Housing Patents (Class 347/108)
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Patent number: 9849685Abstract: A liquid supply device configured to supply a liquid to a liquid consuming apparatus comprises a liquid container configured to include a liquid supply portion and to contain the liquid therein; and a liquid supply connection structure supported on an outer wall of the liquid consuming apparatus and connected with the liquid supply portion.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2015Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Katsutomo Tsukahara, Tokujiro Okuno
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Patent number: 9827768Abstract: A supporting section is disposed to confront an ejection surface and supports a recording medium. A first tank is mounted on a first-tank mount section. A liquid conveying section conveys liquid to a liquid ejecting head. A receiving section receives liquid ejected from the liquid ejecting head. A waste-liquid conveying section conveys liquid to the waste-liquid tank. A first casing holds the liquid ejecting head, the first-tank mount section, and the liquid conveying section. A second casing holds the supporting section, the receiving section, the waste-liquid tank, and the waste-liquid conveying section. The first casing is connected with the second casing such that the first casing is movable relative to the second casing. The first casing takes a first position at which the ejection surface confronts the supporting section and a second position at which the ejection surface is farther away from the supporting section than at the first position.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2017Date of Patent: November 28, 2017Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Shinya Yamamoto
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Patent number: 9769341Abstract: An image forming apparatus (100) includes an image reading portion (2), an image forming portion (3), an in-body discharge portion (7), an information reading portion (6), a reading cover (61), and an operation portion (5). The information reading portion (6) is stored in a front of the image reading portion (2) and reads information of a user. The reading cover (61) covers the information reading portion (6). A first area including surfaces of the reading cover (61) and the operation portion (5) and a second area including surfaces of the image reading portion (2), the image forming portion (3), and the in-body discharge portion (7) are substantially different in outer appearance.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2016Date of Patent: September 19, 2017Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.Inventors: Hirofumi Kuroki, Takashi Tamura, Hajime Sejima, Mikiya Kitagawa
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Patent number: 9690252Abstract: A second link member 47 has a protruding portion 48 and a first cover 42 has a bumped portion 42a. In an open state of the first cover 42, the protruding portion 48 and the bumped portion 42a abut against each other, thereby restricting the movement of the second link member 47 in a direction in which the display panel 41 is pressed.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2015Date of Patent: June 27, 2017Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yohei Kusano, Yoji Misao, Shinkichi Yamamoto
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Patent number: 9643421Abstract: There is provided a recording apparatus that can easily set a state in which liquid accommodation units are filled with a liquid for recording while suppressing increases in an installation area. A recording apparatus including a liquid ejecting head 16 that performs recording by ejecting ink onto sheets of paper P, a discharge unit 20 in which a discharge opening 25 that includes a discharge region at which the sheets of paper, on which recording was performed by the liquid ejecting head, are discharged, is formed, and liquid accommodation units 30 that are capable of accommodating the liquid that is supplied to the liquid ejecting head, in an apparatus main body 12, in which the liquid accommodation units are provided with injection openings through which it is possible to inject ink into the liquid accommodation units, which are provided in a positions that are below the discharge unit in a perpendicular direction (?Z direction) and overlaps with the discharge unit in the perpendicular direction.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2014Date of Patent: May 9, 2017Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Munehide Kanaya, Shoma Kudo, Hidenao Suzuki
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Patent number: 9616691Abstract: In a recording apparatus, a first casing holds a supporting portion. A second casing holds a recording head and a first tank. The second casing is connected to the first casing so as to be rotatable relative to the first casing about a prescribed axis, the second casing being configured to move between a first position and a second position by rotating relative to the first casing, the recording head being located adjacent to the first casing when the second casing is in the first position, the recording head being further apart from the first casing when the second casing is in the second position than when the second casing is in the first position. The recording head opposes the supporting portion when the second casing is in the first position. The second casing is provided with a second tank mounting portion and a liquid transferring portion.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2016Date of Patent: April 11, 2017Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Shinya Yamamoto
