JPS58211769A - Developing device - Google Patents

Developing device

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Publication number
JPS58211769A
JPS58211769A JP57094051A JP9405182A JPS58211769A JP S58211769 A JPS58211769 A JP S58211769A JP 57094051 A JP57094051 A JP 57094051A JP 9405182 A JP9405182 A JP 9405182A JP S58211769 A JPS58211769 A JP S58211769A
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toner
carrier
image
toner carrier
developing device
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JPH023185B2 (en
Inventor
Koji Sakamoto
康治 坂本
Toshio Kaneko
利雄 金子
Fuchio Sugano
菅野 布千雄
Wataru Yasuda
亘 安田
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Ricoh Co Ltd
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Ricoh Co Ltd
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Priority to JP57094051A priority Critical patent/JPS58211769A/en
Priority to US06/466,928 priority patent/US4625676A/en
Priority to GB08304316A priority patent/GB2114919B/en
Priority to DE19833305470 priority patent/DE3305470C2/en
Publication of JPS58211769A publication Critical patent/JPS58211769A/en
Priority to GB08513167A priority patent/GB2157983B/en
Priority to GB08513165A priority patent/GB2157982B/en
Priority to US06/906,396 priority patent/US4674439A/en
Priority to US07/206,928 priority patent/US4896625A/en
Publication of JPH023185B2 publication Critical patent/JPH023185B2/ja
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    • GPHYSICS
    • G03PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03GELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY; MAGNETOGRAPHY
    • G03G15/00Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern
    • G03G15/06Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for developing
    • G03G15/08Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for developing using a solid developer, e.g. powder developer
    • G03G15/09Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for developing using a solid developer, e.g. powder developer using magnetic brush

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Abstract

PURPOSE:To obtain a good developing characteristics for a line image as well even when a one-component toner is used by floating and disposing plural pieces of micro electrodes on the surface of a toner carrying body. CONSTITUTION:A toner carrier 1 is produced by forming an insulation layer 3 consisting of an insulation material on the outside circumferential surface of a sleeve-like conductive substrate 4, and interspersing plural pieces of micro electrodes 2 consisting of a conductive material on the outside circumferential surface of the layer 3 uniformly in the circumferential and longitudinal directions on the outside surface of said layer 3. The electrodes 2 are held insulated from each other and are held electrically afloat. A circular cylindrical magnet 5 is installed coaxially in the body 1, and the magnet 5 is conducted with the substrate 4 and is rotated and driven in an arrow direction cooperatively with said substrate. A bias power source of a negative polarity is connected to the substrate 4.

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】 本発明はトナー担持体の表面に微小電極をフロートさせ
て複数個配設した現像装置に関し、特にトナー担持体表
面の電荷蓄積を回避した現像装置を提案するものである
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a developing device in which a plurality of floating microelectrodes are arranged on the surface of a toner carrier, and particularly proposes a developing device that avoids charge accumulation on the surface of the toner carrier. .

電子写真複写装置、ファクシミリ又はプリンタ等の静電
記録機に於いては、像担体表面に形成した静電潜像に現
像装置からトナーを供給して現像し可?Ji像化する。
In electrostatic recording machines such as electrophotographic copying machines, facsimiles, or printers, can the electrostatic latent image formed on the surface of the image carrier be developed by supplying toner from a developing device? Visualize Ji.

而して、例えば電子写真複写機に於いて、原稿が線画像
である場合とベタ画像である場合とでは現像装置に要求
される現像特性が異なる。第1図は横軸に原稿画像濃度
をとり、縦軸に複写画像濃度をとって、現像特性を示す
グラフであり、実線Aはベタ画像に要求される現像特性
、破線Bは線画像に要求される現像特性である。
For example, in an electrophotographic copying machine, the development characteristics required of the developing device are different depending on whether the document is a line image or a solid image. Figure 1 is a graph showing the development characteristics, with original image density on the horizontal axis and copy image density on the vertical axis, where solid line A is the development characteristics required for solid images, and broken line B is the development characteristics required for line images. development characteristics.

図から明らかな如く、線画像の場合(破線B)は、ベタ
画像の場合(実線A)に比して立上がり勾配が急峻であ
る。これは、原稿が線画像である場合には、原稿の線画
像の濃度が低いときでも複写画像の濃度は高くしないと
画像の鮮明度が劣化する為、原稿画@ tll Kが低
いときにはそれに比して複写画像濃度を高める必要があ
るからである。一方、ベタ画像の場合は、原稿画像濃度
に応じた複写画(11度を得ることが要求される。
As is clear from the figure, the rising gradient is steeper in the case of a line image (broken line B) than in the case of a solid image (solid line A). This is because when the original is a line image, the clarity of the image deteriorates unless the density of the copied image is increased even when the density of the line image of the original is low. This is because it is necessary to increase the density of the copied image. On the other hand, in the case of a solid image, it is required to obtain a copy image (11 degrees) corresponding to the original image density.

ところで、この線画像の複写画像濃度を高める為に、所
謂エツジ効果が従来から利用されている。
By the way, the so-called edge effect has been conventionally used to increase the density of the copied image of this line image.

即ら、静電潜像の画像縁部に於ける電界の強度が画像中
央領域に於ける電界の強度よりも強まる結果、画像縁部
に多量のトナーが付着してエツジ効果が起きる。そして
、画像面積の小さい線画像の場合は、潜像形成域の大部
分がエツジ効果を受けて現像処理後の画像濃度が高値と
なる。
That is, the strength of the electric field at the edges of the electrostatic latent image is stronger than the strength of the electric field at the center of the image, resulting in a large amount of toner adhering to the edges of the image, resulting in an edge effect. In the case of a line image with a small image area, most of the latent image forming area is affected by the edge effect, resulting in a high image density after development.

然るに、このエツジ効果は現像剤としてトナーとキャリ
アとを含む2成分系のものを使用する場合には十分な効
果が得られるのであるが、−成分系トナーを使用する場
合には有効なエツジ効果が得られないという難点があっ
た。
However, this edge effect is sufficient when a two-component developer containing toner and carrier is used, but when a -component toner is used, the edge effect is effective. The problem was that it was not possible to obtain

また、−成分系トナーの1例である磁性トナーはスリー
ブ状等のトナー担持体の周面に磁気的に付着させてその
回転等によって像担体表面に供給されるが、トナーを像
担体表面に供与しまた新たなトナーを補給するという過
程を繰返す間に、トナーとの摩擦等によりトナー担持体
の表面に電荷が蓄積される。この蓄積電荷を除去する為
に、トナー担持体表面のトナーを一旦回収し表面を露出
させておいて除電した後、回収したトナーを再びトナー
担持体表面に返戻する方法も提案されているが、この場
合は装置が複雑化するのに加え、l〜ルナ−持体表面の
残留トナーと補給用の新鮮なトナーとがトナー補給用タ
ンク内で常に攪拌を受ける為、タンク内のトナー物性が
変動してしまうという欠点があった。
Magnetic toner, which is an example of -component toner, is magnetically attached to the circumferential surface of a toner carrier such as a sleeve and is supplied to the image carrier surface by rotation of the toner carrier. While repeating the process of supplying toner and replenishing new toner, charges are accumulated on the surface of the toner carrier due to friction with the toner and the like. In order to remove this accumulated charge, a method has been proposed in which the toner on the surface of the toner carrier is once collected, the surface is exposed to eliminate the charge, and then the collected toner is returned to the surface of the toner carrier. In this case, in addition to complicating the device, the residual toner on the surface of the Lunar carrier and fresh toner for replenishment are constantly stirred in the toner replenishment tank, resulting in fluctuations in the physical properties of the toner inside the tank. There was a drawback that it did.

本発明は以上の点に鑑みなされたものであって、トナー
担持体の表面に微小電極をフロートさせて複数個配設す
ることによって、−成分トナーを使用した場合でも線画
像に対して良好な現像特性が得られ、且つトナー担持体
表面の電荷蓄積も回避し得る現像装置を提供することを
目的とする。本発明に係る現像装置は、静電潜像が形成
された像担体の表面にトナーを供給する現像装置に於い
て、スリーブ状又は無端ベルト状をなす導電性基体上に
絶縁層を形成し該絶縁層の表面に複数個の微小電極を点
在させ前記像担体の近傍をその通過域とするように移動
可能に設けられたトナー担持体と、該トナー担持体の表
面にトナーを補給するトナー補給手段と、前記トナー担
持体の移動方向に於ける前記像担体配設位置の下流側に
設けられ前記トナー担持体表面を除電する除電手段とを
有することを特徴とするものである。この場合に於いて
、前記除電手段としては、所定の電位に保持された導電
性ブラシを使用し、そのブラシ先端を前記トナー担持体
表面に接触させて又は適長間隔をおいて設けるのが好ま
しい。
The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and by disposing a plurality of floating microelectrodes on the surface of a toner carrier, even when -component toner is used, it is possible to obtain good results for line images. It is an object of the present invention to provide a developing device that can provide good developing characteristics and avoid charge accumulation on the surface of a toner carrier. A developing device according to the present invention is a developing device that supplies toner to the surface of an image carrier on which an electrostatic latent image is formed. A toner carrier that is movably provided with a plurality of microelectrodes dotted on the surface of an insulating layer and has a passage area near the image carrier, and a toner that supplies toner to the surface of the toner carrier. The image forming apparatus is characterized in that it includes a replenishing means and a charge eliminating means provided downstream of the image carrier arrangement position in the moving direction of the toner carrier to eliminate charge from the surface of the toner carrier. In this case, it is preferable to use a conductive brush held at a predetermined potential as the static eliminating means, and to place the tip of the brush in contact with the surface of the toner carrier or at an appropriate distance. .

以下、本発明の1実施例について添付の図面を参照して
具体的に説明する。第2図は本発明に係る現像装置の全
体を示す模式図、第3図及び第4図は現像位置に於ける
トナー担持体1及び像担体たる感光体9の縦断面図であ
る。感光体9はベルト状に構成されており、無端ベルト
状の導電性基体12の外表面に光導電性物質からなる感
光層11が形成されている。ぞして、感光体9は適宜の
回転ローラ10に張架し、その回転により矢印方向に定
速駆動される様になっている。本発明に係る現像装置は
この感光体9の配設位置の下方に設けられており、スリ
ーブ状のトナー担持体1が感光体9の外表面に転接し、
これを若干持上げて矢印方向に定速回転駆動される様に
なっている。トナー担持体1はスリーブ状の導電性基体
4の外周面上に絶縁性物質からなる絶縁層3を形成し、
この絶縁@3の外周面に導電性物質からなる複数個の微
小な電極2を絶縁層3の外周面の周方向及び長手方向に
一様に点在させてなるものである。これらの各電極2は
相互に絶縁状態にあり、電気的にフロート状態に保持さ
れている。トナー担持体1の内側には円柱状の磁石5を
同軸的に設置してあり、磁石5は導電性基体4と導通さ
せ連動して矢印方向に回転駆動される。尚、導電性基体
4には負極性のバイアス電源が接続されている。
EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing the entire developing device according to the present invention, and FIGS. 3 and 4 are longitudinal sectional views of the toner carrier 1 and the photoreceptor 9 serving as an image carrier at the developing position. The photoreceptor 9 has a belt-like configuration, and a photosensitive layer 11 made of a photoconductive material is formed on the outer surface of an endless belt-like conductive substrate 12. The photoreceptor 9 is stretched around a suitable rotating roller 10, and is driven at a constant speed in the direction of the arrow by rotation thereof. The developing device according to the present invention is provided below the photoreceptor 9, and the sleeve-shaped toner carrier 1 rolls into contact with the outer surface of the photoreceptor 9.
It is raised slightly and driven to rotate at a constant speed in the direction of the arrow. The toner carrier 1 has an insulating layer 3 made of an insulating material formed on the outer peripheral surface of a sleeve-shaped conductive base 4.
A plurality of minute electrodes 2 made of a conductive material are uniformly scattered in the circumferential and longitudinal directions of the outer circumferential surface of the insulating layer 3 on the outer circumferential surface of the insulating layer 3. These electrodes 2 are insulated from each other and held in an electrically floating state. A cylindrical magnet 5 is installed coaxially inside the toner carrier 1, and the magnet 5 is electrically connected to the conductive base 4 and rotated in the direction of the arrow. Note that a negative bias power source is connected to the conductive substrate 4.

トナー担持体1の回転方向に於ける感光体9との対向位
置く現像位置)の上流側には、トナー6aを貯留したタ
ンク6が配設されており、トナー担持体1の周面にトナ
ー6aを補給する様になっている。そして、タンク6の
下流側にはドクターブレード7が配設されていて、トナ
ー担持体1の周面のトナーの層厚を一定値に規制する様
になっている。而して、トナー担持体1の回転方向に於
ける現像位置の下流側には、導電性ブラシ8が設置させ
ている。導電性ブラシ8は導電性物質からなるブラシ毛
8aをトナー担持体1の長手方向のトナー付@域に対向
させて基体8bに植設したものであって、ブラシ毛8a
の先端をトナー担持体1の周面に軽く接触させて設置し
である。そして、この導電性ブラシ8及びドクターブレ
ード7は導電性基体4と同様にバイアス電源に接続され
ており、導電性基体4と実質的に同電位に保持されてい
る。
A tank 6 storing toner 6a is disposed upstream of the developing position (a position opposite to the photoreceptor 9 in the rotational direction of the toner carrier 1), and the toner 6a is stored on the circumferential surface of the toner carrier 1. It is designed to replenish 6a. A doctor blade 7 is disposed downstream of the tank 6 to regulate the thickness of the toner layer on the circumferential surface of the toner carrier 1 to a constant value. A conductive brush 8 is installed downstream of the developing position in the rotational direction of the toner carrier 1 . The conductive brush 8 has brush bristles 8a made of a conductive substance implanted in a base body 8b so as to face the toner-applied region in the longitudinal direction of the toner carrier 1.
The tip of the toner carrier 1 is placed in light contact with the circumferential surface of the toner carrier 1. The conductive brush 8 and the doctor blade 7 are connected to a bias power source in the same manner as the conductive base 4, and are held at substantially the same potential as the conductive base 4.

次に、斯かる構成を有する本発明装置の動作について説
明する。磁性トナー6aがタンク6からトナー担持体1
の周面に供給され、磁石5の磁力によりその周面に付着
する。そして、トナー担持体1の回転により、ドクター
ブレード7により層厚を規制されつつ正極性に帯電され
て感光体9の表面に供給される。而して、トナー担持体
1と感光体9とが対向(る現像位置には、第3図及び第
4図に矢印にて示す如く電界が形成される。第3図は原
稿が線画像である場合、第4図は原稿がベタ画像である
場合についてであって、何れも感光層11に静電潜像が
負電荷により形成されている。
Next, the operation of the apparatus of the present invention having such a configuration will be explained. The magnetic toner 6a is transferred from the tank 6 to the toner carrier 1.
is supplied to the circumferential surface of the magnet 5, and is attached to the circumferential surface by the magnetic force of the magnet 5. Then, as the toner carrier 1 rotates, the toner is positively charged and supplied to the surface of the photoreceptor 9 while the layer thickness is regulated by the doctor blade 7 . As a result, an electric field is formed at the developing position where the toner carrier 1 and the photoreceptor 9 face each other, as shown by the arrows in FIGS. 3 and 4. In FIG. In some cases, FIG. 4 shows a case where the original is a solid image, and in both cases, an electrostatic latent image is formed on the photosensitive layer 11 by negative charges.

尚、図中トナー担持体1の周面上のトナーは図示を省略
しである。線画像により形成された潜像L1 (第3図
参照)の近傍には、導電性ブラシ8により導電性基体4
と同電位のバイアス電位に!1iWJされフロート状態
にある電極2が存在する為、感光層11の表面の地肌部
から出た電気力線は直接潜像L1に向かう外、電極2を
経由して潜像L1に向かう、即ち、電極2が二成分現像
剤に於けるキャリアと同様に作用し、その結果、地肌部
から潜像L1へ向かう電気力線の数が著しく増大し、顕
著なエツジ効果を呈する。換言すれば、電極2が存在し
ない場合に比して、電極2を設けることにより潜像L+
の近傍に於ける電界が著しく強まり、潜像L1には多量
のトナーが付着し、複写画像濃度が極めて高値になる。
Note that the toner on the circumferential surface of the toner carrier 1 in the figure is not shown. A conductive substrate 4 is placed near the latent image L1 (see FIG. 3) formed by the line image by a conductive brush 8.
The same potential as the bias potential! 1iWJ and there is the electrode 2 in a floating state, so the electric lines of force coming out from the background part of the surface of the photosensitive layer 11 not only go directly to the latent image L1, but also go to the latent image L1 via the electrode 2, that is, The electrode 2 acts in the same way as a carrier in a two-component developer, and as a result, the number of electric lines of force directed from the background toward the latent image L1 increases significantly, creating a remarkable edge effect. In other words, by providing the electrode 2, the latent image L+
The electric field in the vicinity of the latent image L1 becomes extremely strong, a large amount of toner adheres to the latent image L1, and the density of the copied image becomes extremely high.

