Abstract: A fixture for a photosensitive seal machine is deposited on a transfer paper on the photosensitive seal machine to locate at least one stamp, and the fixture has a frame. The frame has a top surface, a bottom surface, multiple locating recesses and multiple retaining faces. The bottom surface is opposite to the top surface. The locating recesses are formed through the top surface of the frame. The retaining faces are formed in the frame and respectively surround the locating recesses of the frame. Each stamp is located well by the fixture to increase the exposure effect of the stamps and raise the yield rate of the stamps.

Abstract: A control system for a positioning system, for positioning a driven object, e.g. in a lithographic apparatus, in N dimensions has M sensors, where M>N. A transformation module converts the M measurements by the sensors into a positional estimate in N dimensions taking into account compliance of the driven object.

Abstract: An immersion lithographic apparatus is disclosed in which at least a part of the liquid supply system (which provides liquid between the projection system and the substrate) is moveable in a plane substantially parallel to a top surface of the substrate during scanning. The part is moved to reduce the relative velocity between that part and the substrate so that the speed at which the substrate may be moved relative to the projection system may be increased.

Abstract: An EUV lithography system (1) includes: at least one optical element (13, 14) having an optical surface (13a, 14a) arranged in a vacuum environment (17) of the EUV lithography system (1), and a feed device (27) for feeding hydrogen into the vacuum environment (17), in which at least one silicon-containing surface (29a) is arranged. The feed device (27) additionally feeds an oxygen-containing gas into the vacuum environment (17) and has a metering device (28) that sets an oxygen partial pressure (pO2) at the at least one silicon-containing surface (29a) and/or at the optical surface (13a, 14a).

Abstract: An alignment sensor for a lithographic apparatus is arranged and constructed to measure an alignment of a movable part of the lithographic apparatus in respect of a stationary part of the lithographic apparatus. The alignment sensor comprises a light source configured to generate a pulse train at a optical wavelength and a pulse repetition frequency, a non-linear optical element, arranged in an optical propagation path of the pulse train, the non-linear optical element configured to transform the pulse train at the optical wavelength into a transformed pulse train in an optical wavelength range, an optical imaging system configured to project the transformed pulse train onto an alignment mark comprising a diffraction grating; a detector to detect a diffraction pattern as diffracted by the diffraction grating, and a data processing device configured to derive alignment data from the detected diffraction pattern as detected by the detector.

Abstract: A photoconductor is provided. The photoconductor includes a cylindrical conductive support, a water-repellent resin film, a coating film, and a flange. The cylindrical conductive support has an end part having an inner circumferential surface having a surface roughness Rz of from 3 to 10 ?m. The water-repellent resin film is on the inner circumferential surface of the end part of the cylindrical conductive support. The coating film is on an outer circumferential surface of the cylindrical conductive support. The flange has a cylindrical fitting part having an outer circumferential surface secured to the inner circumferential surface of the end part of the cylindrical conductive support.

Abstract: The process for producing a toner according to the present invention includes: a first step of heating a dispersion containing an aqueous medium and a binder resin containing a crystalline resin to a temperature higher than or equal to the melting point of the crystalline resin; a second step of maintaining the temperature of the dispersion at temperature T1 for 30 minutes or longer; and a third step of maintaining the temperature of the dispersion at temperature T2 for 30 minutes or longer. In the following formula, Rc denotes the recrystallization temperature of the crystalline resin. Rc?10° C.?T1?Rc?5° C., Rc?25° C.?T2<Rc?10° C.

Abstract: A toner including: binder resin; and release agent, wherein the release agent is 1% to 8% by mass to the toner, as equivalent mass of endothermic amount of the release agent determined by DSC, wherein the release agent present in region from surface of the toner to 0.3 ?m depth is 0.1% to 4% by mass, as determined by FTIR-ATR, and wherein, in TEM image of torn surface of the toner, WDa<WDb<WDc is satisfied, WDa denoting number-average-particle-diameter of the release agent in region Aa that is from surface of the toner to depth that is one-sixth of diameter d of the toner (?d), WDc denoting number-average-particle-diameter of the release agent in central region Ac that is circular region having center located at center of the toner and radius of ?d, WDb denoting number-average-particle-diameter of the release agent in region Ab that is other than region Aa or Ac.

