| BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA Patent applications |
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| 20160134778 | SCANNER - A scanner may perform: determining whether a target area within a data storage server is in a first type of storage area or in a second type of storage area, the first type of storage area being a storage area in which uploaded data can be accessed by using whichever of a first and a second access method, and the second type of storage area being a storage area in which uploaded data can be accessed by using the first access method but not the second access method; uploading scan data in the target area in the first type of storage area in a case where it is determined that the target area is in the first type of storage area; and informing the user of impossible designation information in a case where it is determined that the target area is in the second storage area. | 05-12-2016 |
| 20160129711 | PRINTER WITH FORCE TRANSMITTING PATH SELECTING MECHANISM - A printer has a carriage being movable between a first end and a second end of a reciprocating path; and a driving force transmitting path selecting mechanism provided at the second end of the reciprocating path. The selecting mechanism has: a common driving force outputting member; a plurality of force receiving members; a selecting member; and a position retainer for keeping the position of the selecting member. The selecting member connects the force outputting member to one of the plurality of force receiving members, and moves in association with the carriage when the carriage moves in a vicinity of the second end in a first direction extending from the first end to the second end. The position retainer keeps the position of the selecting member when the carriage moves in a second direction extending from the second end to the first end. The force receiving member connected to the force outputting member via the selecting member is selected in accordance with a movement of the carriage along the reciprocating path. | 05-12-2016 |
| 20160129700 | IMAGE RECORDING DEVICE - A first feeder contacts a first surface of a first sheet held in a first tray and feeds the first sheet toward a recording unit. A second feeder contacts a first surface of a second sheet held in a second tray and feeds the second sheet toward the recording unit. An inner member is disposed above a standing plate. An outer member comprises an upstream portion opposing the standing plate, and a downstream portion opposing the inner member. The inner member guides the first surface of the first sheet and the first surface of the second sheet. The standing plate guides the first surface of the second sheet. The upstream portion of the outer member guides a second surface of the second sheet, and the downstream portion guides a second surface of the first sheet and the second surface of the second sheet. The standing plate moves relative to the outer member. | 05-12-2016 |
| 20160121619 | SET OF TANK AND BOTTLE, AND BOTTLE - There is provided a set of tank and bottle. A tank includes a liquid chamber, an inclined wall and an inlet. A bottle includes a bottle body having a first opening, and a nozzle. The nozzle has: a trunk section fitted onto the end portion of the bottle body; a shoulder section brought into contact with the end portion of the bottle body; and a nozzle section having a second opening formed in a protruded end portion thereof. In a pouring posture of the bottle in which the nozzle section inserted into the inlet is positioned at a periphery of the inlet, an angle defined between a normal line of the inclined wall and an inner surface of the nozzle section is smaller than an angle defined between the normal line and a horizontal line. | 05-05-2016 |
| 20160121618 | LIQUID-CONSUMING APPARATUS - A liquid-consuming apparatus includes: a tank including a liquid chamber, an upstanding wall facing a particular direction, and an inlet formed in a surface of the tank; a liquid-consuming unit consuming liquid stored in the liquid chamber; a cover rotatable between a covering position where the upstanding wall is covered with the cover and an exposure position where the upstanding wall is exposed, around a rotation axis extending in a further direction; and a casing including an engaging target part which holds the cover in the covering position, and supporting the tank, liquid-consuming unit, and cover. The cover includes: an engaging part to engage with the engaging target part in the state that the cover is in the covering position; and a tab which is subjected to an operation for releasing an engagement between the engaging part and the engaging target part. | 05-05-2016 |
| 20160121615 | LIQUID CONSUMING APPARATUS - There is provided a liquid consuming apparatus including a casing, a liquid consuming section, and a tank. The tank includes a box-shaped body having a light-transmitting property and having five walls and a partition wall; a film adhered to rear end portions of the walls; and a positioning section disposed at least on an outer surface of each of the upper and lower walls, or of each of the right and left walls. In a state that the liquid consuming apparatus is placed on a horizontal plane, the box-shaped body is positioned at a posture at which the positioning section is brought into contact with the casing to thereby allow the front wall to be exposed from a side surface of the casing which extends in a direction crossing the horizontal plane, and at which the rear end portions are located inside the casing. | 05-05-2016 |
| 20160119494 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS, COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM FOR THE IMAGE READING APPARATUS, AND METHOD TO CORRECT AN IMAGE READ BY THE IMAGE READING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus, including a reading device and a controller to control the reading device to execute a reading operation, is provided. The controller in the reading operation executes a leading edge detecting process, wherein a leading edge of an original sheet is detected from image data acquired through the reading device; a trailing edge detecting process, wherein a trailing edge of the original sheet is detected from the image data acquired through the reading device; a determining process, wherein one of the leading edge and the trailing edge to be used to correct the image data acquired through the reading device is determined based on conditions of the detected leading edge and the trailing edge; and a correcting process, wherein the image data is corrected by use of the determined one of the leading edge and the trailing edge determined in the determining process. | 04-28-2016 |
| 20160109828 | IMAGE-FORMING DEVICE HAVING WASTE DEVELOPER MATERIAL CONVEYING MECHANISM - In an image-forming device, a waste developer material accommodating part is provided integrally with a developer material accommodating pert and is configured to accommodate waste developer material collected by a recovering unit. A waste developer material conveying mechanism is connected to both of the recovering unit and the waste developer material accommodating part and conveys the waste developer material from the recovering unit to the waste developer material accommodating part. The waste developer material conveying mechanism includes a conveying member that is disposed outside the waste developer material accommodating part and that is coupled to a center region of the waste developer material accommodating part along an axial direction of the photosensitive drum. | 04-21-2016 |
| 20160107855 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus, including a main chassis having a discharge tray and a switchback tray in an upper position with respect to the discharge tray; an image forming unit; a discharge roller to discharge a recording sheet conveyed through the image forming unit onto the discharge tray; a duplex conveyer to invert the sheet and convey the inverted sheet to return to the image forming unit; and a switchback roller being rotatable in a normal direction to convey the sheet toward the switchback tray and a reverse direction to convey the sheet to the duplex conveyer; is provided. The main chassis includes a pair of walls, each of which extends in a vertical direction and in a conveying direction of the sheet and is arranged in adjacent to the switchback tray such that the switchback tray is interposed between the pair of walls. | 04-21-2016 |
| 20160107454 | IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS - An image recording apparatus includes: an apparatus casing in which a transport path for transporting a sheet is formed; a first sheet support unit having a first support surface configured to support the sheet; a feed unit configured to feed the sheet supported by the first support surface to the transport path; a second sheet support unit having a second support surface configured to support the sheet; a transport unit configured to transport the sheet from the first and second sheet support units via the transport path; and a recording unit configured to record an image on the sheet transported by the transport unit in the transport path. The first and second sheet support units are arranged on one side surface of the apparatus casing, and the first and second support surfaces are configured to incline with respect to a placement surface on which the apparatus casing is placed. | 04-21-2016 |
| 20160098179 | Computer Readable Medium and Apparatus - Various areas of a displayed document (e.g., text, image, etc.) may be selected and clipped as a separate document. In some arrangements, a user may wish to change the area of the clipped area without having to retrieve the displayed document again. Accordingly, the area of the clipped region may be modified by retrieving and storing the displayed document when the region is initially clipped. When the selected region is to be modified at a later time, the stored document may be used instead of having to retrieve the document from a source location. | 04-07-2016 |
| 20160096376 | INK CONTAINING DEVICE AND INK SUPPLY DEVICE - An ink containing device includes an ink cartridge and an adaptor. The ink cartridge includes a first main body having a first surface facing a first direction and a chamber that stores ink, an ink outlet portion disposed on the first surface of the first main body and that directs the ink from the chamber to an exterior of the first main body; and an ink detecting portion that detects an amount of the ink stored in to chamber. The adapter is attachable to the ink cartridge. The adapter includes a second main body and a movable member that moves with respect to the second main body. | 04-07-2016 |
| 20160096372 | PRINTING APPARATUS - A printing apparatus includes: a platen having a supporting surface configured to support a recording medium; a liquid droplet jetting head having a nozzle surface on which nozzles are open; a head moving unit configured to move the liquid droplet jetting head in a head movement area including a first area and a second area which is adjacent to the first area; a maintenance mechanism including a cap member configured to be movable in a cap movement area which includes a retracted position and a capping position and to cover the nozzles; a cap moving mechanism configured to move the cap member by utilizing movement of the liquid droplet jetting head form the first area to the second area; and a cap guiding mechanism configured to guide movement of the cap member in the cap movement area in an inclined direction. | 04-07-2016 |
| 20160095146 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - An information processing apparatus includes: a communication interface; an operation device; a storage configured to store connection information and identification information relating to at least one wireless terminal to which the information processing apparatus can be connected over wireless communication; a controller. The controller is configured to: when a wireless connection to a wireless terminal is instructed, determine a first wireless terminal as a wireless terminal to which the information processing apparatus is to be connected; when first connection information and first identification information relating to the first wireless terminal are stored in the storage, determine whether the wireless connection with the first wireless terminal is being established; and when the wireless connection with the first wireless terminal is being established, maintaining the wireless connection with the first wireless terminal. | 03-31-2016 |
| 20160094754 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS - An image reading apparatus is configured to: control a scanner unit to optically scans a document and generate scanned data; provide an input screen for allowing a user to input format information defining a particular file format of transmission data that contains the scanned data, wherein the format information includes additional information and wherein the input screen includes a first field for inputting item name of the additional information to be included in the transmission data and a second field for inputting a value of the additional information corresponding to the item name of the additional information; receive the format information input by the user; generate the transmission data, wherein the generated transmission data contains the scanned data and has the format according to the format information received in the receiving processing; and transmit the transmission data to the server through the communication interface. | 03-31-2016 |
| 20160094753 | CONTROL DEVICE AND IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM - A control device is configured to: control the scanner unit, when a first instruction is received from a user to insert a first scanned data in a first file stored in a file storage server, to scan a document to generate the first scanned data; and to provide a first insertion request to the file storage server through a communication interface, the first insertion request requesting the file storage server to insert the first scanned data at a target location in the first file, the target location being a location designated by the user through a terminal device that is configured separately from the control device. | 03-31-2016 |
| 20160094733 | CONTROL SERVER AND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - A control server is configured to: receive, through a communication interface, a guidance image data request and specific information which are transmitted from an image processing apparatus, the guidance image data request being a request for guidance image data representing a guidance image of an acquiring procedure for acquiring authentication information required for receiving service provided by a service providing server connected to the image processing apparatus through the network; determining location information representing a location of data to be accessed in the acquiring procedure, based on the specific information transmitted from the image processing apparatus; generating the guidance image data representing the guidance image including the location information determined by the location information determining processing, when the guidance image data request is received from the image processing apparatus; and transmitting the guidance image data to the image processing apparatus through the communication interface. | 03-31-2016 |
| 20160094732 | FACSIMILE APPARATUS, PROGRAM AND COMMUNICATION SERVER - A facsimile apparatus is provided with: a first interface; a second interface configured to establish a connection to a network; a processor; and memory storing computer readable instructions that, when executed by the processor, causing the apparatus to perform: inquiry processing of making an inquiry to a communication server through the second interface; facsimile-side determination processing of determining whether an image file and transmission information are associated with identification information and stored in the communication server; acquisition processing of, when it is determined in the facsimile-side determination processing that image file and the transmission information are stored in the communication server by being associated with the identification information, acquiring the image file and the transmission information from the communication server through the second interface; and transmission processing of transmitting facsimile data including the image file to another facsimile apparatus specified by the transmission information through the first interface. | 03-31-2016 |
| 20160094731 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND METHOD AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM FOR THE SAME - An information processing device may display a first image indicating a storage area. The information processing device may display a second image in response to receiving a first specific operation performed on the first image. The information processing device may receive a second specific operation for selecting the second image. The information processing device may receive first path information in response to receiving the second specific operation The first path information may indicate a location of the storage area. The information processing device may send the first execution instruction to the image processing device, in the case that the second specific operation is received. The information processing device may receive scan data from the image processing device. The information processing device may store a data file of the received scan data in the storage area designated by the first path information. | 03-31-2016 |
| 20160094730 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND METHOD AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM FOR THE SAME - An information processing device may display a first image indicating a first image file stored in a memory. The information processing device may display a second image in response to receiving a first specific operation. The first specific operation may be performed on the first image. The information processing device may receive first path information in response to receiving a second specific operation. The first path information may indicate a location of the first image file. The information processing device may send an execution instruction to the image processing device in a case that the second specific operation is received. The information processing device may receive scan data from the image processing device. The information processing device may integrate the received scan data to the first image file designated by the first path information. | 03-31-2016 |
| 20160094728 | FUNCTION EXECUTION APPARATUS AND SCREEN INFORMATION SERVER - A function execution apparatus is configured to execute a specific function relating to a specific service that is to be provided by a service providing server. A screen information server is configured to supply, to the function execution apparatus, screen information for enabling a user to select setting information corresponding to a setting item relating to the specific service. | 03-31-2016 |
| 20160094727 | PRINTER, STORAGE MEDIUM AND METHOD FOR PRINTER - A printer that performs: supplying first capability information which includes information indicating that the printer has a specific processing capability to a first external apparatus, acquiring first print data from the first external apparatus in response to the supplying of the first capability information, executing first printing processing including specific processing corresponding to the specific processing capability in response to the acquiring of the first print data, supplying, in a case where the first print data satisfies a first predetermined condition, second capability information, which does not include the information indicating that the printer has the specific processing capability, to a second external apparatus, acquiring second print data from the second external apparatus in response to the supplying of the second capability information, and executing second printing processing not including the specific processing in response to the acquiring of the second print data. | 03-31-2016 |
| 20160093794 | PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATOR - A piezoelectric actuator includes a substrate, a first electrode arranged on the substrate, a piezoelectric body stacked on the first electrode, a second electrode superimposed on a surface of the piezoelectric body on a side opposite to the first electrode, and a wiring connected to the first electrode. The first electrode has a connecting portion which is arranged to protrude from an end portion of the piezoelectric body and to which the wiring is connected, and a first conductive portion is provided so that the first conductive portion overlaps with the first electrode while extending over from an area overlapped with the end portion of the piezoelectric body up to the connecting portion of the first electrode. | 03-31-2016 |
| 20160092146 | Image Processing Apparatus, and Method and Computer-Readable Medium for the Same - An image processing apparatus including a reader, a storage configured to store identification information, one or more setting operations, and one or more pieces of state information in association with each other, each setting operation being a previously-set operation of operations executable by the image processing apparatus, each piece of the state information indicating a predetermined apparatus state of apparatus states in which the image processing apparatus is allowed to be, and a controller configured to control the reader to read the identification information from a recording medium, acquire particular state information indicating a particular apparatus state of the image processing apparatus, and when determining that the acquired particular state information is coincident with a specific piece of the state information, perform a particular operation of the one or more setting operations that is stored in the storage in association with the specific piece of the state information. | 03-31-2016 |
| 20160091820 | LIQUID CONSUMING APPARATUS - There is provided a liquid consuming apparatus including: a tank having a liquid storing chamber, an erected wall through which the liquid inside the liquid storage chamber is visible from outside of the tank, and an inlet which is formed to penetrate through the erected wall and via which the liquid is poured into the liquid storage chamber; a liquid consuming section which consumes the liquid stored in the liquid storing chamber; and a cover. A transmitting section and a checking section are formed in an upper surface, of the cover, under a condition that the cover is in the exposure position, the transmitting section configured to transmit information optically to a user of the liquid consuming apparatus and the checking section configured to prevent the liquid moving on a particular surface of the cover from arriving at the transmitting section. | 03-31-2016 |
| 20160091817 | EXPOSING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An exposing unit has a plurality of light emitters arranged in a main scanning direction. The exposing unit is configured to form a scanning line by exposing an image surface in the main scanning direction, and to form a plurality of pixels arrayed in the main scanning direction by sequentially forming a plurality of scanning lines shifted in a sub-scanning direction. A clock generator is configured to generate frequency-spread clocks having frequency that is spread with a particular modulation cycle. A driver is configured to drive the exposing unit to emit light during a lighting period based on the frequency-spread clocks. The driver sets an interval of exposure start time of the plurality of scanning lines. At least one interval is different from a reference period obtained by dividing a period for forming the pixels arrayed in the main scanning direction by a number of the plurality of scanning lines. | 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 |
| 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 |
| 20160090253 | SHEET CONVEYER - A sheet conveyer has a casing defined with first and second conveying passages and respectively having first and second curved passages. The first and second curved passages curve in opposite directions. A flap rotatably provided to a second guide member constituting a curved outside part of the first curved passage. When the flap is at a first position, the flap blocks passage from a part of the first conveying passage to the connection position, while the second conveying passage is opened to the connection position. When the flap is at the second position, the first conveying passage is opened toward the connection position and a part of the second conveying passage is blocked with respect to the connection position. A guide surface constituting an upper surface of the first curved passage is closer to the third guide member than a guide roller when the flap is at the second position. | 03-31-2016 |
| 20160090252 | SHEET CONVEYING DEVICE - A slider moving in a sliding direction between first and second positions shifts a second path-defining member, relative to a first path-defining member, between first and second states. A pair of movable members each disposed on a corresponding side of a slider in a width direction is movable individually in the sliding direction to shift between third and fourth states. The movable members, when both in the third state, position the slider to the first position and, when both in the fourth state, position the slider to the second position. Each movable member supports a corresponding widthwise end of the slider immovably in the sliding direction and movably in the width direction. A support frame supporting the second path-defining member supports a widthwise central portion of the slider movably in the sliding direction and rotatably on a plane parallel to the sliding direction and the width direction. | 03-31-2016 |
| 20160090250 | SHEET FEEDER - A sheet feeder including a driving mechanism moving a stopper, an end of the stopper in a first position being closer to a pickup roller axis than a part of a roller surface of a pickup roller, the end of the stopper in a second position being farther from the pickup roller axis than the part of the roller surface, and a movable set guide having a first surface facing in a particular direction to become farther from the roller surface, the first surface being farther from the pickup roller axis than all the roller surface when the set guide is in a third position and contacts the stopper in the first position, the first surface being closer to the pickup roller axis than the part of the roller surface when the set guide is in a fourth position and separated away from the stopper in the second position. | 03-31-2016 |
| 20160089915 | IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS - An image recording apparatus, including: a carriage configured to reciprocate in main scanning directions composed of a first direction and a second direction; and a lever member having a lever arm; and a first guide member for guiding the lever arm that protrudes into a movement region of the carriage, wherein the first guide member has an elongate hole through which the lever arm passes and which is defined by first and second edge portions extending in the main scanning directions, the second edge portion located more distant from the carriage than the first edge portion extending outward, in a direction orthogonal to the main scanning directions, from a carriage region over which the carriage passes, the second edge portion having a guide portion inclined such that its downstream end in the second direction is closer to the carriage region than its upstream end in the second direction. | 03-31-2016 |
| 20160089911 | DRIVE DEVICE AND INK-JET PRINTER - A drive device includes: connection gears connected to driving objects; a movable gear movable between the connection gears; a drive source for rotating the movable gear; and at least one estimator each provided for a corresponding one of at least one of the connection gears and configured to: estimate a reaction-force estimate value, as an estimate value of a reaction force acting in a power transmission system from the drive source to the driving object, based on control input, control output, and a model of the power transmission system; and output the reaction-force estimate value. The model is configured such that the reaction-force estimate value falls within a set range in a state in which the movable gear is meshed with the connection gear. A controller detects mesh and/or separation between the movable gear and the at least one connection gear based on the reaction-force estimate value. | 03-31-2016 |
| 20160089910 | SHEET CONVEYER DEVICE AND INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS - A conveyer device, including a chassis defining a first conveyer path and a second conveyer path; a pair of path members opposing to each other to form a part of the first conveyer path; a flapper configured to be pivotable among a first condition, wherein the flapper blocks the first conveyer path, a second condition, wherein the flapper allows the sheet conveyed in the conveying direction to pass thereby, and a third condition, wherein the flapper is separated from an opposing member; an urging member to urge the flapper; and a movable member movable between a first position, wherein the flapper in the first condition is contactless from the movable member, and a second condition, wherein the movable member contacts the flapper, is provided. The movable member separates one of the pair of path members from the other when moving from the first position to the second position. | 03-31-2016 |
| 20160089909 | LIQUID EJECTION APPARATUS - A liquid ejection apparatus includes: a liquid ejection head; a conveying mechanism; a holding mechanism for holding at least one recording medium between its first and second surfaces; a moving mechanism for moving the first surface; a reception tray disposed under the holding mechanism; and a controller. The controller is configured to: separate recording media to be recorded throughout one recording job, into recording-medium groups; control the conveying mechanism to convey the recording medium to a space between the first and second surfaces in each recording-medium group; acquire a waiting time in which each recording-medium group is to wait in the holding mechanism; and control the moving mechanism to move the first surface from a support position to a non-support position when a time elapsed from a timing when each recording-medium group has been conveyed to the holding mechanism reaches the waiting time. | 03-31-2016 |
| 20160089908 | INK-JET PRINTER - There is provided an ink-jet printer including an ink-jet head, a conveyance section, and a controller. The ink-jet head includes a plurality of nozzle groups. Between the plurality of nozzle groups, the nozzles forming the nozzle groups are positioned in conformity with each other, respectively, in a second direction. The controller causes the conveyance section to convey the recording medium between a first pass and a second pass such that the respective nozzle groups have partly overlapped scanning areas, and causes the ink-jet head to print separately between the first pass and the second pass in the second direction. The controller sets usable bordering positions in the overlapping range with respect to the passes. The controller sets the usable bordering positions based on one of such conditions as a duty of printing on the recording medium and a type of the nozzle groups to be used in printing. | 03-31-2016 |
| 20160089901 | IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS - An image recording apparatus, including a tray, a chassis defining a first conveyer path and a second conveyer path, a base member including a guiding section that forms a part of the second conveyer path, a recording unit, and a conveyer roller to convey the sheet in the first conveyer path in a first conveying direction, is provided. The second conveyer path guides an inverted sheet from an upstream of the recording unit with regard to the first conveying direction to the first conveyer path through a curved path. The guiding section includes a first guiding plane, which forms a part of the second conveyer path on an upstream of the curved path with regard to the second conveying direction, and a second guiding plane, which adjoins the first guiding plane along a widthwise direction and is formed to dent with respect to the first guiding plane. | 03-31-2016 |
| 20160089893 | LIQUID-CONSUMING APPARATUS - A liquid-consuming apparatus includes: a tank including a liquid storage chamber which stores a liquid, an inlet formed in a surface of the tank, and an outlet through which the liquid from the liquid storage chamber flows; a cap which is movable between a first position and a second position; a cover which is movable relative to the tank between a closed position and an open position; and a holding member which is connected to the cap and which holds the cap at the second position. The cap at the second position or the holding member is configured to obstruct a movement of the cover from the open position to the closed position. | 03-31-2016 |
| 20160089888 | LIQUID DISCHARGE APPARATUS - There is provided a liquid discharge apparatus, including: a liquid discharge head; a wiper; a wiper cleaner cleaning a liquid adhering to a first surface of the wiper and including a first contact part, which makes contact with the first surface of the wiper, and a second contact part, which is disposed to face the first contact part and makes contact with the second surface of the wiper; a movement mechanism moving the wiper and the wiper cleaner relative to each other, and a space expansion part expanding a space between the first contact part and the second contact part. | 03-31-2016 |
| 20160089887 | LIQUID JETTING APPARATUS - There is provided a liquid jetting apparatus including: a liquid jetting head including first and second nozzles from which the first and second liquids are jetted, respectively; a head driving unit; a flushing receiving part including first and second landing positions; and a controller. The controller causes the first and second liquids to be jetted from the first and second nozzles such that the first and second liquids land on the first and second landing positions respectively, in a case that a flushing process is performed in a state that a liquid-jetting process is performed. The controller controls the liquid jetting head to move during a period between jetting of the first and liquids land on the second landing position, in the case that the flushing process is performed in a state that the liquid-jetting process is not performed. | 03-31-2016 |
| 20160085203 | DEVELOPER CONTAINER AND IMAGE FORMING DEVICE - A developer container includes a casing having a developer accommodating chamber and a waste-developer accommodating chamber, conveying member, a conveying-member accommodating unit, and a supporting member. The conveying member conveys waste developer in a longitudinal direction of the waste-developer accommodating chamber. The conveying-member accommodating unit accommodates the conveying member therein and has a first opening and a second opening. The first opening is provided in an upstream end portion and allows the waste developer to move from outside of the conveying-member accommodating unit to the inside of the conveying-member accommodating unit. The second opening allows the waste-developer to move from the inside of the conveying-member accommodating unit to the waste-developer accommodating chamber. The supporting member is provided on the casing. The supporting member supports the conveying-member accommodating unit such that the conveying-member accommodating unit is movable in directions perpendicular to the longitudinal direction relative to the casing. | 03-24-2016 |
| 20160083214 | SHEET CONVEYING DEVICE AND IMAGE READING APPARATUS - A sheet conveying device includes a conveyor, a first cover and a second cover movable in conjunction with the first cover. The second cover includes a restricted portion configured to be moved together with the second cover. The first cover includes a restricting portion configured to contact the restricted portion to prevent the second cover from being moved from a first position toward a second position when the first cover is located at a closed position. The restricting portion and the restricted portion are contacted to each other at a contact position at which a force, which is applied from the restricted portion toward the restricting portion when the second cover receives an external force, does not include a component force acting in a direction of moving the first cover from the closed position toward an opened position. | 03-24-2016 |
| 20160083204 | SHEET CONVEYING DEVICE AND IMAGE READING APPARATUS - A sheet conveying device includes a conveyor, a first cover, a second cover movable in conjunction with the first cover, and a restricting portion movable between a restricting position at which the second cover is restricted from being moved from a first position toward a second position and an allowable position at which the second cover is allowed to be moved from the first position toward the second position. The restricting portion is located at the restricting position when the first cover is located at the closed position, and the restricting portion is moved from the restricting position to the allowable position in conjunction with the first cover when the first cover is moved from the closed position toward the opened position. | 03-24-2016 |
| 20160080601 | Multi-Function Device and Screen Providing Server - A multi-function device may acquire specific use information corresponding to a specific user who uses the multi-function device, request a service providing server to provide a specific service in a case where the specific service among plural types of services is selected by the specific user, and acquire screen information from a screen providing server so as to display a screen according to the screen information. The multi-function device may display a first screen for receiving the specific service from the service providing server in a case where the specific use information indicates that the specific user is allowed to use a specific function related to the specific service, and display a second screen indicating that it is not capable of receiving the specific service in a case where the specific use information indicates that the specific user is not allowed to use the specific function. | 03-17-2016 |
| 20160072974 | MULTI-FUNCTION APPARATUS - A multi-function apparatus includes a body, an image reading unit, a document cover and a locking member. The image reading unit is movable between a closed position and an opened position. The document cover is movable between a closed position and an opened position. The locking member is movable to a first position and a second position and includes a first engagement portion and a second engagement portion. In response to a movement of the document cover to the opened position, the locking member moves to the first position and locks the image reading unit to the closed position. In response to a movement of the image reading unit to the opened position, the locking member moves to the second position and locks the document cover to the closed position. | 03-10-2016 |
| 20160067969 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LIQUID JETTING APPARATUS AND LIQUID JETTING APPARATUS - A method for manufacturing a liquid jetting apparatus includes: a wire formation step of forming a wire so that a part of the wire covers a piezoelectric film; and an electrode formation step of forming a second electrode, after the wire formation step, on a surface of the piezoelectric film on a side far from a vibration film so as to be in electrical conduction with the wire. The liquid jetting apparatus includes: a flow passage formation portion; and a piezoelectric actuator having the vibration film provided on the flow passage formation portion, the piezoelectric film arranged on the vibration film, a first electrode arranged on a surface of the piezoelectric film on a side near to the vibration film, the second electrode arranged on the surface of the piezoelectric film on the side far from the vibration film, and the wire connected to the second electrode. | 03-10-2016 |
| 20160065778 | Image Reader, and Method and Computer-Readable Medium for the Same - An image reader including a document table having a reference point, a first region of a sheet having a predetermined size when a vertex of the sheet is positioned on the reference point, and a second region, a changing mechanism changing a reading position in a sub scanning direction, and a controller configured to control the changing mechanism to change the reading position to a first position such that a distance in the sub scanning direction between the reference point and the first position corresponds to a length of the predetermined sheet size in the sub scanning direction, acquire specific digital data of the second region through image reading in the first position with a light source turned off, compare a particular value of the specific digital data with a criterion value within the second region, and determine a state of a document cover based on the comparison. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160065683 | RELAY SERVER AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM STORING INSTRUCTIONS EXECUTABLE BY THE RELAY SERVER - A relay server includes: a communication device configured to communicate with a storage server and an image recording apparatus configured to execute a plurality of processes based on one image; and a controller. The controller executes: transmitting a first storing instruction via the communication device in a first transmission process, the first storing instruction being for storing a plurality of image data to be respectively processed in the plurality of processes for the one image, into the storage server; and when a request of transmission of image data corresponding to a particular process of the plurality of processes is received from the image recording apparatus via the communication device, transmitting acquisition information to the image recording apparatus via the communication device in a second transmission process, the acquisition information being for acquisition of the image data corresponding to the particular process from the storage server. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160063363 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a light source, a reflector, a photosensitive member, a light receiver, and an integrated circuit chip. The integrated circuit chip outputs, to the light source, a lighting signal for controlling lighting of the light source. The integrated circuit chip includes a synchronizing signal output circuit, a receiver, a first OR circuit, and a first wiring line. The synchronizing signal output circuit is configured to output a synchronizing signal for lighting the light source. The receiver is configured to receive a first image data signal outputted from an external circuit, the first image data signal being for lighting the light source. The first OR circuit is configured to output a first lighting signal that is a logical sum of the synchronizing signal and the first image data signal. The first wiring line connects the synchronizing signal output circuit with the first OR circuit. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160063362 | IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, INTEGRATED CIRCUIT CHIP, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An integrated circuit chip configured to be connected to an image forming apparatus having a light source, a photosensitive member, and a light receiver includes a synchronizing signal output circuit, a data output circuit, an OR circuit, a chip-side communicator, first and second wiring lines. The synchronizing signal output circuit is configured to output a synchronizing signal for lighting the light source. The data output circuit is configured to output an image data signal for lighting the light source. The OR circuit is configured to output a lighting signal that is a logical sum of the synchronizing signal and the image data signal. The chip-side communicator is configured to transmit the lighting signal to the image forming apparatus. The first wiring line connects the synchronizing signal output circuit with the OR circuit. The second wiring line connects the data output circuit with the OR circuit. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160062308 | IMAGE FORMING DEVICE HAVING RETAINING MEMBER THAT CAN BE PULLED OUT THEREFROM - An image forming device includes a casing, photosensitive bodies, developing devices, developer accommodating devices, and a retaining member. The developer accommodating devices includes a first developer accommodating device that is individually replaceable and separable from the corresponding developing device and a second developer accommodating device that is replaceable together with the corresponding developing device. The retaining member retains the photosensitive bodies arranged in an arrangement direction, the developing devices, and the developer accommodating devices at fixed positions within the casing. The retaining member is capable of being pulled out from the casing and is movable between a housed position and a withdrawn position. One of the developer accommodating devices located at a most upstream side in the arrangement direction is the first developer accommodating device, and each of the developer accommodating devices other than the one of the developer accommodating devices is the second developer accommodating device. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160062295 | SHEET STACKABLE DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A sheet stackable device including a sheet stackable bin and a first edge guide is provided. The first edge guide is slidable in a first direction. The sheet stackable bin includes a first rail to guide the first edge guide, a second rails to guide the first edge guide, and teeth arranged along the first direction. The first edge guide includes a first protrusion configured to contact the first rail along a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, a second protrusion configured to contact the second rail, a locking part engageable with the teeth, and a handle to disengage the locking part from the teeth. The handle is arranged in a position between the first rail and the second rail with regard to the second direction. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160062287 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS PERFORMING MARK DATA GENERATING PROCESSES TWICE AND DETERMINING WHETHER DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TWO SETS OF DATA BASED ON MARK DATA GENERATING PROCESSES IS WITHIN PRESCRIBED RANGE - In an image forming apparatus, a processor is configured to: determine whether prescribed criterion is met, the prescribed criterion indicating that a non agitation period of time, during which the agitator has not agitated the toner, has passed a predetermined period of time; perform a mark data generating process in which mark data is generated by forming a mark and reading the formed mark when the prescribed criterion is met; perform another mark data generating process in which another mark data is generated by forming another mark and reading the formed another mark after performing the mark data generating process; determine whether a difference between the mark data and the another mark data is within a prescribed range; and determine an adjustment value on a basis of at least one of the mark data and the another mark data when the difference is within the prescribed range. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160060050 | SHEET STORAGE DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A sheet storage device, including a storage tray configured to store a sheet therein; a board, on which the sheet to be stored in the storage tray is placed, the board being configured to be swingably supported by the storage tray at a first position closer to a first end thereof than a second end being opposite from the first end to swing about a swing axis; and a projection configured to protrude from a bottom of the storage tray toward the board, the projection including a contact part being configured to contact the board member at a second position closer to the second end than to the first end of the board, is provided. A length of the contact part along an axial direction of the swing axis is smaller than a length of the board at the second position closer to the second end. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160059572 | LIQUID CARTRIDGE - A liquid cartridge includes a first liquid chamber, a second liquid chamber, a communication path through which liquid can flow from the first liquid chamber to the second liquid chamber, a blocking member configured to block communication between the first liquid chamber and the second liquid chamber through the communication path, and a movable member positioned in the second liquid chamber and comprising a float. The first liquid chamber stores liquid therein and the second liquid chamber does not store liquid therein. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160059571 | LIQUID CONSUMING APPARATUS - A liquid consuming apparatus includes a liquid cartridge including a first liquid chamber, a second liquid chamber, and a movable member positioned in the second liquid chamber and including a detection portion and a float. The apparatus also includes a mount detector configured to selectively output a first signal when the liquid cartridge is not in a mount detection position and a second signal when the liquid cartridge in the mount detection position, a detector configured to selectively output a third signal when the detection portion is not in a detection position and a fourth signal when the detection portion is in the detection position, and a controller configured to measure a transit time from when the signal output from the mount detector changes from the first signal to the second signal to when the signal output from the detector changes from one of the third signal and the fourth signal to the other of the third signal and the fourth signal, and determine whether the transit time is within a threshold range. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160059570 | LIQUID CARTRIDGE - A liquid cartridge includes a first liquid chamber, a second liquid chamber, a communication path through which liquid can flow from the first liquid chamber to the second liquid chamber, a blocking member configured to block communication between the first liquid chamber and the second liquid chamber through the communication path, and a movable member positioned in the second liquid chamber and comprising a detection portion and a float. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160059569 | INK CONTAINING DEVICE - An ink containing device comprises an ink cartridge and an adaptor. The ink cartridge comprises a first main body comprising a. chamber configured to store ink, an ink outlet portion disposed on a first surface of the first main body configured to direct the ink from the chamber to an exterior of the first main body wherein the first surface faces a first direction, and an electrical interface disposed on the first main body The adaptor is configured to be in an attached state with the ink cartridge. The adaptor comprises a second main body comprising a first contact disposed on a particular surface facing a particular direction, and a second contact disposed on a further surface and electrically connected to the first contact, wherein the second contact is electrically connected to the electrical interface in the attached state. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160057301 | Scanning Apparatus and Sheet Conveyer - A scanning apparatus is provided with a conveyer having a plurality of conveying rollers and configured to convey an original sheet, a scanning device configured to scan the original sheet, and a controller. The controller is configured to execute a detection process of detecting an error which causes stoppage of conveying the original sheet by the conveyer, an identifying process of identifying a type of the error detecting in the detecting process, and a notification process of notifying a user of an operation which the controller encouraging the user to execute when the controller causes the conveyer to re-convey the original sheet that has been stopped, depending on the type of the error identified by the identifying process. | 02-25-2016 |
| 20160055388 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND MEDIUM STORING IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM - An information interchange unit, a storage unit, and a display controller are configured such that, after a image selection unit selects a first image and a second image, the information interchange unit interchanges, automatically, first image information of the first image with second image information of the second image, or interchanges, automatically, first position information of the first image with second position information of the second image, the storage unit stores and correlates the first image information and the second position information, and stores and correlates the second image information and the first position information, and the display controller controls, automatically, a display to display the one image based on the first image information and the second position information, and the another image based on the second image information and the first position information. | 02-25-2016 |
| 20160054698 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - There is provided an image forming apparatus including a main body and a cartridge having an image carrier and a first coupling configured to rotate the image carrier. The main body includes a second coupling, a rotator and a receiving member. The second coupling is configured to rotate together with the first coupling about a rotation axis coaxially with the first coupling. The rotator includes gear teeth. The rotator is configured to rotate the second coupling in response to receiving the drive force from the drive source, and to rotate together with the second coupling about the rotation axis coaxially with the second coupling. The rotator, which is configured to rotate about the rotation axis coaxially with the first coupling configured to rotate the image carrier, overlaps with the receiving member when viewed from an axial direction parallel to the rotation axis. | 02-25-2016 |
| 20160052288 | LIQUID CONSUMING APPARATUS - A liquid consuming apparatus includes a liquid cartridge including a capillary portion having a first end configured to be in communication with the liquid chamber and a second end configured to be in communication with the atmosphere outside the liquid cartridge. The apparatus also includes a detector configured to output a detection signal based on the presence or absence of the liquid in a detection position in the capillary portion and a controller configured to measure, based on the detection signal output from the detector, a physical quantity, based on which a velocity of liquid moving in the capillary portion can be specified and determine whether the physical quantity is within a threshold range. | 02-25-2016 |
| 20160052285 | LIQUID CARTRIDGE - A liquid cartridge includes a liquid chamber configured to store liquid therein, a liquid supply portion configured to supply the liquid from the liquid chamber to the outside of the liquid cartridge, an air communication portion configured to bring the liquid chamber into communication with the atmosphere outside the liquid cartridge, and a capillary portion having a first end configured to be in communication with the liquid chamber and a second end configured to be in communication with the atmosphere outside the liquid cartridge. The capillary portion is configured to move the liquid from the first end to the second end therethrough by capillary force when the liquid chamber is brought into communication with the atmosphere outside the liquid cartridge via the air communication portion. | 02-25-2016 |
| 20160052271 | Liquid Ejecting Device and Method of Manufacturing Liquid Ejecting Device - A liquid ejecting device, having a fluid passage structure formed with multiple nozzles arranged in a particular nozzle arrangement direction and multiple passages respectively communicating with the multiple nozzles. The fluid passage structure has a metallic nozzle plate formed with the multiple nozzles which is arranged in a nozzle arrangement direction. Further, the metallic nozzle plate has a liquid ejection surface on which multiple ejection openings respectively corresponding to the multiple nozzles being formed, multiple convex parts protruding from the liquid ejection surface, the multiple convex parts being arranged along the nozzle arrangement direction, beside the multiple ejection openings, respectively. Further, the multiple convex parts are formed by press working applied to the nozzle plate from a side opposite to the liquid ejection surface. | 02-25-2016 |
| 20160052269 | LIQUID EJECTING DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING LIQUID EJECTING DEVICE - A liquid ejecting device has a fluid passage structure formed with multiple nozzles and multiple passages respectively communicating with the multiple nozzles. The fluid passage structure has a nozzle plate formed with the multiple nozzles, and a passage body laminated and bonded with the nozzle plate, the passage body being formed with multiple individual passages respectively communicating with the multiple nozzles, the passage body being formed with provided with multiple convex parts made of a material harder than the nozzle plate. The multiple convex parts protruding toward a nozzle plate side, and the multiple convex parts are covered by the nozzle plate. Further, the multiple convex parts protrude with respect to a liquid ejection surface on which ejection openings of the multiple nozzles arranged. | 02-25-2016 |
| 20160041519 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a printer body, a drum cartridge detachably attachable to the printer body, and a developing cartridge detachably attachable to the drum cartridge. The drum cartridge includes a handle and an urging member. The handle is configured to move between a protruding position at which the handle protrudes toward an attaching/detaching path for attaching and detaching the developing cartridge to and from the drum cartridge and a retracted position at which the handle is located farther from the attaching/detaching path than the handle that is located at the protruding position. The urging member urges the handle toward the protruding position. The handle is configured to protrude toward the protruding position by an urging force of the urging member when the developing cartridge is detached from the drum cartridge. | 02-11-2016 |
| 20160041517 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus including an apparatus main body including an inner wall that defines an accommodation portion, photoconductive drums arranged in parallel at intervals in a predetermined direction toward a first side from a second side, in the accommodation portion, chargers disposed corresponding to the photoconductive drums, respectively, each charger charging a corresponding one of the photoconductive drums, a frame body configured to support the photoconductive drums and the chargers and be accommodated in the accommodation portion, a regulating member disposed between the inner wall and a first-side end portion of the frame body in the predetermined direction, the regulating member configured to apply an urging force to the frame body and regulate an air current, and a pressing member configured to press the frame body against the urging force of the regulating member and regulate a movement of the frame body relative to the apparatus main body. | 02-11-2016 |
| 20160039215 | LIQUID CONSUMING APPARATUS - A liquid consuming apparatus includes a liquid container, a detector, and a controller. The liquid container includes a movable member, and the movable member includes a detection portion. The detector is configured to output a detection signal based on the presence or absence of the detection portion in a detection position. The controller is configured to measure, based on the detection signal output from the detector, a physical quantity, based on which a velocity of the detection portion can be specified, and is configured to determine whether the physical quantity is within a threshold range. | 02-11-2016 |
| 20160039214 | PRINTING FLUID CARTRIDGE, PRINTING APPARATUS, AND USE OF PRINTING FLUID CARTRIDGE - A printing fluid cartridge includes at least one electrical interface configured to be electrically connected to at least one contact, and a light attenuating portion configured to attenuate light. | 02-11-2016 |
| 20160039213 | LIQUID CARTRIDGE - A liquid cartridge includes a liquid chamber, a partitioning wall partitioning the liquid chamber into a first liquid chamber and a second liquid chamber, a communication opening through which liquid can flow from the first liquid chamber to the second liquid chamber, and a movable member which is movable between a block position and a communication position. When the movable member is in the block position, the movable member is configured to prevent the liquid from flowing from the first liquid chamber to the second liquid chamber through the communication opening, and when the movable member is in the communication position, the liquid is allowed to flow from the first liquid chamber to the second liquid chamber through the communication opening. | 02-11-2016 |
| 20160039210 | LIQUID CARTRIDGE - A liquid cartridge includes a movable member and the movable member includes a detection portion and an anchor. The liquid cartridge also includes a restriction member and the restriction member includes an operation portion and a restriction portion. When the operation portion is in a first position, the restriction portion is configured to contact the movable member such that the movement of the anchor is restricted within a restricted range. When the operation portion is in a second position, the restriction portion is configured to release the movable member such that the anchor is positioned in a free range which is below the restricted range. | 02-11-2016 |
| 20160039209 | LIQUID CARTRIDGE - A liquid cartridge includes a movable member and the movable member includes a detection portion and a float. The liquid cartridge also includes a restriction member and the restriction member includes an operation portion and a restriction portion. When the operation portion is in a first position, the restriction portion is configured to contact the movable member such that the movement of the float is restricted within a restricted range. When the operation portion is in a second position, the restriction portion is configured to release the movable member such that the float is positioned in a free range which is above the restricted range. | 02-11-2016 |
| 20160037018 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS ADJUSTING IMAGE DATA INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF SETS OF COMPONENT IMAGE DATA - An image processing apparatus adjusts first and second component images. The adjusted first component image has a pixel count in a prescribed direction determinative of a first resolution. The adjusted second component image has a pixel count in the prescribed direction determinative of a second resolution lower than the first resolution. Each adjusted component image is generated by: selecting a target pixel; acquiring gradation values of correspondence pixels in the pre-adjusted component image; and determining a gradation value of the target pixel based on gradation values of the correspondence pixels. The correspondence pixels are overlapped by the target pixel when the pre-adjusted component images are shifted in the prescribed direction relative to the adjusted component images and superimposed in the adjusted component image. | 02-04-2016 |
| 20160037013 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS - An image reading apparatus includes: a contact glass provided at an upper surface of a main body of the apparatus to set a manuscript thereon, an image sensor being positioned below the contact glass and having a reading surface on contact glass side for reading an image from the manuscript on the contact glass, a carriage supporting the image sensor accommodated in a sensor container formed to have a recess open to the contact glass side, a rail member slidably supporting the carriage, and a biasing member biasing the image sensor to the contact glass side via a biased portion adjacent to the reading surface of the image sensor. An upper end of the biasing member is positioned below the contact glass and above the lower surface of the image sensor. | 02-04-2016 |
| 20160037008 | Scanning Apparatus and Computer-Readable Medium Storing Program Therefor - A scanning apparatus is controlled to extract edges of an original document from an image scanned by a scanning device, execute an end obtaining process which causes the scanning apparatus to obtain a leading end of the original document and a trailing end of the original document based on the edges extracted in the extraction process, an inclination obtaining process to obtain a first inclination of the leading end and a second inclination of the trailing end, and a determination process to determine that a rotational skew has occurred when a difference between the first inclination and the second inclination is greater than a rotational skew threshold, the rotational skew being a change of inclination of the original document during conveyance of the original document. | 02-04-2016 |
| 20160034797 | IMAGE-PROCESSING DEVICE DETERMINING DOT FORMATION STATE OF TARGET PIXEL BY USING GRADATION VALUE OF TARGET PIXEL - In an image-processing device, the controller determines a dot formation state of a target pixel in an image. The determination is performed alternately with a forward process and a reverse process while sequentially selecting each of pixel lines in an order progressing in a first direction. A second pixel density of a second image of a second color is smaller than a first pixel density of a first image of a first color. In the determination, each of the line processes is one of at least two of a first type line process, a second type line process, a third type line process, and a fourth type line process. Line processes are performed for a first unit area in a first pattern. Line processes are performed for a second unit area in a second pattern different from the first pattern. | 02-04-2016 |
| 20160033891 | EXPOSURE DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING EXPOSURE DEVICE - A plurality of light emitting elements is arranged in a main scanning direction. A setter is configured to set a basal exposure period of the plurality of light emitting elements, based on a clock count of frequency-spread clocks. A candidate generator is configured to add, to the basal exposure period, predetermined N alteration periods (N is an integer greater than or equal to two) having different lengths from each other, thereby generating N candidate exposure periods having different lengths from each other. A detector is configured to detect a frequency level of the clocks in a period corresponding to the basal exposure period. A selector is configured to select, as an exposure period for lighting the plurality of light emitting elements, a longer one of the N candidate exposure periods as the frequency level detected by the detector is higher. | 02-04-2016 |
| 20160031236 | RECORDING MEDIUM POST-PROCESSING APPARATUS, PRINTER UNIT WITH THE SAME, RECORDING MEDIUM POST-PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM STORING RECORDING MEDIUM POST-PROCESSING INSTRUCTIONS - A recording medium post-processing apparatus includes: a stacker which is stacked with a plurality of sheet-like recording media with images being recorded thereon; an receiving device which receives at least one of information regarding the images to be recorded on the recording media and information regarding the recording media; an alignment device which applies an external force to the recording media stacked on the stacker so as to align the recording media; a controller which sets, on the basis of the at least one information received by the receiving device, at least one of (i) a stacked-sheet number that is the number of the recording media, and (ii) a magnitude of the external force that is applied to the recording media and which controls the alignment device on the basis of the setted at least one of the stacked-sheet number and the magnitude of the external force. | 02-04-2016 |
| 20160031215 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LIQUID JETTING APPARATUS AND LIQUID JETTING APPARATUS - A method for manufacturing a liquid jetting apparatus, which is provided with: a flow passage formation member including a pressure chamber, and a piezoelectric actuator having a vibration film provided on the flow passage formation member, a piezoelectric film arranged on the vibration film to correspond to the pressure chamber, first and second electrodes arranged on different surfaces of the piezoelectric film, a first protective film covering the piezoelectric film, a wire connected to the second electrode, and a second protective film covering the wire, includes: forming a first protective film on the vibration film to cover the piezoelectric film and the second electrode; forming the wire and the second protective film to cover the wire with the first protective film covering the piezoelectric film and the second electrode; and removing a part, of the first protective film, that overlaps with the second electrode, after forming the second protective film. | 02-04-2016 |
| 20160021266 | ELECTRIC DEVICE - An electric device, including a chassis and an operation panel, is provided. The operation panel is disposed on a face of the chassis and has one end and the other end opposite from the one end. The operation panel includes a first capacitive touch switch configured to be responsive to a touch and a second capacitive touch switch configured to be responsive to a touch. The first capacitive touch switch has a first sensitivity for responding to the touch, and the second capacitive touch switch has a second sensitivity for responding to the touch. The second capacitive touch switch is arranged in a position closer to the one end of the operation panel than the first capacitive touch switch, and the second sensitivity of the second capacitive touch switch is lower than the first sensitivity of the first capacitive touch switch. | 01-21-2016 |
| 20160018753 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A brushless motor has a rotor and a stator, the stator having coils corresponding to respective phases of the brushless motor. A polygon mirror has a plurality of mirror surfaces and is configured to rotate together with the rotor. When executed by the processor, the instructions cause the processor to: detect first timing at which the light sensor receives a light beam emitted from the light source and reflected by one of the plurality of mirror surfaces when the rotor is rotating; acquire first information identifying a relationship between the first timing and second timing at which an inductive voltage reaches a particular reference value, the inductive voltage being generated in at least one coil in a non-energization state due to rotation of the rotor; and perform a phase switching control of the brushless motor based on the first timing and the first information. | 01-21-2016 |
| 20160016419 | IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM STORING INSTRUCTIONS EXECUTABLE BY THE IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS - An image recording apparatus executes: rotating a motor to cause a supply roller to supply a sheet; a conveyance processing for rotating the motor to cause a conveying roller and/or an output roller to convey the sheet; a recording processing for controlling a recording head to perform image recording while the conveyance processing is not executed; controlling the recording head and the motor to perform an image recording operation by executing the conveyance processing and the recording processing alternately; and a pre-discharge supply processing in the image recording operation at a time after a timing when a trailing edge position of a first sheet passes through the conveying roller and before all the recording processings on the first sheet are completed. The supply roller supplies a second sheet in the pre-discharge supply processing to the conveyance path, following the first sheet. | 01-21-2016 |
| 20160001564 | LIQUID CARTRIDGE AND LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - In a liquid cartridge, a liquid storing section defines a liquid storing chamber storing liquid, and a channel section defines a channel in fluid communication with the liquid storing chamber. A field forming section forms a field that changes depending on a position of a movable member that is movable in the channel. A power-source potential is inputted to a power-source terminal, and a ground potential is inputted to a ground terminal. A sensor is electrically connected with the power-source terminal and the ground terminal, and generates a potential based on the position of the movable member by being disposed in the field formed by the field forming section. An output terminal outputs the potential generated by the sensor. The sensor generates the potential higher than a ground potential regardless of the position of the movable member. | 01-07-2016 |
| 20160001563 | INK CARTRIDGE - An ink cartridge comprises a main body comprising a first surface, a second surface, and a chamber, configured to store ink, disposed between the first surface and the second surface; an ink outlet portion disposed on the first surface of the main body configured to direct the ink from the chamber to an exterior of the main body; and an electronic circuit board disposed on the main body. The electronic circuit board comprises an electrical interface, a first portion facing a second direction that intersects a first plane that is perpendicular to the first direction, a second portion facing a third direction away from the ink outlet portion that intersects a second plane that is parallel to the first direction, and a connecting portion between the first portion and the second portion. The electrical interface is disposed on an area of the electronic circuit board including the connecting portion. | 01-07-2016 |
| 20150381853 | SCANNER - One scanner taught in the present specification may be provided with a processor and a memory that stores computer-readable instructions. The computer-readable instructions, when executed by the processor, may cause the scanner to perform: obtaining a scan request from a terminal device; determining a target scan resolution based on software-related information included in the scan request; generating scan image data having the target scan resolution; and supplying the scan image data to the terminal device. The software-related information is information relating to a software installed in the terminal device and used by the terminal device for supplying the scan request to the scanner. | 12-31-2015 |
| 20150381839 | Image Processing Apparatus, and Method and Computer-Readable Medium for the Same - An image processing apparatus including a sensor detecting a document set on the image processing apparatus, an image processing device performing an image processing operation for the document, a reader reading registration information from a recording medium, the registration information including at least one of identification information and setting information, and a controller configured to, in response to the recording medium being brought in proximity to or in contact with the reader, control the reader to read the registration information from the recording medium, acquire the setting information based on the registration information, determine whether the document is set on the image processing apparatus, based on a detection signal from the sensor, and in response to determining that the document is set on the image processing apparatus, control the image processing device to perform the image processing operation in accordance with the setting information. | 12-31-2015 |
| 20150381836 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS PROVIDED WITH IMAGE SENSOR CONTAINED IN SLIDABLE CARRIAGE - An image reading apparatus includes: a contact glass setting a manuscript thereon; an image sensor extending in a first direction and having a reading surface which faces the contact glass for reading an image from the manuscript on the contact glass; a rail member extending inside the apparatus main body in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction; a carriage having a sensor container to contain the image sensor, a taper end portion formed in an end portion in the first direction to become smaller in height toward the end side, and an opening formed in the bottom of the sensor container on the taper end portion side; a biased portion adjacent to the reading surface of the image sensor in the second direction; and a biasing member biasing the image sensor toward the contact glass via the biased portion. | 12-31-2015 |
| 20150378276 | Image Forming Apparatus with Improved Image Quality - An image forming apparatus is provided with: a controller capable of changing a developing bias, which is to be applied to a developing roller configured to carry developer thereon; a peripheral speed ratio of a developing roller to a photosensitive member; a control method by the controller, and a program for operating the controller, the disclosure directed to a configuration where the developing roller is contacted to the photosensitive member when a developing bias is made to be lower during the non-developing than during a developing phase, the configuration can suppress press fogging at room temperature and low humidity conditions, therefore an object of the present disclosure is to provide an image forming apparatus, a control method and a program capable of favorably suppressing press fogging during non-developing. | 12-31-2015 |
| 20150360476 | LIQUID-CONSUMING APPARATUS - A liquid-consuming apparatus includes: a tank including a liquid storage chamber configured to store a liquid, an inlet through which the liquid is poured into the liquid storage chamber, and a liquid flow channel configured to let the liquid flow therethrough from the liquid storage chamber; a cap configured to be attachable to the tank to cover the inlet; a cover configured to be movable relative to the tank between a closed position where a surface, of the tank, in which the inlet is formed is covered and an open position where the surface of the tank is exposed; and a holder configured to hold the cap removed from the tank. The cover is prevented from moving to the closed position by the cap held by the holder to be positioned in a movement area of the cover moving from the open position to the closed position. | 12-17-2015 |
| 20150360474 | TANK AND LIQUID DROPLET JETTING APPARATUS CONNECTED TO THE SAME - There is provided a tank including: a wall defining a liquid storage chamber, the wall including: an upper wall defining an upper end of the liquid storage chamber, a lower wall defining a lower end of the liquid storage chamber, and an erected wall between the upper wall and the lower wall and through which the liquid inside the liquid storage chamber is visible from outside of the tank; an inlet penetrating through the upper wall or the erected wall; and an outlet, wherein the lower wall includes an upper stage wall making contact with the erected wall; a lower stage wall located at a position separated and away from the erected wall and below the upper stage wall; and a connecting wall connecting the upper and lower stage walls; and the outlet is disposed below the upper stage wall. | 12-17-2015 |
| 20150355865 | PRINTER AND SERVER - One of a plurality of setting screens corresponding to a plurality of printers may be generated based on original data stored in a server. Each of the plurality of setting screens may be for permitting designation of a content of each setting item matching a print condition that a corresponding printer is capable of performing. The server may acquire specific printer identification information for identifying a specific printer from a terminal device, store target data of a print target and supply specific data, which is for representing a specific setting screen corresponding to the specific printer, to the terminal device. The server may acquire setting information indicating a designated content of each setting item designated via the specific setting screen and supply to the specific printer print data according to the target data and the designated content of the each setting item indicated by the setting information. | 12-10-2015 |
| 20150353304 | SHEET-SUPPLY TRAY - A sheet-supply tray device for use with an image recording apparatus, includes a lower sheet-supply tray and an upper sheet-supply tray. The upper sheet-supply tray includes a main body, a leading-end stopper, a trailing-end stopper and a side-end stopper. The main body includes a support surface that supports a recording sheet. The leading-end stopper is fixed on the main body and stops a leading end of the recording sheet. The trailing-end stopper includes a trailing-end contact surface having a trailing-end protrusion extending over an upper surface of a trailing-end portion of the recording sheet toward the leading-end stopper. The trailing-end contact surface contacts a trailing end of the recording sheet. The side-end stopper includes a side-end contact surface that contacts a side end of the recording sheet. The side-end contact surface has at least one side-end protrusion extending over an upper surface of a side-end portion of the recording sheet. | 12-10-2015 |
| 20150352873 | CONTROL DEVICE - A control device may create, in a case where one of a first printing method and a second printing method is selected, first print data for causing all of K groups of nozzles to discharge ink so as to perform a color printing of a target image, and create, in a case where the other of the first printing method and the second printing method is selected, second print data for causing (K−k) groups of nozzles to discharge ink so as to perform a color printing the target image, the (K−k) groups of nozzles being nozzle groups excluding k groups of nozzles (k being an odd integer satisfying 1≦k| 12-10-2015 | |
| 20150352849 | CARTRIDGE ACCOMMODATING APPARATUS - A cartridge accommodating apparatus includes: a cartridge accommodating section accommodating a cartridge which includes a liquid accommodating section, a liquid lead-out channel, a first blocking member blocking a first portion of the liquid lead-out channel, and a second blocking member blocking a second portion between the first portion and the liquid accommodating section; a hollow tube introducing liquid in the liquid lead-out channel into inside of the hollow tube; a moving mechanism moving the hollow tube between a first position at which a tip portion of the hollow tube is located outside the liquid lead-out channel and a second position at which the tip portion of the hollow tube has entered inside the liquid lead-out channel; a driving source; a driving force transmitting mechanism transmitting driving force of the driving source to the moving mechanism; and a driving source controller controlling driving speed of the driving source. | 12-10-2015 |
| 20150348331 | PORTABLE INFORMATION PROCESSOR AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING HEAD-MOUNTABLE DISPLAY - A system includes a head-mountable display and a portable information processor. The portable information processor includes a determination device that determines whether communication between a head-mountable display and the portable information processor is enabled. The portable information processor includes an identification device that identifies at least a portion of image data that is displayed by the portable information processor. The portable information processor includes a transmitter that transmits the identified at least a portion of the image data to the head-mountable display when the determination device determines that communication between the head-mountable display and the portable information processor is enabled. The head-mountable display includes a receiver that receives the identified at least a portion of the image data from the portable information processor. The head-mountable display includes a display that displays the identified at least a portion of the image data. | 12-03-2015 |
| 20150346628 | EXPOSING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An exposing unit forms a scanning line by exposing an image surface in a main scanning direction, and forms a plurality of pixels arrayed in the main scanning direction by sequentially forming a plurality of scanning lines shifted in a sub-scanning direction. A clock generator generates frequency-spread clocks having frequency that is spread with a particular modulation period and that changes in accordance with a modulated waveform corresponding to the particular modulation period. A driver drives the exposing unit to emit light during light emitting time that is determined from the frequency-spread clocks. The plurality of scanning lines is formed with respective phases of the modulated waveform. The phases corresponding to the plurality of scanning lines are shifted from each other for compensating, among the plurality of scanning lines, deviations of the light emitting time relative to a reference value, for each of the plurality of pixels. | 12-03-2015 |
| 20150346485 | LIGHT DEFLECTOR AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A light deflector and an image forming apparatus including the light deflector are provided. The light deflector includes a polygon mirror made of plastic and a motor including a rotor. The rotor supports the polygon mirror and includes a base and a first protrusion protruding from the base toward the polygon mirror in an axial direction. The polygon mirror includes a main body having a plurality of reflecting surfaces, and a second protrusion protruding from the main body toward the base. The second protrusion has an end face and an inner face. The end face is in contact with the base in the axial direction, and the inner face is in contact with the first protrusion in a radial direction. | 12-03-2015 |
| 20150343818 | CONTROL DEVICE - A control device may create and supply print data. The print data may include first edge print data and first central print data. The first edge print data may include data for causing a print performing unit to perform printing which satisfies: a print medium is transported along a first direction by a first transportation amount; a first type of main-scanning action is performed; a number of nozzles of a usage nozzle group is maintained to n; and the usage nozzle group is shifted toward an upstream side along the first direction. The first central print data may include data for causing the print performing unit to perform printing which satisfies: the print medium is transported along the first direction by a second transportation amount; a second type of main-scanning action is performed; and the number of nozzles of the usage nozzle group is maintained to n. | 12-03-2015 |
| 20150343812 | CONTROL DEVICE - A control device may specify a target transportation pathway to be used for transporting a target print medium, select one type of printing control in accordance with the specified target transportation pathway, and control a print performing unit in accordance with the selected one type of printing control. In each of a first type of printing control and a second type of printing control, when a central image is to be printed, the target print medium is transported by a first transportation amount. In the first type of printing control, when an edge image is to be printed, the target print medium is not transported by a transportation amount greater than the first transportation amount. In the second type of printing control, when the edge image is to be printed, the target print medium is transported by a second transportation amount greater than the first transportation amount. | 12-03-2015 |
| 20150341514 | IMAGE READING DEVICE HAVING ANTENNA INCLUDING COMMUNICATION SURFACE DISPOSED ALONG SIDE WALL - An image reading device includes a casing, an image reading unit, a mounting board, and an antenna. The casing has a side wall positioned at one end thereof in a first direction. The image reading unit is accommodated in the casing and configured to read an image of an original document by scanning in the first direction. The mounting board is accommodated in the casing and mounts an electronic component that is used when the image reading unit reads the image, the mounting board extending in the first direction. The antenna is accommodated in the casing and configured to receive or transmit a radio signal. The antenna is disposed along and adjacent the side wall. | 11-26-2015 |
| 20150341509 | Copying Machine, Copying Area Detecting Method, and Non-transitory Computer-Readable Medium Storing Instructions to Execute the Method - A copying machine changes a reading position to a first position corresponding to the designated sheet size without executing reading, obtains first line data corresponding to a length of a longer side of the designated sheet size by causing the reading mechanism to read one line of image along the main scanning direction when the reading position is the first position, determines the target reading area on the original sheet placement table with use of the main length of the original sheet and the designated sheet size when the main length of the original sheet is identifiable with use of the first line data, the target reading area having a rectangular shape, one of vertexes of the rectangular shape being the basic point, and generates read data representing a read image within the target reading area by causing the reading mechanism to read the target reading area. | 11-26-2015 |
| 20150338773 | Developing Cartridge - A developing cartridge includes: a developing roller that is rotatable about a developing roller axis line, which extends in a predetermined direction; a supply roller, which is rotatable about a supply roller axis line, which extends in the predetermined direction, and which supplies developer to the developing roller; a developing roller driving gear that is connected to the developing roller; a supply roller driving gear that is connected to the supply roller; and a driving force transmission gear, which is rotatable about a gear axis line extending in the predetermined direction, and which includes: a first gear part meshed with the developing roller driving gear; and a second gear part meshed with the supply roller driving gear. The driving force transmission gear transmits driving force to the developing roller driving gear and the supply roller driving gear. | 11-26-2015 |
| 20150336409 | PRINTER WITH FORCE TRANSMITTING PATH SELECTING MECHANISM - A printer has a carriage being movable between a first end and a second end of a reciprocating path; and a driving force transmitting path selecting mechanism provided at the second end of the reciprocating path. The selecting mechanism has: a common driving force outputting member; a plurality of force receiving members; a selecting member; and a position retainer for keeping the position of the selecting member. The selecting member connects the force outputting member to one of the plurality of force receiving members, and moves in association with the carriage when the carriage moves in a vicinity of the second end in a first direction extending from the first end to the second end. The position retainer keeps the position of the selecting member when the carriage moves in a second direction extending from the second end to the first end. The force receiving member connected to the force outputting member via the selecting member is selected in accordance with a movement of the carriage along the reciprocating path. | 11-26-2015 |
| 20150336390 | LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A first part of liquid holders includes at least one liquid holder provided at the first casing. A second part of liquid holders includes at least one liquid holder provided at the second casing. Each of a plurality of flexible tubes has one end and another end. The one end is connected to the first part of the liquid holders. The other end is connected to the second part of the liquid holders. A first supporting section is provided at the first casing and supports the tubes. A second supporting section is provided at the second casing and supports the tubes. A third supporting section supports the tubes at a position between the first supporting section and the second supporting section in such a manner that the tubes are arranged in a direction parallel to a pivotal axis. | 11-26-2015 |
| 20150319331 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR GENERATING A FILE IN WHICH PLURAL AREA IMAGES OF A DOCUMENT IMAGE ARE DISPOSED IN DIFFERENT PAGES - An image processing apparatus includes a processor, and memory storing computer readable instructions, when executed by the processor, causing the apparatus to function as a document image acquiring unit configured to acquire document image data which is generated by optically reading a document and represents a document image, an area image generating unit configured to use the document image data to generate plural area image data representing plural area images that are included in the document image, and a file generating unit configured to generate a file including the plural area image data such that the plural area images are disposed in different pages. | 11-05-2015 |
| 20150314973 | SHEET FEED DEVICES AND IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS COMPRISING SUCH SHEET FEED DEVICES - A sheet feed device has a tray with holding surface for holding sheets, a feed unit for feeding sheets from the tray, and a separation plate. The separation plate has an inclined surface and two or more separation portions that separate a sheet from the sheets held in the tray. At least one of the separation portions projects a first distance from the inclined surface. The separation plate also has a projection positioned on the inclined surface that projects a second distance from the inclined surface. The second distance is greater than the first distance. A first of the separation portions is positioned upstream of the particular projection in the sheet feed direction, and a second of the separation portions positioned downstream of the particular projection in the sheet feed direction. | 11-05-2015 |
| 20150309470 | CARTRIDGES INCLUDING DETECTION MEMBER AND COVER MEMBER - Cartridges may include a developing roller, an electrode, a detection member, and a cover member. The developing roller rotates about an axis extending along a first direction. The electrode includes a protrusion that protrudes along the first direction to an end portion. The detection member includes a cover portion, which covers an exposable portion of the protrusion when the detection member is in a first position, and which exposes the exposable portion of the protrusion when the detection member is in a second position. The cover member covers a portion of the detection member and exposes the cover portion when the detection member is in the first position. The cover member extends in the first direction to an end portion. An overlap portion of the protrusion extends at least to the end portion of the cover member and overlaps a portion of the cover member in a second direction. | 10-29-2015 |
| 20150307299 | SHEET CONVEYING DEVICE - A sheet conveying device includes: a conveyor configured to convey a sheet; a cover configured to cover the conveyor; a guide spaced apart from the cover; and a movable member mounted on a first member which is one of the cover and the guide. The movable member is pivotable between a first position and a second position and located at the second position when the sheet is being conveyed. The movable member has a free end which is moved toward a second member while the movable member is being pivoted from the second position to the first position about a pivot center. The second member is another of the cover and the guide. The free end is contactable with the second member by an approach of the cover toward the guide when the movable member is located at the first position. | 10-29-2015 |
| 20150306890 | 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. | 10-29-2015 |
| 20150306889 | IMAGE RECORDING DEVICE - A first feeder contacts a first surface of a first sheet held in a first tray and feeds the first sheet toward a recording unit. A second feeder contacts a first surface of a second sheet held in a second tray and feeds the second sheet toward the recording unit. An inner member is disposed above a standing plate. An outer member comprises an upstream portion opposing the standing plate, and a downstream portion opposing the inner member. The inner member guides the first surface of the first sheet and the first surface of the second sheet. The standing plate guides the first surface of the second sheet. The upstream portion of the outer member guides a second surface of the second sheet, and the downstream portion guides a second surface of the first sheet and the second surface of the second sheet. The standing plate moves relative to the outer member. | 10-29-2015 |
| 20150306885 | LIQUID DISCHARGE TEST METHOD AND LIQUID DISCHARGE APPARATUS - There is provided a liquid discharge test method using a liquid discharge apparatus provided with a liquid storage tank and a liquid discharge unit, the method including: blocking communication between a first channel in a first channel forming member and a second channel in a second channel forming member; allowing the second channel to communicate with a third channel in a third channel forming member; discharging the liquid, which is supplied from the exterior liquid supply source through the third channel and the second channel, by the liquid discharge unit after blocking the communication between the first channel and the second channel and allowing the second channel to communicate with the third channel; blocking the communication between the second channel and the third channel after discharging the liquid; and allowing the first channel to communicate with the second channel after discharging the liquid. | 10-29-2015 |
| 20150306880 | LIQUID EJECTION APPARATUS - A liquid ejection apparatus includes: a head having an ejection face for ejecting liquid; a sealing mechanism which establishes a sealing state in which a sealed space is sealed; a humid-air supply/discharge mechanism which supplies a humid air into the sealed space via an air inlet and discharges the air from the sealed space via an air outlet; and a control device which controls an ejection-face wiper to wipe the liquid from the ejection face by causing its parallel movement with respect to the ejection face in a wiper moving direction directed from a first end area of the ejection face toward its second end area with the ejection-face wiper contacting the ejection face. The air inlet is provided at a position nearer to a downstream end of a moving path of the ejection-face wiper than to an upstream end thereof in the wiper moving direction. | 10-29-2015 |
| 20150290940 | CAP DEVICE AND LIQUID JETTING APPARATUS PROVIDED WITH THE SAME - There is provided a cap device including a cap unit which is tillable in a plane direction of fee jetting surface and which comes into close contact with the jetting surface of the liquid jetting head; a flexible discharge tube of which one end is connected to the cap unit, which communicates with an inner space defined by the cap unit and the jetting surface wider a condition that the cap unh comes into close contact with the jetting surface, and through which a liquid in the inner space is discharged; and a fixing mechanism which fixes a portion, of the discharge tube, other than the one end to the cap unit. | 10-15-2015 |
| 20150284170 | LIQUID DISCHARGE APPARATUS - There is provided a liquid discharge apparatus which includes a tank including a liquid storage chamber, an inlet, a liquid lead-out channel, and an atmosphere communication channel, a conveyance mechanism, a carriage, and a head. A lower end of the inlet is positioned at a lower side of the nozzles, and the liquid storage chamber is arranged at a position shifted from the nozzles, in a first-direction side of the front-rear direction, and shifted from the conveyance route, to a second-direction side of the left-right direction. The liquid storage chamber is connected to the liquid outflow channel at a position on a lower side of a center in a up-down direction of the liquid storage chamber, and in the first direction from a center in the front-rear direction of the liquid storage chamber, and on the second-direction side of a center in the left-right direction of the liquid storage chamber. | 10-08-2015 |
| 20150283832 | LIQUID JETTING APPARATUS - A liquid jetting apparatus includes a casing, a tank formed with a liquid storage chamber which stores liquid, an inlet which allows the liquid to be poured into the liquid storage chamber, and a liquid outflow channel which allows the liquid to flow out from the liquid storage chamber, a conveying mechanism which conveys a recording medium along a conveying path extending in a front-rear direction, a carriage which moves in a left-right direction, and a head mounted on the carriage and having a nozzle which jets the liquid onto the recording medium conveyed by the conveying mechanism. The tank, the conveying path, and the carriage are arranged inside the casing, the tank is arranged outside the conveying path in the left-right direction, and at least a part of the tank is arranged inside both ends of a movement area of the carriage in the left-right direction. | 10-08-2015 |
| 20150283817 | PRINTING FLUID CARTRIDGE, PRINTING APPARATUS, AND USE OF PRINTING FLUID CARTRIDGE - A printing fluid cartridge includes a front face oriented toward a first direction, a printing fluid supply portion positioned at front face, a rear face positioned opposite the front face and oriented toward a second direction opposite the first direction, at least one electrical interface positioned between the front face and the rear face, and an engagement surface facing in the second direction. The at least one electrical interface is offset from the printing supply portion with respect to a third direction perpendicular to the first direction and the second direction. The at least one electrical interface is positioned closer to front face than the engagement surface is, and the at least one electrical interface and the engagement surface intersect a plane which is parallel with the first direction, the second direction, and the third direction. | 10-08-2015 |
| 20150283815 | LIQUID CONSUMING APPARATUS - There is provided a liquid consuming apparatus which includes a tank including first and second liquid storage chambers, and a liquid consuming unit. The tank includes a first inlet, a first atmosphere communication channel, a first liquid outflow channel, a first return channel, a second inlet, a second atmosphere communication channel, a second liquid outflow channel, and a second return channel. A volume of the first liquid outflow channel from the first position up to the second position and a volume of the second liquid outflow channel from the fourth position up to the fifth position differ mutually. | 10-08-2015 |
| 20150282368 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An electronic apparatus includes a housing having a contact surface to be in contact with an installation surface, a first circuit board disposed in the housing and extending parallel to the contact surface, a second circuit board disposed in the housing and extending perpendicular to the first circuit board, and a panel unit disposed at the housing. The panel unit includes a casing having a first end and a second end opposite to the first end in a first direction, at least one of a display unit and an input unit, and a support portion supported by the housing and protruding from the second end of the casing. The second circuit board is positioned behind the casing of the panel unit and in a range, in the first direction, from the second end of the casing to a protruding end of the support portion. | 10-01-2015 |
| 20150281519 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS CONFIGURED TO EXECUTE CORRECTION ON SCANNED IMAGE - An image processing apparatus includes a processor and a memory storing computer-readable instructions therein. The computer-readable instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the image processing apparatus to: acquire scan data from a scan data generating unit, the scan data generating unit being configured to generate the scan data by optically reading a sheet being conveyed, the scan data representing a scanned image that includes an image indicative of the sheet, the sheet having a plurality of sides; detect a plurality of edge lines from the scanned image by analyzing the scan data, the plurality of edge lines representing the plurality of sides, respectively; determine whether the plurality of edge lines include a non-linear edge line; and correct, when the plurality of edge lines is determined to include a non-linear edge line, the scan data so that the non-linear edge line is changed to a linear edge line. | 10-01-2015 |
| 20150281499 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS - An image reading apparatus includes a conveyor configured to convey a sheet in a conveying direction along a conveyance path; a first reading unit configured to read an image of a first surface of the sheet conveyed by the conveyor through a first reading surface; a second reading unit configured to read an image of a second surface opposite to the first surface of the sheet conveyed by the conveyor through a second reading surface; a first pressing member, which is made of a resin, is configured to face the first reading surface and is configured to urge the sheet passing through the conveyance path towards the first reading surface; and a second pressing member, which is made of metal, is configured to face the second reading surface and configured to urge the sheet passing through the conveyance path towards the second reading surface. | 10-01-2015 |
| 20150281494 | NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM STORING INSTRUCTIONS EXECUTABLE BY INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND SCANNER DEVICE - A non-transitory storage medium stores instructions executable by an information processing device including: a communication device communicable with scanners; and an input device configured to receive a signal. The instructions cause the information processing device to: transmit an inquiry about whether a reading object is ready to be scanned, to each scanner via the communication device; receive a response containing first information indicating that the reading object is on the document support, as a response to the transmitted inquiry; select at least one scanner, based on the signal input from the input device, from among at least one of the scanners which has transmitted the response containing the first information; and transmit a scan instruction via the communication device to the selected at least one scanner. | 10-01-2015 |
| 20150281488 | Image Reader and Computer-Readable Medium for the Same - An image reader including a conveyor, a first detector, a plurality of second detectors, a reading unit, and a controller configured to perform a control process that includes determining whether second detection information output from the second detectors satisfies a predetermined state, executing a first sequence when determining that the second detection information satisfies the predetermined state, the first sequence including determining whether a conveyed object is in a multi-feed condition based on first detection information output from the first detector, and halting at least one of a conveying operation by the conveyor and a reading operation by the reading unit when determining that the conveyed object is in the multi-feed condition, executing a second sequence when determining that the second detection information does not satisfy the predetermined state, the second sequence including continuing the conveying operation and the reading operation regardless of the first detection information. | 10-01-2015 |
| 20150281487 | Image Scanning Apparatus - An image scanning apparatus has a conveyer, a first scanning device configured to scan an image on one surface of an original sheet at a first scanning position, a second scanning device configured to scan an image on an other surface of the original sheet at a second scanning position. A controller is configured to execute a first adjustment process to adjust light amount adjustment of the first scanning device before scanning the original sheet subject to the received scanning instruction, start scanning after the first adjustment process, execute a determination process to determine, after starting conveying the original sheet, whether a light adjustment of the second scanning device is to be executed, execute a second adjustment process, when it is determined to start the light adjustment of the second scanning device, and stop conveying the original sheet when no original sheet is located at the first scanning position. | 10-01-2015 |
| 20150281483 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS - An image reading apparatus includes a base, a supporter supporting a reading object, a reader provided on a mover and disposed between the base and the supporter. The image reading apparatus further includes a flexible flat cable. A first holder provided on the mover and holds a portion of the flat cable in a state in which the first holder is held in contact with a surface of the flat cable. A second holder holds the portion of the flat cable together with the first holder in a state in which the second holder is held in contact with a surface of the flat cable. The flat cable is interposed between the first holder and the second holder and held by the first holder and the second holder. | 10-01-2015 |
| 20150281481 | NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAMS FOR INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - A medium stores computer-executable programs. The programs cause an information processing apparatus including a communication unit communicable with a scanner to perform: displaying a first window including a first icon which causes the scanner to execute a scanning process; judging whether a selection operation to the first icon is performed; transmitting a scan command to the scanner in a case that the information processing apparatus judges that the selection operation to the first icon is performed; receiving scan data from the scanner via the communication unit as a response to the scan instruction; and displaying a second window, on a display unit, which displays an image based on the scan data received from the scanner. | 10-01-2015 |
| 20150281480 | NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAMS FOR INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - A non-transitory computer-readable medium stores computer-executable programs. The programs cause an information processing apparatus provided with a display unit having a display surface and an operation unit configured to output a signal depending on user operations to perform: displaying a target image which is an image to be selected in a first area of the display surface; specifying a selected area corresponding to a part of the target image or a whole of the target image, based on the signal outputted from the operation unit depending on the user operation with respect to the target image; and displaying a selected-area image which is an image corresponding to the selected area that has been specified, in a second area which is different from the first area, with a size same as a size of the selected area that has been specified. | 10-01-2015 |
| 20150281478 | NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAMS FOR INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - A medium stores computer-executable programs. The programs cause an information processing apparatus to perform: displaying images based on scan data and a first icon which is draggable, on a display unit; acquiring a drag destination of the first icon; judging whether the drag destination of the first icon is one of a position overlapping with one image included in the images displayed on the display unit and a position adjacent to the one image; in a case that the drag destination of the first icon overlaps with the one image, determining an alignment sequence so that the one image is replaced with an image based on to-be-acquired scan data; and in a case that the drag destination of the first icon is adjacent to the one image, determining the alignment sequence so that the image based on the to-be-acquired scan data is arranged adjacent to the one image. | 10-01-2015 |
| 20150281477 | NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM STORING INSTRUCTIONS EXECUTABLE BY INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND THE INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - A non-transitory storage medium stores control programs. The programs cause an information processing apparatus to: acquire an instruction for the information processing apparatus, based on a reception of the operation by the receiver; determine, based on the acquired instruction, whether a content to be transmitted to a web server is determined to be one of a first content which is created by an external reading apparatus and which is not stored at the acquisition of the instruction and a second content which is stored at the acquisition of the instruction; when the content to be transmitted to the web server is determined to be the first content, output a request for the first content and acquire the first content; and output first content location information indicating a location of the acquired first content. | 10-01-2015 |
| 20150280306 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE PROVIDED WITH ANTENNA FOR NEAR FIELD WIRELESS COMMUNICATION - A communication device includes a communication board; an antenna; a light-emitting element; and a connecting wire. The antenna is for near field wireless communication, and is provided on the communication board. The light-emitting element is provided on the communication board at a position away from the antenna. The connecting wire is provided on the communication board at a position away from the antenna and is connected to the light-emitting element. | 10-01-2015 |
| 20150279560 | ELECTRICAL APPARATUS HAVING FLOW CREATOR - An electrical circuit is provided in a casing. The electrical circuit includes a capacitor having a particular function needed for realizing the electrical circuit. The electrical circuit includes an electrical component configured to generate heat due to energization. A flow creator creates, in the casing, an air flow that flows in a direction from the electrical component to the capacitor such that air heated by heat generation of the electrical component flows to the capacitor. A controller controls the flow creator. The capacitor has a characteristic that capacitance monotonically decreases or monotonically increases as temperature rises, in a part of a temperature range in which the electrical circuit operates. The controller detects a capacitance change due to a temperature change of the capacitor caused by the air heated by the heat generation, and controls the flow creator based on a detection result of the capacitance change. | 10-01-2015 |
| 20150278667 | POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A power supply system includes: a switching power supply operated in an on mode and an off mode; a mode controller for generating a pulse signal for designating the mode; an auxiliary power supply for feeding power to the mode controller; a power supply controller configured to be activated as the power is fed and to control an oscillation operation in accordance with the pulse signal generated by the mode controller; and a supply detector for detecting starting of the power feeding. The power supply controller executes: oscillating the switching power supply when the pulse signal is input during the oscillation stop; stopping the oscillation of the switching power supply when the pulse signal is input during the oscillation; and invalidating an input of the pulse signal for predetermined time when the supply detector detects the starting of the power feeding. | 10-01-2015 |
| 20150278666 | ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEM AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An electric power system includes: a switching power supply converting an AC into a DC and operating in an on mode and an off mode; a power supply control unit activated when electric power is supplied from the AC power supply, and the power supply control unit being configured to control an oscillation operation of the switching power supply according to the mode designation signal; a mode control unit generating the mode designation signal; and an auxiliary power supply configured to supply electric power to the mode control unit when the switching power supply does not oscillate. In one of the on mode and off mode, the mode control unit performs outputs a consecutive-pulse signal to the power supply control unit. In the other mode, the mode control unit performs a restriction process of restricting output of the consecutive-pulse signal. | 10-01-2015 |
| 20150278657 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Image forming apparatus includes: image forming unit for forming an image on a sheet, and controller for controlling the image forming unit. The controller includes process modules to carry out: counting process for performing counting in accordance with the number of sheets printed by the image forming unit; first bias applying process for setting a developing bias to be applied to the developer carrier to a first bias if a count value in the counting process has not reached a predetermined threshold value; bias changing process for changing the developing bias to a second bias whose absolute value is smaller than that of the first bias if the count value has reached the threshold value; and delaying process for causing an execution timing of the bias changing process to be delayed if the number of sheets printed in a unit of time is not smaller than a reference number. | 10-01-2015 |
| 20150278648 | NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAMS FOR INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS, AND IMFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - A medium stores computer executable programs. The programs cause an information processing apparatus being capable of data communication with an image recording apparatus to perform: generating image data of an image to be recorded; in a case of receiving manual double-sided printing instruction based on the generated image data, transmitting first image data of an image to be recorded on a first surface of a recording medium, together with a recording instruction based on the first image data and identification information to the image recording apparatus; and transmitting second image data of an image to be recorded on a second surface opposite to the first surface of the recording medium, together with a recording instruction based on the second image data and the same identification information as that transmitted with the first image data to the image recording apparatus, after transmitting the first image data. | 10-01-2015 |
| 20150277837 | DATA SUPPLYING DEVICE AND IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM - A data supplying device may storing a file including contents data in a storage, send, to a data generating unit, a file which has the same content as the file in the storage, specify a first type of contents data from the file in the storage, store the specified first type of contents data in a memory, obtain access information for accessing the first type of contents data stored in the memory, and output image data representing an image indicating the obtained access information in order to cause a print performing unit to print the image indicating the obtained access information. | 10-01-2015 |
| 20150277826 | NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM STORING INSTRUCTIONS EXECUTABLE BY DEVICE CONTROL APPARATUS, DEVICE CONTROL METHOD, AND DEVICE CONTROL APPARATUS - A non-transitory storage medium stores instructions executable by a device control apparatus including a storage for storing a setting value. The instructions cause the device control apparatus to: display a first setting screen for selection of the setting value for each of setting items; when a setting value for at least one of the setting items is changed from a particular setting value to a setting value, set the changed setting value as one of options regarding setting values for at least one changed setting item; display a second setting screen containing the set option being in a selected state, as the setting value for the at least one changed setting item; and for each of the at least one changed setting item, when the setting value determined by a selecting and determining operation differs from the particular setting value, store the determined setting value into the storage. | 10-01-2015 |
| 20150277815 | NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM FOR IMAGE PROCESSING AND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - A non-transitory storage medium storing a program executable by a computer of a control device that controls a recording device and a reading device, wherein, when the control device receives a command for a cooperative operation in which the reading device reads an image from a recording medium and the recording device records the read image on a recording medium, the program causes the control device to: obtain, from each of the recording device and the reading device, operation mode information relating to an operation mode set for each of the recording device and the reading device; and where the operation mode information of the recording device or the reading device indicates a quiet mode and the operation mode information of the other of the recording device and the reading device does not indicate the quiet mode, control the other of the recording device and the reading device to perform a quiet operation. | 10-01-2015 |
| 20150277690 | NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM STORING DISPLAY PROGRAM AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A non-transitory storage medium storing a display program that causes a display device to execute: an image display processing; a storage processing for storing arrangement information for arranging image data along a first and a second direction; a determination processing for determining whether a scroll direction of a currently displayed image is in a first or a second direction; a first image-setting processing for setting, as a target image, an image arranged in the first direction with respect to the currently displayed image, based on the arrangement information, when the direction is the first direction; and a second image-setting processing, for setting, as the target image, an image arranged in the second direction with respect to the currently displayed image, based on the arrangement information, when the direction is the second direction, wherein the target image is displayed when it is set in the first or second image-setting processing. | 10-01-2015 |
| 20150277394 | CONTROL APPARATUS - A control apparatus includes: a motor; a driving body rotated by the motor; a rotary encoder including a disk and a sensor; a detector detecting a rotation position and a rotation velocity of the disk based on a signal outputted from the sensor; and a controller. The disk is fixed to the driving body in a state of being eccentric to a rotational axis of the driving body, and the sensor reads a scale of the disk and outputs a pulse signal depending on rotation of the disk. The controller generates velocity data indicating a locus of the rotation velocity with respect to the rotation position; specifies a position-phase relation between the rotation position of the disk and a rotation phase of the driving body; and controls at least one of the rotation of the driving body and displacement of an object being displaced by action from the driving body. | 10-01-2015 |
| 20150277368 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - There is provided an image forming apparatus including a main body and a process cartridge including a photosensitive body cartridge and a developing cartridge. The photosensitive body cartridge includes a photosensitive body and a waste developing agent storage container. The developing cartridge includes a developing agent carrier. The photosensitive body cartridge is configured to receive the developing cartridge such that the developing cartridge is attached to and detached from the photosensitive body cartridge through a particular space defined in the main body. The process cartridge is configured to pivot, with respect to the main body, between a first position, in which the waste developing agent storage container is positioned outside the particular space entirely, and a second position, in which the waste developing agent storage container at least partially occupies the particular space. | 10-01-2015 |
| 20150277365 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS HAVING CARTRIDGE - An image forming apparatus includes a casing, a process cartridge and an exposure unit. The casing defines a first direction, a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, and a third direction orthogonal to the first direction and the second direction. The third direction extends vertically. The process cartridge includes a photosensitive body extending in the first direction and a grip having a portion. The exposure unit is configured to expose the photosensitive body. The exposure unit has a part overlapped with the process cartridge as viewed in the second direction when the process cartridge is mounted in the casing. The portion of the grip is overlapped with the exposure unit as viewed in the third direction when the process cartridge is mounted in the casing. The portion of the grip is disposed above the exposure unit in the third direction. | 10-01-2015 |
| 20150277362 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus is provided with: a main body; a photosensitive member, and a developing cartridge having a developer carrier that rotates about an axis line. The main body includes: an urging member configured to urge the developing cartridge; and a first guide configured to guide the developing cartridge. The developing cartridge includes an end portion in the axis line, the end portion having a guided part configured to be guided by the first guide of the main body. The developing cartridge is configured to rotate about the guided part between a first position at which the urging member cannot urge the developing cartridge and a second position at which the urging member can urge the developing cartridge. The developer carrier is spaced apart from the photosensitive member when the developing cartridge is located at the second position. | 10-01-2015 |
| 20150277361 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - There is provided an image forming apparatus including a main body, a cover, a photosensitive body cartridge, and a developing cartridge. The main body includes a supporting portion and the developing cartridge includes a supported portion. The supporting portion and the supported portion are configured such that the developing cartridge is pivotable relative to the main body about a third axis, which is parallel to a first axis and is separate from a second axis, between a first position, in which the developer carrier is away from the photosensitive body, and a second position, in which developer carrier is close to the photosensitive body. The cover includes a pressing member configured to press the developing cartridge in a direction perpendicular to the third axis such that the developer cartridge pivots from the first position to the second position. | 10-01-2015 |
| 20150277360 | PHOTOSENSITIVE CARTRIDGE HAVING LIGHT GUIDE - A photosensitive cartridge includes a photosensitive drum, and a guide member. The guide member is configured to guide light emitted from the light source toward a surface of the photosensitive drum to neutralize charge on the surface of the photosensitive drum. The guide member includes a first part, a second part, and a third part. The first part is configured to receive the light. The first part extends in a direction intersecting an axial direction of the photosensitive drum. The second part faces the photosensitive drum and extends in the axial direction. The third part connects the first part and the second part. The third part is configured to allow the light to pass through the first part toward the second part. | 10-01-2015 |
| 20150277359 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS PROVIDED WITH LIGHT GUIDE AND LIGHT SOURCE - An image forming apparatus includes: a main casing; a light source; and a photosensitive cartridge. The light source is provided in the main casing and configured to emit a light. The photosensitive cartridge is mountable in the main casing in a mounting direction. The photosensitive cartridge includes: a photosensitive drum; a light guide; a first wall and a second wall. The photosensitive drum has a surface. The light guide is configured to guide the light emitted from the light source to the surface of the photosensitive drum to eliminate static on the surface of the photosensitive drum. The second wall is spaced apart from the first wall in a first direction that crosses the mounting direction. The light source is disposed between the first wall and the second wall when the photosensitive cartridge has been mounted in the main casing. | 10-01-2015 |
| 20150277358 | PHOTOSENSITIVE-BODY CARTRIDGE PROVIDED WITH ELECTRODE FOR SUPPLYING POWER TO CLEANING ROLLER - A photosensitive-body cartridge includes a photosensitive body, a cleaning roller, a primary electrode and a guide. The photosensitive body is configured to rotate together with a first rotational shaft extending in a first direction. The cleaning roller is configured to rotate together with a second rotational shaft parallel to the first rotational shaft and opposes the photosensitive body in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The primary electrode contacts one end of the second rotational shaft and is configured to supply power inputted from an external electrode to the cleaning roller. The guide is configured to guide the primary electrode to move in a third direction perpendicular to the first direction and intersecting the second direction. | 10-01-2015 |
| 20150277352 | PHOTOSENSITIVE-BODY CARTRIDGE PROVIDED WITH MEMBER THAT CONTACTS BEARING OF PHOTOSENSITIVE BODY - A photosensitive-body cartridge includes a cartridge frame, a photosensitive drum accommodated in the cartridge frame, and a contact member. The photosensitive drum includes: a first rotational shaft extending in a first direction to permit the photosensitive drum to rotate together with the first rotational shaft; a drum body extending in the first direction and having a first end and a second end in the first direction; a pressing member provided on the first end of the drum body and applying pressing force to the drum body toward the second end; and a bearing member provided on the second end of the drum body and receiving the first rotational shaft. The contact member is attachable to the cartridge frame and supported by the cartridge frame. The contact member contacts the bearing member in the first direction by the pressing force. | 10-01-2015 |
| 20150277348 | DRUM CARTRIDGE WITH MOVABLE CLEANING ROLLER - A drum cartridge and a method are disclosed. An example drum cartridge includes a photosensitive drum, a first cleaning roller positioned to a side of the photosensitive drum. The drum cartridge includes a lever positioned at an outer surface of the drum cartridge. The outer surface of the drum cartridge is positioned toward the side of the photosensitive drum. The lever is extendable in a second direction different from the first direction, and the lever is pivotable with respect to the outer surface of the drum cartridge about a second axis extending in the first direction. The lever is pivotable between an extended position and a retracted position. The drum cartridge includes an engagement portion movable with pivoting of the lever between an engaged position when the lever is in the extended position and a disengaged position when the lever is in the retracted position. | 10-01-2015 |
| 20150277347 | DRUM CARTRIDGE INCLUDING A COUPLING ACCOMMODATING ROLLER MOVEMENT - A drum cartridge and a method are disclosed. An example of the drum cartridge includes a photosensitive drum, a first cleaning roller, and a second cleaning roller. The drum cartridge includes a first cleaning gear rotatable with the first cleaning roller, a second cleaning gear rotatable with the second cleaning roller and engaging with the first cleaning gear, a drum gear being rotatable with the photosensitive drum, a first idle gear engaging with the drum gear, a second idle gear engaging with the first idle gear, and a coupling joining the second cleaning gear and the second idle gear, the coupling being rotatable in unison with the second cleaning gear and the second idle gear. | 10-01-2015 |
| 20150277345 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus is provided with: an apparatus body; a photosensitive member; a developing cartridge configured to have a developer supporting body; a cleaner configured to collect developer remaining on the photosensitive member; and a waste developer container configured to contain developer collected by the cleaner. The apparatus body is configured to have an installment passage, through which the developing cartridge passes when the developing cartridge is installed into and removed from the apparatus body. The waste developer container is configured to be movable between a first position at which at least a part of the waste developer container is located within the installment passage and a second position at which the waste developer container is located away from the installment passage. | 10-01-2015 |
| 20150277307 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING METHOD AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - An image forming apparatus includes an image forming device forming an image, a fixing device for heat-fixing the image on a sheet, a belt for conveying the sheet toward the fixing device, a sensor, and a control device configured to control the image forming device to form marks bridging over the belt and the sheet having passed through the fixing device at both ends of the sheet, obtain a length between remaining marks left on the belt after the sheet having the marks formed thereon is conveyed to a downstream side of the belt, on the basis of an output signal of a sensor which output is changed depending on whether there are the marks, and adjust a printing magnification of an image to be formed on the sheet on the basis of the length between the remaining marks. | 10-01-2015 |
| 20150277288 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS FOR AGITATING TONER BEFORE IMAGE FORMING OPERATION IS PERFORMED - In an image forming apparatus, an agitator agitates the toner in a target agitation amount before the image forming portion forms the image. The target agitation amount represents an amount of actions of agitation imparted upon the toner by the agitator. A processor is configured to: obtain at least one of a degradation level of the toner, the image to be formed, a non-agitation time period during which the agitator has not agitated the toner; set the target agitation amount based on the at least one of the degradation level of the toner, the image to be formed, and the non-agitation time period; perform agitating the toner in the target agitation amount by the agitator; and control the image forming portion to form the image after the agitator agitates the toner in the target agitation amount. | 10-01-2015 |
| 20150277279 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes: a rotatable first developer carrier; a tray on which a recording sheet is to be discharged; a switchback roller configured to rotate in a first rotating direction to convey the recording sheet in a direction coming close to the tray, and a control device configured to switch a rotating direction of the switchback roller from the first rotating direction to a second rotating direction opposite to the first rotating direction after rotation of the first developer carrier is stopped. | 10-01-2015 |
| 20150277278 | DEVELOPING DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - There is provided a method for manufacturing a developing device including a developer carrier having a rotation axis extending in a first direction, a blade and including a first end portion and a second end portion, and a supporting member supporting the blade. The method includes the steps of positioning the blade, and welding the blade onto the supporting member by irradiating a laser beam onto the blade while moving at least one of the blade and the laser beam relative to the other of the blade and the laser beam. The positioning includes positioning the first end portion in the first direction and a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and positioning the second end portion in the second direction without being positioned with respect to the first direction. The welding includes moving the laser beam from a first end portion side toward a second end portion side. | 10-01-2015 |
| 20150277277 | DEVELOPING DEVICE PROVIDED WITH DEVELOPING ROLLER AND THICKNESS REGULATION BLADE - In a developing device, a developing roller has an outer peripheral surface movable in a moving direction upon rotation of the developing roller to transfer developing agent to a developing region having a width in an axial direction of the developing roller. A thickness regulation blade includes a rubber portion. The rubber portion provides a contact region in contact with the outer peripheral surface to provide a nip region relative to the developing roller. The contact region includes a first region; and a second region. The first region and the second region each extends in the axial direction by a length at least equal to or greater than the width of the developing region. The first region has a first surface roughness. The second region is positioned downstream of the first region in the moving direction and has a second surface roughness finer than the first surface roughness. | 10-01-2015 |
| 20150277261 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes: an image forming unit including first and second photosensitive members, and first and second developer carriers; a re-conveyance mechanism configured to convey a recording sheet discharged from the image forming unit towards the image forming unit; a separation/stop mechanism configured to switch a developing unit between an image formation mode in which the first developer carrier contacts the first photosensitive member and a separation mode in which the first developer carrier is separated from the first photosensitive member and the second developer carrier is separated from the second photosensitive member, and a control device configured to switch the developing unit from the image formation mode to the separation mode while the re-conveyance mechanism conveys a first recording sheet after the image forming unit forms an image on a first surface of the first recording sheet. | 10-01-2015 |
| 20150274475 | SHEET CONVEYING DEVICE - A sheet conveying device includes: a conveyor; a stacking surface configured to support a sheet to be discharged by a discharge roller, and a movable member, which is provided downstream from the discharge roller in the discharge direction, is supported so as to be swingable on a swinging shaft, wherein the movable member has a first surface and a second surface, wherein the first surface is inclined at a first inclined angle relative to the stacking surface so that the first guide surface is inclined towards the stacking surface, wherein the second surface is inclined at a second inclined angle relative to the stacking surface so that the second surface is inclined towards the stacking surface, and wherein the second inclined angle is smaller than the first inclined angle. | 10-01-2015 |
| 20150274474 | IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS - An image recording apparatus includes: a casing; a sheet-feeder tray having a supporting surface for supporting a sheet-shaped recording medium; a recording unit which is configured to record an image on the recording medium fed from the sheet-feeder tray; a discharge roller pair configured to discharge, from the casing, the recording medium on which the image has been recorded by the recording unit; an opening-closing member which is provided on the downstream of the discharge roller pair in a direction in which the recording medium is discharged by the discharge roller pair and is rotatable between a first position where a discharging slot of the recording medium discharged by the discharge roller pair is closed and a second position where the discharging slot is open; and a restricting mechanism configured to restrict the rotation of the opening-closing member from the second position to the first position. | 10-01-2015 |
| 20150274466 | SHEET CONVEYANCE APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - There is provided a sheet conveyance apparatus including: a loader unit loading sheets, a feeding unit feeding the sheets from the loader unit, a separating unit separating and conveying the sheets one by one, a detecting unit detecting the sheets, and a controller. The controller is configured to: measure a time from instructing the feeding unit for operation of feeding one of the sheets to the detecting unit detecting that sheet, and determine that there is a decrease in a capability of the feeding unit or the separating unit in a case that the measured time does not fit into a time needed to convey the sheet from a position of starting a normal operation of feeding the sheet to the position of the detecting unit. | 10-01-2015 |
| 20150274465 | SHEET CONVEYING APPARATUS - A conveying mechanism has a pair of nipping members configured to nip a sheet from both sides thereof at a nipping position and to convey the sheet from upstream to downstream side. The pair of nipping members includes a conveying roller. A controller performs: a motor controlling process of controlling the motor to perform a conveying operation of the sheet by rotation of the conveying roller; a reaction-force calculating process of calculating a reaction-force inference value which corresponds to reaction force that acts on the motor, by removing a friction component generated due to rotation of the motor from a disturbance inference value, the disturbance inference value being calculated from both a control input to the motor and a control output relative to the control input; and a warning process of outputting warning in response to occurrence of multiple feeding of the sheet, based on the reaction-force inference value. | 10-01-2015 |
| 20150274463 | IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS - An image recording apparatus includes: a housing including a frame and a conveyance path; a recording device which records an image on a sheet conveyed along the conveyance path; a first roller located upstream of the recording device; a second roller opposed to the first roller; a guide member pivotable between a first position for partly defining the conveyance path and a second position where the conveyance path is open; a roller holder coupled to the guide member and supporting the second roller; an urging portion which urges the second roller toward the first roller; and an engaging portion supported by the roller holder and configured to, when the guide member is located at the first position, be engaged with the frame to position the roller holder to a third position where the second roller contacts the first roller by an urging force of the urging portion. | 10-01-2015 |
| 20150274462 | CONVEYING DEVICE - A conveying device includes: a housing having a conveyance path; a first roller disposed on the conveyance path; a second roller which is opposed to the first roller; a guide member whose state is changeable between a first state in which the guide member partly defines the conveyance path and a second state in which the guide member exposes the conveyance path; a roller holder supporting the second roller; an urging force applier configured to apply, to the second roller, an urging force in a first direction directed from the second roller toward the first roller; and an urging force adjuster configured to adjust the urging force to a first value when the guide member is in the first state and adjust the urging force to a second value when the guide member is in the second state, the second value being less than the first value. | 10-01-2015 |
| 20150274461 | SHEET CONVEYING APPARATUS - A first actuator is detected at a first detection position by a detecting unit when no sheet is held on a feed tray, and is not detected at a first non-detection position by the detecting unit when the first actuator is in contact with a sheet held on the feed tray. A second actuator is detected at a second detection position by the detecting unit when the second actuator is in contact, at a predetermined position downstream of the first actuator in a conveying direction, with a sheet conveyed, and is not detected at a second non-detection position by the detecting unit when the second actuator is out of contact, at the predetermined position, with the sheet conveyed. A restricting member restricts the first actuator from moving from the first non-detection position to the first detection position when the second actuator is at the second detection position. | 10-01-2015 |
| 20150274460 | CONVEYOR AND RECORDING APPARATUS INCLUDING SAME - A conveyor comprises a first conveyor roller unit and a side position adjustment mechanism. The side position adjustment mechanism includes a guide member and a position adjustment roller unit. The position adjustment roller unit includes a first position adjustment roller and a second position adjustment roller which holds a sheet-shaped medium with the first position adjustment roller. An angle between a rotational axial line of the first position adjustment roller and a part of a guide face of the guide member which part is on the downstream of an intersection between the rotational axial line of the first position adjustment roller and the guide face is an acute angle. The conveyor further comprises a first support member which supports a first driven roller of the first conveyor roller unit to allow a rotational axial line of the first driven roller to be swingable. | 10-01-2015 |
| 20150274458 | FEED APPARATUS AND IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS - There is provided a feed apparatus including: a fixed support unit having a first support surface configured to support a sheet; a movable support unit having a second support surface configured to support the sheet and configured to move to a first position where the first support surface and the second support surface form one flat surface substantially and to a second position where the second support surface intersects with the first support surface with respect to the fixed support unit; a feed roller configured to feed the sheet supported by the second support surface of the movable support unit positioned at the first position and the first support surface in a feed direction; an arm having one end portion configured to rotatably support the feed roller and the other end portion configured to be swingable with respect to a shaft provided in the fixed support unit; and a separating pad provided at a position, being a position, of the first support surface, including the end on the second support surface side, opposed to the feed roller. The end of a surface of the separating pad on the second support surface side is curved downward rather than the second support surface positioned at the first position. | 10-01-2015 |
| 20150274455 | SHEET SEPARATING APPARATUS - A sheet separating apparatus includes: a stacking part including a sheet support surface; a separation roller; a flexible member; a holding member to which a second end portion of the flexible member is fixed and urging the second end portion toward the separation roller; and an abutting part abuttable on the flexible member at an intermediate position. The flexible member includes an auxiliary support surface, provided upstream from the intermediate position, configured to support a downstream end portion of a sheet supported on the sheet support surface in a conveying direction and bendable in a direction getting away from the separation roller, and a friction surface provided downstream from the intermediate position and faces the separation roller to be contactable with the separation roller for separating the sheet one at a time in cooperation with the separation roller. | 10-01-2015 |
| 20150274454 | FEED APPARATUS AND IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS - There is provided a feed apparatus including: a support unit supporting a sheet; a feed roller; a first arm; a recess portion; a second arm; a biasing member; an operation lever; and an engagement portion. The engagement portion is configured to be separated from the second arm at the first position in a case that the feed roller abuts against the support surface. The engagement portion is configured to be engaged with the second arm in a case that the first arm swings in a direction in which the feed roller is separated from the support surface. The second arm is configured to swing from the first position to the second position in conjunction with swing of the first arm in a direction in which the feed roller is further away from the support surface. | 10-01-2015 |
| 20150274448 | SHEET CONVEYING DEVICE - A sheet conveying device includes: a supporter which support a sheet to be supplied or a discharged sheet. The supporter includes: a first cover pivotable between a closed position and an open position and capable of supporting the sheet when the first cover is located at the open position; and a second cover pivotable between a first position and a second position and constituting a portion of an exterior of the sheet conveying device with the first cover when the second cover is located at the first position. The second cover has a first end portion contactable with the first cover located at the closed position. The first end portion is kept in contact with the first cover throughout a period in which the second cover is pivoted from the first position to the second position. | 10-01-2015 |
| 20150273906 | POWER TRANSMISSION SWITCHING DEVICE AND LIQUID EJECTION APPARATUS - A power transmission switching device includes a transmission mechanism. The transmission mechanism includes: a first gear; a second gear; a switching gear movable between a first position for mesh with the first gear and a second position for mesh with the second gear; an input gear meshed with the switching gear; and a power transmitter comprising the input gear and configured to transmit the driving power from the drive source to the switching gear. Play is formed in the power transmitter so as to allow the input gear to rotate in its rotational direction. | 10-01-2015 |
| 20150273902 | IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS - An image recording apparatus includes: a housing having a sheet conveyance path having curved and extending portions; and a pivotable guide member at least partly defining the curved portion and pivotable. The guide member has a first guide portion and a second guide portion pivotably coupled to it. The first guide portion is pivotable between a first position for partly defining the curved portion and a second position where the curved portion is open. The second guide portion is movable between a third position where the second guide portion partly defines the curved portion with the first guide portion located at the first position and a fourth position where the second guide portion extends in a direction from an inner side to the outer side of the curved portion with the first guide portion located at the second position. | 10-01-2015 |
| 20150273899 | RECORDING APPARATUS - A recording apparatus includes: a container; a conveying mechanism configured to convey a recording medium contained in the container; a recording head configured to record an image on the recording medium that has been conveyed through a conveying path by the conveying mechanism; a moving mechanism including a carriage and configured to move the carriage reciprocatingly together with the recording head; a first sensor installed in the carriage and configured to detect the recording medium; a second sensor configured to detect a change of a state of the container; a storage unit configured to store width information of the recording medium that is conveyed by the conveying mechanism; and a controller configured to control the conveying mechanism, the moving mechanism, and the recording head. | 10-01-2015 |
| 20150273890 | IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS - A plurality of first contact portions is arranged to face a second supporting member between a nipping position and nozzles in a conveying direction. The first contact portions are spaced away from each other in a width direction, and contact a sheet from a first side. A second contact portion is provided at least between two of the first contact portions in the width direction, and contacts the sheet from a second side. A regulating member is provided at a first supporting member. The regulating member extends to provide an extending end portion that is located at a position closer to a second supporting member than the nozzle surface is in a perpendicular direction. The extending end portion locates the first contact portions at a regulating position that is closer to the second supporting member than the nozzle surface is in the perpendicular direction. | 10-01-2015 |
| 20150273859 | HEATING DEVICE FOR DETECTING STATE OF ADJUSTMENT PORTION THAT ADJUSTS PERIOD OF CONNECTION WITH ALTERNATING CURRENT SOURCE - In a heating device, a heater has first and second terminals. The first terminal is connectable to an alternating current source. The adjustment portion selectively establishes and disconnects a first connection between the second terminal and the alternating current source. The switching portion selectively establishes and disconnects a second connection between the heater and the alternating current source. The generating circuit has a third terminal connected to the alternating current source and a fourth terminal connected between the second terminal and the adjustment portion. The generating circuit generates a zero-cross signal of the alternating current source. The processor is configured to: adjust a connection period during which the adjustment portion establishes the first connection; detect a state of the adjustment portion in response to the zero-cross signal; and perform an error process when the detected state of the adjustment portion indicates that the adjustment portion cannot disconnect the first connection. | 10-01-2015 |
| 20150273832 | LIQUID EJECTION APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LIQUID EJECTION APPARATUS - A liquid ejection apparatus comprising: a nozzle; a pressure chamber communicating with the nozzle; a laminated body including a piezoelectric element, the laminated body covering the pressure chamber, the laminated body defining a communications opening therethrough; a reservoir communicating with the pressure chamber via the communication opening; a wall extending from the laminated body so as to extend around the communication opening, the wall including a conductive portion; a drive contact electrically connected to the piezoelectric element by a conductor including the conductive portion of the wall. | 10-01-2015 |
| 20150273831 | LIQUID EJECTION APPARATUS AND A METHOD FOR PRODUCING LIQUID EJECTION APPARATUS - A liquid ejection apparatus comprising: a nozzle; a first channeled structure defining a first liquid channel, the first liquid channel communicating with the nozzle; a second liquid channel; a communication opening connecting the first liquid channel and the second liquid channel; a laminated body including a piezoelectric element and a metal layer, the laminated body having a first portion supported by the first channeled structure and a second portion extending over the first liquid channel and not supported by the first channeled structure, the communication opening extending through the second portion of the laminated body such that the second portion surrounds the communication opening; wherein the second portion of the laminated body includes the metal layer surrounding the communication opening. | 10-01-2015 |
