Patents by Inventor Fumiya TAKINO

Fumiya TAKINO 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: 10144218
    Abstract: A flow path member includes a plurality of flow paths including a first flow path, a filter chamber which communicates with the first flow path and is provided with a filter, and a second flow path which communicates with the filter chamber, in which the filter is disposed so that a direction including a direction where liquid of the first flow path or the second flow path flows is a surface direction, and in which a plurality of filter chambers are disposed at positions where at least the filter chambers partially overlap each other in a normal direction with respect to the surface direction of the filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Fumiya Takino
  • Publication number: 20180201013
    Abstract: The liquid ejecting apparatus includes a liquid ejecting head configured to eject liquid from the nozzles, a supply flow path configured to supply liquid to the liquid ejecting head, and a pressurizing mechanism that has a liquid chamber disposed in the middle of the supply flow path and a pressure-receiving portion constituting a portion of a wall of the liquid chamber. The pressurizing mechanism is configured to pressurize a region downstream of the liquid chamber when the pressure-receiving portion receives an external force, The liquid chamber is arranged side by side with the liquid ejecting head in a state where the pressure-receiving portion is positioned on an opposite side of the liquid ejecting head when viewed in plan view from above.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2017
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Inventors: Takuya OKINA, Izumi NOZAWA, Eiichiro WATANABE, Fumiya TAKINO
  • Patent number: 10005280
    Abstract: A liquid ejecting head (100) includes a pressure chamber substrate (34) on which pressure chamber spaces (342) are formed; a flow path substrate (32) which includes a first face (F1) on which the pressure chamber substrate (34) is provided, and a second face (F2) on a side opposite to the first face (F1), and on which a space (R1), a supply hole (322) which causes the space (R1) and the pressure chamber space (342) to communicate, and a communicating hole (324) which communicates with the pressure chamber space (342) are formed; a nozzle plate (52) which is provided on the second face (F2), and on which nozzles (N) which communicate with the communicating hole (324) are formed; a housing (40) which is provided on the first face (F1), and in which a space (R2) which communicates with the space (R1) of the flow path substrate (32), and an opening portion (422) which communicates with the space (R2) are formed; a flexible compliance unit (54) which is provided on the second face (F2), and seals the communicating
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Fumiya Takino, Shunsuke Watanabe, Kenta Anegawa
  • Patent number: 9994024
    Abstract: A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a liquid ejecting head that has a nozzle opening surface in which the nozzles open, a displacing mechanism formed to change a posture of the liquid ejecting head between a first posture in which the nozzle opening surface is inclined with respect to the horizontal and a second posture in which an inclination of the nozzle opening surface is smaller than the inclination of the nozzle opening surface in the first posture, and a wiping member to wipe the liquid ejecting head. On the nozzle opening surface, if a vertical lower end in the first posture is a first end and a vertical upper end in the first posture is a second end, the wiping member wipes the liquid ejecting head from the first end side toward the second end side when the liquid ejecting head is in the second posture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Fumiya Takino, Eiichiro Watanabe, Kazunori Mori
  • Patent number: 9962934
    Abstract: A liquid ejecting head includes a plurality of actuators, a plurality of pressure chambers that are provided so as to correspond to the actuators, and communicate with a common liquid chamber, a first member that defines the common liquid chamber, and includes a compliance sheet that absorbs vibrations of liquid on an upstream side of the common liquid chamber, and an inlet that is formed so as to penetrate the compliance sheet, a canopy portion that is provided at an open peripheral edge of the inlet of the first member, and has a receiving surface to which the compliance sheet is joined, and a receiving portion that is provided opposite the inlet across the canopy portion, and receives liquid introduced from the inlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Shunsuke Watanabe, Shingo Tomimatsu, Fumiya Takino
  • Publication number: 20180022097
    Abstract: A liquid ejecting head (100) includes a pressure chamber substrate (34) on which pressure chamber spaces (342) are formed; a flow path substrate (32) which includes a first face (F1) on which the pressure chamber substrate (34) is provided, and a second face (F2) on a side opposite to the first face (F1), and on which a space (R1), a supply hole (322) which causes the space (R1) and the pressure chamber space (342) to communicate, and a communicating hole (324) which communicates with the pressure chamber space (342) are formed; a nozzle plate (52) which is provided on the second face (F2), and on which nozzles (N) which communicate with the communicating hole (324) are formed; a housing (40) which is provided on the first face (F1), and in which a space (R2) which communicates with the space (R1) of the flow path substrate (32), and an opening portion (422) which communicates with the space (R2) are formed; a flexible compliance unit (54) which is provided on the second face (F2), and seals the communicating
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2016
