Abstract: There are provided an image forming apparatus, an image forming system, and a sheet feeding source designation control method, which are capable of preventing a user from failing to carry out proper settings to thereby avoid printing using an undesired sheet cassette, and also capable of allowing a user to change to another type of sheet feeding than manual feeding immediately if he or she desires to do so, and storage media storing programs for executing the methods. The size of at least one sheet for manual feeding can be designated by a device or a job. It is determined whether or not a manual feed tray can be designated as a sheet feeding source if the sheet size is designated by the device or the job, and the manual feed tray is designated as the sheet feeding source when it is so determined.

Abstract: There are provided an image forming apparatus, an image forming system, and a sheet feeding source designation control method, which are capable of preventing a user from failing to carry out proper settings to thereby avoid printing using an undesired sheet cassette, and also capable of allowing a user to change to another type of sheet feeding than manual feeding immediately if he or she desires to do so, and storage media storing programs for executing the methods. The size of at least one sheet for manual feeding can be designated by a device or a job. It is determined whether or not a manual feed tray can be designated as a sheet feeding source if the sheet size is designated by the device or the job, and the manual feed tray is designated as the sheet feeding source when it is so determined.

Abstract: A modular jack (31) comprises a housing (32) and a foolproof mechanism (34) including a pair of spring members (42) cantilevered to the housing (32), and an abutment section (43) provided at the front end of each spring member (42). Each abutment section (43) consists of a cam portion (45) having an inclined face (47) and a stopper portion (44) provided behind and inside the cam portion (45). When a modular plug (2) having a predetermined number of poles is inserted into the modular jack (31), the front ends of the modular plug (2) abut the inclined faces (47) of the cam portions (45) to move the abutment sections (43) outwardly, permitting insertion of the modular plug (2). When a modular plug (2?) having a number of poles that is smaller than the predetermined number is inserted, the front ends of the modular plug (2?) abut against the stopper portions (44) to block insertion of the modular plug (2?).

Abstract: An image recording apparatus records an image on a recording medium by causing a recording head having an arrangement of a plurality of recording elements to conduct its main scanning for the recording medium interrelatedly in the direction opposite to the arrangement of the recording elements. The apparatus comprises a setting device to set the number of main scannings by the recording head; a main scanning device to perform recording by plural numbers of main scannings with respect to one pixel by causing the recording head to conduct its main scannings for the same recording area of the recording medium in accordance with the number set by the setting device; and a sub-scanning device to cause the recording head and the recording medium to be sub-scanned interrelatedly per main scanning in an amount smaller than the width of the arrangement of the recording elements of the recording head.

Abstract: An image recording apparatus records an image on a recording medium by causing a recording head having an arrangement of a plurality of recording elements to conduct its main scanning for the recording medium interrelatedly in the direction opposite to the arrangement of the recording elements. The apparatus comprises a setting device to set the number of main scannings by the recording head; a main scanning device to perform recording by plural numbers of main scannings with respect to one pixel by causing the recording head to conduct its main scannings for the same recording area of the recording medium in accordance with the number set by the setting device; and a sub-scanning device to cause the recording head and the recording medium to be sub-scanned interrelatedly per main scanning in an amount smaller than the width of the arrangement of the recording elements of the recording head.

Abstract: A damper (7) includes a hollow outer elongated body (21) formed of a cylindrical member; a hollow inner elongated body (22) similarly formed of a cylindrical member; a viscous body (26) disposed in a cylindrical gap (25) between an inner surface (23) of the elongated body (21) and an outer surface (24) of the elongated body (22) in such a manner as to be in contact with the inner surface (23) and the outer surface (24) of these elongated bodies (21 and 22), respectively; rectangular attaching plate members (31 and 32) which are respectively secured to a closed-side other end portion (29), in an axial direction (X), of the elongated body (21) having one end portion (28) on an open end (27) side and to a closed-side one end portion (30) of the elongated body (22), respectively; and a holding means (33) for holding the gap (25) between the inner surface (23) of the elongated body (21) at the one end portion (28) of the elongated body (21) and the outer surface (24) of the elongated body (22).

Abstract: An adhesive composition is provided comprising (A) a polyimide resin containing a diorganopolysiloxane linkage having vinyl groups as organic substituent groups on the backbone, (B) an epoxy resin, and (C) an epoxy resin-curing catalyst. An adhesive film prepared from the adhesive composition has a high bond strength to various substrates and to encapsulating resins when thermocompression bonded and heat cured thereto, and possesses a low modulus of elasticity and high heat resistance, ensuring manufacture of resin packaged semiconductor devices with high reliability.

Abstract: An image recording apparatus records an image on a recording medium by causing a recording head having an arrangement of a plurality of recording elements to conduct its main scanning for the recording medium interrelatedly in the direction opposite to the arrangement of the recording elements. The apparatus comprises a setting device to set the number of main scannings by the recording head; a main scanning device to perform recording by plural numbers of main scannings with respect to one pixel by causing the recording head to conduct its main scannings for the same recording area of the recording medium in accordance with the number set by the setting device; and a sub-scanning device to cause the recording head and the recording medium to be sub-scanned interrelatedly per main scanning in an amount smaller than the width of the arrangement of the recording elements of the recording head.

Abstract: A heat-curable organopolysiloxane composition comprising: (A) a diorganopolysiloxane with both molecular chain terminals blocked with hydroxyl groups, (B) an organopolysiloxane resin comprising monofunctional siloxane units and SiO2 units, (C) a compound having two or more allyloxycarbonyl groups (CH2?CHCH2O(CO)—), an allyl group-containing isocyanurate compound, and/or an alkoxysilyl group-containing isocyanurate compound, and (D) a curing agent is provided. The composition is useful as an adhesive which has adequate pressure-sensitive adhesion (stickiness) to a substrate and which can be cured by short-time heat treatment to show strong adhesion. The adhesive is preferably provided in the form of a film.

Abstract: A dicing/die bonding adhesion tape includes a substrate, a silicone adhesive layer, and a bonding layer. A tack strength of 0.2-2.0 N/25 mm is developed between the silicone adhesive layer and the bonding layer. The bonding layer is formed of a bonding composition comprising (A) a polyimide resin, (B) an epoxy resin, and (C) an epoxy resin curing catalyst.