Patents by Inventor Shinji YAGINUMA

Shinji YAGINUMA 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: 11001463
    Abstract: A medium supply apparatus includes a box member and a lid. A medium is stored inside the box member. The box member is inserted into and extracted from a body of an image forming apparatus, and has a length in an extraction/insertion direction that is longer than a length of the body in the extraction/insertion direction. The lid is provided on a back side of the body in the extraction/insertion direction of the box member to cover at least an upper part of a portion of the box member that projects from the body. The lid includes a first member, a second member, and a first lug. The first member is movable in the extraction/insertion direction with respect to the body. The second member is connected to the first member so as to be relatively movable in the extraction/insertion direction with respect to the first member. The second member is moved by being pushed by the box member which is inserted into the body. The first lug is provided on the second member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shinji Yaginuma, Yasunobu Goto, Kei Watanabe
  • Patent number: 10919718
    Abstract: A medium supply apparatus includes a box member, a bottom plate, and a rotary portion. A medium is stored inside the box member. The box member is inserted into and extracted from a body of an image forming apparatus. The bottom plate is disposed at a bottom portion of the box member. The medium is placed on the bottom plate. The bottom plate is lifted up by an elastic force of an elastic member. The rotary portion is attached to a side wall, among walls of the box member, positioned on a lateral side with respect to a front side toward which the box member is extracted from the image forming apparatus. The rotary portion is rotatable about a location of attachment of the rotary portion. The rotary portion includes a rear portion and a front portion. The rear portion is positioned on a rear side, in contrast to the front side, with respect to the location of attachment. The rear portion is moved upward by a reaction force applied from the body when the box member is extracted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shinji Yaginuma, Ryosuke Saika, Takuya Mori
  • Publication number: 20200087088
    Abstract: A medium supply apparatus includes a box member and a lid. A medium is stored inside the box member. The box member is inserted into and extracted from a body of an image forming apparatus, and has a length in an extraction/insertion direction that is longer than a length of the body in the extraction/insertion direction. The lid is provided on a back side of the body in the extraction/insertion direction of the box member to cover at least an upper part of a portion of the box member that projects from the body. The lid includes a first member, a second member, and a first lug. The first member is movable in the extraction/insertion direction with respect to the body. The second member is connected to the first member so as to be relatively movable in the extraction/insertion direction with respect to the first member. The second member is moved by being pushed by the box member which is inserted into the body. The first lug is provided on the second member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shinji YAGINUMA, Yasunobu GOTO, Kei WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20200079605
    Abstract: A medium supply apparatus includes a box member, a bottom plate, and a rotary portion. A medium is stored inside the box member. The box member is inserted into and extracted from a body of an image forming apparatus. The bottom plate is disposed at a bottom portion of the box. member. The medium is placed on the bottom plate. The bottom plate is lifted up by an elastic force of an elastic member. The rotary portion is attached to a side wall, among walls of the box member, positioned on a lateral side with respect to a front side toward which the box member is extracted from the image forming apparatus. The rotary portion is rotatable about a location of attachment of the rotary portion. The rotary portion includes a rear portion and a front portion. The rear portion is positioned on a rear side, in contrast to the front side, with respect to the location of attachment. The rear portion is moved upward by a reaction force applied from the body when the box member is extracted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2019
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shinji YAGINUMA, Ryosuke SAIKA, Takuya MORI
  • Patent number: 10046928
    Abstract: A transport apparatus includes an accommodating unit that accommodates a recording medium and that is mounted to be capable of reciprocating with respect to a body portion, a loading plate that is provided in the accommodating unit to be movable up and down and that is loaded with the recording medium, a lifting unit that moves up the loading plate to a position where the recording medium is able to be fed by winding wires connected to opposite end portions of the loading plate to suspend the loading plate, and moves down the loading plate by feeding the wires, and a receiving member that is provided on a bottom surface of the accommodating unit and that receives abutments provided on the loading plate when the loading plate moves down.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takayuki Yazawa, Takashi Abe, Shouichi Maeda, Junichi Asaoka, Shinji Yaginuma
