Abstract: There is provided a controller for receiving input from a user, including: a plurality of input elements, each operating to receive respective operative input from a user, the respective operative input being processed and transmitted to an external apparatus for manipulating an application program during execution; a memory having a plurality of sets of profile data stored therein, each set of profile data includes a respective profile ID in association with respective location information indicative of where a respective one of the input elements is located on the controller; a communication unit operating to receive a user-selected one of the plurality of sets of profile data; and a control unit operating to control the controller based on the selected profile data set received from the communication unit.

Abstract: A decorative member that is a three-dimensional modeled article comprises a sheet, a lens part, and an image-forming part. The sheet has a light-transmitting property and has a first sheet surface formed as a curved surface. The lens part is provided so as to curve along the first sheet surface. The lens part comprises a plurality of protruding lenses disposed in parallel. The image-forming part comprises a specific image depiction region in which a specific image is depicted. A minimum value of a width of the specific image depiction region is in a range of 2 mm or more and 20 mm or less. The curved surface has a first region to a third region having different normal directions and has a shape in which one of the normal directions of the respective regions is inclined with respect to a plane including the other two normal directions.

Abstract: Dope is discharged onto the peripheral surface of a rotating casting drum to form a casting bead. A decompression chamber decompresses an upstream side from the casting bead in a moving direction of the casting drum. The decompression chamber includes a sensor unit for detecting a width of the casting bead. A control section shifts outer side seal plates in the width direction based on the width data, such that the outer side seal plates are located in an upstream side from side ends of the casting bead. Upon formation of a casting bead having a new width, the control section shifts the outer side seal plates based on the new width such that the outer side seal plates are located in the upstream side from the side ends of the casting bead having the new width.

Abstract: A casting drum is rotated around a shaft. A peripheral surface of the casting drum moves in an X direction. A dope is discharged through a casting die onto the peripheral surface. A casting bead is formed so as to extend from a discharge port of the casting die to the peripheral surface. A decompression chamber decompresses an upstream side from the casting bead. Air flowing toward the casting bead is generated at the vicinity of the peripheral surface. A lateral labyrinth plate is disposed at a clearance between the decompression chamber and the peripheral surface. The lateral labyrinth plate is provided with a labyrinth groove extending along a width direction of the casting bead. An edge portion for forming the labyrinth groove has a cross section with an acute angle in a direction of air flowing between the decompression chamber and the support.

Abstract: A casting drum is rotated around a shaft. A peripheral surface of the casting drum moves in an X direction. A dope is discharged through a casting die onto the peripheral surface such that a casting bead is formed so as to extend from a discharge port of the casting die to the peripheral surface. A decompression chamber decompresses an upstream side from the casting bead in a moving direction of the casting drum. The decompression chamber is provided with a sensor unit for detecting a width of the casting bead in a Y direction as width data. A control section shifts outer side seal plates in the Y direction based on the width data detected by the sensor unit such that the outer side seal plates are located in an upstream side from side ends of the casting bead in the X direction.