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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8162310 | Medium feeding device and image forming device A medium feeding device includes: a sheet holding unit, which holds a sheet and is pivotally attached to a device main unit so that the sheet holding unit is pivotal between open and closed positions; a sheet feeding roller that is located close to the sheet holding... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8100398 | Printer media transport system A printer media transport system includes a pick roller and a cleaner roller. The pick roller has a pick surface configured to rotate and frictionally direct printable media along a feed path, and the cleaner roller is configured to contact the pick roller, rotate a... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8028988 | Apparatus and method for stabilizing a moving sheet relative to a sensor A method includes receiving a sheet of material at a sensor assembly. The sensor assembly includes a sensor configured to measure a property of the sheet. The method also includes stabilizing the sheet with respect to the sensor using a guide roller. Stabilizing the... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8020852 | Device for the torque limitation in a machine for processing means of payment The present invention relates to a device for the torque limitation in a machine for processing means of payment. The invention has use as a device for limiting torque in a machine for processing means of payment, wherein the device for the torque limitation include... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7992859 | Sheet feeding apparatus and image forming apparatus A slide restricting member for restricting detachment of a feed roller which is rotatably supported and which is detachably held in an axial direction is held at a lock release position for allowing the detachment of the feed roller by a rib of a sheet feeding frame... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7887041 | Feed roller assembly and image forming apparatus A feed roller assembly includes a shaft, a plurality of rollers, and a plurality of covers. The rollers are fixed to the shaft at intervals along it. The covers are positioned at both ends of the rollers and surround the shaft, without being fixed to it. Paper dust ... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7866657 | Paper-feeding roller A paper-feeding roller including a rubber composition containing short fibers in which the short fibers has an average fiber diameter not less than 10 μm nor more than 100 μm and an average fiber length not less than 0.01 mm nor more than 4 mm. At least one part o... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7753359 | Sheet conveyance apparatus and image forming apparatus A sheet conveyance apparatus having: a conveyance roller, wherein a surface roughness Ra of a surface layer remains in a range from 8 μm to 30 μm, at a stage where a total length of sheets conveyed reaches at 42,000 m. ... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7735821 | Image generating apparatus and thermal transfer printer An image generating apparatus capable of reducing the number of components and discharging a paper with a simple structure is obtained. This image generating apparatus comprises a feed roller for carrying a paper, a paper discharge roller coming into contact with th... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7731174 | Paper pickup device and image forming apparatus having the same Provided are a paper pickup device and an image forming apparatus having the same. The paper pickup device and the image forming apparatus having the same include a driving shaft whose end has a first combining portion and a driving shaft having a second combining p... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7703761 | Sheet feed roller and method of manufacturing the same A sheet feed roller prolonging sustainability of sheet feeding capability even if crushed powders are scattered. The sheet feed roller comprises a hub and an elastic layer provided on an outer peripheral surface of the hub, wherein plural grooves axially extend at s... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7607654 | Sheet feeding apparatus A sheet feeding apparatus includes a driving force transmitting member for transmitting a rotational driving force to a sheet feeding roller, first and second roller supporting members for supporting the sheet feeding roller. The sheet feeding apparatus further incl... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7543810 | Feeder for objects to be conveyed, and image recording device having same A feeder for an object to be conveyed has an arm having a base end and a distal end and swingable about the base end; a pair of support shafts rotatably provided on both sides of the distal end of the arm; a pair of rotary feeding members for feeding the objects to ... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7464923 | Multi-sectioned paper handling tire An improved device and method for providing increased latitude of paper handling tires includes at least three elastomeric materials mounted on a shaft and divided into three or more torus-shaped sections of varied width. Combinations of EPDM, Silicone and Isoprene ... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7451974 | Recording medium conveyance device and ink jet recording apparatus equipped therewith In a recording medium conveyance device for conveying a recording medium gripped between a conveyance roller which is driven by a driving device and has a number of protrusions provided on its surface and a pressing roller arranged opposite to the conveyance roller,... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7448610 | Paper-feeding roller A paper-feeding roller (3) including a core (2) and a rubber roll (1) mounted on a peripheral surface of the core (2). The rubber roll (1) has a three-layer construction composed of an inner layer (11), an intermediate layer... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7435025 | Image recording apparatus An image recording apparatus includes an accommodation section, an image recording section, an outer arcuate guide member, an inner arcuate guide member, and a feeding section. Recording media are stacked on the accommodation section. The image recording section for... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7401780 | Roller with recessed kicker feature A method and apparatus for moving media through an image forming device using a roller having a recessed kick area is described herein. The roller includes a contact surface having a first radius that extends 360° around the roller. The roller also includes at leas... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401773 | Paper-feeding mechanism with swing arm and gear train A paper-feeding mechanism includes a paper tray for positioning print media, a pickup roller installed in front of the paper tray for pressing print media so as to pick up print media, a pickup arm fixed to a first shaft at one end and connected to the pickup roller... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7392979 | Paper supply device with multiple cam surfaces and followers A paper supply device for reliably delivering sheets of paper one at a time from a stock of multiple sheets even when the leading ends of the sheets are not neatly aligned together. This paper supply device M1 has a paper insertion part 11 for holding ... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7380782 | Automatic document feeder having a replaceable friction roller assembly An automatic document feeder (ADF) having a replaceable friction roller assembly. The ADF includes a housing having a back plate which may be raised and a base pivotalby connected to the back plate, a supporting element disposed on the housing and having a shaft hol... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7380783 | Apparatus providing reduction in media skew during a sheet picking operation A media feeding apparatus includes a side wall, the side wall having a first side surface and an opposite side surface. A sheet picking mechanism has a pick arm and a pick roller. The pick arm is configured to mount the pick roller. The pick arm has a pivot axis sub... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7367731 | Feeding accuracy adjustment apparatus, recording apparatus, liquid ejecting apparatus, feeding accuracy adjustment method for recording medium The printer 1 includes a controller 32 for feeding at least a sort of recording medium P to a feed mechanism, obtaining a tendency of degradation of feed accuracy with respect to at least one sort of the recording medium, calculating an adjustment valu... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7367554 | Member for preventing feeding of a plurality of sheets at a time A member for preventing feeding of a plurality of sheets at a time including a composition containing a resin component. Not less than 10 parts by mass nor more than 100 parts by mass of a polyester thermoplastic elastomer is contained in 100 parts by mass of the re... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7360485 | Planographic printing plate feeding apparatus In a planographic printing plate feeding apparatus, a load W applied to a stack of plates by a pickup roller which feeds a planographic printing plate from the stack is adjusted. If the load W is increased and exceeds a single feeding threshold, and if a conveyance ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7356302 | Paper supply device and image forming device equipped with same A manual paper supply device is equipped with a paper shear prevention member 35 for preventing shear of the paper 9 loaded into the manual feed paper supply tray. A brush 36 is arranged on the paper shear prevention member 35 to make con... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7334788 | Sheet feeder for feeding recording sheets while separating these A sheet feeder is provided, which includes: a sheet feed member and a separating member which form a nip portion by pressing each other, the separating member rotates following the sheet feed member when a first recording sheet is inserted into the nip portion, and ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7320463 | Device for feeding a processing section A device for feeding a processing section with printed products includes a magazine and a feeding mechanism that includes a gripping mechanism and a conveying mechanism for removing the printed products from the magazine and feeding them to the processing section. T... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7300055 | Image forming apparatus The object is to provide an image forming apparatus in which the copy sheet can be transferred with stable velocity and high accuracy even if there is variation in diameter due to machining tolerance. A pair of roller for feeding copy sheet pinching the sheet betwee... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7300047 | Multi-layer sheet feeder A sheet feed mechanism having a multi-layer structure. The multi-layer structure has a wear layer adapted to contact a sheet during sheet feeding and a replacement indicator layer adjacent the wear layer. The replacement indicator layer is adapted to indicate a wear... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7290762 | Print media source for an imaging apparatus An imaging apparatus includes a printing mechanism and a print media source for supplying print media sheets to the printing mechanism. The print media source includes a first media tray for holding a first print media, a second media tray for holding a second print... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7275741 | Methods and apparatus for transporting sheet media A sheet handling assembly includes a frame, a first assembly, and a second assembly, each assembly rotatably supported by the frame and configured to contactingly transport sheet media. A member is configured to rotate the second assembly in response to rotation of ... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7267333 | Power transmission device and sheet feeding apparatus equipped therewith A power transmission device includes a driving gear having gears over an entire circumferential surface thereof, a follower gear including an intermittent gear having a toothless portion, and a controller for controlling the follower gear to be engaged with or disen... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7261289 | Automatic document feeder for image forming apparatus An automatic document feeder for an image forming apparatus comprising a separation roller for separately carrying a plurality of paper sheets picked by a pickup roller, a feeding roller for carrying the paper sheets, a discharge roller for discharging the scanned p... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7258335 | Eliminating drag of media sensor in printer media transport Drag from media sensor (80) of a printer is eliminated by it being pivoted through a slip connection off of pivoted media feed system (19) to briefly contact papers. The pivoted media feed is then moved in reverse a limited amount at which a rotatably ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7243914 | Paper gathering and feeding method and device therefor, and rotation member Proposed is a paper gathering and feeding method, a device therefor, and a rotation member acting sufficiently also on any deformed notes at the time of gathering, and at the time of feeding, feeding is not prevented irrespective of the plasticity deformation, and a... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7222570 | Planographic printing plate supply unit including carrying roller with hollow convex portions A planographic printing plate supply unit comprising: carrying rollers rotating while pressing a stacking bundle, in which planographic printing plates and covering papers are stacked alternately, so as to carry the planographic printing plate and covering paper at ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7210678 | Sheet conveying device A sheet conveying device includes a metal feed roller driven by a drive source and a plastic pinch roller pressed against the feed roller. A sheet is held between the feed roller and the pinch roller, to convey the sheet to a recording unit. An elastic ring having a... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7195237 | Cash dispensing automated banking machine and method An automated banking machine (10) includes at least one of sheet dispensing mechanisms (34, 36, 38, 40, 210). Each sheet dispensing mechanism includes a picking member (72, 212). The picking member rotates, and with each rotation generally cause... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7182329 | Cash dispensing automated banking machine and method An automated banking machine (10) includes at least one of sheet dispensing mechanisms (34, 36, 38, 40, 210). Each sheet dispensing mechanism includes a picking member (72, 212). The picking member rotates, and with each rotation generally cause... | 02/27/2007 |
