JPH05188787A - Image forming device - Google Patents

Image forming device

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JPH05188787A
JPH05188787A JP4019381A JP1938192A JPH05188787A JP H05188787 A JPH05188787 A JP H05188787A JP 4019381 A JP4019381 A JP 4019381A JP 1938192 A JP1938192 A JP 1938192A JP H05188787 A JPH05188787 A JP H05188787A
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Masahiro Ito
政宏 伊藤
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Abstract

PURPOSE:To obtain a high definition image where separation of a transfer material is stabilized and without any image turbulence by placing a destaticizing lamp in a part where the transfer material is separated from an image carrier and decaying potential only in the image carrier by having the image carrier irradiated. CONSTITUTION:A projecting means 20 to have the part of the image carrier 3 where the transfer material P after transferring is completed is separated is irradiated by light is provided. That is, the destaticizing lamp 20 is placed in a space surrounded by a photosensitive drum 3, a transfer device 9 and a destaticizing/electrifying device 11. Here, a dielectric sheet 93 retaining the transfer material P and a photosensitive drum 3 are strongly attracted to each other. When these are separated, charge on the photosensitive drum 3 is instantly decayed by the projection of the destaticizing lamp 20, the electrostatic attraction between the photosensitive drum 3 and the dielectric sheet 93 or the transfer material P is reduced separation is eliminated and the separation is also facilitated.

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】Detailed Description of the Invention

【0001】[0001]

【産業上の利用分野】本発明は、一般には画像形成装置
に関するものであり、特に静電記録方式や電子写真方式
などにて形成されたトナー像を転写材上へ転写すること
により、モノカラー、フルカラー等の画像を得る画像形
成装置に関するものである
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention generally relates to an image forming apparatus, and in particular, a mono-color image is formed by transferring a toner image formed by an electrostatic recording system or an electrophotographic system onto a transfer material. , An image forming apparatus for obtaining full-color images, etc.

【0002】[0002]

【従来の技術】従来、例えば多色(フルカラー)画像形
成装置は種々提案されているが、図6に代表的な、所謂
回転式現像装置と称される現像装置を具備した多色電子
写真複写装置が図示される。
2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, various multicolor (full-color) image forming apparatuses have been proposed, but a multicolor electrophotographic copying machine equipped with a developing device, a so-called rotary developing device, which is typical in FIG. The device is illustrated.

【0003】図6を参照し簡単に説明すると、多色電子
写真複写装置は、回転自在に軸支され矢印方向に回転す
る像担持体、即ち、感光ドラム3が配置され、その外周
部に画像形成手段が配置される。画像形成手段は任意の
手段とし得るが、本例では、感光ドラム3を均一に帯電
する一次帯電器4と、色分解された光像又はこれに相当
する光像を照射し、感光ドラム3上に静電潜像を形成す
る、例えばレーザービーム露光装置などから成る露光手
段8と、感光ドラム3上の静電潜像を可視画像とする回
転式現像装置1とを具備する。
In brief, referring to FIG. 6, in a multicolor electrophotographic copying machine, an image carrier, that is, a photosensitive drum 3, which is rotatably supported and rotates in the direction of an arrow, is arranged, and an image is formed on the outer peripheral portion thereof. Forming means are arranged. The image forming means may be any means, but in the present example, the primary charger 4 for uniformly charging the photosensitive drum 3 and the color-separated optical image or an optical image corresponding to the primary charger 4 are irradiated to the photosensitive drum 3. An exposing unit 8 for forming an electrostatic latent image on, for example, a laser beam exposing device, and a rotary developing device 1 for converting the electrostatic latent image on the photosensitive drum 3 into a visible image.

【0004】回転式現像装置1は、イエロー色現像剤、
マゼンタ色現像剤、シアン色現像剤、ブラック色現像剤
の4色の現像剤を各別に収納する4個の現像器4Y、4
M、4C、4BKと、これら4個の現像器4Y、4M、
4C、4BKを保持し且つ回転自在に軸支された略円柱
形状の筺体とから成っている。前記回転式現像装置1
は、筺体の回転によって所望の現像器を感光ドラム3の
外周面と対向する位置に搬送し、感光ドラム上の静電潜
像の現像を行ない4色分のフルカラー現像が可能に構成
されている。
The rotary developing device 1 includes a yellow developer,
Four developing units 4Y, 4Y, which separately store the four color developers of magenta color developer, cyan color developer, and black color developer, respectively.
M, 4C, 4BK and these four developing devices 4Y, 4M,
4C and 4BK, and a substantially cylindrical housing that is rotatably supported. The rotary developing device 1
Is configured so that a desired developing device is conveyed to a position facing the outer peripheral surface of the photosensitive drum 3 by the rotation of the housing, and the electrostatic latent image on the photosensitive drum is developed to enable full-color development for four colors. ..

