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Космические корабли и станции, автоматические КА и методы их проектирования, бортовые комплексы управления, системы и средства жизнеобеспечения, особенности технологии производства ракетно-космических систем

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Мониторинг СМИ

Мониторинг СМИ и социальных сетей. Сканирование интернета, новостных сайтов, специализированных контентных площадок на базе мессенджеров. Гибкие настройки фильтров и первоначальных источников.

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09-02-2012 дата публикации

Device for supplying sheets

Номер: US20120035033A1
Автор: Fiorenzo Draghetti
Принадлежит: Gima SpA

A device ( 1 ) is described herein for supplying rough-shaped sheets, made especially of cardboard, for making a corresponding package for housing respective cigarettes or the like. The device comprises means ( 11 ) for supporting and conveying sheets (A) along a respective path, which comprise first and second means ( 111, 112 ) that still-retain respective ends (A 1 , A 2 ) of the sheet (A) along the advancement path.

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23-02-2012 дата публикации

Rotation transmission mechanism and paper feeder

Номер: US20120043716A1

A one-way clutch is mounted on an outer periphery of a rotary shaft in a manner to place a clutch needle bearing in contact with the outer periphery of the rotary shaft. A rotary member is disposed on one side of the one-way clutch and engaged with the one-way clutch to be subjected to the rotation of the rotary shaft transmitted thereto. A retaining member is mounted on the outer periphery of the rotary shaft and located on the opposite side of the one-way clutch from the rotary member, while an urging unit is provided for urging the one-way clutch to abut against the retaining member.

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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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28-06-2012 дата публикации

Sheet feeding device

Номер: US20120161387A1
Автор: Kenta Horade
Принадлежит: Brother Industries Ltd

A sheet feeding device includes a first roller configured to feed a sheet in a first direction along a first feed path, a second roller arranged on a downstream side of the first roller and configured to feed the sheet in the first direction along the first feed path, a sheet detection unit arranged between the first roller and the second roller. A rotation amount of the second roller from detection of the leading end of the sheet by the sheet detection unit to arrival of the sheet at a predetermined position on the downstream side is compensated based on the rotation speed of the first roller within a first period, which is a period from start of feeding of the sheet as the first roller is started to be driven to the detection of the leading end of the sheet by the sheet detection unit.

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09-08-2012 дата публикации

Automatic document feeder

Номер: US20120200027A1
Автор: Kenji Korenaga
Принадлежит: Murata Machinery Ltd

An automatic document feeder includes a first roller portion on the first transportation path to feed an original to a scanning position to scan a first face of the original, a second roller portion on a second transportation path to transport the scanned original, a third roller portion on the second transportation path to feed the original to the scanning position to scan a second face of the original, a fourth roller portion on the first transportation path to transport the scanned original, and a transporting speed adjusting unit gaining a circumferential velocity of the second roller portion than the one of the first roller portion and gaining a circumferential velocity of the fourth roller portion than the one of third roller portion, when the original is transported from the first transportation path to the second transportation path and from the second transportation path to the first transportation path, respectively.

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29-11-2012 дата публикации

Image forming system, image forming method, and non-transitory computer readable medium

Номер: US20120301198A1
Принадлежит: Fuji Xerox Co Ltd

An image forming system includes an image forming unit, a feeding unit, a side edge reversal unit, a leading edge reversal unit, and a control unit, wherein, when there is a request for image formation on a bundle of sheets including a special sheet having a special part at an edge so that the edge is not straight and there is a request for image formation on both surfaces of the special sheet, the control unit controls the feeding unit, the image forming unit, the side edge reversal unit, the image forming unit to transport the special sheet having the image of the preceding page formed thereon to the downstream side after the front and back of the sheet are reversed by the leading edge reversal unit.

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14-02-2013 дата публикации

Sheet processing apparatus that detects displacement in sheet width direction and skew of sheet, image forming apparatus, and control method

Номер: US20130036886A1
Принадлежит: Canon Inc

A sheet processing apparatus capable of high-speed and accurate detection of a lateral displacement and a skew of a sheet. A motor laterally shifts the sensors during sheet conveyance by a conveying motor, to determine first and second positions of the sheet lateral edge detected respectively by first and second sensors. A finisher controller determines a third position of the lateral edge of the sheet closer to a sheet trailing edge, based on the first and second positions and an amount of conveyance of the sheet from when the first position is detected to when the second position is detected. A lateral displacement of the sheet is corrected by laterally shifting the sheet according to the third position of the sheet lateral edge.

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30-05-2013 дата публикации

Methods and apparatuses for conveying flexible glass substrates

Номер: US20130134202A1
Принадлежит: Corning Inc

A method of redirecting a glass ribbon assembly from a first glass conveyance path to a second. The method includes conveying the glass ribbon assembly that includes includes a flexible glass substrate that has first and second surfaces that extend laterally between the edges, and first and second handling tabs affixed to the respective edges. The handling tabs extend above and below the flexible glass substrate and define a handling surface envelope. The method also includes supporting the glass ribbon assembly on the first and second handling tabs such that the flexible glass substrate is free to flex out of the handling surface envelope while remaining spaced apart from a primary roll member when the flexible glass substrate is directed around the primary roll member.

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27-06-2013 дата публикации

Sheet inverter and method for inverting a sheet

Номер: US20130161903A1
Принадлежит: Individual

Sheet inverters and methods for inverting sheets are provided that guide longer length receivers through a 180 degree turn while the receivers are being transported along a transport path while reducing the possibility of jams, the extent of sheet stress experienced during inversion and reducing the risk of creating print artifacts.

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25-07-2013 дата публикации

Sheet aligning device and image forming apparatus including the same

Номер: US20130187331A1
Принадлежит: Ricoh Co Ltd

A sheet aligning device may include a sheet conveyance path; a detecting unit configured to detect a side edge of a sheet being conveyed in the sheet conveyance path; a stopper on an upstream side of the detecting unit and configured to open/close so as to allow/prevent passage of the sheet and to position a leading edge of the sheet; a first conveying unit on an upstream side of the stopper, the first conveying unit including a pair of first rollers configured to come in contact with/ separate from each other; a second conveying unit on an upstream side of the first conveying unit, the second conveying unit including a pair of second rollers configured to come in contact with/separate from each other; and a horizontal movement unit configured to move the pair of first rollers in an axial direction based on a detection result output by the detecting unit.

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12-09-2013 дата публикации

Automatic document feeding apparatus, image scanning apparatus, and image forming system

Номер: US20130236227A1
Автор: Hiroshi Hirako
Принадлежит: Ricoh Co Ltd

A CPU checks a detecting state of a document set sensor at a point when the trailing end of a document sheet is assumed to pass through a separating position at which the document sheet is separated by a separation roller, based on a document length determined based on a detecting output from an abutting sensor. If the document set sensor does not detect a document sheet, the CPU determines that the next document sheet is not present. If the document set sensor detects a document sheet, the CPU checks a detecting state of the document presence detecting sensor. If the document presence detecting sensor detects a document sheet, the CPU determines that the next document sheet is present.

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12-09-2013 дата публикации

Device and method for buffering a plurality of goods or groups of goods and paper handling system comprising same

Номер: US20130237397A1
Автор: Reinhard Seiler
Принадлежит: BOEWE SYSTEC GMBH

A device for buffering a plurality of goods or groups of goods includes a buffer section configured to receive a plurality of goods or groups of goods. In addition, a buffer transport is provided, configured to move a good or group of goods at a buffer transport speed. A runout is configured to move out a good or group of goods from the device at a runout speed which is higher than the buffer transport speed. The runout is additionally configured to take over transport of a good or group of goods before the good or group of goods has reached an end of the buffer section.

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23-01-2014 дата публикации

Guider for conveying sheet-shaped object

Номер: US20140021011A1
Автор: Dong Tan, En WU, Guangjun Yin
Принадлежит: GRG Banking Equipment Co Ltd

A guider for conveying a sheet-shaped Object comprises two side plates ( 13, 14 ); two wheel components ( 7, 11 ) arranged in parallel between the two side plates ( 13, 14 ), a top channel plate ( 9 ) being disposed on the wheel components; and two side channel components ( 10, 8 ) disposed between the two wheel components ( 7, 11 ) and the top channel plate ( 9 ), the two side channel components ( 10, 8 ) forming a horizontal channel with the top channel plate ( 9 ), and each forming a lateral channel with the wheel component at the same side, two ends of the side channel component being respectively hinged on the two side plates ( 13, 14 ). The guider further comprises two swing plates ( 6, 17 ) respectively fixedly disposed on the two side channel components ( 10, 8 ); a first driving device for driving the two swing plates ( 6, 17 ) to swing; a reversing member ( 19 ) hinged between the two lateral channels and used for switch between the two lateral channels; and a second driving device for driving the reversing member ( 19 ) to swing. The guider for conveying a sheet-shaped object of the present invention simplifies the structure of the guider, and meanwhile reduces the manufacturing cost of the guider.

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06-02-2014 дата публикации

Item recycling

Номер: US20140034445A1
Автор: Fred Kallin
Принадлежит: NCR Corp

A method and apparatus are disclosed for recycling items of media. The apparatus includes at least a pair of co-operable feed belt members that receive a depositable item of media at a first location and locate the depositable item at a stack position in a storage container. The apparatus also includes at least a pair of co-operable dispense belt members that selectively pivot between an operational and non-operational position. In the operational position, at least one of the dispense belt members is disposed to remove an item from the stack position and provide the removed item to the feed belt members. The feed belt members are arranged to locate an item of media received from the dispense belt members at said first location.

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27-03-2014 дата публикации

Device and method for conveying sheets and conveyor system

Номер: US20140084533A1
Автор: Robert Barrer
Принадлежит: MULTIGRAF AG

According to the invention, in the transport path between the input device and the output device, at least one intermediate buffer is arranged that serves as input device and as output device. The input device, the output device and the intermediate buffer are positioned adjacent to the conveyor belt and operated by the control device in such a way, that sheets forwarded from the input device or sheets stocked in the intermediate buffer are coupleable pneumatically to the lower side of the conveyor belt, and that sheets pneumatically attached to the lower side of the conveyor belt are selectively decoupleable at the intermediate buffer or at the output device.

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10-04-2014 дата публикации

Printing apparatus

Номер: US20140098389A1
Принадлежит: Oki Data Corp

A printing apparatus includes: a printing head for making printing on a medium; a platen disposed as to face the printing head in a way selectable between being close and being remote from the printing head; a medium conveying unit changeable of a contacting state to the medium for conveying the medium in contact with the medium along a medium conveyance route; a shutter opening and closing the medium conveyance route; a mode selecting unit having plural selectable modes in combination of a choice between being close to and being remote from the platen, the contacting state of the medium conveying unit to the medium, and a choice between closing and opening of the medium conveyance route by means of the shutter; and a controller controlling the mode selecting unit for selecting a prescribed mode from the plural selectable modes.

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05-01-2017 дата публикации

Printer

Номер: US20170001457A1
Автор: Hiroshi Kokuta
Принадлежит: Sato Holdings Corp

A printer includes a medium supply unit, a printing unit, a feed unit, which feeds a print medium along a feed direction that is any one of a first direction toward the printing unit from the medium supply unit or a second direction toward the medium supply unit from the printing unit on a reference surface, a depressed portion, which is disposed using the reference surface as a reference, and a movement restricting portion, which includes a guide piece and restricts a movement of the print medium to a direction perpendicular to the feed direction of the print medium by housing at least a part of the guide piece in the depressed portion and abutting a side edge of the print medium on the guide piece, and a side edge on a side of the printing unit of the guide piece is disposed at a position close to an inner wall surface on the printing unit side of the depressed portion with respect to an inner wall surface on a side of the medium supply unit of the depressed portion.

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07-01-2021 дата публикации

IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

Номер: US20210002095A1
Принадлежит:

The present invention provides an image forming apparatus that reduces image artifacts caused by the back tension of a separating unit. A control unit decreases the number of rotations (the rotational speed) of a resist roller pair after the leading edge of a sheet reaches a transfer position. 1a feeding member configured to feed a sheet;a separating member configured to form a nip portion with the feeding member and separate sheets one by one at the nip portion;a conveying unit disposed downstream of the feeding member in a sheet feeding direction and configured to convey a sheet;a transfer unit disposed downstream of the conveying unit in the sheet feeding direction and configured to transfer an image formed on an image bearing member onto the sheet while the sheet is being conveyed; anda control unit configured to control the conveying unit,wherein, in a case where a trailing edge of the sheet passes through the nip portion after a leading edge of the sheet reaches the transfer unit, the control unit sets a conveyance speed of the sheet by the conveying unit to a first speed,wherein, before the trailing edge of the sheet passes through the nip portion in a state that a loop of the sheet is formed between the conveying unit and the transfer unit, the control unit sets the conveyance speed of the sheet by the conveying unit to a second speed slower than the first speed, andwherein, according to the trailing edge of the sheet having passed through the nip portion, the conveyance speed of the sheet by the conveying unit is changed to a third speed faster than the second speed.. An image forming apparatus comprising: This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 16/192,026 filed on Nov. 15, 2018, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/797,804, filed on Oct. 30, 2017, and issued as U.S. Pat. No. 10,155,636 on Dec. 18, 2018, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/764,538, filed on Jul. 29, 2015, ...

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03-01-2019 дата публикации

STACKING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

Номер: US20190002219A1
Автор: Fuse Yasuhiko
Принадлежит:

A stacking device includes a stacking unit, a regulation member, an interlocking member, a pivoting member provided on the interlocking member, a sensor having an output, and a determination unit. The stacking unit stacks a sheet on the stacking unit. The regulation member moves in a first direction and a second direction opposite to the first direction and regulates a position of the sheet by abutting on an edge of the sheet stacked in the stacking unit. The interlocking member interlocks with the regulation member. The pivoting member rotates. The sensor output changes based on positions of the interlocking member and the pivoting member. The determination unit determines a size of the sheet based on the output of the sensor. 1. An image forming apparatus comprising:a stacking plate;a lift up device, wherein a sheet is to be stacked on the stacking plate and the lift up device is configured to raise and lower the stacking plate with the sheet;a feeding member configured to feed the sheet stacked on the stacking plate;an image forming unit configured to form an image on the sheet fed by the feeding member;a regulation member configured to be movable in a first direction and a second direction opposite to the first direction and configured to regulate a position of the sheet by abutting on an edge of the sheet stacked on the stacking plate;a first detection member configured to be detected and configured to move in a direction parallel to a moving direction of the regulation member in conjunction with the regulation member;a second detection member configured to be detected, provided on the first detection member, and configured to move with respect to the first detection member;a lifter gear provided on the lift up device and configured to raise and lower the lift up device, wherein the lifter gear is on a line of extension of the moving direction of the first detection member;a sensor having an output configured to change based on a position of the first detection ...

