Abstract: A catalyst device includes a catalyst, a heating element, and a case. A direction in which exhaust gas flows through an exhaust passage is defined as a gas discharging direction. The case includes an end portion on an upstream side in the gas discharging direction. The heating element includes an end on an upstream side in the gas discharging direction. The end portion of the case is an insulating portion that insulates electricity and protrudes toward an upstream side of the end of the heating element in the gas discharging direction. The catalyst device further includes an outer tube that is separated from the end portion of the case in a radial direction to cover the end portion. The outer tube is formed by a turbine housing that houses a turbine wheel of the forced-induction device.

Abstract: A catalyst device includes a catalyst carrier serving as a heating element that generates heat when energized. The catalyst device includes a guide pipe that guides exhaust into the case. The catalyst device includes a connecting pipe that connects the guide pipe to the case. The case has an end that is an insulative portion and projects further upstream, in the direction in which exhaust flows, from an end surface of the catalyst carrier. A temperature difference inducing structure, which induces a state in which the connecting pipe is relatively lower in temperature than the end of the case, includes a heat shield, encompassing an outer circumferential surface of the connecting pipe and having an opening in part of a portion opposing the outer circumferential surface of the connecting pipe, and a stay fixing the outer circumferential surface of the connecting pipe to an internal combustion engine.

Abstract: In an easy open can lid a pulling-up direction of a tab acts toward a center of the lid while securing a finger hooking property with respect to the tab, by devising a shape of an embossed portion. In a can lid in which a tab for score breaking is fixed to a main body, and an embossed portion, into which a fingertip is insertable, is provided in the vicinity of a rear end of a finger hook portion of the tab, the embossed portion has a slope formed at a rear end side of the finger hook portion, and the slope of the embossed portion is provided with a guide recess for guiding a fingertip that extends toward the center of the lid at least up to a position thereof facing a central portion in a width direction of a back surface of the finger hook portion.

Abstract: In an easy open can lid a pulling-up direction of a tab acts toward a center of the lid while securing a finger hooking property with respect to the tab, by devising a shape of an embossed portion. In a can lid in which a tab for score breaking is fixed to a main body, and an embossed portion, into which a fingertip is insertable, is provided in the vicinity of a rear end of a finger hook portion of the tab, the embossed portion has a slope formed at a rear end side of the finger hook portion, and the slope of the embossed portion is provided with a guide recess for guiding a fingertip that extends toward the center of the lid at least up to a position thereof facing a central portion in a width direction of a back surface of the finger hook portion.

Abstract: An electrophotographic photosensitive member includes a conductive substrate and a photosensitive layer. The photosensitive layer contains at least a charge generating material, a charge transport material, and a binder resin. The binder resin includes a polyarylate resin. The polyarylate resin is represented by general formula (1) shown below. In general formula (1), X represents a divalent group represented by chemical formula (1-1), (1-2), (1-3), or (1-4) shown below.

Abstract: An electrophotographic photosensitive member includes a conductive substrate and a photosensitive layer. The photosensitive layer contains at least a charge generating material, a hole transport material, and a binder resin. The hole transport material is a compound represented by the following general formula (1). The binder resin is a resin represented by the following general formula (2). In general formula (1), R1 and R3 each independently represent an alkyl group, an aryl group, an aralkyl group, or an alkoxy group; and R2 and R4 each independently represent an alkyl group, or an alkoxy group. In general formula (2), R23, R24, and R25 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, or a C1-4 alkyl group, at least one of R23, R24, and R25 representing a C1-4 alkyl group; p+q=1.00, and 0.35?p<1.00; and n represents 2 or 3.

Abstract: An electrophotographic photosensitive member includes a conductive substrate and a photosensitive layer. The photosensitive layer contains at least a charge generating material, a charge transport material, and a binder resin. The binder resin includes a polyarylate resin. The polyarylate resin is represented by general formula (1) shown below. In general formula (1), X represents a divalent group represented by chemical formula (1-1), (1-2), (1-3), or (1-4) shown below.

Abstract: An electrophotographic photosensitive member has a photosensitive layer. The photosensitive layer is a multi-layer photosensitive layer having a charge transport layer being an outermost layer or a single-layer photosensitive layer. The amount of silica particles contained in the photosensitive layer is at least 0.5 parts by mass and no greater than 15 parts by mass relative to 100 parts by mass of a binder resin contained in the photosensitive layer.

Abstract: An electrophotographic photosensitive member includes a conductive substrate and a photosensitive layer. The photosensitive layer contains at least a charge generating material, a hole transport material, and a binder resin. The hole transport material is a compound represented by the following general formula (1). The binder resin is a resin represented by the following general formula (2). In general formula (1), R1 and R3 each independently represent an alkyl group, an aryl group, an aralkyl group, or an alkoxy group; and R2 and R4 each independently represent an alkyl group, or an alkoxy group. In general formula (2), R23, R24, and R25 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, or a C1-4 alkyl group, at least one of R23, R24, and R25 representing a C1-4 alkyl group; p+q=1.00, and 0.35?p<1,00; and n represents 2 or 3.

Abstract: An electrophotographic photosensitive member includes a photosensitive layer. The photosensitive layer is a single-layer photosensitive layer or a multi-layer photosensitive layer having a charge transport layer as an outermost layer. Silica particles are contained in the photosensitive layer in an amount of no less than 0.5 parts by mass and no greater than 15 parts by mass relative to 100 parts by mass of a binder resin. The binder resin includes a polycarbonate resin represented by the general formula (1a) or the general formula (1b).

Abstract: An electrophotographic photosensitive member has a photosensitive layer. The photosensitive layer is a multi-layer photosensitive layer having a charge transport layer being an outermost layer or a single-layer photosensitive layer. The amount of silica particles contained in the photosensitive layer is at least 0.5 parts by mass and no greater than 15 parts by mass relative to 100 parts by mass of a binder resin contained in the photosensitive layer.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to accurately detect a blank area (side mask) appearing outside an image area when an image has a different aspect ratio against a display screen. A boundary between a side mask and an image area is detected with a change of a luminance level of a plurality of scan lines of an image. The side mask is detected with a logical addition of detected results of an active detection unit 3a and a level detection unit 3b. The level detection units 3b sets previously a plurality of judge areas and detects the side mask when the judge areas set in the side mask do not change the mean luminance levels for a prescribed period of time and the judge areas set in the image area change the mean luminance levels.

Abstract: A fire alarm system provided with a fire receiver (1) to which a plurality of fire sensors and controlled apparatuses are connected. The fire receiver (1) comprises a LAN interface (11) for connecting with other fire receivers. When a fire sensor issues an alarm, the fire receiver transmits the fire information over the LAN together with a group number set in advance, and displays (12) only the fire information of the same group number when the fire receiver receives fire information transmitted from the other fire receivers via the LAN. Thus, even is a plurality of fire receivers are used in a large building divided into ridge sections, fire information can be shared without causing disorder.

Abstract: A fire alarm system provided with a fire receiver (1) to which a plurality of fire sensors and controlled apparatuses are connected. The fire receiver (1) comprises a LAN interface (11) for connecting with other fire receivers, transmits the fire information over the LAN together with a group number set in advance when a fire sensor issues an alarm, and displays (12) only the fire information of the same group number when the fire receiver receives fire information transmitted from the other fire receivers via the LAN. Thus, even if a plurality of fire receivers are used in a large building divided into ridge sections, fire information can be shared without causing disorder.