公开(公告)号：US20090035493A1

公开(公告)日：2009-02-05

申请号：US12177981

申请日：2008-07-23

申请人： Takaaki Murakami ,  Ken Higuchi ,  Yasushi Hirumi

发明人： Takaaki Murakami ,  Ken Higuchi ,  Yasushi Hirumi

IPC分类号： B41M5/40 ,  B41M5/382

CPC分类号： B41M5/38214 ,  B41J2/325 ,  B41J2202/33 ,  B41M7/0027

摘要： In an image-forming method, a ribbon-shaped thermal transfer sheet with a dye layer and a protective material layer arranged side-by-side in the longitudinal direction is moved, and thermal energy is applied from a thermal head while arranging a recording medium to face the dye layer to thermally transfer the dye layer onto the recording medium to form an image. Thermal energy is applied while arranging the image to face the protective material layer to thereby form a protective layer on the image by thermal transfer. A ribbon-shaped surface-property-modifying sheet including a surface-property-modifying region for modifying the surface of the protective layer is moved, and the protective layer is aligned with the surface-property-modifying region of the surface-property-modifying sheet. Heat and pressure are applied from the thermal head and the surface-property-modifying sheet is detached after cooling to modify the surface condition of the protective layer.

摘要翻译： 在图像形成方法中，沿长度方向并排布置具有染料层和保护材料层的带状热转印片移动，并且在布置记录介质的同时从热头施加热能 面对染料层以将染料层热转印到记录介质上以形成图像。 施加热能同时使图像面对保护材料层，从而通过热转印在图像上形成保护层。 移动具有用于改变保护层的表面的表面性质改性区域的带状表面性质改性片，并且保护层与表面性质改性区域对准 片。 从热敏头施加热和压力，冷却后分离表面性质改性片，以改变保护层的表面状态。

公开(公告)号：US08595868B2

公开(公告)日：2013-12-03

申请号：US12678031

申请日：2008-09-16

申请人： Masafumi Fukagawa ,  Ken Higuchi

发明人： Masafumi Fukagawa ,  Ken Higuchi

IPC分类号： E03D11/02 ,  E03D11/08

CPC分类号： E03D5/024 ,  E03D3/10 ,  E03D11/02 ,  E03F1/006

摘要： An air suction device for a toilet drain passage includes a suction tank partitioned by a diaphragm into an upper chamber and a lower chamber communicating with the passage, and an electromagnetic drive device moving the diaphragm upward. The drive device has a cylindrical case body installed away from the tank, a moving member housed in the case body so as to be vertically movable, and a moving device located on a lower end of the case body. The moving device has a casing and an actuator assembled in the casing to move the moving member. The case body has a first airtight chamber surrounded by the moving member and the moving device. The first airtight chamber has a cubic capacity changed by movement of the moving member and communicates with the first chamber. The first airtight chamber sucks air in the first chamber to move the diaphragm upward.

摘要翻译： 用于厕所排水通道的吸气装置包括：由隔膜分隔成上部室的抽吸箱和与通道连通的下部室;以及向上移动隔膜的电磁驱动装置。 驱动装置具有远离容器安装的圆筒形壳体，容纳在壳体中以便可垂直移动的移动构件和位于壳体的下端的移动装置。 移动装置具有壳体和组装在壳体中的致动器以移动移动构件。 壳体具有由移动构件和移动装置包围的第一气密室。 第一气密室具有通过移动构件的运动而改变的立方容积并与第一室连通。 第一个气密室吸入第一个室内的空气，以向上移动隔膜。

公开(公告)号：US08441509B2

公开(公告)日：2013-05-14

申请号：US13220220

申请日：2011-08-29

申请人： Jun Matsuoka ,  Ken Higuchi

发明人： Jun Matsuoka ,  Ken Higuchi

IPC分类号： B41J2/325

CPC分类号： B41J2/325 ,  B41J2202/33

摘要： An image forming apparatus includes: a transport unit that transports a recording medium; a thermal transfer sheet that has an ink layer, and a protective material layer thermally transferred onto the recording medium to form a protective layer; a reforming sheet that has a printing opening portion for causing the ink layer and the protective material layer to come into contact with a surface of the recording medium, and a surface property reforming portion for reforming surface properties of the protective layer; and a thermal head that heats and causes the surface property reforming portion to come into pressing contact with the recording medium through the thermally transferred protective material layer, wherein a temperature limitation area is set in an outer peripheral portion of an area where the surface properties are reformed, and heating of the surface property reforming portion in the temperature limitation area is restricted.

