US6078776A
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Image formation apparatus having a peeling claw and heated rollers
Assignee: Fujifilm Business Innovation Corp
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Filing: 1999-04-28
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Granted: 2000-06-20
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Expires: 2019-04-28
Abstract
Abstract The present invention provides an image formation apparatus including: a belt-shaped photosensitive body; an electric charger for charging the photosensitive body; an exposure device for forming an electrostatic latent image on the photosensitive body; a developing device for forming a visible image according to the electrostatic latent image; a toner supply device for supplying to the developing device a toner used for forming the visible image; an intermediate transfer roller for transferring the visible image from the photosensitive body onto a recording medium; a fixing roller for fixing the visible image which has been transferred from the intermediate transfer roller onto the recording medium; a claw member for assisting peeling off of the recording medium from the intermediate transfer roller; and a heating roller arranged so as to be in contact with a point on a non-toner side of the intermediate transfer roller, wherein the claw member is arranged so as to surround the heating roller and has a claw portion which is in contact with an outer circumference of the intermediate transfer roller in the vicinity of a contact point between the intermediate transfer roller and the recording medium.
Inventors
- 👤 Masaya Okamoto
- 👤 Isao Kubota
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 16:09
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03G; G03G15/00; G03G15/14; G03G15/16; G03G15/1605; G03G15/162; G03G15/161; G03G2215/00; G03G2215/16; G03G2215/1647; G03G2215/1652; G03G2215/1676; G03G2215/1695
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
186 words
An image formation apparatus comprising: a belt-shaped photosensitive body; an electric charger for charging the photosensitive body; an exposure device for forming an electrostatic latent image on the photosensitive body; a developing device for forming a visible image according to the electrostatic latent image; a toner supply device for supplying to the developing device a toner used for forming the visible image; an intermediate transfer roller for transferring the visible image from the photosensitive body onto a recording medium; a fixing roller for fixing the visible image which has been transferred from the intermediate transfer roller onto the recording medium; a claw member for assisting peeling off of the recording medium from the intermediate transfer roller; and a heating roller arranged so as to be in contact with a point on a non-toner side of the intermediate transfer roller, wherein the claw member is arranged so as to surround the heating roller and has a claw portion which is in contact with an outer circumference of the intermediate transfer roller in the vicinity of a contact point between the intermediate transfer roller and the recording medium.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
186 words
An image formation apparatus comprising: a belt-shaped photosensitive body; an electric charger for charging the photosensitive body; an exposure device for forming an electrostatic latent image on the photosensitive body; a developing device for forming a visible image according to the electrostatic latent image; a toner supply device for supplying to the developing device a toner used for forming the visible image; an intermediate transfer roller for transferring the visible image from the photosensitive body onto a recording medium; a fixing roller for fixing the visible image which has been transferred from the intermediate transfer roller onto the recording medium; a claw member for assisting peeling off of the recording medium from the intermediate transfer roller; and a heating roller arranged so as to be in contact with a point on a non-toner side of the intermediate transfer roller, wherein the claw member is arranged so as to surround the heating roller and has a claw portion which is in contact with an outer circumference of the intermediate transfer roller in the vicinity of a contact point between the intermediate transfer roller and the recording medium.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
19 words
An image formation apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the heating roller is covered with a resin layer.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
An image formation apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the heating roller is covered with a fluorine resin layer.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
143 words
An image formation apparatus comprising: a photosensitive body of an endless belt shape; an electric charger for charging the photosensitive body; an exposure device for forming an electrostatic latent image on the photosensitive body; a developing device for forming a visible image according to the electrostatic latent image; a developing solution supply device for supplying to the developing device a developing solution used for forming the visible image; an intermediate transfer roller for transferring the visible image from the photosensitive body onto a recording medium; a fixing roller for fixing the visible image which has been transferred from the intermediate transfer roller onto the recording medium; and a transfer assisting roller having a built-in heat source and arranged in contact with the rear surface of the photosensitive body so as to press the surface of the photosensitive body against the intermediate transfer roller.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
