| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 400611000 |
For feeding web record-medium
| 388 |
| 400582000 |
Including programmed-control-system for record-medium feed (e.g., on auxiliary record)
| 117 |
| 400642000 |
Including sheet guide (e.g., for sheet insertion, etc.)
| 29 |
| 400624000 |
For feeding sheet from stack or pack holder
| 18 |
| 400605000 |
For feeding plural record media concurrently or selectively
| 8 |
| 400634000 |
Including friction-feed means (e.g., band)
| 7 |
| 400579000 |
Including skew correction responsive to position of sheet or web | 5 |
| 20090279933 | ROTARY SHAFT LOCKING DEVICE AND RECORDING APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - A rotary shaft locking device includes a locking unit having a transmission gear receiving rotary torque from a power source, transmitting rotary torque to a rotary shaft as the transmission gear receives rotary torque from the power source, and locking the rotary shaft as transmission of rotary torque from the power source is cut off, and a first planetary gear and a second planetary gear provided to be meshed with a sun gear and to planetarily move around the sun gear, and displaced between a meshed position and an unmeshed position so as to be meshed with and separated from the transmission gear. The locking unit locks the rotary shaft for a power cutoff time which occurs when the rotation direction of the sun gear is switched and for which the transmission gear is not meshed with both the first planetary gear and the second planetary gear. | 11-12-2009 |
| 20100172684 | PAPER FEEDING DEVICE AND PROGRAM FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A paper feeding device for feeding a sheet of printing paper to a printing position of a printing apparatus in order to print the paper is disclosed. The paper feeding device includes a paper tray that stores plural sheets of the paper, a transport unit that transports the paper from the paper tray to the printing position, a guide unit that is provided to adjust a guide width in accordance with the width of the paper which is substantially perpendicular to a feeding direction of the paper transported by the transport unit, and to guide the paper which is transported from the paper tray by the transport unit. | 07-08-2010 |
| 20120219343 | SUBSTRATE MEDIA REGISTRATION AND DE-SKEW APPARATUS, METHOD AND SYSTEM - According to aspects described herein, there is disclosed an apparatus for de-skewing substrate media in a printing system. The apparatus including and idler roller and a drive roller. The idler roller for engaging substrate media. The drive roller cooperating with the idler roller to form a nip assembly for moving the substrate media in a process direction. The drive roller rotatably supported on a shaft axis by a first bearing element and a second bearing element. The first and second bearing elements disposed remote from one another along the shaft axis. The shaft axis pivotally supported at the first bearing element for aligning the shaft axis with a substrate media skew. The shaft axis configured to pivot about a pivot axis perpendicular to the shaft axis and extending through the first bearing element. | 08-30-2012 |
| 20120224903 | MEDIUM TRANSPORT APPARATUS, SCANNER APPARATUS, AND RECORDING APPARATUS - A medium transport apparatus includes a medium guide member that forms part of the curved transport path and guides a medium to a downstream side, and that is provided so as to be capable of pivoting at an outward side from the curved transport path, and that changes the size of a space of part of the curved transport path by pivoting. The medium guide member has a pivot axis that is in an upstream side direction of a guide surface that guides the medium. | 09-06-2012 |
| 20140205355 | MEDIA SKEW REDUCTION - A system for reducing media skew within a printer, including a first roller, a second roller, a first sensor to measure the buckle height of a print media between the first and second rollers and generate a first signal, and a controller to receive the first signal and adjust the rotational speed of one of the first or second roller based on the first signal. | 07-24-2014 |
| 400622000 |
With holder for single sheet (e.g., clip, backing sheet, etc.) | 4 |
| 20120275839 | SHEET STORAGE DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A sheet storage device and an image forming apparatus capable of increasing extractability and visibility are provided. A plurality of trays | 11-01-2012 |
| 20080199240 | Printing System With Printing Table Releasably Clamped To Printing Unit - A digital printer ( | 08-21-2008 |
| 20110123246 | IMAGE-FORMING APPARATUS - An image-forming apparatus includes: a plural image-holding members, each image-holding member holding an image and being rotatable around a rotation shaft; a frame member that at least partially defines a space for accommodating the plural image-holding members therein; a cover provided to the frame member to open and close the space with respect to an outside, an inner side of the cover being formed with rotation shaft insertion holes each for receiving an end portion of the rotation shaft of a corresponding one of the image-holding members accommodated in the space; a supporting shaft that supports the cover such that the cover is pivotable with respect to the frame member, the supporting shaft being inserted into a supporting shaft insertion hole provided to the frame member or to the cover, the supporting shaft insertion hole being elongated in a direction having a vertical component when the cover closes the space; and a positioning mechanism that positions the cover with respect to the frame member when the cover closes the space, the positioning mechanism including at least two projections that project from one of the frame member and the cover, and that are spaced apart from each other in a direction of an axis of the supporting shaft, and projection insertion holes provided to the other one of the frame member and the cover to receive corresponding projections when the cover closes the space. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20130272770 | IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS - An image recording apparatus includes a particular tray, a sheet feeder configured to feed a sheet from the particular tray to a first conveying path in a feed direction, a recording unit positioned along the first conveying path, and a driving roller positioned along a second conveying path and configured to convey the sheet, after the sheet passes the recording unit, along the second conveying path and back to the first conveying path. The particular tray includes a side guide configured to position the sheets in a widthwise direction perpendicular to the feeding direction. The side guide includes a guide member that defines at least a portion of the second conveying path and is configured to guide the sheet along the second conveying path, and a driven roller rotatably supported on the guide member and configured to pinch the sheet against the driving roller as the sheet is conveyed along the second conveying path. | 10-17-2013 |
| 400586000 |
Including feed of tally strip record-medium (e.g., plural tally strips) | 4 |
| 20090110461 | Printing apparatus - A printing apparatus includes a transfer mechanism that transfers a print medium, a printing device that prints on the print medium, a stationary blade that is provided on a downstream side in a transfer direction of the print medium further than the printing device to cut the print medium, a movable blade that is provided on a downstream side in a transfer direction of the print medium further than the printing device and that cut the print medium, and a step portion that is provided on a reverse face of the downstream blade which is located on downstream side in transferring of the print medium, the reverse face being reverse of a slide face of the downstream blade sliding on the upstream blade which is located on upstream side in transferring of the print medium, and that projects along a thickness direction of the downstream blade. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20120257918 | MEDIA PROCESSING DEVICE AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS - A device for processing media may include a modular design configured with a consumable support assembly configured to load a consumable supply spool and a consumable take-up spool into a device. Embodiments may include a printhead assembly that is structured to be removably received into a printhead guide and movable between an engaged position and a disengaged position. The printhead assembly may include a cooling channel configured to receive a cooling air flow. The printhead assembly may be easily removed from a media processing device and, when installed, engaged with the platen in response to a lid of the media processing device being closed. | 10-11-2012 |
| 20100119281 | Cartridge Media Retention Mechanism - A media cartridge is disclosed for use in a printer that prints onto the media. The media cartridge includes a cartridge housing having an exit passage. The media cartridge has a length of media with an end extending from the exit passage. The media cartridge further includes a retaining arm having a pinch position and an open position. In the pinch position, the retaining arm impinges on the media in the exit passage to inhibit passage of the media through the exit passage. In the open position, the retaining arm allows passage of the media through the exit passage. | 05-13-2010 |
| 20100260528 | PRINTING DEVICE - A printing device loads a tape cassette including a label, a tape transfer roller, and a shaft hole, and the printing device includes a first synthetic resin support shaft that is fitted in the shaft hole to support the tape transfer roller, a synthetic resin frame that anchors a lower part of the first support shaft, a second synthetic resin support shaft that stands on the frame on the opposite side of the first support shaft, a first gear that is provided on the second support shaft to be rotated by driving power from a motor in the printing device, a second gear that engages with the first gear and biased toward the first gear, and a press roller that includes the second gear, rotates, and is biased toward the first support shaft to hold the label between itself and the tape transfer roller and to discharge the label. | 10-14-2010 |
| 400630000 |
Including aligning of sheet edge prior to typing | 3 |
| 20080310906 | PRINTING MEDIUM ALIGNMENT DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - A printing medium alignment device and an image forming apparatus having the same, the image forming apparatus includes a printing medium supply unit to supply a printing medium, a printing unit to print an image on the printing medium supplied from the printing medium supply unit, and a printing medium alignment device to align the printing medium fed toward the printing unit. The printing medium alignment device includes: a register roller; an idle roller to form a nip with the register roller, to feed the printing medium to the printing unit; a register to move to a first position to block the printing medium from entering the nip, to align the printing medium, and to move to a second position to allow the printing medium to enter the nip; and a shutter roller mounted in the register shutter. When the register shutter is in the second position, the shutter roller rolls while in contact with the printing medium, to decrease a friction between the printing medium and the register shutter. | 12-18-2008 |
| 20090035046 | Print drum - A print drum for carrying sheets of media during printing, including a rotatable carrier drum generally defining an outer cylindrical boundary about a drum axis, and at least one media control member extending laterally substantially parallel to the carrier drum axis. The media control member is controllably movable between (1) a first position extending beyond the carrier drum boundary to define a lateral alignment barrier for a leading edge of a media sheet when adding the media sheet to the carrier drum, (2) a second position beneath the outer cylindrical boundary when printing on the added media sheet, and (3) a third position projecting outwardly of the outer cylindrical boundary to push the leading edge of the added sheet of media away from the outer cylindrical boundary. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20090035047 | PRINTING MEDIUM SUPPLYING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - A printing medium supplying apparatus for an image forming apparatus includes an apparatus main body, and a printing medium aligning unit which is disposed on the apparatus main body to move between an aligning position at which the printing medium aligning unit aligns a printing medium and a distanced position at which the printing medium aligning unit is distanced from the aligning position. | 02-05-2009 |
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| 20080213024 | RECORDING APPARATUS AND MEDIUM STORAGE DEVICE - A movable rod member is provided that changes the shape of a medium receiver of a medium storage portion by changing the location of the movable rod member. The location of the movable rod member is changed in accordance with the condition of a medium, so as to change a method of storing the medium. | 09-04-2008 |
| 20080247800 | Method For Visualizing a Use Section and at Least One Cutoff Section - method for visualizing a use section ( | 10-09-2008 |
| 20090028621 | Paper Sensing In Printers - A paper sensor comprises a moveable grill The paper sensor is arranged for location within an air flow in a printer, and comprises the grill as a paper-engaging body provided with a plurality of through holes such that air can flow freely through the grill, The grill is operable to move between a first position and a second position. The paper sensor is arranged so that in use a sheet of paper introduced adjacent the grill engages the grill and reduces the air flow through one or more of the holes in the grill, creating a pressure differential across the grill, that pressure differential causing the grill to move from the first position to the second position, and thereby indicating the presence of paper. A printer comprising a paper sensor, and a method of sensing paper is also disclosed. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20090052967 | Peripheral With Adjustable Input and Output Trays - A peripheral, such as a printer, includes a peripheral body, a first tray arcuately moveable about the body, and a second tray arcuately moveable about the body allowing for various media feed path arrangements between the first and second trays. | 02-26-2009 |
| 20090129845 | LABEL SUPPLY, LABEL HANDLING METHOD AND LABEL PRINTING APPARATUS - A supply of labels may be configured to facilitate folding. A label handling method involves initiating a label fold prior to a label completely exiting a label exit opening. A label apparatus includes a label obstructing member to promote label folding. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20100209168 | TRANSPORT ROLLER, TRANSPORT UNIT, AND PRINTING APPARATUS - A transport roller includes: a roller body of which a pair of end surfaces face each other by a press work so as to be in a cylindrical shape; and a high friction layer which contains inorganic particles and is provided on a surface of the roller body. Here, the roller body is provided with a joining portion which is formed by separating the pair of end surfaces. In addition, an average particle diameter of the inorganic particle is larger than a distance between the pair of the end surfaces of the roller body on an outer peripheral surface side thereof. | 08-19-2010 |
