Patents by Inventor Hideo Sugimura
Hideo Sugimura 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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Patent number: 11878513Abstract: A recording device includes a recording head, a conveyance portion that conveys a liquid-ejected medium so that the liquid-ejected medium passes through a position facing the recording head, a supply portion for air, and an air blowing mechanism that is disposed on an upstream side of the recording head in a relative moving direction between the recording head and the liquid-ejected medium, the air blowing mechanism including an air blow-out port for blowing out air from the supply portion toward a gap between the recording head and the liquid-ejected medium. The air blow-out port includes a plurality of slits that are lined up in a direction intersecting the relative moving direction, and the plurality of slits are lined up in the direction intersecting the relative moving direction so that long sides of the adjacent slits have regions facing each other in a direction orthogonal to the long sides.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2022Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Motomi Tsuyuki, Yasushi Iijima, Yusuke Imahashi, Hiroshi Arimizu, Arihito Miyakoshi, Yoshinori Itoh, Hideo Sugimura, Takashi Horiba, Seiji Suzuki
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Patent number: 11590757Abstract: A discharge apparatus includes a discharge unit configured to discharge a liquid to a medium, a suction unit, and a supply unit configured to supply a gas to the suction unit. The suction unit includes an opening facing the medium, and a suction groove including an arc-shaped inner wall surface inside the opening and configured to suck mist around the medium. An outlet portion configured to blow out the gas supplied from the supply unit toward the inner wall surface is provided in the opening.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2020Date of Patent: February 28, 2023Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hiroshi Arimizu, Yoshinori Itoh, Motomi Tsuyuki, Yusuke Imahashi, Arihito Miyakoshi, Yasushi Iijima, Hideo Sugimura, Takashi Horiba, Akira Fujikake, Masahiko Kubota
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Publication number: 20230032186Abstract: A recording device includes a recording head, a conveyance portion that conveys a liquid-ejected medium so that the liquid-ejected medium passes through a position facing the recording head, a supply portion for air, and an air blowing mechanism that is disposed on an upstream side of the recording head in a relative moving direction between the recording head and the liquid-ejected medium, the air blowing mechanism including an air blow-out port for blowing out air from the supply portion toward a gap between the recording head and the liquid-ejected medium. The air blow-out port includes a plurality of slits that are lined up in a direction intersecting the relative moving direction, and the plurality of slits are lined up in the direction intersecting the relative moving direction so that long sides of the adjacent slits have regions facing each other in a direction orthogonal to the long sides.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2022Publication date: February 2, 2023Inventors: Motomi Tsuyuki, Yasushi Iijima, Yusuke Imahashi, Hiroshi Arimizu, Arihito Miyakoshi, Yoshinori Itoh, Hideo Sugimura, Takashi Horiba, Seiji Suzuki
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Publication number: 20220410599Abstract: A recording apparatus includes a supply portion for supplying an airflow, a blowing port that is formed in a slit-like form following a width direction orthogonal to a conveying direction of a discharged medium, for blowing out the airflow supplied from the supply portion, the blowing port being formed with a channel, through which the airflow flows, extending in a direction substantially perpendicular to a conveyance region of the discharged medium, from an inlet side at which the airflow is introduced, to an outlet side, and a supporting member provided on the inlet side of the blowing port to support opposing wall faces of the blowing port, while allowing passage of the airflow. The blowing port has a narrow portion that partially narrows a width of the channel, father on the outlet side than the supporting member of the wall faces forming the channel.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2022Publication date: December 29, 2022Inventors: Yoshinori Itoh, Yusuke Imahashi, Hiroshi Arimizu, Motomi Tsuyuki, Arihito Miyakoshi, Yasushi Iijima, Hideo Sugimura, Takashi Horiba
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Publication number: 20210170754Abstract: A discharge apparatus includes a discharge unit configured to discharge a liquid to a medium a suction unit and a supply unit configured to supply a gas to the suction unit. The suction unit includes an opening facing the medium, and a suction groove including an arc-shaped inner wall surface inside the opening and configured to suck mist on the medium. An outlet portion configured to blow out the gas supplied from the supply unit toward the inner wall surface is provided in the opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2020Publication date: June 10, 2021Inventors: Hiroshi Arimizu, Yoshinori Itoh, Motomi Tsuyuki, Yusuke Imahashi, Arihito Miyakoshi, Yasushi Iijima, Hideo Sugimura, Takashi Horiba, Akira Fujikake, Masahiko Kubota
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Patent number: 10350902Abstract: A collection unit configured to collect ink mist generated due to a discharge of ink from a head configured to discharge the ink includes a filter for capturing the ink mist and a liquid supply portion configured to supply a liquid to the filter.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2018Date of Patent: July 16, 2019Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Arihito Miyakoshi, Masahiko Kubota, Yusuke Imahashi, Hiroshi Arimizu, Yoshinori Itoh, Hideo Sugimura, Takashi Horiba, Akira Fujikake
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Publication number: 20190009567Abstract: A collection unit configured to collect ink mist generated due to a discharge of ink from a head configured to discharge the ink includes a filter for capturing the ink mist and a liquid supply portion configured to supply a liquid to the filter.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2018Publication date: January 10, 2019Inventors: Arihito Miyakoshi, Masahiko Kubota, Yusuke Imahashi, Hiroshi Arimizu, Yoshinori Itoh, Hideo Sugimura, Takashi Horiba, Akira Fujikake
