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20110257007 | Isomerization catalyst - The isomerization catalyst is a solid acid catalyst formed with a base of tungstated zirconium mixed oxides loaded with at least one hydrogenation/dehydrogenation metal catalyst from Groups 8-10 (IUPAC, 2006) and impregnated with at least one alkali metal from Group 1 (IUPAC, 2006). The metal from Groups 8-10 is preferably selected from platinum, palladium, ruthenium, rhodium, iridium, osmium and mixtures thereof, and most preferably is platinum. The Group I alkali metal is selected from lithium, sodium, potassium rubidium and cesium and mixtures thereof, and is preferably lithium, sodium, or potassium. Preferable, the catalyst forms, by weight, a base having between about 80-90% zirconium mixed oxides and between about 10-20% tungstate; between about 0.1-3.00% Group 8-10 metal; and between about 0.01-1.00% Group 1 alkali metal. | 10-20-2011 |
20130237735 | ZEOLITE CATALYST FOR THE ALKYLATION OF TOLUENE WITH METHANOL - The zeolite catalyst is provided for the alkylation of toluene with methanol to selectively produce styrene and ethylbenzene. The zeolite catalyst is an X-type zeolite modified sequentially, first by ion-exchange with alkali metals, such as cesium, to replace all exchangeable sodium from the zeolite, and then by mixing the modified zeolite with borate salts of a metal such as lanthanum, zirconium, copper, zinc or the like. The initial zeolite composition has a Si to Al molar ratio of approximately 1 to 10, and is preferably either zeolite X or zeolite 13X. The zeolite composition is ion-exchanged with cesium to replace at least 50% of the exchangeable sodium in the zeolite composition. The ion-exchanged zeolite composition is then mixed with a borate salt to form the zeolite catalyst for the alkylation of toluene with methanol for the selective production of styrene and ethylbenzene. | 09-12-2013 |
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20090265759 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus which is capable of ensuring mutual security in cases where security information is displayed in a state in which an image displayed on a display is open to the outside. A display displays an operation screen of the apparatus. An input section receives an operation instruction to the apparatus, and a network interface receives an operation instruction to the apparatus from an external device. A control section determines whether an instruction for displaying an operation screen containing security information is received from the input section or via the network interface. When determining that the instruction is received via the network interface, the control unit cause screen data for displaying the operation screen to be transmitted to the external device, and the operation screen containing the security information to be prevented from being displayed on the display. | 10-22-2009 |
20100287490 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD FOR INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A control method for controlling an information processing apparatus configured to display an operation screen including a plurality of keys on a display unit, and when any one of the plurality of keys is selected, to execute a process according to a process content registered in association with the selected key. The method includes setting, for each key of the plurality of keys, whether to cause the display unit to display a status of a process executed in response to selection of the selected key, and controlling the display unit to display the status of the process corresponding to the selected key if it is set to cause the display unit to display the status of the process executed in response to selection of the selected key when the key is selected, and to maintain display of the operation screen including the plurality of keys if it is not. | 11-11-2010 |
20120010871 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND PROGRAM - An information processing apparatus includes a display apparatus that is provided with a button that can be used by users of different native language-types with names that are registered as character strings in language-types displayable on the display apparatus. Accordingly, when a user switches language-types to be displayed, the button is displayed with a name as a character string in the switched language-type among the registered character strings, which allows users of different native language-types to understand the button name, thus enhancing the usability of the apparatus. | 01-12-2012 |
20130007593 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - A web browser setting value that decides a display specification of a web browser screen is set, and that display specification of the web browser screen is held. An instruction for displaying a web browser screen is transmitted to a web server, and in the case where the response to the instruction includes information indicating whether the display specification of the browser screen is to be taken over, the web browser screen is displayed based on screen information from the web server in accordance with the held display specification of the browser screen. | 01-03-2013 |
20130055067 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus registers an acquisition destination of content to be displayed on a screen of a Web browser and an arbitrary name for each acquisition destination of content, and also registers title control information designating whether the arbitrary name or contents of a title tag defined for each page of acquired content is to be to displayed as a title on a display screen of the content, and displays the arbitrary name or the contents defined in the title tag associated with a page of the content to be displayed in the title display area, in accordance with the registered title control information, when displaying the acquired content. | 02-28-2013 |
20150347072 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - Provided is an image processing apparatus that suspends a maintenance video being reproduced when a maintenance screen is switched from the foreground to the background upon detection of occurrence of an event. If the detected event is not an event occurred in response to a user operation, the image processing apparatus returns a reproduction start position of the suspended maintenance video from the suspended position backwards by a predetermined time. | 12-03-2015 |
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20090196640 | TRANSFER DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A transfer device includes a transfer device controller for controlling the whole transfer device, a storage for storing various kinds of data etc. necessary for control, an intermediate transfer unit including a primary transfer power supply and its driver, a secondary transfer unit including a secondary transfer power supply and its driver, and a PTC unit. In the transfer device, a controller communicates with a main controller that controls the whole image forming apparatus, and acquires, for example, information on the total print count or the like. When PTC radiation is determined to be needed based on the above information, the controller controls to drive the PTC unit. | 08-06-2009 |
20090208241 | BELT CARRYING DEVICE, INTERMEDIATE TRANSFER DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A belt carrying device includes supporting rollers, an endless belt supported by the supporting rollers, and guiding members provided on the endless belt. The endless belt is rotated by rotation of the supporting rollers. An outer peripheral surface of the endless belt is in contact with a cleaning member. The guiding members are provided on those projecting areas of the endless belt, which project in an axial direction of the supporting rollers from both end surfaces of the supporting roller. A guiding member suppresses meandering of the endless belt by coming into contact with an end surface of the supporting roller. Formed on the end surfaces of at least one of the supporting rollers are projecting sections and groove sections, which are rotated around a rotation axis of the at least one of the supporting rollers in response to rotation of the at least one of the supporting rollers. | 08-20-2009 |
20090263154 | CLEANING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - An intermediate transfer belt cleaning unit includes a cleaning blade put in sliding contact with the surface of a circulating intermediate transfer belt and a blade holder for holding the blade, the cleaning blade having a length extending across the width of the intermediate transfer belt, the blade holder being formed along the full length of the cleaning blade, for cleaning the surface of the intermediate transfer belt by means of the cleaning blade. In this cleaning unit, the contact pressure of the cleaning blade against the intermediate transfer belt is adjusted so that the contact pressure around both the side edges of the intermediate transfer belt is higher than the contact pressure in the remaining part. | 10-22-2009 |
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20100130699 | POLYLACTIC ACID COMPOSITION AND FIBER THEREOF - A polylactic acid composition (A) comprising a polylactic acid component (B) comprising at least 90 mol % of an L-lactic acid unit and less than 10% of copolymerizing component units other than L-lactic acid, and a polylactic acid component (C) comprising at least 90 mol % of a D-lactic acid unit and less than 10 mol % of copolymerizing component units other than D-lactic acid, which is a mixed composition with a (B)/(C) weight ratio of between 10/90 and 90/10. | 05-27-2010 |
20110005038 | BUTTON MADE OF BIOMASS MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - Provided is a button obtained by using a biomass material. The button has a heat deformation temperature of 160° C. or more, and high quality as follows; excellent in heat resistance, high in strength, excellent in dyeing properties, and also capable of having transparency to semi-transparency and/or glossiness. | 01-13-2011 |
20120184166 | FIBER AND FIBER STRUCTURE - Provided is a fiber containing a composition obtained by mixing a compound having at least a ring structure containing one carbodiimide group, the first nitrogen and second nitrogen thereof being linked together through a linking group, with a polymer compound having an acidic group. Also provided is a fiber structure made thereof. A fiber and a fiber structure, which have improved hydrolysis resistance and from which no free isocyanate compounds are produced, can be provided. | 07-19-2012 |
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20100323868 | BAG-MAKING AND PACKAGING APPARATUS - A bag-making and packaging apparatus includes a bag-making and packaging mechanism and a fold formation mechanism. The fold formation mechanism is configured and arranged to deform a packaging material from a planar state to a folded state having a cross-sectional shape including a fold portion formed by three creases, and to feed the packaging material to the bag-making and packaging mechanism. The fold formation mechanism may include a conveying path regulating part that defines a part of a conveying path of the packaging material with the conveying path regulating part temporarily bending the packaging material for a plurality of times. The bag-making and packaging apparatus may further includes a slanting member for slanting the fold portion to be generally parallel to a region of the packaging material other than the folding section, and a conveying angle changing member disposed downstream of the slanting member. | 12-23-2010 |
