Abstract: A calculation section performs a simplified calculation to obtain lengths and/or angles using calculations of addition and multiplication, without using calculations of division, square root and inverse trigonometric function that impose heavy load to the hardware. A data storage section stores reference length data and reference angle data in a data format that is appropriate for the simplified calculation.

Abstract: A clip driver is used for driving elastic clips each having a back portion, and abutment portions for clipping edge portions of sheet-members between the opposite ends of the abutment portions.

Abstract: A clip which is made from a band-like metal plate having spring characteristics, in which opening of the clip can be performed by a considerably weak force, in which setting is less even if sheets of paper having a stack thickness nearly equal to the maximum clipping thickness, and which comprises a body including a back portion formed at a longitudinal center portion of the band-like metal plate so as to have a length substantially corresponding to the maximum clipping thickness, and abutment portions formed adjacent to the back portion so that the respective free ends of the abutment portions form abutting edges which abut against each other for clipping sheets of paper; a pair of finger grips for opening the abutting edges of the abutment portions, the finger grips being attached to the abutment portions respectively in a manner so that each of the finger grips is formed into a U-shape and respective free ends of the U-shape of the finger grip are rotatably inserted into lock portions formed at each of the

Abstract: A document cover formed of a thin sheet material of synthetic resin, includes a front cover portion, a rear cover portion, and a fold portion formed in a boundary portion between the front cover portion and the rear cover portion. The fold portion includes a plurality of fold lines formed at intervals, whereby the cover can be folded easily in the vicinity where documents are bound, and after the front portion of the cover is once opened, the opened state of the cover can be held as it is.

Abstract: A clip driver for driving clips each having a back portion, and abutment portions so that the frontmost clip can hold sheets of paper between the opposite ends of the abutment portions, comprising: a driver body for accommodating a plurality of the clips, the driver body including a paper insertion inlet formed at a front end for inserting the sheet-like members to be clipped, a clip insertion hole formed at a rear end for inserting the clips one by one, and a clip path formed to extend from the paper insertion inlet to the clip insertion inlet; a pair of clip opening springs disposed on the driver body near the paper insertion inlet for opening a nip between the abutment portions of the clip in the opposite directions; a slide is disposed in the driver body on the front end side so as to be movable in a front/rear direction for feeding a frontmost one of the clips in the clip path toward the paper insertion inlet over the clip opening springs by a front end of the slide; a handle one end of which is pivotall

Abstract: A two-sided copying apparatus includes: an image forming device for forming an image on a recording sheet; a fixing device for fixing the image on the recording sheet; a branching device for branching the recording sheet on which the image was fixed by the fixing device to eject outside the apparatus or to feed again inside the apparatus for a two-sided image formation; a plurality of holding devices each for holding one edge of the recording sheet fed again inside the apparatus, wherein the holding device temporarily stops while holding the recording sheet and feeds again in a reverse direction onto a transfer station; and a supporting and guiding device for supporting and guiding the plurality of the holding devices.

Abstract: A dielectric filter includes a laminate substrate formed by laminating and bonding a plurality of dielectric sheets, belt-like resonance electrodes formed on predetermined bond surfaces of the dielectric sheets, input/output electrodes formed at predetermined positions of an outer periphery of the laminate substrate and connected to the belt-like resonance electrodes, and earth electrodes formed on the outer periphery of the laminate substrate under a non-connection state with the input/output electrodes. The end portions of the belt-like resonance electrodes extend to both side surfaces of the laminate substrate. One end of each belt-like resonance electrode is connected to the earth electrode formed on one of the side surfaces of the laminate substrate and serves as a short-circuit terminal, and the other end of the belt-like electrode is exposed on an ungrounded portion on the opposite side surface and serves as an open terminal.

Abstract: A clip made from a band-like metal plate having spring characteristics, includes: a back portion formed at a center portion of the metal plate in its longitudinal direction so as to have a width in the longitudinal direction corresponding to a maximum clipping thickness of the clip; a pair of abutment portions formed by bending the band-like metal plate in the same direction at longitudinally opposite ends of the back portion so that longitudinal opposite ends of the respective abutment portions form abutting edges which abut against each other for holding edge portions of sheet-like members to be clipped between the abutting edges of the abutment portions; and at least three bent portions for giving an elastic force to the abutment portions.

Abstract: A paper binder which removably secures a large number of pages of paper without injury to the paper, and which conducts binding so that it is easy to leaf through the pages.

Abstract: A corner clip for clipping a plurality of sheets of documents or the like at their corner part without piercing the documents or the like, is made from a strip of bendable metallic material with a predetermined width, has an approximately trapezoidal substrate part and a pair of leg parts which are bent at approximate right angles from a pair of mutually slanted edge parts of this substrate part. In case after these leg parts are applied to outer edges of the corner part of the documents when the documents are to be bound, the leg parts are bent toward back side so that the substrate part of the corner clip presses the uppermost document from its surface side and the pair of legs press the lowermost document from its back surface side.

Abstract: Disclosed is a spring clip formed by bending a single sheet of elastic metal plate which comprises: a base portion having an opening formed in a central portion thereof; a rising-up portion raised up substantially vertically from the base portion; and a grasping portion bent at an acute angle from the rising-up portion toward the base portion so as to cooperate with the base portion to grasp sheets of paper or the like between the grasping portion and the base portion, the grasping portion including a contact portion formed at a portion facing at least an outer circumferential portion of the opening of the base portion for contacting with the sheets of paper or the like, and a lead-in portion extended from the contact portion to a top end portion and bent so as to come away from the base portion.

Abstract: A data selection device having M+1 stages. Each stage has stored therein prioritized data. Selection of the highest prioritized data available at any instant in time is based on a comparison repeated M times of both the selectability and priority of data available from two different stages of the device. The highest prioritized data is provided at the output of the M+1 stage.

Abstract: A braking system for image forming apparatus returns an optical scan system in the image forming apparatus to a preselected home position after each scan of a document placed on a platen, within a predetermined period of time. Various factors including temperature, the number of copies of the document previously made, can change the operating performance of the braking system so that it does not return the optical scan system to the home position within the predetermined period. Detectors are provided to detect and sense the factors which will change the operating performance of the braking system. Brake control apparatus is responsive to the detectors and controls the braking system to return the optical scan system to its home position within the preselected period of time to thereby maintain the efficiency of the braking system even as the factors such as temperature, and number of copies previously made changes during operation of the image forming apparatus.

Abstract: Disclosed is a clip driver in which grasping portions of a clip based so as to contact with each other are opened or widened so that documents or the like are grasped between the grasping portions. The clip driver has a casing body made of a single rectangular plate-like member of synthetic resin.