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20100144115 | NON-VOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A method of manufacturing a non-volatile semiconductor memory device including previously forming a recess in a first peripheral region on a semiconductor substrate, forming a first gate insulator having a first thickness in the recess, forming a second gate insulator having a second thickness less than the first thickness in an array region and a second peripheral region on the semiconductor substrate, successively depositing first and second gate electrode films and first and second mask insulators on each of the first and second gate insulators, forming an isolation trench on a surface of the semiconductor substrate to correspond to each position between the array region and the first and second regions of the peripheral region, depositing a buried insulator on the entire surface, and polishing an upper surface of the buried insulator so that the upper surface can be planarized. | 06-10-2010 |
20110195558 | NON-VOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A method of manufacturing a non-volatile semiconductor memory device including previously forming a recess in a first peripheral region on a semiconductor substrate, forming a first gate insulator having a first thickness in the recess, forming a second gate insulator having a second thickness less than the first thickness in an array region and a second peripheral region on the semiconductor substrate, successively depositing first and second gate electrode films and first and second mask insulators on each of the first and second gate insulators, forming an isolation trench on a surface of the semiconductor substrate to correspond to each position between the array region and the first and second regions of the peripheral region, depositing a buried insulator on the entire surface, and polishing an upper surface of the buried insulator so that the upper surface can be planarized. | 08-11-2011 |
20120149187 | NON-VOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A method of manufacturing a non-volatile semiconductor memory device including previously forming a recess in a first peripheral region on a semiconductor substrate, forming a first gate insulator having a first thickness in the recess, forming a second gate insulator having a second thickness less than the first thickness in an array region and a second peripheral region on the semiconductor substrate, successively depositing first and second gate electrode films and first and second mask insulators on each of the first and second gate insulators, forming an isolation trench on a surface of the semiconductor substrate to correspond to each position between the array region and the first and second regions of the peripheral region, depositing a buried insulator on the entire surface, and polishing an upper surface of the buried insulator so that the upper surface can be planarized. | 06-14-2012 |
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20090320503 | COGENERATION SYSTEM - A cogeneration system includes a coolant circuit through which a coolant is circulated for conducting a heat exchange with an exhaust heat generated by a power generation unit, a buffer tank provided at the coolant circuit and storing the coolant, a heating circuit including a heating power source and a heating terminal, the heating power source generating a heating water that is circulated to be supplied to the heating terminal, a heating water bypass circuit bypassing a flow passage of the heating circuit at a portion between an exit of the heating terminal and the heating power source, and a heat exchanging device performing a heat exchange between the heating water flowing through the heating water bypass circuit and the coolant. | 12-31-2009 |
20110303482 | OUTDOOR POWER GENERATING APPARATUS - An outdoor power generating apparatus includes a housing including a generator chamber and a side wall portion, a power generation source configured with an engine-type generator or a fuel cell, a ventilation fan, and an exhaust passage provided within the housing and through which a gas within the generator chamber is exhausted to an outside of the housing as an exhaust gas, wherein the exhaust passage includes a sound absorbing duct formed by a sound absorbing material used for a curved passage, a weir member, a weir passage, a diversion passage changing the flow direction of the exhaust gas so as to be orthogonal to a direction along which the exhaust gas flows towards the weir passage from the curved passage, and an exhaust port provided at an end portion of the diversion passage and opening at the side wall portion so as to be exposed to an ambient air. | 12-15-2011 |
20110310532 | OUTDOOR POWER GENERATING APPARATUS - An outdoor power generating apparatus includes a housing placed at an outside and including a power generation chamber, a power generation source accommodated in the power generation chamber and formed by either one of an engine and a fuel cell, an intake portion provided within the housing and positioned at an upper side of the power generation source, the intake portion including an outside air inlet portion that opens to a side wall of the housing to bring an outside air, the intake portion including a meander passage that connects the outside air inlet portion to the power generation chamber while bringing the outside air to meander from the outside air inlet portion towards the power generation chamber, and a drain port provided at the meander passage and discharging a water in a liquid state that remains at the meander passage to an outside of the meander passage. | 12-22-2011 |
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20110068359 | Light-emitting element - A light-emitting element includes a semiconductor laminated structure including a first semiconductor layer, a light-emitting layer and a second semiconductor layer, an insulation layer provided on the semiconductor laminated structure, a first wiring including a first vertical conducting portion and a first planar conducting portion and being electrically connected to the first semiconductor layer, the first vertical conducting portion extending inside the insulation layer, the light-emitting layer and the second semiconductor layer in a vertical direction and the first planar conducting portion extending inside the insulation layer in a planar direction, and a second wiring including a second vertical conducting portion and a second planar conducting portion and being electrically connected to the second semiconductor layer, the second vertical conducting portion extending inside the insulation layer in a vertical direction and the second planar conducting portion extending inside the insulation layer in a planar direction. | 03-24-2011 |
20110210310 | Semiconductor light-emitting element - A semiconductor light-emitting element includes a semiconductor laminated body including a first conductivity type layer, a light-emitting layer and a second conductivity type layer in this order, a transparent electrode formed on the first conductivity type layer and comprising an oxide, and an auxiliary electrode formed between the first conductivity type layer and the transparent electrode, the auxiliary electrode having a higher reflectivity to light emitted from the light-emitting layer, a larger contact resistance with the first conductivity type layer and a smaller sheet resistance than the transparent electrode. | 09-01-2011 |
20110233588 | Semiconductor light-emitting device - A first intermediate electrode | 09-29-2011 |
20120138984 | Semiconductor light emitting element - A semiconductor light emitting element includes a semiconductor multilayer structure including a first conductive type layer, a second conductive type layer, and a light emitting layer sandwiched between the first conductive type layer and the second conductive type layer, and a reflecting layer formed on the second conductive type layer for reflecting the light emitted from the light emitting layer. The light is extracted in a direction from the light emitting layer toward the first conductive type layer. The first conductive type layer includes a concavo-convex region on a surface thereof not opposite to the light emitting layer, for changing a path of light, and at least a part of the reflecting layer is formed extending to right above an edge of the concavo-convex region. | 06-07-2012 |
20130011953 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE - To improve light emission efficiency and reliability. | 01-10-2013 |
