Abstract: A toilet device includes an electric opening/closing unit including a motor and a transmission mechanism. The transmission mechanism includes an internal gear, a first transmission part and a second transmission part. The first transmission part transmits a rotational force of the motor. The second transmission part transmits a rotational force of the first transmission part. The first transmission part includes a first planetary gear and a first planetary carrier. The second transmission part includes a second planetary gear, a second planetary carrier, and a shaft part. The shaft part revolves around a rotation axis. The first planetary carrier includes a protrusion extends along a trajectory of the revolution of the shaft part. The shaft part contacts the protrusion. A gap is formed between the shaft part and a part of the first planetary carrier other than the protrusion.

Abstract: A toilet device includes an electric opening/closing unit configured to open and close at least one of a toilet seat or a toilet lid. The electric opening/closing unit includes a case, a motor, an output shaft, a transmission mechanism and a spring. The output shaft outputs a rotation of the motor to one of the toilet seat or the toilet lid. The transmission mechanism transmits the rotation of the motor to the output shaft. The spring is connected to the transmission mechanism and the output shaft. The spring urges the output shaft in a rotational direction of the output shaft. The transmission mechanism includes an engaging part engaging the spring. The engaging part engages an end part of the spring at the transmission mechanism side and restricts the end part from moving in a circumferential direction of the spring and from moving in a radial direction of the spring.

Abstract: The present invention provides a charged particle beam device (1) capable of attenuating intrinsic vibrations of an ion pump (104) which is connected to a lens barrel (101), regardless of the length of the lens barrel (101). A charged particle beam device (1) according to the present invention comprises: a lens barrel (101) for irradiating a sample (108) with a charged particle beam (106); an ion pump (104) which is connected to the lens barrel (101) and which evacuates the air inside the lens barrel (101); and a support member (117), one end of which is connected to the ion pump (104), and the other end of which is connected the lens barrel (101). The support member (117) includes a viscoelastic body (118) which is provided substantially parallel to the central axis (114) of the lens barrel (101).

Abstract: A toilet device includes an electric opening/closing unit including a motor and a transmission mechanism. The transmission mechanism includes an internal gear, a first transmission part and a second transmission part. The first transmission part transmits a rotational force of the motor. The second transmission part transmits a rotational force of the first transmission part. The first transmission part includes a first planetary gear and a first planetary carrier. The second transmission part includes a second planetary gear, a second planetary carrier, and a shaft part. The shaft part revolves around a rotation axis. The first planetary carrier includes a protrusion extends along a trajectory of the revolution of the shaft part. The shaft part contacts the protrusion. A gap is formed between the shaft part and a part of the first planetary carrier other than the protrusion.

Abstract: A toilet device includes an electric opening/closing unit configured to open and close at least one of a toilet seat or a toilet lid. The electric opening/closing unit includes a case, a motor, an output shaft, a transmission mechanism and a spring. The output shaft outputs a rotation of the motor to one of the toilet seat or the toilet lid. The transmission mechanism transmits the rotation of the motor to the output shaft. The spring is connected to the transmission mechanism and the output shaft. The spring urges the output shaft in a rotational direction of the output shaft. The transmission mechanism includes an engaging part engaging the spring. The engaging part engages an end part of the spring at the transmission mechanism side and restricts the end part from moving in a circumferential direction of the spring and from moving in a radial direction of the spring.

Abstract: Provided are a vibration-suppressing mechanism that has excellent maintainability and can effectively control vibration of a column, and a charged particle beam device using the same.

Abstract: An unmanned aerial vehicle includes a main unit having a thrust generating part for flying in air, a suction device that has a suction part and is fixed to the main unit, and a control device that controls operations of the thrust generating part and the suction device such that the suction part is configured to be suctioned to a wall surface by the operation of the suction device to allow the main unit to be attached to the wall surface, wherein a suction state detecting part that detects a suction state of the suction part, is provided, and the control device controls the operation of the thrust generating part based on a detection by the suction state detecting part in suction phase and/or departure phase of the main unit with respect to the wall surface.

Abstract: Provided is a marine engine, including: a piston; and a compression ratio controller configured to execute lowering processing of moving a top dead center position of the piston toward a bottom dead center side when an engine rotation speed falls within a resonance occurrence range set in advance. A geometrical compression ratio is reduced, and a resonance stress caused by a torsional vibration in a rotary system can thus be suppressed while suppressing a decrease in thermal efficiency compared with a case in which retarding control is applied to a fuel injection timing or a closing timing of an exhaust valve.

Abstract: Provided is a marine engine, including: an air controller configured to supply compressed air to a combustion chamber in an upstroke of a piston after a crash astern signal is output; a fuel controller configured to stop supply of fuel to the combustion chamber when the crash astern signal is output, and to resume the supply of the fuel after a backward rotation of a crankshaft; and a compression ratio controller configured to move a top dead center position of the piston toward an opposite side of a bottom dead center position of the piston when the crash astern signal is output, and the top dead center position of the piston is on the bottom dead center position side with respect to a predetermined position set in advance.

Abstract: An address and a control data accessed when the CPU performs the program calculation in the control data memory of the control system controller are transmitted to the standby system controller, in the standby system controller, the control data transmitted from the control system controller to the address transmitted from the control system controller before the program calculation of the CPU of the standby system controller is expanded, the control data equalization of the control system controller and the standby system controller is performed, the control data is efficiently transmitted from the control system controller to the standby system controller, thus, the processing performance of the duplexing process control device is improved.

Abstract: Provided is a marine engine, including: an air controller configured to supply compressed air to a combustion chamber in an upstroke of a piston after a crash astern signal is output; a fuel controller configured to stop supply of fuel to the combustion chamber when the crash astern signal is output, and to resume the supply of the fuel after a backward rotation of a crankshaft; and a compression ratio controller configured to move a top dead center position of the piston toward an opposite side of a bottom dead center position of the piston when the crash astern signal is output, and the top dead center position of the piston is on the bottom dead center position side with respect to a predetermined position set in advance.

Abstract: Provided is a marine engine, including: a piston; and a compression ratio controller configured to execute lowering processing of moving a top dead center position of the piston toward a bottom dead center side when an engine rotation speed falls within a resonance occurrence range set in advance. A geometrical compression ratio is reduced, and a resonance stress caused by a torsional vibration in a rotary system can thus be suppressed while suppressing a decrease in thermal efficiency compared with a case in which retarding control is applied to a fuel injection timing or a closing timing of an exhaust valve.

Abstract: A polarizing lens including a polarizing polyvinyl alcohol film arranged between two pieces of a lens base material, where the polarizing polyvinyl alcohol film includes a hydrophobic region having higher hydrophobicity than other regions at least at a partial region of an outer periphery part including an edge surface thereof and the hydrophobic region is exposed at least at a part of an edge surface of the lens.

Abstract: The vibration-suppressing mechanism includes: a first arcuate member that has an inner wall surface shaped along an outer wall of a column of a charged particle beam device; a second arcuate member that has an inner wall surface shaped along an outer wall of a column of the charged particle beam device and is connected to the first arcuate member to form an annular member surrounding the outer wall of the column of the charged particle beam device; a fastening member fastening both the first arcuate member and the second arcuate member together; a vibration sensor attached to the arcuate member; and an actuator that operates in response to an output of the vibration sensor, and can be detached by releasing connection obtained by a connecting member.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a polarizing lens that includes a polarizing polyvinyl alcohol film arranged between two pieces of a lens base material. The method includes subjecting the polarizing lens to edging processing to prepare a polarizing lens where the polarizing polyvinyl alcohol film is exposed at least at a part of an edge surface of the lens, and applying hydrophobization treatment to the polarizing polyvinyl alcohol film exposed at the edge surface of the lens.

Abstract: An aspect of the present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a polarizing plastic lens, which comprises a reversing step of reversing a convex surface shape into a concave surface shape by pressing a polarizing film that has been curved surface processed, a casting mold assembling step of assembling a casting mold having a cavity within which the reversed polarizing film is positioned with the reversed polarizing film, an upper mold, a lower mold, and a sealing member that maintains a spacing between the upper mold and the lower mold, and a polymerizing and curing step of casting a curable composition into the cavity, and polymerizing and curing the curable composition that has been cast to provide a polarizing plastic lens within which a polarizing film is positioned.

Abstract: The vibration-suppressing mechanism includes: a first arcuate member that has an inner wall surface shaped along an outer wall of a column of a charged particle beam device; a second arcuate member that has an inner wall surface shaped along an outer wall of a column of the charged particle beam device and is connected to the first arcuate member to form an annular member surrounding the outer wall of the column of the charged particle beam device; a fastening member fastening both the first arcuate member and the second arcuate member together; a vibration sensor attached to the arcuate member; and an actuator that operates in response to an output of the vibration sensor, and can be detached by releasing connection obtained by a connecting member.

Abstract: To realize a sample lifting and lowering device capable of easily responding to increase of a diameter of a sample with light weight and high rigidity as well as with less directional dependence of rigidity as the sample lifting lowering device arranged above a horizontal movement mechanism.

Abstract: Method of manufacturing polarizing plastic lens, including an upper mold positioning step of positioning an upper mold so that a nonmolding surface faces up and a molding surface faces down, an adhesive column forming step of discharging a thixotropic curable adhesive from a nozzle beneath the upper mold to form adhesive columns on the molding surface of the upper mold, a step of bonding the upper mold and a polarizing film, an adhesive column curing step of subjecting the adhesive columns to a curing treatment, a casting mold assembling step of assembling a casting mold having a cavity within which the polarizing film has been positioned with the upper mold to which the polarizing film has been bonded, a lower mold positioned opposite the upper mold so as to sandwich the polarizing film, and a sealing member maintaining a spacing between the upper mold and lower mold, and a polymerizing and curing step of casting a curable composition into the cavity, and polymerizing and curing the curable composition that

Abstract: A flow rate control valve capable of eliminating an extra operation of a diaphragm spacer after a valve has become a closed state and shortening a response time is provided. It has an annular valve seat 115, a diaphragm 116 including a thin plate-shaped elastic body an outer peripheral part of which has been fixed, and a diaphragm spacer 117 located on the opposite side of the valve seat 115 with the diaphragm 116 interposed therebetween, and the annular valve seat 115, the diaphragm 116 and the diaphragm spacer 117 are coaxially disposed. And, it is structured that the annular valve seat 115 has, on its top, an inclined surface 123 inclined to the inner peripheral side, and the diaphragm 116 is displaced in a direction of the valve seat 115 and the inclined surface 123 on the top of the valve seat 115 and the diaphragm 116 abut against with no gap by pressing force of the diaphragm spacer 117.