Patents by Inventor Satoshi Iwaya
Satoshi Iwaya has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 9296234Abstract: When a cover is assembled to a case, an access opening of the case is opened by an opening operation of the cover. A part which is close to a first end of a link is connected to the cover. A part which is close to a second end of the link is connected to a connecting portion of a decorative sheet. A second fastening portion of the decorative sheet is fastened with respect to a first fastening portion of the case (side wall forming member) by a fastening member which is inserted into the case from the access opening. At this time, even when an opening operation of the cover is restricted by the link and the access opening becomes narrower, it is possible to easily perform the fastening operation. For this reason, it is easy to perform an assembling operation of the cover with respect to the case.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2015Date of Patent: March 29, 2016Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Satoshi Iwaya, Yuto Suzuki
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Patent number: 9150023Abstract: A recording apparatus includes a recording head capable of ejecting ink to a sheet; a sheet cassette that holds the sheet; a transport unit that transports the sheet to the recording head; a chassis which contains the recording head and the transport unit and into which the sheet cassette is inserted; an insertion port which is formed in a side surface of the chassis and through which the sheet cassette is inserted; an ink container that contains the ink; a case which is mounted on at least one side surface adjacent to the side surface in which the insertion port of the chassis is formed and accommodates the ink container; and a supply unit (connection tube) that supplies the ink from the ink container to an inside of the chassis. A guard portion with higher rigidity than the case is formed on a lower side of the case.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2014Date of Patent: October 6, 2015Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Katsumi Okamoto, Yasuhiro Matsuo, Masaki Shimomura, Satoshi Iwaya, Atsushi Takei
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Publication number: 20150258826Abstract: When a cover is assembled to a case, an access opening of the case is opened by an opening operation of the cover. A part which is close to a first end of a link is connected to the cover. A part which is close to a second end of the link is connected to a connecting portion of a decorative sheet. A second fastening portion of the decorative sheet is fastened with respect to a first fastening portion of the case (side wall forming member) by a fastening member which is inserted into the case from the access opening. At this time, even when an opening operation of the cover is restricted by the link and the access opening becomes narrower, it is possible to easily perform the fastening operation. For this reason, it is easy to perform an assembling operation of the cover with respect to the case.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2015Publication date: September 17, 2015Inventors: Satoshi IWAYA, Yuto SUZUKI
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Publication number: 20150258798Abstract: A recording apparatus includes a housing; a recording head that is provided inside the housing and records an image on paper by ejecting ink on the paper; a case that is attached to the housing in such a manner that the case can be separated from a side wall of the housing; and a first supply tube that supplies ink in a liquid container body contained in the case to the recording head. A through hole is provided in the side wall of the housing so as to allow the first supply tube to pass therethrough, and a through hole is provided in the case so as to allow the first supply tube to pass therethrough. The through hole in the case expands to be larger than the through hole in the side wall.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2015Publication date: September 17, 2015Inventors: Yuji MIYAMOTO, Satoshi IWAYA, Tokujiro OKUNO, Akihiko MARUYAMA, Katsutomo TSUKAHARA
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Publication number: 20150258827Abstract: A printer includes: a liquid ejecting head which performs recording on a paper sheet by ejecting liquid; a housing in which the liquid ejecting head is stored; an operating panel which is provide in the housing; a liquid storing body which stores the liquid supplied to the liquid ejecting head; and a case which accommodates the liquid storing body. When a direction in which a sign on the operating panel faces is considered as a front surface of the printer and the housing, the case is mounted on a right side surface of the housing, and the case is mounted on the housing in a state of being inclined with respect to a depth direction of the printer.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2015Publication date: September 17, 2015Inventor: Satoshi IWAYA
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Publication number: 20150091988Abstract: A recording apparatus includes a recording head capable of ejecting ink to a sheet; a sheet cassette that holds the sheet; a transport unit that transports the sheet to the recording head; a chassis which contains the recording head and the transport unit and into which the sheet cassette is inserted; an insertion port which is formed in a side surface of the chassis and through which the sheet cassette is inserted; an ink container that contains the ink; a case which is mounted on at least one side surface adjacent to the side surface in which the insertion port of the chassis is formed and accommodates the ink container; and a supply unit (connection tube) that supplies the ink from the ink container to an inside of the chassis. A guard portion with higher rigidity than the case is formed on a lower side of the case.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2014Publication date: April 2, 2015Inventors: Katsumi OKAMOTO, Yasuhiro MATSUO, Masaki SHIMOMURA, Satoshi IWAYA, Atsushi TAKEI