20130207153 | SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - A semiconductor light emitting device includes: a first conductivity type semiconductor layer; a light emission layer; a second conductivity type semiconductor layer; a conductive portion of a first polarity electrically connected to the first conductivity type semiconductor layer; and a conductive portion of a second polarity electrically connected to the second conductivity type semiconductor layer. At least one of the conductive portion of the first polarity and the conductive portion of the second polarity includes a plurality of separated electrode portions arranged on a light emission surface. The closer the positions of the separated electrode portions are to a center point of the light emission surface, the separated electrode portions are provided sparsely, and the farther the positions of the separated electrode portions are from a center point of the light emission surface, the separated electrode portions are provided densely. | 08-15-2013 |
20140077219 | GROUP-III NITRIDE COMPOUND SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR AND SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - A group-III nitride compound semiconductor light emitting element includes a substrate that has a main face on which an concave and convex portion is formed, a group-III nitride compound semiconductor layer that is formed on the main face of the substrate, and a clearance that is formed between the substrate and the group-III nitride compound semiconductor layer at a first region of the semiconductor light emitting element. In the first region, a portion of the group-III nitride compound semiconductor layer and a portion of the clearance are disposed in a concave of the concave and convex portion on a section through two adjacent top portions of the concave and convex portion and a bottom portion located between the adjacent top portions. | 03-20-2014 |
20140183586 | LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT - A light emitting element includes a semiconductor laminate structure including a first semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type, a light emitting layer, and a second semiconductor layer of a second conductivity type different from the first conductivity type, a part of the second semiconductor layer and the light emitting layer being removed to expose a part of the first semiconductor layer, a first reflecting layer located on the semiconductor laminate structure and including an opening, the opening being formed in the exposed part of the first semiconductor layer, a transparent wiring electrode for carrier injection into the first semiconductor layer or the second semiconductor layer through the opening, and a second reflecting layer formed on the transparent wiring electrode and covering a part of the opening so as to reflect light emitted from the light emitting layer and passing through the opening back to the first semiconductor layer. | 07-03-2014 |
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20100273062 | ALL-SOLID-STATE BATTERY - An all-solid-state battery includes: a positive electrode active material layer that contains a positive electrode active material, and a first sulfide solid electrolyte material that contacts the positive electrode active material and that substantially does not have a cross-linking chalcogen; a negative electrode active material layer containing a negative electrode active material; and a solid electrolyte layer that is provided between the positive electrode active material layer and the negative electrode active material layer, and that contains a second sulfide solid electrolyte material that substantially has a cross-linking chalcogen. | 10-28-2010 |
20110065007 | ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL LAYER, ALL SOLID STATE BATTERY, MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL LAYER, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR ALL SOLID STATE BATTERY - An electrode active material layer includes an electrode active material and a sulfide solid state electrolyte material which is fused to a surface of the electrode active material and is substantially free of bridging sulfur. | 03-17-2011 |
20110167625 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING ALL SOLID LITHIUM BATTERY - The main object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing an all solid lithium battery, capable of easily performing dew point control in a battery assembly step. The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems by providing a method for producing an all solid lithium battery, comprising the steps of: preparing a material composition by adding Li | 07-14-2011 |
20110274984 | SULFIDE SOLID ELECTROLYTE MATERIAL - A main object of the present invention is to provide a sulfide solid electrolyte material that generates little hydrogen sulfide. To achieve the object, the present invention provides a sulfide solid electrolyte material which has a LiSbS | 11-10-2011 |
20120091391 | METHOD FOR PROCESSING BATTERY MEMBER - It is a major object of the invention to provide a method for processing a battery member, by which a cathode active material and a sulfide solid electrolyte material can be efficiently separated from each other and the cathode active material and Li contained in the sulfide solid electrolyte material can be efficiently recovered. To achieve the object, the present invention provides a method for processing a battery member containing at least a Li-containing cathode active material and a Li-containing sulfide solid electrolyte material, comprising the steps of: bringing the battery member into contact with a process solution to generate hydrogen sulfide as well as to dissolve the Li contained in the sulfide solid electrolyte material in the process solution; recovering the cathode active material as an insoluble component from the process solution containing the Li dissolved therein; and recovering a Li compound from the process solution, from which the cathode active material as an insoluble component is recovered. | 04-19-2012 |
20120177997 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING SOLID ELECTROLYTE MATERIAL-CONTAINING SHEET - A main object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing a solid electrolyte material-containing sheet excellent in strength. The present invention attains the object by providing a method for producing a solid electrolyte material-containing sheet comprising the steps of: preparing a raw material composition containing a sulfide solid electrolyte material and a binder composition containing a monomer or oligomer having a double bond and a radical polymerization initiator; applying the raw material composition to form a sheet-shaped composition; and polymerizing the sheet-shaped composition by radical polymerization. | 07-12-2012 |
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20110083426 | EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM WITH HEAT RECOVERY DEVICE - In an emission control system, an absorbent in exhaust-emission passage absorbs a particular component in the emission with a temperature thereof being lower than a first temperature, and desorbs therefrom the absorbed particular component with the temperature thereof being equal to or higher than the first temperature. A catalyst in the exhaust-emission passage converts the particular component desorbed from the absorbent into another component with a temperature thereof being equal to or higher than a second temperature higher than the first temperature. A heat recovery device is disposed in the exhaust-emission passage upstream of the absorbent and recovers heat from the exhaust emission by heat exchange between a heat-transfer medium and the exhaust emission. An adjusting unit adjusts an amount of heat to be recovered by the heat recovery device to thereby adjust a temperature state of the exhaust emission. | 04-14-2011 |
20110265460 | APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING SUPPLY POWER TO CONDUCTIVE CARRIER OF CATALYST CONVERTER - In an apparatus for controlling supply power to a conductive porous carrier of a catalyst converter for cleaning an emission, a moisture determiner determines whether moisture is contained in and/or on the conductive porous carrier. A power controller controls supply power to the conductive porous carrier for energization of the conductive porous carrier such that a value of the supply power to the conductive porous carrier when it is determined that the moisture is contained in and/or on the conductive porous carrier is lower than a value of the supply power to the conductive porous carrier when it is determined that the moisture is not contained in and/or on the conductive porous carrier. | 11-03-2011 |
