Abstract: An electrophotographic photoconductor and method of manufacturing thereof exhibits excellent characteristics of residual potential and repetition potential by containment of an additive of a compound. The electrophotographic photoconductor includes a conductive substrate and a photosensitive layer on the substrate, in which the photosensitive layer contains tri(4-nitrophenyl) phosphate.

Abstract: An electrophotographic photoconductor exhibits excellent electrophotographic performance, particularly high sensitivity. A method of manufacturing an electrophotographic photoconductor includes forming a photosensitive layer exhibiting high sensitivity using a coating liquid. The electrophotographic photoconductor includes a photosensitive layer that contains photoconductive substances, a principal component of which is a metallophthalocyanine compound and a subcomponent of which is a phthalocyanine compound having central elements of hydrogen. The content of the subcomponent is in a proportion of 1 &mgr;mol to 200 mmol with respect to 1 mol of the principal component. The manufacturing method uses a coating liquid containing photoconductive substances, including principal component of a metallophthalocyanine compound and a subcomponent of a phthalocyanine compound having central elements of hydrogen in a proportion of 1 &mgr;mol to 200 mmol with respect to 1 mol of the principal component.

Abstract: Then an end effecter is used to operate a heavy object, a large bending moment may act on arms of a manipulator to bend them. Consequently, an operating section cannot precisely control positions. Thus, according to the present invention, three arms 14 are attached to a base section 11, each of the arms 14 being composed of a first link section 15 having one end connected to a rotating shaft 12 on the base section 11 and a second link section 17 connected to the first link section 15 via another rotating shaft 16. These arms 14 support an operating section 19. The second link section 17 is connected to the rotating shaft 16 and to the operating section 19 using universal joints 18a and 18b. Direct acting driving means 13 is composed of a driving shaft 13a and a driving source that advances and retreats the driving shaft 13a. The driving shaft 13a is driven to advance and retreat to move the operating section 19 to a desired position.

Abstract: A phthalimide salt compound is contained in a photosensitive material having a charge generating function. Such a photosensitive material exhibits high retention rates of the surface charge. An electrophotographic photoconductor comprising such a photosensitive material is useful in, for example, printers, photocopiers, and facsmilie machines.

Abstract: An image reading apparatus includes a light source for irradiating light to an original image, a photoelectric transducing device for detecting reflected or transmitted quantities of the irradiated light, and for transducing the light into an electric signal, and a control mechanism for adjusting an emission region of the light source to a size of the original image. The light source includes a surface-emitting electroluminescent device that emits light of wavelengths corresponding to at least the three primary colors.

Abstract: A portable terminal carried by an operator of a target apparatus (e.g., an electronic component mounting system or a mounting apparatus incorporated in such a system), comprises: communicating means for conducting wireless communication; first information acquiring means for acquiring first information related to the target apparatus from the target apparatus via the communicating means; second information sending means for sending second information to at least one external information terminals via the communicating means based on the first information; third information acquiring means for acquiring third information from at least one external information terminal responding to the second information via the communicating means; and information outputting means for outputting an information output based on the third information.

Abstract: An electrophotographic photosensitive body has a photosensitive layer formed on a conductive substrate. The photosensitive layer contains a phthalocyanine compound as a photoconductive material, wherein the content of a phthalocyanine dimer compound in the layer that contains the phthalocyanine compound is present from about 100 nmol to about 300 mmol per 1 mol of the phthalocyanine compound. The resulting electrophotographic photosensitive body has excellent potential retention properties.

Abstract: An automatic sample analyzer includes: a pipette, a pipette driving device which moves the pipette to a sample vessel present in a predetermined position to cause the pipette to suck up a sample from the sample vessel, and then moves the pipette to an open vessel provided in another predetermined position to cause the pipette to discharge the sample into the open vessel, and an analyzing section for analyzing the discharged sample, the pipette driving device comprising a vertically movable main arm and an elongated guide arm cantilevered by the main arm and extending horizontally, the guide arm having a smaller flexural rigidity than the main arm, wherein the main arm vertically moves the pipette when the sample is to be sucked up from the sample vessel, and the guide arm guides the pipette to the open vessel and then vertically moves the pipette when the sample is to be discharged into the open vessel.

Abstract: A particle signal processing apparatus which processes a particle signal representative of characteristics of particles includes an amplifier having input and output terminals for amplifying a particle signal including serial pulses to output an output signal including the amplified serial pulses, a filter section for extracting a low frequency component from the output signal of the amplifier so that the extracted component is fed back into the input terminal as a negative feedback signal, and a feedback signal control section for allowing the filter section to fix the negative feedback signal when each of the amplified pulses rises and to hold the fixed negative feedback signal while the amplified pulse is larger than a threshold value.

Abstract: An electrophotographic photoconductor includes a conductive substrate and a photosensitive layer formed on a substrate. The photosensitive layer includes a phthalocyanine compound as a charge generation substance. An embodiment of the photosensitive layer contains a first phthalocyanine compound as a main component and a second phthalocyanine compound as a secondary component and as a result, has greater ability to generate negative charges than the ability of the first phthalocyanine compound.

Abstract: An electrophotographic photoconductor and method of manufacturing thereof exhibits excellent characteristics of residual potential and repetition potential by containment of an additive of a compound. The electrophotographic photoconductor includes a conductive substrate and a photosensitive layer on the substrate, in which the photosensitive layer contains tri(4-nitrophenyl) phosphate.

Abstract: A photosensitive layer of an electrophotographic photoconductor has at least one phthalocyanine compound, wherein the photosensitive layer contains a metal phthalocyanine compound bonded by an o-phthalonitrile compound as a ligand. The o-phthalonitrile ligand is present in an amount from about 100 nmol to about 200 nmol with respect to 1 mol of the phthalocyanine. The resulting electrophotographic photoconductor exhibits a high potential retention rate. A method for making such an electrophotographic photoconductor is also disclosed wherein a photosensitive layer is formed by coating, with a coating layer, to obtain a photosensitive layer having a high potential retention rate.

Abstract: An automatic winder that enables the number of yarn-supplying-bobbin feeding devices to be increased easily.

Abstract: The component (2) is first brought into point or line contact with the sheet (3) so as to avoid entrapment of air therebetween. The contact area between the component and the sheet is then gradually spread until the entire bottom surface of the component is adhered to the sheet.

Abstract: An electrophotographic photoconductor includes a conductive substrate and a photosensitive layer formed on a substrate. The photosensitive layer includes a phthalocyanine compound as a charge generation substance. An embodiment of the photosensitive layer contains a first phthalocyanine compound as a main component and a second phthalocyanine compound as a secondary component and as a result, has greater ability to generate negative charges than the ability of the first phthalocyanine compound.

Abstract: A particle signal processing apparatus which processes a particle signal representative of characteristics of particles includes an amplifier having input and output terminals for amplifying a particle signal including serial pulses to output an output signal including the amplified serial pulses, a filter section for extracting a low frequency component from the output signal of the amplifier so that the extracted component is fed back into the input terminal as a negative feedback signal, and a feedback signal control section for allowing the filter section to fix the negative feedback signal when each of the amplified pulses rises and to hold the fixed negative feedback signal while the amplified pulse is larger than a threshold value.

Abstract: An electrophotographic photosensitive body has a photosensitive layer formed on a conductive substrate. The photosensitive layer contains a phthalocyanine compound as a photoconductive material, wherein the content of a phthalocyanine dimer compound in the layer that contains the phthalocyanine compound is present from about 100 mmol to about 300 mmol per 1 mol of the phthalocyanine compound. The resulting electrophotographic photosensitive body has excellent potential retention properties.