FUJITSU COMPONENT LIMITED Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160125834 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A communication device includes: an inputter that inputs a USB (Universal Serial Bus) signal from an input device; an acquirer that acquires an EDID (Extended Display Identification Data) signal from a monitor; an instructor that gives an instruction to output the EDID signal to another communication device; a switch that selectively switches a first route for outputting the acquired EDID signal to the another communication device and a second route for outputting the inputted USB signal to the another communication device; and a controller that controls the switch so as to switch from the second route to the first route in accordance with the instruction from the instructor. | 05-05-2016 |
20160117276 | KVM SWITCH - A KVM (K: keyboard, V: video, M: mouse) switch to be connected between a computer, and a keyboard and a mouse, the KVM switch includes: a connector that is cascade-connected to another KVM switch; an inputter that inputs a creation instruction of control data including control information which controls the operation of the another KVM switch; a creator that creates the control data having a data format that is the same as a data format of key code data inputted from the key board or the mouse when a creation instruction of the control data is inputted, the control data including the control information and a first identifier indicative of the control data; and an outputter that outputs the created control data to the another KVM switch. | 04-28-2016 |
20160093455 | KEY SWITCH DEVICE AND KEYBOARD - A key switch device includes: a key top that includes an operating surface; a pair of link members that is interlocked with each other to move the key top upward and downward; a frame member that includes a leg portion extending downward and a flange portion provided at an end of the leg portion, and pivotably supports the pair of the link members; and a support plate that includes a through hole through which the leg portion and the flange portion penetrate, and a projection portion projecting upwardly from a part of an outer periphery of the through hole toward an inside of the through hole. | 03-31-2016 |
20160092008 | TOUCH PANEL - A touch panel includes: an upper transparent substrate having an upper transparent electrode film; a lower transparent substrate having a lower transparent electrode film; a first electric wiring formed on the upper transparent electrode film; a second electric wiring formed on the lower transparent electrode film; an insulator formed between the first electric wiring and the second electric wiring, the insulator being made of a material with a light shielding effect; and a decoration layer formed on the upper transparent substrate so as to cover the first electric wiring, the second electric wiring and the insulator. | 03-31-2016 |
20160086755 | ELECTROMAGNETIC RELAY - An electromagnetic relay which is provided with an armature, a moving electrode which has a moving plate and a moving contact and a fixed electrode which faces the moving electrode and has a fixed plate and a fixed contact. At least a portion of the moving plate onto which the moving contact is arranged and at least a portion of the fixed plate onto which the fixed contact is arranged are inclined in width direction. | 03-24-2016 |
20160027602 | ELECTROMAGNETIC RELAY - An electromagnetic relay includes: a pair of fixed contact terminals, each of which has a fixed contact; a movable contact spring having a pair of movable pieces and a coupler coupling the pair of movable pieces, each of the movable pieces having a movable contact that contacts and is separated from the fixed contact; an armature having a flat plate to be adsorbed to an iron core and a hanging portion bent from the flat plate and extending downward, and moves the movable contact spring by a rotation operation; and an electromagnetic device driving the armature, wherein the hanging portion has a projection to fix the movable contact spring on a face thereof facing the electromagnetic device and a pulling portion that extends downward more than the projection and pulls the movable contact spring when a current flows between the fixed contact and the movable contact. | 01-28-2016 |
20160026303 | TOUCH PANEL - A touch panel includes: a lower electrode substrate that includes: a first substrate surface; a first conductive film on the first substrate surface; and four electrodes on the first substrate surface; an upper electrode substrate that includes: a second substrate surface; a second conductive film formed on the second substrate surface and facing the first conductive film; an insulating layer formed on the second conductive film; and a conductive layer formed on the insulating layer, and a control unit that applies voltage to the electrodes and that detects a contact position at which the upper electrode substrate comes into contact with the lower electrode substrate by using an electric charge which is moved from the lower electrode substrate to the upper electrode substrate by the contact. | 01-28-2016 |
20150347800 | POWER SUPPLY TAP - A power supply tap includes: a reading sensor that is provided near an outlet, and reads a color recorded in a color plate; a converter that converts the color read by the reading sensor into corresponding information; a measurer that measures a power consumption value of an electronics device connected to the outlet in which the color plate is read; and a transmitter that transmits the measured power consumption value and the converted information to a management device managing the power consumption value of the electronics device. | 12-03-2015 |
20150331208 | OPTICAL MODULE - An optical module includes a housing including an upper cover and a lower cover, a first circuit board having a wiring pattern for transmitting an electric signal, a second circuit board on which a photonic device is bonded, the photonic device converting the electric signal into light or converting the light into the electric signal, an optical waveguide that is provided on the first circuit board, and guides the light output from the photonic device or the light to be incident on the photonic device, and a first thermal conducting member having plasticity, wherein, the optical waveguide, the second circuit board, and the first thermal conducting member are layered on the first circuit board, a first protrusion formed on the upper cover is adhered to a top surface of the first thermal conducting member, and the first thermal conducting member is adhered to a top surface of the photonic device. | 11-19-2015 |
20150309694 | COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM, RELAY DEVICE AND INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE - A non-transitory computer readable medium causing a computer to execute a process, the process includes: acquiring coordinate information indicating a boundary between an operable region and an inoperable region in the operation screen of a server; acquiring, from an operating system of the computer, an arrangement coordinate of a first window displaying the operation screen of the server including a first mouse cursor; detecting positions of the operable region and the inoperable region from the acquired coordinate information and the acquired arrangement coordinate; and interrupting notifying the first window of a coordinate of a second mouse cursor when the coordinate of the second mouse cursor acquired from the operating system of the computer is included in the inoperable region. | 10-29-2015 |
20150309269 | OPTICAL MODULE - An optical module includes a first circuit board comprising a wiring pattern that transmits an electric signal, a second circuit board on which a photonic device is mounted, the photonic device performing conversion between the electric signal and light, an electrical connector that electrically connects the wiring pattern to the second circuit board, and an optical waveguide that is provided on a bottom surface side of the second circuit board and guides the light output from the photonic device or the light entering the photonic device, wherein, in the longitudinal direction of the first circuit board, a length of the wiring pattern starting from one end of the first circuit board and ending at the electrical connector is smaller than a length from the electrical connector to another end of the first circuit board. | 10-29-2015 |
20150304884 | CONTROL DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A control device that performs wireless communication and is connected to another control device via a wired network includes: an acquirer that acquires information relating to a channel and a communication timing used for wireless communication via the wired network from another control device that acts as a slave; a generator that generates a setting of a channel and a communication timing in which wireless communication performed by the another control device is free of interference, based on information relating to a channel and a communication timing used for wireless communication of the control device and information relating to the channel and the communication timing used for the wireless communication that are acquired by the acquirer; and a reporter that reports the setting of the channel and the timing generated by the generator to the another control device that acts as the slave via the wired network. | 10-22-2015 |
20150235792 | ELECTROMAGNETIC RELAY - An electromagnetic relay includes: an electromagnet; a twin contact set that includes first twin contacts provided on a first movable spring, and second twin contacts that are provided on a first fixed contact plate and disposed opposite to the first twin contacts; a single contact set that includes a first single contact provided on a second movable spring, and a second single contact that is provided on a second fixed contact plate and disposed opposite to the first single contact; and a card that moves in response to excitation or non-excitation of the electromagnet, and moves the first and the second movable springs simultaneously with the movement of the card. | 08-20-2015 |
20150217473 | ROTARY CUTTER UNIT AND PRINTER DEVICE HAVING THE UNIT - A simple and compact rotary cutter unit capable of detecting a home position of a rotary cutter, and a printer device having the rotary cutter unit. A radially outwardly extending fin-shaped detected member is arranged on an end portion of the rotating blade opposed to a second gear of the rotating blade. A photosensor is arranged within a main frame of the printer device so that the photosensor may detect the fin-shaped member when the rotating blade is positioned at the home position. The fin-shaped member and the photosensor are not positioned outside relative to both ends of the rotating blade in relation to the direction of the rotational axis of the rotating blade. Therefore, it is not necessary to increase the width of the printer device due to the presence of the fin-shaped member or the photosensor, whereby the printer device may be compactly constituted. | 08-06-2015 |
20150195911 | PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD - A printed circuit board includes: a substrate; a land that is disposed on a surface of the substrate, and includes a central portion and a plurality of extended portions, the central portion having the same shape and the same size as a land of a surface mount device, and the extended portions being up-and-down symmetry and right-and-left symmetry with respect to a straight line which passes through the center of the central portion; gaps that are disposed on the surface of the substrate, each of the gaps being disposed on a periphery of the central portion and between the extended portions; and a resist that is disposed on the surface of the substrate, and has an opening portion formed at a position corresponding to the central portion and the gaps. | 07-09-2015 |
20150187526 | ELECTROMAGNETIC RELAY - An electromagnetic relay including an electromagnet, a movable contact actuated by the electromagnet, and a fixed contact disposed opposite to the movable contact and capable of contacting and separating from the movable contact. The electromagnetic relay further includes a backstop for stopping movement of the movable contact in a direction separating from the fixed contact, and a backstop positioner for setting the backstop at a position for defining a predetermined contact gap between the fixed contact and the movable contact. In a state where movement of the movable contact is stopped by the backstop, different-sized contact gaps are defined between the fixed contact and the movable contact, depending on the position of the backstop set by the backstop positioner. | 07-02-2015 |
20150138143 | TOUCH PANEL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING TOUCH PANEL DEVICE - A touch panel device includes: a first resistance film and a second resistance film each of which includes an electrode; a switch connected to the electrode; a controller that controls operation of the switch; and a detector that, when a voltage is applied to a resistance film of a voltage applied side among the first resistance film and the second resistance film, detects presence or absence of touch and a position of the touch based on a voltage detected from the electrode on a resistance film of a voltage detection side among the first resistance film and the second resistance film; wherein before detection operation by the detector, the controller controls the operation of the switch connected to the electrode on the resistance film of the voltage detection side so that the electrode on the resistance film of the voltage detection side is grounded. | 05-21-2015 |
20150084856 | COMBINER AND OPERATION DETECTION DEVICE - A combiner that reflects a light projected by a projector toward an operator, includes: a reflection layer that reflects the light projected by the projector; an electric field generation layer that generates an electric field around the combiner; and an output layer that outputs a voltage according to change of the electric field generated by the field generation layer. | 03-26-2015 |
20150054907 | PRINTER - Provided is a printer capable of enhancing the cutting efficiency of printing paper. A printer, includes a printing unit; a fixed blade; a movable blade provided to be movable relative to the fixed blade, and cut the printing medium with the fixed blade; and a tension mechanism applying a tensional force to the printing medium. The tension mechanism includes a receiving member disposed on the discharge side of the fixed blade; and a pressing member extending from the movable blade toward the discharge side, moving with the movable blade. The pressing member includes a pressing part configured to press the printing medium against the receiving member and move toward the discharge side while holding the printing medium between the pressing part and the receiving member, as the movable blade moves toward the fixed blade. | 02-26-2015 |
20150050842 | PLUG CONNECTOR, JACK CONNECTOR, AND CONNECTOR DEVICE - A plug connector includes a housing including a first wall and a second wall; first signal contacts aligned along the first wall; second signal contacts aligned along the second wall; and a plate-shaped ground contact disposed between the first signal contacts and the second signal contacts. Each of the first signal contacts includes a contact point on one side facing the ground contact coming into conductive contact with a signal contact of a counterpart connector, and is fixedly supported by the first wall on the other side. Each of the second signal contacts includes a contact point on one side facing the ground contact coming into conductive contact with a signal contact of the counterpart connector, and is fixedly supported by the second wall on the other side. | 02-19-2015 |
20150029291 | PRINTER AND MARK DETECTION METHOD - A printer includes: a sensor; a calculation unit that calculates an average value of mark levels and a permissible range in accordance with the average value, the mark levels being output levels of the sensor that has read a mark on a sheet a given number of times; a setting unit that, when the mark levels read the given number of times fall within the permissible range, sets a middle value between a white level and the average value as a determination value of existence or nonexistence of a next mark, the white level being an output level of the sensor when a non-marking domain of the sheet is read; and a determination unit that determines that the next mark has been detected when a mark level at the time of reading of the next mark is less than the determination value of existence or nonexistence of the next mark. | 01-29-2015 |
20150023637 | OPTICAL MODULE - An optical module includes a first ferrule, a second ferrule that is aligned with the first ferrule via a positioning pin, a housing including a support part that supports the second ferrule, and a ferrule clip that is fastened to the housing and presses the first ferrule toward the second ferrule. | 01-22-2015 |
20150023636 | OPTICAL CONNECTOR - An optical connector has an optical waveguide slit and a pass-through hole. The optical waveguide slit is a hole that extends from an insertion surface of a connector body into the connector body. The optical waveguide slit accommodates a sheet-like optical waveguide whose tip abuts against a slit bottom. The pass-through hole is provided near the slit bottom, and passes through the top surface of the connector body and the top surface of the optical waveguide slit. | 01-22-2015 |
20150023635 | OPTICAL CONNECTOR - An optical connector comprising a connector body, an enclosure that is a slit-shaped hole formed from one surface of the connector body into the connector body and accommodates a sheet-like optical waveguide with a tip of the optical waveguide abutting against a bottom of the hole, and a pressing section that is provided on a first surface of the enclosure facing a sheet surface of the enclosed optical waveguide and presses the enclosed optical waveguide toward a second surface of the enclosure facing the first surface so as to bring the enclosed optical waveguide into contact with the second surface. | 01-22-2015 |
