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20090279146 | IMAGE READING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image reading device includes an image reading section, a frame, and an operating unit. The image reading section is configured to obtain image data by reading an image carried on a document. The frame supports the image reading section. The operating unit has an operating section including a plurality of input keys adapted to receive an input operation for controlling the image reading section, and an operating unit body supporting the operating section for displacement between a drawn-out position in which the input keys are exposed to outside and a housed position in which the input keys are housed inside. The operating unit is supported by the frame. | 11-12-2009 |
20090323130 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE - An image processing device includes a processing section, a load section, an operating section, and a display unit. The processing section performs processing upon sheets of a recording medium. The operating section includes input keys which receive input operation for controlling the processing section, and is disposed over the load section. The display unit displays information corresponding to input operation from the operating section. And the operating section can be freely shifted between a pulled out position in which its input keys are exposed to the exterior, and a storage position in which it is stored internally, and, in the storage position, is disposed below the display unit. | 12-31-2009 |
20100201775 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus in one embodiment of the present invention is an image forming apparatus that includes a main body that performs processing to form an image on a recording paper, the image forming apparatus including, an ion generating section that is external to the main body, generates ions and emits those ions to the outside. | 08-12-2010 |
20110262172 | OPERATING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An operating device includes a first support frame, a support shaft, an operating panel, a second support frame, and a spring. The first support frame is fixed to a front side of a main apparatus. The support shaft projects from the first support frame in a widthwise direction of the main apparatus. The second support frame is pivotally supported on the support shaft in such a manner as to be displaceable within a predetermined range in the widthwise direction while supporting the operating panel. The spring biases the second support frame in a first direction which the second support frame is pressed against the first support frame. The first support frame has a plurality of recesses on a circumference of a circle that is concentric with the support shaft. The second support frame has a first projection capable of being engaged into any one of the recesses. | 10-27-2011 |
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20140212159 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A fixing device includes a fixing belt, a pressurizing member, a heat source, and a temperature sensing device. The fixing belt is rotatably provided. The pressurizing member is rotatably provided and is in pressed contact with the fixing belt to form a fixing nip between the pressurizing member and the fixing belt. The heat source heats the fixing belt. The temperature sensing device detects the temperature of the fixing belt. The temperature sensing device has a sensing element that is in contact with an inner circumferential surface of the fixing belt in a neighboring region of an end portion of the fixing nip and a pressing member configured to press the sensing element against the inner circumferential surface of the fixing belt. | 07-31-2014 |
20140314455 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A fixing device includes a heating source, a pressing member, a heating member, a nip pressure switching mechanism, a separating member and a restricting piece. The pressing member comes in pressure-contact with the heating member and forms a fixing nip. The nip pressure switching mechanism moves the pressing member between a first position and a second position. The separating member is movable between a separating position where the separating member is in contact with the heating member or faces the heating member and a cleaning position separated away from the heating member farther than the separating position. The restricting piece restricts the movement of the separating member under a state where the pressing member is at the first position and permits the movement of the separating member under a state where the pressing member is at the second position. | 10-23-2014 |
20150030359 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A fixing device includes a fixing member, a pressing member and a separating member. The fixing member is provided with a sheet passing region and a non-sheet passing region. The separating member has a separating plate and a restricting piece. The restricting piece is provided with a curving surface on a region including the contacting portion with the non-sheet passing region. The curving surface has a first curving area and a second curving area. The first curving area is provided on a downstream side from the contacting portion in a rotating direction of the fixing member. The second curving area is provided on an upstream side from the contacting portion in the rotating direction of the fixing member. The second curving area has a radius of curvature larger than that of the first curving area. | 01-29-2015 |
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20110115441 | CHARGING CONTROL METHOD, CHARGING CONTROL COMPUTER PROGRAM, CHARGING CONTROL DEVICE, SECONDARY CELL SYSTEM, SECONDARY CELL POWER SUPPLY, AND CELL APPLICATION DEVICE - A charging control method for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary cell is a charging control method for controlling a state of charge of a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary cell that has a non-aqueous electrolyte between electrodes, a target state of charge serving as a target for stopping charging is preset in correspondence with an ambient temperature of the non-aqueous electrolyte secondary cell, and the target state of charge (e.g., 95%) for when the ambient temperature is a specific temperature (e.g., 25° C. or 20° C. to 30° C.) that has been specified in advance is set higher compared to the target state of charge for a temperature other than the specific temperature. | 05-19-2011 |
20120129047 | NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery comprising electrodes including a positive electrode and a negative electrode, a separator positioned between the electrodes, and a non-aqueous electrolyte, wherein the electrodes have a collector carrying an active substance material, and the collector of at least one of the positive electrode and the negative electrode is a three-dimensional structure formed of a resin fiber covered with a metal film. | 05-24-2012 |
