Abstract: A resonator includes: a resonator element including a quartz crystal substrate that includes a first area performing a thickness-shear vibration and a second area with a thickness thinner than the first area and located around the first area; and a base substrate to which the second area of the resonator element on one edge side thereof is attached via a bonding material. The quartz crystal substrate has a major surface that is a surface including an X-axis and a Z?-axis, and has a thickness in a direction along a Y?-axis. The resonator satisfies the relation: 1.5×??Xp where Xp is the maximum length of an area of the second area where the bonding material is bonded along the X-axis in a plan view and ? is the wavelength of a flexural vibration occurring in the quartz crystal substrate.

Abstract: An image pickup unit includes: a main body including a lens and an image pickup device; and a grip mounted on the main body and including a projector.

Abstract: There is provided a method for forming a smooth resin layer on a substrate having a concavo-convex portion in manufacturing a liquid ejection head by a casting method. To achieve this, after forming an opening pattern on the resin layer formed on the substrate, a mold is brought into contact with the resin layer at a predetermined pressure so as to smooth a surface of the resin layer.

Abstract: There is provided a method for laminating a smooth thin resin layer on a substrate in manufacturing a liquid ejection head by a casting method. To achieve this, a resin layer having a sufficient thickness to fill a concave portion already existing on the substrate is applied and smoothed. Thereafter, a plurality of opening patterns (concave portions) are formed and then smoothed again to obtain a thin resin layer having a desired thickness.

Abstract: Provided an intermediate transfer member for use in an image forming method including: (1) applying a liquid for reducing fluidity of ink onto the intermediate transfer member; (2) forming an image by applying the ink onto the intermediate transfer member on which the liquid for reducing the fluidity of the ink is applied; and (3) transferring the image onto a recording medium, the intermediate transfer member including: a base; and an elastic layer formed on the base, the elastic layer including: a stack of a first layer being an outer layer and having a plurality of protrusions formed on a surface thereof; and a second layer located below the first layer, an elastic modulus (E1) [MPa] of the first layer and an elastic modulus (E2) [MPa] of the second layer satisfying a relationship of (E1?E2)?5 [MPa].

Abstract: There is provided an imaging apparatus including an apparatus body provided with an imaging lens on one end, a cap body capable of moving between an open position and a closed position with respect to the apparatus body, the cap body being provided with a display, and a support mechanism that movably supports the cap body with respect to the apparatus body. The imaging lens is closed while the cap body is positioned in the closed position, and the imaging lens is opened while the cap body is positioned in the open position.

Abstract: A cosmetic container is configured such that when a cover is rotated against a container main body in the removing direction, a guided part of a stopper portion rotated in sync with a grip portion is first guided by a guiding part of a joint, the stopper portion, the sleeve portion, and a cosmetic material M or an application body 3 move to the side of the container main body, the cosmetic material and the application body contact each other, and the screwing operation of the first and second screw parts then takes effect, to cause the cover to be removed from the container main body. This enables an appropriate amount of the cosmetic material to be attached to the application body along with a removing operation of the cover from the container main body without the need for a particular operation.

Abstract: First openings and second openings are operated based on the rotation of a turning plate, thereby opening and closing the flow path for the cosmetic material. A dial portion, which serves as the operating portion of the turning plate, is provided in such a manner as to be exposed from the bottomed portion or the lateral surface in the vicinity of the bottomed portion of the container main body, and the dial portion is disposed apart from the applying portion, and when the dial portion is provided in such a manner as to be exposed from the bottomed portion, the dial portion is hidden on the bottomed portion of the container main body, so that it is unlikely that the hands of a user are soiled during the rotational operation of the dial portion.

Abstract: A resonator includes: a resonator element including a quartz crystal substrate that includes a first area performing a thickness-shear vibration and a second area with a thickness thinner than the first area and located around the first area; and a base substrate to which the second area of the resonator element on one edge side thereof is attached via a bonding material. The quartz crystal substrate has a major surface that is a surface including an X-axis and a Z?-axis, and has a thickness in a direction along a Y?-axis. The resonator satisfies the relation: 1.5×??Xp where Xp is the maximum length of an area of the second area where the bonding material is bonded along the X-axis in a plan view and ? is the wavelength of a flexural vibration occurring in the quartz crystal substrate.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a vibration device includes a process of strongly exciting a vibrator element by applying power, which is higher than drive power during use of the vibrator element, to the vibrator element, and a process of adjusting a frequency of the vibrator element after the process of strongly exciting the vibrator element.

