Patents by Inventor Yuki Yamamura

Yuki Yamamura 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: 10343411
    Abstract: A liquid ejecting head is mounted on a carriage in which a first positioning hole defined by a first inner surface is provided. The liquid ejecting head includes a first positioning member and a first intermediate member. The first intermediate member includes a first expansion portion being capable of being inserted into a first positioning hole and abutting on the first inner surface by expanding in a radial direction intersecting with an insertion direction of the first expansion portion. The first expansion portion includes a first insertion hole into which the first positioning member is inserted and expands in the radial direction by the first positioning member being inserted into the first insertion hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: SII PRINTEK INC.
    Inventors: Masaru Midorikawa, Naohiro Tomita, Shunsuke Yamazaki, Shuji Sato, Yuki Yamamura
  • Publication number: 20190184699
    Abstract: There are provided a liquid jet head, a liquid jet recording device, a method for driving the liquid jet head, and a program for driving the liquid jet head each capable of improving the printed image quality. The liquid jet head according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is provided with a plurality of nozzles adapted to jet liquid, a piezoelectric actuator having a plurality of pressure chambers communicated individually with the nozzles and each filled with the liquid, and adapted to change a capacity of each of the pressure chambers, and a control section adapted to apply at least one pulse signal to the piezoelectric actuator to thereby expand and contract the capacity of the pressure chambers to jet the liquid filling the pressure chamber. The pressure chambers adjacent to each other of the plurality of the pressure chambers are set so as to belong to a plurality of groups different from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Inventors: Tasuku Yonehara, Yuki Yamamura
  • Publication number: 20190143697
    Abstract: There are provided a head chip, a liquid jet head, and a liquid jet recording device capable of enhancing the reliability. The head chip according to an embodiment of the disclosure includes an actuator plate having a plurality of ejection grooves arranged side by side along a first direction, and first common electrodes respectively formed in the ejection grooves, a nozzle plate having a plurality of nozzle holes individually communicated with the plurality of ejection grooves, and a cover plate adapted to cover the actuator plate. The cover plate has a wall part adapted to cover the plurality of ejection grooves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2018
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Inventors: Tomoki KAMEYAMA, Yuki YAMAMURA, Daichi NISHIKAWA, Misaki KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20190143685
    Abstract: There is provided a liquid jet head capable of obtaining an excellent jet characteristic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2018
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Inventors: Yuki YAMAMURA, Masaru MIDORIKAWA, Shuji SATO, Shunsuke YAMAZAKI, Naohiro TOMITA
  • Publication number: 20190143696
    Abstract: There are provided a head chip, a liquid jet head, and a liquid jet recording device capable of improving the ejection stability. The head chip according to an embodiment of the disclosure includes an actuator plate having a plurality of ejection grooves filled with liquid, and a plurality of non-ejection grooves not filled with the liquid, a nozzle plate having a plurality of nozzle holes individually communicated with the plurality of ejection grooves while not being communicated with the plurality of non-ejection grooves, a cover plate having a plurality of through holes adapted to respectively fill the plurality of ejection grooves with the liquid, and adapted to close the plurality of non-ejection grooves, and a communication mechanism adapted to communicate an outside of the head chip and the plurality of non-ejection grooves with each other via an opening part exposed to the outside of the head chip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2018
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Inventors: Yuki YAMAMURA, Daichi NISHIKAWA, Tomoki KAMEYAMA, Misaki KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20190143681
    Abstract: There is provided a liquid jet head capable of enhancing the operation reliability. The liquid jet head is provided with an actuator plate having conductivity and a plurality of channels filled with liquid, a nozzle plate having conductivity which is electrically insulated from the actuator plate, and has a plurality of nozzle holes from which the liquid filled in the plurality of channels is jetted, a base having conductivity adapted to support each of the actuator plate and the nozzle plate, and a protective member having conductivity, adapted to cover at least a part of a surface of the nozzle plate in an area where the plurality of nozzle holes is not disposed on a side from which the liquid is jetted, and electrically connected to each of the nozzle plate and the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2018
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Inventors: Naohiro TOMITA, Yuki YAMAMURA, Masaru MIDORIKAWA, Shuji SATO, Shunsuke YAMAZAKI
  • Publication number: 20190143680
    Abstract: There are provided a head chip, a liquid jet head, and a liquid jet recording device capable of improving the ejection stability. The head chip according to an embodiment of the disclosure includes an actuator plate having a plurality of ejection grooves each filled with liquid, a nozzle plate having a plurality of nozzle holes individually communicated with the plurality of ejection grooves, and a cover plate having a through hole through which the liquid flows into and/or from the ejection groove, and a wall part adapted to cover the ejection groove. A flow channel of the liquid in a part adapted to communicate the through hole and the ejection groove with each other includes a principal flow channel section, and an expanded flow channel section provided to the wall part, and adapted to increase a cross-sectional area of the flow channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2018
