Abstract: A control device for automatic transmission includes a flow control mechanism for introducing a part of hydraulic oil discharged from a mechanical oil pump into the mechanical oil pump when a differential pressure between an upstream side and a downstream side of a narrow part provided in a discharge passage in which hydraulic oil discharged from the mechanical oil pump flows becomes larger than a predetermined value. Air mixed into the hydraulic oil is compressed by increasing a line pressure as a differential rotation speed increases when oil temperature of the hydraulic oil is equal to or higher than a predetermined oil temperature and an engine torque is equal to or lower than a predetermined engine torque.

Abstract: A fixing device includes an endless belt, a fixing rotating body that fixes, in cooperation with the belt, a toner image formed on a recording medium nipped between the fixing rotating body and the belt while rotating in contact with the belt, a support member that supports a load with which the fixing rotating body nips the recording medium with the belt so as to form a nip portion to nip the recording medium between the belt and the fixing rotating body, a driving unit that circulates the belt in a state in which the fixing rotating body is separate from the belt, and a wind-on rotating body on which the belt is wound at a position adjacent to the support member on an upstream side in a direction of transport of the recording medium to the nip portion.

Abstract: A medium clamping device includes: a first circularly-moving body having a circumferential surface harder than a recording medium, a longer length in a direction orthogonal to a circularly-moving direction than the recording medium in a first direction; a second circularly-moving body where the recording medium passes between the surfaces of the two circularly-moving bodies in a second direction crossing the first direction; a load applying section applying a load to at least one of the two circularly-moving bodies to clamp the recording medium; a belt member surrounding the surface of at least one of the two circularly-moving bodies, at a place outside an area touching the recording medium when the recording medium passes; and a belt-member-protecting member which is aligned with the belt member in a recording-medium-passing direction, includes a portion closer to a recording-medium-passing path than the belt member to protect the belt member from contacting the recording medium.

Abstract: A heating device includes: a heating member that heats a recording medium; a pressure member that forms a heating pressure portion between the pressure member and the heating member by coming into pressure contact with the heating member, the heating pressure portion passing through the recording medium; a tensioning member that is placed to face the pressure member with the heating member interposed therebetween, and that provides a tension to the heating member; and a guide member that guides the recording medium having passed through the heating pressure portion, and that is movable between a first secure position and a second secure position.

Abstract: A control device for automatic transmission includes a flow control mechanism for introducing a part of hydraulic oil discharged from a mechanical oil pump into the mechanical oil pump when a differential pressure between an upstream side and a downstream side of a narrow part provided in a discharge passage in which hydraulic oil discharged from the mechanical oil pump flows becomes larger than a predetermined value. Air mixed into the hydraulic oil is compressed by increasing a line pressure as a differential rotation speed increases when oil temperature of the hydraulic oil is equal to or higher than a predetermined oil temperature and an engine torque is equal to or lower than a predetermined engine torque.

Abstract: A fixing device includes: a belt unit that includes a first roller member, a second roller member provided above the first roller member, a belt member rotating while laid around these roller members, and a positioning member rotatably holding the first roller member and used for positioning the first roller member; a pressure member provided below the first roller member and coming into pressure-contact with an outer peripheral surface of the belt member at a position where the pressure member faces the first roller member, thereby to form a fixing pressure portion; a first housing that supports the positioning member and includes a concave portion opening toward a lateral direction and a sloping portion sloping downward from a lower edge portion of the concave portion; and a second housing pressing the positioning member to fit into the concave portion, along with a closing operation with respect to the first housing.

Abstract: A belt device includes a belt; a driving unit that is provided inside the belt and drives the belt; a supporting unit that is provided inside the belt and supports the belt; and a position determination member that is fixed to one end in an axial direction of the driving unit or the supporting unit and comes in contact with an edge portion of the belt in the case where the belt is mounted so as to determine a position of the belt.

Abstract: A heating device includes: a heating member that heats a recording medium; a pressure member that forms a heating pressure portion between the pressure member and the heating member by coming into pressure contact with the heating member, the heating pressure portion passing through the recording medium; a tensioning member that is placed to face the pressure member with the heating member interposed therebetween, and that provides a tension to the heating member; and a guide member that guides the recording medium having passed through the heating pressure portion, and that is movable between a first secure position and a second secure position.

Abstract: A medium clamping device includes: a first circularly-moving body having a circumferential surface harder than a recording medium, a longer length in a direction orthogonal to a circularly-moving direction than the recording medium in a first direction; a second circularly-moving body where the recording medium passes between the surfaces of the two circularly-moving bodies in a second direction crossing the first direction; a load applying section applying a load to at least one of the two circularly-moving bodies to clamp the recording medium; a belt member surrounding the surface of at least one of the two circularly-moving bodies, at a place outside an area touching the recording medium when the recording medium passes; and a belt-member-protecting member which is aligned with the belt member in a recording-medium-passing direction, includes a portion closer to a recording-medium-passing path than the belt member to protect the belt member from contacting the recording medium.

