Abstract: A seat reclining device for a vehicle is configured such that an operating surface section and a projection of a pole are disposed at locations separate from each other along the radial direction of a body surface section, and are half-punched from the body surface section in one direction along the axial direction so as to form projections. A pressed surface section of the pole is provided on an edge surface of the body surface section formed on the other side in the axial direction of the operating surface section along with the half-punched projection of the operating surface section.

Abstract: There is provided a transfer type ink jet recording apparatus including: an image forming section forming an image by applying, onto a transfer body, a reaction liquid for increasing a viscosity of ink and ink containing an aqueous liquid medium and a coloring material; a liquid absorbing section having a porous body that absorbs at least a part of a liquid component from the formed image; a heating section heating the image treated by the porous body; a transfer section that transfers the heated image onto a recording medium; and a deterioration prevention treatment section including a deterioration preventing agent applying device that applies, onto the porous body provided in the liquid absorbing section, a deterioration preventing agent that prevents deterioration of the transfer body.

Abstract: In this vehicle seat reclining device, the annular protrusion of a ratchet has a first region, a second region, and a third region, which are arranged circumferentially, and the outer side surface of the ratchet has a fourth region. The protrusion is shaped so that the third region extends further radially outward than the second region. As a result, the portion of the fourth region, which corresponds to the third region, extends further radially outward than the portion of the fourth region, which corresponds to the second region.

Abstract: An ink jet recording method of the present invention includes: forming an ink image by ejecting an ink onto a transfer body with an ink jet head in which a recording element substrate provided with an element generating energy to be used for ejecting the ink, a pressure chamber including the element inside, and an ejection orifice ejecting the ink is provided, and the ink in the pressure chamber is circulated between the pressure chamber and the outside of the pressure chamber; and transferring the ink image onto a recording medium by bringing the recording medium into contact with the transfer body on which the ink image is formed, wherein a viscosity of the ink is 2 mPa·s or more to 20 mPa·s or less.

Abstract: In this vehicle seat reclining device, the annular protrusion of a ratchet has a first region, a second region, and a third region, which are arranged circumferentially, and the outer side surface of the ratchet has a fourth region. The protrusion is shaped so that the third region extends further radially outward than the second region. As a result, the portion of the fourth region, which corresponds to the third region, extends further radially outward than the portion of the fourth region, which corresponds to the second region.

Abstract: A seat reclining device for a vehicle is configured such that an operating surface section and a projection of a pole are disposed at locations separate from each other along the radial direction of a body surface section, and are half-punched from the body surface section in one direction along the axial direction so as to form projections. A pressed surface section of the pole is provided on an edge surface of the body surface section formed on the other side in the axial direction of the operating surface section along with the half-punched projection of the operating surface section.

Abstract: An ink jet printing apparatus including: an image forming unit which forms an ink image containing an aqueous liquid component and a coloring material, including a reaction solution applying unit and an ink applying unit; and a liquid absorbing unit for absorbing at least a portion of a liquid component from the ink image by bringing a porous body into contact with the ink image, the liquid absorbing unit including a liquid absorbing member having the porous body, wherein the ink applying unit includes a liquid ejection head including a plurality of printing element substrates each having an element which generates energy that is utilized for discharging a liquid, a pressure chamber which has the element in the inside, and a plurality of ejection orifices which discharge a liquid, and the ink is circulated between the inside of the pressure chamber and the outside of the pressure chamber.

Abstract: A seat drive device includes a first operation restricting portion provided to a first transmission member and restricting a second operation member from being operated to move from an original position to an adjustment position in a state where a first operation member has been operated to move from an original position to an adjustment position and the first transmission member has been operated to move in response thereto, and a second operation restricting portion provided to a second transmission member and restricting the first operation member from being operated to move from the original position to the adjustment position in a state where the second operation member has been operated to move from the original position to the adjustment position and the second transmission member has been operated to move in response thereto.

Abstract: A liquid ejection apparatus includes a liquid ejection head which is provided with a pressure chamber having, in the inside thereof, an energy-generating element, a transfer body onto which a liquid is ejected through the liquid ejection head to form an image, and a pressing unit which presses a recording medium against the transfer body to transfer the image formed on the transfer body onto the recording medium, wherein the liquid ejection apparatus further includes a heating unit for heating the transfer body during a period from the ejection of the liquid through the liquid ejection head and until the pressing of the recording medium by means of the pressing unit, and the liquid in the pressure chamber in the liquid ejection head is circulated between the pressure chamber and the outside of the pressure chamber.

Abstract: There is provided a transfer type ink jet recording apparatus including: an image forming section forming an image by applying, onto a transfer body, a reaction liquid for increasing a viscosity of ink and ink containing an aqueous liquid medium and a coloring material; a liquid absorbing section having a porous body that absorbs at least a part of a liquid component from the formed image; a heating section heating the image treated by the porous body; a transfer section that transfers the heated image onto a recording medium; and a deterioration prevention treatment section including a deterioration preventing agent applying device that applies, onto the porous body provided in the liquid absorbing section, a deterioration preventing agent that prevents deterioration of the transfer body.

Abstract: Provided is a sliding device. The sliding device includes a fixed rail, a movable rail, a rack, a pinion, a locking mechanism that restricts sliding of the movable rail, and a gear mechanism. The gear mechanism includes multiple gears and transmits a rotation generated in an electric motor to the pinion. The gear mechanism is configured such that the pinion is capable of rotating more than a specified angle of rotation when the electric motor is in a stopped state.

