Patents by Inventor Yu Shuhama

Yu Shuhama 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).

  • Publication number: 20250068118
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus, to which a supply container storing a developer is detachably attachable and which forms an image on a recording material, includes a photosensitive member that rotates, an optical box, a developer bearing member, and a developer container including a supply port for receiving the developer to be supplied from the supply container. The optical box irradiates the photosensitive member with light and forms an electrostatic latent image on the photosensitive member. The developer bearing member bears the developer and develops the electrostatic latent image by supplying the developer to the photosensitive member. The developer container stores the developer to be borne by the developer bearing member. When viewed in a rotation axial direction of the photosensitive member, a region where the optical box is located and at least a part of a region where the supply port is located overlap each other in a horizontal direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2024
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Inventor: Yu Shuhama
  • Patent number: 12174575
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit configured to form an image on a recoding medium, side plates extending on one end and another end of the image forming unit in a vertical direction thereof and configured to support the image forming unit, a main board including an element on a first board and fixed to the side plate on the one end such that the first board vertically extends on an outer side of the side plate, a sub-board including an element on a second board and electrically connected to the main board, a top surface member arranged above the image forming unit and including a sheet discharge tray, and a holding member configured to support the sub-board below the top surface member such that the second board extends in a direction intersecting with a plane on which the first board of the main board extends.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yu Shuhama, Satoru Takahashi
  • Patent number: 12169382
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus, to which a supply container storing a developer is detachably attachable, includes a photosensitive member that rotates, an optical box and a circuit board to supply power, a developer bearing member supplying the developer, and a developer container stores the developer borne by the developer bearing member, including a supply unit for receiving the developer to be supplied from the supply container. The optical box irradiates the photosensitive member with light and forms an electrostatic latent image on the photosensitive member with the developer. The supply unit includes a lever portion to rotate a shutter portion to close and open the opening, when viewed in a vertical direction, the lever portion is position overlapping the circuit board when the shutter portion closes the opening and the lever does not interfere with the circuit board when the lever portion rotates the shutter portion to open the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2024
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yu Shuhama
  • Publication number: 20240061369
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus, to which a supply container storing a developer is detachably attachable and which forms an image on a recording material, includes a photosensitive member that rotates, an optical box, a developer bearing member, and a developer container including a supply port for receiving the developer to be supplied from the supply container. The optical box irradiates the photosensitive member with light and forms an electrostatic latent image on the photosensitive member. The developer bearing member bears the developer and develops the electrostatic latent image by supplying the developer to the photosensitive member. The developer container stores the developer to be borne by the developer bearing member. When viewed in a rotation axial direction of the photosensitive member, a region where the optical box is located and at least a part of a region where the supply port is located overlap each other in a horizontal direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventor: Yu Shuhama
  • Publication number: 20230384729
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit configured to form an image on a recoding medium, side plates extending on one end and another end of the image forming unit in a vertical direction thereof and configured to support the image forming unit, a main board including an element on a first board and fixed to the side plate on the one end such that the first board vertically extends on an outer side of the side plate, a sub-board including an element on a second board and electrically connected to the main board, a top surface member arranged above the image forming unit and including a sheet discharge tray, and a holding member configured to support the sub-board below the top surface member such that the second board extends in a direction intersecting with a plane on which the first board of the main board extends.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventors: Yu Shuhama, Satoru Takahashi
  • Patent number: 11829095
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus, to which a supply container storing a developer is detachably attachable and which forms an image on a recording material, includes a photosensitive member that rotates, an optical box, a developer bearing member, and a developer container including a supply port for receiving the developer to be supplied from the supply container. The optical box irradiates the photosensitive member with light and forms an electrostatic latent image on the photosensitive member. The developer bearing member bears the developer and develops the electrostatic latent image by supplying the developer to the photosensitive member. The developer container stores the developer to be borne by the developer bearing member. When viewed in a rotation axial direction of the photosensitive member, a region where the optical box is located and at least a part of a region where the supply port is located overlap each other in a horizontal direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yu Shuhama
  • Patent number: 11768460
