Abstract: An abnormality diagnosis method that diagnoses abnormality of a braking unit included in a prescribed apparatus that includes: the braking unit including a pressing member, an urging member that urges the pressing member toward an actuator, and an attraction device that releases an urging state of the pressing member that is pressed by the urging member; and a controller configured to control braking by the braking unit and that changes operation programs each including a plurality of operation steps, based on an attraction time period when the pressing member is separated from the actuator to release braking. The abnormality diagnosis method includes: a step of the prescribed apparatus calculating the attraction time period when the prescribed apparatus executes prescribed operation steps associated with corresponding operation programs; and a step of diagnosing abnormality of the braking unit based on the calculated attraction time period.

Abstract: A color tone correction system includes a reception unit that receives a target workpiece image and design information of a target workpiece, a reference image data storage unit that stores a reference workpiece image, an image determination unit that determines whether or not the target workpiece is inclined more than the reference workpiece, a calculation processing unit that estimates an inclination angle of the target workpiece based on the stored reference workpiece image and the target workpiece image, a color tone data storage unit that stores a relationship between the inclination angle and a color tone correction value, an image correction unit that corrects a color tone of the target workpiece image based on the estimated inclination angle and a color tone correction formula corresponding to the stored relationship, and an output unit that outputs the corrected target workpiece image.

Abstract: An adhesion apparatus includes: an image forming unit configured to form, through an electrophotographic process, an adhesive image of a powder adhesive on a sheet that is conveyed; and a control unit configured to control the image forming unit to use a first pattern in a first conveyance period, and use a second pattern different from the first pattern in a second conveyance period following the first conveyance period, as a formation pattern in an adhering section corresponding to part of a width direction orthogonal to a conveyance direction of the sheet.

Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a PHA, in particular PHBV, having a molecular weight exceeding 3,610,000 and/or a method for producing such a PHA while controlling the molecular weight thereof. Provided is a copolymer of random copolymerization of 3-hydroxybutanoic acid and 3-hydroxyvaleric acid, having a weight-average molecular weight exceeding 3,610,000.

Abstract: A control apparatus includes driving means for rotationally driving a predetermined mechanism, braking means for braking the driving means by pressing a pressing unit against a rotation unit of the driving means, and control means for, in order to change rotation position of the predetermined mechanism, controlling the driving means in a braking release period in which the pressing unit is returned to a predetermined position to temporarily maintain the rotation position of the predetermined mechanism, and then driving the predetermined mechanism to thereby change the rotation position. The control apparatus performs at least one of notification to the user, braking of the predetermined mechanism, and stopping of the driving means when a command time for the driving means at the time of temporarily maintaining the rotation position of the predetermined mechanism is longer than or equal to a predetermined time.

Abstract: A braking force controller includes: a target jerk calculation unit; a first estimation unit configured to estimate an increment of braking force when a prescribed factor that increases braking force to be generated by the first actuator unit currently occurs; a second estimation unit configured to estimate the increment of the braking force when the prescribed factor occurs within a prescribed period; and a control unit configured to determine a negative jerk generated when the second actuator unit generates the braking force such that a sum of the negative jerk and the jerk generated by the first actuator unit without the prescribed factor becomes the target jerk. When the increment of the braking force due to the prescribed factor is larger than a prescribed value, the control unit corrects the determined negative jerk such that an absolute value of the negative jerk becomes smaller.

Abstract: Provided is a tire inner liner with which it is possible to suppress resistance to flex fatigue during tire travel and peeling failures at high temperatures, and also reduce rolling resistance at low temperatures. A tire inner liner comprising a material that contains a thermoplastic elastomer composition, which is constituted from a thermoplastic resin or thermoplastic-resin component and an elastomer component, said tire inner liner characterized in that, in a temperature dependent curve of tan ? of the material, the maximum value of tan ? occurs between 20° C. and 70° C. inclusive.

Abstract: Provided is a tire inner liner capable of reducing rolling resistance during tire driving. The present invention provides a tire inner liner that consists of a material containing a thermoplastic elastomer composition consisting of a thermoplastic resin or a thermoplastic-resin component and an elastomer component, the tire inner liner being characterized in that the ratio of the dynamic storage modulus of the material at 60° C. with respect to the dynamic storage modulus of the material at 0° C. is 0.01-0.3.

Abstract: In a tire, a main groove has a bend where the groove wall angle relative to the tread surface normal line changes in a meridian cross-section. In first and second blocks adjacent in a width direction with the main groove therebetween, an angle between a line extended from a ridge line formed by a bend of a first block side groove wall and a line extended from a lug groove wall defining the first block is larger than an angle between a line extended from the ridge line formed by a bend of the second block side groove wall and a line extended from a lug groove wall defining the second block, and an angle of the first block side groove wall to the tread surface normal line is smaller than an angle of the second block side groove wall to the tread surface normal line.

Abstract: In a tire including a block having an edge along a main groove closer to an equatorial plane and a block having an edge along a main groove farther from the equatorial plane, the angles between an imaginary line extending a ridge line formed by a bend point of a groove wall on the edge side of the main groove and imaginary lines extending each of edges adjacent in a circumferential direction with the edge interposed therebetween are an acute angle (?a) and an obtuse angle (?b), and the angles between an imaginary line extending a ridge line formed by a bend point of a groove wall on the edge side of the main groove and imaginary lines extending each of edges adjacent in the circumferential direction with the edge interposed therebetween are an acute angle (?c) and an obtuse angle (?d), with a relationship (?d??c)<(?b??a).

