Patents by Inventor Chiaki SHIMADA
Chiaki SHIMADA 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).
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Publication number: 20240391242Abstract: A liquid container is a liquid container configured to contain ink to be ejected onto a medium by a liquid ejection apparatus, the liquid container including a containing unit configured to contain the ink, a containing unit which is disposed not to communicate with the containing unit, and which is configured to contain same ink as the ink contained in the containing unit, and a coupling portion configured to couple the containing units to each other, wherein the containing units include derivation units configured to derive the ink contained in the containing units, and the containing units are individually sealed.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2024Publication date: November 28, 2024Inventors: Takeru OGUCHI, Koki MURAKAMI, Hiroshi SHIOBARA, Tatsuya HOSOKAWA, Shintaro KOMURO, Kazuhiro KOBAYASHI, Yutaro KAJITANI, Chiaki SHIMADA
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Publication number: 20240375413Abstract: A printer includes a line head that ejects ink onto a sheet, a belt conveyance unit that supports the sheet, an upstream conveyance roller pair that conveys the sheet to the belt conveyance unit, a downstream conveyance roller pair that conveys the sheet from the belt conveyance unit, and a controller, wherein the belt conveyance unit can be displaced between a first position opposed to the line head and a second position at a longer distance from the line head than the first position by rotating, and the controller displaces the belt conveyance unit to the second position, and controls the belt conveyance unit, the upstream conveyance roller pair, and the downstream conveyance roller pair such that the sheet forms a curve convex downward in a vertical direction when the conveyance stops.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 6, 2024Publication date: November 14, 2024Inventors: Hiroshi SHIOBARA, Takeru OGUCHI, Tatsuya HOSOKAWA, Chiaki SHIMADA
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Publication number: 20240269998Abstract: A medium transport device includes a first roller that transports a medium in a transport direction, and a control unit that controls the first roller. The control unit rotates the first roller at a first speed when the first roller transports a first medium. When a rear end of the first medium is located downstream of the first roller in the transport direction and a leading end of a second medium transported subsequently to the first medium is located upstream of the first roller in the transport direction, the control unit can perform a deceleration control of decelerating the first roller to a second speed slower than the first speed.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2024Publication date: August 15, 2024Inventors: Chiaki SHIMADA, Takeru OGUCHI, Hiroshi SHIOBARA, Tatsuya HOSOKAWA
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Publication number: 20240253376Abstract: A printing system includes a first printing section configured to print by ejecting ink from a first printing section onto the surface of a medium; a second printing section that is provided downstream of the first printing section in the transport direction of the medium and that is configured to print by ejecting ink onto the rear surface of the transported medium; and a control section, wherein when printing on both surfaces of the medium, the control section determines which of first print data and second print data is to be printed first at the first printing section and later at the second printing section, based on the print duties of the first print data to be printed on the first surfaces, which is one surface of the medium, and the second print data to be printed on the second surfaces, which is the other surface of the medium.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2024Publication date: August 1, 2024Inventor: Chiaki SHIMADA
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Publication number: 20240165974Abstract: A relay transport device that is positioned between a recording device, which performs recording on a medium, and a feeding device, which is disposed outside the recording device and which feeds the medium to the recording device, and that relays and transports the medium fed from the feeding device to the recording device is a unit that forms a transport path for transporting the medium, and includes a relay unit, which has a medium discharge section for discharging the medium toward a receiving section of the recording device, and a coupling section, which couples together the relay unit and a support base that supports the relay unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2023Publication date: May 23, 2024Inventors: Chiaki SHIMADA, Katsumi OKAMOTO
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Publication number: 20240059080Abstract: A relay transport device configured to relay and transport a medium fed from the feeding device to the recording device includes a first restriction section having a first restriction surface configured to position one first edge of the medium in a width direction of the medium fed from the feeding device; a transport section configured to transport the medium toward the first restriction surface; a first auxiliary guide disposed downstream of the first restriction section in the transport direction and having a first auxiliary guide surface configured to restrict a position of the first edge of the medium; and a second auxiliary guide disposed on an opposite side from the first auxiliary guide with the medium interposed therebetween and having a second auxiliary guide surface configured to restrict a position of a second edge of the medium on the opposite side from the first edge.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2023Publication date: February 22, 2024Inventors: Chiaki SHIMADA, Katsuyuki KONDO
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Publication number: 20240059512Abstract: A relay transport device that is positioned between a recording device, which is performs recording on a medium, and a feeding device, which is disposed outside the recording device and feeds the medium to the recording device, and that is configured to relay the medium fed from the feeding device and transport the medium to the recording device includes a first restriction section having a first restriction surface configured to position a first edge, which is one edge in a width direction that intersects the transport direction, of the medium fed from the feeding device; a transport belt configured to transport the medium toward the first restriction surface in an intersecting direction, which intersects the transport direction and the width direction; and a suction section configured to suck the medium via a through hole provided in the transport belt.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2023Publication date: February 22, 2024Inventors: Chiaki SHIMADA, Katsuyuki KONDO
