Abstract: A hermetically sealed battery includes a battery can having a bottomed cylindrical shape and an opening, an electrode body accommodated in the battery can, a sealing plate covering the opening of the battery can, a rivet disposed on the sealing plate and serving as a terminal, an insulator insulates the sealing plate from the rivet, and an internal lead electrically connected to the rivet. The insulator includes a sealing part sealing between the sealing plate and the rivet and a plate part closer to the electrode body than the sealing part, the plate part being extended in a radial direction of the electrode body. The plate part has a cut-away portion recessed in a periphery of the plate part in the radial direction. The internal lead is partially disposed in the cut-away portion.

Abstract: A hermetically sealed battery includes: a battery can having a cylindrical shape with a bottom and an opening; an electrode body accommodated in the battery can; and a sealing plate sealing the opening of the battery can. The sealing plate has a first main surface facing an outside of the battery can and a second main surface opposite thereto. The sealing plate includes an outer peripheral portion having a flat plate shape, an inner peripheral portion having a flat plate shape, an inclined portion provided between the outer and inner peripheral portions. The inclined portion is inclined such that the inner peripheral portion is positioned on an outer side of the battery can than the outer peripheral portion. The inclined portion includes a thin portion and a thicker base portion. The thin portion and the base portion are arranged in a radial direction of the sealing plate.

Abstract: A sealed battery includes a battery can with a bottomed cylindrical shape having an opening, an electrode body accommodated in the battery can, and a sealing plate closing the opening of the battery can. The sealing plate has a first main surface facing an outside of the battery can and a second main surface opposite to the first main surface. The first main surface has a first groove therein with an arc shape. The second main surface has a second groove therein with an arc shape disposed to correspond to the first groove. The first groove has a central angle A1 smaller than a central angle A2 of the second groove. The first groove intersects a symmetry axis of the second groove on the second groove when viewed in a normal direction of the first main surface.

Abstract: A nonaqueous electrolyte battery includes a power generation element and a case for accommodating the power generation element. The power generation element includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a nonaqueous electrolyte. At least one selected from a group consisting of the positive electrode, the negative electrode, and the case includes stainless steel containing Sn.

Abstract: With a small and simple constitution, a three-dimensional subject and a sheet document can be imaged. There are provided an image forming unit (110) for forming an image, an top face sheet ejecting unit (130) for ejecting a paper sheet (P) onto the top face of the device body (101), a top face ejected sheet tray (150) capable of receiving an ejected paper sheet (P) and openable/closable with respect to the device body (101), a platen glass (160) on which a subject is placed, a two-dimensional sensor (170) provided to the top face ejected sheet tray (150) to image the subject placed on the platen glass (160), and a manual feed unit (210) for transporting sheet originals (S) one by one and passing an original through an original information read section. The two-dimensional sensor (170) is so provided that the image of the sheet original appearing in the original information read section is formed on the partial area of the imaging area (170a).

Abstract: Adjacent base stations transmit and receive a signal using a plurality of carriers (frequencies), for example, f1 through f3. One base station has the largest transmission power for the carrier f1 and the smallest transmission power for the carrier f3. Another base station has the smallest transmission power for the carrier f1 and the largest transmission power for the carrier f3. Each of the carriers f1 through f3 has a different boundary positions.

Abstract: The present invention provides a developing apparatus that can effectively prevent generation of a ghost due to poor detachment of a developer after development, and generation of unevenness in density between a left part and a right part of an image region due to lack of an amount of the developer transported. The developing apparatus satisfies the relationship r+R?d?3r+R where r denotes a rotational radius of a second developer transporting screw, R denotes a rotational radius of a development roller, and d denotes a center distance between the second developer transporting screw and the development roller. The developing apparatus also satisfies the relationship M0?(mg0×v×l)/0.

Abstract: The present invention provides a one-component development type developing apparatus including a rotatable electrostatic latent image holding member 1 on the surface of which an electrostatic latent image is formed, and using a toner 4 for rendering the electrostatic latent image visible, wherein when the shape factor SF-1 of a toner fine particle is expressed by: SF-1=(M2/A)×(?/4)×100 where A is the projected area of the fine particle and M is the absolute maximum length of the fine particle, then the shape factor SF-1 of the toner 4 is at least 100 and at most 140, and the developing apparatus includes: a toner holding member 3 that is formed from a silicone rubber elastic material and that is for holding the toner 4 and transporting it to the electrostatic latent image holding member 1; a toner layer regulating member 9 for forming the toner on the toner holding member 3 into a thin layer; and a toner supply member 5 that is formed from a silicone rubber foam and that rotates, in a position opposed to th

Abstract: The developing apparatus of the present invention includes a developer holding member for supplying a developer including a toner and a carrier onto the surface of an electrostatic latent image holding member; first developer transporter for transporting the developer in a first direction, the first developer transporter being disposed in a first developer transport path; second developer transporter for transporting the developer in a second direction that is opposite to the first direction and supplying the developer to the developer holding member, the second developer transporter being disposed in a second developer transport path; a magnet roller for drawing up the developer that has been transported through the second developer transport path into the first developer transport path; and an inclined surface that is disposed in contact with or close to the surface of the magnet roller and that is inclined such that the height thereof decreases along the first direction, wherein the developer that is held

