Konica Corporation

Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.

Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Limited

Konica-Minolta Holdings, Inc.

Waseda University

Masahiro Yoshino

Tatsuo Nakanishi

Yasuaki Tsuji

Hiroshi Yamazaki

Makoto Ui

Shigeru Okazaki

Yoshihiko Toyoizumi

Keisuke Yamaguchi

Tomohiro Suzuki

Ken Ohmura

Tetsuya Osaka

Yuichi Saito

Atsushi Fujita

Yutaka Seto

Susumu Owada

Eiji Anzai

Akira Tai

Shigehiro Suzuki

Kazuaki Nagano

Yoshinaga Mitsuhashi

The laminated structure includes a substrate of low dielectric constant material of silicon compound and an electroless copper plating layer laminated thereon with a barrier layer. The barrier layer is interposed between the substrate and the copper layer, and the barrier layer is formed by electroless plating. And the laminated structure is characterized in that the barrier layer is formed on the substrate with a monomolecular layer of organosilane compound and a palladium catalyst which are interposed between the substrate and the barrier layer, the palladium catalyst modifies the terminal, adjacent to the barrier layer, of the monomolecular layer, and the barrier layer includes an electroless NiB plating layer which is disposed on the substrate side, and a electroless CoWP plating layer. The present invention makes it possible to coat the low dielectric constant material of silicon compound in a simple all-wet process with a firmly adhering barrier layer and an electroless copper plating layer as the wiring layer. the advantage of requiring. Thus, the laminated structure formed in this way includes a substrate of low dielectric constant material of silicon compound, a barrier layer, and a copper layer as the wiring layer formed by electroless plating, which firmly adhere to one another. In addition, the laminated structure is suitable for the copper wiring in a ULSI, particularly the one which is to be formed in a narrower trench than conventional one.

Laminated structure, very-large-scale integrated circuit wiring board, and method of formation thereof

In a connector to be mounted to a substrate, each of contacts has a contacting portion to be connected to a mating connector and a terminal portion to be connected to the substrate. The contacts include a contact group of a pair of signal contacts and a ground contact. The contacting portions of the paired signal contacts are disposed in a first row with a first interval kept from one another. The contacting portion of the ground contact is disposed in a second row parallel to the first row to be faced to the first interval. The terminal portions of the paired signal contacts are disposed in a third row to be adjacent to each other. The terminal portion of the ground contact is disposed in the third row to be adjacent to one of the terminal portions of the paired signal contacts.

Electrical connector capable of suppressing crosstalk

A toner container for supplying and/or replenishing toner into a development apparatus of image forming apparatus, by being engaged with the rotation transfer member of the development apparatus and being rotated about a center axis of the toner container integrally with the rotation transfer member. The toner container is structured with a cylindrical body having a toner outlet on one end of the cylindrical body, nearby a center axis of the cylindrical body, a convex spiral flute formed on the inner periphery of the cylindrical body, and a concave spiral flute formed on the outer periphery of the cylindrical body, wherein a ratio L/D of length L to diameter D of the cylindrical body is in a range of 1/2&#x2266;L/D&#x2266;10, a thickness of the cylindrical body t is 0.3 mm&#x2266;t&#x2266;5.0 mm; and a thickness deviation of the cylindrical body is &#x394;t&#x2266;20%.

Powder container, powder contained product, powder container manufacturing method, powder contained product reusing method, toner container and toner contained product

A toner container for supplying and/or replenishing toner into a development apparatus of image forming apparatus, by being engaged with the rotation transfer member of the development apparatus and being rotated about a center axis of the toner container integrally with the rotation transfer member. The toner container is structured with a cylindrical body having a toner outlet on one end of the cylindrical body, nearby a center axis of the cylindrical body, a convex spiral flute formed on the inner periphery of the cylindrical body, and a concave spiral flute formed on the outer periphery of the cylindrical body, wherein a ratio L/D of length L to diameter D of the cylindrical body is in a range of &#xbd;&#x2266;L/D&#x2266;10, a thickness of the cylindrical body t is 0.3 mm&#x2266;t&#x2266;5.0 mm; and a thickness deviation of the cylindrical body is &#x394;t&#x2266;20%.

A fine particle storage container, including a first surface member on which plural grooves are carved in a radial pattern, and the plural grooves penetrate the first surface member from an interior side to a periphery, and a second surface member to be firmly fitted to the first surface member to seal the fine particle storage container, wherein gas in the fine particle storage container is ejected to the exterior of the fine particle storage container through the plural grooves, though the fine particles are not ejected through the plural grooves.

Fine particle storage container and fine particle storage product, toner storage container and toner storage product, and toner supplying device

This invention relates to a powder or toner accommodating container. This container is a powder or toner accommodating container having at least one engaging portion between a container main body and an accessory component to be mounted on the container main body, wherein the container includes a gas releasing function of releasing a gas in the container outside the container when a pressure difference between the interior and exterior of the container exceeds a predetermined value.

Powder or toner accommodating container

A cylindrical toner storing container that engages with a rotation transmitting member of a developing device provided in an image forming apparatus to rotate around the rotation axis integrally with the rotation transmitting member and thereby supplies or replenishes toner to the developing device. The toner storing container has a cylindrical base body that has a toner outlet opening in the vicinity of the rotation axis on one end, the cylindrical base body has on the inner surface thereof a protruded spiral ridge, and the number of the spiral ridge on a cross section of the cylindrical base body is increased as the cross section nears the toner outlet opening.

Toner storing container and toner replenishing device therewith

Toner cartridge

A powder accommodating container for accommodating powder includes: a flexible bag having an opening, capable of storing the powder; a protecting member for enclosing at least part of the flexible bag, wherein the protecting member is capable of being transformed; and a cover mounted on the protecting member, for opening and closing the opening.

Powder accommodating container

Disclosed is a toner cartridge comprising: a container body for storing toner, said container body having an opening through which said toner is discharged, wherein said container body is made of a resin having an Izod impact value of 0.1 to 30, and a melt flow index of 0.1 to 30 g/10 min.

A developer replenishing apparatus includes: a developer storing container for storing a developer therein; a first driving source for rotating the developer storing container to supply the developer; a developer reservoir section for receiving the developer supplied from the developer storing container; a conveying screw for replenishing the developer in the developer reservoir section onto a developing device; a second driving source for driving the conveying screw; and a stirring member for stirring the developer in the developer reservoir section, the stirring member having a first and second one-way clutches provided on a driving shaft thereof. The stirring member is driven by the first driving source through the first one-way clutch, and driven by the second driving source through the second one-way clutch.

Developer replenishing apparatus

Toner container

An image-forming apparatus includes a developer container containing a developer which is to be inserted into a developer replenisher of a main body, a cover for the developer replenisher and a cover for the developer container. The cover for the developer replenisher and the cover for the developer container are capable of being opened when the developer container is attached to the main body. The image-forming apparatus has a discriminator for discriminating whether the inserted developer container is identified with the developer replenisher. The cover for the developer replenisher and the cover for the developer container are to be opened only when the inserted developer container is identified.

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Hachioji, Japan

Masahiro Yoshino