Abstract: To provide a sheet bundle binding device capable of easily removing some sheets from a sheet bundle that has been subjected to staple-free binding. A corner Sc of a first sheet bundle Sb1 accumulated on a processing tray 24 is pressed and deformed between crimping toothed parts 54 and 55 of a staple-free binding unit 51 to bind the first sheet bundle Sb1 with a first binding force. Then, a corner of a second sheet bundle Sb2 obtained by accumulating additional sheets Sh2 on the first sheet bundle Sb1 is pressed and deformed between the crimping toothed parts 54 and 55 of the staple-free binding unit 51 to bind the second sheet bundle Sb2 with a second binding force smaller than the first binding force. Thus, the additional sheets can easily be removed from the second sheet bundle Sb2.

Abstract: A woven fabric protective covering to ensure long lasting and reliable product and also reliable and easy operation when installing the covering. The woven fabric comprises a sheet layer, a reinforcement layer and at least one film layer. A plurality of strip formed weft elements and warp elements are woven together to form the sheet fabric. The sheet fabric comprises at least two different types of weaves, a basic weave for a main sheet fabric area having substantially equal number of orthogonally woven weft elements and warp elements, and a relief weave to form a fastening region where the number of warp elements per width unit is reduced when compared to the number of weft elements. The reinforcement layer is a woven band and is laminated on at least one side of the sheet layer. The reinforcement layer comprises openings for fastening the product when in use. At least one film layer is laminated on the sheet layer.

Abstract: A honeycomb sandwich sheet or panel, based on thermoplastic polypropylene, includes a structure having two flat outer films, thermowelded to a central film that includes a thermoformed blister film, with blisters repeated in a regular and continuous pattern, the flat outer films including a coextruded two-layer film, based on thermoplastic polypropylene, wherein the inner layer faces the central thermoformed film, and the central thermoformed blister film includes a coextruded three-layer film, based on thermoplastic polypropylene, wherein the two outer layers face the flat outer films, and wherein the structure includes and additional layer C thermowelded to the outer layer of the two flat outer films.

Abstract: Embodiments described herein relate to a composite structures or sandwiches that may have a relatively high bending stiffness and may have a relatively light weight as well as related methods of use and fabrication of the composite sandwiches. For example, a composite sandwich may include a core structure sandwiched between a two composite skins.

Abstract: The invention relates to flexible PCM sheet materials having a high latent thermal energy storage density for the purpose of heat management. The flexible PCM sheet material includes a flexible supporting structure and phase-change-material elements arranged thereon separately in a specific geometry. The phase-change-material elements are geometrically defined structures composed of polymer-bound phase-change material. The flexible PCM sheet materials are characterized by a high latent heat storage capacity and optimized thermal conductivity, are dimensionally stable even in the event of temperature changes and after phase transitions, can be rolled, folded, wound, or cut to size without problems, and can be transported, stored processed, or used in a single layer or in multiple layers.

Abstract: A composite of metal and resin and a manufacturing method require a metal piece and a resin piece, and the surface of the metal piece is etched to include a number of micropores. Each micropore includes a first inclined hole and a second inclined hole, the first inclined hole and the second inclined hole diverging from each other below the surface of the metal piece. The first inclined hole and the second inclined hole extend downwards from a common starting hole which is symmetric around an axis perpendicular to the surface of the metal piece. The resin is embedded in the micropores to combine with the metal piece, where the bonding strength of the composite of metal and resin is increased.

Abstract: An air permeable sun shading fabric for provision of shade while allowing air to permeate the fabric includes a panel that is flexible and comprises a plurality of layers. The plurality of layers comprises an inner layer and an outer layer. Each of the layers has a plurality of openings. The openings are consistently sized and equally spaced, thus defining a band around each of the openings. The opening and a respective one of the bands define a unit. The openings of each of the layers are positioned in rows that are parallel. Each of the rows is offset by one half of the unit from adjacent rows. The layers are mutually coupled, such that each of the pluralities of openings is offset from the pluralities of openings positioned in adjacent layers.

Abstract: The object of the present invention is a multilayer panel with light transparency and thermal insulation properties. The panel comprises a first outermost portion (4), a second outermost portion (5) and a central portion (6) between said two outermost portions. The central portion comprises spacer means that define at least one interspace between the outermost portions (4,5).