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventors: Fumiya TAKINO, Shunsuke WATANABE, Kenta ANEGAWA
  • Patent number: 9827764
    Abstract: A liquid ejecting head includes a pressure chamber substrate in which a pressure chamber space is formed, a flow path substrate having a first surface on which the pressure chamber substrate is installed and a second surface that is on the opposite side to the first surface, and in which a first space, a supply hole that enables communication between the first space and the pressure chamber space, and a communication hole that communicates with the pressure chamber space are formed, a nozzle plate that is installed on the second surface and in which a nozzle that communicates with the communication hole is formed, a second space that is installed on the first surface and that communicates with the first space of the flow path substrate, a housing unit in which an opening portion that communicates with the second space is formed, a compliance unit that is flexible and installed on the second surface and that seals the communication hole and the first space, and a beam-like portion that extends between inner wa
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Fumiya Takino, Shunsuke Watanabe, Kenta Anegawa
  • Patent number: 9821565
    Abstract: The invention is to provide a liquid ejecting head including a flow path member which allows a capacity of an air bubble chamber to be increased as much as possible and in which a filter is not clogged even when the variation of a liquid consumption amount is large, and a liquid ejecting apparatus including the flow path member. Alternatively, the invention is to provide a liquid ejecting head including a flow path member which allows a capacity of an air bubble chamber to be increased as much as possible while being miniaturized in a transporting direction and a liquid ejecting apparatus including the flow path member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Masahisa Nawano, Fumiya Takino
  • Publication number: 20170274655
    Abstract: A liquid ejecting head includes a plurality of actuators, a plurality of pressure chambers that are provided so as to correspond to the actuators, and communicate with a common liquid chamber, a first member that defines the common liquid chamber, and includes a compliance sheet that absorbs vibrations of liquid on an upstream side of the common liquid chamber, and an inlet that is formed so as to penetrate the compliance sheet, a canopy portion that is provided at an open peripheral edge of the inlet of the first member, and has a receiving surface to which the compliance sheet is joined, and a receiving portion that is provided opposite the inlet across the canopy portion, and receives liquid introduced from the inlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2017
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Inventors: Shunsuke WATANABE, Shingo TOMIMATSU, Fumiya TAKINO
  • Publication number: 20170274651
    Abstract: A flow path member includes a plurality of flow paths including a first flow path, a filter chamber which communicates with the first flow path and is provided with a filter, and a second flow path which communicates with the filter chamber, in which the filter is disposed so that a direction including a direction where liquid of the first flow path or the second flow path flows is a surface direction, and in which a plurality of filter chambers are disposed at positions where at least the filter chambers partially overlap each other in a normal direction with respect to the surface direction of the filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2017
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Inventor: Fumiya TAKINO
  • Publication number: 20170232750
    Abstract: A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a liquid ejecting head that has a nozzle opening surface in which the nozzles open, a displacing mechanism formed to change a posture of the liquid ejecting head between a first posture in which the nozzle opening surface is inclined with respect to the horizontal and a second posture in which an inclination of the nozzle opening surface is smaller than the inclination of the nozzle opening surface in the first posture, and a wiping member to wipe the liquid ejecting head. On the nozzle opening surface, if a vertical lower end in the first posture is a first end and a vertical upper end in the first posture is a second end, the wiping member wipes the liquid ejecting head from the first end side toward the second end side when the liquid ejecting head is in the second posture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: Fumiya TAKINO, Eiichiro WATANABE, Kazunori MORI
  • Publication number: 20170225457
    Abstract: A liquid ejecting head may include a driver element that ejects liquid in a pressure chamber from a nozzle, a liquid storage chamber that stores liquid to be supplied to the pressure chamber, and a driver IC that drives the driver element. At least a part of the liquid storage chamber overlaps with both the driver element and the driver IC when viewed in plan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2017
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Inventors: Shunsuke WATANABE, Fumiya TAKINO, Shingo TOMIMATSU
  • Publication number: 20170225456
    Abstract: A liquid ejecting head includes a pressure chamber that communicates with a nozzle which ejects liquid, a liquid chamber that communicates with the pressure chamber, a flexible compliance member that defines a portion of the liquid chamber, and a pressure adjusting mechanism that adjusts a supply pressure of liquid supplied to the liquid chamber. The pressure adjusting mechanism can adjust displacement of the compliance member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2017
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Inventors: Shunsuke WATANABE, Fumiya TAKINO, Shingo TOMIMATSU, Hiroshige OWAKI, Takahiro KANEGAE
