Abstract: In a laser light source apparatus using a wavelength converting device (35), the position and angle of the wavelength converting device are allowed to be varied so as to maximize the laser output. The angular adjustment of the wavelength converting device is simplified by accurately positioning the wavelength converting device. A holder (57) for retaining the wavelength converting device may be supported by a support portion (56) formed in a base (38) so as to be moveable in the depthwise direction of the poled inverted domain regions and tiltable with respect to the optical path. Preferably, the holder may be rotatable around an axial line substantially perpendicular to the optical axial line.

Abstract: A hollow actuator includes a motor section, a reduction gear section, a brake section, a rotation position detecting section, and a shaft having a hollow shape and transmitting rotation, wherein the motor section and the brake section are disposed in a same chamber.

Abstract: A production system includes a workpiece stocker, a dual-arm robot, and a second robot. A workpiece is to be placed on the workpiece. The dual-arm robot is arranged at a transportation access portion of the workpiece stocker. The second robot is arranged to face a forward portion of a torso of the dual-arm robot.

Abstract: The present invention provides a robot system in which a robot and a positioner are combined with each other. In the robot system, footprint is reduced and a production line having a short tact time between steps is formed. The robot system includes a work object, robots that perform a work operation on the work object, and positioners that position the work object, wherein the robots are provided on frame members of the positioners.

Abstract: A transfer robot includes a hand section, a horizontal arm mechanism, and a lift mechanism. An object is to be placed on the hand section. The horizontal arm mechanism is connected to the hand section and includes at least two rotary joints. The horizontal arm mechanism is configured to extend and contract so as to move the hand section along one direction. The lift mechanism is configured to move the horizontal arm mechanism up and down and includes a plurality of link mechanisms disposed on a base member. The horizontal arm mechanism is disposed between parts of the lift mechanism when the horizontal arm mechanism is moved to a lowest position.

Abstract: A transfer robot includes a hand section on which an object is placed; a horizontal arm mechanism connected to the hand section, the horizontal arm mechanism including at least two rotary joints, the horizontal arm mechanism extending and contracting so as to move the hand section along one direction, the horizontal arm mechanism being disposed so as to face in an axial direction; and a lift mechanism including a link mechanism that moves the horizontal arm mechanism up and down, wherein the lift mechanism includes at least two sets of link mechanisms disposed on a base member, and wherein the horizontal arm mechanism is disposed between parts of the lift mechanism when the horizontal arm mechanism is moved to a lowest position.

Abstract: An eco drive support apparatus which reports the eco degree of the driving operation of a vehicle by displaying a state relative to a judgment threshold which varies corresponding to the drive state of the vehicle. The apparatus has a power train ECU which computes the judgment threshold and an eco drive state amount expressing a ratio to the judgment threshold on the basis of the drive state of the vehicle and a meter ECU which indicates the eco drive state amount on the basis of information transmitted from the power train ECU. The power train ECU transmits the eco drive state amount to the meter ECU.

Abstract: An industrial robot includes a hollow chamber rotatably supported by a base, an arm rotatably supported by the hollow chamber, and drive devices provided in the hollow chamber and configured to drive the arm.

Abstract: There is provided a gateway apparatus that controls a forwarding process of frame data between multiple communication channels, said gateway apparatus including a search engine that is respectively provided for each of the multiple communication channels to route the frame data between the multiple communication channels, and a first storage portion that is respectively provided for each of the multiple communication channels to temporarily stores the frame data routed.

Abstract: A transfer robot includes a hand section on which an object is placed; a horizontal arm mechanism connected to the hand section, the horizontal arm mechanism including at least two rotary joints, the horizontal arm mechanism extending and contracting so as to move the hand section along one direction, the horizontal arm mechanism being disposed so as to face in an axial direction; and a lift mechanism including a link mechanism that moves the horizontal arm mechanism up and down, wherein the lift mechanism includes at least two sets of link mechanisms disposed on a base member, and wherein the horizontal arm mechanism is disposed between parts of the lift mechanism when the horizontal arm mechanism is moved to a lowest position.

Abstract: A driving support apparatus supports a driver in driving a vehicle. The driving support apparatus determines a state of the vehicle by collecting information concerning an operating condition of the vehicle, determines a plurality of optimum operations of the vehicle to achieve a corresponding objective based on the determined state, and arbitrates the determined optimum operations.

Abstract: A hollow actuator includes a motor section, a reduction gear section, a brake section, a rotation position detecting section, and a shaft having a hollow shape and transmitting rotation, wherein the motor section and the brake section are disposed in a same chamber.

Abstract: An eco-drive assist apparatus that displays a quantity of eco-drive that indicates a degree of ecology and/or economy in driving in a hybrid vehicle equipped with an engine and a motor, includes: a first part configured to calculate the quantity of eco-drive on the basis of a vehicle power generated in the vehicle; and a second part configured to cause the quantity of eco-drive to be displayed in a graphic manner as a relative quantity to an eco-drive judgment threshold value that indicates whether the vehicle is in an eco-drive state and to cause the quantity of eco-drive to be displayed in a graphic manner as a relative quantity to an engine startup threshold value that indicates whether the engine is started up.

Abstract: An eco-drive assist apparatus displays a quantity of eco-drive that indicates a degree of ecology and/or economy in driving in a hybrid vehicle equipped with an engine and a motor. The apparatus includes a first part configured to calculate the quantity of eco-drive on the basis of a vehicle power generated in the vehicle, and a second part configured to cause the quantity of eco-drive to be displayed in a graphic manner as a relative quantity to an eco-drive judgment threshold value that indicates whether the vehicle is in an eco-drive state and as a relative quantity to an engine startup threshold value that indicates whether the engine has been started up and configured to cause the quantity of eco-drive to be displayed on a boundary of the engine startup threshold value or displayed at a position where the quantity of eco-drive is worse than the engine startup threshold value when the engine has been started up.

Abstract: The present invention provides a teaching box configured such that an operator can optionally change a coloration and a size of a text displayed on a display area. The teaching box includes a main menu area, a pulldown menu area, a status area, a general-purpose area, and a message area, for monitoring and controlling an operation of an industrial robot which is operated in a plurality of modes including a teaching mode and an operation setting mode. The main menu area includes a customization portion operable to change a size and a coloration of a text, and a display portion operable to display the text set by the customization portion.

Abstract: There is provided a headphone including: a housing that accommodates a driver unit; a sound guiding tube that protrudes from the housing in a predetermined direction and guides a sound generated from the driver unit to an external auditory canal; and a hanger that rotatably supports the housing via a supporting shaft provided in approximately the same direction as a depth direction of the external auditory canal and in a direction inclined to a protruding direction of the sound guiding tube. According to this structure, by rotating the housing with respect to the hanger via the supporting shaft, the protruding direction of the sound guiding tube with respect to the hanger can be adjusted. Thus, by adjusting the protruding direction of the sound guiding tube according to the inclined angle of the external auditory canal of a user, wearability of a headphone can be improved.

Abstract: An earphone device includes a housing having a driver unit, and a sound guide tube mounted on a front surface of the housing to protrude from the front surface, in which the sound guide tube is disposed at a position deviated from a center position of the housing.

Abstract: A driving support apparatus supports a driver in driving a vehicle. The driving support apparatus determines a state of the vehicle by collecting information concerning an operating condition of the vehicle, determines a plurality of optimum operations of the vehicle to achieve a corresponding objective based on the determined state, and arbitrates determined the optimum operations.

Abstract: There is provided a gateway apparatus that controls a forwarding process of frame data between multiple communication channels, said gateway apparatus including a search engine that is respectively provided for each of the multiple communication channels to route the frame data between the multiple communication channels, and a first storage portion that is respectively provided for each of the multiple communication channels to temporarily stores the frame data routed.

Abstract: A magnetic encoder apparatus comprises a permanent magnet 2 fixed to a rotating body 1, a magnetic field detection element 4 which is opposed to the permanent magnet 2 through an air gap and attached to a fixed body 3, and a signal processing circuit to process a signal from the magnetic field detection element 4. The permanent magnet 2 is formed into disk-like, and magnetized in one direction which is perpendicular to the shaft of the rotating body 1. The magnetic field detection element 4 is arranged on the outer peripheral side of the permanent magnet 2 through an air gap. Further, the fixed body 3 is formed by a ring-like magnetic substance, and an air gap is provided in the circumferential direction, and the magnetic field detection element may be provided in the air gap portion. Accordingly, a magnetic encoder apparatus in which the structure is simple, the resolution is very high, the accuracy is high, and the size is small, can be obtained.