Abstract: A printing apparatus includes: a printing part having an installment part in which a cartridge usable for printing an image is installable, the printing part being configured to print the image on a print medium and configured to move to an exchange position in a scanning direction; and a processing unit having a processing part configured to move while making contact with the print medium, which has the image printed thereon by the printing part, to thereby perform a processing of the print medium, at least a part of the processing unit being positioned at a standby position which is shifted in the scanning direction with respect to the exchange position in a case that the cartridge is installed or detached with respect to the printing part.

Abstract: There is provided a printing apparatus including: a casing, an opening/closing part, a printing part, a processing unit and a shielding part. The casing has an opening. The opening/closing part is movable to a first position to a second position. The printing part has an installment part and prints an image on a print medium. The processing unit is arranged on a downstream side in a conveyance direction, of the print medium, with respect to the printing part and processes the print medium. The shielding part shields at least a part of the processing unit. When the opening/closing part is at the second position, the opening is capable of releasing a location above the installment part or a part, of the installment part. When the opening/closing part is at the second position, the shielding part shields at least the part of the processing unit.

Abstract: There is provided a printing apparatus including: a housing including a wall with an opening; a mounting section configured to allow a cartridge to be mounted through the opening; a head with a nozzle to eject a liquid; a processing unit including a processing section configured to process a print medium; and a head carriage holding the mounting section and the head. The processing unit is located upstream of the head carriage in a conveyance direction of the print medium, the conveyance direction being a direction in which the print medium passes through a support facing the head.

Abstract: A printing apparatus includes: a container which accommodates a print medium; a conveyor which has a first conveying route and which conveys the print medium from the container in a conveying direction along the first conveying route; a printing unit which prints an image on the print medium conveyed in the first conveying route; and a dividing unit which performs a dividing processing with respect to the print medium conveyed in the first conveying route. The conveyor is provided with a second conveying route which is branched from the first conveying route at a branching part and in which the print medium having the image printed thereon by the printing unit is conveyed, the printing unit and the dividing unit are positioned above the container; and the dividing unit and the branching part are positioned on an upstream side in the conveying direction with respect to the printing unit.

Abstract: A robot hand includes at least one finger. The finger includes a first member configured to come into contact with an object to apply a gripping force to the object, and a second member movable with respect to the first member to come into contact with the object.

Abstract: The heat resistant structure of the flying body is provided with a tip part and a body part. The tip part is arranged in a front end of the flying body with respect to a direction of travel of the flying body. The body part is arranged in a back direction from the tip part with respect to the direction of travel of the flying body. The tip part is provided with a surface member, a base part, and an insulation member. The surface member is arranged on an outer surface of the tip part and has a melting point higher than a desired temperature. The base part couples the surface member to the body part. The insulation member is arranged between the surface member and the base part., and thermally insulates the base part from the surface member.

Abstract: Provided are a coated member in which damage of a coating film can be suppressed in a high temperature environment and the coating may be performed at low cost, and a method of manufacturing the same. A coated member includes a bond coat and a top coat sequentially laminated on a substrate made of a Si-based ceramic or a SiC fiber-reinforced SiC matrix composite, wherein the top coat includes a layer composed of a mixed phase of a (Y1-aLn1a)2Si2O7 solid solution (here, Ln1 is any one of Nd, Sm, Eu, and Gd) and Y2SiO5 or a (Y1-bLn1?b)2SiO5 solid solution (here, Ln1? is any one of Nd, Sm, Eu, and Gd), or a mixed phase of a (Y1-cLn2c)2Si2O7 solid solution (here, Ln2 is any one of Sc, Yb, and Lu) and Y2SiO5 or a (Y1-dLn2?d)2SiO5 solid solution (here, Ln2? is any one of Sc, Yb, and Lu).

Abstract: A manufacturing method for a ceramic matrix composite, having a woven fabric that has multiple fiber bundles and having a matrix that is disposed in the gaps between the fiber bundles, includes: a green body formation step for forming a green body by sintering the woven fabric infiltrated with a polymer that is a precursor to the matrix; and a densification step for further infiltrating the green body with a polymer and sintering same. The densification step includes: a second infiltration step for further infiltrating the green body with a polymer so as to form an infiltrated green body; a drying step for drying the infiltrated green body so as to form a dried green body; a steam treatment step for leaving the dried green body under saturation water vapor pressure so as to form a treated green body; and a sintering step for sintering the treated green body.

Abstract: A composite material manufacturing method includes: laminating a first sheet (210) including a first slurry (214) and a third sheet (230) including a third slurry (234); and heating the first sheet (210) and the third sheet (230) that are laminated to a temperature of transforming to ceramics by pyrolysis to form an intermediate body (300). The manufacturing method further includes impregnating the intermediate body (300) with a slurry and heating at a temperature lower than a temperature of transforming to ceramics by pyrolysis.

Abstract: Provided are a coated member in which damage of a coating film can be suppressed in a high temperature environment and the coating may be performed at low cost, and a method of manufacturing the same. A coated member includes a bond coat and a top coat sequentially laminated on a substrate made of a Si-based ceramic or a SiC fiber-reinforced SiC matrix composite, wherein the top coat includes a layer composed of a mixed phase of a (Y1-aLn1a) solid solution (here, Ln1 is any one of Nd, Sm, Eu, and Gd) and Y2SiO5 or a (Y1-bLn1?b)2SiO5 solid solution (here, Ln1? is any one of Nd, Sm, Eu, and Gd), or a mixed phase of a (Y1-cLn2c)2Si2O7 solid solution (here, Ln2 is any one of Sc, Yb, and Lu) and Y2SiO5 or a (Y1-dLn2?d)2SiO5 solid solution (here, Ln2? is any one of Sc, Yb, and Lu).

Abstract: Provided are a coated member in which damage of a coating film can be suppressed in a high temperature environment and the coating may be performed at low cost, and a method of manufacturing the same. A coated member includes a bond coat and a top coat sequentially laminated on a substrate made of a Si-based ceramic or a SiC fiber-reinforced SiC matrix composite, wherein the top coat includes a layer composed of a mixed phase of a (Y1-aLn1a)2Si2O7 solid solution (here, Ln1 is any one of Nd, Sm, Eu, and Gd) and Y2SiO5 or a (Y1-bLn1?b)2SiO5 solid solution (here, Ln1? is any one of Nd, Sm, Eu, and Gd), or a mixed phase of a (Y1-cLn2c)2Si2O7 solid solution (here, Ln2 is any one of Sc, Yb, and Lu) and Y2SiO5 or a (Y1-dLn2?d)2SiO5 solid solution (here, Ln2? is any one of Sc, Yb, and Lu).

Abstract: A ceramic matrix composite manufacturing method includes: forming a zirconia-sol containing layer that contains zirconia sol, on fabric having an interface layer formed on a periphery of each of a plurality of ceramic-made fibers; impregnating the fabric having the zirconia-sol containing layer formed, with a polymer as a precursor, to form a body; supplying oxygen to the polymer included in the body; heating the body in an inert gas atmosphere to cause a reaction of the polymer to form a matrix; and heating the body in an oxygen atmosphere to remove the interface layer, after supplying the oxygen and heating the body in the inert gas atmosphere, to generate a ceramic matrix composite in which the matrix is interposed between the fibers.

Abstract: A rectification structure body 100 of a flying vehicle is provided with a rectification section 30, a heat input control section 20 and a vacuum thermal insulation section 10. The rectification section 30 has a rectification surface 30a and a back surface 30b. The rectification surface 30a rectifies airflow 5 from a travelling direction. The back surface 30b is arranged opposite to the rectification surface 30a. The heat input control section 20 is connected to the back surface 30b. The vacuum thermal insulation section 10 is connected to the heat input control section 20 and its surface is formed of rigid body. In addition, the heat input control section 20 is sandwiched between the back surface 30b and the vacuum thermal insulation section 10.

Abstract: A coated member includes a heat-shielding coating layer made of a zirconia-dispersed silicate in which ytterbia-stabilized zirconia is precipitated as a dispersed phase in a matrix phase which is any one of a rare earth disilicate, a rare earth monosilicate, and a mixed phase of the rare earth disilicate and the rare earth monosilicate. The rare earth disilicate is a (Y1-a[Ln1]a)2Si2O7 solid solution wherein Ln1 is any one of Sc, Yb, and Lu, or a (Y1-c[Ln2]c)2Si2O7 solid solution wherein Ln2 is any one of Nd, Sm, Eu, and Gd. The rare earth monosilicate is Y2SiO5, [Ln1?]2SiO5, a (Y1-b[Ln1?]b)2SiO5 solid solution wherein Ln1? is any one of Sc, Yb, and Lu, or a (Y1-d[Ln2?]d)2SiO5 solid solution wherein Ln2? is any one of Nd, Sm, Eu, and Gd.

Abstract: A rectification structure body 100 of a flying vehicle is provided with a rectification section 30, a heat input control section 20 and a vacuum thermal insulation section 10. The rectification section 30 has a rectification surface 30a and a back surface 30b. The rectification surface 30a rectifies airflow 5 from a travelling direction. The back surface 30b is arranged opposite to the rectification surface 30a. The heat input control section 20 is connected to the back surface 30b. The vacuum thermal insulation section 10 is connected to the heat input control section 20 and its surface is formed of rigid body. In addition, the heat input control section 20 is sandwiched between the back surface 30b and the vacuum thermal insulation section 10.

Abstract: A manufacturing method for a ceramic matrix composite, having a woven fabric that has multiple fiber bundles and having a matrix that is disposed in the gaps between the fiber bundles, includes: a green body formation step for forming a green body by sintering the woven fabric infiltrated with a polymer that is a precursor to the matrix; and a densification step for further infiltrating the green body with a polymer and sintering same. The densification step includes: a second infiltration step for further infiltrating the green body with a polymer so as to form an infiltrated green body; a drying step for drying the infiltrated green body so as to form a dried green body; a steam treatment step for leaving the dried green body under saturation water vapor pressure so as to form a treated green body; and a sintering step for sintering the treated green body.

Abstract: First intake and first exhaust fans provided in a first image forming apparatus and second intake and second exhaust fans provided in a second image forming apparatus having a slower normal image forming speed than the first image forming apparatus are configured with the same specifications, and the numbers of revolutions of the second intake and second exhaust fans are driven and controlled to become less than the numbers of revolutions of the first intake and first exhaust fans.

Abstract: A joined structure includes a joint section in which a plurality of tubular bodies formed of a ceramic-based composite material are joined to each other such that end surfaces of the tubular bodies abut each other via an intermediate material. The joint section is configured such that each of the end surfaces of the joined tubular bodies is inclined from one of an inner surface and an outer surface of the tubular body toward the other.

Abstract: A joining method for joining a first member and a second member is provided. The joining method includes a step of providing a first brazing layer on the first member by plating, a step of providing a second brazing layer on the first brazing layer by plating, a step of arranging the first member and the second member to oppose each other across the first brazing layer and the second brazing layer, and a step of melting the first brazing layer and the second brazing layer to join the first member and the second member which are arranged to oppose each other.

Abstract: Provided are a coated member in which damage of a coating film can be suppressed in a high temperature environment and the coating may be performed at low cost, and a method of manufacturing the same. A coated member includes a bond coat and a top coat sequentially laminated on a substrate made of a Si-based ceramic or a SiC fiber-reinforced SiC matrix composite, wherein the top coat includes a layer composed of a mixed phase of a (Y1-aLn1a)2Si2O7 solid solution (here, Ln1 is any one of Nd, Sm, Eu, and Gd) and Y2SiO5 or a (Y1-bLn1?b)2SiO5 solid solution (here, Ln1? is any one of Nd, Sm, Eu, and Gd), or a mixed phase of a (Y1-cLn2c)2Si2O7 solid solution (here, Ln2 is any one of Sc, Yb, and Lu) and Y2SiO5 or a (Y1-dLn2?d)2SiO5 solid solution (here, Ln2? is any one of Sc, Yb, and Lu).