186results about "Photographic printing" patented technology

To provide an image reading device, an image forming apparatus, and an image reading method that can prevent a reduction in the image quality of a formed image while reducing an image reading time of an original document.SOLUTION: An image forming apparatus 100 comprises: an ADF 1; a rear face CIS sensor 43 that reads an image of a rear face of a document; a front face CIS sensor 42 that is arranged below a contact glass to be capable of reciprocating in a scanning direction, and reads an image of a front face of the document; a white reference board 43B that is arranged opposite to the rear face CIS sensor 43; a white reference board 42B that is arranged at a reference position; and a control unit 7 that turns on a first light source of the rear face CIS sensor 43 and generates first white reference data for the rear face by using reflected light reflected on the white reference board 43B, and turns on a second light source of the front face CIS sensor 42 and generates second white reference data for the front face by using reflected light reflected on the white reference board 42B. The control unit 7 controls the first light source and the second light source so that a lighting time of the first light source and a lighting time of the second light source do not overlap with each other.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Ensure consistency across sheets of various sizes. [Solution] The discharge tray (303) is provided with an upstream support portion (101), a wall portion (100), a first support portion (102) having a first slope, and a second support portion (103) having a second slope, and a swing guide (411) is positioned above the discharge tray. When viewed from the width direction, the point where the wall portion and the upstream support portion intersect is defined as the first intersection point, and the point where the swing guide and the first support portion intersect is defined as the second intersection point. The horizontal distance from the first intersection point to the highest first vertex of the first slope is defined as L1, and the distance in the direction of gravity is defined as H1. The horizontal distance from the first intersection point to the highest second vertex of the second slope is defined as L2, and the distance in the direction of gravity is defined as H2. The horizontal distance from the first intersection point to the second intersection point is defined as L4, and the distance in the direction of gravity is defined as H4.

To improve usability when reading a document in an image processing apparatus.SOLUTION: Provided is a document reading device including: a reading means which executes reading processing for reading a document placed on a document table; a printing means which prints image data on which the reading processing has been executed by the reading means; and a control means which executes control processing for performing control such that the orientation of first image data generated by executing the reading processing of the first document by the reading means is the same as the orientation of second image data generated by executing the reading processing of the second document by the reading means with respect to the paper discharge direction of the second document on which the first image data is printed by the printing means.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 12

To facilitate checking of a document ejected below a document installation tray.SOLUTION: A control unit controls a reading unit and an ejection unit. When a document is placed on a document placement unit, a conveyance path conveys the document, and the reading unit reads an image of the document. When the ejection unit ejects the document for which the reading performed by the reading unit is completed, a document receiving unit receives the document ejected by the ejection unit. The document receiving unit has a first area overlapping the document placement unit when seen in the vertical direction, and a second area not overlapping the document placement unit when seen in the vertical direction. The ejection unit ejects the document so that at least part of the document is placed in the second area.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

The utility model discloses a box-type printing-down machine, and relates to the technical field of printing-down machines. The rear side end of the containing frame penetrates through the front side wall of the box body and extends to the inner side of the box body, an upper overturning plate is arranged on the inner side of the box body, a plurality of lamp tubes are arranged at the lower end of the upper overturning plate, the lamp tubes are located above the containing frame, a limiting pressing mechanism is arranged on the inner side of the containing frame, and the limiting pressing mechanism comprises a supporting plate and a lower overturning plate. The lower overturning plate is provided with an irradiation window, and a glass plate is arranged between the lower overturning plate and the supporting plate. During clamping, the abutting springs are always in a compressed state, and enough supporting force can be provided for the supporting plate under the action of the abutting springs, so that tight attachment of a pattern and the photosensitive plate is ensured; according to the device, a mechanical pressure pattern is tightly attached to the photosensitive plate, a vacuum system is not needed, the equipment complexity and maintenance cost are reduced, the vacuumizing time is shortened, and the printing-down speed is increased.

