Abstract: A first sealing member and a second sealing member are disposed respectively on a lower mold and an upper mold. During a process of closing the lower mold and the upper mold, a gap between the molds is sealed by the first sealing member, thereby forming an enclosed space between the molds. Thereafter, a gas in the enclosed space is discharged. As the closing process progresses, the enclosed space is divided by the second sealing member into a sealed room and a production cavity, followed by a liquid resin being supplied to the production cavity.

Abstract: A process for manufacturing a ceramic filter includes mixing silicon, yttrium oxide-doped zirconia, magnesium-aluminum spinel, silicon nitride, a pore-forming material, and a binder to form a ceramic precursor; extruding the ceramic precursor into a generally honeycomb shaped monolithic filter precursor or into a single filter tube precursor; drying the filter precursor or filter tube precursor to form a dried ceramic precursor; heating the dried ceramic precursor to remove the binder; and sintering to form the silicon nitride ceramic filter.

Abstract: Extracting gallium and/or arsenic from materials comprising gallium arsenide is generally disclosed. In some example embodiments, a material comprising gallium arsenide may be exposed to a first heating condition to form a first exhaust. The first exhaust may be directed to an arsenic collection bed including aluminum, which may form aluminum arsenide. The material including gallium arsenide may be exposed to a second heating condition and/or a vacuum may be applied, which may form a second exhaust. The second exhaust may be directed to a gallium collection bed including aluminum, which may form gallium alloys of aluminum.

Abstract: End members are dimensioned for securement to a flexible wall of a gas spring assembly. The end members can include an end wall, and inner and outer crimp walls that extend from the end wall and are disposed in spaced relation to one another such that gap is formed therebetween. A plurality of connector walls extend between and operatively interconnect the inner and outer crimp walls. Gas spring assemblies including such an end member and suspension systems including one or more of such gas spring assemblies are also included.

Abstract: An end member assembly includes an end member body and an end member insert. The end member body can include an outer side wall, an inner side wall disposed radially inward relative to the outer side wall, and a bottom wall that together with the inner side wall at least partially define a cavity. The end member insert can be supported on the end member body and selectively rotatable relative thereto. A gas spring assembly and a suspension system are also included.

Abstract: An apparatus is provided for applying adhesive to a string of pocketed coil springs during manufacture of an innerspring assembly, which apparatus comprises a plurality of independently actuatable adhesive applicators, each having a different transverse position relative to a longitudinal axis of the string of pocketed coil springs, and means for causing relative movement between the string of pocketed coil springs and the plurality of adhesive applicators, along a longitudinal axis of the string. The apparatus is adapted to apply adhesive to the string of pocketed coil springs, during relative movement between the first string of pocketed coil springs and the plurality of adhesive applicators, in a pattern that varies between at least some pockets of the string of pocketed coil springs.

Abstract: A shock absorber includes a cylinder, a first buffering assembly, a second buffering assembly, and oil. The cylinder includes a separating portion protruding from an inner sidewall. The cylinder defines a first chamber and a second chamber positioned at opposite sides of the separating portion. The separating portion defines a through hole communicating between the first chamber and the second chamber. The first buffering assembly includes a piston rod received in the first chamber, and a first movable piston sleeved on the piston rod. The second buffering assembly includes a second movable piston received in the second chamber adjacent to the separating portion, a stabling piston received in the second chamber, and an elastic member received in the second chamber. The elastic member is positioned between the second movable piston and the stabling piston. Oil is filled between the first movable piston and the second movable piston.

Abstract: A jounce bumper can be dimensioned for securement along an end member of a gas spring assembly adjacent a sensing device. The jounce bumper can include a bumper body with a sensing passage extending their through such that the sensing device can communicate through the sensing passage. A gas spring assembly including a sensing device and such a jounce bumper as well as a suspension system including one or more of such gas spring assemblies are also included.

Abstract: Tools having provisions associated with a wrench and a vise are described. The tools can include lateral support members extending from the handle that increase stability during use as a vise. The support members can be removed and/or placed in a non-use position when the tool is used as a wrench. The tool can also include support plates that provide a clearance space between a workpiece and a movable jaw of the tool. Various other features of the tools are described.

