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Hiroyuki Sato
Hiroyuki Sato, Iwaki-Shi, Fukushima-Ken JP
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| 20110105699 | AROMATIC POLYESTER RESIN COMPOSITION - An aromatic polyester resin composition, including: a melt-kneaded product of 99-70 wt. parts of an aromatic polyester resin and 1-30 wt. parts (providing a total of 100 wt. parts together with the aromatic polyester resin) of a polyglycolic acid resin, wherein the aromatic polyester resin is an aromatic polyester resin polymerized with a germanium compound (catalyst), and the polyglycolic acid resin is a polyglycolic acid resin obtained by ring-opening polymerization of glycolide. As a result, gas generation during the melt-processing of a composition obtained by adding a relatively small amount of polyglycolic acid resin to an aromatic polyester resin is effectively suppressed to provide an aromatic polyester resin composition with a good gas-barrier property. | 05-05-2011 |
Hiroyuki Sato, Yamagata-Ken JP
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| 20110080088 | ORGANIC EL PANEL AND PANEL - COMBINED LIGHT- EMITTING DEVICE - An organic EL panel (light transmissive luminescent panel) is configured to have a display screen formed of a plurality of pixels with improved display performance by restricting stray light at the panel edge surface and enabling a high-grade color display by restricting the reduction of the mixing ratio of colors. The organic EL panel is of a light-transmissive type with organic EL elements formed on the panel substrate, The display screen is configured by a plurality of pixels which are organic EL elements, The right and left edge faces of the panel substrate or the sealing substrate are made to be light-absorbent or light non-transmissive, The light-emitting surface of the organic EL element is made in a horizontally elongated shape with a longitudinal direction orthogonal to a direction along the right and left edge faces, | 04-07-2011 |
Hiroyuki Sato, Kanagawa JP
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| 20090256716 | METER DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND METER DRIVING METHOD - A meter device includes an indicator unit, movably supported within a predetermined range, for representing an amplitude value of an input signal by a movement amount Δθ from a reference position θ | 10-15-2009 |
| 20110081444 | FEED ADDITIVE COMPOSITION FOR RUMINANTS AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME - A feed additive composition includes a protective agent, lecithin in an amount of 0.05 to 6% by weight relative to a total weight of the composition, a basic amino acid in an amount of at least 40% by weight and less than 65% by weight relative to the total weight of the composition, and water. A method of producing a feed additive composition includes preparing a molten mixture of at least one protective agent, lecithin and at least one basic amino acid, and solidifying the molten mixture by immersing the molten mixture in water or an aqueous liquid. The protective agent includes hydrogenated vegetable oils and/or hydrogenated animal oils having melting points of greater than 50° C. and less than 90° C. | 04-07-2011 |
| 20110081445 | FEED ADDITIVE COMPOSITION FOR RUMINANTS CONTAINING ACIDIC OR NEUTRAL AMIN ACID, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF - A feed additive composition includes a protective agent, lecithin, an acidic or neutral amino acid, and water. A method of producing a feed additive composition includes preparing a molten mixture of a protective agent, lecithin, and an acidic or neutral amino acid, and immersing the molten mixture in water or an aqueous liquid to obtain a solidified mixture. Feed additives may be obtained by such method. The protective agent may include a hydrogenated vegetable oil or hydrogenated animal oil having a melting point of higher than 50° C. and lower than 90° C. | 04-07-2011 |
Hiroyuki Sato, Sapporo-Shi JP
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| 20110052212 | Optical receiver - The present invention relates to an optical receiver, and particularly, to an optical receiver by which a DQPSK-modulated optical signal is demodulated to a multilevel phase-modulated signal. | 03-03-2011 |
Hiroyuki Sato, Yamagata JP
