Abstract: A rotating electrical machine includes a rotor configured to be rotatable around a rotation axis of the rotor, and a stator facing the rotor in a radial direction. The stator includes a stator iron core having a first core portion, a second core portion facing the first core portion in the radial direction, an elastically deformable member between the first core portion and the second core portion, and a tooth provided opposite to the second core portion with respect to the first core portion and extending radially from the first core portion. A winding is wound around the tooth of the stator iron core. The first core portion, the second core portion, the elastically deformable member, and the tooth are integrated together A mechanism reduces an axial displacement of the tooth during winding of the winding around the tooth.

Abstract: An oligoester is obtained by subjecting the following to an esterification reaction: component (A), a glycerin; component (B), a dicarboxylic acid having 2-12 carbon atoms; and component (C), one or more types of fatty acid selected from the group consisting of caprylic acid, ethylhexanoic acid, isononanoic acid, isopalmitic acid and isostearic acid. The esterification reaction involves esterifying 0.65-0.8 moles of the component (B) and 1.2-1.7 moles of the component (C) relative to 1 mole of the component (A). The oligoester has an acid value of 5 mgKOH/g or less, a saponification value of 420-510 mgKOH/g and a hydroxyl value of 60 mgKOH/g or less.

Abstract: The purpose is to facilitate the adjustment of the size of a light emitting region of a lens structure. A lens structure for a vehicle light body includes a light emitting part and a base. The light emitting part includes an introduction reflective surface which causes light from the base to completely reflect as parallel light to the Z? direction, and a back-side reflective surface arranged to the Z direction in the light emitting back surface. Each back-side reflective surface has a normal direction sloping relative to the Z direction, and causes the parallel light from the introduction reflective surface to completely reflect to the Y+ direction. The light emitting surface emits light from the back-side reflective surface.

Abstract: The sealing film seals a gap between an electrode lead wire and a housing vessel. The electrode lead wire is electrically connected to a battery body. The housing vessel houses the battery body. The sealing film includes one or a plurality of thermoplastic resin layers. At least one of the thermoplastic resin layers includes a hydrogen-bonding resin having a structure allowing hydrogen bonding between molecules thereof.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member, a charging member, a charging voltage applying portion, an exposure unit, a developing member, a developing voltage applying portion, a cleaning member, and a controller. During non-image forming operation from a start of rotation of the image bearing member to a start of an image forming operation or from an end of the image forming operation to a stop of the rotation of the image bearing member, in a contact rotation state of the developing member with the image bearing member, the controller effects control so as to execute a supplying operation in which Vback smaller or larger than Vback during an image forming operation is generated in a time corresponding to one-full rotation of the developing member and toner moved from the developing member to the surface of the image bearing member is supplied to the cleaning portion.

Abstract: To allow light from one or one group of light sources to be used for a plurality of applications. A lens structure for a vehicle lamp includes a light transmitter and a reflective surface. The light transmitter is configured to transmit light in a predetermined horizontal direction. The reflective surface is provided at an upper portion of an end portion of the light transmitter in the predetermined horizontal direction. A direction perpendicular to the reflective surface is inclined toward a direction opposite to the predetermined horizontal direction from a direction directly downward. The reflective surface totally reflects the light travelling in the predetermined horizontal direction downward. The light transmitted from below the reflective surface in the light transmitter in the predetermined horizontal direction radiates in the predetermined horizontal direction, and the light reflected by the reflective surface illuminates a road surface.

Abstract: An information processing method for assisting a user to be capable of smoothly ascertaining necessary information. An information processing method causes a computer to execute processing for acquiring classification data in which pixels constituting biomedical image data indicating an internal structure of a living body are classified into a plurality of regions including a living tissue region in which a luminal region exists, the luminal region, and an extraluminal region outside the living tissue region, and generating region contour data, in which a portion where a thickness from an inner surface of the living tissue region facing the luminal region exceeds a predetermined threshold is removed from the living tissue region, based on the classification data.

Abstract: In post-rotation control of removing an electric charge from a surface of an image bearing member in a state that the image bearing member and a developing member rotate while in contact with each other, in a case that the post-rotation control is started in a state that a recording medium is being conveyed by the image bearing member and a transfer member, i) a control portion controls a transfer voltage applying portion so as to apply a first transfer voltage in a case that the recording medium is being sandwiched between the image bearing member and the transfer member, and ii) the control portion controls the transfer voltage applying portion so as to apply a second transfer voltage that is lower than the first transfer voltage after the recording medium passes through a sandwiching portion.

Abstract: A rotating electric machine includes a casing, a stator core and radial fixing portions. The stator core has a plurality of stacked electrical steel sheets and includes a cylindrical yoke, a plurality of teeth extending inward of the yoke, and crimping portions fixing adjacent sheets. The radial fixing portions are each arranged within an area of a first angle between two lines connecting an axial center of the stator core and adjacent two of the crimping portions in the circumferential direction and fix the casing and the stator core using a method of applying compressive stress to the stator core radially inward from an outside. The crimping portions are each formed in a rectangular shape having long sides extending along the radial direction of the stator core and short sides extending along the circumferential direction of the stator core when the stator core is viewed in an axial direction.

