Abstract: A display apparatus includes a laser radiation device, an object detection device, and a control device. The laser radiation device is configured to radiate laser light of a predetermined wavelength range to a display position in a gas to form a plasma in the display position. The object detection device is configured to detect presence or absence of an object in a predetermined space. The control device is configured to determine the predetermined space on a basis of the display position and intensity of the laser light scattered in the display position or having passed the display position.

Abstract: A resin mixture contains a binder resin and carbon black dispersed in the binder resin. The binder resin contains a polyethylene terephthalate having an imide bond in its molecule and having a density of 1.3345 g/cm3 or less.

Abstract: A display device includes a laser irradiation device and a control device. The laser irradiation device is configured to irradiate an irradiation point located at a display position in air, with a laser beam having a wavelength equal to or larger than 380 nm and equal to or smaller than 780 nm and produce plasma at the display position. The control device is configured to control intensity of the laser beam emitted from the at least one laser irradiation device so that a relationship between intensity of plasma light emitted from the plasma at the display position and intensity of scattered light produced from the laser beam and scattered by the plasma becomes a predetermined relationship to display a color pixel.

Abstract: A display apparatus includes a laser radiation device, an object detection device, and a control device. The laser radiation device is configured to radiate laser light of a predetermined wavelength range to a display position in a gas to form a plasma in the display position. The object detection device is configured to detect presence or absence of an object in a predetermined space. The control device is configured to determine the predetermined space on a basis of the display position and intensity of the laser light scattered in the display position or having passed the display position.

Abstract: The invention provides a resin composition containing a resin, a carbon fiber and a conductive liquid, wherein the content of the resin is 47 to 94.9% by mass in the composition, the content of the carbon fiber is 5 to 50% by mass in the composition, and the content of the conductive liquid is 0.1 to 3% by mass in the composition, and wherein the concentration of an element contained in the conductive liquid as measured by SEM-EDS on the surface of the carbon fiber is 1.3 times or more as much as the concentration of the element contained in the resin.

Abstract: The invention provides a resin composition containing a resin, a carbon fiber and a conductive liquid, wherein the content of the resin is 47 to 94.9% by mass in the composition, the content of the carbon fiber is 5 to 50% by mass in the composition, and the content of the conductive liquid is 0.1 to 3% by mass in the composition, and wherein the concentration of an element contained in the conductive liquid as measured by SEM-EDS on the surface of the carbon fiber is 1.3 times or more as much as the concentration of the element contained in the resin.

Abstract: A display device includes a laser irradiation device and a control device. The laser irradiation device is configured to irradiate an irradiation point located at a display position in air, with a laser beam having a wavelength equal to or larger than 380 nm and equal to or smaller than 780 nm and produce plasma at the display position. The control device is configured to control intensity of the laser beam emitted from the at least one laser irradiation device so that a relationship between intensity of plasma light emitted from the plasma at the display position and intensity of scattered light produced from the laser beam and scattered by the plasma becomes a predetermined relationship to display a color pixel.

Abstract: There is provided an electro-conductive member for electrophotography. The electro-conductive member for electrophotography includes, in sequence, an electro-conductive base, an electro-conductive elastic layer, and a resin layer. The elastic layer contains a cured product of an addition-curable silicone rubber mixture having a specific composition. The addition-curable silicone rubber mixture contains an organopolysiloxane that contains an alkenyl group attached to a silicon atom in its molecule, an organopolysiloxane that contains a hydrogen atom attached to a silicon atom in its molecule, carbon black, and spherical solid inorganic particles.

Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide an electrophotographic endless belt exhibiting high uniformity in transfer and high stability in running, and an electrophotographic apparatus having the electrophotographic endless belt. The present invention provides: an electrophotographic endless belt formed of a thermoplastic resin composition, characterized in that, assuming that the maximum heating shrinkage factor when a slice of the electrophotographic endless belt is hot-pressed in a temperature range higher than a melting point of the thermoplastic resin composition by 10° C. to 120° C. is L (%), 15?L?80 is established, and assuming that the maximum tensile rupture distortion attained by performing a heating tensile test using a slice hot-pressed at a temperature giving the maximum heating shrinkage factor in a temperature range of 80° C. to 200° C. is S, 0.10?(S+1)/L?0.

Abstract: In an electrophotographic conductive member composed of at least a thermoplastic resin composition, the thermoplastic resin composition contains a thermoplastic resin, a conductive filler and a conductive-filler dispersing agent, and the conductive-filler dispersing agent is a polyhydric alcohol type nonionic surface-active agent.

Abstract: In an electrophotographic belt member comprising a resin composition, the resin composition contains from 30% by weight to 90% by weight of a thermoplastic resin, from 2% by weight to 30% by weight of a compound selected from the group consisting of a polyether-ester amide, a polyether ester and a polyether amide, from 0% by weight to 5% by weight of an electrolyte, and from 2% by weight to 50% by weight of an insulating filler. Also disclosed are a process for producing the electrophotographic belt member, and an electrophotographic apparatus having the electrophotographic belt member.

