SYSTEM, METHOD, AND PROGRAM FOR DISTRIBUTING CONTAINER IMAGE

The present invention is to provide a system, a method, and a program for distributing a container image that do not need to previously prepare the execution environment for individual terminals and external systems on the execution of a predetermined application on a terminal and an external system. The system for distributing a container image registers a container image that includes an application and a program group for the execution environment of the application; receives start instruction from a user to start the registered container image; receives selection of a platform that distributes the container image instructed to be started, from the user; and distributes the container image instructed to be started to the selected platform. 1. A system for distributing a container image , comprising:a container image registration unit that registers a container image that includes an application and a program group for the execution environment of the application;a start instruction receiving unit that receives start instruction to start the registered container image;a platform selection receiving unit that receives selection of a platform that distributes the container image instructed to be started;a container image distribution unit that distributes the container image instructed to be started to the selected platform;a re-distribution control unit that controls the platform to have an external system to re-distribute the container image distributed to the platform; anda container creation instructing unit that instructs the platform to create a container from the container image re-distributed on the external system.2. The system according to claim 1 , further comprising a container image purchase receiving unit that receives purchase of a container image to be used from user.3. (canceled)4. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the program group for the execution environment of the application is a distribution file to apply the operating system file if ...

INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION DISPLAY APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT

According to an embodiment, an processing device includes a first obtaining unit, a second obtaining unit, and a display controller. The first obtaining unit is configured to obtain location information which indicates a location of a user. The second obtaining unit is configured to obtain movement information which indicates a movement performed by the user. The display controller is configured to perform control to display a personification medium on a display unit on which service information indicating information to be offered to the user. The personification medium fixes vision in a direction corresponding to the location specified in the location information and performs a movement in synchronization with the movement specified in the movement information. 1. An information processing device comprising:a first obtaining unit configured to obtain location information which indicates a location of a user;a second obtaining unit configured to obtain movement information which indicates a movement performed by the user; anda display controller configured to perform control to display a personification medium on a display unit on which service information indicating information to be offered to the user, the personification medium fixing vision in a direction corresponding to the location specified in the location information and performing a movement in synchronization with the movement specified in the movement information.2. The device according to claim 1 , wherein claim 1 , when the first obtaining unit obtains a plurality of pieces of the location information in a one-to-one correspondence with a plurality of users claim 1 , the display controller displays a plurality of the personification mediums in a one-to-one correspondence with the plurality of users on the display unit.3. The device according to claim 2 , whereinthe second obtaining unit obtains the movement information corresponding to at least a single user from among the plurality of users, andthe ...

DEPOSIT DETECTION DEVICE AND DEPOSIT DETECTION METHOD

A deposit detection device according to an embodiment includes a calculation module, an extraction module, and a decision module. The calculation module calculates a brightness average for each of small regions into which a predetermined region of an image captured by an imaging device is divided. The extraction module extracts, as a high-brightness region, the small region in which the brightness average calculated by the calculation module is equal to or larger than a predetermined value. The decision module decides on a brightness threshold value for detecting a deposit region corresponding to a deposit adhering to the imaging device, based on the area of the high-brightness region extracted by the extraction module. 1. A deposit detection device comprising:a calculation module configured to calculate a brightness average for each of small regions into which a predetermined region of an image captured by an imaging device is divided;an extraction module configured to extract, as a high-brightness region, the small region in which the brightness average calculated by the calculation module is equal to or larger than a predetermined value; anda decision module configured to decide on a brightness threshold value for detecting a deposit region corresponding to a deposit adhering to the imaging device, based on an area of the high-brightness region extracted by the extraction module.2. The deposit detection device according to claim 1 , wherein the decision module decides on the brightness threshold value based on number of the high-brightness regions extracted by the extraction module.3. The deposit detection device according to claim 1 , whereinthe calculation module calculates a brightness average of the entire predetermined region, andthe decision module decides on the brightness threshold value, based on a brightness average of an entire region of the image and the area of the high-brightness region.4. The deposit detection device according to claim 1 , wherein ...

ACOUSTIC WAVE RESONATOR, ACOUSTIC WAVE FILTER, MULTIPLEXER, COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, AND METHOD DESIGNING ACOUSTIC WAVE RESONATOR

An acoustic wave resonator includes a piezoelectric substrate and an IDT electrode on the top surface of the piezoelectric substrate. Between a resonance frequency and anti-resonance frequency due to a surface acoustic wave, one to four of at least one of resonance frequencies or anti-resonance frequencies due to bulk waves are located.

OBJECT TO BE TRANSPORTED AND AUTOMATIC GUIDED TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM

According to one embodiment, an object to be transported by an automatic guided transportation vehicle includes: a housing having an entry route through which the automatic guided transportation vehicle enters; a marker that can be recognized by a sensor provided in the automatic guided transportation vehicle; and a marker holder configured to hold the marker retractably at an initial position where the marker contacts with the automatic guided transportation vehicle in the entry route.

EXTRANEOUS-MATTER DETECTING APPARATUS AND EXTRANEOUS-MATTER DETECTING METHOD

An extraneous-matter detecting apparatus includes a region setting unit, a computing unit, a change-value setting unit, an updating unit, and a detection unit. The region setting unit sets divided regions for a captured image captured by an image capturing device. The computing unit computes, for a corresponding divided region, a first difference between a past representative value of luminance and a present representative value of luminance and a second difference between a past dispersion amount of luminance and a present dispersion amount of luminance. The change-value setting unit sets, based on the first and the second differences, a change value of a counter value that indicates an adhesion state of an extraneous matter in the divided region. The updating unit updates the counter value based on the change value. The detection unit detects, based on the counter value, an adhesion state of an extraneous matter in the divided region. 1. An extraneous-matter detecting apparatus comprising:a region setting unit that sets, for a captured image captured by an image capturing device, a plurality of divided regions;a computing unit that computes (i) a first difference between a past representative value of luminance and a present representative value of luminance in a corresponding divided region and (ii) a second difference between a past dispersion amount of luminance and a present dispersion amount of luminance in the corresponding divided region;a change-value setting unit that sets, based on the first difference and the second difference, a change value of a counter value that indicates an adhesion state of an extraneous matter in the divided region;an updating unit that updates the counter value based on the change value; anda detection unit that detects, based on the counter value, an adhesion state of an extraneous matter in the divided region.2. The extraneous-matter detecting apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein compute, as the representative value, an ...

MEASURING APPARATUS AND METHOD

According to one embodiment, a measuring apparatus includes an ultrasonic transmitter, an ultrasonic receiver and an estimator. An ultrasonic transmitter transmits, as a transmission signal, an ultrasonic beam in a plurality of directions. An ultrasonic receiver receives, as received signals, reflected waves of the transmission signal from the plurality of directions, one received signal including a plurality of reflected waves when the transmission signal is transmitted to one direction of the plurality of directions. An estimator that estimates range information from the received signals, based on preliminarily obtained received signals and a preliminarily obtained distance to 1. A measuring apparatus comprising:an ultrasonic transmitter that transmits, as a transmission signal, an ultrasonic beam in a plurality of directions;an ultrasonic receiver that receives, as received signals, reflected waves of the transmission signal from the plurality of directions, one received signal including a plurality of reflected waves when the transmission signal is transmitted to one direction of the plurality of directions; andan estimator that estimates range information from the received signals, based on preliminarily obtained received signals and a preliminarily obtained distance to an object.2. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the received signals each represents a waveform including a plurality of local maximum values.3. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the ultrasonic transmitter transmits the transmission signal while performing a scanning operation in the plurality of directions so that adjacent portions of the ultrasonic beam overlap.4. The apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:an analyzer that performs machine learning using the received signals and multi-dimensional range information related to a distance from the apparatus to an object, and generates a learning result including an estimation formula, the multi-dimensional range ...

ADHERING SUBSTANCE DETECTION APPARATUS AND ADHERING SUBSTANCE DETECTION METHOD

An adhering substance detection apparatus includes calculating, first and second detecting, and generating units. The calculating unit calculates a variation in a feature value related to luminance in past and current captured images captured by an image capturing device, based on the luminance of pixels included in the captured images. The first detecting unit detects a first region in which the variation calculated by the calculating unit falls within a threshold range, and the feature value in the current captured image falls within a threshold range. The second detecting unit detects a second region in which an irregularity in a distribution of the luminance of the pixels included in the captured image satisfies a predetermined irregularity condition. The generating unit generates a sum region being a sum of the first and second regions, as an adhering substance region corresponding to an adhering substance adhering to the image capturing device. 1. An adhering substance detection apparatus comprising:a calculating unit that calculates a variation in a feature value related to luminance in past and current captured images captured by an image capturing device, based on the luminance of pixels included in the captured images;a first detecting unit that detects a first region in which the variation calculated by the calculating unit falls within a predetermined threshold range, and in which the feature value in the current captured image falls within a predetermined threshold range;a second detecting unit that detects a second region in which an irregularity in a distribution of the luminance of the pixels included in the captured image satisfies a predetermined irregularity condition; anda generating unit that generates a sum region. that is a sum of the first region detected by the first detecting unit, and the second region detected by the second detecting unit, as an adhering substance region corresponding to an adhering substance adhering to the image ...

DEPOSIT DETECTION DEVICE AND DEPOSIT DETECTION METHOD

A deposit detection device according to an embodiment includes a calculation module, a detection module, an interpolation module, and a state management module. The calculation module calculates a region feature amount based on an edge vector of each pixel, for each unit region composed of a predetermined number of pixels included in a captured image. The detection module detects the unit region corresponding to a partial covering location and the unit region corresponding to a diffuse reflection location based on a detection condition and a second detection condition, respectively, the first detection condition and the second detection condition being based on the region feature amount. The interpolation module interpolates the area ratio of the partial covering location reduced due to the diffuse reflection location. The state management module controls state transitions of states related to interpolation of the area ratio, based on increase and decrease of the diffuse reflection location. 1. A deposit detection device comprising:a calculation module configured to calculate a region feature amount based on an edge vector of each pixel, for each unit region composed of a predetermined number of pixels included in a captured image;a detection module configured to detect the unit region corresponding to a partial covering location and the unit region corresponding to a diffuse reflection location based on a first detection condition and a second detection condition, respectively, the first detection condition and the second detection condition being based on the region feature amount;an interpolation module configured to interpolate an area ratio of the partial covering location reduced due to the diffuse reflection location; anda state management module configured to manage state transitions of states related to interpolation of the area ratio, based on increase and decrease of the diffuse reflection location.2. The deposit detection device according to claim 1 , ...

ADHERED SUBSTANCE DETECTION APPARATUS

An adhered substance detection apparatus determines whether a substance is adhered to an image-capturing apparatus. The adhered substance detection apparatus includes a controller configured to function as: an extractor that extracts candidate regions for being an adhered substance region in which the substance is adhered to the image-capturing apparatus, the candidate regions being extracted based on an edge that is detected from pixels in an image captured by the image-capturing apparatus; and a final determiner that finally determines whether the candidate regions are the adhered substance region, based on i) an area of the candidate region located in a first region of the captured image, the first region including a road surface region in the captured image and ii) an area of the candidate region located in a second region of the captured image, the second region including a region other than the road surface region in the captured image. 1. An adhered substance detection apparatus that determines whether a substance is adhered to an image-capturing apparatus , the adhered substance detection apparatus comprising a controller configured to function as: 'a final determiner that finally determines whether the candidate regions are the adhered substance region, based on, among the candidate regions extracted by the extractor, i) an area of the candidate region located in a first region of the captured image, the first region including a road surface region in the captured image and ii) an area of the candidate region located in a second region of the captured image, the second region including a region other than the road surface region in the captured image.', 'an extractor that extracts candidate regions for being an adhered substance region in which the substance is adhered to the image-capturing apparatus, the candidate regions being extracted based on an edge that is detected from pixels in a captured image captured by the image-capturing apparatus; and'}2. ...

EXTRANEOUS-MATTER DETECTING APPARATUS AND EXTRANEOUS-MATTER DETECTING METHOD

An extraneous-matter detecting apparatus according to an embodiment includes a region setting unit, a computing unit, and a state setting unit. The region setting unit sets, for a captured image captured by an image capturing device provided in a vehicle, a plurality of divided regions. The computing unit computes a representative value of luminance in a target region for detecting an adhesion of an extraneous matter. The target region includes the plurality of divided regions. The state setting unit sets, based on a vehicle speed and the representative value of luminance in the target region, a transition state of information that indicates an adhesion state of an extraneous matter in the divided region. 1. An extraneous-matter detecting apparatus comprising:a region setting unit that sets, for a captured image captured by an image capturing device provided in a vehicle, a plurality of divided regions;a computing unit that computes a representative value of luminance in a target region for detecting an adhesion of an extraneous matter, the target region including the plurality of divided regions; anda state setting unit that sets, based on a vehicle speed and the representative value of luminance in the target region, a transition state of information that indicates an adhesion state of an extraneous matter in the divided region.2. The extraneous-matter detecting apparatus according to claim 1 , whereinthe computing unit computes, as the representative value of luminance, an average value of luminance in the target region.3. The extraneous-matter detecting apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein compute, in the information, a counter value that indicates adhesion continuity of the extraneous matter; and', 'hold the counter value when the transition state is a state in which the representative value of luminance in the target region is equal to or less than a predetermined low-illuminance value., 'the computing unit is configured to4. The extraneous-matter ...

SURFACE ACOUSTIC WAVE DEVICE

A surface acoustic wave device includes a LiNbO3 substrate with a Euler angle in an area defined by a rectangle having four corners with coordinates (1) (0°, 7°, 101°), (2) (0°, 23°, 79°), (3) (0°, 23°, 79°), and (4) (0°, 7°, 79°), for example, and an electrode film made of Au, wherein surface acoustic waves including a longitudinal wave component as a main component are propagated thereon. The surface acoustic wave device uses longitudinal surface acoustic waves having a phase speed greater than with the “slow transverse wave”, and has a great electromechanical coupling coefficient and small propagation loss, and is suitable for handling high-frequency signals.

ATTACHED OBJECT DETECTION APPARATUS

An attached object detection apparatus includes a setting part, a calculator, and a detector. A setting part sets a plurality of divided regions within a captured image captured by an image capturing apparatus. A calculator calculates, for each of the plurality of divided regions and based on luminance of pixels in the divided region, a representative luminance value and an amount of luminance dispersion. A detector detects, as an attached region that has an attached object, a divided region among the plurality of divided regions that satisfies the following conditions: i) a first difference is equal to or smaller than a first predetermined difference, ii) a second difference is equal to or smaller than a second predetermined difference, and iii) the representative luminance value of the current divided region is equal to or smaller than a first predetermined value. 1. An attached object detection apparatus , comprising:a setting part that sets a plurality of divided regions within a captured image captured by an image capturing apparatus;a calculator that calculates, for each of the plurality of divided regions and based on luminance of pixels in the divided region, a representative luminance value and an amount of luminance dispersion; and i) a first difference is equal to or smaller than a first predetermined difference, the first difference being a difference between a previous representative luminance value of a previous divided region and a current representative luminance value of a current divided region corresponding to the previous divided region,', 'ii) a second difference is equal to or smaller than a second predetermined difference, the second difference being a difference between a previous amount of luminance dispersion of the previous divided region and a current amount of luminance dispersion of the current divided region, and', 'iii) the representative luminance value of the current divided region is equal to or smaller than a first predetermined ...

MONITORING DEVICE, METHOD THEREOF

A monitoring device includes an indicating unit configured to indicate an object to be monitored; a camera to acquire time-series images; a predicting unit configured to predict the position of destination of the characteristic points belonging to a first aggregation including characteristic points having an amount of movement larger than a reference amount of movement set in advance; a detecting unit configured to detect the position of center of gravity of the changed area; a determining unit configured to determine the positions of destination as an indicating position when representative amount of movement is larger than a first threshold value and determine the position of center of gravity as the indicating position when the representative amount of movement is smaller than the first threshold value; and a control unit configured to control the indicating unit to cause the indicating unit to indicate the indicating position are provided. 1. A monitoring device comprising:an indicating unit configured to indicate an object to be monitored;a camera to take an image of the object to be monitored and acquire time-series images;a predicting unit configured to extract a plurality of characteristic points from the time-series images, calculate the amounts of movement of the respective characteristic points, predict the position of destination of the characteristic points belonging to a first aggregation including characteristic points having an amount of movement larger than a reference amount of movement set in advance, and obtain an representative amount of movement that is an representative value of amounts of movement of the respective characteristic points belonging to the first aggregation;a detecting unit configured to extract a changed area on the basis of a difference between time-series images, and detect the position of center of gravity of the changed area;a determining unit configured to determine the positions of destination as an indicating position ...

COMPOSITE SUBSTRATE AND ACOUSTIC WAVE ELEMENT USING SAME

A composite substrate 10 includes a first substrate 10 comprised of a piezoelectric single crystal and a second substrate 20 comprised of a silicon single crystal bonded to the first substrate 10. In the second substrate, a planar orientation is (111), and ψ of Euler angles (φ, θ, ψ) is offset from 0°. Due to this, a bulk wave spurious is reduced in a specific frequency band.

FILTER CLOTH CLEANING METHOD OF FILTER PRESS

A method of cleaning a filter cloth of a filter press including a first cleaning nozzle and a second cleaning nozzle which jet cleaning liquid from positions upper right and left of the filter cloth toward respective diagonal corners of the filter cloth, the method including: jetting the cleaning liquid from only the first cleaning nozzle; and jetting the cleaning liquid from only the second cleaning nozzle.

DRAWING APPARATUS AND DRAWING SYSTEM

According to an embodiment, a drawing apparatus includes a casing including a tip; and a drive unit configured to vibrate the drawing apparatus. The drive unit is positioned within a range of 10 to 80 mm from the tip. 1. A drawing apparatus , comprising:a casing comprising a tip; anda drive unit configured to vibrate the drawing apparatus, the drive unit being positioned within a range of 10 to 80 mm from the tip.2. The drawing apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:a contact sensor configured to sense contact between the drawing apparatus and a device; and a drawing mode is set,', 'contact between the drawing apparatus and the device is sensed, and', 'movement of the drawing apparatus on the device is sensed., 'a drive controller configured to drive the drive unit when3. The drawing apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the drawing mode is not set,', 'contact between the drawing apparatus and the device is not sensed, and', 'movement of the drawing apparatus on the device is not sensed., 'the drive controller is configured to stop driving the drive unit when at least one of4. The drawing apparatus of claim 1 , whereinthe drive unit has at least one peak vibration frequency between 10 to 300 Hz.5. The drawing apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a cushioning material between the drive unit and the casing of the drawing apparatus configured to reduce a transfer of vibration caused by the drive unit.6. The drawing apparatus of claim 1 , whereinthe drive unit comprises a rotating vibrator configured to vibrate while alternately changing rotation directions.7. The drawing apparatus of claim 1 , whereinthe drive controller is configured to control a vibration pattern that causes the drive unit to vibrate, according to a selected drawing apparatus type.8. The drawing apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:a sound output unit configured to generate sound during movement of the drawing apparatus.9. The drawing apparatus of claim 8 , further comprisinga sound controller ...

