Abstract: A height detection apparatus is configured to project a pattern on a sample arranged at any of a plurality of reference positions and configured to detect a height of the sample. The apparatus includes: a projection optical system that generates a plurality of spatially separated light beams each having the pattern and projects the generated spatially separated light beams onto the sample; an imaging element that images the pattern reflected from the sample; a detection optical system that guides the pattern reflected from the sample to the imaging element; and at least one optical path length correction member disposed on an optical path different from an optical path having a shortest optical path length among a plurality of optical paths corresponding to the plurality of light beams at a position where the plurality of light beams is spatially separated.

Abstract: When a mechanism enters a first state, an intermediate transfer member separates from a second photosensitive member. When the mechanism enters a second state, the intermediate transfer member contacts the second photosensitive member. When a first monochrome image is formed on a sheet of a first type by using toner of a first color, the mechanism enters the first state. When a second monochrome image is formed on a sheet of a second type by using toner of the first color, the mechanism enters the second state. A rotation speed of the second photosensitive member for forming the second monochrome image on the sheet of the second type is controlled to a predetermined rotation speed. The predetermined rotation speed is slower than a rotation speed of the second photosensitive member for forming the second image.

Abstract: An information processing device includes: a storage that stores execution reservation information transmitted from a user server, wherein the execution reservation information represents an execution reservation of acceptor servers that execute first tasks that have been encrypted and divided; and a processor that: receives a second task from the user server, encrypts and divides the second task to generate the first tasks, requests the acceptor servers to execute the generated first tasks based on the execution reservation information stored in the storage, receives first execution results from the acceptor servers, decrypts and combines the first execution results to generate a second execution result, and transmits the generated second execution result to the user server.

Abstract: A semiconductor chip including an internal circuit, a plurality of electrode pads and a plurality of I/O cells. The plurality of electrode pads are arranged on a first line, a second line and a third line. Each of the plurality of electrode pads arranged at least on the first and second lines overlaps corresponding one of the plurality of I/O cells in a plan view. The plurality of I/O cells are provided on a peripheral region of the semiconductor chip. Each of the plurality of I/O cells includes a protective circuit, and is connected to corresponding one of the plurality of electrode pads. The protective circuit includes a power source-side protective circuit provided between the corresponding one of the plurality of electrode pads and a power source wiring; and a ground-side protective circuit provided between the corresponding one of the plurality of electrode pads and a ground wiring.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit having a photosensitive member on which an image is formed and a developer bearing member, an intermediate transfer member onto which the image is transferred, a transfer member forming a nip portion for transfer of the image on the photosensitive member onto the intermediate transfer member, a transfer unit transferring the image on the intermediate transfer member onto the sheet, a motor rotating the photosensitive member, a motor control unit controlling the motor so the rotation speed of the photosensitive member is a target rotation speed, and a controller that acquires first and second load information of the photosensitive member in a first period where developer bearing member rotates and a second period where developer bearing member is stopped, and controls whether or not to change the target rotation speed based on the first and second load information.

Abstract: A semiconductor chip including an internal circuit, a plurality of electrode pads and a plurality of I/O cells. The plurality of electrode pads are arranged on a first line, a second line and a third line. Each of the plurality of electrode pads arranged at least on the first and second lines overlaps corresponding one of the plurality of I/O cells in a plan view. The plurality of I/O cells are provided on a peripheral region of the semiconductor chip. Each of the plurality of I/O cells includes a protective circuit, and is connected to corresponding one of the plurality of electrode pads. The protective circuit includes a power source-side protective circuit provided between the corresponding one of the plurality of electrode pads and a power source wiring; and a ground-side protective circuit provided between the corresponding one of the plurality of electrode pads and a ground wiring.

Abstract: An application development environment providing system which provides a development environment for an application program via a network, the application development environment providing system includes a program developer configured to generate the application program on the basis of an input from a terminal connected to the development environment, and to visually display the generated application program, and a communicator configured to provide a communication function among a plurality of users who use the development environment, to copy a part or all of the application program generated by the program developer in the development environment used by a first user to be available in the development environment used by a second user, and to visually display the part or all of the application program.

