Abstract: According to one implementation, a drill includes the first cutting edges, the second cutting edges and a deflection reducer. The first cutting edges drill a prepared hole to a workpiece. The first cutting edges are formed in a tip side of the drill. The first point angle and each first relief angle of the first cutting edges continuously or intermittently decrease from the tip side toward a rear end side of the drill. The second cutting edges finish the prepared hole. The second cutting edges are formed at positions away in the rear end side from the first cutting edges. The second cutting edges have the second relief angles at a maximum diameter position. The deflection reducer reduces deflection of the second cutting edges. The deflection reducer is formed between the first cutting edges and the second cutting edges. The deflection reducer is inserted into the prepared hole.

Abstract: Provided is a layered body including glass and a polyamic acid heat-cured product that is readily releasable from an inorganic substrate after being heated at 250° C. A layered body including an inorganic substrate and a polyamic acid heat-cured product, the layered body being characterized by a weight average molecular weight of 30,000 or greater for the polyamic acid, and a peel strength of 0.3 N/cm or weaker between the polyamic acid heat-cured product layer and the inorganic substrate, after the layered body has been heated at 250° C.

Abstract: Provided is a bicycle rim pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) tape having good workability. The bicycle rim PSA tape is a pressure sensitive adhesive sheet used for sealing a spoke hole in a bicycle rim; includes a support substrate, and a PSA layer on one surface of the support substrate; has a peel strength of 2 N/20 mm or more, as attached onto an aluminum plate as an adherend for 10 seconds and then measured under conditions at a tensile rate of 300 mm/min and a peel angle of 180°, under a temperature condition of 0° C.; and has a shear adhesive strength of 200 N/400 mm2 or more, as measured with employing an aluminum plate as an adherend under a temperature condition of 0° C.

Abstract: A circuit includes a power supply circuit which supplies, to a system, system power required for the system out of DC power supplied from a power supply, and charges a battery with charging power as remaining power. When a cell voltage of the battery is a predetermined detection voltage or more and a charging current of the charging power becomes a predetermined detection current or less, the power supply circuit determines that a charged state of the battery is fully charged. The cell voltage at a time when it is determined that the charged state is fully charged based on the cell voltage obtained in a specific charging state to the battery is estimated as a second detection voltage. The predetermined detection voltage is updated from a predetermined first detection voltage to the second detection voltage.

Abstract: The electrophotographic photosensitive member includes a support and a photosensitive layer on the support, in which a surface layer of the electrophotographic photosensitive member contains a particle, the surface layer has a particle partially exposed from the surface layer among the particle contained in the surface layer, the particle has a volume average particle diameter of 50.0 nm or more and 350.0 nm or less; in a cross-section of the surface layer, the number of the particle partially exposed from the surface layer is 80% by number or more based on a total number of the particle contained in the surface layer; and a total volume of an exposed portion of the particle partially exposed from the surface layer is 30% by volume or more and 80% by volume or less based on an entire volume of the particle contained in the surface layer.

Abstract: Provided is an electrophotographic photosensitive member that achieves satisfactory transferability. An electrophotographic photosensitive member including a charge generating layer, a charge transporting layer, and a protection layer laminated on a support in the stated order, wherein the protection layer contains a binder resin and particles, and wherein when an average thickness of the protection layer in a site free of the particles is represented by T and a volume-average particle diameter of the particles is represented by Dm in a cross-section of the protection layer, the following formula (a) is satisfied.

Abstract: A spindle unit includes a spindle having a processing tool fitted to a distal end of the spindle; and a spindle housing having a thrust bearing and a radial bearing configured to support the spindle by air in a rotatable and noncontact manner, the thrust bearing including an air supply portion configured to supply air to a gap between an outer surface of the spindle, the outer surface being in a direction orthogonal to an axial direction of the spindle, and an inner surface of the spindle housing, and an adjusting unit capable of adjusting a distance of the gap in a direction perpendicular to the outer surface of the spindle.

Abstract: A structural member includes: a wall including a first side wall and a second side wall; a space surrounded by the wall; and a plurality of ribs provided in the space and coupling the first side wall and the second side wall, wherein the plurality of ribs include: a plurality of columnar first ribs which couple the first side wall and the second side wall, a plurality of columnar second ribs which couple the first side wall and the second side wall, a plurality of columnar third ribs which couple the first side wall and the second side wall, and a plurality of columnar fourth ribs which couple the first side wall and the second side wall, and a plurality of coupling portions each coupling the first rib, the second rib, the third rib, and the fourth rib are formed.

Abstract: A method for controlling a charging of a battery pack for a portable electronic device. The battery pack includes one or more cell blocks, each having a plurality of battery cells connected in parallel. The method includes the following steps. Determining, for each of the one or more cell blocks, a value of a first charging current flowing through a first battery cell that has the smallest capacity among the plurality of battery cells. Comparing, for each of the one or more cell blocks, the value of the first charging current with a first overcurrent value of the first battery cell to detect overcurrent in the first battery cell. Generating, in response to detecting the overcurrent in the first battery cell of any of the one or more cell blocks, a first overcurrent signal to reduce a total charging current of the battery pack.

Abstract: There is provided an electrophotographic photosensitive member having drum shape, the electrophotographic photosensitive member including a support and a photosensitive layer, wherein an outer surface of the electrophotographic photosensitive member has wrinkles, and when an observation region having square form with one side of 100 ?m is placed at an arbitrary position on the outer surface, a line that passes through a central point of the observation region and is parallel to a circumferential direction of the electrophotographic photosensitive member is defined as a first reference line L1, and 3,599 reference lines obtained by rotating the first reference line L1 at every 0.1° around the central point are defined as L2 to L3,600, respectively, each of L1 to L3,600 intersects with convex portions of the wrinkles at a plurality of locations and has at least two different intersection angles selected from the plurality of locations.

