Patents by Inventor Sumio Watanabe

Sumio Watanabe 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).

  • Printer including presenter part and cutter part that move together
    Patent number: 9120340
    Abstract: A printer includes a printing part, a cutter part, and a presenter part. The printing part performs printing on a recording medium. The cutter part cuts the recording medium subjected to the printing. The cutter part is attached to the printing part so as to be rotatable about a rotation shaft. The presenter part conveys the recording medium subjected to the printing in the printing part through the cutter part. The presenter part moves together with the cutter part in the case of rotating the cutter part about the rotation shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: FUJITSU COMPONENT LIMITED
    Inventors: Tetsuhiro Ishikawa, Sumio Watanabe, Masahiro Tsuchiya, Tatsuya Oguchi
  • Printer apparatus and printer head
    Patent number: 9090111
    Abstract: A disclosed device printer apparatus includes a recording sheet conveying block holding a recording sheet and including a light emitting element, and a first light receiving element; a head block printing characters, graphics or the like on the recording sheet including a second light receiving element positioned to face the light emitting element so as to directly receive the light; and a control circuit connected to the light emitting element, the first light receiving element, and the second light receiving element, wherein the control circuit determines, when the light is detected by the second light receiving element, that the recording sheet does not exist between the light emitting element and the second light receiving element, and when the light is not detected by the second light receiving element and is detected by the first light receiving element, that the recording sheet exists.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: FUJITSU COMPONENT LIMITED
    Inventors: Masahiro Tsuchiya, Yukihiro Mori, Sumio Watanabe
  • Printer apparatus
    Patent number: 9079435
    Abstract: A printer apparatus includes a print unit that prints an object on recording paper, a platen roller that conveys the recording paper, a cutter that cuts the recording paper, a mainframe that accommodates the print unit and the cutter, a cover that is attached to the mainframe and is configured to open and close with respect to the mainframe, the cover having the platen roller arranged thereon. The cover includes a lock member having a lock pin, and when the cover is closed, the lock pin of the lock member is moved towards the platen roller and is inserted into a lock pin fixing part that is arranged at the mainframe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: FUJITSU COMPONENT LIMITED
    Inventors: Masahiro Tsuchiya, Yukihiro Mori, Sumio Watanabe
  • Printer
    Patent number: 9079438
    Abstract: A printer includes a cutter unit configured to cut recording paper, and a presenter unit, wherein the recording paper enters the presenter unit through the cutter unit, and the presenter unit includes a first roller and a second roller configured to convey the recording paper, a flapper disposed under a transport path of the recording paper between a position of the first and second rollers and a position of the cutter unit, and configured to be flipped open to provide an opening in the transport path, and a paper guide disposed over the transport path of the recording paper between the position of the first and second rollers and the position of the cutter unit, wherein, upon the flapper being flipped open to outside the presenter unit, the paper guide changes a position thereof to guide the recording paper to outside the presenter unit through the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: FUJITSU COMPONENT LIMITED
    Inventors: Tetsuhiro Ishikawa, Sumio Watanabe, Yukihiro Mori, Masahiro Tsuchiya
  • Printer with first discharge roller connected to second roller by connecting arm
    Patent number: 9079430
    Abstract: A printer includes a printing part that performs printing on recording paper, a cutter that cuts the recording paper, a first roller provided on the side to which the recording paper is discharged from the cutter, a second roller, a third roller, a fourth roller, and a fifth roller that are in contact with the first roller and are rotated by the rotation of the first roller, and a connecting arm that connects the center of the first roller and the center of the second roller, wherein the recording paper is discharged between the first roller and the fourth roller or between the first roller and the fifth roller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: FUJITSU COMPONENT LIMITED
    Inventors: Toshio Yamaguchi, Sumio Watanabe, Yukihiro Mori, Masaru Kihara, Masahiro Tsuchiya, Yoshinari Takabatake, Tetsuhiro Ishikawa
  • Printer
    Patent number: 9079437
    Abstract: A printer includes a printer body, a lid, a cutter, a fixed blade unit provided in the printer body and including the fixed blade of the cutter, a movable blade unit provided on the lid and including the movable blade of the cutter, and a gimbal plate attached to the lid. The movable blade unit is connected to the gimbal plate. A paper discharge opening is formed between the printer body and an end of the lid. The lid includes a first recording paper guide that projects toward the movable blade and is positioned at the end of the lid. The gimbal plate includes a second recording paper guide that projects toward the movable blade and is positioned at an end of the gimbal plate facing the paper discharge opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: FUJITSU COMPONENT LIMITED
    Inventors: Yoshinari Takabatake, Sumio Watanabe, Yukihiro Mori, Masafumi Chiba
  • Cutter apparatus and printer
    Patent number: 9073371
