Abstract: A frequency selective reflector including a reflecting member reflecting the electromagnetic waves; and a dielectric layer that: is disposed at an incident side of the electromagnetic waves with respect to the reflecting member; includes a concave and convex structure in which a plurality of a unit structure including a thickness distribution of increasing thickness in a predetermined direction is arranged; and transmits the electromagnetic waves, wherein the unit structure of the dielectric layer includes a plurality of cell regions of which thickness differs from one another; the dielectric layer includes, as the unit structure, at least a first unit structure including three or more of the cell regions of which thickness differs from one another; and a reflection direction of the electromagnetic waves is controlled by controlling a relative reflection phase distribution of the electromagnetic waves by the thickness distribution of the dielectric layer.

Abstract: An image reading device includes a plurality of light receiving parts arrayed regularly, a first light blocking member including a plurality of first openings arrayed corresponding respectively to the plurality of light receiving parts, and a plurality of microlenses arrayed corresponding respectively to the plurality of first openings. Each light receiving part included in the plurality of light receiving parts includes a plurality of light receiving pixels arrayed in a first direction as a main scanning direction. Each microlens included in the plurality of microlenses is object side telecentric. The plurality of microlenses, the first light blocking member and the plurality of light receiving parts are arranged so that light reflected by an object and passing through the microlens and the first opening corresponding to the microlens enters the plurality of light receiving pixels included in the light receiving part corresponding to the first opening.

Abstract: The present invention includes: an electric component; a compression component driven by the electric component; and a sealed container accommodating the electric component and the compression component. The compression component includes: a shaft part rotated by the electric component; and a bearing part slidingly contacting the shaft part. A film having hardness equal to or more than hardness of a sliding surface of the bearing part is provided on a sliding surface of the shaft part. The sliding surface of the bearing part includes a curved-surface portion having an inner diameter that continuously increases, or the sliding surface of the shaft part includes a curved-surface portion having an outer diameter that continuously decreases.

Abstract: An image reading device includes a plurality of light-receiving pixels configured to receive reflected light; a first light-shielding member including a plurality of first openings and disposed between the plurality of light-receiving pixels and a reference surface; a second light-shielding member including a plurality of second openings and disposed between the plurality of first openings and the reference surface; and a plurality of condenser lenses disposed at a distance from the plurality of second openings. The plurality of condenser lenses, the second light-shielding member, the first light-shielding member, and the plurality of light-receiving pixels are disposed at positions at which reflected light sequentially passes through one of the condenser lenses corresponding to each light-receiving pixel, one of the second openings corresponding to the each light-receiving pixel, and one of the first openings corresponding to the each light-receiving pixel and enters the each light-receiving pixel.

Abstract: An image reading device (100) includes a first glass member (52), a plurality of condensing lenses (14) provided on a first surface (52a) of the first glass member (52), a first light blocking member (12) having a plurality of first openings (32) respectively corresponding to the plurality of condensing lenses (14), a second glass member (51) having a third surface (51a) in superimposition with the first light blocking member (12), a second light blocking member (11) having a plurality of second openings (31) respectively corresponding to the plurality of first openings (32), a third glass member (53) having a fifth surface (53a) in superimposition with the second light blocking member (11), a third light blocking member (15) having a plurality of third openings (34) respectively corresponding to the plurality of second openings (31), and a sensor unit (3) having a sensor substrate (9) and a plurality of light receiving pixels (10) arrayed in a predetermined array direction on the sensor substrate (9) and res

Abstract: A die plate cover 80 contains a vacuum layer as a heat insulating layer and is attached to a die plate 70 from which a molten resin is extruded. The die plate cover 80 attached to the die plate 70 covers a plurality of through holes 75a formed in a front surface 70f of the die plate 70 and bolts 76 inserted through the respective through holes 75a.

Abstract: An image reading device (100) includes a lens array (4), a light receiver (6), and at least one light blocking member. The lens array (4) includes first lens bodies arranged in a line in a main scanning direction with predetermined spacing therebetween to converge light from a reading target. The light receiver (6) receives light converged by each first lens body. The at least one light blocking member is disposed between the light receiver (6) and an end of the lens array (4) proximate to the reading target at at least one position corresponding to the predetermined spacing in the main scanning direction. The at least one light blocking member blocks light from the reading target propagating between the first lens bodies, and each of the at least one light blocking member separates optical paths of light converged by ones of the first lens bodies adjacent to each other.

Abstract: A technique of controlling a cutter-blade pressing force to be a constant force even in employment of a configuration improving a production efficiency of a pellet is provided. In a resin cutter, a controller configured to control the cutter-blade pressing force is configured to variably control each of a revolution number of a rotation shaft attached to a cutter head, a magnitude of a rotation-shaft forward force Ff and a magnitude of a rotation-shaft backward force Fb so that the cutter-blade pressing force is constant.

Abstract: A solid-state imaging element according to the present disclosure includes a first light receiving pixel, a second light receiving pixel, and a metal layer. The first light receiving pixel receives visible light. The second light receiving pixel receives infrared light. The metal layer is provided to face at least one of a photoelectric conversion unit of the first light receiving pixel and a photoelectric conversion unit of the second light receiving pixel on an opposite side of a light incident side, and contains tungsten as a main component.

Abstract: A solid-state imaging element that includes a semiconductor layer, a floating diffusion region (FD), a penetrating pixel separation region, and a non-penetrating pixel separation region. In the semiconductor layer, a visible-light pixel (PDc) that receives visible light and an infrared-light pixel (PDw) that receives infrared light are two-dimensionally arranged. The floating diffusion region is provided in the semiconductor layer and is shared by adjacent visible-light and infrared-light pixels. The penetrating pixel separation region is provided in a region excluding a region corresponding to the floating diffusion region in an inter-pixel region of the visible-light pixel and the infrared-light pixel, and penetrates the semiconductor layer in a depth direction.

Abstract: The solid-state imaging element includes a plurality of first light receiving pixels that receives visible light, a plurality of second light receiving pixels that receives infrared light, a separation region, and a light shielding wall. The plurality of first light receiving pixels and the plurality of second light receiving pixels are arranged in a matrix, and the separation regionis arranged in a lattice pattern, light and has a plurality of intersection portions The light shielding wall is provided in the separation region and includes a first light shielding wall provided along a first direction in plan view, and a second light shielding wall provided along a second direction intersecting the first direction in plan view. In addition, the first light shielding wall and the second light shielding wall are spaced apart at the intersection portionof at least a part of the separation region.

Abstract: An illumination device includes light sources and a light guide member. The light guide member includes an incidence part that guides light emitted from the light sources and entering through an incidence surface towards a center of the light guide member and a central part that has a scattering surface for emitting the guided light towards an illumination target body. The light sources include a first light source facing the incidence surface and a second light source facing the incidence surface and is arranged on the central part's side relative to the first light source. The incidence part has a first curved surface that reflects the light entering through the incidence surface towards the central part and a second curved surface that is arranged on the central part's side relative to the first curved surface and reflects the light entering through the incidence surface towards the central part.

Abstract: A performance of a die is improved. An injection hole IH, a nozzle NZa and a nozzle NZb are formed in a center member DIa of a die DI to extend from an extrusion surface ES to an injection surface IS. A heat source HT and a plurality of heat insulating layers HI1 are arranged inside the center member DIa. One of the plurality of heat insulating layers HI1 is adjacent to the nozzle Nzb and is closer to the extrusion surface ES than the heat source HT. The other of the plurality of heat insulating layers HI1 extends in a direction from the extrusion surface ES toward the injection surface IS at a position being farther from the nozzle NZb than the heat source HT.

Abstract: The voltage measuring device includes: a light source; a polarizer polarizing light emitted from the light source; a grounded conductor provided apart from a high-voltage conductor; a crystal end face electrode being out of contact with the grounded conductor and the high-voltage conductor; a Pockels cell transmitting light from the polarizer; an analyzer transmitting light reflected by the Pockels cell; a photodetector detecting light emitted from the analyzer; an intra-crystal electric field measurement unit converting voltage output by the photodetector into intra-crystal electric field; a bias electrode being out of contact with the crystal end face electrode; a bias supply; a bias supply control unit controlling the bias supply to keep internal electric field of the Pockels cell at zero; and a measurement voltage calculation unit obtaining voltage of the high-voltage conductor based on results output by the intra-crystal electric field measurement unit and the bias supply control unit.

Abstract: An image reading device includes a plurality of light-receiving pixels configured to receive reflected light; a first light-shielding member including a plurality of first openings and disposed between the plurality of light-receiving pixels and a reference surface; a second light-shielding member including a plurality of second openings and disposed between the plurality of first openings and the reference surface; and a plurality of condenser lenses disposed at a distance from the plurality of second openings. The plurality of condenser lenses, the second light-shielding member, the first light-shielding member, and the plurality of light-receiving pixels are disposed at positions at which reflected light sequentially passes through one of the condenser lenses corresponding to each light-receiving pixel, one of the second openings corresponding to the each light-receiving pixel, and one of the first openings corresponding to the each light-receiving pixel and enters the each light-receiving pixel.

Abstract: The additive manufacturing apparatus includes: a height measurement unit outputting a measurement result of height at a measurement position of a build object formed on a workpiece during additive processing; and a control unit controlling a processing condition in performing new stacking at the measurement position in accordance with the measurement result. The height measurement unit includes a measurement illumination system irradiating the measurement position with measurement illumination light, an optical axis of the measurement illumination light is inclined with respect to an optical axis of a light receiving optical system, and the measurement illumination light is continuously emitted in an angular range of at least ±90 degrees with reference to a direction opposite a direction of supply of the processing material with the optical axis of the light receiving optical system as a center of a rotational angle range.

Abstract: Sealed container (102) houses electric unit (110) equipped with stator (114) and a rotor (116), and compression unit (112) disposed above electric unit (110). Compression unit (112) includes shaft (118) that includes main shaft portion (120) and eccentric shaft portion (122), and cylinder block (124). Compression unit (112) further includes connection portion (136) that connects piston (128) reciprocatively inserted into cylinder (130) and eccentric shaft portion (122), and a thrust bearing that supports a load of shaft (118) in a vertical direction. The thrust bearing includes an upper race in contact with a flange portion of shaft (118), a lower race in contact with a thrust surface of cylinder block (124), and a rolling element. An overall height of sealed container (102) is sized not to exceed a length six times larger than a diameter of piston (128).

Abstract: The voltage measuring device includes: a light source; a polarizer polarizing light emitted from the light source; a grounded conductor provided apart from a high-voltage conductor; a crystal end face electrode being out of contact with the grounded conductor and the high-voltage conductor; a Pockels cell transmitting light from the polarizer; an analyzer transmitting light reflected by the Pockels cell; a photodetector detecting light emitted from the analyzer; an intra-crystal electric field measurement unit converting voltage output by the photodetector into intra-crystal electric field; a bias electrode being out of contact with the crystal end face electrode; a bias supply; a bias supply control unit controlling the bias supply to keep internal electric field of the Pockels cell at zero; and a measurement voltage calculation unit obtaining voltage of the high-voltage conductor based on results output by the intra-crystal electric field measurement unit and the bias supply control unit.

Abstract: The deterioration of the image quality of an imaging element is to be prevented. The imaging element includes an on-chip lens, a photoelectric conversion unit, and a plurality of in-layer lenses. The on-chip lens collects incident light from a subject. The photoelectric conversion unit performs photoelectric conversion on the collected incident light. The plurality of in-layer lenses that is arranged between the on-chip lens and the photoelectric conversion unit and that is configured to further collect the incident light that has passed through the on-chip lens. Furthermore, the plurality of in-layer lenses allows the incident light that has passed through any one of the plurality of in-layer lenses to be incident on the photoelectric conversion unit.

Abstract: The present invention includes: an electric component; a compression component driven by the electric component; and a sealed container accommodating the electric component and the compression component. The compression component includes: a shaft part rotated by the electric component; and a bearing part slidingly contacting the shaft part. A film having hardness equal to or more than hardness of a sliding surface of the bearing part is provided on a sliding surface of the shaft part. The sliding surface of the bearing part includes a curved-surface portion having an inner diameter that continuously increases, or the sliding surface of the shaft part includes a curved-surface portion having an outer diameter that continuously decreases.