Abstract: The present invention provides a two-component developer for developing an electrostatic charge image, which includes a toner and a carrier, wherein the toner contains an amorphous resin and a crystalline resin as binder resins and an inorganic particle as external additive particle, and the carrier has a surface to which silica particles having a number average particle diameter of 10 to 30 nm are attached in an amount in the range of the following Equation (1): 5 at %?S1?10 at %, wherein S1 represents a concentration of Si element as measured by XPS and indicates an amount of silica on the surface of the carrier.

Abstract: An example transfer apparatus comprises: a first arm, a second arm rotatably connected to the first arm, a plurality of hands rotatably connected to the second arm in order to hold objects, a hand position transmission mechanism serving as a transmission mechanism for determining the rotation center position of the plurality of hands, a hand rotation transmission mechanism serving as a transmission mechanism for rotating the plurality of hands around the rotation axes of the respective hands in different directions, a single hand position motor serving as a motor for providing power for the hand position transmission mechanism, and a single hand rotation motor serving as a motor for providing power for the hand rotation transmission mechanism.

Abstract: A toner for electrostatic charge image development includes toner base particles including at least a binder resin, has a volume resistivity of 1.0×1014 ?·cm or more at 25° C. with 50% RH by a temperature change method, and has a volume resistivity of 1.0×1015 ?·cm or less at 67° C. by the temperature change method.

Abstract: The present invention provides a two-component developer for developing an electrostatic charge image, which includes a toner and a carrier, wherein the toner contains an amorphous resin and a crystalline resin as binder resins and an inorganic particle as external additive particle, and the carrier has a surface to which silica particles having a number average particle diameter of 10 to 30 nm are attached in an amount in the range of the following Equation (1): 5 at %?S1?10 at %, wherein S1 represents a concentration of Si element as measured by XPS and indicates an amount of silica on the surface of the carrier.

Abstract: An agent for hair deforming treatment comprising the following components (A), (B) and (C): (A) glyoxylic acid, or a hydrate or a salt thereof, (B) resorcin, and (C) water, wherein the molar ratio of the content of the component (B) to the content of the component (A), (B)/(A), is 0.2 or more and 5 or less.

Abstract: A hair deforming treatment agent comprising the following components (A), (B) and (C): (A) glyoxylic acid, or a hydrate or a salt thereof, (B) a compound represented by the following formula (1): wherein R1 represents H or a methyl group, A1, A2 and B each represent H, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, etc., D represents H, OH, a methyl group, an alkoxy group, etc., and E represents H, a methyl group, an alkoxy group, etc., and (C) water.

Abstract: An agent for hair deforming treatment comprising the following components (A) and (B): (A) a compound represented by the following formula (1), and (B) water: wherein R1, R2 and R3 represent H or a group represented by formula (2), and 0 to 2 thereof are H, wherein, in the formula (2), R represents H or a carboxy group, and A1 and A2 represent H, OH or a group represented by formula (3), wherein in the formula (3), any one of X, Y and X represents a site binding to the C in the formula (2), and the others represent H or —CH(OH)COOH.

Abstract: An agent for hair deforming treatment comprising the following components (A) to (C): (A) glyoxylic acid or a hydrate or salt thereof, (B) a compound represented by the following formula (1): wherein R1 represents H or a methyl group, X represents H, OH, or a methoxy group, Y represents H, O, OH, or a methoxy group, Z represents H, an alkyl group, etc., Rx represents H, O, a methoxy group, etc., Ry represents H, OH, an aromatic hydrocarbon group, etc., and the dashed line optionally represents a double bond, and (C) water, wherein the molar ratio of the content of the component (B) to the content of the component (A), (B)/(A), is 0.01 or more and 5 or less.

Abstract: A toner for electrostatic charge image development includes toner base particles including at least a binder resin, has a volume resistivity of 1.0×1014 ?·cm or more at 25° C. with 50% RH by a temperature change method, and has a volume resistivity of 1.0×1015 ?·cm or less at 67° C. by the temperature change method.

Abstract: A powder supply apparatus includes a feeder, which has a supply passage for supplying powder material to a molding hole of a die, and a hopper, which is separate from the feeder and has an accumulation passage for supplying the powder material into the supply passage. The supply passage extends in a vertical direction throughout an entire extent of the supply passage. A shape of a cross section of the supply passage coincides with a shape of a cross section of the molding hole.

Abstract: A toner for developing an electrostatic image includes a toner particle. The toner particle includes a binder resin and a black colorant. The binder resin includes a crystalline resin component. A toner layer formed through a deposition of the toner on a glass sheet in an amount of 6.5 g/m2 exhibits a light transmittance of 1 to 3% at a wavelength of 690 nm after applying heat at a temperature of 185° C. for five seconds to the toner layer from a position 100 ?m away from a surface of the toner layer.

Abstract: A housing for a final drive, the housing being capable of reducing invasion of foreign materials into a labyrinth channel by a simple configuration, and easily discharging out foreign materials in the labyrinth channel, and a final drive provided with the housing. A labyrinth channel 52 is provided at a position facing a floating seal 51 for sealing a gap between a stationary-side housing 26 and a rotation-side housing 25. Slits 39 for discharging out foreign materials are provided. The slits 39 communicate with the labyrinth channel 52 and are provided around an outer periphery portion of a cylinder-shaped housing main body 38 of the stationary-side housing 26 in such a way that the slits 39 are located in an area located in a lower part or one edge portion along the driving direction in a lower half portion of the housing main body 38.

