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20090166966 | SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS - A sheet processing apparatus includes an opening/closing member which is turnably supported by an apparatus body and through which a user accesses the apparatus, and a conveying guide which is movably supported by a user access door and which includes a sheet conveying surface. When the opening/closing member is opened in a state where a sheet remains on the sheet conveying surface, the conveying guide is separated from the opening/closing member by the remaining sheet. | 07-02-2009 |
20100244365 | SHEET FEEDING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Sheets fed out from a sheet feeding portion, which is brought into pressure contact with the sheets by the upward movement of a sheet stacking portion to feed out the sheets, are separated and conveyed one by one while being upwardly curved. During the sheet feeding operation, the sheet stacking portion is sequentially moved up, and when the sheet feeding operation is completed, the sheet stacking portion is moved down. Further, a remaining amount indicating member moved with the upward movement of the sheet stacking portion to indicate the remaining amount of sheets is held at a position before the sheet stacking portion is moved down, by a holding mechanism, when the sheet feeding operation is completed and the sheet stacking portion is moved down. | 09-30-2010 |
20110024978 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Provided is an image forming apparatus, which includes: a pressing lever and a pressing arm for pushing up a sheet stacking plate so that sheets stacked on the sheet stacking plate are brought into pressure contact with a sheet feeding portion; a lifter driving mechanism for driving the pressing lever and the pressing arm; and a setting mechanism disposed between the pressing lever and the pressing arm, and the lifter driving mechanism. The setting mechanism is capable of setting a pressure contact force for bringing the sheets stacked on the sheet stacking plate into pressure contact with the sheet feeding portion, to be appropriate for a size of the sheets to be stacked and an amount of the sheets to be stacked. | 02-03-2011 |
20110031680 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A controller sets a pressure-contact time from memory in accordance with rigidity of a sheet and starts a feeding operation of a sheet by causing a feeding roller to be pressure contacted with sheets on a sheet stacking plate. The controller controls the feeding roller to be separated from the sheets on the sheet stacking plate after passage of the pressure-contact time. In this way, it is possible to set the optimum pressure-contact time at the time of feeding sheets in accordance with the kind of sheet being fed and realize a stable feeding operation. Since the controller controls a driving unit based on a detection signal of a sheet-surface detecting flag that detects the height of the uppermost surface of a sheet bundle, it is possible to realize the stabilization and acceleration of a contacting operation. | 02-10-2011 |
20110140341 | SHEET FEEDING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A sheet feeding apparatus includes a sheet accommodating unit which is detachably attached to an apparatus main body and configured to accommodate sheets, a sheet stacking unit which is provided in the sheet accommodating unit and can move while supporting the sheet, a sheet feeding unit configured to feed the sheet stacked on the sheet stacking unit, and a lift unit configured to move the sheet stacking unit toward the sheet feeding unit, wherein, before feeding of the sheet stacked on the sheet stacking unit by the sheet feeding unit, the lift unit increases and then reduces press contact force between the sheet stacked on the sheet stacking unit and the sheet feeding unit. | 06-16-2011 |
20110140355 | SHEET FEEDING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - The detachment of a feed roller rotatably supported by a holding portion provided in the main body of an apparatus, and held detachably in the axial direction thereof is restricted by a locking device. The locking device is made movable to a lock position and a lock releasing position for permitting the detachment of the feed roller. Further, when the locking device is in the lock releasing position when a sheet stacking portion is mounted, the locking device is moved to the lock position by a position changeover device in operative association with the mounting operation of the sheet stacking portion. | 06-16-2011 |
20110227274 | SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS - A sheet processing apparatus includes an opening/closing member which is turnably supported by an apparatus body and through which a user accesses the apparatus, and a conveying guide which is movably supported by a user access door and which includes a sheet conveying surface. When the opening/closing member is opened in a state where a sheet remains on the sheet conveying surface, the conveying guide is separated from the opening/closing member by the remaining sheet. | 09-22-2011 |
