Abstract: An interlayer comprised of a thermoplastic resin, at least one high refractive index plasticizer and, optionally, a conventional plasticizer. The use of a thermoplastic resin, a high refractive index plasticizer, and, optionally, a conventional plasticizer reduces or minimizes the optical defects caused by different refractive indices without sacrificing other characteristics of the interlayer.

Abstract: The present invention provides a bonded tungsten carbide-based super hard alloy assembly equipped with a first metal member comprised of a steel material having a martensite structure, and defining a first bonding surface and a second metal member comprised of a tungsten carbide-based super hard alloy and defining a second bonding surface directly bonded to the first bonding surface of the first metal member. The martensite structure-containing steel material constituting the first metal member is a stainless steel having an average carbon concentration of 0.10 to 0.40 mass %. The first metal member has a high carbon concentration region at a depth ranging from 0.70 to 3.00 mm from the first bonding surface. The high carbon concentration region has a maximum carbon concentration of 0.3 to 1.2 mass %.

Abstract: There is provided a manufacturing method for a transparent substrate excellent in bending property, flexibility, impact resistance, and external appearance. A manufacturing method for a transparent substrate according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a step A of applying a thermoplastic resin (A) composition solution onto a support backing having solvent permeability to form an applied layer; a step B of attaching at least one surface of an inorganic glass and the applied layer to each other via an adhesive composition to form a laminate; a step C of subjecting the laminate to a first heat treatment to reduce an amount of a solvent remaining in the applied layer to a predetermined amount; and a step D including peeling the support backing from the laminate and subjecting the resultant to a second heat treatment to dry the applied layer, thereby forming a thermoplastic resin layer.

Abstract: A peelable multilayer film includes a seal layer (peel layer) and at least one core layer. The peelable multilayer film can bond to a container.

Abstract: In some embodiments, the instant invention is a kit having at least: a tray, having: a first cutout, a second cutout, and a third cutout; and a protective film for an electronic device, where a first alignment tab and a second alignment tab are attached to the protective film, where the at least one first alignment tab includes a first alignment portion that extends from an edge of the protective film, where the at least one second alignment tab includes a second alignment portion that extends from the edge of the protective film, where the first alignment portion of the first alignment tab matches a shape of the second cutout and where the second alignment portion of the second alignment tab matches a shape of the third cutout so that the first alignment tab and the second alignment tab are capable of aligning the protective film within the first cutout.

Abstract: Plastic films are prevented from being peeled off from each other at a joining portion. A composite film has superposed external and internal films and is superposed with an additional body. The films and the body are joined with each other to form a first joining portion between the films, and a second joining portion between the internal film and the body. The first joining portion has a first joining width and includes first outer and inner edges. The second joining portion has a second joining width and includes second outer and inner edges. The first or second joining width is adjusted such that the first joining width is less than the second joining width, with the first inner edge formed outwardly of the second inner edge.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a lamination apparatus including: a mechanism configured to transport a belt-like flexible substrate including a transfer layer and a supporting layer layered on each other; a mechanism configured to transport a sheet-like rigid substrate; a mechanism configured to coat adhesive to the transfer layer while transporting the belt-like flexible substrate; a mechanism configured to cut the transfer layer having the adhesive coated thereon into a sheet while transporting the belt-like flexible substrate; and a mechanism configured to laminate the transfer layer cut out into the sheet to the rigid substrate through the adhesive while transporting the belt-like flexible substrate and the sheet-like rigid substrate.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for making pouches is disclosed. It includes using one or more of the following features: using two servo motors to drive a platen, providing a calibration routine is run at start-up and/or after the machine has been operating; controlling in response to feed back from the servo motor(s) such as feedback indicative of the distance the platen travels; the feedback is not of force exerted by the platen; and/or the platen is controlled to prevent unacceptable fracturing of the film laminate.

Abstract: An environmental seal is formed around a square sensor disposed beneath a circular button cap within a button assembly. The button assembly includes shelf portions each extending separately into the interior of the assembly from a sidewall of the assembly. Portions of the sidewall are exposed between the shelf portions large enough to permit the four corners of the square sensor to contact the sidewall. The button cap is set above the sensor, resting upon the shelf portions. A first sealant bonds the top faces of the shelf portions to the bottom of the button cap. A second sealant bonds the edges of the sidewall to the corners of the sensor. The second sealant interfaces with the first sealant to form a complete environmental seal.

