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20130257379 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE FOR BATTERY CONTROL AND BATTERY PACK - A semiconductor device for battery control includes a CPU, a first bus coupled to the CPU, a second bus not coupled to the CPU, and a protective function circuit for protecting a battery from stress applied thereto. The semiconductor device also includes a non-volatile memory storing trimming data, a trimming circuit to perform trimming required to allow the protective function circuit to exert a protective function, and a bus control circuit capable of selectively coupling the first bus and the second bus to the non-volatile memory. The semiconductor device further includes a transfer logic circuit which causes, by making the bus control circuit select the second bus, a trimming data transfer path leading from the non-volatile memory to the trimming circuit to be formed and the trimming data stored in the non-volatile memory to be transferred to the trimming circuit without involving the CPU. | 10-03-2013 |
20130257380 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE FOR BATTERY CONTROL AND BATTERY PACK - A semiconductor device for battery control is provided with a control circuit capable of controlling turning on/off of a charging transistor provided in a charging path of a battery, a CPU capable of controlling charging of the battery via the control circuit, and a deep discharge detection circuit capable of detecting a deeply discharged state of the battery. The semiconductor device is also provided with a switch circuit which, when a deeply discharged state of the battery is detected by the deep discharge detection circuit, preferentially sends the detection result to the control circuit and, thereby, forcibly turns off the charging transistor regardless of charging control by the CPU. When a deeply discharged state of the battery is detected, the charging path of the battery is shut off to prohibit subsequent charging regardless of charging control by the CPU. | 10-03-2013 |
20140203762 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND BATTERY PACK - In a battery monitoring system included in a secondary battery, high-accuracy charge control is enabled at low cost. A semiconductor device includes: a drive unit which drives a transistor for controlling the charge current of a secondary battery and which is configured to be capable of selecting one of plural different voltages as a drive voltage (VGC) for turning on the transistor; and a data processing control unit which performs program processing. The data processing control unit generates condition information including information about the battery level of the secondary battery based on measured values of the secondary battery voltage and current and adjusts the charge current of the secondary battery by changing the drive voltage selection. | 07-24-2014 |
20150236530 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE FOR BATTERY CONTROL AND BATTERY PACK - A semiconductor device for battery control includes a CPU, a first bus coupled to the CPU, a second bus not coupled to the CPU, and a protective function circuit for protecting a battery from stress applied thereto. The semiconductor device also includes a non-volatile memory storing trimming data, a trimming circuit to perform trimming required to allow the protective function circuit to exert a protective function, and a bus control circuit capable of selectively coupling the first bus and the second bus to the non-volatile memory. The semiconductor device further includes a transfer logic circuit which causes, by making the bus control circuit select the second bus, a trimming data transfer path leading from the non-volatile memory to the trimming circuit to be formed and the trimming data stored in the non-volatile memory to be transferred to the trimming circuit without involving the CPU. | 08-20-2015 |
20150270727 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND BATTERY VOLTAGE MONITORING DEVICE - In battery voltage monitoring ICs for measuring voltages of unit cells of an assembled battery, communication with a system control unit is realized in consideration of fail-safe. The system control unit and the battery voltage monitoring ICs are coupled to each other by a communication path using a daisy chain. Each battery voltage monitoring IC has a placement setting pin designating, by a binary code, a unit cell group to which the IC is coupled, in the unit cell groups. When it is detected that the Hamming distance between the code indicative of coupling to a group of the highest potential or a group of the lowest potential and a state actually set in the placement setting pin is 1, some failure such as line disconnection, short-circuit, or the like in the placement setting pins is detected, and the communication path is interrupted. | 09-24-2015 |
20160079789 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND BATTERY PACK - In a battery monitoring system included in a secondary battery, high-accuracy charge control is enabled at low cost. A semiconductor device includes: a drive unit which drives a transistor for controlling the charge current of a secondary battery and which is configured to be capable of selecting one of plural different voltages as a drive voltage (VGC) for turning on the transistor; and a data processing control unit which performs program processing. The data processing control unit generates condition information including information about the battery level of the secondary battery based on measured values of the secondary battery voltage and current and adjusts the charge current of the secondary battery by changing the drive voltage selection. | 03-17-2016 |
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20090066706 | Image Processing System - The present multi-processor system performs information processing suitably. The system can receive, reproduce and record a variety of image contents. By comprising a powerful CPU in the multi-processors, a plurality of pieces of large image data, such as high definition image data or the like, can be processed simultaneously in parallel, which was difficult conventionally. Since task processing, such as demodulation processing or the like, is assigned respectively in view of the remaining processing capacity of each of the plurality of processors, the system can reproduce contents efficiently. By sharing roles, a plurality of different contents, such as an image, a voice, or the like can be processed simultaneously and can be displayed or reproduced at a desired timing. | 03-12-2009 |
