Abstract: An image heating apparatus and heat generating rotary member for use in the image heating apparatus has a fixing roller including a magnetic metal layer and a non-magnetic metal layer, and the non-magnetic metal layer is provided on the outer side of the magnetic metal layer and is thinner than the magnetic metal layer.

Abstract: A chip antenna capable of reducing the spiral pitch of an antenna line to be smaller than that of a conventional one. Conductor patterns are electrically connected sequentially in series through via holes so as to form a spiral antenna line. The antenna line has a winding axis which is arranged either in a zigzag manner or along a straight line. Adjacent wound portions have an equal diameter or width or the adjacent portions may have unequal widths. Since adjacent via holes are arranged in a staggered arrangement with each other, the distance between the adjacent via holes is larger than the spiral pitch of the antenna line, allowing the adjacent portions to be closer together than a conventional chip antenna, thereby allowing the resonance frequency to be reduced.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a plurality of image forming units having a developer, a charger, and a photosensitive member; a carriage for retaining the plurality of image forming units so that they can be removed and installed, and which rotates the plurality of image forming units between an image forming position and other positions; a laser exposing device for exposing the photosensitive member at an image forming position; an intermediate transfer belt for accepting a toner image formed on the photosensitive member at the image forming position, and forming a color image; an output shaft for coupling with at least one axis end portion of the photosensitive member in the image forming position in the axial direction of the photosensitive member, and positioning the photosensitive member at a proper position; a rotation stop portion for positioning the rotation orientation of the image forming units with respect to the axis of the photosensitive members; and a retransfer roller for transferring the

Abstract: An excitation coil is arranged so as to be opposed to a rotatable heat generating roller of a conductive material, and on a rear side of the excitation coil, a core of a magnetic material is provided. The core is composed of a central core that is formed continuously in a rotation axis direction of the heat generating roller, and a plurality of U-shaped cores arranged at a distance from each other in that direction. A high-frequency current is applied to the excitation coil so that the heat generating roller 1 generates heat by electromagnetic induction. An additional coil is wound around the U-shaped core. Both ends of the additional coil are connected to a switching unit. When the switching unit is brought to a connected state, under an induction current generated in the additional coil, a magnetic flux in a direction in which a magnetic flux of the excitation coil is cancelled out is generated, so that heat generation of the heat generating roller can be suppressed.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus capable of removing a toner remaining on the transfer belt (toner supporting member) with a simple configuration. The image forming apparatus includes an intermediate transfer belt that moves with charged toner supported on the surface thereof; a cleaner roller that is rotated while being pressed onto the intermediate transfer belt; a power source for supplying potential for electrically attracting the toner to the cleaner roller from the intermediate transfer belt; and a pretreatment roller that is pressed onto the intermediate transfer belt upstream from the cleaner roller in the moving direction of the intermediate transfer belt.

Abstract: A portable telephone includes a portable telephone body made from plastic having a receiver, a transmitter, and dial keys, and a chip antenna which is mounted on a circuit board secured at the inside of the portable telephone body and which is electrically connected to an RF section provided on the circuit board in the portable telephone. The chip antenna is disposed near the transmitter at a location where a transmitted electromagnetic signal is unlikely to be affected by the body of a person who is holding the portable telephone.

Abstract: A color image forming apparatus is provided, having a plurality of image forming units; a carriage for retaining and rotating the plurality of image forming units so as to move the image forming units between an image forming position and a waiting position; an intermediate transfer belt for successive transfer and superposition of toner images of various colors from a photosensitive drum of the image forming units located at the image forming position so as to form a color toner image; and a secondary transfer roller for transferring the color toner image on the intermediate transfer belt onto recording paper. The only rollers support the intermediate transfer belt are a driving roller, a following roller, a primary transfer roller and a backup roller, and the primary transfer roller and the backup roller are arranged adjacent to the driving roller.

