Patents by Inventor Yoshiki Onozawa

Yoshiki Onozawa 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).

  • Patent number: 8807732
    Abstract: An ultraviolet irradiation unit (100) is provided with an ultraviolet irradiation device (50) and an ink mist sucking and removing device (60). The ink mist sucking and removing device (60) includes a blower fan (62), an air filter (63) and a device cover (61) for forming an air flow passage whose one end is provided with a suction port (64) located in an upper vicinity of a printing object (80) and whose another end is provided with a ventilation port (58a) facing an LED drive circuit board (55). Air in the upper vicinity of a printing object (80) is sucked through the suction port (64) by the blower fan (62), ink mist included in the air is removed by the air filter (63), and cleaned air discharged through the ventilation port (58a) is blown to an LED circuit board (51), an LED drive circuit board (55).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Mimaki Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshiki Onozawa, Akifumi Seki, Nobuyuki Ono
  • Patent number: 8366261
    Abstract: An inkjet printer includes an ejector, a waveguide, an electromagnetic wave supplier, a rotating reflector, and a ventilator. The ejector ejects ink onto a medium. Through the waveguide, the medium onto which the ink was ejected passes. The waveguide has a starting end part and a terminal end part. The electromagnetic wave supplier is provided at the starting end part of the waveguide to supply an electromagnetic wave to the waveguide. The rotating reflector is provided at the terminal end part of the waveguide and rotatable to reflect the electromagnetic wave supplied by the electromagnetic wave supplier. The ventilator ventilates an inside of the waveguide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: Mimaki Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryuji Yamada, Yoshiki Onozawa, Akira Minemura
  • Patent number: 8308271
    Abstract: A 3D inkjet printer includes an inkjet head and a medium holder configured to hold a medium having a three-dimensional shape. A Y-axial driving mechanism is capable of moving the inkjet head along a Y-axial. A Z-axial supporting mechanism supports the medium holder so as to be movable along a Z-axial direction. An X-axial driving mechanism is capable of moving the Z-axial supporting mechanism along an X-axial direction. A Z-axial driving mechanism is capable of moving the medium holder along the Z-axial direction. The medium holder includes an A-axial driving mechanism capable of swinging the medium along an A-axial direction. The A-axial direction is a rotational direction about a shaft disposed along the Y-axial direction. A B-axial driving mechanism is capable of rotating the medium along a B-axial direction. The B-axial direction is a rotational direction about a shaft disposed perpendicular to the Y-axial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Mimaki Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazutomo Seki, Yoshiki Onozawa, So Inukai, Nobuyuki Ono
  • Patent number: 8267502
    Abstract: An inkjet printer includes an ejector, a wave guide, an electromagnetic wave supplier, and a reflector. The ejector is configured to eject ink toward a medium. Through the wave guide, the medium with the ink ejected by the ejector is inserted. The electromagnetic wave supplier is disposed at a start end of the wave guide to supply electromagnetic waves to the wave guide. The reflector is disposed at a terminal end of the wave guide to reflect the electromagnetic waves supplied by the electromagnetic wave supplier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: Mimaki Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshiki Onozawa, Ryuji Yamada, Akira Minemura, Teruhisa Takano
  • Publication number: 20120188299
    Abstract: To reduce unevenness in print density. A controller of a three-dimensional inkjet printer superimposes noise on a control signal which drive controls an A drive motor 46 and B drive motor 46, and based on the control signal on which the noise is superimposed, drives the A axis drive motor 45 and B axis drive motor 46. Because of this, a medium M revolves while fluctuating minutely in an A axis direction and rotates while fluctuating minutely in a B axis direction, so that the landing positions of ink droplets ejected from an inkjet head 20 deviate non-uniformly in a main scanning direction and sub-scanning direction overall. Because of this, the deviation of dot positions becomes visually inconspicuous, and unevenness in print density decreases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2009
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Applicant: MIMAKI ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazutomo Seki, Akifumi Seki, Yoshiki Onozawa, Nobuyuki Ono
