Abstract: Reduction of recorded noise is achieved at the time of imaging in an environment of generation of noticeable noise while securing user convenience. A communication controller includes: a wireless communication unit that performs first wireless communication using a first wireless communication method, and second wireless communication using a second wireless communication method; and a control unit that detects a volume of a voice, and changes a wireless output of the first wireless communication on the basis of the detected volume.

Abstract: In a heater according to the present invention, one of conductive lines is arranged to extend from a temperature detection element toward one end portion of a substrate in a lengthwise direction of the substrate, whereas the other the conductive line is arranged to extend from the temperature detection element toward the other end portion of the substrate in the lengthwise direction of the substrate, and at least one of the two conductive lines has an area that is inclined in both of the lengthwise direction and the widthwise direction of the substrate.

Abstract: To provide a traveling control mechanism and a traveling control method capable of controlling a traveling mechanism taking into consideration operation contents of a remote control valve. The problem is solved by a traveling control mechanism comprising a remote control valve (21, 22, 23, 24), a pressure adjusting solenoid valve (61, 62), a setting mechanism (70), and a controller (60). The traveling mechanism (8) allows a traveling speed to be switched between a high speed and a low speed in accordance with an operation amount of the remote control valve (21, 22, 23, 24). An HST circuit (30) is provided with a pump (31, 32) and a traveling motor (33), the pump (31, 32) connects to a pilot line (41, 42, 43, 44) allowing a hydraulic oil supplied from the remote control valve (21, 22, 23, 24) to flow therethrough, a pressure sensor (45) is attached to the pilot line (41, 42, 43, 44), and a rotation sensor (65) is attached to the traveling motor (33).

Abstract: In a heater according to the present invention, one of conductive lines is arranged to extend from a temperature detection element toward one end portion of a substrate in a lengthwise direction of the substrate, whereas the other the conductive line is arranged to extend from the temperature detection element toward the other end portion of the substrate in the lengthwise direction of the substrate, and at least one of the two conductive lines has an area that is inclined in both of the lengthwise direction and the widthwise direction of the substrate.

Abstract: A heater wherein an elongated substrate, a first electroconductive member, a second electroconductive member, a plurality of heat generating resistors, and a temperature detecting element. The following relationships are satisfied: W?L and W?S, where W represents a dimension of the temperature detecting element measured in a longitudinal direction of the substrate, L represents a dimension, measured in the longitudinal direction, of one of the heat generating resistors at least partially overlapping with the temperature detecting element with respect to the longitudinal direction, and S represents a dimension between adjacent heat generating elements of the heat generating elements.

Abstract: To provide a vehicle steering control device capable of suppressing influence of a torque generated during driving support by an EPS device on steering of a steering wheel performed by a driver. The vehicle steering control device includes an EPS controller (first controller) that controls a speed reduction mechanism and a differential mechanism controller (second controller) that controls a differential mechanism. In addition, the vehicle steering control device has a first steering assist mode of assisting driver's steering and a second steering assist mode of performing steering independently from the driver's steering. In the second steering assist mode, the second controller controls the differential mechanism so as to cancel a torque applied to a rack-and-pinion side of the differential mechanism from the speed reduction mechanism controlled by the first controller.

Abstract: A fixing device includes a pad and a holder that holds the pad at a side opposite from a side on which the pad opposes a rotatable member. The holder includes a first portion provided at a position in which a recording material is separated from the rotatable member, with a gap being provided between the pad and the first portion with respect to a recording material feeding direction, and a second portion that holds the pad and extends in the recording material feeding direction. In addition, a leaf spring member urges the holder toward the rotatable member. Further, a recording material, carrying a toner image thereon, is nipped and fed through a nip, formed by sandwiching an endless belt between the rotatable member and the pad, and the toner image is fixed on the recording material in the nip.

Abstract: To provide a vehicle steering control device capable of alleviating discomfort caused by mismatch between a steering angle of a steering wheel and a steered angle of a drive wheel generated by automatic steering using an EPS device. The vehicle steering control device has a first steering assist mode of assisting driver's steering and a second steering assist mode of performing steering independently from the driver's steering. A second controller, performs phase shift suppression control to suppress a relative shift of a phase of a differential mechanism on a steering wheel side with respect to a reference phase on the steering wheel side of the differential mechanism corresponding to a phase on a rack-and-pinion side of the differential mechanism in the first steering assist mode.

Abstract: In a heater according to the present invention, one of conductive lines is arranged to extend from a temperature detection element toward one end portion of a substrate in a lengthwise direction of the substrate, whereas the other the conductive line is arranged to extend from the temperature detection element toward the other end portion of the substrate in the lengthwise direction of the substrate, and at least one of the two conductive lines has an area that is inclined in both of the lengthwise direction and the widthwise direction of the substrate.

Abstract: A travel control device is provided with hydraulic pumps of a variable capacity type that are driven by an engine; hydraulic motors that are driven by discharged oil from the hydraulic pumps; traveling devices that are rotation-driven by the hydraulic motors; a travel operation lever that is operated so as to instruct a traveling operation; a first control valve for generating a charged hydraulic pressure by adjusting the discharged oil from a charge pump and a second control valve for generating a capacity control hydraulic pressure in accordance with the operation of the travel operation lever. The first control valve is designed to pressure-adjust and generate a charged hydraulic pressure in accordance with the rotation speed of the engine, and the hydraulic pump is subjected to a variable capacity control process by a capacity control hydraulic pressure that is pressure-adjusted and generated by the second control valve.

