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20080311388 | PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE SHEET FOR IDENTIFICATION AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF - The object of the invention is to provide a pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet for identification, which is obtained by easy thick film coating in formation of a pressure-sensitive adhesive agent layer; which can be used even if the surface of a collection subject is wet with moisture; which is obtained without using an organic solvent in production steps; and which causes few damages on the surface of the collection subject, and a production method thereof. There is provided a pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet for identification which is used by transferring and taking a trace visualized onto a surface of a pressure-sensitive adhesive agent layer, the pressure-sensitive adhesive agent layer being formed by photoirradiation of a layer made of an acryl-based pressure-sensitive adhesive agent composition containing a) a (meth)acrylic acid alkyl ester in which an alkyl group has 1 to 14 carbon atoms on average, as a main monomer, b) a polyfunctional (meth)acrylate and c) a photoinitiator, the pressure-sensitive adhesive agent layer having a gel fraction of 50% by weight or more, the pressure-sensitive adhesive agent layer having an adhesive strength to a stainless steel plate of 0.1 to 2.0 N/20 mm. | 12-18-2008 |
20100116807 | DISASSEMBLABLE STRUCTURE, ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT AND NON-ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT HAVING DISASSEMBLABLE STRUCTURE, AND DISASSEMBLING METHOD - The present invention relates to a disassemblable structure including: a double-coated pressure-sensitive adhesive tape or a double-coated pressure sensitive adhesive sheet including a substrate and pressure-sensitive adhesive layers formed on both surfaces of the substrate, at least one of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layers being a thermal foaming agent-containing pressure-sensitive adhesive layer; a heating element which foams the thermal foaming agent-containing pressure-sensitive adhesive layer by heating; and a pair of adherends joined to each other through the pressure-sensitive adhesive tape or sheet and the heating element. | 05-13-2010 |
20100215947 | HEAT-EXPANDABLE REMOVABLE ACRYLIC PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE TAPE OR SHEET - Disclosed is a heat-expandable/peelable acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive tape or sheet which maintains a high adhesion force but the bonded part can be easily separated/debonded regardless of whether the surface of the adherend is uneven. The heat-expandable/peelable acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive tape or sheet includes a viscoelastic body containing both bubbles and microparticles, and on at least one side thereof, a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer containing a blowing agent. The heat-expandable/peelable acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive tape or sheet preferably contains bubbles in an amount of 3 to 30 percent by volume based on the total volume of the viscoelastic body. The viscoelastic body containing both bubbles and microparticles is preferably a layer prepared by polymerization of a polymerizable composition containing a vinyl monomer mixture containing at least one alkyl(meth)acrylate whose alkyl moiety having 2 to 18 carbon atoms as a main component, or partially polymerized prepolymer of the monomer mixture; a photoinitiator; microparticles; a multifunctional (meth)acrylate; and bubbles. | 08-26-2010 |
20120034407 | HEAT EXPANDABLE REMOVABLE ACRYLIC PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE TAPE OR SHEET, AND METHOD OF REMOVING THE SAME - An object of the present invention is to provide a heat-expandable/peelable acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive tape that maintains a high adhesion force, and can be easily separated or debonded at the bonded part by heating, regardless of the material constituting the adherend. | 02-09-2012 |
20130199732 | METHOD OF STRIPPING MULTIPLE PLIES OF A PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE LAYER, AND A PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE LAYER USED THEREIN - The present invention provides a method of stripping multiple plies of a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, capable of easily separating and dismantling the joint portion in a short time, without affecting the adherend involved. The stripping method of the present invention strips the multiple plies of a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, including a pressure-sensitive adhesive body having at least a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer containing heat-expandable fine particles and an adherend, the pressure-sensitive adhesive body and the adherend being laminated on each other, and the multiple plies of a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer contain a coloring matter component, and the pressure-sensitive adhesive body and the adherend are stripped from each other, by irradiating the coloring matter with a laser light beam having a wavelength coinciding with the absorption wavelength of the coloring matter and by expanding the heat-expandable fine particles with the aid of the heat thus generated. | 08-08-2013 |
20130274361 | PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE SHEET AND PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE COMPOSITION - A pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet according to an embodiment of the present invention has a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer including an acrylic polymer. This acrylic polymer contains, as monomer components, an acrylic monomer not containing a polar group (A) and a polar group-containing monomer (B). The 100% modulus of this pressure-sensitive adhesive layer is 20 to 200 N/cm | 10-17-2013 |
20140044915 | DOUBLE-SIDED PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE SHEET AND PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet includes a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer including an acrylic polymer (A) containing 9 to 30 mass % of building blocks derived from at least one kind of polar monomer. | 02-13-2014 |
20140065403 | DOUBLE-SIDED PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE SHEET - A double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet includes a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer. The pressure-sensitive adhesive layer is substantially free of bubbles and includes an acrylic polymer (A) and hollow microspheres. The acrylic polymer (A) includes a monomer composition containing (meth)acrylic acid alkyl ester (a1) and a polar group-containing copolymerizable monomer (a2) with polymerizable unsaturated double bond. The (meth)acrylic acid alkyl ester (a1) includes a linear-chain alkyl group with a carbon number of 1 to 20 and a branched-chain alkyl group with a carbon number of 1 to 20. The monomer composition contains the polar group-containing copolymerizable monomer (a2) in an amount of 5 to 9 parts by mass, based on 100 parts by mass of a total of the (meth)acrylic acid alkyl ester (a1) and the polar group-containing copolymerizable monomer (a2). | 03-06-2014 |
20140065404 | DOUBLE-SIDED PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE SHEET - A double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet includes a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer. The pressure-sensitive adhesive layer is substantially free of bubbles and includes an acrylic polymer (A), an acrylic polymer (B) having a weight-average molecular weight of equal to or more than 1,000 and less than 30,000, and hollow microspheres (C). | 03-06-2014 |
