Abstract: To provide a water/oil repellent composition whereby it is possible to obtain an article which is excellent in each of water-repellency, oil-repellency, washing durability, heavy rain durability and texture, a method for producing said composition, and an article which is excellent in each of water-repellency, oil-repellency, washing durability, heavy rain durability and texture. The water/oil repellent composition comprises a copolymer having units based on a monomer (a), units based on a monomer (b) and units based on a monomer (c), and a liquid medium. Monomer (a): a compound represented by (Z—Y)nX (Z: a C1-6 perfluoroalkyl group, etc.; Y: a divalent organic group, etc.; n: 1 or 2; X: a polymerizable unsaturated group). Monomer (b): a (meth)acrylate having no polyfluoroalkyl group and having an alkyl group with at least 20 carbon atoms. Monomer (c): a compound represented by CH2?CR1C(O)O—[(C2H4O)a(C4H8O)b]—H (R1: a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, and a/b=1 to 3).

Abstract: A method for producing a fluorinated copolymer solution polymerizing a monomer mixture of a fluoro-olefin (A), a monomer (B) having a crosslinkable group and a monomer (C) having no fluorine atom and no crosslinkable group in the presence of an organic solvent and a compound having two or more piperidyl group represented by the formula (1):

Abstract: The paper composite contains: a paper substrate having an air permeation resistance of 1,000 sec or less and bulk density of from 0.5 to 1.0 g/cm3; and a greaseproof layer on at least one side thereof, the greaseproof layer containing an ethylene-vinyl alcohol polymer (A) and a cationic fluorine-containing polymer (B) having two specific constitutional units. A content of the copolymer (B) in the greaseproof layer is from 5 to 50 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the polymer (A), an amount of the greaseproof layer on dry mass basis is from 0.1 to 3.0 g/m2, and a water vapor permeability of the paper composite is 1,000 g/m2·24 h or greater.

Abstract: An ethylene/tetrafluoroethylene copolymer sheet obtained by extrusion, has R0/d, wherein R0 is an in-plane phase difference [unit: nm]and d is a thickness, [unit: nm], of at most 3.0×10?3, and a thickness of more than 300 ?m. The ethylene/tetrafluoroethylene copolymer sheet preferably has a thickness of from 305 to 3,000 ?m . A process for producing an ethylene/tetrafluoroethylene copolymer sheet includes melting an ethylene/tetrafluoroethylene copolymer to obtain a melt, continuously extruding the melt through a die for shaping the melt to a sheet, and letting the sheet pass between two rolls. One of the two rolls is a rigid roll, and the other is an elastic roll. The two rolls are pressed under a linear pressure of from 0.1 to 1,000 N/cm.

Abstract: An irradiation apparatus includes a shielded object detecting unit, an illumination setting unit, an irradiating device, and an illumination controlling unit. The shielded object detecting unit detects a shielded object. Glare is allowable to the shielded object at an upper limit of illumination brightness or less. A driver can visually recognize the shielded object at an lower limit of the illumination brightness or more. The illumination setting unit sets the illumination brightness based on the upper limit and the lower limit of the illumination brightness. The illumination controlling unit controls the irradiating device such that light is emitted in a predetermined irradiation pattern in which a first part of the shielded object is illuminated at the illumination brightness set by the illumination setting unit and a second part of the shielded object is illuminated at a higher illumination brightness than that of the first part.

Abstract: To provide a water/oil repellent composition which is excellent in the stability as a working liquid and the water repellency whereby the occurrence of scum having a high adhesion is low, to provide its production process and to provide an article of which the surface is treated with the water/oil repellent composition whereby the occurrence of dirt is suppressed. A water/oil repellent composition which comprises a nonionic surfactant having a melting point of from 50° C. to 70° C., a fluorinated copolymer (for example, a copolymer of a (meth)acrylate having a C6 perfluoroalkyl group) and a medium containing water.

Abstract: To provide a method for producing a liquid repellent molded product, whereby it is possible to uniformly apply, on the surface of a resin molded product, a liquid repellent composition containing an aqueous liquid having a compound having a perfluoroalkyl group with at most 6 carbon atoms dissolved or dispersed in an aqueous medium, and to obtain a liquid repellent molded product having excellent liquid repellency. The method for producing a liquid repellent molded product, comprises applying a liquid repellent composition comprising a fluorinated copolymer having structural units based on a monomer having a C4-6 perfluoroalkyl group, water and a C1-4 alcohol, to a resin molded product, and is characterized in that the content of the alcohol is from 70 to 99.9 mass % based on 100 mass % of the liquid repellent composition, and the application amount of the liquid repellent composition to the resin molded product is from 0.001 to 0.2 g/m2 as the amount of fluorine atoms.

