Author: claimsbot

What is claimed is:

1. A rivet tool comprising:
a handle with a front slope formed in a front portion of the handle, the front slope defining a first through hole and having a protruding piece formed adjacent to the first through hole, the protruding piece defining a socket;
a lever pivotally connected to the handle;
a swivel head with a back slope to engage with the front slope of the handle, the back slope defining a second through hole to communicate with the first through hole, the swivel head having a collet tube with a riveting mechanism for receiving and deforming a blind rivet;
a hollow axle having a first end and a second end, the first end having a steering gear abutting the front slope and the second end securely connected to the back slope of the swivel head, and the hollow axle extending through the first through hole and the second through hole;
a slidable gear lock received in the socket of the protruding piece, the slidable gear lock having an inverted V-top and a tip of the inverted V-top, the tip meshed with the steering gear of the hollow axle and a spring to provide resilience to the slidable gear lock; and
a plate covering the socket to secure the slidable gear lock and the spring in the socket,
whereby the swivel head is able to be finely-adjustable with respect to the handle, the back-and-forth movement made by the tip of the slidable gear lock meshing the steering gear and the resilience of the spring can be as a complement to the tip of the slidable gear lock and the steering gear to prolong the operation life of the slidable gear lock, the steering gear and the rivet tool, and a clicking sound is made whenever the swivel head is rotated to inform a user.
2. The rivet tool as claimed in claim 1, wherein the second end of the hollow axle and the back slope of the swivel head are securely welded together.
3. The rivet tool as claimed in claim 1, wherein the second end of the hollow axle and the back slope of the swivel head are securely riveted together.
4. The rivet tool as claimed in claim 1, wherein the protruding piece and the front slope are integrally formed.
5. The rivet tool as claimed in claim 1, wherein the protruding piece and the front slope are securely welded together.
6. The rivet tool as claimed in claim 1, wherein the protruding piece and the front slope are securely riveted together.
7. The rivet tool as claimed in claim 1 further comprising a leaf spring mounted around the hollow axle and sandwiched between the steering gear and the front slope to occupy a gap between the steering gear and the front slope.
8. The rivet tool as claimed in claim 1 further comprising a washer mounted around the hollow axle and sandwiched between the front slope and the back slope to reduce rubbing therebetween.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. A fusing device for an image forming apparatus, comprising:
a pair of roller members functioning as a fusing roller and a pressing roller, at least one of the roller members having an elastic layer on the peripheral surface thereof;
a pressing structure for bringing the roller members into press-contact with each other such that when a recording medium with an unfixed toner image formed thereon passes through the press-contact portion, the toner image is fused and fixed to the recording medium; and
a pressing structure regulator for regulating the pressing action of the pressing structure when the roller members are put into contact with each other by the pressing structure, the pressing structure regulator comprising a stationary element fixed to a frame of the fusing device, the stationary element limiting movement of a first one of the rollers members toward the second roller member.
2. The fusing device according to claim 1, wherein the pressing structure regulator is constituted by part of a frame structure of the fusing device for supporting one of the paired roller members, and regulates the pressing action of the pressing structure when the pressing structure is abutted to the part of the frame structure.
3. The fusing device according to claim 1, wherein the pressing structure regulator includes a pressure release member for releasing the press-contact state between the rollers by the pressing structure and a pressure release member regulator for regulating the movement of the pressure release member, and
the pressing action of the pressing structure is regulated by putting the pressure release member and the pressure release member regulator into contact with each other under the condition where the pressing structure and the pressure release member are in contact when the roller members are put into contact with each other by the pressing structure.
4. The fusing device according to claim 1, wherein with the roller members put in press-contact with each other by the pressing structure, the pressing structure regulator is adapted to create a necessary nip width for fusing toner images, by thermal expansion of the roller members when a fusing operation for fusing and fixing toner images to recording mediums is activated.
5. An image forming apparatus including a fusing device specified in claim 1.
6. The fusing device according to claim 1, wherein the stationary element is fixed to a non-moving portion of a frame of the fusing device.
7. The fusing device according to claim 1, wherein the pressing structure comprises:
a movable support frame upon which a first one of the roller members is mounted; and
at least one biasing member that biases the movable support frame in a direction that brings the first roller member into press-contact with the second roller member, and wherein the stationary element limits movement of the movable support frame toward the second roller member.
8. The fusing device according to claim 7, wherein the stationary element is fixed to a non-moving portion of a frame of the fusing device.