Abstract: A process is provided for making stiff, lightweight laminate materials. At least one sheet of textured lamina having raised pointed structures is forced against a softer plain lamina so as to embed the structures therein. The pointed structures raised from grooves carved into the surface of the sheet material by means of a set of teeth carried on a knife element. The pointed structures may pierce through the softer lamina such that the protruding tips may be bent over or clinched to prevent their easy withdrawal. Two such texturized lamina may be used to sandwich and pierce through the softer lamina and are co-clinched by the other. In this way a light and stiff laminate is created.

Abstract: The pressing tool and the ACF tape cutting device are linked and connected with each other by a link device, and the forcing member is caused to move relatively towards and away from the knife member by lifting up and down the pressing tool so as to form a cut. By allowing the tool lifting device to double as a drive device for causing the forcing member to move relatively towards and away from the knife member, the necessity of the actuator of the ACF tape cutting device which is needed in the related art tape adhering device can be obviated.

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for a cutting apparatus that can be used to cut a target layer within a display module, e.g., a liquid crystal display that includes a protective cover glass. The cutting apparatus includes a platform that supports a track. The cutting apparatus also includes a linear slide that is configured to both hold the display module in place and travel along the track, where the movement of the linear slide along the track is driven by a mass that is in free fall. The cutting apparatus further includes a cutting wire, where the cutting wire is positioned relative to the target layer and oscillates to cut the target layer as the linear slide moves along the track. Additional techniques are disclosed and directed toward a method for operating the cutting apparatus described above.

Abstract: A virtual, real-time proofing system and method are shown. The system and method are characterized in that a reconstructed image of a plurality of engraved cells is created using a pixel data signal that is created using a tool path position signal generated by a sensor that senses the movement of a cutter or stylus as it is engraving the cells.

Abstract: A board printing apparatus includes a board working table, a first printing table, a second printing table, and a control portion controlling printing operations. The control portion is configured to perform second printing on a board held by the board working table by a large component mask of the second printing table after a first printing performed on the board held by the board working table by a small component mask of the first printing table.

Abstract: A cartridge for histological specimen slides includes a generally enclosed body and a slide holder. The body is configured for removable insertion into a specimen slide printer, and includes a slide holder receiving opening and a slide feed opening. The slide holder holds a plurality of specimen slides and is configured to be positioned within and removed from the body through the slide holder receiving opening. When loaded in the body the slide holder positions and presents the slides to the slide feed opening in the body. A memory chip for storing information relating to the slides can be mounted to the holder, and is located adjacent an access opening in the body when the holder is positioned in the body.

Abstract: A flexible manufacturing system for an article of footwear includes a printing system for printing graphics onto the footwear. The flexible manufacturing system also includes a projection system for aligning a projected graphic with a predetermined portion of the article prior to printing the graphic to the article. The graphic can include a masked portion that corresponds to a design element on the article.

Abstract: An SMT screen printer 100 is disclosed herein. In a described embodiment, the screen printer 100 comprises: i) a stencil 110 with a plurality of apertures; ii) a paste dispenser arranged to dispense a paste material through the plurality of apertures of the stencil to form a print pattern of the stencil to form a print pattern of the paste material on an electronic device; iii) an image capturing device in the form of a fiducial camera 176 arranged to capture at least one image of the plurality of apertures 114 of the stencil 110; iv) a processor 180 arranged to select which of the apertures 114 require cleaning based on the at least one captured image; and v) a cleaning device 138 arranged to clean the selected apertures 114. A method of cleaning a stencil 110 of an SMT screen printer 100 is also disclosed.

Abstract: This invention concerns a method and apparatus for dispensing minute quantities of fluids and more particularly rapidly dispensing highly precise and repeatable, minute amounts of viscous fluids in a non-contact manner. An impacting element is impacted against a hardened insert on a flexible diaphragm to deflect the insert into a jetting chamber and against an outlet orifice in the jetting chamber. The movement of the diaphragm and insert force viscous fluid in the chamber through the outlet orifice and the impact jets that fluid from the outlet orifice, with the impact force being adjusted to jet the fluid from the orifice in a single drop.

