公开(公告)号：US20140078231A1

公开(公告)日：2014-03-20

申请号：US14026000

申请日：2013-09-13

申请人： Yoichi Ito ,  Mikio Ohashi ,  Fumitaka Kikkawa ,  Naoki Saitoh ,  Soyoung Park ,  Yoshinori Uchino

发明人： Yoichi Ito ,  Mikio Ohashi ,  Fumitaka Kikkawa ,  Naoki Saitoh ,  Soyoung Park ,  Yoshinori Uchino

IPC分类号： B41J13/036

CPC分类号： B41J13/036 ,  B41J3/54 ,  B41J13/0045

摘要： An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit forming an image on a recording medium; and a feeding unit feeding the recording medium in first and second directions opposite to each other relative to the image forming unit. Further when the recording medium is supplied from a first or second side of the feeding unit, while the feeding unit feeds the recording medium in the first or second feeding direction, the image forming unit forms an image on the recording medium, and the feeding unit further feeds the recording medium to the second or first side, respectively, of the feeding unit.

摘要翻译： 图像形成装置包括在记录介质上形成图像的图像形成单元; 以及馈送单元，其相对于图像形成单元在彼此相反的第一和第二方向上馈送记录介质。 此外，当从馈送单元的第一或第二侧提供记录介质时，当馈送单元沿第一或第二馈送方向馈送记录介质时，图像形成单元在记录介质上形成图像，并且馈送单元 进一步将记录介质馈送到馈送单元的第二侧或第一侧。

公开(公告)号：US20140204413A1

公开(公告)日：2014-07-24

申请号：US14151058

申请日：2014-01-09

申请人： Soyoung Park ,  Mikio Ohashi ,  Yoichi Ito ,  Fumitaka Kikkawa

发明人： Soyoung Park ,  Mikio Ohashi ,  Yoichi Ito ,  Fumitaka Kikkawa

IPC分类号： G06K15/00

CPC分类号： B41J2/16511

摘要： An image forming apparatus includes an apparatus body, a recording head, a maintenance unit, a cover, and a controller. The recording head has a nozzle face and nozzles in the nozzle face to eject droplets of liquid. The maintenance unit has a cap to protect the nozzle face of the recording head. The cover opens an interior of the apparatus body to an outside of the apparatus body. The controller performs a normal control to cap the nozzle face of the recording head with the cap on opening of the cover and a special control to expose the nozzle face of the recording head to an area opened by the cover on receipt of an external instruction.

摘要翻译： 图像形成装置包括装置主体，记录头，维护单元，盖和控制器。 记录头具有喷嘴面和喷嘴面中的喷嘴以喷射液滴。 维护单元具有用于保护记录头的喷嘴面的盖。 盖将装置主体的内部打开到设备主体的外部。 控制器执行正常的控制以在盖的打开时用盖盖住记录头的喷嘴面，并且具有特殊的控制，以在接收到外部指令时将记录头的喷嘴面暴露于由盖打开的区域。

公开(公告)号：US08992006B2

公开(公告)日：2015-03-31

申请号：US14026000

申请日：2013-09-13

申请人： Yoichi Ito ,  Mikio Ohashi ,  Fumitaka Kikkawa ,  Naoki Saitoh ,  Soyoung Park ,  Yoshinori Uchino

发明人： Yoichi Ito ,  Mikio Ohashi ,  Fumitaka Kikkawa ,  Naoki Saitoh ,  Soyoung Park ,  Yoshinori Uchino

IPC分类号： B41J2/01 ,  B41J13/036 ,  B41J3/54 ,  B41J13/00

CPC分类号： B41J13/036 ,  B41J3/54 ,  B41J13/0045

摘要： An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit forming an image on a recording medium; and a feeding unit feeding the recording medium in first and second directions opposite to each other relative to the image forming unit. Further when the recording medium is supplied from a first or second side of the feeding unit, while the feeding unit feeds the recording medium in the first or second feeding direction, the image forming unit forms an image on the recording medium, and the feeding unit further feeds the recording medium to the second or first side, respectively, of the feeding unit.

