Abstract: Provided is a technology that prevents partial concentration of heat generation in a cover body portion of an electromagnetic wave transmissive cover. A heater wire 50 of an electromagnetic wave transmissive cover 3 is configured such that, in general link portions 51s of connection end portions 51, an interval between each connection end portion 51 present at an endmost position in an arrangement direction and the connection end portion 51 adjacent thereto is greater than an interval between two connection end portions 51 present on a center side in the arrangement direction, or is configured such that, in the general link portions 51s of the connection end portions 51, electric resistances of the connection end portions 51 present at endmost positions on both sides in the arrangement direction are smaller than electric resistances of two connection end portions 51 present on a center side in the arrangement direction.

Abstract: A vehicle radar unit includes a radar device emitting and receiving electromagnetic waves, and an exterior member. The exterior member includes a light source, a housing including an opening, and a cover covering the opening. The housing includes a bottom wall and an outer wall. The bottom wall includes a projection including an inner wall extending rearward in the emitting direction from an edge of a projection end. The radar device is located at a position separated from the inner wall in a direction orthogonal to a central axis extending through a center of the radar device. An inclination angle of the inner wall, a length of the inner wall, and a shortest distance from the central axis to the inner wall are set so that a tilted angle of a main lobe of the electromagnetic waves is more than 0° and not more than 0.38° in absolute value.

Abstract: A vehicle exterior component includes a plate-shaped base formed of a plastic, a heater sheet stacked on one end face of the base in a thickness direction of the base, and a colored layer formed of a plastic in which a colorant is dispersed or of a paint containing a coloring pigment. The one end face of the base forms a surface on which a decorative surface of the vehicle exterior component is located. The heater sheet includes a plastic sheet base joined to the one end face of the base, and a heating wire that is routed along the sheet base. The colored layer is provided on a side of the sheet base that is opposite to the base in the thickness direction.

Abstract: A side view type surface mounted light-emitting device includes a submount substrate that includes a mounting surface on one side surface and end through-holes formed at both edges of the mounting surface, a light-emitting element mounted on the submount substrate, first and second flat terminals formed on the mounting surface, and first and second through-hole terminals respectively formed on inner surfaces of the end through-holes at both edges of the mounting surface. At least one of the first flat terminal and the first through-hole terminal is electrically connected to one of n-side and p-side electrodes of the light-emitting element, and at least one of the second flat terminal and the second through-hole terminal is electrically connected to the other of the n-side and p-side electrodes of the light-emitting element.

Abstract: A charging device includes a first cleaning member that cleans a surface of a charging wire by moving along the wire while being in contact with the wire at a first side; and a second cleaning member that cleans the surface of the wire by moving while being in contact with the wire at a second side, and moving relative to the first cleaning member in a crossing direction that crosses a wire length direction.

Abstract: A charging device includes a first cleaning member that cleans a surface of a charging wire by moving along the wire while being in contact with the wire at a first side; and a second cleaning member that cleans the surface of the wire by moving while being in contact with the wire at a second side, and moving relative to the first cleaning member in a crossing direction that crosses a wire length direction.

Abstract: A charging device includes an electrode, a cleaning member that moves along the electrode and cleans the electrode, a rotating member that is disposed along the electrode, includes a spiral protruding portion on an outer circumferential surface thereof, and circumferentially rotates, and a movable member to which the cleaning member is attached. The movable member includes a first through hole through which the rotating member passes, a first pressed portion that is provided on an inner circumferential surface of the first through hole and pressed by the protruding portion of the rotating member, and a second pressed portion that is disposed at a different position from a position of the first pressed portion in an axial direction of the rotating member and that is disposed such that one or more turns of the protruding portion are positioned between the second pressed portion and the first pressed portion.

Abstract: A charging device includes a first cleaning member, a first electrode, a second cleaning member, a second electrode, and a movable body. The first cleaning member moves in one direction. The first electrode is cleaned by the first cleaning member moving in the one direction. The second cleaning member moves in the one direction together with the first cleaning member and moves so that a downstream end portion thereof, which is located downstream in the one direction, serves as a leading portion and an upstream end portion thereof comes after the downstream end portion. The second electrode includes a first region and a second region. The first region is cleaned by the second cleaning member moving in the one direction. The second region is located downstream in comparison with the first region in the one direction.

Abstract: A charging device includes: an electrode; a cleaning member that cleans the electrode; a moving body that moves along the electrode, the cleaning member that is attached to the moving body; and a rotation member that is disposed along the electrode and that includes a spiral protrusion on an outer circumferential surface thereof to move the moving body, the rotation member that is rotated in a circumferential direction. A plurality of kinds of pitch intervals of the protrusion are provided on at least a central portion of the rotation member in a longitudinal direction.

Abstract: A charging device includes: an electrode; a cleaning member that cleans the electrode; a moving body that moves along the electrode, the cleaning member that is attached to the moving body; and a rotation member that is disposed along the electrode and that includes a spiral protrusion on an outer circumferential surface thereof to move the moving body, the rotation member that is rotated in a circumferential direction. A plurality of kinds of pitch intervals of the protrusion are provided on at least a central portion of the rotation member in a longitudinal direction.

Abstract: A charging device includes an electrode, a cleaning member that moves along the electrode and cleans the electrode, a rotating member that is disposed along the electrode, includes a spiral protruding portion on an outer circumferential surface thereof, and circumferentially rotates, and a movable member to which the cleaning member is attached. The movable member includes a first through hole through which the rotating member passes, a first pressed portion that is provided on an inner circumferential surface of the first through hole and pressed by the protruding portion of the rotating member, and a second pressed portion that is disposed at a different position from a position of the first pressed portion in an axial direction of the rotating member and that is disposed such that one or more turns of the protruding portion are positioned between the second pressed portion and the first pressed portion.