Abstract: The image processing device divides image data into regions corresponding to a first pixel row, a second pixel row, a third pixel row, and a fourth pixel row, and generate output data, in which a generation rate of an ink droplet with a relatively large size, a generation rate of an ink droplet with a relatively small size, and the amount of ink discharged per unit area vary depending on a gradation value of the image data, for each of the divided regions. At the time of the generation of the output data, different output data items are generated for a third nozzle corresponding to the third pixel row when the first gradation value indicates a relatively high gradation and when the first gradation value indicates a relatively low gradation.

Abstract: A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a signal modulation section that causes an original drive signal to be pulse-modulated to generate a modulation signal, a signal amplification section that amplifies the modulation signal to generate an amplification modulation signal, a coil that smooths the amplification modulation signal to generate a drive signal, a piezoelectric element that deforms when the drive signal is applied thereto, a cavity that expands or contracts due to a deformation of the piezoelectric element, and a nozzle that communicates with the cavity and ejects a liquid in accordance with an increase/decrease of a pressure inside the cavity. A core material of the coil is made of a Mn—Zn-based ferrite.

Abstract: An inkjet recording apparatus includes a plurality of liquid jet heads each including a plurality of nozzles, a designating unit, and a spitting control unit. The designating unit is configured to designate, among the plurality of nozzles of each of the plurality of liquid jet heads, nozzles involved in printing from data representing an image to be printed as nozzles to be fired for a spitting operation. The spitting control unit is configured to carry out control of, if the number of the nozzles designated by the designating unit exceeds a threshold, performing the spitting operation in a time-divided manner that prevents the number of nozzles fired at a same time for the spitting operation from exceeding the threshold.

Abstract: A liquid discharging apparatus includes: a liquid discharge head including plural nozzle rows each arrayed with plural nozzles and discharging liquid droplets onto a workpiece by a multi-pass method using n recording passes (n is an integer of 3 or more); and a head drive section that controls driving of n nozzle groups corresponding to the n recording passes in each of the nozzle rows with a discharge duty upper limit specific to each nozzle group, and for a pair of nozzle groups adjacent across the nozzle rows, when controlling driving of one of the nozzle groups with a discharge duty upper limit being the maximum discharge duty upper limit of one nozzle row containing the one nozzle group, controls driving of the other nozzle group with a discharge duty upper limit that is not the maximum discharge duty upper limit of another nozzle row containing the other nozzle group.

Abstract: A recording apparatus includes a recording head, a carriage having an opening on which the recording head is mounted in a state that the liquid ejection surface of the recording head faces the opening, the carriage being configured to reciprocate, a ground member that is mounted on the carriage so as to ground the recording head, and a sensor unit that is mounted on the carriage so as to perform sensing by using reciprocation of the carriage and has a ground mechanism which is connected to the ground member, wherein the ground member is disposed at a position in contact with the recording head mounted on the opening.

Abstract: A liquid ejection head including: a support member, a plurality of printing element boards arranged linearly on the support member, an electric wiring member fixed to the support member, and configured to transmit an electrical signal necessary to eject a liquid to the plurality of printing element boards, a plurality of conductive members arranged in an arranging direction of the plurality of printing element boards, and configured to electrically connect the plurality of printing element boards to the electric wiring member, and a thermosetting sealing member extending in the arranging direction and covering the conductive members, connecting points of the printing element boards with the conductive members, and connecting points of the electric wiring member with the conductive members, wherein the sealing member is divided at, at least one place in the arranging direction.

Abstract: A thermal printhead includes a substrate, a resistor layer formed on the substrate, an electrode layer formed on the substrate and electrically connected to the resistor layer, and an insulating layer. The electrode layer includes a first electrically conductive portion and a second electrically conductive portion spaced apart from each other. The resistor layer includes a heater portion that bridges the first electrically conductive portion and the second electrically conductive portion as viewed in the thickness direction of the substrate. The insulating layer includes a portion positioned between the electrode layer and the heater portion. This arrangement reduces formation of a eutectic region between the heater portion and the electrode layer.

Abstract: Provided is a liquid ejecting head including a piezoelectric element which includes a piezoelectric layer and electrodes provided on the piezoelectric layer on an upper portion of a zirconium oxide layer, in which the zirconium oxide layer is formed of granular crystal grains.