    Abstract: A cutter apparatus includes a fixed blade, a movable blade that moves toward the fixed blade to cut a recording paper, a housing to which the fixed blade is attached, and a discharge port that discharges the recording paper. The discharge port includes a lower paper guide attached to the housing for guiding a lower side of the recording paper. The lower paper guide includes an inner guide part formed on an inner side of the housing toward a side of the fixed blade and the movable blade, an outer guide part formed on an outer side of the housing, and a support part attached to the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: FUJITSU COMPONENT LIMITED
    Inventors: Tetsuhiro Ishikawa, Sumio Watanabe, Yukihiro Mori, Masahiro Tsuchiya
  • Printer
    Patent number: 9073370
    Abstract: A printer includes a printer body, a lid, a cutter, a fixed blade unit, and a movable blade unit. The printer body includes a print head, a recording paper holder in which recording paper is placed, and a metal member fixed to the recording paper holder. The lid is connected to the printer body so as to be opened and closed relative to the printer body. The cutter cuts the recording paper. The fixed blade unit is provided on the metal member of the printer body and includes a fixed blade of the cutter. The movable blade unit is provided on the lid and includes a movable blade of the cutter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: FUJITSU COMPONENT LIMITED
    Inventors: Yoshinari Takabatake, Sumio Watanabe, Yukihiro Mori, Masafumi Chiba
  • PRINTER AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING PRINTER
    Publication number: 20150183241
    Abstract: A printer includes a platen roller, a print head for performing printing on a recording paper, a first detection switch and a second detection switch for detecting a position of the platen roller, and a potential detector that detects electrical potential. Both of the first and second detection switch are switched off when the platen roller is mounted, and switched on when the platen roller is not mounted. One terminal of the first detection switch and one terminal of the second detection switch are connected to each other in parallel and grounded via a ground side resistor. A power supply is to be connected to another terminal of the first detection switch and another terminal of the second detection switch. The potential detector detects a potential between the one terminals of the first and second detection switches and the ground side resistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2014
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Inventors: Hisamitsu Iizuka, Sumio Watanabe
  • Printer apparatus
    Patent number: 9061530
    Abstract: A printer apparatus includes a frame, a printer head, a platen roller that is supported by the frame, a biasing member that is provided between the frame and the printer head and configured to exert force toward the platen roller, and an opening/closing arm supported by the frame to rotate and move about an arm rotation shaft. A contact part between the opening/closing arm and a platen bearing of the platen roller is positioned opposite from a side in which the printer head is provided with respect to a line that connects a center of the arm rotation shaft and a center of the platen bearing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: FUJITSU COMPONENT LIMITED
    Inventors: Masahiro Tsuchiya, Yukihiro Mori, Sumio Watanabe
  • Printer apparatus including a fixed blade pushed toward a movable blade
    Patent number: 9056508
    Abstract: A printer includes a fixed blade block and a movable blade block. The fixed blade block includes an installing member including a rotation shaft, a fixed blade installed in the installing member, a retaining member, and a spring attached to the installing member in a rotatable state with respect to the rotation shaft. The spring includes a first contact part that contacts with the fixed blade and a second contact part that contacts with the retaining member. The movable blade block includes a movable blade that is movable toward the fixed blade. When the fixed blade block and the movable blade block are connected, the retaining member presses the second contact part, causing the spring to rotate and push the fixed blade toward the movable blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignee: FUJITSU COMPONENT LIMITED
    Inventors: Masahiro Tsuchiya, Yukihiro Mori, Sumio Watanabe
  • Printer apparatus and method for operating printer apparatus
    Patent number: 9035985
    Abstract: A printer apparatus includes a printer body including an opening part that has a protruding part, a support part including a rotary shaft and rotatably attached to the printer body to rotate about the rotary shaft, a platen unit provided in the support part, and a shaft bearing including a projecting part and rotatably supports the platen roller. The opening part receives the shaft bearing. In a state where the platen unit is installed in the printer body, the projecting part and the protruding part contact each other. In a case of removing the platen unit from the printer body, the shaft bearing and the support part rotate in a same direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: FUJITSU COMPONENT LIMITED
    Inventors: Rintaro Kato, Sumio Watanabe, Yukihiro Mori, Masahiro Tsuchiya
  • PRINTER
    Publication number: 20150092003
    Abstract: A printer includes a platen roller, a print head that performs printing on a recording sheet, and a recording sheet guide provided on the same side as the platen roller relative to the recording sheet. Multiple projections are provided on a surface of the recording sheet guide. The projections are elongated in substantially the same direction as a conveyance direction of the recording sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Inventors: Yuya Ishii, Sumio Watanabe, Yukihiro Mori, Yoshinari Takabatake
  • PRINTER
    Publication number: 20150061206
