Avision Inc.

Industrial Technology Research Institute

Novatek Microelectronics Corp.

Chia-Hsin Lin

Jan-Hsing Kao

Ching-Iuan Sheu

Yu-Tsung Chiu

Chun-Ti Chen

Chin-Chu Chiu

Chiao-Wei Hsiao

Syh-Yuh Cheng

Chin-Ching Lin

Mei-Ching Chiang

Chin-Jung Tu

Min-Tung Huang

Min-Yan Dong

Provided are an actuator, method for manufacturing the actuator, and acoustic transmitter having the actuator. The actuator includes: an elastic metal member having a plurality of curved segments and a plurality of connection segments which constitute a ring structure with a long-axis direction and a short-axis direction; a multilayer piezoelectric member disposed within the ring structure and having a plurality of stacked piezoelectric units along the long-axis direction; and a plurality of coupling members disposed within the ring structure, wherein the multilayer piezoelectric member has two ends in the long-axis direction that are coupled to the connection segments of the elastic metal member in the long-axis direction. A preload stress is imparted to the elastic metal member. A plurality of coupling members having a size corresponding to the preload stress are disposed between the elastic metal member and the multilayer piezoelectric member.

Actuator, method for manufacturing the actuator, and acoustic transmitter

A self-powered sensing and transmitting device is provided and includes a piezoelectric generator, a carrying structure stacked with the piezoelectric generator, an encapsulation support structure including an encapsulation portion encapsulating the piezoelectric generator and the carrying structure and two supporting portions connected to two ends of the encapsulation portion, and a fixed support structure for being correspondingly coupled with the two supporting portions and fixed on a flexible surface. The self-powered sensing and transmitting device can be applied to a tire monitoring system and a motion monitoring system.

Self-powered sensing and transmitting device

A peripheral capable of sensing a media count includes a body, a stopper, a supply tray and a sensor assembly. The stopper is installed in the body. The supply tray accommodated within the body includes a base and a frame. The frame elastically and pivotally connected to the base supports media and pushes the media in a direction toward the stopper so that the media contacts the stopper. The sensor assembly installed in the body detects a position state of the frame to obtain a sensing signal corresponding to the number of the media.

Peripheral capable of sensing media count

A combination includes a carbon powder replenishing bottle and a carbon powder storage member combined together. The carbon powder replenishing bottle includes: a hollow body storing carbon powder; and a bottle mouth, which is connected to the hollow body and has a stopper portion, wherein the stopper portion restricts a depth, by which the bottle mouth is placed into a carbon powder entrance of the carbon powder storage member, so that the bottle mouth is only partially inserted into the carbon powder entrance to form a hermetic connection with the carbon powder entrance through the stopper portion. The stopper portion is entirely accommodated within an outer housing of the carbon powder storage member, In the carbon powder storage member, a fluid in the housing is discharged through a fluid discharge mechanism when a user performs a refilling operation.

Combination including carbon powder replenishing bottle and carbon powder storage member

An image forming agent storage member comprises a housing, an image forming agent supply port and a fluid discharge mechanism. The housing carries the image forming agent. The image forming agent supply port is disposed on one side surface of a short side of the housing. The fluid discharge mechanism is disposed on a long side of the housing. When the image forming agent supply port receives the image forming agent filled into the housing, a fluid inside the housing is discharged through the fluid discharge mechanism. The fluid discharge mechanism comprises a shielding member, and positions of the shielding member and the image forming agent supply port on the housing do not correspond to each other. A laser printer using the image forming agent storage member is also provided.

Image forming agent storage member and laser printer using the same

Photo conductor drum unit

A fusing device includes a driving roller and a fusing unit including a heat insulating component, a heat generating component, a heat conducting component connected to the heat insulating component, a heat reflecting component, a metal reinforcing component and a fusing component. The heat generating component and the heat reflecting component are located inside the heat insulating component. The metal reinforcing component is located outside the heat insulating component and separated from the heat conducting component. The fusing component movably surrounds the heat conducting component, the heat insulating component and the metal reinforcing component. The heat reflecting component reflects heat generated from the heat generating component to the heat conducting component. The heat conducting component conducts the heat to the fusing component. The fusing component contacts with a printing media to fuse toners onto the printing media by heating when the driving roller drives the printing media to move.

Fusing device adapted for fusing toners on a printing media and printing apparatus therewith

A printing equipment including a host and a electrophotographic apparatus having an OPC drum unit and a toner cartridge unit is provided. The OPC drum unit has an organic photoconductor, a first memory and a first electrical connector coupled to the organic photoconductor and the first memory. The toner cartridge unit has a developing roller, a second memory and a second electrical connector coupled to the developing roller and the second memory. The first electrical connector is direct contacted to the second electrical connector physically. The host includes a controller, a data carrier transporting module and a third electrical connector coupled to the controller. The third electrical connector is direct contacted to one of the first electrical connector or the second electrical connector physically.

Printing equipment, electrophotographic apparatus and toner cartridge unit thereof

Portion of toner cartridge

Portion of toner cartridge with photo conductor drum unit

A printer is disclosed, which comprises a frame, an image forming module, a controller, a light guide unit, and an optical detector. The image forming module is disposed opposite to the frame and forms a passage. The light guide unit is disposed in the frame and is connected to the controller. The optical detector comprises an illuminating part and a receiving part. The illuminating part illuminates a beam to the light guide d unit, and the receiving part is for receiving the light.

Printer

A disassemblable imaging apparatus includes a photo sensing assembly, a toner cartridge, and at least one torsion spring. The photo sensing assembly includes a casing and a photosensitive drum. The casing has an accommodating space. The photosensitive drum is installed on the casing and located at a side of the accommodating space. The toner cartridge is detachably located in the accommodating space. The at least one torsion spring is located in the accommodating space. A part of the at least one torsion spring is installed on the casing, and another part of the at least one torsion spring presses a side of the toner cartridge facing away from the photosensitive drum for pushing the toner cartridge toward the photosensitive drum.

Disassemblable imaging apparatus

A disassemblable imaging apparatus includes a photo sensing assembly and a toner cartridge. The photo sensing assembly has an accommodating space, a photosensitive side and a fastening side. The photosensitive side and the fastening side are respectively located at two sides of the accommodating space, which are opposite to each other. The toner cartridge includes a main body and a handle. The handle is swingably connected to a side of the main body in order to move an end of the handle, which is away from the main body, close to or away from the main body. The toner cartridge is detachably installed in the accommodating space, and the handle is detachably fastened to the fastening side of the photo sensing assembly.

Scanner

An image forming apparatus comprises a printing module, a transporting mechanism and a sorting module. The printing module prints data on media in order. The transporting mechanism transports the media past the printing module. The sorting module is disposed downstream of the transporting mechanism, and comprises an output mechanism, a rack and a driving pinion. The output mechanism transports the media out in a first direction. The rack is connected to the output mechanism. The driving pinion meshing with the rack drives the rack and the output mechanism to reciprocate in a second direction, different from the first direction, to sort the media into stacks. Thus, the sorting function can be achieved without providing a larger space and moving a discharge tray, and this is advantageous to the miniaturization of the image forming apparatus.

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Hsinchu, Taiwan

Chia-Hsin Lin