Abstract: An image stabilization control apparatus including a mechanism which causes a vibration when the mechanism moves is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a vibration correction unit configured to correct image shake occurring due to vibration applied to the image stabilization control apparatus. A correction value of an angular velocity of the vibration is calculated based on signals based on the angular velocity and an acceleration of the vibration, frequency bands of the signals are narrowed. During the mechanism is moving, the image shake is corrected by driving the vibration correction unit based on the angular velocity of the vibration which is corrected by the corrected value calculated before the mechanism moves.

Abstract: A clearance lamp (20) including a light source (21) and a light guide (23) that allows light from the light source (21) to enter from an end face of the light guide (23) and emits the light forward from an emitting surface (23b) while guiding the light in the interior of the light guide (23). The emitting surface (23b) extends along a direction in which the light guide (23) extends. The light guide (23) includes steps (23c) that reflect the light traveling through the light guide toward the emitting surface (23b), and it further includes a light-emitting surface (23d) that is formed at a position different from a position of the light-emitting surface (23b) and emits the light traveling through the light guide to the outside of the light guide.

Abstract: A constant-voltage circuit includes a first reference voltage generation unit which generates a reference voltage using a bandgap voltage of a bipolar transistor, a second reference voltage generation unit which generates a reference voltage using a field effect transistor, a constant voltage generation unit which generates a constant voltage with reference to either an output voltage of the first reference voltage generation unit or an output voltage of the second reference voltage generation unit, and a control unit which controls the first reference voltage generation unit, the second reference voltage generation unit, and the constant voltage generation unit. During an initial activation period, the first reference voltage generation unit and the second reference voltage generation unit are operated, and during a subsequent operation period, the first reference voltage generation unit is stopped.

Abstract: A vehicle lamp includes a light emitting portion, a lamp body configured to accommodate therein the light emitting portion having an elongated shape, and a transparent cover configured to cover an opening portion in the lamp body. The transparent cover includes a main light exit surface portion positioned in front of the light emitting portion, an auxiliary light exit surface portion inclined with respect to the main light exit surface portion, the auxiliary light exit surface having a fixing portion configured to fix the transparent cover and the lamp body together, and a light diffusive portion formed on at least the periphery of a portion of the auxiliary light exit surface portion where the fixing portion is provided.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus of the present invention is an image forming apparatus into which a memory device is insertable and which performs a printing process on an image of image data stored in the memory device. The image forming apparatus includes a memory reading section for detecting insertion of the memory device into the image forming apparatus, and a display processing section for performing a notification process of warning of accidental ingestion of the memory device, when the memory reading section detects the insertion of the memory device. This makes it more surely possible to cause a user to give attention to accidental ingestion by young children.

Abstract: The present invention provides a production method of a nicotine transdermal preparation, which is capable of producing a nicotine transdermal preparation conveniently and economically, while maintaining highly precise content uniformity, which is capable of producing a preparation simultaneously achieving fixedness and a soft feeling during adhesion, associated with reduced skin irritation upon peeling off and superior in adhesive property. The present invention provides a nicotine transdermal preparation superior in content uniformity, simultaneously achieving fixedness and a soft feeling during adhesion, and showing reduced skin irritation upon peeling off.

Abstract: A parabola type vehicular illumination lamp that forms a low-beam distribution pattern with a horizontal cut-off line at its upper end, including a reflector (34) formed in its lower reflection area (34a1) with a light non-incident area (34aL1) on which light from a light source bulb (32) is not incident since the light is blocked by a shade (36) provided in front of the light source bulb (32). The light non-incident area (34aL1) of the reflector (34) has an additional reflection portion (34aL1A) for reflecting light, which is from the light source bulb (32) and reflected by the upper reflection area (34au) of the reflector (34) and then reflected by the upper area (14u) of a translucent cover (14), in a direction below the horizontal cut-off line of the low-beam distribution pattern.

Abstract: A light amount adjustment device capable of adjusting the amount of light at high speed and with accuracy. When a rotary plate is rotatively driven by a motor, diaphragm blades disposed between the rotary plate and a cam plate are rotatively driven by the rotary plate in a plane perpendicular to an optical axis. When a coil disposed on the cam plate through a back yoke is energized and a magnetic field is generated around the coil, a magnetic attracting force is applied to the rotary plate rotating under the magnetic field, whereby the rotary plate is displaced toward the back yoke and frictions between the diaphragm blades and the rotary plate, etc. increase, so that rotations of the diaphragm blades are decelerated.

Abstract: Provided is a method for producing a ceramic body, which is capable of preventing the ingress of moisture into a void between a conductor and the ceramic body more effectively in the ceramic body including the conductor therein. Ingress of a supercritical fluid containing an oxide sol precursor is achieved into a void between an internal electrode layer and a ceramic laminate. After that, the oxide sol is turned into a gel, and subjected to a heat treatment, thereby filling the void between the internal electrode layer and the ceramic laminate with an oxide.

Abstract: A light amount adjustment apparatus having a plurality of light-shielding blade members that can be so manufactured by simple machining as to reduce undesired reflection on end faces of the light-shielding blade members which are parallel with the optical axis and prevent degradation in image quality such as flare and ghosts. A driving force of a stepping motor is transmitted to the light-shielding blade members so that an aperture diameter can be changed. The light-shielding blade members are formed by injection molding of a light-shielding resin material. By performing blasting on an end face of each light-shielding blade member in a part that forms the aperture diameter, an aperture end face whose surface is roughened while substantially maintaining outside dimensions of the light-shielding blade member is formed, and an oblique portion tilted relative to the aperture end face is formed.

Abstract: An air filtering apparatus for filtering air includes a chamber having an air flow passage through which air flows, the chamber being connected through an air supply duct to a plurality of air blow-out ports opened to a large space, an air filtering portion that is disposed in the chamber and has a plurality of gas-liquid contact members for bringing air into contact with electrolytic water to filter the air, a water tank that is connected through a water feeding pump to a supply pipe for supplying the electrolytic water to each of the gas-liquid contact members of the air filtering portion, an electrolytic unit for generating the electrolytic water, and a mechanism for leading to the electrolytic unit a part of electrolytic water in the water tank which is sucked by the water feeding pump and supplied to the plurality of gas-liquid contact members through the supply pipe, electrolyzing the part of the electrolytic water in the electrolytic unit to further generate electrolytic water and returning the generat

Abstract: To provide a method and device for testing the size and conductivity of a foreign material adhered to a substrate for a liquid crystal display device, there is provided a method of testing whether a foreign material including a metal element is adhered to a substrate for a liquid crystal display device, the method including a first test step of detecting the size and position of the foreign material adhered to the substrate and a next step of testing whether the foreign material includes the metal element at the position detected in the first test step.

Abstract: An optical apparatus having a light amount adjustment device capable of realizing a high-speed operation and a high-resolution operation. The light amount adjustment device includes a second motor that has a rotor provided with magnetized poles whose number is two times the number of magnetized poles provided in a rotor of a first motor, so that the second motor has a resolution two times higher than that of the first motor. A control unit of the optical apparatus controls the drives of the first and second motors independently of each other. In a high-speed drive mode, the first and second motors are driven simultaneously or only the first motor is driven. In a low-speed drive mode, only the second motor is driven.

Abstract: A light amount adjustment device capable of adjusting the amount of light at high speed and with accuracy. When a rotary plate is rotatively driven by a motor, diaphragm blades disposed between the rotary plate and a cam plate are rotatively driven by the rotary plate in a plane perpendicular to an optical axis. When a coil disposed on the cam plate through aback yoke is energized and a magnetic field is generated around the coil, a magnetic attracting force is applied to the rotary plate rotating under the magnetic field, whereby the rotary plate is displaced toward the back yoke and frictions between the diaphragm blades and the rotary plate, etc. increase, so that rotations of the diaphragm blades are decelerated.

Abstract: A ceramic electronic component includes a ceramic body and a plurality of external electrodes disposed at a surface of the ceramic body. The external electrodes include a plating layer containing glass particles each coated with a metal film. The plating layer is formed by co-deposition of a plating metal and the metal-coated glass particles.

Abstract: An image stabilization control apparatus includes a vibration correction unit configured to correct an image shake occurring due to vibration, a first vibration detection unit configured to detect and output an angular velocity of the vibration, a second vibration detection unit configured to detect and output an acceleration of the vibration, a first extractor configured to extract a signal in a predetermined frequency band based on an output of the first vibration detection unit, a second extractor configured to extract a signal in a predetermined frequency band based on an output of the second vibration detection unit, an output correction unit configured to correct the output of the first vibration detection unit based on the signals extracted by the first and second extractors, and a driving unit configured to drive the vibration correction unit based on the output of the first vibration detection unit as corrected.

Abstract: The present invention relates to maintaining the fundamental physical properties of a liquid alkali metal with dispersed nanoparticles which is such that nanoparticles are uniformly dispersed and mixed in a liquid alkali metal used in heat exchange, cooling and other applications, and suppressing the reaction of the liquid alkali metal with dispersed nanoparticles. Provided is a method of manufacturing a liquid alkali metal with dispersed nanoparticles by dispersing nanoparticles in a liquid alkali metal. In this method, the nanoparticles are made of a metal having a large atomic bonding due to a combination with the liquid alkali metal compared to the atomic bonding of atoms of the liquid alkali metal and a metal having a large amount of charge transfer is used in the nanoparticles. The liquid alkali metal is selected from sodium, lithium and sodium-potassium alloys, and the nanoparticles to be dispersed are made of transition metals, such as titanium, vanadium, chromium, iron, cobalt, nickel and copper.

Abstract: A constant-voltage circuit includes a first reference voltage generation unit which generates a reference voltage using a bandgap voltage of a bipolar transistor, a second reference voltage generation unit which generates a reference voltage using a field effect transistor, a constant voltage generation unit which generates a constant voltage with reference to either an output voltage of the first reference voltage generation unit or an output voltage of the second reference voltage generation unit, and a control unit which controls the first reference voltage generation unit, the second reference voltage generation unit, and the constant voltage generation unit. During an initial activation period, the first reference voltage generation unit and the second reference voltage generation unit are operated, and during a subsequent operation period, the first reference voltage generation unit is stopped.

Abstract: An image stabilization control apparatus includes a vibration correction unit configured to correct an image shake occurring due to vibration, a first vibration detection unit configured to detect and output an angular velocity of the vibration, a second vibration detection unit configured to detect and output an acceleration of the vibration, a first extractor configured to extract a signal in a predetermined frequency band based on an output of the first vibration detection unit, a second extractor configured to extract a signal in a predetermined frequency band based on an output of the second vibration detection unit, an output correction unit configured to correct the output of the first vibration detection unit based on the signals extracted by the first and second extractors, and a driving unit configured to drive the vibration correction unit based on the output of the first vibration detection unit as corrected.