Abstract: A sheet conveyance device includes: a first conveyance path configured to allow a sheet to be conveyed along the first conveyance path; a second conveyance path that extends upward from a branch position in the first conveyance path; a third conveyance path that extends downward from the branch position; a first conveyance roller disposed in the second conveyance path and configured to rotate normally and reversely to convey the sheet; a first drive motor disposed below the branch position; and a first belt disposed in a drive transmission path from the first drive motor to the first conveyance roller and configured to transmit a driving force from the first drive motor to the first conveyance roller.

Abstract: In a sewing machine, an arm includes, on one side thereof in a first direction, a head. A needle bar is disposed at the head to reciprocally move in a second direction. A feed mechanism feeds a workpiece from one side toward the other side of the head in a third direction. The projection unit disposed at the head projects a projection image toward a bed. The projection unit includes an emitter for projecting image light of the projection image. The photographing unit disposed at the head captures a photographing target. The photographing unit includes an incident portion on which light reflected by the photographing target is incident. The emitter and the incident portion are disposed further toward the one side of the arm in the first direction than the needle bar, and further toward the one side of the head in the third direction than the needle bar.

Abstract: The tape cassette includes a housing, a tape roll, a tape, an outlet, a first guide, first opening, second opening, a first rotation body, and a second rotation body. The first guide is configured to guide the tape that has been conveyed through a detection position toward the outlet. The first opening opens toward a first surface of the tape. The second opening opens toward a second surface of the tape. The first rotation body is disposed at a position adjacent to the first opening. The position adjacent to the first opening is an entrance to the detection position. The second rotation body is disposed further upstream than the first guide in a tape conveyance direction. The second rotation body is disposed at a position adjacent to the second opening. The position adjacent to the second opening is an exit from the detection position.

Abstract: A drum cartridge includes: a photosensitive drum rotatable about an axis extending in a first direction; a first drum frame to which a developing cartridge is attachable; and a second drum frame having an outer surface; and a memory having an electrical contact surface. The first drum frame is at one end portion of the drum cartridge in a second direction and the second drum frame is at another end portion of the drum cartridge in the second direction. The electrical contact surface is positioned at the outer surface of the second drum frame and is movable in a predetermined direction relative to the second drum frame.

Abstract: There is provided a printing apparatus including: a line head including a plurality of nozzles and a discharging surface in which the plurality of nozzles is opened, the line head being configured to discharge a photo-curing ink from the plurality of nozzles to a printing medium; a light irradiator configured to irradiate the photo-curing ink on the printing medium with a light; an optical sensor configured to measure a distance between the printing medium and the discharging surface, and a controller configured to cause the light irradiator to execute an irradiating operation of irradiating the photo-curing ink on the printing medium with the light at a first timing, and cause the optical sensor to execute a distance measuring operation of measuring the distance between the printing medium and the discharging surface at a second timing different from the first timing.

Abstract: An image indicating an option to purchase a contract cartridge according to a cancellation of a service contract may be displayed at a computer. The contract cartridge is useable in a contract state, and configured to be unusable in a normal (non-contract) state. In response to selection of the option, an instruction may be transmitted to modify a setting of the contract cartridge to allow use of the contract cartridge when the image forming apparatus is in the normal state.

Abstract: An image recording device having a recording unit to record an image on a sheet is provided. The image recording unit includes a feed guide defining a first conveying path; an arm disposed between the recording unit and the tray, the arm having a feed roller rotatably disposed at a free end and configured to feed the sheet in the tray to the first conveying path. The arm pivots between a first arm position, and a second arm position. The return guide pivots between a first return guide position, and a second return guide position. A space occupied by the return guide in the first return guide position overlaps a space occupied by the arm in the second arm position. The return guide is in the second return guide position when the arm is in the second arm position which is retracted from an insertion space occupied by the tray.

Abstract: A cartridge includes: a housing; a storage medium including an electrical contact surface; and a storage medium holder holding the storage medium and movable relative to the housing. The storage medium holder is positioned at one end portion of the housing in a first direction and includes: a first holder holding the electrical contact surface; a second holder positioned spaced away from the first holder in a second direction crossing the first direction; and an elastic member expandable and shrinkable in the second direction between the first holder and the second holder. The first holder has a first hole penetrating the first holder in the second direction. The first hole is positioned farther from the housing in the first direction than the second holder and the elastic member are from the housing in the first direction and is overlapped with the electrical contact surface as viewed in the second direction.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: a main housing; a first drum cartridge including a first photosensitive drum; a second drum cartridge including a second photosensitive drum; a first toner cartridge to be coupled to the first drum cartridge; and a second toner cartridge to be coupled to the second drum cartridge. The first drum cartridge and the second drum cartridge are attachable to and detachable from the main housing. The first drum cartridge further includes: a first frame; a second frame; a third frame immovable relative to the first photosensitive drum; a developing housing movable relative to the first photosensitive drum; and a sealing member sealing a gap between the developing housing and the third frame. The third frame has a first passage opening configured to allow toner from the first toner cartridge to pass therethrough. The sealing member is positioned around and away from the first passage opening.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: a main housing; a transfer roller rotatable about an axis extending in a first direction; a fixing device; a movable chute positioned between the transfer roller and the fixing device in a conveying direction; and a solenoid actuator. The movable chute is configured to guide the sheet, and is movable between: a first position; and a second position at which a downstream end in the conveying direction of the movable chute is positioned further downward relative to the downstream end of the movable chute positioned at the first position. The solenoid actuator is configured to cause the movable chute to move. The main housing includes: a first frame positioned further toward one side in the first direction relative to the movable chute and supporting the solenoid actuator; and a second frame positioned further toward another side in the first direction relative to the movable chute.

