Abstract: A backlight device 12 includes LEDs 17, an optical member 16 that applies optical effects to light from the LEDs 17 and has a through hole 23 that is through a thickness thereof, and a restricting member 26 having a communication hole 27 that is communicated with the through hole 23. The restricting member 26 is inserted in the through hole 23 to be in contact with an inner surface of the through hole 23 to restrict movement of the optical member 16 along a plate surface of the optical member 16.

Abstract: An illumination device includes a light source that emits primary light and a wavelength conversion element that converts at least a portion of the primary light from the light source. The wavelength conversion element includes a phosphor layer having phosphors that absorb at least a portion of the primary light from the light source to emit secondary light, which is polarized, and polymers having birefringence. The phosphors have an anisotropic structure and are aligned generally along a first direction, and the polymers have polymer molecules that are aligned generally along the first direction. An angle formed by a direction of a transition dipole moment of each of the phosphors to a delayed phase axis of each of the polymer molecules with respect to the secondary light emitted from the phosphors towards the polymer molecules is 0° to 45°.

Abstract: A backlight unit includes a light emission reflecting portion, first reflecting protrusions, and second reflecting protrusions. The light emission reflecting portion includes unit reflecting portions that include main reflecting surfaces and light reentering surfaces arranged opposite to the main reflecting surfaces, respectively. The first reflecting protrusions include extended main reflecting surfaces that continue to the main reflecting surfaces, respectively, and first auxiliary reflecting surfaces that reflect rays of light traveling toward an opposite plate surface and direct the rays of light toward the main reflecting surfaces and the extended main reflecting surfaces.

Abstract: An omnidirectional camera having a camera for acquiring a digital image, an image data processing device for compressing a signal output from the camera and an external memory is disclosed. In the omnidirectional camera, a writing changeover unit accumulates signals output from a signal processing unit in one of a set of first internal memories until data is accumulated to a predetermined amount. When the data is accumulated to a predetermined amount, the writing changeover unit changes destinations and accumulates signals output from the signal processing unit in the other of the set of first internal memories. The signal is output to a data converting unit from the first internal memory where accumulation reaches the predetermined amount, and the data conversion unit compresses and converts an inputted signal to an image signal and the image signal is inputted to the external memory by an input/output control unit.

Abstract: [Problem to be Solved] To provide an antenna which can be used in a wide band. [Solution] An antenna 10A includes a dielectric substrate 11, an unbalanced power supply member 12 having a non-power supply unit 23 and a power supply unit 24, a resonance conductor 13 having a connection area 26, a first resonance area 27 and a second resonance area 28, a grounding conductor 14 having a first ground area 32 and a second ground area 33, and a radiation conductor 15 having a first radiation area 37 and a second radiation area 38. At the antenna 10A, first to third radiation stepped portions 42a to 42c are formed at a first rear end portion 41 of the second radiation area 38, and first to third radiation stepped portions 44a to 44c are formed at a second rear end portion 43 of the second radiation area 38.

Abstract: An omnidirectional camera comprises a camera mounting frame of cylindrical hollow body, a plurality of horizontal camera units, each of which is provided on a horizontal plane orthogonal to a center line of the camera mounting frame and adapted to acquire an image in a horizontal direction. A vertical camera unit is provided so as to coincide with the center line of the camera mounting frame and adapted to acquire an image in a zenith direction. A ring-like GPS antenna is provided so as to surround the vertical camera unit.

Abstract: In an expansion sheet for a rotary electric machine that has a thermal expansion property and is to be arranged between a core and a coil conductor in a slot in the rotary electric machine, in which the coil conductor is housed in the slot formed in the core, the expansion sheet has a first surface and a second surface and includes: a first surface-side portion; and a second surface-side portion that is closer to the second surface than the first surface-side portion. An amount of volume increase, caused by heating, of the first surface-side portion is higher than an amount of volume increase, caused by the heating, of the second surface-side portion.

Abstract: An omnidirectional camera comprises a camera having an image pickup element for acquiring a digital image, an image data processing device for compressing signals from the camera and for converting the signal to an image signal, and an external memory. The image data processing device has a signal processing unit, a writing changeover unit, a set of two first internal memories, a signal compensation unit, a data conversion unit, a third internal memory for temporarily storing the outputted data, and an input/output control unit for controlling the input/output of the data between the third internal memory and the external memory. The writing changeover unit accumulates signals outputted from the signal processing unit in one of the first internal memories until the signals are accumulated to a predetermined amount, and then, the writing changeover unit changes the destination of accumulation and repeatedly accumulates in the other first internal memory.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus drives and rotates at least one of a photosensitive drum and a transport roller with use of a stepping motor in a multi-phase excitation mode. The image forming apparatus includes: a constant-voltage control unit controlling the stepping motor by applying a constant voltage for each phase; a constant-current control unit controlling the stepping motor by regulating an amount of current for each phase by a chopping control; a measuring unit measuring a chopping count of each phase on a per-step basis; a chopping count determination unit determining whether the chopping count of each phase is less than or equal to a predetermined count; and a control switching unit causing the constant-voltage control unit to control the stepping motor when the chopping count determination unit determines affirmatively, and causing the constant-current control unit to control the stepping motor when the chopping count determination unit determines negatively.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a photoreceptor, a charging unit, an exposing unit, a developing unit, a transfer unit, a lubricant supply unit, a cleaning unit and a lubricant removal unit. The lubricant supply unit supplies a lubricant to a surface of the photoreceptor and is disposed at a point which is an upstream side of the cleaning unit and a downstream side of the developing unit in a rotation direction of the photoreceptor. The lubricant removal unit removes the lubricant from the surface of the photoreceptor and is disposed at a point which is the downstream side of the cleaning unit and the upstream side of the developing unit in the rotation direction of the photoreceptor.

