Abstract: A connector (1) comprises two lock springs (6) provided with locking claws (6E), respectively, and a control mechanism (7, 8) for controlling positions of the locking claws (6E). The lock springs (6) are arranged parallel to each other in an X-direction. The locking claws (6E) are arranged parallel to each other in the X-direction. The control mechanism comprises a single button (7) and a cam mechanism (8), which is coupled to the single button (7) and has two cam portions (8B) arranged close to the lock springs (6) in the X-direction. When the single button (7) is operated, the cam portions (8B) add forces to the lock springs (6) simultaneously to elastically deform the lock springs (6) so that the locking claws (6E) are retracted inside a shell (4).

Abstract: In a connector provided with a locking member (29) for locking a connection state between a connector (12) and a connection object (11), the locking member is assembled in an assembling portion (31) of a housing member (27) of the connector. The locking member has an engaging portion (29-1) at its one end, an operating portion (29-3) at the other end, and a pivot portion formed at a particular position between the engaging portion and the operating portion. The pivot portion has a first pivot (29-5) protruding on the side of one surface and a second pivot (29-6) protruding on the side of the other surface. The assembling portion has a pivot bearing portion (35) rotatably clamping the first and the second pivots. The engaging portion is engaged the connection object. The an operating portion is for receiving operation force. The housing member holds a contact member (25).

Abstract: A production system of electrolyzed water includes an electrolyzer the interior of which is subdivided into an anode chamber and a cathode chamber by means of a cation permeable membrane, a diluted brine tank arranged to store an amount of diluted brine to be supplied into the anode and cathode chambers of the electrolyzer, first and second water supply conduits connecting the brine tank to the anode and cathode chambers respectively, and first and second electrically operated hydraulic pumps provided on the first and second water supply conduits to supply the diluted brine from the brine tank into the anode and cathode chambers. To prevent an electric motor for the hydraulic pumps from corrosion caused by backward flow of electrolyzed water in the production system, the hydraulic pumps are deactivated upon the lapse of a predetermined time after application of the DC voltage to an anode and a cathode in the anode and cathode chambers has been interrupted.

Abstract: A saturated brine tank in an apparatus for production of electrolyzed water having a box-type cabinet formed to contain the vessel of a brine tank mounted thereon and covered with a lid, wherein the brine tank includes a funnel-shaped chute formed to cover an upper opening of the vessel of the brine tank and detachably coupled at its outer periphery with the upper opening of the vessel for introducing an amount of water-soluble salt supplied into the vessel, a netted bag of fine mesh fixedly coupled at its opening end with a lower opening end of the chute to retain the salt introduced therein from the chute, an overflow pipe disposed within the interior of the vessel outside the bag, and a communication pipe connected to the bottom of the vessel for connection to a diluted brine tank.

Abstract: In an image printer performing multi-color printing, two magnetic poles having the same polarity are provided adjacent to each other in a position facing the printing body of the second developing agent holding body provided in the second developing unit, and development is performed under a condition satisfying the following formulas;B1.ltoreq.1100,1000.ltoreq.B2.ltoreq.1200,-300.ltoreq.B1-B2.ltoreq.0,F.apprxeq.0where B1 (gauss) is a magnetic flux density on the surface of the developing agent holding body of one magnetic pole of the magnetic poles arranged in the downstream side of the transmitting direction of the developing agent, and B2 (gauss) is a magnetic flux density on the surface of the developing agent holding body of the other magnetic pole of the magnetic poles arranged in the upstream side of the transmitting direction of the developing agent, and F (gf) is a rubbing force to the printing body of the magnetic brush in the second developing unit.

Abstract: A bias cleaning system has an electrically conductive brush roller for collecting toner which has to adhered a transfer belt by scrubbing the toner off the transfer belt under a condition in which a direct current voltage of the opposite polarity to the charge of the toner is applied to the brush roller. A corona charger is also provided for decreasing the amount of charge on the toner on the transfer belt in a region of the belt up-stream of the electrically conductive brush roller in the moving direction of the transfer belt.

Abstract: In an image forming method wherein a toner image formed on a photoreceptor by the sequence of a charging step, an imagewise exposure step and a development step is transferred and fixed on a recording sheet by a transfer and a fixing step, the improvement wherein the developer used in the development step comprises at least 30 wt % of a toner having a particle size of no more than 8 .mu.

Abstract: An open-top vehicle body having a passenger compartment defined rearwards the front windshield. A shield member in the form of a thin flexible sheet is provided to extend transversely at a portion behind the front seats so as to block air flow which will otherwise be produced from the rear compartment to the front passenger compartment. The shield member is attached to the vehicle body in a removable manner.