Abstract: A toner for developing an electrostatic image includes a toner particle. The toner particle includes a binder resin and a black colorant. The binder resin includes a crystalline resin component. A toner layer formed through a deposition of the toner on a glass sheet in an amount of 6.5 g/m2 exhibits a light transmittance of 1 to 3% at a wavelength of 690 nm after applying heat at a temperature of 185° C. for five seconds to the toner layer from a position 100 ?m away from a surface of the toner layer.

Abstract: PROBLEM: To provide a cover body (18) at a space X formed between a motor housing (14) and a sprocket (15) which are the components of a drive sprocket (10) of a base carrier (2) in a hydraulic shovel, so as to prevent foreign substances such as sand from entering into the space, and to be installed to the motor housing side (14) without forming a bolt hole. SOLUTION: A cover body (18) is formed to be a split-body divided to an upper half (19) and a lower half (20), and to be connected to each other to form a ring shape by connecting a connect bolt (23) formed at an adjacent part of the cover body (18). The cover body (18) is installed to the space X by inserting an adjust bolt (21) into a ring shaped main body part (19a and 20a) till abut the motor housing (14) tightly. An outlet (26) is formed as a notch on a cover body (19d and 20d) to discharge the foreign substances entering into the space X between the sprocket housing (15) and a tip end of the cover part.

Abstract: A toner for developing electrostatic latent images contains a particulate toner which at least includes a colorant, a binder resin, a mold release agent, and a crystalline polyester resin. The binder resin contains a styrene-acrylic resin. The toner has a storage modulus G?, a difference (X) between the maximum value and the minimum value of the storage modulus G?, and a difference (Y) between the maximum value and the minimum value of a loss modulus G? within the range of 140 to 180° C. satisfying relationships expressed by Conditional expressions (1) 1.0×102?G??1.0×103, (2) 0?X?3.0×102, and (3) 0?Y?6.0×102.

Abstract: A powder supply apparatus includes a feeder, which has a supply passage for supplying powder material to a molding hole of a die, and a hopper, which is separate from the feeder and has an accumulation passage for supplying the powder material into the supply passage. The supply passage extends in a vertical direction throughout an entire extent of the supply passage. A shape of a cross section of the supply passage coincides with a shape of a cross section of the molding hole.

Abstract: An electrostatic image developing toner includes toner particles that contain coloring particles containing a binder resin, a coloring agent and a releasing agent. The binder resin includes an amorphous resin and a crystalline polyester resin. The toner satisfies Relations (1) and (2). ?H1 is the amount of heat absorption based on a melting peak of the crystalline polyester resin in a first heating step. ?H2 is the amount of heat absorption based on a melting peak of the crystalline polyester resin in a second heating step. ?H0 is the value of the amount of heat absorption based on a melting peak of the crystalline polyester resin in the second heating step, multiplied by the ratio of the crystalline polyester introduced in the electrostatic image developing toner. 0.43<?H1/?H0<0.95??Relation (1): 0.45<?H2/?H1<1.

Abstract: Provided is an electrostatic charge image developing toner which is capable of forming high-quality images for a long time period. An electrostatic charge image developing toner, including at least a binder resin, a colorant, and a mold release agent, wherein a coefficient of variation of volume particle size distribution of the toner particles is 18% or less, and in a particle shape distribution analysis made using a flow type particle image analyzer, when an equivalent circle average particle diameter of the toner particles is designated as D (?m), an average aspect ratio of toner particles having an equivalent circle particle diameter in the range of (D?3) to (D?2) (?m) is designated as AR(L), and an average aspect ratio of toner particles having an equivalent circle particle diameter in the range of (D+3) to (D+4) (?m) is designated as AR(H), the relationship represented by the following Expression (1) is satisfied. [Expression 1] 0.110?AR(L)?AR(H)?0.

Abstract: A toner for developing electrostatic latent images contains a particulate toner which at least includes a colorant, a binder resin, a mold release agent, and a crystalline polyester resin. The binder resin contains a styrene-acrylic resin. The toner has a storage modulus G?, a difference (X) between the maximum value and the minimum value of the storage modulus G?, and a difference (Y) between the maximum value and the minimum value of a loss modulus G? within the range of 140 to 180° C. satisfying relationships expressed by Conditional expressions (1) 1.0×102?G??1.0×103, (2) 0?X?3.0×102, and (3) 0?Y?6.0×102.

Abstract: According to one implementation, a toner includes a toner mother particle and a convex portion on a surface of the toner mother particle. The toner mother particle includes at least a resin (1). The convex portion is formed from a resin particle including at least a resin (2). An average value of a length of a long side of the convex portion is within a range of 0.1 to 0.5 ?m. A ratio between a Young's modulus of a non-convex portion of the toner mother particle (ER (1)) and a Young's modulus of a convex portion of the toner mother particle (ER (2)) is a value (ER (1)/ER (2)) within the range of 1.2 to 2.0.