Abstract: A vehicle lamp includes a semiconductor light emitting device arranged to face toward a front of the vehicle lamp, a first optical member disposed in front of the semiconductor light emitting device, and a second optical member disposed in front of the first optical member. The first optical member comprises a front surface and a back surface. The front surface is configured to internally reflect light from the semiconductor light emitting device toward the back surface. The back surface is configured to internally reflect the light reflected by the front surface back toward the front surface such that the light exits the first optical member from the front surface. The second optical member is disposed directly in front of the front surface of the first optical member and diffuses the light from the first optical member to form a light distribution pattern.

Abstract: A vehicle headlamp includes a light emitting device disposed adjacent to a base point on an optical axis extending in a front-rear direction of the vehicle headlamp, and a transparent member disposed in front of the light emitting device. The light emitting device has a light emitting surface arranged to face forward. The transparent member is configured such that light emitted by the light emitting device enters the transparent member and is internally reflected by a front surface of the transparent member, and such that the light reflected by the front surface is internally reflected again by a rear surface of the transparent member and emitted from the front surface of the transparent member. The rear surface of the transparent member is configured to form horizontal and oblique cutoff lines.

Abstract: A method of computing a conveyance variance from a difference of two adjustment patterns in order to measure a variance in a conveyance amount occurring while a sheet is conveyed. By using this method, the variance that occurs during one rotation of the roller occurring because of the roller accuracy, deflection of the roller, and the attachment of a roller supporting member can be alleviated. Thus, the unevenness occurring synchronously to one rotation of the roller can be alleviated, and as a result, an ink jet printer that is capable of printing with high quality can be provided.

Abstract: A printing apparatus prints by discharging inks from respective nozzle arrays, the printhead having a plurality of nozzle arrays including at least a first nozzle array, a second nozzle array, and a third nozzle array, and the first nozzle array and the second nozzle array being arrayed to be shifted in a nozzle arrayed direction. The printing apparatus controls the first and second nozzle arrays to discharge inks to form a plurality of first patterns. The printing apparatus controls the third nozzle array to discharge inks to form second patterns while changing a shift amount in a direction which intersects with the nozzle arrayed direction with respect to the plurality of first patterns. The printing apparatus calculates an adjustment value required to adjust relative printing positions between the first nozzle array and the third nozzle array in the intersecting direction using the first patterns and the second patterns.

Abstract: An extension subordinate machine system enabling high-accuracy correction of the cable loss by adjusting the gain by using the pilot signal and further enabling high-accuracy correction of the loss caused by distribution by a distributor even when a relay device adaptor is connected to the extension subordinate machine through the distributor. With this system, a main machine control section (201) outputs a pilot signal generated by a pilot signal generating section (203) when a switching section (205) sets a measurement mode. A pilot detecting section (215) detects the reception level. A control section (216) detects the pilot signal and sets the attenuation factor according to the reception level of the detected pilot signal. A variable attenuator (206) attenuates the up-link signal and the down-link signal at the set attenuation factor to adjust the gain.

Abstract: A method of computing a conveyance variance from a difference of two adjustment patterns in order to measure a variance in a conveyance amount occurring while a sheet is conveyed. By using this method, the variance that occurs during one rotation of the roller occurring because of the roller accuracy, deflection of the roller, and the attachment of a roller supporting member can be alleviated. Thus, the unevenness occurring synchronously to one rotation of the roller can be alleviated, and as a result, an ink jet printer that is capable of printing with high quality can be provided.

Abstract: A 1,3,5-triazine derivative represented by formula (1): wherein R1 is hydrogen, C1-4 alkyl group or substituted or unsubstituted phenyl group; n is an integer of 1-3, Ar is a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic hydrocarbon group, provided that Ar is different from two substituted quarterarylenyl groups bonded to the 1,3,5-triazine ring; and V and Y are nitrogen or carbon, provided that a case where both of V and Y are carbon atoms is excluded. The organic electroluminescent device comprising the 1,3,5-triazine derivative as an electron transport material has a long lifetime.

Abstract: A lighting apparatus is provided. The lighting apparatus includes a light source having a light emitting surface, and a reflector configured to reflect light from the light source to form a light distribution pattern having a first cutoff line and a second cutoff line such that the first cutoff line and the second cutoff line form an angle with each other. The reflector is configured to form the first cutoff line and the second cutoff line by reflection images of the same edge of the light emitting surface.

Abstract: A wireless relay apparatus which can provide a wireless relay apparatus compatible with an MIMO system without changing the wiring of an already installed wireless relay apparatus or wireless relay system not compatible with the MIMO system, and which is able to minimize the costs that are generated in installing a wireless relay apparatus compatible with the MIMO system. In this apparatus, a second wireless apparatus (160) is connected to a first wireless apparatus (150) by a coaxial cable (170). The downlink signal wireless unit (111) caries out wireless processing of a downlink signal received at an antenna (102), and in this wireless processing, down-converts the downlink signal received at the antenna (102) to a frequency different than the frequency of the downlink signal received at an antenna (101).

Abstract: The present invention preferentially sets an adjustment value of a nozzle array having a deviation amount in a conveyance direction which exceeds a threshold amount, and sets the adjustment value in such a manner that the total of deviation amounts of a plurality of nozzle arrays can be minimized.