Abstract: A toner composition and a method of making a toner composition wherein toner particles having an average size range of 1-25 ?m may be mixed with an extra particulate additives including large silica particles having a primary particle size in the range of 60 nm to 120 nm, medium fumed silica particles having a primary particle size in the range of 30 nm to 60 nm, antimony oxide doped tin oxide (Sb2O5 doped SnO2) coated titania conductive additive and acicular titania oxide. Optionally small silica having a primary particle size in the range of 2 nm to 20 nm may be mixed with the medium silica, large silica, titania conductive additive and the acicular titania oxide. This use of this particular set of titania and silica extra particulate additives in the toner generates less waste toner, increasing toner usage efficiency and significantly reduces toner consumption without impacting image quality and charge characteristics.

Abstract: A toner composition and a method of making a toner composition wherein toner particles having an average size range of 1-25 ?m may be mixed with an extra particulate additives including large silica particles having a primary particle size in the range of 60 nm to 120 nm, medium fumed silica particles having a primary particle size in the range of 30 nm to 60 nm, antimony oxide doped tin oxide (Sb2O5 doped SnO2) coated titania conductive additive and acicular titania oxide. Optionally small silica having a primary particle size in the range of 2 nm to 20 nm may be mixed with the medium silica, large silica, titania conductive additive and the acicular titania oxide. This use of this particular set of titania and silica extra particulate additives in the toner generates less waste toner, increasing toner usage efficiency and significantly reduces toner consumption without impacting image quality and charge characteristics.

Abstract: An electrostatic image developing toner including a toner particle, wherein the toner particle contains a vinyl resin which is a polymer of a vinyl monomer having an acid group, a polyester resin, at least one of aluminum (Al) and magnesium (Mg), and tin (Sn), and when net intensities of Al, Mg and Sn in the toner particle measured by fluorescent X-ray analysis are respectively expressed as IAl, IMg and ISn, a ratio (IAl+IMg)/ISn is within a range of 0.5 to 2.5.

Abstract: A toner includes toner particles and an external additive; the external additive includes an external additive A containing fine particles of a crystalline resin or fine particles of a wax; the crystalline resin and the wax each have an urethane bond or an urea bond; and the melting point of the crystalline resin and the melting point of the wax are each from 50° C. to 130° C.

Abstract: A toner, containing: a binder resin; and kaolinite, wherein the toner has a molecular weight distribution having a main peak in a range of 1,000 to 10,000, and a half value width of the main peak is 8,000 to 30,000, where the molecular weight distribution is obtained by gel permeation chromatography (GPC) of THF soluble matter of the toner, and wherein the toner contains the kaolinite in an amount of 5% by mass to 35% by mass.

Abstract: A cleaning member includes a core and an elastic layer helically wound around an outer peripheral surface of the core so as to extend from one end to the other end of the core. When the cleaning member is rotated by a member to be cleaned, a non-contact region in which a first end portion and a second end portion of the elastic layer in an axial direction of the core are not in contact with the member to be cleaned is in a range from approximately 0° to approximately 60° in terms of a rotation angle of the cleaning member viewed from one side in the axial direction of the core.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a cleaning device located, in a direction in which an intermediate transfer belt rotates, downstream of a second transfer position and upstream of a first transfer position, at which a first transfer device transfers a toner image onto the intermediate transfer belt, the cleaning device cleaning the intermediate transfer belt; and a charging member located upstream of the first transfer position and downstream of the cleaning device in the direction in which the intermediate transfer belt rotates, the charging member having a shape of a roller having a diameter smaller than a diameter of a driving roller that drives the intermediate transfer belt to rotate the intermediate transfer belt, the charging member charging the intermediate transfer belt by holding the intermediate transfer belt between the charging member and the driving roller and touching an outer surface of the intermediate transfer belt.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a toner image carrier on which a toner image is formed, a transfer unit that transfers the toner image onto a continuous sheet of paper, a fixing machine that fixes the transferred toner image onto the continuous sheet of paper, a sheet transport unit that transports the continuous sheet of paper through a transport path passing through a transfer position and a fixing position, and an electric charge supply unit that is disposed at a position at which the continuous sheet of paper is placed between the toner image carrier and the electric charge supply unit and that supplies electric charge having an orientation, in which transfer by the transfer unit is prevented, to a toner image present in a region on the toner image carrier, which is out of the continuous sheet of paper.

