Abstract: A liquid crystal composition having a suitable balance regarding at least one or two of characteristics such as a high maximum temperature of a nematic phase, a low minimum temperature of the nematic phase, small viscosity, suitable optical anisotropy, large positive dielectric anisotropy, large specific resistance, high stability to ultraviolet light and heat or a large elastic constant; and an AM device having a short response time, a large voltage holding ratio, a low threshold voltage, a large contrast ratio or a long service life. The composition has positive dielectric anisotropy and contains a specific compound having high stability to ultraviolet light as a first component, and a liquid crystal display device includes the composition.

Abstract: A compound represented by formula (1-1) or (1-2) is provided. For example, R1 and R2 are independently hydrogen, alkyl having 1 to 10 carbons or alkoxy having 1 to 9 carbons; the ring A1, the ring A2, the ring A3, the ring A4, the ring A5 and the ring A6 are independently 1,4-cyclohexylene or 1,4-phenylene; a, b, c, d, e and f are independently 0 or 1, and the sum of a, b, c, d, e and f is 2; and g, h, i, j, k and l are independently 0 or 1, and the sum of g, h, i, j, k and l is 2.

Abstract: A problem is to provide a liquid crystal compound satisfying at least one physical property such as high stability to heat and light, high clearing point, low minimum temperature of liquid crystal phase, small viscosity, suitable optical anisotropy, large dielectric anisotropy, suitable elastic constant and excellent compatibility with other liquid crystal compounds, a liquid crystal composition containing the compound, and a liquid crystal display device including the composition. The compound is represented by formula (1). In formula (1), for example, R1 is alkenyl; ring A1 and ring A2 are 1,4-cyclohexylene or 1,4-phenylene; Z1, Z2, Z3 are a single bond or —COO—; X1 is hydrogen or fluorine; L1, L2, L3 and L4 are hydrogen or fluorine; and a and b are each independently 0 or 1, a sum of a and b is 1, and when a is 1, at least one of ring A1 and ring A2 is 1,4-cyclohexylene.

Abstract: A polymerizable compound is provided having suitable polymerization reactivity, high conversion and high compatibility in a liquid crystal composition, a polymerizable composition containing the compound, a liquid crystal composite prepared using the composition, and a liquid crystal display device having the composite. The polymerizable compound has at least one monovalent group (A). The polymerizable composition contains the compound. The liquid crystal composition and the liquid crystal composite is prepared using the polymerizable composition. The liquid crystal display device has the liquid crystal composite. In the monovalent group (A), R1 and R2 are independently alkyl having 1 to 3 carbons, and in the alkyl, at least one of hydrogen may be replaced by fluorine, and R3 is hydrogen or methyl.

Abstract: Shown is a liquid crystal compound satisfying at least one of physical properties such as high stability to heat, light and so forth, a high clearing point, a low minimum temperature of a liquid crystal phase, small viscosity, suitable optical anisotropy, large negative dielectric anisotropy, a suitable elastic constant and excellent compatibility with other liquid crystal compounds. The compound is represented by formula (1). In the formula, for example, R1 and R2 are alkyl having 1 to 15 carbons, and ring A1, ring A2 and ring A3 are 1,4-cyclohexylene or 1,4-cyclohexenylene, Z1, Z2 and Z3 are a single bond or —(CH2)2—, a, b and c are 0 or 1, and a sum of a, b, and c is 0, 1 or 2.

Abstract: A liquid crystal compound is provided that satisfies at least one physical properties such as high stability to ultraviolet light and heat, a high clearing point, low minimum temperature of a liquid crystal phase, small viscosity, suitable optical anisotropy, large dielectric anisotropy and excellent compatibility with other liquid crystal compounds A liquid crystal composition containing the compound, and a liquid crystal display device including the composition is also provided. The compound includes a compound represented by formula (1): wherein, Ra and Rb are alkyl; A1, A2 and A3 are 1,4-cyclohexylene, 1,4-phenylene; G is a divalent group represented by formula (pr-1) or (pr-2); wherein, Z1, Z2 and Z3 are a single bond or alkylene; and a and b are 0, 1, 2 or 3, and a sum of a and b is 4 or less.

