Patents by Inventor Kiyoshi Hata

Kiyoshi Hata 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: 9061859
    Abstract: A sheet processing apparatus includes: an abutting member that abuts against a sheet surface to bend a sheet; a first moving unit that moves the abutting member; a folding unit that performs a folding process on the sheet bent by the abutting member; a pressing unit that presses a folded portion of the sheet subjected to the folding process; a second moving unit that moves the pressing unit in a direction along a fold of the sheet; and a single operation unit that allows the first moving unit and the second moving unit to be operated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Keisuke Sugiyama, Kiyoshi Hata, Atsushi Kikuchi, Tomomichi Hoshino, Makoto Hidaka, Shohichi Satoh, Satoshi Saito, Takao Watanabe, Takuya Sano
  • Patent number: 9050772
    Abstract: A sheet processing apparatus includes: a pressing member that presses a fold part of a bundle of folded sheets so as to perform fold-enhancing; and a moving unit that moves a pressing position of the pressing member in a direction of a fold of the bundle of sheets. The moving unit starts pressing at an area located inside one end of the bundle of sheets while moving at a first velocity, and releases the pressing after passing through other end of the bundle of sheets during a forward movement, and starts pressing at an area located inside the other end of the bundle of sheets while moving at a second velocity that is higher than the first velocity, and passes through the one end of the bundle of sheets during a backward movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Limited
    Inventors: Makoto Hidaka, Satoshi Saito, Shohichi Satoh, Mamoru Kambayashi, Tomomichi Hoshino, Atsushi Kikuchi, Kiyoshi Hata, Keisuke Sugiyama
  • Patent number: 9045310
    Abstract: A sheet processing apparatus includes: a folding unit that folds a sheet bundle; a pressing unit that presses a fold part of the sheet bundle, which has been folded by the folding unit, in a thickness direction of the sheet bundle to enhance folding of the fold part; and a moving unit that advances and returns the pressing unit in a width direction of the sheet bundle. The pressing unit starts pressing from a predetermined position in the width direction of the sheet bundle during advancing movement, and releases pressing after going past one end of the sheet bundle. The pressing unit starts pressing from the predetermined position during return movement and goes past the other end of the sheet bundle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: Ricoh Comapny, Limited
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Hata, Keisuke Sugiyama, Atsushi Kikuchi, Tomomichi Hoshino, Mamoru Kambayashi, Shohichi Satoh, Makoto Hidaka, Satoshi Saito
  • Patent number: 9044915
    Abstract: A saddle stitching binding device includes an additional folding roller unit that presses a fold line portion of a folded sheet bundle and performs additional folding, and a unit movement mechanism that causes the additional folding roller unit to reciprocate in the width direction of the sheet bundle. The saddle stitching binding device further includes a sheet supporting device that is located on a movement path of the additional folding roller unit and supports the lower surface side of the sheet bundle when the sheet bundle after pressed is conveyed to the downstream side. In the saddle stitching binding device, a supporting position at which the sheet supporting device supports the sheet bundle and a retreat position at which the sheet supporting device permits the additional folding roller unit to move are set to the sheet supporting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Limited
    Inventors: Tomomichi Hoshino, Kiyoshi Hata, Keisuke Sugiyama, Atsushi Kikuchi, Makoto Hidaka, Satoshi Saito, Shohichi Satoh, Takao Watanabe, Takuya Sano
  • Publication number: 20150115516
    Abstract: A sheet processing apparatus comprises a pressing member configured to press a fold line portion of a folded sheet bundle; and moving unit configured to move a position of pressing by the pressing member in a direction of a fold line of the folded sheet bundle, wherein the moving unit is configured to stand by at a pressing start position in which the pressing member is in a non-pressing state, before the folded sheet bundle is conveyed to the pressing member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2014
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Shohichi Satoh, Makoto Hidaka, Satoshi Saito, Mamoru Kambayashi, Tomomichi Hoshino, Atsushi Kikuchi, Kiyoshi Hata, Keisuke Sugiyama
