公开(公告)号：US11493863B2

公开(公告)日：2022-11-08

申请号：US17340845

申请日：2021-06-07

Applicant: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.

Inventor： Tomoaki Yoshioka ,  Mitsuaki Kuroda ,  Kazuyoshi Hagiwara ,  Shohei Miyagawa ,  Kei Tanaka ,  Masaaki Takahashi ,  Yoko Miyamoto ,  Toshiaki Baba

IPC: G03G15/16 ,  G03G15/20

Abstract: Provided is an image forming apparatus including: an annular transfer belt having an outer surface on which an image is transferred; a transferring unit including a transfer cylinder having a transfer area that sandwiches a recording medium with the outer surface of the transfer belt to transfer the image from the outer surface of the transfer belt to the recording medium, and a pair of first rotating bodies disposed on both axial end sides of the transfer cylinder; a pair of circulating members each being wound around the first rotating body and being circulated by rotation of the first rotating bodies; and a holding unit attached to the circulating members, the holding unit configured to hold the recording medium, transport the recording medium with circulation of the circulating members, and pass the recording medium through the transfer area.

公开(公告)号：US11550244B1

公开(公告)日：2023-01-10

申请号：US17543067

申请日：2021-12-06

Applicant: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.

Inventor： Hideki Kuge ,  Takayuki Ukawa ,  Kei Tanaka ,  Masataka Momma ,  Norio Ogawahara

IPC: G03G15/20

Abstract: A recording-medium transport device includes: a rotating first and second member, the first and second member forming a nip area therebetween and transporting a recording medium while nipping; a gripping member that grips the recording medium; a separating member that separates the recording medium passing through the nip area from the first or second member; and a control mechanism that controls contact and separation between the first and second member and opening and closing the gripping member where, in a first section, the gripping member passes between the first and second member, the first and second member are separated, and the gripping member is opened to release the recording medium until the first and second member come into contact with each other and, in a second section subsequent to the first section and before the recording medium reaches the separating member, the gripping member opens wider than the first section.