Abstract: A piezoelectric layer is integrally formed in such a way that opening portions of a plurality of pressure chambers in a flow channel forming member are covered. In a region that corresponds to a position between adjacent pressure chambers in the piezoelectric layer, a hollow that penetrates the piezoelectric layer or that has a relatively thin thickness in the piezoelectric layer is formed along the sides of the opening of each of the pressure chambers. The hollow is formed to avoid a region along a corner of the pressure chamber in the region.

Abstract: A liquid droplet ejecting head includes a vibrating plate on which terminals are formed, a reservoir forming substrate which is bonded to the vibrating plate and has a through portion having an inclined surface at an acute angle with respect to the vibrating plate as an inner wall, a substrate which is located on an opposite side to the vibrating plate through the reservoir forming substrate, is bonded to the reservoir forming substrate, and has terminals formed thereof, an IC package which is mounted on the substrate and is electrically connected to the terminals of the substrate, and wirings which are formed on the inclined surface and electrically connect the terminals on the vibrating plate and the terminals on the substrate.

Abstract: A liquid discharging head includes a nozzles plate including a plurality of nozzles to discharge droplets; a channel plate including a plurality of individual liquid chambers disposed in a row and connected to the plurality of nozzles; a wall-forming member to form a wall of the individual liquid chambers; a plurality of dummy individual channels disposed on the channel plate along a nozzle alignment direction outside lateral ends of the row of individual liquid chambers; and partitions between the dummy individual channels. A width of the partitions between the dummy individual channels along the nozzle alignment direction increases away from the individual liquid chambers.

Abstract: An inkjet printer includes: a replaceable ink cassette adapted for use in the printer, the ink cassette having an ink reservoir containing a respective ink; and an ink distribution assembly in fluid communication with the ink cassette. The ink distribution assembly includes: an ink distribution assembly having an ink distribution molding, which includes a plurality of first ducts extending substantially along its length; a plurality of printhead chips in fluid communication with the ink distribution assembly; and a laminated stack for receiving ink from the ink distribution molding. An uppermost inlet layer of the laminated stack has a plurality of ink inlet holes in fluid communication with the first ducts via a plurality of second ducts defined in the ink distribution molding, wherein the second ducts are not parallel with the first ducts.

Abstract: A liquid ejecting head includes a basic wiring board which includes a first connection region and a second connection region, a plurality of head units, and a plurality of individual wiring boards each of which includes a first connection portion, a relay portion, and a second connection portion, and electrically connects the basic wiring board and each head unit, in which the second connection portion of an individual wiring board is fixed to the first connection region by being bent to the second connection region side, the second connection portion of an individual wiring board is fixed to the second connection region by being bent to the first connection region side, and an interval between the relay portions of the two individual wiring boards is large on the basic wiring board side compared to the head unit side.

Abstract: An inclined plane which inclines toward a lower plane of a ceiling portion, that is, the lower plane of a communication substrate from a ceiling plane of a second liquid chamber is formed in the second liquid chamber of the communication substrate. Therefore, an individual communication opening is formed, in a state of penetrating the communication substrate from the inclined plane. One end (lower end) of the individual communication opening communicates with the second liquid chamber by being open onto the inclined plane, and the other end (upper end) of the individual communication opening individually communicates with a pressure chamber of a pressure chamber forming substrate by being open onto an upper plane of the communication substrate. When a thickness of the communication substrate is referred to as T, a length of the individual communication opening is referred to as L, and a substantial depth of the second liquid chamber is referred to as D, the dimensions are configured so as to be L+D>T.

Abstract: A liquid ejection head includes, a first support member including a flow path for supplying liquid and an opening communicating with the flow path; at least one second support member that includes an individual liquid chamber communicating with the opening and arranged on the first support member along the flow path; and a recording element substrate including an energy-generating element for generating energy for ejecting the liquid, and a supply port for supplying the liquid to the energy-generating element, the supply port communicating with the individual liquid chamber, the recording element substrate being supported by a back surface of the second support member with respect to an opposite surface thereof facing the first support member.

