Abstract: A liquid absorber includes an absorbing member. The absorbing member includes a plurality of segments. One segment of the plurality of segments includes a liquid landing surface and a side surface. The liquid landing surface is configured to receive liquid discharged from a liquid discharge head to absorb the liquid. The side surface is perpendicular to the liquid landing surface and contacts a side surface of another segment of the plurality of segments.

Abstract: A polyimide film includes a polyimide in which a specific amount of molecular framework containing one or two silicon atoms in its main chain, wherein a total light transmittance measured in accordance with JIS K7361-1 is 85% or more; wherein a yellowness index calculated in accordance with JIS K7373-2006 is 30 or less; wherein a glass transition temperature is in a temperature range of from 150° C. to 400° C.; and wherein a tensile elastic modulus at 25° C. obtained by measuring a 15 mm×40 mm test piece at a tensile rate of 10 mm/min and a chuck distance of 20 mm in accordance with JIS K7127, is 1.8 GPa or more.

Abstract: A resampling circuit converts first data updated synchronously with a first clock signal into second data updated synchronously with a second clock signal asynchronous with the first clock signal and outputs the second data. The resampling circuit measures a first time interval between a plurality of successive edges of the first clock signal, and a second time interval between one of the plurality of edges of the first clock signal and an edge of the second clock signal, with a third clock signal having a higher frequency than the first clock signal and the second clock signal. The resampling circuit calculates and outputs the second data updated at the edge of the second clock signal, based on the first time interval and the second time interval, and a plurality of the first data updated at the plurality of edges of the first clock signal.

Abstract: A resampling circuit converts first data updated synchronously with a first clock signal into second data updated synchronously with a second clock signal asynchronous with the first clock signal and outputs the second data. The resampling circuit calculates and outputs the second data with a time resolution of a third clock signal having a higher frequency than the first clock signal and the second clock signal, based on the first data.

Abstract: A vehicle body rear structure includes: a pair of left and right rear side frames extending in a vehicle front-rear direction; a vehicle-mounted component provided between the pair of rear side frames; and a pair of support members for supporting the vehicle-mounted component. The support members respectively extend along the rear side frames and in the vehicle front-rear direction, and are respectively arranged side-by-side with the rear side frames in a vehicle width direction and inwardly of the rear side frames in the vehicle width direction.

Abstract: A vehicle rear structure includes: a pair of rear side frames provided on right and left sides at a rear part of a vehicle body; side sills connected to front parts of the rear side frames and extending on the right and left sides of the vehicle body, respectively; and an on-board component, at least part of which is arranged side by side with the rear side frames in a vehicle width direction. Each side sill includes a weak part located ahead of the on-board component and having a lower strength than a strength of a region of the rear side frame arranged side by side with the on-board component.

Abstract: A vehicle body rear structure comprises a pair of closed cross section structures (85) extending from a rear panel to respective rear wheel houses. Each closed cross section structure is formed by a rear side frame (42) extending in a fore and aft direction of a vehicle body, a floor extension (52C) extending in an outboard direction from the rear side frame, a side panel (82) extending vertically from an outboard edge of the floor extension, and a connecting panel (84) located under the floor extension, and having an inboard end fixedly attached to the rear side frame and an outboard end fixedly attached to the side panel.

Abstract: An acquisition unit acquires at least one of the vertical-direction acceleration and the width-direction acceleration of a surface of a structure on which a moving object moves from an acceleration sensor provided in the structure on which the moving object moves. An analysis unit analyzes the motion of the moving object moving on the structure on the basis of at least one of the vertical-direction acceleration and the width-direction acceleration.

Abstract: A processing apparatus includes a processing circuit that processes an output signal of a non-linear system that outputs the output signal including a vibration rectification error with respect to an input, and a memory that stores pre-determined vibration rectification coefficient information regarding the vibration rectification error. The processing circuit reduces the vibration rectification error included in the output signal based on the output signal and the vibration rectification coefficient information.

Abstract: A resin film has improved rigidity and flex resistance, and reduced optical distortion. A polyimide film has a polyimide containing an aromatic ring, and inorganic particles having a smaller refractive index in a major axis direction than an average refractive index in a direction perpendicular to the major axis direction, wherein, when the polyimide film is monotonically heated from 25° C. at 10° C./min, a size shrinkage ratio represented by the following formula in at least one direction is 0.1% or more at at least one temperature in a range of from 250° C. to 400° C.: size shrinkage ratio (%)=[{(size at 25° C.)?(size after heating)}/(size at 25° C.)]×100; wherein a birefringence index in a thickness direction is 0.020 or less at a wavelength of 590 nm; and wherein a total light transmittance measured in accordance with JIS K7361-1 is 80% or more at a thickness of 10 ?m.

Abstract: A lubrication structure of the present invention is applied to a multi-link piston crank mechanism that has a upper link (3), a lower link (6) and a control link (7). Lubricating oil is supplied in an oil storing portion (21) formed between a pair of upper-pin pin boss portions (12) by a plate member (22) through an oil supply hole (19). By oscillating rotary motion of the upper link side pin boss portion (25) that is provided with an oil groove (29) on an end surface of the upper link side pin boss portion (25), the lubricating oil in the oil storing portion (21) is supplied to an upper pin (4).

Abstract: An acquisition unit acquires the width-direction acceleration and the vertical-direction acceleration of a surface of a structure on which a moving object moves from an acceleration sensor provided in the structure on which the moving object moves. A displacement computation unit computes the vertical-direction displacement of the structure on the basis of the vertical-direction acceleration. A correlation determination unit determines the correlation between the width-direction acceleration and the vertical-direction displacement. A movement detection unit detects the movement of the moving object on the structure on the basis of the correlation.

Abstract: A measuring device includes a data acquisition unit that acquires measurement data, including width direction acceleration of a road surface on which a moving object moves, from an acceleration sensor provided on a structure having the road surface, and a moving object information acquisition unit that acquires information relating to the moving object moving on the road surface, on the basis of the width direction acceleration.

Abstract: A sensor device includes a mounting member having fixation surfaces inside, and at least one electronic component directly or indirectly fixed to the fixation surfaces of the mounting member, and the mounting member constitutes a part of a casing for housing the electronic component. Further, the fixation surfaces are perpendicular to each other.

Abstract: A detecting element unit of a physical quantity detection apparatus includes a detection part and a supporting part. The detection part has a base part, a movable part coupled to the base part via a joint part, and a vibrator provided over the base part and the movable part, and the supporting part includes a fixing portion to be fixed to a base for supporting the base part. A processing unit of the physical quantity detection apparatus extracts vibration response signals at a resonance frequency of the detecting element unit from output of the vibrator.

Abstract: A module includes a first rigid substrate including an analog circuit; a second rigid substrate including a digital circuit; a third rigid substrate including an angular velocity sensor; a first connecting portion that connects the first rigid substrate and the second rigid substrate so as to electrically connect the analog circuit and the digital circuit, and that has flexibility; and a second connecting portion that connects the first rigid substrate and the third rigid substrate so as to electrically connect the analog circuit and the angular velocity sensor, and that has flexibility.

Abstract: A sensor device includes a mounting member having fixation surfaces inside, and at least one electronic component directly or indirectly fixed to the fixation surfaces of the mounting member, and the mounting member constitutes a part of a casing for housing the electronic component. Further, the fixation surfaces are perpendicular to each other.

Abstract: A module includes a sensor device, a mounting substrate that has a plurality of mounting faces, a portion between the mounting faces adjacent to each other being foldable, a supporting member having fixing faces, wherein the sensor device is mounted on at least one of the mounting faces, each of the mounting faces is disposed along each of the fixing faces, and the sensor device is disposed on the supporting member side.

Abstract: A jig (31) is placed on a cylinder block (11) set in an inverted position, and a crankshaft (5) is lifted upward from a main bearing part (17) and held at a predetermined height position. A lower link (7) temporarily fitted to a crank pin (6) in the previous step is rotated about the crank pin (6) as a cener by a robot hand, and held in a predetermined inclined position in which a dividing surface (28) becomes vertical. In this state, a pair of bolts (29) is horizontally fastened from the right and the left by using a nut runner (55).

Abstract: An ink jet recording method includes ejecting an ultraviolet-ray curable ink of which a viscosity at 28° C. is 8 mPa·s or more from a head to a recording medium, and curing the ultraviolet-ray curable ink attached to the recording medium, wherein, in the ejecting of the ultraviolet-ray curable ink, the ultraviolet-ray curable ink is heated such that a temperature of the ejected ultraviolet-ray curable ink becomes 28° C. to 40° C., and a viscosity of the ultraviolet-ray curable ink at the temperature is 15 mPa·s or less.