Abstract: A system with a container including a protrusion, and a receiver to receive the container. The receiver includes a slide block that is movable relative to a body of the receiver, the slide block including two surfaces, a first surface, initially contacted by the protrusion of the container during insertion of the container into the receiver, having a first slope to resist movement of the container towards the receiver, and a second surface, subsequently contacted by the protrusion of the container during the insertion of the container into the receiver, having a second slope to interact with the protrusion of the container to assist movement of the container towards the receiver. This construction provides the user with a changing insertion force to indicate proper mounting of the container.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes an insulating substrate, display function layer disposed above the insulating substrate, reflective electrode disposed between the insulating substrate and the display function layer, to which a potential for image display is applied, and antenna having a band shape disposed between the insulating substrate and the reflective electrode.

Abstract: A display device includes an array substrate and a counter substrate. On the array substrate, a TFT, a pixel electrode, an antenna coil, at least two external connection terminals, and a capacitor are provided. Two ends of the antenna coil are respectively connected to the at least two external connection terminals. The TFT includes a switching TFT. A set of the switching TFT and the capacitor or a plurality of sets of the switching TFT and the capacitor is provided. To the antenna coil, the set of the switching TFT and the capacitor or the plurality of sets of the switching TFT and the capacitor is connected.

Abstract: A rotation pulsation generating mechanism includes a drive motor, a transmission coupled between the drive motor and a rotation target, a cam fixed to a rotary shaft between the drive motor and the transmission so as be rotated by the drive motor, and a cam follower biased so as to press the cam. The cam pressed by the cam follower is rotated by the drive motor so as to generate rotation pulsation according to a rotational speed of the drive motor, and the rotational speed of the drive motor is changed by the transmission to a rotational speed of the rotation target different from that of the drive motor, so that a given order of rotation pulsation is applied to the rotation target.

Abstract: A sheet processing device includes: a conveying module that conveys a folded sheet; and a pressing module that presses a folded part of the folded sheet by rotating about a direction orthogonal to a sheet conveying direction of the conveying module as a rotation axis. The pressing module includes a projecting part arranged in a certain range in a direction of the rotation axis along a circumferential surface about the rotation axis. The projecting part is formed to be symmetric with respect to a middle part of the rotation axis in the direction of the rotation axis, and the projecting part arranged on one side from the middle part along the direction of the rotation axis are formed such that a position of the projecting part in a rotational direction of the circumferential surface varies along the direction of the rotation axis.

Abstract: A paper conveying mechanism includes an elastic urging member provided on each side surface of an upper guide. The urging member includes a projecting portion that projects toward a side guide forming each end of a paper conveying path. An outer width of the upper guide inclusive of the projecting portion is greater than an inner width of the side guides. When a printer cover is closed, the upper guide is urged by the urging member substantially to the center of the inner width of the side guides, thereby producing gaps of substantially equal size on both sides of the upper guide in the paper width direction.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes a first substrate including a first conductive layer, and a second substrate including a second conductive layer which is connected to the first conductive layer and which has a thickness larger than a thickness of the first conductive layer, a bridge line which has a thickness larger than the thickness of the first conductive layer and which is connected to the second conductive layer, and an insulating layer which is located between the second conductive layer and the bridge line. The first conductive layer, the second conductive layer and the bridge line form a coil.

Abstract: A printer includes an intermediate-data processor and an output-print-data generating unit. The intermediate-data processor performs a process in such a manner that intermediate data is generated from input print data. The output-print-data generating unit generates output print data from the intermediate data. The intermediate-data processor specifies one from intermediate-data generating schemes for a component of an object, on a basis of predicted generation performance of the output-print-data generating unit, and generates the intermediate data. The predicted generation performance is predicted for respective cases of generating the intermediate data by using the intermediate-data generating schemes.

Abstract: An optical connector plug includes an optical connector having an optical fiber built therein, and a cover member receiving the optical connector therein. The cover member includes a set of protrusions provided to protrude forward relative to a front end surface of the optical connector. A set of cutout portions as space portions are provided between the set of protrusions, and the set of cutout portions are arranged at locations opposing each other around the optical connector.

Abstract: An air cleaner includes a housing, a pleated filter element, and a spacing piece. The filter element is accommodated in the housing. The spacing piece is arranged between an inner surface of the housing and one of the pleats of the filter element that is located at an end of the filter element. The spacing piece maintains a space between the inner surface of the housing and the one of the pleats located at the end of the filter element.

Abstract: A system with a container including a protrusion, and a receiver to receive the container. The receiver includes a slide block that is movable relative to a body of the receiver, the slide block including two surfaces, a first surface, initially contacted by the protrusion of the container during insertion of the container into the receiver, having a first slope to resist movement of the container towards the receiver, and a second surface, subsequently contacted by the protrusion of the container during the insertion of the container into the receiver, having a second slope to interact with the protrusion of the container to assist movement of the container towards the receiver. This construction provides the user with a changing insertion force to indicate proper mounting of the container.

Abstract: Included are a first cover base including an alkali glass layer, a first alkali-free glass layer provided on one face of the alkali glass layer, and a second alkali-free glass layer provided on another face of the alkali glass layer and a sensor that is provided on the first alkali-free glass layer of the first cover base and includes a plurality of first electrodes configured to detect the unevenness of a surface of an object to be detected that comes into contact with or close to the first cover base and a switching element. At least the first electrodes are formed above the first alkali-free glass layer and in a transmissive area that passes an image.

Abstract: A display panel including a display function layer displaying an image in a display area, a cover member including a first face and a second face disposed on an opposite side of the first face and faces the display panel, and a fingerprint sensor including a plurality of first detection electrodes disposed in a sensor base and configured to detect unevenness of an object brought into contact with or approaching the first face of the cover member, a shield electrode disposed to face the plurality of first detection electrodes and configured to suppress a change in capacitance between the first detection electrodes and the shield electrode, and switching elements disposed in correspondence with the first detection electrodes, the fingerprint sensor being arranged between the cover member and the display panel and arranged to overlap with the display area when viewed in a direction perpendicular to the first face are included.

Abstract: A new and distinct Loropetalum cultivar named ‘Gekkou’ is disclosed, characterized by bright magenta-pink flowers and strong heat tolerance and resistance to color change in extreme temperatures. Plant habit is very dense and full growing with very vibrant burgundy foliage. The new variety is a Loropetalum, normally produced as an outdoor garden or container plant.

Abstract: A multi-core/single-core conversion module is disclosed. The multi-core/single-core conversion module includes a housing including a first end, a second end and a lateral wall defining an inner space between the first end and the second end, a first adapter attached to the first end of the housing, two or more second adapters attached to the second end of the housing, a multi-core optical connector inserted into the first adapter from the inner space of the housing, a plurality of single-core optical connectors respectively inserted into the second adapters from the inner space of the housing, and a plurality of optical fibers connecting the multi-core optical connector to the plurality of single-core optical connectors with each other. The second adapters are arranged on the second end across a plurality of tiers. An opening can be formed by a part of the lateral wall being detached.

Abstract: A print control device includes a management unit that receives a print instruction and manages the print instruction, a generation unit that generates print data of an intermediate format based on the received print instruction, a conversion unit that converts the print data of the intermediate format generated by the generation unit to image data for drawing, a print controller that controls a printing device based on the image data converted by the conversion unit and a storage unit that respectively stores attribute information indicating an attribute of the print instruction stored by the management unit and history information indicating a processing state of the print instruction stored by the generation unit and the conversion unit in a nonvolatile memory after execution of a given process.

Abstract: A torsional vibration reducing device includes a rotating body, and a connection member. The rotating body has a plurality of guide holes. The rotating body includes a plurality of rolling bodies that are accommodated in the plurality of guide holes, respectively. The connection member connects the plurality of rolling bodies such that the plurality of rolling bodies moves integrally in the rotating direction of the rotating body. The connection member is supported so as to be reciprocally swingable in the rotating direction. A first moment that results from a weight of any one of the plurality of rolling bodies and rotates the connection member in a first rotating direction, a second moment that results from a weight of the other of the plurality of rolling bodies and rotates the connection member in a second rotating direction being applied to the connection member.

Abstract: A torsional vibration reducing device is provided. The torsional vibration reducing device includes a rotating body, a plurality of rolling bodies, and a connection member. The connection member connects the plurality of rolling bodies, and at least two contact portions are positioned on an inner surface of each of the plurality of accommodating portions, a portion of an outer peripheral surface of each of the plurality of rolling bodies being positioned in each of the plurality of accommodating portions, and the outer peripheral surface of each of the plurality of rolling bodies being configured to come into point contact with the contact portions in the circumferential direction of the rotating body.

Abstract: A system with a container including a protrusion, and a receiver to receive the container. The receiver includes a slide block that is movable relative to a body of the receiver, the slide block including two surfaces, a first surface, initially contacted by the protrusion of the container during insertion of the container into the receiver, having a first slope to resist movement of the container towards the receiver, and a second surface, subsequently contacted by the protrusion of the container during the insertion of the container into the receiver, having a second slope to interact with the protrusion of the container to assist movement of the container towards the receiver. This construction provides the user with a changing insertion force to indicate proper mounting of the container.

Abstract: A new and distinct Loropetalum cultivar named ‘Gekkou’ is disclosed, characterized by bright deep pink flowers and strong heat tolerance and resistance to color change in extreme temperatures. Plant habit is very dense and full growing with very vibrant burgundy foliage. The new variety is a Loropetalum, normally produced as an outdoor garden or container plant.