Abstract: An ultrasonic sensor includes a vibration plate that includes a vibration portion and is formed of a resin; a wall portion that is provided on the vibration plate, surrounds the vibration portion and is formed of a resin; and a piezoelectric element that is provided in the vibration portion of the vibration plate. Accordingly, the wall portion surrounding the vibration portion can suppress a frequency variation of an ultrasonic wave output from the ultrasonic sensor and can deform the ultrasonic sensor into a shape corresponding to a surface of an object having various shapes.

Abstract: An electronic component includes a body made of a material containing particles of a metallic magnetic material, and an outer electrode disposed on a surface of the body. The surface of the body has a contact portion with which the outer electrode is in contact, and the surface of the body includes particles of the metallic magnetic material which are exposed from the surface of the body.

Abstract: A piezoelectric film includes a substrate having flexibility, and at least two piezoelectric elements provided to the substrate so as to be arranged at intervals of a first dimension along a first direction, the piezoelectric elements are each configured by stacking a first electrode film, a piezoelectric film made of an inorganic material, and a second electrode film along a thickness direction of the substrate, and an area between the piezoelectric elements adjacent to each other along the first direction forms a vibrational region which can be displaced in the thickness direction.

Abstract: The EGR gas distributor is attached to an intake manifold to distribute EGR gas to each of branch pipes constituting the intake manifold. The EGR gas distributor includes a gas distribution part including a gas inlet port for EGR gas, a plurality of gas outlet ports connected to each corresponding branch pipe, and a gas passage that extends by branching off into a plurality of branch sections from the gas inlet port to each gas outlet port. The gas passage has a tournament branch shape that extends by stepwise branching off from the gas inlet port to each gas outlet port and is symmetric about the gas inlet port. The EGR gas distributor includes a heating part provided adjacent to the entire gas distribution part to heat the gas distribution part. The heating part is constituted of a hot-water passage part configured to allow hot water to flow therethrough.

Abstract: A mounting structure includes: a first substrate that has a first surface on which a functional element is provided; a wiring portion that is provided at a position, which is different from a position of the functional element on the first surface, and is conductively connected to the functional element; a second substrate that has a second surface that is opposite to the first surface; and a conduction portion that is provided on the second surface, is connected to the wiring portion, and is conductively connected the functional element. The shortest distance between the functional element and the second substrate is longer than the longest distance between the second substrate and a position where the wiring portion is connected to the conduction portion.

Abstract: An intake apparatus includes an intake manifold, an EGR gas distributor, and an EGR cooler. The intake manifold includes a surge tank and branch pipes. The EGR gas distributor includes a gas inlet, a gas chamber, and gas distribution pipes connected to the branch pipes. The branch pipes are each formed with a connecting hole for the gas distribution pipes. The EGR cooler is provided adjacent to the gas chamber to warm the inside wall of the gas chamber and includes a hot water passage and a gas passage. The gas chamber and the hot water passage are arranged to traverse the branch pipes. The gas distribution pipes are connected to the corresponding connecting holes. The EGR gas distributor and the EGR cooler in an integrated form are attached to the intake manifold.

Abstract: A mounting structure includes a first substrate on which an elastic core section is provided, a conductive film that is provided over the first substrate from an upper part of the core section, and a second substrate on which a wiring portion connected to the conductive film on the core section is provided, in which the conductive film has a notch that partially exposes an end part of a surface of the core section which is in contact with the first substrate.

Abstract: A coil is formed by winding an electrically-conductive wire, and is buried in a molded body formed from a composite magnetic material containing a magnetic powder and a resin. Each of led-out ends of the coil has a cut surface formed by obliquely cutting an electrically-conductive wire with respect to a surface thereof. The cut surface of each led-out end of the coil is exposed on a surface of the molded body, and each led-out end is connected to an external terminal electrode formed in the surface of the molded body at the cut surface.

Abstract: A mounting structure includes a first substrate that has a first surface on which a functional element is provided, a wiring that is provided at a position which is different from a position of the functional element on the first surface, and is connected to the functional element, a second substrate that has a second surface facing the first surface, and a conductor that is provided on the second surface, and is connected to the wiring and the functional element, in which the shortest distance between the functional element and the second substrate is longer than a distance between a position where the wiring is connected to the conductor, and the second substrate.