9. The fusing device according to claim 8, wherein the stationary element is a pin that extends from a non-moving portion of the frame of the fusing device, and wherein the pin is located such that it blocks movement of the movable support frame after the movable support frame has put the first roller member into press-contact with the second roller member.
10. A fusing device for an image forming apparatus, comprising:
a stationary frame;
a pair of roller members that are rotationally mounted on the frame and that function as a fusing roller and a pressing roller, wherein at least one of the roller members has an elastic layer on the peripheral surface thereof, and wherein a first one of the roller members can move into and out of press-contact engagement with the second roller member;
a pressing frame that is movably mounted on the stationary frame and that presses the first roller member into press-contact engagement with the second roller member;
at least one biasing member that biases the pressing frame in a direction that brings the first roller member into press-contact with the second roller member;
a pressure release lever mounted on the frame and that is movable between a first position and a second position, wherein when the pressure release lever is in the first position, the movable support frame can move to a position at which the first roller member is brought into press-contact with the second roller member, and wherein when the pressure release lever is in the second position, the pressure release lever holds the movable support frame in a position which results in the first roller member coming out of press-contact with the second roller member; and
a pressing structure regulator that includes a stationary element fixed to a non-moving portion of the stationary frame, wherein the stationary element holds the pressure release lever in the first position.
11. The fusing device according to claim 10, wherein the stationary element limits pivotal movement of the pressure release lever.
12. The fusing device according to claim 11, wherein the stationary element and the pressure release lever act together to limit movement of the pressing frame in a direction that brings the first roller member into press-contact with the second roller member.
13. An image forming apparatus comprising the fusing device of claim 10.

1. A manufacturing method of a semiconductor device in which first and second active regions are divided by an element isolation structure formed in an element isolation region on a semiconductor substrate, and first and second conductivity type elements are formed in said first and second active regions, respectively,
said element isolation region comprising a first element isolation region including regions adjacent to a pair of opposed ends of said second active region, and a second element isolation region other than said first element isolation region,
said method comprising:
forming a first trench in said second element isolation region on said semiconductor substrate, and filling up said first trench with a first insulating material that gives a tensile stress to each of said first and second active regions; and
forming a second trench in said first element isolation region on said semiconductor substrate, and filling up said second trench with a second insulating material that gives a compressive stress to said second active region,
wherein said first insulating material is a different material from said second insulating material,
wherein said second insulating material is provided only in said second trench,
wherein, in said first active region, at least three of four sides are surrounded by said second element isolation region, and
wherein, in said second active region, a pair of opposed sides is surrounded by said first element isolation region and the other pair of opposed sides is surrounded by said second element isolation region.
2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising forming a gate electrode into a pattern on each of said first and second active regions with a gate insulating film being interposed, so that the gate electrode on said second active region extends parallel to said first element isolation region.
3. The method according to claim 1, wherein upper and lower layer portions of said first element isolation region are filled with different insulating materials that give compressive stresses.
4. The method according to claim 1, wherein said insulating material that gives a compressive stress is one selected from a group of highly dense plasma oxide, oxide of amorphous silicon, and oxide of polycrystalline silicon, and said insulating material that gives a tensile stress is silicon oxide deposited at a temperature not more than a glass transition temperature of the silicon oxide.
5. A manufacturing method of a semiconductor device in which first and second active regions are divided by an element isolation structure formed in an element isolation region on a semiconductor substrate, and first and second conductivity type elements are formed in said first and second active regions, respectively,
said element isolation region comprising a first element isolation region including regions adjacent to a pair of opposed ends of said second active region, and a second element isolation region other than said first element isolation region,
said method comprising:
forming a first trench in said second element isolation region on said semiconductor substrate, and filling up said first trench with a first insulating material that gives a tensile stress to each of said first and second active regions; and
forming a second trench in a portion of said insulating material having filled up said first trench to give a tensile stress, corresponding to said first element isolation region, and filling up said second trench with a second insulating material that gives a compressive stress to said second active region,
wherein said first insulating material is a different material from said second insulating material,
wherein said second insulating material is provided only in said second trench,
wherein, in said first active region, at least three of four sides are surrounded by said second element isolation region, and
wherein, in said second active region, a pair of opposed sides is surrounded by said first element isolation region and the other pair of opposed sides is surrounded by said second element isolation region.
6. The method according to claim 5, further comprising forming a gate electrode into a pattern on each of said first and second active regions with a gate insulating film being interposed, so that the gate electrode on said second active region extends parallel to said first element isolation region.