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Patent number: 8833930Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a circuit portion having a connector to which an interface cable is connected, a case for accommodating the circuit portion and having a wiring route for the interface cable leading from the connector to an external space and a connection opening for exposing the wiring route, and a cover for opening or closing the connection opening.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2011Date of Patent: September 16, 2014Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Takashi Karasawa, Satoshi Iwaya, Shinsuke Kogi
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Publication number: 20120075396Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a circuit portion having a connector to which an interface cable is connected, a case for accommodating the circuit portion and having a wiring route for the interface cable leading from the connector to an external space and a connection opening for exposing the wiring route, and a cover for opening or dosing the connection opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2011Publication date: March 29, 2012Applicant: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Takashi KARASAWA, Satoshi IWAYA, Shinsuke KOGI
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Patent number: 8089771Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a circuit portion having a connector to which an interface cable is connected, a case for accommodating the circuit portion and having a wiring route for the interface cable leading from the connector to an external space and a connection opening for exposing the wiring route, and a cover for opening or closing the connection opening.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2009Date of Patent: January 3, 2012Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Takashi Karasawa, Satoshi Iwaya, Shinsuke Kogi
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Publication number: 20090309944Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a circuit portion having a connector to which an interface cable is connected, a case for accommodating the circuit portion and having a wiring route for the interface cable leading from the connector to an external space and a connection opening for exposing the wiring route, and a cover for opening or closing the connection opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2009Publication date: December 17, 2009Applicant: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Takashi Karasawa, Satoshi Iwaya, Shinsuke Kogi
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Patent number: 7535720Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a circuit portion having a connector to which an interface cable is connected, a case for accommodating the circuit portion and having a wiring route for the interface cable leading from the connector to an external space and a connection opening for exposing the wiring route, and a cover for opening or closing the connection opening.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2004Date of Patent: May 19, 2009Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Takashi Karasawa, Satoshi Iwaya, Shinsuke Kogi
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Publication number: 20050168955Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a circuit portion having a connector to which an interface cable is connected, a case for accommodating the circuit portion and having a wiring route for the interface cable leading from the connector to an external space and a connection opening for exposing the wiring route, and a cover for opening or closing the connection opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2004Publication date: August 4, 2005Inventors: Takashi Karasawa, Satoshi Iwaya, Shinsuke Kogi
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Patent number: 6629796Abstract: A printer including a cover state detector and a paper detector. The cover state detector detects whether a cover is opened with respect to a casing of a printer, whereas the paper detector detects whether paper is present within the casing. When the cover is opened, a detection result of the cover state detector is transmitted to a print controller prior to the time when a detection result of the paper detector is transmitted to the print controller.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2001Date of Patent: October 7, 2003Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Hideki Kawakami, Satoshi Iwaya, Naoki Kobayashi
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Patent number: 6554393Abstract: To propose an ink-jet recording apparatus having a small-sized compact driving mechanism for driving an ink suction pump, an elastic blade for wiping a recording head, and a locking arm for locking a carriage. An ink suction pump 8, a locking arm for locking a carriage, and an elastic blade for wiping a recording head are driven by a driving mechanism for common use. The driving mechanism transmits the torque of a single motor via a driving gear to the ink suction pump. Moreover, the driving mechanism also converts the rotary motion into the locking movement of the elastic blade via a rotary cam plate frictionally engaging with the driving gear and further converts the locking movement of the elastic blade to the locking movement of the locking arm. The ink-jet recording apparatus can be made small-sized and compact by driving each driven portion using the driving mechanism for common use.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2001Date of Patent: April 29, 2003Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Satoshi Iwaya, Atsushi Nishioka
