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The radiological imaging system which can improve an energy resolution and perform a diagnosis with high accuracy includes a bed for carrying an examinee H, first and second imaging apparatuses and disposed along the longitudinal direction of the bed. The first imaging apparatus has a plurality of semiconductor radiation detectors for detecting γ-rays emitted from the examinee H, arranged around the bed, the second imaging apparatus has an X-ray source for emitting X-rays to the examinee H and a radiation detector for detecting X-rays which have been emitted from the X-ray source and passed through the examinee H, and the bed is shared by the first imaging apparatus and the second imaging apparatus.

A lens driving apparatus 1 of the present invention includes a substantially cylindrical yoke 3; a base 5 to which the yoke 3 is attached; a carrier 7 having a lens; a coil 10; and a magnet 13, wherein the carrier 7 is moved in a direction of an optical axis of a lens by electromagnetic force generated by passing current through the coil 10, the base 5 is substantially square-shaped seeing from a plane, the yoke 3 is placed at an inner position of the base 5, the yoke 3 has an outer peripheral wall 3a and an annular inner peripheral wall 3b to be spaced to each other, each magnet is placed between the outer peripheral wall and the inner peripheral wall and at a position corresponding to a base corner portion of the base 5, a space between the outer peripheral wall 3a and the inner peripheral wall 3b positioned at a base side portion 3e is made narrower than a space between the outer peripheral wall 3a and the inner peripheral wall 3b positioned at the base corner portion.

The apparatus includes a base 23 fixed at a predetermine position, a tool holding jig 29, to which a welding tool 21 is mounted, installed on the base 23 rotatably about a preset reference axis L1 and movably along the reference axis L1, a tool rotation driving means for rotating the tool holding jig about the reference axis L1, and a tool movement driving means for moving the tool holding jig along the reference axis L1. The apparatus realizes miniaturization of the apparatus, simplification of the structure, and improvement of the operability.

Provided are an air conditioner with a humidifier and an air conditioning system. The humidifier is modularized within the air conditioner, enabling humidifying to be performed together with air conditioning. Moreover, by providing the humidifier as a module, indoor space utilization efficiency is improved, and a multi-function, low-cost air conditioner can be manufactured. Furthermore, the humidifier can be linked in operation to the air conditioner, allowing air discharged from the air conditioner to be distributed evenly across an indoor space.

A radio-frequency heating apparatus includes a phase varying unit to vary the phase of radio-frequency power; and a plurality of antennas which are placed on the same plane in a heating chamber and radiate a plurality of radio-frequency waves. The radio-frequency waves have a predetermined phase difference caused by phase variation in the phase varying unit. A geometry information acquisition unit acquires the geometry of an object; and a control unit controls the phase varying unit so that the radio-frequency waves are in phase in a first mode, and the radio-frequency waves are in opposite phase in a second mode. The control unit switches between the first mode and the second mode based on the acquired geometry information.

This visual inspection apparatus has a macro-inspection section and a micro-inspection section. In the micro-inspection section, a inspection stage and a microscope are loaded into a loading plate. The inspection stage can be moved in any directions of the X, Y, and Z directions, and can also be rotated in the θ direction. Moreover, a peripheral edge inspection section that acquires an enlarged image of a peripheral edge of wafer W is fixed to the loading plate. The peripheral edge inspection section is arranged so as to image the peripheral edge of wafer W held by the inspection stage.

The ink jet recording apparatus includes an image forming device for forming an image on a recording medium by ejecting ink containing a solvent and color particles dispersed in the solvent, a fixing device for fixing the image formed on the recording medium by the image forming device, a collecting device for selectively collecting air containing the solvent from an atmosphere in proximity to the fixing device, and a removing device for removing the solvent from the solvent-containing air collected by the collecting device.

An image reading apparatus of the present invention is provided with a driving unit for supplying a driving force to a scanner module and for supplying a driving force to an ADF. Changeover between the driving force for the scanner module and the driving force for the ADF is carried out by moving the scanner module, where the driving force of the scanner module and the driving force for the ADF are supplied from a single driving force source. A low cost member is used for the changeover of driving force transmission where the same driving force source (motor) supplies necessary driving force for a fed document reading mode and for a stationary document reading mode. This lowers a cost of the apparatus.

