Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a game machine which is capable of successfully combining a game having the realism of a mechanical reel and a display having colorful and rich expressions, which can be set up in an narrow area, and which yields high profitability.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image carrier on which a latent image is formed; and a developing roller provided in the vicinity of a surface of the image carrier for conveying a two-component developer to develop the latent image, wherein the following conditional inequality (1) is satisfied, 1<(Vs/Vp)≦(Dsd/Dws)×0.129 . . . (1) where Vs/Vp represents a relative velocity of the developing roller to the image carrier, Dsd (&mgr;m) represents a distance between the surface of the image carrier and a surface of the developing roller, and Dws (mg/cm2) represents an amount of the developer which has been held and conveyed by the developing roller.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus comprises: an image carrier on which a latent image is formed; and a developing roller provided in the vicinity of a surface of the image carrier for conveying a two-component developer to develop the latent image, wherein the following conditional inequality (1) is satisfied, 1<(Vs/Vp)≦(Dsd/Dws)×0.129 . . . . (1) where Vs/Vp represents a relative velocity of the developing roller to the image carrier, Dsd (&mgr;m) represents a distance between the surface of the image carrier and a surface of the developing roller, and Dws (mg/cm2) represents an amount of the developer which has been held and conveyed by the developing roller.

Abstract: Disclosed is a process for preparing 3-phenoxybenzyl 2-(4-alkoxyphenyl)-2-methylpropyl ethers represented by the following formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R stands for a lower alkyl group, and X.sub.1 and X.sub.2 stand for a hydrogen atom or fluorine atom,which comprises subjecting a 3-phenoxybenzyl 2-(4-alkoxy-3-halogenophenyl)-2-methylpropyl ether or 3-phenoxybenzyl-2-(4-alkoxy-3,5-dihalogenophenyl)-2-methylpropyl ether represented by the following formula (II): ##STR2## wherein R stands for a lower alkyl group, X.sub.1 and X.sub.2 stand for a hydrogen atom or fluorine atom, and Y.sub.1 and Y.sub.2 stand for a hydrogen atom, chlorine atom, bromine atom or iodine atom, with the proviso that at least one of Y.sub.1 and Y.sub.