公开(公告)号：US5541487A

公开(公告)日：1996-07-30

申请号：US378026

申请日：1995-01-24

Applicant: Hideki Yorozu

Inventor： Hideki Yorozu

IPC: H02P8/12 ,  H02P8/14 ,  H02P8/36 ,  H02K29/00

CPC classification number: H02P8/14 ,  H02P8/36

Abstract: A driving circuit for a stepping motor comprises bridge circuits being composed of switching elements connected between a DC power source and the coils of a stepping motor, rectifier diodes connected in antiparallel to the switching elements, capacitors connected in parallel to the bridge circuits, and constant voltage diodes connected between the DC power source and junction points of the bridge circuits and the capacitors. The switching elements are constituted to be ON/OFF controlled by a predetermined exciting system, and the constant voltage diodes are set to turn conductive to form a feedback circuit even if they are in a biased state in the reverse direction when the capacitors are charged up to a voltage which is higher than the source voltage and lower than the breakdown voltage of the switching elements by the counter electromotive force induced in the coils.

Abstract translation: 一种用于步进电动机的驱动电路，包括桥接电路，其由连接在直流电源和步进电动机的线圈之间的开关元件，与开关元件反并联连接的整流二极管，与桥接电路并联连接的电容器，以及恒定的 连接在直流电源和桥接电路和电容器的接点之间的电压二极管。 开关元件被构成为由预定的励磁系统控制的ON / OFF，并且将恒压二极管设置为导通以形成反馈电路，即使它们在电容器被充电时处于反向偏置状态 通过线圈中引起的反电动势，电压高于源极电压并且低于开关​​元件的击穿电压。

公开(公告)号：US06227730B1

公开(公告)日：2001-05-08

申请号：US09409786

申请日：1999-09-30

Applicant: Hideki Yorozu ,  Yuusai Ishitobi ,  Hideo Kawase

Inventor： Hideki Yorozu ,  Yuusai Ishitobi ,  Hideo Kawase

IPC: B41J2315

CPC classification number: B41J2/325

Abstract: The invention intends to obtain a good printed result without creating displacement of printing positions when printing is performed on a piece of printed paper with different contact pressures of the thermal head to the platen. To achieve the object, the thermal transfer printer of the invention comprises control means that make it possible to select a contact pressure of the thermal head to the platen in correspondence with a printing mode, and controls a printing setting position in accordance with the printing mode selected, whereby it becomes possible to correct the drifts of printing positions due to the difference of contact pressures of the thermal head to the platen, and acquire an excellent printed result without having the drifts of printing positions.

Abstract translation: 本发明旨在获得良好的印刷结果，而不会在将热敏头的压力与压板的不同接触压力的一张印刷纸上进行打印时产生印刷位置的位移。 为了实现该目的，本发明的热转印打印机包括控制装置，该控制装置使得可以根据打印模式选择热打印头对压纸板的接触压力，并根据打印模式控制打印设置位置 从而可以校正由于热敏头与压板的接触压力的差异引起的打印位置的漂移，并获得优异的打印结果而不会有打印位置的漂移。

公开(公告)号：US5162816A

公开(公告)日：1992-11-10

申请号：US558289

申请日：1990-07-26

Applicant: Hideki Yorozu

Inventor： Hideki Yorozu

IPC: B41J35/16 ,  B41J35/18

CPC classification number: B41J35/18

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for setting a desired color in a thermal transfer printer using a color ink ribbon which has ink sections of plural colors arranged in continuous repeating units in the longitudinal direction of the ink ribbon. Taking note of the fact that in a short distance from a color detecting sensor up to a printing position, the amount of the ribbon wound up for a rotational amount corresponding to one step of a ribbon winding motor is almost constant, irrespective of the amount of the ink ribbon used, the present invention was accomplished. According to the present invention, the number of steps of the motor for feeding a color distinguishing marker on the ink ribbon is counted by a sensor and the ribbon is fed from the position of the said sensor up to the printing position by a predetermined integer multiple of steps of the counted value, whereby a desired color is set in the printer accurately.

Abstract translation: 本发明涉及一种用于在热转印打印机中使用彩色墨带设置所需颜色的方法，所述彩色墨带具有在墨带的纵向上以连续的重复单元布置的多种颜色的墨水部分。 注意到在从颜色检测传感器到打印位置的短距离内，与卷绕电机的一个步骤相对应的旋转量卷绕的色带的量几乎是恒定的，而与 使用的墨带，完成了本发明。 根据本发明，通过传感器对用于供给色带上的色彩识别标记的电动机的步数进行计数，并且将色带从所述传感器的位置进给到打印位置预定的整数倍 计数值的步骤，由此在打印机中准确地设置期望的颜色。

