Abstract: A clamp includes a clamp base part having a first step, a hinge part that is formed on a thinned portion connected continuously to the clamp base part, a clamp moving part having a second step, and a plurality of retention parts formed in a state that the clamp moving part is engaged with the clamp base part. The clamp base part is provided on a structure in which a cable and/or an electric wire is routed and formed such that the cable and/or the electric wire is placed thereon. One end of the clamp moving part is connected continuously to the hinge part, the other end of the clamp moving part is engaged with the clamp base part, and the cable and/or the electric wire is covered from the one end to a middle portion of the clamp moving part.

Abstract: A cable extra length absorbing structure includes a pair of cable clamps. The pair of cable clamps are disposed at a predetermined interval on one side portion of one structural member or one side portions arranged on the same side in two structural members. The pair of cable clamps respectively include cable holding portions arranged on a path in which a cable is configured to be wired. Tach of the cable holding portions includes a holding space. The cable holding portions are disposed in an axis shift state in which a center axis of one holding portion is shifted with respect to a center axis of the other holding portion.

Abstract: An automated assembly apparatus includes an assembly robot, which has a plurality of hands of different heights and an XY-axis moving unit movable in a horizontal direction, and a plurality of operation base units which have operation bases and Z-axis moving unit capable of moving the operation bases in a vertical direction. The automated assembly apparatus further includes a control unit which raises in advance, before the assembly robot reaches above the operation bases, the operation bases by the Z-axis moving unit to positions where the operation bases do not interfere with the plurality of hands.

Abstract: A transfer apparatus of an embodiment includes a substrate installation part on which a substrate provided with an uncured material is installed, a mold presser roller for pressing the mold against the substrate by a movement of the mold presser roller to the substrate installed on the substrate installation part, and a material recovery unit capable of recovering the uncured material protruding from between the substrate and the mold by the movement of the mold pressure.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, under a condition that a substrate is installed on a substrate installation unit, a mold is installed on a mold installation unit, and a mask unit is installed in a mask-unit installation unit, a transfer apparatus controls an operation of a mold presser unit so as to press the mold against the substrate, the operation of a first positioning unit so as to position the mask unit with respect to the mold and the operation of an irradiation unit so as to irradiate an uncured material provided on the surface of the substrate with electromagnetic waves of a predetermined wavelength.

Abstract: A device for imprinting a mold onto resin laid on a substrate is comprised of an impression roller carrying the mold; a dancer roller to prevent the mold from loosening; a first driver configured to drive the impression roller; a second driver configured to drive the dancer roller; and a controller electrically connected to and configured to control the first driver and the second driver.

Abstract: To provide an electrode wire for electrical discharge machining including ?-brass and ?-brass arranged on an outer peripheral surface of a core and a method of manufacturing the electrode wire, capable of enhancing wire connection performance and cutting down manufacturing cost while trying to increase a processing speed. The electrode wire for electrical discharge machining according to this invention comprises: an external layer including ?-brass and ?-brass; and a core having an undulating shape formed at a boundary surface with the external layer. The ?-brass and the ?-brass are arranged densely and sparsely at the boundary surface of the undulating shape.

Abstract: Provided are an amorphous polyetherimide fiber having not only a small single fiber fineness suitable for producing fabrics, and a fabric comprising the amorphous polyetherimide fiber. The fiber comprises an amorphous polyetherimide polymer having a molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn) of less than 2.5, and having a shrinkage percentage under dry heat at 200° C. of 5% or less, and a single fiber fineness of 3.0 dtex or less. The fiber may have a tenacity at room temperature of 2.0 cN/dtex or greater.

Abstract: An automated assembly apparatus includes an assembly robot, which has a plurality of hands of different heights and an XY-axis moving unit movable in a horizontal direction, and a plurality of operation base units which have operation bases and Z-axis moving unit capable of moving the operation bases in a vertical direction. The automated assembly apparatus further includes a control unit which raises in advance, before the assembly robot reaches above the operation bases, the operation bases by the Z-axis moving unit to positions where the operation bases do not interfere with the plurality of hands.

Abstract: In a method of manufacturing 4,4?-dihydroxy-m-terphenyl, a 2-cyclohexene-1-one or 3-hydroxycyclohexane-1-one, and phenol are used as materials, Step (A), Step (B), and Step (C) are implemented in this order, or Step (D) and Step (C) are implemented in this order: Step (A) to obtain a 1,1,3-trisphenol by causing the 2-cyclohexene-1-one or 3-hydroxycyclohexane-1-one and phenol to react with each other in the presence of a catalyst; Step (B) to obtain a bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)cyclohexene by causing the 1,1,3-trisphenol to undergo breakdown reaction; Step (C) to obtain a 4,4?-dihydroxy-m-terphenyl by dehydrogenating the bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)cyclohexene; Step (D) to obtain a bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)cyclohexene by causing the 2-cyclohexene-1-one or 3-hydroxycyclohexane-1-one and phenol to react with each other in the presence of a catalyst.

Abstract: To achieve the object of providing a new method of manufacturing 4,4?-dihydroxy-m-terphenyl, the present invention provides a method of manufacturing 4,4?-dihydroxy-m-terphenyl expressed by General Formula (4) below, characterized in that such method uses a 2-cyclohexene-1-one expressed by General Formula (1) below or 3-hydroxycyclohexane-1-one expressed by General Formula (2) below, and phenol expressed by General Formula (3) below as materials and implements Step (A), Step (B), and Step (C) below, in this order, or Step (D) and Step (C) below, in this order: (In the formulas, each R2 independently represents an alkyl group, alkoxy group, aromatic hydrocarbon group, or halogen atom, while m independently indicates 0 or an integer of 1 to 4, where R2 substitution does not occur in the third position when m is 1 or greater, and when m is 2 or greater, R2's may be identical or different, and R2 substitution does not occur in two positions of the same carbon atom.

