Abstract: A side plate of an impeller is formed so that the height thereof is lowered gradually from an edge portion of a central opening portion toward a circumferential portion. When the distance from the edge portion of the central opening portion to the circumferential portion, in a direction perpendicular to the output shaft, is taken as L, the distance from the edge portion of the central opening portion to the circumferential portion, in the direction of the output shaft, is taken as H, a point on the side plate away from the edge portion of the central opening portion by 0.1×L in the direction perpendicular to the output shaft is taken as P, and the distance from the edge portion of the central opening portion to the point P in the direction of the output shaft is taken as ?H, ?H/H?0.4 is satisfied. With this configuration, the formation of a vortex flow in the flow channel inside the impeller from the air inlet to the air outlet is reduced, and, thus, air blowing efficiency is improved.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus is supplied which enables print medium to be simply taken out even if an interval between a print processing section and an image reading section is not sufficiently secured. In the image forming apparatus, an image reading section is furnished on the upside of a print processing section; an ejection opening is furnished between the image reading section and the print processing section for ejecting a medium that has been printed; a loading part is furnished between the image reading section and the print processing section and is used for loading the ejected medium. The loading part includes a body part, a movement member that is movable from the body part, and a guide section that guides the movement member to move from the body part along upward slant direction with respect to a horizontal plane.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a belt conveying portion having a movable endless belt provided around at least two supporting members, a cleaning member provided in contact with a surface of the belt, a lubricant supply portion provided below a contact portion between the belt and the cleaning member for supplying lubricant to the contact portion, and an adhered-material storing portion provided below the lubricant supply portion for storing adhered-material scraped off from the belt by the cleaning member.

Abstract: In a gaming machine according to the present invention, a main control circuit transmits, to a sub control circuit, a variable display pattern command which is indicative of the variable display pattern of identification information and identifies whether or not variable display of identification information should result in a specific display mode and a variable display result command indicative of the result of variable display of identification information. If the sub control circuit determines that the combination of the received variable display pattern command and the received variable display result command is a combination at the time of an error, it detects a predetermined error and notifies the result of the detection.

Abstract: A device management system includes one or a plurality of scanning devices for reading and converting a document image of a contract document, an approval document, a receipt, or the like into electronic form to generate scanned document data; a time-stamping server for adding a time stamp to the scanned document data; a time-stamp counter included in each of the scanning devices for counting the number of times the time stamp is used; a document management server for receiving and storing the time-stamped scanned document data; a control panel for causing one of the scanning devices to perform scanning operation; and an administrative PC connected to each of the scanning devices and collectively managing the number of times the time stamp is used by the scanning devices.

Abstract: A document management system includes a scanning device for reading and converting a document image of a contract document, an approval document, a project proposal, a receipt or the like into electronic form to generated scanned document data; a time-stamping server for adding a time stamp to the scanned document data; a certificate server for adding an electronic signature to the scanned document data; a document management server for receiving and storing the time-stamped and electronically signed scanned document data; and a control panel for controlling scanning operation of the scanning device. A scan template for configuring scan settings for the scanning device is created on the control panel.

Abstract: A fixing device (1) includes a fixing roller (11), a heating roller (12), an endless belt (13) stretched around the fixing roller (11) and the heating roller (12), and a pressure roller (14) facing the fixing roller (11) via the endless belt (13), and has an internal heat source. The endless belt (13) is applied the tension by means of a tension applying spring (17). The fixing roller (11) is supported by a swing lever (15) and pressed against the pressure roller (14). The swing lever (15) is pushed by a cam (18) upward, so that the fixing roller (11) shifts in the direction away from the pressure roller (14). As the fixing roller (11) shifts upward, the tension applied to the endless belt (13) decreases.

Abstract: A paint composition for automotive weather strips and glass runs which comprises a curable urethane-based emulsion paint having added hereto either at least two silane coupling agents selected from the group consisting of a silane coupling agent having an amino group, a silane coupling agent having an epoxy group, a silane coupling agent having a methacryloxy group and a silane coupling agent having an acryloxy group, or a reaction product obtained by previously mixing said at least two silane coupling agents. Also, discloses are processes for producing automotive weather strips.

Abstract: A fixing device 1 includes a fixing roller 11, a heating roller 12, an endless belt 13 stretched around the fixing roller 11 and the heating roller 12, and a pressure roller 14 facing the fixing roller 11 via the endless belt 13, and has an internal heat source. The endless belt 13 is applied the tension by means of a tension applying spring 17. The fixing roller 11 is supported by a swing lever 15 and pressed against the pressure roller 14. The swing lever 15 is pushed by a cam 18 upward, so that the fixing roller 11 shifts in the direction away from the pressure roller 14. As the fixing roller 11 shifts upward, the tension applied to the endless belt 13 decreases.

