Patents by Inventor Kazunori Miyake
Kazunori Miyake 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: 9650220Abstract: A sheet feeding apparatus includes a stacking member, an optical sensor, a detected member, and a control unit. As an amount of sheets stacked on the stacking member decreases, the detected member moves from a first position in which optical sensor light is not interrupted, then once interrupts the light, and then moves to a second position in which the light is not interrupted. Information regarding an amount of sheets transmitted by the control unit, when stored information is about the detected member in the second position, is information notifying that an amount of sheets stacked on the stacking member is less than that of information regarding an amount of sheets stacked on the stacking member transmitted by the control unit when stored information is about the detected member is in the first position.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2015Date of Patent: May 16, 2017Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Manabu Koseki, Takayuki Iikura, Shuji Obata, Mitsuhiro Sugeta, Kazunori Miyake, Toshifumi Kakutani, Yousuke Hata, Shinya Suzuki, Hirohisa Nakajima, Takeyuki Suda, Toshiyuki Abe
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Patent number: 9618052Abstract: In an intermediate shaft for a steering system, the surface of external splines of an inner shaft is coated with a resin coating layer containing a base resin and two or more kinds of higher fatty acid metal salts having different melting point peaks from each other.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2015Date of Patent: April 11, 2017Assignee: JTEKT CORPORATIONInventor: Kazunori Miyake
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Publication number: 20170096314Abstract: An image forming apparatus, including: an image forming portion; a discharge portion configured to discharge a recording material on which an image is formed by the image forming portion, wherein a delivery conveyance portion having a power source circuit is mountable in a space adjacent to the image forming portion and configured to convey the recording material to a post-processing apparatus; a detection unit configured to detect a temperature; a cooling unit configured to cool the image forming portion; and a control unit configured to control, in a case where the delivery conveyance portion is mounted, rotation and stop of the cooling unit based on the temperature detected by the detection unit in a second state in which start of an operation of forming the image is waited for after a first state in which the image is formed on the recording material by the image forming portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2015Publication date: April 6, 2017Inventors: Toshifumi KAKUTANI, Takayuki Iikura, Shuji Obata, Mitsuhiro Sugeta, Kazunori Miyake, Yousuke Hata, Shinya Suzuki, Hirohisa Nakajima, Manabu Koseki, Takeyuki Suda, Toshiyuki Abe, Kazumi Sato
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Patent number: 9578192Abstract: An image forming apparatus comprising a plurality of devices driven by power and configured to be operated in: 1) a standby mode in which the image forming apparatus stands by a start of an image formation; or 2) a power saving mode in which power supply to a part of the plurality of devices is stopped so that the power consumption of the image forming apparatus in the power saving mode is reduced compared with that of the image forming apparatus in the standby mode. The image forming apparatus further including a door which is opened when consumable material is supplied, and a door opened/closed sensor configured to detect the door opening or door closing.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2015Date of Patent: February 21, 2017Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Kazunori Miyake
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Publication number: 20160381241Abstract: An image forming apparatus which can control to turn on/off a light emitting element depending on a sheet state on a manual sheet tray is provided. The image forming apparatus includes the manual feed tray on which the sheet is placed. The image forming apparatus is configured to be switchable between normal power mode and power saving mode. In the normal power mode, normal power is supplied. In the power saving mode, less power is consumed as compared to the power consumed in the normal power mode. The image forming apparatus includes a manual sheet feeding sensor which detects presence/absence of the sheet on the manual feed tray. The image forming apparatus includes a sheet length sensor S and a sheet length sensor L which include the light emitting element and a light receiving element to detect approximate sheet length of sheet placed on the manual feed tray in a conveying direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2016Publication date: December 29, 2016Inventors: Yousuke Hata, Toshifumi Kakutani, Takeyuki Suda, Hirohisa Nakajima, Shinya Suzuki, Manabu Koseki, Toshiyuki Abe, Takayuki Iikura, Kazunori Miyake, Shuji Obata, Mitsuhiro Sugeta, Kazumi Sato
