Patents by Inventor Tsuneyuki Sasaki

Tsuneyuki Sasaki 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).

  • Recording apparatus and method for estimating cause of abnormality of recording apparatus
    Patent number: 9505251
    Abstract: A recording apparatus includes a sound pickup unit that is arranged on a plurality of spots, and an output unit that is capable of outputting comparative information between a sound which is picked up by the sound pickup unit, and each sound pickup unit at a time of picking up the sound. By the recording apparatus of such a configuration, a cause of an abnormality can be estimated, regarding the abnormality which is generated in the recording apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Tsuneyuki Sasaki, Osamu Hara
  • Recording apparatus and method of introducing recording medium to transport path
    Patent number: 9505576
    Abstract: A recording apparatus includes a setting unit which sets a recording medium; a transport unit which transports the recording medium; a detection unit which is provided in a transport path of the recording medium and detects the recording medium; and a control unit which controls the transport unit. The transport unit includes a drive roller which is provided to be capable of contacting a first surface of the recording medium and applies a sending force to the first surface, and a blowing unit which is provided in a position opposing the drive roller and is capable of blowing onto a second surface of the recording medium. When the detection unit detects the recording medium, the control unit controls the transport unit so as to cause air to be blown from the blowing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Tsuneyuki Sasaki, Osamu Hara
  • Recording apparatus
    Patent number: 9498989
    Abstract: A recording apparatus includes: a transport mechanism that transports a recording medium; a recording head that performs recording on the recording medium transported by the transport mechanism; a plurality of winding sections, each winding in a corresponding recording medium on which recording has been completed by the recording head; a cutting section that cuts the recording medium; and a guiding section that, when the winding section that winds in the recording medium is switched from one winding section to another winding section of the plurality of winding sections, guides a leading edge of the recording medium formed by cutting with the cutting section, to the other winding section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Tsuneyuki Sasaki
  • LIQUID DISCHARGING APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20160325561
    Abstract: Provided is a liquid discharging apparatus that includes a medium support portion which supports a recording medium and a tension applying portion which applies tension to the medium support portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2015
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Inventors: Tsuneyuki SASAKI, Eiji KUMAI
  • Recording device and method for suppressing contact between pressing member and recording unit
    Patent number: 9487031
    Abstract: A recording device includes a medium support unit for supporting a recording target medium, a recording unit capable of carrying out recording on the recording target medium, a moving unit configured to relatively reciprocate the recording target medium and the recording unit, a pressing member that is provided at a position capable of opposing the recording unit and that is capable of pressing the recording target medium supported by the medium support unit, an information acquisition unit capable of acquiring information related to the pressing member, and a controller configured to output the information acquired by the information acquisition unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Tsuneyuki Sasaki, Hiroshi Yoshida
  • Liquid ejecting apparatus
    Patent number: 9475310
    Abstract: A liquid ejecting apparatus includes an ejection unit that ejects a liquid, a medium support unit that has a support face supporting a medium to which the liquid is ejected, an irradiation unit that irradiates the medium with a first electromagnetic wave from an oblique direction with respect to the support face, and a sensor that detects a second electromagnetic wave which is emitted from an irradiation region of the first electromagnetic wave on the support face, in which the sensor is in a position with respect to the irradiation unit which is the same side as an irradiation direction of the first electromagnetic wave, and is arranged in a position where a regular reflection component of the first electromagnetic wave reflected at a peak spot where irradiation energy of the first electromagnetic wave peaks in the irradiation region is not detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Tsuneyuki Sasaki
  • Liquid ejecting apparatus
    Patent number: 9475285
    Abstract: A liquid ejecting apparatus includes an ejecting unit which can reciprocate with respect to a continuous paper, and ejects ink onto the continuous paper; a heating unit which heats a liquid ejecting region which is a region in which the ejecting unit can eject the ink to the continuous paper; an IR sensor which detects a temperature of the liquid ejecting region based on infrared light in the liquid ejecting region; and a control device which controls the heating unit based on a first detection temperature of the IR sensor. The control device controls the heating unit without using the first detection temperature which is detected by the IR sensor, when the ejecting unit is located in a temperature detecting region of the IR sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Yoshida, Toru Hayashi, Tsuneyuki Sasaki
  • Recording apparatus
    Patent number: 9446605