20120001386 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a main body, a sheet conveyance apparatus, and a control unit. The main body includes an image forming unit to form an image on a sheet. The sheet conveyance apparatus and the main body are detachable from each other and the sheet conveyance apparatus may convey the sheet to the image forming unit. The sheet conveyance apparatus includes a sheet conveyance path through which the sheet passes and a detection unit. The detection unit includes light emitting and receiving units that transmit light across the sheet conveyance path therebetween. The detection unit detects a reference and an edge position of the conveyed sheet in a width direction of the sheet orthogonal to a sheet conveyance direction. The control unit determines a position of the sheet based on detections of the reference and the edge position of the conveyed sheet by the detection unit. | 01-05-2012 |
20120061908 | SHEET FEEDING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A movable side regulating plate is provided on a frame body. The movable side regulating plate regulates side edges in a width direction of sheets stacked on a sheet stacking plate, and is movable in the width direction. A sheet pressing portion configured to press the side edges of the sheets and press the sheets onto a stationary side regulating plate is provided on the movable side regulating plate. The sheet pressing portion has a relief shape for reducing a pressing force exerted on the sheets when an amount of the sheets stacked on the sheet stacking plate becomes equal to or smaller than a predetermined amount. The relief shape is formed so that a downstream edge in a sheet feeding direction of a lower surface is located higher than an upstream edge in the sheet feeding direction of an upper surface. | 03-15-2012 |
20130001861 | SHEET FEEDING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A sheet feeding apparatus includes a sheet accommodating unit which is detachably attached to an apparatus main body and configured to accommodate sheets, a sheet stacking unit which is provided in the sheet accommodating unit and can move while supporting the sheet, a sheet feeding unit configured to feed the sheet stacked on the sheet stacking unit, and a lift unit configured to move the sheet stacking unit toward the sheet feeding unit, wherein, before feeding of the sheet stacked on the sheet stacking unit by the sheet feeding unit, the lift unit increases and then reduces press contact force between the sheet stacked on the sheet stacking unit and the sheet feeding unit. | 01-03-2013 |
20130011156 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - In an image forming apparatus including a fixing unit having a film and a heater in contact with the inner surface of the film, an electrical breakdown may occur in the protection layer of the heater, when a surge voltage is applied to a power supply line connected to the heater. An arrester is provided on a power supply line connected to the heater of the image forming apparatus. | 01-10-2013 |
20130043644 | SHEET FEEDING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A movable side regulating plate is provided on a frame body. The movable side regulating plate regulates side edges in a width direction of sheets stacked on a sheet stacking plate, and is movable in the width direction. A sheet pressing portion configured to press the side edges of the sheets and press the sheets onto a stationary side regulating plate is provided on the movable side regulating plate. The sheet pressing portion has a relief shape for reducing a pressing force exerted on the sheets when an amount of the sheets stacked on the sheet stacking plate becomes equal to or smaller than a predetermined amount. The relief shape is formed so that a downstream edge in a sheet feeding direction of a lower surface is located higher than an upstream edge in the sheet feeding direction of an upper surface. | 02-21-2013 |
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20130022967 | NUCLEIC ACID MOLECULE HAVING AFFINITY TO RODENT-DERIVED IgG ANTIBODY, BINDER, DETECTION REAGENT, AND DETECTION KIT - The invention provides a nucleic acid molecule having a binding affinity to a rodent-derived IgG antibody, which can be prepared easier than an antibody and has a binding affinity equivalent or superior to that of an antibody, a binder using the nucleic acid molecule, a detection reagent, and a detection kit. The nucleic acid molecule of the invention has a binding affinity to a rodent-derived IgG antibody and has a dissociation constant of 1 μM or less. The binder for a rodent-derived IgG antibody of the present invention includes the nucleic acid molecule of the present invention. The detection reagent for detecting a rodent-derived IgG antibody of the invention includes the binder for a rodent-derived IgG antibody of the invention. The detection kit for detecting a rodent-derived IgG antibody of the invention includes the detection reagent for detecting a rodent-derived IgG antibody of the invention. | 01-24-2013 |