摘要翻译： 图像形成装置包括：传送单元，其传送记录介质; 具有油墨层的热转印片和热转印到记录介质上以形成保护层的保护材料层; 具有用于使所述油墨层和所述保护材料层与所述记录介质的表面接触的印刷开口部分和用于重整所述保护层的表面性质的表面性质重整部分的重整片材; 以及热敏头，其通过热转印保护材料层加热并使表面性质重整部与记录介质压接，其中在表面性质为的区域的外周部设定温度限制区域 限制了温度限制区域中表面性质重整部分的改性和加热。

公开(公告)号：US08421832B2

公开(公告)日：2013-04-16

申请号：US13208653

申请日：2011-08-12

申请人： Ken Higuchi ,  Hiromi Tsujie

发明人： Ken Higuchi ,  Hiromi Tsujie

IPC分类号： B41J2/32

CPC分类号： B41J17/32 ,  B41J11/0015

摘要： A surface property modifying sheet cartridge includes two reels that are disposed in parallel with a predetermined interval, a surface property modifying sheet that is provided in a tensioned state between the two reels in a manner such that end parts thereof are respectively fixed to the two reels and are wound respectively around the two reels, and a case part configured to store the two reels and the surface property modifying sheet. In the surface property modifying sheet cartridge, the case part includes a penetrating part that exposes a part of the surface property modifying sheet positioned between the two reels.

摘要翻译： 表面特性调整用纸盒包括以预定间隔平行设置的两个卷轴，表面特性调节片，其以两端部分别固定在两个卷轴上的方式设置在两个卷轴之间的张紧状态 分别围绕两个卷盘卷绕，壳体部构造成存储两个卷轴和表面性质改性片。 在表面特性调整用纸盒中，壳体部包括露出位于两个卷轴之间的表面特性调整片的一部分的贯通部。

公开(公告)号：US08149255B2

公开(公告)日：2012-04-03

申请号：US12353593

申请日：2009-01-14

申请人： Ken Higuchi ,  Takaaki Murakami ,  Hiromi Tsujie

发明人： Ken Higuchi ,  Takaaki Murakami ,  Hiromi Tsujie

IPC分类号： B41J33/00

CPC分类号： B41J2/325 ,  B41J2202/33 ,  B41J2202/34

摘要： An image forming apparatus includes a conveying unit that conveys a recording medium in a predetermined direction, a thermal transfer sheet traveling unit that causes a thermal transfer sheet to travel in a predetermined direction, a modification sheet moving unit that moves a surface modification sheet, a thermal head that applies thermal energy and thermally transfers sequentially a dye layer and a protective layer of the thermal transfer sheet onto the recording medium while the dye layer or the protective layer opposes the surface of the recording medium, and a modification sheet protecting unit disposed in a movement path of the surface modification sheet, and configured to prevent adhesion of dust to the surface modification sheet or to eliminate the adhesion. After forming the image onto the recording medium using the thermal transfer sheet and forming the protective layer that protects the image, the surface modification portion of the surface modification sheet is aligned with a plane in which the protective layer is formed, so that heat and pressure are applied by the thermal head to modify the surface state of the protective layer formed at the recording medium.

摘要翻译： 图像形成装置包括：沿预定方向传送记录介质的传送单元，使热转印片材沿预定方向移动的热转印片材移动单元，移动表面改性片材的变形片移动单元， 热敏头，当染料层或保护层与记录介质的表面相对时，施加热能并将热转印片的染料层和保护层顺序地热转印到记录介质上;以及改性片保护单元 表面改性片的移动路径，并且被配置为防止灰尘粘附到表面改性片或消除粘合。 在使用热转印片形成图像到记录介质上并形成保护图像的保护层之后，表面改性片的表面改性部分与形成保护层的平面对齐，使得热和压力 被热头施加以改变形成在记录介质上的保护层的表面状态。