  • Patent number: 9586402
    Abstract: A liquid ejecting head comprising: a head body that ejects liquid droplets from a liquid ejecting surface; a wiring substrate electrically connected to the head body; a holder member to which the head bodies are fixed, and that includes a flow channel to the head bodies, and a wiring through hole through which the wiring substrate passes; a circuit substrate that includes a connection portion electrically connected to the wiring substrate, and a substrate that arranges the connection portion on both surfaces thereof and stands in a direction intersecting the liquid ejecting surface; a set of a first correction plate facing each other with respect to each of both surfaces of the substrate of the circuit substrate for correcting the holder member; and a cover member that accommodates the circuit substrate fixed to the holder member and the first correction plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Yuko Komatsu, Ryota Kinoshita, Fumiya Takino
  • Publication number: 20160279938
    Abstract: A liquid ejecting head includes a pressure chamber substrate in which a pressure chamber space is formed, a flow path substrate having a first surface on which the pressure chamber substrate is installed and a second surface that is on the opposite side to the first surface, and in which a first space, a supply hole that enables communication between the first space and the pressure chamber space, and a communication hole that communicates with the pressure chamber space are formed, a nozzle plate that is installed on the second surface and in which a nozzle that communicates with the communication hole is formed, a second space that is installed on the first surface and that communicates with the first space of the flow path substrate, a housing unit in which an opening portion that communicates with the second space is formed, a compliance unit that is flexible and installed on the second surface and that seals the communication hole and the first space, and a beam-like portion that extends between inner wa
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2016
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Inventors: Fumiya TAKINO, Shunsuke WATANABE, Kenta ANEGAWA
  • Publication number: 20160250859
    Abstract: The invention is to provide a liquid ejecting head including a flow path member which allows a capacity of an air bubble chamber to be increased as much as possible and in which a filter is not clogged even when the variation of a liquid consumption amount is large, and a liquid ejecting apparatus including the flow path member. Alternatively, the invention is to provide a liquid ejecting head including a flow path member which allows a capacity of an air bubble chamber to be increased as much as possible while being miniaturized in a transporting direction and a liquid ejecting apparatus including the flow path member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2016
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Inventors: Masahisa NAWANO, Fumiya TAKINO
  • Patent number: 9272551
    Abstract: A liquid ejecting apparatus includes: a liquid ejecting head unit which has liquid ejecting heads that eject liquid; an in-head roller which abuts against a landing surface of an ejecting medium; and a frame which pivotally supports the in-head roller. The liquid ejecting head unit is provided to be able to ascend and descend with respect to the frame. In the liquid ejecting head unit, at least two head rows, each of which includes the liquid ejecting heads and a void aligned in a reference direction intersecting a transporting direction of the ejecting medium, are arranged in the transporting direction. The in-head roller is disposed at a position where at least a part of the in-head roller faces the void, in a direction which is orthogonal to the landing surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Fumiya Takino, Taku Hirashima
  • Publication number: 20150352855
    Abstract: The invention is to provide a liquid ejecting head including a flow path member which allows a capacity of an air bubble chamber to be increased as much as possible and in which a filter is not clogged even when the variation of a liquid consumption amount is large, and a liquid ejecting apparatus including the flow path member. Alternatively, the invention is to provide a liquid ejecting head including a flow path member which allows a capacity of an air bubble chamber to be increased as much as possible while being miniaturized in a transporting direction and a liquid ejecting apparatus including the flow path member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2015
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Inventors: Masahisa NAWANO, Fumiya TAKINO
  • Publication number: 20150273907
    Abstract: A liquid ejecting apparatus includes: a liquid ejecting head unit which has liquid ejecting heads that eject liquid; an in-head roller which abuts against a landing surface of an ejecting medium; and a frame which pivotally supports the in-head roller. The liquid ejecting head unit is provided to be able to ascend and descend with respect to the frame. In the liquid ejecting head unit, at least two head rows, each of which includes the liquid ejecting heads and a void aligned in a reference direction intersecting a transporting direction of the ejecting medium, are arranged in the transporting direction. The in-head roller is disposed at a position where at least a part of the in-head roller faces the void, in a direction which is orthogonal to the landing surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2015
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventors: Fumiya TAKINO, Taku HIRASHIMA
  • Patent number: D802658
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Fumiya Takino, Taku Hirashima