Patents by Inventor Keiichiro Tsukuda
Keiichiro Tsukuda 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: 11192381Abstract: A liquid ejection apparatus includes: a recording head that ejects liquid; a sub-tank that is connected to the recording head and temporarily stores the liquid to be supplied to the recording head; a liquid tank that communicates with the sub-tank and is able to be filled with the liquid; a first atmosphere opening unit that is provided in the liquid tank; and a second atmosphere opening unit that is provided in the sub-tank. The second atmosphere opening unit is closable when the liquid tank is filled with the liquid, and the first atmosphere opening unit and the second atmosphere opening unit are able to open the liquid tank and the sub-tank to the atmosphere, respectively, when the sub-tank is filled with the liquid filled in the liquid tank by a hydraulic head pressure.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2020Date of Patent: December 7, 2021Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hiroki Tajima, Keiichiro Tsukuda, Kenji Yabe, Yuji Tamaru, Naoko Shimizu, Kyosuke Toda, Sayaka Seki, Yosuke Takagi, Shimpei Yoshikawa, Ryo Sato
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Publication number: 20210197566Abstract: A liquid ejection head includes an element substrate having an energy-generating element configured to generate an energy for ejecting a liquid from an ejection orifice, a support member for supporting the element substrate, the support member including a liquid chamber formed therein to supply the liquid to the ejection orifice, and a damper portion for absorbing vibration of the liquid inside the liquid chamber, the damper portion being flexible. The support member has a through-hole for communicating with the liquid chamber at a position located above the liquid chamber in a vertical direction when the liquid ejection head is in a use orientation. The damper portion has a taper portion that tapers downwardly in the vertical direction and is positioned in such a manner that the tapering portion closes the through-hole, and the damper portion and the support member are attached to each other by a fixing member.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2020Publication date: July 1, 2021Inventors: Sayaka Seki, Kyosuke Toda, Shimpei Yoshikawa, Ryo Sato, Keiichiro Tsukuda, Kazuhiko Okito, Kenji Yabe, Yasuaki Kitayama
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Publication number: 20210162766Abstract: A liquid filling method of filling a liquid storage device including a first tank that stores a liquid to be supplied to an ejection head ejecting the liquid and a second tank that stores the liquid to be supplied to the first tank through a connection port provided in the first tank with the liquid, the method including: injecting the liquid from a liquid storage container into the first tank through a first liquid introduction port provided in the first tank, in a state where a second liquid introduction port provided in the second tank is closed.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 24, 2020Publication date: June 3, 2021Inventors: Atsushi OMURA, Hiroki TAJIMA, Keiichiro TSUKUDA, Kenji YABE, Yuji TAMARU, Naoko SHIMIZU, Sayaka SEKI, Yosuke TAKAGI, Shimpei YOSHIKAWA, Ryo SATO, Kyosuke TODA
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Patent number: 11014361Abstract: A manufacturing method of a liquid supply component in which a liquid supply path is formed between a first constituent component and a second constituent component that are joined with molten resin. The method includes a first step of preparing these constituent components, a second step of causing the constituent components to face each other and forming an orifice portion and a reservoir portion between a mold and a surface of either of the constituent components, and a third step of pouring the molten resin between the constituent components so that it flows into the reservoir portion through the orifice portion.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2019Date of Patent: May 25, 2021Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yasuaki Kitayama, Yukuo Yamaguchi, Kyosuke Toda, Keiichiro Tsukuda, Kazuhiko Okito
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Publication number: 20200290362Abstract: A liquid ejection apparatus includes: a recording head that ejects liquid; a sub-tank that is connected to the recording head and temporarily stores the liquid to be supplied to the recording head; a liquid tank that communicates with the sub-tank and is able to be filled with the liquid; a first atmosphere opening unit that is provided in the liquid tank; and a second atmosphere opening unit that is provided in the sub-tank. The second atmosphere opening unit is closable when the liquid tank is filled with the liquid, and the first atmosphere opening unit and the second atmosphere opening unit are able to open the liquid tank and the sub-tank to the atmosphere, respectively, when the sub-tank is filled with the liquid filled in the liquid tank by a hydraulic head pressure.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2020Publication date: September 17, 2020Inventors: Hiroki Tajima, Keiichiro Tsukuda, Kenji Yabe, Yuji Tamaru, Naoko Shimizu, Kyosuke Toda, Sayaka Seki, Yosuke Takagi, Shimpei Yoshikawa, Ryo Sato
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Patent number: 10647127Abstract: Peripheral portion of filters includes short-side portions and long-side portions. A first component and a second component each include a first holding section and a second holding section, the long-side portion of the filter being compressively held between the first holding sections, and the short-side portion of the filter being compressively held between the second holding sections. At least one of the first component and the second component includes a wall portion configured to isolate the long-side portion and the resin from each other. The short-side portion and the resin are in contact with each other.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2019Date of Patent: May 12, 2020Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Atsushi Omura, Kazuhiko Okito, Yukuo Yamaguchi, Kyosuke Toda, Keiichiro Tsukuda
