37th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 35 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110222908 | Fixing device and image forming apparatus using the same - A disclosed fixing device includes a first roller, a second roller, a lubricant application unit applying lubricant to a surface of the first roller, a lubricant control blade being in contact with and separated from the surface of the first roller, so that the recording medium on which the image is formed is sandwiched and fed between the first roller and the second roller so as to fix the image onto the recording medium, a contact angle θ of the lubricant control blade relative to the first roller is in a range between 35 degrees and 43 degrees, and a linear pressure F applied from the lubricant control blade to the first roller is in a range from 0.35 N/cm to 0.5 N/cm. | 2011-09-15 |
20110222909 | CHARGING DEVICE - A charging device includes a corona charger; a shutter of a sheet for shielding an opening of said corona charger, the sheet having such a property that it is curled about an axis when said shutter absorbs moisture; and a winding-up device for winding up the shutter. The axis and a winding-up direction in which the shutter is wound up by the winding-up means form an angle therebetween from 45 degrees to 135 degrees. | 2011-09-15 |
20110222910 | CHARGING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A charging device includes a charging roll, a voltage application member and a confronting potential varying unit. The charging roll is disposed so as to be in contact with an image holding body on whose surface an electrostatic latent image is to be formed, and charges the image holding body. The voltage application member is disposed so as to be in contact with the charging roll, and applies a voltage to a surface of the charging roll. The confronting potential varying unit varies a surface potential profile of the charging roll in its axial direction in a contact region between the charging roll and the image holding body according to both the number of image-formed sheets and a wear situation of the image holding body so that a surface potential of the image holding body becomes approximately constant in an axial direction of the image holding body. | 2011-09-15 |
20110222911 | LIQUID DEVELOPER AND WET-TYPE IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A liquid developer containing an electrically insulating carrier fluid and colored particles dispersed in the carrier fluid and a wet-type image forming apparatus using this liquid developer are provided, with the colored particles being pigments and this liquid developer containing at least one selected from a group consisting of styrene elastomer, polyvinyl butyral, cyclic olefin copolymer and cellulose ether. Additionally, a liquid developer containing an electrically insulating carrier fluid, colored particles dispersed in the carrier fluid, and an organic macromolecular compound for fixing the colored particles to a recording medium and a wet-type image forming apparatus using this liquid developer are provided, with the organic macromolecular compound being dissolved in the carrier fluid and the colored particles being pigments. | 2011-09-15 |
20110222912 | DEVELOPING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - Provided is a developing device including: a developing container partitioned into a stirring-transport chamber, a supplying-transport chamber, and a collecting-transport chamber that are arranged substantially in parallel with one another, for storing a two-component developer; a developer carrying member for carrying the developer on a surface thereof; a supplying-transport member located within the supplying-transport chamber; a stirring-transport member located within the stirring-transport chamber; a collecting-transport member located within the collecting-transport chamber, for stirring and transporting the developer in the same direction as the supplying-transport member and at the different speed from the supplying-transport member; a first developer passage for passing the developer from the stirring-transport chamber to the supplying-transport chamber; a second developer passage for passing the developer from the supplying-transport chamber to the stirring-transport chamber; and a communication portion for passing the developer from the collecting-transport chamber to the supplying-transport chamber. | 2011-09-15 |
20110222913 | DEVELOPING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A developing device includes: a developing container partitioned into a stirring-transport chamber, a supplying-transport chamber, and a collecting-transport chamber; a developer carrying member for carrying the developer on a surface thereof; a supplying-transport member located within the supplying-transport chamber; a stirring-transport member located within the stirring-transport chamber, for stirring and transporting the developer in a reverse direction to the supplying-transport member; a collecting-transport member located within the collecting-transport chamber, for stirring and transporting the developer in the same direction as the supplying-transport member; a first developer passage for passing the developer from the stirring-transport chamber to the supplying-transport chamber; a second developer passage for passing the developer from the supplying-transport chamber to the stirring-transport chamber, in which a communication portion for passing the developer from the collecting-transport chamber to the supplying-transport chamber is provided on an upstream side of the second developer passage in terms of a developer transporting direction. | 2011-09-15 |
20110222914 | POWDER TRANSPORTING UNIT AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - According to an aspect of the invention, a powder transporting unit include: a first powder transporting cylindrical member in which a powder reception port for receiving a powder from a powder storage container storing the powder is opened in an upper portion of the first powder transporting cylindrical member; a second powder transporting cylindrical member whose inner diameter is formed to be larger than an inner diameter of the first powder transporting cylindrical member and in which a powder discharge port for discharging the powder; a link member which is made from an elastic material and which displaceably couples the first powder transporting cylindrical member and the second powder transporting cylindrical member with each other; and a powder transporting member which is rotatably disposed inside the first powder transporting cylindrical member and the second powder transporting cylindrical member and which transports the powder. | 2011-09-15 |
20110222915 | IMAGE FORMING AGENT HOLDING CONTAINER, IMAGE FORMING DEVICE, AND METHOD OF FILLING IMAGE FORMING AGENT - There is provided an image forming agent holding container having a container body that is installable into and removable from an image forming device body and in which an ejection hole for use in ejection of image forming agent is formed, an opening/closing part that is shiftably mounted on the container body so as to open and close the ejection hole, and a manipulating part turnably supported by the container body to be used for shifting the opening/closing part relative to the container body, the manipulating part shifting to and from an open position to place the ejection hole in an open state, a sealing position to place the ejection hole in a sealed state, and a fitting position to fit the manipulating part to the container body. | 2011-09-15 |
20110222916 | Developing Cartridge - A developing cartridge is provided. The developing cartridge includes an input gear which receives an external driving force; a developing roller which carries developer; a supply roller that is in contact with the developing roller and supplies the developer to the developing roller; a supply roller gear that is meshed with the input gear to drive the supply roller using a driving force transmitted from the input gear; and a developing roller gear that drives the developing roller with a driving force transmitted from the supply roller gear. | 2011-09-15 |
20110222917 | TONER CARTRIDGE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A toner cartridge comprising a toner cartridge body, a screw shaft, a paddle member, and a toner inflow block piece coupled to a part of the paddle member, wherein the toner cartridge body includes therein a toner storage section being a large-capacity space where the paddle member is disposed and most of the toner is stored; and a toner conveying passage being a small-capacity space where the screw shaft is disposed, the toner conveying passage being adjacent to and communicating with the toner storage section and having a toner discharge port disposed on an one end side in a longitudinal direction of the toner conveying passage, the toner inflow block piece is disposed at a block position where an inflow of the toner in the toner conveying passage toward the toner discharge port is blocked while the toner cartridge body is yet to be attached to an image forming apparatus, and rotates together with the paddle member so as to be away from the block position while the toner cartridge body is attached to the image forming apparatus. | 2011-09-15 |
