Abstract: A soil sensor includes a first signal line transmitting a high-frequency electromagnetic wave, and a porous body having a water permeability and a water retention property. The soil sensor further includes a second signal line transmitting a low-frequency electromagnetic wave and facing soil through the porous body, and a ground line arranged on an inside of the first signal line. The second signal line is arranged on an inside of the first signal line and the ground line. Thus, the first signal line and the second signal line are prevented from causing an influence to each other by an electric field generated by one of the two lines.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a photoreceptor; an exposure portion configured to include a substrate having a plurality of light emitting portions arranged along a rotation axis direction of the photoreceptor and exposes the photoreceptor to form a latent image on the photoreceptor; a development portion configured to develop a latent image formed on the photoreceptor with toner; an exposure duct configured to guide the airflow generated by a first fan along a longitudinal direction of the substrate; a development duct configured to guide the airflow generated by a second fan along the rotation axis direction of the development portion; and a first duct communicating with the exposure duct and the development duct, the first duct configured to exhaust air introduced from the exposure duct and exhaust air introduced from the development duct.

Abstract: A polyolefin resin foam containing a biomass material containing calcium carbonate as the main component is provided. The polyolefin resin foam can contain the biomass material in an amount of 50% by weight or less. As the biomass material used in the polyolefin resin foam, a biomass material derived from eggshells and/or seashells can be used.

Abstract: A printer includes a memory, a print engine, and a controller. The controller performs an acquisition process to acquire print data. When the print data is of a second type different from a first type, the controller performs a generation process to generate a new set of font data in the second format based on the set of font data in the first format stored in the memory. The first type of print data supports a set of font data in a first format. The second type of print data support a set of font data in a second format different from the first format. When the generation process is performed, the controller performs a drawing process to draw an image of a character designated in the print data using the new set of font data generated in the generation process.

Abstract: A refrigeration apparatus has a refrigerant. The refrigerant is a non-azeotropic refrigerant mixture containing 50% by weight or more and 80% by weight or less of a high-boiling point refrigerant, 10% by weight or more and less than 50% by weight of a medium-boiling point refrigerant having a boiling point lower than that of the high-boiling point refrigerant, and 20% by weight or less of a low-boiling point refrigerant having a boiling point lower than that of the medium-boiling point refrigerant. The content of the high-boiling point refrigerant is larger than that of the medium-boiling point refrigerant, and the content of the medium-boiling point refrigerant is larger than that of the low-boiling point refrigerant. Piping through which the refrigerant derived from the compressor and flowing into the condenser passes includes a countercurrent flow configurator in which the refrigerant flowing through the piping is countercurrent to the cooling air.

Abstract: A racket frame includes a face portion. The face portion includes an inner circumferential surface, an outer circumferential surface, a first end portion (tip end portion), a second end portion (rear end portion), and a side end portion. The face portion is provided with a plurality of through holes in a circumferential direction of the face portion. Each of the plurality of through holes penetrates the inner circumferential surface and the outer circumferential surface of the face portion. The plurality of through holes include a first hole and a second hole adjacent to each other. The first hole and the second hole are arranged in at least one of the first end portion (tip end portion), the second end portion (rear end portion), and the side end portion, and are inclined such that a distance therebetween becomes shorter from the outer circumferential surface toward the inner circumferential surface.

Abstract: An electrical connector having a housing with a first surface and a second surface. Contact receiving openings extend from the first surface to the second surface. Contacts are positioned in the contact receiving openings. The contacts have base members and resilient contact beams extending from opposed sides of the base members. Sidewalls extend from opposed sides of the base members from which the resilient contact beams do not extend. The contacts also provide multiple electrical pathways across the contacts for electrical signal transmissions, allowing for signal transmissions to transmitted at frequencies of approximately 224 Gbps or greater.

Abstract: An embodiment of the disclosure may be a vehicle that may include: a vehicle body including a floor surface; a front seat base protruded from the floor surface and including an upper surface thereof on which a front seat bottom is attached; a rear seat base protruded from the floor surface and located on a rear side of the front seat base across an aisle, wherein a rear seat bottom is attached to the rear seat base; and a drink holder fixed to a portion of the upper surface of the front seat base on a rear side of the front seat bottom.

Abstract: Provided is an engine control device for controlling an opening degree of a valve adjusting a flow rate of an air-fuel mixture of an engine, wherein the opening degree is corrected based on an exhaust temperature deviation which is a deviation between a reference value and a current value of an exhaust temperature when controlling the opening degree.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a photoreceptor; an exposure portion configured to include a substrate having a plurality of light emitting portions arranged along a rotation axis direction of the photoreceptor and exposes the photoreceptor to form a latent image on the photoreceptor; a development portion configured to develop a latent image formed on the photoreceptor with toner; an exposure duct configured to guide the airflow generated by a first fan along a longitudinal direction of the substrate; a development duct configured to guide the airflow generated by a second fan along the rotation axis direction of the development portion; and a first duct communicating with the exposure duct and the development duct, the first duct configured to exhaust air introduced from the exposure duct and exhaust air introduced from the development duct.

