Abstract: A fixing unit or device that can be used in an image forming apparatus includes a first heater element that is formed of a material that increases in electrical resistance with increases in temperature. A controller of the fixing unit is configured to vary a duty ratio of electric power applied to the first heater element during a start-up operation in which the temperature of the first heater element is raised to a target operating temperature. By varying the duty ratio during the start-up operation, changes in the resistance of the first heater element with the heating can be compensated. For example, the duty ratio can be increased during the course of the start-up to achieve the target operating temperature faster.

Abstract: A panel connected body includes a plurality of flat panels arranged in a matrix of m rows and n columns, where m?3 and n?3; and a plurality of row-direction connection portions and column-direction connection portions which connect together panels that are adjacent in a row direction and column direction, respectively. A first type row satisfying relationships D1?2L and Dy?Dy?1?2L and a second type row satisfying relationships Dn?2L and Dy?Dy+1+2L are alternately included, where Dy is a length along the column direction of the column-direction connection portions in a y-th column, and L is a thickness of the panels. The relationship E?WC?L is satisfied, where WC is a length along the column direction of the panels and E is a length along the column direction of the row-direction connection portions.

Abstract: To provide a crystallized glass substrate including a surface with a compressive stress layer, in which a compressive stress CS (MPa) on an outermost surface of the compressive stress layer is 400 to 1400 MPa, and DOL50%/DOLzero is 0.30 or more, where DOL50% (?m) is a depth at which the value of the compressive stress is 50% of the CS and DOLzero (?m) is a depth at which the value of the compressive stress is 0 MPa.

Abstract: To provide a crystallized glass substrate including a surface with a compressive stress layer, in which a stress depth DOLzero of the compressive stress layer, at which the compressive stress is 0 MPa, is 45 to 200 ?m, a compressive stress CS on an outermost surface of the compressive stress layer is 400 to 1400 MPa, and CS×DOLzero, which is a product of the compressive stress CS on the outermost surface and the stress depth DOLzero (?m), is 4.8×104 or more.

Abstract: To provide a crystallized glass substrate including a surface with a compressive stress layer, in which, CS is 400 to 1400 MPa and CT×(T?2×DOLzero)/CS×DOLzero is 0.60 or more, where CS (MPa) denotes a compressive stress on an outermost surface of the compressive stress layer, DOLzero (?m) denotes a stress depth of the compressive stress layer at which the compressive stress is 0 MPa, CT (MPa) denotes a central stress determined by curve analysis, and T (?m) denotes a thickness of the substrate.

Abstract: To provide a crystallized glass substrate including a surface with a compressive stress layer, where a stress depth DOLzero of the compressive stress layer, at which the compressive stress is 0 MPa, is 45 to 200 ?m, a compressive stress CS on an outermost surface of the compressive stress layer is 400 to 1400 MPa, and a central stress CT determined by using curve analysis is 55 to 300 MPa.

Abstract: An image capturing device is provided on a working machine and takes a captured image of surroundings including an object around the working machine. A first setting part sets a detection region in the captured image where the object is detected. A responsive action part executes a predetermined responsive action in a case that the object is in the detection region in the captured image. The first setting part sets a boundary that is a limit of the detection region in the captured image. The boundary extends in a front orthogonal direction and has a certain shape.

Abstract: A specifying part sets: a first end point which is on a straight line and attributes to a first apex of a plurality of apexes of a frame that is at a first side in a front orthogonal direction and closer to a to-machine side; a second end point which is on the straight line and attributes to a second apex of the plurality of apexes of the frame that is at a second side in the front orthogonal direction and closer to the to-machine side; and a midpoint between the first end point and the second end point. The specifying part determines one of the first end point, the second end point, and the midpoint as a coordinate indicative of a position of an object according to an operation pattern of an operating part.

Abstract: Staining nucleotides within chromosomes is an important technique used in cytogenetics to produce a visible karyotype by staining condensed chromosomes. Such techniques are useful, for example, in identifying genetic diseases through the photographic representation of the entire chromosome complement. Prior to the steps of selective dissolving and staining of nucleotides within the chromosomes an aging step is performed to increase the selective solubility between different nucleotides. Within the prior art this aging step is a time consuming process taking several days. Accordingly, it would be beneficial to provide a staining pretreatment method which can be performed in a short period of time.

Abstract: An arm for a construction machine, including an arm top formed by casting, being easily produced with high dimensional accuracy. The arm includes an arm body and an arm top. The arm top is formed of left and right arm top pieces individually formed by casting and joined together. The left and right arm top pieces include first left and right bosses constituting a first connection section, second left and right bosses constituting a second connection portion, and left and right projecting wall portions constituting a connection wall connecting the first and second connection portions to each other, respectively. The left and right arm top pieces are joined together by welding at respective opposing surfaces of the first left and right bosses, those of the second left and right bosses and those of the left and right projecting wall portions, thereby forming the arm top.

Abstract: Staining nucleotides within chromosomes is an important technique used in cytogenetics to produce a visible karyotype by staining condensed chromosomes. Such techniques are useful, for example, in identifying genetic diseases through the photographic representation of the entire chromosome complement. Prior to the steps of selective dissolving and staining of nucleotides within the chromosomes an aging step is performed to increase the selective solubility between different nucleotides. Within the prior art this aging step is a time consuming process taking several days. Accordingly, it would be beneficial to provide a staining pretreatment method which can be performed in a short period of time.

Abstract: An arm for a construction machine, including an arm top formed by casting, being easily produced with high dimensional accuracy. The arm includes an arm body and an arm top. The arm top is formed of left and right arm top pieces individually formed by casting and joined together. The left and right arm top pieces include first left and right bosses constituting a first connection section, second left and right bosses constituting a second connection portion, and left and right projecting wall portions constituting a connection wall connecting the first and second connection portions to each other, respectively. The left and right arm top pieces are joined together by welding at respective opposing surfaces of the first left and right bosses, those of the second left and right bosses and those of the left and right projecting wall portions, thereby forming the arm top.

Abstract: A fuel injection valve equipped with an in-cylinder pressure sensor is provided, in which the fuel injection valve is fitted into an injection valve mounting hole provided in an engine, the in-cylinder pressure sensor is attached to a valve housing part of the fuel injection valve, the in-cylinder pressure sensor having a front end facing the combustion chamber and detecting a pressure of the combustion chamber, and a signal transmission device is connected to the in-cylinder pressure sensor, the signal transmission device transmitting an output signal thereof to an outside. The signal transmission device is disposed on the valve housing part and covered together with a part of the valve housing part by an insulating layer. In such arrangement, the signal transmission device is protected by the insulating layer, and a contact between the signal transmission device and an inner face of the injection valve mounting hole is prevented.

Abstract: A fuel injection valve equipped with an in-cylinder pressure sensor is provided, in which the fuel injection valve is fitted into an injection valve mounting hole provided in an engine, the in-cylinder pressure sensor is attached to a valve housing part of the fuel injection valve, the in-cylinder pressure sensor having a front end facing the combustion chamber and detecting a pressure of the combustion chamber, and a signal transmission device is connected to the in-cylinder pressure sensor, the signal transmission device transmitting an output signal thereof to an outside. The signal transmission device is disposed on the valve housing part and covered together with a part of the valve housing part by an insulating layer. In such arrangement, the signal transmission device is protected by the insulating layer, and a contact between the signal transmission device and an inner face of the injection valve mounting hole is prevented.

Abstract: A fuel injection valve equipped with an in-cylinder pressure sensor is provided in which a fuel injection valve is fitted into an injection valve mounting hole provided in an engine, the fuel injection valve injecting fuel from a front end of a valve housing part into a combustion chamber of the engine, and the in-cylinder pressure sensor, which is cylindrical and has a front end facing the combustion chamber, and a cylindrical signal circuit tube fitted and connected to an inner peripheral face of a rear end of the in-cylinder pressure sensor are fitted and fixed to an outer peripheral face of the valve housing part, housed in the injection valve mounting hole, of the fuel injection valve. In such fuel injection valve, the signal transmission device connected to an in-cylinder pressure sensor does not vibrate within an injection valve mounting hole, thus enabling its durability to be ensured.

Abstract: A fuel injection valve equipped with an in-cylinder pressure sensor is provided in which a fuel injection valve is fitted into an injection valve mounting hole provided in an engine, the fuel injection valve injecting fuel from a front end of a valve housing part into a combustion chamber of the engine, and the in-cylinder pressure sensor, which is cylindrical and has a front end facing the combustion chamber, and a cylindrical signal circuit tube fitted and connected to an inner peripheral face of a rear end of the in-cylinder pressure sensor are fitted and fixed to an outer peripheral face of the valve housing part, housed in the injection valve mounting hole, of the fuel injection valve. In such fuel injection valve, the signal transmission device connected to an in-cylinder pressure sensor does not vibrate within an injection valve mounting hole, thus enabling its durability to be ensured.

Abstract: A vehicle owner can express a display screen that displays a map in a color that matches an interior design. On a map view screen that displays a map for route guidance on a display screen, icons that indicate current navigation functions, and icons that indicate touch switches that are operated to change current navigation functions are displayed. A color change operation screen is used to change the color of the icons that indicate navigation functions and the icons that are operated to change navigation functions on the display screen. Accordingly, the display screen can be expressed in colors that match the interior design of the vehicle. Moreover, the colors of the map view screen used for route guidance do not change; only the icons that indicate navigation functions and icons that are operated to change navigation functions are changed. The general map colors are thus maintained according to natural usage conditions that blend into the overall design.