Abstract: There is provided a liquid droplet circulation control apparatus including: a first circulation controller that sets a first circulation mode in which liquid is circulated with pressure control by driving a supply side pressure generator and a return side pressure generator, the supply side pressure generator supplying the liquid to the liquid droplet ejector and the return side pressure generator returning the liquid from the liquid droplet ejector; a second circulation controller that sets a second circulation mode in which the liquid is circulated by driving the supply side pressure generator and/or the return side pressure generator, such that the liquid is made to bypass at least the liquid droplet ejector; a selector that selects one or other circulation modes; and a setting unit that sets a circulation path of the liquid based on the selected circulation mode.

Abstract: A working vehicle attachable an implement includes a steering wheel which is disposed in a rear side of an engine hood covering an engine compartment for accommodating an engine, a control panel which is disposed near the steering wheel, a joy-stick control lever which is disposed in a rear side of the engine hood and in a lateral side of the steering wheel, a valve which is disposed in the rear side of the engine hood and is connected to the joy-stick control lever, a top cover which is disposed below the control panel, a bottom cover which includes a portion standing up from a floor surface and is a front portion of a floor part, and a middle cover which is disposed between the top cover and the bottom cover, wherein the valve is covered by the top cover and the middle cover, and the middle cover is detachable.

Abstract: The ink set for inkjet recording includes: a water-based ink containing pigment particles and 10 to 25 wt % of water-soluble high-boiling-point organic solvent having an SP value of not higher than 30; and a treatment liquid containing a fluidity reducing agent which reduces fluidity of the pigment particles by making contact with the water-based ink, and 10 to 25 wt % of water-soluble high-boiling-point organic solvent having an SP value of not higher than 30.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: a printing device which forms an image on a recording medium using ink containing at least pigment, a water-soluble organic solvent, resin particles and water; and a fixing device which makes contact with a surface of the recording medium on which the image is formed and applies heat and pressure to fix the image, wherein a minimum filming temperature) (MFT0) of an aqueous dispersion of the resin particles is 60° C.

Abstract: An inkjet recording liquid includes: water; at least one colorant; and a water-soluble organic solvent having an SP (solubility parameter) value of 27.5 or less at a content of 70 mass % or more with respect to the total amount of water-soluble organic solvent, wherein the water-soluble organic solvent having an SP value of 27.5 or less includes at least one water-soluble organic solvent having a molecular weight of from 240 to 1400 and represented by the following Formula (1) at a content of 70 mass % or more with respect to the amount of the water-soluble organic solvent having an SP value of 27.5 or less. R-An-OH ??Formula (1) In Formula (1), R represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, or a group derived from a sugar alcohol having 3 to 12 carbon atoms; each A independently represents an ethyleneoxy group or a propyleneoxy group; and n represents an integer of from 3 to 24.

Abstract: A seasoning apparatus includes: a table on which a stack of paper sheets is loaded, each of the paper sheets having at least one face on which active light curable aqueous ink has been deposited; an air blowing device which blows air in an air blowing direction to a side of the stack loaded on the table; an active light emission device which emits the active light in an active light emitting direction to a side of the stack loaded on the table; and a control device which causes the air blowing device to blow the air to the stack to create gaps between faces of the paper sheets, and causes the active light emission device to emit the active light to the stack to cause the active light to enter the gaps.

Abstract: The inkjet recording apparatus includes: an inkjet head which forms an image on a recording surface of a recording medium by ejecting ink to be deposited to the recording surface; a roller member which rotates in contact with the recording surface of the recording medium on which the image has been formed; an oil supply device which supplies oil to the roller member, the oil suppressing adherence of the ink to the roller member; a medium holding device which has a medium holding surface on which the recording medium is held while the roller member on which the oil has been deposited is making contact with the recording surface of the recording medium; and a cleaning sheet supply device which supplies a cleaning sheet to the medium holding device when a size of the recording medium is changed and an image is to be formed on a recording surface of the recording medium of large size compared to a size of the recording medium used before the change of size, the cleaning sheet removing the oil adhering to the medi