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| 20100326708 | IMAGE DISPLAY ELEMENT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - An image display element includes: a front panel; a back panel opposite thereto; a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix between both the panels; and plural electrodes for controlling the pixels. Both the panels are bonded together with the pixels and the electrodes interposed therebetween, and the electrodes are connected to a driving circuit via metal film wires. Division is performed so as to expose electrode terminals, and a groove part V-shaped in cross section is formed at the divided portion. The metal film wires are formed on the surface of the top of the back panel, and the electrode terminals and the metal film wires are connected by a conductive paste coated along the tilt surfaces forming the groove part. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20100328192 | IMAGE DISPLAY ELEMENT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - An image display element includes: a front panel; a back panel opposite to the front panel; a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix between both the panels, and to be selected to be in a display or non-display state; and plural electrodes for controlling the pixels. Both the panels are bonded together with the pixels and the electrodes interposed therebetween, and the electrodes are connected to a driving control circuit via metal wires. The back panel is divided such that electrode terminals connected to the electrodes are exposed between adjacent plural pixel lines, and a groove part having a shape wider at the top on the back side of the opposing surface from the front panel than at the bottom is formed at the divided portion. The metal wires are connected to the exposed electrode terminals of the groove part. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20100328193 | IMAGE DISPLAY ELEMENT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - An image display element includes: a front panel; a back panel opposite thereto; a plurality of pixels arranged between both the panels; and plural electrodes for controlling the pixels. The panels are bonded with the pixels and the electrodes interposed therebetween, and the electrodes are connected to a driving circuit via metal film wires. The back panel is divided so as to expose electrode terminals, and a groove part V-shaped in cross section is formed at the divided portion. The metal film wires are formed on the top surface of the back panel, and the electrode terminals and the metal film wires are connected by a conductive paste coated along the tilt surfaces forming the groove part. Partitions are disposed between the adjacent electrode terminals at the bottom of the groove part. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20100328921 | IMAGE DISPLAY ELEMENT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - An image display element includes: a front panel; a back panel opposite thereto; plural pixels arranged in a matrix between the panels; and plural electrodes for controlling the pixels. The panels are bonded with the pixels and the electrodes interposed therebetween. The electrodes are connected to a driving circuit via metal film wires. The back panel is divided so as to expose electrode terminals, and a groove part V-shaped in cross section is formed at the divided portion. The metal film wires are formed on the top surface of the back panel, and the electrode terminals and the metal film wires are connected by a conductive paste coated along the tilt surfaces forming the groove part. A contact resistance reducing means is disposed at the connection part interface between the electrode terminal and the conductive paste. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20100330862 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING IMAGE DISPLAY ELEMENT - A method for manufacturing an image display element including: a front panel; a back panel facing the front panel; plural pixels arranged in a matrix between the panels, and to be selected to be in a display or non-display state; and plural electrodes for controlling the pixels, the panels being bonded with the pixels and the electrodes interposed therebetween, and the electrodes being connected to a driving control circuit via metal wires, includes a first step of performing dicing from the back side of the opposing surface from the front panel, and forming a groove part such that electrode terminals connected to the electrodes are exposed between adjacent plural pixel lines, with the back panel bonded thereto, and a second step of forming the metal wires so as to be connected to the electrode terminals exposed at the groove part. | 12-30-2010 |
Hiroyuki Sato, Saitama-Shi JP
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| 20100239304 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus comprises: a housing that is fixedly placed in the image forming apparatus and integrally accommodates an imaging portion that includes at least an image holding member; a transferring unit that is disposed against the image holding member so that the transferring unit is capable of pressing and separating the image holding member; and a high-voltage power supplying unit that supplies a high voltage, wherein a power supplying path that is formed on an outer surface of the housing so that the high voltage is supplied from the high-voltage power supplying unit to the imaging portion and the transferring unit via the power supplying path. | 09-23-2010 |
Hiroyuki Sato, Niihama-Shi JP
