40th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 47 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090245837 | FUSER ASSEMBLY HEATER TEMPERATURE CONTROL - A printer is provided comprising substrate transport apparatus for moving substrates through the printer along a substrate path; a pick mechanism for removing substrates from a storage tray and feeding the substrates to the substrate transport apparatus; a fuser assembly comprising a heat transfer member including a belt and a heater to heat the belt, a backup member adapted to engage the belt so as to define a fusing nip with the belt, and a temperature sensor associated with the backup member for sensing the temperature of the backup member; and a controller coupled to the substrate transport apparatus, the pick mechanism, the heater and the temperature sensor. The controller causes the pick mechanism to remove substrates from the storage tray at a first pick rate when the backup member is at a temperature within a first backup member index temperature range and at different pick rate less than the first pick rate when the backup member is at a temperature greater than the first backup member index temperature range. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245838 | FUSER HEATER TEMPERATURE CONTROL - A fuser assembly is provided comprising: a heat transfer member including a belt and a heater to heat the belt; a backup member adapted to engage the belt so as to define a fusing nip with the belt; a temperature sensor associated with the backup member for sensing the temperature of the backup member; and a controller coupled to the heater and the temperature sensor. The controller controls the operation of the heater based on the backup member temperature. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245839 | Fuser Assembly Fan Control - A printer is provided including a reference edge, a fuser assembly, a cooling apparatus and a controller. The reference edge is adapted to be contacted by a substrate as the substrate moves along a substrate path through the printer. The fuser assembly includes a heat transfer member including a belt and a backup member. The cooling apparatus is adapted to move cooling air capable of cooling the fuser assembly. The controller is configured to activate the cooling apparatus after determining that a first end portion of the backup member opposite a second end portion of the backup member near the reference edge is at a temperature above a predefined first threshold temperature. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245840 | DIGITAL FUSER CONCEPT USING MICRO HOTPLATE TECHNOLOGY - In accordance with the invention, there are printing apparatuses and methods of marking and forming an image. The printing apparatus can include one or more digital heating elements disposed in a fuser subsystem, the digital heating element can include an array of hotplates, wherein each hotplate of the array of hotplates can be thermally isolated and can be individually addressable, wherein each hotplate can be configured to attain a temperature up to approximately 200° C. from approximately 20° C. in a time frame of milliseconds. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245841 | Fixing Device and Image Forming Apparatus - A fixing device including a heating belt stretched over heating and fixing rollers is rotated to fix a toner image of a transfer material. A first mode combines heating and rotation stop of the heating belt. A second mode combines heating and rotation of the heating belt. When returning the heating belt for an image forming operation from a non-heating and non-rotation state, the heating belt is controlled by the first mode and then transitioned to the second mode when the heating belt temperature equals or exceeds a predetermined mode transition reference temperature. At the start of the transition to the second mode, the rotation speed of the heating belt is controlled such that a temperature difference between a winding portion of the heating belt that is wound on the heating roller and a non-winding portion that is not wound on the heating roller is decreased. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245842 | Fixing Device and Image Forming Apparatus - Provided is a fixing device including: at least a heating roller, a fixing roller, a heating belt which is stretched over the heating roller and the fixing roller, is heated by the heating roller, and is rotated by a driving unit so as to fix a toner image of a transfer material, and a bias preventing unit of the heating belt provided in the heating roller, wherein a first mode which is a combination mode of the heating of the heating belt and the rotation stop of the heating belt and a second mode which is a combination mode of the heating of the heating belt and the rotation of the heating belt are set, at the time of returning of the heating belt for an image forming operation from non-heating and non-rotation of the heating belt, the heating belt is controlled by the first mode and the heating belt is controlled by the second mode transitioned from the first mode, when a temperature of the heating belt becomes equal to or larger than a predetermined mode transition reference temperature, the transition from the first mode to the second mode is performed, and at the time of the start of the transition to the second mode, the heating belt is rotated in a direction reverse to a rotation direction during image formation and is rotated in the same direction as the rotation direction during the image formation. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245843 | Method of Controlling Belt Fixing Device, Belt Fixing Device, and Image Forming Apparatus - A method of controlling a belt fixing device, in which a fixing belt is stretched between a fixing roller and a heating roller, includes detecting a temperature of the fixing belt at the time of stoppage. On the basis of the detection result, a driving unit is rotated forward or backward a predetermined number of times when the fixing belt having stopped is driven again. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245844 | FIXING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A fixing apparatus of the present invention includes a heating roller | 2009-10-01 |
20090245845 | IMAGE HEATING APPARATUS - An image heating apparatus including: a heating rotary member, which heats an image on a recording material in a nip portion; an air blowing unit, which blows air toward an air blowing port to cool a predetermined area of the heating rotary member; and a shutter, which opens and closes the air blowing port, wherein a cooling operation can be performed continuously with the shutter opened after image heating processing is completed, whereby a downtime required for making the temperature distribution over the entire heating area uniform after the continuous sheet supply of small-size recording materials is reduced remarkably. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245846 | Heater Controller and Image Forming Apparatus - A heater controller is provided. The heater controller includes a switching unit which switches a conduction state of a heater with an AC power source between ON and OFF at a timing at which an AC power voltage becomes zero; and a control unit which controls the switching unit at each unit interval corresponding to a half wave period of the AC power voltage. The control unit outputs a switch signal for switching the conduction state based on a pattern in a control time period set as an integral multiple of the half wave period. In the pattern, ON intervals in which the conduction state is to be ON, and OFF intervals in which the conduction state is to be OFF are arranged so that one of the ON intervals and the OFF intervals, a number of which is smaller are not successive within the control time period. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245847 | FIXER DRIVING DEVICE AND FIXER DRIVING METHOD - A voltage detecting circuit | 2009-10-01 |
