Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a novel anthraquinone compound, and to provide: a dichroic dye constituted of the novel anthraquinone compound; a liquid crystal composition which contains the dichroic dye; and preferably a dimming element having excellent contrast and light resistance and containing said composition. The present invention discloses an anthraquinone compound represented by formula A below (wherein R1 represents a C3-16 branched alkyl group, and R2 represents a hydrogen atom, a C1-8 straight-chain or branched alkyl group, or a C1-8 straight-chain or branched alkoxy group). In addition, the present invention discloses a liquid crystal composition including the anthraquinone compound and a liquid crystal material, and a dimming element containing said composition.

Abstract: An electromagnetic relay includes a case, a fixed terminal, and a female screw member. The fixed terminal includes an external connecting portion. The external connecting portion has a screw insertion hole, exposed to the outside from the case, and configured to be screwed to an external terminal. The female screw member is prevented from rotating by the case. The case includes a held portion that is held between the external connecting portion of the fixed terminal and the female screw member in a direction of penetration of the screw insertion hole, the direction of penetration including a first direction from the external connecting portion toward the female screw member and a second direction from the female screw member toward the external connecting portion.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a liquid-crystal composition comprising (A) dye compounds and (B) a liquid-crystal material, wherein the dye compounds (A) include an anthraquinone compound represented by general formula (1) and an anthraquinone compound represented by general formula (2) in a specific proportion and further include a dye compound which is neither the anthraquinone compound represented by general formula (1) nor the anthraquinone compound represented by general formula (2). The present invention further relates to a liquid-crystal composition comprising the (A) and (B) components and further containing (C) a. photocurable compound and (D) a photopolymerization initiator, a cured object obtained from the liquid-crystal composition, and a light-modulating element in which the liquid-crystal composition or the cured object is sandwiched therein.

Abstract: The present invention is an anthraquinone compound represented by formula (1) (in the formula. R1 represents a hydrogen atom, a C1-C12 linear or branched alkyl group, or a C1-C12 linear or branched alkoxy group, and R2 represents a substituent represented by: formula (a) (in formula (a), R3 represents a hydrogen atom, a C1-C8 linear or branched alkyl group, a C1-C8 linear or branched alkoxy group, or a substituent represented by —CH2OR4, where R4 represents a C1-C8 linear or branched alkyl group); or formula (b) (in formula (b). R5 represents a hydrogen atom, a C1-C8 linear or branched alkyl group, or a substituent represented by —CH2OR6, where R6 represents a C1-C8 linear or branched alkyl group)).

Abstract: A curing resin composition including (A) a cyanate ester resin, (B) an epoxy resin, (C) an active hydrogen-containing amine latent curing agent, and (D) an ion scavenger. The cyanate ester resin (A) is preferably at least one of a compound of formula (1) below, a compound of formula (2) below, and a polymer of at least one of these compounds (1) and (2). NC—O-A1-Y1-A2-O—CN??(1) wherein the symbols are as defined in the description. wherein the symbols are as defined in the description.

Abstract: Disclosed is a curable resin composition containing: (A) a cyanate ester resin; (B) an epoxy resin essentially including at least a 4-amino-3-methylphenol-type epoxy resin; and (C) a latent curing agent. Preferably, the cyanate ester resin (A) is at least one selected from the group consisting of compounds represented by formula (1) below, compounds represented by formula (2) below, and at least one of polymer of these compounds. Formula (1): NC—O-A1-Y1-A2-O—CN (See the Description for the symbols in the formula). Formula (2): (See the Description for the symbols in the formula).

Abstract: An electromagnetic relay includes a case, a movable contact piece, a fixed terminal, a driving device, and an insulating wall. The movable contact piece includes a movable contact. The fixed terminal includes a fixed contact, a contact support portion, an extension portion, and a bent portion. The contact support portion supports the fixed contact. The extension portion extends from the contact support portion in a longitudinal direction of the movable contact piece. The bent portion extends in a bent shape from the extension portion in a first direction from the fixed contact toward the movable contact, and overlaps the movable contact piece in the longitudinal direction of the movable contact piece. The driving device is configured to move the movable contact piece. The insulating wall is integral with the case and is disposed between the bent portion and the movable contact piece.