Abstract: The embodiments of the present invention disclose a module assembling device, comprising: a carrying platform for bearing a backlight module; a picking unit for picking and releasing a liquid crystal module; and either one or two selected from the group comprising a carrying platform movement mechanism for moving the carrying platform and a picking unit movement mechanism for moving the picking unit.

Abstract: First and second buffer roller pairs are driven such that a sheet conveyed sequentially by a conveying roller pair is overlapped with a standby sheet by shifting in a sheet conveying direction and such that the overlapped sheets standby at a branch path. A shift length in overlapping the standby sheet with the conveyed sheet is set such that the more the number of times of drawal into the branch path of the sheet, the shorter the shift length becomes. Thereby, the shift length between the respective sheets turns out to be a predetermined shift length in overlapping the standby sheets with a final conveyed sheet and conveying the sheets to an intermediate processing tray.

Abstract: In a sheet storing apparatus of the present invention, a tailing end supporting member which temporarily supports a tailing end of a dropping sheet bundle is arranged between a discharging port of a processing tray to discharge the sheet bundle and the upmost sheet on a stack tray as being movable between an operating position above a sheet placement face and a waiting position outside the stack tray.

Abstract: A sheet processing apparatus includes a binding unit including a binder which binds a predetermined number of gathered sheets by striking one or more staples into the sheets, a cutter which cuts off staple feet in accordance with a thickness of the sheets after the staples are struck, and a first housing which receives staple waste of the cut staple feet. The apparatus also includes a second housing which receives the staple waste from the first housing at a designated timing. The first housing has an openable cover which shifts from a closed state to an open state when the staple waste is transferred from the first housing to the second housing. A deformable member having an elastically deformable surface is provided on at lea a rim of an internal surface of the openable cover.

Abstract: In an apparatus structure having a sheet discharge mode to store sheets at a stack tray from a sheet discharging path and a sheet discharge mode to store binding-processed sheet bundles with collating and stacking, sheet holding means is arranged above a sheet placement face of the stack tray as a sheet pressurization force being variable in two steps, and then, the pressurization force of the sheet holding means is adjusted in two steps in accordance with the sheet discharge mode for storing sheets at the stack tray.

Abstract: In a provided apparatus, an upper roller to be engaged with a sheet upper face and a lower roller to be engaged with a sheet lower face are arranged at a sheet discharging port in a manner capable of being pressure-contacted and being separated, the upper roller is formed with a large-diameter soft roll face and a small-diameter hard roll face, and a pressurization force of roller lifting-lowering means with which the upper roller is pressure-contacted to and is separated from the lower roller is switched to be high or low.

Abstract: A paper sheet conveying apparatus includes a paper sheet conveyance path, a conveyance sound detection portion, an abnormality correspondence information storage portion, and an abnormality specifying portion. The conveyance sound detection portion detects conveyance sound of a paper sheet on the paper sheet conveyance path. The abnormality correspondence information storage portion has stored therein abnormality correspondence information indicating correspondence relationships between contents of a plurality of types of sheet conveyance abnormalities that can occur on the paper sheet conveyance path, and contents of the conveyance sounds detected by the conveyance sound detection portion when the respective sheet conveyance abnormalities occur.

Abstract: A sheet feeding mechanism includes a sheet feeding roller configured to feed an uppermost recording medium from stacked recording mediums, an inclined portion located at a downstream position of the sheet feeding roller in a conveyance direction of the recording medium and having a surface inclined with respect to the conveyance direction, and a restriction member configured not to contact the recording medium before the sheet feeding roller feeds the recording medium, and configured to contact the recording medium in a state where the recording medium is fed by the sheet feeding roller and conveyed along the inclined portion.

Abstract: A recording medium transport device includes a connecting member that connects two transport roller pairs, and a drive switching section that is provided to one of the two transport roller pairs, and switches between a state in which a rotational drive force is transmitted between the two transport roller pairs via the connecting member and a state in which the rotational drive force is not transmitted between the two transport roller pairs. A controller of the recording medium transport device causes the drive switching section to switch from the state in which the rotational drive force is not transmitted between the two transport roller pairs to the state in which the rotational drive force is transmitted between the two transport roller pairs via the connecting member, when the rotational speed of at least one of the transport roller pairs falls outside a predetermined speed range.

