Abstract: An adjustable eyeglass frame includes a lens frame assembly adapted to hold a pair of lenses, and a nosepiece assembly including a pad mount attached to the lens frame assembly. The nose piece assembly has a pair of legs connected to the pad mount, a pair of nose pads carried by the legs and pivotably movable toward and away from each other, and a bias mechanism for biasing the nose pads toward each other so that the nose pads are safely held in any selected vertical positions.

Abstract: A reception control system for automobiles according to the present invention includes tuners for a plurality of receivers for receiving various types of waves including at least an AM/FM broadcast wave, a TV broadcast wave and a GPS wave. The tuners are separated from receiver bodies and integrally incorporated into an antenna section (a plurality of antenna elements+an AM/FM reception circuit+a TV reception circuit) including at least a plurality of antenna elements. The tuners are supplied with a digital control signal through a LAN provided in an automobile thereby to control reception of waves.

Abstract: A windowpane antenna apparatus for vehicles according to the present invention includes a defogger mounted on a window of a vehicle, for defogging the window, means for causing the defogger to serve as a slot antenna, and a driven antenna arranged close and opposite to the defogger with a given gap therebetween in such a manner that one side of the driven antenna is mutually coupled to one side of the defogger.

Abstract: In a method and an apparatus for removing an image forming substance such as toner from an image holding member such as a sheet of transfer paper, a CCD sensor detects an unremoved image formed by a stamp, additional writing, etc. and left on the transfer paper sheet after toner separating processing is performed with respect to the transfer paper sheet by a liquid-providing toner-separating unit. A discriminating mark such as a punch, a mark o, etc. is additionally provided to the transfer paper sheet having the detected unremoved image by a discriminating mark providing unit. The transfer paper sheet having the discriminating mark is automatically sorted by a sorting unit and is discharged onto a paper discharging tray. The toner removing apparatus may have an unrecognizing device for blotting the unremoved image such as a seal print, a signature, etc. on the transfer paper sheet.

Abstract: A on-vehicle windowpane antenna apparatus according to the present invention is mounted on a windowpane of a vehicle. The apparatus includes a rectangular loop formed of a first long and narrow conductor, and a composite line formed of a second long and narrow conductor arranged in parallel with one of short sides of the rectangular loop. The apparatus also includes means for causing the apparatus to serve as a circularly polarized antenna which emits a circularly polarized wave in a direction perpendicular to a plane where the rectangular loop including the composite line is formed, and which is capable or receiving a GPS wave.

Abstract: A liquid applying member and a tool are provided. The liquid applying member includes an applying roller which can stably apply an unstabilizing liquid to a transfer paper. The tool is referable for manufacturing the applying roller. A large number of recess portions independent from each other are provided on a circular circumferential surface of the applying roller for applying the unstabilizing liquid which unstabilizes an attachment state between the toner and the transfer paper to the transfer paper having a toner image formed thereon. The recess portion can be formed by pressing the rotating tool constructed with a roller member made of a material harder than that of the surface portion of the applying roller and provided with projecting portions formed on a circular circumferential surface thereof, so as to engage with the recess portions having a target shape of the applying roller to the raw material of the applying roller.

Abstract: An image forming substance removing apparatus for removing an image forming substance from an image holding member has a separating device for separating the image forming substance from the image holding member by separating a separating member having adhesive force stronger than adhesive force between the image holding member and the image forming substance attached onto this image holding member from the image forming substance on the image holding member after this separating member comes in contact with the image forming substance on the image holding member; and a cleaner for cleaning the separating member by removing the image forming substance attached onto the separating member therefrom.

Abstract: In a method and an apparatus for removing an image forming substance such as toner from an image holding member such as a sheet of transfer paper, a liquid providing unit is constructed by plural coating devices such as three coating devices each having a coating roller, a restricting roller and a liquid container for liquid storage. The coating devices are arranged along a conveying path of the transfer paper sheet. A liquid is provided to the transfer paper sheet from both face sides thereof by using a mist generator, etc. in the liquid providing unit. The coating and restricting rollers are arranged such that no coating and restricting rollers come in contact with the transfer paper sheet so as not to restrict the transfer paper sheet. A surface of each of the coating and restricting rollers is desirably constructed such that this surface is hydrophilic. Another toner removing apparatus is also shown. A drive roller device for supporting an offset belt for conveying the transfer paper sheet is also shown.

Abstract: A vehicle windowpane antenna comprises a first windowpane antenna element and a second windowpane antenna element which cooperate to perform diversity receiving of a VHF band signal and a UHF band signal.