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20100038840 | SHEET TAKE-OUT APPARATUS - A sheet take-out apparatus includes an insertion portion configured to stack and insert a plurality of sheets in an upright state, a supply structure configured to move the plurality of inserted sheets in the stacking direction and supply a sheet at a leading edge in a moving direction to a take-out position at one end of the insertion portion, a take-out structure configured to rotate in contact with the sheet supplied to the take-out position, thereby take out the sheet in a direction almost perpendicular to the stacking direction, and a suction structure configured to permit an air current to act on the sheet, supplied to the take-out position by the supply structure, at the leading edge in the moving direction and absorb the sheet toward the take-out position. Wherein the suction structure, so as to raise the fallen sheet at the leading edge in the moving direction and permit it to face the take-out structure, makes a flow rate of the air current acting on the sheet different in a surface thereof. | 02-18-2010 |
20100249063 | AMORPHOUS BODY COMPOSED OF HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUND, SOLID DISPERSION AND PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATION EACH COMPRISING THE SAME, AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF THE SAME - [Problems] The object is to improve the absorbability of a heterocyclic compound including s-triazine and a pyrimidine derivative in vitro. | 09-30-2010 |
20100267700 | IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT AND ANTI-TUMOR AGENT COMPRISING HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUND AS ACTIVE INGREDIENT - A novel method for immunosuppressive in a mammal suffering from an immune disease, including administering to the mammal a therapeutically effective amount of a heterocyclic compound represented by the general formula (I) (wherein X or other variables are as defined in the specification) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof is disclosed. A novel heterocyclic compound represented by the general formula (II) (wherein X or other variables are as defined in the specification) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof is also disclosed. | 10-21-2010 |
20110042882 | SHEET TAKE-OUT APPARATUS, SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND SHEET TAKE-OUT METHOD - To provide a sheet take-out apparatus for preventing double feed of sheets and controlling gaps to a desired value, a sheet processing apparatus, and a sheet take-out method. A take-out apparatus includes a supply structure for supplying postal matter to a take-out position, a take-out structure for taking out the postal matter from the take-out position, and a conveying structure for receiving and conveying the postal matter taken out on a conveying path. When a leading edge of the postal matter is held by the conveying structure, an absorbing operation of a vacuum pump is stopped and a moving speed of a take-out belt is reduced. Furthermore, when the postal matter is detected by a sensor, the take-out belt is stopped. | 02-24-2011 |
20120223473 | SHEET LOADING UNIT AND SHEET HANDLING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A sheet loading and handling apparatus that suppress anomalies in sheet supply operation and feed sheets in a stable manner is disclosed. The sheet loading unit includes a supply mechanism that moves a plurality of stacked sheets in a direction toward a feeding position located at an end of the loading unit, a feeding mechanism that individually feeds sheets to the feeding position, and a control unit controlling a plurality of sensors, which detect whether there is a sheet at the feeding position. The supply mechanism operates based on detection information of the sensors. The control unit monitors a relationship between signal information of the optical sensor and that of another sensor, and if a signal relationship that is not normal as compared to that of normal feeding occurs, the unit retracts the signal information of the optical sensor and uses only the signal information of the other sensor. | 09-06-2012 |
20130155950 | Terminal Device and Data Transmission/Reception Method - An application execution unit executes an application, and a communication ID acquisition unit acquires a communication identifier set for the application. When a packet generation unit generates a packet including a communication identifier and data, a transmission unit transmits the packet in an IBSS identified by an SSID stored in a SSID storing unit. When a reception unit receives a packet from another terminal device, a determination unit determines whether the communication identifier acquired by the communication ID acquisition unit matches a communication identifier included in the received packet. When the determination unit determines that the acquired communication identifier matches the communication identifier included in the received packet, a data supply unit provides data included in the received packet to the application. | 06-20-2013 |