【0005】感光ドラム3上の可視画像、即ち、トナー
像は、転写装置9に担持されて搬送される転写材Pに転
写される。本例において転写装置9は回転自在に軸支さ
れた転写ドラムとされ、該転写ドラム9は、図7をも参
照すると理解されるように、両端に配置されたシリンダ
9a、9bと、該両シリンダ9a、9bを連結する連結
部9cとを有し、シリンダ9a、9bの外周面開口域に
は、転写材担持部材93が張設される。該転写材担持部
材93は通常は、例えば、ポリエチレンテレフタレート
やポリフッ化ビニリデン樹脂フィルムなどのフィルム状
の誘電体シートが使用される。又、前記連結部9cに
は、給紙装置から送給された転写材Pを把持する転写材
グリッパ7を有する。更に転写ドラム5の内側及び外側
には転写用放電器10、及び除電手段を構成する内側除
電用放電器13及び外側除電用放電器11、14が配置
される。
A visible image on the photosensitive drum 3, that is, a toner image is transferred onto a transfer material P carried by a transfer device 9 and conveyed. In this example, the transfer device 9 is a rotatably rotatably supported transfer drum, and the transfer drum 9 includes cylinders 9a and 9b arranged at both ends and both the transfer drum 9 and the transfer drum 9, as will be understood with reference to FIG. The cylinder 9a and the cylinder 9b are connected to each other, and the transfer material carrying member 93 is stretched in the outer peripheral surface opening areas of the cylinders 9a and 9b. As the transfer material carrying member 93, a film-shaped dielectric sheet such as polyethylene terephthalate or polyvinylidene fluoride resin film is usually used. Further, the connecting portion 9c has a transfer material gripper 7 for gripping the transfer material P fed from the paper feeding device. Further, a transfer discharger 10 and an inner charge-eliminating discharger 13 and outer charge-eliminating dischargers 11 and 14 which form charge-eliminating means are arranged inside and outside the transfer drum 5.

【0006】上述したごとき構成の多色電子写真複写装
置によるフルカラー画像の形成工程を簡単に説明する
と、以下のようである。
The process of forming a full-color image by the multicolor electrophotographic copying apparatus having the above-mentioned structure will be briefly described as follows.

【0007】感光ドラム3は、一次帯電器4により、均
一にマイナス帯電され、露光手段8(例えばレーザーな
ど)にて、画像情報に応じた光像Eを照射し、画像部に
対応する部分の感光ドラム3上の電荷を低減させ、ネガ
の静電潜像が形成される。該静電潜像は、回転式現像装
置1により、感光ドラム3上に樹脂を基材とした平均粒
径12μmのマイナス帯電するトナーを用いて、反転現
像にてトナー像として可視化される。
The photosensitive drum 3 is uniformly negatively charged by the primary charger 4, and the exposure means 8 (for example, a laser or the like) irradiates the optical image E according to the image information to a portion corresponding to the image portion. The charge on the photosensitive drum 3 is reduced, and a negative electrostatic latent image is formed. The electrostatic latent image is visualized as a toner image by reversal development by the rotary developing device 1 using a negatively-charged toner having an average particle diameter of 12 μm and having a resin as a base material on the photosensitive drum 3.

【0008】一方、転写材Pはレジストローラ6により
画像と同期して転写ドラム9へと送られ、グリッパ7等
によりその先端部を把持され、そして、該転写ドラム9
にて図中矢印方向に搬送される。
On the other hand, the transfer material P is sent to the transfer drum 9 by the registration rollers 6 in synchronism with the image, and the tip of the transfer material P is gripped by the gripper 7 or the like, and the transfer drum 9 is transferred.
Is conveyed in the direction of the arrow in the figure.

【0009】次いで、感光ドラム3と当接する領域にお
いて転写ドラム9の転写材担持部材、即ち、誘電体シー
ト93の背面から転写用放電器10によってトナーと逆
極性のコロナ放電を受けることにより感光ドラム3上の
トナー像が転写材P上に転写される。
Next, in the area in contact with the photosensitive drum 3, the transfer material carrying member of the transfer drum 9, that is, the rear surface of the dielectric sheet 93, receives a corona discharge having a polarity opposite to that of the toner by the transfer discharger 10, and thus the photosensitive drum. The toner image on 3 is transferred onto the transfer material P.

