Abstract: The optical member of the present invention includes: a substrate; and a dot that is in contact with a surface of the substrate, in which the dot has wavelength selective reflecting properties, the dot is formed of a liquid crystal material having a cholesteric structure, the cholesteric structure has a stripe pattern including bright portions and dark portions in a cross-sectional view of the dot when observed with a scanning electron microscope, the dot includes a portion having a height which continuously increases to a maximum height in a direction moving from an end portion of the dot to the center of the dot, in the portion, an angle between a normal line perpendicular to a line, which is firmed using a first dark portion from a surface of the dot, and the surface is in a range of 70° to 90°, and the liquid crystal material includes a surfactant.

Abstract: An optical member and an image display device including an optical member having a support, an underlayer, and a wavelength selective reflection portion in this order, in which the wavelength selective reflection portion has wavelength selective reflecting properties, the wavelength selective reflection portion has a cholesteric structure which has a stripe pattern including bright portions and dark portions in a cross-sectional view of the wavelength selective reflection portion when observed with a scanning electron microscope, the underlayer absorbs invisible light, and a wavelength range where the wavelength selective reflection portion has wavelength selective reflecting properties overlaps a wavelength range of invisible light absorbed by the underlayer.

Abstract: Provided is a photosensitive resin composition from which a cured product having thin film thickness, excellent light-shielding properties, and high surface hardness is obtained. A a cured film and a method for producing the same, a method for producing a resin pattern, and an LCD device, an organic EL display device, an infrared cut filter, or a solid-state imaging device are also provided. The photosensitive resin composition includes a polymer component including at least one of categories (1) or (2), a photoacid generator, a solvent, and titanium black, wherein (1) includes (a1) a constitutional unit containing a group in which an acid group is protected by an acid-decomposable group, and (a2) a constitutional unit containing a crosslinkable group, and (2) includes (a1) a constitutional unit containing a group in which an acid group is protected by an acid-decomposable group, and (a2) a constitutional unit containing a crosslinkable group.

Abstract: Provided is a photosensitive resin composition from which a cured product having thin film thickness, excellent light-shielding properties, and high surface hardness is obtained. A a cured film and a method for producing the same, a method for producing a resin pattern, and an LCD device, an organic EL display device, an infrared cut filter, or a solid-state imaging device are also provided. The photosensitive resin composition includes a polymer component including at least one of categories (1) or (2), a photoacid generator, a solvent, and titanium black, wherein (1) includes (a1) a constitutional unit containing a group in which an acid group is protected by an acid-decomposable group, and (a2) a constitutional unit containing a crosslinkable group, and (2) includes (a1) a constitutional unit containing a group in which an acid group is protected by an acid-decomposable group, and (a2) a constitutional unit containing a crosslinkable group.

Abstract: Provided are a photosensitive resin composition from which a cured product having a thin film thickness, excellent light-shielding properties, and a high surface hardness is obtained; as well as a cured product obtained by curing the photosensitive resin composition, a cured film and a method for producing the same, a method for producing a resin pattern, and a liquid crystal display device, an organic EL display device, an infrared cut filter, or a solid-state imaging device, each having the cured film. The photosensitive resin composition of the present invention includes (Component A) a polymer having a constitutional unit containing a group in which an acid group is protected by an acid-decomposable group; (Component B) a photoacid generator; (Component C) a solvent; (Component D) a compound having a crosslinkable group and a molecular weight in the range of 100 to 2,000; and (Component S) titanium black.

Abstract: An optical member having a base and an underlayer with a region A of surface energy AE and a region B of surface energy BE (BE-AE>0 mN/m), in which a dot of a wavelength-selective reflective cholesteric structure is disposed on the region B, has high pattern position accuracy for the patterns formed with the dots.

Abstract: The present invention provides an optical member having a substrate and a dot in contact with a surface of the substrate, wherein the dot is made of a liquid crystal material having a cholesteric structure; the dot has wavelength selective reflection property; and the dot reflects both the right circularly polarized light and the left circularly polarized light at a wavelength at which the dot exhibits the wavelength selective reflection property. The present invention also provides an image display device having the above optical member. The optical member of the present invention achieves a large intensity of reflected light from the dot in the optical member, and the image display device of the present invention has favorable data input sensitivity as an image display device capable of receiving data input.

Abstract: The information processor includes an input unit having an illuminating part and an image pickup part, and an input medium having an input surface on which inputting of information is carried out by the input unit which has position coordinates on the input surface coded by a dot pattern. The input unit irradiates light from the illuminating part onto input surface of the input medium. The irradiated light reflects off the dot contained in the dot pattern which is picked up by the image pickup part, and position information of the dot pattern is obtained. The input unit further has an input unit angular position measuring part that measures an angular position of the input unit when the light is irradiated. Based on corrected position information obtained by correction processing based on the angular position, input information, that is specified by the position coordinates is obtained.

Abstract: A hole axis of a communication hole is placed at a location, which coincides with a translated location of a hole axis of a connector hole that is translated toward an axial distal end portion of a main body in an axial direction of the main body. In this way, with respect to a high pressure flow passage, which is bent by 90 degrees and extends through the connector hole, the communication hole and an axial flow passage, the amount of projection of a projecting portion at an inner side area of this bent, which is located on the inner side of the bent, is reduced.