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Patent number: 9565931Abstract: An opening/closing structure of a cover includes a casing and a rotatable cover. A shaft part and a bearing part are formed to one and the other of the casing and the cover, respectively. One of the shaft part and the bearing part is formed with one of a protrusion and a relief part on a part of an end surface in an axial direction, and the other of the shaft part and the bearing part is formed with the other of the protrusion and the relief part on a facing surface facing the end surface. The protrusion circumvents contact with the surface having the relief part when the cover is closed. When the cover is opened, from the closed state, by a particular angle, the protrusion contacts the surface so as to be applied with a resistant force against rotation of the cover.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2015Date of Patent: February 14, 2017Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yukio Shiohara, Yoshinori Osakabe
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Patent number: 9561658Abstract: The present invention provided a printing apparatus including: an ink storage section; a detection unit detecting an ink remaining amount of the section; a printhead; an air communication section communicating with the section and air; a suction unit; and a control unit. When a predetermined transport-preparation condition regarding transport of the printing apparatus is satisfied, the control unit saves information about the ink remaining amount detected by the detection unit and controls the suction unit to drain ink in the air communication section through the printhead. When a predetermined start-up condition is satisfied, the control unit controls, based on the information, the suction unit to suck ink from the printhead.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2014Date of Patent: February 7, 2017Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Toshimitsu Danzuka, Masaya Uetsuki, Masataka Kato, Tsuyoshi Ibe, Asako Tomida, Hiroaki Komatsu
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Patent number: 9554007Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a frame in which a carriage configured to reciprocate along a predetermined direction is disposed, and a unit disposed to be openable with respect to the frame. A first engaging portion is formed on the image forming apparatus. The image forming apparatus is capable of restricting a movement of the carriage at least in the predetermined direction with use of a securing component including a second engaging portion engageable with the first engaging portion. When the securing component is attached to the carriage, and then the unit is closed with the first engaging portion and the second engaging portion engaging with each other, the securing component is sandwiched and fixed between the frame and the unit.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2013Date of Patent: January 24, 2017Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yasuhito Tsubakimoto, Kazuhisa Kawakami, Masaya Shimmachi, Kaneto Tokuyama, Toshiaki Harada
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Patent number: 9527319Abstract: An inkjet printhead assembly includes a rail assembly and a removable jetting module. The rail assembly includes a beam and a rod attached to the beam. A printhead module includes the jetting module and a mounting assembly. The jetting module includes an array of nozzles, a first alignment tab having a first alignment datum and a second alignment datum, a second alignment tab having a third alignment datum and a fourth alignment datum, a rotational alignment feature including a fifth alignment datum, and a cross-track alignment feature including a sixth alignment datum. The mounting assembly includes a similar set of alignment features. Portions of the alignment tabs of the jetting module and the mounting assembly are adapted to fit within corresponding notches in the beam and engage with the rod. A jetting module clamping mechanism applies a force to the jetting module causing it to engage with the rail assembly.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2016Date of Patent: December 27, 2016Assignee: EASTMAN KODAK COMPANYInventors: John Charles Brazas, Jr., Charles D. Rike, Michael J. Piatt, Scott F. Roberts, David F. Tunmore
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Patent number: 9485373Abstract: A printing apparatus includes an image reading unit that reads a document mounted on a document table, a printing unit that performs printing on a print medium fed from a feed opening, and a document cover which is supported openably/closably with respect to the document table and which supports the print medium inserted into the feed opening.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2015Date of Patent: November 1, 2016Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Yusuke Yamashita, Takaaki Ishikawa, Ichiro Yoshioka, Tsuyoshi Himeno
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Patent number: 9475299Abstract: A tape printer includes a cartridge installation portion to install a tape cartridge, an opening/closing cover that rotates about a hinge portion to open/close the cartridge installation portion, a cover urging portion that rotates and urges the opening/closing cover in an opening direction in a state in which the opening/closing cover is rotated to an opening side to get across a prescribed rotation position and that rotates and urges the opening/closing cover in a closing direction in a state in which the opening/closing cover is rotated to a closing side to get across the prescribed rotation position, and a cover opening operation portion that has an opening button and rotates the opening/closing cover to the opening side to get across the prescribed rotation position with a force to press the opening button. The cover opening operation portion has the opening button, a leverage member, and a rotation spring.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2016Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Shinsaku Kosuge
