Abstract: To provide a negative electrode for nonaqueous electrolyte secondary batteries, by which durability deterioration and structural deterioration of the electrode is suppressed, and cycle durability and energy density can be improved by suppressing generation of voids in the inside of the porous metal, and a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery including the same. A negative electrode for nonaqueous electrolyte secondary batteries, having a current collector made of porous metal, and a negative electrode material placed in pores of the porous metal, the negative electrode material including a first negative electrode active material placed on an internal surface of each of the pores and including a silicon-based material; a skeleton forming agent placed on the first negative electrode active material and including a silicate having a siloxane bond; and a second negative electrode active material placed on the skeleton forming agent.

Abstract: To provide a negative electrode for nonaqueous electrolyte secondary batteries, by which the structural deterioration of the electrode is suppressed and cycle characteristics can be improved by absorbing the expansion and contraction of a silicon-based active material placed in the inside of a current collector made of porous metal, and a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery including the same. A negative electrode for nonaqueous electrolyte secondary batteries, having a current collector made of porous metal, and a negative electrode material placed in pores of the porous metal, the negative electrode material including a negative electrode active material including a silicon-based material; a skeleton forming agent including a silicate having a siloxane bond; a conductive additive; a binder; and a fibrous material.

Abstract: A straddle type vehicle comprises: a detection unit for detecting a condition of front of a vehicle; a cleaning member capable of cleaning the detection unit; and a movable apparatus for changing a position of the cleaning member in relation to the detection unit in a height direction of the vehicle, wherein the cleaning member, by the changing of the position, performs the cleaning by wiping with a portion of the detection unit where the cleaning unit contacts the detection unit.

Abstract: To provide a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery which enables to suppress durability deterioration, improve energy density, and further suppress a decrease in the function of the nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery cell. A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery, comprising: a positive electrode; and a negative electrode, wherein the negative electrode has: a current collector comprising a porous metal body; and a negative electrode material disposed in pores of the porous metal body, the negative electrode material comprises a negative electrode active material comprising a silicon-based material, a skeleton-forming agent comprising a silicate having a siloxane bond, a conductive auxiliary, and a binder, and a content of the skeleton-forming agent in an outside in a surface direction of the negative electrode is higher than a content of the skeleton-forming agent in an inside in the surface direction of the negative electrode.

Abstract: The present invention is able to provide a method for producing an all-solid-state battery that has a solid electrolyte layer between a positive electrode layer and a negative electrode layer. This method for producing an all-solid-state battery is characterized by comprising: a step wherein a coating liquid is applied to at least one of the positive electrode layer and the negative electrode layer, said coating liquid containing a solid electrolyte solution, which is obtained by dissolving a solid electrolyte in a solvent, and fine particles which are insoluble in the solid electrolyte solution; and a step wherein the solvent is removed from the applied coating liquid, thereby having the solid electrolyte deposit on at least one of the positive electrode layer and the negative electrode layer.

Abstract: Provided is a method for manufacturing a slurry for a positive electrode of a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery containing an alkali metal complex oxide, the method making it possible to reliably deaerate surplus carbonic acid gas after an alkali component of a slurry containing the alkali metal complex oxide is neutralized within a short period of time. The method for manufacturing a slurry for a positive electrode of a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes a step of manufacturing an electrode slurry including a step of performing a neutralization treatment on an alkali component in the slurry by using inorganic carbon dissolved in a solvent of the slurry and a step of deaerating the inorganic carbon in the slurry as carbonic acid gas by causing cavitation.

Abstract: To provide an electrode for non-aqueous electrolyte batteries, which traps hydrogen sulfide gas, generated from the inside thereof for some reason, in the electrode, and suppresses the outflow of hydrogen sulfide gas to the outside of the battery. An electrode for lithium ion batteries includes a coating material which contains a silanol group and is present on at least a surface of an active material layer. The active material layer contains a sulfur-based material and a resin-based binder. The sulfur-based material is an active material capable of alloying with lithium metal or an active material capable of occluding lithium ions. The coating material containing the silanol group is a silicate having a siloxane bond or a silica fine particle aggregate having a siloxane bond as a component.

Abstract: An object is to provide a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery negative electrode that can suppress a deterioration in durability and improve energy density, and a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery including the same. A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery negative electrode, comprising: a collector formed of a porous metal body, and a negative electrode material disposed in pores of the porous metal body, wherein the negative electrode material comprises a negative electrode active material formed of a silicon-based material, a skeleton-forming agent comprising a silicate having a siloxane bond, a conductivity aid, and a binder.

Abstract: A straddle type vehicle include a headlight unit configured to emit light ahead of a vehicle, and a detecting unit configured to detect a situation on a front side of the vehicle. The headlight unit includes a peripheral wall portion that defines an outer shape thereof. The peripheral wall portion includes a concave portion in which the detecting unit is arranged.