Abstract: A water/oil repellent composition which comprises a copolymer (A) comprising from 40 to 95 mass % of monomer (a1) units, from 1 to 60 mass % of monomer (a2) units and from 0 to less than 5 mass % of monomer (a3) units, a copolymer (B) comprising from 40 to 91 mass % of monomer (b1) units, from 2 to 20 mass % of monomer (b2) units, from 5 to 20 mass % of monomer (b3) units, and from 2 to 20 mass % of vinyl chloride (b4) units, and a liquid medium (C), wherein monomers (a1) and (b1) are (Z—Y)nX [Z is a C1-6 polyfluoroalkyl group, etc., Y is a divalent organic group having no fluorine atom, etc., n is 1 or 2, and X is a specific group having a polymerizable unsaturated group], monomers (a2) and (b2) are vinylidene chloride or vinylidene fluoride, and monomers (a3) and (b3) are a (meth)acrylate having a saturated hydrocarbon group having at least 12 carbon atoms.

Abstract: To provide a water/oil repellent composition whereby it is possible to obtain an article which is excellent in each of water-repellency, oil-repellency, washing durability, heavy rain durability and texture, a method for producing said composition, and an article which is excellent in each of water-repellency, oil-repellency, washing durability, heavy rain durability and texture. The water/oil repellent composition comprises a copolymer having units based on a monomer (a), units based on a monomer (b) and units based on a monomer (c), and a liquid medium. Monomer (a): a compound represented by (Z—Y)nX (Z: a C1-6 perfluoroalkyl group, etc.; Y: a divalent organic group, etc.; n: 1 or 2; X: a polymerizable unsaturated group). Monomer (b): a (meth)acrylate having no polyfluoroalkyl group and having an alkyl group with at least 20 carbon atoms. Monomer (c): a compound represented by CH2?CR1C(O)O—[(C2H4O)a(C4H8O)b]—H (R1: a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, and a/b=1 to 3).

Abstract: To provide a photocurable fluorinated polymer composition which has a high curing rate, shows little shrinkage before and after photocuring and requires no post treatment such as heat treatment after photocuring and whereby it is possible to obtain a cured resin excellent in heat resistance and weather resistance. According to the photocurable fluorinated polymer composition comprising a fluorinated polymer (A) containing polymerized units derived from a fluoroolefin and polymerized units derived from an unsaturated monomer having an oxetanyl group or a substituted oxetanyl group, and a photoreaction initiator (B), of the present invention, it is possible to provide a photocurable fluorinated polymer composition which has a high curing rate, shows little shrinkage before and after photocuring and requires no post treatment such as heat treatment after photocuring and whereby it is possible to obtain a cured resin excellent in heat resistance and weather resistance.

Abstract: A headlight control device provided in a vehicle to perform headlight control and to control a distribution of light irradiated from a light source is provided. The headlight control device includes: a determination unit that determines a presence and an absence of an obstacle in front of the vehicle and determines a position of the obstacle; a setting unit that sets up an area covering the obstacle as an intensified illumination area when the determination unit determines the presence of the obstacle, wherein the intensified illumination area is an area to which the light from the light source is irradiated in a manner different than a peripheral area of the intensified illumination area; and a controller that controls the distribution of the light irradiated from the light source so that the intensified illumination area set up by the setting unit has an illuminated zone and a non-illuminated zone.

Abstract: A headlight control device provided in a vehicle to perform headlight control and to control a distribution of light irradiated from a light source is provided. The headlight control device includes: a determination unit that determines a presence and an absence of an obstacle in front of the vehicle and determines a position of the obstacle; a setting unit that sets up an area covering the obstacle as an intensified illumination area when the determination unit determines the presence of the obstacle, wherein the intensified illumination area is an area to which the light from the light source is irradiated in a manner different than a peripheral area of the intensified illumination area; and a controller that controls the distribution of the light irradiated from the light source so that the intensified illumination area set up by the setting unit has an illuminated zone and a non-illuminated zone.

