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| 20120015183 | DOUBLE-SIDED PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE TAPE FOR FIXING DECORATIVE SHEET FOR SPEAKER - A double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive tape for fixing a decorative sheet for speaker, which is extremely small in the generation of VOC, is provided. The present invention relates to a double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive tape for fixing a decorative sheet for speaker of the invention, comprising a substrate, a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer A disposed on one side of the substrate and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer B disposed on the other side of the substrate, wherein a total volatile organic compound amount (TVOC amount) is 300 μg/g or less, a diffusion amount of formaldehyde is 3 μg/m | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120157593 | PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE COMPOSITION AND USE THEREOF - A pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) composition comprising an aqueous dispersion solution containing an aqueous solvent and a PSA constituent dispersed in the aqueous solvent is provided. The PSA constituent contains an acrylic polymer and a tackifier L having a viscosity of 2000 Pa·s or lower at 30° C. In addition, the PSA constituent contains a surfactant S containing in the molecular structure an aryloxy group serving as a hydrophobic group and an anionic or non-ionic hydrophilic group. Here, the aryloxy group is a phenyloxy group having at least one substituent having an aromatic ring. Such a PSA composition has excellent dispersion stability, as well as rough-surface adhesion property and water-resistance of the PSA sheet formed from the composition. | 06-21-2012 |
| 20120231267 | DOUBLE-SIDED PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE SHEET - A pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet according to the present invention is a double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet having a plastic substrate and pressure-sensitive adhesive layers provided on each side thereof. The pressure-sensitive adhesive layers are formed from a water-dispersed pressure-sensitive adhesive composition having an acrylic polymer dispersed in an aqueous solvent. An anchor layer formed from an anchor composition containing polyester-polyurethane dissolved in an organic solvent is provided between at least a first side of the substrate and the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer. | 09-13-2012 |
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| 20080266530 | Image Display Unit and Electronic Glasses - With a simple structure, the light focusing convergence point for the Maxwellian view and the position of the pupil can be easily and quickly matched to each other in a steady manner and thus it is possible to obtain a sharp image by the Maxwellian view. When the position of the point light source | 10-30-2008 |
| 20110021800 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING DIALKYLALUMINUM MONOHALIDE - A method for manufacturing dialkylaluminum monohalide is provided by which dialkylaluminum monohalide substantially including no zinc component after recovering dialkylzinc from a reaction product obtained by a reaction of zinc halide and trialkylaluminum used as raw materials can be efficiently obtained on an industrial scale at a high yield. According to the method for manufacturing dialkylaluminum monohalide of the present invention, zinc halide is reacted with trialkylaluminum to produce dialkylzinc and dialkylaluminum monohalide, and after the dialkylzinc is separated from a reaction product by distillation, metal aluminum in which a molar ratio is 0.40 or more to zinc component, that is dissolved in the reaction product, and then the mixture is distilled to separate the dialkylaluminum monohalide which substantially includes no zinc component. | 01-27-2011 |
| 20110054206 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING DIALKYLZINC AND DIALKYLALUMINUM MONOHALIDE - The present invention is to provide a method for manufacturing dialkylzinc and dialkylaluminum monohalide that makes it possible to efficiently manufacture both dialkylzinc and dialkylaluminum monohalide of high purity and at a high yield on an industrial scale with a single reaction from zinc halide and trialkylaluminum as raw materials, while suppressing the production of precipitants in the reaction process and suppressing the adhesion of precipitates to the equipment and the admixture thereof into the product. | 03-03-2011 |
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| 20100013785 | DISPLAY PANEL SUBSTRATE, DISPLAY PANEL, DISPLAY APPRATUS, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING DISPLAY PANEL SUBSTRATE - A display panel substrate according to the present invention includes at least an insulating substrate, first conductive wires formed on the insulating substrate, a piezoelectric material film formed on the first conductive wires, second conductive wires intersecting with the first conductive wires, and a protecting film for protecting the first conductive wires, the second conductive wires, and the piezoelectric material film. The insulating film is formed at least in an area in an effective display area on the insulating substrate. The piezoelectric film is formed at least at an intersection of a first conductive wire and a second conductive wire. This makes it possible to provide a display panel substrate that allows integration of a touch panel function into a display panel without causing an increase in size of the display panel. | 01-21-2010 |
