Patents Assigned to Murata Kikai Kabushiki Kaisha
  • Patent number: 7324869
    Abstract: The present invention provides a tool information display device for a processing machine which can display information on tools installed in appropriate parts of the processing machine, in an easy-to-understand manner. The present invention allows even the identification numbers of installed tools to be checked in an easy-to-understand manner. The present invention provides a tool information display device for a processing machine 101 having tool magazines 5, 6 on each of which a plurality of tools can be installed. The tool information display device includes tool information managing means 33 for managing information on the tools 7 installed on the tool magazines 5, 6. The tool information display device also includes installation status display means 33 for providing a display 50 of installation status of the tools which reproduces installation and arrangement of the tools on the tool magazine 5, 6 in a pseudo manner, in accordance with the information managed by the tool information managing means 33.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2008
    Assignee: Murata Kikai Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takashi Senda, Makoto Totsugi
  • Patent number: 7324781
    Abstract: An automatic document transportation device includes a document tray, a document discharge tray, a transportation path, a document feed roller, a separating pad, transportation rollers, a Charge Coupled Device (CCD) scanning unit, a Contact Image Sensor (CIS) scanning unit and document discharge rollers. The document tray and the document discharge tray are provided vertically in two stages. The transportation path is formed in the sideways letter-U shape from the document tray to the document discharge tray. The document feed roller and the separating pad are provided in proximity to an inlet of the transportation path, and separate original documents by nipping the original documents in a thickness direction. The transportation rollers nip and transport the original document. The CCD scanning unit is provided directly downstream of a U-turn part of the transportation path and scans a first side of the transported original document.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2008
    Assignee: Murata Kikai Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Nose, Naritoshi Takamatsu, Kenji Koyama
  • Publication number: 20080018045
    Abstract: A paper feed cassette includes a pair of side guides, the side guides are arranged opposite to each other such that the side guides guide both side portions of the recording papers with respect to a transporting direction of the recording papers, and the side guides have a guide width adjusting mechanism for adjusting a guide width. One of the side guides is formed of synthetic resin and includes a position adjusting portion for operating the guide width adjusting mechanism, and the other side guide is formed of a metal plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2007
    Publication date: January 24, 2008
    Applicant: MURATA KIKAI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yasuhiro SAKANASHI
  • Publication number: 20080018956
    Abstract: A digital multi function peripheral functions as a flatbed image scanning device which scans an image of an original document placed on a platen glass. The digital multi function peripheral includes a plastic chassis, which also functions as an outer casing, and a metal frame, which is arranged in a ladder shape by welding bridge members to a separated pair of guide rails. The metal frame is built in the chassis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2007
    Publication date: January 24, 2008
    Applicant: MURATA KIKAI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hirokazu INOUE
  • Patent number: 7320462
    Abstract: An automatic document transportation device includes a shutter, a stopper and a shutter releasing mechanism. The shutter is provided at upstream of a document feed roller and suspended from a cover under a freely swinging state. The stopper is provided on a pickup arm, stops a swing of the shutter so that the shutter restricts a position of a leading edge of an original document on a document tray when the pickup arm is under a standby state, and releases the stop of the shutter when the pickup arm operates in a direction to make contact with the original document. The shutter releasing mechanism moves the pickup arm under the standby state in the direction to make contact with the original document.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2008
    Assignee: Murata Kikai Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Naritoshi Takamatsu
  • Patent number: 7321446
    Abstract: A color image processing device includes n line sensors which are arranged with a prescribed interval L between one another, an image signal output unit which outputs image signals under a prescribed cycle from the line sensors and a line memory which stores the image signals for a plurality of lines and outputs the image signals with a delay. A control unit is provided for controlling to input one of the image signals of a certain cycle into the line memory, and to output an image signal from the line memory by delaying a certain number of lines, in accordance with a prescribed rate of magnification N.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2008
    Assignee: Murata Kikai Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hirofumi Namikawa, Katsushi Mimamino
  • Publication number: 20080012803
    Abstract: In an image forming device, a Light Emitting Diode (LED) head is attached to a slide member. The slide member includes a slidable base side member and a leading end side member which can move with respect to the base side member in a direction that is different from a sliding direction of the base side member. The LED head is provided on the leading end side member, and a positioning pin is provided on the LED head. The LED head is positioned with respect to a photoconductive drum by the positioning pin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2007
    Publication date: January 17, 2008
    Applicant: MURATA KIKAI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takashi NAKANO, Hideatsu SHIMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20080013115
    Abstract: In an image forming device, at an end portion of a middle frame, a first protrusion and a second protrusion are arranged so as to protrude substantially parallel to each other. A plate-shaped arm extends from a leading end of the second protrusion in a direction towards a leading end of the first protrusion. A control protrusion is integrally arranged at a leading end of the plate-shaped arm. On the other hand, a rear side frame has a recessed portion. When the first protrusion, the second protrusion, and the plate-shaped arm are inserted into the recessed portion, the control protrusion passes a latching protrusion provided to the recessed portion, and the control protrusion and the latching protrusion are latched by facing each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2007
    Publication date: January 17, 2008
    Applicant: MURATA KIKAI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Takashi NAKANO
  • Publication number: 20080016084
    Abstract: User information is associated with a user ID and registered in an LDAP server and in a multifunction peripheral. A user can acquire and use the information at the time of transmission processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2007
    Publication date: January 17, 2008
    Applicant: Murata Kikai Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Tomofumi Takagi
  • Publication number: 20080014061
    Abstract: Travel rails are provided in upper and lower layers. Buffers accessible by an overhead traveling vehicle from the travel rail in the upper layer and a buffer accessible by the overhead traveling vehicle from the travel rail in the lower layer are provided. Further, an elevation path connecting the travel rails is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2007
