Abstract: Disclosed herein is a copper alloy wire being a wire rod formed of a copper alloy and having a tensile strength of 400 MPa or more, an elongation at break of 5% or more, a conductivity of 60% IACS or more, and a wire diameter of 0.5 mm or less, wherein the copper alloy has a composition containing 0.05% by mass or more and 1.6% by mass or less of iron, 0.01% by mass or more and 0.7% by mass or less of phosphorus, and 0.05% by mass or more and 0.7% by mass or less of tin with the balance being copper and unavoidable impurities, the copper alloy has a structure containing crystals, and a crystal grain size difference determined as a difference between a maximum crystal grain size and a minimum crystal grain size in a cross-section is 1.0 ?m or less.

Abstract: Fretting wear in a pipe connector is avoided in advance. In a connector body (1), there is provided a gate member (29) having spring portions (33) that allow a pipe (P) to be inserted up to a regular depth while maintaining a contact state with the pipe (P). When a retainer (37) is pushed in with the pipe (P) being inserted to the connector body (1) up to the regular depth, locking legs (45) of the retainer (37) are locked to a bulge portion (6) of the pipe (P) and each locking leg (45) enters between the pipe (P) and the spring portion (33) and elastically displaces the spring portion (33) in a direction away from the pipe (P), thereby eliminating the contact state.

Abstract: An exhaust gas recirculation system for a multi-cylinder engine is provided, which includes an exhaust manifold connected to a cylinder head, a catalyst connected to a downstream end of the exhaust manifold in terms of an exhaust gas flow, an EGR gas outlet provided downstream of the catalyst, an in-head EGR passage penetrating the cylinder head, and an EGR pipe extending from the EGR gas outlet and directly connected to an inlet of the in-head EGR passage to lead EGR gas thereto. The catalyst is disposed so that the exhaust gas flows therein from a first side to a second side in an engine cylinder lined-up direction. The EGR gas outlet is located on the second side with respect to the center of the engine in the cylinder lined-up direction, and the inlet of the in-head EGR passage is located in the first side with respect to the engine center.

Abstract: A sound collecting device includes: a main body including a sound collector inside of the main body, the sound collector being mounted in a gap between a helix and a temporal region, a string locking portion; and a transmitter configured to transmit sound information generated by the main body.

Abstract: A rotor includes: a rotor core having a rotor shaft hole into which a rotor shaft is tightened and a plurality of magnet insertion holes provided along a circumferential direction; and a plurality of magnetic pole portions constituted by magnets inserted into the magnet insertion holes. The rotor core includes a cooling portion having a plurality of refrigerant flow passage holes provided radially inward of the plurality of magnetic pole portions and arranged along a circumferential direction, the plurality of refrigerant flow passage holes are arranged on both circumferential end portion sides of each magnetic pole portion, the refrigerant flow passage hole includes an inner radial side apex portion protruding radially inward, and an outer peripheral wall of the refrigerant flow passage hole includes an outer radial side apex portion protruding radially outward.

Abstract: An exhaust gas recirculation system for a multi-cylinder engine is provided, which includes an exhaust manifold connected to a cylinder head, a catalyst connected to a downstream end of the exhaust manifold in terms of an exhaust gas flow, an EGR gas outlet provided downstream of the catalyst, an in-head EGR passage penetrating the cylinder head, and an EGR pipe extending from the EGR gas outlet and directly connected to an inlet of the in-head EGR passage to lead EGR gas thereto. The catalyst is disposed so that the exhaust gas flows therein from a first side to a second side in an engine cylinder lined-up direction. The EGR gas outlet is located on the second side with respect to the center of the engine in the cylinder lined-up direction, and the inlet of the in-head EGR passage is located in the first side with respect to the engine center.

Abstract: An endoscopic device includes: an insertion portion configured to be inserted into a subject; an imaging unit configure to capture the subject image; a lens unit including a focus lens configured to adjust a focus by moving along an optical axis; a detection processor configured to perform detection processing of positioning a position of the focus lens at an in-focus position based on an image within the detection frame; a lens controller configured to position the focus lens at the in-focus position based on a processing result from the detection processor; a distal end detector configured to detect a distal end of a treatment tool in the captured image based on the captured image; and a detection frame setting unit configured to perform setting processing of setting a position of the detection frame in the captured image based on a position of the distal end of the treatment tool.

Abstract: An electric rotary machine includes a rotor and a stator. The rotor includes a rotor shaft having a refrigerant flow path therein, a rotor core, a plurality of magnet pole portions, a first end plate and a second end plate. The stator includes a first coil end located radially outside the first end plate, and a second coil end located radially outside of the second end plate. The first end plate includes a first refrigerant discharge hole, a first groove portion communicating with the refrigerant flow path and communicating with the first refrigerant discharge hole, and a second groove portion communicating with the refrigerant flow path and the core through hole. The second end plate includes a second refrigerant discharge hole communicating with the refrigerant flow path via the core through hole and the second groove portion, without directly communicating with the refrigerant flow path.

Abstract: A signal processing device is connected to an endoscope that examines a subject and outputs a signal in accordance with a result of the examination. The signal processing device includes a plurality of internal modules that process the signal output from the endoscope. The internal modules are connected via an interface supporting a communication protocol and having connector geometry, at least the communication protocol or both communication protocol and connector geometry conforming to a communication interface standard.

Abstract: Disclosed is an alumina slurry substantially including alpha-alumina particles and water, wherein the alpha-alumina particles satisfy all particle diameter distribution conditions (a) to (d) mentioned below, the alpha-alumina particles have an alumina purity of 90% by weight or more, the content of alumina in the slurry is 20% by weight or more and 50% by weight or less, and the slurry has a viscosity of 0.5 Pa·s or more and 15 Pa·s or less: condition (a): the average particle diameter is 1 ?m or less, condition (b): particles having a particle diameter of less than 0.2 ?m account for 7% by weight or less, condition (c): particles having a particle diameter of more than 1.5 ?m account for 15% by weight or less, and condition (d): one or more frequency maximums exist in a particle diameter range of 0.1 ?m or more and less than 0.5 ?m.

Abstract: Fretting wear in a pipe connector is avoided in advance. In a connector body (1), there is provided a gate member (29) having spring portions (33) that allow a pipe (P) to be inserted up to a regular depth while maintaining a contact state with the pipe (P). When a retainer (37) is pushed in with the pipe (P) being inserted to the connector body (1) up to the regular depth, locking legs (45) of the retainer (37) are locked to a bulge portion (6) of the pipe (P) and each locking leg (45) enters between the pipe (P) and the spring portion (33) and elastically displaces the spring portion (33) in a direction away from the pipe (P), thereby eliminating the contact state.

Abstract: A medical observation apparatus includes: an imaging unit configured to capture a subject image and output an image signal; a memory unit configured to temporarily store and output the image signal; an abnormality detection unit configured to detect an abnormality in the memory unit; a thinning-out processing unit provided in parallel with the memory unit and configured to perform thinning-out processing on the image signal; a first selector configured to select and output one of the image signals output from the memory unit and from the thinning-out processing unit; an image processing unit configured to perform image processing on the image signal; and a first selection controller configured to control the first selector such that the first selector selects the image signal output from the memory unit when no abnormality is detected and selects the image signal output from the thinning-out processing unit when an abnormality is detected.

Abstract: An electric rotary machine includes a rotor and a stator. The rotor includes a rotor shaft having a refrigerant flow path therein, a rotor core, a plurality of magnet pole portions, a first end plate and a second end plate. The stator includes a first coil end located radially outside the first end plate, and a second coil end located radially outside of the second end plate. The first end plate includes a first refrigerant discharge hole, a first groove portion communicating with the refrigerant flow path and communicating with the first refrigerant discharge hole, and a second groove portion communicating with the refrigerant flow path and the core through hole. The second end plate includes a second refrigerant discharge hole communicating with the refrigerant flow path via the core through hole and the second groove portion, without directly communicating with the refrigerant flow path.

