Abstract: A moving mechanism relatively moves a machining head emitting a laser beam, with respect to a sheet metal along a surface of the sheet metal. A beam vibrating mechanism vibrates the laser beam for irradiation on the sheet metal, while the machining head is relatively moved by the moving mechanism. A machining condition setting section sets pattern selection information to select a vibration pattern of the laser beam by the beam vibrating mechanism, and a parameter to determine a vibrating way in the vibration pattern, in accordance with machining conditions specified for each machining command to machine the sheet metal in a machining program generated to machine the sheet metal, and including a machining velocity of the sheet metal associated with relative movement of the machining head by the moving mechanism.

Abstract: The present invention is a fuel cell evaluation system that obtains an actual gas consumption amount in a fuel cell in real time with accuracy and calculates a consumption amount of a fuel gas in the fuel cell, the fuel cell evaluation system including: a fuel gas supply path that supplies a fuel gas of a first flow rate to the fuel cell; a fuel gas discharge path that discharges the fuel gas from the fuel cell; an inert gas introduction path that introduces an inert gas of a second flow rate into the fuel gas discharge path or the fuel gas supply path; a first fuel gas concentration meter that measures a fuel gas concentration in a mixed gas of the fuel gas and the inert gas flowing through the fuel gas discharge path; and a fuel gas consumption amount calculation unit that calculates the consumption amount of the fuel gas in the fuel cell based on the first flow rate, the second flow rate, and the fuel gas concentration measured by the first fuel gas concentration meter.

Abstract: The solid-state imaging element includes a photoelectric converter, a first separator, and a second separator. The photoelectric converter is configured to perform photoelectric conversion of incident light. The first separator configured to separate the photoelectric converter is formed in a first trench formed from a first surface side. The second separator configured to separate the photoelectric converter is formed in a second trench formed from a second surface side facing a first surface. The present technology is applicable to an individual imaging element mounted on, e.g., a camera and configured to acquire an image of an object.

Abstract: A container member includes a container body that contains a recording medium and that tilts with respect to a horizontal direction such that a leading edge of the contained recording medium is higher than a trailing edge, a trailing edge restriction portion that comes into contact with the trailing edge of the recording medium that is contained in the container body in a front-rear direction of the recording medium and that restricts a position of the trailing edge of the recording medium, and a restriction portion that restricts movement of the trailing edge in a thickness direction of the recording medium that is contained in the container body.

Abstract: An accommodating device includes a device body, an accommodating unit that is movable to a supply position where a user is able to supply a medium by being pulled out from the device body in a pulling direction and of which a centroid position is located on one side surface side with respect to a center in an intersecting direction with the pulling direction, a first expanding and contracting member that expands and contracts to connect the accommodating unit to the device body so as to be able to be pulled out and is fixed to one side surface of the accommodating unit in the intersecting direction, and a second expanding and contracting member that expands and contracts to connect the accommodating unit to the device body so as to be able to be pulled out and is fixed at a position higher than the first expanding and contracting member on the other side surface of the accommodating unit in the intersecting direction.

Abstract: A droplet discharge head includes: a nozzle configured to discharge a liquid as droplets; a pressure chamber defining substrate defining a pressure chamber communicating with the nozzle; a piezoelectric element including a first electrode, a second electrode, and a piezoelectric layer containing a perovskite-type composite oxide containing potassium (K), sodium (Na), and niobium (Nb) as a main component; and a vibration plate forming a part of a wall surface of the pressure chamber and configured to vibrate by driving of the piezoelectric element. A driving frequency f [Hz] of the piezoelectric element, a piezoelectric constant d31 [m/v] of the piezoelectric element, a ratio x of a Na molar fraction to a total value of a K molar fraction and the Na molar fraction in the piezoelectric layer, and a viscosity ? [Pa·s] of the liquid at 25° C. satisfy a relationship represented by a formula (1).

Abstract: A droplet discharging head executes multi-path recording in which dot recording in one main scanning line is completed by n main scans when n is an integer of 2 or more. The droplet discharging head includes: a plurality of nozzles configured to discharge a liquid as droplets; a pressure chamber defining substrate defining a pressure chamber communicating with the nozzles; a piezoelectric element including a first electrode, a second electrode, and a piezoelectric layer containing a perovskite-type composite oxide containing K, Na, and Nb as a main component; and a vibration plate forming a part of a wall surface of the pressure chamber and configured to vibrate by driving of the piezoelectric element. The number of paths n in the multi-path recording, a piezoelectric constant d31 [m/v] of the piezoelectric element, and a ratio x of a Na molar fraction to a total value of a K molar fraction and the Na molar fraction in the piezoelectric layer satisfy a relationship represented by a formula (1).

Abstract: A moving mechanism relatively moves a machining head emitting a laser beam, with respect to a sheet metal along a surface of the sheet metal. A beam vibrating mechanism vibrates the laser beam for irradiation on the sheet metal in a predetermined vibration pattern, while the machining head is relatively moved by the moving mechanism. A vibration control section controls the beam vibrating mechanism to progressively reduce an amplitude of the vibration pattern from a first position to a corner portion when the machining head moves toward the corner portion and reaches the first position before the corner portion by a predetermined distance, and progressively increase the amplitude of the vibration pattern until the machining head reaches a second position ahead of the corner portion by the predetermined distance from the corner portion, at a time of producing a product having the corner portion.

Abstract: There is provided an apparatus for removing fine particles having membranes for removing fine particles in a liquid, wherein a microfiltration membrane or ultrafiltration membrane having a positive charge and a microfiltration membrane or ultrafiltration membrane having a negative charge are arranged in series. There is also provided a method for removing fine particles using the apparatus. Liquids may be passed through the membrane having a negative charge and the membrane having a positive charge in order; thereby, extrafine particles having a particle size of 50 nm or smaller, especially of 10 nm or smaller, in the liquids can be removed highly. The liquid passing may be carried out in the order reverse thereto.

Abstract: An organic solvent treatment method for removing particulates from an organic solvent used in a manufacturing step of electronic components is characterized by comprising a step of bringing the organic solvent into contact with a treatment material that has a positive or negative electric charge in water and has a moisture content of 3% by mass or more. An organic solvent treatment material, which is to be used in the manufacturing step of electronic components and which is for removing particulates from an organic solvent by coming into contact with the organic solvent used in the manufacturing step of electronic components, has a positive or negative electric charge in water.

Abstract: A moving mechanism relatively moves a machining head emitting a laser beam, with respect to a sheet metal along a surface of the sheet metal. A beam vibrating mechanism vibrates the laser beam for irradiation on the sheet metal, while the machining head is relatively moved by the moving mechanism. A machining condition setting section sets pattern selection information to select a vibration pattern of the laser beam by the beam vibrating mechanism, and a parameter to determine a vibrating way in the vibration pattern, in accordance with machining conditions specified for each machining command to machine the sheet metal in a machining program generated to machine the sheet metal, and including a machining velocity of the sheet metal associated with relative movement of the machining head by the moving mechanism.

Abstract: A moving mechanism relatively moves a machining head that emits a laser beam from an opening of a nozzle with respect to a sheet metal along a surface of the sheet metal to produce a product having a predetermined shape by cutting the sheet metal. A beam vibration/displacement mechanism vibrates or displaces the laser beam with which the sheet metal is irradiated to produce the product while relatively moving the machining head by the moving mechanism. A moving mechanism control section controls the moving mechanism to relatively move the machining head with a first control period. The vibration/displacement control section controls the beam vibration/displacement mechanism to vibrate or displace the laser beam with a second control period shorter than the first control period.

Abstract: A moving mechanism relatively moves a machining head emitting a laser beam, with respect to a sheet metal along a surface of the sheet metal. A beam vibrating mechanism vibrates the laser beam for irradiation on the sheet metal in a predetermined vibration pattern, while the machining head is relatively moved by the moving mechanism. A vibration control section controls the beam vibrating mechanism to progressively reduce an amplitude of the vibration pattern from a first position to a corner portion when the machining head moves toward the corner portion and reaches the first position before the corner portion by a predetermined distance, and progressively increase the amplitude of the vibration pattern until the machining head reaches a second position ahead of the corner portion by the predetermined distance from the corner portion, at a time of producing a product having the corner portion.

Abstract: Contaminants present inside an ultrapure water production system are prevented from being fed into a feed pipe connected to a water use point and, after sterilization cleaning, the system is prevented from being contaminated by contaminants captured on a microparticle removal membrane during sterilization cleaning. Ultrapure water having high quality is thereby fed to a water use point within a short period of time. An ultrapure water production system is provided with a tank, a pump, a heat exchanger, an ultraviolet device, an ion-exchange device, a first microparticle removal membrane device, and a second microparticle removal membrane device. Parts of sterilization water and flush water are fed into the first microparticle removal membrane device and discharged from a feedwater-side potion to a concentrated-water-side portion without permeating through a microparticle removal membrane thereof, and the remaining part of the water is passed through the second microparticle removal membrane device.

Abstract: A gas turbine includes ring segments and isolation rings that surround a channel for high-temperature gas W from an outer peripheral side, blade rings formed in an annular shape on the outer peripheral side of the ring segments and the isolation rings, and supporting members fitted into fitting concave portions recessed from the end faces of the blade rings in the direction of the axis and supporting the ring segments and the isolation rings. An inner wall surface of the fitting concave portion has a first inclined surface that inclines so as to narrow gradually from an opening edge of the fitting concave portion toward the inside of the blade ring in the direction of the axis, and the supporting member has a second inclined surface that inclines so as to correspond to the first inclined surface.

Abstract: Provided is an ultrapure water production apparatus capable of producing high-quality ultrapure water from which microparticles have been removed at a high level. An ultrapure water production apparatus comprising a subsystem that produces ultrapure water from primary pure water, the subsystem including a membrane unit disposed at the end of the subsystem, wherein the membrane unit is constituted by a plurality of membrane devices arranged in series, the first of the membrane devices being a UF membrane device, an MF membrane device, or an RO membrane device, the last of the membrane devices being a UF membrane device or an MF membrane that is not modified with an ion-exchange group.

Abstract: Contaminants present inside an ultrapure water production system are prevented from being fed into a feed pipe connected to a water use point and, after sterilization cleaning, the system is prevented from being contaminated by contaminants captured on a microparticle removal membrane during sterilization cleaning. Ultrapure water having high quality is thereby fed to a water use point within a short period of time. An ultrapure water production system is provided with a tank, a pump, a heat exchanger, an ultraviolet device, an ion-exchange device, a first microparticle removal membrane device, and a second microparticle removal membrane device. Parts of sterilization water and flush water are fed into the first microparticle removal membrane device and discharged from a feedwater-side potion to a concentrated-water-side portion without permeating through a microparticle removal membrane thereof, and the remaining part of the water is passed through the second microparticle removal membrane device.

Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide a technology that can timely collects particulates in sample water even when abnormality is observed in the result obtained by a measurement unit for measuring particulates in sample water. Provided is a particulate-measuring method comprising filtering sample water continuously, even when a measurement unit for measuring particulates in sample water and a filtration unit of filtering the sample water and collecting the particulates for analysis by direct microscopic method are both in operation and abnormality is observed in the result obtained by the measurement unit.

Abstract: A core for a cleaning sponge roller and a cleaning sponge roller set include a core and a cleaning sponge roller mounted on the core. The core for the cleaning sponge roller is in a substantially cylindrical shape including a bore extending in an axial direction and a plurality of small holes communicating between the bore and a circumferential outer surface of the core. The diameter of the bore is 10 mm or more. The diameter of the small holes is 2.5 mm or more. A total of cross-sectional areas of openings of all the small holes is larger than a cross-sectional area of the bore.

Abstract: A gas turbine includes ring segments and isolation rings that surround a channel for high-temperature gas W from an outer peripheral side, blade rings formed in an annular shape on the outer peripheral side of the ring segments and the isolation rings, and supporting members fitted into fitting concave portions recessed from the end faces of the blade rings in the direction of the axis and supporting the ring segments and the isolation rings. An inner wall surface of the fitting concave portion has a first inclined surface that inclines so as to narrow gradually from an opening edge of the fitting concave portion toward the inside of the blade ring in the direction of the axis, and the supporting member has a second inclined surface that inclines so as to correspond to the first inclined surface.