Abstract: Provided is an information recording device in which jam processing operation can be easily performed with simple operation when a recording medium such as a card is jammed in a conveyance passage. A card storing section and a medium conveyance passage for conveying a card to an image forming section are arranged in a housing at upper and lower sides and a passage open-close member for removing a card jammed at the image forming section is arranged therebetween. Then, electronic information recording means is incorporated in the passage open-close member and a medium conveyance path which conveys a card toward the electronic information recording means is arranged on a medium introduction passage for feeding a card from the card storing section to the medium conveyance passage. According to the above, a card jammed at the image forming section or the information recording section can be easily removed to the outside of the device by opening the card storing section.

Abstract: Provided is a printer capable of ensuring a large peeling angle at the time of peeling between the transfer film and the ink ribbon by differentiating a conveyance direction of the transfer film at a peeling part on a proceeding passage from the proceeding direction. In the printer which forms an image on a transfer film 46 while feeding an ink ribbon 41 and the transfer film 46 to a print position between a platen roller 45 and a thermal head 40 which are mutually pressure-contacted, the transfer film 46 is wound to form a conveyance passage between a feeding spool 48 and a winding spool 47 in a film cassette 100 which is attached to a device frame in a detachably attachable manner, and a film conveying roller 49 and pinch rollers 32a, 32b are arranged at positions so that the conveyance passage of the transfer film 46 attached to the device frame is displaced to the inside of the cassette by a predetermined amount.

Abstract: A printing device 1 is provided with a housing 2, and a card stacker 3 is disposed above the housing 2. The card stacker 3 stores cards to be placed parallel in a laminate manner. Inside the housing 2 are stored a card rotating section 4, linear card transport path CP each disposed below the card stacker 3, printing section PR provided below the card transport path CP, various sensors, and control section. A card storage section 29 is disposed on the most downstream side of the card transport path CP. The card storage section 29 stores processed cards to overlap in a laminate manner. The card stacker 3 enables the supply number of cards to be increased, and it is possible to increase the height of the card storage section 29 by the card transport path CP positioning in the upper portion inside the housing 2. By this means, the invention provides the printing device capable of supporting large-amount discharge in response to large-amount supply of printing media while miniaturizing the device.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing an aperture device for forming a filter into a predetermined shape by die cutting, comprises a sheet setting step of positioning and setting a filter sheet material in a die-cutting forming die, a density boundary line identifying step of optically reading a density pattern of the light-reducing film and identifying a boundary line of changes, a die-cutting position correcting step of making a relative position adjustment to the sheet material and a die-cutting position of the die-cutting forming die, a filter forming step of forming the filter sheet material into a predetermined shape by die cutting, and a bonding step of bonding the filter to the base plate. In the filter forming step, an alignment reference face is formed concurrently with forming the filter sheet material into a predetermined shape by die cutting, and formed in a predetermined positional relationship with the density boundary line.

Abstract: The present invention is to provide an optical filter for enabling a neutral filter for suppressing the quantity of passage light in an optical path to be mass-produced in an accurate position of an optical path opening with correct density characteristics without fluctuations, and the neutral filter is comprised of a filter 14 for suppressing a quantity of transmitted light, a base plate (aperture wheel) 11 attached with the filter to cause the filter to face the optical path, and alignment reference faces respectively formed in the base plate 11 and the filter 14 to define mutual bonding positions, where the filter 14 is formed into a predetermined outside shape by press forming from a transparent or translucent sheet with an light-reducing film formed on its surface, and is coated with the light-reducing film in which are formed two or more density regions having at least one density boundary line, while the outside shape of the filter 14 and the alignment reference faces are concurrently formed in beforeh

Abstract: A document transfer device for transferring a document to a document stop reference position includes a supply port disposed on an end of the contact glass; the first supply path for guiding the document supplying through the supply port to a downstream side along the contact glass; a contact glass cover forming the first supply path together with the contact glass and covering a part of the contact glass; and the second supply path joining the first supply path near a downstream side of the contact glass cover. The transfer device transfers the document from the first supply path or the second supply path to the document stop reference position.

Abstract: An image reading apparatus includes a platen, a frame for holding the platen, an installation device disposed to the frame so that the platen can be held in a substantially vertical state, and a scanning device for reading a document along the platen substantially vertically held. The reading of the document is carried out by elevating or lowering the scanning device.

Abstract: Abstract Provided is an oil/fat composition comprising 60 to 100 wt. % of a diglyceride wherein the diglyceride has, as the fatty acid constituent thereof, 15 to 90 wt. % of an ? 3-unsaturated fatty acid having less than 20 carbon atoms and a cis ? 3-unsaturated fatty acid/(cis ? 6-unsaturated fatty acid+saturated fatty acid+trans unsaturated fatty acid) at a weight ratio of 1 to 6. The composition is excellent in visceral fat burning property, body fat burning property and stability against autoxidation.

Abstract: Provided is an oil/fat composition comprising 10.1 to 94.9 wt. % of a triglyceride, 0.1 to 30 wt. % of a monoglyceride and 5 to 59.9 wt. % of a diglyceride which has, as a fatty acid constituent thereof, 15 to 90 wt. % of an ?3-unsaturated fatty acid having less than 20 carbon atoms. The oil/fat composition of the present invention has excellent heat stability, has body-fat-accumulation resisting action, visceral-fat-accumulation resisting action, blood-sugar-level lowering action, insulin resistance improving action and leptin lowering action and is useful for, as well as pharmaceuticals, preventive or remedial food for diabetes or obesity, and feed.