Abstract: An intermediate transfer body is efficiently heated, and thus, transfer properties of an image and durability of the intermediate transfer body are ensured. A heating unit heats the intermediate transfer body by using a plurality of heating sources which are positioned by being shifted, with respect to a rotation direction of the intermediate transfer body. The plurality of heating sources includes a first heating source and a second heating source. A degree of heating the intermediate transfer body by the second heating source is greater than a degree of heating the intermediate transfer body by the first heating source. The second heating source is positioned on an upstream side, with respect to the rotation direction of the intermediate transfer body, from the first heating source.

Abstract: An ink jet recording method of the present invention includes: forming an ink image by ejecting an ink onto a transfer body with an ink jet head in which a recording element substrate provided with an element generating energy to be used for ejecting the ink, a pressure chamber including the element inside, and an ejection orifice ejecting the ink is provided, and the ink in the pressure chamber is circulated between the pressure chamber and the outside of the pressure chamber; and transferring the ink image onto a recording medium by bringing the recording medium into contact with the transfer body on which the ink image is formed, wherein a viscosity of the ink is 2 mPa·s or more to 20 mPa·s or less.

Abstract: There is provided an ink jet printing method including: an image forming process of applying ink onto an image forming surface of a transfer body to form a first intermediate image; an auxiliary liquid applying process of applying an auxiliary liquid containing a thermoplastic resin onto the first intermediate image on the transfer body to form a second intermediate image; and a transferring process of contacting the second intermediate image on the transfer body with a printing medium and separating the second intermediate image from the transfer body while maintaining a contact state with the printing medium to transfer the second intermediate image to the printing medium, wherein in the auxiliary liquid applying process, an area difference between an area of a first intermediate image and an area of an auxiliary liquid application area in the image forming surface is adjusted.

Abstract: An inkjet recording method of the present invention comprises forming an ink image by ejecting ink on an ejection receiving medium by an inkjet head including a recording element substrate having an energy generation element, a pressure chamber, and an ejection port, wherein the ink is circulated between the inside of the pressure chamber and the outside of the pressure chamber; and removing at least a portion of a liquid component from the ink image by bringing a liquid absorbing member into contact with the ink image, wherein the ink contains 5 to 30 mass % of a water-soluble organic solvent having a bp of 110° C. or more, and 50 mass % or more of the water-soluble organic solvent contained in the ink image and having a bp of 110° C. or more is removed from the ink image in the removal of at least a portion of a liquid component from the ink image.

Abstract: An ink jet recording method of the present invention includes: forming an ink image by ejecting an ink onto a transfer body with an ink jet head in which a recording element substrate provided with an element generating energy to be used for ejecting the ink, a pressure chamber including the element inside, and an ejection orifice ejecting the ink is provided, and the ink in the pressure chamber is circulated between the pressure chamber and the outside of the pressure chamber; and transferring the ink image onto a recording medium by bringing the recording medium into contact with the transfer body on which the ink image is formed, wherein a viscosity of the ink is 2 mPa·s or more to 20 mPa·s or less.

Abstract: An inkjet recording method of the present invention comprises forming an ink image by ejecting ink on an ejection receiving medium by an inkjet head including a recording element substrate having an energy generation element, a pressure chamber, and an ejection port, wherein the ink is circulated between the inside of the pressure chamber and the outside of the pressure chamber; and removing at least a portion of a liquid component from the ink image by bringing a liquid absorbing member into contact with the ink image, wherein the ink contains 5 to 30 mass % of a water-soluble organic solvent having a bp of 110° C. or more, and 50 mass % or more of the water-soluble organic solvent contained in the ink image and having a bp of 110° C. or more is removed from the ink image in the removal of at least a portion of a liquid component from the ink image.

Abstract: An inkjet recording apparatus includes an ejection head configured to eject an ink to form an image, a head heater configured to heat the ejection head to a temperature T1 and a control unit configured to control the temperature of the ejection head and the temperature at an image forming position by the ejection head. The control unit controls heating of the ejection head by the head heater and the temperature at the image forming position in such a way that the temperature of the ejection head is higher than the temperature at the image forming position.

Abstract: A seat drive device, wherein one of first and second operation restricting portions corresponding to one of first and second transmission members is movable within one of first and second notches corresponding to another of the first and second transmission members when the one of the first and second transmission members is rotated from an initial state where both of the first and second transmission members are not rotated, and the first and second operation restricting portions are arranged to interfere with each other when both of the first and second transmission members are simultaneously rotated.

Abstract: There is provided an ink jet printing method including: an image forming process of applying ink onto an image forming surface of a transfer body to form a first intermediate image; an auxiliary liquid applying process of applying an auxiliary liquid containing a thermoplastic resin onto the first intermediate image on the transfer body to form a second intermediate image; and a transferring process of contacting the second intermediate image on the transfer body with a printing medium and separating the second intermediate image from the transfer body while maintaining a contact state with the printing medium to transfer the second intermediate image to the printing medium, wherein in the auxiliary liquid applying process, an area difference between an area of a first intermediate image and an area of an auxiliary liquid application area in the image forming surface is adjusted.