Abstract: A compression molding device, which can obtain a high compression molding force without lowering the efficiency of article production, and whose molding means has a long service life, is provided. In the compression molding device, a one-side mold assembly moving means (58) includes a toggle link mechanism including two links (62) and (64), and a toggle link mechanism operating means (60), while an opposite-side mold assembly moving means (108) includes a hydraulic cylinder mechanism. When a one-side mold assembly (16) and an opposite-side mold assembly (18) are to be brought from an open state into a closed state, the one-side mold assembly (16) is first moved to a nearly closed state by the one-side mold assembly moving means (58), and then the opposite-side mold assembly (18) is moved from the nearly closed state to the closed state by the opposite-side mold assembly moving means (108).

Abstract: There is provided a biological information monitoring system for monitoring biological information of a subject on a bed, the system comprising: detectors which detect load of the subject; a center of gravity position calculating unit which acquires temporal variation of a center of gravity position of the subject based on the detected load; a body motion information determining unit which acquires information on body motion of the subject based on the acquired temporal variation; and a respiratory rate calculating unit which calculates a respiratory rate of the subject based on the acquired temporal variation and the information on the body motion of the subject. The body motion information includes information on large and small body motions of the subject, and the body motion information determining unit includes first and second body motion information determining units which determine the information on the large and small body motions of the subject, respectively.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a first image forming unit that forms a first toner layer on a medium on which an image is to be formed, a first fixing unit that fixes the first toner layer onto the medium, a second image forming unit that forms a second toner layer on the first toner layer on the medium by using a toner having a melting point lower than a melting point of a toner that is included in the first toner layer, and a second fixing unit that performs, in a state in which a foil layer is superposed on the second toner layer, a fixing operation at a temperature lower than a temperature at which the first fixing unit performs a fixing operation.

Abstract: [Problem] To provide a thermal transfer image-receiving sheet that makes it possible to produce an image-printed item having high smoothness. [Solution] In a first embodiment of the present invention, a thermal transfer image-receiving sheet is characterized by comprising a receiving layer, a first resin layer, a paper substrate, and a second resin layer in this order, wherein the paper substrate has a thickness of 95 ?m or more and 135 ?m or less, the first resin layer has a weight of 20 g/m2 or more and 60 g/m2 or less, the second resin layer has a weight of 19 g/m2 or more and 35 g/m2 or less.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a first image forming unit that forms a first toner layer on a medium on which an image is to be formed, a foil layer forming unit that forms a foil layer on the first toner layer on a surface of the medium on which an image is to be formed, and a second image forming unit that forms a second toner layer below the foil layer on the surface of the medium, on which an image is to be formed, in such a manner as to compensate for image steps that are formed by the first toner layer.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a first image forming unit that forms a first toner layer on a medium on which an image is to be formed, a first fixing unit that fixes the first toner layer onto the medium, a second image forming unit that forms a second toner layer on the first toner layer on the medium by using a toner having a melting point lower than a melting point of a toner that is included in the first toner layer, and a second fixing unit that performs, in a state in which a foil layer is superposed on the second toner layer, a fixing operation at a temperature lower than a temperature at which the first fixing unit performs a fixing operation.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a first image forming unit that forms a first toner layer on a medium on which an image is to be formed, a foil layer forming unit that forms a foil layer on the first toner layer on a surface of the medium on which an image is to be formed, and a second image forming unit that forms a second toner layer below the foil layer on the surface of the medium, on which an image is to be formed, in such a manner as to compensate for image steps that are formed by the first toner layer.

Abstract: A holding structure with an insulation cap includes a corrugated tube which sheathes a trunk included in a wire harness and which has an outer circumference provided with a recess and a protrusion alternately arranged in a longitudinal direction. The insulation cap is attached to an end of a branch included in the wire harness and is provided with a protrusion which fits in the recess of the corrugated tube. The protrusion of the insulation cap is engaged with the recess of the corrugated tube, and a tape is wound around the insulation cap and the corrugated tube.

Abstract: There is provided a load detector including a beam-type load cell which is supported on a support base in a cantilever manner, and a platform connected to the beam-type load cell. The platform includes a main body on which a subject is to be placed and a slope having a first end, which is connected to the main body, the slope being configured to guide the subject to the main body. The slope is configured to swing between a first position in which a second end of the slope is in contact with a placement surface on which the load detector is placed and a second position in which the second end is separated from the placement surface. The platform further includes a lever connected to the first end of the slope and positioned above the main body.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image carrier, a transfer member that transfers an image on the image carrier to a continuous medium, a fixing device that fixes the image transferred to the medium, and a transport member that is disposed downstream of the fixing device in a transport direction of the medium and that transports the medium. When the transport member transports the medium, the fixing device is passively rotated in accordance with movement of the medium.

Abstract: A holding structure with an insulation cap includes a corrugated tube which sheathes a trunk included in a wire harness and which has an outer circumference provided with a recess and a protrusion alternately arranged in a longitudinal direction. The insulation cap is attached to an end of a branch included in the wire harness and is provided with a protrusion which fits in the recess of the corrugated tube. The protrusion of the insulation cap is engaged with the recess of the corrugated tube, and a tape is wound around the insulation cap and the corrugated tube.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image carrier, a transfer member that transfers an image on the image carrier to a continuous medium, a fixing device that fixes the image transferred to the medium, and a transport member that is disposed downstream of the fixing device in a transport direction of the medium and that transports the medium. When the transport member transports the medium, the fixing device is passively rotated in accordance with movement of the medium.

Abstract: There is provided a body state detecting apparatus for detecting a body state of a subject on a bed, the apparatus including: a plurality of load detectors which are placed in the bed or under feet of the bed and which detect a load variation depending on a respiration of the subject; and a body state detecting unit which determines an extending direction of a body axis of the subject and a head placement of the subject based on the detected load variation. The body state detecting unit includes a body axis direction determining unit which determines the extending direction of the body axis of the subject based on the detected load variation, and a head placement determining unit which determines the head placement of the subject, in the determined extending direction of the body axis of the subject, based on the detected load variation.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image carrier, a transfer member that transfers an image on the image carrier to a continuous medium, a fixing device that fixes the image transferred to the medium, and a transport member that is disposed downstream of the fixing device in a transport direction of the medium and that transports the medium. When the transport member transports the medium, the fixing device is passively rotated in accordance with movement of the medium.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image carrier, a transfer member that transfers an image on the image carrier to a continuous medium, a fixing device that fixes the image transferred to the medium, and a transport member that is disposed downstream of the fixing device in a transport direction of the medium and that transports the medium. When the transport member transports the medium, the fixing device is passively rotated in accordance with movement of the medium.

Abstract: There is provided a load detector including a beam-type load cell which is supported on a support base in a cantilever manner, and a platform connected to the beam-type load cell. The platform includes a main body on which a subject is to be placed and a slope having a first end, which is connected to the main body, the slope being configured to guide the subject to the main body. The slope is configured to swing between a first position in which a second end of the slope is in contact with a placement surface on which the load detector is placed and a second position in which the second end is separated from the placement surface. The platform further includes a lever connected to the first end of the slope and positioned above the main body.

Abstract: A winding device includes: a separation unit that separates sheets layered and simultaneously transported; a winding unit that winds one of the sheets separated by the separation unit; and a pressure contact unit that presses the one of the sheets wound by the winding unit from outside of the wound sheet toward the winding unit.