Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing industrially useful fluorine-containing compounds such as a fluorinated ester compound and an acid fluoride compound. Namely, the present invention resides in a method for producing a fluorinated ester compound, which comprises fluorinating an ester compound which is an ester of a compound having hydroxyl group(s) with a compound having acyl fluoride group(s) and which has a structure which can be fluorinated, in a liquid phase to produce a fluorinated ester compound, wherein the fluorination is carried out in the form of a liquid mixture of the ester compound and the compound having acyl fluoride group(s).

Abstract: Provided is a tetrafluoroethylene copolymer consisting of a unit based on tetrafluoroethylene and a unit based on a monomer represented by CF2?CFORf1Rf2 (where Rf1 is a polyfluoroalkylene group which may contain an etheric oxygen atom and Rf2 is a polyfluorocycloalkyl group which may contain an etheric oxygen atom), wherein a content of the latter is from 0.005 to 0.5% by mass. The tetrafluoroethylene copolymer is excellent both in paste extrudability and in heat resistance, has characteristics such as excellent transparency of a molded product, and is suitably applicable to paste extrusion and compression molding.

Abstract: A fixing device as an image heating device is provided, by which a difference in glossiness is not caused in a recording medium in the axial direction of a pressure roller. When a print request is issued during the end-processing sequence, an electric power applied to a magnetization coil via an exciting circuit is dropped to 0 by controlling means during the start-processing sequence, and after an appropriate interval, the heating with full power is restarted by the controlling means. By so doing, the decrease in temperature at both ends of a fixing belt and a heat-generating roller in the axial direction can be compensated.

Abstract: The present invention provides novel processes for preparing a fluorinated acyl fluoride and a fluorinated vinyl ether.

Abstract: A resin molding for use as optical base molded by means of micro-cellular foam molding, wherein the relative density of the resin molding is within a range of from 0.99 to 0.6. The ratio (f1/f2) of the linear expansion coefficient (f1) of the resin molding in MD direction at any given portion to the linear expansion coefficient (f2) of a non-foamed resin molding in MD direction at the same portion is preferably at least 1.05. The resin molding for use as optical base having the above-mentioned relative density and linear expansion coefficient has reduced dimensional change and deviation of optical axis during use of the same.

Abstract: A fixing device is formed by using a heat generating roller having magnetism and electric conductive characteristics and a magnetizing coil opposed to the outer peripheral of the heat generating roller and generating heat on the heat generating roller by an electromagnetic induction. The magnetizing coil is formed in such a manner that 60 copper wires whose surfaces are insulated and have the outside diameter of 0.2 mm are bundled to form a bundle of wires and the bundle of wires is drawn in the direction of rotation axis of the heat generating roller and wound in the direction of a circumference of the heat generating roller. Further, the magnetizing coil is disposed so that the bundles of wires mutually come into close contact along the circumference of the heat generating roller to cover the upper half of the heat generating roller.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for obtaining a compound useful as a raw material for various fluororesins in high yield by a short process by using a starting material which is inexpensive and readily available.

Abstract: A heating device utilizing electromagnetic induction is provided with an induction heating unit that is opposed to a heating member and causes the heating member to heat through electromagnetic induction. The induction heating unit has an exciting coil for generating a magnetic field and a coil guide member on which the exciting coil is wound. The exciting coil is formed in at least two layers in such a manner that a first layer is formed on a circumferential surface of the coil guide member by winding a plurality of turns and a second layer is formed around and outside the first layer on the side opposite to the coil guide member, and winding of each of the second layer and following layers is started from a position close to a winding start position of the first layer.

Abstract: A heat generating member for fixing a toner image onto a recording medium, an induction heating means arranged to oppose to the heat generating member, for generating heat in the heat generating member by electromagnetic induction, an inverter circuit for driving the induction heating means, a power controlling means for controlling a power value that is output from the inverter circuit, a power-value calculating means for calculating the power value, a power-value sensing means for acquiring the power value output from the power controlling means, and a temperature sensing means for sensing a temperature at least at one point of the heat generating member are provided, and thus either the power value sensed by the power-value sensing means or a temperature value sensed by the temperature sensing means is used as a reference value used to calculate the power value by the power-value calculating means. Therefore, the image fixing device can be controlled with the high reliability.

Abstract: A fluorinated polyvalent carbonyl compound is produced by an economically advantageous method from inexpensive materials without requiring a complicated synthetic process step. Namely, the present invention comprises reacting a polyvalent alcohol having at least two kinds of alcohol skeletons selected among a primary alcohol, a secondary alcohol and a tertiary alcohol, with an acid halide to obtain a polyvalent ester compound, fluorinating it in a liquid phase to obtain a perfluorinated polyvalent ester compound, and cleaving the ester bonds derived from primary and secondary alcohols in the perfluoropolyvalent ester compound to obtain a fluorinated polyvalent carbonyl compound.

