Patents by Inventor Naoki SAMBE
Naoki SAMBE 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: 11960223Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an apparatus main body that includes an image formation unit forming an image on a recording material, a fixation unit that includes a fixing unit fixing the image formed by the image formation unit onto the recording material and that is attachable to and detachable from the apparatus main body, a first duct that is attached to the fixation unit to face the fixing unit and through which a gas that cools the fixing unit flows, and a second duct that is attached to the apparatus main body to be adjacent to the first duct and through which a gas that cools the fixing unit flows.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2022Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.Inventors: Koji Yoshitsugu, Kazunari Ishii, Yuta Shimatate, Shunsuke Yamasaki, Naoki Sambe, Yasuhisa Gonda
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Patent number: 11914320Abstract: An image forming apparatus, for forming an image with a fixing unit that fixes a toner image to a recording material and with a first transport path, includes: a first guide unit that guides one side of a recording material discharged from the fixing unit and transported through the first transport path; a second guide unit that guides the other side of the recording material transported thorough the first transport path; a blowing part through which gas is sent to the one side of the recording material transported through the first transport path; and a gas guiding part that faces the second guide unit with the first transport path interposed between the gas guiding part and the second guide unit and that guides, in a direction away from the first transport path, gas that is sent from the blowing part and whose traveling direction is changed by a recording material.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2022Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.Inventors: Kazunari Ishii, Koji Yoshitsugu, Yuta Shimatate, Shunsuke Yamasaki, Naoki Sambe, Yasuhisa Gonda
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Patent number: 11880161Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: an image forming section that forms, with a developer containing toner, a toner image on a recording material; a fixing unit that fixes a toner image formed at the image forming section to a recording material; a recovery unit that recovers waste powder containing toner discharged from the image forming section; and a gas circulation unit in which gas for cooling the vicinity of the image forming section or the vicinity of the fixing unit circulates and that has a portion disposed between the recovery unit and the fixing unit.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2022Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.Inventors: Yuta Shimatate, Koji Yoshitsugu, Kazunari Ishii, Shunsuke Yamasaki, Yasuhisa Gonda, Naoki Sambe
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Publication number: 20230305454Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an apparatus main body that includes an image formation unit forming an image on a recording material, a fixation unit that includes a fixing unit fixing the image formed by the image formation unit onto the recording material and that is attachable to and detachable from the apparatus main body, a first duct that is attached to the fixation unit to face the fixing unit and through which a gas that cools the fixing unit flows, and a second duct that is attached to the apparatus main body to be adjacent to the first duct and through which a gas that cools the fixing unit flows.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2022Publication date: September 28, 2023Applicant: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.Inventors: Koji YOSHITSUGU, Kazunari ISHII, Yuta SHIMATATE, Shunsuke YAMASAKI, Naoki SAMBE, Yasuhisa GONDA
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Publication number: 20230305487Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: an image forming section that forms, with a developer containing toner, a toner image on a recording material; a fixing unit that fixes a toner image formed at the image forming section to a recording material; a recovery unit that recovers waste powder containing toner discharged from the image forming section; and a gas circulation unit in which gas for cooling the vicinity of the image forming section or the vicinity of the fixing unit circulates and that has a portion disposed between the recovery unit and the fixing unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2022Publication date: September 28, 2023Applicant: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.Inventors: Yuta SHIMATATE, Koji YOSHITSUGU, Kazunari ISHII, Shunsuke YAMASAKI, Yasuhisa GONDA, Naoki SAMBE
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Publication number: 20230305453Abstract: An image forming apparatus, for forming an image with a fixing unit that fixes a toner image to a recording material and with a first transport path, includes: a first guide unit that guides one side of a recording material discharged from the fixing unit and transported through the first transport path; a second guide unit that guides the other side of the recording material transported thorough the first transport path; a blowing part through which gas is sent to the one side of the recording material transported through the first transport path; and a gas guiding part that faces the second guide unit with the first transport path interposed between the gas guiding part and the second guide unit and that guides, in a direction away from the first transport path, gas that is sent from the blowing part and whose traveling direction is changed by a recording material.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2022Publication date: September 28, 2023Applicant: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.Inventors: Kazunari ISHII, Koji YOSHITSUGU, Yuta SHIMATATE, Shunsuke YAMASAKI, Naoki SAMBE, Yasuhisa GONDA
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Patent number: 11262696Abstract: A filter includes a collecting member that has a pleat and collects particles while allowing wind to pass through, and a holding member that holds the pleat at an end in an elongated direction in which the pleat is elongated. The holding member has a wind-passing portion through which wind flowing along the pleat is allowed to pass.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2020Date of Patent: March 1, 2022Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.Inventors: Shunsuke Yamasaki, Yasunori Momomura, Naoki Sambe, Yasuhisa Gonda
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Publication number: 20210080905Abstract: A filter includes a collecting member that has a pleat and collects particles while allowing wind to pass through, and a holding member that holds the pleat at an end in an elongated direction in which the pleat is elongated. The holding member has a wind-passing portion through which wind flowing along the pleat is allowed to pass.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 7, 2020Publication date: March 18, 2021Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Shunsuke YAMASAKI, Yasunori MOMOMURA, Naoki SAMBE, Yasuhisa GONDA
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Patent number: 10175645Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an apparatus body, an image holding member, at least one image forming unit, a recording medium container, a plate-shaped separator, and an air blowing device. The at least one image forming unit forms an image on the image holding member. The recording medium container contains a recording medium to be fed to the at least one image forming unit. The separator has an opening, is adjacent to the at least one image forming unit in the apparatus body, and separates the at least one image forming unit and the recording medium container from each other. The air blowing device is disposed at the opening provided in the separator. An adjacent space in which the recording medium container is disposed is provided. The air blowing device blows air from the adjacent space toward the at least one image forming unit.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2017Date of Patent: January 8, 2019Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Satoru Nishikawa, Hirofumi Ueno, Satoshi Takada, Xubin Zhou, Naoki Sambe
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Patent number: 10073413Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an air blowing device, an apparatus body, and at least one developer container that has an outer periphery, that is disposed in the apparatus body, and that contains developer. The image forming apparatus has a first transport path that allows a recording medium having undergone heat fixing is transported therethrough and a second transport path that extends in a different direction from a direction of the first transport path and that allows the recording medium to be transported along the outer periphery of the at least one developer container. A space is formed between the at least one developer container and the second transport path. The air blowing device is disposed between the first transport path and the at least one developer container, causes air to flow through the space so as to blow the air toward the first transport path.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2017Date of Patent: September 11, 2018Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Satoshi Takada, Satoru Nishikawa, Hirofumi Ueno, Xubin Zhou, Naoki Sambe
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Publication number: 20180067454Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an air blowing device, an apparatus body, and at least one developer container that has an outer periphery, that is disposed in the apparatus body, and that contains developer. The image forming apparatus has a first transport path that allows a recording medium having undergone heat fixing is transported therethrough and a second transport path that extends in a different direction from a direction of the first transport path and that allows the recording medium to be transported along the outer periphery of the at least one developer container. A space is formed between the at least one developer container and the second transport path. The air blowing device is disposed between the first transport path and the at least one developer container, causes air to flow through the space so as to blow the air toward the first transport path.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2017Publication date: March 8, 2018Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Satoshi TAKADA, Satoru NISHIKAWA, Hirofumi UENO, Xubin ZHOU, Naoki SAMBE
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Publication number: 20180011442Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an apparatus body, an image holding member, at least one image forming unit, a recording medium container, a plate-shaped separator, and an air blowing device. The at least one image forming unit forms an image on the image holding member. The recording medium container contains a recording medium to be fed to the at least one image forming unit. The separator has an opening, is adjacent to the at least one image forming unit in the apparatus body, and separates the at least one image forming unit and the recording medium container from each other. The air blowing device is disposed at the opening provided in the separator. An adjacent space in which the recording medium container is disposed is provided. The air blowing device blows air from the adjacent space toward the at least one image forming unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2017Publication date: January 11, 2018Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Satoru NISHIKAWA, Hirofumi UENO, Satoshi TAKADA, Xubin ZHOU, Naoki SAMBE
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Patent number: 9529322Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an exterior member attached to an apparatus body in such a manner as to cover an opening of the apparatus body. The opening allows air in the apparatus body to be exhausted to an outside. The exterior member has a vent hole that allows the air to flow through the exterior member. The exterior member is invertible upside down.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2015Date of Patent: December 27, 2016Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventor: Naoki Sambe
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Publication number: 20160306321Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an exterior member attached to an apparatus body in such a manner as to cover an opening of the apparatus body. The opening allows air in the apparatus body to be exhausted to an outside. The exterior member has a vent hole that allows the air to flow through the exterior member. The exterior member is invertible upside down.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2015Publication date: October 20, 2016Inventor: Naoki SAMBE