Abstract: Processes for forming cosmetically appealing edges on laminated fabric structures are described. The methods involve a laser cutting process that includes in-process melting of polymer material within the laminated fabric so as to coat fibers of the laminated fabric. The resultant cut laminated fabric has a cosmetic edge that has no exposed fibers. The laser cutting and melting can be performed in a single laser cutting operation, making it well suited for integration into manufacturing product lines.

Abstract: Laminate BMG-fiber feedstock and parts made from one or more fiber layers and two or more bulk metallic glass (BMG) layers are described herein. The hot formed BMG-fiber laminates have vastly superior strength, ductility and use parameters as compared to the fiber or BMG alone as well as to conventional metal-fiber weaves. Methods of formation for both the BMG-fiber laminate and for near-to-net parts made therefrom are also provided.

Abstract: Soft touch fire retardant laminates with PVC middle layers, foamed or unfoamed, and multiblock copolymer or polyurethane or silicone top layers which meet FAA requirements are disclosed.

Abstract: A composite laminate consisting essentially of (a) a layer of a woven fabric as the top layer; and (b) at least one layer of a unidirectional fabric wherein the composite laminate has a total thickness of from 0.1 mm to 2 mm; the woven fabric (a) comprises fibers produced from poly(p-phenylene terephthalamide) homopolymer, poly(p-phenylene terephthalamide) copolymer, poly(m-phenylene isophthalamide) homopolymer, poly(m-phenylene isophthalamide) copolymer, polysulfonamide homopolymer, polysulfonamide copolymer, and mixture thereof; the unidirectional fabric (b) comprises high modulus fibers produced from poly(p-phenylene terephthalamide) homopolymer or poly(p-phenylene terephthalamide) copolymer, the fibers having a tensile modulus of at least 100 GPa; and the woven fabric (a) and the unidirectional fabric (b) each independently comprise a thermoset resin selected from epoxy, polyimide, and mixtures thereof.

Abstract: A touch panel includes a substrate, a cover glass disposed above the substrate, and an optical clear adhesive disposed between the substrate and the cover glass. The optical clear adhesive has an elastic modulus ranging from 1×107 Pa to 1×1010 Pa. A touch sensing layer is disposed on an upper surface, a lower surface, or the upper surface and the lower surface of the substrate.

Abstract: In the case of a structural glass element with a plastic-coated glass panel and at least one assembly element attached hereon, the glass panel is coated in particular with a silicone-based elastomer across its entire surface, and the coating at the same time creates an adhesive joint with one section of the assembly element supported on the glass panel.

Abstract: Soft touch fire retardant laminates with PVC middle layers, foamed or unfoamed, and multiblock copolymer or polyurethane or silicone top layers which meet FAA requirements are disclosed.

Abstract: A laminated packaging material for food packaging, comprises a core layer of paper or paperboard, which on a first side intended to be directed towards the outside of a packaging container, has, in the following order, a dry pre-coating for receiving a printed décor of an aqueous, pigment-based, ink-jet printing ink, a pigment-based ink-jet printed ink décor layer and further laminated onto the printed décor layer, a protective outermost layer of a thermoplastic polymer. Also disclosed is a method for manufacturing of the packaging laminate and to a packaging container that is made from the laminated packaging material as well as to a pre-coating composition for use in the laminated packaging material and in the manufacturing thereof.

Abstract: A screen repair system. The screen repair system includes a screen mesh. The screen repair system also includes a laminate, wherein the laminate is located on the screen mesh and configured to secure the screen mesh to an existing screen.

Abstract: A resin composition is provided that contains: an EVOH (A); an unmodified ethylene-?-olefin copolymer (B); an acid modified ethylene-?-olefin copolymer (C); and alkali metal salt (D), wherein a mass ratio [(A)/((B)+(C))] is from 80/20 to 65/35, a mass ratio [(B)/(C)] is from 92/8 to 70/30, (A) has an MFR of not less than 8.0 g/10 min. and not more than 15 g/10 min., a content of (D) is not less than 25 ppm and not more than 300 ppm in terms of metal, and the resin composition has an MFR of not less than 2.0 g/10 min. and not more than 4.0 g/10 min. The use of this resin composition enables production of a multilayer structure and an inner container for a bag-in-box having excellent oxygen barrier properties and high flexibility and bending resistance.