20110268613 | APPARATUS FOR DIAGNOSING TEMPERATURE STATE OF CARRIER OF CATALYST CONVERTER - An apparatus is used for diagnosing the temperature state of a catalyst converter. The catalyst converter includes a catalyst for cleaning an emission, and a conductive carrier for carrying the catalyst. The conductive carrier is energized for temperature rise of the catalyst, and the conductive carrier has a characteristic in which resistance drops with temperature increase. In the apparatus, a first obtaining unit obtains a first parameter having a first correlation with supply power to the conductive carrier for energization of the conductive carrier. A second obtaining unit obtains a second parameter having a second correlation with a temperature of the conductive carrier. A diagnosing unit diagnoses the temperature state of the conductive carrier based on a comparison between the first parameter and the second parameter. | 11-03-2011 |
20110270568 | APPARATUS FOR CALCULATING TEMPERATURE OF CONDUCTIVE CARRIER OF CATALYST CONVERTER - In an apparatus, a temperature obtainer obtains, in a learning mode of the apparatus during a conductive carrier being deenergized a, value of a carrier temperature based on a physical parameter correlative with the carrier temperature and different from a carrier resistance. A resistance obtainer instantaneously energizes, in the learning mode, the conductive carrier to obtain a value of the carrier resistance during the instant energization. A calculator obtains, in a normal operation mode of the apparatus after the learning mode, a value of the carrier resistance, and calculates, in the normal operation mode, a value of the carrier temperature based on: the obtained value of the carrier resistance in the normal operation mode, and a pair of the value of the carrier temperature and the value of the carrier resistance obtained in the learning mode. | 11-03-2011 |
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20090238846 | S/O type external preparation - The present invention provides an external preparation which can improve a skin permeability of a hydrophilic medicine such as NSAID so that the medicine can act directly on a diseased area without passing through gastrointestinal tract or mucosa. The S/O type external preparation external preparation excellent in percutaneous absorbability of the present invention comprises a medicine-containing complex dissolved or dispersed in an oil phase, wherein the complex contains a hydrophilic medicine covered with a surfactant and is in a form of a solid. | 09-24-2009 |
20110159035 | S/O TYPE TRANSDERMAL IMMUNIZING AGENT - It is an objective of the present invention to provide a non-invasive transdermal immunizing technology by which inflammation and lump do not appear at the skin unlike conventional transdermal immunizing methods with subcutaneous administration and the development amount of antibody in serum is increased. The S/O type transdermal immunizing agent according to the present invention comprises an antigen-surfactant complex and an oil phase; wherein the antigen is covered with the surfactant in the complex; the complex is in a solid state; and the complex is dissolved or dispersed in the oil phase. | 06-30-2011 |
20110184147 | ENZYME SUBSTRATE FOR LABELING OF PROTEIN - The present invention provides a substrate of TGase represented by (fluorescent group)-(linker)-(a portion containing a Gln residue capable of recognition by transglutaminase (TGase))-R, wherein the fluorescent group is fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC), Texas Red (TE) or dansyl (Dns) or a group derived therefrom; the linker is a group represented by —NH—(CH | 07-28-2011 |
20120207794 | WATER-SOLUBLE DRUG CARRIER AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - An object of the present invention is to provide a drug delivery carrier that is free from the drug leakage problem and has an easily controllable particle size, and that can be used to deliver water-soluble drugs such as genes and proteins in a wide range of applications, including delivery of water-soluble drugs that do not have high anionic properties, and also can be used as a non-viral gene vector. The invention also provides a process for production of such drug delivery carriers. The drug delivery carrier of the present invention includes a water-soluble drug double-coated with two types of inner and outer surfactants 1 and 2. | 08-16-2012 |
20140086996 | WATER-SOLUBLE DRUG CARRIER AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - An object of the present invention is to provide a drug delivery carrier that is free from the drug leakage problem and has an easily controllable particle size, and that can be used to deliver water-soluble drugs such as genes and proteins in a wide range of applications, including delivery of water-soluble drugs that do not have high anionic properties, and also can be used as a non-viral gene vector. The invention also provides a process for production of such drug delivery carriers. The drug delivery carrier of the present invention includes a water-soluble drug double-coated with two types of inner and outer surfactants 1 and 2. | 03-27-2014 |
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20080203814 | In-vehicle emergency report apparatus - An in-vehicle emergency report apparatus is so constructed that the operating power source is switched from a vehicle battery to an auxiliary battery only when a pre-crash safety ECU determines that a vehicle will collide with something. That is, the operating power source is switched from the vehicle battery to the auxiliary battery only when there is a possibility that the vehicle will collide with something to thereby perform emergency report operation. This makes it possible to effectively switch the operating power source from the vehicle battery to the auxiliary battery and to prevent the capacity of the auxiliary battery from being uselessly consumed. | 08-28-2008 |
20100225462 | In-Vehicle emergency report apparatus - In an emergency report apparatus in a vehicle, even though a power switch is turned into an OFF state, an execution enabled state of an emergency report process is maintained when an occupant is determined to be in the vehicle. Therefore, even when a necessity of executing an emergency report process arises after the power switch is turned into the OFF state, it is unnecessary to turn the power switch into the ON state, thereby improving the usability. In addition, after the power switch is turned into the OFF state, an execution disabled state is designated when the occupant is determined to be not in the vehicle. Such an execution disabled state restricts the electric power supply from an in-vehicle battery, thereby reducing the power consumption and helping prevent the battery from running out. | 09-09-2010 |
20110193721 | In-vehicle communication apparatus - An in-vehicle communication apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus includes: a wireless communication device; a vehicle stop state determination section configured to determine whether a vehicle is in a stop state or a not-stop state; a connectibility determination section configured to determine whether wireless communication between the wireless communication device and the mobile communication network is possible or impossible; and a control section configured to cause a notification device to notify notice information when the vehicle is determined to be in the stop state and when the wireless communication is determined to be impossible. The notice information indicates that position of the vehicle in the stop state is within an area where the wireless communication is impossible. | 08-11-2011 |
20120001746 | Vehicular electric charge control apparatus and emergency notification system - A charge control apparatus includes a main control unit and a power source control unit. The main control unit acquires time-divided temperature information, which corresponds to a predetermined period covering the present time, based on present time information and the time-divided temperature information indicating a location temperature of a backup battery in each predetermined period. The main control unit determines a charge/discharge amount of the backup battery based on the time-divided temperature information and a residual charge amount of the backup battery. The power source control unit controls the backup battery by charging and discharging in accordance with the determined charge/discharge amount. | 01-05-2012 |
