摘要:
A water-absorbing resin has a polymer molecular chain in which 50 mol % or more of repeating units in the chain are carboxy group-containing units, wherein the carboxy group neutralization ratio in the central part of the resin is 60 mol % or more and the carboxy group neutralization ratio on the external surface of the resin is 50 mol % or less. A method for producing the water-absorbing resin comprises polymerizing a monomer solution to form a polymer, drying the resulting polymer, and heat-treating the dried polymer, wherein the monomer solution contains a mixture comprising an alkali metal salt of an unsaturated carboxylic acid and an ammonium salt thereof, the percentage of the ammonium salt being more than 50 mol % of the mixture, and further contains a condensation crosslinking agent.
摘要:
A water-absorbing resin has a polymer molecular chain in which 50 mol % or more of repeating units in the chain are carboxy group-containing units, wherein the carboxy group neutralization ratio in the central part of the resin is 60 mol % or more and the carboxy group neutralization ratio on the external surface of the resin is 50 mol % or less. A method for producing the water-absorbing resin comprises polymerizing a monomer solution to form a polymer, drying the resulting polymer, and heat-treating the dried polymer, wherein the monomer solution contains a mixture comprising an alkali metal salt of an unsaturated carboxylic acid and an ammonium salt thereof, the percentage of the ammonium salt being more than 50 mol % of the mixture, and further contains a condensation crosslinking agent.
摘要:
A development apparatus includes a first developer chamber configured to store and supply the developer, a first developer bearer configured to convey the developer supplied from the first developer chamber to a first development domain, defined by a portion of the first developer bearer facing a latent image bearer, to develop the latent image, a second developer bearer configured to convey the developer passed through the first development domain to a second development domain, defined by a portion of the second developer bearer facing the latent image bearer, to develop the latent image, a second developer chamber configured to recover the developer passing through the second development domain and store the recovered developer, and a transfer prevention member provided between the second developer chamber and the second developer bearer to reduce a transfer of the developer from the second developer chamber to the second developer bearer.
摘要:
In a developing device, a receive-convey screw conveys a developer received from a developer carrier. The receive-convey screw includes a receive-convey blade including a lower, outer circumferential end located in a downstream end of the receive-convey blade in the developer conveyance direction of the receive-convey screw. A slant-convey screw is disposed obliquely relative to an axial direction of the receive-convey screw, and conveys the developer received from the receive-convey screw upward. The slant-convey screw includes a slant-convey blade including a lower, outer circumferential end located in an upstream end of the slant-convey blade in the developer conveyance direction of the slant-convey screw, the lower, outer circumferential end being located at a height level lower than the lower, outer circumferential end of the receive-convey blade.
摘要:
An image formation apparatus is disclosed. The image formation apparatus includes a transfer effectiveness detector that further includes a computing unit for converting a sensor output voltage into a toner adhesion amount, and a transfer effectiveness detecting unit for obtaining transfer effectiveness by comparing a toner adhesion amount Td on a photo conductor with a toner adhesion amount Tb on a middle transfer object. Here, the toner adhesion amount Td is obtained by the computing unit converting an output of a photo conductor image detection unit, and the toner adhesion amount Tb is obtained by the computing unit converting an output of a middle transfer object image detection unit. When the transfer effectiveness detection unit determines that an abnormality is present in the transfer, whether the abnormality is due to decreased development capacity or due to decreased transfer effectiveness can be determined. If it is determined that the transfer effectiveness is less than a threshold value, a printing operation of the image formation apparatus is stopped given that the transfer effectiveness compensation is not possible.
摘要:
Medicament being useful as a fibrosis inhibitor for organs or tissues, which comprises a compound of the formula (I): wherein Ring Z is optionally substituted pyrrole ring, etc.; W2 is —CO—, —SO2—, optionally substituted C1-C4 alkylene, etc.; Ar2 is optionally substituted aryl, etc.; W1 and Ar1 mean the following (1) and (2): (1) W1 is optionally substituted C1-C4 alkylene, etc.; Ar1 is optionally substituted bicyclic heteroaryl having 1 to 4 nitrogen atoms as ring-forming atoms: (2) W1 is optionally substituted C2-C5 alkylene, optionally substituted C2-C5 alkenylene, etc.; and Ar1 is aryl or monocyclic heteroaryl, which is substituted by carboxyl, alkoxycarbonyl, etc. at the ortho- or meta-position thereof with respect to the binding position of W1, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
摘要:
A rolling contact bearing assembly includes a cage including two or more arcuate members each having a plurality of pockets defined therein for accommodating a corresponding number of rollers arranged consecutively in a circumferential direction to form a ring shaped assembly. The arcuate members are connected together by a retention ring, having an elasticity, over a circumference of the cage. The arcuate members are displaced radially outwardly against an elastic compressive force of the retention ring such that circumferential gaps are formed at joints between the neighboring arcuate members. The arcuate members are held in a condition movable in the circumferential direction by a distance equal to the size of the circumferential gaps.
摘要:
The white chromaticity, in which the illumination environment is considered, is measured for each individual color monitor (100). A reference body (Q), comprising a perfect diffuser, is applied on the screen of the color monitor (100). By a test pattern display means (210), a test pattern (T) is displayed on the screen of the color monitor (100) based on tone values of the three primary colors R, G, and B that are stored in a tone value storage means (220). While fixing the tone value of the primary color R at 255, the tone values of the primary colors G and B are varied cyclically from 0 to 255 in a prescribed period by a tone value varying means (240). An operator inputs the result of comparing the color of the test pattern (T) and the color of the reference body (Q). When a comparison result indicating the matching of the two is input, a comparison result entering means (230) outputs an agreement signal. A measurement result output means (250) outputs, as the measurement results indicating the white chromaticity based on the reference body (Q), the tone values of the three primary colors R, G, and B that are stored in the tone value storage means (220) at the point at which the agreement signal is provided.
摘要:
A pictorial image comprising pixels represented by a combination of density values in respect to first color components (R, G, B) is transformed to a pictorial image comprising pixels represented by combination of density values in respect to second color components (C, M, Y). In accordance with the first color modification method, an operation expressed as Q=.alpha.P+.beta. is implemented to an original density value P using two correction coefficients .alpha. and .beta. determined in advance to determine a density value Q after transformation. In addition, in accordance with the second color modification method, density values after transformation are determined by the calculation of the k-th degree masking equation using the k-th degree masking coefficients. At this time, a color cube is defined with respect to the first color components. The color cube thus defined is divided into an n number of blocks. The k-th degree masking coefficients are defined every respective blocks. Then, calculation of the k-th degree masking equation is performed using the k-th degree masking coefficients defined with respect to blocks involving points indicative of original density values within the color cube.
摘要:
A thyristor has a pnpn four layer structure having a positive bevel in an anode side and a negative bevel in a cathode side. A ramp of a distribution of impurity concentrations in an anode-emitter layer near an anode-emitter junction is greater than a ramp of a distribution of impurity concentrations in a cathode-base layer near a central junction so as to improve the trade-off relation between the forward voltage drop and the withstand voltage.