Abstract: A cleaning method of a toner image carrying body, includes the steps of: bringing a discharging member formed in a shape of flexible plate having electric conductivity, which is electrically grounded or to which a discharging voltage is applied, into contact with the toner image carrying body, thereby discharging a toner on the toner image carrying body; and operating a cleaning device on the toner image carrying body whereby cleaning the toner.

Abstract: An on-vehicle emergency report apparatus, an emergency communication apparatus and an emergency report system are disclosed. The emergency report apparatus includes an emergency situation prediction unit for predicting the possibility of a vehicle involved encountering an emergency situation, a report control unit and a communication unit. The communication is established based upon the determination of the emergency situation prediction unit, which predicts the possibility of the vehicle encountering an emergency situation a predetermined time later, based on at least one of the feature quantities including the distance between the vehicle involved and the vehicle running immediately ahead, the relative speed, the relative acceleration, the speed of the vehicle involved, the brake pedal stroke, the steering wheel angle and the expression of the driver.

Abstract: An on-vehicle emergency report apparatus, an emergency communication apparatus and an emergency report system are disclosed. The emergency report apparatus includes an emergency situation prediction unit for predicting the possibility of a vehicle involved encountering an emergency situation, a report control unit and a communication unit. The communication is established based upon the determination of the emergency situation prediction unit, which predicts the possibility of the vehicle encountering an emergency situation a predetermined time later, based on at least one of the feature quantities including the distance between the vehicle involved and the vehicle running immediately ahead, the relative speed, the relative acceleration, the speed of the vehicle involved, the brake pedal stroke, the steering wheel angle and the expression of the driver.

Abstract: There is provided a device in which surroundings of a building can be monitored using a sensor; when detecting an intruder, an object can be detected even in the case of bad weather; and a predetermined area can be monitored using as few sensors as possible. The device includes a security system which emits a radio wave from a building to a predetermined area outside the building to detect an object, and on the basis of output of the object detecting unit, a judgment is made as to whether or not the object will intrude into the predetermined area.

Abstract: A cleaning device removing residual toner from a photoreceptor. The cleaning device has a cleaning blade composed of a plurality of plate materials laminated together. The plate materials include a cleaning blade member and a plastic member each of which is mounted on a support. In use, the cleaning blade member is brought into contact with the photoreceptor; however, the plastic member is not brought into contact with the photoreceptor. The elastic modulus of the cleaning blade D1 and the elastic modulus of the plastic member D2 satisfy the following formula 16≦D2/D1≦2,800.

Abstract: In a pump driver for selectively driving a plurality of pumps, a sun gear is rotated by a single drive source. A planetary gear is meshed with the sun gear. A planetary carrier rotatably supports the planetary gear revolvably around the sun gear. A plurality of driving gears are arranged in a one-by-one manner with respect to the pumps such that the planetary gear meshes with one of the driving gears to selectively drive one of the pumps. A revolution limiter allows a revolution of the planetary gear in a first direction and restricts a revolution of the planetary gear in a second direction opposite to the first direction at a position where the planetary gear meshes with one of the driving gears.

Abstract: A management system includes a plurality of managed devices connected to a network and classified into one or more groups, each of which is given priority order, and a management device, connected to the network, for managing the plurality managed devices, the management device including a control part for differently managing said managed devices in accordance with the priority order.

Abstract: A management system comprises a network and a managed area, wherein a managed device, located in a managed area, performs a predefined process outside the network. The managed device may be connected to the network, and is assigned or characterized by network information that allows the managed device to communicate over the network. The management system comprises a guard manager, adapted to monitor a status of the managed device relating to the predefined process, and an environment in the managed area. The management device further includes a management device connected to the network and the guard manager, which uses the network information of the managed device to manage a state of the managed device on the network, and manages the guard manager.

Abstract: An interconnecting device configured to be connected to a network and a plurality of network devices. The interconnecting device comprises a wireless communication portion for wireless communication with the network devices, and a control portion for routing a packet among the network devices via the wireless communication portion. The wireless communication portion may comprise a bluetooth compatible module.

Abstract: There is provided a management system including a managed device connected to a network, and assigned network information that allows the managed device to communicate over the network, and a management device. The management device is connected to the network, and manages the managed device based on the network information and stores the network information in an information recordable medium. The management device has a drive unit which reads data from the information recordable medium, wherein the managed device is made accessible when the data read from the information recordable medium corresponds to the network information assigned to the managed device.

Abstract: A management system comprises a managed device, located in a managed area, wherein the managed device can be connected to a network and assigned network information that enables the managed device to communicate over the network. The management system further comprises a guard manager, configured to guard the managed area against unauthorized access, and a management device, which manages the guard manager and uses the network information of the managed device to manage the managed device. The management system can provide a variety of security levels in managing the managed area, and can read access information from an information recordable medium to allow access to the managed area and modification of the security level of the managed area.

