Abstract: A cartridge includes a developing roller rotatable about a rotational axis thereof, and a frame configured to support the developing roller. A lever is connected to the frame, with the lever being elastically deformable such that a first part of the lever is movable relative to a second part of the lever and relative to the frame, and the lever protruding from the frame. A coupling member is configured to transmit a rotational force to the developing roller, the coupling member being rotatable about a rotational axis thereof, and the coupling member being movable relative to the frame in a direction of its rotational axis. When the cartridge is oriented with the lever and the electrode portion at a bottom portion of the cartridge, the lever protrudes downward from the frame.

Abstract: An electric oil pump includes a motor including a motor shaft, a pump assembly including a vane pump driven by the motor to suction and discharge oil, and an inverter to drive the motor. The motor includes a rotor, a stator on a side outward from the rotor in a radial direction, and a motor housing containing the rotor and the stator. The motor housing includes a suction port through which the vane pump suctions oil from outside, and a discharge port through which the vane pump discharges oil to outside. The motor housing includes flat surface portions in a portion of an outer periphery thereof. The suction port and the discharge port are located in a first surface of side surfaces which are the flat surface portions of the motor housing and are parallel or substantially parallel to the axial direction.

Abstract: A paint substitute film comprises a base film, a colored layer, and a hard coat layer, wherein the base film, the colored layer, and the hard coat layer are laminated in this order. The base film contains thermoplastic resin and concealing material. Refractive index of the concealing material is not less than 1.70. Scattering coefficient from wavelength 400 nm to 700 nm of the base film is not less than 0.20 ?m?1. Contrast ratio of the base film when at 20% elongation is not less than 0.70.

Abstract: A laser processing machine includes: a variable focal length optical system in which a focus position is periodically changed in response to a drive signal to be inputted; a position-detection light source configured to emit a detection light onto a workpiece through the variable focal length optical system; a light detector configured to receive the detection light reflected on the workpiece and output a light detection signal; a signal processor configured to output a synchronization pulse signal in synchronization with the focus timing when the detection light is focused on the surface of the workpiece in accordance with the inputted light detection signal; and a laser oscillator configured to oscillate a pulse laser beam in accordance with the inputted synchronization pulse signal to radiate the pulse laser beam on the workpiece through the variable focal length optical system.

Abstract: The present invention provides: a surface-coated film which is for being integrally formed with a fiber impregnation resin; a surface-coated fiber-reinforced resin molded product; and a manufacturing method thereof. The surface-coated film has a base film B and an easily adhesive layer A provided on the base film B, wherein the base film B has a flat layer b2 and an easily molded layer b1 adjacent to the easily adhesive layer A, the thickness of the easily adhesive layer A is 30-250 nm, the thickness of the base film B is 50-500 ?m, the easily molded layer b1 and the flat layer b2 satisfy both expression 1 of 3?ratio (EHb2/EHb1) of storage elastic modulus EHb2 of flat layer b2 at 150° C. to storage elastic modulus EHb1 of easily molded layer b1 at 150° C., and expression 2 of 1,000 MPa?storage elastic modulus ELb1 of easily molded layer b1 at 23° C.

Abstract: A laminated body in which a thermoplastic resin layer, a thermosetting resin layer, and a protective film are layered one on another in this order, in which the thermosetting resin layer contains a thermosetting resin composition containing two or more kinds of organometallic complex, a surface of the protective film at an opposite side of the thermosetting resin layer has a surface roughness Ra of 30 nm or less, and an amount of nitrogen atoms present at the surface of the protective film at the side of the thermosetting resin layer is less than 1 atm %.

Abstract: A constant-speed universal joint includes: an outer ring; an inner ring; a plurality of balls that engages with the outer-ring ball grooves and the inner-ring ball grooves; and a holder that is interposed between an inner spherical surface of the outer ring and an outer spherical surface of the inner ring and in which a holding window for holding the plurality of balls is formed. A chamfered portion is formed in the inner ring. The chamfered portion includes a linear section portion that is formed in a linear shape in a section perpendicular to a moving locus of the center of the corresponding ball and an arc section portion that is formed in a protruding arc shape in the section perpendicular to the moving locus of the center of the corresponding ball.

Abstract: A variable focal length lens apparatus is provided with a variable focal length lens in which a focusing position periodically changes in response to a drive signal that is input; a light source that emits detection light at an object via the variable focal length lens; an photodetector that receives the detection light that is reflected by the object, and outputs a light detection signal; a signal processor that, based on the light detection signal that is input, outputs a light emission signal that is synchronized to a focusing time point where the detection light is focused on a surface of the object; an illuminator that provides pulse illumination to the object with illuminating light, based on the light emission signal that is input; and an image capturer that captures an image of the object through the variable focal length lens.

Abstract: A paint substitute film comprises a base film, a colored layer, and a hard coat layer, wherein the base film, the colored layer, and the hard coat layer are laminated in this order. The base film contains thermoplastic resin and concealing material. Refractive index of the concealing material is not less than 1.70. Scattering coefficient from wavelength 400 nm to 700 nm of the base film is not less than 0.20 ?m?1. Contrast ratio of the base film when at 20% elongation is not less than 0.70.

Abstract: A laminated body in which a thermoplastic resin layer, a thermosetting resin layer, and a protective film are layered one on another in this order, in which the thermosetting resin layer contains a thermosetting resin composition containing two or more kinds of organometallic complex, a surface of the protective film at an opposite side of the thermosetting resin layer has a surface roughness Ra of 30 nm or less, and an amount of nitrogen atoms present at the surface of the protective film at the side of the thermosetting resin layer is less than 1 atm %.