20100045243 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD AND PROGRAM - Reduction of wasteful power consumption is envisaged. A power supply function-equipped electronic apparatus ( | 02-25-2010 |
20110145764 | Menu Screen Display Method and Menu Screen Display Device - An instruction acquisition unit acquires a menu display instruction in a menu screen display device. When the menu display instruction is acquired while a game program is running, a menu-screen generating unit displays, by a function of a system, on a television set a second system menu screen in which an end icon for terminating the running game program is inserted in between a plurality of content icons that are arranged in a line in a first system menu screen and displayed. The instruction acquisition unit acquires the selection of the displayed end icon from a user. When the selection of the end icon is acquired, a menu screen constituting unit terminates the running game program and displays on the television set a first system menu screen by deleting the end icon from the second system menu screen. | 06-16-2011 |
20110249027 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - Provided is an information processing apparatus configured to: display on a screen a display target range, which is a part of a first display region extending along a first direction, so as to be superimposed on a first background image; move, when an operation of specifying a direction along the first direction is received from a user in a state in which the display target range is displayed, the display target range in the first display region in accordance with the specified direction without changing a display position of the first background image; and display a predetermined partial range of a second display region extending along the first direction so as to be superimposed on a second background image when an operation of specifying a direction along a second direction intersecting the first direction is received from the user, irrespective of whether or not the display target range is moved. | 10-13-2011 |
20110250956 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - Provided is an information processing apparatus configured to: display on a screen a display target range, which is a part of a display region including display elements arranged therein; and move the display target range in the display region in accordance with a direction of a scroll instruction when the scroll instruction is received from a user in a state in which the display target range is displayed, in which a movement amount of the display target range in accordance with the scroll instruction is changed based on a position of the display target range in the display region. | 10-13-2011 |
20110252361 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - Provided is an information processing apparatus that stores a plurality of programs, sequentially activates the programs in response to a user's instruction, and restricts the number of programs exceeding a predetermined number from being activated, in which the information processing apparatus displays the predetermined number of symbol images and displays the same number of symbol images as the number of programs that are already activated in a manner that is different from the other symbol images. | 10-13-2011 |
20110252363 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - Provided is an information processing apparatus that displays on a screen at least a part of a display region, in which display elements are arranged; terminates the display of the display region when an operation of specifying a first direction with respect to a predetermined region in the screen is received from a user; and shifts into a state, in which the termination of the display of the display region, when an operation of specifying a second direction that is different from the first direction with respect to the predetermined region is received from the user. | 10-13-2011 |
20120182314 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM AND PROGRAM - To provide an information processing device, an information processing method, an information storage medium, and a program capable of providing information and executing a processing according to a situation in which content is used. A channel data obtaining unit obtains content-corresponding images corresponding to a plurality of respective contents. An index screen image producing and outputting unit outputs a screen image showing a picture in which the respective content-corresponding images are placed according to a rule determined based on data that is updated upon use of the respective contents. An index-object-related processing executing unit executes, upon receipt of selection of the content-corresponding image, a processing that corresponds to a content-corresponding image selected and is based on data that is updated upon use of a content corresponding to the content-corresponding image. | 07-19-2012 |
20120190445 | Information Processing Apparatus - At least application programs and display files used to generate display images associated with the applications are recorded in a cartridge-type game recording medium. A storage is a built-in type recording medium. When the game recording medium is loaded in a drive, an installer processing unit acquires the display files from the game recording medium and installs the acquired display files in the storage. A board image generating unit generates a board image using the display file installed. | 07-26-2012 |
