Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080264098 | Heat Exchanger, Air Conditioning Device Equipped with Heat Exchanger, and Air Property Converter - A heat exchanger has multiple laminated fins | 10-30-2008 |
20090051242 | Electrostatic induction conversion device - There is provided an electrostatic induction conversion device which is small, has high conversion efficiency between electric energy and kinetic energy, and can prevent degradation of an electret. The electret is formed by injecting an electric charge into the vicinity of the surface of an insulating material, is disposed between two conductors, and is constructed so that it moves relatively to at least one of the conductors opposite to the electret and converts between electric energy and kinetic energy. As the insulating material forming the electret, it is preferable to use a polymer having a fluorine-containing aliphatic cyclic structure. | 02-26-2009 |
20090080913 | DEVELOPING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND PROCESS UNIT - An information attaching unit attaches either one of carrier density information of initial developer and loose apparent density information of toner in the initial developer to a housing of a developing device. A density-information storage unit stores therein either one of the carrier density information and the loose apparent density information as electronic data. At least one of the information attaching unit and the density-information storage unit is provided before shipment of the developing device. | 03-26-2009 |
20090113641 | Ink for Inkjet Textile Printing and an Inkjet Textile Printing Method Using the Same - The present invention has an object to provide an ink for inkjet textile printing which has excellent fastnesses and causes less bleeding on a textile and to provide a low cost method for inkjet textile printing by using said ink; and relates to an ink for inkjet textile printing wherein the ink contains at least one kind disperse dye, a dispersing agent, water and at least one kind (referred to as A compound) of the compounds represented by the following formula (1): | 05-07-2009 |
20090245882 | DEVELOPING UNIT, PROCESS CARTRIDGE INCLUDING SAME, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING SAME - A developing unit includable in a process cartridge and in an image forming apparatus includes a developer bearing member including a magnetic field generator and a nonmagnetic hollow member, a developer container, an agitation/conveyance member, a developer regulating member to regulate the thickness of a layer of the two-component developer. The magnetic field generator has first and second magnetic poles to generate respective magnetic forces for removing the developer from the developer bearing member after the developer passes the development region. The second magnetic pole generates a magnetic force to attract the developer to form a magnetic brush on the developer bearing member. The developer regulating member includes a magnetic member outwardly disposed on an exterior perimeter surface of the developer bearing member upstream from the developer regulating member, and one planar surface of the magnetic member faces the second magnetic pole across an effective development region. | 10-01-2009 |
20090245887 | DEVELOPING DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND PROCESS CARTRIDGE COMPRISING THE SAME - To downsize a developing device in the developing carrier axial direction without generating image concentration irregularities from recirculation of developer in the magnetic roller end regions, an N2 pole and an N3 pole, which are mutually adjacent having the same polarity (N polarity), and which are for generating a magnetic force for removing from a developing sleeve a developer that has passed through a developing region, are provided on a magnetic roller. Magnets of this developing device, which are for generating a magnetic field to displace to the inside in the axial direction magnetic force lines that cause peeling force in the direction of separation from the developing sleeve to act on developer on the developing sleeve, based on the magnetic force of the N2 pole and the N3 pole, and that pass through the axial direction end regions within a developer separation region on the developing sleeve, are provided on the outside of the magnetic roller. | 10-01-2009 |
20090245889 | DEVELOPING UNIT, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING SAME, AND PROCESS CARTRIDGE INCLUDING SAME - A developing unit includable in a process cartridge and in an image forming apparatus includes a developer bearing member including a magnetic field generator and a nonmagnetic hollow member, a developer container, an agitation/conveyance member, and a developer regulating member. The magnetic field generator has first and second magnetic poles to generate respective magnetic forces for removing the developer from the developer bearing member after the developer passes the development region. A developer-releasing region releases the developer from the developer bearing member using a release force. The developer is disposed higher than a surface of the developer in the developer storing chamber. A component of a magnetic flux density of the magnetic field generated by the magnetic field generator in a direction normal to the developer-releasing region is directed to a same direction as the first and second magnetic poles across the developer-releasing region without forming a local maximum point. | 10-01-2009 |