    Abstract: A recording apparatus includes an electromagnetic wave irradiating portion that radiates an electromagnetic wave and dries ink by using the electromagnetic wave; a first medium supporting portion that supports a recording medium in an irradiation area of the electromagnetic wave irradiating portion and has an opening portion through which vapor evaporated from ink ejected onto the recording medium by electromagnetic wave irradiation by the electromagnetic wave irradiating portion passes; and a second medium supporting portion that is provided adjacent to the first medium supporting portion and has a thermal conductivity lower than the first medium supporting portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Tsuneyuki Sasaki
  • PRINTING APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20160243853
    Abstract: A printing apparatus includes a printing section that performs printing by adhering an ink to a medium, a transport section that transports the medium, and a heating device that heats the medium, on which printing is finished. The heating device includes a first partitioning wall that has an infrared ray emission surface that faces a third support member via a heating region, and a heating section which heats the first partitioning wall, and an area of the infrared ray emission surface is greater than a projection area obtained by projecting the infrared ray emission surface toward the third support member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2016
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Inventors: Shuichiro NAKANO, Tsuneyuki SASAKI
  • Recording apparatus
    Patent number: 9421763
    Abstract: A recording apparatus includes: a transportation unit that transports a recording target medium; a recording unit that performs recording on the recording target medium transported by the transportation unit; a sonic distance sensor; a vibration sensor that detects vibrations of the distance sensor; and a movement unit that moves in an intersecting direction, which intersects with a transportation direction of the recording target medium. The recording apparatus having this structure can reduce problems caused by a rise in the recording target medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Tsuneyuki Sasaki
  • LIQUID DROPLET EJECTING APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20160236491
    Abstract: A liquid droplet ejecting apparatus includes a transport unit configured to transport a medium in a transport direction, a support configured to support the medium transported by the transport unit, a liquid droplet ejecting portion configured to eject liquid droplets to the medium supported by the support, a carriage configured to reciprocate in a scanning direction intersecting the transport direction while holding the liquid droplet ejecting portion, and an air flow generator configured to create an air flow in an area over the support. The air flow generator limits creation of the air flow when the liquid droplet ejecting portion faces the medium in an ejection direction and allows the creation of the air flow when the liquid droplet ejecting portion does not face the medium in the ejection direction, due to movement of the carriage in the scanning direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2016
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Inventors: Katsuya ASAMOTO, Tsuneyuki SASAKI, Shuichiro NAKANO
  • LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20160214378
    Abstract: A liquid ejecting apparatus includes an ejecting unit which can reciprocate with respect to a continuous paper, and ejects ink onto the continuous paper; a heating unit which heats a liquid ejecting region which is a region in which the ejecting unit can eject the ink to the continuous paper; an IR sensor which detects a temperature of the liquid ejecting region based on infrared light in the liquid ejecting region; and a control device which controls the heating unit based on a first detection temperature of the IR sensor. The control device controls the heating unit without using the first detection temperature which is detected by the IR sensor, when the ejecting unit is located in a temperature detecting region of the IR sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2016
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Inventors: Hiroshi YOSHIDA, Toru HAYASHI, Tsuneyuki SASAKI
  • Liquid ejecting apparatus
    Patent number: 9387699
    Abstract: A liquid ejecting apparatus includes an ejection section that ejects a liquid, a medium supporting section that supports a medium onto which the liquid is ejected, a heater that is disposed at a position which is not in contact with the medium supporting section and is configured to emit a thermal energy, a heat receiving section that receives the thermal energy emitted from the heater, and a stop section that stops the heater when a temperature of the heat receiving section becomes a predetermined temperature or higher, wherein the heat receiving section is disposed at a position on a first direction side with respect to the heater and between the heater and the medium supporting section, when the first direction is defined as a direction which is directed from the heater to the medium supporting section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Tsuneyuki Sasaki, Hiroshi Yoshida, Eiji Kumai
  • Recording apparatus
    Patent number: 9375948
    Abstract: A recording apparatus includes a support member that supports a recording medium, a heating device that heats the recording medium on the support member, a recording head that ejects fluid onto the recording medium on the support member and that is positioned between the support member and the heating device, a blower that has a blowing port from which gas is blown, and a carriage that moves and has the recording head mounted thereon. The carriage has an enclosing structure inside which at least part of the gas blown from the blowing port is taken and inside which a gas layer in which the gas flows is formed between the recording head and the heating device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Tsuneyuki Sasaki, Yoichi Kobayashi
