Thermoelectric element and method for manufacturing the same
    71.
    发明授权
    Thermoelectric element and method for manufacturing the same 有权
    热电元件及其制造方法

    公开(公告)号:US06310383B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-10-30

    申请号:US09269199

    申请日:1999-03-30

    IPC分类号: H01L2338

    摘要: A plurality of n-type bar-shaped devices (51) consisting of an n-type thermoelectric semiconductor and a plurality of p-type bar-shaped devices (52) consisting of a p-type thermoelectric semiconductor are regularly disposed or fixed through an insulating layer (50) to form a thermoelectric device block (53). End portions of the n-type bar shaped device (51) and the p-type bar-shaped device (52) are connected with an interconnection conductor (58a) on an upper surface (53a) and a lower surface (53b), which will be interconnecting end faces of the thermoelectric device block (53), to form a plurality of thermocouples connected in series. In addition, a pair of terminal conductors (58b, 58b) which is electrically connected with bar-shaped devices (51a, 52a) at least on one end portion and the other end portion of the n-type and p-type bar-shaped devices (51, 52) connected in series is formed on end face (53c) excluding the upper surface (53a) and the lower surface (53b) which will be an interconnecting end face of the thermoelectric device block (53), and a lead wire is connected to the terminal conductors (58b, 58b).

    摘要翻译: 由n型热电半导体和由p型热电半导体组成的多个p型棒状器件(52)构成的多个n型棒状器件(51)通过 绝缘层(50)以形成热电器件块(53)。 n型棒状器件(51)和p型棒状器件(52)的端部与上表面(53a)和下表面(53b)上的互连导体(58a)连接, 将热电装置块(53)的相互连接的端面形成多个串联连接的热电偶。 另外,一对端子导体(58b,58b)与棒状器件(51a,52a)的至少一个端部电连接,另一端部与n型和p型棒状电连接 串联连接的器件(51,52)形成在不包括作为热电元件块(53)的互连端面的上表面(53a)和下表面(53b)的端面(53c)上,引线 导线连接到端子导体(58b,58b)。

    Wrist watch having thermoelectric generator
    72.
    发明授权
    Wrist watch having thermoelectric generator 失效
    手表有热电发电机

    公开(公告)号:US06304520B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-10-16

    申请号:US09421243

    申请日:1999-10-20

    申请人: Shigeru Watanabe

    发明人: Shigeru Watanabe

    IPC分类号: G04B100

    摘要: In an attempt to improve balance in size between a dial and a watch case, while securing sufficient power generated by thermoelectric elements, and also achieving miniaturization of a wrist watch having thermoelectric generator, the watch case which is closed is manufactured by fixedly attaching an insulating body to a metal case body, and securely fixing a case back made of metal to the underside of the insulating body, further, the dial, a movement, and the thermoelectric elements are housed in the watch case, and an end face of the thermoelectric elements is brought into contact with the metal case body while the other end face thereof is brought into contact with the case back. Furthermore, the metal case body is provided with a pair of thermoelectric element housings formed on the inner periphery thereof so as to be accommodated inside a pair of band mounting portions formed so as to be protruded from the outer periphery of the metal case body, so that a pair of the thermoelectric elements are housed in the pair of the thermoelectric element housings, respectively.

    摘要翻译: 为了改善表盘和表壳之间的尺寸平衡,在确保由热电元件产生的足够的功率的同时,还实现具有热电发电机的手表的小型化,关闭的手表壳通过固定地附接绝缘 将金属壳体背面牢固地固定到绝缘体的下侧,此外,表盘,机芯和热电元件容纳在表壳中,并且热电元件的端面 元件与金属壳体接触,而另一端面与壳体接触。 此外,金属壳体设置有形成在其内周上的一对热电元件​​壳体,以便容纳在从金属壳体的外周突出形成的一对带安装部的内部,因此 一对热电元件​​分别容纳在一对热电元件​​外壳中。

