Patents by Inventor Satoshi Kurihara
Satoshi Kurihara 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: 11269126Abstract: A light guide includes: a light guide main body that guides light input from an incident surface to an exit surface; and an attachment member that is connected to the light guide main body and includes an attachment portion that is to be fixed to another member, and the area of a connection surface between the attachment member and the light guide main body is smaller than the cross-sectional area of the attachment portion.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2017Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: SHARP NEC DISPLAY SOLUTIONS, LTD.Inventor: Satoshi Kurihara
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Publication number: 20200271846Abstract: A light guide includes: a light guide main body that guides light input from an incident surface to an exit surface; and an attachment member that is connected to the light guide main body and includes an attachment portion that is to be fixed to another member, and the area of a connection surface between the attachment member and the light guide main body is smaller than the cross-sectional area of the attachment portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2017Publication date: August 27, 2020Inventor: Satoshi KURIHARA
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Patent number: 10705470Abstract: A binding apparatus includes: a first pressing part that presses a recording material bundle; and a second pressing part that is pushed out toward the first pressing part and presses the recording material bundle. When a recording material or the recording material bundle enters a pressing area where the first pressing part and the second pressing part face each other, at least one of the first pressing part and the second pressing part retreats more downstream than the pressing area in a direction where the recording material or the recording material bundle enters the pressing area.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2018Date of Patent: July 7, 2020Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Yutaka Nobe, Satoshi Kurihara
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Patent number: 10632706Abstract: A binding member includes: an upper tooth that has an upper tooth form for forming unevenness in a bundle of recording materials; and a lower tooth that has a lower tooth form for forming unevenness in the bundle of recording materials and that forms a pair with the upper tooth. At least one of the upper tooth form and the lower tooth form is formed such that, in a sectional shape, a groove is formed in a trough portion of a concave portion of a tooth form and a length of an inclined portion which comes into contact with the bundle of recording materials is made small compared to a case where the inclined portion of the tooth form has reached a bottom of the trough portion.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2018Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Takuya Makita, Hiroaki Awano, Kojiro Tsutsumi, Toshiyasu Yukawa, Katsumi Harada, Takashi Ogino, Masashi Matsumoto, Yutaka Nobe, Satoshi Kurihara
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Patent number: 10585383Abstract: A binding apparatus includes: a first pressing part that presses a recording material bundle to bind the recording material bundle; a second pressing part that faces the first pressing part; and a pushout part that is formed as a member different from the second pressing part for pushing out the second pressing part toward the first pressing part. The second pressing part is supported to be movable with respect to the pushout part and, when pushed out by the pushout part, presses the recording material bundle.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2018Date of Patent: March 10, 2020Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Yutaka Nobe, Satoshi Kurihara
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Patent number: 10579004Abstract: A binding unit includes a first pressing part that presses a recording material bundle to bind the recording material bundle, a second pressing part that faces the first pressing part, and a pushout part that pushes out the second pressing part toward the first pressing part by acting on the second pressing part using an upper shaft lever and by varying a distance from a start portion serving as a start point of pushout movement to the upper shaft lever. The start portion is formed integrally with a member at which the first pressing part is formed.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2018Date of Patent: March 3, 2020Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Satoshi Kurihara, Yutaka Nobe
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Patent number: 10513140Abstract: A binding unit includes a pressing portion that binds a recording material bundle, which includes a first pressing portion pressing against the recording material bundle in order to bind the recording material bundle and a second pressing portion facing the first pressing portion, an extruding portion that is separately formed from the second pressing portion, and extrudes the second pressing portion toward the first pressing portion, and a driving source that drives the extruding portion, in which the extruding portion is connected to the pressing portion, the pressing portion retracts to a downstream side in a direction where a recording material enters when the recording material enters, and the driving source does not operate in conjunction with movement of the reaction of the pressing portion.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2017Date of Patent: December 24, 2019Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroaki Awano, Yutaka Nobe, Satoshi Kurihara
