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Image forming apparatus and display control method

An image forming apparatus includes: an image former, a paper feed tray that feeds a sheet to the image former; a display that displays a list of tray information on the paper feed tray, based on a mounting order with respect to an apparatus; and a controller that controls display of the display. The controller changes a display order of a list of the tray information according to a display priority based on an image forming operation.
Owner:SHARP KK

Media feeding device and image reading device

To provide a medium feeding device capable of performing medium separation further appropriately or an image reading device with the medium feeding device.SOLUTION: A medium feeding device 10 comprises: a feeding roller 14; a separation roller 15 which is a roller that separates a sheet P by nipping the sheet P between the feeding roller 14 and itself, to which a drive torque by a drive source is applied in a second rotation direction B opposite to a first rotation direction A for feeding the sheet P downstream; and a torque limiter 41 for causing the separation roller 15 to idle in the first rotation direction A when the rotational torque applied to the separation roller 15 in the first rotational direction A exceeds the limit torque which is a predetermined torque upper limit value. The medium feeding device is configured to be able to change a separation setting including the pressing load of the separation roller 15, the rotational speed of the separation roller 15, and the limit torque in accordance with the conditions at the time of feeding.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 8
Owner:SEIKO EPSON CORP

Image reading apparatus, printing apparatus, and medium transport apparatus

To provide an image reading apparatus capable of improving convenience of a user.SOLUTION: The image reading apparatus includes a feed tray on which the medium is placed, a transport unit that transports the medium placed on the feed tray from the feed tray, an image reading unit that reads an image from the medium transported by the transport unit, a discharge tray to which the medium after the image is read by the image reading unit is discharged, and a housing that accommodates the transport unit and the image reading unit therein. In accordance with movement of one tray of the feed tray and the discharge tray in the pull-out direction, the other tray of the feed tray and the discharge tray moves in the pull-out direction.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3
Owner:SEIKO EPSON CORP

Image recording device

When ejecting a recording medium containing images without cutting it, the time required for ejection of the recording medium is reduced. [Solution] The recording and cutting device 1 comprises a recording unit 30 for recording an image on a sheet 7, a free cutting unit 40 for cutting the sheet 7 into any shape, a housing 10 that houses the recording unit 30 and the free cutting unit 40, a first discharge unit 60 for discharging the sheet 7 to the outside of the housing 10 via the recording unit 30 and the free cutting unit 40, and a second discharge unit 70 for discharging the sheet 7 to the outside of the housing 10 via the recording unit 30 but without passing through the free cutting unit 40.
Owner:BROTHER KOGYO KK

Feed table for connecting a printing device to a folding machine

A feed table (2) for connecting a printing device (1) to a folding machine (3) with two guides (10, 17) between which a pivotable loop flap (13, 15) is arranged, below which a paper loop (28) can be formed, with transport rollers (12, 21) assigned to the guides (10, 17), each of which is provided with a transport roller drive (22, 25), with a measuring section for determining the remaining length of the document (26), and with a control device for the transport roller drives (22, 25) is to be further developed in such a way that it is on the one hand more cost-effective and can be built shorter, and on the other hand compensates for the speed difference between the folding machine and the printing device in a simpler way.It is proposed that, as part of the measuring section, the printing device (1) for transmitting the remaining length of the document (26) is connected to the control device and / or folding machine (3) by means of a communication interface, that the measuring section further includes a sensor (23) that is able to detect the paper end (27) of a document (26) supplied by the printing device (1) and to report to the control device that the remaining length of the document can be determined via the control device, and that a suitable folding scheme for folding the determined remaining length can be selected by means of the control device.
Owner:ROTH WEBER

Sheet support device and image forming system

To reduce the burden on the user when supplying seats to the seat loading area. [Solution] A sheet support device (8001) that supplies sheets (S) to a sheet loading section (410) provided on an image forming apparatus (100) and capable of loading sheets comprises a sheet support surface (801S) that supports the sheets to be supplied to the sheet loading section (410), and a rotating body (851) that protrudes at least a portion above a sheet guide surface (SP) to which the sheet (S) is guided when the sheet (S) is supplied from the sheet support surface (801S) to the sheet loading section (410), is arranged to be in contact with the lower surface of the guided sheet (S), and is rotatable as the sheet (S) moves.
Owner:CANON KK

