Abstract: A vehicle seat includes a conjunction mechanism and a locking mechanism. When a seat cushion is placed at a raised position, the conjunction mechanism causes an ottoman to be placed at a stored position closer to the seating surface relative to a standby position. The locking mechanism restricts movement of the ottoman when the seat cushion is placed at a seating position. The locking mechanism includes an anchoring portion, a traction cable, and a wound portion. In response to a change being made in an amount of winding of the traction cable around the wound portion due to the seat cushion being moved, anchoring of the ottoman by the anchoring portion and canceling of the anchoring are caused.

Abstract: A vehicle seat includes a conjunction mechanism and a locking mechanism. When a seat cushion is placed at a raised position, the conjunction mechanism causes an ottoman to be placed at a stored position closer to the seating surface relative to a standby position. The locking mechanism restricts movement of the ottoman when the seat cushion is placed at a seating position. The locking mechanism includes an anchoring portion, a traction cable, and a wound portion. In response to a change being made in an amount of winding of the traction cable around the wound portion due to the seat cushion being moved, anchoring of the ottoman by the anchoring portion and canceling of the anchoring are caused.

Abstract: A vehicle seat of the present disclosure includes a seat cushion; a seatback; a sliding device; a first locking mechanism configured to restrict a sliding movement of a seat main body; a tip-up mechanism configured to rotationally displace the seat cushion upwardly from an occupiable position in conjunction with a frontward rotational movement of the seatback; a second locking mechanism configured to restrict a sliding movement of the seat main body when an elevation angle of the seat cushion exceeds a preset angle, and remove the restriction when the elevation angle is equal to or below a preset removal angle; and a first restrictor configured to restrict the elevation angle from being equal to or below the removal angle when the tip-up mechanism is activated.

Abstract: A vehicle seat of the present disclosure includes a seat cushion; a seatback; a sliding device; a first locking mechanism configured to restrict a sliding movement of a seat main body; a tip-up mechanism configured to rotationally displace the seat cushion upwardly from an occupiable position in conjunction with a frontward rotational movement of the seatback; a second locking mechanism configured to restrict a sliding movement of the seat main body when an elevation angle of the seat cushion exceeds a preset angle, and remove the restriction when the elevation angle is equal to or below a preset removal angle; and a first restrictor configured to restrict the elevation angle from being equal to or below the removal angle when the tip-up mechanism is activated.

Abstract: According to an illustrative embodiment of the present disclosure, there is provided a vehicle seat including: a seat cushion that serves as a seating portion which receives a load of an occupant; an ottoman that is connected to a front portion of the seat cushion; a base that supports the seat cushion from a vehicle floor in a seating position at which the seat cushion receives the occupant and in a tip-up position at which the seat cushion is tipped up rearward from the seating position; and a folding mechanism that moves the ottoman between an initial position at which the ottoman is positioned at the front portion of the seat cushion and a folding position at which the ottoman is retracted beneath the seat cushion in accordance with a movement of the seat cushion from the seating position and the tip-up position.

Abstract: According to an illustrative embodiment of the present disclosure, there is provided a vehicle seat including: a seat cushion that serves as a seating portion which receives a load of an occupant; an ottoman that is connected to a front portion of the seat cushion; a base that supports the seat cushion from a vehicle floor in a seating position at which the seat cushion receives the occupant and in a tip-up position at which the seat cushion is tipped up rearward from the seating position; and a folding mechanism that moves the ottoman between an initial position at which the ottoman is positioned at the front portion of the seat cushion and a folding position at which the ottoman is retracted beneath the seat cushion in accordance with a movement of the seat cushion from the seating position and the tip-up position.

Abstract: A process for producing a three-dimensional model is provided. The process includes a step (layer formation step) of forming a layer of a powder material, the layer having a predetermined thickness, a step (cross-sectional shape formation step) of imagewise bonding the powder material layer by a binder according to sliced cross-sectional data of a modeled object so as to give a cross-sectional shape, and sequentially repeating the above steps. The surface gloss of the three-dimensional model obtained when measured at 20° is 20% or more. Furthermore, production equipment used in the above process is provided. Moreover, a three-dimensional model is provided that contains a powder material and a binder and is formed by imagewise curing the binder, the three-dimensional model having a surface gloss when measured at 20° of 20% or more.

