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20100192835 | Indicating instrument for vehicle - An indicating instrument includes a step motor having a field winding, a pointer, a reduction gear mechanism having gears, a stopper device for stopping the pointer at a stopper position, a detecting device for detecting induced voltage of the winding at each of detecting points that include a zero point corresponding to the stopper position, a control device for controlling a drive signal, and an updating device for updating the zero point based on the induced voltage during zero-reset control performed by the control device. The control device performs return control, whereby the pointer rotates to a return point in an indication value increasing direction and then returns to a waiting point in a zero-reset direction to stand by at the waiting point, prior to zero-reset control, whereby the pointer rotates from the waiting point in the zero-reset direction. | 08-05-2010 |
20100192836 | Indicating instrument for vehicle - An indicating instrument for a vehicle includes a step motor including a field winding, a pointer, a stopper device for stopping the pointer, which is rotating in a zero-reset direction, at a stopper position, a detecting device for detecting induced voltage of the field winding at each of detecting points, a control device for performing zero-reset control, whereby a drive signal is controlled to rotate the pointer in the zero-reset direction. In a state of abnormal detection in which the induced voltage larger than a predetermined set value is detected at a zero point; and the induced voltage equal to or smaller than the set value is detected at a next detecting point to the zero point, the control device assumes synchronization loss of the step motor and continues the zero-reset control until an assumptive electrical angle corresponding to a rotational position of the pointer reaches the zero point. | 08-05-2010 |
20100194217 | Stepping motor and method of manufacturing the same - A stepping motor includes a housing, a supporting shaft, a rotor, and a stator. The housing includes a first wall and a second wall facing each other. The supporting shaft is inserted into a through hole of the rotor and is held by the first wall and the second wall. The rotor has a first end face and a second end face in an axial direction of the rotor. The first end face and the second end face are separated from the first wall and the second wall, respectively. A lubricant fills between the through hole and the supporting shaft, and an oil repellent agent is applied at a predetermined first area of the first wall around the supporting shaft and a predetermined second area of the second wall around the supporting shaft. | 08-05-2010 |
20100242570 | Method for initializing indicating instrument for vehicle - According to a method for initializing an indicating instrument for a vehicle, zero-reset processing is performed. In the zero-reset processing, a control device is made to control a drive signal to rotate a pointer in a zero-reset direction in order to force a step motor to lose synchronization. Furthermore, synchronization loss detection processing is performed. In the detection processing, a physical phenomenon generated in a rotary drive system due to forcible synchronization loss of the motor during the zero-reset processing, is detected. Then, an electrical angle of the drive signal at a time of detection of the phenomenon is selected as a synchronization loss electrical angle. Finally, zero point setting processing is performed. In the setting processing, the electrical angle phase-shifted from the synchronization loss electrical angle in an indication value increasing direction by 180 degrees or less, is set as a zero point stored in the control device. | 09-30-2010 |
20110100290 | Meter system with indicator for vehicle - A meter system includes: an indicator including a pointer, a step motor, a stopper mechanism and a driving controller; and a flasher function unit including a flasher switch, a flasher and a flasher controller. The driving controller has: a stopper position detection operation executing element for executing a pointer moving away operation when a stopper position detection operation executing condition is satisfied and for executing a voltage detection type zero point stopper position detection operation when the executing condition is satisfied, and the flasher switch does not turn on and off, and a zero point return enforcement type zero point stopper position detection operation when the executing condition is satisfied, and the flasher switch turns on and off; a zero point setting element; and an applying element for applying the driving signal having the zero point. | 05-05-2011 |
20110241596 | Head up display device for vehicle - A head up display device for a vehicle includes a display; an optical system having a reflecting mirror; a stepping motor; and a control system having a determining device, a micro-step control device, and a forcible control device. The determining device determines whether an adjustment command for micro-step control is given. The micro-step control device performs the micro-step control as long as the determining device determines that the command for the micro-step control is given. The forcible control device forcibly controls a drive signal such that an electrical angle changes to a stabilizing point. When determination made by the determining device switches from determination that the command is given to determination that the command is not given, the forcible control device forcibly controls the drive signal, provided that the electrical angle as of the time of the determination that the command is not given is shifted from the stabilizing point. | 10-06-2011 |
20110242666 | Head up display device for vehicle - A head up display device includes a display, an optical system having a reflecting mirror, a motor, and a reduction gear mechanism having gears in engagement with each other. A stopper gear is further on a preceding side than the last gear in the mechanism. The stopper gear includes a partial gear portion having teeth arranged in a region of the stopper gear in a range of less than 360 degrees in its rotational direction. Rotation of the stopper gear is stopped by engagement of both-end teeth of the partial gear portion with a stopper-adjacent gear, so a range of a rotation angle of the mirror is limited to a predetermined adjustable range, which includes a displayable range. The angle between an adjustable range lower limit and displayable range lower limit, and the angle between an adjustable range upper limit and displayable range upper limit are larger than 0 degrees. | 10-06-2011 |