20110222918 | DEVELOPING DEVICE, ASSEMBLY BODY, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A developing device includes: a first-developer-holding-member facing a surface of a rotating latent image carrier, it rotating such that a moving direction thereof is opposite to that of the carrier at a portion where they face; a second-developer-holding-member provided at a downstream-side of the first-developer-holding-member in a direction in which the carrier rotates, and facing the surface of the carrier, it rotating such that a moving direction thereof is the same as that of the carrier at a portion where they face; a ratio of circumferential speeds of the first-developer-holding-member and the second-developer-holding-member being variable; a splitting member that splits a developer for the first-developer-holding-member and the second-developer-holding-member by hitting against the developer located between the first-developer-holding-member and the second-developer-holding-member; a moving unit that moves the splitting member; and a control unit that controls the moving unit to move the splitting member to vary split ratio of the developer. | 2011-09-15 |
20110222919 | DEVELOPING UNIT AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS USING SAME - A developing unit includes: a cylindrical magnetic member having plural magnetic poles in a circumferential direction, the magnetic poles including a first pole attracting developer and a second pole not attracting developer; a developer holding member having the cylindrical magnetic member therein and conveying developer magnetically attracted by the cylindrical magnetic member on a surface thereof in a direction toward a predetermined area where developer is not attracted by a magnetic field caused by the second pole; a peeling member provided in the predetermined area and peeling off the developer attracted at an end portion of the developer holding member in an axial direction; and a second magnetic member provided on at least one of upstream and downstream in the direction from the peeling member, disposed in a position with a gap from the surface of the developer holding member and opposed to the predetermined area. | 2011-09-15 |
20110222920 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a first image carrier facing an intermediate transfer belt, a primary transfer unit primarily transferring images on the first image carrier onto the intermediate transfer belt, a secondary transfer roller facing the intermediate transfer belt secondarily transferring images on the intermediate transfer belt onto a recording medium, a second image carrier provided upstream/downstream of a secondary transfer position in a recording medium conveying direction, a direct transfer unit directly transferring images on the second image carrier onto the recording medium, a recording medium carriage belt rotatably stretched across roller members including the secondary transfer roller supporting and conveying the recording medium to pass a direct transfer position and the secondary transfer position, and a displacement unit displacing the secondary transfer roller between a contact position where the recording medium carriage belt contacts the intermediate transfer belt and a separate position where it is separated therefrom. | 2011-09-15 |
20110222921 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A fixing device for fixing a toner image onto a recording sheet by applying a pressure and a heat during conveying the recording sheet at a nip portion, includes: a fixing member including a heating section; a pressure-applying member forming the nip portion with the fixing member; an air blow duct provided with an air discharge opening which opens toward a vicinity of a recording sheet outlet of the nip portion; and an air blowing section which blows air toward the vicinity, wherein fixing device further includes an air drain path provided with an air suction opening at the vicinity of the outlet of the recording sheet and suctioning the air blown toward the vicinity of the outlet of the recording sheet thereby draining the air. The air drain path is separated from a sheet conveyance path by a separation wall member and formed above the sheet conveyance path. | 2011-09-15 |
20110222922 | FIXING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING THE SAME - Disclosed is a fixing device, which makes it possible to prevent the air blasting section from deterioration, caused by heat transferred from the duct to the air blasting section. The fixing device includes a fixing section to fix the toner image onto the paper sheet; a heat source; and a separating section to separate the paper sheet from the pair of fixing members. On the other hand, the separating section includes: a gas blasting section to blast a gas; and a duct to guide the gas towards the pair of fixing members, and that is provided with a duct wall serving as a heat receiving surface to receive radiation heat irradiated from the fixing section, and at least one of the gas blasting section and the duct is provided with such a connection structure that suppresses heat transferring action from the duct to the gas blasting section. | 2011-09-15 |
20110222923 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A heating device includes a fixing member; a pressure member that comes in pressure contact with a surface of the fixing member; and a cleaning web unit. The cleaning web unit includes a contact roller that contacts the pressure member via a web that is impregnated with a lubricant agent, a supplying roller that supplies a new web, a roll-up roller that rolls up and retrieves the web that has been used for wiping off adhering matter from the pressure member, and a lubricant agent absorption member that absorbs the lubricant agent by contacting the web at a web path extending from the supplying roller to the contact roller. | 2011-09-15 |
20110222924 | Fixing device and image forming apparatus - A fixing device includes a foam fixer generator unit generating a foam fixer containing a softener softening toner by dissolving or swelling part of resin of the toner, an application roller carrying and transferring the foam fixer onto a recording sheet, a pressure roller applying pressure to a toner image on the recording sheet via the foam fixer on the application roller to fix the toner image on the recording sheet, a cleaning device removing residual components remaining on the application roller, a recording sheet detector unit detecting presence or absence of the recording sheet, a remover unit being in contact with and separated from the application roller to remove the foam fixer on the application roller, and a control unit controlling the contact-separation operation of the remover unit based on a detected result of a front end and/or a rear end of the recording sheet. | 2011-09-15 |
20110222925 | FIXING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND FIXING METHOD - According to one embodiment, fixing device includes a first heat roller to generate heat, a second heat roller to generate heat and fix a toner image formed on a recording medium passing through a nip between the first heat roller and the second heat roller, and a unitary heating unit provided to heat the first heat roller and the second heat roller, the heating unit being provided with a passage to pass the recording medium in a position opposing the nip. | 2011-09-15 |
20110222926 | Fixing device and image forming apparatus - A fixing device includes an image surface side separating member that separates a recording medium from a fixing member; an image surface side conveyance guiding member arranged downstream of the image surface side separating member; a non-image surface side separating member that separates the recording medium from a pressing member; and a non-image surface side conveyance guiding member arranged downstream of the non-image surface side separating member. When the image surface side conveyance guiding member is rotated about its rotation axis so as to be opened or closed, the image surface side separating member is also rotated or slid so as to be opened or closed simultaneously. When the non-image surface side conveyance guiding member is rotated about its rotation axis so as to be opened or closed, the non-image surface side separating member is also rotated or slid so as to be opened or closed simultaneously. | 2011-09-15 |
20110222927 | Fixing device, image forming apparatus, and fixing condition control method - A fixing device includes a temperature rise characteristic acquisition unit that acquires a temperature rise characteristic of a recording medium based on temperature change information of the recording medium acquired on a temperature basis of the recording medium detected by a temperature detection unit that detects the temperature of the recording medium, and a heat generation unit that generates a heat quantity provided to the recording medium in a fixing nip for fixing an image carried on the recording medium, that is adjusted on the basis of the temperature rise characteristic acquired by the temperature rise characteristic acquisition unit. | 2011-09-15 |