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Patent number: 8876419Abstract: In a printing system capable of selectively performing duplex printing and simplex printing, a first input unit and a second input unit are adjacent to each other. A first output unit and a second output unit are adjacent to each other. In duplex printing, a sheet supplied from the first input unit is printed on a first side thereof in a first printing apparatus and the traveling direction thereof is changed at a changing unit while the sheet is reversed, and then the sheet is printed on a second side thereof in a second printing apparatus and output to the second output unit. In simplex printing, a sheet supplied from the first or second input unit is printed on one side thereof and the traveling direction thereof is changed at the changing unit, and then the sheet is output to the first or second output unit.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2011Date of Patent: November 4, 2014Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hideo Sugimura, Takashi Nojima, Shinya Asano
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Patent number: 8876418Abstract: In a printing system capable of selectively performing duplex printing and simplex printing, a switching unit switches a sheet travel path between a first path and a second path parallel to each other, and reverses the sides of a sheet that passes along the first path. In the duplex printing, a sheet is printed on a first side by a first printing apparatus, reversed by the switching unit, and printed on a second side reverse of the first side by a second printing apparatus. In the simplex printing, only one side of a sheet is printed by the first printing apparatus and/or second printing apparatus. First and second input units introduce sheets into the first and second paths, respectively; and first and second output units receive printed sheets that have traveled along the first and/or second paths.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2011Date of Patent: November 4, 2014Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yuji Kagami, Takashi Nojima, Shinya Asano, Hideo Sugimura, Hiroyuki Kinoshita
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Patent number: 8764154Abstract: A printing apparatus includes a conveyance unit, a printing unit, a detection unit, and a control unit. The conveyance unit conveys a sheet that is a continuous sheet. The printing unit prints an image onto the conveyed sheet. The detection unit detects a splice of the conveyed sheet. A following sheet area follows and is continuous from the splice. The control unit adjusts, in response to the detection unit detecting a splice of the conveyed sheet, the conveyance by the conveyance unit of the following sheet area depending on conveyance characteristics of the following sheet area.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2012Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hideo Sugimura, Takashi Nojima, Shinya Asano
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Patent number: 8517496Abstract: A printing apparatus using a print head of an inkjet-type, in which, if a splice is detected during printing, an area of a following part of a continuous sheet that follows the splice is used to perform image-quality adjustment such as color shading adjustment, an adjustment of a gap between the print head and a sheet, and a color registration adjustment of the print head.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2010Date of Patent: August 27, 2013Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hideo Sugimura, Shinya Asano, Takashi Nojima
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Publication number: 20110279509Abstract: A printing apparatus using a print head of an inkjet-type, in which, if a splice is detected during printing, an area of a following part of a continuous sheet that follows the splice is used to perform image-quality adjustment such as color shading adjustment, an adjustment of a gap between the print head and a sheet, and a color registration adjustment of the print head.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2010Publication date: November 17, 2011Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hideo Sugimura, Shinya Asano, Takashi Nojima
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Publication number: 20110243635Abstract: In a printing system capable of selectively performing duplex printing and simplex printing, a first input unit and a second input unit are adjacent to each other. A first output unit and a second output unit are adjacent to each other. In duplex printing, a sheet supplied from the first input unit is printed on a first side thereof in a first printing apparatus and the traveling direction thereof is changed at a changing unit while the sheet is reversed, and then the sheet is printed on a second side thereof in a second printing apparatus and output to the second output unit. In simplex printing, a sheet supplied from the first or second input unit is printed on one side thereof and the traveling direction thereof is changed at the changing unit, and then the sheet is output to the first or second output unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2011Publication date: October 6, 2011Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hideo Sugimura, Takashi Nojima, Shinya Asano
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Publication number: 20110243634Abstract: In a printing system capable of selectively performing duplex printing and simplex printing, a switching unit switches a sheet travel path between a first path and a second path parallel to each other, and reverses the sides of a sheet that passes along the first path. In the duplex printing, a sheet is printed on a first side by a first printing apparatus, reversed by the switching unit, and printed on a second side reverse of the first side by a second printing apparatus. In the simplex printing, only one side of a sheet is printed by the first printing apparatus and/or second printing apparatus. First and second input units introduce sheets into the first and second paths, respectively; and first and second output units receive printed sheets that have traveled along the first and/or second paths.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2011Publication date: October 6, 2011Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yuji Kagami, Takashi Nojima, Shinya Asano, Hideo Sugimura, Hiroyuki Kinoshita