Image reading device and image forming apparatus equipped with the same

An image reading device that can improve the operability of a document feed tray and a discharge tray of a document transport device, and an image forming apparatus equipped with the same are provided. [Solution] The image reading device includes an image reading unit having a reading module capable of reading images, and a document transport device that transports sheet-like documents to an automatic reading position of the image reading unit. The document transport device includes a document feed tray on which documents are placed, a document discharge tray that is disposed below the document feed tray at a distance and to which the documents are discharged, a support unit that supports the document feed tray and the document discharge tray so that they can move horizontally along the document transport direction, and a connecting unit that connects the document feed tray and the document discharge tray. While connected by the connecting unit, the document feed tray and the document discharge tray can move back and forth along the support unit in a first direction toward the outside of the document transport device and a second direction toward the inside of the document transport device.
Owner:KYOCERA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS INC

Medium loading device, medium conveying device, paper feeder, and image forming apparatus

To provide an image forming device comprising a manual paper-feed tray rotatably attached thereto, which exhibits a reduced protrusion amount in a horizontal direction thereof and excellent operability when being used in a narrow place.SOLUTION: A medium loading device for loading a medium comprises: a manual paper-feed tray 52 capable of placing a recording paper sheet 26, and a second extension tray 54; and angle-maintaining means (54d, 53c, 54c, 51e, 51f) capable of placing the medium by maintaining the second extension tray 54 at a first angle on a side in a direction of extending to the manual paper-feed tray 52 rather than a vertical direction, and at second angle closer to the vertical direction than the first angle.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6
Owner:OKI ELECTRIC INDUSTRY CO LTD

Delivery device with reduced fluid consumption

To reduce the fluid consumption, in particular the air consumption, during the transport of a sheet- or plate-shaped recording medium so as to increase the print quality of a printing device and / or the efficiency of a transport device.SOLUTION: A transport device is described, which is adapted to transport a recording medium (120) on a transport belt (130) through a printing unit (140). The conveyor belt (130) has a plurality of holes that have a first cross-sectional area towards the recording medium (120). Air is pumped out of the holes by means of a negative pressure unit in order to build up a negative pressure in the holes. In the process, the fluid is pumped over a second cross-sectional area that is smaller than the first cross-sectional area. As a result, relatively high holding forces on the recording medium (120) can be achieved with relatively low fluid consumption.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1a
Owner:CANON KK

Printing system comprising a conveyor belt

The invention relates to a printing system (1) for printing on substrates (S), in particular flat substrates, comprising a printing device (3), in particular a doctor-blade apparatus, which has an image carrier (15), in particular exchangeable image carrier, and comprising a conveyor device (6) for supplying substrates (S) to be printed on to, or removing same from, a printing position underneath the image carrier (15), the conveyor device (6) having a conveyor belt (5) which has a support face (7) for supporting the substrates (S). A control apparatus (16) is provided for identifying the orientation and / or position of the conveyor belt (5) relative to the image carrier (15).
Owner:EKRA AUTOMATISIERUNGSSYSTEME GMBH

Suction belt table

Device for conveying a shingled stream of sheets to a sheet processing machine, comprising a conveying table (9) which has at least one continuously driven, air-permeable conveyor belt (26) which can be subjected to negative pressure on an underside of its upper belt (26) sliding over the conveying table (9) by a first suction chamber (28), a second suction chamber (29) and a third suction chamber (30), wherein the third suction chamber (30) is the last suction chamber upstream of the sheet processing machine (1) and suction air of different pressure levels can be supplied to it in sync with the sheet processing machine (1), characterized by that the third suction chamber (30) is preceded by a further suction chamber (41) to which suction air at different pressure levels can be supplied in sync with the sheet processing machine (1), that the third suction chamber (30) and the further suction chamber (41) can be subjected to high and low vacuum pressures in phase shifts by a common rotary valve (38), that the third suction chamber (30) and the further suction chamber (41) are arranged at a distance (a) from each other and that at the distance (a) a part of the second suction chamber (29) is arranged.
Owner:HEIDELBERGER DRUCKMASCHINEN AG

