Abstract: There is provided an interlayer film for laminated glass which is high in heat shielding properties. The interlayer film for laminated glass according to the present invention includes an infrared ray reflection layer which reflects infrared rays, a first resin layer which is arranged on a first surface side of the infrared ray reflection layer and contains a thermoplastic resin and a second resin layer which is arranged on a second surface side of the infrared ray reflection layer and contains a thermoplastic resin, and the infrared ray transmittance in the wavelength of 780 to 2100 nm of the first resin layer is higher by 10% or more than the infrared ray transmittance in the wavelength of 780 to 2100 nm of the second resin layer.

Abstract: An oxymethylene-copolymer manufacturing method includes: polymerizing a polymerization raw material containing trioxane and a comonomer in the presence of an acid catalyst in a quantity that is 1.0×10?8 moles to 5.0×10?6 moles with respect to 1 mole of trioxane; adding a hydroxylamine compound represented by general formula (1) (in the formula, R1 and R2 are, independently of each other, a hydrogen atom or an organic group having 1-20 carbon atoms) to a reaction product obtained during the polymerizing of the polymerization raw material at 50-5000 times the quantity of the acid catalyst, in terms of the molar quantity, and mixing the hydroxylamine compound with the reaction product; and subjecting the mixture of the reaction product and the hydroxylamine compound, which is obtained during the adding of the hydroxylamine compound, to an additional melt-kneading.

Abstract: 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).

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: A head includes a face portion, a sole portion, and an internal weight portion provided on an inner surface of the sole portion and located apart from the face portion. The internal weight portion includes a base portion, and a protruding portion protruding from the base portion toward a face side and located apart from the inner surface of the sole portion. The protruding portion is positioned on the face side with respect to the head center of gravity. A thickness of a toe-side part of the protruding portion and/or a thickness of a heel-side part of the protruding portion is greater than a thickness of a middle part of the protruding portion. Alternatively, a middle part of the protruding portion in a toe-heel direction is absent. The internal weight portion may be formed integrally with the sole portion, or may be a different member from the sole portion.

Abstract: [Object] To provide a transducer capable of providing a high degree of freedom in deformation and suppressing a risk of breakage and a method of producing the transducer. [Solving Means] In order to achieve the above-described object, a transducer according to an embodiment of the present technology includes an elastomer. The elastomer extends along a predetermined axis direction, and has both end portions in which at least two electrodes having followability are disposed on both sides around a predetermined axis in the predetermined axis direction, the both end portions being elongated to be folded in a direction perpendicular to the predetermined axis. This makes it possible to provide a high degree of freedom in deformation and to suppress a risk of breakage.

Abstract: To provide a connection adapter and a horn antenna measurement device capable of measuring the performance of a system of a horn antenna on the ground without removing the horn antenna mounted on a spacecraft even immediately before the launch, while suppressing radio wave leakage to an external space. A connection adapter (200) includes a first waveguide (201) that is provided inside the connection adapter and connected to a waveguide portion (260) connected to a horn antenna (100), in which the connection adaptor is detachably fitted into the horn antenna, is connected to a measurement instrument (300) via a second waveguide (250) coupled to the first waveguide, and guides radio waves radiated from the horn antenna to the measurement instrument in a closed system.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: A display device includes a sheet on which a pattern is printed, a light source emitting light to brighten the pattern; and a light guide guiding the light emitted from the light source to the sheet. The light guide includes an incident surface provided at one end portion thereof in a longitudinal direction and an emission surface provided at the other end portion thereof. As viewed in the longitudinal direction, the incident surface is smaller than an area where the patten is printed in the sheet, the emission surface includes a first emission surface which overlaps at least a part of the pattern and has a portion overlapping the light source, and a second emission surface which overlaps at least a part of the pattern and does not overlap the light source. The second emission surface is closer to the sheet than the first emission surface.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus incudes an outer casing, a button portion including a pressed portion, a support portion and a deformable portion, and a regulation portion configured to come into contact with the support portion to regulate a position of the button portion. The button portion is movable from a first positon to a second position when the pressed portion is pressed. When the button portion is moved from the first position to the second position, the outer casing of the image forming apparatus slides with the button portion and a force is applied in a second direction orthogonal to a first direction to cause the deformable portion of the support portion to deform and the button portion to move in the second direction.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: The method controls a discharging gap suitably and easily, effectively damages an adhesive which is an insulator by a shock wave generated in a discharging gap, and disassembles the composite material into conductors. The method of disassembling the composite material includes: a protrusion formation step S1 of forming an elastic protrusion in a predefined part of a first conductor; a composite material formation step S2 of applying an insulator on a surface of the first conductor on which the protrusion stands and bonding or joining the first conductor and a second conductor facing a protruding end of the protrusion with the insulator to form a composite material 1; and a separation step of applying an electric pulse between the first conductor and the second conductor to damage the insulator, thereby separating the first conductor and the second conductor from each other.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: 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.