Abstract: An image heating apparatus includes an image heating rotational member configured to heat an image on a recording material, a pressure member configured to form a nip portion with the image heating rotational member and pinch the heated recording material in the nip portion, a first external heater including a first heat generation member and configured to contact an outer surface of the image heating rotational member and heat an area of the image heating rotational member that has passed the nip portion, and a second external heater including a second heat generation member and configured to contact an outer surface of the image heating rotational member and heat an area of the image heating rotational member heated by the first external heater. In the image heating apparatus, maximum power applied to the second heat generation member is smaller than maximum power applied to the first heat generation member.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus is constituted by a dark color image forming station for forming an image with such a toner of recording materials having the same hue and different lightness as has a lower lightness; a light color image forming station for forming an image with such a toner of the recording materials having the same hue and different lightness as has a higher lightness; and a control portion for effecting control so that an image to be emphasized by partly disappearing or by relatively and partly decreasing in density is formable substantially only with the toner having the higher lightness.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus capable of performing an image forming operation together with temperature rise by heating of a fixing apparatus to ensure a good fixability and a shortest first print out time and to prevent loss of power consumption without burdening a constitutional member of the image forming apparatus (e.g., life-shortening of the constitutional member) is provided. The image forming apparatus includes a fixing apparatus for heat-fixing a toner image on a recording material and a detection member for detecting a toner of a fixing apparatus member and performs simultaneously temperature rise by heating of the fixing apparatus and an image forming operation including a pre-process and an image forming sequence.

Abstract: The image forming apparatus having a plurality of developing devices corresponding to a plurality of colors includes at least a predetermined color for developing an electrostatic image as toner images, an image bearing member bearing thereon the toner images developed by the plurality of developing devices, and a collecting device for collecting residual toners on the image bearing member after the toner images of the respective colors formed on the image bearing member have been respectively transferred onto a recording material.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus capable of performing an image forming operation together with temperature rise by heating of a fixing apparatus to ensure a good fixability and a shortest first print out time and to prevent loss of power consumption without burdening a constitutional member of the image forming apparatus (e.g., life-shortening of the constitutional member) is provided. The image forming apparatus includes a fixing apparatus for heat-fixing a toner image on a recording material and a detection member for detecting a toner of a fixing apparatus member and performs simultaneously temperature rise by heating of the fixing apparatus and an image forming operation including a pre-process and an image forming sequence.

Abstract: An image heating device includes a movable belt for heating an image on a recording material; a supporting member, having an elastic layer, for supporting the belt, the supporting member having an outer diameter which is larger in a central portion than at opposite end portions; a pressing rotatable member, pressed toward the supporting member with the belt interposed therebetween, for forming the nip for nipping and feeding the recording material; and pressing means for supporting opposite end portions of the supporting member and for pressing the supporting member and the pressing rotatable member toward each other; wherein a surface hardness of the supporting member through the belt is smaller than a surface hardness of the pressing rotatable member, and the pressing roller has a straight configuration in a longitudinal cross-section.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus has a both-side image forming unit for forming images on both sides of a recording material; a rotatable belt for heating a toner image on a recording material through a belt; a rotatable supporting member, having an elastic layer, for supporting the belt; a rotatable pressing member, pressed toward the supporting member with the belt interposed therebetween, for forming the nip for nipping and feeding the recording material; the pressing member has a surface hardness which is larger than a surface hardness of the rotatable supporting member, wherein a surface hardness of the rotatable supporting member through the belt is different from a surface hardness of the pressing rotatable member by +4 degrees to ?8 degrees.

Abstract: The image forming apparatus having a plurality of developing devices corresponding to a plurality of colors includes at least a predetermined color for developing an electrostatic image as toner images, an image bearing member bearing thereon the toner images developed by the plurality of developing devices, and collecting means for collecting toners residual on the image bearing member after the toner images of the respective colors formed on the image bearing member have been respectively transferred onto a recording material has a relationship that of the collected toners with plural colors mixed together therein, any colors except the predetermined rate to thereby provide the predetermined color in a pseudo fashion, and has changing means capable of supplying the collected toners and the toner for the predetermined color to the developing device for the predetermined color, and changing the mixing ratio of the collected toners and the fresh toner for the predetermined color supplied to the developing devi

Abstract: An image forming apparatus has a both-side image forming unit for forming images on both sides of a recording material; a rotatable belt for heating a toner image on a recording material through a belt; a rotatable supporting member, having an elastic layer, for supporting the belt; a rotatable pressing member, pressed toward the supporting member with the belt interposed therebetween, for forming the nip for nipping and feeding the recording material; the pressing member has a surface hardness which is larger than a surface hardness of the rotatable supporting member, wherein a surface hardness of the rotatable supporting member through the belt is different from a surface hardness of the pressing rotatable member by +4 debrees to ?8 degrees.

