Abstract: Provided is a photosensitive resin composition which has excellent heat resistance, pore explosion resistance, empty foam resistance and crack resistance. A photosensitive resin composition of the present invention contains (A) a carboxyl group-containing resin, (B) a photopolymerization initiator, (C) a diluent solvent, (D) a compound that has two or more ethylenically unsaturated groups in each molecule and (E) a thermosetting component that has two or more cyclic ether groups and/or cyclic thioether groups in each molecule.

Abstract: Provided is an alkali-developable photosensitive resin composition, the dry coating film of which has a favorable dryness to touch, excellent storage stability and few substances that are harmful to humans. The alkali-developable resin composition comprising (A) a carboxyl group-containing resin, (B) a photopolymerization initiator, (C) a compound with two or more ethylenic unsaturated groups in the molecule, (D) filler and (E) an aromatic petroleum solvent, is characterized in that the naphthalene content of said composition is 300 ppm or less.

Abstract: In a hot press molding method for press-molding a heated material and cooling the material while holding the material in a mold, during press molding of the material, shape changes including a portion that curves with respect to a longitudinal direction of the material are molded at longitudinal opposite end portions of the material and resistance to thermal contraction force of the material in the longitudinal direction during cooling is imparted. In one embodiment of the present invention, the shape changes molded on the material during the press molding are minute protrusions provided on surfaces of the longitudinal opposite end portions of the material. The invention makes it possible to suppress thermal contraction of the material during cooling in hot press molding to thereby prevent defects associated therewith.

Abstract: A gas sensor including a reduction section (18) for reducing NO2 contained in exhaust gas to NO. The reduction section (18) is provided on the upstream side of a first diffusion resistor section (103) which limits the flow of the exhaust gas into a first measurement chamber (101). When NOX passes through the first diffusion resistor section (103), NO2 which has a greater molecular weight than NO has a lower degree of diffusion. Since NO2 is reduced to NO at the reduction section (18), the exhaust gas passing through the first diffusion resistor section (103) hardly contains NO2. Therefore, the speed of flow of NOX through the first diffusion resistor section (103) is not limited by NO2, whereby sensitivity for detection of NOX can be improved.

Abstract: A gas sensor control apparatus for controlling a gas sensor element, the gas sensor element including first and second measuring chambers and the gas sensor control apparatus including first chamber control unit for controlling an oxygen concentration in the first chamber; second chamber control unit for applying a second chamber pump voltage to disassociate an oxygen-containing specific gas contained in the second chamber and thereby generate a concentration-dependent current; current detecting unit; voltage changing unit for changing the second chamber pump voltage; and deterioration determination unit for determining the deterioration state of the gas sensor element based on a transient response of the concentration-dependent current.

Abstract: The present invention can provide a polymer film having an Ra (arithmetic average roughness) of 0.5 ?m to 2.5 ?m, an Ry (maximum height) of 3 ?m to 11 ?m, an Rz (ten-point average height) of 3 ?m to 8 ?m, and a light transmittance of 85% or higher. A preferable embodiment of the present invention can provide, at the same time, an optical diffusion function, an improved luminance, a transmittance and the like which are of a sufficient level not realized conventionally. In a still preferable embodiment, Sm (average concave-concave/convex-convex interval) of 90 ?m to 160 ?m and the average inter-local peak interval (S) is 5 ?m to 15 ?m.

Abstract: Devices, which correspond to I/O control signals that respectively control peripheral devices (114), and power consumptions of the peripheral devices are previously registered as parameters (103), and a state monitoring section (110) monitors whether I/O control signals are in on-state, and calculates an operating time, and a power amount calculating unit (111) calculates a power consumption amount of the peripheral device concerned on the basis of the operating time and the power consumption. Furthermore, the state monitoring section (110) has a function of, after machining is completed, forcibly stopping a peripheral device if there is a peripheral device that does not stop even after a predetermined time or after exceeding a predetermined power consumption amount, so that unnecessary power consumptions can be reduced.

Abstract: A vehicle control system that contains a control module configured to wirelessly communicate with a mobile device to upload and download user specific settings that may be stored on the mobile device. The mobile device may also be configured to enable the ignition system once the vehicle authenticates the mobile device and remote keyless entry system. The memory of the mobile device is read and write capable, allowing for data to be used by the control module in conjunction with several automobile systems, and allowing for data to be transferred from said systems to the portable memory device by the control module, thus facilitating vehicle operation.

Abstract: A vehicle control system that contains a control module configured to wirelessly communicate with a mobile device to upload and download user specific settings that may be stored on the mobile device. The mobile device may also be configured to enable the ignition system once the vehicle authenticates the mobile device and remote keyless entry system. The memory of the mobile device is read and write capable, allowing for data to be used by the control module in conjunction with several automobile systems, and allowing for data to be transferred from said systems to the portable memory device by the control module, thus facilitating vehicle operation.

Abstract: An NOx detection apparatus computes a first NOx concentration NOxpo on the basis of a second pumping current Ip2, and sets correction coefficients a, b (concentration variation correction information) on the basis of the first NOx concentration NOxpo. Therefore, the NOx detection apparatus can set the correction coefficients a, b in accordance with the concentration of NOx actually contained in a to-be-measured gas. Since the NOx detection apparatus uses Equation 3, determined by the correction coefficients a, b, for correction of the first NOx concentration NOxpo, the NOx detection apparatus can correct the first NOx concentration NOxpo in accordance with the state of change of the NOx concentration even when the magnitude of an output variation caused by a pressure change changes depending on the NOx concentration.

