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20140091988 | VEHICULAR DISPLAY DEVICE - A vehicular display device includes a display unit that displays visible information, a light projection unit that includes a reflection member which reflects light containing the visible information displayed on the display unit and projects the reflected light to a predetermined observation region to display the visible information as a virtual image, a light path adjustment mechanism that switches an imaging position of the virtual image between at least two positions, an illuminance detection unit that detects an intensity of external light affecting visibility of the virtual image, and an imaging position control unit that controls the light path adjustment mechanism depending upon the illuminance and changes the imaging position to a first position, at which the virtual image is less influenced by the external light, or to a second position, at which the virtual image is easily influenced by the external light. | 04-03-2014 |
20150015457 | HEAD-UP DISPLAY DEVICE AND DISPLAY UNIT - A pair of first guide lights are displayed side by side adjacent to an HUD display area with emitted light from first light sources, and a pair of second guide lights are displayed at the outer sides of the respective first guide lights with emitted light from second light sources. At least one of the number of lighting lights, the lighting cycle, and the lighting order of the first light sources and the second light sources is changed in accordance with a differential value between the current speed and a speed limit set for a road on which the vehicle is traveling. | 01-15-2015 |
20150015962 | HEAD-UP DISPLAY DEVICE AND DISPLAY UNIT - On a combiner, a HUD display area is defined by display light from a projector, and guide lights are displayed. An optical path length from the combiner to a display-light projector, an optical path length from the combiner to a first light source, and an optical path length from the combiner to a second light source in a viewing direction are larger in this order. | 01-15-2015 |
20150015963 | DISPLAY UNIT - When a signal indicating that an event involving a need to guide a sight line from an HUD display area to a second display area occurs, a first guide light is displayed, and then a second guide light is displayed. | 01-15-2015 |
20150015964 | HEAD-UP DISPLAY DEVICE - Emitted light from first light sources cause a pair of first guide lights to be displayed on a combiner side by side at positions adjacent to a HUD display area. Emitted light from second light sources cause a pair of second guide lights to be displayed such that the pair of first guide lights are interposed between the pair of second guide lights. At least one of number of light sources to be lit, lighting cycle, and lighting order of the first and the second light sources is changed in accordance with a current vehicle speed and a change in shift position of a transmission of a vehicle. | 01-15-2015 |
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20100060705 | THERMAL PRINTER AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - Movement of platen rollers are started at a predetermined timing considering the distance from a paper sensor to thermal heads, and a paper feeding speed, so that the movement of the platen rollers is completed at the time when the thermal paper reaches the thermal heads. | 03-11-2010 |
20100231679 | THERMAL PRINTER - In a thermal printer, a first thermal head to print data on one surface of a print medium both surfaces of which are colored in different colors or a second thermal head to print data on the other surface of the print medium different from the print surface of the first thermal head is controlled, and a test image is printed on the print medium set in the thermal printer. Then, in the thermal printer, a print density of the printed test image is detected, and based on the detected print density of the test image and information stored in a density information storage section, it is determined whether the front and the back of the print medium set in the thermal printer is normal. | 09-16-2010 |
20110216148 | THERMAL PRINTER AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - Embodiments described herein are to a printer which includes a first head configured to print a first data set on a first side of a paper being conveyed along a paper path, and a second head configured to print a second data set on a second side of the paper being conveyed along the paper path. The printer further includes a sensor provided at an upstream side of the first and second heads in the paper feeding direction along the paper path and configured to detect an end portion of the paper being conveyed along the paper path. The printer further includes a control unit, when the end portion of the paper is detected by the sensor, configured to allow the first and second heads to continue a printing operation until the first and second data sets are printed on the remaining portion of the paper. | 09-08-2011 |
20110216149 | THERMAL PRINTER AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A printer includes a thermal head configured to print information on thermal paper, a platen roller configured to press the thermal paper against the thermal head and a paper feed unit configured to convey the thermal paper. The printer further includes a control unit configured to control the paper feed unit to convey a leading edge of the thermal paper to a print waiting position between the thermal head and the platen roller, and also configured to control the paper feed unit to move the leading edge of the thermal paper from the print waiting position to a retracted position upstream the print waiting position. | 09-08-2011 |
