Abstract: A hot air generation apparatus for performing heating processing concerning a dry gas in a coating drying oven, includes a heating chamber to which the dry gas is supplied, and an electric flow heater attached to a wall portion of the heating chamber The electric flow heater includes a heating unit provided with a heating element, an introduction portion provided outside the heating chamber to introduce a gas to pass through the heating unit, a discharge portion provided inside the heating chamber to discharge the gas that has passed through the heating unit, and an electric connection terminal provided outside the heating chamber and configured to supply power to the heating element.

Abstract: An optical scanning device includes a reflector, a rotator, a first torsion beam and a second torsion beam, a first support part, a second support part, a first elastic layer, and a second elastic layer. The first elastic layer is superposed on the first torsion beam. The second elastic layer is superposed on the second torsion beam. A vertical dimension of an active layer is smaller than a horizontal dimension of the active layer in a cross section orthogonal to a direction in which the rotator is interposed between the first torsion beam and the second torsion beam. A material of the first elastic layer and the second elastic layer is higher in fatigue life than metal.

Abstract: An air conditioner that can have a higher efficiency, a lower power consumption, and a smaller size is disclosed. The air conditioner is for supplying air to a paint booth for painting a paint target. The air conditioner includes a housing that has an inlet and an outlet for air that is to be supplied, a humidifying means for spraying humidifying mist into the air taken in through the inlet, and a vaporizing means for vaporizing unvaporized humidifying mist contained in the air into which the humidifying mist was sprayed by the humidifying means, by causing the unvaporized humidifying mist to come into contact with the air flowing through the vaporizing means. The air subjected to humidity adjustment by the humidifying means and the vaporizing means is supplied to the paint booth via the outlet.

Abstract: A filter apparatus 1 includes a housing 4 configured to accommodate a filter element 2 and having: an opening section 41 for entry and exit of the filter element 2 into and out of the housing 4; and a door 42 capable of closing the opening section 41; a receiver plate 3 on which the filter element 2 is placeable; and a restriction member disposed between the filter element 2 and the door 42 and configured to restrict movement of at least one of the filter element 2 and the receiver plate 3, in a state where the receiver plate 3 on which the filter element 2 is placed thereon is accommodated in the housing 4.

Abstract: A hot air nozzle includes a leading-end face 2 having an outlet, and at least one side face 3 extending between the leading-end face 2 and a base end 4. The leading-end face 2 has a shape that makes a lengthwise direction ? and a widthwise direction of the leading-end face 2 distinguishable, and has a center section 22 in the lengthwise direction ? that protrudes relative to two opposite ends 23 in the lengthwise direction ?. The outlet extends along the protruding shape of the leading-end face 2.

Abstract: An optical scanning device includes a first structure and a second structure. The first structure includes a support, a driver, a first columnar body, a driving section, and a pair of beams. The support includes a support body and a flat section. The pair of beams connects the driver and the flat section. The driving section includes a coil, a pair of electrode pads, and a magnet. The second structure is provided with a reflector.

Abstract: To provide a coating drier facility that has only a small heat loss and saves energy, a coating drier facility includes: a drier chamber configured to dry a coated object; a heater for heating air; an air supplier for supplying the air heated by the heater into the drier chamber; an air collector for collecting air from the drier chamber; and a treatment device for treating a volatile substance in the air that the air collector has collected, wherein the heater doubles as the treatment device.

Abstract: An optical scanning device includes a reflector, a rotator, a first torsion beam and a second torsion beam, a first support part, a second support part, a first elastic layer, and a second elastic layer. The first elastic layer is superposed on the first torsion beam. The second elastic layer is superposed on the second torsion beam. A vertical dimension of an active layer is smaller than a horizontal dimension of the active layer in a cross section orthogonal to a direction in which the rotator is interposed between the first torsion beam and the second torsion beam. A material of the first elastic layer and the second elastic layer is higher in fatigue life than metal.

Abstract: An optical scanning device includes a first structure and a second structure. The first structure includes a support, a driver, a first columnar body, a driving section, and a pair of beams. The support includes a support body and a flat section. The pair of beams connects the driver and the flat section. The driving section includes a coil, a pair of electrode pads, and a magnet. The second structure is provided with a reflector.

Abstract: A display device according to the present invention includes a touch panel, a dielectric sheet, a frame, and a display panel. The touch panel has a touch sensor portion in the middle and a first electrode in an inner peripheral portion. Further, the dielectric sheet is closely adhered the back surface of the touch panel in its front surface. The frame has an opening in the central portion thereof and a second electrode in a marginal portion that is closely adhered the back surface of the dielectric sheet. The display panel has a display surface to display a screen image and the display surface is closely adhered the back surface of the dielectric sheet in the opening of the frame. The first electrode and the second electrode constitute a pressure-sensitive sensor that has a function to detect a pressing force when an operation element touches the front surface of the touch panel.

Abstract: The facility includes a first connection mechanism connecting a filter unit to a floor discharging section to establish communication between an opening portion of the floor discharging section and an upper face opening portion of the filter unit and a second connection mechanism connecting the filter unit to an exhausting chamber to establish communication between an opening portion of the exhausting chamber and a side face opening portion of the filter unit. The first connection mechanism includes a seal portion that comes into contact with an entire circumference of an outer face of an upper end portion of the filter unit, thus preventing leakage of exhaust gas. The seal portion includes an introducing portion for introducing the upper end portion of the filter unit to the seal portion from a horizontal direction.

