Abstract: A push switch contains a case including a housing space having an upper-opening and including fixed-contacts disposed on a bottom of the housing space, a movable contact member disposed in the housing space configured to deform in response to receiving pressure applied from above, and contacting the fixed-contacts upon defoming in response to the received pressure, and a pushing member disposed on the movable contact member and configured to transmit the received pressure to the movable contact member. The movable contact member includes a pair of first-linear edges, wherein the pushing member includes a plurality of projecting-pressing portions disposed on a bottom surface of the pushing member facing the movable contact member, and wherein the plurality of pressing portions is disposed on the bottom surface at positions not overlapping a straight-line that passes through a center of the movable contact member and intersecting each of the pair of first-linear edges.

Abstract: A vehicular power supply device to be equipped in a vehicle includes an electric storage unit group, an inverter, a driving motor, a converter, an electric device group, a first switch, and a second switch. The electric storage unit group includes first and second electric storage units. The driving motor is to be coupled to the electric storage unit group via the inverter. The electric device group is to be coupled to the electric storage unit group via the converter. The first switch is to be controlled between a state where the first electric storage unit is coupled to the inverter and a state where the first electric storage unit is coupled to the converter. The second switch is to be controlled between a state where the second electric storage unit is coupled to the inverter and a state where the second electric storage unit is coupled to the converter.

Abstract: Provided is a labyrinth seal including a first structure; and a second structure opposing the first structure. The first structure includes seal fins located at intervals in an axial direction and extending toward the second structure; a downstream wall surface located most downstream one of the seal fins and extending toward the second structure. A tip of the downstream wall surface located at a side of a tip of the most downstream seal fin, the side being close to the second structure in a radial direction and having a first outlet surface extending from the tip of the downstream wall surface toward a downstream side. The second structure includes a second outlet surface opposing the first outlet surface, a radial gap between the first outlet surface and the second outlet surface; and a cavity surface located upstream of the second outlet surface recessed away from the first structure.

Abstract: A pressing mechanism of a push switch including an operation member configured to be pressed, and a leaf spring member that includes a dome portion bulging in a dome shape and an opening portion provided in a central portion of the dome portion, the leaf spring member generating a tactile sensation on the operation member by an inverting operation of the dome portion in response to being pressed by the operation member, wherein the operation member includes a first pressing portion configured to press a movable contact point member against a fixed contact point member through the opening portion and a second pressing portion configured to press the dome portion.

Abstract: A push switch contains a case including a housing space having an upper-opening and including fixed-contacts disposed on a bottom of the housing space, a movable contact member disposed in the housing space configured to deform in response to receiving pressure applied from above, and contacting the fixed-contacts upon defoming in response to the received pressure, and a pushing member disposed on the movable contact member and configured to transmit the received pressure to the movable contact member. The movable contact member includes a pair of first-linear edges, wherein the pushing member includes a plurality of projecting-pressing portions disposed on a bottom surface of the pushing member facing the movable contact member, and wherein the plurality of pressing portions is disposed on the bottom surface at positions not overlapping a straight-line that passes through a center of the movable contact member and intersecting each of the pair of first-linear edges.

Abstract: An X-ray inspection device is configured to prevent water from flowing into areas of the X-ray inspection device during a washing operation. The X-ray inspection device is provided with an X-ray emitter, a cooler, a cooler cover, and an opening/closing member. The cooler cools the X-ray emitter. The cooler cover covers the cooler. Openings are formed in the cooler cover and, when open, provide interior-exterior air flow communication when the cooler is cooling the X-ray inspection device. An opening/closing member is configured for movement between an open orientation opening the opening and a closed orientation closing the openings formed in the cooler cover.

Abstract: A simulation system includes a processor including hardware. The processor performs a moving body process of performing a process of moving a moving body corresponding to a user wearing an HMD in a virtual space, a virtual camera control process of controlling a virtual camera moving in accordance with a movement of the moving body, and a display process of generating an image as viewed from the virtual camera in the virtual space as a display image of the HMD. In the display process, the processor performs a display process of changing, when a change in acceleration of the moving body or a change in a line-of-sight direction of the virtual camera is determined to have satisfied a given change condition, the display image on the HMD to an image different from the image as viewed from the virtual camera.

