SHEET LOADING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

    公开(公告)号:US20210094773A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-04-01

    申请号:US17034690

    申请日:2020-09-28

    Inventor: Takuro MORITA

    Abstract: A sheet stacking device includes a tray having a sheet loading surface on which a sheet fed in a predetermined feeding direction is loaded. The tray includes a main tray, an extension tray and a first detection part. The first detection part includes a first sensor, a first detected piece and a first contact piece. The first detected piece is turnably supported by the extension tray and switches the first sensor between an ON state and an OFF state. The first contact piece is turnably supported by the first detected piece, and protrudes above and retracts below the sheet loading surface.

    IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
    2.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240319637A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-09-26

    申请号:US18604675

    申请日:2024-03-14

    CPC classification number: G03G15/2028 G03G15/5054

    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image forming portion that forms a toner image on an image carrier, a transfer portion, a fixing portion, a discharge portion, a pair of conveyance rollers, a sheet conveyance passage, a duplex conveyance passage, and a side cover. The side cover forms the outer surface of the duplex conveyance passage. In a manner coordinated with the opening of the side cover, one of the pair of conveyance rollers moves in a direction away from the other of the pair of conveyance rollers to open part of the sheet conveyance passage from the pair of conveyance rollers to the discharge portion.

    INSERTION MEMBER AND IMAGE READING DEVICE
    3.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20180352100A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-12-06

    申请号:US15981195

    申请日:2018-05-16

    Inventor: Takuro MORITA

    Abstract: An image reading device includes: a housing, a document loading surface, a reading unit, a first through hole, a second through hole, an insertion member, and a first member. The first through hole is provided in a manner such as to be pierced through the housing. The second through hole is provided oppositely to the first through hole in a manner such as to be pierced through the reading unit located at a predefined place. When being inserted in the first through hole and the second through hole, the insertion member stops movement of the reading unit in a horizontal direction and fixes the reading unit in the housing. The first member closes the first through hole and has a shape deforming in accordance with the insertion of the insertion member in the first through hole and the second through hole.

    SHEET CONVEYING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

    公开(公告)号:US20220267110A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-08-25

    申请号:US17674147

    申请日:2022-02-17

    Abstract: A sheet conveying device includes a sheet detection unit and a position adjusting mechanism. The position adjusting mechanism is disposed on a downstream side of the sheet detection unit in a sheet conveying direction in the sheet conveying path, includes an adjusting roller pair, and performs skew correction and positional displacement correction of a sheet, while conveying the sheet. The sheet conveying path includes a first conveying roller pair disposed on an upstream side of the position adjusting mechanism in the sheet conveying direction, and a curved part disposed between the adjusting roller pair and the first conveying roller pair, which curves in an S shape so as to be convex in a front and back side direction of the sheet alternately at different positions in the sheet conveying direction. The adjusting roller pair nips and conveys the sheet together with the first conveying roller pair.

    IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE READING APPARATUS

    公开(公告)号:US20210263403A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-08-26

    申请号:US17277272

    申请日:2019-09-06

    Inventor: Takuro MORITA

    Abstract: An image forming system (100) includes an image forming apparatus (1) and an image reading apparatus (50). The image forming apparatus (1) include a first casing (10) including a top plate (13) having a first opening (11) and a second opening (12); and a fixing member (20) disposed below the top plate (13), having a first projecting part (21) and a second projecting part (22) and operated such that the first projecting part (21) is protruded and retracted through the first opening (11) and the second projecting part (22) is protruded and retracted through the second opening (12). The image reading apparatus (50) includes: a second casing (60) placed on the first casing (10); a second carriage (52) being movable inside the second casing (60); a lock member (70) which is engaged with the second carriage (52) to restrict movement of the second carriage (52), and when pushed up by the first projecting part (21), is disengaged from the second carriage (52) to release restriction of the movement of the second carriage (52); and a third opening (64) into which the second projecting part (22).

    IMAGE READING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE READING SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20210168252A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-06-03

    申请号:US17108215

    申请日:2020-12-01

    Inventor: Takuro MORITA

    Abstract: An image reading device includes a reading part, a document pressing part, a capacitance sensor, a controller and an informing part. The capacitance sensor detects a capacitance varying in response to opening and closing of the document pressing part and presence or absence of the document on a document placement face. The controller determines that the document pressing part is disposed in the closing position and that the document is placed on the document placement face, based on a detection result of the capacitance sensor. The informing part informs a user of leaving the document on the document placement face behind in a case where the controller determines that the document placement part is disposed in the closing position and the document is placed on the document placement face after a predetermined time elapses from a completion of an image reading in the reading part.

    SHEET CONVEYANCE DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

    公开(公告)号:US20240300765A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-09-12

    申请号:US18593027

    申请日:2024-03-01

    Inventor: Takuro MORITA

    Abstract: A sheet conveyance device includes a reversing conveyance portion and a conveyance guide member. A sheet from a sheet reversing portion travels into and out of the reversing conveyance portion to be switched back so that the conveyance direction of the sheet is switched. The conveyance guide member is provided in the reversing conveyance portion, and has a sheet conveyance face facing the bottom face of the sheet passing through the reversing conveyance portion. The sheet conveyance face has one or more curved portions curved in the up-down direction as viewed from the width direction orthogonal to the conveyance direction of the sheet, and curves the sheet along the curved portion.

    SHEET DISCHARGE DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

    公开(公告)号:US20210387826A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-12-16

    申请号:US17343562

    申请日:2021-06-09

    Inventor: Takuro MORITA

    Abstract: A sheet discharge device includes a discharge member and a control part. When a sheet is discharged to a first offset position, the control part shifts the discharge member to a first reception position separated from a home position in a second direction by a second distance shorter than a first distance, and shifts the discharge member to a first discharge position separated from the first reception position in the first direction by the first distance after the sheet is received. When the sheet is discharged to a second offset position, the control part shifts the discharge member to a second reception position separated from the home position in the first direction by the second distance, and shifts the discharge member to a second discharge position separated from the second reception position in the second direction by the first distance after the sheet is received.

    FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS THEREWITH

    公开(公告)号:US20190072888A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-03-07

    申请号:US16052095

    申请日:2018-08-01

    Inventor: Takuro MORITA

    Abstract: A fixing device has a heating member, a pressing member, a pressurizing mechanism pressing the pressing member against the heating member and a pressing force changing mechanism changing the pressing force of the pressing member against the heating member. The pressing force changing mechanism has an electrically conductive rotation shaft arranged opposite the surface of the pressing member across a predetermined interval, and a pressing force changing member provided at an end part of the rotation shaft and rotating about the rotation shaft to change the pressing force of the pressurizing mechanism. The rotation shaft has a static elimination sheet for eliminating electrical charge from the surface of the pressing member.

    IMAGE READING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING SAME

    公开(公告)号:US20170318171A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-11-02

    申请号:US15495322

    申请日:2017-04-24

    Inventor: Takuro MORITA

    Abstract: An image reading device according to the present disclosure includes a support plate, a CCD sensor, an insulating member, a CCD mounting board and an elastic member. The CCD sensor is arranged on one surface of the support plate. The insulating member is arranged on the other surface of the support plate. The elastic member fixes the CCD mounting board to the support plate. The elastic member includes: a main body portion; a first arm and a second arm which are bent with respect to the main body portion and which have a first engagement portion and a second engagement portion that are engaged with the edges of the support plate; and a protrusion portion which is provided in the main body portion and which presses the CCD mounting board toward the support plate. The tip end portion of the first arm is bent at an acute angle.

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