【0010】転写材Pは必要回数の転写工程が行なわれ
た後除電用放電器11、13、14により除電を受けつ
つ分離爪15の作用により転写ドラム9から剥離され搬
送ベルト16により定着器17に搬送される。定着器1
7にて熱による定着を受けた後機外に排出される。
The transfer material P is separated from the transfer drum 9 by the action of the separation claw 15 while being discharged by the discharging dischargers 11, 13, and 14 after the necessary number of transfer steps have been performed, and the transfer belt 9 is fixed by the conveyor belt 16. Be transported to. Fixing device 1
After being fixed by heat at 7, it is discharged to the outside of the machine.

【0011】他方、感光ドラム3は、表面の残留トナー
をクリーニング装置12で清掃された後再度画像形成プ
ロセスに供せられる。
On the other hand, the photosensitive drum 3 is subjected to the image forming process again after the residual toner on the surface is cleaned by the cleaning device 12.

【0012】又、転写ドラム9の誘電体シート表面も同
様にファーブラシなどより成るクリーニング装置5及び
クリーニング補助手段5’の作用により清掃された後再
度、画像形成プロセスに供せられる。
The surface of the dielectric sheet of the transfer drum 9 is also cleaned by the action of the cleaning device 5 and the cleaning assisting means 5'which are formed of a fur brush or the like, and is then subjected to the image forming process again.

【0013】又、近年、画像の高画質化要求に応えて潜
像を高精細にし、その潜像再現性を向上させるべく、現
像剤としては小粒径の、即ち、粒径10μm以下、平均
粒径8μm程度のトナー粒子を使用するようになってき
ている。このような粒径の小さなトナーを用いると、ト
ナー自身のトリボが上昇するために転写電界を強めるこ
とが余儀なくされてきた。
In recent years, in order to meet the demand for higher image quality, the latent image is made fine and the reproducibility of the latent image is improved, so that the developer has a small particle size, that is, a particle size of 10 μm or less, and an average particle size. Toner particles having a particle size of about 8 μm have come to be used. When a toner having such a small particle size is used, the transfer electric field is inevitably increased because the tribo of the toner itself rises.

【0014】更に、装置の構成上、感光ドラム3と転写
ドラム9にて形成される転写位置における転写ニップが
非常に狭くなっており、この部分に高い転写電界をかけ
るため、転写材分離部における放電を防止するため、上
述のように除電用放電器を設けたり、更には、転写し易
くするために転写前除電の手段がとられてきた。
Further, due to the structure of the apparatus, the transfer nip formed by the photosensitive drum 3 and the transfer drum 9 at the transfer position is very narrow, and a high transfer electric field is applied to this portion, so that the transfer material separating portion is provided. In order to prevent electric discharge, a discharger for static elimination has been provided as described above, and further, means for static elimination before transfer has been taken to facilitate transfer.

【0015】[0015]

【発明が解決しようとする課題】しかしながら、上記従
来の画像形成装置では、以下のような欠点があった。 (1)反転現像を行なっているため、転写材Pは、感光
ドラム3と逆極性のプラスに帯電されるので、感光ドラ
ム3と転写材Pの静電引力が著しく強く、感光ドラム3
から転写材Pを分離するのが困難である。 (2)更に、転写材Pが、転写材担持部材である誘電体
シートと共に移動し、強制的に分離される構造となって
おり、そのために、誘電体シートは、転写部で受けた電
荷を維持しつつ転写材Pを担持し、そして転写材Pを感
光ドラム3から分離するので、この分離時に剥離放電を
助長し易い。 (3)高画質化を図るため、トナー粒径が12μmから
8μmへと小さくなるため、トナーのトリボが高くな
り、そのため、転写電界が強くなり、感光ドラム3から
の転写材Pの分離が困難となる。又、多色化のための多
重転写を繰り返すことにより転写部での逆転写や剥離に
よる画像乱れが発生し易くなる。
However, the above-mentioned conventional image forming apparatus has the following drawbacks. (1) Since the reversal development is performed, the transfer material P is positively charged with a polarity opposite to that of the photosensitive drum 3, so that the electrostatic attraction between the photosensitive drum 3 and the transfer material P is extremely strong, and
It is difficult to separate the transfer material P from. (2) Further, the transfer material P has a structure in which it moves together with the dielectric sheet that is the transfer material carrying member and is forcibly separated. Therefore, the dielectric sheet receives the charge received at the transfer portion. Since the transfer material P is carried while being maintained, and the transfer material P is separated from the photosensitive drum 3, it is easy to promote peeling discharge during this separation. (3) In order to improve image quality, the toner particle size is reduced from 12 μm to 8 μm, so the toner tribo becomes high, which increases the transfer electric field and makes it difficult to separate the transfer material P from the photosensitive drum 3. Becomes Further, by repeating the multiple transfer for multicoloring, the image transfer easily occurs due to reverse transfer or peeling at the transfer portion.

