Abstract: A light source device includes a light source unit that emits laser light, a condensing lens, and a transmissive fluorescent body. The condensing lens condenses laser light emitted from the light source unit. The transmissive fluorescent body is provided with, inside thereof, a condensing point of laser light condensed by the condensing lens, and emits fluorescent light from a portion through which laser light passes.

Abstract: Provided are a control switch mechanism, a trigger switch, and an electric tool, having vibration resistance and durability and capable of preventing malfunction. The control switch mechanism (20) includes an optical sensor (21) having a light emitting element (21a) and a light receiving element (21b), and a reflector (22) that increases or decreases an amount of light received by the light receiving element (21b). An increase and a decrease in output of an operation device are controlled along with an increase and decrease in amount of light received by the light receiving element (21b) due to relative movement between the optical sensor (21) and the reflector (22).

Abstract: A power generation device converts vibrational energy into electric power using a vibrational power generation element in which an electret is provided on one substrate of substrates configured to be relatively movable while maintaining a mutually facing state, and supplies the electric power. A vibrational power generation element has the same configuration as the vibrational power generation element and converts vibrational energy into electric power. The vibrational power generation element is connected to a light-emitting diode via a bridge-type full wave rectifier circuit constituted by diodes, a smoothing circuit constituted by a capacitor, and a light-emitting diode drive circuit. A power generation state of the power generation device using the vibrational power generation element and the like is displayed by blinking of the light-emitting diode.

Abstract: An optical structure, a light guide, and a display device can reduce an influence of diffraction and improve optical performance more than conventionally possible. A reflective pattern (10A) is an optical structure that changes a traveling direction of light and emits the light, the optical structure including: a reflective surface (20) formed of a flat surface and configured to change a traveling direction of light; and a both-end curved surface (30) formed adjacent to the reflective surface (20) and having a surface in a curved shape corresponding to a side surface of a cylinder.

Abstract: An operation device (200) for remotely operating an X-ray imaging device (1) includes an operation unit (280), a grip detection unit (240), which determines whether an operation received by the operation unit (280) is a normal operation or an erroneous operation, and a control unit (230), which transmits an operation signal corresponding to the operation to the X-ray imaging device (1). The control unit (230) transmits the signal when the grip detection unit (240) determines that the operation is a normal operation. The operation device is prevented from causing an erroneous operation of its target device.

Abstract: A gait posture meter that evaluates a gait posture of a measurement subject includes an accelerometer affixed to a centerline of the measurement subject's waist area and a computation unit. The computation unit calculates a Z feature amount and an X feature amount indicating a degree of a difference between up-down and front-rear axis direction accelerations of the waist area in a left leg reference period and up-down and front-rear axis direction accelerations of the waist area in a right leg reference period using a timewise change waveform in three axis accelerations outputted by the accelerometer, and calculates a Y feature amount indicating a degree of a difference between a displacement of a left-right axis direction trajectory of the waist area in the left leg reference period and a displacement of the left-right axis direction trajectory of the waist area in the right leg reference period by finding a second-level integration of the left-right axis acceleration outputted by the accelerometer.

Abstract: Embodiments are disclosed of an apparatus including an illuminator. The illuminator includes an illumination dome having a wide end through which illumination is emitted, a narrow end with a camera opening, and a plurality of sidewalls. An annular light tray including a plurality of dome-light sources is positioned around a perimeter of the wide end so that light emitted by the plurality of light sources is directed toward an interior of the illumination dome. A set of low-angle light sources is positioned in each of the plurality of sidewalls. A camera is coupled to the illuminator, the camera's optics being optically coupled to an image sensor and to the camera opening. A controller is communicatively coupled to the illuminator and to the camera.

Abstract: A sensor management unit according to an aspect of the present invention includes: a sensing data acquisition portion configured to acquire sensing data obtained by a sensor observing a target; a metadata generating portion configured to generate dynamic metadata indicating an attribute of the sensor at a point in time when the sensing data is obtained, the attribute relating to a form of use of the sensor that may dynamically change over time; and a metadata managing portion configured to manage the generated dynamic metadata in association with the sensing data.

Abstract: Provided is an electromagnetic relay including a case, a first fixed contact terminal including a first fixed contact, a second fixed contact terminal including a second fixed contact, and a movable touch piece including, on one surface of the movable touch piece, a first movable contact and a second movable contact configured to come into and out of contact in a contact-making and breaking direction. The first fixed contact terminal includes a facing portion disposed facing the other surface of the movable touch piece with a gap provided between the facing portion and the movable touch piece, and at least part of the facing portion lies over the movable touch piece in plan view in the contact-making and breaking direction.

Abstract: A guide device (40) comprises a station battery information acquisition component (41), a vehicle battery information acquisition component (43), and a guide component (46). The station battery information acquisition component (41) is configured to acquire station battery information about a plurality of batteries (10) that are being charged at a charging station (60) in which are installed one or more charging devices configured to charge the batteries (10). The vehicle battery information acquisition component (43) is configured to acquire vehicle battery information about the batteries (10) respectively connected to a plurality of vehicles (20). The guide component (46) is configured to guide a specific vehicle (20) to a specific charging station on the basis of the station battery information acquired by the station battery information acquisition component (41) and the vehicle battery information acquired by the vehicle battery information acquisition component (43).

Abstract: A contact mechanism includes: a movable touch piece that includes a caulking portion, a pair of arms forked from the caulking portion and respectively having free ends, first and second movable contacts provided at the respective free ends of the pair of arms, and a coupler configured to couple the free ends of the pair of arms; and first and second fixed contacts disposed respectively facing the first and second movable contacts contactably to or separably from the first and second movable contacts.

Abstract: Provided is a sensor head that can increase the flexibility of installation. The sensor head is a sensor head of a sensor for measuring displacement of a measurement object. The sensor head includes: a diffractive lens generating chromatic aberration along an optical axis direction on an incident light, a case part housing at least the diffractive lens inside, and fixing parts and used for fixing to a fixing object. The case part includes a cylindrical part having a cylindrical outer shape, and the outer shapes of the fixing parts and are within the outer shape of the cylindrical part when viewed in a central axis direction of the cylindrical part.

Abstract: A drive mode selection device for selecting a drive mode of an assistance device that assists a user by generating motive power using electric power from a battery, and that can be driven in a plurality of drive modes having different outputs, the drive mode selection device comprises a task information acquisition unit configured to acquire task information, which is information relating to a predetermined task to be executed by the assistance device; a remaining charge acquisition unit configured to acquire a remaining charge of the battery; a power estimation unit configured to estimate a power amount discrepancy on the basis of the task information and the remaining charge of the battery; and a mode selection unit configured to select the drive mode on the basis of the estimation result.

Abstract: A position control system 1 acquires image data obtained by imaging a workpiece, detects a position of the workpiece on the basis of the image data by first detection processing, outputs a control command for controlling the position of the workpiece in a case in which the position of the workpiece has been detected, detects the position of the workpiece on the basis of the image data in accordance with second detection processing that is more robust than first detection processing in a case in which the position of the workpiece has not been detected, and outputs a control command for controlling the position of the workpiece on the basis of a result of the detection in the second detection processing.

Abstract: In a display device (1), a light guide plate (2) includes a first emission structure region including a plurality of first emission structures (6 and 8) in which an incident direction for maximizing an amount of light emitted in a predetermined direction is a direction of a first light source (4), a second emission structure region including a plurality of second emission structures (9 and 10) in which the incident direction for maximizing the amount of light emitted in the predetermined direction is a direction of a second light source adjacent to the first light source, and a third emission structure region including a plurality of third emission structures (11 to 13) in which the incident direction for maximizing the amount of light emitted in the predetermined direction is a direction between the first light source and the second light source, and the third emission structure region is disposed between the first emission structure region and the second emission structure region.

Abstract: A terminal block includes a housing having an accommodation portion and a through hole, a terminal portion disposed in the accommodation portion, and a plate spring portion that is disposed in the accommodation portion and, together with the terminal portion, holds a wiring member inserted into the accommodation portion through the through hole. A first side wall portion and a second side wall portion are formed in the accommodation portion of the housing, the first side wall portion and the second side wall portion facing each other in a direction that intersects with a direction in which the plate spring portion and the terminal portion hold the wiring member. A movement, in the intersecting direction, of a portion of the wiring member that is inserted into the accommodation portion is curbed by disposing the portion of the wiring member that is inserted into the accommodation portion between the first side wall portion and the second side wall portion.

Abstract: A probe pin includes an elastic portion, a first contact portion having a pair of leg portions that extends from a first end of the elastic portion along a longitudinal direction and is bendable in a direction approaching each other, and that has a pair of contact portions each of which is disposed at each tip of the pair of leg portion and is urged by the elastic portion in a direction along the longitudinal direction through the pair of leg portions to be able to be brought into contact with a recessed contact of an inspection object, and a second contact portion that is disposed at a second end of the elastic portion and is electrically connected to the first contact portion, wherein a gap is provided between the pair of leg portion.