Abstract: A vehicle management system includes an imaging device provided in a shared vehicle to capture a plurality of passengers on the vehicle, a detection unit that detects that a user, who is one of the passengers, has performed a predetermined motion which is a motion registered in advance, based on a capturing result by the imaging device, and a controller that controls the vehicle based on a predetermined command, which is a command registered in advance as a command corresponding to the predetermined motion, when the predetermined motion is detected.

Abstract: A variable displacement-type compressor for a vehicle includes: an electromagnetic clutch having a first electromagnetic coil; an electromagnetic control valve having an second electromagnetic coil; a first connector having an input terminal portion and an output terminal portion, the first connector being integrated with and electrically connected to one of the electromagnetic clutch and the electromagnetic control valve, and disposed at a position away from the other one of the electromagnetic clutch and the electromagnetic control valve, the input terminal portion being connectable to a vehicle-side connector, and the output terminal portion being electrically connectable to the other one; and a second connector provided separately from the other one, connected to the other one through a cable, and connected to the output terminal portion of the first connector.

Abstract: Provided is a light-emitting diode-type illumination device which controls, at a high illuminance, the illuminance of directed light emitted by an LED element as a light source. This light-emitting diode-type illumination device 1 comprises a directed illuminance control means which directs the light emitted from a LED element 13 and controls the directed illuminance of the irradiated light, and a light-reflecting member 19 equipped with a convergent reflecting surface 19a positioned on the light-emitting side of the LED element 13. The light-reflecting member 19 is positioned so as to extend in the direction in which light is irradiated, symmetrically or asymmetrically with respect to the centerline of the LED element 13. The directed illuminance control means controls the directed illuminance of light obtained by directing and irradiating light emitted from the LED element 13.

Abstract: An in-vehicle monitoring module included in a monitoring system includes a detector, a service operator, a controller, and a housing. The detector detects conditions in an inside of a vehicle. The service operator is provided to the vehicle. The controller can perform processing of determining the type of an event occurring in the inside of the vehicle based on the conditions in the inside of the vehicle detected by the detector, controlling the service operator based on the determined type of the event, and causing the service operator to perform an operation corresponding to the type of the event. The housing is provided with the detector, the service operator, and the controller to serve as a unit and provided on a roof member of the vehicle.

Abstract: An in-vehicle system used in a getting-on-and-off authentication system includes: a reading unit provided in a vehicle to read identification information capable of identifying a person; a communication unit that transmits the identification information read by the reading unit to an external device outside the vehicle and receives retrieval result information retrieved on the basis of the identification information by the external device; and a getting-on-and-off authorization processor capable of executing a process of authorizing a getting on and off of a person specified by the identification information on the vehicle on the basis of the retrieval result information received by the communication unit.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a magnetic disk device includes a magnetic disk including at least one servo zone that includes a first data storage track with a first servo pattern having a first frequency and a second data storage track with a second servo pattern having a second frequency, wherein the first data storage track is located closer to an outer diameter of the magnetic disk than the first data storage track and the first frequency is greater than the second frequency; a magnetic head that faces the magnetic disk; and a zone servo switching unit that switches a servo pattern frequency employed to position the magnetic head in a radial direction based on a radial position of the magnetic head.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a display unit, a communication unit configured to read, from another electronic apparatus having a plurality of operation modes, information regarding a current operation mode of the another electronic apparatus, and a controller configured to select a user interface screen which is displayed on the display unit in accordance with the information regarding the operation mode read by the communication unit.

Abstract: A disk device includes first and second recording surfaces, a first head for the first recording surface, including a first heater which generates heat via a first electric power, a second head for the second recording surface, including a second heater which generates heat via a second electric power, and a control circuit configured to execute a first preheating operation in which the first electric power is supplied to the first heater for a first time interval prior to starting a first writing process to write data on the first recording surface by the first head, and to execute a second preheating operation in which the second electric power is supplied to the second heater for a second time interval prior to starting a second writing process to write data on the second recording surface by the second head. The first time interval is different from the second time interval.

Abstract: A sealing cap for a compressor is made of an elastically-deformable material and includes a plug portion, a bolt insertion portion, a tab portion, and a plate-like body portion. The plug portion is to be inserted into a fluid port of a compressor to plug the fluid port. The plate-like body portion integrally joins the plug portion, the bolt insertion portion, and the tab portion. The bolt insertion portion extends from a front surface of the body portion. The tab portion is formed on the front surface of the body portion. The plug portion is projectingly formed on a rear surface of the body portion. The tab portion includes a ring having an annular shape, and is located opposite to the bolt insertion portion across the plug portion. The ring has an opening that extends through the ring in a direction that crosses insertion direction of the plug portion.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a display unit, a communication unit configured to read, from another electronic apparatus having a plurality of operation modes, information regarding a current operation mode of the another electronic apparatus, and a controller configured to select a user interface screen which is displayed on the display unit in accordance with the information regarding the operation mode read by the communication unit.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a display unit, a communication unit configured to read, from another electronic apparatus having a plurality of operation modes, information regarding a current operation mode of the another electronic apparatus, and a controller configured to select a user interface screen which is displayed on the display unit in accordance with the information regarding the operation mode read by the communication unit.

