An electro-optical device includes a conductive layer including, in a layer between a transistor and a pixel electrode, a first conductive film formed of a material having light reflectivity, and a second conductive film formed of a material lower in optical reflectance than the first conductive film and disposed closer to the transistor than the first conductive film. The conductive layer includes a main body portion having a projecting portion projecting to a corner portion of an opening region of a pixel, an extending portion, and another extending portion, and in at least the projecting portion, the first conductive film has an opening, and the second conductive film of the conductive layer is electrically coupled to the pixel electrode via a contact hole disposed inside the opening of the first conductive film at a position separated from an edge of the opening in a plan view.
A winding device includes a winding section configured to wind a medium for which intermittent conveyance for repeating one conveyance and stop is performed, a tension bar configured to apply tension to the medium wound by the winding section, a detection section configured to detect a position of the tension bar, a driving section configured to drive the winding section, and a control section configured to control the driving section. The control section is capable of carrying out driving speed adjustment for adjusting driving speed of the driving section based on the position of the tension bar detected by the detection section and, while the intermittent conveyance for the medium is performed, in a state in which the tension bar applies the tension to the medium, continuously drives the driving section at the driving speed adjusted based on the position of the tension bar.
In a control method for a printing apparatus including a conveying unit that conveys an elongated medium by intermittent conveyance, the intermittent conveyance includes a plurality of conveyance operations having conveyance conditions different from one another, a control unit determines an adjustment condition of an adjustment mechanism based on a predetermined conveyance condition before the conveying unit executes a conveyance operation based on the predetermined conveyance condition and causes the adjustment mechanism to execute an adjustment operation based on the adjustment condition, and the predetermined conveyance operation and the adjustment operation are synchronized.
A projection method, by a processor of a projection apparatus, includes: executing a first determination of determining whether it is a state where an object is present between a projector that projects image light having a first brightness on a projection surface and the projection surface; executing a first control of controlling the projector to change the brightness of the image light from the first brightness to a second brightness lower than the first brightness, when it is determined that it is the state where the object is present, based on a result of the first determination; and executing a second control of controlling the projector to change the brightness of the image light from the second brightness to the first brightness after a lapse of a first period, when it is determined that the state changes from the state where the object is present to a state where the object is not present, based on the result of the first determination.
The molding material of the present disclosure contains organic fibers that do not melt at 200° C., and a polymer blend of a thermoplastic resin that melts at 200° C. or lower and a thermosetting polyurethane. The content of the thermosetting polyurethane in the molding material is preferably 10.0% by mass or more and 40.0% by mass or less.
A three-dimensional shaping apparatus is configured including: a plasticizing unit configured to plasticize at least a part of a shaping material containing a thermoplastic resin to generate a plasticized material; a fiber material supply unit configured to supply a fiber material; a nozzle configured to discharge the plasticized material; and an ultrasonic wave applying unit including a storage portion for storing the discharged plasticized material and the supplied fiber material, and configured to apply ultrasonic waves to at least one of the stored plasticized material and fiber material and discharge the plasticized material and the fiber material toward a stage.
A projector includes a light source device, an image forming device, a projection optical device, and a cooling device. The light source device includes a first light source that emits first light, a second light source that emits second light, a third light source that emits third light. The image forming device includes a light modulation section that modulates light incident from the light source device, the cooling device includes a first fan that supplies cooling air, a heating amount of the first light source is smaller than a heating amount of the second light source and a heating amount of the third light source, the third light source has a largest heating amount and the second light source has a lowest management temperature, and the cooling device adjusts an air-flow amount of the cooling air by the first fan.
A control method for a projection apparatus includes, by one or more processors, acquiring a first distance from a projection lens to a first position on a target and a second distance from the projection lens to a second position on the target based on output from a first sensor, acquiring a gravity vector in a first three-dimensional coordinate system based on output from a second sensor, specifying first coordinates of the first position in the first three-dimensional coordinate system based on the first distance, specifying second coordinates of the second position in the first three-dimensional coordinate system based on the second distance, and specifying a first normal vector of a plane related to the target in the first three-dimensional coordinate system based on the first coordinates, the second coordinates, and the gravity vector.
A communication device according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes a WF wireless communication section that performs communication according to a first wireless communication standard, a BT wireless communication section that performs communication according to a second wireless communication standard, a UI section (printing section) that presents information, a determination section that determines whether a strength of a signal received from a terminal device is equal to or more than a predetermined threshold, and a wireless setting section that, when it is determined that the strength is equal to or more than the threshold, causes the UI section (printing section) to present predetermined information, and that, when it is determined that the strength is less than the threshold, causes the BT wireless communication section to transmit the predetermined information.
An image reading apparatus includes: a carriage on which a CIS type sensor is mounted; a first scanning unit configured to move the carriage in a first direction; a second scanning unit configured to move the carriage in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction; and a support unit configured to support a medium at a position facing the sensor.
A virtual image display apparatus includes: a light source member configured to transmit external light in a first state and output illumination light containing first light in a first wavelength band in a second state; a display element facing the light source member and configured to further transmit the external light passing through the light source member in the first state, and transmit the illumination light output by the light source member to output video light in the second state; and an imaging optical system facing the light source member with the display element interposed therebetween and configured to transmit part of the external light in the first state, and bring the video light into focus in the second state. The light source member includes a first light emitter emitting the first light, and a first transmissive/reflective film reflecting the first light and transmitting the external light.
An electro-optical device includes: a transistor; a pixel electrode disposed at a light incident side of the transistor; a capacitive element including, in a layer between the transistor and the pixel electrode, a capacitance electrode and the other capacitance electrode that is electrically coupled to the transistor and the pixel electrode at a light incident side of the capacitance electrode and is made of a material containing aluminum; and a conductive layer that is formed in a same layer as the capacitance electrode and is electrically coupled to the other capacitance electrode and is electrically coupled to the pixel electrode via a contact hole disposed at a distance from the other capacitance electrode in a plan view.
H10D 86/40 - Integrated devices formed in or on insulating or conducting substrates, e.g. formed in silicon-on-insulator [SOI] substrates or on stainless steel or glass substrates characterised by multiple TFTs
G02F 1/1368 - Active matrix addressed cells in which the switching element is a three-electrode device
H10D 86/60 - Integrated devices formed in or on insulating or conducting substrates, e.g. formed in silicon-on-insulator [SOI] substrates or on stainless steel or glass substrates characterised by multiple TFTs wherein the TFTs are in active matrices
The correction method includes executing color correction using an R color correction gain, a G color correction gain, and a B color correction gain when at least one of the color correction gains is smaller than a maximum threshold, and executing the color correction using the R color correction gain, the G color correction gain, and the B color correction gain when the color correction gains are all greater than a minimum threshold.
There are provided a plurality of nozzles arranged in a first direction; a first piezoelectric element; a second piezoelectric element; pressure chambers in each of which a pressure for jetting liquid from each of the nozzles is applied when the first piezoelectric element is driven; and detection chambers in each of which a residual vibration of the pressure of the liquid applied in each of the pressure chambers is detected by the second piezoelectric element, and, in a plan view, a width of a second active portion in the first direction is larger than a width of a first active portion in the first direction, the second active portion being an active portion of the second piezoelectric element, the first active portion being an active portion of the first piezoelectric element.
B41J 2/045 - Ink jet characterised by the jet generation process generating single droplets or particles on demand by pressure, e.g. electromechanical transducers
When a flow path resistance of the pressure chamber is referred to as Rcav, a flow path resistance of the supply-side throttle portion is referred to as Rin_res, a flow path resistance of the discharge-side throttle portion is referred to as Rout_res, a flow path resistance of a portion of the individual supply flow path other than the supply-side throttle portion is referred to as Rin_oth, and a flow path resistance of a portion of the individual discharge flow path other than the discharge-side throttle portion is referred to as Rout_oth, Rcav < Rin_res, Rcav < Rout_res, Rin_oth < Rin_res, and Rout_oth > Rout_res are satisfied.
An information processing system includes an acquisition section that acquires imaging information indicating a result of imaging from a terminal device that images an associated object associated with a target product, an estimation section that estimates an environmental load applied to an environment by the target product based on the imaging information, and a presentation section that presents a result of the estimation performed by the estimation section on the terminal device.