Abstract: An exposure unit includes a light-emitting element array and a lens array. The light-emitting element array includes a plurality of light-emitting elements that are disposed in a first direction and each emit a light beam. The lens array faces the light-emitting element array in a second direction that is orthogonal to the first direction, and focuses the light beams emitted from the respective light-emitting elements. The following expression [3] is satisfied. A symmetric property, determined from the following expression [1], of a light amount distribution in the first direction of at least one of the light beams focused by the lens array satisfies the following expression [2]. S=|(HL?HR)/(XE/2)|??[1] 0?S?0.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a toner cartridge, a light source, a light guiding device, and an optical sensor. The toner cartridge includes a developer member and a photosensitive member. The developer member receives toner and applies the toner to the photosensitive member. The light source emits light. The light guiding device guides the light from the light source at a plurality of areas on the developer member. The optical sensor detects an amount of reflected light reflected from the developer member.

Abstract: A developing device includes a device housing, a developer holding member, and a supply member. The device housing contains developer. The developer holding member includes a magnetic field generating device and holds the developer. The supply member is rotated so as to lift the developer from below on a developer lifting side in a rotational direction thereof toward the developer holding member. The developing device has an exhaust passage that is provided along an outer circumference of the developer holding member and that allows air in the apparatus body to be exhausted therethrough. An opposite portion is defined on an opposite side to the developer lifting side in the rotational direction of the supply member. The developing device also includes a blocking member that intersects a tangent connecting the opposite portion to the inlet so as to block entrance of the developer into the exhaust passage.

Abstract: A powder container for an image forming apparatus includes: a rotatable powder storage storing powder; an opening on one end of the powder storage, through which a nozzle can be inserted; and a scooping portion to scoop up powder on an opening side, and supply the powder to a powder receiving hole of the nozzle when the powder storage rotates. The scooping portion includes a scooping surface extending inwardly from an inner wall surface of the powder storage and an inner end portion extending in a rotation axis direction of the powder storage, with an edge approximately parallel to the rotation axis. In a cross-section perpendicular to the rotation axis, the scooping surface is inclined toward an upstream side in a rotation direction of the powder storage with respect to a virtual line that passes through the rotation axis and is tangent to the edge of the inner end portion.

Abstract: A developing device includes a developer containing body having an opening and containing developer, a developer carrier that is disposed facing the opening of the developer containing body, and rotates while carrying the developer, and a seal member attached over the opening of the developer containing body to seal the gap between the developer containing body and the developer carrier. The seal member includes an upstream seal part that seals between the developer containing body, and a part of the developer carrier located upstream with respect to its rotational direction, a first side seal part that seals between the developer containing body, and one axial end side of the developer carrier, and a second side seal part that seals between the developer containing body, and the other axial end side of the developer carrier. The upstream seal part, and the first and second side seal parts are integrated together.

Abstract: A developing unit configured for operating with a two-component developer material includes carrier particles to which the toner particles are adhered. The developing unit includes: at least one developer member rotatably mounted in the housing and configured for transferring toner particles to a photoconductor member, and a conveying assembly configured for conveying toner particles to the at least one developer member or away from the at least one developer member. The conveying assembly includes an auger and which includes a bar shaped shaft, a helical screw blade arranged around the shaft, and at least a first elongate element arranged at a distance of the shaft.