Abstract: A developing cartridge may include: a casing to accommodate developer; a storage medium including an electric contact surface; an elastic member extending in a first direction crossing the electric contact surface, and configured to be compressed or stretched in the first direction between a first state and a second state; and a holder including an outer surface positioned toward a side of the holder in the first direction, the electric contact surface positioned at the outer surface, and movable between first and second positions in the first direction relative to the casing. A length of the elastic member in the first direction is greater in the first state than in the second state. The electric contact surface is in the first position when the elastic member is in the first state, and the electric contact surface is in the second position when the elastic member is in the second state.

Abstract: There is provided an image forming apparatus including a main casing, an opening-closing member configured to open and close an opening on a side of the main casing and to move between an open position and a closed position, a belt unit configured to move between a first position and a second position, a drum unit configured to move between a third position and a fourth position, a developing device unit configured to move in an arrangement direction of developing rollers, and an interlock mechanism configured such that in response to a movement of the opening-closing member from the closed position to the open position, the belt unit moves from the first position to the second position and the drum unit moves from the third position to the fourth position.

Abstract: There is provided a liquid consuming apparatus including: a tank having a liquid storing chamber, an erected wall through which the liquid inside the liquid storage chamber is visible from outside of the tank, and an inlet which is formed to penetrate through the erected wall and via which the liquid is poured into the liquid storage chamber; a liquid consuming section which consumes the liquid stored in the liquid storing chamber; and a cover. A transmitting section and a checking section are formed in an upper surface, of the cover, under a condition that the cover is in the exposure position, the transmitting section configured to transmit information optically to a user of the liquid consuming apparatus and the checking section configured to prevent the liquid moving on a particular surface of the cover from arriving at the transmitting section.

Abstract: A tape cassette that includes a tape cassette that includes a housing having a top surface, a bottom surface, a rear wall, a front wall, and a tape feed exit located on the front wall, a tape included at least partially within the housing and configured to be fed along a tape feed path extending to the tape feed exit, and a first indicator aperture positioned on the front wall and a second indicator aperture position on a rear portion of the bottom surface. A position of the first indicator aperture on the front wall indicates a type of the tape included within the housing. A position of the second indicator aperture indicates a color of characters.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a controller configured to, when a first user is logging in to the image forming apparatus, display a plurality of first icons to be arranged in a particular form of a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns within a particular area on a standby screen. The plurality of first icons include an icon associated with the image scanning processing, an icon associated with the copy processing, and one or more icons not associated with image processing. The controller is further configured to, in said displaying the plurality of first icons, display, as the plurality of first icons, one or more icons associated with the first user, and one or more icons not associated with a second user, without displaying any icons associated with the second user, and display information other than the plurality of first icons outside the particular area.

Abstract: A holding frame includes a frame forming portion and at least one holder. The frame forming portion has a placement surface, a first magnet, and a plurality of first magnetic field generation portions generating magnetic fields with the first magnet. The first magnet is arranged on the frame forming portion so that the orientations of the magnetic fields of the plurality of first magnetic field generation portions that are adjacent are reversed from each other on the placement surface. The at least one holder has a holding surface, a second magnet, and a plurality of second magnetic field generation portions generating magnetic fields with the second magnet. The second magnet is arranged in each holder so that the orientations of the magnetic fields of the plurality of second magnetic field generation portions that are adjacent are reversed from each other on the holding surface.

Abstract: A printing liquid container includes first and second members having a supply port and a valve, respectively. The members rotate with respect to each other between first and second states. The valve closes and opens the supply port in the first and second states, respectively. The first and second members have first and second fitting portions, respectively. The fitting portions fit to a fitted portion of a tank in the first state. The second fitting portion allows rotation of the second member with respect to the fitted portion when the first fitting portion are fitted to the fitting portion. The first member does not rotate together with the second member due to fitting between the fitted portion and the first fitting portion. The second member cannot be removed from the fitted portion due to fitting of the second fitting portion to the fitted portion in the second state.

Abstract: A communication device may include a controller. The controller may be configured to, in a case where a process executing instruction is sent to a notification server from a terminal device, receive a process executing notification from the notification server, and in a case where the process executing notification is received from the notification server, execute a predetermined process. The process executing notification may be received by operating in parallel in a first mode and a second mode. In the first mode, the process executing notification may be received by sending a polling signal to the notification server. In the second mode, the process executing notification may be received by establishing a connection of server-push type between the communication device and the notification server.

Abstract: A cutting system has a processing machine and a sheet cutter which selectively attaches to the processing machine. The processing machine includes a conveying mechanism, a processing unit, and a lid. The conveying mechanism is configured to convey the sheet. The processing unit is configured to process the sheet conveyed by the conveying mechanism. The lid is configured to open and close a conveyance path through which the sheet is conveyed. The sheet cutter includes a main body, a cutting unit attached to the main body and including a cutter slidable in a first direction, the cutting unit being configured to cut, along in the first direction, the sheet with the cutter, and an attacher configured to attach the main body to the processing machine. In a case where the main body is attached to the processing machine, the main body is positioned relative to the lid.

Abstract: A developing cartridge may include: a casing configured to accommodate developer therein, the casing extending in the first direction; a coupling rotatable about a first axis extending in the first direction, the coupling being positioned at one side of the casing in the first direction; a detection gear rotatable about a second axis extending in the first direction, the detection gear being positioned at another side of the casing in the first direction; and a storage medium including an electric contact surface, the electric contact surface being positioned at the one side of the casing in the first direction.