一方、ベタ画像により形成された潜像L2  (第4図
参照)の縁部を除く中央領域に対しては、電極2から出
た電気力線が向い、感光層11の表面の地肌部から出た
電気力線が潜像L2の中央領域に向かうことは殆どない
。従って、潜像L2の近傍に於ける電界は、トナー担持
体1の表面に電極2を設けた場合と電極2がない場合と
で大差がなく、全体的なトナー付@苗に対するエツジ効
果の影響は少ない。この為、潜像し2には静電潜像の強
度に応じた量のトナーが付着する。このように、トナー
担持体1の表面に微小なフロート電極2を多数配置する
ことにより、第1図に示す如く、線画像の場合には立上
がりが急峻な現像特性(破線B)が得られ、ベタ画像の
場合には原稿画也濃度に応じた現像特性(実線A)が得
られる。
On the other hand, the electric lines of force coming out of the electrode 2 are directed toward the central area excluding the edges of the latent image L2 (see FIG. 4) formed by the solid image, and are coming out from the background part of the surface of the photosensitive layer 11. The electric lines of force hardly ever go toward the central region of the latent image L2. Therefore, the electric field in the vicinity of the latent image L2 is not much different between the case where the electrode 2 is provided on the surface of the toner carrier 1 and the case where there is no electrode 2, and the influence of the edge effect on the overall toner-attached @seedlings. There are few. Therefore, an amount of toner adheres to the latent image 2 in accordance with the intensity of the electrostatic latent image. In this way, by arranging a large number of minute float electrodes 2 on the surface of the toner carrier 1, as shown in FIG. 1, development characteristics with a steep rise (broken line B) can be obtained in the case of a line image. In the case of a solid image, a development characteristic (solid line A) corresponding to the original image density is obtained.

而して、第5図に示す如く、トナー担持体1の周面には
正極性のトナーが付着しており、フロート状態にある電
極2にばトナーとトナー担持体1の周面との摩擦帯電に
より、1〜ナーの帯電電荷と略等量であって逆極性(負
極+りの電荷が帯電している。尚、図示の簡単の為に、
1〜ナーは単層としである。このトナーは、トナー担持
体1の回転により、静電潜像が形成された感光体9の表
面に供給され、感光層11の帯冨部に対応する部分のト
ナーが感光層11の表面に転移する。そして、第6図に
示す如く、この]−ナーが転移した部分Yには、タンク
6から1ヘナーが補給されるのであるが、現像後のトナ
ー担持体1の周面にそのままトナーを補給したのでは、
トナーが転移して抜けた部分Yの絶縁層3の表面、特に
、電極2にはその転移したトナーによる逆電荷が残存し
ており、新たに補給されたトナーによる逆電荷が加わっ
て、その部分の電極2に存在する電荷は前回の現像にて
トナーが転移しなかった部分Xの電極2に存在、する電
荷に比して多量となる。即ち、部分Yには前回現像にて
転移した電荷により過剰な電荷が蓄積しており、この蓄
積電荷によるバイアス効果によって、次順の現像に於い
てこの部分Yの画像濃度が低下し、所謂残像が現われて
しまう。
As shown in FIG. 5, positive polarity toner is attached to the circumferential surface of the toner carrier 1, and the friction between the toner and the circumferential surface of the toner carrier 1 is caused by the floating electrode 2. Due to electrification, the charge is approximately equal to the charge of 1 to ner and has opposite polarity (negative electrode + more charge).For simplicity of illustration,
1 to 3 are single layer. This toner is supplied to the surface of the photoreceptor 9 on which the electrostatic latent image is formed by the rotation of the toner carrier 1, and the toner in the portion corresponding to the band rich portion of the photosensitive layer 11 is transferred to the surface of the photosensitive layer 11. . Then, as shown in FIG. 6, 1 hener is replenished from the tank 6 to the portion Y where this ]-toner has been transferred, but the toner is replenished directly onto the circumferential surface of the toner carrier 1 after development. So,
A reverse charge from the transferred toner remains on the surface of the insulating layer 3 at the portion Y where the toner has transferred and escaped, especially on the electrode 2, and the reverse charge from the newly replenished toner is added to the surface of the insulating layer 3, especially on the electrode 2. The amount of charge present on the electrode 2 is larger than the charge present on the electrode 2 of the portion X to which toner was not transferred in the previous development. That is, excessive charge is accumulated in portion Y due to the charge transferred in the previous development, and due to the bias effect of this accumulated charge, the image density of this portion Y decreases in the next development, resulting in so-called afterimage. appears.

