公开(公告)号：US20250065648A1

公开(公告)日：2025-02-27

申请号：US18783376

申请日：2024-07-24

Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.

Inventor： Mitsuhiro GODA ,  Masaki MURASHIMA ,  Hiroyuki UEDA ,  Minoru TOKONAMI

IPC: B41J11/00

Abstract: A drying apparatus dries a recording medium on which an image is formed, while conveying the recording medium. The drying apparatus includes a conveying member, a heating device, and a drying chamber, and a path. The conveying member supports and conveys the recording medium in a predetermined conveyance direction. The heating device heats the recording medium conveyed by the conveying member under a high-temperature environment. The drying chamber is arranged on an upstream side of the heating device in the conveyance direction of the recording medium and pre-dries the recording medium conveyed by the conveying member. The path communicates the heating device with the drying chamber.

公开(公告)号：US20220288938A1

公开(公告)日：2022-09-15

申请号：US17690072

申请日：2022-03-09

Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.

Inventor： Masaki MURASHIMA ,  Mitsuhiro GODA

IPC: B41J2/165

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a housing, a container body, and an electrostatic capacitance sensor. The container body contains a liquid and is placed on a ground surface which is a part of the housing. The electrostatic capacitance sensor detects a change in capacitance between a side surface of the container body and the ground surface to determine a change in quantity of the liquid in the container body. The top surface of the container body is a part of the housing. The top surface and the ground surface are in electrically conductive state, a distance between the top surface and the electrostatic capacitance sensor is longer than a distance between the ground surface and the electrostatic capacitance sensor, or the top surface and the ground surface are electrically insulated, or the top surface is opened.