Patents by Inventor Yuu WAKABAYASHI

Yuu WAKABAYASHI 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).

  • Sheet thickness detector and image forming apparatus including same
    Patent number: 9499363
    Abstract: A sheet thickness detector incorporated in an image forming apparatus includes a sheet conveying member to rotate and convey a sheet in a sheet conveyance direction, a driven sheet conveying member to contact the sheet conveying member and form at least one first transfer nip therebetween in a lateral direction and to displace by an amount equivalent to a thickness of the sheet passing through the first transfer nip and rotated with the sheet conveying member in the sheet conveyance direction, a displacement member to contact the sheet conveying member and form a second transfer nip smaller than the first transfer nip in the lateral direction and to displace by an amount equivalent to the thickness of the sheet passing through the second transfer nip and supported at a support member, and a displacement amount detector to detect an amount of displacement of the displacement member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuu Wakabayashi, Ryo Takenaka, Masashi Satoh, Shingo Nishizaki, Yusuke Ozaki, Yuji Ikeda, Hiroshi Okamura, Naohiro Funada, Tomohide Kondoh
  • SHEET THICKNESS DETECTOR AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING SAME
    Publication number: 20150108714
    Abstract: A sheet thickness detector incorporated in an image forming apparatus includes a sheet conveying member to rotate and convey a sheet in a sheet conveyance direction, a driven sheet conveying member to contact the sheet conveying member and form at least one first transfer nip therebetween in a lateral direction and to displace by an amount equivalent to a thickness of the sheet passing through the first transfer nip and rotated with the sheet conveying member in the sheet conveyance direction, a displacement member to contact the sheet conveying member and form a second transfer nip smaller than the first transfer nip in the lateral direction and to displace by an amount equivalent to the thickness of the sheet passing through the second transfer nip and supported at a support member, and a displacement amount detector to detect an amount of displacement of the displacement member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2014
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Yuu WAKABAYASHI, Ryo TAKENAKA, Masashi SATOH, Shingo NISHIZAKI, Yusuke OZAKI, Yuji IKEDA, Hiroshi OKAMURA, Naohiro FUNADA, Tomohide KONDOH
  • Sheet thickness detector and image forming apparatus including same
    Patent number: 8950750
    Abstract: A sheet thickness detector incorporated in an image forming apparatus includes a sheet conveying member to rotate and convey a sheet in a sheet conveyance direction, a driven sheet conveying member to contact the sheet conveying member and form at least one first transfer nip therebetween in a lateral direction and to displace by an amount equivalent to a thickness of the sheet passing through the first transfer nip and rotated with the sheet conveying member in the sheet conveyance direction, a displacement member to contact the sheet conveying member and form a second transfer nip smaller than the first transfer nip in the lateral direction and to displace by an amount equivalent to the thickness of the sheet passing through the second transfer nip and supported at a support member, and a displacement amount detector to detect an amount of displacement of the displacement member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuu Wakabayashi, Ryo Takenaka, Masashi Satoh, Shingo Nishizaki, Yusuke Ozaki, Yuji Ikeda, Hiroshi Okamura, Naohiro Funada, Tomohide Kondoh
  • SHEET THICKNESS DETECTOR AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING SAME
    Publication number: 20140015192
    Abstract: A sheet thickness detector incorporated in an image forming apparatus includes a sheet conveying member to rotate and convey a sheet in a sheet conveyance direction, a driven sheet conveying member to contact the sheet conveying member and form at least one first transfer nip therebetween in a lateral direction and to displace by an amount equivalent to a thickness of the sheet passing through the first transfer nip and rotated with the sheet conveying member in the sheet conveyance direction, a displacement member to contact the sheet conveying member and form a second transfer nip smaller than the first transfer nip in the lateral direction and to displace by an amount equivalent to the thickness of the sheet passing through the second transfer nip and supported at a support member, and a displacement amount detector to detect an amount of displacement of the displacement member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2013
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Yuu WAKABAYASHI, Ryo TAKENAKA, Masashi SATOH, Shingo NISHIZAKI, Yusuke OZAKI, Yuji IKEDA, Hiroshi OKAMURA, Naohiro FUNADA, Tomohide KONDOH