Patents by Inventor Ryohhei OHYA

Ryohhei OHYA 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: 11960238
    Abstract: A drive transmission device includes a drive train including a plurality of drive transmitters, and a container. The plurality of drive transmitters of the drive train transmit a driving force of a drive source to a rotator rotatable around a shaft and a swing member rotatable around a shaft different from the shaft of the rotator. The container contains the drive train.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Kenji Tomita, Ryohhei Ohya
  • Publication number: 20240116731
    Abstract: A sheet ejection device includes a stacker to stack a sheet ejected to the stacker in a sheet ejection direction, and a contact member to pivot when the contact member is in contact with an ejection sheet moving to the stacker. The contact member includes an ejection sheet contact portion to contact the ejection sheet, a stacked sheet contact portion disposed opposite the ejection sheet contact portion and including a contact portion to contact a stacked sheet stacked on the stacker, and a pressing portion to press the stacked sheet. The pressing portion is disposed at an intersection between the ejection sheet contact portion and the stacked sheet contact portion. The contact portion has a curved shape convex in the sheet ejection direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventor: Ryohhei OHYA
  • Patent number: 11767185
    Abstract: A sheet conveying device includes a pair of rollers, a biasing member, a guide member, a biasing support, and a biasing force changer. The pair of rollers includes a first roller and a second roller disposed in contact with the first roller. The pair of rollers is configured to hold a sheet between the first roller and the second roller. The biasing member is configured to bias the first roller toward the second roller. The biasing support is configured to support the biasing member and has a guide target member configured to slide along the guide member to move the biasing support. The biasing force changer is configured to change a biasing force of the biasing member along with movement of the biasing support. The guide target member has a portion projecting into a sheet conveyance passage through which the sheet is conveyed by the pair of rollers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuhide Fukushima, Yu Wakabayashi, Yuuki Shiga, Kazuya Yamamoto, Ryohhei Ohya
  • Publication number: 20230236541
    Abstract: A drive transmission device includes a drive train including a plurality of drive transmitters, and a container. The plurality of drive transmitters of the drive train transmit a driving force of a drive source to a rotator rotatable around a shaft and a swing member rotatable around a shaft different from the shaft of the rotator. The container contains the drive train.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2023
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Inventors: Kenji TOMITA, Ryohhei OHYA
  • Patent number: 11708234
    Abstract: A sheet conveying device includes a pair of rollers including a first roller and a second roller to hold a sheet conveyed between the first and second rollers; a biasing member to bias the first roller toward the second roller; a biasing force changer to change a biasing force of the biasing member; control circuitry to, when a predetermined changing condition is met, cause the changer to change the biasing force and cause the rollers to convey the sheet; an operation detector to detect a changing operation of the changer; and a notification device to notify an abnormality of the changing operation when the operation detector detects the abnormality. When the operation detector detects the abnormality, the control circuitry performs sheet conveyance control to cause the rollers to convey the sheet without causing the changer to change the biasing force, regardless of whether the predetermined changing condition is met.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Yu Wakabayashi, Kazuya Yamamoto, Yasuhide Fukushima, Yuuki Shiga, Ryohhei Ohya
  • Publication number: 20210221636
    Abstract: A sheet conveying device includes a pair of rollers including a first roller and a second roller to hold a sheet conveyed between the first and second rollers; a biasing member to bias the first roller toward the second roller; a biasing force changer to change a biasing force of the biasing member; control circuitry to, when a predetermined changing condition is met, cause the changer to change the biasing force and cause the rollers to convey the sheet; an operation detector to detect a changing operation of the changer; and a notification device to notify an abnormality of the changing operation when the operation detector detects the abnormality. When the operation detector detects the abnormality, the control circuitry performs sheet conveyance control to cause the rollers to convey the sheet without causing the changer to change the biasing force, regardless of whether the predetermined changing condition is met.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2021
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yu WAKABAYASHI, Kazuya YAMAMOTO, Yasuhide FUKUSHIMA, Yuuki SHIGA, Ryohhei OHYA
  • Publication number: 20210214176
    Abstract: A sheet conveying device includes a pair of rollers, a biasing member, a guide member, a biasing support, and a biasing force changer. The pair of rollers includes a first roller and a second roller disposed in contact with the first roller. The pair of rollers is configured to hold a sheet between the first roller and the second roller. The biasing member is configured to bias the first roller toward the second roller. The biasing support is configured to support the biasing member and has a guide target member configured to slide along the guide member to move the biasing support. The biasing force changer is configured to change a biasing force of the biasing member along with movement of the biasing. support. The guide target member has a portion projecting into a sheet conveyance passage through which the sheet is conveyed by the pair of rollers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2021
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuhide FUKUSHIMA, Yu WAKABAYASHI, Yuuki SHIGA, Kazuya YAMAMOTO, Ryohhei OHYA