Abstract: An ink jet recording apparatus includes a recording head having a plurality of nozzles through which an ink composition containing an inorganic pigment is ejected, a nozzle surface having nozzle orifices, and a liquid-repellent film disposed on the nozzle surface; an absorbing member that absorbs the ink composition containing the inorganic pigment from the nozzle orifices and the nozzle surface; and an actuating mechanism including a pressing member that presses the absorbing member, which contains an impregnation liquid, and the nozzle surface relative to each other. The actuating mechanism moves at least one of the absorbing member and the recording head relative to the other to perform a cleaning operation in which the ink composition is removed from the nozzle surface with the absorbing member.

Abstract: An ink jet recording apparatus includes a recording head having a plurality of nozzles through which an ink composition containing an inorganic pigment is ejected, a nozzle surface having nozzle orifices, and a liquid-repellent film disposed on the nozzle surface; an absorbing member that absorbs the ink composition containing the inorganic pigment from the nozzle orifices and the nozzle surface; and an actuating mechanism including a pressing member that presses the absorbing member and the nozzle surface relative to each other. The actuating mechanism moves at least one of the absorbing member and the recording head relative to the other to perform a cleaning operation in which the ink composition is removed from the nozzle surface with the absorbing member. The absorbing member contains an impregnation liquid having a surface tension of 45 mN/m or less during the cleaning operation.

Abstract: A vehicle control system includes a first setting part configured to set a target lane for traveling an own vehicle on the basis of a route to a set destination, a second setting part configured to temporarily set a lane between the traveling lane and the target lane as the target lane in a case a lane is present between the traveling lane in which the own vehicle is traveling and the target lane set by the first setting part, and a controller configured to automatically control at least the steering of the own vehicle such that the own vehicle travels in the target lane set by the first setting part or the second setting part.

Abstract: An electric tool, such as an angle driver, has a main tool body with a front portion and a rear portion positioned opposite to the front portion. The main tool body houses a motor configured to receive electricity to function as a drive source. A gear head is coupled with the front portion of the main tool body wherein the gear head has a spindle in communication with a motor axis of the motor via mesh-engagement of bevel gears associated with the motor axis. The spindle has with a cutter tool accessory attached thereto such that rotation of the motor axis produces a commensurate rotation of the cutter tool accessory. Battery attachment portions are associated with the rear portion of the main tool body and are configured to receive a corresponding set of batteries that provide electricity to power the motor.

Abstract: An ink jet recording method includes attaching an ink composition, with which a pressure chamber of an ink jet head is filled, to a recording medium by discharging the ink composition via a nozzle port, in which the ink jet head includes a step between the pressure chamber and the nozzle port, the ink composition contains water, a resin, and an organic solvent including at least a nitrogen-containing solvent, and the organic solvent includes an organic solvent, in which a difference in a SP value between the organic solvent and the resin is within 5, in a range of 0.1 part by mass to 0.4 parts by mass with respect to 1 part by mass of water, and does not include an organic solvent which has a standard boiling point of equal to higher than 280° C. and the content of more than 5% by mass in the ink composition.

Abstract: A grinder according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes a motor, a housing for housing the motor, a spindle protruding from the housing and configured to be driven to be rotated by the motor, a wheel cover configured to cover a part of a tip end tool attached to the spindle, a detector configured to detect the wheel cover, and a controller configured to stop or restrict the spindle being driven by the motor in response to non-detection of the wheel cover by the detector.

Abstract: A lane change estimation device includes a detection unit that detects a surrounding situation of an own-vehicle, a first index value deriving unit that derives a first index value according to a traveling-direction-related relationship between each of a plurality of pairs of vehicles, each pair including two vehicles among the own-vehicle, a first vehicle traveling in front of the own-vehicle in a first lane in which the own-vehicle travels, a second vehicle traveling in front of the own-vehicle in a second lane adjacent to the first lane, and a third vehicle traveling behind the second vehicle in the second lane on the basis of the surrounding situation of the own-vehicle, and an estimation unit that estimates a probability of lane change of the third vehicle on the basis of the first index value derived and a lateral position of the third vehicle.

Abstract: A vehicle control apparatus includes: a detection part that detects a behavior of another vehicle in a region on which it is supposed that a vehicle travels in order to pass through a gate; a determination part that determines whether or not a gate is an operating gate, based on the behavior of the other vehicle which is detected by the detection part; and a control part that performs a vehicle control so as to pass through a gate which is determined as an operating gate by the determination part.

Abstract: A rechargeable grinder includes a brushless motor, a main body housing configured to accommodate the brushless motor, a main switch and a micro switch configured to distribute power to the brushless motor, and a switch lever capable of moving with respect to the main switch and the micro switch, wherein a lock off lever capable of operating the micro switch in association with movement of the switch lever toward a switch is provided so as to be movable between a lock release position in which the micro switch can be operated and a lock position in which the micro switch cannot be operated.

Abstract: A rechargeable grinder includes a brushless motor, a main body housing configured to accommodate the brushless motor, a main switch and a micro switch configured to distribute power to the brushless motor, and a switch lever capable of moving with respect to the main switch and the micro switch, wherein a lock off lever capable of operating the micro switch in association with movement of the switch lever toward a switch is provided so as to be movable between a lock release position in which the micro switch can be operated and a lock position in which the micro switch cannot be operated.

Abstract: An ink jet recording method includes heating a recording medium, and discharging a water-based ink composition which contains a resin fine particle, water, a water-soluble organic solvent, and a surfactant from an ink jet head so as to adhere the water-based ink composition to the heated recording medium in the heating, in which the water-based ink composition has a contact angle of the water-based ink composition with respect to an ink film obtained by drying the water-based ink composition is equal to or larger than 25° at 100 ms, and is equal to or larger than 20° at 1000 ms.

Abstract: An ink composition includes a white coloring material, polymer particles, and a solvent, the polymer particles satisfying the relationship represented by the following expression (1). Y?0.33X+20??(1) where X is an average particle size D50 (nm) and Y is a melting start temperature (° C.).

Abstract: An ink jet recording method according to the present embodiment includes ejecting a water-based ink composition where a content of an organic solvent having a standard boiling point of 280° C. or more is 0.5% by mass or less from a head nozzle and attaching the water-based ink composition to a recording medium, in which a contact angle between at least a part of the surface of the member in contact with the water-based ink composition in the members in the head and the water-based ink composition is 30° or less, and the surface of the member in contact with the water-based ink composition is formed of a material having an SP value of 9 or less.

Abstract: An aqueous ink composition contains an organic solvent, a surfactant, and resin fine particles. The resin of the resin fine particles takes 500 minutes or more to melt at 40° C. with the surfactant.

Abstract: A surrounding environment recognition device includes an image capturing unit that captures a peripheral image, and a traffic signal detecting unit, which sets a search region with respect to the peripheral image, and detects a traffic signal inside of the search region. The search region becomes smaller as the distance from the image capturing unit is farther away.

Abstract: Several means 71, 72, 73, 74, and 75 are provided for restricting a relative displacement in a separating direction of half-split housings 50L, 50R. At one or more of several screw-connection parts 60 of the left and right half-split housings 50L, 50R, a press-fitting protrusion 71a is provided in an insertion hole 62a of a boss-receiving part 62 into which a screw-boss part 61 is inserted. By press-fitting the screw-boss part 61 to the boss-receiving part 62, a separation resistance may be introduced between the left and right half-split housings 50L, 50R.

Abstract: An ink composition includes a color material, water, and polymer particles, in which the polymer particle has a core-shell structure having a core polymer and a shell polymer, a glass transition temperature of the core polymer is 30° C. or higher, a glass transition temperature of the shell polymer is 50° C. or higher, the glass transition temperature of the shell polymer is more than 10° C. higher than the glass transition temperature of the core polymer, and the core polymer includes an aromatic monomer as a constituent unit and does not substantially include an alkyl polyol having a standard boiling point of 280° C. or higher.

Abstract: An electric tool, such as an angle driver, has a main tool body with a front portion and a rear portion positioned opposite to the front portion. The main tool body houses a motor configured to receive electricity to function as a drive source. A gear head is coupled with the front portion of the main tool body wherein the gear head has a spindle in communication with a motor axis of the motor via mesh-engagement of bevel gears associated with the motor axis. The spindle has with a cutter tool accessory attached thereto such that rotation of the motor axis produces a commensurate rotation of the cutter tool accessory. Battery attachment portions are associated with the rear portion of the main tool body and are configured to receive a corresponding set of batteries that provide electricity to power the motor.

Abstract: Provided is an ink composition that includes a color material, water, an organic solvent, and polymer particles, the organic solvent including an organic solvent with a standard boiling point of equal to or greater than 150° C. and equal to or less than 250° C., the content of the organic solvent that is an alkyl polyol with a standard boiling point of equal to or greater than 280° C. being equal to or less than 2.0% by mass with respect to a total amount of the ink composition, the polymer particles having a core-shell structure including core polymer and shell polymer, and a glass transition temperature of the shell polymer being higher than that of the core polymer, and that is used for a recording method using the ink composition and an aggregating liquid containing an aggregating agent capable of aggregating components of the ink composition and increasing viscosity of the components.

Abstract: An electric tool, such as an angle driver, has a main tool body with a front portion and a rear portion positioned opposite to the front portion. The main tool body houses a motor configured to receive electricity to function as a drive source. A gear head is coupled with the front portion of the main tool body wherein the gear head has a spindle in communication with a motor axis of the motor via mesh-engagement of bevel gears associated with the motor axis. The spindle has with a cutter tool accessory attached thereto such that rotation of the motor axis produces a commensurate rotation of the cutter tool accessory. Battery attachment portions are associated with the rear portion of the main tool body and are configured to receive a corresponding set of batteries that provide electricity to power the motor.