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a first frame member, a second frame member opposing the first frame member, a cartridge, a cartridge holding member, an air blowing portion, a first opening, a second opening opposing the first opening, an air discharge passage member, and an outer casing member provided so as to cover an outside of the second frame member and permitting discharge of the air to an outside of the image forming apparatus through the air discharge passage member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yuichiro Okawa, Yu Shuhama
  • Patent number: 11754962
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit configured to form an image on a recording medium, side plates extending on one end and another end of the image forming unit in a vertical direction thereof and configured to support the image forming unit, a main board including an element on a first board and fixed to the side plate on the one end such that the first board vertically extends on an outer side of the side plate, a sub-board including an element on a second board and electrically connected to the main board, a top surface member arranged above the image forming unit and including a sheet discharge tray, and a holding member configured to support the sub-board below the top surface member such that the second board extends in a direction intersecting with a plane on which the first board of the main board extends.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yu Shuhama, Satoru Takahashi
  • Patent number: 11720056
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit, a stacking unit, a frame, an outer surface member, an electronic circuit board, and a fan. The image forming unit, supported by the frame, forms an image on a recording material that then is stacked on the stacking unit. The outer surface member is disposed on an outer side relative to the frame and includes a through-hole. The electronic circuit board is disposed between the frame and the outer surface member. The fan sucks air from an outside to an inside of the image forming apparatus via the through-hole. The electronic circuit board is disposed on an upstream side of the fan in a direction of an air flow generated into air by the fan. The stacking unit is disposed on a downstream side of the fan in the direction of the air flow generated by the fan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yu Shuhama
  • Patent number: 11720057
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an air communication port, and an outer casing covering an outside of a frame member of the image forming apparatus. The outer casing includes a first side surface facing in one of a first direction and a second side surface facing in one of a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The first side surface includes a first surface portion extending in a vertical direction, a second surface portion offset in the first direction from the first surface portion toward the inside of the image forming apparatus, and a third surface portion connecting the first and second surface portions. The third surface portion is provided with the air communication port penetrating the outer casing. The first, second surface and third surface portions extend to the second side surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Atsuyuki Yuzawa, Yu Shuhama
  • Patent number: 11693358
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an air communication port, and an outer casing covering an outside of a frame member of the image forming apparatus. The outer casing includes a first side surface facing in one of a first direction and a second side surface facing in one of a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The first side surface includes a first surface portion extending in a vertical direction, a second surface portion offset in the first direction from the first surface portion toward the inside of the image forming apparatus, and a third surface portion connecting the first and second surface portions. The third surface portion is provided with the air communication port penetrating the outer casing. The first, second surface and third surface portions extend to the second side surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Atsuyuki Yuzawa, Yu Shuhama
  • Publication number: 20230085450
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus, to which a supply container storing a developer is detachably attachable and which forms an image on a recording material, includes a photosensitive member that rotates, an optical box, a developer bearing member, and a developer container including a supply port for receiving the developer to be supplied from the supply container. The optical box irradiates the photosensitive member with light and forms an electrostatic latent image on the photosensitive member. The developer bearing member bears the developer and develops the electrostatic latent image by supplying the developer to the photosensitive member. The developer container stores the developer to be borne by the developer bearing member. When viewed in a rotation axial direction of the photosensitive member, a region where the optical box is located and at least a part of a region where the supply port is located overlap each other in a horizontal direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventor: Yu Shuhama
  • Patent number: 11526118
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus, to which a supply container storing a developer is detachably attachable and which forms an image on a recording material, includes a photosensitive member that rotates, an optical box, a developer bearing member, and a developer container including a supply port for receiving the developer to be supplied from the supply container. The optical box irradiates the photosensitive member with light and forms an electrostatic latent image on the photosensitive member. The developer bearing member bears the developer and develops the electrostatic latent image by supplying the developer to the photosensitive member. The developer container stores the developer to be borne by the developer bearing member. When viewed in a rotation axial direction of the photosensitive member, a region where the optical box is located and at least a part of a region where the supply port is located overlap each other in a horizontal direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yu Shuhama
  • Publication number: 20220334529
