Patents by Inventor Shun Oya

Shun Oya 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: 9346277
    Abstract: A cartridge 5 is mounted on a carriage 8. The carriage 8 includes liquid introducing parts 710m, 710c and 710y and a guide projection 723. The guide projection 723 is extended from between the liquid introducing parts 710m and 710c toward the liquid introducing part 710y. The cartridge 5 includes an ink supply port 507m connectable with the liquid introducing part 710m to supply magenta ink to the liquid introducing part 710m, an ink supply port 507c connectable with the liquid introducing part 710c to supply cyan ink to the liquid introducing part 710c, an ink supply port 507y connectable with the liquid introducing part 710y to supply yellow ink to the liquid introducing part 710y, and a first groove 580. The first groove 580 is extended from between the ink supply port 507m and the ink supply port 507c toward the ink supply port 507y to allow for insertion of the guide projection 723. This configuration suppresses diffusion of ink leaked from any of the liquid supply ports of the cartridge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Shun Oya, Atsushi Kobayashi, Tadahiro Mizutani
  • Patent number: 9321272
    Abstract: A technique of enhancing attachment of a liquid supply unit to a liquid ejection device is provided. A holder structure 200 is provided as a mounting mechanism configured to cause a first ink cartridge 100a and a second ink cartridge 100b to be attachable to and detachable from a carriage 27 of a printing device 10. The holder structure 200 has a lever member 230 provided as a rotation mechanism to be rotated and thereby lock the first and the second ink cartridges 100a and 100b. The lever member 230 includes a first leg section 231a, a second leg section 231b formed away from the first leg section 231a and a bridging section 232 formed between the first and the second leg sections 231a and 231b to engage with a main engagement part 120 of each of the ink cartridges 100a and 100b.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Tadahiro Mizutani, Takayuki Shiota, Atsushi Kobayashi, Shun Oya, Yoshiyuki Okazawa, Kazumasa Harada
  • Publication number: 20160096374
    Abstract: A liquid accommodating container in which a fiber member and a liquid are accommodated has a fiber ratio of the fiber member is 5% or more to 30% or less, a fiber diameter of the fiber member is 10 ?m or more to 50 ?m or less, a volume average particle diameter (D50) of a pigment included in the liquid satisfies a condition of 50 nm<D50<150 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Inventors: Ryosuke TERAMOTO, Tadahiro MIZUTANI, Shun OYA, Akio ITO, Hideo SHIMAMURA
  • Publication number: 20160089892
    Abstract: Cartridges 4 and 5 are configured, such that first convex ribs 428a and 528a abut against second wall surfaces 762 of cartridge engagement wall surfaces 760 inclined with respect to a bottom wall 712 of a cartridge attachment structure 7 and move in friction with the second wall surfaces 762. Such abutting and moving causes contact portions of terminals 412 and 512 of circuit substrates 410 and 510 of the respective cartridges 4 and 5 to come into contact with electrode assemblies 810 of a carriage 8. This configuration enhances the reliability of electric connection between a contact portion, such as a circuit substrate, of a liquid supply unit and an electrode assembly, such as contact pins, of a carriage in the course of attachment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: Tadahiro Mizutani, Atsushi Kobayashi, Shun Oya
  • Publication number: 20160089891
    Abstract: Cartridges 4 and 5 are configured, such that first convex ribs 428a and 528a abut against second wall surfaces 762 of cartridge engagement wall surfaces 760 inclined with respect to a bottom wall 712 of a cartridge attachment structure 7 and move in friction with the second wall surfaces 762. Such abutting and moving causes contact portions of terminals 412 and 512 of circuit substrates 410 and 510 of the respective cartridges 4 and 5 to come into contact with electrode assemblies 810 of a carriage 8. This configuration enhances the reliability of electric connection between a contact portion, such as a circuit substrate, of a liquid supply unit and an electrode assembly, such as contact pins, of a carriage in the course of attachment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: Tadahiro Mizutani, Atsushi Kobayashi, Shun Oya
  • Patent number: 9266340
    Abstract: A cartridge 5 is mounted on a carriage 8. The carriage 8 includes liquid introducing parts 710m, 710c and 710y and a guide projection 723. The guide projection 723 is extended from between the liquid introducing parts 710m and 710c toward the liquid introducing part 710y. The cartridge 5 includes an ink supply port 507m connectable with the liquid introducing part 710m to supply magenta ink to the liquid introducing part 710m, an ink supply port 507c connectable with the liquid introducing part 710c to supply cyan ink to the liquid introducing part 710c, an ink supply port 507y connectable with the liquid introducing part 710y to supply yellow ink to the liquid introducing part 710y, and a first groove 580. The first groove 580 is extended from between the ink supply port 507m and the ink supply port 507c toward the ink supply port 507y to allow for insertion of the guide projection 723. This configuration suppresses diffusion of ink leaked from any of the liquid supply ports of the cartridge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: Seiko Espon Corporation
    Inventors: Shun Oya, Atsushi Kobayashi, Tadahiro Mizutani
  • Publication number: 20160039211
