Abstract: The refrigeration cycle apparatus (1) includes a refrigerant circuit (2) that includes a flow channel (29a) through which a refrigerant in a liquid single-phase state flows, and a filter member (35) that is provided in the flow channel (29a) and that captures acid contained in the refrigerant, which passes through the flow channel.

Abstract: A lighting fixture includes a light source for lighting; a lighting fitting base that holds the light source and includes a wiring member for supplying electric power to the light source; a display-object holding member provided on the lighting fitting base at a predetermined position; and a thin plate-shaped display object held by the display-object holding member. The display object is detachably attached with the display-object holding member. A portion of a light beam emitted from the light source is, for example, reflected, scattered, or diffracted so as to be used as a light source for illuminating the display object, and a space for receiving a large display object is provided in or on the exterior of the main body of the lighting fixture body.

Abstract: Sound information related to an image is inputted together with the image taken by a camera, and is printing outputted as a two-dimensional bar code data with the image by a printer provided in the camera as one body. Specifically, a printed matter is formed by printing the taken image and the sound information sound inputted in relation to the image. Thereby, the printed matter is printed with a comment on image taking environment such as information on a subject of image taking and a light condition when taking the image or on the subject of the image taking inputted through the sound. As a result, it can be used as a storage medium which stores information of higher dimension and is easy to access.

Abstract: A container for containing consumable supplies for the use of an ink jet printer includes an ink containing portion for containing an ink, and an ink communication member for causing ink communication by piercing the ink containing portion when the container is attached to the printer. Before the container is attached to the printer, the ink containing portion can contain the ink sealingly and independently of the outside. As a result, ink leakage during distribution of the container can be prevented and the ink containing portion having, e.g., a bag-like shape, can be produced by a simple process, for sealingly containing the ink.

Abstract: A medical data management system wherein patients, doctors, medical professionals except doctors, and medical institutions are registered as members, and log in using an ID and login authentication means for each member to register and preserve medical data for effective use thereof. The system comprises a management file associated with each individual medical data, in which access authority of a member to enable the member to access the medical data is recorded; and access authority addition authentication means to enable recording additionally access authority of a member in the management file, and the access authority addition authentication means exists for each patient member.

Abstract: Down-sizing of a pump for sucking two types of different fluids is realized. The pump is provided with a cylinder pump having a cylinder main body having a reciprocally movable piston, a first cylinder chamber partitioned at one side of the piston for being introduced with a first fluid, and a second cylinder chamber partitioned at the other side of the piston for being introduced with a second fluid, and piston driving means for reciprocally moving the piston of the cylinder pump.

Abstract: For the sake of achieving both the size and weight reductions of a printing apparatus and increasing the reliability thereof, an ink tank is provided with a gas-permeable member that permits air to pass without permitting ink. The ink tank is capable of introducing ink through an ink inlet by negative pressure introduced in the ink tank through a common suction port.

Abstract: A printer in which an inkjet recording head is scanned with relation to a printing medium includes an ink supply member to be connected with a reserving portion arranged within the recording head when the inkjet recording head is positioned at the end portion of a scanning area, and a suction member for providing a suction power in introducing inks from the ink supply member to the reserving portion. Associated with a movement of the inkjet recording head to the end portion, those members are connected to the inkjet recording head at a different time. Herewith, in comparison with the case where those members are connected to the inkjet recording head at the same time, a force for moving the inkjet recording head required for such connection is reduced to achieve a downsizing of a driving source for generating the movement.

Abstract: An ink jet recording apparatus has a pressure limiting mechanism between a gas-liquid separator and a source of negative pressure required to suck and supply ink for refilling an ink tank, to prevent a fixed amount or more of negative pressure from being exerted on the gas-liquid separator.

Abstract: A joint device includes a supply pipe having an ink supply port, a closing device for opening and closing the ink supply port, a deformation device for deforming the closing device and an urging device for urging the deformation device. An ink jet recording apparatus includes the above joint device, a supply pipe, a closing device, a deformation device, and an urging device. An ink supplying device includes a negative-pressure introducing device introducing negative pressure into the ink tank an ink supplying device supplying the ink to the ink tank, a gas-liquid separating device provided between the ink tank and the negative-pressure introducing device, for transmitting gases therethrough while not transmitting the ink therethrough, and an isolation device separating the negative-pressure introducing path.