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit configured to form an image on a recoding medium, side plates extending on one end and another end of the image forming unit in a vertical direction thereof and configured to support the image forming unit, a main board including an element on a first board and fixed to the side plate on the one end such that the first board vertically extends on an outer side of the side plate, a sub-board including an element on a second board and electrically connected to the main board, a top surface member arranged above the image forming unit and including a sheet discharge tray, and a holding member configured to support the sub-board below the top surface member such that the second board extends in a direction intersecting with a plane on which the first board of the main board extends.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventors: Yu Shuhama, Satoru Takahashi
  • Patent number: 11392073
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit configured to form an image on a recording medium, side plates extending on one end and another end of the image forming unit in a vertical direction thereof and configured to support the image forming unit, a main board including an element on a first board and fixed to the side plate on the one end such that the first board vertically extends on an outer side of the side plate, a sub-board including an element on a second board and electrically connected to the main board, a top surface member arranged above the image forming unit and including a sheet discharge tray, and a holding member configured to support the sub-board below the top surface member such that the second board extends in a direction intersecting with a plane on which the first board of the main board extends.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yu Shuhama, Satoru Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20220128948
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit, a stacking unit, a frame, an outer surface member, an electronic circuit board, and a fan. The image forming unit, supported by the frame, forms an image on a recording material that then is stacked on the stacking unit. The outer surface member is disposed on an outer side relative to the frame and includes a through-hole. The electronic circuit board is disposed between the frame and the outer surface member. The fan sucks air from an outside to an inside of the image forming apparatus via the through-hole. The electronic circuit board is disposed on an upstream side of the fan in a direction of an air flow generated into air by the fan. The stacking unit is disposed on a downstream side of the fan in the direction of the air flow generated by the fan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2021
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Inventor: Yu Shuhama
  • Publication number: 20220082994
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus, to which a supply container storing a developer is detachably attachable and which forms an image on a recording material, includes a photosensitive member that rotates, an optical box, a developer bearing member, and a developer container including a supply port for receiving the developer to be supplied from the supply container. The optical box irradiates the photosensitive member with light and forms an electrostatic latent image on the photosensitive member. The developer bearing member bears the developer and develops the electrostatic latent image by supplying the developer to the photosensitive member. The developer container stores the developer to be borne by the developer bearing member. When viewed in a rotation axial direction of the photosensitive member, a region where the optical box is located and at least a part of a region where the supply port is located overlap each other in a horizontal direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventor: Yu Shuhama
  • Publication number: 20220057748
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an air communication port, and an outer casing covering an outside of a frame member of the image forming apparatus. The outer casing includes a first side surface facing in one of a first direction and a second side surface facing in one of a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The first side surface includes a first surface portion extending in a vertical direction, a second surface portion offset in the first direction from the first surface portion toward the inside of the image forming apparatus, and a third surface portion connecting the first and second surface portions. The third surface portion is provided with the air communication port penetrating the outer casing. The first, second surface and third surface portions extend to the second side surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2021
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventors: Atsuyuki Yuzawa, Yu Shuhama
  • Patent number: 11199810
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an air communication port, and an outer casing covering an outside of a frame member of the image forming apparatus. The outer casing includes a first side surface facing in one of a first direction and a second side surface facing in one of a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The first side surface includes a first surface portion extending in a vertical direction, a second surface portion offset in the first direction from the first surface portion toward the inside of the image forming apparatus, and a third surface portion connecting the first and second surface portions. The third surface portion is provided with the air communication port penetrating the outer casing. The first, second surface and third surface portions extend to the second side surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Atsuyuki Yuzawa, Yu Shuhama
  • Publication number: 20210333754
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a first frame member, a second frame member opposing the first frame member, a cartridge, a cartridge holding member, an air blowing portion, a first opening, a second opening opposing the first opening, an air discharge passage member, and an outer casing member provided so as to cover an outside of the second frame member and permitting discharge of the air to an outside of the image forming apparatus through the air discharge passage member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2021
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Inventors: Yuichiro OKAWA, Yu SHUHAMA