Abstract: To provide an activated carbon molded article which can satisfactorily adsorb an evaporated fuel emitted from an automobile and can achieve low evaporated fuel emission performance during the long-time parking of an automobile. An activated carbon molded article having a specific surface area per volume, which is calculated from a specific surface area determined by the BET multipoint method and a packing density determined in accordance with JIS K 1474, of 290 to 520 m2/mL, and also having an outer surface area per volume of 1.4 m2/L or more.

Abstract: A base material processing apparatus includes a transport mechanism, a mark detector, and a calculating unit. The transport mechanism transports an elongated strip-shaped base material in a longitudinal direction thereof along a predetermined transport path. The mark detector acquires a detection result by detecting a mark continuously at a detecting position on the transport path. The mark is applied previously to an end of the base material in a width direction thereof. The calculating unit calculates a transport speed of the base material, the amount of positional deviation of the base material in a transport direction, and tension on the base material applied in the transport direction on the basis of the detection result and information about the mark applied previously to the base material.

Abstract: A drying apparatus for drying a printing medium having ink droplets dispensed thereto includes a rotatable drive roller, and a warm air blasting unit. The warm air blasting unit includes a pair of warm air blasting portions, and one air intake duct. Each warm air blasting portion has a nozzle case, a fan duct, and a blasting fan. The one air intake duct has a suction fan for feeding ambient air into the air intake duct.

Abstract: A turbine housing includes an inner pipe and an outer pipe, the inner pipe being configured to form an exhaust air flow path between an exhaust-air-inlet-side flange and an exhaust-air-outlet-side flange, and an outer pipe being configured to cover the inner pipe such that a predetermined spacing is formed between the inner pipe and the outer pipe. The inner pipe has: an inner pipe main body configured to form the exhaust air flow path having a spiral shape, the inner pipe main body being connected to the exhaust-air-inlet-side flange such that exhaust gas is allowed to enter between the inner pipe and the outer pipe; and an exhaust tube attached to an exhaust air outlet side of the inner pipe main body in a freely slidable manner with an intervening sealing member.

Abstract: In a turbine housing that includes a scroll portion constituting a spiral exhaust gas passage between an exhaust inlet side flange constituting an inlet for exhaust gas and an exhaust outlet side flange constituting an outlet for the exhaust gas, the turbine housing discharging the exhaust gas to an exhaust outlet side through a turbine wheel disposed in a central portion of the scroll portion, a part of a passage face of the exhaust gas passage, in the scroll portion, is formed from a scroll member made of a casting.

Abstract: An inspecting apparatus for inspecting an image formed on a printing medium. The apparatus has a transport roller for transporting the printing medium with the image printed thereon, with the transport roller contacting a surface opposite an image-forming surface of the printing medium, and a reader for reading the image from a part of the printing medium in contact with the transport roller.

Abstract: A base material processing apparatus includes first and second edge sensors and a displacement amount calculation part. The first edge sensor acquires a first detection result (R1) by detecting the position of an edge of a base material in a width direction at a first detection position. The second edge sensor acquires a second detection result (R2) by detecting the position of the edge of the base material at a second detection position. The displacement amount calculation part calculates the amount of displacement in the position of the base material in the transport direction or the amount of difference in the transporting speed of the base material on the basis of the first and second detection results (R1, R2). Thus, the amount of displacement in the position or the amount of difference in the transporting speed can be detected without depending on images such as register marks.

Abstract: A printing apparatus for printing on an elongate printing medium includes the following elements: a transport mechanism for transporting the printing medium; a printing unit including a plurality of print heads arranged at intervals in a transport direction; a detecting unit including at least three detectors arranged as spaced from one another for detecting positions in a width direction of the printing medium; a variation history acquirer for deriving, for each detection cycle, a function approximate curve based on positions of the same location in the transport direction of the printing medium detected by the respective detectors, and acquiring from each function approximate curve, and as a variation history, a deviation amount in the width direction in each of the printing positions; a predicted position calculator for calculating, from the variation history, a predicted position in the width direction for each of the printing position; and a printing controller for printing while correcting the position

Abstract: A drying apparatus for drying a printing medium having ink droplets dispensed thereto includes a rotatable drive roller, and a warm air blasting unit. The warm air blasting unit includes a pair of warm air blasting portions, and one air intake duct. Each warm air blasting portion has a nozzle case, a fan duct, and a blasting fan. The one air intake duct has a suction fan for feeding ambient air into the air intake duct.

Abstract: A heat roller 18 includes a roller body 25 and a halogen lamp 26, the roller body 25 is a hollow cylinder constituted of aluminum or an aluminum alloy, and a thermal conversion efficiency of light from the halogen lamp 26 is not less than 70%. A printing apparatus includes the heat roller 18 disposed at a downstream side in a conveyance direction of a conveyance path for a printing medium than a printing unit.

Abstract: In a turbine housing that includes a scroll portion constituting a spiral exhaust gas passage between an exhaust inlet side flange constituting an inlet for exhaust gas and an exhaust outlet side flange constituting an outlet for the exhaust gas, the turbine housing discharging the exhaust gas to an exhaust outlet side through a turbine wheel disposed in a central portion of the scroll portion, a part of a passage face of the exhaust gas passage, in the scroll portion, is formed from a scroll member made of a casting.