Abstract: A hole axis of a communication hole is placed at a location, which coincides with a translated location of a hole axis of a connector hole that is translated toward an axial distal end portion of a main body in an axial direction of the main body. In this way, with respect to a high pressure flow passage, which is bent by 90 degrees and extends through the connector hole, the communication hole and an axial flow passage, the amount of projection of a projecting portion at an inner side area of this bent, which is located on the inner side of the bent, is reduced.

Abstract: The invention provides a method for producing a partition wall for a color filter having: forming a photosensitive resin layer containing a radical polymerizable monomer, a photopolymerization initiator, a binder and a colorant on at least one surface of a substrate; and exposing the photosensitive resin layer to light at an illumination intensity of 50 mW/cm2 or more in a pattern shape and developing the photosensitive resin layer to form a partition wall that separates color pixel portions, wherein liquid droplets are applied to form the color pixel portions. The invention further provides a substrate having the partition wall for a color filter, a color filter for display element having the substrate and color pixel portions, a method for producing the color filter, and a display device having the color filter for a display element and a method for producing the display device.

Abstract: Provided are an oxime compound represented by General Formula (1), a photosensitive composition containing the oxime compound as a photopolymerization initiator, a production method for a color filter using the photosensitive composition, and a color filter obtained by the production method: in General Formula (1), R1 represents a hydrogen atom, an acyl group, an alkoxycarbonyl group or an aryloxylcarbonyl group, each of which may have a substituent; R2 represents or R2s each represent a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group, an alkyloxy group, an aryloxy group, an alkylthio group, an arylthio group or an amino group; m is an integer of 0 to 4; when m is an integer of 2 or more, R2s may be linked together to form a ring; and A represents a 4-, 5-, 6- or 7-membered ring.

Abstract: An occupant leg restraining device includes a knee airbag that expands in front of legs of an occupant in a vehicle, a gas generator that inflates the knee airbag by ejecting gas, and a retainer that accommodates and holds the gas generator and the folded knee airbag. The retainer has outlets adjacent to both ends of the gas generator in a longitudinal direction of the gas generator that is accommodated in the retainer.

Abstract: An occupant leg part restraint apparatus including a cover cloth for preventing an air bag inflated and developed under a steering column (steering column cover) from interfering with an auxiliary key, in which the cover cloth can be rapidly projected to the upper side of the air bag. A key device (4) is installed on the right side face of the steering column cover (2). The auxiliary key (6) is fitted in a suspended state to a key (5) inserted into the key device (4). The air bag (12) is provided with a cover cloth (14) which is projected from the right side upper end of the air bag (12) upward and interposed between the air bag (12) and the key device (4) when the air bag (12) is inflated. The cover cloth (14) includes an extension part (14a) extended laterally from the vertical intermediate part on the side of the cover cloth. The vertical intermediate part of the cover cloth (14) is connected to the upper end of the air bag (12) through the extension part (14a).

Abstract: An inkjet recording medium is disclosed. The inkjet recording medium includes a paper support, a resin layer having a thickness of from 2 ?m to 20 ?m and an ink receiving layer containing a pigment and a water-soluble resin provided in this order on the paper support, wherein a center surface average roughness (SRa value) of a surface of the ink receiving layer provided on the paper support is 0.08 ?m or less, provided that the SRa value is measured at a cutoff value of from 0.2 mm to 0.3 mm.

Abstract: Deployment performance of an airbag may be improved by improving an air tightness of an leg airbag system that includes a knee airbag for restraining occupant's legs and a gas generator that generates a jet of gas to inflate the knee airbag. An end of the gas generator is connected to a gas generator ignition control cable and passes through an insertion opening. The insertion opening has an area smaller than a cross section area of the end of the gas generator.

Abstract: An occupant leg part restraint apparatus including a cover cloth for preventing an air bag inflated and developed under a steering column (steering column cover) from interfering with an auxiliary key, in which the cover cloth can be rapidly projected to the upper side of the air bag. A key device (4) is installed on the right side face of the steering column cover (2). The auxiliary key (6) is fitted in a suspended state to a key (5) inserted into the key device (4). The air bag (12) is provided with a cover cloth (14) which is projected from the right side upper end of the air bag (12) upward and interposed between the air bag (12) and the key device (4) when the air bag (12) is inflated. The cover cloth (14) includes an extension part (14a) extended laterally from the vertical intermediate part on the side of the cover cloth. The vertical intermediate part of the cover cloth (14) is connected to the upper end of the air bag (12) through the extension part (14a).

Abstract: An inflator securing structure for securing an inflator having substantially cylindrical shape to a retainer in an airbag system includes a fixed shaft having a substantially D-shaped cross section and formed at one end of the inflator along an axial direction of the inflator; and a locking structure forming a locking hole having a substantially D shape and formed in the retainer so that the locking hole is engaged with the fixed shaft. One of the fixed shaft and the locking hole has at least one groove, and other of the fixed shaft and the locking hole has at least one convex portion so as to engage with the groove.

Abstract: A leg airbag system in which the deployment performance of an airbag can be improved by an improvement in air tightness includes a knee airbag for restraining occupant's legs and a gas generator that generates a jet of gas to inflate the knee airbag. A housing section communicates with the knee airbag and houses the gas generator therein. A slit, provided at the housing section, allows the gas generator to be inserted into the housing section.

Abstract: An occupant's leg restraint system includes an airbag to be inflated forward of legs of an occupant in a vehicle, a gas generator that generates gas to inflate the airbag, and at least one tether sewn to the airbag and located inside the airbag. A tether protection member is disposed between the gas generator and the tether in the airbag to protect the tether from the gas ejected from the gas generator.