Abstract: An in-vehicle seat includes a seat back, a seat cushion, and an anchor for fixing a child seat. The seat cushion has a seat cushion base, a seat cushion pad that is removable from the seat cushion, and a supporting panel. The supporting panel is provided between the seat cushion base and the seat cushion pad, and serves as a placement face for the child seat. The anchor is provided at a position at which the anchor is covered and hidden by the seat cushion pad, and at which the anchor is externally exposed when the seat cushion pad is removed from the seat cushion. A guide groove that guides a linking portion protruding from the child seat to the anchor is provided in the supporting panel.

Abstract: An in-vehicle seat includes a seat back, a seat cushion, and an anchor for fixing a child seat. The seat cushion has a seat cushion base, a seat cushion pad that is removable from the seat cushion, and a supporting panel. The supporting panel is provided between the seat cushion base and the seat cushion pad, and serves as a placement face for the child seat. The anchor is provided at a position at which the anchor is covered and hidden by the seat cushion pad, and at which the anchor is externally exposed when the seat cushion pad is removed from the seat cushion. A guide groove that guides a linking portion protruding from the child seat to the anchor is provided in the supporting panel.

Abstract: A sheet conveying device includes a conveying roller configured to convey a sheet and a plurality of driven rotating units. The conveying roller includes a plurality of roller portions disposed at positions opposite to the driven rotating units. Each of the roller portions has three or more annular grooves arranged side by side. Each of the driven rotating units includes three or more driven rotating bodies that are disposed at positions opposite to the annular grooves, respectively. A plurality of convex portions and a plurality of concave portions are alternately provided on an outer edge of each of the driven rotating bodies. The driven rotating bodies include two first rotating bodies positioned at both ends and one or more second rotating bodies located between the first rotating bodies and having an outer diameter smaller than the outer diameter of the first rotating bodies.

Abstract: A sheet conveying device includes a conveying roller configured to convey a sheet and a plurality of driven rotating units. The conveying roller includes a plurality of roller portions disposed at positions opposite to the driven rotating units. Each of the roller portions has three or more annular grooves arranged side by side. Each of the driven rotating units includes three or more driven rotating bodies that are disposed at positions opposite to the annular grooves, respectively. A plurality of convex portions and a plurality of concave portions are alternately provided on an outer edge of each of the driven rotating bodies. The driven rotating bodies include two first rotating bodies positioned at both ends and one or more second rotating bodies located between the first rotating bodies and having an outer diameter smaller than the outer diameter of the first rotating bodies.

Abstract: Provided is a method whereby therapeutic effect in a critical limb ischemia patient after angiogenic therapy can be objectively evaluated with minimal patient burden. The problem addressed by the present invention is solved by a method for evaluating a therapeutic effect in a critical limb ischemia patient who has undergone angiogenic therapy. The evaluation method includes, a measurement step for measuring a VEGF-A165b concentration in a blood of the critical limb ischemia patient and an evaluation step for evaluating the therapeutic effect taking changes over time in the measured VEGF-A165b concentration as an indicator.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a mirror position adjustment mechanism capable of adjusting a position of a return mirror. The return mirror is used in a state in which its position is adjusted such that a gravity center position of the return mirror is separated from a rotational axis of the return mirror by the mirror position adjustment mechanism in a sub-scanning direction.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a mirror position adjustment mechanism capable of adjusting a position of a return mirror. The return mirror is used in a state in which its position is adjusted such that a gravity center position of the return mirror is separated from a rotational axis of the return mirror by the mirror position adjustment mechanism in a sub-scanning direction.

Abstract: A sheet decurling device includes a decurling conveyance part and a nip forming part. The decurling conveyance part includes a plurality of first rollers provided axially rotatably and a first belt wrapped around the first rollers. The nip forming part forms a nip part nipping and conveying a sheet with the first belt. The nip forming part includes a plurality of decurling rollers whose curvatures of outer circumferential surfaces are different from each other and a change-over mechanism. The change-over mechanism supports the plurality of de curling rollers axially rotatably and selectively changes over the decurling roller to be brought into pressure contact with the first belt.

Abstract: A sheet decurling device includes a decurling conveyance part and a nip forming part. The decurling conveyance part includes a plurality of first rollers provided axially rotatably and a first belt wrapped around the first rollers. The nip forming part forms a nip part nipping and conveying a sheet with the first belt. The nip forming part includes a plurality of decurling rollers whose curvatures of outer circumferential surfaces are different from each other and a change-over mechanism. The change-over mechanism supports the plurality of de curling rollers axially rotatably and selectively changes over the decurling roller to be brought into pressure contact with the first belt.

Abstract: A curl eliminating device includes a decurl roller pair including a first roller and a second roller pressed to contact with an outer circumference surface of the first roller so as to correct curl of a recording medium, a cleaning member for cleaning the second roller, and a pressure contact mechanism. The first roller is an elastic roller including an elastic layer formed on the outer circumference surface and contacts with a non-image formed side of the recording medium. The second roller is a roller having a smaller diameter than the first roller and higher hardness than the first roller, and contacts with an image formed side of the recording medium. The pressure contact mechanism presses the cleaning member to contact with an outer circumference surface of the second roller from the side opposite to the first roller.

