Abstract: A method for manufacturing a rechargeable battery includes forming a mixture layer and an insulating layer on an electrode substrate having an edge extending in a specified direction so that an exposed portion where the electrode substrate is exposed extends between the edge and the insulating layer; pressing the mixture layer; and stretching an extension portion, located between the edge and the mixture layer, and the insulating layer in the specified direction. The stretching includes applying a stress greater than or equal to yield stress of the electrode substrate or greater than or equal to 0.2% proof stress of the electrode substrate and less than tensile strength of the electrode substrate to the extension portion, and applying a stress greater than or equal to yield stress of the insulating layer or greater than or equal to 0.2% proof stress of the insulating layer to the insulating layer.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a medical image processing apparatus includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to acquire three-dimensional thermographic image data by imaging a subject irradiated with infrared rays. The processing circuitry is configured to acquire a plurality of items of projection data by imaging the subject with tomosynthesis. The processing circuitry is configured to execute reconstruction based on the plurality of items of projection data and the three-dimensional thermographic image data.

Abstract: A ground electrode for a spark plug includes a ground electrode body arranged to face a center electrode of the spark plug. The ground electrode includes a discharge portion mounted on the ground electrode body to face the center electrode with a spark gap between the discharge portion and the center electrode. The discharge portion is made of a platinum-based alloy of platinum, rhodium, and nickel. A first mass percent of the rhodium contained in the platinum-based alloy of the platinum, the rhodium, and the nickel is within a first range from 2 wt % to 20 wt % inclusive. A second mass percent of the nickel contained in the platinum-based alloy of the platinum, the rhodium, and the nickel being within a second range from 2.5 wt % to 12 wt % inclusive.

Abstract: A ground electrode for a spark plug includes a ground electrode body arranged to face a center electrode of the spark plug. The ground electrode includes a discharge portion mounted on the ground electrode body to face the center electrode with a spark gap between the discharge portion and the center electrode. The discharge portion is made of a platinum-based alloy of platinum, rhodium, and nickel. A first mass percent of the rhodium contained in the platinum-based alloy of the platinum, the rhodium, and the nickel is within a first range from 2 wt % to 20 wt % inclusive. A second mass percent of the nickel contained in the platinum-based alloy of the platinum, the rhodium, and the nickel being within a second range from 2.5 wt % to 12 wt % inclusive.

Abstract: A soundproof structure includes a porous fibrous body that attenuates incident sound waves, wherein the fibrous body is formed of fibers having an average fiber diameter of 0.5 ?m or more and 5 ?m or less, and includes a surface layer on which the sound waves are incident and a propagation layer that is stacked with the surface layer and that propagates the sound waves from the surface layer, and wherein the propagation layer includes a high density layer having a density higher than a density of the surface layer.

Abstract: A display control device includes a video data acquiring unit that acquires video data from a plurality of cameras photographing a periphery of a vehicle, a bird's-eye view video generator that applies view point conversion processing and synthesis processing to the video data to generate a bird's-eye view video, an adjacent information acquiring unit that acquires first obstacle information serving as information about obstacles around the vehicle when the vehicle has moved backward and entered the parked state, and second obstacle information serving as the information about the obstacles around the vehicle when the vehicle moves forward to exit the parked state, a comparing unit that compares the first obstacle information with the second obstacle information to determine whether the number of obstacles around the vehicle has increased when the vehicle exits the parked state, and a display controller.

Abstract: In a method for manufacturing a spark plug, a space on a proximal end side of a center electrode in a shaft hole of an insulator is filled with first electrically conductive glass powder. A space on the proximal end side of the first electrically conductive glass powder in the shaft hole is filled with resistor composition powder. A space on the proximal end side of the resistor composition powder in the shaft hole is filled with second electrically conductive glass powder. The first electrically conductive glass powder, the resistor composition powder, and the second electrically conductive glass powder are sintered in the shaft hole. Prior to filling of the resistor composition powder, at least one of the insulator and the first electrically conductive glass powder is placed in an uncharged state, or the insulator and the first electrically conductive glass powder are placed in the same charged state.

