Abstract: A grid has a frame body in a U-shaped cross-section defining a main plate section and two side plate sections. A rectangular opening is formed at the main plate section, and a plurality of grid wires extend in a lengthwise direction of the main plate section and at one side thereof. Each end portion of each grid wire is soldered to each lengthwise end portion of the main plate section under tension. For providing a scorotoron charger, a discharge wire is positioned opposite to the grid wires with respect to the main plate section, and each end of the discharge wire is fixed to the frame body in such a manner that the discharge wire extends in parallel with the grid wires.

Abstract: A network system is disclosed, including a plurality of network terminals connected to a network; and an administrator terminal that manages the network terminals across the network. One of the network terminals includes a command receiver that receives a command from the administrator terminal over the network, and a command transmitter that transits the command received by the command receiver to another of the plurality of network terminals. When the administrator terminal is allowed to communicate with only particular terminals, the network system allows the administrator terminal to transmit a command to terminals other than the particular terminals indirectly. Therefore, the network system enjoys enhanced advantages.

Abstract: A cleaner includes a first roller and a second roller. The first roller is for removing foreign matter from a photosensitive body of an image forming device. The second roller is disposed in confrontation with the first roller. An electric field developed between the first roller and the second roller moves foreign matter having a predetermined charge polarity from the surface of the first roller to the surface of the second roller.

Abstract: There is provided a sheet feeding device, which is provided with a paper supply member which feeds a sheet of paper on the top of stack of paper, the paper supply member being actuated by an actuator. The sheet feeding device further provided with a control system which controls the paper supply member, the control system having a stable sheet feeding operation mode in which the control system drives the paper supply member for a first time period initially, then stops the paper supply member after the first time period terminates, and then drives the paper supply member for a second time period.

Abstract: A printing device includes a sheet feeding mechanism that feeds the recording sheet by a predetermined amount at a time, a carriage that is movable, substantially at a constant speed, in a direction substantially perpendicular to a sheet feeding direction, and a print head mounted on the carriage. The print head is capable of simultaneously forming a plurality of print lines when the carriage moves. The print head is controlled to print a first print pattern that is formed by part of the plurality of print lines on an upstream side. The recording sheet is fed by the predetermined amount after the first pattern is formed. Thereafter, a second print pattern that is formed by part of the plurality of print lines on a downstream side after the recording sheet is fed. At least a part of the first print pattern overlaps a part of the second print pattern.

Abstract: A printer for transmitting and receiving image data as an email message over the Internet regardless of the type of attached data. The printer performs two different types of printing processes. As to BIP, only if an email message has attached data which is considered print data, a printing process for forming the image by using the print data is selected. If an email message has attached data which is in TIFF-F format, iFAX, the process for converting the attached data to print data and then forming the image by using the print data is selected. Therefore, regardless of the type of the data attached to the email, the type of the attached data is automatically determined. A proper printing process is selected based on the result of the determination.

Abstract: A reference-side longitudinal cutting unit and an other side longitudinal cutting unit are disposed to move separately to the left and right sides of a laminate to be cut. A cutter 62a of the reference-side longitudinal cutting unit and a rotary knob 80 for turning on, for example, a power switch 82 are connected to a link mechanism 84 for linking pivotal movement of the rotary knob 80. According to the mode selection position of the rotary knob 80, the cutters 62a , 62b are moved into a retracted position when the rotary knob 80 is in the power OFF or no-mode selection positions and move to a longitudinal cutting position when the rotary knob 80 is in the margin or NO-MARGIN mode selection position.

Abstract: A set comprising recording inks, with which the color bleed is reduced even when recording is performed on regular paper, is provided. The ink set for ink-jet recording comprises a black ink and a color ink, wherein each of the black ink and the color ink contains at least water, a coloring agent, and a water-soluble organic solvent, the water-soluble organic solvent contained in the black ink has a solubility parameter which is different by not less than 4 from a solubility parameter of the water-soluble organic solvent contained in the color ink, and the water-soluble organic solvent is contained abundantly in an amount next to an amount of water in each of the inks.

Abstract: In a drive signal where three ink droplets are ejected for one printing command, the following expressions are satisfied: 0.8T≦T1≦1.2T, 0.4T≦T2≦1.2T, 0.4T≦T3≦0.8T, W1>W2, W1>2T, wherein T1, T2, T3 are pulse widths for drive pulses P1, P2, P3 each to eject an ink droplet and W1, W2 are pulse intervals. When the drive signal meeting the above conditions is applied to an actuator for a printing operation, ink droplets can be ejected stably over a wide range of temperatures without dispersion in density and can be prevented from coalescing into one globule along the trajectory.

Abstract: A facsimile device 10 serving as a transmission device of the present invention has a maintenance information base (MIB) 23a storing address data. When the facsimile device 10 receives a SNMP-based packet including a GET command, the address data is retrieved and transmitted to an external device 3. When the facsimile device 10 receives a SNMP-based packet including a SET command, address data included in the packet is retrieved and registered into the MIB 23a.