Abstract: There are provided a paper conveying apparatus which can drive paper set guides, paper feed rollers, retard rollers, and conveyor rollers by a single motor. The paper conveying apparatus includes a paper set guide for setting paper, a paper feed roller for feeding paper set at the paper set guide, a retard roller arranged facing the paper feed roller, a conveyor roller for further conveying paper fed by the paper feed roller, a motor for generating a drive force for driving the paper set guide, and a transmission mechanism, arranged straddling a transport path of the paper, for transmitting the drive force to the paper feed roller and the retard roller, wherein the conveyor roller is driven by the transmission mechanism.

Abstract: A sheet feeder includes an air blower adapted to blow air onto an end face of a stacked sheet bundle to thereby float the sheets of the sheet bundle, a conveying section adapted to convey the uppermost floated sheet, a brightness measuring section adapted to measure brightness of light reflected from the end face of the sheet bundle at two or more points in the height direction of the sheet bundle, a determination unit adapted to determine, based on the brightness of each point measured by the brightness measuring section, whether or not the air blowing amount of the air blower is appropriate, and a controller adapted to control the air blowing amount of the air blower based on the determination of the determination unit.

Abstract: A feeding device includes a roller configured to feed an uppermost sheet of a plurality of sheets stacked in a stacking unit, and an inclined separator located downstream of the roller in a feed direction and configured to separate one sheet from another sheet. The inclined separator includes a first separator and a second separator that are arranged along the feed direction. Resistance imparted to each sheet by the first separator is greater than resistance imparted to each sheet by the second separator.

Abstract: A feeding device includes a feed roller configured to feed stacked sheets, a first transmission unit configured to transmit driving force to the feed roller, a separating member configured to separate a sheet having been fed by the feed roller from the other sheets, a moving unit configured to move the separating member to a separating position where the separating member is in contact with the sheet to separate the sheet and a retracting position where the separating member does not separate the sheet, a second transmission unit configured to transmit driving force to the moving unit to work the moving unit, and a transmission unit configured to simultaneously transmit driving force of a drive source to the first transmission unit and the second transmission unit.

Abstract: A sheet stacking device includes a device main body, a sheet discharge unit, a sheet stacking portion and a sheet detector. The sheet discharge unit discharges sheets. The sheet stacking portion includes a sheet stacking surface on which the sheets are to be stacked. The opening is formed in the sheet stacking surface. The sheet detector includes a detection piece capable of projecting upwardly of the sheet stacking surface from the opening. The sheet detector detects a first state, a second state and a third state. The first state is a state where no sheet is placed on the sheet stacking surface. The second state is a state where a first number of the sheets discharged are placed on the sheet stacking surface. The third state is a state where a second number of the sheets larger than the first number are placed on the sheet stacking surface.

Abstract: A sheet processing apparatus for receiving and processing a sheet conveyed from an image forming apparatus, the sheet processing apparatus comprising: a discharging unit configured to discharge the sheet; a stacking unit configured to stack thereon the sheet discharged by the discharging unit; a blowing air unit configured to blow air along a direction parallel to a surface of the sheet being stacked; a first alignment unit having a pair of alignment plane opposed each other, the first alignment unit configured to align the sheet in a direction parallel to a discharging direction of the sheet; and a second alignment unit configured to align the sheet in a direction orthogonal to the discharging direction of the sheet, wherein the blowing air unit is provided at a position opposed to the alignment plane.

Abstract: A sheet ejection device includes a sheet tray on which ejected sheets are stacked, a pair of side fences for restricting positions of the ejected sheets along a lateral direction perpendicular to an ejection direction, and at least one rib is formed vertically on each inner side of the side fences. The ribs are configured to contact with side edges of each of the ejected sheets while the each of the ejected sheets falls down to the sheet tray to align the ejected sheet along the lateral direction. The ejected sheets are aligned adequately by the ribs. According to the sheet ejection device, superior sheet ejection performance can be brought without affected by its environment.

