Abstract: An inexpensive decorative sheet has a fine three-dimensional metallic design. A base vapor deposition film and a transfer sheet are provided. The base vapor deposition film includes a transparent film base of primarily a thermoplastic resin and is light-transmissive, and an underlying metal layer. The transfer sheet includes a transfer base film and a reflection pattern formation layer including a pattern metal layer. The transfer sheet is placed onto the base vapor deposition film, and a transfer roller is pressed against the transfer base film to embed a portion of the reflection pattern formation layer onto the base vapor deposition film and bond the portion to the base vapor deposition film. The transfer roller includes a transfer surface, which corresponds to a predetermined design. The transfer sheet is peeled away from the base vapor deposition film to transfer a reflection pattern to the base vapor deposition film.

Abstract: A press-fit terminal inserted into through hole of a circuit board along insertion direction includes a base portion extending in insertion direction, distal end portion, and two deformable portions. The distal end portion is on a front side to base portion in insertion direction and includes distal end portion side corner portions. The two deformable portions connect base portion and distal end portion and are contacted with an inner wall of through hole and elastically deformed. The two deformable portions include deformable portion side corner portions and deformable portion side corner portions include outer deformable portion side corner portions on outer side in direction crossing insertion direction. The two deformable portions include easy deformable portions, in portions having outer deformable portion side corner portions with curved surfaces whose radius of curvature RL is greater than a radius of curvature RS of curved surfaces of distal end portion side corner portions.

Abstract: Provided is an article position management apparatus that a receiver receives image data from a camera apparatus and that identifies a position of an article, based on an article marker attached to an article and a reference point marker whose coordinate information in an absolute coordinate system in a field is set in advance, the article marker and the reference point marker being included in the image data, when the camera apparatus is a mobile camera apparatus, and identifies the position of the article, based on the article marker included in the image, when the camera apparatus is a fixed camera apparatus.

Abstract: An integrated valve includes a body portion, a flow rate adjustment valve body, a flow passage switching valve body, and a shaft member. The body portion has formed therein a plurality of passages. The flow rate adjustment valve body is provided inside the body portion that adjusts a flow rate of fluid. The flow passage switching valve body is provided inside the body portion configured to switch a flow path of the predetermined fluid in the fluid circulation circuit, the flow passage switching valve body being switchable between distinct communication states. The shaft member is provided inside the body portion that interlocks the flow rate adjustment valve body and the flow passage switching valve body.

Abstract: A composition for a positive electrode of a lithium ion secondary battery, the composition comprising: an active material capable of storing and extracting lithium ion; and an electric conductive material, wherein the active material is lithium iron phosphate, wherein the conductive material includes carbon black and carbon nanotube, wherein the carbon black has an average primary particle diameter of 39 nm or less, and wherein the carbon nanotube has an average diameter of 20 nm or less.

Abstract: An in-vehicle control apparatus controls a plurality of repeaters included in an in-vehicle network assembled in a vehicle, based on a control scenario(s) associated with states of the vehicle and control contents, each of which is set in a corresponding one of the plurality of repeaters.

Abstract: An air-fuel ratio control system (1) including an air-fuel ratio control section (3) for controlling the air-fuel ratio ? of an air-fuel mixture, an exhaust gas purifier (4); an air-fuel ratio sensor (5) whose output changes sharply when ? in the exhaust gas changes between rich and lean sides about a stoichiometric air-fuel ratio; a heater (6); and a temperature control section (7). The air-fuel ratio control section (3) controls ? based on the output of the air-fuel ratio sensor (5) using, as a target air-fuel ratio, a predetermined air-fuel ratio such that 0.980??<1.000 is satisfied, and when a change amount ?? ? is 0.008, an output difference ?V is 150 mV or smaller. The temperature control section (7) controls the temperature of the air-fuel ratio sensor (5) to a predetermined target temperature of 650° C. or higher.

Abstract: A heat exchanger includes: a heat exchanging portion configured to exchange heat between a refrigerant flowing through therein and air; a liquid reservoir configured to separate a gas-liquid two-phase refrigerant flowing out of the heat exchanging portion into a gas-phase refrigerant and a liquid-phase refrigerant, the liquid reservoir storing the liquid-phase refrigerant; and a refrigerant adjustment portion configured to adjust a flow state of the refrigerant flowing into the refrigerant adjustment portion through a refrigerant passage of the refrigeration cycle, supply the refrigerant to the heat exchanging portion and adjust an outflow state and an outflow destination of the refrigerant flowing out of the heat exchanging portion or the liquid reservoir. At least a part of the refrigerant adjustment portion is inserted into the liquid reservoir.