20150215425 | DELIVERY SYSTEM, DELIVERY METHOD, AND DELIVERY PROGRAM - Disclosed herein is a delivery system including a delivery apparatus. The delivery apparatus includes a setting information acquisition section configured to acquire setting information set to a terminal on which an application is executed on the basis of the setting information, a terminal section configured to have at least part of functions of the terminal and execute an application in accordance with an instruction from the terminal on the basis of the setting information acquired by the setting information acquisition section, and a delivery section configured to deliver image information based on the execution of the application to one of the terminal and a terminal related to the terminal. | 07-30-2015 |
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20090010394 | RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A system is in a standby mode as an imaging preparation condition in step S | 01-08-2009 |
20090154648 | RADIOGRAPHIC APPARATUS - In order to improve the reliability of a radiographic image detection unit and the reliability of a radiographic apparatus, when it is not detected that the radiographic image detection unit is mounted on a support portion or a cooling portion, processing for restricting radiography of a moving image is executed. | 06-18-2009 |
20100054404 | RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A radiographic imaging apparatus includes a radiation generator which irradiates an object with radiation, a detection unit which detects the radiation generated by the radiation generator and transmitted through the object, thereby shooting a radiographic image, and a control unit which controls radiographic imaging by the radiation generator and the detection unit. The detection unit includes a first connection unit to be used to connect the control unit when used portably, and a second connection unit to be used to connect the control unit when stationarily used on a support portion. The detection unit detects which one of the first connection unit and the second connection unit is used to connect the control unit, and determines a shooting operation based on the detection result. | 03-04-2010 |
20100054419 | RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A cooling unit is provided in a storage section to locally cool a heat generating portion of an imaging device and to thereby reduce nonuniformity of the distribution of the temperature in the imaging device. Detectors detect a mount orientation of the imaging device, that is, whether the imaging device is mounted in landscape orientation or portrait orientation. Cooling portions of the cooling unit are selectively driven on the basis of the detection result. | 03-04-2010 |
20100254517 | RADIATION IMAGING APPARATUS - A radiation imaging apparatus comprising a detection unit for detecting a radiation distribution transmitted through an object, an imaging unit which includes the detection unit, and a grid for suppressing scattered light which is detachably mounted on an outside of the imaging unit, wherein the imaging unit includes a buffer member on a side surface facing a surface side which radiation strikes, the grid includes a grid body placed on the surface side which the radiation strikes, and a fixing unit for fixing the grid body to the imaging unit, and sides constituting the fixing unit include a side which does not protrude from an outer shape of the imaging unit when viewed from the surface side which the radiation strikes. | 10-07-2010 |
20110108732 | RADIATION IMAGING SYSTEM AND RELAY STATION SELECTION METHOD - This invention includes a radiation detector to detect the radiation transmitted through an object while being in a portable state or mounted on a detector holder, a control unit to control capturing of a radiographic image using the radiation detector, and a plurality of relay stations to relay wireless communication from the radiation detector. The detector holder includes a detection unit to detect the mounting of the radiation detector. The control unit determines the usage pattern of the radiation detector or the mounting of the radiation detector on a detector holder based on detection information from the detection unit or a connection request from the radiation detector, and selects one of the relay stations based on the determination result. | 05-12-2011 |
20110163240 | RADIOGRAPHIC APPARATUS - A radiographic apparatus includes an x-ray detection sensor having a two-dimensional detector plane for detecting an intensity distribution of x-rays, a body internally containing the x-ray detection sensor, a supporting member having a supporting surface for supporting the x-ray detection sensor across the detector plane and which fixes the x-ray detection sensor to an inner bottom surface of the body, and a circuit board on which is mounted a circuit for reading out a detection signal from the x-ray detection sensor. Furthermore, in the radiographic apparatus, the supporting member forms a space between the supporting member and the inner bottom surface of the body in a peripheral portion of the supporting member. At least a part of the circuit board is arranged in the space. | 07-07-2011 |