20130201540 | HEAD-UP DISPLAY DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - A HUD device includes a stepper motor, which rotates a reflection mirror for adjusting a display position of a virtual image. The stepper motor has an electric stabilization point and a mechanical stabilization point. A control system controls a drive signal for the stepper motor in response to an adjustment instruction. Pole teeth of a specified phase, which provides a greater magnetic attraction force with the rotor when not powered than by pole teeth of other phase, is set as stabilization pole teeth. The control system continues to apply the drive signal until the target stabilization point is attained even after the adjustment instruction is stopped. The target stabilization point is set to the electric stabilization point, at which the holding torque is provided by the stabilization pole teeth of the specified phase. | 08-08-2013 |
20130201541 | HEAD-UP DISPLAY DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - A HUD device includes a stepper motor, which rotates a reflection mirror for adjusting a display position of a virtual image. The stepper motor has an electric stabilization point and a mechanical stabilization point. A control system controls a drive signal for the stepper motor to change by a step angle at every predetermined period Ts in response to an adjustment instruction inputted from an adjustment switch. The control system continues to apply the drive signal until the electric stabilization point is attained even after the adjustment instruction is stopped to operate the stepper motor in a powered rotation mode. The stepper motor then operates in an inertia rotation mode toward the mechanical stabilization point is attained. | 08-08-2013 |
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20090059765 | OPTICAL DISK DEVICE AND OPTICAL DISK DISCRIMINATION METHOD - According to one embodiment, the invention provides an optical disk device having an irradiation section which applies a laser beam to an optical disk, a detection section which receives a reflected light emitted from the irradiation section and reflected from the optical disk to output a detection signal, and a discrimination section which performs focus search using the irradiation section and the detection section and determines whether the optical disk is a triple layer optical disk on the basis of the detection signal upon performing focus search. | 03-05-2009 |
20090086777 | OPTICAL DISK DRIVE AND LASER POWER CONTROL METHOD - According to one embodiment, an optical disk drive includes a monitor diode which monitors a laser output of a laser diode irradiating a laser beam to an optical disk, a detector which sets an output termination mode when a state that a monitor signal obtained from the monitor diode exceeds a first reference value continues over a predetermined period is detected from a deglitch, a switch section which terminates the laser output of the laser diode upon setting of the output termination mode, and a controller which supplying a drive signal for reducing a difference obtained as a comparison result between the monitor signal and a second reference value smaller than the first reference value. The controller serves as a software-based digital filter which realizes an equalizer function of making phase compensation of the comparison result. | 04-02-2009 |
20090252006 | OPTICAL DISC DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD - According to one embodiment, an optical disc device includes a semiconductor laser which generates laser light to irradiate an optical disc, and an automatic power control circuit which detects an optical output of the semiconductor laser, sets driving current data equalized to reflect the detection result, and drives the semiconductor laser based on the driving current data. This optical disc device further includes a protection circuit which monitors the driving current data set in the automatic power control circuit to invalidate the driving current data in a case where the abnormality of the driving current data is detected. | 10-08-2009 |
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20090208846 | Method of increasing charge-discharge capacity of nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery - Method of increasing charge-discharge capacity of a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery including a positive electrode containing a positive active material, a negative electrode containing a negative active material other than metallic lithium and a nonaqueous electrolyte. The battery is charged at an end-of-charge voltage of at least 4.3V. The positive active material includes lithium cobaltate in which Zr and Mg are contained by mixing their source materials in the preparation of the positive active material by a heat treatment, the Zr and Mg being contained in the lithium cobaltate in a total amount of not greater than 3 mole %, the Zr after heat treatment being present as particles of a Zr-containing compound that are sintered with particle surfaces of the lithium cobaltate, and the Zr being detected in the particles of the Zr-containing compound but not in the lithium cobaltate particles. | 08-20-2009 |
20100112450 | Nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery - A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes a positive electrode containing a positive active material, a negative electrode containing a negative active material and a nonaqueous electrolyte. Characteristically, the positive active material comprises a mixture of a lithium transition metal complex oxide A obtained by incorporating at least Zr and Mg into LiCoO | 05-06-2010 |
20100255384 | Nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery - A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery including a negative electrode containing a graphite material as the negative active material, a positive electrode containing lithium cobalt oxide as a main component of the positive active material and a nonaqueous electrolyte solution, the battery being characterized in that the lithium cobalt oxide contains a group IVA element selected from the group consisting of Ti, Zr and Hf and a group IIA element of the periodic table, the nonaqueous electrolyte solution contains 0.2-1.5% by weight of a sulfonyl-containing compound and preferably further contains 0.5-4% by weight of vinylene carbonate. | 10-07-2010 |
