Abstract: A three-dimensional shape data generating apparatus includes: an acquiring section that acquires element data generated by dividing a three-dimensional shape into first elements, the three-dimensional shape being modeled with a plurality of modeling materials having different resolutions, each first element corresponding to a resolution of a first modeling material among the plurality of modeling materials; a dividing section that divides the three-dimensional shape into second elements, each second element corresponding to a second modeling material having a resolution lower than the resolution of the first modeling material and having a size larger than the first element; and a generating section that generates three-dimensional shape data through setting modeling materials for the first and second elements, respectively, according to the number of the first elements covered by the second element.

Abstract: An information processing device includes a processor configured to: when designing a three-dimensional shape made of an anisotropic material that is a material having physical property values in different directions, acquire (i) the physical property values of the anisotropic material in respective directions and (ii) performance information that is information regarding (a) a required performance that the three-dimensional shape is required to have and (b) a required direction in which the three-dimensional shape is required to exhibit the required performance, derive information for arranging the anisotropic material such that the required direction corresponds to a direction of the anisotropic material satisfying the required performance, and output the information for arranging the anisotropic material.

Abstract: A three-dimensional object data generation apparatus includes a physical property value obtaining unit that obtains, using three-dimensional object data indicating a three-dimensional object represented by plural three-dimensional elements, physical property values calculated by analyzing physical properties at a time when the three-dimensional object has been formed under a predetermined forming condition, the physical property values indicating the physical properties of the plural three-dimensional elements, a division unit that divides the three-dimensional object into plural sub-objects on a basis of a result of comparison between the physical property value of each of the plural three-dimensional elements and a predetermined threshold, a representative value calculation unit that calculates a representative value of physical property values of three-dimensional elements included in each of the plural sub-objects, and a generation unit that generates the three-dimensional object data by setting a forming

Abstract: A three-dimensional shape data generating apparatus includes: an acquiring section that acquires element data generated by dividing a three-dimensional shape into first elements, the three-dimensional shape being modeled with a plurality of modeling materials having different resolutions, each first element corresponding to a resolution of a first modeling material among the plurality of modeling materials; a dividing section that divides the three-dimensional shape into second elements, each second element corresponding to a second modeling material having a resolution lower than the resolution of the first modeling material and having a size larger than the first element; and a generating section that generates three-dimensional shape data through setting modeling materials for the first and second elements, respectively, according to the number of the first elements covered by the second element.

Abstract: A three-dimensional object data generation apparatus includes a physical property value obtaining unit that obtains, using three-dimensional object data indicating a three-dimensional object represented by plural three-dimensional elements, physical property values calculated by analyzing physical properties at a time when the three-dimensional object has been formed under a predetermined forming condition, the physical property values indicating the physical properties of the plural three-dimensional elements, a division unit that divides the three-dimensional object into plural sub-objects on a basis of a result of comparison between the physical property value of each of the plural three-dimensional elements and a predetermined threshold, a representative value calculation unit that calculates a representative value of physical property values of three-dimensional elements included in each of the plural sub-objects, and a generation unit that generates the three-dimensional object data by setting a forming

Abstract: An ejection device includes: an ejection portion that ejects liquid droplets onto one surface of a recording medium that is fed; a first drying portion that applies light energy to the one surface in a noncontact manner to thereby dry the liquid droplets; and a second drying portion that comes in contact with only other surface of the recording medium in which the liquid droplets have been dried toy the first drying portion, and heats the recording medium to thereby dry the recording medium.

Abstract: To provide an angle detection method with which a control for positioning an output shaft using an input shaft encoder and output shaft encoder at a high accuracy and a torsional feedback control can be realized and an angle detection apparatus that executes the angle detection method. In a robot arm constituted by an input shaft encoder, an output shaft encoder, a motor, a reduction gear, and the like, an output shaft encoder detection error is corrected by setting rotation position information using a periodicity of rotations of the input shaft encoder as a reference. When the input/output shaft encoder detection error is corrected in this manner, the control for positioning the output shaft at a high accuracy and the torsional feedback control can be realized.

Abstract: An ejection device includes: an ejection portion that ejects liquid droplets onto one surface of a recording medium that is fed; a first drying portion that applies light energy to the one surface in a noncontact manner to thereby dry the liquid droplets; and a second drying portion that comes in contact with only other surface of the recording medium in which the liquid droplets have been dried toy the first drying portion, and heats the recording medium to thereby dry the recording medium.

Abstract: A drying device is provided and includes: plural light emitting units that are disposed with intervals along a transport direction in which a transported body containing liquid is transported and that cause the liquid to be evaporated by irradiating the transported body with light; and a vent mechanism in which a supply unit and a discharge unit are alternately disposed in spaces on an upstream side and a downstream side of the entirety of the plural light emitting units in the transport direction and spaces between the light emitting units along the transport direction. The supply unit supplies air toward the transported body along the irradiating direction of the light, and the discharge unit discharges air in an opposite direction to the irradiating direction from the transported body side.

Abstract: A drying device is provided and includes: plural light emitting units that are disposed with intervals along a transport direction in which a transported body containing liquid is transported and that cause the liquid to be evaporated by irradiating the transported body with light; and a vent mechanism in which a supply unit and a discharge unit are alternately disposed in spaces on an upstream side and a downstream side of the entirety of the plural light emitting units in the transport direction and spaces between the light emitting units along the transport direction. The supply unit supplies air toward the transported body along the irradiating direction of the light, and the discharge unit discharges air in an opposite direction to the irradiating direction from the transported body side.

Abstract: There is provided a drying device. A drying unit is configured to dry a recording medium having an image formed thereon by an image forming unit. A detection unit is configured to detect a moisture content ratio of a print part having predetermined density and size and formed on the recording medium and a moisture content ratio of a blank part, which is a region of the recording medium on which an image is not formed, before the recording medium having the image formed thereon is conveyed to the drying unit by a conveyance unit. A control unit is configured to control at least one of a drying strength of the drying unit and a conveying speed of the conveyance unit on the basis of the moisture content ratio of the print part and the moisture content ratio of the blank part.

Abstract: A drying device includes: a drying unit including: a heating space having a heating unit; a drying space that has a conveyance path of a recording medium and in which the recording medium is dried by radiation heat produced by the heating unit; and a partition member that separates the heating space and the drying space from each other in such a manner that gas can move between the heating space and the drying space; a first supply unit that supplies gas to the drying unit in a direction that is opposite to a conveying direction of the recording medium; and a second supply unit that supplies gas to the drying unit in a direction from the heating unit to the partition member.

Abstract: To provide an angle detection method with which a control for positioning an output shaft using an input shaft encoder and output shaft encoder at a high accuracy and a torsional feedback control can be realized and an angle detection apparatus that executes the angle detection method. In a robot arm constituted by an input shaft encoder, an output shaft encoder, a motor, a reduction gear, and the like, an output shaft encoder detection error is corrected by setting rotation position information using a periodicity of rotations of the input shaft encoder as a reference. When the input/output shaft encoder detection error is corrected in this manner, the control for positioning the output shaft at a high accuracy and the torsional feedback control can be realized.

Abstract: A drying device includes: a drying unit including: a heating space having a heating unit; a drying space that has a conveyance path of a recording medium and in which the recording medium is dried by radiation heat produced by the heating unit; and a partition member that separates the heating space and the drying space from each other in such a manner that gas can move between the heating space and the drying space; a first supply unit that supplies gas to the drying unit in a direction that is opposite to a conveying direction of the recording medium; and a second supply unit that supplies gas to the drying unit in a direction from the heating unit to the partition member.

Abstract: There is provided a drying device. A drying unit is configured to dry a recording medium having an image formed thereon by an image forming unit. A detection unit is configured to detect a moisture content ratio of a print part having predetermined density and size and formed on the recording medium and a moisture content ratio of a blank part, which is a region of the recording medium on which an image is not formed, before the recording medium having the image formed thereon is conveyed to the drying unit by a conveyance unit. A control unit is configured to control at least one of a drying strength of the drying unit and a conveying speed of the conveyance unit on the basis of the moisture content ratio of the print part and the moisture content ratio of the blank part.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: a conveying device that conveys a recording medium; a droplets ejecting device that ejects droplets onto the recording medium being conveyed by the conveying device; a drying unit that dries the droplets that have been ejected on the recording medium being conveyed by the conveying device; and a varying unit that varies a conveyance path length from the droplets ejecting device to the drying unit in accordance with at least one of a conveyance speed of the recording medium and an ejected droplets permeation characteristic of the recording medium.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: a conveying device that conveys a recording medium; a droplets ejecting device that ejects droplets onto the recording medium being conveyed by the conveying device; a drying unit that dries the droplets that have been ejected on the recording medium being conveyed by the conveying device; and a varying unit that varies a conveyance path length from the droplets ejecting device to the drying unit in accordance with at least one of a conveyance speed of the recording medium and an ejected droplets permeation characteristic of the recording medium.

Abstract: A fixing device includes: a belt member provided to be circularly movable having a width; a first fixing member disposed inside the belt member; a second fixing member disposed in press contact with the first fixing member across the belt member, and forms a passing portion with the belt member, through which a recording medium passes; and a pressing member disposed along a width direction of the belt member and downstream of the passing portion in a moving direction of the belt member, in which the pressing member has a surface and brings the surface in contact with an inner peripheral surface of the belt member to press the belt member against the second fixing member. The surface is curved toward the second fixing member along with a move from an end portion to a center portion in a longitudinal direction of the pressing member.

Abstract: A fixing device includes a rotatable fixing member that fixes a toner image on a recording material, and a rotatable pressure applying member that is pressed against an outer peripheral surface of the fixing member and forms a press-fixing part therebetween through which the recording material having an unfixed toner image is transported. At least one of the fixing member and the pressure applying member includes a core portion provided at a center of rotation, a compressible elastic layer provided over an outer periphery of the core portion, and a shape retaining layer provided over an outer periphery of the elastic layer and retaining a shape of the at least one of the fixing member and the pressure applying member.

Abstract: A fixing device includes: a belt member provided to be circularly movable having a width; a first fixing member disposed inside the belt member; a second fixing member disposed in press contact with the first fixing member across the belt member, and forms a passing portion with the belt member, through which a recording medium passes; and a pressing member disposed along a width direction of the belt member and downstream of the passing portion in a moving direction of the belt member, in which the pressing member has a surface and brings the surface in contact with an inner peripheral surface of the belt member to press the belt member against the second fixing member. The surface is curved toward the second fixing member along with a move from an end portion to a center portion in a longitudinal direction of the pressing member.