Abstract: A large diameter portion is provided on one side of a closing side drum in an axial direction, a small diameter portion having a diameter gradually decreasing from the large diameter portion to the other side of the closing side drum is provided on the other side of the closing side drum, a partition wall disposed between adjacent small diameter cable grooves in the axial direction of the closing side drum to prevent a closing side cable from slipping out of the small diameter cable grooves is provided in the small diameter portion. Accordingly, the thick partition wall provided in the small diameter portion can reliably prevent the closing side cable from slipping out (derailing) from the small diameter cable grooves even when a winding position of the closing side cable on the closing side drum is changed and transferred from the large diameter portion to the small diameter portion.

Abstract: A vehicle manipulation detecting device includes a plurality of sensor electrodes and a shield electrode. Each of the sensor electrodes is configured to be attached to a window glass of a vehicle and output a detection signal corresponding to a capacitance changed in response to contact or approach of an object. The sensor electrodes include at least one first sensor electrode and at least one second sensor electrode. The shield electrode is arranged at a position corresponding to the first sensor electrode on an inner side of the first sensor electrode with reference to a passenger compartment of the vehicle.

Abstract: A manipulation detecting device for a vehicle includes a sensor electrode that is configured to have a capacitance that increases as a detection target approaches the sensor electrode and circuitry that is configured to selectively open and close an opening-closing body of a vehicle by controlling an actuator. A first determination value is used to determine proximity of the detection target to the sensor electrode. The circuitry is configured to selectively open and close the opening-closing body when the opening-closing body is in a stopped state and the capacitance of the sensor electrode is greater than or equal to the first proximity determination value and smaller than a second proximity determination value, which is greater than the first proximity determination value.

Abstract: A cable guide device and a wire harness that can allow the mounting position of the wire harness to be lowered. A bracket to be fixed to a fixed portion; a guide end disposed at an end portion of a cable guide that can be bent into a predetermined shape, and held by the bracket; a rotary portion provided on an upper surface side of the guide end in a state of being held by the bracket fixed to the fixed portion, and having an outer surface formed with a curved surface; and an upper flange protruding from the outer surface of the rotary portion substantially in a horizontal direction in the state of being held by the bracket, and configured to enter a groove formed in the bracket.

Abstract: A vehicle manipulation detecting device includes a plurality of sensor electrodes and a shield electrode. Each of the sensor electrodes is configured to be attached to a window glass of a vehicle and output a detection signal corresponding to a capacitance changed in response to contact or approach of an object. The sensor electrodes include at least one first sensor electrode and at least one second sensor electrode. The shield electrode is arranged at a position corresponding to the first sensor electrode on an inner side of the first sensor electrode with reference to a passenger compartment of the vehicle.

Abstract: An opening/closing control apparatus includes a directional microphone having a sound collecting device disposed on a vehicle and configured to collect sound outside the vehicle. The directional microphone further has directivity upward from a horizontal plane that includes a mounting position of the sound collecting device. The opening/closing control apparatus further includes a control circuit configured to control operation of one of a door and a lock of the vehicle, based on a recognition result obtained by performing speech recognition with respect to an audio signal detected by the directional microphone.

Abstract: To provide a laser light source unit, a display device, a scanning display device and a projector, in each of which, when a laser is taken out of the chassis or the like, a laser thereof is assuredly rendered incapable of emitting. The laser light source unit includes a laser light source portion 10 having a light oscillation portion 12 emitting light, a fixing member that fixes the laser light source portion 10, an interrupting means that, simultaneously with a movement of removing the laser light source portion 10 off the fixing member, interrupts a current path for supplying a current to the light oscillation portion 12 in the laser light source portion 10.

Abstract: To provide a laser light source unit, a display device, a scanning display device and a projector, in each of which, when a laser is taken out of the chassis or the like, a laser thereof is assuredly rendered incapable of emitting. The laser light source unit includes a laser light source portion 10 having a light oscillation portion 12 emitting light, a fixing member that fixes the laser light source portion 10, an interrupting means that, simultaneously with a movement of removing the laser light source portion 10 off the fixing member, interrupts a current path for supplying a current to the light oscillation portion 12 in the laser light source portion 10.

Abstract: A method for forming colloidal particles by boiling a solution containing a metal salt and a reducing agent; and a method for preparing a colloidal solution wherein the concentration of the metal salt in the solution is 1×10?4 mol/L or more and less than 4×10?4 mol/L; the equivalent concentration of the reducing agent is four times or more and 20 times or less the equivalent concentration of the metal salt; and the reaction time is 60 minutes or more and 300 minutes or less. A carrier wherein colloidal particles are fixed on the surface of a substrate by applying the colloidal solution prepared by the above-described method. Methods for manufacturing a fuel cell cathode, a fuel cell anode, and a low temperature oxidation catalyst wherein a colloidal solution prepared in the state wherein a solution containing a metal salt and a reducing agent is boiled to remove dissolved oxygen is applied to a substrate and colloidal particles are fixed on the substrate.

Abstract: This invention relates to a two-layer display type of electronic equipment having a liquid crystal panel (1) and a background display portion (2) on a rear surface side thereof. The liquid crystal panel (1) has a main liquid crystal panel unit (10) formed by inserting a liquid crystal layer (13) between a first substrate (11) and a second substrate (15). The liquid crystal layer (13) is set to either a light-transmitting state or a light-scattering state by an electrical field that is applied to the liquid crystal. This liquid crystal panel (1) has a transparent layer (21) on the rear surface of the second substrate (15). If the refractive index of this transparent layer (21) is n1, the refractive index of the second substrate (15) in contact with the front side of this transparent layer is n0, and the refractive index of the air layer in contact with the rear side of the transparent layer (21) is n2, the following relationship is established: n2<n0<n1.

Abstract: A liquid crystal composition for use in negative display, transmission-type, liquid crystal display elements, said composition comprising a nematic liquid crystal having positive dielectric anisotropy and a positive dichroic dye. Liquid crystal display devices comprising liquid crystal display cells including nematic liquid crystals having positive dielectric anisotropy and positive dichroic dyes are disclosed.

Abstract: A liquid crystal composition suitable for use as a host in a guest-host type liquid crystal display element including a dichroic dye as a guest is provided. The composition includes at least one liquid crystal compound represented by each of the following general formulas: ##STR1## and further includes at least one compound represented by the following general formulas: ##STR2## wherein R.sub.1 stands for a straight-chain alkyl group having 2 to 8 carbon atoms, R.sub.2 stands for a straight-chain alkyl group having 2 to 7 carbonm atoms, R.sub.5 stands for a straight-chain alkyl group having three carbon atoms, R.sub.6 stands for a straight-chain alkyl group having two or four carbon atoms, R.sub.7 stands for a straight-chain alkyl group having five carbon atoms, R.sub.8 stands for a straight-chain alkyl group having two carbon atoms, R.sub.9 stands for a straight-chain alkyl group having five carbon atoms, and R.sub.10 stands for a straight-chain alkyl group having three carbon atoms.