An information processing system includes an acquisition section that acquires, from a terminal device capturing an object associated with a target product, imaging information, an identification section that specifies a characteristic of the target product based on the imaging information, a estimation section that estimates an environmental load applied to an environment by the target product based on a result of the specifying of the identification section, and a presentation section that presents the result on the terminal device. When the user of the terminal device inputs a correction of the specifying result of the identification section to the terminal device, the result of the specifying of the characteristic of the target product and a result of the estimation of the environmental load applied to the environment by the target product corrected based on the correction of the specifying result of the identification section.
G06Q 10/0639 - Performance analysis of employeesPerformance analysis of enterprise or organisation operations
G06V 10/764 - Arrangements for image or video recognition or understanding using pattern recognition or machine learning using classification, e.g. of video objects
Provided is a sugar liquid production system including a saccharification tank in which a raw material containing cellulose is reacted with an enzyme to obtain a saccharified liquid containing a sugar liquid and a solid, a discharge line that discharges the saccharified liquid from the saccharification tank, a solid-liquid separation section that separates the solid from the saccharified liquid discharged from the discharge line to obtain the sugar liquid, an enzyme recovery section that separates the enzyme and sugars contained in the sugar liquid and recovers the enzyme, an enzyme return line that returns the enzyme recovered by the enzyme recovery section to the saccharification tank, an enzyme detection section that detects a concentration of the enzyme contained in the saccharified liquid in the saccharification tank, a discharge section that performs a discharge operation of the saccharified liquid from the saccharification tank, and a control section that controls actuation of the discharge section based on a detection result of the enzyme detection section and controls the discharge operation.
A folding support member that supports and unfolds a curtain includes a leg portion installed on an installation surface, a plurality of arms that support the curtain, and a support section that supports one end of each of the plurality of arms and one end of the leg portion, and a switching mechanism configured to switch between a stored state in which each of the plurality of arms and the leg portion extend from the support section along a first direction and an unfolded state in which the curtain is unfolded, wherein the unfolded state is a state in which another end of each of the plurality of arms and another end of the leg portion are separated from each other and each of the plurality of arms and the leg portion are unfolded.
G03B 21/58 - Projection screens collapsible, e.g. foldableProjection screens of variable area
F16M 11/08 - Means for attachment of apparatusMeans allowing adjustment of the apparatus relatively to the stand allowing pivoting around a vertical axis
Provided is a magnetic fluid composition including: a metal magnetic particle; and a magnetic ionic liquid, in which the ionic liquid includes a cationic group and an anionic group, the cationic group is a metallocene ion, a central metal of the metallocene ion is one selected from the group including V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, and Ru, and the anionic group is one or more selected from the group including a tetrafluoroborate ion, a hexafluorophosphate ion, a trifluoromethanesulfonate ion, and a bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)amide ion.
H01F 1/44 - Magnets or magnetic bodies characterised by the magnetic materials thereforSelection of materials for their magnetic properties of magnetic liquids, e.g. ferrofluids
According to an aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a printing device including a conveyance section, a printing section, a first restriction section serving as a restriction member configured to restrict movement of a medium in a width direction, a first medium holding section configured to hold a first medium, and a merging section where a first conveyance path serving as a conveyance path and a second conveyance path serving as the conveyance path merge. A first medium holding section holds the first medium in a roll body state, the first medium is conveyed from the first medium holding section through the first conveyance path and is not conveyed through the second conveyance path, and the first restriction section is provided in the first conveyance path.
To provide a method for producing a three-dimensional object for modeling the three-dimensional object by depositing a modeling material from a nozzle on a stage, and the method includes: a path information acquisition step of acquiring path information including a movement path along which the nozzle moves with respect to the stage while discharging the modeling material toward the stage; a speed determination step of determining a speed of the nozzle with respect to the stage based on a bending angle of the movement path in the path information and a distance for the speed of the nozzle with respect to the stage to reach a predetermined value; and a modeling step of depositing a modeling layer by discharging the modeling material from the nozzle while moving the nozzle with respect to the stage based on the path information and the determined speed of the nozzle.
B28B 1/00 - Producing shaped articles from the material
B28B 17/00 - Details of, or accessories for, apparatus for shaping the materialAuxiliary measures taken in connection with such shaping
B29C 64/118 - Processes of additive manufacturing using only liquids or viscous materials, e.g. depositing a continuous bead of viscous material using filamentary material being melted, e.g. fused deposition modelling [FDM]
B33Y 50/00 - Data acquisition or data processing for additive manufacturing
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PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENT, LIQUID EJECTING HEAD, AND LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS
A piezoelectric element includes: a lower electrode; a piezoelectric body; and an upper electrode, in which the piezoelectric body has a perovskite structure that includes at least K, Na, and Mn in an A-site and includes at least Nb and Mn in a B-site. In addition, a liquid ejecting head includes: a piezoelectric element; a pressure chamber in which liquid is flowed to apply a pressure to the liquid by the piezoelectric element; and a nozzle configured to eject the liquid using the pressure applied in the pressure chamber. In addition, a liquid ejecting apparatus includes: a liquid ejecting head; and a voltage application circuit configured to control driving of the piezoelectric element such that the liquid is ejected from the nozzle.
B41J 2/045 - Ink jet characterised by the jet generation process generating single droplets or particles on demand by pressure, e.g. electromechanical transducers
H10N 30/00 - Piezoelectric or electrostrictive devices
H10N 30/20 - Piezoelectric or electrostrictive devices with electrical input and mechanical output, e.g. functioning as actuators or vibrators
H10N 30/50 - Piezoelectric or electrostrictive devices having a stacked or multilayer structure
In a robot system, a control device drives a robot arm and engages a positioning portion with a marker, thereby aligning the marker with the positioning portion, and acquires a first position that is a position of the positioning portion in a robot coordinate system in a state in which the positioning portion is engaged with the marker, images the marker after the alignment using the imaging device, and acquires a second position that is a position of the marker in the image coordinate system, based on an obtained image, and performs calibration between the robot coordinate system and the image coordinate system based on the first position and the second position.
B25J 19/00 - Accessories fitted to manipulators, e.g. for monitoring, for viewingSafety devices combined with or specially adapted for use in connection with manipulators
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METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM FOR LIBRARY CREATION
A library creation method includes a first step of acquiring, from an external device, license information to be given to a library including a teaching program for teaching a robot; a second step of displaying a setting input screen for inputting a setting of the license information; a third step of creating the library in accordance with content input on the setting input screen; a fourth step of displaying an identification information input screen for inputting identification information of a device that uses the library; and a fifth step of acquiring an authentication key for activating the library based on the identification information.
G06F 3/0484 - Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI] for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
Provided is a method for driving a liquid discharge apparatus including a rotation mechanism that rotates a recording medium having a cylindrical shape and a liquid discharge head including a plurality of nozzle rows. The plurality of nozzle rows are arranged in parallel to a first axis. The rotation mechanism rotates the recording medium about a central axis of the recording medium in a state where the central axis is parallel to the first axis. The method includes: discharging a liquid from a part of the plurality of nozzle rows when an operation mode is a first mode; and discharging the liquid from the part of the plurality of nozzle rows and the other nozzle rows when the operation mode is a second mode. A work gap of the part of the plurality of nozzle rows is narrower than a work gap of the other nozzle rows.
B41J 2/045 - Ink jet characterised by the jet generation process generating single droplets or particles on demand by pressure, e.g. electromechanical transducers
B41J 3/407 - Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed for marking on special material
B41J 29/393 - Devices for controlling or analysing the entire machine
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METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ARRAY SENSOR ELEMENT AND ARRAY SENSOR ELEMENT
A method for manufacturing an array sensor element includes: (a) depositing an exfoliation film on a first substrate; (b) depositing a passivation film on the exfoliation film; (c) forming piezoelectric elements in an array on the passivation film, the piezoelectric elements each having a first electrode layer, a piezoelectric layer, and a second electrode layer laminated on each other; (d) placing a second substrate over the piezoelectric elements and bonding an element layer including the piezoelectric elements to the second substrate; and (e) irradiating a surface of the first substrate with laser light, the surface being opposite a surface on which the exfoliation film is deposited, and a high-melting-point metal layer is deposited as the first electrode layer when the first electrode layer is a single layer and is deposited as a lowermost layer of the first electrode layer when the first electrode layer has multiple layers.
