公开(公告)号：US12077402B2

公开(公告)日：2024-09-03

申请号：US17516285

申请日：2021-11-01

申请人： BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA

发明人： Tianjin Xie ,  Akinari Ishibe

IPC分类号： B65H3/34 ,  B65H3/06 ,  B65H3/52 ,  B65H3/56 ,  B65H3/68 ,  B65H5/06 ,  B65H7/04

CPC分类号： B65H3/34 ,  B65H3/0669 ,  B65H3/0684 ,  B65H3/5215 ,  B65H3/5261 ,  B65H3/56 ,  B65H3/68 ,  B65H5/062 ,  B65H7/04

摘要： An image processing apparatus includes: a support surface configured to support a sheet, a sheet feeding roller configured to feed the sheet in a conveying direction, a separation member for separating the sheet one by one and positioned downstream of the sheet feeding roller in the conveying direction, and a regulating member displaceable between a first position where the regulating member abuts against a distal end of the sheet supported by the support surface to regulate passage of the sheet in the conveying direction between the sheet feeding roller and the separation member and a second position that is farther from a conveyance path than the first position and that allows passage of the sheet in the conveying direction. The regulating member has a wall surface that abuts against the distal end of the sheet and includes at least one protrusion on the wall surface.

公开(公告)号：US12043506B2

公开(公告)日：2024-07-23

申请号：US17488135

申请日：2021-09-28

申请人： SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA

发明人： Toshiki Nishimura

IPC分类号： B65H3/06 ,  B65H3/52 ,  B65H5/06 ,  H04N1/00

CPC分类号： B65H3/0669 ,  B65H3/06 ,  B65H3/52 ,  B65H5/062 ,  H04N1/00588 ,  H04N1/00591 ,  H04N1/00602 ,  B65H2403/40 ,  B65H2404/16

摘要： A document feeder constituting an image forming apparatus includes a paper feeder to supply a document to a document transport path, a first transporter to transport the document toward image reading positions, and a second transporter to transport the document toward the document discharging tray while supplying the document to the image reading positions. Furthermore, the document feeder includes a motor provided on the first frame, a first driver provided on the first frame and to transmit driving force generated by the motor to the paper feeder and the first transporter, a second driver provided on the second frame and to transmit the driving force generated by the motor to the second transporter, and a second driver to transmit the driving force generated by the motor to the second transporter, and a relay transmission member to transmit the driving force generated by the motor to the second driver.

公开(公告)号：US11985283B2

公开(公告)日：2024-05-14

申请号：US18331059

申请日：2023-06-07

申请人： SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION

发明人： Seiji Tezuka ,  Noriyuki Koyanagi ,  Naoki Sakamoto

IPC分类号： H04N1/04 ,  B65H3/52 ,  B65H5/00 ,  B65H5/30 ,  B65H7/00 ,  H04N1/00

CPC分类号： H04N1/04 ,  B65H3/5284 ,  B65H5/006 ,  B65H5/305 ,  B65H7/00 ,  H04N1/00779 ,  H04N1/00795 ,  B65H2301/453 ,  B65H2511/414 ,  B65H2511/415 ,  B65H2701/1926 ,  B65H2801/39

摘要： A scanner includes a reading unit that reads an image of a paper, a medium feeding portion that is capable of selecting a first feeding mode in which a separation feeding for separately feeding a paper bundle in which a plurality of sheets of paper is overlapped with each other is performed and a second feeding mode in which a non-separation feeding for collectively feeding the paper bundle without separating is performed, and a pair of first transporting rollers and a pair of second transporting rollers that transport the paper fed by the medium feeding portion, in a case in which the medium feeding portion feeds the paper in the second feeding mode, a first driven roller and a second driven roller respectively constituting the pair of first transporting rollers and the pair of second transporting rollers are driven in a rotation direction where the paper is transported.

公开(公告)号：US11935318B2

公开(公告)日：2024-03-19

申请号：US18170782

申请日：2023-02-17

申请人： Tritek Technologies, Inc.

