Abstract: Provided is a sheet processing apparatus, including: a placement portion to which a sheet conveyed by a conveyance portion in a conveyance direction is placed; a processing portion configured to perform predetermined processing on a sheet placed on the placement portion, and to be movable in a predetermined moving range; and a control portion configured to control the processing portion to position, at a timing at which a sheet conveyed by the conveyance portion passes through the moving range, from a first position of preventing from interfering with the sheet to a second position of performing the predetermined processing on a preceding sheet having been conveyed by the conveyance portion and placed on the placement portion before the sheet.

Abstract: A breakable capsule for use in a tobacco industry product is disclosed. The capsule has a core-shell structure, the core including a crystallization inhibitor and at least about 35% w/w menthol, based on the total weight of the core.

Abstract: A fabrication method includes laminating a fabrication material to form an object, and applying a release material on a surface of the object to form a release layer on the surface of the object. A surface free energy of the release material is equal to or smaller than 25 mN/m.

Abstract: A process cartridge includes an image bearer to bear a toner image, a lubricant supply device to supply a lubricant to the surface of the image bearer, and a blade made of elastic material, with the leading end abutting the surface of the image bearer, wherein the leading end is formed to have an elasticity power of from 65 to 93 percent, wherein the process cartridge is detachably attachable to an image forming apparatus.

Abstract: A sheet stacking apparatus including a control portion is configured to execute: a first mode in which the control portion causes a bundle forming portion to form a bundle of sheets including a sheet supported by a first placement portion and a sheet placed on a second placement portion; and a second mode in which a downstream end portion of a bundle of sheets formed in the second mode is positioned upstream of a downstream end portion of a bundle of sheets to be formed in the first mode, and wherein the control portion sets a maximum number of sheets constituting a bundle of sheets which the control portion causes the bundle forming portion to form in the second mode to be smaller than a maximum number of sheets constituting a bundle of sheets which the control portion causes the bundle forming portion to form in the first mode.

Abstract: A sheet stacking apparatus includes a movable stack portion on which sheets are to be stacked; a detection portion configured to detect whether or not a topmost sheet of sheets stacked on the stack portion is positioned at a predetermined position; and a control portion configured to position the topmost sheet at the predetermined position based on a detection result of the detection portion. In a case where the control portion moves the stack portion at a first speed so that a topmost sheet on the stack portion deviates from the predetermined position, the control portion moves the stack portion at a second speed lower than the first speed to position the topmost sheet at the predetermined position.

Abstract: An elastic blade includes a contact edge to contact a contact object, an edge region including the contact edge and having a thickness smaller than or equal to 0.50 mm, and a backup region different in material or property from the edge region. The backup region is adjacent to the edge region on a cross section perpendicular to a direction in which the contact edge extends. The elastic blade has a converted Martens hardness X (N/mm2) in a range of from 0.9 to 2.9. The converted Martens hardness is defined as: X = S A S A + S B × h A + S B S A + S B × h B where SA represents a cross-sectional area (mm2) of the edge region, SB represents a cross-sectional area (mm2) of the backup region, hA represents a Martens hardness (N/mm2) of the edge region, hB represents a Martens hardness (N/mm2) of the backup region, and t represents the thickness (mm) of the edge region including the contact edge.

Abstract: When preparing a soft capsule shell by forming a film from a composition for a soft capsule shell comprising a base containing either gelatin or a mixture of starch and carrageenan as a main component and a plasticizer containing sorbitol, maltitol and glycerin as main components, it is possible to provide a soft capsule in which the soft capsule shell thereof does not easily soften and the surface of the soft capsule shell is resistant to adherence and which has excellent gloss and transparency even if the plasticizer contains glycerin.

Abstract: A cleaning blade includes: a blade having plural layers formed with elastic materials having different degrees of hardness from each other, an edge line portion of the blade being brought into contact with a surface of a cleaning target performing surface movement to remove adhering matter from the surface of the cleaning target. A cleaning layer of the plural layers including the edge line portion is impregnated with a resin or is made of an elastic material having a high degree of hardness. A permanent elongation rate of the entire blade is set at 3.0% or lower.

Abstract: A cleaning blade includes an elastic blade body. The elastic blade body having an edge contacts a surface of a contact object such as a photoconductor. The cleaning blade removes substances on the surface of the contact object that moves in contact with the edge. With respect to an elastic power YOPC of the contact object, an elastic power EBL of the cleaning blade satisfies a relation: YOPC?0.55×EBL?3.33.

Abstract: An elastic blade may include an edge layer and at least one backup layer laminated on the edge layer. The edge layer may include a contact edge to contact a contact object and an opposing face to oppose the contact object, and the backup layer may be greater in elastic power than the edge layer.

Abstract: An object is to provide a method of manufacturing a soft capsule that is enteric and excellent in formulation properties. An enteric soft capsule is manufactured by the following steps (a) and (b): (a) preparing an enteric capsule shell liquid comprising gelatin and low methoxyl pectin having a degree of amidation of 5 to 25%, and (b) encapsulating capsule fills using the enteric capsule shell liquid prepared in the step (a) by stamping. Preferably, the jelly strength of the gelatin is 160 to 300 Bloom, the degree of esterification of the low methoxy pectin is 20 to 40%, and the enteric capsule shell liquid comprises 30 to 35 parts by mass of the low methoxy pectin per 100 parts by mass of the gelatin.

Abstract: An elastic blade includes a contact edge to contact a contact object, an edge region including the contact edge, and a backup region different in at least one of material and physical property from the edge region and adjacent to the edge region on a cross section perpendicular to a direction in which the contact edge extends. The backup region is free of direct contact with the contact object. In the elastic blade, a converted elastic power X is from 57% to 90% and defined as X = S A S A + S B × e A + S B S A + S B × e B where SA and SB represent cross-sectional areas of the edge region and the backup region on the cross section, and eA and eB represent elastic powers of the edge region and the backup region.

Abstract: Provided are a plant-derived soft capsule shell having a high shell sheet strength, a good adhesive property, and excellent shell performance, and a soft capsule. The soft capsule shell comprises: (A) iota carrageenan; and (B) a starch dispersion obtained by ultrasonically treating a starch paste solution.

Abstract: A multilayered blade made of an elastic material includes an edge layer, having a contact edge to contact an object, and at least one backup layer laminated on the edge layer. The blade has a converted loss tangent tan ? of 0.23 or greater and 0.51 or smaller in a temperature range of from 0° C. to 50° C. The converted loss tangent tan ? is defined as: X = A A + B × L 1 + B A + B × L 2 , where X represents the converted loss tangent tan ?, A represents a thickness in millimeters of the edge layer, B represents a thickness in millimeters of the at least one backup layer, L1 represents a variation of a loss tangent tan ? of the edge layer in the temperature range of from 0° C. to 50° C., and L2 represents a variation of a loss tangent tan ? of the at least one backup layer in the temperature range of from 0° C. to 50° C.

Abstract: Provided are a plant-derived soft capsule shell having high shell sheet strength, good adhesive property, and good shell performance, and a soft capsule. A soft capsule shell comprising: (A) iota carrageenan; and (B) waxy corn starch having undergone a heat-moisture treatment in the presence of a salt, the soft capsule shell having a content mass ratio [(A)/(B)] of the component (A) to the component (B) of 0.4 to 3, the soft capsule shell having a content mass ratio [carrageenan/starch] of carrageenan including the component (A) to starch including the component (B) of 0.29 to 1.