| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 271900130 | With convergence to single path | 12 |
| 20080203649 | Sheet conveying device, and image forming apparatus including same - A sheet conveying device, that can be included in an image forming apparatus, includes a first sheet conveying path, a second sheet conveying path, a third conveying path, and a belt-type sheet conveying unit. The first sheet conveying path has a curved portion, and feeds and conveys a sheet therethrough. The second sheet conveying path has a curved portion and different from the first sheet conveying path, and feeds and conveys the sheet therethrough. The third sheet conveying path is provided from a confluence of the first sheet conveying path and the second sheet conveying path. The belt-type sheet conveying unit is disposed on one side of the third sheet conveying path corresponding to an outer side of the curved portion of the first sheet conveying path and an inner side of the curved portion of the second sheet conveying path. | 08-28-2008 |
| 20090146364 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MERGING TWO FLOWS OF OBJECTS - A method for transporting and merging two flows of objects, in particular flat mail items, includes providing each of the two object flows with at least two respective objects. The two object flows follow one another in each respective transport path. One transport path merges into the other transport path. The two objects transported on the merging transport path are pushed over one another before reaching the merging point in such a manner that, when viewed in the transport direction, they overlap at least partially. The two objects are transported to a merging point in this overlapping state, infiltrated into the other transport path between the two objects transported on the other transport path and continue to be transported on the other transport path. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090206540 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND SHEET INSERTING DEVICE - The image forming apparatus including a sheet conveying path which is arranged at the sheet inserting device and which conveys the sheets on which the images are formed at the image forming apparatus main body and the insertion sheet to the post-processing device and a sheet conveying portion which is arranged at the sheet conveying path and which conveys the sheets being capable of accelerating and decelerating is controlled to accelerate sheet conveying speed of the sheets from the image forming apparatus main body from a predetermined conveying speed at the sheet conveying path, to insert the insertion sheet so as to follow a preceding sheet which is accelerated, and to convey the sheets from the image forming apparatus main body and the insertion sheet to the post-processing device after being decelerated to the predetermined conveying speed. | 08-20-2009 |
| 20100164166 | RECORDING MATERIAL PROCESSING APPARATUS - A recording material processing apparatus includes a recording material supplying device supplying a recording material, an image recording device recording an image on the recording material, a recording material transporting mechanism and a burr curing device including a pressurizing member for curing the burrs at the edge of the recording material. The recording material transporting mechanism changes a transporting state of the recording material at a predetermined transportation changing position. The pressurizing member is provided on a recording material transporting path between the recording material supplying device and the transportation changing position and is provided on the side nearer to the recording material supplying device than a trailing end position. The trailing end position indicates a position of the trailing end of the recording material in the transporting path when a leading end of the recording material in the transporting direction passes the transportation changing position. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100244359 | IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM AND PAPER SHEET OUTPUT METHOD - The image forming system includes: a first transporting unit transporting paper sheets along a first transportation route; an image forming unit forming images on the paper sheets; a sheet supplying unit having a second transportation route, and transporting a sheet along the second transportation route to supply the sheet to a gap between the paper sheets sequentially transported along the first transportation route, the second transportation route joining the first transportation route at a position located on a downstream of the image forming unit in a transportation direction; and a controller outputting, to respective first and second output units, a paper sheet located on a downstream of the gap, and a paper sheet located on an upstream of the gap while causing the image forming unit to form an image on the paper sheet on the upstream of the image forming unit, when the sheet is not supplied. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20110127709 | SHEET CONVEYANCE APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE READING APPARATUS - In a sheet conveyance apparatus, a sponge roller is provided at a joining portion in which a first sheet conveyance path joins a second sheet conveyance path. A leading edge of a sheet or tailing edge of a sheet abuts at the sponge roller when the sheet is conveyed from the first conveyance path to the second conveyance path. In a projection surface in a direction orthogonal to a sheet conveyance direction in the second sheet conveyance path, an outer periphery of the sponge roller and an outer periphery of a conveyance roller, which is positioned in a downstream side, are partially overlapped in the second conveyance path. Further the sponge roller is rotatably arranged. With such a configuration, the noise generated in the joining portion can be reduced, and effect to reduce the noise can be continued. | 06-02-2011 |
| 20120104679 | Method for Positioning and Feeding Media Into a Media Feed Path of an Image Forming Device - A method for positioning and feeding media into a media feed path according to one embodiment includes moving a first media sheet from the top of a stack of media sheets in a media storage location in a media process direction from an initial pick position into a media feed path leaving a second media sheet at the top of the stack of media sheets. In the media storage location, the second media sheet is moved opposite the media process direction away from an entrance to the media feed path until a leading edge of the second media sheet reaches a known predetermined position in the media storage location. After the leading edge of the second media sheet reaches the known predetermined position, the second media sheet is moved in the media process direction from the stack of media sheets into the media feed path. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20140117613 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes first and second units including first and second feeding members respectively for feeding a medium, and a medium feeding path provided between the first and second units. The second unit is movable between a closing position where the medium feeding path is formed between the first unit and the second unit and an opening position where the second unit separates from the first unit to open the medium feeding path. The second feeding member has a second gear that meshes with a first gear of the first feeding member when the second unit is in the closing position. When the second unit moves to the closing position, a shift mechanism holds one of the first gear and the second gear at a retracted position where the first gear and the second gear do not mesh with each other. | 05-01-2014 |
| 20150344255 | DIVERTER, MEDIUM HANDLING APPARATUS AND FINANCIAL DEVICE - A diverter, medium handling apparatus and financial devices using the same are provided. The diverter comprises a rotation shaft, at least one first blade connected to the rotation shaft to rotate together with the rotation shaft, and one or more second blades idly coupled to the rotation shaft. When the rotation shaft rotates to divert a transfer path of a medium, each of the second blades rotates after the first blade rotates at a predetermined angle. According to the diverter, the medium handling apparatus, the financial device, the diverter may prevent a jam generated when a unstable medium that is crumpled or bent collides with the rotation shaft disposed in a branch part on the transfer path from occurring and prevent the medium from being torn. Therefore, the financial device may be easy to maintenance and prevent the medium from being jammed and torn to minimize inconvenience to the user. | 12-03-2015 |
| 20160060054 | SHEET TRANSPORTING DEVICE, DOCUMENT FEEDER, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A sheet transporting device in which a curved transport path is provided downstream in a sheet transport direction from a merging section where a plurality of transport paths, which are formed by transport guides for transporting sheets, merge, is provided. The sheet transporting device includes a sheet guide member that extends towards the curved transport path from the merging section, with an extending end portion of the sheet guide member being disposed so as not to contact the transport guides. The sheet guide member reduces jumping up of a trailing end portion of a sheet caused by flexing of the sheet passing through the merging section towards the curved transport path. | 03-03-2016 |
| 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 |
| 20160152427 | PAPER TRANSFER DEVICE | 06-02-2016 |
