Abstract: A jig for fixing laminated materials, a system for manufacturing bonded laminated materials, and a method of manufacturing bonded laminated materials are provided at a good yield factor and to efficiently manufacture the bonded laminated materials that are pressed and bonded after being laminated without a misalignment of the membranes or deformation of the laminated materials or any deficiency in bonding at the interface. The bonded laminated materials are manufactured by storing materials made of membranes (W) in a housing space (S) formed by a first sheet-shaped member (12), a second sheet-shaped member (22), and a sealing member (30), exhausting the housing space (S) to sandwich the laminated materials (W) between the first and second sheet-shaped members (12, 22) to fix them, and pressing and bonding them by hot-pressing rollers (51) and cold-pressing rollers (52) of a machine (50) for manufacturing the bonded laminated materials while they are fixed.

Abstract: A sheet conveying apparatus includes a sheet conveying path through which a sheet is conveyed, and a burr pushing portion provided on the sheet conveying path and pushing down a burr, formed at one side edge in a width direction orthogonal to a sheet conveying direction of the sheet, in the width direction. The burr pushing portion includes a contact portion coming into contact with the burrs while inclining with respect to the side edge of the sheet conveyed thereto.

Abstract: The present invention provides a transport system for a jig for fixing material to be laminated, which system can transport a jig for fixing material to be laminated using a simple exhaust device that is of a space-saving-type while it continuously exhausts air, a transport method for transporting a jig for fixing material to be laminated, and an apparatus for manufacturing bonded laminated material comprising the transport system.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method of manufacturing and an apparatus for manufacturing a layered structure comprising a solid electrolyte layer, a positive electrode active material layer, and a negative electrode active material layer, which together constitute an all-solid-state battery.

Abstract: A sheet conveying apparatus includes a sheet conveying path through which a sheet is conveyed, and a burr pushing portion provided on the sheet conveying path and pushing down a burr, formed at one side edge in a width direction orthogonal to a sheet conveying direction of the sheet, in the width direction. The burr pushing portion includes a contact portion coming into contact with the burrs while inclining with respect to the side edge of the sheet conveyed thereto.

Abstract: To provide a decompressing jig that can apply pressure on a workpiece after a space for accommodating the workpiece is sufficiently decompressed and a method for applying pressure on a workpiece by using the decompressing jig. The decompressing jig 1 is configured by integrating a first member for decompression 10, a second member for decompression 20, a sealing member 30, a first member for preliminary decompression 40, and a second member for preliminary decompression 50. The first member for decompression 10 is formed by spreading a first sheet 12 made of a flexible sheet across a first frame 11. In the first frame 11 a path for suction 15 that is connected to a device for suction via a port for suction 14 and that is connected to a space S for accommodating the workpiece is formed. The first member for preliminary decompression 40 forms a chamber Y for preliminary decompression between it and the first sheet 12 so that the chamber Y can be decompressed.

Abstract: An inner heating member is disposed in contact with an inner circumferential surface of a heating belt and an outer heating member is disposed in contact with an outer circumferential surface of the heating belt to heat the heating belt. A restricting member configured to restrict an orbit of the heating belt is disposed between the inner and outer heating members. Then, at least either one of an area of contact between the inner circumferential surface of the heating belt and the inner heating member and an area of contact between the outer circumferential surface of the heating belt and the outer heating member is changed to quickly change a quantity of heat applied to the outer circumferential surface or inner circumferential surface of the heating belt.

Abstract: The present invention is to provide an apparatus to manufacture joined laminated media and a method therefor. The joined laminated media that are manufactured from the membrane materials and that are joined by being pressed have no displacement, deformation of the membrane materials, or any defect in joining the boundary faces of the laminated materials, and are efficiently manufactured in a good yield. The apparatus can manufacture a joined laminated-media where the laminated media are placed in the housing space (S) that is formed by a pair of endless belts (15a, 15b) and the sealing member (24). The laminated media are then transported in a state where the laminated media are fixed by the pair of endless belts (15a, 15b) that are closely attached to the laminated media because the air is discharged from the housing space (S) through the discharge holes (17) and they are joined by being pressed in the hot-press section (11) and cold-press section (13).

Abstract: The present invention provides a transport system for a jig for fixing material to be laminated, which system can transport a jig for fixing material to be laminated using a simple exhaust device that is of a space-saving-type while it continuously exhausts air, a transport method for transporting a jig for fixing material to be laminated, and an apparatus for manufacturing bonded laminated material comprising the transport system. The transporting device 2 comprises a crank-slider transporting device 100 that transports the jig for fixing material to be laminated 100, and an intermediate stage 20 that receives the jig for fixing material to be laminated 100 from the crank-slider transporting device 10.