公开(公告)号：US06168328A

公开(公告)日：2001-01-02

申请号：US09338196

申请日：1999-06-22

Applicant: Kazuo Ueda ,  Hideki Yorozu ,  Yoshibumi Abe

Inventor： Kazuo Ueda ,  Hideki Yorozu ,  Yoshibumi Abe

IPC: B41J3522

CPC classification number: B41J35/22

Abstract: According to the thermal transfer printer, a plurality of cassette holder plates each for holding ribbon cassettes stacked in plural stages are arranged side by side on a holding cover on the side opposed to a carriage, a fixed holding arm for holding the ribbon cassettes and a movable holding arm for pressing the ribbon cassettes toward the fixed holding arm are disposed respectively on both sides of each cassette holder plate of the holding cover, holding guides are erected on the holding cover at positions corresponding to ribbon cores of the ribbon cassettes in such a manner as to extend through the cassette holder plate, and a holding arm for holding the peripheral edge portion of one ribbon core of each ribbon cassette is formed integrally with one holding guide, while ribs for engagement with the other ribbon core of the ribbon cassette are formed on the other holding guide.

Abstract translation: 根据热转印打印机，多个用于保持多级堆叠的色带盒的盒保持板平行地布置在与托架相对的一侧的保持盖上，用于保持色带盒的固定保持臂和 分别在保持盖的每个盒保持板的两侧分别设置用于将色带带朝向固定保持臂按压的活动保持臂，保持引导件竖立在保持盖上，在相应于色带盒的色带盒的位置处 并且用于保持每个色带盒的一个色带芯的周边部分的保持臂与一个保持引导件一体地形成，而用于与色带盒的另一个色带芯配合的肋是 形成在另一个保持指南上。

公开(公告)号：US5682253A

公开(公告)日：1997-10-28

申请号：US650722

申请日：1996-05-20

Applicant: Masaki Sakamoto ,  Hideki Naitou ,  Hideki Yorozu

Inventor： Masaki Sakamoto ,  Hideki Naitou ,  Hideki Yorozu

IPC: B41J2/32 ,  H04N1/00 ,  H04N1/04 ,  H04N1/12 ,  H04N1/32 ,  H04N1/024 ,  H04N1/23

CPC classification number: H04N1/128 ,  H04N1/0461 ,  H04N1/32496 ,  H04N1/12 ,  H04N2201/0422

Abstract: This invention provides a dot printer which reads a manuscript and prints on a recording medium automatically only by placing a manuscript and a recording medium. A thermal head and an image scanner are provided facing to a platen, a feeding mechanism for feeding a desired manuscript or recording medium between the platen, and the thermal head and the image scanner is provided, an identification marker is formed on the upstream side of feeding of the manuscript, and a controller for controlling the operation is provided so that the identification marker is read using the image scanner to recognize that the medium is a manuscript fed from the feeding mechanism, then, the image scanner starts to read the manuscript.

Abstract translation: 本发明提供了一种点打印机，其通过放置原稿和记录介质自动读取原稿并在记录介质上打印。 提供面向压板的热敏头和图像扫描器，提供用于在压板和热敏头与图像扫描仪之间输送期望的原稿或记录介质的进给机构，在上游侧形成识别标记 提供原稿的馈送和用于控制操作的控制器，使得使用图像扫描仪读取识别标记以识别介质是从馈送机构馈送的原稿，然后图像扫描器开始读取原稿。

公开(公告)号：US5115253A

公开(公告)日：1992-05-19

申请号：US593912

申请日：1990-10-05

Applicant: Hideki Yorozu ,  Akihiro Takeuchi

Inventor： Hideki Yorozu ,  Akihiro Takeuchi

IPC: B41J2/32 ,  B41J25/316

CPC classification number: B41J25/316 ,  B41J2/32

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for driving and controlling a thermal printer. In the thermal printer provided with a carriage driving mechanism for moving a carriage including a thermal head forward and backward along a platen; a mechanism for moving upward and downward the thermal head to bring it into contact with and detach it from said platen; and a sheet forwarding mechanism for forwarding a print sheet in the direction perpendicular to the sheet forwarding direction; the time required for the printing operation by the printer is shortened as a whole and thus it is possible to raise the effective printing speed by controlling the drive of the printer so that the upward movement and/or the downward movement of the thermal head and the moving operation of the carriage or the sheet forwarding operation are effected, overlapped with each other.

Abstract translation: 本发明涉及一种用于驱动和控制热敏打印机的方法。 在具有滑架驱动机构的热敏打印机中，该滑架驱动机构用于沿着压板向前和向后移动包括热敏头的托架; 用于向上和向下移动热敏头以使其与所述压板接触并从其脱离的机构; 以及片材传送机构，用于沿着与片材前进方向垂直的方向转印打印片材; 打印机的打印操作所需的时间整体上缩短，因此可以通过控制打印机的驱动来提高有效的打印速度，使得热敏打印头的向上运动和/或向下移动 滑架的移动操作或纸张转送操作被实现，彼此重叠。

公开(公告)号：US06290408B1

公开(公告)日：2001-09-18

申请号：US09431904

申请日：1999-11-02

Applicant: Hideki Yorozu

Inventor： Hideki Yorozu

IPC: B41J3528

CPC classification number: B41J35/08 ,  B41J33/20

Abstract: A friction mechanism exerts a frictional force on a feed pinch roller to apply a proper tensile load to an ink ribbon when the ink ribbon is fed.

