baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent JP-2004516054-A (JP)
Title: 水やかん及び該やかんのキャッチャー／フィルタアセンブリ
IPC: A47J36/42
Filed: 2001-12-06
Abstract: 水（３）を受取るための内部空間（２）を備え、内部空間（２）から水を注ぐための注ぎ口（４）を備える容器（１）を有する水やかん。さらに、水やかんはやかん内の水から粒子を捕獲するための粒子キャッチャー（９）を備えて提供される。粒子キャッチャー（９）は、やかんが直立している場合に上方に面している下降する粒子（１３）を捕獲するための入り口（１１）を有している。緩い粒子は水からこれによって捕らえられ、特に有効に保持される。さらに、かかる水やかんで使用するための粒子キャッチャーが記載される。
Patent JP-2004517741-A (JP)
Title: ウエハーレベルでの相互接続物及びその作製方法
IPC: B81B7/02
Filed: 2001-12-20
Abstract: 第一高抵抗性基板（１７）上のＲＦ型電子機械的システム（ＭＥＭＳ）回路（１５）は、第二低抵抗性基板（１３）上の回路（１１）と結合される。この手法は、前記第一高抵抗性基板（１７）と前記低抵抗性基板（１７）を伴うＭＥＭＳ回路（１５）とを重ね合わせることにより行い、前記ＭＥＭＳ回路（１５）を伴う回路（１１）は前記第二回路（１１）と向かい合うことになる。誘電リッド（１９）は、ＭＥＭＳ回路（１５）、及び、第一基板（１７）と第二基板（１３）との間を覆うように配され、ＭＥＭＳ回路（１５）を覆うギャップ（２１）の中には不活性ガスを伴う。相互接続コンダクター（２５、３１、３５，３７、３９，４１）は、直交的、前記高抵抗性基板（１７）を通り、前記誘電リッド（１９）を通って伸び、前記低抵抗性基板（１３）と電気的接続を可能としている。
Patent JP-2004528741-A (JP)
Title: ビデオ信号を変換する方法および装置
IPC: H04N5/44
Filed: 2002-01-08
Abstract: 本発明は、第１の周波数をもつ第１の画像シーケンスを含んでいる第１のビデオ信号を、第２の周波数をもつ第２の画像シーケンスを含んでいる第２のビデオ信号へ動きベクトルを用いて変換する方法および装置に関するものであり、第１の画像シーケンスの画像に対して位相ずれしている第２の画像シーケンスの少なくともいくつかの画像は、第２の画像シーケンスの１つの画像の１つの画素について第１の画像シーケンスの少なくとも１つの第１の画像と第２の画像の画素がメジアンフィルタによってフィルタリングされるように、第１の画像シーケンスの画像の補間によって形成され、メジアンフィルタは適応的に重みづけされたメジアンフィルタである。
Patent JP-2004532440-A (JP)
Title: 友人間郵便システム及び方法
IPC: G07B17/00
Filed: 2002-01-31
Abstract: 本方法及びシステムは三当事者郵便サービスを提供する。本プロセスにより広告主などの第１の当事者は独自のコードにより印を付けた葉書などの郵便物を作成することができる（ステップ１０６）。その郵便物は世帯（２０８）などの第２の当事者に提供され、第２の当事者は郵便物に追加料金を払うことなく郵便物を送ることができる。それから郵便物は第３の当事者に配達され（ステップ１２１）、及び第１の当事者は第２の当事者から第３の当事者宛ての配達のための郵便料を徴収される（ステップ２１６）。
Patent JP-2004520183-A (JP)
IPC: B23Q11/08
Filed: 2002-02-05
Abstract: A partitioning device between a machining station and a machine-tool driving station of the type driving at least two tool-holder rams is provided. The device includes a flexible curtain, called a central curtain, between two rams, where two ends are integral with a first ram and which is linked to the second ram. The relative movement of one ram with respect to the other along a first axis of movement, stretches more or less a length of curtain between the two rams.