Abstract: A spark plug includes a housing, an insulator, a center electrode, and an earth electrode. The earth electrode has a gap-forming surface which forms a discharge gap between the gap-forming surface and a tip surface of the center electrode. The insulator includes an insulator protrusion protruding on the tip side of the housing in a plug axial direction. At least one of cross-sections passing through a plug center axis and parallel to the plug axial direction is referred to as an axial parallel cross-section. The outer peripheral surface of the insulator protrusion includes an insulator inclined surface extending inward toward the tip in the plug axial direction, in a straight line or a curve that is convex inward, in the axial parallel cross-section. In the axial parallel cross-section, a virtual straight line passing through both ends of the insulator inclined surface passes through the gap-forming surface.

Abstract: An image data acquisition unit acquires image data from a rear camera. A display image generation unit generates display image data obtained by superimposing a pair of predicted course lines and a plurality of assisting lines on the acquired image data. An extraction unit extracts a marked-off space boundary in a width direction of a marked-off parking space from the image data. A positional relation determination unit determines a positional relation between the extracted marked-off space boundary and the assisting line on the display image data. The display image generation unit changes a displaying format of an assisting line located on an outer side of the marked-off space boundary extracted by the extraction unit from a displaying format of an assisting line located on an inner side of the marked-off space boundary. A display control unit displays an image based on the display image data on a display unit.

Abstract: In a method for manufacturing a spark plug, a space on a proximal end side of a center electrode in a shaft hole of an insulator is filled with first electrically conductive glass powder. A space on the proximal end side of the first electrically conductive glass powder in the shaft hole is filled with resistor composition powder. A space on the proximal end side of the resistor composition powder in the shaft hole is filled with second electrically conductive glass powder. The first electrically conductive glass powder, the resistor composition powder, and the second electrically conductive glass powder are sintered in the shaft hole. Prior to filling of the resistor composition powder, at least one of the insulator and the first electrically conductive glass powder is placed in an uncharged state, or the insulator and the first electrically conductive glass powder are placed in the same charged state.

Abstract: A display control device includes a video data obtaining unit configured to obtain video data from multiple image capturing units which captures images of surrounding of a vehicle, an bird's-eye view image generating unit configured to perform a viewpoint conversion process and a synthesizing process to the obtained video data to generate an bird's-eye view image, a determining unit configured to obtain information related to a parking operation of the vehicle within a parking operation range including a parking slot in which the vehicle is to be parked to determine that the parking operation required time and effort, and a display controller configured to, when the determining unit determines that the parking operation required time and effort, display the generated bird's-eye view image in a display at a time of exit of the vehicle from the parking slot by being driven forward.

Abstract: A bird's-eye view image generation device includes: an image data acquisition unit that acquires periphery image data obtained by photographing a periphery of a vehicle; an obstacle information acquisition unit that acquires positional information of an obstacle detected in the periphery of the vehicle; a bird's-eye view image generation unit that generates a bird's-eye view image obtained by combining periphery images acquired by the image data acquisition unit, the periphery images having been subjected to viewpoint conversion processing so that a virtual viewpoint is positioned at a position at which the vehicle and the obstacle can be overlooked, based on the positional information of the obstacle acquired by the obstacle information acquisition unit; and a display control unit that causes a display panel to display the bird's-eye view image generated by the bird's-eye view image generation unit.

Abstract: An ignition apparatus for an internal combustion engine includes a center electrode, a ground electrode, an insulator, a housing, and an insulator protective wall portion. The ground electrode is disposed such that a discharge gap is formed between the ground electrode and the center electrode. The insulator holds the center electrode on an inner side of the insulator. The housing holds the insulator on an inner side of the housing. The insulator protective wall portion is arranged to surround an outer circumference side of a distal end portion of the insulator. A distal end of the insulator protective wall portion is positioned further towards a distal end side than a distal end of the insulator is and further towards a proximal end side than a distal end of the center electrode is. The insulator protective wall portion includes an inward protruding portion that protrudes towards a side surface of the center electrode.

Abstract: A spark plug includes a housing, an insulator, a center electrode, and an earth electrode. The earth electrode has a gap-forming surface which forms a discharge gap between the gap-forming surface and a tip surface of the center electrode. The insulator includes an insulator protrusion protruding on the tip side of the housing in a plug axial direction. At least one of cross-sections passing through a plug center axis and parallel to the plug axial direction is referred to as an axial parallel cross-section. The outer peripheral surface of the insulator protrusion includes an insulator inclined surface extending inward toward the tip in the plug axial direction, in a straight line or a curve that is convex inward, in the axial parallel cross-section. In the axial parallel cross-section, a virtual straight line passing through both ends of the insulator inclined surface passes through the gap-forming surface.

