Electronic apparatus that predicts remaining service life of limited-life component, on basis of frequency analysis of sound data

    公开(公告)号:US11835903B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-12-05

    申请号:US17954714

    申请日:2022-09-28

    CPC classification number: G03G15/55 G03G15/757 G03G2215/00637

    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a drive unit having a drive roller, a driving motor, and a limited-life component, a sound collecting device that collects sound from the limited-life component, and outputs sound data, a storage device storing in advance a sound pressure level corresponding to a specific frequency of the limited-life component, with respect to each of different lengths of the remaining service life, and a controller that analyzes frequency of the sound data at predetermined time points; acquires the sound pressure level corresponding to the specific frequency of the limited-life component, on a basis of a result of the frequency analysis; compares the acquired sound pressure level with the sound pressure level of each of the lengths of the remaining service life; predicts the remaining service life of the limited-life component, on a basis of comparison result; and displays the predicted remaining service life on a display device.

    Heating device and image forming apparatus

    公开(公告)号:US09606499B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-03-28

    申请号:US15007777

    申请日:2016-01-27

    Inventor: Hitoshi Hayamizu

    Abstract: A heating device includes a plurality of chip resistors, a conductor pattern, and a substrate. The plurality of chip resistors generate heat upon receiving power from a power source. The conductor pattern is arranged so as to serially connect the plurality of chip resistors. The conductor pattern is formed on the substrate. The conductor pattern connecting the chip resistors is wider in a forward path from the power source than in a backward path. The majority of the heat generated by the chip resistor is transmitted from the chip resistor to the conductor pattern, and the transmitted heat is radiated from the conductor pattern. Thus, not only the heat from the surface of the chip resistor but also the heat from the conductor pattern serves as heat source.

    Drying apparatus and image forming system

    公开(公告)号:US11654698B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-05-23

    申请号:US17679526

    申请日:2022-02-24

    CPC classification number: B41J11/00212

    Abstract: A drying apparatus which dries a medium on which an image is formed with ink while conveying the medium includes a conveyance part, a heating part, a measurement part and a controller. The conveyance part conveys the medium in a predetermined conveyance direction. The heating part supplies energy to the image on the sheet conveyed in the conveyance part and dries the image. The measurement part measures a value accompanied with moisture contained in the medium. The controller estimates an amount of moisture contained in the medium based on the value measured by the measurement part, and controls at least one of the conveyance part and the heating part so as to change an amount of the energy supplied to the image based on the estimated amount of moisture.

    Image forming apparatus with an improved heat protection for the fuser device

    公开(公告)号:US11073777B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-07-27

    申请号:US16621859

    申请日:2018-09-20

    Inventor: Hitoshi Hayamizu

    Abstract: A sensor unit (12) includes a thermistor (21) and a connector (22). A protection unit (13) includes a thermal cutoff (31) and a connector (32). First and second intermediate connector units (14-1, 14-2) electrically connects the connectors (22, 32) and an external connection connector (11) to each other, respectively. An intermediate wire (53) electrically connects the first and second intermediate connector units (14-1, 14-2) to each other. The first intermediate connector unit (14-1) electrically connects an end of a loopback wire (23) of the connector (22) to the external connection connector (11), the second intermediate connector unit (14-2) connects an end of the thermal cutoff (31) to the external connection connector (11), the intermediate wire (53) electrically connects an other end of the loopback wire (23) and an other end of the thermal cutoff (31) to each other.

    Sheet carrying apparatus and image forming apparatus having sheet detection power shifter
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    发明授权
    Sheet carrying apparatus and image forming apparatus having sheet detection power shifter 有权
    片材承载装置和具有片材检测功率转换器的图像形成装置

    公开(公告)号:US09071716B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-06-30

    申请号:US14092084

    申请日:2013-11-27

    Inventor: Hitoshi Hayamizu

    Abstract: A sheet carrying apparatus comprises a job executing portion that includes a sheet carrying portion for carrying a sheet, a power supply portion that performs usual power supply to the job executing portion in a usual mode and stops the power supply to the job executing portion in a power saving mode that restricts the power supply more than the usual mode; an ejecting portion into which the sheet carried by the sheet carrying portion is ejected, and an ejected sheet detecting portion that detects presence of the sheet ejected in the ejecting portion, and when there is no sheet in the ejecting portion after a job including ejecting of the sheet into the ejecting portion ends, the power supply portion shifts from the usual mode to the power saving mode.

    Abstract translation: 纸张传送装置包括作业执行部分,该作业执行部分包括用于传送纸张的纸张承载部分,电源部分,以通常模式对作业执行部分执行通常的电源供应,并停止向作业执行部分的电力供应 省电模式,限制电源比通常的模式; 喷射由片材承载部分承载的片材的弹出部分和用于检测弹出部分中弹出的片材的存在的弹出片材检测部分,以及在包括弹出部分的作业之后在弹出部分中没有片材 片材进入排出部分结束,电源部分从通常模式转换到省电模式。

    Image forming apparatus that updates information

    公开(公告)号:US09971292B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-05-15

    申请号:US15718597

    申请日:2017-09-28

    Inventor: Hitoshi Hayamizu

    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a storage and a controller. When it is determined that a temperature detected by a temperature detector is equal to or higher than a reference temperature, the controller stops a wireless communication between an RFID tag and a reader/writer. In addition, when a predetermined condition for determining that the detected temperature is lower than the reference temperature is satisfied, the controller starts the wireless communication between the RFID tag and the reader/writer, and causes the reader/writer to update information stored in the RFID tag to update information that was stored in the storage between a time point when it was determined that the temperature detected by the temperature detector is equal to or higher than the reference temperature and a time point when the predetermined condition was satisfied.

    IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS THAT UPDATES INFORMATION

    公开(公告)号:US20180095395A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-04-05

    申请号:US15718597

    申请日:2017-09-28

    Inventor: Hitoshi Hayamizu

    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a storage and a controller. When it is determined that a temperature detected by a temperature detector is equal to or higher than a reference temperature, the controller stops a wireless communication between an RFID tag and a reader/writer. In addition, when a predetermined condition for determining that the detected temperature is lower than the reference temperature is satisfied, the controller starts the wireless communication between the RFID tag and the reader/writer, and causes the reader/writer to update information stored in the RFID tag to update information that was stored in the storage between a time point when it was determined that the temperature detected by the temperature detector is equal to or higher than the reference temperature and a time point when the predetermined condition was satisfied.

    Static eliminating device that eliminates surface of photosensitive body and image forming apparatus including the same

    公开(公告)号:US09811047B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-11-07

    申请号:US15278480

    申请日:2016-09-28

    Inventor: Hitoshi Hayamizu

    CPC classification number: G03G21/08 G03G21/06

    Abstract: A static eliminating device includes a substrate provided with a plurality of light emitters that irradiates light as static eliminating light onto a surface of a photosensitive body, and a plurality of limiting resistors that is provided on a same surface as the light emitters. One ends of each of the plurality of light emitters are connected to a power source via the plurality of limiting resistors. The static eliminating device further includes: a first switching section that supplies power from the power source to the plurality of limiting resistors and the plurality of light emitters at a ON state; and a second switching section that supplies power from the power source to the limiting resistors at the ON state, but does not supply the power to the light emitters.

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