公开(公告)号：US12128674B2

公开(公告)日：2024-10-29

申请号：US17814569

申请日：2022-07-25

Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventor： Yasuo Nishikawa ,  Hiroaki Takahashi ,  Takuya Tsuji ,  Yoshimitsu Taniguchi ,  Kosuke Inuzuka

IPC: B41J11/70

CPC classification number: B41J11/70

Abstract: An image recording apparatus includes a housing, an operation panel, a sheet conveyor, a recording device, and a cutting device. The operation panel is disposed at a first-side face of the housing in a first direction. The first direction is orthogonal to a vertical direction and extends from a first side to a second side of the image recording apparatus. In the first direction, the cutting device is closer to the first side of the image recording apparatus than the recording device is and closer to the second side of the image recording apparatus than the operation panel is. The cutting device includes a cutter, and a cutter carriage to move with the cutter mounted thereon along a second direction orthogonal to the first direction and the vertical direction. The operation panel overlaps a movable area of the cutter carriage when viewed in the first direction.

公开(公告)号：US12054349B2

公开(公告)日：2024-08-06

申请号：US17937142

申请日：2022-09-30

Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventor： Yasuo Nishikawa ,  Hiroaki Takahashi ,  Takuya Tsuji ,  Kosuke Inuzuka ,  Yoshimitsu Taniguchi

IPC: B65H35/06 ,  B65H5/36 ,  B65H35/00

CPC classification number: B65H35/06 ,  B65H5/36 ,  B65H35/0086 ,  B65H2301/122

Abstract: An image recording apparatus includes a recording unit, first and second rollers, a guide member, and a cutting unit. The recording unit performs image recording on a sheet conveyed in a conveying direction on a first conveyance path. The first roller is located further downstream than the recording unit in the first conveyance path. The second roller is located further downstream than the first roller in the first conveyance path. The guide member has a guide surface that forms a second conveyance path extending from a connection position of the first conveyance path between the first roller and the second roller. The cutting unit is located between the connection position and the second roller, cuts a sheet, and has a cutter. The guide member changes in posture between a first posture for forming the second conveyance path and a second posture for opening the second conveyance path.

公开(公告)号：US12043037B2

公开(公告)日：2024-07-23

申请号：US18459649

申请日：2023-09-01

Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventor： Hiroaki Takahashi ,  Yoshinori Osakabe ,  Akinari Ishibe ,  Tatsuya Shindo ,  Masahiro Hayashi

IPC: B41J2/175

CPC classification number: B41J2/17523 ,  B41J2/17513 ,  B41J2/17553

Abstract: A liquid supplying device includes a tank and a cartridge. The cartridge is configured to be detachably attached to the tank in an attachment-detachment direction crossing a vertical direction. The cartridge includes a first storage chamber. The tank includes a second storage chamber, a liquid passage, and a gas passage. The liquid passage has a first end, a second end, and a first extending portion. The second end is formed with a second opening open to an atmosphere. The first extending portion extends from the second opening in the attachment-detachment direction. The gas passage has a third end, a fourth end, and a second extending portion. The fourth end is formed with a fourth opening open to the atmosphere. The second extending portion extends from the fourth opening in the attachment-detachment direction. The second opening is at a position different from the fourth opening in the attachment-detachment direction.

公开(公告)号：US12037213B2

公开(公告)日：2024-07-16

申请号：US17015685

申请日：2020-09-09

Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventor： Yuta Arakawa ,  Hiroaki Takahashi ,  Hideaki Yoshimune ,  Kengo Noda

IPC: B41J11/06 ,  B65H29/12 ,  B41J11/00

CPC classification number: B65H29/125 ,  B41J11/006 ,  B65H2402/40 ,  B65H2601/11

Abstract: An image recording apparatus is provided, including a casing; a tray which is to be installed to the casing by being inserted in a first orientation and which is to be withdrawn from the casing in a second orientation that is opposite to the first orientation; a sheet conveying passage; a platen; a recording part; and an interlock which moves the platen while being interlocked with movement of the tray in the first orientation or movement in the second orientation. The platen is movable to a printing position and a release position. The interlock moves the platen from the printing position to the release position while being interlocked with the withdrawal of the tray from the casing or the insertion of the tray into the casing.

公开(公告)号：US11993074B2

公开(公告)日：2024-05-28

申请号：US18179729

申请日：2023-03-07

Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventor： Hiroaki Takahashi

IPC: B41J11/70 ,  B26D1/18 ,  B65H35/00 ,  B65H37/06

CPC classification number: B41J11/70 ,  B26D1/185 ,  B65H35/0086 ,  B65H37/06

Abstract: A printing device includes: an image recording unit configured to record an image on a printing medium; a cutter unit configured to cut the printing medium on which the image is recorded by the image recording unit; and a medium receiving unit configured to receive the printing medium on which the image is recorded by the image recording unit. The cutter unit is positioned frontward of the image recording unit in a frontward direction. The medium receiving unit is positioned below the cutter unit at a time of an image recording operation and being detachable in the frontward direction.