20110059833 | BAG MANUFACTURING AND PACKAGING APPARATUS - A bag manufacturing and packaging apparatus is adapted to form a strip film into a cylindrical film. The bag manufacturing and packaging apparatus includes a sealing unit with a pair of sealing members facing each other to seal an end portion of the cylindrical film therebetween to package an article. Each of the sealing members includes a sealing jaw, a heating unit, and a heat insulating member. The sealing jaw has a heat generating surface, and configured and arranged to seal the cylindrical film on the heat generating surface. The heating unit is configured and arranged to heat the heat generating surface of the sealing jaw. The heat insulating member insulates the heat conduction from the heating unit to a direction other than a direction toward the heat generating surface of the sealing jaw. | 03-10-2011 |
20120204514 | PACKAGING MACHINE - A packaging machine includes a pair of brushes that hold a tubular film (Fm) therebetween while rotating and impeding the advancement of packaged articles. Consequently, an elongated stream of packaged articles aggregate at the leading end of the pair of brushes. When the pair of brushes release the tubular film, the packaged articles are again conveyed in a more closely aggregated state than the aggregated state thereof when the advancement of the packaged articles was temporarily impeded. The rotational axis of each brush is also biased a predetermined distance from the central axis of a core thereof. Since the brushes swing in conjunction with the rotation thereof, small vibrations and large swings cause the gaps between packaged articles to be readily filled and reduce the space occupied by the packaged articles. As a result, the bag size can be reduced. | 08-16-2012 |
20120204515 | PACKAGING MACHINE - In a packaging machine, a pair of shutter members holds a tubular film therebetween and shake the tubular film. Articles on an upstream side of the shutter members within the tubular film therefore aggregate toward the side of the shutter members while the vibration of the shutter members causes the gaps between the packaged articles to be filled. Since the packaged articles aggregate by inertia due to the vibration, fragmentation thereof is less likely than in a case in which the packaged articles are compressed by direct contact. Merely by the movement of rollers on a waved surface of a shutter cam, the shutter members are shaken in accordance with the waved surface. | 08-16-2012 |
20120204522 | ARTICLE TRANSFER DEVICE AND PACKAGING SYSTEM PROVIDED WITH SAME - An article transfer device includes a funnel-shaped structure and a high pressure air supply pipe. The funnel-shaped structure has an upper end opening adapted to receive articles dropped from above and a lower end opening adapted direct the articles to a form-fill-seal machine. An inner space is defined within the funnel-shaped structure between the openings. The upper part of the inner space has a greater cross-sectional area than the cross-sectional area of the lower part of the inner space. A plurality of air ejection holes are formed in an inner peripheral surface of the funnel-shaped structure surrounding the inner space. The air ejection holes are arranged with respect to one another defining a helical shape pattern about the funnel-shaped structure. Gaseous material is spouted out from the high pressure air supply pipe and into the inner space through the plurality of air ejection holes. | 08-16-2012 |
20120285129 | FORM-FILL-SEAL MACHINE - A form-fill-seal machine has a forming structure, a vertical seal structure, and a clamp fixing mechanism. The forming structure has a support frame, a tube, a sailor collar-shaped unit, and an anvil. The tube is fixed to the support frame. The sailor collar-shaped unit is fixed to the support frame, and wraps a sheet-shaped film around the tube so that two ends thereof overlap. The anvil is fixed to the tube. The vertical seal structure has an oscillator. The oscillator generates ultrasonic waves in order to seal overlapping portions of two ends of the film, being conveyed through the intervening gap with the anvil, in a vertical direction. The clamp fixing mechanism fixes the forming structure and the vertical seal structure in fixed positions relative to one another. | 11-15-2012 |
20130059709 | BAG MAKING AND PACKAGING MACHINE - A bag making and packaging machine forms a first transverse seal portion in a packaging material formed in a tubular shape, fills the packaging material with articles, thereafter further forms a second transverse seal portion to make a bag, and allows the bag to fall, and is equipped with a vibrating mechanism. The first transverse seal portion is formed in a direction perpendicular to a conveyance direction of the packaging material. The vibrating mechanism tilts the packaging material to an outer side of a fall path of the bag and vibrates the packaging material after the packaging material has been filled with the articles and before the second transverse seal portion is formed. | 03-07-2013 |
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20090052044 | ERECTING EQUAL-MAGNIFICATION LENS ARRAY PLATE, IMAGE SENSOR UNIT, AND IMAGE READING DEVICE - An erecting equal-magnification lens array plate includes a stack of a plurality lens array plates built such that pairs of corresponding lenses form a coaxial lens system, where each lens array plate is formed with a plurality of convex lenses on both surfaces of the plate. The plate receives light from a substantially straight light source facing one side of the plate, and the plate forms an erect equal-magnification image of the substantially straight light source on an image plane facing the other side of the plate. A light shielding member operative to shield light not contributing to imaging is formed in the neighborhood of a position in the intermediate plane in the erecting equal-magnification lens array plate where an inverted image of the substantially straight light source is formed. The main lens arrangement direction of the convex lenses differs from the main scanning direction of the erecting equal-magnification lens array plate. | 02-26-2009 |
