161 |
FABRIC HOLDER, HEATER, AND IMAGE APPLIER |
US15946787 |
2018-04-06 |
US20180313033A1 |
2018-11-01 |
Norikazu YANASE; Tsuguyori KEMMA; Kohei CHUBACHI |
A fabric holder includes a platen to hold a portion of a fabric to be printed, and a peripheral cover including a frame to sandwich the fabric between the platen and the frame. The fabric holder is detachably attachable to a heating device that heats the fabric, and the peripheral cover includes a heat insulator having a thermal conductivity lower than a thermal conductivity of the peripheral cover. |
162 |
Image recording device |
US15867815 |
2018-01-11 |
US10112416B2 |
2018-10-30 |
Tetsuo Asada; Kensuke Hirate; Yoshiyuki Washino |
A first feeder contacts a first surface of a first sheet held in a first tray and feeds the first sheet toward a recording unit. A second feeder contacts a first surface of a second sheet held in a second tray and feeds the second sheet toward the recording unit. An inner member is disposed above a standing plate. An outer member comprises an upstream portion opposing the standing plate, and a downstream portion opposing the inner member. The inner member guides the first surface of the first sheet and the first surface of the second sheet. The standing plate guides the first surface of the second sheet. The upstream portion of the outer member guides a second surface of the second sheet, and the downstream portion guides a second surface of the first sheet and the second surface of the second sheet. The standing plate moves relative to the outer member. |
163 |
IMAGE RECORDING DEVICE |
US15867815 |
2018-01-11 |
US20180134051A1 |
2018-05-17 |
Tetsuo ASADA; Kensuke HIRATE; Yoshiyuki WASHINO |
A first feeder contacts a first surface of a first sheet held in a first tray and feeds the first sheet toward a recording unit. A second feeder contacts a first surface of a second sheet held in a second tray and feeds the second sheet toward the recording unit. An inner member is disposed above a standing plate. An outer member comprises an upstream portion opposing the standing plate, and a downstream portion opposing the inner member. The inner member guides the first surface of the first sheet and the first surface of the second sheet. The standing plate guides the first surface of the second sheet. The upstream portion of the outer member guides a second surface of the second sheet, and the downstream portion guides a second surface of the first sheet and the second surface of the second sheet. The standing plate moves relative to the outer member. |
164 |
MEDIUM HOLDING DEVICE AND RECORDING APPARATUS |
US15786868 |
2017-10-18 |
US20180037038A1 |
2018-02-08 |
Naoyuki FUJIMORI |
A medium holding device includes a large tray having a medium mounting surface; an intermediate tray having a medium mounting surface smaller than that of the large tray; a tray mounting section on which the large tray and the intermediate tray are selectively mounted; a frame body that holds a recording medium with the large tray if the large tray and the intermediate tray have separate configuration and the large tray is mounted on the tray mounting section; and a first attachment that is mounted on an inside of the frame body and holds the recording medium with the intermediate tray if the intermediate tray is mounted on the tray mounting section, and is separated from the frame body if the large tray is mounted on the tray mounting section. |
165 |
Image recording device |
US15435447 |
2017-02-17 |
US09884492B2 |
2018-02-06 |
Tetsuo Asada; Kensuke Hirate; Yoshiyuki Washino |
A first feeder contacts a first surface of a first sheet held in a first tray and feeds the first sheet toward a recording unit. A second feeder contacts a first surface of a second sheet held in a second tray and feeds the second sheet toward the recording unit. An inner member is disposed above a standing plate. An outer member comprises an upstream portion opposing the standing plate, and a downstream portion opposing the inner member. The inner member guides the first surface of the first sheet and the first surface of the second sheet. The standing plate guides the first surface of the second sheet. The upstream portion of the outer member guides a second surface of the second sheet, and the downstream portion guides a second surface of the first sheet and the second surface of the second sheet. The standing plate moves relative to the outer member. |
166 |
Sheet tray |
US15412686 |
2017-01-23 |
US09855771B2 |
2018-01-02 |
Wataru Sugiyama; Yoshiyuki Washino |