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03-01-2019 дата публикации

Servo control device, servo control method and servo control system

Номер: US20190004482A1
Автор: Akihiro Ito
Принадлежит: Nidec Sankyo Corp

A servo control device to execute an operation in a discrete time system may include a velocity feedback path having a difference means calculating a pseudo-velocity from a detected position and a lowpass filter, and a PI control means executing a proportional integration control operation on a deviation between the pseudo-velocity and the position deviation to create a drive command for the driver. The velocity feedback path includes a first gain means applying a first gain to the pseudo-velocity, a delay means delaying the pseudo-velocity, and a second gain means applying a second gain to the delayed pseudo-velocity. A sum of an output of the first gain means and the second gain means is inputted to the lowpass filter, and “Fa(z)=1/(1−z−1Fb(z))” is satisfied where a transfer function of the PI control means is Fa(z), and a transfer function of the lowpass filter is Fb(z).

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10-01-2019 дата публикации

Sheet conveying apparatus and image forming apparatus

Номер: US20190013752A1
Автор: Yuta NITO
Принадлежит: Canon Inc

A sheet conveying apparatus for conveying a sheet includes a conveyance roller, a motor, a phase determiner, and a controller. The phase determiner determines a rotor rotation phase of the motor that drives the conveyance roller to convey the sheet. The controller controls so that a value of a rotor torque current component becomes a target value of the torque current component and controls so that an excitation current component value becomes a target value of the excitation current component, and controls to reduce a deviation between a command phase and the determined rotation phase. The controller controls so that a magnetic flux penetrating through a winding is weaker than a magnetic flux of the rotor, and so that a magnetic flux penetrating through the winding in a second period is stronger than the magnetic flux penetrating through the winding in the first period.

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18-01-2018 дата публикации

Post-processing device and recording apparatus

Номер: US20180015740A1
Принадлежит: Seiko Epson Corp

A post-processing device is provided with a post-processing unit which performs post-processing of a recording medium on which recording is performed, a transport path through which the recording medium is transported, or a deformation suppressing unit which suppresses deformation of the recording medium on a mounting unit on which the recording medium is mounted, in which the deformation suppressing unit is controlled based on a predetermined parameter related to recording processing with respect to the recording medium.

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24-01-2019 дата публикации

WEB PROCESSING WITH AT LEAST ONE SEMI-ROTARY ACCUMULATOR

Номер: US20190023435A1
Автор: Schiebout David
Принадлежит:

Various apparatus embodiments include first, second, third and fourth shafts, and further include a first movable shaft having a first movable axis that is movable between a first axis position and a second axis position, and a second movable shaft having a second movable axis that is movable between a third axis position and fourth axis position. At least one linkage connects the first movable shaft to the second movable shaft. A motor linkage connects the at least one linkage to at least one motor for providing simultaneous movement of the first and second movable shafts. 1. (canceled)2. A web processing system for processing a web at a station , the system comprising:a first accumulator and a second accumulator, the web processing system being configured to move the web past the station between the first and second accumulators, each of the first and second accumulators including a first shaft, a second shaft, and a movable shaft, wherein the movable shaft is configured to move between a first axis position and a second axis position, and each of the first and second accumulators has a web path for the web that passes the movable shaft and extends between the first and second shafts; anda linkage configured to connect the movable shafts to at least one motor to provide complementary movement of the movable shafts to cause the web path to increase between the first and second shafts of the first accumulator as the web path decreases between the first and second shafts of the second accumulator, and to cause the web path to decrease between the first and second shafts of the first accumulator as the web path increases between the first and second shafts of the second accumulator.3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the first accumulator includes two movable shafts and the second accumulator includes two movable shafts claim 2 , wherein the web path for each of the first and second accumulators passes the two movable shafts and extends between the first and second ...

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23-01-2020 дата публикации

IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

Номер: US20200024093A1
Автор: Deno Kohei
Принадлежит:

An image forming apparatus includes a controller to move a sheet, in an image formation process on a first surface, to a standard position in a width direction and move the sheet, in an image formation process on a second surface, in the width direction based on a detected position in a case where a difference between the standard position and a first position in the width direction is equal to or smaller than a predetermined value. The controller moves the sheet, in the image formation process on the first surface, by the predetermined value in the width direction and moves the sheet, in the image formation process on the second surface, in the width direction based on detected positions in a case where the difference between the standard position and the first position in the width direction is larger than the predetermined value. 117.-. (canceled)18. An image forming apparatus comprising:an image forming portion configured to form an image on a sheet at an image forming position;a moving portion provided upstream of the image forming position in a conveyance direction in which the sheet is conveyed and configured to move the sheet toward a standard position in a width direction perpendicular to the conveyance direction;a re-conveyance portion configured to invert the sheet having the image formed on a first surface of the sheet by the image forming portion such that the first surface and a second surface of the sheet change places and configured to convey the sheet to the image forming position again;a detector configured to detect a first position and a second position, the first position being a position of an edge portion, in the width direction, of the sheet at a position upstream of the image forming position in the conveyance direction in a case where the image is to be formed on the first surface, the second position being a position of an edge portion, in the width direction, of the sheet at a position upstream of the image forming position in the ...

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11-02-2016 дата публикации

PRINTING SYSTEM IMPROVED IN SHEET DISCHARGE PROCESSING, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM

Номер: US20160039627A1
Автор: Maeda Yuuki
Принадлежит:

A printing system capable of properly changing a content of a notification based on occurrence of a full state of a sheet in an output destination. A printing system which is able to output a sheet to any of a plurality of sheet stacking units includes a determining unit configured to determine whether a first setting for selecting a specific sheet stacking unit as an output destination of the sheet is performed or a second setting for automatically selecting any sheet stacking unit from among the plurality of sheet stacking units as the output destination is performed, a notification unit configured to perform a notification according to occurrence of a fully-stacked state in the output destination, and a control unit configured to change a content of the notification based on the determining by the determining unit. 1. A printing system which is able to output a sheet to any of a plurality of sheet stacking units , comprising:a determining unit configured to determine whether a first setting for selecting a specific sheet stacking unit as an output destination of the sheet is performed or a second setting for automatically selecting any sheet stacking unit from among the plurality of sheet stacking units as the output destination is performed;a notification unit configured to perform a notification according to occurrence of a fully-stacked state in the output destination; anda control unit configured to change a content of the notification based on the determining by the determining unit.2. The printing system according to claim 1 , wherein said control unit controls claim 1 , in a case where the determining unit determines that the first setting is performed claim 1 , the notification unit to perform a first notification for notify occurrence of the fully-stacked state in the specific sheet stacking unit.3. The printing system according to claim 1 , wherein said control unit controls claim 1 , in a case where the determining unit determines that the second ...

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11-02-2016 дата публикации

SHEET CONVEYING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

Номер: US20160039630A1
Автор: Fumoto Masataka
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In response to an arrival of a first cleaning region of the cleaning sheet to a pre-registration roller pair, a control portion drives the pre-registration roller pair for a predetermined time and cleans the pre-registration roller pair by the first cleaning region by stopping a fed sheet drawing roller pair and a registration roller pair. Then, after an elapse of the predetermined time, as the cleaning sheet is conveyed and a second cleaning region of the cleaning sheet arrives at the registration roller pair, the control portion cleans the registration roller pair by the second cleaning region. 1. A sheet conveying apparatus , comprising:a first conveying roller pair driven by a first driving portion;a second conveying roller pair provided downstream, in the sheet conveying direction, of the first conveying roller pair and driven by a second driving portion;a third conveying roller pair provided downstream, in a sheet conveying direction, of the second conveying roller pair and driven by a third driving portion;a cleaning sheet including a first cleaning region for cleaning the second conveying roller pair and a second cleaning region, different from the first cleaning region, for cleaning the third conveying roller pair;a control portion controlling the first, second and third driving portions, the control portion controlling the first and second driving portions such that a sheet conveying speed of the second conveying roller pair is faster than a sheet conveying speed of the first conveying roller pair for a first predetermined time, in response to an arrival of the first cleaning region of the cleaning sheet being conveyed by the first and second conveying roller pairs to the second conveying roller pair, and controlling, after an elapse of the first predetermined time, the second and third driving portions such that a sheet conveying speed of the third conveying roller pair is faster than the sheet conveying speed of the second conveying roller pair for a ...

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04-02-2021 дата публикации

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING PROCESS KIT CENTERING

Номер: US20210035832A1
Автор: Mor Eli, Potter Charles
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Embodiments disclosed herein include a sensor wafer. In an embodiment, the sensor wafer comprises a substrate, wherein the substrate comprises a first surface, a second surface opposite the first surface, and an edge surface between the first surface and the second surface. In an embodiment, the sensor wafer further comprises a plurality of sensor regions formed along the edge surface, wherein each sensor region comprises a self-referencing capacitive sensor. 1. A sensor wafer , comprising:a substrate, wherein the substrate comprises a first surface, a second surface opposite the first surface, and an edge surface between the first surface and the second surface; anda plurality of sensors positioned along the edge surface, wherein each sensor is a capacitive sensor.2. The sensor wafer of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of sensors comprises at least three sensors.3. The sensor wafer of claim 1 , wherein each sensor is a self-referencing capacitive sensor claim 1 , and wherein each sensors comprises a first probe and a second probe claim 1 , wherein an output phase of the first probe is 180 degrees offset from an output phase of the second probe.4. The sensor wafer of claim 1 , further comprising:a recess into the first surface of the substrate proximate to each sensor.5. The sensor wafer of claim 4 , wherein the recess extends back from the edge surface at least 1.0 mm.6. The sensor wafer of claim 1 , further comprising:a plurality of second sensors on the second surface of the substrate.7. The sensor wafer of claim 6 , wherein the second sensors are recessed from the second surface.8. The sensor wafer of claim 1 , further comprising an electric field guard below each of the plurality of sensors.9. The sensor wafer of claim 1 , further comprising:a computing module, wherein the computing module is communicatively coupled to the plurality of sensors.10. The sensor wafer of claim 9 , wherein the computing module comprises one or more of a power source claim 9 , a ...

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08-02-2018 дата публикации

Sheet processing device and image forming device provided with the same

Номер: US20180039217A1
Принадлежит: Canon Finetech Nisca Inc

A sheet processing device that bonds sheets to one another and then folds a resultant sheet bundle. The sheet processing device includes a stacker section that sequentially stores sheets moved thereto, an adhesive-binding unit that applies an adhesive onto sheets sequentially stored in the stacker section one by one in a sheet moving direction to bond the sheets to one another, a moving member that moves the sheets to an application position of the adhesive-binding unit, and a folding processing section that folds a sheet bundle formed by the bonded sheets at a predetermined folding position. When the number of sheets to be bonded by the adhesive-binding unit applying the adhesive onto the sheets exceeds a predetermined number, the adhesive is applied at two positions separated from each other across the folding position.

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25-02-2016 дата публикации

PRINTING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM

Номер: US20160052320A1
Автор: Mutsuno Masahiro
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A technique by which when printing is initiated, printed sheets remaining in a large-volume stacker and sheets printed in a subsequent job are not mixed in the large-volume stacker is provided. A printing system in which a printing apparatus and a post-processing apparatus for receiving a sheet printed by the printing apparatus and performing post-processing are connected, upon activation of the printing system, when detecting that a sheet is stacked in the post-processing apparatus, instructs the processing apparatus to discharge the remaining sheet. 1. A printing apparatus capable of printing an image on a sheet , the printing apparatus comprising:a stacker capable of stacking sheets on which images are printed;a detection unit configured to detect that a sheet is stacked in the stacker; anda control unit configured to, upon an activation of the printing apparatus, control so that the sheet stacked in the stacker is moved to a predetermined position where a user can receive the sheet in accordance with the detection unit detecting that the sheet is stacked in the stacker.2. The printing apparatus according to claim 1 ,further comprising a setting unit configured to set a permission/prohibition of a size mixed stacking of sheets in the stacker, whereinthe control unit controls, in a case where the setting unit sets the prohibition of the size mixed stacking of sheets in the stacker, so that the sheet stacked in the stacker is moved to the predetermined position where a user can receive the sheet in accordance with the detection unit detecting that the sheet is stacked in the stacker.3. The printing apparatus according to claim 1 , whereinthe stacker comprises:a lift table that receives sheets which are conveyed from a printing unit and stacks the received sheets; andan eject table that receives a bundle of sheets stacked on the lift table and stacks the received bundle of sheets.4. The printing apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the control unit configured to ...

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22-02-2018 дата публикации

SHEET SUPPORTING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

Номер: US20180050878A1
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A sheet supporting apparatus includes a body, a supporting portion configured to be held in an elevating manner by the body and to support a sheet, a sheet regulation portion regulating a position of the sheet supported on the supporting portion, a movement portion capable of moving between a first position where the sheet regulation portion regulates the position of the sheet supported on the supporting portion, and a second position where the supporting portion is regulated from elevating with respect to the body, and a movement regulation unit regulating the movement portion from moving to the second position. 113.-. (canceled)14. A sheet supporting apparatus comprising:a body;a supporting portion configured to be held by the body and to support a sheet;a first regulating member regulating a position on an end, in a first direction, of a first size sheet having a first size supported on the supporting portion at a first regulating position;a second regulating member disposed at a position different from the first regulating member in the first direction, and regulating a position on an end, in the first direction, of a second size sheet having a second size different from the first size supported on the supporting portion at a second regulating position; anda biasing portion biasing the first regulating member to the first regulating position, and biasing the second regulating member to the second regulating position,wherein the first regulating member is capable of moving from the first regulating position to a second direction intersecting the first direction against a biasing force of the biasing portion, andthe second regulating member is capable of moving from the second regulating position to the second direction against the biasing force of the biasing portion.15. The sheet supporting apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein the biasing portion comprises a first biasing member biasing the first regulating member to the first regulating position claim 14 , ...

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22-02-2018 дата публикации

IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

Номер: US20180050880A1
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The present invention provides an image forming apparatus that reduces image artifacts caused by the back tension of a separating unit. A control unit decreases the number of rotations (the rotational speed) of a resist roller pair after the leading edge of a sheet reaches a transfer position. 1. (canceled)2. An image forming apparatus comprising:a feeding member configured to feed a sheet;a separating member configured to form a nip portion with the feeding member and separate sheets one by one at the nip portion;a conveying unit disposed downstream of the feeding member in a sheet feeding direction and configured to convey the sheet, wherein a conveyance speed of the sheet by the conveyance unit is faster than a conveyance speed of the sheet by the feeding member and the separating member;a transfer unit disposed downstream of the conveying unit in the sheet feeding direction and configured to transfer an image formed on an image bearing member onto the sheet while conveying the sheet;a control unit configured to control the conveying unit,wherein a trailing edge of the sheet passes through the nip portion after a leading edge of the sheet reaches the transfer unit, andwherein the control unit sets a rotational speed per unit time of the conveying unit to a first rotational speed before the trailing edge of the sheet passes through the nip portion, and changes the rotational speed of the conveying unit from the first rotational speed to a second rotational speed that is slower than the first rotational speed after the trailing edge of the sheet passes through the nip portion.3. The image forming apparatus according to claim 2 , further comprising a detecting unit configured to detect the sheet conveyed by the conveying unit claim 2 , wherein the control unit obtains a point in time at which the trailing edge of the sheet passes through the nip portion based on the detection result by the detecting unit.4. The image forming apparatus according to claim 3 ,wherein ...

