Abstract: A power conversion apparatus includes: a cooling air passage defined with cooling fins of upper and lower converters and cooling fins of an inverter opposed to each other; upper and lower blowing fans provided upstream of the cooling air passage; and upper and lower sucking fans provided downstream of the cooling air passage and at positions offset from the converters. The blowing fans are provided for supplying cooling air from upstream of the cooling air passage, and the sucking fans are provided for discharging air from within a casing of the apparatus to the outside.

Abstract: An electric power takeout device includes a protruding wall protruding in such a manner as to surround an electric power takeout section, and a cover covering the protruding wall and the power takeout section. The cover includes a cover wall covering the power takeout section with its outer peripheral edge opposed to the distal end edge of the protruding wall, and a peripheral wall protruding from the outer peripheral edge of the cover wall along the protruding wall, the peripheral wall being spaced a given distance from the body to thereby define a water introduction port above the protruding wall. The cover wall has a water discharge port communicating with the water introduction port and opening beneath the protruding wall, and a water guide section extending from the lower edge of the water discharge port to beneath the protruding wall.

Abstract: An electric power takeout device includes a protruding wall protruding in such a manner as to surround an electric power takeout section, and a cover covering the protruding wall and the power takeout section. The cover includes a cover wall covering the power takeout section with its outer peripheral edge opposed to the distal end edge of the protruding wall, and a peripheral wall protruding from the outer peripheral edge of the cover wall along the protruding wall, the peripheral wall being spaced a given distance from the body to thereby define a water introduction port above the protruding wall. The cover wall has a water discharge port communicating with the water introduction port and opening beneath the protruding wall, and a water guide section extending from the lower edge of the water discharge port to beneath the protruding wall.

Abstract: Disclosed are an image capture apparatus in which an arrangement relationship between an image sensor and a microlens array that is arranged in front of the image sensor can be varied, and a method for controlling the same. In a state in which a photographic lens including the microlens array is attached, information on the photographic lens and information on the image sensor are used to control a distance between the microlens array and the image sensor, and an aperture value. The microlens array or the image sensor is shifted so that they are arranged at this distance, and the aperture value is set.

Abstract: Provided are a cathode active material for a sodium ion secondary battery that is excellent in alkali ion diffusivity, structural stability, and cycle performance, and a synthesis method therefor. The cathode active material for a sodium ion secondary battery includes a melt-solidified body or oxide glass represented by the general formula NaxMyP2O7 (where M represents at least one or more kinds of transition metal elements selected from Cr, Fe, Mn, Co, and Ni, x satisfies a relationship of 1.20?x?2.10, and y satisfies a relationship of 0.95?y?1.60).

Abstract: In a contactless communication system, a first storage unit stores a group of access control programs corresponding to plural types of noncontact information carriers, respectively. A second storage unit stores access reference information required to execute the group of access control programs. A program execution unit refers to the access reference information to select at least one program in the group of access control programs based on the reference result. The program execution unit executes the selected at least one program in the group of access control programs based on the access reference information.

Abstract: Disclosed are an image capture apparatus in which an arrangement relationship between an image sensor and a microlens array that is arranged in front of the image sensor can be varied, and a method for controlling the same. In a state in which a photographic lens including the microlens array is attached, information on the photographic lens and information on the image sensor are used to control a distance between the microlens array and the image sensor, and an aperture value. The microlens array or the image sensor is shifted so that they are arranged at this distance, and the aperture value is set.

Abstract: Provided is the method for producing, by heat treating raw material powder, a lithium ion secondary battery positive electrode material which contains an olivine-structure crystal represented by general formula LiMxFe1-xPO4 (where 0?x<1 and M is at least one type selected from Nb, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Co and Ni), wherein the raw material powder contains trivalent iron compound. The present invention allows for stably producing at reduced cost a lithium ion secondary battery positive electrode material which contains olivine-type LiMxFe1-xPO4 crystal.

Abstract: To obtain an optical component having excellent secondary optical nonlinear properties by irradiating a surface and/or inside of glass having at least one member selected from Ni, Fe, V, Cu, Cr and Mn as a heat source material for absorbing and converting a laser beam to heat, incorporated to a glass matrix comprising at least one glass-forming oxide-selected from SiO2, GeO2, B2O3, P2O5, TeO2, Ga2O3, V2O5, MoO3 and WO3 and at least one member selected from alkali metals, alkaline earth metals, rare earth elements and transition elements, with a laser beam with a wavelength to be absorbed by the heat source material, to convert the irradiated portion to a single crystal or a group of crystal grains comprising components contained in the glass matrix and not containing the heat source material, thereby to form a pattern.