Abstract: An electromagnetic linear valve which can effectively suppress a self-excited oscillation of a plunger is provided. A resilient member 64 urges a plunger 22 in a direction in which the core-opposing portions 70, 78 move away from a core portion 28, and moves the plunger 22 in a direction in which the core-opposing portions 70, 78 approach the core portion 28 in the case where an electric current is supplied to a coil 24.

Abstract: Airbag housings that each house an airbag are respectively provided beneath the lateral face of the driver's seat backrest and the lateral face of a front passenger seat backrest inward in a vehicle width direction. The airbags are inflatable and deployable inwardly in the vehicle width direction as well as in a fore-and-aft direction and a vertical direction of the vehicle.

Abstract: In a backlight (20) including a frame (22) having an opening (22a), and a light guide plate assembly (23) disposed inside the frame (22) and having a light guide plate (24) and a light source (25), the backlight being configured to emit illumination light through the opening (22a), the frame (22) is formed by bending a metal plate and includes a bottom surface portion (22b) facing a rear surface of the light guide plate (24), a peripheral surface portion (22c) standing on a peripheral edge of the bottom surface portion (22b), and an upper surface portion (22d) bent from an upper end of the peripheral surface portion (22c) to form a peripheral edge of the opening, and an outer shape of the light guide plate assembly (23) is smaller than the opening (22a).

Abstract: An emission signal visualization device includes a front video camera for photographing a measured object from the front, a signal detecting sensor for detecting an emission signal generated from the measured object, a lateral video camera for photographing the signal detecting sensor from a lateral, a spectrum analyzer, and an analyzing body unit, and records and analyzes the state of the spatial distribution of signals detected by the signal detecting sensor.

Abstract: An airbag device is disposed beneath the lateral surface of a driver's seat backrest facing a front passenger seat, and beneath the lateral surface of a front passenger seat backrest facing a driver's seat. The air bag device has first and second airbags that are inflatable and deployable upon a collision of a vehicle equipped with airbag device. The inflated and deployed first airbag has a depressed portion on its outer side in a vehicle width direction near the shoulder of an occupant, and the second airbag inflates and deploys so as to fill the depressed portion. Upon the collision of the vehicle, when the body size of the occupant is greater than or equal to a predetermined size, only the first airbag inflates and deploys, whereas when the body size is smaller than the predetermined size, the first and second airbags inflate and deploy.

Abstract: To provide an image forming apparatus that suppresses occurrence of image deletion in a high-temperature and high-humidity environment and provides good toner cleanability.

Abstract: The present invention reduces brightness unevenness at the periphery of a non-display region in a display device that uses an edge-type backlight by means of a display device being provided with a liquid crystal panel, a light guide plate, which has the surface opposing the liquid crystal panel as the light emitting surface and one lateral surface other than the light emitting surface and the surface opposite the light emitting surface as the light incident surface, a light source unit, which opposes the light incident surface, and an opening that pierces the light guide plate from the light emitting surface to the surface opposite the light emitting surface, the configuration being such that the length (X) from the light incident surface to the center of the opening is at least ½ the length (L) from the light incident surface to the lateral surface opposite the light incident surface.

Abstract: Provided is an illumination device capable of improved illumination quality. This back-light unit (illumination device) (20) is provided with a light source, and a light guide (23) which guides light from the light source. The light guide (23) includes an incidence surface (light incidence surface (23a)) where light from the light source is incident, an end region (22b) on the light source side, and a light emitting region (22a) arranged on the side opposite of the light source with respect to the end region (22b). Prisms (23e) which reflect the light entering the light guide (23) are provided in the light emitting region of the light guide (23). These prisms (23e) are configured to begin from a position (L1) separated by a predetermined distance (D30) from the light incidence surface (23a) in the end region (22b).

Abstract: An electric powered vehicle includes: a motor; an inverter configured to convert electric power from a battery to drive the motor; a transmission configured to shift the rotation output of the motor at a variable transmission gear ratio; and a controller configured to control the inverter to control the driving of the motor and to control a change in the shift gear stage, and to perform high surge region avoidance control for changing the gear ratio of the transmission to change a motor rotation speed while maintaining a vehicle speed and changing an operation point outside a high surge region, when the operation point of the motor enters the high surge region where the inverter is controlled by a PWM overmodulation control system, and the high surge region is defined to be equal to or higher than a predetermined rotation speed and equal to or less than predetermined torque.

Abstract: The invention provides a surveying instrument, which comprises a GNSS device, a frame unit rotatable in a horizontal direction, a telescope unit as mounted rotatably in a vertical direction on the frame unit, an image acquiring unit installed on the telescope unit, a driving unit for rotating and driving the frame unit and the telescope unit, a horizontal angle measuring unit for detecting a horizontal angle of the frame unit, a vertical angle measuring unit for detecting a vertical angle of the telescope unit, and a control device having a reference clock signal generating unit for producing a reference clock signal, wherein the control device produces a time signal to indicate a standard time from a signal acquired from the GNSS device, puts a time stamp on the time signal based on the reference clock signal, associates the time signal with the reference clock signal, measures a horizontal angle by the horizontal angle measuring unit at a moment when the telescope unit sights the sun and acquires an image s