Abstract: A card issuing device includes: a thermal head that prints onto a card by heating; a circular platen roller that is disposed opposite to the thermal head and conveys the card by rotating while holding the card between the thermal head and the platen roller; and an ink ribbon conveyed while being superposed on the card between the thermal head and the platen roller. In the platen roller, the outer diameter of the two end portions is larger than the outer diameter at the central portion.

Abstract: A seat belt retractor includes a housing including a pair of side walls facing each other, a winding drum configured to wind up a webbing, a locking base being prevented from being rotated in the pull-out direction, in an emergency of a vehicle, an impact energy absorbing member connecting the winding drum and the locking base so as to be integrally rotatable in a normal state, an impact energy absorbing wire housed in a slot provided in the winding drum so as to form an opening in the first end surface of the winding drum, a ring provided integrally with or separately from the locking base, and a stopper member being configured to define an allowable amount of relative rotation between the winding drum and the locking base in a case where the impact energy absorbing member absorbs the impact energy.

Abstract: A seat belt retractor includes a vehicle acceleration sensor. The vehicle acceleration sensor includes a sensor holder including a placement surface and an attachment member to which the sensor holder is coupled. The attachment member is attached to the housing in a state in which the sensor holder is in either a first posture or a second posture. The sensor holder is configured to be coupled to the attachment member at any one of a plurality of angular positions. The plurality of angular positions are positions of the sensor holder in a case where the sensor holder rotates around a rotation axis. A plurality of sensor attachment angles corresponding to the plurality of angular positions are different between the first posture and the second posture. The plurality of sensor attachment angles are angles, with respect to the housing, of the center line of the placement surface.

Abstract: A card transport unit transports a card ejected one-by-one from a card housing section to a card processing section, and includes: a carriage that is moved in a carriage transport path provided between the card housing section and the card processing section; a contactless card reader that includes a contactless communication antenna making contactless communication with the card; and a support member that holds the contactless communication antenna at a position opposing the carriage transport path. The carriage includes a card transport mechanism that transports the card in a card transport direction intersecting a movement direction of the carriage, and the card transport mechanism includes a motor. The motor is arranged on an opposite side of the card, which is transported by the card transport mechanism, from the contactless communication antenna.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing a carbon fiber bundle, the method including steps (b) to (e) described below: (b) an oil agent application step of applying a silicone oil agent to a precursor fiber bundle to produce an oil-agent-attached precursor fiber bundle; (d) a stabilization step of subjecting the oil-agent-attached precursor fiber bundle to an oxidization treatment to produce an oxidized fiber bundle; and (e) a carbonization step of carbonizing the oxidized fiber bundle, wherein the silicone oil agent has a skin over time at 250° C. of less than 40 minutes.

Abstract: A grommet assembly includes a grommet attached to a through hole formed on a panel, an inner member supported by the grommet, and a protector that is attached to the panel while covering the grommet and the inner member. The grommet includes a supporting part that supports the inner member. The supporting part includes a first extending part that extends from an outer side toward an inner side in a radial direction to be held between the inner member and the protector, and a second extending part that extends in an axial direction while being bent from the first extending part to be held between the inner member and the protector.

Abstract: An ultrasonic wave converging part (12) and a waveguide (13) have a through-hole (20) penetrating the converging part and the waveguide in a front-rear direction. An inner circumferential surface (20A) forming the through-hole has inner circumferential surface (21) and deformed portion (23) located on a front-end side relative to the inner circumferential surface. The inner circumferential surface has, as a cross-sectional shape in the front-rear direction, a shape linearly extending in the front-rear direction. The deformed portion is, in a cross section in the front-rear direction, at least one of a portion located inward of the inner circumferential surface and a portion located outward of the inner circumferential surface (FIG. 1 showing the portion located inward of the first inner circumferential surface), and is formed in a part of or over an entire circumference (FIG. 1 showing the entire circumference) of the inner circumferential surface in a circumferential direction.

Abstract: A fixing structure includes: a main body through which a stud bolt is inserted from one side toward the other side in an axial direction; a pair of first locking pieces locked to a bolt groove of the stud bolt inserted through the main body; a pair of second locking pieces locked to the bolt groove of the stud bolt inserted through the main body; and a pair of deflection amount regulators contactable with the first locking pieces. The first locking pieces each includes an elastically deformable blade and a claw locked to the bolt groove, and the deflection amount regulators each comes into contact with the blade to regulate the deflection amount of the blade.

Abstract: A card issuing device for using with a plurality of cards includes a card storage part which accommodates the plurality of cards, a card send-out mechanism which sends out a card among the plurality of cards from the card storage part, a card conveyance mechanism which conveys the card sent out by the card send-out mechanism toward a card discharge port along a card conveyance passage connected with the card discharge port, an optical sensor which is located on a lower side with respect to the card conveyance passage and reads a code indicated on a rear face of the card, and a dust adhesion prevention mechanism which prevents dust from adhering to a reading face of the optical sensor when the optical sensor is not used.

Abstract: A wire harness manufacturing method includes: an insertion step of inserting a binding member through an insertion hole of a protective member; a temporary retention step of inserting the binding member through a temporary retention notch in a state where the binding member is inserted through the insertion hole, and hooking the binding member, which is in a state of being inserted through the temporary retention notch, to the temporary retention projection to achieve temporary retention of the binding member on the temporary retention projection; a routing step of routing a wiring member in a routing space in a state where the binding member is temporarily retained on the temporary retention projection; and a binding step of detaching the binding member.

