Patents by Inventor Shingo Akiyama

Shingo Akiyama 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).

  • Publication number: 20240100857
    Abstract: A heat generating member includes: a hollow cylindrical part that is rotatable about a rotation axis and extends in an axial direction; a first heat generating component provided on an inner surface of the cylindrical part and configured to generate heat when energized; a first connecting component provided on an inner side relative to the cylindrical part and electrically connected to the first heat generating component, the first connecting component being rotatable together with the cylindrical part; a second connecting component provided on a further inner side relative to the cylindrical part than the first connecting component and electrically connected to a power source, the second connecting component being rotatable relative to the cylindrical part; a rotary supporting component that electrically connects the first connecting component and the second connecting component to each other and supports the first connecting component while allowing the first connecting component to rotate relative to the s
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Shingo AKIYAMA, Shogo KAMIYA, Kotaro ARAKI
  • Publication number: 20240094665
    Abstract: A belt unit includes: a belt-shaped member being endless; and a support member that supports the belt-shaped member and rotates, the support member having a rotating shaft that tilts in: a tilt direction having a component in a first direction intersecting a bisector of a central angle of a wrapping range where the belt-shaped member is wrapped around the support member and a component in a second direction where the belt-shaped member elongates and contracts; and a direction where extent of shifting of the belt-shaped member to one side in the width direction of the belt-shaped member is reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Kotaro ARAKI, Shogo KAMIYA, Shingo AKIYAMA
  • Patent number: 11784510
    Abstract: A non-contact power transmission device according to one or more embodiments is disclosed, which may include a fixed portion, a rotating portion that rotates about an axis, and a base cover including these. The fixed portion includes a first coil, a first substrate, and a light emitting element. The rotating portion includes a second coil, a second substrate, a light receiving element, and a case cover. The case cover is formed with a heat dissipation opening having an inclined surface, and generates airflow in which air is sucked into the inside of the case cover and is discharged to the outside of the case cover, as the rotating portion rotates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventor: Shingo Akiyama
  • Publication number: 20230314994
    Abstract: A pressing device includes a first pressurization unit; a second pressurization unit that is provided to face the first pressurization unit, and sandwiches and pressurizes a medium moving in a contact region formed between the first pressurization unit and the second pressurization unit; and a contact region variable unit that changes a width dimension of the contact region along a moving direction of the medium in a state of maintaining a contact pressure on an outlet side of the contact region, in varying a contact state of the contact region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2022
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Shogo KAMIYA, Takashi OHASHI, Kouichi KIMURA, Shingo AKIYAMA, Toyohiko AWANO
  • Patent number: 11703785
    Abstract: A decurling device includes: a rotary body; an endless correction belt configured to correct curl of a recording medium passing between the rotary body and the correction belt; and a pressure contact unit disposed inside the correction belt, an opposite surface of the pressure contact unit to the rotary body being supported by a support unit so as to be in pressure contact with the rotary body, in which a center portion, in an axial direction of the rotary body, of at least one of a contact portion of the pressure contact unit or a contact portion of the support unit further protrudes toward the other of the contact portion of the pressure contact unit and the contact portion of the support unit than both end portions thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Nobuyoshi Komatsu, Shingo Akiyama
  • Publication number: 20220113667
    Abstract: A decurling device includes: a pair of decurling units configured to correct curl of a recording medium by sandwiching the recording medium; a switching unit configured to switch the pair of decurling units between a first state in which a pressure contact force is relatively large and a second state in which the pressure contact force is smaller than that in the first state; a release unit configured to release a pressure contact between the pair of decurling units; and a restricting unit configured to restrict release of the pressure contact between the pair of decurling units when the pair of decurling units are in the first state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Shingo AKIYAMA, Hiroaki OKUMA, Masakatsu EDA, Seiji TAIRA
