Abstract: A structure of a bush bearing includes: a bush on which a groove is formed; and an endless annular-shaped elastic member which is installed in the groove of the bush, and that supports a rack shaft, in which an inner circumferential surface of the bush includes a first inner circumferential surface that is in slide contact with an outer circumferential surface of the rack shaft, which is positioned opposite to a formation position of rack teeth, a second inner circumferential surface that faces the outer circumferential surface of the rack shaft with a gap interposed between the outer circumferential surface and the second inner circumferential surface, and the groove formed in a formation range of the first inner circumferential surface has a depth shallower than that of the groove formed in a formation range of the second inner circumferential surface.

Abstract: A secondary battery includes: a cathode including an active material; an anode; and an electrolytic solution, and the active material includes a plurality of active material particles as primary particles and a carbon material. The active material particles contain a polyanion-based compound. The carbon material contains a first carbon material present on surfaces of the active material particles, and a second carbon material present between the active material particles provided with the first carbon material. A ratio B/A between a total carbon amount A and a surface carbon amount B of the active material satisfies 7<B/A<11.5. A ratio D/C between a specific surface area C of the active material, and an oil feed amount D of N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone satisfies 1.5<D/C?2.

Abstract: A battery pack has battery cells and bus bars. Each of the battery cells is covered with an exterior case. All the battery cells are electrically connected in series through the bus bars. The battery cells are divided into a first stacked group and a second stacked group arranged adjacent to each other in a lateral direction of the battery pack. The battery cells in each stacked group are stacked in a thickness direction of the battery pack. The stacked groups have a different number of the battery cells in order to make a stair structure. An electrode terminal of one end terminal of the battery cells connected in series is arranged adjacent to the stair structure. A control board is arranged on a lower step part of the stair structure. Devices formed on the control board detect a state of each battery cell.

Abstract: Total power consumption of information-processing devices and power supply/cooling facilities is reduced to realize energy saving operation of information-processing system. The information-processing system includes information-processing devices, power supply facilities, cooling facilities and an operations management device. The operations management device is connected to the devices and the facilities and includes layout information constituted of locations and operating information of the devices and locations and environmental information of the facilities. Also, the operations management device obtains the power consumption of the devices, the power supply loss of the power supply facilities and the cooling power of the cooling facilities by using the layout information, and then allocates the workloads to the devices so as to reduce the total sum of power consumption, supply loss and cooling power.

Abstract: An information processing system which determines an allowable temperature of intake air to an information processing apparatus based on information of a temperature of intake air to the information processing apparatus, information of a temperature of exhaust air of the information processing apparatus, information of a power consumption of the information processing apparatus, and information of an allowable temperature of exhaust air of the information processing apparatus to thereby save power of the information processing system.

Abstract: A steering apparatus includes a collision relaxation member provided on a surface of a housing, the surface being opposed to each rack end in a vehicle width direction. The collision relaxation member includes an elastic member arranged in an outer side of a rack shaft in a radial direction and absorbing a collision load from the corresponding rack end, and a shock absorbing member provided in an inner peripheral side of the elastic member and buckling by abutting of the rack end.

Abstract: A steering apparatus includes a collision relaxation member provided on a surface of a housing, the surface being opposed to each rack end in a vehicle width direction. The collision relaxation member includes an elastic member arranged in an outer side of a rack shaft in a radial direction and absorbing a collision load from the corresponding rack end, and a shock absorbing member provided in an inner peripheral side of the elastic member and buckling by abutting of the rack end.

Abstract: A worm biasing structure biasing a worm engaged with a worm wheel includes a radial bearing and an elastic body. The radial bearing supports the worm in a radial direction. The elastic body has elasticity and biases the radial bearing toward the worm wheel in a biasing direction. The elastic body includes a low-spring rate elastic body and a high-spring rate elastic body having a higher spring rate than that of the low-spring rate elastic body in series in the biasing direction.

Abstract: Provided is a radiation detecting element, including: a semiconductor layer including a tin oxide crystal; and a detecting unit configured to detect, as an electrical signal, charges generated in the semiconductor layer when the semiconductor layer is irradiated with radiation, in which a resistivity of the semiconductor layer is 107 ?·cm or more.

Abstract: Total power consumption of information-processing devices and power supply/cooling facilities is reduced to realize energy saving operation of information-processing system. The information-processing system includes information-processing devices, power supply facilities, cooling facilities and an operations management device. The operations management device is connected to the devices and the facilities and includes layout information constituted of locations and operating information of the devices and locations and environmental information of the facilities. Also, the operations management device obtains the power consumption of the devices, the power supply loss of the power supply facilities and the cooling power of the cooling facilities by using the layout information, and then allocates the workloads to the devices so as to reduce the total sum of power consumption, supply loss and cooling power.

