SHEET TRANSPORT DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATED WITH THE SAME
    11.
    发明申请
    SHEET TRANSPORT DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATED WITH THE SAME 有权
    板材运输装置和成像装置的图像形成装置

    公开(公告)号:US20130193631A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-08-01

    申请号:US13650857

    申请日:2012-10-12

    Abstract: A sheet transport device has a housing member, a sheet tray, a transport path, a dispensing portion, a feeding portion, and a projecting member. Sheets are accommodated in the sheet tray. The sheet tray is detachably attached to the housing member, and is configured to be pulled out of the housing member in a first direction. The transport path is disposed in the housing member, and extends from the sheet tray in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The dispensing portion dispenses the sheets to the transport path. The feeding portion is rotated in contact with the sheet for feeding the sheet toward downstream of the transport path. The projecting member is configured to be projected and retracted with respect to the transport path near the imaginary line extending from a sheet nip portion in the first direction.

    Abstract translation: 片材输送装置具有壳体构件,片材托盘,输送路径,分配部分,进给部分和突出构件。 片材容纳在片材托盘中。 片材托盘可拆卸地附接到壳体构件,并且构造成在第一方向上从壳体构件拉出。 传送路径设置在壳体部件中,并且沿垂直于第一方向的第二方向从片材托盘延伸。 分配部分将片材分配到输送路径。 进给部分与片材接触地旋转,以将片材向输送路径的下游供给。 突出构件被构造成相对于沿着第一方向从片材夹持部延伸的假想线附近的输送路径突出和缩回。

    IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS WITH DOCUMENT CONVEYING UNIT
    12.
    发明申请
    IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS WITH DOCUMENT CONVEYING UNIT 有权
    图像形成装置与文件输送单元

    公开(公告)号:US20130114097A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-05-09

    申请号:US13670517

    申请日:2012-11-07

    Abstract: A control unit for controlling a document conveying operation stops the conveyance of a document by a document conveying unit if document(s) is/are placed on a placing portion, the document is being conveyed and an upper structure is not in a closing posture. Further, the control unit stops the conveyance of the document when the trailing end of the document being conveyed has not passed a document reading position and, on the other hand, causes the document to be discharged to a document discharging portion without stopping the conveyance of the document when the trailing end has passed the document reading position if no document is placed on the placing portion, the document is being conveyed and the upper structure is not in the closing posture.

    Abstract translation: 用于控制文件传送操作的控制单元如果文档被放置在放置部分上,文档被传送并且上部结构不处于关闭姿势,则停止由文档传送单元传送文档。 此外,当传送的文件的尾端没有通过文件阅读位置时,控制单元停止文件的传送,另一方面使得文件被排出到文件排出部分而不停止传送文档 当文件没有放置在放置部分上时,尾端已经通过文档读取位置的文档,文档被传送并且上部结构不处于关闭姿势。

    Image forming apparatus capable of supporting manual feed tray at predetermined angle

    公开(公告)号:US12140897B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-11-12

    申请号:US18545562

    申请日:2023-12-19

    Inventor: Masayuki Kakuta

    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an opening/closing member, an arm, a manual feed tray, a wire, and a tension mechanism. The opening/closing member is rotatably supported by an apparatus body about a lower end portion thereof. The arm restricts an opening angle of the opening/closing member with respect to the apparatus body. The manual feed tray is rotatably supported by the opening/closing member about a lower end portion thereof. The wire has one end fixed to the arm and another end fixed to the manual feed tray and supports the manual feed tray when the opening/closing member is rotated downwardly in a state where the manual feed tray is rotated downwardly. The tension mechanism absorbs a slack of the wire.

    IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF SUPPORTING MANUAL FEED TRAY AT PREDETERMINED ANGLE

    公开(公告)号:US20240210869A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-06-27

    申请号:US18545562

    申请日:2023-12-19

    Inventor: Masayuki Kakuta

    CPC classification number: G03G15/6514

    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an opening/closing member, an arm, a manual feed tray, a wire, and a tension mechanism. The opening/closing member is rotatably supported by an apparatus body about a lower end portion thereof. The arm restricts an opening angle of the opening/closing member with respect to the apparatus body. The manual feed tray is rotatably supported by the opening/closing member about a lower end portion thereof. The wire has one end fixed to the arm and another end fixed to the manual feed tray and supports the manual feed tray when the opening/closing member is rotated downwardly in a state where the manual feed tray is rotated downwardly. The tension mechanism absorbs a slack of the wire.

    Sheet conveying device, relay conveyance device and image forming system

    公开(公告)号:US11370625B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-06-28

    申请号:US16559437

    申请日:2019-09-03

    Abstract: A sheet conveying device includes a correcting unit. The correcting unit corrects displacement of a sheet conveyed from an upstream side conveying path, and conveys the sheet to a downstream side conveying path. The correcting unit includes a first conveying part conveying the sheet, a first moving part moving a first frame supporting the first conveying part and a detecting part detecting a side end edge of the sheet at a reference position without displacement. The first conveying part stops conveyance of the sheet when a leading end of the sheet reaches the detecting part. While the driving of the first conveying part is stopped, the first moving part moves the first frame to move the sheet, and stops movement of the first frame, when detection result of the detecting part is changed, to position the side end edge to the reference position to correct displacement of the sheet.

    EXTERNAL COVER
    16.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20210364978A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-11-25

    申请号:US17328320

    申请日:2021-05-24

    Abstract: The external cover is a cover to cover a coupling mechanism. The coupling mechanism is disposed in a space between an image forming apparatus and an optional device that is disposed on a side of the image forming apparats and couples the optical device with the image forming apparatus. The exterior cover has an upper portion and a side portion. The upper portion extends in a front-back direction of the image forming apparatus, which is perpendicular to a direction in which the optional device and the image forming apparatus face each other; the upper portion covers an upper end portion of the coupling mechanism in the space. The side portion covers a front end portion or a back end portion of the coupling mechanism. The external cover is composed of a combination of multiple, identically shaped cover members.

    Sheet conveying apparatus and image forming system including same

    公开(公告)号:US11142424B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-10-12

    申请号:US16840056

    申请日:2020-04-03

    Abstract: A sheet conveying apparatus includes a sheet conveying path, conveying members, a switching unit, a receiving unit, and a control unit. The sheet conveying path includes a first conveying path and a second conveying path having a conveying load for a sheet larger than the first conveying path. The switching unit selectively switches the sheet conveying path between the first conveying path and the second conveying path. The control unit determines whether the sheets are first sheets or second sheets thicker than the first sheets, based on sheet thickness information received by the receiving unit. If the sheets are the first sheets, the switching unit switches the sheet conveying path between the first conveying path and the second conveying path alternately. If the sheets are the second sheets, the switching unit switches to fix the sheet conveying path to the first conveying path.

    Image reader and image forming apparatus

    公开(公告)号:US10129422B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-11-13

    申请号:US15546839

    申请日:2016-09-29

    Inventor: Masayuki Kakuta

    Abstract: An image reader includes: a reading section reading a document; a document conveyance section being supported in an openable and closable manner with respect to the reading section; foamed synthetic resin members being supported on a lower surface of the document conveyance section; a document pressing plate being fitted to the document conveyance section with the foamed synthetic resin members in between; and height regulation sections being formed at the document conveyance section and being pressed by second platen glass with the document pressing plate in between, wherein the height regulation sections are located at positions overlapping with a region of the second platen glass when the document conveyance section is in a closed state.

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