Membrane stripping mechanism

The utility model discloses a membrane material stripping mechanism which is used for feeding membrane materials. The mechanism comprises a supporting frame, a Z-axis driving mechanism, a first clamping mechanism, a Y-axis sliding mechanism, a second clamping mechanism and a tension mechanism. The supporting frame is provided with a stripping platform used for supporting and adsorbing a film material. The Z-axis driving mechanism drives the Z-axis movable part to ascend and descend in the Z direction. The first clamping mechanism is installed on the Z-axis moving part to achieve the clamping action in the Z-axis direction. The Y-axis sliding mechanism is located below the stripping platform and drives the second clamping mechanism to move along the Y axis. The second clamping mechanism is connected with the tension mechanism and provides tension for the membrane material in the Y-axis direction. According to the utility model, the structure is simple, all parts cooperate with one another, the Z-axis driving mechanism drives the first clamping mechanism to clamp a membrane material and carry out vacuum adsorption stripping on the stripping platform, and meanwhile, the second clamping mechanism keeps the tension of the membrane material by virtue of the tension mechanism, so that the efficient stripping and feeding of the membrane material are stably and reliably realized, and the production efficiency can be obviously improved.
Owner:SHENZHEN XINSANLI AUTOMATION EQUIP

Stretching film workbench

The utility model belongs to the technical field of film stretching auxiliary devices, and discloses a film stretching workbench which comprises an anti-static workbench body, a U-shaped frame is assembled on the top of the anti-static workbench body, a bottom plate movably arranged on the top of the anti-static workbench body is fixed to the bottom end of the U-shaped frame, a rolling shaft is rotationally arranged in the U-shaped frame, and the rolling shaft is connected with the anti-static workbench body. An L-shaped groove used for disassembling the rolling shaft is formed in the front surface of the U-shaped frame, and a positioning assembly is arranged at the position, close to the bottom, of the inner wall of the U-shaped frame. The free end of the stretching film is restrained and positioned through the positioning assembly, the situation that a worker spends time in finding the stretching film due to random swing is avoided, dust adhesion caused by contact with a workbench is prevented, external force can be applied to the inner conical cylinder, the cutter strip is made to rise to cut off the stretching film, meanwhile, the free end of the stretching film is attached to the outer wall of the rough shaft, and therefore the stretching film is cut off. And a worker can quickly find the product when packaging the product again, so that the aim of high efficiency of winding the stretching film on the product for packaging the product is fulfilled.
Owner:ZHUHAI MUWANG INTELLIGENT TECH CO LTD

Image reading apparatus

A scanner includes a reading unit that reads an image of a paper, a medium feeding portion that is capable of selecting a first feeding mode in which a separation feeding for separately feeding a paper bundle in which a plurality of sheets of paper is overlapped with each other is performed and a second feeding mode in which a non-separation feeding for collectively feeding the paper bundle without separating is performed, and a pair of first transporting rollers and a pair of second transporting rollers that transport the paper fed by the medium feeding portion, in a case in which the medium feeding portion feeds the paper in the second feeding mode, a first driven roller and a second driven roller respectively constituting the pair of first transporting rollers and the pair of second transporting rollers are driven in a rotation direction where the paper is transported.
Owner:SEIKO EPSON CORP

Manual feed tray and image forming apparatus

To realize further miniaturization of a device even in a case where there is a projecting part such as a conveyance roller cover.SOLUTION: A manual feed tray comprises: a tray body 3 having a storage part SP for storing a projecting part (a conveyance roller cover 14) projecting from a side part 12, an opening 32 of the storage part SP formed in a placement surface 31 on which paper is placed and an opening cover 33 that is rotatably supported with a rotation shaft 331 in a direction perpendicular to a paper feeding direction and capable of closing the opening 32; and an auxiliary tray 4 that can be pulled out from the tray body 3 and has a recessed part 42 for forming the storage part SP when stored in the tray body 3. When the tray body 3 is stored along the side part 12, the opening cover 33 rotates toward an inside of the tray body 3 around the rotation shaft 331, and is stored in the storage part SP together with the conveyance roller cover 14 which is the protruding part.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2
Owner:KYOCERA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS INC

Device for aligning the leading edge, as seen in a transport direction, of flat, flexible objects movable along a transport path