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10-03-2022 дата публикации

DOUBLE FEEDING DETECTION DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND CONTROL PROGRAM

Номер: US20220073302A1
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Provided are a multi-feed detection apparatus, a control method, and a control program to suitably determine whether or not the multi-feed detection apparatus returns a fed medium to a direction of a medium tray when multi-feed has occurred. A multi-feed detection apparatus includes an ultrasonic sensor to generate an ultrasonic signal, a multi-feed determination module to determine that feeding of the medium is normal when a signal value of the ultrasonic signal is equal to or more than a first threshold value, and determine that a multi-feed of the medium has occurred when the signal value of the ultrasonic signal is less than the first threshold value, and a control module to control the feed module to return the fed medium to a direction of the medium tray when the signal value of the ultrasonic signal is less than a second threshold value smaller than the first threshold value. 1. A multi-feed detection apparatus , comprising:a medium tray;a feed roller to feed a medium placed on the medium tray;an ultrasonic sensor including an ultrasonic transmitter to transmit an ultrasonic wave and an ultrasonic receiver located to face the ultrasonic transmitter and to generate an ultrasonic signal corresponding to a received ultrasonic wave; anda processor to determine that feeding of the medium is normal when a signal value of the ultrasonic signal is equal to or more than a first threshold value, determine that a multi-feed of the medium has occurred when the signal value of the ultrasonic signal is less than the first threshold value, andcontrol the feed roller to return the fed medium to a direction of the medium tray when the signal value of the ultrasonic signal is less than a second threshold value smaller than the first threshold value.2. The multi-feed detection apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the processordetermines whether the fed medium is a card when the signal value of the ultrasonic signal is less than the first threshold value and is equal to or ...

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28-02-2019 дата публикации

SHEET FEEDER

Номер: US20190062085A1
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A sheet feeder includes: a wheel for issuing a lowermost sheet out to a sheet processing unit; a grate for spacing the sheet apart from the wheel at a raised position and bringing the sheet into contact with the wheel at a lowered position; and a drive device for driving the grate up and down. The drive device includes: a link mechanism for movably supporting the grate; a spring for urging the grate to the lowered position; a grate raising/lowering cam for periodically driving the grate up/down; and a skip feed cam that is driven by a control device, separately from a drive system of the grate raising/lowering cam, and that, at a timing where reached is a phase at which the grate raising/lowering cam does not put the grate in the raised position, retains the grate at the raised position in order to skip feeding of the sheet. 1. A sheet feeder , comprising:a plurality of wheels which are repeatedly operated and stopped and feed a lowermost sheet among stacked sheets to a sheet processing section during an operation;a grate which separates the lowermost sheet from the respective wheels at a raised position and causes the lowermost sheet to come into contact with the respective wheels at a lower position; anda drive device which raises and lowers the grate in cooperation with operation of the respective wheels,wherein the drive device includesa link mechanism which movably supports the grate,a spring which engages with any link of the link mechanism and urges the grate to the lowered position,a grate raising/lowering cam which has a cam surface which can abut on any link of the link mechanism and periodically raises and lowers the grate to the raised position when the respective wheels stop and to the lowered position when the respective wheels are operated,a skip feed cam which has a cam surface which can abut on any link of the link mechanism, is driven by an electric motor separately from a drive system of the grate raising/lowering cam, is operated at the time of a ...

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28-02-2019 дата публикации

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING A MEDIA SUPPLY

Номер: US20190062092A1
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A system for detecting the level of a media supply in a printer has a frame having a support for seating the printer thereon. A first light source is positioned on the support and is energizable to direct a first beam of light into the printer. A first detector is positioned on the support and provides an analog signal in response to reflection of the first beam of light from within the printer. A control logic processor is in signal communication with the first detector and compares the analog signal to a stored/predetermined value and reports a low media condition according to the comparison. 1. A system for detecting a media supply level in a printer , comprising:a frame having a support for seating the printer thereon;a first light source positioned on the support and energizable to direct a first beam of light into a portion of the printer;a first detector positioned on the support providing an analog signal in response to a reflection of the first beam of light from within the printer; anda control logic processor in signal communication with the first detector and adapted to compare the analog signal to a predetermined value and report a media supply level condition in response to the comparison.2. The system of wherein the light source directs infrared light into the printer.3. The system of further comprising a second light source in signal communication with the control logic processor and positioned within the printer to direct a second beam of light into another portion of the printer.4. The system of further comprising a second detector providing an analog signal in response to a reflection of the second beam of light claim 3 , wherein the second light source and the second detector are mounted on a plate positioned on a feeder assembly within the printer.5. The system of wherein the first beam of light is directed to reflect light to the first detector from a media feed mechanism.6. The system of wherein the signal communication is a wireless ...

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08-03-2018 дата публикации

SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS

Номер: US20180067440A1
Автор: DOBASHI Shoichi
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According to an embodiment, a sheet processing apparatus includes a first tray, a second tray, a discharge member, and a guide. The guide is provided to the second tray and changes a transport angle of sheets with respect to the second tray when the sheets are sent from a transport path toward the discharge member without passing through the first tray. 1. A sheet processing apparatus , comprising:transport rollers that transport sheets supplied from outside of the sheet processing apparatus along a transport path;a first tray including first and second tray members both configured to move toward each other to temporarily support the sheets transported from the transport path and move away from each other to cause the supported sheets to drop therebetween;a second tray that is provided below the first tray and supports the sheets that are dropped from the first tray, on a receiving surface thereof;a discharge member configured to discharge the sheets from the second tray;a guide including a support surface for supporting the sheets and a linkage configured to move the support surface between a first position at which the support surface does not protrude from the receiving surface and a second position at which the support surface protrudes from the receiving surface so that the support surface supports the sheets traveling from the transport path toward the discharge member; anda bundle discharge member that discharges a bundle of the sheets supported by the second tray, whereinthe linkage moves the support surface between the first and second positions in conjunction with a movement of the bundle discharge member to change a transport angle of the sheets transported from the transport path toward the discharge member without passing through the first tray.2. The sheet processing apparatus according to claim 1 , whereinwhen a receiving member included in the linkage is pressed by the bundle discharge member, the linkage moves the support surface to the second ...

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16-03-2017 дата публикации

Workpiece conveyance method and workpiece conveyance device

Номер: US20170073164A1
Принадлежит: Nippon Electric Glass Co Ltd

Provided is a workpiece conveyance method for conveying a workpiece ( 1 ) in a predetermined direction by applying a conveying force (F) to the workpiece ( 1 ) while supporting the workpiece ( 1 ) through use of free rollers ( 11 ), and the workpiece conveyance method includes: applying flows of a fluid to the free rollers ( 11 ) to apply a rotation auxiliary force (f) to the free rollers ( 11 ) in a rotation direction of the free rollers ( 11 ) during conveyance of the workpiece ( 1 ).

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15-03-2018 дата публикации

DEVICE FOR DETERMINING THE QUALITY OF A CORRUGATED BOARD WEB

Номер: US20180073861A1
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A device for determining the quality of a moving corrugated board web with at least one cover web and at least one corrugated web. A quality determination sensor arrangement, which includes a first quality determination sensor unit facing the corrugated board web, is provided for determining the quality of the corrugated board web on its first side, and a second quality determination sensor unit, facing a second side of the corrugated board web opposite the first side, for determining the quality of the corrugated board web on its second side. The device includes an evaluation unit that is in signal contact with the quality determination sensor arrangement and evaluates signals from the quality determination sensor arrangement related to the quality of the corrugated board web. 1. A device for determining a quality of a moving corrugated board web with at least one cover web and at least one corrugated web , the device comprising:a quality determination sensor arrangement comprising a first quality determination sensor unit and a second quality determination sensor unit, the first quality determination sensor unit facing a first side of the corrugated board web, for determining the quality of the corrugated board web on the first side, the second quality determination sensor unit facing a second side of the corrugated board web opposite the first side of the corrugated board web, for determining the quality of the corrugated board web on the second side; andan evaluation unit in signal connection with the quality determination sensor arrangement, the evaluation unit evaluating signals of the quality determination sensor arrangement with regard to the quality of the corrugated board web.2. A device according to claim 1 , wherein the evaluation unit is capable of determining a smoothness of the corrugated board web on at least one of the first side and the second side claim 1 , at least in some areas claim 1 , for determining the quality of the corrugated board web.3. ...

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05-03-2020 дата публикации

SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM INCLUDING MULTIPLE FOLDING MEMBERS

Номер: US20200071118A1
Принадлежит: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.

A sheet processing apparatus that forms a folding line on a sheet includes first and second folding rollers that form a folding line on the sheet by rotating a bent sheet while pinching from sheet surfaces and a first pressing unit that presses the second folding roller against the first folding roller in an arbitrary portion in a rotating shaft direction of the second folding roller.

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18-03-2021 дата публикации

MEDIUM DISCHARGE DEVICE AND IMAGE READING APPARATUS

Номер: US20210078819A1
Автор: NAKAMURA Kiyotaka
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A medium discharge device includes a discharge roller pair that is provided with a discharge driving roller and a discharge driven roller which drivably rotates in contact with the discharge driving roller, and a medium receiving tray which receives the medium that is fed and discharged by the discharge roller pair, in which the medium receiving tray includes a guide member which guides such that a tip end of the medium which is discharged from the discharge roller pair enters the medium mounting surface at a predetermined angle, and the guide member is provided to be elastically displaceable in an advancing and retreating direction with respect to the medium mounting surface of the medium receiving tray and is displaced in a direction coming close to the medium mounting surface according to raising of a pressing load due to the medium that is discharged to the medium receiving tray. 1. An image reading apparatus comprising:a document support section for placing a document in an inclined position;a feeding roller for feeding the document obliquely downward;a reading section for reading the document fed from the feeding roller;a discharge roller that discharges the read document in a first direction;a discharge tray that receives the document discharged from the discharge roller; anda plurality of guide members that is provided on the discharge tray;wherein at least one of the guide members is provided on both sides in a second direction with respect to a center portion in the second direction which intersects with the first direction,wherein each guide member has a tip end, and a base end provided downstream of the tip end in the first direction; andan inclined portion, provided between the base end and the tip end, which guides the discharged document,wherein the tip end is configured to be displaceable in a vertical direction and is provided at the highest portion of the guide member in the vertical direction.2. The image reading apparatus according to claim 1 , ...

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22-03-2018 дата публикации

MEASURED SENSOR DISTANCE CORRECTION

Номер: US20180079197A1
Принадлежит: HP INDIGO B.V.

Example implementations relate to determining a correction factor that converts a measured sensor distance () to a calibrated sensor distance (). The measured sensor distance may be based on an amount of substrate advancement through a web printing press () between detecting a mark (--N) on the substrate () at a first sensor () and detecting the mark at a second sensor (). The calibrated sensor distance () may be the separation between the first sensor and the second sensor. 1. An apparatus comprising:a first sensor and a second sensor mounted in a web printing press and separated by a calibrated sensor distance, the first and second sensors to detect marks on a substrate as the substrate advances through the press;an encoder to detect advancement of the substrate; and determine a measured sensor distance based on an amount of substrate advancement, as detected by the encoder, between detection of a mark by the first sensor and detection of the mark by the second sensor, and', 'determine a correction factor to convert the measured sensor distance to the calibrated sensor distance., 'a scaling measurement correction module to2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the scaling measurement correction module is to:determine a scaling measurement based on an amount of substrate advancement, as detected by the encoder, between detection of the mark by the first sensor and detection of a subsequent mark by the first sensor,convert the scaling measurement to a corrected scaling measurement using the correction factor, andtransmit the corrected scaling measurement to a web tension controller of the web printing press.3. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a temperature sensor placed between the first sensor and the second sensor claim 1 , wherein the scaling measurement correction module is to adjust the correction factor based on a temperature measured by the temperature sensor.4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the calibrated sensor distance is accurate to at ...

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21-03-2019 дата публикации

IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

Номер: US20190084784A1
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The present invention provides an image forming apparatus that reduces image artifacts caused by the back tension of a separating unit. A control unit decreases the number of rotations (the rotational speed) of a resist roller pair after the leading edge of a sheet reaches a transfer position. 1. An image forming apparatus comprising:a feeding member configured to feed a sheet;a separating member configured to form a nip portion with the feeding member and separate sheets one by one at the nip portion;a conveying unit disposed downstream of the feeding member in a sheet feeding direction and configured to convey a sheet;a transfer unit disposed downstream of the conveying unit in the sheet feeding direction and configured to transfer an image formed on an image bearing member onto the sheet while the sheet is being conveyed; anda control unit configured to control the conveying unit,wherein, in a case where a trailing edge of the sheet passes through the nip portion after a leading edge of the sheet reaches the transfer unit, the control unit sets a conveyance speed of the sheet by the conveying unit to a first speed,wherein, before the trailing edge of the sheet passes through the nip portion in a state that a loop of the sheet is formed between the conveying unit and the transfer unit, the control unit sets the conveyance speed of the sheet by the conveying unit to a second speed slower than the first speed, andwherein, according to the trailing edge of the sheet having passed through the nip portion, the conveyance speed of the sheet by the conveying unit is changed to a third speed faster than the second speed.2. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein a conveyance path between the nip portion and the conveying unit is curved and claim 1 , at a point in time at which the leading edge of the sheet reaches the conveying unit claim 1 , a loop of the sheet is formed between the nip portion and the conveying unit.3. The image forming apparatus ...

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30-03-2017 дата публикации

Recording medium conveyance apparatus and image forming apparatus

Номер: US20170088376A1
Принадлежит: Canon Inc

The apparatus includes a first clutch and a second clutch. The first clutch transmits rotation of the driving unit in a first rotation direction to the first feeding device without transmitting rotation of the driving unit in a second rotation direction that is reverse to the first rotation direction to the first feeding device. The second clutch transmits the rotation of the driving unit in the second rotation direction to the conveyance device and the double-side printing conveyance device and without transmitting the rotation of the driving unit in the first rotation direction to the conveyance device and the double-side printing conveyance device. The third transmission path is configured to transmit the rotation of the driving unit to a conveyance device. The fourth transmission path is configured to transmit the rotation of the driving unit to a double-side printing conveyance device.

