Abstract: Each plate unit is disposed corresponding to one battery or to an assembly of several batteries and has terminal openings, through which output terminals provided on corresponding battery are exposed, and coupling mechanism that couples adjacent plate units to each other. Coupling mechanism is made up of male part disposed on one of two adjacent plate units, and female part that is disposed on the other and to which male part is fitted. Male part and female part are fitted to each other across a gap that allows a predetermined amount of displacement of two coupled plate units in stacking direction of batteries.

Abstract: A manufacturing method for a rotary electric machine is equipped with an insertion roller having an outer circumferential surface configured to contact a coil lead line in such a manner that the coil lead line is inserted into accommodating grooves of an insulator, a roller support section that rotatably supports the insertion roller, and a bending unit that performs a bending process to bend the coil lead line by coming into contact with the coil lead line so as to form a terminal part.

Abstract: Methods and related systems for lithographically defining patterns on a substrate are disclosed. An exemplary method includes forming a structure. The method includes providing a substrate to a reaction chamber. The substrate comprises a semiconductor and a surface layer. The surface layer comprises amorphous carbon. The method further comprises forming a barrier layer on the surface layer and depositing a metal-containing layer on the substrate. The metal- containing layer comprises oxygen and a metal.

Abstract: Provided is a voltage detection line including conductive wire and insulating film covering conductive wire, and detecting voltage of a battery in order to suppress reconduction of a disconnected voltage detection line. Conductive wire includes low-resistance part having a predetermined electrical resistance value, and high-resistance part having a higher electrical resistance value than an electrical resistance value of low-resistance part and fusing when an overcurrent flows through conductive wire. Insulating film includes high-strength part that covers low-resistance part and has a predetermined strength, and low-strength part that covers high-resistance part and has a strength lower than a strength of high-strength part.

Abstract: The present invention provides a simulation device, etc. in which the computational load for computing behavior of a pedestrian or the like is reduced while suppressing inaccuracy in simulation. This simulation device is provided with a processor configured to: select, based on a position of a moving object model that is a virtual moving object positioned within a virtual map including a plurality of cells, one or more of the plurality of cells, as candidates for a post-movement place of the moving object model; compute, for each candidate of the candidates, a margin level that represents a degree of a margin of the each candidate for newly accepting the moving object model; and determine the post-movement place from among the candidates, based on the margin level and a reference direction associated with the moving object model.

Abstract: This electric compressor includes a rotation shaft including a first end and a second end, a compressor impeller which is mounted on the first end of the rotation shaft and includes a back surface facing the second end, a motor disposed between the first end and the second end of the rotation shaft, a wall portion which separates an impeller space and a motor space from each other and includes a reference wall surface having a shape along the back surface of the compressor impeller, and a bypass hole which is formed in the wall portion to connect the impeller space to the motor space and includes a first opening which opens to the impeller space. In the wall portion, a recessed portion which is disposed around the first opening of the bypass hole and recessed from the reference wall surface is formed.

Abstract: The specimen analyzer includes: an input unit which receives an input of subject attribute information; an analysis unit which performs measurement of a specimen collected from a subject, and which performs analysis of the specimen based on a measurement result and the subject attribute information received by the input unit; and a controller which causes the analysis unit to be incapable of analyzing the specimen unless the input of the subject attribute information is performed with the input uni.

Abstract: A resonant pressure sensor includes a first substrate and a resonator. The first substrate includes a diaphragm and a projection disposed on the diaphragm. The resonator is disposed in the first substrate, a part of the resonator being included in the projection, and the resonator being disposed between a top of the projection and an intermediate level of the first substrate. The first substrate is an SOI substrate in which a silicon dioxide layer is inserted between a silicon substrate and a superficial silicon layer. The intermediate level of the first substrate is disposed in the silicon substrate, and the resonator is disposed in the projection included in the superficial silicon layer.

Abstract: A sample pretreatment apparatus includes: a plurality of sample pretreatment sections, each of which executes a sample pretreatment prior to a measurement; and a robotic arm including: an articulated arm member; and a hand attached to the articulated arm member. The plurality of sample pretreatment sections includes a sample dispenser that dispenses a sample in a first sample container into a second sample container. For a first measurement, the robotic arm holds the second sample container with the hand and transports the second sample container to a pretreatment group of the plurality of sample pretreatment sections, the pretreatment group including the sample dispenser. For a second measurement, the robotic arm holds the second sample container with the hand and transports the second sample container to another pretreatment group of the plurality of sample pretreatment sections, the another pretreatment group including the sample dispenser.