Abstract: A cleaning device for cleaning a toner from a surface of a cylindrical latent image carrier having; a cleaning blade mechanism which includes a cleaning blade arranged so that a tip edge portion on a first surface of the cleaning blade contacts with the surface of the cylindrical latent image carrier, and a supporting member positioned on a second surface at a base end portion of the cleaning blade to urge the cleaning blade to contact with the surface of the cylindrical latent image carrier; and a laminar vibration-damping member whose base end portion is held by the supporting member on the second surface of the cleaning blade, wherein, on a tip end portion of the vibration-damping member, a plurality of slits are formed so that a plurality of tab portions are formed to be arranged in the axial direction of the cylindrical latent image carrier.

Abstract: A management apparatus that manages a network comprises a controller that generates, when detecting a fault in the network, fault information including a description of the fault. The management apparatus further comprises a wireless communication module that communicates the fault information to a communication apparatus external to the network.

Abstract: An image correcting method and apparatus is disclosed in which processing other than a smoothing process can be performed in accordance with conditions of a line such as correction of a line width with a small circuit size and at low cost. The disclosed dot image correcting method stores correction data corresponding to a correction dot pattern(s) in a window(s), determines whether or not a dot pattern coincides with a correction dot pattern, and when coincidence is detected, performs correction in accordance with corresponding correction data, characterized in that there are a plurality of windows, and correction data are stored corresponding to a combination of correction dot patterns in various windows, and determination is made as to whether or not dot patterns in a plurality of windows coincide with a combination of correction dot patterns in various windows, and when coincidence is detected, correction is performed in accordance with corresponding correction data.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing an electrostatic actuator comprises a vibrating plate, an electrode plate facing the vibrating plate, and a vibrating chamber formed between the electrode plate and the vibrating plate, wherein the vibrating plate is displaced by electrostatic force, by applying voltage between the vibrating plate and the electrode plate, the method comprises: a process for forming a pressure compensating chamber communicating with the vibrating chamber; a process for forming a displacement plate at a portion of the pressure compensating chamber, displaceable according to external atmospheric pressure, into a warped form curved so as to protrude in a direction away from the facing inner wall of the pressure compensating chamber; and a process for shutting off and sealing the pressure compensating chamber from the external atmosphere, along with the vibrating chamber.

Abstract: A cleaning method of a toner image carrying body, includes the steps of: bringing a discharging member formed in a shape of flexible plate having electric conductivity, which is electrically grounded or to which a discharging voltage is applied, into contact with the toner image carrying body, thereby discharging a toner on the toner image carrying body; and operating a cleaning device on the toner image carrying body whereby cleaning the toner.

Abstract: A cleaning unit for removing residual toner from a photoreceptor. The cleaning unit has a cleaning blade formed of a plurality of plate materials adhered to each other, the plurality of plate materials including a first blade member and a second blade member each of which is mounted on a support member. The impact resilience of H1 of the first blade member and impact resilience of H2 of the second blade member satisfy the conditionof 0.1H2<H1. In use, the first blade member is brought into contact with the photoreceptor and the second blade member is not brought into contact with said photoreceptor.

Abstract: A cleaning unit having a cleaning blade which removes residual toner from an organic photoreceptor is disclosed. The cleaning unit is constituted so as to satisfy the relation of the variation of dynamic torque values of from 10 Hz to 10 kHz, generated between said organic photoreceptor and said cleaning blade in the specification.

Abstract: An electrostatic ink-jet head (1) in which the present invention is applied comprises a pressure chamber (6) communicating with an ink nozzle (21), and an atmospheric pressure chamber (12) opened to the atmosphere, with a vibrating plate (5) being provided on the base plane of the pressure chamber (6). Voltage applied between the vibrating plate (5) and an electrode (43) causes the vibrating plate (5) to vibrate due to electrostatic force, thereby discharging ink droplets. A vibrating chamber (41) communicates with a pressure compensating chamber (49), and a displacement plate (16) capable of being displaced in the direction outward from the plane according to fluctuations in the external, atmospheric pressure is formed at the base plane of the pressure compensating chamber (49).

Abstract: An image forming method comprising: the steps of developing an electronic latent image formed on an organic photoreceptor with a developer containing a toner; transferring a toner image formed by the developing on the photoreceptor onto a transfer material; and then removing toner which remains on the organic photoconductor employing a toner cleaner device comprising a cleaning blade, a supporting member of the cleaning blade, and a damping material. The cleaning blade and the supporting member are partially joined in parallel to each other, and the damping material is adhered onto either the cleaning blade or the supporting member.