baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent JP-2008519722-A (JP)
Title: ホイールハブ・ジョイントユニット
IPC: F16D3/223
Filed: 2005-10-14
Abstract: 本発明は、ホイールハブ・等速ジョイントユニットであって、ホイールハブ（６０，９０）が、貫通開口（５９，８９）を備えており、該貫通開口（５９，８９）が、内側の軸歯列（４４，７４）を有しており、ホイールハブ（６０，９０）が、固定式等速ジョイント（４２，７２）のジョイント外側部材（４６，７６）に緊締されており、該ジョイント外側部材（４６，７６）に、外側の軸歯列（５４，８４）を備えたピン（５３，８３）が一体成形されており、貫通開口（５９，８９）の内側の軸歯列（４４，７４）と、ピン（５３，８３）の外側の軸歯列（５４，８４）とが内外で係合しており、二列のホイール軸受け（４３，７３）が、ホイールハブ（６０，９０）に被せ嵌められており、該ホイールハブ（６０，９０）が、内側の軸受けレース（６４，９４）を有しており、該軸受けレース（６４，９４）に、ジョイント外側部材（４６，７６）の端面（５２，８２）が直接支持されている形式のものに関する。本発明によれば、ジョイントボールのピッチ円直径ＰＣＤと、軸受け幅Ｂ Ｌ とから求められる総和の半分が、等速ジョイント（４２，７２）とホイール軸受け（４３，７３）との間の中間間隔Ａ ＧＬ よりも大きい、すなわち、（ＰＣＤ＋Ｂ Ｌ ）／２＞Ａ ＧＬ であることが提案されている。
Patent JP-2008520951-A (JP)
Title: プレート形状の製品用、特にファイバーボード用の多段型連続マイクロ波乾燥機
IPC: F26B23/08
Filed: 2005-11-21
Abstract: 本発明の目的は、乾燥手段としてマイクロ波エネルギーを使用する、プレート形状の製品用特にファイバーボード用の多段型連続マイクロ波乾燥機を作製すること、および、ファイバーボードの最適の乾燥工程を可能にする事前の措置を講じることにある。この目的は、複数のロッドアンテナ（１２）を、連続マイクロ波乾燥機（１）の各搬送面の上部に配備すること、各搬送面上のベルトコンベア（６、７、８）を、ロッドアンテナに対する反射板として有効に作用し得る金属製の穿孔ベルトとして具現化すること、複数のロッドアンテナ（１２）間に、湿分含有空気吸引除去用の手段（１３ａ、１３ｂ）で、反射板として作用する手段（１３ａ、１３ｂ）を配置すること、および、湿分含有空気吸引除去用の手段を共通の負圧源に接続すること、によって達成される。
Patent JP-2008521654-A (JP)
Title: 改善された裏側層を有する熱現像可能な材料
IPC: B41M5/30
Filed: 2005-11-18
Abstract: フォトサーモグラフィ及びサーモグラフィ材料等の熱現像可能な材料が、導電効率を向上させた裏側導電性層を有する。この裏側導電性層は、埋め込み導電塗膜であり、第四級アンモニウム化合物で改質されたスメクタイトクレーを含有する層で上塗りされている。
Patent JP-2008523174-A (JP)
IPC: C08L9/00
Filed: 2005-11-16
Abstract: The present invention is directed to a peroxide curable rubber compound containing a butyl rubber polymer, an olefin polymer of ethylene, at least one α-olefin and optionally at least one diene, and a high vinyl polybutadiene polymer. The present invention is also directed to a peroxide curable rubber compound containing a butyl polymer, an EP(D)M rubber polymer, and a 1,2-polybutadiene polymer.