公开(公告)号：US20100088813A1

公开(公告)日：2010-04-15

申请号：US12531228

申请日：2008-03-25

申请人： Naokazu Onishi ,  Ken Higuchi ,  Masafumi Fukagawa ,  Keisuke Hiraide ,  Yuji Saito

发明人： Naokazu Onishi ,  Ken Higuchi ,  Masafumi Fukagawa ,  Keisuke Hiraide ,  Yuji Saito

IPC分类号： E03D9/04

CPC分类号： E03D3/10 ,  E03D9/052 ,  E03F1/006

摘要： An air suction device for a toilet drainage channel, capable of good and silent toilet flushing. The air suction device (200) for the toilet drainage channel (5) has air suction means for sucking air from the toilet drainage channel (5) connected to the downstream side of a water sealing part (4) of a toilet body (1). The air suction means has an ejector (30) serving as a negative pressure generator and also has a suction tank (80) connected between the ejector (30) and the toilet drainage channel (5). The air suction device (200) further has a control device (C) for controlling both execution of a suction stroke in which the suction tank (80) exhausts air into the toilet drainage channel (5). The control device (C) executes the air suction stroke after the start of the supply of flush water to the bowl (2) of the toilet body (1) and then executes the air exhaust stroke before the completion of the supply of the flush water to the bowl (2).

摘要翻译： 一个用于厕所排水通道的吸气装置，能够清静地抽水马桶。 用于马桶排水通道（5）的吸气装置（200）具有用于从与马桶主体（1）的水封部分（4）的下游侧连接的马桶排水通道（5）吸入空气的吸气装置， 。 空气抽吸装置具有用作负压发生器的喷射器（30），并且还具有连接在喷射器（30）和马桶排水通道（5）之间的吸入箱（80）。 吸气装置（200）还具有控制装置（C），用于控制吸入行程的执行，其中抽吸箱（80）将空气排放到排水通道（5）中。 控制装置（C）在开始向马桶主体（1）的碗（2）供给冲洗水之后执行空气吸入冲程，然后在完成冲洗水的供给之前执行排气冲程 到碗（2）。

公开(公告)号：US06227732B1

公开(公告)日：2001-05-08

申请号：US09156035

申请日：1998-09-17

申请人： Ken Higuchi ,  Hiroshi Katsuno ,  Masahide Fujita

发明人： Ken Higuchi ,  Hiroshi Katsuno ,  Masahide Fujita

IPC分类号： B41J1310

CPC分类号： B65H1/266 ,  B41J13/0081 ,  B41J13/103 ,  B65D5/5002 ,  B65D2203/06 ,  B65D2301/20 ,  B65H2301/42254 ,  B65H2405/311

摘要： A sheet package according to the present invention is formed of a synthetic resin sheet and designed in a square-cornered bag shape to have an outer shape corresponding to sheets and a height at which plural sheets are stacked. The sheet package thus constructed is supplied to a user in a state where plural sheets are beforehand stacked and accommodated in a sheet package and packed by a vinyl bag or the like by a sheet maker. Accordingly, the user merely opens the vinyl bag to set the sheets into a sheet tray of a printer by the sheet package.

摘要翻译： 根据本发明的片材包装由合成树脂片形成，并且以方形袋形状设计成具有与片材相对应的外形和层叠多个片材的高度。 将如此构造的片材包装件预先堆叠并容纳在片材包装中并由片材制造商由乙烯基袋等包装的状态下供给给使用者。 因此，用户仅打开乙烯基袋，通过片材包装将片材设置成打印机的片材托盘。

公开(公告)号：US08536088B2

公开(公告)日：2013-09-17

申请号：US12177981

申请日：2008-07-23

申请人： Takaaki Murakami ,  Ken Higuchi ,  Yasushi Hirumi

发明人： Takaaki Murakami ,  Ken Higuchi ,  Yasushi Hirumi

IPC分类号： B41M5/382

CPC分类号： B41M5/38214 ,  B41J2/325 ,  B41J2202/33 ,  B41M7/0027

摘要： In an image-forming method, a ribbon-shaped thermal transfer sheet with a dye layer and a protective material layer arranged side-by-side in the longitudinal direction is moved, and thermal energy is applied from a thermal head while arranging a recording medium to face the dye layer to thermally transfer the dye layer onto the recording medium to form an image. Thermal energy is applied while arranging the image to face the protective material layer to thereby form a protective layer on the image by thermal transfer. A ribbon-shaped surface-property-modifying sheet including a surface-property-modifying region for modifying the surface of the protective layer is moved, and the protective layer is aligned with the surface-property-modifying region of the surface-property-modifying sheet. Heat and pressure are applied from the thermal head and the surface-property-modifying sheet is detached after cooling to modify the surface condition of the protective layer.