    Abstract: A printer includes a fixed blade and a movable blade that cut recording paper subjected to printing by a print head, and a movable blade slider including a projecting part provided on a surface of the movable blade slider. The movable blade is provided on the movable blade slider with the projecting part of the movable blade slider entering an opening provided in the movable blade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Inventors: Yoshinari Takabatake, Sumio Watanabe, Yukihiro Mori
  • PRINTER APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20150062280
    Abstract: A printer apparatus includes a platen roller, a printer head for performing a printing on a recording paper provided between the printer head and the platen roller, a recording paper guide mounted to a part of a front surface of the printer head to guide the recording paper, and a spring positioned on a rear surface of the printer head to exert force toward the platen roller. The spring causes the printer head and the recording paper guide to move together toward a position in which the platen roller is mounted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Inventors: Yoshinari Takabatake, Sumio Watanabe, Yukihiro Mori
  • PRINTER
    Publication number: 20150062279
    Abstract: A printer includes a platen roller, a printer main block including a print head that prints information on recording paper placed between the print head and the platen roller, a movable-blade block including a movable blade, a fixed-blade block including a fixed blade, a feed driving block including a feed driving motor that rotates the platen roller to feed the recording paper, and a movable-blade driving block including a movable-blade driving motor that moves the movable blade. The printer main block, the platen roller, the movable-blade block, the fixed-blade block, the feed driving block, and the movable-blade driving block are detachably attached to each other to form the printer that includes a function to cut the recording paper with the fixed blade and the movable blade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Inventors: Yoshinari Takabatake, Sumio Watanabe, Yukihiro Mori
  • PRINTER APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING PRINTER APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20140374981
    Abstract: A printer apparatus includes a presenter unit including a first roller and a second roller connected to the first roller by a connection arm to move along an outer periphery of the first roller in accordance with the rotation of the first roller between a first rotating position and a second rotating position, rotate at the first rotating position in accordance with the rotation of the first roller to transfer a cut printed recording paper in an ejecting direction while interposing with the first roller, and rotate at the second rotating position in accordance with the rotation of the first roller to transfer the cut printed recording paper in a recovering direction while interposing with the first roller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2014
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Inventors: Tetsuhiro ISHIKAWA, Sumio WATANABE, Yukihiro MORI, Masaru KIHARA, Masahiro TSUCHIYA
  • PRINTER APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20140368598
    Abstract: A printer apparatus includes a frame, a printer head, a platen roller that is supported by the frame, a biasing member that is provided between the frame and the printer head and configured to exert force toward the platen roller, and an opening/closing arm supported by the frame to rotate and move about an arm rotation shaft. A contact part between the opening/closing arm and a platen bearing of the platen roller is positioned opposite from a side in which the printer head is provided with respect to a line that connects a center of the arm rotation shaft and a center of the platen bearing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2014
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Inventors: Masahiro TSUCHIYA, Yukihiro MORI, Sumio WATANABE
  • PRINTER AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING PRINTER
    Publication number: 20140327205
    Abstract: A printer includes a printing part that performs printing on recording paper, a cutter that cuts the recording paper, a first roller provided on the side to which the recording paper is discharged from the cutter, a second roller that is in contact with the first roller and is rotated by the rotation of the first roller, a third roller that is in contact with the first roller and is rotated by the rotation of the first roller, and a connecting arm that connects the center of the first roller and the center of the second roller, wherein the recording paper is discharged between the first roller and the second roller or between the first roller and the third roller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2014
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Inventors: Tetsuhiro ISHIKAWA, Sumio Watanabe, Yukihiro Mori, Masaru Kihara, Masahiro Tsuchiya, Yoshinari Takabatake, Toshio Yamaguchi
  • PRINTER AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING PRINTER
    Publication number: 20140327204
    Abstract: A printer includes a printing part that performs printing on a label adhering to a liner, a cutter that cuts the liner to which the label adheres, a first roller provided on the side to which the liner to which the label adheres is discharged from the cutter, a second roller that is in contact with the first roller and is rotated by the rotation of the first roller, a third roller that is in contact with the first roller and is rotated by the rotation of the first roller, and a connecting arm that connects the center of the first roller and the center of the second roller, wherein the liner is separated from the label by the first roller and the second roller, and the label separated from the liner is discharged by the third roller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2014
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Inventors: Yoshinari Takabatake, Sumio Watanabe, Yukihiro Mori, Masaru Kihara, Masahiro Tsuchiya, Toshio Yamaguchi, Tetsuhiro Ishikawa