Abstract: A lighting device includes an indoor lamp (11), being provided in the cabin of a railroad vehicle (1) in order to wholly irradiate the inside of the cabin over the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, a vehicle body power supply (20), supplying electric power to the indoor lamp (11), and a storage battery (30), being charged with a voltage applied by the vehicle body power supply (20). The indoor lamp (11) includes a general lamp light source (12) and a standby lamp light source (13), being lighted at an illuminance lower than that at which the general lamp light source (12) is lighted, and the general lamp source (12) being supplied with electric power from the vehicle body power supply (20) not through the storage battery (30), while the standby lamp light source (13) being supplied with electric power from the vehicle body power supply (20) through the storage battery (30).

Abstract: First to fourth exhaust passages are provided in a raw blank of a cylinder block, which can be used for both a first exhaust route and a second exhaust route, one of which is selected for use as an exhaust passage. In the first exhaust route, a fifth exhaust passage couples between opening ends of the first and second exhaust passages and is formed in a separate member from the cylinder block, exhaust gas is allowed to flow via the fourth, first, fifth, second, and third exhaust passages, and a catalyst is placed in the exhaust passages. In the second exhaust route, a communication hole is provided in a partition wall between the fourth exhaust passage and the second exhaust passage while the opening ends of the first and second exhaust passages are closed, and the exhaust gas is allowed to flow via the fourth, second, and third exhaust passages.

Abstract: A glass plate production method includes (1) preparing a glass material having a first main surface and a second main surface opposite to each other; (2) irradiating the first main surface of the glass material with a laser to form an in-plane void region having a plurality of voids arranged on the first main surface, and forming a plurality of internal void rows each having one void or two or more voids arranged from the in-plane void region toward the second main surface of the glass material; and (3) chemically strengthening the glass material having the internal void rows formed therein.

Abstract: A photo-curable ink jet ink set includes an undercoating photo-curable ink jet ink containing a (meth)acrylic acid ester having a vinyl ether group expressed by general formula (I), and an overcoating photo-curable ink jet ink. The undercoating photo-curable ink jet ink has a higher surface tension than the overcoating photo-curable ink jet ink.

Abstract: Separation lines are formed in a glass plate having first and second main surfaces by irradiating with laser light. The separation lines are configured of a product line corresponding to an outline of a glass article to be separated from the glass plate; and a release line. The product line includes a first in-plane void array configured of in-plane voids arranged on the first main surface. A maximum distance between centers of the adjacent in-plane voids arranged on the first main surface falls within a range of 1 ?m to 10 ?m. The release line includes internal void arrays for release line, which are arranged along lines connecting the first and second main surfaces, respectively. A maximum distance between centers of the adjacent points, at which extension lines extended from the internal void arrays for release line cross the first main surface, is greater than 10 ?m.

Abstract: An ink composition includes a solvent containing at least one compound represented by the following general formula (1): R1O—(R2O)m—R3??(1) wherein R1 and R3 each independently represent a hydrogen or an alkyl group having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, R2 represents an alkylene group having 2 or 3 carbon atoms, and m represents an integer of 2 or 3; and a pigment containing Pigment Orange-43 (PO-43) having a volume average particle size of 100 nm or more and 400 nm or less.

Abstract: Provided is a method for producing a calcium carbonate sintered compact by which sintering can be done at a lower temperature and a higher-density calcium carbonate sintered compact can be produced. A method for producing a calcium carbonate sintered compact includes the steps of: preparing calcium carbonate and a sintering aid that is a mixture of potassium fluoride, lithium fluoride, and sodium fluoride and has a melting point of 600° C. or less; compression molding a mixture of the calcium carbonate and the sintering aid mixed to contain the sintering aid in an amount of 0.1 to 3.0% by mass, thus making a green compact; and sintering the green compact to produce a calcium carbonate sintered compact.

Abstract: A cured-film-forming composition for forming a cured-film, an orientation material and a retardation material, includes: a component (A), which is a cinnamic acid derivative of the following Formula (1): (wherein A1 and A2 are each independently a hydrogen atom or methyl group; R1 is a hydrogen atom, etc., R2 is an aromatic group, etc., R3 is a single bond, an oxygen atom, etc., R4 to R7 are each independently a hydrogen atom, etc., and n is an integer of 0 to 3); a component (B), which is a hydrophilic polymer having one or more substituents selected from a hydroxy group, a carboxyl group, and an amino group; a component (C), which is a crosslinking agent; and further including a component (D), which is a crosslinking catalyst as needed.

Abstract: A non-aqueous ink jet composition includes a pigment component containing a diketopyrrolopyrrole pigment and an organic solvent. The organic solvent contains a glycol ether. The amount of water in the non-aqueous ink jet composition is 10 mass % or less based on the total amount of the non-aqueous ink jet composition.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a plate with a printed layer, including a plate having a bent portion, a lower printed layer, and an upper printed layer provided at a portion of the lower printed layer, in which at least a portion of the lower printed layer is provided at a position corresponding to the bent portion on a main surface of the plate.

Abstract: A photo-curable ink jet ink set includes an undercoating photo-curable ink jet ink containing a (meth)acrylic acid ester having a vinyl ether group expressed by general formula (I), and an overcoating photo-curable ink jet ink. The undercoating photo-curable ink jet ink has a higher surface tension than the overcoating photo-curable ink jet ink.

Abstract: An ink jet ink composition is provided that can form an image having excellent weather resistance, abrasion resistance, and coloring property. The non-aqueous ink jet ink composition includes a solvent containing at least one cyclic ester compound; and C.I. Pigment Orange-43 (PO-43) as a pigment.

Abstract: A climbing device body (21) can assume by a rotation operation an erect, retracted position allowing a first end portion (21A) to be positioned above and a second end portion (21B) to be positioned below and a tilted, deployed position allowing the second end portion (21B) to be positioned sideways of the vehicular body outer than the first end portion (21A). A handrail (22) is engaged with the rotation operation to be capable of assuming a raised state allowing a gripping portion (22a) to assume a first position distant from the climbing device body (21) in a deployed position and a folded state allowing the gripping portion (22a) to assume a second position close to the climbing device body (21) in a retracted position.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a decorative layer-attached transparent plate including: a transparent plate which is formed of a visible light-transmitting material and has two main surfaces; and a decorative layer provided on one of the main surfaces, in which the decorative layer has at least one of a protrusion and a recess at an end portion thereof, in plan view as viewed from the one of the main surfaces.

Abstract: A vehicle system includes an area indicator that specifies an operation area of an autonomous vehicle, a discriminator that discriminates a user with respect to the autonomous vehicle, and a use permitter that allows a user discriminated to be a user who is able to use the autonomous vehicle by the discriminator to occupy and use at least a portion of the autonomous vehicle.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a curved surface screen printing apparatus performing printing on a surface to be printed of a base material having a curved surface, including: a screen plate formed with a pattern and arranged above the base material; a squeegee which is disposed above the screen plate and applies an ink to the surface to be printed of the base material through the screen plate; and a base material moving mechanism which moves the base material along a vertical plane and is capable of swinging the base material with respect to an axis orthogonal to the vertical plane.

Abstract: A travel schedule determining device includes: an acquirer that acquires schedule information of a plurality of users and attribute information indicating a mutual relationship between some users out of the plurality of users; and a determiner that determines a travel schedule of an automated-driving vehicle on the basis of the information acquired by the acquirer.

Abstract: A vehicle includes an automated driving controller configured to execute automated driving of a vehicle and an environment provider configured to provide an interior of the vehicle with state information indicating a state of external equipment operable using an operation interface in the interior of the vehicle when the vehicle travels or stops, the external equipment being external equipment outside the vehicle.

Abstract: Provided is a printing plate, containing: a screen plate having an opening pattern; and, a frame body to which the screen plate is fixed, in which the screen plate includes at least one curved part and is relatively movably fixed to the frame body.

Abstract: A vehicle includes a communicator configured to receive driving information from a management server, a controller configured to drive the vehicle on the basis of the driving information from the communicator, a manager configured to manage a compartment of the vehicle in which a service user receives a service from a service provider, and an interface set up in association with service-related information provided by the service provider and the compartment.