20150009424 | TOUCH PANEL - A touch panel includes: a first resistance film; a second resistance film spaced apart from the first resistance film; a first electrode and a second electrode that are provided on the first resistance film, and are opposite to each other in a first direction; a third electrode and a fourth electrode that are provided on the second resistance film, and are opposite to each other in a second direction; an application unit that applies voltages to the first to the fourth electrodes, respectively; and a coordinate detection unit that, when the first resistance film comes in contact with the second resistance film at two points, detects coordinates of the two points based on a voltage applied between the first and the second electrodes, a voltage applied between the third and the fourth electrodes, and a voltage caused by a contact resistance between the first and the second resistance films. | 01-08-2015 |
20140375141 | KEY SWITCH DEVICE AND KEYBOARD - A key switch device includes a key top, a switch having a first contact and a second contact and in which a contact state between the first contact and the second contact changes in accordance with a movement distance of the pressed key top, and a control device configured to acquire a signal indicative of the contact state between the first contact and the second contact to determine whether or not the switch is in the on state by comparing a contact state value corresponding to the acquired signal and a threshold value that is arbitrarily set, and to transmit an on signal when determining that the switch is in the on state. | 12-25-2014 |
20140362312 | PANEL-TYPE INPUT DEVICE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING PANEL-TYPE INPUT DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS HAVING PANEL-TYPE INPUT DEVICE - A panel-type input device including a pair of electrode plates, each electrode plate having a substrate and a conductive coat provided on a surface of the substrate, the conductive coat of each electrode plate being formed from a conducting polymer. The conductive coat of each electrode plate includes a detecting area adapted to detect a touch input and an inoperative area disposed adjacent to the detecting area, the inoperative area having a surface resistivity higher than a surface resistivity of the detecting area. A parallel electrode pair adapted to apply a voltage to the conductive coat is formed in the detecting area, and conductors connected to the parallel electrode pair are formed in the inoperative area. The inoperative area insulates the conductors from the detecting area. | 12-11-2014 |
20140352137 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING AN ELECTROMAGNETIC RELAY - A method for manufacturing an electromagnetic relay includes: forming an iron core that has an end face and a groove which goes across the end face; fitting a shading coil that is fitted in the groove; and fixing the shading coil to the iron core by applying caulking processing to a plurality of areas in the end face which sandwich the groove. | 12-04-2014 |
20140347250 | ANTENNA APPARATUS - An antenna apparatus includes an antenna element connected to a power feed point, a parasitic element disposed to overlap the antenna element as viewed from above and configured to be coupled to the antenna element, and a switch connected to the parasitic element and configured to switch connections to connect the parasitic element either to a given potential point or to a test-purpose terminal. | 11-27-2014 |
20140346653 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device includes a first substrate including a first electrode formed on a surface of the first substrate, an electronic component mounted on another surface of the first substrate, a second substrate placed on the first substrate via the electronic component, and a shield disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. | 11-27-2014 |
20140339065 | KEYSWITCH DEVICE AND KEYBOARD - A keyswitch device which is provided with a support mechanism which supports a keytop in a movable manner, and a membrane sheet which has a plurality of upper electrodes and a plurality of lower electrodes which respectively correspond to the plurality of the upper electrodes and which form contact pairs with the corresponding upper electrodes. A plurality of contact pairs are arranged for a single keytop. The rubber cup pushes the plurality of contact pairs which are arranged for the single keytop. | 11-20-2014 |
20140327205 | PRINTER AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING PRINTER - A printer includes a printing part that performs printing on recording paper, a cutter that cuts the recording paper, a first roller provided on the side to which the recording paper is discharged from the cutter, a second roller that is in contact with the first roller and is rotated by the rotation of the first roller, a third roller that is in contact with the first roller and is rotated by the rotation of the first roller, and a connecting arm that connects the center of the first roller and the center of the second roller, wherein the recording paper is discharged between the first roller and the second roller or between the first roller and the third roller. | 11-06-2014 |
20140318942 | KEY SWITCH AND KEYBOARD - Provided is a key switch that enables sufficiently enhancement of the rigidity of a key top. A key switch includes a support plate; a key top disposed on the support plate; a link configured to link the key top with the support plate; a switch; a first arm disposed on a back surface of the key top between the link and a first short-side end of the key top, and extending in a long-side direction of the key top; a second arm disposed on the back surface of the key top between the link and a second short-side end of the key top, and extending in the long-side direction of the key top; and a reinforcement plate mounted on the key top. The reinforcement plate comprises a short-side part extending in the short-side direction of the key top between the first arm and the second arm. | 10-30-2014 |
20140312825 | PULSE MOTOR DRIVING CIRCUIT AND METHOD OF DRIVING A PULSE MOTOR - A pulse motor driving circuit for driving a pulse motor includes a first switch having a terminal that is connected with a positive terminal of a power source; a second switch having a terminal that is connected with a negative terminal of the power source; and a capacitor having a terminal connected with a limit element and having another terminal connected with another terminal of the first switch and another terminal of the second switch, wherein the limit element is provided between the positive terminal and the capacitor and limits a current, wherein the first switch is turned on and the second switch is turned off in a current application start period while the current starts to be applied, wherein the first switch is turned off and the second switch is turned on in a period other than the current application start period. | 10-23-2014 |
20140292992 | PRINTER APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OPERATING PRINTER APPARATUS - A printer apparatus includes a printer body including an opening part that has a protruding part, a support part including a rotary shaft and rotatably attached to the printer body to rotate about the rotary shaft, a platen unit provided in the support part, and a shaft bearing including a projecting part and rotatably supports the platen roller. The opening part receives the shaft bearing. In a state where the platen unit is installed in the printer body, the projecting part and the protruding part contact each other. In a case of removing the platen unit from the printer body, the shaft bearing and the support part rotate in a same direction. | 10-02-2014 |
20140292343 | ELECTROMAGNETIC RELAY - An electromagnetic relay, includes: a housing; a contact member housed in the housing; a wiring that is housed in the housing, and is connected to the contact member; a measurement unit that is housed in the housing and inserted in the middle of the wiring, and measures a current which flows through the wiring; and a first terminal that is pulled out from the housing and is connected to the measurement unit. | 10-02-2014 |
20140292309 | CURRENT SENSOR - A current sensor includes semi-annular first and second magnetic cores, first and second sensors, and a differential output part. The first magnetic core is provided around a wire in which an electric current flows and includes a pair of first magnetic core parts each having a quarter annular shape. The first sensor is provided in the gap between the first magnetic core parts and detects a magnetic flux. The second magnetic core is provided around the wire and includes a pair of second magnetic core parts each having a quarter annular shape. The first and second magnetic cores form an annular magnetic core. The second sensor is provided in the gap between the second magnetic core parts and detects a magnetic flux. The differential output part outputs the differential output of the outputs of the first and second sensors. | 10-02-2014 |
20140273637 | CONNECTOR AND CONNECTOR BAR - A connector includes a connecting terminal, a fixed contact, a movable plate, a movable contact provided at an end of the movable plate, a card that includes an insulator and contacts the movable plate, a button that contacts the card, an opening spring connected to the button, and a sliding operation part that controls a contact between the fixed contact and the movable contact. When the sliding operation part is moved in a first direction, the movable contact is brought into contact with the fixed contact and the connector is turned on. When the sliding operation part is moved in a second direction opposite to the first direction, the movable contact is caused to move away from the fixed contact and the connector is turned off. The sliding operation part is provided on a surface that is different from a surface on which the connecting terminal is provided. | 09-18-2014 |
20140242846 | CONNECTOR - A connector to be mounted on a board and connect a connection object to the board includes a housing into which the connection object is inserted through an insertion slot and multiple contacts each of which comes into contact with the connection object and the board. Each of the contacts includes a movable contact that comes into contact with a first surface of the connection object, a fixed contact that comes into contact with the board and includes fixing portions for fixing the fixed contact to the housing, and a connecting part that connects the movable contact and the fixed contact. Each of the fixing portions branches and projects from a signal transmission line provided between the connection object and the board. The movable contact is rotatable relative to the fixed contact. | 08-28-2014 |
20140242845 | CONNECTOR - A connector includes a module and a housing that accommodates the module. The module includes multiple contacts each including a first contact part to contact a board, a second contact part to contact a connection object, and a body extending at angle from the first contact part to the second contact part; and a molded part insert-molded with the contacts arranged as inserts. The molded part covers a portion of the body part through a surface of the first contact part of each of the contacts facing toward the board. In each contact, a width of the portion of the body covered with the molded part is smaller than a width of a spring portion of the body. The spring portion is exposed from the molded part and supports the second contact part in such a manner as to allow its displacement. | 08-28-2014 |
20140241733 | OPTICAL COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - An optical communication apparatus includes a substrate having a through hole; an optical element which includes a light terminal for receiving or sending light and is mounted on a surface of the substrate so that the light terminal faces an opening of the through hole; a light guide member which includes a first lens facing the light terminal of the optical element, a surrounding portion which surrounds a periphery of the first lens on a side of the opening of the through hole, and a guide portion which is provided inside the through hole and guides the light between the opening and another opening of the through hole; and a light waveguide which is arranged on a side of another surface of the substrate and includes a light guide optically connected to the light guide member on a side of the another opening of the through hole. | 08-28-2014 |
20140240065 | ELECTROMAGNETIC RELAY - An electromagnetic relay which is provided with an armature, a moving electrode which has a moving plate and a moving contact and a fixed electrode which faces the moving electrode and has a fixed plate and a fixed contact. At least a portion of the moving plate onto which the moving contact is arranged and at least a portion of the fixed plate onto which the fixed contact is arranged are inclined in width direction. | 08-28-2014 |
20140233191 | MODULE BOARD - A module board includes a first board including a first surface and a second surface, a second board where its first surface faces the second surface of the first board, an external electrode formed on the exterior of the second board, and a joining member joining the external electrode and a terminal provided on the second surface of the first board. The external electrode includes a first surface part positioned on the first surface of the second board, a second surface part positioned on a second surface of the second board opposite to the first surface, and a connecting part connecting the first and second surface parts. The joining member includes a joining surface joining to the external electrode. The joining surface covers the first surface part and at least a portion of the connecting part that is closer to the first surface part than to the second surface part. | 08-21-2014 |
20140232806 | PRINTER - A printer includes a frame that includes a frame back part, an arm that includes a rotation shaft and is supported by the frame to rotate around the rotation shaft relative to the frame, a platen roller that is rotatably supported by the frame or the arm, a print head that is disposed between the frame back part and the platen roller and performs printing on a recording sheet placed between the platen roller and the print head, and a first bias spring that is disposed between the frame back part and the print head and biases the print head toward the platen roller relative to the frame back part. | 08-21-2014 |
20140232689 | TOUCHSCREEN PANEL, AND METHOD OF INITIALIZING TOUCHSCREEN PANEL - A touchscreen panel includes a first resistive film having a first electrode and a second electrode provided at corresponding ends thereof in a first direction; a second resistive film having a third electrode and a fourth electrode provided at corresponding ends thereof in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction; a first resistor having a first end connected to the first electrode and a second end to a certain electric potential; and a second resistor having a first end connected to the third electrode and a second end to a certain electric potential. A value of resistance of at least one of the first resistor and the second resistor is more than or equal to 25% and less than or equal to 400% of a value of resistance between two electrodes in the first resistive film or in the second resistive film. | 08-21-2014 |
20140232688 | METHOD OF INITIALIZING TOUCHSCREEN PANEL - A method of initializing a touchscreen panel including a first resistive film having a first electrode and a second electrode provided at corresponding ends thereof in a first direction, a second resistive film having a third electrode and a fourth electrode provided at corresponding ends thereof in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, a first resistor having a first end connected to the first electrode, and a second resistor having a first end connected to the third electrode, includes (a) measuring a potential with the touchscreen panel being contacted at two points with a predetermined potential being applied to the touchscreen panel; and (b) calculating a relational expression between the potential and a distance between the two points based on the measured potential. | 08-21-2014 |
20140232489 | ELECTROMAGNETIC RELAY - An electromagnetic relay includes a contact that includes a fixed contact and a movable contact, a permanent magnet provided on the peripheral side of the contact, and a non-magnetic body. The movable contact is displaceable in a first direction to move toward the fixed contact and in a second direction to move away from the fixed contact. The permanent magnet has a polarity direction perpendicular to the first and second directions. The non-magnetic body faces toward the direction of a Lorentz force that acts based on the permanent magnet in a direct electric current flowing through the contact. | 08-21-2014 |
20140220819 | COAXIAL CABLE CONNECTION MODULE, MULTIPOLE CONNECTOR FOR COAXIAL CABLE, AND MULTIPOLE COMPOSITE CONNECTOR - A coaxial cable connection module including a body; a first signal terminal including a first flat signal contact face; a first ground terminal including a first flat ground contact face; a second signal terminal including a second flat signal contact face; and a second ground terminal including a second flat ground contact face. The first signal contact face and the first ground contact face are arranged, on the first surface of the body, in parallel with each other with a predetermined pitch defined therebetween. The second signal contact face and the second ground contact face are arranged, on the second surface of the body opposite to the first surface, in parallel with each other with the predetermined pitch defined therebetween. The first signal contact face is located opposite to the second ground contact face. The first ground contact face is located opposite to the second signal contact face. | 08-07-2014 |
