Mita Industrial Co., Ltd.

Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.

Mitsuo Nomura

Ichiro Takahashi

Yoshifumi Ishii

Satoshi Yano

Hiroyuki Arai

Masahiro Sako

Yukihiro Aikawa

Tadashi Fujioka

Kuniaki Nakano

Noriyuki Niino

Yukihiro Kozaka

A lighting unit comprises a light source, a light guiding plate disposed in the vicinity of the light source for guiding light from the light source, a first reflecting sheet disposed so as to cover a rear surface of the light guiding plate, and a second reflecting sheet disposed so as to cover the light source and the light guiding plate covered with the first reflecting sheet, wherein the first reflecting sheet is interposed and held between the second reflecting sheet and the light guiding plate. The first reflecting sheet may be formed by a single layer or plural layers.

Illumination unit and liquid crystal display comprising it

A lighting unit comprises a light source, a light guiding plate for guiding light emitted from the light source, a reflecting sheet disposed at least a portion of a surface of the light guiding plate, and a casing configured to store the light guiding plate provided with the reflecting sheet, wherein a space between the casing and the light guiding plate is separated from a space above the light guiding plate by an extended portion formed by extending the reflecting sheet disposed on the surface of the light guiding plate.

A lighting unit includes a housing, a light-conductive-panel and a fluorescent lamp, and has a space between the panel and a side wall of the housing. The lamp has electrodes on both its ends and a curved-corner. The space has different widths at sections where the electrodes are rested and at a section where the curved-corner is rested, and accommodates the lamp therein. The lighting unit is compact in size and has better shock resistance, as well as vibration resistance. The lighting unit and an LCD are integrated into a compact and highly reliable LCD device.

Lighting unit and liquid crystal display device using the same

An image forming apparatus is provided with a binding function. A container, having a binding mechanism located in the bottom end thereof, is attached to the housing of the image forming apparatus. A guide member movable between a first positions in which the guide member is adjacent to the bottom end of the container, and a second position in which the guide member projects beyond the insertion opening of the container is provided to support a binder which is loaded in the container.

Image forming apparatus equipped with a binding function

An image forming apparatus having a front loading paper feeding member is described which has an improved jam removing mechanism. The apparatus includes a sheet holding section having sheet trays arranged in a vertical direction for holding copy sheets. A conveying section is included for conveying a sheet sent from one sheet tray of the sheet holding section to an image forming section. A connecting member is included in the conveying section to allow the sheet trays to be drawn out from the body of the image forming apparatus conjointly with the conveying section. Other connecting members may be included to connect the sheet trays together. Further, a door member including a sheet tray may be included in the apparatus.

Image forming apparatus having a front loading paper feeding member with

A binding unit binds sheets with a binder having an electric heater and electrodes for supplying electric current to the electric heater. The binding unit includes a container and an inner lid. The container has an insertion opening at one end through which the binder is inserted, and electrode terminals at the opposite end which come into contact with the electrodes of the binder. The inner lid is openable and provided in the container between the insertion opening and the electrode terminals. It assumes a closed position covering the electrode terminals when no binder is loaded in the container, and an open position allowing the electrodes of the binder to come into contact with the electrode terminals and at the same time supporting one side of the binder when loaded in the container. Consequently, when no binding operation is underway, the inner lid serves to prevent foreign material from dropping down onto the electrode terminals; and, when a binding operation is carried out, the binder is stably positioned in the container by the support of the inner lid, ensuring that the electrodes of the binder are securely in contact with the electrode terminals.

Binding unit for binding sheets in adherence to a binder

An original-holding cover for use in association with an image formation device comprising an upper unit and a lower unit, the upper unit being rotatably mounted on the lower unit so as to be opened and closed, which comprises a base part rotatably connected to an original platen of the upper unit and an original-holding part which is rotatably connected to the base part. When a thick original is duplicated, the entire surface of the original can be uniformly pressed irrespective of the thickness of the original with the original holding part held in a horizontal position by rotating both the base part and the original-holding part. Furthermore, the base part is removable from the original platen and there is provided a stopper means for preventing disconnection of the base part from the original platen due to the impact of opening the upper unit when dealing with a jam or other trouble.

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Mitsuo Nomura