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20100296828 | IMAGE HEATING APPARATUS - An image heating apparatus includes an image heater for heating an image on a recording material. The apparatus also includes a first temperature detecting member that detects a temperature of the image heating member, with the first temperature detecting member provided in a sheet processing region for a recording material of a minimum size. A controller is also provided for controlling electric power supply to the image heater on the basis of an output of the first temperature detecting member. Further provided is a second temperature detecting member is that is capable of detecting a temperature of the image heating member when the image heating member is contacted or is not contacted with a belt. A controller is also provided for controlling the image heating operation on the basis of the temperature of the image heating member. | 11-25-2010 |
20110008083 | IMAGE HEATING APPARATUS - An image heating apparatus includes a rotatable member; a belt member contactable to the rotatable member; a pressing member for pressing the belt member against the rotatable member to form a nip in which a recording material is nipped and conveyed; and a sheet member for covering a pressing surface of the pressing member at which the pressing member presses the belt member. The sheet member is mounted on the pressing member so as to have a first area in which an end portion thereof is located outside an end portion of the belt member with respect to a widthwise direction perpendicular to a conveying direction of the recording material and which includes a portion opposing the pressing surface, and so as to have a second area in which the end portion thereof is located inside the end portion of the belt member with respect to the widthwise direction. | 01-13-2011 |
20110008084 | IMAGE HEATING APPARATUS - An image heating apparatus includes an endless belt; a rotatable member, contactable to an outer surface of the endless belt, for forming a nip in which a recording material is nipped and conveyed; a stretching member for stretching the endless belt; an urging member, contacting an inner surface of the endless belt, for urging the stretching member by movement of the endless belt so as to include a contact portion at which the urging member contacts the stretching member; a lubricant application member for applying a lubricant onto the inner surface of the endless belt; and a collecting member, contacting the stretching member at a position downstream of an area in which the stretching member contacts the endless belt and upstream of the contact portion with respect to a rotational direction of the stretching member, for collecting the lubricant from the stretching member. The collecting member includes a guiding portion for guiding the lubricant, collected from the stretching member, onto the inner surface of the endless belt. | 01-13-2011 |
20110008085 | IMAGE HEATING APPARATUS - An image heating apparatus includes a rotatable member; a belt member, contactable to the rotatable member, for forming a nip in which an image on a recording material is heated; a pressing member, disposed inside the belt member, for pressing the belt member against the rotatable member; a lubricant application member for applying a lubricant onto an inner surface of the belt member; a contact-and-separation device for moving the belt member toward and away from the rotatable member; and a switching mechanism for switching a contact pressure of the lubricant application member on the belt member, when the belt member is separated from the rotatable member, so as to be smaller than that when the belt member contacts the rotatable member. | 01-13-2011 |
20110026960 | IMAGE HEATING APPARATUS - An image heating apparatus includes a belt member; a inclinable steering roller for supporting the belt member; a heating member for contacting to the belt member and heating an image on a recording material; a detecting member for detecting a position of a belt end in a widthwise direction of the belt member; correcting means for correcting a position of the belt member in the widthwise direction by inclining the steering roller in accordance with a detected position of the belt end by the detecting member; supporting means for supporting the detecting member; and the supporting means being provided with a contact portion for press-contacting the end surface of the one end portion of the steering roller. | 02-03-2011 |
20110026983 | BELT CONVEYING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A typical belt conveying apparatus and a typical image forming apparatus according to the present invention includes: an endless belt; a supporting member that rotatably supports the belt; a sensor that detects a predetermined breakage at one end of the belt in a belt width direction; and a detecting mechanism that detects a predetermined breakage at the other end of the belt in the belt width direction by the use of the sensor. | 02-03-2011 |
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20140080033 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - An object of the present invention is to provide a fuel cell preventing formation of a diffusion layer containing Ca and other elements, and having an excellent power generation performance at low temperature by preventing breakdown of a crystal structure of an electrolyte by firing. Disclosed is a solid oxide fuel cell which includes an inner electrode, a solid electrolyte, and an outer electrode, each sequentially laminated on the surface of a porous support. The porous support contains forsterite, and has a Ca element content of 0.2 mass % or less in terms of CaO in a surface region at the inner electrode side. | 03-20-2014 |
20140080034 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - An object of the present invention is to provide a fuel cell preventing formation of a diffusion layer containing Ca and other elements, and having an excellent power generation performance at low temperature by preventing breakdown of a crystal structure of an electrolyte by firing. Disclosed is a solid oxide fuel cell which includes a fuel electrode, a solid electrolyte, and an air electrode, each being sequentially laminated on the surface of a porous support. The porous support contains forsterite, and further has a calcium element (Ca) content of more than 0.2 mass % but not more than 2 mass % in terms of CaO. | 03-20-2014 |
20140093800 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL DEVICE - The present invention is a solid oxide fuel cell | 04-03-2014 |
20140093809 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL - An object of the present invention is to provide a fuel cell preventing formation of a diffusion layer containing Ca and other elements, and having an excellent power generation performance at low temperature by preventing breakdown of a crystal structure of an electrolyte by firing. Disclosed is a solid oxide fuel cell which includes an inner electrode, a solid electrolyte, and an outer electrode, each being sequentially laminated on the surface of a porous support. The porous support contains forsterite, and has a Mg/Si molar ratio of 1.90 to 2.2 both inclusive, and an A-to-B ratio (A/B) of 0.0% to 9.0% both inclusive, where A denotes a maximum peak height which appears at a diffraction angle 2θ=26.5° to 27.0° and B denotes a maximum peak height which appears at 36.5° to 37.0° in a powder X-ray diffraction pattern obtained by using Cu—Kα radiation. | 04-03-2014 |