The utility model relates to the technical field of screen printing plate equipment, in particular to a screen printing plate burning device. Comprising a machine body and a machine cover, an ultraviolet lamp tube is arranged in an inner cavity of the machine body, a light-transmitting plate is arranged above the ultraviolet lamp tube, through holes are horizontally formed in the left side and the right side of the upper portion of the machine body, inserting grooves are longitudinally formed in the left side and the right side of the upper portion of the machine body, and filtering plates are inserted into the inserting grooves; and an air inlet hole is formed in the flexible rubber pressing plate, an air collecting cover is fixedly arranged on the side, away from the flexible rubber pressing plate, of the machine cover, and an air draft pump is arranged on the air collecting cover. Static electricity on the light-transmitting plate is eliminated through ultraviolet lamps emitted by the ultraviolet lamp tubes, air in the inner cavity of the collecting body is extracted in cooperation with the air draft pump, and impurities such as dust are extracted to the outside.

The card scanner has a first light source positioned such that a first bright area created by the reflection of light from the first light source lies within a first position on the first surface of the card. The second light source is positioned such that a second bright area created by the reflection of light from the second light source lies within a second position on the first surface of the card. Here, the first and second positions do not overlap. The image processor combines the first image of the first surface of the card with the second image of the first surface of the card to generate a first composite image. The first and second bright areas are filtered from the first composite image by the image processor.

To suppress the occurrence of interference fringes without using special parts.SOLUTION: The downstream side guide members 22 are arranged along a region further downstream of a downstream adjacent region adjacent to the downstream side of the reading region 16b on the first surface of the transparent plate member 16. The upstream adhesive layer 25a is formed in an upstream adjacent area 162 adjacent to the upstream side of the reading area 16b. The downstream side adhesive layers 25b and 25c are formed on the downstream side adjacent regions and the surfaces of the downstream side guide members 22. The transparent sheet 24 is bonded to the first face of the transparent plate member 16 and the surfaces of the downstream side guide members 22 by the upstream side adhesive layer 25a and the downstream side adhesive layers 25b, 25c. The upstream side adhesive layer 25a and the downstream side adhesive layers 25b, 25c form a gap between the reading area 16b of the transparent plate member 16 and the transparent sheet 24.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Provided are an electronic apparatus and a method of manufacturing an electronic apparatus, which are capable of improving the visibility of a display unit even in a case in which a light-emitting unit emits light. An electronic apparatus includes: an exterior body having, on a front surface, a display unit that shows at least one of a character, a symbol, or a figure; and a light-emitting unit that is provided inside the exterior body at a position facing the display unit and that is configured to emit light to an outside through the exterior body, in which a difference in transmittance of the light emitted from the light-emitting unit is generated between a region corresponding to the display unit and a region on a periphery in the exterior body.

An apparatus, system, and method for providing a flat plate element aligner. An embodiment includes: an aligner body; two opposing carriages disposed along at least first axes parallel to each other, each carriage terminating at a side guide at a distal end away from a center point of the aligner body, and each carriage sliding along a chute in an upper portion of the aligner body; two opposing correctors disposed at least along a second axis parallel to each other and perpendicular to the two opposing slides, each corrector terminating in a roller at a distal end away from a center point of the aligner body, and each corrector sliding along a chute in an upper portion of the aligner body; and at least one drive device located within the aligner body and below the upper portion, the drive device synchronously and symmetrically moving the at least two opposing slides to approach and away from each other and synchronously and symmetrically moving the at least two opposing correctors to approach and away from each other, the opposing side guides and the opposing rollers are enabled to align with the flat plate element.