20110222928 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS WITH OPENING AND CLOSING ASSEMBLY AND GEARS MOVABLE THEREWITH - An image forming apparatus has an apparatus main assembly; an image forming unit; a fixing unit which has a pressure applying mechanism and a cam member; an opening and closing member which is attached to the apparatus main assembly to be capable of being opened and closed; a first gear which is provided at the apparatus main assembly; a second gear which is provided at the fixing unit; and a connection gear which connects the first gear and the second gear. The connection gear is configured to be detachable from between the first gear and the second gear and to be attachable being engaged with both the first gear and the second gear only in a case that the first gear and the second gear are respectively at a predetermined phase. | 2011-09-15 |
20110222929 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING SAME - A fixing device includes a nip forming member disposed inside a fixing member and pressed against a pressing member via the fixing member to form a nip portion between the pressing member and the fixing member through which a recording medium bearing a toner image passes. A heat generator disposed inside the fixing member heats the fixing member outside the nip portion and has variable heat distribution over a width of the fixing member. A first temperature detector disposed inside the fixing member contacts an end portion of the heat generator in the width direction of the fixing member, opposite a surface facing the fixing member, to detect a temperature of the heat generator. A second temperature detector disposed inside the fixing member contacts a center of an inner circumferential surface of the fixing member in the width direction, to detect the temperature of the fixing member. | 2011-09-15 |
20110222930 | FIXING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING SAME, AND METHOD OF HEATING FIXING MEMBER - A fixing device includes a support member fixedly provided inside a loop formed by a fixing member to support a nip formation member provided inside the loop formed by the fixing member. A biasing member is provided between the support member and a heater support that supports a laminated heater that generates heat to be transmitted to the fixing member. The heater support thermally expands in a first direction due to heat generated by the laminated heater. The biasing member applies bias to the heater support in a second direction opposite the first direction and in which the heater support presses the laminated heater against an inner circumferential surface of the fixing member. | 2011-09-15 |
20110222931 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING SAME - A fixing device includes a tubular, stationary metal pipe, a heater, a flexible fuser belt, a rotatable pressure member, a fuser pad, and a tubular pipe cover. The heater is disposed adjacent to the metal pipe to heat a circumference thereof. The metal pipe has multiple through-holes provided at least at a circumferential perforated section thereof. The flexible fuser belt is looped for rotation around the metal pipe to transfer heat radially outward from the heated circumference of the metal pipe. The rotatable pressure member extends opposite the metal pipe with the fuser belt interposed between the metal pipe and the pressure member. The fuser pad, accommodated within the metal pipe, held stationary inside the loop of the fuser belt, presses against the pressure member through the fuser belt to form a fixing nip. The tubular pipe cover is fitted around the metal pipe. | 2011-09-15 |
20110222932 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A fixing device includes: a heating rotary member having a heating layer generating heat upon current application; a pressurizing rotary member brought into pressure-contact with an outer circumferential surface of the heating rotary member to form fixing nip, through which a sheet on which unfixed toner image is formed passes for heat fixing; circular electrodes that are circumferentially formed at two respective positions sandwiching a sheet passing region therebetween, on the outer circumferential surface, and feed electrical power to the heating layer, the electrodes are each metallic and formed of at least two electrode layers including a first electrode layer layered directly on the heating layer and a second electrode layer as an outermost layer, linear expansion coefficient difference between the first layer and the heating layer is smaller than that between the second layer and the heating layer, and the second layer is more oxidation-resistant than the first layer. | 2011-09-15 |
20110222933 | FIXING APPARATUS - A fixing apparatus according to an embodiment includes: a first roller; a second roller that forms a nip between the second roller and the first roller and pressurizes a sheet passing through the nip against the first roller; a third roller that is disposed in parallel with the first and second rollers; a fixing belt that is stretched over the first and third rollers; a heater that uniformly heats the fixing belt in a direction of a width of the fixing belt; and a heat-uniformizing member that is a shaft-shaped heat-uniformizing member embedded in the third roller. An effective length in a longitudinal axial direction of the heat-uniformizing member is set to be the same or greater than a width of a predetermined maximum sheet so as to uniformly distribute heat of the fixing belt which is in contact with the third roller in the longitudinal axial direction. | 2011-09-15 |
20110222934 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING SAME - A fixing device includes a rotary heating member; a heat source disposed near the rotary heating member to heat the rotary heating member; a stationary member disposed in sliding contact with a portion of an outer circumferential surface of the rotary heating member; a flexible fixing belt looped around the rotary heating member and the stationary member; and a rotary pressure member disposed in pressure contact with the stationary member via the fixing belt to form a nip between the fixing belt and the rotary pressure member. The rotary heating member, the stationary member, the fixing belt, and the rotary pressure member are arranged in a direction in which pressure is applied to form the nip. A pressing force acting between the rotary heating member and the rotary pressure member via the fixing belt and the stationary member creates pressure at the nip. | 2011-09-15 |
20110222935 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A fixing device includes a laser source that irradiates an image with laser light, the image being formed on a moving recording material with a thermoplastic image-forming material; and a support member arranged to face the laser source and having a curved portion, the curved portion being curved to extend in a recording-material moving direction and to protrude toward the laser source, the curved portion having a supporting portion of the recording material corresponding to at least an irradiation area of the laser light in a curved manner. | 2011-09-15 |
20110222936 | FIXING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A fixing apparatus includes a light irradiation unit and a reflector. The light irradiation unit irradiates a recording medium conveyed in a conveying direction with laser light along a first direction that is substantially perpendicular to the conveying direction. The reflector reflects first to fourth angular components of a part of the laser light reflected at an irradiation position at which the recording medium is irradiated, such that a first intersection point between the first and third angular components after the reflection and a second intersection point between the second and fourth angular components after the reflection as seen in a second direction that is substantially perpendicular to the conveying direction and the first direction are at different positions in a direction of displacement of the recording medium, the direction of displacement crossing the conveying direction. A developing agent on the recording medium is melted by the laser light. | 2011-09-15 |
20110222937 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing device has an image forming portion, a heating portion and a supplying portion. The image forming portion forms an image on a sheet. The heating portion heats the sheet on which the image is formed by the image forming portion at a predetermined temperature, to thereby fix the image on the sheet. The supplying portion supplies the sheet on which an image is fixed previously. Further, the heating portion heats the sheet on which the image is fixed and which is supplied from the supplying portion at a temperature higher than the predetermined temperature to thereby remove the image. | 2011-09-15 |
20110222938 | LUBRICANT COATING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING THE LUBRICANT COATING DEVICE - A lubricant supplying device comprises a solid lubricant, a lubricant applicator to scrape and supply the lubricant to a target, and a pressing mechanism to press the solid lubricant against the lubricant applicator. An amount of pressure applied to the solid lubricant by the pressing mechanism increases until one of a thickness of the solid lubricant and a number of printed sheets reaches a prescribed level after the lubricant starts being consumed. | 2011-09-15 |
