Abstract: The present invention relates to a liquid-crystal composition comprising (A) dye compounds and (B) a liquid-crystal material, wherein the dye compounds (A) include an anthraquinone compound represented by general formula (1) and an anthraquinone compound represented by general formula (2) in a specific proportion and further include a dye compound which is neither the anthraquinone compound represented by general formula (1) nor the anthraquinone compound represented by general formula (2). The present invention further relates to a liquid-crystal composition comprising the (A) and (B) components and further containing (C) a. photocurable compound and (D) a photopolymerization initiator, a cured object obtained from the liquid-crystal composition, and a light-modulating element in which the liquid-crystal composition or the cured object is sandwiched therein.

Abstract: Sunlight incident in a lamp through a lens is prevented from being collected on a portion formed between a front end of a reflector and a lens holding frame through an opening formed in front of the portion. A vehicle lamp includes a light emitting portion, a lens that projects light emitted from the light emitting portion, a reflector including a first reflective surface that reflects light emitted from the light emitting portion toward the lens, an opening formed between a front end of the reflector and a frame, the frame that holds the lens, and a second reflective surface that is formed between the front end of the reflector and the frame, and reflects external light incident in the vehicle lamp through the lens.

Abstract: There is provided a robot device including: a head portion coupled to a trunk; four leg portions on a front left, a front right, a rear left, and a rear right coupled to the trunk; a first indirect portion that tilts the head portion left and right; and a second joint portion that rotates, with respect to the trunk, one of the leg portions on the rear left and the rear right to a front side, and the other to a rear side. It is possible to faithfully reproduce the movement of the four-legged animal by providing the first joint portion and the second joint portion.

Abstract: Provided is a vehicular lamp that forms a light distribution pattern for traveling having a lower end portion overlapping an upper end portion of a light distribution pattern for passing and is downsized with a simple configuration. The vehicular lamp includes a projection lens that projects light emitted from a first light source to form the light distribution pattern for passing and projects light emitted from a second light source to form the light distribution pattern for traveling. A lower lens part and an upper lens part are set in the projection lens about a lens axis as a center, a lower focus is set on the lens axis in the lower lens part, and an upper focus shorter in focal length than the lower focus is set on the lens axis in the upper lens part.

Abstract: Provided are a compound, an additive for synthetic resins, an additive composition for synthetic resins, a resin composition, and a molded article thereof, which can improve the properties of synthetic resins. A compound containing a monovalent group represented by general formula (1) can improve the properties of synthetic resins. In general formula (1), X represents a divalent group, Ar1 and Ar2 each independently represent an unsubstituted or substituted phenyl group, and * represents a site bonding to another atom.

Abstract: Sunlight incident in a lamp through a lens is prevented from being collected on a portion formed between a front end of a reflector and a lens holding frame through an opening formed in front of the portion. A vehicle lamp includes a light emitting portion, a lens that projects light emitted from the light emitting portion, a reflector including a first reflective surface that reflects light emitted from the light emitting portion toward the lens, an opening formed between a front end of the reflector and a frame, the frame that holds the lens, and a second reflective surface that is formed between the front end of the reflector and the frame, and reflects external light incident in the vehicle lamp through the lens.

Abstract: A display device is provided. The device comprises a pixel array, a scanning circuit configured to select a row in the pixel array, and a signal output circuit configured to supply image signals to pixels arranged in the row selected by the scanning circuit. The device displays an image using pixels arranged between an initial line on one side in the pixel array and an end line succeeding the initial line on the other side. The scanning circuit includes a start designation circuit configured to designate the initial line, an end designation circuit configured to designate the end line and a shift register. The shift register is configured to start selection for writing the image signals from the initial line and sequentially select the rows between the initial line and the end line in one frame period for displaying one image.

Abstract: A battery includes a plurality of secondary batteries, a casing including a lower case and an upper case, and a plurality of separators interposed between corresponding secondary batteries. Each separator includes a first stopper in a lower part, a second stopper in an upper part, and a cooling passage between the secondary batteries and between the first stopper and the second stopper. The casing includes a face opposing the lateral faces of the secondary battery and including an opening opposing the cooling passage.

Abstract: A display device is provided. The device comprises a pixel array, a scanning circuit configured to select a row in the pixel array, and a signal output circuit configured to supply image signals to pixels arranged in the row selected by the scanning circuit. The device displays an image using pixels arranged between an initial line on one side in the pixel array and an end line succeeding the initial line on the other side. The scanning circuit includes a start designation circuit configured to designate the initial line, an end designation circuit configured to designate the end line and a shift register. The shift register is configured to start selection for writing the image signals from the initial line and sequentially select the rows between the initial line and the end line in one frame period for displaying one image.

