Abstract: In a hydraulic tensioner, at least a part of a bar is located within a coil spring that biases a plunger in the protruding direction. The bar reduces the volume of the high pressure oil chamber of the tensioner.

Abstract: An image forming device includes a quantization unit which quantizes each pixel of an M-level gradation input image into one of N levels (M>N?2) through an error diffusion process. An operation unit performs a predetermined operation according to a position of a target pixel to a gradation value of the target pixel before quantization when the gradation value of the target pixel is equal to a specific concentration.

Abstract: The image-pickup apparatus includes an image acquiring part respectively photoelectrically converting first and second object images respectively formed by first and second light fluxes into first image data and second image data, the first and second light fluxes being formed by dividing a light flux from an image-pickup optical system by a pupil divider, and photoelectrically converting a third object image formed by a third light flux of the light flux from the image-pickup optical system into third image data, the third light flux being not divided by the pupil divider, and a split image generating part which generates split image data to be displayed in the third image data. The split image generating part generates the split image data based on the first image data and the second image data, and adds color information extracted from the third image data to the split image data.

Abstract: An image pickup apparatus of the present invention comprises an image obtaining part configured to photoelectrically convert a first object image and a second object image formed by light fluxes divided by a pupil divider among light fluxes from an image pickup optical system to generate a first image and a second image, a displaying part configured to display images, and a processing part configured to cause the displaying part to display a superimposed image formed by superimposing the first and second images on each other.

Abstract: A label peeling method for label sheet includes: conveying a label sheet including a base sheet and a label affixed to the base sheet along a conveying path that is bent at a bent portion; and performing a printing operation on the label from a beginning portion of printing while conveying the label sheet, wherein the conveying of the label sheet and the printing operation are stopped once in a state where the label sheet is conveyed until a conveying-direction leading end portion of the label reaches a downstream side of the bent portion of the conveying path, after a stopping state is held for a predetermined time, the conveying of the label sheet and the printing operation are resumed so that the label is peeled from the base sheet at the bent portion of the conveying path.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus quantizes multi-level image data of M gray levels into N-level image data (M>N>2) by using one of a multi-level error diffusion method to form an image by using a dot corresponding to each pixel included in the N-level image data, and includes various image processing units to obtain a correction value based on error values of neighboring pixels a target pixel, store quantized states of the neighboring pixels to set a threshold, compare the threshold with the correction value to determine the N-level image data, weight and diffuse an error generated with the N-level image data to the neighboring pixels of the target pixel. The image processing apparatus also includes an N-level processing unit to execute N-level processing and a binary processing unit configured to execute binary processing according to a dot type, and uses a weight matrix.

Abstract: A method for forming a bright coating film includes: (1) applying a water-based primer coating material composition to a substrate to form a water-based primer coating film; (2) applying a water-based bright coating material (i) to the water-based primer coating film to form a first base coating film; (3) applying a water-based bright coating material (ii) to the first base coating film to form a second base coating film; (4) applying a high-solid clear coating material to the second base coating film to form a clear coating film; and (5) heat-curing the water-based primer coating film, the first base coating film, the second base coating film, and the clear coating film simultaneously to form a cured coating film, wherein the water-based primer coating material composition includes a water-based non-chlorinated polyolefin resin (A), a water-based polyurethane resin (B), a water-based epoxy resin (C), and an internally crosslinked acrylic particle emulsion (D), and an emulsifier.

Abstract: A composite ceramic body and a method thereof are provided. The composite ceramic body comprising a first bonding body comprising a ceramic containing Si ingredient, and a second bonding body bonded to the first bonding body through a bonding material containing, as main ingredient, a Si compound which includes the element common to the Si ingredient contained in the first bonding body. The first and second bonding bodies can be bonded strongly and uniformly without any adhesive. Since the composite ceramic body has high bonding strength, it is applicable to microchemical chips and reformers.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus has a CPU, a memory, a cache memory and a cache controller. When an acquisition of an area of a prescribed size is requested in the memory, a size equivalent to at least two lines serving as a cache unit is added to the prescribed size requested and this area is reserved in the memory. The area reserved is allocated to an uncacheable memory area of this memory.

Abstract: For (CMYK) (x,y) data, a target-pixel checking unit calculates a target-pixel integrated value a(x,y) from CMYK binary data of a target pixel and a surrounding-pixel checking unit calculates a maximum surrounding pixel integrated value n(x,y) from respective CMYK binary data of surrounding pixels that are adjacent to the target pixel. Based on the target-pixel integrated value and the maximum surrounding pixel integrated value, a comparison determining unit estimates a higher toner pile height. The comparison determining unit adds transparent image data W(x,y) to the input data CMYK(x,y) and outputs output image data CMYKW(x,y) such that the toner pile heights become even.

