baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent JP-2008523173-A (JP)
Title: 更に高い表面架橋及び更に高い親水性を備えた超吸収性ポリマー粒子、並びに、真空紫外線を用いてそれらを作る方法
IPC: C08F220/06
Filed: 2005-12-09
Abstract: 本発明は、更に高い表面架橋及び更に高い親水性を備えた超吸収性ポリマー粒子、及び吸収性物品におけるその使用に関するものである。   本発明の超吸収性ポリマー粒子は、架橋ポリ（メタ）アクリル酸及びその塩から構成される。超吸収性ポリマー粒子に含まれるポリマー鎖は、直接共有結合を通じて相互に架橋され、アルコール性ヒドロキシル基を備えている。   更に本発明は、真空ＵＶ照射を使用して、超吸収性ポリマー粒子を表面架橋する方法に関するものである。
Patent JP-2008522862-A (JP)
Title: インクジェット印字ヘッドアセンブリ用のキャッピング／パージングシステム
IPC: B41J2/185
Filed: 2004-12-06
Abstract: 【課題】優れたキャッピング／パージング機構を提供する。 【解決手段】ページ幅印字ヘッド（５１）と、印字ヘッドに沿って置かれ、印字ヘッドを過ぎて輸送される印刷媒体にインクを配送する複数のノズル（５７）とを有するページ幅印字ヘッドアセンブリ用のキャッピング／パージング機構を開示する。キャッピング／パージング機構は、ｉ）印字ヘッドの長さに実質的に対応する長さを有するキャッピング部材（８２）と、ｉｉ）キャッピング部材および／または印字ヘッドを、キャッピング部材が印字ヘッドとのノズルをキャップする係合状態に置かれる位置へ移動するように配置された手段（８３、８４）と、ｉｉｉ）印字ヘッドからパージされた材料を受けるように配置されたパージング室（８６）とを備える。 【選択図】図７
Patent JP-2008523150-A (JP)
Title: トウモロコシの収穫量を増加する方法
IPC: A01N37/40
Filed: 2005-12-12
Abstract: 本発明は、収穫量の増加に必要な量のイソキサジフェン又はそのエステルを植物、植物の部分、植物の種子又は栽培地に施用することにより、収穫量増加を必要とするトウモロコシのような有用植物の作物収穫量を増加する方法を提供する。更に、除草剤として有効量の１又はそれ以上の除草剤及び／又は殺虫剤、並びに収穫量増加に必要な量のイソキサジフェン又はそのエステルを植物、植物の部分、植物の種子又は栽培地に施用することにより、収穫量増加を必要とする有用植物の作物収穫量を増加する方法を提供する。好適な除草剤には、例えば、リムスルフロン、ニコスルフロン、ホラムスルフロン、ジフルフェンゾピル、メソトリオン又はジカンバが含まれる。イソキサジフェンと１以上の除草剤との収穫量増加のための施用の典型的な組合せとしては、イソキサジフェンとジフルフェンゾピル及びジカンバとの組合せによろう収穫量増加のための施用がある。 【選択図】  図１
Patent JP-2008525698-A (JP)
IPC: F01D5/18
Filed: 2005-12-20
Abstract: A component, especially a hot gas component of a turbomachine, has at least one passage (7, 7′), especially a cooling passage, which is embedded in an outer wall (5) of the component (1) of the turbomachine and basically extends parallel to the surface (6) of the component (1). The component (1) has a basic body (8) and at least one coating (9) which is applied to the basic body on the outside, and the passage (7, 7′) on one hand is formed by a cavity which is formed in the basic body (8), and on the other hand is closed off towards the surface (6) of the component (1) by the coating (9).
