Abstract: A fixing device includes a contact portion contacting a recording material transported; a heat source heating the contact portion and including a heat generator extending in a width direction intersecting a transport direction in which the recording material is transported, and a support portion supporting the heat generator, the heat source having a counter surface facing the contact portion, and an opposite surface; a high-thermal-conductivity portion is provided on the opposite surface of the heat source and extends in the width direction such that a part of the high-thermal-conductivity portion overlaps the heat generator of the heat source, the high-thermal-conductivity portion having a higher thermal conductivity than the support portion or the contact portion. A length of an area of overlap between the high-thermal-conductivity portion and the heat generator of the heat source in the transport direction is shorter in a width-direction central portion than in two width-direction end portions.

Abstract: A fixing device includes a heat source, a support portion, at least one adhesive layer, and a heat transfer member. The support portion supports the heat source. The at least one adhesive layer fixes the heat source and the support portion to each other. The heat transfer member is disposed at a portion other than a portion between the adhesive layer and the heat source to conduct heat of a portion of the heat source to another portion of the heat source.

Abstract: A fixing device includes a heat source, a support portion, at least one adhesive layer, and a heat transfer member. The support portion supports the heat source. The at least one adhesive layer fixes the heat source and the support portion to each other. The heat transfer member is disposed at a portion other than a portion between the adhesive layer and the heat source to conduct heat of a portion of the heat source to another portion of the heat source.

Abstract: A fixing device includes a hollow rotating body, a sheet-shaped heater that is disposed inside the rotating body in such a manner as to extend in a width direction perpendicular to a transport direction of a recording medium, which is transported along with rotation of the rotating body, and that heats the rotating body, and multiple thermal-conductive members that are arranged in such a manner as to be in contact with a surface of the sheet-shaped heater, the surface being opposite to a contact surface of the sheet-shaped heater that is in contact with the rotating body, with a gap formed between the multiple thermal-conductive members in at least one of the width direction and the transport direction and that conduct heat of the sheet-shaped heater in the width direction, the multiple thermal-conductive members being arranged such that a first thermal-conductive member and a second thermal-conductive member that are included in the multiple thermal-conductive members and that are adjacent to each other part

Abstract: A fixing device includes a hollow rotating body, a sheet-shaped heater that is disposed inside the rotating body in such a manner as to extend in a width direction perpendicular to a transport direction of a recording medium, which is transported along with rotation of the rotating body, and that heats the rotating body, and multiple thermal-conductive members that are arranged in such a manner as to be in contact with a surface of the sheet-shaped heater, the surface being opposite to a contact surface of the sheet-shaped heater that is in contact with the rotating body, with a gap formed between the multiple thermal-conductive members in at least one of the width direction and the transport direction and that conduct heat of the sheet-shaped heater in the width direction, the multiple thermal-conductive members being arranged such that a first thermal-conductive member and a second thermal-conductive member that are included in the multiple thermal-conductive members and that are adjacent to each other part

Abstract: A weatherstrip manufacturing method is a method for manufacturing a weatherstrip which includes a trim portion where an insert is embedded. The insert includes short connecting portions that connect strips at substantially regular intervals, and a long connecting portion having a larger length than each length of the short connecting portions. The method includes an extrusion molding step for covering the insert with a polymer material, a cut-off portion forming step for cutting off a part of a long interval portion including the long connecting portion in the long interval portion where the long connecting portion is embedded to form a cut-off portion, and a cutting step for cutting the cut-off portion in a crossing direction orthogonal to a longitudinal direction to divide the weatherstrip in the longitudinal direction.

Abstract: A cylinder block includes: a plurality of cylinder bores including respective openings formed on a piston insertion end surface of the cylinder block, pistons being inserted in the respective cylinder bores and being configured to reciprocate and slide in the respective cylinder bores when the cylinder block rotates; and a cooling portion, wherein the cooling portion includes a plurality of cooling holes each formed between the adjacent cylinder bores and extending from the piston insertion end surface in an axial direction of the cylinder block.