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| 20100092754 | POROUS FILM - Provided is a porous film comprising a heat-resistant resin and two or more fillers, wherein a value of D | 04-15-2010 |
| 20100112432 | SEPARATOR - Provided is a separator made of a laminated porous film in which a heat-resistant layer that comprises a heat-resistant resin and a shut-down layer that comprises a thermoplastic resin are laminated, wherein the heat-resistant layer further comprises two or more fillers, and the value of D | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100159318 | LAMINATED POROUS FILM - Provided is a laminated porous film comprising a laminate of a heat-resistant porous layer containing a heat-resistant resin and a shutdown layer containing a thermoplastic resin, wherein the film has a free chlorine content of 1×10 | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100216028 | LAMINATED POROUS FILM - Provided is a laminated porous film comprising a laminate of a heat-resistant porous layer containing a liquid crystalline polyester and a shutdown layer containing a thermoplastic resin. | 08-26-2010 |
| 20100239744 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING POROUS FILM - A process for producing a porous film containing a liquid crystal polyester comprising the following steps (a), (b) and (c) in this order: (a) dispersing 1 to 1,500 parts by weight of a filler, based on 100 parts by weight of a liquid crystal polyester, in a solution in which 100 parts by weight of the liquid crystal polyester is dissolved in a solvent to produce a slurry coating liquid; (b) coating the coating liquid on at least one side of a substrate to form a coating film; and (c) removing the solvent from the coating film, immersing the film in a solvent which does not dissolve the liquid crystal polyester, and drying the film to form a porous film containing a liquid crystal polyester. | 09-23-2010 |
Hiroyuki Sato, Fukushima JP
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| 20080232354 | IP TELEPHONE SYSTEM, IP EXCHANGE, IP TERMINAL, IP EXCHANGE BACKUP METHOD, AND LOGIN METHOD FOR IP TERMINAL - The present invention provides a technique suitable for the case where three or more IP exchanges are multiplexed each other. Priorities are respectively given to a plurality of IP exchanges | 09-25-2008 |
| 20080272556 | SEALING DEVICE - A sealing device in which a main seal lip used for a shock absorber is formed in a one-stage structure, wherein a satin finishing portion is formed on a sliding surface of the main lip at a position apart a specified distance from a lip edge. | 11-06-2008 |
| 20080272558 | SEALING DEVICE - A sealing device in which a main seal lip used for a shock absorber is formed in a one-stage structure, wherein lattice-shaped projections that include a plurality of projections extending along a sliding direction and a plurality of projections extending along a direction perpendicular to the sliding direction are formed on a sliding surface of the main lip at a position apart a specified distance from a lip edge. | 11-06-2008 |
| 20090156780 | Poly (Arylene Sulfide) and Production Process Thereof - A dehydration step is conducted by heating a mixture containing an organic amide solvent and a sulfur source including an alkali metal hydrosulfide, and a part of an overall charged amount of an alkali metal hydroxide as needed. The mixture remaining within the system after the dehydration step is mixed with a dihalo-aromatic compound, the resultant mixture is heated to conduct a polymerization reaction, and the alkali metal hydroxide is added to the mixture for polymerization reaction continuously or in portions to control the pH of the mixture for polymerization reaction within a range of from 7 to 12.5 from the beginning to the end of the polymerization reaction. The poly(arylene sulfide) according to the present invention has a nitrogen content of at most 800 ppm. | 06-18-2009 |
| 20100113739 | Poly (arylene sulfide) and production process thereof - A poly(arylene sulfide) having properties that a melt viscosity is 1 to 3,000 Pa·s as measured under conditions of a temperature of 310° C. and a shear rate of 1,216 sec | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100234559 | POLY (ARYLENE SULFIDE) - In a process for producing a poly(arylene sulfide) by polymerizing a sulfur source and a dihalo-aromatic compound in the presence of an alkali metal hydroxide in an organic amide solvent, the production process comprises washing a polymer obtained by the polymerization with a hydrophilic organic solvent containing water in a proportion of 1 to 30% by weight, thereby collecting a purified polymer, the content of nitrogen contained in an extract extracted by a mixed solvent containing 40% by weight of acetonitrile and 60% by weight of water from the purified polymer is at most 50 ppm on the basis of the weight of the polymer, and a poly(arylene sulfide), the content of nitrogen contained in an extract extracted by a mixed solvent containing 40% by weight of acetonitrile and 60% by weight of water from the purified polymer is at most 50 ppm on the basis of the weight of the polymer. | 09-16-2010 |
