Abstract:
An optical printing head includes a light-emitting component array having a plurality of light-emitting components arranged therein, and an imaging component array having a plurality of imaging components arranged therein each for imaging from a light flux from a respective light-emitting component of the light-emitting component array to a beam spot on an image carrying body surface. In a configuration relationship between the light-emitting component array, imaging component array and image carrying body surface, a focal length of the imaging components is slightly larger than the focal length of imaging components in a condition in which a unity-magnification relationship is satisfied.
Abstract:
An image heating apparatus includes a heater which heats an image on a recording material, which extends in a direction perpendicular to a moving direction of the recording material; a first temperature detecting member for detecting the temperature of the heater; power controlling device for controlling the power supplied to the heater, so that the temperature detected by the temperature detecting member remains constant; a second temperature detecting member which is positioned at a location apart, in the longitudinal direction of the heater, from where the first temperature detecting member is positioned; and an interrupting device for interrupting the imaging heating process in accordance with the temperature detected by the second temperature detecting member.
Abstract:
It is an object of the invention to provide a dielectric drum where manufacturing costs can be reduced while keeping pressure resistance high and having an anodic oxidized film with a uniform dielectric characteristic, and also to provide an electrostatic recording device which is inexpensive and provides a high image reliability using the dielectric drum. According to the present invention, a dielectric drum includes an aluminum substrate and a dielectric layer of an anodic oxidized film on the surface of the aluminum substrate. The aluminum substrate is produced by conducting a drawing and hardening treatment M on an aluminum alloy pipe of the 5000 series alloys of the Aluminum Association. Also, the dielectric drum is used to construct an electrostatic recording device. The electrostatic recording device includes toner image forming means for forming a toner image on a dielectric drum, and pressure applying means for transferring by pressure or transferring and fixing by pressure the toner image on the dielectric drum to a member to be transferred.
Abstract:
A catalyst for hydrazinolysis having high catalytic activity and long life concurrently with high thermal resistance is disclosed. The catalyst is composed of an alumina support having a substantially extended specific surface area and iridium being substantially supported thereon. The alumina support is prepared by the steps of adding aluminum alkoxide into hexyleneglycol (2-methyl-2, 4-pentanediol), heating at temperatures between 100.degree. and 200.degree. C. to form a sol, hydrolyzing the sol to a gel, and drying and calcining the gel.
Abstract:
An electrostatic latent image forming device has at least two electrodes with an insulating layer formed between the two electrodes. The electrodes are arranged in a matrix array. One set of electrodes has space regions formed in the electrodes in which creeping corona discharge occurs when a voltage is applied to those electrodes. The insulating layer between the electrodes is formed of a ceramic material. A third electrode is used to draw the ions out of the apertures of the electrodes. A ceramic insulating layer is placed between the electrodes with the apertures and the third electrode.
Abstract:
In electrostatic latent image developing process capable of effecting either positive or negative reproduction a magnetic toner of a high resistivity is controlled to form a magnetic brush having a potential insufficient for development. The toner chain constituting the brush is separated under the influence of an electric field between the developing roll and the image carrier, to produce toner particles having one polarity continuing with the developing roll, and particles of the opposite polarity transferred to the carrier.
Abstract:
A method of producing a monolithic three-way catalyst for the purification of exhaust gases of internal combustion engines. First, a mixed oxide coating is provided to a monolithic carrier by treating the carrier with a coating slip in which an active alumina powder containing cerium in oxide form is dispersed together with a ceria powder and then baking the treated carrier. Next, Pt, Rh and/or Pd are deposited on the oxide coating by a known thermal decomposition process. The addition of the ceria powder to the coating slip is effective in enhancing the CO, HC and NO.sub.x conversions and durability of the produced catalyst at high temperatures. Preferably the content of Ce in the active alumina powder is 1-5 wt %, and, in the coating after baking, Ce of the ceria powder amounts to 5-50 wt % of the coating. Optionally a zirconia powder too may be added to the coating slip such that Zr of the zirconia powder amounts to 1-10 wt % of the coating.
Abstract:
An image forming apparatus includes a fixing member, at least one reflective optical sensor, a heat shielding member, and a processor. The fixing member fixes an image on a recording medium moving in a first axis direction. At least one reflective optical sensor emits light toward the fixing member and receives light reflected by the fixing member. The heat shielding member is arranged between the fixing member and the at least one reflective optical sensor, has a light passing part through which light directed to the fixing member from the at least one reflective optical sensor and light reflected by the fixing member and directed to the at least one reflective optical sensor passes, and prevents heat transfer from the fixing member to the at least one reflective optical sensor. The processor is configured to obtain a surface state of the fixing member on the basis of an output signal from the at least one reflective optical sensor.
Abstract:
An objective is to achieve a positional change measurement device which measures positional change of a dynamic measured surface by using speckle patterns while easily reducing influence of fluctuations in a measurement environment temperature. Provided is a positional change measurement device including: a light source; an illuminating optical system configured to guide light from the light source to a measured surface; an imaging optical system; an image pickup device configured to acquire a speckle pattern by receiving reflection light from the measured surface via the imaging optical system; and detected-length compensation means for compensating for fluctuations in a detected length caused by temperature fluctuations. Positional change of the measured surface is measured based on a result of cross-correlation computation performed on multiple speckle patterns acquired at predetermined time intervals.
Abstract:
A reflective optical sensor includes at least three light-emitting elements; a lighting optical system that guides light emitted from the light-emitting elements to a toner pattern; and at least three light-receiving elements that receive the beams of light reflected by the toner pattern. The lighting optical system has a lateral magnification m that satisfies m≦P/S, where S is the size of the light-emitting elements and P is the arrangement pitch of the light-emitting elements.
Abstract translation:反射光学传感器包括至少三个发光元件; 照明光学系统,其将从发光元件发射的光引导到调色剂图案; 以及接收由调色剂图案反射的光束的至少三个光接收元件。 照明光学系统具有满足m≦̸ P / S的横向放大率m,其中S是发光元件的尺寸,P是发光元件的排列间距。