Abstract: An ignition apparatus includes a plasma device, a first circuit, a second circuit, and a control unit. The plasma device produces a plasma discharge in an air-fuel mixture before an arc discharge is produced. The first circuit causes an ignition plug to start the arc discharge. The second circuit energizes a primary coil in a direction opposite to the direction of the energization by the first circuit during the arc discharge, to maintain energization of the secondary coil in the same direction as the direction of the energization started by an operation of the first circuit, to cause continuation of the arc discharge. The control unit controls operations of the first circuit, the second circuit, and the plasma device.

Abstract: A fixing device includes a contact portion that comes into contact with a recording material transported; a heat source that heats the contact portion and has a counter surface and an opposite surface, the counter surface facing the contact portion; a high-thermal-conductivity portion provided on the opposite surface of the heat source and extending in a width direction intersecting a transport direction of the recording material, the high-thermal-conductivity portion having a higher thermal conductivity than the contact portion; a low-thermal-conductivity portion provided between the opposite surface of the heat source and the high-thermal-conductivity portion and having a lower thermal conductivity than the high-thermal-conductivity portion; and a temperature detector that detects a temperature of the heat source and is provided on the opposite surface of the heat source and at a position shifted from the high-thermal-conductivity portion and the low-thermal-conductivity portion in the transport direction.

Abstract: A fixing device includes a contact portion that comes into contact with a recording material transported; a heat source that heats the contact portion and has a counter surface and an opposite surface, the counter surface facing the contact portion; a high-thermal-conductivity portion provided on the opposite surface of the heat source and extending in a width direction intersecting a transport direction of the recording material, the high-thermal-conductivity portion having a higher thermal conductivity than the contact portion; a low-thermal-conductivity portion provided between the opposite surface of the heat source and the high-thermal-conductivity portion and having a lower thermal conductivity than the high-thermal-conductivity portion; and a temperature detector that detects a temperature of the heat source and is provided on the opposite surface of the heat source and at a position shifted from the high-thermal-conductivity portion and the low-thermal-conductivity portion in the transport direction.

Abstract: A fixing device includes an endless belt that rotates in a circumferential direction and that comes into contact with a recording medium, which is transported, at an outer peripheral surface of the endless belt, a heat generating plate that includes at least one heat generating portion and extends in an axial direction of the endless belt in such a manner that a surface of the heat generating plate is in contact with an inner peripheral surface of the endless belt, the heat generating portion being formed in such a manner as to extend in the axial direction and in such a manner as to generate heat, a heat conducting unit that is in contact with a rear surface of a portion of the heat generating plate, the portion being different from a portion of the heat generating plate on which the heat generating portion is formed in a transport direction of the recording medium, and that conducts heat generated by the heat generating portion in the axial direction, an urging unit that urges the heat conducting unit towar

Abstract: A fixing device includes a contact portion that comes into contact with a recording material transported; a heat source that heats the contact portion and includes a heat generator extending in a width direction intersecting a transport direction in which the recording material is transported, and a support portion supporting the heat generator, the heat source having a counter surface that faces the contact portion, and an opposite surface; and a high-thermal-conductivity portion provided on the opposite surface of the heat source and extending in the width direction such that at least a part of the high-thermal-conductivity portion overlaps the heat generator of the heat source, the high-thermal-conductivity portion having a higher thermal conductivity than at least one of materials forming the support portion and the contact portion.

Abstract: A fixing device includes an endless belt that rotates in a circumferential direction and that comes into contact with a recording medium, which is transported, at an outer peripheral surface of the endless belt, a heat generating plate that includes at least one heat generating portion and extends in an axial direction of the endless belt in such a manner that a surface of the heat generating plate is in contact with an inner peripheral surface of the endless belt, the heat generating portion being formed in such a manner as to extend in the axial direction and in such a manner as to generate heat, a heat conducting unit that is in contact with a rear surface of a portion of the heat generating plate, the portion being different from a portion of the heat generating plate on which the heat generating portion is formed in a transport direction of the recording medium, and that conducts heat generated by the heat generating portion in the axial direction, an urging unit that urges the heat conducting unit towar

Abstract: A cylinder block includes: a plurality of cylinder bores including respective openings formed on a piston insertion end surface of the cylinder block, pistons being inserted in the respective cylinder bores and being configured to reciprocate and slide in the respective cylinder bores when the cylinder block rotates; and a cooling portion, wherein the cooling portion includes a plurality of cooling holes each formed between the adjacent cylinder bores and extending from the piston insertion end surface in an axial direction of the cylinder block.

