Abstract: Provided is a method for filtering an additive-containing liquid that can achieve a polishing composition exhibiting excellent defect reducing capability while maintaining a practical filter life. The method for filtering a polishing additive-containing liquid provided by the present invention includes the step of: filtering the polishing additive-containing liquid with a filter that satisfies the following conditions (1) and (2). (1) The average pore diameter P measured by a palm porometer is 0.15 ?m or less. (2) The pore diameter gradient (Sin/Sout), which is the ratio of the inlet-side average pore diameter (SO to the outlet-side average pore diameter (Sout), both diameters being measured through observation with an SEM, is 3 or less.

Abstract: A suture needle for uterine hemostatic compression comprises at least one suture needle and a suture thread. The at least one suture needle includes a body portion extending linearly in a lengthwise direction and a puncture portion provided at a tip of the body portion in the lengthwise direction to be thrust into a uterus. The suture thread is attached to a base end portion that is on an opposite side of the puncture portion in the suture needle. The puncture portion is formed as a spherical surface that bulges toward a tip side of the lengthwise direction. The spherical surface has a radius in a connection portion with the body portion substantially identical to a radius of the body portion.

Abstract: In an image forming apparatus provided with a cover opening and closing mechanism, a cover opening and closing mechanism includes a button, an operating pin, and a belt-like elastic body that takes a first posture and a second posture, both of which have shape stability, by a snap-through buckling phenomenon. The belt-like elastic body takes the first posture in a state in which the cover has been closed and prevents the operating pin from being pressed to a side of the image forming apparatus body, and is pushed by a pushing operation of the button to take the second posture, operates the operating pin to be pressed to the side of the image forming apparatus body, and opens the cover by reaction force thereof.

Abstract: In an image forming apparatus provided with a cover opening and closing mechanism, a cover opening and closing mechanism includes a button, an operating pin, and a belt-like elastic body that takes a first posture and a second posture, both of which have shape stability, by a snap-through buckling phenomenon. The belt-like elastic body takes the first posture in a state in which the cover has been closed and prevents the operating pin from being pressed to a side of the image forming apparatus body, and is pushed by a pushing operation of the button to take the second posture, operates the operating pin to be pressed to the side of the image forming apparatus body, and opens the cover by reaction force thereof.

Abstract: A driving pulley has a driving pulley body having a peripheral surface formed in a cylindrical shape, and a driving pulley shaft and a gear part, which are coaxial with the driving pulley body and rotate together with the driving pulley body. The driving device has an input gear and a support plate. The input gear is engaged with the gear part to input rotational driving force to the gear part. The support plate has a support hole that supports the driving pulley shaft so as to be rotatable. The support hole is a long hole extending along a concentric circle for an axis center of the input gear and supporting the driving pulley shaft so as to be movable along the concentric circle.

Abstract: A gear device includes a gear means configured to transmit a torque of a motor to a rotating member. The gear means includes a rotor and an armature. The gear device further includes a coupling force applying part and a resistance force generating part. The coupling force applying part is configured to apply a coupling force so as to couple the rotor and the armature to each other. The resistance force generating part is configured to apply a resistance force acting against the coupling force to the gear means along with movement of the gear means away from the rotating member.