Abstract: An electromagnetic relay includes a fixed contact, a movable contact, a movable contact piece, a movable iron core, a drive shaft, a coil, and a stopper. The movable iron core is movable in a moving direction including a contact direction in which the movable contact approaches the fixed contact and a separation direction in which the movable contact separates from the fixed contact. The movable iron core includes a shaft hole extending in the moving direction. The drive shaft is connected to the movable contact piece. The drive shaft extends through the shaft hole. The drive shaft is fixed to the movable iron core. The coil generates a magnetic force to move the movable iron core in the moving direction. The stopper is connected to the drive shaft. The stopper restricts a movement of the movable iron core with respect to the drive shaft in the moving direction.

Abstract: The electromagnetic relay includes a fixed terminal, a fixed contact connected to the fixed terminal, a movable contact piece moving in an opening direction and a closing direction with respect to the fixed terminal, a movable contact connected to the movable contact piece and being arranged to face the fixed contact, a coil generating an electromagnetic force to move the movable contact piece, and a drive circuit controlling a current to the coil. The drive circuit increases the current at a first increase rate in a first period that includes a period from a start time when the current starts to flow in the coil to before a contact time point at which the movable contact contacts the fixed contact. The drive circuit increases the current at a second increase rate larger than the first increase rate in the second period that includes a period after the contact time point.

Abstract: An electromagnetic relay includes a fixed contact, a movable contact, a movable contact piece, a case, and an adhesive material. The movable contact is disposed to face the fixed contact. The movable contact piece is connected to the movable contact. The movable contact piece is movable between a closed position in which the movable contact is in contact with the fixed contact and an open position in which the movable contact is separated from the fixed contact. The case accommodates the fixed contact and the movable contact. The adhesive material is disposed in the case. The adhesive material captures foreign matter in the case.

Abstract: A mammography apparatus includes: an arm; a first cooling fan that is disposed on a stand side with respect to the radiation source in the arm, sucks air from an outside of the arm, and discharges air that has cooled the radiation source from a first exhaust port provided on the stand side with respect to the radiation source; a projector that is disposed in the arm; a second cooling fan that is disposed between the projector and the first exhaust port in the arm, sucks a part of air directed from the first cooling fan to the first exhaust port, blows the sucked air toward the projector to cool the projector, and has a flow rate smaller than that of the first cooling fan; and a second exhaust port that is provided separately from the first exhaust port and through which air that has cooled the projector is discharged.

Abstract: A method for fabricating light emitting diode (LED) dice includes the steps of: providing a substrate, and forming a plurality of die sized semiconductor structures on the substrate. The method also includes the steps of providing a receiving plate having an elastomeric polymer layer, placing the substrate and the receiving plate in physical contact with an adhesive force applied by the elastomeric polymer layer, and performing a laser lift-off (LLO) process by directing a uniform laser beam through the substrate to the semiconductor layer at an interface with the substrate to lift off the semiconductor structures onto the elastomeric polymer layer. During the laser lift-off (LLO) process the elastomeric polymer layer functions as a shock absorber to reduce momentum transfer, and as an adhesive surface to hold the semiconductor structures in place on the receiving plate.

Abstract: [Problem] To provide a surface control agent for a water-based coating, the surface control agent having both cissing prevention properties and overcoatability when used for applications requiring excellent appearance and overcoatability. [Solution] The surface control agent for a water-based coating includes: a copolymer containing, as constituent monomers, a dibasic acid ester (A) having a polymerizable unsaturated double bond in an amount of 10% by mass or more and 99% by mass or less, and an ether group-containing polymerizable unsaturated monomer (B) having a (meth)acryloyl group, a vinyl ether group, or an allyl group in an amount of 1% by mass or more and 90% by mass or less, wherein the copolymer has a weight-average molecular weight of 1,000 or more and 100,000 or less.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a transparent polyimide film containing a polyimide and a phosphate ester. The content of the phosphate ester based on 100 parts by mass of the polyimide is 3 parts by mass or more, preferably 5 to 100 parts by mass. It is preferable to use a phosphate ester that has a high birefringence reduction effect and with which a decrease in the tensile modulus of the film is small. In production of the polyimide film, it is preferable to employ a method in which: a solvent-soluble polyimide resin and a phosphate ester are dissolved in an organic solvent exhibiting solubility with respect to the polyimide resin to prepare a polyimide solution; the polyimide solution is applied onto a substrate; and the organic solvent is removed.

