Abstract: An ink cartridge which is detachably mountable to a liquid ejection type recording device including a liquid ejecting head for ejecting liquid onto a recording material while scanning the recording material in a direction crossing with a feeding direction of the recording material, and a recovery unit for sucking the liquid through a nozzle of the liquid ejecting head. The ink cartridge includes a receiving portion for receiving the liquid discharged from the liquid ejecting head by the recovery unit; a liquid containing portion for accommodating the liquid to be supplied to the liquid ejecting head; and a connecting portion for connecting the receiving portion and the suction recovery unit, wherein the connecting portion is disposed at a position upstream of a front end surface portion of the ink cartridge with respect to an inserting direction in which the ink cartridge is inserted into the liquid ejection type recording device.

Abstract: The present invention solves problems attributable to color mixing occurring at a region where an ink container containing three or more different inks and an inkjet printing head are connected as a result of repetition of connection and disconnection of the components. An ink cartridge has a joint section which is connected to a printing head unit when the inks are supplied to the printing head unit. The printing head unit performs printing by ejecting the cyan, magenta, and yellow inks. At the joint section, a supplying part for the cyan ink, a supplying part for the magenta ink, and a supplying part for the yellow ink are arranged in the order listed. The interval between the yellow ink supplying part and the magenta ink supplying part is greater than the interval between the cyan ink supplying part and the magenta ink supplying part.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device of an in-plane switching mode comprises a pair of polarizing plates which are constituted with a polarizing plate at the output side comprising a polarizer at the output side and a polarizing plate at the incident side comprising a polarizer at the incident side having a transmission axis approximately perpendicular to a transmission axis of the polarizer at the output side and two or more sheets of optically anisotropic members and liquid crystal cells disposed between the pair of polarizing plates. In the optically anisotropic member, the sum of the major in-plane refractive indices is twice the sum of the major refractive index in the direction of thickness or smaller. The ratio of retardation of light incident at an angle inclined by 40 degrees with respect to the normal toward the major axis (R40) to the retardation of light incident perpendicularly (R0) is 0.90˜1.10. The device comprises a low refractive index layer which has a refractive index of 1.

Abstract: An optical multilayer film for a liquid crystal display comprising a hard coat layer and a low refractive index layer comprising aerogel, which layers are laminated, in this order, directly or with another intervening layer on one surface of a substrate film comprising a transparent resin, wherein the refractive index nH of the hard coat layer and the refractive index nL of the low refractive index layer satisfy the following three formulae [1], [2] and [3], nL?1.37??Formula [1] nH?1.53??Formula [2] (nH)1/2?0.2<nL<(nH)1/2+0.2.

Abstract: The present invention provide a coating material composition comprising at least fine hollow particles and a matrix-forming material, wherein when the coating material composition is applied and dried to form a coating film having a low refractive index, the matrix-forming material forms a porous matrix.

Abstract: A joint member is made of an elastic member whose cross sectional shape is an almost M-character shape and which has: an inserting portion formed with an opening portion and a slit; an outer edge portion as an outer peripheral portion of the joint member; and a supporting fixing portion for coupling the inserting portion and the outer edge portion on the upper portion side. A cross sectional shape of an opening of the opening portion is a shape of a circular cone frustum in which the opening and a bottom surface are coupled via an inclined surface. The slit is formed in the rectangular bottom surface. The joint member is sandwiched between a casing and a pressing plate. The inserting portion and the supporting fixing portion exist in planes which are different in the inserting direction of a liquid supply needle.

Abstract: A joint member is made of an elastic member whose cross sectional shape is an almost M-character shape and which has: an inserting portion formed with an opening portion and a slit; an outer edge portion as an outer peripheral portion of the joint member; and a supporting fixing portion for coupling the inserting portion and the outer edge portion on the upper portion side. A cross sectional shape of an opening of the opening portion is a shape of a circular cone frustum in which the opening and a bottom surface are coupled via an inclined surface. The slit is formed in the rectangular bottom surface. The joint member is sandwiched between a casing and a pressing plate. The inserting portion and the supporting fixing portion exist in planes which are different in the inserting direction of a liquid supply needle.

