Abstract: A support apparatus includes a base member, an intermediate member, an upper member, a pair of first rails provided at the base member, the pair of first rails extending in a first direction, and a pair of second rails provided at the upper member, the pair of second rails extending in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction. The intermediate member includes a pair of first rollers engaging with the first rails and a pair of second rollers engaging with the second rails. The intermediate member constitutes a first pendulum mechanism that allows an oscillation of the upper member in the first direction and a second pendulum mechanism that allows an oscillation of the upper member in the second direction. The intermediate member includes a first drive portion that drives the first rollers to rotate and a second drive portion that drives the second rollers to rotate.

Abstract: Clothing equipment having a visual light communication emitter arranged to communicate a status of the clothing equipment, includes a light emitter arranged to emit flash light which is modulated at at least one target frequency in a dedicated non-visible spectrum, the light emitter including three fixed emitting portions distant from each other by predetermined distances, so as to authenticate the status of the clothing equipment.

Abstract: A damper apparatus includes a first rotating body, a second rotating body, and an elastic mechanism unit including an elastic body and paired seat members. The seat member includes a first surface portion coming into contact with one of the first rotating body and the second rotating body and a second surface portion coming into contact with another of the first rotating body and the second rotating body, a first angle ?1 formed by a first tangent line at a first point of contact, the first tangent line including a first vector and a second vector, and the first vector is 11.5°??1?22.0°, and a second angle ?2 formed by a second tangent line at a second point of contact, the second tangent line including a third vector and a fourth vector, and the third vector is 11.5°??2?22.0°.

Abstract: A visual light communication emitter for a vehicle, arranged to communicate a status of the vehicle, includes a first light emitter arranged to emit flash light which is modulated at a first target frequency in a dedicated non-visible spectrum, and a second light emitter arranged to emit flash light which is modulated at a second target frequency in the dedicated non-visible spectrum. A difference between the first target frequency and the second target frequency is predetermined, so as to authenticate the status of the vehicle.

Abstract: An object detector includes: a transmission and reception unit that transmits a transmission wave and receives a reflection wave from an object; an acquisition unit that detects the reflection wave having a signal level above a threshold to acquire distance information indicating a distance from the transmission and reception unit to the object; a sort processing unit that sets a priority of the distance information to be higher as a difference between a signal level corresponding to the distance information and the threshold is larger when a plurality of pieces of the distance information are acquired in a predetermined period; and an output control unit that outputs the plurality of pieces of the distance information in descending order of the priority.

Abstract: An object detector includes: a triangulation calculation unit that performs triangulation calculation for detecting a location of an object based on first distance information calculated based on direct waves in which transmitted waves transmitted from a first transmission and reception unit are reflected by an object and received by the first transmission and reception unit, and second distance information calculated based on indirect waves in which transmitted waves transmitted from a second transmission and reception unit arranged in a location different from the first transmission and reception unit are reflected by an object and received by the first transmission and reception unit; and a prohibition processing unit that prohibits triangulation calculation when a difference between first velocity information indicating a velocity of an object calculated based on the direct waves and second velocity information indicating a velocity of an object calculated based on the indirect waves exceeds a predetermin

Abstract: A shift device includes: a shift switching member including valley portions corresponding to a shift position; and an actuator driving the shift switching member. The actuator includes a motor that includes a shaft, a control board that controls the motor, a driving force transmission mechanism that is connected to the shaft, and transmits a driving force to an output shaft from the motor, a housing and an outer lid that form a housing space housing the motor, the control board, and the driving force transmission mechanism, the outer lid covering an opening of the housing, and an inner lid that divides the housing space into a first space housing the motor and the control board, and a second space housing the driving force transmission mechanism, and is housed in the housing space, and the inner lid covers the entire control board with respect to the driving force transmission mechanism.

Abstract: A shift device includes: a shift switching member that includes a plurality of valley portions corresponding to a shift position; and an actuator that drives the shift switching member. The actuator includes a motor, a driving force transmission mechanism that transmits a driving force of the motor to an output shaft, a control board that includes a rotation angle sensor detecting a rotation angle of the motor and controls the motor based on a detection result obtained by the rotation angle sensor, a housing and an outer lid that form a housing space housing the motor and the control board, the outer lid covering an opening of the housing, and an inner lid that is housed in the housing space and to which the motor is attached, and the housing includes a first positioning portion that positions both the inner lid and the control board with respect to the housing.

Abstract: A drive support device includes: an acquisition processing unit that acquires (i) a distance to an object detected based on a result of transmission of a transmission wave and reception of a reception wave that is the transmission wave having returned upon reflection by the object and (ii) a reception level of the reception wave used to detect the distance; and a detection processing unit that detects information about a height of the object, based on a relationship between the distance and the reception level that are acquired by the acquisition processing unit.

Abstract: An opening/closing body drive device includes: a motor which opens or closes an opening/closing body; a drive unit which rotates the motor; and a control unit which controls the drive unit. The drive unit includes a first and second integrated circuits having first and second switching elements and third and fourth switching elements which are connected to each other in series with respect to a power source and connection points of which are connected to one and the other terminals of the motor, respectively. The control unit turn-on drives the first and fourth switching elements or the second and third switching elements when driving the motor to be rotated forward or reversely. The control unit turn-on drives any one of the second and third switching elements when braking the motor during the forward rotation of the motor.

Abstract: A cooling apparatus for an internal combustion engine includes a pump, a radiator, a flow rate adjustment valve, a bypass passage, and a controller. The flow rate adjustment valve includes a valve member that rotates to change an open degree of the flow rate adjustment valve and a valve member biasing component that biases the valve member in a valve-closing direction in which the open degree decreases. The valve member rotates in a valve-opening direction in which the open degree increases when a pressure difference increases between positions upstream and downstream of the valve member in a flow direction of coolant in the circulation circuit and rotate in the valve-closing direction when the pressure difference decreases. The controller increases the pump discharge amount as a target radiator flow rate that is a target of an amount of coolant passing through the radiator increases.

Abstract: A fragile portion is provided at a portion of a vertical frame bar. When an impact load from under a vehicle is applied to a grille shutter, the impact can be at least partially absorbed as the fragile portion undergoes plastic deformation (including damage). Thus, the impact exerted on a portion of the vertical frame bar other than the fragile portion is mitigated, and a fin can be restrained from coming off a frame. Moreover, the fin can be restrained from coming off the frame by a compact structure, because simply providing the fragile portion at a portion of the vertical frame bar can achieve that.

Abstract: In a deposition method of Ni—P—B system plating film, electroplating is performed in a plating bath containing Ni ions, phosphorous acid ions, alkylamine borane, acetic acid, at least one sort of a primary brightening agent, and a secondary brightening agent including at least one sort of a surface active agent. In the above-mentioned plating bath, concentration of alkylamine borane in said plating bath is 1.37 mmol/L or more, and concentration of acetic acid in said plating bath is 0.70 mol/L or more and less than 2.80 mol/L. Thereby, plating film having high hardness of Hv 700 or more can be deposited with high manufacturing efficiency without baking processing, while reducing occurrence of poor appearance, such as burning and abnormal precipitation, even when current density is increased to 80 A/dm2 or more to raise deposition rate.

Abstract: A periphery monitoring device includes a coupling determiner that determines whether a towed vehicle is coupled to a towing vehicle to which the towed vehicle can be coupled; a target setter that sets a target moving position to be a target for moving at least the towed vehicle coupled to the towing vehicle; a storing controller that stores, as a moving target image, an image, including the target moving position, of a peripheral image generated by as imager provided at the towing vehicle; and an image controller that displays the stored moving target image in association with the towing vehicle or the towed vehicle included in a current image generated by the imager and currently displayed on a display device.

Abstract: A vehicle controller is applied to a vehicle having an engine, a transmission, a clutch connecting and disconnecting a crankshaft of the engine and an input shaft of the transmission to each other, a vehicle wheel connected to a drive axle of the transmission, and an electric motor disposed to be capable of transmitting torque to the crankshaft The vehicle controller controls driving of the electric motor such that a rotation speed of the engine is reduced when an operation state of the engine shifts from operation to stop. The vehicle controller controls rotation of the crankshaft so as to avoid coincidence between a crank angle and a top dead center angle of the engine in a vibration amplification region amplifying an amplitude of vibration generated when the operation state of the engine shifts to the stop.

Abstract: A driving-side rotating body that rotates synchronously with a crankshaft of an internal combustion engine, a driven-side rotating body that is allowed to rotate relative to the driven-side rotating body and that rotates integrally with a camshaft that opens and closes an intake valve, and a phase adjustment mechanism for setting a relative rotation phase of the driving-side rotating body and the driven-side rotating body using a driving force of an electric motor are included. The phase adjustment mechanism is configured to be able to execute retarding control for setting the relative rotation phase to the retarding side until reaching a phase in which the internal combustion engine cannot be started and autonomous running is not possible even if fuel injection and ignition are performed in the internal combustion engine.

Abstract: A vehicle periphery display device includes: an acquisition portion acquiring a captured image obtained by imaging a periphery of a vehicle with an imaging portion; and a display processing portion causing a display image that is a stereoscopic image of the vehicle and the periphery of the vehicle to be displayed on a display portion on the basis of the captured image. The display processing portion causes at least one of a contour guide line representing a contour of the vehicle, and a predicted course guide line that is a trajectory drawn by the contour guide line according to movement of the vehicle to be included in the display image, and changes a position of at least one of the contour guide and predicted course guide lines such that the contour guide and predicted course guide lines are present above a road surface when the vehicle is turned.

Abstract: A vehicle seat device includes: a base member provided in a seat cushion or a seat back; a movable member rotatably connected to the base member; and stopper parts disposed to abut against each other on the base and movable members. The movable member rotates from a storage position and the rotation of the movable member is restricted at a deployment position so that a seat mode is changed. The vehicle seat device further includes an air bag interposed between the base and movable members and presses the base and movable members to rotate the movable member; and a clutch mechanism interposed between the base and movable members, allowing the rotation of the movable member in a deployment direction, and restricting the rotation of the movable member in a storage direction.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing an air bag includes forming a bag portion surrounded by a welded portion extending in an annular shape by pressing at least one welding mold against two sheet materials arranged to be stacked from a stacking direction of the sheet materials. The welding mold is pressed against the sheet materials to form the welded portion including a welding bead portion protruding to an inside of the bag portion between the sheet materials. A pressing surface of the welding mold against the sheet materials is provided with a slope portion facing in the stacking direction of the sheet materials and in a direction of the inside of the bag portion at a position further on an outside of the bag portion than a position at which the welding bead portion is formed.

Abstract: A gas-liquid separator includes: a housing including a gas inlet, a gas outlet, and a water storage section at a lower side of the gas inlet and the gas outlet; a collision wall provided inside the housing to collide with a gas that contains water introduced from the gas inlet to separate the water from the gas by adhering the water thereto while changing a flow direction of the gas; and a downflow wall provided inside the housing to introduce the water falling from the collision wall into the water storage section and change the flow direction of the gas.