Abstract: A terminal box is provided with a plurality of terminal plates (10) electrically connected to a solar cell module, bypass diodes (20) each electrically connected to two corresponding ones of the respective terminal plates (10), and a housing (31) having the respective terminal plates (10) and bypass diodes (20) arranged inside. The respective terminal plates (10) and bypass diodes (20) are mold-covered by a resin portion (30), whereby the housing (31) is integrally formed. The resin portion (30) of the housing (31) includes a thinner portion (15) deposited and having an outer shape in conformity with that of the bypass diodes (20).

Abstract: A mount damper comprises electrode plates placed on a motor side and a support body side respectively, a control unit for adjusting voltage between the electrode plates, and an electrostrictive polymer member for changing a distance between the electrode plates by the voltage therebetween. The electrostrictive polymer member is also an elastic body sandwiched between the electrode plates and has a hardness changeable with a change in the interelectrode distance. A motor is mounted through this mount damper. The control unit adjusts voltage applied between the electrode plates to a value different from a value causing resonance of the motor and the electrostrictive polymer member, thereby absorbing vibration of the motor during rotation thereof, irrespective of a rotation speed. Thus, the mount damper and the image forming apparatus using it can reliably prevent resonance and absorb vibration constantly even if a device selectively uses plural levels of the rotation speed.

Abstract: A fixing device includes an excitation coil, a fixing member heated by electromagnetic induction by the excitation coil, a magnetic shunt alloy member, a Curie temperature of which is higher than a target fixing temperature, a determiner that determines whether the temperature of a non-sheet passing region of the fixing member is about to reach the Curie temperature, and a power controller that controls power supplied to the excitation coil. Until the determiner determines that the Curie temperature is about to be reached, the power controller performs feedback control to provide power to the excitation coil. When the determiner determines that the Curie temperature is about to be reached, the power controller switches to fixed power control so that a difference between power supplied when the Curie temperature is about to be reached and power supplied after reaching the Curie temperature falls within an allowable range.

Abstract: The present invention is capable of changing the system speed quickly and highly accurately while using a CVT device with an advantage in its quietness to transmit a driving force to rotative parts. Specifically, in the case of using a sheet of thick paper as a recording sheet, the controller changes, for each of the pulleys, the distance between the pulley segments (S204) while starting up the DC motor as the driving source (S202). After that, the controller performs the feedback control on the rotation of the DC motor, based on a detection signal received from the encoder of the load shaft of the driven pulley, to achieve the target rotation speed of the load shaft (S206: NO, S207).

Abstract: Provided is a terminal box for a solar cell module that has excellent heat radiation. The terminal box (10) is provided with multiple terminal boards (21), a reverse load bypass diode (22) that is connected to two corresponding terminal boards (21), a primary resin layer (23) that is attached to the diode (22) and covers the area around the diode (22), and a secondary resin layer (41) that is made from a resin different to that of the primary resin layer (23) and is adhered to parts other than the diode (22) and does not cover the area around the diode (22).

Abstract: A terminal box (10) includes terminal plates (90), a base plate (21) for supporting the terminal plates (90) and an outer plate (22) surrounding the base plate (21). The base plate (21) has higher heat resistance than the outer plate (22) and is mounted and fixed to the outer plate (22). The outer plate (22) is formed integrally with pressing pieces (33) for preventing the lifting of the terminal plates (90) from the base plate 21 by being arranged to be able to come into contact with the outer surfaces of the terminal plates (90) as the base plate (21) is mounted.

Abstract: A fixing device includes a temperature measuring unit, configured to measure the temperature in regions that extend partially along the outer surface of a heating rotating body, which includes a resistance heating layer, in the circumferential direction and are aligned in the direction of the axis of rotation of the heat rotating body, and a control unit configured to sample temperatures, measured by the temperature measuring unit in each of the regions, over the entire outer surface of the heating rotating body in the circumferential direction by causing the heating rotating body to rotate while supplying a predetermined amount of power to the resistance heating layer, and to determine whether an abnormality has occurred in the resistance heating layer based on the difference between the maximum temperature and the minimum temperature among the sampled temperatures in each region.

Abstract: A terminal box for a solar cell module, has terminal boards (10). A bypass diode (30) is connected between corresponding terminal boards (10) and serves as a bypass for a reverse load. A box main body (50) houses the bypass diode (30) and the terminal boards (10) and has an opening (58). A cover (70) is fit to the box main body (50) to cover the opening (58) and has a protrusion (71) on the back surface. An insulating resin (60) is introduced into the box main body (50) before the cover (70) is fit to the box main body (50) and has a recess (61) the surface of which contacts the outer surface of the protrusion (71) after the cover (70) is fit to the box main body (50).

Abstract: Disclosed is a terminal box for a solar cell module, which has improved heat transfer properties. Specifically, disclosed is a terminal box for a solar cell module with a plurality of terminal boards (60), a case (10) which contains the terminal boards (60) and has an outer periphery (12) that surrounds the peripheries of the terminal boards (60); a bypass diode (80) which is connected to two corresponding terminal boards (60) and serve as a bypass for a reverse load; a radiator plate (60) which supports a rectifying device body (81) that is a heat generating portion of the bypass diode. The radiator plate (60) is being formed integrally with or separately from the terminal board (60); and a bottom (11) arranged between the radiator plate (60) and the solar cell module serves as a heat transferring part that has a higher heat resistance than the outer periphery (12).

Abstract: A fixing device for fixing an unfixed toner image on a recording sheet by passing the recording sheet through a fixing nip and applying heat and pressure to the recording sheet, the fixing device comprising: a heater including a resistance heater part and a supporting member, the resistance heater part having a positive resistance-temperature characteristic in a temperature range above a predetermined level, and the supporting member being insulative and supporting the resistance heater part such that the resistance heater part applies heat to the recording sheet; a current detector detecting a current supplied to the resistance heater part; and an abnormality determiner determining whether the resistance heater part has an abnormality, based on an initial current detected by the current detector at a predetermined time after a beginning of power supply to the resistance heater part and before the temperature of the resistance heater part reaches the predetermined level.

Abstract: A terminal box is provided with a plurality of terminal plates (10) electrically connected to a solar cell module, bypass diodes (20) each electrically connected to two corresponding ones of the respective terminal plates (10), and a housing (31) having the respective terminal plates (10) and bypass diodes (20) arranged inside. The respective terminal plates (10) and bypass diodes (20) are mold-covered by a resin portion (30), whereby the housing (31) is integrally formed. The resin portion (30) of the housing (31) includes a thinner portion (15) deposited and having an outer shape in conformity with that of the bypass diodes (20).

Abstract: A radio transmitting/receiving circuit, a wireless communication apparatus and a radio transmitting/receiving method wherein low power consumption can be achieved without complicating software even if a plurality of communication systems are applied. In a control unit (117) of a radio transmitting/receiving circuit (103), according to a communication system applied to a radio transmitting/receiving unit, a clock control unit (122) selects a clock frequency; a program decoder (125) adjusts information included in a transmission/reception program and related to the execution timing of the transmission/reception program for the radio transmitting/receiving unit; and a timing control unit (123) controls the execution timing on the basis of the adjusted information related to the execution timing.

Abstract: A terminal box for a solar battery module is provided with a plurality of terminal plates (30) juxtaposed in a box main body (10) and connectable with positive and negative electrodes of the solar battery module, cables (90) for external connection connectable with the terminal plates (30), a conductor piece (50) connected with one of two corresponding terminal plates (30) and extending from this one terminal plate toward the other, and a bear chip diode (70) held between the conductor piece (50) and the other terminal plate (30) to be connected with both. The conductor piece (50) is connectable with a P-area (72) of the bear chip diode (70) and the other terminal plate (30) is connectable with an N-area (71) of the bear chip diode (70).

Abstract: The affinity of collagen for the skin and its persistence on the skin are improved without destroying the triple helical structure inherent in collagen to thereby improve its ability to retain the moisture of the skin and increase the amount of bound water when such collagen is used as a skin cosmetic. The collagen can thereby exert its moisture retention effect more effectively. A cosmetic base includes an aqueous solution of a liposome that is surface-modified with water-soluble collagen having a triple helical structure.

Abstract: A plurality of terminal boards (30A, 30B) for electrically interconnecting a plus electrode and a minus electrode of a solar cell module and cables (90) for external connection corresponding to the both electrodes are placed on a base plate (11), and two corresponding terminal boards (30A, 30B) are bridged by a bypass diode (50). The respective terminal boards (30A, 30B) juxtaposed on the top surface of the base plate (11) are collectively supported and fixed by a retaining plate (60). Accordingly, the generation of an undue strain in the bypass diode (50) can be avoided even in the case of fixing the terminal boards (30A, 30B) to the base plate (11) with the terminal boards (30A, 30B) bridged by the bypass diode (50) beforehand.

Abstract: The present invention is capable of changing the system speed quickly and highly accurately while using a CVT device with an advantage in its quietness to transmit a driving force to rotative parts. Specifically, in the case of using a sheet of thick paper as a recording sheet, the controller changes, for each of the pulleys, the distance between the pulley segments (S204) while starting up the DC motor as the driving source (S202). After that, the controller performs the feedback control on the rotation of the DC motor, based on a detection signal received from the encoder of the load shaft of the driven pulley, to achieve the target rotation speed of the load shaft (S206: NO, S207).

Abstract: Provided is a PLL oscillation circuit that can reduce the variability of modulation sensitivity of a VCO 101 and obtain a desired output amplitude quickly with high precision. An amplitude detector 103 detects an output amplitude of the VCO 101. An amplitude controller 105 controls a current value of a variable current source 109 so as to have an output amplitude of the VCO 101 detected by the amplitude detector 103 to be a desired amplitude. A LPF 108 is connected between the amplitude controller 105 and the variable current source 109. A switch 107 connects or disconnects the LPF 108 between the amplitude controller 105 and the variable current source 109. The amplitude controller 105 is connected to the variable current source 109 through either the LPF 108 or the switching switch 107.

Abstract: A two-point modulation type phase apparatus and a wireless communication apparatus capable of achieving a reduction in circuit scale and low power consumption while maintaining modulation precision.

Abstract: In order to facilitate an input of a process condition for allowing any of a plurality of image forming apparatuses to form an image, a PC communicative to a plurality of MFPs connected via a network obtains function information defining a function held by each of a plurality of MFPs, displays a common condition setting window for accepting an input of a process condition for performing a common function held by all of a plurality of image forming apparatuses, based on the obtained function information, accepts an input of a process condition, and outputs the accepted process condition to any one of a plurality of MFPs.

Abstract: A terminal box for a solar battery module is provided with terminal plates (30) connectable with positive and negative electrodes of the solar battery module, cables (91) for external connection connectable with the terminal plates (30), bypass diodes (50) spanning between the adjacent terminal plates (30), and a pair of lead pieces (80) each connected with a corresponding pair of conductor plates (51) provided in the bypass diode (50) and holding a bear chip diode therebetween. The leading ends of horizontal portions (83) of the lead pieces (80) are detachably connected with the corresponding terminal plates (30) by bolts (24).