    Abstract: A cartridge 5 is mounted on a carriage 8. The carriage 8 includes liquid introducing parts 710m, 710c and 710y and a guide projection 723. The guide projection 723 is extended from between the liquid introducing parts 710m and 710c toward the liquid introducing part 710y. The cartridge 5 includes an ink supply port 507m connectable with the liquid introducing part 710m to supply magenta ink to the liquid introducing part 710m, an ink supply port 507c connectable with the liquid introducing part 710c to supply cyan ink to the liquid introducing part 710c, an ink supply port 507y connectable with the liquid introducing part 710y to supply yellow ink to the liquid introducing part 710y, and a first groove 580. The first groove 580 is extended from between the ink supply port 507m and the ink supply port 507c toward the ink supply port 507y to allow for insertion of the guide projection 723. This configuration suppresses diffusion of ink leaked from any of the liquid supply ports of the cartridge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2015
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventors: Shun Oya, Atsushi Kobayashi, Tadahiro Mizutani
  • Patent number: 9238370
    Abstract: A liquid accommodating container in which a fiber member and a liquid are accommodated has a fiber ratio of the fiber member is 5% or more to 30% or less, a fiber diameter of the fiber member is 10 ?m or more to 50 ?m or less, a volume average particle diameter (D50) of a pigment included in the liquid satisfies a condition of 50 nm<D50<150 nm, and a maximum particle diameter is 200 nm or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2016
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Ryosuke Teramoto, Tadahiro Mizutani, Shun Oya, Akio Ito, Hideo Shimamura
  • Patent number: 9233546
    Abstract: A cartridge 4 is mounted on a carriage 8 and has a liquid retaining member 460 placed in a recess 421 of a casing 420. A first side wall 425 constituting the casing 420 includes a first side wall part 425a and a second side wall part 425b aligned sequentially from a first end wall 423-side in a first direction from a first end wall 423 toward a second end wall 424. The first side wall part 425a includes a first side wall area 425a1 located on a bottom wall 422-side and extended to be substantially perpendicular to the bottom wall 422, and a second side wall area 425a2 arranged to be inclined with respect to the bottom wall 422. The second side wall part 425b is extended from the bottom wall 422 to be inclined with respect to the bottom wall 422. This configuration enables the liquid retaining member of containing a liquid such as ink to be compressed in the casing, while allowing for accurate positioning of the cartridge and improving attachment of the cartridge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Shun Oya, Tadahiro Mizutani, Atsushi Kobayashi, Yoshinao Miyata
  • Patent number: 9233547
    Abstract: Cartridges 4 and 5 are configured, such that first convex ribs 428a and 528a abut against second wall surfaces 762 of cartridge engagement wall surfaces 760 inclined with respect to a bottom wall 712 of a cartridge attachment structure 7 and move in friction with the second wall surfaces 762. Such abutting and moving causes contact portions of terminals 412 and 512 of circuit substrates 410 and 510 of the respective cartridges 4 and 5 to come into contact with electrode assemblies 810 of a carriage 8. This configuration enhances the reliability of electric connection between a contact portion, such as a circuit substrate, of a liquid supply unit and an electrode assembly, such as contact pins, of a carriage in the course of attachment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Tadahiro Mizutani, Atsushi Kobayashi, Shun Oya
  • Publication number: 20150367647
    Abstract: A liquid accommodating container in which a fiber member and a liquid are accommodated has a fiber ratio of the fiber member is 5% or more to 30% or less, a fiber diameter of the fiber member is 10 ?m or more to 50 ?m or less, a volume average particle diameter (D50) of a pigment included in the liquid satisfies a condition of 50 nm<D50<150 nm, and a maximum particle diameter is 200 nm or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2015
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Inventors: Ryosuke TERAMOTO, Tadahiro MIZUTANI, Shun OYA, Akio ITO, Hideo SHIMAMURA
  • Publication number: 20150258801
    Abstract: A cartridge 4 has liquid supply ports 407b, 407c, 407y and 407m formed on a bottom wall 422 of a casing 420 and configured to be in contact with corresponding liquid introducing parts 710b, 710c, 710y and 710m of a carriage 8, and a circuit substrate 410 provided on a second wall surface portion 423b of a first end wall 423 intersecting with the bottom wall 422 and configured to be in electrically contact with an electrode assembly 810 of the carriage 8. In a plan view of the bottom wall 422 of the cartridge 4 in a first direction toward the bottom wall 422, the distance between a second end wall 424 and a first wall surface portion 423a of the first end wall 423 is set to be greater than the distance between the second end wall 424 and the second wall surface portion 423b. This configuration allows for downsizing of the entire liquid supply unit such as cartridge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2015
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Inventors: Tadahiro Mizutani, Atsushi Kobayashi, Yoshinao Miyata, Shun Oya
  • Patent number: 9079429