【0016】このような諸欠点を改良するために、
(a)転写前除電、或は(b)転写直後のコロナ除電な
どの手段が用いられてきたが、前記(a)では、感光体
上のトナー像が乱れてしまう、又、前記(b)では、転
写材上のトナーまで除電してしまうため転写材上の画像
が乱れる、といった問題が生じていた。
In order to improve such various drawbacks,
Means such as (a) charge elimination before transfer or (b) corona charge elimination immediately after transfer have been used. However, in (a), the toner image on the photoconductor is disturbed, and (b) above. Then, there is a problem that an image on the transfer material is disturbed because the toner on the transfer material is also discharged.

【0017】従って、本発明の目的は、像担持体から転
写材を剥離する際に生じる剥離放電による画像乱れや、
分離の不安定性を防止し、より高品位な画像、特にフル
カラー画像を得ることのできる画像形成装置を提供する
ことである。
Therefore, an object of the present invention is to distort an image due to peeling discharge which occurs when the transfer material is peeled from the image carrier.
An object of the present invention is to provide an image forming apparatus capable of preventing separation instability and obtaining a higher quality image, particularly a full color image.

【0018】[0018]

【課題を解決するための手段】上記目的は本発明に係る
画像形成装置にて達成される。要約すれば、本発明は、
像担持体に画像を形成し、該画像を、転写材担持部材に
担持し搬送される転写材に転写電界により転写する画像
形成装置において、前記像担持体の、前記転写終了後の
転写材が分離される部分に光を照射するための投光手段
を具備することを特徴とする画像形成装置である。
The above object can be achieved by an image forming apparatus according to the present invention. In summary, the present invention
In an image forming apparatus for forming an image on an image carrier and transferring the image to a transfer material carried by a transfer material carrying member by a transfer electric field, the transfer material of the image carrier after completion of the transfer is The image forming apparatus is provided with a light projecting unit for irradiating the separated portion with light.

【0019】[0019]

【実施例】以下、本発明に係る画像形成装置を図面に則
して更に詳しく説明する。
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An image forming apparatus according to the present invention will be described below in more detail with reference to the drawings.

【0020】本発明は、図6に関連して先に説明した回
転現像装置を有した多色電子写真複写装置にて好適に実
施し得る。従って、本実施例にて、画像形成装置は図6
の多色電子写真複写装置に具現化され、又、図7に図示
する転写装置9を具備するものとし、その構成及び作用
は上述の通りであり、従って多色電子写真複写装置及び
転写装置9の全体構成及びその動作説明は省略する。
The present invention can be suitably practiced in a multicolor electrophotographic copying machine having a rotary developing apparatus as described above with reference to FIG. Therefore, in this embodiment, the image forming apparatus is shown in FIG.
The multi-color electrophotographic copying apparatus and the transfer apparatus 9 shown in FIG. 7 are provided, and the configuration and operation are as described above. The description of the overall configuration and the operation thereof will be omitted.

【0021】図1は、本発明の特徴部分を最もよく表わ
す図面であり、図7に示す転写装置、即ち、転写ドラム
9の一部を示す。転写ドラム9は、図7に関連して上述
したように、金属などの導電部材よりなる2つのシリン
ダ9a、9bの間に誘電率3.0〜13.0、体積抵抗
率109 〜1014Ω・cm、厚み70〜200μmの条
件のうち少なくとも2つの条件を満足する転写材担持部
材、即ち、誘電体シート93、例えばポリフッ化ビニリ
デン樹脂(PVdF)フィルムを張架して構成される。
FIG. 1 is a view best showing the characteristic part of the present invention, and shows a part of the transfer device, that is, the transfer drum 9 shown in FIG. As described above with reference to FIG. 7, the transfer drum 9 has a dielectric constant of 3.0 to 13.0 and a volume resistivity of 10 9 to 10 14 between two cylinders 9a and 9b made of a conductive member such as metal. The transfer material carrying member that satisfies at least two of the conditions of Ω · cm and thickness of 70 to 200 μm, that is, a dielectric sheet 93, for example, a polyvinylidene fluoride resin (PVdF) film is stretched.

【0022】誘電体シート93の先後端部は、転写ドラ
ム9を構成する2つのシリンダ9a、9bを連結する連
結部9c上に固定される。
The front and rear end portions of the dielectric sheet 93 are fixed on a connecting portion 9c which connects the two cylinders 9a and 9b constituting the transfer drum 9.