Patent JP-2008523111-A (JP)
Title: ドセタキセルの結晶形及びそれらの調製方法
IPC: A61K31/337
Filed: 2006-10-12
Abstract: 結晶性ドセタキセルの新規形、及び医薬組成物、並びに処理方法が提供される。結晶性ドセタキセルの新規製造方法がまた、提供される。
Patent JP-2008525274-A (JP)
Title: いたずら検出型封止部及びビードオン容器ネック
IPC: B65D41/34
Filed: 2005-12-23
Abstract: 本発明は、容器用の封止部に関し、より具体的には容器用のいたずら防止型封止部に関する。本発明の目的の一つは、容器と、当該容器に連結される封止部を提供することにあり、前記封止部は：上部壁（１０２）と、前記上部壁と一体的に形成されここから下側に延在するスカート部（１０４）であって、前記容器のネック部分に係合して前記封止部を前記容器に固定するよう構成されたスカート部と、前記スカート部に脆く結合されたいたずら検出バンド（１１０）を具え；前記容器のネックは、前記いたずら検出バンドのタブ（１２２）に係合し前記封止部のスカート部から前記バンド（１１０）が容易に離れるように構成されたタンパビードと、前記タンパビードの下の内側かつ下側に傾斜するネック面とを具え、前記内側かつ下側に傾斜する面は前記分離されたいたずら検出バンドを前記スカート部から離れる下側に押しやることを特徴とする。 【選択図】図６
Patent JP-2008526557-A (JP)
IPC: B29D99/00
Filed: 2006-01-10
Abstract: The invention discloses a process for producing homogeneous type surface coverings comprising the following steps:  a) manufacturing a first sheet with an appropriate design,  b) cutting said sheet into flakes wherein at least 10 % of the flakes have a size of R > 30,  c) scattering the flakes thus obtained on a surface without any intermediate storage and  d) pressing the granules into a surface covering.
Patent JP-2008529416-A (JP)
Title: 実時間フレーム符号化方法及び装置
IPC: H04N7/32
Filed: 2006-01-24
Abstract: 装置は、圧縮すなわち符号化されたビデオデータを提供するソフトウェアベースのＨ．２６４ビデオ符号器を内蔵している。Ｈ．２６４符号器は、マクロブロックモード決定及び動き予測フレームワーク内でＨ．２６４符号器が利用可能な時間が制約すなわち制限されるように、計時アルゴリズムを内蔵している。そして、Ｈ．２６４符号器が利用可能な特定の時間量が、Ｈ．２６４符号器がマクロブロックを符号化するために使用し得る利用可能な符号化モードの部分集合を決定する。
Patent JP-2008529587-A (JP)
Title: 水および酸素のボトル
IPC: B67D7/74
Filed: 2005-08-01
Abstract: 少なくとも１つの酸素チャンバを含んでいるボトルであって、ユーザは、ユーザの顔にフィットするように輪郭が付けられているフェースマスクに、彼らの口および鼻を装着することによって、純粋な酸素を吸引することが可能である。同様に、上記ボトルはまた、ユーザが清潔かつ純粋な水を飲むことができるように、水を保持する。より多くの酸素がチャンバに格納され、ユーザが彼または彼女の肺に酸素を取り込むことの助けとするために、酸素が加圧される。本発明は、ユーザが、安全かつ便利な方法で、水を飲み、純粋な酸素を吸引することを可能にする。
Patent JP-2008531302-A (JP)
IPC: B23D61/12
Filed: 2006-02-23
Abstract: A saw band of steel for a band-sawing machine has a band back and a row of teeth having a number of teeth, at least the row of teeth being provided with a hard material coating. According to the invention, this coating comprises one or more metals of subgroups IV, V or VI of the periodic system or aluminum or silicon and/or their nitrites, oxides, carbides, carbonitrides or borides of the aforementioned metals or mixtures thereof. A method according to the invention is a vacuum coating method, for example as PVD or paCVD.