  • Publication number: 20180024488
    Abstract: A transport apparatus includes an accommodating unit that accommodates a recording medium and that is mounted to be capable of reciprocating with respect to a body portion, a loading plate that is provided in the accommodating unit to be movable up and down and that is loaded with the recording medium, a lifting unit that moves up the loading plate to a position where the recording medium is able to be fed by winding wires connected to opposite end portions of the loading plate to suspend the loading plate, and moves down the loading plate by feeding the wires, and a receiving member that is provided on a bottom surface of the accommodating unit and that receives abutments provided on the loading plate when the loading plate moves down.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2017
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takayuki YAZAWA, Takashi ABE, Shouichi MAEDA, Junichi ASAOKA, Shinji YAGINUMA
  • Patent number: 9836003
    Abstract: A transport device includes a body unit, an accommodating unit that accommodates a recording medium and is mounted to be reciprocal with respect to the body unit, a pair of guide members that come in contact with end portions, in a width direction, of the recording medium to position the recording medium, the width direction intersecting with a transport direction of the recording medium, a first rail that is attached to the accommodating unit and guides reciprocation of the accommodating unit, and a second rail that is attached to the body unit to be movable in a direction, which intersects with a reciprocation direction of the accommodating unit, the second rail being assembled to the body unit to be slidable with respect to the first rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shouichi Maeda, Takashi Abe, Takayuki Yazawa, Shinji Yaginuma, Junichi Asaoka
  • Patent number: 9809403
    Abstract: A sheet feeding device includes a container including a frame, an auxiliary frame member provided on the frame so as to be slidable relative to the frame, and a front cover that covers a front side of the auxiliary frame member, the container being detachably supported in a body of the sheet feeding device; a cover member that covers a top side of the container when the container is attached to the body; and a locking unit that prevents the container attached to the body from being detached from the body when the container is locked and that enables the container to be detached from the body when the container is not locked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shinji Yaginuma, Tsutomu Somemiya, Takashi Abe
  • Publication number: 20170277103
    Abstract: A transport device includes a body unit, an accommodating unit that accommodates a recording medium and is mounted to be reciprocal with respect to the body unit, a pair of guide members that come in contact with end portions, in a width direction, of the recording medium to position the recording medium, the width direction intersecting with a transport direction of the recording medium, a first rail that is attached to the accommodating unit and guides reciprocation of the accommodating unit, and a second rail that is attached to the body unit to be movable in a direction, which intersects with a reciprocation direction of the accommodating unit, the second rail being assembled to the body unit to be slidable with respect to the first rail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2016
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shouichi MAEDA, Takashi ABE, Takayuki YAZAWA, Shinji YAGINUMA, Junichi ASAOKA
  • Publication number: 20170275107
    Abstract: A transport device including: a body unit including a first cover member attached thereto to cover one side portion of an opening formed at one surface of the body unit, an accommodating unit including a second cover member attached thereto to cover the opening, the accommodating unit configured to accommodate a recording medium, the accommodating unit being reciprocally mounted with respect to the opening of the body unit, and a guide member provided on a bottom surface of the accommodating unit, the guide member configured to guide the accommodating unit so that when the accommodating unit is mounted in the body unit, while being fitted to a positioning pin provided in the body unit, the guide member is positioned so that the second cover member has a gap with the first cover member at a position where the accommodating unit is mounted in the body unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2016
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shouichi MAEDA, Takashi ABE, Takayuki YAZAWA, Shinji YAGINUMA, Junichi ASAOKA
  • Publication number: 20170081139
    Abstract: A sheet feeding device includes a container including a frame, an auxiliary frame member provided on the frame so as to be slidable relative to the frame, and a front cover that covers a front side of the auxiliary frame member, the container being detachably supported in a body of the sheet feeding device; a cover member that covers a top side of the container when the container is attached to the body; and a locking unit that prevents the container attached to the body from being detached from the body when the container is locked and that enables the container to be detached from the body when the container is not locked.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2016
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shinji YAGINUMA, Tsutomu SOMEMIYA, Takashi ABE