Abstract: Provided is a vehicular lamp that forms a light distribution pattern for traveling having a lower end portion overlapping an upper end portion of a light distribution pattern for passing and is downsized with a simple configuration. The vehicular lamp includes a projection lens that projects light emitted from a first light source to form the light distribution pattern for passing and projects light emitted from a second light source to form the light distribution pattern for traveling. A lower lens part and an upper lens part are set in the projection lens about a lens axis as a center, a lower focus is set on the lens axis in the lower lens part, and an upper focus shorter in focal length than the lower focus is set on the lens axis in the upper lens part.

Abstract: A display device comprising a scanning circuit configured to scan a pixel array in which a plurality of pixels are arranged in a matrix and a control circuit configured to control the scanning circuit to scan the pixel array in accordance with a display mode selected among a plurality of display modes is provided. The plurality of display modes include a first display mode for repeatedly performing an operation unit formed by a plurality of scanning sequences including a first scanning sequence by which the scanning circuit scans, in a predetermined order, a predetermined scanning line of the pixel array. When shifting to the first display mode from a display mode which is other than the first display mode among the plurality of display modes, the control circuit controls the scanning circuit to start the operation unit from the first scanning sequence.

Abstract: Pixels output a first signal based on signal charge of a part of photoelectric conversion units of multiple photoelectric conversion units, and a second signal based on signal charge of multiple photoelectric conversion units. An imaging apparatus outputs signals based on the first signals and signals based on the second signals by reducing the number of signals based on the first signals as compared to the number of signals based on the second signals.

Abstract: A battery includes a plurality of secondary batteries, a casing including a lower case and an upper case, and a plurality of separators interposed between corresponding secondary batteries. Each separator includes a first stopper in a lower part, a second stopper in an upper part, and a cooling passage between the secondary batteries and between the first stopper and the second stopper. The casing includes a face opposing the lateral faces of the secondary battery and including an opening opposing the cooling passage.

Abstract: Pixels output a first signal based on signal charge of a part of photoelectric conversion units of multiple photoelectric conversion units, and a second signal based on signal charge of multiple photoelectric conversion units. An imaging apparatus outputs signals based on the first signals and signals based on the second signals by reducing the number of signals based on the first signals as compared to the number of signals based on the second signals.

Abstract: A display device includes signal supply circuit having N blocks and data supply circuit for supplying data to the N blocks. Each block includes holding block having k data holders for supply signals to k columns, and scanning circuit block for sequentially selecting the k data holders to receive data from the data supply circuit. The scanning circuit block includes k-stage shift register formed from k registers. Scanning circuit is formed by N scanning circuit blocks each arranged in one of the N blocks, and sequentially selects the N holding blocks each arranged in one of the N blocks to sequentially select the k data holders of each selected holding block to receive data. In response to output from i-th register of n-th block, the data supply circuit sets (n+1)-th block in operation-enabled state.

Abstract: A battery pack includes a lower case having a rectangular box shape with a top opened, and including a bottom part, a plurality of first walls, and second walls; an upper case having a rectangular box shape with a bottom opened, and including a top part opposing the lower case; and a plurality of secondary batteries each including a top face provided with a positive-electrode terminal and a negative-electrode terminal, principal faces, a pair of lateral faces extending between the principal faces, and a bottom face, and deformable ribs.

Abstract: An imaging sensor is configured to generate a signal that is obtained by amplifying one of a signal corresponding to a first accumulation period and a signal corresponding to a second accumulation period by using amplification factors having different values.

Abstract: A display device includes signal supply circuit having N blocks and data supply circuit for supplying data to the N blocks. Each block includes holding block having k data holders for supply signals to k columns, and scanning circuit block for sequentially selecting the k data holders to receive data from the data supply circuit. The scanning circuit block includes k-stage shift register formed from k registers. Scanning circuit is formed by N scanning circuit blocks each arranged in one of the N blocks, and sequentially selects the N holding blocks each arranged in one of the N blocks to sequentially select the k data holders of each selected holding block to receive data. In response to output from i-th register of n-th block, the data supply circuit sets (n+1)-th block in operation-enabled state.

Abstract: A display device is provided. The device comprises a pixel array, a scanning circuit configured to select a row in the pixel array, and a signal output circuit configured to supply image signals to pixels arranged in the row selected by the scanning circuit. The device displays an image using pixels arranged between an initial line on one side in the pixel array and an end line succeeding the initial line on the other side. The scanning circuit includes a start designation circuit configured to designate the initial line, an end designation circuit configured to designate the end line and a shift register. The shift register is configured to start selection for writing the image signals from the initial line and sequentially select the rows between the initial line and the end line in one frame period for displaying one image.

Abstract: The photoelectric conversion apparatus according to an embodiment includes a photoelectric conversion element (PD), a first transistor (Mpx) including a gate that receives a first signal from the photoelectric conversion element (PD), a second transistor (M2), and a third transistor (M3) that selectively constitutes a first differential pair constituted by the first transistor (Mpx) and the third transistor (M3) and a second differential pair constituted by the second transistor (M2) and the third transistor (M3). The photoelectric conversion apparatus outputs a second signal based on a voltage at the gate of the first transistor (Mpx) to a gate of the second transistor (M2).