Abstract: For a vehicle interior compartment defined by a vehicle floor, opposing sidewalls, a forward end and a rearward end, and a vehicle ceiling covering at least part of the compartment, an end zone overhead display structure includes bulkhead forming attachment elements coupled to a roof strut spanning from sidewall to sidewall of the vehicle roof. The display structure includes an open box-like upper bracket and an open box-like lower bracket coupled together with the roof strut interposed to provide an assembly that reduces unwanted motion, rotation or vibration of the display assembly.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a pigment composition and an ink (in particular, a waterborne ink) that can reduce a viscosity increase over time when an azo lake pigment is used as a pigment and also have excellent color strength and gloss in printed products. The pigment composition according to the present invention includes a divalent metal lake azo pigment, and 0.1% by weight to 20% by weight of a divalent metal salt of a mono- or di-carboxylic acid compound. The divalent metal of the divalent metal salt is preferably an alkaline earth metal ion. The mono- or di-carboxylic acid compound is preferably a mono- or di-carboxylic acid compound having a carbon number of 4 to 20.

Abstract: A valve device includes a flow path formation member provided with at least one flow path hole through which a fluid passes, and a drive part that outputs a rotational force. The valve device includes a shaft, and a rotor having a sliding surface that slides while facing an opening surface of the flow path formation member where the flow path hole is opened, and the rotor is configured to increase or decrease an opening degree of the flow path hole with rotation of the shaft. The valve device includes an energization member that energizes the rotor toward the flow path formation member. The valve device includes a coupling structure configured to tiltably couple the shaft to the rotor such that a contact state between the sliding surface and the opening surface is held regardless of a posture or a position of the shaft.

Abstract: A resin powder for solid freeform fabrication includes a particle having a pillar-like form, wherein the ratio of the height of the particle to the diameter or the long side of the bottom of the particle is 0.5 to 2.0, the particle has a 50 percent cumulative volume particle diameter of from 5 to 200 ?m, and the ratio (Mv/Mn) of the volume average particle diameter (Mv) to the number average particle diameter (Mn) of the particle is 2.00 or less.

Abstract: A fluid circulation circuit includes a flow passage switching valve. The flow passage switching valve includes a body and a switcher. The body includes a first inlet, a second inlet, and outlets including a first outlet. The switcher is capable of switching a passage configuration to a state in which a fluid that has flowed in from the first inlet flows out of either one of the outlets and a state in which the fluid that has flowed in from the second inlet flows out of either one of the outlets.

Abstract: A culture apparatus includes a culture vessel including an internal space containing a culture solution in which a culture target is suspended, a gas supply apparatus supplying a single gas or a mixed gas to the internal space of the culture vessel, and an agitation apparatus agitating the culture solution by changing position and posture of the culture vessel. The agitation apparatus changes the position and posture of the culture vessel to circulate the culture solution in the internal space of the culture vessel so that a bottom surface of the internal space of the culture vessel is partially revealed and that the revealed portion transitions in a circulating direction R.

Abstract: A valve device includes: a driving source making rotational motion; a rotated part provided rotatably around a predetermined axis; and a fluid passage portion having a flow hole for passing a fluid. The valve device further includes: a gear mechanism having gears to transmit rotational motion of the driving source to the rotated part by engagement between the gears to rotate the rotated part; and a biasing part biasing the rotated part toward one side in a circumferential direction with the predetermined axis at the center. The rotated part includes a rotor increasing or reducing an opening of the flow hole in conjunction with rotation of the rotated part and is rotated according to rotational motion of the driving source while being biased toward the one side in the circumferential direction by the biasing part.

Abstract: A valve device includes a housing integrally or separately having a flow path formation part where at least one flow path hole through which a fluid passes is formed. The valve device includes: a drive part that outputs a rotational force; and a rotation part that rotates about a predetermined axis by the rotational force output from the drive part. The rotation part includes a shaft and a rotor increasing or decreasing an opening degree of the flow path hole with rotation of the shaft. The rotor has a sliding surface that slides while facing an opening surface of the flow path formation part where the flow path hole is opened. At least a part of the rotation part is rotatably held by the housing.

Abstract: A culture device includes a culture vessel that contains a culture solution for culturing cells, a gas supply device that supplies a gas to the culture vessel, and a humidification device that humidifies the gas flowing from the gas supply device to the culture vessel. The humidification device includes a hollow fiber membrane filter that includes a hollow fiber membrane through which the gas from the gas supply device passes and a casing that accommodates the hollow fiber membrane, a water supply device that fills the casing of the hollow fiber membrane filter with water, and a first heater that heats the hollow fiber membrane filter.

Abstract: A valve device includes a housing, a stationary disk, a drive device, a shaft and a rotor. The stationary disk is fixed at an inside of the housing and has at least one flow passage hole. The shaft is rotated about a central axis by the drive device. The rotor increases or decreases an opening degree of the at least one flow passage hole. The rotor includes: a drive disk that slides relative to the stationary disk; and a lever that is fixed to the drive disk and couples between the drive disk and the shaft. A torsion spring is placed between the shaft and the lever and urges the lever relative to the shaft in a circumferential direction around the central axis of the shaft. The shaft has a plurality of contact portions configured to contact the lever and respectively located at a plurality of locations.

