Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a housing. The housing stores a toner bottle and has an insertion opening and a cover. The toner bottle is insertable to the insertion opening. The cover has an opening and openably closable the insertion opening. The toner bottle is visible from the opening of the cover at a closed position.

Abstract: A gas generator includes a plurality of gas discharge ports with a first gas discharge port and a second gas discharge port, the first gas discharge port and the second gas discharge port being configured such that rupturing pressures of a closing member at the first gas discharge port and the second gas discharge port are different from each other, a minimum flow path cross-sectional area of a gas flow path formed by the first gas discharge port is equivalent to a minimum flow path cross-sectional area of a gas flow path formed by the second gas discharge port, and the first gas discharge port and the second gas discharge port are different from each other in at least one of a shape or a peripheral length of an opening on an inner surface side of a housing.

Abstract: The first seating surface is contiguous to each of the front end surface and the outer circumferential surface. The second seating surface is contiguous to the front end surface. The cutting tool body is provided with a recess contiguous to each of the first seating surface, the second seating surface, and the front end surface. When the front end surface is viewed in a direction from the front end surface toward the rear end surface, a length of the recess in a direction perpendicular to a straight line parallel to the central axis and extending along the first seating surface is equal to or longer than three times as long as a length of the recess in a direction perpendicular to the first seating surface and passing through a contact point of the second seating surface, the recess, and the front end surface.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an apparatus main body and a cover to openably close the apparatus main body in a front-back direction. The cover includes an inner cover and an exterior cover outside the inner cover in the front-back direction. The exterior cover is fitted to the inner cover to form a single body with the inner cover.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a developing device, a drive source, an electromagnetic clutch, and circuitry. The developing device includes a developer and a rotator to convey or stir the developer. The drive source generates a driving force to drive the rotator. The electromagnetic clutch transmits the driving force of the drive source to the rotator of the developing device. The circuitry controls current to be supplied to the electromagnetic clutch and changes a value of the current supplied to the electromagnetic clutch in accordance with a fluidity of the developer in the developing device.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a unit, a housing, an outer cover, a lock, a detector, and circuitry. The unit is disposed in the image forming apparatus. The housing stores a toner bottle and has an insertion opening and an inner cover openably closable the insertion opening. The outer cover is openably closable to expose the inner cover and the unit or cover the inner cover and the unit. The lock locks the inner cover at a closed position. The detector detects an amount of toner remaining in the toner bottle. The circuitry controls the lock to unlock the inner cover based on the amount of the toner detected by the detector.

Abstract: A method for predicting the characteristics of a target compound according to the present invention comprises: (1) a step for receiving activity data on nerve cells for the target compound; (2) a step for converting the activity data into an image; (3) a step for inputting the image into an image recognition model trained by a training data set, the training data set including a plurality of training images obtained by converting the activity data on nerve cells for a plurality of known compounds; and (4) a step for processing the image in the image recognition model and outputting at least one characteristic of the target compound.

Abstract: A bonding layer evaluation system includes an elastic wave generation device configured to generate an elastic wave at an evaluation object including a bonding layer; an elastic wave detection device configured to detect the elastic wave from the evaluation object; and a control device configured to evaluate a parameter related to the bonding layer of the evaluation object. The control device compares an actual value of a frequency characteristic of the elastic wave detected by the elastic wave detection device and a theoretical value of the frequency characteristic of the elastic wave calculated based on a theoretical model related to the evaluation object and evaluates the parameter related to the bonding layer based on a result of the comparison.

Abstract: A drive device includes a bracket, a fixed shaft, and a drive transmitter. The fixed shaft is fixed to the bracket and has a groove. The drive transmitter is rotatably mounted on the fixed shaft. The drive transmitter includes an opening through which the fixed shaft is inserted, and a projection disposed on an inner circumference of the opening and configured to fit into the groove of the fixed shaft. The drive transmitter is configured to hold the fixed shaft over a range including both ends of the opening in a thrust direction of the drive transmitter with the drive transmitter being attached to the fixed shaft.

Abstract: A cutting insert is mountable on a body. The cutting insert includes: a top surface; a bottom surface opposite to the top surface; a side surface contiguous to the top surface and the bottom surface; and a cutting edge formed at a ridgeline between the top surface and the side surface. The side surface has a first surface disposed adjacent to the cutting edge and a second surface contiguous to the first surface. When viewed in a cross sectional view parallel to the bottom surface, the second surface has a first position and a second position that are brought into abutment with the body when mounted on the body. Between the first position and the second position, an imaginary straight line extending through the first position and the second position is separated from the second surface.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a unit, a housing, an outer cover, a lock, a detector, and circuitry. The unit is disposed in the image forming apparatus. The housing stores a toner bottle and has an insertion opening and an inner cover openably closable the insertion opening. The outer cover is openably closable to expose the inner cover and the unit or cover the inner cover and the unit. The lock locks the inner cover at a closed position. The detector detects an amount of toner remaining in the toner bottle. The circuitry controls the lock to unlock the inner cover based on the amount of the toner detected by the detector.

Abstract: A ridgeline between the top surface and the side surface includes: a nose cutting edge portion having a curved line shape, the nose cutting edge portion having a first end and a second end opposite to the first end; a major cutting edge portion contiguous to the first end; and a wiper cutting edge portion contiguous to the second end. The top surface includes: a first rake face contiguous to the wiper cutting edge portion; a second rake face contiguous to the major cutting edge portion; and a third rake face contiguous to the nose cutting edge portion and contiguous to each of the first rake face and the second rake face. A boundary line between the second rake face and the third rake face is separated from the first end and is contiguous to the major cutting edge portion.

Abstract: A bonding layer evaluation system includes an elastic wave generation device configured to generate an elastic wave from a sample including a bonding layer; an elastic wave reflection body configured to reflect the elastic wave generated from the sample; a sample installation unit provided between the elastic wave generation device and the elastic wave reflection body; an elastic wave detection device disposed in a direction in which the elastic wave is reflected by the elastic wave reflection body, and configured to detect the reflected elastic wave; and a control device configured to evaluate a parameter related to the bonding layer. The control device evaluates the parameter related to the bonding layer by comparing the actual value of the elastic wave detected by the elastic wave detection device with a theoretical value of the elastic wave calculated based on a theoretical model related to the sample.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an apparatus body, a detachable unit detachably attached to the apparatus body, a metal plate component, an insertion cover, and a stopper. The insertion cover has an insertion opening into which the detachable unit is insertable in an insertion direction. The stopper includes a blocking projection and a contact. The blocking projection is inside the insertion opening of the insertion cover. The blocking projection has a shape that matches with a groove of the detachable unit compatible with the apparatus body and does not match with a groove of the detachable unit incompatible with the apparatus body. The contact contacts the metal plate component in a direction orthogonal to the insertion direction.