Sheet stopper and image forming apparatus

    公开(公告)号:US11840419B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-12-12

    申请号:US17939876

    申请日:2022-09-07

    发明人: Junya Masuda

    摘要: A turnable sheet stopper blocks and passes a sheet conveyed on a sheet guide, and includes a proximal portion, a distal portion connected to the end of the proximal portion, and a folding mechanism that connects the distal portion to the proximal portion. The sheet stopper transitions between first and second positions. In the second position, the proximal and distal portions integrally turn to the downstream side in the sheet conveyance direction to allow the sheet to pass. The sheet stopper transitions from the second position to a third position when a user draws out the sheet from an upstream side. In the third position, the distal portion folds toward the upstream side to allow the sheet to be drawn out. During transition from the second position to the third position, the edge of the distal portion is located on or away from an outer surface of the sheet guide.

    Paper feed apparatus and image forming apparatus

    公开(公告)号:US10793379B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-10-06

    申请号:US15273871

    申请日:2016-09-23

    发明人: Junya Masuda

    摘要: A paper feed apparatus in accordance with the present invention feeds printing paper stored in a printing paper storage unit. The printing paper storage unit includes: a paper stacking table on which the printing paper is stacked; and an erected member erected along a side of the paper stacking table. The erected member includes a low erected portion formed lower in a height direction than a surrounding portion of the erected member. The paper stacking table has a top face thereof located at a position as high as, or higher than, the low erected portion in the height direction.

    Image forming apparatus
    3.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US09811030B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-11-07

    申请号:US15297641

    申请日:2016-10-19

    发明人: Junya Masuda

    摘要: To provide an image forming apparatus in which the paper is cooled early by blowing air to the paper in the conveying path so as to prevent a sticking phenomenon on a paper output tray while paper turning, paper folding, paper breakage and paper jamming due to influence on paper conveyance by blowing air onto the paper in the conveying path, can be prevented. At the start of paper conveyance, a gate 73 is turned upwards to a first position to thereby close a sixth conveying path 44 and establish communication between a first conveying path 42 and a second conveying path 43 so that the paper having passed through a fixing unit 21 starts to be conveyed from first conveying path 42 to second conveying path 43. At the same time, air is exhausted from an exhausting mechanism 53 arranged upstream of a cooling mechanism 76. When a first paper sensor 74 detects the leading end of the paper, a cooling fan 77 starts to rotate at a predetermined rotational rate to start blowing air at a predetermined volume of cooling airflow.

    Curl correcting apparatus and image forming apparatus

    公开(公告)号:US10001740B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-06-19

    申请号:US15208097

    申请日:2016-07-12

    IPC分类号: G03G15/00

    摘要: A curl correcting apparatus includes rollers, a motor, and a clutch portion. The rollers are curl correction-use rollers which are arranged in parallel to each other in a pressure-contact state and which are different in hardness. The motor is a motor capable of rotating in forward and reverse directions relative to a correction-amount adjusting portion that changes and adjusts a distance to the rollers as a result of an eccentric cam that integrally rotates in accordance with a rotation amount of a rotation shaft, pressing against the rollers. The clutch portion transmits a rotary driving force of the motor to the rollers during the forward rotation and to a rotation shaft during the reverse rotation.

    Image forming apparatus including cooling mechanism with blowoff port
    6.
    发明授权
    Image forming apparatus including cooling mechanism with blowoff port 有权
    图像形成装置包括具有吹出口的冷却机构

    公开(公告)号:US09507298B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-11-29

    申请号:US14325403

    申请日:2014-07-08

    发明人: Junya Masuda

    摘要: To provide an image forming apparatus in which the paper is cooled early by blowing air to the paper in the conveying path so as to prevent a sticking phenomenon on a paper output tray while paper turning, paper folding, paper breakage and paper jamming due to influence on paper conveyance by blowing air onto the paper in the conveying path, can be prevented. At the start of paper conveyance, a gate 73 is turned upwards to a first position to thereby close a sixth conveying path 44 and establish communication between a first conveying path 42 and a second conveying path 43 so that the paper having passed through a fixing unit 21 starts to be conveyed from first conveying path 42 to second conveying path 43. At the same time, air is exhausted from an exhausting mechanism 53 arranged upstream of a cooling mechanism 76. When a first paper sensor 74 detects the leading end of the paper, a cooling fan 77 starts to rotate at a predetermined rotational rate to start blowing air at a predetermined volume of cooling airflow.

