Abstract: An apparatus for outputting an image is provided. The apparatus includes a detection portion that detects a state of electronic paper placed on a predetermined location, and a transmission portion that sends, to the electronic paper, image data for displaying an image depending on the state of the electronic paper.

Abstract: A communication apparatus makes a request to issue an electronic certificate of a first instrument to a certificate authority and acquires the electronic certificate from the certificate authority. The communication apparatus communicates with a second instrument using the electronic certificate of the first instrument in response to reception of a request for communication with the second instrument from the first instrument. Therefore, the communication apparatus mediates information communication between the second instrument and the first instrument.

Abstract: An image forming device is capable of making data communication with at least one printing device through a network. The image forming device comprises: a print job acquiring part for acquiring a print job created in response to user's instructions for printing; an image forming part for producing a printed output by executing the print job; an event detecting part for detecting occurrence of an event; and a print preview processing part for acquiring a first print preview image showing a printed output to be produced when the print job is executed in the image forming part, and a second print preview image showing a printed output to be produced when the print job is executed in the at least one printing device, and for outputting the first and second print preview images. The print preview processing part acquires and outputs the first and second print preview images when the event detecting part detects occurrence of the event.

Abstract: A compact tripod type constant velocity joint with double roller type roller units capable of preventing plastic deformation of snap rings in assembling. In each of the roller units, an outer roller has an inner diameter ‘Do’ of 26.4 mm or less. The inner diameter ‘Do’ (mm) of the outer roller, a groove depth ‘Depth’ (mm) of engaging grooves formed on the outer roller and an outer diameter ‘Ds’ (mm) of the snap rings satisfy the formula below. Then, in a state where the snap rings are seated in the engaging grooves, diametrical gaps of 0.1 mm or more are formed between outer peripheral ends of the snap rings and groove bottoms of the engaging groove. Do+2×Depth?Ds?0.1.

Abstract: An auxiliary amalgam is contained in a light-emitting tube. The auxiliary amalgam has a base, a metal layer provided on the base, and a diffusion-inhibiting layer provided between the base and the metal layer.

Abstract: A compact tripod type constant velocity joint with double roller type roller units capable of preventing plastic deformation of snap rings in assembling. In each of the roller units, an outer roller has an inner diameter ‘Do’ of 26.4 mm or less. The inner diameter ‘Do’ (mm) of the outer roller, a groove depth ‘Depth’ (mm) of engaging grooves formed on the outer roller and an outer diameter ‘Ds’ (mm) of the snap rings satisfy the formula below. Then, in a state where the snap rings are seated in the engaging grooves, diametrical gaps of 0.1 mm or more are formed between outer peripheral ends of the snap rings and groove bottoms of the engaging groove. Do+2×Depth?Ds?0.

Abstract: An auxiliary amalgam is contained in a light-emitting tube. The auxiliary amalgam has a base, a metal layer provided on the base, and a diffusion-inhibiting layer provided between the base and the metal layer.

Abstract: The ion implanting apparatus is provided with a control device which controls the operating state thereof in a period during which ion implantation is not carried out for a substrate in the state in any mode selected from the above (a) twilight mode in which the flow rate of the raw gas supplied to an ion source and the power supplied from a plasma producing power source are reduced to values capable of keeping plasma production in the ion source, (b) magnet-off mode in which in addition to the state in the twilight mode, the outputs from an energy separating magnet power source, scanning magnet power source and beam paralleling magnet power source are stopped, and (c) shut-down mode in which the supply of the raw gas is stopped and the outputs from the power sources are stopped.

Abstract: It is an object to provide a drive gear capable of mating with a mating gear smoothly and a disc drive equipped with the drive gear. A pinion gear 610 is a drive gear to be arranged on an axis for transmitting rotational force to a large gear 631 of a first gear 630 as the mating gear arranged on another axis, the pinion gear 610 being adapted to be mated with the large gear 631 by moving the large gear 631 as one of these gears in a state where the pinion gear 610 as the other gear of these gears is being fixed on the axis thereof.

Abstract: It is an object to provide a disc tray and a disc drive equipped with the disc tray, in which a disc is not disengaged or comes away from a disc holding portion when the disc tray is being moved. The disc tray 51 is equipped with the disc tray 51 for conveying a disc 10 between a disc loading position inside the disc drive and a disc ejection position outside the disc drive. The disc tray 51 includes a disc holding portion 511 in which there are provided a guiding slant surface 512 for guiding an outer periphery 103 of the disc 10, and an inner wall portion 513 which is formed continuously to an inner edge of the guiding slant surface 512 so as to oppose to the outer peripheral surface 103 of the disc 10 placed on the disc tray 51 and arranged in parallel to the thickness direction of the outer peripheral surface 103 of the disc 10.

Abstract: It is an object to provide a loading drive mechanism by which it is possible to manually move a disc tray smoothly, and by which the number of parts can be made relatively small and assembling operation can be carried out easily, and a disc drive provided with the loading drive mechanism.

