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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8186676 | Apparatus and method for reducing vibration and noise in a printer An apparatus for transporting media in a printer helps reduce vibration and noise in the printer. The apparatus includes a pair of brackets secured to a printer surface, a shaft, a first portion of the shaft being secured within one of the brackets and a second port... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8042807 | Transport for printing systems A transport system for cut sheet media has a first and second cylinder to form a nip, a support subsystem to transport edges of cut sheets having at least one image into and out of the nip, and an array of contact points on each cylinder to make contact with the cut... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8020865 | Deflecting nip sheet shingling buffer mechanism A novel media path mechanism which utilizes the position and/or motion of buffer nips to deflect the leading and trailing edges of the sheets entering the buffer to enable the sheets to be reliably shingled in the buffer media path. The sheets are stored in properly... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7992869 | Sheet-conveying device A sheet-conveying device conveys a recording medium to a sheet support surface positioned downstream of the sheet-conveying device in a sheet-conveying direction when recording an image with an image-recording unit. A drive roller and a follower roller define a nip ... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7988149 | Sheet conveying device and image recording apparatus A second support member supports a first support member so that the first support member is movable between a predetermined first position and a second position at an upstream side of the first position in a conveying direction of a recording medium. The first suppo... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7954814 | Feeding device and image forming apparatus A sheet discharge roller has a contact portion in contact with a feed roller and a noncontact portion not in contact with the feed roller. The sheet discharge roller includes a kick-out unit having a projected portion and a recess portion on one end of the noncontac... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7950660 | Sheet feeder and image forming apparatus A sheet feeder includes a feed roller that includes a feed roller shaft, the feed roller being capable of feeding a sheet, a frame that supports the feed roller shaft, a helical gear attached to the feed roller shaft, a motor that drives the feed roller shaft via th... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7946580 | Sheet material feeding apparatus with guide members passing through roll grooves A sheet material feeding apparatus capable of favorably guiding a sheet material to perform smooth feeding comprises a pair of rolls and first and second guide members and permits a sheet material to pass between the first guide member and the second guide member. O... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7922173 | Apparatus for handling documents of value An apparatus for handling documents of value comprises at least a first device, which has a transport path portion, along which a document of value is transported to and/or from the first device and/or into the first device, at least a second device, which has a tra... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7918453 | Rotational jam clearance apparatus A media path jam clearance apparatus installable in a supporting structure includes media drive mechanisms for moving flexible media through media paths and a rotatable, removable jam clearance element. Within the jam clearance element facing surfaces of guide eleme... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7905485 | Paper feeding apparatus and paper feeding method thereof with a plurality of force units with fluid-supply devices A paper feeding apparatus includes a fluid-supply device, a connecting pipe communicating with the fluid-supply device, and a plurality of force units connecting to the connecting pipe, each force unit having a pressing wheel on one end thereof, wherein each pressin... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7887052 | Mailpiece feed device having an integrated image sensor In a mailpiece feed device comprising a mailpiece-receiving deck for receiving a stack of mailpieces for printing, selector means for extracting the mailpieces for printing one-by-one from said stack, and superposed conveyor rollers including movable upper rollers f... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7854428 | Rotary die cut stacking system having optical beam generator to facilitate the positioning of layboy arms A rotary die cut stacking system for use with a rotary die cutter having a rotary die configured to output die-cut sheets of material, the system including a stacker and a layboy for carrying die-cut sheets of material in a first direction from the die cutter to the... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7793934 | Sheet conveying device and image forming apparatus A sheet conveying device which is capable of stably conveying a sheet, irrespective of the material of the sheet. A first conveying roller pair nips and conveys a sheet. A drive motor drives the first conveying roller pair. An encoder detects the rotational speed of... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7789386 | Sheet transporting apparatus A sheet transporting apparatus that can realize a jam disposal mechanism with simple structure and that can achieve size reduction has a manual operation unit that is fitted coaxially with a roller shaft of an upstream-side transport roller or with a roller shaft of... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7766327 | Sheet buffering system The present disclosure provides a printing device comprising a sheet buffer including a paper path having a plurality of nip pairs for selectively receiving and releasing a plurality of printer sheets. The plurality of nip pairs include a fixed load nip pair, a fixe... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7748710 | Sheet-conveying device A sheet-conveying device conveys a recording medium to a sheet support surface positioned downstream of the sheet-conveying device in a sheet-conveying direction when recording an image with an image-recording unit. A drive roller and a follower roller define a nip ... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7735828 | Sheet conveyance device, image reader, and image forming apparatus capable of feeding sheets effectively In a sheet conveyance device, a plurality of driving rollers opposes a plurality of driven rollers to form nip portions between the plurality of driving rollers and the plurality of driven rollers. A center portion of a driving shaft for supporting the plurality of ... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7722037 | Sheet material conveyer system with tension support means A sheet material conveyer system includes a sheet-transfer conveyer having an endless sheet-transfer belt for conveying sheet materials, a heater provided below the elevation of the endless sheet-transfer belt for heating the sheet materials being carried on the end... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7677562 | Recording medium transport device, recording device, and liquid ejecting apparatus A paper guide up unit pivotally supporting a transport driven roller making contact with a transport driving roller is provided so as to be able to be displaced by the rotation of cams. The angle α made by a straight line passing the rotation axis line position of ... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7677561 | Transport roller, transport mechanism, and image forming apparatus A transport roller is provided in a transport path in order to transport paper, the transport roller transporting the paper downstream in the transport path by making contact with the paper, and At least one contact portion that makes contact with the paper is provi... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7669849 | Follower roller mounting mechanism for paper feeding apparatus A follower roller mounting mechanism for a paper feeding apparatus is provided, which has at least one follower roller and a shaft passing through the follower roller. The follower roller mounting mechanism includes a base having a trough and a hole on a top surface... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7594656 | Paper feed mechanism A paper feed mechanism is provided. The paper feed mechanism includes a pair of paper feed rollers at the upstream side and the downstream side of a printing device in a direction in which a recording paper is fed during printing, and press contact rollers in press ... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7487966 | Bill handling device A bill handling machine according to one embodiment of the invention is provided with a casing having a bill insertion slot provided on a front face of the casing to enable a bill to be inserted therein; a bill feeding device having a feeding belt wound at opposite ... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7438288 | Recording apparatus A recording apparatus for effecting recording by a recording head on a recording material which is fed by a plurality of pairs of feeding rollers, the recording apparatus, includes a first feeding roller for feeding the recording material with a first feeding force;... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7431292 | Medium conveying apparatus A medium conveying apparatus has: a conveying roller shaft arranged so as to be movable vertically; a pressing member which presses the conveying roller shaft in plural positions; and an urging member which urges the pressing member toward a conveying path of a medi... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7431278 | Image forming apparatus and platen used therein An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit, a platen, a transporting device, and a suction device. The image forming unit forms an image on one surface of a printing medium. The transporting device transports the printing medium in a transportation di... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7429042 | Nip roller force adjustment mechanism An apparatus for conveying a substrate or sheet through a printing machine comprises a drive roller and a baffle assembly forming a path for the substrate past the drive roller. The baffle assembly includes an idler roller having an axle rotatably supported within t... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7427065 | Printer A sheet-feeding mechanism of a printer conveys a recording sheet nipped between a first sheet-feeding roller and a first pressing roller towards a thermal head. At the start of a printing operation, a second pressing roller is disposed distant from a second sheet-fe... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7413189 | ATM currency dispenser with convex roller arrangement An ATM includes a currency note dispenser having a currency cassette, a note picker, a note transporter, and a note presenter. A cassette tambour door automatically opens during insertion of the cassette into the dispenser. The picker can pick notes through the open... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7407160 | Discharge system for printed sheets A discharge system for printed media sheets and a printer which utilizes such a discharge system, the discharge system including a tray for the media sheets; rotating transport elements forming a discharge nip for discharging the sheets onto the tray; a guide plate ... | 08/05/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7401776 | Sheet conveyance apparatus, sheet processing apparatus, and image forming apparatus The sheet conveyance apparatus includes a controller which controls a moving unit. The moving unit moves a sheet conveyance unit for conveying a sheet toward a direction intersecting with a sheet conveyance direction. The controller performs the control such that a ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7367553 | Recording apparatus A recording apparatus includes a recording head for effecting recording on a recording material in accordance with recording information; first feeding means including a grip roller and a pinch roller disposed downstream of the recording head with respect to a recor... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7367733 | Actuated pressure roller in media transport An apparatus for transporting a sheet recording medium (12) has an entrance drive roller (16) paired with a corresponding entrance pressure roller (18) to form an entrance nip (14) for transporting the sheet recording medium (12) i... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7364158 | Conveyor apparatus A conveyor apparatus includes a receiving clearance adjustment mechanism for adjusting the vertical clearance between portions of downstream-side upper belts, the portion being located furthest upstream with respect to the conveyance direction of signatures, and ups... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7364156 | Data processing apparatus A data processing apparatus having a construction for guiding a transported medium conveyed from a curved transportation unit enables opening and closing the guide unit. The data processing apparatus 1 has an intermediate roller 39 and guide portion | 04/29/2008 |
| 7347420 | Sheet transport apparatus and image forming apparatus A sheet transport apparatus which includes a sheet transport path for transporting a sheet, and a regulation member. The regulation member is provided in the sheet transport path, and is brought into contact with a swelling portion occurring on a surface of an envel... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7341000 | Slipsheet compactor system A slip-sheet compactor for an imaging device with automatic media handling capabilities provides a two-stage compaction for a slipsheet removed from a media sheet to be imaged. A pair of rollers advances the slipsheet into a pre-compression chamber effecting a first... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7342693 | Image reading device An image reading device includes a main body and an openable cover. A sheet feed path is defined inside the cover. An intermediate portion of the sheet feed path is exposed to the top surface of the main body, thereby the top surface defines a part of the sheet feed... | 03/11/2008 |
