Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha Corporation

Shimano Inc.

Yuki Watanabe

Masaya Asakawa

Atsushi Fukui

Tomohisa Yoshie

Daisuke Toyoshima

Kumiko Ogino

Masayuki Nakano

Yoshihiro Tsukuda

Takashi Sawano

Masato Sasaki

Satoshi Shimizu

Kazuya Sakashita

Yohichi Tomota

Kazuo Yamada

Takashi Nakagawa

Masahiro Yamanaka

Nobuyuki Ueda

Naoto Nishimura

Tetsu Nonoshita

Yusuke Nishimoto

Ryohsuke Yamanaka

Ryoichi Komiya

Nobuyasu Yamada

Hirokazu Ichinose

Kei Ogiya

Mehdi El Fassy Fihry

Tetsuya Ikemoto

A solar battery unit () is provided that includes: a substrate (); a solar battery () attached to a back face of the substrate (); and a communications module () attached to the substrate (). The communications module () includes an antenna () disposed so as not to overlap solar cells () in the solar battery () in a front view.

Solar battery unit and wireless transmitter including solar battery unit

Communication module with solar cell

Dye-sensitized solar cell module

An image forming apparatus includes: a sheet tray; a sheet detection sensor that detects that a sheet is placed on the sheet tray; a display unit; and a control unit. In a case where the sheet detection sensor detects the sheet on the sheet tray, the control unit determines whether or not to cause the display unit to display a confirmation screen for sheet setting. In a case where a predetermined inappropriate confirmation condition is satisfied, the control unit causes the display unit not to display the confirmation screen. In a case where the inappropriate confirmation condition is not satisfied, the control unit causes the display unit to display the confirmation screen.

Image forming apparatus

An image scanning device includes a platen, an image scanning unit that scans at a single time documents placed on the platen and generates pieces of image data, and an image data processing unit that performs processing of the pieces of image data. When the image scanning unit generates pieces of first image data by scanning first surfaces of the documents, each of which is placed in one of predetermined areas on the platen, and generates pieces of second image data by scanning surfaces opposite to the first surfaces of the documents, each of which is turned over and placed again in the one of the predetermined areas, the image data processing unit associates one of the pieces of the first image data with a corresponding one of the pieces of the second image data for each of the predetermined areas, as image data of the front and back surfaces.

Image scanning device and image processing apparatus including card scanning function, and image scanning method thereof

A controller () of an electronic book reader selects, as a power source for operating the electronic book reader, a capacitor () configured to accumulate power from a solar cell () upon performing a page turning operation, and a storage cell () upon performing an operation of downloading an electronic book.

Electronic apparatus and charging control method using plurality of power sources therefor

An image forming apparatus includes: a display unit; a storage unit in which sheet setting information for specifying a sheet to be printed is stored in advance; a sheet accommodating unit in which the sheet to be printed is accommodated; a sheet detection unit that detects whether or not there is a sheet in the sheet accommodating unit; and a confirmation display control unit that causes the display unit to display a sheet setting confirmation screen that includes the sheet setting information stored in the storage unit, in which in a case where the sheet detection unit detects that a sheet is supplied to the sheet accommodating unit, the confirmation display control unit causes the display unit to display the sheet setting confirmation screen.

A bicycle crank arm includes a first member and a second member. The first member has a crank axle interacting portion and a first recessed part around the crank axle interacting portion. The second member is attached to the first member. The first member has a first side facing the second member and a second side opposite to the first side. The first recessed part is recessed from the second side toward the first side such that the first recessed part includes an attachment area attached to the second member on the first side.

Bicycle crank arm and bicycle crank assembly

A rechargeable battery having excellent heat resistance, pressure resistance, and airtightness is provided by using a crimping technique to connect a metal exterior body and an electrode terminal. The rechargeable battery comprises an electrode group which includes a positive electrode and a negative electrode; an exterior container which includes an exterior canister for housing the electrode group, and a sealing plate for sealing an open part of the exterior canister; a pair of electrode terminals crimp-joined to the exterior container from inside the exterior container; and an electrolyte solution filled into the exterior container.

Rechargeable battery

A secondary battery with improved life characteristics is provided. The secondary battery (lithium-ion secondary battery) has: an electrode assembly including positive electrodes and negative electrodes; and a package container for housing the electrode assembly along with non-aqueous electrolyte liquid. The package container includes a package can for housing the electrode assembly and a sealing plate sealing the opening of the package can. On the sealing plate, an elevated portion is formed that projects toward the electrode assembly and has, on the side opposite from the electrode assembly, a cavity portion for storing refill non-aqueous electrolyte liquid. The elevated portion has a hole for feeding the refill non-aqueous electrolyte liquid stored in the cavity portion toward the electrode assembly. The hole is sealed with a sealing stopper formed of a resin material letting the refill non-aqueous electrolyte liquid leak toward the electrode assembly.

Secondary battery; solar power generation system, wind power generation system, and vehicle provided therewith; and method for fabrication of a secondary battery

A non-aqueous electrolyte battery comprising a negative electrode containing a carbon material capable of doping and dedoping lithium ions as a negative electrode active material; a positive electrode containing a composite oxide of lithium and a transition metal as a positive electrode active material; and a non-aqueous electrolytic solution; wherein the non-aqueous electrolytic solution contains 0.001% by weight or more and 5% by weight or less of a diamine compound having two tertiary amino groups capable of interacting with a proton.

Non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery

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Sakai, Japan

Yuki Watanabe