20120039441 | X-RAY IMAGING APPARATUS - An X-ray imaging apparatus includes an X-ray irradiation unit which irradiates X-rays, a detection unit which detects the X-rays transmitted through an object, and a housing which contains the detection unit. The housing includes a first housing in which an X-ray transmission member which transmits the X-rays is placed in an incident range of the X-rays irradiated from the X-ray irradiation unit; a second housing which supports the detection unit while being spaced apart from the X-ray transmission member on an opposite side to an incident side on which the X-rays strike the X-ray transmission member; and a plurality of connecting members which connect the first housing to the second housing. | 02-16-2012 |
20120163555 | RADIATION IMAGING APPARATUS - A radiation imaging apparatus comprising a detection unit for detecting a radiation distribution transmitted through an object, an imaging unit which includes the detection unit, and a grid for suppressing scattered light which is detachably mounted on an outside of the imaging unit, wherein the imaging unit includes a buffer member on a side surface facing a surface side which radiation strikes, the grid includes a grid body placed on the surface side which the radiation strikes, and a fixing unit for fixing the grid body to the imaging unit, and sides constituting the fixing unit include a side which does not protrude from an outer shape of the imaging unit when viewed from the surface side which the radiation strikes. | 06-28-2012 |
20120217411 | RADIATION IMAGING APPARATUS, STAND FOR RADIATION IMAGING APPARATUS AND RADIATION IMAGING SYSTEM - A radiation imaging system includes a first radiation imaging apparatus having an imaging plane of a first size and a cooperation unit which cooperates with an external apparatus and is arranged at a common distance from a center portion of one side of the imaging plane and a second radiation imaging apparatus including a second imaging plane equal in length to one side of the imaging plane and different in size from the imaging plane and a cooperation unit arranged at the common distance from the center portion of the one side equal in length. | 08-30-2012 |
20120250826 | RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGING APPARATUS - A radiographic imaging apparatus includes a radiation detection unit configured to detect radiation that has passed through an object, a protection member capable of being detachably attached to the radiation detection unit to protect the radiation detection unit, a first display unit disposed on the radiation detection unit and configured to display a state of the radiation detection unit, and a second display unit disposed on the protection member and configured to display the state of the radiation detection unit in accordance with a display of the first display unit when the protection member is attached to the radiation detection unit. | 10-04-2012 |
20120280601 | CONTAINER APPARATUS - A container apparatus that is able to contain a radiographic imaging apparatus having a rectangular parallelepiped shape. The container apparatus includes a container portion into which the radiographic imaging apparatus is insertable in a direction perpendicular to a radiation detecting surface of the radiographic imaging apparatus and a protecting member that covers side surfaces of the radiographic imaging apparatus contained in the container portion, the side surfaces of the radiographic imaging apparatus being adjacent to the radiation detecting surface. The container apparatus also includes a holding portion that engages with the radiographic imaging apparatus contained in the container portion in order to hold the radiographic imaging apparatus in the container portion. | 11-08-2012 |
20130070906 | X-RAY IMAGING APPARATUS - An X-ray imaging apparatus includes a storage unit configured to store a portable X-ray imaging apparatus including an X-ray plane detection unit and a carrying handle unit, and a positioning member configured to position a photographing center of the storage unit and a photographing center of the portable X-ray imaging apparatus by deviating a position of the portable X-ray imaging apparatus stored in the storage unit by an offset of the handle unit. | 03-21-2013 |
20130168568 | RADIATION IMAGING SYSTEM AND RELAY STATION SELECTION METHOD - This invention includes a radiation detector to detect the radiation transmitted through an object while being in a portable state or mounted on a detector holder, a control unit to control capturing of a radiographic image using the radiation detector, and a plurality of relay stations to relay wireless communication from the radiation detector. The detector holder includes a detection unit to detect the mounting of the radiation detector. The control unit determines the usage pattern of the radiation detector or the mounting of the radiation detector on a detector holder based on detection information from the detection unit or a connection request from the radiation detector, and selects one of the relay stations based on the determination result. | 07-04-2013 |
20130259208 | RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGING APPARATUS - A radiographic imaging apparatus using a flexible radiation detector electrically detects radiation that was transmitted through an object to be imaged, converts the detected radiation into radiographic image information, and has a housing box that incorporates the radiation detector in an attachable and detachable manner. The housing box includes a supporting member that supports the radiation detector as a mechanical reinforcement for keeping the radiation detector flat even when under a load, and an exterior housing that contains the radiation detector and the supporting member. | 10-03-2013 |