Abstract: Provided is a method of estimating a solid solution amount of Mg for estimating a change with time of the solid solution amount of Mg which is an example of additive elements in an aluminum alloy. The method of estimating the solid solution amount of Mg includes a step of identifying a precipitate of the aluminum alloy with an equilibrium diagram prepared by simulation based on the CALPHAD method. The method of estimating the solid solution amount of Mg further includes a step of estimating the change with time of the solid solution amount of Mg from the identified precipitate with simulation based on the Langer-Schwartz theory and a numerical solution with the Kampmann-Wagner method.

Abstract: An optical semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor substrate including a first main surface and a second main surface; a stacked body that is formed on the first main surface and includes an active layer and a contact layer arranged on a side opposite to the semiconductor substrate with respect to the active layer; a first electrode in contact with the contact layer; and a second electrode formed on the second main surface. The stacked body includes a light transmitting portion formed by not covering at least part of a surface of the contact layer on a side opposite to the semiconductor substrate with the first electrode. The optical semiconductor device is configured such that a waveguide mode is not formed by current application through the first electrode and the second electrode in a state in which the light transmitting portion is not in optical contact with an external member.

Abstract: A device for removing foreign matter from a roll surface. The device includes a blast processing unit and a press unit. The blast processing unit includes an ejection unit configured to eject a projectile material at a surface of a roll that conveys a steel strip inside a heating furnace, and a recovery unit configured to recover the projectile material. The press unit is configured to press the blast processing unit toward the surface of the roll.

Abstract: A valve gear includes a gear portion configured to rotate by drive torque transmitted from an actuator, a boss portion provided on the gear portion and having a cylindrical outer wall, and one or more extension portions extending in an axial direction from the gear portion on a radial outer side of the boss portion. A coiled spring including a first hook provided at end portion on a gear portion side, and a second hook provided at end portion on an opposite side to the gear portion so that the first hook and the second hook are respectively locked to each other on opposite sides in a circumferential direction of the extension portion. A valve gear subassembly formed by assembling the valve gear and the spring is housed in a valve gear accommodating chamber of the body, and the second hook of the spring is locked to the body.

Abstract: A valve device includes a housing, a stator disposed in the housing and defining at least one passage hole, a driving portion, a shaft configured to be rotated by a rotational force generated by the driving portion, and a rotor in contact with the stator and configured to adjust an amount of the fluid flowing through the at least one passage hole by rotating about an axis along with the shaft. One of an inner circumferential side surface of the housing or an outer circumferential side surface of the stator has at least one engaging protrusion and the other has at least one engaging recess. The at least one engaging protrusion is engaged with the at least one engaging recess such that the stator is restricted from rotating in a circumferential direction of the axis.

Abstract: A valve device includes a flow path formation member provided with at least one flow path hole through which a fluid passes, and a drive part that outputs a rotational force. The valve device includes a shaft, and a rotor having a sliding surface that slides while facing an opening surface of the flow path formation member where the flow path hole is opened, and the rotor is configured to increase or decrease an opening degree of the flow path hole with rotation of the shaft. The valve device includes an energization member that energizes the rotor toward the flow path formation member. The valve device includes a coupling structure configured to tiltably couple the shaft to the rotor such that a contact state between the sliding surface and the opening surface is held regardless of a posture or a position of the shaft.

Abstract: A valve device includes a housing integrally or separately having a flow path formation part where at least one flow path hole through which a fluid passes is formed. The valve device includes: a drive part that outputs a rotational force; and a rotation part that rotates about a predetermined axis by the rotational force output from the drive part. The rotation part includes a shaft and a rotor increasing or decreasing an opening degree of the flow path hole with rotation of the shaft. The rotor has a sliding surface that slides while facing an opening surface of the flow path formation part where the flow path hole is opened. At least a part of the rotation part is rotatably held by the housing.

Abstract: A cell suspension treatment apparatus has a circulation circuit and a filling liquid supply source that supplies a filling liquid to the circulation circuit. The circulation circuit includes a hollow fiber membrane filter, a reservoir, a pump that is provided on a downstream side of the reservoir and on an upstream side of the hollow fiber membrane filter, and a valve that is provided on the downstream side of the reservoir and on an upstream side of the pump. The filling liquid supply source is connected to a portion of the circulation circuit between the first valve and the pump. After the concentrated cell suspension is stored in the reservoir, in a state where the valve is closed and the pump is driven, the filling liquid supply source starts supplying the filling liquid to the circulation circuit to push the cell suspension, which remains in a portion of the circulation circuit from the pump to the inlet port of the reservoir, to flow toward the reservoir by the filling liquid.

Abstract: A valve device includes: a driving source making rotational motion; a rotated part provided rotatably around a predetermined axis; and a fluid passage portion having a flow hole for passing a fluid. The valve device further includes: a gear mechanism having gears to transmit rotational motion of the driving source to the rotated part by engagement between the gears to rotate the rotated part; and a biasing part biasing the rotated part toward one side in a circumferential direction with the predetermined axis at the center. The rotated part includes a rotor increasing or reducing an opening of the flow hole in conjunction with rotation of the rotated part and is rotated according to rotational motion of the driving source while being biased toward the one side in the circumferential direction by the biasing part.

Abstract: When a rotating body is oriented at a default position due to the absence of a driving force, a first hook portion and a second hook portion are engaged with a fixed engagement portion and/or a movable engagement portion. When the rotating body is rotated from the default position by the driving force, the first hook portion is engaged with one of the fixed engagement portion and the movable engagement portion, and the second hook portion is engaged with the other of the fixed engagement portion and the movable engagement portion. A throttle valve device includes a pressing portion that presses the first hook portion and/or the second hook portion to apply a pressing force toward a center of a coil portion in a coil axial direction.