Abstract: This camera is a camera having a compartment for loading and storing various members with a predetermined sheet member attached along the inner wall face of the compartment, in which the sheet member is attached at a predetermined position by a very easy and inexpensive means while assuring good operability during the assembly operation and the disassembly operation, comprising a camera main body where an aperture section is formed at a visible position and a sheet member which is attached by elastic deformation without gluing for covering the aperture section, to be attached/removed easily. With such construction, a camera which can contribute to making the manufacturing process efficient and decreasing the manufacturing cost can be provided.

Abstract: Image forming apparatus which form an image on a substrate and uses a liquid developer containing toner particles and a solvent. One embodiment includes a latent image retaining body, a first developing surface facing the latent image retaining body at a first development station, a latent image forming unit, and a second developing surface facing the latent image retaining body at a second development station. The latent image retaining body has a photosensitive layer which has a dielectric constant &egr;p [C2/Nm2] and an average thickness dp [m]. The photosensitive layer retains an image developed by the first developing surface and a latent image comprising image and non-image regions formed by the latent image forming unit. The second developing surface is supplied with a developing electrical potential having an electrical potential difference &Dgr;V from an electrical potential of non-image region of the latent image.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus comprises an optical unit which forms an electrostatic latent image on a surface of a photosensitive body, a developing device which supplies a liquid developer on the electrostatic latent image formed by the optical unit, and develops the electrostatic latent image into a developer image, a condensing device which condenses the developer image, and a transfer device which transfers the developer image condensed by the condensing device to a recording medium, while applying a shearing stress to the developer image.

Abstract: This invention is to provide an electrophotographic photosensitive body used in a wet electrophotographic apparatus and including a substrate having a conductive surface, and a photosensitive layer formed on the conductive surface of the substrate and changing in a charged state upon being irradiated with light, the photosensitive layer having, on an exposed surface, C—F bonds and C—H bonds for which the ratio of the number NCF of C—F bonds to the number NCH of C—H bonds satisfies, on the exposed surface of the photosensitive layer, a relationship represented by 2/100<NCF/NCH<300/100, and a wet electrophotographic apparatus using the electrophotographic photosensitive body.

Abstract: An electrophotographic device having a control section (11) for controlling operations of charging units (2-1 to 2-4), exposure units (3-1 to 3-4), and other units so that forces against previously developed toners, close to subsequent toner area where no previously developed toner is present, wherein the previously developed toner area is not exposed during the subsequent selective exposure process, satisfy a desired condition-equation (equation (5)) when the exposure unit (3-1 to 3-4) selectively exposed the subsequent toner forming area after the completion of the previous development process for the previous toner and the subsequent charging process.

Abstract: Disclosed is a flat panel X-ray detector, comprising an X-ray-electric charge conversion film converting an incident X-ray into an electric charge, a pixel electrode contiguous to the X-ray-electric charge conversion film and arranged for every pixel, a switching element connected to the pixel electrode, a signal line connected to the switching element, and a scanning line supplying a driving signal to the switching element, wherein the X-ray-electric charge conversion film contains phosphor particles, a photosensitive material, and a carrier transfer material.

Abstract: Disclosed is image forming apparatus, including a photoconductor, a charger charging the surface of the photoconductor, a light source exposing the charged surface of the photoconductor to light to form a latent image, a developing unit supplying a liquid developing agent containing a liquid component and a solid component onto the photoconductor so as to convert the latent image into a visible image, a liquid component adjusting unit for adjusting the weight of the liquid component of the liquid developing agent on the surface of the photoconductor to meet the relationship of 0.1≦Ml/Ms≦4.0, where Ms represents the weight of the solid component of the developing agent supplied onto the photoconductor, and Ml represents the weight of the Liquid component of the developing agent, and a transfer unit transferring the visible image onto an image carrier.

Abstract: This camera is a camera having a compartment for loading and storing various members with a predetermined sheet member attached along the inner wall face of the compartment, in which the sheet member is attached at a predetermined position by a very easy and inexpensive means while assuring good operability during the assembly operation and the disassembly operation, comprising a camera main body where an aperture section is formed at a visible position and a sheet member which is attached by elastic deformation without gluing for covering the aperture section, to be attached/removed easily. With such construction, a camera which can contribute to making the manufacturing process efficient and decreasing the manufacturing cost can be provided.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus with high release characteristic of a toner image, which can acquire a good imprint for a long time, is provided. In the image forming apparatus using the liquid development method, by giving release agent under the visible image formed by the liquid development, which forms release layer on latent image support before development, and is, the image forming apparatus with high release characteristic of a toner image, which can acquire good transfer characteristic for a long time, is realized.

Abstract: This invention provides an electrophotographic photosensitive body including a photosensitive layer containing a chemical substance selected from a compound having a polysilazane skeleton, a compound having an Si—CnH2n+1 bond and one of an Si—N bond and an Si—C—N bond, a compound having an Si—CnF2n+1 bond and one of an Si—N bond and an Si—C—N bond, and a mixture of a compound having one of an Si—N bond and an Si—C—N bond and a compound having a C—F bond, an intermediate transfer medium including a surface layer containing the chemical substance, and an electrophotographic apparatus using the same.

Abstract: A toilet housing and waste collection and treatment system purify wastewater to a satisfactory level. When solid wastes are conveyed from individual toilets (31)-(33) into an active circulation chamber (16) in a toilet housing (10), the solid wastes are subjected to air exposure treatments in the active circulation chamber (16). The wastewater exposed to air in the active circulation chamber (16) is then purified through a three-phase flowing structure in first and second active water chambers (51) and (52), with the three-phase flowing structure including water, air, and carrier particles containing aerobic microorganisms. The wastewater so treated flows into first and second sediment separation chambers (53) and (54) where solid wastes are settled down and separated from the wastewater. The treated water is then supplied to a water reservoir (56) which in turns supplies the water to the respective toilets (31)-(33).

Abstract: An ink jet recording apparatus includes an ink holding chamber, an ultrasonic wave generator having a piezoelectric transducer structure consisting of a piezoelectric member, and first and second electrodes formed on opposing surfaces of the piezoelectric member, and a driver for driving the piezoelectric transducer structure. The piezoelectric transducer structure is coupled acoustically with the ink liquid. The apparatus further includes ultrasonic wave focusing member formed on the ultrasonic wave generator and including an acoustic lens for focusing an ultrasonic wave generated from the ultrasonic wave generator in a vicinity close to a surface of the ink liquid, and a supporting member for supporting the ultrasonic wave generator on an opposite side to the ultrasonic wave focusing member.

Abstract: A nozzle-type analysis apparatus for sucking a sample solution in a sample vessel for analyzing the sample solution. A sample suction nozzle for sucking the sample solution stored in the sample vessel and a solution component sensor having a sensor forming portion formed integrally with a front end portion of the sample suction nozzle to be inserted into the sample vessel are provided. The integral structure of the sample suction nozzle and the solution component sensor has a size capable of being inserted into the sample vessel, the solution component sensor having a sensor output portion effected with a water-resistant insulation layer. A hydrophobic film is further formed on the surface of the sensor a coat treatment. A sample flow shut-out valve is disposed in the sample flow passage at a portion between the front end of the sample suction nozzle and the sensor forming portion of the solution component sensor.