Patents by Inventor Akio TODORIKI

Akio TODORIKI 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: 9180665
    Abstract: A printer includes a carriage which includes a recording head which performs recording on a sheet, and can move in a predetermined direction, and a frame assembly which is configured of a plurality of frames which configure the periphery of the carriage. The frame assembly is formed by including a main frame, side frames, and a sub-frame as a first frame which does not form a contact face which comes into contact with the carriage, and guide frames as a second frame which forms the contact face, and of which hardness is higher than that of the first frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Satoshi Nakata, Akio Todoriki, Naoki Sakamoto
  • Publication number: 20150165798
    Abstract: A printer includes a carriage which includes a recording head which performs recording on a sheet, and can move in a predetermined direction, and a frame assembly which is configured of a plurality of frames which configure the periphery of the carriage. The frame assembly is formed by including a main frame, side frames, and a sub-frame as a first frame which does not form a contact face which comes into contact with the carriage, and guide frames as a second frame which forms the contact face, and of which hardness is higher than that of the first frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2014
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Inventors: Satoshi NAKATA, Akio TODORIKI, Naoki SAKAMOTO
  • Patent number: 8596779
    Abstract: Provided is a transport apparatus including: a transport roller which is formed in a cylindrical shape such that a pair of facing end portions of a metal sheet is close to each other or abuts on each other, which has a joint provided with a spot welding portion, and in which a high friction layer is formed on a surface thereof to transport a recording medium; and a support portion which supports a portion deviated from the high friction layer of the transport roller so that the transport roller rotates in the circumferential direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Akio Todoriki, Koichi Saito, Kenji Ozawa, Ryoji Uesugi, Katsunori Ono
  • Publication number: 20110221844
    Abstract: Provided is a transport apparatus including: a transport roller which is formed in a cylindrical shape such that a pair of facing end portions of a metal sheet is close to each other or abuts on each other, which has a joint provided with a spot welding portion, and in which a high friction layer is formed on a surface thereof to transport a recording medium; and a support portion which supports a portion deviated from the high friction layer of the transport roller so that the transport roller rotates in the circumferential direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2011
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akio TODORIKI, Koichi SAITO, Kenji OZAWA, Ryoji UESUGI, Katsunori ONO
  • Publication number: 20110079952
    Abstract: A printing apparatus includes a transporting roller formed of a metal plate bent into a cylindrical shape. The transporting roller has a first driving member that transmits a rotational driving force to the transporting roller, and a second driving member that transmits the rotational driving force transmitted thereto to a processing unit that performs printing-related processing. The first and second driving members are provided on one end side of a transporting area where recording media are transported.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2010
    Publication date: April 7, 2011
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Katsunori ONO, Koichi SAITO, Akio TODORIKI