Abstract: An additive manufacturing powder includes: a metal powder; and a coating film provided on a particle surface of the metal powder and containing a compound derived from a coupling agent having a functional group. The additive manufacturing powder has an average particle diameter of 3.0 ?m or more and 30.0 ?m or less. The functional group includes a cyclic structure-containing group, a fluoroalkyl group, or a fluoroaryl group.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing an imaging module is disclosed. The method includes: producing a housing of the imaging module, the producing including forming a through hole in a part of the housing to connect outer/inner surfaces of the housing; applying an adhesive to the outer surface of the housing in a position where a lens barrel of the imaging module is to be attached, the adhesive having at least a property of being cured by a heat treatment; attaching the lens barrel to the housing with the applied adhesive; curing the adhesive by applying a heat treatment to the housing to which the lens barrel has been attached; and sealing, after the heat treatment, an opening of the through hole with a sealing member such that the opening on the outer surface of the housing is covered by the sealing member.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a dust core, includes: applying energy to a surface of a soft magnetic powder coated with an insulating body containing a compound having an aluminum-oxygen bond; exposing the soft magnetic powder to an atmosphere having a dew point of ?30° C. or higher and 15° C. or lower under an atmospheric pressure; and forming a molded product by pressing the soft magnetic powder at 20 MPa or more and 400 MPa or less.

Abstract: A method for producing a powder magnetic core includes applying energy to a surface of a soft magnetic powder coated with an insulator, exposing the soft magnetic powder to an atmosphere having an atmospheric pressure dew point of ?30° C. or higher and 15° C. or lower, and forming a molded body by pressing the soft magnetic powder at 20 MPa or more and 400 MPa or less.

Abstract: An insulator-coated magnetic alloy powder particle includes a magnetic alloy powder particle and an insulator that coats a surface of the magnetic alloy powder particle and that has a plurality of protrusions at a surface thereof, wherein the insulator includes a first insulator in a particulate form enclosed in the protrusion, and a second insulator in a film form that coats at least a part of a surface of the first insulator.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image carrying unit that carries a toner image on a surface of the image carrying unit along with rotation of the image carrying unit to transfer the toner image onto a target transfer unit, and a supply unit that supplies a larger amount of fatty acid metal salt to the image carrying unit as a rotation speed of the image carrying unit increases.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image carrying unit that carries a toner image on a surface of the image carrying unit along with rotation of the image carrying unit to transfer the toner image onto a target transfer unit, and a supply unit that supplies a larger amount of fatty acid metal salt to the image carrying unit as a rotation speed of the image carrying unit increases.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: an image carrier that carries a toner image on a surface thereof while rotating, from which the toner image is transferred to a transfer member; a scraper that comes into contact with an area of the surface of the image carrier from which the toner image has been transferred and that scrapes residue off the image carrier; and a flattening device that flattens a pile of residue that has been scraped off by the scraper and has accumulated.

Abstract: A nozzle plate includes a nozzle open to one surface of the nozzle plate to eject ink, and a diamond-like carbon (DLC) layer disposed adjacent to the one surface. The DLC layer has surface irregularities including recesses and protrusions. The protrusions adjoining one another have ends to be in contact with the ink. The ends are located at mutually different positions in a direction intersecting the one surface.

Abstract: A nozzle plate includes a nozzle from which a liquid is ejected and that has an opening at one surface side of the nozzle plate and a liquid repelling layer containing a cross-linked fluororesin and formed on the one surface side of the nozzle plate.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a photoreceptor that includes a conductive substrate, a photosensitive layer, and an inorganic surface layer arranged in that order, the inorganic surface layer containing a group 13 element and oxygen; a charging unit; an electrostatic image-forming unit; a developing unit; a transfer unit; a cleaning unit that performs cleaning by causing the cleaning blade to contact the surface of the photoreceptor; and a supply unit that supplies a fatty acid metal salt to a position where the cleaning blade in the cleaning unit contacts the photoreceptor. When the fatty acid metal salt is supplied, a portion of the surface of the photoreceptor downstream of the supply unit and upstream of the cleaning unit in a rotating direction of the photoreceptor is covered with a metal derived from the fatty acid metal salt at a coverage of about 40% or more.