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Inventors: Yuki YAMAMURA, Daichi NISHIKAWA, Tomoki KAMEYAMA, Misaki KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20190143689
    Abstract: A head chip, a liquid jet head, and a liquid jet recording device capable of achieving the miniaturization while enhancing the reliability are provided. The head chip according to an embodiment of the disclosure includes an actuator plate having a plurality of ejection grooves arranged side by side in a first direction, a plurality of non-ejection grooves arranged side by side along the first direction, and individual electrodes respectively formed in the plurality of non-ejection grooves, a nozzle plate having a plurality of nozzle holes individually communicated with the plurality of ejection grooves, and a cover plate adapted to cover the actuator plate. The cover plate has interconnection connecting sections respectively disposed in end part areas along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and adapted to electrically connect a plurality of individual interconnections electrically connected to the individual electrodes to an interconnection board outside the head chip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2018
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Inventors: Tomoki KAMEYAMA, Yuki YAMAMURA, Daichi NISHIKAWA, Misaki KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20190134976
    Abstract: There are provided a liquid jet head and a liquid jet recording device capable of enhancing the reliability. A liquid jet head according to an embodiment of the disclosure includes a liquid jet section from which liquid is jetted, an electronic control section electrically connected to the liquid jet section, a main protective member adapted to cover a periphery of the electronic control section, a connection section attached to the electronic control section and adapted to electrically connect an outside of the liquid jet head and the electronic control section to each other, and a connection section protective member configured so as to make a state transition between a protection state of covering the connection section and an exposure state of exposing the connection section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2018
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventors: Naohiro TOMITA, Yuki YAMAMURA, Masaru MIDORIKAWA, Shuji SATO, Shunsuke YAMAZAKI
  • Publication number: 20190134981
    Abstract: A liquid jet head capable of a stable jet operation is provided. The liquid jet head includes a liquid jet head chip adapted to jet liquid, a flow channel member having a flow channel adapted to guide the liquid to the liquid jet head chip, an adhesive layer adapted to bond the flow channel member and the liquid jet head chip to each other, and an elastic body softer than the adhesive layer and disposed between the flow channel member and the liquid jet head chip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2018
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventors: Shunsuke YAMAZAKI, Naohiro TOMITA, Masaru MIDORIKAWA, Yuki YAMAMURA, Shuji SATO
  • Publication number: 20190134980
    Abstract: There is provided a liquid jet head which makes it possible to stably manufacture the liquid jet head having an excellent jet characteristic. The liquid jet head is provided with a head chip including an actuator plate having a plurality of channels which is filled with liquid, and a nozzle plate attached to the actuator plate and having a plurality of nozzle holes from which the liquid filled in the plurality of channels is jetted, and a flow channel member fixed along the head chip, having a flow channel of the liquid to be supplied to the plurality of channels, and being higher in rigidity than the head chip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2018
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventors: Shunsuke YAMAZAKI, Naohiro TOMITA, Masaru MIDORIKAWA, Yuki YAMAMURA, Shuji SATO
  • Publication number: 20190126620
    Abstract: There are provided a liquid jet head and a liquid jet recording device capable of reducing the cost. A liquid jet head according to an embodiment of the disclosure includes a nozzle plate provided with a nozzle, an actuator disposed so as to be opposed to the nozzle plate, and having a channel communicated with the nozzle and an electrode disposed on a wall surface of the channel, and an adhesive layer disposed between the actuator and the nozzle plate, and including a plurality of insulating particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: Yuki YAMAMURA, Masaru MIDORIKAWA, Naohiro TOMITA, Shunsuke YAMAZAKI, Emiko OSAKA, Shuji SATO
  • Publication number: 20190126649
    Abstract: There are provided a liquid jet head capable of dealing with jet of a variety of types of liquid, and at the same time superior in easiness in handling. The liquid jet head includes a main body part having a liquid jet head chip and a cooling section, and an inflow side connection unit and an outflow side connection unit each configured so as to selectively be attached to and detached from the main body part. As the inflow side connection unit, it is possible to select the first inflow side cover unit and the second inflow side cover unit. As the outflow side connection unit, it is possible to select the first outflow side cover unit and the second outflow side cover unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: Masaru MIDORIKAWA, Shunsuke YAMAZAKI, Naohiro TOMITA, Shuji SATO, Yuki YAMAMURA
  • Publication number: 20190126650
    Abstract: A liquid jet head and a liquid jet recording device capable of accurately detecting the temperature of the ink are provided. A liquid jet head according to an embodiment of the disclosure includes a flow channel member provided with a flow channel of a liquid, and having a high heat conduction part disposed so as to have contact with the liquid flowing inside the flow channel, and a low heat conduction part having lower thermal conductivity than thermal conductivity of the high heat conduction part, a temperature detection element disposed outside the flow channel, and attached to the high heat conduction part, and a liquid jet section from which the liquid is jetted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: Yuki YAMAMURA, Masaru MIDORIKAWA, Naohiro TOMITA, Shunsuke YAMAZAKI, Shuji SATO