143 words
An image formation apparatus comprising: a photosensitive body of an endless belt shape; an electric charger for charging the photosensitive body; an exposure device for forming an electrostatic latent image on the photosensitive body; a developing device for forming a visible image according to the electrostatic latent image; a developing solution supply device for supplying to the developing device a developing solution used for forming the visible image; an intermediate transfer roller for transferring the visible image from the photosensitive body onto a recording medium; a fixing roller for fixing the visible image which has been transferred from the intermediate transfer roller onto the recording medium; and a transfer assisting roller having a built-in heat source and arranged in contact with the rear surface of the photosensitive body so as to press the surface of the photosensitive body against the intermediate transfer roller.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
19 words
An image formation apparatus as claimed in claim 4, wherein the intermediate transfer roller has a built-in heat source.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
48 words
An image formation apparatus as claimed in claim 4, wherein the transfer assisting roller is arranged in such a manner that the center of the transfer assisting roller is positioned on a line connecting the center of the fixing roller and the center of the intermediate transfer roller.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
48 words
An image formation apparatus as claimed in claim 5, wherein the transfer assisting roller is arranged in such a manner that the center of the transfer assisting roller is positioned on a line connecting the center of the fixing roller and the center of the intermediate transfer roller.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
181 words
An image formation apparatus comprising: a photosensitive body of an endless belt shape; an electric charger for charging the photosensitive body; an exposure device for forming an electrostatic latent image on the photosensitive body; a developing device for forming a visible image according to the electrostatic latent image; a developing solution supply device for supplying to the developing device a developing solution used for forming the visible image; an intermediate transfer roller having a built-in heat source for transferring the visible image from the photosensitive body onto a recording medium; a fixing roller for fixing the visible image which has been transferred from the intermediate transfer roller onto the recording medium; and a transfer assisting roller having a built-in heat source and an outer circumference covered with a resin layer and arranged in contact with the rear surface of the photosensitive body so as to press the surface of the photosensitive body against the intermediate transfer roller and to compensate for heat loss from the intermediate transfer roller when the intermediate transfer roller transfers a visible image onto the recording medium.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
181 words
An image formation apparatus comprising: a photosensitive body of an endless belt shape; an electric charger for charging the photosensitive body; an exposure device for forming an electrostatic latent image on the photosensitive body; a developing device for forming a visible image according to the electrostatic latent image; a developing solution supply device for supplying to the developing device a developing solution used for forming the visible image; an intermediate transfer roller having a built-in heat source for transferring the visible image from the photosensitive body onto a recording medium; a fixing roller for fixing the visible image which has been transferred from the intermediate transfer roller onto the recording medium; and a transfer assisting roller having a built-in heat source and an outer circumference covered with a resin layer and arranged in contact with the rear surface of the photosensitive body so as to press the surface of the photosensitive body against the intermediate transfer roller and to compensate for heat loss from the intermediate transfer roller when the intermediate transfer roller transfers a visible image onto the recording medium.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
19 words
An image formation apparatus as claimed in claim 8, wherein the resin layer is made from a film-shaped resin.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
20 words
An image formation apparatus as claimed in claim 8, wherein the resin layer is made from a paint type resin.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
48 words
An image formation apparatus as claimed in claim 8, wherein the transfer assisting roller is arranged in such a manner that the center of the transfer assisting roller is positioned on a line connecting the center of the fixing roller and the center of the intermediate transfer roller.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
48 words
An image formation apparatus as claimed in claim 9, wherein the transfer assisting roller is arranged in such a manner that the center of the transfer assisting roller is positioned on a line connecting the center of the fixing roller and the center of the intermediate transfer roller.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
48 words
An image formation apparatus as claimed in claim 10, wherein the transfer assisting roller is arranged in such a manner that the center of the transfer assisting roller is positioned on a line connecting the center of the fixing roller and the center of the intermediate transfer roller.
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