20090141362 | ERECTING EQUAL-MAGNIFICATION LENS ARRAY PLATE - An erecting equal-magnification lens array plate includes a stack of a plurality lens array plates built such that pairs of corresponding lenses form a coaxial lens system, where each lens array plate is formed with a plurality of convex lenses on both surfaces of the plate. The plate receives light from a substantially straight light source facing one side of the plate, and the plate forms an erect equal-magnification image of the substantially straight light source on an image plane facing the other side of the plate. The main lens arrangement direction differs from the main scanning direction of the erecting equal-magnification lens array plate. The erecting equal-magnification lens array plate is provided with a first light shielding member operative to shield light not contributing to imaging and formed in the neighborhood of a position in the intermediate plane in the erecting equal-magnification lens array plate where an inverted image of the substantially straight light source is formed, and with a second light shielding member operative to reduce the amount of light incident on at least some of the lenses at the periphery in the sub-scanning direction and provided on a lens surface facing a light source. | 06-04-2009 |
20100238520 | ERECTING EQUAL-MAGNIFICATION LENS ARRAY PLATE, OPTICAL SCANNING UNIT, AND IMAGE READING DEVICE - An erecting equal-magnification lens array plate includes: a first lens array plate provided with a plurality of first lenses arranged systematically on a first surface of the plate and with a plurality of second lenses arranged systematically on a second surface opposite to the first surface; and a second lens array plate provided with a plurality of third lenses arranged systematically on a third surface of the plate and with a plurality of fourth lenses arranged systematically on a fourth surface opposite to the third surface. The first lens array plate and the second lens array plate form a stack such that the second surface and the third surface face each other to ensure that a combination of the lenses associated with each other form a coaxial lens system, the plate receiving light from a document G facing the first surface and forming an erect equal-magnification image of the document G on an image plane facing the fourth surface. The second lenses are arranged so as to create no gaps between adjacent lenses. | 09-23-2010 |
20100315718 | ERECTING EQUAL-MAGNIFICATION LENS ARRAY PLATE, OPTICAL SCANNING UNIT, AND IMAGE READING DEVICE - An erecting equal-magnification lens array plate includes a stack of a first lens array plate and a second lens array plate, the first lens array plate being provided with a plurality of first lenses and a plurality of second lenses, and the second lens array plate being provided with a plurality of third lenses and a plurality of fourth lenses. The erecting equal-magnification lens array plate includes a first light shielding wall provided upright to surround the first lens, a second light shielding wall provided upright to surround the fourth lens, a first aperture defined by the first light shielding wall and formed above the first lens, and a second aperture defined by the second light shielding well and formed above the fourth lens. At least one of the first aperture and the second aperture is formed such that the aperture diameter ID facing the lens is larger than the aperture diameter OD on the opposite side. | 12-16-2010 |
20110134495 | ERECTING EQUAL-MAGNIFICATION LENS ARRAY PLATE, OPTICAL SCANNING UNIT, AND IMAGE READING DEVICE - An erecting equal-magnification lens array plate includes: a first lens array plate provided with a plurality of first lenses and a plurality of second lenses; a second lens array plate provided with a plurality of third lenses and a plurality of fourth lenses; a first light-shielding wall having a plurality of first through holes; and a second light-shielding wall having a plurality of second through holes. The first through hole and the second through hole each includes: a lateral wall portion; an annular inner projection portion provided to project from an end of the lateral wall portion; and an annular outer projection portion provided to project from an end of the lateral wall portion facing the lens. The inner projection portion and the outer projection portion are not formed with a surface parallel to an optical axis. | 06-09-2011 |
20120120462 | ERECTING EQUAL-MAGNIFICATION LENS ARRAY PLATE, OPTICAL SCANNING UNIT, AND IMAGE READING DEVICE - An erecting equal-magnification lens array plate includes: a first lens array plate provided with a plurality of first lenses arranged on a first surface and a plurality of second lenses arranged on a second surface opposite to the first surface; and a second lens array plate provided with a plurality of third lenses arranged on a third surface and a plurality of fourth lenses arranged on a fourth surface opposite to the third surface. The first and second lens array plates form a stack such that the second surface and the third surface face each other. The erecting equal-magnification lens array plate receives light from a linear light source facing the first surface and forms an erect equal-magnification image of the linear light source on an image plane facing the fourth surface. An annular slope is formed around each second lens and each third lens. | 05-17-2012 |
