Abstract: A charging inlet includes a plurality of terminals; a housing accommodating the terminals therein; and a terminal holder integrated to the housing. Each of the terminals includes: a first connected portion having a solid cylindrical shape; a second connected portion; and a middle portion. A resin component is disposed on an outer circumference of the middle portion. The resin component includes: a cylindrical portion; a plurality of ribs on an outer circumferential surface of the cylindrical portion, the ribs extending along an axial direction of the cylindrical portion; and a flange. The housing has a press-fit hole in which the cylindrical portion and the ribs are press-fitted. The flange is clamped between the housing and the terminal holder outside the press-fit hole.

Abstract: A connector includes: a terminal to be connected to an electric wire; a housing in which the terminal is housed; and a heat transfer member having a tubular shape in at least a part thereof, and having a tube into which the terminal is inserted. The heat transfer member has an inner tubular surface of the heat transfer member in contact with the terminal, an outer tubular surface in contact with the housing, and a fin structure for heat dissipation at a position not in contact with the housing.

Abstract: A semiconductor laser element includes a first semiconductor layer being a III-V compound semiconductor layer containing at least As; a second semiconductor layer located above the first semiconductor layer and being a III-V compound semiconductor layer containing at least P; a third semiconductor layer located above the second semiconductor layer; an active layer on the second semiconductor layer; a window structure formed across the first to third semiconductor layers and the active layer; a defect layer having a defect, located in a region where the window structure is formed and between the first and second semiconductor layers, and containing a group III element of each of the first and second semiconductor layers; and an end surface emitting laser light and including the defect layer. The defect layer does not overlap with a near-field pattern of laser light at the end surface or overlaps only with a tail of the near-field pattern.

Abstract: A plasma processing apparatus includes an electrostatic chuck that adsorbs a substrate, a relay circuit that turns ON and OFF the supply of voltage to the electrostatic electrode, a plasma generator, and a controller. The controller (a) controls the DC power supply to supply the voltage to the electrostatic electrode, thereby adsorbing the substrate to the electrostatic chuck, (b) controls the relay circuit to turn OFF the supply of the voltage to the electrostatic electrode, thereby bringing the electrostatic electrode into a floating state, (c) controls the plasma generator to start a plasma processing of the substrate, (d) controls the relay circuit to turn ON the supply of the voltage to the electrostatic electrode, thereby acquiring current flowing through the power supply line, and (e) determines an adsorbed state of the substrate based on the current.

Abstract: Provided is a cleaning method in a plasma processing apparatus for substrates. This cleaning method comprises: (a) forming a plasma in a chamber of the plasma processing apparatus while a substrate is not being held in place by an electrostatic chuck in the chamber; and (b) supplying voltage to the electrostatic chuck to reduce the charge on the surface of the electrostatic chuck while plasma is being formed in (a).

Abstract: A connector includes a housing having a first connection portion and a second connection portion adjacent to the first connection portion, a first cap and a second cap pivotally supported by the housing respectively to be displaceable between an open position where the first and second connection portions are exposed to outside and a closed position where the first and second connection portions are shielded from the outside, a first lock and a second lock rotatably supported by the housing configured to lock the first cap and the second cap respectively. The second lock has a power transmission portion configured to transmit a rotational force in a lock releasing direction of the second lock to the first lock such that the first cap and the second cap are integrally displaced to the open position.

Abstract: A connector includes a housing having a first connection portion and a second connection portion adjacent to the first connection portion, a first cap and a second cap pivotally supported by the housing respectively to be displaceable between an open position where the first and second connection portions are exposed to outside and a closed position where the first and second connection portions are shielded from the outside, a first lock and a second lock rotatably supported by the housing to lock the first cap and the second cap respectively, and a power transmission member rotatably supported by the housing. The power transmission member is configured to transmit a rotational force in a lock releasing direction of the second lock to the first lock such that the first cap and the second cap are integrally displaced to the open position.

Abstract: The charging inlet includes a front housing; a terminal stored in the front housing; a thermistor stored in the front housing and detecting the temperature of the terminal; and a terminal holder attached to the front housing and holding the terminal. The terminal holder has a protrusion for regulating slip-off of the thermistor stored in the front housing.

Abstract: A gripping device includes a motor configured to rotate in accordance with an operational value, a grasper including a first finger and a second finger, a force detector configured to detect a grip force that enables an object to be gripped by the first finger and the second finger upon occurrence of a condition in which the object is gripped by the first finger and the second finger, and a controller that controls the operational value such that a magnitude of the grip force detected by the force detector matches a command value. The controller controls the grasper based on the command value as a reference command value. The controller changes the command value as the reference command value to an updated command value based on a change in the grip force that the force detector detects after the grasper grips the object.

Abstract: A gripping device includes a motor, a detector configured to detect a position and a speed of a rotary shaft of the motor, a motor drive unit configured to supply power by which the motor is driven based on a current control value and to detect a magnitude of a current provided to the motor, a grasper configured to grip an object with a first finger and a second finger by changing a distance between the first finger and the second finger in accordance with rotation of the motor, a force detector configured to detect a grip force that enables the object to be gripped by the first finger and the second finger, and a controller configured to control the current control value such that a value of the detected grip force matches a force command value.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a mixed reality device is configured to display a virtual object corresponding to a fastening location where a screw is turned. The virtual object is displayed at a position away from the fastening location. The mixed reality device is configured to change a display position of the virtual object with respect to the fastening location according to a physique of a wearer.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a mixed reality device is configured to display a virtual space to overlap a real space. The mixed reality device is configured to set an origin of the virtual space by using a prescribed object imaged in the real space. The mixed reality device is configured to acquire a display position of a virtual object in a three-dimensional coordinate system based on the origin. The mixed reality device is configured to determine whether or not the display position is present inside a visible region set in front of the mixed reality device. The mixed reality device is configured to display a guide indicating a direction of the display position when the display position is not present inside the visible region.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a mixed reality device is configured to display a virtual space to overlap a real space. The mixed reality device measures a first coordinate of the mixed reality device and calculates a first region by using the first coordinate as a reference. The mixed reality device detects an object present in the real space in a surrounding area of the mixed reality device and calculates a second region by using a second coordinate of the object as a reference. The mixed reality device outputs an alert when the first region and the second region overlap.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a control method includes causing a first mixed reality device to display a first virtual object at a first fastening location. The control method includes causing a second mixed reality device to display a second virtual object at a second fastening location. The control method includes, when a screw is determined to have been turned at the first fastening location and a screw is determined to have been turned at the second fastening location, causing the first mixed reality device to display a third virtual object at a third fastening location, and causing the second mixed reality device to display a fourth virtual object at a fourth fastening location.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, a support device is configured to output a first work instruction and a safety instruction when a first worker performs a first task. The support device is further configured to output the first work instruction and not output the safety instruction, or output the first work instruction and output another safety instruction, when a second worker performs the first task.

Abstract: A charging inlet includes a plurality of terminals; a housing accommodating the terminals therein; and a terminal holder integrated to the housing. Each of the terminals includes: a first connected portion having a solid cylindrical shape; a second connected portion; and a middle portion. A rubber component and a flange made of a resin is disposed on an outer circumference of the middle portion. The rubber component includes: a cylindrical portion; and a plurality of ribs on an outer circumferential surface of the cylindrical portion, the ribs extending along an axial direction of the cylindrical portion. The housing has a press-fit hole in which the rubber component is press-fitted. The flange is clamped between the housing and the terminal holder outside the press-fit hole.

Abstract: A charging inlet includes: a plurality of terminals; and a housing accommodating the terminals therein. Each of the terminals includes: a first connected portion having a solid cylindrical shape; a second connected portion; and a middle portion. A rubber component is disposed on an outer circumference of the middle portion. The rubber component includes: a cylindrical portion; and a flange connected to the cylindrical portion and having a ring shape with a larger diameter than the cylindrical portion. The rubber component is embedded in the housing. The rubber components are interposed between the housing and the terminals so that the terminals are held in a displaceable manner by the housing.

Abstract: A charging inlet includes a plurality of terminals; a housing accommodating the terminals therein; and a terminal holder integrated to the housing. Each of the terminals includes: a first connected portion having a solid cylindrical shape; a second connected portion; and a middle portion. A resin component is disposed on an outer circumference of the middle portion. The resin component includes: a cylindrical portion; a plurality of ribs on an outer circumferential surface of the cylindrical portion, the ribs extending along an axial direction of the cylindrical portion; and a flange. The housing has a press-fit hole in which the cylindrical portion and the ribs are press-fitted. The flange is clamped between the housing and the terminal holder outside the press-fit hole.

Abstract: A plasma processing method includes supplying a voltage to an electrode provided in an electrostatic chuck, thereby adsorbing a substrate onto an upper surface of the electrostatic chuck; after the voltage supplied to the electrode of the electrostatic chuck is stabilized, cutting off the supply of the voltage to the electrode, thereby bringing the electrode into a floating state; and after the voltage supplied to the electrode of the electrostatic chuck is stabilized, performing a predetermined processing with plasma on a surface of the substrate adsorbed onto the electrostatic chuck.

Abstract: A connector includes a housing having a first connection portion and a second connection portion adjacent to the first connection portion, a first cap and a second cap pivotally supported by the housing respectively to be displaceable between an open position where the first and second connection portions are exposed to outside and a closed position where the first and second connection portions are shielded from the outside, a first lock and a second lock rotatably supported by the housing to lock the first cap and the second cap respectively, and a power transmission member rotatably supported by the housing. The power transmission member is configured to transmit a rotational force in a lock releasing direction of the second lock to the first lock such that the first cap and the second cap are integrally displaced to the open position.