Abstract: Provided is a novel material collection method for collecting a material from a photoelectric conversion panel without using an etching solution. The method for collecting a material from a photoelectric conversion panel, comprises: a crushing step (S3) of forming a crushed material by crushing a structure constituting a photoelectric conversion panel; and a specific gravity sorting step (S5) of sorting the crushed material into a first specific gravity material having at least a first specific gravity and a high specific gravity material having a specific gravity larger than the first specific gravity on a basis of specific gravity.

Abstract: A signal generating apparatus includes: a memory configured to store instructions; and a processor communicatively connected to the memory and configured to execute the stored instructions to function as: a first generator configured to generate a processed signal by adjusting frequency characteristics of an audio signal representative of a sound from a virtual sound source based on a Head-Related Transfer Function (HRTF) corresponding to a target position of the virtual sound source; and a second generator configured to: generate, based on the processed signal generated by the first generator, a plurality of output signals in one-to-one correspondence with a plurality of loudspeakers; and perform panning processing to adjust a level of each output signal of the plurality of output signals based on the target position.

Abstract: A recycling method is applied to a solar cell module which includes a cover glass, an electric cell layer, and a sealing material which closely adheres the cover glass and the electric cell layer. The recycling method includes heating an interface between the cover glass and the sealing material to a prescribed temperature range; and applying a force from a side surface of the solar cell module to the sealing material with the interface maintained at the prescribed temperature range, to peel off the sealing material and the electric cell layer from the interface thereof.

Abstract: A recycling method is applied to a solar cell module which includes a cover glass, an electric cell layer, and a sealing material which closely adheres the cover glass and the electric cell layer. The recycling method includes heating an interface between the cover glass and the sealing material to a prescribed temperature range; and applying a force from a side surface of the solar cell module to the sealing material with the interface maintained at the prescribed temperature range, to peel off the sealing material and the electric cell layer from the interface thereof.

Abstract: A signal generating apparatus includes: a memory configured to store instructions; and a processor communicatively connected to the memory and configured to execute the stored instructions to function as: a first generator configured to generate a processed signal by adjusting frequency characteristics of an audio signal representative of a sound from a virtual sound source based on a Head-Related Transfer Function (HRTF) corresponding to a target position of the virtual sound source; and a second generator configured to: generate, based on the processed signal generated by the first generator, a plurality of output signals in one-to-one correspondence with a plurality of loudspeakers; and perform panning processing to adjust a level of each output signal of the plurality of output signals based on the target position.

Abstract: A signal generating apparatus includes: a memory configured to store instructions; and a processor communicatively connected to the memory and configured to execute the stored instructions to function as: a first generator configured to generate a processed signal by adjusting frequency characteristics of an audio signal representative of a sound from a virtual sound source based on a Head-Related Transfer Function (HRTF) corresponding to a target position of the virtual sound source; and a second generator configured to: generate, based on the processed signal generated by the first generator, a plurality of output signals in one-to-one correspondence with a plurality of loudspeakers; and perform panning processing to adjust a level of each output signal of the plurality of output signals based on the target position.

Abstract: An electronic device retaining structure includes: an electronic device having a device body and a display rotatably connected to the device body; a base having a placing surface placed with the electronic device; and at least one pair of retainers mounted on an outer periphery of the base and facing each other. Each of the at least one pair of retainers has a retaining claw protruding from an outer side to an inner side of the placing surface. The retaining claw has, at the upper part, an upward slope sloping upward from the inner side toward the outer side and coming into contact with a side edge of the display when the display is rotated in a direction approaching the placing surface, and below the upward slope, a downward slope sloping downward from the inner side toward the outer side and pressing the device body against the placing surface.

Abstract: A speaker system is for a vehicle. The speaker system includes a first output system and a second output system. The first output system includes: a first speaker; and a first filter connected to the first speaker, where the first filter is a low-pass filter. The second output system includes: a second speaker disposed above the first speaker, in a state where the first and second speakers are disposed in the vehicle; and a second filter connected to the second speaker. The second filter is a high-pass filter or a bandpass filter. A crossover frequency between a frequency response of the first output system and a frequency response of the second output system is 300 Hz or lower.

Abstract: A sensor connector apparatus is disclosed to connected between an electroencephalographic spectrum analyzer and a sensor for use in the electroencephalographic spectrum analyzer. The sensor connector apparatus includes sensor connectors. Each of the sensor connectors includes: a connector to be connected to the electroencephalographic spectrum analyzer; a connector lead where the connector is connected to one end of the connector lead; and a conductive connector electrode that is connected to another end of the connector lead, and is connected to a sensor electrode of the sensor. The electroencephalographic spectrum analyzer is a bispectral index (BIS) processor, the sensor is a BIS Quatro sensor to be connected to the BIS processor, and the connector is connected to a sensor electrode of the BIS Quatro sensor.

