Abstract: A fixing jig includes a pedestal including a placing surface on which a columnar honeycomb structure is placed, holding members fixed to the pedestal and configured to hold a side surface of the honeycomb structure placed on the placing surface, and drawing and fixing members fixed to the pedestal and configured to draw and fix the surface on the pedestal side in the outer circumferential portion of a mask placed on the honeycomb structure. Consequently, the fixing jig can fix the honeycomb structure and the mask aligned with each other and is less likely to hinder the alignment of the mask.

Abstract: A cutting device for a honeycomb molded body is a device for cutting a honeycomb molded body having a plurality of cells extending along a predetermined axis, at a first face and a second face intersecting with the axis. The cutting device includes: a conveyer for moving the honeycomb molded body in a moving direction intersecting with the axis; a first cutting unit for cutting the honeycomb molded body at the first face by a band saw having a linear blade portion extending so as to intersect with the axis when viewed from the moving direction; and a second cutting unit for cutting the honeycomb molded body at the second face by a band saw having a linear blade portion extending so as to intersect with the axis when viewed from the moving direction.

Abstract: A sealing mask has a pair of principal surfaces opposed to each other and a plurality of through-holes opening in the pair of principal surfaces and is used for sealing predetermined cells out of a plurality of cells in a honeycomb structure. A cleaning device for the sealing mask is provided with: a rotator configured to support the sealing mask and rotate the sealing mask around a central axis L1 intersecting with the pair of principal surfaces; and a sprayer having a nozzle for spraying a cleaning liquid on one of the principal surfaces.

Abstract: A camera is used to take an image of an end surface of a honeycomb structure gripped by a hand. Based on the image, an initial rotation angle of the honeycomb structure around a vertical axis at a reference position where the image has been taken is recognized. An arm turning section is driven to convey the honeycomb structure gripped by the hand from the reference position to above a plugging mask. A rotation angle required to adjust the rotation angle of the honeycomb structure on the plugging mask to a desired final rotation angle is acquired based on the initial rotation angle recognized at the reference position and a rotation angle of the honeycomb structure around the vertical axis associated with the driving of the arm turning section from the reference position to above the plugging mask. The honeycomb structure is rotated based on the required rotation angle.

Abstract: A plugging device 100 including a main body portion 10 having a depressed portion 10d and a communication path 10e opening into an inner surface 10c of the depressed portion 10d; an elastic plate 20 fixed to the main body portion 10 so as to cover the depressed portion 10d; and a pump 50 connected to the communication path 10e.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a honeycomb-structured object having a plurality of through holes having ends thereof plugged, including a step of pressing a plugging material against one end surface of a honeycomb-structured object 70 having a plurality of through holes 70a by a plate 20 to fill one ends of the through holes 70a with the plugging material; and a step of protruding a part of a portion in the plate 20 opposed to the one end surface of the honeycomb-structured object 70 toward the one end surface to pull the other part of the portion in the plate 20 opposed to the one end surface of the honeycomb-structured object 70 and the one end surface away from each other.

Abstract: A plugging device 100 is provided with: a body 10 that has a depressed portion 10d opened upwardly and a communication path 10e opened to an inner surface of the depressed portion 10d; an elastic plate 20 arranged at the body 10 so as to cover the depressed portion 10d; a bearing 60 that supports the body 10 rotatably around an axis; and a rotary drive unit 40 that rotates the body 10 around the axis.

Abstract: A camera is used to take an image of an end surface of a honeycomb structure gripped by a hand. Based on the image, an initial rotation angle of the honeycomb structure around a vertical axis at a reference position where the image has been taken is recognized. An arm turning section is driven to convey the honeycomb structure gripped by the hand from the reference position to above a plugging mask. A rotation angle required to adjust the rotation angle of the honeycomb structure on the plugging mask to a desired final rotation angle is acquired based on the initial rotation angle recognized at the reference position and a rotation angle of the honeycomb structure around the vertical axis associated with the driving of the arm turning section from the reference position to above the plugging mask. The honeycomb structure is rotated based on the required rotation angle.

Abstract: To provide a method for manufacturing a honeycomb structure with which it is possible to flexibly cope with a change in the outer diameter of a honeycomb formed body including through-holes that should be plugged, a plugging failure less easily occurs, and it is possible to easily manufacture a honeycomb structure in which desired through-holes are plugged.

