Abstract: Spherical convex micro-lenses are arranged between rectangular grooves adjacent to each other of a lens plate. The arrangement of convex micro-lenses is made to be in parallel with the short-side direction of the lens plate, namely, the direction of the rectangular grooves. Since stray light appears mainly on the convex micro-lenses arranged in the long-side direction of the lens plate, the stray light to appear in the long-side direction of the lens plate is removed by forming grooves at regular intervals in the long-side direction of the lens plate and forming a light absorbing film in each of the rectangular grooves. Or the stray light to appear in the long-side direction of the lens plate is removed by making the direction of arrangement of convex micro-lenses different from the long-side direction of the lens plate.

Abstract: Spherical convex micro-lenses are arranged between rectangular grooves adjacent to each other of a lens plate. The arrangement of convex micro-lenses is made to be in parallel with the short-side direction of the lens plate, namely, the direction of the rectangular grooves. Since stray light appears mainly on the convex micro-lenses arranged in the long-side direction of the lens plate, the stray light to appear in the long-side direction of the lens plate is removed by forming grooves at regular intervals in the long-side direction of the lens plate and forming a light absorbing film in each of the rectangular grooves. Or the stray light to appear in the long-side direction of the lens plate is removed by making the direction of arrangement of convex micro-lenses different from the long-side direction of the lens plate.

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 light guide capable of reducing the degrading of the read image, even when the document face is raised, by expanding the distribution of light intensities in the longitudinal direction in the position of the irradiated item (document position), and a line illuminator into which the light guide is incorporated. The light guide emits lights incident on an end face from an emitting face extending longitudinally, while having the lights reflected by an internal face of the guide. The sectional shape of the internal face in a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction is provided with first and second oval arc curved faces, first and second emitting faces, and a light scattering part formed on the focal position (or a position near the focus) of the oval on the longer axis plane of each oval. The concentrating position of lights reflected by the first curved face and the concentrating position of lights reflected by the second curved face are different from each other.

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 stereoimage formation apparatus includes two lens array plates, each of which includes microlenses having optical axes and peaks. The optical axes of the microlenses are parallel to one another. The optical axes of the microlenses in one of the lens array plates are aligned with the optical axes of the microlenses in the other lens array plate. The peaks of the microlenses in one of the lens array plates come in contact with or are located proximal to the peaks of the microlenses in the other lens array plate. The microlenses of each lens array plate each have a predetermined spherical aberration greater than a predetermined minimum spherical aberration.

Abstract: A design work assistance apparatus, comprising: a design work guidance means for guiding along with a process template, which represents processing steps of design work process by unit work processes in a sequence thereof; a design work history accumulation means 107 for accumulating data of design work history, in particular information relating to failures in the past, by referring to a predetermined unit work process in parallel with the design work guidance; and a knowledge visualizing means 108 for transmitting information, which has high importance among the accumulated data of the design work history (for example, a failure case), to a design worker, thereby achieving the design work guidance with utilizing the cases of the past design works effectively.

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 bar-shaped light guide is provided to allow its emitting surface to be exposed from a white casing and is provided with a pattern for scattering and reflecting the light on a bottom surface opposite to the emitting surface. This pattern is formed by a white paint or minute irregularities. Further, an end face of the bar-shaped light guide opposite to the incident side is made cube-corner shaped. In other words, the end face is made chevroned by mirror-finished flat surfaces. These flat surfaces are tilted at such an angle that an incident angle ? of the rays of light traveling through the bar-shaped light guide parallel to the longitudinal direction of the bar-shaped light guide is smaller than a critical angle.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus comprising a display unit which displays, on a display screen, a first display area displaying a first buttons and a second display area displaying a second buttons, a sensing unit which senses a touched position on the display screen, and a first display control unit which, when the first display area is touched, enlarging the size of each of the first buttons, expanding the size of the first display area such that the first buttons are arranged in the first display area, reducing the size of the second display area, and reducing the size of each of at least specific buttons of the second buttons such that the specific buttons are arranged in the reduced second display area.

Abstract: A resin lens plate has, on its planar surface, convex lenslets arranged in a regular pattern with adjacent lenslets being apart from each other by a specified center-to-center pitch. Each of the convex lenslets has a rectangular or hexagonal contour in a plan view of the plate, and the lenslets are arranged such that the direction in which the center-to-center distance between adjacent lenslets takes a maximum value is in parallel with the lengthwise side of the plate. A groove or a ridge is formed along the bisector of a center-to-center line drawn between each pair of adjacent lenslets, and a light absorbing film is formed over the groove or the ridge. The groove or ridge inhibits the entry of stray light to the lenslet from adjacent lenslets.