Abstract: A battery system comprises a plurality of battery modules, each of the battery modules includes an assembled battery configured to include a plurality of battery cells connected in series, a monitoring unit configured to monitor the assembled battery, and an external member configured to be electrically connected to the monitoring unit, and the monitoring unit of each of the battery modules has a generation unit configured to generate, based on an electric signal input from the external member, an identification information item on the corresponding one of the battery modules, the identification information items of the respective battery modules being different from one another.

Abstract: Provided are a printing control unit that performs control so that printing is performed in a state in which character shape deformation is made in association with meta information that is meta information acquired on the basis of print data and indicates meaning of characters, and a digitalization unit that generates meta information corresponding to character shape deformation of characters when generating digital data including character data by inputting a read image of a printed matter to generate digital data including meta information in addition to the character data. The meta information is embedded in the printed matter in an aspect of character shape deformation of characters, and when generating digital data by reading the printed matter, the character shape deformation is recognized to generate meta information corresponding to the deformation. According to this, it is possible to perform retrieval of information using the meta information and the character data.

Abstract: An object is to provide a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery negative electrode which can improve a battery life as compared with a conventional one, a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery including it and a method for manufacturing it. A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery negative electrode includes: a collector; and a negative electrode layer formed on the collector, the negative electrode layer includes a negative electrode active material, a conductivity aid, a binder and a skeleton-forming agent including a silicate having a siloxane bond or a phosphate having a phosphate bond and the skeleton-forming agent is arranged on at least the interface of the negative electrode layer with the collector.

Abstract: The present invention provides a flavor inhaler includes a flavor releasing unit provided with at least one holding part for storing a flavor component and an aerosol-forming substrate, an aerosol generation part for generating an aerosol containing the flavor component from the contents of the holding part, and a flavor providing part configured to direct the aerosol generated by the aerosol generation part to a user, a speaker unit provided with an oscillator for generating a sound wave and a speaker interface for transmitting the sound wave from the oscillator to the user's skull, and a controller for controlling the flavor releasing unit and the speaker unit so that generation of the aerosol and generation of the sound wave are in coordination with each other.

Abstract: A straddle type vehicle comprising a rear fender arranged on an upper side of a rear wheel, and a monitoring device configured to monitor a traveling environment on the periphery of a vehicle, wherein the monitoring device includes a pair of sensors, the rear fender includes a sensor support member configured to support one of the pair of sensors on a left side of a vehicle body and the other on a right side of the vehicle body, the sensor support member includes a pair of left and right side wall portions, and a bottom wall portion configured to connect the pair of left and right side wall portions, and the pair of sensors are arranged along the pair of left and right side wall portions on the bottom wall portion.

Abstract: A straddle type vehicle comprising a vehicle body frame including a head pipe and a main frame extending from the head pipe to a rear side, and a headlight unit provided on a front side of the vehicle body frame, and further comprising a support stay fixed to the vehicle body frame to support a predetermined vehicle constituent component on the front side of the vehicle body frame, and a driving support sensor fixed to the support stay on a lower side of the headlight unit.

Abstract: A straddle type vehicle include a headlight unit configured to emit light ahead of a vehicle, and a detecting unit configured to detect a situation on a front side of the vehicle. The headlight unit includes a peripheral wall portion that defines an outer shape thereof. The peripheral wall portion includes a concave portion in which the detecting unit is arranged.

Abstract: The straddle type vehicle comprises an antenna that can receive a wireless signal of a predetermined frequency band, and a sensing unit for sensing a situation in front of the vehicle. A constituent component of the vehicle is arranged between the antenna and the sensing unit.

Abstract: A straddle type vehicle comprises: a detection unit for detecting a condition of front of a vehicle; a cleaning member capable of cleaning the detection unit; and a movable apparatus for changing a position of the cleaning member in relation to the detection unit in a height direction of the vehicle, wherein the cleaning member, by the changing of the position, performs the cleaning by wiping with a portion of the detection unit where the cleaning unit contacts the detection unit.

Abstract: Provided is a production method for an all-solid-state battery having a solid electrolyte layer between a positive electrode layer and a negative electrode layer, the production method including: coating or impregnating the positive electrode layer and/or the negative electrode layer with a solid electrolyte solution in which a boron hydride compound serving as the solid electrolyte has been dissolved in a solvent; and removing the solvent from the coated or impregnated solid electrolyte solution and causing the solid electrolyte to precipitate on the positive electrode layer and/or the negative electrode layer.

Abstract: Provided are a printing control unit that performs control so that printing is performed in a state in which character shape deformation is made in association with meta information that is meta information acquired on the basis of print data and indicates meaning of characters, and a digitalization unit that generates meta information corresponding to character shape deformation of characters when generating digital data including character data by inputting a read image of a printed matter to generate digital data including meta information in addition to the character data. The meta information is embedded in the printed matter in an aspect of character shape deformation of characters, and when generating digital data by reading the printed matter, the character shape deformation is recognized to generate meta information corresponding to the deformation. According to this, it is possible to perform retrieval of information using the meta information and the character data.