20130266121 | RADIOGRAPHIC APPARATUS - A radiographic apparatus includes an X-ray detection sensor having a two-dimensional detector plane for detecting an intensity distribution of X-rays, a body internally containing the X-ray detection sensor, a supporting member having a supporting surface for supporting the X-ray detection sensor across the detector plane and which fixes the X-ray detection sensor to an inner bottom surface of the body, and a circuit board on which is mounted a circuit for reading out a detection signal from the X-ray detection sensor. Furthermore, in the radiographic apparatus, the supporting member forms a space between the supporting member and the inner bottom surface of the body in a peripheral portion of the supporting member. At least a part of the circuit board is arranged in the space. | 10-10-2013 |
20130322599 | RADIATION IMAGING SYSTEM AND RELAY STATION SELECTION METHOD - This invention includes a radiation detector to detect the radiation transmitted through an object while being in a portable state or mounted on a detector holder, a control unit to control capturing of a radiographic image using the radiation detector, and a plurality of relay stations to relay wireless communication from the radiation detector. The detector holder includes a detection unit to detect the mounting of the radiation detector. The control unit determines the usage pattern of the radiation detector or the mounting of the radiation detector on a detector holder based on detection information from the detection unit or a connection request from the radiation detector, and selects one of the relay stations based on the determination result. | 12-05-2013 |
20140016747 | RADIATION IMAGING APPARATUS - A mobile radiation imaging apparatus comprising: a generation unit configured to emit radiation; a positioning unit configured to support the generation unit; a moveable cart configured to moveably hold the positioning unit; a storing unit for a radiation imaging unit that includes a radiation sensor and a first battery, the storing unit having a terminal that supplies power to the radiation imaging unit; a second battery configured to connect to the terminal, the generation unit, and a cable for receiving a supply of power from an external power source; and a control unit configured to control power supply from the second battery to the first battery based on a remaining amount of the first battery and a remaining amount of the second battery. | 01-16-2014 |
20140177804 | X-RAY IMAGING APPARATUS - An X-ray imaging apparatus includes a plurality of X-ray detection cassettes, and an information processing section configured to communicate with the plurality of X-ray detection cassettes and to process information concerning the plurality of X-ray detection cassettes. Each of the plurality of X-ray detection cassettes transmits/receives, to/from the information processing section, first information that corresponds to an image control signal and image data of the X-ray detection cassette and second information that is different from the first information. In a case where a time at which the first information is transmitted/received and a time at which the second information is transmitted/received coincide with each other, the first information is preferentially transmitted/received. | 06-26-2014 |
20140264061 | MOBILE RADIATION IMAGING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING MOBILE RADIATION IMAGING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A mobile radiation imaging apparatus includes: an irradiation unit that emits radiation; a moving unit that moves with the irradiation unit; an imaging unit that takes an image of an object irradiated with radiation and is able to transmit the image via the wireless communication or the wired communication; an obtaining unit that obtains information indicating in which area the moving unit is located among a wired communication area, a wirelessly communicable area, and a switching area for switching between the wireless communication and the wired communication; and a control unit that switches the communication with the imaging unit depending on the obtained information. | 09-18-2014 |
20150055758 | RADIATION IMAGING SYSTEM AND RELAY STATION SELECTION METHOD - This invention includes a radiation detector to detect the radiation transmitted through an object while being in a portable state or mounted on a detector holder, a control unit to control capturing of a radiographic image using the radiation detector, and a plurality of relay stations to relay wireless communication from the radiation detector. The detector holder includes a detection unit to detect the mounting of the radiation detector. The control unit determines the usage pattern of the radiation detector or the mounting of the radiation detector on a detector holder based on detection information from the detection unit or a connection request from the radiation detector, and selects one of the relay stations based on the determination result. | 02-26-2015 |
