Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.

Sony Corporation

Makoto Omata

Yoshio Kanesawa

Michiaki Yasuno

Shigeo Ohta

Motoi Noya

Sadao Okano

Takahiro Okayasu

Kiyotaka Ishikawa

Fumio Daishi

Kazuhisa Masuko

Shinichi Utsumi

Hideaki Seikiguchi

Yasuhiro Uehara

Hiroshi Tamemasa

Motofumi Baba

Motoki Kobayashi

Takayuki Uchiyama

Kazuyoshi Itoh

Toru Inoue

Yasuhiro Kusumoto

Yasutaka Naito

Nobuyoshi Komatsu

Masakatsu Eda

Tsuyoshi Sunohara

Shigehiko Haseba

Tsutomu Kume

Taketoshi Higashi

Ryoko Amano

Hiroyuki Shiota

Ryuichiro Maeyama

Hideaki Ohhara

Kiyoshi Iwai

Akira Iwase

Kazuhiko Nishiwaki

Kazunori Takagi

Eiichiro Tokuhiro

Hitoshi Okazaki

Yasuhiro Kodama

Kumiko Tsukuda

Hidefumi Fukasawa

Tetsuya Oda

Kanako Tamamatsu

Masato Saitou

Takuya Nezuka

Shuji Yoshikawa

An image-capturing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present technology includes a camera, a lighting section, a sensor section, and an image-shooting controller. The lighting section includes a light entrance that at least a portion of external light enters, and an object for calibration that is irradiated with the external light entering the light entrance. The sensor section detects a state of the object for calibration irradiated with the external light. The image-shooting controller controls the camera according to a result of the detection performed by the sensor section.

Image-capturing apparatus

Provided is an information processing apparatus for receiving an input from a stylus pen and executing a predetermined process. The information processing apparatus includes: a housing unit detachably housing the stylus pen; detection means for detecting attachment and detachment of the stylus pen to and detachment from the housing unit; and execution means for executing a predetermined process in accordance with the detection result of the detection means.

Information processing apparatus and method, program, and recording medium

The fixing device includes: a fixing member that includes a conductive layer capable of heating by electromagnetic induction; a magnetic field generating member that generates an alternate-current magnetic field intersecting with the conductive layer of the fixing member; plural magnetic path forming members that form a magnetic path of the alternate-current magnetic field generated by the magnetic field generating member; a support member that supports the magnetic field generating member; an elastic support member that is arranged between the magnetic field generating member and the plural magnetic path forming members so as to be in contact with the plural magnetic path forming members; and a pressing member that presses the plural magnetic path forming members toward the magnetic field generating member.

Fixing device, image forming apparatus, and magnetic field generating device having a pressing member

An image pickup device includes a display that displays one of image data including an operation menu or operation key image data representing operation keys; an external output section that outputs the image data including the operation menu to the outside; an output state detector that detects that the external output section is in a state capable of outputting the image data to the outside; a display data instruction section that instructs to display the operation key image data on the display and to display the image data including the operation menu on an external display device, which is an output destination of the image data in the external output section, when the external output section is detected to be in the capable state, and instructs to display the image data including the operation menu on the display when the external output section is not detected to be in the capable state; a display data supply that supplies one of the display or the external output section with one of the image data including the operation menu or the operation key image data in accordance with the instruction from the display data instruction section; and a panel input that accepts input of an operation from one of the operation key image data or the image data including the operation menu displayed on the display.

Image pickup device having a display for displaying operation key image data representing operation keys and supplying image data including an operation menu to an external display device when connected to the external display device

A process for producing a resin composition having a high adhesion between a resin layer and a metallic layer as well as an excellent durability includes providing a porous structure at least on the surface of the resin layer; and forming the metallic layer on the surface of the resin layer.

