Abstract: A resistance spot welded member includes overlapping steel sheets resistance-spot-welded together at a spot-shaped weld called a nugget, and a Zn alloy layer formed between two of the overlapping steel sheets. At least one of the steel sheets is a galvanized steel sheet having a Zn-based coated layer on its steel sheet surface. The resistance spot welded member satisfies the following formulas (1) and (2): C Fe ? 20 ( 1 ) 0 < L ? 500 ( 2 ) where CFe denotes the concentration (mass %) of Fe in the Zn alloy layer, and L denotes the distance (?m) from the edge of the nugget to the position at which CFe is measured.

Abstract: An arc welded joint and an arc welding method. The arc welded joint has a weld formed by arc welding of an overlap of at least two steel sheets. The weld has a specified flank angle ?. In a region extending 2.0 mm from a bead toe of the weld in a weld metal direction and also extending 2.0 mm from the bead toe in a base material direction, a slag-covered area ratio is 50% or less.

Abstract: In an image forming apparatus, in a case that a relative position between an inner roller and an outer member with respect to a circumferential direction of the inner roller is changed in a period from a state in which the outer member is separated from a belt until first transfer in a job for forming and outputting an image on a recording material is started when the job is executed, a controller controls a position changing mechanism and a contact and separation mechanism so that a contact operation for bringing the outer member into contact with the belt is performed after changing the relative position.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a plurality of image forming portions, a rotatable endless belt, a plurality of stretching rollers including an inner roller, an outer roller, a position changing mechanism, and a controller. During execution of a job for forming first toner images on a first recording material and second toner images on a second recording material subsequent to the first recording material, in a case that a changing operation for changing the position of the inner roller by the position changing mechanism after the first toner images are formed on the first recording material and before the second to toner images are transferred onto the second recording material is executed, a registration adjusting image is formed between the first toner images and the second toner images.

Abstract: A resistance spot welding method in which a high strength zinc-based coated steel sheet used in a sheet set has an equivalent carbon content of 0.20% or more and a tensile strength of 780 MPa or more. The method includes performing a first energization step such that a current value at the end of the energization, a current value Is at the start of the energization, and a thickness of the thinnest steel sheet among steel sheets overlapping each other satisfy specified relationships. The method includes performing a second energization step in which a cooling step of holding a non-energization state for 10 ms or longer and shorter than 160 ms and performing energization at a current value equal to or more than the current value at the end of the first energization step for 20 ms or longer and shorter than 200 ms are repeated.

Abstract: A spot welded member includes a spot weld formed by holding a sheet stack of multiple steel sheets between a pair of electrodes and spot-welding the sheet stack, in which at least one of the multiple steel sheets is a high-strength zinc-based coated steel sheet having a tensile strength of 780 MPa or more, the high-strength zinc-based coated steel sheet having a coating with an Al content of 0.5% or more by mass, and in which the heat shock region of the spot weld outwardly extending from an edge of a corona bond area includes a coated layer including an FeAl alloy layer having an average thickness of 0.3 ?m or more and a zinc-based coated layer having an average thickness of 2.0 ?m or more on the FeAl alloy layer at the interface between the base steel sheet of the high-strength zinc-based coated steel sheet and the coating.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a plurality of image forming portions; a rotatable endless belt; a plurality of stretching rollers including an inner roller and a steering roller; an outer roller; a steering mechanism; a position changing mechanism; and a controller. In a case that a changing operation for changing a position of the inner roller is performed by the position changing mechanism during execution of a job for forming the toner images on a plurality of recording materials, the controller controls the steering mechanism so that a tilting operation for tilting the steering roller in a predetermined amount in interrelation with the changing operation is executed.

Abstract: An arc welded joint and an arc welding method. The arc welded joint has a weld formed by arc welding of an overlap of at least two steel sheets. A slag-covered area ratio is 20% or less. A Vickers hardness of a weld metal and a Vickers hardness of softened portions of a weld heat affected zone in the weld satisfy a specified relationship.

Abstract: An arc welded joint and an arc welding method. The arc welded joint has a weld formed by arc welding of an overlap of at least two steel sheets. The throat in the weld and the sheet that is uppermost among the steel sheets satisfy a specified relationship. In a region extending 2.0 mm from a bead toe of the weld in a weld metal direction and also extending 2.0 mm from the bead toe in a base material direction, a slag-covered area ratio is 50% or less.

Abstract: A resistance spot welding method for joining two or more steel sheets including at least one zinc-coated steel sheet. The method includes a first current applying step and a second current applying step. The first current applying step involves forming a nugget having a nugget diameter of 3?t or more and 4.5?t or less by setting a current value I1 (kA) and a weld time, where t is a thickness of the thinnest steel sheet among the overlapping steel sheets. The second current applying step involves growing the nugget by repeating a cooling step for maintaining a zero-current state for 10 ms or more and less than 160 ms and a current applying step for applying a current for 20 ms or more and less than 200 ms at a current value I2 (kA) greater than or equal to the current value I1 (kA).

