Abstract: To provide an image processing device capable of preferably producing a picture in which the shade expressed on a surface of an object will change according to change in the posture of the object. A pseudo-normal vector information storage unit (60a) stores a posture condition concerning a posture of the object and pseudo-normal vector information for obtaining a pseudo-normal vector for each pixel of a texture image to be mapped onto a surface of the object, so as to be correlated to each other. A pseudo-normal vector obtaining unit (64) obtains a pseudo-normal vector for each pixel of the above described texture image, based on the pseudo-normal vector information stored in the pseudo-normal vector information storage unit (60a) so as to be correlated to the posture condition satisfied by the posture of the object. A shading process execution unit (66) executes a shading process for the surface of the object, based on the pseudo-normal vector obtained by the pseudo-normal vector obtaining unit (64).

Abstract: The present invention provides reaction cells capable of maintaining stable analytical performance by preventing bubble adhesion and reducing sample carryover even if the amount of sample liquid for a single test is further reduced in the future. The invention further provides an automatic analyzer that uses the reaction cells and a method for enhancing the hydrophilicity of the inner surfaces of the reaction cells. According to the invention, a reaction cell has a first electrode inserted thereinto and a second electrode disposed on the bottom side of the reaction cell. A voltage is applied between the first electrode and the second electrode to cause electric discharge between the electrodes. This allows for enhancing only the hydrophilicity of the bottom inner surface and the four bottom corners of the reaction cell to which large bubbles adhere easily.

Abstract: The suction unit of the present invention comprises: a cylindrical member having a sucking section capable of sucking an elongated piece having faced the sucking section, an opening section being opened at a prescribed position at which the elongated piece is prohibited to face the opening section, and a suction unit for sucking air from the sucking section and the opening section; a blocking plate being moved without contacting the cylindrical member, the blocking plate prohibiting the air suction from the opening section when the elongated piece faces the sucking section, the blocking plate allowing the air suction from the opening section when the elongated piece sucked by the sucking section is cut and formed into the heat exchange fin; and a control section controlling the electric motor so as to place the blocking plate at a sucking position when the elongated piece faces the sucking section and at a releasing position when the elongated piece is cut and formed into the heat exchange fin.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus include storing history information into a first storage section that accumulates history information concerning a process performed, transmitting a received acquisition request of the history information accumulated into the first storage section, transmitting the accumulated history information to the history information accumulation section having transmitted the acquisition request, transmitting the history information to the another history information accumulation section, transmitting the acquisition request to the first history information accumulation section at a time of startup, and storing the transmitted history information into a second storage section.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus include storing history information into a first storage section that accumulates history information concerning a process performed, transmitting a received acquisition request of the history information accumulated into the first storage section, transmitting the accumulated history information to the history information accumulation section having transmitted the acquisition request, transmitting the history information to the another history information accumulation section, transmitting the acquisition request to the first history information accumulation section at a time of startup, and storing the transmitted history information into a second storage section.

Abstract: The tension device comprises: a feeding unit for feeding a band-shaped metal plate to a press unit; and a holding unit for applying tension to the band-shaped metal plate. The feeding unit is constituted by a moving member and a feeding pin. The front end of the feeding pin has a slope face so as to engage with a collared through-hole of the band-shaped metal plate when the moving member moves in a feeding direction of the band-shaped metal plate and so as to disengage therefrom when the moving member stops and moves in the reverse direction. The holding unit has a holding member, which holds and applies prescribed tension to the band-shaped metal plate when the moving member stops and which releases the band-shaped metal plate when the moving member starts to move in the feeding direction.

Abstract: The present invention provides a highly reliable reaction cuvette in which air bubbles are adhered little and mutual contamination can be prevented among samples and reagents in adjoining reaction cuvettes, a method of surface treatment for a reaction cuvette, and an automatic analyzer with the reaction cuvette mounted therein. The reaction cuvette according to the present invention, in which a sample and a reagent are mixed with each other and its concentration is measured, has an area subjected to hydrophilic treatment by electric discharging on inner and outer surfaces of the reaction cuvette. Further the reaction cuvette has a container-like form with its upper portion opened to provide an opening and its lower portion closed to provide a bottom. The hydrophilic area is present from a bottom of the reaction cuvette up to a midway to the opening.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an epoxy resin composition for semiconductor encapsulation which exhibit high flame resistance, and high soldering resistance after humidified, and has an advantage of low material and production costs. A resin composition for semiconductor encapsulation contains an epoxy resin (A); a phenolic compound (B) containing two or more phenolic hydroxyl groups; an inorganic filler (C); and a curing accelerator (D). The epoxy resin (A) contains an epoxy resin (a1) represented by the formula (1), and the resin composition has a moisture absorption rate of 0.22 weight % or less when the composition is humidified at 85° C. and 85% R.H.

Abstract: In the structure of a vehicle-mounted display system, a pair of racks, that is, a first rack and a second rack, are secured to a sliding chassis which can move forward and backward inside a case. A pair of arms, that is, a first arm and a second arm, are swingably supported by a movable base which rotatably supports a monitor, with a third motor serving as a driving source of the monitor being disposed between the pair of arms. A first gear that engages the first rack and a first motor serving as a driving source of the first gear are installed on the first arm. A second gear which engages the second rack and a second motor serving as a driving source of the second gear are installed on the second arm. When the monitor is drawn in and out, both motors are operated in order to move both gears along their corresponding racks in the same direction, as a result of which the movable base is moved forward and backward.

Abstract: When a character having a reflection portion in which a background image is reflected is displayed together with the background, a highly real display can be achieved without creating an excessive load o the image processing apparatus. That is, sub-part images extracted from a part of the background is pasted on respective sub-reflection portions, and such a character image is displayed together with the background scene.

Abstract: A probe includes a grip body attached with an electric terminal, and an arm body extending from the grip body. When the arm body has been inserted between a BGA and a printed wiring board, a contact electrode on the arm body is allowed to contact a target solder bump. An electric signal at the contact electrode is supplied via a wire to the electric terminal. Since the electric terminal is left outside the BGA, it is possible to easily connect a probe of an inspection apparatus such as an oscilloscope, a voltammeter and a logic analyzer to the electric terminal.

Abstract: In the structure of a vehicle-mounted display system, a pair of racks, that is, a first rack and a second rack, are secured to a sliding chassis which can move forward and backward inside a case. A pair of arms, that is, a first arm and a second arm, are swingably supported by a movable base which rotatably supports a monitor, with a third motor serving as a driving source of the monitor being disposed between the pair of arms. A first gear that engages the first rack and a first motor serving as a driving source of the first gear are installed on the first arm. A second gear which engages the second rack and a second motor serving as a driving source of the second gear are installed on the second arm. When the monitor is drawn in and out, both motors are operated in order to move both gears along their corresponding racks in the same direction, as a result of which the movable base is moved forward and backward.

Abstract: When a character having a reflection portion in which a background image is reflected is displayed together with the background, a highly real display can be achieved without creating an excessive load o the image processing apparatus. That is, sub-part images extracted from a part of the background is pasted on respective sub-reflection portions, and such a character image is displayed together with the background scene.

Abstract: A portable liquid purifying device for dispensing a liquid, which includes a squeezable bottle made of a soft material and containing a mass of the liquid, a filtering member removably engaging a bottleneck of the bottle, and a cover assembly for covering a spout formed through the filtering member so as to fluid-tightly close the spout. The filtering member has a first section which accommodates activated carbon, and a second section which accommodates a micro-porous membrane filter including hollow fibers, the first and second sections being disposed in series so that the liquid delivered out of the bottle passes through the first and second sections in this order. The filtering member is fluid-tightly and air-tightly attached to the bottleneck such that the filtering member does not protrude past the bottleneck. The cover assembly has a first position for fluid-tightly closing the spout, and a second position for opening the spout so as to permit the liquid to flow out of the device.

Abstract: A contact lens treating vessel equipped with an electromagnetic induction coil and a rectifier for converting an alternating current into a direct current, and an apparatus for treating contact lenses comprising a treating apparatus body for supplying electric power and the vessel which can be attached to or detached from the apparatus body, wherein the apparatus body is equipped with a magnet-generating coil and the vessel is equipped with an electromagnetic induction coil.

Abstract: A liquid purifying attachment for dispensing a liquid from a container, which includes a cylinder fluid-tightly attached to the container, and a piston fluid-tightly fitted in the cylinder bore such that the piston is slidably movable between a retracted and an advanced position, relative to the cylinder. The piston and the cylinder define a cylinder chamber into which ambient air is introduced upon movement of the piston toward the advanced position. The introduced air is compressed and fed into the container upon movement of the piston toward the retracted position, to deliver the liquid out of the container, through a filter disposed in a liquid delivery path which is exposed to the ambient air and communicates with the liquid mass.

Abstract: A liquid purifying device for dispensing a liquid, including a container which has an interior space for storing a liquid, and a lid member for closing the interior space. The liquid is delivered out of the container, due to a pressure of a compressed air which is introduced into the interior space by air pumping means. The air pumping means includes a cylinder member which is reciprocated between an advanced position and a retracted position. The cylinder member is normally biased toward the advanced position, but may be held in the retracted position where appropriate. The lid member of the container has a liquid delivery path through which the liquid is delivered as desired, when a valve disposed in the path is placed in its open position upon pressing of a push-operated member. In the liquid delivery path, there is provided a filter adapted to remove bacteria from the liquid delivered through the path.