Patents by Inventor Shion KUBOMURA

Shion KUBOMURA 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).

  • Maintenance device and liquid ejecting apparatus
    Patent number: 9592673
    Abstract: A maintenance device includes a wiper that wipes a liquid ejecting unit; a double rack member which includes a rack sections made up of a first rack section and a second rack section and is configured to reciprocate the wiper; and an intermittent gear which includes a teeth portion which meshes with one of the two rack sections and a toothless portion which is arranged in line with the teeth portion in a rotation direction, wherein the double rack member allows the wiper to perform a forward motion when the first rack section meshes with the intermittent gear, and allows the wiper to perform a backward motion when the second rack section meshes with the intermittent gear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Seiya Sato, Ryoji Fujimori, Shion Kubomura
  • MAINTENANCE DEVICE AND LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20160339710
    Abstract: A maintenance device includes a wiper that wipes a liquid ejecting unit; a double rack member which includes a rack sections made up of a first rack section and a second rack section and is configured to reciprocate the wiper; and an intermittent gear which includes a teeth portion which meshes with one of the two rack sections and a toothless portion which is arranged in line with the teeth portion in a rotation direction, wherein the double rack member allows the wiper to perform a forward motion when the first rack section meshes with the intermittent gear, and allows the wiper to perform a backward motion when the second rack section meshes with the intermittent gear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2016
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Inventors: Seiya SATO, Ryoji FUJIMORI, Shion KUBOMURA