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20140035386 | WIRELESS POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM - A wireless power supply system transmits power as magnetic field energy from a power supplying resonance coil to a power receiving resonance coil by resonating the power supplying resonance coil and the power receiving resonance coil. The coil diameter of the power receiving resonance coil is set smaller than the coil diameter of the power supplying resonance coil. Then, electromagnetic coupling between the power supplying resonance coil and the power receiving resonance coil is maintained in a stable state, and a space region where power can be transmitted in a state wherein power transmission efficiency is stabilized is expanded. | 02-06-2014 |
20140098414 | INFRARED REFLECTIVE FILM - An infrared reflective film comprises: an infrared reflective layer; a transparent film; and an adhesion layer. The infrared reflective layer has two main surfaces. The transparent film is formed of a polycycloolefin layer and supports one main surface of the infrared reflective layer. The adhesion layer is formed on the other main surface of the infrared reflective layer. | 04-10-2014 |
20140246919 | METHOD FOR FORMING MAGNETIC FIELD SPACE - A power-supplying resonator of a power-supplying module and a power-receiving resonator of a power-receiving module are arranged to face each other. On inner circumferential surface sides of the power-supplying resonator and the coil of the power-receiving resonator, cylindrical magnetic members which cover the entire inner circumferential surface of the coils of the power-supplying resonator and the power-receiving resonator are arranged. By conducting power transmission between the power-supplying resonator and the power-receiving resonator while varying a magnetic field, the magnetic field occurring around the power-supplying resonator and the power-receiving resonator is shielded by the magnetic members, and there is formed, on the coil inner circumferential surface sides of the power-supplying resonator and the coil of the power-receiving resonator, a magnetic field space whose magnetic field strength is smaller than the magnetic field strength of areas other than the inner circumferential surface sides. | 09-04-2014 |
20140312705 | WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION APPARATUS - A power-supplying module and a power-receiving module are positioned so that a coil surface of a power-supplying resonator in the power-supplying module and a coil surface of a power-receiving resonator in the power-receiving module face each other. On the inner circumferential surface sides of the coils of the power-supplying resonator and the power-receiving resonator, cylindrical magnetic members and which cover the entire inner circumferential surfaces of the coil of the power-supplying resonator and the coil of the power-receiving resonator are arranged. When power transmission between the power-supplying resonator and the power-receiving resonator is performed, while varying the magnetic field, magnetic field occurring around the power-supplying resonator and the power-receiving resonator is shielded by the magnetic members. This improves power transmission efficiency of power transmitted from the power-supplying module to the power-receiving module, as compared with a case of arranging no magnetic members. | 10-23-2014 |
20140325830 | METHOD OF FORMING ELECTROMAGNETIC SPACE - By supplying power from the power-supplying resonator to the power-receiving resonator by means of resonance, an electromagnetic space having a relatively low magnetic field strength is formed between the power-supplying resonator and the power-receiving resonator. In so doing, the position where the electromagnetic space is formed is changed by setting the frequency of the AC power supplied from an AC power source to the power-supplying module to an antiphase resonance mode or an inphase resonance mode, and the size of the electromagnetic space is changed by changing the distance between the power-supplying coil and the power-supplying resonator and the distance between the power-receiving resonator and the power-receiving coil. | 11-06-2014 |
20140327356 | WIRELESS ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLY TYPE LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT AND LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE - A wireless electric power supply type light-emitting element | 11-06-2014 |
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20120120207 | IMAGE PLAYBACK DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICE - An image playback device includes a playback portion which plays back content data to make a video stereoscopically viewed by means of video data including first and second images for first and second view points, respectively; a setting portion which sets a playback speed for playing back the content data; and an adjuster which adjusts parallax information about parallax between the first and second images in response to the playback speed set by the setting portion. | 05-17-2012 |
20120163788 | Stereoscopic Imaging Device - Stereoscopic imaging device that can take stereo images with the parallax between the left and right eyes being accurately established is afforded. The stereoscopic imaging device ( | 06-28-2012 |
20120163789 | Optical Element Holder and Stereoscopic Imaging Device Utilizing the Holder - Afforded is an optical element holder allowing high-accuracy stereo images to be taken. The holder includes: a rectangular parallelepiped beam splitter ( | 06-28-2012 |
20120163790 | Stereo-Image Photographing Apparatus - A stereo-image photographing apparatus enabling readily, short time-span realization of lens-barrel optical-axis adjustment in left- and right-eye imaging devices is afforded. The apparatus includes: a beam splitter having an incident surface of rectangular form, on which imaging light from a photographic subject is incident, an optically functional surface that reflects first imaging light, being a portion of incident imaging light, in a direction paralleling the shorter side of the rectangular form and that passes second imaging light being the remaining portion of the incident imaging light, a first light-exit surface through which the first imaging light exits, and a second light-exit surface through which the second imaging light exits; a first lens barrel directly facing the first light-exit surface; a second lens barrel directly facing the second light-exit surface; a first imaging device mounted on the first lens barrel; and a second imaging device mounted on the second lens barrel. | 06-28-2012 |