公开(公告)号：US11890875B2

公开(公告)日：2024-02-06

申请号：US17751760

申请日：2022-05-24

Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventor： Hiroaki Takahashi ,  Takahiro Miyao ,  Akihito Ono ,  Tetsuro Kobayashi ,  Fumio Nakazawa ,  Kosuke Nukui

IPC: B41J2/175

CPC classification number: B41J2/17546 ,  B41J2/1752 ,  B41J2/1753 ,  B41J2/17509 ,  B41J2/17513 ,  B41J2/17523 ,  B41J2/17526 ,  B41J2/17553 ,  B41J2/17596

Abstract: A liquid cartridge configured to be inserted into a cartridge-attachment section in an insertion direction includes a casing, and a lever supported by the casing. The lever is pivotable about a pivot axis between a first position and a second position. The lever includes a light-blocking portion configured to block or attenuate light traveling in a widthwise direction crossing the insertion direction and a gravitational direction, and a force-receiving portion positioned closer to a front wall of the casing than the light-blocking portion is to the front wall in the insertion direction. The light-blocking portion is positioned lower at the second position than at the first position. The pivot axis is positioned frontward of the light-blocking portion and rearward of the force-receiving portion in the insertion direction. The lever pivots from the second position to the first position upon application of an external force to the force-receiving portion.

公开(公告)号：US11838463B2

公开(公告)日：2023-12-05

申请号：US17587076

申请日：2022-01-28

Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventor： Yasuo Nishikawa ,  Takuya Tsuji ,  Hiroaki Takahashi

IPC: H04N1/00 ,  G06K15/00 ,  G06K15/16

CPC classification number: H04N1/00525 ,  G06K15/16 ,  G06K15/403 ,  H04N1/00602 ,  H04N1/00639 ,  H04N1/00644 ,  H04N1/00702 ,  H04N1/00713 ,  H04N1/00745 ,  H04N1/00774 ,  H04N2201/0094

Abstract: A printing apparatus includes: a conveyor; an image recording device configured to record an image on a printing medium conveyed in a conveyance direction by the conveyor; a divider provided downstream of the image recording device in the conveyance direction and configured to divide the printing medium; a detector provided upstream of the divider in the conveyance direction and configured to detect a trailing end portion of the printing medium; and a controller causing the printing apparatus to: calculate a dividing position of the printing medium based on a length of the printing medium that is grasped by detecting the trailing end portion by the detector; convey the printing medium in a reverse direction by the conveyor to move the dividing position to a position of the divider; and divide the printing medium at the dividing position by the divider.

公开(公告)号：US20230241898A1

公开(公告)日：2023-08-03

申请号：US18166602

申请日：2023-02-09

Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventor： Masahiro Hayashi ,  Yoshinori Osakabe ,  Akinari Ishibe ,  Hiroaki Takahashi

IPC: B41J2/175

CPC classification number: B41J2/17523 ,  B41J2/17513

Abstract: A liquid supplying device includes a tank a tank and a cartridge. The cartridge includes a first storage chamber. The cartridge is formed with a communicating opening in communication with the first storage chamber. The tank has a second storage chamber and a joint having a hollow cylindrical shape. In an attachment state where the communicating opening of the cartridge is connected to the joint, the first storage chamber has a portion positioned above the joint and the second storage chamber is positioned below the joint. At least in the first end portion, the liquid passage has a rectangular shape in a cross section taken along a plane perpendicular to an extending direction of the liquid passage.

公开(公告)号：US11639059B2

公开(公告)日：2023-05-02

申请号：US17389419

申请日：2021-07-30

Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventor： Tetsuro Kobayashi ,  Hiroaki Takahashi ,  Takahiro Miyao ,  Fumio Nakazawa ,  Naoya Okazaki ,  Akihito Ono ,  Kosuke Nukui ,  Hiroshi Taira ,  Toyonori Sasaki

IPC: B41J2/175 ,  B41J2/19

Abstract: A liquid cartridge includes: a cartridge casing having a liquid storage chamber; a first wall; a second wall; and an air communication passage. The first wall is positioned upward relative to the liquid storage chamber. The second wall is positioned upward relative to the first wall. The air communication passage has a first communication hole in communication with the liquid storage chamber and a communication opening open to an atmosphere. The air communication passage includes: an air chamber defined by the first wall and the second wall and in communication with the liquid storage chamber through the first communication hole; a second communication hole formed in the second wall; and a labyrinth path. The labyrinth path is positioned upward relative to the air chamber, and has one end in communication with the second communication hole and another end in communication with the communication opening.

公开(公告)号：US11279153B2

公开(公告)日：2022-03-22

申请号：US16793533

申请日：2020-02-18

Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventor： Keisuke Wakakusa ,  Shohei Ichikawa ,  Masatake Sato ,  Yoshimitsu Taniguchi ,  Tsuyoshi Ito ,  Hiroaki Takahashi

IPC: B41J13/00 ,  B65H29/12 ,  B41J11/04 ,  B65H5/06

Abstract: An image recording apparatus includes a roller pair for transporting a sheet, a recording head, and a controller. The controller determines a linefeed amount by which the sheet is transported by the roller pair between corresponding two adjacent passes of the recording head. The controller executes image recording on the sheet by alternately repeating a linefeed operation for rotating the roller pair by the determined linefeed amount to transport the sheet in a transport direction, and a pass recording operation in which the controller causes the roller pair to stop and the recording head to perform a pass and to record part of an image on the sheet. Upon determining that a linefeed operation would cause the sheet to travel past the roller pair while the roller pair is decelerating, replace for the linefeed operation a determined linefeed amount by an adjusted linefeed amount.