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20090191760 | Card edge connector and method of manufacturing the same - A card edge connector includes a housing, a first conductive part, a second conductive part, a supporting conductive part, a connecting element, a first harness, and a second harness. The housing has an insertion hole for receiving an electronic substrate therein. The first conductive part and the second conductive part are disposed in the insertion hole and are configured to come in contact with respective terminals disposed on a surface of the electronic substrate. The supporting conductive part is disposed in the housing in such a manner that supporting conductive part is farther away from the surface of the electronic substrate than the first conductive part is. The connecting element couples the second conductive part and the supporting conductive part, the first harness is coupled with the first conductive part, and the second harness is coupled with the supporting conductive part. | 07-30-2009 |
20090191764 | Card edge connector and method of manufacturing the same - A card edge connector includes a housing, a first conductive part, a second conductive part, a connecting element, a first harness, and a second harness. The housing has an insertion hole for receiving an electronic substrate therein. The first conductive part and the second conductive part are disposed in the insertion hole and are configured to come in contact with respective terminals disposed on a surface of the electronic substrate. The connecting element is coupled with the second conductive part and extends in a direction approximately vertical to a planer direction of the electronic substrate so as to be away from the surface of the electronic substrate. The first harness is coupled with the first conductive part and the second harness penetrates a penetrated part of the connecting element. | 07-30-2009 |
20110021078 | Card edge connector and method for assembling the same - A card edge connector for electrically coupling between contact electrodes on an electric circuit board and harnesses includes: a housing with a board insertion opening; harness terminals coupling with the harnesses; and junction terminals coupling between contact electrodes and harness terminals. The contact electrodes include first and second contact electrodes on both of first and second surfaces of the board. Each first contact electrode is nearer one end of the board than each second contact electrode. The first and second contact electrodes on the first or second surface are aligned alternately along with a width direction of the board. A first or second end of the junction terminal contacting the contact electrode on the first or second surface extends from a first or second inner wall of the board insertion opening to reach a centerline of the board. | 01-27-2011 |
20110021080 | Card edge connector and method of manufacturing the same - A card edge connector for electrically connecting harnesses to contact electrodes that are located in different positions on a surface of an electronic substrate in an insertion direction includes a housing, harness terminals, and relay terminals. The housing defines a substrate insertion hole for receiving the electronic substrate. The harness terminals are separately connected to the harnesses and located in different positions in a height direction perpendicular to the insertion direction. The relay terminals separately connect the harness terminals to the contact electrodes upon insertion of the electronic substrate into the substrate insertion hole. | 01-27-2011 |
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20090220049 | RADIATION IMAGE CAPTURING SYSTEM, RADIATION DETECTING APPARATUS, IMAGE CAPTURING BASE, RADIATION IMAGE CAPTURING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A radiation image capturing system includes a first image capturing apparatus for capturing a radiation image of a subject, a second image capturing apparatus for capturing a radiation image of the subject, the second image capturing apparatus having a specification different from that of the first image capturing apparatus, an image correcting device for correcting the radiation image of the subject which is captured by the second image capturing apparatus such that the radiation image of the subject which is captured by the second image capturing apparatus has the same magnification as that of the radiation image of the subject which is captured by the first image capturing apparatus, and a display unit for displaying the corrected radiation image. The radiation images captured by the image capturing apparatus of different specifications are corrected to have the same magnification. | 09-03-2009 |
20110227750 | Radiation imaging system having radiation imaging cassette and console device, and radiation imaging program - A radiation imaging system includes a radiation imaging cassette and a console device. A communication mode between the cassette and the console device is switchable between a wired mode and a wireless mode. Due to shortage of a battery of the cassette, the communication mode is switched to the wired mode to start charging the battery and send image data from the cassette to the console device through a cable. The console device has first and second judging sections. The first judging section judges whether or not a charge level of the battery exceeds a predetermined threshold value. The second judging section judges whether or not radiography is in progress. If it is judged that the charge level of the battery exceeds the predetermined threshold value and the radiography is not in progress, a window that indicates permission for switching to the wireless mode is displayed on a monitor. | 09-22-2011 |
20110235782 | Radiation imaging system, console, and radiation imaging program - A radiation imaging system has a radiation generation device, an FPD cassette, and a console. The console judges whether or not the FPD cassette is in a good communication state repeatedly once every thirty seconds. Upon receiving a radiography order, the console changes repetition intervals from thirty seconds to three seconds, and keeps judging the communication state of the FPD cassette. The repeated judgment is continued until a shutter button is pressed. Upon the press of the shutter button, the radiation generation device emits radiation to carry out radiography. | 09-29-2011 |
20110238343 | Apparatus, system and method of managing battery level of wirelessly communicable radiographic cassette - A current charge level of a battery presently used for supplying a wirelessly communicable cassette is detected and transmitted to a console of an X-ray imaging apparatus. In the console, a power consumption calculator calculates an estimated amount of power consumption by the cassette for each of received orders for inspections. When a new order for inspection is received, or one of the ordered inspections is canceled or finished, or the battery of the cassette is replaced, the last inspection until which the presently used battery can effectively supply the cassette is determined among the ordered inspections on the basis of the detected current charge level and the estimated power consumption amounts for the individual inspections, to display a message prompting to replace the presently used battery before the end of the determined last inspection. | 09-29-2011 |
20120075293 | ADJUSTMENT METHOD OF STEREOSCOPIC DISPLAY, ADJUSTMENT DEVICE USED THEREFORE, STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD, AND DISPLAY DEVICE USE THEREFORE - In an adjustment method of a stereoscopic display used for stereoscopic display and an adjustment device used therefore, the burden on an observer can be reduced. An adjustment method of a stereoscopic display having a light output unit for a right eye which outputs a light signal for the right eye and a light output unit for a left eye which outputs a light signal for the left eye includes: performing first measurement for measuring the luminance of the light signal for the right eye; performing second measurement for measuring the luminance of the light signal for the left eye; acquiring first and second representative luminance values corresponding to each other by the first and second measurements, respectively; and adjusting an output of the light output unit such that a difference between the first and second representative luminance values falls within a predetermined range. | 03-29-2012 |