H10N 30/071 - Mounting of piezoelectric or electrostrictive parts together with semiconductor elements, or other circuit elements, on a common substrate
H10N 30/06 - Forming electrodes or interconnections, e.g. leads or terminals
H10N 30/30 - Piezoelectric or electrostrictive devices with mechanical input and electrical output, e.g. functioning as generators or sensors
H10N 39/00 - Integrated devices, or assemblies of multiple devices, comprising at least one piezoelectric, electrostrictive or magnetostrictive element covered by groups
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MEDIUM LOADING DEVICE, FEEDING DEVICE, IMAGE READING DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING DEVICE
A medium loading device includes a first regulating part and the second regulating part configured to be able to adjust a position of a medium placed on a placement part, and an interlocking mechanism interlocking with the first regulating part and the second regulating part, and the interlocking mechanism includes a first rack part, a second rack part, a first pinion gear, a second pinion gear, an energizing part, a first rotating part, and a second rotating part, and when the second regulating part is fixed and the first regulating part is moved in a width direction, the second pinion gear stops, the first pinion gear rotates, and the first rotating part, the second rotating part, and the energizing part rotate or stop in a unified manner.
A communication device according to the present disclosure includes a connection unit, a notification unit, an instruction receiving unit, and a reconnection unit. The connection unit connects to an access point by a Device Provisioning Protocol (DPP). The notification unit performs notification related to reconnection when a connection with the access point connected by the DPP is disconnected. The instruction receiving unit receives a selection instruction for selecting whether to perform the reconnection. When performing reconnection is selected, the reconnection unit performs the reconnection with the access point by the DPP.
A washing device includes a liquid ejection head and a washing unit disposed below the liquid ejection head, wherein the liquid ejection head includes a pressure chamber that applies pressure to liquid stored therein, and a nozzle plate in which at least one nozzle is formed that communicates with the pressure chamber, the nozzle plate has an ejection surface in which a nozzle opening is formed, and the washing unit includes a cap that is disposed to face the ejection surface and that covers the ejection surface, an ultrasonic device disposed on an inner surface of the cap that faces the ejection surface, and a vibrator that is disposed below the nozzle opening, that has a lower end fixed to an upper surface of the ultrasonic device, that propagates ultrasonic waves transmitted from the ultrasonic device, and that transmits the ultrasonic waves from an upper end thereof.
A weight estimation method for estimating a weight of a cow includes: (a) imaging the cow from directly above to acquire a depth image; (b) estimating an orientation of the cow in the depth image; (c) rotating the depth image in a way that the orientation of the cow is a predetermined orientation; (d) matching a size of the depth image after the rotation to a predetermined reference size, and outputting a reference size image; and (e) inputting the reference size image to a regression model to acquire an estimated weight of the cow output by the regression model.
G06T 7/73 - Determining position or orientation of objects or cameras using feature-based methods
G06V 10/32 - Normalisation of the pattern dimensions
G06V 10/75 - Organisation of the matching processes, e.g. simultaneous or sequential comparisons of image or video featuresCoarse-fine approaches, e.g. multi-scale approachesImage or video pattern matchingProximity measures in feature spaces using context analysisSelection of dictionaries
G06V 10/764 - Arrangements for image or video recognition or understanding using pattern recognition or machine learning using classification, e.g. of video objects
G06V 10/766 - Arrangements for image or video recognition or understanding using pattern recognition or machine learning using regression, e.g. by projecting features on hyperplanes
G06V 10/82 - Arrangements for image or video recognition or understanding using pattern recognition or machine learning using neural networks
G06V 40/10 - Human or animal bodies, e.g. vehicle occupants or pedestriansBody parts, e.g. hands
A resonator element includes a vibrating substrate including a base portion, and a first vibrating arm, a second vibrating arm, and a third vibrating arm, each of the first, second, and third vibrating arms extending from the base portion in a Y-axis direction and being arranged side by side in an X-axis direction, the first vibrating arm being disposed between the second vibrating arm and the third vibrating arm in plan view from a Z-axis direction. The resonator element further includes a first piezoelectric element disposed across the first vibrating arm and the base portion to cause the first vibrating arm to perform flexural vibration in the Z-axis direction by expanding and contracting in the Y-axis direction. The first piezoelectric element includes a piezoelectric layer, a lower electrode disposed between the piezoelectric layer and the vibrating substrate, and an upper electrode overlapping the lower electrode via the piezoelectric layer. In each of the lower electrode and the upper electrode of the first piezoelectric element, a film thickness of a first portion overlapping a boundary between the base portion and the first vibrating arm is larger than a film thickness of a second portion located closer to a tip end side of the first vibrating arm than the first portion.
A head unit includes a head control circuit that controls an ejecting head which ejects a liquid by driving a drive element, and a drive signal output circuit which outputs a drive signal, and that has a first mode in which the head control circuit controls the ejecting head and the drive signal output circuit in a cycle defined by the ejection timing signal, and a second mode in which the head control circuit controls the ejecting head and the drive signal output circuit in a cycle defined by an internal ejection timing signal corresponding to a clock signal, when the ejection timing signal is not input for a predetermined period in the first mode, the head control circuit transitions to the second mode, and when the ejection timing signal is input in the second mode, the head control circuit transitions to the first mode.
B41J 2/045 - Ink jet characterised by the jet generation process generating single droplets or particles on demand by pressure, e.g. electromechanical transducers
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ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE CONTROL METHOD
An electronic device includes: a first device; a second device different from the first device; an input device configured to receive an operation for controlling an operation of the first device; an operating system configured to control an operation of the second device; and a bootloader including software for controlling the operation of the first device based on a signal from the input device and configured to start the software when power is supplied from a power supply and start the operating system when a first condition different from the supply of the power from the power supply is satisfied.
An ink ribbon cartridge to be mounted on a printing apparatus for performing printing on a tubular print medium that can be introduced from outside, the ink ribbon cartridge including a cartridge case having a medium transport path configured to transport the tubular print medium, and a pressing portion configured to press the tubular print medium in the medium transport path, wherein, when the ink ribbon cartridge mounted on the printing apparatus, the pressing portion presses the tubular print medium in the medium transport path in a predetermined direction including a component of a detachment direction opposite to a mounting direction by engaging with a projection portion provided to project in the detachment direction in a cartridge mounting portion of the printing apparatus.
An illumination control method includes receiving a first input indicating that a first color is applied as a basis color in a first group including two or more light sources among a plurality of light sources, receiving a second input indicating that a second color is applied as a basis color in a second group including at least one light source different from the two or more light sources among the plurality of light sources, and outputting control information indicating that each light source in the first group is caused to emit light in a color based on the first color and each light source in the second group is caused to emit light in a color based on the second color.
A head unit includes a head controller that receives input of a drive control signal and controls a printhead, in which the head controller includes a storage circuit that stores a plurality of pieces of waveform information, a waveform selection circuit that selects one of the plurality of pieces of waveform information as drive waveform information in accordance with one of a plurality of waveform information tables and the drive control signal, a drive signal output circuit that outputs a drive signal corresponding to the drive waveform information, and a detection circuit that detects states of the printhead and the head controller, and the waveform selection circuit selects first drive waveform information in accordance with first drive information and a first waveform information table, and selects second drive waveform information in accordance with the first drive information and a second waveform information table.
B41J 2/045 - Ink jet characterised by the jet generation process generating single droplets or particles on demand by pressure, e.g. electromechanical transducers
When a user performs an operation of removing a roll body RP from a medium holding unit 42 in a state in which a leading end PA of a medium is located downstream of a first roller pair 51 in a forward direction, a printing device 1 executes a first reverse conveyance operation of rotating a first driving roller 51a in a second direction such that the medium moves in a reverse direction by a first distance, executes a first forward conveyance operation of rotating the first driving roller 51a in a first direction such that a planetary gear 132 moves from a first position to a second position, and executes a second reverse conveyance operation of rotating the first driving roller 51a in the second direction such that the medium moves in the reverse direction by a second distance.