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Publication number: 20240059513Abstract: A relay transport device is configured to relay a medium fed from the feeding device and transport the medium to the recording device. The relay transport device includes a first restriction section having a first restriction surface configured to position a first edge, which is one edge in a width direction, a first transport belt configured to transport the medium toward the first restriction surface in a first direction, which intersects the transport direction and the width direction, a second transport belt that is provided downstream of the first transport belt in the transport direction and that is configured to transport the medium toward the first restriction surface in a second direction, which intersects the transport direction and the width direction, and a suction section configured to suck the medium via a through hole provided in the first transport belt and the second transport belt.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2023Publication date: February 22, 2024Inventors: Chiaki SHIMADA, Katsuyuki KONDO
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Patent number: 11897159Abstract: A post-processing apparatus includes a transport path having a first path member and a second path member, a punching member disposed on the transport path to perform punching on the medium. The transport path includes a first transport path disposed downstream of the punching member in a transport direction and a second transport path continuously extending downstream of the first transport path in the transport path, the second transport path having a curved shape to hold the medium in a curved state, the first path member in the second transport path forms an outer side of the curved shape and is disposed at a position further separated from the first surface than the first path member in the first transport path, and an upstream end in the transport direction of the medium in the curved state is moved from the first transport path to the second transport path.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2022Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Kohei Ueno, Chiaki Shimada, Kazuhisa Kawakami
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Publication number: 20230399186Abstract: A medium transport device includes a belt unit and a first support section and a second support section configured to pivotably support the belt unit, wherein the first support section includes a first frame and a second frame that is a flame configured to detach from and attach to the first frame, and configured to pivotably support the belt unit and a direction in the width direction from a the center of a transport belt toward the first support section is an outer direction, the second frame is positioned in the outer direction with respect to the first frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2023Publication date: December 14, 2023Inventors: Chiaki SHIMADA, Toshikazu KOTAKA
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Publication number: 20230017851Abstract: A processing system includes a stacker on which at least one medium recorded with an image is stacked, a holding unit configured to hold the medium, a processing path extending from the stacker to the holding unit, a pick roller configured to transport the medium from the stacker to the processing path, a reading unit configured to read the medium transported through the processing path, and a control unit configured to store indication data indicating an index of whether to transport a medium to the holding unit, wherein, when receiving a processing instruction from a user, the control unit is configured to cause the pick roller to transport a medium from the stacker to the processing path, and determine whether to transport the medium to the holding unit, based on read data and the indication data, the read data being acquired by reading the medium by the reading unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2022Publication date: January 19, 2023Inventors: Hirohisa KODAIRA, Chiaki SHIMADA, Kohei UENO
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Publication number: 20220398551Abstract: In a worker selection system that selects a worker who performs restoration work on a device that failed, the system includes a failure information reception unit that receives failure information including information about a content of the failure and information about an identification of the device, a worker information storage unit that stores worker information including information about a failure handling ability of the worker and information about a location of the worker, an area information storage unit that stores area information about a setting area including a location of the device and changing depending on a setting, and a worker selection unit that selects, based on the worker information and the area information, the worker who has an ability to handle the failure and is present in the setting area as a candidate to be dispatched.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2022Publication date: December 15, 2022Inventors: Chiaki SHIMADA, Kohei UENO
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Publication number: 20220380162Abstract: A post-processing device includes a processing tray, an aligning plate, a transport section, a feeding section, and a pressing section. A sheet before being subjected to stapling processing by a stapler is to be mounted on the processing tray. The aligning plate aligns ends of a plurality of sheets. The transport section transports the sheet toward the aligning plate. The feeding section is provided between the transport section and the aligning plate and feeds the sheet in a transport direction. The pressing section is provided between the transport section and the aligning plate and applies, to the sheet, a pressing force having a component in a direction opposite from the transport direction. Further, the pressing section applies the pressing force to the sheet before the feeding section applies a feeding force to the sheet.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2022Publication date: December 1, 2022Inventors: Hiroyuki KOSUGE, Chiaki SHIMADA, Kenji UCHIBORI, Naoki UEMURA, Shun HARA, Hirohisa KODAIRA, Riku MAEDA