Abstract: An image heating device includes a movable belt for heating an image on a recording material; a supporting member, having an elastic layer, for supporting the belt, the supporting member having an outer diameter which is larger in a central portion than at opposite end portions; a pressing rotatable member, pressed toward the supporting member with the belt interposed therebetween, for forming the nip for nipping and feeding the recording material; and pressing means for supporting opposite end portions of the supporting member and for pressing the supporting member and the pressing rotatable member toward each other; wherein a surface hardness of the supporting member through the belt is smaller than a surface hardness of the pressing rotatable member, and the pressing roller has a straight configuration in a longitudinal cross-section.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a both-side image forming means for forming imges on both sides of a recording material; a rotatable belt for heating a toner image on a recording material through a belt; a supporting rotatable member, having an elastic layer, for supporting the belt; a pressing rotatable member, pressed toward the supporting member with the belt interposed therebetween, for forming the nip for nipping and feeding the recording material; the pressing member has a surface hardness which is larger than a surface hardness of the supporting rotatable member, wherein a surface hardness of the supporting rotatable member through the belt is different from a surface hardness of the pressing rotatab member by +4 degrees to −8 degrees.

Abstract: In a film heating system, since a heating body is in contact with the conductive ring at an end portion of the heating body, heat body through the conductive ring, with the result that the quantity of heat imparted to the object to be heated is uneven inside the nip. This causes low quality of an image since it leads to faulty end-portion fixing, uneven fixing and uneven glossy. In order to solve this problem, a heater capable of suppressing faulty image heating is provided.

Abstract: In a film heating system, since a heating body is in contact with the conductive ring at an end portion of the heating body, heat body through the conductive ring, with the result that the quantity of heat imparted to the object to be heated is uneven inside the nip. This causes low quality of an image since it leads to faulty end-portion fixing, uneven fixing and uneven glossy. In order to solve this problem, a heater capable of suppressing faulty image heating is provided.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a first image bearing member on which a toner image can be formed; an intermediate transfer member onto which the toner image is transferable from the first image bearing member; wherein the toner image is further transferred onto a second image bearing member therefrom; wherein the intermediate transfer member comprises a conductive layer to which a voltage is applied, a surface layer on the conductive layer, and a volume resistivity of the surface layer is 10.sup.5 -10.sup.11 ohm.cm.

Abstract: A color image forming apparatus is provided with a number of image stations respectively corresponding to different color components and adapted to form images of respectively corresponding color components in succession and in superposed manner on a recording medium transported through the a number of image stations. The apparatus has memories for storing image data of respective color components to be supplied to the image stations, detectors for detecting aberration in registration of the images of respective color components formed by the image stations, and a controller for controlling the write-in positions of the image data of respective color components into the memories, based on the output of the detector.

Abstract: In a fixing device used in an image forming apparatus, temperature changes in a heating member are reduced by gradually reducing a power supply duty ratio while the heating member is subjected to temperature control aiming at a set temperature.

Abstract: An image forming system for forming an image on a recording sheet, including a rotatable image bearing member, a cleaning member contacting the image bearing member to remove toner remaining on the image bearing member, and charger means contacting the image bearing member and disposed at a downstream side of the cleaning member in a direction of movement of the image bearing member. Lubricant having a low resistance is painted on a contacting portion of the cleaning member between the image bearing member and the cleaning member.

Abstract: A bias voltage including an AC voltage component is applied to a development sleeve. When the development sleeve opposes a non-image region of a photosensitive drum, a reference bias voltage including a constant current AC voltage component or a reference bias voltage including a constant voltage AC voltage component is applied to the development sleeve, and an AC voltage value or an AC current value applied to the development sleeve at that time is detected. An image formation factor is controlled on the basis of the detected AC voltage value or the detected AC current value.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member; a device for forming a toner image on the image bearing member; an intermediate transfer member for receiving the toner image from the image bearing member; and wherein the intermediate transfer member has an average surface roughness which is smaller than one half a size of one pixel.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a first image bearing member on which a toner image can be formed; an intermediate transfer member onto which the toner image is transferable from the first image bearing member; wherein the toner image is further transferred onto a second image bearing member therefrom; wherein the intermediate transfer member comprises a conductive layer to which a voltage is applied, a surface layer on the conductive layer, and a volume resistivity of the surface layer is 10.sup.5 -10.sup.11 ohm.cm.