Abstract: A bobbin holder that grasps a holder body and a flange of a bobbin that winds a thread n around the holder body, the holder including: an opening formed in an upper surface of the holder body; a thread holding portion that holds a thread n and is arranged in the opening so as to protrude from a center of the holder body toward an outer circumference of the holder body; and a cutting blade that cuts the thread held by the thread holding portion, the blade being disposed in one of regions inside the opening that is partitioned by the thread holding portion, wherein the cutting blade is disposed on a thread path of the thread n being pulled after the thread n, which is wound around the bobbin grasped by a grasping portion and is pulled from the other region inside the partitioned opening, is held by the thread holding portion.

Abstract: Provided is an image processing apparatus including a display part that has a display area on which output candidate images less than or equal to a predetermined number are selectably displayed, a distance detecting part that detects a spatial distance between the indicator and the display area, an area detecting part that detects an area of a projection image of the indicator on the display area when the detected spatial distance is less than or equal to a first distance, and a selection control part that executes a first selection process for displaying all the displayed output candidate images in a selected state when the detected area detected by the area detecting part is greater than or equal to a threshold and the detected area is not changed for more than a time limit.

Abstract: The invention provides a magnifier for a sewing machine that is mounted on a sewing machine main body and magnifies a view of a front end of a needle which is mounted on a needle bar front end that moves vertically and a vicinity of a cloth presser. The magnifier includes: a supporting arm part A, at one end of which a lens holding part 2 having a holding unit 4 that detachably holds a lens is provided, and at the other end of which a mounting part 3 for mounting the magnifier on the sewing machine main body is provided; and a lens main body B that is constituted by connected part 6 which is detachable to the lens holding part 2, and a lens part 5 which is formed continuously to the connected part 6.

Abstract: The polyester resin for a hot melt adhesive includes polycarboxylic acid residues and polyhydric alcohol residues. The polycarboxylic acid resides contain aliphatic polycarboxylic acid residues in a proportion within the range of 50 to 80 mol %. The polyhydric alcohol residues contain propylene glycol residues in a proportion within the range 5 to 60 mol %.

Abstract: The sewing machine has: a base plate that has a guide slit for guiding a bobbin thread that is set on the bottom face side of the throat plate 1; and a bobbin thread guide member that has a guide groove for guiding the bobbin thread supplied from a bobbin and includes a cutting blade provide at the end position of the guide groove to cut the bobbin thread guided along the guide groove to an appropriate length. The bobbin thread guide member is secured to the base plate and has a holding member, which holds the end of the bobbin thread, in the guide groove, so as to maintain the state when the bobbin thread was cut.

Abstract: To provide an operation apparatus and image forming apparatus which can adequately notify users of status information of other apparatuses connected to the operation apparatus. The operation apparatus has: status information acquiring means 503 for acquiring status information of a multi-functional printer 100 associated with a specific tab item from the multi-functional printer 100; status information converting means 508 for converting the acquired status information into tab-type status information; tab item displaying means 510 for displaying tab-type status information in a tab display area which displays the specific tab item and which displays the other associated tab items in a tab display area which displays other tab items other than the specific tab item; and condition screen displaying means 513 for displaying a setting condition screen associated with the specific tab item to be displayed in one screen together with the tab which displays the tab-type status information.

Abstract: A display controlling device includes a display part, a distance detecting part, a coordinate detecting part and a magnifying and displaying part. The display part has a display area displaying images. The distance detecting part detects a space distance between an indication body used for indicating the image displayed on the display area and the display area. The coordinate detecting part detects coordinates on the display area corresponding to a position of the indication body when the space distance is equal or less than a first threshold value. The magnifying and displaying part, when detected coordinates are not varied for a limit time or more, executes magnifying and displaying process magnifying a periphery image displayed on a periphery area including the detected coordinates on the display area by a magnification ratio to create a periphery magnification image and displaying and superimposing the periphery magnification image on the periphery image.

Abstract: Provided is an image processing apparatus including a display part that has a display area on which output candidate images less then or equal to a predetermined number are selectably displayed, a distance detecting part that detects a spatial distance between the indicator and the display area, an area detecting part that detects an area of a projection image of the indicator on the display area when the detected spatial distance is less than or equal to a first distance, and a selection control part that executes a first selection process for displaying all the displayed output candidate images in a selected state when the detected area detected by the area detecting part is greater than or equal to a threshold and the detected area is not changed for more than a time limit.

Abstract: A needle plate replacement device including positioning mechanisms provided in an opposing manner in the needle plate and the bed portion, the positioning mechanisms positioning the needle plate to an attaching position in the bed portion; a lock mechanism including a locking member provided in the bed portion and a locked member provided in the needle plate, in which by mounting the needle plate on the attaching position in the bed portion, the locking member and the locked member is locked to each other thus maintaining a locked state; a push-up mechanism provided in the bed portion, the push-up mechanism pushing up the needle plate mounted on the bed portion towards a dismount position above the bed portion; and a release mechanism cancelling the locked state between the locking member and the locked member of the lock mechanism by being interlocked with an operation of the push-up mechanism.

Abstract: An image capturing apparatus capable of obtaining a plurality of parallax images and a captured image obtained by performing additive compositing on the parallax images, the image capturing apparatus comprising: a setting unit configured to set a first aperture value; an image capturing unit configured to obtain a plurality of parallax images by means of imaging using a second aperture value smaller than the first aperture value; a first generation unit configured to generate a captured image by performing additive compositing on the parallax images; and a second generation unit configured to generate an image having a depth of field equivalent to that in a case of using the first aperture value, by means of refocus processing using the captured image generated by the first generation unit and the plurality of parallax images.