发明人： James Malatesta

IPC分类号： G06V30/424 ,  B07C1/02 ,  B07C1/04 ,  B07C1/10 ,  B65G15/20 ,  B65H1/02 ,  B65H3/04 ,  B65H3/12 ,  B65H3/52 ,  B65H5/02 ,  B65H5/06 ,  B65H7/02 ,  B65H7/04 ,  B65H7/14 ,  B65H7/20 ,  G06V10/20 ,  G06V10/22 ,  G06V20/64

CPC分类号： G06V30/424 ,  B07C1/025 ,  B07C1/04 ,  B07C1/10 ,  B65G15/20 ,  B65H1/025 ,  B65H3/045 ,  B65H3/124 ,  B65H3/5246 ,  B65H5/023 ,  B65H5/062 ,  B65H7/02 ,  B65H7/04 ,  B65H7/14 ,  B65H7/20 ,  G06V10/22 ,  G06V10/255 ,  G06V20/64 ,  B65H2404/2691 ,  B65H2511/22 ,  B65H2513/10 ,  B65H2553/42 ,  B65H2701/1916 ,  B65H2511/22 ,  B65H2220/02 ,  B65H2513/10 ,  B65H2220/01

摘要： A mail processing system utilizes a conveyor to shingle or de-shingle mailpieces as they move through the processing system and utilizes belts to move the mailpieces. A first shingling conveyor moves a first mailpiece to overlap with a second mailpiece to create shingled mailpieces. A second shingling conveyor moves a first mailpiece away from a second mailpiece to de-shingle them to create singulated mailpieces. A camera takes images of the mailpieces in the conveyor and image analysis software is used to determine dimensional aspects of the mailpieces that are used to control the belt speeds to move mailpieces with respect to each other. A mail processing system may include a mail processing station that scans addresses, applies postage and/or weighs the mailpieces. Mail may be de-shingled prior to being weighed and then re-shingled for subsequent processing, or mail may be shingled prior to passing through a scale if weighing is not necessary.

公开(公告)号：US20240067471A1

公开(公告)日：2024-02-29

申请号：US18352735

申请日：2023-07-14

申请人： PFU LIMITED

发明人： Tomoyuki Niwata ,  Shota Otsuka

IPC分类号： B65H3/06 ,  B65H3/52 ,  B65H7/12

CPC分类号： B65H3/0638 ,  B65H3/5261 ,  B65H7/125 ,  B65H2404/154

摘要： A medium feed apparatus includes a first sensor, a second sensor, a third sensor to detect rotation of the separation roller, and a processor. The processor controls a motor to put the separation roller on hold from when starting the feed of the medium to when the second sensor detects a front end of the medium and generate the drive force from when the second sensor detects the front end of the medium to when the first sensor detects a back end of the medium, and controls the motor to stop the feed roller while generating the drive force if the third sensor detects rotation of the separation roller in the opposite direction to the medium feed direction during feed of the medium.

公开(公告)号：US11731846B2

公开(公告)日：2023-08-22

申请号：US17188957

申请日：2021-03-01

申请人： Ricoh Company, Ltd.

发明人： Masaya Kawarada

IPC分类号： B65H3/46 ,  B65H3/06 ,  G03G15/00 ,  B65H7/12 ,  B65H3/52

CPC分类号： B65H3/46 ,  B65H3/0669 ,  B65H3/5261 ,  B65H7/12 ,  G03G15/6529 ,  B65H2403/70 ,  B65H2403/72 ,  B65H2511/524 ,  B65H2515/32 ,  B65H2515/70

摘要： A sheet feeding device includes a conveyance rotator, a separation rotator, a torque applier, a torque control circuit, and a torque transmission switcher. The conveyance rotator conveys a sheet in a sheet feeding direction. The separation rotator sandwiches the sheet together with the conveyance rotator. The torque applier applies a reverse torque to the separation rotator in a sheet reversing direction to reverse the sheet. The torque control circuit controls the reverse torque applied to the separation rotator to be equal to or less than a given value. The torque transmission switcher switches, between a transmission state and a non-transmission state, a state of a torque transmission path between the torque applier and the separation rotator. The transmission state is a state in which the reverse torque is transmitted. The non-transmission state is a state in which the reverse torque is not transmitted.

公开(公告)号：US11697563B2

公开(公告)日：2023-07-11

申请号：US17336833

申请日：2021-06-02

申请人： Ricoh Company, Ltd.

发明人： Kenji Tomita

IPC分类号： B65H3/06 ,  B65H5/06 ,  B65H3/52

CPC分类号： B65H3/0669 ,  B65H3/5261 ,  B65H5/062 ,  B65H2403/722

摘要： A sheet conveyance device includes a first conveyance member, and a drive transmission mechanism. The first conveyance member is configured to convey a sheet toward a second conveyance member. The drive transmission mechanism is configured to transmit a driving force of a driving source to the first conveyance member. The drive transmission mechanism includes a first drive transmitter and a second drive transmitter disposed coaxially with the first drive transmitter. The driving force is transmitted from the first drive transmitter to the second drive transmitter. The second drive transmitter is rotatable relative to the first drive transmitter within at least a predetermined angular range.

公开(公告)号：US11685619B1

公开(公告)日：2023-06-27

申请号：US17991155

申请日：2022-11-21

申请人： Masahiro Tsukasaki

发明人： Masahiro Tsukasaki

IPC分类号： B65H1/06 ,  B65H3/06 ,  B65H3/04 ,  B65H3/54 ,  B65H3/68 ,  B65H3/52 ,  B65H3/34

CPC分类号： B65H1/06 ,  B65H3/042 ,  B65H3/047 ,  B65H3/063 ,  B65H3/0692 ,  B65H3/34 ,  B65H3/5246 ,  B65H3/54 ,  B65H3/68 ,  B65H2511/214

摘要： A paper feeding device 100 includes a support hook 5 that supports a lower edge of a front side of a bundle of stacked paper sheets X, and a paper trailing edge storing part 32 provided between a lower end of the abutting surface 31 and the paper feeding table 11, and the paper feeding device retracts the lowermost layer paper sheet of the loaded paper sheets so as to store its trailing edge in the paper trailing edge storing part 32 and then advance it.

公开(公告)号：US11649125B2

公开(公告)日：2023-05-16

申请号：US17156736

申请日：2021-01-25

申请人： TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA

发明人： Toshiaki Oshiro

IPC分类号： B65H3/52 ,  B65H5/06 ,  B65H7/02

CPC分类号： B65H5/062 ,  B65H3/523 ,  B65H3/5207 ,  B65H3/5215 ,  B65H7/02 ,  B65H2404/1441 ,  B65H2515/10 ,  B65H2515/32 ,  B65H2515/34 ,  B65H2515/805 ,  B65H2701/1916 ,  B65H2801/06

摘要： According to one embodiment, a sheet feed device includes a first roller, a second roller, a torque limiter, a holder, and a driving unit. The first roller conveys a sheet in a first direction while being in contact with a first surface of the sheet. The second roller faces the first roller and is in contact with a second surface which is a back side of the first surface of the sheet in a state of sandwiching the sheet between the second roller and the first roller. The torque limiter imparts an anti-torque to the second roller in order to generate a force on the second surface in a direction opposite to the first direction. The holder rotatably supports the second roller. The driving unit moves the holder and biases the holder toward the first roller.

公开(公告)号：US11643289B2

公开(公告)日：2023-05-09

申请号：US16864347

申请日：2020-05-01

申请人： CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA

发明人： Hiroyuki Nakagawa

IPC分类号： B65H3/52 ,  B65H3/06

CPC分类号： B65H3/0684 ,  B65H3/0676 ,  B65H3/5261

摘要： A sheet feeding apparatus includes a swing shaft to swingably support a support member, an urging member to urge a rotary separation member toward a rotary feeding member, a frame member including a first support portion to fix a first end portion of the swing shaft and a second support portion to movably support a second end portion of the swing shaft, and an adjustment mechanism having an extended opening formed in the second support portion and a fixing member configured to fix the second end portion of the swing shaft to a frame member through the extended opening. The extended opening is extended in a vertical direction and the second end portion of the swing shaft can be fixed at a plurality of positions which vary in the vertical direction to the second support portion with the fixing member.