20130058453 | RADIOGRAPHY SYSTEM AND RADIATION SOURCE CONTROLLER - A source controller unit for controlling an x-ray source is provided with a detection signal interface for receiving detection signals from detective pixels of an electronic cassette or an integrated value of the detection signals only, or an interface for receiving a radiation stopping signal only. The source controller unit receives other radiation signals than the radiation stopping signal, such as a radiation admitting signal, through a radiation signal interface. The source controller unit uses the detection signals, the integrated value thereof, or the radiation stopping signal as exposure control signals for stopping radiation from the x-ray source. Since the exposure control signals are received on the specific interface therefor, the source controller unit does not need signal sorting operation nor receive different kinds of signals at the same time, improving the speed of radiation stopping procedure. | 03-07-2013 |
20130058454 | RADIOGRAPHIC SYSTEM, AUTOMATIC EXPOSURE CONTROL METHOD OF RADIOGRAPHIC SYSTEM, AND RADIOLOGICAL IMAGE DETECTOR - When an AEC sensor is changed, the same AEC as before changing the AEC sensor is carried out without modifying an existing apparatus. A storage and search unit of a console acquires a source ID and searches for and extracts position information of a detection field of an old AEC sensor corresponding to the acquired source ID from source information of a storage device. An electronic cassette includes plural detection pixels as a new AEC sensor short-circuited to signal lines without passing through TFTs in the same imaging plane as pixels. A detection field selecting circuit of an AEC unit of the electronic cassette selects a detection signal from the detection pixel existing at the position of the detection field of the old AEC sensor among the detection signals of the plural detection pixels. | 03-07-2013 |
20130058455 | RADIOGRAPHING SYSTEM, METHOD OF CONTROLLING AUTOMATIC EXPOSURE IN RADIOGRAPHING SYSTEM, AND RADIOLOGICAL IMAGE DETECTION DEVICE - A compensation circuit | 03-07-2013 |
20130058456 | RADIOGRAPHING SYSTEM, METHOD OF CONTROLLING AUTOMATIC EXPOSURE IN RADIOGRAPHING SYSTEM, AND RADIOLOGICAL IMAGE DETECTION DEVICE - A comparison circuit | 03-07-2013 |
20140056409 | RADIATION IMAGE CAPTURING SYSTEM, RADIATION DETECTING APPARATUS, IMAGE CAPTURING BASE AND RADIATION IMAGE CAPTURING METHOD - A radiation image capturing system includes a first image capturing apparatus for capturing a radiation image of a subject, a second image capturing apparatus for capturing a radiation image of the subject, the second image capturing apparatus having a specification different from that of the first image capturing apparatus, an image correcting device for correcting the radiation image of the subject which is captured by the second image capturing apparatus such that the radiation image of the subject which is captured by the second image capturing apparatus has the same magnification as that of the radiation image of the subject which is captured by the first image capturing apparatus, and a display unit for displaying the corrected radiation image. The radiation images captured by the image capturing apparatus of different specifications are corrected to have the same magnification. | 02-27-2014 |
20140079310 | RADIATION EXPOSURE DOSE OBTAINING APPARATUS, METHOD, AND PROGRAM - In a case where a radiation exposure dose of a subject is obtained in a radiation exposure dose obtaining apparatus based on a radiation image signal of each frame detected by a radiation image detector by continuously performing radiological imaging of the subject due to the continuous radiological imaging, an area corresponding to a region of the subject is set in an image represented by the radiation image signal and a radiation exposure dose is obtained for each set area. | 03-20-2014 |
20140086390 | RADIATION EXPOSURE DOSE OBTAINING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND RADIATION IMAGE CAPTURING SYSTEM - In the case where a radiation exposure dose of a human body that includes an artificial object is obtained based on a radiation image signal detected by a radiation image detector through the application of radiation transmitted through the human body, information of the artificial object included in the human body is obtained and, in the case where information indicating that an artificial object is included in the human body is obtained as the information of the artificial object, a correction is performed to increase the radiation exposure dose, which is based on the radiation image signal, by a predetermined correction radiation exposure dose. | 03-27-2014 |
20140093043 | RADIATION EXPOSURE DOSE OBTAINING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND RADIATION IMAGE CAPTURING SYSTEM - In the case where radiological imaging of a subject to be injected with a contrast agent is performed continuously and a radiation exposure dose of the subject due to the continuous radiological imaging is obtained based on a radiation image signal of each frame detected by a radiation image detector through the continuous radiological imaging, identifying a frame which includes an image signal representing an image of the contrast agent as a contrast agent frame from the radiation image signal of each frame, and correcting the radiation exposure dose based on information of the contrast agent frame and obtaining a radiation exposure dose of the subject for the radiological imaging of the contrast agent frame. | 04-03-2014 |
20140177798 | RADIATION IMAGING SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION METHOD OF RADIATION IMAGING SYSTEM, AND RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE DETECTING DEVICE - A communication section having a relatively high communication speed is used for communicating a detection signal or an emission stop signal between a source control device and an electronic cassette. The detection signal is outputted from a detection pixel of the electronic cassette. The emission stop signal depends on a comparison result between an integrated value of the detection signal and an emission stop threshold value. On the other hand, a wireless communication section having a lower communication speed than that of the detection signal and the emission stop signal is used for communicating image data and the like between the electronic cassette and a console. | 06-26-2014 |
20140205066 | RADIATION IMAGING SYSTEM AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF, AND RADIATION IMAGE DETECTING DEVICE - A measurement area selection circuit has an irradiation field determination unit, an object area determination unit, and a measurement area determination unit. The irradiation field determination unit determines an irradiation field of an imaging surface of an FPD. The object area determination unit determines an object area from a comparison result between a first expected received dose of a directly exposed area and dose detection signals of detection pixels situated in the irradiation field. The measurement area determination unit determines a measurement area, which corresponds to a region of interest, from a comparison result between a second expected received dose of the measurement area and the dose detection signals of the detection pixels situated in the irradiation area and the object area. The dose detection signals of the detection pixels situated in the measurement area are used for AEC. | 07-24-2014 |
20140211922 | RADIATION IMAGING SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND RADIATION IMAGE DETECTING DEVICE - Upon input of a synchronization signal, which indicates a start of an X-ray emission, from a source control unit for controlling an X-ray source, an electronic cassette makes an FPD start an accumulation operation and measurement of an X-ray dose. The electronic cassette and a console command their communicators to stop communication of any signal other than a stop signal, which stops the X-ray emission from the X-ray source, during the accumulation operation of the FPD. As soon as the X-ray dose has reached a predetermined threshold value, the electronic cassette transmits the stop signal to the source control unit through the console. A delay in transmission of the stop signal due to communication congestion or signal collision does not occur, because the electronic cassette and the console stop the communication of the signal other than the stop signal. | 07-31-2014 |
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20110013899 | FOCUS CONTROL CIRCUIT FOR ADJUSTING THE FOCUS BY MOVING A LENS - A focus control circuit is installed in an image pickup apparatus including a lens, a driver element for adjusting the position of the lens, and a position detecting element for detecting the position of the lens. An equalizer included in the focus control circuit generates a drive signal used to adjust the position of the lens to a position to be set, based on a difference between the position of the lens identified by the position detecting element and the set position. When an instruction to vary a target position of the lens is received externally, a position setting unit included in the focus control circuit sets sequentially a plurality of positions in a range covering a new target position and a previous target position, to the equalizer before the new target position is reached from the previous target position. | 01-20-2011 |
