Abstract: A drive device including a motor case, a first case, and a second case is provided. The motor case is configured to house a motor. The first case is configured to house a gear unit that is mechanically connected with the motor. The second case is configured to house an electric power conversion unit that is electrically connected with the motor. The first case and the second case are fastened to the motor case by a plurality of fastening members. The plurality of fastening members includes at least one common fastening member that concurrently fastens the first case and the second case to the motor case.

Abstract: A non-combustion flavor inhaler comprises: an accommodation part that accommodates a flavor stick; a first sensor that performs detection at least at the position at which a first rod part of the flavor stick is located when the flavor stick is accommodated in the accommodation part in a prescribed state where the first rod part is located on the front end side and a second rod part thereof is located on the rear end side of the first rod part; a second sensor that performs detection at least at a position at which the second rod part is located when the flavor stick is accommodated in the accommodation part in the prescribed state; and a control part that determines whether the flavor stick is inserted in the prescribed state on the basis of a value detected by the first sensor and a value detected by the second sensor.

Abstract: A non-combustion-type flavor inhaler comprises: an accommodation part in which a flavor stick equipped with a flavor rod and a mouthpiece is accommodated in such a manner as to be capable of being inserted therein and extracted therefrom; first capacitance sensors which, when the flavor stick has been accommodated in the accommodation part, detect the capacitance of a place where at least the flavor rod is situated; second capacitance sensors which, when the flavor stick has been accommodated in the accommodation part, detect the capacitance of a place where at least the mouthpiece is situated; and a control unit which performs control on the operating state of the non-combustion-type flavor inhaler on the basis of the detection value provided by the first capacitance sensors and the detection value provided by the second capacitance sensors.

Abstract: A non-combustion flavor inhaler comprises: an accommodation part that accommodates a flavor stick such that the flavor stick can be inserted into and ejected from the accommodation part, the flavor stick having a flavor rod portion and a mouthpiece portion; a heating part that heats the flavor stick; a control part that controls electrical power supplied to the heating part to control heating by the heating part; and electrostatic capacitance sensors that detect electrostatic capacitance changing according to the condition of the flavor stick accommodated in the accommodation part. The control part controls the electrical power supplied to the heating part on the basis of a first detected value detected by the electrostatic capacitance sensors at first timing after insertion of the flavor stick and second detected value detected at second timing after the first timing.

Abstract: An inhaler includes an atomizing unit including a piezoelectric element substrate having a first IDT including a pair of interlocking comb-shaped electrodes. The atomizing unit is configured to atomize liquid by a surface acoustic wave generated by applying a high-frequency voltage to the pair of interlocking comb-shaped electrodes, and a controller is configured to monitor a resonant frequency of the pair of interlocking comb-shaped electrodes and apply a voltage to the pair of interlocking comb-shaped electrodes at a frequency determined based on the monitored resonant frequency.

Abstract: A controller for controlling an atomizing unit, wherein the atomizing unit includes a piezoelectric element substrate including an IDT including a pair of interlocking comb-shaped metallic electrodes, and a liquid supplier configured to supply liquid, which is to be atomized, to the piezoelectric element substrate; wherein the piezoelectric element substrate is configured to atomize the liquid by use of a surface acoustic wave generated by applying a high-frequency voltage to the pair of interlocking comb-shaped metallic electrodes; and the controller is configured to periodically change amplitude and/or a frequency of the high-frequency voltage applied to the pair of interlocking comb-shaped metallic electrodes.

Abstract: Provided is a flavor inhalation instrument or the like that is controlled on the basis of motion of said flavor inhalation instrument or the like. A device, which is a flavor inhalation instrument or an aerosol generation device, comprises: a vibrator, a sensor which is configured to detect the motion of the device; a conversion unit which is configured to convert input data representing the detected motion into vibration data for vibrating the vibrator; and a control unit which is configured to vibrate the vibrator on the basis of the vibration data.