Abstract: The present invention provides a resistance spot welding method. A resistance spot welding method according to the present invention in which a sheet combination of two or more overlapping steel sheets is sandwiched between a pair of electrodes and joined together by applying current while applying pressure, the method including a main current application step in which current application is performed with a current Iw (kA), and subsequently, a post-tempering heat treatment step in which after cooling is performed for a cooling time tct (ms) shown in formula (1) below, current application is performed with a current It (kA) shown in formula (2) below for a current application time tt (ms) shown in formula (3) below: 800?tct . . . formula (1), 0.5×Iw?It?Iw . . . formula (2), and 500?tt . . . formula (3).

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image carrier, an image forming unit, a measuring unit configured to measure the reflected light from the image carrier, a retaining member configured to retain the measuring unit, a shutter configured to block the light emitted from the light-emitting element, a spring member configured to pull the shutter to enter a closed state, a drive source, a drive control unit configured to control the drive source, a reference member, an adjustment unit configured to adjust the emitted light amount, and a control unit configured to control the image forming unit, the measuring unit, and the image forming unit, wherein, when the shutter enters the closed state from the open state, the drive control unit once stops the current supply to the drive source, then supplies a second current smaller than the first current to the drive source, and then stops the current supply again.

Abstract: A method for producing a flared or lap joint including a steel sheet and an aluminum-based sheet material through brazing, wherein a preceding laser beam irradiates ahead of a steel sheet joining position and the aluminum-based sheet material in the joining direction to preheat a joining position, an electrically-heated aluminum-based filler wire feeds to the joining position, a following laser beam is irradiated behind the filler wire so the wire melts performin brazing, and the filler wire is fed with a tilt ranging from 0°?D?19° to a front or rear side in the joining direction with respect to a line passing through a groove center of the flared joint and is perpendicular to the joining direction, so that a flared joint or lap joint including a steel sheet and aluminum-based sheet material is produced without appearance defects of a bead and with a sufficient joint strength.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus, employs a constitution in which, in a case that a relative position between an inner roller and an outer member with respect to a circumferential direction of the inner roller is changed in a period after a preceding recording material passed through a transfer portion and until a recording material subsequent to the preceding recording material reaches the transfer portion during execution of a job for forming and outputting images on a plurality of recording materials, a controller controls a position changing mechanism so that the relative position between the inner roller and the outer member is changed in a state in which the outer member contacts an intermediary transfer belt.

Abstract: A high-strength steel sheet of the present invention has a specific chemical composition. Furthermore, in the steel sheet, a degree of Mn segregation in a specific region is 1.5 or less; a maximum P concentration in a specific region is 0.08 mass % or less; in a specific region, at least one specific MnS particle group is present, the number of specific MnS particle groups is 2.0 or fewer per 1 mm2, and the number of specific oxide-based inclusions is 8 or fewer per 1 mm2; of all oxide-based inclusions, oxide-based inclusions having a specific composition are present in a number ratio of 80% or greater; the microstructure includes, in terms of a volume fraction, 30 to 95% martensite, 5 to 70% ferrite phase, less than 30% (and 0% or greater) bainite, and less than 2.0% (and 0% or greater) austenite phase; and a tensile strength is 980 MPa or greater.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus employs a constitution in which, in a case that a relative position between an inner roller and an outer member with respect to a circumferential direction of the inner roller is changed in a period after a preceding recording material passes through a transfer portion and until a recording material subsequent to the preceding recording material reaches the transfer portion during execution of a job for forming and outputting images on a plurality of recording materials, a controller controls a position changing mechanism and a contact and separation mechanism so that a separating operation for separating the outer roller from a belt is performed and then the above described relative position is changed.

Abstract: In an image forming apparatus, in a case that a relative position between an inner roller and an outer member with respect to a circumferential direction of the inner roller is changed in a period from a state in which the outer member is separated from a until first transfer in a job for forming and outputting an image on a recording material started when the job is executed, a controller controls a position changing mechanism and a contact and separation mechanism so that a contact operation for bringing the outer member into contact with the belt is performed after changing the relative position.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a plurality of image forming portions; a rotatable endless belt; a plurality of stretching rollers including an inner roller and a steering roller; an outer roller; a steering mechanism; a position changing mechanism; and a controller. In a case that a changing operation for changing a position of the inner roller is performed by the position changing mechanism during execution of a job for forming the toner images on a plurality of recording materials, the controller controls the steering mechanism so that a tilting operation for tilting the steering roller in a predetermined amount in interrelation with the changing operation is executed.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a plurality of image forming portions, a rotatable endless belt, a plurality of stretching rollers including an inner roller, an outer roller, a position changing mechanism, and a controller. During execution of a job for forming first toner images on a first recording material and second toner images on a second recording material subsequent to the first recording material, in a case that a changing operation for changing the position of the inner roller by the position changing mechanism after the first toner images are formed on the first recording material and before the second to toner images are transferred onto the second recording material is executed, the registration adjusting image is formed between the first toner images and the second toner images.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus employs a constitution in which, in a case that a relative position between an inner roller and an outer member with respect to a circumferential direction of the inner roller is changed in a period after a preceding recording material passes through a transfer portion and until a recording material subsequent to the preceding recording material reaches the transfer portion during execution of a job for forming and outputting images on a plurality of recording materials, a controller controls a position changing mechanism and a contact and separation mechanism so that a separating operation for separating the outer roller from a belt is performed and then the above-described relative position is changed.