Abstract: A coil bobbin has a body part, a first outer flange part provided at one end of the body part and a second outer flange part provided at the other end of the body part. The first outer flange part has a widthwise dimension larger than that of the second outer flange part. The first outer flange part has leg portions at both ends in the widthwise direction at the lower end. The second outer flange part has a leg portion at the lower end. The coil bobbin is preferably supported by the leg portions of the first outer flange part and the leg portion of the second outer flange part.

Abstract: An intermediate transfer unit of an image forming apparatus is provided between a plurality of developer containers for containing developer and a plurality of developing devices. The intermediate transfer unit includes an intermediate transfer unit for secondarily transferring primarily transferred developed images from the plurality of image carriers onto a paper, an intermediate transfer unit driving mechanism for driving the intermediate transfer unit, and a housing for supporting the intermediate transfer unit driving mechanism. One end of the housing includes a plurality of developer inlet ports positionally corresponding to the developer supply ports of the developer containers respectively, a plurality of developer outlet ports positionally corresponding to the developer receiving ports of the developing devices respectively, and a plurality of developer supply paths connecting between the developer inlet ports and the developer outlet ports respectively.

Abstract: An intermediate transfer unit of an image forming apparatus is provided between a plurality of developer containers for containing developer and a plurality of developing devices. The intermediate transfer unit includes an intermediate transfer unit for secondarily transferring primarily transferred developed images from the plurality of image carriers onto a paper, an intermediate transfer unit driving mechanism for driving the intermediate transfer unit, and a housing for supporting the intermediate transfer unit driving mechanism. One end of the housing includes a plurality of developer inlet ports positionally corresponding to the developer supply ports of the developer containers respectively, a plurality of developer outlet ports positionally corresponding to the developer receiving ports of the developing devices respectively, and a plurality of developer supply paths connecting between the developer inlet ports and the developer outlet ports respectively.

Abstract: A plurality of winding parts are wound around teeth of an iron core with insulators disposed therebetween, and a printed wiring board is electrically connected to the winding part with a plurality of terminal pins. Each terminal pin is extends along an axial direction of the iron core and is attached to one of the insulators. An end portion of each winding part is wound around one of the terminal pins, and the terminal pin is soldered to the printed wiring board together with the end portion of the winding part. The terminal pins extend through hole portions of the printed wiring board.

Abstract: A coil bobbin has a body part, a first outer flange part provided at one end of the body part and a second outer flange part provided at the other end of the body part. The first outer flange part has a widthwise dimension larger than that of the second outer flange part. The first outer flange part has leg portions at both ends in the widthwise direction at the lower end. The second outer flange part has a leg portion at the lower end. The coil bobbin is preferably supported by the leg portions of the first outer flange part and the leg portion of the second outer flange part.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus has a spacer roller that contacts a photosensitive drum outside a running region of a transfer member. The spacer roller forms a gap between a developing roller and the photosensitive drum. A cleaning device is positioned at downstream side of a nip position formed between the photosensitive drum and the transfer member. A toner removing blade is disposed between the downstream side of the nip and an upstream side of the cleaning device. The toner removing blade has a contact portion that contacts a contact region between the photosensitive drum and the spacer roller. The rotation axis of the photosensitive drum extends along an inner end of the contact portion. This inner end of the contact portion is positioned within a toner collecting region in which toner is scraped off by the cleaning device.

Abstract: A baseball or softball bat which enables a ball to fly farther than a conventional bat. The bat is made of metal, wood or carbon fiber-reinforced plastic and its cylindrical ball-hitting part has an axial cross section shape as follows: a lot of concave-surfaced grooves and convex-surfaced ridges are arranged in parallel alternately along the circumference of the bat and the convex parts are round and curved outward. The concave and convex parts are covered by a cylindrical sheet of polyurethane elastomer or similar material. Also, a metal baseball or softball bat is manufactured by grooving the cylindrical ball-hitting part surface by a lathe using a roller.

Abstract: A storage system includes: a protocol control unit that processes a file access request from a NAS client; and a priority calculation unit that calculates a priority set for the reply packet returned to the NAS client as a response to the file access request from the NAS client, based on a priority set in advance for the access area that is the target of the file access request.