To provide an electronic apparatus, a control method, and a program, which are capable of making a visual recognition state of light transmitted through an exterior body close to a state intended in advance.SOLUTION: An electronic apparatus includes: an exterior body; a light-emitting unit that is provided inside the exterior body and that is configured to emit light to an outside while being transmitted through the exterior body; and a processor, in which the processor acquires exterior body information that is information on a state of the exterior body, and executes control of adjusting a light emission aspect of the light-emitting unit based on the acquired exterior body information.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 10

To stack media having a plurality of lengths on an ejection stacker in a well-aligned manner.SOLUTION: An image reading device can continuously read images of media having different lengths in a conveyance direction, and comprises: a conveying unit that conveys the media at a first speed with a driving unit; a reading unit that reads the images of the media conveyed at the first speed; an ejection unit that ejects the media onto the ejection stacker with the driving unit; a medium detection unit that detects the presence or absence of the media; and a control unit that controls the driving unit. When continuously conveying the media with the conveying unit, the control unit determines the lengths of the media in the conveyance direction based on a result of detection performed by the medium detection unit, when the length of a preceding medium is determined to be equal to or more than a threshold, and then the length of a subsequent medium is determined to be equal to or more than the threshold, performs weak deceleration control of decelerating the ejection speed of ejecting the media from the first speed to a second speed less than the first speed, and when the length of the preceding medium is determined to be equal to or more than the threshold, and then the length of the subsequent medium is determined to be less than the threshold, decelerates the ejection speed from the first speed to a third speed slower than the second speed.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 8

The invention provides an electronic apparatus, a control method, and a computer program product, which can make the visual recognition state of light transmitted through an exterior body close to an expected state. An electronic device is provided with: an exterior body; a light-emitting unit which is provided inside the exterior body and which is capable of emitting light to the outside by transmitting the light through the exterior body; and a processor that performs the following processes: acquiring exterior body information, which is information relating to the state of the exterior body; and performing control for adjusting the light emitting mode of the light emitting unit on the basis of the acquired exterior body information.

Imaging devices, imaging apparatus, and methods are provided to improve the development of image recording media. The imaging devices comprise at least a pressing member and at least a first deformable pressure-receiving member. The pressing member is provided with a step feature which is pressed against the first deformable pressure-receiving member. As an image recording medium moves through between the pressing member with the step feature and the deformable pressure- receiving member, a corresponding step difference is formed on the medium where a distinct shear mechanism was experienced. The efficiency of image development is significantly improved as evident by the significant increase in the fresh optical density observed immediately after development even with a reduced applied force.

To provide an image reading device that includes a photographing unit that photographs a placed subject from above and that reads the image of the subject photographed by the photographing unit, and read the image of the photographed subject even when a display unit exists between a placing unit on which the subject is placed and the photographing unit.SOLUTION: An image reading device 20 includes a placing unit 24 on which a subject is placed, a photographing unit 40 that is present above the placing unit 24 and photographs the subject, an irradiation unit 42 that is present above a mounting unit 24 and that irradiates the subject with light, and a display unit 30 located between the mounting unit 24 and the photographing unit 40 and the irradiation unit 42 and outside the imaging range E1 of the photographing unit 40 and the irradiation range E2 of the irradiation unit 42.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

An image reading device that can improve the operability of a document feed tray and a discharge tray of a document transport device, and an image forming apparatus equipped with the same are provided. [Solution] The image reading device includes an image reading unit having a reading module capable of reading images, and a document transport device that transports sheet-like documents to an automatic reading position of the image reading unit. The document transport device includes a document feed tray on which documents are placed, a document discharge tray that is disposed below the document feed tray at a distance and to which the documents are discharged, a support unit that supports the document feed tray and the document discharge tray so that they can move horizontally along the document transport direction, and a connecting unit that connects the document feed tray and the document discharge tray. While connected by the connecting unit, the document feed tray and the document discharge tray can move back and forth along the support unit in a first direction toward the outside of the document transport device and a second direction toward the inside of the document transport device.