Abstract: A liquid ejection apparatus including: a liquid ejection head including two-dimensionally arranged pressure chambers, and corresponding ejection ports. On a surface on which the ejection ports are arranged, when a relative movement direction of a recording material is x, the direction perpendicular to the relative movement is y, a pitch of pixels is d, and m and n are different odd numbers of 3 or greater, the ejection ports are arranged in a manner such that and and nd are repeated alternately as the distance between the ejection ports adjoining in the y direction, and such that the ejection port arrays extending substantially linearly in an oblique direction to the x and y directions on an xy plane are formed. The ejection port arrays are constituted by (m+n)/2 ejection ports, and the ejection ports adjoining in the ejection port arrays are displaced by 2d in the y direction.

Abstract: A process for producing a liquid ejection head including a silicon substrate having a supply port to supply a liquid to a flow path, and an ejection-orifice-forming member forming the flow path between the ejection-orifice-forming member and the silicon substrate and having an ejection orifice to eject the liquid in the flow path. The process includes forming an etching protection film so as to cover the ejection-orifice-forming member; forming the supply port passing through the silicon substrate by anisotropic etching using an alkaline aqueous solution; and removing the etching protection film. The etching protection film includes an organic polymer material having a storage modulus at 80° C. of 1.0×106 Pa or higher.

Abstract: Precise positioning of a film used to seal an electrical connection on a liquid ejecting head is made possible. Specifically, positioning is conducted in a state in which part of the film is held to a finger by suction. Next, the finger is moved downward while in the positioned state, and part of the film is pressed against a wiring board. With part of the film fixed to the wiring board in this way, a sealing resin flows while being covered by the film. Consequently, shifting of the position of the film as the sealing resin flows may be prevented. As a result, it becomes possible to conduct covering with the film in a precisely positioned state.

Abstract: A recording apparatus includes a transportation mechanism that supports and transports a recording medium by a support surface; a recording head that is disposed in a region facing the support surface and is capable of ejecting an ink from a nozzle provided on an ink ejection surface to the recording medium; a suction unit that is capable of sucking the ink inside the nozzle; and a wiping unit that is provided as a separate body from the suction unit and is capable of wiping the ink ejection surface. The recording head is moved in a direction to be separated from the support surface when sucking the ink inside the nozzle. The suction unit is moved to a suction position facing the ink ejection surface of the recording head. The suction unit is moved below the recording head when wiping the ink ejection surface.

Abstract: A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a liquid ejecting head that includes a nozzle formation surface on which a plurality of nozzles which eject a liquid are formed to be lined up in one direction to form nozzle columns, a belt-shaped member that is brought into contact with the nozzle formation surface, and a belt-shaped member contact portion that brings the belt-shaped member into contact with the nozzle formation surface in both a first contact state where the belt-shaped member is brought into contact with a partial area of the nozzle formation surface and a second contact state where the belt-shaped member is in contact with an area corresponding to the nozzle column in a direction along the nozzle column on the nozzle formation surface.

Abstract: A droplet ejecting apparatus includes a droplet ejecting unit provided with ejecting ports capable of ejecting a solution onto a medium as droplets; a cap portion which performs capping in which a region to which the ejecting ports are open is set to a closed space; a gas supply portion capable of supplying a humidified gas to the closed space; and a liquid supply portion capable of supplying a liquid for humidifying the closed space.

Abstract: A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a liquid ejecting portion provided with a nozzle opening area in which a plurality of nozzles ejecting liquid onto a medium are open; and a wiping portion that wipes the nozzle opening area in a first direction and a second direction opposite to the first direction, in which the nozzle opening area includes a first wiping target area and a second wiping target area which are at different positions in a direction intersecting with the first direction, and the wiping portion wipes the first wiping target area in the first direction, and wipes the second wiping target area in the second direction.

Abstract: Provided is a liquid ejecting apparatus which includes a carriage which reciprocates in a state where a liquid ejecting head is mounted thereon, a tank unit which is provided outside the carriage and accommodates ink, four liquid supply tubes which communicate with the liquid ejecting head and the tank unit, and a tube support portion which supports the liquid supply tubes in a state where the liquid supply tubes are aligned in a horizontal direction, in which, in a case main body, the liquid supply tubes extend further to the tank unit side than a portion in which the liquid supply tubes are supported by the tube support portion, in a state where a parallel alignment direction of the four liquid supply tubes changes from the horizontal direction (a transporting direction) to a vertical direction.