20120224241 | ERECTING EQUAL-MAGNIFICATION LENS ARRAY PLATE, OPTICAL SCANNING UNIT, IMAGE READING DEVICE, AND IMAGE WRITING DEVICE - An erecting equal-magnification lens array plate includes: a first lens array plate provided with a plurality of first lenses systematically arranged on a first surface and a plurality of second lenses systematically arranged on a second surface opposite to the first surface; and a second lens array plate provided with a plurality of third lenses systematically arranged on a third surface and a plurality of fourth lenses systematically arranged on a fourth surface opposite to the third surface. The first lens array plate and the second lens array plate form a stack such that the second surface and the third surface face each other to ensure that a combination of the lenses aligned with each other form a coaxial lens system. A plurality of V grooves are formed in an area between adjacent second lenses on the second surface in the erecting equal-magnification lens array plate. | 09-06-2012 |
20120229878 | ERECTING EQUAL-MAGNIFICATION LENS ARRAY PLATE, OPTICAL SCANNING UNIT, IMAGE READING DEVICE, AND IMAGE WRITING DEVICE - An erecting equal-magnification lens array plate includes: a first lens array plate provided with a plurality of first lenses arranged on a first surface and a plurality of second lenses arranged on a second surface; and a second lens array plate provided with a plurality of third lenses arranged on a third surface and a plurality of fourth lenses arranged on a fourth surface. The first and second lens array plates are stacked. An intermediate light-shielding member provided with a plurality of intermediate through holes is between the first lens array plate and the second lens array plate. The intermediate through hole is formed such that the hole diameter is progressively smaller in a tapered fashion away from the second surface toward the third surface. A plurality of V grooves are formed in an area between adjacent second lenses on the second surface. | 09-13-2012 |
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20080240790 | Developing Device and Developer Cartridge - A developing device and a developer cartridge are provided. The developing device includes a first housing that receives a developing roller; a second housing that is disposed adjacent to and detachable from the first housing and stores developer; first and second communication paths that allow an inside of the first housing to communicate with an inside of the second housing and an agitator that is provided within the second housing and conveys the developer from the first communication path toward the second communication path. The developing cartridge includes a housing that stores developer and an agitator including a rotational shaft that is disposed in one direction and a first blade that is provided at a midpoint in the axial direction of the rotational shaft and conveys the developer from the midpoint in the axial direction of the rotational shaft to both end portions of the rotational shaft. | 10-02-2008 |
20090169272 | Developing Device and Blade Assembly - A developing device includes: a developing roller, a casing which rotatably supports the developing roller; a thickness regulation blade; and first and second holding members which fix the thickness regulation blade on the casing. The first holding member includes: a first nipping surface which contacts the thickness regulation blade; and a first fixing surface. The second holding member includes: a second nipping surface which opposes the first nipping surface; and a second fixing surface contacting the first fixing surface. The thickness regulation blade includes a positioning opening and is sandwiched between the first nipping surface and the second nipping surface. The first nipping surface includes a projection which is fitted into the positioning opening of the thickness regulation blade. | 07-02-2009 |
20090180816 | Delevoping Cartridge and Image Forming Apparatus - A developing cartridge includes a first frame including a first wall at one end thereof, a second frame including a pair of second walls facing with each other and a third wall that connects the pair of second walls, an opening that is formed by the first wall, the pair of second walls and the third wall, and a support that is interposed between the third wall and the first wall so as to support the first wall by the third wall. | 07-16-2009 |
20100080630 | AGITATING MEMBER AND DEVELOPING CARTRIDGE - In order to provide an agitator having a wiper made of a resiliency deformable material, an agitator according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a main body and a resiliently deformable plate-like member. The main body has a placing surface, a first protrusion, and a second protrusion protruding from the placing surface. The resiliently deformable plate-like member has a free end portion including a free end and a supported portion supported to the main body, the supported portion being placed on the placing surface and having a first engaging section engaging the first protrusion and a second engaging section engaging the second protrusion, the supported portion being curved upon resilient deformation thereof as a result of engagement of the first engaging section and the second engaging section with the first protrusion and the second protrusion respectively, a length between the first engaging section and the second engaging section being greater than a linear distance between the first protrusion and the second protrusion. | 04-01-2010 |
