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| 20080205946 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND DEVELOPING DEVICE THEREOF - An image forming apparatus having the improved construction and mounting structure of a device for charging paper to be attached to a paper feed body is disclosed. The image forming apparatus includes a plurality of developing devices and a paper feed body which is mounted opposite to the plurality of developing devices and rotates to feed paper. A sheet member is mounted to a developing device of the plurality of developing devices, which is disposed on an uppermost paper stream side in a feeding direction of the paper. The sheet member charges the paper as it advances to the paper feed body to attach the paper to the paper feed body. The image forming apparatus further includes a voltage transmission part which transmits high voltage to the sheet member. The voltage transmission part includes a conductive fixing member to which an end of the sheet member is fixed, and a voltage transmission plate having a first end portion with a terminal contact portion to contact a terminal mounted in a main body and a second end portion electrically connected to the fixing member. | 08-28-2008 |
| 20080226367 | WASTE TONER TRANSFER DEVICE, WASTE TONER CLEANING DEVICE HAVING THE WASTE TONER TRANSFER DEVICE, DEVELOPING UNIT HAVING THE WASTE TONER CLEANING DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A waste toner transfer device of an image forming apparatus includes a waste toner transfer unit which is disposed in proximity to a cleaning member to transfer waste toner removed from a photoconductive medium by the cleaning member, and includes a plurality of protrusions at one end, a driving unit which horizontally reciprocates the waste toner transfer unit, and a plurality of ribs which constrain the plurality of protrusions when the waste toner transfer unit moves, so that the waste toner transfer unit vibrates vertically. | 09-18-2008 |
| 20080240814 | DEVELOPING UNIT AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - A developing unit includes a waste toner housing having an upper housing and a lower housing which face each other, at least one support unit to allow connection between the upper and lower housings, and to support facing surfaces of the upper and lower housings, and a toner housing which is disposed on a lower part of the waste toner housing and is spaced apart from the waste toner housing at a predetermined distance. Accordingly, the waste toner housing is prevented from being deformed by heat and pressure, and thus white lines on images, flowback of waste toner and insufficient cleaning, which are caused by interference with the light path due to deformation of the waste toner housing, can be reduced. Additionally, tolerance can be greatly reduced as a result of resolving the problem of deformation of the waste toner housing, so a developing unit having a smaller size can be provided. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20090214251 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND FRAME UNIT THEREOF - An image forming apparatus includes an image carrier, an exposure unit to form a latent image on the image carrier by light, and a particle entering prevention device to prevent particles from entering an optical path between the exposure unit and the image carrier. The particle entering prevention device includes a particle storage unit disposed in a vicinity of the optical path, to store the particles therein. | 08-27-2009 |
| 20090214263 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND DEVELOPING DEVICE AND DEVELOPING UNIT THEREOF - An image forming apparatus includes developing units designed to have an appropriate developer storage capacity in consideration of developer consumption, and improved convenience of use. The image forming apparatus also includes an image carrier, and plural developing units arranged along a rotating direction of the image carrier to supply developers to the image carrier. The plural developing units include a first developing unit having the largest developer storage capacity and a second developing unit having the second largest developer storage capacity after the first developing unit. | 08-27-2009 |
| 20090245906 | IMAGE FORMING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - An image forming device includes a housing, a paper loading portion provided at an upper surface of the housing to load paper to be discharged and having a paper discharge hole, a fixing unit disposed in an upper region of the housing and used to fix a developer to the paper, and a cover to open or close an upper side of the fixing unit, the cover having one end protruding from the paper discharge hole. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090304413 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, DEVELOPING DEVICE AND DEVELOPER CARTRIDGE THEREOF - An image forming apparatus, a developing device and a developer cartridge are disclosed. The developer cartridge includes a cartridge housing and a developer delivery unit to deliver a developer received in the cartridge housing. The developer delivery unit includes a delivery member and a contact portion to come into contact with the delivery member. The contact between the contact portion and the delivery member form a length longer than a straight line connecting one end of the contact portion to the other end. | 12-10-2009 |
| 20100158576 | DEVELOPING UNIT AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - Disclosed are a developing unit and an image forming apparatus having the same. The developing unit includes a first frame and a second frame. The first frame supports thereon a first set of processing members and includes at least one jig hole for mounting to a jig. The second frame supports thereon a second set of processing members. Several connection parts provided in the first and second frames allow assembly of the developing unit that includes a rectilinear movement and a rotational movement of the first and second frames relative to each other during the coupling together of the connection parts so as to couple the first and second frames together. The relative movement in certain direction of the frames may be limited during the relative rotational movement of the frames. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100245698 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention relates to a liquid crystal display. The liquid crystal display has a lower panel including a first pixel area having a first pixel electrode and a first light leakage preventing member, a final pixel area having a second pixel electrode and a second light leakage preventing member, and middle pixel areas disposed between the first pixel area and the final pixel area, each of the middle pixel areas including a first middle pixel electrode and a second middle pixel electrode. Accordingly, light leakage may be effectively prevented at the first pixel area and the final pixel area that are disposed on the edge. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100316409 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, METHOD OF HANDLING THE IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF PACKAGING THE IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Disclosed are an electrophotographic image forming apparatus including a detachable development cartridge having arranged therein a photoconductive drum and a developing roller for forming a toner image through a development nip formed between the photoconductive drum and the developing roller. The development cartridge may include a development nip control member that can switch between a first position, in which the development nip control member causes the photoconductive drum to be separated from the developing roller, and a second position, in which the development nip control member causes the photoconductive drum to be in a pressing contact with the developing roller so as to form therebetween the development nip. The development cartridge may be mounted in the main body of the electrophotographic image forming apparatus with its development nip control member being in the first position, separating the photoconductive member from the developing roller. The electrophotographic image forming apparatus may be packaged for distribution with the development cartridge received in the main body thereof where the photoconductive drum and the developing roller are no in contact with each other in the development cartridge as packaged. | 12-16-2010 |
