Patents by Inventor Ichitaro Kubota

Ichitaro Kubota 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: 10828925
    Abstract: To enable a bunch of sheets to be reliably discharged to a stack tray, also in the case where weight of the bunch of sheets formed on a processing tray is large, upon receiving a printing command, a main body control section checks information on an ink discharge amount in printing on a sheet, the number of sheets, sheet type and printing mode (two-side/one-side). By this means, the section recognizes weight of the bunch of sheets formed on the processing tray, and when determining that the weight is heavier than predetermined weight, deceases an upper limit value of the number of sheets of a bunch of sheets formed at a time to report to a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: CANON FINETECH NISCA INC.
    Inventors: Mamoru Kubo, Hiroto Akiyama, Ichitaro Kubota, Hiroki Honmochi, Takashi Saito, Kota Hihara
  • Patent number: 10800631
    Abstract: To enable a bunch of sheets to be reliably discharged to a stack tray, also in the case where weight of the bunch of sheets formed on a processing tray is large, a post-processing control section receives information on an ink discharge amount, the number of sheets, sheet type, and printing mode (two-side/one-side) in printing on sheets from a main body control section of an image forming unit A, in forming a bunch of sheets on the processing tray. The control section thereby recognizes weight of a bunch of sheets formed on the processing tray, and when the section determines that the weight is heavier than predetermined weight, decreases a rotation velocity of a drive motor of a sheet bunch transport means, or increases a current amount applied to the drive motor. By this means, torque of the motor is increased, and the bunch of sheets is reliably discharged to the first stack tray.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: CANON FINETECH NISCA INC.
    Inventors: Mamoru Kubo, Hiroto Akiyama, Ichitaro Kubota, Hiroki Honmochi, Takashi Saito, Kota Hihara
  • Publication number: 20190248615
    Abstract: To enable a bunch of sheets to be reliably discharged to a stack tray, also in the case where weight of the bunch of sheets formed on a processing tray is large, a post-processing control section receives information on an ink discharge amount, the number of sheets, sheet type, and printing mode (two-side/one-side) in printing on sheets from a main body control section of an image forming unit A, in forming a bunch of sheets on the processing tray. The control section thereby recognizes weight of a bunch of sheets formed on the processing tray, and when the section determines that the weight is heavier than predetermined weight, decreases a rotation velocity of a drive motor of a sheet bunch transport means, or increases a current amount applied to the drive motor. By this means, torque of the motor is increased, and the bunch of sheets is reliably discharged to the first stack tray.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2019
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Applicant: CANON FINETECH NISCA INC.
    Inventors: Mamoru Kubo, Hiroto Akiyama, Ichitaro Kubota, Hiroki Honmochi, Takashi Saito, Kota Hihara
  • Publication number: 20190248168
    Abstract: To enable a bunch of sheets to be reliably discharged to a stack tray, also in the case where weight of the bunch of sheets formed on a processing tray is large, upon receiving a printing command, a main body control section checks information on an ink discharge amount in printing on a sheet, the number of sheets, sheet type and printing mode (two-side/one-side). By this means, the section recognizes weight of the bunch of sheets formed on the processing tray, and when determining that the weight is heavier than predetermined weight, deceases an upper limit value of the number of sheets of a bunch of sheets formed at a time to report to a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2019
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Applicant: CANON FINETECH NISCA INC.
    Inventors: Mamoru KUBO, Hiroto AKIYAMA, Ichitaro KUBOTA, Hiroki HONMOCHI, Takashi SAITO, Kota HIHARA
  • Patent number: 10160249
    Abstract: A sheet post-processing device includes a conveying section that conveys a paper sheet; a punch section that punches punch holes in the paper sheet conveyed by the conveying section; a stacker section that stores the paper sheet in which the punch holes are punched by the punch section; a binding section that binds a paper sheet bundle stored in the stacker section with a binding member; and a controller that controls the above sections. The controller selectively performs a ring binding mode and a direct binding mode. The ring binding mode is a mode in which punch holes are punched in the paper sheet by the punch section and then the binding member is made to penetrate the punch holes for binding. The direct binding mode is a mode in which the binding member is directly driven into the paper sheet bundle without punching the punch holes in the sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: CANON FINETECH NISCA INC.