20110217068 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS HAVING TONER CARTRIDGE - A holder unit is movable between an accommodated position and a pulled out position. A plurality of toner cartridges is detachably attached to the holder unit. A shutter provided on each toner cartridge is movable between a block position where the shutter blocks an opening of a case and an open position where the shutter opens the opening. An operation member of each toner cartridge operates the shutter such that the shutter moves between a first position and a second position. The shutter is located at the open position when the operation member is located at the first position. The shutter is located at the block position when the operation member is located at the second position. An interference member is configured such that the operation members abut the interference member to be displaced from the second position to the first position when the holder unit is moved from the pulled out position to the accommodated position. | 09-08-2011 |
20110217069 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS HAVING TONER CARTRIDGE - Each of the toner cartridges includes a case, a shutter, a first operation portion and a second operation portion. The shutter is located at an open position where the shutter opens an opening of a case when the first operation portion is located at a first position. The shutter is located at a block position the shutter blocks the opening when the first operation portion is located at a second position. The shutter is located at the open position when the second operation portion is located at a third position. The shutter is located at the block position when the second operation portion is located at a fourth position. An interference unit is configured such that a first operation portions abut the interference unit to be displaced from the second position to the first position when a holder unit is moved from a pulled out position to an accommodated position and such that the second operation portions abut the interference unit to be displaced from the third position to the fourth position when the holder unit is moved from the accommodated position to the pulled out position. | 09-08-2011 |
20120003000 | IMAGE FORMING DEVICE AND TONER CARTRIDGE MOUNTED THEREIN - An image forming device includes: a main casing; a retaining member; a plurality of developing units; a plurality of toner cartridges; and an operation unit. The retaining member is configured to be movable in a first direction between an accommodated position and a pulled-out position. The retaining member includes a first side plate and a second side plate extending in the first direction and disposed in confrontation with and spaced apart from each other in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction. The developing units are retained in the retaining member. The toner cartridges have one-on-one correspondence to the developing units and are configured to be mountable in or detachable from the retaining member when the retaining member is located at the pulled-out position. Each toner cartridge includes a casing formed with a cartridge opening, and a cartridge shutter configured to be movable between an open position for opening the cartridge opening and a closed position for closing the cartridge opening. The operation unit is provided in the retaining member and configured to be pivotally movable in an imaginary plane parallel to the first direction and the second direction. The operation unit is interlocked with the cartridge shutter while the toner cartridge is mounted in the retaining member to move the cartridge shutter between the open position and the closed position in accordance with the pivotal movement of the operation unit. | 01-05-2012 |
20120020704 | Toner Cartridge Having Linearly Movable Shutter Member and Image Forming Device Provided With the Same - An image forming device includes a movable holding member, a plurality of operation members and a plurality of developer cartridges detachably mountable on the holding member. The holding member has a plurality of photosensitive members and developing devices. Each operation members is disposed on the holding member in correspondence with each developing device. Each of the photosensitive member, the operation member and the developer cartridge extends in a first direction. Each developer cartridge is formed with an opening and has a shutter member linearly movable between an open position and a closed position in the first direction. The shutter member opens the opening at the open position to allow developer to flow and closes the opening at the closed position to prevent developer from flowing. Each operation member is linearly movable in the first direction to move the shutter member between the open position and the closed position. | 01-26-2012 |
20130156469 | Toner Cartridge Having Linearly Movable Shutter Member - A developer cartridge includes a casing, a shutter member and a screw auger. The casing is configured to accommodate developer therein, the casing extending in a first direction and being formed with an opening. The shutter member is configured to be linearly movable between an open position and a closed position in the first direction, the shutter member opening the opening at the open position to permit the developer to flow out from the casing and closing the opening at the closed position to prevent the developer from flowing out from the casing. The screw auger extends in the first direction and is configured to convey the developer toward the opening, the screw auger being linearly movable in the first direction in conjunction with the movement of the shutter member. | 06-20-2013 |