Patent JP-2004518851-A (JP)
Title: 燃料噴射弁
IPC: F02M51/06
Filed: 2002-02-21
Abstract: 本発明は、特に、混合気圧縮火花点火式内燃機関の燃料室に燃料の直接噴射するための燃料噴射弁（１）であって、ノズル体（２）から成る弁ケーシング及びシールリング（３４）を有しており、このシールリング（３４）は、内燃機関のシリンダヘッド（３５）に対して燃料噴射弁（１）をシールしている。シールリング（３４）は組み付け状態において、シールリング（３４）の流入側に配置されたスタンプスリーブ（３６）の半径方向の突出部（４０）よって負荷されており、シールリング（３４）が緊張されていない状態に対して、シールリング（３４）の半径方向への伸長に有利となるように、シールリング（３４）の軸方向への伸長が軽減されるようになっている。
Patent JP-2004536167-A (JP)
Title: 植物油トリグリセリド混合物の固体床吸着による分離
IPC: C11B3/10
Filed: 2002-03-21
Abstract: 種子油を２種の実質的に純粋のトリグリセリド分画に分離するための固体床吸着方法。この方法は、種子油、例えばひまし油、好ましくは濃縮物を床中の約４０ミクロンより大きな粒子サイズを有する吸着剤に接触させる工程、及びそれに次ぐ、好ましくは最低流れ条件下で、この吸着剤を脱着剤に接触させて、主に第２トリグリセリドを含むラフィネート出力流と主に第１トリグリセリドを含む抽出出力流とを得る工程を含む。ひまし油、ベルノニア油及びレスケレラ油から得られる精製された脂肪酸トリグリセリドエステルは、化学供給原料の再生可能な非石油系供給源を提供する。
Patent JP-2004532873-A (JP)
Title: （Ｓ）−２−エトキシ−３−［４−（２−｛４−メタンスルホニルオキシフェニル｝エトキシ）フェニル］プロパン酸または３−｛４−［２−（４−ｔｅｒｔ−ブトキシカルボニルアミノフェニル）エトキシ］フェニル｝−（Ｓ）−２−エトキシプロパン酸のいずれかとインスリンとを含んでなる医薬組合わせ
IPC: A61P3/04
Filed: 2002-05-30
Abstract: （Ｓ）−２−エトキシ−３−［４−（２−｛４−メタンスルホニルオキシフェニル｝エトキシ）フェニル］プロパン酸もしくは３−｛４−［２−（４−ｔｅｒｔ−ブトキシカルボニルアミノフェニル）エトキシ］フェニル｝−（Ｓ）−２−エトキシプロパン酸のいずれか、またはその医薬的に許容しうる塩およびそのいずれかの任意の溶媒和物と、インスリンとを含んでなる、医薬組合わせ。
Patent JP-2004213392-A (JP)
Title: Usb device and control method thereof
Inventor: SHIGA SATOSHI
IPC: G06F3/06
Filed: 2003-01-06
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a USB device and a control method thereof capable of supporting a single operation of a plurality of kinds of storage media and improving a user convenience as well as saving power.  <P>SOLUTION: The USB device comprises a bus switching means, a detection means, an auxiliary power unit and a power control means. The bus switching means controls a USB connection between a storage medium and a host so that they are physically engaged or disengaged. The detection means detects the storage medium that has been switched and engaged by the bus switching means. The auxiliary power unit is a power source capable of supplying power to the USB device in a system different from that for power supply for the bus. The power control means controls supply by power supply of the bus and the auxiliary power so that in the state before the storage medium is engaged, power supply inside is made only to a minimum functional block based on the detection result by the detection means.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2004211432-A (JP)
Title: Regenerated asphalt mixture
Inventor: TOUBOU HIROYUKI
IPC: E01C7/18
Filed: 2003-01-06
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an inexpensive regenerated asphalt mixture superior in durability without using a natural aggregate by reusing an asphalt concrete generating material and pig iron manufacturing slag as an aggregate.  <P>SOLUTION: Blast furnace slag of a melting state is poured into a metallic casting mold, and is solidified by air-cooling, and is formed as plate-like solidified slag having the thickness of 10 to 30 mm. This regenerated asphalt mixture is manufactured by blending a crushed stone-like dense slag having a water absorption coefficient of 1.5% or less obtained by crushing the solidified slag and an asphalt concrete regenerated aggregate obtained by crushing a waste material of an asphalt pavement surface layer and a base layer.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2004212291-A (JP)
Title: Adjusting device and testing device
Inventor: BABA TADAHIKO
IPC: H03K5/13
Filed: 2003-01-07
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an adjusting device for appropriately adjusting the amount of delay in a variable delay circuit, and to provide a testing device.  <P>SOLUTION: The adjusting device for adjusting the amount of delay to be set to the variable delay circuit comprises a setting information memory for storing setting information for adjusting the amount of delay corresponding to each of a plurality of amounts of delay to be set to the variable delay circuit; an expected-value memory for storing the expected value of the amount of delay; an address output section for outputting the address of a setting information memory in which the setting information should be stored to the setting information memory corresponding to the amount of target delay to be adjusted; and an amount-of-delay measurement section for setting one setting value that is the candidate of the setting information to the variable delay circuit to measure the amount of delay in the variable delay circuit. Additionally, the adjusting device is equipped with a write section for writing one setting value to the setting information memory; and an address update section that updates the address to be outputted to the setting information memory when the measured amount of delay meets the expected value, sets other setting values to the variable delay circuit when the measured amount of delay does not meet the expected value, and allows the amount-of-delay measurement section to measure the amount of delay in the variable delay circuit.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2004209119-A (JP)