Abstract: An X-ray inspection device is configured to prevent water from flowing into areas of the X-ray inspection device during a washing operation. The X-ray inspection device is provided with an X-ray emitter, a cooler, a cooler cover, and an opening/closing member. The cooler cools the X-ray emitter. The cooler cover covers the cooler. Openings are formed in the cooler cover and, when open, provide interior-exterior air flow communication when the cooler is cooling the X-ray inspection device. An opening/closing member is configured for movement between an open orientation opening the opening and a closed orientation closing the openings formed in the cooler cover.

Abstract: A simulation system includes a processor including hardware. The processor is configured to perform: acquiring tracking information for point-of-view information about a user wearing an HMD; moving a moving body, corresponding to the user, in a virtual space; controlling a virtual camera set as a first person point-of-view of the user; and generating an image as viewed from the virtual camera in the virtual space, as a display image on the HMD. The processor is configured to perform, in controlling the virtual camera, setting the virtual camera so that a position and/or an orientation of the virtual camera is changed based on the tracking information, but orientation change of the virtual camera corresponding to at least one of pitching and rolling is disabled or limited in a case where a traveling direction of the moving body changes.

Abstract: A simulation system includes a processor including hardware. The processor performs a moving body process of performing a process of moving a moving body corresponding to a user wearing an HMD in a virtual space, a virtual camera control process of controlling a virtual camera moving in accordance with a movement of the moving body, and a display process of generating an image as viewed from the virtual camera in the virtual space as a display image of the HMD. In the display process, the processor performs a display process of changing, when a change in acceleration of the moving body or a change in a line-of-sight direction of the virtual camera is determined to have satisfied a given change condition, the display image on the HMD to an image different from the image as viewed from the virtual camera.

Abstract: A supply and demand adjustment system capable of making supply and demand adjustment of energy while changing an incentive to consumers. The supply and demand adjustment system includes: a supply and demand adjustment device; supply and demand arbitration terminals; and a supply and demand arbitration device. The supply and demand arbitration device determines an incentive target value, makes a request to each of the consumers to reduce usage of the energy within a range of the incentive target value, summarizes a reducible energy amount responsive to this request and given from each of the consumers in replies through the supply and demand arbitration terminals, and transmits the summarized amount to the supply and demand adjustment device. The supply and demand adjustment device and the supply and demand arbitration device make the supply and demand adjustment dynamically while changing the incentive target value.

Abstract: A supply and demand adjusting device: sets a requested reduction amount of energy at date and time when energy usage is scheduled to be reduced to be larger than a target value, and notifies a supply and demand mediating device of the requested reduction amount and the scheduled date and time together; receives a total amount of reducible energy reducible by the consumer from the supply and demand mediating device as a reply to the notification; as the scheduled date and time approaches, inquires of the supply and demand mediating device about a total amount of reducible energy reducible by the consumer at the time of the inquiry; decreases the requested reduction amount stepwise so as to make the requested reduction amount approach the target value; and each time the requested reduction amount is decreased notifies the supply and demand mediating device of the resultant requested reduction amount.

Abstract: A supply and demand adjustment system capable of making supply and demand adjustment of energy while changing an incentive to consumers. The supply and demand adjustment system includes: a supply and demand adjustment device; supply and demand arbitration terminals; and a supply and demand arbitration device. The supply and demand arbitration device determines an incentive target value, makes a request to each of the consumers to reduce usage of the energy within a range of the incentive target value, summarizes a reducible energy amount responsive to this request and given from each of the consumers in replies through the supply and demand arbitration terminals, and transmits the summarized amount to the supply and demand adjustment device. The supply and demand adjustment device and the supply and demand arbitration device make the supply and demand adjustment dynamically while changing the incentive target value.

Abstract: An X-ray inspection apparatus includes: a conveyor which carries an object carried in from a carry-in port to a carry-out port; an X-ray irradiating part which irradiates the object carried by the conveyor with X-rays; a line sensor which detects the X-rays from the X-ray irradiating part which have passed through the object; and X-ray shielding curtains provided in the carry-in port and the carry-out port. The X-ray shielding curtain includes a tungsten-containing layer.

