Abstract: The solid-state imaging element includes a photoelectric converter, a first separator, and a second separator. The photoelectric converter is configured to perform photoelectric conversion of incident light. The first separator configured to separate the photoelectric converter is formed in a first trench formed from a first surface side. The second separator configured to separate the photoelectric converter is formed in a second trench formed from a second surface side facing a first surface. The present technology is applicable to an individual imaging element mounted on, e.g., a camera and configured to acquire an image of an object.

Abstract: [Problem] To provide a novel method for manufacturing synthetic leather that is colored using dye. [Solution] A method for manufacturing synthetic leather having an outer surface layer on a base fabric, said method comprising the steps of: (i) coating a releasable base material with an outer surface layer composition containing a polyurethane resin and at least one dye selected from natural dyes and chemical dyes, and drying the coating to form an outer surface layer; and (ii) layering the outer surface layer over a base fabric.

Abstract: An adjustment mechanism of nursery equipment includes a string connecting a fixed portion and a movable portion, a reel that is rotatable in both forward and reverse directions and that changes the position or shape of the movable portion by winding up and feeding out the string, a biasing member that biases the reel in such a way that the reel rotates in a winding direction of the string, and a lock member that prohibits rotation of the reel. A biasing force of the biasing member is selected to be smaller than a biasing force with which the movable portion tends to move downward in the vertical direction.

Abstract: An adjustment mechanism of nursery equipment includes a string connecting a fixed portion and a movable portion, a reel that is rotatable in both forward and reverse directions and that changes the position or shape of the movable portion by winding up and feeding out the string, a biasing member that biases the reel in such a way that the reel rotates in a winding direction of the string, and a lock member that prohibits rotation of the reel. A biasing force of the biasing member is selected to be smaller than a biasing force with which the movable portion tends to move downward in the vertical direction.

Abstract: A vehicle controller includes a first abrupt deceleration determining unit configured to determine an abrupt deceleration state of a vehicle in a first manner, and a second abrupt deceleration determining unit configured to determine the generation of the abrupt deceleration state of the vehicle in a second manner having a required time for the determination shorter in comparison with that of the first manner, wherein any one of the first manner and the second manner is selected according to a vehicle speed of the vehicle or a road surface friction coefficient and used for determining the abrupt deceleration of the vehicle, the second manner is used in a region where the vehicle speed or the road surface friction coefficient is lower, and the first manner is used in a region where the vehicle speed or the road surface friction coefficient is higher.

Abstract: A speed change control system for a hybrid vehicle comprised of a first motor-generator, a differential mechanism that distributes a power of an engine to the first motor-generator and to an output member and that changes an engine speed in accordance with a speed of the first motor-generator, and a second motor-generator that exchanges a torque with any of wheels.

Abstract: A driving force control system for a vehicle having a mechanism for changing an engine speed continuously. The driving force control system basically controls said mechanism in a manner such that the engine speed is adjusted to optimize fuel economy. The driving force control system is configured to determine an index representing a demand to enhance agility of behavior of the vehicle based on an actual behavior of the vehicle or an amount of operation carried out by a driver to cause said behavior. An upper limit value of the engine speed of the case in which a drive demand is increased is determined on the basis of the index, and the upper limit value is set to the higher value with an increase in the index representing the demand to enhance agility of behavior of the vehicle.

Abstract: A supporting unit structure of a vehicle seat includes: a rubber elastic body; a seat-connected member; and a floor-connected member. An inner peripheral portion of the rubber elastic body is fastened to either one of the seat-connected member or the floor-connected member by a fastening member that penetrates the inner peripheral portion, and an outer peripheral portion of the rubber elastic body is fastened to the other one of the seat-connected member or the floor-connected member. The other one of the seat-connected member or the floor-connected member is provided with a stopper portion that abuts the fastening member in a radial direction of the fastening member when the seat-connected member and the floor-connected member are relatively displaced by more than a predetermined distance.

Abstract: Disclosed is a viral vector comprising (a) a cDNA of a recombinant viral RNA having at least the N gene, the X gene, the P gene, and the L gene of a Borna disease virus genome in the same order as that in the Borna disease virus genome, and having a sequence in which a foreign gene is inserted into the untranslated region connected to the downstream of the open reading frame of the P gene, (b) a DNA encoding a ribozyme, and (c) a promoter sequence, each being disposed in a position in which (b) is placed upstream and downstream of (a), and (a) and (b) are placed downstream of (c).

Abstract: A supporting unit structure of a vehicle seat includes: a rubber elastic body; a seat-connected member; and a floor-connected member. An inner peripheral portion of the rubber elastic body is fastened to either one of the seat-connected member or the floor-connected member by a fastening member that penetrates the inner peripheral portion, and an outer peripheral portion of the rubber elastic body is fastened to the other one of the seat-connected member or the floor-connected member. The other one of the seat-connected member or the floor-connected member is provided with a stopper portion that abuts the fastening member in a radial direction of the fastening member when the seat-connected member and the floor-connected member are relatively displaced by more than a predetermined distance.

Abstract: A seat elastic support structure includes: a slide adjuster; a foot member; and an elastic support body interposed between the slide adjuster and the foot member and having an outer tube member, an inner tube member arranged inside the outer tube member, and an elastic body interposed between the outer tube member and the inner tube member, wherein: an end portion on a (?X, ?Z) side in an axis line direction of the inner tube member is in contact with the slide adjuster; the foot member is provided with a through hole (30) into which the outer tube member (51) is inserted; and an inner peripheral surface of the through hole and an outer peripheral surface of the outer tube member are joined to each other.

Abstract: A driving force control system for a vehicle having a mechanism for changing an engine speed continuously. The driving force control system basically controls said mechanism in a manner such that the engine speed is adjusted to optimize fuel economy. The driving force control system is configured to determine an index representing a demand to enhance agility of behavior of the vehicle based on an actual behavior of the vehicle or an amount of operation carried out by a driver to cause said behavior. An upper limit value of the engine speed of the case in which a drive demand is increased is determined on the basis of the index, and the upper limit value is set to the higher value with an increase in the index representing the demand to enhance agility of behavior of the vehicle.

Abstract: A speed change control system for a hybrid vehicle comprised of a first motor-generator, a differential mechanism that distributes a power of an engine to the first motor-generator and to an output member and that changes an engine speed in accordance with a speed of the first motor-generator, and a second motor-generator that exchanges a torque with any of wheels.

Abstract: A polishing pad at least includes a polishing layer, and a cushion layer, in which a plurality of holes is provided in the polishing layer, the holes passing through the polishing layer in a thickness direction, and a plurality of grooves is provided in a polishing surface of the polishing layer, a through hole ratio is from 0.13% or more to 2.1% or less, and angles made by the polishing surface and side surfaces of the groove, which continue to the polishing surface, is from 105 degrees or more to 150 degrees or less.

Abstract: A vehicle controller includes a first abrupt deceleration determining unit (a rotation change rate determining unit, an ABS determining unit) configured to determine an abrupt deceleration state of a vehicle, and a second abrupt deceleration determining unit (a brake determining unit) having a required time for determining an abrupt deceleration shorter in comparison with that of the first abrupt deceleration determining unit, wherein any one of the first abrupt deceleration determining unit and the second abrupt deceleration determining unit is used for determining the abrupt deceleration of the vehicle 1 according to a vehicle speed of the vehicle or a road surface friction coefficient, and the second abrupt deceleration determining unit is used for determining the abrupt deceleration in a region where the vehicle speed or the road surface friction coefficient is lower than the first abrupt deceleration determining unit.

Abstract: A driving force control device for controlling engine torque generated by an internal combustion engine mounted on a vehicle and the engine revolution speed of the internal combustion engine based on the operation amount of driving force request operation on the vehicle to control the driving force of the vehicle is characterized by executing revolution fluctuation suppression control that suppresses fluctuations in engine revolution speeds when the operating point of the internal combustion engine in accordance with the engine torque and the engine revolution speed is within an optimum fuel economy range being a region set with a specified hysteresis width relative to an optimum fuel economy line of the internal combustion engine; accordingly, it is possible to improve the efficiency of the whole driving system.

Abstract: A control apparatus is applied to a vehicle that has shift modes including the continuously variable shift mode, in which a ratio of the rotational speed of a power source to the rotational speed of a drive shaft is continuously adjusted, and the stepped shift mode, in which the ratio is fixed. The control apparatus includes a control unit that controls the torque that is output from the power source to make the time that is required to bring the drive torque of the drive shaft from a predetermined value to a target value in the stepped shift mode equal to the time that is required to bring the drive torque of the drive shaft from the predetermined value to the target value in the continuously variable shift mode. In this way, the difference in drivability between the continuously variable shift mode and the stepped shift mode is minimized.

Abstract: A drive force control system includes a shifting demand judging means that judges whether or not a torque capacity of the clutch is relatively high, and a condition for changing the speed change ratio of the continuously variable transmission stepwise is satisfied; and a first shifting means that reduces the torque capacity of the clutch before changing the speed change ratio of the continuously variable transmission, to synchronize a rotational speed of the internal combustion engine with an input speed of the continuously variable transmission to be attained after changing the speed change ratio thereof while changing the speed change ratio of the continuously variable transmission, and to increase the torque capacity of the clutch after changing the speed change ratio of the continuously variable transmission, when changing the speed change ratio of the continuously variable transmission stepwise.

Abstract: An operation assisting system, which is capable of adjusting an operational feeling to operate an operating device to an actual resultant physical quantity, thereby mitigating uncomfortable feeling of the driver. The operation assisting system includes a drive unit for generating a power for driving a vehicle, an operating device for controlling the power transmitted from the drive unit to a wheel of the vehicle, a reaction force generating mechanism for generating a reaction force against the operated operating device, and a reaction force controller for controlling the reaction force generated by the reaction force generating mechanism exponentially, with respect to a change in a force applied to the operating device to operate the operating device, a change in an operating amount of the operating device, or a velocity to operate the operating device.

Abstract: A polishing pad forms a planar surface on glass, semiconductors, dielectric material/metal composites and integrated circuits, as well as a polishing apparatus where it is difficult for the surface of the substrate to be scratched, the state of polishing can be accurately measured optically during polishing, and whether or not the entire surface of the workpiece is uniformly polished can be measured.