20130042205 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - Provided is an information processing apparatus including a novel user interface capable of switching a number of images for display on a screen. The information processing apparatus displays a menu image representing one or more menu item images on a screen, displays, when any one of the one or more menu item images is selected, a selection target image associated with the selected menu item image on the screen, stores a selected order of already-selected ones of the one or more menu item images, displays, when one direction along one side of the screen is specified, another selection target image, which is selected in accordance with the stored selected order and the one direction, and redisplays the menu image when an opposite direction to the one direction is specified in a state in which the selection target image associated with the menu image selected most recently is displayed. | 02-14-2013 |
20130117591 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - Manipulation receiving unit receives an operation input by a user manipulation. In case the manipulation receiving unit does not receive an input operation for a predetermined time period, a state control unit sets an operation state to a power saving state. However, if the voice receiving unit receives voice input before a non-operation time period reaches the predetermined time period, the status control unit does not set the operation state to the power saving state even if the manipulation receiving unit does not receive an input operation during the predetermined time period. The non-operation time period is defined as a time period during which the manipulation receiving unit does not receive an input operation. | 05-09-2013 |
20130127749 | Electronic Device and Touch Operation Processing Method - An electronic device is provided with a touch panel configured to include a display device and a touch pad or is connected to the touch panel. A display control unit displays a list of items on a display device. A first reception unit receives a first touch operation in a selection area of an item. A second reception unit receives a second touch operation for moving the list of items. A selection control unit selects one or more items in accordance with a specified position on a front touch pad specified by the first touch operation and with the movement of the list of items by the display control unit. | 05-23-2013 |
20130159301 | Electronic Device, Recording Medium Management Method and Program - A non-transitory computer-readable medium having embodied thereon a program for implementing functions of managing a recording medium in an electronic device, includes a recording medium management module that includes: an acquisition module configured to acquire an upper limit to the number of recording media registered in the electronic device; and a registering module configured to register the recording medium in which the program is installed in the electronic device such that the acquired upper limit is not exceeded. The recording medium management module may link date and time information to a recording medium identifier identifying the recording medium in which the program is installed, and register the information and the identifier as linked in a management database used to manage the recording medium. | 06-20-2013 |
20130290986 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE - Provided is an information processing device capable of issuing a notification of an occurrence of an event depending on a current operation mode in a case where the information processing device operates in a plurality of operation modes. An information processing device operates in a plurality of operation modes including at least a first mode and a second mode, receives event information output by an event output program, and notifies a user that the event information has been received, and the information processing device changes a pattern of notification between a case where the event information is received during the operation in the first mode and a case where the event information is received during the operation in the second mode. | 10-31-2013 |
20140349753 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - When an acquisition unit acquires image data of a game being played on another information processing apparatus, a display processing unit displays, using the acquired image data, an image of game play. A participation processing unit allows a user to join the game being played on the other information processing apparatus, and an execution unit activates game software after it is determined that the user joins the game. While the execution unit is activating the game software, the display processing unit continues to display the image of the game play. | 11-27-2014 |
20140364221 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - When an acquisition unit acquires image data of a game being played on another information processing apparatus, a display processing unit displays, using the acquired image data, an image of game play. A participation processing unit allows a user to join the game being played on the other information processing apparatus, and a transmission unit transmits operation information from the user to the other information processing apparatus. When the acquisition unit acquires image data in which the transmitted operation information is reflected in the progress of the game in the other information processing apparatus, the display processing unit displays, using the image data, an image of game play in which the operation information is reflected. | 12-11-2014 |
20150024842 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - When a content acquisition unit acquires a part of full-size application software, an installation processing unit installs the acquired part, and an execution unit sets the installed application software to be executable. While the execution unit is executing the application software, the content acquisition unit continues to download the application software. A display processing unit changes a display mode of an icon image differently when a part of the application software is installed and when the application software is installed in its entirety. | 01-22-2015 |
20150149798 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE - In an information processing device | 05-28-2015 |
