An image formation device (100) comprises: an ejected sheet tray (31) including a sheet support portion (32) that supports a sheet and a projecting portion (33) that is an end portion upstream of the sheet support portion (32) in an ejection direction D4 and projects from a side portion in a width direction orthogonal to the ejection direction D4 toward the outside in the width direction; and a mounting portion (25) where the ejected sheet tray (31) is attached and detached. The mounting portion (25) includes a plurality of hole portions (62) that are provided side by side in the ejection direction D4 and are each formed so that the projecting portion (33) can be inserted therein, and a tray support portion (63) that supports the ejected sheet tray (31) with the projecting portion (33) inserted into any one of the plurality of hole portions (62) in a mounting posture at an inclination angle corresponding to the hole portion (62).
In this information notification system (Sy), a transmission-side information processing device (10) that transmits an email comprises: an operation unit (12) for entering a reminder transmission date/time that is prior to a start date/time of a meeting; and a control part (19) for advancing the reminder transmission date/time if a predetermined condition is satisfied, and when the reminder date/time arrives, executing transmission of an email to a reception-side information processing device that receives said email.
In an information notification system (Sy), an information processing device (10) on a transmission side that transmits email comprises a controller (19). The controller (19) calculates a preparation time, including a movement time from the position of an information processing device (10) on a reception side that receives email to a current conference room, and if the preparation time is longer than a reminder time, selects another conference room closer to the position of the information processing device (10) on the reception side than the current conference room on the basis of the position of each conference room and the position of the information processing device (10) on the reception side, and transmits an email indicating the change to the selected other conference room to the information processing device (10) on the reception side.
In a reservation management system (Sy), when a communication unit (14) receives logout of a conference manager from an information processing device (10) without it being inputted that the conference room in use has been exited, and a predetermined period of time has elapsed from the time of the logout, a controller (19) of the information processing device (10) of the conference room enters that the used conference room is vacant into a schedule and displays the schedule on a display unit (11).
An optical scanning device (12) comprises: a housing (12a); transparent members (52); a linear member (54); a drive unit (55); guide rails (61); a pair of cleaning holders (511); cleaning members (53); a detection unit (56); and a control unit (90). The control unit (90) controls the driving of the drive unit (55). When the detection unit detects that one of the cleaning holders (511) has reached one end of a movement path of the cleaning holders (511) while a cleaning mode is in execution, the control unit (90) initiates an outward-trip operation, whereas when the detection unit (56) detects that the other of the cleaning holders (511) has reached the one end of the movement path of the cleaning holders (511), the control unit initiates a return-trip operation.
B41J 2/47 - Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by selective application of radiation to a printing material or impression-transfer material using the combination of scanning and modulation of light
G03G 15/04 - Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for exposing, i.e. imagewise exposure by optically projecting the original image on a photoconductive recording material
H04N 1/113 - Scanning arrangements using oscillating or rotating mirrors
An image forming apparatus (1) comprises: a display unit (473), a display control unit (101), a microphone (2), a reception unit (103), and a control unit (100). When a selection screen is displayed on the display unit (473), in a case where a voice instruction is input into the microphone (2), the display control unit (101) transitions the display screen on the display unit (473) from the selection screen (SC1) to a setting screen (SC2) for receiving the input of a setting value indicated by the voice instruction, and displays the setting value indicated by the voice instruction on the setting screen (SC2).
An image forming apparatus (1) comprises a reception part (103) that receives a manual input operation via an operating part (47) and a voice instruction via a microphone (22) and a control part (100) that executes a job on the basis of a setting received by the reception part (103). When the microphone (22) is brought into a state in which voice is input to the microphone (22), the control part (100) does not execute a job determined in advance for the image forming apparatus (1). When the microphone is not in the state in which the voice is input to the microphone (22), the control part (100) performs control for executing the job determined in advance.
The present invention prevents double printing by an image formation device with a simple, inexpensive configuration. The image formation device corrects lateral misalignment and/or skewing of a sheet (S). The image formation device comprises a pair of feed rollers (41, 42) for feeding a sheet to an image transfer position, an image sensor (45) that reads the sheet upstream of the image transfer position, and a control device (51) that processes an output signal from the image sensor. The control device calculates the amount of lateral misalignment and/or skewing of the sheet on the basis of the output signal from the image sensor, and determines whether or not there is an image on the printing target surface of the sheet.
B41J 29/38 - Drives, motors, controls, or automatic cut-off devices for the entire printing mechanism
B65H 7/14 - Controlling article feeding, separating, pile-advancing, or associated apparatus, to take account of incorrect feeding, absence of articles, or presence of faulty articles by feelers or detectors by photoelectric feelers or detectors
G03G 21/00 - Arrangements not provided for by groups , e.g. cleaning, elimination of residual charge
An image forming device (100) comprises: an image forming unit (120) that forms an image on a sheet; a sheet feeding unit (130) that feeds a sheet to the image forming unit (120); and a control unit (110) that controls the image forming unit (120) and the sheet feeding unit (130). The sheet feeding unit (130) includes a control substrate (132) that has a control element (134) and a memory element (136) mounted thereon. The control unit (110) includes control substrates (112a, 112b) that respectively have control elements (114a, 114b) and memory elements (116a, 116b) mounted thereon. The memory elements (116a, 116b) of the control unit (110) back up the memory element (136) of the sheet feeding unit (130) for data stored therein.
This image formation device (1) comprises: a reception unit (103) which receives a manual input instruction through an operation unit (47) and a speech instruction through a microphone (22); and a control unit (100) which executes a job on the basis of a setting received by the reception unit (103). The control unit (100) switches a dedicated manual input mode in which only the manual input instruction is received by the reception unit and a speech inputtable mode in which the speech instruction and the manual input instruction are received by the reception unit, and switches into the dedicated manual input mode when an operation screen (SC3) for receiving an input of information for which an input through a speech instruction has been forbidden is displayed on a display unit (101) by a display control unit (SC2).
An image forming device (1) comprises: a motion sensor (21); a microphone (22); a reception part (103); and a control part (100). When the motion sensor (21) detects an approaching person while the image forming device (1) is in a power-saving state, the control part (100): sets the microphone (22) to be in a speech inputtable state; releases, from the power-saving state, an operation mechanism that is necessary for executing a function associated with a content indicated by a speech instruction received by the reception part (103), to be in a normal operating state; and maintains the power-saving state of an operation mechanism that is necessary for executing a function not associated with the content indicated by the speech instruction.
Provided is a cloud system with which it is possible to efficiently execute scale-out or scale-in or a cloud system with which it is possible to efficiently use a server that realizes the cloud system. A tenant management system is characterized by comprising: an image processing system that executes a preservation process for preserving image data or document data received from the outside in a storage service or a database service, by using a web server differing for each preservation process; and a cloud control unit that executes a scale-out process, a scale-in process, or a time-out process for executing scale-out, scale-in, or time-out of the image processing system as necessary, the cloud control unit executing the scale-out process (S125) before execution of the preservation process by the image processing system, or periodically executing the scale-in process, for each preservation process (S131-S134), or alternatively executing the time-out process for causing the web server to stop (S189) when the elapsed time from the start time of the preservation process being executed by the web server is greater than or equal to a time-out time that is set as the time for the preservation process to time out (Yes in S185).
This imaging-forming device is provided with a restricting mechanism that restricts the movement of a pin (59) in an imaging unit within a slotted hole (15) in a console. The restricting mechanism is provided with: a pressing lever (83) that is turnable from a state of abutting on the pin (59) in the slotted hole (15), in a direction of parting away from the slotted hole (15); an opening/closing lever (85) that turns attendant on the operation of closing a cover (7); and an elastic member (87) that is disposed between the pressing lever (83) and the opening/closing lever (85) in an elastically deformed state and that applies a load on the pressing lever (83) in a direction opposite from the parting-away direction. When the cover (7) is open, the elastic member (87) applies a first load to the pressing lever (53), and when the cover (7) is shut, the opening/closing lever (85) turns to further elastically deform the elastic member (87), applying a second load greater than the first load on the pressing lever (85).
An image reading device (20) comprises: a CCD sensor (11) that reads an image of the first side of a document facing upward on a document tray (33) while the document is being conveyed through a first conveyance path (46); a CIS (42) that reads an image of the second side of the document facing downward on the document tray (33) while the document is being conveyed through a common conveyance path (45); and a control unit (29) that permits a facsimile communication unit (22) to transmit the image of the first side of the document read by the CCD sensor (11), and prohibits the facsimile communication unit (22) from transmitting the image of the second side of the document read by the CIS (42).
An electronic device (10) comprises: a touch panel (17); and a control circuit (100) that displays, on an entire screen of the touch panel (17), a first layer screen (200) including one or more first operation objects (210)-(213) each indicating one or more first items, displays a pointing object (110) at an initial position (111) that does not overlap the one or more first operation objects (210)-(213), moves and displays the pointing object (110) following the movement of an input means (112) upon dragging of the pointing object (110) by the input means (112), and displays, in a pop-up manner, a second layer screen (310) indicating additional information in a layer lower than that of the first items indicated by one of the first operation objects (210)-(213) so as to be overlaid on at least a portion of the one or more first operation objects (210)-(213) in the first layer screen (200) while the pointing object (110) is dragged and displayed overlaid on one of the first operation objects (210)-(213).