Abstract: A tire includes a tread portion that includes a center main groove, an outer main groove provided on an outer side in a tire width direction of the center main groove, and a lug groove extending in a direction intersecting with both main grooves. The center main groove has a zigzag shape in which a first linear portion and a second linear portion are alternately connected. The outer main groove has a zigzag shape in which a long linear portion and a short linear portion are alternately connected. The lug groove has a groove center line intersecting with the short linear portion in the zigzag shape of the outer main groove.

Abstract: An abnormality sign notifying system includes: an abnormality occurrence time estimation unit configured to estimate an abnormality occurrence time at which an abnormality occurs in a facility based on information related to an operation of the facility installed in a production line; an abnormality elimination period estimation unit configured to estimate an abnormality elimination period required for eliminating the abnormality of the facility based on characteristic information related to a part, which is a replacement required part, necessary for eliminating the abnormality of the facility; a notifying time setting unit configured to set a notifying time at which a sign of the abnormality of the facility is notified at the abnormality elimination period before the abnormality occurrence time; and a notifying unit configured to notify the sign of the abnormality of the facility at the notifying time.

Abstract: A braking force controller includes: a target jerk calculation unit; a first estimation unit configured to estimate an increment of braking force when a prescribed factor that increases braking force to be generated by the first actuator unit currently occurs; a second estimation unit configured to estimate the increment of the braking force when the prescribed factor occurs within a prescribed period; and a control unit configured to determine a negative jerk generated when the second actuator unit generates the braking force such that a sum of the negative jerk and the jerk generated by the first actuator unit without the prescribed factor becomes the target jerk. When the increment of the braking force due to the prescribed factor is larger than a prescribed value, the control unit corrects the determined negative jerk such that an absolute value of the negative jerk becomes smaller.

Abstract: A pneumatic tire includes: a tire inner surface rubber layer constituting a tire inner surface; and an electrically conductive member, at least a part of the electrically conductive member being disposed on an inner cavity side of the tire inner surface rubber layer. The electrically conductive member includes a knitted fabric including a yarn, at least a part of the yarn having electrical conductivity, the knitted fabric having stretchability. The electrically conductive member is electrically connected to an electrical device provided in the tire. The electrically conductive member is disposed extending along the tire inner surface in a tire radial direction, and a direction in which the electrically conductive member extends aligns with a direction in which the knitted fabric has stretchability. The knitted fabric is configured by mixing a yarn having electrical conductivity and a yarn having non-electrical conductivity.

Abstract: A pneumatic tire includes circumferential main grooves extending in the tire circumferential direction and arranged side by side in the tire width direction and a land portion defined by the circumferential main grooves. The land portion includes notch portions extending in the tire width direction and connected to the circumferential main grooves and shallow groove portions connected to the notch portions, respectively, and terminating in the land portion. The height of the notch portions decreases continuously toward the circumferential main grooves connected thereto.

Abstract: An automatic updating system includes an off-line management server, an in-line management server, a production management server configured to calculate a non-operating time in each time period, and a data analysis server. The off-line management server installs update-software transmitted from a manufacturer server in a corresponding off-line robot based on the transmitted update-software, evaluates the installed update-software, and determines whether or not it is possible to update the in-line robot by the update-software based on the evaluation. The data analysis server schedules the timing of the update of the software so that the update by the update-software, which has been determined to be updatable, is carried out within the non-operating time of the in-line robot. The in-line management server updates the software of the in-line robot at the timing scheduled by the data analysis server.

Abstract: A vehicular breaking force control system that includes a control device including a processor that acquires a plurality of longitudinal accelerations from a driving assistance system, and calculates a driving/braking request when the vehicle is in a coasting state in which an acceleration operation or a deceleration operation are not performed during running of the vehicle. The processor further acquires a driving force lower limit set for a powertrain actuator having a set gear ratio, and distributes the driving/braking request to at least one of (i) a powertrain system including the powertrain actuator and (ii) a brake system including a brake actuator. The driving/braking request is distributed to the at least one of the powertrain system and the brake system based on the acquired driving force lower limit.

Abstract: Provided are a cleaning member that removes a developer from the surface of an image bearing member that is attached to an opening of a frame; a transport member that transports developer removed from the surface of the photosensitive member drum by the cleaning member, from an opening side of the frame towards an opposing deep side; and a driving unit for driving the transport member such that the transport member moves relatively to the cleaning member. The transport member is driven by the driving unit such that an absolute value of maximum acceleration at the time of movement of the transport member in a direction from the opening side of the frame towards the deep side is smaller than an absolute value of maximum acceleration at the time of movement in a direction from the deep side towards the opening side.

Abstract: A first light guide lens includes a first entering section and a first emitting section located on opposite side to the first entering section, the first emitting section has a shape inclined or curved so that an outer side thereof retreats further than an inner side thereof, a plurality of light emitting elements include a first light emitting element disposed at a position overlapping the first entering section at the inner side when seen in a front view, and a second light emitting element disposed at a position that does not overlap the first entering section at the outer side when seen in the front view, and a light guide section that guides light emitted from the second light emitting element to a position corresponding to the outer side of the first entering section is provided between the second light emitting element and the first entering section.

Abstract: Provided is a thermoplastic elastomer composition which does not undergo viscosity increase during melt molding, gelation and molding failure, while having excellent heat resistance and durability. A thermoplastic elastomer composition for tires, which contains (A) an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer or a modified ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer, (B) a thermoplastic resin or a thermoplastic elastomer, which has a melting point of 200° C. or higher, and (C) an acid-modified elastomer in an amount of 20% by volume or more based on the amount of all polymer components. This thermoplastic elastomer composition for tires is characterized in that if this thermoplastic elastomer composition for tires is extruded at a piston speed of 5 min/min at a temperature that is higher than the melting point of the thermoplastic resin or thermoplastic elastomer (B) by 20° C.