| 20100247214 | Integrated Module - An integrated module for installation within a printer may include a module frame and a plurality of printer subsystem components. The module frame is configured to fit within a predetermined space within a printer and to connect to a printer frame positioned about the predetermined space. The plurality of printer subsystem components are configured to mount to the module frame. At least one printer subsystem component includes a default module media path and at least one diverter-directed module media path within the printer subsystem component. The at least one printer subsystem component is configured to connect to the module frame at a position that enables the default module media path and the at least one diverter-directed module media path to complete a printer media path through the predetermined space when the module frame having the printer subsystem component is connected to the printer frame. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100247215 | NEAR-END OF ROLL DETECTING APPARATUS FOR DETECTING NEAR-END OF ROLL OF RECORDING MEDIUM, AND PRINTER - A printer includes a recording medium accommodating unit that holds an outer circumferential portion of a recording medium wound in a roll, a printing unit that prints on the recording medium fed from the recording medium accommodating unit, a first detecting lever that is biased to abut a side aspect of the recording medium and that includes on a tip, a first protrusion that enters a space of a roll-core part in the center of the recording medium when the roll-core part is moved to a predetermined position by the weight of the recording medium as the recording medium is consumed, and a detecting switch that converts an action of the first detecting lever into an electric signal, where the first protrusion is provided on the first detecting lever being rotatable in a direction that the roll-core part moves to be detached from the recording medium accommodating unit. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20110085840 | MEDIUM FEEDING DEVICE AND RECORDING APPARATUS - A medium feeding device includes a first feeding unit feeds the medium to be fed to a downstream side of a feeding direction. A second feeding unit then feeds the medium to a upstream side and a downstream side on the basis of a feeding direction of the first feeding unit. A friction member is positioned opposite to the first feeding unit. A displacement member converts between a first state in which the displacement member protrudes upwardly in a stacked direction with respect to the friction member and a second state in which the displacement member retracts downwardly. The displacement member is set as the second state when one remaining sheet of the medium is fed to the downstream side by the first feeding unit, and the displacement member is set as the first state when a trailing end of the one remaining sheet passes through the friction member. | 04-14-2011 |
| 20110103865 | MEDIUM TRANSPORT DEVICE AND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - In a state where a second power transmission path of transmitting power from the second planetary gear to the cam driving gear through the intermediate gear is selected, when the intermediate gear is opposed to the non-tooth portion for the release position of the cam driving gear, the rotation direction of the driving motor is changed to select a first power transmission path of directly transmitting power from the first planetary gear to the cam driving gear, the non-tooth portion for the release position deviates from the opposed position of the intermediate gear, and the rotation direction of the driving motor is changed again to select the second power transmission path. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110103866 | Sheet folding apparatus and image formation system provided with the apparatus - To provide a folding mechanism for folding a sheet with a simplified structure having no fear of causing a deviation from the fold position, wrinkle and the like, provided are a transport path | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110110698 | MEDIUM FEEDING APPARATUS AND RECORDING APPARATUS - A medium feeding apparatus includes: a placement portion on which a medium is placed; a feeding unit which feeds the fed medium placed on the placement portion in a feeding direction; an edge guide which makes contact with the medium placed on the placement portion at a side edge in a width direction so as to determine a position of the medium in the width direction; and an adjustment unit which displaces at least a part of the edge guide such that a contact portion of the edge guide with the medium is placed on a line along the feeding direction so as to adjust a posture of the medium with respect to the feeding direction. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110135368 | Image Forming Apparatus - An image forming apparatus includes a main body having a first opening; a main cover supported by the main body, having a second opening and rotatable between a first closed position and a first opening position with respect to the first opening; a feeder cover supported by the main cover and rotatable between a second closed position and a second opening position with respect to the second opening; and a link arm jointed to the main body at a first joint, jointed to the main cover at a second joint, the first joint movable relative to the main body, and the link arm rotating the feeder cover from the second opening position toward the second closed position when the main cover rotates from the first closed position with the feeder cover at the second opening position. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110135369 | FEEDING APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS INCLUDING FEEDING APPARATUS, AND FEEDING METHOD - A feeding apparatus according to the present invention includes an object feeding path, a temporary object feeding path branched from the object feeding path, an object feeding unit arranged on the object feeding path, the object feeding unit feeding an object; and a pair of rollers arranged on the temporary object feeding path. The pair of rollers pinches the object and feeds the object from the object feeding path toward the temporary object feeding path while keeping one edge of the object as a feeding head. The pair of rollers pinches the object and feeds the object from the temporary object feeding path toward the object feeding path while keeping the other edge of the object as a feeding head. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110135370 | PRINT DEVICE, TRANSPORT UNIT, TRANSPORT ROLLER AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE TRANSPORT ROLLER - A print device including a transport roller for transporting a recording medium in which a pair of end surfaces of a metallic plate faces each other so as to be molded in a cylindrical shape, wherein at least one end surface of the pair of end surfaces includes a first portion which comes into plane contact with the other end surface of the pair of end surfaces at an outer periphery surface side of the transport roller, and a second portion which has a gap between the second portion and the other end surface at an inner periphery surface side thereof. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110142524 | TRANSPORTATION ROLLER, TRANSPORTATION UNIT, PRINTING APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING TRANSPORTATION ROLLER - Provided is a transportation roller, a transportation unit, a printing apparatus, and a method of manufacturing a transportation roller capable of reducing warpage with the elapsing of time. A transportation roller includes: a roller body which is formed in a cylindrical shape by subjecting a metal sheet to a pressing process and allowing a pair of end portions thereof to face each other, and has a joint formed between the pair of end portions, wherein in a sectional shape perpendicular to the axis of the roller body, a thickness of a joint facing portion facing the joint with the axis interposed therebetween is larger than a thickness of a joint portion provided with the joint, and a thickness of the roller body connecting the joint facing portion and the joint portion is gradually changed as it goes from the joint facing portion to the joint portion. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110158729 | Image forming apparatus - An image forming apparatus realizes two functions using a single actuator to sense the width and presence of a printing medium and a single sensor to sense operation of the actuator, resulting in reduced manufacturing costs. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110200375 | PORTABLE PRINTER WITH ASYMMETRICALLY-DAMPED MEDIA CENTERING - A portable printer having improved ergonomic and operational characteristics. The printer includes an asymmetrically-damped media centering mechanism having first and second media support members moveable along a common longitudinal axis and configured to grasp roll media. The media support members are coupled to a reciprocal movement mechanism configured to translate a longitudinal movement of the first media support member into a corresponding opposite longitudinal movement of the second media support member. A pivoting arm is coupled to the reciprocal movement mechanism. The pivoting arm pivots to a first position when the first and second media support members are moved closer to each other, which causes a damping gear to engage the reciprocal movement mechanism, thereby damping the grasping motion of the media support members and providing an improved user experience. The printer facilitates one-handed operation, including one-handed loading and unloading of media, enabling its use in a variety of environments. | 08-18-2011 |
| 20110206438 | Gear System and Image Forming Apparatus - A gear system is provided. The gear system includes a driven gear, which is rotated by driving force from a driving gear, a base member to support the driven gear, and a bearing structure, including a shaft and a shaft hole to rotatably support the shaft, by which the driven gear is rotatably attached to the base member. One of the shaft and the shaft hole is provided to the driven gear, and the other of the shaft and the shaft hole is provided to the base member. The bearing structure has a lubricant reservoir in a slidable section, in which the shaft and the shaft hole are slidably in contact with each other when the driven gear is rotated by the driving force from the driving gear, the lubricant reservoir containing lubricant to lubricate the slidable section. | 08-25-2011 |
| 20110222947 | CARRYING APPARATUS AND IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A carrying apparatus includes: a carry path which is defined to guide a first carried object and a second carried object; a first pulley; a first roller; a second pulley; a first belt which is wound on the first pulley and the second pulley; a first tensioner; and a first moving mechanism which moves the first roller between a first position and a second position. The first moving mechanism moves the first roller between a first position at which the first roller carries the first carried object and a second position which is farther from the carry path than the first position and at which the first roller carries the second carried object. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20110229240 | CONNECTION TRANSPORT DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING DEVICE - A connection transport device (horizontal transport unit) which serves as a mediation device between an image forming device body and a post-processing device. The connection transport device comprises a first transport part for receiving a recording paper sheet on which an image is formed from a discharge part of the image forming device body and transporting the recording paper sheet to the post-processing device, a second transport part for receiving a recording paper sheet on which an image is formed from the discharge part of the image forming device body and transporting the recording paper sheet to the post-processing device, and a merging portion for stacking the recording paper sheets from the first and second transport parts and at the same time directing the recording paper sheets to the post-processing device. | 09-22-2011 |
