Abstract: In order to achieve a charging service using an outlet of 100 V or 200V, the present invention provides a management server 10 including an acquisition unit 11 that acquires, from a user terminal, apparatus specifying information specifying a control apparatus that controls power supply to an outlet, and a control execution unit 12 that executes processing of controlling the control apparatus specified by the apparatus specifying information.

Abstract: Provided is a cleaning sheet adapted to clean a surface of a heating roll in a fixing device, which causes a recording sheet bearing a toner image formed of a magnetic toner containing a magnetic material to pass through the fixing device under a state in which the recording sheet is in press contact with the surface of the heating roll having arranged thereon a contact component in contact with the surface of the heating roll and heated to a fixing temperature to rotate, to perform fixing of the toner image, including a synthetic resin sheet with a thickness of 100 ?m or more, which is made of a thermoplastic resin with a melting point higher than the fixing temperature and Rockwell hardness of M60 or more or thermosetting resin with Rockwell hardness of M60 or more.

Abstract: Provided is a cleaning sheet adapted to clean a surface of a heating roll in a fixing device, which causes a recording sheet bearing a toner image formed of a magnetic toner containing a magnetic material to pass through the fixing device under a state in which the recording sheet is in press contact with the surface of the heating roll having arranged thereon a contact component in contact with the surface of the heating roll and heated to a fixing temperature to rotate, to perform fixing of the toner image, including a synthetic resin sheet with a thickness of 100 &mgr;m or more, which is made of a thermoplastic resin with a melting point higher than the fixing temperature and Rockwell hardness of M60 or more or thermosetting resin with Rockwell hardness of M60 or more.

Abstract: A developing apparatus in which a nonmagnetic carrier is used; a developer forward member having a conductive surface and forwarding a nonmagnetic toner and the resin carrier by stirring is disposed so as to confront a toner carrying body with a gap interposed therebetween and so as to arrange a part of the surface thereof close to an inner wall surface of a frame of the apparatus, the frame having a surface profile corresponding to a surface profile of the forward member; and a voltage applying means is arranged so that the voltage applying means applies such a voltage to generate an electric field for attracting the toner in the developer toward the toner carrying body and attracting the resin carrier toward the developer forward member in the area where the toner carrying body confronts the developer forward member.

Abstract: A toner scraper includes a rubber member which is to be contacted with the rotation body of a developing device, and a plate spring member for elastically supporting the rubber member which is fixed to the front end portion of the plate spring member, wherein at least an edge portion of the rubber member which is in the side of a portion of the plate spring member at which the plate spring member is supported is contacted with the surface of the rotation body.Such a toner scraper which is contacted with a roll or belt-like rotation body disposed as a component of a developing device and which scrapes off a toner adhering to the surface of the rotation body is configured so that the scraper can scrape off the toner uniformly and stably even when the contact pressure is relatively low, the scraper can be produced at a low cost, and the scraper has a simple structure.

Abstract: An apparatus develops an electrostatic latent image on a charge-retentive surface. A donor roll is selectably rotatable in a process direction and in a reverse direction relative to the process direction. A toner mover loads toner particles onto a portion of the surface of the donor roll. A metering blade is disposed downstream of the toner mover in the process direction. A seal is disposed upstream of the toner mover in the process direction, and is adapted to remove at least approximately half of the undeveloped toner from the donor roll.

Abstract: An elastic rotation body contacts with the surface of a developer carrier and rotates in the same direction as that of the carrier. A bias voltage for forming an electric field for attracting a developer on the carrier which has passed through a development station is applied to the elastic rotation body. The elastic rotation body is disposed at the edge portion of an opening of a device housing in the downstream of the development station, in such a manner that a part of the surface of the elastic rotation body is exposed to the outside of the device housing, and the clearance between the rotation body and the electrostatic latent image holder is greater than the clearance between the developer carrier and the electrostatic latent image holder. A developer removing member for returning the developer on the elastic rotation body to the interior of the device housing is disposed.

Abstract: An apparatus develops an electrostatic latent image on a charge-retentive surface. A donor roll is selectably rotatable in a process direction and in a reverse direction relative to the process direction. A toner mover loads toner particles onto a portion of the surface of the donor roll. A metering blade is disposed downstream of the toner mover in the process direction. A seal is disposed upstream of the toner mover in the process direction, and is adapted to remove at least approximately half of the undeveloped toner from the donor roll.

Abstract: Disclosed is a one-component developing apparatus in which a developing agent scale-off member such as a wire member is provided parallel to the surface of the developing agent carrier so as to be in contact with or in close proximity to a developing agent carrier. A developing agent thin layer formed on the surface of the developing agent carrier which did not contribute to development in a development region comes into contact with the developing agent scale-off member so as to be forcibly scaled off of the developing agent carrier, so that the image history is erased. When the developing agent scale-off member is made to vibrate, or a bias voltage is applied between the developing agent scale-off member and the developing agent carrier, the developing agent may be scaled off more efficiently.