Abstract: A first holding unit (114) reciprocates between a first table (121) and a stacking table (141) and a second holding unit (115) reciprocates between the stacking table (141) and a second table (141). When the first holding unit (114) holds a separator-electrode assembly (20) whose horizontal position has been adjusted on the first table (121), the second holding unit (115) releases a second electrode (30) over the stacking table (141). When the first holding unit (114) releases the separator-electrode assembly (20) over the stacking table (141), the second holding unit (115) holds the second electrode (30) whose horizontal position has been adjusted on the second table (131). The present invention provides a stacking device and a stacking method which are capable of stacking the separator-electrode assembly including a first electrode sandwiched by separators and the second electrode having a different polarity from the first electrode efficiently with high accuracy.

Abstract: A battery electrode manufacturing apparatus including: a front end die which cuts a strip-shaped electrode material into an electrode shape; a hand which grasps the electrode material and conveys the electrode material to the cutting position of the front end die; and a first suction conveyor which is disposed upstream of the front end die in a conveying direction and has a supporting surface for supporting the electrode material during the cutting by the front end die. The hand includes a first grasper and a second grasper, and the first suction conveyor is disposed between the first grasper and the second grasper. The hand carries the electrode material to the cutting position, at such a position that the electrode material does not contact the front end die and the first suction conveyor.

Abstract: A lighting device (10) includes a light source (22) that includes at least one LED element and a module (12) including a substrate (23) on that the light source (22) is mounted, and a holder (15) in that at least a part of the module (12) is arranged and held. The holder (15) includes a cylindrical portion (19) that includes a stepped portion (20) and a flange (21) of a heat conductor (18) extending from an outer peripheral edge of the stepped portion on that the substrate (23) is arranged, and the holder includes an insulation layer (16) that covers at least outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion (19).

Abstract: A charged particle beam device of the present invention has a signal processing function of acquiring a secondary signal obtained when a charged particle beam is caused to scan at a low speed not subjected to a band limitation of an electrical signal path, and a secondary signal obtained when a charged particle beam is caused to scan at a high speed subjected to the band limitation of the electrical signal path, calculating a degradation function (H?1(s)) between the plurality of secondary signals, and using an inverse function thereof as a correction filter; and a function of updating a parameter of the correction filter to an optimal value as needed or at given timing. Accordingly, the charged particle beam device can perform optimum image restoration even when a detector or an amplifier circuit that constitutes the electrical signal path degrades with time.

Abstract: The response characteristics of an output signal and current consumption are kept constant. A drive circuit for outputting an output signal having a voltage determined by a logic of an input signal includes a constant voltage generating section generating a constant bias voltage, a CML circuit outputting the output signal having the voltage determined by the logic of the input signal, where an amplitude of the output signal is determined by a constant current flowing through the CML circuit and a potential of the output signal is determined by the bias voltage, an adjustment constant current source that allows a constant current to flow out from a bias voltage output end of the constant voltage generating section, and a current setting section that sets in advance the constant current flowing into the adjustment constant current source, according to the constant current flowing through the CML circuit.

Abstract: The present invention provides an oxidation hair dye composition that has an excellent hair dyeing effect and less burden on hair. The oxidation hair dye composition of the present invention is characterized by consisting of a first formulation containing an oxidation dye and a second formulation containing an oxidation agent, which is the composition of two formulations that are mixed before use, wherein the first formulation and/or the second formulation contains acetylated hyaluronic acid or salts thereof.

Abstract: In a vacuum container (2), a bag-shaped laminate film (12) containing a battery element (11) and having an opening (12a) is pinched at positions corresponding to two principal surfaces (11a) of the battery element (11), the battery element (11) having a positive layer and a negative layer stacked via a separator. Pressure in the vacuum container (2) is reduced. An electrolytic solution (20) is poured from an electrolytic-solution supply line (4) into the bag-shaped laminate film (12) through the opening (12a) with pressure in the vacuum container (2) kept reduced until the entire battery element (11) is immersed in the electrolytic solution (20). The reduced pressure in the vacuum container (2) is increased to make the battery element (11) absorb the electrolytic solution (20) by the difference in pressure.

