公开(公告)号：US20140140710A1

公开(公告)日：2014-05-22

申请号：US14084798

申请日：2013-11-20

Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.

Inventor： Kazutoshi YOSHIMURA ,  Katsunori TAKAHASHI ,  Hiroyuki WATANABE ,  Kenichi HAYASHI ,  Keigo OGURA ,  Takahiro YOKOYA ,  Kenji TAMAKI

IPC: G03G15/00

CPC classification number: G03G15/2028 ,  G03G15/6511

Abstract: An image forming apparatus receives setting of an object to be adjusted, on an adjustment object selection screen when selecting an adjustment mode. After the object to be adjusted is set, camera(s) photograph(s) the object to be adjusted so that the image forming apparatus obtains photographed data of current object to be adjusted. Next, the apparatus searches photographed data of the object to be adjusted in the ideal state thereof from the database. Name of the object to be adjusted and related information in the photographed data agree with those of the photographed data of current object to be adjusted. The higher ranked related information is preferentially searched and it is determined whether or not pieces of the higher ranked related information thus preferentially searched agree with each other.

Abstract translation: 图像形成装置在选择调整模式时，在调整对象选择画面上接收待调整对象的设定。 在设置要调整的对象之后，照相机拍摄要调节的对象，使得图像形成装置获得要调整的当前对象的拍摄数据。 接下来，该装置从数据库中搜索要在其理想状态下调整的对象的拍摄数据。 要被调整的对象的名称和拍摄数据中的相关信息与被调整的当前对象的拍摄数据的名称一致。 优先搜索较高等级的相关信息，并且确定这样优先搜索的较高等级的相关信息的片段是否彼此一致。

公开(公告)号：US20240036503A1

公开(公告)日：2024-02-01

申请号：US18220300

申请日：2023-07-11

Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.

Inventor： Yasuo KOYANAGI ,  Kazumichi YOSHIDA ,  Yoshihito SASAMOTO ,  Kazutoshi YOSHIMURA

IPC: G03G15/00

CPC classification number: G03G15/5029 ,  G03G2215/00738

Abstract: [Problem] To provide a stiffness measuring device capable of highly accurately measuring the stiffness of a recording material such as a sheet, and an image forming system equipped with the stiffness measuring device.
[Solution] A stiffness measuring device includes a holding portion that holds a recording material so that a recording surface of the recording material is substantially parallel to a vertical direction, a pressing portion, and a stiffness acquiring section. The pressing portion presses a measurement point located on a lower side in the vertical direction than the portion of the recording material held by the holding portion. The stiffness acquiring section measure a reaction force obtained when the measurement point is pressed by the pressing portion and acquires the measured reaction force as the stiffness of the recording material.

公开(公告)号：US20220390889A1

公开(公告)日：2022-12-08

申请号：US17743577

申请日：2022-05-13

Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.

Inventor： Akimasa ISHIKAWA ,  Hitoshi ASANO ,  Yumiko IZUMIYA ,  Hirotada SEKI ,  Kazutoshi YOSHIMURA ,  Yasuo KOYANAGI

IPC: G03G15/00

Abstract: Provided are an image forming system and a method for detecting glossiness capable of accurately detecting glossiness in various media having different conditions.
The image forming system includes a sensor unit including a light source that irradiates a medium being conveyed with light and a gloss sensor that receives light emitted from the light source and specularly reflected on the medium and detects a diffusion distribution of light in the medium, and a detection condition setting unit that identifies a type of the medium being conveyed and sets a light amount of the light source and/or exposure time of the gloss sensor at the time of glossiness detection in accordance with the type of the medium. The image forming system further includes a glossiness detector that detects glossiness of the medium from a diffusion distribution of light detected by the gloss sensor under the detection condition set by the detection condition setting unit.

公开(公告)号：US20200255239A1

公开(公告)日：2020-08-13

申请号：US16741922

申请日：2020-01-14

Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.