Abstract: The present invention solves problems attributable to color mixing occurring at a region where an ink container containing three or more different inks and an inkjet printing head are connected as a result of repetition of connection and disconnection of the components. An ink cartridge has a joint section which is connected to a printing head unit when the inks are supplied to the printing head unit. The printing head unit performs printing by ejecting the cyan, magenta, and yellow inks. At the joint section, a supplying part for the cyan ink, a supplying part for the magenta ink, and a supplying part for the yellow ink are arranged in the order listed. The interval between the yellow ink supplying part and the magenta ink supplying part is greater than the interval between the cyan ink supplying part and the magenta ink supplying part.

Abstract: The present invention makes it possible to improve the alignment accuracy of the Joint section of an ink cartridge with an ink supply route of an inkjet head. Based on this, the present invention provides an ink cartridge capable of preventing ink leakage with high reliability and constructed inexpensively in a reduced size and particularly suitable for a pit-in system. To attain this, distance (L1) is set to be shorter than distance (L2), where the distance (L1) is the one between a joint section (145) positioned in the proximity of a front surface (1A) of an ink cartridge (1) and an engage reference portion (135) serving as a reference position when the ink cartridge (1) is installed in the inkjet printing apparatus; and the distance (L2) is the one between the front surface (1A) of the ink cartridge (1) and the engage reference portion (135).

Abstract: An ink supply system includes a recording apparatus and an ink cartridge. The recording apparatus has a recording head, configured to discharge ink, includes an ink storage chamber for storing ink therein and a plurality of ink receiving portions communicating with the ink storage chamber. The ink cartridge, detachably attached to the recording apparatus, contains ink and has a plurality of ink supply portions for supplying ink to the recording head. The recording head has a first positioning component between at least a pair of adjacent ink receiving portions, and the ink cartridge has a second positioning component provided between a corresponding pair of adjacent ink supply portions. The first and second positioning components are configured to engage each other so as to align the plurality of ink receiving portions and the plurality of ink supply portions relative to each other.

Abstract: An adhesive sheet for affixation of a wafer includes a first substrate, first adhesive layer arranged on the first substrate, second substrate arranged on the first adhesive layer, and second adhesive layer arranged on the second substrate. A chemical reaction which causes reduction in the adhesion of the first adhesive layer and a chemical reaction which causes reduction in the adhesion of the second adhesive layer are different. A method for processing using this sheet includes the steps of affixing the sheet to a wafer, dicing the wafer with the sheet affixed thereto, peeling the first substrate and first adhesive layer away from the diced wafer by reducing the adhesion of the first adhesive layer and, thereby, dividing the wafer into a plurality of chips, and peeling the second substrate and second adhesive layer away from each of the chips by reducing the adhesion of the second adhesive layer.

Abstract: A process of forming a functional thin film uniformly on the surface of a large size glass substrate, which is used for construction or the like, and a glass substrate coated with a thin film formed by the above process are provided. A uniform metal oxide thin film is formed by: using large size plate glass produced by the float bath process, in which molten glass is poured into an Sn bath and gradually hardened; and applying by spraying a coating solution containing an alcohol as a solvent and 5% by mass to 15% by mass of water onto the bottom surface of the large size plate glass, which is formed by bringing the molten glass into contact with the Sn bath, while controlling the wettability of the coating solution on the glass substrate.

Abstract: An adhesive sheet for affixation of a wafer includes a first substrate, first adhesive layer arranged on the first substrate, second substrate arranged on the first adhesive layer, and second adhesive layer arranged on the second substrate. A chemical reaction which causes reduction in the adhesion of the first adhesive layer and a chemical reaction which causes reduction in the adhesion of the second adhesive layer are different. A method for processing using this sheet includes the steps of affixing the sheet to a wafer, dicing the wafer with the sheet affixed thereto, peeling the first substrate and first adhesive layer away from the diced wafer by reducing the adhesion of the first adhesive layer and, thereby, dividing the wafer into a plurality of chips, and peeling the second substrate and second adhesive layer away from each of the chips by reducing the adhesion of the second adhesive layer.

