Abstract: An inspection system inspects a flow of gas in a container storage facility that includes a placement table and a gas supply device to supply gas to the container. The inspection system includes: an inspection unit placeable on the placement table, and a determiner. The gas supply device includes: a gas supply section located in the placement table to be connectable to the container inflow section of the container; a gas supply pipe; and a supply gas flow rate controller to control a flow rate of the gas supplied to the gas supply section through the gas supply pipe, so as to be equal to a predetermined supply gas flow rate. The inspection unit includes: an inspection inflow section connectable to the gas supply section, and an inflow rate measurer to measure an inflow rate of the gas flowing thereto from the inspection inflow section.

Abstract: A refrigeration cycle apparatus includes a refrigerant circuit in which a compressor, a heat source side heat exchanger, an expansion valve, and a user side heat exchanger are connected by a refrigerant pipe. Further, the refrigeration cycle apparatus includes a detector configured to detect a discharge temperature of the compressor, and a heat transfer pipe temperature and an outlet pipe temperature of the heat exchanger functioning as a condenser; and a controller capable of performing a supercooling degree control and a discharge temperature control or a discharge superheating degree control, based on a result of the detection by the detector. The controller is configured to control an opening degree of the expansion valve based on any of the supercooling degree control and the discharge temperature control or the discharge superheating degree control, according to operating characteristics of the refrigeration cycle apparatus.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a medical information processing apparatus includes processing circuitry configured to derive an index value with respect to noise included in data associated with magnetic resonance signals collected by each of a plurality of reception coils, adjust a degree to which noise is removed from the data associated with the magnetic resonance signals based on the derived index value, remove noise from the data associated with the magnetic resonance signals based on the adjusted degree, and perform compositing of the data associated with the magnetic resonance signals from which noise has been removed.

Abstract: A management device includes a management control section configured to create rearrangement disposition information for rearranging recovery feeders in a recovery storage region and rearranging provision feeders in a provision storage region among feeders temporarily stored in a storage section by using storage position information regarding storage positions of the provision feeders and the recovery feeders temporarily stored in the storage section and region information including the recovery storage region and the provision storage region set in the storage section, and output the created rearrangement disposition information.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a membrane for a redox flow battery which is prevented from being curled and exhibits high power efficiency, a membrane electrode assembly for a redox flow battery, a cell for a redox flow battery, and a redox flow battery. The object can be attained by a membrane for a redox flow battery, comprising a first ion-exchange resin layer, an anion-exchange resin layer containing an anion-exchange compound, and a second ion-exchange resin layer in the presented order, wherein a value obtained by dividing a thickness of the first ion-exchange resin layer by a thickness of the second ion-exchange resin layer is 0.7 or more and 1.3 or less, and a thickness of the anion-exchange resin layer is 0.02 ?m or larger and 3 ?m or smaller.

Abstract: A cooling device includes a radiator, a tank, a circulation pipe, and a storage pool. The radiator dissipates heat of cooling medium. The tank stores the cooling medium. The circulation pipe allows the cooling medium to be conveyed from the radiator to the tank. The storage pool stores the cooling medium that has leaked from the tank. The tank includes a connector and a channel member. The connector connects the circulation pipe and the tank so that the circulation pipe communicates with an inside of the tank. The channel member guides the cooling medium leaking from the connector to the storage pool.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an apparatus body, an image carrier, a developing device, a toner container, a container cover, a driver and a lock mechanism. The lock mechanism maintains the locking state if the container body is rotated in the first rotating direction by the driver, and receives a rotational drive force of the driver to switch the state thereof from the locking state to the unlocking state if the container body is rotated in the second rotating direction by the driver.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an apparatus body, an image carrier, a developing device, a toner container, a container cover, a driver and a lock mechanism. The lock mechanism maintains the locking state if the container body is rotated in the first rotating direction by the driver, and receives a rotational drive force of the driver to switch the state thereof from the locking state to the unlocking state if the container body is rotated in the second rotating direction by the driver.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a heat receiving part that absorbs heat from an object to be cooled, a heat radiating part that radiates the heat absorbed in the heat receiving part, a circulation pipe through which coolant is circulated; a storage tank that stores the coolant, and a pump that circulates the coolant between the heat receiving part and the heat radiating part through the circulation pipe. The pump is placed on an upper surface of the storage tank.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a heat receiving part that absorbs heat from an object to be cooled, a heat radiating part that radiates the heat absorbed in the heat receiving part, a circulation pipe through which coolant is circulated; a storage tank that stores the coolant, and a pump that circulates the coolant between the heat receiving part and the heat radiating part through the circulation pipe. The pump is placed on an upper surface of the storage tank.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a photosensitive drum, a development section, and a cooling unit. An electrostatic latent image is formed on the photosensitive drum. The development section supplies toner to the electrostatic latent image to form a toner image. The cooling unit cools the development section. The cooling unit includes a heat receiving section, a heat radiating section, and a cooling tube. The heat receiving section receives heat from the development section. The heat radiating section radiates the heat received by the heat receiving section. The cooling tube returns a liquid coolant sent from the heat radiating section to the heat radiating section by way of the heat receiving section. The heat receiving section has a groove structure into which the cooling tube is fitted.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a photosensitive drum, a development section, and a cooling unit. An electrostatic latent image is formed on the photosensitive drum. The development section supplies toner to the electrostatic latent image to form a toner image. The cooling unit cools the development section. The cooling unit includes a heat receiving section, a heat radiating section, and a cooling tube. The heat receiving section receives heat from the development section. The heat radiating section radiates the heat received by the heat receiving section. The cooling tube returns a liquid coolant sent from the heat radiating section to the heat radiating section by way of the heat receiving section. The heat receiving section has a groove structure into which the cooling tube is fitted.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit, a fixing device, output tray, a toner container, a cooling fan, an outer wall, and a downstream branch duct. The toner container is located under the tray and beside the fixing device, and accommodates a toner. The cooling fan is located between the toner container and the fixing device. The outer wall is provided under the output tray so as to cover an upper portion of the toner container, to form an upstream duct that allows air to flow therethrough over the toner container toward the cooling fan. The downstream branch duct conducts the air discharged from the cooling fan to the fixing device, and to a transport route of the recording sheet from the fixing device to the output tray. The outer wall includes a plurality of intake holes for sucking air into the upstream duct.

Abstract: A toner collecting device includes an exhaust path and a catching installation. Through the exhaust path, air containing a floating toner is passed. The catching installation is configured to catch the floating toner from the air passing through the exhaust path. The catching installation is formed by overlapping a plural of filters each having a different mesh size.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit, a fixing device, output tray, a toner container, a cooling fan, an outer wall, and a downstream branch duct. The toner container is located under the tray and beside the fixing device, and accommodates a toner. The cooling fan is located between the toner container and the fixing device. The outer wall is provided under the output tray so as to cover an upper portion of the toner container, to form an upstream duct that allows air to flow therethrough over the toner container toward the cooling fan. The downstream branch duct conducts the air discharged from the cooling fan to the fixing device, and to a transport route of the recording sheet from the fixing device to the output tray. The outer wall includes a plurality of intake holes for sucking air into the upstream duct.

Abstract: A toner collecting device includes an exhaust path and a catching installation. Through the exhaust path, air containing a floating toner is passed. The catching installation is configured to catch the floating toner from the air passing through the exhaust path. The catching installation is formed by overlapping a plural of filters each having a different mesh size.

Abstract: A toner conveying device includes a toner replenishing tube extended upwardly/downwardly, a loosening member reciprocating upwardly/downwardly inside the replenishing tube, a toner conveying tube, a conveying member and a converting part. The conveying tube is extended in a crossing direction with the replenishing tube and communicates the replenishing tube and a toner containing part. The conveying member is arranged rotatably inside the conveying tube to convey a toner from the toner containing part to the replenishing tube. The converting part converts rotating movement of the conveying member to reciprocating movement of the loosening member. The loosening member includes a straight line portion and a protruded portion. The straight line portion is engaged with the conveying member via the converting part and extended downwardly along the replenishing tube. The protruded portion is continued from a lower end of the straight line portion, and bent and protruded in the crossing direction.

Abstract: A toner conveying device includes a toner replenishing tube extended upwardly/downwardly, a loosening member reciprocating upwardly/downwardly inside the replenishing tube, a toner conveying tube, a conveying member and a converting part. The conveying tube is extended in a crossing direction with the replenishing tube and communicates the replenishing tube and a toner containing part. The conveying member is arranged rotatably inside the conveying tube to convey a toner from the toner containing part to the replenishing tube. The converting part converts rotating movement of the conveying member to reciprocating movement of the loosening member. The loosening member includes a straight line portion and a protruded portion. The straight line portion is engaged with the conveying member via the converting part and extended downwardly along the replenishing tube. The protruded portion is continued from a lower end of the straight line portion, and bent and protruded in the crossing direction.

Abstract: In an image forming apparatus, a duct portion provided on a side surface of a partition wall member on a first space side includes first and second internal passages. The first internal passage allows air that has flowed in from a first air passage to flow and guides the air to a second air passage. The second internal passage allows air that has flowed in from a second air passage to flow and guides the air to a second space via a communication port formed in a partition wall member. A first blower provided in the first space sucks air from the first air passage and blows out the air to the first internal passage. A second blower provided in the second space sucks air from the second air passage and blows out the air to the second space through the second internal passage and the communication port.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a transfer portion, a fixing portion, a container mounting portion, an air blower, and an air duct portion. The transfer portion has a transfer belt extending in a first direction. The fixing portion is provided on one side in the first direction with respect to the transfer portion. The container mounting portion is provided so as to be spaced via a first air passage having a predetermined interval in a second direction perpendicular to the transfer belt and perpendicular to the first direction. In the container mounting portion, one or a plurality of toner containers containing a developer are mounted. The air blower is provided on another side in the first direction with respect to the container mounting portion, and configured to send air to the first air passage. The air duct portion guides air sent from the air blower, to the first air passage.