Abstract: In accordance with one aspect of the present disclosure, an external unit used by being mounted on a bottom part of a motor body having at least two motor terminals has a holder, a PTC thermistor arranged on the holder, a first terminal connected to the PTC thermistor, a part of the first terminal exposed to an outside of the holder, and a second terminal electrically connected to the first terminal through the PTC thermistor and electrically connected to one of the motor terminals. The PTC thermistor is flat-plate shaped, and a surface of the PTC thermistor is directed toward a rotary shaft direction of the motor.

Abstract: An air-fuel ratio control device sets a target air-fuel ratio and performs an air-fuel ratio control based on the target air-fuel ratio for an engine of a spark ignition type. The air-fuel ratio control device includes a lean combustion determination unit that determines whether a lean combustion is performed in the engine at the target air-fuel ratio, the target air-fuel ratio being set leaner than the theoretical air-fuel ratio; a target NOx setting unit that sets a target NOx concentration according to an operation state of the engine; an acquisition unit that acquires an actual NOx concentration detected by using a NOx concentration detection unit in an exhaust passage of the engine; and a correction unit that corrects the target air-fuel ratio based on the target NOx concentration and the actual NOx concentration when determination is made that lean combustion is performed.

Abstract: An inspection assistance device includes a damage drawing input part configured to input a damage drawing, i.e. a drawing illustrating damages of target parts, a display configured to display the damage drawing and target figures illustrating target parts to be overlaid with each other, and a storage configured to store the damage drawing separately from the target figures in connection with the target figures.

Abstract: Provided is a method for producing a synthetic opaque quartz glass where flame processing can be performed in high purity with a simple way and even a large sized one can be produced, and the synthetic opaque quartz glass. A method for producing a synthetic opaque quartz glass which comprises the step of heating and burning a quartz glass porous body under a pressure of from 0.15 MPa to 1000 MPa at a temperature of from 1200 ° C. The quartz glass porous body is prepared by depositing quartz glass particles which are produced by hydrolyzing a silicon compound with an oxyhydrogen flame.

Abstract: A holder is used while attached to a chassis of a vibration generator that moves a vibrator to generate a vibration. The holder includes a vibrator retention unit retaining the vibrator, a fixed unit fixed to the chassis, and an arm. The arm connects the fixed unit and the vibrator retention unit, and the arm supports the vibrator retention unit while the vibrator retention unit can be displaced with respect to the fixed unit. The fixed unit, the arm, and the vibrator retention unit are integrally formed using resin.

Abstract: A holder is used while attached to a chassis of a vibration generator that moves a vibrator to generate a vibration. The holder includes a vibrator retention unit retaining the vibrator, a fixed unit fixed to the chassis, and an arm. The arm connects the fixed unit and the vibrator retention unit, and the arm supports the vibrator retention unit while the vibrator retention unit can be displaced with respect to the fixed unit. The fixed unit, the arm, and the vibrator retention unit are integrally formed using resin.

Abstract: A replacement endless belt for an image heating device for heating an image on a recording material includes an endless base layer; a parting layer provided on an outer peripheral surface of the base layer; and a lubricant applied on at least a circumferentially partial area of an inner surface, except for predetermined regions from opposite ends of the endless belt.

Abstract: A control device for controlling a fuel injection in an internal combustion engine provided with a fuel injection valve has a driving portion supplying an electric power to a terminal of the fuel injection valve so as to drive the fuel injection valve to be opened; a current detecting portion detecting a drive current flowing through the fuel injection valve when the fuel injection valve is driven to be opened; a voltage detecting portion detecting a terminal voltage of the terminal of the fuel injection valve; a correction portion correcting the electric power supplied by the driving portion so that an actual value of the drive current detected by the current detecting portion agrees with a target value; a valve close detecting portion detecting a valve closing timing of the fuel injection valve based on the terminal voltage detected by the voltage detecting portion in a condition where the electric power supplied by the driving portion is corrected by the correction portion.

Abstract: An injection control device controls a fuel injection valve driven by an electric power. The injection control device includes a current detection unit to detect a driving current supplied to a solenoid of the fuel injection valve, an identification unit to identify a theoretical model of the driving current in a state where a movable core moved by an electromagnetic force generated by the solenoid is at rest, and a state detection unit to detect a state of the movable core. The state detection unit detects the state of the movable core, based on a deviation between the driving current detected by the current detection unit and the theoretical model.

Abstract: A method of cutting a workpiece includes forming a guide groove to a depth smaller than the predetermined depth in the workpiece, the guide groove extending from the outer peripheral edge to an end portion of the device area, by causing a cutting blade to cut into the workpiece held on the holding surface of the chuck table from an outer peripheral edge of the workpiece along one of the projected dicing lines; and forming a groove to the predetermined depth in the workpiece along the projected dicing line, the groove extending from the device area beyond an opposite end of the device area to a portion of the outer peripheral extra area, after lowering the cutting blade toward and into the guide groove in the device area and then positioning a cutting edge thereof at the predetermined depth.

Abstract: A packaged wafer processing method includes a processing step of processing each division line formed on a packaged wafer by using a laser beam applying unit and a feeding mechanism, and indexing the wafer by a preset index amount “a” corresponding to the pitch of the division lines by using an indexing mechanism, thereby forming a laser processed groove along each division line. A correcting step images the next division line to be processed in an exposed peripheral portion of the wafer and the laser processed groove just formed along the present division line, at any arbitrary time during the processing step. The distance “b” between the next division line and the laser processed groove just formed is determined, and then a correction index amount “c” is calculated by using the deviation corresponding to the difference (a?b) between the preset index amount “a” and the distance “b”.

Abstract: A cutting apparatus includes a cutting unit configured to cut a workpiece held on a chuck table, and a groove detecting unit including a CCD imaging element photographing the workpiece held on the chuck table. The groove detecting unit photographs, by the CCD imaging element, a laser-processed groove and a cut groove illuminated by an oblique illumination set such that a light amount of light in a direction parallel with an extending direction of the laser-processed groove as viewed in plan is higher than a light amount of light in a direction orthogonal to the extending direction of the laser-processed groove.

Abstract: A mechanism for shutting off drive so that drive of pressing release is not rotated even when a pressing roller is rotated as a driving source is provided, and a torque when drive of a shutting-off portion is connected is set at a torque value to which a one-way idling torque is added. Therefore, during jam clearance, connection of pressing release drive by pressing roller rotation can be carried out.

Abstract: A fuel injection control device includes an additional energization unit. Concerning an undershoot state caused by a first energization for fuel injection, a return period is an estimated period required for a movable core to return to an initial position from a first energization. An injection interval ranges from the first energization to a second energization that is for a next fuel injection. An allowable period is obtained by subtracting a rise period estimated for the second energization from the return period. The additional energization unit adds an additional energization between the first energization and the second energization when the injection interval is longer than or equal to the allowable period and is shorter than or equal to the return period.

Abstract: In a cutting method of a workpiece, a half-cut groove having a groove bottom that reflects light of an epi-illumination part is formed in a range of a peripheral surplus region of a planned dividing line that has not been cut, and the half-cut groove is detected with discrimination from a laser-processed groove that diffusely reflects the light and is darkly displayed.

Abstract: An air-conditioning system includes: a dehumidifying unit configured to mix air discharged from an environmental testing chamber with outside air for dehumidification and to discharge dry air; a dry air thermal controlling unit configured to thermally control the dry air discharged from the dehumidifying unit to have a temperature lower than a preset air temperature inside the environmental testing chamber; and a dry air heating unit configured to heat the dry air thermally controlled by the dry air thermal controlling unit up to the preset air temperature and to supply the dry air to the environmental testing chamber. The dehumidifying unit preferably discharges the dry air having a dew point temperature of ?30° C. or less.

Abstract: A replacement endless belt for an image heating device for heating an image on a recording material includes an endless base layer; a parting layer provided on an outer peripheral surface of the base layer; and a lubricant applied on at least a circumferentially partial area of the inner surface, except for predetermined regions from opposite ends of the endless belt.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a controller configured to: for each of ride-joining wishing users, acquire a schedule information piece relating to travel using ride sharing, the travel being desired by the user; if it is predicted that a plurality of the ride-joining wishing users can be matched with a first vehicle that is one of vehicles corresponding to the vehicle, based on the schedule information pieces, set a predetermined priority for the matching, for each of the plurality of ride-joining wishing users; and perform matching between the first vehicle and the ride-joining wishing users in such a manner that from among the plurality of ride-joining wishing users with the respective predetermined priorities set therefor, a user whose priority is high is matched with the first vehicle in preference to a user whose priority is low.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus of the present disclosure extracts, when the number of carpool vehicles falls below a predetermined lower limit, a driver user candidate who is a candidate of a user who can let carpool demanding users carpool in a vehicle he/she drives. The information processing apparatus of the present disclosure then transmits information that requests consent to let the carpool demanding users carpool in the vehicle driven by the driver user candidate, to a terminal used by the extracted driver user candidate, that is, information for requesting consent to provide the vehicle which is owned by each driver user candidate or the ownership right of which is owned by each driver user candidate as a carpool vehicle, thereby promoting an increase in the number of carpool vehicles.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus according to the present disclosure sets a provisional combination of a driver user and fellow passenger users and acquires attribute information of baggage carried by the fellow passenger users included in the provisional combination. The information processing apparatus transmits the baggage attribute information of baggage carried by the fellow passenger user included in the provisional combination and information inquiring whether or not to agree to the provisional combination to a terminal used by the driver user included in the provisional combination. Upon receiving information indicating agreement to the provisional combination from the terminal of the driver user, the information processing apparatus sets the provisional combination as an official combination.