Patents by Inventor Hiroyuki Harada
Hiroyuki 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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Patent number: 6108976Abstract: A feeder arrangement supplying power from a battery to an on-door electric device disposed in a sliding door includes a flexible cable for supplying electric power to the on-door electric device and a spool unit for winding and unwinding the flexible cable. The feeder arrangement includes an actuator for driving the sliding door in synchronism with the spool unit, a driving tape linking the actuator and the sliding door.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 1998Date of Patent: August 29, 2000Assignee: Amso., Co, Ltd.Inventors: Yukiyasu Kato, Kiyoshi Tamada, Hiroyuki Harada
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Patent number: 6073927Abstract: An automatic document feeder includes first and second registration rollers for abutting the leading end of an original conveyed along a conveying path against their contact positions. The first registration roller is included in a plurality of reversing rollers arranged apart from each other along an axis of a supporting shaft of each of the reversing rollers. The reversing roller turn over the original along a reversing path that bypasses a part of the conveying path. There is provided a reversal guiding member arranged so as to cover a region between the adjacent reversing rollers. The reversal guiding member has guide surfaces curved along the peripheral surfaces of the reversing rollers as viewed along the axis of the supporting shaft. The reversal of the original is guided along the reversing path by the guide surfaces.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 1998Date of Patent: June 13, 2000Assignee: Mita Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masahiro Sako, Hiroshi Kobayashi, Hiroyuki Harada, Kazuhisa Kondo, Toru Tanjo, Jun Kusakabe
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Patent number: 6062559Abstract: An automatic document feeder of a type having a document inverting mechanism beside a document sending-in path is disclosed which, when a document located at a document exposure position is to be inverted, operates a conveying belt mechanism in a predetermined direction to convey the document by a predetermined amount in a direction away from a document positioning member, then brings a document positioning member to a retreat position, and then operates the conveying belt mechanism in a direction opposite to the predetermined direction to convey the document to the document inverting mechanism.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 1998Date of Patent: May 16, 2000Assignee: Mita Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Toru Tanjo, Jun Kusakabe, Hiroshi Kobayashi, Kazuhisa Kondo, Hiroyuki Harada, Masahiro Sako
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Patent number: 6019361Abstract: An automatic document feeder conveys an original along a conveying path to an original reading section in an image processor. First and second registration rollers for abutting the conveyed original against their contact portions, and a guide plate for guiding the conveyance of the original to the registration rollers are arranged in the conveying path. The first registration roller includes a plurality of reversing rollers made of rubber for reversing the original along a reversing path, and the reversing rollers are arranged a predetermined distance away from each other along an axis of their supporting shaft. A side edge in the direction of conveyance of the guide plate is in such a comb shape that projections and non-projections are alternatively formed. Each of the projections is opposite to a region between the adjacent reversing rollers, and extends toward the downstream side of the contact portions in the direction of conveyance.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 1998Date of Patent: February 1, 2000Assignee: Mita Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Toru Tanjo, Hiroshi Kobayashi, Hiroyuki Harada, Masahiro Sako, Kazuhisa Kondo, Jun Kusakabe
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Patent number: 5988621Abstract: A recycle document feeder according to the present invention includes a pair of document width regulating guides (9a, 9b) for guiding opposite edges of document originals (D) fed back onto a document placing plate (8) for alignment thereof with respect to the width thereof. With this construction, if the document width regulating guides (9a, 9b) each had a small length (A) as measured along a document transportation direction, the document originals (D) fed back onto the document placing plate (8) could not properly be aligned by the document width regulating guides (9a, 9b) thereby to be randomly stacked on the skew with respect to the document transportation direction.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 1997Date of Patent: November 23, 1999Assignee: Mita Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kazuhisa Kondo, Toru Tanjo, Hiroshi Kobayashi, Hiroyuki Harada, Masahiro Sako, Jun Kusakabe
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Patent number: 5954329Abstract: A document feeder which includes a separator mechanism having a first separator member and a second separator member for separating and feeding document originals one by one into a document transportation path. The first separator member is provided in a main body, and the second separator member is provided in a cover which covers a portion of the main body and is adapted to be pivotally opened. With the cover being closed, the second separator member is positioned with respect to the first separator member by a positioning mechanism.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 1998Date of Patent: September 21, 1999Assignee: Mita Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroshi Kobayashi, Toru Tanjo, Hiroyuki Harada, Kazuhisa Kondo, Jun Kusakabe, Masahiro Sako
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Patent number: 5946540Abstract: A document feeder which has a document transportation path curved with a curvature radius such that a document original is reversed and fed therethrough to a document setting surface. The document feeder further includes a pair of rollers respectively disposed inside and outside of the curvature of the document transportation path in an opposed relation and adapted to hold the document original therebetween for guiding the document original to the document setting surface. The rollers abut against each other in a position upstream of the vertex of the curvature of the document transportation path with respect to a document transportation direction.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 1998Date of Patent: August 31, 1999Assignee: Mita Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroyuki Harada, Toru Tanjo, Kazuhisa Kondo, Jun Kusakabe, Masahiro Sako, Hiroshi Kobayashi
