Abstract: A method for producing a throttle gear for a throttle device. The throttle device has a spring that biases the throttle gear toward a default position. The throttle gear has a spring hooking portion that makes contact with the spring when the throttle valve opens beyond the default position. The method comprises the steps of forming the throttle gear using a resin molding, and forming a contact surface of the spring hooking portion by machining a molded surface of the spring hooking portion.

Abstract: A throttle device includes a valve element, a valve shaft with the valve element fixed thereto, a motor for rotating the valve shaft, a housing in which the motor is accommodated, and a cavity for mounting the motor in the housing. The cavity includes a large-diameter accommodation section and a small-diameter accommodation section, which are arranged coaxially. The minimum thickness between the inner peripheral surface of the large-diameter accommodation section and the outer peripheral surface of the housing is equal to or thinner than the minimum thickness between the inner peripheral surface of the small-diameter accommodation section and the outer peripheral surface of the housing.

Abstract: A throttle device includes a coil spring that has a first spring part, a second spring part, and an intermediate hook connecting the first spring part to the second spring part for biasing a throttle valve. The first spring part is engaged with a rotation member coupled to a throttle shaft. The second spring part is engaged with a throttle body. The intermediate hook is configured to engage with a first stopper formed on the rotation member and a second stopper formed on the throttle body. The intermediate hook includes a first part on the first spring part side and a second part on the second spring part side. When the intermediate hook is engaged with the first stopper or the second stopper, the first part abuts on the first stopper or the second stopper.

Abstract: Provided is an exercise load control device including: a patient information input unit configured to input patient information which indicates whether a patient using an exercise therapy apparatus is an atrial fibrillation patient; a heart rate information acquisition unit configured to acquire heart rate information which indicates a heart rate of the patient using the exercise therapy apparatus; and a load control unit configured to control a magnitude of a load to be applied by the exercise therapy apparatus to the patient, based on the patient information input by the patient information input unit and the heart rate information acquired by the heart rate information acquisition unit.

Abstract: A throttle device includes a rotating member coupled to a throttle shaft and rotated by a drive source, and a coil spring interposed between a throttle body and the rotating member and configured to bias the throttle valve toward a default position. The coil spring has a first spring portion, a second spring portion, and an intermediate hook portion for connecting the first spring portion and the second spring portion. The rotating member includes an inner periphery supporting portion that supports an inner peripheral side of the first spring portion, an outer periphery supporting portion that supports an outer peripheral side of the first spring portion, and a blocking structure for preventing the first spring portion from being fitted to an outside of the outer periphery supporting portion when assembling the coil spring.

Abstract: A throttle device includes a coil spring that has a first spring part, a second spring part, and an intermediate hook connecting the first spring part to the second spring part for biasing a throttle valve. The first spring part is engaged with a rotation member coupled to a throttle shaft. The second spring part is engaged with a throttle body. The intermediate hook is configured to engage with a first stopper formed on the rotation member and a second stopper formed on the throttle body. The intermediate hook includes a first part on the first spring part side and a second part on the second spring part side. When the intermediate hook is engaged with the first stopper or the second stopper, the first part abuts on the first stopper or the second stopper.

Abstract: A throttle device includes a rotating member coupled to a throttle shaft and rotated by a drive source, and a coil spring interposed between a throttle body and the rotating member and configured to bias the throttle valve toward a default position. The coil spring has a first spring portion, a second spring portion, and an intermediate hook portion for connecting the first spring portion and the second spring portion. The rotating member includes an inner periphery supporting portion that supports an inner peripheral side of the first spring portion, an outer periphery supporting portion that supports an outer peripheral side of the first spring portion, and a blocking structure for preventing the first spring portion from being fitted to an outside of the outer periphery supporting portion when assembling the coil spring.

Abstract: A method of producing a throttle device includes setting an angle between a fully closed position and a default position to a predetermined angle by processing at least one of a gear-side fully closed position stopper on a throttle gear, a body-side fully closed position stopper on a throttle body, a default position defining member, a body-side engaging portion of the throttle body, or a gear-side engaging portion of the throttle gear.

Abstract: A method of producing a throttle device includes setting an angle between a fully closed position and a default position to a predetermined angle by processing at least one of a gear-side fully closed position stopper on a throttle gear, a body-side fully closed position stopper on a throttle body, a default position defining member, a body-side engaging portion of the throttle body, or a gear-side engaging portion of the throttle gear.

Abstract: An ergometer according to this invention comprises pedals rotated by an exerciser, a motor connected to the pedals, and a control device connected to the motor in order to control an operation of the motor, wherein a control mode of the control device for controlling the motor can be switched between a concentric contraction exercise mode, in which the motor is caused to function as a load while the pedals are rotated by the exerciser, and an eccentric contraction exercise mode, in which the motor rotates the pedals so that the exerciser is forced to resist the rotation of the pedals.

Abstract: Provided is an exercise load control device including: a patient information input unit configured to input patient information which indicates whether a patient using an exercise therapy apparatus is an atrial fibrillation patient; a heart rate information acquisition unit configured to acquire heart rate information which indicates a heart rate of the patient using the exercise therapy apparatus; and a load control unit configured to control a magnitude of a load to be applied by the exercise therapy apparatus to the patient, based on the patient information input by the patient information input unit and the heart rate information acquired by the heart rate information acquisition unit.