  • Publication number: 20180333958
    Abstract: A liquid ejecting head is mounted on a carriage in which a first positioning hole defined by a first inner surface is provided. The liquid ejecting head includes a first positioning member and a first intermediate member. The first intermediate member includes a first expansion portion being capable of being inserted into a first positioning hole and abutting on the first inner surface by expanding in a radial direction intersecting with an insertion direction of the first expansion portion. The first expansion portion includes a first insertion hole into which the first positioning member is inserted and expands in the radial direction by the first positioning member being inserted into the first insertion hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2018
    Publication date: November 22, 2018
    Inventors: Masaru MIDORIKAWA, Naohiro TOMITA, Shunsuke YAMAZAKI, Shuji SATO, Yuki YAMAMURA
  • Patent number: 9487005
    Abstract: A liquid jet head includes a piezoelectric body substrate having an array of alternating ejection grooves and non-ejection grooves opening to a surface of the piezoelectric body substrate. Common drive electrodes are provided on opposed side surfaces of the ejection grooves, and individual drive electrodes are provided on opposed side surfaces of the non-ejection grooves. Two individual wirings are electrically separated from each other on the surface of the piezoelectric body substrate at opposite end sides of each non-ejection groove in a longitudinal direction, and the individual wiring at one end side is electrically connected to the individual drive electrode on one side surface of the non-ejection groove, and the individual wiring at the other end side is electrically connected to the individual drive electrode on the other side surface of the non-ejection groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: SII PRINTEK INC.
    Inventors: Yoshinori Domae, Yuki Yamamura
  • Publication number: 20160071603
    Abstract: A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device according to an embodiment comprises a control unit, in a data write, determining at least one of: a first requirement that the number of times of a data read on first through n1-th pages (where n1 is an integer of 1 to N-1) of a target block executed after the most recent data erase on the target block, is less than a reference number of times; and a second requirement that the number of memory cells whose threshold voltage is higher than a reference voltage, of a plurality of memory cells of a reference page of n1+1-th through N-th pages of the target block, is less than a reference number, and when the determined requirement is satisfied, writing additional data to the n1+1-th through N-th pages of the target block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2014
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Yasushi NAKAJIMA, Yuki YAMAMURA, Yuki KANAMORI, Kenri NAKAI
  • Patent number: 9269447
    Abstract: A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device according to an embodiment comprises a control unit, in a data write, determining at least one of: a first requirement that the number of times of a data read on first through n1-th pages (where n1 is an integer of 1 to N?1) of a target block executed after the most recent data erase on the target block, is less than a reference number of times; and a second requirement that the number of memory cells whose threshold voltage is higher than a reference voltage, of a plurality of memory cells of a reference page of n1+1-th through N-th pages of the target block, is less than a reference number, and when the determined requirement is satisfied, writing additional data to the n1+1-th through N-th pages of the target block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Yasushi Nakajima, Yuki Yamamura, Yuki Kanamori, Kenri Nakai
  • Patent number: 9221260
    Abstract: A liquid jet head includes a piezoelectric body substrate having an upper surface, a lower surface, at least two groove arrays each having ejection grooves penetrating from the upper surface to the lower surface, and a first opening portion penetrating from the upper surface to the lower surface between the at least two groove arrays. Drive electrodes are provided on side surfaces of the ejection grooves and terminal electrodes are electrically connected to the drive electrodes. A flexible circuit board is electrically connected to the terminal electrodes and extends from the lower surface to the upper surface of the piezoelectric body substrate through the first opening portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: SII PRINTEK INC.
    Inventors: Yoshinori Domae, Yuki Yamamura
  • Patent number: 9156260
    Abstract: A liquid jet head has a piezoelectric body substrate which includes a groove row in which ejection grooves penetrating the piezoelectric body substrate from an upper surface through a lower surface and non-ejection grooves open on the upper surface are alternately arranged in a reference direction, common drive electrodes formed on both side surfaces of each of the ejection grooves, and individual drive electrodes formed on both side surfaces of each of the non-ejection grooves. A cover plate is bonded to the upper surface of the piezoelectric body substrate and includes a liquid chamber communicating with the ejection grooves, first through electrodes which penetrate the cover plate in a thickness direction and are electrically connected to the individual drive electrodes, and individual terminals placed on a front surface of the cover plate opposite to the piezoelectric body substrate and electrically connected to the first through electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: SII PRINTEK INC.
    Inventors: Yoshinori Domae, Yuki Yamamura