公开(公告)号：US20180162676A1

公开(公告)日：2018-06-14

申请号：US15893980

申请日：2018-02-12

Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION

Inventor： Kiyotaka NAKAMURA

IPC: B65H31/14 ,  B65H29/14 ,  B65H29/12 ,  B65H31/02 ,  H04N1/12

CPC classification number: B65H31/14 ,  B65H29/12 ,  B65H29/14 ,  B65H31/02 ,  B65H2220/09 ,  B65H2301/4212 ,  B65H2405/1111 ,  B65H2405/11162 ,  B65H2405/11164 ,  B65H2405/1119 ,  B65H2405/32 ,  B65H2405/324 ,  B65H2801/12 ,  B65H2801/39 ,  H04N1/1215 ,  H04N2201/0081

Abstract: 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.

公开(公告)号：US20180067440A1

公开(公告)日：2018-03-08

申请号：US15796348

申请日：2017-10-27

Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA ,  TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventor： Shoichi DOBASHI

IPC: G03G15/00 ,  B65H29/14 ,  B65H29/34 ,  B65H29/58 ,  B65H31/02 ,  B65H31/24 ,  B65H31/30 ,  B65H31/36 ,  B65H31/38 ,  B65H29/12

CPC classification number: G03G15/6541 ,  B65H29/125 ,  B65H29/14 ,  B65H29/34 ,  B65H29/58 ,  B65H31/02 ,  B65H31/24 ,  B65H31/3018 ,  B65H31/3027 ,  B65H31/3081 ,  B65H31/36 ,  B65H31/38 ,  B65H2220/08 ,  B65H2220/11 ,  B65H2301/163 ,  B65H2301/4212 ,  B65H2301/4213 ,  B65H2403/942 ,  B65H2404/692 ,  B65H2404/693 ,  B65H2405/1116 ,  B65H2405/3311 ,  B65H2405/332 ,  B65H2511/214 ,  B65H2801/27 ,  G03G15/6538 ,  G03G15/6544 ,  G03G2215/00286

Abstract: 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.

公开(公告)号：US20180057299A1

公开(公告)日：2018-03-01

申请号：US15803984

申请日：2017-11-06

Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA ,  TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventor： Hiroyuki Taki

IPC: B65H31/30 ,  B65H29/14 ,  B65H31/02 ,  B65H31/34 ,  B65H31/38 ,  B65H7/20

CPC classification number: B65H31/3081 ,  B65H7/20 ,  B65H29/14 ,  B65H29/145 ,  B65H31/02 ,  B65H31/3018 ,  B65H31/34 ,  B65H31/38 ,  B65H2301/3621 ,  B65H2301/4212 ,  B65H2301/4213 ,  B65H2408/1222 ,  B65H2513/51 ,  B65H2801/06

Abstract: In accordance with an embodiment, a sheet processing apparatus comprises a processing tray configured to load sheets to which a post processing is executed; a pair of alignment plates arranged on the processing tray at a predetermined interval and configured to move in a direction orthogonal to a sheet conveyance direction and align the sheets on the processing tray in the sheet width direction; and a controller configured to control the pair of the alignment plates to move towards each other to first alignment positions at which the sheets are aligned in the direction and stop, and control the pair of the alignment plates to move towards each other to second alignment positions without moving the pair of the alignment plates in a reverse direction to align the sheets.

公开(公告)号：US09821978B2

公开(公告)日：2017-11-21

申请号：US15078257

申请日：2016-03-23

Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION

Inventor： Douglas K Herrmann

IPC: G03G15/00 ,  B65H29/24 ,  B65H29/14 ,  B65H31/02

CPC classification number: B65H29/247 ,  B65H29/14 ,  B65H31/02 ,  B65H31/10 ,  B65H31/20 ,  B65H31/36 ,  B65H2406/122 ,  B65H2511/11 ,  B65H2513/50 ,  B65H2515/10 ,  B65H2515/212 ,  G03G15/6538 ,  G03G15/6561 ,  B65H2220/01 ,  B65H2220/02 ,  B65H2220/11

Abstract: A sheet stacking tray that includes a single pneumatic baffle which uses the pressure differential caused by the flow of air across a horizontal planar surface of the pneumatic baffle to hold the lead edge of sheets driven by an input nip into the sheet stacking tray above a stack especially for longer and lighter weight sheets as they are driven by the input nip to a registration wall.

公开(公告)号：US09738478B2

公开(公告)日：2017-08-22

申请号：US15087309

申请日：2016-03-31

Applicant: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha

Inventor： Masato Makino

IPC: B65H29/12 ,  B65H43/08 ,  B65H29/14 ,  B65H29/58 ,  B65H85/00

CPC classification number: B65H29/125 ,  B65H29/14 ,  B65H29/58 ,  B65H43/08 ,  B65H85/00 ,  B65H2301/33312 ,  B65H2404/612 ,  B65H2404/632 ,  B65H2511/514 ,  B65H2513/11 ,  B65H2801/12 ,  B65H2701/1311 ,  B65H2220/02 ,  B65H2220/11

Abstract: An image forming apparatus, having a housing with an opening, an image forming unit, a path to guide a recording medium toward the opening, a reversible roller disposed in the path, and an intermediate reversible roller disposed between the image forming unit and the reversible roller, is provided. A rotating direction of the reversible roller is switchable between a first rotating direction and a second rotating direction opposite from the first rotating direction. A circumferential speed of the reversible roller is switchable between a predetermined circumferential speed and none. A rotating direction of the intermediate reversible roller is switchable between a third rotating direction and a fourth rotating direction opposite from the third rotating direction. The circumferential speed of the reversible roller in the first rotating direction is reduced to be lower than the predetermined circumferential speed while the intermediate reversible roller is rotating in the third rotating direction.

公开(公告)号：US20170219984A1

公开(公告)日：2017-08-03

申请号：US15420552

申请日：2017-01-31

Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.

Inventor： Kei KITAMURA

IPC: G03G15/00 ,  B65H37/00 ,  B65H31/24 ,  B65H29/60 ,  B65H29/14

CPC classification number: G03G15/6582 ,  B65H29/125 ,  B65H29/14 ,  B65H29/58 ,  B65H29/60 ,  B65H31/24 ,  B65H37/00 ,  B65H2301/33214 ,  B65H2301/33312 ,  B65H2301/51256 ,  B65H2301/5142 ,  B65H2511/11 ,  B65H2513/42 ,  B65H2801/27 ,  G03G15/6552 ,  G03G15/6573 ,  G03G15/6576 ,  G03G2215/007 ,  B65H2220/01 ,  B65H2220/02

Abstract: A sheet post-processing apparatus includes a sheet introducing unit, a first sheet discharge unit, a second sheet discharge unit, a sheet processing unit, a sheet conveyance unit, and a control unit. The first and the second sheet discharge unit are configured to be able to discharge a sheet to an outside. The sheet conveyance unit includes a sheet conveyance path arranged between the first sheet discharge unit and the second sheet discharge unit. The control unit controls the sheet conveyance unit to convey the sheet along the sheet conveyance path toward the first sheet discharge unit to a predetermined position at which the sheet is not discharged from the first sheet discharge unit to the outside, then convey the sheet along the sheet conveyance path in an opposite direction toward the second sheet discharge unit, and discharge the sheet from the second sheet discharge unit.

公开(公告)号：US09676581B2

公开(公告)日：2017-06-13

申请号：US15091477

申请日：2016-04-05

Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventor： Yuichiro Okawa

IPC: B65H29/12 ,  B65H29/14 ,  B65H31/02 ,  B65H31/24 ,  B65H31/30 ,  B65H31/38

CPC classification number: B65H29/125 ,  B65H29/14 ,  B65H31/02 ,  B65H31/24 ,  B65H31/3018 ,  B65H31/38 ,  B65H2301/163 ,  B65H2301/4212 ,  B65H2301/4213 ,  B65H2405/1111 ,  B65H2405/11151 ,  B65H2405/324 ,  B65H2405/3311 ,  B65H2405/332 ,  B65H2601/325 ,  B65H2701/18292 ,  B65H2801/06

Abstract: A sheet stacking apparatus includes a conveying unit, a first support member configured to support a sheet, the first support member including a first supporting surface contacting an underside of a first end portion of the sheet in a direction orthogonal to a sheet conveying direction, a second support member configured to support the sheet, the second support member including a second supporting surface contacting an underside of a second end portion of the sheet, and a stacking unit. At least one of the first support member and the second support member is capable of moving between a first position that supports the sheet and a second position that does not support the sheet, and a length of the first support member is shorter than a length of the second support member in the sheet conveying direction.

公开(公告)号：US09617100B2

公开(公告)日：2017-04-11

申请号：US14646625

申请日：2013-11-20

Applicant: SHANDONG NEW BEIYANG INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD

Inventor： Tianxin Jiang ,  Jing Zhao ,  Yong Yuan ,  Zhenxing Zhao ,  Jiansheng Liu

IPC: B65H31/30 ,  B65H5/02 ,  B65H9/12 ,  B65H29/12 ,  B65H29/14 ,  G07D11/00 ,  B65G47/82 ,  B65G57/03 ,  B65H29/00

CPC classification number: B65H9/12 ,  B65G47/82 ,  B65G57/03 ,  B65G2201/0288 ,  B65H5/023 ,  B65H29/003 ,  B65H29/12 ,  B65H29/14 ,  B65H31/3027 ,  B65H31/3045 ,  B65H2301/4223 ,  B65H2403/532 ,  B65H2701/1912 ,  G07D11/0018

Abstract: A sheet medium stacking conveying device and method, wherein the method comprises a medium conveying step, the medium conveying step comprises: moving a stacking mechanism for clamping media from a medium inlet to a medium outlet along a moving path, and discharging the media clamped by the stacking mechanism towards the medium outlet relative to the stacking mechanism in a process of moving the stacking mechanism towards the medium outlet. The stacking mechanism of the conveying device can reciprocally move between a collection position and discharge position of the media under the driving of a driving mechanism, and the media can be discharged under the condition of no additional power source.

公开(公告)号：US09575452B2

公开(公告)日：2017-02-21

申请号：US15134798

申请日：2016-04-21

Applicant: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha

Inventor： Shougo Sato ,  Masahito Saeki

IPC: G03G15/00 ,  B65H1/04 ,  B65H5/06 ,  G03G21/16 ,  B65H29/12 ,  B65H29/14 ,  B65H31/02

CPC classification number: G03G15/6552 ,  B65H1/04 ,  B65H5/06 ,  B65H29/12 ,  B65H29/125 ,  B65H29/14 ,  B65H31/02 ,  B65H2301/3122 ,  B65H2301/4212 ,  B65H2402/31 ,  B65H2402/46 ,  B65H2404/1421 ,  B65H2405/1117 ,  B65H2405/114 ,  B65H2405/115 ,  B65H2601/11 ,  B65H2801/06 ,  G03G15/6529 ,  G03G21/1609

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a photosensitive drum, a light exposure device, a developing device, a fixing unit disposed opposite to the light exposure device relative to the developing device, a sheet supply tray disposed below the developing device, an ejection tray disposed above the developing device and having a sheet receiving surface inclined downward, relative to a horizontal direction, toward the charger, and a sheet conveying path through which a sheet is conveyed from the sheet supply tray to the ejection tray. A lowest end portion of the sheet receiving surface is disposed below an upper end of the charger in the vertical direction. The charger is disposed opposite to the developing device relative to the lowest end portion of the sheet receiving surface.

Abstract translation: 图像形成装置包括感光鼓，曝光装置，显影装置，与曝光装置相对于显影装置相对设置的定影单元，设置在显影装置下方的供纸盘，设置在显影装置上方的排出盘 显影装置并且具有相对于水平方向向下朝向充电器倾斜的片材接收表面，以及片材输送路径，片材通过该片材输送路径从片材供应托盘输送到排出盘。 片材接收表面的最低端部在垂直方向上设置在充电器的上端的下方。 充电器相对于显影装置相对于片材接收表面的最低端部设置。

公开(公告)号：US09540204B2

公开(公告)日：2017-01-10

申请号：US14555127

申请日：2014-11-26

Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.

Inventor： Takumi Michibata ,  Takao Shibazaki ,  Hideyuki Nukumi

IPC: B65H29/12 ,  B65H29/70 ,  G03G15/00 ,  B65H29/14 ,  B65H29/22

CPC classification number: B65H29/125 ,  B65H29/14 ,  B65H29/22 ,  B65H29/70 ,  B65H2404/14 ,  B65H2404/694 ,  B65H2404/6942 ,  B65H2701/1313 ,  G03G15/6552 ,  G03G2215/0132

Abstract: A sheet is discharged from between a discharge roller and a feeding roller as pinched between the rotating discharge roller and feeding roller. In this arrangement, a guide is arranged from an upstream side to a downstream side in a sheet discharge direction. The guide is arranged to contact the discharge roller at a downstream position in the discharge direction from a position where the discharge roller contacts the feeding roller.

Abstract translation: 在旋转的排出辊和进给辊之间夹住片材从排出辊和进给辊之间排出。 在这种布置中，在片材排出方向上从上游侧到下游侧布置引导件。 引导件布置成在排出辊与进给辊接触的位置处在排出方向的下游位置处接触排出辊。