20120163791 | Stereoscopic Imaging Device - A small-sized stereo-image taking apparatus that includes a small-sized beam splitter for splitting in two the imaging light from a photographic subject and that makes it possible to take both telephotographic-range and wide-angle-range images is afforded. The stereo-image taking apparatus includes: an optical element having an optically functional surface splitting in two the imaging light from a photographic subject; first and second telescopic lens barrels having telescoping functionality; first and second imaging devices mounted on the first and second telescopic lens barrels, for generating first and second images on the basis of first and second imaging light constructing images through the first and second telescopic lens barrels; and first and second moveable sections causing the first and second imaging devices to parallel-shift optical-axis-wise in accordance with extension/retraction of the first and second telescopic lens barrels. | 06-28-2012 |
20120235992 | STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - A stereoscopic image processing apparatus includes an input/output interface operable to obtain a stereoscopic image including images at least at two view points, a parallax information detector operable to obtain parallax information about a parallax value for at least one of an upper region including an upper end and a lower region including a lower end of the obtained stereoscopic image, a display method setting unit operable to set a display method of an image on the region for which the parallax information is obtained, based on the parallax information about the region, an signal processor operable to process the image of the stereoscopic image on the region for which the parallax information is obtained, based on the set display method, and an signal processor operable to output a new stereoscopic image obtained based on the processed result. | 09-20-2012 |
20120236126 | IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE, IMAGE PICKUP METHOD, PROGRAM, AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - A conventional stereo image pickup device forms an appropriate stereo image by changing the stereo base in accordance with the distance to a subject, but fails to select an appropriate focal length or stereo base by simply using the subject distance without obtaining the subject size. A stereo image pickup device ( | 09-20-2012 |
20120242803 | STEREO IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE, STEREO IMAGE CAPTURING METHOD, STEREO IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE, AND PROGRAM - A conventional device adjusts the convergence angle of its imaging unit in a manner that the left-and-right face detection areas are at the same coordinates and thus forms a stereo image that will be placed on a display screen during display, but fails to place a subject at an intended stereoscopic position. A stereo image capturing device ( | 09-27-2012 |
20130222376 | STEREO IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - A stereo image display device includes an image input unit that obtains image data representing a stereo image, a display unit that displays an image based on the image data, an operation unit that receives pointing position on an image displayed on the display unit, an information calculator that obtains parallax information on a portion corresponding to the position pointed by the operation unit in the image data, and a controller that controls the display unit to display the parallax information obtained as well as the image. The display unit displays the parallax information in a format representing a magnitude and a direction of parallax. The operation unit receives a command for changing the magnitude of parallax represented by the parallax information. The controller changes a magnitude of parallax on the portion corresponding to the pointed position in the image data based on the changing command received by the operation unit. | 08-29-2013 |
20130242065 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL VIDEO PROCESSING APPARATUS AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL VIDEO PROCESSING METHOD - A three-dimensional video processing apparatus includes: a video obtaining unit which obtains a 3D video for three-dimensional viewing; a position obtaining unit which obtains a position of a first area which is an area included in a part of the 3D video; a disparity obtaining unit which obtains disparity amounts of the 3D video; a determination unit which determines a size of an enlargement area; and an area selection unit which selects, as the enlargement area, at least one second area that has disparity amounts within a predetermined range, includes the first area, and has a size determined by the determination unit. | 09-19-2013 |
20130272677 | IMAGE FILE GENERATION DEVICE, IMAGE FILE REPRODUCTION DEVICE, AND IMAGE FILE GENERATION METHOD - An image file generation device includes an image obtaining unit configured to obtain data of a stereoscopic image enabling stereovision, an parallax information obtaining unit configured to obtain parallax information for each of sub-regions (divided regions) of an entire region of the stereoscopic image, and a file generator configured to generate an image file including a data part which stores data of the stereoscopic image obtained by the image obtaining unit and a header part which stores management data for the data of the stereoscopic image stored in the data part. The file generator stores, in the header part, parallax information for each sub-region and information on a method of dividing the region, for each sub-region. | 10-17-2013 |
20150085918 | IMAGE CODING DEVICE, IMAGE CODING METHOD, AND IMAGE CODING INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - When compression encoding processing of an image is performed in units of macroblocks using a pipeline structure, an application of a skip mode or the like according to MPEG4AVC to compression encode an encoding target block requires motion vectors and the like of adjacent blocks of the encoding target block. However, depending on a structure of the pipeline stages, the motion vectors may not be determined. In such cases, the skip mode cannot be applied to compression encode the encoding target block. This problem can be solved by (i) calculating all motion information candidates, of the encoding target block, corresponding to all motion information selectable by a previous block of the encoding target block, and (ii) selecting, as the motion information of the encoding target block in the skip mode, the motion information corresponding to the motion information determined for the previous block. | 03-26-2015 |
