Patents by Inventor Satoshi Miyase
Satoshi Miyase 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: 11924388Abstract: An image recording apparatus includes a feed tray, a feed mechanism feeding a sheet-shaped medium accommodated in the feed tray, and a recording device recording an image on the sheet-shaped medium fed by the feed mechanism. The feed tray includes a first accommodation portion accommodating a roll, in which the sheet-shaped medium is rolled, a pair of side walls interposing the sheet-shaped medium unrolled from the roll in a first direction parallel to an axis of the roll, and a side guide disposed inside the pair of side walls and having an inner-side surface contactable with an edge in the first direction of the first sheet-shaped medium unrolled from the roll. The side guide has a metal portion made of metal, the metal portion forming at least part of the inner-side surface.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2023Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yuki Tsujimura, Kengo Noda, Satoshi Miyase
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Patent number: 11872807Abstract: A roller pair includes lower and upper rollers that contact each other at a conveyance path. A platen is located downstream of the roller pair in the conveyance path, and has an end facing toward a surface. A recording head faces the platen from above and ejects ink to a sheet. A movement mechanism moves the platen and the lower roller in conjunction with movement of a tray in a drawing direction such that: the end of the platen moves from a first support position at which the platen supports a sheet to a first lower position at which the platen is separated farther downward from the recording head than at the first support position; and the lower roller moves from a contact position at which the lower roller contacts the upper roller to a second lower position at which the lower roller is separated downward from the upper roller.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2021Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Satoshi Miyase, Masao Mimoto
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Publication number: 20230382139Abstract: A first cover moves between a first closed position and a first open position. The first cover is located at another end of a housing when the first cover is located at the first closed position. A second cover moves between a second closed position and a second open position. The second cover is located closer to one end than the first cover is at the first closed position and at the second closed position. A first portion of a first conveyance path is formed between the first cover and the second cover at the first closed position and at the second closed position. A second portion of a second conveyance path is formed at a side of the second cover facing the one end at the second closed position. When the first cover opens the first portion, the second cover is located at the second closed position.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2023Publication date: November 30, 2023Inventors: Satoshi MIYASE, Yoshinori OSAKABE, Tsuyoshi KUWAYAMA, Jun MORIKAWA, Haruka AZECHI, Yasuo ONO, Yuto CHIBA
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Patent number: 11806991Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a housing, a feeding tray inserted into and pulled out from the housing, an image forming unit, and first and second guide members. The feeding tray includes a first accommodation part in which a roll body having a configuration where a sheet-shaped medium is rolled in a roll shape is accommodated and a second accommodation part in which stacked sheet-shaped media are accommodated. The first guide member guides a sheet-shaped medium to a conveying path. The second guide member guides a roll medium unrolled from the roll body to the conveying path. The second guide member is movable between a guide position for guiding the roll medium to the conveying path, and a retreat position further distant from the first guide member than the guide position and where the second guide member does not interfere with a sheet-shaped medium accommodated in the second accommodation part.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2021Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Masatomo Yamaguchi, Satoshi Miyase, Yuya Tatematsu, Hideaki Yoshimune, Gakuro Kanazawa
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Publication number: 20230276009Abstract: An image recording apparatus includes a feed tray configured to accommodate a sheet-shaped medium, the sheet-shaped medium including at least one of a first sheet-shaped medium or a second sheet-shaped medium, and a recording device configured to record an image on the sheet-shaped medium fed from the feed tray. The feed tray includes a first accommodation portion configured to accommodate a roll, in which the first sheet-shaped medium is rolled in a roll shape, a second accommodation portion configured to accommodate a plurality of the second sheet-shaped media in a stacked state, and a display portion that displays setting information on setting of the sheet-shaped medium.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2023Publication date: August 31, 2023Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Satoshi MIYASE, Kengo NODA, Hideaki YOSHIMUNE
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Publication number: 20230276010Abstract: An image recording apparatus includes a feed tray, a feed mechanism feeding a sheet-shaped medium accommodated in the feed tray, and a recording device recording an image on the sheet-shaped medium fed by the feed mechanism. The feed tray includes a first accommodation portion accommodating a roll, in which the sheet-shaped medium is rolled, a pair of side walls interposing the sheet-shaped medium unrolled from the roll in a first direction parallel to an axis of the roll, and a side guide disposed inside the pair of side walls and having an inner-side surface contactable with an edge in the first direction of the first sheet-shaped medium unrolled from the roll. The side guide has a metal portion made of metal, the metal portion forming at least part of the inner-side surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2023Publication date: August 31, 2023Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yuki TSUJIMURA, Kengo NODA, Satoshi MIYASE
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Patent number: 11738583Abstract: A first cover moves between a first closed position and a first open position. The first cover is located at another end of a housing when the first cover is located at the first closed position. A second cover moves between a second closed position and a second open position. The second cover is located closer to one end than the first cover is at the first closed position and at the second closed position. A first portion of a first conveyance path is formed between the first cover and the second cover at the first closed position and at the second closed position. A second portion of a second conveyance path is formed at a side of the second cover facing the one end at the second closed position. When the first cover opens the first portion, the second cover is located at the second closed position.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2022Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Satoshi Miyase, Yoshinori Osakabe, Tsuyoshi Kuwayama, Jun Morikawa, Haruka Azechi, Yasuo Ono, Yuto Chiba
