Abstract: An electric passenger transport vehicle according an embodiment may include: a vehicle body including a floor, a first seat base, a second seat base provided on a rear side of the first seat base; a first seat including a first seat bottom attached to an upper surface of the first seat base; and a second seat including a second seat bottom attached to an upper surface of the second seat base. The second seat bottom is supported by the vehicle body such that the second seat bottom is movable between a first position in which a bottom surface of the second seat bottom is positioned above an upper surface of the second seat base and faces downward and a second position in which the bottom surface of the second seat bottom is positioned in front or back of the upper surface of the second seat base and faces upward.

Abstract: A permanent magnet-type rotary electric machine comprises: a stator including: a stator core having a plurality of stator teeth formed circumferentially; stator coils arranged in the respective bottoms of a plurality of stator slots formed between the stator teeth and wound on the stator teeth in a concentrated winding manner; and stator magnets arranged near the respective openings of the plurality of stator slots, a first rotor having a plurality of pole pieces and disposed coaxially with the stator to face the stator magnets; and a second rotor having a plurality of permanent magnets and disposed coaxially with the first rotor to face the first rotor, wherein the circumferential width of stator teeth positioned between the adjacent two of the stator magnets is narrower than the circumferential width of the stator slots.

Abstract: A chilling unit includes a machine chamber unit formed in an elongated box shape; and air heat exchangers placed on the machine chamber unit. A pair of the air heat exchangers that is located opposite to each other in a short-side direction of the machine chamber unit is inclined such that a spacing between upper end portions of the pair is greater than a spacing between lower end portions of the pair, a machine chamber panel forming a side face of the machine chamber unit in the short-side direction includes a panel body positioned at a central portion of the machine chamber panel, and a fixing portion connected to a periphery of the panel body and fixed in contact with the machine chamber unit, and the panel body is located further outward from the machine chamber unit than is the fixing portion.

Abstract: A control apparatus for a vehicle includes a first speaker and a second speaker. The first speaker is disposed at a front part of the vehicle and toward a right side in a vehicle width direction of the vehicle. The first speaker is configured to output a notification sound that notifies the surroundings of the vehicle of an approach of the vehicle. The second speaker is disposed at the front part of the vehicle and toward a left side in the vehicle width direction. The second speaker is configured to output the notification sound. The first speaker and the second speaker have an integrated structure with respect to each other and are opposed to each other in the vehicle width direction. The first speaker and the second speaker are configured to simultaneously receive, from an amplifier, a same audio signal as each other on which the notification sound is based.

Abstract: A collecting tank stores ink collected from a plurality of heads that discharge ink. A plurality of collecting-side individual pipes are connected respectively to the downstream sides of a plurality of the heads. A collecting-side manifold has a downstream end communicating with the collecting tank and is forked into a plurality of the collecting-side individual pipes. Further, a space portion is formed above the stored ink in the collecting tank. In addition, each of a plurality of the collecting-side individual pipes has a protruding portion protruding upward in an inverted U shape. An uppermost position of the protruding portion is located higher than an uppermost position of a plurality of the heads and the collecting-side manifold and lower than a liquid level of ink stored in the collecting tank. Moreover, an air pipe that allows communication between an internal passage of the protruding portion and the space portion is provided.

Abstract: Provided is a magnetic strain wave gear device that makes it possible to achieve both improvement of the efficiency of assembly work and suppression of decrease in energy conversion efficiency. A magnetic strain wave gear device includes: a stator having a stator core, a stator winding, and a stator magnet; a first rotor; and a second rotor. The second rotor includes a second rotor core provided with a plurality of rotor magnet insertion holes and a plurality of rotor magnets inserted into the plurality of respective rotor magnet insertion holes. The first rotor includes a cylindrical first rotor core and a first rotor end plate. The first rotor end plate has a rotor magnet passage hole through which the rotor magnets can be inserted into the rotor insertion holes from outside in a direction of a rotation shaft.

Abstract: A wiring harness 10 according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes a plurality of wires (20) and an exterior member (40) for covering the plurality of wires (20). The exterior member (40) includes a tape member (41) to be wound to bundle the plurality of wires (20). The wiring harness (10) includes a tape cutting wire (50) provided such that an intermediate part in a length direction is covered by the tape member (41), and the tape cutting wire (50) is capable of cutting the tape member (41) by an end part (51) in the length direction being pulled.

Abstract: A permanent magnet-type rotary electric machine includes a stator, a first rotor, and a second rotor. The stator includes a stator core, a plurality of stator teeth, a plurality of stator slots, a plurality of stator magnets, and a stator coil. The first rotor is disposed inside the stator core relative to the plurality of stator magnets. The second rotor is disposed inside the stator core relative to a plurality of first pole pieces. The second rotor includes a plurality of second pole pieces. A proportion of the number of the plurality of stator slots to the number of poles of the plurality of second pole pieces of the second rotor is greater than 1.25 and less than 1.5, or greater than 1.5 and less than 3.0.

Abstract: A control unit determines whether a first difference value obtained by subtraction of a result of detection of a temperature of ink in a supply-side manifold from a first target temperature of ink in the supply-side manifold applies to a first phase in which the first difference value is equal to or larger than a first reference value, or a third phase in which the first difference value is smaller than a second reference value smaller than the first reference value. Then, when it is determined that the first difference value applies to the first phase, the control unit controls driving of a second heater in accordance with a value obtained by multiplication of a second difference value obtained by subtraction of a result of detection of a temperature of ink in a feedback pipe from a second target temperature of ink in the feedback pipe, by a first coefficient.