【0023】本実施例においては、転写ドラム9の直径
を160mm、移動速度を160mm/secと設定し
た。同時に感光ドラム3などの移動スピードであるプロ
セススピードも160mm/secとした。又、転写用
コロナ放電器10は開口幅が19mmに、放電ワイヤー
101と像担持体である感光ドラム3の外周面との間の
距離は10.5mmに、放電ワイヤー101と転写用コ
ロナ放電器10のシールド板底面10aとの間の距離は
16mmに、それぞれ設定した。
In this embodiment, the transfer drum 9 has a diameter of 160 mm and a moving speed of 160 mm / sec. At the same time, the process speed, which is the moving speed of the photosensitive drum 3 etc., was also set to 160 mm / sec. Further, the transfer corona discharger 10 has an opening width of 19 mm, the distance between the discharge wire 101 and the outer peripheral surface of the photosensitive drum 3 which is an image carrier is 10.5 mm, and the discharge wire 101 and the transfer corona discharger. The distance between 10 and the bottom surface 10a of the shield plate was set to 16 mm.

【0024】更に、転写用コロナ放電器10は、転写用
コロナ放電器10の転写ドラム9の回転方向、即ち、図
1にて矢印方向下流側のシールド板10bに絶縁性部材
102、例えばポリカーボネイト樹脂板などを設けて、
転写コロナのうち感光ドラム3方向に向かう転写コロナ
量を多くした構成としても良い。
Further, the transfer corona discharger 10 includes an insulating member 102 such as polycarbonate resin on the shield plate 10b on the downstream side in the rotating direction of the transfer drum 9 of the transfer corona discharger 10, that is, in the arrow direction in FIG. By providing a board,
Of the transfer corona, the amount of transfer corona toward the photosensitive drum 3 may be increased.

【0025】一方、転写用コロナ放電器10の放電幅内
に、転写材担持部材であるポリフッ化ビニリデン樹脂
(PVdF)などよりなる誘電体シート93の導入側か
ら、その移動方向下流側に向けて伸びる、弾性を有した
押圧部材18が設けられる。
On the other hand, within the discharge width of the transfer corona discharger 10, from the introduction side of the dielectric sheet 93 made of polyvinylidene fluoride resin (PVdF), which is a transfer material carrying member, to the downstream side in the moving direction. A pressing member 18 having elasticity that extends is provided.

【0026】更に、本発明に従えば、除電ランプ20
が、図1に図示するように、感光ドラム3、転写装置
9、除電帯電器11とに囲まれた空間に設置される。除
電ランプ20としては、10Wの蛍光灯に、ドラムメモ
リ防止のためのローパスフィルターを被せて使用した。
Further, according to the present invention, the static elimination lamp 20
However, as shown in FIG. 1, it is installed in a space surrounded by the photosensitive drum 3, the transfer device 9, and the static eliminator 11. As the static elimination lamp 20, a 10 W fluorescent lamp was covered with a low-pass filter for preventing drum memory.

【0027】次に、除電ランプ20を用いて、感光ドラ
ム3と転写材Pが分離した直後を照射する理由について
説明する。
Next, the reason why the static elimination lamp 20 is used to irradiate immediately after the photosensitive drum 3 and the transfer material P are separated will be described.

【0028】もし、従来の画像形成装置におけるよう
に、除電ランプ20が設けられていない場合には、前述
の従来例の欠点として示したように、転写材分離の不安
定性や、画像乱れが発生していた。
If the static elimination lamp 20 is not provided as in the conventional image forming apparatus, the instability of the transfer material separation and the image disturbance occur as shown as the drawback of the above-mentioned conventional example. Was.

【0029】図2を用いて、潜像、現像、転写における
感光ドラム3上の電位について考えてみる。一次帯電に
て感光ドラム3は−700Vに帯電され(図2
(A))、画像露光Eを受けて、画像部に対応する電位
が−200Vにまで低下する(図2(B))。このネガ
潜像を反転現像すれば、現像バイアス−500V近辺ま
でトナーが付着する(図2(C))。このような感光ド
ラム3に対して、プラスの転写電界を受けた転写材Pが
接触することにより、図2(D)に図示するように、非
画像部では矢印aの電位差で、又、画像部では矢印bの
電位差にて、感光ドラム3と転写材Pが静電気的に引力
を及ぼして転写が行なわれるが、次の瞬間、転写材Pは
誘電体シート93に保持されつつ、感光ドラム3から分
離されるので、転写で受けた静電引力に逆らって分離さ
れることとなる。
With reference to FIG. 2, let us consider the potential on the photosensitive drum 3 during latent image formation, development and transfer. The photosensitive drum 3 is charged to −700 V by the primary charging (see FIG. 2).
(A)) Upon receiving the image exposure E, the potential corresponding to the image portion drops to −200 V (FIG. 2 (B)). When the negative latent image is subjected to reversal development, toner adheres to the vicinity of the developing bias of −500V (FIG. 2 (C)). When the transfer material P that has received a positive transfer electric field comes into contact with the photosensitive drum 3 as described above, as shown in FIG. In the portion, the photosensitive drum 3 and the transfer material P are electrostatically attracted by the potential difference of the arrow b to perform the transfer, but at the next moment, the transfer material P is held by the dielectric sheet 93 and the photosensitive drum 3 is held. Therefore, it is separated against the electrostatic attractive force received by the transfer.