20140295317 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - Provided is a solid oxide fuel cell which includes a fuel electrode, a solid electrolyte, and an air electrode, each being sequentially laminated on the surface of a porous support. The porous support comprises forsterite and a nickel element. Ni and/or NiO fine particles are exposed on a surface of a sintered compact of the forsterite constituting the porous support. | 10-02-2014 |
20140295318 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - Disclosed is a solid oxide fuel cell which includes an inner electrode, a solid electrolyte, and an outer electrode, each being sequentially laminated on the surface of a porous support. The porous support contains forsterite, and further has a strontium element concentration of 0.02 mass % to 1 mass % both inclusive in terms of SrO based on the mass of the forsterite. | 10-02-2014 |
20150093661 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL MODULE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL APPARATUS PROVIDED WITH SAME - To provide a method for manufacturing a solid oxide fuel cell apparatus. The present invention is a method for manufacturing a fuel cell apparatus, including an adhesive application step for adhering ceramic adhesive to joining portions so as to constitute an airtight flow path for guiding fuel, and a drying and hardening step for drying and hardening ceramic adhesive, whereby the drying and hardening step has: a workable hardening step for drying the ceramic adhesive at a predetermined first temperature to a state whereby the next manufacturing step can be implemented, and a solvent elimination and hardening step further hardens ceramic adhesive hardened in each of the workable hardening steps by raising it to a second temperature higher than the first temperature and approximately equal to the temperature of the fuel cells during an electrical generation operation. | 04-02-2015 |
20150093677 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL STACK - Provided is a solid oxide fuel cell stack including: a porous insulating support having a gas permeability and provided with a gas flow path therein; and a plurality of power generating elements which are provided on the insulating support and each of which includes an inner electrode, an electrolyte. An outer electrode, the inner electrode, the electrolyte and the outer electrode are sequentially laminated one another, and the inner electrode of one of adjacent two of the plurality of power generating elements is electrically connected to the outer electrode of the other of the adjacent two of the plurality of power generating elements via an interconnector, so that the plurality of power generating elements are connected in series, wherein the insulating support comprises forsterite, the insulating support contains a Mg element and a Si element with a concentration of 90 mass % or more in total in terms of MgO and SiO | 04-02-2015 |
20150255805 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - To provide SOFC and method for manufacturing same, capable of preventing breakage of fuel cell electrodes, and of securing an electrical connection between fuel cells and a current collector. SOFC | 09-10-2015 |
20150255825 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL DEVICE - To provide a method for manufacturing SOFC, capable of preventing breakage of fuel cell electrodes, and of securing an electrical connection between fuel cells and a current collector. Step for forming electrode protective layers | 09-10-2015 |
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20160093896 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL STACK - A solid oxide fuel cell stack includes a support, a plurality of power generation elements connected in series, each including a fuel electrode, a solid electrolyte, and an air electrode stacked in that order on the support, and an interconnector electrically connecting an air electrode in one of the two adjacent power generation elements to a fuel electrode in the other power generation element. A solid electrolyte for one of the power generation elements is provided on the downside of the interconnector provided on the downside of the air electrode in the one power generation element so that the solid electrolyte is joined to the interconnector, and a solid electrolyte for the other power generation element is provided on the upper side of the interconnector provided on the upper side of the fuel electrode for the other power generation element so that the solid electrolyte is joined to the interconnector. | 03-31-2016 |
20160093897 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL STACK - A solid oxide fuel cell stack includes a support, a plurality of power generation elements provided on a surface of the support, the plurality of power generation elements connected in series, each including at least a fuel electrode, a solid electrolyte, and an air electrode stacked in that order, and an interconnector that electrically connects an air electrode in one of adjacent power generation elements to a fuel electrode in the other power generation element. A solid electrolyte in adjacent one power generation element is provided between a fuel electrode in the adjacent one power generation element and the fuel electrode in the adjacent other power generation element, and an insulating member is provided at a position that is on the solid electrolyte in the adjacent one power generation element and between the air electrode in the adjacent one power generation element and the solid electrolyte therein. | 03-31-2016 |
20160093909 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL STACK - There is provided a solid oxide fuel cell stack including an interconnector that has excellent electrical conductivity, gas sealing property, and adhesion to a solid electrolyte. The solid oxide fuel cell stack includes a plurality of power generation elements, each of which including at least a fuel electrode, a solid electrolyte, and an air electrode stacked in that order; and an interconnector that electrically connects the air electrode in one of adjacent power generation elements in the plurality of the power generation elements to the fuel electrode in the other power generation element, the plurality of power generation elements being connected in series to each other, wherein an intermediate layer having a porosity of not more than 1% and an electrical conductivity of not less than 0.05 S/cm is provided between the interconnector and the fuel electrode in the other power generation element. | 03-31-2016 |
20160093910 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL STACK - There is provided a solid oxide fuel cell stack including a ceramic interconnector that has good electrical conductivity and oxide ion insulating property, that is, power generation efficiency. The solid oxide fuel cell stack includes at least: a plurality of power generation elements, each of which including a fuel electrode, a solid electrolyte, and an air electrode stacked in that order; and an interconnector that electrically connects the air electrode in one of adjacent power generation elements in the plurality of power generation elements to the fuel electrode in the other power generation element, the plurality of power generation elements being connected in series, wherein the interconnector is formed of formula (1): | 03-31-2016 |