| 20110236108 | SHEET POST-PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A first folding portion includes: a first folding roller pair consisting of a common roller and a first roller; and a blade member that feeds a sheet to a first nip, thereby forming a first fold on the sheet in the first nip. A second folding portion includes a second folding roller pair consisting of the common roller and a second roller, thereby forming a second fold on the sheet in a second nip. The common roller and the first roller are parallel in a conveying direction in a case where the sheet is guided toward the first folding portion. A feeding portion evacuates the sheet to the evacuation guiding portion for evacuating the sheet that on which the first fold is formed, switches back the sheet, and then feeds the sheet into the second nip. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110236109 | Printer - A printer has a platen gap adjustment mechanism that can hold the platen gaps of two print heads substantially constant. A check processing device has a front print head unit on which are disposed a front print head, a first media transportation roller, and a back platen; a platen lever unit on which a second media transportation roller and front platen are disposed, and which can move toward and away from the first media transportation roller; a lever tension spring that urges the platen lever unit toward the first media transportation roller, and presses the second media transportation roller to the first media transportation roller; a back print head unit on which a back print head is disposed, and which can move toward and away from the first media transportation roller; and an unit tension spring that presses the back print head unit to the platen lever unit. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110250000 | MEDIA PROCESSING DEVICE WITH ENHANCED MEDIA AND RIBBON LOADING AND UNLOADING FEATURES - A device for processing media may include a front panel, a rear panel, a side panel, a support surface, and an access door assembly. The access door assembly may be pivotally coupled to the support surface and may include a major door pivotally coupled to a minor door. The minor door may be movable from an operational position to a minor support position and the major door may be movable from the operational position to a major support position in which the major door is positioned against and supported by the support surface. The side panel may define an imaginary plane that extends upward beyond the support surface and the access door assembly may be sized to be supported on the support surface without crossing the imaginary plane. | 10-13-2011 |
| 20110274476 | LABEL PEELING, UNIVERSAL PRINTHEADS AND RELATED METHODS - Provided herein are devices, methods and other means, including those related to printers, as well as computer readable media for storing code to execute instructions for a device, and other systems for providing and supporting mobile printing and other types of devices. The circuit boards of a device can each be dedicated to different types of functionality and be installed into the device without the use of fasteners. | 11-10-2011 |
| 20110293346 | CONVEYING DEVICE AND PRINTING APPARATUS USING SAME - The conveying device has contact portions that extend in a conveyance direction of the conveying belt and which contact with the same surface of the print medium that is attracted by suction to the conveying belt. This realizes a conveying device that assures a high quality printing. Even when a print medium with warped or undulated portions is fed, the conveying device can hold the print medium flat on the conveying belt and the ribs by suction through the suction holes in the conveying belt and through the platen, keeping the distance between the print head and the print medium constant, assuring a stable printing operation. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20120195669 | RECORDING DEVICE - A sheet cassette includes a lower stage side tray that accommodates a sheet, an upper stage side tray that is slidable with respect to the lower stage side tray on an upper portion of the lower stage side tray and accommodates the sheet, and a discharged sheet tray that is slidable with respect to the upper stage side tray, is displaceable to a position to receive the sheet discharged after being recorded on, and covers an upper portion of the upper stage side tray. The upper stage side tray and the discharged sheet tray are configured to be driven by a driving unit, and the discharged sheet tray is displaced by the driving unit to a position to receive the sheet. | 08-02-2012 |