G06F 3/0484 - Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI] for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
G06F 3/0488 - Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI] using specific features provided by the input device, e.g. functions controlled by the rotation of a mouse with dual sensing arrangements, or of the nature of the input device, e.g. tap gestures based on pressure sensed by a digitiser using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
A connecting unit (UC) comprises a shaft (11), a shaft holder (13), and a shaft attachment plate (12), the shaft holder (13) has a first connecting part (10), and a first unit (2) comprises a second connecting part (20), and when the first unit (2) is mounted to a device body (1000) and connected to a second unit (1), the first unit (2) is mounted to the device body (1000) in a state in which an other-end part (UC2) is swung upward, and then, the other-end part (UC2) is swung downward to connect the first connecting part (10) to the second connecting part (20).
An image formation device (2) comprises a fixing belt (240), a heater (241), a pressure roller (242), a fixing motor (243), a temperature sensor (244), an expansion amount estimation unit (34), and a fixing motor control unit (246). The fixing belt (240) fixes a toner image to a sheet S. The heater (241) heats the fixing belt (240). The pressure roller (242) applies pressure to the fixing motor (243). The fixing motor (243) drives the pressure roller (242). The temperature sensor (244) detects the temperature of the heater (241). The expansion amount estimation unit (34) estimates an expansion amount on the basis of the relation between the temperature of the heater (241) and the expansion amount of the pressure roller (242). The fixing motor control unit (246) controls driving of the fixing motor (243) on the basis of the expansion amount of the pressure roller (242).
The purpose of the present invention is to minimize reduction in moisture in liquid when the liquid is to be deaerated using a gas-permeable membrane. A deaeration apparatus (30) comprises: a flow passage (31) through which liquid flows; a decompression chamber (34); a membrane (35) that allows gas to pass therethrough; a decompression pump (36); and a humidification device (41). The decompression chamber (34) is in contact with the flow passage (31). The membrane (35) is disposed at the boundary between the flow passage (31) and the decompression chamber (34). The decompression pump (36) reduces the air pressure within the decompression chamber (34). The humidification device (41) humidifies the decompression chamber 34.
B01D 61/00 - Processes of separation using semi-permeable membranes, e.g. dialysis, osmosis or ultrafiltration; Apparatus, accessories or auxiliary operations specially adapted therefor
B01D 71/70 - Polymers having silicon in the main chain, with or without sulfur, nitrogen, oxygen or carbon only
B41J 2/19 - Ink jet characterised by ink handling for removing air bubbles
19.
SHEET CONVEYANCE DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING DEVICE PROVIDED THEREWITH
A sheet conveyance device (19) comprises a sheet conveyance path (20), a first sheet loading unit (16), a first feeder (25), a second feeder (40), a sheet detection mechanism (32), a drive unit (60), and a control unit (90). The first sheet loading unit (16) has a bottom (33) and a lift plate (35). The drive unit (60) drives the first feeder (25) during forward rotation, and drives the second feeder (40) during reverse rotation. The sheet detection mechanism (32) has an actuator (48) and a detection sensor (58). When feeding a sheet (S1) from the first sheet loading unit (16), the control unit (90) rotates the drive unit (60) forward if the sheet (S1) is detected by the sheet detection mechanism (32). When feeding a sheet (S2) from the second feeder (40), the control unit (90) rotates the drive unit (60) backward. When the detection sensor (58) detects the oscillating actuator (48) in a detection position (Pt), the drive unit (60) is switched to forward rotation.
B65H 3/44 - Simultaneously, alternately, or selectively separating articles from two or more piles
B65H 7/14 - Controlling article feeding, separating, pile-advancing, or associated apparatus, to take account of incorrect feeding, absence of articles, or presence of faulty articles by feelers or detectors by photoelectric feelers or detectors
20.
DATA PROCESSING DEVICE, ROBOT CONTROL SYSTEM, AND PROGRAM
This data processing device comprises a segmentation unit, a conversion unit, and a point cloud processing unit. The segmentation unit segments, in accordance with distance information to a measurement point in a measurement space, at least a part of distance image data that includes the distance information into a plurality of first distance image segment data items. The conversion unit individually converts the plurality of first distance image segment data items into first point cloud segment data items that are point cloud data including coordinate information of the measurement point in the measurement space. The point cloud processing unit individually processes the plurality of first point cloud segment data items obtained from the plurality of first distance image segment data items in the conversion unit.
G01B 11/245 - Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of optical techniques for measuring contours or curvatures using a plurality of fixed, simultaneously operating transducers
A droplet dispensing head according to an embodiment is provided with a head body, a driver IC, a flexible substrate, and a head substrate. The head body dispenses a droplet. The driver IC controls driving of the head body. The flexible substrate has the driver IC mounted thereon, and is electrically connected to the head body. The head substrate includes a first connector. The flexible substrate includes a second connector corresponding to the first connector, and enables the second connector to be flipped. The second connector is connected to the first connector in a flipped state.
The purpose of the present invention is to avoid the temperature of part of a fixing member becoming inappropriate, for example, due to variation in the size or conveyance position of a sheet. Multiple resistance blocks (60) include an object block and an adjacent block present adjacent to the object block. Multiple resistors (6) of the object block include one or multiple end resistors (6a) and an object resistor (6b). The end resistor (6a) is located at an end on the adjacent block side of the object block. The object resistor (6b) is located adjacent to the end resistor (6a). In a case where electric power is supplied to the object block, the heat generation amount of the object resistor (6b) is larger than the heat generation amount of the one end resistor (6a) or the heat generation amount of each of the multiple end resistors (6a).
An inkjet recording device (100) comprises a recording head (40) for recording an image on a recording medium (S) that is being transported, a control unit (6) for controlling flushing processing for discharging ink at a timing different from the timing of the image recording, and a storage unit (7) for storing flushing ink discharged during execution of the flushing processing, wherein the storage unit (7) is detachably fitted to a fitting region (7A), which is a region opposing the recording head (40) across a transport pathway of the recording medium (S).
The purpose of the present invention is to avoid impairing user convenience while ensuring the effect of power-saving control. When a plurality of target devices are in normal state, a control unit (51) causes an organic electroluminescent display panel (3b) to display a first menu screen including a first background image in a color other than black and a plurality of first icon images on the first background image (S102). When the plurality of target devices are transitioned from the normal state to a hibernation state, the control unit (51) causes the organic electroluminescent display panel (3b) to display a second menu screen including a black second background image and a plurality of second icon images on the second background image (S110).
In an inkjet recording device (1), an intermediate flow passage (53) is connected to a downstream section of a first flow passage (89) in the ink flow direction, and is in communication with a recording head (52) and a second flow passage (90). A communicating flow passage (54) includes a first branch flow passage (54A) that supplies ink from the intermediate flow passage (53) to the recording head (52), a second branch flow passage (54B) that causes the ink to circulate from the recording head (52) to the second flow passage (90), and a third branch flow passage (54C) that causes the ink to flow from the intermediate flow passage (53) to the second flow passage (90). Opening/closing valves (96), (55A), (55B), (55C) are respectively provided to a third flow passage (91) and the first branch flow passage (54A), the second branch flow passage (54B), and the third branch flow passage (54C) that make up the communicating flow passage (54).
A processor (81) acquires an output image density that is the detected density of a first toner image detected by a density detecting unit (5). The processor (81) causes a cleaning unit (45) to execute a toner recovery process when a second toner image passes through a recovery member (451). The processor (81) causes the cleaning unit (45) to execute a toner discharge process. The processor (81) acquires a discharge toner density that is the detected density of the discharge toner detected by the density detecting unit (5). The processor (81) derives an index value of a toner discharge performance of the recovery member (451) by comparing the output image density and the discharge toner density.
G03G 21/00 - Arrangements not provided for by groups , e.g. cleaning, elimination of residual charge
G03G 15/16 - Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for transferring a pattern to a second base of a toner pattern, e.g. a powder pattern
27.
IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND JOB MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
An image processing device (10) comprises a control unit (29) that: causes a display unit (21) to display a job execution history in which setting information items of a plurality of jobs are chronologically arranged; causes the display unit (21) to display, upon receiving a designation instruction for designating a setting information item of a job in the job execution history by means of a touch panel (23), a popup window for giving a changing instruction for the setting information item designated by the designation instruction; and generates, upon receiving the changing instruction for changing the setting information item designated by means of the touch panel (23) through the popup window, another setting information item of a job reflecting the content of the changing instruction and displays the resulting other setting information item of the job in the job execution history.
This inkjet ink contains a quinacridone pigment, a pigment dispersion resin, and a water-soluble organic solvent. The pigment dispersion resin includes an adsorption resin that is adsorbed onto the quinacridone pigment and a non-adsorbed resin that is not adsorbed onto the quinacridone pigment. The non-adsorbed resin accounts for at most 40 mass% of the pigment dispersion resin. The water-soluble organic solvent includes a predetermined water-soluble organic solvent having an octanol/water distribution coefficient LogP of at least 0.00. The content of the predetermined water-soluble organic solvent with respect to the mass of the inkjet ink is 15-40 mass%. The concentration of sulfur in the supernatant fluid obtained by centrifuging the inkjet ink at 1,050,000 G for 3 hours is 0.5-2.0 ppm.