Abstract: In a chain transmission a standard ISO roller chain meshes with a modified sprocket having a root diameter larger than the root diameter of a standard sprocket designed for use with the standard chain. The angular tooth pitches can be either of two kinds. In a first version, the sprocket has two irregularly distributed tooth pitches, ???? and ?+2??, there being two tooth pitches ???? for each tooth pitch ?+2??. In a second version, the sprocket has three angular tooth pitches, ????, ?, and ?+??, in equal numbers, also distributed irregularly.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus executes a program by using a page table for managing, on a page unit basis, virtual and physical addresses of the program recorded in a first recording medium. The page table is set in such a manner that a physical address is unassigned to a designated area of the program stored in the first recording medium. When the area unassigned with the physical address is accessed during execution of the program, data of the program corresponding to the accessed physical address is copied from the first recording medium to a second recording medium.

Abstract: Provided is a board for ion generation that is capable of generating negative ions with much better efficiency and in an amount larger than that of positive ions. In the board for ion generation, a discharge electrode is formed on one principal surface of a substrate formed of ceramics, an induction electrode is formed on another principal surface of the substrate, the discharge electrode and the induction electrode being disposed opposite to each other, a first protective layer and a second protective layer are formed so as to cover the discharge electrode and the induction electrode, respectively. Surface discharge is generated on a surface of the first protective layer by applying an AC voltage between the discharge electrode and induction electrode, and positive ions and negative ions are alternately generated in the air. In the board for ion generation, the porosity of the substrate is 5 to 10 vol. %.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a water-borne primer coating composition using a polyolefin resin not containing chlorine, which can achieve an adhesion property to a substrate and gasohol resistance simultaneously and can achieve the inhibition of peeling of a multilayer coating film in washing a car by high pressure cleaning and moisture resistance simultaneously.

Abstract: A reflecting screen 10 comprises a base portion 11, light transmitting portions 12 provided on the base portion 11, and light absorbing portions 14. Each of the light transmitting portions 12 comprises a unit prism shape 12 which has a generally wedge-like shape with a larger width on the image source side than its width on the rear face side and is arranged along a screen face 10a. A reflecting layer 13 adapted to reflect the image light, which has been transmitted through the unit prism shapes 12, is provided on the rear face side of each unit prism shape 12. Each unit prism shape 2 extends linearly, and each light absorbing portion 14 is arranged between each adjacent pair of the unit prism shapes 12.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a condition determining device that calculates a deviation amount of image data from a normal condition and determines if the image forming apparatus is in an abnormal condition. An abnormal section specifying device specifies an abnormal section in the image forming apparatus based on a condition of the image forming apparatus. An image processing device executes image processing for abnormal use in accordance with an output of the abnormal section specifying device when the image data condition determining device determines that the image forming apparatus is in an abnormal condition. A service person call output device outputs a service person call signal indicative of calling a service person to a center when the image data condition determining device determines that the image forming apparatus is in an abnormal condition.

Abstract: To provide a polyester resin composition whereby formation of a cyclic trimer, etc. during melt molding is suppressed, and little soiling or the like is observed during the molding, and a method for its production. A method for producing a polyester resin composition (C), which comprises melt-kneading a polyester resin (A) which satisfies the following formulae (1), (2) and (3) and a polyester resin (B) which satisfies the following formula (4). The polyester resin composition (C) obtained by the method, and a molded product such as a film made from such a composition. P1?10??(1) 0.1?Ge1?1.5??(2) 0.001?Ge1/P1?0.15??(3) 0?P2/Ti1?80??(4) provided that in the formulae (1), (2) and (3), P1 is the content (mol) of phosphorus atoms and Ge1 is the content (mol) of germanium atoms, per ton of the polyester resin (A), and in the formula (4), P2 is the content (mol) of phosphorus atoms and Ti1 is the content (mol) of titanium atoms, per ton of the polyester resin (B).

Abstract: An information processing apparatus, in which binding of data common to processes is performed such that common data is registered, and in which if it is determined that common data is not yet been registered, a task is shifted to a sleeping state and then shifted to an executable state once the common data is determined to be registered.

Abstract: There is provided a method for forming a brilliant coating film with an excellent brilliant appearance by using aqueous first and second base coating compositions without preheating the applied first base coating composition. In the method, the aqueous first base coating composition is applied to a substrate to form a first base coating, the aqueous second base coating composition is applied to the first base coating to form a second base coating, a clear coating composition is applied to the second base coating to form a clear coating, and then the uncured coatings formed are simultaneously heated and cured, under controlling the solid contents of the first and second base coating compositions and the ratio therebetween, or the brilliant pigment mass concentrations of the base coating compositions and the ratio therebetween, or the mass ratio, the evaporation rate, and the solubility parameter of a solvent contained in the first base coating composition.

Abstract: In a chain transmission incorporating a standard roller chain, the diameter of the tooth gap bottom circle of a sprocket in mesh with the chain, is greater than the diameter of the tooth gap bottom circle for a corresponding sprocket having an ISO tooth form.