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20110156531 | ACOUSTIC WAVE DEVICE - An acoustic wave device includes a piezoelectric substrate and an IDT electrode disposed thereon. The IDT electrode includes a metal laminate. The metal laminate includes a first metal layer made of Al or an Al-based alloy, a second metal layer made of a metal or alloy different from that used in the first metal layer, a Cu layer, and a Ti layer. The Cu layer and the Ti layer are disposed between the first and second metal layers. The Cu layer is located on the first metal layer side. | 06-30-2011 |
20120326809 | ELASTIC WAVE RESONATOR AND LADDER FILTER - To enhance a heat dissipation property and achieve stabilization of a resonance characteristic in an elastic wave resonator including an IDT electrode weighted so as to have a plurality of apodization local maximum value portions, the elastic wave resonator includes an IDT electrode located on a piezoelectric substrate, the IDT electrode is apodization-weighted so that a plurality of local maximum values occur in apodization in an elastic wave propagation direction, heat dissipation electrodes are provided in at least one apodization local minimum value portion occurring in the elastic wave propagation direction in the IDT electrode, and when it is assumed that direction dimension widths of the heat dissipation electrodes in the elastic wave propagation direction are A and the dimension of about ½ of a wave length of a propagating elastic wave is B, B | 12-27-2012 |
20130234558 | ACOUSTIC WAVE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An acoustic wave device includes a first electrode film arranged on a top surface of a piezoelectric substrate and defining electrodes including IDT electrodes and a second electrode film arranged to extend from the top surface of the piezoelectric substrate to a portion of a top surface of the first electrode film. The second electrode film defines electrodes including a wiring electrode | 09-12-2013 |
20140332395 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF ELECTRONIC COMPONENT - A manufacturing method of an electronic component allows an intermediate inspection during a manufacturing process and includes forming element electrodes and feed lines such that pad portions of the element electrodes and the corresponding one of the feed lines faces each other via a gap in a plan view, and such that the feed lines are located below the pad portions 11 | 11-13-2014 |
20140333391 | ELASTIC WAVE DEVICE - An elastic wave device includes a resonator and an inductor. One end of the inductor is connected to the resonator, and the other end of the inductor is connected to a ground electrode or a signal electrode. The elastic wave device includes a chip and a mounting substrate. The chip includes a piezoelectric substrate and an interdigital transducer electrode provided on the piezoelectric substrate so define the resonator. The chip is mounted on the mounting substrate. The inductor is provided to the mounting substrate. A dummy electrode to which the one end side of the inductor is connected and the ground electrode or the signal electrode are provided on a surface of the mounting substrate that is opposite to the chip. | 11-13-2014 |
20140333392 | FILTER DEVICE - A filter device includes a piezoelectric substrate, an IDT arranged on a major surface of the piezoelectric substrate to define a surface acoustic wave resonator, a wiring electrode that is electrically connected to the IDT, and an acoustic member located on a major surface of the piezoelectric substrate near or adjacent to the IDT and that has an acoustic impedance different from that of the piezoelectric substrate. The wiring electrode that is to be disposed in the vicinity of the IDT is located on the acoustic member. | 11-13-2014 |
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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 |
20130057586 | IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, IMAGE PROCESSING TERMINAL, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM, INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM, AND IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE - Provided is an image processing system, which allows images that are registered in each image management server to be easily grasped, and also allows a user that is registered as an associated user in each image management server to be easily grasped. A registered image acquisition unit ( | 03-07-2013 |
20130123023 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - Provided is an information processing apparatus capable of, even during a period in which an application program is not executed, presenting, to a user, information on an execution content of the application program. The information processing apparatus acquires display element information output by the application program during an execution of the application program, stores the display element information in a storage unit, generates an image including a display element represented by the display element information stored in the storage unit as a program-related image presenting information relating to the application program, and controls a display unit to display the generated image during the period in which the application program is not executed. | 05-16-2013 |
20130167070 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DISPLAYING IMAGE - An example information-processing device includes a display controller that, when a scaling operation for changing a scale of an image to be displayed is not performed, displays in a display the image with a first magnification, and when the operation is performed, displays in the display the image with a second magnification that is greater than the first magnification. | 06-27-2013 |
20130201221 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE, IMAGE DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, PROGRAM AND INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM - Provided is an image display device, including: display means for displaying on a screen a partial area image indicating a given area within an image to be displayed; display area moving means for moving the given area in response to a predetermined operation performed by a user; and determination means for determining whether or not the given area is located at an end portion of the image to be displayed, in which, when the given area is located at the end portion of the image to be displayed, the display means changes a display magnification of the partial area image displayed on the screen and display the partial area image on the screen in response to the predetermined operation performed by the user (S | 08-08-2013 |