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Patent number: 9525795Abstract: An image forming apparatus including: a reading device; an operating portion; a light source; a rotary polygon mirror; a motor configured to rotate the rotary polygon mirror; and a motor control portion configured to start the motor to control the motor at a first rotation speed in response to a fact that a predetermined action is performed on one of the operating portion and the reading device in a stopped state of the rotary polygon mirror, and then to control the motor at a second rotation speed higher than the first rotation speed in response to an instruction to start image formation from the operating portion, the motor control portion being configured to control the motor at the second rotation speed, without controlling the motor at the first rotation speed, in response to a fact that the receiving portion receives image data before the motor reaches the first rotation speed.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2015Date of Patent: December 20, 2016Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kazumi Sato, Toshifumi Kakutani, Yousuke Hata, Shinya Suzuki, Takayuki Iikura, Kazunori Miyake, Shuji Obata, Manabu Koseki, Takeyuki Suda, Hirohisa Nakajima, Mitsuhiro Sugeta, Toshiyuki Abe
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Patent number: 9523945Abstract: An image forming unit forms a toner image on an image carrier, and transfers the toner image to a recording medium. A voltage generation circuit generates a high voltage used for the image forming unit. A control circuit is connected to the voltage generation circuit via a cable, and controls the high voltage generated by the voltage generation circuit. A detection unit detects a current flowing in a load of the image forming unit to which the high voltage generated by the voltage generation circuit is applied. A determination unit determines an error in accordance with a current range in which the current detected by the detection unit falls. The current range is included among a plurality of current ranges that are in one-to-one correspondence with a plurality of errors.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2016Date of Patent: December 20, 2016Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hirohisa Nakajima, Takayuki Iikura, Shuji Obata, Mitsuhiro Sugeta, Kazunori Miyake, Toshifumi Kakutani, Yousuke Hata, Shinya Suzuki, Manabu Koseki, Takeyuki Suda, Toshiyuki Abe, Kazumi Sato
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Publication number: 20160299467Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a developing unit configured to develop using toner an electrostatic latent image formed on a photosensitive member, a mounting unit to which a container is mounted, the container including a containing unit configured to contain toner and a pump unit, and performing a supplying operation for supplying toner by expansion and contraction of the pump unit, a driving unit configured to rotationally drive the container to cause the container to perform the supplying operation, and a controller configured to control a rotational speed of the container based on a time for which the supplying operation has been performed.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2016Publication date: October 13, 2016Inventors: Takayuki Iikura, Kazunori Miyake, Toshifumi Kakutani, Shinya Suzuki, Yousuke Hata, Kazumi Sato
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Patent number: 9467586Abstract: An image forming apparatus which can control to turn on/off a light emitting element depending on a sheet state on a manual sheet tray is provided. The image forming apparatus includes the manual feed tray on which the sheet is placed. The image forming apparatus is configured to be switchable between normal power mode and power saving mode. In the normal power mode, normal power is supplied. In the power saving mode, less power is consumed as compared to the power consumed in the normal power mode. The image forming apparatus includes a manual sheet feeding sensor which detects presence/absence of the sheet on the manual feed tray. The image forming apparatus includes a sheet length sensor S and a sheet length sensor L which include the light emitting element and a light receiving element to detect approximate sheet length of sheet placed on the manual feed tray in a conveying direction.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2015Date of Patent: October 11, 2016Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yousuke Hata, Toshifumi Kakutani, Takeyuki Suda, Hirohisa Nakajima, Shinya Suzuki, Manabu Koseki, Toshiyuki Abe, Takayuki Iikura, Kazunori Miyake, Shuji Obata, Mitsuhiro Sugeta, Kazumi Sato
