Abstract: An information processing device has a control unit that acquires information relating to a fluctuation of power consumed by an electrical product operating around a user, and that estimates a product consumed by the user and a consumption quantity of the product based on the information relating to the fluctuation in the power.

Abstract: The present invention provides an illumination apparatus that can suppress heat generation during use. The illumination apparatus includes a planar light emitting panel and a heat-radiating mounting member. The mounting member mounts the planar light emitting panel and has a body plate-section. The body plate-section has a through hole for feeding power that penetrates the body plate-section in a thickness direction, and a smooth region substantially free of protrusions. The panel has a panel body and a connecting wiring section. The connecting wiring section electrically connects the panel body to an external power source, and extends through the through hole. The panel has a front surface including a light emitting region that emits light, and a back surface on which another smooth region is provided. The smooth regions are in surface contact with each other over not less than 50% of an area of the light emitting region.

Abstract: The present invention provides an illumination apparatus that can suppress heat generation during use. The illumination apparatus includes a planar light emitting panel and a heat-radiating mounting member. The mounting member mounts the planar light emitting panel and has a body plate-section. The body plate-section has a through hole for feeding power that penetrates the body plate-section in a thickness direction, and a smooth region substantially free of protrusions. The panel has a panel body and a connecting wiring section. The connecting wiring section electrically connects the panel body to an external power source, and extends through the through hole. The panel has a front surface including a light emitting region that emits light, and a back surface on which another smooth region is provided. The smooth regions are in surface contact with each other over not less than 50% of an area of the light emitting region.

Abstract: An object of the present invention to provide a surface light-emission system that can change its posture and can be safely used. There is provided a surface light-emission system including: a surface light-emitting module including a surface light-emitting panel with an emission surface; and a supporting part rotatably supporting the surface light-emitting module in a circumferential direction directly or indirectly. Furthermore, In the surface light-emission system, the supporting part is capable of supplying electric power to the surface light-emitting panel and includes a movable range restriction unit restricting a movable range in a circumferential direction of the surface light-emitting module.

Abstract: An armature manufacturing method includes preparing a core member that includes a rotation shaft at a central portion and that is formed with plural teeth in a radiating shape centered on the rotation shaft; and winding winding wires onto slots between the plural teeth so as to form plural types of winding coil sections, each with a different winding wire diameter.

Abstract: An object of the present invention to provide a surface light-emission system that can change its posture and can be safely used. There is provided a surface light-emission system including: a surface light-emitting module including a surface light-emitting panel with an emission surface; and a supporting part rotatably supporting the surface light-emitting module in a circumferential direction directly or indirectly. Furthermore, In the surface light-emission system, the supporting part is capable of supplying electric power to the surface light-emitting panel and includes a movable range restriction unit restricting a movable range in a circumferential direction of the surface light-emitting module.

Abstract: An overtaking assistant system includes a speed detector that detects a speed of a host vehicle, a preceding vehicle detector capable of relative distances and relative speeds of a first vehicle traveling along a slow lane before the host vehicle and a second vehicle traveling along a passing lane before the host vehicle with respect to the host vehicle while the host vehicle travels along the slow lane, a first speed comparison unit that compares speeds between the first and second vehicles, an overtaking decision making unit that determines that the host vehicle is allowed to overtake the first vehicle when the speed of the host vehicle is higher than the first vehicle, and the speed of the second vehicle is higher than the speed of the first vehicle, and a notification unit that notifies a driver of the host vehicle that the host vehicle is allowed to overtake the first vehicle when the overtaking decision making unit determines that the host vehicle is allowed to overtake the first vehicle.

Abstract: An armature manufacturing method includes preparing a core member that includes a rotation shaft at a central portion and that is formed with plural teeth in a radiating shape centered on the rotation shaft; and winding winding wires onto slots between the plural teeth so as to form plural types of winding coil sections, each with a different winding wire diameter.

Abstract: An overtaking assistant system includes a speed detector that detects a speed of a host vehicle, a preceding vehicle detector capable of relative distances and relative speeds of a first vehicle traveling along a slow lane before the host vehicle and a second vehicle traveling along a passing lane before the host vehicle with respect to the host vehicle while the host vehicle travels along the slow lane, a first speed comparison unit that compares speeds between the first and second vehicles, an overtaking decision making unit that determines that the host vehicle is allowed to overtake the first vehicle when the speed of the host vehicle is higher than the first vehicle, and the speed of the second vehicle is higher than the speed of the first vehicle, and a notification unit that notifies a driver of the host vehicle that the host vehicle is allowed to overtake the first vehicle when the overtaking decision making unit determines that the host vehicle is allowed to overtake the first vehicle.

Abstract: A fuel-saving driving system which gradually decreases a target vehicle speed from a start of control to passage of a descending-slope starting point in a linear form and can obtain fuel-saving and smooth driving feeling without repeating fuel-cut and injection. A vehicle-position specifying device is provided for specifying the position of a vehicle, a storage device for storing data of a descending slope located in the vehicle traveling direction, a vehicle speed measuring device for measuring a speed of the vehicle, and a controller The controller has a function of determining a target speed of the vehicle from the vehicle speed and the data of the descending slope.

Abstract: The present invention is a light-emitting device (100) housing an illumination-target object (20), the light-emitting device (100) including: a pair of opening planes; an object placement member (1) on which the illumination-target object (20) is placed; a light guide member (2) for causing light introduced from an end of the light guide member (2) to exit from a light-exit surface (12) while guiding the light inside the light guide member (2); and a light source (3) provided at the end of the light guide member (2) and emitting light toward inside the light guide member (2), the light-exit surface (12) being formed into a hollow shape so that the illumination-target object (20) is housed inside the light-emitting device (100). This makes it is possible to easily and efficiently control an environment where the illumination-target object is placed.

Abstract: An illumination apparatus (12) of the present invention is an illumination apparatus for irradiating a plant with light. The illumination apparatus (12) includes a light-emitting diodes (23) serving as light sources; an LED substrate (22) on which the light-emitting diodes (23) are provided; a lens (25) (an optical member) provided between the LED substrate (22) and the plant to be irradiated, the lens (25) changing the paths of light emitted from the light-emitting diodes (23); and a lens holding plate (24) (an optical member) to hold the lens (25). The lens (25) is removably attached to the apparatus. With this configuration, it is possible to provide an illumination apparatus for cultivating plants, which illumination apparatus has been improved from the viewpoint of control of heat generated by an LED and control of light distribution of the LED.

Abstract: In a light guide unit (40) of the present invention, a light source (22) is provided on a first end section (24d) of a light guide (24). Further, a side reflective member (26b), which can reflect light in the light guide (24), is provided on a second end section (24e) opposite to the first end section (24d) which is provided with the light source (22). The light guide (24) is continuously increased in thickness (D2, D4, and D5) (i) from the first end section (24d) provided with the light source (22) toward a center of the light guide (24) and (ii) also from the second end section (24e) provided with the side face reflective member (26b) toward the center of the light guide (24).

Abstract: A first light guide plate of a light-emitting element is formed by a plurality of strip-shaped light guide bodies arranged in parallel with each other, where each strip-shaped light guide body has a light incident surface on which light from a light source is incident, and a light-emitting surface from which light from the light incident surface is emitted, and on which a plurality of prisms are formed. A second light guide plate of the light-emitting element is positioned so as to face the light-emitting surface side of the first light guide plate, has prisms formed on a surface of the first light guide plate side in a shape that meshes with a shape of the prisms of the first light guide plate, and is formed by a fewer number of light guide bodies arranged in parallel than the strip-shaped light guide bodies.

Abstract: The present invention has an object to provide a fuel-saving driving system which gradually decreases a target vehicle speed from start of control to passage of a descending-slope starting point in a linear form and can obtain fuel-saving and smooth driving feeling without repeating fuel-cut and injection. The present invention has a vehicle-position specifying device (2) for specifying the position of a vehicle, a storage device (11) for storing data of a descending slope located in the vehicle traveling direction, a vehicle speed measuring device (3) for measuring a speed (Va) of the vehicle (1), and a controller (10), the controller (10) has a function of determining (calculating) a target speed (requested speed Vd) of the vehicle (1) from the vehicle speed (Va) and the data of the descending slope.

Abstract: In a light guide unit (40) of the present invention, a light source (22) is provided on a first end section (24d) of a light guide (24). Further, a side reflective member (26b), which can reflect light in the light guide (24), is provided on a second end section (24e) opposite to the first end section (24d) which is provided with the light source (22). The light guide (24) is continuously increased in thickness (D2, D4, and D5) (i) from the first end section (24d) provided with the light source (22) toward a center of the light guide (24) and (ii) also from the second end section (24e) provided with the side face reflective member (26b) toward the center of the light guide (24).

Abstract: A first light guide plate of a light-emitting element is formed by a plurality of strip-shaped light guide bodies arranged in parallel with each other, where each strip-shaped light guide body has a light incident surface on which light from a light source is incident, and a light-emitting surface from which light from the light incident surface is emitted, and on which a plurality of prisms are formed. A second light guide plate of the light-emitting element is positioned so as to face the light-emitting surface side of the first light guide plate, has prisms formed on a surface of the first light guide plate side in a shape that meshes with a shape of the prisms of the first light guide plate, and is formed by a fewer number of light guide bodies arranged in parallel than the strip-shaped light guide bodies.