Patents by Inventor Hidenori Harada
Hidenori Harada 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: 20230276003Abstract: A scanner includes the following features. A first driven roller sandwiches a document together with a first drive roller and is capable of rotating in a driven manner. A second driven roller sandwiches a document together with a second drive roller and is capable of rotating in a driven manner. A driving unit rotationally drives the first drive roller and the second drive roller. A transmission unit transmits a rotational force from one of the first driven roller and the second driven roller to another of the first driven roller and the second driven roller.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2023Publication date: August 31, 2023Inventors: Kazuhito NODA, Keisuke MIYAUCHI, Kiyotaka NAKAMURA, Shuichi KADOTA, Hidenori HARADA
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Patent number: 11632481Abstract: A scanner including a medium discharging apparatus includes a discharge tray including a first tray configured to receive a front end of a medium discharged by a discharge roller pair and allow placement of the medium therein, and a second tray that is located downstream of the first tray in a medium discharge direction and configured to allow placement of the medium therein, the discharge tray being configured to switch between a first posture in which the first tray and the second tray form a first angle ?1, and a second posture in which the first tray and the second tray form a second angle ?2 smaller than the first angle ?1, without changing the posture of the first tray with respect to the discharge roller pair.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2020Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Hidenori Harada
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Patent number: 11343397Abstract: An image reading apparatus includes a support section in contact with a mounting surface on which the apparatus is mounted, an apparatus body including a reader, the apparatus body, and a position holding section. The position of the apparatus body can be switched between a first position in which the apparatus body is not in use and a second position in which the apparatus body reads a document using the reader, and in which a projected area of the apparatus body on the mounting surface is larger than that in the first position, and the center of gravity of the apparatus body is lower than or equal to a rotation axis center of the apparatus body in a vertical direction viewed in a rotation axis direction of the apparatus body when the apparatus body is in the first position or in the second position.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2021Date of Patent: May 24, 2022Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Seiji Tezuka, Keiichiro Fukumasu, Hidenori Harada, Tomoyuki Mokuo
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Patent number: 11134162Abstract: An image reading apparatus includes a lower unit, and a discharge tray and an upper unit that pivot with respect to the lower unit. An axis center of the discharge tray and an axis center of the upper unit are common, the image reading apparatus includes a first damping portion that damps pivoting of the discharge tray in at least an opening direction, and a second damping portion that damps pivoting of the upper unit in at least a closing direction, and the upper unit is configured to engage with the first damping portion, and, when the upper unit is closed from a state in which at least the discharge tray and the upper unit are opened, in addition to a damping force of the second damping portion, a damping force of the first damping portion is applied to the upper unit.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2020Date of Patent: September 28, 2021Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Keita Fuji, Tomoyuki Mokuo, Hidenori Harada, Kazuya Hirahara, Tokujiro Okuno
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Publication number: 20210243316Abstract: An image reading apparatus includes a support section in contact with a mounting surface on which the apparatus is mounted, an apparatus body including a reader, the apparatus body, and a position holding section. The position of the apparatus body can be switched between a first position in which the apparatus body is not in use and a second position in which the apparatus body reads a document using the reader, and in which a projected area of the apparatus body on the mounting surface is larger than that in the first position, and the center of gravity of the apparatus body is lower than or equal to a rotation axis center of the apparatus body in a vertical direction viewed in a rotation axis direction of the apparatus body when the apparatus body is in the first position or in the second position.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2021Publication date: August 5, 2021Inventors: Seiji TEZUKA, Keiichiro FUKUMASU, Hidenori HARADA, Tomoyuki MOKUO