20130212530 | MENU DISPLAY DEVICE, MENU DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, PROGRAM AND INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM - A menu display device includes: means for displaying on a screen a given range within a menu, in which a plurality of menu items are arranged in an array; means for moving the given range in response to a predetermined operation performed by a user; means for determining whether or not the menu item at an end within the menu is displayed in a predetermined position of the screen; and means for changing, when the menu item at the end is displayed in the predetermined position of the screen, the space between the menu items displayed on the screen in response to the predetermined operation performed by the user. | 08-15-2013 |
20140075376 | DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS, STORAGE MEDIUM, DISPLAY CONTROL SYSTEM, AND DISPLAY METHOD - An example display control apparatus includes: a first display controller that displays a portion of content in a predetermined area in a display area; a position detector that detects a position of the portion of content being displayed in the predetermined area; and a second display controller that, if the display area includes a blank area in which the portion of content is not being displayed, displays a scroll indicator indicative of the detected position in the blank area, and if the display area does not include the blank area, prevents display of the scroll indicator. | 03-13-2014 |
20140075391 | DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE, DISPLAY CONTROL SYSTEM, STORING MEDIUM, AND DISPLAY METHOD - An example information-processing device includes: a display control unit that causes a display unit to display a button image assigned to a function, the button image being selectable by a user, and an object superimposed on the button image; a processing unit that performs a processing corresponding to the function when the button image displayed by the display unit is selected by a user; and a notification control unit that notifies a status of at least the processing performed by the processing unit by changing an appearance of the object displayed by the display unit. | 03-13-2014 |
20140137031 | DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE, STORING MEDIUM, DISPLAY SYSTEM, AND DISPLAY METHOD - An example display control device including: a first acquisition unit that acquires operation information indicative of an orientation of an device held by a user; a second acquisition unit that acquires size information in dictate of a size of a content displayed on a display; a determination unit that determines, based on the acquired size information, a scrolling amount by which the content displayed on the display is scrolled in a predetermined direction in accordance with the acquired operation information; and a display controller that controls display of the content performed by the display unit to scroll the content by the determined scrolling amount in accordance with the acquired operation information. | 05-15-2014 |
20140137040 | INFORMATION-PROCESSING DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM, INFORMATION-PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND INFORMATION-PROCESSING METHOD - An example information-processing device that includes: a first registering unit that registers, in accordance with an operation performed by a user, a link data set indicating a specific data set, a specifying unit that specifies a status of use of a link data set registered by the first registering unit or a status of use of a specific data set indicated by a link data set registered by the first registering unit, and a second registering unit that registers at least one of a plurality of link data sets registered by the first registering unit based on a status of use specified by the specifying unit. | 05-15-2014 |
20140306888 | STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING STORED THEREON INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING EXECUTION METHOD - An exemplary information processing apparatus performs predetermined information processing in accordance with an attitude of an input member having an imaging device and an attitude sensor. The information processing apparatus calculates a first position according to the attitude of the input member by using imaging information based on an image including a predetermined imaging target captured by the imaging device. Further, the information processing apparatus calculates a second position according to the attitude of the input member, which position is on a predetermined straight line or a predetermined plane, by using a result of detection of the attitude sensor. When the first position is calculable, the predetermined information processing is performed by using a control position based on at least the first position. When the first position is incalculable, the predetermined information processing is performed by using a control position based on at least the second position. | 10-16-2014 |
20140320524 | Image Display Apparatus, Image Display Method, And Information Storage Medium - Provided is an image display apparatus capable of allowing a user to easily recognize an image belonging to a group. A library view image classifying unit ( | 10-30-2014 |
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20130162501 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING MULTIPLE DISPLAYS - An information-processing system includes: a first display; a second display, which is a device separate from the first display; and a controller that causes the first display and the second display to display an image, wherein the controller includes: a first display controller that causes the first display to display a first image in accordance with image data; and a second display controller that causes the second display to display selectively the first image having a first magnification, or a second image that is a partial image of the first image and has a second magnification greater than the first magnification. | 06-27-2013 |