20150209676 | Information Processing Apparatus - When a communication unit receives a connection request from a device, a selection screen generating unit provides a selection screen for selecting a registered user. A login user storage unit separately stores information identifying a primary user who logged in first and information identifying one or more secondary users who logged in second or thereafter. Specifically, the login user storage unit stores the information identifying the primary user in association with information indicating initial login. An application startup unit starts an application upon receipt of a start instruction from the device used by the primary user but does not start the application when given the start instruction from the device used by the secondary user. | 07-30-2015 |
20150231505 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - An acquisition unit | 08-20-2015 |
20150248204 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - A home screen display unit displays a home screen indicating a plurality of menus. If an execution menu of a game application is selected in the home screen, a game screen display unit displays in full screen a game screen indicating an execution result of the game application. If an execution menu of an application other than a game is selected in the home screen, a browser screen display unit displays in full screen a browser screen indicating an execution result of the application other than a game. A screen transition control unit allows a direct transition from the game screen to the browser screen if a predetermined operation is performed while the game screen is displayed, and allows a direct transition from the browser screen to the game screen if the predetermined operation is performed while the browser screen is displayed. | 09-03-2015 |
20150271556 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - A home screen display unit arranges and displays a plurality of content icons indicating a plurality of pieces of content in a first area in a content zone screen. If a specific content icon is focused on by the cursor and if a preset determination operation is performed, a content playback unit starts playback of the content indicated by the focused icon. If a specific content icon is focused on by the cursor, a related information acquiring unit acquires related information relating to the content that is indicated by the focused icon that is registered in an external device from the external device without starting playback of the content. A home screen display unit displays the acquired related information in a second area of the content zone screen and displays, if related information is updated, the updated related information in the second area so as to replace the related information displayed until that moment. | 09-24-2015 |
20150370456 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - A screen generating unit | 12-24-2015 |
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20100225774 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE PICKUP ELEMENT, A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS USING THE SAME - Disclosed herein is a solid-state image pickup element, including a plurality of pixels each having a photoelectric conversion portion for converting a quantity of incident light into an electric signal, and a plurality of pixel transistors; wiring layers formed on one surface side of a semiconductor substrate having the plurality of pixels formed therein, a light made incident from a side opposite to the one surface having the wiring layers formed thereon being received by corresponding one of the photoelectric conversion portions; a scribe line formed in a periphery of a pixel portion composed of the plurality of pixels; and square-shaped termination detecting portions each having higher hardness than that of the semiconductor substrate and formed in the scribe line; wherein each of the square-shaped termination detecting portions has a side parallel with a direction of the scribe line of the semiconductor substrate. | 09-09-2010 |
20100230773 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A solid-state image pickup device includes: a silicon layer; a pixel portion formed in the silicon layer for processing and outputting signal charges obtained by carrying out photoelectric conversion for incident lights; an alignment mark formed in a periphery of the pixel portion and in the silicon layer; and a contact portion through which a first electrode within a wiring layer formed on a first surface of the silicon layer, and a second electrode formed on a second surface opposite to the first surface of the silicon layer through an insulating film are connected, wherein the alignment mark and the contact portion are formed from conductive layers made of the same conductive material and formed within respective holes each extending completely through the silicon layer through respective insulating layers made of the same material. | 09-16-2010 |
20120086845 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A solid-state imaging device includes a substrate, a through-hole, a vertical gate electrode, and a charge fixing film. A photoelectric conversion unit generating signal charges in accordance with the amount of received light is formed in the substrate. The through-hole is formed from a front surface side through a rear surface side of the substrate. The vertical gate electrode is formed through a gate insulating film in the through-hole and reads out the signal charges generated by the photoelectric conversion unit to a reading-out portion. The charge fixing film has negative fixed charges formed to cover a portion of the inner circumferential surface of the through-hole at the rear surface side of the substrate while covering the rear surface side of the substrate. | 04-12-2012 |
20120217602 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A solid-state imaging device includes a plurality of photoelectric conversion portions each provided in a semiconductor substrate and receives incident light through a light sensing surface, and a pixel separation portion provided to electrically separate a plurality of pixels. At least a pinning layer and a light shielding layer are provided in an inner portion of a trench provided on a side portion of each of the photoelectric conversion portions in an incident surface side, the trench includes a first trench and a second trench formed to be wider than the first trench in a portion shallower than the first trench, the pinning layer is formed in an inner portion of the first trench to cover an inside surface of the second trench, and the light shielding layer is formed to bury an inner portion of the second trench at least via the pinning layer. | 08-30-2012 |