Abstract: A heat roller 18 includes a roller body 25 and a halogen lamp 26, the roller body 25 is a hollow cylinder constituted of aluminum or an aluminum alloy, and a thermal conversion efficiency of light from the halogen lamp 26 is not less than 70%. A printing apparatus includes the heat roller 18 disposed at a downstream side in a conveyance direction of a conveyance path for a printing medium than a printing unit.

Abstract: A base material processing apparatus includes first and second edge sensors and a displacement amount calculation part. The first edge sensor acquires a first detection result (R1) by detecting the position of an edge of a base material in a width direction at a first detection position. The second edge sensor acquires a second detection result (R2) by detecting the position of the edge of the base material at a second detection position. The displacement amount calculation part calculates the amount of displacement in the position of the base material in the transport direction or the amount of difference in the transporting speed of the base material on the basis of the first and second detection results (R1, R2). Thus, the amount of displacement in the position or the amount of difference in the transporting speed can be detected without depending on images such as register marks.

Abstract: A printing apparatus for printing on an elongate printing medium includes the following elements: a transport mechanism for transporting the printing medium; a printing unit including a plurality of print heads arranged at intervals in a transport direction; a detecting unit including at least three detectors arranged as spaced from one another for detecting positions in a width direction of the printing medium; a variation history acquirer for deriving, for each detection cycle, a function approximate curve based on positions of the same location in the transport direction of the printing medium detected by the respective detectors, and acquiring from each function approximate curve, and as a variation history, a deviation amount in the width direction in each of the printing positions; a predicted position calculator for calculating, from the variation history, a predicted position in the width direction for each of the printing position; and a printing controller for printing while correcting the position

Abstract: Provided is an inkjet printing apparatus including a first transport roller disposed on a transport path transporting a long print medium, a second transport roller disposed on the transport path downstream of the first transport roller, a print medium holder disposed downstream of the second transport roller, and a recording unit discharging ink droplets to a printing area of the print medium, and performing recording operation, the print medium being transported on the transport path. The first transport roller has a first winding angle upon contact to the print medium. The second transport roller has a second winding angle upon contact to the print medium. The first winding angle is larger than the second winding angle. The first winding angle is equal to or more than 75 degrees. The sum of the first and second winding angles is equal to or more than 80 degrees.

Abstract: Disclosed is an inkjet printing apparatus including a connection switching device in a housing having external suction ports and an internal suction port being disposed at an equal distance from the center of rotation of a switching section, the external suction ports being connectable to a plurality of lines, the internal suction port being connected to a suction path for sucking the interior of the housing. The connection switching device selectively connects any of the plurality of external suction ports to the suction device by rotating the switching section Consequently, when the switching section is connected to the internal suction port, the interior of the housing is sucked, whereby ink is sucked from all the inkjet nozzles.

Abstract: Disclosed is an inspecting chart including a reference pattern containing a first line segment group and a second line segment group, a first-side deviation pattern, and a second-side deviation pattern. The first line segment group is formed by a plurality of first line segments printed by a reference printing head at a first given interval. The second line segment is formed by second line segments printed by a printing head on a center between two adjacent first line segments or a center of each of the first line segments, the printing head being spaced away from the reference printing head in the transportation direction of a print medium. The first-side deviation pattern and the second-side deviation pattern are printed with various deviations.

Abstract: Provided is a medium transport device transporting a medium. The medium transport device includes a skew correcting mechanism disposed on a transport path for transporting a long medium, a first transport roller disposed on the transport path and transporting the medium, and a second transport roller transporting the medium to the first transport roller. The first transport roller is disposed upstream of the skew correcting mechanism. The second transport roller is disposed upstream of and next to the first transport roller. The second transport roller contacts one surface of the medium, and the first transport roller contacts the other surface of the medium.

Abstract: Disclosed is an inspecting chart including a reference pattern containing a first line segment group and a second line segment group, a first-side deviation pattern, and a second-side deviation pattern. The first line segment group is formed by a plurality of first line segments printed by a reference printing head at a first given interval. The second line segment is formed by second line segments printed by a printing head on a center between two adjacent first line segments or a center of each of the first line segments, the printing head being spaced away from the reference printing head in the transportation direction of a print medium. The first-side deviation pattern and the second-side deviation pattern are printed with various deviations.

Abstract: Disclosed is an inkjet printing apparatus with an inkjet printing unit performing printing onto web paper to be transported. The apparatus includes a drive roller transporting the web paper, a transportation velocity detector detecting a transportation velocity of the web paper, an encoder generating a timing reference signal of the printing by the printing unit in accordance with transportation of the web paper, the encoder being disposed in a transport roller, a printing correction data generator generating printing correction data in accordance with the transportation velocity and the timing reference signal so as to correspond to a time-dependent variation of the transport roller provided with the encoder; and an offset corrector correcting the printing of the inkjet printing unit to the web paper in accordance with the printing correction data.