Abstract: The present disclosure has an object of proposing a method and a device for estimating the state of a transmission path or an optical transmitter capable of mechanically estimating a factor causing an error with a small amount of constellation data and a low computing amount.

Abstract: A deodorization apparatus according to one aspect of the present invention includes: a first main wall 201; a second main wall 202; a first side wall 203; a second side wall 204; a first partition wall 205 with a gap with the second main wall; a second partition wall 206 with a gap with the first main wall; a photocatalyst unit 30 provided between the first main wall and the second main wall, and allowing air to pass therethrough in a direction from the second main wall to the first main wall; and a centrifugal blower 40 disposed opposite to the photocatalyst unit with respect to the second partition wall and spaced apart from the first main wall, the centrifugal blower 40 having a suction port that opens toward the first main wall and a discharge port that opens on a side facing away from the second partition wall.

Abstract: An air purifier according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes: an air passage defined between a first inner wall surface and a second inner wall surface that are planar and face each other, having a flat passage cross section in which a distance between the first inner wall surface and the second inner wall surface is small, and meandering in a plane parallel to the first inner wall surface and the second inner wall surface; a catalyst member including a support having a flat mesh shape, and a photocatalyst supported on the support, the catalyst member being disposed parallel to the first inner wall surface and the second inner wall surface in the air passage; and a plurality of light sources dispersed on the second inner wall surface, and configured to irradiate the catalyst member with light that activates the photocatalyst.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a display device includes a mounting process in which a frame terminal of a flexible display panel and a counter terminal of a flexible printed circuit substrate are electrically connected by thermocompression bonding. In the mounting process, the thermocompression bonding is performed in a state in which the flexible display panel is folded so that the flexible display panel includes an abutting portion abutting on a mounting stage and a folding portion where the flexible display panel is to be folded over the abutting portion in plan view.

Abstract: An air purifier according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes: an air passage defined between a first inner wall surface and a second inner wall surface that are planar and face each other, having a flat passage cross section in which a distance between the first inner wall surface and the second inner wall surface is small, and meandering in a plane parallel to the first inner wall surface and the second inner wall surface; a catalyst member including a support having a flat mesh shape, and a photocatalyst supported on the support, the catalyst member being disposed parallel to the first inner wall surface and the second inner wall surface in the air passage; and a plurality of light sources dispersed on the second inner wall surface, and configured to irradiate the catalyst member with light that activates the photocatalyst.

Abstract: Provided is an air purifier that allows efficient contact between air and a photocatalyst. An air purifier according to an aspect of the invention includes: a light source; a catalytic member which includes a mesh like carrier formed in a tubular shape and a photocatalyst supported on a surface of the carrier, and which is provided outside and spaced apart from the light source; a reflecting tube which is provided outside and spaced apart from the catalytic member, and which reflects light emitted from the light source and transmitted through the catalytic member; and a centrifugal blower which includes an impeller rotating substantially coaxially with respect to the reflecting tube and a housing having an intake port connected to one end of the reflecting tube.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a photocatalyst-carrying mesh sheet which firmly supports anatase type titanium oxide as a photocatalyst to prevent peeling, and increases opportunities for contact with the photocatalyst to significantly improve a purification treatment efficiency provided by the photocatalyst and to suppress manufacturing cost. A photocatalyst-carrying mesh sheet (S1) is disclosed, which includes: a net-form titanium sheet (11) having a periodic pattern; a titanium oxide film (3) formed on a surface of the net-form titanium sheet (11); and an anatase type titanium oxide particle (4) supported on the titanium oxide film (3).

Abstract: A base member is placed on a stage, and bonding is performed by bringing the base member and a film into pressure contact with each other with the stage and a roller. Then, the stage moves to perform the pressure contact throughout a whole area of the film.

Abstract: A backlight unit is provided with: LEDs; optical sheets including a light exiting surface through which light rays from the LEDs exit; a housing member housing the LEDs and the optical sheets, the housing member including an annular panel mounting surface and a recessed portion recessed in the panel mounting surface, the annular panel mounting surface surrounding the light exiting surface and having a liquid crystal panel mounted thereto; and a fixing tape having an annular configuration comprising a plurality of longitudinal unit fixing tapes joined to each other, the unit fixing tapes having fixing surfaces on front and rear surfaces thereof, wherein one fixing surface is fixed to the panel mounting surface, and the plurality of unit fixing tapes are joined at positions overlapping with recessed portions.

Abstract: An array substrate includes a glass substrate GS, an alignment mark 29, and first traces 19. The glass substrate GS has a corner portion 30 having an outline defined by a first edge portion 11b1 and a second edge portion 11b2 crossing the first edge portion 11b1. The alignment mark 29 is disposed at the corner portion 30 and used as the positioning index in mounting a driver 21 and a flexible printed circuit board 13. The alignment mark 29 at least includes first and second side portions 29a, 29b parallel to the first and second edge portions 11b1, 11b2, respectively. One end of the second side portion 29b is continuous to one end of the first side portion 29a. The alignment mark 29 has an outline that is on a same plane with a reference line BL connecting other ends of the first side portion 29a and the second side portion 29b linearly. The first traces 19 include inclined portions 31 that are inclined with respect to the first and second side portions 29a, 29b along the reference line BL.

Abstract: Disclosed is a panel transport tool including a plate member and an adhesive layer provided on the plate member and allowing a transported panel to be attached to and detached from the adhesive layer. The plate member includes a high floor portion holding the transported panel on a surface of the plate member via the adhesive layer, and a low floor portion having a surface below the surface of the high floor portion.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a mounting substrate includes a provisional pressing process, a driver pressing process, and a flexible printed circuit board pressing process. In the provisional pressing process, a driver and a flexible printed circuit board are provisionally pressed. In the driver pressing process, the driver is thermally pressed with a pressing head having a driver pressing surface and a flexible printed circuit board pressing surface, and pressure force is applied to the driver with elastically deforming a buffer. In the flexible printed circuit board pressing process, the pressing head is moved closer to the glass substrate such that a height level of the flexible printed circuit board pressing surface with respect to a mounting surface and a height level of the driver pressing surface with respect to the mounting surface are same and pressure force is applied to the flexible printed circuit board with elastically deforming the buffer.

Abstract: A method of producing a liquid crystal panel 11 includes a first separating process, a second separating process, a cleaning process, a polarizing plate component preparing process, and a polarizing plate bonding process. The first separating process is for preparing a liquid crystal panel body component 11BM including liquid crystal panel bodies 11B coupled to one another. The second separating process is for separating the liquid crystal panel body component 11BM into the liquid crystal panel bodies 11B. The cleaning process is for cleaning the liquid crystal panel bodies 11B. The polarizing plate component preparing process is for preparing a polarizing plate component 19 including polarizing plates 18 coupled to one another. The polarizing plate bonding process is for collectively bonding the polarizing plates 18 includes in the polarizing plate component 19 to the liquid crystal bodies 11B.

Abstract: An array substrate includes a driver, a glass substrate having a driver mounting section where the driver is mounted, an anisotropic conductive material that is interposed between the driver and driver mounting section so as to electrically connect both and that at least includes a binder made of a thermosetting resin and conductive particles in the binder, and a heat supply part provided on at least the driver mounting section of the glass substrate for supplying heat to the anisotropic conductive material.