Abstract: A recording apparatus includes a case, disposed outside a housing, holding a liquid holding member that holds a liquid to be supplied to a recording unit and having a discharge opening that discharges the liquid in the liquid holding member to the exterior, and a connection portion to which the discharge opening is connected. The case has a cover member capable of opening and closing the case by pivoting central to an axis line extending in a direction that intersects with a vertical direction, and a guide portion, provided on an inner surface of the cover member, that guides the liquid holding member when the liquid holding member is set in the case with the cover member in an open state so that the discharge opening of the liquid holding member is connected to the connection portion.

Abstract: A liquid ejecting apparatus includes an ejecting head that is enabled to eject a liquid; a liquid supply portion for supplying the liquid from a liquid supply source to the ejecting head; a holding frame that holds the ejecting head, the liquid supply source and the liquid supply portion; and a movement mechanism that moves the holding frame. The liquid supply portion has a flow channel forming portion that forms a liquid flow channel connecting the liquid supply source and the ejecting head and a flow channel holding portion that holds the flow channel forming portion in a swayable manner.

Abstract: A liquid ejecting apparatus includes: a mounting section that is capable of moving in a state of mounting a medium; a liquid ejecting section that is capable of ejecting a liquid onto the medium mounted on the mounting section; and an adapter that has an injecting section capable of injecting the liquid and an outlet section capable of flowing the liquid out to the liquid ejecting section, in which the injecting section of the adapter is disposed below the mounting section in a vertical direction.

Abstract: A liquid supplying device includes a liquid cartridge and a cartridge mounting unit having a liquid extraction tube. The liquid cartridge includes a liquid chamber, a valve chamber extending in a first direction away from the liquid chamber, first and second air channels, a seal member having a through-hole, a valve element having a closing part, first and second sealing parts and a liquid channel. A third sealing part is provided on the closing part or the liquid extraction tube. The liquid extraction tube entering into the valve chamber through the through-hole contacts the closing part, moving the valve element in a second direction opposite to the first direction from a first state where the closing part closes the through-hole, to a second state where the third sealing part closes the through-hole, and to a third state where the valve chamber is communicated with inside of the liquid extraction tube.

Abstract: In one example, a structure for supporting a printhead includes: a substrate having a first side and a second side; an inlet tower through which liquid may be introduced into the structure; an opening through the substrate near the inlet tower; and an air channel along the substrate connecting the opening in the substrate to the atmosphere.

Abstract: The techniques described are applied for trapping particles within a partially enclosed region of a reservoir of a printer head using thermal gradients and buoyant flows within the ink contained in the reservoir. One disclosed embodiment includes a reservoir for an ink jet printer that has a plurality of walls and a cavity. The plurality of walls include at least a first wall and a second wall. During operation, the first wall is provided with a temperature differential with respect to the second wall. The cavity is formed by the plurality of walls and operationally retains an ink of the ink jet printer. The cavity has a partially enclosed region that communicates with a remainder of the cavity. The partially enclosed region is adapted to retain particles that have separated from the ink.

Abstract: Provided is a liquid ejecting apparatus that includes a liquid ejecting head having nozzles through which liquid can be ejected, a liquid supply path through which the liquid is supplied to the liquid ejecting head, and a filter chamber which is disposed in the middle of the liquid supply path and of which an inner portion is divided into a first chamber on a downstream side and a second chamber on an upstream side by a filter which filters the liquid, in which a liquid outlet through which the liquid is introduced from the first chamber of the filter chamber to a downstream side of the liquid supply path is formed in an upper position of the first chamber in a vertical direction.

Abstract: This invention provides a treatment liquid for an ink jet recording medium having a recording face of a plastic film, wherein the treatment liquid including at least a specific cyclic ester compound or a specific cyclic amide compound, a primer liquid for printing, and an ink composition. According to the present invention, a plastic recorded matter possessing excellent adhesion and waterfastness can be formed on a recording medium having a recording face of a plastic film.

Abstract: Dots with metallic ink are formed in an arrangement in which an average of distances between dots with the metallic dots is shorter than an average of distances between dots with color ink. The “distance between dots with the color ink” indicates a distance from a color dot to be focused to one color dot at the closest position thereto. The same holds true for the metallic ink.