Abstract: A ceramic structure includes at least a region comprising mullite, a region comprising oxide which contains Si and Al richer in Si than the mullite, and a region comprising aluminum oxide, wherein an oxide-equivalent mole ratio SiO2/Al2O3 satisfies 0.1/0.9 to 0.7/0.3.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a photosensitive drum, a charging member, a developing member. The controller controls to perform a preparation operation so that rotation of the photosensitive drum is started in contacting the developing member with the photosensitive drum, and charging and developing voltages are changed stepwise respectively so that a potential difference between a surface potential of the photosensitive drum and the developing voltage becomes a predetermined value. The controller controls to change the charging voltage to a voltage of the same polarity as during the image formation and an absolute value thereof lower than a discharge start voltage from a state of not applying the charging voltage, and then so as to change the charging voltage to a plurality of values of the same polarity as during the image formation and the absolute value thereof equal to or greater than the discharge start voltage.

Abstract: The object is to improve degree of freedom in design for the cross-sectional shape of a region of light guided by the lens structure. A lens structure for a vehicle light body guides at least part of the light in the Z+ direction to both sides of the X direction, and then guides in the Y+ direction. The first reflective surface includes a first reflective surface sub part projecting from the first reflective surface main part to the X+ direction. The second reflective surface includes a second reflective surface sub part projecting from the second reflective surface main part to the X? direction. The first reflective surface sub part and the second reflective surface sub part are arranged in the Y direction in a plan view seen in the Z direction, and intersect in a plan view seen in the Y direction.

Abstract: An image processing device configured to cause a display to display, based on tomographic data acquired by a sensor moving in a lumen of a biological tissue, an image representing the biological tissue and display a first element on a screen same as the image, the first element representing a position of the sensor and being displaced as the sensor moves, the image processing device including a control unit configured to cause the display to display, upon receiving a user operation of requesting marking of the position of the sensor, a second element together with the first element, the second element being fixed at a position same as a position of the first element at time of the user operation.

Abstract: The present invention manages a plurality of sections constituting a program in a format that reflects information in a mutual inclusion relationship, e.g. “function and process of a device,” regardless of a logical relationship. In accordance with a user operation, a development assistance device (10) assigns, to each of a plurality of sections (SC) constituting a program (PG), a level number (HN) identifying the level to which each section belongs.

Abstract: A motor includes a rotor and stator. The stator includes a stator iron core having a substantially annular yoke, and a plurality of teeth extending from the yoke toward the rotor. Each tooth includes an extending portion with a winding wire wound in a concentrated manner to form a coil, and flange portions extending circumferentially from a tip end portion of the extending portion. The plurality of teeth include adjacent first second teeth with coils having identical phases, and adjacent third and fourth teeth with coils having different phases. A first magnetic resistance circumferentially from a tip end portion of the first flange portion to a center of the extending portion of the first tooth is higher than a second magnetic resistance circumferentially from a tip end portion of the second flange portion to a center of the extending portion of the third tooth.

Abstract: Techniques to reduce the d-axis inductance in a rotor are provided. According to one embodiment in the present disclosure, a rotor 20 includes permanent magnets 22 and 23 housed in magnet slots different from each other formed in an iron core 21, and arranged in series magnetically; and a flux barrier (cavity 24) provided to be close to an end in a direction orthogonal to a direction of a main magnetic flux, for each of the permanent magnets 22 and 23 arranged in series magnetically. Two instances of the flux barrier corresponding to the respective permanent magnets 22 and 23 arranged in series magnetically, communicate with each other. According to another embodiment in the present disclosure, a motor 1 includes the rotor 20 described above.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a microchip apparatus using liquids. More specifically, the invention provides a liquid mixing apparatus comprising at least two microchannels for introducing liquids and a mixing microchannel that connects to the at least two liquid-introducing microchannels, wherein the liquids are transported from the respective liquid-introducing microchannels toward the mixing microchannel, the apparatus further comprising means for enhancing the mixing of the liquids that converge in the mixing microchannel. The invention also provides an electrophoretic apparatus and a microchip electrophoretic apparatus for denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis.

Abstract: The invention relates generally to the field of treating a nucleic acid. More particularly, the invention provides a method for amplifying a nucleic acid and an apparatus for amplifying a nucleic acid, as well as method and apparatus for synthesizing nucleic acid to be used for the amplification.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a microchip apparatus using liquids. More specifically, the invention provides a liquid mixing apparatus comprising at least two microchannels for introducing liquids and a mixing microchannel that connects to the at least two liquid-introducing microchannels, wherein the liquids are transported from the respective liquid-introducing microchannels toward the mixing microchannel, the apparatus further comprising means for enhancing the mixing of the liquids that converge in the mixing microchannel. The invention also provides an electrophoretic apparatus and a microchip electrophoretic apparatus for denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis.