Abstract: A tactile sensation providing apparatus determines a touched object and stores touch information based on the object in a memory unit 16. When an object in current touch information does not match an object in previous touch information stored in the memory unit 16, the tactile sensation providing unit 12 provides a first tactile sensation. When these objects match each other, the tactile sensation providing unit 12, based on the current touch information and the previous touch information, provides the first tactile sensation or a second tactile sensation, which is different from the first tactile sensation and provided with lower power than that for providing the first tactile sensation.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a decorative sheet exhibiting high lustrousness even when observed from a direction deviated from a specular reflection of illumination light, and a liquid crystal display device and an automobile interior material each using the decorative sheet. The object is achieved by a decorative sheet including a cholesteric liquid crystal layer having wavelength-selective reflectivity and satisfying Expression (1), R[?45,20](?1)/R[?45,20](?2)?5??Expression (1).

Abstract: A tactile sensation providing apparatus includes a touch sensor configured to detect a touch input, a load detection unit configured to detect a pressure load on a touch face of the touch sensor, a tactile sensation providing unit configured to vibrate the touch face, and a control unit configured to adjust a drive signal of the tactile sensation providing unit based on a pushed position when the pressure load detected by the load detection unit satisfies a standard to provide a tactile sensation.

Abstract: An electronic device that can be operated with one hand more easily is provided. An electronic device 1 includes a touch sensor on each of the front surface and the back surface. A controller 14 changes the position of an object displayed in an upper part of a display 11 to a lower part of the display 11, upon detecting an operation on a back surface touch sensor 13. The controller 14 causes the display 11 to display an object not being displayed, upon detecting an operation on the back surface touch sensor 13.

Abstract: An actuator includes a piezoelectric element, a vibration plate, and a support. The vibration plate has the piezoelectric element joined thereto and vibrates in accordance with displacement of the piezoelectric element. The support supports the vibration plate. The vibration plate and the support are integrally molded.

Abstract: A tunnel current control apparatus includes a terahertz wave generation element configured to generate and output a terahertz wave pulse, a CEP adjustment unit configured to adjust a CEP of the terahertz wave pulse, and an off-axis parabolic mirror serving as a focusing element configured to focus the terahertz wave pulse in a gap between a first conductive object and a second conductive object. The CEP adjustment unit can arbitrarily adjust the CEP of the terahertz wave pulse.

Abstract: A tunnel current control apparatus includes a light source, a branching unit, a chopper, an optical path difference adjustment unit, a polarizer, a terahertz wave generation element, a CEP adjustment unit, a terahertz wave detection element, a quarter-wave plate, a polarization separation element, photodetectors, a differential amplifier, a lock-in amplifier, a current measurement unit, a processing unit, mirrors, and off-axis parabolic mirrors. The CEP adjustment unit can arbitrarily adjust a CEP of a terahertz wave pulse. The processing unit obtains a conversion filter used for conversion from an electric field waveform of a far field of the terahertz wave pulse to an electric field waveform of a near field based on a tunnel current measured by the current measurement unit and a correlation detected by the terahertz wave detection element.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a polarizing plate capable having excellent appearance properties and including a polarizer, an optical rotatory layer, and a brightness enhancement film, a polarizing plate, and a liquid crystal display device including the polarizing plate, are described. The method includes forming an optical rotatory layer, which has a film thickness of 10 ?m or less and rotates a polarization axis of linearly polarized light, on a temporary support to manufacture a temporary support with an optical rotatory layer; bonding the optical rotatory layer of the temporary support with an optical rotatory layer and polarizer through a curable adhesive layer, and curing the curable adhesive layer to form a first bonding layer having a storage elastic modulus of 2 to 1500 MPa; peeling off the temporary support from the laminate; and bonding the optical rotatory layer of the laminate and a brightness enhancement film through a second bonding layer.

Abstract: A liquid crystal (LC) display device uses a phase difference film which increases front contrast of the device, and a polarization plate. The film includes a first optical anisotropic layer, and a second optical anisotropic layer thereon, the first layer formed by fixing an LC compound in a homogeneous alignment state, has an order parameter (OP) of 0.75 to 0.95, and layer thickness of 0.3 ?m to 3.0 ?m, the second layer formed by fixing an LC compound in a homeotropic alignment state, has an OP of 0.60 to 0.95, and layer thickness of 0.3 ?m to 3.0 ?m, the OP which is denoted by OP=(A??A?)/(2A?+A?), “A?” which represents absorbance of the LC compound regarding light polarized parallel to an alignment direction, and “A?” which represents absorbance of the LC compound regarding light polarized vertical to the alignment direction.

Abstract: An electronic device can effectively transmit sound even if a force is applied to a panel by an ear. The electronic device includes a panel (10) and a vibration unit (30) that vibrates the panel (10) to generate air-conducted sound and vibration sound that is transmitted through a portion of a human body. The intensity of vibration of the vibration unit (30) changes in accordance with the force applied to the panel (10).

Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide an optical laminated film capable of detecting a light polarization state with a simple configuration using components which are superior in productivity and have high versatility, and a polarization imaging sensor using the optical laminated film.

Abstract: A tactile sensation providing apparatus capable of providing a constant tactile sensation to a user regardless of a position of a touch input is provided. According to the present invention, the tactile sensation providing apparatus has a touch sensor configured to detect the touch input, a load detection unit configured to detect a pressure load on a touch face of the touch sensor, a tactile sensation providing unit configured to vibrate the touch face, and a control unit configured to control drive of the tactile sensation providing unit based on a pushed position, when the pressure load detected by the load detection unit satisfies a standard to provide a tactile sensation, such that the tactile sensation is provided to an object pressing the touch face by vibration with certain amplitude independent of the pushed position.

Abstract: A tactile sensation providing apparatus includes a panel, a tactile sensation providing unit that is attached to the panel and configured to vibrate the panel, and joint structures with respect to a housing. The joint structure is different between a first area in which the tactile sensation providing unit is arranged and a second area other than the first area.

Abstract: A tactile sensation providing apparatus includes a base, a panel having an interface surface, and a piezoelectric actuator that is attached to the base and the panel and configured to allow lateral movement of the panel with respect to the interface surface. The panel moves laterally with respect to the interface surface in accordance with bending of the piezoelectric actuator to provide a tactile sensation on the interface surface.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a panel and a press detector configured to detect a press. The press detector detects the press on the basis of a force in a direction different from the press direction of the panel.

Abstract: A phase difference film includes a liquid crystal layer in which a disk-like liquid crystal compound is fixed in a homeotropic alignment state, in which an in-plane retardation Re of the liquid crystal layer satisfies 200 nm?Re?300 nm and a retardation Rth in a thickness direction satisfies ?30 nm?Rth.

Abstract: Dual chips exchange a signal indicating a pressing load detected for providing the tactile sensation such that application process based on the pressing load is performed. A tactile sensation providing apparatus according to the present invention includes a touch sensor, a load detection unit configured to detect the pressing load on the touch sensor for providing the tactile sensation, a tactile sensation providing unit configured to vibrate a touch face of the touch sensor, a tactile sensation provision control unit configured to control drive of the tactile sensation providing unit, and a main control unit configured to control an application. The tactile sensation provision control unit transmits the pressing load to the main control unit. The main control unit, based on an output of the touch sensor and the pressing load received from the tactile sensation provision control unit, performs the application process.

Abstract: Provided are: an infrared control film in which an infrared light transmittance changes depending on the temperature, a tint in a front direction is excellent, and durability is excellent; and a window including the infrared control film. The infrared control film includes: a liquid crystal layer; and two substrates each of which includes at least one of an ultraviolet absorber or a colorant, in which the liquid crystal layer is disposed between the two substrates, the substrate includes 0.001 mass % or higher of the ultraviolet absorber or the colorant, a transmittance of the infrared control film at 0° C. with respect to an incidence ray at 1000 nm at a polar angle of 0° is higher than 70%, a transmittance of the infrared control film at 40° C. with respect to an incidence ray at 1000 nm at a polar angle of 0° is lower than 60%, and the following expressions are satisfied. 0.8<a1<1.2 0.8<b1<1.

Abstract: A training apparatus includes a fixed frame, an training rod, a motor, a rotation information detection sensor, a tilt angle calculation unit, a feedback current detection unit, a position difference calculation unit, and a determination unit. The training rod tilts with at least one degree of freedom. The motor tilts the training rod. The rotation information detection sensor outputs an amount of rotation of the motor. The tilt angle calculation unit calculates a tilt angle. The feedback current detection unit detects a feedback current value. The position difference calculation unit calculates a position difference every time when a first time period elapses. The determination unit determines an error when the position difference generated during the first time period is a first threshold or higher, or when the feedback current value keeps a first current value or higher for a second time period or longer.

Abstract: Provided are a brightness enhancement film including a ?/4 plate, and a reflection polarizer, in which the reflection polarizer includes at least two light reflection layers formed by immobilizing a cholesteric liquid crystalline phase, one light reflection layer of the reflection layers is a layer formed of a polymerizable liquid crystal composition containing a rod-like liquid crystal compound, and the other light reflection layer is a layer formed of a polymerizable liquid crystal composition containing a disk-like liquid crystal compound, and an optical sheet member including the brightness enhancement film, and a liquid crystal display device including the optical sheet member. The brightness enhancement film of the present invention has high brightness and is able to suppress an oblique change in the shade at the time of being incorporated in a liquid crystal display device.