Patents by Inventor Daisuke Abe

Daisuke Abe 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).

  • Publication number: 20250147461
    Abstract: A cartridge includes a photosensitive drum, the movable member movable relative to the photosensitive drum to control an inclination angle of a drive transmission member. The movable member is movable between a first position for reducing an inclination angle of the drive transmission member relative to the photosensitive drum and a second position retracted from the first position. By this, driving connection can be smoothly carried out.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2025
    Publication date: May 8, 2025
    Inventors: Naoki Matsumaru, Ryuta Murakami, Tadashi Horikawa, Akihiro Fujiwara, Akinobu Hirayama, Daisuke Makiguchi, Hiroaki Nosho, Takuro Kanno, Goshi Ozaki, Tachio Kawai, Daisuke Abe
  • Publication number: 20250122657
    Abstract: An editing apparatus displays an editing screen for editing data for a medium to be processed by processing equipment including a printer, a cutting machine, and a sewing machine on a display. The data includes print data to drive the printer, cutting data to drive the cutting machine, and sewing data to drive the sewing machine. The editing apparatus receives an operation for editing the data with the editing screen or the preview screen displayed on the display, edits the data in accordance with the operation received, and outputs the data edited to the printer, the cutting machine, and the sewing machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2024
    Publication date: April 17, 2025
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomotaka Katano, Daisuke Abe, Yuta Kamihira, Sayaka Kurihara, Kazuki Shibata
  • Publication number: 20250103000
    Abstract: [Task] To further develop prior art technique. [SOLUTION] A cartridge includes a first unit, a second unit, a holding portion and a contact force receiving portion. The contact force receiving portion is capable of taking a stand-by position, a first operating position and a second operating position. The holding portion is moved from the first position to the second position, by the contact force receiving portion receiving the contact force and moving to the second operating position in the predetermined direction, in a state in which the second unit is in the separated position, the holding portion is in the first position, and the contact force receiving portion is in the first operating position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2024
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Inventors: TOSHIKI FUJINO, TACHIO KAWAI, TERUHIKO SASAKI, AKINOBU HIRAYAMA, DAISUKE ABE, SHINJIRO TOBA, TAKEO KAWANAMI, SHINICHI NISHIDA, YUICHI FUKUI, YASUYUKI EGAMI
  • Patent number: 12228866
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a main body having a first metal terminal, a plurality of toner cartridges to store toner and including a housing storing the toner, a supporting member provided at one end, and a memory medium including a chip for recording information about the toner cartridge and an electrical contact and being supported by the supporting member, and a tray movable between a housed position and a drawn-out position. The tray includes a frame which can mount the plurality of toner cartridges, a plurality of tray-side electrical contacts provided at the frame and able to contact the electrical contact of the memory medium of the plurality of toner cartridges respectively, and a second metal terminal electrically connected to the plurality of tray-side electrical contacts and able to contact the first metal terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yu Fukasawa, Yukio Kubo, Daisuke Abe, Mitsuhiro Sato, Masahiro Suetsugu, Kengo Sakai
  • Publication number: 20250053119
    Abstract: A process cartridge includes a photosensitive member unit with a photosensitive drum, a developing unit detachably mounted on the photosensitive member, and a toner cartridge detachably mounted on the developing unit. The toner cartridge has a holder including a protruding portion on an end side thereof, and the developing unit is provided with a rotatable lift member on an end side thereof. In a mounted state in which the toner cartridge is mounted on the developing unit, the toner cartridge is maintained in the mounted state by engaging of a first portion of the lift member with the protruding portion, and the toner cartridge is transited from the mounted state to a lifted state in which the toner cartridge is rotated upward by contacting of a second portion of the lift member to the protruding portion with rotation of the lift member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2024
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Inventors: Naoya Asanuma, Daisuke Abe, Yu Fukasawa, Kazutaka Sueshige
  • Patent number: 12221730
    Abstract: An editing apparatus displays an editing screen for editing data for a medium to be processed by processing equipment including a printer, a cutting machine, and a sewing machine on a display. The data includes print data to drive the printer, cutting data to drive the cutting machine, and sewing data to drive the sewing machine. The editing apparatus receives an operation for editing the data with the editing screen or the preview screen displayed on the display, edits the data in accordance with the operation received, and outputs the data edited to the printer, the cutting machine, and the sewing machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomotaka Katano, Daisuke Abe, Yuta Kamihira, Sayaka Kurihara, Kazuki Shibata
  • Patent number: 12204263
    Abstract: A process cartridge includes a photosensitive member unit with a photosensitive drum, a developing unit detachably mounted on the photosensitive member, and a toner cartridge detachably mounted on the developing unit. The toner cartridge has a holder including a protruding portion on an end side thereof, and the developing unit is provided with a rotatable lift member on an end side thereof. In a mounted state in which the toner cartridge is mounted on the developing unit, the toner cartridge is maintained in the mounted state by engaging of a first portion of the lift member with the protruding portion, and the toner cartridge is transited from the mounted state to a lifted state in which the toner cartridge is rotated upward by contacting of a second portion of the lift member to the protruding portion with rotation of the lift member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Naoya Asanuma, Daisuke Abe, Yu Fukasawa, Kazutaka Sueshige
  • Publication number: 20250013192