20140219699 | PRINTER APPARATUS AND PRINTER APPARATUS CONTROL METHOD - A printer apparatus includes a printing part including a platen roller and a print head for printing objects onto a recording sheet, and a feeding part for feeding the recording sheet to the printing part. The feeding part includes a first feed port and a second feed port for feeding the recording sheet, a first roller for conveying a first recording sheet fed through the first feed port, a second roller for conveying a second recording sheet fed through the second feed port, a delivery port for feeding the recording sheet conveyed by the first roller and the second roller, a tension member having elasticity, a third roller rotatably connected to the tension member and being pressed toward the first roller by the tension member, and a fourth roller rotatably connected to the tension member and being pressed toward the second roller by the tension member. | 08-07-2014 |
20140203898 | ELECTROMAGNETIC RELAY - An electromagnetic relay is provided with an armature which is pulled by an electromagnet and a card which transmits operation of the armature to the moving electrode plate. The armature includes an engagement part which engages with the card. The card includes a pedestal part which extends from the card body, a deforming part which extends from the card body and can elastically deform, and a tab which sticks out toward the pedestal part. The deforming part has a first part which extends from the card body and a second part which extends bent from the first part. The engagement part is sandwiched between the pedestal part and the second part. The ends in the width direction of the surface which the tab contacts when the engagement part is pushed between the pedestal part and the tab are formed with inclined parts. | 07-24-2014 |
20140203897 | ELECTROMAGNETIC RELAY - An electromagnetic relay includes multiple contact sets each including a fixed contact and a movable contact displaceable in a first direction to approach the fixed contact and in a second direction to move away from the fixed contact; multiple permanent magnets each provided on the peripheral side of a corresponding one of the contact sets and having a polarity direction perpendicular to the first and second directions; and multiple ferromagnetic bodies parallel to the polarity directions of the permanent magnets and the first and second directions, wherein in a DC electric current flowing through each of the contact sets, the direction of a force exerted based on the permanent magnet is equal to the direction of a force exerted based on the ferromagnetic body. | 07-24-2014 |
20140202922 | CARRIER FOR RECEIVING ONE OR MORE ELECTRONIC MODULES - A carrier for receiving one or more electronic modules includes a carrier member having one or more receiving receptacles, each of the one or more receiving receptacles being shaped to match an outline shape of an electronic module having at least one corner thereof chamfered. | 07-24-2014 |
20140202000 | OPTICAL/ELECTRICAL COMPOSITE CONNECTOR AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - In an optical/electrical composite connector including a male connector and a female connector, the male connector includes a ferrule provided at an end portion of an optical fiber on a side of the male connector which is connected to the female connector, and an electrode terminal. The female connector includes a core to transmit an optical signal, a cladding to cover the core, an electric wiring provided on an outer wall surface of the cladding, a sleeve in which the ferrule is fitted, the sleeve provided at an end portion of the cladding on a side of the female connector which is connected to the male connector, and a lens provided in the sleeve. When the ferrule and the sleeve are fitted together, the electrode terminal and the electric wiring are electrically connected and the optical fiber and the core are optically connected through the lens. | 07-24-2014 |
20140193994 | CARD EDGE CONNECTOR, CARD TYPE MODULE, AND CONNECTOR - A card edge connector includes a connector including a target engagement part, a substrate that can be inserted into and removed from the connector, a fixing part fixed to the substrate, and a lock that secures the substrate to the connector. The lock includes a shaft fixed to the fixing part and configured to slide in the direction of insertion and removal of the substrate and rotate around an axis, an urging part that exerts force on the shaft and biasing the shaft toward the direction of the substrate, and an engagement part provided on the shaft, configured to engage the target engagement part. | 07-10-2014 |
20140192273 | INPUT DEVICE - An input device includes: an operation panel including: a plurality of first conductive patterns that extend in a first direction, and are arranged in a second direction crossing the first direction; and a plurality of second conductive patterns that extend in the second direction, and are arranged in the first direction; an indicator that includes a charge unit charged with electric charges; and a position detection unit that, when the indicator comes close to the operation panel, measures electric potentials by electric charges which arise in the first conductive patterns and the second conductive patterns by the charge unit of the indicator, and detects a position of the indicator based on a measurement result of the electric potentials. | 07-10-2014 |
20140187072 | CONNECTOR - A connector includes a connecting terminal to be connected to another connecting terminal of another connector, a fixed contact, a movable contact provided at one end of a movable plate, a movable spring connected to the movable plate, and an operation part that moves according to an operation performed by an operator. The connecting terminal is connected to one of the fixed contact and the movable contact. The operation part applies a force to a part of the movable spring in a direction that is substantially parallel to a direction of a force applied to operate the operation part, and causes the movable contact to contact the fixed contact. The direction of the force applied to operate the operation part is substantially parallel to a direction in which the movable contact moves. | 07-03-2014 |
20140186088 | PRINTER - A printer includes a print head that prints information on a recording medium, a fixed blade, a sliding mechanism that is slidable relative to the fixed blade, a movable blade that moves according to the sliding movement of the sliding mechanism, and a cutter driving part that causes the sliding mechanism to slide to move the movable blade. | 07-03-2014 |
20140168028 | ANTENNA DEVICE - An antenna device includes a substrate; a first ground element that is arranged on the substrate; an antenna element that is arranged on the substrate and extends from its first end positioned near a side edge of the first ground element to its second end positioned away from the side edge; and a non-feed element that is arranged on the substrate, connected to the first ground element, and insulated from the antenna element. The non-feed element extends from its first end portion positioned near the side edge of the first ground element to a bending portion in a direction away from the side edge and extends from the bending portion to its second end portion along the side edge. A portion between the bending portion and the second end portion of the non-feed element intersects with the antenna element. | 06-19-2014 |
20140167750 | CURRENT SENSOR - A current sensor includes: a lower housing; a lower magnetic core that is housed in the lower housing, and includes a first gap on which a first hall element for detection of a magnetic field is arrangeable; a central housing that detachably engages with the lower housing, and houses the lower magnetic core along with the lower housing; an upper magnetic core that is arranged on the central housing, and forms a ring structure for surrounding a conductor along with the lower magnetic core; and an upper housing that detachably engages with the central housing, and houses the upper magnetic core along with the central housing. | 06-19-2014 |
20140159837 | ELECTROMAGNETIC RELAY - An electromagnetic relay includes a first stationary contact; a second stationary contact that is aligned with the first stationary contact in a first direction; a first movable contact that is movable toward/away from the first stationary contact in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction; a second movable contact that is movable toward/away from the second stationary contact in the second direction; and a first permanent magnet and a second permanent magnet that face each other. A first contact part, formed by the first stationary contact and the first movable contact, and a second contract part, formed by the second stationary contact and the second movable contact, are interposed between the first permanent magnet and the second permanent magnet in the first direction. The first permanent magnet and the second permanent magnet extend in a third direction, which is perpendicular to the first direction and the second direction. | 06-12-2014 |
20140158511 | SWITCH DEVICE - A switch device includes a first contacting portion including a first fixed contact, a first movable contact contactable to the first fixed contact, and a first break contact, the first movable contact being configured to selectively contact one of the first fixed contact and the first break contact; a second contacting portion including a second fixed contact, a second movable contact contactable to the second fixed contact, and a second break contact, the second movable contact being configured to selectively contact one of the second fixed contact and the second break contact; and a mechanical switch that mechanically moves the first movable contact and the second movable contact toward the first fixed contact and the second fixed contact, and toward the first break contact and the second break contact, respectively. | 06-12-2014 |
20140153874 | OPTICAL CONNECTOR, OPTICAL CONNECTOR SYSTEM AND OPTICAL BACKPLANEAPPARATUS - An optical connector for optically connecting a first optical waveguide and second optical waveguide, includes a first connector module including a first fixing portion attached to a first board in such a manner that a fixed position is adjustable, a first connecting portion, a first ferrule to which the first optical waveguide is connected, and a guide pin attached to the first ferrule and provided with a tapered portion at a front end; and a second connector module including a second fixing portion fixed to a second board, a second connecting portion connectable to the first connecting portion of the first connector module, a second ferrule to which the second optical waveguide is connected and provided with a fitting hole that fits the guide pin, and a holding unit that movably holds the second ferrule. | 06-05-2014 |
20140151337 | ELECTROMAGNETIC RELAY - An electromagnetic relay which is improved in arc blocking performance without being increased in size is desired. An electromagnetic relay according to the present invention is provided with a fixed contact, a moving contact which is movable respect to the fixed contact, a pair of magnets which is arranged at the side of the fixed contact and the moving contact so that pole faces with mutually reversed polarity are separated from and face each other and a pair of arc cooling plates which is arranged in a spaces between the magnets and which has first surfaces which face each other across a gap and second surfaces which face a pole face of either of the magnets, respectively. | 06-05-2014 |
20140145805 | RELAY - A relay includes: a fixed terminal on which a fixed contact is provided; a movable terminal on which a movable contact is provided; a cam that has an elliptical circumference shape, and is rotatable while a portion of the circumference shape is contacting a surface of the movable terminal; and a driving unit that rotates the cam so that respective portions located at one ends of a major axis and a minor axis of the elliptical circumference shape alternately contact the surface of the movable terminal; wherein when the portion located at one end of the major axis of the elliptical circumference shape of the cam contacts the surface of the movable terminal, the movable terminal is deformed elastically so that the movable contact contacts the fixed contact. | 05-29-2014 |
20140145802 | ELECTROMAGNETIC RELAY - An electromagnetic relay includes: an iron core that has an end face and a groove which goes across the end face; and a shading coil that is fitted in the groove; wherein the shading coil is fixed to the iron core by applying caulking processing to a plurality of areas in the end face which sandwich the groove. | 05-29-2014 |
20140138234 | KEY SWITCH DEVICE, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING KEY SWITCH DEVICE - A key switch device includes a key top; a link member that guides an elevating operation of the key top while being interlocking with the key top, the link member including a rotatable shaft and a sliding shaft that is connected to the key top; a membrane sheet that includes a contact that opens and closes in accordance with the elevating operation of the key top; a back plate; a housing that holds the rotatable shaft of the link member to the back plate; and a pushing unit that pushes the link member such that the sliding shaft moves away from the back plate. | 05-22-2014 |
20140119806 | PRINTER INCLUDING PRESENTER PART AND CUTTER PART THAT MOVE TOGETHER - A printer includes a printing part, a cutter part, and a presenter part. The printing part performs printing on a recording medium. The cutter part cuts the recording medium subjected to the printing. The cutter part is attached to the printing part so as to be rotatable about a rotation shaft. The presenter part conveys the recording medium subjected to the printing in the printing part through the cutter part. The presenter part moves together with the cutter part in the case of rotating the cutter part about the rotation shaft. | 05-01-2014 |
20140119805 | PRINTER APPARATUS - A disclosed printer apparatus includes a printing part which prints on a recording paper, a cutter part which cuts the recording paper having the print, and a conveying part which conveys the recording paper having the print through the cutter part, wherein the conveying part includes a flapper which can be opened or closed, and when the recording paper having the print is slackened while the recording paper having the print is conveyed by the conveying part, the flapper opens, and the recording paper having the print moves outside an opening portion formed by opening the flapper and slacks. | 05-01-2014 |
20140102868 | KEYBOARD - A keyboard is provided with a base member, moving members provided on the base member and unit parts. Each of the unit parts includes a contact which is electrically connected when depressed and an elastic member. The moving members include a first moving member which engages with one unit part, and a second moving member which engages with plural unit parts. The second moving member has a structure where the second moving member pushes the elastic member of one unit part and avoids pushing the elastic member of the other unit part. | 04-17-2014 |
20140087605 | CONTACT MEMBER - A contact member includes first and second bent portions provided between a joining part to be joined to a first board and a contacting part to come into contact with a second board, a first contact part to come into contact with the second bent portion when the first bent portion is caused to bend by the pressing of the contacting part by the second board, a second contact part to come into contact with the first bent portion when the second bent portion is caused to bend by the pressing of the contacting part by the second board after the first contact part comes into contact with the second bent portion, and a third contact part to come into contact with the first board by the pressing of the contacting part by the second board after the second contact part comes into contact with the first bent portion. | 03-27-2014 |
20140077797 | CURRENT SENSOR - A current sensor includes: a current bar through which a current flows; a first cover that covers the current bar and includes a cutout portion formed in at least a part thereof; a magnetic substance core that covers at least parts of the current bar and the first cover and includes a gap; a magnetic field measuring element located in the gap; and a second cover that covers the magnetic substance core and the magnetic field measuring element and at least parts of the current bar and the first cover, and is located so that a side surface thereof engages with the cutout portion of the first cover. | 03-20-2014 |
20140076623 | PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A printed circuit board includes: a substrate; a land that is disposed on a surface of the substrate, and includes a central portion and a plurality of extended portions, the central portion having the same shape and the same size as a land of a surface mount device, and the extended portions being up-and-down symmetry and right-and-left symmetry with respect to a straight line which passes through the center of the central portion; gaps that are disposed on the surface of the substrate, each of the gaps being disposed on a periphery of the central portion and between the extended portions; and a resist that is disposed on the surface of the substrate, and has an opening portion formed at a position corresponding to the central portion and the gaps. | 03-20-2014 |