  • Publication number: 20220113662
    Abstract: A decurling device includes: a rotary body: an endless correction belt configured to correct curl of a recording medium passing between the rotary body and the correction belt; and a pressure contact unit disposed inside the correction belt, an opposite surface of the pressure contact unit to the rotary body being supported by a support unit so as to be in pressure contact with the rotary body, in which a center portion, in an axial direction of the rotary body, of at least one of a contact portion of the pressure contact unit or a contact portion of the support unit further protrudes toward the other of the contact portion of the pressure contact unit and the contact portion of the support unit than both end portions thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Nobuyoshi Komatsu, Shingo Akiyama
  • Patent number: 11279147
    Abstract: A decurling device includes: a first transporter including a transport roller, the first transporter that sandwiches a transported sheet and transports the transported sheet further downstream; and a second transporter including an endless belt that is in contact with the transport roller. The transport roller has an elasticity that, when the belt is pressed against the transport roller, allows the belt to bite into the transport roller by a bite amount corresponding to a pressing force, the second transporter includes an abutting member disposed inside the belt, the abutting member includes an upstream protrusion, an downstream protrusion, the upstream protrusion and the downstream protrusion being provided at positions away from each other at an upstream portion and a downstream portion in a sheet transport direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Shingo Akiyama, Nobuyoshi Komatsu, Shogo Kamiya, Seiji Taira
  • Patent number: 11249433
    Abstract: A decurling device includes: a first transport unit including a transport roller, the first transport unit that sandwiches a transported sheet and transports the transported sheet further downstream; and a second transport unit including an endless belt that is in contact with the transport roller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Nobuyoshi Komatsu, Shingo Akiyama, Shogo Kamiya, Seiji Taira
  • Patent number: 11243491
    Abstract: A fixing device includes a device body, a fixing unit, a pair of decurling units, and an open/close unit. The fixing unit is disposed on the device body to perform a fixing operation on a recording medium, and includes a removal assistance unit to assist removal of the recording medium. The pair of decurling units are disposed on the device body to correct a curl of the recording medium by holding the recording medium therebetween. The open/close unit is openably and closeably disposed on the device body to separate, when opened, the removal assistance unit from the fixing unit and one of the decurling units from the other decurling unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Shogo Kamiya, Hiroaki Okuma, Shingo Akiyama, Masakatsu Eda
  • Publication number: 20210302896
    Abstract: A decurling device includes: a first transport unit including a transport roller, the first transport unit that sandwiches a transported sheet and transports the transported sheet further downstream; and a second transport unit including an endless belt that is in contact with the transport roller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2020
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Applicant: FUJIFILM BUSINESS INNOVATION CORP.
    Inventors: Nobuyoshi Komatsu, Shingo Akiyama, Shogo Kamiya, Seiji Taira
  • Publication number: 20210300066
    Abstract: A decurling device includes: a first transporter including a transport roller, the first transporter that sandwiches a transported sheet and transports the transported sheet further downstream; and a second transporter including an endless belt that is in contact with the transport roller. The transport roller has an elasticity that, when the belt is pressed against the transport roller, allows the belt to bite into the transport roller by a bite amount corresponding to a pressing force, the second transporter includes an abutting member disposed inside the belt, the abutting member includes an upstream protrusion, an downstream protrusion, the upstream protrusion and the downstream protrusion being provided at positions away from each other at an upstream portion and a downstream portion in a sheet transport direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Applicant: FUJIFILM BUSINESS INNOVATION CORP.
