Abstract: A rigid-endoscope oversheath having a leading end, a base end, a longitudinal shaft, and a lumen into which a rigid endoscope can be inserted, the oversheath including a flow path through which fluid flows from the base end toward the leading end along the longitudinal shaft, an ejection port formed in a same plane with a leading end plane of the rigid-endoscope oversheath to eject the fluid flowing through the flow path from the leading end plane of the flow path, a peripheral portion of the port being at least partially composed of an elastic member deformable by the fluid flowing through the flow path, and a valve at least partially attached to a leading end of the flow path to openably close the leading end of the flow path.

Abstract: A living body phantom according to the present invention, which is used as a testing sample in a prepared slide in estimating the performance of a microscope objective lens with the image of the testing sample in the prepared slide acquired by an imaging means via the microscope objective lens and with optical characteristics obtained from the image of the testing sample, includes a non-gel-like solution at least including: a solvent which at least includes water, a refractive index adjustment agent, and a scattering body or which at least includes a refractive index adjustment agent and a scattering body; and a thickener.

Abstract: An audio decoding device capable of suppressing an information amount for a lost flame compensation process and encoding efficiency is provided. A decoded sound source generator generates a lost frame's CELP decoded sound source signal. A pitch pulse information decoder CELP decodes a pitch pulse position information and a pitch pulse amplitude information. A pitch pulse waveform learner learns a pitch pulse learning waveform in a past frame in advance from the lost frame. A convolution adjuster amplitude-adjusts the pitch pulse learning waveform according to the pitch pulse amplitude information by considering a predetermined number of waveforms peripheral to a peak position of the lost frame's CELP decoded excitation signal, and convolutes a pitch pulse waveform into a time axis which has been amplitude-adjusted according to the pitch pulse position information.

Abstract: A fluid pressure regulating device is i) provided with a pressure regulating member that forms a pressure regulating chamber inside a housing having introduction side and discharge side fuel passages, and communicates these passages according to introduced fuel pressure, and ii) is able to regulate the fuel pressure introduced into a fuel passage to a set pressure. The housing is provided with outer and inner annular valve seat portions that separate the fuel passages inside the pressure regulating chamber, and form another fuel passage inside the pressure regulating chamber. Different clearances are set between the pressure regulating member, and the outer annular valve seat portion and the inner annular valve seat portion, such that when the pressure regulating member abuts against one of the valve seat portions, a small gap is formed between the other valve seat portion and the pressure regulating member.

Abstract: In a multiple-exposure imaging operation, an imaging apparatus performs an information display according to an appropriate display type considering imaging conditions. The imaging apparatus includes a display type setting unit configured to set any one of a plurality of display types as a display type for an information display to be displayed together with a through image, a mode setting unit to set a multiple-exposure imaging mode, perform a control, when the multiple-exposure imaging mode is set and an image to be multiple-composited with the through image can be acquired, to change to a display type dedicated to the multiple-exposure imaging mode for displaying at least one of the number of multiple-exposure image capturing scheduled images, the number of multiple-exposure image capturing completed images, the number of images remaining to reach the number of multiple-exposure image capturing scheduled images, and an icon indicating that the multiple-exposure imaging mode is set.

Abstract: A sound encoder for efficiently encoding stereophonic sound. A prediction parameter analyzer determines a delay difference D and an amplitude ratio g of a first-channel sound signal with respect to a second-channel sound signal as channel-to-channel prediction parameters from a first-channel decoded signal and a second-channel sound signal. A prediction parameter quantizer quantizes the prediction parameters, and a signal predictor predicts a second-channel signal using the first decoded signal and the quantization prediction parameters. The prediction parameter quantizer encodes and quantizes the prediction parameters (the delay difference D and the amplitude ratio g) using a relationship (correlation) between the delay difference D and the amplitude ratio g attributed to a spatial characteristic (e.g., distance) from a sound source of the signal to a receiving point.

Abstract: An X-ray apparatus in this example of the invention includes a compression unit that enables to move independently of an X-ray tube supporting device and an X-ray detector for compressing a region of interest of a subject; and a connecting part for connecting the X-ray detector to the compression unit and disconnecting the X-ray detector from the compression unit. Consequently, when the compression unit is not used, the compression unit is located in a retracted position. Thus a space can be secured around the subject placed on a top board. On the other hand, when the compression unit is used, the connecting part connects the X-ray detector to the compression unit. Thereby a compression member of the compression unit can always press a site of interest of the subject at the center of a detecting surface of the X-ray detector.

Abstract: An image capturing apparatus has a plurality of predetermined temperatures to be compared with the temperature of an image sensor. Every time a detected temperature of the image sensor exceeds one of the plurality of temperatures, a different predetermined indication corresponding to the predetermined temperature is displayed on a display device together with an image signal output from the image sensor, thereby giving a warning to the user.

Abstract: In an imaging device for capturing an image by applying illuminating light emitted from a light source to a part to be observed through a light exit window and receiving light coming from the part to be observed when the illuminating light is applied, a light exit window cleaning unit discharges a liquid toward the light exit window to clean the light exit window in response to an instruction to start application of the illuminating light.

Abstract: A vehicle front structure includes a dash panel that is located at a front portion of a vehicle and a floor panel that extends in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle. The dash panel includes a contact portion which extends in the vehicle width direction and with which a front end portion of the floor panel comes into contact, and concave portions that are located below the floor panel and opened upward in a side view of the vehicle body. The contact portion is formed integrally with the concave portions. Accordingly, the vehicle front structure may be easily worked and joining among a dash panel, a floor panel, and an inner panel in the related art may be changed to joining between two parts, that is, the dash panel and the floor panel, so that it may be possible to strengthen the joints between the dash panel and the floor panel.

Abstract: A roll forming method includes: performing a cross-section forming process to causing a steel strip, to pass through a forming roll die so that a cross-sectional shape of the steel strip is formed into a predetermined cross-sectional shape; performing a heating process of heating the steel strip to a first temperature that is equal to or higher than an austenitizing temperature; performing a preliminary cooling process of cooling the steel strip to a second temperature lower than the austenitizing temperature and equal to or higher than a martensite transformation point; performing a cross-section correcting process of causing the steel strip to pass through a correction roll die and correcting the cross-sectional shape of the steel strip, and performing a main cooling process of cooling the steel strip having passed through the correction roll die to a third temperature lower than the martensite transformation point.

Abstract: A key press switch includes a main body portion configured to contact a pseudo hammer of the electronic piano and a contact portion provided in a part of the main body portion to contact the pseudo hammer. The contact portion includes a first contact portion and a second contact portion located closer to the fulcrum than the first contact portion. The contact portion is configured such that a contact position with the pseudo hammer is shifted from the first contact portion to the second contact portion in accordance with the key press amount of the electronic piano from the amount at which, in a standard acoustic piano, the damper load starts to be applied until the amount at which, in a standard acoustic piano, the damper load has been fully applied.

Abstract: A fuel supply device is obtained in which joint strength can be maintained in a joint portion of plural filter members configuring a fuel filter. A fuel filter (16) with an overall bag shape is configured by welding together an upper face filter cloth (16U) a lower face filter cloth (16L) of the fuel filter (16) at a welded portion (16C). A sub tank upper side member (15U) and a sub tank lower side member (15L) nip the upper face filter cloth (16U) and the lower face filter cloth (16L) at a nipping position NP that is at a different position from the welded portion (16C).

Abstract: There is provided an audio encoding device capable of causing a decoding side to freely select an audio decoding mode corresponding to a control method used for audio encoding and capable of generating data which can be decoded even when the decoding side does not correspond to the control method. The audio encoding device (100) outputs encoded data corresponding to an audio signal containing an audio component and encoded data corresponding to an audio signal containing no audio component. An audio encoding unit (102) encodes the input audio signal in a predetermined section unit and generates encoded data. An audio present/absent judgment unit (106) decides whether the input audio signal contains an audio component for each predetermined section.

Abstract: A fuel filtration device may include a filter element and a space-keeping member. The filter element may have a plurality of fusion-bonded portions and have a space defined therein. The space-keeping member may have crosspieces defining openings therebetween and may face a surface of the filter element in a facing direction. The fusion-bonded portions may include those that do not overlap with the crosspieces of the space-keeping member in the facing direction.

Abstract: Fluctuation in decoded signal localization is suppressed to maintain the feel of stereo. A selection unit selects balance parameters when the balance parameters are input from a gain coefficient decoding unit, or selects balance parameters input from a gain coefficient calculation unit when there is no balance parameter input from the gain coefficient decoding unit, and outputs the selected balance parameters to a multiplication unit. The multiplication unit multiplies a gain coefficient input from the selection unit with a decoded monaural signal input from a monaural decoding unit to perform balance adjustment processing.