Abstract: To provide a vehicle steering control device capable of suppressing influence of a torque generated during driving support by an EPS device on steering of a steering wheel performed by a driver. The vehicle steering control device includes an EPS controller (first controller) that controls a speed reduction mechanism and a differential mechanism controller (second controller) that controls a differential mechanism. In addition, the vehicle steering control device has a first steering assist mode of assisting driver's steering and a second steering assist mode of performing steering independently from the driver's steering. In the second steering assist mode, the second controller controls the differential mechanism so as to cancel a torque applied to a rack-and-pinion side of the differential mechanism from the speed reduction mechanism controlled by the first controller.

Abstract: To provide a vehicle steering control device capable of alleviating discomfort caused by mismatch between a steering angle of a steering wheel and a steered angle of a drive wheel generated by automatic steering using an EPS device. The vehicle steering control device has a first steering assist mode of assisting driver's steering and a second steering assist mode of performing steering independently from the driver's steering. A second controller, performs phase shift suppression control to suppress a relative shift of a phase of a differential mechanism on a steering wheel side with respect to a reference phase on the steering wheel side of the differential mechanism corresponding to a phase on a rack-and-pinion side of the differential mechanism in the first steering assist mode.

Abstract: A fixing device includes a rotatable member, a rotatable endless belt, a pad, a holder including a recording material separating portion and a pad holding portion, and a leaf spring member. Between the rotatable member and the endless belt, a nip is formed by sandwiching the endless belt by the rotatable member and the pad. With respect to a recording material feeding direction, a gap is provided between the pad and the recording material separating portion of the holder.

Abstract: A NC-program editing apparatus includes a 3D-machining-shape generating unit that generates, for each unit of machining, a three-dimensional machining shape including position information in a three-dimensional virtual space on the basis of attribute information described for each unit of machining configuring an NC program, an attribute processing unit that extracts the attribute information from the NC program and associates three-dimensional position information corresponding to a machining shape corresponding to the extracted attribute information with the extracted attribute information, and a display-screen control unit that displays the NC program on a program display screen and displays a projection drawing of the machining shape on a shape display screen according to position information contained in the machining shape and, when receiving an input for editing the NC program via the program display screen, reflects content of the input on the NC program.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a fixing unit having a heating member, a temperature detection member detecting a temperature of the heating member, a control unit controlling power to be supplied to a heater, and an acquisition unit that acquires toner density information of the toner image to be formed on the recording material, wherein the acquisition unit acquires first toner density information in a predetermined area which is a portion of a maximum image formation area of the recording material and second toner density information in the maximum image formation area, and the predetermined area is an area including an area of the recording material corresponding to a detected area of the heating member detected by the temperature detection member, wherein the control unit sets the target temperature based on the first toner density information and the second toner density information.

Abstract: According to an aspect of the invention, a developing device includes a developing container that accommodates a two-component developer, a toner concentration detecting unit that detects a toner concentration of the developer by a detecting unit exposed to an inner wall of the developing container, a transport member that is disposed within the developing container and stirs and transport the developer with a transport blade having a pitch that is equal to or less than a size of the detecting unit of the toner concentration detecting unit, and a plurality of gap holding members that is provided at a position facing the toner concentration detecting unit of the transport member and holds a gap such that a tip thereof is abutted against the inner wall of the developing container.

Abstract: An electric power steering apparatus that has a torque sensor which detects a steering torque, and a motor control apparatus to control the motor which applies an assist torque, by which steering is assisted, to a steering system of a vehicle, including: a function that switches a control system of the motor between an angle control system to control an angle corresponding to an angle control command value of an automatic steering mode and a torque control system to control a torque corresponding to a torque control command value of a manual steering mode in accordance with a predetermined switching trigger, wherein the steering apparatus variably sets a gradual-changing time corresponding to a command value difference between the angle control command value and the torque control command value when switching from the angle control system to the torque control system by using a gradual-changing.

Abstract: An electric power steering apparatus that has a torque sensor which detects a steering torque, and a motor control apparatus to control the motor which applies an assist torque, by which steering is assisted, to a steering system of a vehicle, including: a function that switches a control system of the motor between an angle control system to control an angle corresponding to an angle control command value of an automatic steering mode and a torque control system to control a torque corresponding to a torque control command value of a manual steering mode in accordance with a predetermined switching trigger, wherein the steering apparatus variably sets a gradual-changing time corresponding to a command value difference between the angle control command value and the torque control command value when switching from the angle control system to the torque control system by using a gradual-changing.

Abstract: A fixing device fixes an image on a recording material. The fixing device includes a cylindrical rotatable member with an electroconductive layer and at least one slit at an end portion with respect to a generatrix direction, a coil, inside the rotatable member, the coil including a helically-shaped portion having a helical axis along the generatrix direction and forming an alternating magnetic field for causing the electroconductive layer to generate heat through electromagnetic induction heating, and a magnetic core provided inside the helically-shaped portion. The magnetic core does not form a loop outside the electroconductive layer, 70% or more of magnetic lines of force coming out of one end of the core and passing through an outside of the electroconductive layer return to another end of the core, and the image is fixed on the recording material by the generated heat.

Abstract: A fixing device includes a cylindrical rotatable heating member; a nip-forming member having a first surface and a second surface opposite from the first surface and contacting an inner surface of the rotatable heating member at the first surface; a supporting member having a supporting surface, contacting the second surface, for supporting the nip-forming member; and a pressing member for forming a nip in cooperation with the nip-forming member though the rotatable heating member. A recording material on which an image is formed is heated at the nip while being feed through the nip, and the image is fixed on the recording material. The supporting surface of the supporting member supports the second surface of the nip-forming member so that the nip-forming member is swingable relative to the supporting member about an axis substantially parallel with a rotational axis of the cylindrical rotatable heating member.