20110222939 | AUGER FOR AN ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PRINTING DEVICE CROSS REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATION - An apparatus for moving waste toner within a printer cartridge includes an auger having a radially inward facing surface, the radially inward facing surface defining an opening having an inner diameter. An elongated drive shaft has an outer surface defining an outer diameter, the outer diameter of the drive shaft being greater than the inner diameter of the auger. The radially inward facing surface of the auger engages the outer surface of the drive shaft with a first pressure when the drive shaft is rotated within the opening of the auger in a first direction with a first load applied on the auger. | 2011-09-15 |
20110222940 | POWDER RECOVERY DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A powder recovery device includes a powder storage container and at least two powder conveying members. The powder storage container stores powder recovered from a recovery port. The at least two powder conveying members are disposed on upper and lower sides of the recovery port interposed therebetween in the powder storage container, and are disposed in a longitudinal direction of the powder storage container. The at least two powder conveying members are set so that the amount of powder conveyed to the recovery port is larger than the amount of powder conveyed to a back side which is on the opposite side of the recovery port in the longitudinal direction. | 2011-09-15 |
20110222941 | DEVELOPER COLLECTION CONTAINER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A developer collection container includes: a developer collection container main body that forms a developer collection chamber in which developer is collected; a first developer conveyance member, provided inside the developer collection container main body, that conveys the developer by rotating about a shaft; and a second developer conveyance member, provided below the first developer conveyance member with respect to a gravitational direction in the developer collection container main body, that conveys the developer by rotating about a shaft, the developer collection container main body having a collected developer introduction member that introduces the developer to the developer collection chamber being provided between the first developer conveyance member and the second developer conveyance member with respect to the gravitational direction. | 2011-09-15 |
20110222942 | CONVEYING ROLLER, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND CONVEYING METHOD OF IMAGE FORMED SHEET - According to one embodiment, a conveying roller includes a rotatable first cylindrical portion which is provided with a groove on the surface thereof, a second cylindrical portion which is provided with a groove on the surface thereof, the second cylindrical portion having external diameter the same as that of the first cylindrical portion, and provided on the axis the same as that of the first cylindrical portion outside diameter as the first cylindrical portion, and a third cylindrical portion which is provided with a flat and smooth surface, the third cylindrical portion having an external diameter the same as that of the first and second cylindrical portions, and provided on the axis the same as that of the first and second cylindrical portions between the first and second cylindrical portions. | 2011-09-15 |
20110222943 | IMAGE FORMATION APPARATUS AND READABLE MEDIUM - An image formation apparatus includes: an acquisition unit that reads an original and acquires image data; a plurality of accommodation units that accommodate therein printing media on which images are to be formed; and an accommodated-printing-medium setting unit that sets an accommodated-printing-medium size which is a size of the printing medium accommodated in each of the accommodation unit, and an accommodated-printing-medium sort which is a sort of the printing medium. The image formation apparatus further includes a selected-printing-medium setting unit that sets a selected-printing-medium sort; a determination unit that determines a determined-printing-medium size; a selection unit that selects the accommodation unit in which the printing medium of the accommodated-printing-medium sort of single sort and the accommodated-printing-medium size corresponding to the determined-printing-medium size is accommodated; and an image formation unit that forms the image on the printing medium which is accommodated in the accommodation unit selected by the selection unit. | 2011-09-15 |
20110222944 | PAPER TRANSPORTING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE READING DEVICE AND POST-PROCESSING DEVICE - A paper transporting device includes a driving roller member, a driven roller member, a first guiding member and a second guiding member. The driving roller member is rotated. The driven roller member is rotated in contact with the driving roller member. The first guiding member is disposed on a driving roller member side, and guides a paper to a contact portion in which the driving roller member and the driven roller member are in contact with each other. The second guiding member is disposed on a driven roller member side, and guides the paper to the contact portion. The second guiding member partially protrudes inward in a radial direction of the driving roller member from an outer peripheral surface of the driving roller member at a downstream side in a paper transporting direction of the contact portion. | 2011-09-15 |
20110222945 | IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM AND SHEET HANDLING APPARATUS - An image forming system includes an image forming unit that forms images on sheets; a sheet compiling unit that compiles the sheets on which the image forming unit has formed the images into a sheet stack; a first binding unit that binds a first end portion of the sheet stack by performing a first binding process; a second binding unit that binds a second end portion of the sheet stack by performing a second binding process, the second end portion being different from the first end portion; and an image rotation unit that rotates an orientation of each of the images in accordance with whether the sheet stack is to be bound by using the first binding unit or the second binding unit, the images being formed on the sheets of the sheet stack by the image forming unit. | 2011-09-15 |
20110222946 | TAPE PRINTER, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING TAPE PRINTER, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - A tape printer having a large-size printing function of printing an enlarged printing image which is larger than the tape width of a long tape into a plurality of tape parts, includes: a tape width detecting section detecting the tape width; a layout determination section determining enlargement layout information for forming the enlarged printing image; a margin determining section determining the widths of an upper margin and a lower margin of the enlarged printing image in the tape width direction and determining whether or not each width is equal to or greater than the tape width; an image data generating section generating image data of the enlarged printing image; and a printing section sequentially printing, on two or more tape parts respectively, the image data of the enlarged printing image other than a tape part corresponding to a margin which is equal to or greater than the tape width. | 2011-09-15 |
20110222947 | CARRYING APPARATUS AND IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A carrying apparatus includes: a carry path which is defined to guide a first carried object and a second carried object; a first pulley; a first roller; a second pulley; a first belt which is wound on the first pulley and the second pulley; a first tensioner; and a first moving mechanism which moves the first roller between a first position and a second position. The first moving mechanism moves the first roller between a first position at which the first roller carries the first carried object and a second position which is farther from the carry path than the first position and at which the first roller carries the second carried object. | 2011-09-15 |
20110222948 | IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS - Image recording apparatus including manual medium insertion tray manually loaded with recording medium, the tray being connected to rear end portion of housing such that the tray is pivotable in vertical direction about horizontal axis of first hinge portion located below first hinge portion provided for image reading device, between its operative position in which the second recording medium is fed to feeding path leading to image recording device, and its retracted position, the tray placed in the operative position having upwardly inclined posture extending outwardly from the rear end portion of the housing, while the tray placed in the retracted position having posture extending generally downwards into accommodating space formed within the housing and on rear side of U-turn sheet transfer path connecting the sheet supply cassette and the feeding path, the tray being pivotable between the operative and retracted positions through rear opening formed in the housing. | 2011-09-15 |