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Patent number: 10481543Abstract: A sheet processing device includes a first pressing unit that presses sheets with a first force, and a second pressing unit that presses the sheets with a second force larger than the first force after the sheets are pressed with the first force. The sheets are bound by the second force.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2017Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Yutaka Nobe, Satoshi Kurihara
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Patent number: 10358313Abstract: A sheet processing device includes a binding mechanism that has two pivot members opposed to each other to pivot on a pivot and binds sheets with a pressure by clamping the sheets between the two pivot members, a transmission member that transmits a force to pivot the two pivot members, and an intermediate member that transmits, to the binding mechanism, the force from the transmission member as the pressure with which the two pivot members clamp the sheets. When the intermediate member is in contact with the transmission member to transmit the force from the transmission member to the binding mechanism, the transmission member is held between the intermediate member and a shaft member provided at the pivot of the binding mechanism.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2017Date of Patent: July 23, 2019Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Yutaka Nobe, Satoshi Kurihara
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Publication number: 20190113877Abstract: A binding apparatus includes: a first pressing part that presses a recording material bundle; and a second pressing part that is pushed out toward the first pressing part and presses the recording material bundle. When a recording material or the recording material bundle enters a pressing area where the first pressing part and the second pressing part face each other, at least one of the first pressing part and the second pressing part retreats more downstream than the pressing area in a direction where the recording material or the recording material bundle enters the pressing area.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2018Publication date: April 18, 2019Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Yutaka NOBE, Satoshi KURIHARA
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Publication number: 20190113875Abstract: A binding apparatus includes: a first pressing part that presses a recording material bundle; a second pressing part that faces the first pressing part and presses the recording material bundle; and a moving mechanism that swings at least one of the first pressing part and the second pressing part in a pressing direction to press the recording material bundle and causes the at least one of the first pressing part and the second pressing part to move further with respect to a pressing area of the recording material bundle in an entering and exiting direction where a recoding material or the recoding material bundle enters and exits the pressing area.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2018Publication date: April 18, 2019Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Satoshi KURIHARA, Yutaka NOBE
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Publication number: 20190113874Abstract: A binding apparatus includes: a first pressing part that presses a recording material bundle to bind the recording material bundle; a second pressing part that faces the first pressing part; and a pushout part that is formed as a member different from the second pressing part for pushing out the second pressing part toward the first pressing part. The second pressing part is supported to be movable with respect to the pushout part and, when pushed out by the pushout part, presses the recording material bundle.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2018Publication date: April 18, 2019Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Yutaka NOBE, Satoshi KURIHARA
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Publication number: 20190113876Abstract: A binding unit includes a first pressing part that presses a recording material bundle to bind the recording material bundle, a second pressing part that faces the first pressing part, and a pushout part that pushes out the second pressing part toward the first pressing part by acting on the second pressing part using an upper shaft lever and by varying a distance from a start portion serving as a start point of pushout movement to the upper shaft lever. The start portion is formed integrally with a member at which the first pressing part is formed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2018Publication date: April 18, 2019Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Satoshi KURIHARA, Yutaka NOBE
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Publication number: 20190077108Abstract: A binding member includes: an upper tooth that has an upper tooth form for forming unevenness in a bundle of recording materials; and a lower tooth that has a lower tooth form for forming unevenness in the bundle of recording materials and that forms a pair with the upper tooth. At least one of the upper tooth form and the lower tooth form is formed such that, in a sectional shape, a groove is formed in a trough portion of a concave portion of a tooth form and a length of an inclined portion which comes into contact with the bundle of recording materials is made small compared to a case where the inclined portion of the tooth form has reached a bottom of the trough portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2018Publication date: March 14, 2019Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Takuya MAKITA, Hiroaki AWANO, Kojiro TSUTSUMI, Toshiyasu YUKAWA, Katsumi HARADA, Takashi OGINO, Masashi MATSUMOTO, Yutaka NOBE, Satoshi KURIHARA