Abstract: Resin compositions, layers, and interlayers comprising two or more thermoplastic polymers and at least one RI balancing agent for adjusting the refractive index of at least one of the resins or layers is provided. Such compositions, layers, and interlayers exhibit enhanced optical properties while retaining other properties, such as impact resistance and acoustic performance.

Abstract: A method and system of producing barrier laminate structure (12) for flexible packaging by co-extrusion coating/lamination of one or more substrates (16, 26), using one or more extrusion coating/lamination stations, comprising of one or more extruders (18, 30) at each of the stations, operating in isolation or in tandem yielding multilayered extrusion coating/lamination (ECL1, ECL2), comprises one or more intermediate barrier layer(s) and/or adhesive/tie/sealant layer(s) (20, 32) in the final laminate for enhanced oxygen, gas and moisture barrier as also aroma retention.

Abstract: A system includes an applicator including at least one aperture configured to apply fluid to a back side of a label, the back side of the label including a fluid activatable adhesive; a speed detector configured to detect a speed of the label along a label path through the system; and a control system configured to control fluid application to the label based on the speed of the label. The label may be moved by two different label drives while fluid is applied to the label by the applicator, and a speed at which the label is moved by a first drive may be used to control a speed at which the label is moved by a second drive.

Abstract: A method and system for fabricating a part includes sectionalizing a computer-generated representation of a part into strata having an order, forming layers corresponding to the strata from sheet material, stacking at least two of the layers in the order, and joining the layers together. The method and system are suitable for producing a phase-change material container for a thermal energy harvesting device, for example.

Abstract: A manufacturing device of a laminated label body. The manufacturing device of a laminated label body includes a paper feeding portion, a peeling device, a winding portion, and a lamination device. The release paper to which a label is stuck is conveyed by the paper feeding portion, and the release paper is wound by the winding portion and is conveyed while being folded back around a tip end portion of a peeling plate of the peeling device, whereby the label is peeled off from the release paper. The peeled-off label is conveyed to the lamination device having two rolls provided on a downstream side of the peeling plate. The lamination device manufactures the laminated label body by overlapping a rear end portion of the preceding label and a tip end portion of the subsequent label and by sticking them each other.

Abstract: The rotogravure cylinder comprising a rotary gravure base and thereon a copper engraving layer contains a zinc layer between a gravure base and a layer package suitable for engraving and printing. This layer package for instance can comprise a metallic support layer, a copper engraving layer and suitably a protection layer. Deposition of the zinc layer may be tuned for thickness variation, in combination with deposition of the layer package in a fixed thickness.

Abstract: Some embodiments of a card rotator include a card receptacle, a feed roller, and a motor. The card receptacle is configured to rotate about a pivot access that is approximately perpendicular to a plane of a card substrate supported by the card receptacle. The feed roller is configured to discharge a card substrate from the card receptacle. The feed roller has an axis of rotation that is approximately perpendicular to the pivot axis. The motor is configured to drive rotation of the card receptacle about the pivot axis relative to the axis of rotation of the feed roller.

Abstract: A stopper for assuredly preventing shifting of a cylindrical printing plate mounted on a plate cylinder is provided. A plate cylinder 1 has a plate-mounting surface 12 on which a cylindrical printing plate 3 is fitted from the front end side and mounted. A front stopper 4 is provided on the end portion of the front end side. The front stopper 4 is configured so as to be able to switch between a protruding orientation in which at least a portion of the stopper is positioned so as to protrude to the outside of the plate-mounting surface 12 in the radial direction and a retracted orientation in which the entire stopper is positioned to the inside of the plate-mounting surface 12 in the radial direction.

Abstract: A nozzle-clogging determining device is provided for detecting nozzle clogging without causing an increase in the cost. A nozzle-clogging determining device is configured to detect pass of droplets ejected from a plurality of nozzles of a head of an inkjet printer, and includes a droplet detector and a determination controller. The droplet detector includes a light emitter configured to emit detection light for detecting pass of droplets in a direction intersecting with a traveling direction of droplets, and a light receiver configured to receive the detection light. The determination controller consecutively ejects a plurality of droplets from each nozzle of the head at equal intervals, and has a threshold for performing determination on nozzle clogging on the basis of a light interception rate of the detection light which the light receiver receives when droplets are positioned inside a spot of the detection light which the light receiver receives.

Abstract: An image formation device has a head including plural first nozzle holes and plural second nozzle holes to eject an ink. In a first ejection processing, the head ejects a second ink from the first predetermined number and a second predetermined number of the second nozzle holes while moving in a main scan direction. The head moves in a sub scan direction by a first distance of a non-integral multiple of a distance between the adjacent first nozzle holes. The head ejects the second ink from the second nozzle holes while moving in the main scan direction. The head moves from the position of the head after the first ejection processing in the sub scan direction by a second distance of a length of a section over which the first predetermined number of the first nozzle holes are arranged. The head ejects the second ink from the second nozzle holes.

Abstract: According to an embodiment of this invention, a print control apparatus which controls a printhead, including a plurality of nozzle arrays each formed from a plurality of nozzles for discharging ink, for executing printing on a print medium by discharging inks of a plurality of colors from the plurality of nozzle arrays executes the following data processing. That is, image data is received from an external apparatus. One of a plurality of ASICs executes at least common data processing for generating print data corresponding to the plurality of colors with respect to the received image data, and another ASIC executes specific data processing related to each of the plurality of colors. Thus, print data to be output to the printhead is generated, and then transmitted to the printhead.

Abstract: A printhead including one or more fluid vias in fluid communication with a fluid supply, each of the one or more fluid vias being associated with a first number of heating elements, the heating elements being divided into groups of a second number of heating elements so as to form a number of primitive groups, and an electrical interface having at least one shift register that receives primitive address data to allow for selective application of electrical signals to the heating elements so that fluid is ejected from the printhead in accordance with image data, the number of primitive groups being dependent on the print resolution of the printhead so that a number of bits required for the at least one shift register to address each heater is independent of the print resolution of the printhead.

Abstract: An inkjet printer comprising a plurality of nozzles, a plurality of pressure chambers, a plurality of diaphragms, a plurality of piezoelectric elements, and a controller. Each of the plurality of diaphragms is deflected between a first state and a second state. The controller is configured to control voltage application to each of the plurality of piezoelectric elements. When a diaphragm is in the first state, the controller applies a first voltage so that the diaphragm is substantially flat; and when the diaphragm is in the second state, the controller applies a second voltage. The controller is configured to control the voltage such that a pressure chamber ejects an ink droplet from the corresponding nozzle in response to the deflection of the diaphragm reverting from the second state to the first state.

Abstract: Recording elements are driven by changing a driving pulse applied thereto in accordance with information regarding a total number of times the recording elements have been driven.

Abstract: A head drive IC includes: a first waveform input part to which a first waveform signal being used for generation of drive signals is inputted; a second waveform input part to which a second waveform signal different from the first waveform signal and being used for generation of the drive signals is inputted; a switching signal input part to which a switching signal is inputted; and an input switching circuit which performs switching between a state in which both of the input of the first waveform signal and the input of the second waveform signal are allowed, and a state in which the input of the first waveform signal is allowed and the input of the second waveform signal is blocked.

Abstract: There is provided a liquid discharge apparatus, including: a drive element configured to apply discharge energy to the liquid to discharge the liquid; signal generators configured to generate a plurality of types of drive signals having mutually different waveforms to drive the drive element; and drive switches electrically located between the signal generators and the drive element to correspond to the plurality of types of drive signals respectively. The drive switches include a first drive switch and a second drive switch which are different in ON-resistance.

Abstract: An example device in accordance with an aspect of the present disclosure includes modules to generate an input signal, apply the input signal to an ink sample to obtain an ink signal, compare the ink signal to a reference value, and identify whether the ink signal is consistent with an ink signature. A module may be contained on an inkjet printhead die.