20140075062 | KVM SWITCH AND KVM SYSTEM - A KVM (K: Keyboard, V: Video, M: Mouse) switch includes: a plurality of first ports each of which is connected to at least one of a computer and another KVM switch, the another KVM switch having a plurality of third ports connectable to a computer; a second port; a connection unit that selects a first port from the plurality of first ports, and connects the selected first port to the second port; and a control unit that transmits a control signal to the another KVM switch via the selected first port when the first port connected to the computer is connected to the second port, the control signal being a signal for selecting a third port to be connected to the second port from the third ports. | 03-13-2014 |
20140063170 | PRINTER - A printer includes a printer main body, a lid part including a lid main body, a block unit, and a first rotation shaft providing a connection between the lid main body and the block unit, the block unit being rotatable around the axis of the first rotation shaft, a print head attached to one of the printer main body and the block unit, a platen roller attached to the other one thereof, and a second rotation shaft situated on one of two opposite side faces of the printer main body and the lid part, the second rotation shaft providing a connection between the printer main body and the lid part, and lid part being rotatable around the axis of the second rotation shaft, wherein the first rotation shaft is parallel to a longitudinal direction of the print head, and the second rotation shaft is perpendicular to the first rotation shaft. | 03-06-2014 |
20140062626 | ELECTROMAGNETIC RELAY - An electromagnetic relay including an electromagnet, a movable contact actuated by the electromagnet, and a fixed contact disposed opposite to the movable contact and capable of contacting and separating from the movable contact. The electromagnetic relay further includes a backstop for stopping movement of the movable contact in a direction separating from the fixed contact, and a backstop positioner for setting the backstop at a position for defining a predetermined contact gap between the fixed contact and the movable contact. In a state where movement of the movable contact is stopped by the backstop, different-sized contact gaps are defined between the fixed contact and the movable contact, depending on the position of the backstop set by the backstop positioner. | 03-06-2014 |
20140061432 | COORDINATE DETECTOR - A coordinate detector includes a light output part, a light detection part, a first guide part, and a second guide part. The light output part emits light. The light detection part outputs a detection signal according to the amount of entering light. The light output part and the light detection part are provided in an area around a display part on a side closer to a first surface of the display part than to its second surface facing away from the first surface. The first guide part guides light emitted from the light output part toward a direction along the first surface. The second guide part guides, toward the light detection part, light exiting from the first guide part and passing over the first surface. | 03-06-2014 |
20140056633 | PRINTER APPARATUS - A printer includes a fixed blade block and a movable blade block. The fixed blade block includes an installing member including a rotation shaft, a fixed blade installed in the installing member, a retaining member, and a spring attached to the installing member in a rotatable state with respect to the rotation shaft. The spring includes a first contact part that contacts with the fixed blade and a second contact part that contacts with the retaining member. The movable blade block includes a movable blade that is movable toward the fixed blade. When the fixed blade block and the movable blade block are connected, the retaining member presses the second contact part, causing the spring to rotate and push the fixed blade toward the movable blade. | 02-27-2014 |
20140051300 | CONNECTOR AND CONNECTOR UNIT - A connector connectable to another connector includes a connector card including a first surface and a second surface, a cable pad provided on the first surface and configured to be connected to a cable core wire, a contact that is provided on the second surface and corresponds to the cable pad, wherein the contact is positioned across the connector card from the corresponding cable pad and is configured to come into contact with the other connector, and an electrically conductive part provided through the connector card, wherein the conductive part electrically connects the cable pad and the corresponding contact. | 02-20-2014 |
20140044435 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND CONTROL DEVICE - A control device includes: an acquisition portion that acquires, from an information processing apparatus, pairing information corresponding to at least one of electronic devices among from a plurality of pieces of pairing information corresponding to the respective electronic devices, the pairing information being used in order that the electronic devices connected to each other via a wireless network perform pairing; and an output portion that outputs the pairing information corresponding to the at least one of the electronic devices to the at least one of the electronic devices by using a non-contact system different from the wireless network. | 02-13-2014 |
20140042000 | TOUCH PANEL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A touch panel includes: a body connected to wiring drawn out to the outside of the touch panel; a sheet member to which decoration printing is added; an adhesive that pastes the sheet member on the body and is the same size as the sheet member; and a non-adhesion film formed between the adhesive and the wiring. | 02-13-2014 |
20140041208 | TOUCHSCREEN PANEL, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND METHOD OF FABRICATING TOUCHSCREEN PANEL - A touchscreen panel includes an upper substrate having a first transparent conductor layer provided on a first base layer, and a lower substrate having a second transparent conductor layer provided on a second base layer. The first and second transparent conductor layers oppose each other via a spacer and make contact when the first base layer is pressed. The first transparent conductor layer is segmented into a plurality of conductive regions that are electrically insulated from each other. | 02-13-2014 |
20140033792 | PROBE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING PROBE - A probe used for electrical measurement includes first and second internal electrically-conductive parts; first and second terminal contact parts configured to contact first and second external electrode terminals, respectively; first and second spring parts each having a meandering pattern; a housing part configured to surround the first and second internal electrically-conductive parts. The first internal electrically-conductive part, the first terminal contact part, the first spring part, the housing part, the second spring part, the second terminal contact part, and the second internal electrically-conductive part are successively connected in a single metal plate from a first end to a second end thereof. The first and second terminal contact parts are in first and second bent portions, respectively, of the single metal plate. The first and second internal electrically-conductive parts are configured to contact each other at the time of performing the electrical measurement. | 02-06-2014 |
20140030924 | HEADER, RECEPTACLE, CONNECTOR, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE HEADER - A disclosed header connectable to a receptacle includes a first contact including a pair of first plate portions, which are electrically conductive and are separated by an interval, and a plate-like conductive member which is conductive and is accommodated between the pair of first plate portions. | 01-30-2014 |
20140030492 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING TOUCH PANEL AND TOUCH PANEL - A method of manufacturing a touch panel, includes forming a print layer on a peripheral portion of a surface of a touch panel body portion; coating resin on the surface of the touch panel body portion on which the print layer is formed and, after coating, curing the resin to form a resin layer; and adhering an optical clear adhesive sheet on a surface of a cover film and further adhering the surface of the cover film, at which the optical clear adhesive sheet is adhered to, to the surface of the touch panel body portion at which the resin layer is adhered to. | 01-30-2014 |
20140027559 | PRINTER - A printer includes an arm part connected to a printer body part and a paper roll support shaft part having a first end connected to the arm part and a second end to be inserted into a hollow core of a paper roll. The paper roll support shaft includes a first support shaft and a second support shaft. The paper roll support shaft is configured to come into contact with the interior of the core at a first contact point on the first support shaft and a second contact point on the second support shaft. | 01-30-2014 |
20140004760 | CONTACT MEMBER | 01-02-2014 |
20130344714 | CONTACT DEVICE, SOCKET DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A contact device that electrically connects a first substrate and a second substrate. The contact device includes: a contact that has electrical conductivity and elasticity, the contact including a first terminal that is contactable with a first pad provided on the first substrate and a second terminal that is contactable with a second pad provided on the second substrate, the first terminal and the second terminal being biased in a direction spreading a distance therebetween; and a sheet that has flexibility and heat dissipation, and holds the contact so that the first terminal is arranged opposite to one surface of the sheet and the second terminal is arranged opposite to another surface of the sheet. | 12-26-2013 |
20130328732 | TOUCHSCREEN AND MANUFACTURING PROCESS THEREOF - A touchscreen includes a substrate including a conductive layer on a part of its surface, and an antenna being situated in a region where the conductive layer is not provided. | 12-12-2013 |
20130317770 | POWER STRIP AND POWER MEASUREMENT METHOD - A power strip includes: a first power line; a second power line between which and the first power line a power supply voltage is applied; a jack portion; a current meter configured to measure a current being supplied to an external electrical device from the jack portion; a first photocoupler including a first light emitting diode connected between the first power line and the second power line and configured to output a first output signal whose level is changed when the power supply voltage exceeds a first threshold; and a computing unit configured to calculate a power value by using instantaneous values of the current measured by the current meter and instantaneous values of the power supply voltage estimated from the length of a period when the level of the first output signal is changed. | 11-28-2013 |
20130316595 | CONNECTOR AND METHOD FOR CONNECTING THE CONNECTOR - A connector includes a plug connector including a projecting part and a plurality of plug electrodes, each plug electrode includes a first surface and a second plug surface that are substantially parallel to each other, and a jack connector including a plurality of jack electrodes, each jack electrode contacts to one of the plug electrodes when the plug connector is engaged with the jack connector, that includes a first jack contact part that contacts with the first plug surface, a second jack contact part that contacts with the second plug surface, and a third jack contact part that contacts with the projecting part. The projecting part is configured to exert a force to the third jack contact part to move the first jack contact part toward the first plug surface when engaging the plug connector and the jack connector. | 11-28-2013 |
20130314351 | TOUCH PANEL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A touch panel including a panel body and a gas passage provided in the panel body. The panel body includes a pair of electrode plates, and each electrode plate is provided with a conductive layer. The electrode plates are fixedly attached to each other so that conductive coats thereof are opposed to each other with a gap defined therebetween. The gas passage is configured to allow a gas existing in the gap to circulate in the panel body. | 11-28-2013 |
20130313899 | POWER STRIP AND POWER MEASUREMENT METHOD - A power strip includes: jack portions; current meters each configured to measure a current being supplied from the corresponding jack portion to one of external electrical devices, and to output a measurement signal corresponding to a magnitude of the current; and a computing unit configured to obtain instantaneous values of the current at a plurality of time points on the basis of the measurement signal, and to calculate a power value using the instantaneous values. The computing unit configured to obtain the instantaneous values of the current by using any one of a first zero point and a second zero point as a reference. | 11-28-2013 |
20130312804 | TOUCH PANEL - A touch panel includes: an illuminant that emits light from an opening provided on a non-operation area of a film; and at least one of a photoelectric converter that generates an electric power based on the light emitted from the illuminant and a thermoelectric converter that generates an electric power based on a temperature difference between a temperature of an operation surface of the touch panel and a temperature inside the touch panel; wherein the illuminant and the at least one of the photoelectric converter and the thermoelectric converter are arranged between an upper substrate and a lower substrate of the touch panel, and arranged below the non-operation area of the film. | 11-28-2013 |
20130307649 | ELECTROMAGNETIC RELAY - An electromagnetic relay, includes a fixing contact; a movable contact configured to be moved to or from the fixing contact in an approaching and separating direction; a movable part; a driving part configured to drive the movable part; a pressing part configured to press the movable contact based on the driving of the movable part; and a magnetic body provided at an external periphery side of at least one of the fixing contact, the movable contact, and an air space in the approaching and separating direction of the fixing contact and the movable contact. | 11-21-2013 |
20130285774 | ELECTROMAGNETIC RELAY - An electromagnetic relay includes: a main body including: a first cover; an electromagnet having a first terminal extending toward the outside from a bottom surface of the first cover; and a contact portion that opens and closes according to a magnetic attractive force of the electromagnet, and has a second terminal extending toward the outside from the bottom surface of the first cover; a cable line drawn out to the outside of the electromagnetic relay; and a printed circuit board that fixes the cable line to at least one of the first terminal and the second terminal by dip soldering, and electrically connects the cable line to the at least one of the first terminal and the second terminal. | 10-31-2013 |
20130284573 | KEYBOARD DEVICE - A keyboard device includes: a key top; a pair of link members coupled with the key top; and a support panel that is located below the key top, and includes first holes each housing a part of the link members. | 10-31-2013 |
20130278362 | ELECTROMAGNETIC RELAY - An electromagnetic relay includes: a yoke capable of changing a magnetic pole thereof by an electromagnet; an armature that is magnetized by a permanent magnet and contacts with or separates from the yoke in accordance with the magnetic pole of the yoke; a movable contact that contacts with a fixing contact; an elastic body that biases the movable contact; and a pressing member that presses the elastic body in accordance with a movement of the armature to cause the movable contact to at least contact with or separate from the fixing contact, wherein a cover fixing the permanent magnet and the armature, and the pressing member are integrally formed. | 10-24-2013 |
20130278080 | TOUCH PANEL - A touch panel includes a transparent dielectric substrate having a generally rectangular shape, a first conductive film formed on a first surface of the dielectric substrate, a second conductive film formed on a second surface of the dielectric substrate, four electrodes formed at four respective corners of the first conductive film, four current detecting units coupled to the four electrodes, respectively, and an alternating-current power supply configured to apply alternating-current voltage between the first conductive film and the second conductive film, wherein the alternating-current power supply is electrically coupled to the first conductive film through the four current detecting units and the four electrodes. | 10-24-2013 |
20130277192 | TOUCH INPUT DEVICE - A touch input device includes: a film that extends from a bulging portion bulging upward to a flat surface; a first detection region that is formed in the bulging portion and detects coordinates in a first direction and a second direction intersecting with the first direction in response to a touch to a surface of the film by an object; and a second detection region that detects a touch without detecting the coordinates in response to a touch to the surface by the object in a region other than the first detection region. | 10-24-2013 |
20130277186 | TOUCH PANEL - A touch panel includes a first conductive film including conductive patterns each extending in one direction, and a second conductive film facing the first conductive film. Each of the conductive patterns includes plural diamond-shaped parts aligned in the one direction, and a connection part connecting adjacent diamond-shaped parts each other, and each conductive pattern has a uniform resistance value per unit length. | 10-24-2013 |