  • Recording apparatus
    Patent number: 9375953
    Abstract: A recording apparatus includes a recording head that ejects liquid onto a recording medium, a transporting device that transports the recording medium along a supporting surface of a supporting member, and a preheating device that preheats the recording medium to the upstream side of the recording head in a transporting direction of the recording medium. The preheating device includes a preheating unit that increases the amount of heat per unit time which is applied to the recording medium as the recording medium is moved toward the downstream side in the transporting direction. The supporting member includes the supporting surface and bending portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Tsuneyuki Sasaki
  • RECORDING APPARATUS AND RECORDING METHOD
    Publication number: 20160167408
    Abstract: Provided is a recording apparatus including a transporting unit capable of transporting a medium, a detecting unit capable of detecting a transport direction in which the medium is transported by the transporting unit, a recording unit capable of performing recording on the medium transported by the transporting unit, and a member capable of coming into contact with and separating from a side of the medium opposite to a recording side on which recording is performed by the recording unit and coming into contact with at least a part of the opposite side of the medium to prevent skewing of the transported medium when the medium is transported by the transporting unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2015
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Inventors: Tsuneyuki SASAKI, Mayu ARAI, Junya KATO
  • RECORDING APPARATUS AND RECORDING METHOD
    Publication number: 20160167409
    Abstract: A recording apparatus includes a transport unit capable of transporting a medium, a detection unit capable of detecting a transport direction in which the transport unit transports the medium, a recording unit capable of performing recording on the medium transported by the transport unit, and a plurality of rotating bodies provided in an intersecting direction that intersects the transport direction. Each rotating body is capable of contacting a side surface of the medium opposite to a recording surface of the medium on which recording is performed by the recording unit and has a rotation shaft that extends in the intersecting direction. The apparatus further includes a control unit that controls rotation speed of each rotating body individually on the basis of a result of detection by the detection unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2015
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Inventors: Junya KATO, Tsuneyuki SASAKI
  • MEDIUM DRYING DEVICE, MEDIUM DRYING METHOD, RECORDING APPARATUS, AND VAPOR REMOVING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20160159111
    Abstract: A medium drying device for drying a medium that is transported, the medium drying device includes a medium drying section that evaporates liquid attached to the medium; a first recovery chamber into which gas containing vapor generated by the evaporation enters; a second recovery chamber into which gas within the first recovery chamber flows; a pressure increasing section that makes the first recovery chamber be in a high pressure state to liquefy vapor by increasing a pressure within the first recovery chamber; a liquid separation section that is provided between the first recovery chamber and the second recovery chamber, and transmits gas to the second recovery chamber after separating liquid generated by the liquefaction; and a blowing section that blows dried gas within the second recovery chamber onto a surface of the medium to which the liquid is attached.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2015
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Inventor: Tsuneyuki SASAKI
  • Liquid ejecting apparatus with a vapor collecting unit
    Patent number: 9352571
    Abstract: A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a first heating unit which heats liquid ejected onto a medium for recording; a first collecting unit which is provided at a position facing a first face of the medium for recording at a portion at which a heating process is performed with respect to the liquid using the first heating unit; and a second collecting unit which is provided at a position facing a second face of the medium for recording at a portion at which the heating process is performed, in which the first collecting unit and the second collecting unit include a vapor collecting unit which collects vapor which is generated in the heating process from a vapor intake port, and a vapor liquefying unit which liquefies the collected vapor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Tsuneyuki Sasaki
  • Liquid ejecting apparatus and liquid ejection material manufacturing method
    Patent number: 9352587
    Abstract: A liquid ejecting apparatus includes: an elimination unit that includes a contact portion in contact with a medium containing a plasticizer and that eliminates at least a part of the plasticizer; and a liquid ejecting unit that ejects liquid onto the medium from which at least a part of the plasticizer is eliminated by the elimination unit. Here, the contact portion is adapted to contact the entire medium in the intersection direction intersecting the transportation direction of the medium and is formed such that the contact distance with respect to the medium in the transportation direction of the medium is different in the intersection direction and an SP value as a soluble parameter is 8.0 or more and 10.0 or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Tsuneyuki Sasaki