Abstract: A discharge lamp lighting device according to the invention can reliably light a discharge lamp, and at the same time, prevent output of unnecessary high-voltage pulses with a simple circuit configuration. The discharge lamp lighting device includes a capacitor charged with a current from a direct-current power supply, a transformer adapted to output a starting pulse between electrodes of the discharge lamp in accordance with a discharge current flowing from the capacitor, a discharge control circuit adapted to switch ON/OFF the discharge current from the capacitor to the transformer, and a timing generation section adapted to switch the discharge control circuit to ON after a voltage between both ends of the capacitor has reached a reference voltage. The timing generation section can operate in accordance with a plurality of reference voltages.

Abstract: A load drive apparatus includes: a converter which has two switching elements connected in series and through which a DC voltage, outputted from a battery, is converted into a DC voltage of a different level; an inverter through which the DC voltage, outputted from the converter, is converted into an AC voltage and the AC voltage is applied to a rotary inductive load; and a capacitor provided between the converter and the inverter so as to be in parallel to the converter and the inverter. One of the two switching elements, which constitutes part of a power supply path extending from the battery to the rotary inductive load, is a normally-on type semiconductor element. Accordingly, the present invention can provide the load drive apparatus that allows power, generated by a regenerative operation of the rotary inductive load, to be stored in the battery in a simple configuration even in the event of failure of a controller or a converter.

Abstract: A plug-in unit includes: a printed circuit board on which a connector is mounted; and a cover in which the printed circuit board is accommodated; wherein the cover allows the connector to be exposed when the plug-in unit is inserted into a housing and to be covered when the plug-in unit is in a standalone state in which the plug-in unit is not inserted into the housing.

Abstract: A cleaning device includes a casing including an opening facing the rotary member, a cleaning member disposed at the opening to contact the rotary member to remove a substance adhering thereto, an entrance seal disposed at the opening to prevent leakage of the removed substance through a gap between the opening and the rotary member, a pair of lateral end seals respectively disposed both end portions of the cleaning member as well as the entrance seal in an axial direction of the rotary member, and a compressing member. A first face of each lateral end seal is attached to the casing. The compressing member compresses each lateral end seal by pressing a second face thereof opposite the first face-and presses a third face of the lateral end seal against the casing in a direction in which the lateral end seal is expanded by the compression.

Abstract: Disclosed is a micrometer with an improved a heat-insulating property. A micrometer 10 with a U-shaped frame 20 supporting an anvil 12 and a spindle 14 at tip end portions thereof so that the anvil 12 and the spindle 14 are coaxially opposed to each other is provided with a heat insulating cover 50. The heat insulating cover 50 is shaped to accommodate a bottom portion of the frame 20, and is detachable with respect to the frame 20. The heat insulating cover 50 covers a bottom face 22 of the frame 20 while supporting the bottom portion of the frame 20 by sandwiching from both sides of the frame 20.

Abstract: An apparatus on which a fan can be mounted, including a casing; a plurality of cooling fan units arranged in line on a lower portion of the casing and capable of being inserted into and removed from the casing on an individual basis; and a plurality of plate members disposed above the line in which the cooling fan units are arranged and above a gap between the cooling fan units, the plate members extending in a direction to which an upper surface of each of the cooling fan units is substantially perpendicular and in which the cooling fan unit is inserted into and removed from the casing, wherein each of the plate members is supported so as to be able to pivot about its lower end portion toward both directions.

Abstract: A toner transport screw that is capable of maintaining a smooth and stable transport function. The toner transport screw, in which a helical blade is disposed on the circumference of a rotating shaft, has at least one spiral direction reversal part formed by connecting the respective ends of a first blade part and a second blade part, the directions of spiral of the first blade part and the second blade part being in opposite directions. A passage, which allows the toner to pass through the blades in the circumferential direction of the rotating shaft, is formed in the spiral direction reversal part.

Abstract: A light source control device is for controlling a solid-state light source array having a plurality of solid-state light sources connected in series to each other, and includes a detector (a current detection resistor, voltage detection resistors, and operational amplifiers) adapted to detect at least one of a voltage applied to the solid-state light source array and a current supplied to the solid-state light source array, and a control circuit adapted to determine whether or not discontinuity of at least one of the voltage and the current is present using a detection result of the detector, and change control of one of the current and electrical power performed on the solid-state light source array if it is determined that the discontinuity is present.

Abstract: A projector includes: a light source that emits excitation light; a fluorescent body that converts the excitation light into fluorescence; a liquid crystal optical modulation device that modulates light output from the fluorescent body; an optical sensor that detects at least one of the excitation light passing through the fluorescent body and the fluorescence converted by the fluorescent body; and a control device that controls at least one of the light source and the liquid crystal optical modulation device based on a detection result of the optical sensor.

