Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a water purification filter comprising activated carbon as a filtration material and a biodegradable polymer as a binder component, which water purification filter has a filtration flow rate sufficient for practical use as a pot-type water purifier while maintaining a certain free residual chlorine filtration capacity, and has a certain degree of hardness and excellent handleability. Provided is a water purification filter obtained by winding a nonwoven sheet containing fibrous activated carbon and a heat fusible core-sheath composite fiber and then heat fusing the sheet, wherein the heat fusible core-sheath composite fiber includes a sheath portion containing a biodegradable polyester resin having a melting point of 80 to 140° C. and a core portion containing a synthetic resin having a melting point at least 20° C. higher than the melting point of the biodegradable polyester resin, and wherein the water purification filter has a density of 0.12 to 0.

Abstract: A water purification cartridge includes a casing with a tubular shape that has an inflow portion for raw water to flow in and an outflow portion for purified water to flow out, and a filter member for filtering the raw water, the filter member being accommodating within the casing. The filter member is formed to have a cylindrical shape having a hollow portion, and has a first face and a second face at respective ends in an axial direction. The casing has a first cover portion, a second cover portion, and a side wall portion. The first cover portion covers the first face. The second cover covers the second face. The side wall portion covers an outer circumferential face of the filter member. In the first cover portion, a first contact portion is formed that annularly comes into contact with the first face and that press the filter member in the axial direction to elastically deform the filter member.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a display control apparatus and a method of display control capable of improving the visibility of information. According to the present invention, a display control apparatus includes a camera image acquisition unit configured to acquire a camera image that is an image captured by a camera, a composition unit configured to generate a composite image by composing one area among a plurality of areas obtained by dividing the camera image acquired by the camera image acquisition unit with a predetermined icon image, an index calculation unit configured to calculate an index representing ease of recognition of the icon image in the composite image generated by the composition unit, and a display position determination unit configured to determine a display position of the icon image based on the index calculated by the index calculation unit.

Abstract: A operation input device includes a lever and a dial serving as movable operation parts that are moved by a user to be operated, a touch pad through which the user inputs a touch operation, and a braking mechanism for controlling movement of the lever and the dial. The dial is provided on top of the lever, and the touch pad is provided on the dial. The braking mechanism controls movement of the lever and the dial, that is, movement of the position of the touch pad, while a touch operation is performed on the touch pad.

Abstract: A operation input device includes a lever and a dial serving as movable operation parts that are moved by a user to be operated, a touch pad through which the user inputs a touch operation, and a braking mechanism for controlling movement of the lever and the dial. The dial is provided on top of the lever, and the touch pad is provided on the dial. The braking mechanism controls movement of the lever and the dial, that is, movement of the position of the touch pad, while a touch operation is performed on the touch pad.

Abstract: A debug system includes equipment to be debugged (onboard information equipment 10) which is controlled by a microcomputer 11; and a command return jig 20 which is connected to the equipment to be debugged via a communication interface unit 12, receives a specific command generated and output by the microcomputer 11 via the communication interface unit, and outputs the specific command by return to the equipment to be debugged, wherein the equipment to be debugged switches, when receiving the specific command from the command return jig, the microcomputer to set it in an operation environment the microcomputer does not use normally.

Abstract: An automatic reproduction test device in an embedded system to which external equipment (10) is connected. It includes a history storage unit (information storage 20) for storing operation events of the embedded system and events including state variations of the external equipment in a time series, and a reproduction test unit (reproduction test device 2) for reading out contents stored in the history storage unit in response to a reproduction instruction from outside, for reproducing an internal state of the embedded system in accordance with the contents read out, and for carrying out a reproduction test of the embedded system a prescribed number of times repeatedly.

Abstract: A debug system includes equipment to be debugged (onboard information equipment 10) which is controlled by a microcomputer 11; and a command return jig 20 which is connected to the equipment to be debugged via a communication interface unit 12, receives a specific command generated and output by the microcomputer 11 via the communication interface unit, and outputs the specific command by return to the equipment to be debugged, wherein the equipment to be debugged switches, when receiving the specific command from the command return jig, the microcomputer to set it in an operation environment the microcomputer does not use normally.

Abstract: When a detection unit (3) detects an approach of an object to a vehicle in which a vehicle safety apparatus is mounted, a main controller (2) determines whether a positional relationship between the vehicle and the detected object reaches a predetermined positional one. The main controller (2) can start a warning unit according to a determination result obtained thereby, and can issue a warning before the vehicle gets damaged.

Abstract: When a detection unit (3) detects an approach of an object to a vehicle in which a vehicle safety apparatus is mounted, a main controller (2) determines whether a positional relationship between the vehicle and the detected object reaches a predetermined positional one. The main controller (2) can start a warning unit according to a determination result obtained thereby, and can issue a warning before the vehicle gets damaged.

Abstract: A navigation system for a movable body wherein a moving locus of the movable body displayed on a screen of display means can be identified readily and clearly from a map displayed on the screen to prevent misunderstanding of the map. The system comprises a map storage device in which a map is stored, a current position detecting device for detecting a current position of the movable body, a locus storage memory for storing therein a locus of the movable body provided by successively detected ones of the current position, a display unit having a screen, and a switching device for the switching between a mode in which the map from the map storage device, a current position and a locus of the movable body from the current position detecting device and the locus storage device are displayed on the screen and a second mode in which the map and the current position are displayed on the screen but the locus is not displayed on the screen.

Abstract: A navigation system for a movable body wherein a map to be displayed on a screen can be selected freely in accordance with a request of an operator and, when an initial map displayed is restored, the operator can find out a current position of the movable body readily. The navigation system comprises a memory in which map data are stored, a position detector for detecting a current position of the movable body, and a display unit having a screen on which a map based on part of the map data and a current position mark based on a current position from the position detector are normally displayed on the screen. When an operator wants to see an adjacent portion contiguous to the map displayed, one of four scroll key patterns displayed on the screen is selectively touched to cause the map and current position mark on the screen to be scrolled. If a map returning pattern displayed on the screen is touched, the initial map is restored and the current position mark is displayed in position on the map.

Abstract: A lumped constant non-reciprocal circuit element includes an insulator substrate, a predetermined number of conductor layers formed on a top surface of the insulator substrate for forming electrostatic capacitors, a shielding conductor layer formed on a top surface of the insulator substrate, and a conductor layer formed on a bottom surface of the insulator substrate and electrically connected to the shielding conductor layer. A magnetic member is disposed on the shielding conductor layer formed on the insulator substrate, and a predetermined number of mutually insulated central conductors are disposed on the magnetic member such that one end of each central conductor is connected to the shielding conductor layer and the other portion of each central conductor is connected to each electrostatic capacitor-forming conductor layer. Also means are provided for applying a dc magnetic field to the magnetic member.