Patents by Inventor Shiyusuke Inamura

Shiyusuke Inamura 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).

  • Recording apparatus and carriage unit having a head mounting mechanism
    Patent number: 9387681
    Abstract: A movable carriage unit on which a head for discharging ink is mountable includes a fixing member movable between a fixing position for fixing the head to a mounting position and a releasing position for releasing the fixation of the head, and a moving unit including an operation portion. The moving unit is configured to move the fixing member from the fixing position to the releasing position. A guide configured to guide the head to the mounting position when the fixing member is moved to the releasing position by an operation of the operation portion is formed on the operation portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Toshiaki Somano, Shiyusuke Inamura, Tetsu Hamano
  • RECORDING APPARATUS AND CARRIAGE UNIT
    Publication number: 20130044161
    Abstract: A movable carriage unit on which a head for discharging ink is mountable includes a fixing member movable between a fixing position for fixing the head to a mounting position and a releasing position for releasing the fixation of the head, and a moving unit including an operation portion. The moving unit is configured to move the fixing member from the fixing position to the releasing position. A guide configured to guide the head to the mounting position when the fixing member is moved to the releasing position by an operation of the operation portion is formed on the operation portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2012
    Publication date: February 21, 2013
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Toshiaki Somano, Shiyusuke Inamura, Tetsu Hamano