Abstract: A touch panel includes first sensor electrode arrays in which first island-shaped electrode portions are arrayed along a first direction and connected through connecting portions, second sensor electrode arrays in which second island-shaped electrode portions are arrayed at intervals along a second direction, jumper wiring portions being superimposed through insulating portions and connecting the second island-shaped electrode portions arranged adjacent to each other along the second direction, and a lead-out wiring portion connected to the first and second sensor electrode arrays, the first and second sensor electrode arrays being formed of a first transparent conductor layer having a first thickness, the jumper wiring portions being formed of a second transparent conductor layer having a second thickness, the lead-out wiring portion being formed of a third transparent conductor layer having a third thickness that is larger than the first thickness.

Abstract: A capacitive touch panel includes a first sensor pattern that includes first electrode lines arranged in parallel, each first electrode line including first sensor electrodes arranged in a first direction and first connection electrodes that connect first sensor electrodes; a second sensor pattern that includes second electrode lines arranged in parallel, each second electrode line including second sensor electrodes arranged in a second direction that crosses the first direction and second connection electrodes that connect second sensor electrodes, the second sensor pattern forming a matrix together with the first sensor pattern; first signal wires drawn out in the second direction from the first electrode lines, the first signal wires being wired to have an overlap with the first sensor electrodes with an insulation layer placed therebetween, except for connection parts to the first sensor electrodes; and second signal wires drawn out in the second direction from the individual second electrode lines.

Abstract: A touch panel includes first sensor electrode arrays in which first island-shaped electrode portions are arrayed along a first direction and connected through connecting portions, second sensor electrode arrays in which second island-shaped electrode portions are arrayed at intervals along a second direction, jumper wiring portions being superimposed through insulating portions and connecting the second island-shaped electrode portions arranged adjacent to each other along the second direction, and a lead-out wiring portion connected to the first and second sensor electrode arrays, the first and second sensor electrode arrays being formed of a first transparent conductor layer having a first thickness, the jumper wiring portions being formed of a second transparent conductor layer having a second thickness, the lead-out wiring portion being formed of a third transparent conductor layer having a third thickness that is larger than the first thickness.

Abstract: A touch panel of the present invention is provided with a transparent substrate, sensor electrodes, terminals, conductive wires, and auxiliary wires. The sensor electrodes are made with transparent conductive members arranged and formed in a detection region on the substrate. The terminals are formed in a wiring region on the substrate and correspond to the respective sensor electrodes. The conductive wires are formed in the wiring region on the substrate, and electrically connect any of the sensor electrodes and the terminal corresponding to the sensor electrode. The auxiliary wires are formed in the wiring region on the substrate, and electrically connect any of the sensor electrodes and the terminal corresponding to the sensor electrode. The conductive wires are of a material having electrical resistivity lower than that of the auxiliary wires, and the auxiliary wires are of a material less prone to corrosion than that of the conductive wires.

Abstract: A push type switch which enables an operator to obtain an upscale impression when he operates the push type switch. A switch body 3 is rigidly fixed to a printed wiring board 5. A casing 7 having a plurality of guide grooves 71h is fixed to the printed wiring board 5. A plurality of rails 91a provided on a knob 9 capable of transmitting a pushing force to the switch body 3 are slidably inserted into the guide grooves 71h such that the knob 9 can slide on the casing 7. A grease is applied to the guide grooves 71h and the rails 91a. The viscosity of the grease is set to be within a range of 1000 to 2750 Pa.

Abstract: A first predetermined operation is performed when a contact detector detects contact with an operation knob. A time length of the contact thus detected by the contact detector is measured and it is determined whether the time length of the contact is longer or shorter than a predetermined value. When it is determined that the time length of the contact is longer or shorter than the predetermined value, a second predetermined operation is performed.

