Abstract: An electronic component includes: a first internal electrode provided in an element body; a second internal electrode provided in the element body; a third internal electrode provided in the element body and drawn out to a first side surface; and a fourth internal electrode provided in the element body and drawn out to a second side surface. The third internal electrode and the fourth internal electrode are electrically connected to each other through an external connection conductor formed on at least the first side surface and the second side surface. In a first direction, the first internal electrode faces the third internal electrode without facing the second internal electrode and the fourth internal electrode. In the first direction, the second internal electrode faces the fourth internal electrode without facing the first internal electrode and the third internal electrode.

Abstract: A control method in which a computer executes processing includes: specifying a first data group of which a processing load of a query is less than a first reference value, in a first data constellation, based on statistical information that indicates a statistical value regarding the processing load of the query, for each data group to be an access unit of the query, in the first data constellation included in a first execution environment included in a plurality of execution environments that has different data constellations; specifying a second execution environment that has a second data constellation that includes the specified first data group, included in the plurality of execution environments, other than the first execution environment; and controlling the plurality of execution environments to transmit a new query that uses the specified first data group as an access unit to the specified second execution environment.

Abstract: An electronic component includes: a first internal electrode which is provided inside an element body and is drawn on a first main surface corresponding to a mounting surface; a second internal electrode which is provided inside the element body, is provided at a position different from the first internal electrode when viewed from a third direction, and is drawn on the first main surface; a third internal electrode which is provided inside the element body, is provided at a position facing the first internal electrode and the second internal electrode in the third direction, and is drawn on the first main surface; wherein the first internal electrode and the third internal electrode face each other in the third direction to form a first capacitor portion, and wherein the second internal electrode and the third internal electrode face each other in the third direction to form a second capacitor portion.

Abstract: A housing of an example of an electronic apparatus has a top surface and a bottom surface and has a flat shape. A power supply section having a flat shape is a power supply section, which is a housing case capable of accommodating a battery or is a battery, and the power supply section is provided at a position inside the housing that intersects with a reference plane perpendicular to the up-down direction. A first substrate is provided parallel to the reference plane on the top surface side relative to the power supply section. A second substrate is provided parallel to the reference plane on the bottom surface side relative to the power supply section. The electronic apparatus includes at least one of a vibrator and a speaker at a position that intersects with the reference plane.

Abstract: An electric compressor includes: a compression part; an electric motor; an inverter; a housing including a plurality of housing forming members made of metal; a seal member that has an insulation property and is provided between the housing forming members adjacent to each other; and a potential equalization member that is made of metal and is in contact with both the adjacent housing forming members to equalize potentials of the adjacent housing forming members. The adjacent housing forming members include mating surfaces, respectively. An insertion hole is formed in one of the mating surfaces of the adjacent housing forming members, at a position in which the seal member is not provided. The potential equalization member includes an insertion portion inserted into the insertion hole, and a contact portion that is a plate portion extending in a gap between the mating surfaces and is in contact with both the mating surfaces.

Abstract: The present invention provides a resin composition for an acoustic matching layer which maintains uniform dispersibility of a hollow filler, can suppress bubble trapping, and is excellent in moldability and handleability. The resin composition for an acoustic matching layer, comprises a resin, a hollow filler, and a thixotropy imparting agent, wherein the resin composition has a viscosity measured using a B-type viscometer with rotor No. 4 at a rotation speed of 0.3 rpm at 25° C. of 1130 to 4000 Pa·s, and has a thixotropy index expressed by the ratio (V1/V2) between a viscosity (V1) measured using a B-type viscometer with rotor No. 4 at a rotation speed of 0.3 rpm and a viscosity (V2) measured using a B-type viscometer with rotor No. 4 at a rotation speed of 1.5 rpm, at 50° C., of 3.0 to 5.0.

Abstract: The polymerizable liquid crystal compound has reverse wavelength dispersion or low wavelength dispersion and has high solubility in various solvents. The polymerizable liquid crystal compound provides an optically anisotropic body having high adhesiveness to substrates (or alignment films), by adding the polymerizable liquid crystal compound to a polymerizable composition and polymerizing the polymerizable composition using ultraviolet light. The invention provides a polymerizable composition containing the polymerizable liquid crystal compound having reverse wavelength dispersion or low wavelength dispersion, a polymer obtained by polymerizing the polymerizable composition, and an optically anisotropic body using the polymer.

Abstract: A compound and a polymer which can each form a photo-alignment film having excellent ability of controlling alignment, a photo-alignment film obtained using the polymer and an optically anisotropic body and a liquid crystal display element each having the photo-alignment film are provided. A compound represented by the general formula (1). In the formula, P represents a polymerizable group, Z and Z1 represent divalent linking groups, A and A1 represent divalent cyclic groups, and X1 to X5 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom, a hydroxy group, a nitro group, a cyano group or an alkyl group having 1 to 40 carbon atoms which may have a substituent, provided that X1, X2, X4 and X5 are not simultaneously hydrogen atoms.

Abstract: [Problem] The purpose of the present invention is to provide a method for developing a large anchoring energy by simple processes. [Solution] There is provided a method for manufacturing a liquid crystal alignment film, comprising: a process (I) of mixing a solvent with a photoresponsive polymer to prepare a photoresponsive polymer solution; a process (II) of coating the photoresponsive polymer solution on a substrate, followed by drying at 50 to 100° C. for 1 to 3 minutes and then drying at 120° C. to 180° C. for 5 to 75 minutes to form a coating film; and a process (III) of adjusting a temperature of the coating film while the coating film is irradiated with a light of 200 to 350 nm to 40° C. to 100° C.

Abstract: The polymerizable liquid crystal compound has reverse wavelength dispersion or low wavelength dispersion and has high solubility in various solvents. The polymerizable liquid crystal compound provides an optically anisotropic body having high adhesiveness to substrates (or alignment films), by adding the polymerizable liquid crystal compound to a polymerizable composition and polymerizing the polymerizable composition using ultraviolet light. The invention provides a polymerizable composition containing the polymerizable liquid crystal compound having reverse wavelength dispersion or low wavelength dispersion, a polymer obtained by polymerizing the polymerizable composition, and an optically anisotropic body using the polymer.

Abstract: Provided is a polymer which is capable of forming a liquid crystal alignment layer that combines an excellent alignment regulating force, high sensitivity with respect to polarized ultraviolet ray, and excellent durability. The polymer includes a side chain unit represented General Formula (I) and a side chain unit represented by General Formula (II), in which a polyamic acid or a polyimide is set as a main chain.

Abstract: A compound and a polymer which can each form a photo-alignment film having excellent ability of controlling alignment, a photo-alignment film obtained using the polymer and an optically anisotropic body and a liquid crystal display element each having the photo-alignment film are provided. A compound represented by the general formula (1). In the formula, P represents a polymerizable group, Z and Z1 represent divalent linking groups, A and A1 represent divalent cyclic groups, and X1 to X5 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom, a hydroxy group, a nitro group, a cyano group or an alkyl group having 1 to 40 carbon atoms which may have a substituent, provided that X1, X2, X4 and X5 are not simultaneously hydrogen atoms.

Abstract: The invention provides an acrylic resin-based transparent substrate having an alignment layer spread thereon, wherein the photo-alignment layer and the substrate are kept tightly bonded to each other. The invention also provides a layered body having an acrylic resin-containing transparent substrate and, as formed on one surface of the transparent substrate by spreading and bonding thereto, a photo-alignment layer containing photo-responsive molecules capable of responding to light. According to the invention, there can be provided an acrylic resin-based transparent substrate having on the surface thereof, a photo-alignment layer having excellent adhesion force and containing photo-responsive molecules capable of responding to light.

Abstract: [Problem] The purpose of the present invention is to provide a method for developing a large anchoring energy by simple processes. [Solution] There is provided a method for manufacturing a liquid crystal alignment film, comprising: a process (I) of mixing a solvent with a photoresponsive polymer to prepare a photoresponsive polymer solution; a process (II) of coating the photoresponsive polymer solution on a substrate, followed by drying at 50 to 100° C. for 1 to 3 minutes and then drying at 120° C. to 180° C. for 5 to 75 minutes to form a coating film; and a process (III) of adjusting a temperature of the coating film while the coating film is irradiated with a light of 200 to 350 nm to 40° C. to 100° C.

Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid crystal composition having a negative dielectric anisotropy whose absolute value is large, and a low viscosity, and also provides a VA type liquid crystal element using the same. Disclosed is a liquid crystal composition containing a compound represented by the general formula (I) and an alkenyl compound represented by the general formula (II): By combining the liquid compounds according to the present invention, a liquid crystal composition having a low viscosity and a negative dielectric anisotropy could be obtained while nearly maintaining physical properties such as refractive anisotropy. By using the composition, a liquid crystal element having excellent reliability, capable of maintaining a high voltage retention until a high temperature region, is provided, and the display is very applicable as a VA type, ECB type, or IPS type liquid crystal display, and is particularly effective for speeding up response without thinning cell gaps.

Abstract: A nematic liquid crystal composition of the present invention includes 10 to 80% by mass of either one or at least two compounds represented by general formula (I) as a first component; and 20 to 70% by mass of either one or at least two compounds represented by general formula (II) as a second component, wherein a dielectric constant anisotropy is negative. The use of this nematic liquid crystal composition can provide a highly reliable liquid crystal display element capable of maintaining a high voltage-holding ratio even in a high temperature region, and achieving quick responsiveness without reducing the cell gap.

Abstract: A nematic liquid crystal composition of the present invention includes 10 to 80% by mass of either one or at least two compounds represented by general formula (I) as a first component; and 20 to 70% by mass of either one or at least two compounds represented by general formula (II) as a second component, wherein a dielectric constant anisotropy is negative. The use of this nematic liquid crystal composition can provide a highly reliable liquid crystal display element capable of maintaining a high voltage-holding ratio even in a high temperature region, and achieving quick responsiveness without reducing the cell gap.

Abstract: The present invention provides a runner crushing device which is capable of breaking runners of complicated shape, with no broken runners sticking to its blades, and which has an advantageous effect that broken runners can be completely recovered. The device is constituted of a receiving blade and a hydraulically operated pushing blade. The receiving blade includes a plurality of plate-like longitudinal receiving blades having a predetermined height, and a plurality of transverse receiving blades each disposed between adjacent plate-like longitudinal receiving blades in a substantially orthogonal relationship thereto. The pushing blade includes cross-shaped pushing blade single bodies having a predetermined height juxtaposed in a plurality of rows, with each pushing blade single body being capable of entering a blade space defined between the longitudinal receiving blades and the transverse receiving blades in the receiving blade.

Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid crystal composition having a negative dielectric anisotropy whose absolute value is large, and a low viscosity, and also provides a VA type liquid crystal element using the same. Disclosed is a liquid crystal composition containing a compound represented by the general formula (I) and an alkenyl compound represented by the general formula (II): By combining the liquid compounds according to the present invention, a liquid crystal composition having a low viscosity and a negative dielectric anisotropy could be obtained while nearly maintaining physical properties such as refractive anisotropy. By using the composition, a liquid crystal element having excellent reliability, capable of maintaining a high voltage retention until a high temperature region, is provided, and the display is very applicable as a VA type, ECB type, or IPS type liquid crystal display, and is particularly effective for speeding up response without thinning cell gaps.

Abstract: The present invention provides a runner crushing device which is capable of breaking runners of complicated shape, with no broken runners sticking to its blades, and which has an advantageous effect that broken runners can be completely recovered. The device is constituted of a receiving blade and a hydraulically operated pushing blade. The receiving blade includes a plurality of plate-like longitudinal receiving blades having a predetermined height, and a plurality of transverse receiving blades each disposed between adjacent plate-like longitudinal receiving blades in a substantially orthogonal relationship thereto. The pushing blade includes cross-shaped pushing blade single bodies having a predetermined height juxtaposed in a plurality of rows, with each pushing blade single body being capable of entering a blade space defined between the longitudinal receiving blades and the transverse receiving blades in the receiving blade.