20140370618 | NUCLEIC ACID MOLECULE HAVING BINDING AFFINITY TO RODENT-DERIVED IGG ANTIBODY, BINDER, DETECTION REAGENT, AND DETECTION KIT - The present invention is to provide a nucleic acid molecule having a binding affinity to a rodent-derived IgG antibody, which can be prepared easier than an antibody and has a binding affinity equivalent or superior to that of an antibody, a binder using the nucleic acid molecule, a detection reagent, and a detection kit. The nucleic acid molecule of the present invention has a binding affinity to a rodent-derived IgG antibody and has a dissociation constant of 1 μM or less. The binder for a rodent-derived IgG antibody of the present invention includes the nucleic acid molecule of the present invention. The detection reagent for detecting a rodent-derived IgG antibody of the present invention includes the binder for a rodent-derived IgG antibody of the present invention. The detection kit for detecting a rodent-derived IgG antibody of the present invention includes the detection reagent for detecting a rodent-derived IgG antibody of the present invention. | 12-18-2014 |
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20080219873 | Vane pump - A vane pump includes a rotor chamber; a rotor eccentrically accommodated in the rotor chamber; a plurality of vanes attached to the rotor, each vane having a leading end adapted to make sliding contact with an inner peripheral surface of the rotor chamber. The vane pump includes working compartments surrounded by inner surfaces of the rotor chamber, an outer peripheral surface of the rotor, and the vanes; an inlet port through which a working fluid is drawn into a working compartment; and an outlet port through which the working fluid is discharged from a working compartment. An engaging portion is formed in a peripheral end portion of a thrust surface of the rotor and an engaged portion with which the engaging portion engages in a non-contact state is formed in an inner surface region of the rotor chamber facing the thrust surface of the rotor in a non-contact state. | 09-11-2008 |
20090079293 | Claw pole type motor and pump - A claw pole type motor includes a rotor having a magnet arranged on an outer circumferential surface thereof and a stator including an annular iron core and an annular coil received within the iron core. The iron core includes a yoke portion opened in an inner circumferential surface opposite to the rotor, a plurality of upper claw-shaped magnetic poles and a plurality of lower claw-shaped magnetic poles which are arranged along an inner circumferential surface of the annular coil. The upper/lower claw-shaped magnetic poles are curved to extend axially downwardly/upwardly from an upper/lower inner edge of the yoke portion, respectively. The upper and the low claw-shaped magnetic poles are alternately arranged along a circumferential direction of the iron core. The yoke portion has cutout portions formed in non-magnetic path regions which do not include magnetic paths through which magnetic flux flows between neighboring claw-shaped magnetic poles across the annular coil. | 03-26-2009 |
20090081059 | Pump - A pump includes an impeller for sucking and discharging liquid, a pump case having a suction port and a discharge port through which the liquid is sucked and discharged, and a partition cooperating with the pump case to form a pump chamber in which the impeller is rotatably received. The pump is further includes a rotor having a magnet for rotatingly driving the impeller and a stator having claw-shaped magnetic poles for applying a rotational driving force to the rotor, the rotor and the stator constituting a claw pole type motor that serves as a driving power source of the pump. At least the stator is entirely coated with a molded resin. | 03-26-2009 |
20090162232 | Vane pump - A vane pump includes slits formed in a base portion of a rotary unit rotating in a casing and extend radially from a rotation axis of a rotary unit to be opened outwardly in a radial direction, a vane received in each of the slits to be protruded from or retreated into the slit, an annular chamber formed around the base portion in the casing and pump rooms formed by defining the annular chamber by using the vanes. The vane pump is operated to discharge fluid sucked into an associated pump room by rotating the rotary unit and thereby periodically increasing or reducing volume of the pump rooms. The vane pump further includes a fluid force generating portion provided on at least one of the rotary unit and the casing to generate fluid force to the upper side in an axial direction of the rotation axis by rotation of the rotary unit. | 06-25-2009 |
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20110263158 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR - An insulating housing of an electrical connector is separated into two parts of a mold-in portion ( | 10-27-2011 |