Abstract: A driving circuit for driving a capactive load includes: a modulation unit that generates a modulated signal which is obtained by pulse-modulating an original signal; a gate driver that generates an amplification control signal, based on the modulated signal; a transistor that generates an amplified and modulated signal which is obtained by amplifying the modulated signal, based on the amplification control signal; a low pass filter that generates a drive signal by demodulating the amplified and modulated signal; a piezoelectric element that is displaced by the drive signal which is applied; a first power supply unit that applies a signal to a terminal, other than a terminal to which the drive signal is applied; and the first power supply unit are connected to a common ground terminal.

Abstract: A driving circuit for driving a capacitive load includes an integrated circuit device that includes a modulation portion which generates a modulation signal by pulse-modulating a source signal; a feedback circuit; a transistor that generates an amplified modulation signal which is obtained by amplifying the modulation signal; a low-pass filter that generates a drive signal by demodulating the amplified modulation signal; and a piezoelectric element that is displaced by applying the drive signal, wherein the feedback circuit generates a feedback signal on the basis of the drive signal, and feeds back the feedback signal to the modulation portion through a feedback terminal, the modulation portion includes a first circuit block and a second circuit block, and the integrated circuit device is configured to separate the first circuit block from the second circuit block by a triple-well structure.

Abstract: A print device includes a head, a recovery portion, and a processor. The head ejects an ink onto a print medium. The recovery portion performs recovery processing to recover an ejection performance of the ink of the head. The processor acquires an integrated value of an ejection amount of the ink, and determines when the integrated value is equal to or more than a reference value, execution of the recovery processing including wiping of a nozzle surface. A nozzle hole is formed in the nozzle surface and ejects the ink. The processor acquires a temperature correlation value corresponding to an environmental temperature, and sets the reference value based on the acquired temperature correlation value such that the reference value when the environmental temperature is a first temperature is smaller than the reference value when the environmental temperature is a second temperature. The second temperature is higher than the first temperature.

Abstract: A liquid ejecting head includes: a circuit board extending in a first direction and having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction; a main body including head units; wiring members each extending from each head unit toward the circuit board; contacts including a first contact and a second contact connected to corresponding wiring members; a first support member facing the first surface; and a second support member facing the second surface. The first support member has a first protrusion protruding toward the first surface in the second direction and arranged at a position aligned with the second contact in the second direction. The second support member has a second protrusion protruding toward the second surface in the second direction and arranged at a position aligned with the first contact in the second direction.

Abstract: A liquid ejecting head includes a head main body in which nozzles are arranged along a first direction, a housing fixed to the head main body, a liquid storage chamber that includes a space formed in the housing, and stores the liquid supplied to the nozzles, an introducing port of the liquid communicating with the liquid storage chamber, and a plurality of beam-shaped units that are stretched over an inner wall face of the space in the housing, in which the plurality of beam-shaped units are provided with intervals such that a plurality of flow paths are arranged in the first direction from the introducing port, and, among the plurality of flow paths, a first flow path far away from the introducing port in the first direction has a flow path width in the first direction smaller than that of a second flow path close to the introducing port.

Abstract: A liquid ejecting head includes a head main body in which a nozzle N that ejects liquid is formed; a case member which includes a space that stores liquid to be supplied to the nozzle and an opening that communicates with the space; a flexible seal plate that closes the opening from an outside of the case member; and an overhang portion disposed on an end of the opening and having an inclined surface that overhangs from an inner peripheral surface of the opening.

Abstract: A flow path member includes a flow path forming member; an elastic film which forms a flow path in a state in which a peripheral edge portion is in close contact with the flow path forming member; and a cover member which surrounds an outer edge portion of the elastic film along with the flow path forming member.

Abstract: A device (1) for inkjet printing of fluids, particularly glazes, onto tiles (P) comprises a body (2) comprising a feed channel (3) of a printing fluid, which feed channel (3) is closed by a base (4). The base comprises at least one outlet nozzle (5) associated with a valve (7) comprising electromagnetic actuating means (8). A shutter (11) of the valve (7) comprises at least one sensitive element (12) made of a material suitable for interacting with the magnetic field generated by the electromagnetic actuating means (8) for moving the shutter. A membrane (13) is arranged within the body (2) and delimits the feed channel (3). The membrane (13) is interposed between the feed channel (3) and the electromagnetic actuating means (8). The shutter (11) is solidly constraint with the membrane (13).

