Abstract: An electrolytic capacitor module includes at least two types of electrolytic capacitors (4-1, 4-2) having etching pits in electrode foils. The at least two types of electrolytic capacitors (4-1, 4-2) are different in length of the etching pits and are connected in parallel. The number of electrolytic capacitors to be mounted is the same or different. The electrolytic capacitors (4-1, 4-2) are each an electrolytic capacitor with an etching pit length of 27 [?m] or less or an electrolytic capacitor with an etching pit length over 27 [?m]. Such a configuration enhances performance of the electrolytic capacitors in a high-frequency region, keeps a rate of decrease in capacitance low in the high-frequency region, and enhances a ripple current capability in the high-frequency region.

Abstract: A polishing method capable of accurately determining a polishing end point of a substrate is disclosed. The method comprises: rotating a polishing table supporting a polishing pad; and polishing the substrate by pressing the substrate against a polishing surface of the polishing pad by a polishing head, wherein polishing the substrate includes: an oscillation polishing process of polishing the substrate while causing the polishing head to oscillate along the polishing surface; and a static polishing process of polishing the substrate with the oscillation of the polishing head stopped, the static polishing process is performed after the oscillation polishing process, and the static polishing process comprises determining a static polishing end point which is a point in time at which a rate of change of torque for rotating the polishing table has reached a change-rate threshold value.

Abstract: An image diagnostic device comprising circuitry configured to output a diagnostic chart for image defect detection, read a predetermined reading range of the diagnostic chart, output a read image based on reading of the predetermined reading range, detect an image defect in the diagnostic chart based on the read image, and determine whether the image defect is at an end of the read image. In response to a determination that the image defect is at the end of the read image, the circuitry controls rereading to read a rereading range of the diagnostic chart different from the predetermined reading range.

Abstract: In a feeding direction of a recording material, a recording material cooling device is provided downstream of a fixing device, a curl reducing device is provided downstream of the recording material cooling device, and another recording material cooling device is provided downstream of the curl reducing device. By this configuration, occurrence of image defect by the recording material cooling device during the feeding of the recording material can be suppressed, and the curling of the recording material can be reduced after the recording material is cooled.

Abstract: An external cooling device 101 is connectable to an image forming apparatus 100. The external cooling device 101 improves cooling power of a recording material S after toner image fixation. In this case, even when a heating amount of the fixing device 11 is increased, a temperature of the recording material S stacked on a stacking unit 60 can be lowered to not more than a predetermined temperature at which sticking does not occur. Further, the number of sheets stackable on said stacking unit 60 can be increased. By this, a user is capable of adjusting glossiness without concern for the sticking of the recording materials S on the stacking unit 60. Further, the user is not required to frequently carry out the recording material S of the stacking unit 60. That is, it is possible to provide an image forming system 1X capable of flexibly meeting the recording materials S of various kinds.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image forming portion configured to form an image on a sheet; a pair of conveyance rotary members arranged downstream of the image forming portion in a sheet conveyance direction and configured to convey the sheet, on which the image is formed, by a conveyance nip; and a guide portion configured to guide the sheet to the conveyance. The guide portion includes a first guide member formed into a sheet shape and having a first stiffness and an abutment surface configured to abut the sheet and a second guide member formed into a sheet shape and having a second stiffness higher than the first stiffness and arranged on a side opposite to the abutment surface of the first guide member, wherein a downstream edge of the first guide member is closer to the conveyance nip than a downstream edge of the second guide member.

Abstract: By making the capacity retention rate to be high, an electrolyte capacitor with high capacitance in high frequency range is provided. In the electrolyte capacitor which includes an electrode foil and an electrode solution and which is used in the frequency range of 100 kHZ, a capacitance at 100 kHz is 50% or more relative to a capacitance at 120 Hz.

Abstract: A motion vector detector detects a motion vector, and generates reliability data of the motion vector. Pixel selectors select pixels for dynamic interpolation and pixels for static interpolation. The mixing ratio generator generates a first mixing ratio of interpolation pixels of the dynamic interpolation and interpolation pixels of the static interpolation based on the reliability data. A mixing ratio generator generates a second mixing ratio based on a difference value between the pixels for the dynamic interpolation. A mixing ratio adjuster adjusts the mixing ratio so that the mixing ratio of the interpolation pixels of the static interpolation becomes larger to generate a third mixing ratio. An interpolation data generator mixes the interpolation pixels of the dynamic interpolation and the static interpolation with each other in response to the third mixing ratio.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image forming portion, a sheet reversing roller portion, a first sheet feeding passage, a second sheet feeding passage, a sheet a guiding member forming a retraction feeding passage for guiding upward a leading end of the sheet fed from the reversing roller portion rotating in the first direction and then for guiding the sheet, guided upward, in a direction crossing a vertical direction, the guiding member having an inner surface curved to guide one side of the sheet, and a preventing member for preventing a droop of the leading end of the sheet by contact with the sheet guided in the direction crossing the vertical direction by the sheet guiding member.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image forming portion, a reversing portion configured to reverse the sheet received through a first feeding passage by feeding the sheet in a first direction and then in a second direction opposite to the first direction, a sheet feeding portion provided in a second feeding passage branching from the first feeding passage on a side upstream of the reversing portion with respect to the first direction, a first guiding surface forming the second feeding passage for guiding a first surface of the sheet fed by the feeding portion, and a second guiding surface for guiding a second surface, opposite from the first surface, of the sheet fed from the reversing portion in the second direction. The second guiding surface is movable with movement of the first guiding surface for opening the second feeding passage.

