Patents by Inventor Isamu Togashi

Isamu Togashi 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: 10059099
    Abstract: Provided is a liquid ejecting head which includes head bodies aligned in a direction of liquid ejection surface thereof, a flow-path member in which distribution flow path is provided to supply liquid to the head bodies, and flexible wiring substrates connected to the head bodies. The distribution flow path extends in the first direction. In addition, the flexible wiring substrates adjacent in the first direction overlap when viewed from the first direction. The distribution flow path is disposed in an area on one side with respect to the flexible wiring substrates, in a direction perpendicular to the first direction in the liquid ejection surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Isamu Togashi
  • Patent number: 10046575
    Abstract: A liquid spray device includes: a liquid spray head including a spray surface provided with a plurality of nozzles that spray liquid to a medium; a conveyance mechanism that includes an opposing surface opposite to the spray surface and conveys the medium in a first direction between the spray surface and the opposing surface; a plurality of protrusions protruding from the spray surface, and arranged in a second direction which is intersecting with the first direction; and a plurality of supports protruding from the opposing surface to support the medium being conveyed, and arranged in the second direction. The protrusions each have at least a part overlapping with a position other than a middle area between the supports adjacent to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Isamu Togashi, Shuji Sugawara, Yoichi Yamada
  • Publication number: 20180117925
    Abstract: A bifurcation path and a flow path which communicates with the head main body through the bifurcation path are provided. The bifurcation path includes an upstream-side path and a downstream-side path. In a plan view of a flow-path forming surface including the bifurcation path and the flow path, the flow path is disposed in a state where an angle between a flowing direction in the flow path and a flowing direction in the downstream-side path is an acute angle. In addition, an angle between a first wall surface of the flow path, which is the wall surface located downstream from the upstream-side path, and a second wall surface of the upstream-side path, which is the wall surface connected to the first wall surface, is equal to or less than 90°. Furthermore, the second wall surface of the upstream-side path has an R shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventor: Isamu TOGASHI
  • Patent number: 9950531
    Abstract: A liquid ejecting head includes: a head main body for ejecting liquid from nozzle openings on a liquid ejecting surface provided with the plurality of nozzle openings; a maintaining member which is adhered to the head main body at a surface side opposite to the liquid ejecting surface side of the head main body in a direction perpendicular to the liquid ejecting surface; and a fixing board which is provided at a side opposite to the maintaining member with respect to the head main body. The fixing board includes a bending portion which is bent to the head main body side. The bending portion is adhered to a side surface of the maintaining member. The head main body is disposed in a space formed by adhering the maintaining member and the fixing board to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Isamu Togashi
  • Patent number: 9950532
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of a liquid ejecting head includes providing a stepped region that is formed by half-blanking and has a height different from a plane surface region, and a protrusion that is formed by drawing within the stepped region and protrudes on a liquid ejection side in the plane surface region of a fixing plate defining a liquid ejection surface in which nozzles ejecting liquid are provided; and fixing the liquid ejection section having a flow path member in which a flow path supplying the liquid is provided on a side opposite to a side in which the protrusion protrudes to the flat plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Isamu Togashi, Shuji Sugawara, Yoichi Yamada
  • Publication number: 20180093503
    Abstract: A liquid spray device includes: a liquid spray head including a spray surface provided with a plurality of nozzles that spray liquid to a medium; a conveyance mechanism that includes an opposing surface opposite to the spray surface and conveys the medium in a first direction between the spray surface and the opposing surface; a plurality of protrusions protruding from the spray surface, and arranged in a second direction which is intersecting with the first direction; and a plurality of supports protruding from the opposing surface to support the medium being conveyed, and arranged in the second direction. The protrusions each have at least a part overlapping with a position other than a middle area between the supports adjacent to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2016
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Isamu TOGASHI, Shuji SUGAWARA, Yoichi YAMADA
  • Publication number: 20180093476
    Abstract: Provided is a liquid ejecting head which includes head bodies aligned in a direction of liquid ejection surface thereof, a flow-path member in which distribution flow path is provided to supply liquid to the head bodies, and flexible wiring substrates connected to the head bodies. The distribution flow path extends in the first direction. In addition, the flexible wiring substrates adjacent in the first direction overlap when viewed from the first direction. The distribution flow path is disposed in an area on one side with respect to the flexible wiring substrates, in a direction perpendicular to the first direction in the liquid ejection surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2017
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Inventor: Isamu TOGASHI
  • Patent number: 9878557
    Abstract: A bifurcation path and a flow path which communicates with the head main body through the bifurcation path are provided. The bifurcation path includes an upstream-side path and a downstream-side path. In a plan view of a flow-path forming surface including the bifurcation path and the flow path, the flow path is disposed in a state where an angle between a flowing direction in the flow path and a flowing direction in the downstream-side path is an acute angle. In addition, an angle between a first wall surface of the flow path, which is the wall surface located downstream from the upstream-side path, and a second wall surface of the upstream-side path, which is the wall surface connected to the first wall surface, is equal to or less than 90°. Furthermore, the second wall surface of the upstream-side path has an R shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Isamu Togashi
  • Patent number: 9873251
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a flow path member which forms a flow path such that a concave portion provided on a first surface of a first member is covered with a second surface of a second member, the method includes introducing a part of a fused director to an inner side of the concave portion when viewed from a direction in which the first member and the second member are laminated; and fixing the first member and the second member by curing the fused director in a state where the concave portion is covered with the second surface to form a flow path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Isamu Togashi
  • Publication number: 20180009220
    Abstract: A flow path structure which forms a flow path of liquid, includes: a light absorbing member (first substrate) having absorbing properties with respect to laser light; a light transmitting member (second substrate) which is joined to the light absorbing member and has transmitting properties with respect to the laser light; a first flow path (flow path) which is surrounded by a welding interface between the light absorbing member and the light transmitting member; and a second flow path which is formed in a flow path pipe (flow path pipe) which protrudes from a front surface opposite of the welding interface in the light transmitting member, and communicates with the first flow path, in which the flow path pipe is included in a region of the first flow path in a plan view from a direction orthogonal to the welding interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2017
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Inventors: Taiki HANAGAMI, Isamu TOGASHI, Ryota KINOSHITA
  • Patent number: 9849702
    Abstract: A liquid ejecting apparatus includes: an apparatus main body; a plurality of liquid ejecting heads that have a nozzle-formed surface; a unit base to which the plurality of liquid ejecting heads are fixed; a lifter that is fixed to the apparatus main body and causes a position of the nozzle-formed surface to move with respect to the apparatus main body; and a non-contact sensor unit that is provided in the apparatus main body and the unit base and identifies a position of the nozzle-formed surface with respect to the apparatus main body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Isamu Togashi
  • Patent number: 9844938
    Abstract: Provided is a liquid ejecting head which includes head bodies aligned in a direction of liquid ejection surface thereof, a flow-path member in which distribution flow path is provided to supply liquid to the head bodies, and flexible wiring substrates connected to the head bodies. The distribution flow path extends in the first direction. In addition, the flexible wiring substrates adjacent in the first direction overlap when viewed from the first direction. The distribution flow path is disposed in an area on one side with respect to the flexible wiring substrates, in a direction perpendicular to the first direction in the liquid ejection surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Isamu Togashi
  • Patent number: 9834004
    Abstract: A flow channel structure includes a first flow channel chamber to which an ink is supplied, a first sealing body that configures a wall face of the first flow channel chamber, a valve body that controls flow and blocking of the ink in accordance with deformation of the first sealing body, a second flow channel chamber that communicates with the first flow channel chamber, and a second sealing body that configures a wall face of the second flow channel chamber, in which the rigidity of the second sealing body is greater than the rigidity of the first sealing body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Ishii, Taiki Hanagami, Isamu Togashi, Ryota Kinoshita
  • Patent number: 9827763