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Kubota, Eiji Fukasawa, Ichitaro Kubota, Hideyuki Kubota, Hisashi Osada, Takahiro Nakano, Hiroyuki Sorita, Junya Nakajima, Takuma Kobayashi, Takashi Saito, Isao Kondo
  • Patent number: 10023422
    Abstract: A sheet processing device performs saddle stitching binding a bundle of stacked paper sheets, and includes a stacker section temporarily stacking conveyed paper sheets substantially vertically; a stopper regulating the paper sheets stacked in the stacker section; a first binding section provided in the stacker and saddle-stitching a paper sheet bundle regulated by the stopper at a binding position around a center of the paper sheet bundle in a sheet conveying direction; a folding section folding in half the paper sheet bundle regulated by the stopper; and a conveying section conveying the paper sheet bundle that has been folded in half by the folding section with a back side of the folded paper sheet bundle as a leading end in the conveying direction. The conveying section includes a second binding section binding the folded paper sheet bundle at the back side thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: CANON FINETECH NISCA INC.
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Kubota, Eiji Fukasawa, Ichitaro Kubota, Hideyuki Kubota, Hisashi Osada, Takahiro Nakano, Hiroyuki Sorita, Junya Nakajima, Takuma Kobayashi, Yuuki Kubota, Takashi Saito, Isao Kondo
  • Patent number: 10000355
    Abstract: A sheet processing device performs saddle stitching binding a bundle of stacked paper sheets, and includes a stacker section temporarily stacking conveyed paper sheets substantially vertically; a stopper regulating the paper sheets stacked in the stacker section; a first binding section provided in the stacker and saddle-stitching, with a metallic staple, a paper sheet bundle regulated by the stopper at a binding position around a center of the paper sheet bundle in a sheet conveying direction; a second binding section saddle-stitching, without using the metallic staple, the paper sheet bundle being regulated by the stopper at the binding position around the center of the paper sheet bundle in the sheet conveying direction; and a folding section folding in half the paper sheet bundle regulated by the stopper at a folding position at which the paper sheet bundle is bound by the first binding section or second binding section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: CANON FINETECH NISCA INC.
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Kubota, Eiji Fukasawa, Ichitaro Kubota, Hideyuki Kubota, Hisashi Osada, Takahiro Nakano, Hiroyuki Sorita, Junya Nakajima, Takuma Kobayashi, Yuuki Kubota, Takashi Saito, Isao Kondo
  • Publication number: 20170066619
    Abstract: A sheet post-processing device includes a conveying section that conveys a paper sheet; a punch section that punches punch holes in the paper sheet conveyed by the conveying section; a stacker section that stores the paper sheet in which the punch holes are punched by the punch section; a binding section that binds a paper sheet bundle stored in the stacker section with a binding member; and a controller that controls the above sections. The controller selectively performs a ring binding mode and a direct binding mode. The ring binding mode is a mode in which punch holes are punched in the paper sheet by the punch section and then the binding member is made to penetrate the punch holes for binding. The direct binding mode is a mode in which the binding member is directly driven into the paper sheet bundle without punching the punch holes in the sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2016
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Applicant: NISCA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuyuki KUBOTA, Eiji FUKASAWA, Ichitaro KUBOTA, Hideyuki KUBOTA, Hisashi OSADA, Takahiro NAKANO, Hiroyuki SORITA, Junya NAKAJIMA, Takuma KOBAYASHI, Takashi SAITO, Isao KONDO
  • Patent number: 9517652
    Abstract: A sheet post-processing device includes a conveying section that conveys the paper sheet, a punch section that punches punch holes in the paper sheet conveyed by the conveying section, a stacker section that stores the paper sheet in which the punch holes are punched by the punch section, a stopper section that regulates a conveying direction leading end of the paper sheet stored in the stacker section; a binding section that binds the paper sheet bundle whose leading end is regulated by the stacker section, and a folding section that folds the paper sheet bundle bound by the binding section at a predetermined folding position. The punch section punches the punch holes at the front and rear of the folding position in the sheet conveying direction, and the binding section binds the paper sheet bundle with a paper-made staple by making the paper-made staple penetrate the punch holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: NISCA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Kubota, Eiji Fukasawa, Ichitaro Kubota, Hideyuki Kubota, Hisashi Osada, Takahiro Nakano, Hiroyuki Sorita, Junya Nakajima, Takuma Kobayashi, Takashi Saito, Isao Kondo
  • Patent number: 9428362
    Abstract: A sheet post-processing device includes a stacker section that temporarily stores paper sheets as a paper sheet bundle, a stopper that regulates a carrying-in direction leading end of the paper sheet carried into the stacker section, a binding section that binds the paper sheet bundle regulated in position by the stopper, and folding rollers and a folding blade that perform folding processing for the sheet bundle bound by the binding section at a predetermined folding position of the paper sheet bundle. The binding section binds the paper sheet bundle with a paper-made staple. The stopper sets a position of the paper sheet bundle such that a binding position of the paper-made staple straddles the predetermined folding position. With this configuration, there can be provided a sheet-post processing device capable of folding the staple together with the paper sheet bundle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: NISCA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Kubota, Eiji Fukasawa, Ichitaro Kubota, Hideyuki Kubota, Hisashi Osada, Takahiro Nakano, Hiroyuki Sorita, Junya Nakajima, Takuma Kobayashi, Takashi Saito, Isao Kondo
