Patent application number | Description | Published |
20120329307 | CONNECTOR - A connector includes a movable contact part formed of an insulating material, an electrically conductive movable terminal part, and an electrically conductive fixed terminal part. The movable terminal part and the fixed terminal part are caused to come into contact by the movable terminal part being pressed via the movable contact part by an electrically conductive plug electrode terminal of another connector after the plug electrode terminal inserted into a jack terminal opening part of the connector comes into contact with the movable terminal part, so that the plug electrode terminal and the fixed terminal part are electrically connected via the movable terminal part. | 12-27-2012 |
20130005187 | CONNECTOR - A connector includes a first connector and a second connector, wherein the first connector includes first contacts made of a conductive material, and a first movable part made of an insulating material, wherein the first contacts have respective first contact portions of a convex shape, and the first movable part is connected to the first contacts to be movable together with the first contact portions, wherein the second connector includes second contacts made of a conductive material, and a second movable part made of an insulating material, wherein the second contacts have respective second contact portions coming in contact with the first contact portions, and the second movable part is connected to the second contacts to be movable together with the second contact portions, and wherein the first contact portions and the second contact portions are configured to come in contact with each other, thereby establishing electrical coupling. | 01-03-2013 |
20130037401 | SWITCH DEVICE AND CONNECTOR - A switch device includes first and second contacting portions including first and second fixed contacting portions and first and second movable contacting portions, respectively, the first fixed contacting portion and the second fixed contacting portion being configured to be electrically connected to one of a power source and an electronic device while the first movable contacting portion and the second movable contacting portion are configured to be electrically connected to the other of the power source and the electronic device; a first electric arc runner provided near at least one of the first fixed contacting portion and the first movable contacting portion; and a second electric arc runner provided near at least one of the second fixed contacting portion and the second movable contacting portion. | 02-14-2013 |
20130037517 | SWITCH DEVICE AND CONNECTOR - A switch device includes first and second contacting portions including first and second fixed contacting portions, first and second movable contacting portions and first and second break contacting portions, respectively, the first fixed contacting portion and the second fixed contacting portion being configured to be electrically connected to one of a power source and an electronic device while the first movable contacting portion and the second movable contacting portion are configured to be electrically connected to the other of the power source and the electronic device; and a first magnet and a second magnet configured to generate magnetic fields between the first fixed contacting portion and the first movable contacting portion and between the second fixed contacting portion and the second movable contacting portion, respectively. | 02-14-2013 |
20130037518 | SWITCH DEVICE AND CONNECTOR - A switch device includes first and second contacting portions including first and second fixed contacting portions and first and second movable contacting portions configured to contact the first and second fixed contacting portions, respectively and provided to be adjacent from each other; and a magnet unit provided such that a first pole is positioned to face the first contacting portion and a second pole is positioned to face the second contacting portion to generate magnetic fields between the first fixed contacting portion and the first movable contacting portion and between the second fixed contacting portion and the second movable contacting portion, respectively. | 02-14-2013 |
20130037519 | SWITCH DEVICE AND CONNECTOR - A switch device includes first and second contacting portions including first and fixed contacting portions and first and second movable contacting portions, respectively, the first fixed contacting portion and the second fixed contacting portion being configured to be electrically connected to one of a power source and an electronic device while the first movable contacting portion and the second movable contacting portion are configured to be electrically connected to the other of the power source and the electronic device; and first and second electric arc voltage suppression units configured to be electrically connected to the first and second fixed contacting portions and the first and second movable contacting portions for suppressing generation of electric arcs there between, respectively. | 02-14-2013 |
20130040502 | CONNECTOR - A connector includes a first connector and a second connector configured to engage with the first connector to establish electrical connection, wherein the first connector includes a first contact terminal, and the second connector includes: a second contact terminal configured to come in contact with the first contact terminal; a switch part connected to the second contact terminal and including a fixed part and a movable part; and a movable member capable of pushing the movable part toward the fixed part, wherein the movable member is pushed by the first connector when the first connector engages with the second connector, and the movable member pushes the movable part toward the fixed part to bring the movable part in contact with the fixed part. | 02-14-2013 |
20130110459 | CONTACT-TERMINAL APPARATUS WITH PRESSURE SENSOR | 05-02-2013 |
20130199903 | CONNECTOR UNIT AND CONNECTOR - A connector unit includes a first connector configured to be connected to an electrical apparatus, the first connector including multiple power receiving terminals for receiving a supply of electric power; and a second connector configured to be connected to a direct-current power supply and mated with the first connector. The second connector includes multiple power feeding terminals corresponding to the power receiving terminals of the first connector and a switch member configured to be moved between a connecting position for electrically connecting the power feeding terminals and the direct-current power supply and a breaking position for breaking the connection of the power feeding terminals and the direct-current power supply. | 08-08-2013 |
20130231007 | CONNECTOR AND SWITCH - There is provided a connector including a connection terminal to be connected to another connection terminal of another connector; a fixed contact; a movable contact provided on one button end portion of a movable plate; a card made of an insulating material and being in contact with the movable plate; a button in contact with the card; a swing spring connected to the button; and a slide operating portion for controlling a contact between the fixed contact and the movable contact, wherein one of the fixed contact and the movable contact is connected to the connection terminal, the button is pushed down by moving the slide operating portion in one direction to thereby move the movable plate via the card, the connector is in a turn-on state when the fixed contact is in contact with the movable contact, the swing spring generates restoring force in a direction of separating a contact between the fixed contact and the movable contact, and the movable contact is separated from the fixed contact so as to be in a turn-off state the connector by moving the slide operating portion in another direction opposite to the one direction. | 09-05-2013 |
20130263448 | CONNECTOR AND METHOD OF CONNECTING CONNECTOR - A connector configured to make a contact with an electrical apparatus includes a contact formed of a metal material; and a housing that houses the contact. The contact includes an exposed part that is exposed outside the housing, a contact portion provided in the exposed part and configured to come into contact with an electrode of the electrical apparatus, and a projecting part provided in the exposed part and positioned between the contact portion and the housing. The housing includes an exterior wall that forms a surface of the housing that faces the electrode. The exterior wall and the projecting part are configured to be in contact with each other when the electrode and the contact portion come into contact with each other to establish an electrical connection between the contact and the electrode. | 10-10-2013 |
20130316595 | CONNECTOR AND METHOD FOR CONNECTING THE CONNECTOR - A connector includes a plug connector including a projecting part and a plurality of plug electrodes, each plug electrode includes a first surface and a second plug surface that are substantially parallel to each other, and a jack connector including a plurality of jack electrodes, each jack electrode contacts to one of the plug electrodes when the plug connector is engaged with the jack connector, that includes a first jack contact part that contacts with the first plug surface, a second jack contact part that contacts with the second plug surface, and a third jack contact part that contacts with the projecting part. The projecting part is configured to exert a force to the third jack contact part to move the first jack contact part toward the first plug surface when engaging the plug connector and the jack connector. | 11-28-2013 |
20140004760 | CONTACT MEMBER | 01-02-2014 |
20140087605 | CONTACT MEMBER - A contact member includes first and second bent portions provided between a joining part to be joined to a first board and a contacting part to come into contact with a second board, a first contact part to come into contact with the second bent portion when the first bent portion is caused to bend by the pressing of the contacting part by the second board, a second contact part to come into contact with the first bent portion when the second bent portion is caused to bend by the pressing of the contacting part by the second board after the first contact part comes into contact with the second bent portion, and a third contact part to come into contact with the first board by the pressing of the contacting part by the second board after the second contact part comes into contact with the first bent portion. | 03-27-2014 |
20140158511 | SWITCH DEVICE - A switch device includes a first contacting portion including a first fixed contact, a first movable contact contactable to the first fixed contact, and a first break contact, the first movable contact being configured to selectively contact one of the first fixed contact and the first break contact; a second contacting portion including a second fixed contact, a second movable contact contactable to the second fixed contact, and a second break contact, the second movable contact being configured to selectively contact one of the second fixed contact and the second break contact; and a mechanical switch that mechanically moves the first movable contact and the second movable contact toward the first fixed contact and the second fixed contact, and toward the first break contact and the second break contact, respectively. | 06-12-2014 |
20140187072 | CONNECTOR - A connector includes a connecting terminal to be connected to another connecting terminal of another connector, a fixed contact, a movable contact provided at one end of a movable plate, a movable spring connected to the movable plate, and an operation part that moves according to an operation performed by an operator. The connecting terminal is connected to one of the fixed contact and the movable contact. The operation part applies a force to a part of the movable spring in a direction that is substantially parallel to a direction of a force applied to operate the operation part, and causes the movable contact to contact the fixed contact. The direction of the force applied to operate the operation part is substantially parallel to a direction in which the movable contact moves. | 07-03-2014 |
20140273637 | CONNECTOR AND CONNECTOR BAR - A connector includes a connecting terminal, a fixed contact, a movable plate, a movable contact provided at an end of the movable plate, a card that includes an insulator and contacts the movable plate, a button that contacts the card, an opening spring connected to the button, and a sliding operation part that controls a contact between the fixed contact and the movable contact. When the sliding operation part is moved in a first direction, the movable contact is brought into contact with the fixed contact and the connector is turned on. When the sliding operation part is moved in a second direction opposite to the first direction, the movable contact is caused to move away from the fixed contact and the connector is turned off. The sliding operation part is provided on a surface that is different from a surface on which the connecting terminal is provided. | 09-18-2014 |
20150038001 | CONTACT - A contact that electrically connects a first board and a second board includes a bottom part to be joined to the first board, a first spring that is bent and extends from the bottom part, a second spring configured to be displaced in a first direction toward the bottom part and in a second direction opposite to the first direction by the bending of the first spring, multiple side guides rising from the bottom part, and a stopper provided at an end of each of the side guides in the second direction and configured to come into contact with the second board. The side guides include respective extension parts configured to protect an area in which the second spring is displaced. | 02-05-2015 |