【0030】更に、図3を参照して説明すると、転写材
Pを保持している誘電体シート93は、高抵抗なため、
転写時に受けた電荷を減衰させることなく維持し続け、
他方転写材Pは誘電体シート93ほど高抵抗でないの
で、比較的早く転写で受けた電荷を放出する。従って、
誘電体シート93と感光ドラム3とは、引力を強く及ぼ
し合っていることになる。この分離時に、本発明に従え
ば、前記除電ランプ20の投光によって感光ドラム3上
の電荷が瞬時に減衰せられ、それによって、感光ドラム
3と誘電体シート93、或は、転写材Pとの静電引力を
低下させ、分離時の剥離放電の危険をなくし、かつ、分
離を楽にすることができる。
Further, referring to FIG. 3, since the dielectric sheet 93 holding the transfer material P has high resistance,
Continues to maintain the charge received during transfer without attenuating,
On the other hand, the transfer material P does not have a resistance as high as that of the dielectric sheet 93, so that the charges received by the transfer are discharged relatively early. Therefore,
The dielectric sheet 93 and the photosensitive drum 3 exert a strong attractive force on each other. At the time of this separation, according to the present invention, the electric charge on the photosensitive drum 3 is instantly attenuated by the projection of the charge eliminating lamp 20, whereby the photosensitive drum 3 and the dielectric sheet 93 or the transfer material P are separated from each other. It is possible to reduce the electrostatic attraction force of, eliminate the risk of peeling discharge during separation, and facilitate separation.

【0031】又、本実施例のように転写材P上へ多重転
写を行なう場合、既に転写材P上にトナーの存在する状
態にて、その上に更にトナーを転写させようとする時、
この除電ランプ20にて分離時に毎回感光ドラム3を照
射することにより、剥離放電による転写材P上のトナー
の撹乱や、トリボの変化、又、転写材P上から感光ドラ
ム3への逆転写等も防止することができる。
When multiple transfer is performed on the transfer material P as in this embodiment, when the toner is already present on the transfer material P and further toner is to be transferred onto the transfer material P,
By irradiating the photosensitive drum 3 with the discharge lamp 20 at each separation, the toner on the transfer material P is disturbed by peeling discharge, the tribo changes, and the reverse transfer from the transfer material P to the photosensitive drum 3 is performed. Can also be prevented.

【0032】更に、高画質化のための小粒径トナーによ
り、トナー自身のトリボの上昇があり、これによって、
当然、適正な転写電界も上がり、それに伴って剥離放電
の確率も増加する。しかし、このような場合にも、本発
明に従って、除電ランプ20による分離部への除電を行
なうことにより、転写電界の上昇にも拘らず剥離放電を
抑えることができる。
Further, due to the toner having a small particle size for improving the image quality, the tribo of the toner itself is increased.
Naturally, the appropriate transfer electric field also rises, and the probability of peeling discharge increases accordingly. However, even in such a case, according to the present invention, by performing the charge removal to the separation portion by the charge removal lamp 20, the peeling discharge can be suppressed despite the increase of the transfer electric field.

【0033】このように、除電ランプ20を設け、感光
ドラム3と転写材Pが分離する部分を露光することによ
り、転写材Pの安定した分離を達成することができ、画
像乱れのないフルカラー画像が得られる。
As described above, by providing the static elimination lamp 20 and exposing the portion where the photosensitive drum 3 and the transfer material P are separated, stable separation of the transfer material P can be achieved, and a full-color image without image distortion can be achieved. Is obtained.

【0034】又、転写後の感光ドラム3を全面露光する
ために、感光体の電位がほぼ消失し、そのために一次帯
電前の前露光が不要となり、更には、感光ドラム3と転
写残トナーの静電的引力が低下するのでクリーニングの
ラチチュードも向上するという効果もある。
Further, since the entire surface of the photosensitive drum 3 after the transfer is exposed, the potential of the photosensitive member almost disappears, so that the pre-exposure before the primary charging becomes unnecessary, and further, the photosensitive drum 3 and the transfer residual toner are removed. Since the electrostatic attraction is reduced, the cleaning latitude is also improved.