20110291603 | DRIVE CONTROL CIRCUIT AND FOCUS CONTROL CIRCUIT - An equalizer generates a control signal for adjusting, based on a difference between a target value for the state of an object and an actual measured value thereof, the state of the object to match the target value. A PWM modulation unit generates a PWM signal corresponding to the control signal generated by the equalizer. An H-bridge drive unit generates a drive current for driving a drive element that changes the state of the object in accordance with the PWM signal generated by the PWM modulation unit. A slew-rate control unit changes the current driving capability of the H-bridge drive unit in accordance with the control signal. | 12-01-2011 |
20110298453 | HALL ELEMENT CONTROL CIRCUIT - A first terminal supplies the bias voltage to a high-potential-side input terminal of a hall element. A second terminal supplies the ground potential to a low-potential-side input terminal of the hall element. A P-channel type transistor is configured such that the source terminal is connected to the power supply potential and the drain terminal is connected to the first terminal. An operational amplifier differentially amplifies the voltage between a predetermined set voltage and the voltage at the first terminal so as to control the gate voltage of the P-channel type transistor. | 12-08-2011 |
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20100130321 | Vehicle hybrid driving apparatus - A vehicle hybrid driving apparatus that has an engine and an electric motor as drive power sources includes: a hydraulic pressure generation mechanism that generates hydraulic pressure using drive force from the engine; and a planetary gear ratio shift device that has three rotating elements: a first rotating element, a second rotating element, and a third rotating element. The first rotating element is linked to the electric motor so that power transmission therebetween is possible, and is also linked to the engine via a clutch so that power transmission therebetween is possible. The second rotating element is selectively linked to a stationary member via a brake. The third rotating element is linked to an output shaft so that power transmission therebetween is possible. The brake connects the second rotating element and the stationary member when the hydraulic pressure from the hydraulic pressure generation mechanism is not supplied. | 05-27-2010 |
20130035202 | POWER TRANSMISSION DEVICE - A power transmission device has a rigid body that includes a contact portion coming into contact with the first or second friction member and that moves the contact portion from a position of contact with the first or second friction member to a position of no contact with the first and second friction members, an elastic body that applies to the rigid body a force moving the contact portion to a position of contact with the first or second friction member, a first pushing mechanism that applies to the rigid body a pressure of liquid moving the contact portion to a position of contact with the first or second friction member, and a second pushing mechanism that applies to the rigid body a pressure of liquid moving the contact portion to a position of no contact with the first and second friction members. | 02-07-2013 |
20130196817 | VEHICLE DRIVE DEVICE - A vehicle drive device comprising: an engine; a hydraulic transmission device constituting a portion of a power transmission path between the engine and drive wheels; and an electric motor, the engine and the hydraulic transmission device disposed to rotate around one axial center, the electric motor disposed with a rotation axial center different from the one axial center, the electric motor coupled to an input-side rotating element of the hydraulic transmission device receiving input of a drive force from the engine, the input-side rotating element being rotatable around the one axial center, the electric motor coupled to the input-side rotating element via an electric motor coupling rotating element coupled relatively non-rotatably to the input-side rotating element, a hydraulic pump rotationally driven by the input-side rotating element of the hydraulic transmission device disposed such that a rotor of the hydraulic pump rotates around the one axial center, and a coupling portion of the electric motor coupling rotating element for the input-side rotating element inserted into a pump-cover through-hole formed on an internal side of the pump-cover through-hole of the hydraulic pump in a radial direction, along with a portion of the input-side rotating element, and coupled relatively non-rotatably to the input-side rotating element in the pump-cover through-hole, in order to couple the input-side rotating element to the rotor. | 08-01-2013 |
20130277163 | VEHICLE POWER TRANSMISSION DEVICE - Providing a vehicle power transmission device including a hydraulic power transmission device and enabling a shorter entire axial length. | 10-24-2013 |
20130284554 | VEHICLE POWER TRANSMISSION DEVICE - It is provided a vehicle power transmission device having a hydraulic power transmission device and a power transmission mechanism in a power transmission path between an engine and drive wheels, the hydraulic power transmission device including an input-side rotating member disposed with a plurality of pump blades and an output-side rotating member disposed with a plurality of turbine blades receiving a fluid flow from the pump blades, the power transmission mechanism transmitting power input to an input shaft from the hydraulic power transmission device to a subsequent stage, the output-side rotating member being coupled by relatively non-rotatable fitting to the input shaft on the power transmission mechanism side relative to the pump blades and the turbine blades in an axial center direction of the hydraulic power transmission device, the hydraulic power transmission device being a torque converter having a stator coupled via a one way clutch to a tubular stator shaft concentric with the input shaft and having a diameter larger than the input shaft, a tubular coupling shaft having a diameter larger than the input shaft being disposed to project from an inner circumferential edge portion of an inner race of the one way clutch in the axial center direction, and the stator shaft being coupled by relatively non-rotatable fitting to the tubular coupling shaft of the inner race at a position partially or entirely overlapping with a coupling portion of the output-side rotating member to the input shaft when viewed in the direction orthogonal to the axial center. | 10-31-2013 |
20130288853 | CONTROL DEVICE OF HYBRID VEHICLE (AS AMENDED) - It is provided a control device of a hybrid vehicle having a clutch in a power transmission path between an engine and a motor generator, the clutch controlling power transmission through the power transmission path depending on an engagement state, the hybrid vehicle interrupting the power transmission through the power transmission path by releasing the clutch during EV running while only the motor generator is used as a drive source for running, during the EV running while a release instruction for the clutch is output, if the engine being driven, a rotation speed of the engine is maintained within a predetermined rotation speed difference from a rotation speed of the motor generator. | 10-31-2013 |