A sheet tray includes a first tray and a second tray each including a first friction portion or a first contact portion, and a second friction portion or a second contact portion. In a process of movement of the second tray from a first position to a second position, the first friction portion contacts the first contact portion to deform the first contact portion and starts returning the first contact portion from a deformed shape to an original shape when the second tray is located at a position spaced apart from the second position in a second direction. The second friction portion contacts the second contact portion when the second tray moved from the first position in a first direction has reached the second position, and the second friction portion deforms the second contact portion when the second tray is moved from the second position in the first direction. |
167 |
Sheet-like member holding device of printing press |
US15171583 |
2016-06-02 |
US09694607B2 |
2017-07-04 |
Naoki Ogawa; Satoshi Inose |
A sheet-like member holding device includes a first holding unit disposed between a gripper receiving portion and a side wall of a gap, and configured to hold a base of a non-metal sheet. The first holding unit includes a space in which the base is inserted while the non-metal sheet extends inward in a radial direction from an outer surface side of a printing cylinder, and an abutment wall configured to restrict movement of the base to the outside in the radial direction. An end portion of the space in an axial direction of the printing cylinder is open to the outside. This makes it possible to attach and detach the non-metal sheet by a simple method without moving a gripper member or gripper pad. |
168 |
PRINT APPARATUS |
US15379244 |
2016-12-14 |
US20170165983A1 |
2017-06-15 |
Yoji TAKAHASHI; Eiji KUMAI |
In a print apparatus including a first holder unit that holds a rolled medium, the first holder unit includes a base, a main shaft that is supported on the base and moves along an axial direction to thereby fix the rolled medium, a split-nut portion that is provided on the base and is splittable into two, a bolt that moves the main shaft along the axial direction, a handle that rotates the bolt, and an opening/closing mechanism that opens and closes the split-nut portion. The split-nut portion is screwed onto the bolt and moves the bolt rotated with the handle along the axial direction while the split-nut portion is closed, and releases the bolt while the split-nut portion is open. |
169 |
PRINTER |
US15340051 |
2016-11-01 |
US20170144458A1 |
2017-05-25 |
Kiyotaka Nihashi |
There is provided a printer including, in a sheet holding section configured to hold roll paper formed by rolling a printing target sheet, a pair of pressing sections configured to hold the roll paper from both side ends, and a holding section provided in each of the pressing section. The holding section is displaceable to a first position where the holding section projects to a side opposed to a side end portion of the roll paper and a second position where the holding section does not project. The holding section enters a cylindrical portion in a rolling center of the roll paper in the first position to hold the roll paper. |
170 |
IMAGE RECORDING DEVICE HAVING A COMPACT FORM FACTOR |
US15276206 |
2016-09-26 |
US20170008314A1 |
2017-01-12 |
Tetsuo ASADA; Hirotaka AOKI; Satoru NAKAKITA; Shota IIJIMA; Kenji SAMOTO; Yuji KOGA |
An image recording device is provided, having a recording unit configured to record an image on a sheet, and a tray disposed below the recording unit. The tray includes a sheet holding surface configured to hold the sheet. Additionally, the image recording device includes a sheet feeder disposed between the recording unit and the tray. The sheet feeder includes a roller for feeding the sheet from the tray. The roller is configured to move between a first roller position in which the roller contacts the sheet holding surface of the tray and a second roller position in which the roller is separated from the sheet holding surface. A return guide, disposed between the recording unit and the sheet feeder, defines a second conveying path to guide the sheet having an image recorded on one side thereof back to the feed guide. The return guide has a first opening configured to accommodate the roller of the sheet feeder when the roller is in the second roller position. |
171 |
Sheet-Like Member Holding Device of Printing Press |
US15171583 |
2016-06-02 |
US20160355034A1 |
2016-12-08 |
Naoki Ogawa; Satoshi Inose |
A sheet-like member holding device includes a first holding unit disposed between a gripper receiving portion and a side wall of a gap, and configured to hold a base of a non-metal sheet. The first holding unit includes a space in which the base is inserted while the non-metal sheet extends inward in a radial direction from an outer surface side of a printing cylinder, and an abutment wall configured to restrict movement of the base to the outside in the radial direction. An end portion of the space in an axial direction of the printing cylinder is open to the outside. This makes it possible to attach and detach the non-metal sheet by a simple method without moving a gripper member or gripper pad. |