An image formation system (10) comprises: a calibration processing unit (110) that performs, with reference to a plurality of virtual gamuts of reproducing colors including a virtual widest gamut and a virtual narrowest gamut, color calibration which is shared by a plurality of image formation devices; an input image analysis unit (211) for specifying a color gamut to be reproduced in image data; a color management unit (711) that determines usability on the basis of whether the color gamut to be reproduced is reproducible within the range of a color gamut of each of the plurality of image forming devices for which the virtual widest gamut is expected; an operation display unit (230); a control unit (210) that causes the operation display unit (230) to display an operation input screen for showing usability of each of the plurality of image formation devices and for receiving a given operation input for selecting a virtual gamut, and that changes display for showing the usability in accordance with the given operation input; and a control unit (710) for generating an image formation job including a simulation profile for which the selected virtual gamut is expected.
An image formation device (100) comprises a unit (30) that can be attached to and detached from a body frame (101), and a lock mechanism (40). The lock mechanism (40) has a grip part (37) that can move reciprocally in the attachment direction and the detachment direction of the unit (30), a lock member (41) that is swingably positioned in the unit (30) and has a hook part (41b) capable of engaging with an engagement-receiving part (50) formed on the body frame (101), and a first biasing member (43) that biases the lock member (41) in a first direction, in which the hook part (41b) engages with the engagement-receiving part (50). Due to the grip part (37) being moved in the detachment direction, the lock member (41) swings in a second direction that is the opposite of the first direction, in opposition to the biasing force of the first biasing member (43), and the engagement of the hook part (41) and the engagement-receiving part (50) is released. The lock member (41) has a restriction part (41e) that restricts the swinging of the lock member (41) in the second direction while the grip part (37) is not moved in the detachment direction.
This image forming device (1) comprises: an image forming unit (12); a network interface unit (91); a display unit (473); an operation unit (47); and a controller (100) that downloads a file from a server that stores a plurality of files, via the network interface unit (91), and causes the image forming unit (12) to print an image indicated by the downloaded file. The controller (100) extracts at least one file that satisfies a predetermined importance condition, from among the plurality of files stored in a server (2), and displays the at least one extracted file on the display unit (473). When receiving a selection instruction for selecting one of the at least one extracted file via the operation unit (47), the controller (100) causes the image forming unit (12) to print an image indicated by a file designated by the selection instruction.
A packing member (100) has a pair of retention parts (230) folded from both respective side end edges of a pair of first wall parts (210). The pair of retention parts (230) have an opposed part (230a) arranged opposed to a second wall part (220), and an insertion piece (230). The second wall part (220) has a wall part slit (221). By insertion of the insertion piece (231) into the wall part slit (221), the first wall parts (210) and the second wall part (220) are retained in a standing state.
B65D 81/05 - Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents specially adapted to protect contents from mechanical damage maintaining contents at spaced relation from package walls, or from other contents
B65D 5/50 - Internal supporting or protecting elements for contents
This folding container (100) has a lower frame (1), an upper frame (2), side plates (3, 4) and a pair of lid plates (7). The upper frame (2) has the same configuration as the outer edge of the lower frame (1), and is in the form of a frame element that has an opposing pair of first lateral sides (2b), and a pair of second lateral sides (2c) linking the ends of the first lateral sides (2b). The pair of lid plates (7) have at least one linking arm (70) formed in a section at which the pair of second lateral faces (2c) are linked. The linking arm (70) is rotatably supported on a linking shaft (9) provided at an interval from one or more lid-plate supports (20) formed on the second lateral faces (2c). The linking arm (70) has hollow cylindrical bearing parts (70a-70c) into which the linking shaft (9) is slidably inserted. Formed on the outer peripheral surface of at least one of the bearing parts (70a-70c) are a pair of engaging projections (77) constituted by a first engaging projection (77a), and a second engaging projection (77b) the circumferential-direction location of which differs from that of the first engaging projection (77a). The lid-plate support (20) is provided with an angle-limiting part (20a) with which the first engaging projection (77a) and the second engaging projection (77b) engage.
B65D 6/18 - Containers having bodies formed by interconnecting or uniting two or more rigid, or substantially rigid, components made wholly or mainly of metal, plastics, wood or substitutes therefor collapsible with hinged components
This foldable container (100) has a lower frame (1), an upper frame (2), a pair of flip-up side plates (3), and a pair of cover plates (7). The upper frame (2) has substantially the same shape as the outer edge of the lower frame (1) and is shaped so as to have a pair of facing first side surfaces (2b) and a pair of second side surfaces (2c) for connecting end parts of the first side surfaces (2b) together. The pair of flip-up side plates (3) are supported by the upper frame (2) so that the upper end parts thereof are swingable, and have a foldable structure such that the flip-up side plates can be folded into a collapsed state of overlapping with a bottom plate (1a) from an erected state of vertically standing with respect to the bottom plate (1a). A pair of first grip parts (21) for gripping the foldable container (100) when the flip-up side plates (3) are in the collapsed state are formed by forming a cut-out in the pair of first side surfaces (2b). Restriction parts (35), which are arranged on the inner side of the first grip parts (21) and fill gaps between the first grip parts (21) and the upper end parts when in the collapsed state, are formed on the upper end parts of the pair of flip-up side plates (3).
B65D 6/18 - Containers having bodies formed by interconnecting or uniting two or more rigid, or substantially rigid, components made wholly or mainly of metal, plastics, wood or substitutes therefor collapsible with hinged components
A folding container (100) has a lower frame (1), an upper frame (2), a pair of flip-up side panels (3), a pair of divided side panels (4), and a pair of lid panels (7). The pair of divided panels (4) have an upper side panel (5) pivotably supported by a second side surface (2c), a lower side panel (6) pivotably supported by a bottom panel (1a), and a hinge part (8) for rotatably connecting the upper side panel (5) and the lower side panel (6). A plurality of upper reinforcing ribs (43a) and lower reinforcing ribs (43b) are formed extending over the hinge part (8) and continuing linearly from an upper-end part to a lower-end part of the divided side panel (4) on outside surfaces of the upper side panel (5) and the lower side panel (6). A projecting part (44) is formed in each of either the upper reinforcing ribs (43a) or the lower reinforcing ribs (43b). Then the divided side panel (4) is in a bent state, the upper reinforcing ribs (43a) face upward from the lower reinforcing ribs (43b), and the projecting parts (44) contact the other of the upper reinforcing ribs (43a) and the lower reinforcing ribs (43b).
B65D 6/18 - Containers having bodies formed by interconnecting or uniting two or more rigid, or substantially rigid, components made wholly or mainly of metal, plastics, wood or substitutes therefor collapsible with hinged components
This folding container (100) has a lower frame (1), an upper frame (2), side plates (3, 4), and a pair of lid plates (7). A plurality of positioning protrusions (71) that protrude upward are provided to the upper frame (2) or the pair of lid plates (7) along a circumferential edge section of the upper frame (2). An installation surface (1d) of a bottom plate (1a) has formed therein: a first groove section (13) formed along the outer circumferential edge section of the bottom plate (1a), the positioning protrusions (71) of the folding container (100) that are positioned on the lower side when folding containers (100) are stacked flat being fitted into the first groove section (13); a second groove section (14a, 14b) formed parallel to short sides of the bottom plate (1a), some of the positioning protrusions (71) of the folding container (100) that are positioned on the lower side when folding containers (100) are pinwheel-stacked being fitted into the second groove section (14a, 14b); and a plurality of third groove sections (15a, 15b) formed parallel to long sides of the bottom plate (1a), support rails (90) provided to a support surface (91) where folding containers (100) are loaded being fitted into the third groove sections (15a, 15b). The depth of the third groove sections (15a, 15b) from the installation surface (1d) is less than that for the first groove section (13) and the second groove section (14a, 14b).
B65D 6/18 - Containers having bodies formed by interconnecting or uniting two or more rigid, or substantially rigid, components made wholly or mainly of metal, plastics, wood or substitutes therefor collapsible with hinged components
B65D 21/036 - Containers specially shaped, or provided with fittings or attachments, to facilitate nesting, stacking, or joining together for stacking containers one upon another in the upright or upside down position, e.g. with vertically projecting elements or recesses having closure means specially adapted for facilitating stacking
An image formation device (100) comprises a page memory (221), a transport unit (12), an image formation unit (14), and a control unit (21). The page memory (221) stores image data of each of a plurality of pages. The transport unit (12) includes a transport path (X1) including a reverse path (X2) for double-sided printing, and transports a recording medium (P) to the image formation unit (14). The control unit (21) controls reading/writing of the page memory (221), the operation of the transport unit (12), and the operation of the image formation unit (14). The page memory (221) includes a first memory (M1) and a second memory (M2). The first memory (M1) only stores image data of, among the plurality of pages, the page of an image that is formed on a first surface of the recording medium (P). The second memory (M2) only stores image data of, among the plurality of pages, the page of an image that is formed on a second surface of the recording medium (P).
This inkjet recording device (100) comprises conveyance units (4a, 5, 12), recording heads (17a-17c), a cap member (30), cap movement mechanisms (65, 66), a control unit (110), a defect detection unit (110e), and a storage unit (28). The cap movement mechanisms (65, 66) are capable of moving the cap member (30) to a first position and a second position. The defect detection unit (110e) is capable of detecting occurrence of a movement obstruction factor. The storage unit (28) is capable of storing defect information including the movement obstruction factor. The control unit (110) is capable of executing a measurement mode in which defect information is stored in the storage unit (28) on the basis of a detection result of the defect detection unit (110e).