20130306423 | VEHICLE POWER TRANSMISSION DEVICE - It is provided a vehicle power transmission device having a torque converter and a power transmission mechanism in a power transmission path between an engine and drive wheels, the torque converter including an input-side rotating member disposed with a plurality of pump blades, an output-side rotating member disposed with a plurality of turbine blades receiving a fluid flow from the pump blades, and a stator disposed with a stator blade disposed between the pump blades and the turbine blades, the power transmission mechanism transmitting power input to an input shaft from the torque converter to a subsequent stage, within a circulation flow passage allowing circulation of fluid in the torque converter, a circulation outward passage allowing the fluid to flow toward the inside of the torque converter at the time of the circulation being made up of a gap between the input shaft of the power transmission mechanism and a tubular stator shaft coupled via a one way clutch to the stator, and the stator shaft being concentric with the input shaft and has a diameter larger than the input shaft, the torque converter including a lockup clutch selectively coupling the input-side rotating member to the output-side rotating member, the lockup clutch having a release-side chamber consisting of a portion of the circulation outward passage and having an inner pressure increased by supply of the fluid when the lockup clutch is released, the lockup clutch being disposed on a side opposite to the stator shaft relative to the output-side rotating member, the circulation outward passage including a through-hole penetrating the output-side rotating member in an axial center direction of the torque converter to be in communication with a gap between the input shaft of the power transmission mechanism and the stator shaft, and a gap in the axial center direction between the stator and the output-side rotating member being oil-tightly sealed on an outer circumferential side of the through-hole. | 11-21-2013 |
20130331228 | CONTROL DEVICE OF HYBRID VEHICLE (AS AMENDED) - It is provided a control device of a hybrid vehicle having an engine, an electric motor, a clutch disposed in a power transmission path between the engine and the electric motor, and a hydraulic power transmission device with a lockup clutch disposed in a power transmission path between the electric motor and drive wheels, the control device being configured to engage the clutch and provide slip control of the lockup clutch when the engine is started from motor running using the electric motor, and to lower an engagement pressure of the lockup clutch as compared to the case of an engine start caused by an acceleration request from a driver if the start of the engine is an engine start caused by a request from a hybrid system. | 12-12-2013 |
20140162839 | CONTROL DEVICE OF HYBRID VEHICLE - In a case of engagement when a clutch K | 06-12-2014 |
20140172217 | VEHICLE TRAVEL CONTROL APPARATUS - A vehicle running control device in a vehicle includes a power connecting/disconnecting device interrupting power transmission between an engine and drive wheels, the vehicle running control device providing free-run control of interrupting the power transmission with the power connecting/disconnecting device and stopping the engine during inertia running, the vehicle running control device being configured to determine a target vehicle deceleration at the start of the free-run control based on a vehicle speed and to estimate an estimated vehicle deceleration when the free-run control is started, before starting the free-run control, and when the estimated vehicle deceleration is closer to the target vehicle deceleration at the start of the free-run control, the free-run control being more easily provided. | 06-19-2014 |
20140195135 | VEHICLE DRIVE CONTROL DEVICE - A vehicle drive control device performs acceleration/deceleration running by alternately repeating acceleration running and deceleration running, wherein it compares between an efficiency of the motor at a first operation point determined by a rotation speed and a torque of a motor and an efficiency of the motor at a second operation point for outputting a higher torque than the first operation point, and if a difference between the efficiencies is greater than a determination value, the acceleration running at the second operation point and the deceleration running being repeated, the second operation point being set a maximum efficiency line of the motor with the rotation speed and the torque of the motor as parameters to perform the acceleration running, and if acceleration during the acceleration running becomes larger than an acceleration limit value, a rotating machine acting at least as an electric generator generating electricity to charge a battery. | 07-10-2014 |
20140216375 | VEHICLE ENGINE CONTROL DEVICE - A control device of a vehicle engine comprises: an electric motor rotationally driving an engine to start the engine; a variable valve timing mechanism varying a valve timing of an intake valve of the engine; and an intermediate lock mechanism mechanically locking the valve timing at an intermediate position between a most delayed position and a most advanced position of the valve timing, if an output limitation of the electric motor is predicted at restart of the engine, the valve timing at the time of stop of the engine being locked at the intermediate lock position by the intermediate lock mechanism. | 08-07-2014 |
20140256506 | VEHICLE POWER TRANSMISSION DEVICE - A vehicle power transmission device having a torque converter in a power transmission path between an engine and drive wheels, the torque converter including an input-side rotating member disposed with a plurality of pump blades, an output-side rotating member disposed with a plurality of turbine blades receiving a fluid flow from the pump blades, and a stator disposed with a stator blade disposed between the pump blades and the turbine blades, the vehicle power transmission device includes: a case including a first chamber and a second chamber separated by a bulkhead disposed on an opposite side of the torque converter to the engine, the first chamber housing the torque converter, the second chamber being formed on an opposite side of the bulkhead to the torque converter, the first chamber and the second chamber being oil-tightly isolated from each other by an oil seal oil-tightly sealing a gap between an inner circumferential surface of the bulkhead and an outer circumferential surface of a cylindrical rotation shaft projected from the input-side rotating member toward the second chamber, the vehicle power transmission device being disposed with a thrust bearing between a side wall portion of the input-side rotating member closer to the bulkhead and the stator, the thrust bearing being disposed to partially or entirely overlap with the oil seal when viewed in a direction orthogonal to an axial center of the torque converter. a one way clutch being disposed between the stator and a non-rotating member which supports the stator, and a portion of the one way clutch protruding toward the second chamber as compared to the stator and an inner race of the one way clutch, the input-side rotating member having an annular projecting portion formed by projecting a portion at a radial position corresponding to the thrust bearing toward the bulkhead over entire circumference in the side wall portion of the input-side rotating member closer to the bulkhead, and the annular projecting portion containing the thrust bearing and a portion of the one way clutch. | 09-11-2014 |
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20110121692 | VEHICLE DRIVE DEVICE - A vehicle drive device, having a case with a support wall that extends at least radially, and an axially protruding portion that is cylindrically shaped integrally with the support wall and protrudes axially from the support wall toward a rotating electrical machine. A rotor support member is supported radially and axially so as to be rotatable with respect to the axially protruding portion via a support bearing provided on an outer or inner peripheral surface of the axially protruding portion. The element to be supplied with the oil pressure is positioned on a side axially opposite to the support wall. The vehicle drive device includes a supply oil passage, which is provided inside the support wall and the axially protruding portion, and has an end face opening that is formed in an end face located in a protruding direction of the axially protruding portion. | 05-26-2011 |
20110240430 | Vehicle drive device - A drive device for a vehicle configured between an internal combustion engine and a wheel. The drive device includes a rotary electric machine, and an engagement device connecting the drive device to the engine by a fluid coupling using hydraulic pressure. A case houses at least a portion of the drive device and includes a support wall extending radially, and a cylindrical projecting portion projecting from the support wall toward a side in an axial second direction that is in a direction opposite to the axial first direction. The engagement device includes an operating oil pressure chamber supplied with the hydraulic pressure. A rotor member of the rotary electric machine is radially supported by the cylindrical projecting portion in a rotatable state via a support bearing. The cylindrical projecting portion is formed with an operating oil supply passage supplying oil to the operating oil pressure chamber. | 10-06-2011 |