Patent JP-2008531649-A (JP)
Title: 腸機能を評定するための方法および装置
IPC: G06F19/00
Filed: 2006-02-28
Abstract: 本発明は、患者における腸機能を評定するための方法を提供し、この方法は、腸機能の尺度である少なくとも１つのパラメータのための数値アナログスケールを患者に提供すること；その患者に経験しているパラメータの量および／または強度をその数値アナログスケール上に示させること；ならびにその数値アナログスケール上に示された少なくとも１つのパラメータの量および／または強度を観察して、腸機能を評定することを含む。さらに本発明は、患者の腸機能を評定するための装置を提供し、この装置は、患者の腸機能と関係する少なくとも１つのパラメータの数値アナログスケールを提供する表示ユニット；その数値アナログスケールに患者が示す少なくとも１つのパラメータの量および／または強度を受信する受信ユニット；ならびにその数値アナログスケールに示された少なくとも１つのパラメータの量および／または強度を提供するインターフェースユニットを備える。
Patent JP-2009162310-A (JP)
Title: Floating seal
Inventor: HIRAMA HIROYUKI
IPC: F16J15/34
Filed: 2008-01-08
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To inhibit an increase of sliding resistance torque while using a material having higher rigidity against an impact force and thermal stress than that in a conventional material for a sealing ring.  <P>SOLUTION: In a floating seal provided with two members having a pair of housings, respectively, and performing relative rotational motion around a shaft, a pair of sealing rings arranged in the pair of housings and slidingly contacting with each other in a part of opposing faces, and a pair of O-rings held between the pair of housings and the pair of sealing rings, respectively, the opposing face of each sealing ring includes a sealing face having a first angle with respect to a plane perpendicular to the shaft and a taper face adjacent to the inner peripheral side of the sealing face and having a second angle larger than the first angle with respect to the plane perpendicular to the shaft, and a round part having a predetermined radius of curvature is formed at the edge of the outer peripheral side of the sealing face.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009162327-A (JP)
Title: Hinge device, and electronic device using hinge device
Inventor: TAKATSUJI HIDEAKI
IPC: F16C11/10
Filed: 2008-01-08
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an innovative hinge device capable of exerting unconventional action effect, and an electronic device using the hinge device.  <P>SOLUTION: The hinge device comprises a first member 1 and a second member 2 which are rotatably connected to each other. It also comprises a cam part 3 rotatable in accordance with rotation of the first member 1, and a cam engagement part 4 rotatable in accordance with rotation of the second member 2, which are relatively rotatable to each other. At least either of the cam part 3 and the cam engagement part 4 is provided to be relatively movable in an engagement release direction against energization of an engagement energizing mechanism 5. As the cam part 3 and the cam engagement part 4 rotate relatively to each other, a projection 3A provided on the cam part 3 and a recess 4A provided on the cam engagement part are energized by the engagement energizing mechanism 5 to be engaged in drop-in engagement, in the middle of which relative rotation energization force is generated.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009171023-A (JP)
Title: Image quality evaluation apparatus, image quality evaluation method, program for image quality evaluation, and video reception terminal
Inventor: SUGIYAMA KAORI
IPC: H04N19/423
Filed: 2008-01-11
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To calculate an image quality degradation degree close to subjective evaluation from received video encoded data only.  <P>SOLUTION: When deciding that data of which decoding processing is performed include a discontinuous point, a degraded area detection part 172 specifies input data from the discontinuous point to the next decoding processing synchronous position, generates information relating to an image area wherein image quality is degraded by the influence of the discontinuous point as the result of the decoding processing as degraded area information, and outputs it to a degraded area importance degree calculation part 173. The degraded area importance degree calculation part 173 calculates an importance degree according to subjectivity on the image frame of a degraded area from the degraded area information received from the degraded area detection part 172, and notifies an image quality degradation degree calculation part 174 of the degraded area information and the importance degree. The image quality degradation degree calculation part 174 calculates an image quality degradation degree on the basis of the degraded area information and the importance degree of the degraded area calculated in the degraded area importance degree calculation part 173 for each degraded area detected in the degraded area detection part 172, and outputs the image quality degradation degree to the outside.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2008194680-A (JP)
Title: Membrane separation unit
Inventor: MORISHITA NORIYUKI
IPC: B01D63/02
Filed: 2008-01-11