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Publication number: 20210067643Abstract: An image reading apparatus includes a lower unit, and a discharge tray and an upper unit that pivot with respect to the lower unit. An axis center of the discharge tray and an axis center of the upper unit are common, the image reading apparatus includes a first damping portion that damps pivoting of the discharge tray in at least an opening direction, and a second damping portion that damps pivoting of the upper unit in at least a closing direction, and the upper unit is configured to engage with the first damping portion, and, when the upper unit is closed from a state in which at least the discharge tray and the upper unit are opened, in addition to a damping force of the second damping portion, a damping force of the first damping portion is applied to the upper unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2020Publication date: March 4, 2021Inventors: Keita FUJI, Tomoyuki MOKUO, Hidenori HARADA, Kazuya HIRAHARA, Tokujiro OKUNO
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Publication number: 20200252512Abstract: A scanner including a medium discharging apparatus includes a discharge tray including a first tray configured to receive a front end of a medium discharged by a discharge roller pair and allow placement of the medium therein, and a second tray that is located downstream of the first tray in a medium discharge direction and configured to allow placement of the medium therein, the discharge tray being configured to switch between a first posture in which the first tray and the second tray form a first angle ?1, and a second posture in which the first tray and the second tray form a second angle ?2 smaller than the first angle ?1, without changing the posture of the first tray with respect to the discharge roller pair.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2020Publication date: August 6, 2020Inventor: Hidenori HARADA
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Patent number: 10584005Abstract: A medium feed device includes a feed roller provided to a device body and configured to feed paper, a separator roller provided at a position on the device body facing the feed roller and configured to separate the paper, and a medium support section configured to support the medium in an inclined state upstream of the feed roller. The medium support section is configured with a variable contact angle between the paper supported by the medium support section and the separator roller.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2017Date of Patent: March 10, 2020Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Hidenori Harada, Ryoichi Shuto, Keiichiro Fukumasu, Kazuhiko Tsuyama, Tomoyuki Mokuo, Tokujiro Okuno
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Patent number: 10498914Abstract: A medium discharging device includes a discharging unit which discharges a medium; and a medium receiving tray which receives the medium discharged by the discharging unit, and is switched between an extended state and an accommodated state, in which the medium receiving tray is provided with a base tray, a main extending unit that is accommodated or extended, and at least one sub-extending unit that is accommodated or extended, and in which the base tray forms an accommodating space for accommodating at least the one sub-extending unit, and is provided with a first protrusion portion protruding toward the accommodating space.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2018Date of Patent: December 3, 2019Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Tomoyuki Mokuo, Hidenori Harada
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Publication number: 20190089853Abstract: A medium discharging device includes a discharging unit which discharges a medium; and a medium receiving tray which receives the medium discharged by the discharging unit, and is switched between an extended state and an accommodated state, in which the medium receiving tray is provided with a base tray, a main extending unit that is accommodated or extended, and at least one sub-extending unit that is accommodated or extended, and in which the base tray forms an accommodating space for accommodating at least the one sub-extending unit, and is provided with a first protrusion portion protruding toward the accommodating space.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2018Publication date: March 21, 2019Inventors: Tomoyuki MOKUO, Hidenori HARADA
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Patent number: 10225421Abstract: The likelihood of a medium jamming is reduced or avoided during discharging media to a discharged-sheet receiving tray, and a plurality of media are appropriately discharged to, and stacked on, the discharged-sheet receiving tray. A scanner includes an apparatus body including a reading section that reads a sheet, a discharge roller pair that is provided inside the apparatus body and discharges the sheet after reads in the reading section, and a discharged sheet tray that receives the sheet being discharged by the discharge roller pair. The discharged sheet tray includes a first member that has at least a portion that is located inside the apparatus body. The first member is that supports the medium at a position higher than the placement surface of the discharged sheet tray.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2017Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Hidenori Harada