Abstract: A fixing portion 18c for suppressing movement of a developer bag 16 when the developer bag 16 is unsealed by moving a sealing member 19 is provided. By this, unsealing becomes easy.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes multiple image carriers for carrying toner images of different colors; an intermediate transfer body for carrying the toner images transferred from the multiple image carriers; a second transfer part for transferring the toner images carried by the intermediate transfer body to a recording medium at a second transfer position; and a charge-applying part for applying a charge having a same polarity as a charging polarity of toner used to form the toner images to at least one of a leading end and a trailing end of the recording medium in a transport direction, at a position on an upstream side of the second transfer part in the transport direction of the recording medium.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: an image carrier carrying a toner image; a transfer unit disposed to contact the image carrier and transferring the toner image carried on the image carrier to a recording medium; and a gap forming unit that forms a gap between the image carrier and the transfer unit when one or more regions of the recording medium are positioned between the image carrier and the transfer unit. The one or more regions include at least one of a leading end and a trailing end of the recording medium. The image forming apparatus further includes an electric charge applying unit disposed on an upstream side of the transfer unit and applies electric charges to the one or more regions of the recording medium. The electric charges have an opposite polarity to a charging polarity of a toner which forms the toner image.

Abstract: In an example, a method of wetting a print blanket includes receiving a null cycle trigger during a printing session. The method also includes maintaining printing voltages on a forecast BID (binary ink developer) that has been prepared to print a next color separation onto a photoreceptor, and applying wet null voltages to a non-forecast BID. The method then includes engaging the non-forecast BID with the photoreceptor to transfer fluid other than ink to the photoreceptor during the null cycle.

Abstract: A polishing unit is attached to an opening/closing cover included in a fixing device so as to polish a fixing belt. The polishing unit includes: a polishing unit body support member that is detachably attached to the opening/closing cover; and a polishing section that is held by the polishing unit body support member and that makes contact with the fixing belt so as to polish the fixing belt when the opening/closing cover is closed.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a fixing device to fix a toner image onto a recording medium, a voltmeter to measure an input voltage from an external source, and a controller operatively connected to the fixing device and the voltmeter. The fixing device includes an endless, fixing rotator formed into a loop, a heater to heat the fixing rotator, a pressure pad disposed inside the loop, and a pressure rotator disposed opposite the pressure pad via the fixing rotator to press the fixing rotator against the pressure pad to form a fixing nip between the fixing rotator and the pressure rotator, through which the recording medium bearing the toner image is conveyed. The controller controls a heating operation of the heater and a fixing operation of the fixing device to fix the toner image onto the recording medium, based on the input voltage measured by the voltmeter.

Abstract: An image fixing device includes a cylindrical belt; a nip plate contacting an inner surface of the belt; a U-shaped supporting member provided in a hollow portion a cylindrical belt and having two end portions defining an opening of a U-shape thereof and supporting the nip plate; a heater provided in a region enclosed by the supporting member and the nip plate; a roller forming a nip between the belt and an outer peripheral surface of the roller. The nip plate is provided with a projection in a region downstream of the nip with respect to a feeding direction of a sheet. The projection projects toward the roller and extending in a longitudinal direction of the cylindrical belt. At least a part of one of the two end portions of the supporting member overlaps the projection of the nip plate to support the projection.

Abstract: A fixing device includes a heating member that includes a substrate having a substantially flat portion and a recess in a surface on one side, a heating body provided on the substantially flat portion of the substrate and that generates heat with a supply of electric current, a resistive element provided in the recess of the substrate and that is connected in series to the heating body, the resistive element having a positive temperature coefficient, and a protective layer provided over the heating body and the resistive element and that protects the heating body and the resistive element; a belt member that is heated by being in contact with the surface, on the one side, of the substrate of the heating member, the belt member being rotatable; and a pressing member that is pressed against the belt member and forms a nip part.