20150030795 | PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE TAPE AND TAPE ROLL - A pressure-sensitive adhesive tape includes: a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer that contains at least a fine particle and/or a bubble and both the surfaces of which are pressure-sensitive adhesive surfaces; and a release liner having both a first release layer that is provided on one surface of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer so as to contact the one surface and a second release layer located opposite to the first release layer. The thickness of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer is 0.2 to 2.0 mm. The second release layer of the release liner is structured such that a holding time measured by a predetermined method is 2500 minutes or longer. | 01-29-2015 |
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20100124439 | ILLUMINATING DEVICE, IMAGE-READING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE-FORMING EQUIPMENT - An embodiment of the present invention provides an illuminating device that is disposed in an image-reading apparatus and image-forming equipment, comprising: a light-source portion on one side; a light-source portion on the other side; and a long translucent light-guiding member having a light-discharging face long in a longitudinal direction thereof, and guiding light derived from the one light-source portion from one end face in the longitudinal direction, and light derived from the other light-source portion from the other end face in the longitudinal direction so that the guided light is irradiated to an object through the long light-discharging face; wherein the one and the other light-source portions are arranged such that positions of optical axes thereof differ from each other. | 05-20-2010 |
20100245944 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - In regard to a secured original method, an image reading apparatus provided in an image forming apparatus reads a first original guide using an original reading portion and, based on a reading result thereof, changes a reading position of an adjustment sheet in a main scanning direction to enable detection of a difference between a brightness of the first original guide and a brightness of the adjustment sheet. In regard to a moving original method, the image reading apparatus reads a reading member using the original reading portion and, based on a reading result thereof, changes a reading position of an adjustment sheet in a main scanning direction to enable detection of a difference between a brightness of the reading member and a brightness of the adjustment sheet. | 09-30-2010 |
20100290095 | LIGHT SOURCE APPARATUS, LIGHT IRRADIATING APPARATUS PROVIDED WITH SAME LIGHT SOURCE APPARATUS, IMAGE READING APPARATUS PROVIDED WITH SAME LIGHT IRRADIATING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS PROVIDED WITH SAME IMAGE READING APPARATUS - In one embodiment of a semiconductor apparatus of the present invention, a plurality of light-emitting elements provided with a light-emitting face are disposed at intervals in a line on a surface of a substrate, and serve as a light source apparatus that emits irradiating light forward from the light-emitting face along the surface of the substrate, and on a forward side of the light-emitting face in the surface of the substrate, a light reflection suppression area is formed extending forward with a width less than the width of the light-emitting face from a lower edge of the light-emitting face. | 11-18-2010 |
20110164413 | ILLUMINATING DEVICE, IMAGE READING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An illuminating device ( | 07-07-2011 |
20110164899 | ILLUMINATING DEVICE, IMAGE-READING APPARATUS COMPRISING THE ILLUMINATING DEVICE, AND IMAGE-FORMING APPARATUS COMPRISING THE IMAGE-READING APPARATUS - An illuminating device includes a light-emitting element that is mounted on a base material and a light-guiding member that guides light from the light-emitting element to an irradiation target, and illuminates the irradiation target with the light transmitted through the light-guiding member. The light-guiding member includes an extending portion that extends from the surface of the base material on which the light-emitting element is mounted to a left side end portion of the base material so as to cover the left side end portion. An image-reading includes this illuminating device. Image-forming apparatus includes this image-reading apparatus. | 07-07-2011 |
20110199652 | ILLUMINATING DEVICE, IMAGE-READING APPARATUS PROVIDED WITH THE ILLUMINATING DEVICE, AND IMAGE-FORMING APPARATUS PROVIDED WITH THE IMAGE-READING APPARATUS - The present invention provides an illuminating device including a plurality of light-emitting elements arranged in a line, the illuminating device illuminates an irradiation target by irradiating the irradiation target with light that is emitted from the light-emitting elements via a first and a second optical paths. In the illuminating device, a light diffusing portion for diffusing light is provided in one of the first optical path and the second optical path, and an irradiation light amount of said one of the first optical path and the second optical path in which the light diffusing portion is provided is larger than an irradiation light amount of the other optical path. | 08-18-2011 |
20110273752 | ILLUMINATING APPARATUS, IMAGE READING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - In a light source unit ( | 11-10-2011 |
20120008155 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A transparent sheet is attached onto an inclined surface of an original guide plate of an image reading apparatus, and similarly, a transparent sheet is attached onto an inclined surface at an edge portion of a reading guide plate, thereby preventing an original from being chipped by the ground glass-like inclined surfaces and illumination light from being diffused by the ground glass-like inclined surfaces. | 01-12-2012 |
20120026562 | IMAGE READING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A document reading section includes a document load table, a document load tray, a first document receiving tray, a linear conveyance path, a first guide member and a first reading section. The linear conveyance path, inclining downward from the document load tray, reaches the first document receiving tray. The first guide member is disposed in the linear conveyance path, and its top surface inclines downward along the linear conveyance path toward a downstream side in a document conveying direction in relation to the document load table. The first guide member is disposed in such a manner that part of its top surface intersects with a plane containing a top surface of the document load table. | 02-02-2012 |
20140240797 | ILLUMINATING DEVICE, IMAGE READING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE ILLUMINATING DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE IMAGE READING APPARATUS - An illuminating device capable of stably illuminating an irradiated object such as a document while suppressing light loss with a simply structure is provided. | 08-28-2014 |
20140285857 | ILLUMINATING DEVICE, IMAGE READING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An illuminating device ( | 09-25-2014 |
20140286046 | ILLUMINATING DEVICE, IMAGE READING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE ILLUMINATING DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE IMAGE READING APPARATUS - An illuminating device capable of stably illuminating an irradiated object such as a document while suppressing light loss with a simply structure is provided. | 09-25-2014 |
20140376068 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image reading apparatus includes an image scanning unit that is provided with a holding portion holding a flexible flat cable. The holding portion is protruded toward an upstream side in a sub scanning direction, and provided with a second wall part. The flexible flat cable that is extended from a connector is brought into contact with the second wall part. As for the flexible flat cable, a downward movement is regulated by a lower holding portion and an upward movement is regulated by an upper holding portion. Accordingly, the flexible flat cable does not rise. | 12-25-2014 |