Abstract: A toner exhibits excellent image characteristics, and also has an excellent charging property even if the toner is used in a cleaning-simultaneous-with-developing system having a direct injection charging mechanism. The toner includes toner particles and non-magnetic metallic-compound fine particles. The weight average particle diameter of the toner is 3.0 ?m to 12.0 ?m. The metallic-compound fine particles are conductive metallic-compound fine particles having a specific surface area (cm2/cm3) of 5×105 to 100×105; a medium diameter (D50) of 0.4 ?m to 4.0 ?m with respect to a volume-based particle diameter distribution, the medium diameter (D50) being smaller than the weight average particle diameter of the toner; and a 90% particle diameter D90 of 6.0 ?m or less with respect to a volume-based particle diameter.

Abstract: A toner exhibits excellent image characteristics, and also has an excellent charging property even if the toner is used in a cleaning-simultaneous-with-developing system having a direct injection charging mechanism. The toner includes toner particles and non-magnetic metallic-compound fine particles. The weight average particle diameter of the toner is 3.0 ?m to 12.0 ?m. The metallic-compound fine particles are conductive metallic-compound fine particles having a specific surface area (cm2/cm3) of 5×105 to 100×105; a medium diameter (D50) of 0.4 ?m to 4.0 ?m with respect to a volume-based particle diameter distribution, the medium diameter (D50) being smaller than the weight average particle diameter of the toner; and a 90% particle diameter D90 of 6.0 ?m or less with respect to a volume-based particle diameter.

Abstract: A membrane switch which can be opened and closed with a small pushing load. A fixed contact point 4 is formed on one surface of a first sheet 3. Flexible movable contact points 7 opposed to the fixed contact point 4 via a space in a manner movable to and way from the fixed contact point 4 are formed on one surface of a second sheet 6, opposed to the one surface of the first sheet 3. Insulators are arranged on the flexible movable contact points at locations except for the locations of push portions of the flexible movable contact points 7.

Abstract: A developer capable of providing an excellent image without causing a charging failure even after a long-term and repeated use contains a toner particle having a binder resin and a colorant, an inorganic fine particle, and a conductive fine particle, in which a volume average particle diameter Da of the conductive fine particle and an number average primary particle diameter Db of the inorganic fine particle satisfy the expression (1) below, and a rate of liberation “a” of the conductive fine particle from the toner particle is 40 to 95% and a rate of liberation “b” of the inorganic fine particle from the toner particle is 0.1 to 5% Da?10Db.

Abstract: A toner exhibits excellent image characteristics, and also has an excellent charging property even if the toner is used in a cleaning-simultaneous-with-developing system having a direct injection charging mechanism. The toner includes toner particles and non-magnetic metallic-compound fine particles. The weight average particle diameter of the toner is 3.0 ?m to 12.0 ?m. The metallic-compound fine particles are conductive metallic-compound fine particles having a specific surface area (cm2/cm3) of 5×105 to 100×105; a medium diameter (D50) of 0.4 ?m to 4.0 ?m with respect to a volume-based particle diameter distribution, the medium diameter (D50) being smaller than the weight average particle diameter of the toner; and a 90% particle diameter D90 of 6.0 ?m or less with respect to a volume-based particle diameter.

Abstract: A toner exhibits excellent image characteristics, and also has an excellent charging property even if the toner is used in a cleaning-simultaneous-with-developing system having a direct injection charging mechanism. The toner includes toner particles and non-magnetic metallic-compound fine particles. The weight average particle diameter of the toner is 3.0 ?m to 12.0 ?m. The metallic-compound fine particles are conductive metallic-compound fine particles having a specific surface area (cm2/cm3) of 5×105 to 100×105; a medium diameter (D50) of 0.4 ?m to 4.0 ?m with respect to a volume-based particle diameter distribution, the medium diameter (D50) being smaller than the weight average particle diameter of the toner; and a 90% particle diameter D90 of 6.0 ?m or less with respect to a volume-based particle diameter.

Abstract: A membrane switch which can be opened and closed with a small pushing load. A fixed contact point 4 is formed on one surface of a first sheet 3. Flexible movable contact points 7 opposed to the fixed contact point 4 via a space in a manner movable to and way from the fixed contact point 4 are formed on one surface of a second sheet 6, opposed to the one surface of the first sheet 3. Insulators are arranged on the flexible movable contact points at locations except for the locations of push portions of the flexible movable contact points 7.

