Abstract: An EML includes: quantum dots; inorganic ligands; and alkanolamine. In a unit volume of the EML, a molar ratio of the alkanolamine to the inorganic ligands is in a range of 10 or more and 1000 or less.

Abstract: Battery cases are formed such that a small second battery case is disposed on an upper front part of a large first battery case, the second battery case is disposed below a front part of a seat cushion of a rear seat, a recess portion extending in a fore-and-aft direction and having at least part of an exhaust passage member passing therethrough is formed in a lower face of a middle part in a vehicle width direction of the first battery case, battery modules housed in the first battery case are disposed on left and right sides of the recess portion, and a battery module housed in the second battery case is disposed so that a longitudinal direction thereof follows the vehicle width direction. Therefore, it is possible to ensure the headroom for a rear seat by disposing the rear seat at as low a position as possible.

Abstract: An electrical junction box to be installed in a vehicle includes: a terminal block; first conductive members provided to the terminal block and placed so as to be aligned in a row; second conductive members provided to the terminal block and placed so as to be aligned in another row; first bolts tightened to the terminal block from below and fixing electric wires, which are electrically connected to the first conductive members, respectively, to the terminal block; second bolts tightened to the terminal block from below and fixing electric wires, which are electrically connected to the second conductive members, respectively, to the terminal block; a first cover member provided to the terminal block and covering heads of the first bolts from below; and a second cover member provided to the terminal block and covering heads of the second bolts from below.

Abstract: A battery pack having an interlock structure includes a plurality of battery modules, a case that includes a case main body accommodating the plurality of battery modules and a case cover covering the case main body, and a bus bar unit that electrically conducts two battery modules among the plurality of battery modules. The case cover includes a cover connecting portion connected to an accommodation item accommodated in the case or the case main body, and the bus bar unit includes a shielding portion that blocks the cover connecting portion from being removed from the accommodation item or the case main body.

Abstract: A power supply apparatus includes a battery pack for a motor vehicle, and a power interface part that connects the battery pack and a plurality of electrical devices. The power interface part includes a battery-side connector, and a branch connector apparatus. The branch connector apparatus includes a joining part for connection lines, a fuse, a housing, and a connector. A guided part is provided on an outer side surface of the housing. The battery pack includes a slot part allowing the branch connector apparatus to be inserted and extracted. The battery-side connector is provided in the slot part. A guiding part extending along an insertion and extraction direction is provided on an inner side surface of the slot part. The guided part is guided along an extension direction of the guiding part by the guiding part.

Abstract: A power supply apparatus includes a battery pack for an electric vehicle, and an interface unit that couples the battery pack and a plurality of electrical devices. The interface unit includes a branch connector provided with a coupling unit and a plurality of fuses. The coupling unit allows coupling wires to join. Each of the coupling wires is coupled to a corresponding one of electrical devices. Each of the plurality of fuses is disposed in a corresponding one of coupling wires. The interface unit also includes a battery pack connector that is able to be coupled to the branch connector. In a state in which the branch connector is coupled to the battery pack connector, the power supply apparatus is configured to be able to supply electric power from the battery pack to each of the plurality of electrical devices via the coupling unit.

Abstract: A vehicle includes a battery unit which has a first battery pack and a second battery pack that is disposed above the first battery pack. The first battery pack includes a battery module; and a first battery case body and a first battery case cover that house the battery module. The second battery pack includes a battery module; and a second battery case body and a second battery case cover that house the battery module. The second battery case body houses a power shutdown portion configured to shut down an electric circuit of the battery unit; a cover removal restricting portion configured to restrict removal of the second battery case cover; and an interlock mechanism configured to disable release of the cover removal restricting portion unless the electric circuit is shut down by the power shutdown portion. The second battery case cover includes an opening accessible to the interlock mechanism.

Abstract: There are provided an endoscope in which adhesion strength between two optical members can be enhanced and an endoscope apparatus including the endoscope. An endoscope includes an insertion part that is to be inserted into a subject, a first unit that is built in a distal end portion of the insertion part and includes a prism, a second unit that is built in the distal end portion and includes a cover glass, an adhesive layer that is formed between the light-emitting surface of the prism and the surface of the cover glass and adheres the prism to the cover glass, and a resin layer that fills a gap larger than the thickness of the adhesive layer formed between the first unit and the second unit. The thermal expansion coefficient of the resin layer is set to 1/10 or less of the thermal expansion coefficient of the adhesive layer.

Abstract: An interlock structure of a battery pack includes a case having a case body and a case cover, and a bus bar unit which electrically connects two battery modules. The case cover has a cover connecting portion connected to an object accommodated in the case or the case body. The bus bar unit includes, a bus bar which electrically connects the two battery modules, an insulating bus bar cover, and bolts which fix the bus bar to the two battery module. The bus bar cover includes, a bus bar cover body covering the bus bar, a removal restricting portion which is configured to restrict the cover connecting portion from being removed from the accommodated object or the case body, and an access permitting portions which are configured to allow access to the bolts.

Abstract: Battery cases are formed such that a small second battery case is disposed on an upper front part of a large first battery case, the second battery case is disposed below a front part of a seat cushion of a rear seat, a recess portion extending in a fore-and-aft direction and having at least part of an exhaust passage member passing therethrough is formed in a lower face of a middle part in a vehicle width direction of the first battery case, battery modules housed in the first battery case are disposed on left and right sides of the recess portion, and a battery module housed in the second battery case is disposed so that a longitudinal direction thereof follows the vehicle width direction. Therefore, it is possible to ensure the headroom for a rear seat by disposing the rear seat at as low a position as possible.