Abstract: A wiping member is configured to wipe a nozzle forming surface of a liquid ejecting head, which has nozzles through which a liquid is ejected, in a first direction. The wiping member includes a fibrous material and is configured to satisfy the following: ?a+3?a??f+3?f where ?f is an average of sizes of spaces between fibers in the first direction, ?f is a standard deviation of the sizes of the spaces, ?a is an average of sizes of aggregation substances formed of a solute in the liquid adhered to the nozzle forming surface in the first direction, and ?a is a standard deviation of the sizes of the aggregation substances.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a photoreceptor that includes a conductive substrate, a photosensitive layer, and an inorganic surface layer arranged in that order, the inorganic surface layer containing a group 13 element and oxygen; a charging unit; an electrostatic image-forming unit; a developing unit; a transfer unit; a cleaning unit that performs cleaning by causing the cleaning blade to contact the surface of the photoreceptor; and a supply unit that supplies a fatty acid metal salt to a position where the cleaning blade in the cleaning unit contacts the photoreceptor. When the fatty acid metal salt is supplied, a portion of the surface of the photoreceptor downstream of the supply unit and upstream of the cleaning unit in a rotating direction of the photoreceptor is covered with a metal derived from the fatty acid metal salt at a coverage of about 40% or more.

Abstract: An electric circuit for an electronic mirror includes first and second image sensors, an image processing unit, a serializer unit, and a power supply unit. The image processing unit processes image signals received from the first and second image sensors, and outputs processed image signals corresponding to these image signals. The serializer unit converts the processed image signals into serial signals, respectively. The power supply unit supplies operating power to the first and second image sensors, the image processing unit, and the serializer unit. In the electric circuit, at least either of the following processes is performed: (1) The image processing unit alternately processes the two kinds of image signals; and (2) The serializer unit alternately processes the two kinds of processed image signals.

Abstract: A developing device includes a developer container that accommodates an electrostatic image developer including toner containing a toner particle and a zinc stearate particle, a ratio (DT/DS) of a volume-average particle size (DT) of the toner particle to a volume-average particle size (DS) of the zinc stearate particle being about 1.9 or more; a developer carrier that supplies the toner to an image carrier; a supply conveyor that supplies the electrostatic image developer while conveying the electrostatic image developer; a mixing conveyor that conveys the electrostatic image developer while mixing the electrostatic image developer; and a partition disposed between the supply conveyor and the mixing conveyor. The electrostatic image developer is moved from the supply conveyor to the mixing conveyor through a first passage and is moved from the mixing conveyor to the supply conveyor through a second passage.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a rotatable image carrier that carries an image; a charging unit that includes a rotatable charging member that charges the image carrier; a developing unit that supplies developer to the image carrier that is charged, the developer containing at least toner and a carrier, an external additive being added to the toner; a transfer unit that includes a transfer member that transfers the image formed on the image carrier to a transfer material; and a cleaning unit that cleans a surface of the image carrier. In the image forming apparatus, during image non-formation, the external additive is supplied to the image carrier that rotates, and the image carrier and at least the transfer member are separated from each other.

Abstract: A nozzle plate includes a nozzle open to one surface of the nozzle plate to eject ink, and a diamond-like carbon (DLC) layer disposed adjacent to the one surface. The DLC layer has surface irregularities including recesses and protrusions. The protrusions adjoining one another have ends to be in contact with the ink. The ends are located at mutually different positions in a direction intersecting the one surface.

Abstract: A nozzle plate includes a nozzle from which a liquid is ejected and that has an opening at one surface side of the nozzle plate and a liquid repelling layer containing a cross-linked fluororesin and formed on the one surface side of the nozzle plate.

Abstract: A wiping member is configured to wipe a nozzle forming surface of a liquid ejecting head, which has nozzles through which a liquid is ejected, in a first direction. The wiping member includes a fibrous material and is configured to satisfy the following: ?a+3?a??f+3?f where ?f is an average of sizes of spaces between fibers in the first direction, ?f is a standard deviation of the sizes of the spaces, ?a is an average of sizes of aggregation substances formed of a solute in the liquid adhered to the nozzle forming surface in the first direction, and ?a is a standard deviation of the sizes of the aggregation substances.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a rotatable image carrier that carries an image; a charging unit that includes a rotatable charging member that charges the image carrier; a developing unit that supplies developer to the image carrier that is charged, the developer containing at least toner and a carrier, an external additive being added to the toner; a transfer unit that includes a transfer member that transfers the image formed on the image carrier to a transfer material; and a cleaning unit that cleans a surface of the image carrier. In the image forming apparatus, during image non-formation, the external additive is supplied to the image carrier that rotates, and the image carrier and at least the transfer member are separated from each other.