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20100219437 | NITRIDE SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT EMITTING DIODE - A nitride semiconductor light emitting diode includes a p-type layer | 09-02-2010 |
20110298006 | SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME - A semiconductor light emitting device includes a nitride semiconductor layer including a first cladding layer, an active layer, and a second cladding layer, and a current blocking layer configured to selectively inject a current into the active layer. The second cladding layer has a stripe-shaped ridge portion. The current blocking layer is formed in regions on both sides of the ridge portion, and is made of zinc oxide having a crystalline structure. | 12-08-2011 |
20120320561 | OPTICAL IRRADIATION APPARATUS - An optical irradiation apparatus includes: a light-emitting device configured to emit a plurality of light beams whose optical axes extend in a substantially identical direction; a collimator part configured to convert the light beams into parallel light beams; and a light condensing part configured to collect the parallel light beams. The light-emitting device includes a super luminescent diode array in which a plurality of waveguides are provided on a substrate. Each of the waveguides has a light-emitting facet including a light emission point from which an associated one of the light beams is emitted. The light emission points are located in a plane. The plane including the light emission points is orthogonal to a direction of an optical axis of the collimator part. | 12-20-2012 |
20130069107 | NITRIDE SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A nitride semiconductor light emitting device includes: an uneven substrate having an uneven structure in which recesses are formed; a first nitride semiconductor layer of a first conductive type formed on the uneven structure; a first light emitting layer formed on the first nitride semiconductor layer; and a second nitride semiconductor layer of a second conductive type formed on the light emitting layer, wherein each protrusion has a bottom made of a material or composition having a thermal expansion coefficient larger than the thermal expansion coefficient of the material or composition of the first nitride semiconductor layer. | 03-21-2013 |
20130341666 | SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - A semiconductor light emitting device includes: a package which is made of a resin and includes a recess; a lead frame exposed to a bottom of the recess; a semiconductor light emitting element connected to the lead frame in the recess; a phosphor layer over the bottom of the recess; and a second resin layer above the phosphor layer and the semiconductor light emitting element, in which the phosphor layer contains a semiconductor fine particle having an excitation fluorescence spectrum which changes according to a particle size, and the phosphor layer includes a water-soluble or water-dispersible material. | 12-26-2013 |
20140016661 | SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT AND LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE USING THE SAME - A semiconductor light-emitting element includes: a substrate; a semiconductor stacked film including a first cladding layer of a first conductivity type formed on the substrate, a light-emitting layer formed on the first cladding layer, and a second cladding layer of a second conductivity type formed on the light-emitting layer, and having an optical waveguide; a first electrode formed so as to be electrically connected to the first cladding layer; and a second electrode formed so as to be electrically connected to the second cladding layer. The light-emitting layer generates guided light that is guided in the optical waveguide, and non-guided light that is not guided in the optical waveguide, and the non-guided light is emitted from one of the substrate side and the semiconductor stacked layer side to the outside. | 01-16-2014 |
20140021503 | SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - A semiconductor light emitting device includes: a package which is made of a resin and includes a recess; a lead frame exposed to a bottom of the recess; a semiconductor light emitting element connected to the lead frame in the recess; a resin layer in contact with the lead frame in the recess and over the bottom of the recess; and a quantum dot phosphor layer above the resin layer and the semiconductor light emitting element, in which the resin layer includes a ceramic fine particle, and the quantum dot phosphor layer includes at least one of semiconductor fine particles having an excitation fluorescence spectrum which differs according to a particle size, and a resin holding the semiconductor fine particles dispersedly. | 01-23-2014 |
20140023103 | NITRIDE SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE - A nitride semiconductor light-emitting device having an optical waveguide includes, in the following order, at least: a first cladding layer; an active layer; and a second cladding layer, wherein the second cladding layer includes (i) a transparent conductive layer comprising a transparent conductor and (ii) a nitride semiconductor layer comprising a nitride semiconductor, the nitride semiconductor layer being formed closer to the active layer than the transparent conductive layer. | 01-23-2014 |
20140030507 | FLUORESCENT FILM AND DISPLAY FILM - A fluorescent film according to the present invention includes a transparent resin layer which dispersively holds semiconductor nanocrystals. The semiconductor nanocrystals are quantum dot phosphors having fluorescence excitation spectra that differ depending on particle size of the quantum dot phosphors. The transparent resin layer is either water soluble or water dispersible. This makes it possible to uniformly disperse the semiconductor nanocrystals in a highly dense and highly uniform state, which contributes to implementing a thin fluorescent film having high reliability, high efficiency, and high color rendering properties. | 01-30-2014 |
20140050244 | SUPERLUMINESCENT DIODE - A superluminescent diode has, above a substrate, a layered portion including at least a first cladding layer, a luminescent layer, and a second cladding layer in this order, and an optical waveguide having a refractive-index guiding structure is provided in the layered portion. The optical waveguide includes: a first mesa portion formed by processing the second cladding layer into the first mesa portion having a first width; and a second mesa portion formed by processing the first cladding layer, the luminescent layer, and the second cladding layer into the second mesa portion having a second width greater than the first width. | 02-20-2014 |
20140084325 | OPTICAL ELEMENT AND SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE USING THE OPTICAL ELEMENT - An optical element includes a phosphor layer containing a phosphor which is excited by light of a first wavelength and radiates light of a second wavelength different from the first wavelength, a first optical member provided on a first surface of the phosphor layer and configured to concentrate light in the phosphor layer, and a second optical member provided on the first surface of the phosphor layer or the same side to which the first surface faces, or on a second surface opposite to the first surface, and configured to convert light radiated from the phosphor layer into parallel light. | 03-27-2014 |