Abstract: A process is disclosed producing an intermediate transfer member used in an image-forming apparatus in which an image formed on a first image-bearing member is transferred to a second image-bearing member. The process has the steps of melt-extruding an extrusion material from a circular die by means of an extruder and thereafter making the same into a desired shape to obtain a cylindrical extruded product, and forming the resultant cylindrical extruded product into the intermediate transfer member. The cylindrical extruded product contains a thermoplastic resin and an ion-conductive resistance control agent, and a ratio of the diameter of the intermediate transfer member obtained to the die diameter of the circular die is from 0.5 to 4.0. Also disclosed are an intermediate transfer member obtained by the production process, and an intermediate transfer member having the intermediate transfer member.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing an electrophotographic seamless belt, includes setting a substantially cylindrical preform made of a thermoplastic resin mixture containing a thermoplastic resin and having an outer diameter “a”, in a seamless belt molding die including a cylindrical cavity having an inner diameter “b”, and stretch blow molding at a predetermined stretch temperature T1 to obtain a stretch-blow-molded part; and cutting the stretch-blow-molded part to obtain a seamless belt. The thermoplastic resin mixture has a temperature T2 at which a parameter S/P calculated from a tensile-stress to strain curve obtained by performing a JIS K7161 test on a sheet test piece made of the thermoplastic resin mixture is 2.0 to 15.0 T2 is set as the predetermined stretch temperature T1. P indicates stress when a stretch magnification is 0.6×(b/a) and S indicates stress when the stretch magnification is 1.6×(b/a) and (b/a)?1.7.

Abstract: An electrophotographic endless belt has a beltlike substrate and a meandering-preventive member attached to the inner peripheral surface of the beltlike substrate via a pressure-sensitive adhesive, double-coated tape. The pressure-sensitive adhesive, double-coated tape is a pressure-sensitive adhesive, double-coated tape having i) a reinforcing base material and ii) pressure-sensitive adhesive layers on both sides of the reinforcing base material. The reinforcing base material has a thickness of from 25 ?m or more to 200 ?m or less, and the pressure-sensitive adhesive layers on both sides each have a thickness of 200 ?m or less and at least one of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layers has a thickness of from more than 100 ?m to 200 ?m or less, and the meandering-preventive member has a hardness of from 15° or more to 70° or less. Also disclosed are a process cartridge and an electrophotographic apparatus which have the electrophotographic endless belt as an intermediate transfer belt.

Abstract: In an electrophotographic conductive member composed of at least a thermoplastic resin composition, the thermoplastic resin composition contains a thermoplastic resin, a conductive filler and a conductive-filler dispersing agent, and the conductive-filler dispersing agent is a polyhydric alcohol type nonionic surface-active agent.

Abstract: An electrophotographic endless belt has a belt-like substrate, and a meandering-preventive member for preventing the electrophotographic endless belt from meandering and a position detection member for detecting a prescribed position of the electrophotographic endless belt. The meandering preventive member is, disposed on the inner-periphery side of one end portion of the belt-like substrate, and the position detection member is disposed on the outer-periphery side of the other end portion of the belt-like substrate. The meandering-preventive member and the position detection member are kept apart by a distance of from 200 mm to 250 mm in the width direction of the electrophotographic endless belt. A process cartridge and an electrophotographic apparatus employ such an electrophotographic endless belt as an intermediate transfer belt.

Abstract: An endless belt for electrophotography is disclosed which is obtainable continuously by melt extrusion from a circular die. The endless belt has a layer containing a thermoplastic resin having a diphenyl sulfone structure represented by the following Formula (1) Also disclosed are a process for producing the endless belt and an image forming apparatus having the endless belt.

Abstract: In an electrophotographic endless belt having a beltlike substrate, a meandering-preventive member and a position detection member, the meandering-preventive member is disposed on the inner-periphery side of one end portion of the beltlike substrate, the position detection member is disposed on the outer-periphery side of the other end portion of the beltlike substrate, and the meandering-preventive member and the position detection member are 200 mm to 250 mm away from each other in the width direction of the electrophotographic endless belt. The beltlike substrate contains a thermoplastic resin as a binder resin, and the beltlike substrate has a 25 ?m×25 ?m surface total current value of from 300 nA to 2,000 nA at the time of application of 100 V as measured by SPM.

Abstract: A process cartridge which is detachably mountable to a main body of an electrophotographic apparatus, includes an electrophotographic photosensitive member to carry a toner image; an intermediate transfer belt having a contact part with the photosensitive member, and a primary transfer unit to primarily transfer the toner image at the contact part from the photosensitive member to the intermediate transfer belt, being integrally supported in one body. After the contact part is formed by the photosensitive member and the intermediate transfer belt is brought into contact with under a linear pressure of 0.5 N/cm and is left for 10 hours in an environment of 45° C.

Abstract: A process cartridge integrally supports therein a cylindrical latent-image-bearing member on which a toner image is formed and an intermediate transfer belt to which the toner image is primarily transferred and from which it is secondarily transported to a transfer medium.