Abstract: An intermediate transfer unit of an image forming apparatus is provided between a plurality of developer containers for containing developer and a plurality of developing devices. The intermediate transfer unit includes an intermediate transfer unit for secondarily transferring primarily transferred developed images from the plurality of image carriers onto a paper, an intermediate transfer unit driving mechanism for driving the intermediate transfer unit, and a housing for supporting the intermediate transfer unit driving mechanism. One end of the housing includes a plurality of developer inlet ports positionally corresponding to the developer supply ports of the developer containers respectively, a plurality of developer outlet ports positionally corresponding to the developer receiving ports of the developing devices respectively, and a plurality of developer supply paths connecting between the developer inlet ports and the developer outlet ports respectively.

Abstract: A lighting device of the present invention has a wire-shaped cathode provided along an axial direction, a phosphor-coated anode that opposes to the wire-shaped cathode in the axial direction and a vacuum sealing tube that vacuum-seals these cathode and anode, wherein the wire-shaped cathode has a wire and a carbon film provided on the entire circumference of this wire, and the phosphor-coated anode has an anode section and a phosphor section provided on this anode section.

Abstract: The present invention provides a photosensitive lithographic printing plate which is excellent in both workability and image forming properties and is also capable of omitting the use of a laminated-paper. The present invention also provides an interleaving sensitive granular matting agent for photosensitive lithographic printing plate, which is used by applying onto the surface of an infrared-sensitive lithographic printing plate, comprising an infrared absorbing dye. Surface treatment is conducted by applying a granular matting agent containing an infrared absorbing dye onto the surface of an infrared-sensitive lithographic printing plate.

Abstract: A storage system includes: a protocol control unit that processes a file access request from a NAS client; and a priority calculation unit that calculates a priority set for the reply packet returned to the NAS client as a response to the file access request from the NAS client, based on a priority set in advance for the access area that is the target of the file access request.

Abstract: A lighting device of the present invention has a wire-shaped cathode provided along an axial direction, a phosphor-coated anode that opposes to the wire-shaped cathode in the axial direction and a vacuum sealing tube that vacuum-seals these cathode and anode, wherein the wire-shaped cathode has a wire and a carbon film provided on the entire circumference of this wire, and the phosphor-coated anode has an anode section and a phosphor section provided on this anode section.

Abstract: A crosspiece supporting pad in a structural construction member including a resilient member having concavely curved surfaces on its upper and lower sides, and a pair of rigid members each having a convexly curved surface which mates with the concavely curved surfaces of the resilient member. The rigid members are respectively fixed to the upper and lower sides of the resilient member with their convexly curved surfaces respectively held in mating relation with the concavely curved surfaces of the resilient member. The pad has sufficient strength to support a crosspiece in expansion joints and adequately absorbs displacement occuring at the ends of the crosspiece due to a live load and further restrains compressive deformation due to the live load.

Abstract: A grip of a metallic bat is covered with a grip cover made of hard rubber and at least one pin or cotter is forced to penetrate through the grip cover and the grip in order to eliminate the possibility that the bat may fly out from the grip cover upon use. To prevent the pin from falling out, it is physically deformed after insertion, preferably from the inside of the bat.

Abstract: By covering a grip of a metallic bat with a grip cover made of hard rubber and forcing at least one pin or cotter to penetrate through grip end and the grip, the metallic bat of the present invention can avoid the disadvantage of conventional metallic bats whereby the grip may become removed and fly out from the grip cover to cause an unforeseen accident on swinging the bat. It is thus possible to provide a safe and functional metallic bat.

Abstract: A substantially hollow metallic ball bat being adaptable to a change in weight, center of gravity and impact resistance which comprises a generally cylindrical barrel portion and a generally cylindrical handle portion, said barrel portion being larger in diameter than said handle portion, and a hard, rigid, lightweight, high impact resistant cylindrical reinforcing member removably disposed solely inside of said barrel portion, the outer periphery of said reinforcing member being in tight engaging relationship with the inner periphery of the barrel portion of the bat, said reinforcing member, because of its removable feature, being replaceable with a different reinforcing member, thereby making the ball bat adaptable to a change in weight, center of gravity and impact resistance.