Abstract: The invention provides a position control system comprising a moving portion that is movable, a position-detection portion that detects a position of the moving portion, a drive portion that applies driving force to the moving portion thereby moving the moving portion, a control portion that controls the driving force of the drive portion, and an input portion for inputting a drive target position for the moving portion, characterized in that the control portion is operable to determine the driving force to be applied to the drive portion based on a correction coefficient acquired based on a first deviation that is a difference between the drive target position inputted into the input portion and the reference position, and a second deviation that is a difference between a position detected by the position-detection portion and the drive target position inputted into said input portion.

Abstract: A method for producing an implant whose surface is roughened by the sandblast method using shot material containing fluoroapatite. Fluoroapatite, compared to hydroxyapatite, has poor biocompatibility, but is superior in hardness. It also has a property of being dissolved in acid. As a result, by the sandblast method using shot material containing fluoroapatite, the surface roughening is performed quite effectively, and shot materials remained on the surface can easily be removed by acid.

Abstract: The invention provides a position control system comprising a moving portion that is movable, a position-detection portion that detects a position of the moving portion, a drive portion that applies driving force to the moving portion thereby moving the moving portion, a control portion that controls the driving force of the drive portion, and an input portion for inputting a drive target position for the moving portion, characterized in that the control portion is operable to determine the driving force to be applied to the drive portion based on a correction coefficient acquired based on a first deviation that is a difference between the drive target position inputted into the input portion and the reference position, and a second deviation that is a difference between a position detected by the position-detection portion and the drive target position inputted into said input portion.

Abstract: An A/D conversion apparatus includes an N-stage pulse circulating circuit including N (N is a natural number, N?3) inverting circuits connected in a ring shape, the inverting circuits delaying an input pulse signal by a delay time corresponding to an amplitude of a separately input analog input signal, and outputting inverted pulse signals obtained by inverting the pulse signal, a counter unit that counts a number of circulations by which the pulse signal has circulated in the pulse circulating circuit within a predetermined time based on the inverted pulse signal output from one of the N inverting circuits, and a switching unit that switches an output destination of the inverted pulse signal, which is output from an inverting circuit of an Mth (M is an odd natural number, 1?M?N?1) stage of the pulse circulating circuit, according to a change in an operation environment.

Abstract: An A/D conversion device includes an A/D conversion circuit that converts an inputted analog signal to digital data and outputs it, a digital signal correction unit that performs a correction process to the digital data and outputs a digital signal, and a phase compensation unit that performs phase compensation in accordance with a phase delay amount of the digital signal with respect to the analog signal generated in the A/D conversion circuit and the digital signal correction unit wherein the A/D conversion circuit comprises a pulse transit circuit, a transmit position detection structure, and a digital data creation structure, the delay characteristic of the digital data being identified from the inputted analog signal.

Abstract: An A/D conversion apparatus includes an N-stage pulse circulating circuit including N (N is a natural number, N?3) inverting circuits connected in a ring shape, the inverting circuits delaying an input pulse signal by a delay time corresponding to an amplitude of a separately input analog input signal, and outputting inverted pulse signals obtained by inverting the pulse signal, a counter unit that counts a number of circulations by which the pulse signal has circulated in the pulse circulating circuit within a predetermined time based on the inverted pulse signal output from one of the N inverting circuits, and a switching unit that switches an output destination of the inverted pulse signal, which is output from an inverting circuit of an Mth (M is an odd natural number, 1?M?N?1) stage of the pulse circulating circuit, according to a change in an operation environment.

Abstract: Provided are an amorphous polyetherimide fiber having not only a small single fiber fineness suitable for producing fabrics, and a fabric comprising the amorphous polyetherimide fiber. The fiber comprises an amorphous polyetherimide polymer having a molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn) of less than 2.5, and having a shrinkage percentage under dry heat at 200° C. of 5% or less, and a single fiber fineness of 3.0 dtex or less. The fiber may have a tenacity at room temperature of 2.0 cN/dtex or greater.

Abstract: A disk drive. The disk drive includes a plurality of head-sliders, an actuator, a plurality of clearance adjustment sections, and a controller. Each head-slider includes a slider and a magnetic-recording head on the slider for accessing a disk for storing data. The plurality of head-sliders is secured to the actuator that is configured to move the plurality of head-sliders concurrently. Each clearance adjustment section corresponds to each head-slider of the plurality of head-sliders and adjusts a clearance of the corresponding head-slider. In addition, the controller is configured to position the actuator by servo control with a first head-slider selected from the plurality of head-sliders, to change a clearance of a second head-slider different from the first head-slider by controlling a clearance adjustment section of the second head-slider to bring the second head-slider into contact with a disk, and to detect the contact to measure the clearance of the second head-slider.

Abstract: In a feedback control device (100), a phase compensation unit (13) performs phase compensation in accordance with a phase delay generation in a time A/D conversion circuit (11), which converts an inputted analog signal to digital data, and in a digital signal correction unit (12), which corrects the digital data arbitrarily.