Patents by Inventor Yasushi Yajima

Yasushi Yajima 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: 11780253
    Abstract: Included are a transport unit, a printing unit, and a control unit. In inner circumferential surface printing for performing printing on an inner circumferential surface of a medium, which is positioned inside in the state of being wound up in a roll shape, the control unit causes the transport unit to position a leading end of the medium at a printing start position being a position downstream of a position facing a most downstream nozzle of a nozzle surface in a transport direction, in a state in which the printing unit is at a position at which the nozzle surface does not face the medium being transported by the transport unit, and causes the printing unit to start formation of a printing region on the medium having the leading end positioned at the printing start position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Yasushi Yajima
  • Patent number: 11685172
    Abstract: A printing apparatus includes a conveyance path including a curving part, an inversion path for inverting a medium upside down, and a control unit, and the control unit includes a first mode for conveying the long medium at a first speed when a surface that faces inside when the long medium is rolled in a roll shape and a surface that faces inside when conveyed in a curved shape through the curving part are the same, and a second mode for conveying the long medium at a second speed lower than the first speed of the first mode when the surface that faces inside when the long medium is rolled in the roll shape and the surface that faces inside when conveyed in the curved shape through the curving part are different from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Yasushi Yajima
  • Patent number: 11660889
    Abstract: A printing apparatus including a roll paper accommodating unit configured to accommodate roll paper, a single sheet paper accommodating unit configured to accommodate single sheet paper, a printing unit configured to perform printing on the roll paper fed from the roll paper accommodating unit, and to perform printing on the single sheet paper fed from the single sheet paper accommodating unit, and a main body frame that supports the single sheet paper accommodating unit and the roll paper accommodating unit, in which the roll paper accommodating unit and the single sheet paper accommodating unit are located in ranges, in a front-back direction of the printing apparatus, overlapping a range in which the printing unit is present, and are located downward of the printing unit with respect to a vertical direction, and the roll paper accommodating unit and the single sheet paper accommodating unit are movable frontward of the printing apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroaki Takei, Yasushi Yajima
  • Patent number: 11548299
    Abstract: Included are a printing unit configured to perform printing on a medium (P) being transported, a first nipping roller configured to nip the medium at a first nipping position downstream of the printing unit in a transport direction in which the medium is transported, a second nipping roller configured to nip the medium at a second nipping position upstream of the printing unit, and a control unit. During duplex printing for outputting a printed object being the medium after performing printing on a first surface and a second surface, the control unit causes the printing unit to start printing on the first surface of the medium (P) in a nipped state in which the medium is nipped by the first nipping roller and the second nipping roller, and to start printing on the second surface on the medium in the nipped state after printing on the first surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Yasushi Yajima
  • Patent number: 11491808
    Abstract: A transport unit configured to transport a medium, a printing unit configured to perform printing on the medium, and a cutting unit configured to cut the medium are provided, the cutting unit located downstream of the printing unit cuts the medium into a base portion upstream of the cutting unit, and a cut piece downstream of the cutting unit, and the transport unit, with an upstream end of the cut piece in a state of being superposed over the base portion, transports the upstream end of the cut piece from downstream of the cutting unit to upstream of the cutting unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Naoto Hayakawa, Yasushi Yajima
  • Patent number: 11338597
    Abstract: A printing apparatus includes a first roller pair configured to convey a continuous medium, a printing head that is located downstream of the first roller pair and that performs printing on the continuous medium, a cutting unit that is located downstream of the printing head and that is configured to cut the continuous medium, a second roller pair that is located downstream of the cutting unit and that is configured to convey the continuous medium, a common driving source configured to apply driving force to the first roller pair and the second roller pair, and a clutch mechanism configured to cut power from the driving source to the second roller pair, wherein the clutch mechanism is a one-way mechanism that transmits the power when the continuous medium is conveyed in a forward direction and does not transmit the power when the continuous medium is conveyed in a reverse direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Itaru Kozuma, Yasushi Yajima, Takayuki Tamaki, Toshiaki Ishikawa
  • Publication number: 20210402803
    Abstract: A printing apparatus includes a conveyance path including a curving part, an inversion path for inverting a medium upside down, and a control unit, and the control unit includes a first mode for conveying the long medium at a first speed when a surface that faces inside when the long medium is rolled in a roll shape and a surface that faces inside when conveyed in a curved shape through the curving part are the same, and a second mode for conveying the long medium at a second speed lower than the first speed of the first mode when the surface that faces inside when the long medium is rolled in the roll shape and the surface that faces inside when conveyed in the curved shape through the curving part are different from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventor: Yasushi YAJIMA