Title: Game machine
Inventor: HOYA MAKOTO
IPC: E05D11/00
Filed: 2003-01-08
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine for raising crime-preventing performance by facilitating the detection of an illegal action.  <P>SOLUTION: The lock axis 13b of a lock lever 13 is pressurized onto the tooth-shape surface of a groove 11b in a hinge member 10 by a coil spring 14 in a state before the closed state of an inner frame 3 with respect to an outer frame 2 (refer to Figure 3(a)) becomes an opening state by fixed amount. Even when the inner frame 3 is desired to be closed, the opposing teeth are engaged, so that the movement of the inner frame 3 in a closing direction is suppressed via the lock lever 13. When the amount of opening of the inner frame 3 becomes not less than the fixed amount and the direction for giving an energizing force to the lock lever 13 is inverted by the coil spring 14, the teeth are disengaged, so as to release suppression with respect to the movement of the inner frame 3 in the closing direction. Even when the inner frame 3 is desired to be opened/closed a little for illegal purpose, the illegal action is easily detected by enabling the inner frame 3 to be temporarily largely opened.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2004216576-A (JP)
Title: Die-stamped business form
Inventor: TAKATORI SUSUMU
IPC: B42D15/10
Filed: 2003-01-09
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a die-stamped business form which can be manufactured in small lots and at a low cost regardless of the material of a base, can form a display region for variable information at a desired position and easily deal with a change in the variable information to be indicated in the display region.  <P>SOLUTION: In this business form, the display region 5, consisting of a foil layer 4, wherein the variable information 14 can be indicated by melting the foil layer 4 by heat application using a thermal head, is formed at a specified surface part 3 of the base 2 of the business form by die-stamping.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2004216413-A (JP)
Title: Sleeve for die-casting
Inventor: OGAWA EISUKE
IPC: C22C38/00
Filed: 2003-01-14
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a sleeve for die-casting which has both the merits of conventional steel materials and ceramic materials and is excellent in wear resistance, erosion resistance, and toughness.  <P>SOLUTION: The sleeve for the die-casting is characterized in as follows. A covering layer excellent in the wear resistance is formed at least on the inner face of a part contacting molten metal of an outer cylinder made of a hollow cylindrical steel material. The covering layer is made of an Fe based alloy containing, by wt.%, 1.0-3.0% C, 0.1-2.0% Si, 0.1-2.0% Mn, Ni≤4.5%, 3.0-10.0% Cr, 0.1-9.0% Mo, W≤10.0%, and 1.0-10.0% V. Further, it contains one or more kinds of either Co≤10.0% and Nb≤10.0%.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2004215827-A (JP)
Title: Rotation controller for laundry apparatus
Inventor: SAITO HIROYUKI
IPC: D06F33/02
Filed: 2003-01-14
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To realize a rotation controller for a laundry apparatus for controlling the rotational frequency of a motor driving a rotor or a washing/spin-drying tub, the controller which controls the rotation in a wide range from low speed to high speed by accurately detecting the rotational frequency of the motor in a range of low speed rotation to thereby realize the control of the low speed rotation of the motor by inexpensive constitution.  <P>SOLUTION: The motor 11 is connected in series to a power switching means 36 connected to an AC power source 35 and drives the rotor or the washing/spin-drying tub. A rotational frequency detecting means 39 detects the rotational frequency of the motor 11. An output signal from the rotational frequency detecting means 39 is input to a rotation control means 40 to control the power switching means 36, and thus the rotational frequency of the motor 11 is controlled so that the rotational frequency of the motor 11 may become a first rotational frequency smaller than the normal rotational frequency for spin-drying. The rotational frequency detecting means 39 detects the rotational frequency of the motor 11 from difference in the phase of voltage between the AC power source 35 and a capacitor 37 connected to the motor 11.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2004225171-A (JP)