    Abstract: A cartridge includes a first unit including a photosensitive member and a first frame; a second unit including a developing member and a second frame; a holding portion movable between a first position for holding the second unit at the separated position and a second position for holding the second unit at the developing position; a movable member; and an urging portion. the movable member is movable to a contact force receiving position, a separating force receiving position separating force receiving portion, a first retracted position, and a second retracted position. The urging portion urges the movable member placed at the first retracted position in a direction of moving the movable member toward the contact force receiving position, and urges the movable member placed at the second retracted position in a direction of moving the movable member toward the separating force receiving position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2024
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Inventors: ISAO KOISHI, SHINJIRO TOBA, TAKEO KAWANAMI, SHINICHI NISHIDA, YUICHI FUKUI, YASUYUKI EGAMI, TOSHIKI FUJINO, AKINOBU HIRAYAMA, TERUHIKO SASAKI, TACHIO KAWAI, DAISUKE ABE
  • Publication number: 20240419124
    Abstract: A cartridge includes a holding portion movable, by movement of a developing member in an axial direction of the developing member, between a first position for stably holding a second unit at a spaced position and a second position for stably holding a second unit at a developing position. The cartridge also includes an urging portion for urging the holding portion in a direction from the second position toward the first position in the axial direction of the developing member. At least one of the first gear portion and the second gear portion is a helical gear. When the second gear portion is driven and rotated by the first gear portion, the holding portion is moved from the first position to the second position by the second gear portion receiving a force from the first gear portion. When the second gear portion is not driven by the first gear portion, the holding portion is moved from the second position toward the first position by an urging force of the urging portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2024
    Publication date: December 19, 2024
    Inventors: SOICHI ISHII, TOSHIYA GOTO, YOSUKE KASHIIDE, SHINJIRO TOBA, TAKEO KAWANAMI, SHINICHI NISHIDA, YUICHI FUKUI, YASUYUKI EGAMI, TOSHIKI FUJINO, AKINOBU HIRAYAMA, TERUHIKO SASAKI, TACHIO KAWAI, DAISUKE ABE
  • Patent number: 12169376
    Abstract: A toner cartridge includes a casing accommodating toner and provided with a toner discharge opening, a fan, a closing member capable of shifting between a closed position and an open position for opening a passage. The toner cartridge also includes a drive receiving member for receiving a driving force from outside of the toner cartridge and for transmitting the driving force toward the fan and the closing member by rotation thereof. The closing member periodically moves between the closed position and the open position by receiving the driving force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2024
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Akinobu Hirayama, Toshiki Fujino, Teruhiko Sasaki, Tachio Kawai, Daisuke Abe
  • Publication number: 20240411266
    Abstract: A process cartridge includes a first unit including an image bearing member configured to carry an electrostatic latent image, and a second unit including a developer bearing member configured to develop the electrostatic latent image carried on the image bearing member into a toner image, the second unit being capable of being mounted on the first unit in a mounting direction. The first unit includes a moving member that moves the second unit mounted on the first unit at a mounting position to a detachment position. The second unit includes a storage unit that stores information about the second unit. The moving member is disposed on a first side of the process cartridge in a longitudinal direction of the image bearing member. An electrode of the storage unit is disposed on a second side of the process cartridge in the longitudinal direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2024
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Inventors: Noriyuki Komatsu, Masaki Ojima, Tomonori Mori, Daisuke Abe, Tadayuki Tsuda
  • Publication number: 20240401256
    Abstract: A sewing system includes a sewing machine and a terminal apparatus. The sewing machine includes a needle bar, a communication interface, and a controller. The communication interface is configured to communicate with the terminal apparatus. The controller is configured to perform: receiving sewing data transmitted from the terminal apparatus via the communication interface, the sewing data including needle position data indicating needle positions for sewing an embroidery pattern; performing a sewing control operation of driving the needle bar to sew the embroidery pattern based on the sewing data; and in response to determining that the sewing machine has stopped during execution of the sewing control operation and has restarted and in response to receiving restoration data corresponding to the sewing data from the terminal apparatus via the communication interface, driving the needle bar to resume the sewing control operation based on the restoration data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2024
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Daisuke ABE, Sayaka KURIHARA
  • Patent number: 12158722
    Abstract: A cartridge includes a drum unit and a development unit. The drum unit includes a photosensitive drum, a frame, a transfer roller, and a cleaning member. The development unit includes a development roller, and a memory. The cleaning member is configured to come into contact with the photosensitive drum at a region between a development nip portion and a transfer nip portion in a circumferential direction of the photosensitive drum and at an end portion of the photosensitive drum in a direction of the rotational axis. The frame has an exposing hole through which the memory is exposed from the frame, and a recessed portion that is adjacent to the exposing hole in the direction of the rotational axis, and stores foreign matters removed from the photosensitive drum by the cleaning member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Noriyuki Komatsu, Masaki Ojima, Daisuke Abe, Tomonori Mori, Tadayuki Tsuda, Tetsuya Numata, Naoya Asanuma
  • Publication number: 20240385570
