Image forming apparatus including locking mechanism and covering with slide member

    公开(公告)号:US10935922B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-03-02

    申请号:US16500076

    申请日:2018-03-13

    Inventor: Toru Nakayama

    Abstract: An image forming apparatus (1) includes a front covering (2) and a locking mechanism (2). The front covering (2) is opened and closed in attachment or detachment of a toner container (15). The locking mechanism (3) locks the front covering (2). The term “lock” refers to the front covering (2) being kept closed with no external force acting on the front covering (2). The toner container (15) includes a protrusion (151). Only when the protrusion is located at a specific position of the toner container (15), the locking mechanism (3) operates according to opening or closing of the front covering (2).

    Image reading device and image forming apparatus including the same for reading both sides of a document alternately in a single read position
    3.
    发明授权
    Image reading device and image forming apparatus including the same for reading both sides of a document alternately in a single read position 有权
    图像读取装置和图像形成装置,包括用于在单个读取位置交替读取文件的两侧的图像形成装置

    公开(公告)号:US08994964B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-03-31

    申请号:US14283128

    申请日:2014-05-20

    Inventor: Toru Nakayama

    CPC classification number: G06K15/16 H04N1/0057 H04N1/00633

    Abstract: An image reading device includes a document transport controller and an operation portion. The document transport controller controls to discharge a document in one of two sheet discharging modes including a first sheet discharging mode in which the document is turned over again after both sides of the document have been read, and a second sheet discharging mode in which the document is discharged without being turned over again. The operation portion accepts an instruction to select one of the first sheet discharging mode and the second sheet discharging mode to discharge the document.

    Abstract translation: 图像读取装置包括文件传送控制器和操作部。 文档传送控制器控制以两张纸张排出模式之一排放文档,包括在读取文档的两面之后再次翻转文档的第一纸张排出模式以及第二纸张排出模式,其中文档 被释放而不再翻转。 操作部分接受用于选择第一纸张排出模式和第二纸张排出模式之一的指令以排出文档。

    DEVELOPER HOUSING CONTAINER AND IMAGE FORMING DEVICE PROVIDED WITH SAME

    公开(公告)号:US20180373179A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-12-27

    申请号:US16011758

    申请日:2018-06-19

    Inventor: Toru Nakayama

    Abstract: A developer housing container includes a container main body, a moving wall, a sealing member, and at least one communicating mechanism. The container main body has an inner circumference surface which defines an internal space tubularly extending, and is provided with a developer discharge port. The moving wall has an outer circumference surface arranged to be opposed to the inner circumference surface, and a transport surface which defines a housing space. The moving wall moves in a first direction while transporting the developer toward the developer discharge port. At least one communicating mechanism is arranged at a predetermined position in the first direction in the container main body and allows the housing space and the internal space positioned more upstream of the moving wall in the first direction to communicate with each other by partly deforming the sealing member.

    Image forming apparatus for sharpening image and image forming system with the same

    公开(公告)号:US09723170B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-08-01

    申请号:US15337564

    申请日:2016-10-28

    Inventor: Toru Nakayama

    CPC classification number: H04N1/32149 H04N2201/0094 H04N2201/3271

    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image acquisition section, an image processing section, and an image forming section. The image processing section extracts an identifier given to an irreversibly compressed set of image data in print data, allows the image acquisition section to acquire a corresponding set of image data associated with the extracted identifier, and replaces an image represented by the irreversibly compressed set of image data with an image represented by the corresponding set of image data to generate a print target image. The image forming section forms the generated print target image on a recording paper sheet. The irreversibly compressed set of image data and the corresponding set of image data associated with the identifier given to the irreversibly compressed set of image data represent the same object image.

    Image forming with save mode for reducing color material cost
    6.
    发明授权
    Image forming with save mode for reducing color material cost 有权
    图像形成与保存模式,以降低颜色材料成本

    公开(公告)号:US09230206B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-01-05

    申请号:US14257127

    申请日:2014-04-21

    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit, a save mode setting unit, a reference cost obtaining unit, a minimum monetary-sum extraction unit, and a usage volume setting unit. The minimum monetary-sum extraction unit is configured to extract a minimum monetary sum for each tone from reference costs for a plurality of image forming modes. The usage volume setting unit is configured to: obtain a post-reduction cost where a reduced monetary sum by the save mode is subtracted from the minimum monetary sum; and set reference usage volume as usage volumes for the dark color material and the light color material in the save mode, the reference usage volume being obtained based on the reference costs for the image forming modes corresponding to the post-reduction cost.

    Abstract translation: 图像形成装置包括图像形成单元,保存模式设置单元,参考成本获取单元,最小货币和提取单元和使用量设置单元。 最小货币和提取单元被配置为针对多个图像形成模式从参考成本中提取每个音调的最小货币总和。 所述使用量设定单元被配置为:从所述最小货币金额中减去所述保存模式的减少货币金额的后期降低成本; 并且将参考使用量设置为保存模式中的深色材料和浅色材料的使用量,基于与降低后成本对应的图像形成模式的参考成本获得参考使用量。

    Image forming apparatus and non-transitory computer readable storage medium

    公开(公告)号:US11019232B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-05-25

    申请号:US16923020

    申请日:2020-07-07

    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image forming section, a case section, a conveyance section, a controller, an acquiring section, and storage. The controller controls the image forming section and the conveyance section according to mechanical settings information corresponding to a type of the sheet. The acquiring section acquires an identification image for identifying the type of the sheet. The storage stores therein mechanical-settings-information candidates and registered images associated with the mechanical-settings-information candidates. The controller determines whether or not a matching image exists when a sheet is loaded in the case section. Here, the matching image is a registered image matching the identification image of the registered images. The controller adjusts mechanical settings information based on a mechanical-settings-information candidate associated with the matching image of the mechanical-settings-information candidates when determining that the matching image exists.

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