Abstract: The crystallized glass according to the present invention contains a LiVOPO4 crystal. The LiVOPO4 crystal is preferably a ?-LiVOPO4 crystal. In addition, the crystallized glass according to the present invention preferably contains a composition of Li2O: 25-60%, V2O5: 20-40% and P2O5: 20-40% in terms of mol %. The crystallized glass according to the present invention is suitable as a positive electrode material for lithium ion secondary batteries. The present invention provides a substance suitable as a positive electrode material for a lithium secondary battery having good battery properties and a method for producing the substance.

Abstract: To obtain an optical component having excellent secondary optical nonlinear properties by irradiating a surface and/or inside of glass having at least one member selected from Ni, Fe, V, Cu, Cr and Mn as a heat source material for absorbing and converting a laser beam to heat, incorporated to a glass matrix comprising at least one glass-forming oxide-selected from SiO2, GeO2, B2O3, P2O5, TeO2, Ga2O3, V2O5, MoO3 and WO3 and at least one member selected from alkali metals, alkaline earth metals, rare earth elements and transition elements, with a laser beam with a wavelength to be absorbed by the heat source material, to convert the irradiated portion to a single crystal or a group of crystal grains comprising components contained in the glass matrix and not containing the heat source material, thereby to form a pattern.

Abstract: In a reader/writer, a storage unit is configured to store a plurality of parameter files each including a plurality of control parameters required to communications. The parameter files meet the communication characteristics. An identifying unit is configured to try to communicate with the at least one of the information carriers based on every parameter file to identify that one of the parameter files meets the communication characteristic of the at least one of the information carriers based on the tried result.

Abstract: In a support server communicable with a computer through a network, a first receiving unit is configured to receive a control parameter and communication state data transmitted from a reader/writer, a determining unit is configured to determine an update control parameter based on the received control parameter and the communication state data. In the support server, a second transmitting unit is configured to transmit the determined update control parameter to the reader/writer.

Abstract: In a support server communicable with a computer through a network, a first receiving unit is configured to receive a control parameter and communication state data transmitted from a reader/writer, a determining unit is configured to determine an update control parameter based on the received control parameter and the communication state data. In the support server, a second transmitting unit is configured to transmit the determined update control parameter to the reader/writer.

Abstract: In a contactless communication system, a first storage unit stores a group of access control programs corresponding to plural types of noncontact information carriers, respectively. A second storage unit stores access reference information required to execute the group of access control programs. A program execution unit refers to the access reference information to select at least one program in the group of access control programs based on the reference result. The program execution unit executes the selected at least one program in the group of access control programs based on the access reference information.

Abstract: In a reader/writer, a storage unit is configured to store a plurality of parameter files each including a plurality of control parameters required to communications. The parameter files meet the communication characteristics. An identifying unit is configured to try to communicate with the at least one of the information carriers based on every parameter file to identify that one of the parameter files meets the communication characteristic of the at least one of the information carriers based on the tried result.

Abstract: An automobile lamp having a colorless and transparent light source, a housing whose front portion is an-aperture covered with a lens, wherein the housing has a color to be perceived as a uniform color of the automobile lamp when the light source is off, and reflecting portions arranged on the inner back surface of the housing such that they form a mesh or striped pattern when combined with the remaining portion of the inner back surface of the housing. Color uniformity of the automobile lamp when the automobile lamp is off is greatly improved. Furthermore, in spite of small proportion of the reflecting portions as compared with the conventional composition, the automobile lamp is able to emit light in sufficient quantity without any light source with high luminance accompanying high power consumption. There is also provided an automobile rear combination lamp having a turn signal lamp, a back-up lamp, and a stop lamp based on the automobile lamp disclosed herein.

Abstract: .epsilon.-Caprolactam is produced efficiently with high selectivity by contacting cyclohexanone oxime in gas phase with a solid catalyst which is a crystalline zeolite having a pore size smaller than molecular size of cyclohexanone oxime or a crystalline zeolite having closed pores.