Abstract: Article position estimation system comprises: article movement recognition part; reference point recognition part; position information generation part; and article position estimation part. Article movement recognition part generates article movement information including time point when article is taken out by mobile body or time point when article placement is completed by mobile body. Reference point recognition part recognizes reference point and generates reference point recognition information including identification information according to recognized reference point, reference point recognition time point, and information related to recognized reference point. Position information generation part generates information related to position of mobile body at reference point recognition time point based on reference point recognition information.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method of setting light emission control of each light emission tool in an area more easily. The method of setting light emission control of each light emission tool in an area of the present invention includes: a light emitting step of transmitting a freely-selected ID signal (Sn) to a plurality of light emission tools that are randomly disposed in an area and emit light in response to receipt of corresponding ID signals to cause a light emission tool (En) that has received the ID signal (Sn) to emit light; an imaging step of acquiring a light emission image (En) of the area after the ID signal (Sn) has been transmitted; a determining step of determining a position of the light emission tool (En) that emitted light in response to receipt of the ID signal (Sn) in the area based on the light emission image (En); and a storing step of storing the position of the light emission tool (En) in the area and the corresponding ID signal (Sn) in association with each other.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a carbon black for batteries having excellent dispersibility, electron conductivity and oxidation resistance. In addition, an object of the present invention is to provide a low-viscosity conductive composition for an electrode produced using the carbon black, and a low-resistance battery electrode and a battery having excellent high-output characteristics and cycle characteristics produced using the conductive composition. A carbon black for batteries having: BET specific surface area of 50 to 220 m2/g; a crystallite diameter (La) of 30 to 42 ?; and a number of CO2 desorption molecules per unit surface area measured by a temperature-rising desorption gas analysis method (50° C. to 1200° C. of measurement temperature) of 8.0×1016 to 15.0×1016 molecules/m2 is excellent in dispersibility, electron conductivity and oxidation resistance.

Abstract: The present invention provides a D-glucaric acid-producing bacterium and a method for producing D-glucaric acid. The present invention is characterized in that D-glucaric acid or a salt thereof is produced from one or more saccharides selected from the group consisting of D-glucose, D-gluconic acid and D-glucuronic acid with catalytic action of a specific alcohol dehydrogenase PQQ-ADH (1) and a specific aldehyde dehydrogenase PQQ-ALDH (2), and that D-glucaric acid or a salt thereof is produced by using a microorganism having the PQQ-ADH (1) and the PQQ-ALDH (2) or a processed product thereof in the presence of the one or more saccharides. The present invention can provide a microorganism having improved productivity of D-glucaric acid to be used for production of D-glucaric acid and a method for efficiently producing D-glucaric acid.

Abstract: An inexpensive decorative sheet has a fine three-dimensional metallic design. A base vapor deposition film and a transfer sheet are provided. The base vapor deposition film includes a transparent film base of primarily a thermoplastic resin and is light-transmissive, and an underlying metal layer. The transfer sheet includes a transfer base film and a reflection pattern formation layer including a pattern metal layer. The transfer sheet is placed onto the base vapor deposition film, and a transfer roller is pressed against the transfer base film to embed a portion of the reflection pattern formation layer onto the base vapor deposition film and bond the portion to the base vapor deposition film. The transfer roller includes a transfer surface, which corresponds to a predetermined design. The transfer sheet is peeled away from the base vapor deposition film to transfer a reflection pattern to the base vapor deposition film.

Abstract: [Problem] To provide a conductive resin composition for electrodes which is excellent in dispersibility and oxidation resistance. To provide: an electrode composition employing the conductive resin composition for electrodes and having a low viscosity; an electrode employing the electrode composition and having a low electrode plate resistance; and a lithium ion battery having a high energy density, high output characteristics and a high cyclability.

Abstract: According to one of various aspects of the present invention, a slurry for a flexible electrode contains a component (a) dispersed in an aqueous emulsion. The emulsion includes one or more polymer components selected from the group consisting of acrylic polymers, urethane polymers, fluorine polymers, urea polymers, chloroprene polymers, and butadiene polymers. The emulsion has a pH of 6.5 to 8.0. In the slurry, the total of the polymer component(s) and the component (a) is 20 to 30% by mass. Of the total of the polymer component(s) and the component (a) in the slurry, the polymer component(s) is 60 to 85% by mass, and the component (a) is 15 to 40% by mass. Component (a) is carbon black having a DBP absorption amount under uncompressed conditions of 150 to 300 mL/100 g and a BET specific surface area of 35 to 140 m2/g.

Abstract: A positive electrode composition for a lithium ion secondary battery includes an active material that can occlude and release lithium ions and a conductive material, wherein the active material is a lithium cobalt composite oxide; the conductive material is carbon black and carbon nanotubes; the carbon black has a BET specific surface area of 100 to 400 m2/g and a DBP absorption amount of 210 to 400 ml/100 g; the carbon nanotubes have an average diameter of 20 nm or less, a BET specific surface area of 170 m2/g or more, and an aspect ratio of 50 or more; and a carbon black content X (unit: % by mass) and a carbon nanotube content Y (unit: % by mass) in the positive electrode composition satisfy the following conditions (A) and (B): (A) 0.5?(X+Y)?2.0; (B) 0.80?{X/(X+Y)}?0.95.

Abstract: An air-fuel ratio control system (1) including an air-fuel ratio control section (3) for controlling the air-fuel ratio ? of an air-fuel mixture, an exhaust gas purifier (4); an air-fuel ratio sensor (5) whose output changes sharply when ? in the exhaust gas changes between rich and lean sides about a stoichiometric air-fuel ratio; a heater (6); and a temperature control section (7). The air-fuel ratio control section (3) controls ? based on the output of the air-fuel ratio sensor (5) using, as a target air-fuel ratio, a predetermined air-fuel ratio such that 0.980??<1.000 is satisfied, and when a change amount ?? ? is 0.008, an output difference ?V is 150 mV or smaller. The temperature control section (7) controls the temperature of the air-fuel ratio sensor (5) to a predetermined target temperature of 650° C. or higher.

Abstract: A valve device includes a valve, a drive device, and a transmission unit. A valve changes a flow mode of refrigerant that flows in a circulation path of a refrigeration cycle device. The transmission unit includes a driving-side rotary body, a magnetic transmission member, and a driven-side rotary body. The driving-side rotary body includes multiple magnetic magnet poles in a rotational direction. The magnetic transmission member includes multiple magnetic transmission bodies which are configured to be magnetized by the magnetic magnet poles. The driven-side rotary body includes multiple magnetic magnet poles in a rotational direction. The driven-side rotary body rotates in response to a rotary motion of the multiple magnetic magnet poles of the driving-side rotary body via the magnetic transmission body. The number of the magnetic magnet poles and the number of the magnetic transmission bodies are different from each other.

Abstract: The present invention provides a D-glucaric acid-producing bacterium and a method for producing D-glucaric acid. The present invention is characterized in that D-glucaric acid or a salt thereof is produced from one or more saccharides selected from the group consisting of D-glucose, D-gluconic acid and D-glucuronic acid with catalytic action of a specific alcohol dehydrogenase PQQ-ADH (1) and a specific aldehyde dehydrogenase PQQ-ALDH (2), and that D-glucaric acid or a salt thereof is produced by using a microorganism having the PQQ-ADH (1) and the PQQ-ALDH (2) or a processed product thereof in the presence of the one or more saccharides. The present invention can provide a microorganism having improved productivity of D-glucaric acid to be used for production of D-glucaric acid and a method for efficiently producing D-glucaric acid.

Abstract: A valve device includes a valve, a drive device, a magnet coupling, and a screw mechanism. The valve includes a valve body and changes a flow mode of refrigerant flowing in a circulation path of a refrigeration cycle device. The drive device includes an electric drive unit as a drive source. The magnet coupling includes a driving-side rotary body and a driven-side rotary body that are magnetically connected to each other in a non-contact manner and transmits a rotary motion of the electric drive unit from the driving-side rotary body to the driven-side rotary body. The screw mechanism converts the rotary motion of the driven-side rotary body into an axial linear motion of the valve body. The valve device is configured to change the flow mode of refrigerant by using the linear motion of the valve body caused via the magnet coupling and the screw mechanism in response to the drive of the electric drive unit.