Abstract: A contacting member contacts a region of a contacted member to which a liquid composition has been applied. The contacting member has a substrate and a fluororesin fiber layer containing a fluororesin fiber. One side of the fluororesin fiber layer is directly or indirectly fixed to the substrate and another side of the fluororesin fiber layer contacts the contacted member. A ratio X/Y is less than 1.00, wherein X is a presence ratio of the fluororesin fiber in the fluororesin fiber layer on the side which is directly or indirectly fixed to the substrate and Y is a presence ratio of the fluororesin fiber in the fluororesin fiber layer on the other side which contacts the contacted member.

Abstract: A smoke detector includes: a casing; a first light emitting unit; a second light emitting unit; and a light receiving unit. A second scattering angle that is an angle between the reception axis of the light receiving unit and a second extension extending from an intersection of the second emission axis and the reception axis in a direction away from the second light emitting unit is larger than a first scattering angle that is an angle between the reception axis of the light receiving unit and a first extension extending from an intersection of the first emission axis and the reception axis in a direction away from the first light emitting unit.

Abstract: An on-board communication device, an on-board communication system, and a specific processing prohibition method for a vehicle, in which a specific service can be prevented from being provided without limitation is disclosed. The on-board communication system can perform update processing of a relay processing program for a gateway using a wireless communication path through a wireless communication device or a communication path through a communication cable connected to a connector unit. When receiving an authentication request through either of the two communication paths, the gateway performs authentication processing, and if the authentication processing was successful, the gateway receives an update relay processing program through this communication path, and performs update processing by overwriting a stored relay processing program.

Abstract: An on-board control apparatus includes: a controller connected to a controlled device mounted in a vehicle via a signal line and configured to control the operation of the corresponding controlled device; and a power source box connected to a power source mounted in the vehicle via a power line, that is connected to the controlled device mounted in the vehicle via a power line, and configured to switch between supply and non-supply of power from the power source to the controlled device, wherein the power source box includes; a switch disposed in a power supply path from the power source to the controlled device; a reception unit configured to receive an input of the switching command; and a switching control unit configured to switch between conduction and interruption of the switch in response to the switching command received by the reception unit.

Abstract: A heat sealed lid includes: a resin laminate aluminum foil; and a first seamed side frame portion and a second seamed side frame portion formed of a resin film laminate metal sheet, in which the resin film laminate metal sheet includes a metal sheet, a laminate film formed on one surface of the metal sheet, and a second resin film formed on the other surface of the metal sheet and containing a thermoplastic polyester resin, the laminate film includes an adhesion layer containing a polypropylene-based resin and a polyethylene-based resin and a base layer containing a modified polypropylene-based resin, an amount of the polyethylene-based resin in the adhesion layer is 1.0 mass % or more and 45.0 mass % or less of the resins of the adhesion layer, the melting point of the second resin film is higher than the melting point of the adhesion layer by 40° C. or more and is higher than the heating temperature of a heat sealing tool, the thickness of the adhesion layer is 1.0 ?m or more and 15.

Abstract: A metal sheet for containers includes a metal sheet and a polyester film which is laminated on a surface of the metal sheet to be an inner surface side of containers. The polyester film contains a wax in an amount of 0.010 to 2.000 mass %, and has a dipole-dipole force of 40 mN/m or less.

Abstract: A resin film-laminated metal sheet includes a metal sheet and thermoplastic resin films that are fused to both surfaces of the metal sheet, the metal sheet is a steel sheet having a thickness of 0.08 mm or more or an aluminum sheet having a thickness of 0.15 mm or more, and, when a surface of the thermoplastic resin film opposite to a surface that is fused to the metal sheet is defined as a first surface, the surface tension on the first surface in at least one of the thermoplastic resin films is 50 mN/m or less, the surface tension on the surface that is fused to the metal sheet is 36 mN/m or more, and the amount of a wax attached to the first surface is more than 0 mg/m2 and 5.00 mg/m2 or less.

Abstract: There is provided a head driving device for causing a head to discharge droplets. The device includes a drive circuit, a first drive waveform generation circuit, a second drive waveform generation circuit, and a correction circuit. The drive circuit is configured to drive the head based on a plurality of drive waveforms to discharge the droplets. The first drive waveform generation circuit configured to generate a first drive waveform of the plurality of drive waveforms. The second drive waveform generation circuit is configured to generate a second drive waveform of the plurality of drive waveforms. The correction circuit is configured to correct the first drive waveform and the second drive waveform with reference to an intermediate potential.

Abstract: An on-board control apparatus includes: a controller connected to a controlled device mounted in a vehicle via a signal line and configured to control the operation of the corresponding controlled device; and a power source box connected to a power source mounted in the vehicle via a power line, that is connected to the controlled device mounted in the vehicle via a power line, and configured to switch between supply and non-supply of power from the power source to the controlled device, wherein the power source box includes; a switch disposed in a power supply path from the power source to the controlled device; a reception unit configured to receive an input of the switching command; and a switching control unit configured to switch between conduction and interruption of the switch in response to the switching command received by the reception unit.

Abstract: A can lid made of a resin laminate steel sheet for a resin-metal composite container, includes: a top sheet portion; and a curved portion located at an outer periphery of the top sheet portion, in which the resin laminate steel sheet includes a steel sheet, a thermoplastic polyester-based resin layer provided at a first surface of the steel sheet, a modified polypropylene-based resin layer provided at a second surface of the steel sheet, a polypropylene-based resin layer, and an ethylene-propylene copolymer resin layer, a melting point of the ethylene-propylene copolymer resin layer is 135° C. or higher and 150° C. or lower, a melting point of the thermoplastic polyester-based resin layer is higher than a melting point of the polypropylene-based resin layer by 40° C. or more, and a range of a proportion of the ethylene component in the ethylene-propylene copolymer in the ethylene-propylene copolymer resin layer is 1.0 mass % or more and 45.0 mass % or less.

Abstract: An on-board control apparatus includes: a controller connected to a controlled device mounted in a vehicle via a signal line and configured to control the operation of the corresponding controlled device; and a power source box connected to a power source mounted in the vehicle via a power line, that is connected to the controlled device mounted in the vehicle via a power line, and configured to switch between supply and non-supply of power from the power source to the controlled device, wherein the power source box includes; a switch disposed in a power supply path from the power source to the controlled device; a reception unit configured to receive an input of the switching command; and a switching control unit configured to switch between conduction and interruption of the switch in response to the switching command received by the reception unit.

Abstract: A film-laminated metal plate having excellent retort adhesiveness includes: a metal plate; a resin film thermally fusion-bonded to a surface of the metal plate; and a bubble contained between the metal plate and the resin film. An average bubble height of three bubbles with higher heights among the bubbles measured by using a 3D analysis image of a laser microscope is 0 ?m or more and 5.0 ?m or less. The test piece is obtained by cutting a portion of one end side of the metal plate in a longitudinal direction while leaving the resin film on a side which becomes an inner surface side of the container when the film-laminated metal plate is processed into a container. When a retort treatment is carried out on the test piece at a temperature of 125° C.

Abstract: A liquid output apparatus includes a plurality of liquid output heads and a maintenance assembly. The plurality of liquid output heads is arranged in a staggered arrangement. The maintenance assembly is configured to perform maintenance on the plurality of liquid output heads in different rows in a set.

Abstract: An on-board communication device, an on-board communication system, and a specific processing prohibition method for a vehicle, in which a specific service can be prevented from being provided without limitation is disclosed. The on-board communication system can perform update processing of a relay processing program for a gateway using a wireless communication path through a wireless communication device or a communication path through a communication cable connected to a connector unit. When receiving an authentication request through either of the two communication paths, the gateway performs authentication processing, and if the authentication processing was successful, the gateway receives an update relay processing program through this communication path, and performs update processing by overwriting a stored relay processing program.

Abstract: There is provided a head driving device for causing a head to discharge droplets. The device includes a drive circuit, a first drive waveform generation circuit, a second drive waveform generation circuit, and a correction circuit. The drive circuit is configured to drive the head based on a plurality of drive waveforms to discharge the droplets. The first drive waveform generation circuit configured to generate a first drive waveform of the plurality of drive waveforms. The second drive waveform generation circuit is configured to generate a second drive waveform of the plurality of drive waveforms. The correction circuit is configured to correct the first drive waveform and the second drive waveform with reference to an intermediate potential.

Abstract: An on-board communication device, an on-board communication system, and a specific processing prohibition method for a vehicle, in which a specific service can be prevented from being provided without limitation is disclosed. The on-board communication system can perform update processing of a relay processing program for a gateway using a wireless communication path through a wireless communication device or a communication path through a communication cable connected to a connector unit. When receiving an authentication request through either of the two communication paths, the gateway performs authentication processing, and if the authentication processing was successful, the gateway receives an update relay processing program through this communication path, and performs update processing by overwriting a stored relay processing program.

Abstract: In the vehicle consumable management system, a gateway device of the vehicle collects information relating to consumables, and transmits the collected information to a server device, and the server device stores the received vehicle information. A smartphone used by a user receives vehicle information from the server device, and determines, based on the received vehicle information and a determination condition stored in the storage unit, the time to, for example, replace or refill the consumables of the vehicle, and displays a result of the determination as a notification screen to notify the user of the result of the determination. Furthermore, the smartphone accepts an operation for setting the determination condition for determining a replacement time, and changes the determination condition stored in the storage unit.

Abstract: A heat sealed lid includes: a resin laminate aluminum foil; and a first seamed side frame portion and a second seamed side frame portion formed of a resin film laminate metal sheet, in which the resin film laminate metal sheet includes a metal sheet, a laminate film formed on one surface of the metal sheet, and a second resin film formed on the other surface of the metal sheet and containing a thermoplastic polyester resin, the laminate film includes an adhesion layer containing a polypropylene-based resin and a polyethylene-based resin and a base layer containing a modified polypropylene-based resin, an amount of the polyethylene-based resin in the adhesion layer is 1.0 mass % or more and 45.0 mass % or less of the resins of the adhesion layer, the melting point of the second resin film is higher than the melting point of the adhesion layer by 40° C. or more and is higher than the heating temperature of a heat sealing tool, the thickness of the adhesion layer is 1.0 ?m or more and 15.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus that includes a memory that is configured to store written information and to store a writing program for writing information to the memory; and an electronic control unit that is configured to write information to the memory in accordance with the writing program stored in the memory, wherein: the memory stores a disabling program for disabling overwriting of the information stored in the memory, the electronic control unit disables overwriting of the information stored in the memory in accordance with the disabling program stored in the memory for disablement when writing of the information executed by the electronic control unit is finished, the memory stores reference information to be referred to when the electronic control unit executes writing of information, and the electronic control unit overwrites the reference information stored in the memory with information that is unrelated to the reference information.

Abstract: An on-board update device includes: an update information acquisition unit which acquires data from a device outside a vehicle. A prohibition processing unit prohibits communication between each of the communication devices to be updated and any other communication device. An update information transmission unit transmits the data acquired by the update information acquisition unit, via one or more in-vehicle communication units to the corresponding communication devices to be updated, after the prohibition processing unit has prohibited communication; a completion decision unit decides whether each of the communication devices to be updated has completed an update of the program or data; and a prohibition cancelling unit cancels the prohibition of communication between each of the communication devices to be updated and any other communication device, if the completion decision unit decides that all of the communication devices to be updated have completed their updates.