Patents by Inventor Keiichiro Fukumasu
Keiichiro Fukumasu 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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Publication number: 20200412897Abstract: An image reading apparatus includes a first posture detection unit that detects a first posture that is a posture of the apparatus main body when not in use, a second posture detection unit that detects a second posture that is a posture of the apparatus main body when in use, and a posture change detection unit that detects a change in a posture of the apparatus main body. When the first posture detection unit detects a switchover of the apparatus main body to the first posture in a first power supply mode in which power is supplied to the first posture detection unit, the second posture detection unit, and the posture change detection unit, the first power supply mode transitions to the second power supply mode in which a controller supplies power to only the posture change detection unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2020Publication date: December 31, 2020Inventors: Keiichiro FUKUMASU, Tomoyuki MOKUO, Masahiro KIMURA, Sota ISHIBASHI, Yasuki NOGAMI
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Publication number: 20200307926Abstract: A scanner is configured to include a rotating body at a bottom portion of an apparatus main body and to be switchable between a movable state in which the rotating body contacts an installation surface on which the apparatus main body is installed and the rotation of the rotating body enables the movement of the apparatus main body on the installation surface and an installation state in which a contact area of the bottom portion of the apparatus main body with respect to the installation surface is larger than the movable state and the apparatus main body is installed and used on the installation surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2020Publication date: October 1, 2020Inventors: Tomoyuki MOKUO, Keiichiro FUKUMASU, Shinsuke KOGI, Junichiro HIGUMA
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Publication number: 20200177760Abstract: An image reading apparatus includes a separating roller that is capable of switching between a separation state in which an original document is separated and a non-separation state in which the original document is not separated, and determines whether or not the original document is fed in the separation state or the non-separation state based on the types of the original document set through a user interface for instructing a select of the types of the original document to be read and a start of reading the original document.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2020Publication date: June 4, 2020Inventors: Tomoyuki MOKUO, Noriyuki Koyanagi, Keiichiro Fukumasu, Keisuke Miyauchi, Naoki Sakamoto
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Patent number: 10594888Abstract: An image reading apparatus includes a separating roller that is capable of switching between a separation state in which an original document is separated and a non-separation state in which the original document is not separated, and determines whether or not the original document is fed in the separation state or the non-separation state based on the types of the original document set through a user interface for instructing a select of the types of the original document to be read and a start of reading the original document.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2018Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Tomoyuki Mokuo, Noriyuki Koyanagi, Keiichiro Fukumasu, Keisuke Miyauchi, Naoki Sakamoto
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Patent number: 10584005Abstract: A medium feed device includes a feed roller provided to a device body and configured to feed paper, a separator roller provided at a position on the device body facing the feed roller and configured to separate the paper, and a medium support section configured to support the medium in an inclined state upstream of the feed roller. The medium support section is configured with a variable contact angle between the paper supported by the medium support section and the separator roller.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2017Date of Patent: March 10, 2020Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Hidenori Harada, Ryoichi Shuto, Keiichiro Fukumasu, Kazuhiko Tsuyama, Tomoyuki Mokuo, Tokujiro Okuno
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Publication number: 20200039775Abstract: A medium feeding apparatus includes a curved path that is a medium feeding path formed between a first pair of feeding rollers and a second pair of feeding rollers. The medium is transported along the curved path while being curved downward. The medium feeding apparatus further includes an accommodating portion formed outside a curve of the curved path and configured to accommodate a deformed part of the medium at the curved path. The first pair of feeding rollers is provided at a center area in a medium width direction intersecting with a medium feeding direction. The accommodating portion has a pushing member configured to push the deformed part of the medium upstream in the medium feeding direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2019Publication date: February 6, 2020Inventors: Masahiro ISONO, Keiichiro FUKUMASU, Koji MIGITA
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Publication number: 20190291984Abstract: A medium feeding apparatus includes a mounting section on which a medium to be fed is mounted, a feeding roller configured to feed the medium mounted on the mounting section, a separation roller configured to nip and separate the medium with the feeding roller therebetween, and a regulation section disposed downstream of the nipping position between the feeding roller and the separation roller, the regulation section being configured to regulate the contact of the medium to be fed and the separation roller by coming into contact with the medium from the side of the separation roller.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2019Publication date: September 26, 2019Inventors: Keiichiro FUKUMASU, Tomoyuki MOKUO, Hiromichi KITSUKI, Tokujiro OKUNO
