Patents by Inventor Takayuki Nihara

Takayuki Nihara 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).

  • Image forming apparatus including carriage that mounts image forming unit
    Patent number: 8591002
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a carriage movably supported to move reciprocally in a main scanning direction, an image forming unit mounted on the carriage to form an image, a driving pulley disposed at a first end in the main scanning direction, a driven pulley disposed at a second end opposite the first end in the main scanning direction, a driving source operatively connected to the driving pulley to rotate the driving pulley, a carriage drawing member extended between the driving pulley and the driven pulley and partially mounted to the carriage to draw the carriage, a mount disposed on the carriage to mount the carriage drawing member, a holder disposed on the carriage to hook the carriage drawing member extended from the mount during assembly, and a guide member to guide the carriage drawing member extended from the mount and the holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenji Shimizu, Takayuki Nihara, Shinichiro Naruse, Soichi Saiga
  • IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING CARRIAGE THAT MOUNTS IMAGE FORMING UNIT
    Publication number: 20120056936
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a carriage movably supported to move reciprocally in a main scanning direction, an image forming unit mounted on the carriage to form an image, a driving pulley disposed at a first end in the main scanning direction, a driven pulley disposed at a second end opposite the first end in the main scanning direction, a driving source operatively connected to the driving pulley to rotate the driving pulley, a carriage drawing member extended between the driving pulley and the driven pulley and partially mounted to the carriage to draw the carriage, a mount disposed on the carriage to mount the carriage drawing member, a holder disposed on the carriage to hook the carriage drawing member extended from the mount during assembly, and a guide member to guide the carriage drawing member extended from the mount and the holder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2011
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Kenji SHIMIZU, Takayuki Nihara, Shinichiro Naruse, Soichi Saiga