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Patent number: 5931454Abstract: A recycle document feeder according to the present invention includes a cover (251) covering a document discharge portion (30). The cover (251) is openably supported by a pivot shaft (256) between a pair of frames (255). A feed-back path (32) for guiding a document original onto a document placing plate is defined by a pair of guide members (257, 258) provided in an opposed relation. The upper guide member (258) is attached to the interior face of the cover (251). A switch claw (253) for switching the document traveling direction is attached to the pivot shaft (256) which supports the cover (251). Thus, there is no need for additionally providing a shaft for supporting the switch claw (253), thereby simplifying the construction of the document discharge portion (30).Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 1997Date of Patent: August 3, 1999Assignee: Mita Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kazuhisa Kondo, Toru Tanjo, Hiroshi Kobayashi, Hiroyuki Harada, Masahiro Sako, Jun Kusakabe
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Patent number: 5923941Abstract: This invention relates to a document transport device for use in an image forming apparatus. The document transport device has a first belt roller disposed above a document positioning member. A second belt roller is disposed away from the first belt roller in the document transport direction. An endless belt is wound around the first and second belt rollers. Plural presser rollers are arranged on a specified position between the first and second belt rollers to press the belt against a contact glass. The document transport device has a tension roller between the first belt roller and the presser roller closest thereto to apply a tension force to the belt so as to set the belt at the lowermost position of the tension roller below a common tangential line to the circumferences of the first belt roller and the presser roller and apart from the contact glass.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 1997Date of Patent: July 13, 1999Assignee: Mita Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroyuki Harada, Toru Tanjo, Kazuhisa Kondo, Jun Kusakabe, Masahiro Sako, Hiroshi Kobayashi
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Patent number: 5903812Abstract: A recycle document feeder includes a partitioning unit (17) and action plates (19, 20). The partitioning unit (17) includes a partitioning bar (18). When the partitioning bar (18) is lowered, the leading edges of discharged document originals are stopped by the partitioning bar (18). The action plates (19, 20) guide the discharged document originals toward an upper side of the trailing edges of document originals yet to be fed, and push the trailing edges of the discharged document originals to transport the document originals for re-feeding thereof. The partitioning unit (17) and the action plates (19, 20) are driven by a common motor (47). Further, a partitioning unit driving mechanism (110) and an action plate driving mechanism (111) are provided for driving the partitioning unit (17) and the action plates (19, 20), respectively.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 1997Date of Patent: May 11, 1999Assignee: Mita Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kazuhisa Kondoh, Toru Tanjoh, Jun Kusakabe, Hiroshi Kobayashi, Hiroyuki Harada, Masaki Deguchi, Masahiro Sako, Shigeo Kurando
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Patent number: 5899612Abstract: A document feeder having a cover covering a portion of a main body and adapted to be pivotally opened, and a pair of document transportation rollers provided in an abutting relation in the midst of a document transportation path for transportation of a document original. A document guiding member for guiding the document original to an abutment position of the pair of rollers is attached to the cover.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 1998Date of Patent: May 4, 1999Assignee: Mita Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroshi Kobayashi, Toru Tanjo, Hiroyuki Harada, Kazuhisa Kondo, Jun Kusakabe, Masahiro Sako
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Patent number: 5894428Abstract: A recursive digital filter has a recursive arithmetic operation circuit and an output compensation circuit. The output compensation circuit outputs a value of zero as output data of the recursive digital filter, even if the data input to the recursive arithmetic operation circuit is zero.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 1997Date of Patent: April 13, 1999Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Hiroyuki Harada
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Patent number: 5888361Abstract: A simply configured cooling mechanism for an apparatus for producing hydrogen and oxygen is disclosed. The configuration makes it possible to freely select the type of heat exchanger, without any restrictions, in order to improve cooling efficiency. In particular, a heat exchanger for cooling deionized water in a deionized water tank, which contains an electrolytic cell, is installed outside the tank. An inlet to the heat exchanger is connected to a deionized water flow outlet from the tank that is below the level of the deionized water the tank by a pipe, and an outlet from the heat exchanger to tank is connected to a deionized water flow inlet that is positioned in the tank below the deionized water flow outlet.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 1997Date of Patent: March 30, 1999Assignee: Shinko Pantec Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kiyoshi Hirai, Shinichi Yasui, Hiroko Kobayashi, Teruyuki Morioka, Akiko Miyake, Hiroyuki Harada
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Patent number: 5878318Abstract: In an automatic document feeder, an original tray has an original platen on its upper surface. Originals put on the original platen are fed along a conveying path by conveying rollers and conveyance auxiliary rollers. The originals fed are separated one at a time by separating belts and separating rollers which are arranged above and below a conveying path. When a conveyance guide plate constituting a part of the original platen is removed upward, the separating rollers, the conveying rollers, and the conveyance auxiliary rollers and a portion for supporting the rollers are exposed upward, so that maintenance such as replacement of components such as the separating rollers, the conveying rollers and the conveyance auxiliary rollers can be performed.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 1998Date of Patent: March 2, 1999Assignee: Mita Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masahiro Sako, Hiroshi Kobayashi, Toru Tanjo, Hiroyuki Harada, Kazuhisa Kondo, Jun Kusakabe