20100129118 | POWDER SUPPLYING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A powder supplying device includes a powder container frame, a powder container detachably installable in the powder container frame horizontally and including a container body in which a discharge port through which powder is discharged from the container body is formed, a shutter member attached to the container body to open and close the discharge port by moving along the container body in a direction in which the powder container is installed, and at least one shutter control member movably attached to the powder container frame. The shutter control member opens and closes the shutter member by moving together with the powder container as the powder container is fitted into and pulled out from the powder container frame. | 05-27-2010 |
20110058857 | TONER CONTAINER, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING SAME, AND CONNECTING STRUCTURE FOR CONNECTING TONER CONTAINER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A toner container includes a cylindrical container body, a cap having a toner outlet, and a shutter. The cap includes a primary positioning primary positioning hole, formed in a top front surface perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the toner container, extending in the longitudinal direction, to determine an installation position of the cap relative to the image forming apparatus, a secondary positioning hole, formed in a bottom front surface perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the toner container, extending in the longitudinal direction forward the toner outlet, to subsidiary determine the installation position of the cap, and a first restriction member to position the cap in a horizontal direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, projecting vertically upward from an outer circumferential surface of the cap and symmetrical about a virtual perpendicular line passing through a cross-sectional center position of the primary positioning hole perpendicular to the longitudinal direction. | 03-10-2011 |
20110139626 | ELECTROLYTIC COPPER COATING, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND COPPER ELECTROLYTE FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTROLYTIC COPPER COATING - An object of the present invention is to provide an electrolytic copper coating that exhibits a bendability and flexibility equal to or better than those of rolled copper foil after the heat history in a circuit board fabrication process, especially after a heat history equivalent to the heat history applied when bonding with a polyimide film. The present invention provides an electrolytic copper coating and a method of manufacturing the same wherein, when performing heat treatment so that the LMP value shown in Equation 1 becomes 9000 or more, the result becomes a crystal distribution of crystal grains, having a maximum length of crystal grains after heat treatment of 10 μm or more, of 70% or more: | 06-16-2011 |
20110171491 | ELECTRODEPOSITED COPPER FOIL AND COPPER CLAD LAMINATE - To provide an electrodeposited copper foil having flexibility and bending property equivalent to or better than that of rolled copper foil, an electrodeposited copper foil wherein regarding a crystal structure after heat treatment is applied to the electrodeposited copper foil wherein LMP defined as formula 1 is 9000 or more, either color tone of a red system or a blue system occupies 80% or more in a surface in the EBSP analysis is provided. | 07-14-2011 |
20110189499 | SURFACE TREATED COPPER FOIL AND COPPER CLAD LAMINATE - To provide a surface treated copper foil satisfying all of the bonding strength to polyimide film, chemical resistance, and etching property, and to provide a CCL using the surface treated copper foil, a surface treated copper foil is formed being comprising an untreated copper foil on at least one surface of which Ni—Zn alloy is deposited, wherein Zn content (wt %)=Zn deposition amount/(Ni deposition amount+Zn deposition amount)×100 is 6% or more and 15% or less, and Zn deposition amount is 0.08 mg/dm | 08-04-2011 |
20110189501 | FLEXIBLE COPPER CLAD LAMINATE - In order to provide a flexible laminate circuit board using a surface treated copper foil satisfying all of a bonding strength of a copper foil with respect to polyimide, acid resistance, and etching property, in a flexible laminate circuit board formed by a copper foil on the surface of a polyimide resin layer, the copper foil is a surface treated copper foil formed by depositing an Ni—Zn alloy onto at least one surface of a untreated copper foil, and the Zn deposition amount in the deposited Ni—Zn alloy is 6% or more and 15% or less of the (Ni deposition amount+Zn deposition amount), and the Zn deposition amount is 0.08 mg/dm | 08-04-2011 |
20110209903 | ULTRA-THIN COPPER FOIL WITH CARRIER AND COPPER-CLAD LAMINATE BOARD OR PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD SUBSTRATE - The invention has as its object to provide an ultra-thin copper foil with a carrier which suppresses occurrence of blistering and is stable in peeling strength, in particular provides an ultra-thin copper foil with a carrier enabling easy peeling of a carrier foil from an ultra-thin copper foil even under a high temperature environment. As means for that, there is provided an ultra-thin copper foil with a carrier comprised of a carrier foil, a release layer, and a copper foil, wherein the release layer is formed by a first release layer disposed on the carrier foil side and a second release layer disposed on the ultra-thin copper foil side, there is a first interface between the carrier foil and the first release layer, a second interface between the ultra-thin copper foil and the second release layer, and a third interface between the first release layer and the second release layer, and the peeling strengths at the interfaces are first interface>third interface, and second interface>third interface. | 09-01-2011 |