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20080261768 | Driving device or image forming apparatus - A rotary-body driving-force transmitting mechanism transmits a driving force from a driving-force source to a rotary body. A rotary-inertial-body driving-force transmitting mechanism transmits the driving force to a rotary inertial body that suppresses a velocity fluctuation in the rotary body. A rotational velocity shift mechanism shifts the rotational velocity. The rotary inertial body, the rotary-body driving-force transmitting mechanism, and the rotary-inertial-body driving-force transmitting mechanism are provided coaxially with a rotary shaft of the rotary body. A satellite frictional gear mechanism is used as the rotational velocity shift mechanism. | 10-23-2008 |
20090207461 | Image forming apparatus - In an image forming apparatus, a distance adjusting unit adjusts an inter-unit distance between a contact unit and an image carrier by moving the image carrier or the contact unit by applying an opposing force to the image carrier or the contact unit against a biasing force applied by a biasing unit based on thickness information of a recording sheet acquired by a thickness-information acquiring unit and data indicating a relationship between the thickness information and an inter-unit distance change amount stored in a data storage unit. | 08-20-2009 |
20090220277 | Image forming apparatus - An image-carrier driving unit drives an image carrier. An image forming unit forms an image on the image carrier. A moving-member driving unit drives a moving member that is movable towards and away from the image carrier. A detecting unit detects a position of the moving member at predetermined sampling times while the moving member is moving. A movement control unit performs a feedback control on the moving-member driving unit such that a detection result of the detecting unit follows a target value corresponding to each of the predetermined sampling times when the moving member moves while the image forming unit is forming the image on the image carrier. | 09-03-2009 |
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20110230305 | Driving device and image forming apparatus - A driving device includes a planetary gear deceleration mechanism in a transmission path that transmits driving force from a driving motor to a driven member, in which the deceleration mechanism includes first and second support units into which a housing that constitutes a mechanism main body is divided, the first support unit includes carriers of at least one stage and pinion gears supported thereby, and is provided with an output unit in the carrier of the final stage, the second support unit includes an output shaft that is detachable from the output unit and a supporting unit for the output shaft, and the output shaft is supported in an insertable and removable manner with respect to the output unit of the carriers in the first and the second support units that are joined to each other. | 09-22-2011 |
20110293328 | Rotary drive device and image forming apparatus including same - A rotary drive device to drive a rotary body included in an image forming apparatus. The rotary drive device includes a drive source and a planetary gear mechanism to control torque from the drive source. The planetary gear mechanism includes a sun gear rotated by the torque, an annular gear coaxial to the sun gear and having inward-facing teeth, multiple planetary gears provided within the annular gear, and a carrier rotatable coaxially to the sun gear and the annular gear to rotatably support the multiple planetary gears. The annular gear is formed by injecting molten resin into a mold having a cylindrical cavity with teeth shapes along an inner circumference of the cavity from multiple pin gates provided to the mold at equal intervals along a circumference of the cavity. A number of pin gates is a non-integer multiple of a number of planetary gears. | 12-01-2011 |
20120046142 | REDUCTION GEAR UNIT AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING SAME - A reduction gear unit incorporatable in an image forming apparatus includes planetary gear mechanisms each including a sun gear, an outer gear, planetary gears arranged between the outer gear and the sun gear at equal intervals and meshing with the sun gear and the outer gear, and a carrier rotatable coaxially with the sun gear and the outer gear to rotatably support the planetary gears. An extreme upstream mechanism in the drive transmission direction includes an input element connected to a drive source. An extreme downstream mechanism includes an output element connected to a member outputting the drive force to a rotary member. Any mechanism other than the extreme downstream mechanism includes an output element connected to an input element of an adjacent mechanism located downstream of any other mechanism. The sun gear of the extreme downstream mechanism has a larger pitch diameter than any other mechanisms. | 02-23-2012 |
20120155944 | BOOKBINDING SYSTEM USING UNFIXED TONER IMAGE AS ADHESIVE - A bookbinding system includes an image forming unit to form a toner image on a sheet; a fixing device to fix the toner image onto the sheet; a sheet stacker to load sheets passing through the fixing device, to create a sheet bundle, in which the sheet bundle stacked on the sheet stacker is adhered to produce a complete book; an adhesive toner image forming unit to form an adhesive toner image on an area corresponding to a spine of the complete book; and a heater to heat the unfixed adhesive toner image formed on each sheet of the sheet bundle stacked on the sheet stacker, wherein the adhesive toner image on the sheet stacked on the sheet stacker is the unfixed toner image. | 06-21-2012 |