Abstract: In accordance with an embodiment, a sheet processing apparatus comprises a decoloring section, a stacking section, an image forming section, a sheet feed roller and a combined roller. The decoloring section carries out a decoloring processing on a sheet. The sheet subjected to the decoloring processing is discharged to the stacking section. The image forming section carries out an image forming processing on the sheet fed from the stacking section. The sheet feed roller feeds a sheet stacked in the stacking section to a conveyance path through which the sheet is fed to the image forming section. The combined roller aligns the sheets to be discharged to the stacking section at a reference position in a conveyance direction in which the sheets are conveyed to the sheet feed roller, and feeds the sheets stacked in the stacking section to the sheet feed roller along the conveyance direction.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, a sheet folding apparatus comprises a first roller, a second roller configured to be energized to the first roller, form a nip section together with the first roller, fold a sheet in half together with the first roller through the nip section and convey the sheet folded in half together with the first roller and a pressing force adjusting mechanism configured to be capable of increasing and decreasing a pressing force generated at the nip section. The pressing force adjusting mechanism causes a pressing force in a state of being conveying the sheet folded in half to be lower than that in a state of being folding the sheet in half.

Abstract: A post-processing apparatus of an embodiment includes a first tray configured to receive a sheet on which the post processing is not executed by a processing section, a second tray configured to temporarily place a sheet, an inlet roller configured to carry in a sheet discharged from an image forming apparatus into the post-processing apparatus, a first roller configured to convey the sheet to the first tray, a second roller configured to convey the sheet to the second tray, a detection sensor configured to detect whether or not there is sheet being conveyed in a sheet conveyance path from the inlet roller to the first or the second tray, and a roller control section configured to drive the first or the second roller if an image forming apparatus stops the discharge of the sheet that is being printed and the detection sensor detects the sheet.

Abstract: The second sheet discharge portion is provided above the first sheet discharge portion. The first and second sheet processing units are configured to process a sheet discharged from the first sheet discharge portion, and the second sheet processing unit is provided between the first sheet discharge portion and the first sheet processing unit. The first support portion is provided on the first sheet processing unit. The second support portion is disposed upstream of the first support portion in a sheet discharge direction of the second sheet discharge portion and on or above the second sheet processing unit and configured to support the sheet discharged from the second sheet discharge portion in collaboration with the first support portion.

Abstract: A sheet conveying portion conveys a sheet along a conveyance path by a conveyance amount corresponding to a number of pulses in a pulse signal supplied to the sheet conveying portion. A punching portion makes a punch hole in the sheet. The supplied pulse number counting portion counts the number of pulses supplied to the sheet conveying portion while a predetermined part of the sheet moves from a first position to a second position on the conveyance path. A required pulse number calculating portion calculates the number of pulses required for a punch target position on the sheet to move to a punching position on the conveyance path, based on the counted number of supplied pulses and an interval between the first position and the second position. A conveyance control portion supplies a pulse signal to the sheet conveying portion, based on the calculated required number of pulses.

Abstract: A sheet sensor is provided on a downstream side of a punching portion in a sheet conveyance direction and detects punch holes. A supplied pulse number counting portion counts a number of supplied pulses which is a number of pulses that are supplied to a sheet conveying portion while a preceding punch hole made in a sheet by the punching portion at a punching position on a conveyance path moves from the punching position to a detection position of the sheet sensor. A required pulse number calculating portion calculates a required number of pulses which is a number of pulses required for a punch target position on the sheet corresponding to a succeeding punch hole to move to the punching position, based on the number of supplied pulses and an interval between the punching position and the detection position.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: an image forming unit configured to form an image on a medium on which an image is to be formed; a placing portion capable of placing the medium; a power generator configured to generate electricity from heat generated inside the image forming unit; and an illumination unit configured to be lit with the electricity generated by the power generator and to be capable of irradiating at least the placing portion with light.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a photosensitive member, a charger, a developing device, a transfer device, a scraper, and a controller. The controller performs an image formation process to form the developer image on the photosensitive member by using the developing device. The controller acquires, as a first value, at least one of a value of the charging current flowing in the charger and a value of the transferring current flowing in the transfer device. The controller calculates an accumulation current value by using result of an integral of a second value over time. The second value is an absolute value of the first value. The controller performs a scraping process in which the scraper scrapes the photosensitive member when the accumulation current value reaches a threshold value.

