Abstract: Conveyance speed of recording materials by a fixing roller pair can be set to conveyance speed based on detected results of a recording material detector and a loop detecting sensor, and information on the recording material that has been stored in a memory in advance, and the conveyance speed of the fixing roller pair is set so that loop length of the recording material will be a lower limit length, after the loop detecting sensor detects a loop of the recording material, and before the rear end of the recording material passes through the transfer roller pair.

Abstract: To provide a reflection mirror having a high reflectance in the visible region and excellent in moisture resistance and sulfur resistance, and its production process. A reflection mirror 10 comprising a substrate 11, a silicon nitride film 14 and a silver film 13 formed between the substrate 11 and the silicon nitride film 14, wherein when 10 ppm of hydrogen sulfide is introduced, and the reflection mirror is left to stand for 100 hours in an atmosphere at a temperature of 50° C. under a relative humidity of 80%, the rate of change of the luminous reflectance (chromaticity Y of the tristimulus value as defined in JIS Z8701 (1982)) after being left to stand is within 10% based on the luminous reflectance before being left to stand. Further, a process for producing a reflection mirror 10, which comprises forming a silver film 13 by a sputtering method and then forming a silicon nitride film 14 by a chemical vapor deposition method.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an electrode member to prevent the generation of an image defect in the image forming apparatus, in which the electrode member is provided in the downstream side of a transfer device, the transfer device and a fixing device are arranged while brought close to each other, and the sheet is sandwiched by the fixing device while sandwiched and conveyed by an image bearing device and the transfer device.

Abstract: To provide an electroconductive laminate having a broad transmission/reflection band and having excellent electrical conductivity (electromagnetic wave shielding properties), visible light transparency and near infrared shielding properties, and an electromagnetic wave shielding film for a plasma display and a protective plate for a plasma display. An electroconductive laminate 10 comprising a substrate 11 and an electroconductive film 12 formed on the substrate 11, wherein the electroconductive film 12 has a multilayer structure having an oxide layer 12a and a metal layer 12b alternately laminated from the substrate 11 side in a total layer number of (2n+1) (wherein n is an integer of at least 1), the oxide layer 12a contains zinc oxide and a high refractive index metal oxide having a refractive index of at least 2.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a image forming member comprising a first sheet conveying member arranged at upstream side of a sheet conveying path of a sheet material, a second sheet conveying member arranged at downstream side of said sheet conveying path, a guide member which is provided between said first and said second sheet conveying members and guides said sheet material and a movable portion which is provided in said guide member and executes front-and-far-side adjustment of said sheet material by moving a portion against which the tip of said sheet material is abutted in parallel to a sheet width direction perpendicular to a conveying direction.

Abstract: A recycling method of an apparatus having a part includes a collecting step of collecting a part from the apparatus; a processing step of processing the collected part to adapt it to an apparatus having different specifications; and a mounting step of mounting the part processed in the processing step on the apparatus.

Abstract: Conveyance speed of recording materials by a fixing roller pair can be set to conveyance speed based on detected results of a recording material detection means and a loop detecting sensor, and information on the recording material that has been stored in a memory in advance, wherein the conveyance speed of the fixing roller pair is set so that loop length of the recording material will be a lower limit length, after the loop detecting sensor detects a loop of the recording material, and before the rear end of the recording material passes through the transfer roller pair.

Abstract: A recycling method of an apparatus having a part includes a collecting step of collecting a part from the apparatus; a processing step of processing the collected part to adapt it to an apparatus having different specifications; and a mounting step of mounting the part processed in the processing step on the apparatus.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member which bears a toner image; transfer means which forms a transfer nip portion while being in contact with the image bearing member, the transfer means which sandwiches and conveys a recording material with the image bearing member in the transfer nip portion, which transfers the toner image to the recording material; fixing means in which the recording material is sandwiched in a fixing nip portion where a first fixing member and a second fixing member are in contact with each other, the fixing means fixes the toner image to the recording material; and an electrode member which is provided between the transfer means and the fixing means, wherein the recording material is sandwiched and conveyed by the fixing means while sandwiched and conveyed by the transfer means, a length d (mm) of a shortest straight line connecting a center of the transfer nip portion and a center of the fixing nip portion in a direction in which the recording material is conveye

Abstract: A recycling method in an apparatus having a part includes a part removal step of removing a part from the apparatus, and a mounting step of mounting to the apparatus a part having a specification different from that of the removed part.

Abstract: A recycling method in an apparatus having a part includes a part removal step of removing a part from the apparatus, and a mounting step of mounting to the apparatus a part having a specification different from that of the removed part.

Abstract: To provide a display device manufacturing method capable of rapidly and reliably bonding a plurality of display elements arranged in plan view to a substrate to manufacture a high-quality display device with high yield. A display device manufacturing method of the present invention comprises a step of applying an adhesive forming an adhesive layer on at least one of bonding surfaces of a display panel and a substrate, a step of bring the edge of one side of a bonding surface of the display panel into contact with a bonding surface of the substrate so that the display panel and the substrate are arranged opposite to each other substantially in a wedge shape in side view, and a step of making the substrate approach the display panel while maintaining the arrangement of the wedge shape and of bonding the substrate to the display panel while spreading the adhesive by the bonding surfaces.

Abstract: A sheet conveying device has a conveyance guide for guiding a sheet conveyed from a photosensitive drum and a transfer roller of a transfer portion to a pressurizing roller and a fixing roller of a fixing device, and the conveyance guide has a second guide surface and a third guide surface, the bending point of the guide surfaces being situated above the intersection of the nip plane of the photosensitive drum and the transfer roller and the nip plane of the pressurizing roller and the fixing roller and in a region on the side opposite to the direction in which the sheet is separated from the conveyance guide with respect to the nip planes.

Abstract: A recycling method in an apparatus having a part includes a part removal step of removing a part from the apparatus; a mounting step of mounting to the apparatus a part having a specification different from that of the removed part.

Abstract: A recycling method of an apparatus having a part includes a collecting step of collecting a part from the apparatus; a processing step of processing the collected part to adapt it to an apparatus having different specifications; and a mounting step of mounting the part processed in the processing step on the apparatus.

Abstract: A sheet conveying device has a conveyance guide for guiding a sheet conveyed from a photosensitive drum and a transfer roller of a transfer portion to a pressurizing roller and a fixing roller of a fixing device, and the conveyance guide has a second guide surface and a third guide surface, the bending point of the guide surfaces being situated above the intersection of the nip plane of the photosensitive drum and the transfer roller and the nip plane of the pressurizing roller and the fixing roller and in a region on the side opposite to the direction in which the sheet is separated from the conveyance guide with respect to the nip planes.

Abstract: According to the present invention, a plasma processing apparatus for performing surface processing of a substrate by means of plasma discharge is provided comprising: a processing chambers 10R and 10L for performing surface processing of a substrate W; a load-lock chamber 11 which is arranged in between these processing chambers 10R and 10L; and transporting mechanisms which are capable of performing substrate transport between load-lock chamber 11 and processing chamber 10R, and between load-lock chamber 11 and processing chamber 10L; these transporting mechanisms are freely movable in a reciprocating manner in the direction in which processing chamber 10R, load-lock chamber 11, and processing chamber 10L are contiguously arranged; wherein, upper wing 20U and lower wing 20L, which are spaced apart in a vertical manner with respect to each other, are provided as the aforementioned transporting mechanisms.