Abstract: A flexible printed-wiring circuit board that connects a signal-processing circuit board and a pickup is prevented from coming into contact with the bottom (or the like) of a tray and thus becoming damaged. The flexible printed-wiring circuit board (FPC board) is disposed in a U-shaped folded state in a space sandwiched between a surface along which the tray moves, and a surface on which the signal-processing circuit board is mounted. An extension portion that restricts deformation of the FPC board toward the tray is provided at a connecting end of the pickup. Length D of the extension portion is set such that length S of the FPC board from a front end of the extension portion to a fold-back position of the FPC board is equal to or less than a required value.

Abstract: Increases in the data transfer rates of optical disc drives have resulted in problems such as increases in optical disc vibrations due to higher rotation speeds or increases in heat generation due to increases in the output of motors for rotating the optical discs and in the output of laser diodes. To solve such problems, an optical pickup is provided with an air duct therein, and a space that is formed between the optical disc and a top case of a casing and that has negative pressure during rotation of the optical disc is connected to the air duct in the optical pickup via a tube, at least part of the tube being deformable. The optical pickup is cooled by the air flow through the air duct induced by pressure difference.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus comprising a main body having a copy function of printing an image read from a document on a paper sheet, a printer function of printing an externally input image on a paper sheet, and a paper ejection port to eject a printed paper sheet. The apparatus also includes a paper ejection unit which has a first tray and a second tray for receiving a paper sheet ejected from the paper ejection port, and moves the trays selectively to the positions corresponding to the paper ejection port. The apparatus also includes a control panel for setting an operating condition of the apparatus, and a state key provided on the control panel and configured to operate when holding the trays at current positions.

Abstract: This invention provides an optical disk device in which heat generated from an optical head and circuit board is dissipated without introduction of outside air or use of a fan. A through portion is provided in part of the mechanical block or outside of the portion on which a tray is projected for carrying a disk for reproduction or write, such that it extends from a disk side portion with respect to the tray to a portion opposing the disk with respect to the tray, in order to introduce air flow generated by disk rotation to an optical head and circuit board and dissipate heat generated at the time of recording or reproduction.

Abstract: In a disc drive for achieving cooling of an electronic part therein, as well as, suppressing transmission of noises generated from a disc clamper, etc., a channel member 18 for introducing an outside air into an inside is disposed between a supporting member 15 and a top-cover 10, within an inside thereof is formed a vortex-like channel, extending from a center to an outer periphery thereof. At the center of the channel member 18 is formed an opening 19 for introducing the outside air into the inside of the disc drive, and on the top-cover 10 are provided plural numbers of openings 20 for taking the outside air into the channel member 18. When an optical disc 6 rotates, pressure generated on an upper surface thereof comes to be negative to the outside air, then the outside air is taken from the openings 20, through the vortex-like channel of the channel member 18 and the opening 19, into the inside of the drive, so as to pass through electronic parts, such as, an optical pickup, etc., thereby cooling them.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus comprising a main body having a copy function of printing an image read from a document on a paper sheet, a printer function of printing an externally input image on a paper sheet, and a paper ejection port to eject a printed paper sheet. The apparatus also includes a paper ejection unit which has a first tray and a second tray for receiving a paper sheet ejected form the paper ejection port, and moves the trays selectively to the positions corresponding to the paper ejection port. The apparatus also includes a control panel for setting an operating condition of the apparatus, and a state key provided on the control panel and configured to operate when holding the trays at current positions.

Abstract: An optical disc apparatus includes a main guide shaft and a subsidiary guide shaft disposed so as to guide movement of a sliding base which holds an optical pickup. The optical pickup enables information recording and reproducing operations on an optical disc. The main guide shaft and the subsidiary guide shaft are configured so as to suppress vibrational resonance caused between the main guide shaft and the subsidiary guide shaft.

Abstract: An optical disc drive, comprising: a housing; a tray for transferring an optical disc, having a disc mounting portion for mounting the optical disc thereon, and being movable into an inside and a front of the housing; a motor for rotationally driving said optical disc; an optical pickup, having one or more of laser diode(s) for generating a laser beam for conducting recording/reproducing of information onto/from the optical disc, and for irradiating the laser beam upon the optical disc; and a first penetrating hole, for letting the rotation device and the laser beam passing therethrough, being provided within the disc mounting portion and also in rear of said disc mounting portion, on the tray, wherein a second penetrating hole is further provided in rear of the disc mounting portion, in an upstream side of rotating direction of the optical disc than the first penetrating portion, and the second penetrating portion is larger in area than a total of area(s) obtained by projecting the laser diode(s) onto the op

Abstract: Guide members for guiding an optical pickup for movement in directions parallel to a diameter of an optical disk relative to the optical disk are formed of a metal, support members supporting the guide members on a chassis are formed of a resin, and heat transfer members formed of a metal are set in contact with the guide members and the chassis to achieve both the dissipation of heat generated by the optical pickup and the isolation of the optical pickup from vibrations. The guide support members attenuate vibrations propagating from the chassis toward the optical pickup, and heat generated by the optical pickup is dissipated through the heat transfer members into the chassis.

Abstract: An image development unit of an MFP executes an interpretation process for a rendering command of data that is received by a data receiving unit. If a result of the interpretation process shows that the received data is print data, the image development unit executes a rendering process using a parameter for a printer, which corresponds to characteristics of the MFP, and effects printing on paper in a printer unit. If the result of the interpretation process shows that the received data is PC-FAX data, the image development unit executes a rendering process using a parameter for PC-FAX, which does not depend on the characteristics of the MFP, and further subjects the data, which is obtained by the rendering process, to a conversion process such as a resolution conversion process, thereby converting the data to a facsimile image. The facsimile image is facsimile-transmitted via an interface unit to a public line.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus according to the present invention allows a portable type external storage medium that can store image data to be attached to or detached from the apparatus main body. The image forming apparatus has a data protection means. In a normal operation, the data protection means allows image data stored in an internal storage device (HDD, etc.) or image data stored in the external storage medium to be processed in the image processor and outputs the processed image data to a printer section for printing. In the case where confidential image data is processed, the data protection means inhibits the image data from being saved in the internal storage device and allows only the image data from the external storage medium to be processed in the image processor after attachment of the external storage medium to the apparatus main body has been detected.

Abstract: In order to improve internal cooling performance and efficiency by means of introducing outside air of an optical disc drive without using a fan, an optical disc drive of the invention includes a tray movable for the sake of mounting and dismounting a disc, a disc rotation mechanism arranged at the center to rotate the disc, and a pickup arranged on a backside of the center to write and read the disc within a housing. The tray has an opening at its center and partitions the housing in a vertical direction. The optical disc drive is arranged with a first opening for inhaling outside air in a height range between the bottom surface of the tray and the proximity to the bottom end of the pickup on a back surface or a side surface around a corner on a right side viewed from the backside of the housing, and a second opening for exhausting internal air, arranged higher than a top surface of the tray on the back surface or a side surface around a corner on a left side viewed from the backside.

Abstract: Printing is started while the trays 11 and 12 of the paper ejection unit 10 are held at the current positions if the state key 4c on the control panel 4 is turned on when printing under the copy function.

Abstract: An optical disk apparatus includes a spindle motor for rotating the optical disk. The optical pickup device records or reproduces information into/from the optical disk, and a guide shaft 6 guides the optical pickup device in a radius direction of the optical disk. The optical disk is transferred by a disk tray 3. The disk tray and the optical pickup device 7 etc. are contained in a casing 1. A heat storage device 10, a phase of which is changed in an operating state of the optical disk apparatus, is arranged in a casing.

Abstract: A disc drive unit capable of preventing occurrence of errors in a recording system such as a CD or a DVD, using an optical head for recording data on a disc or reproducing data recorded on the disc. A disc tray is adapted to accommodate the disc, and load and unload the disc. A top cover is arranged above the disc. The top cover is formed therein with a concave and convex part for avoiding positioning a node of each of vibration modes (0, n) (where n=2, 3, 4) caused by a critical rotating speed of the disc, at a position right above the optical head.

Abstract: When the combination of the image signal and contents each having various aspect ratios is displayed on the display with various aspect ratios, an image display device that generates a proper display screen with simple operation or automatically is provided.

Abstract: The invention provides an optical disc apparatus having a dynamic damper mechanism which does not use any part for exclusive use for absorbing a shock of an optical pickup. The optical disc apparatus is provided with a chassis attached to a base chassis via a first elastic body, shafts provided on the chassis, an optical pickup moving on the shaft, and a weight attached to the chassis via a second elastic body, the weight is provided with stoppers on a moving path of the optical pickup.

Abstract: An image reproducing device and an image reproducing method that can control a brightness and/or a contrast of a sub image according to a brightness and/or a contrast of a main image and minimize eyestrain of users are provided.

Abstract: Guide members for guiding an optical pickup for movement in directions parallel to a diameter of an optical disk relative to the optical disk are formed of a metal, support members supporting the guide members on a chassis are formed of a resin, and heat transfer members formed of a metal are set in contact with the guide members and the chassis to achieve both the dissipation of heat generated by the optical pickup and the isolation of the optical pickup from vibrations. The guide support members attenuate vibrations propagating from the chassis toward the optical pickup, and heat generated by the optical pickup is dissipated through the heat transfer members into the chassis.

Abstract: An accumulation unit accumulates, in a 1-line element corresponding to the main scanning direction, an electrical signal prepared by photoelectrically converting optical image information obtained by scanning an original image to be formed with a carriage in the subscanning direction. A magnification setting unit sets the copy magnification. A speed change unit changes the moving speed of the carriage in accordance with the copy magnification, and when the set copy magnification is equal to or smaller than a certain magnification in reduction, changes the carriage moving speed to 1/n (n: a natural number larger than 1) from the relationship between the current magnification and the carriage moving speed.