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a membrane separation unit having a plurality of hollow fiber membrane modules responding to various tanks having different depths, diameters, and shapes (cylindrical or square cylindrical shape), which each hold an air diffusion pipe at a predetermined position to give a uniform upward flow into a fiber bundle of the membrane module and to adjust a liquid flow in a disposal tank.  <P>SOLUTION: The membrane separation unit 1 has the plurality of hollow fiber membrane modules 2 for sucking a liquid in the disposal tank 3 from the opening ends of the hollow fiber membranes 5 soaked in the liquid in the disposal tank 3 and filtering and separating the liquid in the disposal tank. The membrane separation unit has binding portions 6 each fixed with the ends of the plurality of hollow fiber membranes 5 and provided with openings 7 for air diffusion at predetermined positions other than positions to which the ends of the plurality of hollow fiber membranes 5 are fixed, and socket members 11 each abutting on the binding portion 6 to receive the weight of at least the plurality of hollow fiber membranes 5 and each forming an air bubble chamber 12 below the binding portion 6. The side surface portion 11a of the socket member 11 is formed with an opening portions 11a1 for inserting the air diffusion pipe 10 therethrough and having a size larger than the contour of the air diffusion pipe 11.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009168537-A (JP)
Title: Pressure sensor
Inventor: IWAMOTO TAKAHIRO
IPC: G01L19/00
Filed: 2008-01-15
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pressure sensor which can improve vibration-proof performance.  <P>SOLUTION: The pressure sensor 1 includes: a case 2 which is tubular in shape and is provided with a small-diameter part 2a and a large-diameter part 2b; a metallic diaphragm 3 which is based tubular in shape, is housed within and fixed to the small-diameter part 2a of the case 2, and to which pressure is introduced into the inner part A; a sensor part 4 which is provided on the outer surface of a base part 3a of the metallic diaphragm 3 and has a plurality of strain gauges constituting a bridge circuit to detect the strain of the base part; a connector 6 which is fitted into the large-diameter part 2b of the case 2 and holds a processing substrate 5 which processes a signal output by the sensor part 4; and a flexible cable 7 which connects the sensor part 4 and the processing substrate 5 and is folded and housed into the case 2. The flexible cable 7 is connected to the bridge circuit of the sensor part 4 and is provided with a bent part 7a at the part of the flexible cable 7 which is housed within the large-diameter part 2b of the case 2.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009166945-A (JP)
Title: Elevator and manufacturing method of its pulley supporting part
Inventor: SUGANO ATSUSHI
IPC: B66B7/06
Filed: 2008-01-16
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an elevator having high production efficiency reduced in the number of components and machining man-hours, and to provide a manufacturing method of its pulley supporting part.  <P>SOLUTION: The elevator pulley supporting part has a pulley shaft mounting face 1A having a first hole 2 for journaling a passenger car deflecting pulley 54 on which a main rope 53 for the elevator 50 is wound, and a plurality of wall faces extending from the end of the pulley shaft mounting face 1A to the side of a counter deflecting pulley 54. The pulley supporting part is shaped by thrusting one plate while continuously holding the adjacent wall faces out of the plurality of wall faces with each other before and after thrusting.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2008282380-A (JP)
Title: Character input system
Inventor: OGAWA KOTA
IPC: G06F3/0489
Filed: 2008-01-18
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a character input system and a portable terminal device equipped with the system, specifically a portable telephone set which can attain a character input in a short period of time with fewer operation even only with one finger.  <P>SOLUTION: The input system is provided with: a touch panel 6 for detecting a pressed position and transmitting it as position information; a CPU 9 as a processing means for receiving the position information, specifying one character by operation, and transmitting the character as character information; and a display part 5 for receiving the character information to display a specified character. The CPU 9 specifies one character according to position information from when one pressing operation starts till when it is finished.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009172501-A (JP)
Title: Catalyst for cleaning exhaust, and exhaust-cleaning device for internal combustion engine
Inventor: SAKURAI KENJI
IPC: F01N3/10
Filed: 2008-01-23
