Abstract: Systems and methods for introducing hook fastening elements into a mold traveling along a mold assembly line are disclosed. The system can be configured to cut hook fastening tape into strips having a predetermined length based on information received from the mold assembly line, and to drop the cut strips directly into the mold at the appropriate intervals as the mold travels along the mold assembly line. Also disclosed is a system for facilitating the continuous feeding of hook fastening tape through the system.

Abstract: A radiographic apparatus comprising, a radiation source for emitting radiation, a radiation detecting device having a detecting surface for detecting radiation, an image generating device for generating images in accordance with detection data outputted from the radiation detecting device, a collimator for restricting spread of a radiation beam emitted from the radiation source, an opening-degree obtaining device for obtaining a degree of opening of the collimator and a display device for displaying a radiation-irradiation area on the image, the opening-degree obtaining device determining the radiation-irradiation area to be displayed on the image in accordance with a relationship between a width of the radiation beam contained in the image obtained in advance by two or more degrees of opening of the collimator through radiation irradiation and the degrees of opening of the collimator as well as the current degree of opening of the collimator.

Abstract: Systems and methods for introducing hook fastening elements into a mold traveling along a mold assembly line are disclosed. The system can be configured to cut hook fastening tape into strips having a predetermined length based on information received from the mold assembly line, and to drop the cut strips directly into the mold at the appropriate intervals as the mold travels along the mold assembly line. Also disclosed is a system for facilitating the continuous feeding of hook fastening tape through the system.

Abstract: A capacitive transparent touch sheet has excellent visibility and durability without changing the sensitivity, size, or the like of a touch panel. A capacitive transparent touch sheet is a capacitive transparent touch sheet that comprises: a substrate; strip shaped first electrodes comprising a transparent metal oxide and formed separately on a first surface of the substrate; strip shaped second electrodes formed on a second surface of the substrate opposite to the first surface and to cross the first electrodes; and at least one insulation part formed continuously with the second electrodes and having a thickness the same as that of the second electrodes. The second electrodes comprise conductive nanofibers conductively connected with each other, and a binder resin for holding the conductive nanofibers on the substrate; and the at least one insulation part comprises the binder resin that constitutes the second electrodes without the conductive nanofibers.

Abstract: A capacitive transparent touch sheet has excellent visibility and durability without changing the sensitivity, size, or the like of a touch panel. The capacitive transparent touch sheet comprises: a first conductive sheet including a first substrate to be adhered to the hard substrate, and a plurality of strip shaped first electrodes formed separately on a surface of the first substrate to be adhered to the hard substrate; a second conductive sheet including a second substrate disposed to oppose the first substrate, a plurality of strip shaped second electrodes formed on a surface of the second substrate opposing the first substrate and arranged to cross the first electrodes, and at least one insulation part formed continuously with the second electrodes, the at least one insulation part having a thickness the same as that of the second electrodes; and an adhesive layer that bonds the first and second conductive sheets together.

Abstract: In a conductive sheet using a metal nanofiber, metal migration in a visible conductive pattern is eliminated. Also, the intervals of the conductive portion (separate sheet terminal) are shortened. On a substrate (26) is a conductive sheet (10), formed from a transparent conductive pattern (11) and a visible conductive pattern (16). The transparent conductive pattern comprises a first nanofiber layer (12) that is a layer including a metal nanofiber, and a first heat-insulating layer (29) adjacent to the first nanofiber layer. The visible conductive pattern (16) forms an underlayer pattern from a second nanofiber layer (17) that is a layer including a metal nanofiber, and a second heat-insulating layer (27) adjacent to the second nanofiber layer; and a top-layer pattern comprising a paste layer (18) that is a layer including a metal paste laminated on the underlayer pattern. The second heat-insulating layer (27) is a conductive sheet that is a layer including a metal nanofiber cut to a minimum size.

Abstract: A heating-controller controls an electric power supply from a battery to a urea-water heater based on a voltage of the battery detected by a voltage detector and an engine-state of an internal combustion engine obtained by an engine-state detector. When a voltage of the battery is low or when the internal combustion engine stops, the heating-controller prohibits the electric power supply from the battery to the urea-water heater. A urea-water adding device can avoid an excess decrease of a battery power by intermittently energizing the urea-water heater according to the engine-state of an internal combustion engine and the battery voltage VB.

Abstract: A radiographic apparatus comprising, a radiation source for emitting radiation, a radiation detecting device having a detecting surface for detecting radiation, an image generating device for generating images in accordance with detection data outputted from the radiation detecting device, a collimator for restricting spread of a radiation beam emitted from the radiation source, an opening-degree obtaining device for obtaining a degree of opening of the collimator and a display device for displaying a radiation-irradiation area on the image, the opening-degree obtaining device determining the radiation-irradiation area to be displayed on the image in accordance with a relationship between a width of the radiation beam contained in the image obtained in advance by two or more degrees of opening of the collimator through radiation irradiation and the degrees of opening of the collimator as well as the current degree of opening of the collimator.

Abstract: Systems and methods for introducing hook fastening elements into a mold traveling along a mold assembly line are disclosed. The system can be configured to cut hook fastening tape into strips having a predetermined length based on information received from the mold assembly line, and to drop the cut strips directly into the mold at the appropriate intervals as the mold travels along the mold assembly line. Also disclosed is a system for facilitating the continuous feeding of hook fastening tape through the system.

Abstract: Systems and methods for introducing hook fastening elements into a mold traveling along a mold assembly line are disclosed. The system can be configured to cut hook fastening tape into strips having a predetermined length based on information received from the mold assembly line, and to drop the cut strips directly into the mold at the appropriate intervals as the mold travels along the mold assembly line.