Abstract: To provide a compound having an effect for preventing photolysis of a liquid crystal composition, and having a high solubility in the liquid crystal composition, a liquid crystal composition containing the compound, and a liquid crystal display device including the composition. The compound is represented by formula (1), the liquid crystal composition contains the compound, and the liquid crystal display device includes the composition. In formula (1), R1, R2, R3 and R4 are independently hydrogen or alkyl having 1 to 4 carbons; ring A1 and ring A2 are independently 1,4-cyclohexylene, 1,4-phenylene or the like; Z1, Z2 and Z3 are independently a single bond, alkylene or the like; and n is 0, 1 or 2.

Abstract: A problem is to provide a liquid crystal compound satisfying at least one physical property such as high stability to heat and light, high clearing point, low minimum temperature of liquid crystal phase, small viscosity, suitable optical anisotropy, large dielectric anisotropy, suitable elastic constant and excellent compatibility with other liquid crystal compounds, a liquid crystal composition containing the compound, and a liquid crystal display device including the composition. The compound is represented by formula (1). In formula (1), for example, R1 is alkenyl; ring A1 and ring A2 are 1,4-cyclohexylene or 1,4-phenylene; Z1, Z2, Z3 are a single bond or —COO—; X1 is hydrogen or fluorine; L1, L2, L3 and L4 are hydrogen or fluorine; and a and b are each independently 0 or 1, a sum of a and b is 1, and when a is 1, at least one of ring A1 and ring A2 is 1,4-cyclohexylene.

Abstract: A liquid crystal composition having a suitable balance regarding at least one or two of characteristics such as a high maximum temperature of a nematic phase, a low minimum temperature of the nematic phase, small viscosity, suitable optical anisotropy, large positive dielectric anisotropy, large specific resistance, high stability to ultraviolet light and heat or a large elastic constant; and an AM device having a short response time, a large voltage holding ratio, a low threshold voltage, a large contrast ratio or a long service life. The composition has positive dielectric anisotropy and contains a specific compound having high stability to ultraviolet light as a first component, and a liquid crystal display device includes the composition.

Abstract: To provide a polymerizable compound having suitable polymerization reactivity, high conversion and high compatibility in a liquid crystal composition, a polymerizable composition containing the compound, a liquid crystal composite prepared using the composition, and a liquid crystal display device having the composite. The polymerizable compound has at least one monovalent group (A), the polymerizable composition contains the compound and the liquid crystal composition, the liquid crystal composite is prepared using the polymerizable composition, and the liquid crystal display device has the liquid crystal composite. in which, in monovalent group (A), R1 and R2 are independently alkyl having 1 to 3 carbons, and in the alkyl, at least one of hydrogen may be replaced by fluorine, and R3 is hydrogen or methyl.

Abstract: To provide a liquid crystal compound having a large negative dielectric anisotropy (??), and having at least one of characteristics such as a high stability to heat, light and so forth, a high clearing point, a suitable refractive index anisotropy (?n) and an excellent compatibility with other liquid crystal compounds, and an intermediate thereof. A solution is a compound represented by formula (1): wherein, for example, R1 and R2 are alkyl having 1 to 12 carbons, alkoxy having 1 to 12 carbons or alkenyl having 2 to 12 carbons; ring A1, ring A2 and ring A3 are 1,4-cyclohexylene or 1,4-phenylene; Z1, Z2 and Z3 are a single bond or —(CH2)2—; X is —CF2— or —CHF—; and l, m and n are 0 or 1.

Abstract: An object is to provide a liquid crystal compound satisfying at least one of physical properties such as a high stability to heat, light and so forth, a high clearing point, a low minimum temperature of a liquid crystal phase, a small viscosity, a suitable optical anisotropy, a large dielectric anisotropy, a suitable elastic constant and an excellent compatibility with other liquid crystal compounds, a liquid crystal composition containing the compound, and a liquid crystal display device including the composition. A solution is the compound represented by formula (1): wherein, in formula (1), for example, R1 is alkyl having 1 to 10 carbons; ring A1 and ring A2 are independently 1,4-cyclohexylene or 1,4-phenylene; Z1 and Z2 are independently a single bond or —CF2O—; L1 and L2 are halogen; and a is 1 or 2.

Abstract: To provide a liquid crystal compound satisfying at least one of physical properties such as high stability to ultraviolet light and heat, a high clearing point, low minimum temperature of a liquid crystal phase, small viscosity, suitable optical anisotropy, large dielectric anisotropy and excellent compatibility with other liquid crystal compounds, and a liquid crystal composition containing the compound, and a liquid crystal display device including the composition. The compound includes a compound represented by formula (1): wherein, Ra and Rb are alkyl or the like; A1, A2 and A3 are 1,4-cyclohexylene, 1,4-phenylene or the like; G is a divalent group represented by formula (pr-1) or (pr-2); wherein, Z1, Z2 and Z3 are a single bond, alkylene or the like; and a and b are 0, 1, 2 or 3, and a sum of a and b is 4 or less.