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Publication number: 20190255853Abstract: An orifice portion and a reservoir portion are formed between a mold and a surface of either of a second constituent component and second constituent component. Molten resin flowing from between a first constituent component and the second constituent component flows into the reservoir portion through the orifice portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2019Publication date: August 22, 2019Inventors: Yasuaki Kitayama, Yukuo Yamaguchi, Kyosuke Toda, Keiichiro Tsukuda, Kazuhiko Okito
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Publication number: 20190240984Abstract: Peripheral portion of filters includes short-side portions and long-side portions. A first component and a second component each include a first holding section and a second holding section, the long-side portion of the filter being compressively held between the first holding sections, and the short-side portion of the filter being compressively held between the second holding sections. At least one of the first component and the second component includes a wall portion configured to isolate the long-side portion and the resin from each other. The short-side portion and the resin are in contact with each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2019Publication date: August 8, 2019Inventors: Atsushi Omura, Kazuhiko Okito, Yukuo Yamaguchi, Kyosuke Toda, Keiichiro Tsukuda
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Patent number: 10118396Abstract: The printing apparatus of the present invention includes: a print head; and a liquid storage container in which a liquid storage chamber that stores a liquid to be supplied to the print head, an atmosphere communication chamber that communicates with the atmosphere, and a communication flow path that causes the liquid storage chamber and the atmosphere communication chamber to communicate are formed integrally. The liquid storage container can take a first posture in which the atmosphere communication chamber is located under the liquid storage chamber in the direction of gravity and a second posture in which the atmosphere communication chamber and the liquid storage chamber are located side by side in the horizontal direction. In the case where the liquid storage container is in the second posture, the liquid injection portion and the communication flow path are located on the upper side of the liquid storage container.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2017Date of Patent: November 6, 2018Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yukimichi Kimura, Takahiro Kiuchi, Junichi Kubokawa, Kyohei Sato, Koki Shimada, Masaya Shimmachi, Yusuke Tanaka, Hideaki Matsumura, Keiichiro Tsukuda, Tatsuo Nanjo
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Patent number: 9981477Abstract: There are provided a liquid ejecting device that can efficiently supply liquid inside a liquid containing unit with a simple structure and the liquid containing unit. The present invention is the liquid ejecting device which includes a liquid container, a head that is provided on a carriage and has a liquid containing unit capable of storing liquid thereinside and a liquid ejecting unit, and a flexible member that connects the liquid container to the liquid containing unit and supplies the liquid stored inside the liquid container to the liquid containing unit. A holding member is arranged inside the liquid containing unit to hold the liquid, and the shortest distance between a supply port opened to an inside of the liquid containing unit and the holding member is 0.1 mm or more and 5.0 mm or less.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2016Date of Patent: May 29, 2018Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hironori Fukuchi, Keisuke Iinuma, Tatsuo Nanjo, Keiichiro Tsukuda, Yasuo Kotaki
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Patent number: 9981478Abstract: A downsized liquid ejecting device is provided. To do so, the liquid ejecting device includes a liquid container, a head provided on a carriage and having a liquid containing unit capable of storing liquid thereinside, and a liquid ejecting unit ejecting liquid, and a flexible member that connects between the liquid container and the liquid containing unit and supplies the liquid stored inside the liquid container to the liquid containing unit, and a concave portion is formed on an outer wall surface of the liquid containing unit, and a projected portion that is inserted to the flexible member is formed inside the concave portion.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2016Date of Patent: May 29, 2018Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Norihiro Ikebe, Yasuo Kotaki, Keiichiro Tsukuda, Tatsuo Nanjo, Keisuke Iinuma
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Patent number: 9962945Abstract: There are provided a liquid ejecting device stably containing liquid inside a liquid containing unit, a head, and a liquid filling method. The liquid ejecting device includes a liquid container that can store liquid thereinside, a head including a liquid containing unit that has a holding member capable of holding liquid thereinside and a liquid ejecting unit that ejects liquid, and a flexible member that connects the liquid container to the liquid containing unit and supplies the liquid stored inside the liquid container to the liquid containing unit, and an internal space of the liquid containing unit has a rectangular parallelepiped shape, and a value obtained by dividing a length of a long side of a cross-section along a horizontal surface in the internal space by a length of the holding member along a gravity direction is 1.5 or more in a posture having the head provided on the carriage.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2016Date of Patent: May 8, 2018Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Tsubasa Takaoka, Keisuke Iinuma, Tatsuo Nanjo, Keiichiro Tsukuda, Yasuo Kotaki