    摘要翻译: 为了提供一种图像形成装置,其中纸张通过在输送路径中吹送空气而早期冷却,以防止由于影响而在纸张转动,纸张折叠,纸张断裂和纸张堵塞的同时在纸张输出托盘上的粘附现象 可以防止通过在输送路径中将空气吹送到纸上的纸张输送。 在纸张传送开始时,门73向上转到第一位置,从而关闭第六输送路径44,并且在第一输送路径42和第二输送路径43之间建立连通,使得纸已通过定影单元 21开始从第一输送路径42输送到第二输送路径43.同时,空气从布置在冷却机构76上游的排气机构53排出。当第一纸张传感器74检测到纸张的前端 冷却风扇77开始以预定的旋转速度旋转以开始以预定的冷却气流量吹送空气。

    Image forming apparatus sequentially outputting a sheet having been subjected to image formation processing to a paper output tray
    8.
    发明授权
    Image forming apparatus sequentially outputting a sheet having been subjected to image formation processing to a paper output tray 有权
    图像形成装置将经过图像形成处理的纸张顺序地输出到出纸托盘

    公开(公告)号:US09195184B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-11-24

    申请号:US14556569

    申请日:2014-12-01

    发明人: Junya Masuda

    IPC分类号: G03G15/20 B65H29/12 G03G15/00

    摘要: An image forming apparatus capable of effectively cooling down a sheet having been subjected to fixing processing while preventing an apparatus from becoming larger in size and a sheet conveyance failure from occurring is provided. The image forming apparatus (10) includes a sheet conveyance path (16), a fixing device (22), a conveyance roller (26), an upper sheet guide (60), a lower sheet guide (62), and a cooling fan (40). The conveyance roller (26) is disposed downstream of a heat-treatment portion in the sheet conveyance path and configured so as to convey a sheet passing the heat-treatment portion to the paper output tray. At a position corresponding to the position of the conveyance rollers (26), the upper sheet guide (60) is provided with a ventilation portion (604) configured so as to make the cooling air from the cooling device (40) pass through. At a position opposed to the ventilation portion (604) of the upper sheet guide (60), the lower sheet guide (62) is provided with a ventilation portion (624) configured so as to make the cooling air from the cooling device (40) pass through.

    摘要翻译: 提供一种图像形成装置,其能够有效地冷却经过定影处理的片材,同时防止装置尺寸变大并且片材输送不发生。 图像形成装置(10)包括纸张输送路径(16),定影装置(22),输送辊(26),上纸引导件(60),下纸引导件(62)和冷却风扇 (40)。 传送辊(26)设置在片材传送路径中的热处理部分的下游,并且构造成将通过热处理部分的片材输送到出纸托盘。 在与输送辊(26)的位置相对应的位置,上板导向件(60)设置有通风部(604),其构造成使来自冷却装置(40)的冷却空气通过。 在与上片引导件(60)的通风部(604)相对的位置处,下片引导件(62)设置有通风部(624),其构造成使来自冷却装置(40)的冷却空气 )通过。

    Sheet feed device and image forming apparatus including the same

    公开(公告)号:US10351368B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-07-16

    申请号:US15415300

    申请日:2017-01-25

    发明人: Junya Masuda

    摘要: A sheet feed device includes: a stacking tray on which sheets are stacked in such a manner as to be capable of being lifted and lowered; and an opening/closing member. When the opening/closing member is open, a sheet stacking surface on which the sheets are stacked is positioned at a position higher, in an upper and lower direction of the sheet feed device, than an uppermost portion of the opening/closing member in the upper and lower direction.

    Unit pulling-out mechanism and image recording apparatus

    公开(公告)号:US09612562B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-04-04

    申请号:US14633699

    申请日:2015-02-27

    IPC分类号: G03G21/00 G03G15/00 G03G21/16

    摘要: An image recording apparatus includes a first pullout unit, a second pullout unit, and a first lock mechanism. The first unit is movable along a first axis between a first retracted position where the first unit is fully retracted in the apparatus, and a first exposed position where at least one side surface thereof is fully exposed to the front of the apparatus. The second unit is movable along a second axis, which is perpendicular to the first axis, between a second retracted position where the second unit is fully retracted in the first unit, and a second exposed position where the second unit is exposed to a side of the side surface of the first unit. The first lock mechanism prevents movement of the second unit from the second retracted position to the second exposed position when the first unit is not in the first exposed position.