    Address reader, sorting machine such as a mail thing and character string recognition method
    73.
    发明授权
    Address reader, sorting machine such as a mail thing and character string recognition method 有权
    地址阅读器,邮件分类机和字符串识别方法等

    公开(公告)号:US06291785B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-09-18

    申请号:US09245745

    申请日:1999-02-08

    IPC分类号: B07C500

    CPC分类号: G06K9/00469 Y10S209/90

    摘要: An address reader method and apparatus for recognizing a receiver address on a surface of mail. In the invention an image of the surface of the mail is input and segmented into at least one character string candidate. At least one address area candidate is extracted from the image based upon the segmented character string candidate. One of the address area candidates extracted from the image is selected as a receiver address of the mail by analyzing each of the address area candidates based on predetermined position information indicating a usual position of a receiver address area, character direction information indicating a character direction of a character string appropriate for the predetermined position information, and key character string information indicating a character string most likely to exist in a receiver address. Characters in character strings of the selected address area candidate are recognized as a receiver address which is used to sort the mail.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于识别邮件表面上的接收器地址的地址读取器方法和装置。 在本发明中,邮件的表面的图像被输入并分割成至少一个字符串候选。 基于分割的字符串候选,从图像中提取至少一个地址区候选。 通过基于指示接收机地址区域的通常位置的预定位置信息分析每个地址区域候选,选择从图像提取的地址区域候选中的一个作为邮件的接收者地址,指示字符方向的字符方向信息 适合于预定位置信息的字符串,以及指示最可能存在于接收器地址中的字符串的键字符串信息。 所选地址区候选人的字符串中的字符被识别为用于对邮件进行排序的接收者地址。

    Image forming apparatus and method for obtaining appropriate toner
density
    74.
    发明授权
    Image forming apparatus and method for obtaining appropriate toner density 失效
    用于获得适当调色剂密度的图像形成装置和方法

    公开(公告)号:US06055388A

    公开(公告)日:2000-04-25

    申请号:US54510

    申请日:1998-04-03

    IPC分类号: G03G15/08 G03G15/10

    摘要: An image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member, a latent image forming device that forms a latent image on the image bearing member, a developing device that develops latent image on said image bearing member to a toner image with a two-component developer, and a toner density detecting device that detects toner density of the two-component developer in which the toner image is formed and outputted as a visible image onto a transfer member. A control device is provided for agitating the developer for a predetermined time period during an initial setting is performed for the developer, detecting a toner density of said developer after the predetermined agitation, and performing an abnormal process when a result of the detection is out of the predetermined range. A corresponding method recovers from a deterioration of an amount of charge of the toner and decreased bulk of the developer, and includes the steps of detecting a developer amount with an unused-state detection switch, detecting an output value of a toner density detecting sensor, agitating the developer, measuring an agitating time period, stopping the agitating operation indicating warning, and indicating error message.

    摘要翻译: 图像形成装置包括图像承载部件,在图像承载部件上形成潜像的潜像形成装置,利用双组分显影剂将所述图像承载部件上的潜像显影成调色剂图像的显影装置,以及 调色剂浓度检测装置,其检测其中调色剂图像形成并作为可见图像输出到转印部件上的双组分显影剂的调色剂浓度。 提供了一种控制装置,用于在对显影剂进行初始设定期间的预定时间段内搅拌显影剂,在预定搅拌之后检测所述显影剂的调色剂浓度,并且当检测结果不合格时执行异常处理 预定范围。 相应的方法从调色剂的电荷量的劣化和显影剂的体积减少而恢复,并且包括以下步骤:用未使用状态的检测开关检测显影剂量,检测调色剂浓度检测传感器的输出值, 搅拌显影剂,测量搅拌时间,停止搅拌操作指示警告,并指示错误信息。

    Image forming method and apparatus for controlling amount of supplied
toner or agitating time
    75.
    发明授权
    Image forming method and apparatus for controlling amount of supplied toner or agitating time 失效
    用于控制供应调色剂量或搅拌时间的图像形成方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US6006050A

