公开(公告)号：US20210067647A1

公开(公告)日：2021-03-04

申请号：US17004217

申请日：2020-08-27

Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.

Inventor： Akinori KIMATA ,  Yukinobu IGUCHI ,  Satoru SASAKI ,  Kenichi HAYASHI ,  Shiro UMEDA ,  Noriyuki JINBO

IPC: H04N1/00

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: a transport device that transports a sheet placed on a sheet holding member; a detector that detects one type from among a first number of types as a type of the sheet transported by the transport device; a display that displays the type of the sheet placed on the sheet holding member; and an input device that accepts an instruction related to a display pattern of the type of the sheet, wherein the input device accepts an instruction to select the display pattern from a first display pattern in which the type of the sheet is selected from among the first number of types, and a second display pattern in which the type of the sheet is selected from a second number of types, and the display displays the type that is a result of the detection by the detector.

公开(公告)号：US20240255878A1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-01

申请号：US18414754

申请日：2024-01-17

Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.

Inventor： Akinori KIMATA ,  Takahiro TSUJIMOTO ,  Noriyuki JINBO ,  Kenichi HAYASHI ,  Shiro UMEDA

IPC: G03G15/00

CPC classification number: G03G15/5029 ,  G03G15/6529

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a sensor that detects information relating to the first recording medium and information relating to the second recording medium; and a hardware processor that causes the sensor to detect information relating to the first recording medium conveyed first by the conveyance section and to detect information relating to the second recording medium conveyed by the conveyance section after the first recording medium, causes the conveyance section to operate such that the second recording medium is conveyed at a conveyance speed based on the information relating to the first recording medium, and causes the conveyance section to operate such that the second recording medium is conveyed at the conveyance speed maintained even when the information relating to the second recording medium after the first recording medium is detected to be different from the information relating to the first recording medium.

公开(公告)号：US20210070573A1

公开(公告)日：2021-03-11

申请号：US17012719

申请日：2020-09-04

Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.

Inventor： Akinori KIMATA ,  Yukinobu IGUCHI ,  Satoru SASAKI ,  Kenichi HAYASHI ,  Shiro UMEDA ,  Noriyuki JINBO

IPC: B65H7/12 ,  G01N29/07 ,  G01N29/44

Abstract: Provided is an inspection device that performs inspection using ultrasonic waves transmitted on the basis of a burst signal including a plurality of pulses, the inspection device includes: a decider that decides the number of pulses included in the burst signal, or a burst cycle of the burst signal, on the basis of an atmospheric pressure at an installation position of the inspection device; a generator that repeatedly generates the burst signal including the decided number of pulses, or the burst signal having the decided burst cycle; a transmitter that transmits ultrasonic waves on the basis of the burst signal repeatedly generated; and a receiver that receives ultrasonic waves.

公开(公告)号：US20250039319A1

公开(公告)日：2025-01-30

申请号：US18784277

申请日：2024-07-25

Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.

Inventor： Noriyuki JINBO ,  Takahiro TSUJIMOTO ,  Akinori KIMATA ,  Kenichi HAYASHI ,  Shiro UMEDA

IPC: H04N1/23 ,  H04N1/00

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a conveyor that successively conveys a plurality of recording media, a medium detector that detects information about the recording medium conveyed by the conveyor, and a hardware processor, wherein the hardware processor detects the information about the recording medium being conveyed firstly by the conveyor at a first speed by using the media detector, and outputs a conveyance speed of the recording medium determined based on the detected information, and in a case in which the output conveyance speed is different from the first speed, carries out control such that a conveyance speed of at least one of recording media which are conveyed secondly and subsequently by the conveyor and are conveyed later than a recording medium being conveyed firstly is a second speed different from the first speed.

公开(公告)号：US20240255879A1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-01

申请号：US18423912

申请日：2024-01-26

Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.

Inventor： Kenichi HAYASHI ,  Noriyuki JINBO ,  Akinori KIMATA ,  Takahiro TSUJIMOTO ,  Shiro UMEDA

IPC: G03G15/00

CPC classification number: G03G15/5029 ,  G03G15/5016 ,  G03G15/5075 ,  G03G15/6502 ,  G03G15/6558 ,  G03G15/6588 ,  G03G2215/00514

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a conveyance section that conveys a first recording medium and a second recording medium, a sensor that detects information relating to the first recording medium and information relating to the second recording medium, and a hardware processor that causes the sensor to detect the information relating to the first recording medium conveyed first by the conveyance section and to detect the information relating to the second recording medium conveyed by the conveyance section after the first recording medium, and outputs the detected information relating to the second recording medium after the first recording medium.

公开(公告)号：US20230188658A1

公开(公告)日：2023-06-15

申请号：US18064342

申请日：2022-12-12

Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.

Inventor： Takahiro TSUJIMOTO ,  Akinori KIMATA ,  Kenichi HAYASHI ,  Noriyuki JINBO ,  Shiro UMEDA

IPC: H04N1/00 ,  G06F8/65

CPC classification number: H04N1/00724 ,  H04N1/00726 ,  H04N1/00729 ,  G06F8/65

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: a sensor configured to detect first information related to a physical property value of a sheet, the sheet to have an image formed thereon; and a processor configured to: obtain second information related to a brand of the sheet; and store the first information and the second information in a memory, the first information being detected by the sensor, the second information being obtained by the processor.

公开(公告)号：US20220070307A1

公开(公告)日：2022-03-03

申请号：US17391124

申请日：2021-08-02

Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.

Inventor： Kenichi HAYASHI ,  Akinori KIMATA ,  Noriyuki JINBO ,  Shiro UMEDA ,  Yukinobu IGUCHI ,  Satoru SASAKI

IPC: H04N1/00

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: a state monitor that monitors an apparatus state; an electrostatic noise detector that detects electrostatic noise; and an erroneous detection determiner that determines whether or not the state monitor has erroneously detected a change in the apparatus state due to electrostatic noise from a detection result of the change in the apparatus state by the state monitor and a detection result of the electrostatic noise detector.