    Publication date: January 17, 2008
    Applicant: MURATA KIKAI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Takanori Izumi
  • Patent number: 7319836
    Abstract: An image forming device includes a device frame and a photoconductive drum. The device frame includes a driving device, a driving gear that transmits a driving force from the driving device, and an urging member that supports the driving gear in a manner capable of moving along a moving direction of a photoconductive drum and urges the driving gear in an opposite direction from a direction in which the photoconductive drum is inserted. The photoconductive drum is inserted in the device frame and includes a driven gear to be engaged with the driving gear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2008
    Assignee: Murata Kikai Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yoshiharu Kuroda
  • Publication number: 20080008108
    Abstract: A file transmission technique that does not make retransmission control complex even in a case in which a transmission error occurs is provided. A communication terminal executes a transmission job for transmitting an inspection indication file to the apparatus. When there is an error either in transmitting the inspection indication file or in receiving an inspection result file, the communication terminal executes a retransmission job after a predetermined time lapses. At this time, if there is a new transmission job generated for the same apparatus, the retransmission job is deleted. Alternatively, if there is a different retransmission job for the same apparatus, a retransmission job that has been generated first is deleted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2007
    Publication date: January 10, 2008
    Applicant: Murata Kikai Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshifumi Tanimoto, Chikayoshi Yazaki
  • Patent number: 7318084
    Abstract: A communication device includes a communication unit that can transmit and receive an electronic mail message via a network. The communication device also includes a control unit forming a device setting form-data described as a structured document, transmitting the formed device setting form-data as an electronic mail message from the communication unit, and updating device setting by a device setting data received as the electronic mail message by the communication unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2008
    Assignee: Murata Kikai Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yoshifumi Tanimoto
  • Publication number: 20080002224
    Abstract: A communication apparatus allows an efficient transmission/reception of a document for a sender and a receiver at their respective desired time and location. When a first user transmits a document using a facsimile machine (transmitting device) managed by a server, first, an account of the transmitting device is registered on the server. In such a state, when the first user inputs an account of a second user as a destination into the transmitting device, the transmitting device inquires the server of a registration status of the second user. The server checks the registration status of the account of the second user. When the account of the second user is registered on any facsimile machine (receiving device), the server notifies the transmitting device that the account of the second user is registered on the receiving device. Then, the transmitting device transmits a connection demand to the receiving device to transmit data of the document.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2007
    Publication date: January 3, 2008
    Applicant: Murata Kikai Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yoshifumi Tanimoto
  • Publication number: 20070295815
    Abstract: A counter with communication function allows the counts of a counting mechanism to be transmitted through a communication line such as the Internet, so that no meter reading by a meter reader is required. A CPU of a control unit checks the time given in a timer and determines whether the current time and date is the date and time to transmit counts. It drives a bar code reader when it is the date and time to transmit the counts, and the bar code reader reads the counts of a counting mechanism of a copy machine and stores it in a memory. The CPU then gives a user or a management company notice of the read counts and counter information, such as a counter number, through a communication interface, a router and an Internet network by Electronic Mail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2007
    Publication date: December 27, 2007
    Applicant: MURATA KIKAI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yutaka MORIWAKI, Shoichiro TAKASAKI
  • Publication number: 20070296585
    Abstract: An ID tag of an article is read at the time of storing the article in a warehouse. An ID and a rack address of the article are written in an ID tag of a bucket. A stacker crane stores the bucket 24 at the rack address written in the ID tag of the bucket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2005
    Publication date: December 27, 2007
    Applicant: MURATA KIKAI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masato Ishida, Yoshinori Mitta
  • Patent number: 7312889
    Abstract: A facsimile machine includes a facsimile communication unit, an Internet facsimile communication unit, and a controller that sets to rotate a scanned image by 90 degrees. When the controller sets to rotate the scanned image by 90 degrees, the facsimile communication unit rotates the scanned image by 90 degrees and transmits the scanned image, and the Internet facsimile communication unit transmits the scanned image without rotating the scanned image by 90 degrees.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2007
    Assignee: Murata Kikai Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Osamu Kimoto
  • Publication number: 20070289844
    Abstract: The present invention provides a conveying system that performs efficient conveyance by using trays each accommodating one workpiece, as basic conveying means, and fully utilizing this advantage of the trays to allow its conveyance form to be changed as required. The conveying system includes a single-pod conveying means 10 for conveying pods 5 one by one, a pod stacking means 50 for stacking a plurality of pods 5, a stacked pod conveying means 60 for conveying the stacked pods 5, and a pod destacking means 50 for destacking the stacked pods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2007
    Publication date: December 20, 2007
    Applicant: MURATA KIKAI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroshi Fukazawa, Masazumi Fukushima, Makoto Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20070292256
    Abstract: The present invention provides a conveying system that enables the automation of handling of each tray, the handling of multiproduct small lots, and the improvement of conveying efficiency, while maintaining cleanliness. The conveying system has a tray loading and unloading means 20 for loading and unloading a plurality of stacked trays 1 into and from a pod 5 and a pod conveying means 10 for conveying the pod 5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2007
    Publication date: December 20, 2007
    Applicant: MURATA KIKAI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroshi Fukazawa, Masazumi Fukushima, Makoto Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20070284217
    Abstract: A conveyor 4 for transporting a reticle cassette 18 is provided. A lifter 16 of a rail vehicle 14 lifts the reticle cassette 18 for transferring the reticle cassette 18 between the inside of a dummy FOUP 22 and the conveyor 4.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2007
    Publication date: December 13, 2007
    Applicant: MURATA KIKAI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yasuhisa Ito