Abstract: A heat exchanger of a heat exchange device includes stacked plate members, each including rectification walls that partition the surface into a lane shape. The rectification walls can include straight-line portions extending along a long side from a first end towards a second end and curved portions. The curve portions include arc-like portions bended from the straight-line portions toward the first long side, and first extending portions extending from the first arc-like portions to the first long side. A curved face being curved towards the first long side can be provided on the curved portions.

Abstract: An antenna includes an antenna element in which feed and non-feed radiation electrodes are formed on a dielectric base; and a substrate having a non-ground area in which a ground electrode is not formed. The antenna element is provided in the non-ground area of the substrate. Each of the feed and non-feed radiation electrodes has a radiation electrode by which fundamental and harmonic waves resonate, a capacitance-loading terminal is formed at a position of the antenna element where an electric field distribution of the harmonic wave becomes a node, and a power supply terminal is formed at a feed end of the feed radiation electrode. A power supply terminal connection electrode connected to the power supply terminal and a capacitance-forming electrode for causing a capacitance to occur between the power supply terminal connection electrode and the capacitance-forming electrode portion are provided on the substrate.

Abstract: A robot system includes: a robot arm; a camera; a calibration jig with a marker that allows image recognition; and a calibration apparatus configured to derive a correlation between camera coordinates being coordinates in a photographed image and robot coordinates using the robot arm as a reference. The robot arm is configured to have a posture corresponding to a relative position of the camera with respect to the marker. The calibration apparatus sets a plurality of photographing positions by changing the relative position, acquires the camera coordinates of the marker in the plurality of photographing positions and information of the posture of the robot arm, and derives the correlation.

Abstract: A robot system includes: a touchscreen panel; and an image processing apparatus configured to recognize a workpiece in an image of the workpiece acquired by photography, in accordance with a registered image recognition program. The image processing apparatus includes: a storage unit configured to store a base program serving as the image recognition program by inputting a plurality of parameters regarding the workpiece, a workpiece registration guiding portion configured to display an input screen to prompt input of the parameters on the touchscreen panel and acquire the parameters via the touchscreen panel, and a registration portion configured to build and register the image recognition program by applying the parameters acquired by the workpiece registration guiding portion to the base program in the storage unit.

Abstract: An automatic transmission apparatus includes a clutch including a drive side rotator to which torque of an engine is transmitted and a driven side rotator, a multi-gear transmission mechanism including a dog clutch, at least one actuator to drive the clutch and the transmission mechanism, a torque changing device to change the torque of the engine, a gear shifting command output device to output a gear shifting command, and a transmission control system to control the at least one actuator and the torque changing device. The transmission control system includes a shock reduction control unit to execute control to, upon receiving the gear shifting command from the gear shifting command output device, reduce the engine torque by controlling the torque changing device and thereafter to start to disengage the clutch by controlling the at least one actuator.

Abstract: A heat exchanger, which maintains basic performance even in an environment repeatedly subjected to dew condensation, is provided. The heat exchanger is formed of a plurality of unit devices each including a heat exchanger plate, spacer ribs, and shielding ribs. The heat exchanger plate, the spacer rib and the shielding rib are integrally molded with resin. The spacer ribs keep the spacing between the heat exchangers, and the shielding ribs shield leakage of airflow. The unit devices are stacked each other to form airflow passages between the heat exchanger plates. The airflow passages allow a first airflow and a second airflow to pass therethrough and to exchange heat through the heat exchanger plates. The heat exchanger plate is made of a moisture permeable resin film having water-insolubility and flame retardant property, and the resin has water-insolubility and flame retardant property.

Abstract: A dielectric base of an antenna element has a first external terminal at a position substantially corresponding to a node of voltage-distribution distribution of a harmonic wave distributed in a feeding radiation electrode and a second external terminal at a position substantially corresponding to a node of voltage-distribution distribution of a harmonic wave distributed in a non-feeding radiation electrode. A substrate has a ground electrode and a first external-terminal electrode to which the first external terminal is connected. An extension element extends from the first external-terminal electrode so as to be separated from the ground electrode.

