Abstract: A sheet attaching apparatus includes a gripping mechanism that grips one end portion, in a longitudinal direction, of a first sheet that has been drawn out from a first supply roll; a moving mechanism that allows the first sheet to be attached to a second sheet by moving the gripping mechanism to cause the first sheet to approach and contact the second sheet that passes through an attaching portion provided in a feeding path; and a releasing mechanism that releases a grip of the gripping mechanism on the first sheet, after the first sheet has contacted the second sheet.

Abstract: In one embodiment, an antibacterial material includes at least one microparticles selected from tungsten oxide microparticles and tungsten oxide complex microparticles. The microparticles, which have undergone a test to evaluate viable cell count by inoculating in a test piece, to which the microparticles are adhered in a range of 0.02 mg/cm? or more and 40 mg/cm? or less, at least one bacterium selected from among Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, and enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli, and storing for 24 hours, have an antibacterial activity value R of 0.1 or more expressed by the following: R=log(B1/C1) where, B1 denotes an average value (number) of viable cell count after storing an untreated test piece for 24 hours, and C1 denotes an average value (number) of viable cell count after storing the test piece on which the microparticles are coated for 24 hours.

Abstract: A recording device includes a leg unit that supports a base frame of a main body from a side of an installation surface. The leg unit includes four contact units that can contact the installation surface at positions different from each other, and the four contact units are constituted by three reference contact units that form a reference plane for which a relative position with respect to the base frame is defined, and one movable contact unit that can adjust a position in a height direction, which is a direction orthogonal to the reference plane.

Abstract: A semiconductor module includes: a first lead frame connected to a plurality of semiconductor chips in a first arm circuit; a second lead frame connected to a plurality of semiconductor chips in a second arm circuit; a first main terminal connected to the first lead frame; and a second main terminal connected to the second lead frame, wherein each of the first lead frame and second lead frame has a facing part, a first terminal connection portion connected to the first main terminal is provided at a first end portion of the first lead frame, a second terminal connection portion connected to the second main terminal is provided at a second end portion of the second lead frame, and the first terminal connection portion and second terminal connection portion are arranged on opposite sides when viewed from the facing parts of the first lead frame and second lead frame.

Abstract: A transport device unwinds a medium from a roll body to which a shaft member is mounted and transports the medium. The transport device includes an accommodation portion configured to accommodate the roll body, a main body portion to which the accommodation portion is mounted, and a roller pair configured to nip the medium. The accommodation portion and the main body portion are relatively movable. The main body portion includes a rack configured to engage with a gear of the shaft member. The rack is engaged with the gear when the accommodation portion moves relative to the main body portion to be pulled out of the main body portion.

Abstract: A reverse-conducting semiconductor device includes a semiconductor chip having a top surface, a first side and a second side orthogonal to the first side in a plan view, in which a plurality of transistor regions and a plurality of diode regions are alternately arranged and an upper-electrode is provided on top surface-sides of the transistor regions and the diode regions; and a wiring member having a flat-plate portion having a rectangular-shape which is metallurgically jointed to the upper-electrode via a joint member above the diode regions. The wiring member has a conductive wall rising from a bending edge of the flat-plate portion in a direction opposite to the upper-electrode, and the bending edge of the flat-plate portion is arranged parallel to the first side.

Abstract: A reverse-conducting semiconductor device includes a semiconductor chip having a top surface, a first side and a second side orthogonal to the first side in a plan view, in which a plurality of transistor regions and a plurality of diode regions are alternately arranged and an upper-electrode is provided on top surface-sides of the transistor regions and the diode regions; and a wiring member having a flat-plate portion having a rectangular-shape which is metallurgically jointed to the upper-electrode via a joint member above the diode regions. The wiring member has a conductive wall rising from a bending edge of the flat-plate portion in a direction opposite to the upper-electrode, and the bending edge of the flat-plate portion is arranged parallel to the first side.

