Abstract: An optical interferometric range sensor includes a light source that emits light with a changing wavelength, an interferometer that receives the light emitted from the light source and generates interference light based on measurement light emitted from a sensor head to a measurement target and reflected from the measurement target and reference light traveling on an optical path at least partially different from an optical path of the measurement light, a light receiver that receives the interference light from the interferometer to convert the interference light to an electric signal, a processor that calculates a distance from the sensor head to the measurement target based on the electric signal resulting from conversion performed by the light receiver, an identifier that identifies the sensor head based on a beat signal generated by the interferometer, and a setter that sets a measurement condition corresponding to the sensor head identified by the identifier.

Abstract: A conversion unit converts a first electrical signal to a first distance value indicating a distance from an interferometer to a measurement target. An inclination value calculation unit calculates an inclination value based on the first distance value. A first distance value correction unit corrects the first distance value based on the inclination value. A second distance value correction unit calculates a second distance value indicating a distance from the optical interference range sensor to the measurement target based on the first distance value that has been corrected by the first distance value correction unit. If the number of times that the first electrical signal is detected is smaller than a second threshold, the first distance value correction unit corrects the first distance value based on an inclination value that precedes the inclination value associated with the first distance value in a storage unit.

Abstract: An optical interferometric range sensor includes a light source that emits light, interferometers that each generate interference light, a light receiver that receives the interference light to convert the interference light to an electric signal, and a processor that calculates a distance to a measurement target based on the electric signal resulting from the conversion. The light received by each of the optical couplers in the stages is split based on a first split ratio for a corresponding interferometer and a second split ratio for an optical coupler in a subsequent stage subsequent to a stage including the optical coupler receiving the light. The first split ratio and the second split ratio are set at least based on the first split ratio of the optical coupler receiving the light and a product of a first split ratio and a second split ratio of the optical coupler in the subsequent stage.

Abstract: An actuator of an airbag device includes a main body portion, which is attached to an attachment base, and a cap including a fitting protruding portion that is inserted into a fitting recessed portion of the main body portion. The fitting protruding portion has a holding portion, which is inserted into a holding hole of a coupling member when fitted to the main body portion and holds a leading end portion of the coupling member, and a movement permitting unit that, when a ceiling portion of the cap is subjected to pressure of a combustion gas of a squib, causes the ceiling portion to move, and causes the holding portion to move from a holding position, wherein the holding portion is inserted into the holding hole of the coupling member, to a holding released position, wherein the holding portion is removed from the holding hole.

Abstract: A transmission method is performed by a transmitter including antenna elements.

Abstract: Provided is a method of installing a heat insulating block on a furnace shell which enables a heat insulating block to be firmly fixed to a furnace wall but does not require much time and costs for making the heat insulating block, and which further offers good workability at a site. The method of installing a heat insulating block on a furnace shell includes: inserting a beam of a fixture into a fold of an inorganic fiber aggregate mat that is folded up to form a heat insulating block; and fixing the fixture and a furnace shell to each other.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus, to communicate with an image forming apparatus having a predetermined sheet feeding unit, includes a selection unit and a setting unit. The selection unit selects one storage method at least from among a first and second sheet information storage method. The setting unit executes a setting, based on the selected one storage method, for the predetermined sheet feeding unit. In the first sheet information storage method and after the sheet information is set for the predetermined sheet feeding unit, the setting of the sheet information is not cancelled when an absence of a sheet on the predetermined sheet feeding unit is detected. In the second sheet information storage method and after the sheet information is set for the predetermined sheet feeding unit, the setting of the sheet information is cancelled when an absence of a sheet on the predetermined sheet feeding unit is detected.

Abstract: A curable composition of the present invention includes a cationic polymerizable compound; a thermal polymerization initiator; and a storage stabilizer, in which the cationic polymerizable compound includes at least two selected from the group consisting of a glycidyl ether compound, an alicyclic epoxy compound, and an oxetane compound, a content of the thermal polymerization initiator is from 0.3 to 3 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the cationic polymerizable compound, and chain curing is enabled by thermal energy generated by a polymerization reaction of the cationic polymerizable compound.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus capable of communicating with a communication device comprises: an acquisition unit configured to acquire at least an item for which the communication device can provide notification to the information processing apparatus, from the communication device, during pairing with the communication device; and an instruction unit configured to provide an instruction for enabling or disabling a notification setting for the item that has been acquired by the acquisition unit to the communication device during the pairing with the communication device.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus connected to an image forming apparatus includes a display control unit configured to perform control for displaying at least a predetermined image in a predetermined display region and shifting a display position of the predetermined image displayed in the display region in accordance with a command from a user, a setting unit configured to set a value used for adjusting a position where the image forming apparatus prints an image onto a recording medium based on the display position of the predetermined image in the display region, and a transmitting unit configured to transmit the value set by the setting unit to the image forming apparatus.

