An apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus is to detect an artefact on a printable surface. The apparatus comprises a detection element to engage the printable surface as the printable surface moves relative to the detection element, and to move away from the printable surface when an artefact passes between the detection element and the printable surface. The apparatus also comprises an actuator to be actuated in response to the detection element moving beyond a defined distance from the printable surface. A method and a print apparatus are also disclosed.

An image forming apparatus includes a main body and a cover including a first surface part and a second surface part. The cover includes a first protrusion formed on the first surface part and extending in a first direction and a second protrusion formed on the second surface part and extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The main body includes an engaging portion engaged with the first protrusion and a groove portion formed along the side surface part and having an opening that opens the front surface part so that the second protrusion is capable of being inserted into and extracted from the main body in the first direction. The groove portion has a portion inclined in a manner that the groove portion is located at a further upper side in a vertical direction as the groove portion becomes closer to the front surface part.

A multifunction peripheral includes means for receiving a request from a multifunction peripheral management service, means for enabling a function in the multifunction peripheral in accordance with the request, and means for transmitting a result of the request as a response to the multifunction peripheral management service.

Some examples include a grounding system for an image forming apparatus. The grounding system includes a lifting plate having a top surface for storing media and an interface, a cable having a first end and an opposing second end, the first end attached at the interface, a retainer attached to the lifting plate at the interface, the retainer releasably securing the cable to the lifting plate, and a winding spool coupled to the second end of the cable, the winding spool to transfer torque to the cable and to accommodate a length of cable wound around the winding spool. Each of the lifting plate, the cable, and the winding spool are electrically conductive to release electrostatic energy from the media.

Some examples include a grounding system for an image forming apparatus. The grounding system includes a lifting plate having a top surface for storing media and an interface, a cable having a first end and an opposing second end, the first end attached at the interface, a retainer attached to the lifting plate at the interface, the retainer releasably securing the cable to the lifting plate, and a winding spool coupled to the second end of the cable, the winding spool to transfer torque to the cable and to accommodate a length of cable wound around the winding spool. Each of the lifting plate, the cable, and the winding spool are electrically conductive to release electrostatic energy from the media.

A card-issuing device may include a card stack unit, a card feeding mechanism. A card reader unit configured to perform at least one of reading of data recorded on a card and recording of data onto a card, a printing unit, and a card-flipping unit. The printing unit may include a supply roll, a winding roll, and a thermal head. The thermal head may be arranged between the supply roll and the winding roll in a front-rear direction of the card-issuing device, the supply roll and the winding roll may be arranged above the thermal head, and the card stack unit, the card-flipping unit, the thermal head, and the card reader unit may be arranged in that order in the front-rear direction.

This light irradiation device is provided with: an LED substrate, on which a plurality of LED chips that emit ultraviolet light are arrayed in a first direction; and a cover capable of transmitting the ultraviolet light emitted from the LED chips. When a plane, on which an intersection point that the light emitted from the LED chips positioned at both ends in the first direction reach is positioned, said plane being parallel to an LED substrate surface, is specified as a reference plane Z1, the distance between the LED substrate surface and the reference plane Z1 is represented by D (mm), and the distance between the LED substrate surface and a cover outer surface is represented by W (mm), W satisfies formula W<D.

A multifunction peripheral includes means for receiving a request from a multifunction peripheral management service, means for enabling a function in the multifunction peripheral in accordance with the request, and means for transmitting a result of the request as a response to the multifunction peripheral management service.

A hinge assembly comprise a hinge shaft (102) and a friction gear (108) located around the hinge shaft (102), wherein the friction gear (108) is to rotate around the hinge shaft (102) to create a friction force between the friction gear (108), a washer (106) and a retaining ring (114), generating a damper responsive to closing of a component coupled to the hinge assembly. A hinging method is disclosed.

According to one embodiment, the power converter includes a power conversion circuit and a power outage detection circuit. The power converter includes a power conversion circuit including an isolation transformer including a primary winding, a secondary winding electromagnetically coupled to the primary winding, and an auxiliary winding, a first DC voltage source which outputs DC power with an input AC power, a switching circuit which switches connection between the first DC voltage source and the primary winding, an auxiliary power supply circuit which supplies the DC power to the switching circuit using a power generated in the auxiliary winding, a second DC voltage source which rectifies and smooths the power generated in the secondary winding and outputs DC power to a load.