Abstract: The present invention provides a distributed processing system that eliminates the need for server clustering technology and will not pose a problem that the overall system would go down when the server fails, and clients for use in said system.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for fixing a part and a part support for mounting the part by use of adhesive via an intermediate member are disclosed. The adhesive is implemented by photocuring adhesive while the intermediate member is formed of a material transparent for light. The intermediate member is free from coloring and deformation when illuminated by light for curing the adhesive. The adhesive is prevented from dropping or turning round to other portions during assembly.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for fixing a part and a part support for mounting the part by use of adhesive via an intermediate member are disclosed. The adhesive is implemented by photocuring adhesive while the intermediate member is formed of a material transparent for light. The intermediate member is free from coloring and deformation when illuminated by light for curing the adhesive. The adhesive is prevented from dropping or turning round to other portions during assembly.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for fixing a part and a part support for mounting the part by use of adhesive via an intermediate member are disclosed. The adhesive is implemented by photocuring adhesive while the intermediate member is formed of a material transparent for light. The intermediate member is free from coloring and deformation when illuminated by light for curing the adhesive. The adhesive is prevented from dropping or turning round to other portions during assembly.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for adhering a part and a part support with the intermediary of intermediate members are disclosed. The method and apparatus are capable of assembling the part and part support while easily and accurately maintaining the intermediate members in a positional relation for adhesion relative to the part and part support.

Abstract: In a method and an apparatus for removing an image forming substance such as toner from an image holding member such as a transfer paper sheet, the toner on the transfer paper sheet is heated to be melted or softened. An offset belt having adhesive force stronger than that between the transfer paper sheet and the toner comes in contact with the toner. The toner is separated and removed from the transfer paper sheet when the offset belt and the transfer paper sheet are separated from each other. Heating of the toner is maintained until the transfer paper sheet is separated from the offset belt. The transfer paper sheet is separated from the offset belt before the toner is cooled and solidified. A toner heating maintaining device is constructed by using a heating-supporting member having a heater therein and arranged such that the transfer paper sheet and the offset belt are supported between the heating-supporting member and a heating roller.

Abstract: A method of and an apparatus for manufacturing semiconductor devices by transporting wafers by way of an evacuated load lock chamber into a reaction furnace, which conducting processing under heating at a reduced pressure, wherein the wafers are entered into the load lock chamber and, subsequently, wafers are heated simultaneously with evacuation of the load lock chamber. Time for entering wafers from the load lock chamber into the reaction chamber can be shortened thereby shortening the processing time per one batch.

Abstract: In an information processing system, an input device is connected to different information processing apparatuses through plural interfaces. Any one of the information processing apparatuses connected by the plural interfaces is selected and information inputted by the input device is converted into information that can be processed by the selected information processing apparatus.

Abstract: A method for setting up a program profile in the control of an injection speed of injection molding machines where a dwelling phase switching position Pc, a filling stroke L or an injection starting point Ps, a maximum speed ratio Rvm and a initial speed ratio Rvs to the maximum speed mentioned in the specification of the molding machine, and an initial speed period ratio Rps to the filling stroke L or the injection starting position Ps are inputted to a profile setting means; in the profile setting means, the dwelling phase switching position Ps and the filling stroke L or the injection starting position Ps are directly set up according to the inputted values; and the maximum speed Vmax, the initial speed Vs and the initial speed period are set up by automatic computing using the maximum speed ratio Rvm and the initial speed ratio Rvs and the initial speed period ratio Rps as parameters; thereby all aspects of the profile are set up automatically.

Abstract: A structure and a method for mounting an ink jet head assembly to an ink jet printer are disclosed. The assembly includes a plurality of ink jet heads each being filled with ink of particular color. Intermediate members are positioned between each head and a head holder. The intermediate members are fixed to the head by adhesive and also fixed to the head holder by the adhesive.

Abstract: A method for setting up a program profile in the control of an injection speed of injection molding machines where a dwelling phase switching position Pc, a filling stroke L or an injection starting point Ps, a maximum speed ratio Rvm and a initial speed ratio Rvs to the maximum speed mentioned in the specification of the molding machine, and an initial speed period ratio Rps to the filling stroke L or the injection starting position Ps are inputted to a profile setting means; in the profile setting means, the dwelling phase switching position Ps and the filling stroke L or the injection starting position Ps are directly set up according to the inputted values; and the maximum speed Vmax, the initial speed Vs and the initial speed period are set up by automatic computing using the maximum speed ratio Rvm and the initial speed ratio Rvs and the initial speed period ratio Rps as parameters; thereby all aspects of the profile are set up automatically.

Abstract: In a method and an apparatus for removing an image forming substance such as toner from an image holding member such as a transfer paper sheet, the toner on the transfer paper sheet is heated to be melted or softened. An offset belt having adhesive force stronger than that between the transfer paper sheet and the toner comes in contact with the toner. The toner is separated and removed from the transfer paper sheet when the offset belt and the transfer paper sheet are separated from each other. Heating of the toner is maintained until the transfer paper sheet is separated from the offset belt. The transfer paper sheet is separated from the offset belt before the toner is cooled and solidified. A toner heating maintaining device is constructed by using a heating-supporting member having a heater therein and arranged such that the transfer paper sheet and the offset belt are supported between the heating-supporting member and a heating roller.