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Patent number: 10165140Abstract: A medium discharging device includes a discharging unit which discharges a medium; and a medium receiving tray which receives the medium discharged by the discharging unit, and is switched between an extended state and an accommodated state, in which the medium receiving tray is provided with a base tray, a main extendeding unit that is accommodated or extended, and at least one sub-extendeding unit that is accommodated or extended, and in which the base tray forms an accommodating space for accommodating at least the one sub-extendeding unit, and is provided with a first protrusion portion protruding toward the accommodating space.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2017Date of Patent: December 25, 2018Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Tomoyuki Mokuo, Hidenori Harada
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Publication number: 20180194579Abstract: A medium feed device includes a feed roller provided to a device body and configured to feed paper, a separator roller provided at a position on the device body facing the feed roller and configured to separate the paper, and a medium support section configured to support the medium in an inclined state upstream of the feed roller. The medium support section is configured with a variable contact angle between the paper supported by the medium support section and the separator roller.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2017Publication date: July 12, 2018Inventors: Hidenori HARADA, Ryoichi SHUTO, Keiichiro FUKUMASU, Kazuhiko TSUYAMA, Tomoyuki MOKUO, Tokujiro OKUNO
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Publication number: 20180176398Abstract: The likelihood of a medium jamming is reduced or avoided during discharging media to a discharged-sheet receiving tray, and a plurality of media are appropriately discharged to, and stacked on, the discharged-sheet receiving tray. A scanner includes an apparatus body including a reading section that reads a sheet, a discharge roller pair that is provided inside the apparatus body and discharges the sheet after reads in the reading section, and a discharged sheet tray that receives the sheet being discharged by the discharge roller pair. The discharged sheet tray includes a first member that has at least a portion that is located inside the apparatus body. The first member is that supports the medium at a position higher than the placement surface of the discharged sheet tray.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2017Publication date: June 21, 2018Inventor: Hidenori HARADA
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Publication number: 20180007221Abstract: A medium discharging device includes a discharging unit which discharges a medium; and a medium receiving tray which receives the medium discharged by the discharging unit, and is switched between an extended state and an accommodated state, in which the medium receiving tray is provided with a base tray, a main extendeding unit that is accommodated or extended, and at least one sub-extendeding unit that is accommodated or extended, and in which the base tray forms an accommodating space for accommodating at least the one sub-extendeding unit, and is provided with a first protrusion portion protruding toward the accommodating space.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2017Publication date: January 4, 2018Inventors: Tomoyuki MOKUO, Hidenori HARADA
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Patent number: 8964930Abstract: A coupling structure of a fuel assembly includes a screw coupling means to provide a coupling structure of a fuel assembly which prevents foreign matters from mixing in the fuel and in which no vertical play is generated at a fitting portion between a latch sleeve 10 and a lock key 20. The coupling structure of the fuel assembly includes: the latch sleeve 10 having a projecting portion 11 formed at an upper end portion thereof; an upper nozzle 30 having formed therein a latch sleeve installation hole 31 into which the upper end portion of the latch sleeve 10 is inserted; and the lock key 20 which is installed inside the latch sleeve installation hole 31, and which has an opening portion 21 formed on a bottom surface thereof, the opening portion 21 having a shape corresponding to the projecting portion 11. The screw coupling means screw couples the lock key 20 to the upper nozzle 30 with a male screw thread 23 formed on a side surface of the lock key 20.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2008Date of Patent: February 24, 2015Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Hidenori Harada, Masahiko Yamada
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Patent number: D630679Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2009Date of Patent: January 11, 2011Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Ichiro Yoshioka, Kenji Yanagisawa, Hiroto Miyauchi, Tomoyuki Mokuo, Hidenori Harada
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Patent number: D634358Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2009Date of Patent: March 15, 2011Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Ichiro Yoshioka, Kenji Yanagisawa, Hiroto Miyauchi, Tomoyuki Mokuo, Hidenori Harada
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Patent number: D754787Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2014Date of Patent: April 26, 2016Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Ichiro Yoshioka, Seiji Kimura, Kazuhiko Tsuyama, Hidenori Harada
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Patent number: D848427Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2018Date of Patent: May 14, 2019Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Yoriko Hama, Mugio Kawasaki, Takaho Nagumo, Hidenori Harada