Abstract: A sheet ejecting device includes: a sheet ejecting unit configured to eject a sheet; a stacking unit on which the sheet that is ejected by the ejecting unit is stacked; an aligning unit configured to align the sheet in a direction orthogonal to the direction in which the sheet is ejected; and a blowing unit configured to be provided to the aligning unit and blow a wind toward the ejected sheet.

Abstract: A sheet conveying device includes a sheet conveying path, a first conveying roller pair, a second conveying roller pair and a sheet guiding member. The sheet conveying path conveys a sheet in a first direction, and then, conveys the sheet in a second direction. The first conveying roller pair conveys the sheet in the first direction. The second conveying roller pair is located at a downstream side from the first conveying roller pair to convey the sheet to the second direction from the first direction. The sheet guiding member is located between the first conveying roller pair and second conveying roller pair so as to advance and retreat to the sheet conveying path, and then, in an advance state, to come into contact with a sheet face of the sheet conveyed while being bridged across the first conveying roller pair and second conveying roller pair.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus has an image forming unit, a sheet supplying unit, a register roller, and a paper particle removing unit which includes a paper particle removing roller arranged to face the register roller and configured to collect paper particles on the sheet which is nipped between the register roller and the paper particle removing roller, a paper particle container configured such that the paper particles removed by the paper particle removing roller are accumulated therein, and an auger arranged inside the paper particle container. The paper particle removing roller, the paper particle container and the auger of the paper particle removing unit are configured to move together between a contact position where the paper particle removing roller contacts the register roller and a spaced position where the paper particle removing roller is spaced from the register roller.

Abstract: There are provided a paper conveying apparatus, a jam detection method and a computer-readable, non-transitory medium that can improve the user friendliness in recovery processing when a jam has occurred during conveyance of a paper. The paper conveying apparatus includes a sound signal generator for generating a sound signal, a sound jam detector for determining whether a jam has occurred based on the sound signal, a control module for stopping conveyance of a paper when the sound jam detector determines that the jam has occurred, a paper state detector for detecting a state of the paper, and a recovery processing module for performing recovery processing which resumes conveyance of the paper in accordance with a content of detection of the paper state detector when the sound signal generator outputs a predetermined sound signal after stopping conveyance of the paper by the control module.

Abstract: There are provided a paper conveying apparatus, a jam detection method and a computer-readable, non-transitory medium that can improve the user friendliness in the recovery processing when determining that a jam has occurred during conveyance of a paper. The paper conveying apparatus includes a sound signal generator for generating a sound signal, a sound jam detector for determining whether a jam has occurred based on the sound signal, a control module for stopping conveyance of a paper when the sound jam detector determines that the jam has occurred, a paper state detector for detecting a state of the paper, and a recovery processing module for automatically performing a recovery processing which resumes conveyance of the paper in accordance with a content of the detection of the paper state detector after stopping the conveyance of the paper by the control module.

Abstract: A conveying guide includes: a plate having a guide surface which guides a sheet; a recess portion provided on the plate and recessed from the guide surface; and a bend portion bent from the recess portion in a direction away from the guide surface.

Abstract: A sheet conveying apparatus comprising: a guide portion which guides a sheet; a support portion which rotatably supports the guide portion; a biasing portion which applies a force to the guide portion to be at a closed position with respect to the support portion and is provided to be detachably attachable; and a stopper portion which contacts with the biasing portion to regulate a rotation of the guide portion in a direction that the guide portion opens.

Abstract: A sheet feeding apparatus restricts a position of an upstream end of a sheet by a restricting member supported rotatably to a restricting mechanism body. The restricting member moves between a hold position and a project position by interlocking with a rotating operation of an sheet supporting plate by engaging with an interlock member. An unlock mechanism unlocks the restricting mechanism body from a cassette body and also disengages the restricting member from the interlock member. When the restricting member is disengaged from the interlock member by the unlock mechanism, the restricting member is biased to the hold position by a bias portion.

