Abstract: An ammonia manufacturing apparatus includes: an ammonia synthesis unit synthesizing ammonia under a chemical reaction using hydrogen and nitrogen as a raw material gas in a reactor; and a heat storage unit including a heating medium. The heat storage unit can supply heat from the heating medium to the ammonia synthesis unit when an amount of the raw material gas supplied to the ammonia synthesis unit increases.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a polarizer having a high degree of alignment and an image display device including the polarizer. A polarizer of the present invention is a polarizer formed of a polarizer-forming composition containing a liquid crystal compound, a first dichroic material, and a second dichroic material, in which the polarizer has an array structure formed of the first dichroic material and the second dichroic material.

Abstract: A roots blower includes driving and driven rotors that rotate while intermeshing with each other, driving and driven shafts fixed at the shaft centers of the driving and driven rotors, respectively, a driving gear attached to the end of the driving shaft, a driven gear that is attached to the end of the driven shaft and intermeshes with the driving gear, a rotor chamber that houses the driving and driven rotors, a gear chamber that houses the driving and driven gears, and driving and driven bearings that rotatably support the driving and driven shafts, respectively. The driving and driven gears are lubricated by a grease.

Abstract: A tilt-down vehicle seat including: a base member on a vehicle floor; a seatback connected to the base member via a reclining mechanism; a seat cushion that moves downward as the seatback is tilted downward; a front link pivotally fitted at a lower portion to the base member and at an upper portion to a front portion of the seat cushion; a guide mechanism that slidably supports a rear portion of the seat cushion and guides the rear portion in such a manner that the rear portion slides relative to the base member in the fore-and-aft and up-and-down directions; a seatback-connected member that moves in accordance with a movement of the seatback; and an interlocking link pivotally connected at a front portion to the front link and at a rear portion to the seatback-connected member, which causes the seat cushion to move in accordance with the movement of the seatback.

Abstract: When a tilt-down function is performed, a rotationally-preventing condition of a reclining device connecting a base member and an intermediate member is released, so that a seat back is tiltably rotated forwardly integrally with the intermediate member and a seat cushion is pushed by a boomerang link capable of moving with the intermediate member so as to be sunk downwardly while tiltably rotating a front link. However, when a walk-in function is performed, a rotationally-preventing condition of a memory device connecting the seat back and the intermediate member is released, so that the seat back can be tiltably rotated to a forwardly inclined position independently of the intermediate member that is maintained in a condition in which the intermediate member is integrated with the base member.

Abstract: A library apparatus includes a cell unit having a plurality of cells arrayed in a matrix, a holder to insert the storage medium to one of the cells or extract the storage medium from the cell, and a position controller to move the holder over the cell unit in X-axis and Y-axis directions to position the holder at a desired position. The holder has a reading unit configured to acquire data of the edges on both sides of each cell. The position controller determines each position of the cells on the basis of the data of the edges acquired at a plurality of positions while moving the holder in a predetermined direction from a predetermined position of the cell unit.

Abstract: A library apparatus for conveying, with a conveying device, a cartridge storing data between a cartridge storing unit and a drive accessing the data stored in the cartridge, the library apparatus includes: a target position deciding unit configured to decide a target position, to which the conveying device is to be moved, based on a position of a gravity point of the library apparatus, and stable position information that is predetermined position information of the gravity point at which the library apparatus becomes stable; and a controlling unit configured to control and drive the conveying device to move to the target position when a vibration applied to the library device is detected.

Abstract: The present invention relates to bar-code reading from a carried object such as a cartridge and enables the bar-code reading from a gripped carried object. For a bar-code label attached to a carried object such as a cartridge storing a magnetic tape, a bar-code reading unit is provided in a hand unit, which grips the carried object, at a surface opposite to the carried object; the bar-code reading unit includes a light source (light emitting device) that emits light to the bar-code label and a light receiving unit (light receiving device) that receives reflected light from the bar-code label; the bar-code label is detected by scanning with the light; and therefore, the gripping of the carrier object can be performed concurrently with the reading of the bar-code label.

Abstract: When a tilt-down function is performed, a rotationally-preventing condition of a reclining device connecting a base member and an intermediate member is released, so that a seat back is tiltably rotated forwardly integrally with the intermediate member and a seat cushion is pushed by a boomerang link capable of moving with the intermediate member so as to be sunk downwardly while tiltably rotating a front link. However, when a walk-in function is performed, a rotationally-preventing condition of a memory device connecting the seat back and the intermediate member is released, so that the seat back can be tiltably rotated to a forwardly inclined position independently of the intermediate member that is maintained in a condition in which the intermediate member is integrated with the base member.

Abstract: A tilt-down vehicle seat including: a base member on a vehicle floor; a seatback connected to the base member via a reclining mechanism; a seat cushion that moves downward as the seatback is tilted downward; a front link pivotally fitted at a lower portion to the base member and at an upper portion to a front portion of the seat cushion; a guide mechanism that slidably supports a rear portion of the seat cushion and guides the rear portion in such a manner that the rear portion slides relative to the base member in the fore-and-aft and up-and-down directions; a seatback-connected member that moves in accordance with a movement of the seatback; and an interlocking link pivotally connected at a front portion to the front link and at a rear portion to the seatback-connected member, which causes the seat cushion to move in accordance with the movement of the seatback.

