Abstract: It is desirable to provide a polyarylene sulfide resin composition excellent in resistance to heat and humidity and moldability without deteriorating physical properties such as mechanical strength. More specifically, the present invention is characterized by including a polyarylene sulfide resin, glass fibers having been subjected to surface treatment with a sizing agent including an epoxy resin and a polyether resin, and a silane coupling agent having a functional group, in which the total content of the epoxy resin and the polyether resin in the sizing agent is 65% to 100% by mass, and the isothermal crystallization time is 9 seconds or shorter.

Abstract: Methods for selective etching of one layer or material relative to another layer or material adjacent thereto. In an example, a SiGe layer is etched relative to or selective to another silicon containing layer which either contains no germanium or geranium in an amount less than that of the target layer.

Abstract: A switch device includes a plurality of communication ports; a switch unit configured to relay a frame, which has been transmitted from a function unit and to which information including an ID of a VLAN is added, to another function unit via a communication port; and a duplication unit configured to, when the diagnosis device is connected to another switch device, duplicate the frame to be relayed via a designated communication port among the plurality of communication ports, and generate a duplicate frame for diagnosis that is a frame obtained by adding, to a duplicate frame obtained through the duplication, specific information indicating that the duplicate frame for diagnosis should be transmitted to the diagnosis device. The switch unit outputs the duplicate frame for diagnosis generated by the duplication unit from a communication port corresponding to the other switch device.

Abstract: A power storage cell comprises an electrode assembly, a collector plate that has the first electrode sheet connected thereto, and a laminate film, wherein the collector plate has a peripheral edge portion including an inner side located closer to the electrode assembly and an outer side located on a side opposite to the electrode assembly with respect to the inner side, the collector plate is provided with a welding portion and an adhesive portion, and when a direction from the inner side toward the outer side is defined as a first direction and a direction intersecting the first direction is defined as a second direction, the welding portion and the adhesive portion are aligned in the second direction.

Abstract: The information processing system includes: a data acquisition unit that acquires component data of a reusable product related to environmental contribution of the reusable product including at least the number of times of reuse of the reusable product; a selection unit that selects a candidate of the reusable product that is a replacement component candidate when the user replaces the component; a calculation unit that calculates an environmental contribution degree of the candidate of the reusable product selected by the selection unit based on the component data of the reusable product acquired by the data acquisition unit; and a presentation unit that presents, to the user, the environmental contribution degree of the candidate of the reusable product calculated by the calculation unit together with the candidate of the reusable product selected by the selection unit.

Abstract: The awareness of users regarding uses of reused products are raised, and their awareness regarding the environment is thereby increased. An information processing system includes information acquisition means for acquiring reuse information, the reuse information being information about an operating status of a reused product; storage means for storing association information associating the reused product with information about a terminal of a previous owner of the product before the product is reused as the reused product; and transmission processing means for transmitting, based on the association information stored in the storage means, the reuse information of the reused product acquired by the information acquisition means to a terminal associated with the reused product.

Abstract: A stator manufacturing method includes an inserting step of inserting lead-side segment coils covered with an insulating film and lead-opposite-side segment coils covered with an insulating film into a plurality of slots formed between a plurality of teeth radially protruding from an annular yoke, along the axial direction of the yoke, and electrically connecting the segment coils by using connecting members, in the inserting step, the plurality of segment coils are collectively inserted into the slots, and the method further includes an exposing step of forming the segment coils with exposed conductor portions by forming holes penetrating the insulating films in crossover parts of the segment coils while the segment coils are inserted in the slots.

Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus 10 applies pressure to a substrate 2 which is an object to be pressurized arranged on an upper jig plate 44. The substrate processing apparatus 10 includes a lower jig plate 46 arranged below the upper jig plate 44, an installation base 47 provided on the lower jig plate 46 and the substrate 2 is arranged; and the installation base is temporarily fixed to the installation base 47 in a deformable manner.

Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus 10 having a lower jig plate 46 for arranging a substrate 2 as an object to be pressurized, a support member 45 including an installation portion 52 for installing columnar members 50 supporting the lower jig plate 46, in which the columnar members 50 are placed to the installation portion 52 in accordance with a in-plane distribution of a load applied to the lower jig plate 46.

Abstract: Provided is a substrate processing apparatus capable applying a uniform load to an object to be pressurized. The substrate processing apparatus includes a lower jig plate 46 for arranging a substrate 2 which is an object to be pressurized, an upper jig plate 44 applying pressure to the substrate 2 arranged to the lower jig plate 46, and a support member 45 supporting the lower jig plate 46 and providing a support force to the lower jig plate 46 in accordance with a in-plane distribution of a load applied to the lower jig plate 46.

Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus including a lower jig plate for arranging a substrate which is an object to be pressurized, columnar members supporting the lower jig plate, and a heat dissipating column contacting the lower jig plate directly or indirectly and having a higher heat dissipation property than the columnar members.

Abstract: A path switcher is provided at a point where a transport path along which a medium is to be transported branches out into a first branch path and a second branch path that are to be switched between by the path switcher. The path switcher includes: a switching component including a first arm and a second arm, the first arm being swingable at the point of branching of the transport path, the second arm being connected to a distal end of the first arm with an aid of a motion-allowing part, the switching component being configured to close one of the first branch path and the second branch path while opening an other of the first branch path and the second branch path; an elastic retaining component provided around the motion-allowing part and configured to elastically retain the first arm and the second arm in a predetermined positional relationship; and a rotary component rotatably provided at a distal end of the second arm and that is to come into contact with the medium.

Abstract: A binding apparatus includes a binder configured to bind sheets of paper by advancing binding teeth toward the sheets of paper, a water adjuster configured to adjust an amount of water contained in the sheets of paper, and a processor configured to, based on a setting on one of the binder or the water adjuster, make a setting on the other one of the binder or the water adjuster.

Abstract: A sheet transport device includes: a curved sheet transport path; multiple transport roller pairs disposed in the sheet transport path; multiple driving sources that drive the multiple transport roller pairs; multiple load detectors that detect the loads of the multiple driving sources; and a control unit that controls the driving speed of at least one of the driving sources such that detection results obtained by the load detectors are within a predetermined range in accordance with the position of the leading end of a sheet.

Abstract: A medium transport device includes a guide configured to guide a medium on which an image is recorded, and curved along a transport direction of the medium, and an actuator configured to actuate the guide between a contact position where the guide is in contact with the medium and a separation position where the guide is separated from the medium. The guide is configured to move to the contact position until a leading edge of the medium in the transport direction passes along the guide, and move to the separation position after the leading edge of the medium in the transport direction has passed along the guide.

Abstract: A binding processing device includes: a binding processing element that advances a binding tooth to a sheet to perform binding processing of the sheet; and a processor that performs control of drying a bound part of the sheet after the binding processing of the sheet by the binding processing element is performed.

Abstract: A sheet transport device includes: a curved transport path for a sheet; and multiple endless belt pairs arranged along the transport path and having transport surfaces that are in contact with each other.

Abstract: A recording material processing apparatus includes: first teeth that are used for binding processing of a recording material bundle; second teeth configured to move toward the first teeth and to press the recording material bundle positioned between the first teeth and the second teeth; a first metal block configured to support the first teeth; and a second metal block configured to support the second teeth.

Abstract: A recording medium processing apparatus includes first teeth that are used for binding processing of a recording medium bundle; second teeth that move toward the first teeth and press the recording medium bundle located between the first teeth and the second teeth; and a control unit that moves the second teeth toward the first teeth to press the second teeth against the first teeth in a state in which there is no recording medium bundle between the first teeth and the second teeth.