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Publication number: 20190098165Abstract: An image reading apparatus includes a separating roller that is capable of switching between a separation state in which an original document is separated and a non-separation state in which the original document is not separated, and determines whether or not the original document is fed in the separation state or the non-separation state based on the types of the original document set through a user interface for instructing a select of the types of the original document to be read and a start of reading the original document.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2018Publication date: March 28, 2019Inventors: Tomoyuki MOKUO, Noriyuki KOYANAGI, Keiichiro FUKUMASU, Keisuke MIYAUCHI, Naoki SAKAMOTO
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Publication number: 20180194579Abstract: A medium feed device includes a feed roller provided to a device body and configured to feed paper, a separator roller provided at a position on the device body facing the feed roller and configured to separate the paper, and a medium support section configured to support the medium in an inclined state upstream of the feed roller. The medium support section is configured with a variable contact angle between the paper supported by the medium support section and the separator roller.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2017Publication date: July 12, 2018Inventors: Hidenori HARADA, Ryoichi SHUTO, Keiichiro FUKUMASU, Kazuhiko TSUYAMA, Tomoyuki MOKUO, Tokujiro OKUNO
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Patent number: 8087837Abstract: A cassette unit includes: a cassette case which covers a printing medium and has a feeding opening for passing the printing medium when the printing medium is fed by a feeding roller of a printing apparatus body; a cassette hopper which receives the printing medium and comes in contact with or separates from the feeding roller in a state in which the cassette hopper is mounted in the printing apparatus body; and s shutter which is switched so as to allow the printing medium to pass through the feeding opening or to prevent the printing medium from passing through the feeding opening, the cassette case, the cassette hopper, and the shutter being formed integrally. The cassette hopper is bent in a direction in which the cassette hopper approaches the feeding roller in a first joint portion jointing with the cassette case to engage with a first engagement portion.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2008Date of Patent: January 3, 2012Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Keiichiro Fukumasu
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Patent number: 8083401Abstract: A connector holder unit that is formed separately from a carriage capable of housing an ink cartridge and can be attached to the inside of the carriage includes a connector holder, a connector having a plurality of contact arms that is installed to the connector holder, and a circuit substrate having a plurality of conductive connection portions that is installed to the connector holder, wherein contact terminals of the plurality of contact arms of the connector are configured to elastically contact the conductive connection portions of the circuit substrate and conductive connection portions of the ink cartridge so as to electrically conduct between the circuit substrate and the ink cartridge when the connector holder unit is attached to the carriage.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2010Date of Patent: December 27, 2011Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Yosuke Nakano, Takashi Sato, Keiichiro Fukumasu
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Patent number: 7891771Abstract: A connector holder unit that is formed separately from a carriage capable of housing an ink cartridge and can be attached to the inside of the carriage includes a connector holder, a connector having a plurality of contact arms that is installed to the connector holder, and a circuit substrate having a plurality of conductive connection portions that is installed to the connector holder, wherein contact terminals of the plurality of contact arms of the connector are configured to elastically contact the conductive connection portions of the circuit substrate and conductive connection portions of the ink cartridge so as to electrically conduct between the circuit substrate and the ink cartridge when the connector holder unit is attached to the carriage.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2007Date of Patent: February 22, 2011Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Yosuke Nakano, Takashi Sato, Keiichiro Fukumasu
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Publication number: 20110012962Abstract: A connector holder unit that is formed separately from a carriage capable of housing an ink cartridge and can be attached to the inside of the carriage includes a connector holder, a connector having a plurality of contact arms that is installed to the connector holder, and a circuit substrate having a plurality of conductive connection portions that is installed to the connector holder, wherein contact terminals of the plurality of contact arms of the connector are configured to elastically contact the conductive connection portions of the circuit substrate and conductive connection portions of the ink cartridge so as to electrically conduct between the circuit substrate and the ink cartridge when the connector holder unit is attached to the carriage.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2010Publication date: January 20, 2011Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Yosuke Nakano, Takashi Sato, Keiichiro Fukumasu
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Patent number: 7819398Abstract: A feeding apparatus includes a cassette unit and a feeding-apparatus main body. The cassette unit can be mounted and dismounted to/from the feeding apparatus. The cassette unit includes a casing which is the base member of the cassette unit; a movable cassette hopper on which a housed recording medium is to be placed; and a locking section that holds the attitude of the cassette hopper. The feeding-apparatus main body includes a contact portion that comes into contact with the locking section to release the holding state when the cassette unit is mounted to the feeding-apparatus main body.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2008Date of Patent: October 26, 2010Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Keiichiro Fukumasu