7. The method according to claim 5, wherein said insulating material that gives a compressive stress is one selected from a group of highly dense plasma oxide, oxide of amorphous silicon, and oxide of polycrystalline silicon, and said insulating material that gives a tensile stress is silicon oxide deposited at a temperature not more than its glass transition temperature.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. A terminal device comprising:
an input configured to receive pieces of patient information from a user;
a transceiver configured to transmit an inspection request including the pieces of patient information to a plurality of medical devices; and
a controller configured to, in response to the pieces of patient information being registered in one of the plurality of medical devices, control the transceiver to transmit a deletion request of the patient information to remaining devices of the plurality of medical devices.
2. The terminal device of claim 1, further comprising a display configured to display the patient information.
3. The terminal device of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to delete the pieces of patient information received from the user in response to the pieces of patient information being registered in one of the plurality of medical devices.
4. The terminal device of claim 1, wherein, in response to the transceiver receiving a deletion request, the transceiver transmits the deletion request to the remaining devices of the plurality of medical devices.
5. The terminal device of claim 1, wherein each of the pieces of patient information comprises a user’s ID, a part to be imaged, and a user’s location.
6. A medical device comprising:
a transceiver configured to receive an inspection request including pieces of patient information and a deletion request of the pieces of patient information;
a display configured to display the patient information based on the inspection request; and
a controller configured to delete the pieces of patient information in response to the transceiver receiving the deletion request.
7. The medical device of claim 6, wherein the display is configured to display a worklist in which the pieces of patient information registered in the medical device are listed.
8. The medical device of claim 6, further comprising an input configured to receive a user selection about whether to register the received patient information.
9. The medical device of claim 8, wherein the display is configured to display a worklist in which the pieces of patient information registered in the medical device are listed, and
the controller is configured to add the received pieces of patient information to the worklist in response to the user selecting to register the received patent information by using the input.
10. The medical device of claim 7, wherein, in response to the user selecting not to register the received patient information by using the input, the controller is configured to delete the pieces of patient information based.
11. The medical device of claim 6, further comprising a storage configured to store the registered pieces of patient information.
12. The medical device of claim 6, wherein the transceiver is configured to receive the inspection request and the deletion request from at least one of a mobile terminal device and a server.
13. The medical device of claim 6, wherein each of the pieces of patient information comprises a user’s ID, a part to be imaged, and a user’s location.
14. The medical device of claim 6, wherein the display is further configured to display a pop-up message informing that the inspection request is received.
15. The medical device of claim 14, further comprising an input configured to receive a selection of a pop-up message from a user,
wherein, in response to receiving the selection of the pop-up message from the user, the display is configured to display the patient information based on the inspection request.
16. A medical information system comprising:
a terminal device configured to transmit an inspection request including pieces of patient information to a medical device; and
a plurality of medical devices configured to determine whether to register the pieces of patient information,
wherein, in response to the pieces of patient information being registered in one of the plurality of medical devices, the terminal device transmits a deletion request to request deletion of the patient information to remaining medical devices of the plurality of medical devices.
17. The medical information system of claim 16, wherein, in response to a user selecting to register the pieces of patient information in the one of the plurality of medical devices, the terminal device transmits the deletion request to the other medical devices.
18. The medical information system of claim 16, wherein, in response to the pieces of patient information being registered in the one of the plurality of medical devices, the one of the plurality of medical devices transmits the deletion request to the terminal device.
19. The medical information system of claim 16, wherein the one of the plurality of medical devices displays a worklist in which the registered pieces of patient information are listed.
20. The medical information system of claim 19, wherein, in response to the pieces of patient information being registered in the one of the plurality of medical devices, the one of the plurality of medical devices adds the pieces of patient information to the worklist.
21. A terminal device comprising:
a controller configured to receive patient information;
a transceiver configured to transmit an inspection request including the patient information to a plurality of medical devices,
wherein, in response to the patient information being registered in one of the plurality of medical devices, the controller is configured to delete the received patient information.
22. The terminal device of claim 21, wherein, in response to the patient information being registered in one of the plurality of medical devices, the controller is further configured to control the transceiver to transmit a deletion request of the patient information to remaining devices of the plurality of medical devices.
23. The terminal device of claim 21, wherein, in response to the transceiver receiving a deletion request from one of the plurality of medical devices, the controller is further configured to control the transceiver to transmit the deletion request to remaining devices of the plurality of medical devices.