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20110072600 | CLEANING DEVICE OF OPTICAL CONNECTOR - An optical connector cleaning device which cleans a connecting terminal surface formed inside an insertion hole of an optical connector, by wiping the connecting terminal surface with a cleaning body, the optical connector cleaning device including: a main body including a feeding mechanism which supplies and wraps up the cleaning body; an extending part which extends from the main body and includes an extending tube body and a head part, the head part being inserted into the insertion hole, wherein the head part includes a tip extending part which presses the cleaning body to the connecting terminal surface; the extending tube body includes a tube base part and a tip tube part, the tip tube part being energized in an extending direction with respect to the tube base part; the tip extending part protrudes from a tip of the tip tube part; and the tip extending part is flexible. | 03-31-2011 |
20110154599 | CLEANING DEVICE OF OPTICAL CONNECTOR - An optical connector cleaning device which cleans a connecting terminal surface of a to-be-cleaned object protruding from an optical connector with a cleaning body, and includes: a main body; an extending part which extends from the main body; and a guiding part attached to a tip portion of the extending part, wherein the extending part includes an extending tube body and a tip extending part; the guiding part includes a fitting part and a tube-shaped guiding body, which is flexible and extends from the fitting part towards an extending direction; an insertion hole is formed; and the to-be-cleaned object is cleaned by inserting the to-be-cleaned object into the insertion hole, and by pressing the cleaning body against the connecting terminal surface of the to-be-cleaned object. | 06-30-2011 |
20140144468 | OPTICAL CONNECTOR CLEANING TOOL AND OPTICAL CONNECTOR CLEANING METHOD - Disclosed is an optical connector cleaning tool including: a tool body; and an extended part that extends from the tool body and that has a head for pressing a cleaning element against an optical connector, the extended part being provided so as to be movable with respect to the tool body. The optical connector is cleaned with the cleaning element by moving the tool body toward the extended part in a state where the cleaning element is pressed against the optical connector with the head. The tool body includes: a take-up reel that, in accordance with the movement of the tool body with respect to the extended part, takes up the cleaning element which has been sent out from the head; and a take-up amount adjustment mechanism that makes constant the take-up amount of the take-up reel per single cleaning operation. | 05-29-2014 |
20140259481 | OPTICAL CONNECTOR CLEANING TOOL - An optical connector cleaning tool includes a cleaning body that is fed and moved, a feeding mechanism that performs supply and take-up of the cleaning body, a housing body that houses the feeding mechanism, an extension portion that extends from the housing body, comprising a plurality of distal end tube portions, and an outer tube body through which the plurality of distal end tube portions pass, including a plurality of distal end openings from which the plurality of distal end tube portions are extended; and a head member that is passed through each of the plurality of distal end tube portions and that presses the cleaning body against the joining end face at the distal end of the extension portion. | 09-18-2014 |
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20090057051 | Torque Detecting Device and Electric Power Steering Apparatus Using the Same - There is provided a torque detecting device including: magnetic flux concentrating rings which locate on a magnetic circuit forming member provided in a rotating body to which a torque is exerted, the rings concentrating a magnetic flux generated by the member, a detecting part which detects the torque to the rotating body based on a density of the magnetic flux concentrated by the rings; and a holding ring which holds the magnetic flux concentrating rings and the detecting part and includes an attachment portion attaching to a stationary substance, on a circumference of the holding ring. Both end faces of the holding ring in an axial direction of the holding ring are substantially parallel. The attachment portion includes a fitting groove into which a sealing ring, which seals a gap between the attachment portion and the stationary substance fits. | 03-05-2009 |
20090107259 | Torque Detecting Device - A magnetic shield made of magnetic material in the shape of a thin cylinder is externally fitted and fixed on a cylindrical mold member holding magnetic flux collecting rings so that it has extended sections with appropriate length on both sides in the axial direction, and therefore magnetic noise from outside in the radial direction is shielded directly by the outer surface of the magnetic shield, magnetic noise from both sides in the axial direction is shielded by concentrating the magnetic noise on the end faces of the magnetic shield, and the influence on the magnetic flux collecting rings held in the mold member is eliminated. | 04-30-2009 |
20100147620 | TORQUE DETECTION DEVICE AND ELECTRIC POWER STEERING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A torque detection device has a magnetic flux collecting ring, arranged outside an outer periphery of a magnetic circuit forming member which is provided in a rotating body applied with a torque, for collecting a magnetic flux generated by the magnetic circuit forming member; a detector for detecting the torque applied to the rotating body based on a density of the magnetic flux collected by the magnetic flux collecting ring; and a holding ring for holding the magnetic flux collecting ring and the detector and including an attachment part to be attached to a stationary object on an outer periphery on one side in a radial direction. An attachment-preventing convex part for preventing attachment to the stationary object by contacting the stationary object is formed on one end face in an axis line direction of the holding ring. | 06-17-2010 |
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20090305050 | Water-Based Paint Compositions - This invention provides a water-based paint composition comprising an emulsion resin (A), melamine resin (B) and hydrophobic solvent (C), the emulsion resin (A) being fine resin particles having core/shell type multilayered structure composed of the core made of a copolymer (I) obtained by copolymerization of 0.1-30 mass % of polymerizable unsaturated monomer (a) having at least two polymerizable unsaturated groups per molecule and 70-99.9 mass % of other polymerizable unsaturated monomer (b), and the shell made of a copolymer (II) obtained by copolymerization of 5-50 mass % of vinyl aromatic compound (c) and 50-95 mass % of other polymerizable unsaturated monomer (d), the solid mass ratio of the copolymer (I)/copolymer (II) being within a range of 10/90-90/10; the melamine resin (B) having a weight-average molecular weight within a range of 1,000-5,000; and containing, per 100 mass parts of solid resin content in the water-based paint composition, the emulsion resin (A) within a range of 10-80 mass parts, the melamine resin (B), within a range of 5-50 mass parts, and the hydrophobic solvent (C), within a range of 10-100 mass parts. Use of the water-based paint composition allows formation of coating film free of metallic mottling and excelling in flip-flop property, smoothness, luster and water resistance. | 12-10-2009 |