Abstract: A driving pulley has a driving pulley body having a peripheral surface formed in a cylindrical shape, and a driving pulley shaft and a gear part, which are coaxial with the driving pulley body and rotate together with the driving pulley body. The driving device has an input gear and a support plate. The input gear is engaged with the gear part to input rotational driving force to the gear part. The support plate has a support hole that supports the driving pulley shaft so as to be rotatable. The support hole is a long hole extending along a concentric circle for an axis center of the input gear and supporting the driving pulley shaft so as to be movable along the concentric circle.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a discharge unit, a discharge roller, a pressing member, and a reinforcing frame. The discharge unit includes a guide member that forms a discharge path that guides a sheet member to a sheet discharge port. The discharge roller discharges the sheet member to outside from the sheet discharge port. The pressing member projects from the guide member toward the discharge path, and contacts and presses the sheet member that is passing through the discharge path. The reinforcing frame, formed from a metal plate material, is made conductive with a reference potential portion of the apparatus main body and reinforces the discharge unit by being, together with the discharge unit, fixed to the apparatus main body in a state of covering a part of the guide member to which the pressing member is attached.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image forming section, a fixing device, a sheet conveyance path, a conveyance guide member, a blower, and a control section. The conveyance guide member constitutes one of a pair of sheet conveyance surface portions of the sheet conveyance path. The blower is disposed on an opposite side of the sheet conveyance surface portion constituted by the conveyance guide member to the sheet conveyance path and blows air at a sheet passing through the sheet conveyance path. A ventilation port and an air passage recess are located in the sheet conveyance surface portion constituted by the conveyance guide member. The ventilation port allows air from the blower to flow into the sheet conveyance path. The air passage recess extends in a sheet width direction. The air passage recess allows air that has passed through the ventilation port to flow through the air passage recess.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image forming section, a fixing device, a sheet conveyance path, a conveyance guide member, a blower, and a control section. The conveyance guide member constitutes one of a pair of sheet conveyance surface portions of the sheet conveyance path. The blower is disposed on an opposite side of the sheet conveyance surface portion constituted by the conveyance guide member to the sheet conveyance path and blows air at a sheet passing through the sheet conveyance path. A ventilation port and an air passage recess are located in the sheet conveyance surface portion constituted by the conveyance guide member. The ventilation port allows air from the blower to flow into the sheet conveyance path. The air passage recess extends in a sheet width direction. The air passage recess allows air that has passed through the ventilation port to flow through the air passage recess.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a discharge unit, a discharge roller, a pressing member, and a reinforcing frame. The discharge unit includes a guide member that forms a discharge path that guides a sheet member to a sheet discharge port. The discharge roller discharges the sheet member to outside from the sheet discharge port. The pressing member projects from the guide member toward the discharge path, and contacts and presses the sheet member that is passing through the discharge path. The reinforcing frame, formed from a metal plate material, is made conductive with a reference potential portion of the apparatus main body and reinforces the discharge unit by being, together with the discharge unit, fixed to the apparatus main body in a state of covering a part of the guide member to which the pressing member is attached.

Abstract: A filtration method, that includes: (A) filtering a liquid having particles with a resin media filter; and (B) applying ultrasonic waves at a frequency of at least 30 kHz to the resin media filter during the filtering (A) or after completion of the filtering (A) to regenerate the resin media filter, where: i) a material of the resin media filter is nylon, polycarbonate, polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), polysulfone, polyether sulfone, and/or cellulose, ii) for the regeneration of the resin media filter, the applying results in a filter regeneration ratio of at least 0.40; iii) on a surface of the resin media filter, a support material comprising a mesh resin layer is disposed; and iv) the resin media filter is present in a filter housing having a three-dimensional shape and an ultrasonic vibrator, which generates the ultrasonic waves, is present on a lateral side of said filter housing.

Abstract: A gear device includes a gear means configured to transmit a torque of a motor to a rotating member. The gear means includes a rotor and an armature. The gear device further includes a coupling force applying part and a resistance force generating part. The coupling force applying part is configured to apply a coupling force so as to couple the rotor and the armature to each other. The resistance force generating part is configured to apply a resistance force acting against the coupling force to the gear means along with movement of the gear means away from the rotating member.

Abstract: The image forming apparatus in this disclosure includes a main body, a plate-shaped frame member, a perforated portion, a sound generating source, an external cover member, and a space forming portion. The plate-shaped frame member configures a part or the whole of the side surface of the main body. The perforated portion has a plurality of holes and is formed in the frame member. The sound generating source is an inner portion of the main body and is disposed at a position corresponding to the perforated portion. The external cover member is disposed at and separated by a predetermined distance from the frame member on an outer side of the frame member. The space forming portion forms a space between the perforated portion and the external cover member that is tightly enclosed except for the perforated portion.