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Patent number: 7926895Abstract: This invention relates to a printing apparatus and a conveyance control method capable of allowing even an arrangement having a plurality of conveyance rollers in a printing medium conveyance path to accurately control conveyance of a printing medium. A pattern having a predetermined uniform density is printed on a printing medium a plurality of number of times by using a printhead while conveying the printing medium and changing the conveyance amount by a small amount. A conveyance correction amount obtained on the basis of the conveyance amount upon printing a pattern selected from a plurality of printed pattern is stored in a storage medium. Conveyance of the printing medium is controlled while correcting the conveyance amount of the printing medium by the conveyance means on the basis of the conveyance correction amount stored in the storage means.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2007Date of Patent: April 19, 2011Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Tetsuya Ishikawa, Haruyuki Yanagi, Kentaro Onuma, Hiroyuki Saito, Hideo Sugimura, Masakazu Tsukuda
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Patent number: 7445839Abstract: The present invention provides a foam sheet for a car interior member which is capable of being molded into a desired shape while keeping an excellent sound absorbency. The foam sheet for a car interior member according to the invention comprises a modified polyphenylene ether-based resin foam sheet having an open cell ratio of 50% or more, and the modified polyphenylene ether-based resin foam sheet has pore portions formed in a single face thereof so as to be open to the face thereof. Accordingly, vibration energy of sounds is smoothly induced through the pore portions to the open cells of the foam sheet 1 to vibrate cell walls of the open cells, thereby converting the vibration energy to thermal energy. Thus, an excellent sound absorbency is exhibited.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2004Date of Patent: November 4, 2008Assignees: Sekisui Plastics Co., Ltd., Hayashi Telempu Co., Ltd.Inventors: Katsumi Yamaguchi, Hiroyuki Ueno, Hiroyuki Sadakuni, Akihiro Matsuura, Hideo Sugimura, Hideyuki Deguchi
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Publication number: 20080049089Abstract: This invention relates to a printing apparatus and a conveyance control method capable of allowing even an arrangement having a plurality of conveyance rollers in a printing medium conveyance path to accurately control conveyance of a printing medium. A pattern having a predetermined uniform density is printed on a printing medium a plurality of number of times by using a printhead while conveying the printing medium and changing the conveyance amount by a small amount. A conveyance correction amount obtained on the basis of the conveyance amount upon printing a pattern selected from a plurality of printed pattern is stored in a storage medium. Conveyance of the printing medium is controlled while correcting the conveyance amount of the printing medium by the conveyance means on the basis of the conveyance correction amount stored in the storage means.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2007Publication date: February 28, 2008Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Tetsuya Ishikawa, Haruyuki Yanagi, Kentaro Onuma, Hiroyuki Saito, Hideo Sugimura, Masakazu Tsukuda
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Publication number: 20070020447Abstract: The present invention provides a foam sheet for a car interior member which is capable of being molded into a desired shape while keeping an excellent sound absorbency. The foam sheet for a car interior member according to the invention comprises a modified polyphenylene ether-based resin foam sheet having an open cell ratio of 50% or more, and the modified polyphenylene ether-based resin foam sheet has pore portions formed in a single face thereof so as to be open to the face thereof. Accordingly, vibration energy of sounds is smoothly induced through the pore portions to the open cells of the foam sheet 1 to vibrate cell walls of the open cells, thereby converting the vibration energy to thermal energy. Thus, an excellent sound absorbency is exhibited.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2004Publication date: January 25, 2007Applicants: SEKISUI PLASTIC CO., LTD., HAYASHI TELEMPU CO., LTD.Inventors: Katsumi Yamaguchi, Hiroyuki Ueno, Hiroyuki Sadakuni, Akihiro Matsuura, Hideo Sugimura, Hideyuki Deguchi
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Patent number: 6793316Abstract: An ink jet recording device is provided comprising a head recovering unit for operating for recovering a discharge function of an ink jet recording head, a cap member disposed on the head recovering unit to tightly close ink discharge ports, a recording medium conveying mechanism for conveying a recording medium, and a connecting unit for switching transmission and non-transmission of a driving force to the head recovering unit in conjunction with a capping operation of the cap member, and makes it possible to provide a drive switching mechanism which is convenient and highly reliable, reduce a number of driving source and realize a recording apparatus having a high reliability at a low cost while saving a space.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2002Date of Patent: September 21, 2004Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hideo Sugimura, Tetsuya Saito
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Patent number: 6471202Abstract: Present invention relates to a sheet feeding apparatus for conveying a sheet from a feeding roller to an image processing section, comprising an intermediate conveyance roller disposed between the feeding roller and the image processing section, a drive source providing a rotary drive force to the intermediate conveyance roller, an intermediate conveyance roller moving mechanism for moving the intermediate conveyance roller to be projecting in a sheet conveyance route so as to be conveyable of the sheet when the drive source is driven in one rotational direction and to be escaping from the sheet conveyance route when the drive source is driven in the other rotational direction and an intermediate conveyance roller normally feeding mechanism for rotating the intermediate conveyance roller in only one sheet feeding direction notwithstanding of the rotational direction of the drive source.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2000Date of Patent: October 29, 2002Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Hideo Sugimura