Patents by Inventor Kazunori Katada
Kazunori Katada 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: 10139762Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: an image former that develops, with toner, an electrostatic latent image formed on an image carrier on the basis of a job and prints a first image on continuous paper and; a hardware processor that controls the image former to print a second image on continuous paper in a case where at least either image information or continuous printing distance information of the first image formed by the image former satisfies a predetermined condition, wherein the hardware processor notifies a user of print information indicating a print position of the second image formed by the image former.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2018Date of Patent: November 27, 2018Assignee: Konica Minolta, Inc.Inventor: Kazunori Katada
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Publication number: 20180224784Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: an image former that develops, with toner, an electrostatic latent image formed on an image carrier on the basis of a job and prints a first image on continuous paper and; a hardware processor that controls the image former to print a second image on continuous paper in a case where at least either image information or continuous printing distance information of the first image formed by the image former satisfies a predetermined condition, wherein the hardware processor notifies a user of print information indicating a print position of the second image formed by the image former.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2018Publication date: August 9, 2018Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.Inventor: Kazunori KATADA
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Patent number: 9946201Abstract: An image-forming apparatus contains a control portion that controls a cooling operation of the fixing portion. The control portion sets an image confirmable position in which an image formed on a long sheet is confirmable. When a print job on the long sheet finishes, the control portion starts the cooling operation of the fixing portion and controls the conveying portion to convey the long sheet until a rear end of a final image fixed by a fixing portion reaches the image confirmable position and finishes the cooling operation of the fixing portion until the rear end of the image fixed by the fixing portion reaches the image confirmable position. The control portion also sets the image confirmable position to be at an outermost circumference of rolled paper reeled by a reeling apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2016Date of Patent: April 17, 2018Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.Inventor: Kazunori Katada
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Patent number: 9690239Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes the following. A conveying unit conveys a continuous sheet at least longer than a length of the apparatus itself. A first rotating member can be pressed to and separated from a second rotating member. The first rotating member can be rotated separated from the second rotating member. The continuous sheet can be stopped and held when the first rotating member is separated from the second rotating member. The image forming apparatus further includes a control unit. When the continuous sheet is stopped and held and the rotation of the first rotating member is started separated from the second rotating member, the control unit moves at least one of the first rotating member and the continuous sheet so that the continuous sheet is not in contact with the first rotating member, and then the control unit starts rotation of the first rotating member.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2016Date of Patent: June 27, 2017Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.Inventors: Makoto Ui, Kazunori Katada, Toshiaki Tomino
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Publication number: 20170090362Abstract: An image-forming apparatus contains a control portion that controls a cooling operation of the fixing portion. The control portion sets an image confirmable position in which an image formed on a long sheet is confirmable. When a print job on the long sheet finishes, the control portion starts the cooling operation of the fixing portion and controls the conveying portion to convey the long sheet until a rear end of a final image fixed by a fixing portion reaches the image confirmable position and finishes the cooling operation of the fixing portion until the rear end of the image fixed by the fixing portion reaches the image confirmable position. The control portion also sets the image confirmable position to be at an outermost circumference of rolled paper reeled by a reeling apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2016Publication date: March 30, 2017Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.Inventor: Kazunori KATADA
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Publication number: 20160282775Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes the following. A conveying unit conveys a continuous sheet at least longer than a length of the apparatus itself. A first rotating member can be pressed to and separated from a second rotating member. The first rotating member can be rotated separated from the second rotating member. The continuous sheet can be stopped and held when the first rotating member is separated from the second rotating member. The image forming apparatus further includes a control unit. When the continuous sheet is stopped and held and the rotation of the first rotating member is started separated from the second rotating member, the control unit moves at least one of the first rotating member and the continuous sheet so that the continuous sheet is not in contact with the first rotating member, and then the control unit starts rotation of the first rotating member.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2016Publication date: September 29, 2016Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.Inventors: Makoto UI, Kazunori KATADA, Toshiaki TOMINO
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Patent number: 9360809Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: a sheet conveyance section configured to convey a long sheet; a toner image forming section configured to form a toner image on the long sheet conveyed by the sheet conveyance section; a fixing section configured to fix the toner image formed by the toner image forming section on the long sheet; and an information presenting section configured to display information relating to sheet conveyance, the information relating to sheet conveyance including waste sheet information indicating a conveyance amount of the long sheet conveyed by the sheet conveyance section during a non-image formation period.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2015Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.Inventor: Kazunori Katada
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Publication number: 20160091842Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: a sheet conveyance section configured to convey a long sheet; a toner image forming section configured to form a toner image on the long sheet conveyed by the sheet conveyance section; a fixing section configured to fix the toner image formed by the toner image forming section on the long sheet; and an information presenting section configured to display information relating to sheet conveyance, the information relating to sheet conveyance including waste sheet information indicating a conveyance amount of the long sheet conveyed by the sheet conveyance section during a non-image formation period.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2015Publication date: March 31, 2016Inventor: Kazunori KATADA
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Patent number: 7953342Abstract: An image forming apparatus, having: an image carrier to carry a toner image; a transfer unit to transfer the toner image on the image carrier onto a sheet through a rotating member disposed to face the image carrier; a fixing unit to heat and fix the transferred toner image onto the sheet; and a cooling device to suctions air from a transfer unit side and discharge the air to a fixing unit side.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2009Date of Patent: May 31, 2011Assignee: Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Masakazu Nakamura, Masami Maruko, Kazunori Katada
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Publication number: 20090202267Abstract: An image forming apparatus, having: an image carrier to carry a toner image; a transfer unit to transfer the toner image on the image carrier onto a sheet through a rotating member disposed to face the image carrier; a fixing unit to heat and fix the transferred toner image onto the sheet; and a cooling device to suctions air from a transfer unit side and discharge the air to a fixing unit side.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2009Publication date: August 13, 2009Applicant: Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Masakazu Nakamura, Masami Maruko, Kazunori Katada
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Patent number: 7546079Abstract: There is described a fixing apparatus for fixing a toner image onto a recording material, which makes it possible not only to reduce the frictional resistance generated between a temperature sensor and a heating member, but also to prevent occurrences of abnormal sounds and breaking of the wire coupled to the temperature sensor, both caused by the direct contact between them. The fixing apparatus includes: a heating member provided with a surface layer, which is elastically deformable and includes the paper sheet passing area and the paper sheet non-passing area; a pressing member that press-contacts the heating member; and a temperature sensor that contacts the paper sheet non-passing area of the surface layer. A surface roughness Ra of the paper sheet non-passing area is set at such a value that is larger than that of a paper sheet passing area.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2007Date of Patent: June 9, 2009Assignee: Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Kazunori Katada, Masami Maruko, Masakazu Nakamura
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Patent number: 7433623Abstract: The image forming apparatus cools the recording sheet with a cooling fan having an air duct with a first air-blowing outlet and a second air-blowing outlet for directing air from the cooling fan to an interior of the apparatus. An air flow changing member opens or closes the first and second air-blowing outlets, depending on the conveying path of the recording sheet.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2005Date of Patent: October 7, 2008Assignee: Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Masakazu Nakamura, Masami Maruko, Kazunori Katada
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Publication number: 20080031661Abstract: There is described a fixing apparatus for fixing a toner image onto a recording material, which makes it possible not only to reduce the frictional resistance generated between a temperature sensor and a heating member, but also to prevent occurrences of abnormal sounds and breaking of the wire coupled to the temperature sensor, both caused by the direct contact between them. The fixing apparatus includes: a heating member provided with a surface layer, which is elastically deformable and includes the paper sheet passing area and the paper sheet non-passing area; a pressing member that press-contacts the heating member; and a temperature sensor that contacts the paper sheet non-passing area of the surface layer. A surface roughness Ra of the paper sheet non-passing area is set at such a value that is larger than that of a paper sheet passing area.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 5, 2007Publication date: February 7, 2008Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Kazunori Katada, Masami Maruko, Masakazu Nakamura
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Patent number: 7187898Abstract: An image forming apparatus having a fixing device for fixing toner including wax on a transfer sheet including a fixing rotating member for fixing toner on the transfer sheet with a rotation thereof, and first cleaning member contacting to the fixing rotating member so as to remove melted wax on the fixing rotating member. A surface roughness Rz of the first cleaning member is not more than 1.6 ?m.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2004Date of Patent: March 6, 2007Assignee: Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Hidetoshi Katayanagi, Masami Maruko, Hajime Tanaka, Kazunori Katada, Masashi Saito, Toshiki Hayami
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Publication number: 20060133865Abstract: An image forming apparatus having an image forming unit, a fixing unit, a conveying unit including plural conveying paths, a cooling fan, an air duct including a first air-blowing outlet and a second air-blowing outlet for conducting air from the cooling fan to an interior of the apparatus, and an air flow changing member for opening or closing the first and second air-blowing outlets, wherein the recording sheet on the different conveying path is cooled by changing the air flow changing member. An image forming apparatus having, an image forming unit, a fixing unit, a conveying unit, a cooling fan for cooling the recording material on which the toner image is formed, and a restrict member for restricting a volume of drawing of air by the cooling fan.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2005Publication date: June 22, 2006Inventors: Masakazu Nakamura, Masami Maruko, Kazunori Katada
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Publication number: 20050019069Abstract: An image forming apparatus having a fixing device for fixing toner including wax on a transfer sheet comprising a fixing rotating member for fixing toner on the transfer sheet with a rotation thereof, and first cleaning member contacting to the fixing rotating member so as to remove melted wax on the fixing rotating member. A surface roughness Rz of the first cleaning member is not more than 1.6 ?m.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2004Publication date: January 27, 2005Inventors: Hidetoshi Katayanagi, Masami Maruko, Hajime Tanaka, Kazunori Katada, Masashi Saito, Toshiki Hayami
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Patent number: 6671475Abstract: A transmission mechanism for transmitting rotation of a driving source in a main body to an object mounted on the main body for receiving the rotation, the transmission mechanism comprising a plurality of couplings provided at different positions along an axial direction of a rotating axis; wherein each of the couplings comprises, a male coupling member having a plurality of protrusions provided at an identical internal on an outer circumferential surface of the rotating axis; and a female coupling member having a plurality of protrusions for engaging with the male coupling's protrusions.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2001Date of Patent: December 30, 2003Assignee: Konica CorporationInventors: Kazunori Katada, Masami Maruko, Naoto Tokutake, Takehito Hiraga, Satoshi Hamaya, Susumu Tashiro
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Publication number: 20010008590Abstract: A transmission mechanism for transmitting rotation of a driving source in a main body to an object mounted on the main body for receiving the rotation, the transmission mechanism comprising a plurality of couplings provided at different positions along an axial direction of a rotating axis; wherein each of the couplings comprises, a male coupling member having a plurality of convex elements provided at an identical internal on an outer circumferential surface of the rotating axis; and a female coupling member having a plurality of concave elements for engaging with the convex elements.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 12, 2001Publication date: July 19, 2001Inventors: Kazunori Katada, Masami Maruko, Naoto Tokutake, Takehito Hiraga, Satoshi Hamaya, Susumu Tashiro
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Patent number: 5953561Abstract: A process cartridge for use in an image forming apparatus, includes: a photoreceptor for bearing an image thereon; a processing member for image formation; and a heat roller included in a heat fixing device for fixing a developed image formed on a recording sheet. The photoreceptor, the processing member and the heat roller are integrally provided on the process cartridge which is attachable to the image forming apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 1998Date of Patent: September 14, 1999Assignee: Konica CorporationInventors: Susumu Tashiro, Naoki Otomo, Mitsugu Nemoto, Yutaka Miyasaka, Motozi Kawamoto, Kazunori Katada