  • Publication number: 20160236895
    Abstract: A sheet processing device performs saddle stitching binding a bundle of stacked paper sheets, and includes a stacker section temporarily stacking conveyed paper sheets substantially vertically; a stopper regulating the paper sheets stacked in the stacker section; a first binding section provided in the stacker and saddle-stitching, with a metallic staple, a paper sheet bundle regulated by the stopper at a binding position around a center of the paper sheet bundle in a sheet conveying direction; a second binding section saddle-stitching, without using the metallic staple, the paper sheet bundle being regulated by the stopper at the binding position around the center of the paper sheet bundle in the sheet conveying direction; and a folding section folding in half the paper sheet bundle regulated by the stopper at a folding position at which the paper sheet bundle is bound by the first binding section or second binding section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2016
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Applicant: NISCA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuyuki KUBOTA, Eiji FUKASAWA, Ichitaro KUBOTA, Hideyuki KUBOTA, Hisashi OSADA, Takahiro NAKANO, Hiroyuki SORITA, Junya NAKAJIMA, Takuma KOBAYASHI, Yuuki KUBOTA, Takashi SAITO, Isao KONDO
  • Publication number: 20160236896
    Abstract: A sheet processing device performs saddle stitching binding a bundle of stacked paper sheets, and includes a stacker section temporarily stacking conveyed paper sheets substantially vertically; a stopper regulating the paper sheets stacked in the stacker section; a first binding section provided in the stacker and saddle-stitching a paper sheet bundle regulated by the stopper at a binding position around a center of the paper sheet bundle in a sheet conveying direction; a folding section folding in half the paper sheet bundle regulated by the stopper; and a conveying section conveying the paper sheet bundle that has been folded in half by the folding section with a back side of the folded paper sheet bundle as a leading end in the conveying direction. The conveying section includes a second binding section binding the folded paper sheet bundle at the back side thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2016
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Applicant: NISCA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuyuki KUBOTA, Eiji FUKASAWA, Ichitaro KUBOTA, Hideyuki KUBOTA, Hisashi OSADA, Takahiro NAKANO, Hiroyuki SORITA, Junya NAKAJIMA, Takuma KOBAYASHI, Yuuki KUBOTA, Takashi SAITO, Isao KONDO
  • Patent number: 9417589
    Abstract: This sheet punching device includes a placement table 53 on which the sheet is placed, a hollow punching member 60 that punches the sheet placed on the placement table 53, a punching moving member 66 that moves the punching member between a punching position where the sheet is punched and a retreat position retreated from the punching position, a punching drive section 70 that drives the punching moving member 66, a waste pushing member 80 that is disposed in the hollow portion of the punching member 60 and pushes punching waste remaining in the hollow portion, a pushing moving member 85 that moves the waste pushing member 80 between a pushing position protruding from the hollow portion of the punching member and a housing position in the hollow portion, and a pushing drive section 70 that drives the pushing moving member 85.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: NISCA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ichitaro Kubota, Eiji Fukasawa, Hisashi Osada, Takahiro Nakano, Takuma Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 9352604
    Abstract: To provide a sheet processing device that performs saddle stitching processing that binds a bundle of stacked paper sheets at a position around a center thereof and then folds in half the paper sheet bundle at the binding portion, the device being capable of selectively performing both saddle stitching using a metallic staple and saddle stitching not using the metallic staple for environmental protection and capable of reducing a size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: NISCA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Kubota, Eiji Fukasawa, Ichitaro Kubota, Hideyuki Kubota, Hisashi Osada, Takahiro Nakano, Hiroyuki Sorita, Junya Nakajima, Takuma Kobayashi, Yuuki Kubota, Takashi Saito, Isao Kondo
  • Publication number: 20150309464
    Abstract: This sheet punching device includes a placement table 53 on which the sheet is placed, a hollow punching member 60 that punches the sheet placed on the placement table 53, a punching moving member 66 that moves the punching member between a punching position where the sheet is punched and a retreat position retreated from the punching position, a punching drive section 70 that drives the punching moving member 66, a waste pushing member 80 that is disposed in the hollow portion of the punching member 60 and pushes punching waste remaining in the hollow portion, a pushing moving member 85 that moves the waste pushing member 80 between a pushing position protruding from the hollow portion of the punching member and a housing position in the hollow portion, and a pushing drive section 70 that drives the pushing moving member 85.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2015