20130214993 | METHOD OF DISPLAYING IMAGE - An information-processing device includes: a first display controller that causes a display to display multiple first images in a predetermined arrangement; a second display controller that, upon receipt of a first operation for one of the multiple first images, changes at least part of an arrangement of the multiple first images from the predetermined arrangement, and causes a second image associated with the first image, for which the first operation was received, to be displayed on the display so as not to overlap the multiple first images; and an execution unit that, upon receipt of a second operation for the second image while the second image is displayed, executes a process in accordance with the second operation. | 08-22-2013 |
20130214994 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING MULTIPLE DISPLAYS - An information-processing system includes: a first display; a second display; a first display controller that causes the first display and the second display to display respective images based on identical content; and a second display controller that, when a predetermined condition is met, conceals at least part of the image displayed on the second display. | 08-22-2013 |
20130321469 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING DISPLAY - An exemplary information-processing device includes: a display controller configured to display selectively in a display region of a display device a first image and a second image including the first image, in which second image a display magnification decreases or increases toward an end of the display region. | 12-05-2013 |
20130321473 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING DISPLAY - An exemplary information-processing device includes: a first display controller configured to display selectively on a display a first image and a second image including the first image in a reduced size; and a second display controller configured, while the second display is displayed on the display, to display an indicator image on the display, the indicator image indicating a position of an image to be displayed when display of the second image is changed to display of the first image. | 12-05-2013 |
20130326521 | METHOD OF ASSOCIATING MULTIPLE APPLICATIONS - An example information-processing device includes: am acquisition unit configured to acquire application-related information relating to a first application program; and a presentation unit configured, when a second application program, by which a search can be performed, is activated after activation of the first application program, to present to a user the application-related information acquired by the acquisition unit as a candidate for an item to be searched for. | 12-05-2013 |
20130326540 | METHOD OF ASSOCIATING MULTIPLE APPLICATIONS - An exemplary information-processing device includes: a display controller configured, when a second application program, capable of performing a search is activated during execution of a first application program, to display a second image displayed as a result of execution of the activated second application program, and a first image that has been displayed as a result of execution of the first application program before activation of the second application program; and an execution controller configured to notify the second application program of an event corresponding to an input operation, to execute a process according to a procedure described in the second application program, while maintaining the first image to be displayed. | 12-05-2013 |
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20110140341 | SHEET FEEDING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A sheet feeding apparatus includes a sheet accommodating unit which is detachably attached to an apparatus main body and configured to accommodate sheets, a sheet stacking unit which is provided in the sheet accommodating unit and can move while supporting the sheet, a sheet feeding unit configured to feed the sheet stacked on the sheet stacking unit, and a lift unit configured to move the sheet stacking unit toward the sheet feeding unit, wherein, before feeding of the sheet stacked on the sheet stacking unit by the sheet feeding unit, the lift unit increases and then reduces press contact force between the sheet stacked on the sheet stacking unit and the sheet feeding unit. | 06-16-2011 |
20120061908 | SHEET FEEDING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A movable side regulating plate is provided on a frame body. The movable side regulating plate regulates side edges in a width direction of sheets stacked on a sheet stacking plate, and is movable in the width direction. A sheet pressing portion configured to press the side edges of the sheets and press the sheets onto a stationary side regulating plate is provided on the movable side regulating plate. The sheet pressing portion has a relief shape for reducing a pressing force exerted on the sheets when an amount of the sheets stacked on the sheet stacking plate becomes equal to or smaller than a predetermined amount. The relief shape is formed so that a downstream edge in a sheet feeding direction of a lower surface is located higher than an upstream edge in the sheet feeding direction of an upper surface. | 03-15-2012 |
20130001861 | SHEET FEEDING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A sheet feeding apparatus includes a sheet accommodating unit which is detachably attached to an apparatus main body and configured to accommodate sheets, a sheet stacking unit which is provided in the sheet accommodating unit and can move while supporting the sheet, a sheet feeding unit configured to feed the sheet stacked on the sheet stacking unit, and a lift unit configured to move the sheet stacking unit toward the sheet feeding unit, wherein, before feeding of the sheet stacked on the sheet stacking unit by the sheet feeding unit, the lift unit increases and then reduces press contact force between the sheet stacked on the sheet stacking unit and the sheet feeding unit. | 01-03-2013 |
20130043644 | SHEET FEEDING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A movable side regulating plate is provided on a frame body. The movable side regulating plate regulates side edges in a width direction of sheets stacked on a sheet stacking plate, and is movable in the width direction. A sheet pressing portion configured to press the side edges of the sheets and press the sheets onto a stationary side regulating plate is provided on the movable side regulating plate. The sheet pressing portion has a relief shape for reducing a pressing force exerted on the sheets when an amount of the sheets stacked on the sheet stacking plate becomes equal to or smaller than a predetermined amount. The relief shape is formed so that a downstream edge in a sheet feeding direction of a lower surface is located higher than an upstream edge in the sheet feeding direction of an upper surface. | 02-21-2013 |
