Abstract: A body unit of a grass cutter incorporates a deceleration mechanism unit. The deceleration mechanism unit has a ring gear-side member, a sun gear-side member, a retainer board member, and a small gear. Eleven rollers mounted on the retainer board member are each provided in a gap between a ring gear-side guide and a sun gear-side guide, and engagement portions of the rollers are in contact with both the ring gear-side guide and the sun gear-side guide. The small gear engages with both a ring gear and a sun gear.

Abstract: A body unit of a grass cutter incorporates a deceleration mechanism unit. The deceleration mechanism unit has a ring gear-side member, a sun gear-side member, a retainer board member, and a small gear. Eleven rollers mounted on the retainer board member are each provided in a gap between a ring gear-side guide and a sun gear-side guide, and engagement portions of the rollers are in contact with both the ring gear-side guide and the sun gear-side guide. The small gear engages with both a ring gear and a sun gear.

Abstract: An image display device and an image display method are disclosed, each of which can adjust a display luminance so as to be sufficiently suitable for human adaptability to brightness.

Abstract: The present invention provides an image display device capable of maintaining appropriate display luminance for human visual properties. The image display device of the present invention includes: a display device main body (20) having a display section (21) and a light source (24); and viewing means (glasses (10)) that a viewer is able to wear in viewing a video picture displayed on the display section (21). The viewing means (10) includes (i) a light reception detecting section (13) that detects the intensity of incident light (ii) and a signal transmitting section (14) that transmits, to the display device main body (20), detection signals obtained by the light reception detecting section (13) detecting the intensity of the incident light. The display device main body (20) includes a luminance control section (23) that controls the luminance of the display section (21) by controlling the luminance of the light source (24) in accordance with the detection signals.

Abstract: An air-conditioning device can generate ions without interfering with a flow of air from an air outlet, and allows a user to easily change an ion generating electrode. The air-conditioning device includes a wind direction changing plate in an air outlet that blows out air; and an ion generating unit 40 detachably mounted to the wind direction changing plate. A recess is formed in the wind direction changing plate. The recess is larger than the ion generating unit in one direction so that the ion generating unit can be fitted in the recess only in a predetermined position. A guide mechanism is provided that slidably holds the ion generating unit in the recess and slides the ion generating unit toward one end in one direction to secure the ion generating unit to the wind direction changing plate.

Abstract: An image display device and an image display method are disclosed, each of which can adjust a display luminance so as to be sufficiently suitable for human adaptability to brightness.

Abstract: A cutting apparatus includes a fixing table where a position of an encapsulated body that is an example of a workpiece is fixed, and a nozzle from which an abrasive waterjet containing abrasive grains for cutting the encapsulated body is sprayed out. The fixing table includes a plurality of protrusions and a plurality of bases. Each of the plurality of protrusions is partitioned by a groove so as to correspond to a plurality of package products subsequent to cutting of the encapsulated body, and includes a through hole to draw in by suction the encapsulated body or one of the plurality of package products. Each of the plurality of bases links protrusions together aligned along at least one direction among the plurality of protrusions. A region of the plurality of protrusions or the plurality of bases against which the abrasive waterjet collides is formed of a material higher in hardness than the abrasive grains.

Abstract: A method for fabricating an organic electroluminescent display includes the formation step of forming an organic electroluminescent layer in an electroluminescent layer formation chamber including an air atmosphere having a lower ozone concentration than the ambient atmosphere.

Abstract: A cutting apparatus jets, at a high pressure, water containing abrasive grains to cut a workpiece along cutting lines extending in intersecting directions. The cutting apparatus includes: a fixing table fixing the workpiece; groove portions provided in the fixing table at respective positions below the cutting lines; protruded portions provided in regions of the fixing table other than regions where the groove portions are provided, in a manner that the workpiece contacts the protruded portions; support portions provided to connect the protruded portions substantially in parallel with cutting lines extending the Y direction along the groove portions; a frame portion provided to connect the support portions to each other in at least a part of an outer periphery of the fixing table; and protection members attachably and detachably provided to cover the support portions.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device of the present invention includes: a first substrate and a second substrate; a liquid crystal layer interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate; and a vertical alignment layer provided on at least one of the first substrate and the second substrate on a side which is closer to the liquid crystal layer. The liquid crystal layer includes a plurality of liquid crystal regions partitioned by at least one partition wall provided on the first substrate on a side which is closer to the liquid crystal layer. The liquid crystal layer has a liquid crystal material with a negative dielectric anisotropy. Liquid crystal molecules in the plurality of liquid crystal regions are oriented in a direction substantially perpendicular to the first substrate and the second substrate in an absence of an applied voltage.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device of the present invention includes: a first substrate and a second substrate; a liquid crystal layer interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, and a vertical alignment layer provided on at least one of the first substrate and the second substrate on a side which is closer to the liquid crystal layer. The liquid crystal layer includes a plurality of liquid crystal regions partitioned by at least one partition wall provided on the first substrate on a side which is closer to the liquid crystal layer. The liquid crystal layer has a liquid crystal material with a negative dielectric anisotropy. Liquid crystal molecules in the plurality of liquid crystal regions are oriented in a direction substantially perpendicular to the first substrate and the second substrate in an absence of an applied voltage.

Abstract: A manufacturing method of a liquid crystal display element is provided with the steps of: arranging a pair of insulating substrates face to face with each other and bonding them to each other, each of the insulating substrates having electrodes formed thereon with an alignment film formed in a manner so as to cover the electrodes; and filling the gap between the two substrates with a mixture that is made by mixing a ferroelectric liquid crystal (FLC) composition with isotropic micro structural elements that locally give different threshold-value characteristics to liquid crystal molecules in the liquid crystal composition. With this arrangement, it is possible to provide a liquid crystal layer in which the isotropic micro structural elements are formed into a striped organization with the isotropic micro structural elements being sandwiched between smectic layers of the FLC composition.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display element comprising a light transmissive substrate (#34), insulating films (#52) formed on the substrate and transparent electrodes (#5) arranged to form predetermined patterns on the insulating films. Conductive lines (#51) are conductively in contact with the transparent electrodes, and each conductive line includes a first layer (#51a) made of indium tin oxide which is adhesive to the substrates. The conductive lines are arranged between the insulating films to form a plane surface with the insulating films.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device comprising a pair of electrodes formed on a pair of substrates, a pair of orientation films formed on the substrates to cover said electrodes, and a liquid crystal layer interposed between the substrates, wherein a plurality of pixels are provided between the facing sides of the pair of electrodes, and the liquid crystal layer comprises, in each pixel, regions with continuously or stepwise varying threshold values.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display element is manufactured as follows: First, a mixture containing a ferroelectric liquid crystal (FLC) composition and a monofunctional monomer is injected into the space between opposing two electrode substrates, each of which is constituted by a substrate, an electrode, an alignment film and a polarization plate; next, the mixture is heated by irradiating it with ultraviolet light to a temperature at which the FLC composition exhibits a nematic phase or an isotropic phase so that the monomer is polymerized, and then it is cooled off. With this arrangement, isotropic micro structural elements, which locally give different threshold-value characteristics in the above-mentioned mixture, are formed into a striped structure so that a liquid crystal layer is formed. This striped structure is formed when the polymer that has been formed as a result of the polymerization is allowed to be sandwiched between smectic layers in the FLC composition during the cooling process.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device comprising a pair of electrodes formed on a pair of substrates, a pair of orientation films formed on the substrates to cover said electrodes, and a liquid crystal layer interposed between the substrates, wherein a plurality of pixels are provided between the facing sides of the pair of electrodes, and the liquid crystal layer comprises, in each pixel, regions with continuously or stepwise varying threshold values.

Abstract: A process for producing a wherein an aminium salt infrared light absorber and a positive charge control agent are used in combination while preventing a mutual reaction therebetween. In this toner, the physical contact of the aminium salt compound with the positive charge control agent is avoided (e.g., by separately adding them to respective two separated phases of a binder resin), or alternatively use is made of such a combination of confounds as will not cause a mutual reaction (e.g., a common anion is used).

Abstract: A large-scale liquid crystal display comprises a signal transmission channel which includes an inductance in the line direction and in the column direction for transmitting a display signal of the large-scale display to a pixel without delay. The signal transmission channel is arranged so that the display signal is propagated in the form of solitary waves or solitons whereby an LCD can be driven with a uniform display and a high contrast.

Abstract: A toner is disclosed wherein an aminium salt infrared light absorber and a positive charge control agent are used in combination while preventing a mutual reaction therebetween. In this toner, the physical contact of the aminium salt compound with the positive charge control agent is avoided (e.g., by separately adding them to respective two separated phases of a binder resin), or alternatively use is made of such a combination of compounds as will not cause a mutual reaction (e.g., a common anion is used).