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Applicant: NISCA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ichitaro KUBOTA, Eiji FUKASAWA, Hisashi OSADA, Takahiro NAKANO, Takuma KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20150117983
    Abstract: To provide a sheet processing device that performs saddle stitching processing that binds a bundle of stacked paper sheets at a position around a center thereof and then folds in half the paper sheet bundle at the binding portion, the device being capable of selectively performing both saddle stitching using a metallic staple and saddle stitching not using the metallic staple for environmental protection and capable of reducing a size.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2014
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Applicant: NISCA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuyuki KUBOTA, Eiji FUKASAWA, Ichitaro KUBOTA, Hideyuki KUBOTA, Hisashi OSADA, Takahiro NAKANO, Hiroyuki SORITA, Junya NAKAJIMA, Takuma KOBAYASHI, Yuuki KUBOTA, Takashi SAITO, Isao KONDO
  • Publication number: 20150086298
    Abstract: A sheet post-processing device includes a conveying section that conveys the paper sheet, a punch section that punches punch holes in the paper sheet conveyed by the conveying section, a stacker section that stores the paper sheet in which the punch holes are punched by the punch section, a stopper section that regulates a conveying direction leading end of the paper sheet stored in the stacker section; a binding section that binds the paper sheet bundle whose leading end is regulated by the stacker section, and a folding section that folds the paper sheet bundle bound by the binding section at a predetermined folding position. The punch section punches the punch holes at the front and rear of the folding position in the sheet conveying direction, and the binding section binds the paper sheet bundle with a paper-made staple by making the paper-made staple penetrate the punch holes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2014
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Applicant: NISCA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuyuki KUBOTA, Eiji FUKASAWA, Ichitaro KUBOTA, Hideyuki KUBOTA, Hisashi OSADA, Takahiro NAKANO, Hiroyuki SORITA, Junya NAKAJIMA, Takuma KOBAYASHI, Takashi SAITO, Isao KONDO
  • Publication number: 20150086297
    Abstract: A sheet post-processing device includes a stacker section that temporarily stores paper sheets as a paper sheet bundle, a stopper that regulates a carrying-in direction leading end of the paper sheet carried into the stacker section, a binding section that binds the paper sheet bundle regulated in position by the stopper, and folding rollers and a folding blade that perform folding processing for the sheet bundle bound by the binding section at a predetermined folding position of the paper sheet bundle. The binding section binds the paper sheet bundle with a paper-made staple. The stopper sets a position of the paper sheet bundle such that a binding position of the paper-made staple straddles the predetermined folding position. With this configuration, there can be provided a sheet-post processing device capable of folding the staple together with the paper sheet bundle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2014
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Applicant: NISCA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuyuki KUBOTA, Eiji FUKASAWA, Ichitaro KUBOTA, Seiji ONO, Hideyuki KUBOTA, Hisashi OSADA, Takahiro NAKANO, Hiroyuki SORITA, Junya NAKAJIMA, Takuma KOBAYASHI, Kenichi YOSHIMURA, Takashi SAITO, Isao KONDO
  • Patent number: 8480078
    Abstract: A sheet collecting apparatus includes a sheet discharge outlet for sequentially carrying out a sheet, a sheet collecting device to load and store the sheet from the sheet discharge outlet, a stopper device for regulating a front end position of the sheet loaded on the sheet collecting device, a stopper driving device for shifting a position of the stopper device, and a carry-in guide member for guiding the sheet from the sheet discharge outlet onto an uppermost sheet collected on the sheet collecting device. The carry-in guide member includes a pivot point, a slide-contact guide surface that swings on the pivot point corresponding to a load amount of the sheet collecting device to guide a sheet front end fed from the sheet discharge outlet onto the uppermost sheet, and a sheet pressing portion continued to the slide-contact guide surface and pressing the uppermost sheet on the sheet collecting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: Nisca Corporation
    Inventors: Ichitaro Kubota, Tsukasa Kondo
  • Publication number: 20130119604
    Abstract: A sheet collecting apparatus includes a sheet discharge outlet for sequentially carrying out a sheet, a sheet collecting device to load and store the sheet from the sheet discharge outlet, a stopper device for regulating a front end position of the sheet loaded on the sheet collecting device, a stopper driving device for shifting a position of the stopper device, and a carry-in guide member for guiding the sheet from the sheet discharge outlet onto an uppermost sheet collected on the sheet collecting device. The carry-in guide member includes a pivot point, a slide-contact guide surface that swings on the pivot point corresponding to a load amount of the sheet collecting device to guide a sheet front end fed from the sheet discharge outlet onto the uppermost sheet, and a sheet pressing portion continued to the slide-contact guide surface and pressing the uppermost sheet on the sheet collecting device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2013
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Inventors: Ichitaro KUBOTA, Tsukasa KONDO