20130084106 | DEVELOPER CONVEYANCE APPARATUS AND PROCESS CARTRIDGE - A developer conveyance apparatus for an image forming apparatus includes a developer storage portion configured to store developer, a developer conveyance portion arranged inside the developer storage portion and configured to convey the developer through rotation, a drive input portion configured to input a drive force to the developer conveyance portion, and a clutch arranged inside the developer storage portion and configured to transmit the drive force from the drive input portion to the developer conveyance portion, the clutch stopping or decelerating a rotation of the developer conveyance portion when a requisite torque for rotating the developer conveyance portion exceeds a predetermined magnitude, wherein the clutch is arranged inside the developer storage portion and includes at least one clutch side conveyance portion which, when receiving the drive force from the drive input portion, conveys the developer in a developer conveyance direction in which the developer conveyance portion conveys the developer. | 04-04-2013 |
20130121721 | DEVELOPER CONVEYANCE APPARATUS DEVELOPING APPARATUS AND PROCESS CARTRIDGE - A developer conveyance apparatus includes a developer storage portion storing developer, an opening for supplying developer from the developer storage portion, a sealing member configured to seal the opening, a removing member configured to remove the sealing member, and a conveyance portion arranged inside the developer storage portion and configured to convey the developer in a predetermined developer conveyance direction, wherein the conveyance portion can move between a first position and a second position on the upstream side with respect to the first position in the developer conveyance direction, and wherein when the conveyance portion receives a force not smaller than a predetermined magnitude from the developer with the conveyance portion rotating while the removing member is removing the sealing member from the opening, the conveyance portion moves from the first position to the second position. | 05-16-2013 |
20140023402 | DEVELOPER STORAGE CONTAINER AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - In order to achieve an improvement in terms of workability when mounting a developer agitation member and a drive transmission member to a container portion storing developer, there is provided a method of mounting a developer storage container in which, when mounting a developer agitation member to a developer storage portion, a drive transmission member is inserted for connection from an end portion of the developer agitation member, the developer agitation member exhibits a first phase and a second phase. The first phase allows connection of the developer agitation member and the drive transmission member in the insertion path of the drive transmission member, whereas the second phase does not allow connection of the developer agitation member and the drive transmission member in the insertion path of a support member. | 01-23-2014 |
20140328607 | DEVELOPER CONVEYANCE APPARATUS AND PROCESS CARTRIDGE - A developer conveyance apparatus for an image forming apparatus includes a developer storage portion configured to store developer, a developer conveyance portion arranged inside the developer storage portion and configured to convey the developer through rotation, a drive input portion configured to input a drive force to the developer conveyance portion, and a clutch arranged inside the developer storage portion and configured to transmit the drive force from the drive input portion to the developer conveyance portion, the clutch stopping or decelerating a rotation of the developer conveyance portion when a requisite torque for rotating the developer conveyance portion exceeds a predetermined magnitude, wherein the clutch is arranged inside the developer storage portion and includes at least one clutch side conveyance portion which, when receiving the drive force from the drive input portion, conveys the developer in a developer conveyance direction in which the developer conveyance portion conveys the developer. | 11-06-2014 |
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20130247366 | ROLLER HEMMING DEVICE - Disclosed is a compact roller hemming device capable of performing a hemming process with respect to various works. Specifically disclosed is a roller hemming device for hemming a work, which includes rotary shafts rotating on axes thereof, and lower dies and lower dies on which the corresponding work is placed. The lower dies and the lower dies are arranged on outer circumferential parts of the rotary shafts at predetermined intervals. The rotary shafts rotate so that one each of the lower dies and the lower dies is selected depending on a type of the work to be hemmed. | 09-26-2013 |
20130247639 | ROLLER HEMMING DEVICE - Disclosed is a roller hemming device, which is capable of excellent hemming even when a subject to be hemmed is located in a relatively narrow place, and reducing maintenance frequency. Specifically disclosed is a roller hemming device, which includes a preliminary bending roller for performing preliminary bending of a work, a final bending roller for performing final bending of the work, and an arm for setting attitudes of the preliminary bending roller and the final bending roller at desired positions and angles. The preliminary bending roller has an axis inclined with respect to a horizontal direction and is arranged at such a position not to come in contact with the work during the final bending. The final bending roller is formed in a circular truncated cone, has an axis which is inclined with respect to the horizontal direction so that, during the final bending, a large diameter surface thereof faces toward the work and a processing surface thereof is horizontally positioned, and is arranged at such a position not to come in contact with the work during the preliminary bending. The preliminary bending roller and the final bending roller are arranged along a top-bottom direction, each having a processing point located in a vicinity of an axis of the arm. | 09-26-2013 |