B65H 16/10 - Arrangements for effecting positive rotation of web roll
B65H 18/16 - Mechanisms in which power is applied to web roll, e.g. to effect continuous advancement of web by friction roller
B65H 26/06 - Warning or safety devices, e.g. automatic fault detectors, stop-motions, for web-advancing mechanisms responsive to predetermined lengths of webs
A piezoelectric device includes a diaphragm coupled to a pressure chamber substrate to partition part of a pressure chamber, and a piezoelectric element in which a lower electrode, a piezoelectric layer, and an upper electrode are stacked on the diaphragm along a stacking direction on a side opposite to the pressure chamber. The diaphragm vibrates in response to driving of the piezoelectric element. When a region where the pressure chamber and the diaphragm overlap in the stacking direction is defined as a flexible region in a width direction intersecting the stacking direction, the flexible region includes an active region where the diaphragm and the electrodes and piezoelectric layer overlap. An inflection point of the diaphragm deflection when the piezoelectric element is not driven is located in the flexible region outside the active region.
A piezoelectric device includes a vibrating plate coupled to a first substrate and partitioning a space with the first substrate, and a piezoelectric element having a first electrode, a piezoelectric layer, and a second electrode laminated in this order along a first direction from the vibrating plate toward the first substrate. When viewed in the first direction, a region where the space and the vibrating plate overlap is an overlapping region, and a region where a partition wall of the first substrate and the vibrating plate overlap is a non-overlapping region. An arm region where the piezoelectric layer is not provided extends from part of the overlapping region to part of the non-overlapping region. A first stress relieving portion is provided in the arm region along a second direction intersecting a longitudinal direction of the arm region.
A metal sintered body contains: Ni in a content of 28.00 mass % or more and 32.00 mass % or less; Co in a content of 15.00 mass % or more and 20.00 mass % or less; and Si in a content of 0.01 mass % or more and 0.20 mass % or less, with a balance being Fe as a main component and impurities. The content of Si is preferably 0.05 mass % or more and 0.10 mass % or less.
An optical module according to an embodiment includes: a first light source configured to emit first light in a first wavelength band; a first pickup element configured to reduce a spread angle of the first light emitted from the first light source; and a first light modulation element configured to modulate the first light. The first light modulation element has a light receiving region that receives the first light. A predetermined appropriate condition is satisfied among an area of the light receiving region, an area of a first emission end of the first light guide element of the first pickup element, an area of a first incident end of the first light guide element, an angle formed by the first light emitted from the first pickup element, an etendue of the light receiving region, and an etendue in an emission region of the first light in the first pickup element.
A printing method for performing printing on a transfer medium using a liquid discharge device including a nozzle configured to discharge a color ink and a nozzle configured to discharge an adhesive liquid includes discharging a first amount of the adhesive liquid per unit area to an overlapping region in which an adhesion image formed by an adhesive dot formed of the adhesive liquid is superimposed on a color image formed by a color dot formed of the color ink, and discharging a second amount of the adhesive liquid per unit area to an adjacent region that is a region to which the color ink is not discharged and that is adjacent to the color image, the second amount being larger than the first amount.
B41M 3/12 - Transfer pictures or the like, e.g. decalcomanias
B41J 2/005 - Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
A three-dimensional object printing apparatus includes a head unit including a head that discharges liquid, and a robot that moves the head unit with respect to a workpiece in a state in which the head unit is mounted on the robot. The head unit includes a coupling portion that is coupled to a distal end of the robot. The head includes a nozzle surface provided with a nozzle that discharges the liquid. The nozzle surface is positioned at a lower end of the head unit in a direction perpendicular to the nozzle surface. An upper end of the coupling portion is positioned between an upper end and the lower end of the head unit in the direction.
B29C 64/112 - Processes of additive manufacturing using only liquids or viscous materials, e.g. depositing a continuous bead of viscous material using individual droplets, e.g. from jetting heads
B29C 64/255 - Enclosures for the building material, e.g. powder containers
A wavelength variable interference filter includes a first board including a first reflective film and a first bonding region positioned around the first reflective film and a second board including a second reflective film that opposes the first reflective film in a first direction therebetween and a second bonding region that is positioned around the second reflective film, wherein the first bonding region has a first flat and a first taper inclined with respect to the first flat, the second bonding region has a second flat opposing the first flat in the first direction and a second taper inclined with respect to the second flat, and the first board and the second board are bonded to each other by bonding at least the first flat and the second flat to each other in a state where the first taper and the second taper are in contact with each other.
Provided is a control method for operating a robot that supports an object and includes a plurality of joints, the method including moving the object to a first teaching point such that the object passes through a first point, and moving the object to a second teaching point such that the object passes through the first point.
An information processing device includes: a registration data storage unit that stores registration data in which an embedding that represents a surface characteristic of a fabric and is a vector determined based on a fabric image and a fabric type are associated with each other; a print setting data storage unit that stores print setting data in which the fabric type and a print setting in a printing device are associated with each other; a fabric type specifying unit that collates a target embedding based on a target fabric image with a registered embedding included in the registration data, and thus specifies a fabric type that is the same as or similar to the target fabric; and a presentation unit that presents the print setting associated with the same or similar fabric type specified for the target fabric in the print setting data.
A method for producing a transfer medium according to the present disclosure includes forming a first layer by attaching an image forming ink to a transfer sheet and forming a second layer by attaching an adhesive ink to partially overlap the first layer. The image forming ink contains a coloring material and water. The adhesive ink contains resin, a silicone-based surfactant, a solvent having an SP value of 8.0 or more and 14.0 or less, and water. The second layer has a region protruding from the first layer when the transfer sheet is seen in plan view.
B41M 5/50 - Recording sheets characterised by the coating used to improve ink, dye or pigment receptivity, e.g. for ink-jet or thermal dye transfer recording
B41M 5/025 - Duplicating or marking methodsSheet materials for use therein by transferring ink from the master sheet
METHOD FOR CONTROLLING DISPLAY SYSTEM, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM FOR CONTROLLING DISPLAY SYSTEM, AND DISPLAY SYSTEM
A method for controlling a display system includes: transmitting video data from an information terminal apparatus to a display apparatus; projecting a video onto a projection receiving surface via the display apparatus based on the video data; acquiring, via the display apparatus, one or more shortcut keys used to control reproduction of the video, the one or more shortcut keys corresponding to an application configured to control the video in the information terminal apparatus; transmitting any one of the one or more shortcut keys from the display apparatus to the information terminal apparatus; and controlling the video based on the one shortcut key received by the information terminal apparatus.
G06F 3/02 - Input arrangements using manually operated switches, e.g. using keyboards or dials
G06F 3/0354 - Pointing devices displaced or positioned by the userAccessories therefor with detection of 2D relative movements between the device, or an operating part thereof, and a plane or surface, e.g. 2D mice, trackballs, pens or pucks
G06F 3/038 - Control and interface arrangements therefor, e.g. drivers or device-embedded control circuitry
H04N 9/31 - Projection devices for colour picture display
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FEATURE POINT EXTRACTION METHOD, FEATURE POINT EXTRACTION SYSTEM, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM
A feature point extraction method includes: inputting first input data including a first picked-up image formed by picking up an image of a first area including a screen and four corners of the screen, to a first learning model that, when input data including a picked-up image formed by picking up an image of an area including a projection target and four corners of the projection target is input thereto, outputs output data representing four feature points corresponding one-to-one to the four corners in the picked-up image; and acquiring first output data representing four feature points output from the first learning model.
G06V 10/77 - Processing image or video features in feature spacesArrangements for image or video recognition or understanding using pattern recognition or machine learning using data integration or data reduction, e.g. principal component analysis [PCA] or independent component analysis [ICA] or self-organising maps [SOM]Blind source separation
A printing system according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes a print head configured to discharge a first ink and second ink to a medium, the first ink having a first color and being curable, and the second ink having a second color and being curable; a control unit configured to control discharge of the first ink and the second ink, a curer, and a sensor. The curer is configured to cure the first ink and the second ink discharged to the medium at different timings. The control unit is configured to control the print head to form a first pattern with the first ink. The control unit is configured to control the print head to discharge the second ink to the medium on which a product after the first ink of the first pattern is cured is formed in a way that the second ink is discharged to a second region containing a first region where the product is formed. The curer is configured to cure the second ink in the second region after a predetermined period elapses from the discharge of the second ink. The sensor is configured to sense a printed result using the first ink and the second ink after curing by the curer.