摘要翻译： 图像形成装置包括在记录介质上形成图像的图像形成单元; 以及馈送单元，其相对于图像形成单元在彼此相反的第一和第二方向上馈送记录介质。 此外，当从馈送单元的第一或第二侧提供记录介质时，当馈送单元沿第一或第二馈送方向馈送记录介质时，图像形成单元在记录介质上形成图像，并且馈送单元 进一步将记录介质馈送到馈送单元的第二侧或第一侧。

公开(公告)号：US08770739B2

公开(公告)日：2014-07-08

申请号：US14027521

申请日：2013-09-16

申请人： Fumitaka Kikkawa ,  Yoichi Ito ,  Mikio Ohashi ,  Soyoung Park

发明人： Fumitaka Kikkawa ,  Yoichi Ito ,  Mikio Ohashi ,  Soyoung Park

IPC分类号： B41J2/01

CPC分类号： B41J13/0009 ,  B41J11/006

摘要： An image forming apparatus includes an apparatus body; an openable and closable cover provided at the apparatus body; a conveyance unit to convey a recording medium upward and downward; a recording head to eject liquid droplets to the recording medium conveyed by the conveyance unit; and an opening authorization mechanism to authorize moving of the conveyance unit from a first open position to a second open position, the conveyance unit having a greater opening amount at the second open position than at the first open position, wherein the conveyance unit is disposed between the cover and the recording head, and configured to be openable to the first open position when the cover is in the open position, and openable to the second open position when the opening authorization mechanism authorizes the moving of the conveyance unit from the first open position to the second open position.

摘要翻译： 图像形成装置包括：装置本体; 设置在设备主体上的可开闭盖; 传送单元，用于向上和向下传送记录介质; 记录头，用于将液滴喷射到由输送单元输送的记录介质上; 以及打开授权机构，用于授权所述传送单元从第一打开位置移动到第二打开位置，所述传送单元在所述第二打开位置处具有比在所述第一打开位置处更大的打开量，其中所述传送单元设置在 盖和记录头，并且构造成当盖处于打开位置时可打开到第一打开位置，并且当打开授权机构授权传送单元从第一打开位置移动时可打开到第二打开位置 到第二个开放位置。

公开(公告)号：US09409400B2

公开(公告)日：2016-08-09

申请号：US14151058

申请日：2014-01-09

申请人： Soyoung Park ,  Mikio Ohashi ,  Yoichi Ito ,  Fumitaka Kikkawa

发明人： Soyoung Park ,  Mikio Ohashi ,  Yoichi Ito ,  Fumitaka Kikkawa

IPC分类号： G06K15/00 ,  B41J2/165

CPC分类号： B41J2/16511

摘要： An image forming apparatus includes an apparatus body, a recording head, a maintenance unit, a cover, and a controller. The recording head has a nozzle face and nozzles in the nozzle face to eject droplets of liquid. The maintenance unit has a cap to protect the nozzle face of the recording head. The cover opens an interior of the apparatus body to an outside of the apparatus body. The controller performs a normal control to cap the nozzle face of the recording head with the cap on opening of the cover and a special control to expose the nozzle face of the recording head to an area opened by the cover on receipt of an external instruction.

摘要翻译： 图像形成装置包括装置主体，记录头，维护单元，盖和控制器。 记录头具有喷嘴面和喷嘴面中的喷嘴以喷射液滴。 维护单元具有用于保护记录头的喷嘴面的盖。 盖将装置主体的内部打开到设备主体的外部。 控制器执行正常的控制以在盖的打开时用盖盖住记录头的喷嘴面，并且具有特殊的控制，以在接收到外部指令时将记录头的喷嘴面暴露于由盖打开的区域。

公开(公告)号：US20140092153A1

公开(公告)日：2014-04-03

申请号：US14027521

申请日：2013-09-16

申请人： Fumitaka Kikkawa ,  Yoichi Ito ,  Mikio Ohashi ,  Soyoung Park

发明人： Fumitaka Kikkawa ,  Yoichi Ito ,  Mikio Ohashi ,  Soyoung Park

IPC分类号： B41J13/00

CPC分类号： B41J13/0009 ,  B41J11/006

摘要： An image forming apparatus includes an apparatus body; an openable and closable cover provided at the apparatus body; a conveyance unit to convey a recording medium upward and downward; a recording head to eject liquid droplets to the recording medium conveyed by the conveyance unit; and an opening authorization mechanism to authorize moving of the conveyance unit from a first open position to a second open position, the conveyance unit having a greater opening amount at the second open position than at the first open position, wherein the conveyance unit is disposed between the cover and the recording head, and configured to be openable to the first open position when the cover is in the open position, and openable to the second open position when the opening authorization mechanism authorizes the moving of the conveyance unit from the first open position to the second open position.

摘要翻译： 图像形成装置包括：装置本体; 设置在设备主体上的可开闭盖; 传送单元，用于向上和向下传送记录介质; 记录头，用于将液滴喷射到由输送单元输送的记录介质上; 以及打开授权机构，用于授权所述传送单元从第一打开位置移动到第二打开位置，所述传送单元在所述第二打开位置处具有比在所述第一打开位置处更大的打开量，其中所述传送单元设置在 盖和记录头，并且构造成当盖处于打开位置时可打开到第一打开位置，并且当打开授权机构授权传送单元从第一打开位置移动时可打开到第二打开位置 到第二个开放位置。

公开(公告)号：US08556376B2

公开(公告)日：2013-10-15

申请号：US13297677

申请日：2011-11-16

申请人： Fumitaka Kikkawa ,  Yoichi Ito ,  Tomomi Katoh ,  Mitsuya Matsubara ,  Kuniyori Takano ,  Soyoung Park ,  Honriku Jo ,  Satoshi Endoh ,  Yuji Tanaka ,  Akiyoshi Tanaka

发明人： Fumitaka Kikkawa ,  Yoichi Ito ,  Tomomi Katoh ,  Mitsuya Matsubara ,  Kuniyori Takano ,  Soyoung Park ,  Honriku Jo ,  Satoshi Endoh ,  Yuji Tanaka ,  Akiyoshi Tanaka

IPC分类号： B41J2/165

CPC分类号： B41J2/16508 ,  B41J2/16532

摘要： Disclosed is an image forming apparatus including a recording head; a cap member capping the nozzle surface of the recording head and including a release port and a suction port; a suction unit in communication with the suction port; a switch unit opening and closing the release port to the air and capable of adjusting the opening amount of the release port to at least a first opening amount and a second opening amount larger than the first opening amount; and a control unit that controls the suction unit and the switch unit so that the release port is opened to the first opening amount to have a predetermined amount of air flow into the cap member after the cap member is suctioned by the suction unit, and the release port is then opened to the second opening amount.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种图像形成装置，包括记录头; 帽部件盖住记录头的喷嘴表面并且包括释放口和吸入口; 与吸入口连通的抽吸单元; 开关单元，其将释放口打开和关闭到空气，并且能够将释放口的开口量调整为至少第一开启量和大于第一开启量的第二开启量; 以及控制单元，其控制所述抽吸单元和所述开关单元，使得所述释放口在所述抽吸单元被所述盖构件抽吸之后，使所述排出口向所述第一开口量打开以使得具有预定量的空气流入所述盖构件， 然后将释放口打开至第二开启量。

公开(公告)号：US20120056932A1

公开(公告)日：2012-03-08

申请号：US13217431

申请日：2011-08-25

申请人： Mitsuya Matsubara ,  Akiyoshi Tanaka ,  Yoichi Ito ,  Tomomi Katoh ,  Fumitaka Kikkawa ,  Soyoung Park ,  Kunihiro Yamanaka ,  Kazuki Suzuki ,  Kuniyori Takano ,  Honriku Jo ,  Yuji Tanaka ,  Satoshi Endoh

发明人： Mitsuya Matsubara ,  Akiyoshi Tanaka ,  Yoichi Ito ,  Tomomi Katoh ,  Fumitaka Kikkawa ,  Soyoung Park ,  Kunihiro Yamanaka ,  Kazuki Suzuki ,  Kuniyori Takano ,  Honriku Jo ,  Yuji Tanaka ,  Satoshi Endoh

IPC分类号： B41J2/165

CPC分类号： B41J2/16508 ,  B41J2/16523 ,  B41J2/175 ,  B41J2/18 ,  B41J29/38 ,  B41J2002/16594

摘要： An image forming apparatus includes a recording head configured to have a nozzle face on which nozzles that discharge liquid droplets are formed; a cap configured to cap the nozzle face of the recording head; a discharge path configured to be connected to the cap; a suction pump configured to be provided in the discharge path and be made of a tube pump; and an atmosphere opening part configured to open an airtight space, created when the nozzle face is capped by the cap, to the atmosphere. The atmosphere opening part is configured to communicate with the inside of the cap at a position higher than a surface of liquid discharged into the cap, and a check valve configured to prevent a flow of the liquid toward the cap from the suction pump is provided in the discharge path.