Process for producing a resin composition and electrophotographic fixing member

The present invention provides a fixing member having a heat resistant resin layer, a metal layer having two or more layers, and a releasing layer, in this order from the inner peripheral side, wherein a specific resistance of the metal layer disposed at the outer peripheral side is larger than a specific resistance of the metal layer disposed at the inner peripheral side in the at least two metal layers, and a modulus of an internal stress of the metal layer disposed at the outer peripheral side is 5 kg/mmor less. Further, a fixing device includes the fixing member, an electromagnetic induction heating device in which an electric field is applied to the fixing member, and a press member which press-contact the surface of a releasing layer of the fixing member. Furthermore, an image forming device having this fixing device is provided.

Fixing member, fixing device and image forming device with metal layers having different specific resistances

A resin composition having a high adhesion between a resin layer and a metallic layer as well as an excellent durability, a process for producing the same, and an electrophotographic fixing member are provided. In the resin composition, a metallic layer is provided on a surface of a resin layer having a porous structure at least on the surface.

Resin composition, process for producing the same and electrophotographic fixing member

The present invention provides a fixing belt including a substrate having provided thereon at least a metal heating layer and a releasing layer, wherein at least a protective layer is provided between the metal heating layer and the releasing layer, a manufacturing method thereof, and an electromagnetic induction heat-fixing device using the same.

Fixing belt having a protective layer between a metal heating layer and a releasing layer, manufacturing method thereof, and electromagnetic induction heat-fixing device using the fixing belt

In a fuser, a cooling structure ( ) is disposed so that a bend angle (&agr;) of a part bent during the time between an endless belt ( ) coming in contact with a press cooling face ( ) of the cooling structure ( ) and exiting from the press cooling face ( ) is placed in the range of 0&deg; C.<&agr;&lE;7&deg; C. A fixing belt has a minute hardness of 0.1 to 5 at least on the belt surface coming in contact with toner T and preferably has a gloss degree of 75 or more on the belt surface.

Fixing belt and fuser

A heat-resistant resin film having a metallic thin film accumulated thereon or an endless belt having a metallic thin film accumulated thereon having good mechanical characteristics is produced in a simple process. A metallic thin film is formed on an inner surface of a cylindrical substrate, and a layer of a heat-resistant resin is formed thereon. An accumulated body of the heat-resistant resin and the metallic thin film is peeled off from the substrate. The metallic thin film may be formed by electroplating, electroless plating or vapor deposition, or may also be formed by attaching a metallic foil having been prepared on an inner surface of the substrate. The heat-resistant resin layer is formed by injecting a polyamide acid solution in a rotational drum, and then formed by centrifugal forming by rotating the rotational drum on rollers under heating. After forming, imidization is conducted by heating and baking to form a film member of a thermosetting polyimide. The heat-resistant resin layer may be formed by centrifugal forming of a liquid crystal polymer under melting by heating in the rotational drum, or by centrifugal forming of a solution of aromatic polyamide.

Process for producing heat-resistant resin film having metallic thin film, process for producing endless belt, endless belt, and apparatus for forming image

In a fuser, a cooling structure ( ) is disposed so that a bend angle (&agr;) of apart bent during the time between an endless belt ( ) coming in contact with a press cooling face ( ) of the cooling structure ( ) and exiting from the press cooling face ( ) is placed in the range of 0&deg; C.<&agr;&lE;7&deg; C. A fixing belt has a minute hardness of 0.1 to 5 at least on the belt surface coming in contact with toner T and preferably has a gloss degree of 75 or more on the belt surface.

An image fixing device is provided that includes a heat roller disposed rotatably, and a fixed way to apply pressure for contacting and applying pressure to the heat roller to form a nip portion. A recording sheet on which an unfixed toner image is formed passes through the image fixing device for fixing the toner image. The heat roller has a releasing layer on its surface for stripping the recording sheet which has passed through the nip portion, and .mu..sub.2 and .mu..sub.2 having the following relation

Imaging fixing device including a heat roller with a release layer

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Makoto Omata