    公开(公告)日:1999-12-21

    申请号:US961515

    申请日:1997-10-30

    IPC分类号: G03G21/14 G03G15/08

    CPC分类号: G03G15/0822

    摘要: An image forming apparatus including an image bearing member, a latent image forming device which forms a latent image on the image bearing member, a developing device which develops the latent image using a two-component developer including a toner and a carrier and a toner supplying device which supplies toner into the developing device. A developer agitating device agitates developer in the developing device and a toner-density detecting device detects a toner density of developer in the developing device. A toner-density control device controls the toner density by operating the toner supplying device on the basis of a detected result according to the toner-density detecting device. A memory device stores resultant value of the toner density detected by the toner-density detecting device during image forming operations. The toner-density detecting device detects the toner density in a warm-up operation before starting the image forming operation by the image forming apparatus. The toner-density control device changes an amount of the toner supply which is supplied by the toner supplying device after starting the image forming operation according to a result of a comparison of the detected toner density in the warm-up operation with the detected result stored in the memory device. The toner-density control device changes an amount of the toner supply which is supplied by the toner supplying device after starting the image forming operation according to the resultant value of comparison of a result of a detection.

    摘要翻译: 一种图像形成装置,包括图像承载部件,在图像承载部件上形成潜像的潜像形成装置,使用包括调色剂和载体的双组分显影剂和调色剂供给来显影潜像的显影装置 将调色剂供给到显影装置中的装置。 显影剂搅拌装置搅拌显影装置中的显影剂,调色剂浓度检测装置检测显影装置中的显影剂的调色剂浓度。 调色剂浓度控制装置基于根据调色剂浓度检测装置的检测结果操作调色剂供应装置来控制调色剂浓度。 存储装置在图像形成操作期间存储由调色剂浓度检测装置检测的调色剂浓度的结果值。 调色剂浓度检测装置在图像形成装置开始图像形成操作之前检测预热操作中的调色剂浓度。 调色剂浓度控制装置根据检测到的预热操作中的调色剂浓度与检测结果的比较结果,改变在开始成像操作之后由调色剂供应装置供应的调色剂供应量 在存储设备中。 调色剂浓度控制装置根据检测结果的比较的结果值,改变在开始图像形成操作之后由调色剂供应装置供应的调色剂供应量。

    Image forming device with improved mixing of circulated developer with
replensihed toner
    76.
    发明授权
    Image forming device with improved mixing of circulated developer with replensihed toner 失效
    图像形成装置,其具有改进的循环显影剂与补充调色剂的混合

    公开(公告)号:US5887224A

    公开(公告)日:1999-03-23

    申请号:US862695

    申请日:1997-05-23

    IPC分类号: G03G15/08 G03G21/10

    摘要: There is provided an image forming device capable of preventing smudges on the background of an image due to excess toner replenishment caused by a failure in stirring developer and toner enough to charge the toner or scattering of replenished toner without being charged. A toner conveying member for conveying replenished toner from a toner replenishing portion through a toner replenishing port to a developer stirring and conveying member is constructed by a screw member unitarily formed with the developer stirring and conveying member. The screw member has a spiral conveying fin capable of conveying the replenished toner at relatively high speed. The replenished toner is delivered to a toner replenishing portion provided in the upstream of a developer receiving portion of the screw member.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种图像形成装置,其能够防止由于搅拌显影剂的故障引起的多余的调色剂补充以及足以使调色剂充电或补充调色剂的飞散而不被充电而导致的图像背景上的污迹。 通过与显影剂搅拌和传送部件一体地形成的螺钉部件构成用于将补充调色剂从调色剂补充部分通过调色剂补充口输送到显影剂搅拌和传送部件的调色剂传送部件。 螺杆构件具有螺旋输送翅片,能够以相对高的速度输送补充的调色剂。 补充的调色剂被输送到设置在螺杆构件的显影剂接收部分的上游的调色剂补充部分。