Abstract: Feed additive compositions for ruminants containing (A) at least one selected from hydrogenated vegetable oil and hydrogenated animal oil each having a melting point of higher than 50° C. and lower than 90° C., (B) lecithin, (C) a biologically active substance, (D) a natural vegetable oil, and water, wherein when a scattering profile is measured after maintaining at 40° C. for 15 min, and then measured by further maintaining at 40° C. for 30 min by a small-angle and wide-angle x-ray scattering method, a peak having the maximum peak intensity in a region where the scattering angle 2? is not more than 5° has a ratio (t/s) of 0.9-1.1 wherein s is peak intensity when maintained at 40° C. for 15 min and t is peak intensity when maintained at 40° C. for 45 min, and a peak having the maximum peak intensity in a region where the scattering angle 2? is 17°-23° has a ratio (y/x) of 0.7-0.9 wherein x is peak intensity when maintained at 40° C. for 15 min and y is peak intensity when maintained at 40° C.

Abstract: Feed additive compositions for ruminants containing (A) at least one member selected from the group consisting of hydrogenated vegetable oil and hydrogenated animal oil each having a melting point of higher than 50° C. and lower than 90° C.; (B) not less than 0.05 wt % and not more than 6 wt % of lecithin; (C) not less than 30 wt % and less than 65 wt % of a biologically active substance; (D) not less than 0.01 wt % and less than 0.8 wt % of a natural vegetable oil; and not less than 0.1 wt % and less than 6 wt % of water exhibit high protection in the rumen and are also superior in dissolution in the lower gastrointestinal tract.

Abstract: A fixing device includes a contact member that comes into contact with a recording medium on which an image is formed, a heater that has a contact-member facing surface, which faces the contact member, and a back surface, the heater heating the contact member, a heat supply member disposed in contact with the back surface of the heater, and supplying heat of a portion of the heater having a high temperature to a portion of the heater having a low temperature, and a heat transfer portion disposed in contact with the contact member, and having a flat contact surface that comes into contact with the contact member, the heat transfer portion transferring heat of the heat supply member to the contact member.

Abstract: A fixing device includes a heating unit that rotates and that fixes a toner image on a recording medium, a pressing unit that rotates and that presses the heating unit, and a potential-difference application unit that applies a potential difference between the pressing unit and the heating unit so that a potential of the heating unit is higher than a potential of the pressing unit.

Abstract: A fixing device includes a contact member that comes into contact with a recording medium on which an image is formed, a heater that has a contact-member facing surface, which faces the contact member, and a back surface, the heater heating the contact member, a heat supply member disposed in contact with the back surface of the heater, and supplying heat of a portion of the heater having a high temperature to a portion of the heater having a low temperature, and a heat transfer portion disposed in contact with the contact member, and having a flat contact surface that comes into contact with the contact member, the heat transfer portion transferring heat of the heat supply member to the contact member.

Abstract: An ignition apparatus includes a plasma device, a first circuit, a second circuit, and a control unit. The plasma device produces a plasma discharge in an air-fuel mixture before an arc discharge is produced. The first circuit causes an ignition plug to start the arc discharge. The second circuit energizes a primary coil in a direction opposite to the direction of the energization by the first circuit during the arc discharge, to maintain energization of the secondary coil in the same direction as the direction of the energization started by an operation of the first circuit, to cause continuation of the arc discharge. The control unit controls operations of the first circuit, the second circuit, and the plasma device.