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Document | Title | Date |
20080211171 | Sheet conveying device, and image forming apparatus including same - A sheet conveying device, that can be included in an image forming apparatus, includes a first conveying unit to convey a sheet in a first sheet conveying direction, a second conveying unit including a sheet holding section to hold and transfer the sheet in a second sheet conveying direction, a sheet conveying path provided between the first conveying unit and the second conveying unit, a belt-type sheet conveying unit including a belt and first and second rotary belt holding members, a shaft holding member to hold the first and second rotary belt holding members to be spaced at a given constant interval, and a regulation member to regulate a movement of the belt in the sheet width direction. | 09-04-2008 |
20080224385 | Feeding device and image forming apparatus - A sheet discharge roller has a contact portion in contact with a feed roller and a noncontact portion not in contact with the feed roller. The sheet discharge roller includes a kick-out unit having a projected portion and a recess portion on one end of the noncontact portion in the circumferential direction. A reverse roller also has a contact portion in contact with the feed roller and a noncontact portion not in contact with the feed roller. The reverse roller includes a large-diameter portion on its one end in a direction opposite to a direction of the kick-out unit. The large-diameter portion has a diameter larger than a diameter of the contact portion. | 09-18-2008 |
20080230985 | FLEXIBLE PAPER PATH USING MULTIDIRECTIONAL PATH MODULES - A modular flexible media handling apparatus includes an input module ( | 09-25-2008 |
20080258377 | Method and Apparatus for Feeding Flat Printed Products - The invention refers to a method and an apparatus for gathering flat printed products by selecting a single printed product from each of a multitude of collections of identical printed products and conveying the selected printed products towards a collecting conveyor ( | 10-23-2008 |
20080284088 | Apparatus for Deflecting Sheet Material - An apparatus for deflecting sheet material from a first transport direction to a second transport direction while maintaining the orientation of the sheet material comprises a deflecting area ( | 11-20-2008 |
20080284089 | EQUIPMENT FOR TRANSFERRING SHEETS WITH CHANGE OF DIRECTION - Equipment for transferring sheets with change of direction for sheets entering along a first direction comprising output rollers to move the sheets along a second direction, right-angled with respect to the first direction, and members of engagement and movement, actuatable for engaging and moving the sheets entering along the first direction along the second direction up to the engagement with the output rollers. The members of engagement and movement provide a condition of reception which define a space of reception for the entering sheets and a condition of engagement and movement which engage and move the sheets for the engagement with the output rollers. The members of engagement and movement return to the condition of reception upon the engagement of the entered sheet with the output rollers for enabling a following sheet to enter and to be moved along the first direction jointly with the movement of the previously entered sheet along the second direction. | 11-20-2008 |
20080284090 | Switchback mechanism and image forming apparatus - In a color printer in which a drive force of a fixed gear that rotates not in both a forward direction and a reverse direction but in either one direction only is transmitted to a discharging unit, a swing gear is attached to a branch guide via a switching link and a transmission link as a link mechanism. When a solenoid mechanism starts driving, the transmission link rotates. In accordance with the rotation of the transmission link, the switching link rotates, so that a switching among a discharge conveying path, a duplex-printing conveying path, and a switchback conveying path by the branch guide and a switching of a rotating direction of a transmission gear can be simultaneously performed. | 11-20-2008 |
20080296834 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND SHEET CONVEYING APPARATUS - A sheet conveying apparatus according to the invention includes a first conveying path; a sheet reverse conveying portion; a second conveying path; a third conveying path; and a movable guide portion configured to guide the conveyed sheet. The guide portion is moved to a position where the sheet can pass when the sheet is guided from the first conveying path to the second conveying path, and the guide portion is moved to a position where the guide portion guides the sheet to the third conveying path while blocking between the first and second conveying paths such that the sheet can not intrude from the second conveying path into the first conveying path when the sheet conveyed by the sheet reverse conveying portion is conveyed in the second direction. | 12-04-2008 |
20080315507 | SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SHEET PROCESSING METHOD - There is provided a technique in which in a sheet processing apparatus including a switchback portion in a sheet transport path, a contribution can be made to the improvement of maintenance in the case where a sheet jam occurs in the vicinity of a switchback position. In a sheet processing method of a sheet processing apparatus for performing a specified process to a sheet, the sheet processing apparatus includes a first sheet transport path for transporting the sheet, and a second sheet transport path that is for performing switchback transport of the sheet transported in the first sheet transport path and includes at least one of a hole, a projection and a recess in the vicinity of a meeting position between the second sheet transport path and the first sheet transport path, and the first sheet transport path and the second sheet transport path are enabled to be integrally pulled out to the outside of the sheet processing apparatus. | 12-25-2008 |
20090020945 | DEVICE FOR DECELERATING SHEETS TO BE PLACED ON A STACK, ESPECIALLY PAPER OR CARDBOARD SHEETS - An apparatus is provided for decelerating sheets, especially paper or cardboard sheets, which are to be placed on a stack. The apparatus comprises rotatably driven clamping elements, which are disposed across the width of the apparatus on at least one side of the conveying plane of the sheets and are provided with clamping zones that intermittently reach all the way to the feeding plane of the sheet when revolving. The apparatus further comprises a mating element which is rotationally disposed on the opposite side of the conveying plane of the sheets such that a sheet can be clamped between the clamping zones and the mating element. The clamping elements are connected to an asymmetrical rotary drive unit while being equipped with ring segment-shaped clamping zones on a section of the circumference thereof. Furthermore, a deflecting device which deflects the rear edges of the sheet from the feeding plane in a downward direction is arranged at a distance from and upstream of the clamping elements in the direction of travel of the sheets. | 01-22-2009 |
20090051102 | Apparatus for handling documents of value - An apparatus for handling documents of value comprises at least a first device, which has a transport path portion, along which a document of value is transported to and/or from the first device and/or into the first device, at least a second device, which has a transport path portion, along which a document of value is transported to and/or from the second device and/or into the second device, wherein the devices are arranged such that a document of value can be transported from the transport path portion of the first device into the one of the second device and/or from the transport path portion of the second device into the one of the first device, and at one coupling end of the respective transport path portion in a fixed position in relation to the respective transport path portion a pair of rolls mounted to be rotatable around a rotation axis, between the rolls of which a document of value is clamped when transported and the rolls of which in a section through the rotation axis have a comblike structure, the pairs of rolls being arranged and formed such that the rolls of a first of the pairs of rolls and the respective rolls of a second of the pairs of rolls in the coupling position intermesh in a combing fashion. | 02-26-2009 |
20090051103 | APPARATUS FOR RECEIVING AND DISTRIBUTING CASH - The present invention relates to methods and systems for receiving and distributing currency. In particular, the present invention provides a novel apparatus for the inflow and outflow of a variety of currency. The systems of the present invention are capable of recycling a variety of currency from multiple countries and multiple denominations. The systems of the present invention have the added advantage of compact size. | 02-26-2009 |
20090051104 | SHEET INVERTING AND CONVEYING MECHANISM AND SHEET INVERTING AND CONVEYING APPARATUS - There is provided a sheet inverting and conveying mechanism for conveying a sheet in a first direction, inverting obverse and reverse sides of the sheet, and then conveying the inverted sheet in a second direction. The mechanism includes: a first conveyance section for receiving, at its conveyance face, one side of the sheet, and for conveying the sheet in the first direction (the direction of an arrow S); a sheet inverting section for receiving, at its bent inner peripheral face, one side of the sheet, and for inverting the sheet while bending the sheet along the bent inner peripheral face; and a second conveyance section for receiving, at its conveyance face, one side of the inverted sheet, and for conveying the sheet in the second direction (the direction of an arrow T), wherein the first conveyance section and the second conveyance section are formed so that the sheet is conveyed while being attracted to the conveyance faces. | 02-26-2009 |
20090057991 | CONNECTION APPARATUS FOR CONNECTING IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND SHEET POST-PROCESSING APPARATUS - There is provided a connection apparatus for connecting an image forming apparatus and a plurality of sheet post-processing apparatuses. This connection apparatus has a flapper portion for switching a plurality of conveying paths going toward the plurality of sheet post-processing apparatuses. Sensors are provided near inlet rollers and near output rollers, respectively. Outputs of the sensors are inputted to a wired OR circuit, so that an output of the wired OR circuit is supplied to a CPU of one of the connected sheet post-processing apparatuses. | 03-05-2009 |
20090066014 | METHOD AND CONTROL ARRANGEMENT FOR TRANSPORTING PRINTING MATERIAL - An object of the present invention is to improve the process sequence in a printing machine. Another object of the present invention is to increase the operational life of the printing machine. A method has been provided for transporting printing material ( | 03-12-2009 |
20090066015 | Paper transport apparatus - Guide ribs have curved inversion/transfer surfaces from an inversion start point corresponding to a first transport surface to an inversion end point corresponding to a second transport surface. | 03-12-2009 |
20090072472 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND OPERATION METHOD OF IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - In an image transferring apparatus of the invention, a relay unit, which is provided in a main body frame and includes a conveyance switching mechanism to eject a sheet on which an image is fixed by a fixing section to a sheet ejection section or to switch back the sheet in the middle of ejection, can be pulled out, and a automatic duplex unit to guide the switched back sheet to an image forming section is mounted to the main body frame to be capable of being detached. An intermediate unit to guide the sheet switched back by the relay unit, together with the fixing section, is fixed and placed in the main body frame. The intermediate unit is provided with a guide member to be capable of being opened and closed between a guide position for the switched back sheet and an open position opposite to the guide position. The guide member always receives a spring force toward the open position, and when the automatic duplex unit is mounted to the main body frame, the guide member is moved to the guide position by contact with a pressing body of the automatic duplex unit side, and when the automatic duplex unit is detached from the main body frame, the guide member is opened to the open position by the spring force. | 03-19-2009 |
20090102116 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ADDING ONE INSERT EACH TO FOLDED OR BOUND PRINTED PRODUCTS - Folded inserts (B) are added to folded or bound printed products (P) which, held individually by transfer grippers ( | 04-23-2009 |
20090108517 | Movable Gate With Fluid Damper For Directing Media Sheets Within An Image Forming Apparatus - The present application is directed to devices and methods for directing media sheets moving along a media path within an image forming apparatus. In one embodiment, a gate is positioned in proximity to the media path. The gate may include an elongated shape that extends across at least a section of the media path. A fluid damper may be operatively connected to the gate and may include a shaft and a chamber that holds fluid. The shaft is rotationally positioned with a first section within the chamber and a second section extending outward from the chamber. Rotation of the shaft in a first direction may force the fluid within the chamber to move relative to the body and cause the gate to move to a first position in the media path to direct the media sheets towards a first part of the media path. Rotation of the shaft in a second direction may force the fluid within the chamber to move relative to the body and cause the gate to move to a second position to direct the media sheets towards a second part of the media path. | 04-30-2009 |
20090108518 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a first sheet conveying passage that conveys a sheet through an image forming section. A sheet-discharging roller is on an outlet side of the first sheet conveying passage and can rotate in opposite directions. A second sheet conveying passage has an inlet connected to the first sheet conveying passage downstream from the image forming section and an outlet connected to the first sheet conveying passage upstream from the image forming section. A controller controls double-sided printing by causing the sheet-discharging roller to rotate forward to advance the sheet outside the sheet-discharging roller, and then to rotate in reverse to execute a switchback for transporting the sheet to the inlet side of the second sheet conveying passage and then to return the sheet to the upstream of the image forming section. An assisting mechanism adjusts a posture of the sheet to assist the switchback. | 04-30-2009 |
