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US 5,708,907 AGranted
Serial electrophotographic apparatus having improved fixing member
AssigneeFujitsu Limited
InventorsSyuzo Masuda, Ryouichi Iwama
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Abstract
A carriage is constructed such that a processing part and a fixing part are fitted to a sliding part, wherein a frame on which an exposer and a process motor are mounted is rotatably fitted to the sliding part, and a housing which accommodates the fixing part and the processing part not including the exposer is rotatably and detachably fitted to the frame.
Claims95
A serial electrophotographic apparatus comprising:
- transporting means for transporting recording paper;
- process driving means for rotating an image carrying body which has a rotation shaft parallel with a direction in which the recording paper is transported, said process driving means being fitted to a carriage;
- processing means which develops a latent image using a charger and an exposer, said exposer being rotatably fitted to the carriage, and said processing means not including the exposer being rotatably and detachably fitted to the carriage;
- transferring means which, placed beneath the recording paper, transfers a developed image to the recording paper as the carriage moves;
- translating means for translating said carriage above said transferring means in a direction perpendicular to the direction in which the recording paper is transported;
- and
- fixing means for fixing the image transferred to the recording paper using a heated fixing member;
- wherein said fixing means is rotatably provided within said carriage.
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A serial electrophotographic apparatus comprising:
- transporting means for transporting recording paper;
- process driving means for rotating an image carrying body which has a rotation shaft parallel with a direction in which the recording paper is transported, said process driving means being fitted to a carriage;
- processing means which develops a latent image using a charger and an exposer, said exposer being rotatably fitted to the carriage, and said processing means not including the exposer being rotatably and detachably fitted to the carriage;
- transferring means which, placed beneath the recording paper, transfers a developed image to the recording paper as the carriage moves;
- translating means for translating said carriage above said transferring means in a direction perpendicular to the direction in which the recording paper is transported;
- and
- fixing means for fixing the image transferred to the recording paper using a heated fixing member;
- wherein said fixing means is rotatably and detachably provided within said carriage.
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A serial electrophotographic apparatus comprising:
- transporting means for transporting recording paper;
- process driving means for rotating an image carrying body which has a rotation shaft parallel with a direction in which the recording paper is transported, said process driving means being fitted to a carriage;
- processing means which develops a latent image using a charger and an exposer, said exposer being rotatably fitted to the carriage, and said processing means not including the exposer being rotatably and detachably fitted to the carriage;
- transferring means which, placed beneath the recording paper, transfers a developed image to the recording paper as the carriage moves;
- translating means for translating said carriage above said transferring means in a direction perpendicular to the direction in which the recording paper is transported;
- and
- fixing means for fixing the image transferred to the recording paper using a heated fixing member;
- wherein there is provided a fixing member by which said processing means not including the exposer is detachably coupled to said process driving means and said exposer;
- and
- wherein said fixing means remains coupled to said process driving means when said process driving means is detached from the processing means not including the exposer, or said fixing means remains coupled to said processing means not including the exposer when said processing means is detached from the process driving means.
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A serial electrophotographic apparatus comprising:
- transporting means for transporting recording paper;
- process driving means for rotating an image carrying body which has a rotation shaft parallel with a direction in which the recording paper is transported, said process driving means being fitted to a carriage;
- processing means which develops a latent image using a charger and an exposer, said exposer being rotatably fitted to the carriage, and said processing means not including the exposer being rotatably and detachably fitted to the carriage;
- transferring means which, placed beneath the recording paper, transfers a developed image to the recording paper as the carriage moves;
- translating means for translating said carriage above said transferring means in a direction perpendicular t the direction in which the recording paper is transported;
- and
- fixing means for fixing the image transferred to the recording paper using a heated fixing member;
- wherein there is provided a fixing member by which said processing means not including the exposer is detachably coupled to said process driving wherein sand said exposer;
- and
- wherein said processing means is provided with a positioning part for positioning said exposer.
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A serial electrophotographic apparatus comprising:
- transporting means for transporting recording paper;
- process driving means for rotating an image carrying body which has a rotation shaft parallel with a direction in which the recording paper is transported, said process driving means being fitted to a carriage;
- processing means which develops a latent image using a charger and an exposer, said exposer being rotatably fitted to the carriage, and said processing means not including the exposer being rotatably and detachably fitted to the carriage;
- transferring means which, placed beneath the recording paper, transfers a developed image to the recording paper as the carriage moves;
- translating means for translating said carriage above said transferring means in a direction perpendicular to the direction in which the recording paper is transported;
- and
- fixing means for fixing the image transferred to the recording paper using a heated fixing member;
- wherein at least one of said process driving means and said exposer is fitted to a heat conductive mounting member.
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A serial electrophotographic apparatus comprising:
- transporting means for transporting recording paper;
- process driving means for rotating an image carrying body which has a rotation shaft parallel with a direction in which the recording paper is transported, said process driving means being fitted to a carriage;
- processing means which develops a latent image using a charger and an exposer, said exposer being rotatably fitted to the carriage, and said processing means not including the exposer being rotatably and detachably fitted to the carriage;
- transferring means which, placed beneath the recording paper, transfers a developed image to the recording paper as the carriage moves:
- translating means for translating said carriage above said transferring means in a direction perpendicular to the direction in which the recording paper is transported;
- and
- fixing means for fixing the image transferred to the recording paper using a heated fixing member;
- wherein there is provided a fixing member by which said processing means not including the exposer is detachably coupled to said process driving means and said exposer;
- and
- wherein said fixing means remains coupled to said process driving means when said process driving means is detached from the processing means not including the exposer, or said fixing means remains coupled to said processing means not including the exposer when said processing means is detached from the process driving means.
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A serial electrophotographic apparatus comprising:
- transporting means for transporting recording paper;
- process driving means for rotating an image carrying body which has a rotation shaft parallel with a direction in which the recording paper is transported, said process driving means being fitted to a carriage;
- processing means which develops a latent image using a charger and an exposer, said exposer being rotatably fitted to the carriage, and said processing means not including the exposer being rotatably and detachably fitted to the carriage;
- transferring means which, placed beneath the recording paper, transfers a developed image to the recording paper as the carriage moves;
- translating means for translating said carriage above said transferring means in a direction perpendicular to the direction in which the recording paper is transported;
- and
- fixing means for fixing the image transferred to the recording paper using a heated fixing member;
- wherein said process driving means is provided above said fixing means;
- and
- wherein a heat radiating member is disposed between said process driving means and said fixing means.
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A serial electrophotographic apparatus comprising:
- transporting means for transporting recording paper;
- process driving means for rotating an image carrying body which has a rotation shaft parallel with a direction in which the recording paper is transported, said process driving means being fitted to a carriage;
- processing means which develops a latent image using a charger and an exposer, said exposer being rotatably fitted to the carriage, and said processing means not including the exposer being rotatably and detachably fitted to the carriage;
- transferring means which, placed beneath the recording paper, transfers a developed image to the recording paper as the carriage moves;
- translating means for translating said carriage above said transferring means in a direction perpendicular to the direction in which the recording paper is transported;
- and
- fixing means for fixing the image transferred to the recording paper using a heated fixing member;
- wherein said process driving means is provided above said fixing means;
- and
- wherein a heat insulating member is provided above said fixing means.
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A serial electrophotographic apparatus comprising:
- transporting means for transporting recording paper;
- process driving means for rotating an image carrying body which has a rotation shaft parallel with a direction in which the recording paper is transported, said process driving means being fitted to a carriage;
- processing means which develops a latent image using a charger and an exposer, said exposer being rotatably fitted to the carriage, and said processing means not including the exposer being rotatably and detachably fitted to the carriage;
- transferring means which, placed beneath the recording paper, transfers a developed image to the recording paper as the carriage moves;
- translating means for translating said carriage above said transferring means in a direction perpendicular to the direction in which the recording paper is transported;
- and
- fixing means for fixing the image transferred to the recording paper using a heated fixing member;
- wherein lifting means for lifting said image carrying body and said fixing means away from said recording paper is provided in a sliding part of said carriage.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.