Abstract: A resin composition contains a polyimide resin and an ester-based resin. The ester-based resin is polycarbonate or polyarylate. The polyimide contains a structural unit represented by general formula (1). In general formula (1), X is a divalent organic group shown in group (I), and Y is a divalent group that contains one or more selected from the group consisting of a fluorine group, a trifluoromethyl group, a sulfonic group, a fluorene structure and an alicyclic structure. Each of R1 and R2 is a fluorine atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, or a fluoroalkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, m is an integer of 1 to 4, and n is an integer of 0 to 4.

Abstract: [Problem] To provide a surface control agent for a water-based coating, the surface control agent having both cissing prevention properties and overcoatability when used for applications requiring excellent appearance and overcoatability. [Solution] The surface control agent for a water-based coating includes: a copolymer containing, as constituent monomers, a dibasic acid ester (A) having a polymerizable unsaturated double bond in an amount of 10% by mass or more and 99% by mass or less, and an ether group-containing polymerizable unsaturated monomer (B) having a (meth)acryloyl group, a vinyl ether group, or an allyl group in an amount of 1% by mass or more and 90% by mass or less, wherein the copolymer has a weight-average molecular weight of 1,000 or more and 100,000 or less.

Abstract: A method for producing a positive electrode active material is provided. The method can prevent a gas generation due to an oxidative degradation of a non-aqueous electrolyte in a lithium-ion secondary battery using a positive electrode active material which operates at a high potential. A method for producing a coated positive electrode active material for a lithium-ion secondary battery includes coating a surface of a positive electrode active material with an oxide-based solid electrolyte by a mechanical coating method and then conducting heat treatment at 300° C. or higher, and the positive electrode active material has an average potential of extraction and insertion of lithium of 4.5V or more and 5.0V or less based on Li+/Li.

Abstract: A polyimide resin has an acid dianhydride-derived structure and a diamine-derived structure, the acid dianhydride contains an acid dianhydride represented by the general formula (1) and a fluorine-containing aromatic acid dianhydride, and the diamine contains a fluoroalkyl-substituted benzidine. In the general formula (1), n is an integer of 1 or more, and R1 to R4 are each independently a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, or a perfluoroalkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms. The content of the acid dianhydride represented by the general formula (1) may be 10 to 65 mol %, and the content of the fluorine-containing aromatic acid dianhydride may be 30 to 80 mol %, based on 100 mol % of the total of the acid dianhydride.

Abstract: Provided is a novel layer migration control agent that is added to a paint composition when forming a multilayer coating film on a coating object by curing a prime coating film and a top coating film at the same time, the agent making it possible to control layer migration of the two coating films and obtain the multilayer coating film with satisfactory finish appearance. The layer migration control agent is a copolymer obtained by copolymerization of a monomer mixture including 5% by weight to 90% by weight of a polymerizable unsaturated monomer including an ether group and 10% by weight to 95% by weight of a polymerizable unsaturated monomer having a hydrophobic group having 1 to 22 carbon atoms, the copolymer having a weight average molecular weight of 1000 to 100,000.

Abstract: Provided is a novel layer migration control agent that is added to a paint composition when forming a multilayer coating film on a coating object by curing a prime coating film and a top coating film at the same time, the agent making it possible to control layer migration of the two coating films and obtain the multilayer coating film with satisfactory finish appearance. The layer migration control agent is a copolymer obtained by copolymerization of a monomer mixture including 5% by weight to 90% by weight of a polymerizable unsaturated monomer including an ether group and 10% by weight to 95% by weight of a polymerizable unsaturated monomer having a hydrophobic group having 1 to 22 carbon atoms, the copolymer having a weight average molecular weight of 1000 to 100,000.