Abstract: A joint connector includes the plurality of wires extending in an extending direction, a plurality of terminals to be respectively connected to front end parts of the plurality of wires in the extending direction, a lower housing for accommodating the plurality of terminals, a busbar to be disposed in the lower housing, and an upper cover to be assembled with the lower housing. The busbar includes a plurality of tabs. Each of the plurality of terminals includes a tube portion, into which each of the plurality of tabs is inserted, and a wire connecting portion to be connected to each of the plurality of wires. The plurality of wires drawn out rearward in the extending direction from the lower housing include bent portions folded forward in the extending direction. The upper cover includes wire pressing portions for holding the plurality of wires folded forward in the extending direction.

Abstract: A liquid ejection head having a channel member which includes an ejection hole surface and a pressurization chamber surface opposite thereto. An actuator substrate overlaps the pressurization chamber surface. The channel member includes a plurality of ejection holes opening in the ejection hole surface, a plurality of pressurization chambers individually communicating with the plurality of ejection holes and arranged in plan view of the pressurization chamber surface, and a plurality of dummy pressurization chambers positioned outside of the predetermined region in plan view of the pressurization chamber surface. The actuator substrate includes a plurality of pressurization portions that individually pressurize the pressurization chambers, and a plurality of dummy pressurization portions that individually pressurize the dummy pressurization chambers. The dummy pressurization chambers communicate with each other via a plurality of communication paths.

Abstract: A joint connector 10 to be connected to wires 11 includes a lower housing 30 and an upper cover 60. The lower housing 30 accommodates terminals 12 to be respectively connected to front end parts in an extending direction of the wires 11. The upper cover 60 is assembled to close an upper surface of the lower housing 30. The lower housing 30 or the upper cover 60 includes a lower guide portion 36 or an upper guide portion 69 for bending the wires 11 by contacting the wires 11 with the lower housing 30 and the upper cover 60 assembled.

Abstract: A curable clear ink composition is provided. The curable clear ink composition comprises a surfactant, a monofunctional polymerizable compound having a static surface tension of 33 mN/m or less at 25 degrees C. in an amount of 10% by mass or more but 30% by mass or less, an oligomer having a weight average molecular weight (Mw) of 1,000 or more, and an acylphosphine oxide polymerization initiator in an amount of 8% by mass or more but 12% by mass or less.

Abstract: A component mounting system including: a component mounting device group in which a plurality of component mounting devices that mount components supplied to a board transported in from an upstream side by a tape feeder and transport out the board to a downstream side, and cut a carrier tape after supplying the components by a cutter device and discharge scraps of carrier tape, are installed on a floor surface while being arranged in a direction of conveying the board; a main conveyor that is installed along an arrangement direction of the plurality of component mounting devices in a region on the floor surface under the component mounting device group, and transports the scraps of carrier tape discharged from each of the plurality of component mounting devices; and a scraps storage that is installed outside the region and stores the scraps of carrier tape transported by the main conveyor.

Abstract: A heating cooker to manage surface and inside temperatures of food. A heating portion heats inside of a heating space where the food material is placed. At least one processor controls the heating portion to perform driving for high-temperature heating after performing driving for low-temperature heating. During the driving for low-temperature heating, the heating portion may heat the inside of the heating space such that an average increase velocity of a reference temperature of the food material is lower than an average increase velocity of the reference temperature of the food material during the driving for high-temperature heating. During the driving for high-temperature heating, the heating portion may heat the inside of the heating space such that an average increase velocity of the reference temperature of the food material is higher than the average increase velocity of the reference temperature of the food material during the driving for low-temperature heating.

Abstract: A three-dimensional shaping device includes: a plasticizing unit configured to plasticize a material to generate a shaping material; a nozzle; a discharge adjusting unit configured to adjust a discharge amount of the shaping material from the nozzle; a stage on which the shaping material discharged from the nozzle is stacked; and a control unit configured to control the discharge adjusting unit. The discharge adjustment unit includes a discharge adjustment mechanism configured to function to adjust the discharge amount, a photosensor including a light emitting unit and a light receiving unit, and a motor configured to drive the discharge adjustment mechanism. The control unit adjusts the discharge amount by detecting an initial position of the discharge adjustment mechanism based on a detection result of the photosensor, and sliding or rotating the discharge adjustment mechanism from the initial position by controlling the motor.

Abstract: A plasticizing apparatus includes a barrel that is provided with a first through-hole along a first axis, a first screw in which a first groove portion having a spiral shape about a first axis is provided in a surface facing a barrel, a side wall having a cylindrical shape is provided along an outer peripheral edge of a surface facing a side opposite to the barrel, and a second through-hole is provided along the first axis, a second screw of which at least a part is disposed inside the side wall and a second groove portion having a spiral shape about the first axis is provided in a surface facing the barrel with the first screw interposed therebetween, and a drive unit that rotates the first screw and the second screw about the first axis by making angular velocity vectors thereof different from each other with respect to the barrel.

Abstract: A method of determining disposition of a component supply unit including a component reel obtained by winding a component accommodating tape accommodating a component and a tape feeder that supplies the component accommodating tape drawn out from the component reel, for determining component supply unit disposition in which the component supply unit is disposed in a holding unit that holds the component supply unit, includes acquiring component supply unit information including information on the number of the component reel and constraint condition information including information related to a layout that is capable of being selected when the component supply unit is disposed in the holding unit, and determining the component supply unit disposition, based on the constraint condition information and the information on the number of the component reel.

Abstract: There is provided a component mounting system including: a component mounting device group in which a plurality of component mounting devices that mount components supplied to a board transported in from an upstream side by a tape feeder and transport out the board to a downstream side, and cut a carrier tape after supplying the components by a cutter device and discharge scraps of carrier tape, are installed on a floor surface while being arranged in a direction of conveying the board; a main conveyor that is installed along an arrangement direction of the plurality of component mounting devices in a region on the floor surface under the component mounting device group, and transports the scraps of carrier tape discharged from each of the plurality of component mounting devices; and a scraps storage that is installed outside the region and stores the scraps of carrier tape transported by the main conveyor.

Abstract: A method includes: executing judgment processing for judging whether a site to carry out a first task assigned to a first robot and a site to carry out a second task assigned to a second robot are likely to overlap each other; executing comparison processing for comparing first end time with second end time when the sites to carry out the first task and the second task are likely to overlap each other; and executing determination processing for selecting the first task order when the first end time is earlier than the second end time, and selecting the second task order when the second end time is earlier than the first end time.

Abstract: It is aimed to reduce a load to fixing portions of a flat cable and terminal fittings. A connector (A) includes a flat cable formed such that a plurality of conductors are arranged in parallel on a flexible insulating sheet, a plurality of terminal fittings held in a housing and individually fixed to front end parts of the plurality of conductors, and a reinforcing plate laminated on and integrated with a region of the insulating sheet including fixing portions of the conductors and the terminal fittings. The reinforcing plate is provided with hooking portions. The housing is formed with stoppers for restricting a rearward displacement of the flat cable with respect to the housing by being brought into contact with the hooking portions. A low-rigidity portion is formed in a region of the reinforcing plate rearward of the fixing portions and forward of the hooking portions.

Abstract: It is aimed to prevent the damage of sealing holes. A connector includes terminal fittings (30) to be connected to front end parts of wires (39), a housing (10), and a one-piece rubber plug (40) mounted in a rear end part of the housing (10). Accommodation chambers (15) for allowing insertion of the terminal fittings (30) from front of the housing (10) are formed in the housing (10). The one-piece rubber plug (40) includes sealing holes (41). The wires (39) not connected to the terminal fittings (30) are passable through the accommodation chambers (15) and the sealing holes (41).

Abstract: A connector includes a terminal that is to be contacted with a conductive member of a wire, a housing in which the terminal is arranged, and a holding member that is fit in the housing and in contact with the terminal to hold a position of the terminal. At least one of the terminal and the housing includes a pressing portion that presses the conductive member in a direction such that the conductive member comes in contact with the terminal.

Abstract: Provided is an active-energy-ray-curable ink including at least a surface tension modifier and including a monomer having a surface tension of 39 mN/m or greater in an amount of 20% by mass or greater but 60% by mass or less. Preferably, the ink includes a monomer having a surface tension of 43 mN/m or greater in an amount of 5% by mass or greater but 10% by mass or less.

Abstract: Provided is a connector that can prevent excessive stress from arising at a connecting site between a flat cable and a terminal. The connector is provided with a flat cable (60) that has a hole (64) serving as a receiving section, a housing (10) that has an installation surface (19) where the flat cable (60) is arranged and a projecting section (21) projecting out from the installation surface (19) and is inserted into the hole (64), and a terminal (90) that is connected to a conductor section (70) of the flat cable (60) and is locked onto the housing (10). In an assembled state, the flat cable (60) has, at a portion enclosing the projecting section (21) or a portion arranged between the terminal (90) and the projecting section (21), an excess length section (66) that is extra long as compared to a case of having been disposed along the installation surface (19) of the housing (10).

Abstract: Items are provided while improving usability for users. A terminal and a physical item provision management device are communicably connected. The physical item provision management device includes: a provision control unit capable of providing a user's terminal with an item image corresponding to a physical item and a container image corresponding to a container virtually accommodating the physical item and concealing the physical item; and a provision procedure control unit enabling, when the item image and the container image are displayed on the terminal, a provision procedure of providing the user with the physical item corresponding to the item image displayed.

Abstract: A plurality of head chips including: a nozzle plate having a plurality of nozzles configured to eject a liquid in a first direction, and a case having one or more first flow paths communicating with at least a part of the plurality of nozzles; a holder to which the plurality of head chips are fixed, which includes metal or ceramics, and which has a plurality of second flow paths communicating with at least one of the plurality of first flow paths; and a heater configured to heat the holder.

Abstract: A flow passage member includes: a supply flow passage through which liquid flows; a filter provided on a path of the supply flow passage, the liquid being configured to pass through the filter; a fixing member which constitutes a part of the supply flow passage and to which the filter is fixed; and a first member which constitutes a part of the supply flow passage and to which the fixing member is fixed; wherein the fixing member is made of thermoplastic resin, and the first member is made of any of thermosetting resin, metal, and ceramic.