Abstract: A light source device includes a semiconductor laser that outputs laser light, a polarization rotator that rotates a polarization plane of the light, a polarization splitter that transmits and reflects the light in accordance with the polarization plane, and a fluorescent body that emits light by being excited by the laser light. The light source device controls an amount of the light that excites the fluorescent body by controlling a rotational angle of the polarization plane in the polarization rotator in a time-series fashion.

Abstract: Provided is an imaging device that is able to obtain a clear image in a relatively long distance in an environment of precipitation. A rainy weather camera includes: a light source that emits pulse light; a fan-shaped pulse light radiation unit that performs scanning in one direction with the pulse light emitted by the light source, spreads, in a direction perpendicular to the scanning direction, the pulse light for the scanning when the scanning is performed, and radiates the pulse light, which is in a state of being polarized in the direction perpendicular to the scanning direction, to an object; an imaging unit that receives reflection light from the object and performs exposure to a pixel; and a polarization filter that transmits light that is included in the reflection light received by the imaging unit and polarized to be parallel to the scanning direction. The imaging unit performs exposure only to a pixel which is synchronized with the scanning with the pulse light.

Abstract: Parking a vehicle at a location where parking is possible even when an obstacle is falsely detected. In a parking assistance device 1, an external environment recognition unit 11 recognizes road surface environment around an own vehicle on the basis of information detected by an external environment sensor 4 installed in the own vehicle. The display control unit 17 performs screen display using the HMI device 2 to present, to an occupant of the own vehicle, road surface information indicating the presence of an obstacle on the road surface around the own vehicle on the basis of the road surface environment recognized by the external environment recognition unit 11. The road surface information correction unit 16 corrects the road surface information and invalidates the obstacle. The parking route calculation unit 14 calculates a parking route for parking the own vehicle on the basis of the road surface information corrected by the road surface information correction unit 16.

Abstract: The lifting and lowering apparatus includes a plurality of shelf members 6 and 7 and a lifting and lowering mechanism 8. The shelf members 6 and 7 respectively include placing tables A and B positioned on different heights, and each placing table is provided with a conveying unit 10. The shelf members 6 and 7 are lifted and lowered by the lifting and lowering mechanism 8, whereby the placing table A (B) of the shelf member 6 (7) which is one of the shelf members 6 and 7 is adjusted to be on the same height as the placing table B (A) of the other shelf member 7 (6), and with this state, an object is transferred from the placing table of one of the shelf members to the placing table of the other shelf member.

Abstract: According to a mode of the present invention, a method of manufacturing an electronic component includes: preparing a component main-body 110 including a first surface having an electrode-formed region having a plurality of bump electrodes 103, a second surface opposite to the first surface, and side peripheral surfaces connecting the first surface and the second surface; forming a mask section M1 on at least a peripheral portion of the first surface, the mask section surrounding the electrode-formed region, a height of the mask section being equal to or more than a height of the plurality of bump electrodes; bonding the mask section of the first surface to an adhesive layer 30 on a holder for holding a component; forming a protective film 105 on the component main-body, the protective film covering the second surface and the side peripheral surfaces; and removing the mask section M1 from the first surface.

Abstract: The image inspection apparatus includes a camera that images a workpiece placed on a stage and generates a workpiece image, and a second camera having an imaging field-of-view wider than that of the camera, which images the workpiece and generates a bird's eye view image. The apparatus detects a position of the workpiece based on the bird's eye view image, and positions the workpiece based on the position of the workpiece so that the workpiece is located in or near an imaging field-of-view of the camera, thereby imaging the workpiece with the camera to generate the workpiece image. The apparatus specifies a detailed position and an orientation of the workpiece in the workpiece image generated by the camera, and determines an inspection point of the workpiece in the workpiece image based on the detailed position and the orientation of the workpiece specified, thereby executing a predetermined inspection process.

Abstract: [Object] External leakage of laser light can be prevented in a reflective type light source device. [Solution] Laser light excites a first surface (21) of a phosphor light-emitting section. (20), and a window portion (30) formed of a transparent member disposed spaced away from the first surface (21) is provided. A light leakage prevention portion (600), which inhibits the laser light reflected at the first surface (21) of the phosphor light-emitting section (20) from leaking to the outside through the window portion (30) is provided to part of the window portion (30).

Abstract: An electrophotographic photosensitive member includes a support and a surface layer, in which the surface layer contains a copolymer of a composition which contains at least a compound represented by the following general formula (1) and a compound represented by the following general formula (2), a content of the compound represented by the general formula (1) in the composition is 25 mass % or more and 70 mass % or less with respect to a total content of the compound represented by the general formula (1) and the compound represented by the general formula (2), and the total content of the compound represented by the general formula (1) and the compound represented by the general formula (2) is 55 mass % or more with respect to a total mass of the composition.