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Patent number: 11731440Abstract: An upper supply tray is mounted at an upper mount position in a housing. A lower supply tray is mounted at a lower mount position lower than the upper mount position in the housing. A first print engine records an image on a sheet conveyed from the upper supply tray. A second print engine records an image on a sheet conveyed from the lower supply tray. A lower discharge tray supports the sheet on which the image is recorded by the first print engine. An upper discharge tray supports the sheet on which the image is recorded by the second print engine. The upper discharge tray is located at a higher position than the lower discharge tray. A first display displays at least: a first correspondence between the lower discharge tray and the upper supply tray; or a second correspondence between the upper discharge tray and the lower supply tray.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2022Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yoshinori Osakabe, Satoshi Miyase
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Patent number: 11724525Abstract: A first conveyance path and a second conveyance path are formed in a housing. The first conveyance path extends in a conveyance direction to reach a first discharge port for discharging a sheet. The second conveyance path extends in the conveyance direction at a position higher than the first conveyance path to reach a second discharge port for discharging a sheet. The second discharge port is located at a position upstream of the first discharge port in the conveyance direction. A first print engine is provided at the first conveyance path. The first print engine is configured to print an image by using a recording agent on a sheet conveyed along the first conveyance path. A second print engine is provided at the second conveyance path. The second print engine is configured to print an image by using a recording agent on a sheet conveyed along the second conveyance path.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2021Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Satoshi Miyase, Yoshinori Osakabe, Tsuyoshi Kuwayama, Jun Morikawa, Haruka Azechi, Yasuo Ono, Yuto Chiba
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Patent number: 11720044Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a casing having a front end and a rear end, a first tray, a first print engine, a second tray, a second print engine and a controller. The controller configured to perform: receiving first image data representing the first image and second image data representing the second image; executing a first process including a first conveying process and a first recording process; executing a second process including a second conveying process and a second recording process; determining whether an error has occurred in the second process; and in a case where the error has occurred in the second process, stopping the second process while continuing the first process.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2022Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Satoshi Miyase, Yoshinori Osakabe, Tsuyoshi Kuwayama, Yasuo Ono, Yuto Chiba, Jun Morikawa, Haruka Azechi
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Patent number: 11707933Abstract: An image recording apparatus includes a cartridge installing unit for detachably installing a plurality of ink cartridges. The cartridge installing unit includes: a base having a placing surface and aligning the plurality of ink cartridges in a first direction on the placing surface; a moving force applying unit moving an ink cartridge of the plurality of ink cartridges from an installation position to a removal position separated from the installation position in a movement direction including a component of the first direction; and a regulating unit regulating the movement of the ink cartridge from the installation position to the removal position. The moving force applying unit moves the ink cartridge from the installation position to the removal position in a case that the ink cartridge is released from the regulation by the regulating unit.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2022Date of Patent: July 25, 2023Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Satoshi Miyase, Yoshinori Osakabe
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Publication number: 20230065393Abstract: A feed tray configured to accommodate a roll, in which a sheet-shaped medium is rolled in a roll shape, the feed tray includes: a support portion configured to contact an outer peripheral surface of a lower portion of the roll at two support positions with a lower end of the roll being interposed therebetween and to rotatably support the roll; and a path having an inlet disposed between the two support positions and configured to guide the sheet-shaped medium unrolled from the roll. The two support positions are shifted from each other in an upper-lower direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2022Publication date: March 2, 2023Inventors: Yuya TATEMATSU, Satoshi MIYASE, Hideaki YOSHIMUNE
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Publication number: 20230029314Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a casing having a front end and a rear end, a first tray, a first print engine, a second tray, a second print engine and a controller. The controller configured to perform: receiving first image data representing the first image and second image data representing the second image; executing a first process including a first conveying process and a first recording process; executing a second process including a second conveying process and a second recording process; determining whether an error has occurred in the second process; and in a case where the error has occurred in the second process, stopping the second process while continuing the first process.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2022Publication date: January 26, 2023Applicant: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Satoshi MIYASE, Yoshinori OSAKABE, Tsuyoshi KUWAYAMA, Yasuo ONO, Yuto CHIBA, Jun MORIKAWA, Haruka AZECHI
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Publication number: 20230001719Abstract: A first cover moves between a first closed position and a first open position. The first cover is located at another end of a housing when the first cover is located at the first closed position. A second cover moves between a second closed position and a second open position. The second cover is located closer to one end than the first cover is at the first closed position and at the second closed position. A first portion of a first conveyance path is formed between the first cover and the second cover at the first closed position and at the second closed position. A second portion of a second conveyance path is formed at a side of the second cover facing the one end at the second closed position. When the first cover opens the first portion, the second cover is located at the second closed position.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2022Publication date: January 5, 2023Inventors: Satoshi MIYASE, Yoshinori OSAKABE, Tsuyoshi KUWAYAMA, Jun MORIKAWA, Haruka AZECHI, Yasuo ONO, Yuto CHIBA