  • Publication number: 20210300079
    Abstract: Included are a printing unit configured to perform printing on a medium (P) being transported, a first nipping roller configured to nip the medium at a first nipping position downstream of the printing unit in a transport direction in which the medium is transported, a second nipping roller configured to nip the medium at a second nipping position upstream of the printing unit, and a control unit. During duplex printing for outputting a printed object being the medium after performing printing on a first surface and a second surface, the control unit causes the printing unit to start printing on the first surface of the medium (P) in a nipped state in which the medium is nipped by the first nipping roller and the second nipping roller, and to start printing on the second surface on the medium in the nipped state after printing on the first surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventor: Yasushi YAJIMA
  • Publication number: 20210300092
    Abstract: Included are a transport unit, a printing unit, and a control unit. In inner circumferential surface printing for performing printing on an inner circumferential surface of a medium, which is positioned inside in the state of being wound up in a roll shape, the control unit causes the transport unit to position a leading end of the medium at a printing start position being a position downstream of a position facing a most downstream nozzle of a nozzle surface in a transport direction, in a state in which the printing unit is at a position at which the nozzle surface does not face the medium being transported by the transport unit, and causes the printing unit to start formation of a printing region on the medium having the leading end positioned at the printing start position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventor: Yasushi YAJIMA
  • Publication number: 20210260898
    Abstract: A printing apparatus including a roll paper accommodating unit configured to accommodate roll paper, a single sheet paper accommodating unit configured to accommodate single sheet paper, a printing unit configured to perform printing on the roll paper fed from the roll paper accommodating unit, and to perform printing on the single sheet paper fed from the single sheet paper accommodating unit, and a main body frame that supports the single sheet paper accommodating unit and the roll paper accommodating unit, in which the roll paper accommodating unit and the single sheet paper accommodating unit are located in ranges, in a front-back direction of the printing apparatus, overlapping a range in which the printing unit is present, and are located downward of the printing unit with respect to a vertical direction, and the roll paper accommodating unit and the single sheet paper accommodating unit are movable frontward of the printing apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2021
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventors: Hiroaki TAKEI, Yasushi YAJIMA
  • Publication number: 20210197590
    Abstract: A transport unit configured to transport a medium, a printing unit configured to perform printing on the medium, and a cutting unit configured to cut the medium are provided, the cutting unit located downstream of the printing unit cuts the medium into a base portion upstream of the cutting unit, and a cut piece downstream of the cutting unit, and the transport unit, with an upstream end of the cut piece in a state of being superposed over the base portion, transports the upstream end of the cut piece from downstream of the cutting unit to upstream of the cutting unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: Naoto HAYAKAWA, Yasushi YAJIMA
  • Patent number: 10960679
    Abstract: An inkjet printer comprising: an ink storage that communicates with a nozzle from which ink is ejected; a carriage that moves along a guide member and has the ink storage mounted thereon; an ink tube through which ink supplied to the ink storage passes; and a coupling member that connects the ink storage and the ink tube; wherein the carriage has a first wall located at a position that is in a first direction from the coupling member, and a second wall located at a position that is in a second direction from the coupling member, the first direction and the second direction being along the direction of carriage movement, and the second direction being opposite the first direction, and when viewed in the direction of carriage movement, the coupling member is superimposed with the first wall and is superimposed with the second wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Yasushi Yajima, Hiroyuki Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 10730324
    Abstract: An inkjet printer comprising: a carriage that carries an inkjet head and configured to scan a recording medium; a main circuit board with a controller that controls the carriage; a strap including a first cable that connects to a first circuit board disposed on the carriage and to the main circuit board, a second cable that connects to a second circuit board disposed on the carriage and to the main circuit board, and a clamp configured to bundle the first cable and the second cable; a support member configured to support the strap from vertically below; and an ink tube configured to connect to the inkjet head and to an ink tank located outside of the carriage; the ink tube disposed between the strap and the support member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Yasushi Yajima, Tomosuke Gomi
  • Publication number: 20200070525
