Abstract: To make it possible to improve a low-tone reproducing ability with a simple structure in an acoustic device including speakers in a headrest. The acoustic device includes a core material of a closed structure functioning as a core of a headrest main body, acoustic speakers 50, 50 disposed in the core material, and hollow headrest stays 15, 15 that pierce through the core material. The headrest stays 15, 15 circulate the air on the inside of the core material to the outer side via hollow sections.

Abstract: A capacitor includes a capacitor element and an electrolyte containing a lactone compound. At least one of a positive electrode and a negative electrode of the capacitor element contains activated carbon Entire surface functional group amount D (meq/g/nm2) in an average sectional area of pores of the activated carbon is calculated at 0.152 or less by the following equation: D=F/S where F represents an entire surface functional group amount per unit weight (meq/g) of the activated carbon, and S represents an area (nm2) of a circle of which diameter is an average diameter of the pores of the activated carbon.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a control module manufacturing method includes disposing a board, on which electronic components are mounted, in a case includes a top opening, injecting a filler into the case, pressing the filler from the surface side thereof by means of a jig, which comprises an upwardly convex hollow portion corresponding to taller ones of the electronic components with respect to the board and covers the opening and curing the filler.

Abstract: To prevent a person from experiencing discomfort when touching portions of a headrest having built-in speakers; to enable the headrest to be formed compactly by arranging the speakers close to the body of the person; and to prevent any decrease in the acoustic pressure and/or acoustic quality of sound from the speakers. Provided are: a plurality of speakers 25a, 25b; fiber pads 15 provided to the front surfaces of the speakers 25a, 25b; a sound-insulating pad 16 provided between the fiber pads 15; and a surface skin 9 for covering the speakers 25a, 25b, the fiber pads 15, and the sound-insulating pad 16, the fiber pads 15 being formed from an elastic material that has a three-dimensional-mesh structure therein, and the sound-insulating pad 16 being formed from an elastic material for minimizing the transmission of sound.

Abstract: Provided is an inexpensive fixing structure for a surface skin, an operation by which is simple. A fixing structure for a surface skin, the fixing structure being used for fixing to a core 17 a surface skin 14 having an opening 22, wherein the surface skin 14 in at least the portion in which the opening 22 is formed is formed of a soft material, the opening 22 is formed by an edge part 14c of the surface skin 14, a groove 20 is formed in the core 17, and the surface skin 14 is fixed to the core 17 by the edge part 14c of the surface skin 14 being inserted into the groove 20. Since the surface skin 14 is fixed to the core 17 merely by inserting the edge part 14c of the surface skin 14 into the groove 20 in the core 17, a simple operation is realized. Since there is no need to provide the edge part 14c of the surface skin 14 with an attachment device, the fixing structure for the surface skin 14 is inexpensive.

Abstract: A capacitor electrode includes a substrate having electrical conductivity, a conductive layer formed on a surface of the substrate, and an electrode layer formed on the conductive layer. The electrode layer is allowed to adsorb and desorb ions on a surface thereof. The conductive layer contains flake graphite. A density of the conductive layer is greater than 1.1 g/cm3. An average particle size D50 of the flake graphite, which is measured by using a dynamic light scattering method, is less than or equal to 10 ?m.

Abstract: To make it possible to provide an acoustic device in a headrest device such that a standard of a shock is satisfied and the performance of the acoustic device can be efficiently exhibited. In the headrest device, a shock resistant surface is formed in a core material of a headrest main body, an opening is formed in the shock resistant surface, and a non-contact type acoustic microphone is disposed on the inner side of the opening.

Abstract: A capacitor includes a capacitor element and an electrolyte containing a lactone compound. At least one of a positive electrode and a negative electrode of the capacitor element contains activated carbon Entire surface functional group amount D (meq/g/nm2) in an average sectional area of pores of the activated carbon is calculated at 0.152 or less by the following equation: D=F/S where F represents an entire surface functional group amount per unit weight (meq/g) of the activated carbon, and S represents an area (nm2) of a circle of which diameter is an average diameter of the pores of the activated carbon.

Abstract: An electrolytic solution for electric double layer capacitors includes an organic solvent and quaternary ammonium salt dissolved in the organic solvent. The organic solvent consists of sulfolane and chain sulfone. The quaternary ammonium salt is at least one of diethyl dimethyl ammonium salt and ethyl trimethyl ammonium salt.

Abstract: A semiconductor package includes: a supporting substrate; a functioning element and a first joining element formed on a first principal surface of the supporting substrate; a sealing substrate disposed in an opposing relationship to the supporting substrate with the functioning element and the first joining element interposed therebetween; a second joining element provided on a second principal surface of the supporting substrate; a through-electrode provided in and extending through the supporting substrate and adapted to electrically connect the first and second joining elements; and a first electromagnetic shield film coated in an overall area of a side face of the supporting substrate which extends perpendicularly to the first and second principal surfaces.

Abstract: A battery system includes a battery unit in which battery arms are connected in parallel, and a charge/discharge control device that controls charge/discharge of the battery unit. Each of the battery arms includes: a battery composed of one or more battery cells connected in series; a switch connected in series to the battery; and a battery monitoring device that, in a case of having detected abnormality of the battery, opens the switch to thereby isolate the battery arm including the abnormal battery, and sends a switch opening signal indicating that the switch has been opened to the charge/discharge control device. The charge/discharge control device performs a control to reduce a charge/discharge current or charge/discharge power of the battery unit when the switch opening signal is sent from the battery monitoring device of the battery unit to the charge/discharge control device.

Abstract: An automatic bread maker (1) comprises a bread container into which bread ingredients (50) are put; a body (10) for receiving the bread container (50); an automatic feeding mechanism (19, 80) for enabling a portion of the bread ingredients to be automatically fed into the bread container (50); and a control unit (90) for executing a bread-making procedure for making bread. The bread-making procedure executed by the control unit (90) is provided with a plurality of types of bread-making procedures, including a first bread-making procedure and a second bread-making procedure. The control unit (90) varies the method of control related to the timing with which the bread ingredients are fed using the automatic feeding mechanism in the first bread-making procedure and the second bread-making procedure.

Abstract: The disclosed automatic bread machine (1) is provided with a first bread receptacle (80) capable of breadmaking with a cereal grain as a starting material, a second bread receptacle (140) capable of breadmaking with a cereal grain as a starting material, and a housing unit (30) which, during breadmaking, selectively houses the first bread receptacle (80) or the second bread receptacle (140), and which, during storage, is capable of housing the first bread receptacle (80) and the second bread receptacle (140) in a state in which one of the bread receptacles is stored inside of the other.

Abstract: An automatic bread maker (1) receives in a body (10) a bread container into which bread ingredients have been loaded, and carries out a bread-making step. The automatic bread maker (1) comprises a first bread container (60) accommodated in the body (10) in the case that cereal grains are used as a starting ingredient; a second bread container (100) accommodated in the body (10) in the case that cereal flour is used as a starting ingredient; and a bread container detector (120) that is capable of detecting whether the bread container accommodated in the body (10) is the first bread container (60) or the second bread container (100).

Abstract: An automatic bread maker (1) comprises: a bread container (not shown) into which bread ingredients are put; a body (10) having an accommodation part (30) for accommodating the bread container; a grinding blade (not shown) for grinding cereal grains inside the bread container accommodated in the accommodation part (30); and a duct (16) and fan (17) for creating an airflow for cooling the accommodation part (30) using ventilation holes (32, 33) provided to the accommodation part (30).

Abstract: An automatic bread maker (1) comprises a body (10) in which a bread container (50) is accommodated; a grinding mechanism (54, 64) for grinding cereal grains in the container (50) accommodated in the body (10); a kneading mechanism (72, 60) for kneading into dough the bread ingredients in the bread container (50) accommodated in the body (10); and a bread ingredients storage container (80) for storing powdered bread ingredients to be automatically fed to the bread container (50) after the cereal grains have been ground by the grinding mechanism (54, 64).

Abstract: An electric double layer capacitor has an element, a first terminal, a second terminal, a resin-made case, and a resin-made lid. A pair of electrodes are led out of the element. Each of the electrodes is connected to each of the first terminal and the second terminal. The element and an electrolyte are accommodated in the case having an opening top surface, and the lid is bonded to the top surface of the case. The joints of the first and second terminals are disposed at positions higher than the inner bottom of the case, and are exposed upward. The rims of the joints and intermediate conductive sections continuing from them are buried in the case, and the terminal sections continuing from the intermediate conductive sections are led from the side surface of the case to the outside.

Abstract: An automatic bread maker 1 accommodates, in a body 10 thereof, a bread container 50 having bread ingredients put therein, and performs a bread making process. In a bottom portion of the bread container 50, a recess 55 is formed. The automatic bread maker 1 is used in a first mode in which the recess 55 is not closed with a lid 90A, and in a second mode in which the recess 55 is closed with the lid 90A.

Abstract: A capacitor has a capacitor element, an open-topped case on which terminals joined to a pair of electrode lead sections of the capacitor element are disposed facing each other, and a cover combined with the open surface of the case. Each terminal has a pair of intermediate conductive sections and a pair of terminal sections. The joint has a joint surface to which one of the electrode lead sections of the capacitor element is joined. The intermediate conductive sections are L-shaped, and are extendedly disposed in directions opposite to each other from both ends of the joint. The terminal sections are disposed further extendedly from the intermediate conductive sections and placed symmetrically about the joint.

Abstract: A rolled copper foil according to the present invention includes a crystal grain alignment wherein: when normalized intensity of {200}Cu plane diffraction of a copper crystal in results obtained by an X-ray diffraction pole figure measurement with respect to a rolled surface is plotted against at different values of angle ?, the normalized intensity being obtained during a ? scanning in the pole figure measurement, a ratio of a maximum value A of the normalized intensity with angle ? in a range of 40° to 60° to a maximum value B of the normalized intensity with angle ? in a range of 80° to 90° is equal to or greater than 4; and when the normalized intensity increases with increasing angle ? in a range of 25° to 45°, there is essentially no area in which the normalized intensity increases stepwise.