Abstract: The invention relates to an ink jet recording process comprising an ink jet recording step of discharging one or more kinds of inks based on entered image information to record an image of one or more colors on a recording medium, and an overcoat step of forming a protective layer for covering the image on the recording medium, wherein control tables corresponding to changes in characteristics of the color(s) which occur by covering the color(s) output onto the recording medium with the protective layer are prepared beforehand, and in the ink jet recording step, discharge control of the ink(s) is performed in accordance with the control tables to record the image, thereby making it possible to faithfully reproduce the entered image information. Also disclosed is an ink jet recording apparatus suitable for the ink jet recording process.

Abstract: In order to dress a subject's hair using the two first and second kinds of medicine solutions, a hood must be once taken off. Therefore, in order to apply the second medicine solution, the position of the hood must be adjusted so that the head is centrally located at the hood. This adjustment is troublesome for both the operator and subject. In order to obviate such inconvenience, a hair dressing device equipped with a hood D includes a fixed hood 71 and an opening/closing hood 72 into which said hood is divided, said opening/closing hood being openably attached to said fixed hood. In this case, said opening/closing hood 72 is opened/closed so that said fixed hood 71 is opened from above.

Abstract: On ink jet recorded matter comprising an ink jet recording medium having a substrate and an ink receiving layer formed thereon containing porous inorganic particles and an image formed with a pigment ink on the ink receiving layer, a protective layer covering the image is formed by thermally transferring a transfer layer from a heat-resistant carrier onto the image. The ink jet recording medium comprises a substrate and an ink receiving layer formed on one side of the substrate, wherein an ink jet recorded image and a protective layer covering the image are to be formed on the surface of the ink receiving layer, said side of the substrate, before the formation of the ink receiving layer, having a Bekk's surface smoothness of 200 seconds or higher and the surface of the ink receiving layer having a Bekk's surface smoothness of 60 seconds or higher.

Abstract: Ink jet recorded matter comprising a recording medium having a substrate and an ink receiving layer containing porous inorganic particles, an image formed of a pigment ink on the ink receiving layer, and a protective layer covering the image, the protective layer being formed by thermally transferring a transfer layer from a heat-resistant carrier onto the image. A process for producing the recorded matter, and a thermal transfer sheet, a thermal transfer apparatus and an ink jet recording apparatus for use in the production process are also disclosed.

Abstract: A pressure generating chamber communicating with a nozzle orifice from which ink is to be ejected. A vibration plate constitutes at least a part of the pressure generating chamber. A piezoelectric element includes a lower electrode constituting at least a part of the vibration plate, a piezoelectric layer formed on the lower electrode, an upper electrode formed on the piezoelectric layer, and an active part for actuating the vibration plate to eject the ink from the nozzle orifice. A neutral plane of the actuation of the active part is located in the vibration plate.

Abstract: A method of controlling a relative movement of a cutting blade and a workpiece which are moved relative to each other by a movement device in an operation with a machine tool. The method includes a step of bringing the cutting blade and an object into contact with each other, by moving at least one of the cutting blade and the object toward each other by the movement device, and a step of controlling the relative movement on the basis of a relative position of the cutting blade and the object which is detected by the movement device upon the contact of the cutting blade and the object with each other.

Abstract: In a micro device including a through hole for piercing a substrate and a fragile part provided around or across a part corresponding to a through hole of a multilayer film and relatively thinner than the other part, an opening can be formed in the multilayer film by cutting the multilayer film along or inside the fragile part and a through hole can be formed.

Abstract: In a micro device including a through hole for piercing a substrate and a fragile part provided around or across a part corresponding to a through hole of a multilayer film and relatively thinner than the other part, an opening can be formed in the multilayer film by cutting the multilayer film along or inside the fragile part and a through hole can be formed.

Abstract: In a micro device including a through hole for piercing a substrate and a fragile part provided around or across a part corresponding to a through hole of a multilayer film and relatively thinner than the other part, an opening can be formed in the multilayer film by cutting the multilayer film along or inside the fragile part and a through hole can be formed.

Abstract: An ink jet recording head, in which a vibrating element includes electrodes disposed on both surfaces of at least one of its edge portions at a dot forming pitch. A gap forming member is disposed so as to form a gap suitable for producing ink mist on a surface confronting a vibrating surface of the vibrating element. Since the ink is retained in this gap by surface tension, upon application of an alternate voltage to the vibrating element to produce an edge-mode vibration, the vibration produced at a piezoelectric body substrate is transmitted to the ink, propagating through the ink. The vibration propagated up to an interface between the ink and the air is transformed into a surface wave, thereby misting the ink.The thus produced ink mist, having vibrational kinetic energy, splashes in the air and thus forms a dot on a recording sheet.

Abstract: A machining apparatus including a rotating shaft disposed rotatably about an axis thereof, an eccentric rotating member supported by the rotating shaft rotatably about an axis thereof which is offset from the axis of the rotating shaft, at least one cutting tool which is supported by the eccentric rotating member such that each cutting tool is rotated with the eccentric rotating member and such that the cutting edge of each cutting tool is offset from the axis of the eccentric rotating member, and a rotating device supported by the rotating shaft, for rotating the eccentric rotating member relative to the rotating shaft, and thereby changing the cutting edge position of each cutting tool in the radial direction of the rotating shaft.