Abstract: A liquid ejection head for ejecting a liquid includes a substrate provided with an energy generating element and a liquid supply port; a flow path forming member including an ejection opening for ejecting a liquid; and a pressure chamber communicating with the ejection opening and including the energy generating element therein and a flow path through which the pressure chamber and the liquid supply port communicate with each other, the pressure chamber and the flow path being provided between the substrate and the flow path forming member, wherein a portion of the flow path forming member which extends from an area facing the liquid supply port to an area facing a part of the flow path extending from the liquid supply port to the pressure chamber has a thickness greater than a portion of the flow path forming member which faces the pressure chamber.

Abstract: A liquid ejection apparatus is disclosed. One apparatus includes a piezoelectric element. The piezoelectric element includes an upper electrode and a lower electrode. The lower electrode has a partial overlapping portion and a non-overlapping portion. The partial overlapping portion at least partially overlaps the pressure chamber. The partial overlapping portion of the lower electrode has two ends in the transverse direction. The upper electrode has two ends in the transverse direction. A distance from the center of the pressure chamber in the transverse direction to one of the two ends of the upper electrode in the transverse direction is smaller than a distance from the center of the pressure chamber in the transverse direction to a corresponding one of the two ends of the partial overlapping portion in the transverse direction.

Abstract: A liquid jet head includes ejection channels which extend in a channel extending direction and are filled with ink, dummy channels which extend in the channel extending direction and are not filled with ink, and a nozzle plate which is laminated on an actuator plate and includes nozzle holes each communicating with the corresponding ejection channel at a central part in the channel extending direction of the ejection channel. The actuator plate includes a first channel row and a second channel row each of which includes the ejection channels and the dummy channels alternately arranged side by side in the X direction, the first and second channel rows being spaced apart in the channel extending direction. The ejection channel and the dummy channel are each symmetric with respect to a plane that passes through the center in the channel extending direction and perpendicular to the channel extending direction.

Abstract: A liquid ejecting head includes a pressure chamber formation substrate having a pressure chamber formed therein, a flow path formation substrate that is connected to the pressure chamber formation substrate, and that has a flow path in communication with the pressure chamber formed in a state penetrating through the flow path formation substrate in a thickness direction thereof, and a nozzle plate that is connected to the flow path formation substrate on an opposite side to the pressure chamber formation substrate, and that has a nozzle in communication with the flow path opened therein. The flow path formation substrate is configured from a single substrate, and an opening area on a pressure chamber side of the flow path is formed wider than an opening area on a nozzle side of the flow path.

Abstract: A liquid ejecting device, including: a flow-path defining member having a pressure chamber formed therein; a piezoelectric actuator constituted by a plurality of layers which includes a piezoelectric layer, a common electrode, and an individual electrode, superposed on the flow-path defining member, and having a through-hole communicating with the pressure chamber; an annular conductor disposed on one of opposite surfaces of the piezoelectric actuator remote from the flow-path defining member such that a part of the layers are sandwiched between the annular conductor and the common electrode, the annular conductor surrounding a periphery of the through-hole; and a liquid supply member having a supply path communicating with the through-hole and bonded to the one of the opposite surfaces via the annular conductor, wherein the annular conductor is connected to a terminal configured to be given a predetermined constant potential and is exposed to a flow path defined by the through-hole.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a plurality of substrates joined together in a stacked state, a space formed in one substrate out of the plurality of substrates, and a movable region configured by one face out of faces bounding the space. The movable region includes a recess indented from a space side to partway along a thickness direction of the movable region. An internal dimension of the recess in a direction perpendicular to a substrate stacking direction is larger than an internal dimension of the space in the direction perpendicular to the substrate stacking direction, and a wall bounding the space in the one substrate, and at least a portion of a bottom face of the recess, are adhered together by an adhesive.

Abstract: A printhead includes a plurality of firing chambers, a plurality of fluid ejectors, and at least one field generating member. Each one of the firing chambers includes a nozzle region to receive printing fluid. The printing fluid includes an ink vehicle having pigments disposed therein. At least one field generating member generates a non-uniform electric field to apply forces to maintain respective pigments in the ink vehicle of the printing fluid in the nozzle region.