Abstract: In a matting agent coating device, a matting agent within a supplying section is supplied to a metering section. A supplied amount of matting agent at a surface of a metering roller is metered by a metering blade, and an excess amount is filtered at a slit portion. Matting agent is supplied to an application roller that is provided directly beneath. For example, a closed-cell sponge rubber is used as a material of the metering roller, and a size of closed cells is around 5 to 100 times an average particle diameter of the matting agent. The matting agent that has been supplied to a surface of the application roller is transferred and applied onto a recording medium. The matting agent is transferred from the application roller onto image portions of the recording medium due to tackiness of an ink film forming an image.

Abstract: The ink set for inkjet recording includes: a water-based ink containing pigment particles and 10 to 25 wt % of water-soluble high-boiling-point organic solvent having an SP value of not higher than 30; and a treatment liquid containing a fluidity reducing agent which reduces fluidity of the pigment particles by making contact with the water-based ink, and 10 to 25 wt % of water-soluble high-boiling-point organic solvent having an SP value of not higher than 30.

Abstract: To provide a connector embedded with a substrate which can be fabricated with fewer working process at a lower cost. A connector 10 includes a substrate 1 with an electronic component 3 mounted thereon, a terminal 4 which is electrically connected to the substrate 1, and a housing 5 comprised of synthetic resin and attached with the substrate 1 and the terminal 4. In addition, the electronic component 3 and the terminal 4 are electrically connected to the substrate 1 by reflow soldering using a lead-free solder 2. The connector 10 is fabricated by insert-molding the substrate 1 and the terminal 4 in the housing 5. Furthermore, the substrate 1 and the electronic component 3 are embedded in the synthetic resin of the housing 5.

Abstract: The liquid application apparatus applies liquid to media of a plurality of types having different widths in a widthwise direction that is perpendicular to a direction of conveyance of the media. The liquid application apparatus includes: a liquid application member which has an application surface applying the liquid to the media; and a liquid holding member which has a plurality of recesses arranged in the widthwise direction, a plurality of liquid supply ports arranged respectively in the recesses, and a plurality of liquid discharge ports arranged respectively in the recesses, the liquid holding member forming a plurality of liquid chambers with the recesses by abutting against the application surface of the liquid application member.

Abstract: The ink set for inkjet recording includes: a water-based ink containing pigment particles and 10 to 25 wt % of water-soluble high-boiling-point organic solvent having an SP value of not higher than 30; and a treatment liquid containing a fluidity reducing agent which reduces fluidity of the pigment particles by making contact with the water-based ink, and 10 to 25 wt % of water-soluble high-boiling-point organic solvent having an SP value of not higher than 30.

Abstract: A liquid supplying apparatus includes: a first flow channel configured to be switchable between a state of communication with a liquid supply object and a state of noncommunication with the liquid supply object; a first pressure applying device which applies pressure to liquid in the first flow channel; a first pressure absorbing device which absorbs a pressure fluctuation of the liquid in the first flow channel; a first measuring device which measures a pressure increase value in the first flow channel when the first pressure applying device is operated under a standard operating condition in which pressure in the first flow channel varies relatively moderately in proportion to a liquid feed amount to the first flow channel in the state of noncommunication where the liquid supply object and the first flow channel are not communicated with each other; a comparing device which compares the pressure increase value measured by the first measuring device with a predetermined pressure increase target value; and a

Abstract: There is provided a liquid droplet circulation control apparatus including: a first circulation controller that sets a first circulation mode in which liquid is circulated with pressure control by driving a supply side pressure generator and a return side pressure generator, the supply side pressure generator supplying the liquid to the liquid droplet ejector and the return side pressure generator returning the liquid from the liquid droplet ejector; a second circulation controller that sets a second circulation mode in which the liquid is circulated by driving the supply side pressure generator and/or the return side pressure generator, such that the liquid is made to bypass at least the liquid droplet ejector; a selector that selects one or other circulation modes; and a setting unit that sets a circulation path of the liquid based on the selected circulation mode.