At least one exemplary embodiment is directed to a zoom lens which includes first to fourth lens groups, each moving and having negative, positive, negative, and positive refractive power, arranged from an object to an image in that order. The second lens group includes a second A lens component composed of a single positive lens, and a second B lens component composed of a negative lens and a positive lens with positive refractive power as a whole, arranged from the object to the image in that order. The second A lens component displaces images in a direction substantially perpendicular to an optical axis by having a component of it's displacement perpendicular to the optical axis, and the zoom lens satisfies the following condition: 0.2<f2/f2A<0.6, where f2A and f2 are focal lengths of the second A lens component and the second lens group, respectively.

Provided are a water toxicity detecting apparatus and a method using sulfur particles. The water toxicity detecting apparatus using sulfur particles includes: a reaction container containing microbes, in which externally-supplied sulfur particles and oxygen are reacted to form sulfate ions by the microbes; a water sample inlet through which a water sample is flown into the reaction container; an air inlet through which an air is flown into the reaction container; a first detection unit which detects pH and electrical conductivity of the inflow water sample flown through the water sample inlet; a second detection unit which detects pH and electrical conductivity of the water sample containing the sulfate ions generated in the reaction container; a central processing unit which stores data of the ph and electrical conductivity of the inflow water sample flown through the water sample inlet, adjusts a pumping speed of a pump provided to the water sample inlet and a flow rate of the air, and compares data of the first detection unit with data of the second detection unit to determine presence of toxicity of the water sample; and an outlet through the after-toxicity-test water sample is exhausted from the reaction container.

A semiconductor device test apparatus, has: a socket, which connects to a semiconductor device undergoing testing mounted thereon; a test tray, which houses the semiconductor device undergoing testing and which is provided, in a position on which the semiconductor device undergoing testing is mounted, with a first electronic cooling element that absorbs heat via one surface thereof and releases heat via the other surface thereof; and a contact block, which is provided with a second electronic cooling element that makes contact with the top of the semiconductor device undergoing testing in a state in which the semiconductor device undergoing testing is mounted on the socket.

An apparatus for manufacturing a high purity polycrystalline silicon is characterized by comprising: a vaporizer 8 of silicon chloride; a fusing evaporator 5 of zinc; a vertical reactor 1 provided with a heating means on the peripheral face thereof; a silicon chloride gas supply nozzle 2 disposed to connect the vaporizer 8 of silicon chloride and the vertical reactor 1 and for supplying a silicon chloride gas supplied from the vaporizer 8 of silicon chloride into the vertical reactor 1; a zinc gas supply nozzle 3 disposed to connect the fusing evaporator 5 of zinc and the vertical reactor 1 and for supplying a zinc gas supplied from the fusing evaporator 5 of zinc into the vertical reactor 1; and an exhaust gas vent pipe 4 connected to the vertical reactor 1, the fusing evaporator 5 of zinc, further comprising: a zinc evaporator 24; a main vertical cylinder part 28 connected to the upper part of the zinc evaporator 24; a solid trapping pipe 32 inserted into the main vertical cylinder part 28; a zinc introducing pipe 36 connected to the solid trapping pipe 32 at an angle; a seal pot 34 disposed to surround the lower end opening portion of the solid trapping pipe 32 and for configuring the bottom face of the solid trapping pipe 32; an induction heater 45 disposed on the peripheral face of the main vertical cylinder part 28 and capable of controlling a temperature; and a gas vent pipe 40 connected to the side wall of the zinc evaporator 24.

Provided is a low-cost vacuum processing apparatus which enables the miniaturization of the apparatus and achieves good productivity. An elongated sheet base material is transported through a vacuum processing chamber, and predetermined processing is performed on the sheet base material in this vacuum processing chamber. The vacuum processing chamber is provided with a single processing unit, and has an auxiliary vacuum chamber provided in continuation with the vacuum processing chamber. The auxiliary vacuum chamber is provided with a feed roller and a take-up roller. The vacuum processing apparatus includes a pair of first roller units provided on opposite sides across the processing unit in the vacuum processing chamber. Each of the first roller units has multiple rollers disposed at regular distances. The rollers are deviated from each other in the axial direction and arranged in such a staggered manner that the sheet base material is helically wound around the rollers.

According to one embodiment, a working vehicle includes: a transmission case including a front transmission case and a rear transmission case, and a power transmission mechanism, arranged in the transmission case, configured to transmit rotating power from an engine to rear wheels or front wheels and transmit the rotating power to an implement mounted to a vehicle body, including: an input shaft; a first switching mechanism configured to switch a rotation corresponding to the rotating power to rotation in advancing direction or reversing direction; a main change speed mechanism; an auxiliary change speed mechanism; a second switching mechanism configured to switch whether to transmit the rotating power to the front wheels or not; and a PTO driving mechanism, wherein a clutch of the first switching mechanism, a clutch of the second switching mechanism and a clutch of the PTO driving mechanism are arranged in the front transmission case.

An inkjet recording apparatus includes a recording head, a recovery unit, a reception member, and an arrangement mechanism. The recording head ejects ink therefrom to perform recording on a recording medium. The recovery unit causes the recording head to perform a purge process. The reception member receives the ink ejected in the purge process and has flexibility. The arrangement mechanism stores the reception member, which is in a wound state, outside a recoding area where the recording head performs the recording on the recording medium. The arrangement mechanism pulls out the reception member when the recovery unit causes the recording head to perform the purge process.

Deposits adhered on the inner surface of a processing chamber or the like of an evaporating apparatus can be removed without having to open the processing chamber. Disclosed is an evaporating apparatus for performing a film forming process on a target object to be processed by vapor deposition, the apparatus including: an evaporating head for supplying vapor of a film forming material to the target object; vapor generating units for vaporizing the film forming material; a cleaning gas generating unit for generating a cleaning gas; vapor supply pipes for supplying the vapor of the film forming material to the evaporating head from the vapor generating units; and a cleaning gas supply pipe for supplying the cleaning gas to the evaporating head from the cleaning gas generating unit, wherein opening/closing valves are installed on the vapor supply pipes and the cleaning gas supply pipe.

A work inspector and carrier according to the present invention includes a carrier unit (40, 50, 60) for carrying a workpiece from a carry-in area to a carry-out area, and an inspection unit (70) for performing a predetermined inspection on the workpiece. The carrier unit is formed so as to move the inspection unit (70) together with the workpiece in order to carry the workpiece from the carry-in area to the carry-out area while performing the inspection by the inspection unit. When carrying the workpiece from the carry-in area to the carry-out area, the inspection unit performs the predetermined inspection on the workpiece while being moved together with the workpiece. Compared with a case where the workpiece is stopped at a predetermined inspecting position to perform the predetermined inspection on the workpiece and thereafter the is carried (inspection and transportation are performed separately), the overall time required for inspection and transportation can be shortened.

Disclosed is an evaporating apparatus for performing a film forming process on a target object to be processed by vapor deposition, wherein a processing chamber and a vapor generating chamber are disposed adjacent to each other, gas exhaust mechanisms for depressurizing an inside of the processing chamber and an inside of the vapor generating chamber are installed, a vapor discharge opening for discharging a vapor of the film forming material is disposed in the processing chamber, vapor generating units for vaporizing the film forming material and control valves for controlling a supply of the vapor of the film forming material are disposed in the vapor generating chamber, and flow paths, which are not exposed to an outside of the processing chamber and the vapor generating chamber, for supplying the vapor of the film forming material generated in the vapor generating units to the vapor discharge opening are installed.

Provided are a sample analysis method using capillary electrophoresis capable of enhancing analysis accuracy, a solution for capillary electrophoresis, and a sample analysis kit. The sample analysis method includes separating and/or detecting a substance to be analyzed in a sample through capillary electrophoresis, in which the substance to be analyzed is separated and/or detected in the presence of a pH buffer substance and a non-surfactant-type zwitterionic substance. Further, the solution for capillary electrophoresis contains a pH buffer substance, a non-surfactant-type zwitterionic substance, and water.

An image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member that bears a developer image, a transfer apparatus that transfers the developer image, a charge apparatus, an exposure apparatus that exposes the surface of the image bearing member with light to form a latent image, and a developing apparatus that collects and supplies the developer to the latent image to form the developer image, in which an image formation area is divided into an image part and a non-image part where the developer image is not formed, the exposure apparatus exposes the non-image part with light at an exposure amount lower than an exposure amount with respect to the image part, and the charging apparatus charges the image bearing member and the exposure apparatus exposes the image part and the non-image part with light in a state in which the developer remains on the image bearing member.