Patent JP-2008527183-A (JP)
Title: 薬剤の混合によりセルロースパルプの酸素での脱リグニン方法
IPC: D21C/
Filed: 2005-09-05
Abstract: 本発明は8〜16％の中位稠度を有するセルロースパルプの酸素での脱リグニン改良方法に関する。   溶解した酸素の部分は、15.0バール以上の高圧の使用により且つ高圧を維持しながら反復した攪拌混合により本法に亘って高濃度で維持でき、こうして添加した全酸素の丁度20％以上程の大きな部分が流体相に溶解されしかもこうして流体相中の酸素の量は完全な高圧部分に亘って高濃度で維持される。これは、流体相に溶解されしかもセルロース繊維に浸透する酸素の量がセルロースを脱リグニンする改良方法に亘って最適の高濃度に維持できることを意味する。
Patent JP-2008527209-A (JP)
Title: 積層式相互係合型れんが用の台座要素
IPC: E04B2/02
Filed: 2006-01-04
Abstract: 台座要素は：下地材料Ｆ又はベースのような構造体に取り付け可能な第一部分と；構造体に沿ってれんがを支持し保持するための第二部分であって、第二部分が上段部分を有していて、はめ込み要素が、れんがのはめ込み溝要素相互係合するように上段部分から上向きに突出している第二部分と；モルタル無し壁面を作るための積層式相互係合型れんが、ブロック、石等用の台座要素が提供されている。構造体に対面しているれんがの内表面に少なくとも一部分が接触するように、はめ込み要素から下向きに傾斜している第三部分と；を備えている。台座要素は、構造体と壁面との間で水を排水し空気を循環することを可能にする手段を備えている。
Patent JP-2008526357-A (JP)
Title: パルスのパラメータを調整するためのグラフィカルユーザインターフェースを利用した水晶体超音波乳化吸引システム
IPC: A61B18/00
Filed: 2005-01-05
Abstract: 利便性及び触覚操作性が良好な水晶体超音波乳化吸引システム１００は制御ユニット１０２と、針１０６付きのハンドピース１０４と、超音波で針１０を振動させる振動ユニット１０８とを含む。ハンドピース１０４は針１０６と、周波数、形状、大きさ、負荷サイクル等の可変パラメータに応じて針１０６を超音波で振動させる振動ユニットとを含む。制御ユニット１０２はパラメータ値を調整する。制御ユニット１０２には、ＧＵＩを表示するモニタ１３２が接続されている。ＧＵＩは調整可能なスライダバー、ラジオボタン、ハンドル等の制御要素１３６と、パラメータ値を数値又は図形で表示する表示要素１３８とを含む。制御ユニット１０２には、ユーザが制御要素１３６を調整できるようにタッチスクリーン、マウス又はキーボード等のインターフェースデバイスが接続されている。制御ユニット１０２はユーザによる制御要素３６の調整に応じてパラメータ値を変える。
Patent JP-2008526372-A (JP)
Title: 三次元の移植可能な骨支持体
IPC: A61P19/00
Filed: 2006-01-09
Abstract: 本発明は、疾患骨組織または損傷骨組織の処置のために用いられ得る拡大可能な半伸展性デバイス、およびそれを用いる方法に関する。この半伸展性デバイスは、海綿質組織の内部スペース中に挿入され、そしてこの骨への内部構造的支持を提供する適切な材料で充填される。この半伸展性デバイスはまた、この疾患骨の医薬処置、放射線学処置、または熱処置のためのキャリアとして作用し得る。上記デバイスは、シール可能なポートをさらに備え得、このポートを通ってカテーテルの内部通路が半伸展性構造の内部スペースと連通する。
Patent JP-2008527275-A (JP)
IPC: B23K26/38
Filed: 2005-11-28
Abstract: Holes (15) for allowing pressurized gas (G) to enter the bearing are formed in the bearing surface (2) by a method comprising the following steps: (a) directing a high energy beam of radiation (10) against the bearing surface in order to form a number of holes which is less than the final number of holes calculated to be necessary and which allows a primary flow of air through the bearing surface; (b) measuring the primary flow of air; (c) calculating the number of extra holes which will be required to provide the desired flow of air; and (d) creating these extra holes in the bearing surface.
Patent JP-2008522136-A (JP)
Title: 爆破片及び弾丸閉じ込めシステム、並びに当該システムを製造する装置及び方法
IPC: F41J11/00
Filed: 2005-11-30
Abstract: 耐爆破パネルは、所定の厚さ、本体部分、及び複数のフランジを有する、事前硬化されたエラストマー材料の層であって、複数のフランジのそれぞれは、実質的に等しい幅を有すると共に、同じ側から、且つ本体部分に対して概ね等しい直角で延びている、エラストマー材料の層を備え得る。耐爆破パネルは、事前硬化されたエラストマー材料の層の複数のフランジを貫通して、事前硬化されたエラストマー材料の層を構造物の表面に固定するための複数の留め要素も備え得る。
Patent JP-2008097045-A (JP)
Title: Driving method of plasma display panel
Inventor: KANAZAWA GIICHI
IPC: G09G3/299
Filed: 2008-01-07
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve such a problem that electric charges are distortedly accumulated in the conventional plasma display panel and abnormal electric discharge is generated in a certain usage.  <P>SOLUTION: The driving method of a plasma display panel having a plurality of first electrodes X, a plurality of second electrodes Y disposed adjacent to and alternately with each other and a plurality of third electrodes A so as to cross the first and second electrodes comprises: a step of performing reset discharge between the first electrodes and the second electrodes; a step of performing address discharge between the second electrodes and the third electrodes; and a step of performing auxiliary discharge of a scale of at least the sustain discharge which is performed just precedently, after performing sustain discharge by alternately applying sustain pulses to the first and second electrodes and before performing the reset discharge in a subsequent field.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009164009-A (JP)
Title: Fuel cell
Inventor: YOSHIDA YUICHI
IPC: H01M8/04
Filed: 2008-01-08
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a fuel cell capable of reducing clogging of a fuel passage due to air bubbles, and of stably supplying fuel to a fuel exhaust port.  <P>SOLUTION: The fuel cell is equipped with a membrane-electrode assembly, a fuel distributing mechanism, a fuel housing part, and a flow passage to connect the fuel housing part to the fuel distribution mechanism. The fuel distribution mechanism has a fuel injection port into which a liquid fuel is injected from the fuel housing part via a supply flow passage, a plurality of fuel exhaust ports 27a open opposing to a fuel electrode, and fuel passages 20 to 27 communicating in order to circulate the fuel to the fuel exhaust port 27a from the fuel injection port 31. The fuel passages 20 to 27 have at least in one part, dispersing passages in which after the fuel passages are dispersed into two pieces or more, they are joined again.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009160647-A (JP)
Title: Apparatus and method for controlling molten metal surface level within continuous casting machine mold
Inventor: OKAZAKI KENTARO
IPC: B22D11/16
Filed: 2008-01-10
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To suppress a fluctuation of a bulging molten metal surface level, in an earlier stage, which occurs when the casting speed is accelerated.  <P>SOLUTION: Before performing frequency analysis of a molten metal surface level signal, the sampling time is corrected by utilizing past casting speed data, whereby a current bulging frequency can be determined even immediately after a change in casting speed, and the fluctuation of the bulging molten metal surface level can be suppressed more quickly.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009170282-A (JP)
Title: Manufacturing method of substrate processing apparatus, and organic electroluminescent device
Inventor: MIYAZAWA HIDEAKI
IPC: C23C16/44
Filed: 2008-01-17
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a manufacturing method of a substrate processing apparatus attaining change of installing and processing orders without much labor and time, and to provide an organic electroluminescent device.  <P>SOLUTION: The substrate processing apparatus 11 manufacturing the organic electroluminescent device includes a plurality of fixed chambers 15a-15f adjusted to have atmospheres different from the air, and a substrate conveying chamber 14 conveying a substrate 1 to be processed to the plurality of fixed chambers 15a-15f. In the substrate conveying chamber 14, a conveying chamber 23 moves along a protruded conveying guide 25 to send and receive the substrate to and from the fixed chambers 15. The inside of the conveying chamber 23 is set to have a vacuum or nitrogen atmosphere when it sends and receives the substrates to and from the fixed chambers 15c-15f set in a nitrogen atmosphere.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009169182-A (JP)
Title: Revolver device and microscope having revolver device
Inventor: TAKEUCHI ATSUSHI
IPC: G02B7/16
Filed: 2008-01-17