Abstract: An abnormality judgment apparatus of a liquid supply system which supplies liquid from a liquid tank to a liquid ejection head via a liquid flow channel, includes: a pressure change application device which applies a pressure change to the liquid flow channel; first and second pressure measurement devices which measure a pressure in the liquid flow channel; and an abnormality judgment device which performs abnormality judgment and identification of an abnormal location in the liquid supply system, according to measurement values measured by the first and second pressure measurement devices before and after the pressure change is applied by the pressure change application device.

Abstract: The image forming device includes an image forming unit that forms images on a surface of a web-type recording medium, a printing defect detecting unit that detects a defective image with a printing defect from among the images formed by the image forming unit and a printing defect marking unit that places a mark on the defective image with the printing defect having been detected. The label printer includes the image forming device described above, wherein the images formed on the surface of the web-type recording medium by the image forming unit of the image forming device are label images and the specific image is a specific label image and a post-treatment unit that post-treats the surface of the web-type recording medium having the label images formed thereon by the image forming unit.

Abstract: An inkjet recording liquid includes: water; a colorant; a first water-soluble organic solvent having a structure represented by the following Formula (1), an SP value of 27.5 or less, and a molecular weight of 100 to 210; and a second water-soluble organic solvent having a structure represented by the following Formula (2), an SP value of 27.5 or less, and a molecular weight of 240 to 2000, wherein the mass ratio of the content of the first water-soluble organic solvent to the content of the second water-soluble organic solvent is from 1:3 to 3:1: R1-(A1)n-OH??Formula (1) R2-(A2)m-OH??Formula (2) In Formulae (1) and (2), R1 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group, R2 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, or a group derived from a sugar alcohol, each A1 independently represents an ethyleneoxy group or a propyleneoxy group, each A2 independently represents an ethyleneoxy group or a propyleneoxy group, n represents an integer from 1 to 3 and m represents an integer from 3 to 40.

Abstract: An ink jet head includes an ejecting unit for ejecting ink droplets toward a recording medium and an ejection port substrate in which ejection ports from which ink droplets are ejected are opened, in which a surface of the ejection port substrate on a side from which the ink droplets are ejected is coated with a diamond like carbon layer. Alternatively, the ink jet head includes a head substrate in which resin-made ink guides are formed, each ink guide for forming a meniscus of the ink and ejection electrodes, each for forming an electric field on a tip end of the ink guide and ejecting the ink as the ink droplets by exerting an electrostatic force onto the ink, in which the ink guide is coated with a protective layer such as the diamond like carbon layer. An ink jet recording apparatus includes the ink jet head and a moving unit for moving the ink jet head and the recording medium relatively.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: a printing device which forms an image on a recording medium using ink containing at least pigment, a water-soluble organic solvent, resin particles and water; and a fixing device which makes contact with a surface of the recording medium on which the image is formed and applies heat and pressure to fix the image, wherein a minimum filming temperature (MFT0) of an aqueous dispersion of the resin particles is 60° C.

Abstract: Disclosed is an active energy ray-curable coating composition containing (A) 10 to 70% by mass of a poly(meth)acrylate of a mono- or polypentaerythritol; (B) 5 to 50% by mass of (B-1) a polyester type aliphatic urethanedi(meth)acrylate compound which is obtained by reacting an aliphatic isocyanate compound, a caprolactone-modified polyester diol, and an acrylate having a hydroxyl group, (B-2) a compound represented by formula (2), or (B-3) a polyether type urethane di(meth)acrylate compound having two (meth)acryloyloxy groups in a molecule, wherein, in the case that component (B) is component (B-3), component (A) contains at least one caprolactone-modified (meth)acryloyloxy group; (C) 5 to 70% by mass of a poly[(meth)acryloyloxyalkyl](iso)cyanurate represented by formula (3) or (4); and (D) 0.1 to 10% by mass of a photopolymerization initiator. The active energy ray-curable coating composition can form a cured film excellent in weatherability, mar resistance, and adhesion to a base material.