Abstract: A dehumidification forward passage is provided for guiding air withdrawn from a treating chamber as dehumidification-subject air A? to an adsorption area of an adsorption/desorption type dehumidifying device. A dehumidification return passage is provided for guiding air A? past through the adsorption area to the treating chamber. A desorption heat pump is provided for heating desorbing air HA to be flown through a desorption area of adsorption/desorption type dehumidifying device, with utilizing, as a heat sink, dehumidified air A? which has flown through the adsorption area and sent to the dehumidification return passage. There is provided a sensible-heat heat exchanger configured to cool the dehumidification-subject air A? present in the dehumidification forward passage through a heat exchange reaction with dehumidified air A? present in the dehumidification return passage which has been cooled via absorption of its heat by the desorption heat pump.

Abstract: An air conditioner that can have a higher efficiency, a lower power consumption, and a smaller size is disclosed. The air conditioner is for supplying air to a paint booth for painting a paint target. The air conditioner includes a housing that has an inlet and an outlet for air that is to be supplied, a humidifying means for spraying humidifying mist into the air taken in through the inlet, and a vaporizing means for vaporizing unvaporized humidifying mist contained in the air into which the humidifying mist was sprayed by the humidifying means by causing the unvaporized humidifying mist to come into contact with the air flowing through the vaporizing means. The air subjected to humidity adjustment by the humidifying means and the vaporizing means is supplied to the paint booth via the outlet.

Abstract: An optical scanning device includes a mirror part having a mirror surface configured to reflect light, N support cantilevers supporting the mirror part swingably, N drive cantilevers, and a plurality of driving piezoelectric elements secured on N drive cantilevers. The mirror part precesses by setting the frequency of AC voltage applied to each of a plurality of piezoelectric elements to a determined common value and setting the phase of AC voltage applied to each of a plurality of piezoelectric elements to a value determined according to the position of each piezoelectric element.

Abstract: An optical scanning device includes a mirror part having a mirror surface configured to reflect light, N support cantilevers supporting the mirror part swingably, N drive cantilevers, and a plurality of driving piezoelectric elements secured on N drive cantilevers. The mirror part precesses by setting the frequency of AC voltage applied to each of a plurality of piezoelectric elements to a determined common value and setting the phase of AC voltage applied to each of a plurality of piezoelectric elements to a value determined according to the position of each piezoelectric element.

Abstract: A dehumidification forward passage is provided for guiding air withdrawn from a treating chamber as dehumidification-subject air A? to an adsorption area of an adsorption/desorption type dehumidifying device. A dehumidification return passage is provided for guiding air A? past through the adsorption area to the treating chamber. A desorption heat pump is provided for heating desorbing air HA to be flown through a desorption area of adsorption/desorption type dehumidifying device, with utilizing, as a heat sink, dehumidified air A? which has flown through the adsorption area and sent to the dehumidification return passage. There is provided a sensible-heat heat exchanger configured to cool the dehumidification-subject air A? present in the dehumidification forward passage through a heat exchange reaction with dehumidified air A? present in the dehumidification return passage which has been cooled via absorption of its heat by the desorption heat pump.

Abstract: A display device according to the present invention includes a touch panel, a dielectric sheet, a frame, and a display panel. The touch panel has a touch sensor portion in the middle and a first electrode in an inner peripheral portion. Further, the dielectric sheet is closely adhered the back surface of the touch panel in its front surface. The frame has an opening in the central portion thereof and a second electrode in a marginal portion that is closely adhered the back surface of the dielectric sheet. The display panel has a display surface to display a screen image and the display surface is closely adhered the back surface of the dielectric sheet in the opening of the frame. The first electrode and the second electrode constitute a pressure-sensitive sensor that has a function to detect a pressing force when an operation element touches the front surface of the touch panel.

Abstract: Warm water is pumped up by a pump from an underground aquifer present 1000 to 1500 m below the seabed, geothermal energy is caused to flow through a permeable layer below a methane hydrate layer, a dissociation boundary surface of an un-dissociated area of the methane hydrate layer is dissociated to generate methane gas, the methane gas is led into a production well from peripheral areas and through a gas inlet screen and caused to rise so that the methane gas is collected on the sea.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus (5) that corrects an input image signal (Xin) pixel by pixel to generate a corrected image signal (Xout), having a filtering means (2) that determines a luminance distribution of a pixel to be corrected and pixels neighboring the pixel to be corrected, a correction gain calculation means (3) that determines the correction gain of the pixel to be corrected, and an operation means (4) that uses the correction gain determined by the correction gain calculation means to perform an operation on the input image signal pixel by pixel. With this simple configuration, the dynamic range of the input image can be appropriately improved.

Abstract: The present invention provides a control device capable of improving hysteresis characteristics of a voice coil motor (31) and attaining a suitable lens position without complicating the structure of the control device. As solving means of the invention, a voice coil motor control device (30) includes a driving current control part (34) that controls a driving current supplied to the voice coil motor (31) in accordance with a driving pulse subjected to pulse width modulation, and a driving pulse control part (32) that divides a drive period of the voice coil motor (31) into a movement period and a holding period, and controls the driving pulse by changing the duty ratio of the driving pulse during the movement period in accordance with a duty setting value and fixing the duty ratio of the driving pulse during the holding period to the duty setting value.