Abstract: A fiber assembly including cellulose water-repellent fibers of the present invention is at least one selected from cotton, a fiber bundle, a yarn, and a gray fabric. A water-repellent agent is in a cross-linked state and fixed to the surface of cellulose fibers. A method for producing a fiber assembly including cellulose water-repellent fibers of the present invention includes applying a water-repellent agent to at least one fiber assembly selected from cotton, a fiber bundle, a yarn, and a gray fabric, and cross-linking the water-repellent agent to the surface of cellulose fibers by drying and then heat curing. Thus, the present invention provides a fiber assembly including cellulose water-repellent fibers that has durable water repellency, can be used for resist dyeing, and does not cause color transfer, a method for producing the fiber assembly, and a fiber product using the fiber assembly.

Abstract: This stuffed article (1) of the present invention is made of ticking (2a, 2b) filled with a stuffing. The stuffing is a long-fiber wad (8) formed by integrating an effect yarn with a core yarn. The effect yarn is opened to form loop-like fibers. A plurality of strings of the long-fiber wad (8) are arranged in parallel in at least one direction, and sewn to the ticking so as to be integrated with the ticking. The long-fiber wad in the stuffed article is fixed to the ticking, and the effect yarn is integrated with the core yarn. Therefore, the present invention can provide a stuffed article where the displacement of the long-fiber wad is limited even after repeated washing, the wad is less concentrated, and the bulkiness is high.

Abstract: A digital content display system includes a content acquisition unit which acquires a plurality of digital content belonging to the category of the received category identification number through a network, and an information transmission unit which transmits summary information of the plurality of acquired digital content and information for causing the software to display the summary information in a predetermined order to the display apparatus, and causes the display apparatus to display detailed information of a selected digital content according to selection information of digital content selected by the user from the summary information of the plurality of digital content

Abstract: An electronic magazine generation system includes an original information division recording unit which records a plurality of sorting information pieces into which each piece of original information for generating a plurality of magazines is divided in the unit of themes, a main page creation unit which controls display sizes of the main image and the related image and font sizes of text information and text string as size information in accordance with a display region of a display apparatus, and creates a main page in which the main image and the text string are arranged on a background image on the basis of controlled correspondence information, and a detailed information page creation unit which creates a detailed information page for displaying a related image of a selected main image and text information having correspondence information with the related image when the main image is selected by the user on the main page.

Abstract: This stuffed article (1) of the present invention is made of ticking (2a, 2b) filled with a stuffing. The stuffing is a long-fiber wad (8) formed by integrating an effect yarn with a core yarn. The effect yarn is opened to form loop-like fibers. A plurality of strings of the long-fiber wad (8) are arranged in parallel in at least one direction, and sewn to the ticking so as to be integrated with the ticking. The long-fiber wad in the stuffed article is fixed to the ticking, and the effect yarn is integrated with the core yarn. Therefore, the present invention can provide a stuffed article where the displacement of the long-fiber wad is limited even after repeated washing, the wad is less concentrated, and the bulkiness is high.

Abstract: A flame-retardant processing method, containing: a radiation processing step of irradiating a cellulosic fiber material with radiation; a phosphorus processing step of adding a radically polymerizable phosphorus-containing compound to the cellulosic fiber material; and an amine processing step of adding an amine compound to the cellulosic fiber material, and a flame-retarded cellulosic fiber material prepared by the method above.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member on which a latent image corresponding to image information is formed, a developing device for developing the latent image on said image bearing member with a developer including carrier and toner, a supplying device for supplying a developer to the developing device, a detector for detecting information corresponding to the magnetic permeability of the developer, and a selecting device for selecting modes on the basis of the information detected by the detecting device, wherein the selecting device can select a first control mode that controls the amount of the developer which is supplied to the developing device by the supplying device on the basis of the information detected by the detector, and a second control mode that controls the amount of the developer which is supplied to the developing device by the supplying device on the basis of the image information.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member on which a latent image corresponding to image information is formed, a developing device for developing the latent image on said image bearing member with a developer including carrier and toner, a supplying device for supplying a developer to the developing device, a detector for detecting information corresponding to the magnetic permeability of the developer, and a selecting device for selecting modes on the basis of the information detected by the detecting device, wherein the selecting device can select a first control mode that controls the amount of the developer which is supplied to the developing device by the supplying device on the basis of the information detected by the detector, and a second control mode that controls the amount of the developer which is supplied to the developing device by the supplying device on the basis of the image information.

Abstract: A developing apparatus includes a developer container for containing a developer comprising magnetic carrier and non-magnetic toner produced through polymerization method; a developer carrying member, provided in an opening of the developer container, for carrying the developer; detecting means for detecting a toner content in the developer, the detecting means including a coil sensor and detecting the toner content using magnetic permeability of the developer.

Abstract: A developing device includes a developer bearing member for bearing and conveying a developer having a toner and a carrier, a first magnetic pole arranged in the developer bearing member, a second magnetic pole arranged in the developer bearing member, a polarity of the second magnetic pole being opposite to a polarity of the first magnetic pole. The second magnetic pole is adjacent to the first magnetic pole and is arranged on a downstream side of the first magnetic pole in a moving direction of the developer bearing member. A regulating member regulates a layer thickness of the developer borne by the developer bearer. The regulating member is arranged in the vicinity of the second magnetic pole and a concentration detector for detecting a concentration of the toner in the developer.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus is provided with a function for forming an image on a recording medium such, as a sheet or the like. The image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit for forming an image on a recording material including an image bearing member. A developing unit develops an electrostatic image formed on the image bearing member by a developer. A density detection unit detects a developer density inside the developing unit. The density detection unit detects a parameter relating to physical property of the developer based on a previous detection value detected by the density detection unit during a previous image forming drive operation by the image forming unit and before the previous image forming drive operation stops. The detection unit also detects a next detection value detected by the density detecting unit after the previous image forming drive operation stops and before a next image forming drive operation by the image forming unit starts.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an image forming apparatus which has an image bearing member for bearing a latent image, charging device for charging the image bearing member by bringing ears of electrically conductive particles into contact with the image bearing member, developing device for visualizing the latent image formed on the image bearing member as a toner image by using a developer containing toner and carrier after the image bearing member has been charged by the charging device, a permeability of the carriers being different from a permeability of the electrically conductive particles, density control device for controlling density of the developer within the developing device, the density control device detecting a permeability of the developer, comparing a detected signal value based on the detected result with a reference value, and controlling the density of the developer on the basis of the comparison result, and reference value correcting device for correcting the reference value, the ref

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a plurality of image forming stations forming images of different colors on a transfer material and is provided along a direction of conveyance of the transfer material by a conveying system, in which a toner replenishing system is operated on the basis of a result of a detected magnetic permeability a detecting device and the developer, which is not transferred to the transfer material but and, which remains on an image bearing member is collected by a developing system.

Abstract: A developing device comprises a developer bearing member for bearing and conveying a developer having a toner and a carrier, a first magnetic pole arranged in the developer bearing member, a second magnetic pole arranged in the developer bearing member, a polarity of the second magnetic pole being opposite to a polarity of the first magnetic pole, and the second magnetic pole being adjacent to the first magnetic pole and arranged on a downstream side of the first magnetic pole in a moving direction of the developer bearing member, a regulating member for regulating a layer thickness of the developer borne by the developer bearer, the regulating member being arranged in the vicinity of the second magnetic pole and a concentration detector for detecting a concentration of the toner in the developer.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member on which a latent image corresponding to image information is formed, a developing device for developing the latent image on said image bearing member with a developer including carrier and toner, a supplying device for supplying a developer to the developing device, a detector for detecting information corresponding to the magnetic permeability of the developer, and a selecting device for selecting modes on the basis of the information detected by the detecting device, wherein the selecting device can select a first control mode that controls the amount of the developer which is supplied to the developing device by the supplying device on the basis of the information detected by the detector, and a second control mode that controls the amount of the developer which is supplied to the developing device by the supplying device on the basis of the image information.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus uses a toner wherein when a weight average diameter of the initial toner in a developing device is set to D1, and a weight average diameter of a toner forming an initial toner image on an image bearing member is D2, such that D1≧D2 is satisfied.

Abstract: An image forming method includes (i) a charging step of using a charging device including conductive magnetic particles, a rotatable conductive-magnetic-particle carrying member for carrying and conveying the conductive magnetic particles, and a plurality of magnetic-field generation means provided within the conductive-magnetic-particle carrying member, and charging a surface of an image bearing member by applying a voltage to the conductive-magnetic-particle carrying member and causing the conductive magnetic particles to contact the image bearing member, (ii) a latent-image forming step of forming an electrostatic latent image on the charged surface of the image bearing member, and (iii) a developing step of using a developing device facing the image bearing member and including a two-component developer including a toner and magnetic carrier particles, a developer carrying member for carrying the two-component developer, and a plurality of magnetic-field generation means provided within the developer carr

Abstract: To provide an image forming apparatus provided with a function for forming an image on a recording medium such as a sheet or the like.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus comprises a charging member, an image bearing member and a developer bearing member. The charging member comprises a first magnetic field generating device, wherein a first magnetic field with a first magnetic pole closest to the image bearing member has a half-value width &agr;°. Measuring from a center of the charging member, an angle between a closest point of the image bearing member and a maximum magnetic flux density of the first magnetic pole is &thgr;c°. The developer bearing member comprises a second magnetic field generating device, wherein a second magnetic field with a second magnetic pole closest to the image bearing member has a half-value width &bgr;°. Measuring from a center of the developer bearing member, an angle between a closest point of the image bearing member and a maximum magnetic flux density of the second magnetic pole is &thgr;d°.

Abstract: A developing device having a developer bearing member for carrying thereon a developer having toner and carrier and conveying the developer to a developing area, an agitating member for agitating the developer, a rotation radius R (m) of the agitating member being 5.0.times.10.sup.-3 (m)<R<8.0.times.10.sup.-3 (m), and a density sensor for detecting a density of the toner in the developer, the density sensor detecting any change in the density of the toner as a change in a magnetic permeability of the developer, wherein when a shortest distance between an outermost surface of the agitating member and a detecting surface of the sensor is defined as Dmin (m) and a half length of the detecting surface of the sensor in a plane perpendicular to a rotary axis of the agitating member is defined as r, 0 (m)<Dmin<1.0.times.10.sup.31 3 (m) and 0.4<r/R<0.75.