Abstract: According to one aspect of the invention, there is provided a bathtub device including a bathtub 2, a jetting unit 3, a jetting driving unit 4, and a controller 5. The bathtub includes a first bathtub wall surface and a second bathtub wall surface opposed to the first bathtub wall surface. The jetting unit is provided in the second bathtub wall surface and configured to jet a jet flow to a sole of a bather bathing in the bathtub. The jetting driving unit is connected to the jetting unit and configured to adjust jetting flow rate of the jet flow jetted from the jetting unit. The controller is configured to control the jetting driving unit. The controller is configured to control the jetting driving unit to cause the jetting unit to intermittently jet the jet flow with a strength, a leg of the bather being passively bent by the jet flow with the strength.

Abstract: A probe is provided with a linear main body portion having a tip in contact with an electrode of a member to be tested in a state where a board-side end is in contact with the circuit board side of a probe card. An elastic support portion is provided on a board-side end portion of the main body portion and elastically supports the main body portion on the probe card side. The support portion has its base end side integrally fixed to the board-side end portion and is formed with the distal end side directed toward the tip portion of the main body portion and curved having an arc shape toward the main body portion side. Two pieces of the support portion are provided symmetrically on both sides sandwiching the board-side end portion and are configured by being curved, each having an arc shape with the same radius of curvature.

Abstract: An optical pickup apparatus includes: a laser light source to emit a laser beam; an object lens to irradiate an optical recording medium with the laser beam; a photodetector to receive a reflected light of the laser beam reflected by the optical recording medium; a semitransparent mirror interposed on an optical path between the laser light source and the object lens, to reflect the laser beam in a direction of the object lens and transmit it in a direction of the photodetector; and an astigmatism adding member interposed on an optical path between the semitransparent mirror and the photodetector, to add astigmatism to the reflected light, wherein the astigmatism adding member includes control film having first transmittance for polarization component in first direction contained in the reflected light is substantially equal to second transmittance for polarization component in second direction perpendicular to the first direction contained in the reflected light.

Abstract: A mixture of image data in a plurality of categories is prevented from being present on one sheet of recording paper and the handling of printed recording paper is facilitated. Inputted captured image data is saved in order in an image memory. Kinds of the inputted captured image data are determined by the determination section. When the captured image data inputted to the determination section is determined to be of a different kind from the previously inputted image data, the determination section prints through a print head the captured image data previous to the captured image data determined to be of a different kind by the determination section.

Abstract: An object is to provide a water discharge device in which a water sprinkling member having water discharge ports can simultaneously achieve both good rotation start-up ability and good rotation stability. A water discharge device FC is configured in such a manner that the center of gravity of a rotor constituted of a tubular body 20 and a head 40 (the water sprinkling member) is positioned near an opening 4 which is located near the center of swing at which a central axis C1 of the tubular body 20 tilted by swinging revolution and a central axis C2 of an inflow chamber 3 intersect in a state where any water is not supplied to a buffer chamber 43 of the head 40, whereas the center of gravity of the rotor is moved to a head 40 side in a state where the water is supplied to the buffer chamber 43 of the head 40.

Abstract: An exhaust gas purification device is provided. The device includes: in an exhaust gas passage for a combustion exhaust gas containing a nitrogen oxide, a hydrocarbon, and an oxygen in a larger amount than a theoretical reaction amount with respect to the hydrocarbon to flow therethrough, in order from upstream, a first catalyst part for selectively reducing a nitrogen oxide; a plasma discharge part for generating a plasma; a second catalyst part for selectively reducing a nitrogen oxide; and a purifying catalyst part for purifying a reducing agent.

