公开(公告)号：US11981534B2

公开(公告)日：2024-05-14

申请号：US17588906

申请日：2022-01-31

Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.

Inventor： Keith Jariabka ,  John J. Cantrell ,  Juan D. Ramos

IPC: B65H1/08 ,  B41J11/00 ,  B65H1/26 ,  B65H7/06 ,  B65H15/00 ,  B65H83/02 ,  B65H3/00 ,  B65H29/00

CPC classification number: B65H83/02 ,  B41J11/0045 ,  B65H1/08 ,  B65H1/266 ,  B65H7/06 ,  B65H15/004 ,  B65H3/00 ,  B65H29/00

Abstract: In some examples, the disclosure describes a device that includes a first media tray positioned at a media input of a pick and separation mechanism, a second media tray positioned at the media input of the pick and separation mechanism, a media scan guide to position a sheet of print media at the media input of the pick and separation mechanism, a shared media path comprising a turn roller to receive the sheet of print media from the pick and separation mechanism from a first direction and provide the sheet of print media to a print zone in a second direction, and an output zone to receive the sheet of print media from the shared media path.

公开(公告)号：US11964835B2

公开(公告)日：2024-04-23

申请号：US17225139

申请日：2021-04-08

Applicant: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.

Inventor： Yuichi Araki ,  Masahito Niwa

IPC: B65H3/08 ,  B65H1/08

CPC classification number: B65H1/08 ,  B65H3/08

Abstract: A medium feeding device includes a storage unit that stores media in a form of a sheet, a delivery unit that is disposed downstream in a medium delivery direction relative to the media stored in the storage unit and that delivers the media individually, a transfer unit that is disposed above the storage unit and that adheres by suction to each of the media stored in the storage unit and transfers the media to the delivery unit, and a fluffing unit that is disposed beside the media stored in the storage unit in a direction intersecting the medium delivery direction. The fluffing unit fluffs an upper-side region of the media in a state of being separated, by blowing air toward a side of the media during a feeding job of the media and during a post-feeding period that is a predetermined period after completion of the feeding job. The medium feeding device further includes a suppression unit that suppresses movement of the media toward the delivery unit side during air blowing performed by the fluffing unit in the post-feeding period.

公开(公告)号：US11939176B2

公开(公告)日：2024-03-26

申请号：US17691044

申请日：2022-03-09

Applicant: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventor： Reo Kawaguchi

IPC: B65H1/18 ,  B65H1/08

CPC classification number: B65H1/08 ,  B65H1/18 ,  B65H2511/15 ,  B65H2511/22 ,  B65H2553/22 ,  B65H2553/82

Abstract: A sheet storage device includes a body, a tray, a rotating member, an angle sensor, and a controller. The tray is vertically repositionable relative to the body and supports a sheet placed on the tray. The rotating member rotates in conjunction with a vertical movement of the tray. The angle sensor detects a rotation angle of the rotating member. The controller is operatively coupled to the angle sensor and determines a remaining number of sheets placed on the tray based on a detection result of the angle sensor.

公开(公告)号：US11873182B2

公开(公告)日：2024-01-16

申请号：US17463910

申请日：2021-09-01

Applicant: FUJIFILM BUSINESS INNOVATION CORP.

Inventor： Shoichi Maeda

IPC: B65H3/48 ,  B65H3/12 ,  B65H3/14 ,  B65H1/08 ,  B65H7/16

CPC classification number: B65H3/48 ,  B65H1/08 ,  B65H3/128 ,  B65H3/14 ,  B65H7/16 ,  B65H2511/15 ,  B65H2511/51 ,  B65H2801/06

Abstract: A feeder includes a mount board that moves vertically while allowing sheet-shaped media to be stacked thereon; a transport device allows an uppermost one of the sheet-shaped media stacked on the mount board to be sucked by a suction portion to transport the uppermost medium to a transporter and to feed the uppermost medium to a destination; left and right edge air blowers blow air to transportation left and right edge portions of upper ones of the sheet-shaped media stacked; and a tip-end air blower blows air to below the uppermost medium sucked by the suction portion from a position downstream from a transportation leading end of the uppermost medium in a transport direction. When the uppermost medium is sucked by the suction portion, the feeder performs a first operation of spacing an upwardly bent transportation leading-end portion of a second uppermost medium apart downward from the sucked uppermost medium.

