Abstract: A method for producing a sulfide solid electrolyte material includes a step of adding an ether compound to a coarse-grained material of a sulfide solid electrolyte material and microparticulating the coarse-grained material by a pulverization treatment.

Abstract: A main object of the present invention is to provide an anode active material capable of enhancing improvement of heat resistance in an all solid secondary battery. The present invention solves the problem by providing an anode active material comprising an active material particle having carbon as a main component, and a coating layer containing LixPOy (2?x?4, 3?y?5) and formed on a surface of the active material particle.

Abstract: The main object of the present invention is to provide an all solid state battery in which compatibility between battery performance and safety is intended. The present invention attains the object by providing an all solid state battery comprising a cathode layer containing a cathode active material, an anode layer containing an anode active material, and a solid electrolyte layer formed between the cathode layer and the anode layer, containing a first sulfide solid electrolyte material, characterized in that a ratio of ion resistance of the whole all solid state battery to ion resistance of the solid electrolyte layer is 3.8 or less, and the ion resistance of the solid electrolyte layer is 7.6 ?·cm2 or more and 16 ?·cm2 or less.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a sulfide solid electrolyte can prevent deterioration of the sulfide solid electrolyte and can improve the lithium ion conductivity. In a step of crystallizing the sulfide solid electrolyte with heat treatment, the ambient concentration of oxygen containing organic compounds is no more than 100 ppm.

Abstract: A main object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing sulfide solid electrolytes, by which sulfide solid electrolytes whose productivity, recovery rate, and ionic conductivity are improved can be produced. The method of the present invention includes the steps of: pulverizing a mixture that is obtained by mixing a sulfide solid electrolyte containing sulfides and a single type of halides or a raw material thereof, an ether compound, and a solvent to obtain a pulverized product; and carrying out heating treatment wherein the obtained pulverized product is heated to obtain a crystallized sulfide solid electrolyte, wherein formulas “0.44?C/(A+B+C)?0.70” and “0.10?B/(A+B+C)?0.36” are satisfied, where “A [g]” denotes a weight of the sulfide solid electrolyte or the raw material thereof, “B [g]” denotes a weight of the ether compound, and “C [g]” denotes a weight of the solvent.

Abstract: A press-fitting device includes: a workpiece holding portion; a one-side pressing unit configured to press either one of a press-fitting tool and a backup tool against a workpiece in a first direction while performing three dimensional position adjustment thereon; an other-side pressing unit configured to press the other one of the press-fitting tool and the backup tool which is not pressed by the one-side pressing unit, against the workpiece in a second direction opposite to the first direction, while performing three dimensional position adjustment thereon; and a press-fitting controlling portion configured to control stroke amounts of the tools in a press-fitting direction at the time of a press-fitting operation. The press-fitting controlling portion includes a stroke manipulating portion; a displacement data storing portion; and a stroke correction portion.

Abstract: A sulfide solid electrolyte material exhibiting Li ion conductivity contains an organic compound having a molecular weight within a range of 30 to 300, wherein the organic compound has a content of 0.8 wt % or less.

Abstract: A lens driving apparatus and a lens driving method are capable of quickly and precisely setting the position of a lens to a predetermined position, if the resolving power of the amount of lens moving according to drive pulses is not even in the lens driving apparatus. A count pulse signal detection unit detects a count pulse signal CP in accordance with a rotation of a manual focus (MF) ring. A lens driving control unit outputs a drive pulse MP for moving a focus lens in correspondence with the detected count pulse signal CP to a lens driving unit. The lens driving control unit performs a control so that: the number of the drive pulses MP for a count period T differs between a time period within an initial count detection time period for the detected count pulse signal CP and a time period after the initial count signal detection time period; and the number of pulses for the former period is minimum and the number of pulses for the latter period is larger than the minimum number.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing a sulfide solid electrolyte with which productivity of a sulfide solid electrolyte having a small average particle diameter can be improved. The present invention is the method for producing a sulfide solid electrolyte including a mixing step of mixing a solvent and one or more selected from a group consisting of a sulfide solid electrolyte and a raw material of the sulfide solid electrolyte, thereby obtaining a mixture and a grinding step of mechanically grinding the sulfide solid electrolyte using both a first grinding medium having a diameter of less than 1 mm and a second grinding medium having a diameter of no less than 1 mm at the same time.

Abstract: A lens driving apparatus and a lens driving method are capable of quickly and precisely setting the position of a lens to a predetermined position, if the resolving power of the amount of lens moving according to drive pulses is not even in the lens driving apparatus. A count pulse signal detection unit detects a count pulse signal CP in accordance with a rotation of a manual focus (MF) ring. A lens driving control unit outputs a drive pulse MP for moving a focus lens in correspondence with the detected count pulse signal CP to a lens driving unit. The lens driving control unit performs a control so that: the number of the drive pulses MP for a count period T differs between a time period within an initial count detection time period for the detected count pulse signal CP and a time period after the initial count signal detection time period; and the number of pulses for the former period is minimum and the number of pulses for the latter period is larger than the minimum number.

Abstract: A method for producing a sulfide solid electrolyte material includes a step of adding an ether compound to a coarse-grained material of a sulfide solid electrolyte material and microparticulating the coarse-grained material by a pulverization treatment.

Abstract: The invention provides a method of producing a solid sulfide electrolyte material, with this method including a microparticulation step in which a sulfide glass containing Li, S, and P is mixed with an adhesive polymer and the sulfide glass is ground.

Abstract: A lens driver having a manually operated ring, rotation detection means for detecting rotation direction and rotating speed of the manually operated ring on the basis of rotation the manually operated ring, a switching means for switching a control mode, on the basis of detection result of the rotation detection means, between a normal control mode in which a lens is driven at normal driving speed depending on rotating speed of the manually operated ring and a high-speed control mode in which the lens is driven at high driving speed which is faster than the normal driving speed, and a driving control means for controlling a driving means so that the lens is driven at the normal driving speed when the normal control mode is set and controlling the driving means so that the lens is driven at the high driving speed when the high-speed control mode is set.

Abstract: A lens barrel including a telescopic cylinder configured to be accommodated within a fixed frame; a plurality of lens groups configured to be retained in the telescopic cylinder; a lens driving device configured to drive the plurality of lens groups along a longitudinal axis of the telescopic cylinder between a collapsed position in which at least one portion of the plurality of lens groups is stored in the fixed frame and an extended position in which the at least one portion of the plurality of lens groups is extended out of the fixed frame; and a retractable lens group configured to be retracted into the fixed frame through an opening in a wall of the fixed frame when the telescopic cylinder is in the extended position.

Abstract: A lens drive control device for a lens barrel, which controls at least a part of a plurality of lens groups respectively including at least one lens, wherein a state of the lens barrel transits from a retracted state to a photographing extended state, the lens drive control device comprising: a detection device which detects that the at least one lens group reaches a reference position, and a determination device which determines an abnormal actuation based upon a detection by the detection device, upon actuation when the at least one lens group is moved from the retracted position to the position on the optical axis, wherein the determination device determines that the actuation is abnormal when the detection device detects that the at least one lens group reaches the reference position for a plurality of times.

Abstract: An imaging device includes a three-axis acceleration detector, an inclination calculator to calculate an amount of inclination of the imaging device according to an output value of the acceleration detector, a determining element to determine whether or not the imaging device is dropping or receiving an impact according to the output value of the acceleration detector, a mode switching element to set the acceleration detector to be in either an electronic level mode or an impact detection mode by changing at least one of a measuring range and a sampling rate of the acceleration detector, and a storing element to store detected acceleration data in time series. When the determining element determines that the imaging device has dropped or received an impact in the impact detection mode, the storing element stores acceleration data detected at a time when the drop or impact has occurred.

Abstract: A control device turns on a system relay and relays. A first boost converter rectifies an AC voltage supplied through a connector and a first power supply line. Further, the boost converter responds to a signal from the control device to boost the rectified voltage, and outputs the boosted voltage to a second power supply line. A second boost converter receives a voltage from the second power supply line to convert the voltage in accordance with a signal from the control device for output to a third power supply line. Since the system relay and one relay are both turned on, first and second batteries are connected in parallel to the third power supply line and a ground line. The first and second batteries are thereby charged.

Abstract: An imaging device includes a three-axis acceleration detector, an inclination calculator to calculate an amount of inclination of the imaging device according to an output value of the acceleration detector, a determining element to determine whether or not the imaging device is dropping or receiving an impact according to the output value of the acceleration detector, a mode switching element to set the acceleration detector to be in either an electronic level mode or an impact detection mode by changing at least one of a measuring range and a sampling rate of the acceleration detector, and a storing element to store detected acceleration data in time series. When the determining element determines that the imaging device has dropped or received an impact in the impact detection mode, the storing element stores acceleration data detected at a time when the drop or impact has occurred.

Abstract: A lens driving-control device including a plurality of lens groups having variable magnification function, a plurality of lens driving devices each of which being configured to adjustably drive a driving speed of each of the plurality of lens groups, a control device configured to control each of the plurality of lens driving devices to adjust the driving speed of each of the plurality of lens groups, and a plurality of lens position-detecting devices each of which being configured to detect a position of each of the plurality of lens groups, when the plurality of lens driving devices drive the plurality of lens groups simultaneously, the control device being configured to control the lens driving devices to switch driving speeds of the plurality of lens groups to a driving speed of a lens group to be adjusted depending on a positional relationship among the plurality of lens groups, the positional relationship being detected by the lens position-detecting devices.

Abstract: A method for positioning a work, which is adapted for a knock hole of a small diameter and which can absorb a pitch error between a main positioning hole and an auxiliary positioning hole of the work is disclosed. An insert shaft of a main positioning device is inserted into the main positioning hole. An auxiliary positioning device includes a base lower block having a parallel slide holding surface, a sliding flange having a sliding surface, and an insert shaft disposed above the sliding flange. The sliding flange of the auxiliary positioning device is guided and moved by the slide holding surface, and is inserted, while absorbing the pitch error, into the auxiliary positioning hole, thereby to position the work.