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05-04-2018 дата публикации

SHEET TRANSPORTING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM

Номер: US20180093506A1
Принадлежит: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA

A sheet transporting apparatus is provided, including a transport mechanism provided with a roller, a motor, a controller, and a measuring input unit, wherein a transport route has a curved area for inverting the sheet, and the controller is constructed such that the control on the motor is executed by a closed loop control system by using a measured value of an control output at an initial stage of the transport of a sheet from a tray, and the control on the motor is switched from the control performed by the closed loop control system to control performed by an open loop control system on condition that a preset phenomenon arises after the sheet is taken out of the tray. 1. A sheet feeder comprising:a motora feed roller connected to the motor;a sheet separator positioned downstream from the feed roller and configured to separate sheets;a sensor positioned downstream from the sheet separator and configured to output a detection signal in response to a leading head of the sheet passing therethroughan encoder positioned to detect a rotation of the motor or the feed roller, and input a first current to the motor;', 'based on the output from the encoder during the rotation of the motor, measure a rotational amount of the motor or the feed roller;', 'based on the measured rotational amount, update the first current;', 'input the updated first current to the motor;', 'receive the detection signal from the sensor; and', 'after receiving the detection signal from the sensor, switch from inputting the updated first current to inputting the second current not based on the measured rotational amount to the motor., 'a controller, the controller is configured to2. The sheet feeder according to claim 1 , further comprising a guide defining a curved area positioned downstream from the sheet separator.3. The sheet feeder according to claim 2 , wherein the sensor is positioned downstream of or from the curved area.4. The sheet feeder according to claim 1 , wherein the controller is ...

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06-04-2017 дата публикации

Image forming apparatus and image forming system

Номер: US20170096314A1
Принадлежит: Canon Inc

An image forming apparatus, including: an image forming portion; a discharge portion configured to discharge a recording material on which an image is formed by the image forming portion, wherein a delivery conveyance portion having a power source circuit is mountable in a space adjacent to the image forming portion and configured to convey the recording material to a post-processing apparatus; a detection unit configured to detect a temperature; a cooling unit configured to cool the image forming portion; and a control unit configured to control, in a case where the delivery conveyance portion is mounted, rotation and stop of the cooling unit based on the temperature detected by the detection unit in a second state in which start of an operation of forming the image is waited for after a first state in which the image is formed on the recording material by the image forming portion.

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14-04-2016 дата публикации

IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

Номер: US20160101954A1
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Provided is an image forming apparatus, including: a manual feed tray on which a recording material is stacked; a first detecting unit; a second detecting unit arranged on an upstream side of the first detecting unit; a third detecting unit arranged on an upstream side of the second detecting unit; a fourth detecting unit detecting a length of the recording material; a display portion; and a control portion determining a size of the recording material based on detection results and causing the display portion to display a first screen displaying the determined size, wherein the control portion causes the display portion to display a second screen for designating the size, when, among the first to third detecting units, a detecting unit located on a downstream side does not detect presence of the recording material and another detecting unit located on an upstream side of the detecting unit, detects the presence. 1. An image forming apparatus , comprising:a manual feed tray on which a recording material is to be manually stacked;a first detecting unit configured to detect presence or absence of the recording material on the manual feed tray;a second detecting unit arranged on an upstream side of the first detecting unit in a conveyance direction of the recording material, the second detecting unit configured to detect presence or absence of the recording material on the manual feed tray;a third detecting unit arranged on an upstream side of the second detecting unit in the conveyance direction, the third detecting unit configured to detect presence or absence of the recording material on the manual feed tray;a fourth detecting unit configured to detect a length of the recording material on the manual feed tray in a direction orthogonal to the conveyance direction;a display portion configured to display information; anda control portion configured to determine a size of the recording material based on detection results of the first detecting unit, the second detecting ...

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14-04-2016 дата публикации

SHEET FEEDING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

Номер: US20160101955A1
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A sheet feeding apparatus includes a stacking member, an optical sensor, a detected member, and a control unit. As an amount of sheets stacked on the stacking member decreases, the detected member moves from a first position in which optical sensor light is not interrupted, then once interrupts the light, and then moves to a second position in which the light is not interrupted. Information regarding an amount of sheets transmitted by the control unit, when stored information is about the detected member in the second position, is information notifying that an amount of sheets stacked on the stacking member is less than that of information regarding an amount of sheets stacked on the stacking member transmitted by the control unit when stored information is about the detected member is in the first position. 1. A sheet feeding apparatus comprising:a stacking member on which a sheet is stacked, wherein the stacking member moves according to an amount of sheets stacked thereon;a first optical sensor including a light-emitting unit and a light-receiving unit;a detected member which can interrupt light in a light path of the first optical sensor, wherein the detected member moves from a first position in which light in the light path of the first optical sensor is not interrupted, then once interrupts light in the light path of the first optical sensor, and then moves to a second position in which light in the light path of the first optical sensor is not interrupted in this order as an amount of sheets stacked on the stacking member decreases according to movement of the stacking member;a storage unit configured to store information regarding that the detected member is in the first position or information regarding that the detected member is in the second position; anda control unit configured to transmit information regarding an amount of sheets stacked on the stacking member based on information stored in the storage unit,wherein, information stored in the storage ...

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05-04-2018 дата публикации

IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

Номер: US20180097947A1
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Provided is an image forming apparatus, including: a manual feed tray on which a recording material is stacked; a first detecting unit; a second detecting unit arranged on an upstream side of the first detecting unit; a third detecting unit arranged on an upstream side of the second detecting unit; a fourth detecting unit detecting a length of the recording material; a display portion; and a control portion determining a size of the recording material based on detection results and causing the display portion to display a first screen displaying the determined size, wherein the control portion causes the display portion to display a second screen for designating the size, when, among the first to third detecting units, a detecting unit located on a downstream side does not detect presence of the recording material and another detecting unit located on an upstream side of the detecting unit, detects the presence. 1. An image forming apparatus comprising:a manual feed tray on which recording material is to be manually stacked;a first detector configured to detect a presence or absence of the recording material on the manual feed tray;a second detector arranged on an upstream side of the first detector in a conveyance direction of the recording material, the second detector configured to detect a presence or absence of the recording material on the manual feed tray;a third detector arranged on an upstream side of the second detector in the conveyance direction of the recording material, the third detector configured to detect a presence or absence of the recording material on the manual feed tray;a display portion configured to display information; anda controller configured to determine a size of the recording material based on detection results of the first detector, the second detector and the third detector, and to cause the display portion to display the determined size of the recording material,wherein the controller is further configured to cause the display ...

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29-04-2021 дата публикации

SERVO CONTROL DEVICE, SERVO CONTROL METHOD AND SERVO CONTROL SYSTEM

Номер: US20210124314A1
Автор: ITO Akihiro
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A servo control device to execute an operation in a discrete time system may include a velocity feedback path having a difference means calculating a pseudo-velocity from a detected position and a lowpass filter, and a PI control means executing a proportional integration control operation on a deviation between the pseudo-velocity and the position deviation to create a drive command for the driver. The velocity feedback path includes a first gain means applying a first gain to the pseudo-velocity, a delay means delaying the pseudo-velocity, and a second gain means applying a second gain to the delayed pseudo-velocity. A sum of an output of the first gain means and the second gain means is inputted to the lowpass filter, and “F(z)=1/(−zF(z))” is satisfied where a transfer function of the PI control means is F(z), and a transfer function of the lowpass filter is F(z). 200z. The servo control device according to claim 1 , wherein “Fb(z)=q/(δ+q)” claim 1 , where δ=z−1;{'b': '0', 'wherein the parameter q is a coefficient of a primary low-pass filter defined by Fb(z) in a discrete time system.'}30210210zz. The servo control device according to claim 2 , wherein when a velocity proportional control gain when the driver is driven by the drive command is G claim 2 , a transfer characteristic P(z) obtained by combining the driver and the operation object is modeled as r/(δ+pδ) claim 2 , and a position command response characteristic from the position command to the detected position is m/(δ+mδ+m) claim 2 ,{'br': None, 'i': G=m', 'r, '0/0,'}{'br': None, 'i': H', 'p', 'm', 'm', 'q', 'm', 'q, 'sub': '1', '=−(1−1+0−0)/(00), and'}{'br': None, 'i': H', 'm', 'm', 'm', 'H, 'sub': '2', '={(1−0)/0}−1;'}{'b': '0', '¬wherein r¬ is a coefficient of the transfer function P(z) in a discrete time system obtained by modeling a control object element;'}{'b': 0', '1, 'm, m ¬ are coefficients; and'}{'b': '1', 'p is a coefficient of a denominator polynomial of the transfer function P(z) in a ...

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26-04-2018 дата публикации

SHEET FEEDING APPARATUS AND PRINTING APPARATUS

Номер: US20180111771A1
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There is provided a sheet feeding apparatus which can perform appropriate separation corresponding to the type of a sheet without being newly provided with an actuator which changes the separation action of a separation unit. For this purpose, a separation unit includes a first inclined part - and a second inclined part - each having different inclination angles, and selects, in accordance with the type (stiffness, thickness, or the like) of a sheet to feed, either one of the first inclined part - or the second inclined part - as an inclined part used in separating sheets by lifting/lowering a tray and separates sheets, so that appropriate separation can be performed in accordance with the type of a sheet with a simple configuration. 1. A sheet feeding apparatus comprising:a stacking unit capable of stacking sheets;a feed unit configured to feed the sheet stacked on the stacking unit;a separation unit for separating a sheet to feed from another sheet in feeding sheet with the feed unit, the separation unit including a plurality of separation parts each having different actions onto a sheet when the sheet is first abutted thereto; anda change unit configured to change a separation part to which the sheet is first abutted among the plurality of separation parts by changing a position of the stacking unit.2. The sheet feeding apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of separation parts is inclined parts claim 1 , and inclination angles formed by the inclined parts and the sheets stacked on the stacking unit are different from each other so that the inclination angle of the inclined part on an upstream side smaller than the inclination angle the inclined part on a downstream side in a feeding direction of sheet by the feed unit.3. The sheet feeding apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of separation parts each has different friction coefficients against a sheet.4. The sheet feeding apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the change unit ...

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18-04-2019 дата публикации

IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR

Номер: US20190112140A1
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It aims to solve a problem that in a printer including a mixture of sheet feeding devices for which points of view regarding the presence/absence of sheets are different, such as a deck-type sheet feeder and a manual feed tray, appropriate warning displays cannot be presented regarding the presence/absence of printing sheets in the respective sheet feeding devices, and thereby improve the operability of a printing system. In a printing system including an image forming apparatus and a print controller, the image forming apparatus has a deck-type first sheet feeder, a tray-type second sheet feeder, and a sheet quantity notification unit for the sheet feeders, and the print controller has a display unit. The print controller displays a warning when there are no remaining printing sheets in the first sheet feeder, and does not display a warning when there are no remaining printing sheets in the second sheet feeder. 1. An image forming apparatus which includes an image forming unit and a print control unit configured to perform control of the image forming unit , wherein: a first sheet feeding unit configured to be able to store printing sheets,', 'a second sheet feeding unit of a manual feed type configured to load printing sheets thereon,', 'a detection unit configured to detect a sheet quantity of the printing sheets stored in the sheet feeding units, and', 'a display unit configured to display a state of the image forming unit;, 'the image forming unit comprises'}in a case where a state in which there are no sheets in the first sheet feeding unit is detected, the image forming apparatus displays a state of no printing sheet with a display object indicating a warning; andin a case where a state in which there are no sheets in the second sheet feeding unit is detected, the image forming apparatus presents a display of a state of no printing sheet with a display object indicating a normal state.2. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein claim 1 , in ...

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18-04-2019 дата публикации

IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS CHANGING PRODUCTIVITY ACCORDING TO DISCHARGED SHEET NUMBER

Номер: US20190113870A1
Автор: Yamanaka Shinichi
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An image forming apparatus that is capable of preventing discharged sheet adhesion while lowering degradation of productivity. A print unit prints an image on a sheet based on a print job. A fixing unit fixes the image primed on the sheet to the sheet. The sheet to which the image is fixed is discharged to a discharge tray. A counter counts discharged sheet number that is the number of sheets discharged to the discharge tray during a continuous print operation. A controller controls the print unit so as to lower productivity that is discharging sheet number per unit time in response to increase in the discharged sheet number counted by the counter and so as to recover the productivity in a case where the sheets discharged to the discharge tray are removed in a state where the productivity is lowered. 1. An image forming apparatus comprising:a print unit configured to print an image on a sheet based on a print job;a fixing unit configured to fix the image printed on the sheet to the sheet;a discharge tray to which the sheet to which the image is fixed is discharged;a counter configured to count discharged sheet number that is the number of sheets discharged to the discharge tray during a continuous print operation;a controller configured to control the print unit so as to lower productivity that is discharging sheet number per unit time in response to increase in the discharged sheet number counted by the counter and so as to recover the productivity in a case where the sheets discharged to the discharge tray are removed in a state where the productivity is lowered.2. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the controller the productivity to a first level in a case where the discharged sheet number exceeds a first predetermined value that is smaller than maximum number of sheets that are allowed to be stacked on the discharge tray.3. The image forming apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the controller lowers the productivity to a second level ...

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03-05-2018 дата публикации

METHOD OF PRODUCING COLLECTIBLE CARDS

Номер: US20180117635A1
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Methods and apparatus of producing collectible cards are disclosed. An example method includes producing a first stack of cards including a first card type and a second card type from a single substrate sheet, separating the first stack of cards into a first sub-stack and a second sub-stack. The first sub-stack includes the first card type and the second sub-stack includes the second card type. The example method includes comparing a first top card of the first sub-stack to a first reference card and, based on the first top card being substantially similar to the first reference card, automatically transferring the first sub-stack to a first tray designated to receive the first card type. 115-. (canceled)16. A method of loading cards into first , second , and third trays , comprising:operating a pack stacker to stack a plurality of cards into a stack;operating a pack separator to separate the stack into a first sub-stack and a second sub-stack, and, if the first tray cannot accommodate the first sub-stack, further separate the first sub-stack into a third sub-stack and a fourth sub-stack such that the third sub-stack includes a quantity of cards that substantially fills any remaining space in the first tray; andoperating a pack loader to transfer: (1) the first sub-stack to the first tray and the second sub-stack to the second tray if the first tray can accommodate the first sub-stack, and (2) the third sub-stack to the first tray, the second sub-stack to the second tray, and the fourth sub-stack to the third tray if the first tray cannot accommodate the first sub-stack.17. The method of claim 16 , further including the step of printing a sheet of cards including a first card type and a second card type.18. The method of claim 17 , further including the step of cutting the sheet of cards to produce the plurality of cards.19. The method of claim 16 , further including the step of determining whether a first top card of the first sub-stack meets a first predetermined ...

