Abstract: A backlight unit (60) includes: a light guiding plate (64); and a diffusing sheet (70), the backlight unit (60) causing light exiting through a light exit plane (80) thereof to backlight a liquid crystal display element (20), the light exiting through the light exit plane (80), having a half width of not more than 44°.

Abstract: The present invention provides a fuel cell optimum operating point tracking system capable of ensuring optimum operation of a fuel cell, by detecting the optimum operation voltage of the fuel cell taking not only temperature dependence of the output characteristics thereof, but also chemical reactions into consideration.

Abstract: A screw compressor comprising: a pair of male and female screw rotors; and an air-cooled heat exchanger, wherein the air-cooled heat exchanger is provided above a motor for driving the compressor body; wherein, with respect to a cooling wind for the air-cooled heat exchanger, the air-cooled heat exchanger is inclined to the upstream side; wherein the uppermost portion of a unit suction port for the air-cooled heat exchanger cooling winds is positioned below the uppermost portion of the air-cooled heat exchanger positioned at the uppermost portion; wherein the lowermost portion of the unit suction port for the air-cooled heat exchanger cooling wind is positioned below the lowermost portion of the air-cooled heat exchanger positioned at the lowermost portion; and wherein the cooling wind for the air-cooled heat exchanger is exhausted from a ceiling portion of the compressor unit.

Abstract: A data transmission device includes: a sending unit that sends data according to one of a plurality of communication protocols; a data obtaining unit that obtains data; a communication address obtaining unit that obtains plural communication addresses assigned to a destination to which the obtained data is to be sent; a determining unit that determines a communication protocol to be used for sending the obtained data to the destination from among one or more communication protocols that are included in the plural communication protocols to which the sending unit is adapted, and that correspond to one of the obtained plural communication addresses; and a transmission control unit that causes the sending unit to send the obtained data according to the determined communication protocol to a communication address corresponding to the determined communication protocol, the communication address being included in the obtained plural communication addresses.

Abstract: A computer has a selecting section, an acquiring section, a display control section, a setting section and a processing contents data transmitting section. The selecting section selects an image processing device. The acquiring section acquires from the image processing device selected by the selecting section, display data for displaying a setup screen which sets contents of an image processing that the image processing device executes. The display control section, on the basis of the display data acquired by the acquiring section, effects control such that the setup screen is displayed on a display. The setting section sets the contents of the image processing via the setup screen displayed on the display. The processing contents data transmitting section transmits, to the image processing device, processing contents data expressing the contents of the image processing set by the setting section.

Abstract: A catalytic chemical vapor deposition apparatus is provided for producing a thin film of desired film quality, by making a particle countermeasure against the release gas such as H2O and deposit materials from or on members composing the structure of the inside of the processing chamber and the inner wall of the processing chamber.

Abstract: An embossed printing processing apparatus for carrying out embossed printing by converting attribute values that are extracted from non-embossed image data into height data to create embossed image data, and transmitting the non-embossed image data and the created embossed image data to an image forming apparatus, the embossed printing processing apparatus, includes embossing specification setting pattern storing unit that creates and stores therein embossing specification setting patterns that set conversion specifications for converting the attribute values that are extracted from the non-embossed image data into height data; selecting unit that selects a desired embossing specification setting pattern from among the embossing specification setting patterns stored in the embossing specification setting pattern storing unit in creating the embossed image data from the non-embossed image data; and embossed image data creating unit that creates the embossed image data from the non-embossed image data using the

Abstract: A printing instruction device which generates a print job of document information as an object to be printed and sends it to a printer device, includes an embossed printing instruction unit that instructs embossed print setting including an object to be embossed-printed; an extraction unit that analyzes the document information to be printed and extracts the object instructed by the embossed printing instruction unit; an embossed print drawing command generation unit that generates, in accordance with the extracted object, an embossed print drawing command needed for embossed printing of the object; and a print job generation unit that generates the print job by adding the embossed print drawing command to a non-embossed print drawing command needed for non-embossed printing of the document information to be printed.

Abstract: Provided is a highly reliable oil free screw compressor including a first sensor for detecting a temperature of lubrication oil, second sensors for detecting temperatures of intake air, and a cooling fan controller having a storage portion storing therein a set temperature of lubrication oil and a set temperature of intake air, and a computing portion for computing a control signal for increasing the speed of the cooling fan if a detected value of a temperature of the lubrication oil, delivered from the first sensor, becomes higher than the set value of lubrication oil stored in the storage portion, and computing a control signal for increasing the speed of the cooling fan if a detected value of a temperature of the intake air, delivered from the second sensor, becomes higher than the set temperature of the intake air, stored in the storage portion.

