Abstract: A manufacturing method of an animal litter box includes: a mold preparation process of preparing a mold for molding a resin molding product that forms at least a part of the animal litter box and has a urinary contact portion, the mold including an injection hole for injecting resin; a resin injecting process of injecting the resin from the injection hole; and a smoothing process of smoothing the resin of the urinary contact portion, the resin facing an inner opening of the injection hole, after the resin injecting process.

Abstract: A network of a new configuration is flexibly constructed while maintaining a stable operation in the network. A management device includes: a detection unit that detects addition of a function unit to a network including one or a plurality of on-vehicle function units; an acquisition unit that acquires function unit information of a new function unit that is the function unit the addition of which has been detected by the detection unit and function unit information of each on-vehicle function unit, each piece of function unit information including information regarding network configuration of a layer lower than an application layer; and a generation unit that, based on the pieces of function unit information acquired by the acquisition unit, generates configuration information of a new network that is the network further including the new function unit.

Abstract: A vehicle system vibration suppression control device is provided for a vehicle system in which a vehicle is driven via an elastic shaft by a motor drive device having a torque control function. The vehicle system vibration suppression control device includes: a section containing an approximate model to which an output torque command is inputted; and a feedback control section. The feedback control section is configured to: employ the approximate model; calculate a motor-accelerating torque component by differentiating a measured speed component of a motor rotational speed; produce a compensation torque component by causing the motor-accelerating torque component to pass through a vibration suppression control filter; and calculate the output torque command by subtracting the compensation torque component from an input torque command. The vibration suppression control filter is expressed by a second order mathematical expression.

Abstract: A three-dimensionally laminated object modeling apparatus includes a cylinder configured to store a molten resin, a discharging nozzle that is communicated with the cylinder, and a piston configured to discharge the molten resin from the discharging nozzle by moving in a direction of approaching the discharging nozzle and by pressurizing the molten resin in the cylinder, and models a three-dimensionally modeled object by laminating a resin bead that is the molten resin discharged from the discharging nozzle on a table. It includes a drive device configured to relatively move the discharging nozzle with respect to the table and at least one processor configured to acquire a movement speed of the discharging nozzle and control movement of the piston based on the movement speed of the discharging nozzle.

Abstract: An injection molding machine includes a cylinder that accommodates a molten resin, a discharging nozzle, a piston that discharges the molten resin from the discharging nozzle, and one or more processors configured to execute the following functions. The functions include calculating a target pressure at which a flow rate of the molten resin discharged from the discharging nozzle becomes an indicated flow rate, controlling a pressure of the molten resin in the cylinder such that the pressure becomes the target pressure, acquiring a temperature of the molten resin in the cylinder, and acquiring a pseudo-plastic viscosity corresponding to the temperature of the molten resin. The target pressure is calculated based on the indicated flow rate, the temperature of the molten resin, the pseudo-plastic viscosity, and the size of the discharging nozzle.

Abstract: An injection molding machine capable of changing the position of the supply hole of the resin material in a cylinder as appropriate is provided. An injection molding machine according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes: a supply hole through which a resin material is supplied to an inside of a cylinder, the supply hole being formed in a side wall part of the cylinder; and a closing part that, when a torpedo piston moves to a side of an other end part of the cylinder in order to plasticize the resin material, moves together with the torpedo piston and closes the supply hole.

Abstract: Provided is a production method of a coating composition for electrode, which is able to determine suitable conditions in a dispersion step of an electrode slurry for positive electrode for lithium ion battery, in terms of numerical values, and to enhance performances of the resulting battery. A production method of an electrode slurry for positive electrode for lithium ion secondary battery, including kneading at least a carbon material as an electroconductive material and a solvent into a dispersion, is disclosed. As for the carbon material-dispersed slurry, its alternating current impedance value immediately after the dispersion is controlled to a prescribed numerical value.

Abstract: A work machine includes a lower traveling body, an upper swing body swingably mounted on the lower traveling body, a work device attached to the upper swing body, a hook attached to the distal end of the work device, an acquisition device configured to acquire information on the conveying destination of a suspended load to be suspended from the hook, and an imaging device attached to the upper swing body and configured to acquire image information related to a situation in an area in front of, behind, and beside the upper swing body. The situation includes the state of the suspended load. The work machine is configured to automatically convey the suspended load to the conveying destination by causing at least one of the lower traveling body, the upper swing body, and the work device to operate.

Abstract: A container magnetic mount for a device has a container lid defined by a rim cylindrical wall, a top, and a lid joint element. A lever arm has an arm joint element in rotating engagement with the container lid. The lid joint element and the lever arm joint element define a dynamic coupling with the lever arm being orientable between one or more arbitrary raised positions and a lowered position. The container magnetic mount also includes a device mount head integrated with the lever arm and one or more magnets that are attractive of a ferromagnetic element on the device. A face of the device mount head is fixed at a prescribed angle relative to the lever arm.

Abstract: A vehicle system vibration suppression control device is provided for a vehicle system in which a vehicle is driven via an elastic shaft by a motor drive device having a torque control function. The vehicle system vibration suppression control device includes: a section containing an approximate model to which an output torque command is inputted; and a feedback control section. The feedback control section is configured to: employ the approximate model; calculate a motor-accelerating torque component by differentiating a measured speed component of a motor rotational speed; produce a compensation torque component by causing the motor-accelerating torque component to pass through a vibration suppression control filter; and calculate the output torque command by subtracting the compensation torque component from an input torque command. The vibration suppression control filter is expressed by a second order mathematical expression.

Abstract: A work machine is provided that includes: an attachment attached on an upper rotating body and including at least a boom, an arm attached on an end of the boom, and an end attachment attached on an end of the arm; and a control device, wherein the control device compensates for a torque, which causes the boom to rotate, based on either or both of a centrifugal force on the arm and an inertial force on the arm, and calculates a weight of a conveyance object conveyed by the attachment based on the torque for which the compensation is performed.

Abstract: The present invention discloses an electric parking brake control device capable of accurately determining operation of an electric actuator. The electric parking brake control device is capable of performing an application process for controlling the electric actuator to move in the direction in which a friction member is pressed against a rotation body that rotates integrally with a wheel and a release process for controlling the electric actuator to move in the direction in which the friction member is moved away from the rotation body. Even upon receiving (time t12) a new operation request for operating the electric actuator during a period (time t1 to t5) from the start of the application process or the release process to the completion of the process, the electric parking brake control device does not change the operation of the electric actuator on the basis of the operation request.

Abstract: A container magnetic mount for a device has a container lid defined by a rim cylindrical wall, a top, and a lid joint element. A device mount head includes a device mount head joint element in rotating engagement with the container lid. The lid joint element and the device mount head joint element define a dynamic coupling, with the device mount head being orientable between a raised reverse position and a lowered forward position. The device mount head incorporates a joint arm and the device mount head joint element, and an angularly offset head body with one or more magnets attractive of a ferromagnetic element on the device.

Abstract: Provided is an electric parking brake device in which a drum brake includes braking gap automatic adjustment means and a parking brake lever, and the operation of an electric actuator that drives the parking brake lever is controlled by a control unit. When an application operation time of the electric actuator (38) by the time when a parking brake state is obtained has exceeded a predetermined application operation end determination time (T2), the control unit (C) determines that the braking gap automatic adjustment means (18) is abnormal. With this configuration, at the time of obtaining the parking brake state, the presence or absence of abnormality in the braking gap automatic adjustment means can be determined.

Abstract: An injection molding machine that contributes to improving the quality of a workpiece is provided. An injection molding machine configured to causes torpedo pistons to be slid in one way to thereby plasticize a resin material supplied to a first space of a cylinder, and causes a molten resin to flow into a second space of the cylinder and causes the torpedo pistons to be slid in the other way to thereby inject the molten resin. The injection molding machine includes pressurizing pistons inserted into the torpedo pistons so that the pressurizing pistons can be slid in such a way that an amount of protrusion of the cylinder into the second space of the cylinder with respect to the torpedo pistons is changed, and energizing means for energizing the pressurizing pistons toward the second space of the cylinder.

Abstract: An injection molding machine capable of changing the position of the supply hole of the resin material in a cylinder as appropriate is provided. An injection molding machine according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes: a supply hole through which a resin material is supplied to an inside of a cylinder, the supply hole being formed in a side wall part of the cylinder; and a closing part that, when a torpedo piston moves to a side of an other end part of the cylinder in order to plasticize the resin material, moves together with the torpedo piston and closes the supply hole.

Abstract: A compressor assembly becomes a compressor as a result of a terminal guard being attached. The compressor assembly includes a body, and a terminal guard mounting seat attached to an outer surface of the body. The terminal guard is attachable to the terminal guard mounting seat. A compressor includes the compressor assembly and the terminal guard. The compressor can be manufactured by attaching the terminal guard mounting seat to the outer surface, administering metal spraying to at least part of the outer surface after attaching the terminal guard mounting seat, and attaching the terminal guard to the terminal guard mounting seat after the administering metal spraying.

Abstract: A modular device charging station connectible to a power source through a cable includes an input endcap defining a power connector slot and a plurality of input locator pins in a predefined layout. A cradle body is defined by a device receptacle, with an input side having a power connector socket connectible to the cable and defining one or more input side locator holes receptively engageable with the input locator pins. An output side A pass-through power connector plug and a plurality of output locator pins in the predefined layout are on an output side. A terminating endcap defines a plug pocket and a plurality of terminating-side locator holes in the predefined layout receptively engageable with the output locator pins. A charging circuit with a power signal input is connected to the power connector socket, and the pass-through power connector plug is electrically connected to the power connector socket.

Abstract: A three-dimensionally laminated object modeling apparatus includes a cylinder configured to store a molten resin, a discharging nozzle that is communicated with the cylinder, and a piston configured to discharge the molten resin from the discharging nozzle by moving in a direction of approaching the discharging nozzle and by pressurizing the molten resin in the cylinder, and models a three-dimensionally modeled object by laminating a resin bead that is the molten resin discharged from the discharging nozzle on a table. It includes a drive device configured to relatively move the discharging nozzle with respect to the table and at least one processor configured to acquire a movement speed of the discharging nozzle and control movement of the piston based on the movement speed of the discharging nozzle.

Abstract: An injection molding machine includes a cylinder that accommodates a molten resin, a discharging nozzle, a piston that discharges the molten resin from the discharging nozzle, and one or more processors configured to execute the following functions. The functions include calculating a target pressure at which a flow rate of the molten resin discharged from the discharging nozzle becomes an indicated flow rate, controlling a pressure of the molten resin in the cylinder such that the pressure becomes the target pressure, acquiring a temperature of the molten resin in the cylinder, and acquiring a pseudo-plastic viscosity corresponding to the temperature of the molten resin. The target pressure is calculated based on the indicated flow rate, the temperature of the molten resin, the pseudo-plastic viscosity, and the size of the discharging nozzle.