Abstract: To provide an axial fan motor increasing the mounting area of a circuit board and further improving heat dissipation as compared with the axial fan motor in the related art. A fan device as an axial fan motor includes: a casing having a hollow tubular shape and provided with an intake opening at one end in an axial direction and an exhaust opening at another end in the axial direction; an impeller including a plurality of blades and accommodated in the casing; a motor accommodated in the casing and configured to rotate the impeller; and a plurality of circuit boards arranged along the axial direction at a side close to exhaust opening in the casing.

Abstract: A recording device includes a recording head configured to perform recording on a T-shirt, a tray including a placing surface for placement of the T-shirt, the tray being configured to move in a front-rear direction including a position facing the recording head, an illumination mechanism configured to emit light in an illumination pattern toward the placing surface from a lower side of the placing surface, an operation panel configured to receive illumination instruction information specifying the illumination pattern, and a control unit. The control unit is configured to change the illumination pattern of the illumination mechanism, based on the illumination instruction information received by the operation panel.

Abstract: A medical information processing apparatus according to an embodiment includes a processing circuitry. In the medical information processing apparatus according to the embodiment, first, the processing circuitry acquires an analysis result of each of a plurality of algorithms for a medical image. The processing circuitry causes a terminal of a user to display a screen in a display mode combining the analysis results of the algorithms. Thus, by the medical information processing apparatus according to the embodiment, the efficiency of image reading can be improved.

Abstract: A wavelength conversion device includes an optical medium that converts a first wavelength-multiplexed light including a plurality of first wavelengths belonging to a first wavelength band to a second wavelength-multiplexed light including a plurality of second wavelengths belonging to a second wavelength band, a first monitor configured to monitor power of the plurality of second wavelengths belonging to the second wavelength band, a storage unit that holds control information for adjusting a conversion characteristic of the optical medium, and a control unit configured to perform control of adjusting the conversion characteristic of the optical medium based on the control information acquired from the storage unit according to a first monitoring result by the first monitor.

Abstract: A wavelength converter includes: a first multiplexer that combines input signal light with wavelength-conversion excitation light; a second multiplexer that combines the signal light with Raman excitation light; a first nonlinear optical medium that generates wavelength-converted light of the signal light, based on a nonlinear optical effect; and a second nonlinear optical medium that amplifies wavelength-converted light of the signal light output from the first nonlinear optical medium. A wavelength of the Raman excitation light being a wavelength within an amplification band that allows Raman amplification of wavelength-converted light.

Abstract: A vehicle step device includes: a movable step that is provided in a door opening of a vehicle; and a drive controller that drives the movable step so that the movable step operates in deployment and storage directions. The drive controller includes a sidewalk detection unit that detects a sidewalk provided in parallel with a traveling road surface of the vehicle, a separation distance detecting unit that detects a separation distance between a side edge portion of the vehicle in which the movable step is stored and the sidewalk, and a deployment amount setting unit that sets a deployment amount of the movable step extending in a width direction of the traveling road surface from the side edge portion of the vehicle based on the separation distance. The deployment amount setting unit sets a deployment amount of the movable step to be larger as the separation distance increases.

Abstract: A wavelength conversion device includes: a first wavelength conversion circuit that wavelength-converts, by passing first multiplex light obtained by multiplexing an optical signal of a first wavelength band from each transmitter through an inside of a wavelength conversion medium by using excitation light, the first multiplex light into second multiplex light in a second wavelength band different from the first wavelength band; and a first generation circuit that generates a first control signal that controls each transmitter to shift a signal wavelength of each optical signal in the first multiplex light before wavelength conversion according to a subsequent part to which the second multiplex light after wavelength conversion in the first wavelength conversion circuit is input, and transmits the first control signal to each transmitter.

Abstract: A wavelength converter includes a polarization beam splitter configured to separate input light into a first polarization and a second polarization that are orthogonal to each other a non-linear optical medium configured to include a first incident end on which the first polarization separated by the polarization beam splitter is incident and a second incident end on which the second polarization separated by the polarization beam splitter is incident at a position different from a position of the first incident end, an optical multiplexer configured to multiplex the first polarization that has passed through the non-linear optical medium and the second polarization that has passed through the non-linear optical medium, and an optical element arranged between the non-linear optical medium and the optical multiplexer, and configured to correct a polarization axis of at least one of the first polarization and the second polarization incident on the optical multiplexer.

Abstract: A charging control device includes: a determination section configured to make a determination as to whether an auxiliary device battery that supplies electric power to auxiliary devices of a vehicle is within a predetermined first temperature range; and a control section configured to, in a case in which the auxiliary device battery is within the first temperature range, cause a charging section to charge the auxiliary device battery.

Abstract: To provide an image forming device that can effectively predict a replacement timing of a photoconductor drum. A toner image is to be formed on the photoconductor drum. The charger is configured to charge the photoconductor drum. The potential sensor is configured to measure a charge potential of the photoconductor drum. The memory stores a manufacturing date of the photoconductor drum and a failure threshold value of the charge potential related to a failure of the photoconductor drum. The processor is configured to calculate an elapsed time from the manufacturing date based on the manufacturing date, update the failure threshold value based on the elapsed time, and predict a replacement timing of the photoconductor drum based on the updated failure threshold value.

Abstract: A ramp system for a vehicle includes a control device. Using an obstacle detection device, the control device determines whether an obstacle exists within a ramp extension area. Upon determining that an obstacle exists within the ramp extension area, the control device causes a vehicle to move to a location in which no obstacle exists within the ramp extension area.

Abstract: An optical communication device includes an excitation light source that outputs excitation light, a multiplexer that multiplexes signal light and the excitation light outputted from the excitation light source, a first nonlinear optical medium into which the multiplexed excitation light and the signal light are inputted, and a second nonlinear optical medium that is coupled to the first nonlinear optical medium in series and has an optical property different from that of the first nonlinear optical medium.

Abstract: When it is confirmed that a user exists based on an image of the situation outside a vehicle which is captured using a camera and a proximity sensor detects a fact that the user is approaching based on, for example, a putting of a hand of the user over the proximity sensor, a control device causes a ramp to be extended. As such, a user sitting in a wheelchair can cause the ramp to be extended by approaching the proximity sensor, such as the putting of the user's hand over the proximity sensor such that the user sitting in the wheelchair does not have to press an extension/storage button provided on the vehicle to cause the ramp to be extended.

Abstract: An optical transmission device includes a first wavelength multiplexer, a second wavelength multiplexer, a wavelength converter and a third wavelength multiplexer. The first wavelength multiplexer multiplexes optical signals in a first wavelength band to generate first wavelength multiplexed light. The second wavelength multiplexer multiplexes optical signals in the first wavelength band to generate second wavelength multiplexed light in a first polarization. The wavelength converter converts a wavelength of the second wavelength multiplexed light from the first wavelength band into a second wavelength band by a cross phase modulation among the second wavelength multiplexed light, first pump light in a second polarization and second pump light in the second polarization. The second polarization is orthogonal to the first polarization.

Abstract: A transmission device including a demultiplexer configured to demultiplex a multiplexed light obtained by multiplexing the plurality of wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) optical signals including different wavelength bands into the plurality of WDM optical signals, a plurality of optical amplifiers configured to amplify the plurality of WDM optical signals, respectively, a wavelength converter configured to convert a first wavelength band of the wavelength bands of at least a first WDM optical signal of the plurality of WDM optical signals amplified by the plurality of optical amplifiers into a second wavelength band of the wavelength bands of a second WDM optical signal of the plurality of WDM optical signals so that the second wavelength band does not overlap among the wavelength bands, and a multiplexer configured to multiplex the plurality of WDM optical signals which include the wavelength bands converted by the wavelength converter.

Abstract: A vehicle slope apparatus includes a slope plate configured to be deployed at a lower end of a door opening portion, a guide rail extending in deployment and housing directions of the slope plate, a moving member configured to move along an extending direction of the guide rail, a support arm rotatably connected to a rear end of the slope plate and rotatably connected to the moving member, and a lift mechanism configured to lift the rear end of the slope plate by rotating the support arm in a state where the slope plate is deployed. The support arm is provided with a roller configured to hold a moving posture of the slope plate by being in sliding contact with the guide rail in a state where the slope plate is moved integrally with the moving member.

Abstract: A vehicle slope apparatus includes a slope plate configured to be moved in a deployment direction so as to be deployed at a lower end of a door opening portion and configured to be moved in a housing direction so as to be housed in a housing portion provided in a vehicle body, and a position holding device configured to hold a position of the slope plate against an external force.

Abstract: A wavelength conversion device includes a nonlinear optical medium and a controller. The nonlinear optical medium configured to generate light from signal light and excitation light, the excitation light having a wavelength different from a wavelength of the signal light and having a second electric field strength than a first electric field strength of the signal light, the light having a wavelength different from a wavelengths of the signal light and the excitation light. The controller configured to control a first temperature of the nonlinear optical medium based on an intensity of the light.

Abstract: A charging control device includes: a determination section configured to make a determination as to whether an auxiliary device battery that supplies electric power to auxiliary devices of a vehicle is within a predetermined first temperature range; and a control section configured to, in a case in which the auxiliary device battery is within the first temperature range, cause a charging section to charge the auxiliary device battery.

Abstract: A wavelength conversion device includes: a first wavelength conversion circuit that wavelength-converts, by passing first multiplex light obtained by multiplexing an optical signal of a first wavelength band from each transmitter through an inside of a wavelength conversion medium by using excitation light, the first multiplex light into second multiplex light in a second wavelength band different from the first wavelength band; and a first generation circuit that generates a first control signal that controls each transmitter to shift a signal wavelength of each optical signal in the first multiplex light before wavelength conversion according to a subsequent part to which the second multiplex light after wavelength conversion in the first wavelength conversion circuit is input, and transmits the first control signal to each transmitter.