【0035】図4に本発明の第2の実施例を示す。この
実施例に示すように、本発明は、4つの画像形成ユニッ
トI〜IVを有した多色電子写真複写装置にも具現化し得
る。
FIG. 4 shows a second embodiment of the present invention. As shown in this embodiment, the present invention can be embodied in a multicolor electrophotographic copying machine having four image forming units I to IV.

【0036】本実施例で、各画像形成ユニットI〜IVは
感光ドラム3a〜3dを有し、その回りに一次帯電器4
a〜4d、露光手段8a〜8d、現像器1a〜1d、転
写帯電器10a〜10d、除電放電器11a〜11d及
び13a〜13d、クリーナ12a〜12dが配置さ
れ、更に各画像形成ユニットを貫通する態様にて感光ド
ラムの下方に無端ベルト状の搬送手段90が配置され
る。
In this embodiment, each of the image forming units I to IV has photosensitive drums 3a to 3d around which the primary charger 4 is provided.
a to 4d, exposing means 8a to 8d, developing devices 1a to 1d, transfer charging devices 10a to 10d, discharging and discharging devices 11a to 11d and 13a to 13d, and cleaners 12a to 12d are arranged, and further penetrate each image forming unit. In this mode, the endless belt-shaped conveying means 90 is arranged below the photosensitive drum.

【0037】一方、転写用放電器10a〜10dのそれ
ぞれの放電幅内にて無端ベルト状搬送手段20をそれぞ
れの感光ドラム側へと押圧する押圧部材18a〜18d
が設けられ、又、除電露光装置として、先の実施例と同
様の除電ランプ20(20a〜20d)が転写材分離部
に隣接して配置される。
On the other hand, the pressing members 18a to 18d for pressing the endless belt-shaped conveying means 20 toward the respective photosensitive drums within the respective discharge widths of the transfer dischargers 10a to 10d.
Further, as the static elimination exposure apparatus, the static elimination lamps 20 (20a to 20d) similar to those in the previous embodiment are arranged adjacent to the transfer material separating section.

【0038】転写材Pは給紙ローラにより給紙された
後、無端ベルト状搬送手段90により各画像形成ユニッ
トの転写用放電器10a〜10dが配置された転写部を
通して搬送される。本実施例においても、前記実施例と
同様に、レーザー光で形成された感光ドラム3a〜3d
上のネガ潜像を、各現像器1a〜1dにて反転現像を行
ない感光ドラム3a〜3d上にトナー像を形成し、感光
ドラムの下方の誘電体シートからなる無端ベルト状の転
写材搬送手段90に保持された転写材P上に感光ドラム
3a〜3d上のトナー像を多重転写してフルカラー画像
が形成される。
After the transfer material P is fed by the feed roller, it is conveyed by the endless belt-shaped conveying means 90 through the transfer portion in which the transfer dischargers 10a to 10d of each image forming unit are arranged. Also in this embodiment, similarly to the above embodiment, the photosensitive drums 3a to 3d formed by laser light are used.
The above negative latent image is reverse-developed by each of the developing devices 1a to 1d to form a toner image on the photosensitive drums 3a to 3d, and an endless belt-shaped transfer material conveying means made of a dielectric sheet below the photosensitive drums. The toner images on the photosensitive drums 3a to 3d are transferred onto the transfer material P held by 90 in a multiple manner to form a full-color image.

【0039】感光ドラム3a〜3dの各々と、転写材搬
送手段90上の転写材Pが分離する部分に除電ランプ2
0a〜20dを設置し、投光することにより、分離の安
定した、かつ、画像乱れのない良好な画像が得られる。
The static elimination lamp 2 is provided at a portion where each of the photosensitive drums 3a to 3d is separated from the transfer material P on the transfer material conveying means 90.
By installing 0a to 20d and projecting light, a good image with stable separation and no image distortion can be obtained.

【0040】図5に本発明の第3の実施例を示す。本実
施例にて、画像形成装置は、感光ドラム3の周囲に一次
帯電器4、スライド式現像装置1、転写帯電器10、除
電ランプ20、クリーナー12が順次配設されており、
更に感光ドラム3に隣接して転写ドラム9が設けられて
いる。
FIG. 5 shows a third embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the image forming apparatus includes a primary charging device 4, a slide type developing device 1, a transfer charging device 10, a discharging lamp 20 and a cleaner 12 which are sequentially arranged around a photosensitive drum 3.
Further, a transfer drum 9 is provided adjacent to the photosensitive drum 3.