20100093914 | WATER-BASED PAINT COMPOSITIONS AND MULTILAYER COATING FILM-FORMING METHOD - This invention provides water-based paint compositions containing water-dispersible acrylic polymer particles, hydroxyl-containing resin and curing agent, the water-dispersible acrylic polymer particles having a weight-average molecular weight of at least 1,100,000 and an absorbance value not higher than 0.2 at a wavelength of 330 nm, as measured with spectrophotometer in the state of liquid dispersion at a mass concentration of 1.35% in 1,4-dioxane solvent; and the compositions excelling in finished appearance such as coated surface smoothness and coating film performance such as chipping resistance and water resistance. | 04-15-2010 |
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20100066923 | DISPLAY DEVICE, ITS DRIVING CIRCUIT, AND DRIVING METHOD - The present invention relates to a display device and, more particularly, to an active matrix-type display device employing a line inversion drive scheme as a drive scheme. | 03-18-2010 |
20110316989 | STEREOSCOPIC DISPLAY DEVICE - Provided is a liquid crystal display device | 12-29-2011 |
20120026138 | DISPLAY DRIVER CIRCUIT AND BOARD MODULE INCLUDING SAME - In the case where input terminals of a display driver circuit are compatible with two or more types of interface specifications, an LSI chip, which is the display driver circuit, has some input terminals connected to parallel data lines and its output terminals connected to display lines, and these input terminals and output terminals are arranged along a long side located on the display portion side. In at least one example embodiment, the rest of the input terminals, which are intended for parallel interface, are arranged along a long side located on the FPC board side. With this configuration, the long sides of the LSI chip can be rendered shorter (than in the case where all input terminals are arranged in a row) without causing malfunction. | 02-02-2012 |
20120229384 | DISPLAY DEVICE WITH LOCATION DETECTION FUNCTION AND INPUT LOCATION DETECTION SYSTEM - An input position detection system ( | 09-13-2012 |
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20090041478 | Maintenance Scheduling System, Maintenance Scheduling Method and Image Forming Apparatus - An image forming apparatus includes a storage unit configured to store actual use information of the image forming apparatus and actual use information of a consumable part, and an information transmitting unit configured to transmit the actual use information of the image forming apparatus and the actual use information of the consumable part to a maintenance scheduling system for creating a maintenance schedule for the image forming apparatus. | 02-12-2009 |
20090210278 | MAINTENANCE SCHEDULING SYSTEM, MAINTENANCE SCHEDULING METHOD, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A maintenance scheduling system that lays out a maintenance schedule for an image forming apparatus includes an actual-use-result acquiring unit that acquires actual use result information of consumables, a failure-probability-distribution estimating unit that estimates failure probability distributions of the consumables, a cost-related-constant acquiring unit that acquires cost related constants of the consumables, a first cost calculating unit that calculates, for each of plural visit interval values, cost per unit time required for the image forming apparatus, a visit-interval calculating unit that calculates the visit interval value giving minimum cost, a second cost calculating unit that calculates, for each of plural replacement interval values, cost per unit time required for the image forming apparatus, a replacement-interval calculating unit that calculates a calculated replacement interval value, and a maintenance-schedule presenting unit that presents the next visit time and at least one of the consumables to be replaced in the visit. | 08-20-2009 |
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20090102266 | HEADRESTS FOR VEHICLE SEATS - A headrest for a vehicle seat has a base member attached to a seatback of the vehicle seat, a body frame attached to the base member so as to be capable of tilting, a locking device for locking the body frame with the base member so as not to be capable of tilting, and an unlocking device for unlocking the locking device. The unlocking device includes a swinging body attached to the base member so as to be capable of swinging and a moving body attached to the body frame so as to be capable of moving with respect thereto. The moving body moves with respect to the body frame by being pushed by the swinging body to unlock the locking device. The swinging body has a connecting portion to which one end of a cable is connected and an arcuate-shaped outer peripheral surface on which the cable is disposed. And the cable is retracted into a tubular portion provided on the base member from an entrance of the tubular portion when the cable is pulled to unlock the locking device. The entrance of the tubular portion is located substantially on a tangent line of the arc of the outer peripheral surface. | 04-23-2009 |
20090134683 | HEADRESTS FOR VEHICLE SEATS - A headrest for a vehicle seat has a tubular stay to be attached to a seatback and a connector to be connected to an end of the stay. The stay includes a shaft hole, an attachment hole, and a notched surface. The attachment hole penetrates from an outer surface of the stay to the shaft hole in the radial direction. The notched surface is circumferentially adjacent to the attachment hole and is substantially orthogonal to the attachment hole. The connector includes a cantilevered locking strip to be inserted into the shaft hole while being resiliently deformed. The locking strip includes a projection. The projection fits in the attachment hole by being resiliently restored. And the projection includes an extending portion being wider than the circumferential width of the attaching hole and extending over the notched surface by being resiliently restored. | 05-28-2009 |
