Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a float assembly that can prevent the floats from flipping. The present invention provides a float assembly including a plurality of floats connected together comprising: a filled float having a hollow portion, wherein the hollow portion has a part filled with a filler, and the filled float is arranged at a position facing an assembly periphery surrounding the float assembly.

Abstract: An IP cover having a light-shielding property is detachably mounted on an IP. The IP includes a stimulable phosphor layer on one surface thereof. The IP cover is mounted on the stimulable phosphor layer so as to be closely attached to the stimulable phosphor layer. The IP and the IP cover include notches, and a part of an inspection target is inserted into the notches at the time of inspection. An IP unit is mounted on a blade welded portion of an impeller. Radiation is applied from a radiation irradiation device and a radiation image of the blade welded portion is recorded on the IP as a latent image. The IP cover is detached from the IP unit and the IP is set on a template. The IP is set at an image reading position of a radiation image reading device by the template, and the radiation image is read.

Abstract: An IP cover having a light-shielding property is detachably mounted on an IP. The IP includes a stimulable phosphor layer on one surface thereof. The IP cover is mounted on the stimulable phosphor layer so as to be closely attached to the stimulable phosphor layer. The IP and the IP cover include notches, and a part of an inspection target is inserted into the notches at the time of inspection. An IP unit is mounted on a blade welded portion of an impeller. Radiation is applied from a radiation irradiation device and a radiation image of the blade welded portion is recorded on the IP as a latent image. The IP cover is detached from the IP unit and the IP is set on a template. The IP is set at an image reading position of a radiation image reading device by the template, and the radiation image is read.

Abstract: There is provided a cassette having: a flexible accommodating body that accommodates an accumulative fluorescent sheet in a light shielded state; an entrance/exit portion that is provided at one end portion of the flexible accommodating body, and through which the accumulative fluorescent sheet can be inserted and removed into and from the flexible accommodating body due to mounting to a radiographic image reading device; and opening/closing means for opening the flexible accommodating body such that a push-out member, that pushes the accumulative fluorescent sheet out toward the entrance/exit portion, can be inserted, or closing the flexible accommodating body in a light shielded state.

Abstract: There is provided a cassette having: a flexible accommodating body that accommodates an accumulative fluorescent sheet in a light shielded state; an entrance/exit portion that is provided at one end portion of the flexible accommodating body, and through which the accumulative fluorescent sheet can be inserted and removed into and from the flexible accommodating body due to mounting to a radiographic image reading device; and opening/closing means for opening the flexible accommodating body such that a push-out member, that pushes the accumulative fluorescent sheet out toward the entrance/exit portion, can be inserted, or closing the flexible accommodating body in a light shielded state.

Abstract: A pipette tip includes a cylindrical distal end portion in which an opening that dispenses or draws in liquid is formed and a body portion that has a cylindrical shape whose outer periphery has a larger diameter than that of the distal end portion and which configures an outer peripheral step portion between itself and the distal end portion.

Abstract: A channel member is formed in which a channel thorough which liquid can flow, and a testing substance to be measured is adhered on a wall surface in the channel. At a time of replacing the solution in the channel, the solution is supplied to the channel in a prescribed quantity at a first speed, thereafter, the supply is stopped for a prescribed time, and thereafter the solution is supplied at a third speed.

Abstract: A pipette tip includes a cylindrical distal end portion in which an opening that dispenses or draws in liquid is formed and a body portion that has a cylindrical shape whose outer periphery has a larger diameter than that of the distal end portion and which configures an outer peripheral step portion between itself and the distal end portion.

Abstract: After prescan of a plurality of images on a photographic film, designation of an image to be processed and verification of the image to be processed, the photographic film is conveyed at high speed to a position where the reading conditions for the image to be processed can be set. When reading the image to be processed, the photographic film is conveyed at the same conveying speed as at the time of fine scan, and from the time point when the reading is complete, the high speed conveying of the photographic film is resumed and the photographic film is delivered. In a case where adjacent images are designated as the images to be processed, an operation similar to the one described above is performed until completion of reading the images to be processed, and then, the images to be processed are fine scanned after returning the photographic film to a position where the reading conditions for the images to be processed can be set.

Abstract: An automatic focusing (AF) control section performs focus detection for each of focusing regions provided in an image reading area to detect positions of an image-forming lens where the focusing regions are focused as partial focusing positions. A loading condition judgment unit judges the loading condition of a photographic film by inspecting a curl of the image reading area based on each of the partial focusing positions. When the image reading area is bowed such that the center thereof is projected toward an area CCD, the photographic film is judged being loaded in reverse, and a warning message is displayed on a display. In this case, image reading of the photographic film is not executed.

Abstract: A chart original in which two or more patterns are disposed so as to be separated at predetermined intervals and are symmetric with respect to a second imaginary line which is orthogonal to a first imaginary line. Each of the patterns is formed from a first line segment, which is orthogonal to the first imaginary line, and two second line segments, which are disposed at opposite positions with respect to the first line segment so as to intersect the first line segment. Each of the patterns intersect the first imaginary line at three points.

Abstract: A CCD image sensor is fixed on a Y-direction stage that is supported on an X-direction stage. When a piezo driver supplies voltage to an X-direction piezo element and a Y-direction piezo element, the CCD image sensor is moved in X and Y directions. The X-direction position sensor and the Y-direction position sensor detects the position information of the CCD image sensor in X and Y direction respectively, and send the position information to the piezo driver. The piezo driver sets a target movement of the CCD image sensor, and detects the actual movement of the CCD image sensor from the position information. The piezo driver adjusts the output voltage to the X-direction piezo element and the Y-direction piezo element such that the target movement becomes the same as the actual movement.

Abstract: Prior to the image reading processing, a focusing point for each optical magnification that can be set for fine scan is stored. At the time of image reading processing, all images of a photographic film are prescanned after setting reading conditions for prescan, and image verification processing is executed after various setup processes. Thereafter, autofocusing processing is executed with a chart in a film carrier as an object, and then the photographic film begins to be conveyed in the reverse direction for fine scan processing. In cases where the optical magnification of an image next to be read is different from the present optical magnification at the time of fine scanning, the position of each portion is set based on the focusing points stored in advance.