Abstract: Provided is a method for manufacturing a combined yarn bundle including the steps of bringing the two or more carbon fiber precursor yarns which travel approximately parallel to one another into contact with a first roller at a wrap angle of 20° or more. Then, the two or more carbon fiber precursor yarns are split into two and brought into contact with a pair of second rollers, so that the carbon fiber precursor yarns are rotated approximately 90° between the first roller and the pair of second rollers. Next, the carbon fiber precursor yarns delivered from one second roller are brought into contact with a third front roller and a third rear roller, and the carbon fiber precursor yarns delivered from the other second roller are brought into contact with the third rear roller without bringing them into contact with the third front roller, so that these carbon fiber precursor yarns are combined on the third rear roller.

Abstract: A control apparatus includes a controller, a receiver and a discriminator. The receiver, in operation, receives an instruction for controlling a brake of a movable-body apparatus. The discriminator, in operation, determines, in response to the instruction being received by the receiver, whether or not the instruction is fraudulent based on whether or not a speed of the moving body and a distance between the moving body and an obstacle satisfies a predetermined condition for invalidating the instruction.

Abstract: A semiconductor module includes: a first lead frame connected to a plurality of semiconductor chips in a first arm circuit; a second lead frame connected to a plurality of semiconductor chips in a second arm circuit; a first main terminal connected to the first lead frame; and a second main terminal connected to the second lead frame, wherein each of the first lead frame and second lead frame has a facing part, a first terminal connection portion connected to the first main terminal is provided at a first end portion of the first lead frame, a second terminal connection portion connected to the second main terminal is provided at a second end portion of the second lead frame, and the first terminal connection portion and second terminal connection portion are arranged on opposite sides when viewed from the facing parts of the first lead frame and second lead frame.

Abstract: An IC tag is provided that reduces the size of a folded dipole antenna. The IC tag includes an IC chip and an antenna electrically connected with the IC chip. The antenna has a first linear portion, bent portions at both ends of the first linear portion, and second linear portions extending from the bent portions on both ends of the first linear portion, distal ends of the second-straight line portions face each other. Bent space portions are at both sides of space defined by the bent portions on both ends of the first linear portion, the first linear portion, and the second linear portions. A communication enhancer that tunes a resonant frequency to a desired frequency is provided near the distal ends of the second linear portions and provided at least inside or outside of space extending from one bent space portion to the other bent space portion.

Abstract: A receiving apparatus in a wireless communication system that involves both data transmission using a virtual transmission path in which a plurality of wireless lines of which modulation method is variable are virtually consolidated into one, and time-division multiplex transmission, includes a releasing unit that releases, when a failure occurs in a current line used in the time-division multiplex transmission, one wireless line in the plurality of wireless lines constituting the virtual transmission path from the virtual transmission path; a demodulation unit that changes a modulation method used for demodulation of the one wireless line released from the virtual transmission path by the releasing unit to a modulation method used in the time-division multiplex transmission; and a switching unit that switches line connection from the current line in which the failure has occurred to the one wireless line of which modulation method has been changed by the demodulation unit.

Abstract: A receiving apparatus in a wireless communication system that involves both data transmission using a virtual transmission path in which a plurality of wireless lines of which modulation method is variable are virtually consolidated into one, and time-division multiplex transmission, includes a releasing unit that releases, when a failure occurs in a current line used in the time-division multiplex transmission, one wireless line in the plurality of wireless lines constituting the virtual transmission path from the virtual transmission path; a demodulation unit that changes a modulation method used for demodulation of the one wireless line released from the virtual transmission path by the releasing unit to a modulation method used in the time-division multiplex transmission; and a switching unit that switches line connection from the current line in which the failure has occurred to the one wireless line of which modulation method has been changed by the demodulation unit.

Abstract: A spark-ignition engine comprises a plug hole (13) formed in a cylinder head (2), an ignition plug (10) and a plug cap (9) of the type integral with an ignition coil, which is attached to the ignition plug (10) as it is inserted into the plug hole (13). In this spark-ignition engine, the plug hole (13) is arranged at a position outside a head cover (5) in the cylinder head (2), a head surface (2a) of which is opened to provide the plug hole (13) and has a plug-cap attaching flange (11) attached thereto, and the plug-cap attaching flange (11) is formed with an extending cylinder-portion (15A) having an extension-hole (15) communicated with the plug hole (13). The plug cap (9), as it is inserted from the extension hole (15A) into the plug hole (13), has a coil portion (9C) fixed to the extending cylinder-portion (15).

Abstract: An image-reading device includes a document-supporting base, a document-pressing member, a reading unit, a controlling unit, and a determining unit. The document-supporting base has a transparent member on which a document is placed. The document-pressing member is disposed on the document-supporting base so as to cover the transparent member. The document-pressing member is capable of opening and closing on the document-supporting base. The reading unit has a light source and capable of reading an image from the document placed on the transparent member while the light source irradiates light on the document. The controlling unit is configured to control the reading unit to execute a first scanning operation to output image signals for the image on the document while the light source is lit, and a second scanning operation to output image signals for the image on the document while the light source is not lit.

Abstract: A communication device is configured to transmit subject data to be transmitted. A desired destination is designated by designating a desired abbreviated number contained in a facsimile number list which contains abbreviated numbers and respectively corresponding facsimile numbers. A predetermined operation is applied to a facsimile number corresponding to the desired abbreviated number to obtain a first operated value. Then, the desired abbreviated number and the first operated value are stored. The predetermined operation is applied again to a facsimile number corresponding to the desired abbreviated number as stored to obtain a second operated value after the transmission instruction is acquired. Whether the second operated value coincides with the second operated value is judged, and transmission of the subject data is aborted if the first operated value does not coincide with the second operated value.

Abstract: An image scanning device for scanning an image on a document comprises a document table on which a document to be scanned is placed, a scanning unit which is installed in the document table for scanning an image on a document by projecting light from a light source onto the document in a time-sharing manner and detecting reflected light from the document, a moving unit which moves at least one of the document and the scanning unit to let them move relatively with each other, and a document type judgment unit which judges the type of the document in regard to transmission of light through the document based on a non-lighting period image signal which is outputted by the scanning unit by scanning the document for one line in a main scanning direction in a non-lighting period of the light source.

Abstract: A communication device has a reading unit, a wireless tag reading unit, and a transmitting unit. The reading unit reads image data from an original document. The original document has a first wireless tag including wireless tag data. The wireless tag data has data size. The wireless tag reading unit reads the wireless tag data from the wireless tag. The transmitting unit associates the image data with the wireless tag data to transmit the associated image data and wireless tag data to another device.

Abstract: A communication device has an image reading unit, a wireless tag reading unit, a transmitting unit, a detecting unit, and a data-size notifying unit. The image reading unit reads image data from an original document on a page basis. The original document has a wireless tag including wireless tag data. The wireless tag data has a data size. The wireless tag reading unit reads the wireless tag data from the wireless tag. The transmitting unit associates the image data with the wireless tag data on a page basis to transmit the associated image data and wireless tag data to another device. The detecting unit detects the data size of the wireless tag data as size information. The data-size notifying unit notifies the another device of the size information.

Abstract: A spark-ignition engine comprises a plug hole (13) formed in a cylinder head (2), an ignition plug (10) and a plug cap (9) of the type integral with an ignition coil, which is attached to the ignition plug (10) as it is inserted into the plug hole (13). In this spark-ignition engine, the plug hole (13) is arranged at a position outside a head cover (5) in the cylinder head (2), a head surface (2a) of which is opened to provide the plug hole (13) and has a plug-cap attaching flange (11) attached thereto, and the plug-cap attaching flange (11) is formed with an extending cylinder-portion (15A) having an extension-hole (15) communicated with the plug hole (13). The plug cap (9), as it is inserted from the extension hole (15A) into the plug hole (13), has a coil portion (9C) fixed to the extending cylinder-portion (15).