Abstract: An on-vehicle display control device includes a video image acquiring unit configured to acquire left and right side rear view video images captured by imaging units configured to capture the left and right side rear view video images of a vehicle, a turning information acquiring unit configured to acquire turning information on the vehicle, and a video image processing unit configured to display, on determining that the vehicle is going to make a turn based on the turning information, the side rear view video image for a turning direction in an area away from a center of the vehicle in a side monitor provided in a turning direction, and the side rear view video image for a direction opposite to the turning direction in an area close to the center of the vehicle in the side monitor provided in the turning direction.

Abstract: A blower which uses a rotation prevention member in which a rotating shaft with circular cross section is press-fitted is disclosed. The blower includes a scroll housing, a resin-made stator which is press-fitted on a rotating shaft with circular cross section, and a centrifugal fan which has a boss inserted on the stator, a cone extending from the boss, and blades extending from the cone, in which the stator and boss are a tubular members. A stator engagement part is formed in a stator outer circumferential face. The stator has a first weld face which extends substantially perpendicular to an axial direction of the rotating shaft, and second and third weld faces which are arranged to extend in the axial direction. A boss engagement part is formed in an inner circumferential face of a boss through hole and engages with the stator.

Abstract: In a spark plug, a discharge gap is formed between a ground electrode and a central electrode. The ground electrode has a rod-shaped part and an opposing part. The opposing part faces the central electrode, and has a flat surface part and a slope surface part. The slope surface part is formed on a part of the opposing part in an extending direction of the ground electrode, and formed on the opposing part and gradually separated from the central electrode along a width direction of the opposing part. The spark plug has a ratio V/W within a range of 0.5<V/W<2.0. V indicates a length of the opposing part measured in a gap formation direction in which the central electrode, the discharge gap and the opposing part are arranged in order. W indicates a length of the opposing part in the ground electrode width direction.

Abstract: A display control device includes a video data obtaining unit configured to obtain video data from multiple image capturing units which captures images of surrounding of a vehicle, an bird's-eye view image generating unit configured to perform a viewpoint conversion process and a synthesizing process to the obtained video data to generate an bird's-eye view image, a determining unit configured to obtain information related to a parking operation of the vehicle within a parking operation range including a parking slot in which the vehicle is to be parked to determine that the parking operation required time and effort, and a display controller configured to, when the determining unit determines that the parking operation required time and effort, display the generated bird's-eye view image in a display at a time of exit of the vehicle from the parking slot by being driven forward.

Abstract: An ignition apparatus inputs energy during a predetermined energy input period after the interruption of a primary electric current by an ignition switch and a discharge of an ignition plug caused by a secondary electric current. Moreover, the ignition apparatus includes a blow-off detection unit that detects, during the energy input period IGW after the start of the discharge by the ignition plug, occurrence of blow-off of the discharge. When the secondary electric current I2 drops below a blow-off detection electric current threshold value Ibo at a time instant tbo in a “second region” where it is impossible to perform a re-discharge after blow-off, the blow-off detection unit determines that blow-off has occurred and the ignition apparatus stops the energy input from an energy input unit to an ignition coil. By preventing unnecessary energy input, it is possible to suppress unnecessary electric power consumption and wear of electrodes of the ignition plug.

Abstract: An ignition apparatus for an internal combustion engine includes a center electrode, a ground electrode, an insulator, a housing, and an insulator protective wall portion. The ground electrode is disposed such that a discharge gap is formed between the ground electrode and the center electrode. The insulator holds the center electrode on an inner side of the insulator. The housing holds the insulator on an inner side of the housing. The insulator protective wall portion is arranged to surround an outer circumference side of a distal end portion of the insulator. A distal end of the insulator protective wall portion is positioned further towards a distal end side than a distal end of the insulator is and further towards a proximal end side than a distal end of the center electrode is. The insulator protective wall portion includes an inward protruding portion that protrudes towards a side surface of the center electrode.