Abstract: A seat support device includes a seat post including a lower post supported so as to be movable forward and rearward centering on a support shaft and an upper post movable upward and downward relative to the lower post. The seat position adjustment mechanism switches between a locked state in which a relative position between the upper post and the lower post is locked, and an unlocked state. The seat support device includes a coupling arm coupled to the upper post. A foremost part of the coupling arm is supported by a support shaft so that the coupling arm and the upper post are movable upward and downward centering on the support shaft.

Abstract: A bicycle includes a bottom bracket for supporting a crankshaft, a motor unit, and a battery attached to a down frame part of the frame. The motor unit is located above the bottom bracket and behind the battery, and a lower end of the battery is located below a rotational center of an electric motor.

Abstract: An adhesive set includes a main agent containing a decomplexing agent and an initiator containing an organoborane complex. At least one of the main agent and the initiator further contains a compound having a radically polymerizable group. At least one of the main agent and the initiator further contains a compound having a thiocarbonylthio structure.

Abstract: An inspection signal output circuit including an electrode. The inspection signal output circuit outputs an inspection signal indicating an electrical change in the electrode when a head is driven to eject liquid from a nozzle toward the electrode. A controller performs an inspection operation sequentially for a plurality of nozzles. The inspection operation includes driving the head to eject liquid from the nozzle toward the electrode, acquiring the inspection signal output from the inspection signal output circuit, and determining whether there is an abnormality in ejection of liquid in the nozzle based on the acquired inspection signal. The controller performs, as the inspection operation, a first-type inspection of acquiring the inspection signal in a first order for the plurality of nozzles, and a second-type inspection of acquiring the inspection signal in a second order for the plurality of nozzles. The second order is different from the first order.

Abstract: A controller of a liquid ejection apparatus controls an ejection inspection circuit to perform a first ejection inspection. After the first ejection inspection, the controller controls a driving element to perform a post-inspection driving operation including a plurality of types of driving operations. The plurality of types of driving operations have different driving frequencies for driving the driving element. After the post-inspection driving operation, the controller controls the ejection inspection circuit to perform a second ejection inspection. In a case where a first condition is satisfied regarding a relationship between a result of the first ejection inspection and a result of the second ejection inspection, the controller performs a first operation including the post-inspection driving operation after the second ejection inspection.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a processing device acquires an image, a coordinate, and dialog data communicated between a first device and a second device. The first device is used by a first person performing a task, and the second device is used by a second person. The processing device extracts at least one of a plurality of the coordinates based on the dialog data. The processing device associates the extracted at least one of the plurality of coordinates with the task.

Abstract: A data collecting device has a processor configured to generate probe data representing a road feature based on information representing an environment around a vehicle, generate lane information representing a position of a lane in a road in which the vehicle was traveling when the road feature represented by the probe data was detected, based on information representing a lane marking line around the vehicle, transmit the lane information via a communication unit and receive a determination result representing whether or not there is a transmission request for transmitting the probe data, which is determined based on the lane information, and transmit the probe data via the communication unit when the determination result representing the transmission request is received.

Abstract: A method is for dividing a plate-like workpiece in which devices are respectively formed in regions sectioned by a plurality of intersecting planned dividing lines. The method includes: forming a first cutting groove not reaching a rear surface of a workpiece by causing a rotating cutting blade to cut into from a front surface of the workpiece along the planned dividing lines; after forming the first cutting groove, forming a second cutting groove not reaching a bottom portion of the first cutting groove by causing the rotating cutting blade to cut into from the rear surface of the workpiece along the first cutting groove; and after forming the second cutting groove, dividing the workpiece along the planned dividing lines by applying external force to the workpiece.

Abstract: An apparatus for determining sections for map update includes a processor configured to calculate a score indicating the degree of improvement of drivers' convenience provided by generating or updating map information regarding two or more road sections selected from road sections where the map information is unavailable, based on handover costs between autonomous driving and manual driving, calculate the score while replacing one or more of the two or more selected road sections with one or more unselected road sections, and identify the two or more selected road sections corresponding to a score for the case where the degree of improvement of drivers' convenience is the highest among the scores calculated before the score satisfies a predetermined end condition, as target road sections for generating or updating the map information.

Abstract: A radial foil bearing surrounds a rotation axis and supports the rotation axis. The radial foil bearing includes a bearing housing, an insertion hole which is formed in the bearing housing and through which the rotation axis is inserted, a groove provided in the inner peripheral surface of the insertion hole, a through hole having an opening formed in the groove and extending to the outer peripheral surface of the bearing housing, a restricting pin that is inserted into the through hole and extends into the groove, and a top foil located in the insertion hole. The groove is formed so as to reach an axial end surface of the bearing housing. The top foil has a circumferential end part located in the groove, and the restricting pin intersects or contacts with the inner side surface of the groove at multiple locations.

Abstract: A coil device of the present application includes a bobbin including a winding core portion, a coil wound around the winding core portion, a flange portion provided integrally with the winding core portion, a pin terminal block provided integrally with the flange portion, a plurality of pin terminals (P) provided at predetermined intervals at the pin terminal block and connected to lead wires of the coil, and a circuit board connected to the plurality of pin terminals (P). The pin terminal block includes a plurality of pin terminal groove portions formed in a groove shape along an axial direction of the winding core portion, and a pin fixing portion formed in an interior space of the pin terminal groove and integrally fixed to one end of the pin terminal (P).

Abstract: An apparatus for collecting data for map generation includes a processor configured to determine whether the current state of a vehicle is suitable for collection of collection target data to be used for generating or updating a map, based on suitability data received from the vehicle with a communication device. The suitability data indicates suitability of the vehicle or surroundings thereof for the collection. The processor is also configured to instruct, with the communication device, the vehicle to collect the collection target data when determining that the current state of the vehicle is suitable for the collection.

Abstract: A data collecting device includes a processor configured to determine whether snow lies around a vehicle, set a type of feature to be detected, based on the result of determination of the presence or absence of the snow, detect a feature of the set type from an image representing an area around the vehicle generated by a camera mounted on the vehicle, and generate probe data representing the detected feature.

Abstract: A vehicle controller includes a memory configured to store trajectory distribution information representing distribution of trajectories for each lane in a predetermined section of a road; and a processor configured to set a target trajectory of a vehicle by referring to the trajectory distribution information of a second lane different from a first lane being traveled by the vehicle, when the vehicle travels the predetermined section, and make the vehicle travel along the target trajectory.

Abstract: A trajectory information collecting device includes a processor configured to determine whether a trajectory along which a host vehicle has traveled through a predetermined section is within a predetermined standard travel area, generate trajectory information by including individual position coordinates on the trajectory in the trajectory information when the trajectory is within the standard travel area, generate the trajectory information by including individual position coordinates on the trajectory and operation information indicating how much the host vehicle is operated by a driver in the predetermined section in the trajectory information when the trajectory deviates from the standard travel area, and transmit the generated trajectory information to a server via a communication device mounted on the host vehicle.

Abstract: A data collection instruction device includes a memory configured to store travel history of each of a plurality of vehicles; and a processor configured to select one or more vehicles satisfying a predetermined condition related to travel in an update target region of map information from among the plurality of vehicles, based on the travel history of each of the plurality of vehicles, instruct the selected one or more vehicles to collect probe data representing a predetermined feature of the update target region, via a communication device, and instruct the plurality of vehicles except the selected one or more vehicles to collect the probe data of a predetermined road section, via the communication device.

Abstract: A detoxifying device of a structure wherein the deposits can be removed cleanly, without leaving residue, even for a nozzle that is provided with a narrow diameter portion and a wide diameter portion that is further to the downstream side than the narrow diameter portion, and to provide a nozzle scraper used in said detoxifying device.

Abstract: Provided is a reception device comprising: a reception part configured to receive the control signal from a transmission device; and a controller configured to performs a process of outputting a motor driving instruction value corresponding to the control signal received by the reception part as a motor driving instruction value for controlling a driving amount of a motor, wherein the controller performs: a hold process for holding and outputting a value corresponding to the control signal during a reception period as the motor driving instruction value when the control signal is not receivable; and a failsafe gradual change process for gradually changing the motor driving instruction value from the value during the hold process toward a failsafe value determined for failsafe when a period of the hold process reaches a certain period.

Abstract: In order to efficiently remove deposited material adhering to the interior of an abatement device, an abatement device is equipped with a deposited material removing means for removing deposited material produced during abatement of exhaust gas. The deposited material removing means includes: a storage unit that stores a liquid; a gas supply unit that supplies pressurized gas to the storage unit; and a valve that sprays a mixed fluid of the liquid stored in the storage unit and the gas supplied by the gas supply unit.

Abstract: A gyro unit mounted on a steered object for performing steering based on a steering signal received from the outside comprises a gyro sensor, a calculation portion and a controller. The calculation portion is configured to perform calculations for posture control of the steered object based on the steering signal and a detection signal of the gyro sensor. The controller is configured to perform control such that a control direction of the posture control switches when the steered object moves forward and backward.