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Patent number: 9417559Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a developing unit configured to develop using toner an electrostatic latent image formed on a photosensitive member, a mounting unit to which a container is mounted, the container including a containing unit configured to contain toner and a pump unit, and performing a supplying operation for supplying toner by expansion and contraction of the pump unit, a driving unit configured to rotationally drive the container to cause the container to perform the supplying operation, and a controller configured to control a rotational speed of the container based on a time for which the supplying operation has been performed.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2014Date of Patent: August 16, 2016Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Takayuki Iikura, Kazunori Miyake, Toshifumi Kakutani, Shinya Suzuki, Yousuke Hata, Kazumi Sato
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Publication number: 20160202643Abstract: An image forming unit forms a toner image on an image carrier, and transfers the toner image to a recording medium. A voltage generation circuit generates a high voltage used for the image forming unit. A control circuit is connected to the voltage generation circuit via a cable, and controls the high voltage generated by the voltage generation circuit. A detection unit detects a current flowing in a load of the image forming unit to which the high voltage generated by the voltage generation circuit is applied. A determination unit determines an error in accordance with a current range in which the current detected by the detection unit falls. The current range is included among a plurality of current ranges that are in one-to-one correspondence with a plurality of errors.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 8, 2016Publication date: July 14, 2016Inventors: Hirohisa Nakajima, Takayuki Iikura, Shuji Obata, Mitsuhiro Sugeta, Kazunori Miyake, Toshifumi Kakutani, Yousuke Hata, Shinya Suzuki, Manabu Koseki, Takeyuki Suda, Toshiyuki Abe, Kazumi Sato
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Publication number: 20160165086Abstract: An image forming apparatus which can control to turn on/off the light emitting element depending on a sheet state on a manual sheet tray is provided. The image forming apparatus includes the manual feed tray on which sheet is placed. The image forming apparatus is configured to be switchable between normal power mode and power saving mode. In the normal power mode, normal power is supplied. In the power saving mode, less power is consumed as compared to the power consumed in the normal power mode. The image forming apparatus includes a manual sheet feeding sensor which detects presence/absence of the sheet on the manual feed tray. The image forming apparatus includes a sheet length sensor S and a sheet length sensor L which include light emitting element and light receiving element to detect approximate sheet length of sheet placed on the manual feed tray in a conveying direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2015Publication date: June 9, 2016Inventors: Yousuke Hata, Toshifumi Kakutani, Takeyuki Suda, Hirohisa Nakajima, Shinya Suzuki, Manabu Koseki, Toshiyuki Abe, Takayuki Iikura, Kazunori Miyake, Shuji Obata, Mitsuhiro Sugeta, Kazumi Sato
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Publication number: 20160161892Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a developing unit configured to develop an electrostatic latent image, a mounting detection unit configured to detect that a container T is mounted on a mounting unit, a driving unit configured to rotate the container T, a rotation detection unit configured to detect rotation information about the container T, and a controller configured to control the driving unit based on the rotation information. If the container T is detected to be mounted on the mounting unit, control of the driving unit is not carried out based on the rotation information until replenishment information satisfies a predetermined condition.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2016Publication date: June 9, 2016Inventors: Takayuki Iikura, Kazunori Miyake, Shinya Suzuki, Toshifumi Kakutani, Yousuke Hata, Kazumi Sato
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Publication number: 20160153500Abstract: In a sliding shaft, an outer circumferential surface of a male shaft is coated with a resin coating layer formed by a fluidized bed powder coating method using a powder coating material containing a base resin and at least either a carbon black or a metal oxide as an antistatic agent. A steering device includes this sliding shaft as an intermediate shaft transmitting steering force.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2014Publication date: June 2, 2016Applicant: JTEKT CORPORATIONInventor: Kazunori MIYAKE
