Abstract: A temperature sensor includes: a light source outputting test light; a sensor optical fiber transmitting, when the test light is inputted, the test light at any temperature within a temperature range of 20° C. to 150° C. with a loss of 0.3 dB/m or more; a light receiver receiving the test light transmitted by the sensor optical fiber; and a processing device detecting temperature of the sensor optical fiber based on intensity of the test light received by the light receiver. The sensor optical fiber includes a core, and a clad provided on an outer circumference of the core; and, when the temperature of the sensor optical fiber increases, the temperature sensor 1 detects the temperature with a change in the intensity of the test light received by the light receiver increases, caused by an increase in a refractive index difference between the core and the clad, and an increase in confinement of the test light transmitted in the core.

Abstract: Provided are: a joining structure making it possible to join resin plates together without needing to provide a surplus resin plate section for joining, and offering excellent workability in the joining together of resin plates; a method of producing same; and a wire exterior cover using the joining structure. A joining structure 1 comprises a joining part 10 formed by butt-welding a plate surface part 22 of a first resin plate 21 made of a first resin, and an end surface part 24 of a second resin plate 23 made of a second resin. In the joining structure, a foam resin is used for the first resin and a foam resin or a non-foam resin is used for the second resin. The joining part 10 has a welding recess 25 in a surface 22a of the plate surface part 22. In an internal corner 10a of a reverse surface 22b, there is a padding section 27 formed by melt-flowing and solidifying of at least the first resin out of the first resin and the second resin.

Abstract: A communication system includes: a plurality of roadside units installed in respective areas that acquires travel information about a vehicle through radio communication; a first terminal connected to the plurality of roadside units; and a server that executes control as a control plane to acquire the travel information from the roadside unit, predict the roadside unit belonging to the plurality of roadside units and installed in an intended area where the vehicle is predicted to travel and predict arrival time at the intended area based on the acquired travel information, and manage communication through the roadside unit and the first terminal so as to construct a communication path between the predicted roadside unit and the first terminal before the arrival time.

Abstract: A base material/adhesive layer integrated sheet for a flexible device, containing a flexible film and an adhesive layer, in which the flexible film and the adhesive layer are laminated, an absolute value of a difference between surface free energy of the flexible film and surface free energy of a cured layer obtained by curing the adhesive layer is 30 dyn/cm or less, and the cured layer has a storage modulus of 5.0 GPa or less; and a method of producing a flexible device with the same.

Abstract: A resin composition for a flexible device, containing an epoxy resin and a phenoxy resin, wherein a cured product of the resin composition has a glass transition temperature of 60° C. or higher, and the cured product has a storage modulus of 5.0 GPa or less, a film-like adhesive using the resin composition, an adhesive sheet having a laminated structure of the film-like adhesive and a flexible base material, and a method of producing a flexible device.

Abstract: Provided is an electrical connection cassette with which it is possible to freely expand a device and add functions in accordance with the size of free space. An electrical connection cassette is provided with: a circuit board; and first connection terminals and second connection terminals mounted on the circuit board and having terminal shapes that can be engaged with each other. In a state with a terminal connection direction oriented in a predetermined direction with respect to the circuit board, the first connection terminals are disposed on the side of one main surface of the circuit board, and in a state with a terminal connection direction oriented in a direction parallel to the predetermined direction, the second connection terminals are disposed near the other main surface of the circuit board.

Abstract: An optical module includes: a polarization controller that includes a main body including a polarization multiplexer and demultiplexer portion that, upon input of two kinds of light that are in perpendicularly-polarized states, performs polarization multiplexing on the two kinds of light and output polarization-multiplexed light, and upon input of light, performs polarization demultiplexing on the light and outputs two kinds of light that are in perpendicularly-polarized states, a first polarizer, a first input portion, a second input portion, a third input portion, a first output portion, and a second output portion; and an optical device configured to receive input of light via the polarization controller and output light via the polarization controller.

Abstract: A chargeable battery temperature estimation apparatus estimating an internal temperature of a chargeable battery includes a processor performing when executing the instructions stored in a memory: acquiring a detected current value output from a current sensor configured to detect a current flowing in the chargeable battery; calculating a heating value on the basis of the detected current value, the heating value estimating heat generated inside the chargeable battery; acquiring a detected external temperature value output from a temperature sensor configured to detect an external temperature of the chargeable battery; estimating the internal temperature of the chargeable battery based on the calculated heating value and the detected temperature value; and outputting the estimated internal temperature.

Abstract: A method for screening an optical fiber core including a resin coating layer, includes: a pre-strain applying step of adding a tensile force while feeding a portion of the optical fiber core retained at both ends of the portion, and applying a pre-tensile strain larger than zero and smaller than a guaranteed tensile strain set as a guaranteed value; a guaranteed strain applying step of adding a tensile force while feeding the portion of the optical fiber core retained at both ends of the portion and applied with the pre-tensile strain, and applying the guaranteed tensile strain only for a predetermined time; and a guaranteed strain releasing step of releasing the optical fiber core from the guaranteed tensile strain.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a molded article provided with a resin part formed with a thermoplastic resin composition containing 5 to 70 parts by mass of cellulose based on 100 parts by mass of the thermoplastic resin and containing an organic peroxide, wherein a tensile strength of a resin molded body formed with the thermoplastic resin composition measured in accordance with JIS K 7161 is 40 MPa or more.