Abstract: An image reading apparatus is formed of a transfer unit and an image reading unit. The transfer unit includes a transfer belt disposed along a contact glass held vertically for transferring a document or photograph to a reading position; a first suction portion for allowing the photograph to be sucked onto the belt; and a second suction portion for sucking the photograph at an upstream side of the first suction portion in a transfer direction. The first and second suction portions hold the photograph at a reading position apart from the contact glass by a predetermined distance.

Abstract: The present invention executes a projected image correction method and a projector that can execute keystone correction of larger amount without modifying or replacing a keystone correction device. A projector according to the invention includes a signal scale down device that scales down image signals that are input, a keystone correction device that executes keystone correction for the scaled down image signals, a buffer that temporarily stores the image signals for keystone correction, and a signal interpolation device that interpolates the corrected image signals.

Abstract: Abstract Provided is an oil/fat composition comprising 60 to 100 wt. % of a diglyceride wherein the diglyceride has, as the fatty acid constituent thereof, 15 to 90 wt. % of an &ohgr; 3-unsaturated fatty acid having less than 20 carbon atoms and a cis &ohgr; 3-unsaturated fatty acid/(cis &ohgr; 6-unsaturated fatty acid+saturated fatty acid+trans unsaturated fatty acid) at a weight ratio of 1 to 6. The composition is excellent in visceral fat burning property, body fat burning property and stability against autoxidation.

Abstract: Provided is an oil/fat composition comprising 10.1 to 94.9 wt. % of a triglyceride, 0.1 to 30 wt. % of a monoglyceride and 5 to 59.9 wt. % of a diglyceride which has, as a fatty acid constituent thereof, 15 to 90 wt. % of an &ohgr;3-unsaturated fatty acid having less than 20 carbon atoms. The oil/fat composition of the present invention has excellent heat stability, has body-fat-accumulation resisting action, visceral-fat-accumulation resisting action, blood-sugar-level lowering action, insulin resistance improving action and leptin lowering action and is useful for, as well as pharmaceuticals, preventive or remedial food for diabetes or obesity, and feed.

Abstract: A document transfer device for transferring a document to a document stop reference position includes a supply port disposed on an end of the contact glass; the first supply path for guiding the document supplying through the supply port to a downstream side along the contact glass; a contact glass cover forming the first supply path together with the contact glass and covering a part of the contact glass; and the second supply path joining the first supply path near a downstream side of the contact glass cover. The transfer device transfers the document from the first supply path or the second supply path to the document stop reference position.

Abstract: An image reading apparatus is formed of a transfer unit and an image reading unit. The transfer unit includes a transfer belt disposed along a contact glass held vertically for transferring a document or photograph to a reading position; a first suction portion for allowing the photograph to be sucked onto the belt; and a second suction portion for sucking the photograph at an upstream side of the first suction portion in a transfer direction. The first and second suction portions hold the photograph at a reading position apart from the contact glass by a predetermined distance.

Abstract: An image reading apparatus includes a platen, a frame for holding the platen, an installation device disposed to the frame so that the platen can be held in a substantially vertical state, and a scanning device for reading a document along the platen substantially vertically held. The reading of the document is carried out by elevating or lowering the scanning device.

Abstract: A proteinase-resistant cellulase, a microorganism producing the same, and a process for producing such a proteinase-resistant cellulase is disclosed. The cellulase can be used as an additive to detergent compositions for washing clothes containing a proteinase, without immobilization or stabilization by chemical modification. The proteinase-resistant cellulase can be produced by a novel microorganism, Aspergillus niger KSM-24 [deposited with Fermentation Research Institute, Agency of Industrial Science and Technology (FERM BP-3359)].

Abstract: Novel alkaline cellulase K, CMCase I and CMCase II are obtained by isolation from a culture product of Bacillus sp KSM-635.These enzymes stably work in a wide range including an alkaline side, and their activity is shown even at low temperatures. Further, they have a strong resistance to surface active agents, chelating agents and proteinases. Therefore, they can be effectively utilized not only as an additive for clothing detergents, but also as a biomass and in other fields.

Abstract: Field isolation between arrayed picture cells of an image sensor is fabricated thinner than the insulation layer for the peripheral portion of CCD operatively connected to picture cells. The field isolation is fabricated by a selective thermal oxidization, by which the isolation film inflates not only vertically but also laterally, therefore the thinner isolation layer can be narrower. And, the lower applied voltage to the picture cell than applied voltage to the CCD portion allows the narrower isolation. The narrower field isolation between the picture cells allows greater density of integration of the picture cells. Procedures to embody the invention are disclosed, one of which is to fabricate the thinner isolation first, and another one is the thicker insulation layer first.

Abstract: An image sensor includes a plurality of potential monitoring transistors connected to respective floating electrodes for separately monitoring changes in potential of the respective floating electrodes. In addition, the image sensor includes an output circuit for producing an output signal which varies in accordance with one of the monitored potentials which is one of the highest potential and the lowest potential.