20090245848 | IMAGE HEATING APPARATUS - An image heating apparatus includes a heating rotor which heats a toner image while nipping and conveying a recording material on which the toner image is borne, a fan which cools the heating rotor, a blowing port which is arranged facing the heating rotor and through which blowing air passes from the fan toward the heating rotor, and a shutter which is movable in the longitudinal direction of the heating rotor so as to change opening area of the blowing port, wherein the shutter is moved in the longitudinal direction while rotating the fan after heating operation of the heating rotor to the toner image is completed. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245849 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus with a plate having holes is described. An image forming apparatus includes image carriers, side walls, and a plate disposed below the image carriers. The plate includes a plurality of holes along the sides of the plate near the side walls. The image carriers, the side walls, and the plate form one or more passages for air to flow during operation of a cooling fan. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245850 | IMAGE EXPOSURE APPARATUS, CLEANING DEVICE OF IMAGE EXPOSURE APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image exposure apparatus is provided and includes: an optical unit that emits light to form an exposure image on a photosensitive material; a casing that houses the optical unit and that has an image exposure window through which the light is allowed to pass for forming the exposure image; a transparent dustproof member at the image exposure window; and a shutter member switched between a shield position for covering a region above the dustproof member, which serves as a passage region of a cleaning member for cleaning a surface of the dustproof member, and an open position for allowing the light to pass through the dustproof member to form an exposure image on a surface of the photosensitive material. When the shutter member is located at the shield position, at least a part of the shutter member goes into the passage region of the cleaning member. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245851 | DEVELOPING DEVICE FRAME UNIT, DEVELOPING DEVICE, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE DEVELOPING DEVICE FRAME UNIT - A developing device frame unit supporting a regulating member regulating the layer thickness of developer on a developer carrier. The unit includes a frame having a seal forming portion, first and second end seals contactable to the carrier surface to prevent carrier-axial-direction leaking of the developer, and a blade sealer sealing between the regulating member and the frame to prevent developer leaking when the regulating member is mounted. The blade sealer is an elastomer resin material which is injection-molded with a metal mold and in the seal forming portion where the end seals are provided. The blade sealer connects the end seals with each other, and a protrusion provided by a squeezed-out portion of the resin material is provided by injecting, into a space defined by the metal mold, the seal forming portion, and the end seals, a resin material volume larger than a volume of the space. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245852 | TONER SUPPLY DEVICE, DEVELOPING UNIT AND TONER SUPPLY DEVICE REMANUFACTURING METHOD - A toner supply device includes a toner storage tank for storing toner; a toner supply roller for discharging toner; a covering member for covering the top surface of the toner storage tank filled with toner; and a sealing element provided between the toner storage tank and the covering member. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245853 | Universal Cartridge Seal - A toner hopper seal assembly is disclosed. The toner hopper seal assembly has a gasket which has a gasket opening, a pull strip having a first and second end, the pull strip attached to a first side of the gasket and covering the gasket opening. The first end of the pull strip is positioned near the gasket opening. The toner hopper seal assembly also having an integrated pull tab disposed at an end of the gasket, the integrated pull tab has a first side and a second side, the integrated pull tab is formed from a same material as the gasket and separated from the gasket by a cut in the material. The toner hopper seal assembly also has an adhesive layer covering a second side of the gasket and the second side of the integrated pull tab as well as a release liner covering the adhesive layer on the second side of the gasket and the second side of the integrated pull tab. The release liner secures the integrated pull tab in place adjacent to the end of the gasket. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245854 | Developer Cartridge, Developing Unit and Image Forming Apparatus - A developer cartridge includes a first frame and a second frame that confronts the first frame. The second frame includes an opening, through which developer is passed, and which is openable and closable by the first frame in accordance with a relative movement between the second frame and the first frame, a seal member, which is provided around the opening for preventing leakage of the developer from the opening, and which comprises a seal side confronting portion confronting the first frame when the second frame moves relative to the first frame, and a protection member, which has an elastic modulus higher than an elastic modulus of the seal member, and which is provided between the seal side confronting portion of the seal member and the first frame for protecting the seal member. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245855 | Developer Cartridge, Developing Unit and Image Forming Apparatus - A developer cartridge includes a first frame and a second frame, which confronts the first frame. The second frame includes an opening, through which developer is passed, and which is openable and closable by the first frame in accordance with a relative movement between the second frame and the first frame, and a seal member, which is provided around the opening, and which does not overlap the first frame as viewed from a direction in which the developer passes the opening when the opening is opened. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245856 | Device and method for remanufacturing printer cartridges - A printer cartridge fastener comprising a curved portion adapted to grasp a printer cartridge overhang; a main body connected to the curved portion, the main body comprising a first side connected to the curved section; and a second side positioned opposite the first side; and an elongate portion connected to the second side of the main body, the elongate portion configured to abut to a printer cartridge portion positioned substantially perpendicular to the overhang. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245857 | CARTRIDGE ASSEMBLING METHOD AND CARTRIDGE REASSEMBLING METHOD - In a state where a gear is resting on a side cover, the gear and a shaft of a developing roller are made to engage with each other. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245858 | ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE DEVELOPER, ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE IMAGE DEVELOPER CARTRIDGE, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An electrostatic charge developer includes a carrier having a core material and a resin coating layer covering the surface of the core material, and a toner having a binder resin that contains a non-crystalline polyester resin and a crystalline polyester resin. The resin coating layer contains a copolymer that contains a nitrogen-containing acrylic ester or nitrogen-containing methacrylic ester and an alicyclic acrylic ester or alicyclic methacrylic ester. The non-crystalline polyester resin contains at least an alkyl succinic acid or an anhydride or lower alkyl ester thereof, or an alkenyl succinic acid or an anhydride or lower alkyl ester thereof. The crystalline polyester resin is an aliphatic polyester resin. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245859 | Image Forming Apparatus and Photosensitive Unit - An image forming apparatus is described. The image forming apparatus may include: a main body provided with an accommodation chamber partitioned by an inner side surface; a photosensitive unit configured to slid between an accommodated position and a drawn position; a first electrode disposed on a first outer side surface on the photosensitive unit; a second electrode disposed on a second outer side surface on the photosensitive unit to protrude toward the inner side surface beyond the first outer side surface; a third electrode disposed on a first inner side surface on the inner side surface; and a fourth electrode disposed on a second inner side surface on the inner side surface to protrude toward the photosensitive unit beyond the first inner side surface. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245860 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus with a detachable belt unit and supporting frame are described. The detachable belt unit is reliably positioned in the supporting frame. One or more mark sensors are positioned on the supporting frame and are configured to detect alignment marks deposited on an endless belt of the belt unit. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245861 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An image forming apparatus is disclosed. The image forming apparatus includes a body having an opening perforated in one side thereof, a developing unit detachably mounted to the body through the opening, a body cover configured to cover a rear portion of the developing unit in a mounting direction of the developing unit and adapted to open or close the opening, and a memory unit provided at the rear portion of the developing unit and having a developing device terminal. The body cover includes a body terminal to come into contact with the memory unit. Accordingly, an electrical connection between the developing unit and the body can be made less susceptible to vibration, etc. caused during operation of a drive motor. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245862 | PROCESS CARTRIDGE, DEVELOPER SUPPLY CARTRIDGE AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A developer supply cartridge supplies a developer into a process cartridge, and is detachably mountable to a main assembly of an electrophotographic image forming apparatus. The process cartridge includes a drum, a developing roller, a receiving-side shutter portion opening and closing a developer receiving opening, a receiving-side movable portion to move the receiving-side shutter portion, and a regulating member for regulating movement of the receiving-side movable portion. The developer supply cartridge includes a supplying-side developer accommodating portion, a developer supply opening supplying the developer from the supplying-side developer accommodating portion into the process cartridge through the developer receiving opening, a supplying-side shutter portion opening and closing the developer supply opening, and a supplying-side movable portion to open the supplying-side shutter portion when the developer supply cartridge enters the main assembly and the process cartridge is set in the main assembly, by engagement with the receiving-side movable portion. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245863 | DEVELOPING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS EQUIPPED WITH THE DEVELOPING DEVICE - A developing device includes: a replaceable toner cartridge; a development chamber; a first transport path which connects the toner cartridge to the development chamber; a first transport unit which transports toner from the toner cartridge to the development chamber through the first transport path; a second transport path which connects the development chamber to the toner cartridge; and a second transport unit which discharges the toner within the development chamber to the toner cartridge through the second transport path at the time of replacement of the toner cartridge. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245864 | PRESSING MECHANISM, TRANSFER DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A pressing mechanism that presses a contact unit, which is brought into contact with a contact target unit against the contact target unit, includes a holding unit that holds the contact unit. The holding unit includes two first portions that are arranged at both ends of the holding unit in its width direction away from the contact unit and are biased toward the contact target unit and a second portion that is arranged at approximately a center in the width direction sandwiching the contact unit with the first portions and supports the holing unit. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245865 | Fixing device and image forming apparatus - A fixing device includes a rotatable fixing member, a pressing member, a drive input rotating body, a first frame, a support shaft, and at least one positioning member. The pressing member contacts the fixing member to form a fixing nip therebetween. The drive input rotating body receives an external driving force and transmits the driving force to the fixing member. The first frame supports the fixing member and the pressing member. The support shaft is provided on the first frame to support the drive input rotating body. At least one positioning member is supported by an image forming apparatus body when the fixing device is installed in the image forming apparatus body. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245866 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS HAVING A CLEANING MEMBER THAT CLEANS A TRANSMITTING MEMBER PROVIDED IN AN OPTICAL DEVICE - An image forming apparatus including a cartridge that has a photosensitive drum and can be attached to and detached from a main body of the image forming apparatus, an optical device that has a cover glass through which light emitted toward the photosensitive drum passes, a cleaning member that can move from a cleaning start position to a cleaning end position for cleaning the cover glass, and a lock member that prevents the cleaning member from moving. Before the cartridge is attached, the lock member prevents the cleaning member from moving in the longitudinal direction of the cover glass. During the attachment of the cartridge, the cartridge engages with the lock member and unlocks the cleaning member and enables the cleaning member to move from the cleaning start position. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245867 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR, ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR CARTRIDGE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - To provide an electrophotographic photoreceptor showing suitable electric characteristics, capable of forming a favorable image even after repeated use for long term and capable of forming a high quality image free from image defects such as a memory phenomenon, an electrophotographic process cartridge using such an electrophotographic photoreceptor, and an image forming apparatus using such an electrophotographic photoreceptor. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245868 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR AND IMAGE FORMATION DEVICE PROVIDED WITH THE SAME - An electrophotographic photoreceptor comprising at least a photosensitive layer formed by laminating a charge generation layer containing a charge generation material and a charge transport layer containing a charge transport material in this order, on a conductive support, wherein the charge generation layer contains an oxotitanylphthalocyanine as the charge generation material and metal oxide microparticles, and the electrophotographic photoreceptor has photosensitive properties in light source of wavelength range from 360 to 420 nm. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245869 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, METHOD OF ALLOWING DRIVEN MEMBER TO BE MOUNTED ON APPARATUS BODY IN IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF ALLOWING DRIVE FORCE TO BE TRANSMITTED TO BELT UNIT IN IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - The image forming apparatus includes: an apparatus body including a drive source; a driven member detachably attachable to the apparatus body; a first transmission member in the apparatus body, including a base rotatable around a rotation axis, and transmitting drive force from the drive source to the driven member; and a second transmission member in the driven member, including a base rotatable around the rotation axis, and transmitting drive force from the first transmission member to the driven member. Any of the first and second transmission members includes a projection, and the other includes a receiving port. The receiving port receives the projection when a rotation angle between the first and second transmission members is an angle set in advance while not receiving the projection when the rotation angle is out of the angle, at the time of mounting the driven member on the apparatus body. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245870 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a drive transmission system for driving a rotatable image carrier, a rotating status detecting section for detecting data relating to a rotating status of the image carrier, a rotating speed controller for controlling a rotating speed of the image carrier, and a rotation precision analyzer for calculating rotation precision information, based on the rotating status data detected by the rotating status detecting section. The rotation precision analyzer is operable to cause the rotating speed controller to change the rotating speed of the image carrier in a predetermined range, cause the rotating status detecting section to detect rotating status data in the predetermined rotating speed range, and calculate rotation precision information, based on the rotating status data in the predetermined rotating speed range. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245871 | ROTARY MEMBER DRIVING APPARATUS - A rotary member apparatus includes a main drive unit configured to apply a driving torque to a photosensitive drum through a drive transfer unit, a torque limiter configured to limit the driving torque transmitted from the main drive unit to the photosensitive drum, a compensation drive unit configured to apply a torque for adjusting an angular velocity of the photosensitive drum, an encoder configured to detect the angular velocity of the photosensitive drum, and a compensation drive controller configured to control the torque applied by the compensation drive unit on the basis of a detection result obtained by the encoder. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245872 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - In an image forming apparatus having a developing rotary, when a positive direction refers to a circumferential direction of the developing rotary in which the portion of the developing rotary facing a photosensitive drum moves in the same direction as the movement of the circumference of the photosensitive drum, a clear developing unit is farther from the developing unit positioned in the negative direction relative to the clear developing unit than from the developing unit positioned in the positive direction relative to the clear developing unit. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245873 | Liquid Developer - A liquid developer which has excellent preservability, storage stability for a long period of time, and fixing characteristic of toner particles and which is also harmless to the environment is provided. The liquid developer contains an insulation liquid and toner particles dispersed in the insulation liquid. The insulation liquid contains a saturated fatty acid and at least one component selected from a group comprising a linolenic acid component, a linoleic acid component and an oleic acid component. The liquid developer may contain an antioxidizing agent and an oxidation polymerization accelerator for accelerating an oxidation polymerization reaction of the linolenic acid component, the linoleic acid component or the oleic acid component during a fixing process. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245874 | IMAGE FORMING DEVICE AND PROCESS CARTRIDGE - An image forming device contains: a latent image holding member; a latent image forming unit; a developer storage unit that stores a liquid developer including a toner and an aqueous medium; a developer supply member that supplies the liquid developer to a latent image holding member; and a transfer unit that transfers a toner image to a recording medium. The developer supply member has a surface formed of a liquid absorbent member and is disposed such that a part of the liquid absorbent member is immersed in the liquid developer stored in the liquid developer storage unit and that another part of the liquid absorbent member is in contact with and compressed by the latent image holding member. The water repellency of the surface of the latent image holding member is higher than the water repellency of the surface of the developer supply member. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245875 | Image Forming Apparatus and Liquid Developer Holding Member - An image forming apparatus includes a liquid developer holding member and a bias voltage applying unit. The liquid developer holding member includes a conductive core member and a dielectric layer provided on an outer circumference of the core member, and the dielectric layer includes a dielectric material and has at least one concave portion formed on a surface thereof. The at least one concave portion of the dielectric layer holds therein a liquid developer containing a solid developer dispersed in a carrier liquid. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245876 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC TONER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - According to an embodiment of the invention, an electrophotographic toner contains 100 parts by weight of a toner resin, from 0.01 to 10 parts by weight of a cyclodextrin compound, first silica having an average particle diameter of from 20 to 40 nm, and second silica having an average particle diameter of from 8 to 14 nm. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245877 | DEVELOPING UNIT AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - Disclosed are a developing unit, in which a developing agent storing part is closed by an agitating member, and an image forming apparatus having the same. The developing unit includes a developing agent storing part to store a developing agent, a developing part connected to the developing agent storing part, and an agitating member rotatably provided in a channel between the developing agent storing part and the developing part to transfer the developing agent stored in the developing agent storing part to the developing part, wherein the channel is closed by the agitating member. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245878 | DEVELOPMENT CARTRIDGE, DEVELOPMENT UNIT, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A development cartridge includes a developer carrier which carries toner, a toner supply member supplying the toner to the developer carrier and a regulation member regulating an amount of toner on the developer carrier. A development chamber encloses the developer carrier and the toner supply member. A transport section is connected to upper and lower portions of the development chamber to transport the toner from the lower portion of the development chamber to the upper portion of the development chamber. A transport member is disposed inside the transport section and transports the toner while agitating the toner. An amount of toner passing per unit time from the development chamber to the transport section is larger than an amount of toner passing per unit time from the transport section to the development chamber. A toner transport speed of the transport member is controlled in accordance with a process speed. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245879 | DEVELOPING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FILLING DEVELOPER - In a trickle developing device that uses a two-component developer, a simple configuration is adopted to prevent carrier from being discharged without being used. The developing device having stirring members for conveying and stirring developer and a developer holder, comprises a developer replenishing tank for replenishing developer to a developer tank and a trickle discharging mechanism, wherein the initial filling amount of the developer-tank-contained developer to be filled initially into the developer tank is less than a full filling amount. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245880 | DEVELOPING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A developing device includes: a developer carrier that carries toner thereon; a toner supply member that supplies toner to the developer carrier; a development chamber having the developer carrier and the toner supply member; a replaceable toner cartridge that supplies toner to the development chamber and collects toner from the development chamber; and a contact member that is in contact with the toner supply member to form a nip portion. At the time of replacement to the toner cartridge that contains new toner therein, the new toner is supplied from the toner cartridge into the development chamber and is made to pass through a nip portion between the toner supply member and the contact member within the development chamber, and then nip-passed toner is collected from the development chamber into the toner cartridge. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245881 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DOSING TONER MATERIAL IN AN ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PRINTER OR COPIER - In a method or device for dosing toner material in an electrophotographic printer or copier, toner material is introduced into at least one bucket chamber rotatably arranged in an opening at a bottom of a toner reservoir. The bucket chamber has a paddle wheel which seals the opening of the toner reservoir. As the paddlewheel rotates, toner material in the bucket chamber is conveyed into a region. The toner material conveyed from the paddlewheel is further conveyed with a screw conveyor. Also a toner reservoir is provided having a toner removal opening shaped to accommodate at least a portion of a paddlewheel. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245882 | DEVELOPING UNIT, PROCESS CARTRIDGE INCLUDING SAME, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING SAME - A developing unit includable in a process cartridge and in an image forming apparatus includes a developer bearing member including a magnetic field generator and a nonmagnetic hollow member, a developer container, an agitation/conveyance member, a developer regulating member to regulate the thickness of a layer of the two-component developer. The magnetic field generator has first and second magnetic poles to generate respective magnetic forces for removing the developer from the developer bearing member after the developer passes the development region. The second magnetic pole generates a magnetic force to attract the developer to form a magnetic brush on the developer bearing member. The developer regulating member includes a magnetic member outwardly disposed on an exterior perimeter surface of the developer bearing member upstream from the developer regulating member, and one planar surface of the magnetic member faces the second magnetic pole across an effective development region. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245883 | Developer material holding apparatus, process cartridge to which the developer material holding apparatus is attached,and image forming apparatus to which the process cartridge is a attached - A developer material holding apparatus holds a developer. A body holds a developer material and includes a first opening through which the developer material is discharged. A shutter is assembled to the body, and is movable either to an opening position where the developer material is discharged from the body or to a closing position where the developer material is not discharged from the body. The shutter includes a second opening such that when the shutter is at the opening position, the second opening is in alignment with the first opening. At least one of the first opening and the second opening is in the form a mesh including a plurality of openings. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245884 | DEVELOPING CARTRIDGE, DEVELOPING DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A developing cartridge includes: a developer carrier which carries toner; a toner supply member which supplies the toner to the developer carrier; a regulation member which regulates an amount of toner on the developer carrier; a developing chamber which has the developer carrier and the toner supply member; a transport section which is connected to an upper portion and a lower portion of the developing chamber and transports the toner from the lower portion of the developing chamber to the upper portion of the developing chamber; and a transport member which is disposed inside the transport section and transports the toner while agitating the toner. A capacity of the transport section is larger than a capacity of the developing chamber. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245885 | DEVELOPING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A developing device includes a developing agent carrying body that carries toner, a toner supply member that supplies toner to the developing agent carrying body, a regulating member that regulates an amount of toner present on the developing agent carrying body, a developing chamber having the developing agent carrying body, the toner supply member and the regulating member, and a replaceable toner cartridge that supplies toner to the developing chamber and collects the toner from the developing chamber. When the toner cartridge is replaced with a toner cartridge storing new toner, the new toner is supplied to the developing chamber from the toner cartridge. The new toner and the toner remaining in the developing chamber are agitated to form agitated toner, and the agitated toner is collected in the toner cartridge from the developing chamber. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245886 | DEVELOPING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS WITH THE SAME - A first bias Vslv is applied to a development roller | 2009-10-01 |
20090245887 | DEVELOPING DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND PROCESS CARTRIDGE COMPRISING THE SAME - To downsize a developing device in the developing carrier axial direction without generating image concentration irregularities from recirculation of developer in the magnetic roller end regions, an N2 pole and an N3 pole, which are mutually adjacent having the same polarity (N polarity), and which are for generating a magnetic force for removing from a developing sleeve a developer that has passed through a developing region, are provided on a magnetic roller. Magnets of this developing device, which are for generating a magnetic field to displace to the inside in the axial direction magnetic force lines that cause peeling force in the direction of separation from the developing sleeve to act on developer on the developing sleeve, based on the magnetic force of the N2 pole and the N3 pole, and that pass through the axial direction end regions within a developer separation region on the developing sleeve, are provided on the outside of the magnetic roller. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245888 | DEVELOPING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A sleeve constituting a developing roller of a developing device has a cylindrical body with three layers composed of a base layer having rigidity and formed in a mesh-like shape, a filter layer for blocking toner passage, and a conductive layer to which a developing bias voltage is applied, which are arranged in this order from the inside. When a sucking device sucks from an open end of one end portion of the sleeve, an air flow going from the inside of the developing roller through the open end to outside is generated so that a pressure of the internal space of the developing roller becomes smaller compared with the outside. As the peripheral wall has air permeability in its thickness direction, air flows from the outer circumferential portion of the developing roller through the peripheral wall to the inside of the developing roller. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245889 | DEVELOPING UNIT, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING SAME, AND PROCESS CARTRIDGE INCLUDING SAME - A developing unit includable in a process cartridge and in an image forming apparatus includes a developer bearing member including a magnetic field generator and a nonmagnetic hollow member, a developer container, an agitation/conveyance member, and a developer regulating member. The magnetic field generator has first and second magnetic poles to generate respective magnetic forces for removing the developer from the developer bearing member after the developer passes the development region. A developer-releasing region releases the developer from the developer bearing member using a release force. The developer is disposed higher than a surface of the developer in the developer storing chamber. A component of a magnetic flux density of the magnetic field generated by the magnetic field generator in a direction normal to the developer-releasing region is directed to a same direction as the first and second magnetic poles across the developer-releasing region without forming a local maximum point. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245890 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND DEVELOPER THEREOF - An image forming apparatus and a developer thereof includes a developer frame to store a developing agent, a developing device rotatably mounted to the developer frame, a support member mounted to the developer frame, and a regulating member having a first end fixed to the support member, and a second end opposite to the first end, the second end installed in a trail-type manner. The support member includes a plurality of bending portions bent to reinforce a strength of the support member. A trail-type regulating device improved to maintain a sufficient strength and a sufficient elasticity is also disclosed. The regulating device allows the developing agent layer attached to the developing device can be uniform. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245891 | ROLLING APPARATUS, DEVELOPMENT ROLLER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, DEVELOPMENT DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An apparatus includes: a rolling die having protruding threads and a feeding unit moving the workpiece by L | 2009-10-01 |
20090245892 | DEVELOPING ROLLER - In the present invention, provided can be a developing roller through which neither fog nor contamination inside the apparatus is generated, and no insufficient image density is produced, even though printing a large number of paper sheets (5000 paper sheets, for example). Also disclosed is a developing roller possessing a conductive shaft and a coating layer provided on an outer circumference of the conductive shaft, wherein the coating layer possesses a resin and a surface roughness particle, and the coating layer surface has a surface roughness Ra of 0.5-2.5 μm and a Young's modulus Y of 1-200 MPa. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245893 | ANNULAR BODY, ANNULAR BODY STRETCHING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - The invention provides an annular body provided at an image forming apparatus, the annular body has at least an outermost periphery layer and an innermost periphery layer, each of which comprise carbon black, and a content of carbon black contained per unit of volume of the outermost periphery layer being smaller than a content of carbon black contained per unit of volume of the innermost periphery layer. The invention further provides an annular body stretching device, having at least the annular body and a plurality of annular body stretching units rotatably stretching the annular body at an inner surface of the annular body. The invention further provides an image forming apparatus having at least an image holder, a charging device, an exposing device, a developing device, a first transferring device, a second transferring device, and a fixing device, in which the intermediate transfer belt is the annular body. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245894 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS BELT, BELT STRETCHING DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus belt includes a belt main body; a guiding member that is fixed to the belt main body along at least a side edge on one side of the belt main body; and a detected portion for position detection that is provided in a slit of the guiding member. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245895 | CIRCULAR BODY, CIRCULAR BODY UNIT, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - This invention provides a circular body, which is used for an image forming apparatus employing an electrophotographic system, the circular body containing: at least an _inner layer containing resin and an outer layer that is laminated on an outer circumferential surface side of the inner layer and contains resin; and, as a conductive agent, polyaniline in the outer layer and carbon black in the inner layer; and satisfying the following relational expressions (1) and (2): | 2009-10-01 |
20090245896 | Image forming apparatus and method - An image forming apparatus includes a first fixing device that applies heat to a non fixed toner image and a second fixing device arranged downstream of the first fixing device, which applies pressure and fixes the non-fixed toner image onto a recording member. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245897 | FIXER, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING SAME, AND FIXING METHOD - A fixer includes a fixing member provided with a rotary heat generator, a pressure member to form a nip with the fixing member to sandwich the sheet, an excitation coil disposed facing a heat generation layer of the rotary heat generator to generate magnetic flux that inductively heats the heat generation layer, a loop-shaped demagnetization coil unit disposed facing the heat generation layer to generate magnetic flux that partly counteracts the magnetic flux generated by the excitation coil, a first magnetic core disposed in a first area that is enclosed by both the excitation coil and the demagnetization coil unit, and a second magnetic core disposed in a second area that is outside a loop of the demagnetization coil unit and enclosed by the excitation coil. The first magnetic core and the second magnetic core are magnetically continuous in a rotary axial direction of the rotary heat generator. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245898 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a fixing unit fixing a toner image onto a sheet. The fixing unit includes a heating member having a sheet conveyed region that is set in accordance with the size of the sheet. The fixing unit further includes a coil generating magnetic field, a fixed core forming a magnetic path, movable cores forming a magnetic path together with the fixed core and arranged along the sheet conveyed region, a shielding member arranged on at least one movable core and shielding magnetism, and a magnetism adjustment unit rotating at least one movable core to switch the position of the shielding member between a shielding position where the shielding member is positioned inside the sheet conveyed region to shield the magnetism and a retracted position where the shielding member is positioned outside the sheet conveyed region to permit pass of the magnetism. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245899 | BELT FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A belt fixing device includes a fixing roller, a heating roller, a fixing belt stretched between the fixing roller and the heating roller, and a pressing roller pressing the fixing roller through the fixing belt. In at least one end portion of the heating roller in an axial direction, a ring regulating skewed movement of the fixing belt toward an axial end, a belt tension adjusting unit regulating tension of the fixing belt, and a ring separating/contacting unit operating in conjunction with the belt tension adjusting unit to separate the ring from the fixing belt or to bring the ring into contact with the fixing belt are provided. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245900 | FIXING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A planar heat-generating body | 2009-10-01 |
20090245901 | Thermal Fixing Unit Having Pivotally Movable Pressure Pad and Image Forming Device Provided with the Same - There is provided a thermal fixing unit that fixes a toner image on a printing medium, the fixing unit including a heat member, a pressure pad, a movable supporting assembly, and an urging member. The heat member is in contact with the printing medium, being positionally fixed and defining an axis. The pressure pad is disposed in opposition to the heat member for nipping the printing medium in cooperation with the heat member. The supporting assembly pivotably movably supports the pressure pad. The urging member biases the supporting assembly to urge the pressure pad toward the heat member for providing pressure contact between the heat member and the pressure pad. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245902 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus is provided with an image forming station and a fixing unit including a heating member. The fixing unit includes a coil for generating a magnetic field for induction heating the heating member; a first core arranged to face the heating member with the coil located therebetween; a bar-shaped second core including a cut-off portion and arranged in a magnetic path between the first core and the heating member, when seen in a magnetic field generation direction by the coil, to form the magnetic path together with the first core; and a magnetic adjusting mechanism for changing the posture of the second core between a first posture for guiding a magnetic field by retracting the cut-off portion from the magnetic path and a second posture for increasing magnetic resistance by locating the cut-off portion in the magnetic path by rotating the second core about an axis thereof. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245903 | GLOSS IMPARTING METHOD, IMAGE FORMING METHOD, FIXING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A gloss-imparting method that includes (a) applying heat and pressure to one side of a recording material having an image of toner formed on both sides, and fixing the image to the one side of the recording material; (b) cooling the one side of the recording material; (c) applying heat and pressure to the other side of the recording material, and fixing the image to the other side of the recording material; and (d) cooling the other side of the recording material, in the step (a), the fixing being performed such that a value of exp(−T·tan δ | 2009-10-01 |
20090245904 | IMAGING FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An image forming apparatus including: a rotatable image-carrier; a charging unit that contacts and charges a surface of the image-carrier; an exposing unit that exposes the surface and forms a latent-image; a developing unit that develops the latent-image with a developer; a transfer unit that transfers a developed-toner-image onto a transfer-receiving member; a cleaning unit that is provided with a plate shaped cleaning member having a free end that faces upwards a corner portion of the free end contacting the surface, the cleaning member cleaning off developer remaining on the surface after transfer, and a developer pooling member provided between the cleaning member and the transfer unit, that temporarily pools the cleaned off developer at the free end; and a friction-coefficient reducing unit that reduces a friction-coefficient at the surface, and that reduces the friction-coefficient during non-image forming period to less than that during image forming period is provided. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245905 | Automatic Document Feeder and Image Reading Device - There is provided an automatic document feeder, comprising: a document tray; an output tray; a movable ejection flap configured to be movable between a first position where the document for which the image reading is finished is sunk into a position between the output tray and a bottom of a stacked document already staked on the output tray and a second position where the document is ejected on the output tray without being sunk into the position; a setting unit configured to set the movable flap to one of the first position and the second position; a change unit configured to change a position of the movable flap to the second position in response to a fact that a predetermined condition is satisfied in a state where the position of the movable flap has been set to the first position through the setting unit. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245906 | IMAGE FORMING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - An image forming device includes a housing, a paper loading portion provided at an upper surface of the housing to load paper to be discharged and having a paper discharge hole, a fixing unit disposed in an upper region of the housing and used to fix a developer to the paper, and a cover to open or close an upper side of the fixing unit, the cover having one end protruding from the paper discharge hole. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245907 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICES AND SHEET FEEDING DEVICES - An image forming apparatus including an image forming portion that forms an image on a surface of a sheet, a feeding device that feeds the sheet in a sheet feeding direction, a sheet receiving portion, and an engagement portion selectively moves between a first position and a second position. When the engagement portion is in the first position, the engagement portion engages the leading end of the sheet. When the engagement portion is in the second position, the engagement portion does not engage the sheet. When the engagement portion is in the first position, the engagement portion engages a leading end of the sheet before a trailing end of the sheet passes the feeding device. The sheet receiving portion receives the sheet after the engagement portion engages the leading end of the sheet. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245908 | Sheet humidification apparatus and image forming system - A sheet humidification apparatus performs a humidification process on a sheet conveyed from an image forming apparatus in which the sheet is fed from a sheet feeding tray one by one, a toner image is formed on the sheet and the formed toner image is fixed by heat on the sheet, so that the percentage of water content of the sheet does not exceed that of the sheet in the sheet feeding tray. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245909 | Impact head and printing apparatus - An impact head includes an arm member moving to a protruding position when a magnetic flux is generated and to a return position when the magnetic flux disappears; an impact member connected to the arm member for protruding when the arm member moves to the protruding position and returning to an original position when the arm member moves to the return position; and an urging member for urging the arm member with a restricted urging force when the magnetic flux is generated and urging the arm member to the return position when the magnetic flux disappears. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245910 | Ink ribbon and printer - An ink ribbon includes: a base film having lengthwise shape; a plurality of ink coat regions formed on the base film side by side at intervals of a predetermined distance in the lengthwise direction of the base film; and sensor marks formed on the base film between the ink coat regions to be used to detect the beginning of each of the ink coat regions. The plurality of ink coat regions are constituted by repetition of the regions in a predetermined number of different colors, and the sensor marks are constituted of ink coats of colors selected from the predetermined number of different colors. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245911 | Method of Printing Images to Compensate for Pile Height Differential - A method of printing a plurality of images on a length of media comprises feeding the media from an input roll of media to a printing device where images are printed on the media. After images are printed on the media, the media is delivered to an output roll. The method further comprises determining a pile height differential on the printed media for at least one initial image. Based on the determined pile height differential, subsequent images printed on the media are modified. The subsequent images are modified in a manner designed to compensate for the determined pile height differential. Accordingly, a method of roll-to-roll printing is disclosed that may be used to balance the ink layer across the width of the roll of media and maintain the cylindrical shape of the output roll in various printing applications. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245912 | Motor control device, fluid ejection device, and motor control method - A motor control device includes: a first motor that provides a driving force for rotating a roll on which a roll paper is wound to supply the roll paper from the roll; a second motor that provides a driving force for driving a transport driving roller which is provided on a downstream side than the roll along a supply direction of the roll paper and used for transporting the roll paper; a load measuring unit that measures a relationship between a load on the first motor and a driving speed of the first motor when the second motor is not driven and the first motor is driven; and a motor control unit that simultaneously drives the first and second motors at a certain timing, provides to the first motor an interpolation output based on the measurement result of the load measurement unit and a driving speed of the second motor during the control, and transports the roll paper to the downstream side by driving the second motor. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245913 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Printing paper is cut by moving the lower one of a pair of upper and lower cutting blades with the upper one fixed. A protective member for preventing the printed surface of the printing paper being conveyed from coming into contact with the cutting edge of the upper cutting blade is disposed upstream of the upper cutting blade in the direction of paper conveyance. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245914 | PRINTER DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING CUTTING POSITION OF BOARDING PASS - A proposed printer device drives a conveyance unit to forward the end position of a medium by an amount of feed corresponding to a first boarding pass length from a cutting position, moves a cutter up and down to attempt a cutting operation. When the cutting operation is successfully performed, the boarding pass length of one boarding pass of a series of boarding passes to be processed is set as the first boarding pass length. When the cutting operation is unsuccessfully performed, the conveyance unit is driven to forward the end position of the medium by an amount of feed corresponding to the difference between the first boarding pass length and a second boarding pass length longer than the first boarding pass length, and the cutting operation is attempted again by moving a cutter up and down in the cutting position. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245915 | Sheet material cutting unit and printing device - To provide a sheet material cutting unit which can retain the posture of a sheet material when the sheet material is cut such that a movable blade can bite the sheet material with stability. A sheet material fixedly holding portion provided in parallel with a fixed blade and a sheet material movably holding portion linked with a movable blade are provided downstream from a sheet material cutting position in a sheet material transfer direction to retain a sheet material from both sides of the sheet material when the sheet material is cut. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245916 | Novel design for ergonomic hand grip that can be used for writing instruments - This invention is an improvement in hand held devices used for marking, pointing, or touching. The improvement is comprised of a novel grip for the purpose of comfort. The grip incorporates novel materials and novel shape to accomplish said purpose. This invention is also comprised of a barrel that is able to accept a mechanism for intended use, marking, pointing, or touching, while also being able to be attached to the said grip in a manner that is able to accomplish said purpose | 2009-10-01 |
20090245917 | HAIR COLORATION APPLICATOR - This invention disclosed hair coloration applicator designed with a holder with two ends, at least one opening provided on each of said ends corresponding with the opening on the other end, at least one pair of coloration bars being fixed at said corresponding openings on said two ends, in which said coloration bars are made of coloring compound with a color in a specific hair color family and can be blended together to make a variety of hair color shades. The Invention allows a person to blend the right color within their hair color range since it has colors that blend together to create a variety of shades within a specific color scheme. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245918 | Toggling Cosmetic Lacquer Dispenser and Delivery - A toggling dispenser is disclosed with a reservoir capable of containing substances and an integrally placed applicator which, at the user's election, enters and exits the dispenser by shifting or shaking the dispenser. While inside the dispenser, an amount of contained substance collects on the applicator so that when the applicator exits the enclosure, the collected substance may be delivered to a target via contact with the applicator. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245919 | VALVE DOOR HAVING A FORCE DIRECTING COMPONENT AND RETRACTABLE INSTRUMENTS COMPRISING SAME - A valve door for a seal cylinder comprises a lid having first and second surfaces and a connecting means connecting the lid with an actuating mechanism, the connecting means distributes forces from the actuating mechanism across a portion of the first lid surface in order to bias the lid to a closed position. A force directing member is attached to the first lid surface, the force directing member being adapted to distribute force from the connecting means over a portion of the lid surface, thereby maintaining a positive seal and reducing lid deflection. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245920 | Capless Retractable Marking Pen - A capless retractable marking pen has excellent sealing capability and a simple structure. The capless retractable marking pen includes a hollow sealing member for receiving a writing tip when the pen is in nonuse, and an opening and closing member for opening and closing an opening provided at a front end of the sealing member. The opening and closing member has a cover part pivotably fixed at a first end thereof to a lower edge portion of a front opening of the sealing member, an extending part extended from a second end of the cover part, and fixed at a front end portion thereof to the ink cartridge, and a hole provided at the extending part so that the writing tip can be extended and retracted through the hole. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245921 | CASE FOR COSMETICS - A case for cosmetics, wherein, upon fastening up/down through rotation, an outer cap automatically opens/closes a dispensing hole of a cosmetic liquid dispenser to regulate a supply of cosmetic liquid to an applicator, thereby preventing unnecessary leakage of the cosmetic liquid and, even upon long-term use, preventing malfunction of the cosmetic liquid dispenser while simplifying the opening/closing structure of the dispensing hole thereof, and maximizing the reliability of use by ensuring the smooth supply of the cosmetic liquid. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245922 | Retractable Solid or Semi-Solid Substance Dispenser - The application relates to a solid or semi-solid substance dispenser featuring a body, an opening, and a retractable barrel which may be electively presented at the opening whereby the solid or semi-solid substance might be projected from the barrel for application to a target. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245923 | Inner-page structure of a document file - This invention relates to an inner-page structure of a document file, mainly comprising a plurality of inner pages which may be document bags or bags for receiving optical disks etc. A projecting rib is provided at one side of the inner pages with respect to a retaining seat of the document file. The projecting rib has an engaging portion provided on the outer end for engagement with a groove of the retaining seat when the projecting rib is fittingly inserted into the groove of the retaining seat. In this manner, the inner page can be directly fixed with the retaining seat so as to enhance the entire operation performance. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245924 | Small Handling Pole Locking Assembly - In various embodiments, the system includes a tubular female end portion of the first pole section and a male end portion of the second pole section that is insertable into the female end portion. Additionally, the system includes a locking nut including a body portion and a neck portion and is threadingly engaged with the male end portion. Furthermore, the system includes a biased locking sleeve assembly that includes a locking sleeve having an internal cavity such that the locking sleeve fits over the locking nut neck portion, and a biasing device located within the interior cavity of the locking sleeve for applying opposing forces to the locking nut and the locking sleeve. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245925 | RELEASABLE COUPLING APPARATUS - Apparatus for releasably coupling an elongate member to a support member, comprising:
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20090245926 | Quick Connector for Portable Power Tools - A quick connector includes a connector body comprising longitudinal and lateral bores communicating each other; a male member adapted to secure to a coupling end of a portable power tool, and a stepped-diameter section rotatably secured to the connector body; and an L-shaped fitting having one end adapted to connect to a line for conveying pressurized fluid and the other end adapted to connect to the lateral bore. An outer surface of the other end of the L-shaped fitting comprises a retaining mechanism for securing the connection of the L-shaped fitting to the connector body and allowing a free turning of the L-shaped fitting about the connector body. The quick connector is adaptable. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245927 | DEVICE FOR RELATIVE FIXING OF ELEMENTS TELESCOPICALLY DISPLACED IN EACH OTHER - A locking device for two units ( | 2009-10-01 |
20090245928 | BALL AND SOCKET JOINT - A ball and socket joint is provided, especially for the wheel suspension of a motor vehicle, with a ball pivot ( | 2009-10-01 |
20090245929 | CONNECTION ELEMENT - A connection element comprising a first retaining element and a second retaining element adapted to be connected by a rotary bearing such that the retaining elements can be freely rotated relative to each other about 360°, characterized in that a first annular rotary bearing portion has a first outer annular portion and a first inner annular portion concentric to the outer annular portion, the first outer annular portion at the inner circumference having a first locking portion of limited length in circumferential direction, a second annular rotary bearing portion has a second outer annular portion and a second inner annular portion concentric to the outer annular portion, the second inner annular portion being matingly accommodated by the first inner annular portion, an annular circumferentially extending locking portion of the second outer annular portion within the first outer annular portion gripping behind the first locking portion when the rotary bearing portions are plugged together substantially in an approximately parallel position relative to each other. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245930 | AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE FRAMING SYSTEM - A vehicle framing system for framing an automotive vehicle body from a plurality of separate body components wherein the body components each include a reference surface. The system includes an assembly station having spaced-apart frame members positioned so that, when a vehicle carrier supporting the vehicle body components is positioned at the assembly station, the frame members extend along opposite sides of the vehicle carrier. At least two docking stations are secured to each frame member at predetermined locations. A robot mounts its associated tool arm with a docking station. At least one set of reference block and framing clamp is secured to each tool arm and these framing clamps maintain the reference surfaces of the vehicle body components against the reference blocks to hold the vehicle components at a predetermined position relative to each other. After each robot positions each associated tool arm with the docking station, the robot disengages from the tool arm and then welds the body components together by a welding gun carried by the robots. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245931 | SMALL LANYARD CONNECTOR FOR LOW PROFILE DEVICE - A miniaturized attachment mechanism for attaching a lanyard to a cell phone, MP3 player or other portable device having a hole in its outer casing is disclosed. The miniaturized attachment mechanism can have one end permanently fastened to a lanyard, and can include a spring-loaded ball detent within a hollow shaft. The hollow shaft diameter can be about 3 millimeters or less, while the diameter of the ball within the hollow shaft can be about 2 millimeters or less. The hollow shaft can be inserted into the casing hole such that the ball detent secures the mechanism to the casing until a pin release is used. In another embodiment, the miniaturized attachment mechanism can include a 1 millimeter shaft having a groove at an insertable end, while the casing encloses a two hole E-ring mechanism adapted to lock onto the groove when the shaft is inserted into the casing hole. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245932 | KIND OF OPERATING HANDLE'S LINK SET FOR THE JACK - This invention involves a type of connecting device for handle operation, including front node handle, rear node handle and locking pin. The external circle of front node handle ( | 2009-10-01 |
20090245933 | SLIDE MODULE AND MOBILE TERMINAL HAVING THE SAME - A mobile terminal including a first body, a second body slidably moveable with respect to the first body such that the first body is moved between a closed position and an open position, a connector electrically connecting the first body to the second body, and a slide module connecting the first body to the second body to allow the second body to move with respect to the first body between the closed position and the open position is provided. The slide module includes a cover unit to prevent exposure of the connector when the first body is in the open position. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245934 | BUSHING STRUCTURE FOR SHEATHING A SHAFT OF A TONER SUPPLY MEMBER - A bushing structure includes a base. A first hole is formed on the base. The bushing structure includes a supply member bushing installed inside the first hole of the base. An opening is formed on the supply member bushing for sheathing a shaft of a supply member. At least one groove is formed on an inner wall neighboring to the opening of the supply member bushing. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245935 | Wheel bearing assembly and manufacturing method thereof - A wheel bearing assembly includes i) a wheel hub having a hub spindle, a central hole formed the hub spindle, and female splines formed extending in the axial direction on an inner peripheral surface of the central hole, and ii) a constant velocity joint outer ring having a protruding central shaft and male splines formed extending in the axial direction on an outer peripheral surface of the central shaft. The wheel hub and the constant velocity joint outer ring are splined together by the male splines and the female splines fitting together, and a seal layer made of an anaerobic sealant that seals a gap at a meshing area where the male splines and the female splines mesh together is provided at that meshing area. | 2009-10-01 |
20090245936 | WOVEN GEOSYNTHETIC FABRIC WITH DIFFERENTIAL WICKING CAPABILITY - The present invention is directed to a geosynthetic wicking fabric for transporting water from beneath pavement structures to reduce or prevent damaged caused by frost heave and thaw. Further, the present invention is directed to a wicking drainage system employing the wicking fabric. | 2009-10-01 |