20110043020 | VEHICLE SEAT - A vehicle seat includes an operating member that is provided for a seat back. The operating member is operated to release locking of a seat cushion to a floor and to release rotation-sopped state of a reclining device. By operating the operating member, a first link rotatably provided for the seat back is operated in one rotation direction to thereby turn a second link rotatably provided for a base frame so that locking of the seat cushion to the floor is released. When the seat back is tilted forward, the first link is moved together with the seat back in a direction to be separated from the second link, that is, in a direction opposite to a direction in which the first link turns the second link. | 02-24-2011 |
20130093226 | SEAT BACK FRAME - A seat back frame includes a main frame that forms a frame of a seat back of a main seat, and an auxiliary frame that forms a frame of a seat back of an auxiliary seat adjacent to the main seat in a width direction, and that is integrally formed with the main frame. The main frame has a first open portion that opens toward a side with the auxiliary seat in the width direction. An end portion of the auxiliary frame is a fitting structure that fits together with the first open portion, and a portion of the fitting structure is welded. | 04-18-2013 |
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20100212774 | PAINTING MATERIAL CHARGING DEVICE - A painting material charging device may comprise a cartridge attaching unit, a painting material supplying path, a first switching unit, a painting material supplying unit, a discharging path, a second switching unit, a painting material sensor and a controlling unit. The controlling unit may be configured to be connected to the painting material sensor and the second switching unit. The controlling unit may be configured to cause the second switching unit to fully close the discharging path in a case where the painting material sensor detects the painting material. | 08-26-2010 |
20120298257 | APPARATUS FOR FILLING PAINT CARTRIDGES - A paint filling apparatus has a plurality of header portions, and one common manifold portion that is capable of supplying a cleaning liquid to each header portion. One side of each header portion is attachable to and detachable from a paint cartridge, and another side of each header portion is attachable to and detachable from the common manifold portion. Each header portion has a paint supply channel for filling a paint into the paint cartridge. The paint supply channel of each header portion is constructed of a piping member and a paint channel. An end portion of each header portion is linkable in communication with the inside of the paint cartridge, and another end portion thereof is linked in communication with a corresponding one of paint tanks that are provided separately for each of the paint colors. An intermediate portion of each paint supply channel is provided with a paint valve that controls the open-closed state of the upstream side of the paint supply channel. | 11-29-2012 |
20120312414 | METHOD OF SUPPLYING PAINT TO A PAINT CARTRIDGE - A paint supply method supplies a paint into a paint cartridge by using a filling valve that has: a paint supply channel that is linkable in communication with a supply portion provided for supplying the paint into the paint cartridge; a branch channel that branches from the paint supply channel near a site of linkage in communication between the supply portion and the paint supply channel; and a trigger valve as an open-close valve of the paint supply channel which is disposed in the paint supply channel upstream of the site of linkage in communication. After a filling liquid is filled into the branch channel, the trigger valve (open-close valve) is opened, and the paint is supplied into the paint cartridge via the paint supply channel. | 12-13-2012 |
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20080234985 | Non-Adhered Paint Calculation Method and Solvent Weight Calculation Method - Appropriate performance design of various mechanisms, e.g. a mist removing filter, employed in post-paint treatment of various mechanisms, e.g. a deodorizer, employed in post-dry treatment is realized. Paint weight calculation is executed. Firstly, the amount of dry adhered paint is calculated by multiplying the work area by a coating thickness distribution value and stored, and the weight of dry adhering paint is calculated by multiplying the amount of dry adhering paint by the specific gravity of the dry paint and stored. Meanwhile, the weight of dry paint or the weight of dry paint sprayed from a paint machine is calculated by multiplying the weight of sprayed paint by a paint NV and stored, the weight of dry non-adhered paint is calculated by subtracting the weight of dry adhering paint from the weight of dry sprayed paint and stored, and then capacities of various mechanisms are designed using it. Furthermore, the amount of dry adhered paint or the volume of dry paint adhered to a work is determined and multiplied by the specific gravity of dry paint to determine the weight of dry adhered paint, which is then divided by the paint NV to determine the solvent weight of adhered paint. Lastly, the VOC weight is determined as the solvent weight of adhered paint by subtracting the weight of dry adhered paint from the weight of adhered paint containing the solvent and employed in designing the capacities of various mechanisms. | 09-25-2008 |
20090038660 | HOPPER FOR CLEANING COATING MACHINE - Upward whirling of a coating material through a gap between a coating machine and an opening is prevented without using a shaping air upon cleaning a coating machine in a cleaning hopper by supplying a thinner to the coating machine and rotating a rotary atomizing head at a high speed. | 02-12-2009 |
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20080286510 | Resin Composition for Extrusion Molding and Extrusion-Molded Article - A purpose of the present invention is to obtain a hollow extruded article by easy blow molding or extrusion molding to give a draw down resistance and a uniform wall thickness of the article without damaging low gas permeability which is a characteristic property of a liquid-crystalline polymer. A resin composition for extrusion molding which is prepared by melting and kneading 99-70 wt. % of wholly aromatic polyester amide liquid crystal resin (A) having a melting point of 270-370° C. and a melt viscosity at 1000/sec. shear rate of 20-60 Pa·s at Temperature T1 which is higher than 20° C. from said melting point, and containing (I) 1-15 mole % of 6-hydroxy-2-naphthoic acid residue, (II) 40-70 mole % of 4-hydroxybenzoic acid residue, (III) 5-28.5 mole % of aromatic diol residue, (IV) 1-20 mole % of 4-aminophenol residue, and (V) 6-29.5 mole % of aromatic dicarboxylic acid residue; and 1-30 wt. % of epoxy modified polyolefin type resin (B), and has a melt viscosity at 1000/sec. shear rate of 60-4000 Pa·s at said Temperature T1, and a melt tensile strength of 20 mN or more at 14.8 m/min. draw rate is used. | 11-20-2008 |