Abstract: A sheet conveyance apparatus includes a first conveyance roller configured to convey a sheet, a second conveyance roller configured to convey the sheet at a variable speed ranging from a first sheet conveyance speed to a second sheet conveyance speed wherein the first sheet conveyance speed is less than a sheet conveyance speed of the first conveyance roller and the second sheet conveyance speed is greater than the sheet conveyance speed of the first conveyance roller, a driving unit configured to drive the second conveyance roller, and a control unit configured to control the driving unit

Abstract: A controller temporarily opens a pair of side fence plates under a prescribed condition to move the side fence plates away from both side ends of sheets in a sheet width direction, after each time stacking of sheets at a first or second sheet stacking position is completed, but before a sheet receiving tray is temporarily lifted down to offset an offset guide plate and an end fence plate. Else, the controller sets an amount of lifting up and down of the sheet receiving tray such that the amount at the second sheet stacking position is smaller than that at the first sheet stacking position when offsetting the offset guide plate and the end fence plate after each time the stacking of sheets at the first or second sheet stacking position on the sheet receiving tray is completed.

Abstract: There is provided a technique of allowing the user to readily identify a printed material with a stable tint when a plurality of printed materials are output in a printing apparatus. To achieve this, a printing apparatus according to one aspect of the invention executes an adjustment job for printing an image on a plurality of sheets for adjusting the tint of the printed image, and controls to discharge, to a first discharge unit, a predetermined number of sheets among the plurality of sheets on which the image is printed by executing the adjustment job, and to discharge, to a second discharge unit different from the first discharge unit, a remaining sheet subsequent to the predetermined number of sheets.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, provided is a sheet output device including: a sheet output unit configured to output a sheet; a tray unit on which the sheet output by the sheet output unit is to be stacked; an air blower unit configured to blow air onto the sheet output by the sheet output unit; and a control unit configured to control an airflow rate of the air blower unit according to an amount of the sheet output from the sheet output unit.

Abstract: A three dimensional (3D) playing device includes a playing surface; a first anaglyph image displayed on the playing surface, the anaglyph image including a first and a second superimposed color layers that have a predetermined lateral offset, the first color layer including a first color, the second color layer including a second color, the first and second colors are different from each other; a plurality of prearranged dots displayed on the playing surface; and indicia indicating a predetermined sequence to connect the dots. The first anaglyph image forms a background or a foreground for an image revealed by connecting the dots.

Abstract: A battle game device is provided comprising a character game piece removably attached to a game mechanism. The character game piece includes a plurality of character portions that are removably attached to one another. The game mechanism provides at least one game play indicia that correspond to battle turns exercisable by the character game piece during a battle against an opposing character game piece within a battle area. A plurality of unique character game pieces is further provided. A method of game play is provided in which at least two players control individual character game pieces to compete in a battle area. The at least two players alternate battle turns until one player wins by pushing an opposing character game piece off the battle area or by attacking and damaging the opposing character game piece until all character portions are removed from the opposing character game piece.

Abstract: A board game is described in which players take on the role of actors who compete to get to an award show where their talents will be recognized. Along the way, they may encounter various situations that help or interfere with their successful attainment of their goal.

Abstract: A biblical-based board game includes a board having multiple spaces along which players can move, or climb, as they get questions or tasks correct. The questions and tasks can be divided into four categories—multiple choice questions; fill-in-the-blank questions; word exclusion tasks, where one player gets their teammate to say a phrase/word without the first player mentioning excluded words; and using drawing or gestures to get their teammate to say a word or phrase. The categories are determined by a random means, such as spinning a four-sided, four-colored top. Each player uses a colored angel playing piece to move along the game board, or, to climb Jacob's ladder. A timer can be provided to limit the amount of time to get the correct answer or complete the task.