20140103384 | LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE - A light-emitting device includes a semiconductor light-emitting element and a fluorescent member which emits fluorescent light when irradiated with light from the semiconductor light-emitting element. The fluorescent member includes (i) oxygen-proof resin having no permeability to oxygen and (ii) resin which includes semiconductor particles having different excitation fluorescence spectra according to particle diameter and is encased in the oxygen-proof resin. | 04-17-2014 |
20140103798 | LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE - A light-emitting device includes: a package; a semiconductor light-emitting element mounted above the package; a cap component provided above the package; a sealing component which seals a space between the package and the cap component; and a phosphor containing resin including phosphor disposed in the sealed space. | 04-17-2014 |
20140153216 | PHOSPHOR OPTICAL ELEMENT AND LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE USING THE SAME - A phosphor optical element includes: a base member; a phosphor-containing member that includes a transparent member containing a phosphor particle; and a cover member, wherein the base member, the phosphor-containing member, and the cover member are sequentially formed on a transparent base that is transparent to a wavelength of incident light from an excitation light source, the phosphor particle has a diameter no greater than the wavelength of the incident light, and in an arbitrary cross section of the phosphor-containing member in a direction perpendicular to a main surface of the transparent base, the phosphor-containing member has, in a direction perpendicular to the main surface of the transparent base, a thickness no greater than the wavelength of the incident light. | 06-05-2014 |
20140241388 | NITRIDE SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT-EMITTING SYSTEM - A nitride semiconductor light-emitting system includes a nitride semiconductor light-emitting device, a base mount holding the nitride semiconductor light-emitting device, having an opening, and containing first metal as a main component, a cap adhered to the base mount, and a lead pin penetrating the opening. The lead pin is fixed to an inner wall of the opening with an insulating member and a buffer member interposed therebetween, the buffer member and the insulating member being stacked on the inner wall in this order. The insulating member contains silicon oxide as a component. The buffer member is made of second metal having a smaller standard oxidation-reduction potential than the first metal, or an alloy containing the second metal. | 08-28-2014 |
20150023376 | SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE - A semiconductor light-emitting device includes a first heat sink and a second heat sink both formed of an insulating member and facing and thermally connected to each other, and a semiconductor light-emitting element. The semiconductor light-emitting element is held in a cavity between the first heat sink and the second heat sink. The second heat sink has a first electrode and a second electrode on a surface facing the first heat sink, and a third electrode and a fourth electrode on a surface opposite to the surface facing the first heat sink. The first electrode is connected to a lower electrode of the light-emitting element. The second electrode is connected to an upper electrode of the light-emitting element. The first electrode and the third electrode are connected to each other, and the second electrode and the fourth electrode are connected to each other. | 01-22-2015 |
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20080238028 | BICYCLE BOTTOM BRACKET HANGER - A bicycle bottom bracket hanger is basically provided with a tubular hanger part, an inner tubular member and sealing arrangement. The tubular hanger part includes an interior surface with a first open end and a second open end that is axially spaced from the first open end. The inner tubular member is coaxially disposed in the tubular hanger part between the first and second open ends of the tubular hanger part. The sealing arrangement is disposed between the tubular hanger part and the inner tubular member. The sealing arrangement is entirely disposed within the tubular hanger part between the first and second open ends of the tubular hanger part. | 10-02-2008 |
20080238029 | BICYCLE SHAFT COMPONENT - A bicycle shaft component includes an outer tubular member and an inner member non-movably attached to the outer member. The outer tubular member includes a first end portion and a second end portion with an interior longitudinal passageway extending between the first and second end portions. The interior longitudinal passageway has a longitudinal center axis extending through it. The inner member is non-movably attached to the outer tubular member within the interior longitudinal passageway. The outer tubular member is constructed of a first material having a first specific gravity and the inner member is constructed of a second material having a second specific gravity that is lower than the first specific gravity of the first material. | 10-02-2008 |
20080247695 | BICYCLE AXLE ASSEMBLY - A bicycle axle assembly is provided with an axle including a rotational axis, a bearing, a bearing adapter and a conical element. The bearing includes a cone disposed on the axle, a cup and a plurality of roller elements disposed between the cone and the cup such that the cup rotates relative to the cone about the rotational axis. The bearing adapter includes a tubular mounting section for mounting to a tubular member and a bearing housing section housing the bearing therein. The bearing housing section has a tapered abutment angled relative to the rotational axis at a first abutment angle and contacting a tapered contact surface of the cup. The conical element is disposed on the axle. The conical element has a tapered abutment angled relative to the rotational axis at a second abutment angle and contacting a tapered contact surface of the first cone. The second abutment angle of the tapered abutment of the conical element is smaller than the first abutment angle of the bearing housing section. | 10-09-2008 |
20110140390 | BICYCLE CRANK ASSEMBLY - A bicycle crank assembly is provided with a crank arm and an axial gap adjustment device. The crank arm has a crank axle mounting part, an extension part extending from the crank axle mounting part, a pedal attachment part provided on a radial outer end of the extension part and a sprocket attachment part. The axial gap adjustment device includes an adjustment adapter and an adjustment member. The adjustment adapter has a crank arm engagement structure that non-rotatably engages the crank arm, a first crank axle opening, and a first screw part. The adjustment member has a second crank axle opening, and a second screw part threadedly engaged with the first screw part to selectively position the adjustment member relative to the adjustment adapter. | 06-16-2011 |
20120042746 | BICYCLE CRANK ASSEMBLY - A bicycle crank assembly is provided that basically provided with a crank arm that includes a first outer shell, a second outer shell, a first axle supporting member and a second axle supporting member. The first outer shell has a first elongated portion with a first axle attachment end. The second outer shell has a second elongated portion with a second axle attachment end. The first and second outer shells are adhesively attached together to form an interior cavity therebetween. The first axle supporting member is disposed at the first axle attachment end of the first outer shell. The first axle supporting member has a first bore with a first splined inner surface that is at least partially disposed in the interior cavity between the first and second outer shells. The second axle supporting member is disposed at the second axle attachment end of the second outer shell. The second axle supporting member has a second bore with a second splined inner surface that aligns with the first splined inner surface of the first bore and that is at least partially disposed in the interior cavity between the first and second outer shells. | 02-23-2012 |