Abstract: An antenna includes: a dielectric layer including a first and second surface placed in layering; a ring-shaped conductor layer formed on the first surface; a first and second feedline that are closer to the first surface than the second, and are formed at positions different from those of the surfaces; a reference potential conductor layer formed on the second surface; and a conductor pin located in the inner diameter of the ring-shaped conductor layer in planar view from the direction of the layering, that is connected to the reference potential conductor layer. In the planar view, the first and second feedlines include portions overlapping with the ring-shaped conductor layer, and the extending directions of the feedlines intersect with each other. The ring-shaped conductor layer is connected to neither the reference potential conductor layer nor the conductor pin, and neither the first nor second feedline is connected to the conductor pin.

Abstract: A heat storage system using a heat storage container having a tubular body, an adsorbent that is accommodated in the tubular body, generates heat by adsorption of an adsorbate and absorbs heat by desorption of the adsorbate, and a flow channel that penetrates the tubular body in a longitudinal direction, the heat storage system comprising a diffusion layer for transporting the adsorbate in liquid phase from the flow channel to the adsorbent, wherein the adsorbate is transported to the flow channel, the adsorbate is transported to the diffusion layer, a part of the adsorbate transported to the diffusion layer is adsorbed on the adsorbent, the adsorbent releases heat, and the remaining adsorbate is vaporized by the heat to become heat transport fluid.

Abstract: A tomographic image prediction apparatus includes an input unit, a prediction unit, an output unit, and a learning unit. The tomographic image prediction apparatus inputs a tomographic image of a brain of a subject as an input image, and predicts a tomographic image of the brain of the subject after the acquisition of the input tomographic image by a deep neural network in the prediction unit, and outputs the predicted tomographic image as an output image. The tomographic image prediction apparatus is capable of training the deep neural network using a tomographic image database.

Abstract: An antenna includes: a dielectric layer including a first and second surface placed in layering; a ring-shaped conductor layer formed on the first surface; a first and second feedline that are closer to the first surface than the second, and are formed at positions different from those of the surfaces; a reference potential conductor layer formed on the second surface; and a conductor pin located in the inner diameter of the ring-shaped conductor layer in planar view from the direction of the layering, that is connected to the reference potential conductor layer. In the planar view, the first and second feedlines include portions overlapping with the ring-shaped conductor layer, and the extending directions of the feedlines intersect with each other. The ring-shaped conductor layer is connected to neither the reference potential conductor layer nor the conductor pin, and neither the first nor second feedline is connected to the conductor pin.

Abstract: An ergometer according to this invention comprises pedals rotated by an exerciser, a motor connected to the pedals, and a control device connected to the motor in order to control an operation of the motor, wherein a control mode of the control device for controlling the motor can be switched between a concentric contraction exercise mode, in which the motor is caused to function as a load while the pedals are rotated by the exerciser, and an eccentric contraction exercise mode, in which the motor rotates the pedals so that the exerciser is forced to resist the rotation of the pedals.

Abstract: An antenna includes a dielectric, first and second antenna electrodes each having an annular shape, and a probe electrode. The dielectric has first to third planes parallel to each other in a stacking direction. The first and second antenna electrodes are respectively disposed on the first and second planes. The second antenna electrode is different in size from the first antenna electrode and disposed inward from the outer periphery of the first antenna electrode. The probe electrode is disposed on the third plane and overlaps the first and second antenna electrodes in plan view along the stacking direction. The first and second antenna electrodes are electrically powered via the probe electrode. The probe electrode is remote from the first antenna electrode by a first distance and remote from the second antenna electrode by a second distance different from the first distance along the stacking direction.

Abstract: An antenna includes a dielectric, first to fourth antenna electrodes, and at least one probe electrode. The dielectric has first to fifth planes stacked parallel to each other in a stacking direction. The first to the fourth antenna electrodes each have an annular shape. The first antenna electrode is disposed on the first plane. The second antenna electrode is different in size from the first antenna electrode and disposed on the second plane. The third antenna electrode is disposed on the third plane. The fourth antenna electrode is different in size from the third antenna electrode and disposed on the fourth plane. The probe electrode is disposed on the fifth plane and overlaps one or both of the first and third antenna electrodes and one or both of the second and fourth antenna electrodes when seen in plan view along the stacking direction.

Abstract: An antenna includes a dielectric, first to fourth antenna electrodes, and at least one probe electrode. The dielectric has first to fifth planes stacked parallel to each other in a stacking direction. The first to the fourth antenna electrodes each have an annular shape. The first antenna electrode is disposed on the first plane. The second antenna electrode is different in size from the first antenna electrode and disposed on the second plane. The third antenna electrode is disposed on the third plane. The fourth antenna electrode is different in size from the third antenna electrode and disposed on the fourth plane. The probe electrode is disposed on the fifth plane and overlaps one or both of the first and third antenna electrodes and one or both of the second and fourth antenna electrodes when seen in plan view along the stacking direction.

Abstract: An antenna includes a dielectric, first and second antenna electrodes each having an annular shape, and a probe electrode. The dielectric has first to third planes parallel to each other in a stacking direction. The first and second antenna electrodes are respectively disposed on the first and second planes. The second antenna electrode is different in size from the first antenna electrode and disposed inward from the outer periphery of the first antenna electrode. The probe electrode is disposed on the third plane and overlaps the first and second antenna electrodes in plan view along the stacking direction. The first and second antenna electrodes are electrically powered via the probe electrode. The probe electrode is remote from the first antenna electrode by a first distance and remote from the second antenna electrode by a second distance different from the first distance along the stacking direction.