20110222949 | MEDIUM TRANSPORTING APPARATUS AND RECORDING APPARATUS - A medium transporting apparatus includes a placement section, a transport unit, and a separation unit having an inclined surface, wherein the transport unit includes a transport roller that can be moved in a transport direction, a force to move the transport roller to the upstream side in the transport direction is applied from a medium to the transport roller as a counteracting force against a force for the transport roller to transport the medium to the downstream side in the transport direction, and when the counteracting force becomes larger than a predetermined force, the transport roller is moved to the upstream side in the transport direction by the counteracting force. | 2011-09-15 |
20110222950 | PRINT APPARATUS - A print apparatus is supplied that feeds continuous paper with suppressing its swelling caused by perforations or crease. In the print apparatus, a platen is furnished opposite to a printing section; a medium support member is furnished capable of changing an interval from the platen and supports a record medium toward the platen; and a medium support auxiliary member is furnished on the opposite side to the platen in the medium support member, and when the medium support member is made to separate from the platen, the medium support auxiliary member is made to protrude from the medium support member. | 2011-09-15 |
20110222951 | ERASING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, SHEET CASSETTE COMMON USE SYSTEM, AND A STORING METHOD OF ERASE-PROCESSED SHEETS - An erasing device includes an image erasing portion that erases an erasable image which is printed on a sheet using an erasable color material, a reusability determination portion that determines whether or not to reuse the sheet obtained by erasing the erasable image by the image erasing portion; a sorting carrying portion that carries the determined sheets to a carrying destination for reusable sheets and a carrying destination for non-reusable sheets according to the determination result from the reusability determination portion; a common sheet cassette that can be used in an image forming apparatus and detachably installed in the carrying destination for reusable sheets, and that stacks and contains the sheets from the sorting carrying portion therein; a storage medium that is installed in the common sheet cassette; and a communication portion that stores information regarding the sheets contained in the common sheet cassette in the storage medium. | 2011-09-15 |
20110222952 | APPLICATOR DEVICE FOR A COSMETIC PRODUCT, AND ASSEMBLY COMPRISING SAME - The invention relates to an applicator for a cosmetic product that includes a body, a cosmetic applicator member connected to a first longitudinal end of the body, a holding ring adapted to be engaged around an anterior phalange of one of the user's fingers, with a size adapted to allow simultaneous bearing of two opposite zones of the ring on the finger when the anterior phalange is engaged through the ring, the ring being connected to a second longitudinal end of the body opposite the first, such that the body offers at least one bearing zone for an end phalange of said finger of the user when the anterior phalange is engaged through the ring. | 2011-09-15 |
20110222953 | LIQUID SUPPLY DEVICE - The invention relates to a liquid supply device utilizing a rotating cam mechanism for supplying a liquid. In the liquid supply device for smoothly supplying a liquid with the assistance of pressurizing action, switching operation by the rotating cam mechanism can be carried out reliably. | 2011-09-15 |
20110222954 | TELESCOPIC CONTAINER FOR A PASTY OR LIQUID COSMETIC PRODUCT - The invention relates to a vial for a liquid or pasty cosmetic product, comprising: an elongate body ( | 2011-09-15 |
20110222955 | Cosmetic Bottle With Automatic Extending Applicator - An applicator includes a bottle cap with an automatically extending applicator head coupled to a spring. The bottle cap is removably coupled to a bottle having a reservoir for containing a product, such as a cosmetics product or a medicinal product. By virtue of having an automatic extending applicator head, the applicator is capable of extending during application and retracting during storage in a clean and automatic fashion. | 2011-09-15 |
20110222956 | AQUEOUS MANICURE PREPARATION AND MANICURE PREPARATION-FILLED APPLICATOR - An aqueous manicure preparation which is an aqueous cosmetic preparation for a nail art wherein in an applicator which is equipped with at least a liquid storing part and an applying member and in which a liquid is transported from the liquid storing part to the applying member by virtue of capillary force, the aqueous manicure preparation stored in the liquid storing part contains at least water, a water-soluble resin, a tabular pigment, an emulsion resin, a moisturizing agent and a fungicide and further contains crystalline cellulose and has a viscosity satisfying the following condition (A) in measuring the viscosity at a temperature of 25° C. by means of a cone plate type viscometer: | 2011-09-15 |
20110222957 | ADJUSTMENT SYSTEM FOR CONNECTIONS BETWEEN METAL STRUCTURES - The present invention relates to an adjustment system for connections between metal structures which consists of two plates. It is essentially characterised in that it comprises: a plate ( | 2011-09-15 |
20110222958 | SELF-LOCKING SLIDE BAR - A self-locking slide bar has a rod body and a shower head fixing seat sleeving the rod body. A sleeve seat for fixing a shower handle is outside the fixing seat. The fixing seat has a sliding upper and lower seat cover, and a floating block. The floating block sleeves the rod body, and a friction plate is provided on the inner wall of the floating block. An orifice is located on the contrary position to the friction plate and contacts the rod body. The floating block is movably positioned in a containing cavity made up of the upper and lower cover of the sliding seat. In the normal state, the lower end of the floating block contacts the sliding seat lower cover, the orifice and the friction plate act on two sides of the rod body, and the shower head fixing seat is fixed on the rod body. | 2011-09-15 |
20110222959 | JOINT AND/OR MOUNT ARRANGEMENT - A joint or bearing arrangement ( | 2011-09-15 |
20110222960 | LOAD-ABSORBENT DEVICE FOR INTRODUCING LOAD FORCES SUCH AS CABLE FORCES OR TENSIONING FORCES OF SHEET-LIKE STRUCTURES - A load-absorbing device for initiating load forces such as cable forces or tensioning forces of sheet-like structures into supporting structures ( | 2011-09-15 |
20110222961 | LOAD-ADSORBING DEVICE FOR INTRODUCING LOAD FORCES, IN PARTICULAR CABLE FORCES - A load-absorbing device for introducing load forces, in particular cable forces in support devices for tent-like coverings and the like, with at least one load-absorbing part ( | 2011-09-15 |
20110222962 | Detachable barrier having magnetic retainer - A device for securing a passageway comprising a barrier on a mounting member, the barrier being retained by magnetic attraction between the mounting member and the barrier, the mounting member being pivotably moveable between operative and inoperative positions. | 2011-09-15 |
20110222963 | MANHOLE COVER DEVICE - A rubber manhole cover, suitable for attaching to a top of a metal manhole lid, includes at least two bonded layers of rubber material of differing properties, including a bottom layer of a first rubber material, and a top layer of vulcanized rubber material, the top and bottom layers functioning as a single unit. | 2011-09-15 |
20110222964 | HIGHWAY DEVICE, IN PARTICULAR MANHOLE, WITH FRAME AND PLUG WITH BACKWARD MOVEMENT RELATIVE TO THE FRAME TO ENSURE THE CLOSED POSITION OF THE PLUG IN THE FRAME - A manhole includes a frame and plug, which moves backward relative to the frame, to ensure the plug reaches a proper closed position in the frame. A first end of a self-locking arm of the structure is pivotally mounted to the frame, and can slide in a fixed guiding groove. The first end of the arm bears on a fixed stop of the frame during tilting of the plug toward the closed position of the frame. The arm moves the plug backwards and so the plug correctly closes the opening of the frame. | 2011-09-15 |
20110222965 | Method for Chip Seal Coating - This invention relates to a method for chip seal coating. Aggregate is pre-coated, at ambient temperature, with an emulsion. The pre-coated aggregate is then allowed to sit, preferably for at least 24 hours, to allow the mixture to break into the asphalt and soapy water components of the mixture. The aggregate is then air dried to a moisture content of between 1 percent minimum to a maximum of 15 percent. A paved surface may be manufactured by first apply hot asphalt binder to a properly prepared base. The pre-coated aggregate is then spread on top of the binder. Using a roller, the aggregate is embedded into the binder and compacted. | 2011-09-15 |