Abstract: A conveyor device is mounted on an image forming apparatus having an image forming section. The conveyor device has: a first conveyance path for conveying the sheet after an image is formed on a side of a sheet by the image forming section; a reverse conveyance path branched from the first conveyance path; a second conveyance path branched from the reverse conveyance path and for conveying the sheet back to the image forming section. The conveyor device includes a reversing section and a decurling section that are disposed on the reverse conveyance path. The reversing section reverses a conveyance direction of the sheet fed into the reverse conveyance path so as to feed the sheet into the second conveyance path. The decurling section applies decurling by urging the sheet in a direction of forming a convex curl with a side opposite to the image-formed side facing outward.

Abstract: A decurler is operable to remove curl from a recording medium and includes a first roller, a second roller, a casing, a roller drive section, a casing rotary drive section, a housing, and a pair of cam members. The casing includes first and second supporting portions rotatably supporting the first and second rollers, respectively, with the first and second rollers pressed into engagement against each other movably away from each other. Each of the pair of cam members is mounted to the casing rotatably about a rotational axis of the casing independently of the casing and includes a circular hole. The circular hole in the cam member includes first to third recesses formed at circumferentially different portions of an inner periphery thereof so that an outer periphery of the first supporting portion is engageable with the first to third different recesses depending upon the rotation of the casing.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a filter and an exhaust duct. The filter filters and ejects an air. The exhaust duct flows and ejects the air to the filter. The exhaust duct also includes a plurality of partition plates alternately arranged along an exhaust direction on one side inner face and another side inner face facing to each other. The plurality of the partition plates has the partition plate formed so as to incline in an opposite direction to the exhaust direction.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes, an upper cabinet disposed openably and closably on a main cabinet, reader cover disposed openably and closably on the upper cabinet and covering the image reader when the reader cover is closed and restriction mechanism preventing the reader cover from opening relative to the upper cabinet when the upper cabinet is open relative to the main cabinet. The restriction mechanism includes a first engagement member disposed at the upper cabinet and a second engagement member disposed at the reader cover and engageable with the first engagement member. The reader cover is prevented from opening relative to the upper cabinet when the first engagement member engages with the second engagement member. The second engagement member is urged to project from the reader cover towards the upper cabinet and movable from the upper cabinet to the reader cover.

Abstract: A conveyor device is mounted on an image forming apparatus having an image forming section. The conveyor device has: a first conveyance path for conveying the sheet after an image is formed on a side of a sheet by the image forming section; a reverse conveyance path branched from the first conveyance path; a second conveyance path branched from the reverse conveyance path and for conveying the sheet back to the image forming section. The conveyor device includes a reversing section and a decurling section that are disposed on the reverse conveyance path. The reversing section reverses a conveyance direction of the sheet fed into the reverse conveyance path so as to feed the sheet into the second conveyance path. The decurling section applies decurling by urging the sheet in a direction of forming a convex curl with a side opposite to the image-formed side facing outward.

Abstract: A decurler is operable to remove curl from a recording medium and includes a first roller, a second roller, a casing, a roller drive section, a casing rotary drive section, a housing, and a pair of cam members. The casing includes first and second supporting portions rotatably supporting the first and second rollers, respectively, with the first and second rollers pressed into engagement against each other movably away from each other. Each of the pair of cam members is mounted to the casing rotatably about a rotational axis of the casing independently of the casing and includes a circular hole. The circular hole in the cam member includes first to third recesses formed at circumferentially different portions of an inner periphery thereof so that an outer periphery of the first supporting portion is engageable with the first to third different recesses depending upon the rotation of the casing.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a filter and an exhaust duct. The filter filters and ejects an air. The exhaust duct flows and ejects the air to the filter. The exhaust duct also includes a plurality of partition plates alternately arranged along an exhaust direction on one side inner face and another side inner face facing to each other. The plurality of the partition plates has the partition plate formed so as to incline in an opposite direction to the exhaust direction.

Abstract: A sheet feeding device for a document feeding apparatus includes: a sheet containing section; a lift plate for lifting sheets stacked in the sheet containing section between a sheet feeding position and a sheet loading position; a sheet feeding section for separating and feeding the sheets in the sheet feeding position one after another; and a lifting mechanism for lifting up and down the lift plate, the lifting mechanism including: a biasing member for biasing the lift plate toward the sheet feeding section; a cam, having an outer peripheral surface with a cam curve, coupled with a driving force source and being rotated thereby; and an operating lever so provided independently of and between the lift plate and the cam as to abut the outer peripheral surface of the cam and to simultaneously press the lift plate against a biasing force of the biasing member, thereby to change a posture of the lift plate between the sheet feeding position and the sheet loading position.

Abstract: A sheet transport mechanism includes a pair of transport rollers and a roller pressing mechanism. The roller pressing mechanism includes one pair of first levers, one pair of second levers, and an elastic member. The one pair of first levers are supported to swing around a first swing shaft. A rotary shaft of a second roller of the pair of transport rollers is rotatably supported by a bearing aperture formed at substantially a center of the first lever. In addition, the one pair of second levers are supported to swing around the second swing shaft. Both ends of the elastic member are connected to tip ends of the second levers. The end of each second lever rotates around the second swing shaft, and presses the first lever toward the first roller of the pair of transport rollers.

Abstract: A pickup cable for a stringed instrument can switch between the output of the direct vibrational sound of strings and the output of the sound from the stringed instrument body generated by the vibrations of the strings and can also simultaneously output both the sound components. The pickup cable for a stringed instrument includes an input terminal to be inserted in a jack of the stringed instrument; a microphone to collect and convert sound of an internal space of the stringed instrument into collected-sound electrical signals; and an output terminal to output the collected-sound electrical signals. The microphone is incorporated in the input terminal.