Abstract: A signal generating apparatus includes: a memory configured to store instructions; and a processor communicatively connected to the memory and configured to execute the stored instructions to function as: a first generator configured to generate a processed signal by adjusting frequency characteristics of an audio signal representative of a sound from a virtual sound source based on a Head-Related Transfer Function (HRTF) corresponding to a target position of the virtual sound source; and a second generator configured to: generate, based on the processed signal generated by the first generator, a plurality of output signals in one-to-one correspondence with a plurality of loudspeakers; and perform panning processing to adjust a level of each output signal of the plurality of output signals based on the target position.

Abstract: A method for separating a laminate structure in which a resin layer is formed on a substrate includes applying a shear load to the laminate structure from a direction intersecting a lamination direction of the resin layer; and pulverizing the substrate, and the resin layer is separated from the substrate at an interface between the substrate and the resin layer.

Abstract: Disclosed is a speaker system including a first panel that is an outer plate of a vehicle door, a second panel disposed on a vehicle interior side of the vehicle door, a third panel disposed between the first panel and the second panel, a speaker unit that has a sound emitting surface for emitting a sound toward the vehicle interior and is mounted on the second panel or the third panel, a first coupling mechanism that couples a peripheral portion of the second panel to the third panel, and a second coupling mechanism disposed at a position nearer the center of the second panel than a position of the speaker unit in the plane of the second panel and configured to couple the second panel and the third panel in the plane at a position not overlapping with the speaker unit.

Abstract: Disclosed is a speaker system that includes a first panel that is an outer plate of a vehicle door, a second panel that is disposed on a vehicle interior side of the vehicle door, a third panel that is disposed between the first panel and the second panel, a speaker unit that has a sound emitting surface for emitting a sound toward a vehicle interior, and spacers that are disposed between the speaker unit and the third panel.

Abstract: Disclosed is a speaker system including a first panel that is an outer plate of a vehicle door, a second panel disposed on a vehicle interior side of the vehicle door, a third panel disposed between the first panel and the second panel, a speaker unit that has a sound emitting surface for emitting a sound toward the vehicle interior and is mounted on the second panel or the third panel, a first coupling mechanism that couples a peripheral portion of the second panel to the third panel, and a second coupling mechanism disposed at a position nearer the center of the second panel than a position of the speaker unit in the plane of the second panel and configured to couple the second panel and the third panel in the plane at a position not overlapping with the speaker unit.

Abstract: An electronic device retaining structure includes: an electronic device having a device body and a display rotatably connected to the device body; a base having a placing surface placed with the electronic device; and at least one pair of retainers mounted on an outer periphery of the base and facing each other. Each of the at least one pair of retainers has a retaining claw protruding from an outer side to an inner side of the placing surface. The retaining claw has, at the upper part, an upward slope sloping upward from the inner side toward the outer side and coming into contact with a side edge of the display when the display is rotated in a direction approaching the placing surface, and below the upward slope, a downward slope sloping downward from the inner side toward the outer side and pressing the device body against the placing surface.

Abstract: Disclosed is a speaker system that includes a first panel that is an outer plate of a vehicle door, a second panel that is disposed on a vehicle interior side of the vehicle door, a third panel that is disposed between the first panel and the second panel, a speaker unit that has a sound emitting surface for emitting a sound toward a vehicle interior, and spacers that are disposed between the speaker unit and the third panel.

Abstract: A recycling method is applied to a solar cell module which includes a cover glass, an electric cell layer, and a sealing material which closely adheres the cover glass and the electric cell layer. The recycling method includes heating an interface between the cover glass and the sealing material to a prescribed temperature range; and applying a force from a side surface of the solar cell module to the sealing material with the interface maintained at the prescribed temperature range, to peel off the sealing material and the electric cell layer from the interface thereof.

Abstract: An electric device capable of suppressing an influence of variation of a consumed current on a superimposed signal is provided. An electric device which transmits a superimposed signal obtained by superimposing a data signal on the operation signal according to a state of an operating element to the outside, includes a current consuming part configured to consume a current, and a current control part configured to control current consumption in a circuit including the current consuming part such that current variation of the superimposed signal following variation of the consumed current in the current consuming part is suppressed.

Abstract: An electrical device configured to transmit or receive a signal related to an operation element and transmit a data signal using a small number of wirings is realized. An electrical device includes a first terminal and a second terminal to which a pair of signal lines are connected, an operation element connected between the first terminal and the second terminal, and a transmission circuit configured to operate using a voltage between the first terminal and the second terminal as a power source. The second terminal transmits an output signal according to a state of the operation element to the outside, and the transmission circuit superimposes a data signal on the output signal and transmits the data signal from the second terminal to the outside.

Abstract: A power supply circuit in a PLC includes a first node that receives a DC voltage with a first level, a second node that outputs a voltage for driving a control unit, wiring connecting the first and second nodes, a first rectifier on the wiring having a forward direction from the first node to the second node, a charger for charging and discharging, a first converter that converts a discharging voltage from the charger into a DC voltage with a second level lower than the first level and outputs the voltage, and a second rectifier connected between an output of the first converter and the second node to have a forward direction from the first converter to the second node.