Abstract: A power supply apparatus includes a battery pack for a motor vehicle, and a power interface part that connects the battery pack and a plurality of electrical devices. The power interface part includes a battery-side connector, and a branch connector apparatus. The branch connector apparatus includes a joining part for connection lines, a fuse, a housing, and a connector. A guided part is provided on an outer side surface of the housing. The battery pack includes a slot part allowing the branch connector apparatus to be inserted and extracted. The battery-side connector is provided in the slot part. A guiding part extending along an insertion and extraction direction is provided on an inner side surface of the slot part. The guided part is guided along an extension direction of the guiding part by the guiding part.

Abstract: A power supply apparatus includes a battery pack for an electric vehicle, and an interface unit that couples the battery pack and a plurality of electrical devices. The interface unit includes a branch connector provided with a coupling unit and a plurality of fuses. The coupling unit allows coupling wires to join. Each of the coupling wires is coupled to a corresponding one of electrical devices. Each of the plurality of fuses is disposed in a corresponding one of coupling wires. The interface unit also includes a battery pack connector that is able to be coupled to the branch connector. In a state in which the branch connector is coupled to the battery pack connector, the power supply apparatus is configured to be able to supply electric power from the battery pack to each of the plurality of electrical devices via the coupling unit.

Abstract: A direct-viewing observation image is displayed on a monitor, and a side-viewing observation image is not displayed on the monitor. A region of interest is detected using the side-viewing observation image. A display region for observation, which displays the direct-viewing observation image, of the monitor is maintained regardless of whether or not the region of interest is detected.

Abstract: A battery pack having an interlock structure includes a plurality of battery modules, a case that includes a case main body accommodating the plurality of battery modules and a case cover covering the case main body, and a bus bar unit that electrically conducts two battery modules among the plurality of battery modules. The case cover includes a cover connecting portion connected to an accommodation item accommodated in the case or the case main body, and the bus bar unit includes a shielding portion that blocks the cover connecting portion from being removed from the accommodation item or the case main body.

Abstract: A vehicle includes a battery unit which has a first battery pack and a second battery pack that is disposed above the first battery pack. The first battery pack includes a battery module; and a first battery case body and a first battery case cover that house the battery module. The second battery pack includes a battery module; and a second battery case body and a second battery case cover that house the battery module. The second battery case body houses a power shutdown portion configured to shut down an electric circuit of the battery unit; a cover removal restricting portion configured to restrict removal of the second battery case cover; and an interlock mechanism configured to disable release of the cover removal restricting portion unless the electric circuit is shut down by the power shutdown portion. The second battery case cover includes an opening accessible to the interlock mechanism.

Abstract: A direct-viewing observation image is displayed on a monitor, and a side-viewing observation image is not displayed on the monitor. A region of interest is detected using the side-viewing observation image. A display region for observation, which displays the direct-viewing observation image, of the monitor is maintained regardless of whether or not the region of interest is detected.

Abstract: The endoscope includes an imaging device that is provided in a tip portion of an insertion part capable of being inserted into a body cavity. The imaging device includes an image sensor that photoelectrically converts imaging light incident on an image receiving surface thereof through an imaging lens provided in a lens barrel, and a circuit substrate including a connecting surface facing a terminal face that is a surface opposite to the image receiving surface of the image sensor. A plurality of terminals are uniformly arranged longitudinally and laterally in a two-dimensional matrix form on the terminal face of the image sensor, and the connecting surface of the circuit substrate and the terminal face of the image sensor are connected to each other through the plurality of terminals. The total area of the plurality of terminals on the terminal face occupies 10% or more of the area of an imaging area of the image receiving surface.

Abstract: An endoscope has an imaging unit at a tip portion of an insertion unit to be inserted into a body cavity, the imaging unit includes: a solid-state imaging device which performs photoelectric conversion on an optical image formed on a photodetecting surface thereof; a circuit board having a connection surface which is opposed to a surface, opposite to the photodetecting surface and formed with terminals, of the imaging device and which serves for electrical connection to the terminals; and a case member which covers part of the imaging device and part of the circuit board, the circuit board has a wide portion and a narrow portion that are different in length in a width direction perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the insertion unit, and the case member is formed with first cuts in such a range as to correspond to the wide portion in the longitudinal direction.

Abstract: An endoscope has an imaging unit at a tip portion of an insertion unit to be inserted into a body cavity, and the imaging unit includes: a solid-state imaging device which is disposed in such a manner that a photodetecting surface thereof crosses a longitudinal direction of the insertion unit and which performs photoelectric conversion on an optical image formed on the photodetecting surface; a circuit board having a connection surface which is opposed to a surface, opposite to the photodetecting surface and formed with connection terminals, of the solid-state imaging device and which serves for electrical connection to the connection terminals of the solid-state imaging device, wherein the circuit board is a rigid board that is L-shaped as defined herein; and a first leg and a second leg that constitute the L-shaped circuit board and are perpendicular to each other are provided as defined herein.

Abstract: An endoscope includes an image sensor that is disposed at a front end portion of an insertion portion of the endoscope; a circuit board that is mounted with the image sensor; a plurality of electric wires that are electrically connected to the circuit board; and a retention member that has a retention portion tying up the electric wires; and the retention portion is disposed in a narrowed section that is provided in the insertion portion and inside a part adjacent to the front end portion in an axial direction of the insertion portion and narrowed in a narrowing direction perpendicular to the axial direction so that the electric wires are tied up to be longer in a direction perpendicular to the narrowing direction and the axial direction than in the narrowing direction.