Abstract: A cleaning member includes a core and an elastic layer disposed on an outer peripheral surface of the core. A circumferential cover length over which the elastic layer covers the core in a circumferential direction is greater at least at one of first and second end portions in an axial direction of the core than at a central portion in the axial direction. The central portion in the axial direction extends from one end to the other end of the core in the axial direction. When the cleaning member is rotated by a member to be cleaned, a non-contact region in which the first and second end portions in the axial direction are not in contact with the member to be cleaned is in a range from approximately 0° to approximately 15° in terms of a rotation angle of the cleaning member viewed from one side in the axial direction.

Abstract: Provided is a cleaning blade including: an elastic member; and a supporting member supporting the elastic member. The elastic member includes a free end portion, and the free end portion has an edge and a first surface and a second surface that form the edge. At least one of the first surface and the second surface has a hardened surface. The following expression (1): 0.1?DHs?0.4 and the following expression (2): DHs<DHm are satisfied, where DHs (mN/?m2) represents a dynamic hardness of the hardened surface, and DHm (mN/?m2) represents a maximum value of the dynamic hardness obtained in a positional range in which a distance L from the edge on a straight line that bisects an angle of the edge in a cross-section of the elastic member orthogonal to a longitudinal direction thereof satisfies 0 ?m<L?100 ?m.

Abstract: A photorefractive (PR) polymer composite (310) is provided that includes a charge transporting polymer (CTP) matrix (311) and a photosensitizer (312) comprising a quantum dot (QD) material (314) with a first band gap (315) coupled to a nanoparticle material (317) with a second band gap (316) greater than the first band gap. The photosensitizer (312) is configured to generate a plurality of free charges (318) and to transfer the free charges to the CTP matrix (311) in response to an incident photon (320) on the PR polymer composite (310). An apparatus (500) is also provided, for writing holograms of 3D perspective views of an object from different directions within the PR polymer composite (310). A method (600) is also provided for forming the PR polymer composite.

Abstract: A hologram recording device includes a light outputting unit that sequentially outputs multiple laser beams such that the laser beams are coaxially aligned, the laser beams having different wavelengths and being emitted from multiple laser beam sources, an optical system that generates a reference beam and an object beam, with which a hologram is recorded, from each of the laser beams output from the light outputting unit, and an adjusting unit that adjusts a relative position of a recording medium and a focus position of the object beam generated from each of the laser beams having different wavelengths so that the object beam is focused on a surface of the recording medium when the hologram recording device records multiple holograms in a wavelength multiplex recording by sequentially applying the object beams and the reference beams to the recording medium.

Abstract: A system and method may utilize holography to facilitate fabrication techniques such as 3D printing and lithography. The system may include a light source, a hologram of an original object or lithographic pattern recorded in a holographic medium, and a target such as a reservoir of photosensitive material or a photosensitive material attached to a substrate. Illuminating the hologram with the appropriate light source may cause a holographic image of the original object or lithographic pattern to form on the photosensitive material within the reservoir or on the substrate. Formation of the holographic image may result in the formation of a new object from the photosensitive material, or may facilitate removal or retention of photosensitive material as part of a lithographic process.

