公开(公告)号：US20190300320A1

公开(公告)日：2019-10-03

申请号：US16359205

申请日：2019-03-20

Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.

Inventor： Masami FUCHI ,  Masayuki KAKUTA ,  Sachio IZUMICHI ,  Seiji OKADA ,  Risa HIBINO

IPC: B65H29/60 ,  B65H29/12

Abstract: A sheet conveyance unit includes a sheet inlet port, an inlet guide, and a guide switching mechanism. The inlet guide has an upper guide and a lower guide below the upper guide. The guide switching mechanism switches a position of the inlet guide between a conveyance position at which the upper guide and the lower guide face each other with a first distance and a separation position at which the upper guide and the lower guide are spaced from each other by a second distance greater than the first distance. To connect the sheet conveyance unit to the sheet discharge unit, the inlet guide is disposed to the separation position before the discharge guide is inserted between the upper guide and the lower guide, and is disposed to the conveyance position after the discharge guide is inserted between the upper guide and the lower guide.

公开(公告)号：US20180348682A1

公开(公告)日：2018-12-06

申请号：US15981220

申请日：2018-05-16

Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.

Inventor： Seiji OKADA

IPC: G03G15/20

CPC classification number: G03G15/2028 ,  G03G15/6573

Abstract: A fixing device includes a fixing member, a separation member, a movement mechanism, and a pressing member. The fixing member rotates around a rotation axis extended in a rotation axis direction and fixes a toner image on a recording medium. The separation member comes in contact with the fixing member and separates the recording medium from the fixing member. The movement mechanism moves the separation member in the rotation axis direction and within a movement area. The pressing member presses the separation member against the fixing member. A pressing load of the separation member against the fixing member in a case where the separation member is located at a central position of the movement area is lower than a pressing load of the separation member against the fixing member in a case where the separation member is located at both end positions of the movement area.

公开(公告)号：US20210155016A1

公开(公告)日：2021-05-27

申请号：US17170609

申请日：2021-02-08

Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.

Inventor： Masayuki KAKUTA ,  Masami FUCHI ,  Sachio IZUMICHI ,  Seiji OKADA ,  Risa HIBINO

IPC: B41J11/00 ,  B65H5/06 ,  B65H5/38

Abstract: A sheet conveyance device 10 includes a first conveyance path 12a having a linear portion 121 along which a sheet is to be linearly conveyed, a second conveyance path 12b branched from the linear portion 121 and a branch member 30 which is to be set selectively to a first position for guiding the sheet to a downstream side of the first conveyance path 12a or a second position for guiding the sheet to the second conveyance path 12b. The branch member 30 is made up of a resinous guide body 31 having a first guide surface 31a for guiding the sheet to a downstream side of the first conveyance path 12a, and a metallic guide plate 35. A second guide surface 35a for guiding the sheet to the second conveyance path 12b is formed of the resinous guide body 31 and the metallic guide plate 35.

公开(公告)号：US20200004181A1

公开(公告)日：2020-01-02

申请号：US16455266

申请日：2019-06-27

Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.

Inventor： Seiji OKADA

IPC: G03G15/20

Abstract: A fixing device includes a pressing roller, a rotating member, a heating means, a pressing mechanism, a separation member, a first biasing member and a moving mechanism. The pressing roller has a core metal and an elastic layer. The separation member includes a contact part. The first biasing member is configured to bias the separation member to be rotated in a direction in which the contact part is butted against the rotating member. The first biasing member includes a first end portion by which biasing force is acted on the separation member and a second end portion opposite to the first end portion. The moving mechanism is configured to move the second end portion of the first biasing member in a direction in which the biasing force is decreased, as the core metal approaches the rotating member owing to decrease in rigidity of the elastic layer of the pressing roller.

公开(公告)号：US20210349415A1

公开(公告)日：2021-11-11

申请号：US17245312

申请日：2021-04-30

Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.

Inventor： Satoru YONEMOTO ,  Seiji OKADA

IPC: G03G15/00 ,  B65H7/20 ,  B65H5/16 ,  H04N1/00 ,  B65H5/06

Abstract: A document conveyance device includes a sheet feeding tray, a conveyance mechanism, a discharge tray, a document pressing member and a supporting mechanism. The document pressing member comes into contact with an upper face of the document discharged from a conveyance path and presses the document downward. The supporting mechanism is configured to be provided in the sheet feeding tray, to support the document pressing member, to allow a shifting of the document pressing member according to an operation for shifting the document pressing member in a discharge direction of the document or an opposite direction to the discharge direction and to inhibit the shifting of the document pressing member against a force applied to the document pressing member by the discharged document.

公开(公告)号：US20200071105A1

公开(公告)日：2020-03-05

申请号：US16559437

申请日：2019-09-03

Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.