Abstract: A fixing jig includes a pedestal including a placing surface on which a columnar honeycomb structure is placed, holding members fixed to the pedestal and configured to hold a side surface of the honeycomb structure placed on the placing surface, and drawing and fixing members fixed to the pedestal and configured to draw and fix the surface on the pedestal side in the outer circumferential portion of a mask placed on the honeycomb structure. Consequently, the fixing jig can fix the honeycomb structure and the mask aligned with each other and is less likely to hinder the alignment of the mask.

Abstract: The mask of the invention is used for plugging of the cells of a honeycomb structure, and it has a plurality of first through-holes running through a thickness direction of the mask, in a region that is to contact with an end face of the honeycomb structure when used. The first through-holes have an open area of 0.03 mm2 or greater, and less than 90% of an open area of the cells to be plugged through the first through-holes.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a honeycomb-structured object having a plurality of through holes having ends thereof plugged, including a step of pressing a plugging material against one end surface of a honeycomb-structured object 70 having a plurality of through holes 70a by a plate 20 to fill one ends of the through holes 70a with the plugging material; and a step of protruding a part of a portion in the plate 20 opposed to the one end surface of the honeycomb-structured object 70 toward the one end surface to pull the other part of the portion in the plate 20 opposed to the one end surface of the honeycomb-structured object 70 and the one end surface away from each other.

Abstract: A plugging device 100 including a main body portion 10 having a depressed portion 10d and a communication path 10e opening into an inner surface 10c of the depressed portion 10d; an elastic plate 20 fixed to the main body portion 10 so as to cover the depressed portion 10d; and a pump 50 connected to the communication path 10e.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a light-diffuser-plate-with-primer-layer, which permits lamination of an optical film or the like thereon with a sufficient bonding strength, and a process for producing the same efficiently and at a lower cost.

Abstract: There is provided a tape printing device capable of using long tape-like print media such as label tape having a plurality of label areas as targets of printing arranged on a long support tape along the length of the support tape and normal tape allowing printing at any position on a long tape-like image receiving medium, comprising judgment means for judging whether the print medium currently used is label tape or normal tape and feed cut control means for performing a feed cut operation of feeding the print medium and thereafter cutting the print medium. The feed cut control means includes feeding distance control means for controlling feeding distance before the cutting in the feed cut operation depending on the judgment by the judgment means.

Abstract: There is provided a tape printing device capable of using long tape-like print media such as label tape having a plurality of label areas as targets of printing arranged on a long support tape along the length of the support tape and normal tape allowing printing at any position on a long tape-like image receiving medium, comprising judgment means for judging whether the print medium currently used is label tape or normal tape and feed cut control means for performing a feed cut operation of feeding the print medium and thereafter cutting the print medium. The feed cut control means includes feeding distance control means for controlling feeding distance before the cutting in the feed cut operation depending on the judgment by the judgment means.

Abstract: A print image of a character string to be printed on a print tape, rotated counterclockwise from the lengthwise direction of the print tape by 90 degrees to be arranged in the width direction of the print tape, is generated (S450). The print image is repetitively arranged sequentially in the lengthwise direction of the print tape (S470) and thereby label printing is executed (S480). Subsequently (S500), a normal print image of the character string arranged in the lengthwise direction of the print tape is generated (S430) and label printing of the normal print image is executed (S480).

Abstract: A print image of a character string to be printed on a print tape 10, rotated counterclockwise from the lengthwise direction of the print tape 10 by 90 degrees to be arranged in the width direction of the print tape 10, is generated (S450). The print image is repetitively arranged sequentially in the lengthwise direction of the print tape 10 (S470) and thereby label printing is executed (S480). Subsequently (S500), a normal print image of the character string arranged in the lengthwise direction of the print tape 10 is generated (S430) and label printing of the normal print image is executed (S480).

Abstract: Disclosed is the tape printer 1 in which the embellishment having the outline portion and the blank portion such as the bag form, bag form with shadow or stereo form is set to the character input through the character 5 on the keyboard 3 (S9, S55), and "print color 1" and "print color 2" are set to the character by numeral (S55), and further the character is printed on the print tape 100 through the thermal printing mechanism PM, thereby the outline portion of the embellished character is printed with "print color 1" and the blank portion is printed with "print color 2".

Abstract: When format information is changed, print area check data is generated as per the changed format information (S25). If the check data is found not to be printable within the print area of the tape defined by the printable width and set tape length ("YES" in S27), the changed format information is invalidated (S28), and a message indicating what has taken place appears on the display (S29). Whenever a character or the like is input, the corresponding print check data is generated (S33). If the data is found to be printable within the print area ("NO" in S35), a print-like image of that character is displayed; if the data is found not printable ("YES" in S35), a message indicating the unavailability of printing is displayed (S38), and the corresponding text appears on the display unit (S40).