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26-01-2012 дата публикации

Printing device

Номер: US20120020716A1
Автор: Naoki Hashimoto
Принадлежит: Brother Industries Ltd

A printing device is provided with a printing unit configured to print an image on a sheet, a sheet discharge unit having a discharge tray and configured to discharge the sheet from the printing unit to the discharge tray, and a control unit configured to control the sheet discharge unit to execute a slow discharge process between two subsequent print jobs, the slow discharge process being a sheet discharge process in which sheet discharging ability of the sheet discharge unit is impaired.

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Номер записи: 1
02-02-2012 дата публикации

Target transportation device and recording apparatus

Номер: US20120024124A1
Автор: Masato Mitsuhashi
Принадлежит: Seiko Epson Corp

A target transportation device includes a first transportation portion which is capable of applying a transportation force toward a downstream side from an upstream side of a transportation path to a target, a second transportation portion which is provided on the transportation path at a position at the downstream side with respect to the first transportation portion in a transportation direction and is capable of applying a transportation force toward the downstream side from the upstream side of the transportation path to the target while nipping the target, and a cutting member which is provided on the transportation path at a position between the first transportation portion and the second transportation portion and is capable of cutting the target in the width direction perpendicular to the transportation direction of the target. The second transportation portion is configured so as to be capable of changing a nipping position of the target in the transportation direction of the target.

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Номер записи: 2
09-02-2012 дата публикации

Printer

Номер: US20120034010A1
Автор: Haruo Hasegawa
Принадлежит: Toshiba TEC Corp

Embodiments described herein are to a printer which includes a platen roller configured to be rotary-driven by a rotary drive source, and a transport roller provided at the upstream side of the platen roller in a paper feeding direction. The transport roller is configured to be rotary-driven by the rotary drive source. The printer further includes a pinch roller configured to be elastically urged against the transport roller. The pinch roller is configured to be rotary-driven by the rotary drive source.

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Номер записи: 3
23-02-2012 дата публикации

Printing device

Номер: US20120045242A1
Автор: Akihiro Yamada
Принадлежит: Brother Industries Ltd

A printing device is provided with a printing unit configured to print images on sheets, a plurality of discharge trays configured to receive printed sheets, a detection unit configured to detect a switching instruction to switch among the plurality of discharge trays, and a discharge control unit. The discharge control unit stops a currently executed print job, selects one of following print jobs which does not designate a currently used discharge tray, and switches the discharge trays such that a discharge tray other than the currently used discharge tray as a selected discharge tray to be used, starts the selected one of following print job using the selected discharge tray, when the detection unit detects the switching instruction.

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Номер записи: 4
29-03-2012 дата публикации

Image recording apparatus

Номер: US20120075657A1
Автор: Shunsuke Yamamoto
Принадлежит: Brother Industries Ltd

An image recording apparatus, including: a recording device; discharge trays; a discharge mechanism; detectors; an input device through which is inputted authentication information relating to image data; and a controller including: an image-data reception portion; an authentication-information confirming portion to make a confirmation as to whether the authentication information contains specific information; a confirmation-necessity judging portion to judge whether the confirmation by the confirming portion with respect to the image data is necessary; a selecting portion to select one discharge tray on which the recording medium is not placed, wherein, where the judging portion judges that the confirmation is necessary, the controller permits selection of the one discharge tray, controls the recording device to record the image based on the image data after the confirmation that the authentication information contains the specific information, and controls the discharge mechanism to discharge, to the selected one discharge tray, the image-recorded recording medium.

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Номер записи: 5
28-06-2012 дата публикации

Inkjet recording apparatus

Номер: US20120162302A1
Автор: Tomoya OGUCHI, Yusuke Arai
Принадлежит: Brother Industries Ltd

An inkjet recording device includes a tray receives a recording medium. A tray guide is movable between a first position and a second position. A first sensor outputs a first signal indicative of the position of the tray guide. A recording portion records an image on the recording medium. A cleaning mechanism cleans the recording portion. A first conveyor portion conveys the tray. A first drive source rotates in a forward direction of rotation and a reverse direction of rotation. A power transmitting portion transmits a force generated by the first drive source to both the cleaning mechanism and the first conveyor portion. A control section drives the first drive source in the forward direction of rotation using a first predetermined amount if the control section determined that the first sensor has detected that the tray guide is not in the second position under the cleaning operation.

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Номер записи: 6
05-07-2012 дата публикации

Apparatus and method for processing a recording medium with embedded information

Номер: US20120168495A1
Автор: Lei Che, Lei Zheng, Mingdong Huang, Qiangzi Cong, Tianxin Jiang
Принадлежит: Shandong New Beiyang Information Technology Co Ltd

An apparatus for processing a recording medium with embedded information is disclosed, which comprises: a Y shape channel mechanism including a first channel, a second channel and a third channel, wherein all the channels are joined with each other at the inner end; a processing device including a magnetic head mechanism which is located in the first channel and used for reading magnetic information of the recording medium and a print mechanism located on one side of the third channel or one side of the second channel ; and a guide mechanism, located at the joining position of the first channel, a second channel and the third channel and used for guiding the recording medium to be conveyed among the channels. A method for processing a recording medium with embedded information is also disclosed. The solution can realize the reading of the magnetic information and the overturn of the recording medium so that the printing on both sides of the recording medium can be realized by using one print head.

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Номер записи: 7
26-07-2012 дата публикации

Conveying device and image forming apparatus

Номер: US20120188318A1
Автор: Jun Yamanobe
Принадлежит: Fujifilm Corp

A conveying device comprising a conveying body that conveys a recording medium; and a press roller comprising a large diameter portion that is formed at an axial direction central portion of the press roller and makes contact with the conveying body, and small diameter portions formed at both axial direction sides of the large diameter portion with a smaller diameter than the large diameter portion. Only a width direction central portion of the recording medium is pressed against the conveying body by the large diameter portion.

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Номер записи: 8
23-08-2012 дата публикации

Thermal printer

Номер: US20120212560A1
Автор: Gregory James Garbacz, Richard Steven Paoletti
Принадлежит: Eastman Kodak Co

A printer including a supply roll of receiver media and a plurality of rollers to feed the receiver media through the printer. Means for maintaining a preselected tension of the receiver media between the supply roll and a pair of the plurality of rollers includes a motor with a torque limiter. The motor can be attached to the supply roll or to an optional pair of rollers adjacent the supply roll. A capstan roller having a high traction, non-marking surface is used in conjunction with the tension control.

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Номер записи: 9
06-09-2012 дата публикации

Printer and Printer Control Method

Номер: US20120224202A1
Автор: Atsushi Sakai, Yuichi Ito
Принадлежит: Seiko Epson Corp

A print data conversion area can be created to reflect that all printed slips are not the same size. A printer includes a conveyance unit that conveys checks with one edge following a guide extending in the conveyance direction, a length detection unit that detects the length of the conveyed check in the conveyance direction, and a conversion area formation unit that creates a print data conversion area to which print data for the entire image to be recorded on the check is written. The conversion area formation unit determines the range of the conversion area with reference to a position corresponding to a particular position on the check using the detected length of the check in the conveyance direction.

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Номер записи: 10
04-10-2012 дата публикации

Liquid discharge apparatus, method and storage medium for computer-readably storing program therein

Номер: US20120249645A1
Автор: Tadao KYOUTANI
Принадлежит: Brother Industries Ltd

An inkjet printer includes a liquid discharge head, a temperature sensor, and a controller. The controller changes a voltage waveform to be input to the ink discharge head, while a nozzle surface is facing a first gap. The temperature sensor measures a first actual temperature of the ink discharge head, while the nozzle surface is facing a second gap. The controller calculates, on the basis of the first actual temperature and a discharge history of ink discharged to a sheet located between the first gap and the second gap, a first estimated temperature of the ink discharge head corresponding to the time in which the nozzle surface is facing the first gap. The controller changes the voltage waveform on the basis of the first estimated temperature.

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Номер записи: 11
03-01-2013 дата публикации

Printer

Номер: US20130002778A1
Автор: Allan G. Olson, Anyee J. Worley, Michael J. Allison, Michael L. Gustafson
Принадлежит: Hewlett Packard Development Co LP

Printer, comprising a media path that in one embodiment is arranged so that a print height is lower than a highest point of the media path.

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Номер записи: 12
10-01-2013 дата публикации

Recording apparatus and recording method

Номер: US20130010026A1
Автор: Hiroyuki Saito, Jun Yasutani, Koichiro Kawaguchi, Minoru Teshigawara, Shuichi Tokuda, Takaaki Ishida, Takeshi Yazawa, Toshiro Yoshiike
Принадлежит: Canon Inc

A recording apparatus to record an image on a recording medium using a recording head includes a first conveying roller, a second conveying roller, and a controller. The first conveying roller is positioned upstream of the recording head in a conveying direction and the second conveying roller is positioned downstream of the recording head in the conveying direction. In response to a first conveying mode being selected, the controller performs a rotational phase control in which the controller controls rotational phases of the first conveying roller and the second conveying roller such that the recording medium is conveyed by predetermined sections of circumferences of the first conveying roller and the second conveying roller when a trailing end of the recording medium passes the first conveying roller. In response to the second conveying mode being selected, the controller does not perform the rotational phase control.

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Номер записи: 13
17-01-2013 дата публикации

Paper discharging apparatus, paper discharging method, image forming apparatus and image forming method

Номер: US20130014624A1
Автор: Kenji Eoka, Tsuyoshi Sanada
Принадлежит: Toshiba TEC Corp

A paper discharging apparatus comprises: a first conveying unit; a second conveying unit which includes a pinch roller and a feeding roller that are arranged closer to the downstream side; a movable mechanism which moves a surface part between a first position that the surface part is not contacted with the pinch roller and a second position that the surface part is contacted with the pinch roller through the paper so as to push the pinch roller; a control unit which moves the surface part to the second position, clamps the paper by the pinch roller and the surface part, and conveys the paper, thereby bending the paper, and which moves the surface part to the first position and clamps the paper by the pinch roller and the feeding roller, and rotates the feeding roller, thereby discharging the paper from the conveyance path.

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Номер записи: 14
07-02-2013 дата публикации

Liner-free label printer with label adhesive activation

Номер: US20130033540A1
Автор: Benjamin D. Lux
Принадлежит: Individual

An apparatus for printing and activating an adhesive upon labels with fluid activatable adhesive having a print head and a path along which a label travels to the print head for printing on a front surface of the label. The path after printing reverses the orientation of the label to present the back surface of the label to the print head for applying a fluid for activating a layer of adhesive material on back surface of the label prior to the label exiting the apparatus.

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Номер записи: 15
07-02-2013 дата публикации

Image Recording Apparatus

Номер: US20130033715A1
Автор: Hironori TAKASAKI, Quanhe Li
Принадлежит: Brother Industries Ltd

An image recording apparatus includes: a recording portion; a sheet conveyor; a detector; and a controller configured to control the sheet conveyor to stop a first-attribute sheet in a state in which the sheet conveyor is nipping the first-attribute sheet when the detector has detected that the first-attribute sheet reaches an first-attribute-sheet stopping position; and to control the sheet conveyor to stop a second-attribute sheet in a state in which the sheet conveyor is nipping the second-attribute sheet when the detector has detected that the second-attribute sheet reaches an second-attribute-sheet stopping position which is located on an upstream side of the first-attribute-sheet stopping position in the conveying direction.

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Номер записи: 16
28-02-2013 дата публикации

Media actuated media diverter for an imaging device

Номер: US20130049285A1
Автор: Glen Alan Reidhaar
Принадлежит: Lexmark International Inc

A media actuated, media diverter mounted on a media guide positioned between the output of a simplex path and the entrance of a duplex path in an imaging device. The media diverter comprises a plate having a media guiding surface and a media contract surface along portions of the edge of the plate. The plate is received within a slot through the guide member such that in a first position the media contact surface extends into the duplex path and when in a second position the media guiding surface extends into the simplex path with the plate biasable in the first position. A media sheet fed into the duplex path contacts the media contact surface actuating the media diverter to move the plate to the second position directing a following media sheet in the simplex path to an exit of the imaging device.

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Номер записи: 17
18-04-2013 дата публикации

Printing control method applied to printing apparatus and related printing apparatus

Номер: US20130094889A1
Автор: Ting-Yuan Cheng
Принадлежит: Individual

A method of controlling a printing apparatus is provided. The method is utilized for printing on a plurality of print media, and there are intervals between the print media. The method determines a starting reference point for printing on a print medium. The method includes generating a predicted interval position according to a interval reference position and an period average corresponding to an average width of a single print medium and an average width of a single interval; calculating a difference between a measured interval position and the predicted interval position; generating an error compensation value according to a compensation operation and updating the reference interval position by adjusting the reference interval position according to the error compensation value if the difference value is not greater than a threshold value; and controlling the printing apparatus to print by updating the predicted interval position according to the updated reference interval position.

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Номер записи: 18
09-05-2013 дата публикации

Power transmission method and apparatus, medium discharging apparatus using the same, and image forming device having the medium discharging apparatus

Номер: US20130114983A1
Автор: Jin-ho Park, Karp-Sik Youn
Принадлежит: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD

A power transmission, which transmits a driving force from a driving roller to a driven roller by using a friction roller. The power transmission includes a driving roller, a driven roller spaced apart from the driving roller, and a friction roller to transmit a driving force from the driving roller to the driven roller. The friction roller is disposed above a line connecting between centers of the driving roller and the driven roller. With this construction, the friction roller transmits the driving force in a state of being interposed between the driving rollers and the driven rollers by rotation thereof, thereby allowing the power transmission to have a simplified structure, which does not require a separate pressing spring, and at the same time, to generate a minimum amount of power loss.

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Номер записи: 19
23-05-2013 дата публикации

TARGET TRANSPORTING DEVICE AND LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS

Номер: US20130127943A1
Автор: ABE Takahiro
Принадлежит: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION

A target transporting device includes a pair of transport rollers that applies a transport force to a continuous-form sheet toward a downstream side from an upstream side while pinching the continuous-form sheet; a guide member that applies a tension force to the continuous-form sheet being pinched by the pair of transport rollers toward the upstream side in a transport direction of the continuous-form sheet; and an image capturing unit that is disposed at a location upstream of the pair of transport rollers on a transport path of the continuous-form sheet so as to detect a transport amount of the continuous-form sheet to which the tension force is being applied by the guide member without contact. 1. A target transporting device comprising:a transporting unit that applies a transport force to a target toward a downstream side from an upstream side while pinching the target;a tension applying unit that applies a tension force to the target being pinched by the transporting unit toward the upstream side in a transport direction of the target; anda transport amount detecting unit that is disposed at a location upstream of the transporting unit on a transport path of the target so as to detect a transport amount of the target to which the tension force is being applied by the tension applying unit without contact.2. The target transporting device according to claim 1 ,wherein the tension applying unit supports the target while causing a portion of the target on the upstream side of the tension applying unit to hang down by gravity.3. The target transporting device according to claim 2 ,wherein a surface of the tension applying unit that supports the target is formed in a carved shape curving along the transport direction of the target.4. The target transporting device according to claim 2 ,wherein a portion of the target on which the transport amount detecting unit performs detection processing is located downstream of the tension applying unit on the transport path ...

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Номер записи: 20
23-05-2013 дата публикации

IMAGE RECORDING DEVICE, IMAGE RECORDING METHOD

Номер: US20130127962A1
Автор: YODA Kaneo
Принадлежит: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION

An image recording device includes: a conveyor unit for conveying a recording medium; a drum for rotating under the force of friction against the recording medium being conveyed by the conveyor unit, the recording medium being wound around an outer peripheral surface thereof; an ejection unit for ejecting a photo-curable ink to record an image on a portion, of the recording medium, that is wound around the drum; a light irradiation unit for irradiating the portion, of the recording medium, that is wound around the drum with light to cure the ink on the recording medium, downstream of the recording medium on a conveyance path with respect to the ejection unit; and a cooling unit for cooling the drum. 1. An image recording device , comprising:a conveyor unit for conveying a recording medium;a drum for rotating under the force of friction against the recording medium being conveyed by the conveyor unit, the recording medium being wound around an outer peripheral surface thereof;an ejection unit for ejecting a photo-curable ink to record an image on a portion, of the recording medium, wound around the drum;a light irradiation unit for irradiating the portion, of the recording medium, wound around the drum with light to cure the ink on the recording medium, downstream of the recording medium on a conveyance path with respect to the ejection unit; anda cooling unit for cooling the drum.2. The image recording device as set forth in claim 1 , whereinthe cooling unit cools a non-winding portion of the outer peripheral surface of the drum, where the recording medium is not wound therearound.3. The image recording device as set forth in claim 2 , whereinthe cooling unit blows air with a fan onto the non-winding portion of the outer peripheral surface of the drum to cool the drum.4. The image recording device as set forth in claim 1 , whereinthe cooling unit has a contact roller that is in contact with the non-winding portion of the outer peripheral surface of the drum, and ...