Inventor： Seiji OKADA ,  Masami FUCHI ,  Sachio IZUMICHI ,  Masayuki KAKUTA ,  Risa HIBINO

IPC: B65H9/00 ,  B65H5/06 ,  B65H9/20

Abstract: A sheet conveying device includes a correcting unit. The correcting unit corrects displacement of a sheet conveyed from an upstream side conveying path, and conveys the sheet to a downstream side conveying path. The correcting unit includes a first conveying part conveying the sheet, a first moving part moving a first frame supporting the first conveying part and a detecting part detecting a side end edge of the sheet at a reference position without displacement. The first conveying part stops conveyance of the sheet when a leading end of the sheet reaches the detecting part. While the driving of the first conveying part is stopped, the first moving part moves the first frame to move the sheet, and stops movement of the first frame, when detection result of the detecting part is changed, to position the side end edge to the reference position to correct displacement of the sheet.

公开(公告)号：US20200039249A1

公开(公告)日：2020-02-06

申请号：US16510659

申请日：2019-07-12

Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.

Inventor： Masayuki KAKUTA ,  Masami FUCHI ,  Sachio IZUMICHI ,  Seiji OKADA ,  Risa HIBINO

IPC: B41J11/00 ,  B65H5/38 ,  B65H5/06

Abstract: A sheet conveyance device 10 includes a first conveyance path 12a having a linear portion 121 along which a sheet is to be linearly conveyed, a second conveyance path 12b branched from the linear portion 121 and a branch member 30 which is to be set selectively to a first position for guiding the sheet to a downstream side of the first conveyance path 12a or a second position for guiding the sheet to the second conveyance path 12b. The branch member 30 is made up of a resinous guide body 31 having a first guide surface 31a for guiding the sheet to a downstream side of the first conveyance path 12a, and a metallic guide plate 35. A second guide surface 35a for guiding the sheet to the second conveyance path 12b is formed of the resinous guide body 31 and the metallic guide plate 35.

公开(公告)号：US20190144223A1

公开(公告)日：2019-05-16

申请号：US16099973

申请日：2017-04-20

Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.

Inventor： Seiji OKADA ,  Takehiko OKADA

IPC: B65H3/06

CPC classification number: B65H3/0669 ,  B65H3/0684 ,  B65H7/18 ,  B65H2513/108 ,  B65H2513/53 ,  B65H2555/26 ,  B65H2801/06 ,  B65H2801/39 ,  B65H2220/01 ,  B65H2220/02

Abstract: A sheet conveying device has a supporting frame that supports a pick-up roller and that moves downward when a sheet is fed, a stepping motor that rotates the pick-up roller and moves the supporting frame downward, and a control portion that starts driving the stepping motor when a job is started and then increases a frequency of the pulse signal to a target frequency. The control portion keeps the frequency of the pulse signal not more than ½ of the target frequency at least until the pick-up roller touches the sheet first.

公开(公告)号：US20160202645A1

公开(公告)日：2016-07-14

申请号：US14986956

申请日：2016-01-04

Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.

Inventor： Seiji OKADA

IPC: G03G15/20

CPC classification number: G03G15/2057 ,  G03G2215/2054

Abstract: A fixing device includes a fixing member, a pressuring member and a heater. The fixing member is configured to be rotatable. The pressuring member is configured to be rotatable and to come into pressure contact with the fixing member so as to form a fixing nip. The heater is arranged inside the fixing member. A heat resistant coating to convert light from the heater into heat is applied to an inner face of the fixing member, and the coating is formed by using an inorganic material.

Abstract translation: 定影装置包括固定构件，加压构件和加热器。 固定构件能够旋转。 加压构件被构造成可旋转并与固定构件压力接触以形成定影夹持部。 加热器布置在固定构件的内部。 将来自加热器的光转换成热量的耐热涂层施加到固定部件的内表面，并且通过使用无机材料形成涂层。

公开(公告)号：US20150072282A1

公开(公告)日：2015-03-12

申请号：US14482215

申请日：2014-09-10

Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.

Inventor： Seiji OKADA

IPC: G03G9/08 ,  G03G13/20

CPC classification number: G03G9/0825 ,  G03G9/09314 ,  G03G9/09328 ,  G03G9/09342 ,  G03G9/09392 ,  G03G13/20

Abstract: An electrostatic latent image developing toner includes toner particles. Each toner particle includes a toner core containing a binder resin, a shell layer coating a surface of the toner core, and particulates having a higher hardness than the shell layer. Each shell layer contains a thermosetting resin, and the particulates are present within the shell layer. Preferably, the content of the particulates having a higher hardness than the shell layer is 0.1% by mass or more and 5.0% by mass or less with respect to a total amount of the toner particles.

Abstract translation: 静电潜像显影调色剂包括调色剂颗粒。 每个调色剂颗粒包括含有粘合剂树脂的调色剂芯，涂覆调色剂芯的表面的壳层和具有比壳层更高硬度的颗粒。 每个壳层包含热固性树脂，并且颗粒存在于壳层内。 优选地，相对于调色剂颗粒的总量，具有比壳层更高的硬度的颗粒的含量为0.1质量％以上且5.0质量％以下。