Abstract: A fitting cylinder section 11 of a female terminal main body 10 includes a first side plate 11a from which a columnar body 15 for a rivet protrudes as one in a plurality of side wall plates forming a square cylinder shape, a leaf spring 20 fixed to the fitting cylinder section 11 has a rivet insertion hole 21a into which the columnar body 15 for the rivet can be inserted, and the fitting cylinder section 11 has a structure in which the leaf spring 20 is fixed to an inner section thereof by performing the press-molding in the square cylinder shape section after rivet-retaining the leaf spring 20 to the first side plate 11a in a deployment shape and before performing the press-molding in the square cylinder shape.

Abstract: A connector housing includes a housing body and a fitting operation lever that has a swinging portion attached to the housing body rotatably. A part of the rib protruding toward the swinging portion narrows an interval between a curved portion of the housing body and the swinging portion to a predetermined value or below. A part of the rib protruding toward a direction separating from a lower surface of the housing body has a flat face. A distance between the rotary axis of the swinging portion and the flat face is larger than a distance between the rotary axis and a part of an outer circumferential edge of the swinging portion.

Abstract: An image heating apparatus includes first and second rotatable members for heating a toner image therebetween; an endless belt for heating the first rotatable member while being rotated by the first rotatable member; first and second rollers provided inside the endless belt in this order along a rotational moving direction of the first rotatable member and for urging the endless belt toward the first rotatable member; a holding mechanism for rotatably holding the first and second rollers, the first roller being movable relative to the second roller; an urging mechanism for urging the holding mechanism toward the first rotatable member; and an urging member for urging the first roller in a direction away from the second roller.

Abstract: A gas diffusion layer with flowpaths in which electroconductive wires form flow channels disposed upon an electroconductive substrate, the flow channels formed by the electroconductive wires having a height of 300 ?m or less, and flow channels formed by adjacent electroconductive wires having an equivalent diameter of 300 ?m or less.

Abstract: The method includes positioning an electronic component using main marks formed on a metal layer and mounting the electronic component on a second surface of the metal layer with an adhesive layer interposed between the metal layer and both of the electronic component and terminals; then burying the electronic component and the main marks in an insulating substrate; then removing part of the metal layer and forming a first window for exposing the main marks therefrom and a second window for exposing the adhesive layer including a position corresponding to the terminal therefrom; then using the exposed main marks as references and forming a laser via hole LVH reaching the terminal in the adhesive layer exposed from the second window; and thereby forming a wiring pattern from the metal layer electrically connected to the terminal through a first conductive via formed by plating the LVH with copper.

Abstract: A urethane bumper spring is produced from a urethane raw material containing a polyester-based polyol as a polyol component and diphenylmethane diisocyanate as an isocyanate component, and includes: a skin layer; and a core portion, in which the skin layer has a density (Da) and a foamed cell diameter (Ra), and the core portion has a density (Db) and a foamed cell diameter (Rb). The density (Da), the foamed cell diameter (Ra), the density (Db), and the foamed cell diameter (Rb) satisfy relationships shown in the following expressions: 1.0?Da/Db<1.34 (1) and 0.53<Ra/Rb?1.0 (2). Accordingly, the urethane bumper spring can achieve a cost reduction while having durability and settling resistance under high load and high deformation.

Abstract: A charging apparatus comprises a charge control unit. The charge control unit charges a secondary battery at a first current value until the voltage of the secondary battery reaches a predetermined first voltage value. The charge control unit, on detecting that the voltage has reached the first voltage value, performs control to charge the secondary battery at a second current value that is lower than the first current value, until a predetermined second voltage value is reached.

Abstract: An electric wire cover includes: a first electric wire cover including a wire arrangement space like a groove opened on one side, and attached to a wire lead-out end of a connector housing; and a second electric wire cover formed integrally with the first electric wire cover through a hinge portion, and covering the wire arrangement space. A guide groove is provided in one of the first and second electric wire covers, and extends in a direction perpendicular to a rotation axis of the hinge portion. A rotation restriction rib is provided in the other electric wire cover and extends in the direction perpendicular to the rotation axis. The rotation restriction rib slides in the guide groove during rotating operation by the hinge portion so as to restrict rocking of the electric wire covers relative to each other.

Abstract: A water electrolysis system includes a water electrolysis stack that electrolyzes water and generates hydrogen, a dehumidification device that adsorbs and removes moisture contained in the hydrogen generated by the water electrolysis stack, a wet line that supplies the hydrogen generated by the water electrolysis stack to the dehumidification device, a compression device that gradually increases pressure of the hydrogen whose moisture is removed in the dehumidification device, and a purge line that takes out a part of the hydrogen whose pressure is being increased, in the compression device, allows it to pass through the dehumidification device, and allows it to join the wet line.

Abstract: An electric wire cover includes: a first electric wire cover including a wire arrangement space like a groove opened on one side, and attached to a wire lead-out end of a connector housing; and a second electric wire cover formed integrally with the first electric wire cover through a hinge portion, and covering the wire arrangement space. A guide groove is provided in one of the first and second electric wire covers, and extends in a direction perpendicular to a rotation axis of the hinge portion. A rotation restriction rib is provided in the other electric wire cover and extends in the direction perpendicular to the rotation axis. The rotation restriction rib slides in the guide groove during rotating operation by the hinge portion so as to restrict rocking of the electric wire covers relative to each other.