Abstract: A first inspection apparatus registers an image scanned from a print product printed by a first printing apparatus as a first reference image, and registers information of a print job related to printing of the image with the image and first configuration information indicating configuration of the first printing apparatus. A second inspection apparatus imports the first reference image registered in the first inspection apparatus and registers the imported first reference image as the second reference image. Based on information of the print job registered with the first reference image, the first configuration information, and the second configuration information indicating the configuration of the second printing apparatus, it is controlled whether the first reference image is registered as the second reference image by reversing a front and back of the first reference image or as the second reference image without reversing the front and back of the first reference image.

Abstract: A position detection device includes a magnetic detection element that is positioned radially outside a first clutch component portion and a second clutch component portion of a dog clutch around an axis. The magnetic detection element is provided between a first magnetic flux path portion and a second magnetic flux path portion. The magnetic detection element outputs a sensor signal indicating the direction of a magnetic flux passing between the first magnetic flux path portion and the second magnetic flux path portion. The magnetic detection element outputs a sensor signal indicating a position relationship between the first clutch component portion concerning a first hole portion as well as a first tooth portion and the second clutch component portion concerning the second hole portion as well as the second tooth portion, based on changes in magnetic flux directions depending on the position relationship in a rotation direction around the axis.

Abstract: A paper management system setting a paper information piece of paper stored in a sheet feeding unit in an image forming apparatus from a list of paper information pieces registers the paper information pieces with a favorite group, displays a list of the paper information pieces for each favorite group, and enables the list of the paper information pieces to be associated with a paper feed unit through the screen displaying the list.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a sheet feeding device having a plurality of sheet feeding units, an opening and closing controlling unit, and a receiving unit. The opening and closing controlling unit controls opening and closing of the sheet feeding unit. Where the receiving unit receives an instruction for assigning a sheet having selected one attribute to designated one sheet feeding unit, the opening and closing controlling unit opens the designated one sheet feeding unit.

Abstract: A paper management system setting a paper information piece of paper stored in a sheet feeding unit in an image forming apparatus from a list of paper information pieces registers the paper information pieces with a favorite group, displays a list of the paper information pieces for each favorite group, and enables the list of the paper information pieces to be associated with a paper feed unit through the screen displaying the list.

Abstract: Provided are a printing control apparatus, a method of controlling a printing control apparatus, and a storage medium capable of simplifying a process of updating information on a paper sheet for a tray for which update of the information is restricted. In a case where update of information on a print medium stored in association with a tray that is provided in an image forming apparatus and holds a print medium is restricted, a user interface is presented which requests to select whether to update the information stored in association with the tray to received update information. Then, the information stored in association with the tray is updated depending on the selection made via the user interface.

Abstract: An alumina fiber aggregate that is formed of alumina short fibers and has been subjected to needling treatment, wherein the alumina short fibers have an average fiber diameter of 6.0 ?m or more and 10.0 ?m or less and a specific surface area of 0.2 m2/g or more and 1.0 m2/g or less, and a residual percentage (%) of high-temperature-cycle opened gap pressure of the alumina fiber aggregate is 45% or more. A value obtained by subtracting twice the standard error of a length-weighted geometric mean diameter of fiber diameters of the alumina short fibers from the length-weighted geometric mean diameter is 6.0 ?m or more. A proportion of alumina short fibers having a fiber diameter of more than 10.0 ?m is preferably 5.0% or less on a number basis.

Abstract: A sheet management system, in which a print control apparatus and an image forming apparatus are configured to communicate with each other, includes a selection unit, an adjustment unit, a confirmation unit, and a setting unit. The selection unit selects a sheet feeding deck. The adjustment unit adjusts sheet information including setting values for performing print processing on a sheet to be used for printing. The confirmation unit confirms. In a case where there is not a match between selected sheet information set for the sheet feeding deck and the sheet information to be adjusted, the confirmation unit confirms whether the sheet information to be adjusted by the adjustment unit is to be set for the selected sheet feeding deck. The setting unit sets the sheet information adjusted by the adjustment unit for the image forming apparatus in accordance with a result of confirmation by the confirmation unit.

Abstract: Provided are an inorganic fiber-formed article having both high basis weight and excellent peel strength and a mat for an exhaust gas cleaning apparatus and an exhaust gas cleaning apparatus including the inorganic fiber-formed article. The inorganic fiber-formed article includes inorganic fibers and needle marks extending in the thickness direction and including vertical bundles composed of the inorganic fibers extending in the thickness direction, in which the average volume of the vertical bundles per needle mark measured by a prescribed peel test is 1.0 mm3 or more.