20140302710 | RECEPTACLE AND PLUG - A receptacle is selectively mateable with a first plug and a second plug. The receptacle comprises a holding member having a plate-like portion, a plurality of first contacts and a plurality of second contacts. The first contacts and the second contacts are held by the holding member. Each of the first contacts has a first contact portion while each of the second contacts has a second contact portion. The first contact portions and the second contact portions are exposed on a lower surface of the plate-like portion. The second contact portions are grouped into two groups. The first contact portions are located between the two groups of the second contact portions in a lateral direction. The first contact portions are connectable with both the first plug and the second plug, while the second contact portions are connectable with only the second plug between the first plug and the second plug. | 10-09-2014 |
20150031243 | CONNECTOR FIXING STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A connector fixing structure comprises a housing integrally formed with a tubular resin housing-side insertion opening member protruding inward and a receptacle connector provided in the housing and joined to the housing-side insertion opening member. The receptacle connector has a connector-side insertion opening member having a shape corresponding to that of the housing-side insertion opening member and a welding portion provided to the connector-side insertion opening member and combined with the housing-side insertion opening member. The housing-side insertion opening member and the connector-side insertion opening member are welded together by melting the welding portion over its entire circumference. | 01-29-2015 |
20150180158 | WATERPROOF CONNECTOR - A waterproof connector, provided with: a housing ( | 06-25-2015 |
20150207264 | Waterproof Connector - A waterproof connector includes a housing that is formed of an insulating resin, and at least one contact that is integrally formed in the housing. The contact has at least one housing fixing unit that is disposed in a middle portion in the longitudinal direction of the contact and is embedded in the housing and fixed thereto, and a pair of overhanging portions that are respectively disposed at both ends of the housing fixing unit and overhang in a direction vertical to a longitudinal direction of the housing fixing unit. A portion of the housing that is in contact with the housing fixing unit is fitted between the pair of overhanging portions. | 07-23-2015 |
20150333435 | WATERPROOF CONNECTOR - A waterproof connector is configured in such a manner that the waterproof properties between a housing and electrically conductive members, such as a shell and contacts, are improved. This waterproof connector includes a housing having an insulating resin and at least one electrically conductive member formed integrally with the housing. The electrically conductive member has a connection section which is exposed from the housing and connected to a mating connector, a mounting section which is exposed from the housing and mounted to a circuit board, and a holding section which connects the connection section and the mounting section, and which is embedded in the housing. A waterproof shaped section for blocking the entry of water along the interfaces between the holding section and the housing is formed on the surface of the holding section. | 11-19-2015 |
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20080216130 | Information processing system, information processing apparatus, information processing method, program and recording medium - An information processing system may include first apparatus and second apparatus coupled to each other through communications means. The first apparatus may include a transmitting/receiving unit effecting two-way communications with the second apparatus, and a control unit that transmits data corresponding to the operating signal from the transmitting/receiving unit to the second apparatus in response to an operating signal transmitted from the second apparatus, and to perform control of the first apparatus. The second apparatus may include a transmitting/receiving unit effecting two-way communications with the first apparatus, a display displaying an image based on the data transmitted from the first apparatus, and a control unit that displays, on a screen of the display, a first operating image for operating the first apparatus and a second operating image for operating a menu screen related to the first apparatus, in response to a remote controller signal supplied from a remote controller. | 09-04-2008 |
20080231761 | Information communication system, terminal apparatus, base apparatus, information communication method, information processing method, and computer program and recording medium - An information communication system for performing bidirectional communication over a network, which may include a terminal apparatus, a base apparatus, and a memory supplied in at least one of the base apparatus and the terminal apparatus. A terminal control unit in the terminal apparatus may cause a transmission of a remote-control code information when the remote-control code information generated in the terminal apparatus matches identification information corresponding to a selected external, or a base control unit in the base apparatus may supply the remote-control code information to a remote-control transmission signal generation unit in the base apparatus when the remote-control code information supplied from the terminal apparatus matches identification information corresponding to a selected external device. | 09-25-2008 |