Abstract: When a main device 1 detects an incoming message, the main device 1 transmits a call frame to auxiliary devices 2, 3 during a first time slot of a first cycle. In succession with this, the auxiliary-device 2 transmits a ready frame in a slot 2 to notify main devices of other systems that the communication channel is being used. Neither of the auxiliary devices 2, 3 respond in the third time slot. The same transmission and reception processes are performed in the second cycle. However, afterward in the third cycle, the auxiliary device 2 is brought into an off-hook condition and so transmits an off-hook frame during the third time slot of the third cycle. The main device 1 receives the off-hook frame and transmits a connect frame in the first time slot of the fourth cycle to the auxiliary device 2. In response, the auxiliary device 2 starts communication.

Abstract: Ink supplied from an ink source to a filter is guided from a tangential direction with respect to the filter. In addition, a partition wall having a spiral shape reduces the cross-sectional area of an ink passage on the upper surface of the filter and produces a rapid ink flow on the upstream side of the filter. The ink flows from the periphery of the filter to the center of the filter. This ink flow allows air bubbles in the ink to be forced to pass through openings of the filter, thereby being discharged to the exterior of the device. Accordingly, faulty ink supply, due to clogging of the filter with air bubbles, is prevented.

Abstract: An ink cartridge has a first partitioning wall 5 and a third partitioning wall 7 for dividing the inside of a case 2 into a first ink chamber 9 and a second ink chamber 10, and a second partitioning wall 6 for demarcating an atmosphere connection chamber 11. In an upper case cover 3 are formed an ink filling hole 13 communicating with the second ink chamber 10 and a pressure reduction hole 14 communicating with the atmosphere connection chamber 11. Therefore, when ink filling is being done, the filling apparatus and the pressure reduction apparatus need only be brought to bear from one side of the upper case cover, resulting in improved work efficiency. Ink filling can be performed efficiently because the ink successively passes to the second ink chamber 10 and the first ink chamber 9. After ink filling, the ink filling hole 13 and the pressure reduction hole 14 can easily be sealed off with sealing material. An ink cartridge is thus provided that can be easily assembled at low cost.

Abstract: In a printer connected to a network, email appended with link information is prepared for enabling an administrator to access information about the printer network terminal. The email is transmitted to the administrator terminal at a predetermined timing. Then, the administrator terminal accesses the information based on the link information appended to the email. As such, when a problem occurs in the printer, operations for resolving the problem can be quickly undertaken by the administrator.

Abstract: An ink for ink-jet recording is provided, which makes it possible to reduce color bleed while suppressing feathering even when recording is performed on regular paper.

Abstract: A silicon single crystal substrate is formed with a plurality of channels that are partitioned by a plurality of partition walls and that are arranged at a pitch of 40 &mgr;m or less, for example. A filler material is then introduced into the channels to a height that matches the upper edges of the partition walls. After the filler material is hardened by heating a cover film is deposited to a thickness of 5 &mgr;m or less on the upper surface of the filler material and on the upper edges of the partition walls. As a result, the cover film has the same, flat shape as the upper surface of the filler material and the upper edges of the partition walls. Next, the filler material is removed so that the cover film remains covering the channels. Next, electrodes are formed on the cover film.

Abstract: An image reading apparatus is provided with a scanner setting part 49 in which an image read scanner 27 and a contact member 59 which comes into contact with a read surface 51 of the scanner 27 at a predetermined position. The contact member 59 is always in contact with the read surface 51 while a first pressure spring 53 urges the scanner 27 to the contact member 59. In addition, an open part 63 and an elastically deformable second member 61 serve to set the scanner 27 in the scanner setting part 49 by simply sliding and rotating the scanner 27.

Abstract: A printer with a photo stand is constructed by which the photo stand is attached to the tape printer so as to cover a left side surface of a housing of the tape printer. In the printer with the photo stand, the tape printer is inclined with respect to an installed plane. With this structure, a photograph held in the photo stand is oriented toward a direction that a picture side of the photograph can be easily seen. A protrusion is provided to a lower surface of a cover of the tape printer, so that the printer with the photo stand can be prevented from falling in an inclined direction of the tape printer. The photo stand can be attached to the tape printer to form a single-piece unit, so that the printer with the photo stand saves space while displaying the photograph.

Abstract: An ink tank 40 is placed on an ultrasonic vibrator 32. When a certain condition is established, such as when the print head 14 is exchanged, then the ultrasonic vibrator 32 generates ultrasonic vibration in ink stored in the ink tank 40. The ultrasonic vibration disperses cohered or settled-out pigments throughout the ink when a pigment-based ink is used, or breaks up any molecular binding to reduce the molecular-weight distribution when polymeric ink is used.

Abstract: A recording device includes an image retrieval unit, a memory, an image forming unit, and a control unit. The image retrieval unit retrieves images of the document pages as document image data. The control unit begins retrieving document image data of a document page from the memory as the image retrieval unit is retrieving document image data of the document page and sends the document image data to the image forming unit. The image forming unit uses document image data from the memory to form images on the recording sheets faster than the image retrieval unit retrieves the image data. The control unit checks the memory to confirm whether document image data for a next document page is stored in the memory. The timing of the memory check is both after the image forming unit completes forming an image of a present document page at the recording sheet transport speed and when storage of image data retrieved by the image retrieval unit for the next document page is anticipated to start in the memory.