20090121415 | PAPER SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS - A paper sheet processing apparatus including: an insertion slot into which a paper sheet is inserted, a paper sheet conveyance mechanism for conveying the paper sheet inserted into the insertion slot, a paper sheet traveling route through which the paper sheet is conveyed, a sensor for detecting the paper sheet existence in the paper sheet traveling route, a pair of contact members for holding the paper sheet, a driving source for moving one of the pair of contact members toward the other, and a control device for controlling driving of the driving source. Either of the pair of contact members is driven to convey the paper sheet. The control device controls the driving force to move either of the pair of contact members such that the pair of contact members are kept apart before the paper sheet is inserted and that the pair of contact members become closer to each other. | 05-14-2009 |
20090121416 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes: an image forming section, provided in an apparatus body, for forming an image on a sheet; a sheet transport path for transporting the sheet to the image forming section; a closing member, openably and closably mounted to the apparatus body, for exposing the sheet transport path in an opened state thereof; a first guide unit and a second guide unit, disposed along the sheet transport path, for guiding the sheet, the first and the second guide units being operable to shift between a proximate position where the first and the second guide units are close to each other, and an away position where the first and the second guide units are away from each other; and a position shifting mechanism for shifting the position of the second guide unit in association with a shifting operation of the first guide unit. | 05-14-2009 |
20090121417 | Apparatus and method for conveying a sheet - An apparatus and a method for successively conveying a series of sheets are disclosed. The apparatus has a first conveyer for conveying a sheet in a sheet conveying direction at a first speed and a second conveyer disposed spaced vertically away from the first conveyer for conveying the sheet in the same direction at a second speed. The second conveyer has a region overlapping with the first conveyer at least for a distance corresponding to a dimension of the sheet, e.g. the width of veneer sheet, as measured in the sheet conveying direction. A suction mechanism is disposed in said overlapping region for transferring by suction the sheet in the entirety of its dimension from the first conveyer to the second conveyer and holding by suction the sheet against the second conveyer. The sheet is further moved by the second conveyer, e.g. to a sheet stacking station. | 05-14-2009 |
20090127774 | FEEDER - There is equipped with a forward and reverse winder ( | 05-21-2009 |
20090127775 | IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM - A sheet position detecting portion which detects a position of the sheet in which the image is formed by the image forming portion, a control portion which controls a motion of the inverting portion, and a sheet post-processing apparatus which is connected to the image forming portion and receives the sheet discharged from the discharging portion so as to apply an post-processing, and the control portion can change the motion of the inverting portion based on a detected information of the sheet position detecting portion, in such a manner that an interval time of the continuous sheets becomes equal to or more than a sheet interval time which the sheet post-processing apparatus can receive the sheet. | 05-21-2009 |
20090134567 | SHEET HANDLING DEVICE - [Problem] The present invention has as an object to reduce the occurrence of jamming of sheet within a sheet handling device. | 05-28-2009 |
20090140491 | Sheet Transporting apparatus - A sheet transporting apparatus that can realize a jam disposal mechanism with simple structure and that can achieve size reduction has a manual operation unit that is fitted coaxially with a roller shaft of an upstream-side transport roller or with a roller shaft of a downstream-side transport roller and that, when rotated in a state where drive motors are stationary, makes the upstream-side transport roller shaft and the downstream-side transport roller shaft rotate. | 06-04-2009 |
20090166959 | SHEET CONVEYING APPARATUS - A sheet conveying apparatus for OCR/VSC integrated systems, which selectively delivers postal items to upper- and lower-side stackers, includes at least one pair of conveyor belts bifurcating from a bifurcation gate to the down-side stackers, and at least one pair of conveyor belts bifurcating from the bifurcation gate to the upper-side stackers. The conveyor belts include a first twisted section, an S-shaped ascending portion, and a second twisted portion. Each postal item is tilted by the first twisted portion, then raised by the S-shaped ascending portion with its tilted attitude maintained, and returned to upright by the second twisted portion. | 07-02-2009 |
20090174136 | Apparatus for Diverting Sheet Material - An apparatus for diverting sheet material, in particular bank notes (BN), comprises a diverting plate ( | 07-09-2009 |
20090200733 | MEDIUM REVERSING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE READING APPARATUS - A medium reversing apparatus, an image forming apparatus and an image reading apparatus that respectively have the medium reversing apparatus are supplied capable of avoiding medium damage and medium load abnormality. In the medium reversing apparatus that conveys a sheet-like medium back and reverses obverse side and reverse side of the medium, a medium ejection opening is used for ejecting at least a part of the medium; an ejecting member at least ejects the part of the medium from the medium ejection opening and conveys the medium back; and a bend forming section is set at the outside edge portion of the ejecting member and bends the medium from a clamp face of the medium clamped by the ejecting member. | 08-13-2009 |
20090218757 | Method of conveying sheet-shaped member and equipment for conveying the same - The present invention provides a method of suitably conveying a sheet-shaped member | 09-03-2009 |
20090218758 | IMAGE RECORDING DEVICE AND METHOD - An image recording device comprises a recording unit configured to eject ink onto a sheet of recording medium, a platen disposed opposite to the recording unit and configured to support the sheet, a pair of upstream rollers disposed upstream of the recording unit and the platen in a sheet conveying direction and configured to convey the sheet in the sheet conveying direction when rotating in a forward direction, and a controller. When the sheet is supported on the platen and pinched between the pair of upstream rollers, the controller causes the recording unit to eject the ink onto a particular portion of the sheet. The controller selectively rotates the pair of upstream rollers in a reverse direction to convey the sheet in a direction opposite the sheet conveying direction, and subsequently stops rotating the pair of upstream rollers in a reverse direction, such that the pair of upstream rollers pinch the sheet for a particular amount of time and hold the sheet in a predetermined shape during the particular amount of time to restrict deformation of the particular portion of the sheet. | 09-03-2009 |
20090243199 | SHEET TRANSPORT DIRECTION SWITCHING DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATED WITH THE SAME - A sheet transport direction switching device includes: a rotary guide member having a single guide passage for passing a sheet to be transported, and a support shaft extending in a direction orthogonal to a transport direction of the sheet; and a posture changing mechanism for changing the posture of the rotary guide member. The rotary guide member is operable to change the posture thereof by pivotal movement about an axis of the support shaft so that an exit of the guide passage faces one of at least two discharge destinations. The posture changing mechanism has a stepping motor for pivotally moving the rotary guide member about the axis of the support shaft. | 10-01-2009 |
20090267291 | SHEET TRANSPORT DIRECTION SWITCHING DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATED WITH THE SAME - A sheet transport switching device include a rotary guide that is pivotal about an axis orthogonal to a sheet transport direction to align a guide passage with one of two discharge destinations. A stepping motor changes the posture of the rotary guide and a controller controls the stepping motor. A lead end in-timing acquirer acquires a timing when a lead end of the sheet enters the guide passage. The controller performs, in a state that the exit of the guide passage aligns with one of the two discharge destinations, an in-timing retaining operation of retaining a rotated position of the stepping motor by supplying an energizing current of a first current value to the stepping motor at the acquired lead end in-timing, and a pass timing retaining operation of reducing the energizing current to a second value when the lead end of the sheet passes the guide passage. | 10-29-2009 |
20090278303 | MEANDER CONTROL SYSTEM, AND MEANDER CONTROL METHOD - A meander control is performed by using: a guide roller that alters the conveying direction of a aluminum sheet conveyed along a conveying path; a first edge sensor that detects the amount of meandering at a first detection position that is upstream of the guide roller; a second edge sensor that detects the amount of meandering at a second detection position between the first edge sensor and the guide roller; and a control device that calculates an error contained in a first gain of a first feedforward model on the basis of a detected value from the first edge sensor and a detected value from the second edge sensor, and corrects a second gain of a second feedforward model by the calculated error, and then calculates a guide position-estimated amount of meandering on the basis of the second feedforward model and the detected value from the second edge sensor. | 11-12-2009 |
20090278304 | Printing apparatus capable of handling paper size error - In a printing apparatus, even when the measured paper size differs from the scheduled size, it is possible to reduce the frequency of requiring a recovery procedure, and prevent the productivity from decreasing by continuing the operation of the printing apparatus as much as possible. The printing apparatus includes a paper feeding unit for feeding a print sheet from a paper feed tray | 11-12-2009 |
20090283962 | BI DIRECTIONAL PAPER HANDLING TRANSPORT - A method and apparatus for bi-directionally transporting sheet stock in a marking engine by disposing idler rolls on opposite sides of a drive roll for forming forward and reverse nips and feeding sheets from opposite directions into the nips. | 11-19-2009 |
20090283963 | AUTOMATIC FEEDER CONTROL SYSTEM TO ACCOUNT FOR INPUT VARIATIONS - The present application relates generally to a method and system for the processing of mail items within a document processing system. More specifically, described herein is a method and system for automatically adjusting the feeding of mail items based on a stack pressure for minimizing jams and improving the overall system efficiency. Stack pressure is monitored as mail items are fed to a transport path and mail item feeding behavior is adjusted according to the stack pressure to minimize the mail item jams. | 11-19-2009 |
20090302527 | PAPER FEEDING METHOD FOR PRINTER - A paper feeding method for a printer is provided. The method includes the steps of: feeding a paper for printing a first side of the paper; lifting an up-feeding cap and feeding the paper to a place between the up-feeding cap and a feed roller when the first side of the paper is finished printing; laying down the up-feeding cap after a predetermined duration; and reversing the paper for printing the other side of the paper. The method is suitable for two-side printing and capable of avoiding paper jam or paper damage due to paper distortion by ink. | 12-10-2009 |
20100007081 | Assist mechanism and image forming apparatus - An assist mechanism aids movement of a retractable unit reciprocally moving between an open and a closed position and includes a pressing device, a stopper mechanism, an engagement member, a catch portion, and a release member. The pressing device presses the retractable unit toward the open position in which the unit is extended. The stopper mechanism controls and releases retraction of the retractable unit to the closed position in which the unit is retracted, and includes a stopper and a blocking member. The engagement member is provided in the retractable unit. The catch portion engages the engagement member. The release member releases a force pulling the retractable unit when the retractable unit is moved to the closed position. | 01-14-2010 |
20100013147 | SHEET TRANSPORT APPARATUS - In a sheet transport apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention, coiled springs | 01-21-2010 |
20100025926 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus and a method of controlling the image forming apparatus are provided. When a finisher is installed onto the image forming apparatus and a communication failure between the finisher and the image forming apparatus is detected, the image forming apparatus causes both of a post processing operation and a double-sided printing operation to be unavailable for selection by a user. | 02-04-2010 |
20100032894 | RIGHT ANGLE TURN (RAT) MODULE FOR CONVEYING MAILPIECE COLLATIONS - A Right Angle Turn (RAT) module for processing multi-sheet collations includes opposed belt segments defining a conveyance channel for capturing multi-sheet collations therebetween and for conveying multi-sheet collations from an input and to an output end of the conveyance channel. The opposed belt segments define a first re-directing bend, a second re-directing bend, and a twist section disposed therebetween. The first re-directing bend includes a rolling element for re-directing the opposed belt segments about a first axis of rotation while the second re-directing bend includes a rolling element for re-directing the opposed belt segments about a second axis of rotation. The first and second axes of rotation are orthogonal to each other so as to effect a twist section therebetween. The RAT module additionally includes a mechanism for driving the opposed belt segments about the first and second re-directing bends to convey the multi-sheet collations from the input to output ends and effect a right angle turn of the multi-sheet collations. | 02-11-2010 |
20100044957 | MEDIUM PATH CONVERTING UNIT, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A medium path converting unit to reduce electrical stress, an image forming apparatus including the same and a control method thereof. The medium path converting unit to convert a moving path of a print medium can include a guiding member movable to a first position to guide the print medium to a first path and to a second position to guide the print medium to a second path, an actuator to move the guide member from the first position to the second position, an actuator solenoid to drive the actuator, and a locking unit to lock the actuator to allow the guiding member to maintain the second position. | 02-25-2010 |
