Abstract: A light projection device for a moving body is provided on the moving body and includes: a light source for irradiating light; an optical scanner which has a mirror portion for reflecting the light irradiated from the light source and a drive source for swinging the mirror portion, and scans the light irradiated from the light source; and a control portion which controls to acquire change information of an angle range at which the mirror portion swings, change the angle range at which the mirror portion swings by controlling the drive source based on the acquired change information, and change an irradiation range of the light irradiated from the light source.

Abstract: Provided is a light projection device and a light projection device for vehicle, and the light projection device includes: a light source having light emission portions disposed side by side in a predetermined direction; convex lenses, which focus light irradiated from the light emission portions; an optical scanner having a mirror portion that scans the light passing through the convex lenses, and a drive source swinging the mirror portion; and a projection lens disposed between the convex lenses and the mirror portion, or disposed in a position to which the light scanned from the mirror portion is projected. The convex lenses are disposed side by side in the predetermined direction at intervals so that the light transmitted through and focused by the convex lenses in a stationary state comes close.

Abstract: The lifting/lowering device (100) includes: a first plate member (51); a second plate member (52) to which the first plate member (51) is rotatably connected; a first expansion and contraction bag (31) which is disposed between the first plate member (51) and the second plate member (52) and is capable of expanding and contracting by gas supply and exhaust; a third plate member (53) to which the second plate member (52) is rotatably connected; a second expansion and contraction bag which is disposed between the second plate member (52) and the third plate member (53) and is capable of expanding and contracting by gas supply and exhaust. The first plate member (51), the first expansion and contraction bag (31), the second plate member (52), the second expansion and contraction bag (32) and the third plate member (53) are disposed so as to overlap in a plan view.

Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, and a supporting unit that supports the display panel, the supporting unit having a first portion, a second portion and a third portion that are arranged relative to each other, the first portion protruding toward the display panel relative to the second portion, the second portion protruding toward the display panel relative to the third portion, the second portion of the supporting unit having at least one projection that protrude away from the display panel relative to the second portion, the at least one projection being configured and arranged to support a member of the display device at a rear of the supporting unit.

Abstract: A printer includes a head which includes a nozzle face which ejects ink toward a top of a surface of a nail of a finger, a driving mechanism which moves the head in a predetermined direction, an image capturer which generates a nail side image showing a side of the nail of the finger by capturing an image of the nail of the finger, and a display controller which performs image processing on the nail side image from the image capturer, causing a display to display an image for height position adjustment including a target height position indicator added to the nail side image, the target height position indicator indicating a target height position of the nail of the finger spaced from the nozzle face by a predetermined distance.

Abstract: The optical scanning device includes a swingable reflector; a blocking unit that is provided in the reflector to move in linkage with the reflector; and a sensor unit that includes at least a first sensor unit and a second sensor unit, wherein each of the first and second sensor units includes an output unit, which is a light generator or an electromagnetic wave generator configured to output a detection target and a detection unit, which is a light receiver or an electromagnetic wave receiver configured to detect the detection target. The output unit is at a position that faces the detection unit. When the reflector is in a predetermined swing angle range, the blocking plate blocks a path of the detection target between the output unit and the detection unit.

Abstract: Provided is a printing device that includes a Y-axis encoder outputting a pulse signal corresponding to a position of a head part in a predetermined direction, a Y-axis counter counting a count value based on the pulse signal from the Y-axis encoder, a control part that performs a first and a second controls, and a determination part determining that the Y-axis encoder is normal when a count value equal to or greater than a predetermined number is counted and determines that the Y-axis encoder is abnormal when a count value less than the predetermined number is counted in the first control. The control part shifts from the first control to the second control when the Y-axis encoder is determined to be normal, and the control part does not shift from the first control to the second control when the Y-axis encoder is determined to be abnormal.

Abstract: A vibrating element includes a conductive first frame including a first beam portion and a first support portion supporting one end of the first beam portion, a conductive second frame that includes a second beam portion and a second support portion supporting one end of the second beam portion and is disposed separated from the first frame, an oscillating body that is disposed between another end of the first beam portion and another end of the second beam portion and connects the first beam portion and the second beam portion in an insulated state, and a power-consuming member that is installed on the oscillating body and is supplied with power via the first frame and the second frame.

Abstract: A nozzle plate of a fluid ejection head for a fluid ejection device, a fluid ejection head containing the nozzle plate, and a method for making the fluid ejection head containing the nozzle plate. The nozzle plate contains two or more arrays of nozzle holes therein and a barrier structure disposed on an exposed surface of the nozzle plate between adjacent arrays of nozzle holes, wherein the barrier structure deters cross-contamination of fluids between the adjacent arrays of nozzle holes.

Abstract: A control method outputs audio indicating content of an operation of a transmission device connected to a reception device. The control method includes accepting the operation of the transmission device, generating operation data indicating the content of the operation by the transmission device, transmitting the operation data from the transmission device to the reception device, generating audio data indicating the content of the operation based on the operation data by the reception device, and outputting the audio indicated by the audio data by the reception device.

Abstract: A tilting device includes: an upper movable plate arranged on a side on which an object T to be tilted is arranged; an intermediate movable plate connected to the upper movable plate in a rotatable manner via an upper rotation shaft; a first actuator; a first lower movable plate connected to the intermediate movable plate in a rotatable manner via a first lower rotation shaft; a second actuator; and a first connecting member that is connected to the upper movable plate in a rotatable manner via a first connecting rotation shaft at an end portion on a side of a first direction, and that is connected to the first lower movable plate in a rotatable manner via a second connecting rotation shaft at an end portion on a side of a second direction opposite to the first direction.

Abstract: The disclosure provides a device holding member and a device holding member set. The device holding member is engaged with a bottom member formed with a hole or a frame supporting the bottom member and holds a device arranged on the bottom member. The device holding member includes a belt and a locking member. The belt includes an end part provided with an engaging member engageable with an edge part of the bottom member or the frame and holds the device. The locking member is provided between the engaging member and the device and locks a part of the belt to the hole.

Abstract: Region detection device includes acquirer that acquires a fingertip image of a fingertip including a nail, converter that transforms the fingertip image into a polar coordinate image in which one point inside the nail in the fingertip image is used as a pole, and detector that detects a region of the nail using the polar coordinate image.

Abstract: A printer includes a head having a nozzle face which ejects ink toward an object, a driving mechanism which moves the head in a first direction and a second direction approximately orthogonal to the first direction, a nozzle cap movable between a first position where the nozzle face is capped and a second position where the nozzle face is uncapped, and a lock mechanism which regulates movement of the head in the first direction and the second direction in the state where the nozzle cap is in the first position.

Abstract: A method for controlling a printer to print on a recording medium having a non-contact tag by a processor of the printer is provided. The method comprises placing the recording medium on a placement area of the printer; wireless reading, from the non-contact tag, a plurality of pieces of identification information each for identifying a specific image; detecting whether any one of a plurality operation buttons provided on the printer has been pressed by a user, wherein the pressed operation button is corresponding to one of plurality of pieces of identification information; acquiring, from a storage device provided in the printer, the specific image corresponding the one of plurality of pieces of identification information selected by the pressed operation button; and printing the specific image on the recording medium.

Abstract: A printer including a reading part, a determination part, and a print control part is provided. The reading part reads identification information in a non-contact manner from an RFID tag in which the identification information for identifying a sample image is stored, and the RFID tag is provided on a display medium on which the sample image is displayed. By referring to a storage part in which a plurality of image data including an image data representing the sample image, and a correspondence information data table indicating a correspondence relationship between the plurality of image data and pieces of identification information for identifying the plurality of image data respectively are stored, the determination part determines, from among the plurality of image data, the image data associated with the identification information read by the reading part. The print control part controls printing on a nail based on the determined image data.

Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, at least one light source, a diffusion plate, an optical member, and a plurality of adhesive layers. The diffusion plate diffuses light from the at least one light source. The optical member is disposed between the diffusion plate and the at least one light source and has at least one transmitting portion that transmits the light from the at least one light source and a reflective portion that reflects the light from the at least one light source. The adhesive layers bond the optical member and the diffusion plate with an air layer therebetween. The adhesive layers are arranged spaced apart from each other in a direction in which the optical member extends. The air layer has the same thickness as the adhesive layers and is located between an adjacent pair of the adhesive layers.

Abstract: A lighting device includes a substrate, a light source and a reflective sheet. The light source is fixed relative to a surface of the substrate with a gap therebetween. The reflective sheet includes first and second portions that are separated with respect to each other and are arranged with respect to each other in a first direction. The reflective sheet is configured such that both the first and second portions are inserted into the gap between the light source and the surface of the substrate as viewed from a perpendicular direction, or such that one of the first and second portions extends through the gap between the light source and the surface of the substrate to a vicinity of the other one of the first and second portions that is provided outside of the light source as viewed from the perpendicular direction.

Abstract: A lighting device includes a light source, a substrate and a reflective sheet. The light source is mounted on the substrate. The substrate includes a substrate side opening in a vicinity of the light source. The reflective sheet is provided to cover a surface of the substrate. The reflective sheet includes a reflective sheet side opening at a location corresponding to the light source. The substrate side opening is arranged such that an inner edge portion of the reflective sheet side opening is inserted thereto or the light source is fixed thereto.

Abstract: An input device capable of enhancing operability is provided, including: a display control unit that displays an operation screen on a display surface, and a first detection unit and a second detection unit 8 that detect respective positions of an object in a first sensing layer and a second sensing layer in air formed side by side in a direction substantially perpendicular to the display surface. When the object passes through the first sensing layer in a direction approaching the display surface, the display control unit determines a first partial operation screen including a position on the operation screen corresponding to a position of the object in the first sensing layer based on respective detection results of the first detection unit and the second detection unit, and enlarges and displays the determined first partial operation screen on the display surface.