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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7367667 | Image forming apparatus with conveying part arranged to allow drying An image forming apparatus has a recording head forming an image on paper by jetting ink, a conveying part conveying the paper to a position opposite to said recording head, and a reversing ejection part provided downstream in a paper conveyance direction with respe... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7267053 | Delivery device for a sheet-processing machine The invention relates to a delivery device for a sheet-processing machine. The object of the invention is providing a delivery device on a sheet-fed rotary printing machine, that can be universally used and permits quality control of the printed and/or laminated she... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7252287 | Curved guide for radiation image reading device An auxiliary scanning feed mechanism has a pair of curved feed guides for guiding a stimulable phosphor sheet along a curved feed path, and first and second roller pairs rotatable in synchronism with each other for gripping and feeding the stimulable phosphor sheet ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7233767 | Heating apparatus, sheet feeding apparatus and image forming apparatus A sheet feeding apparatus is provided with a sheet stacking device for stacking sheets thereon, a sheet feeding device for feeding the sheets stacked on the sheet stacking device, and a heating device for heating the sheets stacked on the sheet stacking device. The ... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7128314 | Banknote dispensing device A banknote dispensing device including a storage section for storing one or more banknotes, a discharging unit driven by a first motor for discharging banknotes one-by-one at a first speed, and a transporting unit driven by a second motor for receiving the discharge... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7121544 | High throughput sheet accumulator An improved sheet accumulator for stacking serially fed sheets transported on a paper path. The accumulator includes a guide deck. Above the guide deck, a plurality of parallel belts are positioned to provide a driving force for sheets on the deck. Within the accumu... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7095976 | Heating apparatus, sheet feeding apparatus and image forming apparatus A sheet feeding apparatus is provided with a sheet stacking device for stacking sheets thereon, a sheet feeding device for feeding the sheets stacked on the sheet stacking device, and a heating device for heating the sheets stacked on the sheet stacking device. The ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7062216 | Image forming device capable of selectively mounting different sheet feed units In an image forming device, left and right mounting frames are disposed on the respective left and right frames of the image forming device by hooking pawls provided on the front side thereof. The mounting frames support a paper supply roller and separating mechanis... | 06/13/2006 |
| 6973285 | Discharge sheet stacking apparatus and image forming apparatus provided with the same A sheet post-treating apparatus is provided with a discharged sheet stacking tray displaceably provided in a casing portion for stacking thereon sheets discharged from the casing portion, and a holding portion for holding the discharged sheet stacking tray in a firs... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6952556 | Heating apparatus, sheet feeding apparatus and image forming apparatus A sheet feeding apparatus is provided with a sheet stacking device for stacking sheets thereon, a sheet feeding device for feeding the sheets stacked on the sheet stacking device, and a heating device for heating the sheets stacked on the sheet stacking device. The ... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6938969 | Image recording method and apparatus There is disclosed an image recording method for recording data on a recording material by a recording head which reciprocates in a direction substantially perpendicular to a conveyance direction of the recording material. A plurality of recording materials are conv... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6877427 | Quality control device A quality control device includes a suction box, at least one gripper which can be displaced along a suction surface of the suction box, and a CCD camera. A belt, which can be displaced in a sheet transport direction, is disposed on the suction surface of the suctio... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6810231 | Sheet transfer apparatus and image reading apparatus A sheet transfer apparatus transfers a sheet to a predetermined position. The apparatus includes a discharge tray; a support device for rotationally supporting the discharge tray; an interconnecting device that activates according to a rotation of the discharge tray... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6804032 | Image recording device An image recording device includes a standby device and a retracting device. Before processing for recording an image on a photosensitive material is implemented, the standby device conveys a leading edge of the photosensitive material to a standby position at a cur... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6612763 | Image forming apparatus A laser beam printer includes a front face. The front face defines an opening for allowing attaching/detaching a paper feed cassette, an opening for allowing attaching/detaching a process unit, and an opening allowing manual paper feed. Accordingly, the l... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6601842 | Sheet transfer apparatus and image reading apparatus A sheet transfer apparatus for an image reading apparatus includes a sheet supply tray for storing a sheet; a sheet supply device for drawing out the sheet on the sheet supply tray; a transfer device for receiving the sheet from the sheet supply means and... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6435743 | Printing apparatus A printing apparatus includes a media supply section and a media take-up section. Each section is capable of accepting a plurality of cassettes. On the supply section side, the cassettes can contain a roll of photosensitive material that is to be processe... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6402133 | Sheet conveying apparatus and image forming apparatus having the same A sheet conveying apparatus includes a sheet constant speed conveying device for conveying a sheet at a predetermined speed, a sheet conveying path for guiding the sheet being conveyed by the sheet constant speed conveying device, a sheet reverse feeding ... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6273413 | Automated banking machine with sheet directing apparatus An automated banking machine (10) includes a user interface (12) including an opening (20) for users to deliver and receive individual sheets and stacks of sheets to and from the machine. The machine includes a sheet handling mechanism therein including a... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6215976 | Automatic document conveyance apparatus An automatic document conveyance apparatus includes: a document feeding section on which a plurality of documents can be placed, for feeding documents one by one therefrom; a zigzag reversal path through which the document fed from the document feeding se... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6032941 | Sheet conveying apparatus with internal control A sheet material conveying apparatus has a conveying path for directing sheet materials supported on a supporting portion one by one to an image processing position and also directing them to a discharging portion after the completion of image processing,... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6019361 | Automatic document feeder An automatic document feeder conveys an original along a conveying path to an original reading section in an image processor. First and second registration rollers for abutting the conveyed original against their contact portions, and a guide plate for gu... | 02/01/2000 |
