Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a processor configured to form an image, transmit the image to a server that generates a processed image of the image by executing a designated image process on the image and is on an outside of a firewall, and, in a case where the image includes designation information designating the processed image to be transmitted to an instructed transmission destination via a fax line, request an alternative apparatus to fax-transmit the processed image to the transmission destination, the alternative apparatus being on an inside of the firewall together and having a fax function.

Abstract: An absorbance detector for a chromatograph includes a light source, a flow cell that receives light generated by the light source, a photodetector that detects light transmitted through the flow cell, a light shield member that shields at least part of the light generated from the light source to the flow cell, a motor that rotates the light shield member to change the light shield member between a light-shielding state where the light shield member shields at least part of the light generated from the light source to the flow cell and a non-light-shielding state where the light shield member does not shield the light generated from the light source to the flow cell, and a reference position detector that rotates the motor and also acquires a change in amount of light received by the photodetector to detect a reference position of the light shield member in a rotation direction of the light shield member based on the acquired change in the amount of the received light.

Abstract: A vehicle article storage structure includes an article storage box (13) provided with an opening (33a) on the upper side forgetting articles in and out, a housing unit (15) provided on the lower side of an instrument panel (3) to house the article storage box (13), and links (35, 37, and 39) configured to movably support the article storage box (13) along a range from a housed position at which the article storage box (13) is housed in the housing unit (15) to a drawn position at which the article storage box (13) is drawn in a vehicle compartment rearward direction from the housed position via an intermediate position at which the article storage box (13) is located between the housed position and the drawn position, the intermediate position being located below the housed position and the drawn position.

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 power converter apparatus comprising: a power converter that outputs signal to the magnet motor to vary the output frequency, output voltage and output current of the magnet motor, a control unit controls the power converter, wherein the control unit calculating the gain of the magnetic flux component of the q-axis, which varies with the phase of the magnet motor, calculating the d-axis induced voltage command value based on a value of the induced voltage coefficient, frequency estimates or frequency command value, and the gain of the flux component of the q-axis.

Abstract: A processing device that causes a virtual-space image to be displayed on a display device mounted on a player's head is provided with a first display processor and a second display processor. The first display processor causes first external information input from outside to be displayed on a specified object included in the virtual-space image when the virtual-space image is being caused to be displayed by the HMD. The second display processor causes second external information that is second external information input from outside and includes a real-space image to be displayed along with the virtual-space image when the virtual-space image is caused to be displayed by the HMD. The virtual-space image is, for example, the virtual-space image of a game, and the real-space image is, for example, an image imaged by an imaging device installed in the surroundings of the player.

Abstract: Provided is a sensor device including: a sensor unit that emits light and receives light reflected by an object; and a reflection mirror that is a columnar reflection mirror having a reflection surface on a side face and is configured to be rotated on an axis of the reflection mirror as a rotation axis, in which at least a part of the reflection surface forms a logarithmic spiral having the center at the rotation axis in a cross section perpendicular to the rotation axis, and when light emitted from the sensor unit and reflected by the reflection surface moves in parallel in response to rotation of the reflection mirror, the light reflected by the reflection surface is swept.

Abstract: Provided are a motor drive device that reduces the likelihood of mounting error during manufacture, and a method for manufacturing the same. The motor drive device is provided with: a substrate; a first mounting region for mounting first circuit component; a second mounting region for mounting a second circuit component; a first pair of connection points for connecting a first connecting wire member, constituting a first path for supplying electric current to the first circuit component, onto the substrate such that at least a part of the first connecting wire member overlaps the second mounting region; and a second pair of connection points for connecting second connecting wire member, constituting a second path for supplying electric current to the second circuit component, onto the substrate such that at least a part of the second connecting wire member overlaps the first mounting region.

Abstract: A spatial recognition device provided with an analysis unit configure to acquire, from an optical device, which is mounted on a moving body and which receives reflected light obtained by radiating light onto a reflective plate provided on a stationary structure positioned within a detection area, reflected light information obtained based on the reflected light in accordance with a radiation direction of the light, and determine a positional relationship between the moving body and the stationary structure on which the reflective plate is provided, based on a distribution of the reflected light information at coordinates within the detection area.

Abstract: A spatial recognition device provided with an analysis unit configured to acquire, from an optical device which receives reflected light obtained by radiating light onto a reflective plate provided on a moving body positioned within a detection area, reflected light information obtained based on the reflected light in accordance with a radiation direction of the light, and analyze a state of the moving body on which the reflective plate is provided, based on a distribution of the reflected light information at coordinates within the detection area.

Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided a product registration apparatus including an information acquisition unit that determines a placement position of a product having a placing table surface side to which product information is attached and acquires the product information attached to the product, and an output unit that outputs information indicating at least one of the placement position of the product from which the product information can be acquired and the placement position of the product from which the product information cannot be acquired.

Abstract: Disclosed is a seat including: a seat back; a seat cushion; and a reclining device that couples the seat back to the seat cushion in a swingable manner in one and another directions, wherein the reclining device includes: a locking mechanism that locks and unlocks swinging movement of the seat back; a biasing member that biases the seat back in one direction so as to swing the seat back in the one direction when the locking mechanism is unlocked; and a switching mechanism that switches a biasing direction of the biasing member for the seat back to another direction in a middle of the swinging movement of the seat back.

Abstract: A detector includes a light source configured to emit measurement light, a flow cell incorporating a cell channel through which a sample solution flows inside, a photodetector configured to detect light from the flow cell, an optical system configured to guide light from the light source to the flow cell and guide light from the flow cell to the photodetector, and a flow cell accommodating part configured to cover the flow cell so as to spatially separate the flow cell from the optical system. Of the side surfaces of the flow cell accommodating part, the side surfaces facing the light incident surface and the light exit surface of the flow cell are formed from wall surfaces made of a light transmissive material, or sealed by a light transmissive plate material.

Abstract: A delivery monitoring device includes: a reading unit that reads a tag signal transmitted by a tag signal transmission device, the tag signal transmission device being attached to a package located in a vicinity of the delivery monitoring device; an acquisition unit that acquires position information indicating a position of the delivery monitoring device; and a transmission unit that transmits management information including the tag signal and the position information, to a delivery management server.

Abstract: A motor control apparatus includes: a converter configured to convert alternating current power of an AC source into direct current power; an inverter configured to convert the direct current power in a DC link into alternating current power for motor driving by the switching device being subjected to ON/OFF control, a DC link voltage detection unit configured to detect a DC link voltage, a DC link voltage determination unit configured to determine whether the DC link voltage exceeds a voltage threshold value, an alarm signal output unit configured to output an alarm signal in an abnormal condition; and a switching control unit configured to perform ON/OFF control on the switching device, and, when the alarm signal is output and the DC link voltage exceeds the voltage threshold value, the switching control unit performs control in such a way as to turn on all the switching device of a lower arm.

Abstract: An absorbance detector for a chromatograph includes a light source, a flow cell that receives light generated by the light source, a photodetector that detects light transmitted through the flow cell, a light shield member that shields a least part of the light generated from the light source to the flow cell, a motor that rotates the light shield member to change the light shield member between a light-shielding state where the light shield member shields at least part of the light generated from the light source to the flow cell and a non-light-shielding state where the light shield member does not shield the light generated from the light source to the flow cell, and a reference position detector that rotates the motor and also acquires a change in amount of light received by the photodetector to detect a reference position of the light shield member in a rotation direction of the light shield member based on the acquired change in the amount of the received light.

Abstract: A spectrophotometer (40) includes a sample placement unit (422) in which a sample to be analyzed is placed, a light source unit (411, 412) including a plurality of light sources that irradiates the sample placed in the sample placement unit (422) with light, a detection unit (425) that detects light emitted from the sample (422), a housing (41, 42) that accommodates the sample placement unit (422), the light source unit (411, 412), and the detection unit (425), a storage unit (71) in which information of a temperature value predetermined for each combination of one or a plurality of light sources among the plurality of light sources is stored, a light source designation accepting unit (721) that accepts designation related to a combination of one or a plurality of light sources among the plurality of light sources, a target temperature setting unit (722) that reads a temperature value corresponding to the combination of light sources accepted by the light source designation accepting unit from the storage uni

Abstract: A motor control apparatus includes: a main power conversion circuit that converts power that is supplied from a power supply into alternating current power for driving a motor, and outputs the alternating current power; a counter electromotive force protection circuit including a rectifier unit that rectifies alternating current power based on counter electromotive force of the motor and outputs direct current power, a short-circuit unit that short-circuits terminals on a direct current output side of the rectifier unit, and an alarm signal output unit that outputs an alarm signal at occurrence of an abnormality; a monitoring unit that monitors whether the alarm signal is output from the alarm signal output unit; and a protection operation unit that performs a protection operation for preventing damage to the main power conversion circuit when the monitoring unit determines that the alarm signal is output from the alarm signal output unit.

Abstract: A wireless tag system includes: a tag signal antenna configured to receive a tag signal transmitted from a wireless transmission tag; and a communication area shaping antenna configured to transmit a reception area shaping signal for narrowing an area in which the tag signal antenna can communicate with the wireless transmission tag, wherein the tag signal antenna and the communication area shaping antenna are arranged for each prescribed product unit in a group of products that are arranged.

Abstract: A flow cell includes a cell into which a liquid to be measured is introduced and is arranged so that a measurement light to be used for measuring an optical characteristic of the liquid enters one side of the cell and exits from the other side of the cell, an inlet for leading the liquid to flow into the cell, and an outlet for leading the liquid in the cell to flow out from the cell. The inlet and the outlet are provided to form an interface between a liquid flowing into the cell through the inlet and a liquid with which the cell has been already filled at two places on an optical path of the measurement light passing through the cell.