ADHERED SUBSTANCE DETECTION APPARATUS

An adhered substance detection apparatus of an embodiment includes a calculator and a determiner. The calculator calculates an edge feature for each cell based on edge vectors of pixels within the cell in a captured image, and further calculates a region feature for each unit region based on the calculated edge features of the cells within the unit region. The determiner determines an adherence state of an adhered substance on a lens of a camera based on the region feature. The calculator calculates, as the region feature, number of the cells having an edge strength of zero. When the number of the cells having the zero edge strength is equal to or greater than a predetermined number in a predetermined attention area in the captured image, the determiner determines not to perform a determination for detecting whether the lens of the camera is entirely covered by the adhered substance. 1. An adhered substance detection apparatus comprising a controller configured to function as:a calculator that calculates an edge feature for each cell of a plurality of cells of a captured image photographed by a camera, each of the cells having a plurality of pixels, the plurality of cells being arranged in a plurality of unit regions, each of the unit regions having a plurality of the cells, the edge feature of each of the cells being calculated based on edge vectors of the pixels within the cell, the calculator further calculating a region feature for each of the unit regions based on the calculated edge features of the cells within the unit region; anda determiner that determines an adherence state of an adhered substance on a lens of the camera based on the region features calculated for the unit regions; whereinthe calculator calculates, as the region feature, a number of the cells having an edge strength of zero, the edge strength being a part of the edge feature; andwhen the number of the cells having the edge strength of zero is equal to or greater than a predetermined number ...

ATTACHED OBJECT DETECTION APPARATUS

An attached object detection apparatus includes: an extractor that extracts, based on edges detected from pixels of a captured image captured by an image capturing apparatus, a candidate region for an attached object region corresponding to an attached object on the image capturing apparatus; and a determiner that determines, based on a fluctuation of luminance distribution of pixels within the candidate region extracted by the extractor, whether or not the candidate region is the attached object region. 1. An attached object detection apparatus , comprising:an extractor that extracts, based on edges detected from pixels of a captured image captured by an image capturing apparatus, a candidate region for an attached object region corresponding to an attached object on the image capturing apparatus; anda determiner that determines, based on a fluctuation of luminance distribution of pixels within the candidate region extracted by the extractor, whether or not the candidate region is the attached object region.2. The attached object detection apparatus according to claim 1 , whereinthe determiner determines, based on the fluctuation of the luminance distribution of the candidate region in a vertical direction or a horizontal direction, whether or not the candidate region is the attached object region.3. The attached object detection apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:a calculator that i) divides the candidate region into unit regions each having predetermined pixels, and ii) calculates a representative luminance value for each unit region, whereinthe determiner determines, based on fluctuation of the representative luminance values of the candidate region, whether or not the candidate region is the attached object region.4. The attached object detection apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:a converter that converts luminance of the pixels within the candidate region into unit luminance by dividing values of the luminance by a ...

SWITCHING CIRCUIT

A switching circuit includes; a switching element; a driver; a diode connected between a source terminal and a gate terminal of the switching element; a resistor connected between the driver and the gate terminal of the switching element; a series circuit connected in parallel with the resistor, and including a capacitor and a resistor; and a diode including an anode on a side of the gate terminal of the switching element and a cathode on a side of a second output terminal of the driver. The diode is connected in parallel with at least the capacitor out of the capacitor and the resistor connected in series.

METHOD FOR PRODUCING NITRILE

The present invention provides a method of producing a nitrile from a primary amide, characterized in that the primary amide is subjected to a dehydration reaction in a supercritical fluid in the presence of an acid catalyst. The present invention achieves the object of reducing the corrosion of a reactor and the thermal decomposition of raw materials, as well as provides the effect of improving the reaction rate and nitrile selectivity. 16-. (canceled)7. A method of producing a nitrile , the method comprising subjecting a primary amide to a dehydration reaction in a supercritical fluid in the presence of a solid acid catalyst.8. The method according to claim 7 , wherein said primary amide is a primary amide comprising one or two primary amide groups.9. The method according to claim 7 , wherein said primary amide is a saturated alkylamide claim 7 , an unsaturated alkylamide claim 7 , or an amide comprising an aromatic ring and/or a heterocyclic ring.10. The method according to claim 7 , wherein said supercritical fluid is a supercritical fluid of one or more substances selected from the group consisting of carbon dioxide claim 7 , an alcohol compound claim 7 , an ether compound and a hydrocarbon compound.11. The method according to claim 7 , wherein said supercritical fluid is a supercritical fluid of one or more substances selected from the group consisting of carbon dioxide claim 7 , methanol claim 7 , ethanol claim 7 , 1-propanol claim 7 , 2-propanol claim 7 , 1-butanol claim 7 , 2-butanol claim 7 , isobutanol claim 7 , tert-butanol claim 7 , tert-amyl alcohol claim 7 , diethyl ether claim 7 , methyl-tert-butyl ether claim 7 , diisopropyl ether claim 7 , 1 claim 7 ,2-dimethoxyethane claim 7 , tetrahydrofuran claim 7 , pentane claim 7 , hexane and benzene.12. The method according to claim 7 , wherein said solid acid catalyst is selected from the group consisting of a metal oxide claim 7 , a metal sulfide claim 7 , a zeolite claim 7 , a clay claim 7 , an acidic ion ...

MOTOR CONTROL DEVICE

A motor control device controls a drive of a motor in a motor drive system including the motor and a detent mechanism. The detent mechanism has a detent member that rotates integrally with an output shaft to which the rotation of the motor is transmitted, and an engaging member that moves a valley portion by a rotation of the motor and positions the output shaft by stopping within a positioning range. The motor control device includes a positioning determination unit and an energization control unit. The positioning determination unit determines whether or not the engaging member is stopped within the positioning range based on control parameter other than a detection value of a motor rotation angle sensor that detects a motor rotation angle. When the energization control unit determines that the engaging member is stopped within the positioning range, the energization control unit turns off the energization of the motor. 1. A motor control device that controls a drive of a motor in a motor drive system including the motor and a detent mechanism having a detent member provided with a plurality of valley portions , a mountain portion separating the valley portions , and wall portions provided at both ends of the valley portions arranged , and configured to rotate integrally with an output shaft to which the rotation of the motor is transmitted , and an engaging member that moves the valley portion by rotation of the motor and positions the output shaft by stopping within a positioning range , the motor control device comprising:a positioning determination unit configured to determine whether or not the engaging member can be stopped within a positioning range based on a motor current energized in the motor other than a detection value of a motor rotation angle sensor that detects a motor rotation angle; andan energization control unit configured to turn off the energization of the motor, when it is determined that the engaging member is stopped within the positioning ...

PROTECTIVE FILM FORMING COMPOSITION, PROTECTIVE FILM FORMING SHEET, AND CHIP PROVIDED WITH PROTECTIVE FILM

A composition for protective film formation capable of forming a protective film excellent in attachability by a tape mounter or the like, with good visibility at a laser-printed portion and heat dissipation properties, allowing a protective film-equipped chip having high reliability to be manufactured, and a sheet for protective film formation and a protective film-equipped chip are provided. The composition for protective film formation contains a polymer component (A), a curable component (B), and a heat conductive filler (C) having an average particle size of 2.0 to 10.0 μm. The content of components that are liquid at 25° C. contained in the composition for protective film formation is 20 to 70 parts by mass relative to 100 parts by mass of the total of the (A) component and the (B) component. The content of the (C) component is 40 to 65 volume % relative to the total amount of the composition for protective film formation. 1: A composition for protective film formation the composition comprising(A) a polymer component (A);(B) a curable component (B); and(C) a heat conductive filler (C) having an average particle size of 2.0 to 10.0 μm, wherein:a content of components that are liquid at 25° C. contained in the composition is 20 to 70 parts by mass relative to 100 parts by mass of the total of the (A) component and the (B) component; anda content of the (C) component is 40 to 65 volume % relative to a total amount of the composition.2: The composition according to claim 1 , wherein the heat conductive filler (C) is a particle comprising one or more components selected from the group consisting of alumina claim 1 , zinc oxide claim 1 , magnesium oxide claim 1 , titanium claim 1 , silicon carbide claim 1 , boron nitride claim 1 , aluminum nitride claim 1 , and glass.3: The composition according claim 1 , wherein the heat conductive filler (C) is a spherical heat conductive filler.4: The composition according to claim 1 , wherein the polymer component (A) comprises ...

TRANSFER SYSTEM, CONTROL DEVICE, MOBILE BODY, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING MOBILE BODY, AND STORAGE MEDIUM

According to an embodiment, a transfer system comprises a mobile body, a detection object, and a first detecting part. The mobile body is configured to travel and to transfer an object. The detection object is mounted to the object. The detection object is located at a higher position than the object when referenced to a surface on which the mobile body travels. The first detecting part is located at a higher position than the object when referenced to the surface. The first detecting part detects the detection object.

SERVER APPARATUS, METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM

A server apparatus, method, and program are provided that are capable of causing information about the real world to be reflected in the virtual world of a game. First, a server apparatus receives a signal including at least one of location information sent from a terminal apparatus or specific point-to-point distance information calculated based on the location information. Next, the server apparatus, based on at least one of the location information or the distance information, calculates a cumulative distance between a plurality of other points through which the terminal apparatus has passed in the real world. Next, the server apparatus sets a reward to be granted to the terminal apparatus in accordance with the cumulative distance. This makes it possible, for example, to cause an online game to be closely correlated with the daily life of the user, and to arouse the interest of users in the online game. 1. A server apparatus comprising:a communication unit for receiving a signal that includes at least one of location information sent from a terminal apparatus or specific point-to-point distance information calculated on the basis of the location information;an aggregation unit for calculating, on the basis of at least one of the location information or the distance information, a cumulative distance between a plurality of other points through which the terminal apparatus has passed in a real world; anda reward setting unit for causing a reward that is to be granted to the terminal apparatus to be set in accordance with the cumulative distance.2. The server apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the reward is a number of points required in the terminal apparatus when a specific application is executed claim 1 , or when a specific event in a specific application is executed.3. The server apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the specific application is a game claim 2 , and the specific event is a dungeon.4. The server apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein ...

OBJECT DETECTING APPARATUS AND OBJECT DETECTING METHOD

According to an embodiment, an object detecting apparatus includes an image acquiring unit and a determining unit. The image acquiring unit is configured to acquire a target image within a second range included in a first range. The determining unit is configured to determine whether an object not captured in a reference image captured by the image capturing unit while the image capturing unit moves within the first range is captured in the target image, on the basis of a difference between each frequency of pixel values in a histogram for a first region and each frequency of pixel values in a second region of the target image corresponding to the first region, the first region being one of regions each extending in a direction of blurring caused by movement. 1. An object detecting apparatus comprising:an image acquiring unit configured to acquire at least one target image for detection, the target image being captured within a second image capturing range included in a predetermined first image capturing range; anda determining unit configured to determine whether or not an object that is not captured in at least one reference image is captured in the target image, on the basis of a difference between each frequency of pixel values in a histogram for a first region and each frequency of pixel values in a second region of the target image corresponding to the first region, the first region being one of a plurality of regions each extending in a direction of blurring caused by movement in the reference image, the reference image being captured within the first image capturing range.2. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the determining unit determines a pixel of the second region having a pixel value whose frequency in the histogram is smaller than a predetermined first threshold to be an object candidate pixel that is a candidate of a pixel representing the object claim 1 , and determines that the object is present when the frequency of the pixel value of ...

UNMANNED TRANSPORT VEHICLE, UNMANNED TRANSPORT METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM

According to one embodiment, an unmanned transport vehicle includes: a moving body capable of autonomously traveling on a floor surface and having a docking portion connecting to the object; a detection sensor capable of detecting an approach side support leg, wherein, of the plurality of support legs in the object, a pair of support legs located on a docking side of the moving body are designated as approach side support legs, and a pair of support legs located on a side opposite to a docking side in a traveling direction of the moving body is used as depth side support legs; and a control device connected to the moving body and a first detection sensor. The moving body has a height capable of entering a bottom space surrounded by a lower surface of the load plate of the object, the plurality of support legs, and the floor surface. 1. An unmanned transport vehicle , capable of transporting an object to be transported including a load plate capable of loading luggage and a plurality of support legs that support at least four corners of the load plate , the unmanned transport vehicle comprising:a moving body capable of autonomously traveling on a floor surface and having a docking portion configured to connect to the object to be transported;a detection sensor capable of detecting an approach side support leg, wherein, of the plurality of support legs in the object to be transported, a pair of support legs located on a docking side of the moving body are designated as approach side support legs, and a pair of support legs located on a side opposite to a docking side in a traveling direction of the moving body is used as depth side support legs; anda control device connected to the moving body and a first detection sensor of the detection sensor,wherein the moving body has a height capable of entering a bottom space surrounded by a lower surface of the load plate of the object to be transported, the plurality of support legs, and the floor surface.2. The unmanned ...

IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND ON-VEHICLE APPARATUS

An image processing device according to an aspect of the embodiment includes an image generating unit that generates an image at a virtual viewpoint based on a captured image of an image capturing unit, and an image processing unit that generates an image in which an image for synthesis is displayed on the image at the virtual viewpoint. The image processing unit performs a process for decreasing visibility of the image for synthesis when the image at the virtual viewpoint is an image at a viewpoint location of the virtual viewpoint while the viewpoint location is moving.

MOTOR CONTROLLER

When a butting control is performed at a low temperature at which an oil temperature of an automatic transmission is equal to or lower than a predetermined value, a driving condition changing process is performed. In the driving condition changing process, an execution period from a starting of the butting control to an ending of the butting control is divided into a plurality of sections on the basis of a rotation angle of a motor. By making a torque of the motor greater and a rotation speed higher in a starting-section than in an ending-section, the execution period of the butting control is made short. By making the torque of the motor smaller and the rotation speed lower in the ending-section than in the starting-section, an amount of deformation of a component is made smaller when a part of a component is butted against a limit position so that a reference position can be learned accurately. 1. A motor controller comprising:a motor that functions as a driving source for a control target;an encoder that outputs a pulse signal in synchronism with rotation of the motor;a controlling unit that rotationally drives the motor to a target position while sequentially changing energization phases of the motor, based on a count value of the output signal of the encoder, the controlling unit learning a reference position by executing a butting control in which the motor is made to rotate until butting a limit position of a movable range of the control target;a temperature information obtaining unit that obtains a temperature, as temperature information, of the control target or obtains a temperature in correlation with the temperature of the control target; anda changing unit that performs a driving condition changing process when the butting control is performed at a low temperature at which the temperature information is not greater than a predetermined value,wherein:an execution period from a starting of the butting control to an ending of the butting control is divided ...

DEPOSIT DETECTION DEVICE AND DEPOSIT DETECTION METHOD

A deposit detection device according to an embodiment includes an adhesion detection module, a moving adhesion detection module, and a determination module. The adhesion detection module detects a deposit region corresponding to a deposit adhering to an imaging device, based on brightness information of an image captured by the imaging device. The moving adhesion detection module detects the deposit region detected during moving of the vehicle as a moving deposit region, from among the deposit regions detected by the adhesion detection module. When the area of the moving deposit region detected by the moving adhesion detection module is equal to or larger than a first threshold value, the determination module determines that there is a deposit. 1. A deposit detection device comprising:an adhesion detection module configured to detect a deposit region corresponding to a deposit adhering to an imaging device, based on brightness information of an image captured by the imaging device;a moving adhesion detection module configured to detect the deposit region detected during moving of a vehicle as a moving deposit region, from among the deposit regions detected by the adhesion detection module, anda determination module configured to determine that there is a deposit when an area of the moving deposit region detected by the moving adhesion detection module is equal to or larger than a first threshold value.2. The deposit detection device according to claim 1 , wherein the determination module determines that there is a deposit when an area of the deposit region detected by the adhesion detection module is equal to or larger than a second threshold value larger than the first threshold value.3. The deposit detection device according to claim 1 , whereinwhen, in the deposit region, an area of the deposit region at a certain position in the image is equal to or larger than a predetermined value, the determination module performs a process of excluding the area of the ...

FLUSH TOILET

The present invention is a flush toilet () including: a bowl portion () having a bowl-shaped waste receiving surface (), a rim portion (), and a well portion () formed at the bottom of the waste receiving surface; a discharge trap pipe () connected to the bottom portion of the well portion; a flush water guide portion () disposed on the waste receiving surface at the rear of the well portion so that flush water is directed toward the side wall surface inside the well portion; and a liquid membrane spouting portion () disposed on the rim portion, wherein this liquid membrane spouting portion induces a vertical circulating flow in the well portion, produced when discharged flush water assumes a liquid membrane form and collides with a flush water guide portion, and the colliding flush water drops along the side wall surface of the well portion. 1. A flush toilet flushed by flush water and discharging waste , comprising:a bowl portion including a bowl-shaped waste receiving surface, a rim portion formed on an upper portion of the waste receiving surface, and a well portion formed below the waste receiving surface for storing an accumulated water;a discharge trap pipe connected so as to communicate with a bottom portion of the well portion, thereby discharging the flush water and the waste;a flush water guide portion formed on the waste receiving surface at a rear of the well portion so that the flush water supplied to the bowl portion is guided toward a side wall surface on an inside of the well portion; anda liquid membrane spouting portion formed on the rim portion;wherein the liquid membrane spouting portion discharges the flush water in a liquid membrane form so that the discharged flush water collides with the flush water guide portion to induce a vertical circulating flow in the accumulated water of the well portion, by dropping the flush water along the side wall surface of the well portion.2. The flush toilet of claim 1 , wherein the flush water guide portion ...

ATTACHED OBJECT DETECTION APPARATUS

An attached object detection apparatus includes a memory and a controller coupled to the memory. The controller is configured to: extract one or more candidate regions from a captured image captured by an image capturing apparatus, each of the one or more candidate regions being a candidate for being an attached object region corresponding to a portion of the image in which an attached object is attached to the image capturing apparatus, the one or more candidate regions being extracted based on edges detected from pixels of the image; select, as one or more selection regions, one or more of the candidate regions satisfying predetermined selection conditions, from amongst the extracted one or more candidate regions; and determine, based on fluctuation of luminance distribution of pixels in the selected one or more selection regions, whether or not each of the one or more selection regions is the attached object region. 1. An attached object detection apparatus comprising:a memory; and extract one or more candidate regions from a captured image captured by an image capturing apparatus, each of the one or more candidate regions being a candidate for being an attached object region corresponding to a portion of the captured image in which an attached object is attached to the image capturing apparatus, the one or more candidate regions being extracted based on edges detected from pixels of the captured image captured by the image capturing apparatus;', 'select, as one or more selection regions, one or more of the candidate regions satisfying predetermined selection conditions that include a region size and a descriptive statistics value, from amongst the extracted one or more candidate regions; and', 'determine, based on fluctuation of luminance distribution of pixels in the selected one or more selection regions, whether or not each of the one or more selection regions is the attached object region., 'a controller coupled to the memory and configured to2. The attached ...

METHOD FOR DIAGNOSING FILM DEGRADATION

An object of the present invention is to provide a novel method for diagnosing film degradation which can identify the degraded state of a film based on a resin more efficiently and reliably than ever. In order to attain this object, a method for diagnosing the degradation of a film based on a resin is adopted, the method comprising using the following analysis method A and/or analysis method B, which is a non-destructive analysis method: analysis method A: confirming the presence or absence of abnormality in the film by visual observation and olfactometry, and analysis method B: confirming the presence or absence of an acid anhydride and a sign of hydrolysis reaction as to the film by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy analysis.