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Publication number: 20160150113Abstract: An image forming apparatus including: a reading device; an operating portion; a light source; a rotary polygon mirror; a motor configured to rotate the rotary polygon mirror; and a motor control portion configured to start the motor to control the motor at a first rotation speed in response to a fact that a predetermined action is performed on one of the operating portion and the reading device in a stopped state of the rotary polygon mirror, and then to control the motor at a second rotation speed higher than the first rotation speed in response to an instruction to start image formation from the operating portion, the motor control portion being configured to control the motor at the second rotation speed, without controlling the motor at the first rotation speed, in response to a fact that the receiving portion receives image data before the motor reaches the first rotation speed.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2015Publication date: May 26, 2016Inventors: Kazumi Sato, Toshifumi Kakutani, Yousuke Hata, Shinya Suzuki, Takayuki Iikura, Kazunori Miyake, Shuji Obata, Manabu Koseki, Takeyuki Suda, Hirohisa Nakajima, Mitsuhiro Sugeta, Toshiyuki Abe
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Patent number: 9348285Abstract: An image forming apparatus comprising a conveyance path of recording material comprises a door, when opened, the inside of the apparatus is exposed, and an interlock circuit which detects opening/closing state of the door. The detection unit of the door is arranged on the conveyance path. At the arranged position, the image forming apparatus comprises a registration sensor for detecting presence and absence of the recording material and delivery sensor. The CPU controls pressure to the recording material S passing the fixing nip portion formed by a pair of rollers arranged on the conveyance path. Also, the CPU decides whether the recording material exists at the fixing nip portion based on the respective detection result from the registration sensor and the delivery sensor.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2015Date of Patent: May 24, 2016Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Kazunori Miyake
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Publication number: 20160105574Abstract: An image forming apparatus comprising a plurality of devices driven by power and configured to be operated in: 1) a standby mode in which the image forming apparatus stands by a start of an image formation; or 2) a power saving mode in which power supply to a part of the plurality of devices is stopped so that the power consumption of the image forming apparatus in the power saving mode is reduced compared with that of the image forming apparatus in the standby mode. The image forming apparatus further including a door which is opened when consumable material is supplied, and a door opened/closed sensor configured to detect the door opening or door closing.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2015Publication date: April 14, 2016Inventor: Kazunori Miyake
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Publication number: 20160101955Abstract: A sheet feeding apparatus includes a stacking member, an optical sensor, a detected member, and a control unit. As an amount of sheets stacked on the stacking member decreases, the detected member moves from a first position in which optical sensor light is not interrupted, then once interrupts the light, and then moves to a second position in which the light is not interrupted. Information regarding an amount of sheets transmitted by the control unit, when stored information is about the detected member in the second position, is information notifying that an amount of sheets stacked on the stacking member is less than that of information regarding an amount of sheets stacked on the stacking member transmitted by the control unit when stored information is about the detected member is in the first position.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2015Publication date: April 14, 2016Inventors: Manabu Koseki, Takayuki Iikura, Shuji Obata, Mitsuhiro Sugeta, Kazunori Miyake, Toshifumi Kakutani, Yousuke Hata, Shinya Suzuki, Hirohisa Nakajima, Takeyuki Suda, Toshiyuki Abe
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Patent number: 9291990Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a developing unit configured to develop an electrostatic latent image, a mounting detection unit configured to detect that a container T is mounted on a mounting unit, a driving unit configured to rotate the container T, a rotation detection unit configured to detect rotation information about the container T, and a controller configured to control the driving unit based on the rotation information. If the container T is detected to be mounted on the mounting unit, control of the driving unit is not carried out based on the rotation information until replenishment information satisfies a predetermined condition.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2014Date of Patent: March 22, 2016Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Takayuki Iikura, Kazunori Miyake, Shinya Suzuki, Toshifumi Kakutani, Yousuke Hata, Kazumi Sato
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Publication number: 20160069395Abstract: In an intermediate shaft for a steering system, the surface of external splines of an inner shaft is coated with a resin coating layer containing a base resin and two or more kinds of higher fatty acid metal salts having different melting point peaks from each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2015Publication date: March 10, 2016Applicant: JTEKT CORPORATIONInventor: Kazunori MIYAKE