20130272768 | PRINTER APPARATUS - A printer apparatus includes a print unit that prints an object on recording paper, a platen roller that conveys the recording paper, a cutter that cuts the recording paper, a mainframe that accommodates the print unit and the cutter, a cover that is attached to the mainframe and is configured to open and close with respect to the mainframe, the cover having the platen roller arranged thereon. The cover includes a lock member having a lock pin, and when the cover is closed, the lock pin of the lock member is moved towards the platen roller and is inserted into a lock pin fixing part that is arranged at the mainframe. | 10-17-2013 |
20130271244 | ELECTROMAGNETIC RELAY - An electromagnetic relay includes multiple contact sets each including a fixed contact and a movable contact displaceable in a first direction to approach the fixed contact and in a second direction to move away from the fixed contact; multiple permanent magnets each provided on the peripheral side of a corresponding one of the contact sets and having a polarity direction perpendicular to the first and second directions; and multiple ferromagnetic bodies parallel to the polarity directions of the permanent magnets and the first and second directions, wherein in a DC electric current flowing through each of the contact sets, the direction of a force exerted based on the permanent magnet is equal to the direction of a force exerted based on the ferromagnetic body. | 10-17-2013 |
20130265249 | TOUCH INPUT DEVICE - A touch input device includes: a touch surface that has a three-dimensional structure, and identifies a touch coordinate of a point touched by an object; and a controller that defines a first direction in the touch surface as a first direction in an output coordinate, and outputs information about the output coordinate, wherein the three-dimensional structure has a size and a height at least one of which is changed so that the first direction in the touch surface and a second direction in the touch surface intersecting with the first direction in the touch surface can be recognized. | 10-10-2013 |
20130265075 | CONTACT AND CONNECTOR - A contact for electrically connecting two electric components, includes a first end portion which contacts an object to be contacted; a second end portion for passing a signal from the first end portion; an elastic portion which connects the first end portion with the second end portion while pushing the first end portion and the second end portion in an opposing direction, the elastic portion having a meandering shape from the first end portion to the second end portion and having a curved/bent structure provided with an open portion where a width of the open portion is different from the maximum inner width of the curved/bent structure of the elastic portion when seen from the opposing direction; and a housing portion which surrounds the elastic portion, wherein the first end portion, the second end portion, the elastic portion and the housing are formed by bending a single conductive plate. | 10-10-2013 |
20130263448 | CONNECTOR AND METHOD OF CONNECTING CONNECTOR - A connector configured to make a contact with an electrical apparatus includes a contact formed of a metal material; and a housing that houses the contact. The contact includes an exposed part that is exposed outside the housing, a contact portion provided in the exposed part and configured to come into contact with an electrode of the electrical apparatus, and a projecting part provided in the exposed part and positioned between the contact portion and the housing. The housing includes an exterior wall that forms a surface of the housing that faces the electrode. The exterior wall and the projecting part are configured to be in contact with each other when the electrode and the contact portion come into contact with each other to establish an electrical connection between the contact and the electrode. | 10-10-2013 |
20130255996 | LAYERED STRUCTURE HAVING LAYERED CONDUCTIVE PATTERNS, MANUFACTURING PROCESS THEREOF AND TOUCHSCREEN WITH LAYERED STRUCTURE - A manufacturing process for manufacturing a layered structure is provided. In the manufacturing process, transfer layers including conductive layers are transferred from transfer films so as to form a first transfer layer defining a first conductive pattern and a second transfer layer defining a second conductive pattern on a surface of a substrate, such that the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer are stacked onto each other. At least one of the first transfer layer and the second transfer layer has a non-conductive layer on a surface facing the other of the first transfer layer and the second transfer layer. The non-conductive layer is provided between the first conductive pattern and the second conductive pattern. | 10-03-2013 |
20130247375 | PROBE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING PROBE - A probe is made to contact an electrode terminal in an electric circuit or an electronic part for an electric measurement of the electric circuit or the electronic part. The probe includes a terminal portion which is brought in contact with the electrode terminal at one end of the probe, a spring portion in which U-shaped unit portions are arrayed in a zigzag formation, and a housing portion which surrounds the spring portion. The probe is formed of a sheet of a metal sheet which is bent multiple times, the metal sheet having a predetermined configuration in which a portion corresponding to the terminal portion, a portion corresponding to the spring portion, and a portion corresponding to the housing portion are continuously linked together. | 09-26-2013 |
20130244482 | CONTACT, CONNECTOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING CONNECTOR - A contact includes: a cable connection portion that is connected to a signal line in an exterior cable; a fixed portion that is extended toward a front edge of the contact from the cable connection portion, and fixed to an exterior connector cover; and a connector connection portion that is extended toward the front edge of the contact from the fixed portion, and connected to a conductor of an exterior connector. | 09-19-2013 |
20130231007 | CONNECTOR AND SWITCH - There is provided a connector including a connection terminal to be connected to another connection terminal of another connector; a fixed contact; a movable contact provided on one button end portion of a movable plate; a card made of an insulating material and being in contact with the movable plate; a button in contact with the card; a swing spring connected to the button; and a slide operating portion for controlling a contact between the fixed contact and the movable contact, wherein one of the fixed contact and the movable contact is connected to the connection terminal, the button is pushed down by moving the slide operating portion in one direction to thereby move the movable plate via the card, the connector is in a turn-on state when the fixed contact is in contact with the movable contact, the swing spring generates restoring force in a direction of separating a contact between the fixed contact and the movable contact, and the movable contact is separated from the fixed contact so as to be in a turn-off state the connector by moving the slide operating portion in another direction opposite to the one direction. | 09-05-2013 |
20130222993 | KEYBOARD DEVICE, KEYBOARD HOLDING DEVICE AND INFORMATION INPUT DEVICE - A keyboard device includes: an elastic portion that is provided on any one of a pair of opposed end faces, abuts on an abutting portion provided on a keyboard holding device, and biases the keyboard device in a direction toward another end face from one end face on which the elastic portion is provided; a first engaging portion that is provided on the one end face, and engages with a third engaging portion provided on the keyboard holding device; and a second engaging portion that is provided on the another end face, and engages with a fourth engaging portion provided on the keyboard holding device by the bias of the elastic portion. | 08-29-2013 |
20130194181 | POINTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING POINTING DEVICE - A pointing device includes: a film that includes a protruding portion which protrudes upward, and a plane portion which extends from the protruding portion; a first conducting layer that is disposed under the film; a second conducting layer that is disposed on a base material and is opposed to the first conducting layer; and a plurality of spacers that are formed on any one of a lower portion of the first conducting layer and an upper portion of the second conducting layer, and are arranged, between the first conducting layer and the second conducting layer, so as to be spaced mutually; wherein an interval between the spacers in an area of the plane portion is formed so as to become narrower than an interval between the spacers in an area of the protruding portion. | 08-01-2013 |
20130183076 | CUTTING DEVICE AND RECORDING APPARATUS - A cutting device includes a cutting blade configured to cut a recording medium; a support unit that supports the cutting blade to be movable in an inclined direction with respect to a surface of the recording medium such that the cutting blade is moved toward the recording medium while moving in a width direction of the recording medium; and a movable unit that causes the cutting blade supported by the support unit to be moved in the inclined direction to cut the recording medium. | 07-18-2013 |
20130164991 | PLUG, JACK, AND CONNECTOR - A plug includes a connection part to be connected to a board, a contact, and a conductor part that connects the contact and the connection part. The connection part and the contact are perpendicular to each other. The contact is turned | 06-27-2013 |
20130164071 | PRINTER - A printer includes a main body case in which a sheet roll is installed, a sheet discharge port from which a printed sheet of paper is discharged, an opening/closing cover that opens and closes with respect to the main body case, a cutter that is attached to the opening/closing cover and configured to cut the printed sheet of paper from the sheet roll, and a cutter protection mechanism configured to move in correspondence with an opening movement or a closing movement of the opening/closing cover. The cutter protection mechanism is configured to expose the cutter at the sheet discharge port when the opening/closing cover is in an open state and conceal the cutter when the opening/closing cover is in a closed state. | 06-27-2013 |
20130162053 | POWER DISTRIBUTION APPARATUS SUPPLYING DIRECT-CURRENT POWER - A power distribution apparatus for supplying power from a direct-current power supply to a load via a first connector and a second connector includes a sensor unit configured to detect connected and disconnected states between the first connector and the second connector, a switch unit configured to make and break a connection between the first connector and the direct-current power supply, a receiver unit configured to receive a signal indicating whether to supply or cut off power to the load, and a control unit configured to control the switch unit to make or break the connection in response to the signal received by the receiver unit and the connected and disconnected states between the first connector and the second connector detected by the sensor unit. | 06-27-2013 |
20130156415 | CAMERA MODULE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - A camera module includes multiple terminals formed by performing press working on a metal plate; a holder formed with the terminals by insert molding, wherein the holder holds the terminals, a through hole is formed through the holder in a direction in which the terminals extend, and a screw part is formed on a sidewall of the through hole; a lens housed in the through hole by being screwed to the screw part; and a camera part attached to the holder on a rear side of the lens. | 06-20-2013 |
20130130542 | COAXIAL CABLE CONNECTION MODULE, MULTIPOLE CONNECTOR FOR COAXIAL CABLE, AND MULTIPOLE COMPOSITE CONNECTOR - A coaxial cable connection module including a body; a first signal terminal including a first flat signal contact face; a first ground terminal including a first flat ground contact face; a second signal terminal including a second flat signal contact face; and a second ground terminal including a second flat ground contact face. The first signal contact face and the first ground contact face are arranged, on the first surface of the body, in parallel with each other with a predetermined pitch defined therebetween. The second signal contact face and the second ground contact face are arranged, on the second surface of the body opposite to the first surface, in parallel with each other with the predetermined pitch defined therebetween. The first signal contact face is located opposite to the second ground contact face. The first ground contact face is located opposite to the second signal contact face. | 05-23-2013 |
20130101281 | CAMERA MODULE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING CAMERA MODULE - A camera module includes a camera unit, a board, and a driving unit mounted on the board and configured to drive the camera unit. The camera module also includes an elastic camera-side connecting part configured to connect a terminal of the camera unit with wiring on a first surface of the board. | 04-25-2013 |
20130093642 | ANTENNA DEVICE - An antenna device to be inserted in a memory card slot of an electronic device, includes an insulating layer, an antenna element formed on one surface of the insulating layer, and a ground element formed on the other surface of the insulating layer, the antenna element and the ground element being formed such that at least a part of the antenna element and at least a part of the ground element protrude from the memory card slot of the electronic device when the antenna device is inserted in the memory card slot, respectively; and a ground pattern extending in parallel relationship with the antenna element to be electrically connected to at least the ground element. | 04-18-2013 |
20130090021 | CONNECTION MEMBER, SOCKET MODULE, SOCKET AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING CONNECTION MEMBER - A connection member to be inserted into a through-hole of a socket module that is electrically connected between an electronic component and a substrate, the connection member includes: a first end portion that is connected to the electronic component; a second end portion that is connected to the substrate; a plurality of upper flexure portions that correspond to projections of a waveform arranged near the electronic component; and a plurality of lower flexure portions that correspond to projections of the waveform arranged near the substrate; wherein the connection member is a single conductor member with elasticity and is formed in the shape of the waveform. | 04-11-2013 |
20130082806 | ELECTROMAGNETIC RELAY - An electromagnetic relay includes a contact including a movable spring having a base end fixed to a bottom of a housing and a tip end provided with a movable contact, and a fixed spring having a base end fixed to the bottom of the housing and a tip end provided with a fixed contact. The movable contact is provided opposite to the fixed contact so as to come in contact with the fixed contact or move away therefrom. The housing has a protrusion protruding toward a side of the fixed contact opposite to a side facing the movable contact. | 04-04-2013 |
20130065528 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A communication device including: a setting portion that sets the communication device as a main device when communication device is connected to another device and receives an electric power from an external power supply, and sets communication device as a client device when communication device is connected to another device and receives an electric power from another device; an update portion that transmits first and second identifiers to another device, receives from another device third and fourth identifiers, forms a network to which communication device and another device belong with second identifier when communication device is set as the main device, and updates second identifier with fourth identifier when communication device is set as the client device; and a wireless communication portion that, when another device is disconnected from communication device, communicates wirelessly with another device with first and third identifiers, and any one of second and fourth identifiers. | 03-14-2013 |
20130057370 | ELECTROMAGNETIC RELAY - An electromagnetic relay includes an electromagnet part, an actuating part, a contact part and a base for holding the electromagnet part, the actuating part and the contact part. The contact part includes a pair of fixed plates having one end fixed to the base and the other end to which a fixed contact is attached, a pair of movable springs having one end fixed to the base and the other end to which a movable contact is attached, and a connecting portion extending between the movable springs and electrically connecting the movable contacts to each other. The actuating part is actuated so as to press only a part of the movable springs inside an area defined between longitudinal axes extending between one end and the other end of the movable springs through the movable contact, when the contact part closes. | 03-07-2013 |
20130045634 | CONNECTOR - A connector includes: a housing; and a connector module; the connector module including: a projection portion that projects outside from the housing; a substrate composed of a material with thermal conductivity; and a terminal that is fixed to a lower part of the substrate and contacts on an external substrate. | 02-21-2013 |