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Patent number: 9420141Abstract: A position adjustment apparatus couples an imaging unit, which includes an imaging sensor and a focusing lens unit, to a base frame and is capable of adjusting a position of the imaging unit. The image sensor reads a document image and the focusing lens unit forms the document image by using the image sensor. The position adjustment apparatus may include an adjustment frame on which the focusing lens unit and the image sensor are installed, a height fixing member for coupling the adjustment frame to the base frame so as to fix a height of the adjustment frame at a fixed support position, and first and second adjustment members for coupling the adjustment frame to the base frame so as to adjust the height of the adjustment frame at first and second adjustable support positions. An image reading apparatus may include the imaging unit and the position adjustment apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2014Date of Patent: August 16, 2016Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventor: Kyung-rok Kim
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Patent number: 9409428Abstract: A printer includes a carriage which includes an ink jet recording head and is movable in a first direction and a second direction that is an opposite direction to the first direction, a gear group which transmits power of a motor to a sheet transporter, a transporter drive motor which transmits power to the gear group, and a carriage drive motor which drives the carriage. At least a portion of the carriage drive motor and at least a portion of the gear group are at the same position as each other in a movement direction (x direction) of the carriage.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2015Date of Patent: August 9, 2016Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Ryoichi Shuto, Kazuhiko Tsuyama, Naoki Sakamoto, Hiroyuki Tajima
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Patent number: 9370932Abstract: A printer may include a printer housing, a service station in the printer housing, an automated carriage assembly, and a print cartridge storage compartment. The service station defines an area for servicing one or more print cartridges. The automated carriage assembly is configured to carry the particular print cartridge through a printing area during a printing operation of the printer, and to carry the particular print cartridge to the service station area for servicing. The print cartridge storage compartment is defined by the printer housing and configured to store a spare print cartridge, the print cartridge storage compartment being separate from the service station and inaccessible to the carriage assembly.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2008Date of Patent: June 21, 2016Assignee: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.Inventors: Wai Kong Fong, Surendran Ramachanthiran
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Patent number: 9315031Abstract: Provided is a recording apparatus allowing for a reduction in size of an ink jet recording apparatus. An ink jet recording apparatus includes a head unit that has a recording head which ejects ink and a relay adapter which relays an ink accommodating portion where ink is accommodated with the recording head, and is movable in a scanning direction of the recording head, and an ink tube that is connected to the relay adapter, guides ink which is sent from the ink accommodating portion to the relay adapter, and has flexibility, in which a height difference is formed in an upper portion of an adapter accommodating portion, where the relay adapter is accommodated, of the head unit, and the ink tube extends outside the head unit by using a space between a high position and a low position of the adapter accommodating portion.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2013Date of Patent: April 19, 2016Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Hiroshi Takeuchi, Hiroyuki Yoda, Kenji Oshima, Yoshisada Aoki, Satoshi Shimizu, Kazutoshi Sakamoto, Nobuhisa Nomoto
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Patent number: 9296222Abstract: Disclosed is a tape printer including: a cartridge installation portion to install a tape cartridge; an opening/closing cover that rotates about a hinge portion to open/close the cartridge installation portion; a cover urging portion that rotates and urges the opening/closing cover in an opening direction in a state in which the opening/closing cover is rotated to an opening side to get across a prescribed rotation position and that rotates and urges the opening/closing cover in a closing direction in a state in which the opening/closing cover is rotated to a closing side to get across the prescribed rotation position; and a cover opening operation portion that has an opening button and rotates the opening/closing cover to the opening side to get across the prescribed rotation position with a force to press the opening button.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2015Date of Patent: March 29, 2016Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Shinsaku Kosuge
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Patent number: 9296234Abstract: When a cover is assembled to a case, an access opening of the case is opened by an opening operation of the cover. A part which is close to a first end of a link is connected to the cover. A part which is close to a second end of the link is connected to a connecting portion of a decorative sheet. A second fastening portion of the decorative sheet is fastened with respect to a first fastening portion of the case (side wall forming member) by a fastening member which is inserted into the case from the access opening. At this time, even when an opening operation of the cover is restricted by the link and the access opening becomes narrower, it is possible to easily perform the fastening operation. For this reason, it is easy to perform an assembling operation of the cover with respect to the case.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2015Date of Patent: March 29, 2016Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Satoshi Iwaya, Yuto Suzuki