Abstract: A grommet assembly includes a grommet attached to a through hole formed on a panel, an inner member supported by the grommet, and a protector that is attached to the panel while covering the grommet and the inner member. The grommet includes a supporting part that supports the inner member. The supporting part includes a first extending part that extends from an outer side toward an inner side in a radial direction to be held between the inner member and the protector, and a second extending part that extends in an axial direction while being bent from the first extending part to be held between the inner member and the protector.

Abstract: A grommet assembly includes a grommet through which a wiring material is inserted, that is attached to a through hole formed on a panel, and a protector through which the wiring material is inserted, that is attached to the panel to house the grommet. The grommet includes a lip part that is formed toward the panel to abut on the panel, and the protector includes a wall part that is extended toward the panel to cover an outer side of the lip part.

Abstract: A grommet assembly includes: a grommet through which a wiring material is inserted, that is attached to a through hole formed on a panel for a vehicle; a resin inner arranged to abut on a side of the grommet opposite to the panel for the vehicle; and a protector through which the wiring material is inserted, the protector being locked to the resin inner and attached to the panel for the vehicle to hold the grommet and the resin inner between the protector and the panel for the vehicle.

Abstract: A card conveyance unit having a plurality of card cassettes, a carriage for a card, a carriage conveyance passage extended along a plurality of the card cassettes, a code reader for reading a code indicated on the card, and a control part for controlling a card send-out mechanism, a carriage moving mechanism, a conveying mechanism in the carriage and the code reader. The control part drives the carriage moving mechanism to arrange the carriage at a card taking-in position, drives the card send-out mechanism and the conveying mechanism to take a card into the carriage from a card cassette, drives the carriage moving mechanism to move the carriage to a reading position for the code of the card held by the carriage and controls the code reader to perform a reading operation of the code, and drives the conveying mechanism to send out the card and issued.

Abstract: A liquid discharge structure includes a bottom wall with a discharge opening for liquid, the liquid being collected inside a casing which is configured to be installed in a vehicle, a blocking wall disposed outside the bottom wall so that the blocking wall is overlapped with the discharge opening in a plan view on the bottom wall and opposed to the bottom wall with a gap, and a pair of vertical walls extending towards the bottom wall from the blocking wall in a front-rear direction of the vehicle, the pair of vertical walls being opposed to each other in a width direction of the vehicle, wherein the pair of vertical walls is configured to define a discharge path together with the bottom wall and the blocking wall, the discharge path being opened towards both of a front and rear side of the vehicle.

Abstract: A light-emitting element includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and a light-emitting layer between the first electrode and the second electrode. The light-emitting element includes a transmittance-increasing layer with increasing transmittance in an optical path of light emitted from the light-emitting layer.

Abstract: A card processing device may include a print unit and a card inverting unit that inverts front/rear of the card. The print unit may include a thermal head and a card conveyance mechanism. The card inverting unit may include a card holding part, a card drawing and feeding mechanism, and a rotating mechanism that rotates the card holding part. A conveyance path may be provided inside the card holding part. The conveyance path may be linear. The card drawing and feeding mechanism may include two drive rollers, and two pad rollers. A distance between a center of the drive roller and a center of the thermal head may be shorter than a length of the card. The thermal head may print on the card while the card conveyance mechanism conveys the card. The rotating mechanism may rotate the card holding part such that the conveyance path is inclined.

Abstract: A liquid discharge structure includes a bottom wall to be disposed tilted relative to a horizontal plane at a casing which is configured to be installed in a vehicle, a lateral wall arranged vertically at a lower end edge of the bottom wall, wherein the lower end edge is configured to be located on a lower side of the bottom wall being tilted, wherein the lateral wall has a discharge opening for liquid located at an end of the lateral wall closer to the bottom wall, a tubular rib wall projecting at least inwardly within the casing from the lateral wall so as to surround the discharge opening, and a partitioning rib wall which is arranged vertically on an inner surface of the bottom wall at a position closer to the lateral wall so that the partitioning rib wall extends intersecting a center axis of the tubular rib wall.

Abstract: Provided are techniques for organizing a temporary device group for collaborative computing. A list of functions for each of a plurality of devices are stored. A determination is made to form a device group including a receiver device from the plurality of devices, where the receiver device will perform one of the functions. An individual function usage score is generated. In response to the individual function usage score exceeding a device threshold, a request to form a device group is sent to the receiver device. In response to receiving an indication of acceptance to form the device group from the receiving device, the device group is formed for a temporary period, where functions and data are shared in the device group.

Abstract: A wire harness includes a connector and a grommet. The connector includes an inner member having an annular plate-shaped flange. The inner member includes a first divided inner part, a second divided inner part, a deformable hinge that connects one end of the first divided inner part and one end of the second divided inner part to each other, and a lock portion that is formed on a fitting portion between the other end of the first divided inner part and the other end of the second divided inner part. The lock portion is formed on a portion where the other end of the first divided inner part and the other end of the second divided inner part are fitted to each other by sliding movement in accordance with a twisting of the hinge about a first axis.