Abstract: Image forming apparatus equipped with two detecting devices. The first device is used for determining the image forming condition prior to the image formation, and this condition is corrected during the image formation according to the state of the original document detected by the second detecting device.

Abstract: An image-forming machine comprising a main body of the machine and an image bearing member disposed within the main body and adapted to form an image on a electrophotographic material disposed on the surface of the image bearing member. According to a first aspect, the main body of the image-forming machine includes a lower supporting frame and an upper supporting frame mounted on the lower supporting frame for free pivotable movement between an open position and a closed position, and a cover member mounted on the upper supporting frame, in which when the upper supporting frame is held at the open position, the cover member covers part of the image bearing member. According to a second aspect, an image-forming area and a non-image-forming area exist on the surface of the image bearing member, and when an image-forming step is over, the non-image-forming area is positioned at a transfer opening formed for image transfer.

Abstract: A heat fixing device for a image reproduction machine includes a heat roller having a heat source for heat fixing a toner image on a copy paper, a temperature sensing element for sensing the temperature of the heat roller, and a temperature control element responsive to the output of the temperature sensing element for controlling the power supply to the heat source. The temperature sensing element and the temperature control element are integrally combined.

Abstract: A recording apparatus such as a laser beam printer has a plurality of photosensitive drums and a plurality of laser beam emitting means associated with the respective photosensitive drums and adapted for forming latent images on the respective photosensitive drums. Controlling means are provided for controlling the laser beam emitting power of the respective beam emitting means, in accordance with the result of a determination as to whether the potential of the surface of at least one of the photosensitive drums is at a normal level or whether the laser beam emitting means is at a predetermined level.

Abstract: The copying machine of the present invention is capable of executing a reversal image forming mode wherein a toner is only deposited onto a non-image portion of the latent image to visualize. When the reversal image forming mode is designated, a screen member, which is movable to intrude into or extrude from the light path of the exposing means, is controlled to intrude into the light path of the exposing means to form a reversal image.

Abstract: A nonimpact printer, for example, a color printer, of the type having an endless movable web on which two or more images are formed by an electronic printhead and transferred in registration provides reliable registration using perforations along an edge of the web. A first sensing means, for example, a printhead sprocket, senses an edge of the perforations and controls the printhead. A second sensing means, for example, a transfer sprocket also senses an edge of the perforations and controls transfer. Error in image formation because of error in perforation formation is substantially corrected by using the same perforation for transfer that is used for printing.

Abstract: An automatic document feeder includes a reserved original feeding station including first stacking device for stacking originals, a first feeder for feeding one by one the originals stacked on the first stacking device, a first conveyor for conveying, without inversion in facing orientation, to a processing station the originals fed by the first feeder and a tray for receiving the original discharged from the processing station.

Abstract: In a developing system, a first latent image is formed on a photoconductive drum which is rotated in a direction and is developed by a black toner fed from a first developer. A second latent image is also formed on a rotated photoconductive drum and is also developed by a chromatic toner fed from a second developer. The first and second developers are arranged around the rotated photoconductive drum and are rotated in a direction opposite to the rotated direction of the photoconductive drum. The first developer is rotated at a predetermined peripheral velocity higher than that of the drum and the second developer is rotated at a predetermined peripheral velocity equal to that of the drum.

Abstract: A multicolor image forming apparatus for forming a multicolor visual image on an image retainer, wherein latent images formed on the image retainer are successively developed on a color basis. The diameter of dots constituting the visual image of each color or each color image signal cutting size out of a matrix unit having picture elements of each color is modulated by an electrical signal.

Abstract: A heat-fixing apparatus comprising a heating roll to be brought into contact with a toner image borne on a sheet member, a pressure roll in pressed contact with the heating roll to provide a nip portion therebetween, each of the heating roll and the pressure roll being constituted by a cylindrical core coated with a heat-resistant, resilient layer and a resin surface layer having release properties, the heating roll and the pressure roll having such surface hardness as to make the nip portion substantially flat and also having substantially the same outer diameter, and the contact pressure of the rolls being such that the nip portion has a width within the range of providing good fixing capability. This heat-fixing apparatus can perform toner image fixing even on sheet members of a plurality of plies such as envelopes without creasing.