Abstract: A variable focal length optical system includes: an imaging lens configured to condense a parallel beam of light from an objective lens to form an intermediate image; a relay system including, in sequence from an object side, a first relay lens and a second relay lens and configured to relay the intermediate image to infinity; and a lens system of a liquid resonant type which is located between the first relay lens and the second relay lens. A front principal point of the lens system is located to be conjugated with an exit pupil of the objective lens and an expression, 1.90?fTube/fR1?2.15, is satisfied. In the expression, fTube denotes a focal length of the imaging lens and fR1 denote a focal length of the first relay lens.

Abstract: The present invention provides: a surface-coated film which is for being integrally formed with a fiber impregnation resin; a surface-coated fiber-reinforced resin molded product; and a manufacturing method thereof. The surface-coated film has a base film B and an easily adhesive layer A provided on the base film B, wherein the base film B has a flat layer b2 and an easily molded layer b1 adjacent to the easily adhesive layer A, the thickness of the easily adhesive layer A is 30-250 nm, the thickness of the base film B is 50-500 ?m, the easily molded layer b1 and the flat layer b2 satisfy both expression 1 of 3?ratio (EHb2/EHb1) of storage elastic modulus EHb2 of flat layer b2 at 150° C. to storage elastic modulus EHb1 of easily molded layer b1 at 150° C., and expression 2 of 1,000 MPa?storage elastic modulus ELb1 of easily molded layer b1 at 23° C.

Abstract: A variable focal length lens apparatus includes an objective lens and an imaging lens that are aligned on the same optical axis; a front side lens system and a rear side lens system that are disposed in a section between the objective lens and the imaging lens on the optical axis, and change a refractive index in accordance with an input drive signal; and a diaphragm disposed in the section between the front side lens system and the rear side lens system on the optical axis.

Abstract: An image measurement apparatus, which functions as a non-contact profile-measuring device, includes: an image sensor as an image pick-up device; a variable focal length lens (liquid lens unit) disposed on an optical axis extending from a workpiece to the image sensor; and a controller (image-pickup lens controller and image measurement processor) configured to control the variable focal length lens and process a detected image by the image sensor. The image measurement apparatus, which also functions as a non-contact displacement-detecting device, includes: an image sensor; a variable focal length lens (liquid lens unit) disposed on an optical axis extending from the workpiece to the image sensor; and a controller (displacement-detection lens controller and profile measurement processor) configured to control the variable focal length lens and a detected image by the image sensor.

Abstract: A thermo-sensitive draw solute including a polyoxyalkylene adduct represented by a general formula (1): R1O(AO)nR2 (1), where R1 denotes a residue after withdrawal of a hydroxy group from a monovalent alcohol having a carbon number ranging from 6 to 13, R2 denotes a hydrogen atom or denotes an alkyl group or an alkenyl group having a carbon number ranging from 1 to 13, AO denotes an oxyalkylene group having a carbon number ranging from 2 to 4, n denotes an average added mole number of an alkylene oxide ranging from 1 to 235, and where n is two or more, the two or more AOs may be the same or different from each other.

Abstract: A variable focal length optical system includes: an imaging lens configured to condense a parallel beam of light from an objective lens to form an intermediate image; a relay system including, in sequence from an object side, a first relay lens and a second relay lens and configured to relay the intermediate image to infinity; and a lens system of a liquid resonant type which is located between the first relay lens and the second relay lens. A front principal point of the lens system is located to be conjugated with an exit pupil of the objective lens and an expression, 1.90?fTube/fR1?2.15, is satisfied. In the expression, fTube denotes a focal length of the imaging lens and fR1 denote a focal length of the first relay lens.

Abstract: A laser processing machine includes: a variable focal length optical system in which a focus position is periodically changed in response to a drive signal to be inputted; a position-detection light source configured to emit a detection light onto a workpiece through the variable focal length optical system; a light detector configured to receive the detection light reflected on the workpiece and output a light detection signal; a signal processor configured to output a synchronization pulse signal in synchronization with the focus timing when the detection light is focused on the surface of the workpiece in accordance with the inputted light detection signal; and a laser oscillator configured to oscillate a pulse laser beam in accordance with the inputted synchronization pulse signal to radiate the pulse laser beam on the workpiece through the variable focal length optical system.

Abstract: A non-contact displacement sensor includes a focus timing calculator that, calculates a measurement-side focus timing at which measurement light is focused on a surface of a measurable object, a first reference-side focus timing at which reference light is focused on a first reference surface, and a second reference-side focus timing at which the reference light is focused on a second reference surface; a characteristics calculator that calculates the refractive index characteristics of a liquid lens apparatus based on the first reference-side focus timing, the second reference-side focus timing, and an optical path length difference; and a position calculator that calculates a position of the measurable object based on the refractive index characteristics and a phase of the measurement-side focus timing relative to a period of a drive signal.

Abstract: A variable focal length lens device includes: a lens system whose refractive index changes depending on an inputted drive signal; an objective lens disposed in an optical axis common to the lens system; an image detector for detecting an image of a target object through the lens system and the objective lens; a resonance-lock controller for locking the frequency of the drive signal to a resonance frequency of the lens system; and a resonance-lock operation unit for switching enabling and suspending the resonance-lock controller.

Abstract: A non-contact type displacement sensor includes a light source that emits measurement light; a liquid lens apparatus in which a refractive index periodically changes in response to an input drive signal; an objective lens emitting, at a measurable object, the measurement light that is emitted from the light source and has passed through the liquid lens apparatus; a photodetector receiving the measurement light that is reflected by the measurable object and outputs a photodetection signal; and a signal processor (controller) that calculates focus timing with which the measurement light is in focus on a surface of the measurable object based on the photodetection signal output from the photodetector, and that obtains a position of the measurable object based on a phase of the focus timing with respect to a cycle of the drive signal.