摘要翻译： 图像形成装置包括：记录头，被配置为具有喷嘴面，排出液滴的喷嘴形成在喷嘴面上; 盖构造成盖住记录头的喷嘴面; 排出路径，被配置为连接到所述盖; 抽吸泵，其构造成设置在排出路径中并由管式泵构成; 以及气氛打开部，其构造成打开当所述喷嘴面被所述盖盖住时产生的气密空间。 大气开口部构造成在高于排出到盖的液体表面的位置与盖的内部连通，并且设置有防止液体从吸引泵朝向盖的流动的止回阀 放电路径。

公开(公告)号：US08500240B2

公开(公告)日：2013-08-06

申请号：US13217431

申请日：2011-08-25

申请人： Mitsuya Matsubara ,  Akiyoshi Tanaka ,  Yoichi Ito ,  Tomomi Katoh ,  Fumitaka Kikkawa ,  Soyoung Park ,  Kunihiro Yamanaka ,  Kazuki Suzuki ,  Kuniyori Takano ,  Honriku Jo ,  Yuji Tanaka ,  Satoshi Endoh

发明人： Mitsuya Matsubara ,  Akiyoshi Tanaka ,  Yoichi Ito ,  Tomomi Katoh ,  Fumitaka Kikkawa ,  Soyoung Park ,  Kunihiro Yamanaka ,  Kazuki Suzuki ,  Kuniyori Takano ,  Honriku Jo ,  Yuji Tanaka ,  Satoshi Endoh

IPC分类号： B41J2/165

CPC分类号： B41J2/16508 ,  B41J2/16523 ,  B41J2/175 ,  B41J2/18 ,  B41J29/38 ,  B41J2002/16594

摘要： An image forming apparatus includes a recording head configured to have a nozzle face on which nozzles that discharge liquid droplets are formed; a cap configured to cap the nozzle face of the recording head; a discharge path configured to be connected to the cap; a suction pump configured to be provided in the discharge path and be made of a tube pump; and an atmosphere opening part configured to open an airtight space, created when the nozzle face is capped by the cap, to the atmosphere. The atmosphere opening part is configured to communicate with the inside of the cap at a position higher than a surface of liquid discharged into the cap, and a check valve configured to prevent a flow of the liquid toward the cap from the suction pump is provided in the discharge path.

摘要翻译： 图像形成装置包括：记录头，被配置为具有喷嘴面，排出液滴的喷嘴形成在喷嘴面上; 盖构造成盖住记录头的喷嘴面; 排出路径，被配置为连接到所述盖; 抽吸泵，其构造成设置在排出路径中并由管式泵构成; 以及气氛打开部，其构造成打开当所述喷嘴面被所述盖盖住时产生的气密空间。 大气开口部构造成在高于排出到盖的液体表面的位置与盖的内部连通，并且设置有防止液体从吸引泵朝向盖的流动的止回阀 放电路径。

公开(公告)号：US09296209B2

公开(公告)日：2016-03-29

申请号：US14570006

申请日：2014-12-15

申请人： Soyoung Park ,  Yoichi Ito ,  Mikio Ohashi ,  Yoshinori Uchino ,  Noriyuki Sai

发明人： Soyoung Park ,  Yoichi Ito ,  Mikio Ohashi ,  Yoshinori Uchino ,  Noriyuki Sai

IPC分类号： B41J2/165 ,  B41J3/407 ,  B41J29/17

CPC分类号： B41J2/16526 ,  B41J3/4073 ,  B41J29/17

摘要： An image forming apparatus includes a recording head, a receiving face member, and a cleaner. The recording head discharges droplets. The receiving face member includes a receiving face to receive dummy discharge droplets discharged from the recording head and not contributing to image formation. With rotation of the receiving face member, the receiving face movable between a facing position at which the receiving face faces the recording head and a retracted position at which the receiving face does not face the recording head. The cleaner cleans the receiving face of the receiving face member.

摘要翻译： 图像形成装置包括记录头，接收面构件和清洁器。 记录头放出液滴。 接收面构件包括接收面以接收从记录头排出的虚拟放电液滴，并且不对图像形成起作用。 通过接收面构件的旋转，接收面可在接收面朝向记录头的相对位置与接收面不面对记录头的缩回位置之间移动。 清洁剂清洁接收面构件的接收面。