Abstract: A film manufacturing method and manufacturing apparatus for manufacturing a film having excellent dimensional stability to heat at a good product yield and performing a stress relaxation treatment of the film include performing the stress relaxation treatment while conveying the film in a non-contact state using a levitation conveyance device for jetting a heated gas from gas injection holes to the film and conveying the film in a non-contact state. The film manufacturing method and manufacturing apparatus are particularly suitable for stress relaxation treatment of a polyimide film obtained by heat-treating a polyimide film precursor.

Abstract: A condensation reaction-type die bonding agent has little liability of poor electrical connection at the electrodes. A condensation reaction-type die bonding agent for bonding an LED device provided on its surface with device electrodes having connection surfaces covered by gold, where the die bonding agent includes (A) a polysilsesquioxane solid in state at room temperature having trisiloxy units (TA) expressed by R1SiO3/2 where, R1 indicates one group selected from the group comprised of C1 to C15 alkyl groups, a phenyl group, and a benzyl group, and having hydroxyl groups, (B) a polysilsesquioxane liquid in state at room temperature having trisiloxy units (TB) expressed by R2SiO3/2 where, R2 indicates one group selected from the group comprised of C1 to C15 alkyl groups, a phenyl group, and a benzyl group, and having —OR2 where, R2 indicates one group selected from the group comprised of C1 to C15 alkyl groups, a phenyl group, and a benzyl group, and (C) a condensation reaction catalyst.

Abstract: An electrophotographic photoreceptor includes a conductive substrate; and a photosensitive layer arranged on the conductive substrate and containing, as a charge generating material, any one material selected from the group consisting of titanyl phthalocyanines, metal-free phthalocyanines, chlorogallium phthalocyanines and hydroxygallium phthalocyanines; and, as an electron transporting material, a naphthalene tetracarboxylic acid diimide compound represented by Formula (1) below, where R1 and R2 each represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, an alkylene group, an alkoxy group, an alkyl ester group, a phenyl group optionally having a substituent, a naphthyl group optionally having a substituent, or a halogen element; and R1 and R2 are optionally the same or different: The photoreceptor realizes a stable print density even in a low-temperature environment by suppressing a reduction in print density that is caused by potential fluctuation of the photoreceptor in the low-temperat

Abstract: A communication apparatus that forms, in a train in which fixed formations are coupled, a backbone network relaying signals between branch networks formed in the fixed formations with another communication apparatus that is made redundant, includes: a VRRP functional unit that, when operating as a master, periodically transmits an alive monitoring frame to another communication apparatus operating as a backup via the branch network, and, when operating as a backup, receives an alive monitoring frame transmitted from another communication apparatus operating as a master via the branch network; a port-malfunction detection unit detecting malfunction of the port to which the branch network is connected; and an alive determination unit that, when operating as a backup, detects whether another communication apparatus operating as a master has malfunctioned based on an alive-monitoring-frame reception result from the VRRP functional unit and a malfunction detection result from the port-malfunction detection unit.

Abstract: The invention provides an electrophotographic photoreceptor, which undergoes little abrasion over long term use and is able to develop a stable image, as well as a method of producing the same and an electrophotographic device including the same. The electrophotographic photoreceptor includes a conductive substrate; and a photosensitive layer that contains an inorganic oxide and that is formed on the conductive substrate from a coating liquid. A test slurry containing 20% by mass of the inorganic oxide dispersed in a solvent for forming the coating liquid has a light transmittance of 40% or more in a test case where light having a wavelength of 780 nm irradiates the test slurry.

Abstract: To reduce the influence of a coupling pin that fixes a shaft to a photoreceptor drum on rotation of a photoreceptor drum. To provide photoreceptor device including: a photoreceptor drum having an insertion hole formed along a lengthwise direction; and a flange that is provided at a lengthwise end portion of the photoreceptor drum and has a through hole formed thereon at a position to overlap the insertion hole, wherein the flange has a first protruding portion and a second protruding portion that: are provided on an end surface at which the through hole is provided and around the through hole; and protrude from the end surface, the first protruding portion has a first opening at a position facing the through hole, and the second protruding portion is provided at a position opposite to the first opening across a center of the through hole on the end surface.

Abstract: To reduce the influence of a coupling pin that fixes a shaft to a photoreceptor drum on rotation of a photoreceptor drum. To provide photoreceptor device including: a photoreceptor drum having an insertion hole formed along a lengthwise direction; and a flange that is provided at a lengthwise end portion of the photoreceptor drum and has a through hole formed thereon at a position to overlap the insertion hole, wherein the flange has a first protruding portion and a second protruding portion that: are provided on an end surface at which the through hole is provided and around the through hole; and protrude from the end surface, the first protruding portion has a first opening at a position facing the through hole, and the second protruding portion is provided at a position opposite to the first opening across a center of the through hole on the end surface.

Abstract: A coil cooling structure comprises a coil which includes a strip-shaped conductor wound around a specific axis a plurality of times; an alumina layer which is formed on an end surface of the coil in the direction of the specific axis through thermal spraying of alumina and whose surface is flattened; a cooling plate which is mainly formed of alumina and has a flow passage for a cooling medium; and an adhesive which bonds the alumina layer and the cooling plate and which elastically deforms depending on a difference in thermal expansion between the alumina layer and the cooling plate.

Abstract: A car integrated management system has a plurality of communication apparatuses, each including: an extraction unit to extract entries from a table; an address unit to generate a destination address of a packet, using information to identify a subnet connected to each of the communication apparatuses, and to generate a next hop address that indicates an address of a transfer destination to which the packet is to be transferred, using information to identify each of the communication apparatuses, the subnet identification information and the communication apparatus identification information being included in entry extracted by the extraction unit; an acquisition unit to acquire information about an IP port to be used for sending the packet to a communication apparatus at the next hop address; and an entry addition unit to add information about the destination address, the next hop address, and the IP port to a routing table.