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Patent number: 11505423Abstract: A loading unit includes a processing tray, alignment units, and a paddle. In the processing tray, a medium is placed. The alignment units are disposed an interval in a Y direction to align a downstream tip end in a positive A direction of the medium. The paddle moves the medium that has been fed onto the processing tray toward the alignment units. A coefficient of friction of a contact surface of the alignment unit is higher than a coefficient of friction of a front face of the alignment unit, and the contact surface is positioned downstream of the front face in the positive A direction.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2021Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Chiaki Shimada, Masaki Miyazawa, Kei Sadakuni, Hirohisa Kodaira
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Patent number: 11427428Abstract: A medium discharging device includes a side cursor, a moving unit, a discharge unit, and a side guide. The side cursor is provided in a processing tray and is provided movable in an intersecting direction intersecting a discharging direction of the medium, aligns an end portion of a media bundle in the intersecting direction, and guides the media bundle in the discharging direction when the media bundle is discharged. The moving unit moves the side cursor in the intersecting direction. The discharge unit discharges the media bundle from the processing tray to the discharge tray where the media bundle is placed. When the media bundle is discharged, the side guide is disposed alongside the side cursor in the discharging direction and restricts movement of the media bundle in the intersecting direction, which is discharged by the discharger.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2020Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Tsuyoshi Furumido, Shota Hiramatsu, Katsuyuki Kondo, Chiaki Shimada
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Publication number: 20220258373Abstract: A post-processing apparatus includes a transport path having a first path member and a second path member, a punching member disposed on the transport path to perform punching on the medium. The transport path includes a first transport path disposed downstream of the punching member in a transport direction and a second transport path continuously extending downstream of the first transport path in the transport path, the second transport path having a curved shape to hold the medium in a curved state, the first path member in the second transport path forms an outer side of the curved shape and is disposed at a position further separated from the first surface than the first path member in the first transport path, and an upstream end in the transport direction of the medium in the curved state is moved from the first transport path to the second transport path.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2022Publication date: August 18, 2022Inventors: Kohei UENO, Chiaki SHIMADA, Kazuhisa KAWAKAMI
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Patent number: 11345560Abstract: A sheet discharging device includes: a pair of medium supporting portions that have support surfaces that support the medium, and support the transported medium by the support surfaces; a stacking portion which is provided vertically below the pair of medium supporting portions and on which the medium dropped from the pair of medium supporting portions is stacked; and a standing wall that aligns the medium by contacting a rear end of the medium in the transport direction supported by the pair of medium supporting portions, and the standing wall includes: a center contacting wall that is provided at a center in the width direction and contacts the rear end of the medium; and recess portions that are provided on both sides of the center contacting wall in the width direction and are recessed in a direction away from the support surfaces.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2020Date of Patent: May 31, 2022Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Katsuyuki Kondo, Chiaki Shimada, Tsuyoshi Furumido, Atsushi Nakazawa
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Patent number: 11203503Abstract: A sheet discharging device includes: a medium supporting portion configured to support a transported medium, the medium supporting portion being configured to swing; a stacking portion which is provided vertically below the medium supporting portion and on which the medium dropped from the medium supporting portion is stacked, the stacking portion being configured to move up and down; and a detecting portion that detects swinging of the medium supporting portion, in which the detecting portion detects the swinging of the medium supporting portion when the medium on the rising stacking portion comes into contact with a lower surface of the medium supporting portion.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2020Date of Patent: December 21, 2021Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Chiaki Shimada
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Patent number: 11155109Abstract: A processing device includes a medium supporting portion having a support surface for supporting at least a front end portion of a transported medium, an aligning portion for aligning the medium supported by the medium supporting portion, a stacking portion provided below the medium supporting portion in a vertical direction, having a stacking surface on which the medium dropped from the medium supporting portion is stacked, and configured to move up and down, and a pressing portion having a pressing surface facing the support surface, the pressing surface being configured to move between a first position and a second position closer to the support surface than the first position, in which the pressing portion is disposed at the first position when the medium is transported to the medium supporting portion, and is disposed at the second position after the aligning portion aligns the medium on the medium supporting portion.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2020Date of Patent: October 26, 2021Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Chiaki Shimada, Tsuyoshi Furumido, Kenji Uchibori, Hirohisa Kodaira
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Publication number: 20210309481Abstract: A loading unit includes a processing tray, alignment units, and a paddle. In the processing tray, a medium is placed. The alignment units are disposed an interval in a Y direction to align a downstream tip end in a positive A direction of the medium. The paddle moves the medium that has been fed onto the processing tray toward the alignment units. A coefficient of friction of a contact surface of the alignment unit is higher than a coefficient of friction of a front face of the alignment unit, and the contact surface is positioned downstream of the front face in the positive A direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2021Publication date: October 7, 2021Inventors: Chiaki SHIMADA, Masaki MIYAZAWA, Kei SADAKUNI, Hirohisa KODAIRA