  • Publication number: 20150065326
    Abstract: A sheet processing device comprising: a pressing unit that presses a fold line part of a folded sheet bundle; and a moving unit that moves a pressing position of the pressing unit in a fold direction of the folded sheet bundle, wherein the pressing unit includes a pair of pressing rollers that holds the folded sheet bundle therebetween, and the pair of pressing rollers changes an angle ? between a thickness direction of the folded sheet bundle and a line connecting the rotational centers of the pressing rollers in the middle of movement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Inventors: Akihiro MUSHA, Keisuke SUGIYAMA, Kiyoshi HATA, Takeshi AKAI, Ikuhisa OKAMOTO, Jun YAMADA, Takao WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20150045197
    Abstract: The present invention is concerning a sheet processing device comprising: a pressing unit that includes a first pressing roller arranged on one side of a thickness direction of a folded sheet bundle, and a second pressing roller and a third pressing roller arranged on the other side across a fold line part of the folded sheet bundle, and a moving unit that moves the pressing unit in a state in which each of a first line and a second line is not parallel to the thickness direction of the folded sheet bundle, the first line connecting the rotational center of the first pressing roller and the rotational center of the second pressing roller, and the second line connecting the rotational center of the first pressing roller and the rotational center of the third pressing roller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2014
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Inventors: Keisuke SUGIYAMA, Kiyoshi HATA, Takeshi AKAI, Ikuhisa OKAMOTO, Jun YAMADA, Takao WATANABE, Akihiro MUSHA
  • Publication number: 20140213425
    Abstract: A sheet processing apparatus includes: an abutting member that abuts against a sheet surface to bend a sheet; a first moving unit that moves the abutting member; a folding unit that performs a folding process on the sheet bent by the abutting member; a pressing unit that presses a folded portion of the sheet subjected to the folding process; a second moving unit that moves the pressing unit in a direction along a fold of the sheet; and a single operation unit that allows the first moving unit and the second moving unit to be operated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2014
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Keisuke SUGIYAMA, Kiyoshi HATA, Atsushi KIKUCHI, Tomomichi HOSHINO, Makoto HIDAKA, Shohichi SATOH, Satoshi SAITO, Takao WATANABE, Takuya SANO
  • Publication number: 20140203486
    Abstract: A sheet processing apparatus includes a pressing unit including a first pressing member and a second pressing member. The pressing unit is configured to sandwich and press a fold part of a folded sheet bundle between the first pressing member and the second pressing member. The sheet processing apparatus also includes a moving unit configured to move a position pressed by the pressing unit in a direction of a fold of the sheet bundle. A position pressed by the first pressing member on the sheet bundle and another position pressed by the second pressing member on the sheet bundle are shifted with respect to each other in the direction of the fold of the sheet bundle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2014
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Limited
    Inventors: Keisuke SUGIYAMA, Kiyoshi HATA, Atsushi KIKUCHI, Tomomichi HOSHINO, Makoto HIDAKA, Shohichi SATOH, Satoshi SAITO, Mamoru KAMBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20140206519
    Abstract: A sheet processing apparatus includes a pressing unit including a first pressing member and a second pressing member. The pressing unit is configured to press a fold in a folded sheet bundle by holding the fold between the first pressing member and the second pressing member. The sheet processing apparatus also includes a moving unit configured to move a pressing position of the pressing unit in a direction of the fold in the sheet bundle; and a position changing unit configured to change relative positions of the first pressing member and the second pressing member in the direction of the fold in the sheet bundle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2014
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Tomomichi HOSHINO, Kiyoshi HATA, Keisuke SUGIYAMA, Atsushi KIKUCHI, Mamoru KAMBAYASHI, Makoto HIDAKA, Shohichi SATOH, Satoshi SAITO, Takao WATANABE, Takuya SANO