Abstract: A jig for fixing laminated materials, a system for manufacturing bonded laminated materials, and a method of manufacturing bonded laminated materials are provided at a good yield factor and to efficiently manufacture the bonded laminated materials that are pressed and bonded after being laminated without a misalignment of the membranes or deformation of the laminated materials or any deficiency in bonding at the interface. The bonded laminated materials are manufactured by storing materials made of laminated membranes (W) in a housing space (S) formed by a first sheet-shaped member (12), a second sheet-shaped member (22), and a sealing member (30), exhausting the housing space (S) to sandwich the laminated membranes (W) between the first and second sheet-shaped members (12, 22) to fix them, and pressing and bonding them by hot-pressing rollers (51) and cold-pressing rollers (52) of a machine (50) for manufacturing the bonded laminated materials while they are fixed.

Abstract: The present invention is to provide an apparatus to manufacture joined laminated media and a method therefor. The joined laminated media that are manufactured from the membrane materials and that are joined by being pressed have no displacement, deformation of the membrane materials, or any defect in joining the boundary faces of the laminated materials, and are efficiently manufactured in a good yield. The apparatus can manufacture a joined laminated-media where the laminated media are placed in the housing space (S) that is formed by a pair of endless belts (15a, 15b) and the sealing member (24). The laminated media are then transported in a state where the laminated media are fixed by the pair of endless belts (15a, 15b) that are closely attached to the laminated media because the air is discharged from the housing space (S) through the discharge holes (17) and they are joined by being pressed in the hot-press section (11) and cold-press section (13).

Abstract: An inner heating member is disposed in contact with an inner circumferential surface of a heating belt and an outer heating member is disposed in contact with an outer circumferential surface of the heating belt to heat the heating belt. A restricting member configured to restrict an orbit of the heating belt is disposed between the inner and outer heating members. Then, at least either one of an area of contact between the inner circumferential surface of the heating belt and the inner heating member and an area of contact between the outer circumferential surface of the heating belt and the outer heating member is changed to quickly change a quantity of heat applied to the outer circumferential surface or inner circumferential surface of the heating belt.

Abstract: A fixing apparatus includes a fixing belt configured to fix a toner image on a sheet at a nip portion, a rotating member configured to convey the sheet cooperatively with the fixing belt at the nip portion, a supporting roller configured to rotatably support the fixing belt and to press the fixing belt toward the rotating member, a separation pad provided in a position which is downstream of the supporting roller in a sheet conveyance direction and configured to press the fixing belt toward the rotating member to separate the sheet from the fixing belt, a holder configured to hold the separation pad, the holder being swingable around a center which is further away from the rotating member than the nip portion and which is downstream of the supporting roller, and an urging member configured to urge the holder in a rotational direction of the fixing belt.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method of manufacturing a layered structure and an apparatus for manufacturing a layered structure where the layered structure comprises a solid electrolyte layer, a positive electrode active material layer, and a negative electrode active material layer, which together constitute an all-solid-state battery, enables the interfacial resistance to be lowered, enables the interfacial strength to be increased, enables an improved yield rate, and enables a low manufacturing cost.

Abstract: The present invention provides a cleaning apparatus for cleaning an image bearing member, which has a cleaning member for cleaning a toner from the image bearing member by contacting with the image bearing member, and carrying device for carrying the toner cleaned by the cleaning member, in a direction of a generatrix of the image bearing member, the carrying device being vibrated, a distance between the carrying device and a portion of contact of the cleaning member with the image bearing member being smaller than 8 mm.

Abstract: A method for forming a crystal layer including the steps of (1) supplying first impurity atoms onto a surface of a crystal substrate to form a surfactant layer adsorbed on the surface, (2) supplying nucleus atoms which bond with the first impurity atoms, (3) repeating step (2) until second impurity atoms are supplied in step (4), and (4) supplying second impurity atoms which bond with the first impurity atoms and the nucleus atoms to epitaxially grow a crystal layer including the nucleus atoms as a crystal nucleus material doped with the first and second impurity atoms. A co-dopant having a three-atom composite formed by supplying the atoms on the surface of the crystal enables smooth doping thereof to produce the crystal having the high density dopant or a low resistance.

Abstract: A fixing roller includes a conductive core member to which voltage is to be applied to an aluminum oxidation layer provided on the conductive core member and a surface conductive layer provided on the aluminum oxidation layer.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus has an image bearing member; developing device for developing the image bearing member to form a toner image on the image bearing member, in a developing zone; and a transferring member for forming a nip in cooperation with the image bearing member and for transferring the toner image onto a transfer material in the nip. During a portion of a period in which the transfer material is not in the nip, an electric field is formed for transferring the toner having the same polarity as the toner image from the transferring member to a first region of the image bearing member.

Abstract: The present invention provides control means for always maintaining the transfer and separation condition of an image forming apparatus of electrophotographic type. The present invention comprises time detection means for detecting a time period elapsed after a power source of the image forming apparatus is turned OFF, judgement means for judging whether the detected result of the time detection means exceeds a predetermined time, and setting means for setting conditions of the transfer means and/or the separation means, the setting means selecting the conditions of the transfer means and/or the separation means to predetermined conditions when the judged result of the judgement means is out of a predetermined time period and adopting a previous transfer and separation condition when the judged result is in the predetermined time period.