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20110065037 | LATENT ELECTROSTATIC IMAGE DEVELOPING CARRIER, TWO-COMPONENT DEVELOPER AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - A latent electrostatic image developing carrier including a carrier core material, and a coating layer containing a resin and provided on a surface of the carrier core material, wherein the coating layer includes a particulate material containing at least first fine conductive particles and second fine conductive particles, and wherein the first fine conductive particles and the second fine conductive particles satisfy the relationships expressed by Expressions 1 and 2, 3≦D1/D2≦15 . . . Expression 1, where D1 denotes a dispersed particle diameter of the first fine conductive particles and D2 denotes a dispersed particle diameter of the second fine conductive particles, and −7E≦R1×R2≦8E . . . Expression 2, where R1 denotes a powder specific resistance of the first fine conductive particles and R2 denotes a powder specific resistance of the second fine conductive particles. | 03-17-2011 |
20110217649 | CARRIER, DEVELOPER, AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - The present invention provides a carrier which includes core material particles, and a coating layer on surfaces of the core material particles, wherein the coating layer contains a crosslinked product which is obtained by condensation of a cone resin with an organic zirconium catalyst, the silicone resin having at least one of a silanol group and a functional group capable of generating a silanol group by means of hydrolysis. | 09-08-2011 |
20110229817 | CARRIER, METHOD FOR PREPARING THE CARRIER, DEVELOPER USING THE CARRIER, DEVELOPER CONTAINER, AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD AND APPARATUS AND PROCESS CARTRIDGE USING THE DEVELOPER - The carrier is used for a two-component developer for developing an electrostatic latent image, and includes a particulate magnetic core material; and a cover layer located on a surface of the particulate magnetic core material and including a crosslinked material. The crosslinked material is formed by hydrolyzing a copolymer including at least a unit (A) having a specific acrylic siloxane structure including a tris(trialkylsiloxy)silanyl group and a unit (B) having a specific acrylic silicone structure to form a material having a silanol group, and subjecting the material having a silanol group to a condensation reaction using an organic zirconium-containing catalyst. | 09-22-2011 |
20120028183 | DEVELOPING METHOD AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - The developing method includes developing an electrostatic latent image on an image bearing member with a two-component developer including a toner and a carrier and born on at least one developer bearing member, whose surface moves at a linear speed of from 300 mm/sec to 2,000 mm/sec. The carrier includes a particulate core material; and a cover layer located on a surface of the core material and including a crosslinked material obtained by crosslinking a resin including a first unit having a specific tris(trialkylsiloxy) silyl group and a second unit having a specific alkoxysilyl group having a crosslinking ability. Each of the first unit and the second unit is included in the resin in a molar ratio of from 0.1 to 0.9 based on all the units included in the resin. | 02-02-2012 |
20120070777 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING TONER - An apparatus for producing a toner, including a liquid droplet-forming unit configured to discharge a toner composition liquid containing at least a resin and a colorant at a uniform discharge speed from a plurality of discharge holes some of which have different shapes from each other to thereby form liquid droplets, and a particle-forming unit configured to solidify the liquid droplets of the toner composition liquid to thereby form particles. | 03-22-2012 |
20120264049 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING TONER - A method of manufacturing toner is provided. The method includes preparing a toner constituents liquid by dissolving or dispersing toner constituents in an organic solvent. The toner constituents includes a binder resin and a charge controlling agent. The charge controlling agent includes a polycondensation product of a phenol with an aldehyde. The method further includes forming a liquid column resonance standing wave in the toner constituents liquid in a chamber having at least one nozzle by vibrating the toner constituents liquid. The method further includes forming the toner constituents liquid into liquid droplets by discharging the toner constituents liquid from the nozzle. The nozzle is disposed within an area including antinodes of the liquid column resonance standing wave. The method further includes removing the organic solvent from the liquid droplets to solidify the liquid droplets. | 10-18-2012 |
20120270147 | PARTICULATE MATERIAL PRODUCTION METHOD AND APPARATUS, TONER PRODUCTION METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND TONER - The particulate material production method includes vibrating a particulate material composition liquid in a liquid column resonance chamber having at least one nozzle to form a standing wave in the particulate material composition liquid caused by liquid column resonance, so that droplets of the particulate material composition liquid are ejected in a droplet ejection direction from the nozzle so as to fly in a space in a flight direction; feeding a gas in a direction substantially perpendicular to the droplet ejection direction to change the flight direction of the ejected droplets; and solidifying the droplets in the space to produce a particulate material. The particulate material composition liquid includes at least a solvent and a component of the particulate material dissolved or dispersed in the solvent, and the nozzle is located at a location corresponding to an anitnode of the standing wave. | 10-25-2012 |