Abstract: An electrophotographic copying machine having an editorial function includes a switch for setting "moving" mode. On the other hand, position whereto an original image should be moved and reproduced is designated by a mouse. The position is set and the switch is operated, then a microcomputer makes a movable light source or an original table to move in accordance with an inputted positional data prior to an acutal copying operation. During this moving of the movable light source, the microcomputer preliminarily measures a resist clutch ON timing when a toner image will be just transferred on the designated position. In actual copying operation, the resist clutch ON timing is controlled based on a time data measured by the microcomputer in the preliminary moving of the light source.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a copying apparatus capable of executing various copying operations. The copying apparatus has a first key for designating a format of an original document to be copied and a second key for designating a format of a copy to be formed and forms the image of the original document on a copy sheet in the designated format.

Abstract: A control device in an image processing apparatus comprises a central operation processing unit and a plurality of operation control units controlled by the central operation processing unit, controlling a plurality of process means of the image processing apparatus and operating in parallel. Timer means for measuring the time for determining the control timing of the process means is provided in each of the plurality of operation control units.

Abstract: An apparatus for the formation of images having a body of the apparatus provided with a corona charger, in which a corona wire is strung along a charging opening of the corona charger. An image-forming device is installed in the body of the apparatus. The device is removable from the body of the apparatus along the corona wire. The apparatus further includes a cleaning device that is attached to the end portion of the image-forming device opposite to the direction in which the image-forming device is pulled out of the body of the apparatus. The cleaning device touching the corona wire through the charging opening when the image-forming device moves along the corona wire and separating from the corona wire when the image-forming device is installed into the body of the apparatus.

Abstract: Undesirable transient development conditions that occur during start-up and shut-down in a tri-level xerographic system when the developer biases are either actuated or de-actuated are obviated by the provision of developer apparatuses having rolls which are adapted to be rotated in a predetermined direction for preventing developer contact with the imaging surface during periods of start-up and shut-down. The developer rolls of a selected developer housing or housings can be rotated in a the contact-preventing direction to permit use of the tri-level system to be utilized as a single color system or for the purpose of agitating developer in only one of the housings at time to insure internal triboelectric equilibrium of the developer in that housing.

Abstract: An electrostatic recording apparatus capable of setting any desired position on a recording medium for transferring a toner image, and a device for controlling the amount of toner supply in two-component development. A position for forming a reference latent image potential is shifted relatively based on shift data which is representative of a position for transferring the toner image of a potential corresponding to a document image to the recording medium, whereby rapid recording is promoted and, yet, adequate developer density control is achieved.

Abstract: A color image recorder in which different colors are recorded with different recording units is provided with detectors for detecting the recording status or surface potential of the photosensitive members of the recording units, and prohibiting the recording operation in case good color balance cannot be obtained due to inadequate potential.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus having first body portion and a second body portion that swings into and out from the first body portion and a rack and pinion drive arrangement mounted on the first body portion for driving a carriage over an optical system on the second body portion when it is swung into the first body portion. The rack and pinion are disengaged when the carriage is moved away from the optical system to allow the second body portion to swing out from first body portion; and the rack and pinion have a flexible flange or specially shaped teeth to provide proper positioning of the pinion for smooth reengagement.

Abstract: An electrophotographic apparatus capable of synthesizing two images with a cleaner boundary. Two images are synthesized by forming two images in respectively designated areas, and cleaner boundary is obtained by erasing any image in the boundary zone of these two images.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an optical system for forming a latent image corresponding to an image of a document placed on a document table and a plurality of developing units for developing the latent image using toners having different colors. An automatic document feeder is arranged on the document table to automatically set the document on the document table. A spot sensor is arranged on the automatic document feeder to detect developing color information representing which color is used to develop the latent image. One of the developing units is selected on the basis of a detection result of the spot sensor.