Patents by Inventor Shogo TERAKAWA

Shogo TERAKAWA 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).

  • Publication number: 20240111249
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a casing, a fan unit, a support member interposed between the casing and the fan unit, and an elastic member arranged between the support member and the casing. The first duct includes a fixing portion fixed to the casing, the fixing portion being provided on a first side of the fan unit in a first direction. One of the second duct and the support member includes a support projection provided on a second side, opposite to the first side, of the fan unit, and the other one of the second duct and the support member includes a support hole portion defining a support hole. On the second side, the fan unit is supported on the casing via the support member when the support projection is inserted to the support hole and a gap is provided between the support projection and the support hole portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventor: SHOGO TERAKAWA
  • Publication number: 20230305484
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a casing, an image forming unit, an outer cover, a first inner cover arranged to face an inner side of the outer cover in a closed state, the first inner cover being made of resin, a second inner cover arranged to face the inner side of the outer cover in the closed state, the second inner cover being made of resin, a first fan, and a second fan. The first inner cover includes a first duct configured to guide air taken in from an exterior of the image forming apparatus by rotation of the first fan to the image forming unit. The second inner cover includes a second duct configured to guide air taken in from the exterior of the image forming apparatus by rotation of the second fan to the image forming unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventor: SHOGO TERAKAWA
  • Publication number: 20230048400
    Abstract: An image forming system including: a reading unit configured to read, through a transparent member, an image on a first sheet conveyed by a conveyance unit; an opposed member provided opposite to the reading unit with respect to the transparent member, the first sheet passing through a gap between the opposed member and the transparent member; and at least one processor configured to control, based on the image read by the reading unit, a geometric characteristic of an image to be formed on a second sheet by an image forming portion, and control a changing unit to change the size of the gap to a first size when the thickness of the first sheet is a first thickness, and to a second size larger than the first size when the thickness of the first sheet is a second thickness larger than the first thickness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: Teppei NAGATA, Tomohito NAKAGAWA, Yukihiro SOETA, Shogo TERAKAWA
  • Patent number: 11582359
    Abstract: An image reading apparatus including: a conveyance path; a light transmitting member; a first reading unit; a second reading unit; a first roller disposed opposite to the first reading unit; a second roller disposed opposite to the second reading unit; a holding member configured to hold the first roller and the second roller; a plurality of first abutment portions provided on both end portion sides in a width direction of the first roller and forming a gap between the light transmitting member and the first roller by abutting on the light transmitting member; a plurality of second abutment portions provided on both end portion sides in the width direction of the second roller and forming a gap between the light transmitting member and the second roller by abutting on the light transmitting member; and an urging member urges the holding member against the light transmitting member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomohito Nakagawa, Teppei Nagata, Shogo Terakawa, Yukihiro Soeta
  • Patent number: 11520266
    Abstract: An image forming system including: a reading unit configured to read, through a transparent member, an image on a first sheet conveyed by a conveyance unit; an opposed member provided opposite to the reading unit with respect to the transparent member, the first sheet passing through a gap between the opposed member and the transparent member; and at least one processor configured to control, based on the image read by the reading unit, a geometric characteristic of an image to be formed on a second sheet by an image forming portion, and control a changing unit to change the size of the gap to a first size when the thickness of the first sheet is a first thickness, and to a second size larger than the first size when the thickness of the first sheet is a second thickness larger than the first thickness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Teppei Nagata, Tomohito Nakagawa, Yukihiro Soeta, Shogo Terakawa
  • Publication number: 20220345578
    Abstract: An image forming system including: a conveyance unit configured to convey a first sheet on which an image has been formed by an image forming portion; a reading unit including a reading sensor configured to read the first sheet being conveyed by the conveyance unit through a transparent member at a reading position; a guide member configured to cover a reference member on a side opposite to the reading sensor with respect to the transparent member; and a controller configured to perform shading correction on a result of reading the first sheet based on image data obtained by the reading unit reading the reference member through the transparent member, and to control, based on an image subjected to the shading correction, a geometric characteristic of an image to be formed on a second sheet by the image forming portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: Tomohito NAKAGAWA, Teppei NAGATA, Yukihiro SOETA, Shogo TERAKAWA
  • Patent number: 11412100
    Abstract: An image forming system including: a conveyance unit configured to convey a first sheet on which an image has been formed by an image forming portion; a reading unit including a reading sensor configured to read the first sheet being conveyed by the conveyance unit through a transparent member at a reading position; a guide member configured to cover a reference member on a side opposite to the reading sensor with respect to the transparent member; and a controller configured to perform shading correction on a result of reading the first sheet based on image data obtained by the reading unit reading the reference member through the transparent member, and to control, based on an image subjected to the shading correction, a geometric characteristic of an image to be formed on a second sheet by the image forming portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tomohito Nakagawa, Teppei Nagata, Yukihiro Soeta, Shogo Terakawa
  • Publication number: 20220239795