20100078879 | APPARATUS FOR ALTERING THE ORIENTATION AND/OR DIRECTION OF SHEET MATERIAL IN MAILPIECE FABRICATION SYSTEMS - An apparatus is provided for altering the spatial orientation and/or direction of sheet material. The apparatus includes an input deck for receiving sheet material along an input feed path, an output deck for forwarding sheet material along an output feed path, and an orbit nip roller assembly disposed adjacent to and aligned with the input and output decks. The orbit nip roller assembly includes a primary and secondary roller defining a roller nip which lies substantially parallel to the input and output feed paths. The secondary roller is adapted to be bi-directionally displaced in an arc about the periphery of the primary roller such that the roller nip orbits the primary roller from a first radial position to a second radial position. In the first radial position, the roller nip is adapted to accept sheet material from the input deck at a substantially right angle relative to the input feed path and, in the second radial position, the roller nip is adapted to dispense sheet material to the output deck at a substantially right angle relative to the output feed path. | 04-01-2010 |
20100109232 | Image Forming Device and a Combination of a Fixing Device and a Sheet Jamming Determination Device - An image forming device including a pair of fixing rollers, a sheet guide unit displaceable to one of a first position and a second position, a position detector detecting a position of the sheet guide unit, a first sheet sensor detecting passing of the sheet at a first fixed position upstream of the pair of fixing rollers, a second sheet sensor detecting arrival of the sheet at a second fixed position downstream of the pair of fixing rollers, and a control unit including a determination unit. The determination unit includes a retrieving part that retrieves first and second threshold time periods when the position detector detects the first position and the second position of the sheet guide unit, respectively. The control unit further includes a determination part that determines whether or not a first time period and a second time period starting from a timing of detection by the first sheet sensor and ending at a timing of detection by the second sheet sensor is within the first threshold time period and the second threshold time period respectively, when the position detector detects the first position and the second position, respectively. | 05-06-2010 |
20100156037 | PAPER INVERTING DEVICE - When a sheet of paper is inverted and the direction is changed, members such as a roller do not come into contact with the printed surface of the sheet and it is possible to prevent smudges by eliminating an ink stain on a surface of the sheet. | 06-24-2010 |
20100156038 | Inertial Flattening Apparatus for Note Processing - The present invention provides an apparatus for maintaining surface smoothness of note as they pass through a high speed processing machine. A note fed into the processing machine is carried through the machine by a series of conveyor belts. The note is conveyed past a line scan camera that records the note as it crosses a gap while passing from a first conveyor belt to a second conveyor belt that is approximately orthogonal to the first conveyor belt. A curved note guide redirects the path of the note as it crosses the gap between the conveyor belts. The inertia of the note causes it to remain flush against the surface of the curved guide, allowing the line scan camera to record each line of the surface of the note with equal resolution. | 06-24-2010 |
20100164170 | Check-processing device with single image camera - An apparatus for capturing images from checks and other financial and payment-related documents includes a base unit including an input slot for receiving a document to be processed. A transport stage located within the base unit receives the document from the input slot. The transport stage includes a document track, a processing device located along the document track, and a one-way gate located along the document track after the processing device. The document track includes a second, return path extending from a location at the one-way gate to a location before the processing device. A bidirectional drive mechanism receives the document as the document passes through the one-way gate in the forward direction. The bi-directional drive mechanism then reverses direction to drive the document in the reverse direction. The one-way gate is arranged to divert the document traveling in the reverse direction into the second, return path and re-introduce the document to the processing device with the document now in a reverse orientation. | 07-01-2010 |
20100201061 | UNIVERSAL MODULE FOR ENABLING MEASUREMENTS ON COLOR PRINTERS - A measurement module for a printer generally includes a page diverter mechanism configured to selectively divert a sheet of media from a main media path to a module media path; a rotating drum configured to receive the media from the module media path and to affix the media on an outer surface of the drum; a measuring device spaced adjacent to the drum and configured to measure as aspect of the media affixed to the surface of the drum; and a sheet transport configured to remove the media from the drum. According to one embodiment, the module may include a drum with an electrostatic hold-down mechanism that captures a sheet and an axially translating measuring device that is configured to read the entire surface as the drum rotates. The measurement module also allows the printed media to cool to eliminate problems with color measurements due to thermo chromaticity. | 08-12-2010 |
20100207320 | Image forming apparatus - In an image forming apparatus, a sheet reversing mechanism is configured to take over and transfer, at a transfer speed Vr, a print sheet with an image already formed on one side being transferred at the transfer speed Vr from a first transfer mechanism, to stop the print sheet once, then to start transfer of the print sheet in an opposite direction, and to pass the print sheet to a second transfer mechanism at the transfer speed Vr. The first and second transfer mechanisms are located on upstream and downstream of a switchback reverse path for reversing print sheets respectively Upon lapse of a time T1 after detection of the print sheet by a print sheet detection unit, a transfer control unit drives the sheet reversing mechanism to start acceleration from a stopped state to the transfer speed Vr, the time T1 calculated based on the transfer speed Vr. | 08-19-2010 |
20100207321 | FEEDING DEVICE AND IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS WITH THE FEEDING DEVICE - A feeding device includes a conveying roller that conveys a sheet downstream when the conveying roller rotates forward. A first guide member guides the conveyed sheet toward the conveying roller. A second guide member guides the sheet when the conveying roller rotates in reverse. A rotating member is positioned between the first guide member and the conveying roller, and has a support shaft and a pressing portion. The rotating member rotates about the support shaft between a first supported state where the rotating member is separated from the second guide member, and a second supported state where the rotating member is closer to the second guide member. In the first supported state, the sheet is conveyed from the first guide member to the conveying roller. A trailing end of the sheet moves toward the second guide member when the rotating member transitions from the first to the second supported state. | 08-19-2010 |
20100225050 | FEEDING DEVICE AND IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS WITH THE FEEDING DEVICE - A feeding device has a conveying roller that rotates in a forward direction and a reverse direction, to selectively convey a sheet in a conveying direction and a reverse conveying direction. A particular guide member is positioned on an upstream side, guides the conveyed sheet toward the conveying roller, and has a stopper that contacts an end portion of the sheet, thereby stopping movement of the sheet in the reverse conveying direction. A control unit causes the conveying roller to rotate the conveying roller in the forward direction, such that the sheet is conveyed to a predetermined position, then to rotate the conveying roller in the reverse direction, wherein the end portion of the sheet contacts the stopper while the conveying roller rotates in the reverse direction, and then to again rotate the conveying roller in the forward direction, such that the sheet is conveyed toward the conveying roller. | 09-09-2010 |
20100230892 | TRANSPORTING PATH CONFIGURATION AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A transporting path configuration includes: a separating mechanism that separates from one of transporting members the other transporting member; an opening/closing transporting path member that is rotatably attached above the transporting members and has one surface that configures a first transporting path of the recording medium discharged from the transporting members; a transporting path member that forms a second transporting path between the transporting path member and the other surface of the opening/closing transporting path member in a state of covering the opening/closing transporting path member; a handle that is attached to the opening/closing transporting path member so as to be extended above the second transporting path and is further extended above a cover that covers a discharge member; and a moving mechanism that moves the handle in the direction away from the cover when the other transporting member is separated from the one transporting member by the separating mechanism. | 09-16-2010 |
20100237557 | Printing machine and feeding method for printing machines - Configuration with paired register rollers cooperative with a downstream head unit on a circulation route to register a print sheet, a feed route extending up to the register rollers, and feeder elements controllable for a downstream feed of print sheet along part of the feed route to the register rollers, the feeder elements being controllable for a change of feed speed or acceleration in accordance with information on a back tension of a print sheet on the circulation route. | 09-23-2010 |
20100244371 | DOUBLE EFFICIENCY SHEET BUFFER MODULE AND MODULAR PRINTING SYSTEM WITH DOUBLE EFFICIENCY SHEET BUFFER MODULE - Disclosed are a multi-sheet buffer module and a modular printing system incorporating the buffer module. The buffer module includes a primary sheet transport path that extends horizontally across a frame. Vertical buffer paths extend downward and upward from the primary sheet transport path. Each buffer path connects to a secondary sheet transport path, which provides a loop back connection to the primary sheet transport path. As a stream of sheets moves along the primary sheet transport path, sheets printed out of order will be selectively diverted into the sheet buffer paths. Then, at the proper moment, the sheet buffer paths will feed the buffered sheets into the secondary sheet transport path(s), which will transport them to the primary sheet transport path, such that they are inserted at the proper locations back into the stream of sheets. | 09-30-2010 |
20100244372 | SHEET SEPARATION DEVICE, SHEET FEED TRAY INCLUDING THE SHEET SEPARATION DEVICE, AND SHEET FEED APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SHEET SEPARATION DEVICE - A sheet separation device includes a separation member having a plurality of first separation portions that separate fed sheets one by one, and a turning member having an inclined surface, holes formed therethrough, and a plurality of second separation portions. The inclined surface is positioned to contact the fed sheets and turn a transport direction of the sheets. The plurality of holes are arranged along a first direction that is a transport direction of the sheets. The plurality of second separation portions contact the fed sheets and separate them one by one. Each of the second separation portions is positioned between a corresponding two holes, and each of the first separation portions is positioned to protrude from a corresponding one of the holes. | 09-30-2010 |
20100276870 | PRINTING SYSTEM, PRINTING DEVICE, AND PRINTER DRIVER - A printing system includes: a printing unit that performs printing on a sheet; a conveyance mechanism that has a printing path for guiding a sheet to a printing position of the printing unit and a reverse path for reversing the sheet passing through the printing position and guiding the sheet again to the printing position; a control unit that performs double-side printing processing depending on a plurality of methods in which maximum numbers of the sheets existing in the conveyance mechanism at the same time are different from each other; and a determination unit that determines a probability of sheet jamming occurring in the conveyance mechanism. When the determination unit determines that the jamming occurrence probability is high, the control unit selects the method in which the maximum sheet number is small, and performs the double-side printing processing in accordance with the selected method. | 11-04-2010 |
20100276871 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes: an image forming unit that forms an image on a sheet; a discharging roller pair that discharges the sheet, on which the image is formed, onto a stacking portion with a rotation in a first direction, and conveys the sheet to a re-conveying path for conveying the sheet to the image forming unit again with a rotation in a second direction opposite to the first direction; and a skew feed correction member that is provided in the re-conveying path, and contacts against a leading edge of the sheet conveyed by the rotation in the second direction to correct skew feed of the sheet, wherein sheet conveying force when contacting the leading edge of the sheet against the skew feed correction member is smaller than sheet conveying force of the discharging roller pair when discharging the sheet onto the stacking portion. | 11-04-2010 |
20100289210 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit; a conveyance unit; a motor; a stop order unit that orders stoppage of the motor; a detection unit, which detects a rotated number of the motor or a conveyance distance during a post-order period, and the post-order period being a period from when the stop order unit ordered stoppage of the motor until when the motor stops; a storage unit; a sensor, which detects passage of the recording medium; a timing determination unit, which determines a pre-order period as a appropriate order timing, wherein the pre-order period is calculated from dividing a difference between a first distance and a second distance by a conveyance speed, wherein the first distance is the conveyance distance stored in the storage, and the second distance is a distance between a position where the sensor detects passage of the recording medium and the target stoppage position. | 11-18-2010 |
20100327515 | Roll-Sheet Feeding Device And Image Forming Apparatus - A roll-sheet feeding device having a roll sheet wound in a roll to feed a portion of the roll sheet to an image forming unit, includes a progressive mechanism to transmit a drive force from a drive source to transfer the portion of the roll sheet from the roll in a progressive direction, a roll-sheet drive mechanism to receive the drive force transmitted via the portion of the roll sheet transferred in the progressive direction, a rewinding mechanism to transfer the portion of the roll sheet in a direction opposite to the progressive direction via the roll-sheet drive mechanism to rewind the roll sheet, and a regenerating mechanism to obtain the drive force from the roll-sheet drive mechanism and transmit the obtained drive force to the progressive mechanism to regenerate the transmitted drive force as another drive force in addition to the drive force from the drive source. | 12-30-2010 |