Abstract: A lock structure of a connector includes a lock arm and a lock release arm which are provided in one connector housing of a pair of connector housings which are fitted into each other. The lock arm is engaged with a lock engagement part of the other connector housing to lock a fitting state between the connector housings when fitting between the connector housings is completed. The lock release arm is formed integrally with the lock arm and can deflect the lock arm in a lock release direction. The lock release arm is provided above the lock arm.

Abstract: An image heating apparatus includes: first and second rollers; an external heating unit including a heating belt, first and second supporting rollers for urging the belt toward the first roller, an urging member for urging the first supporting roller away from the second supporting roller, a holder for the first and second supporting rollers and for permitting movement of the first supporting roller relative to the second supporting roller, and a temperature sensor, provided interposing the belt between itself and the first supporting roller; and a moving mechanism for moving the unit between a first position where the belt contacts the first roller and a second position where the belt does not. The temperature sensor is disposed such that the detected temperature at a predetermined position between the first position and the second position is higher than those at the first position and the second position.

Abstract: The disclosure includes a method that includes assigning a classification to a travel route followed by a first client device based on data associated with when the first client device followed the travel route. The method may further include recommending the travel route to a second client device based on a request from the second client device for a desired travel route with the classification.

Abstract: A fuel cell (1) includes a stacked body of a membrane electrode assembly (3) and of separators (2). Then, the membrane electrode assembly (3) and the separators (2) are formed into a substantially rectangular shape, the separators (2) include flow passages. Moreover, an aspect ratio R as a ratio (flow passage length/flow passage width) of a flow passage length with respect to a flow passage width is 0.01 or more to less than 2. Furthermore, a horizontal direction equivalent diameter D (mm) of the flow passages satisfies Expression (1): D=B×(R×Acat)1/3??Expression (1) where Acat is a catalyst area (cm2) of the membrane electrode assembly (3), and B is a constant of 0.005 or more to 0.2 or less.

Abstract: An image heating apparatus includes: a rotatable heating member; a belt unit including an endless belt configured to heat the rotatable heating member, and a supporting portion configured to rotatably support an inner surface of the belt; a holding portion configured to rotatably hold the belt unit; a detecting portion configured to detect that the belt is out of a predetermined zone with respect to a widthwise direction of the belt; a tilting portion configured to tilt the belt unit relative to the holding portion in a direction of causing the belt to return into the predetermined zone on the basis of an output of the detecting portion; and a limiting portion configured to limit tilting of the belt unit to an angle exceeding a predetermined angle range wider than an angle range in which the belt unit is capable of being tilted by the tilting portion.

Abstract: A fuel cell contains two or more fluid-supplying internal manifolds and fluid-discharging internal manifolds for each fluid. External manifolds include fluid-supplying external manifolds, which connect to the fluid-supplying internal manifolds, and fluid-discharging external manifolds, which connect to the fluid-discharging internal manifolds, for each fluid. The respective fluid-supplying and fluid-discharging external manifolds are positioned approximately in parallel with each other, extending in the width direction of a cell laminate body.

Abstract: An image heating apparatus includes: a rotating mechanism for rotating a belt unit in a direction for returning a belt into a predetermined zone; a displacing mechanism for permitting a first supporting member to be displaced in a direction for substantially equalizing forces, from the first supporting member, urging the belt toward a rotatable heating member at opposite end portions of the first supporting member with respect to a belt widthwise direction and to permit a second supporting member to be displaced in a direction for substantially equalizing forces, from the second supporting member, urging the belt toward the rotatable heating member at opposite end portions of the second supporting member; and a limiting mechanism for limiting the amount of the displacement permitted by the displacing mechanism within a predetermined amount.

Abstract: The disclosure includes a method that includes determining a location that corresponds to a problematic travel condition based on data associated with when a first client device is at the location. The method may further include notifying, a second client device with a possible travel route that includes the location, that the location includes the problematic travel condition.

Abstract: A water electrolysis system includes a water electrolysis stack that electrolyzes water and generates hydrogen, a dehumidification device that adsorbs and removes moisture contained in the hydrogen generated by the water electrolysis stack, a wet line that supplies the hydrogen generated by the water electrolysis stack to the dehumidification device, a compression device that gradually increases pressure of the hydrogen whose moisture is removed in the dehumidification device, and a purge line that takes out a part of the hydrogen whose pressure is being increased, in the compression device, allows it to pass through the dehumidification device, and allows it to join the wet line.

Abstract: An image heating apparatus includes: a rotatable heating member; a belt unit including an endless belt configured to heat the rotatable heating member, and a supporting portion configured to rotatably support an inner surface of the endless belt; a contact portion configured to contact a widthwise edge of the endless belt; an urging portion configured to urge the contact portion toward the widthwise edge of the endless belt; a detecting portion configured to detect, that the endless belt is out of a predetermined zone, depending on a position of the contact portion; a tilting portion configured to tilt the belt unit in a direction of causing the endless belt to return into the predetermined zone on the basis of an output of the detecting portion; and a retracting portion configured to retract the contact portion from the endless belt against an urging force of the urging portion.