Abstract: An image output apparatus capable of controlling the image density for a specific level in a short time and with accuracy and no control failure. When the values of manipulated variables that are control parameters of the output image quality or a controlled variable are calculated and the parameter values become out of the practically settable range in the course of obtaining new manipulated variables adjusted for controlling the output image quality for a specific level, the image density control unit of the image output apparatus corrects the data in the image density database that are used for comparison in obtaining the parameter values according to the current environmental state and repeats the calculation, whereby no control failure occurs and optimum parameter values are obtained; consequently, the output image quality can be controlled for a target level in a stable manner.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus with three-dimensional object imaging capability is provided that is compact, has a small footprint, and is easy to use. This apparatus has a top-surface paper ejection unit (130) that ejects paper P on which an image has been formed by an image forming unit (110) onto the top surface of the apparatus body (101); a top-surface paper ejection tray (150) that can be opened and closed with respect to the apparatus body (101) and receives paper P ejected by the top-surface paper ejection unit (130); an object placement platform (160) whose object placement surface (161), on which an object is placed, is exposed by opening the top-surface paper ejection tray (150); and a two-dimensional sensor (170) for imaging an object placed on the object placement platform (160). The apparatus has a configuration in which the top-surface paper ejection tray (150), when open, serves as a support for the imaging section.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus that enables a document ejected after image information reading is finished, and a printed sheet on which an image has been formed based on this image information, to be removed easily while the distinction between the two is clearly maintained. According to an image forming apparatus (100) of the present invention, a sheet document S whose image information has been read is ejected onto a document ejection tray (145), and a sheet Ps on which image information has been recorded is ejected onto a sheet ejection tray (151), so as to be crosswise to each other. By this means, even though sheet document S and printed sheet Ps are removed in a mutually overlapping state, sheet document S and printed sheet Ps can be distinguished from each other since their directions of ejection are crosswise to each other.

Abstract: The present invention provides a developing apparatus that can effectively prevent generation of a ghost due to poor detachment of a developer after development, and generation of unevenness in density between a left part and a right part of an image region due to lack of an amount of the developer transported. The developing apparatus satisfies the relationship r+R?d?3r+R where r denotes a rotational radius of a second developer transporting screw, R denotes a rotational radius of a development roller, and d denotes a center distance between the second developer transporting screw and the development roller. The developing apparatus also satisfies the relationship M0?(mg0×v×l)/0.

Abstract: The present invention provides a one-component development type developing apparatus including a rotatable electrostatic latent image holding member 1 on the surface of which an electrostatic latent image is formed, and using a toner 4 for rendering the electrostatic latent image visible, wherein when the shape factor SF-1 of a toner fine particle is expressed by: SF-1=(M2/A)×(?/4)×100 where A is the projected area of the fine particle and M is the absolute maximum length of the fine particle, then the shape factor SF-1 of the toner 4 is at least 100 and at most 140, and the developing apparatus includes: a toner holding member 3 that is formed from a silicone rubber elastic material and that is for holding the toner 4 and transporting it to the electrostatic latent image holding member 1; a toner layer regulating member 9 for forming the toner on the toner holding member 3 into a thin layer; and a toner supply member 5 that is formed from a silicone rubber foam and that rotates, in a position opposed to t

Abstract: An image output apparatus for controlling an output image stably. The image output apparatus comprises a database for storing data giving a relation between manipulated variables and a controlled variable for a reference pattern. The apparatus estimates sets of values of the manipulated variables used when outputting an image of the reference pattern, by using the data on the database to obtain values of the manipulated variables from a desired value for the reference pattern. By means of detected values for a plurality of images of the reference pattern outputted according to the estimated values of the manipulated variables, set values of the manipulated variables for the desired value is calculated.

Abstract: The developing apparatus of the present invention includes a developer holding member for supplying a developer including a toner and a carrier onto the surface of an electrostatic latent image holding member; first developer transporter for transporting the developer in a first direction, the first developer transporter being disposed in a first developer transport path; second developer transporter for transporting the developer in a second direction that is opposite to the first direction and supplying the developer to the developer holding member, the second developer transporter being disposed in a second developer transport path; a magnet roller for drawing up the developer that has been transported through the second developer transport path into the first developer transport path; and an inclined surface that is disposed in contact with or close to the surface of the magnet roller and that is inclined such that the height thereof decreases along the first direction, wherein the developer that is held

Abstract: Adjacent base stations transmit and receive a signal using a plurality of carriers (frequencies), for example, f1 through f3. One base station has the largest transmission power for the carrier f1 and the smallest transmission power for the carrier f3. Another base station has the smallest transmission power for the carrier f1 and the largest transmission power for the carrier f3. Each of the carriers f1 through f3 has a different boundary positions.