Abstract translation: 摩擦机构在进给夹送辊上施加摩擦力，以在进给墨带时向墨带施加适当的拉伸载荷。

公开(公告)号：US6000866A

公开(公告)日：1999-12-14

申请号：US26029

申请日：1998-02-19

Applicant: Hitoshi Funaki ,  Hideki Yorozu ,  Yuusai Ishitobi ,  Mitsuo Tsushima

Inventor： Hitoshi Funaki ,  Hideki Yorozu ,  Yuusai Ishitobi ,  Mitsuo Tsushima

IPC: B41J13/00 ,  B41J11/00 ,  B41J15/16 ,  B41J23/02 ,  B65H29/70

CPC classification number: B41J11/0005

Abstract: A printer including, from an upstream side to a downstream side in a sheet feeding direction, a sheet feed mechanism, a carriage, a curl straightening device, and a sheet discharge mechanism. A curl straightening head of the curl straightening device is resilient. The carriage and the curl straightening device are driven by a same drive source. The printer is a cheap printer which can allow reliable straightening of curled recorded sheet, even when sheets of different thicknesses are used, and which can reliably discharge the sheet out the printer.

Abstract translation: 一种打印机，包括从片材进给方向的上游侧到下游侧，片材进给机构，托架，卷曲校直装置和片材排出机构。 卷曲矫直装置的卷曲矫正头具有弹性。 托架和卷曲矫正装置由相同的驱动源驱动。 打印机是一种便宜的打印机，即使使用不同厚度的纸张，也可以可靠地将纸张从打印机排出，因此能够可靠地矫直卷曲的记录纸张。

公开(公告)号：US5951176A

公开(公告)日：1999-09-14

申请号：US9466

申请日：1998-01-20

Applicant: Kazuo Ueda ,  Hideki Yorozu ,  Yuusai Ishitobi

Inventor： Kazuo Ueda ,  Hideki Yorozu ,  Yuusai Ishitobi

IPC: B41J32/00 ,  B41J35/22

CPC classification number: B41J35/22 ,  B41J32/00

Abstract: A cassette transfer mechanism for a thermal transfer printer with a cassette platform and a cassette holder for holding a plurality of ribbon cassettes. The cassette transfer mechanism transfers a ribbon cassette between the cassette platform and the cassette holder by driving the platform and holder to come into and out of contact with each other. The cassette holder and the cassette platform each have movable members and stationary members for engaging a ribbon cassette. A further embodiment includes elastic members on the cassette holder for abutting the reels of the ribbon cassette to elastically bias the reels in one direction.

Abstract translation: 一种用于具有盒式平台的热转印打印机的盒式传送机构和用于保持多个色带盒的盒座。 盒式传送机构通过驱动平台和保持器彼此进入和脱离接触而将色带盒传送到盒平台和盒座之间。 盒式磁带架和盒式平台各具有用于接合色带盒的可动构件和固定构件。 另一个实施例包括在盒保持器上的弹性构件，用于邻接色带盒的卷轴以在一个方向上弹性地偏压卷轴。

公开(公告)号：US5668643A

公开(公告)日：1997-09-16

申请号：US653918

申请日：1996-05-28

Applicant: Masaki Sakamoto ,  Yuki Oishi ,  Hideki Yorozu ,  Kazutaka Suzuki

Inventor： Masaki Sakamoto ,  Yuki Oishi ,  Hideki Yorozu ,  Kazutaka Suzuki

IPC: G11C29/46 ,  H04N1/41 ,  H04N1/403 ,  H04N1/407

CPC classification number: H04N1/41 ,  G11C29/46

Abstract: A reading apparatus and a recording apparatus having the reading apparatus which can reduce storage capacity for storing read data and, because the read data processing modes can be switched according to the type of documents to be processed, perform fast and proper document reading operation. If a document to be processed is an image document, the controller operates in the image processing mode in which M pieces of read data are sampled out of N pieces of read data and a mean value of the M pieces of read data is calculated to be stored in the memory as gradation data of one pixel. If the document is a text document, the controller operates in the text processing mode in which read data of one read unit of the image scanner is digitized by a threshold to be stored in the memory. Switching between these two processing modes is performed by the conversion processing operator section in the controller.

Abstract translation: 具有能够减少用于存储读取数据的存储容量的读取装置的读取装置和记录装置，并且由于可以根据要处理的文档的类型切换读取的数据处理模式，因此执行快速且适当的文件读取操作。 如果要处理的文档是图像文档，则控制器在以N个读取数据中对M个读取数据进行采样的图像处理模式中操作，并且将M个读取数据的平均值计算为 存储在存储器中作为一个像素的灰度数据。 如果文档是文本文档，则控制器以文本处理模式操作，其中图像扫描器的一个读取单元的读取数据被阈值数字化以存储在存储器中。 在这两种处理模式之间切换由控制器中的转换处理操作部执行。