20130044443 | FLEXIBLE PRINTED CIRCUIT AND TOUCHSCREEN - A flexible printed circuit includes a first flexible film; a first interconnection layer on the first flexible film, wherein the first interconnection layer includes a first end portion to be connected to a first electrode of a touchscreen, and a second end portion; a second flexible film; a second interconnection layer on the second flexible film, wherein the second interconnection layer includes a first end portion to be connected to a second electrode of the touchscreen, and a second portion; an adhesive layer that bonds the first flexible film and the second flexible film; a first cover film on the first interconnection layer with the first and second end portions of the first interconnection layer being exposed; and a second cover film on the second interconnection layer with the first and second end portions of the second interconnection layer being exposed. | 02-21-2013 |
20130044178 | PRINTER APPARATUS AND PRINTER HEAD - A disclosed device printer apparatus includes a recording sheet conveying block holding a recording sheet and including a light emitting element, and a first light receiving element; a head block printing characters, graphics or the like on the recording sheet including a second light receiving element positioned to face the light emitting element so as to directly receive the light; and a control circuit connected to the light emitting element, the first light receiving element, and the second light receiving element, wherein the control circuit determines, when the light is detected by the second light receiving element, that the recording sheet does not exist between the light emitting element and the second light receiving element, and when the light is not detected by the second light receiving element and is detected by the first light receiving element, that the recording sheet exists. | 02-21-2013 |
20130044040 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND ANTENNA EXTENSION SYSTEM - An information processing apparatus, includes: a first connector that attaches a portable module incorporating an antenna; and a first antenna that transmits and receives a signal to/from the antenna; wherein when the portable module is attached to the first connector, the first antenna is fixed at a position on a substrate which is opposed to the antenna, and the first antenna is connected to a second antenna having a gain larger than a gain of the first antenna. | 02-21-2013 |
20130040502 | CONNECTOR - A connector includes a first connector and a second connector configured to engage with the first connector to establish electrical connection, wherein the first connector includes a first contact terminal, and the second connector includes: a second contact terminal configured to come in contact with the first contact terminal; a switch part connected to the second contact terminal and including a fixed part and a movable part; and a movable member capable of pushing the movable part toward the fixed part, wherein the movable member is pushed by the first connector when the first connector engages with the second connector, and the movable member pushes the movable part toward the fixed part to bring the movable part in contact with the fixed part. | 02-14-2013 |
20130037519 | SWITCH DEVICE AND CONNECTOR - A switch device includes first and second contacting portions including first and fixed contacting portions and first and second movable contacting portions, respectively, the first fixed contacting portion and the second fixed contacting portion being configured to be electrically connected to one of a power source and an electronic device while the first movable contacting portion and the second movable contacting portion are configured to be electrically connected to the other of the power source and the electronic device; and first and second electric arc voltage suppression units configured to be electrically connected to the first and second fixed contacting portions and the first and second movable contacting portions for suppressing generation of electric arcs there between, respectively. | 02-14-2013 |
20130037518 | SWITCH DEVICE AND CONNECTOR - A switch device includes first and second contacting portions including first and second fixed contacting portions and first and second movable contacting portions configured to contact the first and second fixed contacting portions, respectively and provided to be adjacent from each other; and a magnet unit provided such that a first pole is positioned to face the first contacting portion and a second pole is positioned to face the second contacting portion to generate magnetic fields between the first fixed contacting portion and the first movable contacting portion and between the second fixed contacting portion and the second movable contacting portion, respectively. | 02-14-2013 |
20130037517 | SWITCH DEVICE AND CONNECTOR - A switch device includes first and second contacting portions including first and second fixed contacting portions, first and second movable contacting portions and first and second break contacting portions, respectively, the first fixed contacting portion and the second fixed contacting portion being configured to be electrically connected to one of a power source and an electronic device while the first movable contacting portion and the second movable contacting portion are configured to be electrically connected to the other of the power source and the electronic device; and a first magnet and a second magnet configured to generate magnetic fields between the first fixed contacting portion and the first movable contacting portion and between the second fixed contacting portion and the second movable contacting portion, respectively. | 02-14-2013 |
20130037401 | SWITCH DEVICE AND CONNECTOR - A switch device includes first and second contacting portions including first and second fixed contacting portions and first and second movable contacting portions, respectively, the first fixed contacting portion and the second fixed contacting portion being configured to be electrically connected to one of a power source and an electronic device while the first movable contacting portion and the second movable contacting portion are configured to be electrically connected to the other of the power source and the electronic device; a first electric arc runner provided near at least one of the first fixed contacting portion and the first movable contacting portion; and a second electric arc runner provided near at least one of the second fixed contacting portion and the second movable contacting portion. | 02-14-2013 |
20130033344 | ELECTROMAGNETIC RELAY - An electromagnetic relay includes an electromagnet that generates a magnetic field when electric current is supplied thereto, an actuator that is actuated in response to the generated magnetic field, a contact that opens and closes in response to the actuation of the actuator, the contact including a first contact and a second contact that contacts with the first contact when the contact closes, and a housing including a first housing that includes walls defining a recess that accommodates the electromagnet, the actuator and the contact therein, and a second housing that is fixed to the first housing and covers the recess of the first housing. The electromagnetic relay also includes a permanent magnet provided on an outer surface of the housing at a position corresponding to a position of the contact. | 02-07-2013 |
20130021089 | TOUCH PANEL AND METHOD OF DETECTING COORDINATE POSITION - Disclosed is a touch panel including an upper conductive layer; a lower conductive layer facing the upper conductive layer with an interval between the upper conductive layer; a capacitive sensing unit that detects a coordinate position by a capacitive coupling under a condition where a predetermined electric potential is applied to the upper conductive layer; and a resistive sensing unit that detects a coordinate position based on an electric potential at a position where the upper conductive layer and the lower conductive layer contact under a condition where a potential gradient is generated on either one of the upper conductive layer and the lower conductive layer. | 01-24-2013 |
20130005187 | CONNECTOR - A connector includes a first connector and a second connector, wherein the first connector includes first contacts made of a conductive material, and a first movable part made of an insulating material, wherein the first contacts have respective first contact portions of a convex shape, and the first movable part is connected to the first contacts to be movable together with the first contact portions, wherein the second connector includes second contacts made of a conductive material, and a second movable part made of an insulating material, wherein the second contacts have respective second contact portions coming in contact with the first contact portions, and the second movable part is connected to the second contacts to be movable together with the second contact portions, and wherein the first contact portions and the second contact portions are configured to come in contact with each other, thereby establishing electrical coupling. | 01-03-2013 |
20130001351 | PRINTER - A printer includes a mainframe including a front face part that has an opening through which a recording medium passes; a guide unit connected to the mainframe on a first side of the front face part; a printer mechanism unit configured to perform printing on the recording medium, and connected to the mainframe on a second side of the front face part opposite to the first side thereof; an arm unit having a first end connected to the mainframe; and a shaft unit configured to hold a roll of the recording medium, and connected to a second end of the arm unit, wherein the guide unit is configured to guide the recording medium so as to feed the recording medium to the printer mechanism unit through the opening of the front face part of the mainframe. | 01-03-2013 |
20120329307 | CONNECTOR - A connector includes a movable contact part formed of an insulating material, an electrically conductive movable terminal part, and an electrically conductive fixed terminal part. The movable terminal part and the fixed terminal part are caused to come into contact by the movable terminal part being pressed via the movable contact part by an electrically conductive plug electrode terminal of another connector after the plug electrode terminal inserted into a jack terminal opening part of the connector comes into contact with the movable terminal part, so that the plug electrode terminal and the fixed terminal part are electrically connected via the movable terminal part. | 12-27-2012 |
20120327167 | PRINTER - A printer includes a platen roller, a motor configured to rotate the platen roller, and a frame configured to rotatably support the platen roller, the motor being mounted to the frame, wherein the motor has a shaft and a face that is in contact with the frame, and the face has a flange at a periphery thereof and a boss around the shaft, wherein the frame has a U-letter-shape opening into which the boss of the motor is insertable in a direction perpendicular to an axis of the shaft, and also has a fitting part in which the flange of the motor is engaged, and wherein the motor is fixedly positioned by the boss being inserted into the U-letter-shape opening of the frame and by the flange being engaged in the fitting part. | 12-27-2012 |
20120327165 | THERMAL PRINTER - A thermal printer includes a platen roller, a thermal head, a frame including the thermal head and a side plate, the side plate including a platen roller receiving part configured to detachably support a bearing of the platen roller. The platen roller receiving part includes an open mouth for inserting and pulling out the bearing of the platen roller in a direction perpendicular to an axial direction of the platen roller, and the open mouth includes a protrusion formed on a downstream side in a rotation direction of the platen roller. | 12-27-2012 |
20120327017 | TOUCH PANEL - A touch panel includes first and second electrode substrates including first and second conductive layers; a first electrode and a second electrode provided on the first conductive layer for causing an electric potential distribution; a third electrode and a fourth electrode provided on the first conductive layer for causing an electric potential distribution such that the first electrode and the second electrode are electrically connected by the third electrode and the fourth electrode; and a resistance adjusting member including a first resistance portion and a second resistance portion electrically connected to the first electrode and the second electrode in parallel, respectively, and configured such that resistance values of the first resistance portion and the second resistance portion become lower at the center than at the outer sides in the longitudinal direction of the first electrode and the second electrode, respectively. | 12-27-2012 |
20120320540 | PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR - A printed circuit board of a card edge connector type includes interconnections formed on a surface of a substrate to be electrically coupled to respective connecting terminals formed by electrolytic plating on an edge of the substrate, and connecting terminal-forming wirings being respectively in connection with the interconnections, when the connecting terminals are formed by the electrolytic plating. The interconnections are electrically isolated from the connecting terminal-forming wirings by process openings formed in the substrate. | 12-20-2012 |
20120319921 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME - A communication device is disclosed that includes an antenna apparatus including a feeding portion, a looped antenna element connected to the feeding portion, and a resistor inserted into the looped antenna element, and a communication circuit configured to process data that is transmitted and received via the antenna apparatus. | 12-20-2012 |
20120313828 | MEMORY CARD - A disclosed memory card having a built-in antenna and being connected to an electronic apparatus includes a circuit board configured to be covered by a case, an antenna element formed on one surface of the circuit board or on one surface of a board mounted on the circuit board, and a ground element formed on another surface of the circuit board or on another surface of the board mounted on the circuit board, wherein a part or all of the antenna element and a part or all of the ground element are formed to protrude outside the electronic apparatus when the memory card is connected to the electronic apparatus. | 12-13-2012 |
20120313737 | ELECTROMAGNETIC RELAY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A disclosed electromagnetic relay includes a fixed contact, a movable contact provided in a movable contact spring, an electric magnet causing the movable contact to contact the fixed contact by applying force via an arming unit, a magnet generating a magnetic field between the fixed contact and the movable contact, and yokes made of a magnetic material, wherein the yokes are arranged in parallel to interpose the fixed contact and the movable contact between the yokes and to apply the magnetic field generated by the magnet to an area where the fixed contact and the movable contact exist, and insulating portions are provided on inner surfaces of the yokes facing the fixed contact and the movable contact, respectively. | 12-13-2012 |
20120308288 | PRINTER AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING PRINTER - A printer includes a printing part configured to perform printing on rolled recording paper, a presenter unit configured to convey the recording paper for up to a predetermined length, and a cutter part configured to cut the recording paper subjected to the printing and conveyed for up to the predetermined length, wherein the presenter unit is removably attached to a printer body part including the printing part and the presenter unit. | 12-06-2012 |
20120293285 | ELECTROMAGNETIC RELAY - An electromagnetic relay includes an electromagnetic relay body having an electromagnet and a contact part, the contact part opening and closing along with movement of the electromagnet, a terminal member supporting the electromagnetic relay body, and a base member supporting the terminal member. The terminal member has a connecting part electrically connected to the electromagnetic relay body, the electromagnetic relay body is supported by the connecting part while providing a clearance between the base member and the electromagnetic relay body. | 11-22-2012 |
20120285809 | TOUCH PANEL - A touch panel includes a first electrode substrate including a first substrate and a first conductive film formed on the first substrate, and a second electrode substrate including a second substrate and a second conductive film formed on the second substrate to face the first conductive film. A part or the entirety of the first conductive film is divided into plural conductive areas. | 11-15-2012 |
20120268343 | ANTENNA APPARATUS - An antenna apparatus includes a housing made of a conductive material and having a slot formed in a first surface, and an antenna disposed in the housing. The longitudinal direction of the slot is oriented at a predetermined angle with respect to the longitudinal direction of the antenna. | 10-25-2012 |
20120255848 | TOUCH PANEL - A touch panel that is used by being superposed on a display panel, the touch panel including: a first electrode substrate including a first substrate and a first conductive film that is formed on the first substrate, the first conductive film including plural conductive areas that are divided into three or more areas along a longitudinal direction and divided into three or more areas along a lateral direction; and a second electrode substrate including a second substrate and a second conductive film that is formed on the second substrate, the second conductive film being opposed to the first conductive film, wherein each of boundary lines of the plural conductive areas forms a predetermined angle with respect to an alignment direction of pixels of the display panel. | 10-11-2012 |
