Abstract: An electromotive sail drive includes an electromotive motor, a drive unit that is driven by the electromotive motor, and a pump that circulates, via the electromotive motor, a lubricant oil inside the drive unit.

Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide an engine in which operation of a control system and communication of information can be performed easily form above the engine. A blank part is formed in a top cover provided on an upper surface of an engine arranged in an engine room of a ship so as to penetrate vertically the top cover, an engine side operation part is arranged so as to face the blank part, and an upper end of the engine side operation part is positioned lower than an upper surface of the top cover.

Abstract: In a ship steering system for an out-drive device including: an out-drive device; a hydraulic actuator configured to turn the out-drive device; a hydraulic controller configured to control the hydraulic actuator; a ship steering device configured to instruct a traveling direction to the hydraulic controller; and an emergency ship steering device capable of at least instructing the out-drive device to turn, the emergency ship steering device is capable of controlling the hydraulic actuator without involving the hydraulic controller.

Abstract: An engine rotational speed control device (4) includes a noise removal processing unit (6) which corrects a command value, wherein the noise removal processing unit (6) is configured to set a current first output value (B(i)) to be identical to a previous first output value (B(i?1)) in a case where, in a latest step group, the number of successive increase steps is smaller than a first predetermined number (n) and the number of successive decrease steps is smaller than the first predetermined number (n), the increase step is a step in which a current first input value (A(i)) is greater than the previous first output value (B(i?1)) by a first set width (n) or more, and the decrease step is a step in which the current first input value (A(i)) is smaller than the previous first output value (B(i)) by the first set width (n) or more.

Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide an engine in which operation of a control system and communication of information can be performed easily form above the engine. A blank part is formed in a top cover provided on an upper surface of an engine arranged in an engine room of a ship so as to penetrate vertically the top cover, an engine side operation part is arranged so as to face the blank part, and an upper end of the engine side operation part is positioned lower than an upper surface of the top cover.

Abstract: An engine control device includes an engine failure determination unit and a rotation rate control unit. The engine failure determination unit determines whether or not a predetermined failure condition is satisfied based on a result of detection performed by a sensor that detects the state of a marine vessel engine. If an engine rotation rate is higher than a limited rotation rate when the engine failure determination unit determines that the failure condition is satisfied, the rotation rate control unit decreases the engine rotation rate to the limited rotation rate and performs a limited-operation control for rejecting any rotation rate operation that indicates a higher engine rotation rate than the limited rotation rate.

Abstract: In a ship steering system for an out-drive device including: an out-drive device; a hydraulic actuator configured to turn the out-drive device; a hydraulic controller configured to control the hydraulic actuator; a ship steering device configured to instruct a traveling direction to the hydraulic controller; and an emergency ship steering device capable of at least instructing the out-drive device to turn, the emergency ship steering device is capable of controlling the hydraulic actuator without involving the hydraulic controller.

Abstract: A ship maneuvering device rotates a propeller at a lower rotational frequency than the rotational frequency of the minimum idling speed of an engine. A control device has a crawling speed navigation mode. A crawling speed navigation mode button that selects whether or not to execute the crawling speed navigation mode is connected to the control device. When the crawling speed navigation mode is selected, and the amount of operation of a joystick lever is at or beneath a baseline amount of operation Ms, the control device causes the rotational frequency N of the engine to be the rotational frequency Nlow of the minimum idling speed, and in accordance with the amount of operation of the joystick lever, varies the duty ratio D, which is the fraction of time T1 that a main clutch is engaged in a predetermined cycle T, within a range of no greater than 100%.

Abstract: An engine rotational speed control device (4) includes a noise removal processing unit (6) which corrects a command value, wherein the noise removal processing unit (6) is configured to set a current first output value (B(i)) to be identical to a previous first output value (B(i?1)) in a case where, in a latest step group, the number of successive increase steps is smaller than a first predetermined number (n) and the number of successive decrease steps is smaller than the first predetermined number (n), the increase step is a step in which a current first input value (A(i)) is greater than the previous first output value (B(i?1)) by a first set width (n) or more, and the decrease step is a step in which the current first input value (A(i)) is smaller than the previous first output value (B(i)) by the first set width (n) or more.