Abstract: A medium clamping device includes a device main unit that includes: a first circularly moving body that has a surface circularly moving and harder than a recording medium; a second circularly moving body that has a surface moving circularly and harder than the recording medium passing between the both surfaces of the two circularly moving bodies; and a load applying section that applies a load to at least one of the first circularly moving body and the second circularly moving body, to sandwich the recording medium by the load with two moving bodies. The medium clamping device further includes: a support section that supports the device main unit and is secured to a fixed body; and an alleviating system that alleviates transmission of a shock from the device main unit to the fixed body and is incorporated in the support section.

Abstract: A fixing device includes: a belt unit that includes a first roller member, a second roller member provided above the first roller member, a belt member rotating while laid around these roller members, and a positioning member rotatably holding the first roller member and used for positioning the first roller member; a pressure member provided below the first roller member and coming into pressure-contact with an outer peripheral surface of the belt member at a position where the pressure member faces the first roller member, thereby to form a fixing pressure portion; a first housing that supports the positioning member and includes a concave portion opening toward a lateral direction and a sloping portion sloping downward from a lower edge portion of the concave portion; and a second housing pressing the positioning member to fit into the concave portion, along with a closing operation with respect to the first housing.

Abstract: A sheet-member transport device includes an endless belt that is an endless band member formed by arranging fibers substantially in the form of a mesh, a surface at an outer periphery side of the endless belt being treated with surface processing so that the surface at the outer periphery side has a higher friction coefficient than a friction coefficient of a surface at an inner periphery side of the endless belt; and at least two rotary members, the endless belt being wound around the rotary members, the rotary members being rotated to move the endless belt around the two rotary members.

Abstract: A belt device includes a belt; a driving unit that is provided inside the belt and drives the belt; a supporting unit that is provided inside the belt and supports the belt; and a position determination member that is fixed to one end in an axial direction of the driving unit or the supporting unit and comes in contact with an edge portion of the belt in the case where the belt is mounted so as to determine a position of the belt.

Abstract: A carrier device includes: a circular belt made of a breathable nonwoven fabric; plural rolls on which the belt is hung so that the rolls contact a surface of an inner circumference of the belt, that causes the belt to rotate; and a decompression unit that reduces pressure in an area surrounded by the belt.

Abstract: A fluorescent tube connector device includes a plurality of connection terminals corresponding to a plurality of electrode pins provided at one end of a fluorescent tube, wherein the plurality of connection terminals are fixed by a molded case, and the molded case has a rib for insulating the plurality of connection terminals from each other.

Abstract: The nucleic acid probe of the invention is a nucleic acid probe for detecting a trace amount of target nucleic acid highly sensitively, highly accurately, and highly quickly, and is designed so that the nucleic acid probe undergoes a conformational change after hybridization to the target nucleic acid and that the nucleic acid probe, which underwent the conformational change, has a decreased binding strength of hybridization and dissociates from the target nucleic acid, where the conformational change comprises forming a self-cleaving nucleic acid enzyme intramolecularly and the self-cleaving nucleic acid enzyme has cleavage activity toward a cleavage portion within the nucleic acid probe's own molecule.

Abstract: A fluorescent tube connector device includes a plurality of connection terminals corresponding to a plurality of electrode pins provided at one end of a fluorescent tube, wherein the plurality of connection terminals are fixed by a molded case, and the molded case has a rib for insulating the plurality of connection terminals from each other.

Abstract: A split type coil separator which does not easily generate axial deviation, is formed as a split type coil separator which is composed of a neck portion side coil separator and a funnel portion side coil separator. A coupling structure is provided at the contact surfaces of the neck portion side coil separator and funnel portion side coil separator. The coupling structure is composed of a neck portion side coupling portion and a funnel portion side coupling portion. A pair of coupling projections are provided at the positions opposed by almost 180 degrees in the neck portion side coupling portion, while a coupling recessed portion is formed to the internal circumference surface corresponding to the coupling projections. When both coil separators are coupled and fixed by this coupling structure, respective coil separators are integrated without generation of axial deviation and eccentricity of center axes.

Abstract: A pointing control device in a computer, including a support, a manually movable actuating member movably supported by the support, and a magnetic reluctance type detector for detecting a magnitude of movement of the movable actuating member within a unit of time, so that the pointer or the cursor can be moved in accordance with the detected magnitude of movement of the movable actuating member.

Abstract: A sheet size detection device for detecting a size of sheets which are held in a cassette body comprises a first guide member for defining the position of the sheets which are held in the body of the cassette, in a first direction of the sheets, the first guide member being movable in accordance with the size of sheets, a second guide member for defining the position of the sheets, in a second direction of the sheets, the second direction being orthogonal to the first direction, the second guide member being movable in accordance with the size of sheets, a first arm having a first resistor and movable with the first guide member, a second arm having a second resistor and movable with the second guide member, the first and second resistors constituting a variable resistor, and a size detector for detecting the size of the sheets on the basis of the resistance value of the variable resistor.