  • Publication number: 20140206516
    Abstract: A sheet processing apparatus includes a flexure forming unit configured to flex sheets to include a portion on which no fold line is formed in a direction orthogonal to a sheet conveying direction; a first pressing member pair configured to press a flexure portion of the flexed sheets to form a fold line thereon; and a moving unit configured to move a pressing position of the first pressing member pair in the direction orthogonal to the sheet conveying direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2014
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Kiyoshi HATA, Keisuke SUGIYAMA, Tomomichi HOSHINO, Atsushi KIKUCHI, Satoshi SAITO, Makoto HIDAKA, Takuya SANO, Takao WATANABE, Shohichi SATOH
  • Publication number: 20140203487
    Abstract: A saddle stitching binding device includes an additional folding roller unit that presses a fold line portion of a folded sheet bundle and performs additional folding, and a unit movement mechanism that causes the additional folding roller unit to reciprocate in the width direction of the sheet bundle. The saddle stitching binding device further includes a sheet supporting device that is located on a movement path of the additional folding roller unit and supports the lower surface side of the sheet bundle when the sheet bundle after pressed is conveyed to the downstream side. In the saddle stitching binding device, a supporting position at which the sheet supporting device supports the sheet bundle and a retreat position at which the sheet supporting device permits the additional folding roller unit to move are set to the sheet supporting device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2014
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Tomomichi HOSHINO, Kiyoshi HATA, Keisuke SUGIYAMA, Atsushi KIKUCHI, Makoto HIDAKA, Satoshi SAITO, Shohichi SATOH, Takao WATANABE, Takuya SANO
  • Publication number: 20140206517
    Abstract: The present invention is concerning to a sheet processing apparatus comprising: a pressing unit configured to provide additional folding to a fold line portion of a sheet bundle by pressing the fold line portion; a carriage unit configured to reciprocate the pressing unit in width directions of the sheet bundle; a guiding shaft configured to support the pressing unit and guides movement of the pressing unit; and a supporting unit configured to support the pressing unit and moves on a structure provided to the sheet processing apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2014
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Atsushi KIKUCHI, Takuya SANO, Takao WATANABE, Makoto HIDAKA, Satoshi SAITO, Shohichi SATOH, Tomomichi HOSHINO, Kiyoshi HATA, Keisuke SUGIYAMA
  • Publication number: 20140203488
    Abstract: A sheet processing apparatus includes: a pressing member that presses a fold part of a bundle of folded sheets so as to perform fold-enhancing; and a moving unit that moves a pressing position of the pressing member in a direction of a fold of the bundle of sheets. The moving unit starts pressing at an area located inside one end of the bundle of sheets while moving at a first velocity, and releases the pressing after passing through other end of the bundle of sheets during a forward movement, and starts pressing at an area located inside the other end of the bundle of sheets while moving at a second velocity that is higher than the first velocity, and passes through the one end of the bundle of sheets during a backward movement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2014
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Limited
    Inventors: Makoto HIDAKA, Satoshi SAITO, Shohichi SATOH, Mamoru KAMBAYASHI, Tomomichi HOSHINO, Atsushi KIKUCHI, Kiyoshi HATA, Keisuke SUGIYAMA
  • Publication number: 20140206518
    Abstract: A sheet processing apparatus comprises a pressurizing unit including a first pressurizing member and a second pressurizing member; and a moving unit moving the pressurizing unit and including a driving motor, wherein the position where a sheet bundle is pressurized by the first pressurizing member and the position where the sheet bundle is pressurized by the second pressurizing member are shifted in the direction of the fold line of the sheet bundle, and a driving condition of the driving motor is changed between a first orientation in which the pressurizing unit moves in the positional relation that the first pressurizing member precedes the second pressurizing member and a second orientation in which the pressurizing member moves in the positional relation that the second pressurizing member precedes the first pressurizing member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2014