Abstract: A ship maneuvering device rotates a propeller at a lower rotational frequency than the rotational frequency of the minimum idling speed of an engine. A control device has a crawling speed navigation mode. A crawling speed navigation mode button that selects whether or not to execute the crawling speed navigation mode is connected to the control device. When the crawling speed navigation mode is selected, and the amount of operation of a joystick lever is at or beneath a baseline amount of operation Ms, the control device causes the rotational frequency N of the engine to be the rotational frequency Nlow of the minimum idling speed, and in accordance with the amount of operation of the joystick lever, varies the duty ratio D, which is the fraction of time T1 that a main clutch is engaged in a predetermined cycle T, within a range of no greater than 100%.

Abstract: A photographing apparatus including: an imaging unit for obtaining image data by imaging a subject; a light irradiation unit for irradiating light onto the subject when photographing; an eye detection unit for detecting a human or animal eye; and a light control unit for changing the irradiation condition of the light such that the light is irradiated on a position of the subject other than the eye detected by the eye detection unit.

Abstract: The present invention provides an imaging apparatus comprising: an image pickup device which acquires the image of an object; an illuminating device which emits an illuminating light at a prescribed level of luminescence; an extracting device which extracts the face of a person from the image obtained from the image pickup device; a determining device which determines the facial expression and/or attributes of the person from the facial image of a person extracted from the extracting device; a corrective information storage device in which information on the quantity of correcting of the level of luminescence of the illuminating light according to the facial expression and/or attributes of the person is stored; and a correcting device which corrects the level of luminescence of the illuminating light with a quantity of correction matching the facial expression and/or attributes determined by the determining device.

Abstract: A photographing apparatus including: an imaging unit for obtaining image data by imaging a subject; a light irradiation unit for irradiating light onto the subject when photographing; an eye detection unit for detecting a human or animal eye; and a light control unit for changing the irradiation condition of the light such that the light is irradiated on a position of the subject other than the eye detected by the eye detection unit.

Abstract: The present invention provides an imaging apparatus comprising: an image pickup device which acquires the image of an object; an illuminating device which emits an illuminating light at a prescribed level of luminescence; an extracting device which extracts the face of a person from the image obtained from the image pickup device; a determining device which determines the facial expression and/or attributes of the person from the facial image of a person extracted from the extracting device; a corrective information storage device in which information on the quantity of correcting of the level of luminescence of the illuminating light according to the facial expression and/or attributes of the person is stored; and a correcting device which corrects the level of luminescence of the illuminating light with a quantity of correction matching the facial expression and/or attributes determined by the determining device.

Abstract: A camera is provided with a lens barrier moving between a closed position and an open position. The lens barrier is urged toward the open position by an urging mechanism, and is kept in the closed position by a locking mechanism. The urging mechanism urges the lens barrier with a compression spring. When the lens barrier is moved from the open position to the closed position, a movement amount thereof is reduced by a minimum length of the compression spring compressed in accordance with the movement of the lens barrier. In order to compensate the amount corresponding to the minimum length of the compression spring, a slider is provided. The slider is movable within a predetermined range together with the lens barrier when moving the lens barrier beyond the closed position.

Abstract: A camera is provided with a lens barrier moving between a closed position and an open position. The lens barrier is urged toward the open position by an urging mechanism, and is kept in the closed position by a locking mechanism. The urging mechanism urges the lens barrier with a compression spring. When the lens barrier is moved from the open position to the closed position, a movement amount thereof is reduced by a minimum length of the compression spring compressed in accordance with the movement of the lens barrier. In order to compensate the amount corresponding to the minimum length of the compression spring, a slider is provided. The slider is movable within a predetermined range together with the lens barrier when moving the lens barrier beyond the closed position.

Abstract: A camera provided with a pop-up strobe arranged such that the pop-up strobe is popped-up by pushing an operation button in a direction that is inclined with respect to a pivoting axis of the pop-up strobe. In particular, the operation button is mounted on a wall that is inclined with respect to the pivoting axis of the pop-up strobe and the direction in which the operation button is pushed is perpendicular to a surface of the inclined wall.

Abstract: A connector device for connecting a shape memory alloy spring to connector terminals which feed power to a connector of the shape memory alloy spring utilizing crimped connections applied to more than two portions of the connector terminal.