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Номер записи: 21
30-05-2013 дата публикации

Printing apparatus and measurement apparatus

Номер: US20130135636A1
Автор: Junya Kosuge, Kazuhiko Onuki, Masaki Komatsu
Принадлежит: Canon Inc

During a drying period for a sheet on which a color image for colorimetric measurement has been printed, or during a colorimetric measurement period, printing of a normal image for a different sheet can be concurrently performed. A printing apparatus includes: a printing unit, for printing an image on a sheet that is conveyed along a first path; a second path, to which the sheet can be moved from the first path, and along which the sheet printed by the printing unit is retained; and a colorimetric measurement unit, for performing colorimetric measurement of the color image printed on the sheet. While the sheet received in the second path is held before colorimetric measurement is performed, or while colorimetric measurement is performed by the colorimetric measurement unit, the first path can be employed to permit the printing unit to print an image on a different sheet.

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Номер записи: 22
06-06-2013 дата публикации

PRINTING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD OF PRINTING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM

Номер: US20130142559A1
Автор: Iguchi Shunsuke
Принадлежит: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA

In order to enables a user to easily specify a sheet storage unit to which sheets are supplied next without confirming an operation unit, there is provided a method for controlling a printing apparatus for feeding a sheet from any one of a plurality of sheet storage units to print an image on the fed sheet. The method includes receiving an instruction to open a sheet storage unit, specifying, according to the received instruction, based on an attribute set to the sheet storage unit to which the instruction is issued, another sheet storage unit which has an attribute same as the attribute, and controlling the other specified sheet storage unit to be opened. 1. A printing apparatus for feeding a sheet from any one of a plurality of sheet storage units to print an image on the fed sheet , the printing apparatus comprising:a receiving unit configured to receive an instruction to open a sheet storage unit;a specifying unit configured to specify, according to the instruction received by the receiving unit, based on an attribute set to the sheet storage unit to which the instruction is issued, another sheet storage unit to which an attribute same as the attribute is set; anda control unit configured to control the other sheet storage unit specified by the specifying unit to be opened.2. The printing apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:a detecting unit configured to detect a paper-out state of the sheet storage unit; anda changing unit configured to change a sheet feeding source, based on the attribute, from the sheet storage unit of which paper-out state is detected by the detecting unit to another sheet storage unit to which an attribute same as that of the sheet storage unit is set.3. The printing apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:a registering unit configured to register more than two sheet storage units among the plurality of sheet storage units as a group,wherein the specifying unit specifies, according to an instruction received by ...

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Номер записи: 23
13-06-2013 дата публикации

Image forming apparatus

Номер: US20130149018A1
Автор: Je-won Jung, Myung-hun Oh
Принадлежит: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD

An image forming apparatus includes a discharge path through which the recording medium that has passed through the printing path is discharged; a reverse path in which the recording medium that has passed through the printing path is reversed; a resupply path in which the recording medium which reversely travels along the reverse path is guided to the printing path; a connection portion in which the printing path, the discharge path, the reverse path, and the resupply path cross one another; and a first guide member that is disposed in the connection portion.

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Номер записи: 24
04-07-2013 дата публикации

MEDIA CONVEYANCE DEVICE AND PRINTING DEVICE

Номер: US20130169725A1
Автор: Hamakawa Hiroshi, Ishida Tetsugo
Принадлежит: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION

A printing device has a guide roller that guides a print medium in a conveyance direction; an intersect roller pair that holds the print medium guided by the guide roller between a first roller that rotates on an axis of rotation in the conveyance direction of the print medium and a second roller that rotates on an axis of rotation that intersects the axis of rotation of the first roller; a conveyance roller pair that conveys the print medium held by the intersect roller pair in the conveyance direction by a conveyance drive roller driven by a drive means and a conveyance follower roller that rotates with the conveyance drive roller; and a print unit that prints on the print medium conveyed by the conveyance roller pair. 1. A printing device comprising:a guide roller that guides a print medium in a conveyance direction;an intersect roller pair that holds the print medium guided by the guide roller between a first roller that rotates on an axis of rotation in the conveyance direction of the print medium and a second roller that rotates on an axis of rotation that intersects the axis of rotation of the first roller;a conveyance roller pair that conveys the print medium held by the intersect roller pair in the conveyance direction by a conveyance drive roller driven by a drive mechanism and a conveyance follower roller that rotates with the conveyance drive roller; anda print unit that prints on the print medium conveyed by the conveyance roller pair.2. The printing device described in claim 1 , further comprising:a guide that guides one edge of the print medium in the conveyance direction.3. The printing device described in claim 2 , wherein:the conveyance roller pair is disposed substantially in a center of the print medium width perpendicular to the conveyance direction; andthe intersect roller pair is disposed on a side of the opposite edge of the print medium as the one edge in the conveyance direction.4. The printing device described in claim 1 , further ...

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Номер записи: 25
25-07-2013 дата публикации

Sheet conveying apparatus and image forming apparatus

Номер: US20130187330A1
Автор: Akira Kuroda, Atsushi Ogata
Принадлежит: Canon Inc

A sheet conveying apparatus which conveys a sheet, including: a first conveying path along which the sheet is conveyed; a second conveying path along which the sheet is reconveyed to the first conveying path; a reverse conveyance roller pair, which performs forward rotation to convey the sheet from the first conveying path and reverse rotation to convey the sheet to the second conveying path; a reconveying roller pair disposed in the second conveying path; and a control portion which causes the reconveying roller pair to nip a preceding sheet and a succeeding sheet in an overlaid manner, and thereafter rotates a first roller that is in contact with the preceding sheet while stopping rotation of a second roller that is in contact with the succeeding sheet so that the preceding sheet is conveyed to the first conveying path and the succeeding sheet stays in the second conveying path.

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Номер записи: 26
01-08-2013 дата публикации

RECORDING MEDIUM POST-PROCESSING APPARATUS, PRINTER UNIT WITH THE SAME, RECORDING MEDIUM POST-PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM STORING RECORDING MEDIUM POST-PROCESSING INSTRUCTIONS

Номер: US20130193628A1
Автор: ITOGAWA Yoshihiro
Принадлежит: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA

A recording medium post-processing apparatus includes: a stacker which is stacked with a plurality of sheet-like recording media with images being recorded thereon; an receiving device which receives at least one of information regarding the images to be recorded on the recording media and information regarding the recording media; an alignment device which applies an external force to the recording media stacked on the stacker so as to align the recording media; a controller which sets, on the basis of the at least one information received by the receiving device, at least one of (i) stacked-sheet number that is the number of the recording media, and (ii) a magnitude of the external force that is applied to the recording media and which controls the alignment device on the basis of the setted at least one of the stacked-sheet number and the magnitude of the external force. 1. A recording medium post-processing apparatus comprising:a stacker configured to be stacked with a plurality of sheet-like recording media with images being recorded thereon;a receiving device configured to receive at least one of information regarding the images to be recorded on the recording media and information regarding the recording media;an alignment device configured to apply an external force to the plurality of recording media stacked on the stacker so as to align the plurality of recording media stacked on the stacker; anda controller configured to set, on the basis of the at least one information received by the receiving device, at least one of (i) a stacked-sheet number that is the number of the plurality of the recording media stacked on the stacker, at a time when the alignment device is driven, and (ii) a magnitude of the external force that is applied to the plurality of the recording media stacked on the stacker, at the time when the alignment device is driven, and configured to control the alignment device on the basis of the set at least one of the stacked-sheet number and ...

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Номер записи: 27
15-08-2013 дата публикации

LIQUID EJECTION DEVICE

Номер: US20130208049A1
Автор: YAMAMOTO Takao, YOSHIDA Hirotaka
Принадлежит: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION

A liquid ejection device includes a transport unit, a medium support unit, a liquid ejection head and a negative pressure generating unit. The medium support unit is arranged on a downstream side of the transport unit, and has a medium support surface on which the ejection medium is supported by suction using negative pressure. The medium support unit includes a plurality of first and second recesses arranged on the medium support surface and aligned in a width direction orthogonal to a transport direction. The first recesses are in communication with the negative pressure generating unit. The second recesses are configured and arranged to accept the liquid ejected from the liquid ejection head. Each of the second recesses includes a communication unit communicating with one of the first recesses and a vent hole configured and arranged to allow ventilation without being in communication with the negative pressure generating unit. 1. A liquid ejection device comprising:a transport unit configured and arranged to transport an ejection medium;a medium support unit arranged on a downstream side of the transport unit with respect to a transport direction of the ejection medium, and having a medium support surface on which the ejection medium is supported by suction using negative pressure;a liquid ejection head configured and arranged to eject liquid on the ejection medium supported on the medium support unit; anda negative pressure generating unit configured and arranged to generate the negative pressure to the medium support unit, a plurality of first recesses arranged on the medium support surface with the first recesses being in communication with the negative pressure generating unit, and', 'a plurality of second recesses arranged on the medium support surface so that the first recesses and the second recesses are aligned in a width direction orthogonal to a transport direction, the second recesses being configured and arranged to accept the liquid ejected from the ...

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Номер записи: 28
15-08-2013 дата публикации

LIQUID EJECTION DEVICE

Номер: US20130208065A1
Автор: YAMAMOTO Takao, YOSHIDA Hirotaka
Принадлежит: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION

A liquid ejection device includes a transport unit, a medium support unit and a liquid ejection head. The medium support unit includes a plurality of first recesses and a plurality of second recesses arranged on a medium support surface along a width direction orthogonal to a transport direction. The first and second recesses are configured and arranged to be imparted with negative pressure. A width dimension of an opening of the first recess in the width direction is larger on the downstream side than on an upstream side. A width dimension of an opening of the second recess in the width direction is smaller than the width dimension of the opening of the first recess in the width direction on the downstream side with respect to the transport direction. The second recesses are configured and arranged to accept the liquid ejected toward the ejection medium from the liquid ejection head. 1. A liquid ejection device comprising:a transport unit configured and arranged to transport an ejection medium;a medium support unit arranged on a downstream side of the transport unit with respect to a transport direction of the ejection medium, and having a medium support surface on which the ejection medium is supported by suction using negative pressure when the transport unit transports the ejection medium; anda liquid ejection head configured and arranged to eject liquid on the ejection medium supported on the medium support unit,the medium support unit including a plurality of first recesses and a plurality of second recesses arranged on the medium support surface along a width direction orthogonal to the transport direction, the first recesses and the second recesses being configured and arranged to be imparted with the negative pressure,a width dimension of an opening of each of the first recesses in the width direction being larger on the downstream side than on an upstream side with respect to the transport direction,a width dimension of an opening of each of the second ...

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Номер записи: 29
15-08-2013 дата публикации

PRINT CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD

Номер: US20130209153A1
Автор: Fujinaga Seiya
Принадлежит: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Whether a continuous sheet usable for printing on the basis of first print data and a continuous sheet usable for printing on the basis of second print data are the same or not is determined. If it is determined that they are the same, an image based on the first print data and an image based on the second print data are printed continuously on a continuous sheet. When an image based on the second print data is arranged at an end of a continuous sheet, the second print data is assigned to the beginning of print data to be printed on another continuous sheet. 1. (canceled)2. A print control apparatus capable of causing a printing unit to print on a continuous sheet , the apparatus comprising:a generating unit configured to generate print data to be printed on a continuous sheet, anda print control unit configured to cause the printing unit to print an image based on the print data generated by the generating unit on the continuous sheet,wherein the generating unit generates print data, in beginning of which image data arranged at an end of a first continuous sheet is arranged, to be printed on a second continuous sheet.3. The print control apparatus according to claim 2 , further comprising an identifying unit configured to identify a region in the image based on the print data properly printed on the first continuous sheet by the printing unit claim 2 ,wherein the print control unit causes the printing unit to start printing from the region following the region identified by the identifying unit in the image based on the print data generated by the generating unit on the second continuous sheet.4. The print control apparatus according to claim 2 , further comprising:a detecting unit configured to detect the remaining amount of the first continuous sheet,wherein the generating unit generates print data, in beginning of which image data arranged at an end of the first continuous sheet is arranged, to be printed on the second continuous sheet in accordance with the ...

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Номер записи: 30
22-08-2013 дата публикации

IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

Номер: US20130215181A1
Автор: FUJIKURA Tatsuo
Принадлежит: FUJIFILM Corporation

An image forming apparatus includes: a conveying unit that conveys a recording medium; a liquid droplet ejection head that ejects liquid droplets onto the recording medium; an emission unit that emits a detection beam and a reference beam, which is farther from a conveying surface of the conveying unit than the detection beam, along the conveying surface of the conveying unit, the emission unit being provided upstream of the liquid droplet ejection head in a conveying direction of the recording medium; a light receiving unit that receives the detection beam and the reference beam emitted from the emission unit; and a floating determination unit that determines whether the recording medium is floated, based upon a magnitude of a difference between an amount of light of the detection beam received by the light receiving unit and an amount of light of the reference beam received by the light receiving unit. 1. An image forming apparatus comprising:a conveying unit that conveys a recording medium;a liquid droplet ejection head that ejects liquid droplets onto the recording medium which is conveyed by the conveying unit;an emission unit that emits a detection beam, which is used for detecting the recording medium, and a reference beam, which is farther from a conveying surface of the conveying unit than the detection beam, along the conveying surface of the conveying unit, the emission unit being provided upstream of the liquid droplet ejection head in a conveying direction of the recording medium;a light receiving unit that receives the detection beam and the reference beam emitted from the emission unit; anda floating determination unit that determines whether the recording medium is floated, based upon a magnitude of a difference between an amount of light of the detection beam received by the light receiving unit and an amount of light of the reference beam received by the light receiving unit.2. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the emission ...

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Номер записи: 31
22-08-2013 дата публикации

SHEET FEEDING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

Номер: US20130216291A1
Автор: Fukusaka Tetsuro, Tomii Taishi, Yamazaki Yoshitaka
Принадлежит: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Provided are a sheet feeding device and an image forming apparatus that are capable of accurately detecting an abnormality of a feeding state without erroneously detecting when a trailing edge of a preceding sheet and a leading edge of a subsequent sheet are fed in an overlaid state. The sheet feeding device includes ultrasonic wave sensors and that detect an overlaid state of a preceding sheet Sa and a subsequent sheet Sb fed from feeding portions to and a controller that continuously performs a detection of the overlaid state of a sheet fed from the feeding portion at a predetermined number of detecting points along a sheet conveying direction at every predetermined time and determines a number of detecting points where detects. Based on the determined number of detecting points, the controller determines that the overlaid state is normal or abnormal. 1. A sheet feeding device , comprising:a tray that supports a sheet so as to be lifted and lowered;a feeding portion that feeds the sheet in a state where an upstream edge in a feeding direction of a preceding sheet fed from the tray is overlaid with a downstream edge in a feeding direction of a subsequent sheet;a detecting portion that detects an overlaid state of the preceding sheet and the subsequent sheet that are fed from the feeding portion; anda controller that continuously detects the overlaid state of the sheet fed from the feeding portion at a predetermined number of detecting points along the sheet feeding direction at every predetermined time, determines the number of detecting points that detect the overlaid state, determines that the overlaid state is normal if the number of detecting points is in a predetermined range in which the number is equal to or larger than a first number and equal to or smaller than a second number which is larger than the first number based on the determined number of detecting points and determines that the overlaid state is abnormal if the number of detecting points is out ...