    Abstract: An image reading apparatus including: a conveyance path; a light transmitting member; a first reading unit; a second reading unit; a first roller disposed opposite to the first reading unit; a second roller disposed opposite to the second reading unit; a holding member configured to hold the first roller and the second roller; a plurality of first abutment portions provided on both end portion sides in a width direction of the first roller and forming a gap between the light transmitting member and the first roller by abutting on the light transmitting member; a plurality of second abutment portions provided on both end portion sides in the width direction of the second roller and forming a gap between the light transmitting member and the second roller by abutting on the light transmitting member; and an urging member urges the holding member against the light transmitting member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2022
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventors: Tomohito Nakagawa, Teppei Nagata, Shogo Terakawa, Yukihiro Soeta
  • Publication number: 20210377406
    Abstract: An image forming system including: a conveyance unit configured to convey a first sheet on which an image has been formed by an image forming portion; a reading unit including a reading sensor configured to read the first sheet being conveyed by the conveyance unit through a transparent member at a reading position; a guide member configured to cover a reference member on a side opposite to the reading sensor with respect to the transparent member; and a controller configured to perform shading correction on a result of reading the first sheet based on image data obtained by the reading unit reading the reference member through the transparent member, and to control, based on an image subjected to the shading correction, a geometric characteristic of an image to be formed on a second sheet by the image forming portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Tomohito NAKAGAWA, Teppei NAGATA, Yukihiro SOETA, Shogo TERAKAWA
  • Publication number: 20210373475
    Abstract: An image forming system including: a reading unit configured to read, through a transparent member, an image on a first sheet conveyed by a conveyance unit; an opposed member provided opposite to the reading unit with respect to the transparent member, the first sheet passing through a gap between the opposed member and the transparent member; and at least one processor configured to control, based on the image read by the reading unit, a geometric characteristic of an image to be formed on a second sheet by an image forming portion, and control a changing unit to change the size of the gap to a first size when the thickness of the first sheet is a first thickness, and to a second size larger than the first size when the thickness of the first sheet is a second thickness larger than the first thickness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Teppei NAGATA, Tomohito NAKAGAWA, Yukihiro SOETA, Shogo TERAKAWA
  • Publication number: 20200136013
    Abstract: A power generation device includes a power generator that has a cantilever structure of which one end is a fixed end to be fixed and other end is a free end, and generates a power due to free vibration of the free end, a resin holder section on which the power generator is mounted, and a metallic rigid plate that is located such that the holder section is between the rigid plate and the power generator. The fixed end and the holder section are fixed to each other, and the holder section and the rigid plate are fixed to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2018
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: TAKAYA NAKAMURA, KOHEI FUDO, SHOGO TERAKAWA
  • Patent number: 10078301
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an apparatus body accommodating an image forming device, a foreign object detector that detects a foreign object beside the apparatus body, and a detector holding unit that holds the foreign object detector. The foreign object detector and the detector holding unit are movable together into the apparatus body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ruki Midorikawa, Shogo Terakawa, Tetsuji Nishikawa, Hiroshi Ishii, Kohta Takenaka, Hiroaki Murakami, Hidehiko Maeda, Gaku Hosono
  • Patent number: 10048628
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an apparatus body accommodating an image forming device, a foreign object detector that detects a foreign object beside the apparatus body, and a detector holding unit that holds the foreign object detector. The foreign object detector and the detector holding unit are movable together into the apparatus body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ruki Midorikawa, Shogo Terakawa, Tetsuji Nishikawa, Hiroshi Ishii, Kohta Takenaka, Hiroaki Murakami, Hidehiko Maeda, Gaku Hosono
  • Patent number: 9955595
    Abstract: A mount board tray is provided to hold multiple mount boards at different heights above and below the mount board tray. The mount board tray holds a topmost mount board placed at the topmost position among the multiple mount boards held by the mount board tray from below the topmost mount board. The mount board tray also holds a bottommost mount board placed at the bottommost position among the multiple mount boards from above the bottommost mount board at the same time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Shogo Terakawa, Tetsuji Nishikawa, Kohta Takenaka, Hiroshi Ishii, Kouta Hirakawa, Hidehiko Maeda, Gaku Hosono
  • Publication number: 20170235264
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an apparatus body accommodating an image forming device, a foreign object detector that detects a foreign object beside the apparatus body, and a detector holding unit that holds the foreign object detector. The foreign object detector and the detector holding unit are movable together into the apparatus body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ruki Midorikawa, Shogo Terakawa, Tetsuji Nishikawa, Hiroshi Ishii, Kohta Takenaka, Hiroaki Murakami, Hidehiko Maeda, Gaku Hosono
  • Publication number: 20170017190
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a body; an openably closable drawer unit including an image forming section to form an image on a recording medium; and a circuit board. The circuit board is disposed in a substantial center of the drawer unit in a direction in which the drawer unit is pulled out of the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2016
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: HIDEHIKO MAEDA, Tetsuji Nishikawa, Kohta Takenaka, Hiroshi Ishii, Kouta Hirakawa, Gaku Hosono, Shogo Terakawa
  • Publication number: 20160381815
    Abstract: A mount board tray is provided to hold multiple mount boards at different heights above and below the mount board tray. The mount board tray holds a topmost mount board placed at the topmost position among the multiple mount boards held by the mount board tray from below the topmost mount board. The mount board tray also holds a bottommost mount board placed at the bottommost position among the multiple mount boards from above the bottommost mount board at the same time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2016
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shogo TERAKAWA, Tetsuji NISHIKAWA, Kohta TAKENAKA, Hiroshi ISHII, Kouta HIRAKAWA, Hidehiko MAEDA, Gaku HOSONO