20110222871 | TONER REPLENISHING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING TONER REPLENISHING DEVICE - A toner replenishing device includes a sub hopper (toner container), a toner detection sensor, an agitator, and a paddle. The sub hopper contains toner. The toner detection sensor is located on a wall surface in the sub hopper and detects whether toner remains at a height at which it is located. The agitator rotates in the sub hopper to clean the detection surface of the toner detection sensor. The paddle serves as a toner collecting unit that collects toner to the vicinity of the detection surface of the toner detection sensor in the sub hopper. | 09-15-2011 |
20120033998 | TONER SUPPLY ASSEMBLY AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING SAME - A toner supply assembly includes a toner container mount and a toner container including a container body, a cap having a toner outlet, and a shutter for the toner outlet, to move horizontally. The cap includes a shutter guide rail, a contact portion, and a pressed rail provided on a lateral side. The shutter includes a shutter body to engage the shutter guide rail and a deformable portion deformable vertically and including a stopper to contact the contact portion of the cap for inhibiting the shutter from opening the toner outlet, and a stopper release projection pressed by a bottom projection on a bottom surface of the toner container mount in conjunction with installation of the toner container. A pressing member provided in a side portion of the toner container mount engages the pressed rail of the cap, inhibiting the cap from moving upward. | 02-09-2012 |
20120163877 | TONER CONTAINER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS WITH A SECURE SEAL - A toner container which includes a main body for storing toner, an opening for dispensing toner, and a mechanism for sealing the opening. The mechanism for sealing the opening includes a slidable shutter which includes a cover and an extension, connected to the cover part, including a pushing surface and a blocking surface. The mechanism for sealing further includes a restriction which contacts the blocking surface to prevent the slidable shutter from sliding. | 06-28-2012 |
20120195645 | TONER CONTAINER AND IMAGE FORMING DEVICE - A system with a container including a protrusion, and a receiver to receive the container. The receiver includes a slide block that is movable relative to a body of the receiver, the slide block including two surfaces, a first surface, initially contacted by the protrusion of the container during insertion of the container into the receiver, having a first slope to resist movement of the container towards the receiver, and a second surface, subsequently contacted by the protrusion of the container during the insertion of the container into the receiver, having a second slope to interact with the protrusion of the container to assist movement of the container towards the receiver. This construction provides the user with a changing insertion force to indicate proper mounting of the container. | 08-02-2012 |
20120219330 | TONER CONTAINER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS WITH A MECHANISM TO SECURE THE TONER CONTAINER - A toner container and system for mounting and/or securing the toner container includes a toner container having a toner dispensing hole, a shutter, and a protrusion. The shutter is movable relative to the toner dispensing hole, and is to selectively close the toner dispensing hole. The protrusion is connected to the shutter and movement of the protrusion causes the shutter to move relative to the toner dispensing hole to cover the toner dispensing hole. There is a receiver including a movable catch, the movable catch being in a first position when the toner container is initially inserted into the receiver, and the movable catch moving to a second position upon insertion of the toner container into the receiver. The movable catch interacts with the protrusion of the toner container when the toner container is being removed from the receiver. | 08-30-2012 |
20120321341 | TONER CONTAINER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A toner container that is detachably attached to a main body of an image forming apparatus such that a longitudinal direction of the toner container is parallel to a horizontal direction includes: a cylindrical container body that has an opening on one end thereof in the longitudinal direction, and is configured to convey toner contained therein toward the opening; a cap portion into which the opening of the container body is inserted, and which includes a toner outlet at a bottom portion thereof for discharging toner discharged from the opening of the container body to the outside of the toner container in a vertically downward direction; and a shutter member that is held on the bottom portion of the cap portion, and moves along an outer periphery of the cap portion to thereby open and close the toner outlet, wherein the cap portion is formed by integral molding. | 12-20-2012 |