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Номер записи: 32
29-08-2013 дата публикации

IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, SHEET FEED CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM

Номер: US20130221599A1
Автор: Miyahara Nobuaki
Принадлежит: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA

An image forming apparatus capable of printing a non-standard size image on a sheet of a size as desired by the user as possible, and preventing stoppage of printing the image even when there is no sheet of the size desired by the user in a sheet feeder. When image data is for a non-standard size, if there is a sheet feeder accommodating recording sheets of which vertical and lateral lengths corresponding to vertical and lateral lengths represented by the image data are designated, a control unit feeds the sheets from the sheet feeding cassette. If there is no such a sheet feeder, the control unit feeds recording sheets of a free size from a manual feed tray accommodating the recording sheets of the free size. 1. An image forming apparatus for performing a job for feeding a recording sheet from one of a plurality of sheet storage units and forming an image on the fed recording sheet , the image forming apparatus comprising:a first designation unit configured to designate;vertical and lateral lengths of recording sheets for a sheet storage unit included in the plurality of sheet storage units;a second designation unit configured to designate a predetermined size without designating vertical and lateral lengths of a recording sheet for a sheet storage unit included in the plurality of sheet storage units;anda sheet feed control unit configured to control to change, in a case where amount of sheets stored in a first sheet storage unit, for which vertical and lateral lengths are designated by the first designation unit, reaches a predetermined amount while a job is performed using the first sheet storage unit, a sheet feeding source from the first sheet storage unit to another sheet storage unit, and control not to change, in a case where amount of sheets stored in a second sheet storage unit, for which the predetermined size is designated by the second designation unit, reaches a predetermined amount while a job is performed using the second sheet storage unit, a sheet ...

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Номер записи: 33
29-08-2013 дата публикации

SHEET FEEDING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

Номер: US20130221604A1
Автор: Furusawa Motohiro, Kawanishi Minoru, Matsushima Akira, Okazaki Shunsuke, UCHIDA Yasuhiro, WATANABE Kenji
Принадлежит: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA

When a retard roller is rotating in a sheet feeding direction, the rotation is transmitted to a pickup roller and the pickup roller rotates in a direction for conveying the sheet. When the retard roller is rotating in a direction opposite to the sheet feeding direction or is stationary, the pickup roller does not feed the sheet. Therefore, in a successive feeding operation, the sheet to be fed next is always conveyed such that the leading end thereof reaches a nip position between a feed roller and the retard roller. Therefore, the intervals between the sheets are uniform in the successive feeding operation. 1. A sheet feeding apparatus , comprising:a sheet stacking portion on which sheets are stacked;a pickup roller that contacts with a top surface of an uppermost one of the sheets stacked on the sheet stacking portion and that feeds the sheet;a feed roller that feeds the sheet fed by the pickup roller;a retard roller that is pressed against the feed roller to separate the sheets fed by the pickup roller one by one;a sheet conveying portion that conveys the sheet separated by the feed roller and the retard roller;a drive transmission portion that transmits a driving force from a drive source to the retard roller to return the sheet in a direction opposite to a sheet feeding direction through a torque limiter; anda rotation transmission portion that connects the retard roller and the pickup roller, and that transmits a rotation of the retard roller rotated by the sheet conveyed by the sheet conveying portion to the pickup roller so as to rotate the pickup roller in a direction to feed the sheet on the sheet stacking portion.2. The sheet feeding apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the rotation transmission portion includes a one-way clutch that transmits a rotation claim 1 , to a pickup roller claim 1 , in the direction to feed the sheet on the sheet stacking portion.3. The sheet feeding apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the drive transmission portion ...

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Номер записи: 34
29-08-2013 дата публикации

PAPER SHEET CONVEYANCE DEVICE FOR CONVEYING PAPER SHEET TO IMAGE FORMING SECTION AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS HAVING PAPER SHEET CONVEYANCE DEVICE FOR CONVEYING PAPER SHEET TO IMAGE FORMING SECTION

Номер: US20130221613A1
Автор: KOIKE Masato
Принадлежит: Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.

A paper sheet conveyance device for conveying a paper sheet to an image forming apparatus includes a corrugation roller for imparting corrugation onto both the left and right sides of a paper sheet, onto which an image has not been formed, with respect to a conveyance direction, by forming a curved portion along the conveyance direction. 112-. (canceled)13. A paper sheet conveyance device for conveying a paper sheet to an image forming section of an image forming apparatus comprising:a driving roller comprising a plurality of driving roller bodies provided upstream of the image forming section with respect to a conveyance direction of the paper sheet; anda driven roller comprising a driven roller body and two corrugation roller bodies provided so that each of the driven roller and the two corrugation roller bodies faces each of the plurality of driving roller bodies so as to convey the paper sheet by nipping the paper sheet between the driving roller body and the driven roller body, and between the driving roller bodies and the two corrugation roller bodies,wherein each of the corrugation roller bodies are provided at positions corresponding to both side portions of the paper sheet with respect to the conveyance direction and the driven roller body is provided at a position between the two corrugation roller bodies,wherein each of the two corrugation roller bodies comprises nipping section which holds the paper sheet between it and the driving roller body and corrugation imparting section protruding from an outer periphery of the nipping section and the corrugation imparting section is structured so as to have a larger diameter than that of the nipping section,wherein the corrugation roller imparting section imparts corrugation at end portions of the both sides of the paper sheet; andwherein said corrugation roller bodies are supported to be movable along an axis direction of said corrugation roller bodies while each of said corrugation imparting section is biased ...

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Номер записи: 35
29-08-2013 дата публикации

IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS WITH CONVEYANCE BELT MOVEMENT CORRECTION

Номер: US20130222456A1
Автор: Ogawa Masanobu
Принадлежит: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.

An image forming apparatus is provided with a conveyance belt, image forming portion, belt moving mechanism, optical sensor, current generation portion, position detection portion, belt movement control unit, reference value storage portion, base current measurement portion, initial value storage portion, and correction value determination portion. The current value measurement portion monitors the decrease in the value of a light receiving signal while decreasing an electric current generated in the current generation portion, and, in the case where the value of the light receiving signal reaches a reference value stored in the reference value storage portion, measures the value of a base current that is generated by the current generation portion. The correction value determination portion determines a correction value of a light emitting current, so that the value of the light emitting current increases depending on the amount by which the base current increases relative to an initial value. 1. An image forming apparatus comprising:a conveyance belt;an image forming portion that forms an image on paper that is conveyed on the conveyance belt;a belt moving mechanism that moves the conveyance belt in a width direction of the conveyance belt;an optical sensor including a light emitting portion, and a light receiving portion in which a plurality of light receiving elements are aligned in the width direction of the conveyance belt, so that the number of light receiving elements that receive light irradiated by the light emitting portion differs depending on a position of a side face of the conveyance belt, the light receiving portion being configured to output a light receiving signal having a value that corresponds to the number of light receiving elements that receive light irradiated by the light emitting portion;a current generation portion that generates an electric current that is supplied to the light emitting portion;a position detection portion that causes ...

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Номер записи: 36
29-08-2013 дата публикации

Printer and non-transitory computer-readable medium

Номер: US20130223911A1
Автор: Yoshihiko Sugimura
Принадлежит: Brother Industries Ltd

A printer includes a feeding portion configured to feed a printing medium, a printing portion including a plurality of heating elements configured to perform printing of one line at a time on the printing medium, and a processor configured to specify numbers of ON dots for at least a first specified block and a second specified block, specify first speeds that respectively correspond to at least the first specified block and the second specified block based on the numbers of ON dots, set a second speed for the second specified block based on the first speeds that respectively correspond to the first specified block and the second specified block, such that the printing medium is fed at the first speed for the first specified block when the printing of the first specified block is performed, and control the feeding portion and the printing portion.

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Номер записи: 37
05-09-2013 дата публикации

SHEET CARRYING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

Номер: US20130228969A1
Автор: KUDO Koichi, Nakura Makoto, TAKAI Shingo, UEDA Naoto
Принадлежит: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.

A disclosed sheet carrying device includes a first carrying unit that includes a first rotary body, a first driving unit outputting a driving force at a first peripheral speed, a one-way clutch transmitting the driving force only in a sheet carrying direction, and a second rotary body driven by the first rotary body via the sheet; and a second carrying unit including a third rotary body rotating at a second peripheral speed being the first peripheral speed or more, a fourth rotary body carrying the sheet with the third rotary body, a second driving unit outputting a driving force for driving the fourth rotary body at a third peripheral speed being the second peripheral speed or more, and a torque limiter having a slip torque smaller than a sheet carrying torque and cutting off the driving force while the sheet is interposed between the third and fourth rotary bodies. 1. A sheet carrying device which carries a sheet , the sheet carrying device comprising:a first carrying unit; anda second carrying unit,wherein the sheet is transferred from the first carrying unit to the second carrying unit, a first rotary body,', 'a first driving unit that outputs a driving force for driving to rotate the first rotary body at a first peripheral speed,', 'a one-way clutch that transmits the driving force output by the first driving unit to the first rotary body only in a direction in which the first rotary body carries the sheet,', 'a second rotary body that is driven to rotate by the first rotary body via the sheet while the sheet is interposed between the first rotary body and the second rotary body,, 'wherein the first carrying unit includes'} a third rotary body that rotates at a second peripheral speed equal to or faster than the first peripheral speed,', 'a fourth rotary body that carries the sheet while the sheet is interposed between the third rotary body and the fourth rotary body,', 'a second driving unit that outputs a driving force for driving to rotate the fourth rotary ...

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Номер записи: 38
19-09-2013 дата публикации

DEVICE FOR CORRECTING AN EDGE PORTION OF A SHEET MATERIAL AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

Номер: US20130241146A1
Автор: Nakagaki Toshihiro, TAKAI Shingo
Принадлежит:

Disclosed is a device for correcting an edge portion of a sheet material, including a first roller provided in a sheet material conveying path, a second roller including a center shaft and side rollers provided at both sides thereof, the center shaft having an outer diameter less than a minimum diameter of the side rollers, each of the side rollers having an outer diameter increasing from a center side to an outer side thereof, and a pressing unit configured to cause the second roller to bend toward the first roller to press the side rollers of the second roller against the first roller. 1. A device for correcting an edge portion of a sheet material , comprising:a first roller provided in a sheet material conveying path;a second roller including a center shaft and side rollers provided at both sides thereof, the center shaft having an outer diameter less than a minimum diameter of the side rollers, each of the side rollers having an outer diameter increasing from a center side to an outer side thereof; anda pressing unit configured to bend the second roller toward the first roller to press the side rollers of the second roller against the first roller.2. The device for correcting an edge portion of a sheet material as claimed in claim 1 , wherein each of the side rollers has a width capable of pressing edge portions of sheet materials with different lengths in a direction orthogonal to a sheet material conveying direction and the edge portions are parallel to the conveying direction.3. The device for correcting an edge portion of a sheet material as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a difference between a maximum radius and a minimum radius of each of the side rollers is less than or equal to a thickness of a sheet material and a difference between a radius of the center shaft and a minimum radius of each of the side rollers is greater than the thickness of the sheet material claim 1 , and wherein when a sheet material having a length largest in a direction orthogonal to ...

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Номер записи: 39
26-09-2013 дата публикации

SHEET CONVEYANCE APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM

Номер: US20130249166A1
Автор: Abe Hideto, Gamo Yohei, Iwata Toshiyuki, Kushida Hideki
Принадлежит: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA

A sheet conveyance apparatus includes a shift unit which includes a conveyance roller pair capable of being placed in a contact state and a separation state and configured to convey sheets having an overlapping portion where a rear end portion of a preceding sheet and a front end portion of a following sheet overlap each other. The shift unit is movable in a widthwise direction while conveying the sheets by the conveyance roller pair. The sheet conveyance apparatus moves the shift unit in the widthwise direction when it is determined that the overlapping portion of the sheets has reached the conveyance roller pair. 1. A sheet conveyance apparatus comprising:a conveyance roller pair configured to be movable in a widthwise direction orthogonal to a sheet conveyance direction while conveying sheets in a state in which an upstream end portion in the sheet conveyance direction of a preceding sheet and a downstream end portion in the sheet conveyance direction of a following sheet overlap each other;a movement mechanism configured to reciprocate the conveyance roller pair in the widthwise direction;a detection unit provided upstream in the sheet conveyance direction of the conveyance roller pair and configured to detect an overlapping portion where the upstream end portion in the sheet conveyance direction of the preceding sheet and the downstream end portion in the sheet conveyance direction of the following sheet overlap each other; anda control unit configured to control the movement mechanism so as to move the conveyance roller pair in the widthwise direction in a case where it is determined that the sheet overlapping portion has reached the conveyance roller pair based on detection by the detection unit.2. The sheet conveyance apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:a separating mechanism configured to place the conveyance roller pair in a separation state;a first sheet conveyance unit provided upstream in the sheet conveyance direction of the conveyance ...

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Номер записи: 40
26-09-2013 дата публикации

IMAGE RECORDING DEVICE AND IMAGE RECORDING METHOD

Номер: US20130249992A1
Автор: KATAGAMI Satoru, NAGASAWA Hideyuki, SANTO Hiroyuki, Toya Akihiro
Принадлежит: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION

An image recording device includes a support member, a recording head, a surface modifying apparatus, a conveyor unit, and a control unit. The surface modifying apparatus executes surface modification processing to modify a surface of the recording medium at a processing position disposed on an upstream side of the support member. The conveyor unit intermittently passes the recording medium through the processing position at a prescribed passage velocity by feeding the recording medium from the upstream side of the conveyance path to the processing position. The control unit is capable of providing a processing execution signal to the surface modifying apparatus, and provides the processing execution signal to the surface modifying apparatus for a prescribed time within a wait time from when passage of the recording medium through the processing position stops until the recording medium starts passing through the processing position at the prescribed passage velocity. 1. An image recording device comprising:a support member configured and arranged to support a recording medium conveyed along a conveyance path;a recording head configured and arranged to eject a liquid on the recording medium while stopped above the support member to record an image;a surface modifying apparatus configured and arranged to receive a processing execution signal and to execute surface modification processing to modify a surface of the recording medium at a processing position disposed on an upstream side of the support member with respect to the conveyance path;a conveyor unit configured and arranged to intermittently convey the recording medium from an upstream side of the conveyance path to the support member, and to intermittently pass the recording medium through the processing position at a prescribed passage velocity by feeding the recording medium from the upstream side of the conveyance path to the processing position; anda control unit capable of providing a processing execution ...

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Номер записи: 41
03-10-2013 дата публикации

IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

Номер: US20130256982A1
Автор: KAWANAGO Yusuke, MATSUO Masahiro, MOTEGI Haruki, OKUBO Takahiro
Принадлежит: Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.

The control portion controls the sheet adjusting portion to alternately convey the sheet of paper fed from the sheet-feeding path for single-side printing and the sheet of paper fed from the sheet-feeding path for duplex printing to the image forming portion during the duplex printing mode. Images are alternately formed on the front surface of each of the sheets of paper and the back surface of each of the sheets of paper when three sheets of paper are conveyed to the image forming apparatus and they are left therein. The control portion controls the sheet conveying portion to release the contact of the conveying rollers after it is detected that the sheet of paper reaches the sheet adjusting portion. 1. An image forming apparatus comprising:an image forming portion that forms an image on a sheet of paper;a first route that feeds the sheet of paper to the image forming portion;a second route that feeds again the sheet of paper, a surface of which the image is formed, to the image forming portion;a sheet adjusting portion that adjusts a deflection of the sheet of paper along a sheet-width direction that is perpendicular to a sheet conveying direction of the sheet of paper fed to the image forming portion;a sheet conveying portion that conveys the sheet of paper, a surface of which the image is formed, to the sheet adjusting portion by conveying rollers, the sheet conveying portion being provided on the second route at an upstream side of the sheet adjusting portion; anda control portion that is configured to control the sheet adjusting portion and the sheet conveying portion,wherein, during a duplex printing mode, the control portion controls the sheet adjusting portion to alternately feed the sheet of paper fed from the first route and the sheet of paper fed from the second route to the image forming portion and the control portion controls the sheet conveying portion to release the contact of the conveying rollers after it is detected that the sheet of paper ...

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Номер записи: 42
03-10-2013 дата публикации

Image recording apparatus

Номер: US20130256984A1
Автор: Kenji Samoto, Takashi Omura, Yuji Koga
Принадлежит: Brother Industries Ltd

An image recording apparatus includes a first upper-position guide member, a first lower-position guide member defining a first feeding path and a first feeding portion feeding a sheet in a feeding direction along the first feeding path. The image recording apparatus further includes a recording portion located downstream of the first feeding portion in the feeding direction, a second upper-position guide member, a second lower-position guide member defining a second feeding path and a second feeding portion comprising at least one pair of rollers each consisting of an upper-position roller and a lower-position roller. The second feeding portion feeds the sheet along the second feeding path and a first axis of the upper-position roller is located upstream of a second axis of the lower-position roller in the feeding direction.

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Номер записи: 43
03-10-2013 дата публикации

IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

Номер: US20130256988A1
Автор: Oyama Hiroshi, Takahashi Atsushi
Принадлежит: Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.

