Abstract: Provided is a method comprises: continuously forming an elongated, glass film having marginal portions from molten glass into a given shape having two marginal portions, in width-directional opposite edge regions thereof, wherein the glass film having marginal portions has the marginal portions, and an effective portion formed in a width-directional central region of the glass film having marginal portions; annealing the glass film having marginal portions; continuously forming resin tapes on the glass film having marginal portions at positions adjacent to and away by a given distance from the respective marginal portions, to extend in a length direction of the glass film having marginal portions; and continuously removing each of the marginal portions from the glass film having marginal portions, along a position between the marginal portion and a corresponding one of the resin tapes, or at a given width-directional position within the corresponding resin tape.

Abstract: A display device includes a traveling state recognition unit configured to recognize a traveling state of a vehicle, an intervening driving manipulation recognition unit configured to recognize intervention in a driving manipulation by a driver of the vehicle during autonomous driving control, a trajectory acquisition unit configured to acquire a trajectory of the autonomous driving control, a first calculation unit configured to calculate a first path of the vehicle if an amount of intervention in the driving manipulation is maintained, a second calculation unit configured to calculate a second path of the vehicle due to the autonomous driving control based on the trajectory; and a display control unit configured to cause a first pointer showing the first path and a second pointer showing the second path to be displayed on an in-vehicle display when the intervention in the driving manipulation during the autonomous driving control is recognized.

Abstract: A process unit includes a drum frame supporting a photoconductor drum and a development frame supporting a development roller. The development cartridge is swingably supported by the drum frame at a coupling joint provided at a first side of the development frame and a support portion provided at a second side of the development frame. A center of rotation of the development roller is located in a position shifted from a line segment connecting a center of rotation of the coupling joint and a center of rotation of the photoconductor drum to an upstream side with respect to a direction of rotation of the coupling joint as viewed in an axial direction of the development roller, such that the development roller is pressed against the photoconductor drum by the action of the rotatory force received by the coupling joint.

Abstract: A developing cartridge may include a housing configured to hold toner. The cartridge may further include a developing roller including a developing roller shaft, a supply roller including a supply roller shaft, a developing electrode and a supply electrode. The developing electrode and supply electrode may be configured to guide an electrical contact of an image forming apparatus in one or more directions. In some examples, the developing electrode and supply electrode may have angled surfaces that extend toward one another.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a glass film includes a forming step of forming a band-shaped glass film by pulling down a glass ribbon flowing down from a forming trough while sandwiching the glass ribbon from both front and back sides through use of roller pairs and a conveyance direction changing step of changing a conveyance direction of the glass film from the vertical direction to the horizontal direction by conveying the glass film along a conveyance path having an arc shape while supporting the glass film from a back surface side with a roller conveyor so that a front surface of the glass film after having passed through the conveyance path faces upward. A first roller to be brought into abutment against the glass film from the front surface side is arranged between a roller pair arranged in a lowermost stage and the roller conveyor.

Abstract: A developing cartridge may include a housing configured to hold toner. The cartridge may further include a developing roller including a developing roller shaft, a supply roller including a supply roller shaft, a developing electrode and a supply electrode. The developing electrode and supply electrode may be configured to guide an electrical contact of an image forming apparatus in one or more directions. In some examples, the developing electrode and supply electrode may have angled surfaces that extend toward one another.

Abstract: Provided is a method of manufacturing a glass film, including: a forming step of forming a band-shaped glass film (1); a conveyance direction changing step of changing a conveyance direction of the band-shaped glass film (1) from a vertically downward direction to a horizontal direction by conveying the band-shaped glass film (1) along a curved conveyance path (R1); and a horizontal conveyance step of conveying the band-shaped glass film (1) in the horizontal direction along a horizontal conveyance path (R2), wherein, when some sections of the band-shaped glass film (1) are to be discarded, the method involves: a separating step of separating a discard glass part (1x) from the band-shaped glass film (1) on the horizontal conveyance path (R2); and a discarding step of discarding the separated discard glass part (1x) by causing the discard glass part (1x) to leave the horizontal conveyance path (R2) downward.

Abstract: A manufacturing method for a band-shaped glass film (GF) includes use of: a plurality of rollers (10) configured to change a direction of the falling band-shaped glass film (GF) to a horizontal direction; and a first horizontal-conveyance unit (4) configured to convey the band-shaped glass film (GF) in the horizontal direction after the changing of the direction of the band-shaped glass film (GF). After a lower end of the band-shaped glass film (GF) passes through a position between the plurality of rollers (10) being at a retreated position (P2) and the first horizontal-conveyance unit (4), the plurality of rollers (10) are moved from the retreated position (P2) to a regular position (P1) to apply a pressing force to the band-shaped glass film (GF), to thereby cut the band-shaped glass film (GF) along a width direction by bend-breaking.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a wireless communication device includes: controlling circuitry configured to determine parameter information on a backoff time of carrier sensing performed according to CSMA/CA (carrier sense multiple access/collision avoidance) on basis of a number of other wireless communication devices which have established connections with the wireless communication device; and a transmitter configured to transmit a first frame which instructs to transmit a response frame according to the parameter information.

Abstract: Provided is method of producing a glass roll, the method including: a conveying step of conveying a glass film (G) along a longitudinal direction thereof; a cutting step of irradiating the glass film (G) with a laser beam (L) from a laser irradiation apparatus (19) while conveying the glass film (G) by the conveying step, to thereby separate the glass film (G) into a non-product portion (Gc) and a product portion (Gd); and a take-up step of taking up the product portion (Gd) into a roll shape, to thereby form a glass roll (R). The cutting step includes winding a thread-like peeled material (Ge) generated from an end portion of the product portion (Gd) in a width direction around a rod-shaped collecting member (20a), to thereby collect the thread-like peeled material (Ge).

Abstract: A system for presenting information to an occupant of a vehicle mounted with an autonomous driving system, includes: a display unit configured to display the information; a display control unit configured to cause the display unit to display information in any one of display modes among a setting status display mode in which setting information is displayed, an operation status display mode in which travel information is displayed, and a recognition status display mode in which recognition result information of the autonomous driving system is displayed; and an acquisition unit configured to acquire an occupant's display mode switching instruction for switching the display mode, wherein the display control unit configured to switch the display mode of the display unit when the acquisition unit acquires the occupant's display mode switching instruction.

Abstract: A clutch friction material includes a base material containing a rubber material and a thermosetting resin. The clutch friction material also includes an intermediate layer disposed on the base material. The intermediate layer includes either a glassy carbon structure or a graphite structure formed as a result of thermal curing of the thermosetting resin contained in the base material. In addition, the clutch friction material includes an outermost surface layer disposed on the intermediate layer. The outermost surface layer contains a pyrolysate produced as a result of pyrolysis of rubber and resin components contained in the base material.

Abstract: Provided is a laminate (1) obtained by integrally laminating glass sheets (4) on both surfaces of a resin sheet (2). The glass sheets (4) have a thickness of 300 ?m or less and end surfaces (4a) of the glass sheets (4) are chamfered.

Abstract: Provided is a saddled-vehicle cowl structure capable of effectively supplying outside air to a power unit. A saddled-vehicle cowl structure includes a main seat on which an occupant is seated, a side cowl that covers a side lower part of the main seat, an air cleaner box provided below the main seat and connected to a power unit, and an air intake duct for supplying outdoor air to the air cleaner box. The side cowl includes an inner side cowl and an outer side cowl disposed on a vehicle width direction outer side of the inner side cowl. An air intake port for supplying traveling wind to the air intake duct is provided near a front end portion of the inner side cowl. The air intake port is covered by the outer side cowl from an outer side.

Abstract: A developing cartridge may include a housing configured to hold toner. The cartridge may further include a developing roller including a developing roller shaft, a supply roller including a supply roller shaft, a developing electrode and a supply electrode. The developing electrode and supply electrode may be configured to guide an electrical contact of an image forming apparatus in one or more directions. In some examples, the developing electrode and supply electrode may have angled surfaces that extend toward one another.

Abstract: A towing vehicle includes a vehicle body, a coupling device, a floor board, and a step. The coupling device is disposed at a rear portion of the vehicle body to connect a towing object to the vehicle body. The floor board is disposed in the vehicle body. The step is disposed in the vehicle body at a position lower than the floor board to form a level difference between the step and the floor board. The step includes an upper surface and a plurality of sides that bounds the upper surface. The plurality of sides includes at a rear portion of the upper surface a rear side that extends rearward and outward from the floor board. The vehicle body includes a rear surface that extends upward from the rear side.

Abstract: A disposable diaper has an absorber including. The absorber includes a first region including a center of the absorber, a pair of second regions between the first folding lines and the second folding lines inward of the first folding lines, and a pair of third regions outward of the second folding lines and on the skin contact surface side of the second regions. Outer side edges of the third regions are outward of the first folding lines. The absorbent article includes a first bonded portion in which the first and second regions are bonded, a third bonded portion in which the third regions are bonded with the non-skin surface sheet, and a third non-bonded portion inward of the third bonded portion and outward of the first folding lines. The third non-bonded portion are across the center of the absorbent article in the crotch region.

Abstract: A signal detection device according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a memory and processing circuitry. The memory is configured to store a program. The processing circuitry is for executing the program and is configured to calculate a first signal level indicative of a signal level of a digital complex signal; calculate a first variation indicative of a temporal variation of the first signal level; calculate a statistic in a predetermined first time period on the basis of the first variation within the first time period; and determine, on the basis of the statistic in the first time period, whether or not an interference source signal indicative of a signal of a radio wave coming from an interference source is included in the digital complex signals within the first time period.

Abstract: Provided is a glass film ribbon manufacturing device (1), including: a transverse conveyance unit (4), which is configured to convey a glass film ribbon (G) in a transverse direction; and a cleaving unit (5), which is arranged on a conveyance path of the transverse conveyance unit (4), and is configured to cleave the glass film ribbon (G) along a preset cleaving line extending in a longitudinal direction, the transverse conveyance unit (4) including a wrinkle-smoothing unit (14) configured to smooth a wrinkle generated in the glass film ribbon (G) before the glass film ribbon (G) is cleaved by the cleaving unit (5).

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a glass roll, includes: a forming step (S1) of forming, while conveying a glass film, the glass film by a downdraw method; a temporary rolling step (S3) of rolling the glass film while superposing a protective film on the glass film at a downstream end of a path of the conveying in the forming step (S1), to thereby manufacture a source glass roll; and a main rolling step (S4) of unrolling, while conveying the glass film to a downstream side, the glass film from the source glass roll, and then rerolling the glass film while superposing a protective film on the glass film at a downstream end of a path of the conveying, to thereby manufacture a glass roll. Higher tension in a rolling direction is applied to the glass film in the main rolling step (S4) than in the temporary rolling step (S3).