Abstract: The present invention aims to provide a novel compound useful as a perfume material and a perfume composition containing the same, as well as a perfumed product. The present invention provides a compound represented by the following general formula: wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 are each independently a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, Y1 and Y2 are each independently —O—CO—Z, —O—CO—O—Z or the like, Y3 is —O—CO—Z3, where Z and Z3 are each a linear or branched alkyl group containing 1 to 5 carbon atoms or a cycloalkyl group containing 3 to 5 carbon atoms or the like, and n is 2 or 3, and a perfume composition containing the same, as well as a product perfumed with the composition.

Abstract: Provided are a low-temperature heat-curable adhesive composition for structures which is able to cure at a low temperature in a short time, is reduced in groove defects after open-state standing, and is excellent in rust-preventive property, corrosion resistance, shower resistance, and workability; and a method for producing an automotive structure using the adhesive composition. The low-temperature heat-curable adhesive composition for structures includes (A) an epoxy resin, (B) a micro-encapsulated curing agent, (C) a hygroscopic agent, (D) a viscosity modifier, and (E) a stabilizer. The hygroscopic agent (C) is calcium oxide, which suitably includes both a surface-treated grade and a non-surface-treated grade.

Abstract: A fine-bubble mixed liquid producing apparatus 1 includes a reservoir 4 and a bubble feeding means 6 for feeding bubbles to a liquid L stored in the reservoir 4, wherein the bubble feeding means 6 includes a rotary cylinder 20 having an emitting part 22 on the outer circumferential surface, the emitting part 22 for being rotationally driven by a drive means 10, a circulating means 40 for drawing out the liquid L stored in the reservoir 4 and feeding the liquid L from the emitting part 22 to the reservoir 4, and a gas-liquid mixing part 50 for mixing bubbles with the liquid L circulated by the circulating means 40. This apparatus enables a fine-bubble mixed liquid to be efficiently produced.

Abstract: An information processing device is disclosed including a processor that controls progress of a game in which a plurality of players can participate simultaneously based on operation inputs at a plurality of game terminals. The plurality of game terminals includes a leader terminal and a member terminal. The information processing device further includes memory connected to the processor and that manages one of the plurality of game terminals as a host terminal. The processor causes the memory to set the leader terminal as the host terminal. The processor inspects communication quality of the host terminal during execution of the game. When the leader terminal is the host terminal and the communication quality satisfies a predetermined condition, the processor causes the memory to set the member terminal as the host terminal, without changing the leader player.

Abstract: A continuously variable transmission includes a variator having a belt wound around a pair of pulleys, and a case forming a container chamber for the variator. The pulleys include fixed pulleys and movable pulleys. The belt includes elements stacked to be arranged in an annular form, and rings binding the element stacked. A circumference wall portion of the case is provided with a monitoring hole enabling flank faces of the elements to be monitored.

Abstract: The present invention provides a one-component type thermosetting adhesive composition used as an automotive structural adhesive having high damping performance without reducing adhesive strength and having excellent low-temperature curability and a body structure for vehicle, on which the one-component type thermosetting adhesive composition is applied. The present invention relates to a one-component type thermosetting adhesive composition comprising an epoxy resin and an amine-based latent curing agent, wherein the epoxy resin comprises: (1) a dibasic acid ester-based epoxy resin, (2) a butadiene-acrylonitrile copolymer modified epoxy resin, and (3) an unmodified bisphenol A type epoxy resin, and wherein a thermally cured product formed from the composition has: a loss tangent tan ? at 23° C. of not less than 0.2 as a damping performance, and a Young's modulus of not less than 50 MPa, and a body structure for vehicle, on which the one-component type thermosetting adhesive composition is applied.

Abstract: An image forming system includes an image forming apparatus including a housing where an image forming unit is provided and a strain detector, a hardware processor, and a storage. The strain detector detects strain of a bottom plate of the housing. The processor and the storage are included in or provided outside the image forming apparatus. The processor obtains a first detection signal from the detector, stores strain measured data based on the first detection signal as reference data in the storage, obtains a second detection signal from the detector after storing the reference data, compares strain measured data based on the second detection signal with the reference data, and determines whether adjustment of a supporting point height of the bottom plate to reduce the strain due to change over time from a time of the obtainment of the reference data is required.

Abstract: A liquid discharge device includes a nozzle from which liquid drops are discharged, a fixing part for fixing the nozzle, and a driving part generating displacement, in which the nozzle is fixed to a first holding part in the driving part and a second holding part in the fixing part.

Abstract: The present disclosure aims to provide an evaluation apparatus and an evaluation method capable of evaluating a walking assistance apparatus by simulating an actual person's walking motion. An evaluation apparatus 1 includes a placement part 5 on which a sole part of a walking assistance apparatus 4 to be evaluated is placed; an actuator 3 configured to apply a load to the walking assistance apparatus 4 in a direction of the placement part 5 in a state in which the sole part faces the placement part 5; and an actuator 6 configured to change a relative positional relation between the placement part 5 and the sole part.

Abstract: A posture adjusting apparatus includes: an ink ejector that has a detachable inkjet head that ejects ink; and a posture adjuster for adjusting a posture of the ink ejector. The ink ejector includes a head fixing member to/from which the inkjet head is attached and detached, and is movable between a first position where an image is formed on a recording medium by the inkjet head and a second position where the inkjet head is attached and detached, and the posture adjuster allows adjustment of an angle of the head fixing member in the second position.

Abstract: Provided is an abnormality detection device for a rotary wing unit. The rotary wing unit includes a plurality of rotary wings that is coaxially disposed. The abnormality detection device includes a controller configured to acquire at least one of a correlation at the time of normal operation between operation parameters related to the rotary wings and a correlation at the time of abnormal operation between the operation parameters and detect abnormality of the rotary wing unit, based on a correlation at the time of actual operation between the operation parameters and at least one of the correlation at the time of normal operation and the correlation at the time of abnormal operation.

Abstract: A liquid discharge device is used that includes: a nozzle having a first holding part and a second holding part and for discharging a liquid droplet; a base to which the nozzle is attached; a fixing part for fixing the nozzle to the base; and a drive part that creates displacement in the nozzle. The drive part holds at least one of the first holding part and the second holding part. Whichever of the first holding part and the second holding part that is not held by the drive part is held by the fixing part.

Abstract: A head unit including: an inkjet head that ejects ink; and a fixer to which the inkjet head is fixed, wherein an engaging part is provided to be fixed to one of the inkjet head and the fixer, and an engaged part is provided to be fixed to the other, the inkjet head is fixed to the fixer by engaging the engaging part and the engaged part, and in the engaging part or the engaged part, a rigidity of a portion including one part of an engagement surface on which the engaging part and the engaged part engage with each other is lower than a rigidity of the other portion.

Abstract: A sheet stacking device including a position regulating member movable in a first direction toward a sheet edge and in a second direction away from the sheet edge, in order to regulate position of the sheet. The position regulating member includes a lock member movable between an engage position and a release position and a lock releaser that moves the lock member from the engage position to the release position. The lock releaser includes a lever member, an upper portion of the lever member including an operation portion, a pivot support that allows the lever member to tilt in the first direction and the second direction, and release mechanisms that move the lock member to the release position when the operation portion is tilted in either direction. Both the release mechanisms are provided on one side of the pivot support in the first direction or the second direction.

Abstract: The present invention provides a game system having a communication function that takes into account player operability. A game device on which a mah-jongg game is executed holds registered comment information in which a plurality of registered comments are associated with a predetermined particular state in the mah-jongg game, and when a current game state transitions to the particular state, displays the plurality of registered comments associated with the particular state on a game screen. Delivery information that includes a registered comment selected by a player as a transmission comment is then sent to a server. The server holds a plurality of delivery destination addresses to which the delivery information of the player is to be sent via an open network, and when the delivery information is received from the game device, delivers the delivery information to each delivery destination address pertaining to the player corresponding to the delivery information.

Abstract: A fine-bubble mixed liquid producing apparatus 1 includes a reservoir 4 and a bubble feeding means 6 for feeding bubbles to a liquid L stored in the reservoir 4, wherein the bubble feeding means 6 includes a rotary cylinder 20 having an emitting part 22 on the outer circumferential surface, the emitting part 22 for being rotationally driven by a drive means 10, a circulating means 40 for drawing out the liquid L stored in the reservoir 4 and feeding the liquid L from the emitting part 22 to the reservoir 4, and a gas-liquid mixing part 50 for mixing bubbles with the liquid L circulated by the circulating means 40. This apparatus enables a fine-bubble mixed liquid to be efficiently produced.

Abstract: The present invention provides a compound represented by general formula (1). (In the formula, R1 represents an alkyl group having 2 to 9 carbon atoms, an alkenyl group having 2 to 9 carbon atoms, a cyclic alkyl group having 3 to 10 carbon atoms which may have a substituent, or a phenyl group which may have a substituent; R2 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms; R3 to R5 independently represent a hydrogen atom, or an alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms; R6 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, an alkenyl group having 2 to 5 carbon atoms, a cyclic alkyl group having 3 to 10 carbon atoms which may have a substituent, or an alkoxy group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms; n represents 0 or 1; and the wavy line represents a cis form, a trans form or a mixture of a cis form and a trans form.

Abstract: An image forming system includes an image forming apparatus including a housing where an image forming unit is provided and a strain detector, a hardware processor, and a storage. The strain detector detects strain of a bottom plate of the housing. The processor and the storage are included in or provided outside the image forming apparatus. The processor obtains a first detection signal from the detector, stores strain measured data based on the first detection signal as reference data in the storage, obtains a second detection signal from the detector after storing the reference data, compares strain measured data based on the second detection signal with the reference data, and determines whether adjustment of a supporting point height of the bottom plate to reduce the strain due to change over time from a time of the obtainment of the reference data is required.

Abstract: A reinforcing body is disposed in a closed cross sectional portion constituted by one or more vehicle body components. The reinforcing body is provided with a joining portion to be joined to the vehicle body components. The joining portion includes hard connecting portions connected to the vehicle body components in an abutting state, and a soft connecting portion connected to the vehicle body components via a vibration damping member. The storage shear rigidity (KB?) of the vibration damping member is set in the range: 800 N/mm<KB?<57500 N/mm.

Abstract: The present invention provides a one-component type thermosetting adhesive composition used as an automotive structural adhesive having high damping performance without reducing adhesive strength and having excellent low-temperature curability and a body structure for vehicle, on which the one-component type thermosetting adhesive composition is applied. The present invention relates to a one-component type thermosetting adhesive composition comprising an epoxy resin and an amine-based latent curing agent, wherein the epoxy resin comprises: (1) a dibasic acid ester-based epoxy resin, (2) a butadiene-acrylonitrile copolymer modified epoxy resin, and (3) an unmodified bisphenol A type epoxy resin, and wherein a thermally cured product formed from the composition has: a loss tangent tan ? at 23° C. of not less than 0.2 as a damping performance, and a Young's modulus of not less than 50 MPa, and a body structure for vehicle, on which the one-component type thermosetting adhesive composition is applied.