Title: Method for producing modified liquid-crystalline polymer fiber
Inventor: TERAMOTO YOSHIHIKO
IPC: D06M11/00
Filed: 2003-01-20
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To produce a liquid-crystalline polymer shaped article which has excellent frictional resistance, abrasion-resistant characteristics and post-process passableness and hardly dropping fibrils.  <P>SOLUTION: This method for producing the liquid-crystalline polymer fiber is characterized by bringing a liquid-crystalline polymer solution into contact with a coagulating solution, in a process for producing a lyotropic liquid-crystalline polymer such as polybenzazole polymer, bringing the deposited crystalline polymer fibers into contact with a solid particle-dispersing liquid, and then winding up the formed fiber.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2004227062-A (JP)
Title: Limit-cycle automatic tuning method and heat/cool control device
Inventor: TANAKA MASAHITO
IPC: G05B13/02
Filed: 2003-01-20
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To compute control parameters suitable for each of a heat mode and a cool mode.  <P>SOLUTION: A limit-cycle automatic tuning computation part 7 and a two-stage limit cycle computation part 9 output a heat-side manipulated variable setting point ATh and a cool-side manipulated variable setting point ATc alternately to generate first limit cycles, wherein a first control response is detected, and then varies either the heat-side manipulated variable setting point ATh or the cool-side manipulated variable setting point ATc according to variation command information CI and a manipulated variable variation rate μ to generate second limit cycles, wherein a second control response is detected. A PID parameter calculation part 12 calculates PID parameters for each of a heat mode and a cool mode according to the first control response and the second control response.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2004224843-A (JP)
Title: Red-emitting phosphor and thin film electroluminescent element using the phosphor
Inventor: OKAMOTO SHINJI
IPC: C09K11/84
Filed: 2003-01-20
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a red-emitting phosphor which is used in an electronic display, exhibits a good red color purity, can maintain a wide color reproduction range, and, when used for an EL element of a plane-type display, prevents the mutual staining between a sulfide and an oxide without complicating the production process even when phosphors emitting various colors are placed on the same substrate.  <P>SOLUTION: The red-emitting phosphor is formed by using cerium as the emission center in an yttrium sulfide host; the red light emitted by this phosphor has a peak near at 730 nm and is a sufficiently color-saturated red light positioned at chromaticity coordinates of (0.74, 0.26). Otherwise, the red-emitting phosphor is formed by using cerium as the emission center in an yttrium-zinc sulfide host; the red light emitted by this phosphor has a peak near at 650 nm and a high color purity and is positioned at chromaticity coordinates of (0.69, 0.30).  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2004227657-A (JP)
Title: Optical pickup device and optical disk device
Inventor: MIYAKE KOJI
IPC: G11B7/1353
Filed: 2003-01-22
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an optical pickup device which can detect an information signal sufficiently even if a center direction of light intensity of a light source is deviated.  <P>SOLUTION: This device is provided with a light source 1 for emitting light, an emitting optical system equipped with an objective lens for converging the light on an optical disk 3, a detection optical system for converging reflected light from the optical disk 3 on an optical detector 2, and a light intensity position adjusting element 7 for adjusting such that an intensity center of light emitted from the emitting optical system passes through an optical axis of the objective lens 4. Adjustment can be performed such that a light intensity center direction 16 of luminous flux emitted from the light source 1 passes through almost the center (optical axis) of the objective lens 4 by adjusting a position of the light intensity position adjusting element 7.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2004224900-A (JP)