    Abstract: A liquid ejecting head includes an ejection surface which extends in a first direction (X-direction) and on which a plurality of nozzles ejecting a liquid are distributed; and protrusion sections that are formed on the ejection surface and protrude on a liquid ejection side in which the liquid is ejected. The ejection surface has abutting regions on which a sealing body that seals the plurality of nozzles by surrounding the plurality of nozzles abuts. When projecting the abutting regions and the protrusion sections along a first direction (X-direction) on a virtual line along a second direction (Y-direction) intersecting the first direction, the protrusion sections are disposed on the ejection surface such that projection of the protrusion sections crosses a boundary of projection of the abutting regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Isamu Togashi, Shuji Sugawara, Yoichi Yamada
  • Patent number: 9815286
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a flexible tube supplying liquid to an elongated line head along a first direction, in which the line head is provided with nozzles positioned along the first direction, a joint connected to the flexible tube, and flow paths between the joint and the nozzles, and the line head raises and lowers in a second direction, the flexible tube is movable accompanying raising and lowering of the line head, and the joint is disposed at a center portion in a case where the line head is divided into three equal parts in the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Isamu Togashi, Hiroaki Okui
  • Patent number: 9789685
    Abstract: A flow path structure which forms a flow path of liquid, includes: a light absorbing member (first substrate) having absorbing properties with respect to laser light; a light transmitting member (second substrate) which is joined to the light absorbing member and has transmitting properties with respect to the laser light; a first flow path (flow path) which is surrounded by a welding interface between the light absorbing member and the light transmitting member; and a second flow path which is formed in a flow path pipe (flow path pipe) which protrudes from a front surface opposite of the welding interface in the light transmitting member, and communicates with the first flow path, in which the flow path pipe is included in a region of the first flow path in a plan view from a direction orthogonal to the welding interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Taiki Hanagami, Isamu Togashi, Ryota Kinoshita
  • Patent number: 9789686
    Abstract: Provided is a liquid ejecting head which includes a head main body which has liquid ejection surface through which liquid is ejected, a flexible wiring substrate which is connected to the head main body, and a flow-path member having flow path through which liquid is supplied to the head main body. The flow-path member has an opening portion through which the substrate is inserted. The substrate extends to the flow-path member, with respect to the head main body. The substrate is inclined in a direction directed toward a first surface side of both surfaces of the substrate. In an area on a second surface side of both surfaces of the substrate, the flow path has a portion extending along the head main body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Isamu Togashi
  • Publication number: 20170291420
    Abstract: A liquid ejecting head includes: a head main body for ejecting liquid from nozzle openings on a liquid ejecting surface provided with the plurality of nozzle openings; a maintaining member which is adhered to the head main body at a surface side opposite to the liquid ejecting surface side of the head main body in a direction perpendicular to the liquid ejecting surface; and a fixing board which is provided at a side opposite to the maintaining member with respect to the head main body. The fixing board includes a bending portion which is bent to the head main body side. The bending portion is adhered to a side surface of the maintaining member. The head main body is disposed in a space formed by adhering the maintaining member and the fixing board to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2017
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Inventor: Isamu TOGASHI
  • Publication number: 20170282623
    Abstract: A flow path structure includes: a substrate that includes a first surface and a second surface on a side opposite to the first surface; a supply port formed on the first surface; a plurality of discharge ports formed on the second surface; grooves that are formed on the first surface so as to extend in an X direction and communicate with the supply ports and with the plurality of discharge ports via through-holes formed on the substrate; and a sealing portion that is disposed on the first surface and seals each groove.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2017
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventors: Isamu TOGASHI, Hiroaki OKUI, Yasuyuki KUDO, Fujio AKAHANE
  • Publication number: 20170232740
    Abstract: A liquid ejecting head unit includes: a plurality of liquid ejecting heads that have a nozzle-formed surface; and a unit base that has a bottom portion having a fixing surface to which the plurality of liquid ejecting heads are fixed, and a wall portion which extends from the bottom portion in a direction perpendicular to the fixing surface and which is continuous in a direction in which the plurality of liquid ejecting heads are aligned.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Isamu TOGASHI