【0041】スライド式現像装置1が矢印の方向に動く
度に、そのマゼンタ、シアン、イエロー、ブラックの現
像器1M、1C、1Y、1Bにより感光ドラム3上の潜
像が順次反転現像され、感光ドラム3上にマゼンタ、シ
アン、イエロー、ブラックの各色のトナー像が形成され
る。
Each time the slide type developing device 1 moves in the direction of the arrow, the latent images on the photosensitive drum 3 are sequentially reverse-developed by the magenta, cyan, yellow, and black developing devices 1M, 1C, 1Y, and 1B. On the drum 3, toner images of magenta, cyan, yellow and black are formed.

【0042】各色のトナー像は、給紙ユニットから給紙
して転写ドラム9の周囲に巻き付けられた転写材P上
に、転写帯電器10により順次転写される。各色のトナ
ー像を転写した転写材Pは、分離部で転写ドラム9によ
り分離され、定着器17に搬送されて、そこでトナー像
が転写材上に定着、固定される。その後、画像形成装置
の機外に排出される。
The toner images of the respective colors are sequentially transferred by the transfer charger 10 onto the transfer material P fed from the paper feeding unit and wound around the transfer drum 9. The transfer material P on which the toner images of the respective colors have been transferred is separated by the transfer drum 9 at the separating portion and is conveyed to the fixing device 17, where the toner images are fixed and fixed on the transfer material. After that, the sheet is discharged outside the image forming apparatus.

【0043】本実施例においても、感光ドラム1と転写
材Pが分離する部分を除電ランプ5にて照射することに
より、安定した分離と、画像乱れのないフルカラー画像
が得られる。
Also in this embodiment, by irradiating the portion where the photosensitive drum 1 and the transfer material P are separated by the charge eliminating lamp 5, stable separation and a full-color image without image distortion can be obtained.

【0044】[0044]

【発明の効果】以上説明したように、本発明に係る画像
形成装置は、電子写真感光体のような像担持体から転写
材を分離する部分に除電ランプを設置し、像担持体を照
射して像担持体のみの電位を減衰させる構成とされるた
めに、転写材分離が安定した、従って、画像乱れのな
い、高品位な画像を得ることができる。同時に、本発明
によれば、前露光手段が不要となり、コストダウンが可
能となり、更には、像担持体に対するクリーニングの安
定性も向上するという効果がある。
As described above, in the image forming apparatus according to the present invention, a charge eliminating lamp is installed at a portion for separating the transfer material from the image bearing member such as an electrophotographic photosensitive member, and the image bearing member is irradiated. Since the potential of only the image carrier is attenuated, the transfer material separation is stable, and therefore a high-quality image without image distortion can be obtained. At the same time, according to the present invention, there is an effect that the pre-exposure means is not required, the cost can be reduced, and further, the cleaning stability for the image carrier is improved.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief description of drawings]

【図1】本発明に係る画像形成装置の一実施例の特徴を
なす部分を示す概略構成図である。
FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram showing a characteristic part of an embodiment of an image forming apparatus according to the present invention.

【図2】感光体上の電位の状態を示す説明図である。FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a state of a potential on a photoconductor.

【図3】転写材分離時の作用を説明する図である。FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an operation at the time of separating a transfer material.

【図4】本発明に係る画像形成装置の他の実施例の概略
構成図であ
FIG. 4 is a schematic configuration diagram of another embodiment of the image forming apparatus according to the present invention.

【図5】本発明に係る画像形成装置の更に他の実施例の
概略構成図であ
FIG. 5 is a schematic configuration diagram of still another embodiment of the image forming apparatus according to the present invention.

【図6】本発明を具現化し得るカラー画像形成装置の概
略構成図であ
FIG. 6 is a schematic configuration diagram of a color image forming apparatus that can embody the present invention.

【図7】転写ドラムの斜視図である。FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a transfer drum.

【符号の説明】[Explanation of symbols]

3 像担持体(感光ドラム) 9 転写装置(転写ドラム) 10 転写用放電器 11 除電帯電器 20 投光手段(除電ランプ) 93 転写材担持部材(誘電体シート) 3 Image Carrier (Photosensitive Drum) 9 Transfer Device (Transfer Drum) 10 Transfer Discharger 11 Static Electrification Charger 20 Projector (Static Elimination Lamp) 93 Transfer Material Support Member (Dielectric Sheet)

Claims (1)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] 【請求項1】 像担持体に画像を形成し、該画像を、転
写材担持部材に担持し搬送される転写材に転写電界によ
り転写する画像形成装置において、前記像担持体の、前
記転写終了後の転写材が分離される部分に光を照射する
ための投光手段を具備することを特徴とする画像形成装
置。
1. An image forming apparatus for forming an image on an image carrier and transferring the image to a transfer material carried by a transfer material carrying member and conveyed by a transfer electric field, wherein the transfer of the image carrier is completed. An image forming apparatus comprising: a light projecting unit for irradiating light to a portion where a subsequent transfer material is separated.
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