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a catalyst for cleaning exhaust having a PM (particulate matter) removing capability and a HC (hydrocarbon) removing characteristic, and an exhaust-cleaning device equipped with the same for use in an internal combustion engine.  <P>SOLUTION: The catalyst 13A for cleaning exhaust is comprised of a rhodium layer 15 consisting of rhodium, a titanium-oxide layer 16A consisting of titanium oxide, and a platinum layer 17 consisting of platinum, with the TiO<SB>2</SB>(titanium oxide) layer 16A disposed on the upper side of the Pt (platinum) layer 17. By virtue of the synergetic effect of the individual catalyst components, carbon monoxide (CO) and NOx are eliminated, and the rate of removing HC as well as the PM-removing capability of the catalyst 13A are improved in addition.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009177651-A (JP)
Title: Distortion correction device
Inventor: OMORI MINORU
IPC: H04N1/387
Filed: 2008-01-26
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a distortion correction device capable of improving performance of vertical distortion correction.  <P>SOLUTION: A buffer circuit 28 writes image data having different vertical distortions corresponding to a first number of horizontal pixels and horizontal pixel positions into an SDRAM 32. A buffer circuit 40 reads the image data stored in the SDRAM 32 in a vertical pixel direction by a second number of horizontal pixels including a reference horizontal pixel and less than the first number of horizontal pixels at each time. The image data read out by the buffer circuit 40 are subjected to vertical distortion correction by a vertical distortion correcting circuit 42. A buffer control circuit provided to the vertical distortion correcting circuit 42 determines the second number having a larger value as a vertical distortion corresponding to the reference horizontal pixel is smaller and actuates the buffer circuit 40. The buffer control circuit also changes the position of the reference horizontal pixel to a position corresponding to the second number in timing based upon a correction amount of the vertical distortion correcting circuit 42, and actuates the determination processing.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009178002-A (JP)
Title: Bobbin, rotary electric machine, and method of manufacturing bobbin
Inventor: KUSADOME TAIZO
IPC: H01F5/02
Filed: 2008-01-28
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a bobbin which reduces a wall thickness while making mechanical strength and an insulating property compatible, and to provide a rotary electric machine using the same.  <P>SOLUTION: The bobbin 10 is manufactured by two-color molding using, for example, first and second nonconducting materials (resin) 21 and 22 of two kinds. The materials are compared with each other, and the first resin of the high mechanical strength and the low insulating property, and the second resin of the low mechanical strength and the high insulating property are employed as the first and second nonconducting materials 21 and 22, respectively. With such constitution, the high mechanical strength is achieved by the first nonconducting material 21, and the high insulating property is achieved by the second nonconducting material 22, respectively.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009176252-A (JP)
Title: Server system, operational management method and operational management program
Inventor: IKEGAMI TERUYUKI
IPC: G06F13/00
Filed: 2008-01-28
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a server system, an operational management method and an operational management program by which a processing load for the operational management of respective blog portal sites.  <P>SOLUTION: The server system includes a first web page operational management server 31 which performs operational management about fixed functions about a plurality of web pages to terminals 4a to 4n accessing through a network 2, and a second web page operational management server 32 which performs operational management about predetermined functions about the plurality of web pages operationally managed by the first web page operational management server 31, helps the terminals 4a to 4n accessing through the network 2 create a web page through prescribed registration work, and performs operational management about all functions about web pages which are not operationally managed by the first web page operational management server 31 in a plurality of web pages created by this creation support.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009183058-A (JP)
Title: Method for securing stator core, and brushless motor
Inventor: YAMASHITA YUJI
IPC: H02K1/06
Filed: 2008-01-30
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for securing a stator core, which suppresses deformation of the stator core when securing a stator core and a ring member to a motor case.  <P>SOLUTION: The stator core 13 is inserted and disposed within the motor case 11 with a space S in the radial direction. The ring member 15 is pressed in or shrink-fitted and secured to the outer peripheral surface of the motor case 11 corresponding to the location of the stator core 13. Afterward, the stator core 13 is secured to the inner peripheral surface of the motor case 11 by the inner diameter shrinkage of the motor case 11 caused by securing the ring member 15.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009180941-A (JP)