20130091981 | BICYCLE CRANK ASSEMBLY - A bicycle crank assembly is basically provided with a crank axle, a first outer shell member, a second outer shell member, a first crank axle supporting member and a second crank axle supporting member. The crank axle has an end portion with an external mounting surface and an internal mounting surface. The first and second outer shell members are arranged relative to each other with a space being formed between the first and second outer shell members. The first crank axle supporting member is disposed on the first outer shell member and supports the external mounting surface of the crank axle. The second crank axle supporting member is disposed on the first outer shell member and supports the internal mounting surface of the crank axle. | 04-18-2013 |
20130133477 | BICYCLE CRANK AXLE ASSEMBLY - A bicycle crank axle assembly has first and second crank arms that are attached to opposite ends of a crank axle. The ends of the crank axle are non-rotatably disposed in axle mounting openings of the first and second crank arms. A first end of the crank axle has at least one axially extending first spline that protrudes radially outward from an outer peripheral surface of its middle body portion. The at least one axially extending first spline non-rotatably couples the crank axle to the first crank arm and prevents outward axial movement of the first crank arm away from the second crank arm. The second end portion of the crank axle has at least one recess that extend radially inward with respect to the outer peripheral surface of the middle body portion to form at least one axially extending second spline. | 05-30-2013 |
20140047947 | BICYCLE CRANK ASSEMBLY - A bicycle crank assembly is provided with a crank arm that includes a first outer shell, a second outer shell, and a pedal attachment structure. The first outer shell is a one-piece, pressed sheet metal member with the projecting part being a bent portion that defines the first pedal axle opening. The first outer shell has a projecting part projecting from the first outer shell in an axial direction. The first and second outer shells are adhesively attached together to form an interior cavity. The pedal attachment structure includes an abutment face with a recess formed in the abutment face such that the abutment face contacts the first outer shell adjacent the first pedal axle opening and the projecting part of the first outer shell is disposed in the recess of the pedal attachment structure. | 02-20-2014 |
20140144285 | BICYCLE CRANK AXLE ASSEMBLY - A bicycle crank axle assembly has first and second crank arms that are attached to opposite ends of a crank axle. The ends of the crank axle are non-rotatably disposed in axle mounting openings of the first and second crank arms. A first end of the crank axle has at least one axially extending first spline that protrudes radially outward from an outer peripheral surface of its middle body portion. The at least one axially extending first spline non-rotatably couples the crank axle to the first crank arm and prevents outward axial movement of the first crank arm away from the second crank arm. The second end portion of the crank axle has at least one recess that extend radially inward with respect to the outer peripheral surface of the middle body portion to form at least one axially extending second spline. | 05-29-2014 |
20140182413 | BICYCLE CRANK ARM AND BICYCLE CRANK ASSEMBLY - A bicycle crank arm includes a first member and a second member. The first member has a crank axle interacting portion and a first recessed part around the crank axle interacting portion. The second member is attached to the first member. The first member has a first side facing the second member and a second side opposite to the first side. The first recessed part is recessed from the second side toward the first side such that the first recessed part includes an attachment area attached to the second member on the first side. | 07-03-2014 |
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20080220802 | Communication Terminal Apparatus - A communication terminal apparatus wherein even in a case of occurrence of a compressed mode, an evaluation can be performed by a detecting function to select an appropriate TFC (TRANS Format Combination). In this communication terminal apparatus, upon occurrence of a compressed mode, a compressed mode information generating part ( | 09-11-2008 |
20080229081 | RECONFIGURABLE CIRCUIT, RECONFIGURABLE CIRCUIT SYSTEM, AND RECONFIGURABLE CIRCUIT SETTING METHOD - Each cell comprises a first selector which accepts K-pieces (K is a natural number of 2 or more) of data, and then outputs a single piece of data; a second selector which accepts K-pieces (K is a natural number of 2 or more) of data, and then outputs a single piece of data; an arithmetic and logic unit which accepts selection output of the first selector and selection output of the second selector in N bits (N is a natural number of 2 or more), and performs a logic operation that is selected from a plurality of logic operations on accepted data of N bits; a selection controller which supplies, to the first selector and the second selector, a data selection control signal for indicating data to be selected; and an ALU controller which supplies, to the arithmetic and logic unit, an ALU control signal that designates the logic operation to be executed. The first selector, the second selector, and the arithmetic and logic unit are capable of reconfiguration based on the selection control signal and the ALU control signal. The first selector and the second selector rearranges M[i] bits of i-th data in a prescribed order based on the selection control signal, and outputs the rearranged data (i is a natural number that satisfies i≦K, and M[i] is an integer that satisfies Σ | 09-18-2008 |
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20130175145 | Slide Switch - A slide switch is provided that is more excellent in reliability than conventional techniques. A slide switch senses an extracted state and an inserted and engaged state of an object. The slide switch includes a body, a slider, a terminal, and an armature. The slider is slidably held in the body and is pushed by insertion of the object to slidingly move. The terminal is provided with a fixed contact point disposed on a surface, facing the slider, of the body along a sliding movement direction. The armature is attached to the slider and is provided with a moving contact point that slides on a fixed contact point disposition surface of the body in association with sliding movement of the slider. In the entire range of the sliding movement, the body and the slider cover all around the fixed contact point and the armature. | 07-11-2013 |
20130175146 | Slide Switch - A slider is slidably held in a body and is pushed by insertion of an object to slidingly move. Terminals are provided with fixed contact points disposed on a surface, facing the slider, of the body along a sliding movement direction. The armature is attached to the slider and is provided with moving contact points that slide on a fixed contact point disposition surface of the body in association with sliding movement of the slider. The slider has an armature mounting surface with a side wall protrudingly formed in one end in the sliding movement direction. The body has a facing surface facing an end surface of the side wall in an entire range of sliding movement. At least any one of an end in the sliding movement direction of the end surface of the side wall and an end in the sliding movement direction of the facing surfaces of the body has a foreign substance elimination groove formed therein. | 07-11-2013 |
20130175152 | Slide Switch - The slide switch includes a body, a slider, a terminal, and an armature. The slider is slidably held in the body and is pushed by insertion of the object to slidingly move. The terminal is provided with a fixed contact point disposed on a surface, facing the slider, of the body along a sliding movement direction. The armature is attached to the slider and is provided with a moving contact point that slides on a fixed contact point disposition surface of the body in association with sliding movement of the slider. The slider is provided with an engagement part to receive an action of a moving part that moves in the sliding movement direction in association with extraction and insertion of the object, and the engagement part is in shape of generating a free running distance in which the slider does not act even when the moving part acts. | 07-11-2013 |
20140190812 | PUSH SWITCH - A rotor on which a moving contact is attached is received and rotatably held in a body, and a knob is received and held in the body side by side with the rotor and is movable. A plurality of first and second teeth are circumferentially staggered with each other on an outer perimeter surface of the rotor near one end and near the other end, respectively, in the direction of the axis of the rotor to project from the surface. An inclined surface is formed in each of the first and second teeth. A projecting part is formed on the knob to project toward the rotor. In response to a depression of the knob, the projecting part pushes the inclined surface of the second teeth to rotate the rotor and, in response to a return of the knob, pushes the inclined surface of the first teeth to rotate the rotor. | 07-10-2014 |
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20080218446 | Cooling fan mounting structure for flat display, and plasma television set - A cooling fan mounting structure for a flat display displaying an image on a screen based on a video signal is disclosed. The structure includes a chassis bracket attached to a rear of the display, and a type of fan holder to which the cooling is attached. The fan holder has an end with an insertion hole located in alignment with a screw hole and through which a screw is inserted to be fixed when the chassis bracket is attached, a positioning convex portion fitted into a positioning hole positioning the chassis bracket, and a locking claw bent into such a crank shape that the locking claw has a step located lower by a thickness of the chassis bracket and extends from the step, the positioning convex portion being inserted into the rectangle hole to be locked. | 09-11-2008 |
20080218978 | IC fixing structure - The IC fixing component includes a locking case accommodating the IC in such a manner that a side of the IC out of a face-to-face contact with the heat dissipation plate is brought into a face-to-face contact with the locking case so as to be covered and a through hole and a rotation stop protrusion inserted into a rotation limiting hole. After the IC has been accommodated in the locking case, the screw member inserted through the through hole is screwed into a screw hole of the heat dissipation plate so that the side of the IC out of face-to-face contact with the locking case is pressed by the locking case thereby to be brought into a face-to-face contact with the heat dissipation plate. | 09-11-2008 |
20080238269 | Assembling structure for plat-panel display unit, and flat-panel television - An assembling structure for a flat-panel display unit, comprising: a housing body comprised of a front cabinet and a rear cabinet is assembled to house a flat display panel; at both side faces of rear cabinet, several base portions that are extended by predetermined lengths toward the front cabinets from the both side faces are provided; at inner sides of side faces of the front cabinet, engaging portions for engaging the base portions are provided; at the base portions, protruding portions are provided; at the engaging portions, guides for allowing the protruding portions to be slid are formed at predetermined angles relative to a direction perpendicular to a display face of the flat display panel. | 10-02-2008 |
20090261694 | FLAT PANEL DISPLAY - A flat panel display includes locating members each having a plate-shaped base part, a holding surface rising substantially perpendicularly from sides forming a corner of the base part, and a flange extending outward from the skirt of the holding surface and provided with through holes. The locating members are disposed with the base parts thereof facing a back surface of a display panel and the holding surfaces pressed against side surfaces forming corners of the display panel. Screws passed through the through holes are screwed into the internally threaded holes of bosses to locate the display panel on a front cabinet. The specifications of the display panel can be changed without changing the design of the front cabinet. | 10-22-2009 |
20100270138 | PUSH BUTTON SWITCH FOR ELECTRIC DEVICE - When the assembly is complete, the protrusion | 10-28-2010 |
20110317415 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device includes a front cabinet, a wiring board and a lens member. The front cabinet includes a rear face having a pair of hook tabs. Each of the hook tabs has a distal end with a prong. The wiring board includes a plurality of LEDs and a pair of first through-holes. The wiring board is attached to the rear face of the front cabinet such that the hook tabs of the front cabinet extend through the first through-holes. The prongs of the hook tabs engage peripheral edges of the through-holes of the wiring board, respectively. The lens member includes a pair of second through-holes. The lens member is disposed between the rear face of the front cabinet and the wiring board such that the hook tabs of the front cabinet extend through the second through-holes, respectively. | 12-29-2011 |
20120229008 | CABINET STRUCTURE ASSEMBLY - A cabinet structure assembly includes a cabinet, an attachment cover and an attachment member. The attachment cover includes a top wall portion. The top wall portion has an engagement recess with a first engagement face and an end part. The attachment member includes a base plate and a top plate. The top plate has a top face and an engagement protrusion that protrudes relative to the top face. The engagement protrusion has a second engagement face and a guide face. The second engagement face faces the first engagement face of the engagement recess. The guide face is arranged such that the guide face gradually deforms the end part of the top wall portion of the attachment cover away from the top face of the top plate upon installation of the attachment member relative to the attachment cover. | 09-13-2012 |
20120281868 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes an image display component, first and second speakers, and a stand. The first and second speakers are mounted to the image display component. The first and second speakers are spaced apart from each other in a first direction of the image display component. The stand includes a base with first and second sound reflecting faces. The first and second sound reflecting faces are opposite the first and second speakers in a second direction of the image display component, respectively. The second direction is perpendicular to the first direction. The first sound reflecting face slopes downward as moving away from the second sound reflecting face and forward of the image display component. The second sound reflecting face slopes downward as moving away from the first sound reflecting face and forward of the image display component. | 11-08-2012 |
20130100355 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND TELEVISION DEVICE - A display device includes a display part that displays images on a front surface, a board attachment material configured to support the display part from a rear surface that is opposite the front surface of the display part, and a circuit board attached in the board attachment area on the non-electroconductive surface side of the board attachment material. The board attachment material includes a non-electroconductive surface having no electroconductivity placed on the rear surface side, an electroconductive surface having electroconductivity placed on a side opposite to the non-electroconductive surface side, and a board attachment area on the non-electroconductive surface side. A non-board attachment area of the non-electroconductive surface of the board attachment material is exposed to an outside. | 04-25-2013 |
20130100357 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND TELEVISION APPARATUS - A display device includes a light source, a reflection sheet, a display panel and a display panel supporting member. The display panel supporting member is disposed on a back side of the display device relative to the reflection sheet. A part of a back surface of the display panel supporting member disposed on the back side of the display device relative to the reflection sheet forms a rear chassis. The display panel supporting member has a first recessed portion that is recessed toward the reflection sheet such that the first recessed portion presses an inner area of a back surface of the reflection sheet except for a vicinity of an outer peripheral portion of the back surface of the reflection sheet. | 04-25-2013 |
20140247959 | DISPLAY APPARATUS - A display apparatus includes: a display panel; a speaker provided behind the display panel; a cover including a front cover component covering an outer peripheral portion of the display panel from the front and a back cover component covering the display panel from behind; and a speaker securing component which secures the speaker to emit sound away from the display panel. The speaker securing component and the back cover component form therebetween a sound guiding space which guides, in a first direction toward a side surface of the display panel, the sound emitted from the speaker and further guides the sound guided in the first direction toward the front. In the sound guiding space, a speaker-facing region of the back cover component intersects with a plane perpendicular to an emission direction of the speaker such that the emission direction points toward the first direction. | 09-04-2014 |
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20100209146 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes: a latent image bearing member on which an electrostatic latent image is to be formed; a developing unit which contains the developer and performs a development process to develop the electrostatic latent image formed on the latent image bearing member; and a movement mechanism which moves the developing unit toward the latent image bearing member when the development process is performed, and moves the developing unit away from the latent image bearing member and changes the attitude of the developing unit with, respect to the latent image bearing member when the development process is not performed. | 08-19-2010 |
20100248116 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING RESIN-COATED CARRIER, RESIN-COATED CARRIER, TWO-COMPONENT DEVELOPER, DEVELOPING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - A method for producing a low density resin-coated carrier having a small resin amount to a carrier core material and having a uniform resin coating layer formed on the carrier core material is provided. A resin-coated carrier has a carrier core material and a resin coating layer formed on the surface of the carrier core material. The carrier core material has pores and an apparent density of 1.6 g/cm | 09-30-2010 |
20100303500 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - The present invention therefore provides an image forming apparatus, comprising: a photoconductor; a charge means for charging the photoconductor; an exposure means for irradiating a surface of the photoconductor with light to form an electrostatic latent image; a development means for developing the electrostatic latent image formed; a transfer means for transferring the image developed onto a paper sheet; and a discharge means for irradiating the surface of the photoconductor with light to eliminate charges, wherein the photoconductor contains a titanylphthalocyanine having absorption bands in a wavelength region of 380 nm to 420 nm and a wavelength region of 600 nm to 850 nm as a charge generation material, the exposure means irradiates the surface of the photoconductor with light having a wavelength of 380 nm to 420 nm to form the electrostatic latent image, and the discharge means irradiates the surface of the photoconductor with light having a wavelength of 600 nm to 850 nm to eliminate the charges. | 12-02-2010 |
20120082927 | TWO-COMPONENT DEVELOPER AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - A two-component developer includes a toner and a resin-coated carrier. To the toner, a plurality of types of external additives each of which has a different average primary particle size are externally added, at least one type of the external additives having an average primary particle size of 0.1 μm or more. The resin-coated carrier includes a carrier core formed of ferrite having a volume average particle size of 25 μm or more and 90 μm or less, and a resin coating layer that is formed on the surface of the carrier core and contains a magnetic fine particle having a volume average particle size of 0.1 μm or more and 2 μm or less and a silicone resin, wherein 40 parts by weight or more and 100 parts by weight or less of the magnetic fine particle based on 100 parts by weight of the silicone resin are contained. | 04-05-2012 |
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20090005355 | Piperidine Compound and Process for Preparing the Same - The present invention is to provide a piperidine compound represented by the formula [I]: | 01-01-2009 |
20090022925 | REMOVABLE ADHESIVE COMPOSITION, REMOVABLE ADHESIVE LAYER, ADHESIVE SHEET, AND SURFACE PROTECTIVE MATERIAL - Provided is a re-peeling pressure-sensitive adhesive composition for a surface protecting material for an adherend having a photocatalytic layer, comprising: a (meth)acryl-based polymer including, as monomer units, 50 to 99.9% by weight of (A) at least one acrylate-based monomer represented by the general formula (1): CH | 01-22-2009 |
20090281095 | THIOMORPHOLINE COMPOUND AND PROCESS FOR PREPARING THE SAME - The present invention discloses a thiomorpholine compound represented by the formula [I]: | 11-12-2009 |
20120040178 | PROTECTIVE FILM FOR AUTOMOTIVE WHEEL - Provided is a protective film for an automotive wheel having excellent performances, which can sufficiently prevent scratching of the wheel surface and staining, and also the generation of rust at a disc brake inside the wheel during a period until delivery of an automobile; and can be easily peeled. The protective film for an automotive wheel of the present invention is a protective film for an automotive wheel, including a base layer and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, wherein the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer of the protective film is bonded onto the back surface of the base layer of the protective film, and an adhesive force to the back surface after storage at 50° C. for 24 hours in an state of being bonded is from 0.1 to 2 N/20 mm at any peeling speed of 0.3 m/minute, 10 m/minute and 30 m/minute. | 02-16-2012 |
20120045641 | PROTECTIVE FILM FOR AUTOMOTIVE WHEEL - Provided is a protective film for an automotive wheel having excellent performances, which has excellent weatherability and can sufficiently prevent a decrease in an adhesive force and the like. The protective film for an automotive wheel is a protective film for an automotive wheel, including a base layer and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, wherein the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer includes a pressure-sensitive adhesive composition containing at least a (meth)acryl-based polymer and a crosslinking agent, the (meth)acryl-based polymer contains a (meth)acryl-based monomer having an alkyl group of 1 to 14 carbon atoms as a main component, and contains, as other monomer components, at least a hydroxyl group-containing monomer as a constituent component, the content of the crosslinking agent is from 0.1 to 6 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the acryl-based polymer, and the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer has a gel fraction of 60 to 95% by weight. | 02-23-2012 |