20110222966 | Hydraulic riding trowels with automatic load sensing - High performance, multiple rotor, hydraulically driven riding trowels for finishing concrete have unloader valve circuitry for controlling hydraulic pressure. Each trowel has a rigid frame with two or more downwardly-projecting, bladed rotor assemblies that finish concrete. The rotor assemblies are tilted manually or hydraulically to effectuate steering and control. Blade pitch is controlled manually or hydraulically. The unloader valve system monitors drive pump pressure with a shuttle valve to derive an unloader pilot signal. A sequence valve responds to the unloader pilot signal to control a pressure valve that bypasses the normal foot control valve in an overpressure situation. The pressure control head signal normally applied to the hydraulic drive motor control heads is modified with a feedback signal to automatically control the associated pump swash plates. A gearbox may be disposed between the drive motors and rotors. Piston type and gear and vane type motors may power the rotors. | 2011-09-15 |
20110222967 | COLD ASSISTED PIPE SPLITTING AND BURSTING - A method and system for repairing, replacing or installing an underground pipeline using an appropriate tool head. A coolant, preferably a cryogenic liquid, is injected in front of the tool head to embrittle or otherwise reduce the toughness of the material ahead of the tool head. Although suitable for use involving boring or drilling of the ground to install the underground pipeline, the method and system of this invention are particularly suitable for use in connection with pipe splitting and pipe bursting, where a pig disposed within the underground pipeline is connected with the appropriate tool head forming a space between the pig and the tool head into which the coolant is introduced. The pipe between the pig and the tool head is embrittled by the coolant, reducing the resistance of a pipe to splitting or bursting which, in turn, reduces the force required for the pig to pull the tool head as the pig is motivated through the pipe. | 2011-09-15 |
20110222968 | PILE DRIVER FOR USE IN A CONFINED SPACE WITH LIMITED HEAD ROOM - A piling driver ( | 2011-09-15 |
20110222969 | SELF-VENTING CHEMICAL ANCHORING ASSEMBLY WITH SPLASH GUARD - A chemical anchoring assembly useful for fast application of a driving tool into a borehole includes an elongated tube having a first end and a second end, a quantity of chemical anchoring material within the elongated tube, and a vent at the second end of the elongated tube. As an anchor pin is driven through the elongated tube and into the borehole, forcing the chemical anchoring material into the borehole, some of the pressure caused by compression of the chemical anchoring material is released into the vent, allowing easier driving of the anchor pin. | 2011-09-15 |
20110222970 | MINE SUPPORT GROUT PACKS - A grout pack is provided comprising a grout bag and a restraining envelope encircling the grout bag. The restraining envelope includes multiple elongate tension elements made of a multitude of fibres twisted, braided or woven to form confinement tension elements for operatively supporting the grout bag. The restraining envelope may include an inner mesh layer positioned on the inside of the elongate tension elements which may assume the form of containment rings encircling the grout bag at spaced positions up the height of the grout pack. Alternatively, or in addition, at least some elongate tension elements may extend in generally helical directions of opposite hand in the installed condition of the grout pack. The tension element may assume the form of a rope or a length of webbing. The ends of the rope or webbing may be joined in a manner providing for controlled slipping of overlapping ends thereof. | 2011-09-15 |
20110222971 | POSITIONING APPARATUS - A positioning apparatus includes a stage on which a piezoelectric element is set, a stop unit having a stop face to which the piezoelectric element set on the stage is pushed so that the piezoelectric element is positioned at a target position corresponding to an attaching part of, for example, a head suspension to which the piezoelectric element is attached, and a pushing unit to push the piezoelectric element toward the stop face, the pushing unit blowing a gas to push the piezoelectric element. The positioning apparatus is capable of correctly positioning the piezoelectric element to the target position without damaging the piezoelectric element. | 2011-09-15 |
20110222972 | SEGMENTED CONVEYOR AND AIR FILM CHUTE - A package sorting system. The package sorting conveyor system includes a conveying track, at least one unloading station and an air-film lubricated entrance chute upstream of the unloading station to receive the package. In one embodiment, the entrance chute includes a plenum including a plurality of spaced apart apertures and an opening for communicating with an air supply; and a segmented conveying surface in communication with the apertures, wherein the segmented conveying surface includes at least one air-film lubricated bottom surface and at least one air-film lubricated side wall substantially perpendicular to the at least one bottom surface. In one embodiment, the apparatus further includes a positioner assembly for selectively positioning the outlet of the entrance chute. | 2011-09-15 |
20110222973 | TOOL FOR TURNING/TURN BROACHING OR EXTERNAL MILLING OF WORK PIECES - The invention relates to a tool for turning/turn broaching or external milling of work pieces rotating about longitudinal axes during machining, comprising a disc-shaped tool support having cassettes ( | 2011-09-15 |
20110222974 | Cutting Insert Having Grooves Formed Between Adjacent Cutting Edges - A cutting insert has a structure by which a sufficient surface area is in contact with a tool holder and cutting fluid can be smoothly flowed. The cutting insert has an upper face, a lower face, a plurality of side faces connecting the upper face and the lower face and a through hole passing through the upper face and the lower face, the upper face being divided into a periphery region disposed adjacently to cutting edges formed by the upper face and the side faces, and a central protruded region disposed between the through hole and the periphery region and surrounding the through hole, the central protruded region being placed higher than the edges. The periphery region is formed along all the cutting edges and includes a descent face inclined downward from a given cutting edge to the central protruded region, a bottom face and an ascent face inclined upward from the bottom face to the central protruded region. A plurality of grooves are formed on the central protruded region of the upper face, each groove being formed such that both ends of the groove are directed to adjacent cutting edges. | 2011-09-15 |
20110222975 | ULTRASONIC MACHINING MODULE - A device for use in a machining system, including an ultrasonic transducer, wherein the ultrasonic transducer is adapted to receive a tool bit; a housing adapted to be both compatible with the machining system and to receive the ultrasonic transducer, wherein the housing is operative to isolate all radial and other vibrations generated by the ultrasonic transducer except the axial vibrations transmitted to the tool bit; and a tool holder, wherein the tool holder and the top portion of the housing are mechanically coupled to one another. | 2011-09-15 |
20110222976 | WORKING UNIT - To provide a working unit ejecting mist of the excellent quality. A working unit includes a body, a ram, a forward and backward moving mechanism moving the ram forward and backward, a tool, a holding section holding the tool and moving forward and backward integrally with the ram, a spindle motor rotating the holding section, and a mist supply portion supplying mist mixed with air and cutting oil to the tool and works a workpiece while supplying the mist. The tool has through-holes supplying the mist to a cutting blade portion. The holding section includes a collet holding the tool and a collet having an inner cylindrical portion into which the collet is inserted with a communication hole to which the mist supplied from the mist supply portion | 2011-09-15 |
20110222977 | Method of drilling holes in a glass plate and apparatus thereof - An apparatus for drilling holes in a glass plate has a supporting member for sucking and supporting a glass plate which is used for an automobile window or the like, as described later, and the supporting member is comprised of a suction pad for sucking the glass plate and a pair of supports for supporting the glass plate on an outer side of the suction pad. The supports are detachably mounted on the outer side of the suction pad, and the supporting member is adapted to rotate about the suction pad in an R direction. The apparatus for drilling holes in a glass plate further includes a hole forming means for forming in the glass plate holes shown in FIG. | 2011-09-15 |
20110222978 | ADVANCEMENT GUIDE UNIT FOR ENSURING THE STRAIGHT-LINE MOTION OF A MANUALLY GUIDED MACHINE TOOL - The invention relates to an advancement guide unit ( | 2011-09-15 |
20110222979 | BORING HEAD - The boring head has a tool body ( | 2011-09-15 |