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Patent number: 5842101Abstract: An automatic document feeder for feeding documents borne on a document bearing table to an exposure position includes a two-document exposure setting switch for setting the conveyance of two documents to the exposure position and the simultaneous exposure of the two documents, and a controller. The controller controls the first and second documents fed from the document bearing table so that they are conveyed to the exposure position with the rear end of the first document and the front end of the second document overlapping by a predetermined amount.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 1997Date of Patent: November 24, 1998Assignee: Mita Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventor: Hiroyuki Harada
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Patent number: 5842084Abstract: A document feeder having a transportation belt unit for transporting a document original; a front side plate and a rear side plate respectively projecting upright at widthwise opposite edges of the transportation belt unit; a pair of stays each extending between the front side plate and the rear side plate; a front stay plate detachably fastened to portions of the pair of stays adjacent to the front side plate by means of a front fastening member; and a rear stay plate fastened to portions of the pair of stays adjacent to the rear side plate by means of a rear fastening member which can be loosened. The front side plate has a recess open to its underside for receiving the front stay plate for engagement therewith in a disengageable manner. The front stay plate is fastened to the front side plate in engagement with the recess by the front fastening member.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 1997Date of Patent: November 24, 1998Assignee: Mita Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroyuki Harada, Hiroshi Kobayashi, Masahiro Sako
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Patent number: 5830402Abstract: A multilayer molded article comprising a skin and a substrate consisting of a polypropylene resin composition having a crystallization rate of 45 second or less, said skin being integrally adhered to the substrate. Said multilayer molded article can be produced by feeding a skin material and a molten polypropylene resin composition having a crystallization rate of 45 second or less between a pair of upper and lower molds, molding the molten polypropylene resin composition in the molds with simultaneous adhering of the skin material to the surface of the molded resin composition and then cooling the molten resin composition to solidify the same. Said multilayer molded article has a small deformation degree without the soft feeling of the skin material being impaired.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 1996Date of Patent: November 3, 1998Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Company, LimitedInventors: Hiroyuki Harada, Kenichi Higashi, Masahito Matsumoto, Nobuhiro Usui
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Patent number: 5815419Abstract: The present invention provides a data interpolating circuit for n-point data interpolating between two digital data signals. This data interpolating circuit comprises a first hold circuit Y0 for holding first data signal, a second hold circuit Yn (n is an interpolating number) for holding second data signal, and a plurality of (Y(n-1)) pairs of a computing circuit and a hold circuit, wherein the computing circuit computes a mid value y.sub.i (i: an integer; 0<i<n) of two input digital data signals, the hold circuit holds the computed mid value y.sub.i, and the data interpolating circuit is connected so that the mid value y.sub.i outputted to the i-th hold circuit Yi of these plurality of pairs is calculated as follows.y.sub.i =(y.sub.0 +y2.sub.i)/2: in case i.ltoreq.n/2y.sub.i =(y(2.sub.i-n)+y.sub.n)/2: in case i>n/2The present sixteen-times data interpolating circuit decreases errors during interpolation and gives accurate analog conversion.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 1996Date of Patent: September 29, 1998Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Masako Fujitomi, Hiroyuki Harada
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Patent number: 5810489Abstract: The present invention is intended to facilitate the replacement of printing types and to eliminate mistakes in the replacement thereof. A printing type wheel 2 and a stock wheel 3 are coaxially arranged. The printing type wheel 2 is provided with an attachment part for inserting and attaching a printing type unit 5 for printing on an object F to be printed. The printing type unit 5 is detachably stocked in the stock wheel 3. The printing type unit 5 is taken out from the stock wheel 3 with a robot 6 so as to be attached on the printing type wheel 2. Ink is deposited to the printing type unit 5 attached on the printing type wheel 2 with an ink roller 45. The printing type wheel 5, the stock wheel 3 and the ink roller 45 are warmed with the heater 30 and the heater 46.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 1995Date of Patent: September 22, 1998Assignee: Seiko Precision Inc.Inventors: Yuji Nakagaki, Fumio Otsuka, Hiroyuki Harada, Akio Tajima
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Patent number: 5810928Abstract: A method of measuring gas component Concentrations of special material gases for semiconductor, and a semiconductor equipment are provided. The method and apparatus can be incorporated in a gas pipe line system in an inline manner, and measure the component and concentration of a gas flowing through a gas pipe line or a gas with which the gas pipe line system is filled, thereby eliminating any erroneous connection. In the method of measuring gas component concentrations of special material gases for semiconductor, as means for attaining the objects, an infrared gas detector is disposed in a gas pipe line between a gas cylinder containing a special material gas for semiconductor and a semiconductor producing section, so that the gas component and concentration are measured in an inline manner. An apparatus for supplying special material gases for semiconductor is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 1995Date of Patent: September 22, 1998Assignees: Mitsubishi Corporation, Horiba Co. Ltd., Stec, Inc.Inventors: Hiroyuki Harada, Toshihiko Uno, Shigeyuki Akiyama, Tetuo Shimizu