Abstract: A cleaning device includes a protection cover in a viewing field of a camera, a piezoelectric material to vibrate the protection cover, a driver to drive the piezoelectric material, a vibrator to detect a signal related to a vibration level of the protection cover vibrated with the piezoelectric material, and a controller to control the driver based on a signal detected by the vibration sensor so that the signal detected by the vibrator matches a predetermined target value of the vibration level of the protection cover.

Abstract: A sheet processing machine includes a processing device including a processing blade; a drive shaft related to an operation of the processing blade; a shaft drive motor; a rotational position detection unit that detects a rotational position of the drive shaft; a width direction drive motor that moves the processing device; and a control unit, in which the control unit controls the shaft drive motor so that the drive shaft is at a predetermined rotational position based on the rotational position of the drive shaft detected by the rotational position detection unit, and controls the width direction drive motor so that the processing device moves to a predetermined processing position while the drive shaft maintains the predetermined rotational position.

Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus for fully utilizing the functions of a machine tool by correctly converting CL data into an NC program. The information processing apparatus includes a CL data acquirer that can acquire CL data including standardization information based on a rule defined among a plurality of output devices, thereby acquiring CL data including the standardization information associated with at least one of unique control information of the numerical control apparatus, unique control information of the machine tool, and unique control information of a user of the machine tool, and an NC program generator that acquires an NC code corresponding to the standardization information included in the CL data, and generates an NC program including the NC code based on the NC code and the CL data.

Abstract: In a cleaning device, a signal processing circuit determines that a foreign substance has adhered to a surface of a protection cover based on at least two pieces of information among a change amount of a resonant frequency when a vibration portion is driven at a first voltage, a change amount of a current value relating to an impedance detected by an impedance detector, and a temporal change of an image captured by an imaging portion, and cleans the surface of the protection cover by controlling the vibration portion in accordance with the determination.

Abstract: A cleaning apparatus includes an imaging section, a protective cover in a field of view of the imaging section, a vibrator to vibrate the protective cover, a piezoelectric driver to drive the vibrator, a cleaning liquid discharger to discharge a cleaner onto a surface of the protective cover, and a signal processing circuit to control the piezoelectric driver. The signal processing circuit controls the piezoelectric driver such that the protective cover is vibrated at a resonant frequency for a predetermined period after the cleaning liquid is caused to be discharged and controls the piezoelectric driver such that, after the predetermined period, vibration of the protective cover is stopped or the protective cover is vibrated at a frequency other than the resonant frequency.

Abstract: A reagent storage device of the present disclosure includes a shutter and a moving mechanism. The shutter is configured to open and close an opening in a reagent compartment for housing a reagent container, the reagent compartment being provided with the opening for insertion and removal of a probe used to extract a reagent from inside the reagent container housed in the reagent compartment. The moving mechanism is configured to move the shutter to an overlay position opposing the opening and separated from the opening before moving the shutter downward so as to close off the opening, and is also configured to move the shutter that is closing off the opening upward to open up the opening before withdrawing the shutter from the overlay position over the opening.

Abstract: A cleaning device includes a housing holding an imaging device, a protective cover located in a field of view of the imaging device, a vibrator to vibrate the protective cover, a piezoelectric driver to drive the vibrator, a cleaning liquid discharger to discharge, onto a surface of the protective cover, a cleaning liquid including an abrasive, and a signal processing circuit to control the piezoelectric driver and the cleaning liquid discharger. When causing the cleaning liquid discharger to discharge the cleaning liquid, the signal processing circuit can control the piezoelectric driver such that the protective cover is vibrated at a vibration acceleration of larger than about 8.0×105 m/s2 and equal to or less than about 21.0×105 m/s2.

Abstract: A vibration device includes a light-transmissive body, and a vibrator to vibrate the light-transmissive body at a vibration acceleration of equal to or more than about 1.5×105 m/s2 and equal to or less than about 8.0×105 m/s2.

Abstract: Provided is a web content automated generation system capable of simply creating web content without editing a programming language. A web content automated generation system includes an image data acquisition unit configured to acquire web content as one piece of image data, a source code acquisition unit configured to acquire a source code including HTML data constituting the web content, a learning unit configured to acquire teacher data by analyzing the image data and the source code, an image data registration unit configured to input web content to be created as one piece of image data, an analysis unit configured to analyze a degree of relevance between the input image data and teacher data stored in teacher data storage unit, and a content source code generation unit configured to generate content source code regarding the input image data on the basis of a source code of the teacher data having a high degree of relevance analyzed by the analysis unit.

Abstract: A cleaning device includes a protection cover in a viewing field of a camera, a piezoelectric material to vibrate the protection cover, a driver to drive the piezoelectric material, a vibrator to detect a signal related to a vibration level of the protection cover vibrated with the piezoelectric material, and a controller to control the driver based on a signal detected by the vibration sensor so that the signal detected by the vibrator matches a predetermined target value of the vibration level of the protection cover.

Abstract: A cleaning apparatus includes an imaging section, a protective cover in a field of view of the imaging section, a vibrator to vibrate the protective cover, a piezoelectric driver to drive the vibrator, a cleaning liquid discharger to discharge a cleaner onto a surface of the protective cover, and a signal processing circuit to control the piezoelectric driver. The signal processing circuit controls the piezoelectric driver such that the protective cover is vibrated at a resonant frequency for a predetermined period after the cleaning liquid is caused to be discharged and controls the piezoelectric driver such that, after the predetermined period, vibration of the protective cover is stopped or the protective cover is vibrated at a frequency other than the resonant frequency.