Provided is a printer including: a flat-plate-like head frame (30) the thickness direction of which is in a first direction perpendicular to an ejection direction of an inkjet head (12); a first positioning part (51) that is opposed to a first portion (31) of the head frame (30) in the thickness direction; a second positioning part (52) that is opposed to a second portion (32) in the thickness direction; a first protruding part (41) that protrudes from the first portion (31) toward the first positioning part (51); a second protruding part (42) that protrudes from the second portion (32) toward the second positioning part (52); a first groove section (51V) that is provided in the first positioning part (51) along the ejection direction; a first pressing part (61) that presses the first protruding part (41) against the first groove section (51V); a second pressing part (62) that presses the second protruding part (42) against the second positioning part (52); and a first regulation part (71L) and a second regulation part (72L) that regulate the movement of the head frame (30) in the ejection direction.
The present invention comprises: a control unit (301) that rotates, with the axis of rotation being a support part (36), a rotating substrate (30) provided with a resist roller pair (191) that feeds recording paper (P) to an image forming unit (12), and that tilts roller shafts (192A, 192B) of the resist roller pair (191) to the upstream side or downstream side with respect to a conveyance direction D, thereby correcting the tilt of the recording paper (P); and another control unit (201) that corrects the rotation speed of the resist roller pair (191) on the basis of the direction and amount of tilting of the roller shafts (192A, 192B).
B65H 9/00 - Registering, e.g. orientating, articles; Devices therefor
B65H 9/12 - Registering, e.g. orientating, articles; Devices therefor carried by article grippers
B65H 7/14 - Controlling article feeding, separating, pile-advancing, or associated apparatus, to take account of incorrect feeding, absence of articles, or presence of faulty articles by feelers or detectors by photoelectric feelers or detectors
The purpose of the present invention is to provide an image processing device that can contribute to everyday health management for each user. An image processing device (10) comprises a user identification unit (6, 5c), a biological measurement unit (7), an information recording unit (54, S105), and an information output unit (54, S106). The biological measurement unit (7) measures biological information of a user who is present in front of the image processing device (10). Each time the user identification unit (6, 5c) performs user identfication, the information recording unit (54, S106) associates the biological information measured by the biological measurement unit (7) with user identification information, and accumulates and records the result in a non-volatile storage device (53). The information output unit (54, S105) can graph and output the biological information for each item of user identification information.
G16H 10/60 - ICT specially adapted for the handling or processing of patient-related medical or healthcare data for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
G16H 20/00 - ICT specially adapted for therapies or health-improving plans, e.g. for handling prescriptions, for steering therapy or for monitoring patient compliance
G16H 50/30 - ICT specially adapted for medical diagnosis, medical simulation or medical data mining; ICT specially adapted for detecting, monitoring or modelling epidemics or pandemics for individual health risk assessment
H04N 1/00 - PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION - Details thereof
42.
POWER SUPPLY DEVICE, CONTROL STATION, AND POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM
This power supply device is for an unmanned mobile body. The power supply device has a drive mechanism and control unit. The drive mechanism moves on water. The control unit controls the drive mechanism so that a positional relationship is determined relative to other power supply devices in the vicinity on the basis of acquired information.
A cable storage member (4) comprises an upper storage wall (40) and a lower storage wall (41). The cable storage member (4) further comprises a first upper separation member (402) or a first lower separation member (412). The first upper separation member (402) is formed on the upper storage wall (40), and separates a storage chamber (42) formed between the upper storage wall (40) and the lower storage wall (41) into a first storage chamber (420) and a second storage chamber (421). The first lower separation member (412) is formed on the lower storage wall (41), and separates the storage chamber (42) formed between the upper storage wall (40) and the lower storage wall (41) into the first storage chamber (420) and the second storage chamber (421).
H05K 7/00 - Constructional details common to different types of electric apparatus
B41J 29/00 - TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS - Details of, or accessories for, typewriters or selective printing mechanisms not otherwise provided for
G03G 15/00 - Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern
G03G 21/16 - Mechanical means for facilitating the maintenance of the apparatus, e.g. modular arrangements
H04N 1/00 - PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION - Details thereof
H05K 5/02 - Casings, cabinets or drawers for electric apparatus - Details
This image formation device (100) comprises: an intermediate transfer belt (15B) provided to a main body housing (3); an opening/closing unit (30) that can open and close; a secondary transfer roller (152) that is provided to the opening/closing unit (30) and brought into contact with the intermediate transfer belt (15B) when the opening/closing unit (30) is closed; a guide member (31) that is provided to the opening/closing unit (30) so as to be swingable and that guides a sheet in the area in which the intermediate transfer belt (15B) and the secondary transfer roller (152) are in contact; a conductive sheet (32) covering the guide member (31); and a conductive spring (33) that is provided to the opening/closing unit (30) and whereby the guide member (31) is biased toward the intermediate transfer belt (15B) side via the conductive sheet (32) and pressed against a contact section (3E) on the main body housing (3) side when the opening/closing unit (30) is closed. The guide member (31) is brought into contact with the conductive spring (32) by gravity when the opening/closing unit (30) is opened.
G03G 21/16 - Mechanical means for facilitating the maintenance of the apparatus, e.g. modular arrangements
G03G 15/16 - Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for transferring a pattern to a second base of a toner pattern, e.g. a powder pattern
In accordance with the position of a print sheet, a control unit (81) determines a nozzle corresponding to an image to print, and causes a recording head to eject ink from the nozzle. A correction processing unit (83) performs, in the above-mentioned image, correction processing corresponding to each of a plurality of ejection defect positions. The correction processing unit (83) uses recording heads (1a-1d) to print a test pattern, identifies an ejection defect position and an ejection defect type on the basis of a read image of said test pattern, and performs correction processing with the ejection defect position where the ejection defect type is misfiring being prioritized over the ejection defect position where the ejection defect type is ejection misdirection.
In the present invention, a first test pattern has a first band, which includes thin lines corresponding to nozzles, for each of a plurality of nozzle groups in which nozzles at intervals of a first number are set as one nozzle group. A second test pattern has a second band, which includes outline thin lines corresponding to nozzles and in which adjacent pixels thereof have been corrected, for each of a plurality of nozzle subgroups in which nozzles at intervals of a second number are set as one nozzle subgroup in each of the nozzle groups. With respect to a first band having a density defect, as detected in a read image of the printed first test pattern, among second bands corresponding to a plurality of nozzle subgroups in the nozzle group corresponding to the aforementioned first band, a nozzle corresponding to an outline thin line in a second band having no density defect is detected as a discharge-defective nozzle in a read image of the printed second test pattern.
A stapling execution key (911) arranged in a post-processing device (9) functions as a button for receiving instructions to execute stapling processing during a manual mode time of the stapling processing and functions as a printing stop button during executing of a print job. When the stapling execution key (911) is pressed during execution of a print job, a control unit 101 causes an image formation unit (14) to stop a printing operation and causes a first conveyance unit (13), a second conveyance unit (15), and a third conveyance unit (93) to convey sheets in conveyance paths inside the device toward a sheet discharging tray (92).
B41J 29/38 - Drives, motors, controls, or automatic cut-off devices for the entire printing mechanism
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B41J 29/46 - Applications of alarms, e.g. responsive to approach of end of line
B65H 37/04 - Article or web delivery apparatus incorporating devices for performing specified auxiliary operations for securing together articles or webs, e.g. by adhesive, stitching, or stapling
G03G 21/00 - Arrangements not provided for by groups , e.g. cleaning, elimination of residual charge
48.
IMAGE FORMING DEVICE AND DATA COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
An image forming device (100) comprises a forming unit (130) for forming an image on a sheet in accordance with print data, a communication unit (160) for receiving from a data management device first display data and second display data included in display data associated with the print data, and a display unit (150) for displaying the display data. The display unit (150) displays the first display data and the second display data separately on separate screens.
An image reading device (100) comprises a reading unit (130) for generating scan data by reading a sheet, and a communication unit (150) capable of communicating with a data management device (300) for managing a plurality of folders including a common folder in hierarchical structure. The communication unit (150) transmits to the data management device (300) the scan data and folder-designating information designating the common folder from the plurality of folders managed in hierarchical structure in the data management device (300).
This inkjet recording device (100) comprises a plurality of line heads (11C−11R) having recording heads that discharge ink onto a conveyed sheet, a plurality of waste ink connection containers (21C−21R) that collect and store ink not used for image recording in each color, a display unit (27) that displays the states of the line heads (11C−11R) and the waste ink connection containers (21C−21R), and a control unit (110) that detects the states of the line heads (11C−11R) and the waste ink connection containers (21C−21R) and controls the display put on by the display unit. When there is an unused line head (11R) or a waste ink connection container (21R) and the waste ink connection containers (21C−21K) or the recording heads (17) in the line heads (11C−11K) being used need to be replaced, the control unit (110) displays the waste ink connection container (21R) or the recording head (17) in the unused line head (21R) as a replaceable waste ink connection container (21R) or recording head (17) on the display unit (27).
This image forming device (1) comprises: an individual image cutting unit (101) that cuts out two individual images, which are mutually independent, from a document image indicated by image data obtained by reading by a document reading unit (5); and a generation unit (102) that generates first page image data indicating a first page image in which is placed a first individual image, which is one of the two individual images, and second page image data indicating a second page image in which is placed a second individual image, which is the other. In accordance with setting details indicated by a setting instruction received via an operation unit (47), the generation unit (102) performs correction for placing the second individual image on the first page image data and the second page image data inside an area of the other surface of a recording paper, which overlaps with an area where the first individual image is placed on one surface of the recording paper.
B41J 21/00 - Column, tabular or like printing arrangements; Means for centralising short lines
B41J 3/60 - Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed for printing on both faces of the printing material
G03G 15/23 - Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern involving the combination of more than one step according to groups specially adapted for copying both sides of an original or for copying on both sides of a recording or image-receiving material
G03G 15/36 - Editing, i.e. producing a composite image by copying one or more original images or parts thereof
G03G 21/00 - Arrangements not provided for by groups , e.g. cleaning, elimination of residual charge
H04N 1/387 - Composing, repositioning or otherwise modifying originals
An image formation device (1) comprises a transport unit (17), an image formation unit (12) that forms an image on recording paper (P1) that is transported by the transport unit (17), and a control unit (10) that determines a transport speed (S1) for the recording paper (P1) in accordance with predetermined conditions and makes the transport unit (17) transport the recording paper (P) at the transport speed (S1) determined for the recording paper (P1). When the control unit (10) has made the transport unit (17) transport the recording paper (P1) and is to make the transport unit (17) transport a slip sheet (P2) next, the transport unit (17) is made to transport the slip sheet (P2) at the same speed as the transport speed (S1) determined for the recording paper (P1).
In the present invention, a first photosensitive layer of an electrophotographic photoreceptor is provided on the side, of a photosensitive layer constituted of at least one layer, furthest toward the front surface. The first photosensitive layer contains a charge-generating agent, a binder resin, an electron transport agent, and a hole transport agent. The binder resin includes a polyarylate resin having repeating units (1), (2), (3), and (4). The content percentage of the repeating unit (3) in relation to the sum of the repeating units (1) and (3) is greater than 0% but less than 50%. The content percentage of the repeating unit (4) in relation to the sum of the repeating units (2) and (4) is greater than or equal to 35% but less than 70%. The electron transport agent includes a compound represented by formula (10), (11), or (12). The hole transport agent includes a compound represented by formula (21) and (22).
G03G 5/05 - Organic bonding materials; Methods for coating a substrate with a photoconductive layer; Inert supplements for use in photoconductive layers
G03G 5/06 - Photoconductive layers; Charge-generation layers or charge-transporting layers; Additives therefor; Binders therefor characterised by the photoconductive material being organic
This image forming device (1) comprises: a USB connector (7) connected to a terminal device (40) via a cable; a FIFO (24); and a control unit (10) functioning as a control unit (100) that alternatively executes either a normal mode or a power saving mode. When running in the power saving mode and receiving data transmitted from the terminal device (40) via the cable, the control unit (100) temporarily stores data in the FIFO (24) to temporarily wait for the execution of processing according to the data, checks the data stored in the FIFO (24) at predetermined time intervals in seconds, and executes processing based on the data.
This data processing device (100) comprises: a verification unit (134) for verifying whether or not first and second image data are derived from the same image data; a comparison unit (135) for comparing the picture quality of the first image data with the picture quality of the second image data when the first and second image data are derived from the same image data; and a display control unit (131) for causing a display unit (110) to display one of the first and second images as a selectable image that can be manipulated using an input unit (120), and causing the display unit (110) to display the other of the first and second images as a non-selectable image that cannot be selected using the input unit (120), on the basis of the result of comparison by the comparison unit (135).
A second connecting part (20) is provided with a body section (21), a sliding member (22), and a check valve (25), and is such that a joint part (101) is inserted into the body section (21), the joint part (101) is brought into contact with the sliding member (22), and the sliding member (22) is pushed in a direction that approaches the check valve (25), thereby causing a first connecting part (10) and the second connecting part (20) to be connected, and when the joint part (101) is removed, the sliding member (22) separates from the check valve (25) in the state of being in contact with the joint part (101).
With respect to a two-component developer according to the present invention, toner particles comprise toner base particles and external additive particles that contain strontium titanate particles. The first content ratio, which is the content ratio of the strontium titanate particles to the mass of the toner base particles, is 0.30% to 0.90% by mass. Each carrier particle comprises a carrier core and a coat layer. The coat layer contains a coat resin, which contains a silicone resin, and barium titanate particles. The number average primary particle diameter of the barium titanate particles is 100 to 500 nm. The second content ratio, which is the content ratio of the coat layer to the mass of the carrier core, is 2.0% to 4.0% by mass. The third content ratio, which is the content ratio of the barium titanate particles to the mass of the coat resin, satisfies formula (1) (X × 10) ≤ Z ≤ 45.0. In the formula (1), X represents the first content ratio; and Z represents the third content ratio.
In a two-component developer according to the present invention, external additive particles contained in toner particles contain resin particles that contain a thermoplastic resin. Carrier particles have coating layers containing a coating resin and barium titanate particles. The coating resin contains a silicone resin. The number average primary particle diameter of the barium titanate particles is 100-500 nm. The barium titanate particle content is 4-45 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the coating resin. The ratio of the mass of the coating layers with respect to the mass of carrier cores is 0.10-4.90 mass%. The average value of the carrier core coverage is equal to or greater than 80.0% and less than 100.0%.
With respect to a two-component developer according to the present invention, external additive particles in toner particles contain silica particles. The number average primary particle diameter of the silica particles is 30 nm to 120 nm. A coat layer of each carrier particle contains a coat resin and barium titanate particles. The coat resin contains a silicone resin. The number average primary particle diameter of the barium titanate particles is 100 nm to 500 nm. The content of the barium titanate particles is 5 parts by mass to 45 parts by mass relative to 100 parts by mass of the coat resin. The ratio of the mass of the coat layer to the mass of the carrier core is 0.09% by mass to 4.90% by mass. The coverage of the carrier core is not less than 80.0% but less than 100.0%.
With respect to a two-component developer according to the present invention, external additive particles in toner particles contain resin particles. The resin particles contain a crosslinked resin that has a repeating unit derived from a crosslinking agent. Each carrier particle comprises a carrier core and a coat layer that covers the surface of the carrier core. The coat layer contains a coat resin and barium titanate particles. The coat resin contains a silicone resin. The number average primary particle diameter of the barium titanate particles is 100 nm to 500 nm. The content of the barium titanate particles is 5 parts by mass to 45 parts by mass relative to 100 parts by mass of the coat resin. The ratio of the mass of the coat layer to the mass of the carrier core is more than 0.0% by mass but not more than 4.9% by mass. The shape factor of the carrier particles is 34.0 to 85.0.
An image formation device (100) is provided with: a body (20) that forms an image; an operation unit (19) that displays information and receives operation; an NFC circuit (31) that communicates with a portable terminal through NFC; a wireless LAN circuit (32) that communicates with a portable terminal through a wireless LAN; and a control unit that, after mutually acquiring via the NFC circuit (31) a physical address between the control unit and a portable terminal, transmits/receives data to/from the portable terminal via the wireless LAN circuit (32). The NFC circuit (31) is provided at a position where communication is possible through NFC with a portable terminal held at a position where operation is enabled while performing visual inspection of the operation unit (19) and the portable terminal simultaneously. The NFC circuit (31) and the wireless LAN circuit (32) are connected using a signal line having a length to the extent that does not cause disturbance of communication due to an influence of noise occurring from the body (20).
G03G 15/00 - Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern
B41J 29/00 - TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS - Details of, or accessories for, typewriters or selective printing mechanisms not otherwise provided for
G03G 21/16 - Mechanical means for facilitating the maintenance of the apparatus, e.g. modular arrangements
A document conveying device (9) comprising: a supply tray (44) in which documents are stacked; a discharge tray (43) which is provided below the supply tray (44); a feed roller (51) which feeds documents one at a time from the supply tray (44); a conveyance mechanism (35) which conveys documents fed from the supply tray (44) through a read position to the discharge tray (43); a raising/lowering mechanism (38) which raises and lowers the supply tray (44); a discharge tray document sensor (18) which detects the documents on the discharge tray (43); and a control unit (10) which, when a document is conveyed by the conveyance mechanism (35), controls the raising/lowering mechanism (38) such that the top surface of documents stacked in the supply tray (44) is pushed against the feed roller (51), wherein the control unit (10) controls the raising/lowering mechanism (38) such that in cases in which, at the time when the device is powered on, a document is not detected by the discharge tray document sensor (18), the supply tray (44) is lowered to a position below the position of said tray for cases in which a document is detected by the discharge tray document sensor (18).
B65H 1/14 - Supports or magazines for piles from which articles are to be separated with means for advancing the pile to present the articles to a separating device comprising positively-acting mechanical devices
B65H 43/02 - Use of control, checking, or safety devices, e.g. automatic devices comprising an element for sensing a variable detecting, or responding to, absence of articles
A document conveying device comprising: a supplied document detecting sensor (123) which detects a document upon a supply tray (43); a discharge tray (45) which is provided below the supply tray (43); a discharged document detecting sensor (127) which detects the document upon the discharge tray (45); and a raising/lowering mechanism (125) which raises and lowers the supply tray (43) between an upper limit position at which the document is pushed against a feed roller (103) and the feed roller (103) is raised to a prescribed supply height and a lower limit position which is below and apart from the feed roller (103), wherein when it is determined, on the basis of detection results from the supplied document detecting sensor (123), that the document has been removed from the supply tray (43) while the device is in standby, the raising/lowering mechanism (125) lowers the supply tray (43) to a prescribed position in accordance with detection results from the discharged document detecting sensor (127).
B65H 43/02 - Use of control, checking, or safety devices, e.g. automatic devices comprising an element for sensing a variable detecting, or responding to, absence of articles
B65H 1/14 - Supports or magazines for piles from which articles are to be separated with means for advancing the pile to present the articles to a separating device comprising positively-acting mechanical devices
This cushioning material (100) has a base part (1), a plurality of bosses (20) protruding from a base surface (10), and a reinforcing rib part (3) extending along an X direction and a Y direction on the base surface (10). The plurality of bosses (20) are separated from each other and are formed so as to be set apart from the reinforcing rib part (3) by a prescribed spacing on the base surface (10).
B65D 81/05 - Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents specially adapted to protect contents from mechanical damage maintaining contents at spaced relation from package walls, or from other contents
65.
DEVELOPING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS PROVIDED THEREWITH
A developing device (3a-3d) is provided with a developing container (20), a first stirring and conveying member (25), a second stirring and conveying member (26), and a developer carrier (31). The developing container (20) has a first conveying chamber (21), a second conveying chamber (22), and a communication part (20). The first stirring and conveying member (25) has a first rotating shaft (23a) and a first stirring blade (24a). The second stirring and conveying member (26) has a second rotating shaft (23b) and a second stirring blade (24b). The developer carrier (31) faces the second stirring and conveying member (26). The first rotating shaft (23a) has, in at least a partial region in the axial direction of the first rotating shaft (23a), a tapered part (36) having a shaft diameter that increases toward the downstream side in a developer conveying direction within the first conveying chamber (21).
G03G 15/08 - Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for developing using a solid developer, e.g. powder developer
G03G 15/09 - Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for developing using a solid developer, e.g. powder developer using magnetic brush
This electrophotographic photosensitive body comprises a conductive substrate and a photosensitive layer. The photosensitive layer contains a charge generating agent, a hole transport agent, a first resin, and a second resin. The first resin is contained in the same layer in which the second resin is contained. The content of the second resin with respect to the total mass of the first resin and the second resin is 1% to 3%. The first resin has repeating units represented by formulae (1), (2), (3), and (4). The content of the repeating unit represented by formula (3) with respect to the total number of repeating units represented by formulae (1) and (3) is more than 0% and less than 20%. The second resin is a polyester resin that is different from the first resin.
G03G 5/05 - Organic bonding materials; Methods for coating a substrate with a photoconductive layer; Inert supplements for use in photoconductive layers
G03G 5/06 - Photoconductive layers; Charge-generation layers or charge-transporting layers; Additives therefor; Binders therefor characterised by the photoconductive material being organic
A developing device (3a to 3d) is provided with a developing container (20), a stirring and conveying member (26), a pair of shaft supporting parts (52), and a pair of bearing parts (28). The developing container (20) stores a developer containing toner. The stirring and conveying member (26) has a rotating shaft (23) and a stirring blade (24a, 24b) formed at an outer peripheral surface of the rotating shaft (23), and stirs and conveys the developer in the developing container (20). The shaft supporting parts (52) are connected to both ends in the axial direction of the rotating shaft (23). The bearing parts (28) rotatably support the respective shaft support parts (52). In the rotating shaft (23), a first through-hole (50) that passes through the whole area in the axial direction of the rotating shaft (23) is formed. The shaft supporting parts (52) are inserted into the first through-hole (50) from both ends in the axial direction of the rotating shaft (23), and a second through-hole (53) that passes through the whole area in the axial direction and communicates with the first through-hole (50) is formed therein.
This image forming system is provided with: a state measuring portion for measuring a plurality of state quantities of an image forming portion; a learning processing portion for generating a self-organizing map; and a state estimating portion for estimating a state of the image forming portion. The learning processing portion employs first learning data acquired chronologically earlier, and second learning data acquired chronologically later, to acquire a first number of hits and to generate a first self-organizing map, and generates a second self-organizing map by acquiring a second number of hits and updating the first self-organizing map. In the update, an updated quantity is adjusted on the basis of the product of the first number of hits and the Euclidean distance between the first self-organizing map and a self-organizing map to be updated, and the product of the second number of hits and the Euclidean distance between the second learning data and the self-organizing map to be updated.
An image forming device (100) comprises: a photoelectric conversion unit (24) that receives light which is reflected by an original document, and that outputs an electrical signal based on said light; a posture adjusting unit (400) that includes an operation shaft (34) which is rotatable about a first axis (AX1), and that adjusts the posture of the photoelectric conversion unit (24) in accordance with rotation of the operation shaft (34); and a stimulation output unit (402) that outputs stimulation enabling an operator of the operation shaft (34) to perceive the rotation each time the operation shaft (34) is rotated by a predetermined specific angle.
A locking mechanism (50) for a toner container that can be replaced when an opening and closing cover (60), which is supported on a housing (10), is open, is provided with locking members (43) which are provided in the housing (50) and which restrict removal of the toner container, operating levers (63) which are supported on the opening and closing cover (60) with freedom to swing and which operate the locking members (43), and spring members (66) which are provided in the opening and closing cover (60) and which resiliently support the operating levers (63), wherein: the locking members (43) are capable of swinging between an unlocked attitude allowing the toner container to be removed, and a locked attitude restricting removal of the toner container; and the operating levers (63) operate the locking members (43) from the unlocked attitude toward the locked attitude in conjunction with movement of the opening and closing cover (60) in a closing direction.
A developer storage container (200) comprises: a container main body (201) which has an opening (216) that opens in a conveyance direction (D5) along a rotating shaft (203), and which conveys toner stored therein in the conveyance direction (D5) and discharges the toner from the opening (216) by being rotated in a specific direction about the rotating shaft (203); a cap part (202) which guides downward the toner discharged from the opening (216) on the downstream side in the conveyance direction (D5) from the opening (216); and an extension part (217) which is formed integrally with the container main body (201), and extends to the downstream side in the conveyance direction (D5) beyond the opening (216) from inside the container main body (201).
An image formation device (10) according to the present invention comprises a storage unit (18), a reception unit (11), a display unit (11), an image formation unit (14), and a display control unit (16A). The storage unit (18) associates one piece of personal information among a plurality of pieces of personal information with a file, and stores a plurality of files for each piece of personal information. The reception unit (11) receives one piece of personal information among the plurality of pieces of personal information. The display unit (11) displays a first list including a plurality of file names that indicate a plurality of files which are associated with the personal information received by the reception unit (11). The image formation unit (14) forms an image on the basis of the first list. The display control unit (16A) controls the display unit (11) to add visually identifiable information to file names for which no image has been formed by the image formation unit (14) among the plurality of file names, as the first list.
An inkjet recording device (100) comprises a recording head (17a–17c), a transport belt (8), a control unit (100b), an ink receiving unit (31Y–31K), an ink draining channel (33), and a liquid supply mechanism (60). The recording head (17a–17c) has a plurality of nozzles (18) that discharge ink. The transport belt (8) has a plurality of first opening parts (80) and is to transport a recording medium. The control unit (100b) executes flushing by which ink is discharged from the nozzles (18) of the recording head (17a–17c) and passes through any of the plurality of first opening parts (80). The ink receiving unit (31Y–31K) is opposite the recording head (17a–17c) with the transport belt (8) therebetween and receives ink that has passed through the first opening parts (80) during flushing. The ink draining channel (33) is connected to the ink receiving unit (31Y–31K). The liquid supply mechanism (60) supplies a liquid (91) that can dissolve the ink into the ink receiving unit (31Y–31K).
A position adjustment mechanism (10) comprises two adjustment units (11). The adjustment units (11) include: a shaft member (13) extending between a first device (3) and a second device (2) in a mutually opposing direction and having a thread portion formed in an outer peripheral surface thereof; a holding member (12b) with which the first device (3) is provided, the holding member (12b) having a threaded hole (12c) extending through the first device (3) in the opposing direction and holding the shaft member (13) through the threaded hole (12c); an abutting member (14) provided at the end of the shaft member (13) on the second device (2) side and abutting a coupling surface of the second device (2); and a compression coil spring 15 which is disposed so as to surround the shaft member (13) and the abutting member (14), and which is compressed by being sandwiched between the holding member (12b) and the coupling surface of the second device (2).
H05K 5/02 - Casings, cabinets or drawers for electric apparatus - Details
B41J 29/00 - TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS - Details of, or accessories for, typewriters or selective printing mechanisms not otherwise provided for
G03G 15/00 - Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern
G03G 21/16 - Mechanical means for facilitating the maintenance of the apparatus, e.g. modular arrangements
75.
LOCK MECHANISM AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS PROVIDED WITH LOCK MECHANISM
In the present invention, a cover member (20) is open at one side in a direction orthogonal to the axial line of a shaft member (31), receives a twist coil spring (34) from the one side, and is provided with a fitting recess (26) for fitting with the outer circumferential surface of the twist coil spring (34) and a fixation part (27a) at which an end portion of the twist coil spring (34) is fixed. In a state of being fitted with the fitting recess (26), the twist coil spring (34) biases the hook member (32) about the axial line of the shaft member (31) toward a lock side by being engaged with the hook member (32), and rotatably supports opposite ends of the shaft member (31) on the coil inner-side surface to function as a bearing member.
An image formation device (100) includes a sheet conveying unit (5b), an image formation unit (5c), a sheet reading unit (6), a binarization circuit (92), and a control circuit (9). The sheet reading unit (6) includes a lamp (6c) and a line sensor (8). The line sensor (8) reads a conveying sheet and outputs an analog image signal. The binarization circuit (92) receives inputs of a reference voltage and the analog image signal. When a translucent film is conveyed as the conveying sheet, the control circuit inputs, as the reference voltage, a first reference voltage into the binarization circuit (92). The first reference voltage is at a level at which edges of the translucent film can be read.
B65H 7/14 - Controlling article feeding, separating, pile-advancing, or associated apparatus, to take account of incorrect feeding, absence of articles, or presence of faulty articles by feelers or detectors by photoelectric feelers or detectors
An image forming unit (14) forms an image corresponding to document data on a sheet, and forms, on the sheet, an image corresponding to a document ID for identifying the document data. A disposal image reading unit (24) reads a disposal target sheet and generates disposal image data. A shredding unit (26) shreds the disposal target sheet. An extracting unit (33) extracts, from the disposal image data, an image corresponding to the document ID, and a keyword relating to predetermined confidential information. A document management unit (34) manages the document data identified by the document ID as confidential information if the image corresponding to the document ID and the keyword have been extracted from the disposal image data.
H04N 1/00 - PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION - Details thereof
B41J 25/20 - Auxiliary type mechanisms for printing distinguishing marks, e.g. for accenting, using dead or half-dead key arrangements, for printing marks in telegraph printers to indicate that machine is receiving
A paper feed cassette (21) comprises a mounting plate (33) that is arranged on a bottom plate (31a) of a body part (31), a shaft (61) that extends in the width direction, a lift plate (35) that rotates around the shaft (61) and raises/lowers an end part of the mounting plate (33) that is downstream in a feed direction, and a pair of side cursors (37F, 37R) that can move toward and away from each other in the width direction. Both end parts of the shaft (61) are rotatably supported by the body part (31) further to the outside in the width direction than the pair of side cursors (37F, 37R) as positioned furthest away from each other. The pair of side cursors (37F, 37R) have recesses (79) formed at lower ends of contact walls (71F, 71R) that are to contact side surfaces of sheets. The recesses (79) are fitted onto the shaft (61) from above and slide over the shaft (61) when the pair of side cursors (37F, 37R) move.
B65H 1/14 - Supports or magazines for piles from which articles are to be separated with means for advancing the pile to present the articles to a separating device comprising positively-acting mechanical devices
This inkjet recording device (100) comprises: line heads (11Y-11K) which are each equipped with at least one recording head (17); an endless conveyor belt (8) which has a plurality of openings (80) formed therein and which supports and carries a recording medium; a driving roller (6a); one or more stretching rollers (6b, 7a, 7b); and a control unit (110). The driving roller (6a) is in contact with the inner peripheral surface of the conveyor belt (8) at the downstream side of the conveyor belt (8) in the conveyance direction of the recording medium, and rotationally drives the conveyor belt (8). The conveyor belt (8) has opening groups (82a-82g) which each comprise a plurality of openings (80) lined up in the conveyance direction and the width direction of the conveyor belt (8) and which are formed at a plurality of positions in the conveyance direction at prescribed intervals. In a state where one of the opening groups (82a-82g) is in contact with the driving roller (6a), at least one of the other opening groups (82a-82g) is positioned directly underneath one of the line heads (11Y-11K).
A user terminal device (21) of a remote site (2-i): emulates and displays an operating screen of an image forming device (11) of an organization site (1); detects a user operation on the operating screen; identifies a job designated by the user operation; identifies, in the job, first processing that can be performed by an image forming device (22) of the remote site (2-i), and a second processing that can be performed by the image forming device (11) of the organization site (1); transmits a first partial job request for performing the first processing to the image forming device (22) of the remote site (2-i); and transmits a second partial job request for performing the second processing to the image forming device (11) of the organization site (1).
An image forming device (2): receives, by means of a beacon receiver, a beacon signal from a beacon transmitter (1) carried by a user present in a peripheral area (2a) of a predetermined extent; identifies the user present in the peripheral area (2a) on the basis of the beacon signal received by the beacon receiver (34); and, upon receiving a periphery checking request from a user terminal device (4), transmits to the user terminal device (4) a response indicating the presence of absence of the user at least present in the peripheral area (2a).
A plurality of image forming apparatuses (2-1 to 2-N) respectively transmit a beacon signal including a device ID. A plurality of user terminal apparatuses (1-1 to 1-M) respectively specify the user ID of a user (101-i) who is currently using said apparatus, receive a beacon signal transmitted from an image forming apparatus (2-j), and transmit, to a mapping processing apparatus, mapping information in which the user ID and the device ID in the received beacon signal are associated with each other. In addition, the mapping processing apparatus receives the mapping information of each user, specifies the user associated with each image forming apparatus (2-j) among the plurality of image forming apparatuses (2-1 to 2-N) according to said mapping information, and generates map data in which each image forming apparatus (2-j) is associated with the respective specified user.
This drying device (7) dries a sheet on which an image is formed while conveying the sheet, wherein: the drying device (7) comprises a conveying section (15) that conveys the sheet in a prescribed conveying direction, a heating section (13) that is disposed above the conveying section (15) and that heats the sheet conveyed by the conveying section (15), and a support section (17) that, through current conduction, supports the conveying section (15) in the position where the sheet is heated by the heating section (13); and when current conduction to the support section (17) is blocked, the force supporting the conveying section (15) at the heating position weakens, and the conveying section (15) descends to a retracted position that is separated downward from the heating section (13).
F26B 13/04 - Machines or apparatus for drying fabrics, fibres, yarns, or other materials in long lengths, with progressive movement with movement in a straight line using rollers
F26B 25/00 - DRYING SOLID MATERIALS OR OBJECTS BY REMOVING LIQUID THEREFROM - Details of general application not covered by group or
84.
INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM
A communications control unit (41) in a user terminal device (21) controls a communications device (34) that is connected to a local network (24) inside a remote base (2-i). A VPN processing unit (42-1) uses the communications control unit (41) and sets a first VPN communications path between the VPN processing unit and an organization base (1) via a router (23). A VPN processing unit (42-2) uses the communications control unit (41) and sets a second VPN communications path between the VPN processing unit and an image formation device (22) connected to the local network (24). A VPN connection unit (43) connects the first VPN communications path and the second VPN communications path.
A reservation management unit (24) acquires a job log for jobs executed during a prescribed period, extracts, as a specific job, a job where a user thereof is not a user having a prescribed relationship with a reservation user from among the jobs recorded in the job log, derives a reservation timing on the basis of a temporal distribution of execution clock times of the specific job, and executes a print job reservation of the reservation user to be executed at the derived reservation timing. The user having the abovementioned relationship is a user belonging to the same user group as that of the reservation user. Said user group is a user group of users who are active physically close to one another.
An inkjet recording device (1) is provided with: an endless transport belt (46) on which recording paper is loaded and transported; a line head (23) for each line, the line heads ejecting ink onto the recording paper transported by the transport belt (46), and forming an image on the recording paper; and a control unit (600) which turns on the drive power of the line head (23) for each line when the transport belt (46) is being driven, and turns off the drive power of the line head (23) for each line when the transport belt (46) is stopped.
An optical scanning device (15) is provided with: a reference light guide part (50) that guides light that has passed through a reference lens (52) to a photosensitive drum (20); a subordinate light guide part (40) that guides light that has passed through a subordinate lens (42) to the photosensitive drum (20); a reference holding structure (53) having a reference receptor part (55) provided so as to be contactable with the reference lens (52) in a bent state; and a subordinate receptor part (45) provided so as to be contactable with the subordinate lens (42) in a bent state. The reference lens (52) and the subordinate lens (42) are disposed such that the bending direction of the reference lens (52) with respect to the reference receptor part (55) coincides with the bending direction of the subordinate lens (42) with respect to the subordinate receptor part (45). The absolute value of the shortest distance (B) between the subordinate receptor part (45) and the subordinate lens (42) is set to be greater than or equal to the absolute value of the shortest distance between the reference receptor part (55) and the reference lens (52) when it is assumed that the reference lens (52) and the subordinate lens (42) are not bent.
B41J 2/47 - Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by selective application of radiation to a printing material or impression-transfer material using the combination of scanning and modulation of light
G02B 7/00 - Mountings, adjusting means, or light-tight connections, for optical elements
G03G 15/01 - Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for producing multicoloured copies
G03G 15/04 - Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for exposing, i.e. imagewise exposure by optically projecting the original image on a photoconductive recording material
H04N 1/113 - Scanning arrangements using oscillating or rotating mirrors
88.
SHEET CONVEYANCE DEVICE, IMAGE READING DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING DEVICE
The purpose of the present invention is to avoid failure in stacking sheets on a discharge tray. A conveyance mechanism (51) conveys a sheet along a conveyance path (500), and further discharges the sheet from a discharge port (500a) of the conveyance path (500). A discharge tray (56) is disposed below the discharge port (500a) on the downstream side of the direction of discharging the sheet, and receives the sheet discharged from the discharge port (500a). A blower (58) is disposed above the discharge tray (56) or above the discharge port (500a), and blows air downward to the sheet on the discharge tray (56).
This image forming device (100) includes switches (8), a printing unit (5), a determination circuit (7) and a control unit (1). On the basis of a determination voltage value outputted by the determination circuit (7), the control unit (1) determines whether or not a replacement component (6) is a genuine product. When the replacement component (6) has been attached, the switches (8) are operated by means of a switch operator (60) on the replacement component (6) and switch between opened and closed. The determination voltage value changes depending on the position and the number of switches (8) in the closed state and the position and number of switches (8) in the open state.
G03G 21/00 - Arrangements not provided for by groups , e.g. cleaning, elimination of residual charge
B41J 29/00 - TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS - Details of, or accessories for, typewriters or selective printing mechanisms not otherwise provided for
B41J 29/38 - Drives, motors, controls, or automatic cut-off devices for the entire printing mechanism
A head unit (51) is provided with a recording head (52), a frame (53), and an angle adjustment part (8). The frame (53) has a lateral wall part (531) adjacent to the recording head (52), and the recording head (52) is rotatably connected to the frame (53). The angle adjustment part (8) is provided with a frame adjustment screw (81) and a head adjustment screw (82), and causes the recording head (52) to rotate. The frame adjustment screw (81) is provided on a surface of the lateral wall part (531) that faces the recording head (52), and is reciprocable in a contacting and separating direction with respect to the recording head (52). The head adjustment screw (82) is provided on a surface of the recording head (52) that faces the lateral wall part (531), and is reciprocable in a contacting and separating direction with respect to the lateral wall part (531). The frame adjustment screw (81) and the head adjustment screw (82) contact each other at tip ends thereof in a direction in which the frame adjustment screw (81) and the head adjustment screw (82) face each other.
An image formation device (10) is provided with a plurality of motors (2), an overcurrent detection unit (31), a load application unit (4), and a specification unit (32). Each of the plurality of motors (2) has an output shaft. The overcurrent detection unit (31) detects an overcurrent with respect to a resultant current including currents flowing through the plurality of motors (2). The load application unit (4) applies a load to the output shafts of at least some motors (2) among the plurality of motors (2) when the plurality of motors (2) are rotated. The load applied by the load application unit (4) causes the resultant current to generate a fluctuation component that makes it possible to distinguish the currents of the plurality of motors (2). The specification unit (32) specifies, from among the plurality of motors (2), a motor (2) that causes the overcurrent on the basis of the resultant current when the overcurrent has been detected.
A sheet transport device (20) comprises a first sheet transport path (3), a second sheet transport path (5), a feed roller pair (3r1), a first transport roller pair (50), and a contact/separation mechanism (60). The second sheet transport path (5) branches from a branch portion (31) on the first sheet transport path (3). The first transport roller pair (50) is composed of a first roller (51) and a second roller (52) and transports sheets on the first sheet transport path (3). When transporting a sheet from the upstream side of the first sheet transport path (3) in the sheet transport direction to the second sheet transport path (5) at the branch portion (31), the sheet transport device (20) uses the contact/separation mechanism (60) to separate the second roller (52) from the first roller (51), and uses the feed roller pair (3r1) to transport the sheet.
A drying device (120) comprises a transport unit (40) that can be raised and lowered and transports a sheet onto which ink has been discharged along a transport path (34), a drying unit (50) that is opposite the transport path (34), can be raised and lowered, and dries the ink using heat, a raising/lowering mechanism (60) that can open the transport path (34) by lowering a lower unit that is the lower of the transport unit (40) and the drying unit (50) and raising an upper unit that is the upper of the units using the gravity that acts on the lower unit, and a restriction mechanism (70) that restricts the lowering of the lower unit.
B41J 11/00 - Devices or arrangements for supporting or handling copy material in sheet or web form
B65H 5/22 - Feeding articles separated from piles; Feeding articles to machines by air-blast or suction device
B65H 7/06 - Controlling article feeding, separating, pile-advancing, or associated apparatus, to take account of incorrect feeding, absence of articles, or presence of faulty articles by feelers or detectors responsive to presence of faulty articles or incorrect separation or feed
94.
POLYARYLATE RESIN AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR
This polyarylate resin has repeating units represented by formulae (1), (2) and (4). The polyarylate resin further has a repeating unit represented by formula (3), in which the content of the repeating unit represented by formula (3) to the total of the repeating units represented by formulae (1) and (3) is 0 to 50% exclusive. Alternatively, the polyarylate resin does not have the repeating unit represented by formula (3). In formula (1), R1and R2independently represent a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, and X represents a bivalent group represented by formula (X1) or (X2). In formula (3), R5and R6 independently represent a hydrogen atom or a methyl group.
G03G 5/047 - Photoconductive layers characterised by having two or more layers or characterised by their composite structure characterised by the charge-generation layers or charge-transporting layers
G03G 5/05 - Organic bonding materials; Methods for coating a substrate with a photoconductive layer; Inert supplements for use in photoconductive layers
G03G 5/06 - Photoconductive layers; Charge-generation layers or charge-transporting layers; Additives therefor; Binders therefor characterised by the photoconductive material being organic
This polyarylate resin has repeating units that are represented by formulas (1), (2), (3), and (4). The included percentage of the repeating unit represented by formula (3) in relation to the sum of the repeating units represented by forumlas (1) and (3) is greater than 0% and less than 20%. In formula (1), R1and R2 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, and X represents a divalent group that is represented by formula (X1) or (X2). In formula (2), W represents a divalent group that is represented by formula (W1) or (W2).
G03G 5/047 - Photoconductive layers characterised by having two or more layers or characterised by their composite structure characterised by the charge-generation layers or charge-transporting layers
G03G 5/05 - Organic bonding materials; Methods for coating a substrate with a photoconductive layer; Inert supplements for use in photoconductive layers
G03G 5/06 - Photoconductive layers; Charge-generation layers or charge-transporting layers; Additives therefor; Binders therefor characterised by the photoconductive material being organic
This user interface control unit (31): displays a message to a user on a display device (11a); when the message is not displayed, displays on the display device (11a) a redisplay operation unit as a static image corresponding to the message, and displays a magnified image adjacent to the redisplay operation unit; and when a user operation is detected on the redisplay operation unit from an input device (11b), redisplays the message on the display device (11a).
H04N 1/00 - PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION - Details thereof
B41J 29/42 - Scales and indicators, e.g. for determining side margins
G06F 3/04817 - Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI] based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance using icons
G06F 3/0484 - Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI] for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
A fixing belt (32) heats and melts a toner image formed on a conveyed sheet S and fixes the toner image to the sheet S in a fixing mode. A pressurization roller (33) is disposed to face the fixing belt (32) so as to be movable toward or away from the fixing belt (32), forms a nip (36) with the fixing belt (32) by pressurizing the fixing belt (32), and presses the sheet S passing through the nip (36) against the fixing belt (32). A mode switching unit (54) performs switching from the fixing mode to a power-saving mode and outputs switching information before a back end of the final sheet S of a job passes through the nip (36). A timer (51) measures a lapse of a predetermined time on the basis of the switching information. A power control unit (55) turns off power supply on the basis of the switching information, and on the basis of the lapse of the predetermined time, supplies power of a power-saving mode power amount in the power-saving mode, which is lower than a fixing-mode power amount in the fixing mode.
The purpose of the present invention is to accurately determine the cause of an image defect in an image forming apparatus, while suppressing the amount of computation by a processor. The processor (80) determines the cause of an image defect on the basis of a test image read from an output sheet of an image forming apparatus (2). The processor (80) performs a feature extraction process on the test image to generate a plurality of feature images. Further, the processor (80), using each of the plurality of feature images as an input image, subjects the input image to pattern recognition to determine to which of a plurality of candidate causes corresponding to the image defect the input image corresponds.
The purpose of the present invention is to extract, for each type, image defects from a test image through a simple process. According to the present invention, a processor (80) generates a first pre-processing image and a second pre-processing image by executing a main filtering process by taking, as a processing direction, each of the horizontal and vertical directions of the test image. The main filtering process is a process for converting pixel values of pixels of interest sequentially selected from the text image to conversion values obtained by a process for emphasizing the differences between pixel values of a region of interest and pixel values of two adjacent regions. The processor (80) extracts, as the image defects, each of a first unique part that is present in the first pre-processing image and is not common to both the images, a second unique part that is present in the second pre-processing image and is not common to both the images, and a third unique part that is common to both the images.
This sheet determination device comprises an acquisition unit and an unevenness determination unit. The acquisition unit acquires a specific image (Im1). The specific image (Im1) is an image of a specific region (R1) of a surface (A1) of a sheet (Sh1) on which an image is to be formed or from which an image is to be read. The specific region (R1) is a region of the surface (A1) of the sheet (Sh1) where pattern light (P1) is being projected. The unevenness determination unit determines, on the basis of the specific image (Im1), unevenness information which pertains to unevenness of the surface (A1) of the sheet (Sh1).
G01B 11/25 - Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of optical techniques for measuring contours or curvatures by projecting a pattern, e.g. moiré fringes, on the object
G01B 11/30 - Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of optical techniques for measuring roughness or irregularity of surfaces
G01N 21/17 - Systems in which incident light is modified in accordance with the properties of the material investigated
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