公开(公告)号：US12077404B2

公开(公告)日：2024-09-03

申请号：US17586149

申请日：2022-01-27

Applicant: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha

Inventor： Satoshi Miyase ,  Kengo Noda ,  Yuya Tatematsu

IPC: B65H5/28 ,  B65H1/26 ,  B65H29/60

CPC classification number: B65H5/28 ,  B65H1/266 ,  B65H29/60

Abstract: A feed tray includes a first accommodation part in which a roll body having a configuration where a first sheet-shaped medium is rolled in a roll shape is accommodated, a conveyance guide configured to define a conveyance path for a roll medium which is the first sheet-shaped medium unrolled from the roll body accommodated in the first accommodation part, and a shutter movable between an intercept position where the shutter is located in the conveyance path and a retreat position where the shutter is further from the conveyance path than the intercept position.

公开(公告)号：US20220204297A1

公开(公告)日：2022-06-30

申请号：US17563486

申请日：2021-12-28

Applicant: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha

Inventor： Kengo Noda ,  Gakuro Kanazawa ,  Satoshi Miyase ,  Yuki Tsujimura

IPC: B65H23/032 ,  B65H20/02 ,  B65H9/10 ,  B65H3/06

Abstract: A feed mechanism includes: a feed tray accommodating a roll body, a first sheet-shaped medium being rolled in a roll shape as the roll body, the feed tray including: a first accommodation portion accommodating the roll body; a pair of side walls respectively provided on both sides of the first accommodation portion in an axial direction of the roll body that is accommodated in the first accommodation portion; and a side guide disposed inside the pair of side walls.

公开(公告)号：US12162267B2

公开(公告)日：2024-12-10

申请号：US18369344

申请日：2023-09-18

Applicant: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha

Inventor： Masatomo Yamaguchi ,  Satoshi Miyase ,  Yuya Tatematsu ,  Hideaki Yoshimune ,  Gakuro Kanazawa

IPC: B41J11/00 ,  B41J11/48 ,  B41J13/02 ,  B41J13/10 ,  B41J15/04 ,  B41J15/18 ,  B41J15/20 ,  B41J15/22 ,  G03G15/00

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a housing, a feeding tray inserted into and pulled out from the housing, an image forming unit, and first and second guide members. The feeding tray includes a first accommodation part in which a roll body having a configuration where a sheet-shaped medium is rolled in a roll shape is accommodated and a second accommodation part in which stacked sheet-shaped media are accommodated. The first guide member guides a sheet-shaped medium to a conveying path. The second guide member guides a roll medium unrolled from the roll body to the conveying path. The second guide member is movable between a guide position for guiding the roll medium to the conveying path, and a retreat position further distant from the first guide member than the guide position and where the second guide member does not interfere with a sheet-shaped medium accommodated in the second accommodation part.

公开(公告)号：US20240359933A1

公开(公告)日：2024-10-31

申请号：US18769660

申请日：2024-07-11

Applicant: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha

Inventor： Satoshi Miyase ,  Kengo Noda ,  Yuya Tatematsu

IPC: B65H5/28 ,  B65H1/26 ,  B65H29/60

CPC classification number: B65H5/28 ,  B65H1/266 ,  B65H29/60

Abstract: A feed tray includes a first accommodation part in which a roll body having a configuration where a first sheet-shaped medium is rolled in a roll shape is accommodated, a conveyance guide configured to define a conveyance path for a roll medium which is the first sheet-shaped medium unrolled from the roll body accommodated in the first accommodation part, and a shutter movable between an intercept position where the shutter is located in the conveyance path and a retreat position where the shutter is further from the conveyance path than the intercept position.

公开(公告)号：US11806991B2

公开(公告)日：2023-11-07

申请号：US17563365

申请日：2021-12-28

Applicant: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha

Inventor： Masatomo Yamaguchi ,  Satoshi Miyase ,  Yuya Tatematsu ,  Hideaki Yoshimune ,  Gakuro Kanazawa

IPC: B41J11/00 ,  B41J11/48 ,  B41J13/02 ,  B41J13/10 ,  B41J15/04 ,  B41J15/20 ,  B41J15/22 ,  B41J15/18 ,  G03G15/00

CPC classification number: B41J11/0045 ,  B41J11/485 ,  B41J13/02 ,  B41J13/103 ,  B41J15/04 ,  B41J15/18 ,  B41J15/20 ,  B41J15/22 ,  B65H2405/10 ,  G03G15/65 ,  G03G15/6529

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a housing, a feeding tray inserted into and pulled out from the housing, an image forming unit, and first and second guide members. The feeding tray includes a first accommodation part in which a roll body having a configuration where a sheet-shaped medium is rolled in a roll shape is accommodated and a second accommodation part in which stacked sheet-shaped media are accommodated. The first guide member guides a sheet-shaped medium to a conveying path. The second guide member guides a roll medium unrolled from the roll body to the conveying path. The second guide member is movable between a guide position for guiding the roll medium to the conveying path, and a retreat position further distant from the first guide member than the guide position and where the second guide member does not interfere with a sheet-shaped medium accommodated in the second accommodation part.

