公开(公告)号：US20200241453A1

公开(公告)日：2020-07-30

申请号：US16752816

申请日：2020-01-27

申请人： Jun OKAMOTO ,  Seiji SAITOH ,  Yutaka NAITOH ,  Toshiharu HACHISUKA ,  Hiroshi SEO ,  Daisuke INOUE ,  Masao KATOH ,  Yutaka ASO ,  Naohiro FUNADA ,  Tomoo ASAMI

发明人： Jun OKAMOTO ,  Seiji SAITOH ,  Yutaka NAITOH ,  Toshiharu HACHISUKA ,  Hiroshi SEO ,  Daisuke INOUE ,  Masao KATOH ,  Yutaka ASO ,  Naohiro FUNADA ,  Tomoo ASAMI

IPC分类号： G03G15/20 ,  G03G21/16

摘要： A fixing device includes a fixing member, at least one temperature detector, and a device-side drawer connector. The at least one temperature detector is configured to detect a temperature of the fixing member, the at least one temperature detector including a plurality of lead wires. The device-side drawer connector has a terminal portion configured to fit with a terminal portion of a body-side drawer connector of an image forming apparatus body to connect the plurality of lead wires of the at least one temperature detector to the image forming apparatus body. The device-side drawer connector is configured to branch a signal wire of the plurality of lead wires of the at least one temperature detector into a plurality of systems. A plurality of earth wires of the plurality of lead wires of the at least one temperature detector is short-circuited to each other.

公开(公告)号：US20200241452A1

公开(公告)日：2020-07-30

申请号：US16750043

申请日：2020-01-23

申请人： Seiji SAITOH ,  Toshiharu HACHISUKA ,  Hiroshi SEO ,  Yutaka NAITOH ,  Daisuke INOUE ,  Masao KATOH ,  Yutaka ASO ,  Naohiro FUNADA ,  Tomoo ASAMI ,  Jun OKAMOTO

发明人： Seiji SAITOH ,  Toshiharu HACHISUKA ,  Hiroshi SEO ,  Yutaka NAITOH ,  Daisuke INOUE ,  Masao KATOH ,  Yutaka ASO ,  Naohiro FUNADA ,  Tomoo ASAMI ,  Jun OKAMOTO

IPC分类号： G03G15/20

摘要： A fixing device includes at least one temperature detector and a device-side connector. The at least one temperature detector is configured to detect a temperature of the fixing device. The device-side connector is configured to transmit a temperature detection signal from the at least one temperature detector to an image forming apparatus body by mutual contact between a terminal of the device-side connector and a terminal of a body-side connector of the image forming apparatus body. A lead wire of the at least one temperature detector is branched into a plurality of wires connected to the device-side connector.

公开(公告)号：US20230008258A1

公开(公告)日：2023-01-12

申请号：US17852381

申请日：2022-06-29

申请人： Hiromasa TAKAGI ,  Seiji SAITOH ,  Jun OKAMOTO ,  Tamotsu IKEDA ,  Yoshikuni SASAKI ,  Takahiro IMADA

发明人： Hiromasa TAKAGI ,  Seiji SAITOH ,  Jun OKAMOTO ,  Tamotsu IKEDA ,  Yoshikuni SASAKI ,  Takahiro IMADA

IPC分类号： G03G21/20 ,  G03G15/20 ,  G03G15/00

摘要： An image forming apparatus includes two rotators, a driver driving the rotators, a heating device to heat the rotator, a blower blowing air to the heating device, a temperature detector, a recording medium detector, a cover, an open-close detector, and circuitry. The circuitry detects an abnormal state and stops heat generation, determines whether the cover is closed using the open-close detector, controls the blower to blow air when the cover is closed, determines whether the recording medium is in the nip using the recording medium detector, controls the driver to rotate the two rotators when the cover is closed and no recording medium is in the nip, determines whether a temperature detected is equal to or lower than a threshold value before the cover is opened, and controls the blower to decrease an air volume when the temperature detected is equal to or lower than the threshold value.

公开(公告)号：US20230004107A1

公开(公告)日：2023-01-05

申请号：US17825471

申请日：2022-05-26

申请人： Seiji SAITOH ,  Takahiro IMADA ,  Yoshikuni SASAKI ,  Tamotsu IKEDA ,  Hiromasa TAKAGI ,  Jun OKAMOTO

发明人： Seiji SAITOH ,  Takahiro IMADA ,  Yoshikuni SASAKI ,  Tamotsu IKEDA ,  Hiromasa TAKAGI ,  Jun OKAMOTO

IPC分类号： G03G15/20

摘要： A contact-separation device brings a contact-separation member into contact with a contacted member separably and includes a biasing member that generates a biasing force. A presser presses the contact-separation member against the contacted member in a pressing direction with the biasing force from the biasing member. A cam presses the presser in an opposite direction being opposite to the pressing direction. The cam is rotatable and has a cam face. A cam follower has a cam contact face that contacts the cam face of the cam. The cam contact face is curved to project toward the cam. The cam contact face has a curvature that is smaller than a greatest curvature of the cam face of the cam and is greater than a smallest curvature of the cam face of the cam.

公开(公告)号：US20240319636A1

公开(公告)日：2024-09-26

申请号：US18605881

申请日：2024-03-15

申请人： Tamotsu IKEDA ,  Yutaka IKEBUCHI ,  Yuusuke FURUICHI ,  Seiji SAITOH ,  Jun OKAMOTO

发明人： Tamotsu IKEDA ,  Yutaka IKEBUCHI ,  Yuusuke FURUICHI ,  Seiji SAITOH ,  Jun OKAMOTO

IPC分类号： G03G15/20

CPC分类号： G03G15/2017 ,  G03G15/2064

摘要： A fixing device includes a fixing rotator, a pressure rotator, a planar heater, a holder, a conductor, and a support. The pressure rotator presses the fixing rotator to form a fixing nip between the pressure rotator and the fixing rotator. The planar heater contacts an inner surface of the fixing rotator. The holder holds the heater and guides the fixing rotator. The conductor is grounded and contacts the inner surface of the fixing rotator. The support supports the holder and has a shape of regulating rotation of the conductor.

公开(公告)号：US20240310776A1

公开(公告)日：2024-09-19

申请号：US18599370

申请日：2024-03-08

申请人： Jun OKAMOTO ,  Yuusuke FURUICHI ,  Seiji SAITOH ,  Tamotsu IKEDA ,  Shigeo NANNO

发明人： Jun OKAMOTO ,  Yuusuke FURUICHI ,  Seiji SAITOH ,  Tamotsu IKEDA ,  Shigeo NANNO

IPC分类号： G03G21/16 ,  G03G15/20

CPC分类号： G03G21/1619 ,  G03G15/20 ,  G03G21/1633 ,  G03G21/1647 ,  G03G21/1652 ,  G03G2221/1639

摘要： A fixing device detachably attachable to an image forming apparatus includes a housing frame having an open front side in an insertion direction in which the fixing device is inserted into the image forming apparatus. The housing frame includes a support plate, as a back side of the housing frame in the insertion direction, and a pair of side plates extending in the insertion direction. The support plate includes an extension extending beyond one of the pair of side plates. The extension includes an engaged portion to be engaged with an engaging portion of the image forming apparatus when the fixing device is mounted on the image forming apparatus.

公开(公告)号：US20170269522A1

公开(公告)日：2017-09-21

申请号：US15444946

申请日：2017-02-28

申请人： Keisuke KUBOTA ,  Seiji SAITOH ,  Masami OKAMOTO ,  Kensuke YAMAJI ,  Fumihiro HIROSE ,  Shuutaroh YUASA ,  Yuuta KANDA

发明人： Keisuke KUBOTA ,  Seiji SAITOH ,  Masami OKAMOTO ,  Kensuke YAMAJI ,  Fumihiro HIROSE ,  Shuutaroh YUASA ,  Yuuta KANDA

IPC分类号： G03G15/20

CPC分类号： G03G15/2085 ,  G03G15/2028 ,  G03G15/206 ,  G03G2215/2029 ,  G03G2215/2032

摘要： A fixing device includes a fixing belt that is endless and rotatable in a rotation direction and a nip former stretching the fixing belt. A pressure rotator presses against the nip former via the fixing belt to form a fixing nip between the fixing belt and the pressure rotator, through which a recording medium is conveyed. A separator is disposed downstream from the nip former in a recording medium conveyance direction and stretches the fixing belt. The separator is spaced apart from the pressure rotator via the fixing belt. A presser is interposed between an exit of the fixing nip and an upstream end of the separator in the rotation direction of the fixing belt. The presser comes into contact with an inner circumferential surface of the fixing belt to press the fixing belt against the pressure rotator.

公开(公告)号：US20150125190A1

公开(公告)日：2015-05-07

申请号：US14513350

申请日：2014-10-14

申请人： Seiji SAITOH

发明人： Seiji SAITOH

IPC分类号： G03G15/20

CPC分类号： G03G15/2025

摘要： A cleaning device includes a web sheet, a holding member, a reel member, a drive device, a pressing member, and a rotational load-applying device. The web sheet slides against and cleans a surface of a cleaning target object. The holding member holds the web sheet wound around the holding member to be reeled out. The reel member has the web sheet wound around the reel member to be reeled in. The drive device drives the reel member to rotate. The pressing member presses the web sheet against the cleaning target object. The rotational load-applying device applies a load to rotation of the holding member. The load is changeable depending on an amount of the web sheet held by the holding member.

摘要翻译： 清洁装置包括腹板片，保持构件，卷轴构件，驱动装置，按压构件和旋转载荷施加装置。 网板滑动并清洁清洁目标物体的表面。 保持构件保持卷绕在保持构件上的卷筒纸被卷起。 卷轴构件具有卷绕在卷轴构件上的卷筒纸卷绕。驱动装置驱动卷轴构件旋转。 按压构件将网状片材压靠在清洁对象物上。 旋转负载施加装置对保持构件的旋转施加负荷。 负载可以根据由保持构件保持的幅材片材的量而变化。

公开(公告)号：US20220091546A1

公开(公告)日：2022-03-24

申请号：US17462376

申请日：2021-08-31

申请人： Seiji SAITOH

发明人： Seiji SAITOH

IPC分类号： G03G15/20 ,  G03G21/20

摘要： A heating device includes a heating rotator, a pressing rotator, a heater inside the heating rotator, a fan, a housing, and a pair of shutters. The pressing rotator presses against the heating rotator to form a nip passing through a recording medium. The housing houses the heating rotator and the pressing rotator. The housing has a pair of openings each configured to allow airflow generated by the fan to pass through each of the pair of openings. The pair of shutters each slide in corresponding one of the pair of openings in a longitudinal direction of the corresponding opening. Each shutter slides between a position at which an outer end portion of the corresponding opening is opened in the longitudinal direction of the corresponding opening and a position at which an inner end portion of the corresponding opening is opened in the longitudinal directions of the corresponding opening.

公开(公告)号：US20170269525A1

公开(公告)日：2017-09-21

申请号：US15447666

申请日：2017-03-02

申请人： Masami OKAMOTO ,  Seiji SAITOH ,  Keisuke KUBOTA ,  Shuutaroh YUASA ,  Kensuke YAMAJI ,  Fumihiro HIROSE ,  Yuuta KANDA

发明人： Masami OKAMOTO ,  Seiji SAITOH ,  Keisuke KUBOTA ,  Shuutaroh YUASA ,  Kensuke YAMAJI ,  Fumihiro HIROSE ,  Yuuta KANDA

IPC分类号： G03G15/20

CPC分类号： G03G15/206 ,  G03G15/2017 ,  G03G15/2028 ,  G03G2215/0129 ,  G03G2215/2032 ,  G03G2215/2041

摘要： A fixing device includes a fixing belt that is endless and rotatable in a rotation direction and a nip former stretching the fixing belt. A pressure rotator presses against the nip former via the fixing belt to form a fixing nip between the fixing belt and the pressure rotator, through which a recording medium is conveyed. A presser is disposed downstream from an exit of the fixing nip in the rotation direction of the fixing belt. The presser brings the fixing belt into contact with the pressure rotator. A mover is coupled to the presser to move the presser between a contact position where the presser brings the fixing belt into contact with the pressure rotator and an isolation position where the presser isolates the fixing belt from the pressure rotator.