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20120154274 | INPUT DEVICE AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - An input device with improved operability is provided. A first button and a second button are provided so as to extend to an area between a keyboard and a pad portion. With this configuration, when a user operates the first button and the second button while placing his/her both hands on the home positions of the keyboard, only a small amount of movement of fingers (for example, first fingers) is required, and therefore the user can operate the first button and the second button without significantly moving his/her both hands from the home positions. In other words, the user can operate the first button and the second button without stopping an input operation with the keyboard. | 06-21-2012 |
20120155000 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - The position of an electronic apparatus can be stabilized. At least one of foot portions of a notebook computer includes a height adjustment mechanism consisting of a ground contact member, a height adjustment member, and a screw. Thus, even if a variation in height dimension among the foot portions, deformation of a first housing, or the like causes the first housing to become unsteady, the unsteadiness of the first housing can be cancelled by adjusting the height of the foot portion to any height. | 06-21-2012 |
20120162885 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - When a peripheral device is connected to an information processing apparatus, the peripheral device is contained without protruding from the information processing apparatus, and therefore, the peripheral device and the information processing apparatus are protected. A recess is provided in a side surface of a first housing and a USB port is disposed within the recess, and thus, the USB device connected to the USB port can be prevented from significantly protruding from the first housing. Moreover, in the case of a USB device with a reduced-size main body portion, the main body portion can be contained in the recess without protruding from the first housing. Accordingly, a situation in which a user snags his/her clothing or the like on the USB device can be avoided, and thus, damage to the USB device or a notebook computer can be avoided. | 06-28-2012 |
20120187810 | SUPPORTING MEMBER AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - The orientation of an electronic apparatus can be stabilized. At least one foot section among the foot sections provided on a laptop computer is provided with an orientation adjustment mechanism made up of a supporting member, a height adjustment member, and a screw, which makes it possible to eliminate loose play in the first enclosure by adjusting the height of the foot sections to any given height even if loose play occurs in the first enclosure due to disproportions in the height dimensions of the foot sections, deformation etc. of the first enclosure | 07-26-2012 |
20130189537 | CHASSIS FOR ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - There is provided a thin-plate shaped chassis for an electronic apparatus, which has a plurality of step portions extended substantially in parallel with each other in such a way as to form at least one bulge portion which is bulged in a convex shape. The step portions are formed to have a larger thickness than that of other thin-plate portion having a predetermined thickness, and wherein there is provided at least one rib having a predetermined height which extends from the step portion to the thin-plate portion. | 07-25-2013 |
20140063700 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device | 03-06-2014 |
20140063701 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device | 03-06-2014 |
20140070680 | PLATE-SHAPED CASING MEMBER AND INJECTION MOLDING METHOD FOR THE SAME - A plate-shaped casing member is a plate-shaped casing having a front surface and a rear surface, wherein the rear surface includes a first surface, and a second surface having a height different from a height of the first surface and having a meandering contour line, and the plate-shaped casing member has a thickness from the meandering contour line in the second surface to the front surface which is different from a thickness from the first surface to the front surface. | 03-13-2014 |
20140071649 | DISPLAY DEVICE - There is provided a display device comprising: a plate-type display section with a display surface; a front-surface plate placed on a front surface of the display surface; and a supporting portion for supporting the display section and the front-surface plate. The supporting portion includes a first surface adapted to support the front-surface plate, and a second surface which is formed in such a way as to rise up substantially vertically from the first surface such that the second surface faces a side surface of the display portion and, further, includes at least a rising base end portion thereof. | 03-13-2014 |
20140072761 | PLATE-SHAPED CASING MEMBER AND INSERT INJECTION MOLDING METHOD FOR THE SAME - A plate-shaped casing member includes: a first member made of a metal material, the first member including a through hole, a first half-through hole having an opening in a first main-surface side around the through hole, and a second half-through hole having an opening in a second main-surface side around the through hole; and a second member made of a material, the second member extending over the first half-through hole, the through hole, and the second half-through hole in the first member, and the second member being bonded to the first member. | 03-13-2014 |
20140085786 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device | 03-27-2014 |
20150054391 | PLATE-SHAPED CASING MEMBER AND INJECTION MOLDING METHOD FOR THE SAME - A plate-shaped casing member includes a front surface and a rear surface. The rear surface of the plate-shaped casing member has a plurality of meandering ribs. The front surface may have a convex portion raised in a projecting manner. The rear surface may have a concave portion having a concave face which corresponds to the convex portion on the front surface. The plurality of meandering ribs may be formed on the concave portion of the rear surface. | 02-26-2015 |
20150055282 | INFORMATION TERMINAL PROVIDED WITH STRUCTURE WHICH PREVENTS ERRONEOUS OPERATION OF ELECTROSTATIC INPUTTING DEVICE - The present disclosure provides an information terminal which comprises: a casing having a main surface; a touch pad arranged on the main surface; an insulation sheet member arranged on a rear surface of the touch pad; and a conductive sheet member arranged on a rear surface of the insulation sheet member. The conductive sheet member may have a portion which extends toward the outside from an edge portion of the insulation sheet member. | 02-26-2015 |
20150224689 | PLATE-SHAPED CASING MEMBER AND INSERT INJECTION MOLDING METHOD FOR THE SAME - A plate-shaped casing member includes: a first member made of a metal material, the first member including a through hole, a first half-through hole having an opening in a first main-surface side around the through hole, and a second half-through hole having an opening in a second main-surface side around the through hole; and a second member made of a material, the second member extending over the first half-through hole, the through hole, and the second half-through hole in the first member, and the second member being bonded to the first member. | 08-13-2015 |