Abstract: A driving tool includes: a plunger movable in a first direction along a direction in which a fastener is launched; an urging member that is extendable and contractible in the first direction and serves as a drive source of the plunger; and guide rails configured to guide movement of the plunger in the first direction. The guide rails extend along the first direction of the urging member and are disposed on both sides sandwiching the urging member, and the guide rails are arranged such that a virtual line connecting the guide rails on the both sides of the urging member is deviated from a central axis of the urging member in a plan view of the urging member as viewed from the first direction.

Abstract: The present embodiment relates to a distance sensor configured to inject an equal amount of current into storage nodes coupled, respectively, to charge collection regions where charges of a photosensitive region is distributed by driving of first and second transfer electrodes and obtain a distance to an object based on difference information on charge amounts of the respective storage nodes. Saturation caused by disturbance light of each storage node is avoided by injecting the equal amount of current to each storage node, and the difference information on the charge amounts of the respective storage nodes, which is not easily affected by the current injection, is obtained by driving the first and second transfer electrodes according to the plurality of frames representing the electrode drive pattern, respectively.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a main casing, a cartridge, and a controller. The cartridge is attachable to the main casing. The cartridge includes a cartridge memory configured to store identification information. The controller is configured to perform a rewriting process to rewrite the identification information to information indicating that the cartridge is the normal cartridge, in a case where the controller receives a cancellation instruction to instruct to cancel the service contract and the identification information, which is stored in a cartridge memory of the cartridge attached to the main casing, indicates that the cartridge is the contract cartridge.

Abstract: A remote function selection device selects a remote function in an automated drive vehicle configured to execute automated drive and remote travel and provided with a plurality of remote functions. The remote function selection device is configured to determine whether executing the automated drive at a predetermined timing is impossible; determines the remote function that is executable at the predetermined timing when it is determined that executing the automated drive is impossible; predict an action of a target around the automated drive vehicle based on a detection result from an external sensor configured to detect the target; calculate an action prediction confidence degree for the predicted action of the target; and selects the remote function. The remote function selection device configured to select the remote function based on the calculated action prediction confidence degree when it is determined that a plurality of remote functions is executable.

Abstract: A control apparatus controls an operation of a self-propelled mechanism of an endoscope. The control apparatus includes a drive circuit that outputs a motor current, a motor current detection circuit that acquires a value relating to magnitude of the motor current as a detection value, a storage circuit that stores a limit value relating to the detection value, and a control circuit that performs an operation as a first controller that controls the drive circuit so as to stop the motor when it is determined that the detection value exceeds a value relating to the limit value, and performs an operation as a second controller that controls the drive circuit so as to stop the motor when it is determined that the detection value exceeds the value relating to the limit value.

Abstract: A coil-type electronic component comprises an element including a magnetic element body and a coil conductor. A portion of the magnetic element body in between layers of the coil conductor adjacent to each other in an axis direction of the coil conductor includes first soft magnetic metal particles. A portion of the magnetic element body on an outer side along the axis includes second soft magnetic metal particles. The first soft magnetic metal particles have a saturation magnetization (Ms) higher than that of the second soft magnetic metal particles.

Abstract: A soft magnetic metal powder or the like from which a soft magnetic metal fired body can be provided has a high magnetic permeability ? and a specific resistance ? and is contained in a coil-type electronic component having sufficiently high inductance L and Q value and unlikely to be plating-extended and short-circuited. A soft magnetic metal powder contains soft magnetic metal particles containing at least Fe and Ni. Said soft magnetic metal powder further contains P, Si, Cr and/or M. M is at least one selected from among B, Co, Mn, Ti, Zr, Hf, Nb, Ta, Mo, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Zn, Al, and rare earth elements. The content of each element is within a predetermined range.

Abstract: Provided is a configuration that confirms a settlement means designated by a user who makes settlement and reliably makes the settlement involving communication with a user terminal of the user. A store terminal inputs a user utterance made by the user and designating the settlement means via a microphone, executes voice recognition processing to determine the settlement means designated by the user, and transmits the user utterance to the user terminal via a communication unit. The user terminal determines whether or not the user utterance input from the store terminal matches a registered user utterance for collation stored in a storage unit, and transmits a payment execution notification to the store terminal on the basis of determination that the user utterance matches the registered user utterance. The store terminal executes the settlement processing in response to the payment execution notification received from the user terminal.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus, including: a photoconductor; a developing device; a developer storage; a supplier configured to supply developer; an optical sensor; and a controller configured to execute: a developing process of developing an electrostatic latent image on the photoconductor; a usage-amount obtaining process of obtaining a usage amount of the developer; a supplying process of supplying the developer to the developing device every time when the obtained usage amount becomes equal to or greater than a first threshold; and a detecting process of detecting, by the optical sensor, an amount of the developer in the developing device every time when the obtained usage amount becomes equal to or greater than a second threshold larger than the first threshold, and wherein the controller is configured to execute the detecting process in a period different from a period in which the developing process is being executed.