Abstract: A color image forming apparatus is provided, comprising a plurality of image forming units including a photosensitive drum, a charging device and a developing device; a carriage for retaining and rotating the plurality of image forming units so as to move the image forming units between an image forming position and a waiting position; an exposing device for exposing a surface of the photosensitive drum of the image forming unit located at the image forming position; an intermediate transfer belt for successive transfer and superposition of toner images of various colors from the photosensitive drum of the image forming units located at the image forming position so as to form a color toner image; means for driving the photosensitive drum and the intermediate transfer belt; a position detector for detecting a reference position of the intermediate transfer belt when the intermediate transfer belt is driven, and outputting a reference position detection signal; a secondary transfer roller for transferring the

Abstract: A color image forming apparatus is provided, having a plurality of image forming units including a photosensitive drum, a charging device and a developing device; a carriage for retaining and rotating the plurality of image forming units so as to move the image forming units between an image forming position and a waiting position; an exposing device for exposing a surface of the photosensitive drum of the image forming unit located at the image forming position; an intermediate transfer belt for successive transfer and superposition of toner images of various colors from the photosensitive drum of the image forming units located at the image forming position so as to form a color toner image; a device for driving the photosensitive drum and the intermediate transfer belt; a position detector for detecting a reference position of the intermediate transfer belt when the intermediate transfer belt is driven; and outputting a reference position detection signal; a secondary transfer roller for transferring the c

Abstract: A chip antenna capable of reducing the spiral pitch of an antenna line to be smaller than that of a conventional one. Conductor patterns are electrically connected sequentially in series through via holes so as to form a spiral antenna line. The antenna line has a winding axis which is arranged either in a zigzag manner or along a straight line. Adjacent wound portions have an equal diameter or width or the adjacent portions may have unequal widths. Since adjacent via holes are arranged in a staggered arrangement with each other, the distance between the adjacent via holes is larger than the spiral pitch of the antenna line, allowing the adjacent portions to be closer together than a conventional chip antenna, thereby allowing the resonance frequency to be reduced.

Abstract: A color image forming apparatus is provided, and includes a plurality of image forming units including a photosensitive drum, a charging device and a developing device; a carriage for retaining and rotating the plurality of image forming units so as to move the image forming units between an image forming position and a waiting position; an exposing device for exposing a surface of the photosensitive drum of the image forming unit located at the image forming position; an intermediate transfer belt for successive transfer and superposition of toner images of various colors from the photosensitive drum of the image forming units located at the image forming position so as to form a color toner image; a driving member for driving the photosensitive drum and the intermediate transfer belt; a position detector for detecting a reference position of the intermediate transfer belt when the intermediate transfer belt is driven, and outputting a reference position detection signal; a secondary transfer roller for tran

Abstract: An antenna device, comprising an antenna unit including basic body comprising at least one of dielectric ceramic and magnetic ceramic, at least one conductor disposed at least one of inside and on a surface of the basic body, and a feeding electrode for applying a voltage to the conductor disposed on the surface of the basic body; a mounting board on which the antenna unit is mounted; a ground part in association with the mounting board and adapted to resonate with the antenna unit; and a length in the polarization direction of a radio wave of the ground part being about &lgr;/4 or more, where &lgr; is a wavelength of the radio wave, the basic body comprising a first generally planar sheet having a plurality of spaced, first conductors formed on one major surface thereof and a second generally planar sheet having a plurality of spaced second conductors formed on one major surface thereof; the first and second generally planar sheets being laminated together to form an elongated structure wherein respective pa

Abstract: The average friction factor between the contact surfaces of a drive roller and an intermediate transfer belt is set to not more than 0.45 and not less than 0.1, and before the primary transfer of the toner image of the last color is finished, a cleaning blade is separated from or comes into contact with the intermediate transfer belt with the drive roller as a backup member. The peripheral length of a photoconductor is greater by not more than 10% than the value obtained by dividing the length on a transfer member necessary for a predetermined image length by an integer n which is not less than 3 and not more than 9, and the ratio between the numbers of rotations of the transfer member and the photoconductor is 1:n.