| 20100321617 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - Exemplary embodiments of the present invention disclose a liquid crystal display (LCD) and a method of manufacturing the same. The LCD may have a display area and a peripheral area. An organic layer of the peripheral area may be patterned using a half-tone mask, and a protrusion member may be formed in the peripheral area. Accordingly, the thin film transistor array panel and the corresponding substrate may be prevented from being temporary adhered in the peripheral area such that the density of the liquid crystal molecules filled in the peripheral area may be uniformly maintained and the display quality of the liquid crystal display may be improved. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20110002708 | DEVELOPING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS EMPLOYING THE SAME - A developing device has a housing including a toner container containing toner, and a developing unit. The developing unit includes a developing roller and a photoconductive drum, and a barrier member including a toner supply window. The barrier member is combined with the housing to separate the toner container and the developing unit from each other. The developing unit also includes a blocking film that is attached to the barrier member to block the toner supply window. An end of the blocking film is exposed outside the housing through an opening formed in a sidewall of the housing. A bottom surface and first and second side surfaces of the barrier member are attached to a bottom surface and first and second side surfaces of the housing by using a welding process, and a distance between the first and second side surfaces of the barrier member and a distance between the first and second side surfaces of the housing increase from bottom to top. | 01-06-2011 |
| 20110013925 | DEVELOPING DEVICE AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE DEVELOPING DEVICE - A developing device detachably coupled to an electrophotographic image forming apparatus which includes a housing including a photoconductive drum and at least one roller; and an electrical contact member disposed in the housing, connected to the at least one roller, and formed of a conductive metallic plate to provide an electrical path between the at least one roller and a power supply when the developing device is attached to the electrophotographic image forming apparatus, wherein the electrical contact member includes a base including a coupling unit to engage with the housing, a first elastic member to bend from the base in a first direction; a second elastic member to bend from the first elastic member in a second direction and including a contact to contact the at least one roller; and an anti-deformation unit to bend from the base and to face a surface of the first elastic member in the second direction of the second elastic member to prevent the first elastic member from bending in the second direction. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110013929 | DEVELOPING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A developing device includes a housing containing toner having an opening at a side thereof, a developing roller supplying the toner supplied through the opening to a photoconductive drum, and a regulator contacting the outer circumference of the developing roller to regulate the amount of the toner supplied to the photoconductive drum. The housing also includes a lower frame having both side portions and a lower end portion respectively forming both edges and a lower edge of the opening in a lengthwise direction, and an upper frame welded and coupled to the lower frame and including a leading end portion forming an upper edge of the opening and a recess portion recessed from the leading end portion at both end portions of the leading end portion in the lengthwise direction. Both side portions of the lower frame includes a first surface contacting the recess portion to prevent the upper frame from being pushed toward the developing roller when the upper frame is welded and coupled to the lower frame. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110026967 | PROCESS CARTRIDGE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - A process cartridge usable with an image forming apparatus includes a developing member, a photosensitive medium to face the developing member, a pair of supporting plates to rotatably support the developing member and the photosensitive medium; a center moving member rotatably disposed on the supporting plate, the center moving member having a first position in which the photosensitive medium contacts the developing member and a second position in which the photosensitive medium is spaced apart from the developing member; and a separation restraining member formed so that when the center moving member locates at the second position, the separation restraining member restrains the center moving member from moving from the second position. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110049519 | Thin Film Transistor Array Panel and Method of Manufacturing the Same - A thin film transistor array panel includes an insulation substrate. A signal line is formed on the insulation substrate. A thin film transistor is connected to the signal line. A color filter is formed on the substrate. An organic insulator is formed on the color filter and includes a first portion and a second portion having different thicknesses. A light blocking member is formed on the second portion of the organic insulator. A difference between the surface height of the first portion of the organic insulator and the surface height of the second portion of the organic insulator is in the range of about 2.0 μm to 3.0 μm. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110097114 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND DEVELOPING DEVICE AND DEVELOPING UNIT THEREOF - An image forming apparatus includes developing units designed to have an appropriate developer storage capacity in consideration of developer consumption, and improved convenience of use. The image forming apparatus also includes an image carrier, and plural developing units arranged along a rotating direction of the image carrier to supply developers to the image carrier. The plural developing units include a first developing unit having the largest developer storage capacity and a second developing unit having the second largest developer storage capacity after the first developing unit. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110108839 | Thin Film Transistor Substrate and Manufacturing Method Thereof - A thin film transistor array panel according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention comprises a substrate, a gate line formed on the substrate, a gate insulating layer formed on the gate line, a semiconductor layer formed on the gate insulating layer, and a data line formed on the semiconductor layer, wherein the data line comprises a lower data layer, an upper data layer, a data oxide layer, and a buffer layer, wherein the upper data layer and the buffer layer comprise a same material. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110133193 | THIN FILM TRANSISTOR SUBSTRATE AND THE METHOD THEREOF - A thin film transistor array panel includes a gate line, a gate insulating layer that covers the gate line, a semiconductor layer that is disposed on the gate insulating layer, a data line and drain electrode that are disposed on the semiconductor layer, a passivation layer that covers the data line and drain electrode and has a contact hole that exposes a portion of the drain electrode, and a pixel electrode that is electrically connected to the drain electrode through the contact hole. The data line and drain electrode each have a double layer that includes a lower layer of titanium and an upper layer of copper, and the lower layer is wider than the upper layer, and the lower layer has a region that is exposed. The gate insulating layer may have a step shape. | 06-09-2011 |