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a revolver device that prevents wear of an biasing means and less likely causes deterioration in positioning precision of objective lenses, and to provide a microscope that has the revolver device.  <P>SOLUTION: A revolver body 20 of the revolver device 10 includes: a steel ball 23 that engages with a click groove 36; and a leaf spring 21 that biases the steel ball 23 to the click groove 36. An annular member 40 in which the click groove 36 is formed is fixed to a revolver rotation member 30 which is rotatable with respect to the revolver body 20 and to which a plurality of objective lenses are attachable. The annular member 40 is made of such material as aluminum or aluminum alloy, and has a lubricative coating film on its surface.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009171795-A (JP)
Title: Coil end forming method and coil end forming apparatus for stator coil in rotary electric machine
Inventor: ISHIHARA KOJI
IPC: H02K15/04
Filed: 2008-01-18
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To eliminate the use of an insulating paper, ensure insulation with an end face of a stator, and reduce the length of a coil end of a stator coil in a rotary electric machine having the stator coil by concentrated winding.  <P>SOLUTION: A coil end forming method includes: a winding process for winding the stator coil onto a plurality of teeth while a gap exists so as to insert a cuff height protection jig between an end face of the tooth and the stator coil; and a cuff height protection jig inserting process for inserting the cuff height protection jig from an outer circumference of the stator until it reaches the inside of a tip of the tooth between the end face of the stator and the stator coil; and a pressing process for pressing the coil end by a press jig while a press jig guide with a function for regulating a movement of the cuff height protection jig and a function for guiding the press jig is moved to a location at which the movement of the cuff height protection jig is regulated.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009093137-A (JP)
Title: Photosensitive composition, pattern-forming method using the photosensitive composition, and compound used in the photosensitive composition
Inventor: WADA KENJI
IPC: C08F20/10
Filed: 2008-01-18
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a photosensitive composition which can provide good pattern shape and line-edge roughness in normal exposure (dry exposure), liquid immersion exposure and double exposure, a pattern-forming method using the photosensitive composition, and a compound used in the photosensitive composition.  <P>SOLUTION: The photosensitive composition contains a resin (A) containing a repeating unit corresponding to a compound represented by general formula (I), which resin produces an acid group when irradiated with active ray or radiation.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009169890-A (JP)
Title: Controller
Inventor: YAMADA KOJIRO
IPC: G06F15/78
Filed: 2008-01-21
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a controller which can reduce restrictions on data transfer time and restrictions on a data amount that can be transferred at one time in communication among a plurality of microcomputers installed in the controller and which can sequentially input data output form one microcomputer without overwriting etc. thereon into another microcomputer.  <P>SOLUTION: According to an output value of a switching signal output from a signal output unit 17, data transfer operation performed between a microcomputer 11 or a microcomputer 21 and an EEPROM 31 is switched. Then, for storing data in the EEPROM 31, an address with no data stored in a storage unit 32 is detected, data is input into an area of an uppermost address in the detected addresses. For reading data from the EEPROM 31, an address with data stored therefor is detected, and data is output from an area of an uppermost address in the detected addresses.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009175811-A (JP)
Title: Water leakage detection device
Inventor: MEGURO MORIO
IPC: G08B21/20
Filed: 2008-01-21
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a water leakage detection device for underfloor installation, which is compact, and which is easily maintainable, and which is high in the reliability of water leakage notification.  <P>SOLUTION: This device for detecting the leakage of water on an underfloor FU in a building is provided with: a water leakage detection part 4 equipped with a pair of electrode parts 4b1 and 4b2 for detection; a power source part 5; a notification part 7 with which a pair of electrode parts 4b1 and 4b2 are short-circuited, to be operated when a power is supplied from a power source 5 to the electrode parts 4b1 and 4b2; a switch part 8 and a control part 6. The water leakage detection part 4 is installed underfloor FU, and the power source part 5, the notification part 7, the switch part 8 and the control part 6 are made into a unit, and installed at a living room wall section W of the building.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009175299-A (JP)