20110018192 | MULTI-PATH GATING SYSTEM - System and methods for directing sheet media to one of multiple output paths is described. A multi-path gating system includes a multi-positionable gate including a fixed pivotable input end for receiving sheet media and a movable output end for routing the sheet media to one of multiple output paths. The multi-path gating system also includes an actuator configured to control the position of the output end of the multi-positionable gate, wherein the actuator orients the output end of the gate forming an output path for the sheet media. | 01-27-2011 |
20110049791 | Image Recording Apparatus - An apparatus is provided that may offer functionalities including printing, scanning and/or copying. The apparatus may include a manual sheet feeding tray disposed at the rear of the apparatus. The height of the sheet feeding tray might not exceed a height of the apparatus, allowing use of the apparatus in spaces having smaller depths. The apparatus may include a sheet guide configured to move in conjunction with the movement of the tray. In some arrangements, a surface of the sheet feeding tray may differ in height between lateral edges of the tray and a central portion. This difference may cause a sheet to be curved in a lateral direction, rendering the sheet more inflexible in a longitudinal direction. According to other aspects, a depressed portion of the tray may match a protrusion extending from the guide in shape such that the two portions may mate in a retracted position. | 03-03-2011 |
20110074099 | DOCUMENT DESKEWING MODULE WITH A MOVING TRACK BOTTOM AND METHODS OF OPERATING A DOCUMENT DESKEWING MODULE - A document deskewing module is provided for a self-service bunch document depositing terminal. The document deskewing module comprises a set of sensors arranged to detect when a document transported in a first direction of document travel along a document transport path is deskewed, a first set of drive rollers in the form of hard drive rollers disposed along the document transport path, a first set of idler rollers moveable towards and away from the hard drive rollers, a second set of drive rollers in the form of soft drive rollers disposed along the document transport path, a second set of idler rollers moveable towards and away from the soft drive rollers, a track bottom disposed on one side of the document transport path and movable in the first direction of document travel, and a controller arranged to (i) control operation of the first and second sets of idler rollers in response to a number of signals from the set of sensors such that a deskewed document is moved in a second direction of document travel which is transverse to the first direction of document travel, and (ii) control operation of the movable track bottom such that a leading front corner of the deskewed document is moved in the first direction of document travel when the corner moves into contact with the track bottom as the document is moving in the second direction of document travel so as to reduce tendency of the corner of the document from curling and thereby to reduce tendency of the corner from bunching up and causing a document jam condition. | 03-31-2011 |
20110101602 | PAPER EJECTOR UNIT - A paper ejector unit includes a paper path having a first path, a second path provided in a lower position than the first path, and a guide provided between the first and second paths and including an inclined face to restrict an upward deflection of the paper in transporting the paper forward to the exit slot; an opening formed downward at a forward back end of the second path; a reversible transportation roller assembly in the middle of the second path, configured to be rotated forward to transport the paper forward to the exit slot, to stop rotating to stop transporting the paper, and to be reversely rotated to retreat the paper having been transported to the exit slot; and a third path branching downward from the second path and provided near a forward upstream side of the reversible transportation roller assembly in order to recover the paper. | 05-05-2011 |
20110133395 | PAPER SHEET HANDLING APPARATUS AND PAPER SHEET HANDLING METHOD - A paper sheet handling apparatus includes a transport unit having a main transport path and a return transport path, a detection unit arranged at a predetermined detection position in the main transport path, and a controller controlling the transport unit based on the detection result of the detection unit. The controller leads, at the diversion position in the main transport path, a paper sheet transported along the main transport path into the return transport path, transports a subsequent paper sheet along the main transport path, and controls the transportation of the paper sheet and the transportation of the subsequent paper sheet respectively in response to the arrival of the subsequent paper sheet at the detection position such that the paper sheets are stacked into a batch at the joining position of the two transport paths with certain parts of the paper sheets being aligned. | 06-09-2011 |
20110140349 | INSERTER SYSTEM DIVERT GATE ACTUATED BY PRE-FOLD ACCUMULATOR DRIVE SHAFT - An inserter system includes a pre-fold accumulator subsystem in which plural sheets are collected before folding and insertion into an envelope. A divert gate is at the upstream side of the pre-fold accumulator to selectively downwardly divert sheets fed in a reverse direction from the pre-fold accumulator. Positioning of the divert gate is controlled by a mechanism that couples the divert gate and a drive shaft that drives a sheet drive belt component of the pre-fold accumulator. | 06-16-2011 |
20110140350 | CONVEYING DEVICE - A conveying device includes a switching gate, a handle, and a link mechanism. The switching gate switches the direction in which a sheet of paper is conveyed along a conveying path. Normally, the weight of the switching gate keeps a front end portion of the gate engaging with a recess. A user grips the handle when he/she opens the conveying device from an apparatus. The user's grip on the handle makes the link mechanism disengage the gate portion from the recess. The link mechanism includes a protrusion protruding toward the apparatus and having a slope, which tapers off. When the conveying device closes into the apparatus, compressive contact of the protrusion slope with a wall of the apparatus disengages the gate portion from the recess. | 06-16-2011 |
20110156344 | RETARD ROLLER AND RETARD ROLLER MODULE HAVING SUCH RETARD ROLLER - A retard roller of an automatic document feeder provides a frictional force to separate plural documents from each other. The retard roller can provide a first damping torque and a second damping torque with different directions. The second damping torque is smaller than the first damping torque. As such, the frictional force exerted on the document is reduced for returning the document out of the automatic document feeder. A retard roller module having such a retard roller is also provided. | 06-30-2011 |
20110180987 | CONVEYING MECHANISM AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING CONVEYING MECHANISM - Conveying mechanism includes first conveying element including upstream end on which feeding assembly for supplying sheet; and second conveying element for defining conveying path to guide sheet with the first conveying element, wherein the second conveying element has turning element including pivotal first and second ends, and displacement element coupled to turning element, pivotal first end is held near first conveying element, pivotal second end is coupled to the displacement element, displacement element along first conveying element defines conveying path when turning element is in a first position where turning element extends along first conveying element, and displacement element translates away from first conveying element while forming corner with turning element when turning element turns from first position to move away from first conveying element. | 07-28-2011 |
20110180988 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, SHEET CONVEYING METHOD, AND PROGRAM FOR SHEET CONVEYANCE - A technique in an image forming apparatus in which the front and back sides of a sheet are reversed by using a reversal conveyance path is provided for causing the sheet to wait such that the sheet is not damaged when a unit for conveying the sheet to the reversal conveyance path is pulled out for the purpose of clearing a jam or the like. | 07-28-2011 |
20110187048 | FEEDER DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MOVING PRINTED PRODUCTS BY PLANAR MOTION - A feeder device for printed products is provided including at least one first drum rotatable about a first axis; at least one second drum rotatable about a second axis; and an actuator coupled to the at least one first drum and the at least one second drum for reciprocating the at least one first drum and the at least one second drum axially. A printed product conveying device and a method of transporting printed products are also provided. | 08-04-2011 |
20110215522 | SHEET REGISTRATION FOR A PRINTMAKING DEVICE USING TRAIL EDGE SENSORS - According to aspects illustrated herein, a printmaking device, a method, and a system for reducing process direction errors of a sheet in a registration device is provided herein. The printmaking device includes a feed path, a printing module, and a sheet registration system. The sheet registration system is along the feed path and includes at least one trail edge sensor, a registration controller, and at least one pair of registration nips. The feed path moves a first side of the sheet in a process direction. The registration controller registers the first side of the sheet by: measuring and correcting a first skew error of the sheet; measuring and correcting a first arrival time of the trail edge of the sheet to determine a first process direction position of the sheet; and delivering the first side of the adjusted sheet at a first predefined delivery time. | 09-08-2011 |
20110221124 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus including a pair of rollers that rotate, that selectively carries out forward direction transport and switchback transport, including a guide member provided at a downstream side from the rollers in the forward direction transport that moves to either a first position or a second position, and a control portion causing the guide member to move to the first position during the forward direction transport and causing the guide member to move to the second position during the switchback transport. The first position is a position in which the guide member is retracted from a path of the recording paper on a downstream side from the rollers in the forward direction transport. The second position is a position in which the recording paper sandwiched between the rollers can be received on the guide member. | 09-15-2011 |
20110233854 | Media-loaded device and image forming apparatus - A media-loaded device includes a main body and a guide unit. The main body, in which media are stackable, has a first engaging member. The guide unit is movable relative to the main body and has a disengaging member. The disengaging member has a second engaging member that engages with the first engaging member. The second engaging member is disengaged from the first engaging member by an external force applied to the disengaging member in a stacking direction of the media. | 09-29-2011 |
20110233855 | Document handling apparatus - A document handling apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus comprises an input module for feeding documents one-by-one into the machine, a note handling assembly including a note transport system, secure document analysis assembly, diverter and stacker module. The secure document analysis assembly includes one or more detectors for detecting characteristics of the documents. The diverter directs documents along one of plural transport paths. Documents pass from the diverter into a safe via a through-safe transport and transport safe module to a series of roll storage modules, in which documents can be stored and later dispensed. | 09-29-2011 |
20120001382 | SHEET CONVEYING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A sheet conveying apparatus includes a conveying portion which conveys a sheet, a lever which is pushed by the sheet conveyed by the conveying portion, and moves from a standby position, a detecting portion which generates a signal corresponding to a position of the lever, and generates a first signal when the lever moves in a first moving area from the standby position to a predetermined position and generates a second signal when the lever moves in a second moving area beyond the predetermined position, and a biasing portion which does not apply to the lever a biasing force when the lever is in the first moving area, and applies to the lever a biasing force opposite in a direction in which the lever is pushed by the sheet and moves when the lever is in the second moving area. | 01-05-2012 |
20120007307 | Sheet conveying device and image forming apparatus - A conveying device conveys a sheet of non-blank recording medium recorded with an image formed in an image forming unit, and includes a container that is detachable and contains a sheet of blank recording medium, a feeding unit that feeds the blank recording medium from the container, and a recirculating path that leads the non-blank recording medium to the feeding unit. The recirculating path is disposed lateral to the image forming unit. A part of the recirculating path is integrated into the container and forms a reversing path that leads to the feeding unit. At least one of surfaces of the reversing path can be exposed. | 01-12-2012 |
20120018946 | SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SHEET PROCESSING METHOD - There is provided a technique in which in a sheet processing apparatus including a switchback portion in a sheet transport path, a contribution can be made to the improvement of maintenance in the case where a sheet jam occurs in the vicinity of a switchback position. In a sheet processing method of a sheet processing apparatus for performing a specified process to a sheet, the sheet processing apparatus includes a first sheet transport path for transporting the sheet, and a second sheet transport path that is for performing switchback transport of the sheet transported in the first sheet transport path and includes at least one of a hole, a projection and a recess in the vicinity of a meeting position between the second sheet transport path and the first sheet transport path, and the first sheet transport path and the second sheet transport path are enabled to be integrally pulled out to the outside of the sheet processing apparatus. | 01-26-2012 |