Abstract: A high-strength steel sheet having a specified chemical composition and a method for producing the same. The steel sheet including a multi-phase structure including, by volume fraction, ferrite of 35% to 65%, residual austenite of 7% or less (including 0%), martensite of 20% to 60%, bainite of 20% or less (including 0%), the ferrite having an average crystal grain size of 8 ?m or less and an average aspect ratio of 3.5 or less, the martensite having an average crystal grain size of 3 ?m or less, and the bainite having an average crystal grain size of 3 ?m or less when contained. A standard deviation of Vickers hardness of the steel sheet being 30 or less when measured at 200 ?m intervals from a position of 100 ?m from a surface to a central portion in a thickness direction of the sheet.

Abstract: An object is to provide a friction stir welding method and apparatus that provide sufficient strength and good welding workability by advantageously eliminating plastic flow deficiency generated as a result of insufficient heating of workpieces. In friction stir welding for steel sheets (3, 3) as workpieces, a pair of facing rotary tools (1, 15) are inserted into a non-welded part from both one surface side and the other surface side of the steel sheets (3, 3), the rotary tools move in a welding direction while rotating, and in addition, a preheating process for heating steel sheets (3, 3) is performed by heating means (5) provided in front of the rotary tools(1, 15). The configuration of the pair of facing rotary tools (1, 15) and the surface temperature, area, position, and so forth of a heated region in the preheating process are strictly controlled.

Abstract: When a mechanism enters a first state, an intermediate transfer member separates from a second photosensitive member. When the mechanism enters a second state, the intermediate transfer member contacts the second photosensitive member. When a first monochrome image is formed on a sheet of a first type by using toner of a first color, the mechanism enters the first state. When a second monochrome image is formed on a sheet of a second type by using toner of the first color, the mechanism enters the second state. A rotation speed of the second photosensitive member for forming the second monochrome image on the sheet of the second type is controlled to a predetermined rotation speed. The predetermined rotation speed is slower than a rotation speed of the second photosensitive member for forming the second image.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus including a controller, which starts rotation of a rotary polygon mirror when a predetermined condition is satisfied, rotates the rotary polygon mirror at a predetermined rotation speed based on a first pulse in a first state in which light beams are not emitted from a light source, thereafter starts emission of the light beams, switches a rotation control based on the first pulse to a rotation control based on the second pulse, and rotates the rotary polygon mirror at the predetermined rotation speed based on the second pulse in a second state in which the light beams are emitted from the light source, and thereafter detects a temperature of a drive circuit board by a temperature detector, and corrects color misregistration using a detected temperature of the temperature detector and the detection result of a pattern detector.

Abstract: Provided is a resistance spot welding method that inhibits, in accordance with the degree of axis misalignment between electrodes, the occurrence of cracking in a weld regardless of the steel grade. In resistance spot welding methods according to the present invention, H (ms) is an electrode force retaining time after completion of current passage, D (mm) is an amount of axis misalignment between the electrodes, t (mm) is a total sum of sheet thicknesses of a plurality of overlapping steel sheets, T (MPa) is a tensile strength of a steel sheet having a highest tensile strength among the plurality of steel sheets, F (N) is an electrode force, and d (mm) is a tip diameter of one electrode of the pair of electrodes that has a smaller tip diameter. The electrode force retaining time H is specified to be a predetermined value or greater.

Abstract: A numerical value input screen display unit displays a numerical value input screen on a touch panel display unit. A high-order digit numerical value input unit sets a numerical value of an integer place based on the position of a slider on an input range bar by operation of slider. A low-order digit numerical value input unit sets a numerical value of a first decimal place by increasing or decreasing the numerical value based on amount and the direction of movement operation of orbiting button. An input numerical value display unit determines an input numerical value based on numerical value of the integer place set by the high-order digit numerical value input unit and the numerical value of the first decimal place set by the low-order digit numerical value input unit, and displays the input numerical value on a numerical value display spot.

Abstract: A fore edge image display unit (11) displays fore edge image (60) depicting a fore edge when a tilt sensor (22) detects tilt operation of a touch panel display unit (20) when a contact position detection circuit (21) detects an indicator contacting right or left edge part of the touch panel display unit (20). An edge index display unit (12) displays edge indices (61a) to (61s) in vertically shifted and superposed manner on the fore edge image (60). An item name image display unit (13) performs enlarged display of item name image, representing the name of item assigned to an edge index in contact. When tilt operation of the touch panel display unit (20) is detected when the contact position detection circuit (21) detects the indicator contacting one of the edge indices, selected page display unit (14) displays the page of the item assigned to the edge index in contact.

