Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.

Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha Corporation

Kiyoshi Inoue

Hisaki Miyamoto

Toshikazu Kozono

Michiyoshi Nagashima

Hirokazu Itou

Sakae Noda

Junichi Kajiwara

Osamu Fujimoto

Akira Tamagaki

Akihiko Taniguchi

Takao Horiuchi

Koichi Sumida

Kenji Kitami

Takao Fukuda

Jun Morimoto

Yoshiomi Hamano

Manabu Nakanishi

Toshio Yanai

Hiroki Kai

When trial printing is executed in a repeat printing mode, trial printing is performed in size of an image of one piece in a layout in which a plurality of images are supposed to be printed in the repeat printing mode normally. A user who has checked a finished state of the trial printing sets, when the finished state is in a desired state, the recording paper on which the trial printing is performed to the paper feed portion again and executes the repeat printing. Thereby, in a blank space excluding a print image which is printed with a first time trial printing, a scheduled quantity of a plurality of images are repeatedly printed.

Image forming apparatus

An expansion image processing board(expansion information processing module) of the present invention, which is installable in a network printerhaving an image processing board(information processing module), includes: a second printer function control section(expansion information processing section) which controls the network printer; and a router(data relaying section) which relays data to the second printer function control sectionor the image processing board. Therefore, the expansion image processing boardis capable of simply and efficiently extending a functionality of the network printer

Expansion information processing module for image information processing apparatus, settings information inheriting method, and setting information inheriting program

A sheet transport apparatus of the present invention is arranged so that a first eject tray is located at a position to which sheets are ejectable in such a manner that front and back surfaces of the sheets are not reversed after the sheets are subjected to predetermined processing. Further, the sheet transport apparatus of the present invention is provided with a first eject tray operation section for aligning leading edges of the sheets ejected to the first eject tray by changing a positional relation in a vertical direction between an upstream side and a downstream side of the first eject tray in a sheet transporting direction.

Sheet transport apparatus, image reading apparatus including same, and image forming apparatus including same that aligns various sheet types

The disk-shaped optical information medium of this invention includes: a first substrate having a center hole; a second substrate having a center hole; and a radiation curable resin interposed between the first and second substrates for bonding together the first and second substrates, wherein the optical information medium further includes a stopper for preventing the radiation curable resin from protruding into the center holes of the substrates, and a space between the first and second substrates of at least half of a clamp region for clamping the optical information medium is filled with the resin.

Optical information medium, and method and apparatus for fabricating the same

A apparatus and method for manufacturing a laminated optical disc that include an adhesive applying device adapted to apply an adhesive to a first substrate, forming an adhesive layer having a specific thickness between the first substrate and a second substrate superimposed onto the first substrate, and a centering device insertable within a common center hole of the superimposed substrates. The centering device includes at least two contact pins configured to simultaneously contact an inside circumferential edge of the common center hole, where the contact pins retractably extend in substantially opposite directions to press against the inside circumferential edge of the common center hole and align the superimposed substrates. The manufacturing apparatus and method may further include a provisional bonding device adapted to partially cure the adhesive layer between the aligned substrates, the provisional bonding device partially bonding and provisionally fastening the aligned substrates.

Method and apparatus for manufacture of laminated optical disc including centerer

A power supply deviceincluding: a current sourcefor supplying current to a load circuitwhich operates on the supplied current, and a power switch unitbetween the current sourceand the load circuitto control passage of current, wherein: the power switch unitincludes a switching elementconnected in parallel with the open-close element, a power supply controllerincluding an open-close element controllerwhich controls operation of the open-close elementand a switching element controllerwhich controls operation of the switching element, and a voltage detectorwhich detects terminal voltage of the load circuit; and the power switch unitturns on the switching element before supplying current to the load circuit and closes the open-close element when the terminal voltage of the load circuit becomes almost equal to supply voltage.

Power supply device preventing inrush current

A apparatus and method for manufacturing a laminated optical disc that include an adhesive applying device adapted to apply an adhesive to a first substrate, forming an adhesive layer having a specific thickness between the first substrate and a second substrate superimposed onto the first substrate, and a suction device adapted to suction the adhesive layer formed between the first substrate and the second substrate with a predetermined suction force. The manufacturing apparatus and method may further include a provisional bonding device adapted to partially cure the suctioned adhesive layer to partially bond and provisionally fasten the first substrate and the second substrate.

Method and apparatus for manufacture of laminated optical disc

A apparatus and method for manufacturing a laminated optical disc that include an adhesive applying device adapted to apply an adhesive to a first substrate, forming an adhesive layer having a specific thickness between the first substrate and a second substrate superimposed onto the first substrate. The manufacturing apparatus and method further include an adhesive supply source adapted to supply the adhesive to the adhesive applying device at a first predetermined temperature and a defoaming tank adapted to remove bubbles from the adhesive at a second predetermined temperature, which is higher than the first predetermined temperature.

Method and apparatus for manufacture of laminated optical disc including defoaming adhesive

A method and apparatus for the manufacture of laminated compact disc. When forming an adhesive layer between a first substrate and a second substrate, and laminating the first substrate and second substrate to produce a disc, temperature and other conditions are adjusted based on the adhesive layer thickness of the manufactured optical disc, thus the viscosity of adhesive is changed to match each process. Accordingly, high quality discs can be consistently manufactured, and the operating efficiency of the manufacturing apparatus can be improved. Moreover, an optical disc free of bubbles mixed in the adhesive layer of a laminated optical disc can be stably manufactured.

The disk-shaped optical information medium of this invention includes: a first substrate having a center hole; a second substrate having a center hole; and a radiation curable resin interposed between the first and second substrates for bonding together the first and second substrates, wherein the optical information medium further includes a stopper for preventing the radiation curable resin from protruding into the center holes of the substrates, and a space between the first and second substrates of at least a half of a clamp region for clamping the optical information medium is filled with the resin.

A method for manufacturing an optical information medium has a step of bending at least one of a first board and a second board having a center hole, a step of applying a radiation-curing resin onto the bent board in a doughnut form while the bent board is rotated, and a step of lapping the other board on the bent board and rotating the paired boards integrally.

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Osaka, Japan

Kiyoshi Inoue