Inventor： Yumiko IZUMIYA ,  Satoshi OGATA ,  Kazutoshi YOSHIMURA ,  Hitoshi ASANO ,  Hirotada SEKI ,  Akimasa ISHIKAWA

IPC: B65H5/06 ,  B65H7/02 ,  B65H5/16

Abstract: A measuring device, includes a physical property value detector and a push contact member that pushes to bring a sheet material in contact with the physical property value detector; and further includes a first processor that stops conveyance of the sheet material, pushes to bring the sheet material in contact with the physical property value detector, and detects a physical property value of the sheet material; a second processor that, after having detected the physical property value, cancels the pushing by the push contact member, separates the sheet material from the physical property value detector, and starts conveyance of the sheet material; and a physical property value specifier that specifies the physical property value on a basis of physical property values of a plurality of positions within a surface of the sheet material detected by executing the first processing and the second processing repeatedly.

公开(公告)号：US20160060056A1

公开(公告)日：2016-03-03

申请号：US14839757

申请日：2015-08-28

Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.

Inventor： Kazutoshi YOSHIMURA ,  Akinori KIMATA ,  Takashi WATANABE ,  Toshikazu HIGASHI

IPC: B65H7/06 ,  G01S15/04 ,  B65H7/20 ,  B65H1/04 ,  B65H5/06

CPC classification number: B65H7/125 ,  B65H5/062 ,  B65H7/06 ,  B65H7/12 ,  B65H7/18 ,  B65H2511/10 ,  B65H2511/20 ,  B65H2513/10 ,  B65H2513/53 ,  B65H2553/30 ,  B65H2553/82 ,  B65H2701/1311 ,  B65H2701/1313 ,  B65H2801/06 ,  B65H2801/39 ,  B65H2220/01 ,  B65H2220/03 ,  B65H2220/02

Abstract: An image forming apparatus as a sheet conveying apparatus comprises a paper feeding roller, an upstream side sensor, and an ultrasonic wave sensor. The paper feeding roller provides a plurality of sheets placed on a document tray in series to a conveying path. The upstream side sensor detects presence or absence of a sheet being conveyed along the conveying path, at a location of a downstream side of the paper feeding roller along the conveying path. The ultrasonic wave sensor detects presence or absence of occurrence of multiple feed, based on intensity of ultrasonic waves received at a location of a downstream side of the upstream side sensor along the conveying path.

Abstract translation: 作为片材输送装置的图像形成装置包括给纸辊，上游侧传感器和超声波传感器。 供纸辊提供放置在与输送路径串联的文件托盘上的多张纸。 上游侧传感器检测沿输送路径沿供纸辊的下游侧的位置沿输送路径输送的纸张的有无。 超声波传感器基于沿着输送路径在上游侧传感器的下游侧的位置处接收的超声波的强度来检测是否存在多次进给。

公开(公告)号：US20200370883A1

公开(公告)日：2020-11-26

申请号：US16878986

申请日：2020-05-20

Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.

Inventor： Satoshi OGATA ,  Kazutoshi YOSHIMURA ,  Yumiko IZUMIYA

IPC: G01B11/30 ,  G03G15/00

Abstract: A sheet distinction device includes a measurer, a housing, a shutter, a calibration plate, and a controller. The measurer emits light to a sheet, receives light reflected from the sheet, and acquires detection information for determining physical properties of the sheet. The housing houses the measurer and is provided with an opening through which the emitted light and the reflected light pass. The shutter switches between a closed state in which the opening is closed and an open state in which the opening is open. The calibration plate is provided on a surface of the shutter which is on an inner side in the closed state. In the closed state, the measurer emits light to a calibration plate and receives reflected light to acquire acquisition information. The controller calibrates the measurer based on the acquisition information.

公开(公告)号：US20180229956A1

公开(公告)日：2018-08-16

申请号：US15868237

申请日：2018-01-11

Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.

Inventor： Kazutoshi YOSHIMURA ,  Kiyohito TSUJIHARA ,  Akinori KIMATA ,  Takashi WATANABE ,  Shiro UMEDA ,  Kouei CHO

IPC: B65H9/00 ,  B65H3/06 ,  B65H5/06 ,  B65H7/14 ,  B65H29/12

CPC classification number: B65H9/004 ,  B65H3/06 ,  B65H5/062 ,  B65H7/02 ,  B65H7/14 ,  B65H7/20 ,  B65H29/125 ,  B65H2511/20 ,  B65H2511/414 ,  B65H2553/822 ,  B65H2701/111 ,  B65H2701/131 ,  B65H2801/06 ,  B65H2801/39 ,  H04N1/0057 ,  H04N1/00588 ,  H04N1/00602 ,  H04N1/00615 ,  H04N1/00639 ,  H04N1/0066 ,  H04N1/00718 ,  H04N1/00734 ,  H04N1/00745 ,  H04N1/00782 ,  H04N1/3878 ,  H04N2201/0094 ,  B65H2220/02 ,  B65H2220/03 ,  B65H2220/01

Abstract: Provided is a document conveyance apparatus that conveys a document along a document conveyance path including a reading position at which an image on a surface of the document is read, the document conveyance apparatus including: a hardware processor; an end detector that detects an angle of a corner portion of a front edge of the document; and an inclination detector that detects an amount of inclination of the front edge, wherein, in a case where it has been determined that the corner portion of the front edge includes a right angle portion on the basis of information obtained from the end detector, the hardware processor determines the amount of inclination of the front edge obtained from the inclination detector as an amount of inclination of the document, and performs inclination correction of the image read at the reading position.

公开(公告)号：US20170075278A1

公开(公告)日：2017-03-16

申请号：US15267293

申请日：2016-09-16

Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.

Inventor： Kazutoshi YOSHIMURA ,  Takashi WATANABE ,  Akinori KIMATA ,  Shiro UMEDA

IPC: G03G15/00

CPC classification number: G03G15/607 ,  G03G15/602 ,  G03G2215/00333

Abstract: A sheet conveying apparatus has a reference roller, a detection roller, and a detection sensor. The detection roller can move, and makes contact with the reference roller, facing the reference roller. The detection sensor outputs a signal corresponding to the displacement of the detection roller. The sheet is conveyed to a nip portion of the pair of rollers. At this time, the timing when an edge portion of the sheet being conveyed passes through the nip portion is detected. In response to the timing detected, the thickness of the sheet is detected, based on the signal output from the detection sensor.

Abstract translation: 片材输送装置具有基准辊，检测辊和检测传感器。 检测辊可以移动并与基准辊接触，面向参考辊。 检测传感器输出与检测辊的位移对应的信号。 将该片材输送到该对辊的夹持部。 此时，检测正在输送的片材的边缘部分通过夹持部的时刻。 响应于检测到的定时，基于从检测传感器输出的信号检测片材的厚度。

公开(公告)号：US20220191340A1

公开(公告)日：2022-06-16

申请号：US17513778

申请日：2021-10-28

Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.

Inventor： Hirotada SEKI ,  Hitoshi ASANO ,  Yumiko IZUMIYA ,  Akimasa ISHIKAWA ,  Kazutoshi YOSHIMURA ,  Yasuo KOYANAGI

IPC: H04N1/00

Abstract: To provide a sheet conveyance device capable of preventing degradation in quality of conveying a sheet and image quality even when a stiffness of the sheet is different between a sheet conveyance direction and a sheet width direction. A sheet conveyance device of an image forming apparatus includes an image forming part that conveys a sheet along a conveyance path; and a stiffness acquisition part that acquires a stiffness of the sheet in a first direction including a component in the sheet conveyance direction by bending the sheet in the first direction, and acquires a stiffness of the sheet in a second direction including a component in the sheet width direction orthogonal to the sheet conveyance direction by bending the sheet in the second direction.

公开(公告)号：US20200021694A1

公开(公告)日：2020-01-16

申请号：US16448002

申请日：2019-06-21

Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.

Inventor： Satoshi OGATA ,  Yumiko IZUMIYA ,  Kazutoshi YOSHIMURA ,  Tatsuhiro NOUTOMI ,  Sayaka OGASAWARA

IPC: H04N1/00

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes the following. A measuring unit measures a physical property of media as a target on which an image is formed. An image forming operator forms an image on the media. A hardware processor controls an operation of the image forming operator and extracts a candidate of a type of media based on a measured result by the measuring unit. An operation receiver receives input to specify one type from the candidate extracted by the hardware processor. The hardware processor controls the image forming operator to form on the media an identification image determined according to a combination of the extracted candidates.