Abstract: A rotor includes: a rotor core having a rotor shaft hole into which a rotor shaft is tightened and a plurality of magnet insertion holes provided along a circumferential direction; and a plurality of magnetic pole portions constituted by magnets inserted into the magnet insertion holes. The rotor core includes a cooling portion having a plurality of refrigerant flow passage holes provided radially inward of the plurality of magnetic pole portions and arranged along a circumferential direction, the plurality of refrigerant flow passage holes are arranged on both circumferential end portion sides of each magnetic pole portion, the refrigerant flow passage hole includes an inner radial side apex portion protruding radially inward, and an outer peripheral wall of the refrigerant flow passage hole includes an outer radial side apex portion protruding radially outward.

Abstract: A medical observation apparatus includes: an imaging unit configured to capture a subject image and output an image signal; a memory unit configured to temporarily store and output the image signal; an abnormality detection unit configured to detect an abnormality in the memory unit; a thinning-out processing unit provided in parallel with the memory unit and configured to perform thinning-out processing on the image signal; a first selector configured to select and output one of the image signals output from the memory unit and from the thinning-out processing unit; an image processing unit configured to perform image processing on the image signal; and a first selection controller configured to control the first selector such that the first selector selects the image signal output from the memory unit when no abnormality is detected and selects the image signal output from the thinning-out processing unit when an abnormality is detected.

Abstract: A signal processing device is connected to an endoscope that examines a subject and outputs a signal in accordance with a result of the examination. The signal processing device includes a plurality of internal modules that process the signal output from the endoscope. The internal modules are connected via an interface supporting a communication protocol and having connector geometry, at least the communication protocol or both communication protocol and connector geometry conforming to a communication interface standard.

Abstract: An air intake device includes a bypass passage which makes a portion of an air intake passage on an upstream side of a compressor and a portion of the air intake passage on a downstream side of the compressor communicate with each other, and a bypass passage open/close valve which opens or closes the bypass passage. The air intake passage includes a first passage extending toward an upstream side from the compressor along a first direction, a bent portion bent from an upstream end of the first passage in a second direction, and a second passage extending from an upstream end of the bent portion along the second direction. The second passage has a vertically elongated cross-sectional shape. A vibration suppressing part for suppressing vibrations of the second passage is disposed in at least one of the second passage and the bent portion.

Abstract: A signal processing device 6 is connected to an endoscope 2 that examines a subject and outputs a signal in accordance with a result of the examination. The signal processing device 6 includes a plurality of internal modules 61 to 64 that process the signal output from the endoscope 2. The internal modules 61 to 64 are connected via an interface supporting a communication protocol and having a connector geometry, at least the communication protocol or both communication protocol and connector geometry conforming to a communication interface standard.

Abstract: An endoscopic device includes: an insertion portion configured to be inserted into a subject; an imaging unit configure to capture the subject image; a lens unit including a focus lens configured to adjust a focus by moving along an optical axis; a detection processor configured to perform detection processing of positioning a position of the focus lens at an in-focus position based on an image within the detection frame; a lens controller configured to position the focus lens at the in-focus position based on a processing result from the detection processor; a distal end detector configured to detect a distal end of a treatment tool in the captured image based on the captured image; and a detection frame setting unit configured to perform setting processing of setting a position of the detection frame in the captured image based on a position of the distal end of the treatment tool.

Abstract: An electronic component includes a first package in which an element is contained, a second package being provided apart from the first package, a lead being electrically connected to the element within the first package, extending from the first package, and penetrating the second package, and an electrode portion being formed such that a distal end side of the lead is bent relative to an extending direction of the lead from the first package to the second package.