B41J 11/00 - Devices or arrangements for supporting or handling copy material in sheet or web form
B41J 2/045 - Ink jet characterised by the jet generation process generating single droplets or particles on demand by pressure, e.g. electromechanical transducers
A printing apparatus includes a print head that is manufactured by a semiconductor process and forms a dot on a medium at a timing defined by a timing signal, a position detection circuit that outputs a position information signal corresponding to a scanning position of the print head, and a timing signal output circuit that outputs the timing signal obtained by correcting the position information signal with a correction value. The timing signal output circuit outputs the timing signal obtained by correcting first position information as the position information signal with a first correction value as the correction value at a first scanning position as the scanning position, and outputs the timing signal obtained by correcting second position information as the position information signal with a second correction value different from the first correction value as the correction value at a second scanning position as the scanning position.
B41J 2/045 - Ink jet characterised by the jet generation process generating single droplets or particles on demand by pressure, e.g. electromechanical transducers
B41J 25/00 - Actions or mechanisms not otherwise provided for
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Vibration Rectification Error Correction Device And Sensor Module
Provided is a vibration rectification error correction device including: a reference signal generation circuit configured to output a reference signal; a frequency delta-sigma modulation unit configured to perform frequency delta-sigma modulation on the reference signal using a measurement signal to generate a frequency delta-sigma modulation signal; a first processing unit configured to operate in synchronization with the measurement signal, perform processing of applying a first group delay amount and first filter processing on the frequency delta-sigma modulation signal, and output a first signal; and a second processing unit configured to operate in synchronization with the reference signal, perform processing of applying a second group delay amount and second filter processing on the first signal independently of each other, and output a second signal, in which the first group delay amount and the second group delay amount are variable independently of each other.
A method for driving a laser light source provided in a laser interferometer configured to measure displacement of a object, the laser interferometer including the laser light source configured to output pulse laser light, an optical frequency modulator configured to modulate an optical frequency of the pulse laser light to generate reference light, and a photodetector configured to receive object light generated when the object is irradiated with the pulse laser light and the reference light, and output a light reception signal, the method including setting a pulse width of the pulse laser light based on a first optical path length from the laser light source to the object.
A liquid ejection device includes an ejection head including a nozzle surface in which is formed a nozzle that ejects liquid; a cap configured to seal the nozzle; a water absorbing member having a water absorbing property; a supply section that supplies, to the water absorbing member, a removal accelerating agent that accelerates removal of a solid substance resulting from solidification of liquid clinging to the nozzle surface; a first movement section configured to move at least one of the ejection head and the cap between a sealing position where the cap seals the nozzle and a separation position where the cap is separated from the nozzle; and a second movement s configured to move the water absorbing member to a position between the nozzle surface and the cap. The second movement section is configured to, by moving the water absorbing member, switch the water absorbing member between a first state in which the water absorbing member is positioned between the nozzle surface and the cap and a second state in which the water absorbing member is not positioned between the nozzle surface and the cap.
A image reading device includes a reading section configured to read an image of a medium transported in a transport direction; a light transmitting member arranged between a transport path on which the medium is transported and the reading section; and an airflow generation section which is arranged on an opposite side of the light transmitting member from the reading section, which includes a hole section positioned facing the light transmitting member, and which is configured to generate airflow from the hole section toward the light transmitting member.
An electronic device includes the outer case includes a cover member configured to cover a communication interface and a cable connected to the communication interface and the cover member is mounted to the outer case from downward toward upward and is attachable to and detachable from the outer case.
An image reading device includes a reading section configured to read a document having a first surface and a second surface and a control section wherein after reading a first image of the first surface and a second image of the second surface, the control section determines, based on a size of the first image and a size of the second image, a size of a composite image that includes the first image and the second image and that includes a predetermined margin, and generates the composite image by allocating the first image and the second image within a range of the determined size.
A physical quantity detection element includes a vibrating substrate including a base portion, a plurality of vibrating arms coupled to the base portion, and a protrusion portion protruding from a side surface of the base portion, and a first detection electrode, a second detection electrode, a third detection electrode, a fourth detection electrode, a drive electrode, and a drive constant potential electrode disposed on any one of the plurality of vibrating arms, in which a wiring separation portion configured to separate any one of the first detection electrode, the second detection electrode, the third detection electrode, and the fourth detection electrode from the drive constant potential electrode is disposed on a side surface of the protrusion portion, and the drive electrode is disposed, in a plan view of the base portion, on a side opposite to the wiring separation portion side of the protrusion portion.
G01P 3/44 - Devices characterised by the use of electric or magnetic means for measuring angular speed
G01H 11/08 - Measuring mechanical vibrations or ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves by detecting changes in electric or magnetic properties by electric means using piezoelectric devices
A printing device includes a storing section capable of storing roll paper and a conveyance section configured to convey the roll paper stored in the storing section. The printing device includes a weight detection section configured to detect a weight change of the roll paper in the storing section at the time when the conveyance section conveys the roll paper by a predetermined length and a remaining amount estimation section configured to estimate a remaining amount of the roll paper based on the weight change detected by the weight detection section.
B41J 11/00 - Devices or arrangements for supporting or handling copy material in sheet or web form
B41J 2/32 - Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by selective application of heat to a heat sensitive printing or impression-transfer material using thermal heads
B41J 3/46 - Printing mechanisms combined with apparatus providing a visual indication
B41J 15/04 - Supporting, feeding, or guiding devicesMountings for web rolls or spindles
A print control program according to an aspect of the present disclosure is a print control program for extending an OS general-purpose printing program, and causes a computer to execute first acquisition processing, second acquisition processing, and change processing. In the first acquisition processing, print settings compatible with a printing apparatus are obtained via the OS general-purpose printing program. In the second acquisition processing, by inputting identification information of a user who uses the computer, print setting data stored in advance in association with the identification information is acquired from an external apparatus connected to the computer or an internal storage device of the computer. In the change processing, the print settings of the printing apparatus are changed based on the print setting data.
A liquid ejecting apparatus includes: an accommodating container that accommodates a conductive liquid; a first electrode; a second electrode; a cylindrical partition wall is provided to cover at least a part of the first electrode; a detection circuitry that is electrically coupled to the first electrode and the second electrode and outputs a detection signal corresponding; and a specifying circuitry that specifies an amount of remaining liquid accommodated in the accommodating container based on the detection signal, in which a first opening said one electrode is formed at an upper surface of the cylindrical partition wall, a second opening is formed at a lower surface, and when the liquid accommodated in the accommodating container is present at the first opening and the second opening, the first electrode and the second electrode are in contact with the liquid accommodated in the accommodating container.
There is provided a liquid ejecting apparatus including: an accommodating container that accommodates a conductive liquid; a first electrode accommodated in the accommodating container; a second electrode accommodated in the accommodating container; a cylindrical partition wall that is accommodated in the accommodating container and is provided to cover at least a part of the first electrode; a detection section that is electrically coupled to the first electrode and the second electrode and outputs a detection signal corresponding to an electric signal from one of the first electrode and the second electrode; and a specifying section that specifies an amount of remaining liquid accommodated in the accommodating container, based on the detection signal, in which the first electrode and the second electrode are disposed at a middle portion of the accommodating container.
G01F 23/24 - Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm by measuring physical variables, other than linear dimensions, pressure or weight, dependent on the level to be measured, e.g. by difference of heat transfer of steam or water by measuring variations of resistance of resistors due to contact with conductor fluid
An injection molding apparatus includes: an injection unit configured to inject a material of a molded article into a mold; a mold opening and closing unit to which the mold is attached and that opens and closes the mold; and a control unit configured to control the injection unit and the mold opening and closing unit. The injection unit includes a plasticizing unit that plasticizes the material, a flow path that communicates with the plasticizing unit and through which the plasticized material flows, an injector that injects the material in the flow path into the mold, a temperature measurement unit that is at least partially exposed in the flow path and measures a temperature of the material, and a pressure measurement unit that is at least partially exposed in the flow path and measures a pressure of the material.
A virtual image display device includes a light emitting panel that transmits a light from an outside world from a direction opposite to a Z direction in a first period and emits a first color light in a second period, a liquid crystal panel that transmits the light from the outside world transmitted through the light emitting panel in the first period and generates a transmission image of the first color light emitted by the light emitting panel in the second period, and a liquid crystal panel that transmits the light from the outside world in the first period and blocks emission of the first color light emitted from the light emitting unit in the direction opposite to the Z direction in the second period.
The print apparatus includes a recording head, a control unit, and a read unit. The control unit executes control of forming a first image, which is a part of a print image and includes a first mark portion readable by the read unit, on a medium in a preceding pass, and executes control of forming a second image, which is a part of the print image and includes a second mark portion readable by the read unit, on the medium to overlap the first image while keeping the first mark portion readable by the read unit in a following pass. The read unit reads the first mark portion and the second mark portion together when both the first mark portion and the second mark portion are readable. The control unit adjusts a landing position of a liquid onto the medium based on a relative positional relationship between the first mark portion and the second mark portion included in a reading result of the read unit.
B41J 2/045 - Ink jet characterised by the jet generation process generating single droplets or particles on demand by pressure, e.g. electromechanical transducers
A biological material purification method includes: an adsorption step of mixing magnetic beads and a biological material in a container and adsorbing the biological material to the magnetic beads in the obtained mixed liquid; a separation step of magnetically separating, from the mixed liquid in the container, the magnetic beads to which the biological material is adsorbed; and an elution step of eluting the biological material from the magnetic beads into an elution liquid in the container. The magnetic beads contain a magnetic metal particle and a coating layer containing an inorganic oxide and coating a surface of the magnetic metal particle. The magnetic beads have a particle diameter d31 of 1.1 μm or more and 20.4 μm or less. The magnetic beads have a surface area of 12,000 mm2 or more and 230,000 mm2 or less.
Provided is a magnetic fluid composition including: a metal magnetic particle; a nonmagnetic particle; and an ionic liquid, in which the ionic liquid contains a cationic group and an anionic group, the cationic group is one or more selected from the group including a quaternary ammonium ion, an imidazolium ion, a pyridinium ion, and a phosphonium ion, the anionic group is one or more selected from the group including a bis(fluorosulfonyl)amide ion, a (fluorosulfonyl(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)amide ion, a bis(pentafluoroethylsulfonyl)amide ion, a tris(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)methide ion, a trifluoromethanesulfonate ion, a thiocyanate ion, and a dicyanamide ion, and a volume average particle diameter of the nonmagnetic particle is more than 10 nm and 800 nm or less.
H01F 1/44 - Magnets or magnetic bodies characterised by the magnetic materials thereforSelection of materials for their magnetic properties of magnetic liquids, e.g. ferrofluids
A recording apparatus includes an ink container, an ink supply path, an ink jet head, and an ink composition, in which the ink container includes an ink filling port through which the ink composition is poured, the ink jet head receives a supply of the ink composition from the ink container through the ink supply path and ejects the ink composition, and the ink composition an aqueous ink containing a pigment, an acetylene glycol-based surfactant, a 6- to 8-membered ring lactam, a solvent containing water, and a water-soluble urethane resin dissolved in the solvent.
According to an aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a notification method including acquiring schedule information for reserving a reservation operation performed by a projector at a reservation date and time in future and displaying a notification screen including information obtained by estimating, based on history information indicating a history of a supply state of electric power for driving the projector and the schedule information, a supply state of the electric power at the reservation date and time.
G01R 21/133 - Arrangements for measuring electric power or power factor by using digital technique
G05B 13/00 - Adaptive control systems, i.e. systems automatically adjusting themselves to have a performance which is optimum according to some preassigned criterion
G06F 21/62 - Protecting access to data via a platform, e.g. using keys or access control rules
G06Q 10/109 - Time management, e.g. calendars, reminders, meetings or time accounting
G06Q 10/1093 - Calendar-based scheduling for persons or groups
H04M 1/72451 - User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones with means for adapting the functionality of the device according to specific conditions according to schedules, e.g. using calendar applications
A head cleaning jig includes a guide rib configured to follow at least one side of a head that has a rectangular shape and ejects liquid, and a holding section that holds a cleaning member for wiping nozzles arranged along the one side. The nozzles and the cleaning member held by the holding section are configured to be brought into contact with each other in a state where the guide rib follows the one side.
A method for forming a solute film pattern includes applying a material liquid to a medium, the material liquid containing water, a humectant having a boiling point of 180°C or higher, a solute, and an additive, the content of the humectant being 10% by mass or more and 30% by mass or less with respect to the total amount of the material liquid, reducing the atmosphere of the material liquid applied to the medium to 3000 Pa, which is the vapor pressure of water at room temperature, and reducing the above atmosphere to a pressure equal to or lower than the vapor pressure of the humectant at room temperature and maintaining the pressure for a certain period of time or longer. The humectant contains one or more of γ-butyrolactone, propylene carbonate, ethylene glycol, propylene glycol, 1,3-propanediol, 1,2-butanediol, 1,3-butanediol, dipropylene glycol, and 1,2-pentanediol.
A data structure includes first information including information indicating a plurality of colors different from each other, and n sets of second information associating any one of the plurality of colors indicated by the first information with each of a plurality of light sources of an illumination apparatus, n being an integer of 1 or more.
A projector includes a correction value calculator and image analyzer. Image analyzer acquires coordinate value of each of a plurality of correction points respectively defining plurality of correction regions for correcting shape of projection video. The correction value calculator calculates, based on plurality of coordinate values, correction value for correcting shape of each of a plurality of divided regions that divide the inside of each of the plurality of correction regions. The correction value calculator specifies first correction region closest to first divided region, which is a divided region exceeding a correction limit, among the plurality of correction regions. Then, the correction value calculator smooths first coordinate value, which corresponds to first correction point among at least four correction points defining the first correction region, based on the first coordinate value and a coordinate value of each of a plurality of correction points adjacent to the first correction point.
A printing apparatus according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes a housing having an openable/closable first cover, a support section configured to support a medium, a print head configured to perform printing on the medium based on a distance between the print head and the support section, and a distance detection section configured to detect the distance. The distance detection section executes detection of the distance when the first cover is closed.
B41J 2/045 - Ink jet characterised by the jet generation process generating single droplets or particles on demand by pressure, e.g. electromechanical transducers
B41J 3/46 - Printing mechanisms combined with apparatus providing a visual indication
G01C 3/02 - Measuring distances in line of sightOptical rangefinders Details
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LIQUID ACCOMMODATION BODY AND METHOD OF POURING LIQUID INTO LIQUID ACCOMMODATION BODY
A liquid accommodation body includes an accommodation bag that accommodates liquid and a supply portion that is attached to the accommodation bag. The supply portion includes a liquid supply port that is couplable to a supply pipe of a liquid discharging apparatus, a liquid supply flow path that couples an inside of the accommodation bag and the liquid supply port, a valve structure that suppresses intrusion of air bubbles in the liquid supply flow path, and a liquid pouring port through which the liquid is pourable into the accommodation bag. The liquid pouring port is a region covered by an end portion of the accommodation bag and is provided upstream of the valve structure in the liquid supply flow path.
A cleaning device for cleaning a nozzle plate having an injection surface and a plurality of nozzles for injecting a liquid formed therein, includes a cap disposed to face the injection surface, having a recess, and configured to store the liquid in a space surrounded by the recess and the injection surface, an ultrasonic device provided in the cap and transmitting ultrasonic waves toward the injection surface, and a controller, wherein the ultrasonic device includes first ultrasonic vibrators that transmit first ultrasonic waves as the ultrasonic waves having a first frequency, and second ultrasonic vibrators that transmit second ultrasonic waves as the ultrasonic waves having a second frequency lower than the first frequency, and the controller causes the ultrasonic device to transmit the first ultrasonic waves and then causes the ultrasonic device to transmit the second ultrasonic waves with the liquid stored in the space.