Title: Material for optical waveguide and optical waveguide
Inventor: MIYAO KENJI
IPC: C08G73/22
Filed: 2003-01-22
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a material for a plastic optical waveguide, having excellent electric characteristics, heat resistance and transparency, and enabling a large area to be formed at a low price.  <P>SOLUTION: The material for the plastic optical waveguide for optical communication comprises a polybenzoxazole resin having a structure obtained by ring-closing of a polybenzoxazole precursor having a repeating unit represented by general formula (A) [wherein, m is an integer satisfying the relation of 0<m≤1,000; R<SB>1</SB>to R<SB>4</SB>are each a hydrogen atom or a monovalent organic group; X is a tetravalent organic group; Y is a divalent organic group selected from groups represented by formulas (B), (C), (D), (E), (F) and (G); and Z is a monovalent organic group].  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2004224193-A (JP)
Title: Webbing accommodating device
Inventor: HARADA TAMIO
IPC: B60R22/34
Filed: 2003-01-23
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a webbing accommodating device capable of being installed even in a narrow space.  <P>SOLUTION: The webbing accommodating device 10 is equipped with a thin-form base plate 26, and a webbing 30 on the wrap side is accommodated on the base plate 26 slidably. The base end of the webbing 30 is coupled with the inner end of a spiral spring 42 through a guide bar 32 and a wire 48. A stopper 36 is installed at the forefront of a pair of rails 28. According to this constitution, the manner of accommodating the webbing 30 is changed from the takeup system onto a takeup shaft as conventional to the slide system, so that the construction can be made thin and it is possible to install it under a front seat etc.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2004226768-A (JP)
Title: Rewritable image display medium
Inventor: MIYAMOTO HIDETOSHI
IPC: G02F1/17
Filed: 2003-01-24
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a particle moving type rewritable image display medium capable of displaying an image of high quality by suppressing adhesion of development particles to a substrate and the like to suppress generation of an afterimage at the time when an image is rewritten and reduction of the amount of movable development particles.  <P>SOLUTION: In the particle moving type rewritable image display medium 11 provided with a pair of substrates 111 and 112, partition walls 113 between the substrates, developer holding cells 114 between the adjacent partition walls and a dry process developer DL held in the cells, developing particles WP and BP which are constituents of the developer DL are made to move to display the image by applying an electric field corresponding to the image to be formed to the developing particles. Fine particles mp for suppressing adhesion of the developing particles having particle sizes smaller than those of the developing particles are made to adhere to the inner surface of the substrate 111 and the side surfaces of the partition walls 113 which are facing the developing particles.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2004003437-A (JP)
Title: Energy recovery device and operation method thereof
Inventor: SATO KOICHI
IPC: F03B7/00
Filed: 2003-01-24
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To collet and reuse intact kinetic energies as an electric power by a water-wheel generation.  <P>SOLUTION: An energy recovery device composes a heat storage tank installed in a lower part of a building, a storage pump of a secondary system which pumps up water of the heat storage tank and supplies water to air-conditioning constellation, a primary water pipe prepared between an outlet port of the storage pump and the conditioning loading constellation, a second water pipe to return to the heat storage tank water by which firing was carried out from the outlet port of the air-conditioning loading constellation, an expansion tank or vacuum breaker prepared in topmost part of the second water pipe, a water wheel prepared in section which can collect from the air-conditioning loading constellation potential energy of water which carried out firing in lower part of the second water pipe, a generator in which a rotary drive is carried out by torque which water wheel generates and which generates electric power by it, an inverter which connects with the output end of the generator and generates DC power, and a linkage cooperation fitment formed in motor side for the storage pump driving of the secondary system to receive DC power from the inverter, to convert the DC power into AC power and to supply the AC power to the motor side for driving the storage pump.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO
Patent JP-2004224302-A (JP)
Title: Door glass run structure
Inventor: NAKAJIMA ZENJI
IPC: B60J10/04
Filed: 2003-01-27
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a door glass run structure capable of effectively reducing or preventing occurrence of an abnormal sound and having high recycling property, when a door glass run is made of material where the abnormal sound due to stick slip is apt to occur when getting wet.  <P>SOLUTION: Many projecting parts 30 are integrally formed discontinuously in an alignment state in lip sections 24 and 26 of the door glass run 20 made of TPO material. Therefore, contact area with door glass decreases and drainability is improved, and the stick slip itself hardly occurs. Impurity such as thread is not mixed, so that recycling property is high.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2004233460-A (JP)
Title: Camera housing
Inventor: SATO SUSUMU
IPC: G03B15/05
Filed: 2003-01-28
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a camera housing having excellent portability and capable of sufficiently securing a light source for photographing in the case of short-distance photography.  <P>SOLUTION: A camera 20 having a light emitting part for illumination 21 is covered with a camera housing 10 which realizes the short-distance photography. The camera housing 10 has a window for a photographic optical system 32 provided at a part corresponding to the photographic lens 32 of the camera 20, and an illumination member for photography 30 provided at the outer periphery part of the window for the optical system 32, and the member 30 emits light by utilizing the light emission of the light emitting part 21 of the camera 20.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2003259683-A (JP)
Title: System and method for estimating position of rotor of permanent magnet motor
Inventor: PATEL NITINKUMAR R
IPC: H02P21/14
Filed: 2003-01-29
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To determine the position of a rotor of a permanent magnet motor.  <P>SOLUTION: A rotor position estimating device 42 of the permanent magnet motor having a stator and a rotor is provided with a circuit 58 for generating negative sequence stationary currents (NSSC) of a d-axis and a q-axis. A signal adjusting circuit 64 combines the NSSC signal with first and second feedback signals based on a rotor position estimating signal. A mechanical system simulator 70 connected to the output of the circuit 64 via a regulator 66 generates a rotor position estimating signal θ<SB>r</SB>on the basis of an instruction torque T<SB>e</SB>signal. The circuit 64 is provided with a second harmonic amplifier 74 for receiving the signal θ<SB>r</SB>to output the first feedback signal, and an opposite saliency model 90 for receiving the signal θ<SB>r</SB>to output the second feedback signal.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
Patent JP-2004231378-A (JP)
Title: Medium conveyance device and image reading apparatus
Inventor: SUGIYAMA YASUHISA
IPC: B65H7/10
Filed: 2003-01-31
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve quality of reading image.  <P>SOLUTION: This medium conveyance device has a conveyance member conveying a medium, a width direction fluctuation detection means for detecting fluctuation in the direction of width of the medium conveyed by the conveyance member, and a skew compensation processing means for compensating skew based on the result of detection by the width direction fluctuation detection means. Since fluctuation in the direction of width of the conveyed medium is detected in this case, skew can be compensated even during conveyance of the medium to improve quality of reading image.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI