Photocopying – Contact printing – Light boxes
Patent
1994-09-12
1996-12-24
Ramirez, Nestor R.
Photocopying
Contact printing
Light boxes
355271, 347115, G03G 1501
Patent
active
055877834
ABSTRACT:
A color electrophotographic apparatus using a plurality of image forming units. The entire image forming unit group moves by rotation, and a toner image is transferred on an intermediate transfer belt at an image forming position. The intermediate transfer belt is variable in speed, and while the image forming unit group is moving, it is stopped or runs at low speed. The hopper in the image forming unit is divided into two sections. The toner is supplied the image forming position, and when the toner remainder sensor detects no remaining toner, the image forming unit group rotates by one revolution or more, and then the toner remainder is detected again to judge presence or absence of toner remainder. At this time, the toner in the toner hopper is agitated by the agitating member and the shape of the inner wall. After rotary move of the image forming unit group, each image forming unit is initialized sequentially. The side walls of the signal light optical path are composed of image forming units, and the color of the side walls is black. The gap between two adjacent signal forming units is 20 mm or less. One erase lamp of the photosensitive member is provided near the image forming position. During rotary motion of the image forming unit group, it is controlled so as not to disturb the toner image on the intermediate transfer belt.
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European Search Report dated Jan. 24, 1996. EP 94 114528.
Nakamura Masahiko
Terada Hiroshi
Yamamoto Hajime
Matsushita Electric - Industrial Co., Ltd.
Ramirez Nestor R.
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