Abstract: A socket includes a flat-plate-shaped housing, a plurality of contacts supported by the flat-plate-shaped housing, a frame attached to the flat-plate-shaped housing and extending along the flat-plate-shaped housing, a plurality of first solder balls disposed on a lower surface of the flat-plate-shaped housing and facing a circuit board, and a plurality of second solder balls disposed on the lower surface of the flat-plate-shaped housing. The frame defines, in an in-plane direction of the flat-plate-shaped housing, a position of an electronic component having a lower surface including a plurality of pads configured to contact the contacts upon the electronic component being mounted. The first solder balls electrically connect to each of the contacts and electrically connect to the circuit board. The second solder balls are not electrically connected to the contacts.

Abstract: An embodiment of the disclosure may be a vehicle that may include: a vehicle body including a floor surface; a front seat base protruded from the floor surface and including an upper surface thereof on which a front seat bottom is attached; a rear seat base protruded from the floor surface and located on a rear side of the front seat base across an aisle, wherein a rear seat bottom is attached to the rear seat base; and a drink holder fixed to a portion of the upper surface of the front seat base on a rear side of the front seat bottom.

Abstract: Provided is an aqueous polyester resin dispersion composition that maintains high rot-proofness and adhesiveness over a long period of time. More specifically, provided is an aqueous polyester resin dispersion composition containing pyrithione or a salt thereof.

Abstract: Provided is a method for efficiently producing an aqueous polyester resin dispersion composition in an excellent emulsification state with excellent adhesiveness. More specifically, provided is a method for producing an aqueous polyester resin dispersion composition, including mixing a melt-kneaded material of polyester and polyvinyl alcohol further with an aqueous solution of 3 to 10 mass% polyvinyl alcohol such that the total content of the polyester and the polyvinyl alcohol in the obtained mixture is 78 to 88 mass%.

Abstract: A contact includes a base portion having a first end and a second end, a first extending portion extending from first end of the base portion and having a first contact portion, and a second extending portion extending from the second end of the base portion and having a second contact portion. The base portion extends between the first end and the second end. The base portion has a pair of base portion beams having a first space therebetween. Each of the base portion beams has a press-fit portion protruding from one of the base portion beams toward the other of the base portion beams; the press-fit portions are press-fittable into a housing and supportable by the housing.

Abstract: The present invention provides an ethylene/glycidyl acrylate copolymer aqueous dispersion composition ensuring an obtained film (e.g., coating film) with excellent adhesion, and high stability of the film itself. Specifically, the present invention provides an ethylene/glycidyl acrylate copolymer aqueous dispersion composition, comprising: (A) an ethylene/glycidyl acrylate copolymer, (B1) an ethylene oxide/propylene oxide copolymer, (B2) a polyoxyalkylene-based non-ionic surfactant, (C) an alkali-soluble acrylic resin emulsion, and (D) a basic substance, wherein (B1) and (B2) are present in a total amount of 5 to 15 parts by mass, and (C) is present in an amount of 0.1 to 50 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of (A), and (D) is present in an amount of 0.01 to 0.2 parts by mass per part by mass of (C).

Abstract: A socket includes a housing and a plurality of contacts. The housing has a bottom plate with a first face and a second face that are parallel to each other. Contact supporting holes penetrate the first face and the second face. The housing has a frame body disposed upright on an edge of the first face and extending along the edge. The contacts are disposed in the contact supporting holes and supported by the bottom plate in a state in which the contacts protrude from both the first face and the second face. The contacts include a first contact having a first base inserted into one of the contact supporting holes, a first contact portion having a pair of first protrusions protruding from one edge of the first base, and a second contact portion having a pair of second protrusions protruding from another edge of the first base.

Abstract: A socket includes a housing with a bottom plate portion and a frame body portion standing at edges of the bottom plate portion and extending along the edges. The frame body portion serves as a locator in an in-plane direction of the bottom plate portion in mounting an electronic component. The bottom plate portion and the frame body portion are integrally molded into the housing. The socket includes a plurality of contacts supported by the bottom plate portion. The socket includes a spring member including a supported portion supported by a first side of the frame body portion and a spring portion that elastically deforms by being pushed by the electronic component, pressing the electronic component against a second side opposite to the first side.

Abstract: A cooking support device includes a memory that stores recipe information and processing circuitry which subjects the recipe information stored in the memory to natural language processing, extracts words related to cooking operations therefrom, classifies the words into predetermined categories representing cooking concepts, arranges the words in an order of occurrence of the cooking concepts in an entire cooking process, and generates a summary of the recipe information.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an endless image bearing belt, a first roller, a second roller, a rotatable member, a holding member, a feeding unit, and a guiding member. The guiding member is provided on a side downstream of the feeding unit and upstream of a transfer nip with respect to a recording material feeding direction at a position opposing a stretching portion stretched by the first roller and the second roller of the image bearing belt and guides a recording material, to the transfer nip, fed by the feeding unit. The guiding member is fixed to the holding member.