20120252275 | CONNECTOR TO BE ELECTRICALLY CONNECTED TO CONNECTING TARGET AND TO SUBSTRATE - A connector to be electrically connected to a connecting target including plural electrical objects and to a substrate provided with plural concave portions, includes plural contacts, each including a first terminal configured to extend in a first direction to be connected with the object of the connecting target and include a first contact portion and a second contact portion, a second terminal configured to extend in a second direction opposite to the first direction to be fitted in the concave portion of the substrate, and a base portion configured to be provided with a support portion that separately supports the first contact portion and the second contact portion of the first terminal at different positions and separately support the second terminal from the first terminal. | 10-04-2012 |
20120251215 | PRINTER - A printer including: a fixed part; a movable part that is connected to the fixed part rotatably around a rotation center such that one of an open state and a closed state is selectable; a cylindrical body configured to transfer a print medium; a holding part configured to hold the cylindrical body; and a restraint part configured to restrain the holding part to the movable part such that the movable part can slide in a radial direction of the rotation center; wherein the restraint part includes: an engaging part that forms a part of one of the holding part and the movable part; and an engaged part that forms a part of another one that is engaged to the engaging part, and the fixed part includes a storing part configured to store spindles of the transfer cylindrical body. | 10-04-2012 |
20120251056 | CONNECTOR - A connector | 10-04-2012 |
20120249386 | ANTENNA DEVICE, CIRCUIT BOARD AND MEMORY CARD - A disclosed antenna device includes a substrate made of a dielectric material, an antenna element formed on one side of the substrate, and a ground element formed on another side of the substrate. | 10-04-2012 |
20120243558 | SIGNAL TRANSMISSION SYSTEM, SIGNAL TRANSMISSION METHOD, TRANSMITTING DEVICE AND RECEIVING DEVICE - A signal transmission system including a transmitting device and a receiving device, including: the transmitting device including: a first modulator that modulates a frequency of a control signal; and a first multiplexer that multiplexes the frequency-modulated control signal onto a DVI (Digital Visual Interface) signal to be transmitted to the receiving device via a single network cable; and the receiving device including: a first separator that separates the frequency-modulated control signal from the multiplexed DVI signal; and a first demodulator that demodulates the separated control signal. | 09-27-2012 |
20120231667 | INTERPOSER AND JOINT TERMINAL - A joint terminal usable in an interposer. The joint terminal includes a first terminal member; and a second terminal member detachably attached to the first terminal member and electrically conductible to the first terminal member. The second terminal member includes a contact part capable of contacting with and separating from a conductor portion of a counterpart of the interposer; a spring part adapted to generate a contact pressure for pushing the contact part against the conductor portion; and an attachment part abutting on and detachably attached by a frictional force to the first terminal member. The contact part, the spring part and the attachment part are formed integrally with each other as a unitary member. | 09-13-2012 |
20120231666 | CONNECTOR - A connector to be mounted on a substrate includes a first pad and a second pad formed on the surface, including a first contact including a first contacting portion to be in contact with the first pad when the connector is mounted on the substrate; and a second contact including a second contacting portion to be in contact with the second pad when the connector is mounted on the substrate, the first contact and the second contact being configured such that the first contacting portion slides on the first pad in a first direction while the second contacting portion slides on the second pad in a second direction opposite to the first direction, when the first contact and the second contact are pushed toward the first pad and the second pad, respectively, while the connector is being placed on and fixed to the substrate. | 09-13-2012 |
20120231665 | CONNECTOR - A connector including a contact member and a housing. The contact member includes a spring part having a length variable in an axial direction, and a contact part extending from an axial end of the spring part and adapted to be pushed against and electrically connected to a counterpart flat contact. The spring part includes a slanted meandering portion provided with a plurality of major arms spaced from each other in the axial direction and generally slanted with respect to the axial direction. The slanted meandering portion is adapted to be elastically deformed so as to narrow a space between the major arms by a contact pressure applied from the counterpart flat contact to the contact part. The contact part is adapted to be displaced so as to slide on the counterpart flat contact by an elastic deformation of the slanted meandering portion. | 09-13-2012 |
20120229389 | ILLUMINATED KEYBOARD DEVICE - An illuminated keyboard device includes a keyboard unit having a plurality of pushbuttons with a light passing property and switches operating by pushing operation of the plurality of pushbuttons, a backlight unit emitting light toward the keyboard unit, and a sheet-shaped color changing part with a light passing property interposed between the keyboard unit and the backlight unit to change a color of light emitted from the backlight unit. | 09-13-2012 |
20120228107 | PUSH BUTTON-TYPE SWITCH DEVICE - A push button-type switch device includes a pair of fixed contacts, an operable member to be pushed, an actuating member elastically deformable upon the operable member being pushed, a movable contact which short-circuits the pair of fixed contacts due to elastic deformation of the actuating member, and a limiting part arranged to limit a direction in which the operable member moves and making the operable member move in a fixed orientation. The limiting part includes a pair of link members that engage with each other, one ends of the link members rotatably supported by the base portion, and the other ends thereof slidably supported by the operable member. This produces a good click irrespective of a position where the operable member is operated. | 09-13-2012 |
20120223790 | RELAY - A relay is disclosed that includes a first opening and closing part including an openable and closable first gap; a second opening and closing part including an openable and closable second gap, the second opening and closing part being placed side by side with the first opening and closing part so that the first gap and the second gap are arranged side by side; a magnetization driving part configured to cause the first opening and closing part and the second opening and closing part to simultaneously operate; and a permanent magnet configured to apply a magnetic field on the first gap of the first opening and closing part and the second gap of the second opening and closing part in the same direction. | 09-06-2012 |
20120217964 | CURRENT SENSOR, TABLE TAP WITH CURRENT SENSOR, AND MAGNETIC SUBSTANCE COVER FOR CURRENT SENSOR - A current sensor including: a current bar through which a current flows; a magnetic substance core configured to cover at least a part of the current bar; a magnetic field measurement element that measures a magnetic field generated by the current flowing through the current bar; a substrate to which the magnetic substance core and the magnetic field measurement element are fixed; and a magnetic substance cover that covers the magnetic substance core, and aligns the magnetic substance core by being fixed to the substrate; wherein slits corresponding to a width of the current bar are formed on side surfaces of the magnetic substance cover, and the current bar is aligned with the magnetic substance cover by protruding from the slits. | 08-30-2012 |
20120199458 | KEY SWITCH DEVICE AND KEYBOARD - A key switch device including a key top; a pair of link members connected to the key top and interlocked with each other to guide a vertical motion of the key top; a switch mechanism including a membrane sheet switch capable of opening and closing a contact section of an electrical circuit in accordance with the vertical motion of the key top; a flexible thin film sheet attached to the membrane sheet switch; and a housing attached to the thin film sheet, the housing adapted to connect the link members to the thin film sheet. | 08-09-2012 |
20120194173 | CONNECTOR, PROBE, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING PROBE - A connector includes multiple probes and a first insulator part and a second insulator part joined to cover the probes. Each of the probes has a monolithic structure of a single bent metal plate. | 08-02-2012 |
20120193139 | SURFACE MOUNT DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Disclosed is a surface mount device to be mounted on a base member, including plural lead units, each of the plural lead units including, a lead including a body portion and a foot formed at an end of the lead; a solder portion formed at the foot of the lead to protrude toward the direction of the base member to have a summit portion, and a diffusion prevention portion provided on the lead for preventing a diffusion of a solder along the body portion of the lead. | 08-02-2012 |
20120178292 | CONNECTOR - A connector | 07-12-2012 |
20120175152 | HIGH-SPEED SIGNAL TRANSMISSION BOARD - A high-speed signal transmission board includes a first board part including a first ground pattern, a first insulating layer formed on a first surface and a second surface of the first ground pattern, and a first electrically conductive pattern formed on a surface of the first insulating layer; a second board part including a second ground pattern, a second insulating layer formed on a first surface and a second surface of the second ground pattern, and a second electrically conductive pattern formed on a surface of the second insulating layer; and a connecting part connecting the first electrically conductive pattern of the first board part and the second electrically conductive pattern of the second board part with the first board part and the second board part facing each other. | 07-12-2012 |
20120171882 | CONNECTOR UNIT - A connector unit includes a male connector including a first plug terminal, a second plug terminal, a first switch terminal, and a second switch terminal; and a female connector including a first jack terminal, a second jack terminal, a first contact unit, and a second contact unit. The first jack terminal is connected to the first contact unit. The second jack terminal is connected to the second contact unit. The first switch terminal is configured to make the first contact unit electrically conductive and the second switch terminal is configured to make the second contact unit electrically conductive when the male connector is inserted into the female connector and rotated with respect to the female connector. | 07-05-2012 |
20120169658 | TOUCH PANEL - A touch panel includes an upper electrode substrate having an upper conductive film formed thereon, a lower electrode substrate having a lower conductive film formed thereon, the upper conductive film and the lower conductive film being arranged to face each other, a spacer disposed between the upper electrode substrate and the lower electrode substrate along four sides of the upper electrode substrate and the lower electrode substrate, and at least one conductive part having a predetermined height and disposed in a vicinity of the spacer on an inner side thereof on at least one of the lower conductive film and the upper conductive film. | 07-05-2012 |
20120168221 | RELAY BOARD FOR TRANSMISSION CONNECTOR USE - A relay board for relaying plurality of electric wires to a transmission connector, the relay board provided with first and second front ground pads | 07-05-2012 |
20120164869 | CONNECTOR FOR CONNECTING ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A connector includes a connector main body that connects with another connector, a lanyard part and a latch part provided at least on one of the side planes of the connector main body, and a hook provided on the latch part and protruding outward from the connector main body. The lanyard part includes a first lanyard bent part, a straight lanyard part, and a second lanyard bent part that are sequentially arranged in a connecting direction with respect to the another connector. The latch part includes a first latch bent part, a first latch straight part, and a second latch bent part that are sequentially arranged in the connecting direction. The first lanyard bent part includes a first lanyard opening into which the first latch bent part is inserted. The second lanyard bent part includes a second lanyard opening into which the second latch bent part is inserted. | 06-28-2012 |
20120164856 | CONNECTOR AND SOLDER SHEET - A connector includes a lead part configured to be connected to a board; and a solder sheet having a plate shape. The solder sheet is engaged with and fixed to the lead part with the lead part passing through a hole in the solder sheet. At least one of the lead part and the solder sheet has a structure configured to prevent the solder sheet from coming off the lead part. | 06-28-2012 |
20120158332 | INPUT APPARATUS AND INPUT METHOD - A disclosed input apparatus includes an operating part pressed by a user; a first resistance film and a second resistance film facing each other; a measuring unit configured to measure a difference between a first electric potential of a first end of a contact resistance and a second electric potential of a second end of the contact resistance; and a detecting unit configured to obtain pressure information indicative of a pressure load caused by the pressing of the operating part based on the difference in electric potential. | 06-21-2012 |
20120154325 | TOUCHSCREEN PANEL - A touchscreen panel includes an upper resistive film including a first upper electrode and a second upper electrode provided at a first end and a second end, respectively, in a first direction; a lower resistive film including a first lower electrode and a second lower electrode provided at a first end and a second end, respectively, in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction; a first electric potential detecting part connected to the first upper electrode; a second electric potential detecting part connected to the second upper electrode; a third electric potential detecting part connected to the first lower electrode; and a fourth electric potential detecting part connected to the second lower electrode. | 06-21-2012 |
20120154285 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device including: a plurality of push buttons each that includes a display unit displaying an image at a upper surface of the push button, the upper surface being movable up and down, and information being input to the push button depending on a position of the upper surface; and a plurality of actuators that actuate the respective push buttons up and down independently of the up-and-down movement of the upper surfaces of the push buttons. | 06-21-2012 |
20120135641 | CONNECTOR AND METHOD OF COUPLING THE SAME TO SUBSTRATE - A disclosed connector includes a signal contact whose first end portion is to be connected to a connection terminal of another connector, wherein the signal contact is formed of an electrically conductive material; an insulating part including a groove part in which a second end portion of the signal contact is placed; a floating lead that is placed in the groove part and movable in a longitudinal direction of the groove part, wherein first end portion of the floating lead is to be in contact with the second end portion of the signal contact placed in the groove part; and a solder member adapted to electrically connect the first portion of the floating lead and the second end portion of the signal contact. | 05-31-2012 |
20120135615 | ELECTRONIC CONNECTOR - An electronic connector includes a plurality of pairs of terminal parts for transmitting an electric signal; and grounding parts shaped like plates and connected to have a ground potential, wherein the grounding parts have protrusions protruding on a side of the pairs of terminal parts, and the protrusions are respectively interposed between the pairs of terminal parts which are adjacent to each other. | 05-31-2012 |
20120133570 | DIVERSITY ANTENNA APPARATUS INCLUDING RECTIFIER DEVICE - A diversity antenna apparatus includes a feed line through which radio communication power is transmitted, antennas connected in cascade through the feed line, and a first rectifier device placed in the feed line, wherein a first one of the antennas and a second one of the antennas each include a second rectifier device having an input terminal thereof connected to the feed line, an antenna device connected to an output of the first rectifier device, and a third rectifier device having an input terminal thereof connected to a connection point between the second rectifier device and the antenna device, and having an output terminal thereof grounded, wherein the first rectifier device placed in the feed line connects between the input terminal of the second rectifier device of the first one of the antennas and the input terminal of the second rectifier device of the second one of the antennas. | 05-31-2012 |
20120125881 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A COORDINATE DETECTOR - A method of manufacturing a coordinate detector having a resistive film and a common electrode for applying a voltage to the resistive film is disclosed that includes the steps of (a) applying a photoresist onto the resistive film formed on a substrate formed of an insulator; (b) forming a resist pattern on the resistive film by exposing the applied photoresist to light through a predetermined mask and subsequently developing the applied photoresist; (c) forming a resistive film removal region by removing a portion of the resistive film without the resist pattern; (d) removing the resist pattern after step (c); and (e) forming the common electrode over the resistive film removal region after step (d). | 05-24-2012 |