20120025453 | IMAGE FORMING DEVICE - An image forming device, comprising: a sheet-like medium accommodation unit; a supply member that carries a sheet-like medium; a pair of separation members that separate the sheet-like medium one by one; an image formation unit; a carrying path; a re-carrying unit to move inversely the sheet-like medium whose top face has been subjected to printing; a moving mechanism to move the supply member close to or away from the sheet-like medium and to move the pair of separation members close to or away from each other so that a path for the inversely carried sheet-like medium is formed; and a control unit to control the moving mechanism such that, when back-face printing is performed, the supply member is in a state of being moved away from the sheet-like medium and the pair of separation members are in a state of being moved away from each other. | 02-02-2012 |
20120025454 | DECOLORING APPARATUS AND SHEET CONVEYANCE CONTROL METHOD - A sheet conveyance control method in an apparatus including a first conveying path for leading a sheet from a feeing port to a discharge port, a second sheet conveying path for leading the sheet to another conveyance destination, and a decoloring processing section configured to decolor an image formed on the sheet includes: detecting the length of the sheet further on a downstream side than the feeding port and further on an upstream side than a branching point of the first and second sheet conveying paths in a sheet conveying direction of the first sheet conveying path; and changing, if the trailing end of the sheet is not detected in a period after the leading end of the sheet is detected and before the leading end of the sheet reaches the branching point, a first flapper to a state in which the sheet is conveyed to the discharge port. | 02-02-2012 |
20120025455 | SHEET CONVEYING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A sheet conveying apparatus includes a first sheet conveying path, a second sheet conveying path branched from the first sheet conveying path, a switching member capable of moving in the branch portion of the first sheet conveying path and the second sheet conveying path, and a first regulation member and a second regulation member which regulate the movement of the switching member, wherein when the first regulation member is abutted against the switching member, the first regulation member forms a gap having a first interval through which the sheet can pass to the second sheet conveying path, when the switching member is further moved forward, and when the second regulation member is abutted against the switching member, the second regulation member forms a gap having a second interval smaller than the first interval through which the sheet can pass to the second sheet conveying path. | 02-02-2012 |
20120068402 | Media Dam and Media Path for an Imaging Device - A media dam for a media path of an imaging device along which a media sheet traverses according to one example embodiment includes a plurality of inclined rib members. The rib members form a contact surface for engaging and deflecting the media sheet along the media path. The contact surface has a top edge that includes at least one sloped portion. | 03-22-2012 |
20120074643 | PAPER AUTOMATIC-FEEDING APPARATUS, COPYING MACHINE AND FACSIMILE APPARATUS - A paper automatic-feeding apparatus includes a first paper feeding path through which a paper medium passes; a second paper feeding path which is arranged separately from the first paper feeding path and through which a paper medium passes; a first fulcrum part to support a first chassis, which forms at least a part of the first paper feeding path, as a bearing so that the first chassis can be opened and closed; a second fulcrum part to support a second chassis, which forms at least a part of the second paper feeding path, as a bearing so that the second chassis can be opened and closed; and a fixation part to fix the first chassis and the second chassis so that the first chassis and the second chassis may be in a closed state through the fixation part being fixed on a predetermined fixed part; wherein the predetermined fixed part and the second fulcrum part are formed as a common part. | 03-29-2012 |
20120146283 | BLOCKING MODULE AND MULTI-FUNCTION PRINTER USING THE SAME - A blocking module is used for blocking at least an object from passing through a rail. The blocking module includes a linkage member and a blocking member. The linkage member has a first end and a second end, and there is a buffering space at a side of the first end. The blocking member has a pivoting end and a free end, in which the pivoting end is pivoted at the second end and the free end hangs down under the pivoting end due to gravity. When the free end of the blocking member leans against on the object on the rail, the object applies a counterforce onto the blocking member so as to drive the first end of the linkage member to move towards the buffering space. The invention also discloses a multi-function printer. | 06-14-2012 |
20120146284 | SHEET DIVERTER AND METHOD FOR DEFLECTING A SHEET - The invention relates to a sheet diverter for a printing machine ( | 06-14-2012 |
20120153563 | SHEET TRANSPORT DEVICE - The invention relates to a sheet transport device ( | 06-21-2012 |
20120161387 | SHEET FEEDING DEVICE - A sheet feeding device includes a first roller configured to feed a sheet in a first direction along a first feed path, a second roller arranged on a downstream side of the first roller and configured to feed the sheet in the first direction along the first feed path, a sheet detection unit arranged between the first roller and the second roller. A rotation amount of the second roller from detection of the leading end of the sheet by the sheet detection unit to arrival of the sheet at a predetermined position on the downstream side is compensated based on the rotation speed of the first roller within a first period, which is a period from start of feeding of the sheet as the first roller is started to be driven to the detection of the leading end of the sheet by the sheet detection unit. | 06-28-2012 |
20120187623 | SHEET CONVEYING DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING SAME - A sheet conveying device, that can be included in an image forming apparatus, includes a first sheet conveying path, a second sheet conveying path, a third conveying path, and a belt-type sheet conveying unit. The first sheet conveying path has a curved portion, and feeds and conveys a sheet therethrough. The second sheet conveying path has a curved portion and different from the first sheet conveying path, and feeds and conveys the sheet therethrough. The third sheet conveying path is provided from a confluence of the first sheet conveying path and the second sheet conveying path. The belt-type sheet conveying unit is disposed on one side of the third sheet conveying path corresponding to an outer side of the curved portion of the first sheet conveying path and an inner side of the curved portion of the second sheet conveying path. | 07-26-2012 |
20120193869 | SHEET FEEDER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS WITH THE SAME - A sheet feeder includes a stopper located in a sheet feeding route and supported rotatably about a pivot point. The posture of the stopper is changed among a restricting posture in which a contact end contacts a leading end SU of a sheet S in a feeding direction to restrict the leading end SU before a feeding of the sheet S by a feeding mechanism, a feed allowing posture assumed during feeding and in which the contact end is separated from the leading end SU in a first direction F in which the sheet S is fed, and a rotational posture reached by rotating the stopper about the pivot point so that the contact end faces in a second direction opposite the first direction. The second direction is a direction in which the sheet S is pulled out from the feeding mechanism when a jam occurs. | 08-02-2012 |
20120217698 | SHEET REVERSING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND SHEET REVERSING METHOD - A sheet reversing apparatus including: a right angle reversing conveyance section which reverses front/back sides of a sheet while changing a conveyance direction of the sheet, being conveyed in a first conveyance direction, to a second conveyance direction perpendicular to the first conveyance direction; a sheet skew sensor which detects a sheet skew of the sheet being conveyed by the right angle reversing conveyance section; and a sheet skew correction mechanism which corrects the sheet skew of the sheet while the sheet is being conveyed by the right angle reversing conveyance section. | 08-30-2012 |
20120217699 | Image Forming Apparatus - An image forming apparatus includes a body frame, an image forming unit and a transporting unit. The transporting unit includes a transporting tray, a side guide, a plate, a skew roller and an urging member. The transporting tray is configured to support the recording medium which is being transported. The side guide is configured to abut with an end of the recording medium in a width direction. The plate is facing the transporting tray. The skew roller is rotatably supported by the plate and is configured to skew the recording medium toward the side guide. The urging member is configured to urge a portion of the plate toward the transporting tray. | 08-30-2012 |
20120248682 | PAPER TRANSPORT DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A paper transport device includes a transport section that transports paper on a first transport path, and reverses a transport direction to transport the paper onto a second transport path, and a detecting section that detects that the paper has arrived at the reversal position, wherein the detecting section includes a first member that is arranged on the first transport path, and changes posture thereof among a first posture, a second posture, and a third posture, a second member that changes posture thereof between a fourth posture and a fifth posture, a detector that detects whether the second member is in the fourth posture or in the fifth posture, and a joint member that couples the first member and the second member together, allows the second member to be in the fourth posture, rotates the second member to the fifth posture, and keeps the second member in the fourth posture. | 10-04-2012 |
20120248683 | LETTERBOX MEDIA DIVERTER - A 3-way letterbox media diverter directs and controls media in 2 forward directions and 1 reverse direction within a printer's paper path. The letterbox design enables actuation of the diverter from a first position to a second position just as the trail edge of a sheet passes a post fuser nip. Once the diverter reaches the second position, an invert nip now controlling the sheet is reversed to thereby invert the sheet. Thus, inversion of the sheet is accomplished in a small space envelope, time to reverse direction is reduced, process speed can be reduced and additional paper guides are eliminated. | 10-04-2012 |
20120267846 | SKEW CORRECTION DEVICE, SHEET HANDLING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM - A skew correction device includes a first conveying unit arranged in a sheet conveying path; a second conveying unit arranged downstream of the first conveying unit in a conveying direction of a sheet; and a skew correction unit. When the sheet is unfolded paper, the skew correction unit performs a first skew correction that corrects for the skew of the sheet so that a leading edge of the sheet conveyed by the first conveying unit abuts on the second conveying unit that is stopped. When the sheet is fold paper, the skew correction unit performs a second skew correction that corrects for the skew of the sheet so that a leading edge of the sheet conveyed by the first conveying unit abuts the second conveying unit and the second conveying unit is driven in a reverse direction to the conveying direction at a predetermined operational timing. | 10-25-2012 |
20120313317 | SHEET STORING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A conveying roller conveys a sheet. A sheet holding portion receives a sheet from below and holds the received sheet with keeping its forward end upward and its rear end downward. The sheet holding portion has: a storing guide provided in a vertical state and having a guide surface configured to guide the received sheet upward; a conveying guide provided to face the guide surface and having a curved surface portion whose distance from the guide surface increases in the upward direction; and a holding member provided between the guide surface and the curved surface portion and configured to roll on the curved surface portion toward the guide surface to nip the received sheet with the guide surface. An inclination angle of the curved surface portion with respect to the guide surface decreases with distance from the guide surface. | 12-13-2012 |
20120313318 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus can include an image forming member that forms an image on a sheet, an ejecting transport member that can transport the sheet in first and second directions, and a switching unit. The guide member can move to a first predetermined position and a second predetermined position. At the first predetermined position, the guide member can apply a pushing force to the sheet. At the second predetermined position, the guide member can one of apply a smaller pushing force to the sheet than at the first predetermined position, or provide a clearance between the guide member and the sheet. The switching unit can switch the guide member into the first and second predetermined positions based on the sheet transporting direction of the ejecting transport member. | 12-13-2012 |
20130001869 | SHEET PROCESSING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A sheet processing device includes a conveyance member, an elastic plate member, a first conveyance path, and a second conveyance path. The conveyance member conveys a sheet of recording media with the sheet attached thereon and has a circumferential portion to separate the sheet from the conveyance member by a curvature of the conveyance member. The first conveyance path is formed by the conveyance member. The second conveyance path is disposed downstream from the first conveyance path and includes a reversal conveyance path to reverse the sheet. A face continuous to a front edge of the elastic plate member, except for the front edge, is positioned in an attachment weakened area of the circumferential portion of the conveyance member in which an attachment force of the sheet on the circumferential portion is weakened by separation of the sheet from the conveyance member by the curvature. | 01-03-2013 |
20130009357 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus according to the present disclosure includes a sheet ejection portion, an in-housing ejection space, and a sheet push mechanism. The sheet push mechanism is composed of a sheet push member whose lower end portion touches a sheet ejection surface of the in-housing ejection space and which is movable to a downstream side in the sheet ejection direction, and a holder portion which supports movably an upper end portion of the sheet push member, and the holder portion is disposed on the lower surface to be movable between a reference position where the sheet push member pushes the sheet ejected on the sheet ejection surface and an evacuation position away from the reference position in a horizontal direction. | 01-10-2013 |
20130026704 | PRINTER AND PAPER REVERSING ASSEMBLY THEREOF - A paper reversing assembly includes a paper roller, a driving member, and a plurality of balls. The paper roller includes a recess defined in an end portion thereof and a plurality of concave portions formed on the internal circumferential sidewall of the recess. The driving member is received in the recess and includes a plurality of lobes, which interact with the balls to allow the free rotation of the paper roller when the paper is being pulled out. | 01-31-2013 |