Abstract: A paint composition for automotive weather strips and glass runs which comprises a curable urethane-based emulsion paint having added thereto either at least two silane coupling agents selected from the group consisting of a silane coupling agent having an amino group, a silane coupling agent having an epoxy group, a silane coupling agent having a methacryloxy group and a silane coupling agent having an acryloxy group, or a reaction product obtained by previously mixing said at least two silane coupling agents. Also discloses are processes for producing automotive weather strips.

Abstract: A paint composition for automotive weather strips and glass runs which comprises a curable urethane-based emulsion paint having added thereto either at least two silane coupling agents selected from the group consisting of a silane coupling agent having an amino group, a silane coupling agent having an epoxy group, a silane coupling agent having a methacryloxy group and a silane coupling agent having an acryloxy group, or a reaction product obtained by previously mixing said at least two silane coupling agents. Also discloses are processes for producing automotive weather strips.

Abstract: A paint composition for automotive weather strips and glass runs which comprises a curable urethane-based emulsion paint having added thereto either at least two silane coupling agents selected from the group consisting of a silane coupling agent having an amino group, a silane coupling agent having an epoxy group, a silane coupling agent having a methacryloxy group and a silane coupling agent having an acryloxy group, or a reaction product obtained by previously mixing said at least two silane coupling agents. Also discloses are processes for producing automotive weather strips.

Abstract: A paint composition for automotive weather strips and glass runs which comprises a curable urethane-based emulsion paint having added hereto either at least two silane coupling agents selected from the group consisting of a silane coupling agent having an amino group, a silane coupling agent having an epoxy group, a silane coupling agent having a methacryloxy group and a silane coupling agent having an acryloxy group, or a reaction product obtained by previously mixing said at least two silane coupling agents. Also, discloses are processes for producing automotive weather strips.

Abstract: A paint composition for automotive weather strips and glass runs which comprises a curable urethane-based emulsion paint having added thereto either at least two silane coupling agents selected from the group consisting of a silane coupling agent having an amino group, a silane coupling agent having an epoxy group, a silane coupling agent having a methacryloxy group and a silane coupling agent having an acryloxy group, or a reaction product obtained by previously mixing said at least two silane coupling agents. Also discloses are processes for producing automotive weather strips.

Abstract: Compounds of formula (I): ##STR1## (wherein: R.sup.1 represents a hydrogen atom or a halogen atom;R.sup.2 represents a C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl group; andA represents an oxygen atom, a sulphur atom, a sulphinyl group or a sulphonyl group)have good insecticidal activity coupled with a low toxicity to warm-blooded animals. Compounds in which A represents an oxygen or sulphur atom can be prepared by reacting a corresponding alkali metal alkoxide or mercaptide with the corresponding 3-dimethylcarbamoyloxy-5-halomethylisoxazole derivative, while compounds where A represents a sulphinyl or sulphonyl group may be prepared by oxidizing the corresponding compound wherein A represents a sulphur atom. The compounds may be formulated with conventional insecticidal carriers or diluents and exhibit a synergistic increase in activity when combined with various known organic phosphate and carbamate insecticides.

Abstract: Compounds of formula (I): ##STR1## (where R.sup.1 -R.sup.5 are various conventional atoms or groups, m is 2 or 3 and R.sup.6 l is an optionally substituted alkoxyalkyl, alkylthioalkyl, alkylaminoalkyl or heterocyclic-substituted alkyl group or --CH.sub.2 --CH.dbd.NOR.sup.7 where R.sup.7 is hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl or aralkyl) have insecticidal and acaricidal activities.

Abstract: Compounds of formula (I): ##STR1## (wherein R.sup.1 represents a hydrogen or halogen atom R.sup.2 represents an alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, optionally substituted aralkyl or optionally substituted aryl group and A represents a sulphur atom or a sulphinyl or sulphonyl group) have insecticidal and acaricidal activity and, when formulated in suitable compositions for agricultural or horticultural use, can be used to protect plants from attack by insects or acarids.

Abstract: Compounds of formula (I): ##STR1## (in which R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.6 represent hydrogen or methyl, R.sup.3 represents methyl or ethyl, R.sup.4 represents an alkyl group or allyl and R.sup.5 represents hydrogen, methyl or chlorine) and acid addition salts thereof have acaricidal and insecticidal activity and may be formulated with suitable carriers or diluents for agricultural, horticultural or domestic use. Processes for the preparation of these compounds are also disclosed.

Abstract: Mono- and di-thiophosphate esters having an isoxazolinone system attached at its 2-position through an optionally alkyl- or phenyl-substituted methylene or ethylene group to the sulphur or to one of the sulphur atoms are useful as insecticides and/or acaricides.