    Abstract: An ink jet printer includes a head having a nozzle from which ink is ejected, a tank main body portion in which the ink to be supplied to the head is reserved, and a carriage on which the head and the tank main body portion are mounted and which moves along a guide member, in which the carriage has a left wall portion at a +X direction side, out of +X direction in which the carriage moves, with respect to a supply port through which an inside of the tank main body portion and an outside of the tank main body portion communicate with each other, and the supply port and the left wall portion overlap with each other as viewed from the X-axis direction in which the carriage moves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: Yasushi YAJIMA, Hiroyuki KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20200039253
    Abstract: A printing apparatus includes a first roller pair configured to convey a continuous medium, a printing head that is located downstream of the first roller pair and that performs printing on the continuous medium, a cutting unit that is located downstream of the printing head and that is configured to cut the continuous medium, a second roller pair that is located downstream of the cutting unit and that is configured to convey the continuous medium, a common driving source configured to apply driving force to the first roller pair and the second roller pair, and a clutch mechanism configured to cut power from the driving source to the second roller pair, wherein the clutch mechanism is a one-way mechanism that transmits the power when the continuous medium is conveyed in a forward direction and does not transmit the power when the continuous medium is conveyed in a reverse direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventors: Itaru KOZUMA, Yasushi YAJIMA, Takayuki TAMAKI, Toshiaki ISHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20200039231
    Abstract: An inkjet printer comprising: an ink storage that communicates with a nozzle from which ink is ejected; a carriage that moves along a guide member and has the ink storage mounted thereon; an ink tube through which ink supplied to the ink storage passes; and a coupling member that connects the ink storage and the ink tube; wherein the carriage has a first wall located at a position that is in a first direction from the coupling member, and a second wall located at a position that is in a second direction from the coupling member, the first direction and the second direction being along the direction of carriage movement, and the second direction being opposite the first direction, and when viewed in the direction of carriage movement, the coupling member is superimposed with the first wall and is superimposed with the second wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2019
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventors: Yasushi YAJIMA, Hiroyuki KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20200039257
    Abstract: An inkjet printer comprising: a carriage that carries an inkjet head and configured to scan a recording medium; a main circuit board with a controller that controls the carriage; a strap including a first cable that connects to a first circuit board disposed on the carriage and to the main circuit board, a second cable that connects to a second circuit board disposed on the carriage and to the main circuit board, and a clamp configured to bundle the first cable and the second cable; a support member configured to support the strap from vertically below; and an ink tube configured to connect to the inkjet head and to an ink tank located outside of the carriage; the ink tube disposed between the strap and the support member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventors: Yasushi Yajima, Tomosuke Gomi
  • Patent number: 10363759
    Abstract: There is provided a cutting mechanism including: a cutter blade that can cut a medium, a cutter unit to which the cutter blade is attached, a first pinion gear that is rotatably attached to the cutter unit, and a rack gear that can mesh with the first pinion gear, in which the first pinion gear and the rack gear are configured with inclined teeth, and the cutter unit moves while the pinion gear is rotated in state of meshing the pinion gear and the rack gear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Yasushi Yajima
  • Patent number: 10112401
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a liquid ejecting apparatus which includes a container holder on which a first liquid container and a second liquid container are detachably mounted, an nozzles for ejecting the liquid supplied from each of the liquid containers, and an adjuster that is disposed at a position covered by the first liquid container and not covered by the second liquid container, the method including: ejecting liquid by the nozzles in a state in which the second liquid container is mounted without the first liquid container being mounted; and adjusting the liquid ejecting apparatus by the adjuster based on an ejection result in the ejecting of the liquid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Kentaro Murakami, Hiroyuki Kobayashi, Yasushi Yajima, Toshiaki Ishikawa, Toru Chino
  • Publication number: 20180282104
    Abstract: There is provided a cutting mechanism including: a cutter blade that is capable of cutting a medium; a cutter unit to which the cutter blade is attached; and a rack gear that supports the cutter unit, in which the cutter blade is configured to cut the medium by the cutter unit moving in a traveling direction along the guide rail, the cutter unit has a second pinion gear and a fourth roller which are in contact with the guide rail to be held to the guide rail, and the second pinion gear and the fourth roller are disposed so as to interpose the cutter blade therebetween in the traveling direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2018
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: Hideki MATSUNAGA, Yasushi YAJIMA