Abstract: A solid electrolyte material of the present disclosure includes a crystal phase represented by Lia(Ca1?mMm)bXc. In the formula, M is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Mg, Sr, and Ba. X is at least one element selected from the group consisting of F, Cl, Br, and I. The following formulas are satisfied: a>0, b>0, c>0, and 0?m<1.

Abstract: A refrigeration cycle apparatus includes a refrigerant circuit in which a compressor, a heat source side heat exchanger, an expansion valve, and a user side heat exchanger are connected by a refrigerant pipe. Further, the refrigeration cycle apparatus includes a detector configured to detect a discharge temperature of the compressor, and a heat transfer pipe temperature and an outlet pipe temperature of the heat exchanger functioning as a condenser; and a controller capable of performing a supercooling degree control and a discharge temperature control or a discharge superheating degree control, based on a result of the detection by the detector. The controller is configured to control an opening degree of the expansion valve based on any of the supercooling degree control and the discharge temperature control or the discharge superheating degree control, according to operating characteristics of the refrigeration cycle apparatus.

Abstract: A solid electrolyte material according to the present disclosure is represented by the chemical formula Li6?4b+ab(Zr1?aMa)bX6 (I). M denotes at least one element selected from the group consisting of Al, Ga, Bi, Sc, Sm, and Sb, X denotes at least one halogen element, and the two mathematical formulae 0<a<1 and 0<b<1.5 are satisfied.

Abstract: An ink refill container includes a container main body including an ink storage chamber, an ink outlet-forming portion provided on an end portion of the container main body forming an ink outlet that allows the ink to flow out from the ink storage chamber, and a valve provided in the ink outlet-forming portion configured to openably seal the ink outlet, in which the ink outlet-forming portion includes a positioning portion on an outer side of the ink outlet-forming portion. in which the positioning portion is closer to the container main body than the valve is to the container main body in a central axis direction of the ink outlet, and in which the positioning portion partially abuts against an ink tank when the valve is opened for refilling the ink to the ink tank, to thereby position the valve relative to the ink tank.

Abstract: A rotary table (1) includes a base body (10), a worm wheel (21), an inner ring (22), a plurality of rolling elements, and a worm screw unit (30). The worm screw unit (32) includes a worm screw (31) and a worm screw housing (32). The worm screw housing (32) has an opposing surface that faces an outer circumferential surface (21B) of the worm wheel (21). The worm screw housing (32) includes a flange portion (325) that protrudes from the opposing surface and covers a side face (215A) that, of the first gear (215) facing the opposing surface, is on the opposite side from the base body (10) in the axial direction of the worm wheel (21).

Abstract: A rotary table (1) includes a base body (10), a worm wheel (21), an inner ring (22), a plurality of rolling elements, and a worm screw unit (30). The worm screw unit (30) includes a worm screw (31) held to be rotatable around an axis and having a second gear (31A) meshing with the first gear (215), and a worm screw housing (32) surrounding and holding the worm screw (31) and being fixed to contact the holding surface at a planar contacting surface thereof. One of the holding and contacting surfaces has a cylindrical pin (33) arranged to protrude therefrom. The other of the holding and contacting surfaces has a first recess (11) formed to receive the pin (33), the first recess having a width corresponding to the pin (33) and being elongated in the radial direction of the worm wheel (21).

Abstract: A DAB converter that is capable of inhibiting a decrease in the transmission efficiency of electric power due to an individual difference of the inductance. A DAB converter including: a transformer having a primary-side winding and a secondary-side winding; a first and second full bridge circuit; a first and second capacitor; and a control unit, in which, the primary and secondary side winding is connected between a midpoint and a midpoint of the first full bridge circuit, the first capacitor is connected between two input/output terminals included in the first full bridge circuit, the second capacitor is connected between two input/output terminals included in the second full bridge circuit, and the control unit configured to adjust a phase difference between the switching of the first and second full bridge circuit based on an estimated value of an inductance of the DAB converter.

Abstract: Disclosed is a rotary table device which accurately detects the position of a table rotating in relation to a bed over the entire circumference and whose assembly is facilitated by covering an armature assembly with an insulating layer for insulation between the bed and the table. In the rotary table device, a ring member having a ring scale extending over the entire circumference of the ring member is disposed around a lower part of the table having a field magnet extending over the entire circumference of the table. A sensor for reading the ring scale is disposed on the bed on which armature coils of the armature assembly are arranged in the circumferential direction to face the field magnet.

Abstract: An alignment device which aligns notch portions of wafers includes mounting tables that hold the wafers, movement units that move the mounting tables, notch portion detection units that detect a circumferential positions of the notch portion, and a controller that controls positions of the mounting tables by the movement units. The mounting tables includes a mounting table main body portion and a pad member attached to an opening in the mounting table main body portion to hold the wafers. The pad member includes the main body portion that is attached to the opening and has a through hole in a center portion thereof, the first annular portion on an end side of the pad member to abut against wafers, and the first collar portion that is integrally provided with the first annular portion and the main body portion and extends toward outside of the main body portion.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus fixes a toner image onto a sheet by a fixer, and includes: a re-feeding path that normally conveys the sheet having passed through the fixer and guides the sheet toward the fixer; and a hardware processor that switches between first control to discharge the sheet having passed through the fixer toward a discharge destination and second control to re-feed the sheet having passed through the fixer to the fixer through the re-feeding path, depending on a type of an image which is a source of formation of the toner image.

Abstract: A DAB converter that is capable of inhibiting a decrease in the transmission efficiency of electric power due to an individual difference of the inductance. A DAB converter including: a transformer having a primary-side winding and a secondary-side winding; a first and second full bridge circuit; a first and second capacitor; and a control unit, in which, the primary and secondary side winding is connected between a midpoint and a midpoint of the first full bridge circuit, the first capacitor is connected between two input/output terminals included in the first full bridge circuit, the second capacitor is connected between two input/output terminals included in the second full bridge circuit, and the control unit configured to adjust a phase difference between the switching of the first and second full bridge circuit based on an estimated value of an inductance of the DAB converter.

Abstract: A server includes a processor having hardware. The processor is configured to authenticate, upon acquiring from a first device a gift request for electronic money and a message for a second device, the gift request, execute a gifting process when the authentication is successful, and output gift details and the message to the second device.

Abstract: A processor having hardware is provided. The processor creates, when the processor receives a creation request of group payment means for making a payment by electronic money using a first terminal and a second terminal that are associated with an organizer and a participant of a group, respectively, the group payment means in a wallet in which a plurality of payment means is registrable. The processor outputs a deposit request to a first server designated in the creation request, based on registration information of the group payment means acquired from the second terminal, to a second server designated in the registration information.

Abstract: An image forming device comprises: a receiving part that receives image data containing first image data relating to a black and white image and second image data relating to a foil image; a carrying path along which a recording medium is carried in a predetermined direction; an inkjet printing part, arranged on the carrying path, injects an ink based on the first image data to the recording medium, and forms the black and white image or the color image on the recording medium; a toner image printing part, arranged on the carrying path, forms the toner image for adhesion based on the second image data, and transfers the toner image to the recording medium; and a foil image forming part, arranged on the carrying path, enables the toner image transferred to the recording medium to melt and attaches the foil to the melted toner image to form the foil image.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus fixes a toner image onto a sheet by a fixer, and includes: a re-feeding path that normally conveys the sheet having passed through the fixer and guides the sheet toward the fixer; and a hardware processor that switches between first control to discharge the sheet having passed through the fixer toward a discharge destination and second control to re-feed the sheet having passed through the fixer to the fixer through the re-feeding path, depending on a type of an image which is a source of formation of the toner image.

Abstract: An image forming device that prints a first image using first toner and prints a second image using foil on a sheet of paper, includes: a former that forms a first toner image by the first toner of the first image on the paper and forms a second toner image by second toner different from the first toner of the second image on the paper; a fixer that fixes the first toner image and the second toner image formed on the paper; a melter that melts the second toner out of the first toner and the second toner fixed to the paper; and a foil printer that prints the second image by bonding the foil to the melted second toner.

Abstract: Disclosed is a rotary table device which accurately detects the position of a table rotating in relation to a bed over the entire circumference and whose assembly is facilitated by covering an armature assembly with an insulating layer for insulation between the bed and the table. In the rotary table device, a ring member having a ring scale extending over the entire circumference of the ring member is disposed around a lower part of the table having a field magnet extending over the entire circumference of the table. A sensor for reading the ring scale is disposed on the bed on which armature coils of the armature assembly are arranged in the circumferential direction to face the field magnet.

Abstract: The pattern-forming method includes: applying a silicon-containing film-forming composition directly or indirectly on at least an upper face side of a substrate to form a silicon-containing film; applying a resist film-forming composition directly or indirectly on an upper face side of the silicon-containing film to form a resist film; exposing the resist film to an extreme ultraviolet ray or an electron beam; and developing the resist film exposed to form a resist pattern. The silicon-containing film-forming composition contains a compound having a first structural unit represented by formula (1), and a solvent. In the formula (1), R1 represents a substituted or unsubstituted divalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms; and X and Y each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a hydroxy group, a halogen atom or a monovalent organic group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms.

Abstract: An image forming device that prints a first image using first toner and prints a second image using foil on a sheet of paper, includes: a former that forms a first toner image by the first toner of the first image on the paper and forms a second toner image by second toner different from the first toner of the second image on the paper; a fixer that fixes the first toner image and the second toner image formed on the paper; a melter that melts the second toner out of the first toner and the second toner fixed to the paper; and a foil printer that prints the second image by bonding the foil to the melted second toner.

Abstract: A device that replenishes developer to a developer unit and includes a storage for storing developer, an agitation member, and a vibration plate. The agitation member has a blade shape and is rotationally driven to agitate the developer in the storage. The vibration plate extends from a top portion towards a bottom portion of the storage along a rotation direction of the agitation member, and includes a vibration portion that vibrates due to contact with the agitation member undergoing rotation. A top end of the vibration plate is fixed and a bottom end of the vibration plate is a free end, and there is a gap between the vibration portion and an inner wall of the storage. The vibration plate is provided with an engagement protrusion towards the free end that engages with the agitation member and causes the agitation member undergoing rotation to deform then spring back.