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Publication number: 20220363077Abstract: An upper supply tray is mounted at an upper mount position in a housing. A lower supply tray is mounted at a lower mount position lower than the upper mount position in the housing. A first print engine records an image on a sheet conveyed from the upper supply tray. A second print engine records an image on a sheet conveyed from the lower supply tray. A lower discharge tray supports the sheet on which the image is recorded by the first print engine. An upper discharge tray supports the sheet on which the image is recorded by the second print engine. The upper discharge tray is located at a higher position than the lower discharge tray. A first display displays at least: a first correspondence between the lower discharge tray and the upper supply tray; or a second correspondence between the upper discharge tray and the lower supply tray.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2022Publication date: November 17, 2022Inventors: Yoshinori OSAKABE, Satoshi MIYASE
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Publication number: 20220355590Abstract: An image recording apparatus includes a cartridge installing unit for detachably installing a plurality of ink cartridges. The cartridge installing unit includes: a base having a placing surface and aligning the plurality of ink cartridges in a first direction on the placing surface; a moving force applying unit moving an ink cartridge of the plurality of ink cartridges from an installation position to a removal position separated from the installation position in a movement direction including a component of the first direction; and a regulating unit regulating the movement of the ink cartridge from the installation position to the removal position. The moving force applying unit moves the ink cartridge from the installation position to the removal position in a case that the ink cartridge is released from the regulation by the regulating unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2022Publication date: November 10, 2022Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Satoshi MIYASE, Yoshinori OSAKABE
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Patent number: 11465429Abstract: A first cover moves between a first closed position and a first open position. The first cover is located at another end of a housing when the first cover is located at the first closed position. A second cover moves between a second closed position and a second open position. The second cover is located closer to one end than the first cover is at the first closed position and at the second closed position. A first portion of a first conveyance path is formed between the first cover and the second cover at the first closed position and at the second closed position. A second portion of a second conveyance path is formed at a side of the second cover facing the one end at the second closed position. When the first cover opens the first portion, the second cover is located at the second closed position.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2021Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Satoshi Miyase, Yoshinori Osakabe, Tsuyoshi Kuwayama, Jun Morikawa, Haruka Azechi, Yasuo Ono, Yuto Chiba
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Patent number: 11442394Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a casing having a front end and a rear end, a first tray, a first print engine, a second tray, a second print engine and a controller. The controller configured to perform: receiving first image data representing the first image and second image data representing the second image; executing a first process including a first conveying process and a first recording process; executing a second process including a second conveying process and a second recording process; determining whether an error has occurred in the second process; and in a case where the error has occurred in the second process, stopping the second process while continuing the first process.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2021Date of Patent: September 13, 2022Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Satoshi Miyase, Yoshinori Osakabe, Tsuyoshi Kuwayama, Yasuo Ono, Yuto Chiba, Jun Morikawa, Haruka Azechi
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Publication number: 20220274410Abstract: An ink injection cylinder includes a first flow path tube and a second flow path tube extending in a longitudinal direction. The first flow path tube has a first opening on one side in the longitudinal direction, a second opening on another side in the longitudinal direction, and a first flow path formed between the first and second openings. The second flow path tube has a third opening on the one side in the longitudinal direction, a fourth opening on the other side in the longitudinal direction, and a second flow path formed between the third and fourth openings. At least one of a first virtual plane including at least a portion of an end surface of the second opening and a second virtual plane including at least a portion of an end surface of the fourth opening intersects with a plane orthogonal to the longitudinal direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2022Publication date: September 1, 2022Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yoshinori OSAKABE, Naoya OKAZAKI, Satoshi MIYASE, Hikaru TAMURA, Akinari ISHIBE, Fumio NAKAZAWA, Taichi SHIRONO, Tsuyoshi KUWAYAMA, Masahiro HAYASHI
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Patent number: 11420443Abstract: An image recording apparatus includes a cartridge installing unit for detachably installing a plurality of ink cartridges. The cartridge installing unit includes: a base having a placing surface and aligning the plurality of ink cartridges in a first direction on the placing surface; a moving force applying unit moving an ink cartridge of the plurality of ink cartridges from an installation position to a removal position separated from the installation position in a movement direction including a component of the first direction; and a regulating unit regulating the movement of the ink cartridge from the installation position to the removal position. The moving force applying unit moves the ink cartridge from the installation position to the removal position in a case that the ink cartridge is released from the regulation by the regulating unit.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2021Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Satoshi Miyase, Yoshinori Osakabe