Abstract: A reflective mask blank includes a substrate, a multilayered reflection film configured to reflect EUV rays, a protection film configured to protect the multilayered reflection film, and an absorption film configured to absorb the EUV rays in this order. The protection film contains Rh as a main component. The multilayered reflection film includes an uppermost layer that is closest to the protection film in the multilayered reflection film and contains Si and N. In the uppermost layer, an element ratio (N/Si) of N to Si is greater than 0.00 and less than 1.50, and an element ratio (O/Si) of O to Si is 0.00 or greater and less than 0.44.

Abstract: A reflective mask blank includes a substrate, a multilayered reflection film configured to reflect EUV rays, a protection film configured to protect the multilayered reflection film, and an absorption film configured to absorb the EUV rays in this order. The protection film contains Rh as a main component. The multilayered reflection film includes an uppermost layer that is closest to the protection film in the multilayered reflection film and contains Si and N. In the uppermost layer, an element ratio (N/Si) of N to Si is greater than 0.00 and less than 1.50, and an element ratio (O/Si) of O to Si is 0.00 or greater and less than 0.44.

Abstract: A rotary connector includes a case including a housing space and fixed to a vehicle body that includes a steering wheel including a steering-side electric component, a rotor that is rotatable around a rotational axis relative to the case, a first connector provided on the rotor and electrically connected to the steering-side electric component, a second connector provided on the case and electrically connected to a vehicle-side electric component in the vehicle body, a flexible cable that is provided in a wound state in the housing space of the case and electrically connects the first connector to the second connector, and a controller that is disposed between the first connector and the flexible cable and performs a predetermined process on an electric signal transmitted between the first connector and the flexible cable. The controller is configured to rotate together with the rotor.

Abstract: A rotary connector includes a case including a housing space and fixed to a vehicle body that includes a steering wheel including a steering-side electric component, a rotor that is rotatable around a rotational axis relative to the case, a first connector provided on the rotor and electrically connected to the steering-side electric component, a second connector provided on the case and electrically connected to a vehicle-side electric component in the vehicle body, a flexible cable that is provided in a wound state in the housing space of the case and electrically connects the first connector to the second connector, and a controller that is disposed between the first connector and the flexible cable and performs a predetermined process on an electric signal transmitted between the first connector and the flexible cable. The controller is configured to rotate together with the rotor.

Abstract: A first virtual rotational axis exists at a position separated from the position of a first virtual line which passes through a path through which the cancel lever is advanced and retracted (in the longitudinal direction of an elongated guide hole). A first engaging portion of the cancel lever is line symmetric about a second virtual line which connects the first virtual rotational axis of a cancel cam member and a second virtual rotational axis of the cancel lever.

Abstract: A first virtual rotational axis exists at a position separated from the position of a first virtual line which passes through a path through which the cancel lever is advanced and retracted (in the longitudinal direction of an elongated guide hole). A first engaging portion of the cancel lever is line symmetric about a second virtual line which connects the first virtual rotational axis of a cancel cam member and a second virtual rotational axis of the cancel lever.

Abstract: A printing machine for booklet-like medium (2) is disclosed as having a booklet resting surface (4) to which a sheet insertion passage (5) is opened, a booklet pressing unit (10) which presses booklet-like medium, which is centrally unfolded on the booklet resting surface at a bound portion (2b) and whose sheet (2a1) of a page to be printed and inserted through the sheet insertion passage, against the booklet resting surface, a print page positioning unit (40) composed of a pair of sheet hazing rollers (42a, 42b) for positioning the sheet (2a1), of the page to be printed, at a given print position, and a print head section (18) having a pair of right and left print heads (19a, 19b) mounted at both sides of the sheet (2a1) of the page to be printed, respectively.

Abstract: A printing machine for booklet-like medium (2) is disclosed as having a booklet resting surface (4) to which a sheet insertion passage (5) is opened, a booklet pressing unit (10) which presses booklet-like medium, which is centrally unfolded on the booklet resting surface at a bound portion (2b) and whose sheet (2a1) of a page to be printed and inserted through the sheet insertion passage, against the booklet resting surface, a print page positioning unit (40) composed of a pair of sheet hazing rollers (42a, 42b) for positioning the sheet (2a1), of the page to be printed, at a given print position, and a print head section (18) having a pair of right and left print heads (19a, 19b) mounted at both sides of the sheet (2a1) of the page to be printed, respectively.

Abstract: A media delivery system, a media delivery method, a record media delivery program and a computer readable record medium are disclosed wherein respective media post units (12) read out record information recorded in transmission media (22), a relevant addressee is inputted in transmission media (22), and record information and delivery end information of transmission media (22) are transmitted through a communication network (18). In contrast, in a delivery media recording section (14), record information and relevant addressee information of transmission media (22) is received via a communication network (20), record information is recorded on received media (24) and relevant addressee information is added to received media (24) to be delivered to the relevant addressee.

