Abstract: A line-illuminating device which is resistant to shrinkage problems caused by repetition of heating and cooling includes a white casing made of polycarbonate or the like, a light guide made of an acrylic resin or the like and accommodated in the casing such that the light-emitting surface thereof is exposed, and light-emitting elements (for example, light-emitting diodes) as a light source provided on both ends of the casing so as to abut against the end surfaces of the light guide without a gap. The casing is divided into two portions in the longitudinal direction, and a gap is formed between the two divided portions. With this gap, even if the light guide shrinks due to repetition of heating and cooling, the divided portions can effectively shrink together with the light guide via the gap, and the abutting state between the end surface of the light guide and the light-emitting element can be maintained.

Abstract: The present invention provides a light guide, a line-illuminating device, and an image-scanning device that provide excellent uniformity in the amount of light produced. A light-reflecting portion comprised of spherical concave surfaces becomes a reflecting surface having spherical convex surfaces when it is seen from the inside of the light guide. Even when the incident angle of light from the light source unit is slightly offset, the reflection angle in spherical convex surfaces significantly changes, and light is reflected uniformly toward the upper surface serving as a light-emitting surface. In particular, when the fine spherical concave portions of the light-reflecting portion have a small depth, the incident light from the end surface is reflected toward the upper surface, serving as a light-emitting surface, and both side surfaces without reflecting back to the light-emitting unit side, so that uniform reflection can be achieved.

Abstract: The present invention provides a light guide, a line-illuminating device, and an image-scanning device that provide excellent uniformity in the amount of light produced. A light-reflecting portion comprised of spherical concave surfaces becomes a reflecting surface having spherical convex surfaces when it is seen from the inside of the light guide. Even when the incident angle of light from the light source unit is slightly offset, the reflection angle in spherical convex surfaces significantly changes, and light is reflected uniformly toward the upper surface serving as a light-emitting surface. In particular, when the fine spherical concave portions of the light-reflecting portion have a small depth, the incident light from the end surface is reflected toward the upper surface, serving as a light-emitting surface, and both side surfaces without reflecting back to the light-emitting unit side, so that uniform reflection can be achieved.

Abstract: A line-illuminating device which is resistant to shrinkage problems caused by repetition of heating and cooling includes a white casing made of polycarbonate or the like, a light guide made of an acrylic resin or the like and accommodated in the casing such that the light-emitting surface thereof is exposed, and light-emitting elements (for example, light-emitting diodes) as a light source provided on both ends of the casing so as to abut against the end surfaces of the light guide without a gap. The casing is divided into two portions in the longitudinal direction, and a gap is formed between the two divided portions. With this gap, even if the light guide shrinks due to repetition of heating and cooling, the divided portions can effectively shrink together with the light guide via the gap, and the abutting state between the end surface of the light guide and the light-emitting element can be maintained.

Abstract: A light guide, a line-illuminating device, and an image-scanning device are provided which are excellent in uniformity of the light amount. A light-reflecting portion comprised of tubular concave surfaces becomes a reflecting surface having tubular convex surfaces when seen from the inside of the light guide. With such structure, even when the incident angle of light from a light source unit slightly displaces, the reflection angle in the tubular convex surfaces significantly changes. In an irregular surface having a triangular shape, as in a conventional example, the incident angle becomes almost uniform in the area far from the light source unit, and thereby the reflection angle also becomes uniform. Consequently, it is difficult to achieve uniform reflection in the main-scanning direction. However, with the tubular concave surfaces, light is reflected uniformly toward the upper surface as a light-emitting surface.

Abstract: An illumination device includes a casing, a bar-shaped light guide housed in the casing to expose a light-emitting surface thereof, a light-emitting unit secured to an end section of the casing, wherein light from the light-emitting unit is introduced within the light guide through an end face thereof and then totally reflected within the light guide to be emitted through the light-emitting surface, a shielding section which covers an end section of the light guide at the end section of the casing close to the light-emitting unit and is provided on the light-emitting surface side of the light guide, a notch is formed at an end of the light guide on the light-emitting surface side close to the light-emitting unit, and light from the light-emitting unit is reflected on a rear surface of the shielding section through a gap between the notch and the light-emitting unit to be introduced into the light guide.

Abstract: A light guide, a line-illuminating device, and an image-scanning device are provided which are excellent in uniformity of the light amount. A light-reflecting portion comprised of tubular concave surfaces becomes a reflecting surface having tubular convex surfaces when seen from the inside of the light guide. With such structure, even when the incident angle of light from a light source unit slightly displaces, the reflection angle in the tubular convex surfaces significantly changes. In an irregular surface having a triangular shape, as in a conventional example, the incident angle becomes almost uniform in the area far from the light source unit, and thereby the reflection angle also becomes uniform. Consequently, it is difficult to achieve uniform reflection in the main-scanning direction. However, with the tubular concave surfaces, light is reflected uniformly toward the upper surface as a light-emitting surface.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing an organic semi-conductor solid electrolytic capacitor wherein a conductive polymer thin film layer of a heterocyclic compound, i.e., pyrrole, thiophene or furan, is formed as a solid electrolyte on the surface of a metal substrate having a dielectric oxide film formed thereon by electrolytic oxidation polymerization carried out in an electrolytic solution which contains pyrrole, thiophene or furan as a heterocyclic compound and an aliphatic or aromatic sulfonic acid or a salt thereof as a supporting electrolyte in an organic solvent, for example, acetonitrile, acetone or propylene carbonate.

Abstract: A solid electrolytic capacitor has a capacitor element including a metal plate, such as a plate of aluminum, tantalum, niobium or titanium, capable of having a dielectric oxidation layer formed thereon, a resist layer of a desired shape formed on a predetermined portion of the metal plate, a dielectric oxidation layer formed on a surface of the metal plate at one portion thereof defined by the resist layer, a polymer layer of a heterocyclic compound such as pyrrole, furan or thiophene formed on the dielectric oxidation layer, a conductive layer formed on the polymer layer, a first terminal attached to another portion of the metal plate defined by the resist layer, and a second terminal attached to the conductive layer. In an embodiment, a plurality of the metal plates are stacked to obtain a capacitor element having a multi-layered structure.

Abstract: A solid electrolytic capacitor, and a method of manufacturing the same, includes a capacitor element which comprises a metal plate capable of having a dielectric oxidation layer formed thereon, a dielectric oxidation layer formed on a surface of the metal plate, a polymer layer of a heterocyclic compound formed on the dielectric oxidation layer, a conductive layer formed on the polymer layer, wherein the polymer layer near a defect interface of the dielectric oxidation layer is converted into an insulator, and terminals provided on respective ones of the metal plate and conductive layer.