20090022918 | Method for Manufacturing Pressure-Resistant Container Liner and Liquid Crystal Resin Liner - A resin composition formed by blending 10 to 25 weight parts of the epoxy modified polystyrene resin (B) to 100 weight parts of the liquid crystal polyester and/or the liquid crystal polyester amide (A) and by melt-kneading the two materials, wherein the resin composition having a melt viscosity of 60 to 4000 Pa·s at a shear rate of 1000/second at a temperature which is 20° C. higher than the melting point and having a melt tension of 20 mN or more at a take-over speed of 15 m/minute, is melt within a temperature range of a melting point to the melting point +40° C., a parison P is formed by extruding it with an extrusion speed equal to or higher than 0.3 kg/minute and lower than 5 kg/minute, a pair of moldings placed so as to sandwich the parison P are closed at a predetermined mold closing pressure, and air is blown into the parison P. | 01-22-2009 |
20100028584 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PRESSURE-RESISTANT CONTAINER LINER AND LIQUID CRYSTAL RESIN LINER - A resin composition formed by mixing 99 to 70 weight % of specific whole aromatic polyesteramide liquid crystal resin (A) with 1 to 30 weight % of epoxy modified polyolefin-base resin (B) and by melting and kneading both of the resins, wherein the resin composition having a melt viscosity of 60 to 4000 Pa·s at a shear rate of 1000/second at a temperature which is 20° C. higher than the melting point and having a melt tension of 20 mN or more at a take-over speed of 14.8 m/minute, is melt within a temperature range of a melting point to the melting point +40° C., a parison (P) is formed by extruding it with an extrusion speed equal to or higher than 0.3 kg/minute and lower than 5 kg/minute, a pair of moldings placed so as to sandwich the parison (P) are closed at a predetermined mold closing pressure, and air is blown into the parison (P). | 02-04-2010 |
20100225032 | CYCLOOLEFIN RESIN COMPOSITION - A cycloolefin resin composition which controls the flexibility of a cycloolefin resin and may be molded in an environment having a temperature exceeding about 140° C. is provided. A cycloolefin resin film, a cycloolefin resin preform and the like are provided utilizing the cycloolefin resin composition including two or more cycloolefin copolymer resins having Tg values different from each other by about 10° C. or more, and the storage modulus of about 120° C. (E′ | 09-09-2010 |
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20080226366 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus of the present invention includes a guide member | 09-18-2008 |
20110052287 | IMAGE FORMING DEVICE - An image forming device includes a rotation member being held rotatably while making contact with an image carrier, a solid lubricant pressed so as to make contact with the rotation member, and a potential application unit for applying a potential to the rotation member, wherein the material of the solid lubricant and the material of the rotation member are selected so that the charged polarity of the solid lubricant charged due to the friction between the rotation member and the solid lubricant becomes identical with the charged polarity of toner, and the potential to be applied to the rotation member is set so as to be higher or lower than the surface potential of the neutralized image carrier so that the charges having the same polarity as the charged polarity of the solid lubricant are attracted from the rotation member to the neutralized image carrier. | 03-03-2011 |
20110143024 | SOLID LUBRICANT-COATING DEVICE AND IMAGE-FORMING APPARATUS - A solid lubricant-coating device is provided with a solid lubricant to be applied to the surface of a latent image-supporting member; a supply roller for scraping and supplying the solid lubricant onto the surface of the latent image-supporting member by self rotation; a pressing unit for pressing the solid lubricant onto the supply roller; a flattening unit for forming a thin film of the supplied solid lubricant on the surface of the latent image-supporting member; and a cleaning unit for removing the residual toner on the surface of the latent image-supporting member and recovering the solid lubricant thin film on the surface of the latent image-supporting member, wherein, when a thickness of the solid lubricant thin film immediately before the supply roller in the rotation direction of the latent image-supporting member is designated as thickness A (nm) and a thickness immediately after the flattening unit is designated as thickness B (nm), the thicknesses A and B satisfy the following relational formulae (1) and (2): B−A≧8 (1) and A≧4 (2). | 06-16-2011 |
20120243915 | BLADE MEMBER, CLEANER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A blade member having; a contact layer in contact with a surface of an image carrier; and a support layer superimposed on the contact layer, wherein a first curve indicating a relation between loss tangent and temperature of the contact layer and a second curve indicating a relation between loss tangent and temperature of the support layer intersect with each other in a temperature range of not lower than 25° C. and not higher than 45° C. | 09-27-2012 |
20120308283 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus having: an image carrier that moves in a direction while holding a toner image on its surface; a cleaner that is located downstream from a transfer point where a toner image is transferred from the image carrier, with respect to the moving direction of the image carrier, to remove residual toner and other residues from the surface of the image carrier; a lubricant supply device for supplying a lubricant to the surface of the image carrier; and a flattener for spreading out the lubricant supplied from the lubricant supply device over the surface of the image carrier by pressing its edge portion against the surface of the image carrier; wherein the flattener has an impact resilience within a range of 48% to 68% under temperature of 25° C., and the edge portion of the flattener is arranged counter the moving direction of the image carrier. | 12-06-2012 |
20120321363 | LOOP BRUSH ROLLER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Fiber bundle forms loops protruding beyond a surface side of a base member with constant spaces therebetween, in at least one of opposite ends located in a direction perpendicular to a weaving direction (W) of a ribbon brush, a weft extending between neighboring loops passes under a warp, and a weft extending through the loop passes above the warp. | 12-20-2012 |