Abstract: An inkjet printing apparatus and an inkjet printing method are provided which can correct, with high precision, print position deviations among a plurality of printing element arrays in each of a plurality of print modes that use different groups of printing elements in each printing element array. The adjustment values for the print position deviations between the first and second printing element arrays are differentiated between the high-speed mode and the high-quality mode. In the high-speed mode, all printing elements in the first and second printing element arrays are used. In the high-quality mode, a part of the printing elements in each of the first and second printing element arrays are used. Based on these adjustment values, the ink ejection timings of the first and second printing element arrays are adjusted.

Abstract: An optical article includes: an optical base material; a primer layer formed on the optical base material; a binder layer; and a hardcoat layer formed on the primer layer via the binder layer, the primer layer having a thickness of at least 700 nm, the binder layer having a lower refractive index than the refractive index of the primer layer and the refractive index of the hardcoat layer, and the binder layer having a thickness of at least 35 nm.

Abstract: An automotive headlamp apparatus comprises: a lamp unit configured to be capable of forming an additional light distribution pattern that includes an upper area above the cut-off line of a light distribution pattern for low beam and that is divided into a plurality of individual patterns; and a controller configured to control formation of each of the individual patterns in accordance with presence of a forward vehicle. The controller reduces the illuminance of an individual pattern overlapping an area where a forward vehicle is present and increases the illuminance of at least one of other individual patterns.

Abstract: A recording apparatus for recording an image on a recording medium and causing a recording head to perform scanning in a scanning direction includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire a recording position deviation amount of the recording head in each of a plurality of positions in the scanning direction, an addition unit configured determine a corrected recording deviation amount by adding to the acquired recording position deviation amount, a correction amount that varies based on one raster or a number of rasters, and a recording unit configured to record the image with the recording head based on the corrected recording deviation amount.

Abstract: There provided a lubricant composition that without any excess increase of the steering torque of an electric power steering apparatus and without any generation of sliding noise, reduces rattling sound thereby excel in the effect of noise reduction in automobile compartment, and is capable of favorably sustaining the above effect even when continuously used in high-temperature environment for a prolonged period of time; a speed reduction gear using the lubricant composition; and an electric power steering apparatus. The lubricant composition includes buffer particles of a polyurethane resin synthesized by reacting a polycarbonate polyol, cross-linking agent having three or more active hydrogen groups per molecule and a polyisocyanate. The speed reduction gear (50) is filled with the lubricant composition. The electric power steering apparatus incorporates the speed reduction gear therein.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a colored lens includes: applying a coating liquid for forming a dyeable hard coat layer over a lens substrate; firstly heating the lens substrate coated with the coating liquid after the coating step at a temperature of T1° C. for t1 hours; dyeing the heated lens substrate by dipping it in a dyeing liquid after the first heating step; and secondly heating the lens substrate which is dyed after the dyeing step at a temperature of T2° C. for t2 hours, wherein the following expression is satisfied when the product of the temperature T1 and the time t1 is a first management value Q1 and the product of the temperature T2 and the time t2 is a second management value Q2: 0.2<Q1/(Q1+Q2)?0.5.

Abstract: Disclosed are a lubricant composition to which is added as buffer particles to a lubricant polyurethane resin particles obtained by reacting and synthesizing long-chain polyol having a number-average molecular weight of not less than 500, a crosslinking agent having three or more active hydrogen groups in one molecule, and polyisocyanate as buffer particles, a speed reduction gear filled with the lubricant composition, and an electric power steering apparatus having the speed reduction gear incorporated therein, wherein noise produced by the speed reduction gear can be made lower than ever before irrespective of the magnitude of backlash in a case where a worm and a worm wheel are combined with each other and without complicating the configuration of the speed reduction gear by the buffer action of the buffer particles added to the lubricant composition, thereby making it possible to reduce noise produced in an automobile due to the electric power steering apparatus at low cost.

Abstract: An extension subordinate machine system enabling high-accuracy correction of the cable loss by adjusting the gain by using the pilot signal and further enabling high-accuracy correction of the loss caused by distribution by a distributor even when a relay device adaptor is connected to the extension subordinate machine through the distributor. With this system, a main machine control section (201) outputs a pilot signal generated by a pilot signal generating section (203) when a switching section (205) sets a measurement mode. A pilot detecting section (215) detects the reception level. A control section (216) detects the pilot signal and sets the attenuation factor according to the reception level of the detected pilot signal. A variable attenuator (206) attenuates the up-link signal and the down-link signal at the set attenuation factor to adjust the gain.

Abstract: A booster capable of preventing itself from adversely influencing a base station. This booster comprises a plurality of downstream signal amplifying parts (111-1 to 111-4) and a plurality of upstream signal amplifying parts (112-1 to 112-4). A received signal analyzing part (116) analyzes the perch channel information of a signal received from a base station to generate analysis information. When the analysis information shows that the reception quality of the received signal is below a threshold value, halt control parts (118,124) halts the operations of those ones of the downstream signal amplifying parts (111-1 to 111-4) and upstream signal amplifying parts (112-1 to 112-4) that are related to that analysis information.

Abstract: The present invention relates to black magnetic iron oxide particles having an average particle diameter of 0.05 to 2.0 ?m and an electric resistance value at an applied voltage of 100 V of not less than 1×108 ?·m; and a magnetic carrier for electrophotographic developer comprising spherical magnetic composite particles obtained by dispersing black magnetic iron oxide particles in a binder resin, wherein the magnetic carrier has an electric resistance value R100 at an applied voltage of 100 V of 1×108 to 1×1014 ?·m, and an electric resistance value R300 at an applied voltage of 300 V which satisfies the relationship represented by the formula: 0.1?R300/R100?1.