When conveyance checking mode is selected, an automatic setting screen is changed. In the automatic setting screen, components such as AD rollers, guide plates or sheet ejection rollers, which are used when conveying the sheet of paper, are selectable. When the components are selected, they are highlighted in color and their names are also represented. The sheets of paper stop at their stop positions corresponding to the selected components. A user removes the sheets of paper from their stop position and checks an image pattern formed on each of the removed sheets of paper. 1. An image forming apparatus which forms an image on a sheet of paper , the apparatus comprising:a sheet conveying portion that conveys the sheet of paper in the image forming apparatus;a setting portion that sets a stop position of the sheet of paper conveyed by the sheet conveying portion; anda control portion that controls the sheet conveying portion to stop the sheet of paper at the stop position set by the setting portion,wherein the setting portion selects any of plural stop positions as the stop position of the sheet of paper, andthe control portion is configured so as to stop a number of sheets of paper according to a number of the plural stop positions at the selected plural stop positions when the setting portion selects the plural stop positions.2. The image forming apparatus according to further comprising:a display portion that displays the stop positions set by the setting portion.3. The image forming apparatus according to wherein the setting portion selects as the stop positions components used for conveying the sheet of paper claim 2 , andwhen the setting portion selects the components, the control portion controls the display portion to display information about the selected components.4. The image forming apparatus according to wherein the information about the selected components is at least one piece of information of name information of the components and identification ...

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Номер записи: 44
03-10-2013 дата публикации

INK-JET RECORDING APPARATUS

Номер: US20130257962A1
Автор: OGUCHI Tomoya
Принадлежит: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA

In an ink-jet recording apparatus, when a controller receives an image recording command for a sheet placed on a manual feed tray in a state in which a cap is in a first posture in which the cap covers a nozzle face, the controller is configured to rotate the motor in a first direction by a first rotation amount smaller than a complete switch rotation amount required for the image recording. And, the controller is configured to rotate the motor in a second direction by a second rotation amount equal to or less than the first rotation amount. Then, the controller is configured to rotate the motor in the first direction by a difference rotation amount between the complete switch rotation amount and the first rotation amount. 1. An ink-jet recording apparatus comprising:a manual feed tray on which a sheet is placed;a motor rotatable in a first direction and a second direction opposite to the first direction;a conveyance roller configured to be rotated in a forward direction by a transmission of a rotation of the motor in the first direction so that the sheet on the manual feed tray is supplied into a conveyance path and is conveyed in a conveying direction, the conveyance roller being configured to be rotated in a reverse direction opposite to the forward direction by a transmission of a rotation of the motor in the second direction;an encoder configured to detect a rotation of the conveyance roller;a recording head disposed downstream of the conveyance roller in the conveying direction and having a nozzle face on which a plurality of nozzles are formed, the recording head being configured to eject an ink to record an image on the sheet;a cap configured to be put into a first posture in which the cap covers the nozzle face and into a second posture in which the cap is away from the nozzle face;a suction pump configured to be driven by a transmission of the rotation of the motor in the second direction;a switching portion comprising a plurality of ports including at ...

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Номер записи: 45
03-10-2013 дата публикации

Method for controlling transportation of print medium in inkjet printing apparatus and the inkjet printing apparatus

Номер: US20130257963A1
Автор: Shoji Kakimoto, Takaharu Yamamoto
Принадлежит: Dainippon Screen Manufacturing Co Ltd

Web paper is transported by roll with two or more drive rollers. The two adjacent drive rollers each have difference in rotation speed in accordance with a draw ratio. Accordingly, tension is applied to the web paper. Tension of the web paper between the adjacent drive rollers is detected by a tension sensor. A tension controller controls the detected tension value so as to be a target tension value. A predictive control device predicts decrease in tension during an initial printing period where tension control is not stable, and increases rotation speeds of the drive rollers downstream of a print unit to suppress the decrease in tension. Consequently, tension acting on the web paper is appropriately controlled also during the initial printing period, resulting in possible reduction in printing quality.

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Номер записи: 46
03-10-2013 дата публикации

DROPLET EJECTION APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE APPARATUS

Номер: US20130257964A1
Автор: ITOGAWA Yoshihiro
Принадлежит: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA

A droplet ejection apparatus, including: an image-data storage; a droplet ejection head; a post-processing mechanism configured to perform drying processing and curl correction processing by a common processing technique on an image-formed recording medium; and a controller configured to: calculate a liquid ejection amount for each evaluation region on the recording medium; determine a first processing amount required for the drying processing, based on a maximum liquid ejection amount; determine, for each evaluation region, a second processing amount for the curl correction processing, based on the liquid ejection amount and a position of the evaluation region on the recording medium; and control the post-processing mechanism to perform the drying processing and the curl correction processing according to a maximum control amount of the post-processing mechanism among the first processing amount and the second processing amounts of the respective evaluation regions. 1. A droplet ejection apparatus , comprising:an image-data storage section configured to store image data based on which an image is formed on a recording medium;a droplet ejection head configured to eject droplets of a liquid to form, on the recording medium, the image based on the image data stored in the image-data storage section;a post-processing mechanism configured to perform drying processing and curl correction processing by a common processing technique, on the recording medium on which the image based on the image data has been formed by the droplet ejection head;a discharged-sheet supporting portion configured to support the recording medium on which the drying processing and the curl correction processing have been performed by the post-processing mechanism; and calculate, on the basis of the image data, a liquid ejection amount that is an amount of the liquid ejected from the droplet ejection head, for each of a plurality of evaluation regions defined on the recording medium;', 'determine ...

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Номер записи: 47
03-10-2013 дата публикации

Dual purpose printing apparatus

Номер: US20130258023A1
Автор: Kenji Eoka, Toshiharu Sekino
Принадлежит: Toshiba TEC Corp

According to one embodiment, a dual purpose printer has a housing, a printing medium supporting section, a first printing section, and a second printing section. The housing has a discharge port and an entrance port. The printing medium supporting section is arranged inside the housing, and rotatably supports a rolled printing medium. The first printing section is configured to print on a top surface of a first continuous sheet printing medium drawn from the rolled printing medium supported on the printing medium supporting section, and to print on a second printing medium carried in through the entrance port. The second printing section is arranged inside the housing, and is configured to print on the bottom surface of the first continuous sheet printing medium.

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Номер записи: 48
17-10-2013 дата публикации

PRINTER AND PLATEN ROLLER FOR PRINTER

Номер: US20130271550A1
Автор: Mogi Mariko, OTSUKA Masanori
Принадлежит:

A printer comprising, a feed section capable of feeding a print paper having a first sheet and a second sheet laminated to the first sheet through a gap and a print section for printing the print paper, wherein the print section comprises a thermal head and a platen roller being opposed to the thermal head wherein the platen roller comprises a shaft being rotatably supported in a direction perpendicular to a feeding direction of the print paper, a cylindrical body roller disposed to the shaft and a projecting portion protruding outward in a radial direction of the body roller for filling the gap by pressing the print paper. 1. A printer , comprising:a feed section configured for feeding a print paper having a first sheet and having a second sheet laminated to the first sheet through a gap between the sheets;a print section downstream from the feed section for printing the print paper, the print section comprises at least one thermal head and at least one platen roller opposed to the thermal head, the feed section feeding the print paper between the thermal head and the platen roller;the platen roller comprises:a shaft rotatably supported and extending in a direction perpendicular to a feeding direction of the print paper; anda cylindrical roller body disposed to the shaft, and a plurality of projecting portions protruding outward in a radial direction from the roller body and toward the thermal head for filling the gap with the print paper upon at least the projecting portions pressing on the print paper.2. The printer according to claim 1 , wherein the print section comprises:a first one of the thermal heads located upstream in a feeding direction of the print paper and above a first surface of the print paper for printing the first surface of the print paper;a first one of the platen rollers opposed to the first thermal head;a second one of the thermal heads located downstream in the feeding direction of the print paper and above a second surface of the print ...

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Номер записи: 49
24-10-2013 дата публикации

IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS AND RECORDING MEDIUM TRANSPORTATION CONTROL METHOD

Номер: US20130278665A1
Автор: Imamura Atsushi
Принадлежит: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION

There is provided an image recording apparatus including a transportation unit that transports a recording medium, a driven rotation member that rotates as a result of being driven depending on the recording medium which is transported by the transportation unit while in contact with the recording medium, a rotational position detection unit that detects a rotational position of the driven rotation member, and a control unit that controls an amount of transportation of the recording medium based on a result of the detection by the rotational position detection unit. 1. An image recording apparatus comprising:a transportation unit that transports a recording medium;a driven rotation member that rotates as a result of being driven depending on the recording medium which is transported by the transportation unit while in contact with the recording medium;a rotational position detection unit that detects a rotational position of the driven rotation member; anda control unit that controls an amount of transportation of the recording medium based on a result of the detection by the rotational position detection unit.2. The image recording apparatus according to claim 1 ,wherein the driven rotation member is a driven drum onto the peripheral surface of which the recording medium is wound.3. The image recording apparatus according to claim 2 , further comprising:a discharge head that discharges a liquid onto one surface of the recording medium to record an image,wherein the recording medium is supported by winding the recording medium onto the driven drum beginning with the other surface that is the reverse side of the one surface, andwherein the discharge head discharges the liquid onto an part of the recording medium that is wound onto the driven drum.4. The image recording apparatus according to claim 3 ,wherein the control unit selectively executes an image recording mode in which the discharge head discharges the liquid to record the image on the recording medium while ...

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Номер записи: 50
24-10-2013 дата публикации

IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

Номер: US20130279960A1
Автор: Kato Takaki, KOBAYASHI Yuji, Tachibana Yuta, Teshima Satoshi, Yamaguchi Hiroshi
Принадлежит: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.

An image forming apparatus includes: a conveyance roller configured to convey recording sheets; a brush motor configured to drive the conveyance roller to rotate; and a control unit configured to control a rotational speed of the brush motor, wherein while the conveyance roller conveys a recording sheet, (i) the control unit applies voltage to an outer circumferential surface of a commutator of the brush motor to drive the brush motor to rotate by a predetermined rotation amount, so as to perform a cleaning operation to remove a film deposited on the outer circumferential surface, and (ii) the control unit reduces the rotational speed of the brush motor while not performing the cleaning operation, so as to correct a conveyance distance of the recording sheet. 1. An image forming apparatus comprising:a conveyance roller configured to convey recording sheets;a brush motor configured to drive the conveyance roller to rotate; anda control unit configured to control a rotational speed of the brush motor, whereinwhile the conveyance roller conveys a recording sheet,(i) the control unit applies voltage to an outer circumferential surface of a commutator of the brush motor to drive the brush motor to rotate by a predetermined rotation amount, so as to perform a cleaning operation to remove a film deposited on the outer circumferential surface, and(ii) the control unit reduces the rotational speed of the brush motor while not performing the cleaning operation, so as to correct a conveyance distance of the recording sheet.2. The image forming apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:a recording unit configured to record therein a rotational speed and a cumulative rotational period of the brush motor after completion of a most recent cleaning operation; anda rotational amount determination unit configured to determine a rotational amount of the brush motor for a next cleaning operation, based on the rotational speed and the cumulative rotational period recorded in the ...

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Номер записи: 51
31-10-2013 дата публикации

SHEET CONVEYING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

Номер: US20130285318A1
Автор: Yamaguchi Yoshimasu
Принадлежит: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA

A sheet conveying apparatus comprising: a follower rotating member that is pressed to a conveying rotating member and rotates in a following manner; a bearing that movably supports the follower rotating member to be rotatable; a pressing portion that applies a force to the bearing to press the follower rotating member to the conveying rotating member; and a wire spring that includes both ends locked to locking portions and a middle abutted to the bearing and holds the bearing against a pressing force of the pressing portion. 1. A sheet conveying apparatus comprising:a follower rotating member that is pressed to a conveying rotating member and rotates in a following manner;a bearing that movably supports the follower rotating member to be rotatable;a pressing portion that applies a force to the bearing to press the follower rotating member to the conveying rotating member; anda wire spring that includes both ends locked to locking portions and a middle abutted to the bearing and holds the bearing against a pressing force of the pressing portion.2. The sheet conveying apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:a bearing guide that guides the bearing to be movable in a pressing direction of the pressing portion,wherein in correspondence with a change in a position of the bearing moved by the bearing guide, the wire spring follows the bearing by an elastic force of the wire spring.3. The sheet conveying apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the wire spring includestwo pressing portions that are provided in the middle and are abutted to the bearing, anda flexible portion that is provided between the two pressing portions and are deformed so that the two pressing portions of the wire spring follow the bearing while being abutted to the bearing in correspondence with a change in a position of the bearing.4. The sheet conveying apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the wire spring includeshook portions that are provided at both ends of the wire spring and are ...

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Номер записи: 52
31-10-2013 дата публикации

PRINTING SYSTEM

Номер: US20130286076A1
Автор: OGAWA Hideaki
Принадлежит: RISO KAGAKU CORPORATION

A printing system includes: a printing unit; a post-processing unit for performing predetermined post-processing on printed printing paper sheets ejected from the printing unit; a priority setting section, in which a priority of removal of a cause of suspension among the units when operations of each unit are suspended due to a predetermined cause is set in advance; and an informing section for informing the user to remove the cause of suspension according to the priority set in the priority setting section. 1. A printing system comprising:a printing unit for performing printing on printing paper sheets;at least one of a post-processing unit for performing predetermined post-processing on printed printing paper sheets ejected from the printing unit and a pre-processing unit connected to the upstream side of the printing unit;a priority setting section, in which a priority of removal of a cause of suspension among the units when operations of each unit are suspended due to a predetermined cause is set in advance; andan informing section for informing the user to remove the cause of suspension according to the priority set in the priority setting section.2. The printing system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the printing system comprises the post-processing unit claim 1 , andthe priority set in the priority setting section is set such that the removal of the cause of suspension at the post-processing unit is performed prior to the removal of the cause of suspension at the printing unit.3. The printing system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the priority setting section obtains information about a time taken for a preparation operation of each unit that is performed after the removal of the cause of suspension and before restarting of a normal operation claim 1 , and sets the priority based on the obtained information.4. The printing system as claimed in claim 3 , further comprising a preparation operation time measuring section for measuring the time taken for the ...

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Номер записи: 53
31-10-2013 дата публикации

MEDIUM RECEIVING DEVICE AND RECORDING APPARATUS

Номер: US20130286124A1
Автор: Ueyama Naohiro
Принадлежит: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION

A medium receiving device includes: a medium holding member having a medium receiving surface that receives a part on the leading edge side in a discharge direction of a cut sheet; a medium edge restricting member including a restricting portion that restricts movement of the leading edge of the cut sheet to the discharge direction and a guidance portion that makes contact with the medium receiving surface so as to guide the leading edge from the medium receiving surface to the restricting portion; and a connecting bar that moves a plurality of medium edge restricting members together between a restricting position where the guidance portion makes contact with the medium receiving surface so as to guide the leading edge to the restricting portion and a non-restricting position where the guidance portion is separate from the medium receiving surface and does not guide the leading edge to the restricting portion. 1. A medium receiving device comprising:a medium holding member having a medium receiving surface that receives a part on a leading edge side in a discharge direction of a medium to be discharged;a plurality of medium edge restricting members that are arranged along a width direction of the medium orthogonal to the discharge direction, each of the medium edge restricting members including a restricting portion that restricts movement of the leading edge in the discharge direction of the medium to the discharge direction and a guidance portion that makes contact with the medium receiving surface so as to guide the leading edge of the medium from the medium receiving surface to the restricting portion; anda movement member that moves the plurality of medium edge restricting members together between a restricting position where the guidance portion makes contact with the medium receiving surface so as to guide the leading edge of the medium to the restricting portion and a non-restricting position where the guidance portion is separate from the medium receiving ...

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Номер записи: 54
31-10-2013 дата публикации

Device and method for serial printing of print media

Номер: US20130286126A1
Автор: Arne BRUECK, Bernd Hoepner
Принадлежит: BOEWE SYSTEC GMBH

A device for serial printing of print media, particularly mailpieces, with a print head having a planar printing face and a printing area extending longitudinally, and with a transport device for feeding print media to be printed to the print head. The transport device includes first and second transport units, which move the print media parallel to the printing face and can be moved in an orthogonal direction relative to the printing face in order to guide a print medium on the transport units to the printing face of the print head and at a distance away from the printing face that is suitable for printing. To allow fast feeding and discharging transport of the print media and increase the throughput, the first and second transport units can be moved independently of one another and a transfer area of the printing face is provided to transfer a print medium from the first to the second transport unit.