Abstract: In a double-wishbone type front suspension structure, upper and lower arms are pivotally supported at a vehicle-body side via front-and-rear pivotal portions, axial lines of resilient bushes of the front and rear pivotal portions of the arms extend in a longitudinal direction, a knuckle-side pivotal portion of the upper arm is positioned in back of a knuckle-side pivotal portion of the lower arm, and a lower end portion of a damper unit provided between a vehicle body and the lower arm is connected to the lower arm such that the damper unit is positioned perpendicularly to the axial lines of the lower arm in a side view and an upper end portion is pivotally supported at the vehicle body via a rotational axis extending in the longitudinal direction.

Abstract: A headlamp includes a light-emitting section which emits fluorescence upon receiving excitation light from a laser element. Energy intensity distribution of the excitation light, which is received by the light-emitting section, is a top-hat distribution.

Abstract: An electrophotographic photosensitive member includes a support and a surface layer, in which the surface layer contains a copolymer of a composition which contains at least a compound represented by the following general formula (1) and a compound represented by the following general formula (2), a content of the compound represented by the general formula (1) in the composition is 25 mass % or more and 70 mass % or less with respect to a total content of the compound represented by the general formula (1) and the compound represented by the general formula (2), and the total content of the compound represented by the general formula (1) and the compound represented by the general formula (2) is 55 mass % or more with respect to a total mass of the composition.

Abstract: An inkjet printer injects first ink of a plurality of colors and second ink. An extraction condition setter sets an extraction condition to extract a portion of, or an entirety of, ink dots of the first ink of each of the plurality of colors. An extractor extracts an underlying layer dot group from ink dots of the first ink of each of the plurality of colors based on the extraction condition. Such a plurality of underlying layer dot groups and ink dots of the second ink form a first printing layer. An image dot group including at least the ink dots, of the first ink, other than the underlying dot groups forms at least one additional printing layer.

Abstract: A light emitting device of the present invention includes a light-emitting section for generating fluorescence by receiving a laser beam, and a light irradiation unit for irradiating a light irradiated surface of the light emitting section with a laser beam that increases regularly in beam diameter in a direction in which the laser beam travels.

Abstract: One aspect of the present disclosure is an inspection apparatus of a battery pack for an on-site electric apparatus, which comprises a coupler, a discharger, a changer, a discharge performing device, a voltage value detector, and a calculator. The changer detects one of a nominal voltage value of the battery pack coupled to the coupler and a voltage value of a battery in the battery pack, and reduces a discharge time of the battery and/or a discharge current value of the battery as the detected value is larger.

Abstract: A light source device includes an optical member. The optical member has an inner space. At least one entrance opening and one exit opening are formed in the optical member. The at least one entrance opening allows a laser beam emitted from a laser-beam source to enter the inner space. The one exit opening allows a laser beam that is scattered or reflected in the inner space to be emitted to the outside of the optical member.

Abstract: A light source device includes a semiconductor laser that outputs laser light, a polarization rotator that rotates a polarization plane of the light, a polarization splitter that transmits and reflects the light in accordance with the polarization plane, and a fluorescent body that emits light by being excited by the laser light. The light source device controls an amount of the light that excites the fluorescent body by controlling a rotational angle of the polarization plane in the polarization rotator in a time-series fashion.

Abstract: Provided is an electrophotographic photosensitive member, including: a support; a charge-generating layer on the support; a charge-transporting layer on the charge-generating layer; and a protective layer on the charge-transporting layer, wherein the protective layer contains the following components (?), (?), and (?): (?) a polymer of a hole-transportable compound; (?) a polycarbonate resin; and (?) a hole-transportable compound, wherein a content of the component (?) in the protective layer is 0.01 mass % or more and 4.0 mass % or less with respect to a content of the component (?) in the protective layer, wherein a content of the component (?) in the protective layer is 0.001 mass % or more and 3.0 mass % or less with respect to the content of the component (?) in the protective layer, and wherein the charge-transporting layer contains the component (?).

Abstract: An image display device includes a drive circuit substrate, micro LED elements, and a wavelength conversion layer that converts excitation light emitted from the micro LED elements and that emits converted long-wavelength light to a side opposite to the drive circuit substrate, the micro LED elements and the wavelength conversion layer being sequentially stacked on the drive circuit substrate. The micro LED elements include a first multilayer film that reflects the long-wavelength light converted by the wavelength conversion layer.

Abstract: An image display device includes a plurality of micro light-emission elements that constitute a pixel and that are provided on a driving circuit substrate. The micro light-emission element displays an image by emitting light to a side opposite to the driving circuit substrate. A light convergence portion that converges light is disposed in the pixel.