Abstract: In an image forming system, an image-bearing member having a photoconductor layer comprising an Si-based non-single crystal material is charged at a relatively low potential of 250 to 600 volts by a contact charging member in the presence of electroconductive fine powder. An electrostatic latent image formed on the image-bearing member is developed with a magnetic toner which includes magnetic toner particles comprising at least a binder resin and a magnetic iron oxide, and inorganic fine powder and electroconductive fine powder present at the surface of the magnetic toner particles. The magnetic toner has a weight-average particle size of 3-10 ?m and an average circularity of 0.950 to 0.995, and contains 0.05 to 3.00% of isolated iron-containing particles.

Abstract: A push type switch which enables an operator to obtain an upscale impression when he operates the push type switch. A switch body 3 is rigidly fixed to a printed wiring board 5. A casing 7 having a plurality of guide grooves 71h is fixed to the printed wiring board 5. A plurality of rails 91a provided on a knob 9 capable of transmitting a pushing force to the switch body 3 are slidably inserted into the guide grooves 71h such that the knob 9 can slide on the casing 7. A grease is applied to the guide grooves 71h and the rails 91a. The viscosity of the grease is set to be within a range of 1000 to 2750 Pa.

Abstract: A toner suitable for use in an image forming method including a contact charging step is provided. The toner includes: toner particles comprising at least a binder resin and a colorant, and fine particles. The fine particles comprise: (i) a tungsten-containing tin oxide, or (ii) base particles, and a tungsten-containing tin compound coating the base particles, the fine particles contain tin (Sn) in a weight ratio (Sn/b) of 0.01 to 2.0 with respect to the base particles (B). In the fine particles, tungsten (W) is contained in a mol ratio (W/Sn) of 0.001 to 0.3 with respect to the tin (Sn).

Abstract: Outer ends of link members supported to a case and having their inner ends coupled to each other are coupled to a slider. A membrane sheet and a pusher are disposed one after the other on the slider, and a knob having molded therewith a surface sheet is fixed to the slider. On a bottom plate are mounted a tactile push-button switch and a light source. No matter which press area is depressed, the slider is uniformly translated by the link mechanism to actuate the push-button switch. The link mechanism, the slider, the membrane sheet except conductor portions, and the pusher are formed of a light transmitting material.

Abstract: There is provided a swing type multi-way switch in which light irradiated from a light source built therein sufficiently illuminates substantially all over the rear surface of an operation knob. The switch comprises: a box-like operation knob; a square frame-shaped holder disposed in the inside of the operation knob; a case having an outer square tube-like member and an inner square tube-like member coaxially formed; and a base plate on which a light source and a plurality of switch elements are to be mounted. The operation knob is rotatably supported by the holder disposed in the inside of the operation knob, and the holder is rotatably supported by the inner square tube-like member of the case by a second axis for rotating movement orthogonal to the axis for rotating movement of the operation knob.

Abstract: Provided is a developer capable of providing an excellent image without causing a charging failure even after a long-term and repeated use.

Abstract: To provide a toner which exhibits excellent performances for image characteristics, and also has excellent performances for charging property even if the toner is used in a cleaning simultaneous with developing system having a direct injection charging mechanism. The toner of the present invention comprises toner particles and non-magnetic metallic-compound fine particles. The weight average particle diameter of the toner is 3.0 &mgr;m to 12.0 &mgr;m. The metallic-compound fine particles are conductive metallic-compound fine particles having a specific surface area (cm2/cm3) of 5×105 to 100×105; a medium diameter (D50) of 0.4 &mgr;m to 4.0 &mgr;m with respect to a volume-basis particle diameter distribution, the medium diameter (D50) being smaller than a weight average particle diameter of the toner; and a 90% particle diameter D90 of 6.0 &mgr;m or less with respect to a volume-basis particle diameter.