    Inventors: Shingo AKIYAMA, Nobuyoshi KOMATSU, Shogo KAMIYA, Seiji TAIRA
  • Publication number: 20210288522
    Abstract: A non-contact power transmission device according to one or more embodiments is disclosed, which may include a fixed portion, a rotating portion that rotates about an axis, and a base cover including these. The fixed portion includes a first coil, a first substrate, and a light emitting element. The rotating portion includes a second coil, a second substrate, a light receiving element, and a case cover. The case cover is formed with a heat dissipation opening having an inclined surface, and generates airflow in which air is sucked into the inside of the case cover and is discharged to the outside of the case cover, as the rotating portion rotates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Applicant: OMRON Corporation
    Inventor: Shingo AKIYAMA
  • Patent number: 11117438
    Abstract: A door actuating device includes a plurality of doors disposed in a flow channel for adjusting a degree of opening of the flow channel defined in an air conditioner case, the doors having respective door drive shafts, and a link unit actuating at least two of the doors. The link unit includes an actuator, a plate-like base member having two surfaces, a link mechanism having a plurality of levers mounted on at least either one of the two surfaces of the base member, and a rack member movably disposed on the base member and movable by a drive force transmitted from the actuator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: KEIHIN CORPORATION
    Inventor: Shingo Akiyama
  • Patent number: 11086260
    Abstract: A transport device includes a first transport member that orbits in a predetermined direction and transports a sheet-like medium; a second transport member that forms a first sandwiching region that is curved and a second sandwiching region that is curved in a direction opposite to the first sandwiching region between the first transport member and the second transport member, and sandwiches and transports the medium in the first sandwiching region and the second sandwiching region; and a changing unit that changes a positional relationship between the first transport member and the second transport member so as to increase a width of the other of the first sandwiching region and the second sandwiching region in a transport direction of the medium without increasing a width of one of the first sandwiching region and the second sandwiching region in the transport direction of the medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Shingo Akiyama, Masataka Konishi, Shogo Kamiya, Satoshi Nakamura
  • Patent number: 10987995
    Abstract: A driving force transmission mechanism configuring a vehicular air conditioning device includes: a driving lever coupled to a driving source; a following lever engaged with this driving lever and following this driving lever; and a rack rod engaged with the following lever and moving linearly. A first shaft and a link gear of the following lever are engaged with this rack rod. Moreover, by the driving lever and the following lever revolving under driving action of the driving source, a second shaft engaged with the link gear rotates, and the first shaft rotates via the rack rod. As a result, a first and a second air-mix door engaged with the first and the second shaft slide to undergo an opening/closing operation, and their opening extent characteristics are configured nonlinear under engaging action of a link pin and a link groove of the following lever.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: KEIHIN CORPORATION
    Inventor: Shingo Akiyama
  • Patent number: 10967708
    Abstract: A door drive mechanism used for a vehicle air conditioning device includes a link mechanism connected to first and second shafts. The link mechanism includes a base member secured to an air conditioner case. The base member includes first and second shaft holes in which first and second shafts are inserted, guide grooves formed around the first and second shaft holes and configured to allow positioning portions to be inserted into the respective guide grooves, and guide portions including inclined surfaces configured to guide the positioning portions to the guide grooves. Moreover, the first and second shafts include the positioning portions protruding radially outward at positions closer to distal ends thereof than first gear portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: KEIHIN CORPORATION
    Inventor: Shingo Akiyama
  • Publication number: 20210055677
    Abstract: A transport device includes a first transport member that orbits in a predetermined direction and transports a sheet-like medium; a second transport member that forms a first sandwiching region that is curved and a second sandwiching region that is curved in a direction opposite to the first sandwiching region between the first transport member and the second transport member, and sandwiches and transports the medium in the first sandwiching region and the second sandwiching region; and a changing unit that changes a positional relationship between the first transport member and the second transport member so as to increase a width of the other of the first sandwiching region and the second sandwiching region in a transport direction of the medium without increasing a width of one of the first sandwiching region and the second sandwiching region in the transport direction of the medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2020
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shingo AKIYAMA, Masataka KONISHI, Shogo KAMIYA, Satoshi NAKAMURA
  • Publication number: 20200307350
    Abstract: A driving force transmission mechanism configuring a vehicular air conditioning device includes: a driving lever coupled to a driving source; a following lever engaged with this driving lever and following this driving lever; and a rack rod engaged with the following lever and moving linearly. A first shaft and a link gear of the following lever are engaged with this rack rod. Moreover, by the driving lever and the following lever revolving under driving action of the driving source, a second shaft engaged with the link gear rotates, and the first shaft rotates via the rack rod. As a result, a first and a second air-mix door engaged with the first and the second shaft slide to undergo an opening/closing operation, and their opening extent characteristics are configured nonlinear under engaging action of a link pin and a link groove of the following lever.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2019
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventor: Shingo Akiyama
  • Publication number: 20200001679
    Abstract: A door actuating device includes a plurality of doors disposed in a flow channel for adjusting a degree of opening of the flow channel defined in an air conditioner case, the doors having respective door drive shafts, and a link unit actuating at least two of the doors. The link unit includes an actuator, a plate-like base member having two surfaces, a link mechanism having a plurality of levers mounted on at least either one of the two surfaces of the base member, and a rack member movably disposed on the base member and movable by a drive force transmitted from the actuator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2019
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Applicant: Keihin Corporation
    Inventor: Shingo Akiyama