Abstract: Provided is a paper composite superior in grease resistance, water resistance, and water vapor permeability, with an improvement of the grease resistance upon imparting grease resistance by using a greaseproofing agent having 6 or less carbon atoms. The paper composite contains: a paper substrate having an air permeation resistance of 1,000 sec or less and bulk density of from 0.5 to 1.0 g/cm3; and a greaseproof layer on at least one side thereof, the greaseproof layer containing an ethylene-vinyl alcohol polymer (A) and a cationic fluorine-containing polymer (B) having two specific constitutional units. A content of the copolymer (B) in the greaseproof layer is from 5 to 50 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the polymer (A), an amount of the greaseproof layer on dry mass basis is from 0.1 to 3.0 g/m2, and a water vapor permeability of the paper composite is 1,000 g/m2·24 h or greater.

Abstract: A light source detector detects, from a vehicle, a light source that exists outside the vehicle. A light reactive sheet is arranged in a planar form and is located in front of the driver driving the vehicle. The light reactive sheet changes color in response to light having a specific frequency. A light source position calculating unit calculates a light source position on the surface of the light reactive sheet based on output of the light source detector. A light emitter emits light having the specific frequency from the inside of the vehicle to the light reactive sheet based on the calculated light source position.

Abstract: An illumination system includes: a light irradiation unit that projects light toward a predetermined illumination area; an image acquisition unit that acquires an image of the illumination area; an object detecting unit that detects a shading object based on image information of the illumination area, acquired by the image acquisition unit; an information generating unit that generates the control information for setting each of the plurality of reflecting mirrors to an on state or an off state such that a plurality of irradiation patterns are alternately irradiated, each of the plurality of irradiation patterns having different arrangement of the dark pixels and the light pixels from each other; and an irradiation control unit that controls the light irradiation unit based on the generated control information.

Abstract: An irradiation system includes: a light position detection unit that detects a light position of an oncoming vehicle from a captured image; a driver position calculation unit that calculates a position upward and shifted in a first direction by a first distance from the light position detected by the light position detection unit, as a driver position; a shaded area generation unit that generates a first area having vertices respectively set at the light position, the driver position and a position shifted in a second direction, opposite to the first direction, by a distance between a pair of lights in the predetermined vehicle from the driver position, as a shaded area; and an irradiation unit that irradiates an area ahead of the host vehicle while shading the shaded area generated by the shaded area generation unit.

Abstract: To provide an ethylene/tetrafluoroethylene copolymer sheet excellent in the mechanical strength and the outer appearance, continuously produced by extrusion, and a process for producing it. An ethylene/tetrafluoroethylene copolymer sheet obtained by extrusion, which is characterized by having R0/d (wherein R0 is an in-plane phase difference [unit: nm], and d is a thickness [unit: nm]) of at most 3.0×10?3, and a thickness of more than 300 ?m, and a process for producing it.

Abstract: A headlight control device provided in a vehicle to perform headlight control and to control a distribution of light irradiated from a light source is provided. The headlight control device includes: a determination unit that determines a presence and an absence of an obstacle in front of the vehicle and determines a position of the obstacle; a setting unit that sets up an area covering the obstacle as an intensified illumination area when the determination unit determines the presence of the obstacle, wherein the intensified illumination area is an area to which the light from the light source is irradiated in a manner different than a peripheral area of the intensified illumination area; and a controller that controls the distribution of the light irradiated from the light source so that the intensified illumination area set up by the setting unit has an illuminated zone and a non-illuminated zone.

Abstract: A water/oil repellent composition which comprises a copolymer (A) comprising from 40 to 95 mass % of monomer (a1)) units, from 1 to 60 mass % of monomer (a2) units and from 0 to less than 5 mass % of monomer (a3) units, a copolymer (B) comprising from 40 to 91 mass % of monomer (b1) units, from 2 to 20 mass % of monomer (b2) units, from 5 to 20 mass % of monomer (b3) units, and from 2 to 20 mass % of vinyl chloride (b4) units, and a liquid medium (C), wherein monomers (a1) and (b1) are (Z—Y)nX [Z is a C1-6 polyfluoroalkyl group, etc., Y is a divalent organic group having no fluorine atom, etc., n is 1 or 2, and X is a specific group having a polymerizable unsaturated group], monomers (a2) and (b2) are vinylidene chloride or vinylidene fluoride, and monomers (a3) and (b3) are a (meth)acrylate having a saturated hydrocarbon group having at least 12 carbon atoms.

Abstract: A light source detector detects, from a vehicle, a light source that exists outside the vehicle. A light reactive sheet is arranged in a planar form and is located in front of the driver driving the vehicle. The light reactive sheet changes color in response to light having a specific frequency. A light source position calculating unit calculates a light source position on the surface of the light reactive sheet based on output of the light source detector. A light emitter emits light having the specific frequency from the inside of the vehicle to the light reactive sheet based on the calculated light source position.