Abstract: A shape measuring apparatus includes a stage, a light projecting portion, a light receiving portion, and a rotation unit. The rotation unit is attached to an end of the stage. The rotation unit rotates the measurement subject about a rotation axis that vertically intersects while holding the measurement subject. In a state where the measurement subject is at a predetermined rotation angular position, the pattern light is emitted from the light projecting portion to the measurement subject a plurality of times while being phase-shifted. At this time, the light receiving portion captures an image of the measurement subject. Three-dimensional shape data is generated on the basis of a plurality of pieces of image data obtained by imaging.

Abstract: An autonomous driving device includes a plurality of driving function ECUs having a function to drive a vehicle in place of an occupant, and a driving function switch ECU is configured to individually change operating states of the driving function ECUs according to a route to a destination and remaining power. The driving function ECUs include an autonomous driving ECU configured to autonomously drive the vehicle, and a remote control ECU configured to operate the vehicle according to remote control from outside.

Abstract: A ferrite composition comprises a main component and a subcomponent. The main component includes 32.0 to 46.4 mol % of iron oxide in terms of Fe2O3, 4.4 to 14.0 mol % of copper oxide in terms of CuO, and 8.4 to 56.9 mol % of zinc oxide in terms of ZnO. The subcomponent includes 0.53 to 11.00 parts by weight of a silicon compound in terms of SiO2, 0.1 to 12.8 parts by weight of a tin compound in terms of SnO2, and 0.5 to 7.0 parts by weight of a bismuth compound in terms of Bi2O3, with respect to 100 parts by weight of the main component.

Abstract: The culture medium processing system includes a controller (100) configured to control operation of a sample dispensing part (20), a reagent dispensing part (26) and a transport arm (24) to deproteinize a sample, wherein the controller (100) is configured to dispense a methanol solution into an empty filtration container (50) to perform a conditioning of a filtration filter (52) disposed in the filtration container (50), then dispense a sample into the filtration container (50), add an acetonitrile solution as a deproteinization agent to the sample in the filtration container (50), and then perform a filtration process in the filtration part (30).

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: a drum cartridge to which one of a first toner cartridge and a second toner cartridge is attachable; a frame including a first slot and a second slot; and a controller including a control memory and a processor. The drum cartridge to which the one of the first toner cartridge and the second toner cartridges is attached is attachable to one of the first slot and the second slot. The control memory stores first color information allocated to the first slot, and second color information allocated to the second slot. In a state where the drum cartridge is attached to one of the first slot and the second slot and when the drum memory does not store any color information, the processor is configured to perform: writing, into the drum memory, one of the first color information and the second color information which is appropriate.

Abstract: An autonomous driving device to be mounted on a vehicle includes a first ECU configured to autonomously drive the vehicle, and a second ECU configured to operate the vehicle under remote control from an outside. The first ECU is configured to keep an activated state while the second ECU is operating the vehicle. The second ECU is configured to keep a power saving state while the first ECU is autonomously driving the vehicle.

Abstract: The internal combustion engine includes a fan cover that covers a cooling fan driven by a crankshaft, a top cover that covers the fan cover, and a cooling air passage between the fan cover and the top cover. The fan cover includes a first rib facing the top cover in the cooling air passage.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a configuration that enables reliable payment processing while preventing fraudulent processing even in a case where a shop terminal does not have a function to communicate with a payment server. In a payment processing system including a shop terminal and a user terminal that perform a data write process and a data read process on a data- rewritable dynamic tag, and a payment server that performs communication with the user terminal, the shop terminal writes payment data including a settlement amount and a random number into the dynamic tag. The user terminal transmits the payment data recorded in the dynamic tag to the payment server, the payment server generates a signature and transmits the signature to the user terminal after the payment processing, and the user terminal writes the signature into the dynamic tag.

Abstract: A printing device, including: a cartridge storing developer; a memory provided in the cartridge; and a controller configured to execute a printing process of operating the cartridge form a developer image on a sheet by use of the developer in the cartridge, a first access process of performing access to the memory when the printing process is not being executed, and a second access process of performing access to the memory in a period in which the printing process is being executed, in response to a predetermined operation of the printing device, wherein, when an access failure occurs in the first access process, the controller notifies an error, and wherein, when an access failure occurs in the second access process, the controller continues the printing process and executes the second access process again in response to a next timing of the predetermined operation of the printing device.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus, including: a housing; a photoconductor; a developing unit configured to form a developer image on the photoconductor; a developer cartridge storing developer, the cartridge being removably mountable on the housing, a supplier configured to supply the developer from the developer cartridge to the developing unit; and a controller configured to execute a first printing process of forming a developer image by use of the developer supplied from the developer cartridge, when the developer cartridge is being mounted on the housing, and a second printing process of forming a developer image by use of the developer remaining in the developing unit, when a usage amount of the developing unit is not less than a predetermined value and the developer cartridge is not being mounted on the housing, wherein the controller does not execute the second printing process when the usage amount is less than the predetermined value.

Abstract: Problem: To reduce the likelihood of insufficient electrical continuity in wiring in a semiconductor device.