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20110269410 | RADIO COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, RADIO NETWORK SYSTEM, AND DATA LINK CONSTRUCTION METHOD USED FOR THE SAME - The present invention provides a radio communication apparatus that does not need installation of multiple radio devices in a communication node and requires only a single radio device to construct a data link of any of line-of-sight communication, over-the-horizon communication and aerial-vehicle communication. A radio communication apparatus includes a line-of-sight communication processing part that controls a beam from a phased array antenna to establish a line-of-sight communication, which is used when there is no obstacle in a radio transmission channel, an over-the-horizon communication processing part that controls the beam from the phased array antenna to establish an over-the-horizon communication, which is used when there is an obstacle in the radio transmission channel, and an aerial-vehicle communication processing part that controls the beam from the phased array antenna to establish an aerial-vehicle communication, which is used for communication with a communication node on a flying object, and the phased array antenna switches among the line-of-sight communication, the over-the-horizon communication and the aerial-vehicle communication. | 11-03-2011 |
20140152502 | RADAR SYSTEM, SUB-MODULE, AND RADAR PROCESSING METHOD - A radar system contains a plurality of sub-modules which irradiate beams for a distributed aperture radar. Each of the plurality of sub-modules irradiates the beam, moves and, and communicates with an external unit for a distributed aperture process. The radar system may contain a command unit configured to command the sub-modules. The command unit measures each sub-module and communicates with the sub-module, acquires necessary data of measurement data of the sub-module, position data received from the sub-module, operation situation data of the sub-module and topographical data around the sub-module, calculates a synthetic beam pattern, calculates the arrangement of the sub-modules when the synthetic beam pattern becomes equal to a predetermined pattern, and instructs each sub-module to move based on the calculated arrangement of the sub-modules. | 06-05-2014 |
20140153592 | DIRECTED-ENERGY IRRADIATING APPARATUS - A directed-energy irradiating apparatus includes an FEL apparatus | 06-05-2014 |
20140153593 | DIRECTED-ENERGY IRRADIATING APPARATUS - A directed-energy irradiating apparatus invention includes a switch which selects one of an FEL apparatus and an HPM apparatus to be supplied with microwave based on external environmental data. A target is destroyed even in a situation that a destruction effect by a FEL beam cannot be expected, while maintaining the destruction ability for the target by the FEL beam. | 06-05-2014 |
20140192340 | MEASUREMENT SYSTEM AND MEASURING METHOD - A ranging apparatus transmits an optical input signal to an optical signal input/output unit mounted on a measurement target. The optical signal input/output unit receives the optical signal and transmits an optical output signal applied with an optical change, to the ranging apparatus. The ranging apparatus receives the optical output signal, measures a propagation distance from a light source a the light receiving unit through the optical signal input/output unit, and measures a relative position of the optical signal input/output unit based on the propagation distance. Thus, a distributed aperture radar is realized from the ranging apparatus and the optical signal input/output unit. | 07-10-2014 |
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20120185883 | DISK CLAMPING MECHANISM AND DISK ROTATING MOTOR PROVIDED WITH SAME - There is provided a disk clamping mechanism that supports a disk on a turntable unit under pressure by an attractive force produced between a clamping magnet and a damper constituted in a rotor unit, wherein the clamping magnet is directly fixed at the upper surface of a rotor frame including the turntable unit, and further, the upper surface of the clamping magnet is covered with a centering member for centering the disk. | 07-19-2012 |
20130099623 | DISK ROTATING MOTOR AND DISK DRIVE DEVICE PROVIDED WITH THE SAME - A disk rotating motor is provided with: a bearing that rotatably supports a shaft on an outer-diameter side of the shaft; and a stator core that is fixed to an outer peripheral surface of the bearing. The stator core includes first and second plates laminated in an extension direction of the shaft. The first plate includes: a laminate laminated on the second plate in the extension direction of the shaft; and a bend bent from the laminate toward the second plate on an inner-diameter side of the laminate, the bend being in contact with the outer peripheral surface of the bearing. | 04-25-2013 |
