Abstract: A liquid crystal layer including a polymerizable monomer and a liquid crystal composition exhibiting a blue phase is provided between a first substrate and a second substrate which are bonded to each other with a sealant. Further, the sealant and part of the liquid crystal layer are covered by a light shield and a first light irradiation treatment is performed on the liquid crystal layer with use of the light shield as a mask, whereby a first region in which the polymerizable monomer is polymerized is formed. Furthermore, a second light irradiation treatment is performed on the liquid crystal layer after the light shield is removed, whereby a second region having a lower degree of polymerization of the polymerizable monomer than the first region is formed.

Abstract: A purge gas concentration estimation apparatus has a canister having a casing that is filled with adsorbent which adsorbs and desorbs evaporated fuel and a heat capacity detection device that is disposed in the casing. The heat capacity detection device detects a heat capacity of an inside of the casing. An adsorption amount of the evaporated fuel that is adsorbed in the casing is detected from the heat capacity of the inside of the casing detected by the heat capacity detection device, and a purge gas concentration is estimated from the detected adsorption amount of the evaporated fuel.

Abstract: An inkjet printing press is provided which can hold sheets extremely stably. In an inkjet printing press, an inkjet head 3 is provided at the outer periphery of a printing drum 1 rotated in one direction. The printing drum 1 is provided with holding claws 15 which are opened and closed to hold the leading end of the sheet S, and clamps 21 which can be opened and closed for clamping the trailing end of the sheet S. When the clamps 21 are moved from their open positions to their closed positions, the clamps 21 are moved backward with respect to the rotating direction of the printing drum 1 to impart a tensile force to the trailing end of the sheet S and tighten the sheet so that the trailing end of the sheet is held by a clamp 21 with the sheet in its tight state. Also, the clamp 21 is brought into contact with the periphery of the printing drum 1 by an attracting device to assure the holding of the sheet.

Abstract: In vaporized fuel processing device and method, an adsorption material provides a canister and configured to once hold the vaporized fuel generated in a fuel tank into the adsorption material within the canister, the canister into which an intake air pressure of an engine used for purge air being introduced when the engine is operated and purge air purging fuel corresponding to vaporized fuel from the adsorption material to be supplied to the engine; an electric heater configured to variably control an electric power supplied to the heater in accordance with a purge air quantity to be introduced within the canister.

Abstract: A rayon fiber that does not use a halide-based flame retardant, a phosphorous flame retardant or an organic solvent, has excellent flameproofness and launderability and is biodegradable when buried in the soil at the time of disposal, and a method for manufacturing the same are provided. The flameproof rayon fiber according to the present invention contains components of silicon and magnesium, and a compound containing the components of silicon and magnesium is amorphous.

Abstract: A purge gas concentration estimation apparatus has a canister having a casing that is filled with adsorbent which adsorbs and desorbs evaporated fuel and a heat capacity detection device that is disposed in the casing. The heat capacity detection device detects a heat capacity of an inside of the casing. An adsorption amount of the evaporated fuel that is adsorbed in the casing is detected from the heat capacity of the inside of the casing detected by the heat capacity detection device, and a purge gas concentration is estimated from the detected adsorption amount of the evaporated fuel.

Abstract: A rayon fiber that does not use a halide-based flame retardant, a phosphorous flame retardant or an organic solvent, has excellent flameproofness and launderability and is biodegradable when buried in the soil at the time of disposal, and a method for manufacturing the same are provided. The flameproof rayon fiber according to the present invention contains components of silicon and magnesium, and a compound containing the components of silicon and magnesium is amorphous.

Abstract: A line dot recorder which prevents the throughput (print time per sheet) from lowering (time lengthens) in multi-pass dot recording in a predetermined print area on the printing medium being moved by a rotary drum, thereby forms high-quality images efficiently on a plurality of printing papers. The line dot recorder A includes a nozzle head 1 as a recording head having recording elements in the form of a plurality of ink orifices (nozzles) of an inkjet system, a rotary drum 2 having its outer periphery close to the recording head, a paper feed means 3 for supplying paper to the drum, a mounting/holding means 4 for mounting four papers on the drum, and a paper delivery means 5 for delivering paper, and can form high-quality images while eliminating the lowering of throughput by dot recording by a 4-pass multi-pass system in the sub-scanning direction while rotating the drum at quadruple speed and forming images by four rotations of the drum.

Abstract: An inkjet printing press is provided which can hold sheets extremely stably. An inkjet head 3 is provided at the outer periphery of a printing drum 1 rotated in one direction. The printing drum 1 is provided with holding claws 15 which are opened and closed to hold the leading end of the sheet S and clamps 21 which can be opened and closed for clamping the trailing end of the sheet S. When the clamps 21 are moved from their open position to closed position, the clamps 21 are moved backward with respect to the rotating direction of the printing drum 1 to impart a tensile force to the trailing end of the sheet S and tighten the sheet so that the trailing end of the sheet is held by a clamp 21 with the sheet in its tight state. Also, the clamp 21 is brought into contact with the periphery of the printing drum 1 by an attracting means to assure the holding of the sheet.

Abstract: A fuel vapor storage canister for an automotive vehicle, includes a casing formed thereinside with charge, purge and drain ports connected to a gas passage. First, second, third and fourth adsorption layers are disposed in the gas passage and arranged in order of first, second, third and forth adsorption layers from side of the charge port along a longitudinal direction of the gas passage. Each adsorption layer includes a fuel vapor adsorbent. Additionally, a first space section is formed between the first and second adsorption layers. A second space section is formed between the second and third adsorption sections. A third space section is formed between the third and fourth adsorption sections. Each space section has a width in the longitudinal direction of the gas passage.

Abstract: An activated carbon adsorbing and desorbing evaporative fuel has pores formed therein with the following rates: a rate of a pore whose pore diameter is smaller than or equal to 20 ? in which butane is apt to remain with respect to a pore whose pore diameter is smaller than or equal to 100 ? is less than or equal to 20%, and a rate of a pore whose pore diameter is greater than 20 ? and smaller than or equal to 25 ? that is effective in adsorbing low boiling point gas components with respect to the pore whose pore diameter is smaller than or equal to 100 ? is between 15 and 25%. An evaporative fuel treatment apparatus has a filling chamber filled with the activated carbon as an adsorbent.

Abstract: A fuel vapor storage canister for an automotive vehicle, includes a casing formed thereinside with charge, purge and drain ports connected to a gas passage. First, second, third and fourth adsorption layers are disposed in the gas passage and arranged in order of first, second, third and forth adsorption layers from side of the charge port along a longitudinal direction of the gas passage. Each adsorption layer includes a fuel vapor adsorbent. Additionally, a first space section is formed between the first and second adsorption layers. A second space section is formed between the second and third adsorption sections. A third space section is formed between the third and fourth adsorption sections. Each space section has a width in the longitudinal direction of the gas passage.

Abstract: This invention aims to provide a line dot recorder which prevents the throughput (print time per sheet) from lowering (time lengthens) in multi-pass dot recording in predetermined print area on the printing medium being moved by a rotary drum, thereby forming high-quality images efficiently on a plurality of printing papers. The line dot recorder A includes a nozzle head 1 as a recording head having recording elements in the form of a plurality of ink orifices (nozzles) of inkjet system, a rotary drum 2 having its outer periphery close to the recording head, a paper feed means 3 for supplying paper to the drum, a mounting/holding means 4 for mounting four papers on the drum, and a paper delivery means 5 for delivering paper, and can form high-quality images while eliminating the lowering of throughput by dot recording by 4-pass multi-pass system in the sub-scanning direction while rotating the drum at quadruple speed and forming images by four rotations of the drum.

Abstract: An activated carbon adsorbing and desorbing evaporative fuel has pores formed therein with the following rates: a rate of a pore whose pore diameter is smaller than or equal to 20 ? in which butane is apt to remain with respect to a pore whose pore diameter is smaller than or equal to 100 ? is less than or equal to 20%, and a rate of a pore whose pore diameter is greater than 20 ? and smaller than or equal to 25 ? that is effective in adsorbing low boiling point gas components with respect to the pore whose pore diameter is smaller than or equal to 100 ? is between 15 and 25%. An evaporative fuel treatment apparatus has a filling chamber filled with the activated carbon as an adsorbent.

Abstract: A fuel vapor treatment device for suppressing emission of fuel vapor from a fuel tank or the like of an automotive vehicle. The fuel vapor treatment device comprises a casing having a charge port connected to a fuel tank, a purge port connected to an intake section of an engine, and an atmospheric air port through which atmospheric air is introduced. Fuel vapor adsorbing material is filled in the casing. Additionally, an adsorbing material cartridge is disposed in a part of the casing and includes a cylindrical cartridge main body section having a cross-sectional area smaller than that of the casing. Fuel vapor adsorbing material is filled in the cartridge main body section. Air introduced from the atmospheric air port is flowable through the inside of the cartridge main body section to the fuel vapor adsorbing material in the casing.

Abstract: A method of determining the level of the effect of each system entity on the overall system performance, wherein the status of each entity at each one of discrete points of time is determined as the corresponding one of an active and an inactive status; the length of the active period in which each entity is situated without interruption in the active status is determined as an active time; and, on the basis of the relationship in magnitude between the system entities with respect to the determined active time, the level at which each entity affects the performance of the system is determined.

Abstract: A fuel vapor treatment device for suppressing emission of fuel vapor from a fuel tank or the like of an automotive vehicle. The fuel vapor treatment device comprises a casing having a charge port connected to a fuel tank, a purge port connected to an intake section of an engine, and an atmospheric air port through which atmospheric air is introduced. Fuel vapor adsorbing material is filled in the casing. Additionally, an adsorbing material cartridge is disposed in a part of the casing and includes a cylindrical cartridge main body section having a cross-sectional area smaller than that of the casing. Fuel vapor adsorbing material is filled in the cartridge main body section. Air introduced from the atmospheric air port is flowable through the inside of the cartridge main body section to the fuel vapor adsorbing material in the casing.

Abstract: An image forming and recording apparatus, having a fixing apparatus for fixing unfixed toner image on a recording medium, wherein the fixing apparatus includes a fixing roller integrating a heater therein, an endless belt wound around the fixing roller, and three pressure members for pressing the endless belt onto the fixing roller. A pressure member located nearest to a side of entry of paper among the three pressure members is made up with a non-rotary type pressure member, and other two pressure members are made up with either one of a rotary type pressure member and the non-rotary type pressure member.

Abstract: A picture image forming apparatus including a photoreceptor belt driven by a drive device, a plurality of developing devices for forming toner picture images on the photoreceptor belt, an intermediate transfer device, to a surface of which toner picture images on the photoreceptor belt are overlappingly transferred plural times when a picture image is to be formed on a single page, and a transfer roller for pushing a sheet against the intermediate transfer device in order to transfer toner picture images to the sheet. The intermediate transfer device is an intermediate transfer belt contacted by the photoreceptor belt to be driven thereby. A photoreceptor-side roller enables contact of the intermediate transfer belt and the photoreceptor belt, and the intermediate transfer belt is trained around the photoreceptor-side roller and a transfer-side roller for pushing the sheet against the transfer roller. A diameter d2 of the transfer-side roller is smaller than a diameter d1 of the photoreceptor-side roller.

Abstract: An image forming and recording apparatus, having a fixing apparatus for fixing unfixed toner image on a recording medium, wherein said fixing apparatus comprises: a fixing roller integrating a heater therein; an endless belt wound around said fixing roller; and three (3) pressure members for pressing said endless belt onto said fixing roller, wherein second one from a side of entry of paper is made at maximum in pressure loading, among said three (3) pressure members, thereby achieving stable fixing of oil-less toner at high speed.