20130276500 | ROLLER HEMMING DEVICE - Disclosed is a roller hemming device capable of maintaining performance to hem a work at low cost. Specifically disclosed is a roller hemming device for performing preliminary bending to a work placed on a bottom die along a guide surface formed on the bottom die, which includes a roller for hemming the work, and a guide member protruding radially outward from the outer circumferential surface of the roller. The guide member is in contact with the guide surface of the bottom die during the preliminary bending. | 10-24-2013 |
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20120135177 | METHODS FOR FORMING GROOVES AND SEPARATING STRENGTHENED GLASS SUBSTRATE SHEETS - Methods for separating strengthened glass articles from glass substrate sheets and strengthened glass substrate sheets are described herein. In one embodiment, a method of separating a glass article from a glass substrate sheet includes forming at least one groove on at least one surface of the glass substrate sheet. The at least one groove continuously extends around a perimeter of the glass article and extends partially through a thickness of the glass substrate sheet. The method further includes strengthening the glass substrate sheet by a strengthening process and separating the glass article from the glass substrate sheet along the at least one groove such that one or more edges of the glass article are under compressive stress. In another embodiment, a strengthened glass substrate sheet includes an ion exchanged glass having one or more grooves in one or more strengthened surface layers, the one or more grooves defining glass articles. | 05-31-2012 |
20120145331 | METHODS FOR LASER CUTTING ARTICLES FROM ION EXCHANGED GLASS SUBSTRATES - A method of cutting an article ( | 06-14-2012 |
20120196071 | STRENGTHENED GLASS SUBSTRATE SHEETS AND METHODS FOR FABRICATING GLASS PANELS FROM GLASS SUBSTRATE SHEETS - Strengthened glass substrate sheets and methods of fabricating glass panels from glass substrate sheets are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes forming at least one series of holes through a thickness of the glass substrate sheet, wherein the at least one series of holes defines a perimeter of the glass panel to be separated from the glass substrate sheet. The method further includes strengthening the glass substrate sheet by a strengthening process, and separating the glass panel from the glass substrate sheet along the at least one series of holes. At least a portion of one or more edges of the glass panel has an associated edge compressive layer. In another embodiment, a strengthened glass substrate sheet includes at least one series of holes that defines a perimeter of one or more glass panels to be separated from the strengthened glass substrate sheet. | 08-02-2012 |
20120216570 | LOCAL STRENGTHENING OF GLASS BY ION EXCHANGE - This disclosure describes a process for strengthening, by ion-exchange, the edges of an article separated from a large glass sheet after the sheet has been ion-exchanged to strengthen by exposing only the one or a plurality of the edges of the separated article to an ion-exchange medium (for example without limitation, a salt, paste, frit, glass) while the glass surface is maintained at temperatures less than 200° C. | 08-30-2012 |
20130180665 | METHODS FOR LASER CUTTING ARTICLES FROM ION EXCHANGED GLASS SUBSTRATES - A method of cutting an article ( | 07-18-2013 |
20130192305 | METHODS FOR SEPARATING GLASS SUBSTRATE SHEETS BY LASER-FORMED GROOVES - Methods for separating glass articles from glass substrate sheets are described herein. In one embodiment, a method includes focusing a laser beam on at least one surface of the glass substrate sheet such that the laser beam has an asymmetrical intensity distribution at the at least one surface of the glass substrate sheet. The method further includes translating the laser beam on the at least one surface of the glass substrate sheet along a desired groove line to form at least one groove on the at least one surface of the glass substrate sheet. The at least one groove extends partially through a thickness of the glass substrate sheet along the desired groove line and has bevelled or chamfered walls. The glass article may be separated from the glass substrate sheet along the at least one groove. | 08-01-2013 |
20130273324 | STRENGTHENED GLASS ARTICLES HAVING ETCHED FEATURES AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME - Strengthened glass articles having laser etched features, electronic devices, and methods of fabricating etched features in strengthened glass articles are disclosed. In one embodiment, a strengthened glass article includes a first strengthened surface layer and a second strengthened surface layer under a compressive stress and extending from a first surface and a second surface, respectively, of the strengthened glass article to a depth of layer, and a central region between the first strengthened surface layer and the second strengthened surface layer that is under tensile stress. The strengthened glass article further includes at least one etched feature formed by laser ablation within the first surface or the second surface having a depth that is less than the depth of layer and a surface roughness that is greater than a surface roughness of the first surface or second surface outside of the at least one etched feature. | 10-17-2013 |
20140034374 | GLASS INTERPOSER PANELS AND METHODS FOR MAKING THE SAME - Glass interposer panels and methods for forming the same are described herein. The interposer panels include a glass substrate core formed from an ion-exchangeable glass. A first layer of compressive stress may extend from a first surface of the glass substrate into the thickness T of the glass substrate core to a first depth of layer D | 02-06-2014 |
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20140027236 | FRICTION CLUTCH PLATE, FRICTION CLUTCH AND DRIVING FORCE TRANSMISSION APPARATUS - A clutch plate arranged to face a contact object so as to be relatively rotatable and relatively movable includes a contact surface being able to contact the contact object via lubricant and a minute groove open at the contact surface and formed of a plurality of groove portions having a predetermined groove pitch. A ratio of a contact area of the contact surface to an area obtained by adding an opening area of the minute groove to the contact area of the contact surface is 90% to 96% in an initial state. | 01-30-2014 |