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03-05-2018 дата публикации

Sheet post-processing apparatus and image forming apparatus

Номер: US20180118500A1
Автор: Koji Okamoto
Принадлежит: Canon Finetech Nisca Inc

Provided is a sheet post-processing apparatus capable of reliably protecting an edge-binding stapling unit and a sheet material, and of performing a sheet-binding process without increasing the size of the apparatus. The sheet post-processing apparatus includes: a binding unit movable to a binding position in which the binding unit performs a binding process using a binding member on a sheet, and an access position in which a user is accessable to the binding unit; and a control unit configured to cause, when the binding unit performs a setting operation for the binding member, the binding unit to perform the setting operation after causing the binding unit to move to a position different from the access position.

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02-05-2019 дата публикации

TRACKABLE, PACKETIZED DISTRUBUTION SYSTEM

Номер: US20190127169A1
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Embodiments are directed to systems and apparatuses for tracking usage of a packetized item. In one scenario, an apparatus may be provided for tracking use of a packetized item. The apparatus may include a roll of packets where each packet is designed to contain packetized items such as pills. The packets may have an electrically conductive material applied to various parts thereof. The apparatus may also include an enclosure configured to track usage of the packets. The enclosure may include a power source, a display, a transceiver, and a microcontroller that is configured to control operation of the display and may also analyze signals from the electrically conductive material to determine the distribution status of the packets. In one example, as packets are removed from the roll of packets, the microcontroller can determine when, where and how many packets were removed from the roll. 1. An apparatus for tracking usage of a packetized item , comprising:a roll of one or more packets configured to contain packetized items, the packets including one or more portions of electrically conductive material that cover at least some portion of the packet; a power source;', 'a display;', 'a transceiver; and', 'a microcontroller configured to control operation of the display and to further analyze signals from the electrically conductive material to determine whether at least one of the packets has been removed from the roll., 'an enclosure configured to track removal of the one or more packets, the enclosure comprising2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the packetized items contained within the packets comprise one or more controlled substances.3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the electrically conductive material comprises electrically conductive ink that is printed on the one or more packets.4. The apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the electrically conductive ink is printed in the form of one or more traces claim 3 , and wherein the traces are electrically connected to ...

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21-05-2015 дата публикации

Method for Operating an Imaging Device with a Failed Media Bin Level Sensor

Номер: US20150139670A1
Принадлежит: Lexmark International Inc

A method of operating an imaging device having a failed or failing media-full sensor determines whether or not a controller can trust the output signal received from the media-full sensor. A reduced power or intensity level is used to test the media-full sensor and, in particular, the light source to counter the dimming of the light source that occurs due to aging and electrical noise in the system. When the output signal of a photoreceptor is at or below a threshold value, the photo-receptor is considered to have not detected the light beam from the light source and the light beam is deemed not to have been detected even though the photo-receptor may be providing a lower level output signal. Thus, an output signal of the photo-receptor is not trusted and an indication that a media storage area is not full is provided and an imaging operation is carried out.

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07-08-2014 дата публикации

Image forming apparatus

Номер: US20140219669A1
Принадлежит: Sharp Corp

An image forming apparatus ( 100 ) includes a discharge section ( 210 ), a paper receiving tray ( 93 ), a first detecting section ( 211 ), a lever ( 220 ), a second detecting section ( 230 ) and a decision section ( 240 ). The first detecting section ( 211 ) is disposed in the discharge section ( 210 ), and detects a paper jam. The second detecting section ( 230 ) detects a swinging state of the lever ( 220 ) from a first position at which the lever ( 220 ) is not in the process of receiving an action of the paper sheet to a second position. The decision section ( 240 ) judges an occurrence factor in a paper jam to be a user-induced factor when the second detecting section ( 230 ) detects a state in which the lever is at the first position in a state where the first detecting section ( 211 ) detects the paper jam. Also, the decision section ( 240 ) judges the occurrence factor in the paper jam to be an image forming apparatus-induced factor when the second detecting section ( 230 ) detects a state in which the lever is swung over the first position in the state where the first detecting section detects the paper jam.

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24-05-2018 дата публикации

CONTINUOUS PROCESSING OF FLEXIBLE GLASS RIBBON WITH REDUCED MECHANICAL STRESS

Номер: US20180141847A1
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A method of continuous processing of flexible glass ribbon having a thickness of no more than 0.35 mm using a glass processing apparatus is provided. The method includes providing the glass processing apparatus having at least three processing zones including a first processing zone, a second processing zone and a third processing zone. The flexible glass ribbon is continuously fed from the first processing zone, through the second processing zone to the third processing zone. Rate of the flexible glass ribbon is controlled through each of the first processing zone, second processing zone and third processing zone using a global control device. The second processing zone has a conveyance path for the flexible glass ribbon through a cutting zone having a radius of curvature of from about 100 inches to about 400 inches. 115- (canceled)16. A method of continuous processing of flexible glass ribbon having a thickness of no more than 0.35 mm using a glass processing apparatus , the method comprising:continuously feeding the flexible glass ribbon through the glass processing apparatus, the glass processing apparatus comprising at least three processing zones including a first processing zone, a second processing zone and a third processing zone; andcontrolling a feed rate of the flexible glass ribbon through each of the first processing zone, second processing zone and third processing zone using a global control device; andwherein the second processing zone has a conveyance path for the flexible glass ribbon through a cutting zone having a radius of curvature of from about 100 inches to about 400 inches.17. The method of claim 16 , wherein the radius of curvature of the conveyance path through the cutting zone is about 250 inches.18. The method of claim 16 , further comprising separating an edge of the flexible glass ribbon as the flexible glass ribbon moves by a cutting device within the cutting zone forming a continuous strip of edge trim connected to an upstream ...

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31-05-2018 дата публикации

SHEET DISCHARGE APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

Номер: US20180148293A1
Автор: Hashimoto Yoshinori
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A discharge extension tray can be extended in a sheet discharge direction from a discharge tray. A front end regulating portion is coupled to the discharge extension tray on a downstream side in the sheet discharge direction of the discharge extension tray such that the front and regulating portion is turnable with respect to the discharge extension tray. A sheet guide portion guides a front end portion of the sheet to a direction separating from a turning center of the front end regulating portion when a sheet having a length longer than a predetermined size is discharged in a state where the discharge extension tray is not extended from the discharge tray. 119.-. (canceled)20. A sheet discharge apparatus disposed above an image forming apparatus for forming an image on the sheet , the sheet discharge apparatus comprising:a plurality of discharge portions including a first discharge portion and a second discharge portion disposed above the first discharge portion, configured to discharge the sheet on which the image had been formed by the image forming apparatus to an outside of the image forming apparatus;a plurality of trays including a first tray on which the sheet discharged by the first discharge portion is to be stacked and a second tray on which the sheet discharged by the second discharge portion is to be stacked, the second tray being disposed above the first tray,wherein each of the first and second trays includes an inclined portion in a downstream end thereof in a discharge direction of the sheet, andwherein when viewed in a width direction of the sheet perpendicular to the discharge direction of the sheet, the inclined portion includes an inclined surface which is inclined upward in the discharge direction of the sheet with respect to a surface thereof on which the sheet on which the image had been formed is stacked, the inclined surface being inclined with respect to a vertical direction.21. The sheet discharge apparatus according to claim 20 , ...

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31-05-2018 дата публикации

IMAGE FORMING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM

Номер: US20180152574A1
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Provided is an image forming device in which a wrapped body that is a paper bundle wrapped in wrapping paper is set into a paper housing, the wrapping paper is subsequently removed and the paper bundle is exposed, and paper is conveyed by one sheet in image forming, the image forming device including: a reader that reads an image on the wrapping paper; and a hardware processor that: compares the image on the wrapping paper, the image being read by the reader, and an image on each of various kinds of wrapping paper, the image being stored in a storage; reads, from the storage, paper setting associated to wrapping paper corresponding to the image on the wrapping paper, the image being read by the reader; and sets a conveyance condition and a process condition based on the paper setting. 1. An image forming device in which a wrapped body that is a paper bundle wrapped in wrapping paper is set into a paper housing , the wrapping paper is subsequently removed and the paper bundle is exposed , and paper is conveyed by one sheet in image forming , the image forming device comprising:a reader that reads an image on the wrapping paper; anda hardware processor that: compares the image on the wrapping paper, the image being read by the reader, and an image on each of various kinds of wrapping paper, the image being stored in a storage; reads, from the storage, paper setting associated to wrapping paper corresponding to the image on the wrapping paper, the image being read by the reader; and sets a conveyance condition and a process condition based on the paper setting.2. The image forming device according to claim 1 ,wherein the reader reads at least one of a front side surface and an upper surface of the wrapping paper, andthe hardware processor compares an image on at least one of the front side surface and the upper surface of the wrapping paper, the surface being read by the reader, and an image on at least one of a front side surface and an upper surface of each of ...

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07-06-2018 дата публикации

SHEET STACKING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

Номер: US20180155146A1
Автор: Tokuma Naoto
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A sheet stacking apparatus includes a discharging portion including a nip portion nipping and conveying a sheet, a stacking portion on which the sheet discharged by the discharging portion is stacked, an air blowing unit configured to blow air toward a lower face of the sheet being discharged by the discharging portion, and an air volume control portion configured to control the air blowing unit such that a volume of the air blown by the air blowing unit is switched from a first air volume to a second air volume which is smaller than the first air volume while the nip portion of the discharging portion is nipping and conveying the sheet to set the volume of the air to the second air volume in a case where a trailing end of the sheet discharged by the discharging portion passes through the nip portion. 117.-. (canceled)18. A sheet stacking apparatus comprising:a discharging portion comprising a nip portion nipping and conveying a sheet, and configured to discharge the sheet;a stacking portion on which the sheet discharged by the discharging portion is stacked;an air blowing unit configured to blow air toward a lower face of the sheet being nipped by the nip portion; anda control portion configured to execute a first mode in a case where a length of the sheet to be discharged by the discharging portion in a sheet discharging direction is a first length and a second mode in a case where a length of the sheet to be discharged by the discharging portion in the sheet discharging direction is a second length longer than the first length, the first mode being a mode where the air blowing unit does not change a volume of the air to the sheet while the nip portion of the discharging portion is nipping and conveying the sheet, and the second mode being a mode where the air blowing unit changes the volume of the air from a first air volume to a second air volume which is smaller than the first air volume while the nip portion of the discharging portion is nipping and conveying ...

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07-06-2018 дата публикации

Apparatus for processing sheets and apparatus for forming images provided with the same

Номер: US20180155147A1
Принадлежит: Canon Finetech Nisca Inc

A sheet processing apparatus includes a transport path to transport a sheet to a first tray, a branch path branched off from the transport path to transport a sheet to a second tray, a first transport roller positioned in the transport path on a downstream side of a branch position of the transport path and the branch path to transport a sheet in either direction of the first tray or the branch path, a second transport roller positioned on the branch path to transport a sheet in either direction of the second tray or the transport path, and a control section recognizing a transport length of the sheet transported by the first transport roller and the second transport roller, and controlling the first transport roller and the second transport roller. The control section performs first and second transports for switchback-transporting a sheet.

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09-06-2016 дата публикации

IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD

Номер: US20160162765A1
Автор: KONUMA Shigeo
Принадлежит: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.

An image forming apparatus, image forming system and image forming method are shown. The image forming apparatus includes a sheet feeding tray, an image forming unit, and a control unit. The sheet feeding tray stores and feeds a sheet. The image forming unit forms an image on a sheet fed from the sheet feeding tray. The control unit controls the image forming unit to form an image including information regarding a sheet before changing when operation including changing of a sheet stored in the sheet feeding tray is performed or there is a necessity to change a sheet stored in the sheet feeding tray. 1. An image forming apparatus comprising:a sheet feeding tray which stores and feeds a sheet;an image forming unit which forms an image on a sheet fed from the sheet feeding tray; anda control unit which controls the image forming unit to form an image including information regarding a sheet before changing when operation including changing of a sheet stored in the sheet feeding tray is performed or there is a necessity to change a sheet stored in the sheet feeding tray.2. The image forming apparatus of claim 1 , wherein claim 1 , the operation including changing of the sheet includes changing information regarding the sheet stored in the sheet feeding tray or opening or closing of the sheet feeding tray.3. The image forming apparatus of claim 2 , wherein claim 2 , the control unit displays on a display unit a confirmation screen to select whether to change the sheet or to supply the sheet when the sheet feeding tray is opened claim 2 , and when the change of the sheet is selected claim 2 , the control unit controls the image forming unit to form the image including the information regarding the sheet before changing when the sheet feeding tray is closed.4. The image forming apparatus of claim 1 , wherein claim 1 , the control unit determines that the sheet needs to be changed when a sheet specified in a job is different from a sheet stored in the sheet feeding tray.5. ...

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14-05-2020 дата публикации

MEASURED SENSOR DISTANCE CORRECTION

Номер: US20200147953A1
Принадлежит: HP INDIGO B.V.

Example implementations relate to determining a correction factor that converts a measured sensor distance to a calibrated sensor distance. The measured sensor distance may be based on an amount of substrate advancement through a web printing press between detecting a mark on the substrate at a first sensor and detecting the mark at a second sensor. The calibrated sensor distance may be the separation between the first sensor and the second sensor. 1. A distortion correction device for a web printing press , the device comprising:a first sensor and a second sensor separated by a calibrated sensor distance, the first and second sensors to detect marks on a substrate as the substrate advances through the press;an encoder to detect advancement of the substrate; and detect a mark on the substrate with the first sensor;', 'detect the mark on the substrate with the second sensor;', 'using output from the encoder, determine a measured distance between the sensors based on detection of the mark at each sensor;', 'compare the measured distance to the calibrated sensor distance;', 'determine a correction factor based on the comparison of the measured distance to the calibrated sensor distance; and', 'adjust operation of the web printing press based on the correction factor., 'a scaling measurement correction module to2. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a temperature sensor placed between the first sensor and the second sensor claim 1 , wherein the scaling measurement correction module is to adjust the correction factor based on a temperature measured by the temperature sensor.3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the mark is among a plurality of marks printed on the substrate claim 1 , and the scaling measurement correction module is to update the correction factor for each mark of the plurality of marks as each mark passes both the first sensor and the second sensor.4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the encoder is a rotary encoder coupled to a nip roller of ...