| 6010127 | Internal purge for easy jam clearance in copiers/printers An enlarged buckle chamber is positioned within an easily accessible, copy sheet transport path and used to compile sheets during fault cycle down in copiers/printers whenever sheets are prevented from reaching the output in sequence by jammed sheets. The... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5931454 | Recycle document feeder A recycle document feeder according to the present invention includes a cover (251) covering a document discharge portion (30). The cover (251) is openably supported by a pivot shaft (256) between a pair of frames (255). A feed-back path (32) for guiding ... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5915157 | Sheet transport system and apparatus for an image-forming apparatus with crossing sheet transport paths A sheet transport system for an image-forming apparatus including a scanner unit on an upper part of an image-forming unit. A paper ejecting path ejects an image formed paper sheet to an ejected paper stacker via the image-forming unit. A scanning sheet p... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5887865 | Document feeder for image-forming apparatus and image-forming apparatus, using the same According to a document feeder for an image-forming apparatus of the present invention, when a double-sided document fed from a feed paper stacker, the document with the front surface thereof having been read out by a document reader unit is inverted in a... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5722651 | Sheet handling A system for separating alternately stacked first and second sheets (5,6) such as film plates and paper. The system comprises a first sheet holding device (8,9) for holding a first sheet (5) of the stack; an eccentric (2) for causing relative separation m... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5710968 | Bypass transport loop sheet insertion system A dual path sheet feeder is disclosed including a bypass transport loop and a main transport loop for selectively delivering sheets from a sheet feeding module to either a printer processing module or to a finishing module, wherein a movable gate situated... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5706632 | Method for obtaining an output stream of mutually different graphic products in a desired order, for instance sorted according to address code, and apparatus for practicing such method A method for obtaining an output stream of mutually different graphic products in a desired order, for instance sorted according to address code, wherein the products are assembled in an assembly line as desired by an addressee and/or a sender, and after ... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5662320 | Apparatus having document transport mechanism An apparatus comprises a box shaped case (10) having first and second openings (12) provided on arbitrary side surfaces thereof, a drawer (11) provided within the first opening (11), capable of opening and closing with respect to the box shaped case (10) ... | 09/02/1997 |
| 5615872 | Detachable duplex copying unit for an image forming apparatus An operation/display panel is attached to an outer surface in front of a printer body, and a duplex unit is detachably attached between the operation panel and the outer surface of the printer body. The duplex unit functions to return the copy paper eject... | 04/01/1997 |
| 5584474 | Single sheet feed device for an electrophotographic printer or copier Single sheets A are drawn in the usual way from a first stack 8 of single sheets and conveyed on a first recording carrier conveying path 1. At its end there is a switch 10 which alternately feeds the single sheets A to a second and a third recording carr... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5496019 | Dual function sheet feeder A modular dual function sheet feeder/separator system for an electronic document imaging and printing system with an electronic document imaging station, a printing engine, an externally exposed sheet stacking tray, a sheet feeder/separator for separating... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5490667 | Sheet transportation apparatus carrying out error determination considering switching of sheet transportation path A timer starts when a first sensor detecting "close" of a switching cover and a second sensor detecting "open" of the switching cover are both OFF at the start of a read out operation. When one of said first and second sensors is turned on before the time... | 02/13/1996 |
| 5457524 | Dual path sheet feeder A dual path sheet feeder is disclosed including a dual mode sheet feeding tray for selectively delivering sheets from a sheet feeding module to either a printer processing module or to a finishing module, wherein a movable gate situated adjacent to the sh... | 10/10/1995 |
| 5351112 | Original feeding apparatus and image forming system with it An original feeding apparatus has a first original feeding means for directing an original to an original reading station from one side thereof in an original-stationary scanning mode in which the original is read while fixing the original at the original... | 09/27/1994 |
| 5228669 | Automatic document feeder for an image forming apparatus An automatic document feeder (ADF) for use with an image forming apparatus and freeing the operator from extra work associated with documents discharged after illumination. When the operator intentionally stacks the first page to the last page of document... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5211386 | Recirculation-type automatic document feeding device A recirculation-type document feeding device for a copying machine having a function of allowing a copied document to be alternatively discharged to a discharge tray or returned to a document tray. In a case of copying several times, the documents stacked... | 05/18/1993 |
| 5156386 | Original document feeder An invention document feeder is provided with a first sheet path for guiding a document from stacker to below after inversion, a second sheet path branched from the first sheet path in a switchback fashion for guiding the sheet to a process position, and ... | 10/20/1992 |
| 5127642 | Automatic document conveying device for image processing machine An automatic document conveying device for an image-processing machine including a housing having on its upper surface a transparent plate on which to place a document to be processed. The device includes an opening-closing frame member mounted on the hou... | 07/07/1992 |