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Patent number: 9227445Abstract: A printing device has an outside cover 17 that pivots in a closing direction from an open position and moves to a closed position; a stationary-side pressure lever 32 that rotates in the same direction as the closing direction from a stationary-side release position where a stationary-side media pressure part is separated from the conveyance path surface, and moves to a stationary-side pressure position wherein roll paper is pressed to the conveyance path surface by the stationary-side media pressure part when the outside cover 17 rotates in the closing direction; and a movable-side pressure lever 52 that rotates in the opposite direction as the closing direction from a movable-side release position where a movable-side media pressure part is separated from the conveyance path surface, and moves to a movable-side pressure position wherein roll paper is pressed to the conveyance path surface by the movable-side media pressure part when the outside cover 17 rotates in the closing direction.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2014Date of Patent: January 5, 2016Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Shoichi Murata, Kenichi Hirabayashi
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Patent number: 9199486Abstract: A recording apparatus, including: a support portion; a recording portion; a first casing; a second casing; a positioning mechanism including a guide pin and a guide hole, for defining a relative position of the recording portion and the support portion by engagement of the guide pin and the guide hole when the second casing is positioned at a close position; and a movable member disposed at one end of the guide hole for moving in a direction away from the other end of the guide hole, so as to be retracted from a moving region of the guide pin that moves relative to the guide hole in association a pivotal movement of the second casing, wherein the movable member is for biasing the guide pin engaging the guide hole in a direction toward the other end of the guide hole such that the guide pin contacts the other end.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2014Date of Patent: December 1, 2015Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Yutaka Kakigahara
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Patent number: 9177424Abstract: A franking machine has an ink jet printing device with exchangeable ink cartridges. The lower housing shell of a security housing of the franking machine has a sealable, shaft-shaped opening in the base and is designed to accommodate assemblies that can be contaminated with ink. These assemblies are situated in a non-secure region of the franking machine and are accessible via the aforementioned opening when a cover of the shaft-shaped opening is opened. A servicing procedure allows the franking machine to be retrofitted to print with a different ink color. After moving the print carriage in one direction and opening a cartridge flap, the ink cartridges can be removed. A displacement of the print carriage takes place after closing the cartridge flap, wherein the print carriage is moved in the opposite direction so that the print carriage arrives in the sealing position for ink cartridges. A box-shaped mod can now be removed from the franking machine.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2013Date of Patent: November 3, 2015Assignee: Francotyp-Postalia GmbHInventors: Axel Ortmann, Wolfgang Muhl
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Patent number: 9126413Abstract: A plurality of second tanks is connected to at least one first-tank mount section so that each of the plurality of second tanks is supplied with liquid stored in a corresponding one of at least one first tank in a state where at least one first tank is mounted on the at least one first-tank mount section. One of the at least one liquid ejecting head is connected to at least two of the plurality of second tanks so that liquid stored in each of the at least two of the plurality of second tanks is supplied to the one of the at least one liquid ejecting head. At least two of the second tanks connected to the one of the at least one liquid ejecting head are arranged such that there is at least one second tank at each side of the liquid ejecting head in the predetermined direction.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2014Date of Patent: September 8, 2015Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Shuichi Tamaki
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Patent number: 9099769Abstract: A faceplate configured for attachment to a communications module may be provided. The faceplate may comprise a first surface arranged in a vertical direction relative to the chassis and a second surface arranged at an angle to the first surface. The second surface may comprise a connector for attachment to another piece of equipment, such as an antenna.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: August 4, 2015Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventor: George Youzhi Yi
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Patent number: 9090062Abstract: According to one embodiment, a circuit board includes a board main body, an electrode, a circuit plate and a connector. The board main body includes a first surface, a second surface located opposite to the first surface, a first side edge that extends between the first surface and the second surface, and a second side edge that extends between the first surface and the second surface and intersects the first side edge. The second side edge is provided with a fitting part. The electrode is provided on the first surface. The circuit plate is soldered to the electrode and has flexibility. The connector is attached to the board main body. A cable is inserted into the connector in a direction perpendicular to the first side edge.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2012Date of Patent: July 28, 2015Assignee: Toshiba Tec Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Toshimitsu Watanabe