摘要翻译： 在图像形成方法中，沿长度方向并排布置具有染料层和保护材料层的带状热转印片移动，并且在布置记录介质的同时从热头施加热能 面对染料层以将染料层热转印到记录介质上以形成图像。 施加热能同时使图像面对保护材料层，从而通过热转印在图像上形成保护层。 移动具有用于改变保护层的表面的表面性质改性区域的带状表面性质改性片，并且将保护层与表面性质改性区域对准 片。 从热敏头施加热和压力，冷却后分离表面性质改性片，以改变保护层的表面状态。

公开(公告)号：US08421831B2

公开(公告)日：2013-04-16

申请号：US13220111

申请日：2011-08-29

申请人： Jun Matsuoka ,  Ken Higuchi

发明人： Jun Matsuoka ,  Ken Higuchi

IPC分类号： B41J2/325

CPC分类号： B41M5/38221 ,  B41J2/325 ,  B41J2202/33

摘要： An image forming apparatus includes a conveyance unit conveying a medium to be recorded in a predetermined direction, a thermal transfer sheet including an ink layer thermally transferred onto the medium to form a printing layer, and a protective material layer thermally transferred onto the medium to form a protection layer, a transfer sheet traveling unit causing the thermal transfer sheet to travel, a reforming sheet including a printing opening for bringing the ink layer and the protective material layer into contact with a surface of the medium, and a surface property reforming unit reforming the surface property of the protection layer, a reforming sheet traveling unit causing the reforming sheet to travel, and a thermal head pressing the surface property reforming unit on the medium through the protective material layer having been thermally transferred to thereby heat the pressed surface property reforming unit.

摘要翻译： 图像形成装置包括：传送单元，其输送要沿预定方向记录的介质;热转印片，其包括热转印到介质上以形成印刷层的油墨层;以及保护材料层，热转印到介质上以形成 保护层，导致热转印片行进的转印纸行进单元，包括用于使油墨层和保护材料层与介质的表面接触的打印开口的重整片，以及表面性质重整单元重整 保护层的表面特性，导致重整片行进的重整片材移动单元，以及通过热转印的保护材料层将表面性质重整单元压在介质上的热敏头，从而加热压制表面性能重整 单元。

公开(公告)号：US20120056965A1

公开(公告)日：2012-03-08

申请号：US13220111

申请日：2011-08-29

申请人： Jun MATSUOKA ,  Ken Higuchi

发明人： Jun MATSUOKA ,  Ken Higuchi

IPC分类号： B41J17/28

CPC分类号： B41M5/38221 ,  B41J2/325 ,  B41J2202/33

摘要： An image forming apparatus includes a conveyance unit conveying a medium to be recorded in a predetermined direction, a thermal transfer sheet including an ink layer thermally transferred onto the medium to form a printing layer, and a protective material layer thermally transferred onto the medium to form a protection layer, a transfer sheet traveling unit causing the thermal transfer sheet to travel, a reforming sheet including a printing opening for bringing the ink layer and the protective material layer into contact with a surface of the medium, and a surface property reforming unit reforming the surface property of the protection layer, a reforming sheet traveling unit causing the reforming sheet to travel, and a thermal head pressing the surface property reforming unit on the medium through the protective material layer having been thermally transferred to thereby heat the pressed surface property reforming unit.

摘要翻译： 图像形成装置包括：传送单元，其输送要沿预定方向记录的介质;热转印片，其包括热转印到介质上以形成印刷层的油墨层;以及保护材料层，热转印到介质上以形成 保护层，导致热转印片行进的转印纸行进单元，包括用于使油墨层和保护材料层与介质的表面接触的打印开口的重整片，以及表面性质重整单元重整 保护层的表面特性，导致重整片行进的重整片材移动单元，以及通过热转印的保护材料层将表面性质重整单元压在介质上的热敏头，从而加热压制表面性能重整 单元。