Device (10) for aligning the leading edge (105) of flat, flexible objects (100) that can be moved along a transport path, as seen in a transport direction, with - a conveyor belt (40) for transporting the objects (100) in the transport direction (x), - wherein at least one chamber (70) is arranged on the side of the conveyor belt (40) facing away from the objects (100), which has at least one opening (75) facing the conveyor belt (40), and which can be pressurized with both negative and positive pressure, and - with a stop element (90) which is movable between a first position in which it is arranged in the transport path and a second position in which it is arranged outside the transport path, and which has a stop surface (95) which is oriented transversely to the transport path in the first position, characterized in that the stop element (90) has two side surfaces (95a, 95b) arranged at an angle to each other and is pivotable in the first position about an axis (B) which is arranged transversely, in particular perpendicularly, to the transport path.
Owner:BDT MEDIA AUTOMATION

Device for orienting sheet on feed table of sheet printing press

The invention relates to a device for orienting a sheet on a feeding table (7) of a sheet printing machine. Comprising a top gauge (13), a first control cam (24) and a first roller lever (25) which are used for enabling the top gauge (13) to periodically swing below a page conveying path, and a second control cam (26) and a second roller lever (27) which are used for periodically adjusting the top gauge (13) to exceed a top gauge height (H) of a feeding table (7) in a page-to-page manner. The first roller lever (25) has a first lever arm (25.1) and a second lever arm (25.2), the top gauge (13) being mounted on the first lever arm (25.1) of the first roller lever (25), and the cam roller (28) being mounted directly on the second lever arm (25.2) of the first roller lever (25).
Owner:HEIDELBERGER DRUCKMASCHINEN AG

Sheet support device and image forming apparatus

This prevents the first and second wiring from breaking. [Solution] The sheet support portion comprises a main body having a bulge, a first support surface supported by the main body so as to be openable and closable and supporting a sheet, an opening, a pull-out portion supported by the sheet support portion so as to be pull-out in the pull-out direction and movable between a first position and a second position, a cover that rotates in conjunction with the movement of the pull-out portion between the first position and the second position and covers the opening, a detection portion for detecting a sheet, and wiring for transmitting a signal to the detection portion. At least a portion of the bulge enters the opening of the sheet support portion and enters the space surrounded by the recess of the cover when the sheet support portion is closed relative to the main body. The wiring is arranged so as not to overlap the cover when viewed in the direction normal to the first support surface.
Owner:CANON KK

Thin film material taking and transferring device

PendingCN122009872AFeed tablesFilm material
The invention discloses a thin film material taking and transferring device which comprises a mesh and a fixing frame. A grating net used for supporting the thin film material is formed in the middle of the net piece, and a sealing ring is formed by surrounding the grating net on the periphery of the net piece. The lower bottom surface of the sealing ring is fixed with the upper end surface of the fixing frame; a negative pressure cavity is formed in the fixing frame so that negative pressure can be generated to adsorb the thin film materials downwards. The invention has the effects that the grating net comprises a plurality of tightly arranged meshes, so that each position of the lower bottom surface of the thin film material adsorbed and fixed by negative pressure can be adsorbed and fixed by uniform negative pressure, obvious salient points are not easy to appear on the lower bottom surface due to negative pressure adsorption, the product quality can be effectively ensured, and the thin film material is prevented from being damaged at the moment when the thin film material is placed on the grating net. When the grid net is pressed downwards, certain downward pressure is generated downwards on the grid net, at the moment, the pressure buffering component is arranged, downward pressure buffering is conducted through the pressure buffering component, the grid net can be pressed downwards in a micro-amplitude flexible mode instead of being pressed downwards in a hard mode, the grid net is not prone to being damaged by pressing, and therefore the service life of the corresponding net piece is long.
Owner:SHENZHEN SHIZONG AUTOMATION EQUIP CO LTD

Image forming apparatus and information processing apparatus

The invention discloses an image forming apparatus and an information processing apparatus. An image forming apparatus includes: a selector configured to select a first mode for forming an image on a first recording material, the first recording material including a closed first side, a closed second side, an open third side, and an open fourth side; a tray on which the first recording material is to be placed; an image former configured to form an image on the first recording material conveyed from the tray; a display; and a controller configured to control an orientation of an image to be formed according to an orientation in which the first recording material is placed on the tray in a case where the first mode is selected by the selector.
Owner:CANON KK