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Patent number: 9039166Abstract: A printing apparatus includes a housing, a carriage in which a print head is mounted, the carriage moving inside the housing, and an openable cover provided for the housing. A restricting member configured to restrict movement of the carriage during transport of the printing apparatus is attachable to the printing apparatus. While the restricting member is attached to the apparatus, the restricting member engages with the carriage, the cover in a closed position, and the housing and part of the restricting member is exposed outside of the cover in the closed position. When the part is pulled, the restricting member disengages from the carriage, the cover, and the housing and is detached from the apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2014Date of Patent: May 26, 2015Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Tadashi Hanabusa, Kazuhisa Kawakami
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Patent number: 9033490Abstract: An ink-jet recording apparatus includes: a base member; a conveyor unit, supported by the base member, for conveying a sheet in a conveying direction parallel to a first direction; and a recording unit, supported by the base member, for ejecting ink when the recording unit is opposed to the sheet in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The base member is divided into a first base portion that supports the conveyor unit and the recording unit, a second base portion contiguous to the first base portion and located downstream of the first base portion in the conveying direction, and a third base portion contiguous to the second base portion and located downstream of the second base portion in the conveying direction. A stiffness of the second base portion is less than that of each of the first base portion and the third base portion.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2014Date of Patent: May 19, 2015Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Noriyuki Kawamata, Yasuhira Ota, Masao Mimoto, Iwane Sano, Jie Xiu, Keisuke Wakakusa, Shingo Ito
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Patent number: 9035981Abstract: Device to reproduce images or graphical patterns in general on large surfaces, comprising at least a printing system (14) mobile in at least one direction with respect to a support frame (12)>> an optical viewing system (100) associated with the support frame (12) and able to recognize the position of the portion of image already executed, and to recognize possible reference signs affixed in the step when said portion of image was executed, in order to allow the correct positioning of the device so as to execute the adjacent portion of image that has to be executed next.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2012Date of Patent: May 19, 2015Inventors: Alessandro Dal Col, Carlo Tavian, Giacomo Battiston
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Patent number: 9028059Abstract: An ink-jet recording apparatus includes: a base member; a conveyor unit for conveying a sheet in a first direction; and a recording unit for ejecting ink when opposed to a sheet in a second direction. The base member includes: a first side base portion; a second side base portion; a center base portion located between the first side base portion and the second side base portion in a third direction; first and second side walls extending in the first direction and projecting in the second direction from opposite edge portions of the center base portion in the third direction; and a main board connecting the first side wall and the second side wall and configured to support the conveyor unit and the recording unit. The main board is greater in stiffness than the first side wall and the second side wall.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2014Date of Patent: May 12, 2015Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Noriyuki Kawamata, Yasuhira Ota, Masao Mimoto, Iwane Sano, Jie Xiu, Keisuke Wakakusa, Shingo Ito
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Patent number: 9016852Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a housing having an access cover, a paper feed tray, and a paper discharge tray provided on a side thereof in a rotatable manner. A rotation pivot of the paper feed tray and a rotation pivot of the access cover are arranged on the same axis, and a rotation pivot of the paper discharge tray is arranged with a shift from the rotation pivot of the access cover.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2014Date of Patent: April 28, 2015Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Makoto Takemura, Masaya Shimmachi, Yasuhito Tsubakimoto, Kaneto Tokuyama
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Publication number: 20150109395Abstract: A printer includes a print head configured to print on recording paper, and a printer main body having a case in which the recording paper is set. The case includes a upper case part and a lower case part, and a size of the case is changeable by changing positions at which the upper case part and the lower case part are connected to each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2014Publication date: April 23, 2015Inventors: Takashi Iwao, Masaki Noguchi, Tetsuhiro Ishikawa
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Publication number: 20150109396Abstract: A recording apparatus includes a housing that has a top wall section on which a top opening is provided, a top opening/closing body that is capable of being disposed at a closing position at which the top opening/closing body covers the top opening, and a recording unit that performs recording on a medium inside the housing. The top opening/closing body disposed at the closing position makes a sliding movement from the closing position, thereby causing the top opening to be exposed.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2014Publication date: April 23, 2015Inventor: Makoto KAWAMOTO