  • Publication number: 20120188303
    Abstract: To reduce unevenness in print density. A three-dimensional inkjet printer has a medium holding portion 40 which holds a medium M on which a vibration generator 50 which applies vibrations to the medium holding portion 40 is mounted. Then, vibrations are generated from the vibration generator 50 when ink droplets are ejected from an inkjet head 20 by relatively moving the medium holding portion 40 and inkjet head 20 while rotating the medium holding portion 40. Because of this, the medium M held by the medium holding portion 40 vibrates, and the landing positions of ink droplets ejected from the inkjet head 20 deviate non-uniformly overall. Because of this, the deviation of dot positions becomes visually inconspicuous, and unevenness in print density decreases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2009
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Applicant: MIMAKI ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshiki Onozawa, Akifumi Seki, Nobuyuki Ono
  • Patent number: 8136935
    Abstract: An inkjet printer includes a plurality of guide walls and a plurality of choke portions. Each of the plurality of guide walls is arranged substantially in parallel with a feeding direction of a medium to provide a guide wall clearance between the plurality of guide walls. The wave guide has a first internal space connected to the guide wall clearance and an electromagnetic-wave supplier and configured to apply the electromagnetic wave to the medium which is introduced into the first internal space. Each of the plurality of choke portions includes a second internal space adjacent to each guide wall and an opening from the second internal space to the guide wall clearance. The second internal space is connected to the first internal space via the guide wall clearance. The second internal space has a length of ?/4 relative to wavelength ? of the electromagnetic wave in the feeding direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: Mimaki Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshiki Onozawa, Ryuji Yamada
  • Publication number: 20120001991
    Abstract: An ultraviolet irradiation unit (100) is provided with an ultraviolet irradiation device (50) and an ink mist sucking and removing device (60). The ink mist sucking and removing device (60) includes a blower fan (62), an air filter (63) and a device cover (61) for forming an air flow passage whose one end is provided with a suction port (64) located in an upper vicinity of a printing object (80) and whose another end is provided with a ventilation port (58a) facing an LED drive circuit board (55). Air in the upper vicinity of a printing object (80) is sucked through the suction port (64) by the blower fan (62), ink mist included in the air is removed by the air filter (63), and cleaned air discharged through the ventilation port (58a) is blown to an LED circuit board (51), an LED drive circuit board (55).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2009
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Applicant: MIMAKI ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshiki Onozawa, Akifumi Seki, Nobuyuki Ono
  • Patent number: 8061833
    Abstract: An inkjet printer includes an inkjet head, an electromagnetic-wave supplier, a wave guide, and a ventilator. The inkjet head is configured to eject ink onto a surface of a medium. The electromagnetic-wave supplier is configured to generate electromagnetic waves. The wave guide has an internal space into which the medium is to be fed. The wave guide is connected to the electromagnetic-wave supplier to apply the electromagnetic waves to the medium. The ventilator is configured to flow a gas in the internal space of the wave guide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: Mimaki Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshiki Onozawa, Ryuji Yamada, Teruhisa Takano
  • Publication number: 20110115849
    Abstract: A 3D inkjet printer includes an inkjet head and a medium holder configured to hold a medium having a three-dimensional shape. A Y-axial driving mechanism is capable of moving the inkjet head along a Y-axial. A Z-axial supporting mechanism supports the medium holder so as to be movable along a Z-axial direction. An X-axial driving mechanism is capable of moving the Z-axial supporting mechanism along an X-axial direction. A Z-axial driving mechanism is capable of moving the medium holder along the Z-axial direction. The medium holder includes an A-axial driving mechanism capable of swinging the medium along an A-axial direction. The A-axial direction is a rotational direction about a shaft disposed along the Y-axial direction. A B-axial driving mechanism is capable of rotating the medium along a B-axial direction. The B-axial direction is a rotational direction about a shaft disposed perpendicular to the Y-axial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2010