Abstract: A charging device includes a first cleaning member, a first electrode, a second cleaning member, a second electrode, and a movable body. The first cleaning member moves in one direction. The first electrode is cleaned by the first cleaning member moving in the one direction. The second cleaning member moves in the one direction together with the first cleaning member and moves so that a downstream end portion thereof, which is located downstream in the one direction, serves as a leading portion and an upstream end portion thereof comes after the downstream end portion. The second electrode includes a first region and a second region. The first region is cleaned by the second cleaning member moving in the one direction. The second region is located downstream in comparison with the first region in the one direction.

Abstract: A side view type surface mounted light-emitting device includes a submount substrate that includes a mounting surface on one side surface and end through-holes formed at both edges of the mounting surface, a light-emitting element mounted on the submount substrate, first and second flat terminals formed on the mounting surface, and first and second through-hole terminals respectively formed on inner surfaces of the end through-holes at both edges of the mounting surface. At least one of the first flat terminal and the first through-hole terminal is electrically connected to one of n-side and p-side electrodes of the light-emitting element, and at least one of the second flat terminal and the second through-hole terminal is electrically connected to the other of the n-side and p-side electrodes of the light-emitting element.

Abstract: A cleaner includes a cleaning member that includes a tip portion that comes into contact with an image carrier that carries an image, and that removes and cleans developer adhered to the image carrier, a cleaning container which stores the developer removed by the cleaning member, a cleaning support that includes a cleaning supporting portion that supports a proximal end of the cleaning member, and a damped portion, a damping body that includes a first and a second damping bodies arranged in contact with the damped portion and that regulates vibration of the cleaning support, and a fixing member of the damping body that includes a first fixing portion arranged to face the damped portion with the first damping body, and a second fixing portion arranged to face the damped portion with the second damping body, and that is supported by the cleaning container.

Abstract: An image forming device has: an image forming body on which an image is formed in a state in which the image forming body is charged; a charging device having plural discharge portions, and charging the image forming body by discharging of plural discharge portions; and a control section that, when forming the image on the image forming body, operates the plural discharge portions, and when not forming the image on the image forming body, switches between a state of operating some of the plural discharge portions and decreasing output of or stopping the discharge portions other than the some discharge portions, and a state of operating some other of the plural discharge portions and decreasing output of or stopping the discharge portions other than the some other discharge portions.

Abstract: A cleaning unit includes: a cleaning member that cleans the surface of the image carrier; a cleaning container that stores developer removed by the cleaning member; a cleaning support that is formed by bending a plate and includes a cleaning-supporting portion supporting the other end portion of the cleaning member and a supported portion angled with respect to the cleaning-supporting portion by bending; a supporting-portion-of-support that includes a facing portion facing the supported portion, is provided at the cleaning container, and supports the cleaning support; a damping member that is disposed between the supported portion and the facing portion, is formed so as to be elastically deformable, and regulates vibration of the cleaning member; and a securing member that secures the cleaning support to the supporting-portion-of-support at a position adjacent to the damping member.

Abstract: A discharger includes a discharger main body that is adapted to be attached to and detached from a holding member of an image forming apparatus, a first electrode member that is formed of a wire rod, a second electrode member, a voltage for discharge being applied between the first and second electrode members, an electrode cleaning member that cleans the first electrode member, a detected portion that is integrally disposed to the electrode cleaning member, a detecting member that detects the detected portion while the electrode cleaning member is in a predetermined reference position, a cleaning member conveyer that conveys the electrode cleaning member in both directions which toward and away from the reference position, and a movement control unit that controls a movement of the cleaning member conveyer by the conveyer.

Abstract: A maintenance system includes a maintenance device and a control device that controls the operation of the maintenance device. The control device is configured to activate the maintenance device automatically when a numerical value associated with the operation of a maintenance target device reaches a predetermined threshold value and to activate the maintenance device when it receives an instruction from a user. When the control device is instructed to activate the maintenance device by an instruction from the user, the control device changes the preset threshold value such that the operation interval of the maintenance device becomes smaller.

Abstract: A cleaner includes a cleaning member having a distal end in contact with an image carrier so as to remove developer attached to the image carrier, a cleaning container that stores the removed developer, a cleaning support body including a cleaning support portion extending from the distal end to a proximal end of the cleaning member so as to support the proximal end of the cleaning member, a bent portion bent from the cleaning support portion, and a supported portion supported by the cleaning container, a vibration-damping body in contact with an end of the bent portion opposite the cleaning support portion so as to regulate vibration of the cleaning support body, and a vibration-damping-body fixing member supported by the cleaning container and having a clamp portion that clamps the vibration-damping body between the vibration-damping-body fixing member and the end of the bent portion.

Abstract: A discharger includes a discharger main body that is adapted to be attached to and detached from a holding member of an image forming apparatus, a first electrode member that is formed of a wire rod, a second electrode member, a voltage for discharge being applied between the first and second electrode members, an electrode cleaning member that cleans the first electrode member, a detected portion that is integrally disposed to the electrode cleaning member, a detecting member that detects the detected portion while the electrode cleaning member is in a predetermined reference position, a cleaning member conveyer that conveys the electrode cleaning member in both directions which toward and away from the reference position, and a movement control unit that controls a movement of the cleaning member conveyer by the conveyer.