Olympus Corporation

Mimaki Engineering Company, Ltd.

Shinko Electric Industries Co., Ltd.

Hiroshi Kobayashi

Takatoshi Igarashi

Takahiro Shimohata

Yoshiro Ichikawa

Seizo Mitsui

Shinichi Muramatsu

A bonded body includes: a first base body including a first wiring, a first electrode made of an electroplating film and including a first surface having a first region covering a periphery of an end portion of the first wiring and a second region covering the end portion of the first wiring, and a first passivation layer made of an insulating material and covering a periphery of the first electrode; a second base body including a second electrode; and solder disposed between the first region of the first electrode and the second electrode.

Bonded body and manufacturing method of bonded body

An image pickup apparatus for endoscope includes: an optical unit having an incident surface and an emitting surface; an image pickup unit adhering to the emitting surface; an interposer where the image pickup unit is bonded to a first electrode of a first main surface; and an electric cable bonded to the interposer. The image pickup unit is smaller than the optical unit and the interposer in an outer size in a direction orthogonal to an optical axis. The image pickup apparatus for endoscope further includes a heat conductive resin with which a portion among the emitting surface, the first main surface, and a side surface of the image pickup unit is filled. The first electrode extends to a position where the first electrode is brought into contact with the heat conductive resin.

Image pickup apparatus for endoscope, endoscope, and method of producing image pickup apparatus for endoscope

An image pickup apparatus includes: an optical unit including an incident surface and an emission surface, in which a plurality of optical members are arranged around an optical axis; a polygonal prism image pickup unit including a light receiving surface, a rear surface and a plurality of side faces, in which a plurality of elements including an image pickup device configured to photoelectrically convert light made incident from the optical unit and output an image pickup signal are laminated; and at least one guide, a front portion of which is fixed to the emission surface of the optical unit and a rear portion of which is provided with a plurality of contact surfaces that are respectively in contact with and fixed to the plurality of side faces of the image pickup unit.

Image pickup apparatus and endoscope

A head holding mechanism and an inkjet printer are provided. The head holding mechanism includes a head holding member that holds an inkjet head, a carriage side member attached to the carriage and to which the head holding member is fixed, and a fixing member for fixing the head holding member to the carriage side member. The fixing member is movably held by the carriage side member. The fixing member is movable between an engagement position where the fixing member engages with the head holding member to fix the head holding member to the carriage side member, and a disengagement position where the engagement state of the head holding member and the fixing member is released and the head holding member is detachable from the carriage side member.

Head holding mechanism and inkjet printer

An inkjet printing device includes: an ink head, having a nozzle hole opened in a nozzle surface; a carriage, being movable in a main scanning direction and in which multiple ink heads being arranged in the main scanning direction; and a capping mechanism. When the ink head is disposed at a standby position set within a movement range of the carriage, the capping mechanism brings the cap portion into contact with the nozzle surface to cover a region where the nozzle hole opened in the nozzle surface. The cap portion includes: an annular wall, surrounding a region where the nozzle hole opened in the nozzle surface; and a bottom wall portion, sealing an opening of the annular wall and being disposed with an interval from the nozzle surface. On an inner periphery of the annular wall, a slit directed toward the bottom wall portion is provided over the entire periphery.

Inkjet printing device

A sub tank () which is mounted in an inkjet printer including an inkjet head for discharging UV ink and supplies UV ink to the inkjet head includes a space forming unit () which forms a space () including an ink storage chamber () for storing UV ink and a pump communication port communicating with a pump for making a pressure in the space () negative, and a liquid-proof ventilation filter () which is disposed in the space (), allows gas to be circulated, and does not allow the UV ink to be circulated so as to prevent the UV ink from flowing out from the space () to the pump communication port.

Ink tank and inkjet printer

An apparatus for selectively plating on an elongated metal strip, at intervals of a predetermined length in the lengthwise direction, while the strip is being fed in the lengthwise direction. The apparatus includes: strip feeder which discharges the strip from a reel in a direction in which the strip is fed and a sensor for detecting the amount of slack in the strip. A pre-treating station treats the strip, before being plated, while it is continuously fed. A plating station intermittently feeds the strip and selectively plates it, while the strip is stopped during its intermittent movement. An after-treating station treats the strip by again continuously feeding the strip and a strip take-up section winds the strip onto a reel after it has been treated. Tension mechanisms are disposed between the continuous feeding station and the intermittent feeding station to impart a predetermined tensile force to the strip. The continuous and intermittent movements of the strip are synchronized with each other by controlling the speed of the strip in the continuous feeding station.

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Nagano, Japan

Hiroshi Kobayashi