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Patent number: 9004676Abstract: A recording apparatus includes: a first housing; a second housing pivotable about a shaft relative to the first housing between a close position and a distant position; and a tank mount portion provided in the second housing such that a mounting direction of a tank with respect to the tank mount portion in a state in which the second housing is at the distant position has a downward component in a vertical direction. The tank mount portion includes a resistance applying mechanism which applies a resistance force to the tank in a state in which at least a part of the tank is inserted into the tank mount portion when the second housing is at the distant position.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2012Date of Patent: April 14, 2015Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Shinya Yamamoto, Tomoyasu Yabuki
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Patent number: 9004655Abstract: A first-tank mount section is configured so that a first tank storing liquid is mounted thereon. Liquid is supplied to a second tank from the first tank mounted on the first-tank mount section. Liquid stored in the second tank is supplied to a liquid ejecting head having an ejection surface. A supporting section is disposed in confrontation with the ejection surface and supports a recording medium. A first casing holds the liquid ejecting head and the second tank. A second casing holds the first-tank mount section and the supporting section. The first casing is coupled to the second casing such that the first casing is movable relative to the second casing. The first casing takes a first position at which the ejection surface confronts the supporting section and a second position at which the ejection surface is farther spaced away from the supporting section than at the first position.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2013Date of Patent: April 14, 2015Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Shuichi Tamaki
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Patent number: 8998205Abstract: A recording apparatus includes a apparatus main body, and a unit body that forms a medium transportation path, and is configured to be attachable and detachable with respect to the apparatus main body. The unit body includes a feeding roller that transports a medium, and a driven transportation unit that transmits the drive force of the drive transportation unit to the feeding roller. The unit body is displaceable between a first position at which the driven transmission unit is connected to the drive transmission unit and a second position at which the driven transmission unit is separated from the drive transmission unit. When a user pulls out the medium, the unit body retained at the first position moves from the first position to the second position.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2014Date of Patent: April 7, 2015Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Akinobu Nakahata, Kazuyoshi Ohashi, Takeshi Aoki
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Patent number: 8991972Abstract: A movable member configured to move when a liquid ejecting apparatus is inclined from a posture to be taken when ejecting liquid upon receipt of an action of the gravitational force and a memory unit configured to store the fact that the movable member is moved in response to abutment with the moved movable member are provided and the presence or absence of the movement of the movable member is acquired after the power has been turned ON. Accordingly, a change of the posture of the liquid ejecting apparatus in a power OFF state can be determined after the fact after the power has been turned ON.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2011Date of Patent: March 31, 2015Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Takeshi Tanaka
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Patent number: 8992006Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit forming an image on a recording medium; and a feeding unit feeding the recording medium in first and second directions opposite to each other relative to the image forming unit. Further when the recording medium is supplied from a first or second side of the feeding unit, while the feeding unit feeds the recording medium in the first or second feeding direction, the image forming unit forms an image on the recording medium, and the feeding unit further feeds the recording medium to the second or first side, respectively, of the feeding unit.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2013Date of Patent: March 31, 2015Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Yoichi Ito, Mikio Ohashi, Fumitaka Kikkawa, Naoki Saitoh, Soyoung Park, Yoshinori Uchino
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Patent number: 8991971Abstract: A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a housing and a movement region of a carriage including a liquid ejecting head, an ink tank positioned at the outer side of the movement region of the carriage, an ink supply tubes connecting the ink tank and an adapter on the carriage, and a fixing portion fixing a portion of the ink supply tubes. In the housing, a containing unit of a sheet feeding cassette is formed to project to a discharge direction of a sheet and an operation panel unit is configured to have a housing portion having an inclined surface whose lower side further projects to the discharge direction than the upper side. The ink supply tubes have a deformable moving unit performing a movement of the carriage on a portion of a liquid ejecting head side rather than a fixing portion using a fixing tool.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2013Date of Patent: March 31, 2015Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Yuto Suzuki, Yoshisada Aoki, Masaki Shimomura, Nobutaka Suzuki, Seiji Tezuka