Abstract: An electric compressor includes a casing which accommodates an inverter and includes a bottom plate on which a power board of the inverter is mounted and a cooling water passage which is provided in a housing and opens to a bottom plate of the casing. The bottom plate of the casing includes a first surface on which a power board is mounted and a second surface opposite to the first surface. A metal plate is buried at a position corresponding to the power board in the bottom plate and a rear surface of the metal plate is exposed to the second surface side and faces the cooling water passage.

Abstract: The specimen analyzer includes: an input unit which receives an input of subject attribute information; an analysis unit which performs measurement of a specimen collected from a subject, and which performs analysis of the specimen based on a measurement result and the subject attribute information received by the input unit; and a controller which causes the analysis unit to be incapable of analyzing the specimen unless the input of the subject attribute information is performed with the input unit.

Abstract: To provide a decorative film in which swelling of a layer containing a fluorinated polymer is suppressed and adhesion of the layer containing the fluorinated polymer is excellent; and a method for producing a three-dimensional molded product provided with a decorative film.

Abstract: Methods of forming metal silicon oxide layers and metal silicon oxynitride layers are disclosed. Exemplary methods include providing a silicon precursor to the reaction chamber for a silicon precursor pulse period, providing a first metal precursor to the reaction chamber for a first metal precursor pulse period, and providing a first reactant to the reaction chamber for a first reactant pulse period, wherein the silicon precursor pulse period and the first metal precursor pulse period overlap.

Abstract: A guide member includes a first diametrically directed side guide section and a second diametrically directed side guide section formed by bending a single member at a bent portion. The first diametrically directed side guide section guides predetermined portions of electric conductors on a diametrically directed side of a slot. Further, the second diametrically directed side guide section guides predetermined portions of the electric conductors on a diametrically directed side of another slot adjacent to the slot. The bent portion is supported by a supporting body.

Abstract: A building integrity assessment system includes: an earthquake detector including: a building bottom sensor at a bottom of a building and that detects acceleration and an earthquake early-warning receiver that receives an earthquake early warning; a cloud computer; and sensors disposed at a plurality of positions in the building and that measures an influence of an earthquake on the building at each of the positions and wirelessly transmits measurement results to the cloud computer. The cloud computer estimates and evaluates the integrity of the building based on the measurement results. In response to the building bottom sensor detecting preliminary tremors or the earthquake early-warning receiver receiving the earthquake early warning, the plurality of sensors measures the influence of the earthquake on the building from a time before a major motion arrives at the building to a time after the arrival.

Abstract: A specimen analyzer includes: an analysis unit which analyzes a specimen collected from a subject and generates an analysis result including a component amount in the specimen; an output unit which outputs the analysis result; and a controller which causes the output unit to output or not to output the component amount based on a comparison between the component amount and a determination reference value.

Abstract: A resonant pressure sensor includes a first substrate including a diaphragm and at least one projection disposed on the diaphragm, and at least one resonator disposed in the first substrate, at least a part of the resonator being included in the projection, and the resonator being disposed between a top of the projection and an intermediate level of the first substrate.

Abstract: A positioning and fixing apparatus that fixes a position of a stator core includes a plurality of positioners that are displaced so as to approach or separate from the stator core, by a positioner displacing unit. One of the positioners is an engager that engages with a first tab section being an engaging section. First, the engager engages with the first tab section, and then, pressers being the remainder of the positioners position a certain region of the stator core.

Abstract: A magnetic pump is provided that includes a magnet can and an impeller that are individually formed, that is capable of easily performing assembling/disassembling, that has high workability during manufacturing or maintenance, and that has high strength in a connection part between the magnet can and the impeller, and to provide a rotary body for the magnetic pump.

Abstract: An apparatus receives an input of a position to a display unit and receives a moving instruction for moving a selected position corresponding to the input position on the display unit. The apparatus controls to, in a case where an object area including the input position has a first size, move the selected position in accordance with a moving operation of a first operation amount and, in a case where the object area has a second size that is smaller than the first size, move the selected position by a second movement amount smaller than the first movement amount in accordance with the moving operation of the first operation amount.