Abstract: A photon counting device includes a plurality of pixels each including a photoelectric conversion element configured to convert input light to charge, and an amplifier configured to amplify the charge converted by the photoelectric conversion element and convert the charge to a voltage, an A/D converter configured to convert the voltages output from the amplifiers of the plurality of pixels to digital values; and a conversion unit configured to convert the digital value output from the A/D converter to the number of photons by referring to reference data, for each of the plurality of pixels, and the reference data is created based on a gain and an offset value for each of the plurality of pixels.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to propose cultivation equipment that can curb complication and upsizing of the equipment even when the number of cultivation stages is increased. Cultivation equipment includes a storage shelf (1) and a plurality of cultivation tanks (3) that are stored in the storage shelf (1) and hold plants (P1) and a cultivation liquid (L1). The cultivation equipment further includes a discharge device (50) and a supply device (51). The discharge device (50) is movable among a plurality of cultivation tanks (3), and discharges the cultivation liquid (L1) from each of the plurality of cultivation tanks (3). The supply device (51) is movable among the plurality of cultivation tanks (3), and supplies the cultivation liquid (L1) to each of the plurality of cultivation tanks (3).

Abstract: A cultivation method repeats a cultivation step, an exporting step, a working step, and an importing step in this order. In the cultivation step, plants are cultivated in a state where a plurality of cultivation units are accommodated in a storage rack. A plurality of cultivation vessels are disposed in the plurality of cultivation units. Each of the plurality of cultivation vessels is configured to hold the plants and a culture solution. In the exporting step, at least one of the cultivation units is transported by a transportation device from the storage rack to a workstation. In the working step, a new culture solution is supplied to a plurality of cultivation vessels. In the importing step, the cultivation unit is imported into the storage rack by the transportation device.

Abstract: A cultivation method repeats a cultivation step, an exporting step, a working step, and an importing step in this order. In the cultivation step, plants are cultivated in a state where a plurality of cultivation units are accommodated in a storage rack. A plurality of cultivation vessels are disposed in the plurality of cultivation units. Each of the plurality of cultivation vessels is configured to hold the plants and a culture solution. In the exporting step, at least one of the cultivation units is transported by a transportation device from the storage rack to a workstation. In the working step, a new culture solution is supplied to a plurality of cultivation vessels. In the importing step, the cultivation unit is imported into the storage rack by the transportation device.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electrical connection box includes: a base unit including a common circuit to be used in common to multiple vehicle models or grades; multiple kinds of option units respectively including an addition circuit selectively usable according to vehicle models or grades and, wherein: the common circuit of the base unit and the addition circuit of one of the option units cooperate together to form an electric circuit to be connected to a load provided on a vehicle body by combining the one of the option units with the base unit; and the base unit and the one of the option unit are mounted on a case of synthetic resin prepared for every vehicle model or grade and are then fixed to the vehicle body.

Abstract: An electric junction box is disposed in a water penetration region and accommodates bus bars and fuses connected with the bus bars inside a case body. The case body is connected with an upper cover and a lower cover, with the upper cover and the lower cover mounted on the case body. An entire peripheral wall of the upper cover is formed not as a double wall, but the entire peripheral wall of the upper cover is locked to a peripheral wall of the lower cover (or case body), with an inner peripheral surface of the peripheral wall in contact with an outer surface of an entire peripheral wall of the lower cover (or case body). In a watertight region including at least the fuses, a rib is projected in a shape of a frame from an inner surface of the upper wall of the upper cover to surround the watertight region.

Abstract: An electrical junction box can be used as both a watertight type and a nonwatertight type by improving a fitting structure between a cover and a casing and restricting the cover and casing from rattling even in the nonwatertight configuration in which a rubber packing is not mounted on the box. An electrical junction box that can be used as a watertight type and a nonwatertight type includes a casing and a cover. Terminals connected to ends of electrical wires may be contained in the casing. The electrical wires may be drawn out from a bottom of the casing. An electrical element may be detachably connected to the casing through an upper opening in the casing to be coupled to the terminals. The cover is joined to the casing. A pair of clearance-filling ribs, which have recessed configuration in section, project from one side of a peripheral wall of the cover toward the casing. The casing is provided on an outer surface with fitting ribs adapted to engage the clearance-filling ribs.

Abstract: An electrical junction box can be used as both a watertight type and a nonwatertight type by improving a fitting structure between a cover and a casing and restricting the cover and casing from rattling even in the nonwatertight configuration in which a rubber packing is not mounted on the box. An electrical junction box that can be used as a watertight type and a nonwatertight type includes a casing and a cover. Terminals connected to ends of electrical wires may be contained in the casing. The electrical wires may be drawn out from a bottom of the casing. An electrical element may be detachably connected to the casing through an upper opening in the casing to be coupled to the terminals. The cover is joined to the casing. A pair of clearance-filling ribs, which have recessed configuration in section, project from one side of a peripheral wall of the cover toward the casing. The casing is provided on an outer surface with fitting ribs adapted to engage the clearance-filling ribs.

Abstract: In a fuse connection box, a pair of terminal fittings is inserted through one end of a housing and a fuse is inserted from the other end of the housing to connect input and output terminals of the fuse with a pair of the terminal fittings. The housing includes a pair of partitioning walls spaced from each other at a certain interval. A pair of terminal accommodation chambers are surrounded by the partitioning walls and a peripheral wall of the housing. A pair of lances, to be locked to locking portions of the terminal fittings, is provided at distal ends of a pair of the partitioning walls. A reinforcing connection frame connects a pair of the partitioning walls to each other, and may strengthen the partitioning walls against deformation and/or help reduce entry of water into the housing. A flexing restraining rib projects from an upper surface of the reinforcing connection frame, to prevent excessive deformation of the frame.

