Abstract: A fixing apparatus capable of preventing transfer paper from sticking or jamming, and an image recording apparatus equipped with the same. This fixing apparatus is intended to fix polymerized toner on transfer material and has a) a heating roller having a cylindrical cored bar, and a elastic layer and releasing layer provided around said cylindrical cored bar, b) a pressure roller, in contact with the heating roller, having a cylindrical cored bar, and a elastic layer and releasing layer provided around the cylindrical cored bar, c) a first guide member provided opposite the pressure roller, and d) a second guide member. provided near the heating roller without contacting thereto. In this fixing apparatus, the difference in hardness between the heating roller and pressure roller is 5 through 10 degrees in AskerC, And the hardness of the pressure roller is higher than that of the heating roller.

Abstract: A split-type connector (10) has a holder (11) and auxiliary connectors (28) that can be mounted in the holder (11). A retainer (34) is mountable in the holder (11) and can be moved from a first position where the auxiliary connectors (28) can be mounted in the holder (11) and a second position where the auxiliary connectors (28) are locked. The retainer (34) has returning slanted surfaces (40) for pushing the retainer (34) from the second position to the first position in the process of mounting auxiliary connectors (28) into the holder (11).

Abstract: An image forming apparatus having: a transfer section which transfers a toner image onto an intermediate transfer body or a transfer material to form an image thereon; a selection section for selecting one mode among a plurality of modes including a first mode for forming the image by using a plurality of colors including a first color and a second mode for forming the image by using less number of colors including the first color than that of the colors in the first mode; and a control section for controlling the transfer section in order that a transfer rate of a toner image of the first color in the second mode is larger than that of a toner image of the first color in the first mode when toner images are transferred onto the intermediate transfer body or the transfer material by the transfer section.

Abstract: The sensor has a motor 130 for driving an output shaft 140 and a sensor element 165 for detecting changes of a magnetic field of a magnet 150 rotating in synchronization with the output shaft 140. A controller 110 compensates for outputs of the sensor element 150, when the output shaft 140 rotates clockwise and counterclockwise, using different multidimensional functions and controls the motor 130 so that the compensated rotation angle becomes a desired rotation angle.

Abstract: A connector assembly has a split-type connector (10) configured for insertion into a receptacle (53) of a mating connector (50)i. The split-type connector (10) has a holder (11) and auxiliary connectors (28) that can be mounted in the holder (11). A retainer (34) is mountable in the holder (11) and can be moved from a first position where the auxiliary connectors (28) can be mounted in the holder (11) and a second position where the auxiliary connectors (28) are locked. The receptacle (53) has dovetail grooves (56) and the holder (11) has dovetail ribs (27) that engage to prevent the receptacle (53) from deforming away from the outer surface of a holder (11).

Abstract: An image forming apparatus having therein an image carrier, an intermediate transfer belt is trained about plural rollers and is located at a position where it comes in contact with the image carrier, a primary transfer roller that is arranged to face the image carrier through the intermediate belt for the purpose of transferring toner on the image carrier onto the intermediate transfer belt, wherein the following expression holds when Ft (kgf) represents tension of the intermediate transfer belt, Fr (kgf) represents pressing force of primary transfer roller and d (mm) represents a shift amount for the image carrier and the primary transfer roller,

Abstract: Female and male connectors (10, 20) are provided on body and trim panels (1, 5), respectively. A supporting plate (35) is raised from the trim panel (5), and a loose hole (36) is formed in the supporting plate (35). A leg (31) projects from a bottom end of the male connector (20) and a fastening plate (32) is at the leading end of the leg (31). The leg (31) is inserted into the loose hole (36) and the fastening plate (32) engages surface areas adjacent the loose hole (36). A guiding receptacle (50) is provided on the bottom surface of a holder (11) of the female connector (10). The leg (31) moves in the loose hole (36) of the supporting plate (35) during connection to correct displacement.

Abstract: A lever-type connector assembly has mating female and male connectors (10, 50). The female connector (10) has a lever (40) with a cam plate (41) and a resilient lock (46) that is deformable within the plane of the cam plate (41). The resilient lock (46) engages a receiving portion (33A) on the female connector (10) for holding the lever (40) at an initial position. The connector (50) has an unlocking rib (55) that deforms the resilient lock (46) out of engagement with the receiving portion (33A). As a result, the lever (40) can rotate for connecting the connectors (10, 50). Since the resilient lock (46) deforms in the plane of the cam plate (41), there is no need to provide space for deformation of the resilient lock (46) along a thickness direction of the cam plate (41).

Abstract: An image forming apparatus, which includes a photoreceptor having a substrate whose surface having been subjected to a surface processing with a cutting tool, and a photosensitive layer formed on the substrate; an exposure device for exposing an image on the photoreceptor to form a latent image, having a light source for emitting a light beam, and carrying out exposure in a manner of dot arrangement through a main scanning by the deflection of the light beam and a sub-scanning by a movement of the photoreceptor; a developing device; and a transfer device. The apparatus is characterized in that the exposure device carries out scanning exposure with a spatial frequency of dot arrangement pitch of not less than 4 dots/mm in the main scanning direction, and surface roughness Rz of the substrate in the main scanning direction is not greater than 1.5 &mgr;m.

Abstract: This invention relates to an image forming apparatus. The image forming apparatus includes a primary transfer means for bringing one surface of an intermediate transfer body and/or transfer medium into contact with a photosensitive body surface and pressing the surface against the photosensitive body surface to transfer a toner image formed on the photosensitive body surface onto one surface of the intermediate transfer body and/or transfer medium.

Abstract: A variable resistance circuit and application circuits using the same capable of offsetting the variance in the manufacture of integrated circuit and the influence of ambient temperatures, including: a control circuit having a plurality of constant-current output terminals, with a constant current ratio of the output terminals varied by signals applied to a control terminal; an operational amplifier; a resistor; and a plurality of MOS transistors having the gates thereof connected in common; and one output terminal of the control circuit being connected to one end of the resistor and to an inverted input terminal of the operational amplifier and the other output terminal being connected to the drain of one MOS transistor connected at the gate thereof to an output terminal of the operational amplifier and being connected to a non-inverted input terminal of the operational amplifier; and the other end of said resistor and the source of said one MOS transistor being connected to a reference voltage terminal.

Abstract: An image pickup device having therein a base board on which an opening portion is formed, an image pickup element that is attached on the reverse side of the base board so that at least a part of the opening portion may be covered, an optical member that is attached to be in contact with the surface of the image pickup element, from the surface side of the base board through the opening portion, and converges incident light on the image pickup element, and an outer frame member that is mounted on the base board to cover the optical member and the opening portion.

Abstract: According to the present invention, there is provided an image forming apparatus including developing units which develop latent images formed on image carriers for colors of yellow, magenta, cyan, and black using toners of the corresponding colors, transfer units which transfer toner images in the respective colors formed on the image carriers onto the same transfer body, and a fixing unit which fixes the toner images, and toner preferably used in the image forming apparatus. The developing unit performs development using toner in which, out of five materials of silica, titania, barium sulfate, fine polymer particles, and a lubricant, materials not including either fine polymer particles or barium sulfate are fixed as an external additive, in order to avoid poor transfer and toner filming, improve the cleaning properties, and form an excellent image.

Abstract: An image-forming apparatus is provided which primarily transfers a toner image onto an intermediate transfer member, and then secondarily transfers the toner image from the intermediate transfer member onto a transfer material, wherein a controller controls the process so that when the image forming apparatus stops, a toner image &agr; formed on a non-image area of a photoconductive member is preventing from causing image problems.

Abstract: This invention relates to an image forming apparatus. The image forming apparatus includes a primary transfer means for bringing one surface of an intermediate transfer body and/or transfer medium into contact with a photosensitive body surface and pressing the surface against the photosensitive body surface to transfer a toner image formed on the photosensitive body surface onto one surface of the intermediate transfer body and/or transfer medium.

Abstract: A connector has L-shaped female terminal fittings (42), and wires (70) are fastened to a wire fastening portion (55) at one side of the L-shaped female terminal fitting (42). The female terminal fittings (42) are accommodated in a connector housing, and the wires (70) are pulled out in a direction normal to a connector connecting direction. Thus it is not necessary to provide a space to bend the wires (70) behind the connector with respect to the connecting direction, and the wires (70) can be handled easily even if there is little space behind the connector.

Abstract: A communications apparatus includes a required plug-in judgement unit for judging a plug-in module required for specific contents, and a plug-in deletion unit, when a specific amount of a memory storage, whose capacity is the specific amount and which has stored a specific plug-in module, is insufficient to further store the plug-in module judged by the required plug-in judgement unit, the plug-in deletion unit for deleting the specific plug-in module having been stored in the memory storage.

Abstract: A split-type connector (10) has a holder (11) and auxiliary connectors (28) that can be mounted in the holder (11). A retainer (34) is mountable in the holder (11) and can be moved from a first position where the auxiliary connectors (28) can be mounted in the holder (11) and a second position where the auxiliary connectors (28) are locked. The retainer (34) has returning slanted surfaces (40) for pushing the retainer (34) from the second position to the first position in the process of mounting auxiliary connectors (28) into the holder (11).

Abstract: A lever-type connector assembly has mating female and male connectors (10, 50). The female connector (10) has a lever (40) with a cam plate (41) and a resilient lock (46) that is deformable within the plane of the cam plate (41). The resilient lock (46) engages a receiving portion (33A) on the female connector (10) for holding the lever (40) at an initial position. The connector (50) has an unlocking rib (55) that deforms the resilient lock (46) out of engagement with the receiving portion (33A). As a result, the lever (40) can rotate for connecting the connectors (10, 50). Since the resilient lock (46) deforms in the plane of the cam plate (41), there is no need to provide space for deformation of the resilient lock (46) along a thickness direction of the cam plate (41).

Abstract: A connector assembly has a split-type connector (10) configured for insertion into a receptacle (53) of a mating connector (50). The split-type connector (10) has a holder (11) and auxiliary connectors (28) that can be mounted in the holder (11). A retainer (34) is mountable in the holder (11) and can be moved from a first position where the auxiliary connectors (28) can be mounted in the holder (11) and a second position where the auxiliary connectors (28) are locked. The receptacle (53) has dovetail grooves (56) and the holder (11) has dovetail ribs (27) that engage to prevent the receptacle (53) from deforming away from the outer surface of a holder (11).