20120313211 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A solid-state image pickup device includes: a silicon layer; a pixel portion formed in the silicon layer for processing and outputting signal charges obtained by carrying out photoelectric conversion for incident lights; an alignment mark formed in a periphery of the pixel portion and in the silicon layer; and a contact portion through which a first electrode within a wiring layer formed on a first surface of the silicon layer, and a second electrode formed on a second surface opposite to the first surface of the silicon layer through an insulating film are connected, wherein the alignment mark and the contact portion are formed from conductive layers made of the same conductive material and formed within respective holes each extending completely through the silicon layer through respective insulating layers made of the same material. | 12-13-2012 |
20130015513 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEAANM Kido; HideoAACI KanagawaAACO JPAAGP Kido; Hideo Kanagawa JPAANM Enomoto; TakayukiAACI KanagawaAACO JPAAGP Enomoto; Takayuki Kanagawa JPAANM Togashi; HideakiAACI KanagawaAACO JPAAGP Togashi; Hideaki Kanagawa JP - A solid-state imaging device includes: a first photodiode made up of a first first-electroconductive-type semiconductor region formed on a first principal face side of a semiconductor substrate, and a first second-electroconductive-type semiconductor region formed within the semiconductor substrate adjacent to the first first-electroconductive-type semiconductor region; a second photodiode made up of a second first-electroconductive-type semiconductor region formed on a second principal face side of the semiconductor substrate, and a second second-electroconductive-type semiconductor region formed within the semiconductor substrate adjacent to the second first-electroconductive-type semiconductor region; and a gate electrode formed on the first principal face side of the semiconductor substrate; with impurity concentration of a connection face between the second first-electroconductive-type semiconductor region and the second second-electroconductive-type semiconductor region being equal to or greater than impurity concentration of a connection face of an opposite layer of the second first-electroconductive-type semiconductor region of the second second-electroconductive-type semiconductor region. | 01-17-2013 |
20140054662 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - The present technology relates to a solid-state imaging device, manufacturing method of a solid-state imaging device, and an electronic device, which can provide a solid-state imaging device having further improved features such as reduced optical color mixing and the like. Also, an electronic device using the solid-state imaging device thereof is provided. According to a solid-state imaging device having a substrate | 02-27-2014 |
20150102446 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A solid-state imaging device includes a plurality of photoelectric conversion portions each provided in a semiconductor substrate and receives incident light through a light sensing surface, and a pixel separation portion provided to electrically separate a plurality of pixels. At least a pinning layer and a light shielding layer are provided in an inner portion of a trench provided on a side portion of each of the photoelectric conversion portions in an incident surface side, the trench includes a first trench and a second trench formed to be wider than the first trench in a portion shallower than the first trench, the pinning layer is formed in an inner portion of the first trench to cover an inside surface of the second trench, and the light shielding layer is formed to bury an inner portion of the second trench at least via the pinning layer. | 04-16-2015 |
20150221692 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A solid-state imaging device, method for producing solid-state imaging device and electronic apparatus are provided. The solid-state imaging device includes a substrate, with a plurality of pixels formed in the substrate. In addition, a plurality of groups are formed in the substrate, and in particular in pixel isolation regions between adjacent pixels. The grooves extend from a first surface of the substrate towards a second surface of the substrate. An embedded film extends into the grooves. At least some of the grooves include a first stage near the first surface of the substrate and a second stage near the second surface of the substrate that are defined by walls of the grooves, wherein the first stage is wider than the second stage, and wherein a step is present between the first and second stages. In addition, the device includes a light shielding film adjacent the first surface of the substrate that overlies the grooves. A portion of the light shielding film is embedded in the embedded film that extends into the grooves. | 08-06-2015 |
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20100232851 | DEVELOPER CONVEYING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A developer-conveying apparatus is provided, the developer-conveying apparatus including: a conveying member that has a rotational axis rotatably set in a container and a blade formed around the rotational axis, the conveying member conveying a developer along the rotational axis by rotation; and a static eliminating member set in the container and eliminating static electricity of the developer in the container by being brought into contact with the developer. | 09-16-2010 |
20110236046 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - There is provided an image forming apparatus including: a transfer-receiving member onto which developer images are transferred and superimposed in sequence by switching over plural developing units that develop latent images on a latent image holding body with a developer to form developer images; a primary transfer section that primary transfers the developer image on the latent image holding body onto the transfer-receiving member; a secondary transfer section that secondary transfers the developer image on the transfer-receiving member onto a recording medium; and a selection section that selects a combination of a first process speed for the primary transfer and a second process speed for the secondary transfer according to the number of developing units employed. | 09-29-2011 |