Abstract: This inkjet printing apparatus includes an ink circulation path in which a circulation pump that circulates ink and a heater that heats circulating ink are interposed. A control unit can sequentially perform a step (a) of, upon receipt of a signal regarding a command for stopping driving the circulation pump, stopping driving the heater, and determining a circulation duration for which the circulation pump is kept operating and ink circulation in the circulation path is continued, on the basis of a duty value of the heater for a predetermined time period before the time of receipt of the signal and a flow rate of ink in the circulation path for the predetermined time period, and a step (b) of stopping driving the circulation pump after the elapse of the circulation duration.

Abstract: A thermal storage system includes: a water heater; memory circuitry; acquiring circuitry configured to acquire information regarding weather forecast for a target date for which an operation schedule for the water heater is arranged and a region where the water heater has been installed; supply capacity forecast circuitry configured to determine an hourly delivery capacity of the water heater on the target date on the basis of the information regarding weather forecast; demand forecast circuitry configured to forecast hourly consumption of hot water on the target date on the basis of data stored in the memory circuitry and indicating past change in consumption of hot water; and planning circuitry configured to determine the operation schedule that avoids shortage of hot water supply on the basis of the hourly delivery capacity and the hourly consumption of hot water.

Abstract: An air-conditioning system comprising: a heat source side unit; a use side unit; a relay unit; a refrigerant circuit; a water circuit; a controller configured to operate in a trial operation mode, and configured to operate in a normal operation mode; a first setting unit; a second setting unit; and a third setting unit, wherein the controller is configured to invalidate an error that occurs in the water circuit when the trial operation mode is set, a target for the trial operation in the trial operation mode is set to the refrigerant circuit, and invalidation of an error is set to be active, and invalidate an error that occurs in the refrigerant circuit when the trial operation mode is set, a target for the trial operation in the trial operation mode is set to the water circuit, and invalidation of an error is set to be active.

Abstract: The following is provided as a multilayer structure having an excellent damping property: A multilayer structure, including: an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer layer (A); and a carbon-fiber-reinforced plastic layer (B), wherein the ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer has a glass transition temperature (Tg) of 0 to 60° C.

Abstract: A refrigeration cycle system includes a heat source apparatus and a controller. The heat source apparatus is configured to cool or heat a heat medium through refrigerant flowing through a refrigerant circuit and includes a heat medium heat exchanger, a flow rate acquisition device, and a compressor. The heat medium heat exchanger causes the heat medium and the refrigerant to exchange heat with each other. The flow rate acquisition device acquires flow rate information that is information regarding a flow rate of the heat medium that flows through the heat medium heat exchanger. The compressor compresses the refrigerant. The controller varies an operating capacity of the compressor and causes the compressor to operate at the operating capacity thus varied.

Abstract: A solid state imaging device according to an embodiment includes: a pixel separation unit that partitions a first surface of a semiconductor substrate into a plurality of first regions arrayed in a matrix shape; an in-pixel separation unit that divides each of the first regions into at least two second regions; an etching stopper region disposed in at least a partial space between the pixel separation unit and the in-pixel separation unit in a plane parallel to the first surface and in a direction perpendicular to a direction in which the at least two second regions divided by the in-pixel separation unit are arrayed; a photoelectric conversion unit disposed in each of the second regions; and a transfer transistor connected to each of the photoelectric conversion units.

Abstract: A control apparatus for a vehicle includes a first speaker and a second speaker. The first speaker is disposed at a front part of the vehicle and toward a right side in a vehicle width direction of the vehicle. The first speaker is configured to output a notification sound that notifies the surroundings of the vehicle of an approach of the vehicle. The second speaker is disposed at the front part of the vehicle and toward a left side in the vehicle width direction. The second speaker is configured to output the notification sound. The first speaker and the second speaker have an integrated structure with respect to each other and are opposed to each other in the vehicle width direction. The first speaker and the second speaker are configured to simultaneously receive, from an amplifier, a same audio signal as each other on which the notification sound is based.

Abstract: An antiglare antireflection plate having excellent antireflection and antiglare properties is provided as following: the said plate is an antiglare antireflection plate including a hard coat layer, an antiglare layer, and an antireflection coat, in which the hard coat layer, the antiglare layer, and the antireflection coating are laminated in this order on a transparent resin base material, the antiglare layer is made of a cured product of a composition containing 0.1 to 15.0 parts by mass of inorganic particles having an average particle diameter (D50) of 500 nm to 700 nm relative to 100 parts by mass of a polymerizable acrylate compound, and line roughness characteristics defined in JIS B 0601 on a surface of the antiglare antireflection plate are as follows. An arithmetic average roughness (Ra) is 0.03 ?m or more and 0.20 ?m or less, an average length (RSm) is 10 ?m or more and 70 ?m or less, a skewness (Rsk) is ?0.05 or more and 1.50 or less, a kurtosis (Rku) is 2.0 or more and 5.

Abstract: A heat pump system includes a heat pump apparatus, a communication device, an input device, and a controller. The heat pump apparatus controls the temperature of a substance. The communication device receives from the server, a signal including an operation signal regarding the operation of the heat pump apparatus. The input device is configured for a user to input an instruction for the heat pump apparatus. The controller causes the heat pump apparatus to perform a first operation based on an operation signal while the communication device is receiving a signal. When the communication device does not receive a signal for a predetermined first time period or longer, the controller causes the heat pump apparatus to perform a second operation based on the instruction input to the input device.

Abstract: A heat storage system control device includes a receiving unit configured to acquire power supply and demand information from a power control instruction device, an operation schedule determination unit configured to determine an operation schedule of a heat storage device based on the power supply and demand information, a transmission unit configured to transmit the operation schedule determined by the operation schedule determination unit to the power control instruction device, and a heat storage device control unit configured to control an operation of the heat storage device based on the operation schedule determined by the operation schedule determination unit.