20140131160 | CLUTCH PLATE, CLUTCH UNIT AND DRIVING FORCE TRANSMISSION SYSTEM - An annular wet clutch plate has lubrication grooves formed of multiple grooves in at least one of both axial end faces, the at least one of the both end faces having the lubrication grooves and a frictional engagement surface. The frictional engagement surface has a plurality of small grooves having a width and a depth that are smaller than those of the lubrication grooves. At least one of the small grooves is extended in a direction that crosses a circumferential direction of the annular clutch plate. A mean value of surface roughness of the frictional engagement surface having the small grooves is from 3.0 μm to 4.0 μm when the surface roughness is measured with the use of Rz at three positions that are offset from each other by 120° in the circumferential direction around a central axis of the annular clutch plate. | 05-15-2014 |
20140182995 | CLUTCH PLATE - In a clutch plate of an annular shape and a wet type, a plurality of lubrication grooves each taking a U-shape in cross-section are formed on a friction engaging surface on at least one end side. The groove is provided with a groove forming portion crossing the circumferential direction and blunt portions extending along both sides of the groove forming portion and connecting the friction engaging surface with the groove forming portion. Where a straight line passing across one side end of the groove and extending in a radial direction is assumed as a virtual straight line, in a section of the groove taken along a plane that is orthogonal to the virtual straight line and that includes the one side end, the width of the blunt portion on one side is in a range of 0.12 to 0.35 mm, and the depth of the blunt portion is in a range of 25 to 50 μm. | 07-03-2014 |
20140197003 | SLIDING MEMBER, CLUTCH PLATE, AND PRODUCTION METHODS THEREOF - A sliding member includes a base material portion formed of steel; a nitrogen diffusion layer with a thickness of 10 μm to 50 μm; and a nitrogen compound layer with a thickness of 10 μm to 50 μm. The nitrogen compound layer and the nitrogen diffusion layer are formed by performing a first heating process of performing heat treatment on a material formed of steel in an ammonia atmosphere at a temperature of 570° C. to 660° C., a second heating process of performing heat treatment on the material in a non-oxidizing and non-ammonia atmosphere at a temperature of 660° C. to 690° C., the temperature in the second heating process being higher than the temperature in the first heating process, and an oil cooling process of performing oil cooling treatment at an oil temperature of 60° C. to 80° C. subsequently to the second heating process. | 07-17-2014 |
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20110273590 | IMAGING DEVICE - An imaging device includes: an input moving image obtaining portion which obtains input moving image data which is image data of a moving image; an image processing portion which includes a plurality of processing blocks which apply predetermined processing to the input moving image data to thereby generate output moving image data; an operation portion which accepts a plurality of operations including a starting operation in which an instruction to start image recording is given; and a control portion which selects any of the plurality of processing blocks as a target processing block and, after the starting operation is performed, records the output moving image data from the target processing block into a recording medium. The control portion switches a processing block to be selected as the target processing block among the plurality of processing blocks according to an operation performed on the operation portion. | 11-10-2011 |
20110317023 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device has a sound signal processing portion which applies sound signal processing to a target sound signal corresponding to a target image. The sound signal processing portion controls the content of the sound signal processing in accordance with the focus condition of the target image. | 12-29-2011 |
20120027393 | ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT - An electronic equipment includes a digital focus portion that adjusts an in-focus state of a target image by image processing, and a unit adjustment amount setting portion that sets a unit adjustment amount in adjustment of the in-focus state based on distance information of the target image. | 02-02-2012 |
20120044400 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - An image pickup apparatus includes an operating portion that receives an operation to instruct to obtain a target input image based on an output signal of an image pickup portion, an aimed image generating portion that generates an aimed image in which a specific subject is focused by performing a first image processing on the target input image after the target input image is recorded, and a blurred image generating portion that generates a blurred image in which a non-specific subject is blurred by performing a second image processing on the output signal of the image pickup portion before the operation to instruct to obtain is performed. Before the target input image is obtained in accordance with the operation to instruct to obtain, the blurred image is displayed on the display portion. | 02-23-2012 |
20120105590 | ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT - Electronic equipment includes a target output image generating portion that generates a target output image by changing a depth of field of a target input image by image processing, a monitor that displays on a display screen a distance histogram indicating a distribution of distance between an object at each position in the target input image and an apparatus that photographed the target input image, and displays on the display screen a selection index that is movable along a distance axis in the distance histogram, and a depth of field setting portion that sets a depth of field of the target output image based on a position of the selection index determined by an operation for moving the selection index along the distance axis. | 05-03-2012 |
20130051679 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing apparatus includes a correction process portion which corrects a correction target region in an input image using an image signal in a region for correction, a detecting portion which detects a specified object region in which a specified type of object exists in the input image, and a setting portion which sets the region for correction based on positions of the correction target region and the specified object region. | 02-28-2013 |