公开(公告)号：US11835903B2

公开(公告)日：2023-12-05

申请号：US17954714

申请日：2022-09-28

Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.

Inventor： Hitoshi Hayamizu ,  Daijiro Ueno ,  Tetsuya Ueno ,  Hisaji Kawai ,  Haruki Sayama

IPC: G03G15/00

CPC classification number: G03G15/55 ,  G03G15/757 ,  G03G2215/00637

Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a drive unit having a drive roller, a driving motor, and a limited-life component, a sound collecting device that collects sound from the limited-life component, and outputs sound data, a storage device storing in advance a sound pressure level corresponding to a specific frequency of the limited-life component, with respect to each of different lengths of the remaining service life, and a controller that analyzes frequency of the sound data at predetermined time points; acquires the sound pressure level corresponding to the specific frequency of the limited-life component, on a basis of a result of the frequency analysis; compares the acquired sound pressure level with the sound pressure level of each of the lengths of the remaining service life; predicts the remaining service life of the limited-life component, on a basis of comparison result; and displays the predicted remaining service life on a display device.

公开(公告)号：US12194750B2

公开(公告)日：2025-01-14

申请号：US18003969

申请日：2021-07-01

Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.

Inventor： Junya Yoda ,  Tetsuya Ueno

IPC: B41J2/175

Abstract: An ink heating device (7) includes a heater circuit (91) including a heater (71) which heats ink and an auto-return type bimetal switch (92) which is provided between the heater (71) and a power source (A); a relay (5) provided between the bimetal switch (92) and the power source (A); and a controller (4) which opens or closes the relay (5) according to a state of the heater circuit (91).

公开(公告)号：US12011917B2

公开(公告)日：2024-06-18

申请号：US17972627

申请日：2022-10-25

Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.

Inventor： Hitoshi Hayamizu ,  Daijiro Ueno ,  Tetsuya Ueno ,  Hisaji Kawai ,  Haruki Sayama

IPC: B41J11/00 ,  B41J29/17 ,  B41J29/377 ,  G01N21/89 ,  G01N29/04 ,  G01N29/24

CPC classification number: B41J11/0095 ,  B41J11/007 ,  B41J29/17 ,  B41J29/377 ,  G01N21/89 ,  G01N29/04 ,  G01N29/2437 ,  G01N2291/023 ,  G01N2291/048 ,  G01N2291/102

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image forming device, a transport belt, an optical sensor, an ultrasonic sensor, and a controller. The transport belt transports the recording sheet. The optical sensor emits light to the transport belt, and receives the light reflected by the transport belt. The ultrasonic sensor transmits ultrasonic wave to the transport belt, and receives the ultrasonic wave transmitted through the transport belt. The controller decides whether an output from each of the optical sensor and the ultrasonic sensor represents a normal value or an abnormal value, and executes predetermined control, depending on a combination of decision results about the respective outputs from the optical sensor and the ultrasonic sensor.

公开(公告)号：US20220018574A1

公开(公告)日：2022-01-20

申请号：US17373202

申请日：2021-07-12

Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.

Inventor： Yasutaka Inui ,  Noriaki Furukawa ,  Yuko Yano ,  Sho Harabe ,  Yuzo Onishi ,  Tetsuya Ueno ,  Shunsuke Yamasaki

IPC: F24H1/10 ,  H05B1/02 ,  G05D23/19 ,  B41J2/175

Abstract: A heater unit includes a metal plate, a pipe and a linear heater. The pipe comes into contact with one surface of the metal plate, and a fluid to be heated is passed through the pipe. The linear heater comes into contact with the other surface of the metal plate and is disposed along the pipe.