20120196720 | PLANETARY GEAR UNIT AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING SAME - A planetary gear unit including a sun gear rotatable by torque from a drive source, an outer gear disposed coaxially with the sun gear, multiple planetary gears disposed within the outer gear at equal intervals along an inner circumference of the outer gear to engage the sun gear and the outer gear, a carrier pin to rotatably support each of the multiple planetary gears, and a carrier rotatable coaxially with the sun gear and the outer gear to support both ends of the carrier pin. At least a first end of the carrier pin is constructed of a circular portion and a linear portion to form a first supported part. The carrier includes a first support part that supports the first supported part and is formed to position the circular portion of the first supported part downstream from the linear portion in a direction of rotation of the carrier. | 08-02-2012 |
20130017924 | DRIVE DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING SAMEAANM Shimizu; KeisukeAACI TokyoAACO JPAAGP Shimizu; Keisuke Tokyo JPAANM Maehata; YasuhiroAACI TokyoAACO JPAAGP Maehata; Yasuhiro Tokyo JPAANM Miyawaki; KatsuakiAACI KanagawaAACO JPAAGP Miyawaki; Katsuaki Kanagawa JPAANM Watanabe; TetsuoAACI KanagawaAACO JPAAGP Watanabe; Tetsuo Kanagawa JPAANM Matsuda; HiromichiAACI KanagawaAACO JPAAGP Matsuda; Hiromichi Kanagawa JP - A drive device including a planetary gear reduction device having at least two stages and an output shaft, and a driven shaft to support a driven member rotatively driven by torque reduced by the planetary gear reduction device and transmit the torque from the output shaft to the driven member. Each stage of the planetary gear reduction device includes a sun gear, an outer gear, multiple planetary gears, a carrier, and a support shaft. The output shaft is provided to the carrier of the last stage. Central axes of the sun gear, the outer gear, the carrier, the output shaft, the driven shaft, and the driven member are all arranged coaxially with one another and at least one carrier is floatingly supported relative to the outer gear. The carrier is formed as a single integrated unit having holes into which both ends of the support shaft are fitted. | 01-17-2013 |
20130051886 | SHEET BINDING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING SAME - An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit to form an adhesive toner pattern in a predetermined bonding range of a sheet, outside a printable range in which an image according to image data is formed, a stacking unit to stack multiple sheets one on top of another, and a sheet binding device that includes a fusing device to fuse and fix the adhesive toner pattern formed on the multiple sheets to bind the multiple sheets together, and a bonding strength setting unit to determine, in accordance with a desired bonding strength, at least one of a number of color toners used for forming the adhesive toner pattern, a bonding manner, a number of pixels of the adhesive toner pattern, a toner area ratio of the adhesive toner pattern, and a layer thickness of the adhesive toner pattern. | 02-28-2013 |
20130065725 | DRIVE TRANSMISSION UNIT AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING SAME - A drive transmission unit includes a planetary gear mechanism. The planetary gear mechanism includes an outer gear rotatably disposed on a shaft, a sun gear rotated by a power source, coaxially disposed on the same shaft as the outer gear, multiple planetary gears to engage the sun gear and the outer gear, disposed along an inner circumferential surface of the outer gear, a carrier rotatable on the same shaft as the outer gear to rotatably support the planetary gears, a contact member that contacts the sun gear as the sun gear moves in a direction of thrust due to engagement with the plurality of planetary gears, and a grease retaining portion to retain grease near a contact portion at which the sun gear contacts the contact member as the sun gear moves in the direction of thrust. The outer gear, the sun gear, and the planetary gears are helical gears. | 03-14-2013 |
20130109529 | ROTARY BODY DRIVER WITH PLANETARY GEAR TRANSMISSION AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING SAME | 05-02-2013 |
20130260952 | PLANETARY GEAR ASSEMBLY, DRIVE UNIT INCLUDING THE PLANETARY GEAR ASSEMBLY, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE DRIVE UNIT, AND INSTALLATION METHOD FOR PLANETARY GEAR ASSEMBLY - A planetary gear mechanism includes a plurality of planetary gears, an outer gear, a sun gear, a carrier, and a stick mount. The outer gear meshes with the plurality of planetary gears. The sun gear is coaxially disposed on the same axis as the outer gear and transmits force to the planetary gears. The carrier rotatably supports the plurality of planetary gears and is rotatably and floatingly supported. The carrier includes a hole through which a stick member penetrates in a direction of axis of rotation of the carrier. The stick member penetrates through the hole and is mounted on the stick mount. The stick mount is disposed opposite the carrier. The outer gear and the sun gear are held such that one of the outer gear and the sun gear does not rotate. | 10-03-2013 |