Abstract: A inhaler includes a piezoelectric element substrate having an IDT constructed by use of a pair of interlocking comb-shaped metallic electrodes, a liquid supplier for supplying liquid, which is to be atomized, to a front surface of the piezoelectric element substrate on which the pair of interlocking comb-shaped metallic electrodes is positioned, a sensor, which includes at least a pair of detection parts which are opposite to each other, for detecting liquid supplied to the front surface of the piezoelectric element substrate, and a controller for controlling, based on result of detection by the sensor, the liquid supplier in such a manner that the liquid supplier supplies a certain quantity of the liquid to the front surface of the piezoelectric element substrate.

Abstract: A cardiopulmonary resuscitation assisting apparatus including: an acceleration sensor (13); a magnetic sensor (19); a first calculation section (233A) which obtains a relational expression (N) between a compression depth Da and the coil-to-coil distance AD; a determination section (234) which differentiates the relational expression (N) with respect to an output value of the magnetic sensor (19) and compares a resulting differentiated value of the relational expression (N) with a predetermined threshold to thereby determine whether notification for assistance of cardiopulmonary resuscitation is necessary or not; and a voice generating section (25) which performs the notification for assistance of cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

Abstract: An inhaler includes a first liquid storage unit; a second liquid storage unit; an atomizing unit which includes a piezoelectric element substrate having an IDT constructed by use of a pair of interlocking comb-shaped metallic electrodes and is constructed to atomize liquid by a surface acoustic wave generated by applying a high-frequency voltage to the pair of interlocking comb-shaped metallic electrodes; and a mouthpiece for guiding aerosol which is generated by atomizing the liquid in the atomizing unit. The atomizing unit is constructed to atomize first liquid supplied from the first liquid storage unit and second liquid supplied from the second liquid storage unit, respectively.

Abstract: A controller for controlling an atomizing unit, wherein the atomizing unit includes a piezoelectric element substrate including an IDT including a pair of interlocking comb-shaped metallic electrodes, and a liquid supplier configured to supply liquid, which is to be atomized, to the piezoelectric element substrate; wherein the piezoelectric element substrate is configured to atomize the liquid by use of a surface acoustic wave generated by applying a high-frequency voltage to the pair of interlocking comb-shaped metallic electrodes; and the controller is configured to periodically change amplitude and/or a frequency of the high-frequency voltage applied to the pair of interlocking comb-shaped metallic electrodes.

Abstract: A inhaler includes a piezoelectric element substrate having an IDT constructed by use of a pair of interlocking comb-shaped metallic electrodes, a liquid supplier for supplying liquid, which is to be atomized, to a front surface of the piezoelectric element substrate on which the pair of interlocking comb-shaped metallic electrodes is positioned, a sensor, which includes at least a pair of detection parts which are opposite to each other, for detecting liquid supplied to the front surface of the piezoelectric element substrate, and a controller for controlling, based on result of detection by the sensor, the liquid supplier in such a manner that the liquid supplier supplies a certain quantity of the liquid to the front surface of the piezoelectric element substrate.

Abstract: An inhaler includes an atomizing unit including a piezoelectric element substrate having a first IDT including a pair of interlocking comb-shaped electrodes. The atomizing unit is configured to atomize liquid by a surface acoustic wave generated by applying a high-frequency voltage to the pair of interlocking comb-shaped electrodes, and a controller is configured to monitor a resonant frequency of the pair of interlocking comb-shaped electrodes and apply a voltage to the pair of interlocking comb-shaped electrodes at a frequency determined based on the monitored resonant frequency.

Abstract: A cardiopulmonary resuscitation assisting apparatus including: an acceleration sensor (13); a magnetic sensor (19); a first calculation section (233A) which obtains a relational expression (N) between a compression depth Da and the coil-to-coil distance AD; a determination section (234) which differentiates the relational expression (N) with respect to an output value of the magnetic sensor (19) and compares a resulting differentiated value of the relational expression (N) with a predetermined threshold to thereby determine whether notification for assistance of cardiopulmonary resuscitation is necessary or not; and a voice generating section (25) which performs the notification for assistance of cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

Abstract: A compression depth calculating device (1000) including: an acceleration sensor (13); a magnetic sensor (19); a first calculation section (233A) which obtains a correlation; and a second calculation section (233B) which calculates a compression depth Dr of a compression operation performed after the correlation (R) has been calculated, based on a coil-to-coil distance AD acquired from the magnetic sensor (19) and the correlation (R), when the compression operation is performed after the correlation has been calculated.