Abstract: The invention provides a multi-piece solid golf ball having a core, an outermost layer cover with a surface on which are formed a plurality of dimples, and one or more intermediate layer between the core and the cover. At least one intermediate layer and the outermost layer cover are each formed primarily of an ionomer-containing thermoplastic resin. The resin of which the outermost layer cover is formed contains up to 20 wt % of a ternary copolymer ionomer and has formulated therein from 0.1 to 5.0 parts by weight of short organic fibers per 100 parts by weight of the resin. The golf ball of the invention has a fully satisfactory flight performance and a good feel on impact. Moreover, it has an excellent durability to cracking on repeated impact and also an excellent scuff resistance.

Abstract: This invention provides a multi-piece golf ball composed of a core, an intermediate layer enclosing the core, and a cover layer which encloses the intermediate layer and has on an outside surface thereof a plurality of dimples. The cover layer is harder than the intermediate layer. Letting A be the thickness of the intermediate layer, B be the thickness of the cover layer and C be the diameter of the core, 65?C/A?30 and 65?C/B?30. In addition, a specific gravity of the core ranges from 1.0 to 1.2, a specific gravity of the intermediate layer ranges from 0.88 to 1.00, and the ball has an initial velocity, as measured by a method set forth in the Rules of Golf using an initial velocity measuring apparatus of the same type as the USGA drum rotation-type initial velocity instrument, of at least 77.0 m/s.

Abstract: The invention provides a multi-piece solid golf ball having a core, an outermost layer cover with a surface on which are formed a plurality of dimples, and one or more intermediate layer between the core and the cover. At least one intermediate layer and the outermost layer cover are each formed primarily of an ionomer-containing thermoplastic resin. The resin of which the outermost layer cover is formed contains up to 20 wt % of a ternary copolymer ionomer and has formulated therein from 0.1 to 5.0 parts by weight of short organic fibers per 100 parts by weight of the resin. The golf ball of the invention has a fully satisfactory flight performance and a good feel on impact. Moreover, it has an excellent durability to cracking on repeated impact and also an excellent scuff resistance.

Abstract: The invention provides a multi-piece solid golf ball having a core, an outermost layer cover with a surface on which are formed a plurality of dimples, and one or more intermediate layer between the core and the cover. At least one intermediate layer and the outermost layer cover are each formed primarily of an ionomer-containing thermoplastic resin. The resin of which the outermost layer cover is formed contains up to 20 wt % of a ternary copolymer ionomer and has formulated therein from 0.1 to 5.0 parts by weight of short organic fibers per 100 parts by weight of the resin. The golf ball of the invention has a fully satisfactory flight performance and a good feel on impact. Moreover, it has an excellent durability to cracking on repeated impact and also an excellent scuff resistance.

Abstract: This invention provides a multi-piece golf ball composed of a core, an intermediate layer enclosing the core, and a cover layer which encloses the intermediate layer and has on an outside surface thereof a plurality of dimples. The cover layer is harder than the intermediate layer. Letting A be the thickness of the intermediate layer, B be the thickness of the cover layer and C be the diameter of the core, 65?C/A?30 and 65?C/B?30. In addition, a specific gravity of the core ranges from 1.0 to 1.2, a specific gravity of the intermediate layer ranges from 0.88 to 1.00, and the ball has an initial velocity, as measured by a method set forth in the Rules of Golf using an initial velocity measuring apparatus of the same type as the USGA drum rotation-type initial velocity instrument, of at least 77.0 m/s.

Abstract: This invention provides a multi-piece golf ball composed of a core, an intermediate layer enclosing the core, and a cover layer which encloses the intermediate layer and has on an outside surface thereof a plurality of dimples. The cover layer is harder than the intermediate layer. Letting A be the thickness of the intermediate layer, B be the thickness of the cover layer and C be the diameter of the core, 65?C/A?27 and 65?C/B?27. In addition, the ball has an initial velocity, as measured by a method set forth in the Rules of Golf using an initial velocity measuring apparatus of the same type as the USGA drum rotation-type initial velocity instrument, of at least 77.0 m/s.