To provide an image formation apparatus that reads an image formed on a medium while transporting the medium and improves the detection accuracy of the open / closed state of a cover member that forms a transport path for the medium.SOLUTION: An image reading apparatus comprises: a medium transport mechanism that transports a medium; a transport guide plate that forms a transport path provided in the medium transport mechanism and is openable and closable with respect to the medium transport mechanism; a plurality of image sensors that optically read an image; background white plates that respectively face the plurality of image sensors; and determination means that compares a reading value from each of the plurality of image sensors with a predetermined threshold value and determines the open / closed state of the transport guide plate. The determination means, before the medium is transported through the transport path, compares the reading values corresponding to the background white plates facing each of the image sensors with the threshold value, and determines the open / closed state of the transport guide plate.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

To provide an original crimping plate opening / closing device capable of preventing contamination with lubricating oil on an end part of a document and adhesion of a floating matter into the document crimping plate opening / closing device, and a terminal device using the document crimping plate opening / closing device.SOLUTION: A document crimping plate opening / closing device 1A has: a mounting member 4; a support member 5 rotatably and pivotally supported via a first hinge shaft 11; a lift member 6 attached to a document crimping plate rotatably and pivotally supported in the opposite direction to the support member via a second hinge shaft 12; a cam slider 32 provided in contact with a pressure receiving member 13; an actuation slider 31 provided in contact with an actuation member 14; and an elastic member 21 elastically installed between the cam slider and the actuation slider. The document crimping plate opening / closing device is provided with: a first fire spread prevention cover C1 having one end side attached to the support member, covering the front side of the second hinge shaft, the actuation member and the support member, and having the other end side attached to the other end side of the support member; and a second fire spread prevention cover C2 attached to the cam slider, and wrapping around and covering the pressure receiving member.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

A light source system and a projection device. In the light source system, when a light source (01) and a lens group (03) are off-axis, that is, light generated by the light source (01) is directly incident into the lens group (03) via a light guide element (02) or an avoidance light guide element (02), the optical axis of a light spot and the optical axis of the lens group are spaced apart by a certain distance. After being focused by the lens group, the light serves as excitation light of a wavelength conversion region, so that loss of light of a first color and excited light of a second color on the light guide element (02) may be reduced. Moreover, when the excited light of a second color is finally incident into a light homogenizing element (12), the formed light spot may be oval and corresponds to long and short edges of the light homogenizing element (12), thereby improving the utilization rate of the light, so that the brightness of the projection device may be improved.

To provide a hinge device that is constituted by using inexpensive materials and allows easy ground connection between a machine body side and a lid body side during assembly of a business machine, and the business machine.SOLUTION: A hinge device has: an attachment case 21; a support member 22 that supports a lid body attached to the attachment case in an openable and closable manner with a hinge shaft 23 made of a conductive material; a frame member 20 made of a conductive material that is accommodated in the attachment case while connected with the hinge shaft; a slider 23 that is accommodated in the attachment case in a slidable manner; an elastic member 25 that is elastically provided between the slider and the attachment case; and an operation cam part 22c that is provided on the support member in pressure contact with a pressure receiving cam part 24c provided at an apex of the slider. The hinge device further has a conductive cord 27 that is connected with the lid body and in conduction with the hinge shaft, and an electrode member 26 that is provided outside a bottom part of the attachment case and connected with the frame member via an attachment screw 26b made of a conductive material. The electrode member is brought into electrical contact with a device body when the attachment case is inserted into an attachment hole.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

To accurately locate a carriage at a home position and enable the positioning in relatively short time without providing a sensor dedicated to detecting that the carriage has reached the home position.SOLUTION: An image forming apparatus 1 comprises a control unit 100. The control unit 100 arranges a carriage to a home position search starting position ST, subsequently, determines whether a read image indicated by image data sequentially read by an image sensor is white on the basis of the image data, while moving the carriage in a first direction DR1 to bring the carriage closer to a downstream-side end DE1 of a first white reference plate 164 from the home position search starting position ST, and moves the carriage in the first direction DR1 by a predetermined first distance D1 and stops the carriage, with the position of the carriage when the read image is determined to be white (end DE1) as a reference point to thereby locate the carriage at the home position.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