20120058331 | PROTECTIVE FILM FOR AUTOMOTIVE WHEEL - Disclosed is a protective film for an automotive wheel, including a base layer and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, wherein a trouser tear strength in the machine direction (MID) of the protective film is 3 N or more, and an adhesive force (adherend: a panel with an acrylic clear coating, after standing for 48 hours under the conditions of 23° C. and 50% RH) of the protective film is 4.9 N/25 mm or more at a peeling speed of 0.3 m/minute, and is 19.6 N/25 mm or less at a peeling speed of 30 m/minute. | 03-08-2012 |
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20080227880 | Porous body and filter - The present invention provides a molded porous body with very small air bubbles distributed therein as well as a filter using the porous body. The present invention is related to a porous body comprising a polytetrafluoroethylene-based resin and a thermoplastic resin other than the polytetrafluoroethylene-based resin, and having a specific gravity exceeding 1.80 but less than 2.18 and a percent conversion to crystals of not higher than 50%. | 09-18-2008 |
20120101214 | LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE POWDER AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR - The present invention provides a low-molecular weight polytetrafluoroethylene powder that, when used as an additive in a coating material, etc., can form a coating with excellent texture and gliding properties, while also improving dispersibility and viscosity; and a production process therefor. The present invention is a process for producing a low-molecular weight polytetrafluoroethylene powder, the process comprising: an emulsion polymerization step of polymerizing at least tetrafluoroethylene in the presence of a polymerization initiator and an aqueous medium to produce emulsified particles thereof; an agglomeration step of agglomerating the emulsified particles to form an agglomerated powder thereof; and a suspension polymerization step of polymerizing at least tetrafluoroethylene in the presence of the agglomerated powder, a polymerization initiator, and an aqueous medium. | 04-26-2012 |
20140336315 | DRIPPING INHIBITOR AND RESIN COMPOUND - Provided is a dripping inhibitor excellent in handling characteristics. The present invention provides a dripping inhibitor including a modified polytetrafluoroethylene, the inhibitor having an average particle size of 300 to 800 μm, an apparent density of 0.40 to 0.52 g/ml, a compression ratio of 1.20 or less, an aggregate disintegration degree with 50-sec vibration of 70% or more, a cylinder extrusion pressure at a reduction ratio 1500 of 80 MPa or less, and a standard specific gravity (SSG) of 2.140 to 2.230. | 11-13-2014 |
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20120163858 | IMAGE FORMATION APPARATUS - What is provided is an image formation apparatus including: an image formation part provided inside a main body so that the image formation part may be attached to the main body and detached from the main body; a plurality of opening-closing parts which may be opened and closed to attach the image formation part to the main body or detach the image formation part from the main body; and a plurality of locking parts latching each of the plurality of opening-closing parts to the main body, wherein when one of the plurality of locking parts undergoes a releasing operation, an other one of the plurality of locking parts also undergoes a releasing operation. | 06-28-2012 |
20140002554 | INKJET IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND INK CONTAINER | 01-02-2014 |
20140037342 | TONER CASE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A toner case includes a main body, a cover, a rotating member, an agitating member, a protrusion arrangement part and a depression arrangement part. The main body has a first wall, a second wall, a third wall, a fourth wall, a bottom board, an opening at an upper side and a toner discharge port discharging a toner stored inside to an outside. The protrusion arrangement part is formed on one of an upper face facing upward formed in the first or second wall and a lower face facing to the upper face formed in the cover. The protrusion arrangement part has a plurality of protrusions arranged in the direction from the third wall to the fourth wall. The depression arrangement part is formed on another of the upper and lower faces. The depression arrangement part has a plurality of depressions, into which the protrusions insert, arranged in the direction. | 02-06-2014 |
20140140737 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND TONER CASE - An image forming apparatus includes an attachment member and a toner case. The toner case has a discharge port openable and closable by a shutter mechanism. The shutter mechanism has a first shutter member and a second shutter member. The first shutter member closes the discharge port in a condition in which the toner case is detached from the attachment member, and opens the discharge port in a condition in which the toner case is attached to the attachment member. The second shutter member covers the back side edge portion of the communication port with which the discharge port is communicated in a condition in which the toner case is detached from the attachment member, and exposes the back side edge portion of the communication port in a condition in which the toner case is attached to the attachment member. | 05-22-2014 |
20140205304 | CLEANING MEMBER, DEVELOPING DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A developing device includes an agitating member agitating and rotating a developer, a developer amount detecting part detecting the developer amount, and a cleaning member being attached to the agitating member to have has an attachment part, a first cleaning part and a second cleaning part and to clean a detecting surface of the developer amount detecting part. The attachment part is formed by an end part of a wire and attached to the agitating member. The first cleaning part is formed by an intermediate part of the wire, and extends from an end part of the attachment part to reach the detecting surface. The second cleaning part is formed by an another end part of the wire, and is constructed by closely winding the wire, protruded to a location in front of the detecting surface and has a greater width than the detecting surface. | 07-24-2014 |
20140314450 | DEVELOPING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING SAME - A developing device includes a developing container, a first agitating/conveying member, a second agitating/conveying member, a developer supply member, a supply port, and a supply section. The developing container is separated into a developer supply passage, a first conveying chamber, and a second conveying chamber, which are arranged substantially parallel to one another. The supply section is disposed between the developer supply passage and the first conveying chamber, and through the supply section, the developer is supplied from the developer supply passage into the first conveying chamber. The supply section is disposed upstream from a downstream-side end portion of the developer supply passage but downstream from the supply port with respect to a developer-conveying direction of the developer supply passage, and via the supply section, the developer supply member supplies the developer into the first conveying chamber in a direction opposite to a developer-conveying direction of the first conveying chamber. | 10-23-2014 |