Abstract: A disk device includes first and second recording surfaces, a first head for the first recording surface, including a first heater which generates heat via a first electric power, a second head for the second recording surface, including a second heater which generates heat via a second electric power, and a control circuit configured to execute a first preheating operation in which the first electric power is supplied to the first heater for a first time interval prior to starting a first writing process to write data on the first recording surface by the first head, and to execute a second preheating operation in which the second electric power is supplied to the second heater for a second time interval prior to starting a second writing process to write data on the second recording surface by the second head. The first time interval is different from the second time interval.

Abstract: The invention has an object of providing grease reduced in an amount of the flying grease and an amount of the outgas, and superior in low-temperature characteristic, an antifriction bearing using the grease, an antifriction bearing device, and an information recording/reproducing device. A grease includes a base oil, and a thickener, the base oil includes mineral oil and poly-?-olefin, the poly-?-olefin is higher in mass than the mineral oil, the poly-?-olefin includes poly-?-olefin higher in kinetic viscosity than the mineral oil, the kinetic viscosity of the base oil at 40° C. is in a range of 40 through 90 mm2/s, and worked penetration is in a range of 200 through 250. Further, an antifriction bearing, an antifriction bearing device, and an information recording/reproducing device use the grease.

Abstract: A laminated inductor includes a component body that provides a mounting surface on one of its faces, and at least a pair of external electrodes are formed on the mounting surface, wherein the component body has a laminate constituted by multiple insulator layers, a spiral coil conductor formed in the laminate, and leader parts that electrically connect the coil conductor and external electrodes; the coil conductor comprises conductor patterns formed in the insulator layers and via hole conductors that penetrate through the insulator layers and electrically connect the multiple conductor patterns, and also has a coil axis running roughly in parallel with the mounting surface and a turn unit having one or more sides running roughly in parallel with the mounting surface; and the via hole conductors are formed only on the side farthest away from the mounting surface among the one or more sides.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a magnetic disk drive includes a read/write channel configured to process a read/write signal with respect to a magnetic disk, a data refresh module configured to perform a rewrite for refreshing recorded data on the magnetic disk, a data capture module configured to capture read data in the read/write channel, a timing determination module configured to determine power shutdown timing during the rewriting from the read data, and a data recovery module configured to recover the read data by dividing the read data into two items based on the power shutdown timing, shifting timing of one item of the read data, and combining the shifted data with the other item of the read data.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a magnetic disk drive includes a read/write channel configured to process a read/write signal with respect to a magnetic disk, a data refresh module configured to perform a rewrite for refreshing recorded data on the magnetic disk, a data capture module configured to capture read data in the read/write channel, a timing determination module configured to determine power shutdown timing during the rewriting from the read data, and a data recovery module configured to recover the read data by dividing the read data into two items based on the power shutdown timing, shifting timing of one item of the read data, and combining the shifted data with the other item of the read data.

Abstract: A latch mechanism of a vehicle seat reclining device includes a plurality of latch holes formed in a rail along a central axial line, a slider hole penetrating through a slider so as to face the respective latch holes, a support portion provided on the slider, and a movable portion displaceably supported by the support portion and having a latch projection that is engageable with the respective latch holes while passing through the slider hole. A clearance is defined in the direction of the central axial line between the slider hole and the latch projection. One or more shock absorbing members is (are) provided on opposing first and second inner surfaces of the slider hole and abut against the latch projection while being resiliently deformed to suppress the generation of undesirable rattling noise in case a force causes the latch projection to oscillate within the engaged latch hole.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, there is provided a magnetic disk device including a magnetic disk, a magnetic head, a heater, and a control unit. The magnetic head reads out information recorded on the magnetic disk. The heater is configured to adjust a magnetic spacing of the magnetic head from the magnetic disk. The control unit is configured to change a bias amount of the magnetic head according to setting of current flow through the heater.

Abstract: A relief valve for a compressor includes a valve body, a relief port, a cap and a cover. The relief port is formed in the end of the valve body and refrigerant gas is blown out through the relief port if pressure in the compressor is excessively increased. An engaging portion is formed in the cover so as to be engageable with the valve body such that the cover is prevented from moving relative to the valve body. With the cover is mounted on the valve body through the cap, the relief port is covered by the end of the cap, a first clearance is formed between the ends of the cap and the valve body so as to be in communication with the relief port, and a flowing passage for refrigerant gas blown out through the relief valve is formed from the relief port through the first clearance.

Abstract: A laminated inductor includes a component body that provides a mounting surface on one of its faces, and at least a pair of external electrodes are formed on the mounting surface, wherein the component body has a laminate constituted by multiple insulator layers, a spiral coil conductor formed in the laminate, and leader parts that electrically connect the coil conductor and external electrodes; the coil conductor comprises conductor patterns formed in the insulator layers and via hole conductors that penetrate through the insulator layers and electrically connect the multiple conductor patterns, and also has a coil axis running roughly in parallel with the mounting surface and a turn unit having one or more sides running roughly in parallel with the mounting surface; and the via hole conductors are formed only on the side farthest away from the mounting surface among the one or more sides.