Sheet feeding device and image forming device

To reduce the size of an expansive sheet tray at the time of packing and to prevent the expansive sheet tray from falling off from a sheet tray.SOLUTION: A sheet feeding device 100 has an expansive sheet tray 1 that includes a sheet tray attachment portion 2 that is detachably attached to a sheet tray 4, and a sheet stacking portion 3 that is rotatably attached to the sheet tray attachment portion 2 and can stack sheets S. When the expansive sheet tray 1 is attached to the sheet tray 4, the sheet stacking portion 3 is switchable between a first position where the sheets S can be stacked and a second position that is closer to a device body part 201A than the first position, and is configured as such that it can rotate from the second position to the first position but cannot rotate from the first position to the second position.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 10
Owner:CANON KK

Device for conveying and / or guiding substrate sheets on a conveyor track with a sensor or processing device directed towards the transport track, and machine for processing and / or manufacturing substrate sheets

The invention relates to a device for conveying and / or guiding substrate sheets on a conveyor line, on which the substrate sheets are or can be guided by one or more conveying sections on a transport path along a translational transport route, wherein a device designed as a sensor or processing device is arranged on the conveyor line, which is directed or acts with a sensor device or a processing device on a measuring or working area of ​​the transport path, which is only partially wide compared to the transport path width given by the nominal or maximum width for the web transport on the conveyor line, wherein a blowing device is provided which extends only over a part of the transport path width and has one or more blowing nozzles directed towards the transport plane,and wherein the blowing device with at least one blowing nozzle is directed at at least one point on the transport path which is adjacent to and / or located at most one tenth of the transport path width or 50 mm in and / or transversely to the direction of travel from the partial width measuring or working area of ​​the sensor or processing device.
Owner:KOENIG & BAUER AG

Sheet conveying device, image reading device, and image forming device

To reduce conveying failures.SOLUTION: A sheet conveying device includes: a support member provided with a guide surface; a roller unit having a roller member, a roller shaft, and a holder member, and attached to and detached from the support member; a drive shaft provided on the support member; a coupling member for connecting the drive shaft and the roller shaft; and a drive source for supplying driving force to the roller shaft via the drive shaft and the coupling member. At least a part of the coupling member is exposed to a conveying path, and an outer peripheral part of the coupling member is provided with a rib which extends in an inclined direction away from the center of the roller member in a sheet width direction perpendicular to a sheet conveying direction toward downstream of the sheet conveying direction, when the coupling member is viewed from the conveying path.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5
Owner:CANON KK

Media bypass for a printer

A media bypass for a printer, the media bypass comprising a convertible media support to hold a substrate and to switch between an active and an inactive configuration, wherein the convertible media support pivots from the inactive configuration towards the active configuration to extend into the printer and to guide the substrate into the printer.
Owner:HEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LP

Printing position

To provide a printing position that enables cutting and printing to be performed when a sheet placed on a manual feed tray is of a predetermined size, and not to be performed when the sheet is out of the predetermined size. [Solution] When processing a print job instructed to perform cutting on a sheet Sa placed on a manual feed tray 30, the CPU 101 is capable of performing cutting if the time that has elapsed from a predetermined timing when the manual feed sensor SE5 detects the sheet Sa placed on the manual feed tray 30 until the manual feed sensor SE5 no longer detects the sheet Sa as the sheet Sa is transported corresponds to the sheet Sa being a first size, and not performing cutting if the time corresponds to the sheet Sa being a size smaller or larger than the first size.
Owner:BROTHER KOGYO KK

Sheet feeding device, image reading device and image forming device

To enable feeding of various size of sheets and improvement of space saving.SOLUTION: The sheet feeding device includes feeding means for feeding a sheet in a sheet feeding direction, a first support member having a first support surface that supports the sheet, and a second support member having a second support surface that supports the sheet, the second support surface having a length in a sheet width direction perpendicular to the sheet feeding direction shorter than the first support surface, in which the second support member can be moved between a first position above the first support member and a second position retracted above the first support member and above the first position, when the second support member is in the first position, the feeding means feeds the sheet supported on the second support surface, and when the second support member is in the second position, the feeding means under the second support member feeds the sheet supported on the first support surface.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2
Owner:CANON KK