20130100794 | DISK ROTATING MOTOR AND DISK DRIVE DEVICE PROVIDED WITH THE SAME - A disk rotating motor is provided with: a stator including a stator core and a bracket for fixing the stator core; a rotor that can be rotated with respect to the stator and includes a shaft; and a bearing that rotatably supports the rotary shaft on the outer diameter side of the rotary shaft. The bracket includes a cylindrical portion extending along the shaft and a folded portion formed by folding the upper end of the cylindrical portion onto the outer diameter side. The bearing is fixed to the inner circumferential surface of the cylindrical portion whereas the stator core is fixed to the outer peripheral surface of the folded portion. | 04-25-2013 |
20140042849 | BRUSHLESS MOTOR - Reduction in size of a shape of a brushless motor of the outer rotor type having an outer case seen from the axial direction is realized. | 02-13-2014 |
20140185423 | DISK ROTATING MOTOR AND DISK DRIVE DEVICE PROVIDED WITH THE SAME - A disk rotating motor is provided with: a stator including a stator core and a bracket for fixing the stator core; a rotor that can be rotated with respect to the stator and includes a rotary shaft; and a bearing that rotatably supports the rotary shaft on the outer diameter side of the rotary shaft, the bearing being supported by the bracket. | 07-03-2014 |
20150084475 | OUTER ROTOR TYPE BRUSHLESS MOTOR - An outer rotor type brushless motor of the present invention comprises: a rotor portion having a rotor frame, a shaft, and a rotor magnet; a bearing housing; a stator portion facing the rotor magnet and having a stator core, a plurality of first salient pole portions extending toward the rotor magnet from the stator core, an insulation surrounding the first salient pole portion, and a winding around the first salient pole portion through the insulation; and a torque holding portion provided on an inner side of the outer circumference portion of the rotor frame and an outer circumference of the bearing housing, and having a plurality of second salient pole portions disposed coaxially with the stator core and extending toward the rotor magnet, where the first salient pole portions and the second salient pole portions are provided in different numbers. | 03-26-2015 |
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20140369235 | AD HOC NETWORK SYSTEM AND ROUTE SELECTION METHOD - An ad hoc network system includes a plurality of nodes that communicate with a specific node. Each of the nodes includes a calculator and a selector. The calculator calculates a cumulative value of the number of communication nodes connected through the node by adding the numbers of communication nodes from an upstream side, which is a side closer to the specific node than the node, to the node. The selector selects a node serving as a connection destination out of the nodes located on the upstream side on the basis of the cumulative value of the number of communication nodes calculated by the calculator. | 12-18-2014 |
20140376359 | DATA COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, DATA COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND DATA COMMUNICATION METHOD - A data communication apparatus forms a mesh network together with at least one gateway includes a frame generating unit and a frame transferring unit. The frame generating unit generates a meter data frame to transmit to a gateway. The meter data frame is a frame including meter data. The frame transferring unit transfers the meter data frame received from another data communication apparatus. The meter data frame is addressed to the gateway. The frame generating unit transmits the meter data frame to which number of alternate routing that indicates number of allowable transmission attempts from a data communication apparatus adjacent to a destination gateway of the meter data frame to the gateway is added. The frame transferring unit changes the number of alternate routing added thereto to a value smaller by 1 than a value that has been set and transits the meter data frame to another data communication apparatus. | 12-25-2014 |
20140376526 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION METHOD - A communication device is provided in a wireless multi-hop network. The communication device includes a receiving unit, a transmission-offset calculating unit, and a transmitting unit. The receiving unit receives a sequence number, a divided time acquired by dividing a time width allocated for transmitting detected usage data by a division number, and the division number. The transmission-offset calculating unit calculates a remainder by dividing the sequence number received by the receiving unit by the division number and calculates a transmission offset time based on the remainder and the divided time. The transmitting unit transmits the usage data based on the transmission offset time calculated by the transmission-offset calculating unit. | 12-25-2014 |