20130018163 | SOLID RESOL-TYPE PHENOLIC RESIN AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAMEAANM Suzuki; YujiAACI TokyoAACO JPAAGP Suzuki; Yuji Tokyo JPAANM Kitagawa; KazuyaAACI TokyoAACO JPAAGP Kitagawa; Kazuya Tokyo JP - Disclosed is a solid resol-type phenolic resin having: methylol groups and dimethylene ether bonds, as functional groups bound to phenolic nuclei; a content of methylol group, per 1 mol of the phenolic nuclei, of 0.8 mol or more and 1.3 mol or less; a content of dimethylene ether bond, per 1 mol of the phenolic nuclei, of 0.1 mol or less; a weight-average molecular weight of a tetrahydrofuran-soluble fraction, measured by gel permeation chromatography (GPC), of 800 or larger and 4,000 or smaller; and a content of mononuclear phenolic compound of 10% by weight or less. | 01-17-2013 |
20130123538 | LIQUID PHENOL RESIN AND METHOD OF PREPARING THE SAME - According to the present invention, a liquid phenol resin that has excellent characteristics of a phenol resin, such as thermal resistance and hardenability, and can produce a molded product having excellent flexibility, and a method of preparing the resin are provided. | 05-16-2013 |
20130222465 | Ink For Inkjet Textile Printing And An Inkjet Textile Printing Method Using The Same - The present invention has an object to provide an ink for inkjet textile printing which has excellent fastnesses and causes less bleeding on a textile and to provide a low cost method for inkjet textile printing by using said ink; and relates to an ink for inkjet textile printing wherein the ink contains at least one kind disperse dye, a dispersing agent, water and at least one kind (referred to as A compound) of the compounds represented by the following formula (1): | 08-29-2013 |
20130315636 | DEVELOPMENT DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING SAME - A development device includes a developer bearer, a developer regulator to adjust an amount of developer on the developer bearer, a supply compartment adjacent to the developer bearer across a side wall formed monolithic with the development casing using an identical material, a developer supply member to transport developer in the supply compartment in an axial direction, and a channel forming member having higher rigidity than that of the side wall. The channel forming member defines, with the side wall, a supply route extending over an entire development range, through which developer moves from the supply compartment to the developer bearer, and defines, with an inner wall of the development casing, a collecting route through which developer blocked by the developer regulator is collected in the supply compartment. Both axial end portions of the channel forming member are supported by the development casing. | 11-28-2013 |
20140003843 | DEVELOPMENT DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING SAME | 01-02-2014 |
20140294435 | TONER CONTAINER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS WITH A MECHANISM TO SECURE THE TONER CONTAINER - A toner container and system for mounting and/or securing the toner container includes a toner container having a toner dispensing hole, a shutter, a protrusion. The shutter is movable relative to the toner dispensing hole, and is to selectively close the toner dispensing hole. The protrusion is connected to the shutter and movement of the protrusion causes the shutter to move relative to the toner dispensing hole to cover the toner dispensing hole. There is a receiver including a movable catch, the movable catch being in a first position when the toner container is initially inserted into the receiver, and the moveable catch moving to a second position upon insertion of the toner container into the receiver. The moveable catch interacts with the protrusion of the toner container when the toner container is being removed from the receiver such that the moveable catch in the second position restricts movement of the protrusion of the toner container which closes the shutter as the toner container is withdrawn from the receiver. | 10-02-2014 |
20150017402 | WATER-BASED INKJET INK FOR TAMPERING DETECTION, METHOD FOR INKJET PRINTING USING SAME, AND PRINTED ARTICLE - A water-based inkjet ink for tampering prevention which readily allows detection of evidence of tampering by visual inspection using a variety of organic solvents on the written content of a printed article for financial securities or the like, a method for inkjet printing using the same, and a printed article. The water-based inkjet ink for tampering detection contains at least one type of disperse or oil-soluble dye which includes no cyano groups or azo groups, at least one type of dispersing agent, at least one type of water-soluble organic solvent and water. | 01-15-2015 |
20150043946 | TONER CONTAINER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A system with a container including a protrusion, and a receiver to receive the container. The receiver includes a slide block that is movable relative to a body of the receiver, the slide block including two surfaces, a first surface, initially contacted by the protrusion of the container during insertion of the container into the receiver, having a first slope to resist movement of the container towards the receiver, and a second surface, subsequently contacted by the protrusion of the container during the insertion of the container into the receiver, having a second slope to interact with the protrusion of the container to assist movement of the container towards the receiver. This construction provides the user with a changing insertion force to indicate proper mounting of the container. | 02-12-2015 |
20150065756 | LIQUID RESOL-TYPE PHENOLIC RESIN AND WET PAPER FRICTION MATERIAL - A straight-chain unsaturated hydrocarbon group having equal to or more than 10 carbon atoms is bonded to at least one or more of meta positions of all of phenol structure units. | 03-05-2015 |