20110236053 | DEVELOPER RECOVERY DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING DEVICE - There is provided a developer recovery device including: a casing; a recovery member disposed along an edge portion of the aperture portion; a sealing member disposed along an edge portion at a conveyance direction upstream side of the aperture portion; a moving section that moves the recovery member and the sealing member between a position of being touched against the developer-bearing member and a position of being apart from the developer-bearing member; a suction section that sucks the developer separated from the developer-bearing member into the casing; and a filter that is long in the length direction of the aperture portion and that is disposed in the casing between the aperture portion and the suction section with an inclination such that a lower portion of the filter is further away from the aperture portion than an upper portion of the filter. | 09-29-2011 |
20120107013 | DEVELOPER COLLECTING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A developer collecting device includes a housing in which an opening disposed opposite to a developer holding member is formed, a collection member that is disposed to be capable of coming in contact with and being separated from the developer holding member and that detaches the developer and collects the detached developer in the housing, a sealing member that is disposed to be capable of coming in contact with and being separated from the developer holding member and that seals up a gap between the developer holding member and the housing, a suction passage to which a suction unit suctioning the developer into the housing is connected, a developer transport unit that transports the developer to one end of the housing, and a filtration member that is tilted so that at least an upper part thereof overlaps with the upside of the developer transport unit in a plain view. | 05-03-2012 |
20120114367 | DEVELOPER COLLECTING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A developer collecting device includes a housing provided with an opening opposed to a developer carrying member, a collecting member provided along an edge of the opening at a downstream end of the opening in a transporting direction in which the developer carrying member transports the developer, a sealing member provided along an edge of the opening at an upstream end of the opening in the transporting direction, a suction path that extends along a longitudinal direction of the housing and that is connected to a suction unit for sucking the developer into the housing, a developer transporting unit that is provided between the opening and the suction path and that transports the developer collected in the housing, a filter member disposed between the developer transporting unit and the suction path, and a hood member disposed between the opening and the filter member and separated from the filter member. | 05-10-2012 |
20120114399 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND CHARGE ELIMINATING DEVICE - An image forming apparatus includes a toner image forming unit that forms a toner image, a transfer unit that transfers the toner image onto a recording material, a fixing unit that fixes the toner image to the recording material, a transport unit that includes a rotary member that transports the recording material from the transfer unit to the fixing unit and a recording material guiding portion that has first protruding portions extending along a recording material transport direction, and a charge eliminating unit that is disposed between the transfer unit and transport unit and eliminates charge on the recording material. The charge eliminating unit includes a first charge eliminating portion having pointed projections, and a second charge eliminating portion that is disposed on a downstream side of the first charge eliminating portion in the recording material transport direction and is disposed to be out of contact with the recording material. | 05-10-2012 |
20120199443 | REMOVABLE UNIT AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A removable unit includes an endless belt-like member; a first contact member that contacts an inner surface of the belt-like member; a second contact member disposed upwardly of the first contact member in a direction of gravitational force when the removable unit is mounted to a body of an image forming apparatus; a first cleaning member disposed between the first contact member and the second contact member; and a second cleaning member disposed between the first cleaning member and the second contact member. The first cleaning member prevents an adherent cleaned off by the second cleaning member from moving downward in the direction of gravitational force along an inner peripheral surface of the belt-like member. | 08-09-2012 |
20130223894 | ROTATION SHAFT COUPLING STRUCTURE, INTERMEDIATE TRANSFER UNIT INCLUDING THE SAME, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A rotation shaft coupling structure includes a roller drive shaft including a recessed portion having an internal thread; a rotation roller including a coupling member housing the recessed portion of the roller drive shaft; and a coupling shaft extending through the rotation roller in the axial direction. The coupling shaft includes a threaded portion at a first end portion thereof, the threaded portion mating with the internal thread of the recessed portion, and the coupling shaft couples the roller drive shaft and the rotation roller to each other. The first end portion of the coupling shaft in the axial direction is joined to the roller drive shaft and the rotation roller in the coupling member of the rotation roller, and a second end portion of the coupling shaft in the axial direction is a free end that allows the coupling shaft to extend and contract in the axial direction. | 08-29-2013 |