Abstract: A stator structure includes a stator core, insulators, a coil, and shield plates. The stator core includes a plurality of teeth extending from a body part of the stator core in a radial direction thereof. The body part is formed in an annular shape. The insulators cover the teeth from both sides in an axial direction of the stator core. The coil is wound around each of the teeth with the insulators interposed therebetween. The coil covers cover the coil from both sides in the axial direction. Each of the coil covers is formed in an annular shape. The shield plates are attached to the stator core from both sides in the axial direction of the stator core with the respective coil covers interposed therebetween.

Abstract: A golf club head comprises a head main body 10, a weight member 20 and a fixing member 30. The head main body 10 is provided with a convex portion 19 protruding toward the outside of the head. The weight member 20 is provided with a through hole 22, and disposed outside the head main body so that the convex portion is positioned in the through hole. The fixing member 30 is welded to the head main body in a state in which the fixing member covers at least a part of the weight member from the outer side of the head. A securing portion 50 for fixing the weight member to the head main body is formed between the through hole and the convex portion.

Abstract: An iron-type golf club head 4 comprises: a head main body 10 including a face 2, a hosel 6, a sole 4 and a back portion 9 extending upward from the trailing edge Te of the sole; and a weight member 20 having a specific gravity larger than the head main body. The face 2 is provided with score lines 7 extending in the toe-heel direction of the head. The weight member 20 is disposed in the sole and extends in the toe-heel direction across a position in the toe-heel direction corresponding to the center position FC of the score lines. The weight member 20 includes a toe-side first portion 21 extending over the sole 4 and the back portion 9, and a heel-side second portion 22 extending within the sole 4.

Abstract: A substrate treatment apparatus includes: a substrate holding unit; a rotator for rotating the substrate holding unit; a first liquid nozzle for supplying a rinsing liquid; a second liquid nozzle for supplying a low surface tension liquid; a heater ; a lifting mechanism for relatively moving up and down the heater between a contact position allowing the heater to be brought into contact with the lower surface of the substrate and a separation position allowing the heater to be separated from the substrate; a gas nozzle provided in an upper surface of the heater to suck the substrate; a suction pump for sucking an atmosphere above the heater through the gas nozzle; a gas supply source for supplying an inert gas toward above the heater through the gas nozzle; and a controller for selectively performing suction of the atmosphere or supply of the inert gas, through the gas nozzle.

Abstract: A rotor in one embodiment includes an annular rotor main unit and a fitting portion that extends inward or outward one of an inner circumference and an outer circumference of the rotor main unit to be connected with a rotary shaft. The fitting portion is formed at a position at which a centerline of the fitting portion is offset in parallel with respect to a normal line that is associated with a tangent line of the one of the inner circumference and the outer circumference.

Abstract: A coin processing apparatus eliminates quickly and surely a coin congestion in the cases where (a) a Tawara state and/or a Keirin phenomenon of coins is/are generated on a conveying surface, (b) additional coins are overlapped or stacked on existing coins having a Tawara state or a Keirin phenomenon, and (c) additional coins are placed on the conveying surface on the upstream side of the existing coins. A conveying belt has a protrusion on its conveying surface. A reversing roller is provided opposite to the conveying surface. Screw-like members with spiral projections on their outer surfaces are respectively provided at two sides of the conveying surface. Coins placed on the conveying surface in their standing state are moved backward due to engagement with the screw-like members to topple down naturally toward the conveying surface during conveyance and then, moved forward due to engagement with the protrusion.

Abstract: An object information acquiring apparatus, includes: an irradiator irradiating an object with light; a probe having a plurality of transducers which receive an acoustic wave generated from the object irradiated with the light and output a reception signal; and a controller using the reception signal to acquire property information on the interior of the object, and the probe has a plurality of apertures and a surface on which the plurality of transducers are arranged has a spherical surface shape.

Abstract: A subject information obtaining apparatus and a subject information obtaining method are provided with which a resolution of a photoacoustic image can be improved even when an absorber arranged at a particular position with respect to a detector for photoacoustic waves is used. The subject information obtaining apparatus is configured to obtain an optical characteristic value distribution of a subject by using photoacoustic waves. A signal processing apparatus constituting this subject information obtaining apparatus executes generating a correction table on the basis of a variation quantity of a signal intensity related to a signal from an ultrasonic wave detector and processing a signal from a photoacoustic wave detector by using a value of the correction table.

Abstract: A substrate processing method includes a substrate holding step that a substrate is held by a substrate holding unit that holds the substrate horizontally, a sealing step of sealing an internal space of a chamber in a state where the substrate holding unit that holds the substrate is housed in the internal space of the chamber, a liquid film forming step of forming a liquid film of processing liquid, which processes an upper surface of the substrate, by supplying the processing liquid to the upper surface of the substrate which is held horizontally, a pressurizing step of pressurizing the internal space until a pressure of the internal space reaches a first pressure which is higher than an atmospheric pressure, by supplying a gas to the internal space, a heating step of heating the substrate such that a vapor layer of processing liquid is formed between the liquid film and the substrate in a state where the pressure of the internal space reaches the first pressure, and a liquid film excluding step of excludin

Abstract: A photoacoustic apparatus disclosed in the present specification includes: an acoustic wave transmission unit configured to transmit a transmission acoustic wave to a specific area; a control unit configured to control a transmission waveform of the transmission acoustic wave transmitted from the acoustic wave transmission unit; a light source configured to generate light emitted to an area including the specific area when the acoustic wave reaches the specific area; an acoustic wave reception unit configured to receive the acoustic wave and to output a time-series received signal; and a signal processing unit configured to acquire optical property information based on the time-series received signal, wherein the control unit controls the transmission waveform in such a manner that amplitude of a photoacoustic wave generated in the specific area is reduced by the transmission acoustic wave transmitted from the acoustic wave transmission unit.

Abstract: To provide a controller for reducing a burden to be imposed on an operator in applying force with a finger during operation on a machine tool or a robot, and for associating an operation history with identification information about the operator. A controller for a robot or a machine tool comprises a fingerprint detection unit and a control unit. The control unit comprises: a key information receiving part that receives input key information; a key information transmission part that transmits the input key information linked in advance with the fingerprint detection unit to the key information receiving part if an operator makes a finger touch the fingerprint detection unit; and an individual identification information specification part that specifies identification information about the operator based on fingerprint information about the finger having touched the fingerprint detection unit.

Abstract: The present invention provides a display control apparatus that causes a display unit to display an image of photoacoustic image data corresponding to volume data derived from a photoacoustic wave generated by light irradiation of an object. The display control apparatus includes a first unit configured to obtain positional information of a surface of the object, and a second unit configured to cause the display unit to display the image of the photoacoustic image data on a surface having a shape as the surface-shape of the object or a similar shape as the surface-shape of the object on the basis of the positional information of the surface of the object.

Abstract: Provided is a golf club head capable of realizing a lower center of gravity without a weight member protruding from a sole portion. The golf club head according to the present invention includes a crown portion, a face portion, and a sole portion having at least one recessed portion. The recessed portion is configured to house the weight member such that the weight member does not protrude externally. The sole portion is provided with a raised portion including the recessed portion and protruding downward, and to be at least partially placed on a placement surface in a reference state. A center of the recessed portion is arranged further to a back side in a face-back direction and to a heel side in a toe-heel direction than a center of gravity of the head.

Abstract: Processing a capillary distal end into acute-angle, an electrophoretic liquid passing hole through which electrophoretic liquid pass is opened in a flexible insulating plate. An electrodialysis-membrane is bonded covering the electrophoretic liquid passing hole; the capillary is securely bonded to the insulating plate portion with no gap therebetween, the portion excluding electrophoretic liquid passing hole on the electrodialysis top-membrane. A crack forms at the capillary portion at the electrophoretic liquid passing hole, with the capillary entirely secured to the insulating plate except portion at the electrophoretic liquid passing hole. The capillary is securely bonded to the insulating plate; reservoir stores electrophoretic liquid on the insulating plate-side to which the capillary is unsecured. An electrode insertion hole into which an electrode is inserted opened in the reservoir upper portion; the electrode is securely inserted into the electrode insertion hole.

Abstract: A slurry for forming an insulating layer of the present invention includes heat-resistant insulating fine particles, a thickening agent, and a dispersion medium. The insulating fine particles are dispersed in the dispersion medium. The slurry for forming an insulating layer has a viscosity of 5 to 500 mPa·s. The proportion of particles with a particle size of 1 ?m or less in the insulating fine particles is 30 vol % or more and the proportion of particles with a particles size of 3 ?m or more in the insulating fine particles is 10 vol % or less. An electrochemical device of the present invention includes a separator for an electrochemical device of the present invention that is produced using the slurry for forming an electrochemical device of the present invention.

Abstract: A stator structure according to an embodiment includes a stator core having a plurality of teeth; insulators configured to cover the teeth; a coil wound around each of the teeth with the insulators interposed therebetween; and first and second coil covers configured to cover the coil, each of the first and second coil covers being formed in an annular shape. The insulators have respective flange parts configured to cover respective distal end portions of the teeth. Each of the first and second coil covers has a first peripheral wall. The first peripheral wall of the first coil cover and the flange part located on one side of the insulator are arranged to face each other with a space therebetween. The first peripheral wall of the second coil cover and the flange part located on the other side of the insulator are arranged to face each other with a space therebetween.

Abstract: A substrate processing method includes a substrate holding step of horizontally holding a substrate, a substrate rotating step of rotating the substrate held horizontally around a rotational axis along a vertical direction, a liquid-film forming step of forming a liquid film of a first organic solvent that is used to process an upper surface of the substrate on the upper surface of the substrate by supplying the first organic solvent to the upper surface of the substrate held horizontally, a vapor supplying step of supplying a vapor of a second organic solvent to a space between a facing surface of a heater unit that has the facing surface facing a lower surface of the substrate held horizontally and the lower surface of the substrate, a substrate heating step of heating the substrate being in a rotational state by means of the vapor of the second organic solvent in parallel with the substrate rotating step and the liquid-film forming step, and a substrate drying step of, after the substrate heating step, exc

Abstract: In an focus control apparatus, a focus detection unit detects a defocus value, a control unit controls focus position adjustment, a first acquisition unit acquires reliability of the defocus value, a storage unit stores images captured by an image sensor at an in-focus position based on the defocus value and other focus positions and the defocus value detected for each image, in association with each image, and a second acquisition unit acquires a first correction value to be used for correcting the focus position adjustment based on the defocus values of unselected images in a case where the reliability of the defocus value corresponding to a selected image is lower than a first threshold, wherein The control unit adjusts the focus position using the first correction value.

Abstract: A focus detection apparatus comprises: a focus detection unit configured to detect a focus state; an obtaining unit configured to obtain a correction value to be used in correction of the focus state detected by the focus detection unit; and a storage unit configured to store a correction value. In a case where a difference between the correction value stored in the storage unit and the correction value obtained by the obtaining unit is smaller than a threshold value, the correction value stored in the storage unit is not updated.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a single-chain circular RNA having a sustained or slow-releasing RNA interference effect, characterized in that the single-chain circular RNA comprises a sense strand sequence, an antisense strand sequence complementary to the sense strand sequence, identical or different two loop sequences between the sense strand and the antisense strand, connecting both strands, wherein the sense strand and the antisense strand are paired to form a stem.