Abstract: A photocatalyst-containing silicone resin composition is provided, which can be baked at a relatively low temperature (e.g., approximately 100° C.) to form a film having high transparency, durability and photocatalysis. This composition comprises TiO2, a Zr containing compound, a hydrolyzable silicone resin and a Si containing compound containing SiO2 particles. A content of the Zr containing compound in terms of its oxide is 0.005 to 0.1 parts by weight with respect to 1 part by weight of TiO2. A content of the Si containing compound in terms of its oxide is 0.5. to 6.0 parts by weight with respect to 1 part by weight of TiO2. A content of the SiO2 particles is 0.1 to 3 parts by weight with respect to 1 part by weight in terms of an oxide of the hydrolyzable silicone resin.

Abstract: An ink cartridge which is detachably mountable to a liquid ejection type recording device including a liquid ejecting head for ejecting liquid onto a recording material while scanning the recording material in a direction crossing with a feeding direction of the recording material, and a recoverying unit for sucking the liquid through a nozzle of the liquid ejecting head, the ink cartridge includes a receiving portion for receiving the liquid discharged from the liquid ejecting head by the recoverying unit; a liquid containing portion for accommodating the liquid to be supplied to the liquid ejecting head; and a connecting portion for connecting the receiving portion and the suction recoverying means, wherein the connecting portion is disposed at a position upstream of a front end surface portion of the ink cartridge with respect to an inserting direction in which the ink cartridge is inserted into the liquid ejection type recording device.

Abstract: An ink cartridge which is detachably mountable to an ink cartridge mounting portion of a recording device, the recording device having an ink jet recording head which is provided with a head side connecting portion which functions upon intermittent ink filling, the ink cartridge being provided with a cartridge side connecting portion which is connectable with the head side connecting portion, and the ink cartridge being capable of containing ink to be supplied through the cartridge side connecting portion, the ink cartridge includes a power receiving portion, wherein an intermittent connection between the head side connecting portion and the cartridge side connecting portion is effected using rotation, the receiving portion being effective to receive power for the rotation; wherein the power receiving portion and the cartridge side connecting portion are disposed in a region adjacent one end portion of the ink cartridge.

Abstract: The present invention provide a coating material composition comprising at least fine hollow particles and a matrix-forming material, wherein when the coating material composition is applied and dried to form a coating film having a low refractive index, the matrix-forming material forms a porous matrix.

Abstract: A sub-tank unit of an ink jet cartridge can contain ink for image printing therein. The sub-tank unit includes a container main body having a ink storage for storing the ink, a ventilation path enabling the liquid storage and the outside of the container main body to communicate with each other, a gas liquid separation member disposed to communicate with the ventilation path, and a capillary member disposed between the ink storage and the gas liquid separation member.

Abstract: A joint member is made of an elastic member whose cross sectional shape is an almost M-character shape and which has: an inserting portion formed with an opening portion and a slit; an outer edge portion as an outer peripheral portion of the joint member; and a supporting fixing portion for coupling the inserting portion and the outer edge portion on the upper portion side. A cross sectional shape of an opening of the opening portion is a shape of a circular cone frustum in which the opening and a bottom surface are coupled via an inclined surface. The slit is formed in the rectangular bottom surface. The joint member is sandwiched between a casing and a pressing plate. The inserting portion and the supporting fixing portion exist in planes which are different in the inserting direction of a liquid supply needle.

Abstract: There is provided a composite thin film-holding substrate in which a composite thin film (4) comprising a filler (2) having a refractive index lower than that of a substrate (1) and a binder (3) having a refractive index higher than that of the filler (2) is formed on a surface of the substrate (1). Light is efficiently scattered when passing through the composite thin film (3) which comprises the filler (2) and the binder (3) having different refractive indexes from each other. In addition, the refractive index of a composite thin film (4) comprising a filler (2) having a low refractive index is low. As a result, the discharge efficiency of light which passes through the composite thin film (4) from the substrate (1) to the external is improved.