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Applicant: MIMAKI ENGINEERING Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazutomo Seki, Yoshiki Onozawa, So Inukai, Nobuyuki Ono
  • Publication number: 20110074864
    Abstract: An inkjet printer includes an ejector, a waveguide, an electromagnetic wave supplier, a rotating reflector, and a ventilator. The ejector ejects ink onto a medium. Through the waveguide, the medium onto which the ink was ejected passes. The waveguide has a starting end part and a terminal end part. The electromagnetic wave supplier is provided at the starting end part of the waveguide to supply an electromagnetic wave to the waveguide. The rotating reflector is provided at the terminal end part of the waveguide and rotatable to reflect the electromagnetic wave supplied by the electromagnetic wave supplier. The ventilator ventilates an inside of the waveguide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2010
    Publication date: March 31, 2011
    Applicant: MIMAKI ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryuji YAMADA, Yoshiki Onozawa, Akira Minemura
  • Publication number: 20100302318
    Abstract: An inkjet printer includes an ejector, a wave guide, an electromagnetic wave supplier, and a reflector. The ejector is configured to eject ink toward a medium. Through the wave guide, the medium with the ink ejected by the ejector is inserted. The electromagnetic wave supplier is disposed at a start end of the wave guide to supply electromagnetic waves to the wave guide. The reflector is disposed at a terminal end of the wave guide to reflect the electromagnetic waves supplied by the electromagnetic wave supplier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2010
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Applicant: MIMAKI ENGINEERING Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshiki Onozawa, Ryuji Yamada, Akira Minemura, Teruhisa Takano
  • Publication number: 20100002038
    Abstract: An inkjet printer includes an inkjet head, a wave guide, an electromagnetic-wave supplier, and a detector. The inkjet head is configured to eject an ink onto a surface of a recording medium. The recording medium onto which the ink has been ejected is to pass through the wave guide. The electromagnetic-wave supplier is configured to supply electromagnetic waves into the wave guide. The detector is configured to detect a parameter relating to a dryness of the recording medium which has passed through the wave guide. The controller is configured to control the electromagnetic-wave supplier to control an intensity of the electromagnetic waves according to the parameter relating to the dryness of the recording medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2009
    Publication date: January 7, 2010
    Applicant: MIMAKI ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshiki Onozawa, Ryuji Yamada
  • Publication number: 20090322843
    Abstract: An inkjet printer includes a plurality of guide walls and a plurality of choke portions. Each of the plurality of guide walls is arranged substantially in parallel with a feeding direction of a medium to provide a guide wall clearance between the plurality of guide walls. The wave guide has a first internal space connected to the guide wall clearance and an electromagnetic-wave supplier and configured to apply the electromagnetic wave to the medium which is introduced into the first internal space. Each of the plurality of choke portions includes a second internal space adjacent to each guide wall and an opening from the second internal space to the guide wall clearance. The second internal space is connected to the first internal space via the guide wall clearance. The second internal space has a length of ?/4 relative to wavelength ? of the electromagnetic wave in the feeding direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2009
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Applicant: MIMAKI ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshiki ONOZAWA, Ryuji Yamada
  • Publication number: 20090322841
    Abstract: An inkjet printer includes an inkjet head, an electromagnetic-wave supplier, a wave guide, and a ventilator. The inkjet head is configured to eject ink onto a surface of a medium. The electromagnetic-wave supplier is configured to generate electromagnetic waves. The wave guide has an internal space into which the medium is to be fed. The wave guide is connected to the electromagnetic-wave supplier to apply the electromagnetic waves to the medium. The ventilator is configured to flow a gas in the internal space of the wave guide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2009
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Applicant: MIMAKI ENGINEERING CO., LTD
    Inventors: Yoshiki Onozawa, Ryuji Yamada, Teruhisa Takano