Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.

Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America

Aida Engineering, Ltd.

Panasonic Corporation

Akira Harada

Hiroyuki Ehara

Mitsuaki Kuroda

Hirotake Eguchi

Hiroaki Yoshida

Keijiro Hamaba

Shohei Matsunami

Kenichiro Yano

Yasuhiro Harada

Atsushi Kaneko

Takuya Kawashima

Yuji Hayakawa

Hideyuki Matsuda

Masahito Shikata

Takaharu Koyama

Hirofumi Ueno

Toshiaki Sakurai

Kazuki Honjo

Osamu Yahata

Masaki Senda

Shingo Uchiyama

Koichi Hishinuma

Hirokazu Kawabuchi

Hideki Iizuka

Yuichi Kamiya

This signal processing device is provided with a detection circuit for detecting a temporal variation in a time difference between channels of a stereo signal, and a control circuit for controlling the degree of smoothing of an inter-channel cross correlation function on the basis of the temporal variation in the time difference between the channels.

Signal processing device and signal processing method

This encoding device comprises: a downmix circuit that switches mixing processing according to the characteristic of an input stereo signal to generate either a first stereo signal or a second stereo signal obtained by mixing processing of a left channel signal and a right channel signal; a first encoding circuit that encodes the first stereo signal; and a second encoding circuit that encodes two signals included in the second stereo signal. The second encoding circuit performs monaural encoding on the basis of the encoding mode of the first encoding circuit in a first section in which switching from the first stereo signal to the second stereo signal is performed and/or a second section in which switching from the second stereo signal to the first stereo signal is performed.

Encoding device, decoding device, encoding method, and decoding method

This quantization scale factor determination device is provided with a correction circuit which corrects an initial value of a quantization scale factor on the basis of whether or not an audio signal spectrum is sparse, and a search circuit which searches for a quantization scale factor on the basis of the initial value.

Quantization scale factor determination device and quantization scale factor determination method

This encoding device is provided with a control circuit that, on the basis of information relating to the capability to convert the signal form of a sound signal in a decoding device for decoding encoded data of the sound signal, controls the conversion of the signal form of the sound signal, and an encoding circuit that encodes the sound signal in accordance to the conversion control.

A sheet separating device includes a sheet separator that includes plural separating portions which have a planar shape and which are stacked one on top of another. The sheet separator has openings provided between the plural separating portions at both ends of the plural separating portions in a sheet passing direction. The sheet separator allows gaps between the plural separating portions facing one another to receive one of plural sheets apiece so as to cause the plural sheets to be kept separated from one another. The sheet separating device is held on a placement portion of a sheet processing apparatus that includes a sheet processing unit and the placement portion. The sheet processing unit sequentially feeds thereinto the plural sheets through a feeding opening and performs processing on the plural sheets. The plural sheets to be fed through the feeding opening are placed on the placement portion.

Sheet separating device and image forming apparatus

An image forming apparatus includes an image forming section, an output section, a sheet transport unit, an air blowing device, and an air exhaust device. The image forming section forms a toner image. The sheet transport unit transports in a region above the image forming section a sheet onto which the toner image has been fixed. A first channel causes air to pass from a downstream side to an upstream side in a sheet transport direction, the air blowing device applies an airflow by using the first channel, a second channel causes the air to pass from the downstream side to the upstream side in the sheet transport direction, and the air exhaust device exhausts the air by using the second channel.

Image forming apparatus having an air blowing device and an air exhaust device

Provided is a fixing device including an engaging member that includes a hook portion that is inserted into a hole provided in the apparatus and is hooked to an edge of the hole, and is configured of a planar member, a fixing portion that is fixed to the engaging member and is fixed to an installation surface on which the apparatus is installed, and a closing portion that is fixed to the engaging member so that a position of the closing portion is adjustable, closes the hole by being inserted into the hole, and is configured of the planar member, wherein the engaging member is fixed to the fixing portion so that a position of the engaging member is adjustable, and wherein the hook portion and the closing portion are disposed between the plural grooves.

Fixing device, fixing structure of apparatus, and fixing method of apparatus

A frame includes a base frame that is formed of a framework formed in a substantially rectangular shape by square pipes and is provided with plural cutout portions on the lower surface sides of the square pipes that are long sides of the framework, a bracket that includes a plate section on which a caster is mounted, and in which a portion of the plate section is fitted into the cutout portion, and the caster that is mounted on the plate section and located further to the inside than an outer periphery of the framework when the base frame is viewed from the upper surface side.

Frame, and electronic apparatus

An image forming apparatus includes an image forming section that forms a toner image, an output section, a sheet transport unit that transports in a region above the image forming section a sheet onto which the toner image has been fixed toward the output section in a substantially horizontal direction, a first air blowing device that applies on an upper side of the sheet being transported an airflow directed from a downstream side to an upstream side in a sheet transport direction of the sheet transport unit, and a second air blowing device that applies an airflow directed from the downstream side to the upstream side in the sheet transport direction of the sheet transport unit in a region that is on an upper side of the image forming section and on a lower side of the sheet.

Image forming apparatus including a first air blowing device and a second air blowing device

A waste toner container includes a waste toner container body and a dust collector. The waste toner container body has a first end and stores waste toner discharged from an apparatus body. The dust collector is disposed on a first end side of the waste toner container body, allows passage therethrough of air to be exhausted from the apparatus body, and traps dust that enters the dust collector together with an airflow.

Waste toner container and image forming apparatus

A connection mechanism includes a protrusion, a plate section, and a movable section. The protrusion has a distal end, which has a spherical surface and a tapered surface, and a support that supports the distal end. The plate section is provided with a hole for positioning the protrusion when the support is inserted thereto. The movable section faces a side of the hole where the tapered surface of the distal end exists, and moves along the plate section by being pressed by the tapered surface of the distal end as the distal end is inserted through the hole.

Connection mechanism and image forming apparatus

A servo press system in which a servo transfer device implements a transfer operation by utilizing first transfer operation instruction information that is generated depending on a mechanical motion state of a press element of a servo press or second transfer operation instruction information that is generated independently of the mechanical motion state of the press element during a press operation using a pendulum motion.

Servo press system

A controller for an electric servo press includes: a press load sensor for detecting a pressure force of the slide; a pressure-force determination device for determining whether the pressure force of the slide reaches one or a plurality of different pressure-force setting values based on the one or the plurality of different pressure-force setting values and an output signal of the press load sensor, and for generating a pressure-force achievement signal each time the pressure force of the slide reaches each of the one or the plurality of different pressure-force setting values; a servo motor drive controller for controlling driving of the servo motor; and a motion command device. In response to the pressure-force achievement signal, switching of a drive control mode by the servo motor drive controller is switched, and/or a motion to be commanded by the motion command device is switched.

Method and apparatus for controlling electric servo press

An IP communication apparatus employed in a telephone voice/moving picture recording system is comprised of: an IP packet transmitting/receiving I/F for transmitting/receiving an IP packet; an IP address acquiring unit of acquiring an IP address corresponding to a transmission source of the IP packet; a signal judging unit for performing a signal judging operation by employing data contained in an IP packet; a recording unit for recording the data in relation to the IP address based upon a judgment result made by the signal judging unit; and a recording control unit for controlling the recording unit.

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Kanagawa, Japan

Akira Harada