To prevent skew occurring during feeding of a document in an image reading device in which a second support face of a document tray is provided movably in a width direction with respect to a first support face.SOLUTION: An image reading device 1 comprises: a document tray 4; and an ejection tray 5 that is provided below the document tray 4 and to which a sheet whose image is read is ejected. The document tray 4 has a support face 4a that supports one end of the sheet in a width direction, a withdrawal support face 4b that is provided to move in the width direction with respect to the support face 4a to be able to withdraw from a predetermined area 4d above the ejection tray 5, and a first regulation part 41 and a second regulation part 42 that are provided movably in the width direction. The second regulation part 42 is provided extending from on the withdrawal support face 4b to on a downstream-side support part 4c of the support face 4a.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

An optical system (200) comprising a force frame (204), a sensor frame (208) which is motion-decoupled and / or vibration-decoupled from the force frame (204), a first optical element (202) which is supported on the force frame (204) and which is position-controllable relative to the sensor frame (208) by means of a first position control (212) in order to follow a movement of the first optical element (202) to a movement of the sensor frame (208), at least a second optical element (203) which is supported on the force frame (204) and which is position-controllable relative to the first optical element (202) by means of a second position control (212) in order to follow a movement of the at least second optical element (203) to a movement of the first optical element (202), wherein a control parameter of the first position control (212), in particular dynamically, as a function of at least one on the optical system (200) is adaptable to the acting disturbance variable (214),in order to reduce a rule error of the second position rule (212).

To provide a loading device capable of suppressing collapse of a conveyance medium to be discharged, to provide an image reading device, to provide an image forming device, and to provide a method and a program.SOLUTION: A loading device includes: a conveyance support member capable of moving from a non-contact position which does not come into contact with a conveyance medium to be discharged to a contact position which comes into contact; and a loading surface on which the discharged conveyance medium is loaded. The conveyance support member moves to the contact position in the case where the conveyance medium to be discharged is the first piece, and it gradually moves to the non-contact position side from the contact position according to the number of loading pieces of the conveyance medium loaded on the loading surface, and when the discharge of the conveyance number of pieces is completed, it moves to the non-contact position.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

Provided is an image-forming device with which it is possible to reduce a harness for electrically connecting a main board and a read board.　An image-forming device 1 includes a body housing 10, a main board 110, and a sensor unit 200 movable with respect to the body housing 10. The sensor unit 200 includes: a read sensor 210 capable of reading an image of a document; a read board 220 electrically connected to the read sensor 210 and capable of outputting the image of the document read by the read sensor 210 as image data; and a first wireless communication unit 260 electrically connected to the read board 220 and capable of transmitting image data outputted by the read board 220. The image-forming device 1 includes a second wireless communication unit 120 electrically connected to the main board 110 and capable of receiving image data transmitted from the first wireless communication unit 260.

To provide an image reading device that can ensure confidentiality of a sheet while an image of the sheet is read even if a user is not around the image reading device.SOLUTION: An image reading device 100 comprises: a sheet stand 1 on which a sheet S is mounted; a cover 2 that covers the sheet stand 1 and is attached to the sheet stand 1 in an openable and closable manner; a lock part 3 that locks the cover 2 in the closed state; a control unit 10; a first detection unit 31; and a second detection unit 32. The first detection unit 31 detects whether the sheet S is in a mounted state in which it is mounted on the sheet stand 1. The second detection unit 32 detects the open and closed state of the cover 2. The control unit 10 can bring the cover 2 into a lock state when the second detection unit 32 detects that the cover 2 is in the closed state and the first detection unit 31 detects that the sheet S is in the mounted state.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

To provide an optical unit reliable with respect to fixation of an image forming lens, and an optical line sensor with the optical unit.SOLUTION: An optical unit (a light receiving unit 3), which is an optical unit for guiding light to a light receiving element 32 provided along a main scanning direction (a direction X), comprises an image forming lens 31 and a pair of holding members 35 and 36. The image forming lens 31 transmits light to form an image on the light receiving element 32. The pair of holding members 35 and 36 holds the image forming lens 31. The image forming lens 31 has a long shape along the main scanning direction and is inserted and held between the pair of holding members 35 and 36 arranged along the main scanning direction with pressing force by the holding members 35 and 36.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4