Abstract: The ion implanting apparatus is provided with a control device which controls the operating state thereof in a period during which ion implantation is not carried out for a substrate in the state in any mode selected from the above (a) twilight mode in which the flow rate of the raw gas supplied to an ion source and the power supplied from a plasma producing power source are reduced to values capable of keeping plasma production in the ion source, (b) magnet-off mode in which in addition to the state in the twilight mode, the outputs from an energy separating magnet power source, scanning magnet power source and beam paralleling magnet power source are stopped, and (c) shut-down mode in which the supply of the raw gas is stopped and the outputs from the power sources are stopped.

Abstract: There is provided a disk apparatus having a construction in which a reproducing unit is accommodated inside an enclosed space, whereby an optical head is protected from external dust. The optical head reads information recorded on a disk. Component parts of the disk apparatus are accommodated inside a case. The optical head is provided on a chassis formed in a box-like shape, the chassis having walls with ends which have contacting surfaces which come in contact with the case. A circuit board assembly which receives circuit processing information from the optical head is positioned outside the chassis. The chassis and the case together form an enclosed space, the optical head being accommodated inside the enclosed space.

Abstract: A disc drive is constructed from a main body which includes a mechanism unit having a disc rotating mechanism for rotating a disc and a play back mechanism for playing back information recorded on the disc, disc tray movably provided with respect to the main body for supporting a disc and a casing for housing the main body. The disc drive is provided with vibration absorbing members for suppressing transmission of vibration caused by high speed rotation of the disc from the main body to the casing. The vibration absorbing members are formed of elastical members and they are arranged between the side portions of the main body and the inside of the casing, thereby the main body is supported by the casing through the vibration absorbing members to prevent vibrations caused in the main body from being transmitted to the casing.

Abstract: A disk drive includes a disk tray for introducing a disk into a disk drive main body. The disk tray includes a disk mounting part. The disk mounting part includes a main part having a dimension compatible with the disk, extensions, and tongue parts. The extensions and the tongue parts latch a portion of the disk so as to support the disk in an upright position.

Abstract: The process for preparing anilines by reaction of phenols with an amination agent in accordance with the present invention is disclosed, which process is characterized by carrying out the reaction of phenols with an amination agent in the presence of a low alkali and weakly acidic alumina catalyst having the alkali oxide content of less than 0.5% by weight, said alumina catalyst being obtained by firing an alumina catalyst containing in a dry state more than 80% by weight of alumina and less than 20% by weight of silica at a temperature of 600.degree.-900.degree. C., followed by acid treatment. According to the present invention, there are obtained such excellent effects that even when the reaction is carried out at a temperature lower than those employed in the case of conventionally well-known catalysts, the desired anilines can be prepared in high yields and high selectivity and, moreover, a high catalyst activity can be maintained over a long period of time.

Abstract: An optical disk driver using a top-loading mechanism is coupled to an operational processor, such as a personal computer. The term "a top-loading mechanism" means a mechanism for inserting and/or ejecting an optical disk via a top surface of the optical disk driver. Additionally, a display unit used for the operational processor can be located on an operational processing apparatus comprising such an optical disk driver and an operational processor.

Abstract: A method of and an apparatus for recording an image. The method of recording an image while a plurality of long recording sheets are selectively being fed to a recording section, comprising the steps of specifying a desired one of the plurality of recording sheets; and locating the leading edge of the desired one at a ready state at a position which is downstream with respect to a recording position of the recording section in the direction in which the recording sheet is fed. The apparatus is arranged such that image recording is performed in accordance with image information while a recording sheet unwound from one of first and second sheet rolls is being fed to a recording section including a recording head. One of the first and second recording sheets is set to a predetermined position in the recording section, after recording onto the recording sheet is completed.

Abstract: A process for preparing 2-unsubstituted imidazoles which comprises reacting an .alpha.-hydroxycarbonyl compound with a formamide in such amounts as to make the molar ratio of said formamide to said hydroxycarbonyl compound not more than 2 at a reaction temperature of 100.degree.-170.degree. C. in an atmosphere of ammonia gas. According to this process, 2-unsubstituted imidazoles may be obtained in very high yields. In addition, because no great excess of formamide is used in carrying out the reaction, an effect of not requiring the recovery operation incident to decomposition of formamide is obtained as well. And by removing formic acid formed as a by-product by the reaction, a reactor and separation equipment such as a distillation column are not corroded, and imidazoles of a high purity can be obtained.

Abstract: An optical disk driver using a top-loading mechanism is coupled to an operational processor, such as a personal computer. The term “a top-loading mechanism” means a mechanism for inserting and/or ejecting an optical disk via a top surface of the optical disk driver. Additionally, a display unit used for the operational processor can be located on an operational processing apparatus comprising such an optical disk driver and an operational processor.