B41J 2/165 - Prevention of nozzle clogging, e.g. cleaning, capping or moistening for nozzles
B06B 1/06 - Processes or apparatus for generating mechanical vibrations of infrasonic, sonic or ultrasonic frequency making use of electrical energy operating with piezoelectric effect or with electrostriction
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ILLUMINATION CONTROL METHOD AND ILLUMINATION DEVICE
An illumination control method includes: accepting a first input representing a first combination that is a combination of a lighting and blinking pattern and a light emission color of a plurality of light sources in a first mode; accepting a second input representing a second combination that is a combination of a lighting and blinking pattern and a light emission color of the plurality of light sources in a second mode; controlling a brightness of the plurality of light sources when an input device accepts a first operation; causing the plurality of light sources to emit light in the first mode, based on the first combination, when the input device accepts a second operation different from the first operation; and causing the plurality of light sources to emit light in the second mode, based on the second combination, when the input device accepts the second operation again.
An optical module includes a first light source configured to emit first light; a first light guide element including a first incident end and a first emission end, and configured to homogenize in-plane illuminance of the first light; a first parallelizing element configured to parallelize the first light emitted from the first light guide element; and a first light modulation element configured to modulate the first light. The first light modulation element has a light receiving region that receives the first light. A predetermined appropriate condition is satisfied among an area of the light receiving region, an area of the first emission end, an area of the first incident end, an angle formed by the first light emitted from the first parallelizing element, an etendue of the light receiving region, and an etendue in an emission region of the first light incident on the first light guide element.
According to an aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a printing device including a conveyance section, a printing section, a wrapping section on which a medium can be wound, and a de-curl roller pair capable of performing a de-curl operation of nipping a curled portion caused in the medium when the medium is wound on the wrapping section and bending the curled portion in a correcting direction. The de-curl operation is an operation carried out when the conveyance is stopped for a first predetermined time or more in a state in which the medium is wound on the wrapping section. The control section conveys the medium until the curled portion reaches the de-curl roller pair and conveys the medium toward the printing section after stopping the conveyance for a second predetermined time in a state in which the curled portion is nipped by the de-curl roller pair.
According to an aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a printing device including a conveyance section, a printing section, and a plurality of restriction members configured to restrict movement of a medium in a width direction. The restriction members are disposed side by side in the width direction and are turnable centering on a support shaft having a rotation axis in the width direction. In a state in which the medium is absent in a conveyance path, a contact section is located at an entry position where the contact section blocks a course of the medium in a conveyance direction. As the medium is conveyed and a downstream end portion in the conveyance direction of the medium comes into contact with the contact section from upstream in the conveyance direction, the contact section turns centering on the support shaft to retreat from the entry position to a retraction position where the contact section does not block the course.
Provided is an ink jet ink composition that is a water-based ink jet ink composition. The ink jet ink composition contains a moisturizer A having a solubility in water at 20° C. of 850 g/L or more and a melting point of higher than 25° C., an organic solvent A that is a 1,2-alkanediol having a surface tension at 25° C. of 34 mN/m or less, and an acetylene glycol-based surfactant. The content of the organic solvent A is 4% by mass or more with respect to the total mass of the ink composition. The ink composition does not contain a polyol organic solvent having a standard boiling point of higher than 280° C. in an amount of more than 2.5% by mass with respect to the total mass of the ink composition.
A textile printing ink jet ink composition according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is an aqueous composition including: (A) a water-soluble coloring material having one or more functional groups selected from a vinyl sulfone group (—SO2—CH═CH2) and a sulfatoethyl sulfonyl group (—SO2—CH2CH2—O—SO3X, where X is selected from H, Na, K, and NH4); and (B) a multimer having a molecular structure in which two or more moieties in which the one or more functional groups selected from the vinyl sulfone group and the sulfatoethyl sulfonyl group are removed from the molecular structure of the water-soluble coloring material (A) are bonded via —SO2—CH2CH2—O—CH2CH2—SO2— (provided that the multimer (B) is excluded from the water-soluble coloring material (A)).
C09D 11/328 - Inkjet printing inks characterised by colouring agents characterised by dyes
C09D 11/38 - Inkjet printing inks characterised by non-macromolecular additives other than solvents, pigments or dyes
D06P 1/384 - General processes of dyeing or printing textiles or general processes of dyeing leather, furs or solid macromolecular substances in any form, classified according to the dyes, pigments or auxiliary substances employed using reactive dyes with a reactive group not directly attached to the heterocyclic group
D06P 1/653 - Nitrogen-free carboxylic acids or their salts
D06P 1/92 - General processes of dyeing or printing textiles or general processes of dyeing leather, furs or solid macromolecular substances in any form, classified according to the dyes, pigments or auxiliary substances employed using dyes dissolved in organic solvents or aqueous emulsions thereof in organic solvents
An ink ribbon cartridge includes: an ink ribbon housing area that is in a cartridge case and is configured to house an ink ribbon; a head insertion hole through which a head of printing apparatus can be inserted at a printing position in cartridge case; an introduction port for introducing a tubular print medium into cartridge case; a medium transport path that connects at least introduction port and printing position, and through which tubular print medium introduced from introduction port is transported to printing position; and movable portion that opens and closes medium transport path from a side of an insertion direction wherein head is inserted, and movable portion includes a restricting portion that restricts movement of tubular print medium in a restriction direction including a component in first direction that intersects a transport direction of tubular print medium in medium transport path and insertion direction of head insertion hole.
A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a liquid ejecting head including a plurality of nozzle arrays in which a plurality of nozzles are arranged in a nozzle array direction, a transport mechanism that transports a medium in a first direction, and an air blowing mechanism, in which the nozzle array direction intersects both the first direction and a second direction orthogonal to both the first direction and an ejection direction, and the air blowing mechanism generates an airflow in a third direction intersecting all of the first direction, the second direction, and the nozzle array direction.
A FAX transmission job acquisition unit acquires a first FAX transmission job generated by a general-purpose printer driver. A job transmission destination reception unit receives a plurality of job transmission destinations as job transmission destinations of the first FAX transmission job. A FAX transmission job generation unit generates at least one second FAX transmission job including image data of the first FAX transmission job. A job transmission destination setting unit sets respective job transmission destinations of a plurality of FAX transmission jobs including the first FAX transmission job and the at least one second FAX transmission job as the plurality of job transmission destinations received by the job transmission destination reception unit. A job transmission unit transmits the plurality of FAX transmission job to a multifunction peripheral.
A biological material purification method includes: an adsorption step of adsorbing, in a mixed liquid obtained by mixing a magnetic bead and a biological material, the biological material to the magnetic bead; a separation step of separating, from the mixed liquid, the magnetic bead to which the biological material is adsorbed; and a desorption step of desorbing the biological material from the magnetic bead. The magnetic bead includes a magnetic metal particle, and a coating layer containing a cationic group. The following formulas (1), (2), and (3) are satisfied:
A biological material purification method includes: an adsorption step of adsorbing, in a mixed liquid obtained by mixing a magnetic bead and a biological material, the biological material to the magnetic bead; a separation step of separating, from the mixed liquid, the magnetic bead to which the biological material is adsorbed; and a desorption step of desorbing the biological material from the magnetic bead. The magnetic bead includes a magnetic metal particle, and a coating layer containing a cationic group. The following formulas (1), (2), and (3) are satisfied:
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where pH(a) represents a pH of a liquid in the adsorption step, pH(d) represents a pH of a liquid in the desorption step, and C(a) represents a salt concentration of the liquid in the adsorption step.
A wavelength conversion element includes: a wavelength conversion member having a side surface extending in a first direction and a first surface crossing the side surface and disposed at one end in the first direction, and containing a phosphor configured to convert first light having a first wavelength band and incident on the side surface into second light having a second wavelength band different from the first wavelength band; a light transmissive member which has a second surface disposed at one end in the first direction, is disposed at the side surface along the first direction, and is configured to transmit the first light and the second light; and an angle conversion member bonded to the first surface and the second surface, and configured to convert an angle of light emitted from the first surface and the second surface, wherein a refractive index of the light transmissive member is smaller than a refractive index of the wavelength conversion member.
