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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8172226 | Sheet conveyance device and image forming apparatus A sheet conveyance device has a sheet conveyance path formed by a guide member having a curved surface which is curved in a sheet conveyance direction, and a flexible sheet scanner is provided along the curved surface of the guide member, the flexible sheet scanner ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8167306 | Inertial flattening apparatus for note processing The present invention provides an apparatus for maintaining surface smoothness of note as they pass through a high speed processing machine. A note fed into the processing machine is carried through the machine by a series of conveyor belts. The note is conveyed pas... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8162314 | Image printing apparatus An image printing apparatus includes a printing unit and a supporting member opposing the printing unit and having a supporting surface for supporting the printing medium. The image printing apparatus further includes a first pair of rollers disposed upstream of the... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8152166 | Hybrid control of sheet transport modules A method of providing hybrid control of sheet transport modules in a processing device. The method includes setting velocity of a first sheet transport module of the processing device to a predetermined velocity value before transfer of a sheet from the first sheet ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8152165 | Apparatus for transferring paper media and automatic teller machine having the same Provided are a paper media transfer device and an automatic teller machine having the same. The paper media transfer device may include: a medium guide portion being provided on one side of a transfer direction of the paper media, and including a guide surface havin... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8128087 | Power transmitter for image forming apparatus and an image forming apparatus having the same A power transmitter for an image forming apparatus transmitting power to a plurality of feeding rollers, including a plurality of feeding roller rotation shafts rotatably mounted at certain distances from one another and forming a feeding path of a printing medium b... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8123219 | Medium feeding device and guide member A medium feeding device includes a rib disposed on a feeding path along which the medium is fed. In a cross section perpendicular to a direction in which the medium is fed along the feeding path, an end side of the rib includes an end portion that guides the medium,... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8109509 | Paper sheet processing device A paper sheet processing apparatus capable of preventing paper sheet clogging in a traveling route in which a paper sheet is conveyed is provided. The paper sheet processing apparatus comprises an open/close member 2B which is opened or closed with respect to... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8096551 | Medium transportation apparatus and image forming apparatus having planetary gear rotational load member A medium transportation apparatus is provided with a plurality of medium transportation units, a drive source, a sun gear connected to the drive source, a planetary gear engaging the sun gear for transmitting a drive force to one of the medium transportation units a... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8091888 | Sheet handling apparatus In an apparatus for handling sheets, first and second sheet transfer members are movable to transfer one of the sheets between the first and second sheet transfer members, the first and second sheet transfer members have respective transfer surfaces contactable with... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8087669 | Method of and equipment for conveying sheet paper having a temporary deformity The present invention provides a method of suitably conveying a sheet-shaped member 32. The method of the present invention is performed in an equipment 20 including: a blower duct 22; a sheet feeding unit 28 for feeding the sheet-shaped ... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8074983 | Automatic document feeder An automatic document feeder includes an outer casing, an upper cover, a first pressing roller set and a separating device. The first pressing roller set is installed in a receiving member, which is arranged at a terminal side of the outer casing. The first pressing... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8047540 | Recording medium conveying device and image forming apparatus A recording medium conveying device including a body portion capable of being mounted to and removed from a body of an apparatus, the body portion being provided with a conveying roller; a knob member disposed at a side at which the body portion is removed, the knob... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8011656 | Image forming apparatus There is provided an image forming apparatus which does not need height adjustment of the main body and the sheet post-processing device at the time of attaching the sheet post-processing device to the main body and which can prevent jam from occurring while securin... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7997579 | Medium conveying device and image forming apparatus A medium conveying device includes a conveyance path that is used for conveying medium; a medium guide that is furnished on the conveyance path and has at least one swing supporting portion; and a supporting section that supports the swing supporting portion to swin... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7988148 | Transporting path configuration and image forming apparatus A transporting path configuration includes: a separating mechanism that separates from one of transporting members the other transporting member; an opening/closing transporting path member that is rotatably attached above the transporting members and has one surfac... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7980557 | Document handler capable of protecting a built-in sensor from extraneous substance A document handler is provided with a casement 1 which comprises a lower case 6 which has a lower cover 7 for providing a bottom surface of a passageway 5 and a lower tray 8 attached to a bottom of lower cover 7 to form ther... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7954812 | Image processing apparatus and transport device An image processing apparatus stops the transport of a sheet when an access cover is opened to prevent the damage of the sheet, without additionally providing a sensor and has a transport member for transporting a sheet through an image processing unit; a driving me... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7950659 | Sheet conveying device for image forming apparatus In an embodiment of the present invention, a plate is laid over sides of a second guide and a first guide that pivots relative to the second guide. The plate pivots with a first pin on the side of the second guide as a fulcrum. A second pin on the side of the first ... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7950658 | Recording medium transporting device and recording apparatus A recording medium transporting device includes a transporting unit that transports a recording medium; a guide member that supports and guides the recording medium in a downstream direction, the guide member being disposed downstream of the transporting unit; and a... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7942410 | Document imaging system and method A document imaging system includes a document transport system that transports an original document through an imaging zone in optical communication with an image recording device. A document guide directs the original document toward the imaging zone and a document... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7931274 | Hybrid control of sheet transport modules A processing device to provide hybrid control of sheet transport modules. The processing device includes a first sheet transport module, a second sheet transport module and a control subsystem. The first sheet transport module and the second sheet transport module a... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7914002 | Automatic document feeder and image forming apparatus equipped therewith Disclosed is an automatic document feeder for feeding a document to a document read surface. The document feeder has a first carrying mechanism for feeding a document toward the document read surface, a document leading mechanism for leading the document after passi... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7900915 | Device for transporting and weighing letters Device for the transport and weighing of letters, wherein the letter is conveyed between at least two conveyance elements and is stabilized laterally outside the conveyance elements by at least one guide element so that a deflection or fluttering of the letter can b... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7900916 | Paper sheet transport mechanism and paper handling device The first aspect of the present invention is a paper sheet transport mechanism. This mechanism comprises a first paper sheet guide that forms a first paper sheet transport path, the first paper sheet guide having a rotating shaft; a pushing unit that pushes the firs... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7891662 | Information writing apparatus and information writing method An information writing apparatus includes: a transport unit that transports a sheet having a wireless IC element; and a transmitting and receiving unit that transmits and receives signals to/from the wireless IC element in a sheet transported by the transport unit, ... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7845638 | Feeder assembly for laser imaging apparatus An imaging apparatus including a media source having a plurality of sheets of photothermographic imaging media contained therein, an exposure unit including an input engagement point, an output engagement point, and a laser module positioned therebetween, and a driv... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7828291 | Mechanism for conveying sheet In a sheet conveying mechanism, a first bulging space and a second bulging space are provided on a downstream side and an upstream side, respectively, of a conveying path. The second bulging space has a length L1 along the conveying path. The conveying path b... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7810810 | Apparatus for pressing flat materials onto a transport module An apparatus for pressing flat materials onto a transport module includes pressing elements acting on the flat material with a spring force through an opening in a feed table for flat materials. The feed table is mounted above a lower housing shell. The pressing ele... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7798492 | Sheet conveying apparatus To provide a sheet conveying apparatus capable of preventing meandering of a belt. A flange roller arranged at an entrance of sheets is used for a conveying roller immediately before a flange roller for feeding conveying rollers to a first conveying path for conveyi... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7793933 | Drive transmission mechanism of sheet transportation apparatus and document transportation apparatus A drive transmission mechanism of a sheet transportation apparatus of the present invention comprises an upstream transportation roller gear and a planet gear for transmitting a first driving force from a driving source to the upstream transportation roller gear, an... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7784786 | Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes: an image forming section, provided in an apparatus body, for forming an image on a sheet; a sheet transport path for transporting the sheet to the image forming section; a closing member, openably and closably mounted to the appa... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7735826 | Sheet conveying device and image forming apparatus provided with the same In a sheet conveying device, a multi-function frame in which optional devices such as a stack bypass, an envelope supplying unit and the like are mountable is connected to on an upstream of a conveyance frame defining a bottom surface of a sheet conveyance passage. ... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7712739 | Conveying apparatus, inkjet recording apparatus, and method for controlling conveyance A recording paper conveying apparatus is disclosed. The recording paper conveying apparatus includes a conveying part for conveying a recording paper, the conveying part including a first encoder, and a driving part for driving the conveying part, the driving part i... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7708273 | Paper sheet processing apparatus A paper sheet processing apparatus including: an insertion slot into which a paper sheet is inserted, a paper sheet conveyance mechanism for conveying the paper sheet inserted into the insertion slot, a paper sheet traveling route through which the paper sheet is co... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7703767 | Inertial flattening for note processing The present invention provides a method and apparatus for maintaining surface smoothness of note as they pass through a high speed processing machine. A note fed into the processing machine is carried through the machine by a series of conveyor belts. The note is co... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7703768 | Image forming system, relay conveyance apparatus and method for installing image forming system There is described an image forming system that includes an image forming apparatus provided with a first paper sheet outlet to eject the paper sheet outside therefrom; a post processing apparatus that is provided with a second paper sheet inlet; and a relay conveya... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7686301 | Printing apparatus, feeding apparatus, and feeding control method A printing apparatus, a feeding apparatus, and a feeding control method supply an object accurately to a target position by servo control even though the load abruptly changes. In this printing apparatus, the conveyance position and conveyance speed of a printing me... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7673876 | Velocity matching calibration method for multiple independently driven sheet transport devices Disclosed are method embodiments that incorporate calibration and printing operations to be used with a printing device. The printing device contains a sheet transport path with multiple adjacent sheet transport devices, each having at least one independently contro... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7669848 | Conveying apparatus and image forming apparatus A conveying apparatus for conveying a flexible sheet along a sheet-convey path including a curved portion. The conveying apparatus includes an outer guide which defines an outer portion of the curved portion of the sheet-convey path. The outer guide includes at leas... | 03/02/2010 |