    Abstract: A cartridge includes a drum unit and a development unit. The drum unit includes a photosensitive drum, a frame, a transfer roller, and a cleaning member. The development unit includes a development roller, and a memory. The cleaning member is configured to come into contact with the photosensitive drum at a region between a development nip portion and a transfer nip portion in a circumferential direction of the photosensitive drum and at an end portion of the photosensitive drum in a direction of the rotational axis. The frame has an exposing hole through which the memory is exposed from the frame, and a recessed portion that is adjacent to the exposing hole in the direction of the rotational axis, and stores foreign matters removed from the photosensitive drum by the cleaning member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2024
    Publication date: November 21, 2024
    Inventors: NORIYUKI KOMATSU, MASAKI OJIMA, DAISUKE ABE, TOMONORI MORI, TADAYUKI TSUDA, TETSUYA NUMATA, NAOYA ASANUMA
  • Publication number: 20240377772
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: a main body; a developing cartridge having a housing, a memory medium, a memory medium unit, a developer carrier, and a protrusion portion in the longitudinal direction of the developer carrier; and a tray having a frame, an image bearing member, a guide member provided at one end in the longitudinal direction, an electric contact portion with the memory medium, and a memory unit support portion. The guide member includes a portion which functions as a memory unit support portion, and a downstream portion located downstream of the memory unit support portion in the mounting direction of the developing cartridge. The memory unit support portion guides the protrusion portion to the downstream portion when the developing cartridge is mounted on the frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2024
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Inventors: Yu Fukasawa, Yukio Kubo, Daisuke Abe, Mitsuhiro Sato, Masahiro Suetsugu, Kengo Sakai
  • Patent number: 12130582
    Abstract: To provide a process cartridge, a drum unit capable of receiving a driving force from the main assembly, and an image forming apparatus including the process cartridge. A cartridge is provided with a movable member having a driving force receiving portion. The movable member moves between an advanced position and a retracted position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Daisuke Abe
  • Publication number: 20240329595
    Abstract: A cartridge includes a gear member including a gear portion on an outer peripheral surface of the gear member, a rotational axis, and at least one engaging recess, the gear member being operatively connected to a rotatable member, and a coupling member provided with (i) at least one protrusion that is capable of receiving a driving force and (ii) at least one engaging projection that is engageable with the at least one engaging recess of the gear member. The coupling member is movable relative to the gear member in the direction of the rotational axis of the gear member between a first position and a second position. The gear member is not engageable with the engaging projection of the coupling member when the coupling member is in the second position, and the engaging recess of the gear member is engageable with the engaging projection of the coupling member and the gear member receives a driving force from the coupling member when the coupling member is in the first position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2024
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Inventor: Daisuke Abe
  • Publication number: 20240319631
    Abstract: A movable member includes a frame, a mounting portion, a rotatable image bearing member, a charging member, and a cleaning member. The cleaning member includes a base portion including a first surface positioned on one side of the frame, a second surface positioned on the other side of the frame, and a third surface, and includes a projected portion. The projected portion includes a first side surface positioned on the aforementioned the other side and a second side surface positioned on the aforementioned one side. The first side surface is positioned between the first surface and the second surface. The first side surface constitutes an end surface of the projected portion on the aforementioned the other side with respect to the axial direction, and the second side surface constitutes an end surface of the projected portion on the aforementioned one side with respect to the axial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2024
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Inventors: Kazutaka Sueshige, Daisuke Abe
  • Patent number: 12099325
    Abstract: A process cartridge includes a first unit including an image bearing member configured to carry an electrostatic latent image, and a second unit including a developer bearing member configured to develop the electrostatic latent image carried on the image bearing member into a toner image, the second unit being capable of being mounted on the first unit in a mounting direction. The first unit includes a moving member that moves the second unit mounted on the first unit at a mounting position to a detachment position. The second unit includes a storage unit that stores information about the second unit. The moving member is disposed on a first side of the process cartridge in a longitudinal direction of the image bearing member. An electrode of the storage unit is disposed on a second side of the process cartridge in the longitudinal direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Noriyuki Komatsu, Masaki Ojima, Tomonori Mori, Daisuke Abe, Tadayuki Tsuda
  • Publication number: 20240272567
    Abstract: A toner cartridge includes a frame including a toner accommodating chamber provided with a discharge opening; an elastic seal provided with a through hole; a pump communicating with the toner accommodating chamber; a sealing member capable of taking a sealing state for sealing the toner discharged through the through hole of the elastic seal and a discharging state for discharging the toner, discharged through the through hole, through the discharge opening; and a nipping member provided with an opening through which the toner passed through the discharge opening and the through hole is discharged to an outside of the toner cartridge. The nipping member nips the sealing member at a predetermined nipping pressure in cooperation with the elastic seal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2024
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Inventors: TOSHIKI FUJINO, TACHIO KAWAI, TERUHIKO SASAKI, DAISUKE ABE, YASUNORI TORIYAMA, KAORI NOGUCHI