公开(公告)号：US11724501B2

公开(公告)日：2023-08-15

申请号：US17710347

申请日：2022-03-31

Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.

Inventor： Junya Yoda ,  Junichi Fukuoka

IPC: B41J2/14 ,  B41J2/045

CPC classification number: B41J2/1433 ,  B41J2/04563

Abstract: Provided is an ink-jet head including: a back end portion; a front end portion which ejects the ink; a heating plate which is arranged between the back end portion and the front end portion, and which heats the back end portion and the front end portion; and a temperature detection device which is provided on the heating plate, and which outputs a value in accordance with a temperature of the front end portion, the temperature detection device being held in direct contact with the front end portion.

公开(公告)号：US11724489B2

公开(公告)日：2023-08-15

申请号：US17366473

申请日：2021-07-02

Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.

Inventor： Katsuo Mikashima ,  Yuichiro Kurokawa

IPC: B41J2/045

CPC classification number: B41J2/04508

Abstract: An inkjet recording apparatus includes a recording head having a plurality of nozzles for ejecting ink, an endless conveying belt conveying a recording medium and having a plurality of openings through which ink is passed when the recording head performs flushing, a reading sensor for reading, in a first reading mode, information on openings in the conveying belt and, in a second reading mode, information on the recording medium on the conveying belt, an ejection control portion for controlling ejection of the ink from the recording head based on at least one of the information on the openings and the information on the recording medium, and a reading mode switching control portion for switching the reading mode of the reading sensor between the first and second reading modes.

公开(公告)号：US20230252603A1

公开(公告)日：2023-08-10

申请号：US17666917

申请日：2022-02-08

Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions, Inc.

Inventor： Sheng Li

IPC: G06T3/40 ,  G06V10/764 ,  G06V10/56 ,  G06V10/762

CPC classification number: G06T3/4069 ,  G06T3/4046 ,  G06V10/764 ,  G06V10/56 ,  G06V10/762

Abstract: A system for super-sampling digital images detects artifacts in an SRGAN super-sampled image, determines blocks of the image that contribute to the artifacts, and if the artifact-contributing blocks exceed a threshold, discards the SRGAN generated output image in favor of applying a super-sampled image generated by an alternate mechanism, such as a nearest neighbor algorithm.

公开(公告)号：US20230249928A1

公开(公告)日：2023-08-10

申请号：US18164537

申请日：2023-02-03

Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.

Inventor： HUNG MANH NGUYEN

IPC: B65H1/14 ,  B65H1/04

CPC classification number: B65H1/14 ,  B65H1/04 ,  B65H2555/25 ,  B65H2402/53 ,  B65H2555/23 ,  B65H2301/42252 ,  B65H2301/42264 ,  B65H2301/4433

Abstract: A lifting apparatus includes a motor, circular support members, power transmission members, guide mechanisms, and electromagnets. The circular support members provide tensile forces to wires connected to a load. The power transmission members rotate around the rotation axis Ax as a center of rotation by driving force of the motor. The guide mechanisms support the circular support members so as to enable the circular support members to slide in a predetermined ranges along a radial direction of the rotation axis, respectively. The electromagnets forcibly arrange the circular support members using electromagnetic force at a position that the center axes of the circular support members agree with the rotation axis in the predetermined ranges.

公开(公告)号：US20230249464A1

公开(公告)日：2023-08-10

申请号：US18003104

申请日：2021-06-21

Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.

Inventor： Daisuke ETO

IPC: B41J2/165 ,  F16H19/06

CPC classification number: B41J2/165 ,  F16H19/06 ,  B41J2002/16502

Abstract: A linear motion extensible device (21) includes: rod-shaped members (31); and a rotating plate (42) rotating in a wind-up direction to wind up the rod-shaped members (30) while rotating them around a coupling rotational shaft (32) and rotating in a wind-off direction to push out the rod-shaped members (31) so as to arrange them in a line, wherein the rod-shaped member (31) has: an intermediate shaft (33) and an angle regulating part (34) which regulates widening an angle between the adjacent rod-shaped members (31), the rotating plate (42) has engagement grooves (44) engaged with the coupling rotational shaft (32) and the intermediate shaft (33), and when the rotating plate (42) is rotated in the wind-off direction, the coupling rotational shaft (32) and the intermediate shaft (33) come into contact with an inner surface (45) of the engagement groove (44), are pushed out, and leave the engagement grooves (44).

公开(公告)号：US20230244169A1

公开(公告)日：2023-08-03

申请号：US18162888

申请日：2023-02-01

Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.

Inventor： Masakazu Uehara ,  Hironori Takahashi ,  Tomohiro Watatani ,  Shota Onishi ,  Yuhiro Sakai

IPC: G03G15/20 ,  G03G21/16

CPC classification number: G03G15/2064 ,  G03G21/1647 ,  G03G21/1685

Abstract: Provided is a fixing device including: a fixing belt; a pressure roller which pressurizes toner on a sheet that passes through a pressure area; a pair of retention members each including a shaft-supporting portion which rotatably guides one of both end portions of the fixing belt in an axial direction, and a restriction surface which restricts a movement of the fixing belt in the axial direction; and a frame including a pair of side plates which rotatably support both end portions of the pressure roller in the axial direction as well as support the fixing belt via the pair of retention members, in which attachment positions of the pair of retention members in the pair of side plates are provided such that a gap becomes larger on a downstream side of a passing direction of the sheet with respect to the pressure area than on an upstream side.

公开(公告)号：US11714366B2

公开(公告)日：2023-08-01

申请号：US17863032

申请日：2022-07-12

Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.

Inventor： Masashi Fujishima ,  Norio Kubo

IPC: G03G15/095 ,  G03G21/10

CPC classification number: G03G15/095 ,  G03G21/105

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image supporter, a development unit, a cleaning unit, a collection unit, and a controller. The collection unit includes a collection path where a developer discharge path for transport of a waste developer from a discharger of the development unit and a toner discharge path for transport of waste toner from the cleaning unit merge with each other, and collects the waste developer including the waste toner and waste carrier. A place of a high flow resistance is formed at least partially at the collection path. If the weight ratio of the waste carrier to the waste toner included in the waste developer in the collection path is less than a predetermined value, the controller performs carrier discharge process of moving the carrier from the development unit to the image supporter and removing and discharging the carrier using the cleaning unit during non-image formation.

公开(公告)号：US20230234799A1

公开(公告)日：2023-07-27

申请号：US18097779

申请日：2023-01-17

Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.

Inventor： Masahiko MIYAZAKI

IPC: B65H29/60 ,  B65H7/02

CPC classification number: B65H29/60 ,  B65H7/02 ,  B65H2511/11 ,  B65H2513/512

Abstract: A postprocessing device includes a processing tray, a first transport roller, a second transport roller, a sidetrack, a sidetrack roller, and a controller. The controller shunts a preceding recording medium to the sidetrack by rotating the sidetrack roller, determines, on a basis of a length of the preceding recording medium in a transport direction, a timing to stop the rotation of the sidetrack roller such that, when the sidetrack roller is made to start rotating at a predetermined timing to start, a leading edge of a following recording medium transported by the second transport roller becomes aligned with a leading edge of the preceding recording medium, stops the rotation of the sidetrack roller at the determined timing, and transports the preceding recording medium with the following recording medium stacked thereon, to the processing tray, by rotating the second transport roller and the sidetrack roller at the reference timing to start.

公开(公告)号：US20230227285A1

公开(公告)日：2023-07-20

申请号：US18153967

申请日：2023-01-12

Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.

Inventor： Tadahisa KISHIMOTO ,  Koji MURATA

IPC: B65H37/06 ,  B65H45/16

CPC classification number: B65H37/06 ,  B65H45/167 ,  B65H2301/452 ,  B65H2801/27

Abstract: A sheet folding device includes a sheet conveyance path, first and second side plates, a first folding roller pair, a first folding guide, and a guide drive mechanism. The first folding guide is reciprocatable between a folding position and a retracted position, and includes a guide main body and first and second arms provided respectively at both ends of the guide main body. The guide drive mechanism includes a drive source provided on the first side plate, a first drive transmission portion that transmits a drive force of the drive source to the first arm, a second drive transmission portion that transmits the drive force to the second arm, and a drive coupling portion that couples the first drive transmission portion to the second drive transmission portion and transmits the drive force from the first drive transmission portion to the second drive transmission portion.

公开(公告)号：US11706362B2

公开(公告)日：2023-07-18

申请号：US17967963

申请日：2022-10-18

Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.

Inventor： Kenji Miyamoto ,  Takahiro Honda ,  Hideo Tanii ,  Makoto Matsumoto ,  Tatsuya Majima ,  Takuya Aritsuki ,  Hiroyuki Yamaguchi

IPC: G06F3/12 ,  H04N1/23 ,  H04N1/60 ,  H04N1/00

CPC classification number: H04N1/00649 ,  G06F3/1208 ,  G06F3/1258 ,  H04N1/00037 ,  H04N1/00087 ,  H04N1/2323 ,  H04N1/6094

Abstract: An image formation system includes an image forming apparatus and an inserter. The image forming apparatus includes an image forming device, a conveyance device, and a control device. The control device functions as a controller and an executor. The controller allows the inserter to insert an interleaving paper between sheets of printed material at an insertion start timing specified by a print job. When the plurality of calibrations include a second calibration capable of being completed within an interleaving paper insertion time required to insert the interleaving paper or a third calibration capable of being completed within a total time of the interleaving paper insertion time and a predetermined additional time, the executor executes the second calibration or the third calibration in time with the insertion start timing.