公开(公告)号：US20230205731A1

公开(公告)日：2023-06-29

申请号：US18088524

申请日：2022-12-24

Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.

Inventor： Koichi SHONO

IPC: G06F16/11 ,  G06F16/16 ,  G06F7/14 ,  G06F16/174

CPC classification number: G06F16/116 ,  G06F16/16 ,  G06F7/14 ,  G06F16/1744

Abstract: A file management system includes a communication device and a control device. The control device acts as a file manager, a file outputter, an information file generator, and a file merger. The file manager manages various files. The file outputter outputs a file based on a target file among the various files, to outside of the computer via the communication device. The information file generator generates an information file which is a document file containing information linked with the target file. The file merger generates a merged target file, by merging the information file with the target file, when the target file is of a specific file format. The file outputter outputs, when the file merger generates the merged target file, the merged target file to outside of the computer via the communication device, as the file based on the target file.

公开(公告)号：US20230195028A1

公开(公告)日：2023-06-22

申请号：US17926236

申请日：2021-05-13

Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.

Inventor： Takehiro SATO

IPC: G03G21/16 ,  G03G21/18 ,  G03G15/20

CPC classification number: G03G21/1647 ,  G03G21/1864 ,  G03G15/2064 ,  G03G15/2017 ,  G03G2221/1657 ,  G03G2221/1639

Abstract: In an image formation device, a driven gear is coupled to a far end portion in a unit inserting and withdrawing direction of a rotary fixing member or a rotary pressure member of a fixing unit. A driving gear is provided in a far end portion of a fixing unit housing part and engages with the driven gear when the fixing unit is housed in the fixing unit housing part. The driving gear and the driven gear are formed so that a transmission force transmitted from the driving gear to the driven gear in a mutual engagement position has a component so directed as to horizontally press the fixing unit against columns making a pair. The fixing unit as housed in the fixing unit housing part is pressed by the transmission force against the columns and positioned in a direction orthogonal to the unit inserting and withdrawing direction.

公开(公告)号：US11679610B2

公开(公告)日：2023-06-20

申请号：US17691177

申请日：2022-03-10

Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.

Inventor： Shunsuke Yamasaki

IPC: B41J25/308

CPC classification number: B41J25/308

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a conveyance part, a head unit, a distance changing part, three blocks and three pins. The distance changing part moves the head unit between a printing position where a printing operation is performed and a retreat position separated away from the conveyance part farther than the printing position. The three blocks are provided in one of the conveyance part and the head unit at intervals in the conveyance direction and a width direction crossing the conveyance direction. The three pins are provided in the other of the conveyance part and the head unit at positions facing the three blocks. Each of the three blocks has a positioning groove having a pair of inclined surfaces. The pins come into two-point contact with the inclined surfaces of the blocks in a state where the head unit is positioned in the printing position.

公开(公告)号：US11676318B2

公开(公告)日：2023-06-13

申请号：US17475823

申请日：2021-09-15

Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.

Inventor： Yoshihiro Osada

IPC: G06T11/60

CPC classification number: G06T11/60

Abstract: Provided is an image processing apparatus that reduces the unnaturalness of variable printing. The terminal is this image processing apparatus for designing variable printing. The data acquisition unit acquires form data and variable data for variable printing. The variable drawing unit draws variable data as an aggregate figure with respect to the form data acquired by the data acquisition unit at an area where the drawing may be affected. The output unit outputs an aggregate figure drawn by the variable drawing unit.

公开(公告)号：US11675554B1

公开(公告)日：2023-06-13

申请号：US17827627

申请日：2022-05-27

Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.

Inventor： Taku Matsuo

IPC: G06F3/12

CPC classification number: G06F3/1243 ,  G06F3/1205 ,  G06F3/1259

Abstract: Provided is an industrial printing system that reduces the risk of delays. A status management unit manages the completion status of a part on a page for variable printing. A process control unit creates a job ticket by using a substitute part for an incomplete parts managed by the status control unit, creates the substitute part as link data, and saves a position of a record and a page containing the substitute part as job attribute information. A process management unit performs a prepress process or a printing process by using the job ticket created by the process control unit. A post-processing unit performs post-processing according to the job ticket for the record or the page that has been performed prepress process or printing process by the process management unit.

公开(公告)号：US11673386B2

公开(公告)日：2023-06-13

申请号：US17612983

申请日：2020-12-28

Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.

Inventor： Masaaki Nishihara

IPC: B41J2/045

CPC classification number: B41J2/04505 ,  B41J2/04586

Abstract: A measurement method of nozzle overlapping width, in a main scanning direction intersecting a conveying direction of a recording medium, in an inkjet recording apparatus including a plurality of heads each having a plurality of nozzles that eject ink, includes a first step (S120), a second step (S130), and a third step (S140). The first step (S120) includes forming an image for measurement on the recording medium, using image data including combination patterns of droplet sizes, different with respect to each of blocks extending along the main scanning direction. The second step (S130) includes selecting the block having uniform density along the main scanning direction, in the image for measurement. The third step (S140) includes determining the nozzle overlapping width using a droplet size ratio adopted to form the image for measurement, on a basis of a position of the selected block.

公开(公告)号：US20230179731A1

公开(公告)日：2023-06-08

申请号：US18059080

申请日：2022-11-28

Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.

Inventor： Seiki Satomi

IPC: H04N5/073 ,  H04N5/262 ,  G06T3/40

CPC classification number: H04N5/0736 ,  H04N5/2628 ,  G06T3/4007

Abstract: An input circuit writes image data into a line buffer. An output circuit reads pixel data of a pixel to be sampled among the pixel data, the pixel specified correspondingly to a shrinking ratio. Further, with a throughput obtained by multiplying a throughput of the output circuit by a square of an inverse number of the shrinking ratio, the input circuit skips another pixel than the pixel to be sampled among the pixel data of an input block of a predetermined size that extends over lines of an inverse number of the shrinking ratio, and writes the pixel data into the line buffer. Upon writing pixel data of an adjacent input block of the input block in a secondary scanning direction into the line buffer, the output circuit reads from the line buffer the pixel data of the pixel to be sampled and continuously outputs the pixel data.

公开(公告)号：US11669285B1

公开(公告)日：2023-06-06

申请号：US17540866

申请日：2021-12-02

Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.

Inventor： Jiangang Hu

IPC: G06F3/12

CPC classification number: G06F3/1226 ,  G06F3/1222 ,  G06F3/1238 ,  G06F3/1288

Abstract: Provided is an image forming system that can find an authenticated image forming apparatus from a mobile terminal. The installation transmitting unit transmits the installation location information to the server. The position acquisition unit acquires position information. The location presentation unit receives the installation location information indicating the installation location of the image forming apparatus close to the position information from the server and presents it to the user. The location acquisition unit acquires installation location information from each of the plurality of image forming apparatuses. When authenticated by the authentication unit, the location search unit searches for the installation location information stored in the storage unit based on the position information and transmits it to the terminal. The confidential document acquisition unit acquires the confidential document in response to an instruction from the terminal authenticated by the server.

公开(公告)号：US20230168614A1

公开(公告)日：2023-06-01

申请号：US18059220

申请日：2022-11-28

Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.

Inventor： Shunsaku FUJII ,  Takashi EIKI ,  Ryohei TOKUNAGA ,  Yuta KITABAYASHI ,  Rina KIKUGAWA ,  Hiroki KAWASAKI ,  Tei TO

IPC: G03G15/20

CPC classification number: G03G15/2053 ,  G03G15/2028 ,  G03G15/2039

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a fixing belt, a pressing member, a heating source, a temperature detecting element, a recording medium detection unit, and a control unit. The heating source is arranged to be opposed to the pressing member via the fixing belt so as to be in contact with an inner circumferential surface of the fixing belt and heats the fixing belt at a fixing nip between the fixing belt and the pressing member. The temperature detecting element detects a temperature of the heating source. The recording medium detection unit is arranged, on a conveyance path, on an upstream side of the fixing nip in a conveyance direction of a recording medium and detects presence/absence of the recording medium being conveyed. Based on the presence/absence of the recording medium detected by the recording medium detection unit, the control unit controls timing for energizing the heating source.

公开(公告)号：US20230166494A1

公开(公告)日：2023-06-01

申请号：US18059814

申请日：2022-11-29

Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.

Inventor： Daichi KAWANO

IPC: B41J2/045 ,  B41J2/07

CPC classification number: B41J2/04501 ,  B41J2/07

Abstract: An inkjet recording apparatus includes a conveyance portion, a recording head, a detection portion, and a control portion. The recording head is disposed opposite the conveyance portion, and includes a plurality of nozzles which eject ink to the recording medium conveyed by the conveyance portion. The detection portion detects the thickness of the recording medium. The control portion controls the ink ejection speed from the recording head based on the thickness of the recording medium detected by the detection portion.