Abstract: A mounting structure includes a first substrate on which an elastic core section is provided, a conductive film that is provided over the first substrate from an upper part of the core section, and a second substrate on which a wiring portion connected to the conductive film on the core section is provided, in which the conductive film has a notch that partially exposes an end part of a surface of the core section which is in contact with the first substrate.

Abstract: Provided is a control apparatus for an exercise therapy device to be used to carry out interval training where a high-intensity exercise and a low-intensity exercise, which have different exercise loads, are alternately carried out, including: an exercise load setting part for inputting an exercise load and exercise time period for the high-intensity exercise and low-intensity exercise from an input device of the exercise therapy device and setting the input exercise load and exercise time period in a storage part of the exercise therapy device as an exercise program; and a display control part for displaying a timing at which an exercise intensity of the exercise program is to change next during the interval training on a display device of the exercise therapy device.

Abstract: A mounting structure includes a first substrate which has a first surface on which a functional element is provided, a second substrate that has a second surface facing the first surface, a wiring portion that is provided at a position which is different from a position of the functional element on the first surface, has a third surface facing the second surface, and is electrically connected to the functional element, and a conduction portion that is provided on the second surface, protrudes toward the first surface, and is connected to the third surface so as to be electrically connected to the functional element, in which an area of the third surface is larger than an area of a first end section of the wiring portion on the first substrate side in a plan view which is viewed from a thickness direction of the first substrate and the second substrate.

Abstract: This mixed powder for powder metallurgy, the powder having excellent fluidity and minimal graphite powder scattering, can be obtained relatively conveniently by mixing fine graphite having an average grain diameter of 4 ?m or less with an iron based powder. The process is performed without the addition of a binder and while shearing force is applied. It is preferable that the fine graphite have an average grain diameter of 2.4 ?m or less and be wet-milled. A portion of the fine graphite is preferably added in place of at least one constituent selected from the group consisting of carbon black, fullerene, carbon compounds carbonized by baking, and graphite having an average grain diameter of 5 ?m or more.

Abstract: An ultrasonic transducer device includes a base, a plurality of piezoelectric elements, a conductive body and an insulating film. The base has a plurality of vibrating film portions arranged in an array pattern. The piezoelectric elements are respectively disposed on the vibrating film portions. The conductive body is disposed on the base, and arranged inside and outside of an area corresponding to each of the vibrating film portions in a plan view as viewed along a thickness direction of the base. The insulating film is disposed on the conductive body only at outside of the area corresponding to each of the vibrating film portions in the plan view.

Abstract: An acoustic matching layer is formed on individual ultrasonic transducer elements on a base. Electric conductors are arranged between adjacent ultrasonic transducer elements, the electric conductors being connected to electrodes of the ultrasonic transducer elements. Protective films overlap the electric conductors. The protective films have smaller moisture permeability than the acoustic matching layer. Wall portions are arranged on the protective films, the wall portions separating portions of the acoustic matching layer that are respectively located on adjacent ultrasonic transducer elements from each other at least in a part of a height range with respect to a height direction from the base, and having an acoustic impedance that is different from the acoustic impedance of the acoustic matching layer.

Abstract: An ultrasonic transducer device includes a base, a first electrode film, a piezoelectric film, a second electrode film and a first conductive film. The base has a plurality of vibrating film portions arranged in an array pattern. The first electrode film is disposed on each of the vibrating film portions. The piezoelectric film is disposed on the first electrode film. The second electrode film is disposed on the piezoelectric film. The first conductive film is connected to the first electrode film. The first conductive film has a film thickness larger than a film thickness of the first electrode film.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus including a display; a touch panel stacked on or integrally formed with the display; and a controller that receives an output from the touch panel indicating that first gesture input is detected that substantially encloses a region of the display, and controls the display to expand an image displayed by the display based on a size of the region.

Abstract: An objective of the present invention is to provide a mixed powder for powder metallurgy that makes it possible to improve mold-filling ability and reduce spread in weight of molded bodies. The mixed powder for powder metallurgy according to the present invention is obtained by mixing a graphite powder with an average particle diameter D50 of 1.0 ?m or more to 3.0 ?m or less and D90 of 10 ?m or less, without adding a binder, with an iron-based powder, while applying a sheer force. The thus obtained mixed powder for powder metallurgy according to the present invention is characterized by including the iron-based powder and the graphite powder present so as to be collected in concave portions of the iron-based powder.