Abstract: A color image forming apparatus is provided, and includes a plurality of image forming units including a photosensitive drum, a charging device and a developing device; a carriage for retaining and rotating the plurality of image forming units so as to move the image forming units between an image forming position and a waiting position; an exposing device for exposing a surface of the photosensitive drum of the image forming unit located at the image forming position; an intermediate transfer belt for successive transfer and superposition of toner images of various colors from the photosensitive drum of the image forming units located at the image forming position so as to form a color toner image; a drive member for driving the photosensitive drum and the intermediate transfer belt; a position detector for detecting a reference position of the intermediate transfer belt when the intermediate transfer belt is driven, and outputting a reference position detection signal; a secondary transfer roller for transf

Abstract: The average friction factor between the contact surfaces of a drive roller and an intermediate transfer belt is set to not more than 0.45 and not less than 0.1, and before the primary transfer of the toner image of the last color is finished, a cleaning blade is separated from or comes into contact with the intermediate transfer belt with the drive roller as a backup member. The peripheral length of a photoconductor is greater by not more than 10% than the value obtained by dividing the length on a transfer member necessary for a predetermined image length by an integer n which is not less than 3 and not more than 9, and the ratio between the numbers of rotations of the transfer member and the photoconductor is 1:n.

Abstract: A color image forming apparatus having a plurality of image forming units with each unit having a developing device and a photoconductive drum with a driven coupling device. A conveying device switches the plurality of image forming units by moving them successively between an image forming position and a waiting position. A photoconductive drum driving device removably engages the driven coupling device of the image forming unit that is positioned in the image forming position and having one driving coupling device for coaxially rotating the photoconductive drum of the image forming unit positioned in the image forming position together as one body. The photoconductive drum positioned in the image forming position is in contact with a transfer device wherein a peripheral velocity of either the photoconductive drum or the transfer device during use is higher than the a peripheral velocity of the other.

Abstract: The average friction factor between the contact surfaces of a drive roller and an intermediate transfer belt is set to not more than 0.45 and not less than 0.1, and before the primary transfer of the toner image of the last color is finished, a cleaning blade is separated from or comes into contact with the intermediate transfer belt with the drive roller as a backup member. The peripheral length of a photoconductor is greater by not more than 10% than the value obtained by dividing the length on a transfer member necessary for a predetermined image length by an integer n which is not less than 3 and not more than 9, and the ratio between the numbers of rotations of the transfer member and the photoconductor is 1:n.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to provide a compact chip antenna for mobile communication comprising a base member which comprises either of a material having a dielectric constant .epsilon. of 1<.epsilon.<130 or a material having a relative permeability .mu. of 1<.mu.<7, at least one conductor formed on the surface of the base member and/or inside the base member, and at least one feeding terminal provided on the surface of the substrate for applying a voltage to the conductor. The conductor comprises a metal mainly containing any one of copper, nickel, silver, palladium, platinum, or gold.

Abstract: A bet unit provides an intermediate transfer belt where primary transfer is performed at a part stretching between a drive roller and a tension roller, and a cleaner roller separated from and brought into contact with a part of the intermediate transfer belt stretching between an opposed roller and the drive roller in the downstream side of the opposed roller. The belt unit is detachably attachable to the body with the opposed roller on the operator's side. The tangential line of the opposed roller is substantially vertical at a secondary transfer position. The cleaner roller is disposed in a range enclosed by the intermediate transfer belt, the tangential line of the drive roller parallel to the common tangential line of the peripheries of the tension roller and the opposed roller, and the vertical tangential line of the secondary transfer side of the opposed roller.

Abstract: The invention provides a chip-antenna, comprising: a base member including a mounting surface and made of at least one of dielectric ceramic and magnetic ceramic; at least two conductors disposed within said base member or on a surface of said base member, at least a portion of said conductors being substantially perpendicular to the mounting surface of said base member; a feeding electrode for applying a voltage to said conductors and disposed on the surface of said base member; a ground electrode disposed at least one on the surface of and within said base member; one of said conductors being served as a first conductor, one end of which is connected to said feeding electrode; the rest of said conductor being served as a second conductor, one end of which are connected to said ground electrode; and the other end of said first conductor and the other end of said second conductor being connected.