STORE AND ROBOT SYSTEM

A store of an embodiment includes a shelf, a conveyor, an elevator mechanism, a robot hand, and a robot mechanism. In the shelf, products can be displayed. The conveyor is arranged along the shelf. The conveyor is configured to convey a container in which the product is placed. The elevator mechanism is configured to move the container up and down. The robot hand is capable of griping the product. The robot mechanism is configured to perform positioning of the robot hand. The robot mechanism is configured to overlap at least a part of the conveyor in a top view. 1. A store comprising:a shelf that is capable of displaying products thereon;a conveyor that is arranged along the shelf and to convey a container in which the product is placed;an elevator mechanism to move the container up and down;a robot hand capable of griping the product; anda robot mechanism to perform positioning of the robot hand and to overlap at least a part of the conveyor in a top view.2. The store according to claim 1 , further comprising:a front yard that is located on an extraction area which the product is taken out from the shelf; anda back yard that is located on the side opposite to the front yard with the shelf interposed therebetween and in which the conveyor, the elevator mechanism, and the robot mechanism are arranged.3. The store according to claim 1 ,wherein the conveyor is a roller conveyor in which a plurality of rollers are arranged with a gap therebetween, andthe elevator mechanism includes a gap passing member to move up and down through the gap.4. The store according to claim 1 , further comprising:doors that are arranged at a start and an end of the conveyor and through which the container enters and leaves.5. The store according to claim 1 , further comprising:a branch conveyor that branches from the conveyor, anda stock yard that is arranged at an end of the branch conveyor.6. The store according to claim 1 , further comprising:a lower floor on which the shelf is arranged, ...

ATTACHABLE MATTER DETECTION APPARATUS

An attachable matter detection apparatus includes a controller configured to function as an extractor and a detector. The extractor extracts edge information of each pixel contained in a photographic image photographed by an imaging device. The detector detects a candidate area estimated to have a water droplet out of the photographic image based on a matching result between (i) each of the pixels converted into a predetermined data format based on the edge information extracted by the extractor and (ii) a template representing a water droplet and having the data format. The detector calculates a matching frequency with the template for a predetermined area along a contour of the candidate area, and excludes the candidate area when the candidate area satisfies a predetermined exclusion condition based on the matching frequency. 1. An attachable matter detection apparatus comprising a controller configured to function as:an extractor that extracts edge information of each pixel contained in a photographic image photographed by an imaging device; anda detector that detects a candidate area estimated to have a water droplet out of the photographic image based on a matching result between (i) each of the pixels converted into a predetermined data format based on the edge information extracted by the extractor and (ii) a template representing a water droplet and having the data format, whereinthe detector calculates a matching frequency with the template for a predetermined area along a contour of the candidate area, arid excludes the candidate area when the candidate area satisfies a predetermined exclusion condition based on the matching frequency.2. The attachable matter detection apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the detector excludes the candidate area when a matching frequency for any one of four sides of the candidate area is larger than a predetermined threshold value.3. The attachable matter detection apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the detector ...

BOUNDARY ACOUSTIC WAVE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME

A boundary acoustic wave device includes a first medium, a second medium, and an IDT electrode disposed at an interface between the first medium and the second medium, the IDT electrode having an Au layer defining a main electrode layer, wherein a Ni layer is laminated so as to contact at least one surface of the Au layer, and a portion of Ni defining the Ni layer is diffused from the Ni layer side surface of the Au layer toward the inside of the Au layer.

CIRCULAR POLARIZED ARRAY ANTENNA AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS

A circular polarized array antenna includes an antenna layer and a ground layer. The antenna layer includes a plurality of antenna elements disposed at different positions in plan view. Each of the antenna elements is composed of a circular polarized antenna. The ground layer faces the antenna layer. The ground layer includes a plurality of ground patterns separated from each other. Each of the ground patterns faces one or more of the antenna elements.

BLOCK COPOLYMER AND PRODUCTION METHOD OF THE SAME

A block comprised of a copolymer is obtained by ring-opening polymerization of a cyclic polyarylene sulfide, so that a block copolymer is produced to have a maximum peak molecular weight measured by size exclusion chromatography (SEC) in a range of not less than 2,000 and less than 2,000,000 and have a unimodal molecular weight distribution in this range. 1. A block copolymer , comprisingas a block comprised of the block copolymer, a polyarylene sulfide component block prepared from a cyclic polyarylene sulfide as raw material, whereina remaining block comprised of the block copolymer uses a cyclic compound different from the cyclic polyarylene sulfide as raw material, and the block copolymer has a maximum peak molecular weight measured by size exclusion chromatography (SEC) in a range of not less than 2,000 and less than 2,000,000 and having a unimodal molecular weight distribution in this range.5. The block copolymer according to claim 3 , comprising5 to 95% by weight of the polyphenylene sulfide component block expressed by the general formula (ii) and 95 to 5% by weight of at least one polymer component block selected from the group consisting of a polyamide, a polyester, a polycarbonate, a polysulfone and a poly(phenylene ether ether ketone).7. (canceled)8. A production method of a block copolymer claim 3 , comprising:(a) step of ring-opening polymerization of a cyclic polyarylene sulfide in the presence of an initiator; and(b) step of ring-opening polymerization of a cyclic compound different from the cyclic polyarylene sulfide in the presence of an initiator,wherein one step out of the step (a) and the step (b) is performed with mixing a product obtained in the other step with the cyclic compound used as raw material in one step.9. The production method of the block copolymer according to claim 8 ,wherein the cyclic compound used in the step (b) is one cyclic compound selected from the group consisting of a cyclic amide, a cyclic ester, a cyclic polycarbonate ...

ATTACHED SUBSTANCE DETECTION DEVICE AND ATTACHED SUBSTANCE DETECTION METHOD

An attached substance detection device according to an embodiment includes a calculation unit and a determination unit. The calculation unit calculates a score of a divided region that is provided by dividing a predetermined target region, based on an edge intensity in each pixel region of a captured image that is captured by an image-capturing device. The determination unit determines whether or not the target region is an attached substance region where an attached substance is attached to a lens of the image-capturing device, based on the score that is calculated by the calculation unit. 1. An attached substance detection device , comprising:a calculation unit that calculates a score of a divided region that is provided by dividing a predetermined target region, based on an edge intensity in each pixel region of a captured image that is captured by an image-capturing device; anda determination unit that determines whether or not the target region is an attached substance region where an attached substance is attached to a lens of the image-capturing device, based on the score that is calculated by the calculation unit.2. The attached substance detection device according to claim 1 , whereinthe calculation unit calculates a point that is dependent on the edge intensity for each pixel region and calculates a score based on a sum of points in each divided region, andthe determination unit determines the target region as the attached substance region in a case where a sum of scores of divided regions that are included in the target region satisfies a threshold condition.3. The attached substance detection device according to claim 1 , whereinthe calculation unit calculates the score based on whether or not the edge intensity is within a predetermined range, andthe determination unit determines the attached substance region in a case where a sum of scores that are included in the target region satisfies a threshold condition.4. The attached substance detection device ...

METHOD FOR PRODUCING EPSILON-CAPROLACTAM

The present invention relates to a method of producing ε-caprolactam, the method including the following steps (A) and (B): (A) a step of reacting 5-cyanovaleramide with hydrogen in an aqueous solvent in a presence of a hydrogenation catalyst to obtain a 5-cyanovaleramide hydrogenation reaction mixture; (B) a step of heating the 5-cyanovaleramide hydrogenation reaction mixture at a temperature of 180° C. or higher and 300° C. or lower in an aqueous solvent to obtain ε-caprolactam.

OPERATION DEVICE, ROBOTIC SURGICAL SYSTEM AND OPERATION-DEVICE CONTROL METHOD

An operation device according to this disclosure includes a control device configures to execute following control that keep an angle formed by a second link part and a first link part at a predetermined angle, and a rotation amount of a following link part about a following rotation axis in a case in which an absolute value of a moving speed of a wrist part is smaller than a predetermined threshold(s) is smaller than in a case in which the absolute value is not smaller than the predetermined threshold(s).

EXTRANEOUS-MATTER DETECTING APPARATUS AND EXTRANEOUS-MATTER DETECTING METHOD

An extraneous-matter detecting apparatus according to an embodiment includes a first extraction unit, a second extraction unit, and a detection unit. The first extraction extracts a first pixel group of first pixels included in a captured image captured by an image capturing device. Each of the first pixels has a luminance gradient directed outward from a predetermined center region. The second extraction unit extracts a second pixel group of second pixels included in the captured image. Each of the second pixels has a luminance gradient directed inward toward the predetermined center region. The detection unit combines the first pixel group, extracted by the first extraction unit, and the second pixel group, extracted by the second extraction unit, with each other so as to detect an extraneous matter adhered to the image capturing device. 1. An extraneous-matter detecting apparatus comprising:a first extraction unit that extracts a first pixel group of first pixels included in a captured image captured by an image capturing device, each of the first pixels having a luminance gradient directed outward from a predetermined center region;a second extraction unit that extracts a second pixel group of second pixels included in the captured image, each of the second pixels having a luminance gradient directed inward toward the predetermined center region; anda detection unit that combines the first pixel group, extracted by the first extraction unit, and the second pixel group, extracted by the second extraction unit, with each other so as to detect an extraneous matter adhered to the image capturing device.2. The extraneous-matter detecting apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein a generation unit that integrates a first region and a second region to generate an integrated region, the first region extending from the first pixel group toward the predetermined center region, and the second region extending from the second pixel group toward the predetermined center ...

Structured nanoporous materials, manufacture of structured nanoporous materials and applications of structured nanoporous materials

A method is disclosed for manufacturing a structured polymeric material. In the method, a body is provided comprising a substantially homogenous precursor polymeric material. An interference pattern of electromagnetic radiation is set up within the body to form a partially cross-linked polymeric material, the interference pattern comprising maxima and minima of intensity of the electromagnetic radiation, the interference pattern thereby causing spatially differential cross linking of the precursor polymeric material to form crosslinked regions having relatively high cross linking density and non-crosslinked regions having relatively low cross linking density, the crosslinked regions and non-crosslinked regions corresponding to the maxima and minima of intensity of the electromagnetic radiation, respectively. The partially cross-linked polymeric material is then contacted with a solvent to cause expansion and crazing of at least some of the non-crosslinked regions to form a structured polymeric material containing pores. 132-. (canceled)33. A polymeric structure having a plurality of lamellae , adjacent lamellae being spaced apart by an intervening spacing layer wherein the spacing layer comprises an array of spacing elements integrally formed with and extending between the adjacent lamellae , the spacing layer having interconnected porosity extending within the spacing layer.34. The polymeric structure according to wherein the lamellae are substantially non-porous.35. The polymeric structure according to and having a first region and a second region claim 33 , adjacent the first region claim 33 , wherein the first region differs from the second region in that the first region is a nanoporous material having the plurality of lamellae claim 33 , adjacent lamellae being spaced apart by the intervening spacing layer.36. The polymeric structure according to and having a first region and a second region claim 33 , each having the plurality of lamellae claim 33 , adjacent ...

BOUNDARY ACOUSTIC WAVE RESONATOR AND LADDER FILTER

In a boundary acoustic wave resonator, apodization weighting is performed on an IDT electrode so that an intersecting width decreases as a location moves outward in a boundary acoustic wave propagation direction. An inner side of a first busbar includes inclined portions that are disposed a predetermined distance from an envelope portion B1 on the side of the first busbar. An inner side of a second busbar includes inclined portions that are disposed a predetermined distance from an envelope portion on the side of second busbar. The sum of the numbers of electrode fingers and dummy electrodes that a straight line extending from the end of at least one of electrode fingers in the boundary acoustic wave propagation direction crosses before reaching the side of the first busbar or the side of the second busbar is equal to or greater than 5.

DIALOGUE GENERATION APPARATUS AND DIALOGUE GENERATION METHOD

A dialogue generation apparatus includes a reception unit configured to receive a first text from a dialogue partner, an information storage unit configured to store profile information specific to a person who can be the dialogue partner and a fixed-pattern text associated with the person, a presentation unit configured to present the first text to a user, a speech recognition unit configured to perform speech recognition on speech the user has uttered about the first text presented to the user, and generate a speech recognition result showing the content of the speech, a generation unit configured to generate a second text from the profile information about the dialogue partner, fixed-pattern text about the dialogue partner, and the speech recognition result, and a transmission unit configured to transmit the second text to the dialogue partner.

SHIFT RANGE CONTROL DEVICE

A shift range control device includes a drive circuit, a voltage detector, and a controller. The drive circuit includes switching elements, and is shared by a plurality of winding sets. The voltage detector detects terminal voltages of respective phases. The controller controls energization of the winding sets by controlling on and off operations of the switching elements, and controls interruption units each capable of switching between conduction and interruption of power from a power supply to a corresponding winding set. The controller performs disconnection diagnosis based on the terminal voltage during energization of the winding sets in a control state where one of the interruption units is controlled to conduct the power and a remaining interruption unit is controlled to interrupt the power. 1. A shift range control device configured to control driving of an actuator including a plurality of winding sets for controlling a shift range switching system , the shift range control device comprising:a drive circuit that includes a plurality of switching elements, and is shared by the plurality of winding sets;a voltage detector that detects terminal voltages of respective phases; and an energization control section configured to control on and off operations of the switching elements to control energization of the winding sets,', 'an interruption unit control section configured to control a plurality of interruption units each of which is capable of switching between conduction and interruption of power from a power supply to a corresponding one of the winding sets, and', 'an abnormality monitoring section configured to monitor an abnormality of the shift range switching system, wherein, 'a controller that includes'}the abnormality monitoring section performs a disconnection diagnosis based on the terminal voltages that are generated during energization of the winding sets in a control state where one of the interruption units is controlled to conduct the power ...

ATTACHABLE MATTER DETECTION APPARATUS

A decision part decides a representative edge direction using a predetermined angle range as a unit for each pixel area of a plurality of pixel areas of a photographic image photographed by a camera based on an edge angle of each pixel contained in the pixel area. An extractor extracts two of the pixel areas that are adjacent to each other as a pair area among the pixel areas of the photographic image, when the two pixel areas that are adjacent to each other have opposite representative edge directions. A determination part determines whether or not there is an attachable matter on a lens of the camera based on at least one of (1) a number of the pair areas extracted by the extractor and (2) a total sum of edge intensities of the pixel areas contained in the pair areas. 1. An attachable matter detection apparatus comprising a controller configured to function as:a decision part that decides a representative edge direction using a predetermined angle range as a unit for each pixel area of a plurality of pixel areas of a photographic image photographed by a camera, the representative edge direction being determined for each of the pixel areas based on an edge angle of each pixel contained in the pixel area;an extractor that extracts two of the pixel areas that are adjacent to each other as a pair area among the pixel areas of the photographic image, when the two pixel areas that are adjacent to each other have opposite representative edge directions; anda determination part that determines whether or not there is an attachable matter on a lens of the camera based on at least one of (1) a number of the pair areas extracted by the extractor and (2) a total sum of edge intensities of the pixel areas contained in the pair areas.2. The attachable matter detection apparatus according to claim 1 , whereinthe determination part determines that a non-attached state exists in which there is no attachable matter on the lens when at least one of the number of the pair areas and ...

IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS

A first interpolation processor of an image processing apparatus performs a first interpolation process, using values of a plurality of input pixels of an input image aligned in an arranged direction that is one of a horizontal direction and a vertical direction. Thus, the first interpolation processor derives a value of each of a plurality of noted points on an inclined interpolation line inclined relative to the horizontal direction and extending through a location of a processed pixel of an output image. Moreover, second interpolation processor derives a value of the processed pixel by performing a second interpolation process, using the derived values of the plurality of noted points on the inclined interpolation line. 1. An image processing apparatus that generates an output image from an input image by changing a size of the input image , the image processing apparatus comprising:a first interpolation processor that derives values of a plurality of noted points on an inclined interpolation line by performing a first interpolation process, the first interpolation process using values of a plurality of input pixels of the input image aligned in an arranged direction that is one of a horizontal direction and a vertical direction to derive the value for each of the noted points, the inclined interpolation line extending through a location of a processed pixel of the output image and being inclined relative to the horizontal direction; anda second interpolation processor that derives a value of the processed pixel by performing a second interpolation process, using the derived values of the plurality of noted points on the inclined interpolation line.2. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:an edge processor that derives information of a processed edge of the processed pixel of the output image.3. The image processing apparatus according to claim 2 , whereinthe first interpolation processor performs the first interpolation process ...

PERMANENT MAGNET RECOVERY DEVICE AND PERMANENT MAGNET RECOVERY METHOD

Provided are a permanent magnet recovery device and a permanent magnet recovery method capable of recovering, without degradation of permanent magnet properties, a permanent magnet attached to a laminated steel sheet, having an insulating film, via a resin material. A permanent magnet recovery device includes a heat-treating furnace that stores a permanent magnet holder in which permanent magnets are attached thereto, having insulating films, via a resin material and a high-frequency wave absorbent is provided at each end portion of the permanent magnet holder in a lamination direction of the laminated steel sheet so as to contact at least the resin material, and a microwave generator that emits microwaves into the heat-treating furnace. In this aspect, the permanent magnet holder is a predetermined rotating electrical machine rotor, and a high-frequency wave absorbent is further provided along an outer peripheral portion of the laminated steel sheet of the rotor.

DEPOSIT DETECTION DEVICE AND DEPOSIT DETECTION METHOD

A deposit detection device according to an embodiment includes a detection module, an extraction module, and an identification module. The detection module detects a candidate region for a deposit region corresponding to a deposit adhering to an imaging device, based on brightness information for each of small regions into which a predetermined region in an image captured by the imaging device is divided. The extraction module extracts, as a boundary region, the small region in which a brightness difference value from the small region adjacent to the small region is equal to or larger than a predetermined threshold value, from among the small regions included in the candidate region detected by the detection module. The identification module identifies the candidate region as the deposit region when the number of boundary regions extracted by the extraction module satisfies a predetermined identification condition. 1. A deposit detection device comprising:a detection module configured to detect a candidate region for a deposit region corresponding to a deposit adhering to an imaging device, based on brightness information for each of small regions into which a predetermined region in an image captured by the imaging device is divided;an extraction module configured to extract, as a boundary region, the small region in which a brightness difference value from the small region adjacent to the small region is equal to or larger than a predetermined threshold value, from among the small regions included in the candidate region detected by the detection module; andan identification module configured to identify the candidate region as the deposit region when the number of the boundary regions extracted by the extraction module satisfies a predetermined identification condition.2. The deposit detection device according to claim 1 , wherein the identification module identifies the candidate region as the deposit region when an identification count number indicating the ...

INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT

An information processing device includes: circuitry configured to: obtain a captured image including position identification information identifying a position at which a virtual abject representing a target to be placed is to be displayed; generate a composite image in which the virtual object is combined at a position on the captured image, the position identified by the position identification information; receive an operation causing the virtual object included in the composite image, to operate; and control display depicting operation of the virtual object based on display setting information including specification information defining specifications of the target to be placed, in response to the operation receiving unit receiving the operation causing the virtual object to operate. 1. An information processing device comprising: obtain a captured image including position identification information identifying a position at which a virtual object representing a target to be placed is to be displayed;', 'generate a composite image in which the virtual object is combined at a position on the captured image, the position identified by the position identification information;', 'receive an operation causing the virtual object included in the composite image, to operate; and', 'control display depicting operation of the virtual object based on display setting information including specification information defining specifications of the target to be placed, in response to the operation receiving unit receiving the operation causing the virtual object to operate., 'circuitry configured to2. The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to:receive the display setting information; andstore the display setting information.3. The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is:further configured to receive an operation selecting a piece of identification information of the virtual ...

