Patents by Inventor Tomoko Shirai
Tomoko Shirai 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).
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Publication number: 20230311547Abstract: A recording device includes a recording unit configured to perform recording on a medium, a reversing unit configured to bend and reverse the medium on which recording was performed by the recording unit and that is transported along a transport path and guide the medium toward a recording unit side, a base portion disposed below the reversing unit, a first frame fixed to the base portion and disposed on a side of a first side surface of the reversing unit to hold the reversing unit, a second frame fixed to the base portion and disposed on a side of a second side surface different from the first side surface to hold the reversing unit, and a coupling portion coupling the first frame and the second frame to each other at a position away from the base portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2023Publication date: October 5, 2023Inventors: Tomoko SHIRAI, Rikuo YAMADA
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Patent number: 10759203Abstract: A recording apparatus includes: a recording section that performs recording onto a medium; an operation panel which is configured to be tilted to switch between a first position and a second position which is closer to a horizontal position than the first position is; and an open/close structure configured to be opened/closed, and configured to, when open, expose a space around a recording unit under the operation panel which has been tilted at least from the first position into a horizontal direction, and, when closed, close the space around the recording unit. The open/close structure has a pivot center in a lower part of the open/close structure in a closed state, and is configured to open forward relative to the apparatus with an upper part of the open/close structure in the closed state taken as a free end.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2019Date of Patent: September 1, 2020Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Kazuo Otsuka, Yoshiyuki Okazawa, Tomoko Shirai
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Publication number: 20190308429Abstract: A recording apparatus includes: a recording section that performs recording onto a medium; an operation panel which is configured to be tilted to switch between a first position and a second position which is closer to a horizontal position than the first position is; and an open/close structure configured to be opened/closed, and configured to, when open, expose a space around a recording unit under the operation panel which has been tilted at least from the first position into a horizontal direction, and, when closed, close the space around the recording unit. The open/close structure has a pivot center in a lower part of the open/close structure in a closed state, and is configured to open forward relative to the apparatus with an upper part of the open/close structure in the closed state taken as a free end.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2019Publication date: October 10, 2019Inventors: Kazuo OTSUKA, Yoshiyuki OKAZAWA, Tomoko SHIRAI
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Patent number: 10195881Abstract: A recording apparatus includes a switching mechanism which switches a motive force transmission state from a motive force source, includes a sun gear which is driven by the motive force source, a planet gear which performs planetary motion around the sun gear, a rotational movement member which causes the planet gear to perform planetary motion by rotationally moving, and a regulating member which engages with a regulated portion which is provided in the rotational movement member to restrict the rotational movement of the rotational movement member.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2018Date of Patent: February 5, 2019Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Yosuke Nakano, Atsuhiko Takeuchi, Tomoko Shirai, Yoshiyuki Okazawa
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Publication number: 20180244089Abstract: A recording apparatus includes a switching mechanism which switches a motive force transmission state from a motive force source, includes a sun gear which is driven by the motive force source, a planet gear which performs planetary motion around the sun gear, a rotational movement member which causes the planet gear to perform planetary motion by rotationally moving, and a regulating member which engages with a regulated portion which is provided in the rotational movement member to restrict the rotational movement of the rotational movement member.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2018Publication date: August 30, 2018Inventors: Yosuke NAKANO, Atsuhiko TAKEUCHI, Tomoko SHIRAI, Yoshiyuki OKAZAWA
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Patent number: 9944093Abstract: A recording apparatus includes: a housing; a recording device that is provided inside the housing; a medium receiving tray moves between a first position and a second position, the first position being housed inside the housing, the second position being a position of protruding from the housing; a guide for guiding the medium receiving tray; and a guided portion of the medium receiving tray being guided by the guide, wherein the guide includes a first guide area and a second guide area, wherein the first guide area is guiding the guided portion from the first position to a third position that is located between the first position and the second position before the second position, wherein the second guide area is guiding the guided portion from the third position to the second position, and wherein the second guide area includes a narrowing area narrower than the first guide area.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2017Date of Patent: April 17, 2018Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Yosuke Nakano, Atsuhiko Takeuchi, Tomoko Shirai
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Publication number: 20170355202Abstract: A recording apparatus includes: a housing; a recording device that is provided inside the housing; a medium receiving tray moves between a first position and a second position, the first position being housed inside the housing, the second position being a position of protruding from the housing; a guide for guiding the medium receiving tray; and a guided portion of the medium receiving tray being guided by the guide, wherein the guide includes a first guide area and a second guide area, wherein the first guide area is guiding the guided portion from the first position to a third position that is located between the first position and the second position before the second position, wherein the second guide area is guiding the guided portion from the third position to the second position, and wherein the second guide area includes a narrowing area narrower than the first guide area.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2017Publication date: December 14, 2017Inventors: Yosuke NAKANO, Atsuhiko TAKEUCHI, Tomoko SHIRAI
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Publication number: 20160236489Abstract: When a printer switches a transport driving roller (a motor) from regular rotation to counter rotation in order to perform a skew correction mode, a planetary gear moves toward a mesh position from a separation position. A movement amount of the planetary gear at this time is set to be smaller than a movement amount to reach the mesh position from the separation position. As a result of this, it is possible to prevent a circumstance in which the planetary gear reaches the mesh position during the execution of the skew correction mode, that is, a circumstance in which a driving force is transmitted to a rear feeding device, and a sheet of paper is unintentionally fed from the rear feeding device as a result.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 12, 2016Publication date: August 18, 2016Inventors: Yosuke Nakano, Tomoko Shirai, Tetsuya Tamura, Kazuhisa Nakamura
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Patent number: 9278553Abstract: A printer includes a configuration, in which a paper is delivered between a recording head which is positioned upwards from a tray and a support member, and the recording is performed, and then the paper is discharged towards a discharged-paper receiving tray. The discharged-paper receiving tray is configured such that a relief section is formed to avoid an arrangement region of an oscillation member configuring a feeding unit upstream thereof, and the oscillation member is able to oscillate inside the relief section.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2013Date of Patent: March 8, 2016Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Yosuke Nakano, Yoshiyuki Okazawa, Tomoko Shirai, Katsumi Yamada