Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080315502 | Feeding apparatus, and image forming apparatus incorporating feeding apparatus - A feeding apparatus including a feeding roller for conveying a sheet, a separation roller for conveying the sheet in a reverse direction, a transmission mechanism for transmitting the rotational force to the feeding roller, a limited force reverse transmission mechanism for transmitting the rotational force to the separation roller through a torque limiter, a forced reverse transmission mechanism for directly transmitting the rotational force to the separation roller, a temperature detector and a controller, wherein the controller controls the separation roller to receive rotational force through the forced reverse transmission mechanism after the limited force reverse transmission mechanism transmits the rotational force to the separation roller, then allows the limited force reverse transmission mechanism to transmit the rotational force to the separation roller, or to rotate the feeding via the transmission mechanism and the limited force transmission mechanism to transmit the rotational force to the separation roller. | 12-25-2008 |
20080315511 | Feeding apparatus, and image forming apparatus incorporating feeding apparatus - A feeding apparatus including a feeding roller for conveying a sheet, a separation roller for conveying the sheet in a reverse direction, a transmission mechanism for transmitting the rotational force to the feeding roller, a limited force reverse transmission mechanism for transmitting the rotational force to the separation roller through a torque limiter, a forced reverse transmission mechanism for directly transmitting the rotational force to the separation roller, a temperature detector and a controller, wherein the controller controls the separation roller to receive rotational force through the forced reverse transmission mechanism after the limited force reverse transmission mechanism transmits the rotational force to the separation roller, then allows the limited force reverse transmission mechanism to transmit the rotational force to the separation roller, or to rotate the feeding via the transmission mechanism and the limited force transmission mechanism to transmit the rotational force to the separation roller. | 12-25-2008 |
20090121410 | SHEET FEEDING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS PROVIDED THEREWITH - A sheet feeding device includes: a sheet feeding tray adapted to stack a sheet bundle including a plurality of sheets thereon; a blowing section which blows air against a leading edge of the sheet bundle in a sheet conveyance direction from a front side of the sheet conveyance direction; a sticking and conveying section which sticks an uppermost sheet stacked on the sheet feeding tray by air sucking, and feeds the uppermost sheet to a conveyance roller; a sucking duct provided inside the sticking and conveying section, which is divided into a plurality of ducts in the sheet conveyance direction; and an intercepting member which intercepts at least one of the plurality of divided ducts. | 05-14-2009 |
20090289410 | SHEET FEEDING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS PROVIDED WITH SHEET FEEDING APPARATUS - A sheet feeding apparatus is provided with a sheet feeding device | 11-26-2009 |
20100148425 | SHEET FEEDING DEVICE, SHEET FEEDING UNIT AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS CONNECTED WITH THE SHEET FEEDING UNIT - A sheet feeding device includes: a sucking and conveying mechanism having a suction surface, which sucks sheets stacked on a sheet stacking table, from an upper surface of the sheets, sucks an uppermost sheet to be sucked on the suction surface, and conveys the uppermost sheet onto a sheet conveyance path; a floating air blowing mechanism which blows floating air against the sheets from a side surface of the stacked sheets; a sheet position detecting sensor which detects an upper surface height position of the sheets stacked, and detects a floating state of the sheets floated; and a controller which judges the floating state of the sheets detected in a floating state detecting period in connection with a blowing of the floating air, and controls an air volume of floating air blown from the floating air blowing mechanism based on the floating state of the sheets. | 06-17-2010 |
20100264577 | SHEET FEEDING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A sheet feeding apparatus which includes a sheet loading tray for stacking sheets; a suction and conveyance section which is placed above stacked sheets on the sheet loading tray and sucks and conveys a sheet in the sheet conveying direction; an air blowing section which blows air at the stacked sheets on the sheet loading tray and causes the sheet to float up; and a skew correction section which corrects a skew of the sheet conveyed by the suction and conveyance section. | 10-21-2010 |
20110198797 | SHEET FEEDING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A sheet feeding apparatus which includes a sheet loading tray for stacking sheets; a suction and conveyance section which is placed above stacked sheets on the sheet loading tray and sucks and conveys a sheet in the sheet conveying direction; an air blowing section which blows air at the stacked sheets on the sheet loading tray and causes the sheet to float up; and a skew correction section which corrects a skew of the sheet conveyed by the suction and conveyance section. | 08-18-2011 |
20110198798 | SHEET FEEDING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A sheet feeding apparatus which includes a sheet loading tray for stacking sheets; a suction and conveyance section which is placed above stacked sheets on the sheet loading tray and sucks and conveys a sheet in the sheet conveying direction; an air blowing section which blows air at the stacked sheets on the sheet loading tray and causes the sheet to float up; and a skew correction section which corrects a skew of the sheet conveyed by the suction and conveyance section. | 08-18-2011 |
20120074639 | SHEET FEEDING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A sheet feeding apparatus which includes: a sheet loading tray for stacking sheets; a suction and conveyance section placed above stacked sheets on the sheet loading tray and sucks and conveys a sheet in the sheet conveying direction; an air blowing section which blows air at the stacked sheets on the sheet loading tray and causes the sheet to float up; a skew correction section which is provided with a pair of conveyance rollers, and corrects a skew of the sheet being conveyed by the suction and conveyance section; and a control section which controls a force of sucking the sheet, wherein the control section changes the force of sucking the sheet from a first level to a second level that is lower than the first level, before a leading edge of the sheet butts against a pair of conveyance rollers of the skew correction section. | 03-29-2012 |
20120162858 | LAMINATED TYPE CERAMIC ELECTRONIC PARTS - A multilayer ceramic electronic component comprising an element body in which a dielectric layer and an internal electrode layer are stacked. The dielectric layer is constituted from a dielectric ceramic composition including; a compound having a perovskite structure expressed by a formula of ABO | 06-28-2012 |
20130095286 | OPTICAL RECORDING MEDIUM - A recording layer is formed from an organic material (thermoplastic resin, thermosetting resin) having an oxygen element ratio of 9.1% or more. Examples include polyethersulfone, polyimide, and polyethylene. Alternatively, the recording layer is formed from a material in which a low-molecular compound is added to a resin and which has an oxygen element ratio after mixing of 9.1% or more. | 04-18-2013 |
20130330107 | DEVELOPMENT APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A development apparatus is equipped with a first developing roller, developer supply section, a second developing roller, a developer removing part and a developer recovery section. The second developing roller is disposed on the downstream side of the first developing roller and above the first developing roller, to which the developer is delivered from the first developing roller by magnetic force. The developer supply section includes a developer circulation section and a first regulating member that regulates an amount of the developer. The developer recovered by the developer recovery section drops by gravity and is introduced into the developer circulation section. | 12-12-2013 |