G03G2221/1654

Image forming apparatus
10635042 · 2020-04-28 · ·

An image forming apparatus includes a main body, an upper unit, and a moving mechanism. The main body includes an image forming section. The image forming section forms an image on paper. The upper unit is disposed in an upper portion of the main body. The moving mechanism moves the upper unit to a first position and to a second position. The first position of the upper unit is above a position of the image forming section in the upper portion of the main body. The second position of the upper unit is in the upper portion of the main body and is different from the first position.

Channel state information measurements for license assisted access

Systems and methods relating to accurate Channel State Information (CSI) measurements for a License Assisted Secondary Cell (LA SCell) are disclosed herein. A wireless device operates in a cellular communications network according to a carrier aggregation scheme using both a licensed frequency band and an unlicensed frequency band operates to determine whether a CSI Reference Symbol (CSI-RS) transmission from an LA SCell is present in a subframe, where the LA SCell is in an unlicensed frequency band. Upon determining that a CSI-RS transmission is present in the subframe, the wireless device performs a first type of interference measurement on configured CSI Interference Measurement (CSI-IM) resources in the subframe. Upon determining that a CSI-RS transmission is not present in the subframe, the wireless device performs a second type of interference measurement on the configured CSI-IM resources in the subframe. Related methods and storage media are also described.

Detecting contact between print apparatus components and photoconductive surfaces
10627760 · 2020-04-21 · ·

In an example, a method includes charging a photoconductive surface in a print apparatus and monitoring an electrical parameter associated with a proximity of a print apparatus component to the photoconductive surface. A relative spacing between the print apparatus component and the photoconductive surface may be changed and a contact between the print apparatus component and the photoconductive surface may be detected when the electrical parameter meets predetermined criteria.

CARTRIDGE AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

A control member 76 for controlling transmission and blocking of a rotational force by a clutch is rotatably supported by a supporting member which supports a developing frame. a locking portion provided on the control member 76 rotates between a position retracted from a locked portion of the clutch and a position for engaging with the locked portion.

Developing device having a regulating blade of resin

When a developing device including a developer carrying member, a regulating blade, and a developing device frame including first and second ribs is seen in a cross section perpendicular to a rotational axis of the developer carrying member, the first and second ribs are provided at a predetermined gap in a direction from a position where the regulating blade is closest to the developer carrying member toward a rotation center of the developer carrying member. The first and second ribs have first and second supporting surfaces, respectively, each supporting the regulating blade and having a width of 3.0 mm or less. In a state that the regulating blade is supported by the first and second supporting surfaces, the regulating blade is fixed to the mounting portion in a region of the regulating blade corresponding to a maximum image region of an image bearing member.

Image-Forming Device Having Guide To Guide Drawer Supporting Developing Units In Main Casing
20200110356 · 2020-04-09 ·

An image-forming device includes a main casing, a belt accommodated in the main casing, developing units arranged along the belt, a drawer configured to detachably support the developing units, the drawer configured to move to a position inside the main casing and to a position outside the main casing, and the drawer having a leading end and a trailing end in a pulling direction from the inside position to the outside position; and a guide configured to guide the drawer and to move between a first position and a second position when the drawer is at the inside position, the second position being farther from the belt than the first position from the belt. When the guide is at the second position, the guide is configured to be tilted downward relative to a horizontal direction such that the leading end is lower than the trailing end.

Image forming apparatus and exposure device moving mechanism including guiding grooves with different shapes
10613472 · 2020-04-07 · ·

A moving mechanism includes a moving object to be moved between a first position and a second position where the moving object takes a stationary orientation different from a stationary orientation for the first position; a first projection and a second projection provided at different positions, respectively, on the moving object; a member having a first guiding groove that guides the first projection when the moving object is moved between the first position and the second position; and a member having a second guiding groove that guides the second projection when the moving object is moved between the first position and the second position, the second guiding groove having a different shape from the first guiding groove.

CARTRIDGE
20200096938 · 2020-03-26 ·

A cartridge removably attachable to an image forming apparatus, including a resin-made casing, a planar memory chip configured to store information to be outputted to the image forming apparatus, a recess portion provided on an outer surface of the casing to fit the memory chip, and a regulating portion formed integrally with the casing and provided to project out of the outer surface of the casing in a direction intersecting with a surface of the memory chip to regulate a move of the memory chip in the direction intersecting with the surface of the memory chip, wherein the memory chip is attached to the recess portion in a condition of displaceable within the recess portion in a posture substantially surrounded by side wall of the recess portion.

Locking mechanism for movable unit, and sheet feeding device and image forming apparatus provided therewith

A locking mechanism includes a hook, an engaged portion, and a biasing member, and locks a movable unit supported on a unit main body to the unit main body. The hook has a supporting portion pivotably supported on the unit main body and an engaging portion protruding from the supporting portion. The engaged portion is formed on the movable unit and is engageable with the engaging portion. A biasing member biases the hook in such a direction as to let the engaging and engaged portions engage. The hook has a first face facing the engaged portion at the tip end of the engaging portion and a second face extending from the first face toward the supporting portion and inclined relative to the first face in such a direction as to recede from the pivot. With the engaging and engaged portion in engagement, the engaged portion touches only the second face.

Image forming apparatus with cleaning mechanism for LED print head having light emitting elements
10591867 · 2020-03-17 ·

An image forming apparatus includes: an LED print head exposing a photosensitive drum with light; a door arranged on one end side of the LED print head; a support portion for the LED print head operating in conjunction with opening and closing movements of the door, positioning the LED print head at a first position for exposing the photosensitive drum when the door is closed, and positioning the LED print head at a second position more apart from the photosensitive drum than the first position when the door is open; and a guide portion formed on the door and guiding a cleaning member to the LED print head, the guide portion having a first inclined surface which is lowered toward the LED print head so that the cleaning member is continuously held in contact with the LED print head under a state in which the door is open.