| 20110102335 | INPUT DEVICE, INPUT METHOD, PROGRAM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An input device includes a display unit and a touch panel provided to the display unit. In at least one embodiment, the input device further includes: a finger image generation section which generates respective images of, among a plurality of fingers pressing on the touch panel, a first finger and a second finger adjacent to the first finger; and a display process section which displays on the display unit a plurality of input images corresponding to a distance between two images generated by the finger image generation section and respective sizes of the two images. This allows the input device including the touch panel to adjust, as a result of a single setting, the input images to be appropriate for sizes of fingers and a size of a hand of the user. | 05-05-2011 |
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| 20100282286 | THERMOELECTRIC DEVICE AND POWER GENERATION METHOD USING THE SAME - The thermoelectric device of the present invention includes a first electrode and a second electrode that are disposed to be opposed to each other, and a laminate that is interposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, is connected electrically to both the first electrode and the second electrode, and is layered in the direction orthogonal to an electromotive-force extracting direction, which is the direction in which the first electrode and the second electrode are opposed to each other. The laminate includes a thermoelectric material layer as well as a first holding layer and a second holding layer that are disposed so as to interpose the thermoelectric material layer therebetween, the first holding layer and the second holding layer have layered structures with metals and insulators that are layered alternately, respectively, a layered direction of the layered structures is parallel with a layer surface of the laminate and is inclined with respect to the electromotive-force extracting direction, the insulators of the first holding layer and the insulators of the second holding layer are disposed so as to appear alternately in the layered direction, and a temperature difference is generated in the direction orthogonal to the layered direction of the laminate and orthogonal to the electromotive-force extracting direction, so that electrical power is output through the first electrode and the second electrode. | 11-11-2010 |
| 20100327165 | RADIATION DETECTOR AND RADIATION DETECTION METHOD - The present invention provides a radiation detector with high detection sensitivity. The radiation detector according to the present invention includes an Al | 12-30-2010 |
| 20110024604 | RADIATION DETECTOR AND RADIATION DETECTION METHOD - The present invention provides radiation detectors with high detection sensitivity. The radiation detectors according to the present invention each include an Al | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110095390 | THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION MATERIAL AND THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT - The present invention provides a thermoelectric conversion material composed of an oxide material represented by chemical formula A | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110291012 | THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE, AND RADIATION DETECTOR AND RADIATION DETECTION METHOD USING THE SAME - A radiation detector of the present invention includes: a substrate; a first inclined thin film disposed on a first main surface of the substrate, the first inclined thin film having crystal planes serving as a factor in inducing anisotropy, and the crystal planes being aligned inclined to the first main surface; a second inclined thin film disposed on a second main surface of the substrate opposite to the first main surface, the second inclined thin film having crystal planes serving as a factor in inducing anisotropy, and the crystal planes being aligned inclined to the second main surface; a first electrode pair of electrodes disposed on the first inclined thin film, the electrodes being opposed to each other in a direction in which the crystal planes of the first inclined thin film are aligned inclined to the first main surface; and a second electrode pair of electrodes disposed on the second inclined thin film, the electrodes being opposed to each other in a direction in which the crystal planes of the second inclined thin film are aligned inclined to the second main surface. Either one of the electrodes of the first electrode pair and either one of the electrodes of the second electrode pair are connected electrically to each other, and the first inclined thin film and the second inclined thin film form a series connection in which the crystal planes are inclined in a single direction. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20120103067 | METHOD FOR DETECTING A GAS CONTAINED IN A FLUID WITH USE OF A GAS SENSOR - A gas sensor includes a catalyst layer and a pipe-shaped thermoelectric power generation device. The pipe-shaped thermoelectric power generation device includes an internal through-hole along the axial direction of the pipe-shaped thermoelectric power generation device, a plurality of first cup-shaped components each made of metal, a plurality of second cup-shaped components each made of thermoelectric material, and first and second electrodes disposed at the ends of the pipe-shaped power generation device. The plurality of the first cup-shaped components and the plurality of the plurality of second cup-shaped components are arranged alternately and repeatedly along the axial direction. The catalyst layer is arranged on the internal surface of the internal through-hole. A method for detecting or measuring gas by using the gas sensor includes supplying a fluid containing the gas into the internal through-hole of the gas sensor, and detecting voltage between the first and second electrodes. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120161008 | THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE, AND RADIATION DETECTOR AND RADIATION DETECTION METHOD USING THE SAME - A radiation detector including a substrate; a first inclined thin film disposed on a first main surface of the substrate, and having crystal planes serving as a factor in inducing anisotropy; a second inclined thin film disposed on a second main surface of the substrate opposite to the first main surface, and having crystal planes serving as a factor in inducing anisotropy; a first electrode pair of electrodes disposed on the first inclined thin film, the electrodes being opposed to each other in a direction in which the crystal planes of the first inclined thin film are aligned inclined to the first main surface; and a second electrode pair of electrodes disposed on the second inclined thin film, the electrodes being opposed to each other in a direction in which the crystal planes of the second inclined thin film are aligned inclined to the second main surface. | 06-28-2012 |
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| 20100205723 | MULTILAYER STRUCTURED SPUN YARN, PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND, FABRICATED FROM THE YARN, HEAT-RESISTANT FABRIC AND HEAT-RESISTANT PROTECTIVE SUIT - The multilayer-structured spun yarn of the present invention is a multilayer-structured spun yarn C composed of a core fiber A and a cover fiber B that wraps around the core fiber; the core fiber A is in a range of 20 to 50 wt %; the cover fiber B is in a range of 50 to 80 wt %; the core fiber A contains a para-aramid fiber and is a stretch breaking twist yarn; the cover fiber B contains a flame-retardant acrylic fiber, a polyetherimide fiber, or a meta-aramid fiber; the direction of twist of the stretch breaking yarn and the direction of twist of the multilayer-structured yarn are the same; and the multilayer-structured yarn C has a twist number 1.2 to 1.6 times greater than that of the stretch breaking yarn. The heat-resistant textile of the present invention uses the aforementioned multilayer-structured spun yarn. The heat-resistant protective suit of the present invention uses the aforementioned heat-resistant textile. | 08-19-2010 |
| 20120042442 | FIREPROOF FABRIC AND FIREPROOF CLOTHING INCLUDING SAME - A fabric for fireproof clothing of the present invention is a fireproof fabric including flame-retardant fibers. The fabric is a woven fabric, a knitted fabric or a nonwoven fabric including 70 to 100 mass % of a polyetherimide fiber and 0 to 30 mass % of another flame-retardant fiber. The flame resistance, the heat resistance, and the wash resistance under ISO 11613-1999 as the international performance standards for fireproof clothing are: (1) flame resistance to be free from hole formation, dripping and melting; and to have afterflame time and afterglow time of not more than 2 seconds; (2) heat resistance to be free from firing, separation, dripping and melting; and to have a shrinkage rate of not more than 5%; and (3) washing resistance to have a shrinkage rate of not more than 3%. The fireproof clothing of the present invention includes the fireproof fabric fabricated as an inner liner. Thereby, the present invention provides a fabric for fireproof clothing that has excellent light resistance and heat resistance, and preferable dye-affinity and that can be produced at low cost, and fireproof clothing using the fabric. | 02-23-2012 |
| 20120110721 | WATERPROOF MOISTURE-PERMEABLE SHEET WITH FIRE PROTECTION PERFORMANCE AND FIRE-PROTECTING CLOTHING USING SAME - A fire-protecting waterproof moisture-permeable sheet | 05-10-2012 |
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| 20110129582 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING INSTANT NOODLES - The present invention provides a method for producing instant noodles having fresh noodle-like texture and flavor and having an excellent reconstitution property even if the noodles are thick. In the present invention, superheated steam flow is directly sprayed to raw noodle strings for 5 to 50 seconds such that a temperature of superheated steam to which surfaces of the noodle strings are exposed becomes 125 to 220° C., the noodle strings are supplied with moisture using water or hot water, the noodle strings are further steamed by directly spraying the superheated steam flow to the noodle strings for 5 to 50 seconds and/or steamed by using non-superheated steam, and the noodle strings are dried to produce the instant noodles. | 06-02-2011 |
