Abstract: A transmission apparatus switches to a line of one standby system upon occurrence of a fault on any one of n lines of a working system. The transmission apparatus includes a switching controller that when switching from a line of the working system to a line of the standby-system upon the occurrence of the fault and executing a given command to put the line causing the fault in a given state of line switching according to the given command, causes the working system to maintain the state of line switching according to the given command even after restoration from the fault.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a thermally-assisted magnetic head includes providing a light source unit including a laser diode; providing a reflection board, and a photo detector; driving the laser diode to emit a light beam towards the reflection board; performing an alignment between the light source unit and the thermally-assisted magnetic recording head section, based on a reflected light of the light beam reflected by the reflection board, then passed through the optical waveguide and finally detected by the photo detector obtaining the maximum power in a LED emission state of the laser diode; and bonding the light source unit to the slider after the alignment is completed. It improves alignment accuracy between a light source unit and a slider during a bonding process therebetween, prevents a laser diode of the light source unit instability, and improves performance of the thermally-assisted magnetic head finally.

Abstract: To provide a method that is capable of suppressing absorption of lithium ions into the inner portion of a resin collector that is used in a bipolar lithium ion secondary battery. The collector for a bipolar lithium ion secondary battery of the invention has at least two conductive layers. One of the conductive layers that constitute the collector (a first conductive layer) is configured by adding a conductive filler into a base material that contains an imide group-containing resin. The other of the conductive layers that constitute the collector (a second conductive layer) is configured by adding a conductive filler into a base material that contains a polar resin containing no imide group. The collector for a bipolar lithium ion secondary battery is further characterized in that when a bipolar electrode is formed, the first conductive layer is arranged on the positive electrode side.

Abstract: An electronic component unit manufacturing method includes: preparing a circuit board including a heat generating element mounted thereon and a bonding metal foil layer formed thereon, a heat transfer board including an insulative layer formed on one face thereof and a heat transfer metal foil layer formed on the insulative layer, and a heat sink; applying a cream solder to form a solder layer on the board bonding metal foil layer or the heat transfer metal foil layer; superimposing the bonding metal foil layer and the heat transfer metal foil layer with each other via the solder layer; re-melting the solder layer to solder the bonding metal foil layer and the heat transfer metal foil layer; and superimposing the other face of the heat transfer board with the heat sink to thereby assemble the circuit board with the heat sink via the heat transfer board.

Abstract: A bipolar secondary battery current collector is a bipolar secondary battery current collector having electrical conductivity. The current collector has an expansion section that expands in a thickness direction of the current collector at a temperature equal to or higher than a prescribed temperature.

Abstract: A separator with a heat resistant insulation layer includes a porous substrate layer and a heat resistant insulation layer formed on one surface or both surfaces of the porous substrate layer and containing inorganic particles and a binder. The ratio of tensile strength in MD direction×fracture strain in MD direction to the tensile strength in TD direction×fracture strain in RD direction is in a range from 0.3 to 20. A ratio of the unit mass of the heat resistant insulation layer to the unit mass of the porous substrate layer is in a range from 0.5 to 2.5. Accordingly, the separator with a heat resistant insulation layer can have improved resistance to an internal short-circuit (shorting resistance).

Abstract: A node device in an optical transport ring network including plural node devices connected in a ring form using plural optical transmission paths so that optical transport frames of a working line and a protection line are transmitted using the plural optical transmission paths, includes a control information transmitter, when a failure occurs in the optical transmission paths, transmitting the optical transport frame to an opposing node device as a transmission destination node in the optical transmission paths, the optical transport frame including switching control information; and a switcher receiving the optical transport frame including switching control information, the optical transport frame being transmitted to the node device as the transmission destination node, forming a loop back to fold a transmission path between the plural optical transmission paths, and switching the optical transmission path from the work line to the protection line.

Abstract: Provided is a method for performing a burn-in test on an object under test in which a plurality of electrodes are provided in positions at different heights. The method comprising steps of: preparing an object under test in which an electrode in a higher position have a higher surface roughness among the plurality of electrodes; bringing a plurality of sheet-type probes into contact with the plurality of electrodes, respectively; and supplying an electric current with the plurality of electrodes through the plurality of sheet-type probes. By implementing the method, the sheet-type probes can be kept in stable contact with the electrodes because electrodes in a higher position have a higher surface roughness Ra than electrodes in a lower position. Consequently, stable and reliable burn-in test can be performed.

Abstract: A communication system includes a source node and an end node of a first working path, a source node and an end node of a second working path, and a source node and an end node of a common path serving as a protection path shared by the first and second working paths. The source node of the common path transfers one of signals received from the source nodes of the first and second working paths to the common path, and the end node of the common path transmits the signal received through the common path to each of the end nodes of the first and second working paths.

Abstract: A head stack assembly includes a mounting base, a plurality of drive arms connected with the mounting base, and multiple pairs of head gimbal assemblies connected with the drive arms. Each head gimbal assembly includes a thermal assisted magnetic head, the thermal assisted magnetic head has an air bearing surface, a bottom surface opposite to the air bearing surface, and a laser diode module mounted on the bottom surface and adapted to emit a downward laser light to a write element of the thermal assisted magnetic head and an upward laser light, wherein a light shielding structure is provided to prevent the upward laser light emitting to other laser diode modules to generate light coupling, thereby improving thermal stability of the thermal assisted magnetic head.

