Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Image forming apparatus that detects status of transport belt that transports recording medium
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Application No.: US17972627Application Date: 2022-10-25
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Publication No.: US12011917B2Publication Date: 2024-06-18
- Inventor: Hitoshi Hayamizu , Daijiro Ueno , Tetsuya Ueno , Hisaji Kawai , Haruki Sayama
- Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
- Applicant Address: JP Osaka
- Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
- Current Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Osaka
- Agency: IP Business Solutions, LLC
- Priority: JP 21176865 2021.10.28
- Main IPC: B41J11/00
- IPC: B41J11/00 ; B41J29/17 ; B41J29/377 ; G01N21/89 ; G01N29/04 ; G01N29/24

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.
Public/Granted literature
- US20230132842A1 IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS THAT DETECTS STATUS OF TRANSPORT BELT THAT TRANSPORTS RECORDING MEDIUM Public/Granted day:2023-05-04
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