Image forming apparatus
    11.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11801679B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-10-31

    申请号:US17703500

    申请日:2022-03-24

    Inventor: Daijiro Ueno

    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a recording head, a cap, a tank, a pump, a third communication pipe and a controller. The cap forms a sealed space including an ejection port of the recording head. The tank is connected to the sealed space through a first communication pipe and generates a humidified air. The pump feeds the humidified air to the sealed space through the first communication pipe. The third communication pipe connects the pump and the sealed space. The controller is performable a capping operation to feed the humidified air to the sealed space and a long-period leaving operation to feed the humidifying liquid in the tank to the sealed space through the third communication pipe and to stop a driving of the pump after a predetermined amount of the humidifying liquid is fed in the sealed space.

    Image forming apparatus that reduces conveyance failure of sheet based on motor torque variation

    公开(公告)号:US10591861B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-03-17

    申请号:US15847018

    申请日:2017-12-19

    Inventor: Daijiro Ueno

    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes at least one conveyance roller pair, an image forming unit, at least one brushless motor, a motor drive control unit, a delay amount detector, and an image formation control unit. The image formation control unit controls the motor drive control unit to convey the sheets at a predetermined timing toward the image forming unit. The image formation control unit, during a continuous image formation in which a plurality of sheets are continuously conveyed by the conveyance roller pair with a predetermined sheet spacing and images are sequentially formed on the respective sheets, controls the motor drive control unit to sequentially perform an on and off control of the brushless motor corresponding to the respective sheets, and adjusts the sheet spacing and a rise time in the on control of the brushless motor corresponding to the rotation delay amount detected by the delay amount detector.

    Joint mechanism and image forming apparatus using the same

    公开(公告)号:US10280982B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-05-07

    申请号:US15987305

    申请日:2018-05-23

    Inventor: Daijiro Ueno

    Abstract: The joint mechanism includes an engagement pin; a first coupling having a pair of projections with engagement recessed portions formed respectively, the engagement recessed portions with which both end portions of the engagement pin are freely engaged or disengaged; a second coupling including a circumferential wall having an opening portion and a pair of projecting pieces; and a biasing member. The pair of projecting pieces are arranged in the engagement recessed portions so as to be opposed, on an upstream side in a rotation direction, to opening defining surfaces of the pair of projections, with the second coupling attached to the first coupling. Both end portions of the engagement pins are engaged with the engagement recessed portions so as to be each sandwiched between each of the pair of projecting pieces being applied a biasing force of the biasing member and each opening defining surface of the pair of projections.

    Image forming apparatus
    15.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10007231B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-06-26

    申请号:US15195460

    申请日:2016-06-28

    Inventor: Daijiro Ueno

    CPC classification number: G03G21/206 G03G15/80

    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a cooling mechanism used for cooling, as a cooled object, either of a unit and a component forming the image forming apparatus. This cooling mechanism includes: a sub frame, a fan-attached part and a duct semi-completed part. The fan-attached part is formed on the frame in a manner such as to permit fan attachment thereto. The duct semi-completed part is provided on the frame for forming a duct introducing, to the cooled object, cooling wind generated by the fan attached to the fan-attached part, and has one non-formed wall part. Further, a circuit board can be attached to a portion of the non-formed wall part of the duct semi-completed part, and the duct is formed by the attached circuit board and the duct semi-completed part.

    Image forming apparatus
    16.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US12023932B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-07-02

    申请号:US17703462

    申请日:2022-03-24

    Inventor: Daijiro Ueno

    CPC classification number: B41J2/16544 B41J2/16535 B41J2/16585 B41J2/16508

    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a recording head, a wiping unit and a moving mechanism. The recording head has a nozzle area where a plurality of ink ejection ports is opened downward. The wiping unit is moved in a first direction with coming into contact with the nozzle area and wipes the ink ejection ports. The moving mechanism performs a wiping operation and a returning operation. The moving mechanism includes a first drive source and a guide part. The first drive source moves the wiping unit in the first direction and in the second direction. The guide part guides the wiping unit in the first direction in the wiping operation, and guides the wiping unit in the first direction so as to separate the wiping unit from the nozzle area downward and then guides the wiping unit in the second direction in the returning operation.

    BELT CONVEYOR DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

    公开(公告)号:US20240067473A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-02-29

    申请号:US18454532

    申请日:2023-08-23

    Inventor: Daijiro Ueno

    Abstract: A plurality of support rollers support a conveyor belt. A first transmission mechanism transmits a rotational force of a first motor to one of the plurality of support rollers. A second transmission mechanism transmits a rotational force of a second motor to one of the plurality of support rollers. A first control portion controls a first supply power supplied to the first motor in accordance with a difference between a speed detection value and a target speed. A second control portion controls a second supply power supplied to the second motor in accordance with one or both of conveyance information on a conveyance state of an object in a specific area and suction force information on a suction force of a suction fan. The second transmission mechanism transmits the rotational force at a greater reduction ratio than the first transmission mechanism.

    BELT CONVEYOR DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

    公开(公告)号:US20240066895A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-02-29

    申请号:US18452962

    申请日:2023-08-21

    Inventor: Daijiro Ueno

    CPC classification number: B41J11/007 B41J11/0085

    Abstract: A plurality of support rollers rotatably support a belt member. A first motor and a second motor each rotate one of the plurality of support rollers. A first control portion acquires a speed detection value, which is a detection value of a rotational speed of one of the plurality of support rollers, and controls a first supply power supplied to the first motor in accordance with a difference between the speed detection value and a target speed. A second control portion controls a second supply power supplied to the second motor in accordance with one or both of conveyance information on a conveyance state of an object in a specific area and suction force information on a suction force of a suction fan.

    Wipe unit and ink jet recording apparatus including the same

    公开(公告)号:US11014362B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-05-25

    申请号:US16671898

    申请日:2019-11-01

    Abstract: A wipe unit, including one or more wipers, a wiper carriage, a collection tray, and an ink receiving member, cleans a recording head having an ink ejection surface in which an ink ejection port for ejecting ink onto a recording medium is opened. The one or more wipers wipe off ink on the ink ejection surface. The wiper carriage is moved along a wiping direction while holding the wiper. The collection tray, having a tray surface and placed below the wiper, collects ink wiped off by the wiper. The ink receiving member, which is recessed-shaped and provided in the wiper carriage, receives ink dropping from a wiper that is placed furthest downstream in the wiping direction among the one or more wipers, and moreover the ink receiving member lets the ink drop onto the tray surface.

    Cap, ink container and image forming apparatus

    公开(公告)号:US10850526B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-12-01

    申请号:US16440324

    申请日:2019-06-13

    Inventor: Daijiro Ueno

    Abstract: A cap includes a cap body and a check valve. The cap body is attached to a spout of an ink container supplying an ink to one direction. The check valve has a check valve ball inside and prevents backward flow of the ink to the other direction. The cap body includes a first thread portion, a supplying port and a second thread portion. The first thread portion is screwed with an outer circumference face of the spout to seal the spout. The supplying port is provided inside the first thread portion and has an inner diameter smaller than the spout. The second thread portion is provided around the supplying port inside the spout. The check valve is screwed with the second thread portion.

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