20120328347 | LOOP BRUSH, LUBRICANT APPLICATION MECHANISM, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A loop brush includes a shaft and a ribbon having loop-shaped fiber bundles arranged regularly on a base cloth. The ribbon is wound around the shaft at a prescribed angle. An arrangement angle that is an angle of an arrangement line, which is a straight line connecting adjacent fiber bundles, with respect to a longitudinal direction of the ribbon differs from a winding angle that is an angle of the longitudinal direction of the ribbon with respect to a circumferential direction of the shaft. | 12-27-2012 |
20130034375 | CLEANING BLADE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A cleaning blade, which is configured to be pressed against a toner image carrier that rotates in one direction, for removing residual toner from the toner image carrier, the cleaning blade having: a contact layer that is located in a side to come into contact with the toner image carrier; and a supporting layer that is located in a side not to come into contact with the toner image carrier, wherein tensile stress characteristic curves of a material of the contact layer and a material of the supporting layer intersect with each other. An image forming apparatus having a toner image carrier and the cleaning blade. | 02-07-2013 |
20130243505 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - In an image forming apparatus, a cleaning unit includes: a cleaning blade that scrapes off untransferred toner remaining on an image support; an application brush that contacts the image support on the downstream side in the rotational direction of the image support relative to the cleaning blade, the application brush rotating in a counter direction at a contact position with the image support, thereby scratching off lubricant particles from a solid lubricant provided at its periphery, and supporting and feeding the lubricant particles toward the contact position with the image support; and a moving force providing unit that provides the lubricant being fed by the application brush with an electrical moving force toward the image support, on the upstream side in the rotational direction of the application brush relative to the contact position of the image support and the application brush. | 09-19-2013 |
20140286653 | METHOD FOR MEASURING LUBRICANT-INDUCED SURFACE ROUGHNESS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A method applicable to an image forming apparatus with a lubricant to be applied to a surface of a photoreceptor for measuring surface roughness of the surface of the photoreceptor after lubricant application, the method including: a first step of measuring a surface profile of the photoreceptor and obtaining first data indicating the surface profile; a second step of generating second data on the basis of the first data, the second data indicating arithmetic mean roughness Ra within a predetermined range; and a third step of calculating a difference value ΔRa between second data before lubricant application and second data after lubricant application obtained by performing the first and second steps both before and after the lubricant is applied to the photoreceptor. | 09-25-2014 |
20140334836 | IMAGE FORMING DEVICE - An image forming device includes an image carrying member that is rotatable, a development unit that develops an image on the image carrying member, a transfer unit that transfers a developed toner image from the image carrying member to a transferred member, a cleaning unit making contact with the surface of the image carrying member, a lubricant application unit that applies a lubricant to the surface of the image carrying member; and a switching control unit that switches a development condition of the development unit between a first mode in which the lubricant applied to the surface of the image carrying member is unlikely to be moved to the development unit and a second mode other than the first mode. The development condition is set at the first mode at a time of no image formation such that the lubricant is applied to the image carrying member. | 11-13-2014 |
20150030364 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND LUBRICANT APPLICATION METHOD - An image forming apparatus for forming an image on a rotative image carrier and transferring the image onto an object, including: a cleaning unit removing a residual material from the image carrier; and a lubricant applying unit applying lubricant to a circumferential surface of the image carrier, the lubricant applying unit including: a rotative transporter picking up and retaining lubricant, transporting the lubricant to a lubricant application point, and supplying a portion of the lubricant to the image carrier at the lubricant application point; an ejector causing the transporter to eject a portion of the lubricant retained by the transporter; a collector collecting the portion of the lubricant ejected from the transporter; and a controller controlling ejection of the portion of the lubricant so as to maintain the amount of the lubricant retained by the transporter as no greater than a predetermined upper limit. | 01-29-2015 |
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20080258372 | SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM - A sheet processing apparatus includes a winding unit configured to wind a continuous sheet, a binding unit configured to bind the continuous sheet that is wound and stacked by the winding unit, and a first cutting unit configured to cut the continuous sheet that is bound by the binding unit in a state that the continuous sheet is wound by the winding unit. | 10-23-2008 |
20090010446 | SOUND CONTROL APPARATUS OF IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A sound control apparatus of image forming apparatus includes a sound-transmitting channel in which the sound in the image forming apparatus can be transmitted to the outside of the image forming apparatus, a sound-collecting portion which is provided at the sound-transmitting channel and collects sounds, and a speaker which is provided at the outside of the apparatus to the sound-collecting portion in the sound-transmitting channel and outputs sounds corresponding to the sounds collected by the sound-collecting portion, where a channel length between the sound-collecting portion and the speaker in the sound-transmitting channel is longer than a linear distance between the sound-collecting portion and the speaker. | 01-08-2009 |
20090274476 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member configured to bear a toner image on a surface thereof, a transfer unit configured to transfer the toner image on the image bearing member to a sheet, a fixing unit configured to heat and fix the toner image on the sheet transferred by the transfer unit, a reading unit configured to read the sheet that has passed through the fixing unit, from an end surface of the sheet, a control unit configured to control a fixing temperature when the fixing unit heats and fixes the toner image on the sheet, based on an image read by the reading unit. | 11-05-2009 |