そこで、本発明に於いては、現像処理後のトナー担持体
1の周面を導電性ブラシ8により除電することとした。
Therefore, in the present invention, the electrically conductive brush 8 is used to eliminate static electricity from the peripheral surface of the toner carrier 1 after the development process.

即ち、導電性基体4と実質的に同電位のバイアス電位に
保持された導電性ブラシ8のブラシ毛8aの先端を、現
像位置の下流側のトナー担持体1の周面に軽く接触させ
てあり、ブラシ毛8aの先端が電極2の何れかの部分に
接触することによって、電極2に帯電している過剰の電
荷が容易に除電される。尚、ブラシ毛8aの先端が接触
することによって、トナー担持体1の周面上の1−ナー
が若干撹乱されるが、トナー担持体1の回転と共に、ト
ナーは磁石5の磁力等により周面に担持されたまま搬送
される。現像位置にてトナーが転移した部分Yは、電極
2の過剰な電荷が導電性ブラシ8により除去された後、
タンク6 i/Isら新鮮なトナーが補給され、これを
担持して感光体9の現像位置に供給する。この場合に、
電極2の過剰な電荷が除去されているから、前回の現像
にてトナーが転移した部分にバイアス効果が生じること
はなく、残像の発生が回避される。
That is, the tip of the bristles 8a of the conductive brush 8, which is held at a bias potential substantially the same as that of the conductive substrate 4, is brought into light contact with the circumferential surface of the toner carrier 1 downstream of the development position. When the tips of the brush bristles 8a come into contact with any part of the electrode 2, the excess charge on the electrode 2 can be easily removed. Note that the 1-toner on the circumferential surface of the toner carrier 1 is slightly disturbed by the contact of the tips of the brush bristles 8a, but as the toner carrier 1 rotates, the toner is moved to the circumferential surface by the magnetic force of the magnet 5, etc. It is transported while being carried by the After the excess charge on the electrode 2 is removed by the conductive brush 8, the portion Y where the toner has been transferred at the development position is
Fresh toner is replenished from the tank 6 i/Is, and the fresh toner is carried and supplied to the developing position of the photoreceptor 9. In this case,
Since the excess charge on the electrode 2 has been removed, no bias effect will occur in the area to which toner was transferred during the previous development, and the generation of an afterimage will be avoided.

尚、導電性ブラシ8は上記実施例の如くブラシ毛8aの
先端をトナー担持体1の周面に接触させるのではなく、
ブラシ毛8aの先端をトナー担持体1の周面から若干離
隔させることとしてもよい。
Note that the conductive brush 8 does not have the tips of the brush bristles 8a in contact with the circumferential surface of the toner carrier 1 as in the above embodiment;
The tips of the brush bristles 8a may be slightly separated from the circumferential surface of the toner carrier 1.

また、除電手段としては、導電性ブラシ8に限らず、例
えば交流コロナ放電器等の適宜の除電手段を使用するこ
ととしてもよい。
Furthermore, the static eliminating means is not limited to the conductive brush 8, and any suitable static eliminating means such as an AC corona discharger may be used.