20130069263 | PARTICULATE PRODUCTION APPARATUS AND PARTICULATE PRODUCTION METHOD, AND TONER PREPARATION APPARATUS AND TONER PREPARATION METHOD - A particulate production apparatus, including a droplet discharger to discharge a liquid including a particulate element which is solidified to become a particulate; and a pressure controller to feed the liquid including a particulate element to the droplet discharger at a pressure within a desired range. | 03-21-2013 |
20130273188 | APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING FINE PARTICLES AND TONER - An apparatus for manufacturing fine particles is provided. The apparatus includes a liquid droplet discharge device and a liquid droplet solidification device. The liquid droplet discharge device has multiple nozzles. The liquid droplet discharge device is adapted to discharge a liquid from the multiple nozzles to form the liquid into liquid droplets. The liquid comprises a solvent in which constituents of the fine particles are dissolved or dispersed or a melt of constituents of the fine particles. The liquid droplet solidification device is adapted to solidify the liquid droplets by an airflow. The multiple nozzles are arranged in a manner such that each of the nozzles does not overlap each other relative to a direction of the airflow. | 10-17-2013 |
20140038100 | PARTICULATE MATERIAL PRODUCTION APPARATUS, AND PARTICULATE MATERIAL PRODUCTION METHOD - A particulate material production apparatus is disclosed. The particulate material production apparatus includes a droplet ejector to eject droplets of a particulate material composition liquid or a melted particulate material composition in a droplet ejection direction from nozzles; a solidifying device to solidify the droplets; a first airflow forming device to form a first airflow to feed the ejected droplets to the solidifying device with the first airflow; and a second airflow forming device to form a second airflow to apply the second airflow the droplets before the droplets are fed by the first airflow. The second airflow forming device forms the second airflow by supplying a pressed gas from a slit, and the traveling direction of the first airflow is substantially perpendicular to the droplet ejection direction. | 02-06-2014 |
20140051019 | TONER, DEVELOPMENT AGENT, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND PROCESS CARTRIDGE - Toner contains a binder resin containing a crystalline resin having a urethane and/or urea bonding; and a colorant, wherein in a diffraction spectrum of the toner as measured by an X-ray diffraction instrument, a ratio {C/(C+A)} of an integral intensity C of the spectrum derived from the crystalline structure to an integral intensity A of the spectrum derived from the non-crystalline structure is 0.12 or greater, wherein the toner satisfies the following relation 1: T1−T2≦30° C. (Relation 1), where T1 represents the maximum endothermic peak in the first temperature rising from 0° C. to 100° C. at the temperature rising rate of 10° C./min and T2 represents the maximum exothermic peak in the first temperature falling from 100° C. to 0° C. at the temperature falling rate of 10° C./min as T1 and T2 are measured by diffraction scanning calorimetry (DSC). | 02-20-2014 |
20140097267 | METHOD FOR CLEANING DROPLET EJECTOR, CLEANER FOR CLEANING DROPLET EJECTOR, AND PARTICULATE MATERIAL PRODUCTION APPARATUS USING THE CLEANER - A cleaning method for cleaning a droplet ejector, which includes nozzles to eject a particulate material composition liquid, and a nozzle plate bearing the nozzles is provided. The cleaning method includes forming a substantially closed cleaning space outside the nozzles and the nozzle plate; supplying a cleaning liquid to the cleaning space so that the nozzles and the nozzle plate are contacted with the cleaning liquid; and vibrating the cleaning liquid when the nozzles and the nozzle plate are contacted with the cleaning liquid to clean the nozzles and the nozzle plate. | 04-10-2014 |
20140141110 | PARTICULATE MATERIAL PRODUCTION METHOD AND APPARATUS, TONER PRODUCTION METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND TONER - The particulate material production method includes vibrating a particulate material composition liquid in a liquid column resonance chamber having at least one nozzle to form a standing wave in the particulate material composition liquid caused by liquid column resonance, so that droplets of the particulate material composition liquid are ejected in a droplet ejection direction from the nozzle so as to fly in a space in a flight direction; feeding a gas in a direction substantially perpendicular to the droplet ejection direction to change the flight direction of the ejected droplets; and solidifying the droplets in the space to produce a particulate material. The particulate material composition liquid includes at least a solvent and a component of the particulate material dissolved or dispersed in the solvent, and the nozzle is located at a location corresponding to an anitnode of the standing wave. | 05-22-2014 |