20120044625 | CARD MODULE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING CARD MODULE - A card module includes a top case, a bottom case engaged with the top case, a substrate being positioned between the top case and the bottom case and including a first connection terminal, an electronic device provided in a space formed by engaging the top case with the bottom case, and a terminal substrate including a first surface on which a second connection terminal is formed, a second surface on which an electrode terminal is formed, and a through-hole in which a connection electrode is formed. The first connection terminal is connected to the second connection terminal. The second connection terminal and the electrode terminal are connected via the connection electrode. | 02-23-2012 |
20120021617 | ELECTRONIC PART AND LEAD - A lead configured to join to a signal line of an electronic part through solder is disposed in an opposing relationship to the signal line and extends for sliding movement. A first opposing face section including a pair of faces having wettability to the solder is formed on surfaces of the signal line and the lead. Further, a second opposing face section including a pair of faces having wettability lower than the wettability of the first opposing face section is formed on the surfaces of the signal line and the lead along an extending direction of the lead. | 01-26-2012 |
20120019477 | METHOD OF DETECTING POSITION ON TOUCHSCREEN PANEL, TOUCHSCREEN PANEL, AND METHOD OF INITIALIZING TOUCHSCREEN PANEL - A method of detecting a position on a touchscreen panel including a first resistive film having first and second electrodes provided at its corresponding ends in a first direction and a second resistive film having third and fourth electrodes provided at its corresponding ends in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction includes measuring a potential at the first electrode with supply voltage applied to a first resistor connected to the first electrode with the second electrode grounded; measuring a potential at the third electrode with the supply voltage applied to a second resistor connected to the third electrode with the fourth electrode grounded; measuring potentials at the third and fourth electrodes with the supply voltage applied to the first electrode with the second electrode grounded; and measuring potentials at the first and second electrodes with the supply voltage applied to the third electrode with the fourth electrode grounded. | 01-26-2012 |
20120001034 | Attachment device - An attachment device includes: an attachment attachable to a rack; and a bracket attachable to a switch device and engageable with the attachment, and including a hold portion for holding a cable, wherein the attachment attached to the rack is engaged with the bracket attached to the switch device, whereby the switch device is supported by the rack. | 01-05-2012 |
20110300791 | Communication apparatus and communication system - A communication apparatus including: a reception portion that receives identification information for a first apparatus to identify a second apparatus, and authentication information for the first apparatus to authenticate the second apparatus, from a network, the network being different from a route used when wireless communication between the first apparatus and the second apparatus is executed; and a communication unit that substitutes for the second apparatus and executes the wireless communication with the first apparatus by using the identification information and the authentication information when the second apparatus fails to execute the wireless communication with the first apparatus. | 12-08-2011 |
20110296210 | Power supply controlling system, control method for power supply controlling system, and power supply controlling apparatus - A power supply controlling system including: a first power supply controlling apparatus that supplies an electric power to a device; and a second power supply controlling apparatus that supplies an electric power to another device, communicates with the first power supply controlling apparatus, and mediates communication between the first power supply controlling apparatus and a terminal device to control power supply to the device, the terminal device controlling the power supply to the device; wherein the first power supply controlling apparatus communicates with the terminal device without relaying the second power supply controlling apparatus, according to interruption of the communication between the first power supply controlling apparatus and the second power supply controlling apparatus. | 12-01-2011 |
20110294356 | CONNECTOR - A connector includes a first connector member configured to arrange a plurality of plane first boards with gaps in a thickness direction of the first boards, the first board including a conductive layer and an insulation layer, the insulation layer having a surface where a first signal pattern is formed; and a second connector member configured to arrange a plurality of plane second boards with gaps in a thickness direction of the second boards, the second board including a conductive layer and an insulation layer, the insulation layer having a surface where a second signal pattern is formed. | 12-01-2011 |
20110294326 | FLOATING CONNECTOR - A floating connector including a receptacle having a receptacle contact and a receptacle housing for supporting the receptacle contact, a plug having plug contact and a plug housing for supporting the plug contact, and a positional deviation absorbing mechanism provided in at least one of the receptacle and the plug for capable of absorbing a positional deviation between the receptacle housing and the plug housing at a time of fitting between the receptacle housing and the plug housing. Each of the receptacle contact and the plug contact has a terminal portion abutted to each other at the time of fitting between the receptacle housing and the plug housing, and at least one of the receptacle contact and the plug contact has a support part for supporting the terminal portion in a manner movable relative to the supporting housing. | 12-01-2011 |
20110293225 | Photoelectric conversion module and photoelectric conversion device - A photoelectric conversion module includes: a plurality of optical connectors each connectable to an optical communication path; an electrical connector connectable to an electrical communication path; a circuit board equipped with a light receiving and emitting element, the light receiving and emitting element converting an optical signal received by the optical connector into an electrical signal to be transmitted to the electrical connector and converting an electrical signal received by the electrical connector into an optical signal to be transmitted to the optical connector; and a waveguide optically connecting the optical connector and the electrical connector. | 12-01-2011 |
20110270961 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, SELECTOR, REMOTE OPERATION SYSTEM, SCAN CODE TRANSMISSION METHOD, AND PROGRAM PRODUCT THEREFOR - An information processing apparatus includes a code converting portion that converts a scan code output from a keyboard into a corresponding key code, a data converting portion that converts the key code into packets, and a changing portion that changes an output destination of the scan code from the code converting portion to the data converting portion, when an application software to operate a server apparatus remotely located is activated in the information processing apparatus, which is in connection with the server apparatus over a network. | 11-03-2011 |
20110267044 | Position detection device - A position detection device includes an electromagnetic conversion element and a magnetic field generator. The electromagnetic conversion element is arranged on a given plane. The magnetic field generator is arranged facing one side of the electromagnetic conversion element in a direction vertical to the given plane and generates a magnetic field covering the electromagnetic conversion element. A relative position between the electromagnetic conversion element and the magnetic field generator is detected when a relative displacement parallel to the given plane is made by the electromagnetic conversion element and the magnetic field generator based on an output signal of the electromagnetic conversion element. The magnetic field generator has an opposed face that tilts to the electromagnetic conversion element, and generates the magnetic field from the opposed face. | 11-03-2011 |
20110254645 | ELECTROMAGNETIC RELAY - An electromagnetic relay including an electromagnet device having an electromagnet and an armature, a contact portion openable and closable according to a movement of the armature. The contact portion includes a plurality of fixed contact members in which fixed contacts are respectively arranged and a plurality of movable contact members in which movable contacts opposed to the fixed contacts are respectively arranged, wherein the plurality of movable contact members operate according to a movement of the armature. The electromagnetic relay further includes a printed board to which the plurality of fixed contact members and the plurality of movable contact members are respectively electrically connected, and a plurality of contact terminal members electrically connected to the printed board and adapted to be connected to electrical parts provided outside. | 10-20-2011 |
20110252657 | PROBE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING PROBE - A probe used for electrical measurement includes first and second internal electrically-conductive parts; first and second terminal contact parts configured to contact first and second external electrode terminals, respectively; first and second spring parts each having a meandering pattern; a housing part configured to surround the first and second internal electrically-conductive parts. The first internal electrically-conductive part, the first terminal contact part, the first spring part, the housing part, the second spring part, the second terminal contact part, and the second internal electrically-conductive part are successively connected in a single metal plate from a first end to a second end thereof. The first and second terminal contact parts are in first and second bent portions, respectively, of the single metal plate. The first and second internal electrically-conductive parts are configured to contact each other at the time of performing the electrical measurement. | 10-20-2011 |
20110250799 | CONNECTOR HAVING A PLUG ARRANGED ABOVE A PLATE-LIKE TERMINAL - A connector includes first and second connector parts to be connected to each other. A plate-like terminal provided in the first connector part is maintained at a power supply voltage or a ground potential. A plug connected to a signal line is supported by a first insulation part provided on the plate like terminal. The plug includes a protrusion part protruding from the first insulation part. A first terminal is configured by a plate spring supported by a second insulation part provided in the second connector part. The first terminal has an extreme end part to be engaged with a side surface of the protrusion part when the first and second connector parts are connected to each other. A second terminal for power supply or ground is supported by the second insulation part to contact with the plate-like terminal when the first and second connector parts are connected to each other. | 10-13-2011 |
20110244729 | AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR FOR ELECTRICAL CONNECTION BETWEEN NEIGHBORING CONNECTORS - A connector for a first wiring board of a first module type apparatus and a second wiring board of a second module type apparatus, the connector providing electrical connection between the first wiring board of the first module type apparatus and the second wiring board of the second module type apparatus when the first module type apparatus and the second module type apparatus are engaged with each other, the connector includes a housing; a first terminal; and a second terminal. | 10-06-2011 |
20110242250 | PRINTER - A printer includes a lid part, a body part, a first rotating shaft, a second rotating shaft, a first engaging part having the first rotating shaft removably engaged therewith so as to allow the lid part to be opened and closed relative to the body part, and a second engaging part receiving the second rotating shaft in such a manner as to allow the second rotating shaft to rotate. In response to application of a first predetermined force, the first rotating shaft is removed from the first engaging part while absorbing a second predetermined force from the first predetermined force, and the lid part is allowed to rotate on the second rotating shaft to be opened and closed relative to the body part. | 10-06-2011 |
20110239028 | Electronic apparatus - An electronic apparatus includes a display, a display controller that displays an image on the display in accordance with an image signal input from outside, a first power supply unit that coverts an alternating-current power into a first power having a first voltage, and supplies the first power to the display, a shutoff unit that shuts off the alternating-current power being supplied to the first power supply unit, based on the image signal, and a second power supply unit that converts the alternating-current power into a second power having a second voltage, and supplies the second power to the display controller and the shutoff unit. | 09-29-2011 |
20110236117 | CUTTING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A cutting apparatus includes a fixed blade module including a fixed blade, a movable blade module including a movable blade that moves when the movable blade module is driven, and a drive module configured to drive the movable blade module. The fixed blade and the movable blade are configured to cut a recording medium. The fixed blade module, the movable blade module, and the drive module are detachably connected. | 09-29-2011 |
20110234486 | Switching device and switching methods of the same - A switching device that selectively changes a computer to be operated from multiple computers including a control unit that the control unit detects a cursor position on the computer to be operated based on coordinate data and a computer resolution of the computer to be operated, the coordinate data being generated by performing a same acceleration process as the computer to be operated, on relative coordinate data that has been acquired from a given pointing device, and the control unit selectively changing changes the computer to be operated according to the cursor position. It is thus possible to selectively change the computer to be operated without any dedicated software or requiring a given space for manipulation. | 09-29-2011 |
20110205138 | ANTENNA DEVICE - An antenna device includes a T-shaped element having a first end part, a second end part, and a third end part, the first end part being a feeding point, the T-shaped element being bifurcated at an intermediate point; and a stub having one end connected between the intermediate point and the second end point and another end connected to ground, the stub forming a π-shaped configuration with the T-shaped element; wherein a length of a first line between the first end part and the second end part is longer than a length of a second line between the first end part and the third end part; and the length of the first line and the length of the second line correspond to a first resonance frequency and a second resonance frequency. | 08-25-2011 |
20110189892 | MALE CONNECTOR, FEMALE CONNECTOR, AND CONNECTOR - A male connector includes male connector modules placed in tiers and having respective first and second surfaces facing away from each other. The male connector modules each includes interconnection parts for electrical signal transmission on the first surface; a male connector ground part formed on the second surface so as to substantially cover the second surface; male connector contact parts provided at respective first ends of the interconnection parts on the first surface; male connector terminal parts joined to respective second ends of the interconnection parts on the first surface; and a male connector shield part provided on the side on which the male connector is configured to be connected to a female connector to be connected to the male connector ground and project relative to ends of the male connector contact parts in a direction in which the male connector is configured to be connected to the female connector. | 08-04-2011 |
20110188370 | Power supply controlling apparatus, power supply controlling system, and non-transitory computer readable recording medium - A power supply controlling apparatus including: plural communication ports that connect to an information processing apparatus via plural communication devices, respectively; a switching portion that switches a setting of at least one of the communication ports so as to connect the at least one of the communication ports to any one of a data input and output device and one of the communication devices; and a transmission portion that, when the switching portion switches the setting of the at least one of the communication ports so as to connect the at least one of the communication ports to the one of the communication devices, and the communication devices are connected to the communication ports, respectively, transmits an e-mail in which an address of each of the communication ports has been described, to the information processing apparatus via the corresponding communication device connected to each of the communication ports. | 08-04-2011 |