A cleaning device includes a liquid injection head having a nozzle plate and a head cleaner, the nozzle plate has an injection surface in which nozzle openings are formed, the head cleaner includes a cap that covers the injection surface, and an ultrasonic device provided in the cap, the ultrasonic device includes a first element group in which a plurality of first ultrasonic elements having a first frequency as a resonance frequency and transmitting a first ultrasonic wave having the first frequency are arranged, and a second element group in which a plurality of second ultrasonic elements having a second frequency lower than the first frequency as a resonance frequency and transmitting a second ultrasonic wave having the second frequency are arranged, and the first element group and the second element group are alternately disposed along a second direction parallel to the injection surface.
According to an aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a projection method including measuring, with a first sensor, a reflection characteristic of reflected light from a first display surface, generating a plurality of first correction values based on the reflection characteristic, generating first corrected image data by performing color correction for input image data based on the plurality of first correction values, projecting a first corrected image based on the first corrected image data onto the first display surface, when detecting a change in the first display surface with a second sensor, generating second corrected image data by performing the color correction for the input image data based on a plurality of second correction values obtained by changing at least a part of the plurality of first correction values to correction values for returning a color of a plurality of points in an image projected onto the first display surface to or bringing the color of the plurality of points to a color of the image projected onto the first display surface without performing the color correction, and projecting a second corrected image based on the second corrected image data onto the first display surface.
According to an aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a setting method for a display apparatus, including storing, with a first information processing apparatus, identification information of a fixture and setting history information including setting information of a first display apparatus in correlation with each other and communicating, with a second information processing apparatus connected to the first information processing apparatus via a network, with the fixture using near field communication. The first display apparatus and a second display apparatus different from the first display apparatus are attachable to the fixture.
A printing apparatus includes a signal conversion circuit to which a base position information signal corresponding to a change in a relative position between a medium and a print head output by a magnetic encoder is input and which outputs a position information signal according to the base position information signal. The signal conversion circuit includes a count circuit that counts the number of pulses within an edge interval of the base position information signal, a holding circuit that includes n-stage buffer circuits, acquires a count value of the count circuit for each edge of the base position information signal, and holds n count values, an averaging circuit that calculates an average value of the n count values, and an output circuit that outputs the position information signal according to the base position information signal and the average value.
B41J 2/045 - Ink jet characterised by the jet generation process generating single droplets or particles on demand by pressure, e.g. electromechanical transducers
B41J 25/00 - Actions or mechanisms not otherwise provided for
A printing system according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes a print head configured to discharge a transparent ink and color ink to a medium, the transparent ink being a colorless, curable liquid, and the color ink being colored liquid; a control unit configured to control discharge of the transparent ink and the color ink, and a sensor. The sensor is configured to optically read and sense a printed result of an adjustment pattern used to adjust a landing position of at least the transparent ink on the medium with the medium moved relative to the printed result along a reading direction. When the adjustment pattern is printed, the control unit is configured to control the print head to form a ruled line having a length component in the reading direction at a position where the transparent ink overlaps with an undercoat layer. The ruled line is configured with multiple structures arranged in the reading direction each having a cross section a surface of which is an arc protruding upward.
A magnetic bead includes a magnetic metal powder and a coating layer coating the surface of the magnetic metal powder, the magnetic metal powder having magnetic properties of 100 to 200 emu/g and a volume-based particle size distribution of 1.0 to 25 μm, the coating layer including a first layer as an outermost layer and a porous second layer formed between the first layer and the magnetic metal powder, and the film thickness of the first layer being smaller than the film thickness of the second layer. The coating layer further includes a third layer between the second layer and the magnetic metal powder.
H01F 1/20 - Magnets or magnetic bodies characterised by the magnetic materials thereforSelection of materials for their magnetic properties of inorganic materials characterised by their coercivity of soft-magnetic materials metals or alloys in the form of particles, e.g. powder
B22F 1/05 - Metallic powder characterised by the size or surface area of the particles
B22F 1/16 - Metallic particles coated with a non-metal
A maintenance unit includes a maintenance part configured to perform maintenance on a liquid ejection unit, a movement mechanism, and a positioning part. The movement mechanism moves the maintenance part in a first direction toward the liquid ejection unit. The maintenance part includes the engaging portion engageable with the positioning part. The movement mechanism includes a drive unit and a support configured to move in the first direction by power of the drive unit. The positioning part engages with the engaging portion that is moved in the first direction together with the support, and moves the engaging portion relative to the support in a direction parallel to the first direction, thereby positioning the maintenance part with respect to the liquid ejection unit.
A first and second normal vector which are candidates for a normal vector of a projection target object are calculated from a correspondence relationship in which plurality of first drawing pixels in one projector and plurality of second drawing pixels in another projector are associated with each other, one of the first and second normal vector is identified as normal vector of projection target object based on first difference as difference between first normal vector and optical axis of first projection lens as projection lens of the one projector, second difference as difference between second normal vector and optical axis of first projection lens, third difference as difference between first normal vector and optical axis of second projection lens which is projection lens of other projector, and fourth difference as difference between second normal vector and optical axis of the second projection lens.
A capacitance sensor connected to a sensing electrode forming a first capacitance between the sensing electrode and a first conductor includes a package, a sensing terminal disposed in the package and electrically connected to the sensing electrode, and an oscillation circuit included in the package. The oscillation circuit includes an amplifier and a resonator connected between an input node and an output node of the amplifier. The sensing terminal is connected to one of the input node and the output node of the amplifier. When a grounded second conductor approaches the first conductor, a second capacitance is formed between the first conductor and the second conductor, and the first capacitance and the second capacitance are connected in series between the sensing electrode and the ground so that an oscillation frequency of the oscillation circuit is changed.
G01D 5/24 - Mechanical means for transferring the output of a sensing memberMeans for converting the output of a sensing member to another variable where the form or nature of the sensing member does not constrain the means for convertingTransducers not specially adapted for a specific variable using electric or magnetic means influencing the magnitude of a current or voltage by varying capacitance
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FIBER BODY MANUFACTURING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING FIBER BODY
Provided is a fiber body manufacturing apparatus including: a supply unit configured to supply fibers; a mesh portion having a plurality of holes configured to allow the fibers supplied from the supply unit to pass through; a deposition member configured to allow the fibers passing through the holes to be deposited thereon; a forming unit configured to bind the deposited fibers together to generate a fiber body; and a switching unit configured to switch an interval between the holes according to information on a type of the fibers supplied by the supply unit.
D04H 1/736 - Non-woven fabrics formed wholly or mainly of staple fibres or like relatively short fibres characterised by the method of forming fleeces or layers, e.g. reorientation of fibres the fibres being randomly arranged characterised by the apparatus for arranging fibres
D04H 1/58 - Non-woven fabrics formed wholly or mainly of staple fibres or like relatively short fibres from fleeces or layers composed of fibres without existing or potential cohesive properties by applying, incorporating or activating chemical or thermoplastic bonding agents, e.g. adhesives
A spectrometer includes a spectroscopic element, an element control section that controls an operation of the spectroscopic element, an imager that acquires a plurality of spectral images at acquisition timings different from each other, a shift amount acquisition section that acquires a relative positional shift amount between a first spectral image, which is one of the plurality of spectral images, and a second spectral image, which is another one of the plurality of spectral images, using information regarding relative movement, and an alignment section that performs positioning between the first spectral image and the second spectral image by correcting a position of the second spectral image with respect to a position of the first spectral image using the positional shift amount acquired by the shift amount acquisition section.
According to an aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a projector including a light source device, an image forming device, a projection optical device, a first sound wave generation device, and a second sound wave generation device. The first sound wave generation device includes a first speaker configured to emit a first sound wave and a speaker housing supporting the first speaker, the second sound wave generation device includes a second speaker not supported by the speaker housing and configured to emit a second sound wave, a first direction in which the first sound wave generation device emits the first sound wave and a second direction in which the second sound wave generation device emits the second sound wave are respectively different from a projection direction, and an angle formed by the first direction and the second direction is 90 degrees or more.
H04R 1/40 - Arrangements for obtaining desired frequency or directional characteristics for obtaining desired directional characteristic only by combining a number of identical transducers
H04R 5/02 - Spatial or constructional arrangements of loudspeakers