Abstract: A cooling unit includes a partition board, a heat exchanger, and a blower. The partition board is disposed on one of a plurality of surfaces of an electronic device so as to partition the inner and the outer side of the electronic device. The heat exchanger is disposed on the outer side so as to exchange heat generated by the electronic device with outside air. The blower is disposed on the outer side. The heat exchanger includes hot-air passage bodies and air pathways. The hot-air passage bodies include a plurality of air passages arranged side by side at predetermined intervals in such a manner as to connect a first vent and a second vent of the partition board on the outer side. The blower blows air of the inner side from the first vent to the second vent through the hot-air passage bodies.

Abstract: An antenna element has a dielectric base, at least a portion of which is arranged in a non-ground region of a substrate. A feeding radiation electrode has an intermediate path that is connected to a feeding portion and that is arranged to extend in a perimeter direction of the dielectric base on a side surface of the dielectric base adjacent to the non-ground region and spaced away from a ground region. The feeding radiation electrode has an open end side path that is arranged to extend along a loop path from the termination of the intermediate path and an open end of the extended distal end is arranged parallel or substantially parallel to and spaced apart from the intermediate path. A dielectric material having a high dielectric constant, which increases the capacitance between the intermediate path and the open end, is located in a region including the spaced region between the intermediate path and parallel or substantially parallel open end.

Abstract: A work picking system according to embodiments includes a three-dimensional measuring unit, a hand, a calculating unit, a determining unit, and an instructing unit. The three-dimensional measuring unit measures a three-dimensional shape of a work that is a gripping target. The hand is provided on a terminal movable unit of a multi-axis robot and includes a mechanism that changes a distance between gripping claws and a mechanism that changes a tip end direction of the gripping claws. The determining unit determines a tip end direction of the gripping claws based on the attitude of the work calculated by the calculating unit and a direction of a rotation axis of the terminal movable unit.

Abstract: A robot system includes a manipulator; a work table arranged within a movement extent of the manipulator; an imaging unit for taking a two-dimensional image of the workpieces loaded on the work table; a workpiece supply unit for supplying workpieces onto the work table; and a control system for controlling operations of the manipulator and the imaging unit. The control system includes an imaging control unit for controlling the imaging unit to take the two-dimensional image of the workpieces loaded on the work table, a workpiece detecting unit for detecting a position and a posture of each of the workpieces loaded on the work table by comparing the two-dimensional image taken by the imaging unit with templates stored in advance, and a manipulator control unit for operating the manipulator to perform a work with respect to the workpieces detected by the workpiece detecting unit.

Abstract: A heat exchanger for exchanging heat through a heat transfer plate by flowing a primary air current and a secondary air current to a ventilation path. An unit element including the heat transfer plate, and the ventilation path formed between the heat transfer plates by stacking the unit element in plural are arranged. The unit element is configured by integrally molding a spacing rib for holding a spacing of the heat transfer plate, and a shield rib for shielding leakage of the air current with resin. Furthermore, the unit element includes a stacking error detecting unit for determining a stacking error when stacked.

Abstract: An antenna includes an antenna element in which a predetermined electrode is provided on a dielectric base member and a substrate in which a predetermined electrode is provided on a base. A feed-terminal connecting electrode to which a feed terminal provided on the lower surface of the antenna element, an external-terminal connecting electrode to which an external electrode is connected, and a ground-terminal connecting electrode to which a ground terminal provided on the lower surface of the antenna element are provided on the upper surface of an ungrounded area of the substrate. A chip inductor is connected between the external-terminal connecting electrode and the feed-terminal connecting electrode, and a chip inductor is connected between the external-terminal connecting electrode and the ground-terminal connecting electrode.