Abstract: A structure of a bush bearing includes: a bush on which a groove is formed; and an endless annular-shaped elastic member which is installed in the groove of the bush, and that supports a rack shaft, in which an inner circumferential surface of the bush includes a first inner circumferential surface that is in slide contact with an outer circumferential surface of the rack shaft, which is positioned opposite to a formation position of rack teeth, a second inner circumferential surface that faces the outer circumferential surface of the rack shaft with a gap interposed between the outer circumferential surface and the second inner circumferential surface, and the groove formed in a formation range of the first inner circumferential surface has a depth shallower than that of the groove formed in a formation range of the second inner circumferential surface.

Abstract: A lesion identification system for surgical operations has a light marker adapted for placement in the vicinity of a lesion inside an organ of an organism, and a location-identifying device detecting a light emitted from the light marker at an outside of the organ for identifying a location of the lesion. The marker includes a light emitter and an engagement member associated with the emitter to be engageable with a wall of the organ. The engagement member includes a clip. The light emitter emits light with a wavelength in a near-infrared range. The device includes an endoscope comprising an inserter section having an image pickup element picking up a reflected light, involving the light from the light marker, at an outside of the organ, and an image pickup unit allowing the reflected light, picked by the image pickup element, to be generated as an image for display on a monitor.

Abstract: A battery unit has battery cells having electrode terminals, bus bars having voltage potential detection terminals, a control board having a voltage detection circuit and a discharge duct. In the battery cell, the electrode terminals of the battery cells are electrically connected to the voltage potential detection terminals of the bus bars. The voltage potential detection terminals of the bus bars are electrically connected to the voltage detection circuit formed on the control board through metal conductive members or lines. The voltage detection circuit detects a voltage potential of each of the battery cells through the metal conductive members. The metal conductive members are not dedicated components, and integrated with the discharge duct by insert molding.

Abstract: A method for preparing a bismuth iodide article includes heat-treating bismuth iodide at a temperature less than the melting point of bismuth iodide in an atmosphere containing iodine.

Abstract: A winding device includes a wire cutting mechanism for cutting the wire wound around the winding target member in the vicinity of the terminal, and a wire binding mechanism for winding, around the terminal, the end portion of the wire wound around the winding target member and cut by the wire cutting mechanism. The wire binding mechanism includes a cylindrical member through which the terminal is insertable, and a rotating mechanism for rotating the cylindrical member about the terminal. A protrusion is formed at a distal end of the cylindrical member so as to protrude in an axial direction of the cylindrical member.

Abstract: Operation management of equipment is made efficient by verifying a plurality of operation management manipulations on a plurality of equipment and optimizing a manipulation order before executing the manipulations. A status of equipment in a status table; a content of a manipulation in a manipulation table; a process time of the manipulation in a manipulation time prediction table; and a status required for the manipulation in the manipulation table are memorized on an operation model managing server. When a plurality of manipulations are input for a plurality of equipment by an operation manager via an operation managing server, correctness of the manipulations is verified and a manipulation order is decided on an operation verifying server based on the various types of memorized information. Also, a manipulation end time of each manipulation is notified to the operation manager via the operation managing server.

Abstract: A battery unit has a battery pack module that has a plurality of single cells, a control circuit board that has a control section that controls a charge and discharge in the battery pack module, and an accommodation case where the battery pack module and the control circuit board are accommodated. The control circuit board is disposed in a position above the battery pack module, and separated away from the base plate by a distance more than a distance from the base plate to a wall top end part of the wall section. Moreover, the submergence sensor is disposed in a position nearer to the base plate than to the wall top end part of the wall section that is in a space within the case 16 surrounded by the wall section.

Abstract: An engine control apparatus is configured to perform engine automatic stop to automatically stop an engine when predetermined engine stop conditions are satisfied and automatically restart the engine when predetermined engine restart conditions are satisfied. The stop conditions including that a vehicle speed decreases below a predetermined stop permission speed. The engine control apparatus includes a variation amount detection means for detecting a variation amount of a brake operation being performed by the vehicle driver during a deceleration period from when the vehicle has started to decelerate to when the vehicle speed has decreased below the stop permission speed, and a stop determination means for determining whether the engine automatic stop should be performed when the engine stop conditions are satisfied based on the variation amount detected by the variation amount detection means.

Abstract: Provided is a radiation detecting element, including: a semiconductor layer including a tin oxide crystal; and a detecting unit configured to detect, as an electrical signal, charges generated in the semiconductor layer when the semiconductor layer is irradiated with radiation, in which a resistivity of the semiconductor layer is 107 ?·cm or more.

Abstract: A vehicle control system is provided which is designed to stop or restart an engine automatically. The system is equipped with a vehicle speed determining circuit which determines the speed of the vehicle and has a dead zone around where a real speed of the vehicle is zero. The vehicle speed determining circuit has a characteristic in which when falling in the dead zone, the determined speed shows zero. When the determined speed is zero, and the real speed is expected to have dropped to zero, the system applies a first braking force to the wheel to keep the vehicle stopped. When the determined speed has become zero following the automatic stop of the engine, the system applies a second braking force smaller in magnitude than the first braking force to the wheel, thereby decelerating the vehicle slowly to avoid unexpected sudden deceleration.