| 20120207897 | INSTANT NOODLES AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - The present invention provides a method for producing instant noodles which have an excellent reconstitution property and excellent taste and texture and can be reconstituted by pouring boiling water even if the noodles are thicker than before. In the method for producing the instant noodles, a noodle belt is extremely strongly rolled out once or more at a rolling rate of 60% or higher in a noodle belt rolling step, raw noodle strings are obtained from the noodle belt, superheated steam is sprayed to the obtained raw noodle strings, moisture is supplied or not supplied to the noodle strings, the noodle strings are steamed by saturated steam or superheated steam or are boiled to realize gelatinization, and the noodle strings are dried after the gelatinization. | 08-16-2012 |
| 20120288607 | INSTANT NOODLES AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - Instant noodles are produced, which have an excellent reconstitution property, can be reconstituted by pouring of boiling water even if the noodles are thicker than before, and have excellent taste and texture. The instant noodles are produced by: making raw noodle strings each having a multilayer structure including three or more layers; spraying superheated steam to the raw noodle strings; gelatinizing the noodle strings to which the superheated steam has been sprayed; and drying the noodle strings which have been gelatinized. It is preferable to gelatinize the noodle strings by spraying the superheated steam to the noodle strings, supplying moisture in liquid form to the noodle strings, and further heating the noodle strings by using the superheated steam and/or saturated steam. | 11-15-2012 |
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| 20110135911 | INSULATING SHEET AND MULTILAYER STRUCTURE - The present invention provides an insulating sheet which is excellent in handleability when it is uncured, and provides a cured product excellent in dielectric breakdown characteristics, thermal conductivity, heat resistance, acid resistance, and processability, and a multilayer structure produced by the use of the insulating sheet. The insulating sheet comprising: (A) a polymer having a weight average molecular weight of 10,000 or more; (B) at least one of an epoxy resin (B1) having a weight average molecular weight of less than 10,000 and an oxetane resin (B2) having a weight average molecular weight of less than 10,000; (C) a curing agent; and (D) at least one of magnesium carbonate anhydrous (D1) represented by MgCO | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110159296 | INSULATING SHEET AND LAMINATED STRUCTURE - The present invention provides an insulating sheet which is excellent in handleability when it is uncured, prevents excessive flowage in laminating press, and provides a cured product excellent in dielectric breakdown characteristics, thermal conductivity, heat resistance, and processability. The insulating sheet used for bonding a heat conductor having a thermal conductivity of 10 W/m·K or higher to an electrically conductive layer, comprising: (A) a polymer having a weight average molecular weight of 10,000 or more; (B) at least one of an epoxy monomer (B1) having an aromatic skeleton and a weight average molecular weight of 600 or less and an oxetane monomer (B2) having an aromatic skeleton and a weight average molecular weight of 600 or less; (C) a curing agent; and (D) 20 to 60% by volume of a first inorganic filler; and (E) 1 to 40% by volume of at least one of an organic filler (E1), and a second inorganic filler (E2) that is different from the first inorganic filler (D) and has a new Mohs' hardness of 3 or less and, when the filler (E) contains the organic filler (E1), 3 to 40% by volume of the organic filler (E1). | 06-30-2011 |
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| 20090087739 | NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND METHOD FOR MOUNTING THE SAME - A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a non-aqueous electrolyte interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. The positive electrode includes an active material capable of reversibly absorbing and desorbing lithium. The negative electrode includes an active material of the same composition as that of the active material of the positive electrode. This non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery does not generate voltage until being charged. Also, in the case of reflow mounting, charging the battery after mounting will avoid having an adverse effect on the components mounted on the substrate. | 04-02-2009 |
| 20120315543 | COIN-TYPE LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY - A coin-type lithium secondary battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a separator interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, and a non-aqueous electrolyte. The negative electrode includes a negative electrode active material including a silicon alloy material, a conductive agent including a carbon material, and a binder. The silicon alloy material includes a phase A including a lithium-silicon alloy and a phase B including an intermetallic compound of a transition metal element and silicon. In the lithium-silicon alloy, a ratio of lithium atoms relative to silicon atoms is 2.75 to 3.65 in a 100% state-of-charge. | 12-13-2012 |