Abstract: A pair of partitioning walls is formed inside a terminal accommodation space from an opening formed at one end of a fuse connection box to partition the space inside the fuse connection box into a pair of terminal accommodation chambers. A pair of lances to be locked to locking portions of terminal fittings is formed on distal ends of the partitioning walls. A guide groove for guiding an insertion direction of an unlocking jig is formed on an inner surface of a peripheral wall surrounding an accommodation chamber in a range from a distal end of a fuse insertion opening to positions of the lances. The unlocking jig is inserted into the fuse connection box along the guide groove. Thereby, an insertion direction of the unlocking jig and an insertion amount thereof are restricted. The unlocking jig flexes the lances to such an extent as to unlock the terminals from the lances.

Abstract: An electric junction box is disposed in a water penetration region and accommodates bus bars and fuses connected with the bus bars inside a case body. The case body is connected with an upper cover and a lower cover, with the upper cover and the lower cover mounted on the case body. An entire peripheral wall of the upper cover is formed not as a double wall, but the entire peripheral wall of the upper cover is locked to a peripheral wall of the lower cover (or case body), with an inner peripheral surface of the peripheral wall in contact with an outer surface of an entire peripheral wall of the lower cover (or case body). In a watertight region including at least the fuses, a rib is projected in a shape of a frame from an inner surface of the upper wall of the upper cover to surround the watertight region.

Abstract: An electrical junction box for a motor vehicle includes a casing, a pair of bus bars accommodated in and secured to the casing with the bus bars being exposed outward, and a fusible link having a link body, an input terminal and an output terminal that extend from the opposite sides of the link body. The input and output terminals are secured to the bus bars by bolts, respectively. The input and output terminals of the fusible link are provided on the opposite side edges with ribs, respectively. Folding the bus bars forms U-bend portions to contact with outer side surfaces of the ribs. Alternatively, portions that contact side edges of the input and output terminals may be provided on inner surfaces of the casing.

Abstract: An electrical junction box for a motor vehicle includes a casing, a pair of bus bars accommodated in and secured to the casing with the bus bars being exposed outward, and a fusible link having a link body, an input terminal and an output terminal that extend from the opposite sides of the link body. The input and output terminals are secured to the bus bars by bolts, respectively. The input and output terminals of the fusible link are provided on the opposite side edges with ribs, respectively. Folding the bus bars forms U-bend portions to contact with outer side surfaces of the ribs. Alternatively, portions that contact side edges of the input and output terminals may be provided on inner surfaces of the casing.

Abstract: A fuse box includes a lower cover and an upper cover mounted on an intermediate case to form a box. A large-capacity fuse having an input terminal and an output terminal projecting in substantially opposite directions from one side surface of a body of the fuse is accommodated sidelong in the box within the lower cover and the upper cover to make a height of the fuse small. This makes the fuse box compact. The fuse box may be directly mounted on a battery by fixedly mounting it to an upwardly projecting batter post. An input-side bus bar to be accommodated in the box and the input terminal are fixed to each other with a screw, with one end of the input-side bus bar overlapping the input terminal. An output-side bus bar to be accommodated in the box and the output terminal are fixed to each other with a screw, with one end of the output-side bus bar overlapping the output terminal. A connection piece rigidly mounts the fuse box to the battery post.

Abstract: A fuse box includes a lower cover and an upper cover mounted on an intermediate case to form a box. A large-capacity fuse having an input terminal and an output terminal projecting in substantially opposite directions from one side surface of a body of the fuse is accommodated sidelong in the box within the lower cover and the upper cover to make a height of the fuse small. This makes the fuse box compact. The fuse box may be directly mounted on a battery by fixedly mounting it to an upwardly projecting batter post. An input-side bus bar to be accommodated in the box and the input terminal are fixed to each other with a screw, with one end of the input-side bus bar overlapping the input terminal. An output-side bus bar to be accommodated in the box and the output terminal are fixed to each other with a screw, with one end of the output-side bus bar overlapping the output terminal. A connection piece rigidly mounts the fuse box to the battery post.

Abstract: A fuse-containing box is formed by placing a battery fuse and a bus bar connected to a terminal of the battery fuse on a supporting plate and by mounting a lower case and an upper case on the supporting plate. The fuse-containing box is mounted on an upper surface of a battery. A battery terminal to be fixedly fitted on a battery post projecting from the upper surface of the battery is fastened to the bus bar to electrically connect the battery fuse and the battery to each other. The lower case and the upper case are formed from a polypropylene-based resin. The supporting plate on which the battery fuse and the bus bar are mounted is formed from a heat-resistant nylon-based resin.

Abstract: A fuse box includes a lower cover and an upper cover mounted on an intermediate case to form a box. A large-capacity fuse having an input terminal and an output terminal projecting in substantially opposite directions from one side surface of a body of the fuse is accommodated sidelong in the box within the lower cover and the upper cover to make a height of the fuse small. This makes the fuse box compact. The fuse box may be directly mounted on a battery by fixedly mounting it to an upwardly projecting batter post. An input-side bus bar to be accommodated in the box and the input terminal are fixed to each other with a screw, with one end of the input-side bus bar overlapping the input terminal. An output-side bus bar to be accommodated in the box and the output terminal are fixed to each other with a screw, with one end of the output-side bus bar overlapping the output terminal. A connection piece rigidly mounts the fuse box to the battery post.