公开(公告)号：US11720044B2

公开(公告)日：2023-08-08

申请号：US17816478

申请日：2022-08-01

Applicant: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha

Inventor： Satoshi Miyase ,  Yoshinori Osakabe ,  Tsuyoshi Kuwayama ,  Yasuo Ono ,  Yuto Chiba ,  Jun Morikawa ,  Haruka Azechi

IPC: G03G15/00

CPC classification number: G03G15/70

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a casing having a front end and a rear end, a first tray, a first print engine, a second tray, a second print engine and a controller. The controller configured to perform: receiving first image data representing the first image and second image data representing the second image; executing a first process including a first conveying process and a first recording process; executing a second process including a second conveying process and a second recording process; determining whether an error has occurred in the second process; and in a case where the error has occurred in the second process, stopping the second process while continuing the first process.

公开(公告)号：US11924388B2

公开(公告)日：2024-03-05

申请号：US18173127

申请日：2023-02-23

Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventor： Yuki Tsujimura ,  Kengo Noda ,  Satoshi Miyase

IPC: H04N1/08 ,  H04N1/00 ,  H04N1/034

CPC classification number: H04N1/034 ,  H04N1/00519 ,  H04N1/00602 ,  H04N1/00623 ,  H04N1/0079 ,  H04N1/0826

Abstract: An image recording apparatus includes a feed tray, a feed mechanism feeding a sheet-shaped medium accommodated in the feed tray, and a recording device recording an image on the sheet-shaped medium fed by the feed mechanism. The feed tray includes a first accommodation portion accommodating a roll, in which the sheet-shaped medium is rolled, a pair of side walls interposing the sheet-shaped medium unrolled from the roll in a first direction parallel to an axis of the roll, and a side guide disposed inside the pair of side walls and having an inner-side surface contactable with an edge in the first direction of the first sheet-shaped medium unrolled from the roll. The side guide has a metal portion made of metal, the metal portion forming at least part of the inner-side surface.

公开(公告)号：US11724525B2

公开(公告)日：2023-08-15

申请号：US17215743

申请日：2021-03-29

Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventor： Satoshi Miyase ,  Yoshinori Osakabe ,  Tsuyoshi Kuwayama ,  Jun Morikawa ,  Haruka Azechi ,  Yasuo Ono ,  Yuto Chiba

IPC: B41J13/00 ,  B41J11/58 ,  B41J3/46 ,  B41J13/02 ,  B41J13/10 ,  B41J3/54

CPC classification number: B41J13/0009 ,  B41J3/46 ,  B41J3/543 ,  B41J11/58 ,  B41J13/025 ,  B41J13/106

Abstract: A first conveyance path and a second conveyance path are formed in a housing. The first conveyance path extends in a conveyance direction to reach a first discharge port for discharging a sheet. The second conveyance path extends in the conveyance direction at a position higher than the first conveyance path to reach a second discharge port for discharging a sheet. The second discharge port is located at a position upstream of the first discharge port in the conveyance direction. A first print engine is provided at the first conveyance path. The first print engine is configured to print an image by using a recording agent on a sheet conveyed along the first conveyance path. A second print engine is provided at the second conveyance path. The second print engine is configured to print an image by using a recording agent on a sheet conveyed along the second conveyance path.

公开(公告)号：US11707933B2

公开(公告)日：2023-07-25

申请号：US17869864

申请日：2022-07-21

Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventor： Satoshi Miyase ,  Yoshinori Osakabe

IPC: B41J2/175 ,  B41J29/02 ,  B41J29/13

CPC classification number: B41J2/1752 ,  B41J29/02 ,  B41J29/13

Abstract: An image recording apparatus includes a cartridge installing unit for detachably installing a plurality of ink cartridges. The cartridge installing unit includes: a base having a placing surface and aligning the plurality of ink cartridges in a first direction on the placing surface; a moving force applying unit moving an ink cartridge of the plurality of ink cartridges from an installation position to a removal position separated from the installation position in a movement direction including a component of the first direction; and a regulating unit regulating the movement of the ink cartridge from the installation position to the removal position. The moving force applying unit moves the ink cartridge from the installation position to the removal position in a case that the ink cartridge is released from the regulation by the regulating unit.

公开(公告)号：US11465429B2

公开(公告)日：2022-10-11

申请号：US17210968

申请日：2021-03-24

Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventor： Satoshi Miyase ,  Yoshinori Osakabe ,  Tsuyoshi Kuwayama ,  Jun Morikawa ,  Haruka Azechi ,  Yasuo Ono ,  Yuto Chiba

IPC: B41J29/13

Abstract: A first cover moves between a first closed position and a first open position. The first cover is located at another end of a housing when the first cover is located at the first closed position. A second cover moves between a second closed position and a second open position. The second cover is located closer to one end than the first cover is at the first closed position and at the second closed position. A first portion of a first conveyance path is formed between the first cover and the second cover at the first closed position and at the second closed position. A second portion of a second conveyance path is formed at a side of the second cover facing the one end at the second closed position. When the first cover opens the first portion, the second cover is located at the second closed position.