Claims
- 1. An image forming apparatus, comprising:
- a process unit for forming images;
- a main assembly having means for actuating said process unit to operate for image formation, wherein said process unit is receivable into said main assembly;
- process means provided in said process unit and comprising a photosensitive member and means actable thereon for repetitive image formation, for cooperating with said actuating means of said main assembly to repetitively form an image on an image receiving material; supporting means for supporting said process means as a unit; and means for providing a representation of a property of said process means for use in forming said repetitive images on the image receiving material, effected by the cooperation of the means of said main assembly and said process means within said unit; and
- control means coupled to said process means for controlling said process means within said unit in accordance with the property representation from said representation means.
- 2. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said actuating means contained in said main assembly, includes means directly actable on said process unit.
- 3. An apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said directly actable means is directly actable on said photosensitive member within said unit.
- 4. An apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said actuating means contained in said main assembly, includes means indirectly actable on said unit.
- 5. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said actuating means contained in said main assembly includes means directly actable on said photosensitive member within said unit, and wherein said control means controls said directly actable means.
- 6. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said actuating means contained in said main assembly includes means indirectly actable on said photosensitive member within said unit, and wherein said control means controls said indirectly actable means.
- 7. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said control means indirectly controls said process means within said unit, by controlling said actuating means.
- 8. An apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said control means controls said actuating means contained in said main assembly and said process means in said process unit.
- 9. An apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said representation means represents a plurality of properties of said unit.
- 10. A process unit receivable into an image forming apparatus, comprising:
- process means including a photosensitive member and means actable thereon for repetitive image formation, for cooperating with means of the image forming apparatus to repetitively form an image on an image receiving material;
- supporting means for supporting said process means as a unit; and
- means for providing a representation of the process means to provide the image forming apparatus with property information of said process means within the unit for use in controlling the image formation on the image receiving material.
- 11. A unit according to claim 10, wherein said process means includes means necessary for image formation.
- 12. A unit according to claim 10, wherein said process means includes all means necessary for image formation.
- 13. A unit according to claim 10, wherein said representation means represents a quantitive property of said process means within the unit.
- 14. A unit according to claim 10, wherein said representation means represents a qualitative property of said process means within the unit.
- 15. A unit according to claim 10, wherein said representation means represents a plurality of properties of the unit.
- 16. A process unit receivable into an image forming apparatus, comprising:
- a casing provided with an imput aperture adapted to receive oncoming light information from the image forming apparatus and an output aperture for providing an image receiving material with an image corresponding to the light information received through said input aperture;
- plural process means adapted to cooperate with means provided in the image forming apparatus to form an image on the image receiving material repeatedly; and
- an element, provided on the casing, for providing a representation of a property of said unit and adapted to cooperate with the image forming apparatus to control the image outgoing through said output aperture onto the image receiving material in accordance with the property represented by said element.
- 17. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said control means includes means for applying a voltage which is different in dependence of the property of said process unit to said actuating means, and said representation means is effective to determine voltage in accordance with the property of said process unit.
- 18. An apparatus according to claim 17, wherein said control means includes a variable resistor for changing a voltage applied to said actuating means, and said representation means sets the resistance of the variable resistor in accordance with the property of said process unit.
- 19. An apparatus according to claim 17, wherein said control means includes means for applying at least one of plural voltages to said actuating means, and said representation means selects one of the voltages in accordance with the property of said process unit.
- 20. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said control means is provided in said main assembly.
- 21. An apparatus according to claim 19, wherein said control means includes a plurality of switches selectively actuable by said representation means in accordance with the property of said process unit.
- 22. An image forming apparatus, comprising:
- a process unit for forming images;
- a main assembly having means for actuating said process unit to operate for image formation, wherein said process unit is receivable into said main assembly;
- process means provided in said process unit and comprising a photosensitive member and means actable thereon for repetitive image formation, for cooperating with said actuating means of said main assembly to repetitively form an image on an image receiving material; supporting means for supporting said process means as a unit; and means for providing a representation of a property of said process means for use in forming said repetitive images on the image receiving material, effected by the cooperation of the means of said main assembly and said process means within said process unit; and
- said representation means adapted to automatically set said process means within said unit in accordance with the property representation from said representation means.
- 23. An apparatus according to claim 22, wherein said representation means includes a resistor provided in said process unit and having a resistance set in accordance with the property of said process unit.
- 24. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said control means effects its controlling action by causing said actuating means of said main assembly to perform a function which is different in dependence of the property of said process unit so that said process means of said process unit functions in a proper manner matched to the property of said process unit.
- 25. An apparatus according to claim 24, wherein said control means is so coupled to said process means as to effect the controlling action thereof.
- 26. An apparatus according to claim 3, wherein said actuating means includes a corona discharger actable on said photosensitive member.
- 27. An apparatus according to claim 3, wherein said actuating means includes sequence control circuits for controlling operation of said process means.
- 28. An apparatus according to claim 3, wherein said actuating means includes a lamp actable on said photosensitive member.
- 29. An apparatus according to claim 3, wherein said actuating means includes developing means.
- 30. An apparatus according to claim 4, wherein said actuating means includes an image transfer corona discharger.
- 31. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said actuating means includes selectably operable plural control circuits, and said representation means actuates voltage to one of said control circuits in accordance with the property of said process unit.
- 32. A unit according to claim 14, wherein said representation means represents whether the associated unit is for negative image formation or whether it is for positive image formation.
- 33. A unit according to claim 14, wherein said representation means represents whether the associated unit is for monochromatic image formation or whether it is for multi-color image formation.
- 34. A unit according to claim 10, wherein said representation means controls, when said unit is received in said image forming apparatus, the image formation performed by the cooperation of said process means and said means of the image forming apparatus.
- 35. A unit according to claim 34, wherein said representation means includes a register provided in said process unit and having a resistance set in accordance with the property of said process unit.
- 36. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said representation means regulates the power applied to an exposure lamp actable on said photosensitive member.
Priority Claims (1)
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Parent Case Info
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 321,077, filed Nov. 13, 1981 now abandoned.
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