging said image bearing member, said charging means including magnetic field generating means and magnetic particles contactable to said image bearing member at a charging position; and developing means for developing with toner an electrostatic image formed on said image bearing member using said charging means, said developing means including carrier particles, wherein said developing means is capable of collecting residual toner from said image bearing member, and wherein a magnetic confining force acting on said magnetic particles is larger than a magnetic confining force acting on said carrier particles under a magnetic field formed by said magnetic field generating means at the charging position.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
28 words
An apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the saturation magnetization per one magnetic particle is larger than the saturation magnetization per one carrier particle under the magnetic field.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
23 words
An apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the magnetic particle have a density which is larger than the density of the carrier particles.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
27 words
An apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the magnetic particle have an average particle size which is larger than the average particle size of the carrier particles.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
21 words
An apparatus according to claim 9, wherein said charging means is supplied with a DC voltage not having an AC component.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
18 words
An apparatus according to claim 9, wherein said charging means is supplied with an AC biased DC voltage.
Claim 17
Independent Claim
28 words
An apparatus according to any one of claims 9-14, wherein said image bearing member has a surface layer having a volume resistivity of 10 9 -10 14 Ω.cm.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
20 words
An apparatus according to claim 15, wherein said image bearing member has an electrophotographic photosensitive layer inside said surface layer.
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