20130026705 | Forming Apparatus - An image forming apparatus is provided that includes a turn-around mechanism, and a re-feeding unit that includes a first feeding unit having a guide curved to bulge in such a direction as to be farther from an image forming unit, the guide defining an outer side of a curved first feeding route for feeding a sheet received from the turn-around mechanism, and a second feeding unit defining a second feeding route for feeding the sheet fed via the first feeding route, the guide including a first section on a first side thereof in the width direction of the sheet, and a second section around a second side opposite to the first side thereof in the width direction, the second section being curved to bulge more than the first section in such a direction as to be farther from the image forming unit. | 01-31-2013 |
20130032993 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM - An image forming apparatus acquires sheet information indicating paper weight or the like of a transported sheet of paper. The apparatus also has a control portion and shifts a reference position which has been previously set to a direction orthogonal to a transporting direction of the sheet of paper based on the paper weight or the like of the transported sheet of paper. A deviation sensor detects a deviation of the sheet of paper with regard to the shifted reference position along the direction orthogonal to the transporting direction of the sheet of paper. A sheet shift portion shifts the sheet of paper to the shifted reference position based on the deviation detected by the deviation sensor. | 02-07-2013 |
20130043645 | CONVEYING APPARATUS AND RECORDING APPARATUS - A conveying apparatus includes a sheet conveyance path including a curved portion, and a roller pair that is located along the conveyance path and conveys a sheet. At least one of rollers of the roller pair moves such that the orientation of conveying force exerted onto the sheet by the roller pair at its nip point is changed after the roller pair pinches the sheet. | 02-21-2013 |
20130049293 | Media Actuated Media Diverter for an Imaging Device - A media actuated, media diverter mounted on a guide member positioned between the output of a simplex path and the entrance of a duplex path in an imaging device. The media diverter comprises a first plate having a media contact surface, a biasing member for biasing the first plate, and a second plate having a media guiding surface. First plate and second plate are movable in a slot through the guide member and are biased in first positions where media contact surface extends into the duplex path and media guiding surface extends into the simplex path while second plate remains movable from its first position to a second position. A media sheet fed into the duplex path moves first plate to its second position blocking movement of second plate from its first position allowing a following media sheet in the simplex path to the exit of the imaging device. | 02-28-2013 |
20130049294 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF FORMING IMAGES ON BOTH FACES OF RECORDING MEDIA - An image forming apparatus includes a plurality of rotary members, a conveyance belt, an image forming device, and a switchback device. The conveyance belt is looped around the plurality of rotary members so as to circulate to intermittently feed a sheet in a sheet transport direction. The image forming device is disposed opposing the conveyance belt to form an image on the sheet fed by the conveyance belt. The switchback device is disposed downstream from the image forming device in the sheet transport direction to feed the sheet having passed the image forming device to a position downstream from the conveyance belt in the sheet transport direction and switch back the sheet. When the sheet is fed by the conveyance belt and the switchback device, a drive start timing of the switchback device is delayed from a drive start timing of the conveyance belt. | 02-28-2013 |
20130082439 | Sheet Feeders and Image Forming Apparatuses Having the Same - A sheet feeder is provided that includes a feeding unit configured to feed a sheet through a feeding path and a guide portion that is bent in a shape of a relaxation curve and configured to feed the sheet thereon and turn a feeding direction of the sheet. | 04-04-2013 |
20130106050 | DRIVE TRANSMISSION DEVICE, SHEET FEEDER, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS | 05-02-2013 |
20130134661 | SHEET TRANSPORT DEVICE HAGING GUIDE MEMBER, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A sheet transport device includes a registration section, a first sheet transport path and a second sheet transport path the two transport directions of which are substantially perpendicular to the sheet transport direction of the registration section, a confluence transport path, and a first guide member. The confluence transport path merges the first sheet transport path and the second sheet transport path. The first guide member may rotate toward the first sheet transport path when the sheet is fed from the first sheet transport path to the confluence transport path. The first guide member may rotate toward the second sheet transport path when the sheet is fed from the second sheet transport path to the confluence transport path. | 05-30-2013 |
20130140764 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF DUPLEX PRINTING - An image forming apparatus has a rockable member which is configured to rotate about an axis defined at a first end portion among: a first position at which a second end portion at a downstream side in the forward feed direction with respect to the first end portion is supported by the guide member having the first orientation; a second position at which the second end portion is located at a higher position that the second end portion when located at the first position; and a third position at which the second end portion is located at a lower position that the second end portion when located at the first position; and a signal generating unit configured to output a signal corresponding to the position of the rockable member. A photo sensor is provided to generate a signal in accordance with an orientation of the rockable member. | 06-06-2013 |
20130168921 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - An image processing apparatus includes: a motor for driving a first rotary body and a second rotary body that rotates according to an image processing operation; a switching unit that switches a connection/disconnection of the motor and the second rotary body; and a control unit that performs: a constant-speed rotation process of rotating the motor at a first speed in the connection state; a disconnecting process of performing switching to the disconnection state during the constant-speed rotation process; a decelerating process of decelerating the motor to a second speed after the disconnecting process; and a connecting process of performing, before completion of the decelerating process, switching to the connection state when the rotating speed of the second rotary body at a timing when the decelerating process is performed is slower than that at a timing when the switching to the disconnection state is performed in the disconnecting process. | 07-04-2013 |
20130181394 | SHEET CONVEYING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A sheet conveying apparatus, including: a sheet conveying path; a reconveying path, which is branched from the sheet conveying path; a sheet conveying portion which conveys a sheet, which is conveyed through the sheet conveying path, selectively between in a forward direction and in a reverse direction toward the reconveying path; and a control portion which controls the sheet conveying portion to temporarily convey, in the middle that the sheet conveying portion conveys a preceding sheet in the reverse direction toward the reconveying path, the preceding sheet in the forward direction together with a succeeding sheet, and thereafter convey the preceding sheet in the reverse direction toward the reconvening path and the succeeding sheet in the forward direction respectively. | 07-18-2013 |
20130187329 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - To simplify control of a sheet feeing/conveying system while preventing a step-out phenomenon, saving power, and reducing cost, provided is an image forming apparatus which detects a load angle of a motor (M | 07-25-2013 |
20130187330 | SHEET CONVEYING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A sheet conveying apparatus which conveys a sheet, including: a first conveying path along which the sheet is conveyed; a second conveying path along which the sheet is reconveyed to the first conveying path; a reverse conveyance roller pair, which performs forward rotation to convey the sheet from the first conveying path and reverse rotation to convey the sheet to the second conveying path; a reconveying roller pair disposed in the second conveying path; and a control portion which causes the reconveying roller pair to nip a preceding sheet and a succeeding sheet in an overlaid manner, and thereafter rotates a first roller that is in contact with the preceding sheet while stopping rotation of a second roller that is in contact with the succeeding sheet so that the preceding sheet is conveyed to the first conveying path and the succeeding sheet stays in the second conveying path. | 07-25-2013 |
20130200564 | INVERTER WITH ADJUSTABLE REVERSING ROLL POSITION - A reversing apparatus within a media path comprises an input nip moving sheets of media in a first direction, and a reversing nip positioned to receive the sheets of media from the input nip. The reversing nip stops the sheets and moves the sheets in a second direction opposite the first direction. Also included is an output nip positioned to receive the sheets of media from the reversing nip, and an actuator connected to the reversing nip. The actuator moves the reversing nip relative to a position of the input nip and the output nip, based on a characteristic of the sheets of media. | 08-08-2013 |
20130214479 | SHEET-TRANSPORT DEVICE, SHEET-TURNING UNIT AND METHOD FOR TURNING SHEETS - Presented herein is a sheet turning unit ( | 08-22-2013 |
20130249164 | INFORMATION RECORDING DEVICE - Provided is an information recording device in which jam processing operation can be easily performed with simple operation when a recording medium such as a card is jammed in a conveyance passage. A card storing section and a medium conveyance passage for conveying a card to an image forming section are arranged in a housing at upper and lower sides and a passage open-close member for removing a card jammed at the image forming section is arranged therebetween. Then, electronic information recording means is incorporated in the passage open-close member and a medium conveyance path which conveys a card toward the electronic information recording means is arranged on a medium introduction passage for feeding a card from the card storing section to the medium conveyance passage. According to the above, a card jammed at the image forming section or the information recording section can be easily removed to the outside of the device by opening the card storing section. | 09-26-2013 |
20130256981 | Sheet Conveyer Device - A sheet conveyor device may include a first portion configured to move, a cam configured to move in response to movement of the first portion, and a guide portion configured to move between first and second positions in response to the movement of the cam, to choose a first or second conveying path for a sheet. The cam may cause the guide portion to remain in position even if the first portion is moved a small amount, thereby helping to reduce the likelihood of paper jams arising from undesired movement of the guide portion. | 10-03-2013 |
20130256982 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - The control portion controls the sheet adjusting portion to alternately convey the sheet of paper fed from the sheet-feeding path for single-side printing and the sheet of paper fed from the sheet-feeding path for duplex printing to the image forming portion during the duplex printing mode. Images are alternately formed on the front surface of each of the sheets of paper and the back surface of each of the sheets of paper when three sheets of paper are conveyed to the image forming apparatus and they are left therein. The control portion controls the sheet conveying portion to release the contact of the conveying rollers after it is detected that the sheet of paper reaches the sheet adjusting portion. | 10-03-2013 |
20130256983 | IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS - An image recording apparatus includes: a first motor for rotating first and second rollers; a second motor; a recording portion provided downstream of the first roller, the second roller provided downstream of the recording portion; a sensor portion provided between the recording portion and the second roller to sense a sheet; and a first gear movable between a first position and a second position where reverse rotational power of the first roller is transmitted to the second roller. When a controller determines that an upstream edge of the sheet in a conveying direction has reached a third position located between the recording portion and the sensor portion, the controller starts driving the second motor to move the first gear from the first position to the second position and thereafter controls the first motor to perform a forward rotation and a reverse rotation alternately a set number of times. | 10-03-2013 |
20130256984 | IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS - An image recording apparatus includes a first upper-position guide member, a first lower-position guide member defining a first feeding path and a first feeding portion feeding a sheet in a feeding direction along the first feeding path. The image recording apparatus further includes a recording portion located downstream of the first feeding portion in the feeding direction, a second upper-position guide member, a second lower-position guide member defining a second feeding path and a second feeding portion comprising at least one pair of rollers each consisting of an upper-position roller and a lower-position roller. The second feeding portion feeds the sheet along the second feeding path and a first axis of the upper-position roller is located upstream of a second axis of the lower-position roller in the feeding direction. | 10-03-2013 |
20130256985 | CONVEYOR DEVICE - A conveyor device includes: a first conveyor having a first roller; a second conveyor having a second roller and disposed downstream of the first conveyor; and a storage storing first information and second information in which a velocity or a deceleration of the first and second rollers is less in the second information than in the first information. A controller executes: a first rotation processing in which, when a state in which a sheet is nipped by the first conveyor is kept during a next conveyance in intermittent conveyance, a first roller and a second roller are rotated according to the first information in the next conveyance; and a second rotation processing in which, when the state is not kept in the next conveyance, the first drive roller and the second drive roller are rotated according to the second information in the next conveyance. | 10-03-2013 |