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Patent number: 6474883Abstract: A printer has a roll paper housing for housing the recording paper roll, and an opening on its front side covered with a cover. The cover can be opened and closed by operating an operating lever attached to a movable-side paper feed mechanism section supported by a parallel linking mechanism. By pulling the operating lever toward this side of the printer, the movable-side paper feed mechanism section moves forward from a position above the roll paper housing while keeping the posture thereof. It is therefore possible to a sufficient space for charging the recording paper roll. The recording paper roll is charged, and the recoding sheet is drawn therefrom and passed above the movable-side paper feed mechanism section. In this state, by closing the cover by operating the operating lever, the movable-side paper feed mechanism section moves closer to a fixed-side paper feed mechanism section, thus automatically achieving the printable state in which the recording sheet is held between them.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2000Date of Patent: November 5, 2002Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Hideki Kawakami, Satoshi Iwaya, Kazuya Oshida
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Publication number: 20020018094Abstract: The invention features a method and apparatus for an ink jet recording apparatus in which a carriage lock is provided. When a return of the carriage to the home position HP is detected, the waiting time at the home position HP is counted. When this waiting time has reached a predetermined time, a carriage lock is engaged. When the carriage lock is engaged immediately after the carriage returns to the home position HP, the frequency of the carriage lock is reduced, thus enhancing its durability. Further, there is no need of disengaging the carriage lock at a restart of the printing, thus improving responsiveness at the restart of the printing.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2001Publication date: February 14, 2002Applicant: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Satoshi Iwaya, Atsushi Nishioka, Naoki Kobayashi
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Publication number: 20010039893Abstract: A printer including a cover state detector and a paper detector. The cover state detector detects whether a cover is opened with respect to a casing of a printer, whereas the paper detector detects whether paper is present within the casing. When the cover is opened, a detection result of the cover state detector is transmitted to a print controller prior to the time when a detection result of the paper detector is transmitted to the print controller.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2001Publication date: November 15, 2001Inventors: Hideki Kawakami, Satoshi Iwaya, Naoki Kobayashi
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Publication number: 20010028373Abstract: To propose an ink-jet recording apparatus having a small-sized compact driving mechanism for driving an ink suction pump, an elastic blade for wiping a recording head, and a locking arm for locking a carriage. An ink suction pump 8, a locking arm for locking a carriage, and an elastic blade for wiping a recording head are driven by a driving mechanism for common use. The driving mechanism transmits the torque of a single motor via a driving gear to the ink suction pump. Moreover, the driving mechanism also converts the rotary motion into the locking movement of the elastic blade via a rotary cam plate frictionally engaging with the driving gear and further converts the locking movement of the elastic blade to the locking movement of the locking arm. The ink-jet recording apparatus can be made small-sized and compact by driving each driven portion using the driving mechanism for common use.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2001Publication date: October 11, 2001Applicant: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Satoshi Iwaya, Atsushi Nishioka
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Patent number: 6264304Abstract: The invention features a method and apparatus for an ink jet recording apparatus in which a carriage lock is provided. When a return of the carriage to the home position HP is detected, the waiting time at the home position HP is counted. When this waiting time has reached a predetermined time, a carriage lock is engaged. When the carriage lock is engaged immediately after the carriage returns to the home position HP, the frequency of the carriage lock is reduced, thus enhancing its durability. Further, there is no need of disengaging the carriage lock at a restart of the printing, thus improving responsiveness at the restart of the printing.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 1999Date of Patent: July 24, 2001Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Satoshi Iwaya, Atsushi Nishioka, Naoki Kobayashi
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Patent number: D649183Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2010Date of Patent: November 22, 2011Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Hiroto Miyauchi, Yusuke Yamashita, Yoshiaki Takama, Katsumi Togo, Satoshi Iwaya