20130243477 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS HAVING TONER CARTRIDGE WITH MOVABLE SHUTTER - An image forming apparatus includes a holder, photosensitive drums, developing units, and toner cartridges. Each toner cartridge includes a case, shutter, and operation member. The case contains the toner therein and has an opening at a position confronting the corresponding developing unit in a state that the toner cartridge is attached to the holder. The shutter is movable between a block position and an open position. The shutter is located at the open position when the operation member is located at a first position. The shutter is located at the block position when the operation member is located at a second position. The operation member has: a base end fixed to the shutter; and a distal end configured to move from a lower position to a position higher than the lower position when the operation member is moved from the first position to the second position. | 09-19-2013 |
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20150109512 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND FOCUSING METHOD THEREOF - In the image capturing apparatus, the optical path difference producing member is disposed on the second optical path. Thereby, it is possible to suppress the amount of light when an optical image which is focused at the front of an optical image made incident into the first imaging device (front focus) and an optical image which is focused at the rear thereof (rear focus) are respectively imaged at the second imaging device and also to secure the amount of light on image pickup by the first imaging device. Further, in the image capturing apparatus, a position of the first imaging region and a position of the second imaging region on the imaging area are reversed with respect to the axis P in association with reversal of a scanning direction of the sample. Therefore, despite the scanning direction of the sample, it is possible to obtain a deviation direction of the focus position under the same conditions. | 04-23-2015 |
20150116475 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND FOCUSING METHOD THEREOF - In the image capturing apparatus, the optical path difference producing member is disposed on the second optical path. Thereby, at the second imaging device, it is possible to suppress the amount of light on image pickup of an optical image which is focused at the front of an optical image made incident into the first imaging device (front focus) and on image pickup of an optical image which is focused at the rear thereof (rear focus) and also to secure the amount of light on image pickup by the first imaging device. Further, in the image capturing apparatus, based on a scanning velocity v of the stage and an interval d between the first imaging region and the second imaging region, a waiting time is set from image pickup at the first imaging region to image pickup at the second imaging region. As a result, light from the same position of the sample is made incident into the first imaging region and the second imaging region. Thus, it is possible to control a focus position at high accuracy. | 04-30-2015 |
20150156396 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND FOCUSING METHOD THEREOF - In the image capturing apparatus, the optical path difference producing member is disposed on the second optical path. Thereby, the amount of light for imaging an optical image which is focused at the front of an optical image made incident into the first imaging device (front focus) and an optical image which is focused at the rear thereof (rear focus) by the second imaging device can be suppressed to secure the amount of light on image pickup by the first imaging device. Further, in the image capturing apparatus, at least one of a position of the first imaging region and a position of the second imaging region on the imaging area is changed, thus making it possible to easily adjust an interval between the front focus and the rear focus. It is, thereby, possible to detect a focus position of the sample at high accuracy. | 06-04-2015 |
20150156397 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND FOCUSING METHOD THEREOF - In the image capturing apparatus, the optical path difference producing member is disposed on the second optical path. Thereby, the amount of light on imaging an optical image which is focused at the front of an optical image made incident into the first imaging device (front focus) and an optical image which is focused at the rear thereof (rear focus) by the second imaging device can be suppressed to secure the amount of light on image pickup by the first imaging device. Further, in the image capturing apparatus, the first imaging region and the second imaging region on the imaging area of the second imaging device are positioned on the front side of the imaging area in a scanning direction of the sample with respect to the region into which an optical image is made incident which is conjugate to the first optical image made incident into the first imaging device. Thereby, it is possible to obtain in advance a deviation direction of a focus position of the objective lens by a simple constitution. | 06-04-2015 |
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20150301327 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND IMAGE CAPTURING METHOD - An image capturing apparatus is configured to store the control result of a focus position during scanning of segmented regions and determine an initial focus position in scanning of the (n+1)th segmented region, based on the control result stored during scanning of the nth (n is an integer of 1 or more) or earlier segmented region. The foregoing technique allows this image capturing apparatus to roughly determine the initial focus position in the next-scanned segmented region by making use of the control result of the segmented region the scanning of which has been already completed. This can suppress increase in processing time necessary for imaging, by simplification of pre-focus. | 10-22-2015 |
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