Patents by Inventor Yukihide Toda

Yukihide Toda 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).

  • Web conveyance mechanism and image forming apparatus
    Patent number: 7618205
    Abstract: A web conveyance mechanism for conveying a band-type web includes: a side guide provided on one end side of the web in its width direction that guides one end of the web in the width direction which abuts on the side guide and that serves as a positional reference in the width direction for the web; an abutting unit that pushes the web to the side guide and adjusts an abutting force with which the web pushes the side guide; a measuring unit that measures the abutting force with which the web abutting on the side guide pushes the side guide; and a controller that adjusts the abutting unit so as to obtain a desired abutting force based on a result of detection by the measuring unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2009
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Keijirou Hamaba, Yoshihisa Takanozawa, Yukihide Toda
  • Web conveyance mechanism and image forming apparatus
    Publication number: 20070065216
    Abstract: A web conveyance mechanism for conveying a band-type web includes: a side guide provided on one end side of the web in its width direction that guides one end of the web in the width direction which abuts on the side guide and that serves as a positional reference in the width direction for the web; an abutting unit that pushes the web to the side guide and adjusts an abutting force with which the web pushes the side guide; a measuring unit that measures the abutting force with which the web abutting on the side guide pushes the side guide; and a controller that adjusts the abutting unit so as to obtain a desired abutting force based on a result of detection by the measuring unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2006
    Publication date: March 22, 2007
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Keijirou Hamaba, Yoshihisa Takanozawa, Yukihide Toda
  • Multicolor image forming apparatus
    Patent number: 5615001
    Abstract: A plurality of electrostatic recording units are arranged in series along a path for moving a recording sheet of paper, and charged toner images having different colors are formed on the sheet of paper travelled through the path. A paper feeder unit is arranged beneath a paper introduction side of the paper moving path. The sheet of paper carrying the toner image formed thereon is ejected from a paper ejection side of the paper moving path, and is sent to a fixer in which the toner image is fixed on the sheet of paper. The sheet of paper carrying the toner image fixed thereon is sent to a paper receiver tray positioned above the fixer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 25, 1997
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Masato Kawashima, Hideyuki Shimobuchi, Hiroyuki Okitsu, Masato Matsuzuki, Hiroaki Yoshida, Michihiro Fujii, Yukinari Okawa, Masaru Iida, Katsuyasu Ito, Yukihide Toda, Seiji Nagai