Hiroyuki Sato, Ehime JP
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| 20090274954 | POROUS FILM AND LAMINATED POROUS FILM - There is provided a porous film, comprising a polymer having a thermal decomposition initiation temperature of 200° C. or more and a raw material monomer thereof, wherein a ratio of the raw material monomer is 0.05% by weight or more and 5% by weight or less based on the total weight of the polymer and the raw material monomer; and a laminated porous film, wherein the porous film and a porous film containing a thermoplastic resin are laminated. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20100099022 | SEPARATOR - A separator having a laminated porous film in which a heat-resistant layer containing a heat-resistant resin and a shut-down layer containing a thermoplastic resin are laminated, in which the heat-resistant layer has a thickness of not less than 1 μm and not more than 10 μm, and the heat-resistant layer further contains a filler containing substantially spherical particles. | 04-22-2010 |
Hiroyuki Sato, Chiba JP
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| 20100063222 | FLUORINE-CONTAINING POLYMER AND RESIN COMPOSITION - A polymer containing: a constitutional unit A that is derived from fluorosilsesquioxane having one addition polymerizable functional group in a molecule; a constitutional unit B that is derived from organopolysiloxane having an addition polymerizable functional group; and a constitutional unit C that is derived from an addition polymerizable monomer and has a group having a polymerizable unsaturated bond on a side chain, and optionally containing a constitutional unit D that is derived from an addition polymerizable monomer other than the fluorosilsesquioxane having one addition polymerizable functional group in a molecule, the organopolysiloxane having an addition polymerizable functional group and the addition polymerizable monomer having a functional group capable of introducing a group having a polymerizable unsaturated bond. | 03-11-2010 |
Hiroyuki Sato, Saitama JP
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| 20100001606 | PERMANENT MAGNET TYPE ROTOR - A rotor is provided. The rotor includes a rotor iron core including slots formed around an outer circumferential portion thereof; magnet pieces which are inserted into the slots, respectively, such that a magnetic orientation of the magnet pieces are inverted every predetermined number of the slots; and two end plates, one end plate disposed on each end side in an axial direction of the rotor iron core, the two end plates covering the slots in the axial direction. The rotor iron core also includes cutout portions, which are located at an interval between adjacent ones of the slots, each of the cutout portions extending in the axial direction of the rotor iron core. One of the two end plates includes injection openings, each of which corresponds to a respective one of the slots, and communicating grooves each of which is formed so as to communicate with one of the cutout portions. | 01-07-2010 |
Hiroyuki Sato, Osaka JP
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| 20090311748 | HEART20049410 POLYPEPTIDES AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME - Novel full-length cDNAs are provided. | 12-17-2009 |
| 20110126575 | REFRIGERATING APPARATUS - There is disclosed a refrigerating apparatus which can more efficiently cool the inside of a chamber to an ultralow temperature. In a refrigerating apparatus R | 06-02-2011 |
| 20120028046 | POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - It is an object of the present invention to provide polytetrafluoroethylene suitable for forming a porous polytetrafluoroethylene film using a high water-soluble surfactant with high volatility. Polytetrafluoroethylene has non-melt-secondary-processability, standard specific gravity of 2.160 or less, an average primary particle size of 150 nm or more, stress relaxation time of 500 seconds or more, and break strength of 29.7 N or more. The polytetrafluoroethylene is obtainable by emulsion polymerization of tetrafluoroethylene in the presence of a fluorinated surfactant with LogPOW of 3.4 or less. | 02-02-2012 |
Hiroyuki Sato, Kawasaki JP
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| 20090292517 | MOLECULAR DESIGN METHOD AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - A computer-implemented molecular design method constructs and stores a data structure including an atomic data structure, a bond axis data structure, a molecular data structure, an auxiliary data structure, and an event data structure, with respect to data of a given three-dimensional (3D) molecular structure. A partial structure that is a modifying target is determined using the data structure, based on an atom or bond axis that is specified. A modified 3D molecular structure in which the partial structure has been subjected to a modifying operation is specified. An Undo or Redo operation is performed on the specified modifying operation using the data structure. | 11-26-2009 |