Abstract: Systems and methods for introducing hook fastening elements into a mold traveling along a mold assembly line is disclosed. The system can be configured to cut hook fastening tape into strips having a predetermined length based on information received from the mold assembly line, and to drop the cut strips directly into the mold at the appropriate intervals as the mold travels along the mold assembly line.

Abstract: A sheet finishing apparatus is provided with a sheet passage; a conveyor to covey a sheet along the sheet passage; an intermediate stacker on which the sheet conveyed along the sheet passage is placed so that a bundle of sheets is formed on the intermediate stacker; a finisher to conduct a finishing process for the bundle of sheets formed on the intermediate stacker; a sheet delivering section to which the bundle of sheets is delivered; and a sheet delivering device to true up edges of the bundle of sheets on the intermediate stacker before the finisher conducts the finishing process and to deliver the bundle of sheets from the intermediate stacker to the sheet delivering section after the finisher has conducted the finishing process.

Abstract: A sheet processing apparatus has a function of stapling sheets together, wherein the sheets are fed from an image forming apparatus one by one after images are formed on the sheets. The sheet processing apparatus includes a stapler to staple the sheets together, a sheet guide which guides the sheets along a sheet transporting path from the image forming apparatus to a position at which the sheets are stapled by the stapler, and a reference surface against which edges of the sheets are butted to stop movement of the sheets. The sheets are guided along the sheet transporting path by the sheet guide and the edges of the sheets are butted against the reference surface at a same position relative to a sheet conveying direction, irrespective of whether the sheet processing apparatus is in a stapling mode in which the stapler staples the sheets or a non-stapling mode in which the stapler does not staple the sheets, and irrespective of sizes of the sheets.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus, having a sheet ejection section, provided in an upper portion of the image forming apparatus, for ejecting a recording sheet onto an upper surface portion of the image forming apparatus; a sheet post-processing apparatus for receiving the recording sheet, ejected from the sheet ejection section, so as to perform a post-processing operation upon the recording sheet; and a coupler for coupling the sheet post-processing apparatus with the image forming apparatus so that at least a part of the post-processing apparatus is located on the upper surface portion of the image forming apparatus.

Abstract: In an sheet finishing apparatus for receiving a sheet on which an image has been formed by an image forming apparatus, and for ejecting the sheet after a front side thereof is reversed, the sheet finishing apparatus includes: a sheet conveyor for conveying the sheet fed from the image forming apparatus downstream; a sheet reversing device for receiving the sheet conveyed by the sheet conveyor, and for reversing the front side of the sheet by rotation; a sheet holder provided on a peripheral portion of the sheet reversing device for holding a leading edge portion of the sheet conveyed by the sheet conveyor, the sheet holder capable of being opened or closed; a sheet stopper for blocking the leading edge portion of the sheet to be stopped at a position where the front side of the sheet is reversed by a rotation of the sheet reversing device; and a sheet stacking member for stacking the sheet separated from the sheet reversing device by a further rotation of the reversing device after the leading edge of the she

Abstract: A sheet finishing apparatus for finishing a sheet, on which an image has been formed, conveyed from an image forming apparatus, the sheet finishing apparatus includes: a sheet ejecting member for ejecting the sheet after finishing; and an exit tray for receiving the sheet ejected by the sheet ejecting member after finishing is conducted. The exit tray includes a movable exit tray member on which the sheet is stacked, and a stationary exit tray member for supporting the movable exit tray member. The movable exit tray member has a sheet stacking surface on which the sheet is stacked, and a stopper portion provided adjacent to the sheet ejecting member to bring an edge of the sheet into contact with the stopper portion. The movable exit tray member is pivotally supported around a supporting shaft provided on a leading edge portion of the stationary exit tray member.

Abstract: An apparatus for removing static electricity from charged articles existing in a clean space, particularly in a clean room for the production of semiconductor articles, includes a AC ionizer having a plurality of needle-like emitters disposed in a flow of clean air. A discharge end of each emitter is coated with a dielectric ceramic material. Opposite conductors are also included which are respectively positioned apart from the discharge end of each emitter by a predetermined distance. Each opposite conductor is grounded. Emitters of some of the discharge pairs are connected to a high voltage AC source having added thereto negative voltage bias to thereby form pseudo negative pole emitters, and emitters of the other discharge pairs are connected to a high voltage AC source having added thereto a more positive voltage bias relative to the negative voltage bias to thereby form pseudo positive pole emitters.

Abstract: An apparatus for removing static electricity from charged articles existing in a clean space, particularly in a clean room for the production of semiconductor devices, includes an AC ionizer having a plurality of needle-like emitters disposed in a flow of clean air. A discharge end of each emitter is coated with a dielectric ceramic material. Opposite conductors are also included which are respectively positiond apart from each emitter by a predetermined distance. A DC voltage (or voltages) is applied to the opposite conductors. By adjusting the DC voltage (or voltages), the positive and negative ion concentration generated by each emitter is controlled. Further, a bias voltage may be added to the DC to increase the ion concentration.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus, having a sheet ejection section, provided in an upper portion of the image forming apparatus, for ejecting a recording sheet onto an upper surface portion of the image forming apparatus; a sheet post-processing apparatus for receiving the recording sheet, ejected from the sheet ejection section, so as to perform a post-processing operation upon the recording sheet; and a coupler for coupling the sheet post-processing apparatus with the image forming apparatus so that at least a part of the post-processing apparatus is located on the upper surface portion of the image forming apparatus.