以上詳細に説明した如く、本発明による場合は、−成分
現像剤を使用する場合に於いても、線画像又はベタ画像
等の原稿画像の種類に応じた所望の現像特性が得られ、
しかもトナー担持体周面の微小なフロート電極に電荷が
蓄積することはなく残像発生の虞れがない。尚、本発明
は上記の特定の実施例に限定されるべきものではなく、
本発明の技術的範囲内に於いて種々の変形が可能である
As explained in detail above, according to the present invention, even when using a -component developer, desired development characteristics can be obtained depending on the type of original image such as a line image or a solid image.
Furthermore, no charge is accumulated on the minute float electrodes on the circumferential surface of the toner carrier, so there is no risk of generation of an afterimage. It should be noted that the present invention should not be limited to the above-mentioned specific examples,
Various modifications are possible within the technical scope of the present invention.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief explanation of the drawing]

第1図は現像特性を示すグラフ、第2図は本発明に係る
現像装置の全体を示す模式図、第3図及び第4図は現像
位置に於けるトナー担持体1等の縦断面図、第5図及び
第6図はトナー担持体1の一部縦断面図である。 (符号の説明) 1: トナー担持体    2二 電極3: 絶縁層 
      4: 導電性基体5: 11石     
   6: タンク7: ドクターブレード  8: 
導電性ブラシ9: 感光体      11: 感光層
特許出願人   株式会社  リ  コ  −第1図 第2図 9 第3図 1
FIG. 1 is a graph showing development characteristics, FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing the entire developing device according to the present invention, FIGS. 3 and 4 are longitudinal cross-sectional views of the toner carrier 1 etc. at the development position, 5 and 6 are partial longitudinal cross-sectional views of the toner carrier 1. FIG. (Explanation of symbols) 1: Toner carrier 22 Electrode 3: Insulating layer
4: Conductive substrate 5: 11 stones
6: Tank 7: Doctor Blade 8:
Conductive brush 9: Photoreceptor 11: Photosensitive layer Patent applicant Ricoh Co., Ltd. - Figure 1 Figure 2 9 Figure 3 1

Claims (1)

【特許請求の範囲】 1、静電潜像が形成された像担体の表面にトナーを供給
する現像装置に於いて、スリーブ状又は無端ベルト状を
なす導電性基体上に絶縁層を形成し該絶縁層の表面に複
数個の微小電極を点在させ前記像担体の近傍をその通過
域とする様に移動可能に設けられたトナー担持体と、該
トナー担持体の表面にトナーを補給するトナー補給手段
と、前記トナー担持体の移動方向に於ける航記像担体配
設位胃の下流側に設けられ前記トナー担持体表面を除電
する除電手段とを有することを特徴とする現像装置。 2、上記第1項に於いて、前記除電手段は、所定の電位
に保持された導、電性ブラシであり、そのブラシ先端を
前記トナー担持体表面に接触させて又は適長間隔をおい
て設けたことを特徴とする現像装置。
[Claims] 1. In a developing device that supplies toner to the surface of an image carrier on which an electrostatic latent image is formed, an insulating layer is formed on a conductive substrate in the shape of a sleeve or an endless belt. A toner carrier that is movably provided with a plurality of microelectrodes dotted on the surface of an insulating layer and has a passage area near the image carrier, and a toner that supplies toner to the surface of the toner carrier. 1. A developing device comprising: a replenishing means; and a static eliminating means provided on the downstream side of the stomach where the image carrier is disposed in the direction of movement of the toner carrier and neutralizes static electricity from the surface of the toner carrier. 2. In the above item 1, the static eliminating means is a conductive or electrically conductive brush held at a predetermined potential, and the brush tip is brought into contact with the surface of the toner carrier or at an appropriate distance. A developing device characterized by being provided with.
JP57094051A 1982-02-17 1982-06-03 Developing device Granted JPS58211769A (en)

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JP57094051A JPS58211769A (en) 1982-06-03 1982-06-03 Developing device
US06/466,928 US4625676A (en) 1982-02-17 1983-02-16 Developing device
GB08304316A GB2114919B (en) 1982-02-17 1983-02-16 A developing device
DE19833305470 DE3305470C2 (en) 1982-02-17 1983-02-17 Development device for developing an electrostatic latent image
GB08513167A GB2157983B (en) 1982-02-17 1985-05-24 A developing device
GB08513165A GB2157982B (en) 1982-02-17 1985-05-24 A developing device
US06/906,396 US4674439A (en) 1982-02-17 1986-09-12 Developing device
US07/206,928 US4896625A (en) 1982-02-17 1988-05-31 Developing device

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