Title: Antiglare laminate
Inventor: YORINO TAKESHI
IPC: B32B7/02
Filed: 2008-01-23
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an antiglare film that achieves excellent antiglare property, suppression of increase in a haze and improvement in transmissive sharpness, as well as exhibits high weatherability and surface hardness, and is improved in workability and safety during manufacturing the antiglare film.  <P>SOLUTION: The antiglare film comprises a lactone ring-containing resin film used as a base film and an antiglare layer provided on the base film, and is characterized in that: the antiglare layer is formed by curing a resin composition containing a binder and two or more of fine particles; the difference between the refractive indices of the binder and the fine particles ranges from 0.02 to 0.15; and the two or more of fine particles give a difference in the refractive indices. The obtained antiglare film achieves excellent antiglare property, suppression of increase in the haze and improvement in the transmissive sharpness, exhibits high weatherability and high surface hardness, and is improved in workability/safety during manufacturing/processing the film. Problems are solved by using the antiglare film having 0.02 to 0.15 difference in the refractive indices between the binder and the fine particles and having a difference in the refractive indices of the two or more of fine particles.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009173121-A (JP)
Title: Collision safety control device for vehicle
Inventor: TSUCHIDA ATSUSHI
IPC: B60W30/095
Filed: 2008-01-23
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a collision safety control device for vehicle capable of further appropriately performing collision safety control.  <P>SOLUTION: The collision safety control device 1 for vehicle comprises an obstacle detection means 10 for detecting an obstacle in front of a vehicle; and a collision prediction means 40 for predicting a collision with the obstacle in front of the vehicle based on output of the obstacle detection means, and performs various collision safety controls based on a prediction result of the collision prediction means. The device further comprises a yawing motion detection means 20 for detecting a yawing motion of the vehicle, and the collision prediction means performs prediction of the collision with the obstacle in front of the vehicle in a first prediction mode and in a second prediction mode in which a high collision possibility with the obstacle in front of the vehicle is apt to be predicted, compared with the first prediction mode, and is shifted to the second prediction mode when yawing motion of a predetermined degree or more is detected by the yaw motion detection means in a state where the collision possibility with the obstacle in front of the vehicle is determined in the first prediction mode.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009172664-A (JP)
Title: Mold releasing device
Inventor: YAMADA KATSUAKI
IPC: B22D29/04
Filed: 2008-01-28
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a mold releasing device where the generation of galling in accordance with mold releasing is prevented by always uniformizing the hitting of the respective hanging tools to the parts to be hung in a casting.  <P>SOLUTION: A plurality of hanging tools 25 elevated integrally with an elevation stand 24 driven so as to be elevated by a cylinder 23, supporting the parts 5 to be hung in a casting 3, and releasing the casting 3 from a die 13 are respectively arranged at the elevation stand 24 via a height regulation mechanism 26. The height regulation mechanism 26 is composed of an electric motor 28 and a screw mechanism 29 converting the rotation of the electric motor 28 into a rectilinear motion and conducting the same to the hanging tools 25, and upon mold releasing, the height positions of the hanging tools 25 are regulated in such a manner that a gap between each hanging tool 25 and each part 5 to be hung in the casting 3 is eliminated, and the hitting of the respective hanging tools 25 to the parts 5 to be hung is made uniform, so as to release the casting 3 to the drawing direction from the die 13 without deviation.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009176242-A (JP)
Title: Information distribution server, information distribution system, and information distribution method
Inventor: NAGANUMA TAKESHI
IPC: G06Q30/02
Filed: 2008-01-28