Abstract: A printing apparatus comprises: a printhead, which has a heater board on which heaters are disposed, configured to discharge ink; a transfer unit configured to transfer a discharge image signal to the printhead; and a power supply circuit configured to generate power for heating the heaters. Here, the printhead includes a supply circuit which, based upon the discharge image signal, supplies the heater board with power generated by the power supply circuit.

Abstract: When a cover 2 is mounted on a container main body 1, a cosmetic material M and an application body 3 are away from each other. When the cover 2 is rotated against the main body 1 in a removing direction, guided parts 7d of a stopper portion 7 rotated in sync with a grip portion 4 are guided by guiding parts 5d of a joint 5, the application body 3 moves to a side of the main body 1, the cosmetic material M and the application body 3 contact each other, the grip portion 4 and the joint 5 are integrated, and a screwing operation of screw parts 1a and 5a takes effect, to cause the cover 2 to be removed from the main body 1.

Abstract: A quartz crystal resonator includes a thermistor having electrodes and a quartz crystal resonator body having a package. The quartz crystal resonator body has a plurality of electrode terminals on a second principal surface of the package and the thermistor is placed at the second principal surface side of the package between the electrode terminals in a plan view or within a range surrounded by the electrode terminals. Both the electrode terminals of the quartz crystal resonator body and the electrodes of the thermistor are mounted on a substrate.

Abstract: An exhaust gas treatment system provided with an exhaust gas treatment device, the exhaust gas treatment system having: a reaction unit for causing a gas purification agent and an acidic gas to react, the reaction unit being provided with a gas purification agent addition means for adding a gas purification agent to an exhaust gas containing the acidic gas and having a temperature of at least 190° C.; and a removal unit provided with a bag filter for removing the reaction product obtained by the reaction unit from the exhaust gas; the gas purification agent containing slaked lime having a specific surface area as measured by the BET method of at least of 25 m2/g and a pore volume as measured by the nitrogen desorption BJH method of at least 0.15 cm3/g. In this exhaust gas treatment system, an exhaust gas purification catalyst may be supported on the bag filter.

Abstract: A resonating element has a quartz crystal substrate having a vibrating portion and a thin-walled portion that is thinner than the vibrating portion, and a pair of excitation electrodes respectively disposed on opposite surfaces of the vibrating portion. Moreover, in the excitation electrode, each of a pair of sides arranged in a Z?-axis direction is convexly curved toward the center so that the excitation electrode has a constricted portion in which a length in the Z?-axis direction increases gradually from a central portion toward both ends in an X-axis direction.

Abstract: This invention relates to a manufacturing method of a liquid discharge head comprising: forming an active energy ray-curable resin layer on a surface of a substrate on which discharge energy generating elements are formed, attaching a material permeable to active energy rays onto a surface of the active energy ray-curable resin layer, pressing against the material permeable to active energy rays, a master mold being transparent to the active energy rays and having protrusions corresponding to a pattern of discharge ports so as to transfer the protrusions to the material permeable to active energy rays, selectively irradiating the active energy ray-curable resin layer with active energy rays according to a pattern of liquid flow paths so as to cure the active energy ray-curable resin layer, removing the master mold, and removing uncured portions of the active energy ray-curable resin layer.

Abstract: A carriage including a sensor scans a printing medium, and a measurement value measured by the sensor is stored in a memory over the scanning range. When a predetermined event occurs, storage control for storing the measurement value in the memory is performed.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes a first housing which has a light incident section in a vicinity of one end and which has an imaging optical system to which light from the light incident section is incident, a second housing which has a display section and which functions as a grip section, and a linking section which supports the first housing and the second housing so as to be able to rotate centering on a first axis, in which the first axis is provided in a vicinity of the other end which is an opposite side to the one end of the first housing, and light which includes a component which is orthogonal to the first axis is incident to the light incident section.

Abstract: There is provided an imaging apparatus including an apparatus body provided with an imaging lens on one end, a cap body capable of moving between an open position and a closed position with respect to the apparatus body, the cap body being provided with a display, and a support mechanism that movably supports the cap body with respect to the apparatus body. The imaging lens is closed while the cap body is positioned in the closed position, and the imaging lens is opened while the cap body is positioned in the open position.