Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a polarizer having a high degree of alignment and an image display device including the polarizer. A polarizer of the present invention is a polarizer formed of a polarizer-forming composition containing a liquid crystal compound, a first dichroic material, and a second dichroic material, in which the polarizer has an array structure formed of the first dichroic material and the second dichroic material.

Abstract: A display panel is capable of displaying at least one meter image including a pointer image constituting a pointer and a mark image constituting a mark that the pointer is adapted to point to. A processor controls display status of the mark image. The processor causes the mark image to be displayed on the display panel in a first display mode when the pointer image does not point to the mark image and causes the mark image to be displayed on the display panel in a second display mode when the pointer image points to the mark image. The first display mode and the second display mode are different.

Abstract: A display panel is capable of displaying a meter image that includes a pointer image constituting a pointer and a mark image constituting a mark pointed to by the pointer. A display controller controls a display state of the display panel. The display panel simultaneously displays a plurality of meter images including a first meter image and a second meter image and a background image encircling the plurality of meter images and is capable of switching the first meter image to a third meter image, which is the meter image of a type different from the first meter image, and displaying the third meter image. The display controller changes a display mode of at least one of the second meter image, the third meter image, or the background image when switching the first meter image to the third meter image and displaying the third meter image on the display panel.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a resin composition containing an isocyanurate ring-containing urethane (meth)acrylate compound A, an isocyanurate ring-containing tri(meth)acrylate compound B, and a triazine ultraviolet light absorber C, wherein the isocyanurate ring-containing urethane (meth)acrylate compound A contains a compound A-1 having a specific structure, and the isocyanurate ring-containing tri(meth)acrylate compound B contains a compound B-1 having a specific structure.

Abstract: A polishing head system capable of precisely controlling a film-thickness profile of a workpiece, such as a wafer, substrate, or panel, is disclosed. The polishing head system includes a polishing head having a plurality of piezoelectric elements configured to apply pressing forces to a workpiece, and an operation controller configured to determine instruction values of voltages to be applied to the plurality of piezoelectric elements.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing a molded body, having the step 1 of applying a composition containing an alicyclic urethane (meth)acrylate to a thermoplastic resin substrate to obtain a coated material, the step 2 of irradiating the obtained coated material with an active energy ray to cure the composition, obtaining a laminated material having a cured product layer obtained from the cured composition, and the step 3 of subjecting the obtained laminated material to bending processing to obtain a molded body, wherein the alicyclic urethane (meth)acrylate has a structure having an alicyclic structure represented by the formula (A), and a group having two or more (meth)acryloyl groups represented by the formula (B), and further has a polymerizable double bond equivalent of 100 to 1,000 g/mol.

Abstract: An active material having a high capacity for negative electrodes of nonaqueous secondary batteries is provided by pyrolysis of a composite resin (A) which has a silanol group and/or a hydrolysable silyl group and which contains a polysiloxane segment (a1) and a polymer segment (a2) other than the polysiloxane segment (a1), and furthermore, a negative electrode using the above active material and a nonaqueous secondary battery including the above negative electrode are also provided. In addition, by pyrolysis of a dispersion liquid obtained from the composite resin (A), silicon particles, and an organic solvent, an active material having a high capacity for negative electrodes of nonaqueous secondary batteries is provided, and furthermore, a negative electrode using the above active material and a nonaqueous secondary battery including the above negative electrode are also provided.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a resin composition containing an isocyanurate ring-containing urethane (meth)acrylate compound A, an isocyanurate ring-containing tri(meth)acrylate compound B, and a triazine ultraviolet light absorber C, wherein the isocyanurate ring-containing urethane (meth)acrylate compound A contains a compound A-1 having a specific structure, and the isocyanurate ring-containing tri(meth)acrylate compound B contains a compound B-1 having a specific structure.

Abstract: A vehicle detection device includes: a first signal obtaining section which obtains a first signal corresponding to a distance to a subject object; a second signal obtaining section which obtains a second signal corresponding to a solid angle formed by the subject object; and a vehicle determining section which determines, based on the first and second signals, that the subject object is a vehicle, in a case where an actual size of the subject object is equal to or greater than a predetermined size.

Abstract: An active material having a high capacity for negative electrodes of nonaqueous secondary batteries is provided by pyrolysis of a composite resin (A) which has a silanol group and/or a hydrolysable silyl group and which contains a polysiloxane segment (a1) and a polymer segment (a2) other than the polysiloxane segment (a1), and furthermore, a negative electrode using the above active material and a nonaqueous secondary battery including the above negative electrode are also provided. In addition, by pyrolysis of a dispersion liquid obtained from the composite resin (A), silicon particles, and an organic solvent, an active material having a high capacity for negative electrodes of nonaqueous secondary batteries is provided, and furthermore, a negative electrode using the above active material and a nonaqueous secondary battery including the above negative electrode are also provided.

Abstract: An exhaust pipe extends rearward of a vehicle body from an engine located forward of the rear wheels and is supported on the vehicle body frame. An exhaust muffler is coupled to a rear end of the exhaust pipe that is arranged between a pair of right and left rear wheels. A catalytic converter (catalytic device) is installed in the middle of the exhaust pipe and the exhaust pipe is deviated to one side in a horizontal direction of the vehicle body with respect to the engine and the exhaust muffler in order to position the catalytic convertor between the vehicle body frame and the rear wheels.

Abstract: There is provided a layered body including a resin layer and a second layer that are stacked on one another. The resin layer is formed of a resin composition containing a fine inorganic particle composite that includes: a composite resin in which a polysiloxane segment having a structural unit represented by general formula and/or general formula and further having a silanol group and/or a hydrolyzable silyl group is bonded to a vinyl-based polymer segment through a bond represented by general formula; and fine inorganic particles that are each bonded to the composite resin at the polysiloxane segment through a siloxane bond.

Abstract: Hydroforming into a hollow structural component by pressing a joined plate member outwardly. A largest width is set to an area of a blank portion of the joined plate member extending to between outer peripheral portions of the recessed spaces from a longest constant portion of an internal space formed by the recessed spaces, the longest constant portion being constant in its inner circumferential length and extending the longest in the internal space. A width of an area of the blank portion extending to between the outer peripheral portions from a portion shorter than the longest constant portion is set such that the smaller the length of the portion which is shorter than the longest constant portion is compared to the longest constant portion. The smaller the width of the area extending from the shorter portion is compared to the width of the area extending from the longest constant portion.

Abstract: An object detection system 1 includes a sensor section 10 configured to detect an object within a detection area A; and an adjuster (remote controller) 20 configured to interactively communicate with the sensor section 10. The adjuster 20 includes; a transmission unit 13 configured to transmit a setting signal for setting an operating condition of the sensor section 10 to the sensor section 10; an adjustment notification unit 23 configured to receive a completion signal of operating condition setting from the sensor section 10 and give notification of the operating condition, setting of which has been completed; and a target selection unit 25 configured to arbitrarily select a target sensor section 10 intended for the operating condition setting.

Abstract: A vehicle detection device includes: a first signal obtaining section which obtains a first signal corresponding to a distance to a subject object; a second signal obtaining section which obtains a second signal corresponding to a solid angle formed by the subject object; and a vehicle determining section which determines, based on the first and second signals, that the subject object is a vehicle, in a case where an actual size of the subject object is equal to or greater than a predetermined size.

Abstract: A water-repellent and oil-repellent composition, including an incompletely condensed product P2 obtained by further condensing an incompletely condensed product P1 containing a fluorine-containing alkoxy silane unit a derived from a fluorine-containing alkoxy silane compound ? represented by the following general formula (1) with an alkoxy silane compound ? represented by the following general formula (2), wherein a content a1 (mol %) of the fluorine-containing alkoxy silane unit a in the incompletely condensed product P1 and a content a2 (mol %) of the fluorine-containing alkoxy silane unit a in the incompletely condensed product P2 satisfy a relationship represented by the following expression (1): Rf-Yq-Ap-Z—SiX3??General formula (1) R—SiX3??General formula (2) a1/a2?2??Expression (1).

Abstract: There is provided an inorganic fine particle composite body (M) in which a composite resin (A), in which a polysiloxane segment (a1) having a specific structure and a vinyl-based polymer segment (a2) are bonded to each other, and inorganic fine particles (m) are bonded to each other at the polysiloxane segment (a1) through a siloxane bond. There are provided a composition and a hard coat material, containing the inorganic fine particle composite body (M). In addition, there is provided a cured product obtained by curing the composition containing the inorganic fine particle composite body (M) and a laminate containing the cured product.

Abstract: An object detection system 1 includes a sensor section 10 configured to detect an object within a detection area A; and an adjuster (remote controller) 20 configured to interactively communicate with the sensor section 10. The sensor section 10 includes a driving machine 6 configured to adjust the detection area A. The adjuster 20 includes a transmission unit 13 configured to transmit, to the sensor section 10, a setting signal for setting an operating condition of the sensor section 10 including adjustment of the detection area A by the driving machine 6; and an adjustment notification unit 23 configured to receive a completion signal of operating condition setting from the sensor section 10 and subsequently give notification of the operating condition, setting of which has been completed.

Abstract: An active material having a high capacity for negative electrodes of nonaqueous secondary batteries is provided by pyrolysis of a composite resin (A) which has a silanol group and/or a hydrolysable silyl group and which contains a polysiloxane segment (a1) and a polymer segment (a2) other than the polysiloxane segment (a1), and furthermore, a negative electrode using the above active material and a nonaqueous secondary battery including the above negative electrode are also provided. In addition, by pyrolysis of a dispersion liquid obtained from the composite resin (A), silicon particles, and an organic solvent, an active material having a high capacity for negative electrodes of nonaqueous secondary batteries is provided, and furthermore, a negative electrode using the above active material and a nonaqueous secondary battery including the above negative electrode are also provided.

Abstract: A water-repellent and oil-repellent composition, including an incompletely condensed product P2 obtained by further condensing an incompletely condensed product P1 containing a fluorine-containing alkoxy silane unit a derived from a fluorine-containing alkoxy silane compound ? represented by the following general formula (1) with an alkoxy silane compound ? represented by the following general formula (2), wherein a content a1 (mol %) of the fluorine-containing alkoxy silane unit a in the incompletely condensed product P1 and a content a2 (mol %) of the fluorine-containing alkoxy silane unit a in the incompletely condensed product P2 satisfy a relationship represented by the following expression (1): Rf-Yq-Ap-Z—SiX3 ??General formula (1) R—SiX3 ??General formula (2) a1/a2?2 ??Expression (1).