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information distribution server delivering contents in consideration of a temporal change of a user's preference.  <P>SOLUTION: The information distribution server 12 comprises a history-request receiving part 20 receiving a content delivery request from a mobile communication terminal 16; an event completion discriminating part 24 updating the completion determination reliability of an event based on the degree of event contribution related to history information of a task model upon receiving the content delivery request, and determining whether the completion determination reliability of the event corresponding to the contents is a predetermined value or more; an event completion dependent content selecting part 22 selecting contents corresponding to the event when the event completion discriminating part 24 determines that the completion determination reliability is less than the predetermined value; and a content transmitting part 38 transmitting the contents selected by the event completion dependent content selecting part 22, to the mobile communication terminal 16.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2008122416-A (JP)
Title: Wind speed radar
Inventor: IMAI KATSUYUKI
IPC: G01S7/03
Filed: 2008-02-08
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a new system type of wind speed radar for measuring wind speed and wind direction of air flow in atmospheric region, which is the same level in functionality as high-performance Phased Array system type one, small and lightweight, simplified in structure, and also low-cost.  <P>SOLUTION: This wind speed radar A<SB>1</SB>comprises spherical electromagnetic lens 1 being Luneberg lens, and plural set (5 sets) of primary radiators 3 installed on each focal position associated with zenith to be measured in close proximity to the periphery of the lens 1, and azimuthal directions making a zenithal angle θ with four cardinal points of north/south/east/west, respectively. It is designed so that electric wave switched into each direction and radiated from oscillator in control box 10 may be reflected by air flow to be returned, then receiver receives the faint electric wave to acquire measuring data of wind speed and wind direction.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009192090-A (JP)
Title: Refrigerating cycle device
Inventor: MURASE YOSHINORI
IPC: F25B1/00
Filed: 2008-02-12
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a refrigerating cycle device capable of protecting a compressor by estimating excess and deficiency of an amount of refrigerant enclosed in a cycle.  <P>SOLUTION: A refrigerant state estimating means decides a state of the refrigerant discharged from a compressor 11 on the basis of a discharged refrigerant temperature Td and a discharged refrigerant pressure Pd of the compressor 11, and from the state, enthalpy of the refrigerant in lowering a pressure to a refrigerant evaporation pressure calculated from a fin temperature Te of an evaporator 14 is determined on an isentropic line. A state of the refrigerant at a gas-liquid separating means outlet side is estimated from the enthalpy, so that it is determined that the amount of enclosed refrigerant is excess when the state of the refrigerant at the gas-liquid separating means outlet side is a gas-liquid two-phase state of less than a reference dryness, and it is determined that the amount of enclosed refrigerant is deficient when the state of the refrigerant at the gas-liquid separating means outlet side is a gas-phase state of more than a reference overheat degree KSH. When the excess or deficiency of the amount of enclosed refrigerant is estimated, an operation of the compressor 11 is stopped.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009190182-A (JP)
Title: Device and method for supplying ink in printing machine
Inventor: SAKURAI HIDEAKI
IPC: B41F31/02
Filed: 2008-02-12
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a device and a method for supplying ink in a printing machine, capable of improving the performance of the printing machine by stabilizing the color tone or the density of a printed article during printing.  <P>SOLUTION: The device for supplying ink in a printing machine 50 is provided with an ink source roller 12, an ink supply source 11 for supplying ink to the ink source roller 12, a plurality of ink rollers 14a to 14i for forming an ink conveying path 14 for the ink supplied from the ink supply source 11, with the ink source roller 12, an ink dropping member 20 where dropped ink 26 is formed by sticking and depositing of ink mist generated from the ink conveying path 14, and an ink returning means 10 for forcibly returning the dropped ink 26 formed in the ink dropping member 20 to the ink conveying path 14.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT