Patents by Inventor Park SUNGKYU

Park SUNGKYU 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).

  • Sheet discharge device and image forming apparatus
    Patent number: 9073724
    Abstract: A sheet discharge device includes a fixing device that fixes a sheet, a curl correcting device that corrects a curl of the fixed sheet, a first guiding member that guides the fixed sheet in a sheet discharging direction, a second guiding member that guides the fixed sheet in the sheet discharging direction and is arranged on a side opposite to the first guiding member, a support part that rotatably supports the first guiding member, and an engaging part that engages with the support part. The curl correcting device includes a correcting roller that is attached to the first guiding member. The engaging part includes a hole including an oblong shape so that the first guiding member is movable apart from the second guiding member. An image forming apparatus includes an image forming device that forms an image on a sheet, and the sheet discharge device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kentaro Uehara, Tamotsu Ikeda, Yoo Dongkyu, Park Sungkyu
  • SHEET DISCHARGE DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20140374987
    Abstract: A sheet discharge device includes a fixing device that fixes a sheet, a curl correcting device that corrects a curl of the fixed sheet, a first guiding member that guides the fixed sheet in a sheet discharging direction, a second guiding member that guides the fixed sheet in the sheet discharging direction and is arranged on a side opposite to the first guiding member, a support part that rotatably supports the first guiding member, and an engaging part that engages with the support part. The curl correcting device includes a correcting roller that is attached to the first guiding member. The engaging part includes a hole including an oblong shape so that the first guiding member is movable apart from the second guiding member. An image forming apparatus includes an image forming device that forms an image on a sheet, and the sheet discharge device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Inventors: Kentaro UEHARA, Tamotsu IKEDA, Yoo DONGKYU, Park SUNGKYU