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Patent number: 10214044Abstract: A stapleless binding device includes a stapleless binding unit that performs a stapleless binding operation to form irregularities in a sheet stack by making forward and backward movements, a moving unit that relatively moves the stapleless binding unit or the sheet stack in a direction along one side of the sheet stack, and a holding unit that holds the sheet stack during the backward movement of the stapleless binding unit. The holding unit holds the sheet stack during the backward movement of the stapleless binding unit before the moving unit moves the stapleless binding unit or the sheet stack.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2017Date of Patent: February 26, 2019Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Yutaka Nobe, Satoshi Kurihara
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Patent number: 10173387Abstract: A sheet binding device includes a binding operation unit including a first tooth-shaped member that has plural arrayed teeth, a second tooth-shaped member that has plural arrayed teeth and binds sheets by biting the first tooth-shaped member to clamp the sheets in cooperation with the first tooth-shaped member, and a link structure that opens and closes the first tooth-shaped member and the second tooth-shaped member to perform a binding operation, and two side frames that are arranged to hold the binding operation unit therebetween and to support the binding operation unit on both sides of the binding operation unit.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2017Date of Patent: January 8, 2019Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Yutaka Nobe, Satoshi Kurihara, Hiroaki Awano
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Patent number: 10093121Abstract: A sheet binding device includes a first tooth-shaped member that has plural arranged teeth, and a second tooth-shaped member that has plural arranged teeth, bites the first tooth-shaped member to clamp and bind sheets in cooperation with the first tooth-shaped member, and is tilted relative to the first tooth-shaped member from a beginning of biting to a completion of biting.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2017Date of Patent: October 9, 2018Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Yutaka Nobe, Satoshi Kurihara, Hiroaki Awano, Yoshinori Nakano, Takuya Makita, Katsumi Harada, Kojiro Tsutsumi, Takashi Ogino
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Publication number: 20180281501Abstract: A binding unit includes a pressing portion that binds a recording material bundle, which includes a first pressing portion pressing against the recording material bundle in order to bind the recording material bundle and a second pressing portion facing the first pressing portion, an extruding portion that is separately formed from the second pressing portion, and extrudes the second pressing portion toward the first pressing portion, and a driving source that drives the extruding portion, in which the extruding portion is connected to the pressing portion, the pressing portion retracts to a downstream side in a direction where a recording material enters when the recording material enters, and the driving source does not operate in conjunction with movement of the reaction of the pressing portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2017Publication date: October 4, 2018Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroaki AWANO, Yutaka NOBE, Satoshi KURIHARA
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Publication number: 20180272787Abstract: A stapleless binding device includes a stapleless binding unit that performs a stapleless binding operation to form irregularities in a sheet stack by making forward and backward movements, a moving unit that relatively moves the stapleless binding unit or the sheet stack in a direction along one side of the sheet stack, and a holding unit that holds the sheet stack during the backward movement of the stapleless binding unit. The holding unit holds the sheet stack during the backward movement of the stapleless binding unit before the moving unit moves the stapleless binding unit or the sheet stack.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2017Publication date: September 27, 2018Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Yutaka NOBE, Satoshi KURIHARA
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Publication number: 20180016110Abstract: A sheet processing device includes a binding mechanism that has two pivot members opposed to each other to pivot on a pivot and binds sheets with a pressure by clamping the sheets between the two pivot members, a transmission member that transmits a force to pivot the two pivot members, and an intermediate member that transmits, to the binding mechanism, the force from the transmission member as the pressure with which the two pivot members clamp the sheets. When the intermediate member is in contact with the transmission member to transmit the force from the transmission member to the binding mechanism, the transmission member is held between the intermediate member and a shaft member provided at the pivot of the binding mechanism.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2017Publication date: January 18, 2018Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Yutaka NOBE, Satoshi KURIHARA