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24-06-2021 дата публикации

FEEDER FOR FEEDING DOCUMENT TO DOCUMENT IMAGING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FEEDING DOCUMENTS

Номер: US20210188577A1
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A method and apparatus for processing documents are provided. The apparatus includes a feeder for receiving a packet of a plurality of documents and separating the documents to serially feed the documents to a scanner. A drop feeder conveys the document packets to the feeder. A sensor provides information related to the thickness of the document packets and the drop feeder is controlled in response to the information related to the thickness of a packet in the feeder. The method includes the control of the drop feeder in response to information related to the thickness of a document packet at the feeder. 119-. (canceled)20. An apparatus for processing documents , comprising:a feeder operable to receive a packet of a plurality of documents and separate the documents to serially feed the documents away from the feeder;an imaging station configured to receive documents from the feeder and scan the documents to obtain image data for the documents;a generally horizontal transport configured to receive a packet of documents dropped onto a surface of the transport and convey the packet of documents toward the feeder;a sensor for detecting a characteristic of the packet indicative of whether the number of documents in the packet exceeds a predetermined threshold; anda controller configured to control operation of the generally horizontal transport in response to signals received from the sensor;wherein in response to the sensor detecting a characteristic indicative of the number of documents in the packet exceeding the threshold, the controller controls the horizontal transport to reduce the speed of the horizontal transport.21. The apparatus of wherein the sensor is positioned between the feeder and the horizontal transport.22. The apparatus of comprising a pre-singulator disposed between the horizontal transport and the feeder claim 20 , wherein the pre-singulator comprises an upper roller and a lower roller forming a nip for receiving the documents from horizontal ...

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14-06-2018 дата публикации

POST PROCESS CONTROL APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, SHEET PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM

Номер: US20180162153A1
Автор: Kanematsu Shinichi
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The present invention provides a post process control apparatus including a post processing unit configured to perform post processing on a printed sheet printed in accordance with a job, and a method for controlling the same, where the post process control apparatus and the method of controlling the same obtain a number of sheets in one copy of printed sheets instructed by the job, control the post processing unit to, if the obtained number of sheets in one copy is singular, execute the post processing in one batch on printed sheets corresponding to a plurality of copies, and to control the post processing unit to, if the obtained number of sheets in one copy is plural, execute the post processing individually by printed sheets corresponding to one copy. 111.-. (canceled)12. An image processing apparatus comprising:a receiver that receives an instruction for instructing to start an image forming job that designates plural copies;an image forming unit that forms an image on a sheet based on the image forming job;a folding processor that performs a folding processing on sheets conveyed from the image forming unit; anda controller that obtains a number of sheets per one copy by analyzing the image forming job,wherein, in a case that the number of sheets per one copy is equal to or more than two, the controller controls the folding processor to fold separately each copy of sheets of the sheets formed by the image forming job, andin a case that the number of sheets per one copy is one, the controller controls the folding processor to collectively fold the plural copies of sheets of the sheets formed by the image forming job.13. The image forming apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein the folding processing is a center-folding processing.14. The image forming apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein the image forming job includes a setting of a single-sided printing or a double-sided printing.15. The image forming apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein the image ...

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14-06-2018 дата публикации

MEDIUM DISCHARGE DEVICE AND IMAGE READING APPARATUS

Номер: US20180162676A1
Автор: NAKAMURA Kiyotaka
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A medium discharge device includes a discharge roller pair that is provided with a discharge driving roller and a discharge driven roller which drivably rotates in contact with the discharge driving roller, and a medium receiving tray which receives the medium that is fed and discharged by the discharge roller pair, in which the medium receiving tray includes a guide member which guides such that a tip end of the medium which is discharged from the discharge roller pair enters the medium mounting surface at a predetermined angle, and the guide member is provided to be elastically displaceable in an advancing and retreating direction with respect to the medium mounting surface of the medium receiving tray and is displaced in a direction coming close to the medium mounting surface according to raising of a pressing load due to the medium that is discharged to the medium receiving tray. 1. An image reading apparatus comprising:a document support section for placing a document in an inclined position;a feeding roller for feeding the document obliquely downward;a reading section for reading the document fed from the feeding roller;a discharge roller that discharges the read document and a discharge tray that places the document discharged from the discharge roller; anda guide member having a tip end with the discharge roller side as a free end, a base end side fixed to the discharge tray, and an inclined portion inclined upward from the base end side to the tip end, and the guide member configured to be displaceable in a vertical direction, and guides a leading end of the discharged document.2. The image reading apparatus according to claim 1 ,wherein the inclined portion has a first inclined portion inclined at a predetermined angle and a second inclined portion inclined toward the discharge tray from the first inclined portion.3. The image reading apparatus according to claim 1 ,wherein the guide member is displaced by a spring.4. The image reading apparatus according ...

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29-09-2022 дата публикации

PRINT DEVICE, PRINT PREPARATION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM

Номер: US20220306417A1
Автор: TAKAO Yoshihiro
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A print device includes a supply unit, a print unit, a conveyer, a tensioner, a drive unit, a processor, a medium detector, and a memory. The tensioner is configured to apply tension to the medium. The memory stores computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the processor, instruct the processor to perform processes including correction processing, which is repeated a plurality of times, of controlling the drive unit and applying the tension to the medium by the tensioner during a back-and-forth conveyance operation of conveying the medium in the return direction after conveying the medium in the conveyance direction, and detection processing of detecting attributes of the medium, based on the detection result output from the medium detector, during one of the back-and-forth conveyance operations, of the plurality of back-and-forth conveyance operations. 1. A print device comprising:a supply unit configured to supply a long medium;a print unit configured to print an image on the medium supplied from the supply unit;a conveyer configured to convey the medium in a conveyance direction from the supply unit toward the print unit, and in a return direction opposite to the conveyance direction;a tensioner configured to apply tension to the medium;a drive unit configured to drive the conveyer;a processor configured to control the print unit and the drive unit;a medium detector configured to output a detection result of the medium to the processor; and correction processing, which is repeated a plurality of times, of controlling the drive unit and applying the tension to the medium by the tensioner during a back-and-forth conveyance operation of conveying the medium in the return direction after conveying the medium in the conveyance direction, and', 'detection processing of detecting attributes of the medium, based on the detection result output from the medium detector, during one of the back-and-forth conveyance operations, of the plurality of back-and-forth ...

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14-06-2018 дата публикации

SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING LIKELIHOOD OF SHEETS TO STICK AFTER STACKING

Номер: US20180164712A1
Автор: Megawa Shunichi
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A sheet processing apparatus comprises a sheet placing section in which recording media are stacked, a storage section configured to record a total amount of toner on the recording media stacked in the sheet placing section, and a control section configured to determine whether or not the recording media stacked in the sheet placing section is likely to stick when a new recording medium is stacked thereon, based on the total amount of toner on the recording media stacked in the sheet placing section. 1. A sheet processing apparatus , comprising:a sheet tray in which recording media are to be stacked;a storage section configured to record a total number of times an erasing process has been performed on the recording media stacked in the sheet tray; anda controller configured to determine whether or not the recording media stacked in the sheet tray is likely to stick when a new recording medium is stacked thereon, based on the total number of times an erasing process has been performed on the recording media stacked in the sheet tray.2. The sheet processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to issue a warning message to be displayed when the recording media stacked in the sheet placing section are determined to be likely to stick when a new recording medium is stacked thereon.3. The sheet processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to determine that the recording media stacked in the sheet tray are likely to stick if the total number of times an erasing process has been performed on the recording media stacked in the sheet tray and the new recording medium exceeds a threshold number.4. The sheet processing apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:an image reading section configured to read image information on the new recording medium,wherein the controller is configured to determine the number of times an erasing process has been performed on the new recording medium from the image ...

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18-09-2014 дата публикации

Transmission device for automatic document feeder

Номер: US20140260739A1
Принадлежит: Foxlink Image Technology Co Ltd

A transmission device for an automatic document feeder includes a driving gear set driven by a driving motor, a first swing arm equipped with a first driving roller set, a second swing arm equipped with a second driving roller set, and a one-way gear set driven by the driving gear set to keep transmitting rollers rotating in the same direction. The first swing arm is driven by the driving gear set and swingable between a first position and a second position to mesh the first driving roller set with a pickup device or an output device. The second swing arm is driven by the driving gear set and swingable between a third position and a fourth position to mesh the second driving roller set with the pickup device or the output device. When the first swing arm swings toward the first/second position, the second arm swings toward the fourth/third position.

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06-06-2019 дата публикации

MEDIUM DISCHARGE DEVICE AND IMAGE READING APPARATUS

Номер: US20190168984A1
Автор: NAKAMURA Kiyotaka
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A medium discharge device includes a discharge roller pair that is provided with a discharge driving roller and a discharge driven roller which drivably rotates in contact with the discharge driving roller, and a medium receiving tray which receives the medium that is fed and discharged by the discharge roller pair, in which the medium receiving tray includes a guide member which guides such that a tip end of the medium which is discharged from the discharge roller pair enters the medium mounting surface at a predetermined angle, and the guide member is provided to be elastically displaceable in an advancing and retreating direction with respect to the medium mounting surface of the medium receiving tray and is displaced in a direction coming close to the medium mounting surface according to raising of a pressing load due to the medium that is discharged to the medium receiving tray. 1. An image reading apparatus comprising:a document support section for placing a document in an inclined position;a feeding roller for feeding the document obliquely downward;a reading section for reading the document fed from the feeding roller;a discharge roller that discharges the read document and a discharge tray that receives the document discharged from the discharge roller; anda guide member having a tip end, a base end supported by the discharge tray, and an inclined portion provided between the base end and the tip end, the guide member being configured to be displaceable in a vertical direction, and guide a leading end of the discharged document,wherein a distance between the base end and the discharge roller is longer than a distance between the tip end and the discharge roller in both a vertical and a horizontal direction.2. The image reading apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the inclined portion has a first inclined portion inclined at a predetermined angle relative to a mounting surface of the discharge tray and a second inclined portion inclined toward the ...

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02-07-2015 дата публикации

Sheet processing apparatus that aligns sheets and image forming system

Номер: US20150183605A1
Принадлежит: Canon Inc

A sheet processing apparatus capable of shortening time to align sheets. A first alignment member and a second alignment member are movable in a sheet width direction orthogonal to a sheet conveying direction, and align a sheet. A CPU controls the first and second alignment members to be moved in the sheet width direction. A skew sensor detects a skew amount and skew direction of the sheet. The CPU causes the first and second alignment members to be positioned at respective predetermined standby positions before the sheet is received between the first and second alignment member. Further, the CPU causes one of the first and second alignment members to be moved in a direction toward the sheet, based on the detected skew amount and skew direction, during conveyance of the sheet between the first and second alignment members.

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05-07-2018 дата публикации

STACKING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

Номер: US20180186585A1
Автор: Fuse Yasuhiko, Kaiga Miho
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When an operating lever is moved from an operation position to a stand-by position, a standard size fixing member is lowered in advance of a non-standard size fixing member, so that a regulating member for regulating a position of an end portion of a sheet can be set to a desired position, enabling stable sheet feeding. 2. The stacking device according to claim 2 ,wherein the first engaging portion has a protrusion to be inserted into the hole, andwherein the second engaging portion has a teeth shape, including more than one tooth, to be engaged with the rack gear.3. The stacking device according to claim 3 , wherein the protrusion is larger than the teeth shape in a height direction.4. The stacking device according to claim 3 , wherein the protrusion has a slope guided to the hole.5. The stacking device according to claim 2 ,wherein the lever is movable around a rotation axis, andwherein the releasing unit is configured in such a manner that the second engaging portion is moved in a vertical direction by the lever being rotated.6. The stacking device according to claim 2 , wherein the regulating member regulates a position of a trailing edge of a sheet. This application is a continuation, and claims the benefit, of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/968,503, presently pending and filed on Dec. 14, 2015, and claims the benefit of, and priority to, Japanese Patent Application No. 2014-262789, filed Dec. 25, 2014, which applications are hereby incorporated by reference herein in their entireties.The present invention relates to a stacking device and an image forming apparatus.Conventionally, there have been widely used electrophotographic image forming apparatuses configured to convey a sheet to an image forming unit to form an image on the sheet. Such image forming apparatuses are provided with a sheet stacking tray serving as a sheet storage device. The sheet stacking tray can store various sizes of sheets in the same tray. To be specific, the sheet stacking tray ...

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05-07-2018 дата публикации

SHEET MATERIAL TAKE-IN APPARATUS, SHEET MATERIAL CONVEYING APPARATUS, IMAGE READING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

Номер: US20180186592A1
Автор: Kajiki Koichi
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User labor relating to determining on an alignment condition is reduced and a stable conveying operation is realized by aligning a sheet bundle also when a sheet bundle is added. A sheet bundle composed of multiple sheet materials is placed on a loading platform. An encoder pulse unit detects the amount of the sheet bundle placed on the loading platform based on the opening amount of a pressure plate. A control unit determines on an alignment condition according to the amount of the sheet bundle. Rotating members align the sheet bundle in accordance with the alignment condition. When it is determined that another sheet bundle has been added to the loading platform, the control unit updates the alignment condition according to the total amount of the other sheet bundle and the sheet bundle remaining on the loading platform. 120.-. (canceled)21. A sheet material conveyance apparatus comprising:an apparatus body having a loading platform on which a sheet bundle including a plurality of sheet materials is set;a separation and conveyance unit that separates a sheet material from the sheet bundle set on the loading platform and conveys the sheet material to a conveyance path provided in the apparatus body; andan alignment unit provided at a loading platform side as compared to a separation and conveyance unit side, the alignment unit aligning the sheet bundle by driving a stopper to be contacted by a leading edge of the sheet bundle set on the loading platform.22. The sheet material conveyance apparatus according to claim 21 , further comprising:a controller that controls driving of the stopper,wherein the controller causes the stopper to move away from an inlet of the conveyance path while the separation and conveyance unit is conveying the sheet material, and the controller continuously drives the stopper at the inlet of the conveyance path while the alignment unit is aligning the sheet bundle.23. The sheet material conveyance apparatus according to claim 21 , ...

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26-07-2018 дата публикации

System and method for metallic object detection in a media transport system

Номер: US20180208420A1
Принадлежит: KODAK ALARIS INC

Systems and methods for detecting the presence of metallic objects in media to be conveyed in a medium transport system are disclosed. One or more induction sensors are included in the medium transport system to detect the presence of metal in the transported media, with detection signals sent from the sensors to a system processing unit. An ultrasonic detector is employed in some embodiments to output another detection signal. One or more microphones may also be included, for detecting the sound created as the medium is being transported. The system processing unit analyzes various detection signals and analyzes computed sound values from the microphones, to determine the presence and location of metal in the media. A position jam detector may assist in determining jams of the media along the medium transport path.

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03-08-2017 дата публикации

Method and device for operating a workstation of a yarn balloon forming textile machine

Номер: US20170217718A1
Принадлежит: Saurer Germany GmbH and Co KG

A method for operating a workstation ( 1 ) of a yarn balloon forming textile machine, wherein a yarn balloon (B) formed by a continuous yarn ( 5 ) circling a spindle ( 2 ) of the workstation ( 1 ) is scanned with a sensor means ( 33 ) at said workstation. Data (D) recorded by the sensor means ( 33 ), providing information about the current diameter of the yarn balloon (B) to be monitored, is transmitted to a control circuit ( 18 ), in that the control circuit ( 18 ) calculates the current actual diameter of the yarn balloon (B) by means of this data (D) and further known data, compares this with a stipulated target diameter of the yarn balloon (B), and in that the control circuit ( 18 ) ensures that the yarn balloon (B) has the stipulated target diameter with the aid of a means ( 6 ) switched into the yarn path of the yarn ( 5 ), for influencing the yarn tension.

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11-08-2016 дата публикации

Collating apparatus and a method for operating such a collating apparatus

Номер: US20160229656A1
Автор: Othmar Brunschwiler
Принадлежит: Ferag AG

A collating apparatus ( 10 ), in particular for printed products such as brochures, flyers or the like, comprising a collecting section ( 11 ) having at least two collecting zones ( 11 a,b ) arranged in parallel and working independently of each other, onto which respectively a plurality of products are fed successively and are united lying one on top of the other into a collected product, and at least one further processing section ( 13, 15 ) positioned behind the collecting section ( 11 ) having at least one further processing apparatus ( 13 a,b; 15 a,b ). High flexibility during operation is achieved by the arrangement between the collecting section ( 11 ) and the at least one further processing section ( 13, 15 ) of a distribution apparatus ( 12 ), which feeds the collected products arriving from the collecting zones ( 11 a,b ) selectively to the at least one further processing apparatus ( 13 a,b, 15 a,b ).

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18-07-2019 дата публикации

ROPE MAINTENANCE SYSTEM

Номер: US20190218077A1
Автор: SMITH Derek
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A method of spooling a crane rope () onto a crane drum through a crane rope spooling system () from a reel () under a predetermined back tension is described and includes the steps of: 1. A method of spooling a crane rope onto a crane drum through a crane rope spooling system from a reel under a predetermined back tension , wherein the method includes the steps of:unspooling the crane rope from a reel and passing the crane rope through a tensioning system comprising a primary back tensioner and a secondary back tensioner;gripping the crane rope within the secondary back tensioner and thereby preloading the crane rope with tension prior to the crane rope passing through the primary back tensioner; andapplying a predetermined back tension to the crane rope with the primary back tensioner as the crane rope is being spooled onto the crane drum under the predetermined back tension.2. The method of claim 1 , including monitoring and logging the tension on the crane rope at all times as it is being spooled onto the crane drum to assess the laying-on of the crane rope onto the crane drum.3. The method of claim 1 , including passing the crane rope through a greasing unit and thereby applying grease to the crane rope as it is being spooled onto the crane drum.4. The method of claim 1 , including connecting calibrated weights to the free end of the crane rope for load testing of the crane rope.5. The method as claimed in claim 1 , including configuring the primary back tensioner and the secondary back tensioner to provide resistance against the pulling force of the crane drum claim 1 , and thereby maintain a defined load on the crane rope as it is spooled onto the crane drum.6. The method as claimed in claim 1 , including positioning the crane rope spooling system on the deck of a vessel and including compensating for heave of the vessel by using a heave compensation mechanism that is configured to move in response to movements of the vessel.7. The method as claimed in claim 6 ...

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30-10-2014 дата публикации

System for conveying an article using vortex suction units

Номер: US20140318929A1
Принадлежит: BDT Media Automation GmbH

A system for conveying an article along a transfer path includes at least a first and a second vortex suction unit disposed in sequence in a direction of the transfer path. A conveyor is configured to support the article relative to at least one of the suction units and a main controller is configured to separately control the vortex suction units so as to convey the article along the transfer path using the conveyor.

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18-08-2016 дата публикации

Stacking machine and method of using

Номер: US20160236893A1
Автор: Lee J. Milazzo
Принадлежит: Perm Machine & Tool Co Inc

Stacking machines, delivery units, and methods suitable for handling and stacking sheets of material, and particularly sheets of magnetizable materials that are relatively heavy and susceptible to damage during a stacking operation. Such a stacking machine includes at least one delivery unit equipped with a belt and a magnetic unit. The belt and magnetic unit are adapted to operate in cooperation with each other to magnetically carry individual sheets of a magnetizable material from one side of the machine to another. The delivery unit may be part of a kit that can be installed as a unit on an existing stacking machine.

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18-08-2016 дата публикации

Device and method for producing packages from flexible, flat objects

Номер: US20160236897A1
Автор: Rudolf Gallati
Принадлежит: Ferag AG

A method for operating a postpress processing installation ( 1 ) for producing and processing product units, in particular completed final printed products (D) such as periodicals and newspapers, which are preferably compiled from a jacket product (A) and a plurality of part products and/or inserts (a, b, c, d), and a corresponding postpress processing installation ( 1 ). The final printed products (D) are produced according to a predetermined production plan in a manner adapted to the route along which they travel and are processed by means of at least one stacking device ( 70, 70.1 ) to form a sequence of standard packages (N) and part packages.

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25-07-2019 дата публикации

APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MAKING A COIL OF DUNNAGE

Номер: US20190225445A1
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A dunnage conversion system for making a coil of dunnage from a sheet stock includes a coiler, a movable dancer upstream of the coiler and interposed in a path of the sheet stock, and a controller communicatively coupled to each of the coiler and the movable dancer. The coiler is configured to wind the sheet stock, and the controller is configured to control the speed of the coiler based on the position of the movable dancer to control tension of the sheet stock upstream of the coiler. The sheet stock drawn about the movable dancer may be a slit-sheet stock having a plurality of slits configured to expand under tension applied in a feed direction. The controller may be configured to control expansion of the slit-sheet stock upstream of the coiler allowing conversion of the sheet stock into a coil of relatively less dense dunnage prior to or during winding. 1. A dunnage conversion system for making a coil of dunnage from a sheet stock , the dunnage conversion system comprising:a coiler that is configured to wind the sheet stock into a coiled configuration to form a coil of dunnage, a movable dancer interposed in a path of the sheet stock, upstream of the coiler about which the sheet stock is drawn, anda controller communicatively coupled to the coiler and to the movable dancer, where the controller is configured to control the speed of the coiler based on the position of the movable dancer to control tension of the sheet stock upstream of the coiler.2. The dunnage conversion system of claim 1 , where the controller is configured to control a winding speed of a slit-sheet stock to control conversion of the slit-sheet stock via expansion of the slit-sheet stock upstream of the coiler.3. The dunnage conversion system of claim 1 , where the movable dancer pivots in response to tension of the sheet stock drawn between a supply of the sheet stock and the coiler.4. The dunnage conversion system of claim 1 , where the movable dancer pivots in response to contact with the ...

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06-11-2014 дата публикации

Accumulation device for paper-like sheets

Номер: US20140327206A1
Автор: Demei KONG, Pinde Tao
Принадлежит: GRG Banking Equipment Co Ltd

An accumulation device for paper-like sheets comprises a conveying part, a clamping part, a guiding part and an accumulating part, which are connected serially. The conveying part is used for conveying the paper-like sheet to the clamping part. The clamping part comprises a drive shaft and multiple banknote-stacking wheels fixed to the drive shaft, and every banknote-stacking wheel is provided with multiple wheel blades having the same curvature. The paper-like sheet can be clamped between any two adjacent wheel blades and rotatably conveyed to the guiding part. The guiding part receives the paper-like sheet conveyed by the clamping part and guides the paper-like sheet to the accumulating part. The accumulating part is used for accumulating the paper-like sheet conveyed by the guide part. The paper-like sheets are reliably collected among the wheel blades and prevented from scattering, and thus the paper-like sheets can be uniformly arranged in order and stacked on the accumulating part.

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23-08-2018 дата публикации

SHEET DETECTING DEVICE, SHEET FEEDING UNIT INCLUDING THE SAME AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

Номер: US20180237245A1
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A sheet detecting device includes a moving member supported movably from a standby position to a detecting position detecting a sheet by being pushed by the sheet moving on a sheet stacking portion toward a first direction and a detecting sensor detecting the move of the moving member. The sheet detecting device also includes a retracting mechanism retracting the moving member movably to the detecting position in associate with a move of the sheet to a second direction orthogonal to the first direction. 17.-. (canceled)8. A sheet detecting device , comprising:a moving member moved by being pushed by a sheet;a detecting sensor detecting the move of the moving member; anda supporting member supporting the moving member, pushed from a first direction, movably in the first direction and supporting the moving member, pushed from a second direction which is orthogonal to the first direction, movably in the first and second directions.9. The sheet detecting device according to claim 8 , wherein the first direction is a feed direction in which the sheet is fed and the second direction is a sheet width direction orthogonal to the feed direction.10. The sheet detecting device according to claim 8 , wherein the moving member turns in the first direction centering on a rotational shaft in response to the push from the first direction.11. The sheet detecting device according to claim 8 , wherein the moving member is movable from a standby position by being pushed by the sheet and is configured to be positioned at the standby position by own weight or by an elastic force of an elastic member.12. The sheet detecting device according to claim 10 , wherein the supporting member comprises a first supporting portion supporting one end of the rotational shaft such that the one end of the rotational shaft of the moving member moves in a direction opposite to the first direction when the moving member is pushed from the second direction.13. The sheet detecting device according to claim ...

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30-08-2018 дата публикации

SHEET FOLDING MECHANISM AND SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS

Номер: US20180244489A1
Автор: Oshiro Toshiaki
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According to an embodiment, a sheet folding apparatus comprises a first roller, a second roller configured to be energized to the first roller, form a nip section together with the first roller, fold a sheet in half together with the first roller through the nip section and convey the sheet folded in half together with the first roller and a pressing force adjusting mechanism configured to be capable of increasing and decreasing a pressing force generated at the nip section. The pressing force adjusting mechanism causes a pressing force in a state of being conveying the sheet folded in half to be lower than that in a state of being folding the sheet in half. 1. A sheet folding method , comprising:preparing a first roller;preparing a second roller that forms a nip section together with the first roller;folding a sheet in half together with the first roller and the second roller through the nip section;conveying the sheet folded in half together with the first roller and the second roller;adjusting a pressing force generated at the nip section so as to cause the pressing force in a state of conveying the sheet folded in half to be lower than that in a state of folding the sheet in half;switching a relative position between the first roller and the second roller by a cam; androtating the cam and the first roller coaxially.2. The sheet folding method according to claim 1 , whereinthe cam comprises a first position regulation section that sets a pressing force increase position and a second position regulation section that sets a pressing force decrease position, wherein a pressing force of the pressing force increase position is higher than a pressing force of the pressing force decrease position.3. The sheet folding method according to claim 1 , whereinthe length of the first position regulation section in the circumferential direction of the cam is shorter than the length of the second position regulation section in the circumferential direction of the cam.4. The ...

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01-09-2016 дата публикации

SHEET CONVEYANCE DEVICE, IMAGE READING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND SENSOR UNIT

Номер: US20160255225A1
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A double feed detection sensor unit includes a double feed detection sensor for detecting a document via a hole on a conveyance guide, a control circuit board on which the double feed detection sensor and an element are provided, and a protection member provided to cover the element. 1. A sheet conveyance device comprising:a sheet stacking portion on which sheets are stacked;a sheet feeding unit configured to feed sheets stacked on the sheet stacking portion;a conveyance guide disposed on a downstream side of the sheet feeding unit in a sheet conveyance direction; anda sensor unit disposed under the conveyance guide,wherein the sensor unit includes:a sensor configured to detect a sheet conveyed along the conveyance guide via an opening formed on the conveyance guide;a control circuit board on which the sensor and an element electrically connected to the sensor are provided; anda protection member provided to cover the element,wherein the protection member includes a hole portion, andwherein the sensor is inserted into the hole portion to penetrate through the hole portion.2. The sheet conveyance device according to claim 1 , further comprising a separation unit configured to separate claim 1 , one-by-one claim 1 , the sheets fed by the sheet feeding unit claim 1 ,wherein the opening is formed on the downstream side of the separation unit in the sheet conveyance direction.3. The sheet conveyance device according to claim 1 , wherein the sensor unit is a double feed detection sensor for detecting double-fed sheets.4. The sheet conveyance device according to claim 1 , further comprising another sensor unit disposed to face the sensor unit across a sheet conveyance path claim 1 , and used in conjunction with the sensor unit.5. The sheet conveyance device according to claim 1 , wherein the protection member includes an abutting portion configured to abut an upper surface of the control circuit board claim 1 , and a claw-shaped engaging portion configured to engage with ...

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07-09-2017 дата публикации

DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRINTING AND DRYING PLASTIC FILMS

Номер: US20170253020A1
Автор: ENGELMANN Volker
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A method and a device for printing and drying a plastic film web, especially a polypropylene (PP), polystyrene (PS), or polyethylene (PE) film web, employ several offset printing mechanisms for printing the film web with different ink applications and at least one flame drying station. The device also includes a drawing roller, which is arranged between a last printing mechanism and the at least one flame drying station, contacts the unprinted surface of the film web, and applies tension to the film web. 1. A device for printing and drying a plastic film web , comprising a plurality of offset printing mechanisms for printing the film web with different ink applications , at least one flame drying station for flame drying the printed side of the film web , and a drawing roller arranged between a last printing mechanism and the at least one flame drying station ,the drawing roller being configured to act on the unprinted surface of the film web and to apply tension to the film web, so that the web tension in the flame drying area is reduced compared with the web tension in the printing area.2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the drawing roller is a driven vacuum roller provided with a plurality of openings formed on its lateral surface and is set up to apply negative pressure to the film web through the openings.3. The device of claim 1 , further comprising one deflecting roller aligned at about 45° to the web feed direction arranged between the last printing mechanism and the flame drying station and one deflecting roller aligned at about 45° to the web feed direction arranged in the web feed direction after the flame drying station.4. The device of claim 3 , wherein the deflecting rollers are configured as stationary air cushion rollers which claim 3 , as a result of the openings formed in the lateral surface claim 3 , are suitable for applying an air cushion to the film web.5. The device of claim 1 , wherein the flame drying station comprises a plurality of flame ...

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06-09-2018 дата публикации

PRINTING INDICIA INDICATING AN INTENDED LOCATION OF A FOLD LINE

Номер: US20180250971A1

In an example, a print apparatus includes a controller and a printing unit. The controller may control the printing unit to print a media sheet with at least one indicia indicating an intended location of a fold line, wherein the media sheet is to be folded along the fold line. The controller may be to control the printing unit to print the at least one indicia to provide an offset gauge such that, when the media sheet is folded along a formed fold line, the indicia provides an indication of an offset between the intended location of the fold line and the formed fold line. 1. A print apparatus comprising:a printing unit;a controller to control the printing unit to print a media sheet with at least one indicia indicating an intended location of a fold line, wherein the media sheet is to be folded along the fold line;wherein the controller is to control the printing unit to print the at least one indicia to provide an offset gauge such that, when the media sheet is folded along a formed fold line, the indicia provides an indication of an offset between the intended location of the fold line and the formed fold line.2. The print apparatus according to in which the controller is to control the printing unit to print the at least one indicia to overlie the intended location of the fold line.3. The print apparatus according to in which the controller is to control the printing unit to print the at least one indicia to provide an offset gauge comprising a scale.4. The print apparatus according to in which the offset gauge provided by the at least one indicia provides an indication of a lateral offset.5. The print apparatus according to in which the controller is to control the printing unit to print a plurality of indicia to indicate the intended location of a fold line claim 1 , the controller being to print the plurality of indicia such that claim 1 , when the media sheet is folded along a formed fold line claim 1 , the plurality of indicia provide an indication of an ...

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07-09-2017 дата публикации

Image Recording Apparatus

Номер: US20170253454A1
Автор: Osakabe Yoshinori
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An apparatus is provided that may offer functionalities including printing, scanning and/or copying. The apparatus may include a manual sheet feeding tray disposed at the rear of the apparatus. The height of the sheet feeding tray might not exceed a height of the apparatus, allowing use of the apparatus in spaces having smaller depths. The apparatus may include a sheet guide configured to move in conjunction with the movement of the tray. In some arrangements, a surface of the sheet feeding tray may differ in height between lateral edges of the tray and a central portion. This difference may cause a sheet to be curved in a lateral direction, rendering the sheet more inflexible in a longitudinal direction. According to other aspects, a depressed portion of the tray may match a protrusion extending from the guide in shape such that the two portions may mate in a retracted position. 1. An image recording apparatus comprising: a first transport path having a U-shape through which one or more sheets are transported, wherein the U-shape extends from a lower-side to an upper-side of the image recording apparatus, and', 'a second transport path extending from a curved portion of the first transport path to a tray of the image recording apparatus, the second transport path being different from the first transport path;, 'an image recording section configured to record an image of a sheet, wherein the image recording section includesthe tray being disposed on a rear side surface of the image recording apparatus at a first end of the second transport path and including a placement surface on which a sheet is placed, wherein the tray is configured to pivot about a pivot point adjacent to the rear side surface between a first position and a second position in which the tray is further away from the rear side surface of the image recording apparatus than the first position, the placement surface of the tray in the first position being substantially parallel to the rear side ...

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07-09-2017 дата публикации

Printing control apparatus, binding control apparatus, method for controlling printing control apparatus, and program therefor

Номер: US20170253456A1
Автор: So Yokomizo
Принадлежит: Canon Inc

A printing control apparatus configured to control a binding unit configured to perform a binding processing for binding sheets without using a staple includes a control unit that controls the biding unit to divide sheets subjected to printing into sheet groups in units of a number of sheets bindable by the binding unit, and to apply the binding processing to each of sheet groups or controls another binding unit to bind the sheets subjected to printing using a staple.

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30-09-2021 дата публикации

MEDIUM CONVEYING APPARATUS FOR CORRECTING A SKEW OF A MEDIUM

Номер: US20210302895A1
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A medium conveying apparatus includes a plurality of feed rollers spaced in a direction perpendicular to a medium conveying direction, each of the feed rollers rotating independently at a respective speed to feed a medium, a plurality of brake rollers, each of the plurality of brake rollers being located to face a corresponding one of the plurality of feed rollers, a plurality of torque limiters separately provided between one of rotation shafts of the plurality of brake rollers and a corresponding one of the plurality of brake rollers, and a processor to detect a skew of the medium, and correct the skew of the medium by changing the speed of one of the plurality of feed rollers when the skew of the medium is detected. 1. A medium conveying apparatus comprising:a plurality of motors;a plurality of feed rollers spaced in a direction perpendicular to a medium conveying direction, each of the feed rollers rotating independently at a respective speed by a corresponding one of the plurality of motors to feed a medium;a plurality of brake rollers, each of the plurality of brake rollers being located to face a corresponding one of the plurality of feed rollers;a first torque limiter provided in a driving mechanism of the plurality of brake rollers;a plurality of second torque limiters, each provided between a rotation shaft of a corresponding one of the plurality of brake rollers and a corresponding one of the plurality of brake rollers; and detect a skew of the medium, and', 'correct the skew of the medium by controlling the plurality of motors to change the speed of one of the plurality of feed rollers when the skew of the medium is detected, wherein, 'a processor toa torque limit value of each of the plurality of second torque limiters is less than a torque limit value of the first torque limiter and a total of torque limit values of the plurality of second torque limiters is greater than the torque limit value of the first torque limiter.2. The medium conveying ...

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21-09-2017 дата публикации

SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM

Номер: US20170267483A1
Принадлежит: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.

A sheet processing apparatus that forms a folding line on a sheet includes first and second folding rollers that form a folding line on the sheet by rotating a bent sheet while pinching from sheet surfaces and a first pressing unit that presses the second folding roller against the first folding roller in an arbitrary portion in a rotating shaft direction of the second folding roller.

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20-09-2018 дата публикации

SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ARTICLE FEEDER OPERATION

Номер: US20180265308A1
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Embodiments of a system and method for shingulating, singulating, and synchronizing articles in an article feeder system are disclosed. The article feeder system may include a shingulating device configured to receive a stack of articles and to produce a positively lapped stack of articles, a plurality of picking devices configured to pick one or more articles from the positively lapped stack of articles and to produce one or more singulated articles, and one or more synchronization devices configured to deliver the one or more singulated articles to one or more sorter windows. 1. An article feeder system comprising: a vertically oriented perforated belt having one or more openings in its surface, the perforated belt configured to be driven by a motor;', 'a vacuum manifold located adjacent to the perforated belt;', 'a vacuum unit configured to apply suction through the vacuum manifold, wherein the vacuum manifold is configured to apply the suction through the one or more openings in the surface of the perforated belt; and', 'a vacuum valve configured to control the amount of suction applied by the vacuum unit to the vacuum manifold., 'a picking device configured to pick one or more articles from a positively lapped stack of articles and to produce one or more singulated articles, the picking device comprising2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the picking device is configured to:pick an article from the positively lapped stack of articles, including opening the vacuum valve and exposing the vacuum manifold to the suction from the vacuum unit, the vacuum manifold applying the suction through the one or more openings in the perforated belt to attach the article to the perforated belt; andproduce a singulated article, including separating the article from the positively lapped stack of articles by driving the perforated belt with the attached article forward using the motor.3. The system of claim 2 , further comprising a plurality of picking devices configured in a row ...

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20-09-2018 дата публикации

Media alignment calibration

Номер: US20180265316A1
Принадлежит: Hewlett Packard Development Co LP

A media alignment calibration system determines a slope relating a trailing edge skew value to its paired leading edge skew value and an intercept representing native skew based on a linear regression of a predetermined number of a set of paired leading and trailing edge skew values for a media type stored in a buffer. Based on the slope and intercept, a media model for the media type is updated based on the linear regression to adjust a differential velocity of a pair of aligned media feed rollers in a media feed mechanism to correct both a future native skew and future paired leading and trailing edge skew values in the buffer to within a desired operational window.

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11-12-2014 дата публикации

Method and device for feeding loose stacks of sheets into a transport duct

Номер: US20140360839A1
Автор: Beat Hoerler, Urs Moesli
Принадлежит: Mueller Martini Holding AG

A device for feeding a book block, which is formed of at least one printed sheet and transported flat, to a processing station in a clocked manner includes a first and a second transport device. The first transport device has a comb-shaped introduction flap and transport units. The introduction flap includes teeth disposed on a base part and recesses formed between the teeth. The second transport device has a transport duct and a transport finger. The transport duct has a contact surface, a clearance and a gap. The first transport device engages, by the introduction flap, in the clearance. The recesses are open in a direction facing away from the transport duct. The transport units are disposed on a first side of the introduction flap. The introduction flap is connected to a controllable drive and has a pivot axis disposed on a second side of the introduction flap.

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08-10-2015 дата публикации

Printing apparatus amd printing method

Номер: US20150284202A1
Принадлежит: Canon Inc

A sheet is conveyed with no slack between a first conveying path and a second conveying path, thus allowing a high-quality image to be printed on the sheet and suppressing a possible sheet jam. A conveying path with a changeable conveying path length is provided between a first conveying path including a pair of downstream side conveying rollers and a pair of downstream side conveying rollers and a second conveying path including a pair of downstream side conveying rollers and a pair of downstream side conveying rollers.

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28-09-2017 дата публикации

Meandering correction apparatus, base material processing apparatus and meandering correction method

Номер: US20170275117A1
Принадлежит: Screen Holdings Co Ltd

A meandering correction apparatus includes a transport mechanism, an orientation measurement part, a Young's modulus calculation part, a meandering prediction part and a meandering correction part. The transport mechanism transports an elongated strip-shaped base material in a longitudinal direction thereof along a transport path. The orientation measurement part measures fiber orientations of the base material in respective measurement regions on the transport path, the measurement regions being different in widthwise position from each other. The Young's modulus calculation part calculates Young's moduli of the base material for the respective measurement regions, based on the fiber orientations. The meandering prediction part predicts subsequent meandering of the base material, based on the Young's moduli, to output meandering prediction information. The meandering correction part corrects the widthwise position of the base material, based on the meandering prediction information. The meandering correction is made based on the fiber orientations of the base material. Thus, the widthwise position of the base material is corrected without depending on only edge sensors.

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28-09-2017 дата публикации

STACKING APPARATUS

Номер: US20170275124A1
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There is provided a stacking apparatus capable of stably conveying and stacking sheets without occurrence of damage or buckling of the sheets in the structure of discharging the curled sheets one by one. In regard to each of a plurality of clamp guides which project toward stacking trays from conveyance means to guide sheets S, the projecting position varies in accordance with a size and an amount of stacked sheets Sa on the stack trays. The stacking tray comprises an inclined surface and a curved surface. An upper guide is located to face the inclined surface by a predetermined interval, and the upper guide is located not to face the curved surface or is located to face it by an interval larger than a predetermined interval. 1. A sheet stacking apparatus on which a sheet printed by a printing unit is stacked , comprising:an inclined surface on which the sheet is stacked;a movable guide having a upper surface to guide the sheet moving toward the inclined surface, wherein the movable guide is configured to move between a retract state and a projecting state in which the movable guide is closer to the inclined surface than when in the retract state;a first roller configured to move the sheet toward the inclined surface via the movable guide such that a leading end of the sheet moves up along the inclined surface; anda second roller that contacts with the upper surface of the movable guide for nipping the sheet therebetween in a case where the movable guide is in the projecting state, and contacts with the first roller for discharging a trailing end of the sheet on the inclined surface in a case where the movable guide is in the retract state.2. The sheet stacking apparatus according to claim 1 , whereinthe movable guide moves from the retract state to the projecting state when the leading end of the sheet moves on the upper surface of the movable guide,the movable guide moves from the projecting states to the retract state when the trailing end of the sheet moves on ...

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28-09-2017 дата публикации

PAPER-SHEET COUNTING MACHINE

Номер: US20170275125A1
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A paper-sheet counting machine () includes: a recognition and counting unit () configured to count paper sheets; a stacking unit () configured to stack therein the paper sheets that have been counted by the recognition and counting unit (), an opening being provided in a front face of the stacking unit (); a rotary guide unit () provided to the stacking unit () and configured to allow the paper sheets that have been counted by the recognition and counting unit () to be stacked in the stacking unit (); a shutter () configured to close the opening provided in the front face of the stacking unit (); a shutter drive unit () configured to drive the shutter () to open and close the opening provided in the front face of the stacking unit (); and a control unit () configured to control the shutter drive unit (). 1. A paper-sheet counting machine comprising:a counting unit configured to count paper sheets;a stacking unit configured to stack therein the paper sheets that have been counted by the counting unit;an opening provided in the stacking unit, such that an operator can take out the paper sheets respectively stacked in the stacking unit, via the opening;a shutter configured to close the opening of the stacking unit;a shutter drive unit configured to drive the shutter to open and close the opening of the stacking unit; anda control unit configured to control the shutter drive unit,wherein the control unit controls the shutter drive unit to drive the shutter to close the opening during a counting process in which the counting unit counts the paper sheets,the shutter is configured to be retreated from the opening, by hand, even during the counting process.2. The paper-sheet counting machine according to claim 1 , whereinthe shutter is biased toward a closing position for closing the opening from an opening position for opening the opening by a contraction force of a spring, andthe shutter can be moved to the opening position, by the hand, from the closing position, against ...

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27-09-2018 дата публикации

Media skew correction

Номер: US20180273325A1
Принадлежит: Hewlett Packard Development Co LP

Media skew correction is performed by determining a leading edge skew value for the media and selecting a respective media model from a memory for a media type, each media model including a paired slope and an intercept. Based on the paired slope and intercept for the respective media model, differential velocity of a pair of aligned media feed rollers in a media feed mechanism is adjusted to correct a trailing edge skew for the media to within a desired operational window.

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06-10-2016 дата публикации

IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS THAT DISPLAYS REMAINING AMOUNT OF SHEETS, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND STORAGE MEDIUM

Номер: US20160289014A1
Автор: Aizono Keisuke
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An image forming apparatus which prevents degradation of sheets stacked in a stacking unit. A sheet feeding unit has a first stacking unit and a second stacking unit. When sheets stacked in the first stacking unit have run out, sheets stacked in the second stacking unit are moved to the first stacking unit. A remaining amount of sheets in the sheet feeding unit is indicated on a display unit. When sheets are stacked in the second stacking unit, the display unit provides an indication that a remaining amount of sheets in the sheet feeding unit is the largest. 1. An image forming apparatus with a sheet feeding unit that has a first stacking unit and a second stacking unit , comprising:a moving unit configured to, when sheets stacked in the first stacking unit have run out, move sheets stacked in the second stacking unit to the first stacking unit; anda display unit configured to provide an indication of a remaining amount of sheets in the sheet feeding unit;wherein in response to sheets being stacked in the second stacking unit, said display unit provides an indication that a remaining amount of sheets in the sheet feeding unit is the largest.2. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein even while said moving unit is moving sheets claim 1 , said display unit provides an indication that a remaining amount of sheets in the sheet feeding unit is the largest.3. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein even when no sheets are stacked in the second stacking unit claim 1 , and a remaining amount of sheets in the first stacking unit is the largest claim 1 , said display unit provides an indication that a remaining amount of sheets in the sheet feeding unit is the largest.4. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein when no sheets are stacked in the second stacking unit claim 1 , and a remaining amount of sheets in the first stacking unit is the largest claim 1 , said display unit provides an indication that a remaining ...

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