Abstract: A rotary electric machine includes a rotor core, a stator, a field yoke, and a field winding. The rotor core is fixed to a rotary shaft, which includes a magnetic body for forming a magnetic path, and magnetic salient poles. The stator has teeth and a stator winding wound around the teeth by concentrated winding. A slot is formed between adjacent ones of the teeth in a circumferential direction. The field yoke magnetically connects the stator and the magnetic body. The field winding is located in proximity to at least one of the winding ends of the stator winding in an axial direction of the rotary shaft. The field winding generates a magnetic pole on the magnetic salient poles when energized.

Abstract: A lighting device 1 includes a heat sink 2, a substrate 3 attached to a mounting portion 11 of the heat sink 2, a plurality of light sources 4 mounted on the substrate 3, and a cap 6 electrically connected to the substrate 3 while fixed to a rear portion of the heat sink 2 through a casing 5. The heat sink 2 has a three-dimensional shape including a plurality of mounting portions 11a, 11b and 11c facing in directions different from each other and provided at least at a front-end surface 12 of the heat sink 2. At least the front-end surface 12 is exposed to outside, and a plurality of heat-releasing fins 2a is provided around the front-end surface 12. The lighting device has a higher heat-releasing property, and can enlarge an illuminated area.

Abstract: A switch module includes a substrate (4), a plurality of switches (6) provided on an upper surface of the substrate (4), first and second light-guiding sheets (8, 10) disposed to be stacked above the plurality of switches (6), at least one first light source (12) disposed on the upper surface of the substrate (4) to illuminate the first light-guiding sheet (8), at least one second light source (14) disposed on the upper surface of the substrate (4) to illuminate the second light-guiding sheet (10), and a switching-control device (15) configured to switch between lighting of the first light source (12) and lighting of the second light source (14). First and second displays (22, 24) are respectively provided on a surface of each of the first and second light-guiding sheets (8, 10). When the first light source (12) is lighted, the first display is displayed, and when the second light source (14) is lighted, the second display (24) is displayed.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus of an embodiment of the invention includes a first storage unit to store, based on stored information stored in wireless tags attached to a plurality of consumable items, an application to manage the stock number of the plurality of consumable items, a second storage unit to store replacement information to indicate replacement from a first consumable item installed in the image forming apparatus to a second consumable item included in the plurality of consumable items, a notification unit to notify the replacement information stored in the second storage unit, and a read unit to read, based on the replacement from the first consumable item to the second consumable item, the first stored information stored in a first wireless tag attached to the second consumable item.

Abstract: An air duct for vehicle air conditioning, includes a duct body defining a passage, and a passage dividing wall for dividing an interior of the duct body into a first passage and a second passage. In the air duct, the width of the duct body in an arrangement direction of the first and second passages in a bending section is larger than the width of the duct body in upstream-side and downstream side straight sections adjacent to the bending section, so as to increase a passage length difference (L1?L2) between the first passage and the second passage. Accordingly, the air duct has a structure capable of reducing the duct width while obtaining a desired passage length difference between the first passage and the second passage.

Abstract: A push button switch includes a base part (22) provided with a snap dome (23b) and a fixed contact (23a), a cover member (24) disposed to cover the base part (22) and having at one side surface an opening (42), an operating controller (25) disposed to slide inside the opening (42) in a lateral direction and configured to press the snap dome (23b) downwardly. The cover member (24) includes side extended potions (36) provided to extend downwardly from the cover member (24) along side surfaces of the base part across the operating controller (25) in a direction perpendicular to a sliding direction of the operating controller (25). Lower end portions of the side plate portions (36) are provided with extensions (38) disposed adjacent to some of the solder pad portions (41) provided on a lower surface of the base part (22).

Abstract: This high-frequency waveguide is formed by first and second conductors (22, 23) disposed opposite each other at a spacing of ?0/2, where ?0 is the free space wavelength of the operating frequency of a high-frequency signal. A ridge (25) is provided at the waveguide formation portion between these first and second conductors (22, 23), which protrudes from one of the first and second conductors (22, 23) toward the other and is formed extending along the waveguide formation portion. A plurality of columnar protrusions (24) with a height of ?0/4 are disposed at a spacing of less than ?0/2 to at least one of the first and second conductors (22, 23) on the outside of the waveguide formation portion and to the outside of the ridge (25).

Abstract: In a waveguide structure (8), a movable waveguide component (10) and an immovable waveguide component (12) are opposed at a predetermined interval. Further, at least either the movable waveguide component (10) or the immovable waveguide component (12) includes grooves (13, 29) opened towards the waveguide component opposed thereto (10, 12). Protrusions (44) are formed outside of at least one of the grooves (13, 29). The protrusions (44) respectively have a height of roughly ?/4 (where ? is a wavelength of radio waves to be used).

Abstract: In a vacuum container (2), a bag-shaped laminate film (12) containing a battery element (11) and having an opening (12a) is pinched at positions corresponding to two principal surfaces (11a) of the battery element (11), the battery element (11) having a positive layer and a negative layer stacked via a separator. Pressure in the vacuum container (2) is reduced. An electrolytic solution (20) is poured from an electrolytic-solution supply line (4) into the bag-shaped laminate film (12) through the opening (12a) with pressure in the vacuum container (2) kept reduced until the entire battery element (11) is immersed in the electrolytic solution (20). The reduced pressure in the vacuum container (2) is increased to make the battery element (11) absorb the electrolytic solution (20) by the difference in pressure.

Abstract: A vehicle-mounted device is configured to execute a predetermined function as a foreground process and a TV function as a background process. The vehicle-mounted device is provided with a displaying device. An image corresponding to the predetermined function is displayed on the displaying device when the predetermined function is executed. The device further includes a TV program switching system, a small image generating system that generates a small image when the program switching system is operated to switch the TV programs. The small image is superimposed on the image corresponding to the predetermined function. The device further includes a display control system that displays the small image on the displaying devices such that the small image is superimposed on the image corresponding to the predetermined function, the display control system extinguishing the small image at a predetermined timing.

Abstract: A switch module includes a substrate (4), a plurality of switches (6) provided on an upper surface of the substrate (4), first and second light-guiding sheets (8, 10) disposed to be stacked above the plurality of switches (6), at least one first light source (12) disposed on the upper surface of the substrate (4) to illuminate the first light-guiding sheet (8), at least one second light source (14) disposed on the upper surface of the substrate (4) to illuminate the second light-guiding sheet (10), and a switching-control device (15) configured to switch between lighting of the first light source (12) and lighting of the second light source (14). First and second displays (22, 24) are respectively provided on a surface of each of the first and second light-guiding sheets (8, 10). When the first light source (12) is lighted, the first display is displayed, and when the second light source (14) is lighted, the second display (24) is displayed.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a printed circuit board comprises a printed wiring board and a connection device mounted on the printed wiring board. The connection device comprises a main body, a casing enclosing the main body, a receiving section provided in the casing to receive a connector, and terminals extending through the main body and electrically connected to the connector in the receiving section. The main body includes a first portion extending into the receiving section in such a manner as to protect the tip portion of each terminal and a second portion arranged in a position corresponding to a proximal portion on the other end of the terminal with respect to the tip portion and fixed to the casing. The first portion is prepared independently of the second portion.

Abstract: A push button switch includes a base part (22) provided with a snap dome (23b) and a fixed contact (23a), a cover member (24) disposed to cover the base part (22) and having at one side surface an opening (42), an operating controller (25) disposed to slide inside the opening (42) in a lateral direction and configured to press the snap dome (23b) downwardly. The cover member (24) includes side extended potions (36) provided to extend downwardly from the cover member (24) along side surfaces of the base part across the operating controller (25) in a direction perpendicular to a sliding direction of the operating controller (25). Lower end portions of the side plate portions (36) are provided with extensions (38) disposed adjacent to some of the solder pad portions (41) provided on a lower surface of the base part (22).