Abstract: A buttonhole presser device includes a fabric presser unit; a fabric feed frame unit including a start position detecting member and an immovable receiving portion, the fabric feed frame unit being slidable relative to the fabric presser unit between a start position and an end position of the buttonhole; a button-diameter measuring unit including an end position detecting member and a movable receiving portion, the button-diameter measuring unit being configured to grip a button by being slid relative to the fabric feed frame unit; and a fixing unit that fixes the button-diameter measuring unit to the fabric feed frame unit when the button-diameter measuring unit is gripping the button between the immovable receiving portion and the movable receiving portion and that allows the button to be removed after the button-diameter measuring unit has been fixed to the fabric feed frame unit.

Abstract: [Problem] In a system that transmits content data from a content replay device to a content output device, to prevent a deterioration in audio quality or video data picture quality while being able to increase the simplicity of a setting-altering operation without requiring complicated signal processing.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a row of substrate transfer devices 3 which can deliver a wafer W within a transfer chamber; and rows of process modules PM, arranged at right and left sides of the row of the substrate transfer devices along the row, configured to perform processes to the wafer W. The rows of the process modules PM are arranged such that each of the processes can be performed by at least two process modules PM. Thus, when a single process module PM cannot be used, the wafer W can be rapidly transferred to another process module PM which can perform the same process as performed in the corresponding process module. Therefore, even when the single process module PM cannot be used, the processes can be continued to the wafers W without stopping an operation of the apparatus, so that the number of wasted wafers W can be reduced.

Abstract: An operation display device includes a display unit, a display control unit, a coordinate measuring unit, an overlap determining unit, and a first operation accepting unit. The coordinate measuring unit measures a coordinate of a first direction, a coordinate of a second direction, and a coordinate of a third direction indicative of a position of an object. The overlap determining unit determines whether the object within the predetermined distance from a first screen overlaps a software key or not. The first operation accepting unit accepts an operation of the software key when the first operation accepting unit determines that the coordinate of the third direction has changed. When the first operation accepting unit accepts the operation of the software key, the display control unit switches the screen displayed by the display unit from the first screen to a second screen.

Abstract: A lockup clutch mechanism of a hydraulic transmission device includes a lockup piston that is capable of moving toward a front cover to press first and second friction plates, and a flange member that together with the lockup piston defines an engagement-side oil chamber. The front cover and the lockup piston define a first lubricant passage that supplies hydraulic oil to the first and second friction plates. A second lubricant passage communicating with the first lubricant passage is formed in a centerpiece of the front cover. A first shaft oil passage communicating with the engagement-side oil chamber and a second shaft oil passage communicating with the second lubricant passage are formed in an input shaft.

Abstract: A damper device configured with an input element, an intermediate element to which power is transferred from the input element through a first elastic body, and an output element to which power is transferred from the intermediate element through a second elastic body. One of the output element and the intermediate element has a protruding portion projecting in an axial direction. The other one of the output element and the intermediate element has a cutout portion corresponding to the protruding portion. The protruding portion has a restricting portion that is engaged with the cutout portion in a rotation direction so as to restrict rotation of the intermediate element relative to the output element, and a support portion that is engaged with the cutout portion so that the intermediate element is supported by the output element in a radial direction.

Abstract: In a hydraulic transmission apparatus, a lockup piston of a lockup clutch mechanism is placed on the opposite side of first and second friction plates from a sidewall portion of a front cover. A damper device is placed on the opposite side of the lockup piston from the first and second friction plates. An outer peripheral portion of the lockup piston is located closer to the outer periphery than an outer peripheral portion of a flange member. A part of the lockup piston is placed in a region located between first and second springs and a third spring of the damper device in a radial direction and in the range of an axial width of the third spring located closer to the lockup piston.

Abstract: A buttonhole presser device includes a fabric presser unit; a fabric feed frame unit including a start position detecting member and an immovable receiving portion, the fabric feed frame unit being slidable relative to the fabric presser unit between a start position and an end position of the buttonhole; a button-diameter measuring unit including an end position detecting member and a movable receiving portion, the button-diameter measuring unit being configured to grip a button by being slid relative to the fabric feed frame unit; and a fixing unit that fixes the button-diameter measuring unit to the fabric feed frame unit when the button-diameter measuring unit is gripping the button between the immovable receiving portion and the movable receiving portion and that allows the button to be removed after the button-diameter measuring unit has been fixed to the fabric feed frame unit.

Abstract: The power consumption of a data sampling unit that selects a phase of a clock signal appropriate for sampling payload data is reduced at an input interface. A semiconductor integrated circuit includes an input interface and internal core circuits. The input interface includes a hysteresis circuit and a data sampling unit. The hysteresis circuit detects an input signal between first and second input thresholds as a sleep command. The data sampling unit selects an appropriate phase of a sampling clock signal in accordance with a synchronizing signal and samples payload data. When a sleep command is detected, a sleep signal is also supplied to the internal core circuits and the data sampling unit and they are controlled into a low-power consumption state.

Abstract: The invention provides a magnifier for a sewing machine that is mounted on a sewing machine main body and magnifies a view of a front end of a needle which is mounted on a needle bar front end that moves vertically and a vicinity of a cloth presser. The magnifier includes: a supporting arm part A, at one end of which a lens holding part 2 having a holding unit 4 that detachably holds a lens is provided, and at the other end of which a mounting part 3 for mounting the magnifier on the sewing machine main body is provided; and a lens main body B that is constituted by connected part 6 which is detachable to the lens holding part 2, and a lens part 5 which is formed continuously to the connected part 6.