Abstract: A recording apparatus includes a recording head and a carriage. The carriage includes a slide member that is provided so that the position of the slide member relative to a carriage body is changeable in a direction where a gap between the recording head and a medium changes, and moves together with carriage body in the scanning direction, a gap adjusting cam that is interposed between the slide member and the carriage body, and, upon reception of the dead weight of the carriage, changes in the scanning direction relative to the slide member and the carriage body to change the gap, and a restriction section that restricts at least one of expansion of the interval between the carriage body and the gap adjusting cam and expansion of the interval between the gap adjusting cam and the slide member in such a way as to keep a predetermined gap.

Abstract: An ink jet printer includes a movable carriage supporting a recording head, a cam member adjusting the height position of the carriage to adjust the distance between the paper and the recording head, a cap member that can abut the recording head, and an engagement member that can engage with the carriage in a case where the carriage moves from a printing area to a head opposing position. The cam member adjusts the height position of the carriage when the distance between the paper and the recording head is between a first distance in which the carriage does not engage with the engagement member and a second distance in which the carriage engages with the engagement member. The carriage is decelerated while moving, and the deceleration timing is earlier for the second distance than for the first distance.

Abstract: An ink jet printer includes a carriage configured to be movable supporting a recording head that can eject ink onto paper, a cam member adjusting the height position of the carriage to adjust the distance between the paper and the recording head, a cap member abutting the recording head along with a biasing force, and an engagement member placed to oppose the cap member with the carriage therebetween and pressing the carriage to the cap member side. The sum of the weight of the carriage itself and the pressing force with which the engagement member presses the carriage is equal to or greater than the biasing force acting on the carriage through the abutting of the cap member.

Abstract: An image formation apparatus includes a containing section that contains a developer and that has an opening at which a developer carrier is exposed. The developer carrier rotates at a faster first speed or a slower second speed. When a detected height of developer in the containing section is at a replenishment start level and the developer carrier is rotating at the first speed, a replenishing member replenishes developer until the height of the developer reaches a replenishment end level. When the detected height of developer is at the replenishment start level and the developer carrier is rotating at the second speed, the developer is replenished by a predetermined amount.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus has an image carrier with rotary shafts extending from both ends that are rotatably supported on an apparatus body by bearings. Gap members fixed to both end portions of a charging roller are brought in contact with the peripheral surface of the image carrier with some pressure to form a charge gap between the image carrier and the charging roller so that the charging roller charges the image carrier in a non-contact state with the charge gap. The gap members have a small-diameter portion on the inside thereof and a large-diameter portion on the outside thereof such that the small-diameter portions face each other.

Abstract: A charge roller includes a core, a resistive layer disposed on a circumferential surface of the core to charge an image-bearing member without contact, and gap members formed of tape-shaped films. These films are fixed to both ends of the charge roller by winding each of the films in a direction opposite a rotational direction of the charge roller in use and perpendicular to the axial direction thereof to form n layers (wherein n?2) extending in the axial direction at every position in the circumferential direction of the charge roller. The gap members are pressed against a circumferential surface of an image-bearing member to define a charge gap between the image-bearing member and the charge roller.

Abstract: The invention provides an image formation apparatus that includes: a containing section that contains a developer, the containing section having an opening; a developer carrier that is exposed at the opening and carries a developer, the developer carrier being capable of rotating, the developer carrier rotating on the basis of either a first speed mode or a second speed mode so as to develop a latent image that is formed on an image carrier, the first speed mode having a faster speed of rotation of the developer carrier, the second speed mode having a slower speed of rotation of the developer carrier; a replenishing member that replenishes a developer into the containing section; a detecting member that detects whether the height of a developer that is contained in the containing section is at a replenishment start level at which replenishment performed by the replenishing member should be started or not and further detects whether the height of a developer that is contained in the containing section is at a

Abstract: A charge roller includes a core, a resistive layer disposed on a circumferential surface of the core to charge an image-bearing member without contact, and gap members formed of tape-shaped films. These films are fixed to both ends of the charge roller by winding each of the films in a direction opposite a rotational direction of the charge roller in use and perpendicular to the axial direction thereof to form n layers (wherein n?2) extending in the axial direction at every position in the circumferential direction of the charge roller. The gap members are pressed against a circumferential surface of an image-bearing member to define a charge gap between the image-bearing member and the charge roller.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus comprises: at least an image carrier of which rotary shafts extending from both ends thereof are rotatably supported on an apparatus body by bearings; and a charging roller having gap members fixed to both end portions thereof, respectively, wherein the gap members are brought in contact with the peripheral surface of the image carrier with some pressure to form a charge gap between the image carrier and the charging roller so that the charging roller charges the image carrier in non-contact state with the charge gap, and wherein the gap members are each formed to have a small-diameter portion on the inside thereof and a large-diameter portion on the outside thereof such that the respective small-diameter portions are positioned to face each other.

Abstract: To introduce polar group by a simple and easy method without spoiling solvent-resistance and mechanical/thermal properties which fluorine type resin inherently possess to provide a fluorine type resin composition improved in adhesion. To provide an electrode structure for battery improved in adhesion between the electrode active material and the current collector by using the composition as a binder. Solution measure: partially denatured fluorine type resin (B′) obtained by partial dehydrogenfluoride reaction and oxidation reaction is mixed to at least one fluorine type resin (A) at a weight ratio of (A/B′) of 30/70 to 99/1.

Abstract: The present invention relates to electrodes consisting of an electrode activator and a metallic collector whose adhesion between the activator and the collector is improved. The electrode activator's binder is made of a fluoroplastic grafted with at least one acrylic polymer.

Abstract: A packaging material which is capable of packaging an article(s) in a closely fitted and tightly sealed state and consists essentially of a composite film stretched at least in one direction,said composite film comprising a base film and a surface film provided on at least one surface of the base film and having certain specific shrinkage characteristics,said base film being made of a resin composition comprising a propylene polymer, andsaid surface film being made of a polymer composition comprising at least two of (A) a copolymer of propylene and ethylene in a weight proportion of 99.5:0.5 to 90:10, (B) a copolymer of propylene and an .alpha.-olefin having 4 to 10 carbon atoms in a weight proportion of 70:30 to 95:5 and (C) a copolymer of butene and any other .alpha.-olefin having 2 to 10 carbon atoms in a weight proportion of 70:30 to 99:1, each of the copolymers being in an amount of 10 to 90% by weight on the total weight of the copolymers.