Abstract: A resin composition, including: an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer resin as a resin component; an imidazole compound, a phenol compound, and a thioether compound as an antioxidant; and a bromine compound and an antimony compound as a flame retardant, wherein the resin composition has a content of the imidazole compound of 14 to 24 parts by mass, a content of the phenol compound of 1.0 to 2.0 parts by mass, a content of the thioether compound of 0.3 to 0.9 parts by mass, a content of the bromine compound of 15 to 30 parts by mass, and a content of the antimony compound of 5 to 15 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of a total content of the resin component in the resin composition.

Abstract: A power system includes: power converters, each including a power conversion unit configured to convert an input power, and output the converted power, a controller configured to execute a primary control for controlling the output by controlling the power conversion unit based on: a reference function having a drooping characteristic defined according to an input value and a voltage of the bus or a power of the power converter to which the power conversion unit is connected, and an update unit configured to update a control method on the output; a central control device configured to execute a secondary control of controlling the power converter; the bus connected to the power conversion unit; and a power element connected to the power converter and configured to supply, consume and charge power. The central control device performs the secondary control on the power converter according to an update instruction to update the control method.

Abstract: A resin composition, including the following components (A) and (B); and at least one kind of the following components (C) and (D): (A) a low density polyethylene resin; (B) an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer resin; (C) a thioether compound; and (D) fluororubber, in which: a content of the component (A) is 5 to 40 parts by mass and a content of the component (B) is 60 to 95 parts by mass in 100 parts by mass of a total content of the components (A) and (B), a total content of the components (C) and (D) is 0.05 to 1 part by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the total content of the components (A) and (B), and a proportion of a vinyl acetate component in the component (B) is 40 mass % or less.

Abstract: A wire exterior body and an exterior-covered wire harness, capable of reducing vibration noise generated by vibration of the exterior body attached to a vehicle or the like and the wire harness in the exterior body, caused by vibration of the vehicle or the like, are provided. A wire exterior body to be attached to an outer periphery of a wire, formed by bending a resin sheet, includes a plurality of wall parts extending along the extending direction of the wire and forming an accommodating part for accommodating the wire. At least one of the plurality of wall parts has a protruding part protruding from the at least one wall part.

Abstract: A heat transport device in a container having an internal space filled with a working fluid, includes an evaporator which causes the working fluid to evaporate, a condenser separated from the evaporator and which causes the working fluid to condense, and an intermediate part arranged between the evaporator and the condenser and having at least one main groove which extends continuously from the condenser to the evaporator through the intermediate part. A part or entirety of main grooves among the at least one main groove is a sloped groove having a sloped groove bottom that, when viewing a cross section along an extending direction of the main groove, slopes from a groove bottom position of a groove portion positioned at the condenser towards a groove bottom position of the groove portion positioned at the evaporator, so as to approach a bottom surface of the heat transport device.

Abstract: A power supply device includes a power transmission coil which supplies electric power from outside the body in a non-contact manner via a power reception coil of an intracorporeal implanting-type medical appliance to which a drug solution is injected from outside the body. A support supports the power transmission coil, and an adhesive part is formed on the side of the support facing the body surface of a living subject.

Abstract: A medical device that can confirm a predetermined portion in a medical instrument implanted for use in a body. A medical instrument includes a main body part, and a medicinal solution container installed in the main body part. A notification part includes a plurality of light emitting portions that emit light by use of power received by a power receiving part to notify that a predetermined state is reached, when a relative positional relation between a power transmission part and the power receiving part reaches the predetermined state by moving the power transmission part, and a soft part into which an injection needle is inserted, the plurality of light emitting portions are arranged along an outer edge of the soft part. A first coil is a coreless coil disposed to have an inner diameter larger than an outer diameter of the medicinal solution container.

Abstract: A vapor chamber including a container having a cavity portion formed inside, and including a first surface and a second surface opposing the first surface, a working fluid sealed in the cavity portion, and a vapor flow path through which the working fluid in a gas phase flows, the vapor flow path being provided in the cavity portion, wherein a container inner surface area increasing unit including a protruding part is formed on an inner surface of the first surface, and a first wick structure is provided on a surface of the protruding part.

Abstract: A vapor chamber includes a working fluid in an internal space formed between a first metal plate and a second metal plate. The first metal plate includes a plate part, and a first circumferential edge wall part which extends from a circumferential edge of the plate part toward the second metal plate. The second metal plate includes a plate part, and a second circumferential edge wall part which extends from a circumferential edge of the plate part toward the first metal plate. The vapor chamber includes a joining part and at least one extending part. The first circumferential edge wall part of the first metal plate and the second circumferential edge wall part of the second metal plate are joined by the joining part, and the extending part is joined with the joining part, and extends from the joining part.

Abstract: Provided is a colored optical fiber of which a primary layer is easily formed. The colored optical fiber includes a bare optical fiber, a primary layer formed of an ultraviolet curing resin covering the bare optical fiber, and a secondary layer formed of an ultraviolet curing resin covering the primary layer. Young's modulus of the primary layer is smaller than 70% with respect to a saturated Young's modulus of the primary layer. The saturated Young's modulus of the primary layer is larger than or equal to 0.84 MPa.