Abstract: An absolute thickness distribution cannot be accurately calculated with a conventional technique. A sensor device is provided that includes a plurality of magnetic sensors arranged to face an outer circumference surface of a pipeline and ultrasonic sensors arranged to face the outer circumference surface and measure a thickness of the pipeline in a measurement region in which the plurality of magnetic sensors measure a magnetic field, the ultrasonic sensors being less than the plurality of magnetic sensors.

Abstract: Provided is a setting change assist apparatus for a vehicle configured to: determine whether a setting change request for changing a setting state of driving support control is issued; when determining that the setting change request is issued, notify a driver of confirmation information including information on a content of the setting change request and information on a predetermined approval operation with respect to the setting change request; and change the setting state of the driving support control in accordance with the setting change request when the driver performs the approval operation.

Abstract: Provided is a setting change assist apparatus for a vehicle configured to: determine whether a setting change request for changing a setting state of driving support control is issued; when determining that the setting change request is issued, notify a driver of confirmation information including information on a content of the setting change request and information on a predetermined approval operation with respect to the setting change request; and change the setting state of the driving support control in accordance with the setting change request when the driver performs the approval operation.

Abstract: The present invention provides a food and/or beverage item counting device to be provided in a food and/or beverage item provision system including a transport path that passes along a customer table to transport carriers each configured to allow a food and/or beverage item to be placed thereon, the food and/or beverage item counting device including: a first information acquiring unit disposed upstream of the table and configured to acquire information relating to each of the carriers on the transport path; a second information acquiring unit disposed downstream of the table and configured to acquire information relating to each of the carriers on the transport path; and a first calculating unit configured to calculate the number of the food and/or beverage items taken out from the transport path to the table, wherein each of the carriers is provided with identification information for identifying the carrier.

Abstract: Provided is a vehicle travel control apparatus including: a vehicle controller configured to execute constant speed travel control for causing a vehicle to travel at a target speed, and configured to execute a target speed increasing process of increasing the target speed by a predetermined speed increase amount; a display device configured to display a setting screen which allows a driver to change at least the speed increase amount; and a memory configured to store the speed increase amount changed on the setting screen, the vehicle controller being further configured to execute the target speed increasing process in accordance with the speed increase amount which has been stored in the memory.

Abstract: Provided is a setting change assist apparatus for a vehicle configured to: determine whether a setting change request for changing a setting state of driving support control is issued; when determining that the setting change request is issued, notify a driver of confirmation information including information on a content of the setting change request and information on a predetermined approval operation with respect to the setting change request; and change the setting state of the driving support control in accordance with the setting change request when the driver performs the approval operation.

Abstract: A balance shaft structure includes a balance shaft including a balance weight, a driven gear to rotate the balance shaft by being engaged with a drive gear, a scissors mechanism, whose position in an axial direction is regulated, including a scissors gear to reduce backlash between the drive gear and the driven gear and an axially urging member to urge the scissors gear toward the driven gear in the axial direction, a first regulating portion to regulate an axially inner position of the scissors mechanism, and a second regulating portion fixed to the balance shaft on a side close to the shaft end part of the balance shaft beyond the first regulating portion and configured to regulate an axially outer position of the scissors mechanism.

Abstract: In an internal combustion engine for a saddle riding vehicle, in which a gear transmission and a shift drum of a shift change device is stored in a crankcase, the gear transmission having a plurality of transmission shafts parallel to a crankshaft extending in a vehicle width direction, a single pump shaft common to first and second oil pumps is rotatably supported by the crankcase. First oil pump rotors of the first oil pump are disposed at a mating face of a pair of left and right crankcase half bodies. A second oil pump rotor of the second oil pump is disposed between a pump gear and the first oil pump and at a side surface, on a side opposite to the mating face, of one crankcase half body out of the pair of left and right crankcase half bodies, the pump gear being arranged in the pump shaft.

Abstract: Provided is a vehicle travel control apparatus including: a vehicle controller configured to execute constant speed travel control for causing a vehicle to travel at a target speed, and configured to execute a target speed increasing process of increasing the target speed by a predetermined speed increase amount; a display device configured to display a setting screen which allows a driver to change at least the speed increase amount; and a memory configured to store the speed increase amount changed on the setting screen, the vehicle controller being further configured to execute the target speed increasing process in accordance with the speed increase amount which has been stored in the memory.

Abstract: In an internal combustion engine for a saddle-ride type vehicle, in which a generator and a clutch are distributed and arranged on opposite sides in an axial direction of a crankshaft, a starting power transmission mechanism is arranged between a cylinder bore and the generator in a direction along an axis of the crankshaft, the starting power transmission mechanism transmitting starting power from a starter motor to the crankshaft, the starter motor being mounted on an outer surface of a crankcase. A crankcase cover covering the generator and the starting power transmission mechanism is mounted on the crankcase on a side opposite to the clutch. A release rod of a clutch release lever switching transmission and cutoff of power of the clutch is turnably supported to the crankcase cover at a side position of the generator.

Abstract: A balance shaft structure includes a balance shaft including a balance weight, a driven gear to rotate the balance shaft by being engaged with a drive gear, a scissors mechanism, whose position in an axial direction is regulated, including a scissors gear to reduce backlash between the drive gear and the driven gear and an axially urging member to urge the scissors gear toward the driven gear in the axial direction, a first regulating portion to regulate an axially inner position of the scissors mechanism, and a second regulating portion fixed to the balance shaft on a side close to the shaft end part of the balance shaft beyond the first regulating portion and configured to regulate an axially outer position of the scissors mechanism.

Abstract: An electric generator for generating electric energy upon rotation of a crankshaft supported in a crankcase of an internal combustion engine has an outer rotor and an inner rotor. An electric generator cooling structure includes a first cooling oil passage and a second cooling oil passage that are branched from a lubricating oil passage of a lubricating system of the engine toward the electric generator. A first ejection port is defined in a downstream end of the first cooling oil passage for ejecting lubricating oil to an outer side surface of the outer rotor, and a second ejection port is defined in a downstream end of the second cooling oil passage for ejecting lubricating oil to the inner stator disposed in the outer rotor. The electric generator cooling structure can thus efficiently cool the electric generator in its entirety.

Abstract: In an internal combustion engine for a saddle riding vehicle, in which a gear transmission and a shift drum of a shift change device is stored in a crankcase, the gear transmission having a plurality of transmission shafts parallel to a crankshaft extending in a vehicle width direction, a single pump shaft common to first and second oil pumps is rotatably supported by the crankcase. First oil pump rotors of the first oil pump are disposed at a mating face of a pair of left and right crankcase half bodies. A second oil pump rotor of the second oil pump is disposed between a pump gear and the first oil pump and at a side surface, on a side opposite to the mating face, of one crankcase half body out of the pair of left and right crankcase half bodies, the pump gear being arranged in the pump shaft.

Abstract: In an internal combustion engine for a saddle-ride type vehicle, in which a generator and a clutch are distributed and arranged on opposite sides in an axial direction of a crankshaft, a starting power transmission mechanism is arranged between a cylinder bore and the generator in a direction along an axis of the crankshaft, the starting power transmission mechanism transmitting starting power from a starter motor to the crankshaft, the starter motor being mounted on an outer surface of a crankcase. A crankcase cover covering the generator and the starting power transmission mechanism is mounted on the crankcase on a side opposite to the clutch. A release rod of a clutch release lever switching transmission and cutoff of power of the clutch is turnably supported to the crankcase cover at a side position of the generator.

Abstract: An electric generator for generating electric energy upon rotation of a crankshaft supported in a crankcase of an internal combustion engine has an outer rotor and an inner rotor. An electric generator cooling structure includes a first cooling oil passage and a second cooling oil passage that are branched from a lubricating oil passage of a lubricating system of the engine toward the electric generator. A first ejection port is defined in a downstream end of the first cooling oil passage for ejecting lubricating oil to an outer side surface of the outer rotor, and a second ejection port is defined in a downstream end of the second cooling oil passage for ejecting lubricating oil to the inner stator disposed in the outer rotor. The electric generator cooling structure can thus efficiently cool the electric generator in its entirety.

Abstract: A cover structure of an internal combustion engine of a motorcycle includes an engine that is mounted on a motorcycle and includes a cooling device for cooling the engine. The cover structure includes a sprocket cover portion that covers from the width direction of the vehicle. The cover structure also includes a pipe cover portion that covers from the width direction of vehicle a discharge side hose and an intake side hose of the cooling device. The cover structure further includes a side surface cover that includes a joining portion which is vertically arranged from the sprocket cover portion towards the pipe cover portion so as to be in parallel with the discharge side hose. The intake side hose is arranged side by side in the width direction of the vehicle and integrally joins the sprocket cover portion with the pipe cover portion.

Abstract: A cover structure of an internal combustion engine of a motorcycle includes an engine that is mounted on a motorcycle and includes a cooling device for cooling the engine. The cover structure includes a sprocket cover portion that covers from the width direction of the vehicle. The cover structure also includes a pipe cover portion that covers from the width direction of vehicle a discharge side hose and an intake side hose of the cooling device. The cover structure further includes a side surface cover that includes a joining portion which is vertically arranged from the sprocket cover portion towards the pipe cover portion so as to be in parallel with the discharge side hose. The intake side hose is arranged side by side in the width direction of the vehicle and integrally joins the sprocket cover portion with the pipe cover portion.

Abstract: A wafer polishing method, in which the outer circumferential edge of a polishing member is first cut by a cutting tool fixed to a table base, thereby forming the polishing member into a completely round shape and also positioning the polishing member in a Y direction at a Y-directional reference position of the table base. Thereafter, a polishing unit is once lifted in the condition where the table base remains still at the reference position. Thereafter, the table base is horizontally moved toward a column in the Y direction to thereby position the polishing member in the Y direction so that only a peripheral portion of the wafer is polished by the polishing member. At this time, the horizontal travel of the table base is preliminarily obtained from the Y-directional positional relation between the cutting tool and the wafer held on a chuck table and from the width of the peripheral portion to be polished.

Abstract: A wafer polishing method, in which the outer circumferential edge of a polishing member is first cut by a cutting tool fixed to a table base, thereby forming the polishing member into a completely round shape and also positioning the polishing member in a Y direction at a Y-directional reference position of the table base. Thereafter, a polishing unit is once lifted in the condition where the table base remains still at the reference position. Thereafter, the table base is horizontally moved toward a column in the Y direction to thereby position the polishing member in the Y direction so that only a peripheral portion of the wafer is polished by the polishing member. At this time, the horizontal travel of the table base is preliminarily obtained from the Y-directional positional relation between the cutting tool and the wafer held on a chuck table and from the width of the peripheral portion to be polished.

Abstract: A screen-printing plate is provided with a plurality of printing patterns disposed in a single plate frame. Each printing pattern is formed with a plurality of mesh holes. At least two different aperture ratios of the mesh holes forming the printing patterns are provided according to the positions of regions on the screen-printing plate in which the printing patterns are disposed. The aperture ratio of the mesh holes forming the printing patterns positioned in a region close to the periphery of the plate frame is set higher than the aperture ratio of the mesh holes forming the printing patterns positioned in a central region of the plate frame.