20150287558 | SWITCH - A switch includes a fixed contact part including a fixed contact, a movable contact part including a movable contact, a control button, an operation part including a first end and a second end, and a lock. When the first end is pressed, the control button is pressed by the operation part, the movable contact touches the fixed contact, and the switch becomes an ON state. While the movable contact and the fixed contact are in contact with each other, a first protrusion of the lock touches an engaging part of the control button to limit movement of the control button and maintain the ON state. When the second end is pressed, the operation part touches a second protrusion of the lock and moves the lock in such a direction that the first protrusion moves away from the engaging part, and the switch becomes the OFF state. | 10-08-2015 |
20160071663 | CONNECTOR AND SWITCH - A connector includes a fixed contact, a movable contact that contacts with the fixed contact, a slide, a contact slide operated in association with a movement of the slide, a button that is pushed in accordance with the movement of the slide, the button including a lower portion, an upper portion, and a slant portion connecting the lower portion to an upper stage, and a card that moves the movable contact toward and away from the fixed contact in accordance with the movement of the button, wherein the contact slide contacts with the lower portion when the switch is in a turn-off state, contacts with the slant portion so as to push the button and cause the card to move the movable contact toward the fixed contact when the slide slides in one direction, and contacts with the upper portion when the switch is in a turn-on state. | 03-10-2016 |
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20100008689 | Image forming device, photoconductor drum drive controlling method, and computer-readable recording medium - An image forming device has a full-color image formation mode to form a color image using color photoconductor drums and a monochrome image formation mode to form a monochrome image using a photoconductor drum. In the image forming device, a driving unit drives rotation of an intermediate transfer belt or a transfer transport belt. A control unit changes rotational speeds of the color photoconductors in a transition from the full-color image formation mode to the monochrome image formation mode to make a torque to the driving unit in the full-color image formation mode equal to a torque to the driving unit in the monochrome image formation mode. A separator unit separates the color photoconductors from the intermediate transfer belt or the transfer transport belt after the rotational speeds of the color photoconductors are changed by the control unit. | 01-14-2010 |
20100239293 | Moving body controlling device, intermediate transferring device, and image forming apparatus having the same - A disclosed moving body controlling device includes a first moving body driven by a first motor that is controlled by a first control unit, a second moving body driven by a second motor that is controlled by a second control unit and affecting movement of the first moving body, a memory unit storing a relationship between the second motor rotational speed and an indicating value for driving the first and second motors when the second control unit changes the second motor rotational speed while the first control unit controls a first motor rotational speed to cause a first rotational body surface speed to be a predetermined speed in a mode of setting a second motor target rotational speed, whereby a reference point at which the surface speed starts to exceed the predetermined speed is detected, and based on the reference point the second motor target rotational speed is set. | 09-23-2010 |
20110229159 | BELT DRIVE APPARATUS FOR CORRECTING BELT POSITION IN DIRECTION OF WIDTH - A belt drive apparatus is equipped with an endless belt rotationally movable by being supported by a plurality of rollers. A moving speed signal output part outputs a signal based on a rotational movement of the endless belt. A width direction position signal output part outputs a position signal for which its value changes in response to a position of the endless belt in a direction of width of the endless belt. A width direction position control part controls a position of the endless belt in the direction of width of the endless belt. A process execution part performs a predetermined process using the signal output from the moving speed output part based on the position signal output from the width direction position signal output part. | 09-22-2011 |
20120237240 | IMAGE FORMING DEVICE, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING IMAGE FORMING PROGRAM, IMAGE FORMING METHOD, AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM - Disclosed is an image forming device that forms toner images on corresponding photosensitive bodies, and performs primary transfers for transferring the toner images on the corresponding photosensitive bodies onto an intermediate transfer body and performs a secondary transfer for transferring the toner images from the intermediate transfer body onto a recording medium. The image forming device includes a position detection unit that detects a position of the intermediate transfer body; a position control unit that controls movement of the intermediate transfer body; a speed determination unit that determines a speed of the intermediate transfer body; and an image forming control unit. The image forming control unit causes the image forming device to form the toner images, to perform primary transfers or to perform a secondary transfer, when the intermediate transfer body is moving at a constant speed. | 09-20-2012 |
20140255063 | BELT CONTROLLER, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING IMAGE FORMING CONTROL PROGRAM - A belt controller, an image forming apparatus, a belt controlling method, and a recording medium storing an image forming control program adjust a position of a belt. Each of the belt controller, the image forming apparatus, the belt controlling method, and the recording medium storing an image forming control program detects a position of the belt and transmits a position detection signal, determines whether a degree of misalignment of the belt is equal to or greater than a specified threshold before the belt starts moving based on the position detection signal, presses the belt to reduce the degree of misalignment of the belt when the degree of misalignment of the belt is equal to or greater than the specified threshold, and performs feedback control to adjust the position of the belt according to the degree of misalignment of the belt after pressing the belt. | 09-11-2014 |