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Номер записи: 55
31-10-2013 дата публикации

PRINTER CONTROL METHOD AND PRINTER

Номер: US20130286128A1
Автор: ISHIMORI Hiroyuki
Принадлежит:

A printer has a fluid ejection head, an opening/closing mechanism that is disposed opposite the inkjet head, and suction holes arrayed in the conveyance direction of the recording paper, and opens and closes the suction holes. A printer control method has steps of detecting the position of the leading end of the recording paper before starting conveyance of the recording paper; reading the next recording paper conveyance speed Vpf; calculating a delay time Td for starting the opening/closing mechanism after recording paper conveyance starts based on the position of the leading end of the recording paper and the recording paper conveyance speed Vpf; determining the time when the opening/closing mechanism starts operating based on the delay time Td; and starting the opening/closing mechanism at the start time and opening the suction holes. 1. A control method for a printing device that has a fluid ejection head , a plurality of suction holes disposed in a recording paper conveyance direction opposite the fluid ejection head , and an opening/closing mechanism that opens and closes the plurality of suction holes , comprising:detecting the position of the leading end of the recording paper before starting recording paper conveyance;reading the next recording paper conveyance speed;calculating a delay time for starting the opening/closing mechanism after recording paper conveyance starts based on the position of the leading end of the recording paper and the recording paper conveyance speed;determining the time when the opening/closing mechanism starts operating based on the delay time; andstarting the opening/closing mechanism at the start time and opening the plurality of suction holes.2. The control method of a printing device described in claim 1 , wherein:the difference between the paper conveyance acceleration time after paper conveyance starts, and a time until the plurality of suction holes open after the opening/closing mechanism starts operating, is set within a ...

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Номер записи: 56
31-10-2013 дата публикации

MEDIUM TRANSPORTING ROLLER AND RECORDING DEVICE

Номер: US20130286129A1
Автор: NAKANO Yosuke, Taketsugu Eiji
Принадлежит:

In a recording device which performs recording on a recording medium, a transport driving roller which carries out transporting of the recording medium as a medium transport roller is formed by processing a plate member into a cylindrical shape. A bonding portion where the pair of edge portions of the plate material are bonded has a transport region, which is a region where at least the recording medium comes into contact with, extends in a straight line shape in a direction which intersects a circumference line. 1. A recording device , which performs recording on a recording medium , comprising:a holding unit which holds the recording medium;a feeding unit which feeds the recording medium from the holding unit;a recording unit which performs recording on the recording medium in a recording region;a reversing roller which reverses the recording medium fed from the holding unit toward the recording unit in a feeding direction; anda guide path which guides the recording medium recorded by the recording unit toward the reversing roller through the recording region in a direction opposite to the feeding direction so as to reverse the recording medium,wherein the guide path includes a substantially horizontal path.2. The recording device according to claim 1 ,wherein the guide path includes a common path for guiding the recording medium which is reversed by the reversing roller.3. The recording device according to claim 1 ,further including a place where the recording medium which is reversed toward the recording unit separates from the reversing roller, andwherein the height of the place is lower than the top of the reversing roller in a height direction of the recording device.4. The recording device according to claim 3 ,wherein the recoding unit has a recording head which discharges ink, andthe top of the reversing roller is higher than a discharge surface of the recording head in the height direction of the recording device.5. The recording device according to claim ...

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Номер записи: 57
31-10-2013 дата публикации

MEDIUM TRANSPORTING ROLLER AND RECORDING DEVICE

Номер: US20130286130A1
Автор: NAKANO Yosuke, Taketsugu Eiji
Принадлежит:

In a recording device which performs recording on a recording medium, a transport driving roller which carries out transporting of the recording medium as a medium transport roller is formed by processing a plate member into a cylindrical shape. A bonding portion where the pair of edge portions of the plate material are bonded has a transport region, which is a region where at least the recording medium comes into contact with, extends in a straight line shape in a direction which intersects a circumference line. 1. A recording device , which performs recording on a recording medium , comprising:a holding unit which holds the recording medium;a feeding roller which feeds the recording medium from the holding unit;a supporting member which supports the feeding roller and contacts with the feeding rollers relative to the recording medium held on the holding unit by rotating around a shaft;a reversing roller which reverses the recording medium fed from the holding unit;a recording unit which has a recording head which discharges ink to the recording medium fed from the reversing roller; anda guide path which guides the recording medium recorded by the recording unit toward the reversing roller so as to reverse the recording medium;wherein the supporting member is disposed below the guide path in a height direction of a recording device and disposed in a reversing roller side than the recording head.2. The recording device according to claim 1 ,wherein at least a portion of the supporting member overlaps with the reversing roller in a horizontal direction of the recording device.3. A recording device claim 1 , which performs recording on a recording medium claim 1 , comprising:a holding unit which holds the recording medium;a feeding roller which feeds the recording medium from the holding unit;a supporting member which supports the feeding roller and contacts with the feeding rollers relative to the recording medium held on the holding unit by rotating around a shaft;a ...

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Номер записи: 58
07-11-2013 дата публикации

PRINTER WITH FORCE TRANSMITTING PATH SELECTING MECHANISM

Номер: US20130293654A1
Автор: IZUCHI Masatoshi, Koga Yuji
Принадлежит: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA

A printer has a carriage being movable between a first end and a second end of a reciprocating path; and a driving force transmitting path selecting mechanism provided at the second end of the reciprocating path. The selecting mechanism has: a common driving force outputting member; a plurality of force receiving members; a selecting member; and a position retainer for keeping the position of the selecting member. The selecting member connects the force outputting member to one of the plurality of force receiving members, and moves in association with the carriage when the carriage moves in a vicinity of the second end in a first direction extending from the first end to the second end. The position retainer keeps the position of the selecting member when the carriage moves in a second direction extending from the second end to the first end. The force receiving member connected to the force outputting member via the selecting member is selected in accordance with a movement of the carriage along the reciprocating path. 1. A printer comprising:a printing head;a carriage mounting the printing head, the carriage being movable between an end of a first side and an end of a second side of a reciprocating path extending along a direction; anda driving force transmitting path selecting mechanism provided at the second side, a common driving force outputting member;', 'a plurality of driving force receiving members;', 'a selecting member configured to connect the common driving force outputting member to one of the plurality of driving force receiving members via the selecting member, wherein the selecting member is configured to move from a default position to a first selected position when the carriage moves to a first carriage position in a predetermined region of the second side; and', 'a position retainer comprising a receiving portion configured to receive the selecting member by contacting the selecting member, the receiving portion of the position retainer being ...

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Номер записи: 59
07-11-2013 дата публикации

PRINTER

Номер: US20130293655A1
Автор: Sekino Toshiharu, Taki Hiroyuki
Принадлежит:

A printer includes a housing, a drawer unit, first and second print medium supporting units, a third support, and a printing unit. The drawer unit is placed inside the housing so that it can be drawn out from the housing into open and closed positions. The first print medium supporting unit is fixed to the drawer unit and spaced apart from the second print medium supporting unit. The upper end of the second print medium supporting unit is fixed to the drawer unit and its lower end rotates with respect thereto. The third support is disposed in the housing and supports the lower end of the second print medium supporting unit when the drawer unit is in a closed position. The printing unit can print on a print medium pulled out from the rolled print medium which is rotatably supported by at least the first print medium supporting unit. 1. A printer comprising:a housing provided with an outlet;a drawer unit slidable into and out of the housing to an open position and a closed position;a first print medium supporting unit disposed on the drawer unit;a second print medium supporting unit, spaced apart from the first print medium supporting unit, with an upper end being fixed to the drawer unit and a lower end being moveable;a support unit disposed in the housing that supports the lower end of the second print medium supporting unit from underneath when the drawer unit is in the closed position; anda printing unit that can perform printing on a print medium extending from a rolled print medium that is rotatably supported by at least the first print medium supporting unit.2. The printer according to claim 1 , further comprising:a print medium supporting roller provided at the lower end of the second print medium supporting unit;a rotation support unit at the lower end of the second print medium supporting unit that supports the print medium supporting roller; anda first opening placed in the rotation support unit is provided on a side surface of the drawer unit, whereinthe ...

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Номер записи: 60
21-11-2013 дата публикации

Digital printing apparatus

Номер: US20130307893A1
Автор: Atsushi Saita, Hayato Kondo, Hiroyuki Suda, Kazuya Takahagi, Masaharu Ito, Satoshi Murakami, Yasuhiro Suzuki, Yuji Ishizuka
Принадлежит: Komori Corp

A digital printing apparatus including a sheet supply device, printing cylinder, inkjet nozzle portion, sheet delivery device, and conveyance devices. The sheet supply device supplies sheets one by one at a predetermined period. The printing cylinder includes at least one gripper device that grips and holds the sheet, and conveys the sheet while one edge of the sheet supplied from the sheet supply device is held by the plurality of gripper devices. The inkjet nozzle portion discharges ink droplets onto the sheet. The conveyance devices include a plurality of gripper devices including one reversing gripper device that grips and holds the other edge of the sheet, and conveys the sheet printed on one surface, which is received from the printing cylinder in a double-sided printing mode. The sheet is turned by reversing the obverse/reverse surface of the sheet by the reversing gripper device in the process of conveyance.

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Номер записи: 61
21-11-2013 дата публикации

RECORDING DEVICE

Номер: US20130307894A1
Автор: Mikuriya Hideo, YAMASHITA Norihiro
Принадлежит: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION

A recording apparatus includes a roller and a control device. The roller is configured and arranged to convey a recording medium. The control device is configured and arranged to set a pressure load of the roller contacting with the recording medium. The control device is configured and arranged to set the pressure load of the roller to a first pressure load when the recording medium is conveyed, and to set the pressure load of the roller to a second pressure load which is lower than the first pressure load when the recording medium is not conveyed while the roller is in contact with the recording medium. 1. A recording apparatus comprising:a roller configured and arranged to convey a recording medium; anda control device configured and arranged to set a pressure load of the roller contacting with the recording medium,wherein the control device is configured and arranged to set the pressure load of the roller to a first pressure load when the recording medium is conveyed, and to set the pressure load of the roller to a second pressure load which is lower than the first pressure load when the recording medium is not conveyed while the roller is in contact with the recording medium.2. The recording apparatus according to claim 1 , whereinthe roller includes a drive roller and a driven roller, and one of the drive roller and the driven roller is pressed into the other one of the drive roller and the driven roller.3. The recording apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:a recoding device configured and arranged to perform recording on the recording medium which is conveyed by the roller,wherein a distal end of the recording medium is located downstream from the roller and upstream from a recoding region in which recording is performed on the recording medium by the recording device in a conveying route when recording is not performed.4. The recording apparatus according to claim 2 , further comprising:a recoding device configured and arranged to perform ...

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Номер записи: 62
28-11-2013 дата публикации

RECORDING MEDIUM TRANSFER APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

Номер: US20130314484A1
Автор: Matsui Yasuhiro
Принадлежит: KONICA MINOLTA , INC.

A recording medium transfer apparatus is provided with: an endless belt; a plurality of transfer rollers, which intermittently rotate the endless belt; a slide unit, which can freely move back and forth between the initial position and the end position of the endless belt; a driving device, which returns the slide unit to the initial position from the end position; a linear encoder, which detects a transfer amount of the slide unit; a calculation unit, which calculates a transfer amount of the recording medium on the basis of the detection results obtained from the linear encoder; and a control unit, which controls the transfer amount of the recording medium on the basis of the transfer amount. The slide unit engages with the endless belt at the initial position before the endless belt rotationally moves, then, moves with the rotational movement of the endless belt, and when the slide unit reaches the end position, the slide unit releases the engagement with the endless belt, and returns to the initial position by means of the driving device when the endless belt is stopped. The calculation unit calculates the transfer amount of the recording medium on the basis of the detection results obtained from the linear encoder, the detection results being the transfer amount of the slide unit from the initial position to the end position. 1. A recording medium transfer apparatus , comprising:an endless belt wherein a recording medium is places on a surface thereof;a plurality of transfer rollers which support the endless belt so that a part of the endless belt is to be flat and intermittently rotate the endless belt;a slide unit which freely moves back and forth between an initial position of a path which is the part of the endless belt that is flat and an end position that is at a downstream side in a rotational direction of the endless belt than the initial position;a driving device which returns the slide unit to the initial position from the end position;a linear ...

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Номер записи: 63
05-12-2013 дата публикации

RECORDING APPARATUS

Номер: US20130321508A1
Автор: SANO Toshiyuki
Принадлежит: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA

A recording apparatus, including: a recording portion configured to record an image on each of recording media; a stack portion on which image-recorded recording media are stacked; a conveyor portion configured to convey each recording medium from a recording position at which the image is recorded toward the stack portion; and a controller configured to control the recording apparatus, wherein the controller is configured to control the conveyor portion such that, where two mutually opposable surfaces of two successive recording media that are to be successively stacked on the stack portion are both image-recorded surfaces on each of which an image has been recorded, a movement speed, when stacked, of one of the two successive recording media that is to be later stacked on the stack portion is made smaller, as compared with an instance where at least one of the two mutually opposable surfaces is not the image-recorded surface. 1. A recording apparatus , comprising:a recording portion configured to perform a recording operation to record an image on each of recording media;a stack portion on which the recording media on each of which the image has been recorded by the recording portion are stacked;a conveyor portion configured to convey each of the recording media from a recording position at which the image is recorded on said each of the recording media by the recording portion toward the stack portion; anda controller configured to control the recording apparatus,wherein the controller is configured to control the conveyor portion such that, in an instance where two mutually opposable surfaces of two successive recording media among the recording media that are to be successively stacked on the stack portion are both image-recorded surfaces on each of which an image has been recorded, a movement speed, when stacked, of one of the two successive recording media that is to be later stacked on the stack portion is made smaller, as compared with an instance where at ...

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Номер записи: 64
05-12-2013 дата публикации

PRINTING APPARATUS FOR USE WITH SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM THEREFOR, AND PRINTING SYSTEM

Номер: US20130322946A1
Автор: Okada Hideyuki
Принадлежит: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA

A printing apparatus that enables printed products to be removed from a sheet processing apparatus at scheduled time. The printing apparatus is configured to discharge printed products to a stacking tray that is provided in the sheet processing apparatus so as to be movable upward and downward. The printing apparatus accepts a setting of scheduled time at which printed products are to be taken out of the stacking tray, and causes the stacking tray to move downward to a removal position when the setting time is reached. 1. A printing apparatus for discharging printed products to a stacking tray which is movably provided in a sheet processing apparatus and on which the printed products can be stacked , comprising:an acceptance unit configured to accept a setting of a removal time representing time at which printed products are to be taken out of the stacking tray; anda control unit configured to control, based on the setting of the removal time, to move the stacking tray to a removal position.2. The printing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein when the removal time is reached claim 1 , said control unit controls to move the stacking tray to the removal position.3. The printing apparatus according to claim 1 , further including:a determination unit configured to determine whether or not a print job to discharge printed products to the stacking tray is being performed when the removal time is reached.4. The printing apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein in a case where said determination unit determines that a print job is being performed when the removal time is reached claim 3 , said control unit controls to stop the print job that is being performed and controls to move the stacking tray to the removal position.5. The printing apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein in a case where said determination unit determines that a print job is being performed when the removal time is reached claim 3 , said control unit controls to stop the print job that is being ...

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Номер записи: 65
12-12-2013 дата публикации

PAPER FEEDER FOR COMPACT PRINTER AND PRINTER WITH PAPER FEEDER

Номер: US20130327268A1
Автор: YU CHANG-LUNG
Принадлежит: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.

A paper feeder enables a compact printer to print a large area of paper. The paper feeder includes a hanger, a paper feeding module, a driving module and a controller. The feeding module includes a tray and a roller. The tray includes a paper input board and a paper output board. The roller is located in the tray and feeds a paper from the paper input board to the paper output board. The driving module includes a base configured to receive the compact printer and a driving device which drives the base to move across the moving direction of the paper. The controller is configured to control the compact printer to print on the paper at a certain location. 1. A paper feeder for controlling a compact printer to print on a paper , comprising:a hanger;a paper feeding module mounted to the hanger, the paper feeding module comprising a tray and a roller, the tray comprising a paper input board and a paper output board, and the roller located in the tray and being configured to feed a paper from the paper input board to the paper output board;a driving module mounted to the hanger, the driving module comprising a base configured to receive the compact printer and a driving device configured to drive the base to move along a linear direction which substantially traverses to a moving direction of the paper; anda controller configured to control the compact printer to print on the paper coupling with a location of the compact printer.2. The paper feeder of claim 1 , wherein the paper output board is substantially parallel to the paper input board.3. The paper feeder of claim 1 , wherein the tray further comprises a guiding portion claim 1 , the guiding portion comprises an arcuate guiding inner surface claim 1 , and the roller is located on the arcuate guiding inner surface.4. The paper feeder of claim 3 , wherein a feeding opening is defined between the guiding portion and the paper output board.5. The paper feeder of claim 1 , wherein the hanger comprises a rear wall and two ...

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Номер записи: 66
12-12-2013 дата публикации

PAPER EJECTION DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

Номер: US20130328960A1
Автор: SUGAWARA Mitsuhiro
Принадлежит: RICOH COMPANY, LIMITED

A paper ejection device holds paper ejected out from an upstream device through a paper-ejection opening of the upstream device. The paper ejection device includes: a pair of side fences arranged parallel and perpendicularly to a paper ejection direction, the paper ejection direction being a direction in which paper is ejected through the paper-ejection opening, to restrict positions of edges of the ejected paper in a width direction; and a control unit that, when an ejection speed at which the paper is ejected through the paper-ejection opening is higher than a predetermined speed, controls spacing between the pair of side fences to be narrower than spacing between the pair of side fences for paper ejected at a speed equal to or lower than the predetermined speed. 1. A paper ejection device for holding paper ejected out from an upstream device through a paper-ejection opening of the upstream device , the paper ejection device comprising:a pair of side fences arranged parallel and perpendicularly to a paper ejection direction, the paper ejection direction being a direction in which paper is ejected through the paper-ejection opening, to restrict positions of edges of the ejected paper in a width direction; anda control unit that, when an ejection speed at which the paper is ejected through the paper-ejection opening is higher than a predetermined speed, controls spacing between the pair of side fences to be narrower than spacing between the pair of side fences for paper ejected at a speed equal to or lower than the predetermined speed.2. The paper ejection device according to claim 1 , further comprisinga driving mechanism that changes the spacing between the side fences, whereinthe control unit controls the driving mechanism based on the ejection speed data obtained by the ejection speed detector so as to reduce the spacing between the pair of side fences in the case of high speed printing.3. The paper ejection device according to claim 1 , wherein the control unit ...

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Номер записи: 67
19-12-2013 дата публикации

PRINTING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND STORAGE MEDIUM

Номер: US20130335475A1
Автор: Yano Takaaki
Принадлежит:

A printing apparatus according to one aspect of the present invention sets a printing condition, which specifies a condition for permitting printing using a sheet, for that sheet in accordance with an instruction from a user. The printing apparatus then decides on a sheet feed tray, from a plurality of sheet feed units, for which printing using the sheet contained in the sheet feed unit is permitted, as a sheet feed source, based on the printing condition and printing settings including a setting regarding the sheet feed source for the sheet to be used in a print job. Furthermore, the printing apparatus executes the print job using the sheet contained in the sheet feed tray that has been decided on. 1. A printing apparatus capable of feeding sheets from a plurality of sheet feed units , the apparatus comprising:a setting unit configured to set a printing condition, which specifies a condition for permitting printing using a sheet, for that sheet in accordance with an instruction from a user;an extracting unit configured to extract, from a print job, printing settings including a setting regarding a sheet feed source of a sheet to be used in the print job;a deciding unit configured to decide on a sheet feed unit, from the plurality of sheet feed units, for which printing using the sheet contained in the sheet feed unit is permitted, as the sheet feed source, based on the printing condition and the printing settings; andan executing unit configured to execute the print job using the sheet contained in the sheet feed unit that has been decided on.2. The printing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein:the printing settings include a setting regarding a property of the sheet to be used in the print job;the setting unit sets the printing condition for the sheets contained in each of the plurality of sheet feed units, and stores the set printing condition in a storage unit of the printing apparatus in association with the property of the sheet; andthe deciding unit ...

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Номер записи: 68
19-12-2013 дата публикации

PAPER OUTPUTTING APPARATUS FOR PRINTING APPARATUS

Номер: US20130336701A1
Автор: CHU TZU-CHIEN, KUO HSIN-HSIEN, LO Wen-Chung, MA CHIN-TA
Принадлежит: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.

A paper outputting apparatus for supporting a plurality of papers output from a paper output port of a printing apparatus includes a supporting bracket, two paper output slides slidably mounted on the supporting bracket, and a paper pressing slide slidably mounted on the supporting bracket. When a sheet of paper slides out from the paper output port, the two paper output slides slide to an outside of the paper output port from the supporting bracket. The paper pressing slide moves toward the paper in the paper output port to resist against the paper. The paper is curved by the paper pressing slide and slides out from the paper output port along the two paper output slides. 1. A paper outputting apparatus for a printing apparatus comprising:a supporting bracket;two paper output slides slidably mounted on the supporting bracket;a paper pressing slide slidably mounted on the supporting bracket; anda paper output port; wherein when a sheet of paper slides out from the paper output port, the two paper output slides slide to an outside of the paper output port from the supporting bracket; the paper pressing slide moves toward the sheet in the paper output port to resist against the sheet; and the paper pressing slide curves the sheet and slides the sheet out to the paper output port along the two paper output slides.2. The paper outputting apparatus of claim 1 , wherein a plurality of rod-shaped first engaging slots are defined in the paper pressing slide; a first gear is located on the supporting bracket; a plurality of first teeth are formed in the first gear; and the plurality of first teeth engage with the plurality of rod-shaped first engaging slots to drive the paper pressing slide sliding on the supporting bracket.3. The paper outputting apparatus of claim 2 , wherein a paper pressing wheel is located on a first end of the paper pressing slide; and the paper pressing slide resists against the sheet of paper in the paper output port via the paper pressing wheel.4. ...

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Номер записи: 69
26-12-2013 дата публикации

MEDIA PROCESSING DEVICE, METHOD OF CONTROLLING A MEDIA PROCESSING DEVICE, AND A STORAGE MEDIUM

Номер: US20130342600A1
Автор: TSUCHIYA Akihiko
Принадлежит:

Media that are processed to reliably prevent executing a recording operation when media is not set to the recording position can be segregated from other media, and a drop in media processing throughput can be suppressed. When the length in the conveyance direction of the image to be recorded on a check is greater than the length of the recording area determined from the length of the check in the conveyance direction, the process control unit of a multifunction device changes the discharge unit to which the check is discharged and then conveys the next check stored in the storage unit. 1. A media processing device that can connect to a control device and comprises:a storage unit that can hold a plurality of media;a conveyance path that connects to the storage unit and conveys the media;a plurality of discharge units that can connect to the conveyance path and receive media discharged from the conveyance path;a switching unit that changes the discharge unit into which the media are discharged;a conveyance unit that conveys the media from the storage unit through the conveyance path to the discharge unit;a recording unit that is disposed to the conveyance path and records on the media conveyed by the conveyance unit; and wherein when the length in the conveyance direction of an image to be recorded on the medium is greater than the length of a recording area determined by the length of the medium in the conveyance direction, the process control unit records the part of the image that will fit in the recording area with the recording unit,', 'causes the switching unit to change the discharge unit so that media are discharged into different discharge units depending on whether the length of the recording area is shorter or longer than the image length, and', 'then conveys the next medium stored in the storage unit with the conveyance unit., 'a process control unit that controls the switching unit, conveyance unit, and recording unit,'}2. The media processing device ...

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Номер записи: 70
26-12-2013 дата публикации

Image forming apparatus

Номер: US20130342603A1
Автор: Hirokazu Higashiuchi
Принадлежит: KONICA MINOLTA INC

An image forming apparatus transporting sheets of paper at a predetermined interval and forming an image on the sheets has, as modes for controlling the predetermined interval, a first mode of suspending a next paper feeding operation, for a predetermined time and for every predetermined number of sheets of paper and a second mode of expanding the interval of transportation between the paper feeding operations while continuing the transportation. The image forming apparatus decides whether a predefined first condition for starting control of the interval is satisfied during normal printing, determines a mode of the control in response to a decision that the condition is satisfied, and performs the control in the determined mode. The image forming apparatus calculates power consumption in each mode from the decision that the condition is satisfied to completion of uncompleted printing, and selects a mode in which the power consumption is relatively lower.

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Номер записи: 71
02-01-2014 дата публикации

System And Method For Process Direction Alignment Of First And Second Side Printed Images

Номер: US20140002531A1
Автор: De Antariksh, Eun Yongsoon, Garwood Timothy James, Mo Song-Feng
Принадлежит:

A method of duplex printing forms on a media web. The method includes identifying leading edges of a first side of the forms being printed in a first print zone and identifying leading edges of a second side of the forms being printed in a second print zone. The leading edges in the first print zone being identified with reference to a form length variation parameter and a drift parameter and the leading edges in the second print zone being identified with reference to another form length variation parameter and another drift parameter based on identification of leading edges in the first print zone. 1. A method for operating a duplex printer comprising:identifying a leading edge of a first side of each form in a plurality of forms on a media web moving past a first printhead configured to eject ink onto the first side of each form, the leading edge of each form being identified with reference to a form length variation parameter associated with the first printhead and a drift parameter associated with the first printhead; andidentifying a leading edge of a second side of each form in the plurality of forms moving past a second printhead configured to eject ink onto the second side of each form that is a reverse side of the first side of each form, the leading edge of each form on the reverse side being identified with reference to a form length variation parameter associated with the second printhead and a drift parameter associated with the second printhead, the form length variation parameter and the drift parameter associated with the second printhead being generated with reference to a plurality of leading edge identifications generated for the plurality of forms moving past the first printhead.2. The method of claim 1 , the identification of the leading edge of each form moving past the first printhead further comprising:identifying the form length variation parameter and the drift parameter associated with the first printhead with reference to detection of a ...

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Номер записи: 72
02-01-2014 дата публикации

Reproduction apparatus for printing on sheets

Номер: US20140002533A1
Автор: Albert M. VAN BEEK, Ernest J. J. Clevers, Johannes H. L. Smeyers
Принадлежит: Oce Technologies BV

A reproduction apparatus includes a print unit with print elements for ejecting an amount of ink on a plurality of sheets, of which each size in the direction perpendicular to the transport direction of the sheets under the print unit is smaller than the size of the print unit in the same direction, and a displacing mechanism for displacing the sheets in the same direction. The displacement of the displacing mechanism is so extreme that an alignment of a sheet is variable from an alignment of one side of the sheet with one end of the print unit to an alignment of the other side of the sheet with the other end of the print unit. Also a method for application by such a reproduction apparatus is disclosed.

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Номер записи: 73
02-01-2014 дата публикации

Printer and printing method

Номер: US20140002569A1
Автор: Hirotaka Yuno, Yasushi Murai
Принадлежит: Casio Computer Co Ltd

A printer includes a conveyor roller for conveying a long printing tape having an adhesive but no release paper on a back surface thereof, a printing mechanism for performing printing on the printing tape conveyed, a drive unit for rotationally driving the conveyor roller, and a control unit for controlling the drive unit so that a rotational speed thereof becomes a constant speed slower than a standard speed when the printing tape is initially conveyed and then becomes the standard speed after it is conveyed a contact length of the conveyor roller with the printing tape. Thus, a risk can be prevented of a tape jam occurring in the printer due to the tape member remaining sticking to the conveyor roller when it is conveyed for the next printing because the tape member with the adhesive has been left stationary long in the printer.

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Номер записи: 74
09-01-2014 дата публикации

PRINTING APPARATUS AND DUPLEX PRINTING METHOD THEREFOR

Номер: US20140008859A1
Автор: GOTODA Katsuhiko
Принадлежит:

A printing apparatus comprising an image forming system, a sheet-feeding system, a sheet-transporting system, a sheet-controlling device, a sheet-detection device, a first driving system, a second driving system and a controller is provided. The sheet-controlling device and the sheet-detection device are disposed between the sheet-feeding system and the sheet-transporting system. The sheet-controlling device controls an entry of a sheet into the sheet-transporting system. The first driving system drives the sheet-controlling device, and the second driving system drives a transporting mechanism of the sheet-transporting system. The controller upon receiving an error signal from the sheet-detection device signals the sheet-controlling device to inhibit the entry of the sheet into the sheet-transporting system and signals the transporting mechanism to continue its operation. A duplex printing method is also provided. 1. A printing apparatus , comprising:a sheet-feeding system;a sheet-transporting system, comprising a sheet-circulating path and transporting mechanism, for receiving a recording medium from the sheet-feeding system and transporting the recording medium through an image forming system, wherein the transporting mechanism moves the recording medium along the sheet-circulating path;said image forming system, in the sheet-circulating path, forming an image on the recording medium;a sheet-controlling device, disposed between the sheet-feeding system and the sheet-transporting system, the sheet-controlling device controlling an entry of a sheet into the sheet-transporting system;a sheet-detection device, disposed between the sheet-feeding system and the sheet-transporting system;a first driving system for driving the sheet-controlling device;a second driving system for driving the transporting mechanism; anda controller, which upon receiving an error signal from the sheet-detection device signals the sheet-controlling device to inhibit the entry of the sheet ...

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Номер записи: 75
09-01-2014 дата публикации

RECORDING APPARATUS

Номер: US20140009550A1
Автор: IMAI Daisuke, TAKABAYASHI Kazunori, TOGO Katsumi
Принадлежит:

A main substrate which is arranged in one end section of a main apparatus body in the width direction is horizontally arranged using a free space in one end section of the mechanical component arrangement area in a main apparatus body in the width direction. A plurality of relay substrates are vertically provided in the upper-side position of the main substrate in the mechanical component arrangement area, and the main substrate is connected to the plurality of relay substrates through FFCs connected to respective connectors. A plurality of connectors are provided on the two relay substrates in order to connect to wirings from a printer mechanism section. 1. A recording apparatus comprising:a mechanism section that includes a transport section which transports a medium, and a recording section which performs recording on the medium; anda substrate on which electronic components are mounted in order to control the mechanism section,wherein the substrate is arranged between a base of a main apparatus body and the mechanism section in a mechanical component arrangement area in which mechanical components included in the mechanism section are arranged in the main apparatus body.2. The recording apparatus according to claim 1 ,wherein the substrate is arranged in either section of both end sections which interpose a transport region of the medium in a width direction which crosses the transport direction in the mechanical component arrangement area.3. The recording apparatus according to further comprising:a medium reception section in which the medium supplied from a front side of the main apparatus body to the inside of the main apparatus body is set,wherein the substrate is arranged in a position which is separated from the medium reception section.4. The recording apparatus according to claim 1 ,wherein the main apparatus body includes a power transmission mechanism which configures the transport section, andwherein the substrate is arranged at a bottom of the power ...

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Номер записи: 76
09-01-2014 дата публикации

COUNTERFEIT-RESISTANT LABELS AND METHOD

Номер: US20140009551A1
Автор: Biondo William A., SNIDER Kevin W., Thomas Frankie K.
Принадлежит: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC

Improved product labels cannot be easily counterfeited. A plurality of small dots printed on the label are interpreted as dirt or flaw or misprint so that the counterfeit label will not reproduce the plurality of small dots. A first image printed on the label and having a first level of spectural reflectivity, and a second image printed atop the first image using ink having a spectural reflectivity different from the spectural reflectivity of the first image. A plurality of very small dots creates a grayscale field, and a symbol printed within the grayscale field of very small dots, thereby creating a watermark of such high complexity that it cannot be counterfeited. A symbol printed on the label, and a raised dot of ink printed atop the symbol at a precise location to be sensed by finger contact and thereby indicate the authenticity of the label. 1. A method of discouraging the counterfeiting of product labels comprising:printing within the label a plurality of small dots that are interpreted by the counterfeiter as a speck of dirt or a flaw or misprint in the printing of the label so that the counterfeiter will counterfeit the label without reproducing the plurality of small dots, and printing the plurality of small dots at a particular location or in a particular pattern such that a trained observer can examine a label and discern the presence or absence of the plurality of small dots to thereby conclude that the label is authentic if the small dots are present and counterfeit if the small dots are absent.2. A product label that discourages the counterfeiting thereof , comprising:a plurality of small dots printed on the label that are interpreted by the counterfeiter as a speck of dirt or a flaw or misprint in the printing of the label so that the counterfeiter will counterfeit the label without reproducing the plurality of small dots, said plurality of small dots being located a particular location or in a particular pattern such that a trained observer can ...