Abstract: A process for producing a three-dimensional model is provided. The process includes a step (layer formation step) of forming a layer of a powder material, the layer having a predetermined thickness, a step (cross-sectional shape formation step) of imagewise bonding the powder material layer by a binder according to sliced cross-sectional data of a modeled object so as to give a cross-sectional shape, and sequentially repeating the above steps. The surface gloss of the three-dimensional model obtained when measured at 20° is 20% or more. Furthermore, production equipment used in the above process is provided. Moreover, a three-dimensional model is provided that contains a powder material and a binder and is formed by imagewise curing the binder, the three-dimensional model having a surface gloss when measured at 20° of 20% or more.

Abstract: A plate making apparatus of a flexible plate material 13, 22 being placed on a plate cylinder 7 for executing planographic printing in multiple colors. The plate making apparatus has a cutter 23 being placed between a storage section 21 of a roll-like plate material and an exposure section 25 for cutting the roll-like plate material like a sheet and punch means 30 for making plate cylinder engagement holes 14a and 14b in the left and right margins of the plate material along the transport direction thereof, the plate cylinder engagement holes to be engaged in protrusions 7a an 7b disposed in the circumferential direction of the left and right margins of the plate cylinder. Accordingly, it is possible to provide a plate making apparatus which reliably holds a plate material on a plate cylinder for enabling planographic printing and can use a roll-like plate material.

Abstract: A lithographic printing device has a plurality of plate cylinders for respective colors. A plurality of packing sheets are respectively attached to the plate cylinders, each packing sheet having a series of protruded pieces aligned in a circumferential direction of the respective plate cylinder. A plurality of press plates respectively provided on the packing sheets, each press plate having engaging holes into which the protruded pieces of the respective packing sheet are inserted. Each series of protruded pieces satisfies the following relation: 2D≦P≦4.06×103×D/W, where P is a pitch of the series of protruded pieces, D is a diameter of each protruded piece, and W is a width of the press plate.

Abstract: A block copy material for a lithographic printing plate material comprising a sheet-like substrate, on at least one side of which a plurality of minute projections are distributively formed, or a lithographic press having a plate cylinder, on a surface of which a plurality of minute projections are distributively formed, wherein the density of minute projections having a height of more than 40 &mgr;m is 20 projections/cm2 or less on surface average, and the density of minute projections having a height of 3 &mgr;m or more is 25 projections/cm2 or more on surface average. The block copy material for a lithographic printing plate material, the lithographic press and a lithographic printing method using the block copy material or the lithographic press can avoid the deterioration of the printing dimension and printing accuracy caused by strain partially developed in printing, and can solve the problem of conventional methods, the deterioration of the workability in printing.

Abstract: A printing method for performing a lithographic printing in multiple colors by use of a flexible plate material. In particular, a series of engaging holes, while being aligned in the transporting direction of the plate material, are formed for every color in the plate material, and a series of protruded pieces to be inserted into the engaging holes of the plate material, while being aligned in the circumferential direction of each plate cylinder, are formed on the outer peripheral surface of each of the plate cylinders provided for the respective colors, so as to satisfy the following relation: 2D≦P≦4.06×103×D/W where Pmm: pitch of the series of engaging holes (protruded pieces) Dmm: diameter of each protruded piece Wmm: width of the printing plate. The plate material is attached to the plate cylinder by applying the engaging holes of the plate material to the protruded pieces of each plate cylinder, and printing is carried out.

Abstract: A plate making apparatus of a flexible plate material 13,22 being placed on a plate cylinder 7 for executing planographic printing in multiple colors. The plate making apparatus has a cutter 23 being placed between a storage section 21 of a roll-like plate material and an exposure section 25 for cutting the roll-like plate material like a sheet and punch means 30 for making plate cylinder engagement holes 14a and 14b in the left and right margins of the plate material along the transport direction thereof, the plate cylinder engagement holes to be engaged in protrusions 7a and 7b disposed in the circumferential direction of the left and right margins of the plate cylinder. Accordingly, it is possible to provide a plate making apparatus which reliably holds a plate material on a plate cylinder for enabling planographic printing and can use a roll-like plate material.