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Patent number: 7690784Abstract: A plate-shaped main body, has a first face formed with a recess portion defined by a bottom face and side walls and a second face which is opposite to the first face. The plate-shaped main body is formed with a through hole connecting the bottom face and the second face. An overhanging portion, is provided on at least one of the side walls in the vicinity of the first face, and is located so as to at least partially hang over the through hole.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2006Date of Patent: April 6, 2010Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Nobuyuki Nishi, Seiji Kawabata, Kazuhiro Hashii, Kazumasa Harada, Keiichiro Fukumasu, Hirohisa Adachi
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Patent number: 7591602Abstract: A gap detector is operable to detect a distance between a liquid ejecting head adapted to eject liquid toward a target medium and a platen adapted to support the target medium. A circular plate is adapted to be provided on a guide shaft which is rotated together with the rotary plate to selectively determine the distance as one of a plurality of distances. The circular plate has a plurality of flags formed on an outer periphery, each of which is associated with one of the distances. A sensor is disposed in the vicinity of the outer periphery of the circular plate and operable to output a signal indicative of a passage of each of the flags in accordance with the rotation of the circular plate. At least one of intervals between the flags in a circumferential direction of the circular plate is made different from the other.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2006Date of Patent: September 22, 2009Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Keiichiro Fukumasu, Kazuhiro Hashii, Masafumi Furuyama
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Publication number: 20090057988Abstract: A feeding apparatus includes a cassette unit and a feeding-apparatus main body. The cassette unit can be mounted and dismounted to/from the feeding apparatus. The cassette unit includes a casing which is the base member of the cassette unit; a movable cassette hopper on which a housed recording medium is to be placed; and a locking section that holds the attitude of the cassette hopper. The feeding-apparatus main body includes a contact portion that comes into contact with the locking section to release the holding state when the cassette unit is mounted to the feeding-apparatus main body.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2008Publication date: March 5, 2009Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventor: Keiichiro FUKUMASU
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Publication number: 20080310905Abstract: A cassette unit includes: a cassette case which covers a printing medium and has a feeding opening for passing the printing medium when the printing medium is fed by a feeding roller of a printing apparatus body; a cassette hopper which receives the printing medium and comes in contact with or separates from the feeding roller in a state in which the cassette hopper is mounted in the printing apparatus body; and s shutter which is switched so as to allow the printing medium to pass through the feeding opening or to prevent the printing medium from passing through the feeding opening, the cassette case, the cassette hopper, and the shutter being formed integrally. The cassette hopper is bent in a direction in which the cassette hopper approaches the feeding roller in a first joint portion jointing with the cassette case to engage with a first engagement portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2008Publication date: December 18, 2008Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventor: Keiichiro FUKUMASU
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Patent number: 7384290Abstract: A connector includes: a housing; and a plurality of metal contacts supported so as to be parallel to each other with respect to the housing, each contact having a first contact arm and a second contact arm, and electrically connecting a first member and a second member to each other by bringing a first contact terminal of the first contact arm and a second contact terminal of the second contact arm into elastic contact with a conductive connection portion of the first member and a conductive connection portion of the second member respectively, the first member and the second member being disposed on both sides of the housing, wherein the housing has a through hole penetrating therethrough and formed on a side of the first contact terminal with respect to a first separation start position at which the first contact arm starts separation from the housing, and a second separation start position at which the second contact arm starts separation from the housing is disposed farther apart from the through hole thaType: GrantFiled: February 22, 2007Date of Patent: June 10, 2008Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Keiichiro Fukumasu, Yosuke Nakano, Satoshi Kaneta
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Publication number: 20080070437Abstract: A connector holder unit that is formed separately from a carriage capable of housing an ink cartridge and can be attached to the inside of the carriage includes a connector holder, a connector having a plurality of contact arms that is installed to the connector holder, and a circuit substrate having a plurality of conductive connection portions that is installed to the connector holder, wherein contact terminals of the plurality of contact arms of the connector are configured to elastically contact the conductive connection portions of the circuit substrate and conductive connection portions of the ink cartridge so as to electrically conduct between the circuit substrate and the ink cartridge when the connector holder unit is attached to the carriage.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2007Publication date: March 20, 2008Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Yosuke NAKANO, Takashi SATO, Keiichiro FUKUMASU