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Номер записи: 77
30-01-2014 дата публикации

Recording Sheet Guide Structure and Cartridge

Номер: US20140027977A1
Автор: Deguchi Hideaki, Hironaka Keita
Принадлежит: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA

A recording sheet guide structure configured to guide a recording sheet conveyed between an image carrier and a transfer part, including: a pair of first guide parts including first ridgeline parts which are configured to respectively slidingly contact with a transfer surface side of both end portions of a first recording sheet having a first width; and a pair of second guide parts including second ridgeline parts which are configured to respectively slidingly contact with a transfer surface side of both end portions of a second recording sheet having a second width narrower than the first width, wherein the pair of second guide parts is positioned at an inner side of the pair of first guide parts in a width direction and is arranged at a downstream side than the pair of first guide parts in a conveyance direction of the recording sheet. 1. A recording sheet guide structure configured to guide a recording sheet conveyed between an image carrier and a transfer part , the recording sheet guide structure comprising:a pair of first guide parts including first ridgeline parts which are configured to respectively slidingly contact with a transfer surface side of both end portions of a first recording sheet having a first width in a width direction, and configured to guide the both end portions of the first recording sheet in a direction of separating the first recording sheet from the image carrier; anda pair of second guide parts including second ridgeline parts which are configured to respectively slidingly contact with a transfer surface side of both end portions of a second recording sheet having a second width narrower than the first width of the first recording sheet in the width direction, and configured to guide the both end portions of the second recording sheet in a direction of separating the second recording sheet from the image carrier,wherein the pair of second guide parts is positioned at an inner side of the pair of first guide parts in the width direction ...

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Номер записи: 78
30-01-2014 дата публикации

INK-JET PRINTER FOR PRINTING ON CARDS

Номер: US20140028745A1
Автор: Cappello Paolo, Mondino Mauro
Принадлежит: OLIVETTI S.p.A.

An ink-jet printer includes a printing station for ink-jet printing on a thermoplastic card includes a printhead coupled to a reservoir containing an ink comprising: a medium of a low-boiling organic solvent, an auxiliary solvent of a high-boiling organic solvent, and a colouring component soluble in the medium. A support carriage supports the card and is drivable between a first position in which the carriage does not face the printhead and a second position in which the carriage faces the printhead. A driving motor moves the carriage between the first and second positions along a guide member interposed between the printhead and a reference member to prevent ink ejected by the printhead from reaching the reference member. A detection device mounted on the carriage detects the reference member and generates a signal used by a control unit to regulate the driving motor. 1. An ink-jet printer for printing on cards , comprising:a printing station for ink-jet printing on a card made of thermoplastic material, said printing station including at least a printhead and a reservoir coupled to the printhead and containing an ink comprising: a medium consisting of a low-boiling organic solvent, an auxiliary solvent consisting of a high-boiling organic solvent, and a colouring component soluble in said medium;a support carriage adapted to support said card, said carriage being drivable between a first position in which said carriage does not face said printhead and a second position in which said carriage faces said printhead;a driving motor active on said carriage for moving the said carriage between said first and second positions;a guide member for said carriage, the carriage being movable along said guide member between said first and second positions;one or more reference members associated with said guide member, the guide member being interposed between said printhead and said one or more reference members to prevent ink ejected by the printhead from reaching the ...

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Номер записи: 79
30-01-2014 дата публикации

Active Biased Electrodes for Reducing Electrostatic Fields Underneath Print Heads in an Electrostatic Media Transport

Номер: US20140028750A1
Автор: Gerald M. Fletcher, Johannes N. M. de Jong, Peter Knausdorf, Ramesh S. Palghat, Steven R. Moore
Принадлежит: Xerox Corp

Embodiments described herein are directed to a system for reducing electrostatic fields underneath print heads in a direct marking printing system. The system includes: one or more print heads for depositing ink onto a media substrate; a media transport for moving the media substrate along a media path past the one or more print heads; a conductive platen contacting the media transport belt; an electrostatic field reducer that includes an alternating current charge device positioned upstream of the one or more print heads; and one or apertures with electrically isolated biased electrodes separated by an opening that is in registration with the ink deposition areas of the one or more print heads. The media transport includes a media transport belt and, when the media is on the transport belt it has an electrostatic field, which can cause printing defects. The electrostatic field reducer and electrodes reduce the electrostatic field on the surface of the media and thereby reduce printing defects.

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Номер записи: 80
30-01-2014 дата публикации

Inkjet recording machine

Номер: US20140028751A1
Автор: Assayo NISHIMURA
Принадлежит: Riso Kagaku Corp

A control unit is configured to form a print image on a recording medium by ejecting ink drops from nozzles of an ink head to the recording medium being conveyed on a conveyance route and sucked to the conveyance route by a negative pressure generated by a suction unit. The control unit is configured to control a level of suction power of sucking the recording medium to the conveyance route by the negative pressure in accordance with a level of a resolution of the print image in at least one of a main scanning direction or a sub scanning direction.

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Номер записи: 81
30-01-2014 дата публикации

IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

Номер: US20140028752A1
Автор: HOSONO Gaku, Kikura Makoto, KONDO Kazuyoshi, MATSUMOTO Kazuyoshi, Obata Yuuzoh, Uchino Yoshinori, Yanase Norikazu
Принадлежит: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.

An image forming apparatus includes an apparatus body, a print medium, a conveyance unit, art image forming unit, a cutter unit, a holding unit, a sensor, and a controller. The print medium has an adhesive face with no separation sheet. The cutter unit cuts the medium having an image formed into a print medium piece. The holding unit is configured to hold the piece in a state in which the piece is drawable from outside of the body. The holding unit has a surface separatable from an adhesive face of the piece to hold the adhesive face of the piece. The sensor detects presence or absence of the piece held by the holding unit. After the sensor detects that the piece is drawn out, the controller controls the conveyance unit to convey the medium to the holding unit and controls the holding unit to hold the medium. 1. An image forming apparatus , comprising:an apparatus body;a print medium installed in the apparatus body, the print medium having an adhesive face with no separation sheet mounted on the adhesive face;a conveyance unit disposed in the apparatus body to convey the print medium;an image forming unit disposed in the apparatus body to form an image on the print medium conveyed by the conveyance unit;a cutter unit disposed in the apparatus body to cut the print medium having the age formed thereon into a print medium piece of a desired length;a holding unit disposed downstream from the cutter unit in a conveyance direction in which the print medium is conveyed, the holding unit configured to hold the print medium piece in a state in which the print medium piece is drawable from outside of the apparatus body, the holding unit having a surface separatable from an adhesive face of the print medium piece to hold the adhesive face of the print medium piece;a sensor to detect presence or absence of the print medium piece held by the holding unit; anda controller to, after the sensor detects that the print medium piece held by the holding unit is drawn out, control the ...

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Номер записи: 82
06-02-2014 дата публикации

INKJET PRINTER

Номер: US20140035985A1
Автор: ARAKANE Satoru, HORADE Kenta
Принадлежит: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA

An inkjet printer including a feeding device configured to feed a sheet in a feeding direction, a platen configured to support the sheet, a recording device configured to eject ink on the sheet, contacting members configured to contact the sheet, a detector configured to detect an end portion position of the sheet in a width direction, and a controller configured to control the feeding device and the recording device is provided. The contacting members are arranged at intervals in the width direction, and the controller performs a suppression process in which at least one of the feeding device and the recording device is controlled to suppress a contact of the sheet with the recording device when the end portion position detected by the detector is a position between the two adjacent contacting members. 1. An inkjet printer comprising:a feeding device configured to feed a sheet in a feeding direction;a platen configured to support the sheet fed by the feeding device;a recording device configured to eject ink from nozzles on a recording side of the sheet supported by the platen;a plurality of contacting members disposed between, in the feeding direction, the feeding device and the recording device and configured to contact the recording side of the sheet, the contacting members being arranged at intervals in a width direction which is orthogonal to the feeding direction,a detector configured to detect an end portion position of the sheet in the width direction; anda controller configured to control the feeding device and the recording device,wherein the controller performs a suppression process in which at least one of the feeding device and the recording device is controlled to suppress a contact of the sheet with the recording device when the end portion position detected by the detector is a position between the two adjacent contacting members.2. The inkjet printer according to claim 1 , wherein the controller performs the suppression process when the end portion ...

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Номер записи: 83
06-02-2014 дата публикации

LIQUID EJECTION APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING LIQUID EJECTION APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM

Номер: US20140035989A1
Автор: OHHASHI Masashi
Принадлежит: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA

When it is determined that jamming of a recording medium has occurred and an image to be formed on the recording medium is a color image, a liquid ejection apparatus performs recovery action for first nozzle of a first liquid ejection head ejecting black liquid and second nozzles of second liquid ejection heads ejecting color liquid which is not black, after the jamming of the recording medium is resolved. On the other hand, when the image to be formed on the recording medium is a monochrome image, the liquid ejection apparatus performs the recovery action for the first nozzles of the first liquid ejection head. 1. A liquid ejection apparatus comprising:a conveyance mechanism configured to convey a recording medium;a first liquid ejection head which includes first nozzles and is configured to eject black liquid through the first nozzles;at least one second liquid ejection head which includes second nozzles and is configured to eject color liquid which is not black through the second nozzles;a sensor configured to detect whether the recording medium conveyed by the conveyance mechanism opposes the first nozzles of the first liquid ejection head of the conveyance mechanism;a maintenance mechanism configured to perform recovery action for the first nozzles of the first liquid ejection head and the second nozzles of the at least one second liquid ejection head,a storage unit configured to store image data of an image formed on the recording medium; and control the first liquid ejection head, the at least one second liquid ejection head, and the conveyance mechanism so that the image of the image data is formed on the recording medium;', 'based on a detection result of the sensor, determine whether jamming of the recording medium has occurred at a position opposing the first nozzles of the first liquid ejection head of the conveyance mechanism;, 'a control device configured towhen it is determined that the jamming has occurred while the image of the image data is being ...

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Номер записи: 84
06-02-2014 дата публикации

TRACTOR UNIT, CONVEYANCE DEVICE, AND PRINTER

Номер: US20140036016A1
Автор: TOKUDA Takeshi
Принадлежит:

A tractor unit has first and second tractors with tractor pins that engage sprocket holes on opposites sides of continuous paper. A tractor support shaft supports the tractors movably in the device width direction. A frame supports the tractor support shaft movably in the device width direction. A clamping mechanism is provided for fixing the second tractor on the tractor support shaft. The first tractor 31 is disposed at a reference position in the device width direction. A biasing member biases the tractor support shaft in a second direction when the tractor support shaft moves in a first direction opposite to the second direction. 1. A tractor unit , comprising:a first tractor having first tractor pins configured to be engaged in first sprocket holes formed in continuous paper to be conveyed in a conveyance direction along a first side of the continuous paper;a second tractor having second tractor pins configured to be engaged in second sprocket holes formed in the continuous paper along a second side of the continuous paper, the second side opposite the first side across a paper width of the continuous paper;a support shaft that extends in a transverse direction perpendicular to the conveyance direction of the continuous paper, and supports the first tractor and second tractor movably in the transverse direction;a frame that supports the support shaft movably in the transverse direction;a biasing member configured to bias the support shaft in the transverse direction; anda clamping member configured to fix the second tractor on the support shaft;the first tractor being disposed at a predetermined reference position in the transverse direction, andin response to a movement of the support shaft in a first direction oriented from the second tractor toward the first tractor, the biasing member configured to bias the support shaft in a second direction opposite the first direction.2. The tractor unit of claim 1 , wherein:the support shaft is moveable between a first ...

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Номер записи: 85
13-02-2014 дата публикации

TRANSFER CONTROL METHOD OF CONTINUOUS PAPER AND PRINTER

Номер: US20140043387A1
Автор: Maeda Hiroyuki
Принадлежит: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION

A transfer control method of continuous paper includes controlling a transfer amount of the continuous paper based on a rotational amount detected by a roller feeding amount detecting unit which detects the rotational amount of a paper feed roller, when each page of the continuous paper is printed, and when the printing on each page is completed, performing a cueing process of transferring the continuous paper until a printing start position of a next page reaches the printing position. The cueing process includes transferring the continuous paper until the continuous paper reaches a reference transfer position based on the feeding amount of the tractor detected by a tractor feeding amount detecting unit for detecting a feeding amount of the tractor and after the continuous paper reaches the reference transfer position, setting the transfer amount of the continuous paper as a target feeding amount. 1. A transfer control method of continuous paper in a printer including a tractor having a sequential engagement portion which is engaged with engagement holes formed along a longitudinal direction of the continuous paper in which page dividing positions are set at regular intervals , and a paper feed roller provided at a downstream side in a transfer direction of the tractor , the printer transferring the continuous paper using the paper feed roller and the tractor through a printing position of a printing head , the transfer control method comprising:controlling a transfer amount of the continuous paper based on a rotational amount detected by a roller feeding amount detecting unit which detects the rotational amount of the paper feed roller, when each page of the continuous paper is printed; andwhen the printing on each page is completed, performing a cueing process of transferring the continuous paper until a printing start position of a next page reaches the printing position; transferring the continuous paper until the continuous paper reaches a reference transfer ...

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Номер записи: 86
13-02-2014 дата публикации

RECORDING APPARATUS

Номер: US20140043419A1
Автор: ARUGA Sho, Otsuka Kazuo
Принадлежит: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION

A recording apparatus includes: a transporting roller which includes a cylindrical shaft having one joint from one end portion to the other end portion of the shaft and transports a recording medium by being driven to rotate; a driven roller which holds and transports the recording medium with the transporting roller; and a recording section which performs recording on the recording medium, in which the joint includes a plurality of protrusion sections which protrude in a direction intersecting with an axial direction of the transporting roller, in which the plurality of protrusion sections are disposed in positions which do not come into contact with both end portions of the recording medium in the axial direction of the cylindrical shaft. 1. A recording apparatus comprising:a transporting roller which includes a cylindrical shaft having one joint from one end portion to the other end portion of the shaft and transports a recording medium by being driven to rotate;a driven roller which holds and transports the recording medium with the transporting roller; anda recording section which performs recording on the recording medium,wherein the joint includes a plurality of protrusion sections which protrude in a direction intersecting with an axial direction of the transporting roller,wherein the plurality of protrusion sections are disposed in positions which do not come into contact with both end portions of the recording medium in the axial direction of the cylindrical shaft, andwherein at least one of the plurality of protrusion sections is disposed in a position which comes into contact with the recording medium between both of the end portions of the recording medium.2. The recording apparatus according to claim 1 ,wherein the joint has a first gap in the most protruding part of the protrusion section in the axial direction.3. The recording apparatus according to claim 2 ,wherein the first gap is provided to extend in a direction intersecting with the axial ...

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Номер записи: 87
13-02-2014 дата публикации

INK-JET PRINTER

Номер: US20140043420A1
Автор: KAWAMATA Noriyuki, Koga Yuji, Samoto Kenji, Sugiyama Wataru
Принадлежит: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA

There is provided an image recording apparatus including a transporting path, a recording section, a first and second rollers pinching the recording medium therebetween, a supporting member which rotatably supports the second roller, a holding member which is movable along a transporting direction of the recording medium, a bias applying member which applies a bias on the holding member, in an opposite direction opposite to the transporting direction and a load member which generates a load in the opposite direction, with respect to the recording medium. 1. An ink-jet printer comprising:a supply roller configured to supply a sheet;intermediate rollers configured to transport the sheet by nipping the sheet supplied by the supply roller;transporting rollers configured to transport the sheet, by nipping the sheet, transported by the intermediate rollers, the transporting rollers comprising a first roller to be driven by a motor and a second roller making a contact with the first roller;a recording head configured to jet ink droplets onto the sheet transported by the transporting rollers; anda bias applying member applying a bias to the first roller toward the second roller.2. The ink-jet printer according to claim 1 , further comprising a supporting member comprising two supporting portions claim 1 , and configured to rotatably support the first roller by the two supporting portions claim 1 ,wherein the bias applying member is located between the two supporting portions.3. The ink-jet printer according to claim 2 , wherein both end portions of the first roller are supported by the two supporting portions claim 2 , respectively.4. The ink-jet printer according to claim 1 , wherein the bias applying member is configured to apply the bias to the first roller at a center region of an area at which the first roller is to make a contact with the sheet claim 1 , in an axis direction of the first roller.5. The ink-jet printer according to claim 4 , wherein the first roller ...

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Номер записи: 88
13-02-2014 дата публикации

PAPER CONVEYING APPARATUS IN A PRINTING MACHINE

Номер: US20140044469A1
Автор: Izawa Hideo, Sugiyama Seiko
Принадлежит: MIYAKOSHI PRINTING MACHINERY CO., LTD.

In a printing machine, it is enabled to prevent continuous paper from being broken when the continuous paper is initially fed through a path of its conveyance. 1. A paper conveying apparatus in a printing machine which is provided in a path of conveyance of continuous paper with a printing section , a machining section , and a plurality of feed roll units for conveying continuous paper by feeding it while it is being caught in each of them , to successively print on and machine continuous paper while in conveyance by the feed roll units , characterized in that the conveying apparatus comprises:a control means for individually controlling respective feed rates of said feed roll units,said control means having a printing mode and an initial paper threading mode,said control means when in said printing mode controlling the respective feed rates of the feed roll units so that the feed rate of a said feed roll unit at a downstream side is larger than the feed rate of a said feed roll unit at a side upstream thereof so as to generate a proper amount of tension and impart it to the continuous paper,said control means when in said initial paper threading mode controlling the respective feed rates of the feed roll units so that the feed rate of said feed roll unit at the downstream side is smaller than the feed rate of said feed roll unit at the side upstream thereof so as not to generate tension to the continuous paper.2. A paper conveying apparatus in a printing machine which is provided in a path of conveyance of continuous paper with a printing section , a machining section , and a plurality of feed roll units for conveying continuous paper by feeding it while it is being caught in each of them , to successively print on and machine continuous paper while in conveyance by the feed roll units , in that the paper conveying apparatus comprises:a control means for individually controlling respective feed rates of said feed roll units,said control means having a printing mode ...

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Номер записи: 89
20-02-2014 дата публикации

IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

Номер: US20140049578A1
Автор: YAMANOBE Jun
Принадлежит: FUJIFILM Corporation

An image forming apparatus includes: a recording material applying member configured to apply a recording material to a recording medium; a fixing member configured to fix a recording material to the medium; a first transportation unit configured to transport the medium to the recording material applying member and the fixing member; a discharge unit configured to discharge the medium; a second transportation unit configured to return the medium to the recording material applying unit; a reverse unit configured to reverse front and back surfaces of the recording medium provided in the second transportation unit; a transportation path switching unit configured to transport the medium to the discharge unit or the second transportation unit; and a control device configured to control the transportation path switching unit so as to transport the medium to the discharge unit when a fixing ability of the fixing member is decreased. 1. An image forming apparatus comprising:a recording material applying member configured to apply a recording material to a recording medium;a fixing member configured to fix the recording material to the recording medium;a first transportation unit configured to transport the recording medium to the recording material applying member and the fixing member;a discharge unit configured to discharge the recording medium received from the first transportation unit;a second transportation unit configured to return the recording medium received from the first transportation unit to the recording material applying member;a reverse unit configured to reverse front and back surfaces of the recording medium, the reverse unit being provided in the second transportation unit;a transportation path switching unit configured to transport the recording medium transported by the first transportation unit to the discharge unit or the second transportation unit; anda control device configured to control the transportation path switching unit so as to transport ...

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Номер записи: 90
27-02-2014 дата публикации

PAPER PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

Номер: US20140054837A1
Автор: MATSUO Takeshi
Принадлежит: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.

A paper processing apparatus includes a tray, a conveying section, a catching member, a paper processing section, a moving mechanism, and a control section. The catching member includes an abutting surface which abuts a top part of paper in a conveying direction of the paper and a covering part which covers one of one surface and the other surface of the paper, and is disposed at a downstream side in the paper conveying direction. The control section controls the moving mechanism to move a paper processing section between a standby position at which the catching member is received in a processing region and a processing position at which the paper is received in the processing region. The control unit controls the conveying section to convey the paper to the tray in a state in which the moving mechanism positions the paper processing unit at the standby position. 1. A paper processing apparatus , comprising:a tray having a load surface on which paper is loaded and stored;a conveying section configured to convey the paper to the tray;a catching member which includes an abutting surface which abuts a tip part of the paper in a conveying direction of the paper conveyed by the conveying section and disposed on the load surface, and a covering part which is disposed on the abutting surface to cover at least one of one surface and the other surface of the paper in a state in which the tip part abuts the abutting surface, wherein the abutting surface and the covering part are disposed in a partial region in a paper width direction orthogonal to the conveying direction at a position on a downstream side in the conveying direction in the tray;a paper processing section including a processing region which receives the tip part of the paper in the abutting state to perform a predetermined paper process on the tip part;a moving mechanism configured to move the paper processing section in the paper width direction; anda control section configured to control the moving mechanism ...

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Номер записи: 91
27-02-2014 дата публикации

ERASING APPARATUS AND ERASING METHOD

Номер: US20140055545A1
Автор: FUKAYA Hideaki
Принадлежит:

In accordance with one embodiment, an erasing apparatus includes a paper feed tray configured to feed a sheet, a reading unit configured to read an image on the sheet, an erasing unit configured to erase the image on the sheet, a cutting apparatus configured to cut the sheet allowed to be cut, a reject box configured to accumulate the sheet which is judged to be not-reusable and a control unit configured to judge the category of the sheet based on the output of the reading unit and change the conveyance destination of the sheet according to the category of the sheet. 1. An erasing apparatus , comprising:a paper feed tray configured to feed a sheet;a reading unit configured to read an image on the sheet;an erasing unit configured to erase the image on the sheet;a cutting apparatus configured to cut the sheet allowed to be cut;a reject box configured to accumulate the sheet which is judged to be not-reusable; anda control unit configured to judge the category of the sheet based on the output of the reading unit and change the conveyance destination of the sheet according to the category of the sheet.2. The erasing apparatus according to claim 1 , comprising:a connection apparatus configured to convey the sheet to a paper feed cassette of an image forming apparatus, whereinthe control unit conveys the sheet to the image forming apparatus through the connection apparatus in a condition that the category of the sheet is judged to be the reusable sheet based on the output of the reading unit.3. The erasing apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:an operation unit configured to input and output information, whereinthe control unit displays such a content that the sheet is a confidential document on the operation unit in a condition that the category of the sheet is judged to be the confidential document based on the output of the reading unit, and cuts the sheet by the cutting apparatus after the allowance of the cutting is input.4. The erasing apparatus ...

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Номер записи: 92
06-03-2014 дата публикации

INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS

Номер: US20140063108A1
Автор: IIJIMA Shota
Принадлежит: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA

An inkjet recording apparatus configured to record images on both sides of a sheet includes a corrugate mechanism configured to form a sheet into a continuous corrugated shaped in a direction perpendicular to a conveyance direction and parallel to a recording surface of the sheet. 1. An inkjet recording apparatus comprising:a conveyor roller pair comprising a plurality of rollers, each of the plurality of rollers comprising a rotational shaft, the conveyor roller pair configured to convey a sheet, which is being guided in a first conveyance path, along a conveyance direction while nipping the sheet therebetween;a recording unit disposed downstream of the conveyor roller pair in the conveyance direction and configured to eject ink droplets from nozzles to record an image onto the sheet;a reversible roller pair disposed downstream of the conveyor roller pair in the conveyance direction and configured to convey the sheet downstream in the conveyance direction or into a second conveyance path while nipping the sheet therebetween, wherein the second conveyance path joins the first conveyance path at a first junction located downstream of the conveyor roller pair and upstream of the reversible roller pair in the conveyance direction and at a second junction located upstream of the conveyor roller pair in the conveyance direction;a corrugate mechanism disposed upstream of the reversible roller pair in the conveyance direction and configured to form the sheet into a corrugated shape in a direction perpendicular to the conveyance direction and parallel to a recording surface of the sheet; and record an image on a first surface of the sheet by the recording unit, wherein a sheet length along the conveyance direction of the sheet is longer than a length of a conveyance path that starts at a nip point of the reversible roller pair, extends through the second conveyance path from the nip point to the conveyor roller pair and further through the first conveyance path from the ...

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Номер записи: 93
06-03-2014 дата публикации

RECORDING APPARATUS

Номер: US20140063109A1
Автор: Nakamura Tomonori
Принадлежит: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION

It is provided with an apparatus main body that has a medium feed mechanism feeding a recording medium along a feed route, a printing section that has an inkjet head, which performs printing on the recording medium, and has a movable and adjustable configuration in a separate direction with respect to the feed route in response to a thickness of recording mediums, and a medium detection section that detects a lifting on the recording medium from the feed route by detection light emitted along the surface of the recording medium, which is feeding. The medium detection section is attached in the printing section side. 1. A recording apparatus comprising:an apparatus main body having an arrangement surface that a recording medium is placed;a printing section having a print head, which performs printing to the recording medium, and having a movable and adjustable configuration in a separate direction with respect to the arrangement surface; anda detection section detecting unevenness on a surface of the recording medium by detection light emitted along the arrangement surface;wherein at least one of the recording medium and the print head relatively moves in a parallel direction of the arrangement surface with respect to the other one, and the detection section synchronously moves with the printing section in the separate direction.2. A recording apparatus comprising:an apparatus main body having an arrangement surface that a recording medium is placed;a printing section having a print head, which performs printing to the recording medium, and having a movable and adjustable configuration in a separate direction with respect to the arrangement surface; anda detection section detecting unevenness on a surface of the recording medium by detection light emitted along the arrangement surface;wherein at least one of the recording medium and the print head relatively moves in a parallel direction of the arrangement surface with respect to the other one, andwherein the ...

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Номер записи: 94
06-03-2014 дата публикации

RECORDING DEVICE

Номер: US20140063110A1
Автор: Moriya Yuki, Ozaki Kazuma, Shimada Yoshitaka
Принадлежит: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION

The recording device includes recording unit for recording on a recording medium, conveying unit for conveying a recording medium upstream of the recording unit in the downstream direction, and an ejection unit for ejecting the recording medium which is downstream of the recording unit and which has undergone recording. The ejection unit has a drive roller and a driven roller urged toward the drive roller, the driven roller is capable of switching between a state of being urged by a first load and a state of being urged by a second load that is lower than the first load, the driven roller is set to the first-load selected state at least during rear end recording in which recording is performed on a rear end region of the recording medium, and the driven roller is set to the second-load selected state during ejection when the recording medium is ejected. 1. A recoding method for recording apparatus including a recording unit configured to perform recording on a recording medium , a conveying unit configured to convey the recording medium , an ejection unit configured to eject the recording medium on which recording has been performed , the ejection unit having a drive roller and a driven roller urged toward the drive roller , the recoding method comprising:urging the driven roller toward the drive roller by a first load while the recording is performed on the recording medium and after a rear end of the recording medium has left the conveying unit,switching the first load to a second-load that is less than the first load to urge the driven roller toward the drive roller by the second load after the recording is finished, andejecting the recoding medium by the urging the driven roller toward the drive roller by the second load.2. The recording method according to claim 1 , whereinthe first load is a load by which the ejection unit conveys the recording medium, and the second load is a load by which the driven roller and the drive roller nip the recoding medium.3. The ...

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Номер записи: 95
06-03-2014 дата публикации

Belt cleaning device, medium feeding device, and inkjet recording device

Номер: US20140063122A1
Автор: Shuichi Kanemoto
Принадлежит: Seiko Epson Corp

To provide a belt cleaning device and the like by which a more compact apparatus overall can be configured without compromising the ability to replace a secondary wiping member or the like, the invention is provided with a wiper which is provided on an inner side of a cleaning vessel and further downstream than a rotating brush in a direction of travel of a conveyance belt, and wipes off in a relative fashion a cleaning solution that has attached to the conveyance belt. The wiper includes a primary wiping blade and a secondary wiping blade which are in contact with the surface of the conveyance belt, and a primary fixation plate and a secondary fixation plate which are attached to the inner side of the cleaning vessel and to which the primary wiping blade and the secondary wiping blade, respectively, are fixed. An axis line of a fixation section formed in the secondary fixation plate is tilted toward the upstream side in the direction of travel and is prevented from intersecting with the primary fixation plate.

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Номер записи: 96
06-03-2014 дата публикации

IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS

Номер: US20140063162A1
Автор: IIJIMA Shota
Принадлежит: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA

An image recording apparatus includes: a conveyor roller pair for conveying a sheet along a first path in a conveying direction; a reversible roller pair including first and second rollers and for conveying the sheet in the conveying direction and to a second path; a state switching mechanism for switching the reversible roller pair between a first state in which the first roller is pressed against the second roller and a second state in which the first roller is distant from or pressed against the second roller with smaller force; and a controller for controlling: the reversible roller pair to convey the sheet along the second path until its leading edge reaches a position downstream of the conveyor roller pair and upstream of the reversible roller pair; the reversible roller pair to switch from the first state to the second state; and a recorder to perform image recording. 1. An image recording apparatus , comprising:a first conveyor roller pair provided in a first conveyance path and configured to convey a sheet in a conveying direction;a recording device provided downstream of the first conveyor roller pair in the conveying direction and configured to record an image on the sheet;a reversible roller pair provided downstream of the first conveyor roller pair in the conveying direction and comprising a first roller and a second roller, the reversible roller pair being configured to convey the sheet in the conveying direction and configured to convey the sheet to a second conveyance path that is connected to the first conveyance path at (i) a position located downstream of the first conveyor roller pair in the conveying direction and upstream of the reversible roller pair in the conveying direction and (ii) a position located upstream of the first conveyor roller pair in the conveying direction;a state switching mechanism configured to switch a state of the reversible roller pair between (a) a first state in which the first roller is pressed against the second ...

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Номер записи: 97
06-03-2014 дата публикации

Recording apparatus

Номер: US20140063165A1
Автор: Tsuneyuki Sasaki
Принадлежит: Seiko Epson Corp

A recording apparatus includes a recording head that ejects liquid onto a recording medium, a transporting device that transports the recording medium along a supporting surface of a supporting member, and a preheating device that preheats the recording medium to the upstream side of the recording head in a transporting direction of the recording medium. The preheating device includes a preheating unit that increases the amount of heat per unit time which is applied to the recording medium as the recording medium is moved toward the downstream side in the transporting direction. The supporting member includes the supporting surface and bending portions.

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Номер записи: 98
06-03-2014 дата публикации

TENSION CONTROL IN A WEB TRANSPORT SYSTEM

Номер: US20140064817A1
Автор: Armbruster Randy E., MacKenzie Scott P., Niertit Thomas, Schroeder Lothar J.
Принадлежит:

A method for controlling tension in a print media in a tension zone of a printing system comprises enabling an active tension control mode until the tension in the print media is in a stable state for a given period of time. Then, the active tension control mode is disabled and a synchronized control mode is enabled. The tension in the print media is monitored to determine if the tension exceeds a tension inner band but does not exceed a tension outer band while the synchronized control mode is enabled. The speed of a drive roller is adjusted in response to this determination. The tension in the print media is also monitored to determine if the tension exceeds the tension outer band while the synchronized control mode is enabled. The synchronized control mode is disabled in response to this determination and the active tension control mode is enabled. 1. A method for controlling tension in a print media in a tension zone of a continuous web printing system , comprising:enabling an active tension control mode when initial transport of the print media begins and until the tension in the print media in the tension zone is in a stable state for a given period of time;disabling the active tension control mode and enabling a synchronized control mode after the tension in the print media in the tension zone is in the stable state for the given period of time;monitoring the tension in the print media in the tension zone to determine if the tension exceeds a tension inner band and does not exceed a tension outer band while the synchronized control mode is enabled and adjusting a speed of a drive roller in response to the determination that the tension exceeds the tension inner band and does not exceed the tension outer band; andmonitoring the tension in the print media in the tension zone to determine if the tension exceeds the tension outer band while the synchronized control mode is enabled, disabling the synchronized control mode in response to the determination that the ...

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Номер записи: 99
13-03-2014 дата публикации

Printer

Номер: US20140071194A1
Автор: Akira Takahashi, Shinya Hosoda, Takeshi Yamazaki, Yuichi Taguchi, Yutaka Inokuchi
Принадлежит: Citizen Holdings Co Ltd, Citizen Systems Japan Co Ltd

A printer includes a printer unit that performs a recording operation on a recording medium pulled out from a first recording medium holding unit and on a recording medium held by a second recording medium holding unit included in a paper-feeding/paper-reversing unit. The paper-feeding/paper-reversing unit has a third recording medium transportation path in which the side of the recording medium to be subject to simplex recording is switched and through which the recording medium is fed back to a recording unit of the printer unit. The third recording medium transportation path partially overlaps a second recording medium transportation path through which the recording medium is fed to the printer unit.

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Номер записи: 100