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Basic Study on Paper Crease Generation Mechanism in Printers and Copiers

Research Project

Project/Area Number 16560206
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Dynamics/Control
Research InstitutionNagaoka University of Technology

Principal Investigator

YANABE Shigeo  Nagaoka University of Technology, Mechanical Eng.Dept., Professor, 工学部, 教授 (30016662)

Project Period (FY) 2004 – 2005
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2005)
Budget Amount *help
¥3,800,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,800,000)
Fiscal Year 2005: ¥400,000 (Direct Cost: ¥400,000)
Fiscal Year 2004: ¥3,400,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,400,000)
KeywordsPrinter / Flexible Media Handling / Fixing Roller / Paper / Paper Crease / Friction Force / Paper Tilt Angle / Preload / 事務機器 / 省力化機器 / 紙厚さ
Research Abstract

The study execution plan is (i)to find out what factors affect on a crease occurred in a paper passing through a fixing roller unit and to investigate friction force-slip velocity characteristics between rollers and paper. (ii)To construct a method for simulating two or three dimensional paper feed process with rubber rollers by means of FEM analyzing software MARC. (iii)To simulate the paper crease generation process and to find out ways to avoid it.
The results of the study are summarized as follows.
(1)The dynamic friction force increases suddenly from zero value and approaches a certain value as the slip velocity between the roller and paper increases.
(2)A method for simulating the paper feed process by rubber rollers is constructed.
(3)The simulation results of a paper feed velocity by rubber rollers have a good agreement with the experimental ones, when the friction force characteristics obtained by the experiments are used in the simulation.
(4)The surface of the rubber roller exhibits an elongation strain in a nip (contact area between two flexible bodies). Because of the strain, the roller surface velocity, which is almost equal to the paper feed velocity, increases and exceeds the nominal circumferential velocity of the rubber roller.
(5)A crease generated in a paper traveling direction is always observed when the paper, which is put on a guide plate tilting 3 degree against the roller horizontal axis, is fed to the fixing roller unit. The crease disappears when the tilt approaches zero.
(6)Using three dimensional paper feed model with cylindrical rubber and steel rollers, the crease generation process (5)is simulated. The results show that the paper width projected on the horizontal plane becomes a little bit shorter at the instant when the paper leading edge comes into the nip and the paper slightly deforms in the out-of-plane direction. This enable us to think that the out-of-plane deformation will be pressed by the rollers and causes the paper crease.

Report

(3 results)
  • 2005 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 2004 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (6 results)

All 2006 2005

All Journal Article (6 results)

  • [Journal Article] ローラ挟持搬送系における紙のスキュー2006

    • Author(s)
      前田哲也, 矢鍋重夫
    • Journal Title

      日本機械学会北陸信越支部第43総会・講演会講演論文集 No.67-1

      Pages: 215-216

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2005 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Skew of Paper fed by Rollers in Printer2006

    • Author(s)
      Tetsuya MAEDA, Shigeo YANABE
    • Journal Title

      Proceedings of JSME Hokurikushinnetsu buranch (in Japanese) No.67-1

      Pages: 215-216

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2005 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] ローラ挟持搬送系における紙のスキュー2006

    • Author(s)
      前田哲也, 矢鍋重夫
    • Journal Title

      日本機械学会北陸信越支部第43期総会・講演会 講演論文集 NO.067-1

      Pages: 215-216

    • Related Report
      2005 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] ゴムローラによる紙搬送の実験的研究2005

    • Author(s)
      中平健作, 矢鍋重夫
    • Journal Title

      日本機械学会北陸信越支部第42期総会・講演会講演論文集 NO.047-1

      Pages: 119-120

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2005 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Study on Paper Feed Mechanism with Rubber Rollers2005

    • Author(s)
      Kensaku NAKAHIRA, Shigeo YANABE
    • Journal Title

      Proceedings of JSME Hokurikushinnetsu buranch (in Japanese) No.47-1

      Pages: 119-120

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2005 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] ゴムローラによる紙搬送の実験的研究2005

    • Author(s)
      中平健作, 矢鍋重夫
    • Journal Title

      日本機械学会北陸信越支部第42期総会・講演会 講演論文集 NO.047-1

      Pages: 119-120

    • Related Report
      2004 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2004-04-01   Modified: 2016-04-21  

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