Abstract: Provided are an electric power steering system and a vehicle steering system each including rack-and-pinion mechanisms (14A, 14B). A rack shaft (3) has a first rack (7A) and a second rack (7B) that are formed on the axially opposite sides of the axial center of the rack shaft (3). The first rack (7A) has a regular pitch p between rack teeth, the second rack (7B) has a regular pitch p between rack teeth, and these pitches p are equal to each other. A predetermined difference is set between the phase of gear teeth engagement between a first pinion shaft (8A) and the first rack (7A), which constitute the first rack-and-pinion mechanism (14A), and the phase of gear teeth engagement between a second pinion shaft (8B) and the second rack (7B), which constitute the second rack-and-pinion mechanism (14B).

Abstract: A sanitary washing device includes a washing nozzle including a water discharge port; and a pressurizing device for pressurizing the wash water from the water discharge port, the device being configured to perform a first and a second water discharge process, in the first process, the wash water discharged later in a first time span higher than pressure of wash water discharged at beginning of the first water discharge process so that the wash water discharged later in the first time span overtakes and unites with the wash water discharged at beginning of the first water discharge process to form a first water drop at a predetermined position, in the second process, the pressure of wash water discharged later in the second time span higher than pressure of wash water discharged at beginning of the second water discharge process so that the wash water discharged later in the second time span overtakes and unites with the wash water discharged at beginning of the second water discharge process to form a second

Abstract: A sanitary washing apparatus having a bidet washing function for jetting water at private parts of a female user, the apparatus includes: a nozzle including a jetting port configured to jet water; a swirling chamber and a communication channel for jetting water as a hollow-conic-shape liquid film flow at the private parts of the female user from the jetting port; and a fluid squiring device for generating an intermittent granular flow of granular water balls so as to fill inside the liquid film before the liquid film flow impinges on the private parts.

Abstract: A water discharge device generates a large air bubble having a cross sectional area larger than a channel sectional area of a jetting port when the inside of a water storage chamber is viewed from the jetting port. The water discharge device intermittently forms the large air bubble to change a flow speed of a jet flow.

Abstract: A sheet-fed duplex printing press includes a front-surface printing unit having a first impression cylinder that can carry cut paper by rotating while holding the cut paper a first blanket cylinder that contacts the first impression cylinder and can transfer heatset ink onto a front surface of the cut paper, and a first ink jet head that can supply the heatset ink to the first blanket cylinder, and a rear-surface printing unit having a second impression cylinder that can carry the cut paper by rotating while holding the cut paper, a second blanket cylinder that contacts the second impression cylinder and can transfer heatset ink onto a rear surface of the cut paper, and a second ink jet head that can supply the heatset ink to the second blanket cylinder, in which the first impression cylinder and the second impression cylinder directly contact each other.

Abstract: An optical pickup apparatus comprising: a laser light source configured to emit a laser beam; an objective lens configured to apply the laser beam to an optical recording medium; and a beam splitter including a first reflective film configured to reflect the laser beam so as to be directed to the objective lens, the beam splitter interposed in an optical path between the laser light source and the objective lens, an incidence polarization angle of the laser beam relative to the first reflective film being set such that a P-polarization component is greater than an S-polarization component in linear polarization components of the laser beam incident on the first reflective film.

Abstract: With a conventional image-display system, a presenter sometimes has difficulty in providing every viewer with an easy-to-see picture. When projecting an image transmitted from a computer operated by the presenter and enabling the viewer to watch the image projected by the projector, the projector receives image data transmitted through two-way communication from the computer operated by the presenter, projects an image represented by the received image data and transmits the received image data to a client computer operated by the viewer through the two-way communication, and the client computer receives the image data transmitted through the two-way communication and displays the image represented by the received image data on its display.

Abstract: A sanitary washing apparatus includes: a washing nozzle; and a pressurizing device. The sanitary washing apparatus that performs first and second jetting processes alternately jetted with a prescribed waiting time there between. The pressurizing device makes minimum pressure of water in the second jetting process higher than minimum pressure of water in the first jetting process and makes maximum pressure of water in the second jetting process higher than maximum pressure of water in the first jetting process so that the second water mass is faster than the first water mass. The prescribed waiting time between the first and the second jetting processes is set so that before the first water mass impinges on the human body, the second water mass having faster velocity than the first water mass overtakes the first water mass to enlarge jetting water cross-sectional area of the first water mass.

