Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a developing device including a developing roller and a storage frame including a storage portion configured to store toner, a body frame with an opening, a toner cartridge which is configured to store the toner, which is attachable to and detachable from the developing device through the opening, which is movable to an attached position and a retracted position, and which is configured to supply the toner to the storage portion in a state in which the toner cartridge is at the attached position, and a moving device configured to move the toner cartridge from the attached position to the retracted position. The toner cartridge is configured such that at least part of the toner cartridge projects outside the body frame in a state in which the toner cartridge is at the retracted position.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a rotary including a first developing roller, a second developing roller, a first storage frame, and a second storage frame, a body frame with an opening, a first toner cartridge, a second toner cartridge, a first support member which is configured to support the first toner cartridge, and a second support member which is configured to support the second toner cartridge. The first support member is movable with respect to the first storage frame such that the first toner cartridge moves from the first attached position to the first retracted position. The second support member is movable with respect to the second storage frame such that the second toner cartridge moves from the second attached position to the second retracted position.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a rotary configured to rotate and including a developing roller and a storage frame including a storage portion configured to store toner, a body frame with an opening, a toner cartridge which is attachable to and detachable from the rotary through the opening, which is movable to an attached position and a retracted position, a moving device configured to move the toner cartridge from the attached position to the retracted position, and an opening/closing member provided to be movable between a closed position and an open position. The opening/closing member is configured to move from the closed position to the open position in an interconnected manner with movement of the toner cartridge from the attached position to the retracted position by the moving device.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a developing device including a developing roller and a storage frame including a storage portion, a body frame with an opening, a toner cartridge which is configured to store the toner, which is attachable to and detachable from the developing device through the opening, which is movable to an attached position and a retracted position where the toner cartridge is retracted from the attached position, with respect to the storage frame, and which is configured to supply the toner to the storage portion in a state in which the toner cartridge is at the attached position, a moving device configured to move the toner cartridge from the attached position to the retracted position and move the toner cartridge from the retracted position to the attached position, and a driving device including a drive source and configured to drive the moving device.

Abstract: A sanitary washing device includes: a water discharge nozzle configured to squirt water from a water discharge port; a first channel configured to guide water supplied from a water supply source to the water discharge nozzle; a first channel opening/closing valve provided in the first channel and configured to control passage of water through the first channel; a heat exchange unit provided in the first channel between the first channel opening/closing valve and the water discharge nozzle and configured to heat water passed therethrough; and a draining device configured to drain water in the heat exchange unit toward the water supply source.

Abstract: A sanitary washing device includes: a water discharge nozzle configured to squirt water from a water discharge port; a first channel configured to guide water supplied from a water supply source to the water discharge nozzle; a first channel opening/closing valve provided in the first channel and configured to control passage of water through the first channel; a heat exchange unit provided in the first channel between the first channel opening/closing valve and the water discharge nozzle and configured to heat water passed therethrough; and a draining device configured to drain water in the heat exchange unit toward the water supply source.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a liquid jetting head, a liquid jetting apparatus, and a method of manufacturing the liquid jetting head. The invention can be particularly adopted to an ink jet printer of a thermal system. A treatment for building up a coating type insulating material film and a treatment for substantially removing the insulating material film in the forming regions of heating elements by etching are repeated at least a plurality of times, whereby deterioration of the heating elements can be prevented even in the case where generation of steps is prevented by an SOG film.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a liquid jet head, a liquid jet apparatus, and a method of manufacturing a liquid jet head, and when applied, for example, to an ink jet printer based on the thermal system, the invention makes it possible to sufficiently secure the film thickness of a metal wiring layer concerning a wiring pattern and to reduce the parasitic resistance due to the metal wiring layer. According to the present invention, a wiring pattern 44 is formed by patterning conducted by use of dry etching, and the wiring pattern 44 is connected to heater elements 39 through contact portions 41 formed by use of openings provided in an insulating protective layer 40.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a liquid jetting head, a liquid jetting apparatus, and a method of manufacturing the liquid jetting head. The invention can be particularly adopted to an ink jet printer of a thermal system. A treatment for building up a coating type insulating material film and a treatment for substantially removing the insulating material film in the forming regions of heating elements by etching are repeated at least a plurality of times, whereby deterioration of the heating elements can be prevented even in the case where generation of steps is prevented by an SOG film.

Abstract: A liquid dispenser includes a substrate and a plurality of liquid-dispensing portions, arranged on the substrate, including at least one liquid chamber for storing liquid, one nozzle, and one heating element, wherein the heating elements are energized to heat liquid stored in the corresponding liquid chambers to eject a droplet of the liquid from the corresponding nozzles; the heating elements and the liquid chambers have a protective layer and an insulating layer therebetween; each heating element, the insulating layer, the protective layer, and each liquid chamber are arranged in that order; the insulating layer isolates the protective layer from the heating elements; and the protective layer comprises an inorganic material, protects the heating elements, has a strip shape so as to cover some of the plurality of heating elements adjacent to each other, and has slits each disposed between the heating elements. A printer includes such a liquid dispenser.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a liquid delivery head, a liquid delivery device, and a process for production of the liquid delivery head, which are applicable to ink-jet printers of thermal type in which heating elements and transistors to drive them are integrally formed on the same substrate. The transistors are metal oxide field effect transistors which have a polycide gate or metal gate for reduction in parasitic resistance.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a liquid jetting head, a liquid jetting apparatus, and a method of manufacturing the liquid jetting head. The invention can be particularly adopted to an ink jet printer of a thermal system. A treatment for building up a coating type insulating material film and a treatment for substantially removing the insulating material film in the forming regions of heating elements by etching are repeated at least a plurality of times, whereby deterioration of the heating elements can be prevented even in the case where generation of steps is prevented by an SOG film.

Abstract: A liquid dispenser includes a substrate and a plurality of liquid-dispensing portions, arranged on the substrate, including at least one liquid chamber for storing liquid, one nozzle, and one heating element, wherein the heating elements are energized to heat liquid stored in the corresponding liquid chambers to eject a droplet of the liquid from the corresponding nozzles; the heating elements and the liquid chambers have a protective layer and an insulating layer therebetween; each heating element, the insulating layer, the protective layer, and each liquid chamber are arranged in that order; the insulating layer isolates the protective layer from the heating elements; and the protective layer comprises an inorganic material, protects the heating elements, has a strip shape so as to cover some of the plurality of heating elements adjacent to each other, and has slits each disposed between the heating elements. A printer includes such a liquid dispenser.

Abstract: A liquid dispenser includes a substrate and a plurality of liquid-dispensing portions, arranged on the substrate, including at least one liquid chamber for storing liquid, one nozzle, and one heating element, wherein the heating elements are energized to heat liquid stored in the corresponding liquid chambers to eject a droplet of the liquid from the corresponding nozzles; the heating elements and the liquid chambers have a protective layer and an insulating layer therebetween; each heating element, the insulating layer, the protective layer, and each liquid chamber are arranged in that order; the insulating layer isolates the protective layer from the heating elements; and the protective layer comprises an inorganic material, protects the heating elements, has a strip shape so as to cover some of the plurality of heating elements adjacent to each other, and has slits each disposed between the heating elements. A printer includes such a liquid dispenser.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a liquid discharge device, and a method of manufacturing the liquid discharge device. Particularly, the present invention relates to a liquid discharge device in a system in which droplets are ejected by heating with a heating element, and which is capable of effectively avoiding deterioration in reliability due to damage to a protecting layer. In the present invention, heat treatment is performed for stabilizing the connection between the heating element and a wiring pattern, and then an anti-cavitation layer is formed.

Abstract: A liquid dispenser includes a substrate and a plurality of liquid-dispensing portions, arranged on the substrate, including at least one liquid chamber for storing liquid, one nozzle, and one heating element, wherein the heating elements are energized to heat liquid stored in the corresponding liquid chambers to eject a droplet of the liquid from the corresponding nozzles; the heating elements and the liquid chambers have a protective layer and an insulating layer therebetween; each heating element, the insulating layer, the protective layer, and each liquid chamber are arranged in that order; the insulating layer isolates the protective layer from the heating elements; and the protective layer comprises an inorganic material, protects the heating elements, has a strip shape so as to cover some of the plurality of heating elements adjacent to each other, and has slits each disposed between the heating elements. A printer includes such a liquid dispenser.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a liquid discharge device, and a method of manufacturing the liquid discharge device. Particularly, the present invention relates to a liquid discharge device in a system in which droplets are ejected by heating with a heating element, and which is capable of effectively avoiding deterioration in reliability due to damage to a protecting layer. In the present invention, heat treatment is performed for stabilizing the connection between the heating element and a wiring pattern, and then an anti-cavitation layer is formed.