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| 20100259473 | USER INTERFACE DEVICE, USER INTERFACE METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A user interface device ( | 10-14-2010 |
| 20120092299 | OPERATING APPARATUS, OPERATING METHOD, PROGRAM, RECORDING MEDIUM, AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - An operating apparatus ( | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120113001 | COORDINATE DETERMINATION APPARATUS, COORDINATE DETERMINATION METHOD, AND COORDINATE DETERMINATION PROGRAM - To switch a coordinate mode by automatically recognizing a coordinate mode more usable for a user performing a natural operation, a coordinate determination apparatus ( | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120293456 | INFORMATION INPUT APPARATUS, INFORMATION INPUT METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An information input apparatus includes: a touch pad; a touch information detecting unit which detects touch information that is information resulting from an operator contacting the touch sensor with a finger; a touch operation start position detecting unit which detects, using the touch information, a touch operation start position that is a start position of a touch operation performed by the operator; a touch operation recognition condition storage unit which stores a plurality of touch operation recognition conditions each for recognizing one of types of touch operation, in association with each of touch operation start positions; and a touch recognizing unit, which recognizes the touch operation, using the touch operation recognition conditions stored in association with the touch operation start position detected by the touch operation start position detecting unit, to determine a type of the touch operation. | 11-22-2012 |
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| 20080281038 | Aqueous dispersion adhesive composition and adhesive film - The aqueous dispersion adhesive composition contains an aqueous dispersion copolymer obtained by reacting of a reaction component containing alkyl (meth)acrylate whose linear or branched alkyl group has 4 to 18 carbon atoms, (meth)acrylic acid, a phosphoric acid group-containing vinyl monomer and an alkoxysilyl group-containing vinyl monomer to react; and a crosslinking agent having reactivity with a carboxyl group. In the aqueous dispersion adhesive composition, an amount of the crosslinking agent is from 0.07 to 4 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the aqueous dispersion copolymer, and in an adhesive layer made of the aqueous dispersion adhesive composition, an elongation at 90° C. is 200% or less. | 11-13-2008 |
| 20090017298 | Adhesive composition, adhesive optical film and image display device - An adhesive composition contains a copolymer obtained by preparing a monomer component containing an alkyl(meth)acrylate whose alkyl group has 4 to 18 carbon atoms, a carboxyl group-containing vinyl monomer and a phosphoric acid group-containing vinyl monomer as essential components, and containing, as an optional component, a copolymerizable vinyl monomer which is copolymerizable with the essential components so that an amount of the alkyl(meth)acrylate is from 60 to 99 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the monomer component, a total amount of the carboxyl group-containing vinyl monomer, the phosphoric acid group-containing vinyl monomer and the copolymerizable vinyl monomer is from 1 to 40 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the monomer component and polymerizing the monomer component; and a clay mineral so that an amount of the clay mineral is from 0.5 to 10 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the copolymer. | 01-15-2009 |
| 20100304135 | Adhesive composition, adhesive optical film and image display device - To provide an adhesive composition which shows high adhesion with a glass substrate and has excellent heat resistance, moisture resistance and moist heat resistance, an adhesive optical film comprising an adhesive layer made of the adhesive composition, which shows high adhesion between the adhesive layer and an optical film and effectively suppresses the occurrence of adhesive residue and lack of adhesive and also has excellent heat resistance, moisture resistance and moist heat resistance, and an image display device comprising the adhesive optical film, the adhesive optical film comprises an optical film | 12-02-2010 |
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| 20080233126 | G Proteins, Polynucleotides Encoding the Same and Utilization Thereof - A novel protein (Gm1) includes an amino acid sequence part having a high homology with a domain having a high homology with a GTP binding site and a GTPase site conserved among G protein α subunits and a trimer forming domain conserved among G protein α subunits. The Gm1 protein is involved in signal transduction via a G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) stimulation. The Gm1 protein is expressed intensively in human brain, thymus, testes, spleen, small intestine, uterus and heart. A method for screening for a substance capable of regulating a cellular signal transduction employs a polynucleotide encoding the Gm1 protein. | 09-25-2008 |
| 20090042789 | Method for Improving Symptom of Mood Disorder - The present invention relates to a method for improving symptom of mood disorder or its related disorder comprising a step of allowing activated-type Gm1 protein and the like to be excessively present in a brain of a mammal, and a non-human mammal, to which the method has been applied, and the like. | 02-12-2009 |
| 20090210949 | METHOD OF AMELIORATING SYMPTOM CAUSED BY MOOD DISTURBANCE - The present invention relates to a method for improving symptom of mood disorder or its related disorder comprising a step of allowing Gm1 protein and the like to be excessively present in a brain of a mammal, and a non-human mammal, to which the method has been applied, and the like. | 08-20-2009 |
| 20110129848 | Antibody Recognizing G Protein, and Agent and Kit Using the Same - A novel protein (Gm1) includes an amino acid sequence part having a high homology with a domain having a high homology with a GTP binding site and a GTPase site conserved among G protein α subunits and a trimer forming domain conserved among G protein α subunits. The Gm1 protein is involved in signal transduction via a G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) stimulation. The Gm1 protein is expressed intensively in human brain, thymus, testes, spleen, small intestine, uterus and heart. A method for screening for a substance capable of regulating a cellular signal transduction employs a polynucleotide encoding the Gm1 protein | 06-02-2011 |
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| 20110188874 | Fixing device and image forming apparatus - A fixing device is disclosed, including: a fixing rotative body, a heat source, and a control part. The control part conducts a printing temperature control which varies an ON ratio per unit time of the heat source based on a detection result of the temperature detecting part to maintain a printing target temperature in a printing state, conducts a waiting temperature control which performs an ON/OFF control based on the detection result of the temperature detecting part to maintain a waiting target temperature in a waiting state after a printing operation ends, and conducts a forcible ON control which forcibly turns on the heat source for a predetermined time before starting the ON/OFF control when the detection result of the temperature detecting part after the printing operation ends is lower than the waiting target temperature. | 08-04-2011 |
| 20120020681 | Fixing device and image forming apparatus incorporating same - A fixing device includes a separator presser that presses against a plurality of separators to separate the plurality of separators from a fixing rotary body that contacts an opposed rotary body to form a fixing nip therebetween through which a recording medium bearing a toner image passes. A single driver is connected to the separator presser to separate the separator presser from the plurality of separators. An entering recording medium detector is disposed upstream from the fixing nip in a conveyance direction of the recording medium to detect the recording medium. A controller is connected to the driver to control the driver based on a detection signal sent from the entering recording medium detector to change a contact time period for which the plurality of separators contacts the fixing rotary body. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120045241 | FIXING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING SAME, AND FIXING METHOD - A fixing device includes a temperature controller that controls a temperature of a fixing rotary body based on the temperature of the fixing rotary body detected by a temperature detector so as to heat the fixing rotary body to a plurality of preset target temperatures that includes a first target standby temperature, a target fixing temperature, a target idle temperature, and a second target standby temperature. When the target fixing temperature is lower than the first target standby temperature, the temperature controller separates a pressing rotary body from the fixing rotary body to idle the fixing rotary body for a predetermined idle time period before a fixing operation starts. After the fixing operation, the temperature controller controls a heater to change the temperature of the fixing rotary body to the second target standby temperature. | 02-23-2012 |
| 20120195652 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A fixing device, including a fixing member; an opposing member contacting the fixing member to form a fixing nip; plural separation assisting members; a contact direction biasing member contacting an end of the auxiliary separation members to the surface of the fixing member; a contact and release switching member switching contacting the end of the auxiliary separation members to the surface of the fixing member and releasing the end of the auxiliary separation members therefrom; a fixing exit guide member guiding a recording medium to a discharge direction and separated from the fixing member by the separation assisting member; a first rotating member near the auxiliary separation members downstream from an end thereof; and a second rotating member guiding a recording medium guided by the fixing exit guide member in the recording medium conveyance direction while rotating. | 08-02-2012 |