Abstract: A library apparatus includes a cell unit having a plurality of cells arrayed in a matrix, a holder to insert the storage medium to one of the cells or extract the storage medium from the cell, and a position controller to move the holder over the cell unit in X-axis and Y-axis directions to position the holder at a desired position. The holder has a reading unit configured to acquire data of the edges on both sides of each cell. The position controller determines each position of the cells on the basis of the data of the edges acquired at a plurality of positions while moving the holder in a predetermined direction from a predetermined position of the cell unit.

Abstract: A library apparatus includes an enclosure enclosing at least a storage cabinet. A sound sensor is located within the enclosure. The sound sensor is designed to detect sound within the enclosure. The library apparatus enables detection of sound inside the enclosure of the library apparatus. A fall of the cartridge can immediately be determined based on the detected sound, for example. If the directivity of the sound sensor has a wider range, the sound sensor is capable of reliably detecting sound caused within the entire enclosure. The sound sensor contributes to a reliable detection of a fall of the cartridge with a simplified structure as compared with an image sensor having a narrower coverage.

Abstract: The present invention relates to bar-code reading from a carried object such as a cartridge and enables the bar-code reading from a gripped carried object. For a bar-code label attached to a carried object such as a cartridge storing a magnetic tape, a bar-code reading unit is provided in a hand unit, which grips the carried object, at a surface opposite to the carried object; the bar-code reading unit includes a light source (light emitting device) that emits light to the bar-code label and a light receiving unit (light receiving device) that receives reflected light from the bar-code label; the bar-code label is detected by scanning with the light; and therefore, the gripping of the carrier object can be performed concurrently with the reading of the bar-code label.

Abstract: A library apparatus includes an enclosure enclosing at least a storage cabinet. A sound sensor is located within the enclosure. The sound sensor is designed to detect sound within the enclosure. The library apparatus enables detection of sound inside the enclosure of the library apparatus. A fall of the cartridge can immediately be determined based on the detected sound, for example. If the directivity of the sound sensor has a wider range, the sound sensor is capable of reliably detecting sound caused within the entire enclosure. The sound sensor contributes to a reliable detection of a fall of the cartridge with a simplified structure as compared with an image sensor having a narrower coverage.

Abstract: The inventory processing unit reads by the barcode reader barcode labels of medium cartridges by scanning a plurality of times per one label as the carrier robot is moved in a predetermined cell array direction in the medium storage and notifies of stored medium information the high-order device. The cause of error specification processing unit extracts the error data from the scanning data obtained at the completion of the inventory process to determine the presence or absence of a barcode label and if it is determined that a barcode label exists, the predetermined retry process is executed, otherwise, notifies of the determination result the high-order device without executing the retry process.

Abstract: The inventory processing unit reads by the barcode reader barcode labels of medium cartridges by scanning a plurality of times per one label as the carrier robot is moved in a predetermined cell array direction in the medium storage and notifies of stored medium information the high-order device. The cause of error specification processing unit extracts the error data from the scanning data obtained at the completion of the inventory process to determine the presence or absence of a barcode label and if it is determined that a barcode label exists, the predetermined retry process is executed, otherwise, notifies of the determination result the high-order device without executing the retry process.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a magnetic tape unit having a magnetic head for reading and writing data from and onto a magnetic tape. The magnetic tape is traveled in contact with the magnetic head during a read/write operation of the magnetic head. During a rest period where the read/write operation of the magnetic head is not performed, a reciprocating motion of the magnetic tape by a small distance is performed with a predetermined period. A temperature in the vicinity of the magnetic head is detected by a temperature sensor. The predetermined period is changed according to the temperature detected by the temperature sensor. Accordingly, the adhesion of the magnetic tape to the magnetic head can be well prevented irrespective of the temperature inside the tape unit.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a magnetic tape unit having a magnetic head for reading and writing data from and onto a magnetic tape. The magnetic tape is traveled in contact with the magnetic head during a read/write operation of the magnetic head. During a rest period where the read/write operation of the magnetic head is not performed, a reciprocating motion of the magnetic tape by a small distance is performed with a predetermined period. A temperature in the vicinity of the magnetic head is detected by a temperature sensor. The predetermined period is changed according to the temperature detected by the temperature sensor. Accordingly, the adhesion of the magnetic tape to the magnetic head can be well prevented irrespective of the temperature inside the tape unit.

Abstract: A magnetic tape unit with a magnetic head for reading and writing data from and onto a magnetic tape. The magnetic tape is kept in constant contact with the magnetic head, and a reel motor travels the magnetic tape kept in contact with the magnetic head. Adhesion of the magnetic tape to the magnetic head is prevented by slowly driving the reel motor to travel the magnetic tape at a speed lower than a normal traveling speed for a read/write operation of the magnetic head, during a rest period when the read/write operation of the magnetic head is not performed.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a magnetic tape unit having a magnetic head for reading and writing data from and onto a magnetic tape. The magnetic tape is traveled in contact with the magnetic head during a read/write operation of the magnetic head. During a rest period where the read/write operation of the magnetic head is not performed, a reciprocating motion of the magnetic tape by a small distance is performed with a predetermined period. A temperature in the vicinity of the magnetic head is detected by a temperature sensor. The predetermined period is changed according to the temperature detected by the temperature sensor. Accordingly, the adhesion of the magnetic tape to the magnetic head can be well prevented irrespective of the temperature inside the tape unit.