20140242514 | PARTICULATE MATERIAL PRODUCTION METHOD, AND PARTICULATE MATERIAL PRODUCTION APPARATUS - A particulate material production method is provided. The particulate material production method includes ejecting a particulate material composition liquid, which includes an organic solvent and a particulate material composition including at least a resin and dissolved or dispersed in the organic solvent, from at least one nozzle to form droplets of the particulate material composition liquid in a gas phase; and solidifying the droplets of the particulate material composition liquid to prepare particles of the particulate material composition. The droplet solidifying step includes contacting the droplets with a poor solvent for the particulate material composition. | 08-28-2014 |
20140270874 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes: an image bearing member; a charger; an irradiator; a development device having an accommodation unit to accommodate toner to obtain a visible image; a transfer device; and a fixing device to fix the visible image transferred onto a recording medium. The fixing device having a fixing rotation member; and a pressure rotation member to form a nipping portion by contacting the fixing rotation member, wherein the surface pressure of the nipping portion is 1.5 kgf/cm | 09-18-2014 |
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20110031610 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD, PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - Provided is a semiconductor device including a flexible circuit board which includes a first external electrode provided on a first face and second and third external electrodes provided on a second face; a plurality of memory devices and passive components; a supporter which is provided with a groove on one face; and a computing processor device. The memory devices and the passive components are connected to the first external electrode, the one face of the supporter is bonded on the first face of the flexible circuit board so that the groove houses the memory devices and the passive components. The flexible circuit board is bent along a perimeter of the supporter to be wrapped around a side face and another face of the supporter. On the flexible circuit board, the second external electrode is provided on the second face which is opposite to the first external electrode, and the third external electrode is provided on the second face which is bent to the another face of the supporter. The computing processor device is connected to the second external electrode, and a bump is formed on the third external electrode. | 02-10-2011 |
20120181683 | THREE-DIMENSIONALLY INTEGRATED SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE - A three-dimensionally integrated semiconductor device includes a flexible circuit substrate which has a lower portion, an upper portion, and at least one side portion, a support body which supports the upper portion of the flexible circuit substrate, and at least two devices mounted on the flexible circuit substrate and wherein at least one of the devices is mounted on an upper surface of the lower portion of the flexible circuit substrate, at least one of the other devices is mounted on a lower surface of the upper portion of the flexible circuit substrate, and a gap is provided between the device mounted on the upper surface of the lower portion of the flexible circuit substrate and the device mounted on the lower surface of the upper portion of the flexible circuit substrate. | 07-19-2012 |
20130078764 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - Provided is a semiconductor device including a flexible circuit board which includes a first external electrode provided on a first face and second and third external electrodes provided on a second face; a plurality of memory devices and passive components; a supporter which is provided with a groove on one face; and a computing processor device. The memory devices and the passive components are connected to the first external electrode, the one face of the supporter is bonded on the first face of the flexible circuit board so that the groove houses the memory devices and the passive components. The flexible circuit board is bent along a perimeter of the supporter to be wrapped around a side face and another face of the supporter. On the flexible circuit board, the second external electrode is provided on the second face which is opposite to the first external electrode, and the third external electrode is provided on the second face which is bent to the another face of the supporter. The computing processor device is connected to the second external electrode, and a bump is formed on the third external electrode. | 03-28-2013 |
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20150124490 | ELECTRIC POWER CONVERSION DEVICE - A switching circuit is configured to switch on/off a current that flows through a resonance circuit constituted by a primary winding of a transformer, a capacitance element, and an inductor that are connected in series. Electric power that is induced in a secondary winding of the transformer is rectified by a rectifier circuit. A switch is connected in parallel with the capacitance element. A control unit is configured to control the switching circuit and the switch. The control unit is configured to select a first operation in which an operation frequency of the switching circuit is controlled by switching off the switch, and select a second operation in which a period during which a current flows from the switching circuit to the primary winding of the transformer is controlled by switching on the switch. | 05-07-2015 |
20150162841 | ELECTRIC POWER CONVERSION DEVICE - Electric power conversion device has first and second operation modes. First operation mode is of converting DC power from a first terminal into DC power having a desired voltage to be output to second terminal. Second operation mode is of converting DC power from the second terminal into DC power having a desired voltage to be output to first terminal. Switching section is configured to, in first operation mode, be turned on to cause short-circuiting between both ends of capacitor of rectifying circuit, and, in second operation mode, be turned off. First conversion part is configured to, in first operation mode, supply DC power-from first terminal, from first winding to second conversion part through a conversion circuit, and, in second operation mode, output to first terminal a voltage obtained by adding an output voltage of rectifying circuit to an output voltage of conversion circuit. | 06-11-2015 |
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20110199081 | BARKHAUSEN NOISE INSPECTION APPARATUS AND INSPECTION METHOD - A Barkhausen noise inspection device of the present invention includes a detecting head ( | 08-18-2011 |
20140262634 | ELECTRIC LINEAR MOTION ACTUATOR AND ELECTRIC BRAKE SYSTEM - An electric linear motion actuator is provided which can set the clearance during normal braking operation of an electric brake system. The linear motion actuator includes a load sensor for detecting the magnitude of the load with which a friction pad is pressed against the brake disk, a temperature sensor for compensating for the influence of temperature on the load sensor, and an electronic control unit. The electronic control unit is adapted to calculate a target rotational angle from the position of the electric motor corresponding to the magnitude of the load detected by the load sensor to the position of the electric motor where the clearance is at a predetermined value, and control the electric motor to rotate the electric motor by the target rotational angle. | 09-18-2014 |
20140283635 | MAGNETIC LOAD SENSOR UNIT FOR USE IN A LINEAR MOTION ACTUATOR, AND LINEAR MOTION ACTUATOR - A magnetic load sensor unit for use in a linear motion actuator is provided which is less likely to suffer from hysteresis errors during use while being mounted in the linear motion actuator, and which can reduce the axial length of the linear motion actuator. The magnetic load sensor unit is configured to detect the magnitude of an axial load applied to an object from the linear motion actuator. The sensor unit includes a flange member configured to be deflected when a reaction force to the axial load is received through a thrust bearing, a magnetic target which generates magnetic fields; and a magnetic sensor arranged such that its position relative to the magnetic target changes when the flange member is deflected. The flange member has an axial end surface in which a groove is formed with which rolling elements of the thrust bearing are in rolling contact. | 09-25-2014 |
20140290402 | ELECTRIC LINEAR MOTION ACTUATOR - An electric linear motion actuator capable of accurately controlling the axial position of an outer ring member is provided. A plurality of planetary rollers are kept in rolling contact with the cylindrical surface formed on the outer periphery of a rotary shaft. Helical ribs formed on the inner periphery of the outer ring member are engaged in circumferential grooves formed on the outer periphery of each of the planetary rollers. A carrier retains the plurality of planetary rollers. A revolution sensor detects the rotation angle of the carrier. | 10-02-2014 |
20150041261 | ELECTRIC PARKING BRAKE - A parking brake is provided having the function of monitoring malfunction of the brake, thereby preventing accidents. The parking brake includes an electric motor ( | 02-12-2015 |
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20090045741 | Photomultiplier - The present invention relates to a photomultiplier having a fine structure capable of realizing high detection accuracy by effectively suppressing cross talk among electron-multiplier channels. The photomultiplier comprises a housing whose inside is maintained vacuum, and, in the housing, a photocathode, an electron-multiplier section, and anodes are disposed. The electron-multiplier section has groove portions for cascade-multiplying photoelectrons as electron-multiplier channels, and the anodes are constituted by channel electrodes corresponding to the groove portions respectively defined by wall parts. In particular, at least parts of the respective channel electrodes are located in spaces sandwiched between pairs of wall parts defining the corresponding groove portions. | 02-19-2009 |
20090218944 | Photomultiplier - The present invention relates to a photomultiplier having a fine configuration capable of realizing stable detection accuracy. The photomultiplier has a housing whose inside is maintained vacuum, and a photocathode, an electron-multiplier section, and an anode are disposed in the housing. In particular, one or more control electrodes disposed in an internal space of the housing which surrounds the electron-multiplier section and the anode are electrically connected via one or more connection parts extending from an electron emission terminal of the electron-multiplier section. In this configuration, due to a voltage, instead of the applying between an electron entrance terminal and the electron emission terminal of the electron-multiplier section, being applied between the electron entrance terminal and the control electrodes, an electric potential gradient which is increased gradually from the photocathode side toward the anode side is formed in the electron-multiplier section, and a sufficient electric potential difference is provided between the electron emission terminal of the electron-multiplier section and the anode, which makes it possible to obtain stable detection accuracy. | 09-03-2009 |