Abstract: A method for setting up a program profile in the control of the injection speed of injection molding machines where a model shape of an article to be molded is divided into fine elements; the filling up state of melt resin for each fine element is obtained as a time period by using numerical analyzing methods including the finite element method, the boundary element method, the calculus of finite differences method and the FAN method under a condition that the moving speed of the injection plunger is constant; a time period required for filling the model shape of the article as a whole with melt resin is divided into a plurality of material filling up time periods by an arbitrary number; a mean discharge speed Cv1 to Cvn of melt material at every divided period is calculated; and a moving speed of the injection plunger Pv1 to Pvn at every divided period is set up as a function of the mean discharge speed Cv2 to Cvn.

Abstract: A novel carbonate compound represented by the general formula ?I!:R.sup.1 CH.sub.2 O--CO--OCH.sub.2 R.sup.2 ?I!wherein R.sup.1 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or an alkyl group substituted with one or more halogen atoms, and R.sup.2 represent an alkyl group having no hydrogen atom at the .alpha.-position thereof or an alkyl group substituted with one or more halogen atoms having no hydrogen atom at the .alpha.-position thereof, with the proviso that R.sup.1 is not identical to R.sup.2, which has excellent properties as solvent, is disclosed. A non-aqueous electrolytic solution and a battery utilizing the novel carbonate compound are also disclosed.

Abstract: In a method and an apparatus for removing an image forming substance such as toner from an image holding member such as a sheet of transfer paper, a liquid providing unit is constructed by plural coating devices such as three coating devices each having a coating roller, a restricting roller and a liquid container for liquid storage. The coating devices are arranged along a conveying path of the transfer paper sheet. A liquid is provided to the transfer paper sheet from both face sides thereof by using a mist generator, etc. in the liquid providing unit. The coating and restricting rollers are arranged such that no coating and restricting rollers come in contact with the transfer paper sheet so as not to restrict the transfer paper sheet. A surface of each of the coating and restricting rollers is desirably constructed such that this surface is hydrophilic. Another toner removing apparatus is also shown. A drive roller device for supporting an offset belt for conveying the transfer paper sheet is also shown.

Abstract: A method of producing a recyclable image recording support material including a paper layer capable of copying or recording images thereon is conducted by the steps of applying to an image-bearable side of an image recording support material including a paper layer an aqueous coating liquid selected from the group consisting of an aqueous surfactant solution, an aqueous water-soluble polymer solution, and a mixture of the aqueous surfactant solution and the aqueous water-soluble polymer solution, in an extremely small amount; removing images, if any, from the image-bearable side of the image recording support material by bringing an image releasing member into contact with the image-bearable side of the image recording support material under application of heat and pressure thereto; and drying the image recording support material. An image recording support material is produced by the above method. A method of recyling an image recording support material, based on the above method, is also conducted.

Abstract: In a regenerating method and apparatus of a recorded material in which at least a portion of the recorded material in the vicinity of a surface thereof on an image forming side is wet and expands with a liquid, the wet and expanding liquid (also called an image removing accelerating liquid in the following description) is provided to the recorded material so that the portion of the recorded material in the vicinity of the surface thereof is wet and expands with this liquid. A separating member comes in contact with an image forming substance having a film shape and a thermoplastic or thermally melted property and formed in the vicinity of the surface of the recorded material in a state in which joining force between the image forming substance and the recorded material is reduced. An image in the vicinity of the surface of the recorded material is transferred onto the separating member so that the image forming substance on the recorded material is removed therefrom.

Abstract: A method for controlling the injection speed of injection molding machines and an apparatus therefor in which a driving force for forwardly moving an injection plunger movably inserted in an injection cylinder is detected by a first detector; when the value PA detected by the detector exceeds a standard value PSH, the forwardly moving speed of the plunger is controlled to be reduced in accordance with a moving speed reduction control profile VD which is determined by a predetermined decreasing function: further, the forwardly moving speed of the plunger at the dwelling phase switching position is detected by the second detector; the judgment that the value VS detected by the second detector exceeds the upper limit VAH and/or the judgment that the value VS exceeds the lower limit VAL is/are conducted; an alarm signal is outputted when the value VS exceeds the upper limit and/or the value VS exceeds the lower limit.

Abstract: A non-aqueous liquid electrolyte secondary cell including a cathode formed of metal lithium, a lithium alloy or a material capable of doping/undoping lithium, an anode and a non-aqueous liquid electrolyte formed by an electrolyte dissolved in a non-aqueous solvent. The non-aqueous solvent contains vinylene carbonate. The non-aqueous liquid electrolyte secondary cell may be advantageously employed as a power supply source for a small-sized lightweight portable electronic equipment.

Abstract: A method of recycling an image-deposited recording material having a surface portion which swells in contact with water and bears thereon deposited images containing an image-constituting material, include the steps of: (a) applying a water-containing image removal promoting liquid to the image-deposited surface portion of the recording material, (b) bringing an image release member into contact with the image-deposited surface portion of the recording material to transfer the images to the image release member to remove the images from the image-deposited recording material, and (c) applying heat to the image-deposited recording material at least after the step (a), with substantially retaining the water component of the image removal promoting liquid in the image-deposited surface portion.