| 20120059909 | Information processing apparatus, communication control method, and computer-readable recording medium storing communication control program - In an information processing apparatus, a storage unit stores a keyword according to executed information processing. A communication unit transmits a message specifying a server device as a destination and receives data according to the message from the server device via a network. A controller adds at least one of the keywords stored in the storage unit to a message to a predetermined server device among the messages transmitted by the communication unit. | 03-08-2012 |
Hiroyuki Sato, Utsunomiya-Shi JP
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| 20090256439 | ELECTRIC POWER COLLECTION/DISTRIBUTION RING OF ROTARY ELECTRIC MACHINE - An electric power collection/distribution ring of a rotary electric machine including: a plurality of ring shaped bus rings each of which is to be connected to one of a plurality of coils provided in the rotary electric machine, the coils each corresponding to phases of the rotary electric machine; a plurality of fixing member which are fixed to the bus rings and arranged along the circumferential direction thereof; and a plurality of connection terminals which are fixed to the bus rings and arranged along said circumferential direction, and which can be connected with one of leader line sections of the coils. | 10-15-2009 |
Hiroyuki Sato, Kawasaki-Shi JP
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| 20080292762 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING DRIED MICROBIAL CELLS - An inexpensive heat treatment method for producing dried microbial cells is provided, wherein the method does not result in lowering the quality of the microbial cells or causing pulverization. The method includes a step of heating microbial cells to between 200 to 450° C. for 1 to 30 seconds. | 11-27-2008 |
| 20090209614 | GLUTAMINE-CONTAINING COMPOSITIONS AND A METHOD FOR INCREASING BLOOD FLOW USING SAME - The present invention provides a glutamine-containing composition which functions to increase blood flow. Glutamine is present in the composition in an amount of 25 mg/kg body weight to 150 mg/kg body weight. By administering the composition to a subject in need thereof, the blood flow in the capillary vessels can be efficiently increased, while inhibiting any side effects such as low blood pressure. The present invention also provides food or feed containing the composition for increasing blood flow. | 08-20-2009 |
| 20090232933 | FEED ADDITIVE COMPOSITION FOR RUMINANTS AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME - A food additive composition for ruminants of the dispersion type and a method of continuously producing the same. This food additive composition for ruminants, which contains 40% by weight or more but less than 65% by weight of a basic amino acid and has rumen bypass properties, is formulated into granules in an arbitrary shape which are scarcely classified when added to a silage or another feed. Thus, attempts have been made to develop a method of producing granules by which the milk yield of a lactation cow can be increased. Namely, it is intended to provide a food additive composition for ruminants which contains at least one protecting agent selected from among a hardened vegetable oil and a hardened animal oil having a melting point higher than 50° C. but lower than 90° C., 0.05 to 6% by weight of lecithin, water and 40% by weight or more but less than 65% by weight of a basic amino acid. It is also intended to provide a method of producing a food additive composition for ruminants characterized by comprising solidifying a molten mixture, which comprises at least one protecting agent selected from among a hardened vegetable oil and a hardened animal oil having a melting point higher than 50° C. but lower than 90° C., lecithin and a basic amino acid, by dipping in water. | 09-17-2009 |
Hiroyuki Sato, Obu-City JP
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| 20090013706 | Air conditioning apparatus for vehicle - An air conditioning apparatus has a cool-side door device and a heating-side door device between an evaporator and a heater core. The cool-side door device is configured to open and close a cool air passage through which a cool air generated by the evaporator flows. The heating-side door device is configured to open and close a heating air passage through which the cool air flows to be heated by the heater core. At least one of the cool-side door device and the heating-side door device is constructed of a plurality of doors. The plurality of doors is configured to begin to open successively when being opened from a fully closed condition. | 01-15-2009 |
Hiroyuki Sato, Aichi JP
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| 20090004491 | Surface Treated Metal Material - A metal material having a coating formed by a surface treatment on the surface of the metal material is provided. The coating has an excellent corrosion resistance with or without further coating that is equivalent or superior to the prior art coating formed by zinc phosphate treatment or chromate treatment, is free from sludge formation or environmentally harmful components, and is formed by using a component capable of deposition with a simple method. A surface treated metal material having on a surface of a metal material a coating layer formed by a surface treatment, the coating layer comprising the following components (A) and (B): (A) oxide and/or hydroxide of at least one metallic element selected from the group consisting of Ti, Zr, and Hf; and (B) aluminum element; wherein, in the coating layer formed by the surface treatment, weight ratio K | 01-01-2009 |
Hiroyuki Sato, Hitachi JP
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| 20080296986 | BUSHING AND GENERATOR - In a bushing which has a terminal with a bend for connecting a conduit tube and a lead tube, the effect to cool the inner corner of the bend is enhanced. The bushing includes a conductive conduit tube, a conductive lead tube, and a terminal. The terminal has a bend and connects the conduit tube and the lead tube. Electric current and cooling gas flows in these tubes. A cooling means is provided for forced cooling of the inner corner of the bend of the terminal. One example of the cooling means is a guide vane which makes cooling gas flowing in the bushing come closer to the inner corner of the bend. A larger current can flow even when the bushing has the same size as a conventional one. | 12-04-2008 |
Hiroyuki Sato, Shizuoka JP
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| 20110224878 | SHIFT CONTROL APPARATUS OF AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - There is provided a shift control apparatus of an automatic transmission in a vehicle including a constant speed traveling apparatus, which has a detecting device detecting a surrounding situation of the vehicle and operates according to the detected situation, and an automatic transmission capable of steplessly changing a transmission ratio, the shift control apparatus controlling the automatic transmission according to a shift map for changing the transmission ratio according to a traveling state. The shift control apparatus includes a plurality of shift maps, and a switching and selecting unit selecting and switching to one of the shift maps based on a shift-down request signal or a requested acceleration, which is outputted by a constant speed traveling control device of the constant speed traveling apparatus, according to the situation detected by the detecting device. | 09-15-2011 |
Hiroyuki Sato, Ogaki-Shi JP
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| 20110232948 | PRINTED WIRING BOARD AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PRINTED WIRING BOARD - A printed wiring board includes a core substrate having a penetrating hole, a first circuit on a first surface of the substrate, a second circuit on a second surface of the substrate, and a through-hole conductor in the hole connecting the first and second circuits. The hole has first and second opening portions. The first opening portion becomes thinner toward the second surface. The second opening portion becomes thinner toward the first surface. The first opening portion has first and second portions. The second opening portion has first and second portions. The first and second portions of the first opening portion form inner walls bending inward at the boundary between the first and second portions. The first and second portions of the second opening portion form inner walls bending inward at the boundary between the first and second portions. | 09-29-2011 |
Hiroyuki Sato, Chigasaki-Shi JP
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| 20120099893 | HOUSING UNIT AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A housing unit includes: a first housing that contains a cylindrical image holder; a second housing that contains a fuser unit for fixing an image to a recording medium by a heat roller; a protruding unit that protrudes outwardly from a surface of the first housing, which surface faces a circular surface of the image holder; a heat resistant member that is formed of a material having heat resistance higher than that of the protruding unit, and covers the protruding unit; a metallic supporting unit that supports an end of the heat roller; a connecting unit that is formed on the supporting unit and is shaped to contact and fit the heat resistant member; and a fixing unit that fixes the first housing to the second housing at such a position that the connecting unit is fitted to the heat resistant member. | 04-26-2012 |