Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes, an image forming portion configured to form a toner image on a sheet using printing toner and apply powder adhesive on the sheet, a fixing portion configured to heat the toner image formed on the sheet and the powder adhesive applied on the sheet by the image forming portion and fix the toner image and the powder adhesive to the sheet, and a bonding portion configured to bond the sheet with the powder adhesive by reheating the sheet having been heated by the fixing portion. The bonding portion is arranged above the image forming portion.

Abstract: A sound absorbing structure includes a panel having a first side and a second side and at least one acoustic scatterer coupled to a first side of the panel. The panel may be at least partially transparent. The at least one acoustic scatterer has an opening and at least one channel. The at least one channel has a channel open end and a channel terminal end with the channel open end being in fluid communication with the opening. The panel may be utilized to separate an interior space from an exterior space.

Abstract: In order to provide an elemental analysis device that includes an electrode having a housing recess where a crucible is housed during an elemental analysis, and that is capable of making only the part of a consumed electrode tip replaceable, an elemental analysis device including a first electrode and a second electrode between which a crucible MP containing a sample is nipped, and that heats the sample by applying a current between the first electrode and the second electrode, the first electrode includes: a first electrode main body that is provided with a housing recess where the crucible MP is housed; and a first electrode tip that is provided removably to the first electrode main body in such a manner that a part thereof is exposed inside the housing recess.

Abstract: Road traffic volume information is acquired, and CO2 recovery devices 30, 30a for recovering CO2 exhausted into the air from vehicles on a road and drifting around the road are installed. Activation of the CO2 recovery devices 30, 30a is controlled based on the road traffic volume information.

Abstract: A sound absorbing structure includes a panel having a first side and a second side and at least one acoustic scatterer coupled to a first side of the panel. The panel may be at least partially transparent. The at least one acoustic scatterer has an opening and at least one channel. The at least one channel has a channel open end and a channel terminal end with the channel open end being in fluid communication with the opening.

Abstract: A gas sensor includes a sensor element body having a porous layer provided on an outer surface, and a power supply device which supplies power to a heater element that is in the sensor element body. The amount of power being applied to the heater element by the power supply device when gas detection is being performed by the gas sensor in a steady state is designated as P [W], the volume of the length range of a heating region of the heater element provided in the sensor element body as V [mm3], and the applied power density as X [W/mm3], where X is a value expressed by P/V. In that case, the following relationship is satisfied between the applied power density X and the average thickness Y [?m] of the porous layer: Y?509.32?2884.89X+5014.

Abstract: A sample preprocessing device 2 is to preprocess a sample (W) analyzed by a analysis device 3 by applying heat to the sample, and comprises a heating furnace 4 that applies heat to the sample (W), a discharging port 2P2 from which the sample (W) heated by the heating furnace 4 is discharged by dropping the sample (W), and a posture restriction unit (PR) that restricts a posture of the sample (W) that drops in the discharging port 2P2.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a gas sensor element comprising a porous protective layer with improved water repellency upon continuously water pouring, which is a gas sensor element comprising: a detection portion; and a porous protective layer formed around the detection portion, wherein the porous protective layer is formed from an aggregate containing alumina and a coating material containing silica, and in the porous protective layer, the weight concentration x % by weight of the coating material with respect to the total weight of the aggregate and the coating material, and the porosity y %, satisfy the following formula (1): y?0.0058x2?1.2666x+68??(1), and in the porous protective layer, the pore volume of pores having a pore diameter of 100 nm or less is 0.02 mL/g or less.

Abstract: A gas sensor includes a sensor element body having a porous layer provided on an outer surface, and a power supply device which supplies power to a heater element that is in the sensor element body. The amount of power being applied to the heater element by the power supply device when gas detection is being performed by the gas sensor in a steady state is designated as P [W], the volume of the length range of a heating region of the heater element provided in the sensor element body as V [mm3], and the applied power density as X [W/mm3], where X is a value expressed by P/V. In that case, the following relationship is satisfied between the applied power density X and the average thickness Y [?m] of the porous layer: Y?509.32?2884.89X+5014.

Abstract: A sample preprocessing device 2 is to preprocess a sample (W) analyzed by a analysis device 3 by applying heat to the sample, and comprises a heating furnace 4 that applies heat to the sample (W), a discharging port 2P2 from which the sample (W) heated by the heating furnace 4 is discharged by dropping the sample (W), and a posture restriction unit (PR) that restricts a posture of the sample (W) that drops in the discharging port 2P2.

Abstract: In order to surely discharge dust produced in a sample containing part 10, the present invention is adapted to include: a dust introduction part 30 that has a through-hole 3a formed penetrating in a vertical direction and introduces dust produced in the sample containing part 10 into the through-hole 3a; a dust containing part 43 that contains the dust discharged through the through-hole 3a; and a dust discharge path 41a of which one end is connected to the dust introduction part 30 to communicatively connect to the through-hole 3a and the other end is connected to the dust containing part 43, in which the dust discharge path 41a is linearly formed along the vertical direction from the one end to the other end.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a gas sensor element comprising a porous protective layer with improved water repellency upon continuously water pouring, which is a gas sensor element comprising: a detection portion; and a porous protective layer formed around the detection portion, wherein the porous protective layer is formed from an aggregate containing alumina and a coating material containing silica, and in the porous protective layer, the weight concentration x % by weight of the coating material with respect to the total weight of the aggregate and the coating material, and the porosity y %, satisfy the following formula (1): y?0.0058x2-1.2666x+68??(1), and in the porous protective layer, the pore volume of pores having a pore diameter of 100 nm or less is 0.02 mL/g or less.

Abstract: A glass substrate molding method includes: preparing a rotatable or wheelable molding die having a die surface and contacting the die surface with one of a pair of principal surfaces of a glass substrate made of a glass material containing an alkali metal oxide, the die having conductivity; keeping the one of principal surfaces contacted with the die surface at a temperature over 100° C. and equal to or lower than Tg+50° C.; applying direct-current voltage to the substrate to be higher voltage on the contacted one of principal surfaces than voltage on an opposite surface of the contacted one of principal surfaces; and rotating or wheeling the die and simultaneously moving the die or the substrate in a direction parallel to the contacted one of principal surfaces in conformity with rotation or wheeling speed of the die, to mold the contacted one of principal surfaces of the substrate.

Abstract: A gas analysis device includes a probe tube, a flange, an optical system member, and heaters. The probe tube includes an optical path through which measurement light is projected onto a prescribed measurement region of a sample gas flowing through a flue and/or is received from the measurement region. The flange is fixed to the outer periphery of the probe tube and is attached to a pipe side wall. The optical system member projects measurement light onto the sample gas S within the measurement region and/or receives measurement light from the measurement region. The heaters are disposed within the flange and heats the portion where the probe tube and flange are fixed to each other.

Abstract: In order to remove dust attached to a filter member 40 to surely clean the filter member 40, an analysis apparatus 100 includes: a sample containing part 10 that contains a sample; the filter member 40 through which gas produced from the sample heated in the sample containing part 10 passes; and a gas flow path L1 adapted to lead the gas having passed through the filter member 40 to an analyzer. In addition, the filter member 40 is formed in a tubular shape, and in one end part of the filter member 40, a gas lead-out port 40a connecting to the gas flow path L1 is formed. Further, it is configured that the gas passes through a side wall part 42 of the filter member 40 from outside to inside, and flows from the gas lead-out port 40a to the gas flow path L1.

Abstract: A glass substrate molding method includes: preparing a rotatable or wheelable molding die having a die surface and contacting the die surface with one of a pair of principal surfaces of a glass substrate made of a glass material containing an alkali metal oxide, the die having conductivity; keeping the one of principal surfaces contacted with the die surface at a temperature over 100° C. and equal to or lower than Tg+50° C.; applying direct-current voltage to the substrate to be higher voltage on the contacted one of principal surfaces than voltage on an opposite surface of the contacted one of principal surfaces; and rotating or wheeling the die and simultaneously moving the die or the substrate in a direction parallel to the contacted one of principal surfaces in conformity with rotation or wheeling speed of the die, to mold the contacted one of principal surfaces of the substrate.

Abstract: To efficiently heat and burn a sample without using a combustion aid, an analysis device that heats a sample in a sample accommodation part and analyzes the resulting gas is provided with an induced current generation mechanism for generating an induced current in the sample through electromagnetic induction and a laser irradiation mechanism for irradiating laser light onto the sample and is configured so that the induced current generation mechanism and the laser irradiation mechanism act simultaneously on the sample.

Abstract: A gas analysis device includes a probe tube, a flange, an optical system member, and heaters. The probe tube includes an optical path through which measurement light is projected onto a prescribed measurement region of a sample gas flowing through a flue and/or is received from the measurement region. The flange is fixed to the outer periphery of the probe tube and is attached to a pipe side wall. The optical system member projects measurement light onto the sample gas S within the measurement region and/or receives measurement light from the measurement region. The heaters are disposed within the flange and heats the portion where the probe tube and flange are fixed to each other.

Abstract: In order to surely discharge dust produced in a sample containing part 10, the present invention is adapted to include: a dust introduction part 30 that has a through-hole 3a formed penetrating in a vertical direction and introduces dust produced in the sample containing part 10 into the through-hole 3a; a dust containing part 43 that contains the dust discharged through the through-hole 3a; and a dust discharge path 41a of which one end is connected to the dust introduction part 30 to communicatively connect to the through-hole 3a and the other end is connected to the dust containing part 43, in which the dust discharge path 41a is linearly formed along the vertical direction from the one end to the other end.

Abstract: To efficiently heat and burn a sample without using a combustion aid, an analysis device that heats a sample in a sample accommodation part and analyzes the resulting gas is provided with an induced current generation mechanism for generating an induced current in the sample through electromagnetic induction and a laser irradiation mechanism for irradiating laser light onto the sample and is configured so that the induced current generation mechanism and the laser irradiation mechanism act simultaneously on the sample.