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 line-illuminating device comprises a white casing, a bar-shaped light guide housed within the casing, and light-emitting units provided on opposite ends of the bar-shaped light guide. The light-emitting unit has a substrate forming a circuit on which a lead wire for power supply is installed. Formed on a surface of the substrate facing the bar-shaped light guide is a window for coupling in which a green-color light-emitting diode and a blue-color light-emitting diode are installed. Likewise, the light-emitting unit has a substrate on which a lead wire for power supply is installed. Formed on a surface of the substrate facing the bar-shaped light guide is a window for coupling in which two red-color light-emitting diodes are installed.

Abstract: Semi-columnar shaped convex portions are formed on external areas of respective resin lens plates. One semi-columnar shaped convex portion and two semi-columnar shaped convex portions are formed at the top surface of the bottom resin lens plate and the bottom surface of the top resin lens plate, respectively. Then, the top resin lens plate and the bottom resin lens plate are temporarily fixed by matching the one semi-columnar shaped convex portion into the area between the two semi-columnar shaped convex portions. Then, after the temporal fixing, the joints of the resin lens plates are heated and melted to form a welding portion. Then, the top and bottom resin lens plate are welded tightly via the welding portion.

Abstract: The specification discloses a support system for parts standardization, a method therefore, a computer program for executing the method and a recording medium storing the computer program capable of being read out by a computer. A support system for parts standardization for selecting standard parts from plural parts, which comprises: a first database storage for storing data representing attributes of the plural parts, a second database storage for storing standardization parameter data that can be criteria on judgment whether the plural parts are standard parts, a nearby range input device for preparing a nearby range data upon inputting of numerals corresponding to a parameter name, and a standard parts judging apparatus for judging whether the plural parts are standard parts, upon the databases, standardization parameter data and nearby range data.

Abstract: In a design change assistance system for assisting for an evaluation on related influential factors in a design change when conducting the design change, a case input means for inputting a design change case, including existing design change contents and an item of an influential factor relating to the design change contents. The data inputted through the case input means is accumulated in a database. Contents of the design change on an evaluation target are inputted through an evaluation target design change input means. An evaluation on the influential factor about the design change on the evaluation target, which is inputted in the evaluation target design change input means, is delivered by a design change evaluation delivery means, upon basis of the case data accumulated in said database.

Abstract: A mold structure according to the invention is formed by: injecting a fluid substance in a forming mold having a concave portion having a predetermined sectional shape; hardening the fluid substance; and releasing the fluid substance from the forming mold. The center-line average roughness Ra of the surface of the mold structure is selected to be not larger than 20 nm, preferably not larger than 8 nm. The center-line average roughness Ra of a portion of the forming mold having come into contact with the fluid substance is also selected to be not larger than 20 nm, preferably not larger than 8 nm. To produce such a forming mold, the specific resistance of water used for adjusting an aqueous solution at the time of formation of the concave portion in the glass surface by a chemical etching method is selected to be not lower than 13 M ?·cm.

Abstract: A lens array 4 is formed as an erect 1:1 imaging lens by superimposing two lens plates 40 and 40 together. Each lens plate 40 consists of a number of micro lenses 41 which are regularly provided at a predetermined pitch and in a two-dimensional manner. This lens plate 40 is for example made by press molding the ultraviolet curing resin in a soft condition using a transparent mold and by irradiating the ultraviolet light on the ultraviolet curing resin from outside for hardening. Since the lens array 4 is provided with micro lenses 41 in rows in a sub-scanning direction, deterioration of an amount of light level resulting from the displacement between a light axis of the lens and an image sensor 6 is not generated.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method of manufacturing a resin lens plate being a little in variation in thickness and characteristic. The method forms a resin plate with grooves by means of an extrusion molding method or a casting method. Further, it forms light absorbing films (light shading films) in the grooves of the formed resin plate with grooves, forms convex micro-lenses on the surfaces of the plate by means of a hot-embossing method using a fixed metal mold and a movable metal mold each having spherical micro-depressions arranged regularly at specified intervals on it, and thereby provides a resin lens plate having spherical convex micro-lenses arranged regularly at specified intervals.