Construction Machine

Disclosed is a construction machine that enables an operator to operate a vehicle width changing control lever while visually confirming positions of crawlers. The construction machine includes a lower track structure whose left and right crawler track devices A and B are adapted to change in spatial interval, and an upper swing structure swingably mounted above the lower track structure. The construction machine further includes a hydraulically actuated cylinder for changing vehicle width, disposed between the left and right crawler track devices, the vehicle width changing cylinder changing the interval between the left and right crawler track devices upon supply and discharge of a hydraulic fluid being controlled by a vehicle width changing control valve, and a vehicle width changing control lever disposed on a left section of a swing body support structure relative to an operator's seat , the vehicle width changing control lever operating the vehicle width changing control valve. 1. A construction machine comprising:a lower track structure whose left and right crawler track devices are adapted to change in spatial interval; a swing frame that forms a support structure,', 'a counterweight disposed at a rear section of the swing frame,', 'a seat base supported by the swing frame, disposed at a front side of the counterweight, and forming a swing body support structure in combination with the swing frame,', "an operator's seat placed on the seat base, and", "a floor panel positioned at a front side of the seat base and the operator's seat and forming an operator's accessway;"], 'an upper swing structure swingably mounted above the lower track structure, the upper swing structure including'}a hydraulically actuated cylinder for changing vehicle width, disposed between the left and right crawler track devices, the vehicle width changing cylinder changing the interval between the left and right crawler track devices upon supply and discharge of a hydraulic fluid being ...

METHOD FOR PRODUCING epsilon-CAPROLACTAM

The present invention is a method of producing ε-caprolactam through adipamide as an intermediate, and characteristically includes a lactamization step of reacting adipamide, formed from a material compound, with hydrogen and ammonia in the presence of a catalyst containing: a metal oxide mainly containing an oxide(s) of one or more metallic elements selected from the group consisting of metallic elements of group 5 and groups 7 to 14 in the 4th to 6th periods of the periodic table; and a metal and/or a metal compound having a hydrogenation ability. The method can increase the selectivity of ε-caprolactam. 1. A method of producing ε-caprolactam through adipamide as an intermediate , the method comprising a lactamization step of reacting adipamide , formed from a material compound , with hydrogen and ammonia in the presence of a catalyst and a solvent , wherein the catalyst comprising:a metal oxide mainly containing an oxide(s) of one or more metallic elements selected from the group consisting of metallic elements of group 5 and groups 7 to 14 in the 4th to 6th periods of the periodic table; anda metal and/or a metal compound having a hydrogenation ability.4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the material compound is one or more carboxylic acids selected from the group consisting of adipic acid claim 1 , muconic acid claim 1 , 3-hydroxyadipic acid claim 1 , α-hydromuconic acid claim 1 , 3-hydroxyadipic acid-3 claim 1 ,6-lactone claim 1 , and muconolactone claim 1 , or a salt(s) thereof claim 1 , or a mixture thereof.5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the oxide(s) of the metallic element(s) is/are an oxide(s) of one or more metallic elements selected from the group consisting of vanadium claim 1 , niobium claim 1 , tantalum claim 1 , manganese claim 1 , iron claim 1 , cobalt claim 1 , nickel claim 1 , copper claim 1 , zinc claim 1 , gallium claim 1 , indium claim 1 , thorium claim 1 , germanium claim 1 , tin claim 1 , and lead.6. The method ...

DRAWING APPARATUS AND DRAWING SYSTEM

According to an embodiment, a drawing apparatus includes a drive unit, a distance acquisition unit, and a drive controller. The drive unit vibrates the drawing apparatus. The distance acquisition unit acquires a distance between the drawing apparatus and a device. The drive controller drives the drive unit at a first amplitude when: the drawing apparatus is in a drawing mode, the drawing apparatus and the device are determined to be within a first distance based on the acquired distance, and the drawing apparatus is determined to be moving. The drive controller drives the drive unit at a second amplitude greater than the first amplitude when: the drawing apparatus is in the drawing mode, the drawing apparatus and the device are determined to be in contact with each other based on the acquired distance, and the drawing apparatus is determined to be moving. 1. A drawing apparatus comprising:a drive unit configured to vibrate the drawing apparatus;a distance acquisition unit configured to acquire a distance between the drawing apparatus and a device; anda drive controller configured to:drive the drive unit at a first amplitude when:the drawing apparatus is in a drawing mode,the drawing apparatus and the device are predetermined to be within a first distance based on the acquired distance, and the drawing apparatus is determined to be moving; and drive the drive unit at a second amplitude greater than the first amplitude when:the drawing apparatus is in the drawing mode;the drawing apparatus and the device are determined to be in contact with each other based on the acquired distance; and the drawing apparatus is determined to be moving.2. The drawing apparatus of claim 1 , whereinthe drive controller is configured to stop driving of the drive unit when at least one of:the drawing apparatus is not in the drawing mode; andthe drawing apparatus is determined not to be moving.3. The drawing apparatus of claim 1 , whereinthe drive unit has at least one peak vibration ...

MOBILE BODY, CONTROL DEVICE, SURROUNDING OBJECT DETECTOR, AND MONITORING DEVICE

A mobile body, a control device, a surrounding object detector, and a monitoring device capable of controlling a safety system of a mobile body having an omnidirectional movement mechanism with a simple configuration are provided. A mobile body according to an embodiment includes drive wheels, a rotational velocity detector, an object detector, a controller, and a changer. The drive wheels are three or more drive wheels that allows the mobile body to move in all directions, and the respective drive wheels are driven independently. The rotational velocity detector detects respective rotational velocities of the drive wheels. The object detector detects an object around the mobile body. The controller decelerates or stops the mobile body when an object is detected in a monitoring area by the object detector. The changer changes a range of the monitoring area on the basis of the respective rotational velocities of the drive wheels detected by the rotational velocity detector.

SELF-LOCATION ESTIMATION APPARATUS AND SELF-LOCATION ESTIMATION METHOD

A self-location estimation apparatus and a self-location estimation method which can more accurately estimate a self-location are provided. A self-location estimation apparatus according to an embodiment is installable at a cart which is movable on the basis of an environment map. The self-location estimation apparatus according to the embodiment includes a distance sensor device configured to measure a distance thereof from an object, an angle sensor device configured to measure a measurement range of the distance sensor device, which fluctuates due to rocking along with movement of the cart, and an estimation device configured to estimate a self-location on the basis of a position of a mark installed at the environment and which is identified using the environment map, the distance, intensity of reflected light, and the measurement range. 1. A self-location estimation apparatus installable at a cart which is movable on the basis of an environment map , the self-location estimation apparatus comprising:a distance sensor device configured to measure a distance thereof from an object;an angle sensor device configured to measure a measurement range of the distance sensor device, which fluctuates due to rocking along with movement of the cart; andan estimation device configured to estimate a self-location on the basis of a position of a mark installed on the object and which is identified using the environment map, the distance, and the measurement range.2. A self-location estimation apparatus installable at a cart which is movable on the basis of an environment map , the self-location estimation apparatus comprising:a distance sensor device configured to measure a distance thereof from an object;a wireless tag reader device configured to detect a wireless tag installed near a mark installed on the object; andan estimation device configured to estimate a self-location on the basis of a position of the mark identified using the environment map and the distance, and the ...

DEPOSIT DETECTION DEVICE AND DEPOSIT DETECTION METHOD

A deposit detection device according to an embodiment includes a detection module and a storage processing module. The detection module detects a deposit region corresponding to a deposit adhering to an imaging device, based on brightness information of an image captured by the imaging device. The storage processing module stores deposit information on the deposit region in a storage unit that is nonvolatile, when an ignition power of a vehicle is turned off in a state in which the deposit region is detected. For an initial detection process after the ignition power is turned on, the detection module detects the deposit region based on the deposit information stored in the storage unit. 1. A deposit detection device comprising:a detection module configured to detect a deposit region corresponding to a deposit adhering to an imaging device, based on brightness information of an image captured by the imaging device; anda storage processing module configured to store deposit information on the deposit region in a storage unit that is nonvolatile, when an ignition power of a vehicle is turned off in a state in which the deposit region is detected, whereinfor an initial detection process after the ignition power is turned on, the detection module detects the deposit region based on the deposit information stored in the storage unit.2. The deposit detection device according to claim 1 , wherein the detection module detects the deposit region based on a result of comparison between the brightness information of an image captured initially after the ignition power is turned on and the deposit information stored in the storage unit.3. The deposit detection device according to claim 1 , whereinthe detection module calculates the brightness information for each of small regions into which a predetermined region in the image is divided and, when number of the small regions in which the brightness information satisfies a predetermined deposit condition is equal to or larger than ...

DEPOSIT DETECTION DEVICE AND DEPOSIT DETECTION METHOD

A deposit detection device according to an embodiment includes an extraction module and a detection module. The extraction module extracts a candidate region for a deposit from a captured image captured by an imaging device. The detection module detects, as a deposit region, a region in which the area of the candidate region is equal to or larger than a predetermined area and the amount of brightness change between pixels in the candidate region is equal to or smaller than a predetermined amount of change. 1. A deposit detection device comprising:an extraction module configured to extract a candidate region for a deposit from a captured image captured by an imaging device; anda detection module configured to detect, as a deposit region, a region in which an area of the candidate region is equal to or larger than a predetermined area and an amount of brightness change between pixels in the candidate region is equal to or smaller than a predetermined amount of change.2. The deposit detection device according to claim 1 , wherein the detection module detects claim 1 , as the deposit region claim 1 , a region in which the area of the candidate region is equal to or larger than the predetermined area and each of the amounts of brightness change between pixels in pixel rows in a horizontal direction and a vertical direction in the candidate region is equal to or smaller than the predetermined amount of change.3. The deposit detection device according to claim 1 , wherein the extraction module extracts the candidate region based on an amount of feature of pixels obtained by skipping by a predetermined skip width in the captured image.4. The deposit detection device according to claim 1 , further comprising a storage unit configured to store rectangular information of the deposit region detected in a past captured image claim 1 , whereinthe detection module detects, as the deposit region, a region in which the amount of brightness change is equal to or smaller than the ...

TERMINAL DEVICE

(PROBLEM) Provided is a very user-friendly terminal device.

TERMINAL DEVICE AND SERVER DEVICE PROVIDING GAME, AND METHOD PROVIDING GAME

A service device provides a multiplayer game which a user can enjoy by a new technique. The server device includes a storage unit for storing information on at least one predetermined team operated by a predetermined player corresponding to a terminal device and made up of a plurality of characters; a first control unit for transmitting to the terminal device information on other players corresponding to other terminal devices located within a predetermined distance from the location of the terminal device; and a second control unit for controlling a game between the at least one predetermined team and an opponent character, and transmitting information on a specified character selected from among a plurality of characters constituting at least one other team operated by the other players to the terminal device as a candidate for an additional character to be added to the at least one predetermined team. 1. A server device comprising:a storage unit for storing information on at least one predetermined team operated by a predetermined player corresponding to a terminal device and made up of a plurality of characters;a first control unit for transmitting to the terminal device information on at least one other player corresponding to at least one other terminal device located within a predetermined distance from the location of the terminal device; anda second control unit for controlling a game played by the at least one predetermined team against an opponent character, said second control unit transmitting to the terminal device information on specified characters selected from among a plurality of characters forming at least one other team operated by the at least one other player as candidates for an additional character to be added to the at least one predetermined team.2. The server device according to claim 1 , wherein the second control unit receives from the terminal device information on a specified character selected by the predetermined player as the ...

ERRONEOUS MOUNTING PREVENTION SYSTEM

ANTENNA, MODULE SUBSTRATE, AND MODULE

An antenna includes a first main conductor, a second main conductor, a first facing conductor, and a second facing conductor. The first main conductor includes a first end part and a second end part which is located on one side of a first direction relative to the first end part. The second main conductor includes a third end part adjacent to the first end part and a fourth end part which is located on the other side of the first direction relative to the third end part. The first facing conductor faces the first main conductor in a second direction intersecting with the first direction. The second facing conductor faces the second main conductor in the second direction. A pair of the facing conductors include portions outside a pair of the main conductors in the first direction.

DEPOSIT DETECTION DEVICE AND DEPOSIT DETECTION METHOD

A deposit detection device according to an embodiment includes a detection module, a determination module, and an identification module. The detection module detects a deposit region corresponding to a deposit adhering to an imaging device, based on brightness information of an image captured by the imaging device. The determination module determines whether variation in brightness information in a predetermined region of the image is within a predetermined range, in a period after a vehicle is stopped in a state in which the deposit region is detected by the detection module. The identification module identifies brightness information serving as a determination criterion of the deposit region when the determination module determines that the variation in brightness information is within a predetermined range. 1. A deposit detection device comprising:a detection module configured to detect a deposit region corresponding to a deposit adhering to an imaging device, based on brightness information of an image captured by the imaging device;a determination module configured to determine whether variation in brightness information in a predetermined region of the image is within a predetermined range, in a period after a vehicle is stopped in a state in which the deposit region is detected by the detection module; andan identification module configured to identify brightness information serving as a determination criterion of the deposit region when the determination module determines that the variation in brightness information is within the predetermined range.2. The deposit detection device according to claim 1 , wherein the determination module determines that the variation in brightness information is within the predetermined range when a difference in brightness average in a predetermined region between the image at present and the image in past is smaller than a predetermined value.3. The deposit detection device according to claim 1 , further comprising a removal ...

ATTACHABLE MATTER DETECTION APPARATUS AND ATTACHABLE MATTER DETECTION METHOD

An attachable matter detection apparatus according to an embodiment includes an acquirement unit, a creation unit, and a determination unit. The acquirement unit acquires a determination target area of an attachable matter from a photographic image. The creation unit creates histograms of at least an edge intensity, luminance, and saturation for the determination target area acquired by the acquirement unit. The determination unit determines whether or not the attachable matter exists in the determination target area on the basis of a ratio of frequency of each grade in each of the histograms created by the creation unit. 1. An attachable matter detection apparatus comprising:an acquirement unit configured to acquire a determination target area of an attachable matter from a photographic image;a creation unit configured to create histograms of at least an edge intensity, luminance, and saturation for the determination target area acquired by the acquirement unit; anda determination unit configured to determine whether or not the attachable matter exists in the determination target area on the basis of a ratio of frequency of each grade in each of the histograms created by the creation unit.2. The attachable matter detection apparatus according to claim 1 ,wherein the acquirement unit acquires a detection area estimated that there is the attachable matter by executing a predetermined detection algorithm in advance on the basis of the photographic image as the determination target area, andthe determination unit determines that the attachable matter does not exist in the detection area in a case where the ratio of the frequency of each grade of the histogram created by the creation unit satisfies a predetermined exclusion condition, and excludes the detection area from a processing target of a rear stage.3. The attachable matter detection apparatus according to claim 2 ,wherein the creation unit creates the histogram by classifying each of the edge intensity, the ...

MOVABLE OBJECT, DISTANCE MEASUREMENT METHOD, AND DISTANCE MEASUREMENT PROGRAM

A movable object includes: a vehicle body; a distance measurement part configured to measure a distance to a physical object; an orientation measurement part configured to measure an orientation angle of the vehicle body; and a control device connected to the distance measurement part and the orientation measurement part. The control device acquires a measurement value of a detection range from the distance measurement part, calculates a valid range of the detection range on the basis of the orientation angle acquired from the orientation measurement part, and invalidates the measurement value of an invalid range not included in the valid range.

INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM

An information processing apparatus according to an embodiment includes an imaging unit that obtains a captured image including position identification information identifying a position in which a virtual object represented by an image including an immovable part and a movable part is to be displayed; a generator that generates a composite image obtained by combining the virtual object with the captured image in the position thereof identified by the position identification information; a display unit that displays thereon the composite image; an operation receiver that receives an operation on the movable part included in the composite image displayed on the display unit; and a display controller that controls the display of the movable part, based on display setting information for displaying the virtual object, when the operation receiver has received the operation on the movable part. 1. An information processing apparatus comprising:an imaging unit that obtains a captured image including position identification information identifying a position in which a virtual object represented by an image including an immovable part and a movable part is to be displayed;a generator that generates a composite image obtained by combining the virtual object with the captured image in the position thereof identified by the position identification information;a display unit that displays thereon the composite image;an operation receiver that receives an operation on the movable part included in the composite image displayed on the display unit; anda display controller that controls the display of the movable part, based on display setting information for displaying the virtual object, when the operation receiver has received the operation on the movable part.2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:a communication unit that receives the display setting information; anda storage unit that stores the display setting information.3. The ...

DETECTION SYSTEM, PROCESSING APPARATUS, MOVEMENT OBJECT, DETECTION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM

A detection system includes an acquisition portion scanning light to acquire point-cloud information corresponding to a plurality of positions of a detection target object; an estimation portion using consistency with an outer shape model of the detection target object to estimate a location and attitude of the detection target object based on the point-cloud information; and an output portion outputting information relating to a movement target location based on an estimation result, wherein the estimation portion fits an outer shape model indicating an outer shape of the detection target object to a point cloud according to the point-cloud information, and uses point-cloud information existing outside the outer shape model to estimate the location and the attitude of the detection target object.

ERRONEOUS MOUNTING PREVENTION SYSTEM

ELECTRONIC DEVICE CONNECTING TWO APPLICATIONS

A receiving unit receives an execution request for an internal application from an external device. A determining unit determines whether the external device that has transmitted the execution request is set as a communication target of the internal application for which the execution request has been received. If it has been determined that the external device is set as the communication target, a verifying unit verifies a version of the external application executed in the external device. If the verified version is no earlier than a threshold, an execution controlling unit executes the internal application. If the verified version is older than the threshold, an informing unit issues a warning.

IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND ON-VEHICLE APPARATUS

An image processing device according to an aspect of the embodiment includes an image generating unit that generates an image at a virtual viewpoint based on a captured image of an image capturing unit, and an image processing unit that generates an image in which an image for synthesis is displayed on the image at the virtual viewpoint. The image processing unit performs a process for decreasing visibility of the image for synthesis when the image at the virtual viewpoint is an image at a viewpoint location of the virtual viewpoint while the viewpoint location is moving.

ADHERING SUBSTANCE DETECTION APPARATUS AND ADHERING SUBSTANCE DETECTION METHOD

An adhering substance detection apparatus according to an embodiment includes a calculating unit and a determining unit. The calculating unit calculates, for each cell composed of a predetermined number of pixels in a captured image, an edge feature value that is based on edge vectors in the pixels, and that classifies an edge orientation that is included in the edge feature value, into two types of angle classes. The determining unit determines a condition of adhering substance adhering to an image capturing apparatus that captured the captured image, based on a transition count representing number of transitions the angle class goes through within a unit region that is a predetermined region composed of a predetermined number of the cells. 1. An adhering substance detection apparatus comprising:a calculating unit that calculates, for each cell that is composed of a predetermined number of pixels in a captured image, an edge feature value that is based on edge vectors in the pixels, and that classifies an edge orientation that is included in the edge feature value, into two types of angle classes; anda determining unit that determines a condition of adhering substance adhering to an image capturing apparatus that captured the captured image, based on a transition count representing number of transitions the angle class goes through within a unit region that is a predetermined region composed of a predetermined number of the cells.2. The adhering substance detection apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the calculating unit classifies the edge orientation via a first angle classification in which 360 degrees are divided into predetermined angle ranges claim 1 , and a second angle classification in which 360 degrees are divided by rotating the angle ranges used in the first angle classification by a predetermined angle.3. The adhering substance detection apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the determining unit determines that the unit region is a candidate ...

SURFACE ACOUSTIC WAVE ELEMENT

A SAW element includes a piezoelectric substrate, a support substrate attached to a bottom surface of the piezoelectric substrate, and an IDT electrode on a top surface of the piezoelectric substrate. A resonance frequency and an anti-resonance frequency of a resonator including the IDT electrode are kept between a frequency of a lowest frequency bulk wave spurious and a frequency of a next lowest frequency bulk wave spurious. 1. A surface acoustic wave element comprising:a piezoelectric substrate,a support substrate attached directly or indirectly to a bottom surface of the piezoelectric substrate, anda first resonator comprising a first IDT electrode on a top surface of the piezoelectric substrate, whereina resonance frequency and an anti-resonance frequency of the first resonator are kept between a lowest frequency and a next lowest frequency among frequencies of a plurality of bulk wave spuriouses generated by the first resonator.2. A surface acoustic wave element comprising:a piezoelectric substrate,a support substrate attached directly or indirectly to a bottom surface of the piezoelectric substrate, anda filter comprising a first IDT electrode on a top surface of the piezoelectric substrate, whereina passband of the filter is kept between a lowest frequency and a next lowest frequency among frequencies of a plurality of bulk wave spuriouses generated by the first IDT electrode.3. The surface acoustic wave element according to claim 1 , wherein the bulk wave spurious having the lowest frequency and the bulk wave spurious having the next lowest frequency are the same in a mode relating to the vibration direction as each other and are different in a mode relating to the order from each other.4. The surface acoustic wave element according to claim 1 , wherein the bulk wave spurious having the lowest frequency and the bulk wave spurious having the next lowest frequency are different in the mode relating to the vibration direction from each other.5. The surface ...

Processing Apparatus, Program, And Method

A processing apparatus includes a memory and a processor. The memory is configured to store determination information of whether a first user is allowed to execute a virtual game including at least a first game period in which a first unit game is executable and a second game period in which a second unit game is executable. The processor is configured to allow, in a case where the first user selects execution of the first unit game in the first game period, the execution of the first unit game regardless of the determination information and determine, in a case where one user selects execution of the second unit game in a period before the second game period, whether the execution of the second unit game is allowed based on the determination information.

DEPOSIT DETECTION DEVICE AND DEPOSIT DETECTION METHOD

A deposit detection device according to an embodiment includes a detection module and an identification module. The detection module detects a small region as a candidate region for a deposit region corresponding to a deposit adhering to an imaging device, based on brightness information for each of small regions into which a predetermined region in an image captured by the imaging device is divided. The identification module identifies the candidate region as the deposit region when undulation change in brightness distribution of pixels included in the candidate region detected by the detection module is within a predetermined range. 1. A deposit detection device comprising:a detection module configured to detect a small region as a candidate region for a deposit region corresponding to a deposit adhering to an imaging device, based on brightness information for each of small regions into which a predetermined region in an image captured by the imaging device is divided; andan identification module configured to identify the candidate region as the deposit region when undulation change in brightness distribution of pixels included in the candidate region detected by the detection module is within a predetermined range.2. The deposit detection device according to claim 1 , wherein the identification module identifies the candidate region as the deposit region when the undulation change in the brightness distribution in a vertical direction or a horizontal direction of the candidate region is within a predetermined range.3. The deposit detection device according to claim 1 , further comprising a calculation module configured to calculate a representative value of brightness for each unit region having a predetermined number of pixels as a unit in the candidate region claim 1 , whereinthe identification module identifies the candidate region as the deposit region when undulation change in the representative value of brightness is within a predetermined range.4. The ...

Vehicle Drive Device

A vehicle drive device with a simple parts construction and improved maintainability is to be provided. Power of an internal combustion engine 10 as a first drive source is transmitted to a differential gear of a drive force transducer 40 by a propeller shaft 30. Power of an electric motor 50 as a second drive source is transmitted to the differential gear of the driving force transducer 40. The electric motor 50 is constituted separately from the differential gear. A rotor shaft of the electric motor 50 is disposed in an area opposite to the propeller shaft and on a rear side of the differential gear. A spline bearing S1 is used as means for connecting and engaging the electric motor 50 with the differential gear.

ANTENNA, ANTENNA MODULE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE

An antenna includes a conductive patch. The patch includes, in a plan view, a first power feed-side edge and a first non-power feed-side edge positioned on opposite sides in a first direction in one-to-one relation, and a second power feed-side edge and a second non-power feed-side edge positioned on opposite sides in a second direction intersecting the first direction in one-to-one relation. The patch includes, in the plan view, a first power feed point positioned on a side nearer to the first power feed-side edge and a second power feed point positioned on a side nearer to the second power feed-side edge. In the plan view, at least a portion of the first power feed-side edge expands outward and forms a protrusion. A width of the protrusion in the second direction gradually decreases toward a top of the protrusion. The first power feed point is positioned nearer to the top of the protrusion than a middle of a hill slope of the protrusion in the first direction.

Polyarylene Sulfide Resin Composition and Molded Article Comprising Same

A polyarylene sulfide resin composition including a polyarylene sulfide (A) and an alkaline earth metal organic carboxylate (B) in an amount of 0.001 to 10 mol % based on the formula —(Ar—S)—, a repeating unit of polyarylene sulfide, wherein the polyarylene sulfide (A) has a weight average molecular weight of 10,000 or more and a weight reduction during heating that satisfies the equation ΔWr=(W1-W2)/W1×100≦0.18 (%), wherein ΔWr is a weight reduction ratio (%) determined by a thermogravimetric analysis performed in a non-oxidizing atmosphere under normal pressure at a temperature rise rate of 20° C./min from 50° C. to any temperature equal to or higher than 330° C., wherein W1 is a sample weight at 100° C., and W2 is a sample weight at 330° C.

Construction Machine

Disclosed is a construction machine that enables an operator to operate a vehicle width changing control lever while visually confirming positions of crawlers. The construction machine includes a lower track structure 1 whose left and right crawler track devices 11A and 11B are adapted to change in spatial interval, and an upper swing structure 2 swingably mounted above the lower track structure. The construction machine further includes a hydraulically actuated cylinder for changing vehicle width, disposed between the left and right crawler track devices, the vehicle width changing cylinder changing the interval between the left and right crawler track devices upon supply and discharge of a hydraulic fluid being controlled by a vehicle width changing control valve, and a vehicle width changing control lever 34 disposed on a left section of a swing body support structure 50 relative to an operator's seat 23, the vehicle width changing control lever operating the vehicle width changing control ...

DEPOSIT DETECTION DEVICE AND DEPOSIT DETECTION METHOD

A deposit detection device according to an embodiment includes an extraction module and an exclusion module. The extraction module extracts a candidate region for a deposit from a captured image captured by an imaging device. The exclusion module excludes from the candidate region a region that satisfies a predetermined exception condition. The exclusion module excludes from the candidate region a region that satisfies a first exception region when adhesion of a deposit to the imaging device is not detected, and excludes from the candidate region a region that satisfies a second exception condition different from the first exception condition when adhesion of the deposit to the imaging device is detected. 1. A deposit detection device comprising:an extraction module configured to extract a candidate region for a deposit from a captured image captured by an imaging device; andan exclusion module configured to exclude from the candidate region a region that satisfies a predetermined exception condition, wherein excludes from the candidate region a region that satisfies a first exception condition when adhesion of the deposit to the imaging device is not detected, and', 'excludes from the candidate region a region that satisfies a second exception condition different from the first exception condition when adhesion of the deposit to the imaging device is detected., 'the exclusion module'}2. The deposit detection device according to claim 1 , wherein when adhesion of the deposit to the imaging device is detected claim 1 , the exclusion module excludes from the candidate region a region that satisfies the second exception condition in which an exception condition is relaxed compared with the first exception condition.3. The deposit detection device according to claim 1 , wherein when adhesion of the deposit to the imaging device is not detected claim 1 , the exclusion module excludes from the candidate region a region in which a feature based on brightness information in ...

ARTICLE POSTURE CHANGING DEVICE AND ARTICLE POSTURE CHANGING METHOD

According to an embodiment, an article posture changing device includes: a first end effector configured to grasp a projected tag of an article by adsorption; an arm unit configured to support the first end effector and move the first end effector along at least a vertical direction; and a controller configured to control the arm unit and the first end effector to grasp the tag, lift the article upward, separate the article from a placement surface, change an angle of the article by weight thereof, move the article downward, place the article on the placement surface, and release the grasp of the tag. 1. An article posture changing device comprising:a first end effector configured to grasp a projected tag of an article by adsorption;an arm unit configured to support the first end effector and move the first end effector along at least a vertical direction; anda controller configured to control the arm unit and the first end effector to grasp the tag, lift the article upward, separate the article from a placement surface, change an angle of the article by weight thereof, move the article downward, place the article on the placement surface, and release the grasp of the tag.2. The device of claim 1 , comprising a rotation mechanism provided for the arm unit and configured to rotate the first end effector around an axis defined by the vertical direction.3. The device of claim 1 , comprising:a second end effector configured to grasp a projected tag of an article by pinching;the arm unit configured to support the second end effector and move the second end effector along at least a vertical direction; anda controller configured to control the arm unit and the second end effector to grasp the tag, lift the article upward, separate the article from a placement surface, change an angle of the article by weight thereof, move the article downward, place the article on the placement surface, and release the grasp of the tag.4. The device of claim 3 , wherein the second end ...

ADHERED SUBSTANCE DETECTION APPARATUS

An adhered substance detection apparatus includes a controller configured to function as a determination part, an extractor, and a detector. The determination part determines a representative edge direction using a predetermined angle range as a unit for each pixel area of a plurality of pixel areas of a photographic image photographed by a photographing device, the representative edge direction being determined for each of the pixel areas based on an edge angle of each pixel included in the pixel area. The extractor extracts an array pattern in which a plurality of the pixel areas having a same representative edge direction are continuously arranged along a predetermined scanning direction based on the representative edge directions of the pixel areas determined by the determination part. The detector detects whether an adhered substance area exists on a lens of the photographing device based on the array pattern extracted by the extractor. 1. An adhered substance detection apparatus comprising a controller configured to function as:a determination part that determines a representative edge direction using a predetermined angle range as a unit for each pixel area of a plurality of pixel areas of a photographic image photographed by a photographing device, the representative edge direction being determined for each of the pixel areas based on an edge angle of each pixel included in the pixel area;an extractor that extracts an array pattern in which a plurality of the pixel areas having a same representative edge direction are continuously arranged along a predetermined scanning direction based on the representative edge directions of the pixel areas determined by the determination part; anda detector that detects whether an adhered substance area exists on a lens of the photographing device based on the array pattern extracted by the extractor.2. The adhered substance detection apparatus according to claim 1 , whereinwhen two pixel areas positioned on opposite sides ...

AUTONOMOUS MOBILE ROBOT, TRANSPORTER, AUTONOMOUS MOBILE ROBOT CONTROL METHOD, AND TRANSPORTER CONTROL METHOD

According to one embodiment, an autonomous mobile robot has a driver, a first detector, a second detector, a localization estimation part, a route-generating part, and a control part. The localization estimation part is configured to calculate an estimated position of the autonomous mobile robot in a predetermined region in accordance with first data. The route-generating part is configured to calculate a position of an object present around the autonomous mobile robot in accordance with second data. The route-generating part is configured to calculate a route to a target position in accordance with the estimated position and the position of the object. The control part is configured to control the driver in accordance with the route. The control part is configured to cause the autonomous mobile robot to travel to the target position. 1. An autonomous mobile robot , comprising:a driver configured to cause the autonomous mobile robot to move;a first detector provided at a position higher than a position in height of an object present around the autonomous mobile robot, the first detector being configured to obtain first data by scanning the object at a first region around the autonomous mobile robot;a second detector configured to obtain second data by scanning the object at a second region around the autonomous mobile robot;a localization estimation part configured to calculate an estimated position of the autonomous mobile robot in a predetermined region in accordance with the first data;a route-generating part configured to calculate a position of the object present around the autonomous mobile robot in accordance with the second data, the route-generating part being configured to calculate a route to a target position in accordance with the estimated position and the position of the object; anda control part configured to control the driver in accordance with the route, the control part being configured to cause the autonomous mobile robot to travel to the target ...

SERVER DEVICE

A server device is provided that provides a user with a mode for assigning newer privileges. The server device includes: a communication unit for receiving, from a terminal device, position information indicating a position of the terminal device in the real world, the terminal device being held by a user, and a first application being executed in the terminal device; a memory unit for storing a plurality of items stored in correspondence with prescribed locations in the real world; and a control unit for assigning to the user a privilege usable in a second application different from the first application, on the basis of one or more items that are selected by the user from the plurality of items stored in the memory unit and that are arranged in correspondence with locations within a prescribed range from the real-world position indicated by the position information. 1. A server device comprising:a communication unit for receiving, from a terminal device, position information indicating a position of the terminal device in the real world, the terminal device being held by a user, and a first application being executed in the terminal device;a memory unit for storing a plurality of items stored in correspondence with prescribed locations in the real world; anda control unit for assigning to the user a privilege usable in a second application different from the first application, on the basis of one or more items that are selected by the user from the plurality of items stored in the memory unit and that are arranged in correspondence with locations within a prescribed range from the real-world position indicated by the position information.2. The server device according to claim 1 , wherein:the second application is a game application that includes one or more stages and advances a game by clearing a prescribed mission arranged in correspondence with each stage; andthe privilege allows the user to execute a game on a specific stage included in the game.3. The server ...

TRANSPORT DEVICE, AUTOMATED GUIDED VEHICLE, TRANSPORT METHOD, CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM

According to one embodiment, a transport device includes a main part, a wheel, and a reader. The main part supports or pulls an object. The wheel is mounted to the main part, and rolls over a traveling surface. The reader is fixed with respect to the main part, and reads an identifier in a direction tilted with respect to a first direction and a second direction. The first direction is along the traveling surface, and the second direction is perpendicular to the traveling surface. The identifier is mounted to a surface, which crosses the first direction, of the object. A position of an area of the surface read by the reader changes along the second direction as the transport device moves in the first direction.

SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE

A base conductive member is formed on a surface and in a hole section of a substrate, and a resist is formed on a part of the base conductive member in which a conductive layer is not to be formed. The conductive layer is formed on a part except for the part in which the resist has been formed, and a mask metal is formed on the conductive layer. Then, the resist is removed, and the base conductive member is etched using the mask metal as a mask to form the conductive layer into a predetermined shape. 17-. (canceled)8. A semiconductor device manufacturing method comprising:forming a base conductive member on a surface of a substrate, and in a hole section formed in the substrate;forming a resist on a part of the base conductive member;removing the resist halfway through its thickness, after forming a conductive layer on a part except for a part at which the resist is formed and before forming the mask metal on the conductive layer;forming a mask metal on the conductive layer with a surface of the conductive layer protected by the resist removed halfway;removing the resist removed halfway after forming the mask metal; andetching the base conductive member using the mask metal as a mask to form the conductive layer into a predetermined shape.9. The semiconductor device manufacturing method according to claim 8 , comprising:forming the conductive layer on a side wall and a bottom surface in the hole section formed in the substrate when forming the conductive layer on the part except for the part at which the resist is formed; andforming the mask metal on the conductive layer formed on the side wall and the bottom surface in the hole section when forming the mask metal on the conductive layer.10. The semiconductor device manufacturing method according to claim 8 , comprising:forming a cap metal on an electrode pad section composed of the conductive layer when forming the mask metal.11. The semiconductor device manufacturing method according to claim 8 , whereinthe mask ...

VOICE RECOGNITION APPARATUS

According to one embodiment, a voice recognition apparatus includes a determination unit, an estimating unit, and a voice recognition unit. The determination unit determines whether a component with a frequency of not less than 1000 Hz and with a level not lower than a predetermined level is included in a sound input from a plurality of microphones. The estimating unit estimates a sound source direction of the sound when the determination unit determines that the component is included in the sound. The voice recognition unit recognizes whether the sound obtained in the sound source direction coincides with a voice model registered beforehand. 1. A voice recognition apparatus comprising:a determination unit configured to determine whether a component with a frequency of not less than 1000 Hz and with a level not lower than a predetermined level is included in a sound input from a plurality of microphones;an estimating unit configured to estimate a sound source direction of the sound when the determination unit determines that the component is included in the sound; anda voice recognition unit configured to recognize whether the sound obtained in the sound source direction coincides with a voice model registered beforehand.2. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the determination unit further determines whether the sound is detected twice within a predetermined period of time.3. A voice recognition apparatus comprising:a determination unit configured to determine whether a signal sound having a level not lower than a predetermined level and occurring when a speaker performs an action is included in a sound input from a plurality of microphones;an estimating unit configured to estimate a sound source direction of the sound when the determination unit determines that the signal sound is included in the sound; anda voice recognition unit configured to recognize whether the sound obtained in the sound source direction coincides with a voice model registered ...

MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SIDE PANEL

A side panel including a first member and a second member having a higher strength is manufactured by arranging a corner portion of the second member in a recessed portion of the first member, and by simultaneously press-working the first member and the second member. 1. A manufacturing method of a side panel , wherein the side panel includes a first member and a second member having a higher strength than the first member , the first member and the second member are joined to each other , an opening to which a door is to be mounted is formed in a center part of the side panel , the first member includes a recessed portion to form the opening , and the second member includes a corner portion , the method comprising:simultaneously press-working a first work-piece as a material of the first member and a second work-piece as a material of the second member, in a state where a portion of the second work-piece to be the corner portion is arranged in a portion of the first work-piece to be the recessed portion.2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first member includes a front pillar portion claim 1 , a loop pillar portion claim 1 , and a rear fender portion claim 1 , andwherein the second member includes a side sill front portion, side sill main portion, and a side sill rear portion.3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein a strength of the second work-piece is higher than a strength of the first work-piece claim 1 , and 'disposing the portion of the second work-piece to be the corner portion in the portion of the first work-piece to be the recessed portion so that the first work-piece and the second work-piece do not overlap to each other.', 'wherein the press-working includes4. The method according to claim 3 , wherein the press-working further includes:performing a draw-working simultaneously on the first work-piece and the second work-piece which are disposed not to overlap to each other; andperforming a shearing-working simultaneously on the first ...

DEVICE FOR ATTACHING UNDILUTED-LIQUID SUPPLY PLATE TO FILTER CLOTH OF FILTER PRESS, AND FILTER PRESS EQUIPPED WITH SAME

A device for attaching an undiluted-liquid supply plate to a filter cloth includes: a leg to be placed inside a first through hole formed in the filter cloth and inside a second through hole formed in the undiluted-liquid supply plate; a flange provided at an end portion of the leg and having a diameter larger than diameters of the first through hole and the second through hole; and an elastic deformation portion configured to be elastically deformed in a radial direction of the second through hole to allow and restrict movement of the leg placed inside the first and second through holes in an axial direction of the second through hole. 1. A device for attaching an undiluted-liquid supply plate to a filter cloth of a filter press , the plate being configured to supply undiluted liquid to a filter chamber formed between filter plates , the device comprising:a leg to be placed inside a first through hole formed in the filter cloth and inside a second through hole formed in the undiluted-liquid supply plate;a flange provided at an end portion of the leg and having a diameter larger than diameters of the first through hole and the second through hole; andan elastic deformation portion configured to be elastically deformed in a radial direction of the second through hole to allow and restrict movement of the leg placed inside the first and second through holes in an axial direction of the second through hole.2. The device for attaching an undiluted-liquid supply plate to a filter cloth according to claim 1 , wherein the flange is configured to press the filter cloth against the undiluted-liquid supply plate with the leg placed inside the first and second through holes and the movement of the leg restricted in the axial direction of the second through hole.3. The device for attaching an undiluted-liquid supply plate to a filter cloth according to claim 1 , wherein the flange is configured to be housed in a concave groove formed on a periphery of an opening of the second ...

GUIDE PLATE FOR SHIFT LEVER DEVICE

A guide plate for a shift lever device, which is formed in correspondence with a movement range of a momentary type shift lever that automatically returns to a home position after being operated, is provided with an elastic member that includes an operation hole. The elastic member restricts the movement range of the shift lever and guides movement of the shift lever. An impact absorption mechanism is formed in the elastic member and absorbs impact of the shift lever when the shift lever automatically returns to the home position. The impact absorption mechanism includes a slit arranged proximal to the operation hole. A seat that is capable of absorbing impact of the shift lever is arranged closer to the operation hole than the slit. A stopper arranged at a back side of the seat relative to the slit supports inwardly curved deformation of the seat. 1. A guide plate for a shift lever device formed in correspondence with a movement range of a momentary type shift lever that automatically returns to a home position after being operated , the guide plate comprising:an elastic member that includes an operation hole, which restricts the movement range of the shift lever and guides movement of the shift lever; and a slit arranged proximal to the operation hole,', 'a seat capable of absorbing impact of the shift lever, wherein the seat is arranged closer to the operation hole than the slit, and', 'a stopper arranged at a back side of the seat relative to the slit, wherein the stopper supports inwardly curved deformation of the seat., 'an impact absorption mechanism, formed in the elastic member, for absorbing impact of the shift lever when the shift lever automatically returns to the home position, wherein the impact absorption mechanism includes'}2. The guide plate for a shift lever device according to claim 1 , wherein the impact absorption mechanism includes a main impact absorption mechanism claim 1 , which is located in correspondence with a mode position of the shift ...

SUPPORT STRUCTURE FOR GEARSHIFT LEVER

A support structure for a shift lever includes a rotation shaft coupled to the shift lever, a base plate including a support that pivotally supports the rotation shaft to tiltably support the shift lever, a restriction member coupled to the base plate, and a fixing portion that fixes the restriction member to the base plate. The base plate includes a guide that guides the coupling of the restriction member to the base plate. The rotation shaft includes a main protrusion, which protrudes from an end surface of the rotation shaft in an axial direction, and an auxiliary protrusion, which protrudes in the axial direction from the end surface by a smaller protrusion amount than the main protrusion. The restriction member is fixed in contact with the main protrusion to restrict movement of the rotary shaft in the axial direction in cooperation with the restriction member and the support. 1. A support structure for a shift lever comprising;a rotation shaft coupled to the shift lever;a base plate including a support that pivotally supports two end portions of the rotation shaft to tiltably support the shift lever;a restriction member coupled to the base plate in contact with the rotation shaft; anda fixing portion that fixes the restriction member to the base plate, whereinthe base plate includes a guide that guides the coupling of the restriction member to the base plate,the rotation shaft includes a main protrusion, which protrudes in an axial direction of the rotation shaft from an end surface at one of the two end portions of the rotation shaft, and an auxiliary protrusion, which protrudes in the axial direction of the rotation shaft from the end surface by a smaller protrusion amount than the main protrusion, andthe restriction member is fixed in contact with the main protrusion of the rotation shaft thereby restricting movement of the rotary shaft in the axial direction in cooperation with the restriction member and the support.2. The support structure for a shift ...

SHEET FEEDING UNIT AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

A feeding roller, a drive motor configured to drive the feeding roller, a control unit configured to perform one rotation control on the feeding roller, a sheet feeding path curved immediately after the feeding roller, a conveying roller pair provided in the sheet feeding path, and being set to a sheet conveyance speed higher than that of the feeding roller so as to eliminate a loop formed when a sheet passes through the sheet feeding path during one rotation control of the feeding roller; and a ratchet mechanism configured to stop the driving force from the drive motor and cause the feeding roller to be rotated by the sheet conveyed by the conveying roller pair when the feeding roller is pulled by the sheet being conveyed by the conveying roller pair in the course of the one rotation control of the feeding roller are provided. 1. A sheet feeding unit comprising:a feeding roller configured to feed a sheet;a drive motor configured to drive the feeding roller;a driving force transmission mechanism configured to transmit a driving force from the drive motor to the feeding roller;a one rotation control mechanism configured to control the rotation of the feeding roller;a curved sheet feeding path downstream of the feeding roller in the sheet feeding direction;a conveying roller provided in the sheet feeding path set to a sheet conveyance speed greater than that of the feeding roller to eliminate a loop formed when the sheet fed by the feeding roller is passing through the sheet feeding path during the one rotation control of the feeding roller, and configured to receive the sheet fed from the feeding roller and conveying the received sheet; anda one-way rotation control mechanism configured to stop the driving force and cause the feeding roller to be rotated by the sheet conveyed by the conveying roller when the feeding roller is pulled by the sheet being conveyed by the conveying roller in the course of the one rotation control of the feeding roller.2. The sheet feeding ...

IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

An image forming apparatus for forming an image on a sheet, includes an image forming unit configured to form the image on the sheet, a double-sided conveyance path through which the sheet with the image formed on a first surface passes before the image forming unit forms an image on a second surface opposite to the first surface, a guide member having a contact portion configured to contact one end of the sheet in the width direction of the sheet, the guide member being provided on the double-sided conveyance path, and a reversing roller pair forwardly and reversely rotatable, configured to convey the sheet to the double-sided conveyance path during a reverse rotation, the reversing roller pair having a drive shaft, and a first roller and a second roller coaxially disposed on the shaft, rotatable with the shaft, wherein the second roller is disposed at a position more away from the contact portion than the first roller in the axial direction of the shaft, the second roller having a larger outer diameter than the first roller. 111-. (canceled)12. A sheet conveying apparatus comprising:a conveying path on which a sheet is conveyed in a conveying direction of the sheet;an abutting portion provided on the conveying path and extending in the conveying direction, configured to abut an end portion of the sheet in a width direction of the sheet orthogonal to the conveying direction;a conveying portion configured to convey the sheet obliquely on the conveying path so that the sheet approaches the abutting portion as it goes in the conveying direction;a first rib provided on the conveying path and extending in a direction along the width direction; anda second rib provided on the conveying path and upstream of the first rib in the conveying direction, the second rib extending in a direction approaching the abutting portion as it goes in the conveying direction, the second rib being connected to the first rib.13. The sheet conveying apparatus according to claim 12 , further ...

PROTECTIVE FILM-FORMING FILM, SHEET FOR FORMING PROTECTIVE FILM, COMPLEX SHEET FOR FORMING PROTECTIVE FILM, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING MANUFACTURED PRODUCT

Provided is protective film-forming sheet () including: a protective film-forming film () having a light transmittance at a wavelength of 1064 nm of 55% or greater and a light transmittance at a wavelength of 550 nm of 20% or less; and a release sheet () which is laminated on one or both faces of the protective film-forming film (). According to this protective film-forming sheet (), it is possible to form a protective film which allows a workpiece such as a semiconductor wafer to have a modified layer disposed in advance therein by a laser so that the workpiece can be split through the application of force thereon, while preventing grinding marks on the workpiece or a product formed therefrom from being visible to the naked eye. 1. A protective film-forming film in which the light transmittance at a wavelength of 1064 nm is 55% or greater , and the light transmittance at a wavelength of 550 nm is 20% or less.2. The protective film-forming film according to claim 1 , which comprises an organic colorant.3. The protective film-forming film according to claim 2 , wherein the organic colorant comprises a pigment.4. The protective film-forming film according to claim 1 , which is a single layer formed of an uncured curable adhesive5. The protective film-forming film according to claim 4 , wherein the curable adhesive comprises a filler having an average particle diameter of 0.01 to 3 μm.6. The protective film-forming film according to claim 1 , which has a thickness of 3 to 15 μm.7. A sheet for forming a protective film claim 1 , comprising:{'claim-ref': {'@idref': 'CLM-00001', 'claim 1'}, 'the protective film-forming film of ; and'}a release sheet which is laminated on one or both surfaces of the protective film-forming film.8. A composite sheet for forming a protective film claim 1 , comprising:an adhesive sheet which is formed by laminating a pressure sensitive adhesive layer on one surface side of a base material; and{'claim-ref': {'@idref': 'CLM-00001', 'claim 1'}, ...

PROTECTIVE FILM-FORMING FILM, SHEET FOR FORMING PROTECTIVE FILM, COMPLEX SHEET FOR FORMING PROTECTIVE FILM, AND INSPECTION METHOD

Provided is a sheet () for forming protective film, including: a protective film-forming film () characterized in that the light transmittance thereof at a wavelength of 1600 nm of 72% or more, and the light transmittance thereof at a wavelength of 550 nm of 20% or less; and a release sheet () laminated upon one or both faces of the protective film-forming film (). According to this sheet () for forming a protective film, it is possible to form a protective film that allows for the inspection of cracks, etc., on a workpiece or a product obtained by processing the workpiece, while preventing grinding marks on the workpiece or the product from being visible to the naked eye. 1. A protective film-forming film in which the light transmittance at a wavelength of 1600 nm is 72% or greater , and the light transmittance at a wavelength of 550 nm is 20% or less.2. The protective film-forming film according to claim 1 , which is a single layer formed of an uncured curable adhesive.3. The protective film-forming film according to claim 2 , wherein the curable adhesive comprises a colorant and a filler having an average particle diameter of 0.01 to 3 μm.4. The protective film-forming film according to claim 1 , which has a thickness of 3 to 15 μm.5. A sheet for forming a protective film claim 1 , comprising:{'claim-ref': {'@idref': 'CLM-00001', 'claim 1'}, 'the protective film-forming film ; and'}a release sheet which is laminated on one or both surfaces of the protective film-forming film.6. A composite sheet for forming a protective film claim 1 , comprising:an adhesive sheet which is formed by laminating a pressure sensitive adhesive layer on one surface side of a base material; anda protective film-forming film which is laminated on the a pressure sensitive adhesive layer side of the adhesive sheet, whereinthe light transmittance at a wavelength of 1600 nm of the protective film-forming film is 72% or greater, andthe light transmittance at a wavelength of 550 nm of the ...

PROTECTIVE FILM FORMING FILM, PROTECTIVE FILM FORMING SHEET AND WORK PRODUCT MANUFACTURING METHOD

A protective film forming film is provided in which the product of the breaking stress (MPa) measured at a measurement temperature of 0° C. and the breaking strain (unit: %) measured at a measurement temperature of 0° C. in at least one of the protective film forming film and a protective film formed from the protective film forming film is in a range of 1 MPa·% to 250 MPa·%. According to such a protective film forming film , the protective film forming film or the protective film formed from the protective film forming film can be suitably divided in an expanding process performed on a workpiece when the workpiece is divided to obtain a work product. 1. A protective film forming film ,wherein the product of the breaking stress (MPa) measured at a measurement temperature of 0° C. and the breaking strain (unit: %) measured at a measurement temperature of 0° C. in at least one of the protective film forming film and a protective film formed from the protective film forming film is in a range of 1 MPa·% to 250 MPa·%.2. The protective film forming film according to claim 1 , wherein the light transmittance at a wavelength of 1064 nm is 30% or greater.3. A protective film forming sheet claim 1 , comprising:a dicing sheet which includes a base material and an adhesive layer laminated on one surface side of the base material; and{'claim-ref': [{'@idref': 'CLM-00001', 'claim 1'}, {'@idref': 'CLM-00002', '2'}], 'the protective film forming film according to or which is laminated on the adhesive layer side of the dicing sheet.'}4. The protective film forming sheet according to claim 3 , wherein the light transmittance at a wavelength of 1064 nm is 30% or greater.5. A method of manufacturing a work product claim 3 , comprising:a first modified layer forming process of forming a modified layer in the inside of a workpiece by irradiating the workpiece with laser beams in the infrared region such that the laser beams are focused on a focal point set in the inside of the workpiece ...

Operating unit and image forming apparatus

An image forming apparatus includes a control substrate, an operating unit including a button, a button member and a substrate including a switch provided below the button member. The button member includes a pressing portion for pressing the switch, first and second elastic portions, and an abutting portion capable of contacting a portion other than the switch of the substrate. As viewed from a pressing direction, the switch and the pressing member are disposed in a place other than a center of the button, the abutting portion is positioned in one side and the pressing portion is in the other side with respect to a virtual line connecting a first connecting portion and a second connecting portion connecting the first and second elastic portion and the button, respectively. The abutting portion is disposed on a position overlapping with a contour of the operating portion or a position non-overlapping with the operating portion.

Automatic guided vehicle

In embodiments, an automatic guided vehicle includes a vehicle, a lift unit, a bumper, an extension detector, and a bumper controller. The vehicle is movable in at least a first direction. The lift unit is provided in the vehicle and lifts an object from below the object. The bumper is provided in the vehicle and is extendable and contractible in the first direction. The extension detector detects that the bumper has extended outward from the object in the first direction. The bumper controller controls a state of the bumper according to a conveyance state of the object by the vehicle.

MOVABLE BODY, CONTROL DEVICE, MONITORING DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM

A movable body of an embodiment includes drive wheels, one or more rotational velocity detection units, a movement velocity detection unit, an object detection unit, a movement control unit, a stopping unit, and a changing unit. The drive wheels are three or more drive wheels to be driven independently from each other. The one or more rotational velocity detection units detect rotational velocities of the three or more drive wheels. The movement velocity detection unit detects a movement velocity of the movable body using the respective rotational velocities detected by the one or more rotational velocity detection units. The object detection unit detects an object within a monitoring area around the movable body. The movement control unit moves the movable body in accordance with a movement plan. The stopping unit stops the movable body when the movement velocity detected by the movement velocity detection unit reaches a threshold value of velocity. The changing unit changes a range of the monitoring area and the threshold value of velocity on the basis of an operation signal output from the movement control unit. 1. A movable body comprising:three or more drive wheels to be driven independently from each other;one or more rotational velocity detection units configured to detect respective rotational velocities of the three or more drive wheels;a movement velocity detection unit configured to detect a movement velocity of the movable body, using the respective rotational velocities detected by the one or more rotational velocity detection units;an object detection unit configured to detect an object within a monitoring area around the movable body;a movement control unit configured to move the movable body in accordance with a movement plan;a stopping unit configured to stop the movable body when the movement velocity detected by the movement velocity detection unit reaches a threshold value of velocity; anda changing unit configured to change a range of the ...

IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND CARTRIDGE

An image forming apparatus for forming an image on a recording material, includes: a mounting portion to which a cartridge is detachably mounted; a drive transmission member for transmitting a driving force by being engaged with a drive-transmitted member provided on the cartridge when the cartridge is mounted to the mounting portion; and a protecting member movable between a protecting position where the drive transmission member is prevented from being exposed toward the mounting portion and an open position where the protecting member is retracted from the protecting position to expose the drive transmission member to the mounting portion thereby to permit engagement of the drive transmission member with the drive-transmitted member. 1. An image forming apparatus for forming an image on a recording material , comprising:a mounting portion to which a cartridge is detachably mounted;a drive transmission member for transmitting a driving force by being engaged with a drive-transmitted member provided on the cartridge when the cartridge is mounted to said mounting portion; anda protecting member movable between a protecting position where said drive transmission member is prevented from being exposed toward said mounting portion and an open position where said protecting member is retracted from the protecting position to expose said drive transmission member to said mounting portion thereby to permit engagement of said drive transmission member with the drive-transmitted member.2. An image forming apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein said protective member is moved from the protecting position to the open position by being urged by the cartridge when the cartridge is mounted to said mounting portion.31. An image forming apparatus according to claim claim 1 , further comprising an urging member for urging said protecting member so as to return said protecting member from the protecting position to the open position.4. An image forming apparatus according to claim ...

THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING METHOD, THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING APPARATUS, AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELED OBJECT

A three-dimensional printing method includes a filament forming step, and a laminating step in order to laminate filaments possessing thermoplasticity and thereby obtain a three-dimensional modeled object. In the filament forming step, a coating material made of a thermoplastic resin, which is plasticized by heating, is adhered to at least a part of an outer circumferential surface of a core material, which is made of a thermoplastic resin having a lower temperature than that of the plasticized coating material, thereby obtaining the filaments. In the laminating step, the filaments, which are made up from the plasticized coating material, and the core material that is plastically deformable but at a lower temperature than the plasticized coating material, are laminated while being pressed with respect to a portion to be laminated. 1. A three-dimensional printing method for obtaining a three-dimensional modeled object by laminating filaments possessing thermoplasticity , comprising:a filament forming step of adhering a coating material made of a thermoplastic resin, which is plasticized by heating, to at least a part of an outer circumferential surface of a core material, which is made of a thermoplastic resin having a lower temperature than that of the plasticized coating material, thereby forming the filaments; anda laminating step of pressing and laminating the filaments, which are made up from the plasticized coating material, and the core material that is plastically deformable but at a lower temperature than the plasticized coating material, with respect to a portion to be laminated.2. The three-dimensional printing method according to claim 1 , wherein:in the laminating step, the filaments are laminated with respect to the portion to be laminated, using a nozzle configured to discharge the filaments; andthe nozzle is moved in a state in which a discharging direction of the filaments is inclined with respect to a stacking direction in which the filaments are ...

Image forming apparatus

An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit configured to form an image on a sheet, a stacking portion on which the sheet having the image formed thereon is to be stacked, a first roller capable of forward and reverse rotations, a second roller capable of rotating with the first roller when the first roller makes a forward rotation, a third roller capable of rotating with the first roller when the first roller makes a reverse rotation and then the forward rotation, a regulation portion movable between a regulation position where entering of the sheet into a nip portion between the first and second rollers is prevented, and an allowing position where discharge of the sheet is allowed, and a movement unit configured to cause the regulation portion to be placed in the allowing position during forward rotation, and to be placed in the regulation position during reverse rotation.

DEPOSIT DETECTION DEVICE AND DEPOSIT DETECTION METHOD

A deposit detection device according to an embodiment includes a detection module and a determination module. The detection module detects a deposit region including a deposit adhering to a lens of an imaging device from a captured image captured by the imaging device. The determination module performs maintenance determination as to whether to maintain a detection history of detection by the detection module, based on brightness information of the captured image. 1. A deposit detection device comprising:a detection module configured to detect a deposit region from a captured image captured by an imaging device, the deposit region including a deposit adhering to a lens of the imaging device; anda determination module configured to perform maintenance determination as to whether to maintain a detection history of detection by the detection module, based on brightness information of the captured image.2. The deposit detection device according to claim 1 , wherein the determination module performs the maintenance determination claim 1 , based on the brightness information of a region of interest set in the captured image.3. The deposit detection device according to claim 1 , wherein the determination module performs the maintenance determination for each deposit region claim 1 , based on the brightness information for the corresponding deposit region.4. The deposit detection device according to claim 1 , wherein when the determination module determines to maintain the detection history claim 1 , the detection module skips a detection process for the deposit region previously detected.5. The deposit detection device according to claim 4 , wherein when the determination module determines to maintain the detection history claim 4 , the detection module continues a detection process for a new deposit region.6. A deposit detection method comprising:detecting a deposit region from a captured image captured by an imaging device, the deposit region including a deposit adhering ...

IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND APPARATUS BODY THEREOF

An apparatus body of an image forming apparatus has a first guide portion having an inlet shape corresponding to an outer shape of an engagement portion provided in a cartridge when seen in an attachment direction of the cartridge to the apparatus body and guiding the engagement portion, a second guide portion for guiding a positioning target portion which is provided on the cartridge for positioning an attachment completion position of the cartridge with respect to the apparatus body, and a movable member being at a regulation position at which a guiding path of the positioning target portion by the second guide portion is blocked is immovable from the regulation position unless being pressed by the engagement portion.

IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit, a discharge unit, a double-sided conveyance path, a sheet plate, a skew correction unit, and a frame. The discharge unit discharges a sheet having an image from the image forming unit. The double-sided conveyance path conveys the sheet again to the image forming unit. The sheet plate restricts a position of an end, in a sheet width direction, of the sheet. 1. An image forming apparatus for forming an image on a sheet , the image forming apparatus comprising:a sheet stacking unit on which sheets are to be stacked;an image forming unit configured to form an image on a sheet conveyed from the sheet stacking unit;a double-sided conveyance path along which the sheet, which has passed the image forming unit, is conveyed to the image forming unit again;a sheet plate having a shape extending in a sheet conveyance direction, wherein the sheet plate includes a fitting portion which is bent in a direction crossing a longitudinal direction of the sheet plate on one side of the sheet plate in the longitudinal direction;a roller configured to obliquely convey the sheet so that a side end of the sheet in a width direction is abutted on the sheet plate; anda guide unit configured to form a part of the double-sided conveyance path and guide the sheet conveyed along the double-sided conveyance path,wherein the guide unit includes a positioning portion for positioning the fitting portion by coming in contact with a surface of the fitting portion and holds a transfer roller for transferring a toner image onto the sheet.2. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the sheet plate includes a reference surface which a side end of the sheet is to be abutted on claim 1 , and an oblique surface for guiding the sheet toward the reference surface.3. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1 ,wherein the guide unit further includes a driven roller configured to be driven by the roller, andwherein an axial ...

SHIFT DEVICE

In a shift lever device (), due to a tilt shaft () being nipped between peripheral surfaces of lower supporting holes () of a shift lever plate () and peripheral surfaces of upper supporting holes (A) of a shift lever guide (), a shift lever () is supported so as to be able to tilt around the tilt shaft (). A shift position of the shift lever () is changed due to the shift lever () being tiltingly operated while being guided by a guide hole () of the shift lever guide () and passed within a passage hole () of a cover (). Here, the strength of the shift lever guide () is made to be large as compared with that of the cover (). Moreover, when load is inputted from the shift lever () to the shift lever guide (), rotation of the shift lever guide () is stopped by the shift lever plate (). Therefore, the shift lever () can be tiltably supported properly. 1. A shift device comprising:a shift member at which a supporting shaft is provided, and whose shift position is changed due to the shift member being tilted;a through member through which the shift member is tiltably passed;a strength member through which the shift member is tiltably passed at further toward a supporting shaft side than the through member, and whose strength is high as compared with that of the through member; anda stopping member at which the shift member is tiltably supported due to the supporting shaft being nipped between the stopping member and the strength member, and that stops displacement of the strength member that is due to load inputted from the shift member.2. The shift device of claim 1 , wherein a stronger of the strength member and the stopping member supports the supporting shaft at tilting direction both sides of the shift member.3. The shift device of claim 1 , wherein a central angle of the supporting shaft claim 1 , that is supported by a stronger of the strength member and the stopping member claim 1 , is made to be large as compared with a central angle of the supporting shaft that ...

SHEET CONVEYING DEVICE

In a cross section perpendicular to an axial direction of a discharge roller, a rotation center of the discharge roller is provided at a position out of a straight line that connects a rotation center of a discharge driven roller and a rotation center of a duplex driven roller. The discharge roller that receives forces from the discharge driven roller and the duplex driven roller is held by a discharge roller presser. 1. A sheet conveying device comprising:a driving roller rotated by driving force received from a driving source;a first roller provided at a position opposed to the driving roller to rotate together with the driving roller;a second roller provided at a position opposed to the driving roller to rotate together with the driving roller;a first biasing portion configured to bias the first roller toward the driving roller;a second biasing portion configured to bias the second roller toward the driving roller; anda restricting portion configured to restrict the driving roller from being moved by forces received from the first roller biased by the first biasing portion and the second roller biased by the second biasing portion, in a cross section perpendicular to a rotation axial direction of the driving roller,wherein, in the cross section perpendicular to the rotation axial direction of the driving roller, a rotation center of the driving roller is provided at a position out of a straight line that connects a rotation center of the first roller and a rotation center of the second roller.2. A sheet conveying device comprising:a driving roller to be rotated by driving force received from a driving source;a first roller provided at a position opposed to the driving roller to rotate together with the driving roller;a second roller provided at a position opposed to the driving roller to rotate together with the driving roller;a first biasing portion configured to bias the first roller toward the driving roller;a second biasing portion configured to bias the ...

PROTECTION MEMBRANE FORMING FILM, PROTECTION MEMBRANE FORMING UTILIZATION SHEET, PRODUCTION METHOD AND INSPECTION METHOD FOR WORKPIECE OR PROCESSED PRODUCT, WORKPIECE DETERMINED AS ADEQUATE PRODUCT, AND PROCESSED PRODUCT DETERMINED AS ADEQUATE PRODUCT

A protection membrane-forming film () containing a filler, wherein the average particle size of the filler is not more than 0.4 μm, a protection membrane-forming sheet (), a production method and an inspection method for a workpiece or a processed product which use the film and the sheet, and a workpiece and a processed product determined as adequate products by the inspection method. The protection membrane-forming film and the protection membrane-forming sheet of the invention enable the formation of a protection membrane having excellent print legibility when subjected to print processing by laser irradiation. 1. A protection membrane-forming film comprising a filler , wherein an average particle size of the filler is not more than 0.4 μm.2. The protection membrane-forming film according to claim 1 , wherein a 60-degree specular glossiness Gs (60°) claim 1 , prescribed in JIS Z 8741:1997 (ISO 2813:1994) claim 1 , of a protection membrane formed from the protection membrane-forming film is 40% or higher.3. The protection membrane-forming film according to claim 1 , having a light transmittance at a wavelength of 550 nm of not more than 20%.4. The protection membrane-forming film according to claim 1 , having a light transmittance at a wavelength of 1 claim 1 ,064 nm of at least 50%.5. The protection membrane-forming film according to claim 1 , having a light transmittance at a wavelength of 1 claim 1 ,250 nm of at least 40%.6. The protection membrane-forming film according to claim 1 , wherein the protection membrane-forming film comprises an organic-based colorant.7. The protection membrane-forming film according to claim 6 , wherein the organic-based colorant comprises a pigment.8. The protection membrane-forming film according to claim 1 , wherein the protection membrane-forming film comprises an epoxy resin.9. The protection membrane-forming film according to claim 8 , wherein the epoxy resin comprises at least a liquid epoxy resin that is liquid at 23° C. and ...

TRANSPORT ASSIST APPARATRUS

According to one embodiment, a transport assist apparatus includes a backpack, a straight-move support unit and a drive unit. The straight-move support unit is connected to the backpack and includes a support member configured to be driven so as to make an end of the support member contact a floor surface. The drive unit is connected to the backpack and the straight-move support unit and drives the support member in a direction of moving the end toward the floor surface in accordance with lifting up of at least one of a target person and a target object by a user, or in a direction of moving the end away from the floor surface in accordance with setting down of the at least one of the target person and the target object by the user. 1. A transport assist apparatus , comprising:a backpack;a straight-move support unit connected to the backpack and comprising a support member configured to be driven so as to make an end of the support member contact a floor surface; anda drive unit connected to the backpack and the straight-move support unit and configured to drive the support member in a direction of moving the end toward the floor surface in accordance with lifting up of at least one of a target person and a target object by a user, or in a direction of moving the end away from the floor surface in accordance with setting down of the at least one of the target person and the target object by the user.2. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the drive unit comprises a pivot shaft which is pivotable to a forward side or a backward side of the user claim 1 , andthe apparatus further comprises a pivotal support unit having an end and another end, the end is connected to the drive unit, the other end pivots in centered on the pivot shaft so as to move toward the forward side with the other end contacting the floor surface, or so as to move toward the backward side with the other end contacting the floor surface.3. The apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the ...

INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM

An apparatus () includes a proximity detection information receiving unit () and a controller (). The proximity detection information receiving unit () is configured to receive an indication that an object (U) is in proximity with or touching a surface. The controller () is configured to perform a proximity process when the object is in proximity with the surface, end the proximity process when the object is no longer in proximity with the surface, and perform a touch process different than the proximity process when the object is touching the surface. 1. An apparatus comprising:a proximity detection information receiving unit configured to receive an indication that an object is in proximity with or touching a surface; anda controller configured toperform a proximity process when the object is in proximity with the surface,end the proximity process when the object is no longer in proximity with the surface, andperform a touch process different than the proximity process when the object is touching the surface.2. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the controller ends the proximity process when the object touches the surface.3. The apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the controller cancels the proximity process when the controller ends the proximity process.4. The apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the controller returns the apparatus to an initial state when the controller cancels the proximity process.5. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the controller controls a display to display a plurality of pictures in an initial state.6. The apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the controller controls the display to focus in on one of the plurality of pictures as the proximity process.7. The apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the controller controls the display to gradually focus in on the one of the plurality of pictures as the proximity process.8. The apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the controller scrolls through the ...

SHIFT DEVICE

In a shift lever device, a width dimension of left ribs and right ribs is set larger than a diameter dimension of a left support shaft portion and a right support shaft portion. In the event of an impact load being imparted to a shift lever in different directions to a control lever axial direction, the left rib and the right rib are broken in this impact load direction since the left rib and the right rib are formed so as to face the whole diameter of the left support shaft portion and the right support shaft portion. Impact load can accordingly be absorbed even in the event that an impact load is imparted to the shift lever in different directions to a control lever axial direction. Namely, impact load can be absorbed for impact load directions within a range of a specific angle. Dependency on the impact load direction is accordingly suppressed when absorbing an impact load imparted to the shift lever. 1. A shift device comprising:a shift operation member that includes a support shaft portion provided along a vehicle width direction, and that is configured to be capable of rotation operation about an axis of the support shaft portion;a support body that includes a support portion that supports the support shaft portion rotatably; anda weakened portion that is provided at the support body, the weakened portion extending around a circumferential direction of the support portion at a lower side in an axial direction of the shift operation member and at a periphery of the support portion, and a width dimension of the weakened portion being set larger than a diameter dimension of the support shaft portion.2. The shift device of claim 1 , wherein plural weakened portions are provided along a direction separated from the support shaft portion.3. The shift device of claim 2 , wherein width dimensions of the weakened portions are set so as to increase the further the weakened portions are disposed in the direction separated from the support shaft portion.4. The shift ...

DESTATICIZING BRUSH AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

A destaticizing brush includes a grounding member, a conductive brush member, and an adhesive tape member. The conductive brush member is bent back in a U-turn shape along an outer periphery of the grounding member in a direction in which a longitudinal direction intersects the grounding member such that the conductive brush member is in electric contact with the grounding member. An outer periphery of the conductive brush member that has been bent back and the grounding member are adhered in an integrated manner with the adhesive tape member, and at least one end of the conductive brush member is exposed from the adhesive tape member. 1. A destaticizing brush , comprising:a grounding member that has a line-like shape and that performs electrical grounding;a conductive brush member configured of a plurality of pieces of wire and that comes in contact with an object; anda tape member that has adhesiveness, whereinthe conductive brush member is bent back in a U-shape around an outer periphery of the grounding member and comes in contact with the grounding member,the tape member adheres the conductive brush member and the grounding member in an integrated manner while the tape member covers an outer periphery of the conductive brush member bent in the U-shape, andat least one end of the conductive brush member is exposed from the tape member and comes in contact with the object.2. The destaticizing brush according to claim 1 , whereinthe tape member includes an adhesive layer and the adhesive layer is adhered while a portion of the adhesive layer faces another portion of the adhesive layer.3. The destaticizing brush according to claim 2 , whereinthe one end of the conductive brush member and another end of the conductive brush member are exposed from the tape member.4. The destaticizing brush according to claim 1 , whereinthe grounding member is a conductive wire spring that has a circular section.5. The destaticizing brush according to claim 4 , whereinthe grounding ...

UNMANNED TRANSPORT VEHICLE, METHOD OF CONTROLLING UNMANNED TRANSPORT VEHICLE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM

An unmanned transport vehicle according to an embodiment includes a vehicle body, a moving mechanism, and an operation control device. The vehicle body is combinable with a transport object. The moving mechanism causes the vehicle body to be moved. The operation control device controls an operation of the moving mechanism. The operation control device includes a pseudo-reference position setter, a path acquirer, an operation command generator, and a driving controller. The pseudo-reference position setter sets a pseudo-reference position serving as an operation reference position of a combination structure of the vehicle body and the transport object to be different from a vehicle body reference position that is an operation reference position of the vehicle body. The path acquirer acquires a movement path from a current position of the combination structure to a target position. The operation command generator determines an operation of the combination structure that moves along the movement path acquired by the path acquirer based on the pseudo-reference position and generates an operation command related to a vehicle body operation that implements the determined operation of the combination structure. The driving controller causes the moving mechanism to be driven based on the operation command. 1. An unmanned transport vehicle comprising:a vehicle body combinable with a transport object;a moving mechanism configured to cause the vehicle body to be moved; andan operation control device configured to control an operation of the moving mechanism,wherein the operation control device comprises:a pseudo-reference position setter configured to set a pseudo-reference position serving as an operation reference position of a combination structure of the vehicle body and the transport object to be different from a vehicle body reference position that is an operation reference position of the vehicle body;a path acquirer configured to acquire a movement path from a current ...

Protective Film Forming Film, Sheet For Forming Protective Film, and Inspection Method

Provided is a sheet for forming a protective film including a protective film-forming film of which the light transmittance at a wavelength of 1600 nm is 25% or greater, and light transmittance at a wavelength of 550 nm is 20% or less, and a release sheet which is laminated on one or both surfaces of the protective film-forming film . According to such a sheet for forming a protective film, cracks existing in a workpiece or a manufactured product obtained by processing the workpiece can be inspected and a protective film in which grinding marks existing in the workpiece or the manufactured product are not visually recognized can be formed. 1. A protective film-forming film ,wherein the light transmittance at a wavelength of 1600 nm is 25% or greater, andthe light transmittance at a wavelength of 550 nm is 20% or less.2. The protective film-forming film according to claim 1 , wherein the protective film-forming film is a single layer formed of an uncured curable adhesive.3. The protective film-forming film according to claim 2 , wherein the curable adhesive contains a colorant and a filler having an average particle diameter of 0.01 μm to 3 μm.4. A sheet for forming a protective film claim 2 , comprising:{'claim-ref': {'@idref': 'CLM-00001', 'claim 1'}, 'the protective film-forming film according to ; and'}a release sheet which is laminated on one or both surfaces of the protective film-forming film.5. A composite sheet for forming a protective film claim 2 , comprising:an adhesive sheet which is formed by laminating a pressure sensitive adhesive layer on one surface side of a base material; anda protective film-forming film which is laminated on the pressure sensitive adhesive layer side of the adhesive sheet,wherein the light transmittance at a wavelength of 1600 nm of the protective film-forming film is 25% or greater, andthe light transmittance at a wavelength of 550 nm of the protective film-forming film is 20% or less.6. The composite sheet for forming a ...

IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit, a discharge unit, a double-sided conveyance path, a sheet plate, a skew correction unit, and a frame. The discharge unit discharges a sheet having an image from the image forming unit. The double-sided conveyance path conveys the sheet again to the image forming unit. The sheet plate restricts a position of an end, in a sheet width direction, of the sheet. The skew correction unit obliquely conveys the sheet to abut the sheet end. The frame determines a position of the sheet plate and includes a first positioning portion to position a sheet plate first positioned portion and a second positioning portion to position a sheet plate second positioned portion with the skew correction unit between the first and second positioned portion. The first positioning portion faces the first positioned portion and the second positioning portion faces the second positioned portion. 1. An image forming apparatus for forming an image on a sheet , the image forming apparatus comprising:a sheet stacking unit on which sheets are to be stacked;an image forming unit configured to form an image on a sheet conveyed from the sheet stacking unit, wherein the image forming unit includes an image bearing member configured to bear a toner image;a transfer roller for transferring the toner image onto the sheet;a double-sided conveyance path along which the sheet, which has passed the image forming unit, is conveyed to the image forming unit again;a sheet plate having a shape extending in a sheet conveyance direction;a roller configured to obliquely convey the sheet so that a side end of the sheet in a width direction is abutted on the sheet plate; anda guide unit configured to form a part of the double-sided conveyance path and guide the sheet conveyed along the double-sided conveyance path,wherein the guide unit holds the transfer roller and is attached with the sheet plate.2. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein ...

FLUSH TOILET

A flush toilet according to an embodiment includes a main water guide channel, a bending water guide channel, a rim water guide channel, and a retention part. The bending water guide channel bends a flow direction of washing water supplied from the main water guide channel. The rim water guide channel causes the washing water to flow toward and to be spouted from a water spout part. The retention part is formed in at least the bending water guide channel. An upper part of the retention part is formed into an opened concave shape and the retention part retains a part of the washing water. Furthermore, the retention part is formed in such a manner that an upper end thereof on a downstream side is horizontal to a bottom surface of the water spout part or higher than the bottom surface of the water spout part. 1. A flush toilet , comprising:a main water guide channel that causes washing water supplied from a water supply source to flow therethrough;a bending water guide channel that bends a flow direction of the washing water supplied from the main water guide channel;a rim water guide channel that causes the washing water supplied from the bending water guide channel to flow toward and to be spouted from a water spout part, the water spout part being opened toward a bowl part; anda retention part that is formed in at least the bending water guide channel, an upper part of the retention part being formed into an opened concave shape, and the retention part retaining a part of the washing water supplied from the main water guide channel,wherein the retention part is formed in such a manner that an upper end thereof on a downstream side is horizontal to a bottom surface of the water spout part or higher than the bottom surface of the water spout part.2. The flush toilet according to claim 1 , wherein the rim water guide channel bends a flow direction of the washing water supplied from the bending water guide channel to spout the washing water from the water spout part ...

WASH-OUT TYPE TOILET

A wash-out type toilet according to an embodiment includes a bowl that receives waste and a drainage water trap. The drainage water trap includes an inlet that is connected to a lower part of the bowl, a rise pipeline that is connected to the inlet and extends upward toward its own top part, a fall pipeline that extends downward toward an inlet of a drainage water pipe that is arranged on a floor surface, and an intermediate pipeline with an upstream-side portion that is connected to the rise pipeline and a downstream-side portion that is connected to the fall pipeline. Furthermore, the intermediate pipeline includes a retention surface that is formed to slope downward from an upstream side to a downstream side and temporarily retains waste at a time of toilet washing. 1. A wash-out type toilet , comprising:a bowl that receives waste; and an inlet that is connected to a lower part of the bowl;', 'a rise pipeline that is connected to the inlet and extends upward toward its own top part;', 'a fall pipeline that extends downward toward an inlet of a drainage water pipe, the drainage water pipe being arranged on a floor surface; and', 'an intermediate pipeline of which an upstream-side portion is connected to the rise pipeline and a downstream-side portion is connected to the fall pipeline,, 'a drainage water trap that includeswherein the intermediate pipeline includes a retention surface that is formed to slope downward from an upstream side to a downstream side and temporarily retains waste at a time of toilet washing.2. The wash-out type toilet according to claim 1 , wherein the rise pipeline is formed in such a manner that a radius of curvature of a bottom surface of the top part is greater than that of a bottom surface of the inlet.3. The wash-out type toilet according to claim 1 , wherein the retention surface includes a contraction flow part that is formed in such a manner that a flow passage area of drainage water is reduced from the upstream side to the ...

POLYPHENYLENE SULFIDE FIBERS, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR

A poly(phenylene sulfide) fiber contains 1-10% by weight of a poly(phenylene sulfide) oligomer having a weight-average molecular weight of 5,000 or less, has a difference between a cold crystallization heat quantity (ΔHc) and a crystal melting heat quantity (ΔHm) during temperature rising in DSC, ΔHm−ΔHc, of 25 J/g or larger, and has an elongation of less than 40% and a strength of 3.0 cN/dtex or higher. The poly(phenylene sulfide) fiber has high heat resistance and chemical resistance and high strength and, despite this, has excellent suitability for high-order processing, e.g., thermal shapability, because the amorphous parts thereof have high molecular movability. 16-. (canceled)7. A poly(phenylene sulfide) fiber containing 1-10% by weight of a poly(phenylene sulfide) oligomer having a weight-average molecular weight of 5 ,000 or less , having a difference between a cold crystallization heat quantity (ΔHc) and a crystal melting heat quantity (ΔHm) during temperature rising in DSC , ΔHm−ΔHc , of 25 J/g or larger , and having an elongation of less than 40% and a strength of 3.0 cN/dtex or higher.8. The poly(phenylene sulfide) fiber according to claim 7 , wherein the poly(phenylene sulfide) oligomer is a cyclic oligomer.9. A process of producing a poly(phenylene sulfide) fiber comprising: melt-spinning a poly(phenylene sulfide) resin containing 1-10% by weight of a poly(phenylene sulfide) oligomer having a weight-average molecular weight of 5 claim 7 ,000 or less; taking up the resultant spun filament at a take-up speed of 500-1 claim 7 ,500 m/min claim 7 , followed by subjecting stretching and a heat treatment in a total stretch ratio of 3.5 or higher.10. The process according to claim 9 , wherein the poly(phenylene sulfide) oligomer is a cyclic oligomer.11. The process according to claim 9 , wherein the filament ejected through a spinneret hole is collected in a position located at a distance of 500-7 claim 9 ,000 mm from a position where cooling is initiated.12. ...

CONDUCTIVE MEMBER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

A conductive member includes a connection portion which is to be electrically connected to a cutaway portion of a metal plate. The connection portion includes a first arm portion extending from one end to another end and configured to come into contact with one face of two faces opposed to each other of the cutaway portion, a first bent portion connected to the another end of the first arm portion and bent extending from the another end toward the one end, a second bent portion connected to the first bent portion and bent getting closer toward the first arm portion as getting away from the first bent portion, and a third bent portion connected to the second bent portion and bent getting away from the first arm portion as getting away from the second bent portion so as to come into contact with another face of the two faces. 1. A conductive member which is to be electrically connected to a metal plate member having a cutaway portion having two faces opposed to each other , the conductive member comprising a connection portion which is to be connected to the cutaway portion , a first arm portion, which extends from one end to another end, and is configured to come into contact with one face of the two faces of the cutaway portion;', 'a first bent portion, which is connected to the another end of the first arm portion, and is bent in such a manner as to extend from the another end toward the one end;', 'a second bent portion, which is connected to the first bent portion, and is bent getting closer toward the first arm portion as getting away from the first bent portion; and', 'a third bent portion, which is connected to the second bent portion, and is bent getting away from the first arm portion as getting away from the second bent portion so as to come into contact with another face of the two faces of the cutaway portion., 'wherein the connection portion comprises2. The conductive member according to claim 1 , wherein a smallest width between the third bent portion ...

Unmanned transport vehicle

According to one embodiment, an unmanned transport vehicle includes a vehicle body, a connector, a bumper, and a bumper driver. The vehicle body includes a moving mechanism and a moving mechanism driver. The moving mechanism driver is configured to drive the moving mechanism. The connector is at the vehicle body and connectable to a transport-object. The bumper is adjacent to the vehicle body in a first direction. The bumper includes a collision detection sensor. The bumper is extendable and contractible in a second direction. The second direction intersects the first direction. The bumper driver is configured to extend and contract the bumper in the second direction by moving at least a portion of the bumper in the second direction.

Image forming apparatus

An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit, a discharge unit, a double-sided conveyance path, a sheet plate, a skew correction unit, and a frame. The discharge unit discharges a sheet having an image from the image forming unit. The double-sided conveyance path conveys the sheet again to the image forming unit. The sheet plate restricts a position of an end, in a sheet width direction, of the sheet. The skew correction unit obliquely conveys the sheet to abut the sheet end. The frame determines a position of the sheet plate and includes a first positioning portion to position a sheet plate first positioned portion and a second positioning portion to position a sheet plate second positioned portion with the skew correction unit between the first and second positioned portion. The first positioning portion faces the first positioned portion and the second positioning portion faces the second positioned portion.

IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND APPARATUS BODY THEREOF

An apparatus body of an image forming apparatus has a first guide portion having an inlet shape corresponding to an outer shape of an engagement portion provided in a cartridge when seen in an attachment direction of the cartridge to the apparatus body and guiding the engagement portion, a second guide portion for guiding a positioning target portion which is provided on the cartridge for positioning an attachment completion position of the cartridge with respect to the apparatus body, and a movable member being at a regulation position at which a guiding path of the positioning target portion by the second guide portion is blocked is immovable from the regulation position unless being pressed by the engagement portion. 1. An image forming apparatus which comprises an apparatus body and a cartridge detachably attachable to the apparatus body and which forms an image on a recording material , wherein a positioning target portion for positioning an attachment completion position of the cartridge with respect to the apparatus body; and', 'an engagement portion,, 'the cartridge includes a positioning portion that abuts on the positioning target portion when the cartridge is at the attachment completion position;', 'a first guide portion that guides the engagement portion and has an inlet shape corresponding to an outer shape of the engagement portion when seen in an attachment direction of the cartridge to the apparatus body;', 'a second guide portion that guides the positioning target portion; and', 'a movable member configured to be pressed by the engagement portion with movement of the cartridge toward the attachment completion position whereby the movable member moves from a regulation position at which a guiding path of the positioning target portion by the second guide portion is blocked to a non-regulation position at which the guiding path is not blocked, wherein, 'the apparatus body includesthe movable member at the regulation position is configured to be ...

POLYPHENYLENE SULFIDE FIBER

A poly(phenylene sulfide) fiber changes little in fiber structure and has excellent long-term heat resistance. Namely, the poly(phenylene sulfide) fiber has a degree of crystallization of 45.0% or higher, a content of movable amorphous components of 15.0% or less, and a weight-average molecular weight of 300,000 or less. 13.-. (canceled)4. A poly(phenylene sulfide) fiber having a degree of crystallization of 45.0% or higher , a content of movable amorphous components of 15.0% or less , and a weight-average molecular weight of 300 ,000 or less.5. The poly(phenylene sulfide) fiber according to claim 4 , having a fiber diameter of 5.0 μm or larger.6. The poly(phenylene sulfide) fiber according to claim 4 , having a boiling-water shrinkage ratio at 98° C. of 1.0% or less.7. The poly(phenylene sulfide) fiber according to claim 5 , having a boiling-water shrinkage ratio at 98° C. of 1.0% or less. This disclosure relates to a poly(phenylene sulfide) fiber that changes little in fiber structure and has excellent long-term heat resistance.Poly(phenylene sulfide) (hereinafter often abbreviated to “PPS”) fibers have high heat resistance, chemical resistance, electrical insulating properties, and flame retardancy and hence, have come to be used in industrial material applications including various filters, electrical insulators, and papermaking canvases. In particular, PPS fibers are extensively used in filter cloths for use in various industrial filters, e.g., bag filters for dust collection from discharge gases.In use as bag filters, the discharge gases from incineration facilities have high temperatures and the filter cloths are used over a span of several years as a life. Namely, in industrial material applications such as filter cloths for bag filters, excellent long-term heat resistance is important, and changing little in fiber structure and decreasing little in strength at high temperatures of 150-210° C. are important properties.It is generally known that an ...

SWITCHING CIRCUIT

A switching circuit includes: a normally-off junction field-effect GaN transistor including source, drain, and gate terminals; a drive device of one output type electrically connected to the gate terminal; a first rectifier, between the source terminal and the gate terminal, including an anode on a source terminal side and a cathode on a gate terminal side; a capacitor between a cathode side of the first rectifier and the drive device; a first resistor between the capacitor and the drive device; a second resistor, one side of the second resistor being connected to the drive device, another side of the second resistor being connected between the cathode side of the first rectifier and the capacitor; and a second rectifier including an anode on a capacitor side and a cathode on a drive device side. No resistor is provided between the cathode side of the second rectifier and the drive device. 1. A switching circuit , comprising:a normally-off junction field-effect GaN transistor including a source terminal, a drain terminal, and a gate terminal, the normally-off junction field-effect GaN transistor having a gate portion including a p-type nitride semiconductor;a drive device of one output type electrically connected to the gate terminal;a first rectifier connected between the source terminal and the gate terminal, and including an anode on a side of the source terminal and a cathode on a side of the gate terminal;a capacitor connected between a cathode side of the first rectifier and the drive device;a first resistor connected between the capacitor and the drive device;a second resistor, one side of the second resistor being connected to the drive device, another side of the second resistor being connected between the cathode side of the first rectifier and the capacitor; anda second rectifier including an anode on a side of the capacitor and a cathode on a side of the drive device,wherein no resistor is provided between the cathode side of the second rectifier and the ...

WIRING STRUCTURE OF A PARKING BRAKE CABLE

A wiring structure includes brake cable, a shift selection device, and a support bracket. The brake cable links a foot-operated operation pedal disposed in front of a seat and brake units provided to rear wheels rearward of the seat and is directed toward a top surface of a floor tunnel in front of the seat in the vehicle. The shift selection device outputs a signal for switching a driving range position and is supported by the support bracket in a position to the side of the seat, so as to allow a cable insertion space to be disposed between the shift selection device and the top surface of the floor tunnel. The brake cable is wired so as to pass through the cable insertion space. 1. A wiring structure of a parking brake cable , comprising:a parking brake cable configured to extend rearward in a vehicle from a foot-operated operation pedal disposed in front of a driver seat, and link to parking brake units provided to vehicle wheels rearward of the driver seat;a shift selection device configured to be operated by the driver to output a signal for switching a driving range position; anda device support structure configured to support the shift selection device in a position to the side of the driver seat so as to enable a cable insertion space to be disposed between the shift selection device and a top surface of a floor tunnel,the parking brake cable being configured so as to be directed toward the top surface of the floor tunnel on the front side in the vehicle from the driver seat, and to be wired so as to pass through the cable insertion space.2. The wiring structure of a parking brake cable according to claim 1 , whereinthe device support structure is configured to support the shift selection device in the position to the side of the driver seat so as to enable the cable insertion space to have a left-side open part opening to the left side of the vehicle, a right-side open part opening to the right side of the vehicle, and a rear-side open part opening to the ...

THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING METHOD, THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING APPARATUS, AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELED OBJECT

A three-dimensional printing method includes a filament forming step, and a laminating step in order to laminate filaments possessing thermoplasticity and thereby obtain a three-dimensional modeled object. In the filament forming step, a coating material made of a thermoplastic resin, which is plasticized by heating, is adhered to at least a part of an outer circumferential surface of a core material, which is made of a thermoplastic resin having a lower temperature than that of the plasticized coating material, thereby obtaining the filaments. In the laminating step, the filaments, which are made up from the plasticized coating material, and the core material that is plastically deformable but at a lower temperature than the plasticized coating material, are laminated while being pressed with respect to a portion to be laminated. 1. A three-dimensional printing method for obtaining a three-dimensional modeled object by laminating filaments possessing thermoplasticity , comprising:a filament forming step of adhering a coating material made of a thermoplastic resin, which is plasticized by heating, to at least a part of an outer circumferential surface of a core material, which is made of a thermoplastic resin having a lower temperature than that of the plasticized coating material, thereby forming the filaments; anda laminating step of pressing and laminating the filaments, which are made up from the plasticized coating material, and the core material that is plastically deformable but at a lower temperature than the plasticized coating material, with respect to a portion to be laminated.2. The three-dimensional printing method according to claim 1 , wherein:in the laminating step, the filaments are laminated with respect to the portion to be laminated, using a nozzle configured to discharge the filaments; andthe nozzle is moved in a state in which a discharging direction of the filaments is inclined with respect to a stacking direction in which the filaments are ...

RESIN MATERIAL PLASTICIZING DEVICE AND RESIN MATERIAL PLASTICIZING METHOD

A resin material plasticizing device is equipped with a heating block in which a passage hole is formed to which there is supplied an elongate solid coating material, and which is capable of raising the temperature of an inner wall surface of the passage hole. At an upstream portion of the passage hole, so that an inner wall surface thereof is kept in contact with a side surface of the solid coating material, a cross section thereof which is perpendicular to an axial direction has a shape corresponding to the cross-sectional shape of the solid coating material. At least a part of the midstream portion is set in a manner so that a ratio of a circumferential length with respect to a cross-sectional area of a cross section perpendicular to the axial direction is greater than the same ratio of the upstream portion. 1. A resin material plasticizing device equipped with a heating block in which a passage hole is formed to which there is supplied an elongate solid resin material , and which is capable of raising temperature of an inner wall surface of the passage hole , wherein the solid resin material is heated in interior of the passage hole , and is discharged in a plasticized state;the passage hole comprising:an upstream portion to which the solid resin material is configured to be supplied;a midstream portion to which the resin material, which has been heated and softened in the upstream portion, is configured to be supplied; anda downstream portion to which the resin material, which has been heated and plasticized in the midstream portion, is configured to be supplied from one end side thereof, and the resin material is discharged from another end side thereof;wherein, in the upstream portion, so that an inner wall surface thereof is kept in contact with a side surface of the solid resin material, a cross section perpendicular to an axial direction thereof has a shape corresponding to a cross-sectional shape perpendicular to an axial direction of the solid resin ...

RESIN MATERIAL HEATING DEVICE AND RESIN MATERIAL HEATING METHOD

A resin material heating device configured to heat an elongate solid resin material includes a passage conduit and a hot air supply device. An inner diameter of the passage conduit is greater than a diameter of the resin material, and allows the resin material to pass therethrough in a state of being separated from the inner wall surface of the passage conduit. The hot air supply device supplies hot air to the interior of the passage conduit. 1. A resin material heating device configured to heat an elongate solid resin material , the resin material heating device comprising:a passage conduit having an inner diameter greater than a diameter of the resin material, and configured to allow the resin material to pass therethrough in a state of being separated from an inner wall surface of the passage conduit; anda hot air supply device configured to supply hot air to interior of the passage conduit.2. The resin material heating device according to claim 1 , further comprising seal members configured to maintain the interior of the passage conduit in an airtight condition; andwherein the hot air supply device comprises:a circulation conduit connecting one end side of the passage conduit to which the hot air is supplied, and another end side from which the hot air is discharged, and configured to circulate the hot air;a heat source configured to heat the hot air in interior of the circulation conduit; anda blower fan configured to blow the hot air heated by the heat source toward the one end side of the passage conduit, together with blowing the hot air discharged from the other end side of the passage conduit toward the heat source.3. The resin material heating device according to claim 2 , wherein the resin material is supplied from the other end side of the passage conduit from which the hot air is discharged claim 2 , and the resin material is discharged from the one end side of the passage conduit to which the hot air is supplied.4. The resin material heating device ...

THERMOPLASTIC RESIN COMPOSITION INCLUDING COMPOUND HAVING FUNCTIONAL GROUP THAT INTERMOLECULARLY FORMS AT LEAST TWO OR MORE HYDROGEN BONDS

A thermoplastic resin composition includes 100 parts by weight of at least one thermosplastic resin (A); and 0.1 to 50 parts by weight of a compound (B) intramolecularly including at least one functional group R (where a plurality of functional groups R optionally have structures identical with each other or structures different from each other) having a hydrogen bond donor and/or a hydrogen bond acceptor that are capable of intermolecularly forming at least two or more hydrogen bonds. 115-. (canceled)16. A thermoplastic resin composition comprising:100 parts by weight of at least one thermoplastic resin (A); and0.1 to 50 parts by weight of a compound (B) intramolecularly including at least one functional group R, where a plurality of functional groups R optionally have structures identical with each other or structures different from each other, having a hydrogen bond donor and/or a hydrogen bond acceptor that are capable of intermolecularly forming at least two or more hydrogen bonds.17. The thermoplastic resin composition according to claim 16 , wherein the functional group R of the compound (B) has a heterocyclic structure including at least two different atoms selected from carbon atom claim 16 , nitrogen atom and oxygen atom.18. The thermoplastic resin composition according to claim 16 , wherein the compound (B) has a structure expressed by general formula (i):{'br': None, 'sub': '1', 'R—H\u2003\u2003(i)'}{'sub': '1', 'where Rincludes the functional group R.'}20. The thermoplastic resin composition according to claim 16 , wherein the compound (B) has a structure expressed by general formula (ii):{'br': None, 'sub': 2', 'n, '(R\ue8a0W\u2003\u2003(ii)'}{'sub': '2', 'where Rdenotes a structure including the functional group R; n denotes an integral number of 1 to 20; and W denotes a structure including a hydrogen atom, a linear structure containing 1 to 10000 carbon atoms, or a branched or cyclic structure containing 3 to 10000 carbon atoms and optionally ...

Device for Blocking Flow Passage Without Interrupting Flow

An insertion guide tube that is inserted into a sealing case and that houses a blockage bag in a reduced-size state can be moved inside the sealing case and inside a branch pipe portion along an axis of the branch pipe portion until the insertion guide tube is brought into an abutting position in which at least a part of a leading end portion of the insertion guide tube abuts against an outer surface-side peripheral edge portion of a branch port on an outer circumferential surface of a fluid pipe. In a state in which the blockage bag is located at a predetermined internal flow passage blocking position, an axis adjustment portion that can make sliding contact with an inner surface of the insertion guide tube is located in a portion corresponding to branch port in a radial direction of the fluid pipe.

IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

An image forming apparatus includes a cartridge including a portion-to-be-positioned, and an apparatus main body on which the cartridge is mounted in a mounting direction. The apparatus main body includes a positioning portion and a regulating portion. The positioning portion positions the cartridge by engaging with the portion-to-be-positioned. The regulating portion is provided on an upstream side of the positioning portion in the mounting direction. The cartridge includes a portion-to-be-regulated provided on an upstream side of the portion-to-be-positioned in the mounting direction. The portion-to-be-positioned engages with the regulating portion before engaging with the positioning portion, to regulate movement of the cartridge in the direction orthogonal to the mounting direction. The portion-to-be-regulated engages with the regulating portion before the portion-to-be-positioned engages with the positioning portion, to regulate movement of the cartridge in the direction orthogonal to the mounting direction. 1. An image forming apparatus , comprising:a cartridge including a portion-to-be-positioned; andan apparatus main body on which the cartridge is mounted in a mounting direction, the apparatus main body including a positioning portion and a regulating portion, the positioning portion being configured to position the cartridge in a direction orthogonal to the mounting direction by engaging with the portion-to-be-positioned of the cartridge when mounting of the cartridge on the apparatus main body is completed, the regulating portion being provided on an upstream side of the positioning portion in the mounting direction,wherein the cartridge includes a portion-to-be-regulated provided on an upstream side of the portion-to-be-positioned in the mounting direction,wherein the portion-to-be-positioned of the cartridge engages with the regulating portion of the apparatus main body before engaging with the positioning portion of the apparatus main body, to regulate ...