Abstract: A saddle-ride three-wheeled vehicle has a fuel cell which generates an electric power by a chemical reaction between a fuel gas and a reaction gas. The three-wheeled vehicle includes a drain pipe which guides water discharged from the fuel cell out of a vehicle body; a rear body to which a pair of left and right rear wheels are journaled; and a linking mechanism which swingably links the rear body and a front body to allow the front body to sway left and right with respect to the rear body, wherein the drain pipe has a drain port between the pair of left and right rear wheels.

Abstract: An intermediate transfer unit of an image forming apparatus is provided between a plurality of developer containers for containing developer and a plurality of developing devices. The intermediate transfer unit includes an intermediate transfer unit for secondarily transferring primarily transferred developed images from the plurality of image carriers onto a paper, an intermediate transfer unit driving mechanism for driving the intermediate transfer unit, and a housing for supporting the intermediate transfer unit driving mechanism. One end of the housing includes a plurality of developer inlet ports positionally corresponding to the developer supply ports of the developer containers respectively, a plurality of developer outlet ports positionally corresponding to the developer receiving ports of the developing devices respectively, and a plurality of developer supply paths connecting between the developer inlet ports and the developer outlet ports respectively.

Abstract: The weight balance of an electric motorcycle including a battery, a power drive unit, and a driving power generating motor, in the left-and-right direction or in the frontward-and-rearward direction is easily secured. An electric motorcycle includes a power drive unit and a driving power generating motor which are mounted to a swing arm swinging about a pivot shaft in an upward-and-downward direction. A rear wheel WR is driven by the power generating motor. The electric motorcycle includes a battery to supply electric power to the power generating motor. A center of gravity (BC) of the battery is located at the side opposite to the power drive unit and the power generating motor about a central line CX of a motorcycle body.

Abstract: According to the present invention, a filtration method capable of prolonging the life of a filter and regenerating it without impairing the efficiency can be provided. Further, a filter regenerating method and a regenerating apparatus, for efficiently regenerating a filter, are provided. The filtration method of the present invention is a method of subjecting a liquid to filtration by using a resin media filter, wherein ultrasonic waves at a frequency of at least 30 kHz are applied to the filter while the filtration is carried out, during the temporary stop of the filtration or after completion of the filtration. Efficient purification is possible by subjecting a polishing composition to filtration by such a filtration method. Further, the filter regenerating method of the present invention comprises applying ultrasonic waves at a frequency of at least 30 kHz to a used resin filter.

Abstract: A saddle seat type fuel-cell electric vehicle includes a body frame having a pair of right and left main frames connected at their front ends to a head pipe and extending downward therefrom and a pair of right and left under frames connected at their front ends to the head pipe and extending downward therefrom along the right and left main frames on the lower side thereof. A pair of hydrogen cylinders extend substantially vertically along the body frame between the front side of the head pipe and the front side of the front end portion of the footrest so as to interpose the body frame in the lateral direction of the vehicle. A fuel supply unit is provided in a space surrounded by the main frames and the under frames with the hydrogen cylinders being surrounded by a guard pipe connected to the main frames.

Abstract: A saddle riding type fuel cell vehicle includes a fuel cell that generates power by a chemical reaction between a fuel gas and a reactive gas with radiators that cool cooling water of the fuel cell. The radiators are adjacently arranged in right and left sides of the fuel cell in a vehicle width direction. Each outer end surface of the radiators, outside in a vehicle width direction, is positioned closer to the front side of a vehicle body than each inner end surface inside in the vehicle width direction. Thus, each plane portion, which receives an air flow, is inclined to the inner side of the vehicle body, and air courses, which allow an air flow to be passed to the rear side of the vehicle body, are each formed between the inner end surface of each of the radiators and each side surface of the fuel cell.