20110222980 | MODULE FOR ON-LINE VIBRATION DETECTION AND ADJUSTMENT AND MACHINING CENTER USING THE SAME - A module for on-line vibration detection and adjustment and machining center using the same are provided in the present invention, wherein the module is disposed at the machining center having an interface of feedrate override and an interface of spindle override and the inverter. The module comprises at least one vibration sensor for detecting the vibrating status of the machining center, thereby generating corresponding at least one sensing signal and a processor for processing the at least one sensing signal so as to generate a spindle adjusting signal for the interface of spindle override and the inverter and a feedrate adjusting signal for the interface of the federate override. The computer numerical controller receives the spindle adjusting signal and the feedrate adjusting signal from the interface of the spindle override and federate override respectively and accordingly controls the feedrate and spindle rate of the machining center. | 2011-09-15 |
20110222981 | ROUTER TABLE CLAMP SYSTEM AND ROUTER TABLE INCLUDING THE CLAMP SYSTEM - A router table clamp system for attaching a router to a router table, wherein the system includes a first plate that is fixed with respect to the router table, a second plate that is configured to cooperate with the first plate to enable the router to be removably attached to the router table, and a clamping mechanism configured and arranged to move the second plate with respect to the first plate between a locked position and an unlocked position, wherein when the clamping mechanism is in the locked position, the router is securely attached to the router table. The clamping mechanism also includes a lever assembly configured and arranged to move the second plate in a locking direction and an unlocking direction, which directions are both generally coincident with a plane defined by the second plate, wherein the locking direction is opposite of the unlocking direction. | 2011-09-15 |
20110222982 | LINER FOR CUSHIONING AND SECURING ROLLED COILS AND OTHER CYLINDRICAL OBJECTS IN A TRANSVERSE TROUGH OF A RAILWAY CAR - A liner for a transverse trough of a coil-transport railway car for cushioning a coil and for preventing lateral creep of the load during transport. Each sloping wall of a transverse trough is lined with at least one liner to prevent lateral creep in both transverse directions. Each liner is comprised of a horizontal bottom base or support layer, from which upwardly project a plurality of spaced-apart, flexible fingers or ribs. The fingers or ribs of the liner of the invention may be oriented leftward or rightward in direction of cant, and oriented such as to face or incline toward the centerline of the transport vehicle, and behave or act as leaf springs. When the load of coil is placed onto the liner of the present invention, the fingers thereof serve as the load-bearing surface, and bend or deflect in accordance with the weight of the load, to thereby support the load of coil. In addition, those remaining fingers or ribs not deflected by the load and immediately adjacent to the coil at either end, act as leaf springs to resist any side-to-side, lateral movement of the roll or coil, as would otherwise occur due to vibration and shock imparted during transport. | 2011-09-15 |
20110222983 | Roller Assembly System and Method for Installation - Provided is a roller assembly for cargo handling on a deck having at least one tie down ring. The assembly comprises a roller tray comprising a support frame and a plurality of rollers mounted on or in the support frame, and a bracket coupled to the roller tray. The bracket comprises a coupling portion used to couple the bracket to the support frame, and a securing portion having a slot extending therethrough, the securing portion used to secure the roller assembly to the deck. The roller assembly is secured to the deck when the tie down ring is inserted through the slot and rotated. | 2011-09-15 |
20110222984 | Self-Drilling Bolt and Nut Assembly - A self-drilling bolt and nut assembly includes a nut which has a window to permit visual inspection of the fastener thread upon engagement with the nut. The nut also includes a protective cap or receives a protective cap so that upon threadably engaging the fastener with the nut, the drill tip of the fastener is automatically received in the cap. The nut also has at one end a plurality of projections to enhance the locking engagement. The self-drilling bolt may have an integral washer and employ a clamping plate engageable against the washer. | 2011-09-15 |
20110222985 | Wing Wall Anchor - Essentially this invention the Wing Wall Anchor is unique because the wings are opened parallel to the wall by the spring which is riveted between the by the nut/rivet connector. The spring opens the wings even when they are adjacent to a stud a corner wall. Also because of the size, length, width, gauge, they are able to hold more securely and require substantially less backspace and a 50% shorter bolt than similar anchors. | 2011-09-15 |
20110222986 | FASTENER - A fastener includes a sleeve and a rod received in the sleeve. The sleeve includes a top end including at least one outer flange extending radially outward therefrom and at least one inner flange extending radially inward therefrom and a lower end including at least one spring tab. At least one spring tab comprises an outer flange at its end that extends radially outward. the sleeve is inserted into the receiving holes of the top article and the bottom article until the outer flange of the top end rests on the top plate, the rod is then pressed to move to drive at least one spring tab to deflect outwardly until the outer flange of at least one spring tab is held in contact with the bottom plate. | 2011-09-15 |
20110222987 | FASTENER FOR INSULATION - A fastener for use in fastening insulation to a substrate, comprising a fastener body having a head for engagement with an outer face of the insulation, a tubular stem extending inwardly from the head for penetration through the insulation into engagement with the substrate, the stem having a pointed tip portion remote from the head for penetration of the insulation and the stem being hollow to receive a fastening pin having a pointed end fully enclosed within the stem adjacent the tip, the interior of the stem being adapted to receive a fastener guide of a fastening tool operative to drive the pin into the substrate by means of a driving piston propelled along the fastener guide by gas pressure on firing of the tool, the fastener being mounted to the fastener guide prior to penetration of the insulation whereby penetration of the insulation by the stem occurs by manual pressure applied by an operator to the tool prior to firing of the tool to drive the pin into the substrate, the external surface of the stem including an array of fins extending generally axially of the stem to ensure uniform displacement of the insulation material during penetration. | 2011-09-15 |
20110222988 | CLIP - A clip may include an anchor portion, an elastic engagement strip and two ribs. The engagement strip is formed in a portion adjacent to a distal end of the anchor portion and is extended vertically therefrom toward a proximal end of the anchor portion. The two ribs are formed in an outer surface of the engagement strip and are vertically spaced from each other. The ribs are formed such that the rib that is away from the distal end of the anchor portion has a projection amount smaller than the rib that is close to the distal end of the anchor portion. | 2011-09-15 |
20110222989 | Cotter spring pin - A retainer pin is described for retaining, in one embodiment, a relatively thin blade against a transverse surface. The pin has a transition section which extends through an opening in the blade, a keeper section extending along one side of the blade, and a snap arm and snap end extending along an opposite side of the blade with a snap snapping over the edge of the blade. | 2011-09-15 |
20110222990 | WASHER - A washer for a fastener system includes a washer body and a through opening in the washer body configured to allow passage of a fastener tip therethrough. A retention feature is operably connected to the washer body and configured to retain the washer to an inner surface of a setting tool barrel. A method for securing a fastener to a workpiece includes retaining a washer to an inner surface of a barrel of a setting tool and discharging a fastener from the setting tool. A tip of the fastener extends through a through opening in the washer into the workpiece. A head of the fastener is urged into contact with the washer thereby releasing the washer from the setting tool. | 2011-09-15 |
20110222991 | TRANSVERSE MOVING APPARATUS FOR PUNCHING AND BINDING MACHINES - A transverse moving apparatus for a punching and binding machine to bind papers through plastic combs includes axles at two sides of a crook arm to drive sloped surfaces formed at two lateral sides of a claw module. Through moving on the sloped surfaces, claws of the claw module can be driven axially to engage with the plastic combs and moved in the circumferential direction to unwind the plastic combs to punch and bind papers. Once the papers are positioned and bound, the claws return in the opposite direction to their original positions. | 2011-09-15 |