Abstract: An amine compound-containing, but cyanogen-free, desensitizing solution for offset printing, characterized by containing phytic acid (inositol hexaphosphate) and/or a metal and/or ammonium salts of phytic acid, and at least one selected from the group consisting of amine compounds represented by the following general formulae (1) and (2); a carboxylic acid or carboxylate containing (3); an urea (5) and/or an urethane (6) containing (4); an amide compound represented by (8) and/or an imide compound (9), each containing an amino group (7); and a heterocyclic compound at least one nitrogen atom and having an inorganic/organic value of 0.1 to 4.0 inclusive.

Abstract: An amine compound-containing, but cyanogen-free, desensitizing solution for offset printing, characterized by containing phytic acid (inositol hexaphosphate) and/or a metal and/or ammonium salts of phytic acid, and at least one selected from the group consisting of amine compounds represented by the following general formulae (1) and (2); a carboxylic acid or carboxylate containing (3); an urea (5) and/or an urethane (6) containing (4); an amide compound represented by (8) and/or an imide compound (9), each containing an amino group (7); and a heterocyclic compound at least one nitrogen atom and having an inorganic/organic value of 0.1 to 4.0 inclusive.

Abstract: An original form for electrophotographic planography includes a paper support having thereon a photoconductive layer including a photoconductive material including at least zinc oxide and a resin binder, the exposure percentage of the zinc oxide on a surface of the photoconductive layer being in the range of from 2.1 to 5%.

Abstract: The present invention aims at, in an electrophotographic lithographic printing plate precursor, improving the construction and composition of back layers and in particular, preventing occurrence of printing scum by rubbing and increasing the number of prints until printing wrinkles occur. The feature of the present invention consists in an electrophotographic lithographic printing plate precursor comprising, at least, a photoconductive layer on one surface of a base and a back layer on the other surface thereof, in which the back layer comprises an outermost layer containing a hydrophilic high molecular material and an innerlayer having a Cobb's water absorbing capacity of at most 25 g/m.sup.2 (45 minute value).

Abstract: An electrophotographic lithographic printing plate precursor capable of well maintaining both the electrophotographic properties and the printing properties is provided, which comprises, at least, a photoconductive layer on one side of a support and an under layer directly under the photoconductive layer, in which the under layer consists of a plurality of layers comprising an outermost layer having a surface resistivity of at most 1.times.10.sup.11 .OMEGA. and an inner layer having a Cobb's water absorbing capacity of at most 15 g/m.sup.2 (45 minute value) or having a Young's Modulus of at most 1000 kg/cm.sup.2.

Abstract: A liquid electrophotographic developing device for developing a charged and exposed photoconductive material which includes a photoconductive layer formed on one surface of a conductive layer. The liquid electrophotographic developing device is comprised of developing section, a developing solution tank provided in a housing and filled with a developing solution, conveying rollers for conveying the photoconductive materials, a developing electrode and a back electrode which are disposed parallel along a conveying path of the photoconductive material in the developing section, and a developing solution supplying device disposed above the developing electrode. The developing electrode is spaced part from the photoconductive layer, and the back electrode is disposed to come into contact with the back surface of the photoconductive material. Upon directly connecting the electrodes, toner particles contained in the developing solution adhere to the photoconductive layer to achieve development.

Abstract: A liquid electrophotographic developing device for developing a photoconductive material charged and exposed and which has a photoconductive layer formed on one surface of a conductive layer comprises a developing tank filled with a developing solution in which a developing electrode and a back electrode are disposed. The electrodes are immersed in the developing solution and disposed on either side of the photoconductive material in conveyance. The back electrode comes into contact with the back surface of the photoconductive material, whereas the developing electrode is spaced part from the photoconductive layer. Upon directly connecting the electrodes, toner particles contained in the developing solution adhere to the photoconductive layer to achieve development.