公开(公告)号：US20190238697A1

公开(公告)日：2019-08-01

申请号：US16261840

申请日：2019-01-30

Applicant: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha

Inventor： Atsushi Miwa

IPC: H04N1/00 ,  B65H1/08 ,  B65H31/10

CPC classification number: H04N1/00525 ,  B65H1/08 ,  B65H31/10 ,  B65H2403/724 ,  H04N1/00615 ,  H04N1/00649

Abstract: An image reading apparatus includes a supply tray which support sheets and includes a movable plate configured to move in correspondence to reduction in a number of the sheets supported on the supply tray, a discharge tray which is located below the supply tray and supports discharged sheets, a conveyance guide which guides a sheet conveyed from the supply tray toward the discharge tray, a reading sensor which reads an image on the sheet conveyed along the conveyance guide, and a discharge unit having a discharge opening for discharging the sheet to the discharge tray and moves from a third position to a fourth position in correspondence to reduction in the number of the sheets supported on the supply tray. A first timing for which the movable plate is to move and a second timing for which the discharge unit is to move are different.

公开(公告)号：US20180312353A1

公开(公告)日：2018-11-01

申请号：US15963125

申请日：2018-04-26

Applicant: Kyocera Document Solutions Inc.

Inventor： Hiroaki Takai

IPC: B65H3/06 ,  B65H1/08 ,  B65H5/06 ,  B65H7/18

CPC classification number: B65H3/0607 ,  B65H1/08 ,  B65H3/0676 ,  B65H3/5215 ,  B65H5/062 ,  B65H7/06 ,  B65H7/14 ,  B65H7/18 ,  B65H2404/193 ,  B65H2511/33 ,  B65H2511/417 ,  B65H2513/40 ,  B65H2220/01 ,  B65H2220/02 ,  B65H2220/03

Abstract: A paper feeder includes a lift plate, a pickup roller, a feed roller, a retard roller, a rotation-count detection sensor, and a control unit. The rotation-count detection sensor outputs a rotation-count detection signal. The rotation-count detection signal indicates a rotation count of the retard roller. The control unit detects the rotation count of the retard roller based on the rotation-count detection signal. The lift plate separates from the pickup roller before the control unit detects the rotation count of the retard roller. The feed roller is driven when the control unit detects the rotation count of the retard roller. The retard roller is in abutting contact with the feed roller when the control unit detects the rotation count of the retard roller. The control unit determines whether replacement of the retard roller is necessary or not, based on the detected rotation count of the retard roller.

公开(公告)号：US20180222698A1

公开(公告)日：2018-08-09

申请号：US15880718

申请日：2018-01-26

Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventor： Masatoshi Yoshida

IPC: B65H1/08 ,  B65H1/04

CPC classification number: B65H1/08 ,  B65H1/04 ,  B65H1/14 ,  B65H1/266 ,  B65H2405/1112 ,  B65H2405/11162 ,  B65H2511/12 ,  B65H2511/22 ,  B65H2551/29 ,  H04N1/0062 ,  H04N1/00628 ,  B65H2220/01 ,  B65H2220/04

Abstract: A sheet supporting apparatus includes a sheet supporting portion supported liftably between a standby position and a lifted position, a lifting portion arranged below the sheet supporting portion, and configured to lift the sheet supporting portion toward the lifted position by pressing the sheet supporting portion from below. The sheet supporting portion includes a supporting surface defining a non-interference region in which a width regulating portion can move in a width direction. A projected portion is provided on the lifting portion, and configured to project upward toward a non-interference region.

公开(公告)号：US09857748B2

公开(公告)日：2018-01-02

申请号：US15181630

申请日：2016-06-14

Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventor： Satoshi Koga

IPC: B65H1/04 ,  G03G15/00 ,  B65H1/08 ,  B65H1/26

CPC classification number: G03G15/6511 ,  B65H1/04 ,  B65H1/08 ,  B65H1/266 ,  B65H2220/03 ,  B65H2402/342 ,  B65H2405/1122 ,  B65H2405/31 ,  B65H2511/15 ,  B65H2511/152 ,  B65H2551/20 ,  B65H2553/61 ,  G03G2215/00628

Abstract: A sheet supporting device comprises a first supporting unit, a second supporting unit provided to the first supporting unit and drawable in a draw direction from an insert position, a supporting portion on which sheets are supported and provided ascendably/descendably in the first supporting unit, first and second turning portions configured to turn in linkage with an ascendance and descendance move of the supporting portion, an elevation portion, and an indicator. The elevation portion, whose one end is connected with the first turning portion and another end is connected with the second turning portion, is configured to form a link mechanism together with the first and second turning portions and the first supporting unit. The indicator is provided in the second supporting unit and indicates an amount of the sheets supported on the supporting portion by moving in response to an ascendance and descendance move of the elevation portion.

公开(公告)号：US20170365123A1

公开(公告)日：2017-12-21

申请号：US15534639

申请日：2015-12-09

Applicant: DRESSCODE SYSTEMS LIMITED

Inventor： John VARLEY ,  Philip VARLEY

IPC: G07F11/50 ,  B65B35/44 ,  G07F11/58 ,  B65H1/08

CPC classification number: G07F11/50 ,  B65B35/44 ,  B65H1/08 ,  G07F11/52 ,  G07F11/58

Abstract: There is disclosed an article dispensing apparatus (10) comprising: an endless conveyor (18) having a plurality of moveable compartments (24) each defined by a pair of adjacent dividers (22) coupled to the conveyor (18), at least a part of each divider (22) being pivotable between at least a closed position in which it cooperates with an adjacent divider (22) to restrict access to the compartment (24) defined therebetween, and an open position in which it is spaced from the said adjacent divider (22) for dispensing an article received in the said compartment (24); and a guide arrangement (34) capable of causing pivoting movement of each divider (22) between at least the closed position and the open positions.

公开(公告)号：US09815642B2

公开(公告)日：2017-11-14

申请号：US15452833

申请日：2017-03-08

Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.

Inventor： Naoki Matsui ,  Masanobu Tomiyasu ,  Yasuaki Tomoda

IPC: B65H1/22 ,  B65H1/26 ,  B65H9/04 ,  B65H1/08 ,  B65H3/06

CPC classification number: B65H1/266 ,  B65H1/04 ,  B65H1/08 ,  B65H1/12 ,  B65H3/06 ,  B65H9/04 ,  B65H2405/1116 ,  B65H2405/11162 ,  B65H2405/1117 ,  B65H2405/1122 ,  B65H2405/1124 ,  B65H2511/11 ,  B65H2511/20 ,  B65H2801/06 ,  B65H2220/01 ,  B65H2220/04

Abstract: A sheet material feeding device includes: a housing; a cassette configured to internally house a sheet material, and capable of being pulled out of the housing and housed into the housing; a rear-end regulating member provided inside the cassette and configured to regulate a position of an upstream end of the sheet material in a sheet material feeding direction; a rear-end displacing member supported by the rear-end regulating member and configured to swing along the sheet material feeding direction; a sliding member provided for the cassette, having an engagement part to be engaged with the rear-end displacing member, and configured to slide toward a downstream side in the sheet material feeding direction to displace the rear-end displacing member toward the downstream side in the sheet material feeding direction; and a first energizing member configured to energize the sliding member toward an upstream side in the sheet material feeding direction.