Omron Corporation

Satoru Nishimaki

Yohei Tsukanaka

Kazuyuki Tsukimori

Takeshi Miyasaka

Kazumasa Seki

Makoto Wada

Toshinori Tanaka

Toshiaki Maeda

Nobumasa Miki

Takayuki Komaya

A linear member gripping device includes: a first gripping member that abuts a linear member; a second gripping member that abuts the linear member and has a protrusion; a first drive part and a second drive part that change relative positions of the first and second gripping members; and a limitation part that limits movement of the linear member sandwiched between the first and second gripping members at a predetermined limitation position.

Linear member gripping device

A return mechanism is achieved which requires only a small force for operation. In one aspect of the present invention, a return mechanism () includes: a first spring () that acts between an operating section () and a working section (); and a second spring () that acts between the operating section () and a base (). A direction in which the second spring acts when the operating section () is in a first position is not parallel to a direction in which the second spring () acts when the operating section () is in a second position. A component which, of a force of the second spring, acts in a direction of motion of the operating section () is smaller when the operating section () is in the second position than in the first position.

Return mechanism, acceleration mechanism, power generator, transmitter, and switching arrangement

A power generation device including a rotation member rotatable by an operation force and a supporting member supporting the rotation member by attracting the rotation member with a magnetic force, the power generation device inducing a current to a coil by a magnetic flux of a magnet caused by rotation of the rotation member, and where, when the operation force is applied in a first state in which the rotation member is supported by the supporting member by being attracted to a first and second portions of the supporting member at respective first and second positions, the rotation member transitions to a second state by rotating with the first position of the supporting member as a first supporting point, and further transitions to a third state by rotating with a position of the supporting member different from the first position as a second supporting point.

Power generation device, transmission device, switching device

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Shiga, Japan

Satoru Nishimaki