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Publication number: 20150085029Abstract: In a liquid containing vessel that is inserted in the ?Y axis direction with regard to a mounting section, a substrate support member includes a substrate support section configured to hold a substrate, a first side wall along the Y axis and the Z axis, the first side wall being provided more to the +X axis direction side than the substrate support section, and a first ridge section protruding from the first side wall in the ?X axis direction and configured to engage with a first apparatus side engaging section that protrudes in the +X axis direction in the apparatus side terminal section.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2014Publication date: March 26, 2015Inventors: Ryota TAKAHASHI, Masahiro KARASAWA, Seiko HAMAMOTO
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Patent number: 8985761Abstract: A printer assembly is configured to be arranged on a support surface and comprises: a medium delivery station and a printing station comprising a moveably arranged element. The printer assembly extends between a first end and a second end, wherein the printer is configured to be supported on the support surface at the first end. The medium delivery station and the printing station are arranged on a line extending between the first end and the second end. The printing station is arranged closer to the first end than the medium delivery station. A direction of movement of the moveably arranged element is not parallel to said line extending between the first end and the second end.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2012Date of Patent: March 24, 2015Assignee: Oce-Technologies B.V.Inventor: Anne A. Wind
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Publication number: 20150070457Abstract: According to the present invention, an image forming apparatus including: a moving portion that moves a printing medium; an image forming portion that ejects ink droplets to the printing medium that is moved by the moving portion, and forms an image thereon; an supporting portion that supports the image forming portion, and supports the moving portion so as to be extracted from, or mounted to the supporting portion; and an abutment mechanism that forces the moving portion, mounted to the supporting portion, to move toward the image forming portion and abut on a reference portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2014Publication date: March 12, 2015Inventors: Takahiro Okuda, Takehiro Sato
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Patent number: 8974052Abstract: This disclosure discloses a printer configured to perform desired printing, comprising a substantially box-shaped housing, a partition wall that partitions an internal structure of the housing into a first area positioned on a first side, and a second area positioned on a second side opposite to the first side, a control substrate provided to the first area, a medium storage chamber configured to store the print-receiving medium and provided to the second area, an opening/closing lid configured to expose the medium storage chamber to the outside and provided to the housing and configured to open and close between an open position and a closed position, and a print processing mechanism configured to perform desired printing while feeding the print-receiving medium supplied from the medium storage chamber based on control by the control substrate.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2012Date of Patent: March 10, 2015Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Mitsugi Tanaka, Toshiyuki Furuyama
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Patent number: 8960828Abstract: A printing process may involve providing a wood-based flat panel, which is made from a mass of wooden particles, a preliminary step of graphic composition of a multi-colored image using an electronic processor and relative software, and a printing step for printing the wood-based flat panel with the multi-colored image using an ink-jet printer provided with print heads. The colors employed by the ink-jet printer may include the prime colors cyan, magenta, and yellow in addition to black. The ink-jet printer may be controlled by the electronic processor. The wood-based flat panel may move relative to the ink-jet printer while at least one of the print heads propels ink micro-droplets onto the wood-based flat panel. The print heads may be stationary during the printing operation.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2012Date of Patent: February 24, 2015Inventor: Dante Frati
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Patent number: 8955960Abstract: A tray unit includes a first tray, a second tray, and a cover. The first tray includes a first holding surface for holding thereon a first sheet. The second tray includes a second holding surface for holding thereon a second sheet and is configured to slide above and along the first holding surface from a second position to a first position in a first sliding direction and from the first position to the second position in a second sliding direction opposite to the first sliding direction. The cover is configured to cover from above at least a part of the second tray when the second tray is in the second position.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2011Date of Patent: February 17, 2015Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Tetsuo Asada, Satoru Nakakita
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Patent number: 8955833Abstract: A recording apparatus includes a case. In the case, a feeding unit configured to feed a recording medium in a feeding direction, a feeding path through which the recording medium is fed, a recording unit configured to record on the recording medium, and an ink tube connected to the recording unit and an ink cartridge for supplying ink to the recording unit are provided. A first opening is provided in a face of the case for allowing the recording medium disposed in the feeding path to be removable. A second opening is provided in the face where the first opening is provided for allowing the ink cartridge to be installed. An operating unit is provided above the first opening.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2012Date of Patent: February 17, 2015Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Yuto Suzuki, Minoru Kishigami