20130300054 | SHEET TRANSPORT DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Disclosed is a sheet transport device including a main body, a first transport path through which a transported sheet passes, a second transport path through which the sheet that passes through the first transport path and is reversed in a transport direction thereof passes, having a curved portion on a downstream side thereof, a first guiding member that forms a first guiding surface of the second transport path, and a second guiding member that forms a second guiding surface opposite to the guiding surface, wherein the first guiding member is supported to be rotatable between a guiding posture where the sheet is guided and an open posture that rotates from the guiding posture to open the guiding surfaces, and an interval between the first guiding member and the second guiding member in the open posture is greater than that in the guiding posture. | 11-14-2013 |
20130307212 | SHEET REVERSING DEVICE - A sheet reversing device including a first conveyance unit, second conveyance unit, third conveyance unit, and sheet pressing member. The first conveyance unit includes a first holder, and a support surface that supports the sheet, and conveys the sheet with an edge held by the first holder, and its entire surface supported by the support surface. The second conveyance unit includes second holders, which convey the sheet. The third conveyance unit is supported to be swingable between a reception position at which the third conveyance unit receives the sheet, and a transfer position at which the third conveyance unit transfers the sheet to the second conveyance unit. The third conveyance unit includes a third holder, and conveys the sheet held by the third holder. The sheet pressing member presses the sheet, transferred from the third conveyance unit to the first conveyance unit, against the first conveyance unit support surface. | 11-21-2013 |
20130320615 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an image forming section to form an image on a sheet, a reversing section to reverse the sheet between front and rear surfaces, and an apparatus main body that houses the image forming section and the reversing section. The reversing section includes a lower-side horizontal conveying path arranged horizontally and adapted to convey the sheet, an upper-side horizontal conveying path arranged vertically above the lower-side horizontal conveying path and extending parallel to the lower-side horizontal conveying path, and a connection conveying path which connects the lower-side horizontal conveying path and the upper-side horizontal conveying pathand is detachably coupled to the upper-side horizontal conveying path. The reversing section is horizontally supported by the apparatus main body so as to be movable along a direction in which the sheet is sent from the lower-side horizontal conveying path or upper-side horizontal conveying path to the connection conveying path. | 12-05-2013 |
20130328262 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a manual feed portion provided on a side surface of a housing that accommodates an image forming portion and having an abutting portion against which a downstream end in a sheet feeding direction of a sheet inserted into a gap between the manual feed portion and the side surface abuts. The manual feed portion also includes a holding portion configured to hold the sheet such that a sheet surface is held along the side surface of the housing in the condition in which the downstream end of the sheet abuts against the abutting portion. | 12-12-2013 |
20130341857 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONSTANT VELOCITY CUT-SHEET INVERSION IN A PRINTING SYSTEM - An approach is provided for inverting a sheeted substrate processed by a printing system while continuously running the sheeted substrate through the printing system without stopping. The approach involves a series of rolls that cause an orientation of the sheeted substrate to be changed such that the sheeted substrate may be returned to a first process path when inverted for duplex printing, or otherwise diverted to a bypass path. | 12-26-2013 |
20130341858 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A PNEUMATIC BAFFLE TO SELECTIVELY DIRECT A CUT MEDIA IN A MEDIA FEED SYSTEM - An approach is provided for directing a cut media in a media feed system. The approach involves causing, at least in part, a media to be fed through an incoming media path. The approach also involves causing, at least in part, air to be supplied through an air input configured to input air along a curved baffle positioned between the incoming media path and at least a first outgoing media path. The approach further involves causing, at least in part, the media to take one of the first outgoing media path and a second outgoing media path based, at least in part, on an interaction between the air supplied through the air input and the curved baffle. | 12-26-2013 |
20140027974 | SHEET FEEDING DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS PROVIDED WITH SAME - The sheet feeding device includes a housing, first and second feeding paths, and first and second covers. The first feeding path extends in a vertical direction within the housing. The second feeding path extends in the vertical direction within the housing, and a lower end thereof is connected to an upper end of the first feeding path. The first cover exposes, in an open state, the first feeding path outside of the housing. The second cover exposes, in an open state, the second feeding path outside of the housing. When both the first cover and the second cover are opened, the first cover and the second cover are respectively in the open state relative to the housing in a mode where a second opening angle of the second cover relative to the housing is smaller than a first opening angle of the first cover relative to the housing. | 01-30-2014 |
20140027975 | SHEET CONVEYANCE APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A sheet conveyance apparatus includes a first path and a second path through which a sheet is conveyed, and a guide portion rotatable between a first position where the sheet is guided to the first path and a second position where the sheet is guided to the second path, wherein the guide portion includes a resin member including a first guide surface configured to guide the sheet to the first path at the first position, and a second guide surface configured to guide the sheet to the second path at the second position, and a reinforcing member including a main body portion extending in a direction along an axis line of guide portion, and protrusions protruding, along the first guide surface and the second guide surface, from both end portions in a longitudinal direction of the main body portion. | 01-30-2014 |
20140027976 | Self-Adjusting Processing System for Sheet Material and a Processing Method Using Such System - The invention relates to a self-adjusting processing system for sheet material. A self-adjusting processing system for sheet material comprises a guiding device for sheet material having a main transport and a redirecting device for sheet material having a branch transport in association with the main transport to redirect the sheet material. The redirecting device further has fixed rollers adopted to interact with the branch transport and floating members, the fixed rollers and the floating members are positioned at opposite sides of the branch transport and each floating member is adopted to be aligned with appropriate fixed roller. The redirecting device further comprises fixing means for fixing the floating members' position relative to the fixed rollers, releasing means for releasing the floating members' position relative to the fixed rollers, and a first actuating means for moving the floating members towards the fixed rollers till the floating members engage the fixed rollers and backwards from the fixed rollers. Also provided is a method of processing of a piece of sheet material with the self-adjusting processing device of the present invention. The processing system and the method can be used with any sheet materials, advantageously with banknotes. | 01-30-2014 |
20140035222 | Form Conveyance Device - A form conveyance device can reverse a form without pulling another form already stored in a storage unit into the conveyance path. A form conveyance device conveys a form on edge in forward and reverse directions and feeds the form into the storage unit. Such device includes a cylindrical support shaft, and a paper feed roller that is axially supported on the support shaft and can rotate in forward and reverse directions. Also included is an in-feed roller that is axially supported on the support shaft, can rotate only in the forward direction, and on the outside surface has in-feed tabs extending in the axial direction. A power transfer unit of the device is disposed between the paper feed roller and in-feed roller, and transfers drive power from the paper feed roller to the in-feed roller only when the paper feed roller rotates in the forward direction. | 02-06-2014 |
20140035223 | SHEET CONVEYOR AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING SAME - A sheet conveyor included in an image forming apparatus includes a conveying roller rotatable in normal and reverse directions to convey a sheet in opposite sheet conveyance directions, a switching guide rotatable about a support shaft to guide the sheet to a path, a first switchback mechanism performing a first operation of changing a direction of rotation of the conveying roller, a first actuator actuating the first switchback mechanism, a second switchback mechanism performing a second operation of changing a position of the switching guide, a second actuator actuating the second switchback mechanism. The switchback mechanisms and the actuators are configured to be replaceable with a switchback linking mechanism, by employing a linking member, configured to link the first and second operations to be actuated by one actuator of the first and second actuators without changing an arrangement of the one actuator of the first and second actuators. | 02-06-2014 |
20140062006 | SHEET CONVEYING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SHEET CONVEYING DEVICE - A sheet conveying device includes a sheet conveying path, a first conveying roller pair, a second conveying roller pair and a sheet guiding member. The sheet conveying path conveys a sheet in a first direction, and then, conveys the sheet in a second direction. The first conveying roller pair conveys the sheet in the first direction. The second conveying roller pair is located at a downstream side from the first conveying roller pair to convey the sheet to the second direction from the first direction. The sheet guiding member is located between the first conveying roller pair and second conveying roller pair so as to advance and retreat to the sheet conveying path, and then, in an advance state, to come into contact with a sheet face of the sheet conveyed while being bridged across the first conveying roller pair and second conveying roller pair. | 03-06-2014 |
20140091515 | DUAL FLIP OVER ROLL INVERTER - Provided herein is sheet inverter apparatus which includes a diverter gate which diverts the sheet to one of at least two paths, a first paper path, and a second paper path. The first and second path each include a rotatable nip assembly, the rotatable nip assembly including a nip drive roll and a nip idler roll positioned so as to define a nip therebetween, the nip serving as a rotatable axis around which the nip drive roll and the nip idler roll rotate to invert the sheet. | 04-03-2014 |
20140117614 | DEPOSIT MODULE - A Self-Service Terminal (SST) or deposit module for an SST and a method of use are disclosed for transporting an item of media along a transport path. The SST includes a guide surface comprising a first region in which an item of media is transported in a first orientation with respect to a respective direction of transport, and a further region in which an item of media is transported in a further orientation with respect to a respective direction of transport. The SST also includes a re-orientation module that transports an item of media between the first and further regions and rotates an item of media received at a one of the first and further regions into an orientation associated with a remainder one of the first and further regions. | 05-01-2014 |
20140117615 | DEVICE FOR SORTING AND CONVEYING DOCUMENTS - According to one embodiment, the guide roller, which faces the sorting gate mediated by the conveyor belt and guides the travel of the conveyor belt, and the position determination unit, which gives an elastic bias to the guide roller and positions it to the predefined position, are provided. The guide roller receives a pushing pressure from documents that are held and conveyed by the conveyor belts and then retracts from the predefined position while resisting the bias of the position determination unit. | 05-01-2014 |
20140145396 | Medium Feeding Direction Switching Mechanism and Medium Issuing and Collecting Device - A medium transport direction switching mechanism may be provided of a simple configuration which is capable of switching the transport direction of a transported information recording medium. One end may be a biasing member for biasing a pinch roller toward a transport roller engages a support shaft which supports the pinch roller, whereas the other end of the biasing member engages a retaining member which retains the support shaft. In the medium transport direction switching mechanism, rotational behavior of the pinch roller centering upon a rotational center of the transport roller is possible between a first facing position and a second facing position, wherein the pinch roller moves to the first facing position when the transport roller rotates positively, and moves to the second facing position when the transport roller rotates negatively. | 05-29-2014 |
20140159303 | SHEET CONVEYING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Provided is a sheet conveying apparatus which conveys a sheet, includes: a sheet conveying path which diverges into a first conveying path and a second conveying path at a diverging point; a guide member which is movable between a first position where the guide member guides the sheet to the first conveying path and a second position where the guide member guides the sheet to the second conveying path; a driving portion which is configured to move the guide member to the second position from the first position; and a holding portion which, in a case that the guide member is driven by the driving portion to move to the second position from the first position, provides a load to the driving by the driving portion and holds the guide member at a third position between the first position and the second position. | 06-12-2014 |
20140183815 | Media Actuated Media Diverter for an Imaging Device - A media actuated, media diverter mounted on a media guide positioned between the output of a simplex path and the entrance of a duplex path in an imaging device. The media diverter comprises a plate having a media guiding surface and a media contact surface along portions of the edge of the plate. The plate is received within a slot through the guide member such that in a first position the media contact surface extends into the duplex path and when in a second position the media guiding surface extends into the simplex path. The plate's center of gravity moves the contact surface of the plate into the first position. A media sheet fed into the duplex path strikes the media contact surface moving the plate to the second position where the media guiding surface directs a following sheet in the simplex path to an exit of the imaging device. | 07-03-2014 |
20140265108 | MEDIA PROCESSING DEVICE AND CONVEYANCE UNIT FOR REVERSING PAPER - A printer absorbs conveyance speed differences between a conveyance mechanism and a reversing conveyance mechanism with a simple configuration. A printer | 09-18-2014 |
20140291923 | Image Forming Apparatus - There is provided an image forming apparatus including a driving source, a switchback roller which switches between a normal rotation direction and a reverse rotation direction, first and second gear train for rotating the switchback roller in the normal and reverse rotation directions, respectively, a switching mechanism which switches among a first mode for transmitting driving force to the first gear train, a second mode for transmitting the driving force to the second gear train, and a third mode for not to transmit the driving force, a switching element which switches between a first state allowing switching of the switching mechanism into the first or third mode and a second state allowing switching of the switching mechanism into the second mode; and a controller which controls a state change of the switching element between the first state and the second state. | 10-02-2014 |
20140319762 | PRINTING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONVEYING PRINTING MEDIUM - When a size of a reversing unit is smaller than that of a printing medium, errors can be detected without adding any other mechanism, and if such errors are not caused by a paper jam, the printing can be continued. A printing apparatus is provided with: an reversing unit provided with an reversing roller; a sensor; and a control unit configured to, if when the detecting unit detects a load equal to or more than a predetermined value, a conveyance amount of the printing medium after the sensor has detected the fore end is longer than a threshold value that is a distance from a position of the fore end at the time of being detected by the sensor to a position of the fore end at the time of exiting from the conveyance path of the reversing unit, perform control to continue conveyance. | 10-30-2014 |
20150014917 | RECORDING APPARATUS - Provided is a recording apparatus which includes a recording portion which performs recording on a medium, a transport path which extends to the recording portion, a feeding mechanism which sends the medium to the transport path, a manual feeding path which meets the transport path in such a manner that an extending direction of the manual feeding path changes to intersect the transport path and, a guide portion which is disposed in a meeting portion between the transport path and the manual feeding path. When the medium is sent back by the feeding mechanism, the guide portion does not move and, when the medium is inserted into the manual feeding path, the guide portion moves in a direction in which the guide portion is broadened. | 01-15-2015 |
20150021849 | COMPACT INVERTER FOR CUT SHEET MEDIA - A media inverting system is described for a cut sheet printing system. A first media transport advances a media sheet in a first direction, the media sheet having a first side that contacts the first media transport and an opposing second side. A rotatable member having a rotation axis that is substantially parallel to the first direction receives the media sheet from the first media transport and rotates to advance the media sheet around the rotatable member. A rotatable member force mechanism is switchable between a first state where the second side of the media sheet is held to the rotatable member, and a second state where the media sheet is released. A second media transport receives the media sheet from the rotatable member and advances the media sheet in an inverted orientation in a second direction that is substantially parallel to the first direction. | 01-22-2015 |
20150130127 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - The image forming apparatus includes a first guide that defines a conveyance path and rotates about a fulcrum with the opening of the cover, the fulcrum being provided at a lower portion of the first guide, the conveyance path extending upward and downward and through which the sheet is conveyed; and a second guide that defines the conveyance path in combination with the first guide, the second guide being rotatable with the cover being open. The second guide moves in a direction away from the fulcrum with the opening of the cover. | 05-14-2015 |
20150137444 | MEDIA HANDLING SYSTEMS FOR ALTERING ORIENTATION OF MEDIA - The present disclosure discloses a media transition unit for altering orientation and/or direction of travel of media that defines a first edge and a second edge, which is shorter than the first edge. The media transition unit includes a first module having a first sensor and a first conveyor belt, and a second module having a second sensor and a second conveyor belt. The first module receives the media traveling along a first direction perpendicular to the first edge. The received media is detected by the first sensor that prompts the first conveyor belt to transport the media at a first speed in a second direction perpendicular to the second edge. Upon detecting the media adjacent to the second module, the second sensor prompts the second conveyor belt to transport the media at a second speed along the second direction. The second speed exceeds the first speed. | 05-21-2015 |
20150301492 | DRIVING FORCE TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, SHEET CONVEYANCE APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - The conveyance apparatus includes a first engaging portion of a first planetary gear unit and a second engaging portion of a second planetary gear unit, and a stopping member movable to a first stop position to stop a first engaged gear, and to a second stop position to stop a second engagement gear, in which a pivot fulcrum of the stopping member is arranged at an intersection between an extension line of a vector of a force that the first engaging portion receives from the first engaged portion under a state in which the stopping member is at the first stop position, and an extension line of a vector of a force that the second engaging portion receives from the second engaged portion under a state in which the stopping member is at the second stop position. | 10-22-2015 |
20160060058 | SHEET CONVEYING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A sheet conveying apparatus includes a first conveying portion conveying a sheet, a second conveying portion including an abutment portion against which a front end of the sheet conveyed by the first conveying portion abuts and conveying the sheet, a curved guide including a curved portion and forming a curved sheet conveying path between the first and second conveying portions, and a moving portion disposed to overlap widthwise with the curved portion and movable between a projecting position where the moving portion projects to the sheet conveying path and a recede position where the moving portion recedes. The moving portion is moved to from the projecting position to the recede position by being pressed by the sheet as the sheet is conveyed by the first conveying portion in a state in which the front end of the sheet abuts against the abutment portion. | 03-03-2016 |
20160075531 | PAPER STOCK PROCESSING DEVICE - A paper money processing device is provided with: a storage unit for forming a storage space in which paper money is layered and stored; a conveyance mechanism for conveying paper money to the storage unit; and a movable piece capable of emerging and sinking the storage space, the movable piece being provided in a direction orthogonal to the conveyance direction of the paper money conveyed by the conveyance mechanism. Conveyance is stopped in a position where the trailing end part of the paper money to be conveyed to the storage unit by the conveyance mechanism is facing the moveable piece, the trailing end part of the paper money in a position facing the moveable piece is thereafter moved to the storage space side and the paper money is layered and stored in the storage space by the emerging/sinking operation of the movable piece. | 03-17-2016 |
20160090254 | SHEET CONVEYING DEVICE AND IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS - A sheet conveying device includes a flap pivoting between a first state to contact a first path-defining member and a second state to be separated from a first path-defining member. The first path-defining member, which faces a second path-defining member in a facing direction, includes a guide surface for guiding a sheet conveyed along a first conveying path, a contact surface positioned farther from the second path-defining member in the facing direction than the guide surface and configured to contact the flap in the first state, and an inclined surface positioned downstream of the contact surface in a conveying direction and inclined such that an upstream end thereof in the conveying direction is closer to the second path-defining member in the facing direction than a downstream end thereof. The upstream end of the inclined surface is closer to the second path-defining member in the facing direction than the contact surface. | 03-31-2016 |
20160090258 | IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS - An image recording apparatus, including a tray configured to support a sheet; a chassis defining a first conveyer path, in which the sheet on the tray is conveyed in a first conveying direction, and a second conveyer path, through which the sheet is conveyed in a second conveying direction through a branch point to be inverted to reenter the first conveyer path through a merging point; a base member integrally formed of resin and including a guiding section to define a form of a part of the second conveyer path; a recording unit to record an image on the sheet conveyed in the first conveyer path; a drive shaft supported by the base member; and a return-conveyer roller disposed in the second conveyer path and configured to convey the sheet to be guided on the guiding section in the second conveying direction by rotation of the drive shaft, is provided. | 03-31-2016 |
20160145063 | SHEET DIVERTING UNIT - The present invention provides a sheet diverting unit for selectively diverting a sheet towards a first receiving path or a second receiving path, comprising an inlet path for advancing a sheet in a sheet supply direction towards a diverter; the diverter comprising a shaft, a deflector being connected to said shaft and extending between said shaft and a tip, and an actuator arranged for rotating the shaft thereby selectively pivoting the deflector between a first deflector position for directing the sheet into the first receiving path and a second deflector position for directing the sheet into the second receiving path; said deflector comprising a guiding edge and a second edge, said second edge arranged facing a second trajectory to the second receiving path in the second deflector position for directing the sheet into the second receiving path and said guiding edge arranged facing a straight first trajectory to the first receiving path thereby said guiding edge facing a guiding element in the first deflector position for guiding the sheet into the first receiving path; wherein the guiding edge comprises a recess portion, wherein the recess portion is arranged inwardly away from the straight first trajectory to the first receiving path when the deflector is arranged in the first deflector position, wherein the recess portion is arranged for extending substantially from the guiding element towards the shaft when the deflector is arranged in the second deflector position. | 05-26-2016 |
20160152429 | SHEET TRANSPORT ASSEMBLY | 06-02-2016 |
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20160159596 | SHEET CONVEYING APPARATUS, DRIVE TRANSMISSION APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A sheet conveying apparatus includes a conveying member conveying and rotating a sheet, a moving member configured to be movable between a first guiding position and a second guiding position, a first abutting portion configured to stop the moving member at the first guiding position, a second abutting portion configured to stop the moving member at the second guiding position, and a planetary gear mechanism. The planetary gear mechanism includes a first rotating element configured to rotate in a first direction and a second direction which is opposite to the first direction, a second rotating element configured to rotate the conveying member by drivenly rotating with the first rotating element, and a third rotating element configured to move the moving member from the second guiding position to the first guiding position by drivenly rotating with the first rotating element rotating in the first direction, and move the moving member from the first guiding position to the second guiding position by drivenly rotating with the first rotating element rotating in the second direction. | 06-09-2016 |
20160185543 | SHEET CONVEYANCE APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A sheet conveyance apparatus includes a sheet conveyance portion conveying a sheet, a conveyance guide arranged pivotably between a first open position and a first close position around a pivot axis and guiding a sheet conveyed by the sheet conveyance portion at the first close position, and a door arranged pivotably between a second open position and a second close position around an opening and closing axis, and moving the conveyance guide from the first open position to the first close position by pivoting from the second open position to the second close position in a state where the conveyance guide is positioned at the first open position. The conveyance guide is retained at the first close position by a retaining portion in a state where the door is positioned at the second open position. | 06-30-2016 |
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20160252867 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | 09-01-2016 |
20160378044 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes: a conveying unit configured to convey a sheet along a conveyance path group including at least a first conveyance path and a second conveyance path joining the first conveyance path; an image forming unit; and a path switcher, wherein: the path switcher includes: a guide unit configured to rotate about a guide supporting point and rotate between a first position and a second position; a protruding portion fixed to the guide unit; a drive lever having a first pressing surface and a second pressing surface; a first force applying unit; and a second force applying unit; the drive lever includes: a first lever; a second lever; a third force applying unit; and a restraining portion configured to set a moving end on the rotation of the second lever; and the restraining portion restricts the moving end of the second lever to a predetermined position. | 12-29-2016 |
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