Abstract: There is provided an information processing method which can adjust benefits between electronic device makers and expendables makers. In the method of the present invention, a cartridge which is detachably attached to an electronic device is used. The cartridge carries expendables of the electronic device and has a storage medium in which information that specifies a maker of the electronic device is written by the electronic device when the expendable is consumed by the electronic device. The method comprises the recovery step of recovering the cartridge with the storage medium in which the information is written from a user, the acquisition step of acquiring the information written in the storage medium of the recovered cartridge; and the totalization step of totalizing quantities of expendables consumed for respective makers on the basis of the acquired information.

Abstract: For the sake of achieving both the size and weight reductions of a printing apparatus and increasing the reliability thereof, an ink tank is provided with a gas-permeable member that permits air to pass without permitting ink. The ink tank is capable of introducing ink through an ink inlet by negative pressure introduced in the ink tank through a common suction port.

Abstract: The present invention provides an ink jet image recording apparatus adapted for use in mobile printing, and a media cartridge for containing a sheet to be recorded by such apparatus. The media cartridge is detachably mountable on an image recording apparatus for forming an image on a sheet and includes a frame body which includes sheets for recording an image by the image recording apparatus, an ink containing member for containing ink to be supplied to an image recording unit of the image recording apparatus and to be discharged on the sheets, a pick-up unit for feeding the sheets one by one from the frame body, and an ink absorbent member for absorbing the ink not used for recording in the image recording apparatus in a state that the frame body is mounted thereon.

Abstract: An ink-jet recording apparatus, it is possible to assuredly execute replenishment of ink into an ink tank and control of a pressure within the ink tank during ink replenishment by a simple configuration, and reduce the size and the weight of the apparatus, and improve reliability of the apparatus. The ink-jet recording apparatus includes an ink tank for receiving ink from an ink intake, an ink supply unit for receiving ink from a replenishing tank into the ink tank by a negative pressure introduced from a suction port of the ink tank in the inside of the ink tank, and a negative-pressure controller for causing the negative pressure within the ink tank to remain in an ink supply channel from the replenishing tank to the inside of the ink tank, so that the negative pressure within the ink tank does not return to an atmospheric pressure while receiving ink.

Abstract: A container for containing consumable supplies for the use of an ink jet printer includes an ink containing portion for containing an ink, and an ink communication member for causing an ink communication by sticking into the ink containing portion when the container is attached to the printer. Herewith, before the container is attached with the printer, the ink containing portion can contain an ink sealingly and independently of the outside. As a result, an ink leakage during a distribution of the container can be prevented and the ink containing portion having e.g. a bag-like shape can be produced by a simple process, for containing an ink sealingly.

Abstract: A printer in which an inkjet recording head is scanned with relation to a printing medium includes an ink supply member to be connected with a reserving portion arranged within the recording head when the inkjet recording head is positioned at the end portion of a scanning area, and a suction member for functioning a suction power in introducing inks from the ink supply member to the reserving portion. Associating with a movement of the inkjet recording head to the end portion, those members are connected to the inkjet recording head in delaying the time. Herewith, in comparison with the case where those members are connected to the inkjet recording head at the same time, a force for moving the inkjet recording head required to such connection is reduced to achieve a down sizing of a driving source for generating the movement.

Abstract: An ink-jet printing apparatus, an ink-supplying apparatus, and a method for supplying ink are configured so that a mode of ink supply is changed to another mode, for example the mode of supplying ink to an ink tank is changed to another in accordance with a fact that a next page is intended to be printed or not, when an ink tank that requires the supply of ink is detected, with the result that the printing speed is increased.

Abstract: For the sake of achieving both the size and weight reductions of a printing apparatus and increasing the reliability thereof, an ink tank is provided with a gas-permeable member that permits air to pass without permitting ink. The ink tank is capable of introducing ink through an ink inlet by negative pressure introduced in the ink tank through a common suction port.