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Patent number: 8955967Abstract: A printing apparatus includes a print head configured to discharge ink, a housing in which the print head is provided, the housing having an opening, a cover unit which is openable with respect to the opening, a detection unit configured to detect an opening of the cover unit, and a wall inside the housing arranged between the detection unit and the print head, wherein the wall is configured to establish a separation between a space where the detection unit is located and a space where the print head is located when the cover unit is in a closed state.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2013Date of Patent: February 17, 2015Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kazuhisa Kawakami, Yasuhito Tsubakimoto, Toshiaki Harada, Masaya Shimmachi, Kaneto Tokuyama
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Publication number: 20150022609Abstract: A printing apparatus includes a housing, a carriage in which a print head is mounted, the carriage moving inside the housing, and an openable cover provided for the housing. A restricting member configured to restrict movement of the carriage during transport of the printing apparatus is attachable to the printing apparatus. While the restricting member is attached to the apparatus, the restricting member engages with the carriage, the cover in a closed position, and the housing and part of the restricting member is exposed outside of the cover in the closed position. When the part is pulled, the restricting member disengages from the carriage, the cover, and the housing and is detached from the apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 16, 2014Publication date: January 22, 2015Inventors: Tadashi Hanabusa, Kazuhisa Kawakami
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Patent number: 8934814Abstract: A multifunction printer including a machine body, a first cover, a second cover, a third cover and a fixing element is provided. The first cover and the second cover are hinged, and the second cover and the third cover are hinged and the third cover is hinged on the machine body, wherein the second cover is installed between the first cover and the third cover. The fixing element is installed in the second cover to lock the third cover or unlock the third cover. When the first cover is opened relative to the second cover, the third cover is locked each other by the fixing element. When the first cover is closed relative to the second cover, the third cover is unlocked by the fixing element.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2013Date of Patent: January 13, 2015Assignee: Kinpo Electronics, Inc.Inventor: Yen-Jui Wu
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Patent number: 8919936Abstract: In a recording apparatus, a first casing holds a supporting portion. A second casing holds a recording head and a first tank. The second casing is connected to the first casing so as to be rotatable relative to the first casing about a prescribed axis, the second casing being configured to move between a first position and a second position by rotating relative to the first casing, the recording head being located adjacent to the first casing when the second casing is in the first position, the recording head being further apart from the first casing when the second casing is in the second position than when the second casing is in the first position. The recording head opposes the supporting portion when the second casing is in the first position. The second casing is provided with a second tank mounting portion and a liquid transferring portion.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2013Date of Patent: December 30, 2014Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Shinya Yamamoto
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Publication number: 20140354747Abstract: A liquid ejecting device includes a first housing movable between a proximity position and a separated position and which accommodates a liquid ejecting head. The first housing includes a cover attached to the first housing and movable with respect to the head between a protection position for the head and a retreat position, and a movement mechanism which causes the cover to move in accordance with the movement of the first housing. The movement mechanism includes a hole formed in a second housing, and an intermediate member including a protrusion movable along the hole in accordance with the movement of the cover. In the separated position, the protrusion abuts on the hole with respect to both directions in which force to move the cover between the retreat position and the protection position is applied so that the movement of the protrusion is restricted by the side walls.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 19, 2014Publication date: December 4, 2014Applicant: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Masayuki Okumura
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Patent number: 8903268Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes vertically connected units, first and second fitting portions, and first and second fitted portions. These fitting portions are provided at a lower portion of an upper unit. These fitted portions are provided at an upper portion of a lower unit downwardly adjacent to the upper unit. The first fitted portion corresponds to the first fitting portion and the second fitted portion corresponds to the second fitting portion. The upper unit is restricted from displacing vertically relative to the lower unit when the first fitting portion engages with the first fitted portion. The second fitting portion engages with the second fitted portion such that the upper unit is restricted from moving horizontally relative to the lower unit, when a user pivots the upper unit downwardly about the first fitting portion while the first fitting portion is engaged with the first fitted portion.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2012Date of Patent: December 2, 2014Assignee: Kyocera Document Solutions, Inc.Inventor: Yoshimasa Ohkura