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Patent number: 9931855Abstract: A liquid storage container for storing a liquid has a label member attached to a surface thereof. A bonding face of the label member that is bonded to the surface includes a first area and a second area having a low bonding strength. The second area covers a liquid supply port. A score line is formed on the label member, and the score line extends along a boundary between the first area and the second area and is formed in the second area.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2016Date of Patent: April 3, 2018Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Shigeki Fukui, Masanori Kaneko, Keiichiro Tsukuda, Yasuo Kotaki, Tatsuo Nanjo, Masafumi Seki
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Publication number: 20170305163Abstract: The printing apparatus of the present invention includes: a print head; and a liquid storage container in which a liquid storage chamber that stores a liquid to be supplied to the print head, an atmosphere communication chamber that communicates with the atmosphere, and a communication flow path that causes the liquid storage chamber and the atmosphere communication chamber to communicate are formed integrally. The liquid storage container can take a first posture in which the atmosphere communication chamber is located under the liquid storage chamber in the direction of gravity and a second posture in which the atmosphere communication chamber and the liquid storage chamber are located side by side in the horizontal direction. In the case where the liquid storage container is in the second posture, the liquid injection portion and the communication flow path are located on the upper side of the liquid storage container.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2017Publication date: October 26, 2017Inventors: Yukimichi Kimura, Takahiro Kiuchi, Junichi Kubokawa, Kyohei Sato, Koki Shimada, Masaya Shimmachi, Yusuke Tanaka, Hideaki Matsumura, Keiichiro Tsukuda, Tatsuo Nanjo
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Patent number: 9738081Abstract: The printing apparatus of the present invention includes: a print head; and a liquid storage container in which a liquid storage chamber that stores a liquid to be supplied to the print head, an atmosphere communication chamber that communicates with the atmosphere, and a communication flow path that causes the liquid storage chamber and the atmosphere communication chamber to communicate are formed integrally. The liquid storage container can take a first posture in which the atmosphere communication chamber is located under the liquid storage chamber in the direction of gravity and a second posture in which the atmosphere communication chamber and the liquid storage chamber are located side by side in the horizontal direction. In the case where the liquid storage container is in the second posture, the liquid injection portion and the communication flow path are located on the upper side of the liquid storage container.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2016Date of Patent: August 22, 2017Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yukimichi Kimura, Takahiro Kiuchi, Junichi Kubokawa, Kyohei Sato, Koki Shimada, Masaya Shimmachi, Yusuke Tanaka, Hideaki Matsumura, Keiichiro Tsukuda, Tatsuo Nanjo
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Publication number: 20170120610Abstract: A liquid storage container for storing a liquid has a label member attached to a surface thereof. A bonding face of the label member that is bonded to the surface includes a first area and a second area having a low bonding strength. The second area covers a liquid supply port. A score line is formed on the label member, and the score line extends along a boundary between the first area and the second area and is formed in the second area.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2016Publication date: May 4, 2017Inventors: Shigeki Fukui, Masanori Kaneko, Keiichiro Tsukuda, Yasuo Kotaki, Tatsuo Nanjo, Masafumi Seki
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Patent number: D794708Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2016Date of Patent: August 15, 2017Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Keisuke Iinuma, Tatsuo Nanjo, Keiichiro Tsukuda, Yasuo Kotaki
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Patent number: D816158Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2016Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Inventors: Kazuya Yoshii, Yasuo Kotaki, Kenta Udagawa, Hiroshi Koshikawa, Wataru Takahashi, Koichi Kubo, Shigeki Fukui, Naozumi Nabeshima, Soji Kondo, Tatsuo Nanjo, Norihiro Ikebe, Kenichi Kanno, Keiichiro Tsukuda, Hiroki Nakanishi
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Patent number: D831739Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2017Date of Patent: October 23, 2018Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Keisuke Iinuma, Tatsuo Nanjo, Keiichiro Tsukuda, Yasuo Kotaki
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Patent number: D869550Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2017Date of Patent: December 10, 2019Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kazuya Yoshii, Yasuo Kotaki, Kenta Udagawa, Hiroshi Koshikawa, Wataru Takahashi, Koichi Kubo, Shigeki Fukui, Naozumi Nabeshima, Soji Kondo, Tatsuo Nanjo, Norihiro Ikebe, Kenichi Kanno, Keiichiro Tsukuda, Hiroki Nakanishi