Abstract: A timepiece including: a dial; a windshield glass having a plurality of curved surfaces that differ from each other in curvature; and a hand disposed between the dial and the windshield glass, wherein the windshield glass includes: a first curved surface having a first curvature and including a center of the windshield glass; a second curved surface disposed adjacent to the first curved surface and having a second curvature larger than the first curvature; and a third curved surface disposed adjacent to the second curved surface and having a third curvature larger than the second curvature, a thickness of the first curved surface and a thickness of the second curved surface are equal, and in plan view, a distal end of the hand is disposed on a center C side of the windshield glass with respect to a boundary between the second curved surface and the third curved surface.

Abstract: The disclosure is directed to a method of manufacturing a power transmission device that can include forging to form a planetary carrier plate integrated with dog teeth, sintering to form a planetary carrier, and joining the planetary carrier plate to the planetary carrier by brazing the planetary carrier plate to the planetary carrier at support parts arranged in a circumferential direction at a peripheral edge part of the planetary carrier so that the planetary carrier plate is fixed to face the planetary carrier on a side of the planetary carrier where a pinion gear is positioned. The method can further include sintering the planetary carrier plate and the planetary carrier, forming a pinion shaft hole for mounting a pinion shaft that constitutes the pinion gear in the planetary carrier plate and the planetary carrier, and performing high-frequency quenching on the dog teeth of the planetary carrier plate.

Abstract: A mirror module that deflects a non-visible laser light for scanning the non-visible laser light is provided with a deflection mirror; a mirror support; and an information display unit. The deflection mirror has a reflective surface that allows a visible light to be transmitted therethrough and reflects the non-visible laser light. The mirror support has a mirror mounting surface of which the shape corresponds to a shape of the reflective surface. The information display unit displays information related to the mirror module in a visible manner. The information display unit is disposed between the deflection mirror and the mirror mounting surface.

Abstract: A watch including: a case including a through hole formed in a side surface of the case; a cylindrical member which is an integral body formed of a first cylindrical portion being threadedly engageable with the through hole and a second cylindrical portion in contact with the side surface of the case and having a recessed housing portion which opens to the outside of the case, and has an insertion hole continuously formed with the recessed housing portion; an operating member which has a shaft portion being inserted into the insertion hole of the cylindrical member in a slidable manner, and a head portion being formed on an end portion of the shaft portion and housed in the recessed housing portion; and a sealing member which is disposed between the case and the second cylindrical portion.

Abstract: A power transmission device and a method of manufacturing the same capable of shortening a shaft length and improving mountability are provided. A power transmission device according to the present disclosure includes a planetary carrier configured to support a pinion shaft pivotally supporting a pinion gear, rotatably support the pinion gear, and cause the pinion gear to revolve by rotation of the planetary carrier and a planetary carrier plate fixed fo face the planetary carrier on a side where the pinion gear is positioned, and including dog teeth integrally formed with the planetary carrier plate.

Abstract: A screen printer that measures a tension of a mask in a machine, including a mask holding device configured to hold a mask; a board device configured to position a board from below with respect to the mask held by the mask holding device; a squeegee device configured to apply and spread a cream solder on an upper surface of the mask; a mask pressing device configured to press the mask at a set pressure by a pusher which is installed on an upper travelling device or a lower travelling device with respect to the mask; a mask measurement device, installed on the upper travelling device or the lower travelling device to be opposed to the pusher, which is configured to measure a height of the mask; and a tension measurement device configured to calculate a tension of the mask based on a measured value of the mask measurement device.

Abstract: A watch includes: a crown including a head portion and a shaft portion; a stem pipe including a first surface that includes an insertion hole through which the shaft portion is inserted and has a distance from a surface of the shaft portion as a first distance in cross-sectional view, and a second surface that is provided at a position closer to an end portion of the insertion hole than the first surface and has a distance from the surface of the shaft portion as a second distance larger than the first distance; a packing disposed between the surface of the shaft portion and the first surface; and a metal ring that is disposed between the surface of the shaft portion and the second surface and is in contact with the packing.

Abstract: A ranging apparatus is provided with a mirror module that rotates when being driven by a motor. The mirror module includes a pair of deflection mirrors, a mirror support member and a clip. The deflection mirrors include a narrow width portion in which a width of a reflection surface along a direction orthogonal to a rotational axis is narrower than that of other portion on the reflection surface. The mirror support member is formed in a disc shape having a shape on both surfaces thereof corresponding to a shape of the reflection surface, the deflection mirrors being disposed on the both surfaces thereof. The clip grips the deflection mirrors and the mirror support member at at least one end portion with respect to a direction orthogonal to the rotational axis between both end portions of a portion in the mirror support portion corresponding to the narrow width portion.

Abstract: A timepiece including: a dial; a windshield glass having a plurality of curved surfaces that differ from each other in curvature; and a hand disposed between the dial and the windshield glass, wherein the windshield glass includes: a first curved surface having a first curvature and including a center of the windshield glass; a second curved surface disposed adjacent to the first curved surface and having a second curvature larger than the first curvature; and a third curved surface disposed adjacent to the second curved surface and having a third curvature larger than the second curvature, a thickness of the first curved surface and a thickness of the second curved surface are equal, and in plan view, a distal end of the hand is disposed on a center C side of the windshield glass with respect to a boundary between the second curved surface and the third curved surface.

Abstract: A mirror module includes a pair of deflecting mirrors which deflect a transmission wave and a reflected wave in a direction in accordance with a rotation angle of a reflecting surface and rotates in accordance with drive of a motor. A dividing plate divides the pair of deflecting mirrors into two portions of a transmission deflecting portion and a reception deflecting portion. Each of the pair of deflecting mirrors includes shielding portions through which passage of the transmission waves is suppressed on at least one of a side surface closer to a transmissive window in a state where the reflecting surface faces the transmitting portion out of both side surfaces located across a rotational axis at the transmission reflecting portion or a side surface farther from the transmissive window in a state where the reflecting surface faces the receiving portion out of both side surfaces located across the rotational axis at the reception deflecting portion.

Abstract: In a ranging device, a mirror support has a pair of deflection mirrors installed on both surfaces. A pair of partition plates are installed to bookend the pair of deflection mirrors and the mirror support in a direction normal to the reflective surfaces of the deflection mirrors. A clip grips and secures the pair of deflection mirrors, the mirror support, and the pair of partition plates. A motor rotates these components. Each partition plate includes a plate-like portion extending along a plane normal to the axis of rotation so as to partition a corresponding reflective surface into two regions, and an upright portion extending along the corresponding reflective surface from a position on the plate-like portion where the plate-like portion faces the corresponding reflective surface. The clip grips the pair of deflection mirrors and the mirror support via the upright portion in the direction normal to the reflective surfaces.

Abstract: A watch including: a case including a through hole formed in a side surface of the case; a cylindrical member which is an integral body formed of a first cylindrical portion being threadedly engageable with the through hole and a second cylindrical portion in contact with the side surface of the case and having a recessed housing portion which opens to the outside of the case, and has an insertion hole continuously formed with the recessed housing portion; an operating member which has a shaft portion being inserted into the insertion hole of the cylindrical member in a slidable manner, and a head portion being formed on an end portion of the shaft portion and housed in the recessed housing portion; and a sealing member which is disposed between the case and the second cylindrical portion.

Abstract: A watch includes: a crown including a head portion and a shaft portion; a stem pipe including a first surface that includes an insertion hole through which the shaft portion is inserted and has a distance from a surface of the shaft portion as a first distance in cross-sectional view, and a second surface that is provided at a position closer to an end portion of the insertion hole than the first surface and has a distance from the surface of the shaft portion as a second distance larger than the first distance; a packing disposed between the surface of the shaft portion and the first surface; and a metal ring that is disposed between the surface of the shaft portion and the second surface and is in contact with the packing.

Abstract: An electricity measuring type surface plasmon resonance sensor including: a plasmon polariton intensifying sensor chip in which a prism and a sensor chip including a transparent electrode, an n-type transparent semiconductor film, and a plasmon resonance film electrode arranged in this order are arranged in an order of the prism, the transparent electrode, the n-type transparent semiconductor film, and the plasmon resonance film electrode; and an electric measuring apparatus which directly measures a current or voltage from the transparent electrode and the plasmon resonance film electrode.

Abstract: A screen printer that measures a tension of a mask in a machine, including a mask holding device configured to hold a mask; a board device configured to position a board from below with respect to the mask held by the mask holding device; a squeegee device configured to apply and spread a cream solder on an upper surface of the mask; a mask pressing device configured to press the mask at a set pressure by a pusher which is installed on an upper travelling device or a lower travelling device with respect to the mask; a mask measurement device, installed on the upper travelling device or the lower travelling device to be opposed to the pusher, which is configured to measure a height of the mask; and a tension measurement device configured to calculate a tension of the mask based on a measured value of the mask measurement device.

Abstract: An electricity measuring type surface plasmon resonance sensor including: a plasmon polariton intensifying sensor chip in which a prism and a sensor chip including a transparent electrode, an n-type transparent semiconductor film, and a plasmon resonance film electrode arranged in this order are arranged in an order of the prism, the transparent electrode, the n-type transparent semiconductor film, and the plasmon resonance film electrode; and an electric measuring apparatus which directly measures a current or voltage from the transparent electrode and the plasmon resonance film electrode.

Abstract: A liquid supplying apparatus, configured to supply a liquid to a liquid ejecting section that is configured to eject the liquid, includes a tank configured to contain the liquid, the tank including a liquid containing section, and a container section connected to the tank. The container section is exposed to air through the tank, and the container section is connected to the liquid containing section of the tank.

Abstract: A photoelectric conversion element is realized in which the movement direction of electrons in the element changes according to the wavelength of light to be converted. A photoelectric conversion unit includes an active layer on which light to be converted is incident, an intermediate layer that is arranged on the active layer on a side opposite to the side on which the light to be converted is incident, and a reflection layer that is arranged so as to oppose the active layer with the intermediate layer interposed therebetween. The active layer includes a plasmonic material, which is a material in which plasmon resonance occurs due to a reciprocal action with the light to be converted. The intermediate layer has both a semiconductor property and transparency with respect to the light to be converted. The reflection layer has reflectivity with respect to the light to be converted.

Abstract: A photoelectric conversion element is realized in which the movement direction of electrons in the element changes according to the wavelength of light to be converted. A photoelectric conversion unit includes an active layer on which light to be converted is incident, an intermediate layer that is arranged on the active layer on a side opposite to the side on which the light to be converted is incident, and a reflection layer that is arranged so as to oppose the active layer with the intermediate layer interposed therebetween. The active layer includes a plasmonic material, which is a material in which plasmon resonance occurs due to a reciprocal action with the light to be converted. The intermediate layer has both a semiconductor property and transparency with respect to the light to be converted. The reflection layer has reflectivity with respect to the light to be converted.

Abstract: A liquid supplying apparatus configured to supply a liquid to a liquid ejecting section that is configured to eject the liquid, the liquid supplying apparatus comprising a liquid containing portion configured to contain the liquid, and a fluid communication member in fluid communication with the liquid containing portion and having one end that is exposed to air, the fluid communication member further having a liquid visual recognition portion through which the liquid inside the fluid communication member is visually recognizable.