Abstract: A refrigerant flow path unit includes: a unit body that includes plates that are laminated together, and has an interior in which a refrigerant flow path is formed; a refrigerant pipe; and a first brazing filler metal that joins the unit body to the refrigerant pipe. The plates of the unit body include: a first plate that has a first opening and is disposed at an end of the unit body in a first direction in which the plates are laminated; and a second plate that has a second opening that communicates with the first opening and is disposed second from the end of the unit body in the first direction. The refrigerant pipe is inserted into the first opening and the second opening.

Abstract: A medical information management apparatus has processing circuitry configured to search medical information in a storage, when accepting a search request of the medical information including a key being an item of information regarding a patient and a value being contents of the key, and extract the medical information matching a search condition as condition-matched medical information; extract the key and the value from the condition-matched medical information, calculate a matching rate being a proportion of the value included in the condition-matched medical information to the entire medical information in the storage, and determine that the value is idiosyncratic information when the matching rate is equal to or less than a threshold set with respect to the key; and determine whether the key of the value determined to include the idiosyncratic information corresponds to an essential key which is essential in terms of a purpose of utilization.

Abstract: A surface mount inductor includes a coil including a wound portion and a feeder end portion drawn out from the wound portion, a compact that contains a magnetic powder and that encapsulates the coil, and an external terminal disposed on the compact and connected to the coil. The compact has surfaces including two pressed surfaces, opposing each other in a direction of an axis of the wound portion and formed by being pressed in the direction of the axis, and a non-pressed surface, adjacent to the two surfaces and not pressed. The coil is disposed so that the axis of the wound portion is parallel to a mount surface of the compact. The mount surface is included in the non-pressed surface, the feeder end portion is exposed from the mount surface, and the external terminal is formed on only the non-pressed surface and connected to the feeder end portion.

Abstract: A biological signal measurement system includes: a providing unit configured to provide a first visual stimulus including a first object visually changing at a predetermined frequency, and a second visual stimulus including a second object; a detection unit configured to detect a biological signal of the subject; a frequency analysis unit configured to perform a frequency analysis on the detected biological signal corresponding to the first visual stimulus, and derive a signal intensity of each frequency component; a determination unit configured to determine a time interval in which the subject has viewed the first visual stimulus, based on a signal intensity of a frequency component corresponding to the frequency; an extraction unit configured to extract the biological signal corresponding to the determined time interval, and corresponding to the second visual stimulus; and an output unit configured to output the extracted biological signal.

Abstract: A surface mount inductor includes a coil including a wound portion and a feeder end portion drawn out from the wound portion, a compact that contains a magnetic powder and that encapsulates the coil, and an external terminal disposed on the compact and connected to the coil. The compact has surfaces including two pressed surfaces, opposing each other in a direction of an axis of the wound portion and formed by being pressed in the direction of the axis, and a non-pressed surface, adjacent to the two surfaces and not pressed. The coil is disposed so that the axis of the wound portion is parallel to a mount surface of the compact. The mount surface is included in the non-pressed surface, the feeder end portion is exposed from the mount surface, and the external terminal is formed on only the non-pressed surface and connected to the feeder end portion.

Abstract: A surface mount inductor includes a coil including a winding portion and extension portions that extend from the outer circumference of the winding portion, a molded body which contains a metal magnetic powder and in which the coil is embedded, and outer terminals. The molded body is a rectangular parallelepiped. Each end portion in the longitudinal direction of the principal surface has an outer terminal connected to the extension portion. A resin coating is formed on the molded body except regions in which the outer terminals are provided, and W1 is less than W0, where the width between ridges opposite to each other in a lateral direction of the principal surface is denoted as W0 and the width of each outer terminal in the lateral direction is denoted as W1, and neither end in the width direction of each outer terminal is in contact with the ridges.

Abstract: An inductor in which the external electrode is constituted by a conductive resin layer formed on a surface of a core effectively prevents peeling between the core and the external electrode. The inductor includes a core containing magnetic particles and a resin, a conductor embedded in the core, a conductive resin layer disposed on a surface of the core so as to be in contact with an end portion of the conductor exposed from the core, and a plating layer formed on the conductive resin layer. The plating layer is formed so as to extend to the surface of the core beyond a range in which the conductive resin layer is disposed.

Abstract: A surface mount inductor includes a coil including a winding portion and extension portions that extend from the outer circumference of the winding portion, a molded body which contains a metal magnetic powder and in which the coil is embedded, and outer terminals. The molded body is a rectangular parallelepiped. Each end portion in the longitudinal direction of the principal surface has an outer terminal connected to the extension portion. A resin coating is formed on the molded body except regions in which the outer terminals are provided, and W1 is less than W0, where the width between ridges opposite to each other in a lateral direction of the principal surface is denoted as W0 and the width of each outer terminal in the lateral direction is denoted as W1, and neither end in the width direction of each outer terminal is in contact with the ridges.

Abstract: A surface mount inductor includes a coil including a wound portion and a feeder end portion drawn out from the wound portion, a compact that contains a magnetic powder and that encapsulates the coil, and an external terminal disposed on the compact and connected to the coil. The compact has surfaces including two pressed surfaces, opposing each other in a direction of an axis of the wound portion and formed by being pressed in the direction of the axis, and a non-pressed surface, adjacent to the two surfaces and not pressed. The coil is disposed so that the axis of the wound portion is parallel to a mount surface of the compact. The mount surface is included in the non-pressed surface, the feeder end portion is exposed from the mount surface, and the external terminal is formed on only the non-pressed surface and connected to the feeder end portion.

Abstract: To cover a wide wavelength bandwidth, a spectroscopic apparatus uses three varied line spacing concave diffraction gratings G1 to G3, the corresponding energy ranges for G1, G2, and G3 being 50 to 200, 155 to 350, and 300 to 2200 eV, respectively. In the respective wavelength ranges, the diffraction conditions are satisfied. To provide a high throughput and a high resolution in the respective wavelength regions, the incident angles ?1 to ?3 for G1 to G3 measured from the normal line of the diffraction grating are specified to be ?1<?2<?3. Presupposing the normal lines of all diffraction gratings are superposed upon a common normal line, in order to meet ?1<?2<?3, the center positions ?1 to ?3 for G1 to G3 are set on the normal line (as ?1<?2<?3). From G1 to G3, one diffraction grating can be selected.

Abstract: To cover a wide wavelength bandwidth, a spectroscopic apparatus uses three varied line spacing concave diffraction gratings G1 to G3, the corresponding energy ranges for G1, G2, and G3 being 50 to 200, 155 to 350, and 300 to 2200 eV, respectively. In the respective wavelength ranges, the diffraction conditions are satisfied. To provide a high throughput and a high resolution in the respective wavelength regions, the incident angles ?1 to ?3 for G1 to G3 measured from the normal line of the diffraction grating are specified to be ?1<?2<?3. Presupposing the normal lines of all diffraction gratings are superposed upon a common normal line, in order to meet ?1<?2<?3, the center positions ?1 to ?3 for G1 to G3 are set on the normal line (as ?1<?2<?3). From G1 to G3, one diffraction grating can be selected.

Abstract: A paper sheet conveyance device for conveying a paper sheet to an image forming apparatus includes a corrugation roller for imparting corrugation onto both the left and right sides of a paper sheet, onto which an image has not been formed, with respect to a conveyance direction, by forming a curved portion along the conveyance direction.

Abstract: A tuning fork-type vibrator includes a tuning fork-type vibrating body including a base and legs. The tuning fork-type vibrating body includes two piezoelectric substrates, an intermediate electrode, surface electrodes and an entire-surface electrode that are laminated together. The surface electrodes are separated by separating portions extending from the base to each of the legs. The widths of the separating portions at a point of connection to the circuit board are wider than those of the separating portions at other points. The separating portions are formed by dividing an electrode provided on the entire surface of a piezoelectric substrate in the vibrating body with a dicer or by laser radiation or etching.

Abstract: A paper sheet conveyance device for conveying a paper sheet to an image forming apparatus includes a corrugation roller for imparting corrugation onto both the left and right sides of a paper sheet, onto which an image has not been formed, with respect to a conveyance direction, by forming a curved portion along the conveyance direction.

Abstract: A tuning fork-type vibrator includes a tuning fork-type vibrating body including a base and legs. The tuning fork-type vibrating body includes two piezoelectric substrates, an intermediate electrode, surface electrodes and an entire-surface electrode that are laminated together. The surface electrodes are separated by separating portions extending from the base to each of the legs. The widths of the separating portions at a point of connection to the circuit board are wider than those of the separating portions at other points. The separating portions are formed by dividing an electrode provided on the entire surface of a piezoelectric substrate in the vibrating body with a dicer or by laser radiation or etching.

Abstract: A halogen-free pressure-sensitive adhesive tape including a tape substrate made of a non-halogen resin composition containing no halogen elements and, applied to at least one side of the substrate, a pressure-sensitive adhesive containing a modified acrylic resin obtained by copolymerizing acrylic acid or an acrylic ester with a monomer which forms a tackifier resin.

Abstract: A tuning fork vibrator includes a vibrating body having the shape of a tuning fork as a whole. The vibrating body includes legs having a meandering shape and a base coupled to an end of the legs. A support is formed so as to extend between the legs from the base. Two electrodes arranged separately in the width direction are formed on one of the legs, and two electrodes arranged separately in the width direction are formed on the other of the legs. The outermost electrodes on each of the legs are connected to a connection electrode formed on the base. The connection electrode is formed so as to extend toward the support. The innermost electrodes on each of the legs are formed so as to extend toward the support through the base. A common electrode is formed on a second principal surface of the vibrating body. A vibratory gyroscope can be formed using the tuning fork vibrator.

Abstract: A vibrating gyroscope includes a tuning-fork vibrator having a base and legs. The vibrator is joined to a support plate by conductive adhesive members. The support plate includes an outer frame portion in which a joining portion is provided at a location near a longitudinal end of the outer frame portion. The joining portion is supported by a first support portion in the air gap portion. The width of the first support portion is less than the width of the joining portion. The vibrator is joined to the joining portion of the support plate.

Abstract: A tuning bar vibrator formed on a substrate and including a vibrating body. The vibrating body is formed into a meander shape as a whole, and a middle vibrating reed is used as a first detection unit. At one end side of the vibrating body, two sensing electrodes are formed and connected respectively to two extended electrodes. A further sensing electrode and a common electrode are formed on a first principal surface of the first detection unit. A common electrode formed on a second principal surface of the vibrating body is connected to the common electrode on the first principal surface via a through-hole. The further sensing electrode and the common electrode are connected respectively to another set of extended electrodes. A tuning bar vibrator that is small in size, may be reduced in profile and may be used as a vibrating gyroscope having a desirable detection sensitivity, and a vibrating gyroscope using the tuning bar vibrator are obtained.

Abstract: Disclosed is a halogen-free adhesive tape whose binding force is improved by increasing adhesion at low temperatures. Specifically disclosed is a halogen-free adhesive tape which is characterized in that an adhesive containing a natural rubber, an acrylic resin, an adhesiveness-imparting resin, an antioxidant and a plasticizer having a molecular weight of 450-3000 and a freezing point of from ?30° C. to ?55° C. is applied over at least one side of a tape base which is composed of a non-halogen resin composition containing no halogen element.