Abstract: In order to properly count the number of sheets printed which serves as the basis on which a charge is calculated, an MFP that acts as a designated printer includes a job accepting portion to accept a print job, a job executing portion to carry out printing based on the print job, a requesting portion to, when the job executing portion is not available for executing the print job, transmit an alternative instruction including the print job to an alternative printer, and an adding portion to add the number of alternative sheets printed by the alternative printer based on the print job included in the alternative instruction to the number of sheets printed by the job executing portion.

Abstract: A measurement device includes a blood pressure measurement unit that measures blood pressures in the upper and lower limbs, a pulse wave measurement unit that measures pulse waves in the upper and lower limbs, a first index calculation unit that calculates an ABI by calculating the ratio of the blood pressures in the upper and lower limbs, a second index calculation unit that calculates a second index used for evaluation of the ABI using the pulse waves in the upper and lower limbs, an evaluation unit that evaluates the reliability of the ABI using the ABI and the second index, and an output unit that outputs the ABI along with the result of evaluation.

Abstract: A separator with a heat resistant insulation layer includes a porous substrate, and a heat resistant insulation layer formed on one surface or both surfaces of the porous substrate and containing at least one kind of inorganic particles and at least one kind of a binder, wherein a content mass ratio of the inorganic particles to the binder in the heat resistant insulation layer is in a range from 99:1 to 85:15, a BET specific surface area of the inorganic particles is in a range from 3 m2/g to 50 m2/g, and a ratio of the moisture content per mass of the binder to the BET specific surface area of the inorganic particles is greater than 0.0001 and smaller than 2.

Abstract: A digital multi function peripheral includes a scanner for reading an image in a document read position; a document retaining cover for being able to change an opening and closing state between a state in which the scanner is closed and a state in which the scanner is opened, and conveying a document to the scanner when the scanner is closed; a registration sensor for detecting a leading end portion and a rear end portion of the document conveyed by the document retaining cover; and a controller for determining the opening and closing state of the document retaining cover based on a state of the leading end portion and the rear end portion of the document in the image read by an IR module at a time when a predetermined time frame elapses since a detection state of the registration sensor changes. Therefore, the opening and closing state of the conveyance unit for conveying the document can accurately be detected.

Abstract: A measurement device includes a pulse wave measurement unit for measuring a pulse wave, and a calculation unit for calculating a predetermined parameter value from the pulse wave, and calculating an index value corresponding to Ankle Brachial Blood Pressure Index as an index value of arteriostenosis using the parameter value.

Abstract: A separator with a heat-resistant insulation layer for an electric device includes a resin porous substrate and a heat-resistant insulation layer containing heat-resistant particles and a binder, the heat-resistant insulation layer being formed on at least one surface of the resin porous substrate. The heat-resistant particles contain alumina and a parameter X is 0.018 to 0.336. Parameter X is represented by X=Ca×Rzjis/D, wherein C? is a ratio of the alumina, which occupies the heat-resistant particles, Rzjis is surface roughness of a surface of the heat-resistant insulation layer, the surface being opposite the resin porous substrate, and D is a thickness of the heat-resistant insulation layer.

Abstract: An electronic component unit manufacturing method includes: preparing a circuit board including a heat generating element mounted thereon and a bonding metal foil layer formed thereon, a heat transfer board including an insulative layer formed on one face thereof and a heat transfer metal foil layer formed on the insulative layer, and a heat sink; applying a cream solder to form a solder layer on the board bonding metal foil layer or the heat transfer metal foil layer; superimposing the bonding metal foil layer and the heat transfer metal foil layer with each other via the solder layer; re-melting the solder layer to solder the bonding metal foil layer and the heat transfer metal foil layer; and superimposing the other face of the heat transfer board with the heat sink to thereby assemble the circuit board with the heat sink via the heat transfer board.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus comprises a image reader unit and a controller. The controller is configured to i) execute a detection operation of calculating a correction coefficient based on reference image data obtained by applying the light from a light source to a reference unit and receiving, by a photoelectric conversion unit, the reflected light from the reference unit to perform photoelectric conversion of the received light to the reference image data, ii) correct image density variations of the image data caused by orientation variations of the light source and pixel sensitivity of the photoelectric conversion unit based on the correction coefficient, iii) form an output image to be printed on output paper in accordance with an arrangement manner, based on the corrected image data, and iv) determine an interval at which the detection operation is executed, in accordance with a characteristic of the light source and the arrangement manner.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a thermally-assisted magnetic head includes aligning the light source unit to the thermally-assisted magnetic head section on the slider body; and performing a bonding between the unit substrate and the slider body with a bonding layer in between. And process of the bonding includes irradiating the bonding layer with a first laser shot, pausing for a time interval after the first laser shot, and then irradiating a second laser shot, wherein a first irradiating power of the first laser shot is weaker than a second irradiating power of the second laser shot, and a first irradiating time of the first laser shot is shorter than a second irradiating time of the second laser shot. The method can keep an accurate alignment of the unit substrate with respect to the slider after a bonding process and, in turns improve performance of the thermally-assisted magnetic head.

Abstract: According to embodiments, there is provided an electronic component unit, including: a circuit board including: a heat generating element that generates a heat; and a bonding metal foil layer formed on a face thereof; a heat transfer board including: a board body having a thermal conductivity higher than that of the circuit board; an insulative layer formed on a first face of the board body; and a heat transfer metal foil layer formed to cover the insulative layer; and a heat sink, wherein the circuit board is assembled with the heat sink via the heat transfer board such that (1) the heat transfer metal foil layer is soldered to the bonding metal foil layer and (2) the second face of the board body is superimposed on the heat sink.