Abstract: A seat is provided with: a frame; a pad supported by the frame; a skin member covering a front surface of the pad and provided with a first opening; an annular plate having a second opening and attached to a part of the skin member surrounding the first opening so that the first opening opposes the second opening; and a garnish including a tubular portion passed into the first opening and the second opening, and retained onto the pad, a flange provided at a front end of the tubular portion and having a larger outer diameter than the tubular portion, and an engagement claw projecting from an outer periphery of the tubular portion, and engaging the annular plate between the flange and the engagement claw.

Abstract: A vehicle seat includes: a seat back; a seat cushion; an engagement portion having a U-shaped portion that is configured to engage with an attachment mechanism of a child safety seat; and a cover member adapted to cover at least a portion of the engagement portion. The engagement portion is disposed between a seat back and a seat cushion. The cover member includes: a flap having one end fixed to a cover of the vehicle seat and the other end serving as a free end; and a tab provided on an upper or lower surface of the flap, the tab projecting on an inner side of the U-shaped portion when the free end is inserted between the seat back and the cover member or between the seat cushion and the engagement portion.

Abstract: A seat is provided with: a frame; a pad supported by the frame; a skin member covering a front surface of the pad and provided with a first opening; an annular plate having a second opening and attached to a part of the skin member surrounding the first opening so that the first opening opposes the second opening; and a garnish including a tubular portion passed into the first opening and the second opening, and retained onto the pad, a flange provided at a front end of the tubular portion and having a larger outer diameter than the tubular portion, and an engagement claw projecting from an outer periphery of the tubular portion, and engaging the annular plate between the flange and the engagement claw.

Abstract: A seat is provided with: a frame (F2); a pad (36) supported by the frame; a skin member (37) covering a front surface of the pad and provided with a first opening (38); an annular plate (46) having a second opening (47) and attached to a part of the skin member surrounding the first opening so that the first opening opposes the second opening; and a garnish (40) including a tubular portion (41) passed into the first opening and the second opening, and retained onto the pad, a flange (42) provided at a front end of the tubular portion and having a larger outer diameter than the tubular portion, and an engagement claw (43) projecting from an outer periphery of the tubular portion, and engaging the annular plate between the flange and the engagement claw.

Abstract: A seat is provided with: a frame; a pad supported by the frame; a skin member covering a front surface of the pad and provided with a first opening; an annular plate having a second opening and attached to a part of the skin member surrounding the first opening so that the first opening opposes the second opening; and a garnish including a tubular portion passed into the first opening and the second opening, and retained onto the pad, a flange provided at a front end of the tubular portion and having a larger outer diameter than the tubular portion, and an engagement claw projecting from an outer periphery of the tubular portion, and engaging the annular plate between the flange and the engagement claw.

Abstract: An analyzing method of a spot welded portion, includes: acquiring bar elements as the spot welded portion; extracting other bar elements existing at a periphery of a target bar element which is targeted among the acquired bar elements; determining whether or not there is a bar element which shares the same end point with the target bar element among the extracted bar elements; determining that the target bar element and the bar element which shares the same end point with the target bar element are a three-layer spot welded portion when it is determined that there is the bar element which shares the same end point with the target bar element; and determining whether or not there is a bar element whose distance between elements with the target bar element is within a predetermined distance among the extracted bar elements when it is determined that there is not the bar element which shares the same end point with the target bar element, and determining that the target bar element and the extracted bar element

Abstract: A vehicle seat includes: a seat back; a seat cushion; an engagement portion having a U-shaped portion that is configured to engage with an attachment mechanism of a child safety seat; and a cover member adapted to cover at least a portion of the engagement portion. The engagement portion is disposed between a seat back and a seat cushion. The cover member includes: a flap having one end fixed to a cover of the vehicle seat and the other end serving as a free end; and a tab provided on an upper or lower surface of the flap, the tab projecting on an inner side of the U-shaped portion when the free end is inserted between the seat back and the cover member or between the seat cushion and the engagement portion.

Abstract: There is provided an image forming apparatus. A transmitter is configured to transmit a test pattern in advance to another image forming apparatus when transferring print data to the another image forming apparatus. An acquirer is configured to acquire an optical reading result of an output of the test pattern made by the another image forming apparatus. A corrector is configured to correct the print data on the basis of the reading result so that the print data is output at the another image forming apparatus in the same quality as the image forming apparatus. A transfer unit is configured to transfer the corrected print data to the another image forming apparatus when the corrected print data does not include data which is not output at the another image forming apparatus in the same quality as the image forming apparatus.

Abstract: There is provided an image forming apparatus. A transmitter is configured to transmit a test pattern in advance to another image forming apparatus when transferring print data to the another image forming apparatus. An acquirer is configured to acquire an optical reading result of an output of the test pattern made by the another image forming apparatus. A corrector is configured to correct the print data on the basis of the reading result so that the print data is output at the another image forming apparatus in the same quality as the image forming apparatus. A transfer unit is configured to transfer the corrected print data to the another image forming apparatus when the corrected print data does not include data which is not output at the another image forming apparatus in the same quality as the image forming apparatus.

Abstract: An analyzing method of a spot welded portion, includes: acquiring bar elements as the spot welded portion; extracting other bar elements existing at a periphery of a target bar element which is targeted among the acquired bar elements; determining whether or not there is a bar element which shares the same end point with the target bar element among the extracted bar elements; determining that the target bar element and the bar element which shares the same end point with the target bar element are a three-layer spot welded portion when it is determined that there is the bar element which shares the same end point with the target bar element; and determining whether or not there is a bar element whose distance between elements with the target bar element is within a predetermined distance among the extracted bar elements when it is determined that there is not the bar element which shares the same end point with the target bar element, and determining that the target bar element and the extracted bar element

Abstract: A waterproof structure for an electronic device (60) includes: a case (130) which is disposed in a location in a vehicle (10) distant from a receiving antenna (61), which houses a processing unit (69) that processes location information, and which has a wiring hole (171) through which a wire (62) passes; a cylindrical part (172) which extends in the axial direction of the wire from the case in such a manner as to surround the wiring hole; a seal member (167) which is housed in a compressed state in the cylindrical part, and surrounds the wire; and a cap (160) which is attached to the case in an attachable/detachable manner, has a hole (168) through which the wire passes, and prevents the seal member from moving.

Abstract: A control apparatus for an internal combustion engine in the present invention includes a DPF installed in an exhaust passage and a DOC installed in the exhaust passage on the upstream side of the DPF. The control apparatus changes an engine control parameter so as to facilitate NO2-based regeneration when it is determined that an operating state in which the NO2-based regeneration speed is higher than a predetermined threshold value is established during operation of the internal combustion engine.

Abstract: A waterproof structure for an electronic device (60) includes: a case (130) which is disposed in a location in a vehicle (10) distant from a receiving antenna (61), which houses a processing unit (69) that processes location information, and which has a wiring hole (171) through which a wire (62) passes; a cylindrical part (172) which extends in the axial direction of the wire from the case in such a manner as to surround the wiring hole; a seal member (167) which is housed in a compressed state in the cylindrical part, and surrounds the wire; and a cap (160) which is attached to the case in an attachable/detachable manner, has a hole (168) through which the wire passes, and prevents the seal member from moving.

Abstract: The present invention provides a projection apparatus that includes a mirror element and a drive circuit for driving a laser light source for projecting an illumination light. The projection apparatus further includes mirror device for modulating the illumination light and a projection lens for projecting the modulated light from the mirror element. The mirror device is disposed on a device substrate and packaged in a package substrate made of a transparent silicon material with a metallic thermal transfer path connected to the device substrate and a cover glass covering the package substrate. The distance between the mirror and the bottom surface of the cover glass is larger than the focal length of the projection lens.

Abstract: A projection apparatus comprising a light source for emitting incident light and a mirror device that includes a plurality of mirror elements each guiding the incident light to the ON position towards a projection light path under pulse width modulation (PWM) control corresponding to one frame or sub-frame or to the OFF state so as not to guide the incident light to a projection path. The light source is turned off outside the period in which the mirror element with the maximum brightness is in the ON state.

Abstract: A video display apparatus is provided, comprising: a light source(s) controllable for emitting a plurality of reference colors; a color conversion circuit received an input video signal for generating the color data of at least one correction color for correcting a reference color emitted from a light source; an image processing unit receives the input video signal for generating an output video signal comprising a plurality of sub-frame signals; and a control circuit applies the color data generated by the color conversion circuit for controlling a light source to display color images.

Abstract: The present invention provides an image projection system implemented with a spatial light modulator (SLM) to modulate an illumination light projected from a light source wherein said SLM comprising a first conductive layer to wire and function as a bit line; a second conductive layer to wire and function as a word line; and a first conductive and second conductive capacitor layers functioning as a capacitor wherein the bit line is wired along a direction crossing the word line and the capacitor is disposed in parallel with the bit line.

Abstract: The present invention provides image projection system implemented with a spatial light modulator, for modulating an illumination light projected from a light source wherein said spatial light modulator comprising an image projection system implemented with a spatial light modulator for modulating an illumination light projected from a light source wherein said spatial light modulator comprising: at least two electrically conductive layers functioning as two different electrical wirings and said conductive layers having respectively a first and a second longitudinal directions overlapping and crossing each other; and a fixed electric potential layer electrically connected to a fixed electric potential, wherein the two different conductive layers and fixed electric potential layer overlapping one another and disposed at a location along a light path of the illumination light emitted from the light source to block said illumination light.

Abstract: A projection apparatus implemented with a mirror device that includes a first electrode and a second electrode with an elastic hinge disposed between the first electrode part and second electrode. The elastic hinge supports a mirror and the mirror is controlled to deflect when drawn by a Coulomb force generated between the mirror and electrodes by applying a voltage to the electrodes. The projection apparatus further includes a light source for projecting a light to the mirror for modulating the light by deflecting the mirror to different deflection states. The light source suppresses the emission of the illumination light during a period when the mirror performs a series of operations to shift from a non-deflection state, placing the mirror in a stationary and non-deflection state, to a predetermined deflection state.

Abstract: An image display apparatus includes: a first spatial light modulator (SLM) and a second modulator for modulating a first and a second illumination lights for displaying images; an SLM control unit for generating first control data and second control data for controlling the first and second SLMs respectively in accordance with the first and second control data, wherein each of the first control data and second control data is generated for each of a plurality of sub-frame periods divided from one frame period for displaying the images, and the start timing of one sub-frame period of the first control data is different from the start timing of one sub-frame period of the second control data.