Abstract: According to one or more embodiments, the inkjet head includes an actuator and a driver. The actuator causes a pressure chamber to expand or contract. The driver applies an ejection pulse to the actuator to eject ink from the pressure chamber. The ejection pulse includes an expansion pulse having a width of 0.75 to 1.25 times a pressure propagation time of the pressure chamber, a rest period after the expansion pulse, and a contraction pulse after the rest period.

Abstract: A method of producing a nitride fluorescent material includes preparing a calcined product including a fluorescent material core, and a first film containing fluoride on a surface of the fluorescent material core, bringing the calcined product into contact with a solution containing a metal alkoxide containing an element M2 being at least one element selected from the group consisting of Si, Al, Ti, Zr, Sn, and Zn at a temperature equal to or lower than an ambient temperature and hydrolyzing and condensation-polymerizing the metal alkoxide to form a second film containing an oxide containing the element M2, and performing a heat-treatment at a temperature higher than 250° C. and equal to or lower than 500° C.

Abstract: A plate member joint structure formed in a tubular shape includes: a first plate member including a pair of flange portions and having a hat-shaped cross section; and a second plate member in contact with and joined to the pair of flange portions of the first plate member, wherein each of the pair of flange portions of the first plate member has a first surface in contact with the second plate member and a second surface opposite to the first surface, the second surface of each of the flange portions is integrally provided with a reinforcing portion protruding opposite to the second plate member, and the reinforcing portion has a closed cross-sectional space. The closed cross-sectional space has a closed cross section when viewed in a direction orthogonal to a longitudinal direction and a plate thickness direction of the flange portions.

Abstract: The electrophotographic photosensitive member includes a support and a photosensitive layer on the support, in which a surface layer of the electrophotographic photosensitive member contains a particle, the surface layer has a particle partially exposed from the surface layer among the particle contained in the surface layer, the particle has a volume average particle diameter of 50.0 nm or more and 350.0 nm or less; in a cross-section of the surface layer, the number of the particle partially exposed from the surface layer is 80% by number or more based on a total number of the particle contained in the surface layer; and a total volume of an exposed portion of the particle partially exposed from the surface layer is 30% by volume or more and 80% by volume or less based on an entire volume of the particle contained in the surface layer.

Abstract: Provided is an electrophotographic photosensitive member that achieves satisfactory transferability. An electrophotographic photosensitive member including a charge generating layer, a charge transporting layer, and a protection layer laminated on a support in the stated order, wherein the protection layer contains a binder resin and particles, and wherein when an average thickness of the protection layer in a site free of the particles is represented by T and a volume-average particle diameter of the particles is represented by Dm in a cross-section of the protection layer, the following formula (a) is satisfied.

Abstract: Provided is a method of producing a catalyst or adsorbent carrier and a catalyst or adsorbent carrier which can enhance a catalyst or adsorbent function, and prevent fall-off of catalyst particles or adsorbent particles. The surface of a metal base material made of aluminum or an aluminum alloy is subjected to an etching process using an etchant containing iron chloride and an oxide to convert the surface to an uneven and rough surface. The uneven and rough surface of the metal base material is subjected to an anodizing process to form a porous coating along the uneven and rough surface. A large number of catalyst or adsorbent particles are thus carried on the surface of the metal base material on which the porous coating is formed along the uneven and rough surface.

Abstract: To provide a digitally controlled LDO regulator that can control an output voltage even during an auto-zero processing period. A digitally controlled low dropout regulator is provided that includes a plurality of AD converters and an impedance variable circuit, each of the plurality of AD converters including a comparator, in which a first signal from each of the plurality of AD converters is input to the impedance variable circuit; a second signal output from the impedance variable circuit is input to one of two terminals of each of the plurality of AD converters; when one of the plurality of AD converters is in operation, another of the plurality of AD converters performs auto-zero processing to set a voltage value used as a reference; and the comparator compares a voltage value of the second signal input to the one of the two terminals with the set voltage value.

Abstract: In order to provide a photoelectric conversion element having higher photoelectric conversion efficiency, in a photoelectric conversion element having a first electrode, a second electrode, and a photoelectric conversion layer containing an organic-inorganic perovskite compound and disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, a particle layer including particles that mainly contain a phthalocyanine compound is arranged between the photoelectric conversion layer and the first electrode.

Abstract: A nitride phosphor having a composition containing Eu, Si, Al, N, and a group 2 element including at least one selected from the group consisting of Mg, Ca, Sr, and Ba. In the composition, a ratio of a total molar content of the group 2 element and Eu to a molar content of Al is 0.8 or more and 1.1 or less, a molar ratio of Eu is 0.002 or more and 0.08 or less, a molar ratio of Si is 0.8 or more and 1.2 or less, and a total molar ratio of Si and Al is 1.8 or more and 2.2 or less. The nitride phosphor has a first peak in a range of 17° 2? or more and 19° 2? or less and a second peak in a range of 34° 2? or more and 35.5° 2? or less in a CuK? powder X-ray diffraction pattern.

Abstract: Provided is a method of producing a catalyst or adsorbent carrier and a catalyst or adsorbent carrier which can enhance a catalyst or adsorbent function, and prevent fall-off of catalyst particles or adsorbent particles. The surface of a metal base material made of aluminum or an aluminum alloy is subjected to an etching process using an etchant containing iron chloride and an oxide to convert the surface to an uneven and rough surface. The uneven and rough surface of the metal base material is subjected to an anodizing process to form a porous coating along the uneven and rough surface. A large number of catalyst or adsorbent particles are thus carried on the surface of the metal base material on which the porous coating is formed along the uneven and rough surface.