20140056618 | ROTATING-BODY DRIVING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A rotating-body driving device comprising: a rotating body; a driving source; a reduction gear that includes an output shaft and a gear rotating at a non-integer ratio of rotation period to a rotation period of the output shaft, and the reduction gear reducing rotation speed of the driving source; a pulse-signal generating unit; a pulse-count storage unit; a speed-fluctuation storage unit that stores therein a rotation speed fluctuation of the output shaft; and a driving-source control unit, wherein the driving-source control unit detects the speed fluctuation information associated with the accumulated number of pulse signals from the speed-fluctuation storage unit, and performs for the driving source a feedforward control to set off the rotation speed fluctuation. | 02-27-2014 |
20140072388 | SHEET POST-PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, AND SHEET BINDING METHOD - A sheet post-processing apparatus includes: a binding unit that binds, as a bundle, a plurality of sheets by heating and pressing binding margin portions of the sheets set in advance, using toner interposed between the sheets as an adhesive material; and a pre-heating unit that heats the binding margin portions of the sheets while the sheets are stacked. | 03-13-2014 |
20140356027 | DRIVE TRANSMISSION DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING SAME - A drive transmission device that transmits rotation from a drive source of an image forming apparatus to a rotary body detachably attachable relative to a main body thereof in an axial direction includes two external gears, a cylindrical member, and an intermediate-body retainer. The two external gears include teeth on an outer circumferential surface thereof extending in an axial direction. The cylindrical member includes an internal gear formed on an inner circumferential surface thereof to mesh with the external gears, and a flange on a portion of an outer circumferential surface of the cylindrical member, the flange including a projection. The intermediate-body retainer includes a depression to fit with the projection of the flange to prevent the cylindrical member from getting disengaged from the external gears. The external gears constitute a two-stage spline joint that meshes with the internal gear of the cylindrical member. | 12-04-2014 |
20150047459 | ROTATOR DRIVING SYSTEM AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS WITH SAME - A rotator driving system for driving a rotator with a motor includes a dynamic vibration absorber attached to a rotary shaft of the rotator. The dynamic vibration absorber includes an inertia body, a viscosity-providing component to provide a viscosity, and a torsion spring unit to function as a torsion spring that includes a boss fixed to the rotary shaft. Multiple spokes extend radially outward from the boss. Multiple seats are provided at respective tips of the multiple spokes to fix the inertia body. The torsion spring unit is fixed by both the rotary shaft of the rotator and the boss fixed to the rotary shaft therebetween. The viscosity-providing component supports the inertia body via the multiple seats provided at the respective tips of the multiple spokes. | 02-19-2015 |
20150053032 | POWER TRANSMISSION DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A power transmission device includes a drive coupling, a driven coupling, and an intermediate transmission member. The drive coupling receives power from a drive source and rotates. The driven coupling is disposed coaxially on a first rotary shaft of the drive coupling and detachably attachable relative to the main body of the image forming apparatus. The intermediate transmission member meshes with the drive coupling and the driven coupling and is held by one of the drive coupling and the driven coupling in a state in which the driven coupling is disengaged from the main body. One of the drive coupling and the driven coupling, whichever holds the intermediate transmission member, constitutes a retaining coupling including an attachment member attached to one of a drive-side device and a driven-side device, and a stopper assembly facing the intermediate transmission member in an axial direction of the first rotary shaft. | 02-26-2015 |
20150261140 | TRANSFER DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING SAME - A transfer device includes at least one pair of lateral plates, an intermediate transfer belt, a plurality of rollers, and a dynamic vibration absorber. The intermediate transfer belt is formed into an endless loop and is entrained about the plurality of rollers. The dynamic vibration absorber is disposed on at least one of the plurality of rollers and includes an inertial body. The inertial body is disposed inside the endless loop of the intermediate transfer belt, and both ends of the inertial body in an axial direction of the inertial body are rotatably supported by the at least one pair of lateral plates via shaft bearings. | 09-17-2015 |