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20090155656 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A fuel cell system which can exhibit a better result of a reduction in size and weight is provided. The fuel cell system of the present invention comprises a stack of fuel cells which generate electricity by receiving a supply of hydrogen gas and air, a fuel supply passage for supplying hydrogen gas to the stack, a fuel circulation and supply passage and a fuel circulation and discharge passage equipped with a fuel pump for causing any unreacted hydrogen gas discharged from the stack to join the fuel supply passage and be circulated, a cooling water pump for supplying cooling water to the stack, and a regenerator driven by the cooling water supplied from the cooling water pump for generating a rotary force. The hydrogen pump is adapted to be driven for rotation by the regenerator. | 06-18-2009 |
20090197145 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM - It is intended to provide a fuel cell system more capable of exhibiting effects of downsizing and reduction in weight. The fuel cell system of this invention has a stack and a regenerator that are provided in parallel to an air compressor. An air supply passage to which an air discharged from the air compressor is supplied and an air discharge passage for discharging an unreacted air to the downstream are connected to the stack. A regeneration air supply passage to which the air discharged from the air compressor is supplied and a regeneration air discharge passage for discharging the air to the downstream are connected to the regenerator. A fuel pump has a structure that the fuel pump is rotatively driven by the regenerator. | 08-06-2009 |
20090202370 | HYDRAULIC SYSTEM - A hydraulic system that can implement effective practical use of energy is provided. A hydraulic system according to the present invention has a hydraulic pump driven by a hydraulic pump motor, a loading cylinder and a power steering cylinder which are driven by pressure oil supplied from the hydraulic pump, and power supply means for supplying power to the hydraulic pump motor. The power supply means comprises a stack of a fuel cell, a fuel supply passage for supplying hydrogen gas to the stack, fuel circulating passages in which a hydrogen pump for joining unreacted hydrogen gas discharged from the stack into the fuel supply passage to circulate hydrogen gas is disposed, and a regenerator which is driven by pressure oil to generate rotational force. The hydrogen pump is rotationally driven by the regenerator. | 08-13-2009 |
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20130043757 | INTERIOR PERMANENT MAGNET MOTOR - An interior permanent magnet motor includes a rotor and a stator. The rotor includes a rotor core. The rotor core is formed by laminating steel plates each including pairs of magnet insertion holes and pairs of cutouts. Each pair of magnet insertion holes includes two magnet insertion holes that are arranged in a V-shape, the wide end of which is relatively closer to the outer edge with a support portion located in between. Each pair of cutouts is formed at q-axis ends of the corresponding magnet insertion holes, and includes two cutouts connected to the outer edge of the rotor core. In a state where the permanent magnets are inserted in the magnet insertion holes, a gap is formed at a d-axis end of each magnet insertion hole. | 02-21-2013 |
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20090011919 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE - A process for producing a honeycomb structure by obtaining clay from a cordierite-forming raw material containing an alumina source, a silica source, and a magnesia source; and forming the clay into a honeycomb shape, wherein a material having, in its volume particle size distribution, a 50 volume % particle size (V50) [μm] of 1 to 25 μm is used, as each of alumina source, silica source, and magnesia source; and a material having, in the volume particle size distribution of the whole cordierite-forming raw material, a ratio of 90 volume % particle size (V | 01-08-2009 |
20090146350 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE - A process for producing a honeycomb structure includes: a mixing step where forming raw materials including a ceramic raw material are mixed to obtain a forming blended material, a kneading step where the forming blended material is kneaded to obtain kneaded clay, a forming step where the kneaded clay is formed into a honeycomb shape to obtain a honeycomb formed article, and a firing step where the honeycomb formed article is fired to obtain a honeycomb structure. The ceramic raw material is a cordierite forming raw material, and a magnetic powder contained in the kneaded clay is at a ratio of 400 ppm or less with respect to solid content conversion mass of the whole kneaded clay. There is provided a honeycomb structure capable of improving trapping efficiency, in particular, initial trapping efficiency by reducing the number of coarse pores in the partition walls. | 06-11-2009 |
20090243166 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE - There is provided a method for manufacturing a honeycomb structure capable of inhibiting a cut due to drying or firing from generating upon manufacturing a large-sized honeycomb structure. The method for manufacturing a honeycomb structure comprises the steps of: forming kneaded clay containing 3 to 6 parts by mass of a water-absorbent resin having a water-absorption ratio of 10 to 20 times with respect to 100 parts by mass of an oxide ceramic-forming raw material into a honeycomb shape to obtain a honeycomb formed article, drying the honeycomb formed article to obtain a honeycomb dried article, and firing the honeycomb dried article to obtain a honeycomb structure having a volume of 15 to 30 liter and a porosity of 55 to 70%. | 10-01-2009 |
20100086731 | HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A honeycomb structure | 04-08-2010 |
20100135866 | HONEYCOMB FILTER - A honeycomb filter including partition walls having a porous partition wall base material and a surface layer provided on only inflow side or both inflow and outflow sides of the partition wall base material, and satisfying the following conditions capable of using as a DPF. The surface layer has a peak pore diameter of from 0.3 μm to 20 μm (exclusive) being equal to or smaller than the average pore diameter of the base material; the porosity of from 60% to 95% (exclusive) when measured by mercury porosimetry being larger than that of the base material; and the thickness L | 06-03-2010 |