Abstract: A board game that includes a traditional chessboard and two sets of playing pieces, where the playing pieces correspond to that of Western chess, but where each playing piece (possibly save the king) has a top portion and a removable corresponding bottom portion. Each player also is given a second group of top portions that can be interchanged with the original top portions. While game set up and playing piece movement is similar to Western chess, a piece is not “captured” when an opponent lands on the same board square but “converted.” The opponent removes the top portion and replaces the piece with a different tone top portion to provide visual indication that the playing piece has been converted to the other side. That converted piece stays on the board instead of being removed with few exceptions. The game ends when one player checkmates the other player's king.

Abstract: A Method for playing a Board Game includes providing a board and a Flag Figurine, providing a set of instructions for playing, and providing a Prince. This Board Game is used for the purpose of providing a competitive game testing a person's strategic and tactical analytical abilities.

Abstract: A weaponry target mechanism has a base having two pivot points, two support arms each pivotally connected to one of the pivot points, a third arm pivotally connected to the two support arms, and a platform pivotally connected to the third arm and pivotally connected by a fourth arm to one of the support arms. The base may have two additional pivot points. There may be two additional support arms each pivotally connected to one of the additional pivot points. There may be an additional third arm pivotally connected to the two additional support arms. The platform may also be pivotally connected to the additional third arm and pivotally connected by an additional fourth arm to one of the additional support arms. There may be a target attached to the platform. The target may assume an upright position and a dropped position.

Abstract: A seal assembly for a rotary machine is provided. The seal assembly includes multiple sealing device segments disposed circumferentially intermediate to a stationary housing and a rotor. Each of the segments includes a shoe plate with a forward-shoe section and an aft-shoe section having one or more labyrinth teeth therebetween facing the rotor. The sealing device includes a stator interface element having a groove or slot for allowing disposal of a spline seal for preventing segment leakages. The sealing device segment also includes multiple bellow springs or flexures connected to the shoe plate and to the stator interface element. Further, the sealing device segments include a secondary seal integrated with the stator interface element at one end and positioned about the multiple bellow springs or flexures and the shoe plate at the other end.

Abstract: A seal assembly for use with a casing hanger that includes a pair of split rings held together by a threaded fastener. Torqueing the fastener axially compresses one of the rings so that it expands radially inward into sealing engagement with a wall of wellbore casing, and radially outward against an inner wall of a wellhead housing. Support grommets are provided where the fastener enters and exits the compressible ring. Protrusions on a side of the support grommets project into the compressible ring and create a sealing interface between each support grommet and compressible ring. O-rings line inner circumferences of the support grommets to seal between the support grommets and fasteners. A threaded end on a lower end of the fastener has a diameter less than an inner diameter of the O-rings to prevent damaging the O-rings during assembly.

Abstract: A face seal assembly for a gas turbine engine includes an engine static structure. A guide assembly supports a face seal for movement relative to the engine static structure in an axial direction. The guide assembly includes a guide pin having a first end that supports a washer that is retained by a circlip secured to the first end. The circlip is configured to limit movement of the face seal in the axial direction.

Abstract: A mechanical face seal including a primary ring which is axially movably mounted, and a mating ring (3, 3?, 3?), wherein the primary ring and a mating ring each comprise adjoining sealing surfaces. The primary ring is pressed by a spring against the mating ring. The spring has a bellows-like shape. The spring is made out of an elastomer. The mechanical face seal achieves a small installation space for a mechanical face seal.

Abstract: A gas seal for aerospace engines has a stationary seal housing, a rotating seal plate mounted on the engine drive shaft and a carbon ring seal movably supported in the housing with a face which mates with the face of the seal plate to create a gas seal therebetween. A plurality of flexible pins have first ends supported on the housing and second ends slidably connected with the carbon ring seal to permit the latter to shift axially. A plurality of compression springs bias the two seal faces together. The housing has a first twist lock which selectively engages a second twist lock on the carbon ring seal to movably retain the latter in the housing. The second ends of the spring pins resiliently deflect during mutual rotation of the carbon ring seal and the housing to facilitate engagement and disengagement of the first and second twist locks.

Abstract: A seal assembly includes a first component and a second component of a gas turbine engine. The first component has a threaded portion. The second component interfaces with the threaded portion and together the threaded portion and the second component form a seal that restricts fluid flow between a first cavity and a second cavity of the gas turbine engine.