20110222992 | Bookmaking Apparatus - A bookmaking apparatus includes a first path to convey a sheet bundle, a second path to convey a cover sheet, a joining stage disposed at an intersection of the first path and the second path, a gripping conveyance device arranged for gripping and a conveyance device arranged at a downstream side of the joining stage for conveying out the cover sheet and sheet bundle. The gripping conveyance device includes clamping members to grip the sheet bundle and clamping control device for opening and closing the clamping members. The clamping control device operates the clamping members to grip a lower edge of the sheet bundle when joining the sheet bundle to the cover sheet, and the clamping members to retract to an upstream side of the first path and to grip the sheet bundle again when conveying the joined sheet bundle to the conveyance device. | 2011-09-15 |
20110222993 | Apparatus For Handling Capsules And Capsule Processing Equipment Including Such An Apparatus - The invention relates to an apparatus for handling capsules in a capsule processing equipment. The invention also relates to capsule processing equipment, such as an inspection equipment or a capsule printing equipment that includes such an apparatus. | 2011-09-15 |
20110222994 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, STORAGE DEVICE, AND METHOD OF TRANSPORTING SUBSTRATE STORING CONTAINER - In a substrate processing apparatus, a storage device, an indexer block, a processing block and an interface block are arranged to line up in this order. The storage device includes a plurality of openers on which a carrier storing a plurality of substrates can be placed. The carrier is carried in the storage device. In the storage device, the carrier is transported among the plurality of openers by a transport device. The transport device includes first and second hands configured to be able to hold the carrier and move in a horizontal direction and a vertical direction. The second hand is provided below the first hand. | 2011-09-15 |
20110222995 | ROBOT SYSTEM AND TRANSFER METHOD - A workpiece in a container is held by a robot based on a result of detection of shape information in the container by a shape sensor, a holding condition of the workpiece held by the robot is inspected by an inspection device, and the workpiece is transferred to a subsequent step by the robot when the inspection device has determined that the holding condition of the workpiece is acceptable. When the inspection device has determined that the holding condition of the workpiece is unacceptable, the held workpiece is placed on a temporary placement table, the shape of the workpiece is again detected by detecting the workpiece using the shape sensor, and the workpiece is held and transferred to the subsequent step by the robot based on a result of the detection. | 2011-09-15 |
20110222996 | Side-Discharge Chipper Body - A side-discharge chipper body to be mounted on vehicle used to pull a tree limb chipper. The side-discharge chipper body includes a forestry box adapted to receive chipped landscape materials from a chipper, a side door pivotally mounted to the forestry box, and a conveyor assembly disposed within the forestry box and adapted to discharge chipped landscape material stored within the forestry box out the side door. The side-discharge chipper body can be mounted to a truck chassis. A chipper can be towed behind the vehicle with the side discharge body to provide a landscape removal system. | 2011-09-15 |
20110222997 | COMBINATION TRAILER - A combination trailer is provided that includes a rear self-discharge trailer having a bottom surface, a front portion, a back portion, and two opposing side panels. The side panels of the combination trailer have a height that is less than the height of the front portion. An enclosure system is also included in the combination trailer and selectively covers an open top of the rear self-discharge trailer. One or more one locking pin assemblies are also included in the combination trailer and are attached to at least one of the side panels of the rear self-discharge trailer such that the locking pin assemblies can be used to secure the enclosure system in a desired position. | 2011-09-15 |
20110222998 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ASSEMBLING A WORKPIECE - There is disclosed an elevator for holding a workpiece, the elevator comprising a turntable and adapted to slide along a support chain to thereby vertically displace the elevator. There is further disclosed a method of assembling a workpiece, the method comprising the steps of stacking first and second workpiece sections on a turntable elevator; and sliding the elevator along a support chain to thereby vertically position the workpiece. | 2011-09-15 |
20110222999 | INDUSTRIAL ROBOT - An industrial robot includes a hand on which a workpiece is placed, an arm that takes out the hand from a predetermined position of the workpiece and supplies the hand, an up-down moving mechanism connected to the arm by a support member, a pedestal provided at a lower portion of the up-down moving mechanism, and a pendulum stopper provided on a base on which the pedestal turns. | 2011-09-15 |
20110223000 | Robotic Picking Of Parts From A Bin - A robot is used to pick parts from a bin. The robot has a compliant apparatus and one or more tools are connected to the apparatus to perform the picking. The compliant apparatus has mechanisms for monitoring and/or controlling its compliance. The compliant apparatus can have various embodiments. Force sensing can be used during removal of grasped parts from the bin to determine the force exerted on the picking tool(s). The signal indicative of the exerted force can be used by the robot controller to determine the weight of the parts that may be held by the picking tool(s). The robot has one or more devices which can be the picking tool to stir the parts in the bin. | 2011-09-15 |
20110223001 | Robotic Picking Of Parts From A Bin - A robot for picking one or more parts ( | 2011-09-15 |
20110223002 | Method for handling welding gas bottles - The method of landing a welding gas bottle in a predetermined location on a support tray on a welding machine by providing a non-supporting area between two supporting areas and a having a hand truck which provides a welding gas bottle support which will fit between the supporting areas and allows the hand truck support to pass between the support areas of the support tray and thereby transfering the support of the welding gas bottle from the hand truck to the support tray by a pivoting of the handle of the hand truck. | 2011-09-15 |
20110223003 | OIL COOLED RUNNER - An oil cooled runner, for a rotary seal between an engine case and a shaft rotationally mounted to the case, includes an annular runner ring having a platform with a radially outer seal engagement surface and a radially inner surface, and an oil distributor having a radially inner portion in communication with a source of liquid lubricant and an outer lubricant casting cone with a rim disposed radially inwardly from the inner surface of the platform. | 2011-09-15 |
20110223004 | APPARATUS FOR COOLING A PLATFORM OF A TURBINE COMPONENT - The present subject matter discloses a turbine component including a platform and an airfoil extending radially upward from the platform. A plurality of curved cooling passages may be defined in the platform. Each of the curved cooling passages may have at least one end disposed at an exterior surface of the platform. Additionally, each of the cooling passages may be configured to direct a cooling medium through the platform. | 2011-09-15 |
20110223005 | Airfoil Having Built-Up Surface with Embedded Cooling Passage - A component in a gas turbine engine includes an airfoil extending radially outwardly from a platform associated with the airfoil. The airfoil includes opposed pressure and suction sidewalls, which converge at a first location defined at a leading edge of the airfoil and at a second location defined at a trailing edge of the airfoil opposed from the leading edge. The component includes a built-up surface adjacent to the leading edge at an intersection between the pressure sidewall and the platform, and at least one cooling passage at least partially within the built-up surface at the intersection between the pressure sidewall and the platform. The at least one cooling passage is in fluid communication with a main cooling channel within the airfoil and has an outlet at the platform for providing cooling fluid directly from the main cooling channel to the platform. | 2011-09-15 |
20110223006 | SYSTEM, DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR NOISE-BASED OPERATION OF WIND TURBINES - A method for use in operating a plurality of wind turbines is provided. An aggregate noise level at one or more geographic positions is calculated. The aggregate noise level is compared to a target noise level associated with the geographic position. When the aggregate noise level differs substantially from the target noise level, an operational adjustment is transmitted to at least one wind turbine controller. When the aggregate noise level is greater than the target noise level, such an operational adjustment may lead to a decrease in the aggregate noise level. Conversely, when the aggregate noise level is less than the target noise level, such an operational adjustment may lead to an increase in the aggregate noise level, facilitating an increase in the overall power output of the wind turbines. | 2011-09-15 |
20110223007 | RADIAL FAN WHEEL ARRANGEMENT - A radial fan wheel arrangement includes a circular bottom plate ( | 2011-09-15 |