Abstract: Cooling equipment for a hot rolled steel plate which is arranged on a hot rolling line of a steel plate includes an upper header which supplies cooling water to an upper surface of the hot rolled steel plate; upper cooling water jetting nozzles suspended from the upper header for jetting rod-like water flow; and an upper dividing wall arranged between the hot rolled steel plate and the upper header, wherein a plurality of upper water-supply inlets which allow insertion of lower end portions of the upper cooling water jetting nozzles thereinto, and a plurality of upper drain outlets which drain cooling water supplied to upper surface of the hot rolled steel plate on dividing wall are formed in the upper dividing wall.

Abstract: An object is to provide a liquid crystal compound satisfying at least one of physical properties such as a high stability to heat, light and so forth, a high clearing point, a low minimum temperature of a liquid crystal phase, a small viscosity, a suitable optical anisotropy, a large dielectric anisotropy, a suitable elastic constant and an excellent compatibility with other liquid crystal compounds, a liquid crystal composition containing the compound, and a liquid crystal display device including the composition. A solution is the compound represented by formula (1): wherein, in formula (1), for example, R1 is alkyl having 1 to 10 carbons; ring A1 and ring A2 are independently 1,4-cyclohexylene or 1,4-phenylene; Z1 and Z2 are independently a single bond or —CF2O—; L1 and L2 are halogen; and a is 1 or 2.

Abstract: To provide a liquid crystal compound having a large negative dielectric anisotropy (??), and having at least one of characteristics such as a high stability to heat, light and so forth, a high clearing point, a suitable refractive index anisotropy (?n) and an excellent compatibility with other liquid crystal compounds, and an intermediate thereof. A solution is a compound represented by formula (1): wherein, for example, R1 and R2 are alkyl having 1 to 12 carbons, alkoxy having 1 to 12 carbons or alkenyl having 2 to 12 carbons; ring A1, ring A2 and ring A3 are 1,4-cyclohexylene or 1,4-phenylene; Z1, Z2 and Z3 are a single bond or —(CH2)2—; X is —CF2— or —CHF—; and l, m and n are 0 or 1.

Abstract: A system controller comprises a normal mode and a maintenance mode as its control modes, and switches the mode so that electronic control buttons are assigned the functions of calling a crew member, onboard communications, switching seat lighting on or off at each seat, etc., in normal mode, and the picture quality and brightness of a large monitor are adjusted in maintenance mode.

Abstract: The invention provides a liquid crystal compound that has a large negative dielectric anisotropy (??) and also has at least one of characteristics such as the stability to heat, light or the like, a high clearing point, a suitable refractive index anisotropy (?n), a large negative dielectric anisotropy (??) and an excellent compatibility with other liquid crystal compounds. An excellent effect in which especially the value of the dielectric anisotropy (??) is increased negatively is achieved by use of the compound having two moieties of 1) a tetrahydropyran ring and and thus the effect is utilized.

Abstract: The PWM signal generator of the present invention generates a first pulse waveform in which a first on-time ?T1 calculated by a first on-time calculator (401) is used as an on-duration, and a second pulse waveform in which a second on-time ?T2, calculated by a second on-time calculator (402) when a preset delay time has elapsed from the start of the calculation of the first on-time ?T1, is used as an on-duration. Also, a PWM signal generator (413) generates a PWM signal on the basis of a composite pulse in which the generated first pulse waveform and second pulse waveform are combined, and the first on-time calculator (401) calculates the first on-time ?T1 at the end of the composite pulse waveform.

Abstract: Providing a remote control technique capable of realizing the achievement of constraints and the certain following of a target value even with a network in which delay, loss, distortion, or the like may occur. In a remote control system, an area setting unit of a client-side control unit sets at least two areas representative of a group of states of an target object, which changes over time by feedback control. A state-evaluation information sending unit sends, to the host-side control unit, state evaluation information obtained by evaluating the state of the target object based on the area set by the area setting unit. A target value setting unit of the host-side control unit sets a target value such that the state of the target object changes in the area set by the area setting units. Moreover, a target value updating unit updates the target value based on the state evaluation information received from the client-side control unit.