公开(公告)号：US20250074064A1

公开(公告)日：2025-03-06

申请号：US18819773

申请日：2024-08-29

Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.

Inventor： Susumu Hanano

IPC: B41J2/175 ,  B41J29/13

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an ink container, a tube, a joint, a tray, and a handle. The ink container stores ink to be supplied to an inkjet head. The tube connects the ink container and the inkjet head. The joint is provided at one end of the tube and is removably connected to a discharge port of the ink container. The tray is inserted into and removed from a storage portion along a pull-out direction, and the ink container is placed with the discharge port facing toward the front in the pull-out direction. The handle is provided on a surface of the tray on the front side in the pull-out direction. The handle is arranged rearward of the tube or the joint in the pull-out direction in a state in which the ink container is stored in the storage portion and the joint is connected to the discharge port.

公开(公告)号：US11220109B2

公开(公告)日：2022-01-11

申请号：US16788797

申请日：2020-02-12

Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.

Inventor： Susumu Hanano

IPC: B41J2/165

Abstract: A maintenance device has a maintenance unit. The maintenance unit has a blade unit to which a plurality of wiping blades are fixed, a wiper carriage to which the blade unit is attached, and a support frame that supports the wiper carriage. The wiper carriage has a stationary portion with a sliding roller, a movable portion with a positioning roller, and an elastic member. The elastic member elastically supports the movable portion relative to the stationary portion, and elastically contracts, when the maintenance unit is pressed against a plurality of recording heads by a unit ascent-descent mechanism with an excessive pressing force stronger than a predetermined pressing force, by receiving the reaction force of the excessive pressing force.

公开(公告)号：US09746797B2

公开(公告)日：2017-08-29

申请号：US15190242

申请日：2016-06-23

Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.

Inventor： Mitsuhiro Goda ,  Susumu Hanano

IPC: G03G15/08

CPC classification number: G03G15/0808 ,  G03G15/0806 ,  G03G21/1842 ,  G03G2221/1654

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a body, a photoreceptor unit, and a developing unit. The developing unit includes a first attaching/detaching lever that moves a developing sleeve from a first position to a second position by lifting the first attaching/detaching lever. The photoreceptor unit includes a second attaching/detaching lever that moves the developing sleeve from the first position to the second position by lifting the second attaching/detaching lever. The photoreceptor unit and the developing unit move the developing sleeve to the second position by lifting the first or second attaching/detaching lever so that the photoreceptor unit and the developing unit are individually detached from the body.

公开(公告)号：US09405209B2

公开(公告)日：2016-08-02

申请号：US14962309

申请日：2015-12-08

Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.

Inventor： Susumu Hanano

IPC: G03G15/02

CPC classification number: G03G15/0216 ,  G03G21/1821

Abstract: An image forming unit includes: a photoconductive drum; a charging member extending in a direction along a rotary shaft of the photoconductive drum; and a holding member holding the charging member at a frame member. While held at the frame member with the holding member in between, the charging member is arranged in parallel to the photoconductive drum in contact with a circumferential surface of the photoconductive drum with their rotary shafts in parallel. The holding member and the frame member respectively have interference-preventing-shaped parts provided at a tip part of the holding member in a direction where the holding member is attached and at a position of the frame member receiving the holding member. The interference-preventing-shaped parts are capable of first making contact with each other upon attachment of the charging member to the frame member to thereby prevent interference between the holding member and the photoconductive drum.

Abstract translation: 图像形成单元包括：感光鼓; 充电构件沿着所述感光鼓的旋转轴的方向延伸; 以及保持构件，其将充电构件保持在框架构件。 当在框架构件上保持有保持构件的同时，充电构件与感光鼓的圆周表面平行地与感光鼓的圆周表面平行布置，其旋转轴是平行的。 保持构件和框架构件分别具有设置在保持构件的前端部处的保持构件的安装方向和框架构件容纳保持构件的位置处的防干燥部。 防干撞部件能够在将充电构件附接到框架构件时首先彼此接触，从而防止保持构件和感光鼓之间的干涉。

公开(公告)号：US20140212193A1

公开(公告)日：2014-07-31

申请号：US14169070

申请日：2014-01-30

Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.

Inventor： Mitsuhiro Goda ,  Susumu Hanano

IPC: G03G21/00

CPC classification number: G03G21/0029

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an apparatus main body, a housing, a photosensitive drum, a cleaning blade, a contact portion, and a contacted portion. The housing and drum are disposed in an internal space of the main body. The blade is a plate-shaped elastic member extending in an axial direction of a rotational axis of the drum, is supported by the housing, and contacts a circumferential surface of the drum for cleaning. The contact portion is disposed opposite the housing in the main body. The contacted portion is disposed at a center portion, in the axial direction, of the housing and is contacted by the contact portion. A position of the center portion, in the axial direction, of the housing is adjusted in a cross section intersecting the axial direction by the housing being inserted into the internal space and the contact portion coming into contact with the contacted portion.

Abstract translation: 图像形成装置包括装置主体，壳体，感光鼓，清洁刮板，接触部分和接触部分。 壳体和滚筒设置在主体的内部空间中。 叶片是沿着滚筒的旋转轴线的轴向方向延伸的板状弹性构件，由壳体支撑，并且与滚筒的圆周表面接触以进行清洁。 接触部分与主体中的壳体相对设置。 接触部分设置在壳体的沿轴向的中心部分并且由接触部分接触。 通过壳体插入到内部空间中并且与接触部分接触的接触部分，在与轴向方向交叉的横截面中调节壳体的中心部分在轴向方向上的位置。