18189197. IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS simplified abstract (FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.)
Contents
- 1 IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
- 1.1 Organization Name
- 1.2 Inventor(s)
- 1.3 IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A simplified explanation of the abstract
- 1.4 Simplified Explanation
- 1.5 Potential Applications
- 1.6 Problems Solved
- 1.7 Benefits
- 1.8 Potential Commercial Applications
- 1.9 Possible Prior Art
- 1.10 Unanswered Questions
- 1.11 Original Abstract Submitted
IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
Organization Name
FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
Inventor(s)
Tatsuya Koyama of Kanagawa (JP)
Ryo Wakamatsu of Kanagawa (JP)
Kenta Tsukahira of Kanagawa (JP)
Kazutaka Shibano of Kanagawa (JP)
Naoyuki Kurita of Kanagawa (JP)
IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18189197 titled 'IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
Simplified Explanation
The image forming apparatus described in the patent application includes multiple image holding bodies for different colors of toners, an intermediate transfer body, a waste toner collection unit, a waste toner developing unit, and a control unit. The waste toner collection unit collects toners remaining on the intermediate transfer body as waste toner. The waste toner developing unit uses the collected waste toner to develop a toner image on one of the image holding bodies. The control unit triggers the waste toner developing unit to develop the toner image when a predetermined condition about the ratio of waste toner of each color is met.
- Image forming apparatus with multiple image holding bodies for different toner colors
- Waste toner collection unit collects remaining toners as waste toner
- Waste toner developing unit uses collected waste toner to develop toner image
- Control unit triggers waste toner developing unit based on predetermined waste toner ratio condition
Potential Applications
This technology can be applied in various printing and copying machines to improve toner usage efficiency and reduce waste.
Problems Solved
1. Efficient utilization of waste toner 2. Reduction of toner waste in printing processes
Benefits
1. Cost-effective printing operations 2. Environmentally friendly by reducing toner waste
Potential Commercial Applications
Optimizing toner usage in commercial printing machines
Possible Prior Art
There may be prior art related to waste toner collection and utilization in printing machines, but specific examples are not provided in the patent application.
Unanswered Questions
How does the control unit determine the predetermined condition for triggering the waste toner developing unit?
The patent application does not specify the exact criteria or parameters used by the control unit to determine when to trigger the waste toner developing unit.
What is the expected impact of this technology on overall printing costs for businesses?
The patent application does not provide information on the potential cost savings or financial benefits that businesses can expect from implementing this technology.
Original Abstract Submitted
An image forming apparatus includes plural image holding bodies that are provided for respective colors of toners and hold toner images having the respective colors, an intermediate transfer body onto which the toner images having the respective colors held by the plural image holding bodies are transferred, a waste toner collection unit that collects toners remaining on the intermediate transfer body as a waste toner in a case where the toner images having the respective colors transferred onto the intermediate transfer body are transferred onto a recording material, a waste toner developing unit that uses the waste toner collected by the waste toner collection unit to develop a toner image on an image holding body of the plural image holding bodies or the other image holding body of the plural image holding bodies, and a control unit that performs a control to cause the waste toner developing unit to develop the toner image in a case where a predetermined condition about a ratio of a waste toner having each color to the waste toner stored in the waste toner collection unit is satisfied.
