Image forming apparatus
    3.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US08678568B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-03-25

    申请号:US13772882

    申请日:2013-02-21

    申请人: Suguru Masunaga

    发明人: Suguru Masunaga

    IPC分类号: B41J2/175 B41J2/14

    摘要: An image forming apparatus includes a recording head including plural nozzles discharging liquid droplets; a head tank supplying liquid to the recording head; plural head holders each holding one or more recording heads and head tanks; a carriage exchangeably supporting the plural head holders; a main tank storing liquid to be supplied to the head tank; and plural liquid supply tubes supplying the liquid from the main tank to the head tank. Further, the plural liquid supply tubes are branched into plural groups corresponding to the plural head holders at the carriage and are connected to corresponding head tanks.

    Image forming apparatus
    4.
    发明授权
    Image forming apparatus 有权
    图像形成装置

    公开(公告)号:US08596736B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-12-03

    申请号:US13666199

    申请日:2012-11-01

    IPC分类号: B41J2/195 B41J29/393

    摘要: In an image forming apparatus, a liquid supply control processor controls to detect and store a difference amount corresponding to a displacement amount of a displacing member between a position detected by a first sensor and another position detected by a second sensor; measure a consumed liquid amount; start the liquid supply upon the consumed liquid amount reaching a predetermined threshold so as to supply the difference amount after the first sensor has detected the displacing member; and stop the liquid supply when the first sensor does not detect the displacing member before a preset predetermined time has passed. The control processor controls the image forming apparatus such that, when the liquid supply is performed without using the second sensor, using a first and second predetermined threshold times and the first threshold time is set longer than the second threshold time.

    摘要翻译: 在图像形成装置中,液体供应控制处理器控制检测并存储与由第一传感器检测的位置和由第二传感器检测到的另一位置之间的位移元件的位移量相对应的差值; 测量消耗的液体量; 在所消耗的液体量达到预定阈值时启动液体供应,以便在第一传感器检测到移位构件之后提供差值; 并且在预定的预定时间过去之前,当第一传感器未检测出位移构件时,停止液体供应。 控制处理器控制图像形成装置,使得当不使用第二传感器执行液体供应时,使用第一和第二预定阈值时间,并且将第一阈值时间设置为长于第二阈值时间。

    IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING RECORDING HEAD FOR EJECTING LIQUID DROPLETS
    5.
    发明申请
    IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING RECORDING HEAD FOR EJECTING LIQUID DROPLETS 有权
    图像形成装置,包括用于喷射液滴的记录头

    公开(公告)号:US20130057604A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-03-07

    申请号:US13600135

    申请日:2012-08-30

    IPC分类号: B41J29/38

    摘要: An image forming apparatus includes a body, a recording head, a sub tank, a carriage, a main tank, a liquid feed unit, a displacement member, first and second detectors, first to third calculation units, a determination unit, and a supply control unit. When the first detector detects the displacement member, the determination unit determines a main scanning position of the carriage at which consumption amount of the liquid is equal to an amount corresponding to a difference calculated by the second unit, based on a relation calculated by the third unit. The control unit causes the feed unit to start supply of the liquid from the main tank to the sub tank when the carriage arrives at the main scanning position, and stop the supply when the liquid is supplied at an amount corresponding to a difference detected by the first unit after the first detector detects the displacement member.

    摘要翻译: 图像形成装置包括主体,记录头,副箱,托架,主箱,送液单元,位移构件,第一和第二检测器,第一至第三计算单元,确定单元和供应 控制单元 当第一检测器检测到位移构件时,确定单元基于由第三检测器检测到的关系,确定液体的消耗量等于由第二单元计算的差值的量的托架的主扫描位置 单元。 当滑架到达主扫描位置时,控制单元使得进料单元开始从主油箱向副罐供应液体,并且当液体以与由 第一检测器检测到位移构件之后的第一单元。

    CONVEYING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING THE CONVEYING DEVICE, AND METHOD OF CONVEYING A MEDIUM

    公开(公告)号:US20210155435A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-05-27

    申请号:US16953287

    申请日:2020-11-19

    申请人: Suguru Masunaga

    发明人: Suguru Masunaga

    摘要: A conveying device includes a sheet conveyor configured to convey a medium in a conveyance direction of the medium, a sheet winder including a winding roller and a winding motor, and circuitry to control the sheet conveyor and the sheet winder. The circuitry is configured to convey the medium intermittently while repeating: causing the sheet conveyor and the sheet winder to convey the loosened medium by a predetermined conveyance amount; rotating the winding motor in a normal direction by a predetermined torque according to an outer winding diameter of the medium to apply a predetermined tension force to the medium; and rotating the winding motor in a reverse direction to loosen the medium by a predetermined slack amount. The circuitry is configured to determine the predetermined tension force according to the width of the medium intersecting with the conveyance direction of the medium.

    IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, RECORDING MEDIUM CONVEYING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM

    公开(公告)号:US20190283469A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-09-19

    申请号:US16294613

    申请日:2019-03-06

    IPC分类号: B41J13/00 B41J2/21

    摘要: An image forming apparatus includes a conveyance device to convey a recording medium in a first direction and a second direction opposite the first direction; an image forming device; an imaging device; and circuitry to control the image forming apparatus. Controlled by the circuitry, the image forming device forms the colorimetric pattern on the recording medium that has been conveyed in the first direction by a predetermined distance after the marker pattern is formed. Controlled by the circuitry, after the colorimetric pattern is fixed, the circuitry causes the conveyance device to convey the recording medium in the second direction by an amount equivalent to a distance from the marker pattern to an imaging position by the imaging device plus a margin, conveys the recording medium in the first direction until the imaging device detects the marker pattern, and conveys the recording medium in the first direction to a colorimetry position.

    Image forming apparatus including switching member
    9.
    发明授权
    Image forming apparatus including switching member 有权
    图像形成装置,包括切换构件

    公开(公告)号:US09399359B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-07-26

    申请号:US14926945

    申请日:2015-10-29

    IPC分类号: B41J11/00 G03G15/00 B41J13/00

    摘要: An image forming apparatus includes a paper feeding unit; an image formation unit; a conveyance unit configured to clamp and convey a recording medium; a paper ejection unit; a manual paper feeding unit configured to receive another recording medium inserted manually and feed the other recording medium from the paper ejection unit; and a switching member fixed on an axle and configured to move between a retracted position, which is retracted from a conveyance path in a case where the image formation unit forms an image, and an abutting position entering the conveyance path by rotating with a rotation of the axle. In a case of feeding the other recording medium manually inserted, the switching member is arranged at the abutting position, clamping by the conveyance unit is released, the other recording medium arrives at an abutment position, and the conveyance unit clamps the other recording medium.

    摘要翻译: 图像形成装置包括供纸单元; 图像形成单元; 传送单元,其构造成夹持和传送记录介质; 纸张排出单元; 手动给纸单元,其被配置为接收手动插入的另一记录介质,并从所述纸张排出单元馈送另一个记录介质; 以及固定在轴上的构造成在图像形成单元形成图像的情况下从输送路径缩回的缩回位置与通过旋转旋转而进入输送路径的抵接位置之间移动的切换构件 轴。 在输入手动插入的其他记录介质的情况下,切换构件配置在抵接位置,由搬送单元进行的夹紧被解除,另一个记录介质到达抵接位置,输送单元夹住另一记录介质。

    Image forming apparatus
    10.
    发明授权
    Image forming apparatus 有权
    图像形成装置

    公开(公告)号:US08926076B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-01-06

    申请号:US13813835

    申请日:2011-07-25

    IPC分类号: B41J2/175

    摘要: In an image forming apparatus, a first detection part and a second detection part, each for detecting a position of a displacement member that changes its position according to a remaining amount of liquid in a sub-tank, are provided to a carriage carrying the sub-tank and a recording head, and a body of the image forming apparatus, respectively. A first position is a position of the displacement member detected by the first detection part such that the remaining amount of liquid in the sub-tank is smaller than that at a second position detected by the second detection part. The liquid is supplied to the sub-tank of a differential supply amount, corresponding to a displacement amount of the displacement member between a position detected by the first detection part and a position detected by the second detection part, after the first detection part detects the displacement member.

    摘要翻译: 在图像形成装置中,第一检测部和第二检测部分,用于检测根据副罐中的液体剩余量改变其位置的位移部件的位置,提供给承载子部件的托架 分别和图像形成装置的主体和记录头。 第一位置是由第一检测部检测到的位移构件的位置,使得副罐中的液体的剩余量小于由第二检测部检测到的第二位置处的液体的剩余量。 在第一检测部件检测到第一检测部件之后,液体被提供给差压供给量的副罐,其对应于由第一检测部件检测到的位置与第二检测部件检测到的位置之间的位移部件的位移量 位移构件。