Abstract: A power assist apparatus includes a branch power lines, a first power storage device, a power assist converter, and a second power storage device. The branch power line is connected to a main line of a natural energy power generation system, which is connected to a system. The first power storage device connected to the branch power line. The power assist converter connected to the branch power line. The second power storage device connected to a downstream side of the power assist converter.

Abstract: A printer apparatus includes a printing part including a platen roller and a print head for printing objects onto a recording sheet, and a feeding part for feeding the recording sheet to the printing part. The feeding part includes a first feed port and a second feed port for feeding the recording sheet, a first roller for conveying a first recording sheet fed through the first feed port, a second roller for conveying a second recording sheet fed through the second feed port, a delivery port for feeding the recording sheet conveyed by the first roller and the second roller, a tension member having elasticity, a third roller rotatably connected to the tension member and being pressed toward the first roller by the tension member, and a fourth roller rotatably connected to the tension member and being pressed toward the second roller by the tension member.

Abstract: A printer includes a printing part that performs printing on a label adhering to a liner, a cutter that cuts the liner to which the label adheres, a first roller provided on the side to which the liner to which the label adheres is discharged from the cutter, a second roller that is in contact with the first roller and is rotated by the rotation of the first roller, a third roller that is in contact with the first roller and is rotated by the rotation of the first roller, and a connecting arm that connects the center of the first roller and the center of the second roller, wherein the liner is separated from the label by the first roller and the second roller, and the label separated from the liner is discharged by the third roller.

Abstract: A printer includes a frame that includes a frame back part, an arm that includes a rotation shaft and is supported by the frame to rotate around the rotation shaft relative to the frame, a platen roller that is rotatably supported by the frame or the arm, a print head that is disposed between the frame back part and the platen roller and performs printing on a recording sheet placed between the platen roller and the print head, and a first bias spring that is disposed between the frame back part and the print head and biases the print head toward the platen roller relative to the frame back part.

Abstract: An electrical powered vehicle includes a secondary self-resonant coil, a secondary coil, a rectifier, and a power storage device. The secondary self-resonant coil is configured to be magnetically coupled with a primary self-resonant coil of a power feeding device by magnetic field resonance, and allow reception of high frequency power from the primary self-resonant coil. The secondary coil is configured to allow reception of electric power from the secondary self-resonant coil by electromagnetic induction. The rectifier rectifies the electric power received by the secondary coil. The power storage device stores the electric power rectified by the rectifier.

Abstract: An electricity charging system includes: a charger portion that charges a storage battery; a detection portion that detects an amount of charge stored in the storage battery; and a control portion that controls electric power that is supplied to charge the storage battery by the charger portion so that the electric power changes by a predetermined rule, according to the amount of stored electricity detected by the detection portion.

Abstract: A power conversion apparatus includes a full bridge switching circuit coupled to a solar panel, a transformer to convert a voltage from the full bridge switching circuit, a diode rectifier coupled to the transformer, and a boost converter coupled to the diode rectifier. The boost converter performs maximum power point tracking of the solar panel. The duty ratio of the full bridge switching circuit is adjusted to be substantially 0.5.

Abstract: A coil unit includes a second resonance coil that has a plurality of unit coils and performs at least one of transmission and reception of electric power to and from a first resonance coil spaced apart from the second resonance coil via electromagnetic resonance with the first resonance coil. The directions of magnetic fields formed by the unit coils are the same.

Abstract: A power transfer system transfers electric power from a power feeding device external to a vehicle to a power receiving device mounted on the vehicle in a contactless manner. The power feeding device includes a first reflective wall formed at a rear side of a transmitting coil with respect to a power transferring direction from the transmitting coil, to allow reflection of a magnetic flux output from the transmitting coil in the power transferring direction. The transmitting coil and the first reflective wall are arranged spaced apart from each other. The power receiving device includes a second reflective wall formed at a rear side of a receiving coil with respect to a power receiving direction from the transmitting coil, to allow reflection of a magnetic flux output from the transmitting coil to the receiving coil. The receiving coil and the second reflective wall are arranged spaced apart from each other.

Abstract: A printer includes a printing part, a cutter part, and a presenter part. The printing part performs printing on a recording medium. The cutter part cuts the recording medium subjected to the printing. The cutter part is attached to the printing part so as to be rotatable about a rotation shaft. The presenter part conveys the recording medium subjected to the printing in the printing part through the cutter part. The presenter part moves together with the cutter part in the case of rotating the cutter part about the rotation shaft.

Abstract: A power receiving device mounted on an electrical powered vehicle includes a receiving coil and a reflective wall. The receiving coil is configured to be magnetically coupled with a transmitting coil external to the vehicle by a magnetic field, and to receive electric power from the transmitting coil. The reflective wall is formed at a rear side of the receiving coil with respect to a power receiving direction from the transmitting coil, to allow reflection of a magnetic flux output from the transmitting coil to the receiving coil. The receiving coil and the reflective wall are arranged spaced apart from each other.

Abstract: A printer includes a cutter unit configured to cut recording paper, and a presenter unit, wherein the recording paper enters the presenter unit through the cutter unit, and the presenter unit includes a first roller and a second roller configured to convey the recording paper, a flapper disposed under a transport path of the recording paper between a position of the first and second rollers and a position of the cutter unit, and configured to be flipped open to provide an opening in the transport path, and a paper guide disposed over the transport path of the recording paper between the position of the first and second rollers and the position of the cutter unit, wherein, upon the flapper being flipped open to outside the presenter unit, the paper guide changes a position thereof to guide the recording paper to outside the presenter unit through the opening.

Abstract: A printer includes a printing part that performs printing on recording paper, a cutter that cuts the recording paper, a first roller provided on the side to which the recording paper is discharged from the cutter, a second roller, a third roller, a fourth roller, and a fifth roller that are in contact with the first roller and are rotated by the rotation of the first roller, and a connecting arm that connects the center of the first roller and the center of the second roller, wherein the recording paper is discharged between the first roller and the fourth roller or between the first roller and the fifth roller.

Abstract: A cutter apparatus includes a fixed blade, a movable blade that moves toward the fixed blade to cut a recording paper, a housing to which the fixed blade is attached, and a discharge port that discharges the recording paper. The discharge port includes a lower paper guide attached to the housing for guiding a lower side of the recording paper. The lower paper guide includes an inner guide part formed on an inner side of the housing toward a side of the fixed blade and the movable blade, an outer guide part formed on an outer side of the housing, and a support part attached to the housing.

Abstract: An energy management system has an integration control portion that performs control to charge a storage battery with a power of such an amount that a power consumption including a power supplied by a supply portion is equal to or smaller than a target value indicated by power consumption target information recorded in a recording portion when a power consumption detected by a detection portion is smaller than the target value, and to supply a building with a power with which the storage battery is charged such that the power consumption including the power supplied by the supply portion coincides in amount with a power equal to or smaller than the target value indicated by the power consumption target information recorded in the recording portion when the power consumption detected by the detection portion is larger than the target value.

Abstract: An electrical powered vehicle includes a secondary self-resonant coil, a secondary coil, a rectifier, and a power storage device. The secondary self-resonant coil is configured to be magnetically coupled with a primary self-resonant coil of a power feeding device by magnetic field resonance, and allow reception of high frequency power from the primary self-resonant coil. The secondary coil is configured to allow reception of electric power from the secondary self-resonant coil by electromagnetic induction. The rectifier rectifies the electric power received by the secondary coil. The power storage device stores the electric power rectified by the rectifier.

Abstract: A printer includes a print head configured to print on recording paper, and a printer main body having a case in which the recording paper is set. The case includes a upper case part and a lower case part, and a size of the case is changeable by changing positions at which the upper case part and the lower case part are connected to each other.

Abstract: A printer apparatus includes a presenter unit including a first roller and a second roller connected to the first roller by a connection arm to move along an outer periphery of the first roller in accordance with the rotation of the first roller between a first rotating position and a second rotating position, rotate at the first rotating position in accordance with the rotation of the first roller to transfer a cut printed recording paper in an ejecting direction while interposing with the first roller, and rotate at the second rotating position in accordance with the rotation of the first roller to transfer the cut printed recording paper in a recovering direction while interposing with the first roller.

Abstract: A charging start time and preliminary air conditioning time are calculated based on the departure time that is set with a control/operation device (S108), and the charging time and preliminary air conditioning time are set (S110). Then, a control is executed to start charging when at the charging start time (S112 to 116) and preliminary air conditioning may be started when the amount of charge is sufficient for preliminary air conditioning and a preliminary air conditioning starting trigger is detected, that is locking or preparation for leaving house is detected, for example (S118 to 128).

Abstract: A vehicle is capable of supplying electric power to an electric load external to the vehicle. The vehicle includes an electric-power generation device generating the electric power, a first connection terminal for electrically connecting the vehicle to another first vehicle to output the electric power generated by the electric-power generation device via the other first vehicle to the electric load, a second connection terminal for connecting another second vehicle to the vehicle to electrically connect the other second vehicle with the vehicle in parallel with respect to the electric load, and a system controller operating the electric-power generation device based on an electric power command received from the other first vehicle.