Abstract: A first polarizing plate is disposed on a first main surface of a liquid crystal display panel. A second polarizing plate is disposed on a second main surface of the liquid crystal panel. The first polarizing plate includes a first polarizer and a first phase difference film laminated on a main surface on the liquid crystal display panel side in the first polarizer. The second polarizing plate includes a second polarizer and a transparent film laminated on a main surface on the side opposite to the liquid crystal display panel in the second polarizer.

Abstract: To economically regenerate a catalyst and to produce aromatic hydrocarbon stably for a long time maintaining a high aromatic hydrocarbon yield when the aromatic hydrocarbon is produced upon making a contact reaction between lower hydrocarbon and the catalyst. A method of producing aromatic hydrocarbon and an apparatus for producing aromatic hydrocarbon by repeating a reaction step for obtaining aromatic hydrocarbon upon making a contact reaction between lower hydrocarbon and a catalyst and a regeneration step for regenerating the catalyst used in the reaction step. Off-gas which is gas obtained by removing aromatic hydrocarbon produced in the reaction step from discharge gas passing through the reaction step is used as a regeneration gas in the regeneration step.

Abstract: A film manufacturing method and manufacturing apparatus for manufacturing a film having excellent dimensional stability to heat at a good product yield and performing a stress relaxation treatment of the film include performing the stress relaxation treatment while conveying the film in a non-contact state using a levitation conveyance device for jetting a heated gas from gas injection holes to the film and conveying the film in a non-contact state. The film manufacturing method and manufacturing apparatus are particularly suitable for stress relaxation treatment of a polyimide film obtained by heat-treating a polyimide film precursor.

Abstract: A communication apparatus that forms, in a train in which fixed formations are coupled, a backbone network relaying signals between branch networks formed in the fixed formations with another communication apparatus that is made redundant, includes: a VRRP functional unit that, when operating as a master, periodically transmits an alive monitoring frame to another communication apparatus operating as a backup via the branch network, and, when operating as a backup, receives an alive monitoring frame transmitted from another communication apparatus operating as a master via the branch network; a port-malfunction detection unit detecting malfunction of the port to which the branch network is connected; and an alive determination unit that, when operating as a backup, detects whether another communication apparatus operating as a master has malfunctioned based on an alive-monitoring-frame reception result from the VRRP functional unit and a malfunction detection result from the port-malfunction detection unit.

Abstract: An electrophotographic photoreceptor is used by being detachably mounted onto an apparatus main body of an electrophotographic application apparatus while being incorporated in a process cartridge. The electrophotographic photoreceptor has a photosensitive drum formed by forming a photosensitive layer containing a photoconductive material on an outer circumferential surface of a cylindrical conductive substrate; and a flange that is fitted to an open end of the photosensitive drum and transmits a rotational driving force from the apparatus main body to the photosensitive drum. In the flange, on a surface thereof receiving the rotational driving force, a driven-side power transmission portion that is configured by a cylindrical body disposed concentrically with respect to a central shaft of the photosensitive drum, and engaging projections are provided.

Abstract: An environmentally friendly flux for molten steel desulfurization includes CaO and Al2O3 so that [CaO]/[Al2O3] is within a range of 1.6 to 3.0, and includes one or more alkali metal oxides of Na2O, K2O, and Li2O, and SiO2 so that [SiO2]/[R2O] is within a range of 0.1 to 3, [R2O] is within a range of 0.5 mass % to 5 mass %, and [SiO2] is within a range of 0.05 mass % to 15 mass % in a case in which the [CaO], the [Al2O3], the [SiO2], and the [R2O] represent the mass % of CaO, the mass % of Al2O3, the mass % of SiO2, and the total amount of the mass % of Na2O, the mass % of K2O, and the mass % of Li2O respectively.

Abstract: An electrophotographic photoreceptor includes a conductive substrate; and a photosensitive layer provided on the conductive substrate that includes an organic photoconductive material and charge transport materials including a styryl compound represented by structural formula (I) below and a triphenylamine compound represented by structural formula (II) below: wherein the charge transport materials have a mixing ratio of from 8.33 to 16.67 mass % of the styryl compound to from 91.67 to 83.33 mass % of the triphenylamine compound.

Abstract: An electrophotographic photoreceptor is removably installed and used in a device main unit of an electrophotography application device so as to form a process cartridge. The device main unit includes a driving-side power transmission portion. The photoreceptor includes a photosensitive drum including a cylindrical conductive base having a photosensitive layer containing a photoconductive material. A flange is fitted to the photosensitive drum. The flange includes a driven-side driving force transmission portion that has a cylindrical member and engaging protrusions. The flange transmits to the photosensitive drum a rotational driving force from the driving-side power transmission portion. A center of the cylindrical member is disposed on a central axis of the photosensitive drum. The protrusions are parallel to the central axis at positions on the outer periphery of the cylindrical member that trisect the cylindrical member.

Abstract: A first polarizing plate is disposed on a first main surface of a liquid crystal display panel. A second polarizing plate is disposed on a second main surface of the liquid crystal panel. The first polarizing plate includes a first polarizer and a first phase difference film laminated on a main surface on the liquid crystal display panel side in the first polarizer. The second polarizing plate includes a second polarizer and a transparent film laminated on a main surface on the side opposite to the liquid crystal display panel in the second polarizer.