Abstract: An antenna includes an antenna element in which predetermined electrodes are formed on a dielectric base; and a substrate in which predetermined electrodes are formed on a base. On a top surface of a non-ground area of the substrate, a power supply terminal connection electrode is formed so as to be connected to a power supply terminal formed on a bottom surface of the antenna element, and a ground terminal connection electrode is formed so as to be connected to a ground terminal formed on the bottom surface of the antenna element. On a bottom surface of the non-ground area of the substrate, capacitance-forming electrodes are formed at positions opposed to the power supply terminal connection electrode and the ground terminal connection electrode, respectively. By capacitances caused by the capacitance-forming electrodes, being loaded to radiation electrodes, respectively, a resonant frequency in a fundamental mode can be set independently of a resonant frequency in a harmonic mode.

Abstract: A heat exchanger with reduced pressure loss, and improved productivity and strength. The heat exchanger is made by laminating first heat conduction plates and second heat conduction plates alternately. A first heat conduction plate and a second heat conduction plate are integrally molded of one sheet. The sheet includes air duct ribs, heat conduction planes, air duct end faces, first protrusions, first outer peripheral ribs, second outer peripheral ribs, air duct end covers, and second protrusions.

Abstract: A dielectric base of an antenna element has a first external terminal at a position substantially corresponding to a node of voltage-distribution distribution of a harmonic wave distributed in a feeding radiation electrode and a second external terminal at a position substantially corresponding to a node of voltage-distribution distribution of a harmonic wave distributed in a non-feeding radiation electrode. A substrate has a ground electrode and a first external-terminal electrode to which the first external terminal is connected. An extension element extends from the first external-terminal electrode so as to be separated from the ground electrode.

Abstract: In the heat exchanger of a heat exchange device of the present invention, first protrusions (26) are provided on a part of first rectification walls (22) of first plate member (15) so as to protrude into first recessed portions (25) which are formed on second plate member (16) close to first plate member (15) when second rectification walls are formed on second plate member (16). Second protrusions (27) are provided on apart of second rectification walls (23) of second plate member (16) so as to protrude into second recessed portions (25a) which are formed on third plate member (17) close to second plate member (16) when third rectification walls (24) are formed on third plate member (17).

Abstract: A lamination type heat exchanging element for use in heat exchange type ventilators and other air conditioning devices eliminates drift in the air passages while maintaining its structural strength, thereby providing high heat exchange efficiency. The heat exchanging element also prevents airflow leakage due to peeling between heat exchanger plates and other components. To achieve this, rectification portions are provided which eliminate drift in the air passages due to different ventilation resistances of the flow channels caused by their different flow channel lengths generated by flow channel division portions, thereby forming a predetermined flow velocity distribution in the counterflow regions.

Abstract: An antenna element has a dielectric base, at least a portion of which is arranged in a non-ground region of a substrate. A feeding radiation electrode has an intermediate path that is connected to a feeding portion and that is arranged to extend in a perimeter direction of the dielectric base on a side surface of the dielectric base adjacent to the non-ground region and spaced away from a ground region. The feeding radiation electrode has an open end side path that is arranged to extend along a loop path from the termination of the intermediate path and an open end of the extended distal end is arranged parallel or substantially parallel to and spaced apart from the intermediate path. A dielectric material having a high dielectric constant, which increases the capacitance between the intermediate path and the open end, is located in a region including the spaced region between the intermediate path and parallel or substantially parallel open end.

Abstract: A heat exchanger, which maintains basic performance even in an environment repeatedly subjected to dew condensation, is provided. The heat exchanger is formed of a plurality of unit devices each including a heat exchanger plate, spacer ribs, and shielding ribs. The heat exchanger plate, the spacer rib and the shielding rib are integrally molded with resin. The spacer ribs keep the spacing between the heat exchangers, and the shielding ribs shield leakage of airflow. The unit devices are stacked each other to form airflow passages between the heat exchanger plates. The airflow passages allow a first airflow and a second airflow to pass therethrough and to exchange heat through the heat exchanger plates. The heat exchanger plate is made of a moisture permeable resin film having water-insolubility and flame retardant property, and the resin has water-insolubility and flame retardant property.