Abstract: A vehicle seat includes a seat back and a cushion seat. The cushion seat includes a seat frame, a cushion pad portion above the seat frame, a first submarining suppression portion below the cushion pad portion, and a second submarining suppression portion below the cushion pad portion, the second submarining suppression portion arranged on a side of the first submarining suppression portion closer to the seat back.

Abstract: A measuring device determines the outer circumferential length of a rod-like item at its wind-up section. The wind-up section includes a roll paper supply part that provides continuous roll paper to a constituent part of the rod-like item and a wind-up part that wraps the constituent part with the supplied roll paper to form the rod-like item. The roll paper supply part consists of a first measuring part that assesses the paper width in the width direction crossing the roll paper's longitudinal direction, a second measuring part that measures the overlap width of the part overlapped by the roll paper around the rod-like item, and a calculating part that computes the outer circumferential length based on the differential width obtained by subtracting the overlap width from the paper width.

Abstract: This measurement device calculates the outer circumferential length of a rod-shaped article in a transportation section using a camera and an image processing unit. The camera captures the end surface of the rod-shaped article, and the image processing unit processes the image to determine the length. The unit identifies the outer circumferential edge in the image, constructs an imaginary circle based on this edge, and draws straight lines through the circle's center. It identifies intersections where the lines meet the edge, measures distances between adjacent intersections, and sums these distances along the full circumference to calculate the outer circumferential length.

Abstract: A connection bar mounting structure includes: link members, each including a first hole part in a middle part; vehicle members, each configured to rotatably support each link member at a first fixation part of each link member; side frames, each configured to rotatably support each link member at a second fixation part of each link member opposite to the first fixation part across the first hole part; and a connection bar, each end thereof fixed to the first hole part of each link member. Each link member has a first bending rigidity reduced section between the middle part and the first fixation part and a second bending rigidity reduced section between the middle part and the second fixation part, the first and second bending rigidity reduced sections having bending rigidity smaller than those of the middle part, the first fixation part, and the second fixation part.

Abstract: A measuring device is provided for determining the outer circumference length of a rod-shaped article in a conveyance section. The device includes a camera that captures an image of the article's end surface and an image processing unit that processes the image to calculate the circumference. The unit identifies the outer edge of the end surface, generates a virtual circle based on the edge, and draws n straight lines through the circle's center. It identifies intersection points where each line intersects the outer edge and measures distances (d1, d2, . . . , dn) between intersections along each line. The virtual diameter is obtained by averaging these distances, and the outer circumference length is calculated by multiplying the virtual diameter by ?.

Abstract: A sealing device is provided to achieve sealing between an outer-periphery-side member and an inner-periphery-side member that are able to relatively rotate, and includes: an outer seal member to be attached to the outer-periphery-side member; and an inner seal member to be attached to the inner-periphery-side member. The outer seal member includes an annular member that includes an inner tubular portion extending along an axis direction and a seal lip portion that slide-contacts the inner seal member on a side closer to an internal space than the annular member. The inner seal member includes an inner contact portion that includes a plurality of protrusions and slide-contacts the inner tubular portion. A length of a region of the inner contact portion where the plurality of protrusions are formed is longer than a minimum interval between facing portions of the outer seal member and the inner seal member.

Abstract: A headlight control device includes a saliency map generating unit to generate a saliency map indicating a gaze region that is a region easily gazed by a driver of a vehicle on the basis of an imaging signal indicating ahead of the vehicle, a scene determining unit to determine a scene that is a situation in which the vehicle is traveling on the basis of the saliency map generated by the saliency map generating unit, and a light distribution control determining unit to determine a light distribution pattern of the headlight on the basis of the scene determined by the scene determining unit, and output a light distribution control signal for controlling the headlight to emit light in the determined light distribution pattern.

Abstract: A sealing device that is adapted to be disposed between a reciprocating shaft and an inner peripheral surface of a shaft hole in which the reciprocating shaft is disposed, and that separates an oil side from an atmosphere side, includes an annular oil seal made of a resin, an oil-side rigid ring made of a metal, an elastomeric annular dust seal, and an atmospheric-side rigid ring made of a metal. The oil seal has an oil lip adapted to be in slidable contact with the reciprocating shaft and is formed of a resin having a glass transition temperature of 80 degrees Celsius or higher. The oil-side rigid ring is disposed around the oil seal and supports the oil seal. The dust seal is disposed on the atmosphere side of the oil seal and has a dust lip adapted to be in slidable contact with the reciprocating shaft.

Abstract: A sealing device that is adapted to be disposed between a reciprocating shaft and an inner peripheral surface of a shaft hole in which the reciprocating shaft is disposed, and that separates an oil side from an atmosphere side, includes an annular oil seal made of a resin, an oil-side rigid ring made of a metal, an elastomeric annular dust seal, and an atmospheric-side rigid ring made of a metal. The oil seal has an oil lip adapted to be in slidable contact with the reciprocating shaft and is formed of a resin having a glass transition temperature of 80 degrees Celsius or higher. The oil-side rigid ring is disposed around the oil seal and supports the oil seal. The dust seal is disposed on the atmosphere side of the oil seal and has a dust lip adapted to be in slidable contact with the reciprocating shaft.

Abstract: [Problem] To provide a method for manufacturing a sealing device having high pressure-resistance and high durability.

Abstract: A valve stem seal with significantly improved sealing performance while improving workability when fitting the valve stem seal to a valve stem guide. An inner peripheral surface of a fitting section 20B is provided with a plurality of annular seal protrusions which respectively include first inclined surfaces 25a and 26a each having a diameter that increases from a radially inward tip toward a seal section 20A side, and second inclined surfaces 25b and 26b each having a diameter that increases from a radially inward tip toward a side opposite to the seal section 20A. The first seal protrusion 25 which is closest to the seal section 20A is configured so that an inclination of the second inclined surface 25b is smaller than that of the first inclined surface 25a, and the second seal protrusion 26 which is farthest from the seal section 20A is configured so that an inclination of the first inclined surface 26a is smaller than that of the second inclined surface 26b.

Abstract: A flange portion in an annular shape extending toward the axis is formed at an end portion of a reinforcement ring on the cam side, and the flange portion is positioned between a seal lip and a back pressure lip of an elastic body part in the axis direction. An interval in the axis direction between an inner-periphery end portion of the flange portion and a root portion of the back pressure lip in the elastic body part is larger than an interval in the axis direction between the root portion of the back pressure lip and a tip end portion of the back pressure lip, and the outline of a cylinder-side corner portion of the inner-periphery end portion of the flange portion on the cylinder side is a curved line in a cross section.

Abstract: Provided is a graft material capable of securing a sufficient space for regenerated tissue in the implantation site, and thereby promoting the regeneration of a blood vessel. Specifically, the present invention provides a revascularization graft material including an outer tube and an inner tube each being formed by knitting twisted yarns of biodegradable single yarns into a hollow tubular structure, wherein there is provided, in the lumen of the outer tube, at least one inner tube having an outer diameter smaller than the lumen diameter of the outer tube. The inner tube functions as a core material for the outer tube, and accordingly the revascularization graft material is excellent in kinking resistance, and the occlusion of the lumen hardly occurs.

Abstract: [Problem] To provide a method for manufacturing a sealing device having high pressure-resistance and high durability.

Abstract: A valve stem seal with significantly improved sealing performance while improving workability when fitting the valve stem seal to a valve stem guide. An inner peripheral surface of a fitting section 20B is provided with a plurality of annular seal protrusions which respectively include first inclined surfaces 25a and 26a each having a diameter that increases from a radially inward tip toward a seal section 20A side, and second inclined surfaces 25b and 26b each having a diameter that increases from a radially inward tip toward a side opposite to the seal section 20A. The first seal protrusion 25 which is closest to the seal section 20A is configured so that an inclination of the second inclined surface 25b is smaller than that of the first inclined surface 25a, and the second seal protrusion 26 which is farthest from the seal section 20A is configured so that an inclination of the first inclined surface 26a is smaller than that of the second inclined surface 26b.

Abstract: A workpiece cutting method is provided. The workpiece cutting method includes an attaching step of attaching an adhesive tape to the front side or back side of a workpiece, an applying step of applying a liquid resin to the front side or back side of a support member, a pressing step of superimposing the workpiece on the support member in the condition where the liquid resin and the adhesive tape come into contact with each other, and then pressing the workpiece or the support member, a fixing step of curing the liquid resin to thereby fix the workpiece to the support member, and a cutting step of cutting the workpiece fixed to the support member by using a cutting blade.

Abstract: Provided is a graft material capable of securing a sufficient space for regenerated tissue in the implantation site, and thereby promoting the regeneration of a blood vessel. Specifically, the present invention provides a revascularization graft material including an outer tube and an inner tube each being formed by knitting twisted yarns of biodegradable single yarns into a hollow tubular structure, wherein there is provided, in the lumen of the outer tube, at least one inner tube having an outer diameter smaller than the lumen diameter of the outer tube. The inner tube functions as a core material for the outer tube, and accordingly the revascularization graft material is excellent in kinking resistance, and the occlusion of the lumen hardly occurs.

Abstract: A method for rendering tissue transparent, comprising a procedure of immersing the tissue in a water-soluble solvent comprising 2,2?-thiodiethanol and at least one of glycerol and a nonionic organoiodine compound is provided as a technique capable of sufficiently rendering various organs transparent without causing their changes by a simple operation without using any poisonous or dangerous organic solvent. In the method for rendering tissue transparent, a mixed solvent of 2,2?-thiodiethanol, glycerol, and a nonionic organoiodine compound aqueous solution is preferably used as the water-soluble solvent.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a light source device comprises an arc tube having a first sealing portion extending from a light emission portion. A reflection mirror is attached to neighbor the first sealing portion and has a concave reflection surface. A container accommodates the arc tube and the reflection mirror. A branch portion has a first opening which branches a part of a cooling air flowing within the container to guide the cooling air to the arc tube. First and second duct portions are each connected to the branch portion. The first and second duct portions extend along a center axis of a light reflected by the reflection mirror such that the air flows in a direction opposite to a traveling direction of the light reflected by the reflection surface. A guiding member directs the air toward the first or second duct portion by moving by its own weight.