Abstract: An oilless screw compressor incorporating water-cooled cooling units for cooling compressed air discharged from compressor bodies having a pair of male and female screw rotors which can be rotated in a contactless and oilless manner, the cooling units comprising a plate type heat-exchanger, and the amount of cooling water for the plate type heat-exchanger being adjustable. With this configuration, a difference between a temperature during load operation and a temperature upon automatic stopping and during unload operation of the compressor can be reduced, so that the cooling unit can be restrained from being damaged or broken within a short period, thereby it is possible to provide a highly reliable oilless screw compressor.

Abstract: A printer controller includes a driver module which controls operation of a control subject printer to be controlled, and an application module. The driver module includes: a conversion table referencing section which refers to a conversion table that correlates, for a prescribed printer control item, a control parameter suitable for the control subject printer and a control parameter suitable for a conversion subject printer that is different from the control subject printer; a control parameter acquiring section which acquires the control parameter that is output from the application module, is corresponding to the printer control item, and is suitable for the conversion subject printer; and a control parameter converting section which converts the acquired control parameter into the control parameter suitable for the control subject printer according to the conversion table, and outputs the resulting control parameter.

Abstract: A computer has a selecting section, an acquiring section, a display control section, a setting section and a processing contents data transmitting section. The selecting section selects an image processing device. The acquiring section acquires from the image processing device selected by the selecting section, display data for displaying a setup screen which sets contents of an image processing that the image processing device executes. The display control section, on the basis of the display data acquired by the acquiring section, effects control such that the setup screen is displayed on a display. The setting section sets the contents of the image processing via the setup screen displayed on the display. The processing contents data transmitting section transmits, to the image processing device, processing contents data expressing the contents of the image processing set by the setting section.

Abstract: An embossed printing processing apparatus for carrying out embossed printing by converting attribute values that are extracted from non-embossed image data into height data to create embossed image data, and transmitting the non-embossed image data and the created embossed image data to an image forming apparatus, the embossed printing processing apparatus, includes embossing specification setting pattern storing unit that creates and stores therein embossing specification setting patterns that set conversion specifications for converting the attribute values that are extracted from the non-embossed image data into height data; selecting unit that selects a desired embossing specification setting pattern from among the embossing specification setting patterns stored in the embossing specification setting pattern storing unit in creating the embossed image data from the non-embossed image data; and embossed image data creating unit that creates the embossed image data from the non-embossed image data using the

Abstract: The present invention provides a fuel cell optimum operating point tracking system capable of ensuring optimum operation of a fuel cell, by detecting the optimum operation voltage of the fuel cell taking not only temperature dependence of the output characteristics thereof, but also chemical reactions into consideration.

Abstract: A printing instruction device which generates a print job of document information as an object to be printed and sends it to a printer device, includes an embossed printing instruction unit that instructs embossed print setting including an object to be embossed-printed; an extraction unit that analyzes the document information to be printed and extracts the object instructed by the embossed printing instruction unit; an embossed print drawing command generation unit that generates, in accordance with the extracted object, an embossed print drawing command needed for embossed printing of the object; and a print job generation unit that generates the print job by adding the embossed print drawing command to a non-embossed print drawing command needed for non-embossed printing of the document information to be printed.

Abstract: A fluid control apparatus comprises lines A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, B1, B2, B3 each removably attached to a substrate 1 by a plurality of brackets 8, 9, 18, 19, 20, and channel communication means 47, 48 which are removable upward.

Abstract: A stopper which projects into the product passage to support the product to be sold, an ejector which projects into the product passage to support the product to be sold next immediately after the product to be sold, and control means for controlling the projection quantity into the product passage of the stopper and the ejector, wherein the control means, upon receipt of a sales instruction, allows the ejector to project into the product passage to support the product to be sold next, opens the stopper to deliver the product to be sold from the product passage to a sales port and closes the product passage with the stopper after the delivery of the sales product while supplying the product to be sold next by recessing the ejector. As a consequence, irrespective of the size and the configuration of the product to be sold, only the product to be sold can be delivered with certitude at the time of selling the product.

Abstract: This invention provides an exchange jig for assisting work of exchanging a heavy object such as an X-ray tube. This exchange jig has a detachable unit, which enables attaching/detaching the exchange jig to/from the top plate of a bed. In exchange work, the exchange jig is attached to the top plate of the bed. The elevating function and top plate slide function of the bed realize a forklift function together with the support function of the arm unit of the exchange jig. If exchange work is not performed, the exchange jig can be detached from the top plate of the bed. The arm unit is attached to the detachable unit through a rotating unit. The rotating unit freely rotates about an almost vertical axis. This rotation facilitates work of transferring the heavy object between the arm unit and a gantry, and work of transferring the heavy object between the arm unit and a truck.

Abstract: A fluid control apparatus comprises lines A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, B1, B2, B3 each removably attached to a substrate 1 by a plurality of brackets 8, 9, 18, 19, 20, and channel communication means 47, 48 which are removable upward.