Abstract: Seat lifting devices disposed between a seat support for supporting a seat cushion and a seat mount for mounting the seat support are taught that comprise a front and rear linking mechanisms movably interconnecting the seat support and the seat mount. These linking mechanisms are arranged and constructed to vertically adjust the seat cushion when operated. The rear linking mechanism comprises a first linking arm that is pivotally connected to the seat mount and the seat support, and a second linking arm that is pivotally connected to the seat support. The second linking arm is provided with a rear slide pin that slidably engages a rear guide slot formed in the seat mount. The rear slide pin is arranged and constructed to engage a plurality of teeth formed in the rear guide slot when a large force is applied to the seat support in a direction to separate the seat support from the seat mount.

Abstract: A short ring is provided outside a support frame. In the short ring, eddy current is generated in such a direction as to cancel apart of a magnetic flux developed from the exciting coil when it is fed with current, which the part of the magnetic flux leaks to outside. When the eddy current is generated, a magnetic field is developed in such a direction as to cancel the magnetic field by the leaking flux, as taught by Fleming's law. The result is that unnecessary radiation by the leaking flux is prevented, and hence noise generation in other members or devices is suppressed.

Abstract: The invention provides a process for producing a fluorine-containing compound from an inexpensive material. Namely, Compound I such as RACH2OH is reacted with Compound II such as XCORB to form Compound III such as RACH2OCORB, followed by fluorination in a liquid phase to form Compound IV such as RAFCF2OCORBF, which is converted to Compound V such as RAFCOF and/or Compound VI such as RBFCOF. RA is an alkyl group or the like, RB is a perhalogenoalkyl group or the like, RAF and RBF are fluorinated RA and RB, and X is halogen.

Abstract: An image heating device with a small thermal capacity that can be heated rapidly. The image heating device includes a fixing belt (20) having a heat resistance; a rotatable heat-generating roller (21), which is at least partially conductive and arranged in contact with an inner peripheral surface of the fixing belt (20); a fixing roller (22), the fixing roller and the heat-generating roller (21) movably suspending the fixing belt (20) therebetween; and a magnetization means (24) for heating the heat-generating roller (21) through magnetization, which is arranged outside the heat-generating roller (21). In this image heating device, the magnetization means (24) heats the heat-generating roller (21) through magnetization after a rotating operation of the heat-generating roller (21) is started.

Abstract: The present invention provides a process whereby fluorinated ketones of various structures can be produced by short process steps and which is useful as an industrial production process.

Abstract: A process for producing inorganic spheres, which comprises injecting an aqueous liquid containing an inorganic compound through an inlet hole into an organic liquid which flows at a flow rate of from 0.001 to 2 m/s in a laminar flow state in a flow path to form a W/O type emulsion, and solidifying the aqueous liquid containing an inorganic compound in the W/O type emulsion.

Abstract: A process for producing inorganic spheres, which comprises injecting an aqueous liquid containing an inorganic compound into a laminar flow of an organic liquid which runs at a flow rate of from 0.001 to 2 m/s in a flow path through a porous membrane to form a W/O type emulsion and solidifying the aqueous liquid containing an inorganic compound in the W/O type emulsion.

Abstract: The process for producing a vic-dichloro acid fluoride compound in a short process and in good yield from the starting material which is inexpensive and readily available is provided. (RH1—EH1—)CRH2RH3CH2—OCORHB (I) is fluorinated in a liquid phase to form (CF2ClCFCl—EFF1—) CRF2RF3CF2—OCORFB (II), and then, an ester bond of the compound (II) is decomposed to form (CF2ClCFCl—EF1—)CRF2RF3COF(III) or the compound (III) and FCORFB (IV).

Abstract: A fluorinated polyvalent carbonyl compound is produced by an economically advantageous method from inexpensive materials without requiring a complicated synthetic process step. Namely, the present invention comprises reacting a polyvalent alcohol having at least two kinds of alcohol skeletons selected among a primary alcohol, a secondary alcohol and a tertiary alcohol, with an acid halide to obtain a polyvalent ester compound, fluorinating it in a liquid phase to obtain a perfluorinated polyvalent ester compound, and cleaving the ester bonds derived from primary and secondary alcohols in the perfluoropolyvalent ester compound to obtain a fluorinated polyvalent carbonyl compound.

Abstract: A heating device utilizing electromagnetic induction is provided with an induction heating unit that is opposed to a heating member and causes the heating member to heat through electromagnetic induction. The induction heating unit has an exciting coil for generating a magnetic field and a coil guide member on which the exciting coil is wound. The exciting coil is formed in at least two layers in such a manner that a first layer is formed on a circumferential surface of the coil guide member by winding a plurality of turns and a second layer is formed around and outside the first layer on the side opposite to the coil guide member, and winding of each of the second layer and following layers is started from a position close to a winding start position of the first layer.