Abstract: An accounting printing system according to the present invention is constituted by connecting an information distributing apparatus and a printing apparatus to each other through an electronic network. The information distributing apparatus includes; a literary work information data base for storing literary work information in a digital form; and a management information storing section for storing management information for controlling the print processing of the literary work information. The printing apparatus receives and stores the literary work information and the management information and prints the literary work information under print conditions specified in the management information.

Abstract: In a reflection type image reader having a stage glass on which an original is placed with its image facing downward to be read out by a photoelectric image reading head from the lower side so as to be converted into an electric signal, in order to make it, easy to position the original relative to the stage glass, an original positioning sheet, bearing an original positioning reference mark is placed on the stage glass in a fixed positional relationship thereto, with the original being placed between the stage glass and the original positioning sheet with its image facing downward, while a light source for original positioning is provided below the stage glass to illuminate the original from its front side, so that the image observable by the light passed through the original is referred to against the reference mark of the original positioning sheet.

Abstract: In order to indicate more distinctly the results of transverse and longitudinal adjustments of a print image, in a printer image position indicating device, a standard print position indication mark showing a printing master being positioned at the standard position relative to a print sheet and a biased print position indication mark showing a biased position of the printing master in either or both of the transverse and longitudinal directions relative to the standard position are expressed as marks each including at least two straight lines perpendicular to one another, and the biased print position indication mark is biased in the transverse and/or longitudinal directions according to a corresponding biasing of the printing master relative to the print sheet. The standard print position mark and the biased print position mark are expressed by different kinds of lines so as to clearly contrast one against the other.

Abstract: In a stencil printer in which a printing drum is carried by a carrier mounted in a frame body of the printer to be transversely withdrawable from the frame body on its one side for maintenance, etc., the carrier is selectively engaged with a transverse position adjustment device at its operating position inside the frame body, wherein the transverse position adjustment device engages the carrier to adjust its transverse position for adjustment of transverse position of print image via a latching mechanism so that, when the carrier is to be disengaged from the transverse position adjustment device for the withdrawal, the transverse position adjustment device once shifts the carrier to its terminal biasing position toward the withdrawal direction and returns to its standard transverse position, while disengaging the latching mechanism at the moment of reversing its biasing movement.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus for forming image information corresponding to an image of original document on recording sheets includes a sheet size sensor device for detecting the size of the recording sheets, a counter device for counting the number of pages of the recording sheets on which image information has been recorded, a memory device for storing data of printing charge per sheet according to the size of the recording sheets, calculating device for calculating printing charges based on data of the number of pages of the printed sheets counted by the counter device and data of the printing charge per sheet corresponding to the size of the recording sheets detected by the sheet size sensor means, and a display means for display the calculation results calculated by said calculating device.

Abstract: A mimeographic printing machine includes a flexible rotary cylindrical printing drum, a lower pusher roller, an inside pusher roller, inside pusher roller controller, and printing sheet conveyor. A stencil paper is wound on the outer surface of the flexible rotary cylindrical printing drum. The lower pusher roller is provided in parallel with the flexible rotary cylindrical printing drum with a predetermined space between the lower pusher roller and the flexible rotary cylindrical printing drum and inside the flexible rotary cylindrical printing drum. The inside pusher roller controller moves the inside pusher roller between a deformation position to push the flexible tubular wall radially outwardly thereby to deform the flexible tubular wall towards the lower pusher roller in the case of printing, and a steady position to release the flexible tubular wall from the deformation in the case of non-printing. The printing sheet conveyor moves the printing sheet from the sheet supplying section through the space.

Abstract: In a rotary stencil printer in which a back press roller 12 is provided with a transverse groove 26 for receiving a transverse bar 16 of a printing drum 10 and a printing sheet applied with a printing at a nipping region 32 between the printing drum and the back press roller is transferred for a while as attached onto the cylindrical outer circumferential surface of the back press roller by a pinch roller or rollers 40 provided at an outlet side of the nipping region so as to press at a side edge portion or portions of the printing sheet against the outer circumferential surface of the back press roller, the position control of the pinch roller or rollers to conform to the sheet width is carried out in a condition that the pinch roller or rollers are aligned with the transverse groove of the back press roller.

Abstract: A document size sensing device incorporated in an image recorder and capable of sensing a plurality of document sizes with a small number of optical elements. A sensor is made up of a single light emitting element, a spectroscope for dividing light issuing from the light emitting element into a plurality of beams toward a plane where a document is laid, a lens on which light reflected by the document is incident, and a plurality of light-sensitive elements for receiving the light propagating through the lens. A single sensor with such a configuration can sense a plurality of document sizes.