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Limited
    Inventors: Makoto HIDAKA, Takuya SANO, Takao WATANABE, Satoshi SAITO, Shohichi SATOH, Tomomichi HOSHINO, Atsushi KIKUCHI, Kiyoshi HATA, Keisuke SUGIYAMA
  • Publication number: 20140187407
    Abstract: The present invention is concerning to a sheet processing apparatus comprising: a pressing member configured to press a folding line portion of a sheet bundle being folded; and a moving unit configured to move the pressing member to a folding line direction of the sheet bundle, wherein the pressing member pressurizes a part of the sheet bundle corresponding to a downstream side of a conveyance direction of the sheet bundle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2013
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Limited
    Inventors: Atsushi KIKUCHI, Kiyoshi HATA, Keisuke SUGIYAMA, Tomomichi HOSHINO, Mamoru KAMBAYASHI, Makoto HIDAKA, Satoshi SAITO, Shohichi SATOH
  • Patent number: 8678369
    Abstract: A skew correction device for aligning a booklet that is a folded bundle of sheets on a conveying path includes a first member against which a leading end of the booklet abuts in a conveying direction; a second member configured to push a trailing end of the booklet in the conveying direction so that the leading end of the booklet abuts against the first member; and a deflection generating member configured to deflect the booklet downward when the trailing end is pushed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Limited
    Inventors: Makoto Hidaka, Takamasa Matsumoto, Nobuyoshi Suzuki, Kei Sasaki, Kiyoshi Hata, Shingo Matsushita, Takashi Saito, Akihiro Musha
  • Publication number: 20140077436
    Abstract: A sheet processing apparatus includes: a folding unit that folds a sheet bundle; a pressing unit that presses a fold part of the sheet bundle, which has been folded by the folding unit, in a thickness direction of the sheet bundle to enhance folding of the fold part; and a moving unit that advances and returns the pressing unit in a width direction of the sheet bundle. The pressing unit starts pressing from a predetermined position in the width direction of the sheet bundle during advancing movement, and releases pressing after going past one end of the sheet bundle. The pressing unit starts pressing from the predetermined position during return movement and goes past the other end of the sheet bundle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2013
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Kiyoshi HATA, Keisuke SUGIYAMA, Atsushi KIKUCHI, Tomomichi HOSHINO, Mamoru KAMBAYASHI, Shohichi SATOH, Makoto HIDAKA, Satoshi SAITO
  • Patent number: 8668193
    Abstract: A sheet processing apparatus includes a conveying unit that conveys a booklet formed by folding a sheet bundle; a processing unit that performs a predetermined process on the booklet; a booklet holding unit that includes first and second holding members to hold the booklet and varies a gap distance between the first and second holding members depending on a state of processing the booklet while the sheet processing unit is performing the process on the booklet; and a pressing unit that presses and fixes the booklet while the processing unit is processing the booklet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Limited
    Inventors: Kei Sasaki, Nobuyoshi Suzuki, Kiyoshi Hata, Shingo Matsushita, Makoto Hidaka, Takashi Saito, Takamasa Matsumoto, Akihiro Musha
  • Patent number: 8573581
    Abstract: A skew correction device includes: a conveying path through which a booklet formed by folding a sheet bundle is conveyed in a conveying direction; a positioning unit on which a leading-end portion of the booklet in the conveying direction is to abut, the positioning unit being arranged to be able to protrude into and retreat from the conveying path; an abutting unit that pushes a trailing-end portion of the booklet in the conveying direction, thereby moving the booklet toward the positioning unit and causing the leading-end portion of the booklet to abut on the positioning unit; and a pushing force changing unit that changes a pushing force applied by the abutting unit to the booklet to push the booklet against the positioning unit based on a pushing amount of the abutting unit to the booklet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Limited
    Inventors: Nobuyoshi Suzuki, Kiyoshi Hata, Kei Sasaki, Shingo Matsushita, Makoto Hidaka, Takashi Saito, Akihiro Musha, Takamasa Matsumoto