Abstract: When a mechanism enters a first state, an intermediate transfer member separates from a second photosensitive member. When the mechanism enters a second state, the intermediate transfer member contacts the second photosensitive member. When a first monochrome image is formed on a sheet of a first type by using toner of a first color, the mechanism enters the first state. When a second monochrome image is formed on a sheet of a second type by using toner of the first color, the mechanism enters the second state. A rotation speed of the second photosensitive member for forming the second monochrome image on the sheet of the second type is controlled to a predetermined rotation speed. The predetermined rotation speed is slower than a rotation speed of the second photosensitive member for forming the second image.

Abstract: Prediction accuracy of a color misregistration amount in an image formation executed in an image forming apparatus is improved. The image forming apparatus comprises an optical box storing an optical system for irradiating a laser beam from a laser source to a photosensitive drum, a scanner temperature sensor provided near the optical box, and an environmental temperature sensor for detecting a surrounding temperature of the image forming apparatus, and a control section. When image formation is executed, the control section obtains a temperature Tscn detected by the scanner temperature sensor and a temperature Tenv detected by the environmental temperature sensor and calculates a prediction value of a position misregistration amount to the photoreceptor of the laser beam using the difference between Tscn and Tenv.

Abstract: A resistance spot welding method inhibits, in accordance with the electrode angle, the occurrence of cracking in the weld regardless of the steel grade. The resistance spot welding method satisfies relationships: 2·A·(t·T/F)1/2?H when 0?A<1 (3·A?1)·(t·T/F)1/2?H when 1?A<10 (A+19)·(t·T/F)1/2?H when 10?A<20 where H (ms) is an electrode force retaining time after completion of current passage, A (degrees) is an electrode angle of the electrodes, t (mm) is a sheet thickness of a steel sheet having a largest sheet thickness among the steel sheets, T (MPa) is a tensile strength of a steel sheet having a highest tensile strength among the two or more steel sheets, and F (N) is the electrode force.

Abstract: A friction stir welding method for steel sheets includes inserting a rotating tool into an unwelded portion where two or more steel sheets are overlapped or butted together; moving the rotating tool along portions to be welded while rotating the tool so that a softened portion is formed in the steel sheets by friction heat generated between the rotating tool and the steel sheets, and the steel sheets are welded together by utilizing a plastic flow generated by the softened portion being stirred; and preheating the unwelded portion before welding by the rotating tool by a pair of heating devices disposed over and under the unwelded portion and ahead of the rotating tool in the advancing direction to enable high speed welding without the risk of generation of welding defects and damage to the welding tool.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus including a controller, which starts rotation of a rotary polygon mirror when a predetermined condition is satisfied, rotates the rotary polygon mirror at a predetermined rotation speed based on a first pulse in a first state in which light beams are not emitted from a light source, thereafter starts emission of the light beams, switches a rotation control based on the first pulse to a rotation control based on the second pulse, and rotates the rotary polygon mirror at the predetermined rotation speed based on the second pulse in a second state in which the light beams are emitted from the light source, and thereafter detects a temperature of a drive circuit board by a temperature detector, and corrects color misregistration using a detected temperature of the temperature detector and the detection result of a pattern detector.

Abstract: When a contact position detection circuit (21) detects that an indicator contacts an initial index (50), an enlarged index displayer (12) displays an enlarged index (60) in which an enlarged item button (61h) obtained by enlarging an item button (51) selected by the contact to have a first size, and enlarged item buttons (61f), (61g) and (61i) to (61l) having gradually smaller sizes than the first size as the buttons are apart from the enlarged item button (61h) are arranged. When the indicator F is slid in an upward direction, the enlarged index changer (13) causes the touched enlarged item button (61g) to have the largest second size, and causes peripheral enlarged item buttons (61e), (61f) and (61h) to (61k) to have gradually smaller sizes than the second size as the buttons are apart from the enlarged item button (61g).