20110240431 | Vehicle drive device - A rotary electric drive device for a vehicle configured to couple a combustion engine to a wheel. The drive device includes an engagement device selectively drivingly connecting the input member with the rotary electric machine and a fluid coupling. The engagement device includes a differential pressure generating chamber that receives oil supply so as to apply hydraulic pressure to a side of the pressing member opposite to a side to which hydraulic pressure for operation is applied. A body portion housing chamber housing a body portion of the fluid coupling and the differential pressure generating chamber are structured as oil chambers independent of each other. The drive device includes a coupling supply oil passage supplying oil to the body portion housing chamber and a differential pressure supply oil passage supplying the oil to the differential pressure generating chamber. | 10-06-2011 |
20120217830 | VEHICLE DRIVE DEVICE - A vehicle drive device includes an input member coupled to an internal combustion engine; an output member coupled to a wheel; a rotating electrical machine; a fluid coupling; and a case containing at least the rotating electrical machine and the fluid coupling. The fluid coupling includes an input and an output that is paired with the input. The rotating electrical machine includes a rotor and a rotor support that extends radially inward from the rotor in an axial direction with respect to the coupling input, and supports the rotor via a support bearing. A power transmission member is formed by coupling at least the rotor support and the coupling input together so that at least the rotor support and the coupling input rotate together. A movement restricting mechanism restricts axial movement of the power transmission member toward the axial direction. | 08-30-2012 |
20120242199 | VEHICLE DRIVING APPARATUS - In a vehicle driving apparatus including a rotating electrical machine having a rotor and a case housing a power transmission device, a second projecting portion formed on a front cover member of the power transmission device is supported rotatably relative to a first projecting portion formed on a support wall of the case via a support bearing, a positioning fitting portion is provided to position a rotor support member for supporting the rotor relative to the front cover member in the radial direction, a torque transmitting coupling portion is provided on a radial direction outer side of the positioning fitting portion to couple the rotor support member and the front cover member so as to be capable of transmitting torque, and the positioning fitting portion and the torque transmitting coupling portion are respectively disposed to overlap a rotary support portion in an axial direction. | 09-27-2012 |
20120318630 | VEHICLE DRIVING APPARATUS - A vehicle driving apparatus includes a rotating electrical machine and an engagement device, which are disposed on a power transmission path linking an input member drive-coupled to an internal combustion engine and an output member drive-coupled to a wheel. The engagement device includes an engagement input coupled to the input member, an engagement output that forms a pair with the engagement input and is coupled to the rotating electrical machine, a friction member disposed between the engagement input and the engagement output, and a pressing member that presses the friction member in a pressing direction. An oil pressure chamber is formed between the pressing member and either the engagement input or the engagement output. A biasing spring biases the pressing member in the pressing direction when no oil pressure is supplied to the oil pressure chamber and is disposed on an exterior of the oil pressure chamber. | 12-20-2012 |
20120319514 | VEHICLE DRIVING APPARATUS - A vehicle driving apparatus includes a rotating electrical machine serving as a drive power source of the vehicle and a rotation sensor that detects a rotation position of a rotor of the rotating electrical machine. The rotating electrical machine includes a rotor support that supports the rotor from a radial direction inner side, and includes a cylindrical support that extends in an axial direction. The support includes a first tubular portion and a second tubular portion, an inner and an outer peripheral surface of the second tubular portion both having a smaller diameter than an inner and an outer peripheral surface of the first tubular portion. A support bearing that supports the rotor support rotatably is disposed to contact the inner peripheral surface of the first tubular portion, and a sensor rotor of the rotation sensor is disposed to contact the outer peripheral surface of the second tubular portion. | 12-20-2012 |
20120323425 | HYBRID DRIVE APPARATUS - A hybrid drive apparatus includes an input member that is drivingly connected to a rotary electric machine and drivingly connected via an input clutch to an internal combustion engine, an output member that is drivingly connected to the input member and transmits rotation of the input member to wheels, and a control device that controls the rotary electric machine. The control device is capable of performing valve opening/closing phase control that advances or retards opening/closing phases of valve elements provided in the internal combustion engine via a valve opening/closing phase adjusting mechanism and, with the internal combustion engine in a stopped state before starting a vehicle, advances the opening/closing phases of the valve elements to bring the opening/closing phases of the valve elements into an advanced phase state relative to predetermined reference phases, thus starting the vehicle with torque of the rotary electric machine in the advanced phase state. | 12-20-2012 |
20130030624 | HYBRID DRIVE APPARATUS - A hybrid drive apparatus includes an input member that is connected via a rotary electric machine and an input clutch to an internal combustion engine, a transmission device that has an engagement element for transmitting and starting, and that transmits rotation of the input member to an output member at a changed speed, an oil pump that is driven by the input member. The input clutch has a plurality of friction materials and an elastic member urging the plurality of friction materials in the pressing direction. The control device, when detecting a start preliminary operation by a driver, rotates the rotary electric machine to cause the oil pump to produce the circulating oil pressure that disengages the input clutch by canceling out the urging force of the elastic member, and engages the engagement element for starting, after disengaging the input clutch. | 01-31-2013 |
20130310216 | VEHICLE DRIVE DEVICE - Mutual interference between a hydraulic pressure of a first engagement device and a hydraulic pressure of a second engagement device is suppressed even in the case where operation of the first engagement device and operation of the second engagement device coincide with each other. A vehicle drive device includes a first engagement device that selectively couples a rotary electric machine to an internal combustion engine, and a fluid coupling. The first engagement device includes a first oil chamber that is formed to apply a back pressure to a first piston. The fluid coupling includes a second oil chamber configured to control an engagement state of a second engagement device. The vehicle drive device includes a first control valve that controls a first oil chamber hydraulic pressure, and a second control valve that controls a second oil chamber hydraulic pressure independently of the first oil chamber hydraulic pressure. | 11-21-2013 |
20140124324 | HYDRAULIC CONTROLLER FOR HYBRID DRIVE SYSTEM - A hydraulic control device configured with a source pressure generation section, a hydraulic servo for a clutch provided between an engine and a motor, a control solenoid valve that outputs a regulated source pressure to the hydraulic servo, and a switching section that switches a hydraulic passage, which extends between the source pressure generation section and the hydraulic servo to supply the engagement pressure, between a first and second state in which the hydraulic passage has a high conduit resistance compared to the first state at least until the clutch is engaged. The switching section switches the hydraulic passage into the second state during a failure in which the control solenoid valve is de-energized and the source pressure is directly supplied to the hydraulic servo as the engagement pressure, and switches the hydraulic passage into the first state during normal times when the failure does not occur. | 05-08-2014 |