Abstract: A reagent storage device of the present disclosure includes a shutter and a moving mechanism. The shutter is configured to open and close an opening in a reagent compartment for housing a reagent container, the reagent compartment being provided with the opening for insertion and removal of a probe used to extract a reagent from inside the reagent container housed in the reagent compartment. The moving mechanism is configured to move the shutter to an overlay position opposing the opening and separated from the opening before moving the shutter downward so as to close off the opening, and is also configured to move the shutter that is closing off the opening upward to open up the opening before withdrawing the shutter from the overlay position over the opening.

Abstract: Provided is a web content automated generation system capable of simply creating web content without editing a programming language. A web content automated generation system includes an image data acquisition unit configured to acquire web content as one piece of image data, a source code acquisition unit configured to acquire a source code including HTML data constituting the web content, a learning unit configured to acquire teacher data by analyzing the image data and the source code, an image data registration unit configured to input web content to be created as one piece of image data, an analysis unit configured to analyze a degree of relevance between the input image data and teacher data stored in teacher data storage unit, and a content source code generation unit configured to generate content source code regarding the input image data on the basis of a source code of the teacher data having a high degree of relevance analyzed by the analysis unit.

Abstract: In a cleaning device, a signal processing circuit determines that a foreign substance has adhered to a surface of a protection cover based on at least two pieces of information among a change amount of a resonant frequency when a vibration portion is driven at a first voltage, a change amount of a current value relating to an impedance detected by an impedance detector, and a temporal change of an image captured by an imaging portion, and cleans the surface of the protection cover by controlling the vibration portion in accordance with the determination.

Abstract: The invention provides a heat-sensitive recording material, which is highly sensitive, is almost free of staining on the background, and gives a recorded image excellent in stability during storage, by using a finely divided sensitizer dispersion excellent in shelf stability produced in a short time with high volumetric efficiency. The invention relates to a method of producing a sensitizer dispersion, which comprises emulsifying and finely dividing a heat-sensitive recording sensitizer by melting under heating in an aqueous emulsifying dispersant, and then crystallizing the finely divided emulsified dispersion under rapid cooling, wherein the sensitizer is at least one member selected from the group consisting of 1,2-bis(phenoxy)ethane, 1,2-bis(3-methylphenoxy)ethane, 1,2-bis(4-methylphenoxy)ethane, p-benzylbiphenyl, di-p-methylbenzyl oxalate, and ?-naphthyl benzyl ether.

Abstract: The invention provides a heat-sensitive recording material, which is highly sensitive, is almost free of staining on the background, and gives a recorded image excellent in stability during storage, by using a finely divided sensitizer dispersion excellent in shelf stability produced in a short time with high volumetric efficiency. The invention relates to a method of producing a sensitizer dispersion, which comprises emulsifying and finely dividing a heat-sensitive recording sensitizer by melting under heating in an aqueous emulsifying dispersant, and then crystallizing the finely divided emulsified dispersion under rapid cooling, wherein the sensitizer is at least one member selected from the group consisting of 1,2-bis(phenoxy)ethane, 1,2-bis(3-methylphenoxy)ethane, 1,2-bis(4-methylphenoxy)ethane, p-benzylbiphenyl, di-p-methylbenzyl oxalate, and ?-naphthyl benzyl ether.

Abstract: The invention provides a heat-sensitive recording material, which is highly sensitive, is almost free of staining on the background, and gives a recorded image excellent in stability during storage, by using a finely divided sensitizer dispersion excellent in shelf stability produced in a short time with high volumetric efficiency. The invention relates to a method of producing a sensitizer dispersion, which comprises emulsifying and finely dividing a heat-sensitive recording sensitizer by melting under heating in an aqueous emulsifying dispersant, and then crystallizing the finely divided emulsified dispersion under rapid cooling, wherein the sensitizer is at least one member selected from the group consisting of 1,2-bis(phenoxy)ethane, 1,2-bis(3-methylphenoxy)ethane, 1,2-bis(4-methylphenoxy)ethane, p-benzylbiphenyl, di-p-methylbenzyl oxalate, and ?-naphthyl benzyl ether.

Abstract: A heat-sensitive recording material which has a heat-sensitive recording layer formed on a surface of a substrate, the recording layer comprising a basic chromogenic dye precursor and a developer, wherein as the developer, there is used a mixture comprising 5 to 95 wt % of 2,2-dimethyl-1,3-bis(4-hydroxybenzoyloxy)propane and 95 to 5 wt % of 4,4′-hydroxydiphenyl sulfone.

Abstract: An electrode for adsorption (17) is provided in the vicinity of the laser processing position, and an electrode (18) for detecting capacitance is provided on the outer periphery of the electrode for adsorption (17), so that the capacitance (C) between the electrode (18) for detecting capacitance and the workpiece (15) is detected, with a voltage being applied to between the electrode for adsorption (17) and the workpiece (15), to thereby control the focal position (12a) of the laser beam (12) based on the detected capacitance (C).

Abstract: A tool holder composed of: a holder body, the holder body including: a tip mounting portion; a cutting tip held to the holder body at the tip mounting portion; a face adjoining the cutting tip; and a protrusion projecting from the face to thereby rebound chips produced by the cutting tip during a cutting operation.