172 |
Image recording device with a sheet feeder that contacts a duplex return guide |
US14949233 |
2015-11-23 |
US09440460B2 |
2016-09-13 |
Tetsuo Asada; Hirotaka Aoki; Satoru Nakakita; Shota Iijima; Kenji Samoto; Yuji Koga |
An image recording device is provided, having a recording unit configured to record an image on a sheet, and a tray disposed below the recording unit. The tray includes a sheet holding surface configured to hold the sheet. Additionally, the image recording device includes a sheet feeder disposed between the recording unit and the tray. The sheet feeder includes a roller for feeding the sheet from the tray. The roller is configured to move between a first roller position in which the roller contacts the sheet holding surface of the tray and a second roller position in which the roller is separated from the sheet holding surface. A return guide, disposed between the recording unit and the sheet feeder, defines a second conveying path to guide the sheet having an image recorded on one side thereof back to the feed guide. The return guide has a first opening configured to accommodate the roller of the sheet feeder when the roller is in the second roller position. |
173 |
Image forming apparatus |
US14474658 |
2014-09-02 |
US09421800B2 |
2016-08-23 |
Takahiro Okuda; Takehiro Sato |
An image forming apparatus includes a moving portion that moves a printing medium, with the moving portion capable of being mounted to the image forming apparatus, an image forming portion that ejects ink droplets to the printing medium that is moved by the moving portion and forms an image thereon, and a reference portion mounted to the image forming apparatus. In addition, a positioning portion forces the moving portion, mounted to the image forming apparatus, to abut against the reference portion so that a distance between the moving portion and the image forming portion is a predetermined distance. |
174 |
Printer paper tray |
US14423756 |
2012-09-26 |
US09365058B2 |
2016-06-14 |
Kevin Lo; Brian Davis |
A printer paper tray comprising a paper tray bezel, and a paper tray cassette coupled to the paper tray bezel, in which the paper tray bezel moves in the x and y direction independent of the paper tray cassette. A printer comprising a paper tray comprising a bezel coupled to a cassette in which the bezel moves independent of the cassette and is biased towards the cassette in the x direction. A bezel mounting system comprising a number of biasing members to bias a printer tray bezel towards a printer tray cassette in the x-direction, and a number of biasing pads to bias the bezel in a substantially centered position with respect to the cassette. |
175 |
IMAGE RECORDING DEVICE HAVING A COMPACT FORM FACTOR |
US14949251 |
2015-11-23 |
US20160075152A1 |
2016-03-17 |
Tetsuo ASADA; Hirotaka AOKI; Satoru NAKAKITA; Shota IIJIMA; Kenji SAMOTO; Yuji KOGA |
An image recording device is provided, having a recording unit configured to record an image on a sheet, and a tray disposed below the recording unit. The tray includes a sheet holding surface configured to hold the sheet. Additionally, the image recording device includes a sheet feeder disposed between the recording unit and the tray. The sheet feeder includes a roller for feeding the sheet from the tray. The roller is configured to move between a first roller position in which the roller contacts the sheet holding surface of the tray and a second roller position in which the roller is separated from the sheet holding surface. A return guide, disposed between the recording unit and the sheet feeder, defines a second conveying path to guide the sheet having an image recorded on one side thereof back to the feed guide. The return guide has a first opening configured to accommodate the roller of the sheet feeder when the roller is in the second roller position. |
176 |
IMAGE RECORDING DEVICE HAVING A COMPACT FORM FACTOR |
US14949233 |
2015-11-23 |
US20160075151A1 |
2016-03-17 |
Tetsuo ASADA; Hirotaka AOKI; Satoru NAKAKITA; Shota IIJIMA; Kenji SAMOTO; Yuji KOGA |
An image recording device is provided, having a recording unit configured to record an image on a sheet, and a tray disposed below the recording unit. The tray includes a sheet holding surface configured to hold the sheet. Additionally, the image recording device includes a sheet feeder disposed between the recording unit and the tray. The sheet feeder includes a roller for feeding the sheet from the tray. The roller is configured to move between a first roller position in which the roller contacts the sheet holding surface of the tray and a second roller position in which the roller is separated from the sheet holding surface. A return guide, disposed between the recording unit and the sheet feeder, defines a second conveying path to guide the sheet having an image recorded on one side thereof back to the feed guide. The return guide has a first opening configured to accommodate the roller of the sheet feeder when the roller is in the second roller position. |
177 |
Image recording device having a compact form factor |
US14727290 |
2015-06-01 |
US09283778B2 |
2016-03-15 |
Tetsuo Asada; Hirotaka Aoki; Satoru Nakakita; Shota Iijima; Kenji Samoto; Yuji Koga |
An image recording device is provided, having a recording unit configured to record an image on a sheet, and a tray disposed below the recording unit. The tray includes a sheet holding surface configured to hold the sheet. Additionally, the image recording device includes a sheet feeder disposed between the recording unit and the tray. The sheet feeder includes a roller for feeding the sheet from the tray. The roller is configured to move between a first roller position in which the roller contacts the sheet holding surface of the tray and a second roller position in which the roller is separated from the sheet holding surface. A return guide, disposed between the recording unit and the sheet feeder, defines a second conveying path to guide the sheet having an image recorded on one side thereof back to the feed guide. The return guide has a first opening configured to accommodate the roller of the sheet feeder when the roller is in the second roller position. |
178 |
Printing device, tray and conveyance device |
US14573161 |
2014-12-17 |
US09272543B2 |
2016-03-01 |
Kazuo Ohyama; Toshiaki Tokisawa; Atsushi Miyahara; Masanori Kaneko; Masaaki Matsuura; Hiroshi Nakai |
A printing device that prints on media held in a tray includes a first roller section including a first conveyance roller; a second roller section including a second conveyance roller and a pinch roller; and a printing section provided between the first and the second roller sections. Printing is performed on the top surface of the media in the printing section while the tray is being conveyed by the first and the second roller sections. The tray is such that friction surfaces having a coefficient of friction that is higher than that of the other portions of the tray are formed in portions that come in contact with the first conveyance roller when the tray is taken in by the first roller section and the tip end of the tray advances to a gripping section between the second conveyance roller and the pinch roller. |
179 |
PRINTING DEVICE, TRAY AND CONVEYANCE DEVICE |
US14573161 |
2014-12-17 |
US20150183237A1 |
2015-07-02 |
Kazuo Ohyama; Toshiaki Tokisawa; Atsushi Miyahara; Masanori Kaneko; Masaaki Matsuura; Hiroshi Nakai |
A printing device that prints on media held in a tray, including: a first roller section including a first conveyance roller; a second roller section including a second conveyance roller and a pinch roller; and a printing section provided between the first and the second roller sections; wherein printing is performed on the top surface of the media in the printing section while the tray is being conveyed by the first and the second roller sections; and wherein the tray is such that friction surfaces having a coefficient of friction that is higher than that of the other portions of the tray are formed in portions that come in contact with the first conveyance roller when the tray is taken in by the first roller section and the tip end of the tray advances to a gripping section between the second conveyance roller and the pinch roller. |
180 |
Double-sided image recording device having a compact form factor |
US14319523 |
2014-06-30 |
US09051144B2 |
2015-06-09 |
Tetsuo Asada; Hirotaka Aoki; Satoru Nakakita; Shota Iijima; Kenji Samoto; Yuji Koga |
An image recording device is provided, having a recording unit configured to record an image on a sheet, and a tray disposed below the recording unit. The tray includes a sheet holding surface configured to hold the sheet. Additionally, the image recording device includes a sheet feeder disposed between the recording unit and the tray. The sheet feeder includes a roller for feeding the sheet from the tray. The roller is configured to move between a first roller position in which the roller contacts the sheet holding surface of the tray and a second roller position in which the roller is separated from the sheet holding surface. A return guide, disposed between the recording unit and the sheet feeder, defines a second conveying path to guide the sheet having an image recorded on one side thereof back to the feed guide. The return guide has a first opening configured to accommodate the roller of the sheet feeder when the roller is in the second roller position. |