| 20120219342 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR AUTOMATICALLY ADAPTING A WRITE CYCLE IN A DIGITAL PRINTING MACHINE - A method for automatically adapting a write cycle to a movement of a web-shaped medium in a digital printing machine, as a function of the thickness of the web-shaped medium guided around first and second transport or guide rollers, includes providing the first and second transport or guide rollers having a known diameters, the diameter of the second being different from the diameter of the first. A rotational speed ratio N(T) between the first and second transport or guide rollers ( | 08-30-2012 |
| 20120224902 | PAPER SHEET SEASONING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A paper sheet seasoning apparatus comprising a mount on which a plurality of sheet-like recording media are loaded and whose central portion is curved in a convex shape when seen in a first direction; a blowing member that blows air in the first direction onto end portions of the recording media loaded on the mount; a pair of side panels that support both end portions in a direction that intersects the first direction of the recording media on the mount; and a top panel disposed in such a way that a gap exists in a vertical direction between the top panel and the uppermost recording medium on the mount, wherein on at least one of the pair of side panels, there is disposed an approaching surface that approaches the opposing side panel as the approaching surface heads upward in the vertical direction. | 09-06-2012 |
| 20120275838 | SHEET FOLDING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMATION SYSTEM PROVIDED WITH THE APPARATUS - In a sheet folding apparatus for forming first folding and second folding in a sheet, to enable the sheet to be folded in an accurate fold position in second folding, when the front end of the sheet which is first folded in a nip position Np | 11-01-2012 |
| 20130114986 | PAPER-FEEDING DEVICE AND MULTI-FUNCTION PRINTER - A paper-feeding device and a multi-function printer (MFP) using the paper-feeding device are provided. The MFP includes a housing with the paper-feeding device installed thereon. The paper-feeding device includes an outer case, an inner case and a retainer. The outer case has first side-walls, openings and slots, in which each opening and each slot on the opening are correspondingly disposed on each first side-wall. The inner case is located beside the first side-walls of the outer case and has a second side-wall. The second side-wall has a position-limiting rib protruding towards the first side-walls. The retainer is located between the first side-walls and has a body, a protrusion and a pivot, in which the protrusion is disposed at a top-portion of the body and correspondingly located in the slots, and the pivot is located between the protrusion and a retaining-portion of the body and correspondingly locked in the openings. | 05-09-2013 |
| 20130209152 | QUAD-ROLL MEDIA CURLING APPARATUS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS - A quad-roll curler apparatus includes a first roll, a second roll, a third roll, and a fourth roll. The curler apparatus is adjustable to a first processing configuration wherein three of the four rolls are engaged to impart a curl in a sheet in a first direction. The curler apparatus is adjustable to a second sheet processing configuration wherein three of the four rolls are engaged to impart a curl in a sheet in a second direction that is different from the first direction. | 08-15-2013 |
| 20130223910 | Encoder Mount - A mounting system for an encoder is disclosed. The mounting system prevents rotation about the encoder shaft's axis of rotation. The mounting system allows translation in a plane perpendicular to the encoder shaft's axis of rotation. | 08-29-2013 |
| 20130272767 | PRINTER AND ROLL HOLDER - A roll holder includes a shaft portion configured to hold a roll member formed by winding a strip-shaped material. A pair of wall portions is configured to restrain axial movement of the roll member held by the shaft portion. Also, a reduction unit is provided in the roll holder to reduce frictional resistance against a force by which the strip-shaped material is drawn from the roll member whose axial movement is restrained by the wall portions. | 10-17-2013 |
| 20130336701 | PAPER OUTPUTTING APPARATUS FOR PRINTING APPARATUS - A paper outputting apparatus for supporting a plurality of papers output from a paper output port of a printing apparatus includes a supporting bracket, two paper output slides slidably mounted on the supporting bracket, and a paper pressing slide slidably mounted on the supporting bracket. When a sheet of paper slides out from the paper output port, the two paper output slides slide to an outside of the paper output port from the supporting bracket. The paper pressing slide moves toward the paper in the paper output port to resist against the paper. The paper is curved by the paper pressing slide and slides out from the paper output port along the two paper output slides. | 12-19-2013 |
| 20140205354 | PRINT MEDIA TRAY - A printer including a printer housing further including a cavity and a print media tray arranged to fit within the cavity. The print media tray further comprises a plurality of walls at least partially defining a receptacle a first roller support member disposed on one of the walls, outside of the receptacle; and a first roller disposed on the first roller support member | 07-24-2014 |
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