Abstract: Provided are a method of reliably assembling a gas sensor. A plurality of annular mounting members are repeatedly subjected to following steps: bringing a sensor element into an upper-side held state in which the element is held such that an upper end thereof extends vertically with a lower end thereof being inserted into a recess; fitting a through hole of an annular mounting member with the upper end of the element brought in to the upper-side clamped state; and switching from the upper-side held state to a lower-side held state in which the element is held such that the lower end thereof extends vertically, to thereby cause the annular mounting member to reach a predetermined annularly mounting position. Then, the resultant intermediate assembly product is sandwiched by a centering device to minimize the outside diameter thereof, and thereafter, a tubular body is annularly mounted to the intermediate assembly product.

Abstract: A vehicle light source detection device in a light beam control system detects a position of a light source appeared and detected in captured image data The device calculates a gradient of a road on which the own vehicle is running. The vehicle light source detection device estimates a vanishing point in the captured image data on the basis of the detected gradient of the road. The device further increases a reliability value of the detected light source when the point of the detected light source more approaches the vanishing point. When the reliability value of the detected light source is not less than a predetermined reference value, the device determines that the detected light source is a head lamp of an oncoming vehicle, and adjusts an irradiation range of the light beam of the head lamps of the own vehicle to avoid the oncoming vehicle.

Abstract: A processing section as a light emitting source detection device in a light beam control system changes irradiation parameters, one of an irradiation range and a luminance of a light beam of head lamps of an own vehicle. The light beam of the head lamps is irradiated toward a light object corresponding to a light source detected in captured image data. The processing section detects whether or not the luminance of the detected light source is changed after the change of the irradiation parameters, and sets a probability value of the detected light source to a value lower than a probability value of a light source when luminance is not changed even if the irradiation parameters are changed. When the probability value of the detected light source is not less than a predetermined threshold value, the processing section determines that the detected light source is a vehicle light source.

Abstract: Provided is a method for marking on a pressed metallic component whose visibility and corrosion resistance in a marking target is ensured. The method includes a step of irradiating a base treatment target region including a marking target region with a laser beam on a first irradiation condition, and a step of irradiating the marking target region with the laser beam on a second irradiation condition, in which a charged energy of the laser beam is set to be smaller on the first irradiation condition than the second irradiation condition, thereby providing between the marking pattern and a non-irradiation region, a base region having a residual stress greater than that of the non-irradiation region and a residual stress smaller than that of the marking pattern, so as to ensure a visibility. Furthermore, a corrosion resistance is ensured by using a metallic member which is heat-treated to enhance the hardness.

Abstract: The present invention provides a fixed bed reactor for carrying out a mixed gas/liquid phase reaction, wherein the reactor has a piping structure composed of microchannels, the cross-sectional area of the fixed bed is 0.0001 cm2 to 0.

Abstract: In a sensor control device, it is determined whether a gas sensor is activated. A concentration control is performed at an elapse timing which elapses by a first constant time from an activation timing at which the gas sensor is determined to be activated. A preliminary control is performed in at least a partial period between the elapse timing and a start timing at which a drive control is started.

Abstract: A lens-attached matter detector includes an edge extractor configured to create an edge image based on an input image, divide the edge image into a plurality of areas including a plurality of pixels, and extract an area whose edge intensity is a threshold range as an attention area, a brightness distribution extractor configured to obtain a brightness value of the attention area and a brightness value of a circumference area, a brightness change extractor configured to obtain the brightness value of the attention area and the brightness value of the circumference area for a predetermined time interval, and obtain a time series variation in the brightness value of the attention area based on the brightness value of the attention area, and an attached matter determiner configured to determine the presence or absence of attached matter based on the time series variation in the brightness value of the attention area.

Abstract: A contact detection apparatus that allows faster detection and a pinch prevention apparatus equipped with such a detection apparatus are provided. The contact detection apparatus includes a first electrode (430) made of a flexible conductive material and extending throughout a contact detection range, a second electrode (440) apart from the first electrode and extending on the back side of the first electrode, and detection means for detecting contact of an object with the first electrode based on the capacitance of the first electrode. The first electrode is made of a conductive resin containing an embedded conductor.

Abstract: A process for producing a fine silver particle colloidal dispersion which can simply form conductive silver layers and antimicrobial coatings by screen printing or the like. The process is characterized by having a reaction step of allowing an aqueous silver nitrate solution to react with a mixed solution of an aqueous iron(II) sulfate solution and an aqueous sodium citrate solution to form an agglomerate of fine silver particles, a filtration step of filtering the resultant agglomerate of fine silver particles to obtain a cake of the agglomerate of fine silver particles, a dispersion step of adding pure water to the cake to obtain a first fine silver particle colloidal dispersion of a water system in which dispersion the fine silver particles have been dispersed in the pure water, and a concentration and washing step of concentrating and washing the first fine silver particle colloidal dispersion of a water system.

Abstract: A NOx sensor includes a sensor element equipped with first and second pumping cells to define first and second measurement chambers. The first pumping cell exerts an oxygen pumping action against the first measurement chamber to adjust the oxygen concentration in the gas under measurement within the first measurement chamber to a given level. The second pumping cell exerts an oxygen pumping action against the second measurement chamber to produce a pumping cell current according to the NOx concentration in the gas under measurement. When the moisture content of the gas under measurement changes from 2 vol % to 8 vol %, the NOx sensor allows a variation of NOx concentration detection value based on the pumping cell current in such a manner that the NOx concentration detection value reaches a transient peak value of 20 ppm or smaller and converges to ±5 ppm of a reference value within 5 seconds.