Abstract: A drive transmission apparatus includes an engage member that is rotatable in a radially displaced state with respect to a shaft member and an engaged member that is rotatable centering on an axis parallel with the shaft member. The engage member and the engaged member are engaged with and disengaged from each other by relatively moving along an axial direction. The drive transmission apparatus further includes a moving portion which can move the engage member in a direction in which a rotational axis of the engage member approaches an axis of the shaft member in a disengaged condition in which the engage member is disengaged from the engaged member. The moving portion thus regulates offset amount of the engage member in the disengaged condition, so that the engage member and the engaged member reliably engage with each other.

Abstract: In a feeding direction of a recording material S, a recording material cooling device 20 is provided downstream of a fixing device 11, the curl reducing device 700 is provided downstream of the recording material cooling device 20, and a recording material cooling device 201 is provided downstream of the curl reducing device 700. By this, occurrence of image defect by the recording material cooling device 20 during the feeding of the recording material S can be suppressed, and the curling of the recording material can be reduced after the recording material S is cooled.

Abstract: A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a wiping mechanism that includes a wiping portion configured to move in a wiping direction, in which a first nozzle surface and a second nozzle surface each provided with nozzles of a liquid ejecting portion are aligned, and to wipe the first nozzle surface and the second nozzle surface, and an isolation region in which the wiping portion is not brought into contact with the first nozzle surface and the second nozzle surface when a gap between the first and second nozzle surfaces and the wiping portion in an ejecting direction of liquid from the nozzles is a contact interval at which the first nozzle surface and the second nozzle surface are wiped is provided between the first nozzle surface and the second nozzle surface in the wiping direction.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a tea beverage which comprises a chitosan but is prevented from getting cloudy. According to this invention, there is provided a non-fermented or semi-fermented tea beverage comprising a chitosan having a molecular weight of not more than 7 kDa at a concentration of not more than 200 ppm.

Abstract: A technique for suppressing a contact failure between a contact portion and an apparatus-side terminal in a cartridge including a case, a liquid supply port, and a contact portion that is disposed at a corner where a front surface and a top surface intersect each other and is in contact with an apparatus-side terminal of a liquid ejecting apparatus, the liquid supply port is disposed at the center of the case in a width direction in which a first side surface and a second side surface oppose each other, and the contact portion is disposed at a position shifted to one side of the first side surface side and the second side surface side in the width direction.

Abstract: A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a carriage that mounts a liquid ejecting head provided with a nozzle surface in which nozzles to eject a liquid are formed, and is configured to move the liquid ejecting head between an ejection area used to cause the liquid ejecting head to eject the liquid onto a medium and a maintenance area used to perform maintenance of the liquid ejecting head, and a liquid receiving portion that has a size equal to or larger than the nozzle surface, is opposed to the nozzle surface located at a detachment position defined in the maintenance area, and receives the liquid discharged from the nozzles when detaching a liquid supply coupling portion detachably coupled to the liquid ejecting head.

Abstract: Provided is a decorative film formed body being capable of exhibiting excellent metallic design presentation of satin plating with less color blur through decoration with use of a vapor deposition film, a manufacturing method for a decorative film formed body, a mounting method for a transfer base material, a satin-plated preparation, a container, a casing, and a vehicle interior/exterior member. The decorative film formed body includes: a base material; an adhesive layer; a vapor deposition layer; and a protection layer, wherein the vapor deposition layer has recesses and projections formed on a surface thereof, and wherein the adhesive layer includes scale-shaped fillers.

Abstract: A system includes: a storage that stores a degree of deterioration determined from information that, for each part of each of air-conditioning facilities and/or refrigeration facilities during past inspections, an inspection worker perceived from the part; a first determiner that corrects and determines, on the basis of a history of degrees of deterioration of each part of the air-conditioning facilities and/or the refrigeration facilities during the past inspections, at least either scheduled dates of inspection of the air-conditioning facilities and/or the refrigeration facilities, or a priority of inspection work that is performed on each part of an air-conditioning facility and/or a cooling facility to be inspected; and a controller that causes an indicator to display at least either information indicating the scheduled dates of inspection or information indicating the priority of inspection work as determined by the first determiner.

Abstract: A motion vector detector detects a motion vector, and generates reliability data of the motion vector. Pixel selectors select pixels for dynamic interpolation and pixels for static interpolation. The mixing ratio generator generates a first mixing ratio of interpolation pixels of the dynamic interpolation and interpolation pixels of the static interpolation based on the reliability data. A mixing ratio generator generates a second mixing ratio based on a difference value between the pixels for the dynamic interpolation. A mixing ratio adjuster adjusts the mixing ratio so that the mixing ratio of the interpolation pixels of the static interpolation becomes larger to generate a third mixing ratio. An interpolation data generator mixes the interpolation pixels of the dynamic interpolation and the static interpolation with each other in response to the third mixing ratio.

Abstract: To achieve improved visibility and alleviation of discomfort during light emission of a vehicular lamp using LEDs. The vehicular lamp includes a control part for outputting a control signal indicating light luminous intensity emitted from a light source and a light source driving part for driving the light source based on the control signal, where the light emitted from the light source driven by the light source driving part repeats a predetermined luminous intensity change pattern at a predetermined cycle, and where the predetermined luminous intensity change pattern includes a first section where the luminous intensity is increased instantaneously from a lowest to a highest value, a second section where the luminous intensity is maintained at the highest value, a third section where the luminous intensity is decreased from the highest to the lowest value, and a fourth section where the luminous intensity is maintained at the lowest value.