Title: Carrier core material for electrophotographic developer, carrier, and electrophotographic developer using the same (carrier)
Inventor: YASUGA KOJI
IPC: G03G9/107
Filed: 2008-01-31
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an carrier core material for an electrophotographic developer, capable of obtaining desired resistance at low magnetization, without using not only any heavy metal but also Mn, having a coercive force of a degree not affecting flowability, having the satisfactory flowability, and capable of preventing a carrier from being deposited, the carrier, and the electrophotographic developer using the carrier.  <P>SOLUTION: The carrier core material for the electrophotographic developer contains Mg, Ti and Fe of main components, and contains 52-66 wt.% of Fe, 3-12 wt.% of Mg and 0.2-12 wt.% of Ti, the carrier for the electrophotographic developer is coated with a resin on a surface of the carrier core material, and the electrophotographic developer uses the carrier.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009178443-A (JP)
Title: Radiographic imaging apparatus and method of driving the same
Inventor: HAYASHIDA SANEMASA
IPC: H05G1/02
Filed: 2008-01-31
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To acquire a radiographic image at a desired timing even if it takes a long time, and to acquire an optimum image quality.  <P>SOLUTION: An X-ray imaging apparatus 100 includes an X-ray generator 101 for generating X-rays (radiation) to a subject 300, and a two-dimensional X-ray sensor 102 for capturing an X-ray image (a radiagraphic image) based on the X-rays transmitting the subject 300. The internal information relating to the temperature inside the X-ray imaging apparatus 100 is detected by internal information detecting parts 106 and 107, and the frame rate of the X-ray image captured by the two-dimensional X-ray sensor 102 is changed based on the internal information relating to the temperature by an imaging time driving condition determining part 115.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009187297-A (JP)
Title: Built-in apparatus and its high-speed activation method
Inventor: MORIMOTO HIDEMASA
IPC: G06F1/30
Filed: 2008-02-06
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To perform high-speed activation from an energy saving state including power OFF even in a state where the register of another controller cannot be directly accessed from one controller, in a built-in apparatus having the plurality of controllers.  <P>SOLUTION: In the built-in apparatus which includes the plurality of controllers and requires initialization of a bus connecting at least a pair of controllers when power is supplied, each controller has a high-speed activation means for the high-speed restoration of each controller from a power OFF state to a power ON state, and the built-in apparatus includes a communication start judging means for detecting bus initialization information and a communicable state in each controller, determining the start-up time of the built-in apparatus from the obtained information, and starting communication.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009183212-A (JP)
Title: Acidic beverage
Inventor: KANEMITSU SATOYUKI
IPC: A23L2/66
Filed: 2008-02-06
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an acidic beverage free from producing precipitation and cloudiness, and containing hyaluronic acid which is expected to express effect related to health and beauty, and/or its salt, and a protein hydrolyzate.  <P>SOLUTION: The acidic beverage contains hyaluronic acid and/or its salt, and a protein hydrolyzate. The acidic beverage has an average molecular weight of hyaluronic acid and/or its salt of 1,000-500,000, and contains 0.01% or higher of organic acid salt.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009186836-A (JP)
Title: Detection device and image forming apparatus equipped therewith
Inventor: KURAHASHI HIDEYUKI
IPC: G03G21/10
Filed: 2008-02-07
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a detection device capable of accurately detecting a toner amount in a toner container, and an image forming apparatus equipped therewith.  <P>SOLUTION: The detection device 51 detects the toner amount in a toner collecting container 25 which can be attached to/detached from the image forming apparatus and includes a detection window 31 of protruded form. A body 50c is attached to the image forming apparatus. A light emitting part 50a and a light receiving part 50b are provided in the body 50c to hold the detection window 31 in between when the toner collecting container 25 is attached to the image forming apparatus. Light shielding members 52a and 52b are provided in the body 50c, and cover over the periphery of an optical path B linking the light emitting part 50a and the light receiving part 50b so as to suppress leakage of light emitted by the light emitting part 50a to the outside of an optical path B.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT