Abstract: A lighting device includes a first light source portion, a light guide that includes a light guide body with an elongated shape, guides light incident from the first light source portion in a longitudinal direction of the elongated shape, and emits a first light including the guided light to illuminate an illuminated object, and a second light source portion that emits a second light to illuminate the illuminated object. The second light source portion is provided independently of the first light source portion and the light guide.

Abstract: A lighting device includes a light source portion, a light guide that includes a light guide body with an elongated shape, guides light incident from the light source portion in a longitudinal direction of the elongated shape, and emits the light in an emission direction substantially orthogonal to the longitudinal direction, and a bezel that is provided along the light guide and includes an elongated-shaped opening through which the light emitted from the light guide passes and is emitted to the outside. The bezel includes at least one bridge portion that is formed along a lateral direction of the opening so as to partially bridge opposed walls of the opening in the lateral direction.

Abstract: A lighting device includes a light source unit that outputs light, an elongated light guide including a first end surface on which the light is incident, a second end surface located opposite to the first end surface, an emitting surface, and at least one held portion provided on at least one of the longitudinal side surfaces different from the emitting surface, the light guide guiding the light from the first end surface to the second end surface, and a housing including an attachment portion to which the light source unit is attached, a housing portion that is open at an end portion on the attachment portion side and includes a housing recess to house the light guide and an exposure opening exposing the emitting surface, and a holding portion that holds the light guide in the housing recess by sandwiching the at least one held portion.

Abstract: There is provided a imaging device including: an N-type region formed for each pixel and configured to perform photoelectric conversion; an inter-pixel light-shielding wall penetrating a semiconductor substrate in a depth direction and formed between N-type regions configured to perform the photoelectric conversion, the N-type regions each being formed for each of pixels adjacent to each other; a P-type layer formed between the N-type region configured to perform the photoelectric conversion and the inter-pixel light-shielding wall; and a P-type region adjacent to the P-type layer and formed between the N-type region and an interface on a side of a light incident surface of the semiconductor substrate.

Abstract: There is provided a method of collecting probe information generated during travel of a vehicle, comprising: (a) receiving probe information including travel time information of a reference area, from a vehicle traveling a reference area that includes at least one of an intersection area that is an area from an approach to an intersection to an exit from the intersection and a road area that connects with the intersection area and is an area from the exit of the intersection to an approach of another intersection adjacent to the intersection in an exit direction; and (b) storing the received probe information.

Abstract: There is provided a method of collecting probe information generated during travel of a vehicle, comprising: (a) receiving probe information including travel time information of a reference area, from a vehicle traveling a reference area that includes at least one of an intersection area that is an area from an approach to an intersection to an exit from the intersection and a road area that connects with the intersection area and is an area from the exit of the intersection to an approach of another intersection adjacent to the intersection in an exit direction; and (b) storing the received probe information.

Abstract: There is provided a method of collecting probe information generated during travel of a vehicle, comprising: (a) receiving probe information including travel time information of a reference area, from a vehicle traveling a reference area that includes at least one of an intersection area that is an area from an approach to an intersection to an exit from the intersection and a road area that connects with the intersection area and is an area from the exit of the intersection to an approach of another intersection adjacent to the intersection in an exit direction; and (b) storing the received probe information.

Abstract: A method for treating exhaust gas, comprising first contacting exhaust gas comprising inorganic halogenated gas discharged from sources of the exhaust gas with Fe2O3 or synthetic zeolite and then contacting with an anion exchange resin having water content of 5 w/w % or less and halogen content of 10 mg/g or less.

Abstract: An apparatus for treating an exhaust gas that includes a pre-treatment section that removes a powdery component, a water-soluble component or a hydrolytic component from the exhaust gas. The exhaust gas contains a fluorine compound and CO. A heating oxidative decomposing section performs heating oxidative decomposition of at least one of the fluorine compound and CO to detoxify the exhaust gas. The apparatus also has a post-treatment section for post-treating an acid gas such as HF which has been produced by the heating oxidative decomposition.

Abstract: To provide a method and apparatus for treating a waste gas containing fluorine-containing compounds, according to which PFCs can be decomposed efficiently even at low temperature, and moreover fluorine from the product of the decomposition can be recovered for reuse efficiently. An embodiment of the present invention relates to a method of treating a gas containing a fluorine-containing compound, comprising contacting the gas with a treatment agent comprising a mixture of aluminum hydroxide and calcium hydroxide.

Abstract: An extension part of an insulator covering a part of a coupling portion of a laminated core of an armature is inclined to the inside in the radial direction along the coupling part. A inclined face which is extended inward in the radial direction is formed in the cylindrical part of the armature. By forming the armature in an annular shape, a gap which is almost parallel or narrowed to the inside in the radial direction is formed between neighboring inclined faces. The gap is formed to be smaller than the diameter of a conductor.

Abstract: A method for treating exhaust gases containing fluorine-containing compounds which comprises the steps of bringing an exhaust gas containing fluorine-containing compounds into contact with a metal catalyst carrying a tungsten oxide on an alumina-zirconium composite oxide and then bringing the emission into contact with a ?-alumina catalyst.

Abstract: A method for removing a halogen series gas, which comprises contacting a gas containing a halogen series gas forming at least one kind selected from the group consisting of HF, HCl, HBr and HI by water with a granule containing from 60 to 99.9 mass % of a solid base and from 0.1 to 40 mass % of a carbonaceous material to the total mass amount of the granule in the presence of water.

Abstract: To provide a method and apparatus for treating a waste gas containing fluorine-containing compounds, according to which PFCs can be decomposed efficiently even at low temperature, and moreover fluorine from the product of the decomposition can be recovered for reuse efficiently. An embodiment of the present invention relates to a method of treating a gas containing a fluorine-containing compound, comprising contacting the gas with a treatment agent comprising a mixture of aluminum hydroxide and calcium hydroxide.

Abstract: An extension part of an insulator covering a part of a coupling portion of a laminated core of an armature is inclined to the inside in the radial direction along the coupling part. A inclined face which is extended inward in the radial direction is formed in the cylindrical part of the armature. By forming the armature in an annular shape, a gap which is almost parallel or narrowed to the inside in the radial direction is formed between neighboring inclined faces. The gap is formed to be smaller than the diameter of a conductor.

Abstract: A spacer 44 is inserted between an upper end face 44a of a contact column 40, and a lower face of a flange 14. The flange 14 is supported at plural positions by supporting columns 42. In heating a shoulder portion 16 to a hardening temperature, an electroconductive member 56 is placed close to the shoulder portion 16, and an AC current having a frequency which will cause mutual attraction between the current flowing through the elctroconductive member 56 and the current flowing through the shoulder portion 16 is applied to flow through the electroconductive member 56. The shoulder portion 16 having been heated to the hardening temperature is quenched by ejecting a liquid coolant through ejection outlets of a cooling jacket.

Abstract: An apparatus for treatment of a waste gas, containing fluorine-containing compounds, comprises: a solids treating device for separating solids from the waste gas; an addition device for adding H2 and/or H2O, or H2 and/or H2O and O2, as a decomposition assist gas to the waste gas leaving the solids treating device; a thermal decomposition device that is packed with ?-alumina heated at 600-900° C., and which thermally decomposes the waste gas to which the decomposition assist gas has been added; an acidic gas treating device for removing acidic gases from the thermally decomposed waste gas; and channels or lines for connecting these devices in sequence. The apparatus preferably includes an air ejector which is capable of adjusting an internal pressure of the apparatus.

Abstract: An apparatus for treatment of a waste gas, containing fluorine-containing compounds, comprises: a solids treating device for separating solids from the waste gas; an addition device for adding H2 and/or H2O, or H2 and/or H2O and O2, as a decomposition assist gas to the waste gas leaving the solids treating device; a thermal decomposition device that is packed with ?-alumina heated at 600–900° C., and which thermally decomposes the waste gas to which the decomposition assist gas has been added; an acidic gas treating device for removing acidic gases from the thermally decomposed waste gas; and channels or lines for connecting these devices in sequence. The apparatus preferably includes an air ejector which is capable of adjusting an internal pressure of the apparatus.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for treating an exhaust gas containing a fluorine compound. A method according to the present invention includes heating the exhaust gas in the presence of O2, and then adding H2O to the exhaust gas to decompose or oxidize the fluorine compound. An apparatus according to the present invention includes a heating section (30) for heating the exhaust gas, an exhaust gas supply (11) for supplying the exhaust gas to the heating section (30), an H2O adding section (40) located just downstream of the heating section (30) for adding H2O to the exhaust gas by supplying H2O or H2 to the exhaust gas; and an acid gas removal section (13) for removing an acid gas produced by a reaction between the exhaust gas and H2O.

Abstract: A method for removing a halogen series gas, which comprises contacting a gas containing a halogen series gas forming at least one kind selected from the group consisting of HF, HCl, HBr and HI by water with a granule containing from 60 to 99.9 mass % of a solid base and from 0.1 to 40 mass % of a carbonaceous material to the total mass amount of the granule in the presence of water.