Abstract: A device for assembling and adjusting a balance spring, comprising a base joined to a balance bridge with an adjustable angular orientation, and comprising a bearing surface and a bearing plate adjacent to the bearing surface, both defining a service position of the end turn of the balance spring. A first arm extends from the base and bears a locking member for the end turn, said locking member being designed to keep the terminal coil in abutment against the bearing surface. The device comprises a second arm that extends from the base and bears a shoe that is able to be arranged at a predefined distance from the bearing surface so as to cooperate with the end turn. A movable control member is able to act on the second arm in order to deform it elastically and move the shoe with respect to the base in order to free the end turn.

Abstract: A timepiece in which the width of an edge member mounted to a case band while supporting a transparent member is small is provided. A case accommodating a dial is equipped with an edge portion arranged outside a case band of the case, a cylindrical portion arranged inside the case band, and an edge member having a receiving portion. The edge portion supports a transparent member. The cylindrical portion supports the peripheral portion of the dial from the front side of the case and prescribes the display diameter D of the dial. The receiving portion protrudes from the outer periphery of the cylindrical portion or from the cylindrical portion toward the rear surface side of the case. The edge member is mounted to the case band by a drawing-in mechanism equipped with a drawing-in member and a drawing-in screw.

Abstract: A timepiece which can secure a sufficient waterproof performance and which can transmit sound from a sound source efficiently to the exterior is provided. The timepiece is equipped with a movement, a timepiece case accommodating the movement, and a hollow structure portion having a connection proximal portion directly or indirectly in contact with the movement. The hollow structure portion is formed such that a space defined between itself and the timepiece case is of a hermetic structure. The inner space of the hollow structure portion communicates with the external space via an external opening of the timepiece case.

Abstract: An electronic watch having an altitude display mode of displaying an altitude, a compass display mode of displaying a direction, a barometric pressure display mode of displaying barometric pressure as display modes includes a dial face having an “ALT” area, a “COM” area, and a “BAR” area and a first pointer displaying the altitude display mode by pointing the “ALT” area, displaying the compass display mode by pointing the “COM” area, and displaying the barometric pressure display mode by pointing the “BAR” area. In the dial face, the “ALT” area, “COM” area, and “BAR” area are arranged in an order of the “ALT” area, “COM” area, and “BAR” area. In a turning direction of the first pointer, a distance between the “ALT” area and “COM” area and a distance between the “COM” area and “BAR” area are shorter than a distance between the “ALT” area and “BAR” area.

Abstract: There is provided an analog timepiece including an hour hand, a minute hand, and a second hand which are rotated by a unit step operation of a stepping motor. The analog timepiece includes a rotor that rotates the hour hand, the minute hand, and the second hand, and that has a magnetic polarity, a stator that includes magnetic pole portions disposed around the rotor, coils that excite the magnetic pole portions, and a control unit that controls each unit step of the rotor in accordance with each pulse group by applying a pulse group including a rotary pulse for rotating the rotor and a braking pulse for braking rotation of the rotor, which is applied before the rotary pulse is applied, to the coil.

Abstract: A wristwatch device with a time management function for displaying a schedule in the wristwatch device comprising a data communication device for receiving time management data from an outer device comprising database of time management data. The wristwatch device comprises also a display device having indication means, e.g. segments for indicating periods of time or timely arranged events, like calendar bookings. Further the wristwatch device comprises also a data controlling unit configured to read said received time management data and thereby manipulate said indication means of the display device in order to indicate events of time based on said received time management data.

Abstract: There is disclosed a watch type terminal including a frame in which electronic components are mounted, a case configured to cover a lateral area of the frame, a display unit located in a front side of the case, a metal ring arranged in an edge area of a front side of the display unit, a window provided in a front side of the metal ring and configured to cover the display unit, a clock hand installed between the window and the display unit, a driving unit provided in a back side of the display unit, connected to one end of the clock hand through the display unit, and configured to vary the position of the clock hand, and a controller implemented to control the display unit, so that the user may see and tells the time even in case the display unit is turned off and the external design is improved. Even when the display unit is deactivated, the user may be provided with time information.