    Abstract: The invention provides, as an aspect thereof, an inkjet printer that connects a vacuum fan on the printer case side and a vacuum platen on the cover side through a short vacuum path. The platen moves in conjunction with the cover of the roll paper compartment. The platen is a vacuum platen having vacuum regions, suction holes, and a platen-side air path on the platen side, and a vacuum fan and a vacuum duct that connects the vacuum fan to the suction unit of the platen on the printer case side. The vacuum duct is disconnected from the suction unit of the platen when the platen moves in conjunction with the cover, and the length of the vacuum duct can therefore be short, corresponding to the distance between the intake opening of the vacuum fan and the suction unit of the platen when the cover is closed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Shun Oya, Hironori Maekawa
  • Publication number: 20150165775
    Abstract: A cartridge 5 is mounted on a carriage 8. The carriage 8 includes liquid introducing parts 710m, 710c and 710y and a guide projection 723. The guide projection 723 is extended from between the liquid introducing parts 710m and 710c toward the liquid introducing part 710y. The cartridge 5 includes an ink supply port 507m connectable with the liquid introducing part 710m to supply magenta ink to the liquid introducing part 710m, an ink supply port 507c connectable with the liquid introducing part 710c to supply cyan ink to the liquid introducing part 710c, an ink supply port 507y connectable with the liquid introducing part 710y to supply yellow ink to the liquid introducing part 710y, and a first groove 580. The first groove 580 is extended from between the ink supply port 507m and the ink supply port 507c toward the ink supply port 507y to allow for insertion of the guide projection 723. This configuration suppresses diffusion of ink leaked from any of the liquid supply ports of the cartridge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2014
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Inventors: Shun Oya, Atsushi Kobayashi, Tadahiro Mizutani
  • Publication number: 20150165777
    Abstract: A technique of enhancing attachment of a liquid supply unit to a liquid ejection device is provided. A holder structure 200 is provided as a mounting mechanism configured to cause a first ink cartridge 100a and a second ink cartridge 100b to be attachable to and detachable from a carriage 27 of a printing device 10. The holder structure 200 has a lever member 230 provided as a rotation mechanism to be rotated and thereby lock the first and the second ink cartridges 100a and 100b. The lever member 230 includes a first leg section 231a, a second leg section 231b formed away from the first leg section 231a and a bridging section 232 formed between the first and the second leg sections 231a and 231b to engage with a main engagement part 120 of each of the ink cartridges 100a and 100b.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2014
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Inventors: Tadahiro Mizutani, Takayuki Shiota, Atsushi Kobayashi, Shun Oya, Yoshiyuki Okazawa, Kazumasa Harada
  • Publication number: 20150165773
    Abstract: A technique of enhancing attachment of a liquid supply unit to a liquid ejection device is provided. A first cartridge 100a and a second cartridge 100b are attached to a carriage 27 of a printing device 27 via a holder structure 200. The holder structure 200 has a lever member 230 rotated and moved to engage with a main engagement part 120 of each of the first and the second cartridges 100a and 100b. Each of the first and the second cartridges 100a and 100b has a first side wall portion 125 and a second side wall portion 126 configured to press the lever member 230 and rotate and move the lever member 230 forward in the course of attachment of the first or the second cartridge 100a or 100b to the holder structure 200. A rotation axis RX of the lever member 230 is located at a position closer to an ink supply port 110 or 110a than the first side wall portion 125 and the second side wall portion 126 in the course of attachment of the first or the second cartridge 100a or 100b.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2014
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Inventors: Takayuki Shiota, Atsushi Kobayashi, Tadahiro Mizutani, Shun Oya
  • Publication number: 20150165780
    Abstract: A technique of enhancing attachment of a liquid supply unit to a liquid ejection device is provided. A first ink cartridge 100a and a second ink cartridge 100b are attached to a carriage 27 of a printing device 10 via a holder structure 200. Each of the first and the second ink cartridges 100a and 100b includes a circuit substrate 130 having a plurality of terminals 151 to 159 which are electrically connected with a device-side terminal assembly 250 provided on the holder structure 200. Each of the first and the second ink cartridges 100a and 100b also includes a main engagement part 120 configured to engage with a lever member 230 of the holder structure 200 as an engaged part, such as to limit motion of the circuit substrate 130 away from the holder structure 200. The circuit substrate 130 includes a first terminal 151 and a second terminal 152 located on respective ends in an array direction of the terminals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2014
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Inventors: Takayuki Shiota, Atsushi Kobayashi, Tadahiro Mizutani, Shun Oya
  • Patent number: D761353
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shun Oya, Atsushi Kobayashi, Tadahiro Mizutani
  • Patent number: D761906
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shun Oya, Atsushi Kobayashi, Tadahiro Mizutani
  • Patent number: D761907
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shun Oya, Atsushi Kobayashi, Tadahiro Mizutani