Abstract: A projection-type display device according to an embodiment of the invention modulates light emitted from a solid-state light source array and projects the modulated light on a screen. The projection-type display device includes a power source device that generates power used for driving the solid-state light source array using power supplied from a power source, an instant interruption detecting circuit that detects an instant interruption of the power source, and a control device that, in a case where the instant interruption of the power source is detected by the instant interruption detecting circuit, performs control of extinguishing the solid-state light source array during at least a part of an instant interruption period until recovery after the detection of the instant interruption of the power source.

Abstract: A fixing device includes a fixing roller and a pressing roller that are in pressure contact with each other. A separating plate is placed opposite to the fixing roller with a certain gap in between them. Positioning portions are installed on the separating plate to be in contact with width-direction ends of the fixing roller for determining the gap. The positioning portions are arranged such that edges of contact portions of the positioning portions on the width-direction center side in contact with the fixing unit are positioned outside an image area and inside a paper-passing area for a recording medium of a maximum passing-capable size.

Abstract: A fixing device includes a pair of fixing members opposing each other and a pressing lever that is rotatable around a shaft. The pressing lever can be moved either to a pressing position in which one of the fixing members is pressed against the other fixing member, or to a pressure releasing position in which the one of the fixing member is separated from the other fixing member. When the pressing lever moves between the pressing position and the pressure releasing position, a first control unit located near an end of the pressing lever controls displacement of the end.

Abstract: A developing device includes a main body that is arranged between a pair of supporting members and includes a developing roller. Both end portions of the developing roller are supported by the supporting members in a first direction in which the developing roller is movable toward and away from an image carrier. A groove is formed on each of the supporting members. Either one of an end portion of the developing roller and a bearing that supports the end portion is inserted into the groove. Either one of at least one of the end portions of the developing roller and at least one of the bearings is movable in the groove in a second direction that intersects the first direction.

Abstract: A lighting device which lights the discharge lamp, includes: a converting circuit which converts the direct current into an alternating current; a pulse generating circuit which generates a high voltage pulse; and a trigger circuit which causes the pulse generating circuit to generate the high voltage pulse, wherein the pulse generating circuit includes a primary winding and a secondary winding and generates the high voltage pulse by increasing a current input to the secondary winding based on a current input to the primary winding, and the trigger circuit includes a high pass filter; a first capacitor which stores and discharges charges input via the high pass filter; and a third switching element which outputs an output current from a second capacitor connected in parallel to the converting circuit to the primary winding if an output voltage from the first capacitor exceeds a threshold.

Abstract: A development device includes a developer carrier, a bearing member, a biasing member, and a guide. The developer carrier supplies a developer to an electrostatic latent image formed on an image carrier to develop the electrostatic latent image into a toner image. The bearing member rotatably supports the developer carrier axially. The biasing member is provided on a side of the bearing member opposite the image carrier to apply a force to the bearing member to move the bearing member and the developer carrier toward the image carrier. The guide is disposed about the bearing member to enable the bearing member to move therebetween and guide the bearing member toward the image carrier. The bearing member includes a rotatable part to rotate and slide over the guide while contacting the guide.

Abstract: A power control unit which comprises a plurality of semiconductor elements including a plurality of high-potential side semiconductor elements and a plurality of low-potential side semiconductor elements, and each having a first face and a second face, a collector terminal or an emitter terminal provided on the first face, or an emitter terminal and a gate terminal provided on the first face; a plurality of bus bars electrically connected with at least one of the semiconductor elements, and forming a power module together with the semiconductor elements; a terminal block having signal lines and a resin mold which supports the signal lines; and an engaging portion provided on at least one of the bus bars, and engaging with a portion of the terminal block, and also supporting the terminal block, the signal lines directly connected with the gate electrodes through the engaging portion.

Abstract: A lighting device which supplies power to an electrode of a discharge lamp to turn on the discharge lamp, includes: a converting circuit which converts inputted direct current into alternating current; a pulse generating circuit which produces a high-voltage pulse from the alternating current received from the converting circuit and applies the high-voltage pulse to the electrode; and a trigger circuit which is disposed between the converting circuit and causes the pulse generating circuit to apply the high-voltage pulse to the electrode, wherein the trigger circuit allows the pulse generating circuit to apply the high-voltage pulse to the electrode in accordance with a drive frequency of the converting circuit.

Abstract: Disclosed is a micrometer with an improved a heat-insulating property. A micrometer 10 with a U-shaped frame 20 supporting an anvil 12 and a spindle 14 at tip end portions thereof so that the anvil 12 and the spindle 14 are coaxially opposed to each other is provided with a heat insulating cover 50. The heat insulating cover 50 is shaped to accommodate a bottom portion of the frame 20, and is detachable with respect to the frame 20. The heat insulating cover 50 covers a bottom face 22 of the frame 20 while supporting the bottom portion of the frame 20 by sandwiching from both sides of the frame 20.

Abstract: A fixing device includes a pair of first frames that support an axis of each of a fixing roller and a pressing roller and a pair of second frames arranged in parallel to an axial direction of the fixing roller to connect the first frames to each other. The second frames include cover portions that cover an upper peripheral surface and a lower peripheral surface of the rollers. A coupling member couples the cover portions to each other and has a bridge structure between the cover portions.