Abstract: A display-controlling device includes: a display-controlling unit that controls a display unit to display an image indicating an item selected upon receipt of an instruction at a receiving unit, wherein if a first image indicating a first selected item is displayed at a first position, and an item instructed to be selected changes from the first selected item to a second selected item, the display-controlling unit causes there to be displayed, without erasure of the first image, a second image indicating the second selected item at a second position, which position is reached from the first position by movement in the first direction by an amount based on a position of the second selected item as viewed from the first selected item, with simultaneous movement in a second direction other than the first direction by a predetermined amount.

Abstract: A document display system includes: a plurality of display units that display an image of an electronic document including a plurality of pages for each page unit; a plurality of detecting units that detect a display operation performed by a user to each of the plurality of display units; and a control unit that controls the display unit related to the detecting unit that detects the display operation to display a page image in order of the pages corresponding to the order of detecting the display operations.

Abstract: A white LED lamp including: a conductive portion; a light emitting diode chip mounted on the conductive portion, for emitting a primary light having a peak wavelength of 360 nm to 420 nm; a transparent resin layer including a first hardened transparent resin, for sealing the light emitting diode chip; and a phosphor layer covering the transparent resin layer, the phosphor layer being formed by dispersing a phosphor powder into a second hardened transparent resin, and the phosphor powder receiving the primary light and radiating a secondary light having a wavelength longer than that of the primary light. An energy of the primary light contained in the radiated secondary light is 0.4 mW/Im or less.

Abstract: Provided is a sheet folding device comprising a deceleration means which halts a sheet by pressing. A pressure member such as rubber is disposed upon the leading end of a rod-shaped member which is rotatably retained. A sheet is decelerated by the pressure member being applied obliquely to the sheet. The entire surface of the rubber does not make close contact with paper, and thus, a wrinkle is not formed in the paper. It is possible to ensure a stable folding location.

Abstract: A drive device for a display medium includes a control unit that controls density of a display color of a predetermined range in which glare may likely occur, of display colors of an image displayed on a reflective type display medium, based on brightness information indicating brightness of irradiation beams irradiated on the display medium so that occurrence of the glare as to the display color of the predetermined range can be suppressed.

Abstract: A white LED lamp including: a conductive portion; a light emitting diode chip mounted on the conductive portion, for emitting a primary light having a peak wavelength of 360 nm to 420 nm; a transparent resin layer including a first hardened transparent resin, for sealing the light emitting diode chip; and a phosphor layer covering the transparent resin layer, the phosphor layer being formed by dispersing a phosphor powder into a second hardened transparent resin, and the phosphor powder receiving the primary light and radiating a secondary light having a wavelength longer than that of the primary light. An energy of the primary light contained in the radiated secondary light is 0.4 mW/lm or less.

Abstract: A steering wheel has an airbag apparatus mounted on a core metal via a horn switch mechanism for activating a horn device. The horn switch mechanism includes a supporting member that is formed of an electrically conductive material, supported on the core metal, and extends rearward, a slider that is formed of an insulating resin material, is disposed outside the supporting member to be slidable with respect to the supporting member, and urged rearward by an urging member, a cap member that is formed of an insulating resin material and covers at least a rear end of each of the supporting member and the slider, and a movable side contact that is formed of an electrically conductive metal material and disposed between the cap member and the slider. The horn switch mechanism is configured to activate the horn device.

Abstract: The present invention provides a phosphor comprising a cerium-activated sialon crystal having a basic composition represented by formula (1): (Sr1-xCex)?Si?Al?O?N???formula: (1) (wherein, x is 0<x<1, ? is 0<??3, and ?, ?, ? and ? are numbers such that numerical values converted when ? is 2 satisfy 5???9, 1???5, 0???1.5, and 10???20), wherein the phosphor includes particles having a sphericity of 0.65 or more and emits yellow light by being excited by ultraviolet light, violet light or blue light.

Abstract: The present invention provides a phosphor comprising a europium-activated sialon crystal having a basic composition represented by a formula: (Sr1-x, Eux)?Si?Al?O?N? (1) (wherein x is 0<x<1, ? is 0<?<4 and ?, ?, ? and ? are numbers such that converted numerical values when ? is 3 satisfy 9<??15, 1???5, 0.5???3 and 10???30), wherein the phosphor is composed of particles having a sphericity of 0.65 or more and emits green light by being excited by ultraviolet light, violet light or blue light.

Abstract: Disclosed are a white LED, which has color reproducibility comparable with that of a cold-cathode tube and improved brightness, and a backlight and a liquid crystal display device comprising the white LED. The white LED comprises at least one light emitting element selected from ultraviolet light emitting diodes, purple light emitting diodes, ultraviolet light emitting lasers, and purple light emitting lasers, and a phosphor layer. The phosphor layer comprises a green phosphor satisfying formula 1, a blue phosphor satisfying formula 2 or 3, and a red phosphor satisfying formula 4 or 5: a trivalent cerium- and terbium-activated rare earth boride phosphor represented by formula 1: M1-x-yCexTbyBO3 wherein M represents at least one element selected from Sc (scandium), Y (yttrium), La (lanthanum), Gd (gadolinium), and Lu (lutetium); and x and y are respective numbers of 0.03<x<0.3 and 0.03<y<0.3; a divalent europium-activated halophosphate phosphor represented by formula 2: (M2, Eu)10(PO4)6.

Abstract: Certain embodiments provide a white LED for a backlight of a liquid crystal display device, which comprises an ultraviolet (or violet) light emitting element and a phosphor layer that contains a green phosphor selected from trivalent cerium- and terbium-activated rare earth borate phosphors, a blue phosphor selected from divalent europium-activated halophosphate phosphors and divalent europium-activated aluminate phosphors, and a red phosphor selected from europium-activated lanthanum oxysulfide phosphors and europium-activated yttrium oxysulfide phosphors as the contained amounts of the respective phosphors relative to the total amount of the phosphors as follows: 35-50% by weight of the green phosphor content; 50-70% by weight of the blue phosphor content; and 1-10% by weight of the red phosphor content.

Abstract: A vibration suppression structure for a steering wheel includes elastic support portions for elastically supporting an inflator of an airbag apparatus. Each elastic support portion is formed as a cylinder having an axis extending in the longitudinal direction of a steering shaft. At any cross section orthogonal to the axis, each elastic support portion has an outer periphery of the same oval or the same circle and an inner periphery of the same oval or the same circle. When the outer periphery is circular, the inner periphery is oval. When the inner periphery is circular, the outer periphery is oval.

Abstract: An airbag apparatus, which is incorporated in a steering wheel, includes a bag holder in the longitudinal direction of the steering wheel. An inflator is elastically supported by the bag holder with elastic support portions. A retainer includes an annular bag attachment portion. The retainer is fastened to the bag holder such that the periphery of the airbag opening is held between the bag attachment portion and the bag holder. The retainer further includes arch portions and bag encompassing portions. The arch portions extend rearward in the longitudinal direction of the steering wheel from the inner rim of the bag attachment portion, and surround the inflator. The bag encompassing portions extend inward in a radial direction of the steering shaft from the inner rim of the bag attachment portion, and encompass the periphery of the airbag opening.

Abstract: A vibration control structure includes a fixed member, an airbag device that is provided at a front portion thereof with a bag holder having a mounting hole and is disposed at a rear side of the fixed member, a horn switch mechanism that includes a support member supported by the fixed member in a state where the horn switch mechanism is inserted through the mounting hole and a slider disposed between the support member and the mounting hole so as to be slidable in the front-rear direction, and an annular elastic member that is disposed on the rear side of the bag holder while being mounted to the outside of the slider. The airbag device serves as a damper mass of a dynamic damper and the elastic member serves as a spring of the damper mass.

Abstract: A vibration control structure includes a fixed member, an airbag device that is provided at a front portion thereof with a bag holder having a mounting hole and is disposed at a rear side of the fixed member, a horn switch mechanism that includes a support member supported by the fixed member in a state where the horn switch mechanism is inserted through the mounting hole and a slider disposed between the support member and the mounting hole so as to be slidable in the front-rear direction, and an annular elastic member that is disposed on the rear side of the bag holder while being mounted to the outside of the slider. The airbag device serves as a damper mass of a dynamic damper and the elastic member serves as a spring of the damper mass.

Abstract: In a embodiment, a white LED for a backlight of a liquid crystal display device conforming to the EBU standard includes an ultraviolet (purple) light-emitting element, and a phosphor layer which contains 1 to 10 wt % of a green phosphor including a divalent europium-activated silicate phosphor, 40 to 80 wt % of a blue phosphor including at least one selected from a divalent europium-activated halo-phosphate phosphor and a divalent europium-activated aluminate phosphor, and 10 to 50 wt % of a red phosphor including at least one selected from a europium-activated lanthanum oxysulfide phosphor and a europium-activated yttrium oxysulfide phosphor.

Abstract: A white light emitting device includes a blue light emitting diode chip that emits blue light in a specific wavelength band, a first resin layer that seals the blue light emitting diode chip and includes a cured product of silicone resin, and a second resin layer that covers the first resin layer and includes phosphor powder, which absorbs the blue light and emits light in a specific wavelength band, and a cured product of transparent resin. The phosphor powder has a composition represented by the following Formula (1): (Sr1-x-yBaxEuy)2SiO4??(1) (in Formula (1), x and y satisfy a condition that 0.05<x<0.5 and 0.05<y<0.3.) The first resin layer has thickness within a range of 200 ?m to 2000 ?m. The white light emitting device has high luminance for a long period.

Abstract: A vibration damping structure for a steering wheel includes an airbag mounted in the steering wheel, an inflator arranged forward of the airbag, and a support member elastically supporting the inflator at a position forward of the inflator. The inflator includes a peripheral wall portion and gas ports formed in the wall portion. The support member has a hole facing the inflator. A sealing portion is provided to surround the hole. Through contact between the inflator and the support member at the sealing portion, gas leakage via the hole is prevented. The inflator has a pressure receiving portion in the vicinity of the gas ports to change the flow direction of gas, which is discharged outward from the gas ports in the radial direction of the wall portion, to a direction toward a rear side. The pressure receiving portion produces force acting forward by receiving pressure from the gas.

Abstract: A damping system includes: a fixed member; an airbag device including a back holder and disposed on a rear side of the fixed member; an elastic member mounted in a mounting hole of the back holder; and a horn switch mechanism including a support member supported on the fixed member on a front side of the back holder, and a slider disposed between the support member and the elastic member. The airbag device functions as a damper mass of a dynamic damper, and the elastic member functions as a spring thereof. The horn switch mechanism includes an extended portion extending forwards. An engaged portion is formed at a circumferential edge portion of the mounting hole to extend rearwards. The elastic member includes an engaging portion opened in a front surface thereof. The elastic member is sandwiched by the engaged portion fitted in the engaging portion and the extended portion.

Abstract: A vibration suppression structure for a steering wheel includes elastic support portions for elastically supporting an inflator of an airbag apparatus. Each elastic support portion is formed as a cylinder having an axis extending in the longitudinal direction of a steering shaft. At any cross section orthogonal to the axis, each elastic support portion has an outer periphery of the same oval or the same circle and an inner periphery of the same oval or the same circle. When the outer periphery is circular, the inner periphery is oval, When the inner periphery is circular, the outer periphery is oval.