Abstract: The present invention provides a shower apparatus that allows the user to have a shower stream with a voluminous feel, even when a small volume of water is discharged, and also with a stimulus sensation arising from water being discharged in a pulsating manner. A shower apparatus F1 periodically changes the volume of air taken into an aeration unit 43 by oscillating a main water stream ejected toward the aeration unit 43 from a throttle unit 42 in a direction crossing the direction of the ejection, so that the bubbly water discharged from a water discharge unit 44 creates a pulsating shower stream.

Abstract: With a conventional image-display system, a presenter sometimes has difficulty in providing every viewer with an easy-to-see picture. When projecting an image transmitted from a computer operated by the presenter and enabling the viewer to watch the image projected by the projector, the projector receives image data transmitted through two-way communication from the computer operated by the presenter, projects an image represented by the received image data and transmits the received image data to a client computer operated by the viewer through the two-way communication, and the client computer receives the image data transmitted through the two-way communication and displays the image represented by the received image data on its display.

Abstract: A first circulation channel connects a first heat demand part and first supply heat exchanger with its forward route and return route. Supply and discharge channels are connected to a first heat accumulation tank, which accommodates a second heat medium heated in the first supply heat exchanger and supplied via the supply channel. A heat accumulation switching valve changes over communication of the second heat medium serving as hot heat or cold heat flowing from the first supply heat exchanger and supplied to the first heat demand part without branching to the supply channel or branching to the supply channel and supplied to the first heat accumulation tank. A heat-accumulating hot-water-supplying air conditioner operates at a first temperature when the second heat medium from the first supply heat exchanger branches to the supply channel, and at a second lower temperature when the second heat medium does not branch to the supply channel.

Abstract: An optical pickup apparatus includes at least: a light emitting element capable of emitting at least first wavelength light and second wavelength light; and a diffraction grating configured to split the first wavelength light into at least a first main beam and a first sub-beam and to split the second wavelength light into at least a second main beam and a second sub-beam, a following expression (1) being satisfied: 1.05 < Yp ? ? 1 Yp ? ? 2 < 2.50 ( 1 ) where: Yp1 is an interval between the first main beam and the first sub-beam when a first media corresponding to the first wavelength light is irradiated with the first main beam and the first sub-beam, and Yp2 is an interval between the second main beam and the second sub-beam when a second media corresponding to the second wavelength light is irradiated with the second main beam and the second sub-beam.

Abstract: A recording apparatus including a printing unit that contacts or separates a thermal head with or from a platen using the driving force of a UD motor, one or more sheet feed units that include sheet feed rollers which are rotated forward or backward by the driving force of an LF motor transmitted through a transport gear group and pressure rollers which are supported between a pair of roller supporting members and are urged by elastic members to come into pressure contact with the sheet feed rollers, and are provided on an upstream side and a downstream side of the printing unit in a transport path of a recording sheet, a pressure release mechanism including a cam shaft that is rotatably provided so as to tilt the pair of roller supporting members of the sheet feed units against the urging force of the elastic members and separates the pressure rollers from the sheet feed rollers, and a pressure release gear group that transmits the driving force of the LF motor to the cam shaft of the pressure release mechan

Abstract: Provided are an electric power steering system and a vehicle steering system each including rack-and-pinion mechanisms (14A, 14B). A rack shaft (3) has a first rack (7A) and a second rack (7B) that are formed on the axially opposite sides of the axial center of the rack shaft (3). The first rack (7A) has a regular pitch p between rack teeth, the second rack (7B) has a regular pitch p between rack teeth, and these pitches p are equal to each other. A predetermined difference is set between the phase of gear teeth engagement between a first pinion shaft (8A) and the first rack (7A), which constitute the first rack-and-pinion mechanism (14A), and the phase of gear teeth engagement between a second pinion shaft (8B) and the second rack (7B), which constitute the second rack-and-pinion mechanism (14B).