| 20150268894 | RELAY SERVER, STORAGE MEDIUM STORING INSTRUCTIONS EXECUTABLE BY THE RELAY SERVER, AND CONTROL METHOD - A relay server includes: a communication device communicable with a recording apparatus, a conversion server which converts image data, and a storage server which stores the image data; and a controller. The controller is configured to: acquire, from the recording apparatus, a storing instruction for storing converted image data into the storage server, the converted image data being image data converted by the conversion server; acquire account identification information for identifying an account of the recording apparatus in the storage server, from the recording apparatus via the communication device; acquire the converted image data from the conversion server via the communication device; and transmit the acquired converted image data and the acquired account identification information to the storage server via the communication device in a state in which the acquired converted image data and the acquired account identification information are associated with each other. | 09-24-2015 |
| 20150268623 | Cover Movement Mechanism, and Image Forming Apparatus Provided with the Cover Movement Mechanism - A cover movement mechanism has a cover, a base part, a holding part configured to contact the cover in a first opened state in which the cover is rotated to open by a first angle with respect to a closed state, thereby holding the cover in the first opened state, two shafts having a common axis and provided to one of the cover and the base part, two bearings configured to receive the two shafts and provided to other one of the cover and the base part, and a releasing mechanism configured to allow at least one of the two shafts to be released from corresponding one of the two bearings when the cover is in a second state in which the cover is rotated to open by a second angle that is smaller than the first angle and an opposing force preventing a rotation of cover acts on the cover. | 09-24-2015 |
| 20150266686 | CONVEYOR - A conveyor includes: a conveyor roller unit including a conveyor roller; a transmission mechanism; a driven roller unit including a driven roller; a supporting member which supports the conveyor roller unit and the driven roller unit to allow the conveyor roller unit and the driven roller unit to take a conveyance position or a retracted position; and a movable member which is movable between a first position where the conveyor roller and the driven roller take the conveyance position and a second position where the conveyor roller and the driven roller take the refracted position. The movable member moves from the second position to the first position when the conveyor roller in the second position rotates in one direction. | 09-24-2015 |
| 20150266684 | CONVEYOR - A conveyor includes: a supporting member which supports the first and second roller units to allow the first and second rollers to take one of a first conveyance position and a first retracted position; a movable member which is movable between a first position where the first roller and the second roller take the first conveyance position and a second position where the rollers take the first retracted position; a cover member which is switchable between a closed state where the cover member is a part of the conveyance passage and an open state where a part of the conveyance passage is open; and an interlocking mechanism which is configured to move the movable member to the second position when the cover member is in the open state and moves the movable member to the first position when the cover member is in the closed state. | 09-24-2015 |
| 20150264203 | Print Control Device and Computer-Readable Storage Medium Storing A Program - A print control device may include a control device configured to identify a data type of print target data obtained from a clipboard, generate print data based on the print target data in accordance with a print setting appropriate for the identified data type, and send the generated print data to a printing apparatus. | 09-17-2015 |
| 20150261179 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - There is provided an image forming apparatus including a main body, a drum cartridge attachable to and detachable from the main body and including a photosensitive drum, a developing agent cartridge attachable to and detachable from the main body and containing a developing agent to be supplied to the photosensitive drum, and an exposure unit configured to expose a surface of the photosensitive drum. The main body includes a drum cartridge guide which is configured to guide the drum cartridge such that the drum cartridge passes above the exposure unit, when the drum cartridge is attached to or detached from the main body, and a developing cartridge guide which is configured to guide the developing agent cartridge such that the developing agent cartridge passes below the exposure unit, when the developing agent cartridge is attached to or detached from the main body. | 09-17-2015 |
| 20150261173 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - There is provided an image forming apparatus including a main body, a process unit, an exposure unit, and a developing agent container unit. The main body includes a first end portion and a second end portion. The process unit is disposed at the first end portion and includes a photosensitive drum and a developing roller. The exposure unit is disposed at the second end portion and is configured to expose the photosensitive drum. An optical path of light irradiated from the exposure unit extends above the developing roller. The developing agent container unit includes a developing agent storage configured to store a developing agent and a waste developing agent storage configured to store the developing agent collected from a surface of the photosensitive drum. The developing agent container unit is disposed above the optical path and is detachably attachable to the process unit. | 09-17-2015 |
| 20150259166 | IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS - An image recording apparatus including: a housing; first through third conveyance paths, the second and third paths merging with the first conveyance path at a joining position; and a first guide member disposed at the joining position, wherein (a) the first guide member is configured to be kept, in a normal state, at a first position at which the first guide member closes at least part of the first conveyance path and opens the second and third conveyance paths to the first conveyance path, at the joining position and (b) the first guide member is configured to be moved, by contacting a sheet conveyed through the first conveyance path, to a second position at which the first guide member opens the first conveyance path and closes at least part of the second conveyance path and at least part of the third conveyance path with respect to the first conveyance path. | 09-17-2015 |
| 20150258812 | Inkjet Recording Apparatus - An inkjet recording apparatus may include a corrugate mechanism configured to form a sheet into a corrugated shape. The inkjet recording apparatus may be configured to receive sheets of various sizes and shapes. Accordingly, in some examples, the inkjet recording apparatus may include differently configured portions to handle sheets of different sizes or shapes. According to one arrangement, the inkjet recording apparatus may be configured to receive passage of sheets of a first size through multiple ones of the differently configured portions while receiving passage of sheets of a second size though limited ones of the differently configured portions. | 09-17-2015 |
| 20150253726 | PROCESS CARTRIDGE PROVIDED WITH CLEANING UNIT - A process cartridge includes a photosensitive drum, a developing roller, a frame, a first seal member, a second seal member, and a cleaning member. The developing roller is configured to supply developing agent to the photosensitive drum. The developing roller has a first end and a second end in an axial direction of the photosensitive drum. The first seal member is positioned between the frame and the first end of the developing roller. The first seal member has a first end inwardly in the axial direction. The second seal member is positioned between the frame and the second end of the developing roller. The second seal member has a second end inwardly in the axial direction. The cleaning member is positioned between the first end of the first seal member and the second end of the second seal member in the axial direction. | 09-10-2015 |
| 20150253725 | Developing Cartridge And Process Cartridge For Stably Rotating Developing Roller - A developing cartridge includes: a housing having first and second sidewalls through which respective end portions of a developing roller shaft are rotatably inserted; a developing gear, which is arranged outside of the first sidewall, and which is fixed to the end portion of the developing roller shaft; a transmission gear, which is arranged outside of the first sidewall, and which transmits driving force to the developing gear; a first cover member, which is attached to the first sidewall, and which covers the transmission gear; and a second cover member, which is attached to the first sidewall, and which covers the developing gear from an outer side in the axis line direction. The second cover member is formed separately from the first cover member and is arranged side by side with the first cover member outside of the first sidewall. | 09-10-2015 |
| 20150253724 | Developing Cartridge Including Developing Gear Cover - A developing cartridge includes: a housing having first and second sidewalls through which respective end portions of a developing roller shaft are rotatably inserted; a developing gear, which is arranged outside of the first sidewall, and which is fixed to the end portion of the developing roller shaft; a transmission gear, which is arranged outside of the first sidewall, and which transmits driving force to the developing gear; a first cover member, which is attached to the first sidewall, and which covers the transmission gear; and a second cover member, which is attached to the first sidewall, and which covers the developing gear from an outer side in the axis line direction. The second cover member is formed separately from the first cover member and is arranged side by side with the first cover member outside of the first sidewall. | 09-10-2015 |
| 20150252880 | CONVEYANCE APPARATUS AND IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS - There is provided a conveyance apparatus including: a main body including a drive source, and a conveyance portion to which a drive force is transmitted from the drive source; an equipped unit including a drive portion to which the drive force is transmitted from the drive source in the main body; a first gear provided in the main body and rotated by the drive force transmitted thereto from the drive force; a first gear holder provided swingably in the main body to support the first gear; a second gear provided in the equipped unit to transmit the drive force to the drive portion; a second gear holder provided swingably in the equipped unit to support the second gear; and a third gear supported by a connecting shaft connecting the first and second gear holders to engage respectively with the first and second gears. | 09-10-2015 |
| 20150251866 | CONVEYANCE APPARATUS AND IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS - There is provided a conveyance apparatus including a drive source, a conveyance roller, a conveying gear, a switching gear being movable toward a first or second position, a switching section, a supporting section, a feeding section, a drive section, a first gear engaged with the switching gear at the first position, a second gear engaged with the switching gear at the second position, and a controller. A first load when the switching gear is at the first position is smaller than a second load when the switching gear is at the second position. The controller has a conveying mode in which the switching gear is at the second position, and after driving the drive source till the sheet reaches the conveyance roller from the supporting section, the controller drives the drive source upon letting the switching gear to be at the first position by driving the switching section. | 09-10-2015 |
| 20150249827 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE FOR REDUCING DATA SIZE OF OBJECT IN IMAGE DATA BASED ON TARGET VALUE - An image processing device includes a controller. The controller is configured to perform: acquiring image data having a plurality of objects; calculating an amount of characteristic of each of the objects, the amount of characteristic indicating a degree of change in pixel values; setting a process order based on the amount of the characteristic of each of the objects; setting a target value, the target value being a reference value to reduce a data size of the image data; reducing an object data size of at least one of the plurality of objects based on the process order in such a way that the data size of the image data becomes smaller than or equal to the target value, thereby generating a reduced object; and generating reduced image data having a data size smaller than the data size of the image data by using the reduced object. | 09-03-2015 |
| 20150248108 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND FIXING DEVICE - An image forming apparatus includes a photosensitive member, a fixing device, and a fan. The fixing device includes a heating member, a pressing member, and a frame. The heating member includes a heater configured to generate heat, a cylindrical member storing the heater therein, and first and second support terminals disposed at first and second ends of the heater, respectively, in a longitudinal direction of the heater, the first and second support terminals supporting the heater. The frame is made of resin, and includes a first support terminal supporting portion supporting the first support terminal of the heater and a second support terminal supporting portion supporting the second support terminal of the heater. The frame further includes a duct portion disposed proximate to the first support terminal supporting portion, the duct portion through which air flows to the fan | 09-03-2015 |
| 20150248105 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a casing having a first opening and a second opening. The first and second openings each extend between an interior of the casing and an exterior of the casing. A cover has a close position in which the cover covers the first opening and the second opening, and an open position in which cover does not cover the first opening and the second opening. A shutter has a shielding position in which the shutter covers the second opening, and a retracted position. The shutter is operably connected to the cover so as to move between the shielding position and the retracted position in response to movement of the cover. A protrusion extends from the cover, and the protrusion extends through the second opening when the cover is in the close position and the shutter is in the retracted position. | 09-03-2015 |
| 20150248082 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND SHEET CONVEYING METHOD - An image forming apparatus includes a belt, a cling unit, an application unit and a controller. The controller when a leading end portion of the belt where a leading end of a sheet in a conveying direction is disposed is present at a facing position where the belt and the cling unit face each other, controls the application unit to apply a clinging bias to the cling unit for supplying electric charge to the leading end portion, and when an intermediate portion of the belt disposed between the leading end portion and a trailing end portion thereof where a trailing end of the sheet is disposed is present at a facing position, reduces the clinging bias to be less than the clinging bias when the leading end portion is present at the facing position. | 09-03-2015 |
| 20150248077 | LIGHT DEFLECTOR AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - In a light deflector including a polygon mirror having a plurality of reflecting surfaces; and a motor configured to rotate the polygon mirror, each of the reflecting surfaces, which has leading and trailing edges with respect to a direction of rotation of the polygon mirror and a center between the two edges, is configured to curve with the center displaced with respect to a reference straight line passing through the two edges in a plane perpendicular to an axis of rotation of the polygon mirror, radially, to a first side under a non-operating state in which the motor is not in operation, and to a second side (opposite to the first side) under a first rotating state in which progress of deformation of each of the reflecting surfaces has converged after a lapse of a first period of time from a start of rotation of the motor. | 09-03-2015 |
| 20150248076 | SCANNING OPTICAL APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A SCANNING LENS - In a scanning optical apparatus including a light source, a light deflector having a reflecting surface, and a single scanning lens, a light flux deflected in a main scanning direction is focused on an image surface. The reflecting and image surfaces are conjugate to each other with respect to a sub scanning direction, Bmax×Bmin>0, and Dmax×Dmin<0 where Bmax and Bmin are a maximum value and a minimum value, respectively, of paraxial focal points, Dmax and Dmin are a maximum value and a minimum value, respectively, of midpoints of focal depth in the sub scanning plane, the values being determined with reference to the image surface, wherein the value of the image surface is 0 and the values on a farther-from-the-scanning-lens side behind the image surface have positive values. | 09-03-2015 |
| 20150246370 | LIQUID APPLICATION APPARATUS AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - A liquid application apparatus comprises: a pair of conveyor rollers including two rollers configured to rotate while pinching a recording medium thereby to convey the recording medium in a first direction; a liquid applicator configured to apply a liquid; and a controller configured to control driving of the pair of conveyor rollers and to control the liquid applicator. The controller executes a calculation process of calculating an estimated value of an amount of extraneous matter attached to the pair of conveyor rollers taking into account weighting data indicating a weighting given, based on an amount of paper dust, to each of areas on the recording medium which areas are arranged in a second direction crossing the first direction. | 09-03-2015 |
| 20150244899 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - An image processing apparatus includes: an image processing unit; an authentication-information input unit; a storage unit; and a controller. The storage unit stores a plurality of secure jobs and a plurality of authentication information associated with the secure jobs respectively. The controller is configured to: acquire first authentication information; in a case that the first authentication information matches an authentication information stored in the storage unit, cause the image processing unit to execute a secure job stored in the storage unit and associated with the authentication information; acquire second authentication information which has been inputted during an interruption of the secure job; and in a case that the second authentication information matches another authentication information, and that another secure job associated with the another authentication information is executable by the image processing unit, cause the image processing unit to execute the another secure job. | 08-27-2015 |
| 20150242964 | Non-transitory Computer-Readable Medium, Data Management System and Data Management Server - A non-transitory computer-readable medium stores computer-readable instructions. A processor of a server connected to a network executes the instructions to obtain expense data from a terminal device via the network, store the specific user ID, the image data, the receipt information data and expense identification information in a first storage in an associated manner. The processor identifies service identification information stored in a second storage and associated with the specific user ID stored in the first storage. The second storage is configured to store the service information including at least service identification information and user identification information. The service identification information is used for a series of data processing regarding a specific business process. The processor further stores the service identification information identified in the service identifying operation in the first storage so as to be associated with the expense identification information associated with the specific user identification information. | 08-27-2015 |
| 20150242735 | NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM STORING INSTRUCTIONS EXECUTABLE BY INFORMATION PROCESSING SERVER, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND THE INFORMATION PROCESSING SERVER - A non-transitory storage medium stores instructions executable by an information processing server communicable with a device capable of executing a print processing and a scan processing. A delivery address and a second surface image are to be printed on first and second surfaces of a delivery object. First feature information indicates a feature of the second surface image. The information processing server reads delivery address information and the first feature information associated with each other, when scan information is newly received. The information processing server extracts sample image information when the read delivery address information is the same as the delivery address information contained in the newly-received scan information. The sample image information is for displaying a sample image corresponding to the second surface image having a feature indicated by the first feature information associated with the read delivery address information. | 08-27-2015 |
| 20150242731 | IMAGE FORMING DEVICE THAT FORMS COLOR IMAGES BY SUPERPOSING A PLURALITY OF IMAGES - In an image forming device, a processor acquires a reference value set for the color combination of two different colors; determines whether the reference value meets an execution condition for correcting misregistration between the two different colors in two image pieces to be superposed one on the other, the determination being performed before forming a finished image including at least a color image portion formed by superposing one of the color image pieces on at least one of remaining color image pieces by using a plurality of image-forming units; forms registration marks for the two different colors in response to determination that the reference value meets the execution condition; and adjusts image-forming positions corresponding to the two different colors subject to correction of misregistration based on outputs of an light-receiving element providing detection results of the position of each of the registration marks. | 08-27-2015 |
