SINFONIA TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160018294 | VIBRATION DAMPING SYSTEM AND VEHICLE - A vibration damping system comprises a vibration applying device mounted on a frame and a control device that controls the vibration applying device, the control device comprising a voltage command producing part that produces a driving voltage command to drive the vibration applying device and a vibration failure diagnosis part that diagnoses whether there is failure based on a vibration detection signal output by a vibration detecting device, wherein the voltage command producing part produces the driving voltage command corresponding to a diagnosis frequency that is previously set at a frequency identical to a resonance frequency of the frame or the vibration applying device or at a predetermined frequency close to the resonance frequency and makes the vibration applying device generate the vibration applying force according to the driving voltage command, and the vibration failure diagnosis part diagnoses whether there is failure based on the vibration detection signal. | 01-21-2016 |
20150360873 | VIBRATION DEVICE, ARTICLE CONVEYANCE DEVICE, AND ARTICLE SORTING DEVICE - The vibration device includes a base, a movable bench, a first horizontal excitation unit, a second horizontal excitation unit, and a vertical excitation unit. The vibration device includes a first middle bench and a second middle bench between the base and the movable bench. The vibration device includes first horizontal elastic support units, second horizontal elastic support units, and vertical elastic support units that elastically connect the base, the first middle bench, the second middle bench, and the movable bench sequentially in the first horizontal direction, the second horizontal direction, and the vertical direction. If overall device is supposed as a first mass body, a second mass body, and a third mass body with the first horizontal elastic support units and the second horizontal elastic support units as boundaries, respective barycentric positions of these mass bodies are almost the same in the vertical direction and horizontal direction. | 12-17-2015 |
20150334853 | ELECTRONIC MODULE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTRONIC MODULE - The Electronic Module includes body case | 11-19-2015 |
20150308812 | WAFER MAPPING APPARATUS AND LOAD PORT INCLUDING SAME - The left-right span between a light projection section | 10-29-2015 |
20150274285 | WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM FOR AIRCRAFT - Provided is a wheel drive system for aircraft RS including a motor | 10-01-2015 |
20150221538 | LOAD PORT AND EFEM - A load port provided adjacent to a wafer transport chamber for taking in and out a wafer W between the wafer transport chamber and a FOUP, includes a plate-shaped part that constitutes a part of a wall of the wafer transport chamber, and has an opening for opening the wafer transport chamber; a door part for opening and closing the opening; a mounting table that is configured to mount a wafer storage container so as to oppose a lid part for opening and closing an internal space to the door part, and to move to and from the plate-shaped part; and an elastic part that is provided on the mounting table side of the plate-shaped part along the peripheral edge of the opening, wherein the elastic part elastically contacts the periphery of the lid part in the wafer storage container by moving the mounting table toward the plate-shaped part. | 08-06-2015 |
20150162857 | MOTOR CONTROLLER - A 0-axis current calculator | 06-11-2015 |
20150128441 | ATMOSPHERE REPLACEMENT APPARATUS, SUBSTRATE TRANSPORT APPARATUS, SUBSTRATE TRANSPORT SYSTEM, AND EFEM - The present invention provides an atmosphere replacement apparatus capable of replacing the atmosphere on the surface of a wafer with a small amount of gas. The apparatus is configured to have a cover capable of facing and covering the wafer to be transported, and a gas supply means that supplies gas having properties different from a surrounding atmosphere from the cover, and replaces the atmosphere on the surface of the wafer by the gas. | 05-14-2015 |
20150071739 | EFEM | 03-12-2015 |
20150024671 | EFEM AND LOAD PORT - There is provided an EFEM that includes a shield gas curtain apparatus | 01-22-2015 |
20140354205 | MOTOR CONTROLLER AND CONSTRUCTION MACHINE PROVIDED THEREWITH - There is provided a motor controller capable of suppressing the rotation of a motor at the time of discharging an electric accumulator, and a construction machine provided with the motor controller. A motor controller | 12-04-2014 |
20140354197 | MOTOR CONTROLLER AND CONSTRUCTION MACHINE PROVIDED THEREWITH - There is obtained a configuration capable of rapidly decelerating a motor even if a failure occurs in the communication between a controller and a motor control unit in a motor controller in which a speed command is input from the controller to the motor control unit. A motor controller | 12-04-2014 |
20140354191 | INVERTER DEVICE FOR DRIVING ELECTRIC MOTOR - An object of the present invention is to provide an inverter device for driving an electric motor, which allows control stability and efficiency to be ensured over a wide region of the speed of the electric motor. The inverter device includes a rotational-speed detection section which detects a rotational speed of the electric motor, a carrier-frequency calculation section which calculates a carrier frequency on the basis of the detected rotational speed, and a carrier-frequency switching section which switches, on the basis of the calculated carrier frequency, the carrier frequency used for performing PWM control on the electric motor. The carrier-frequency calculation section calculates, as the carrier frequency, a frequency increased with an increase in the electric-motor rotational speed detected by the rotational-speed detection section. | 12-04-2014 |
20140338288 | LOAD PORT DEVICE - A load port device comprises a link mechanism that has a main moving link whose one end is connected with a door holding member in a rotatable manner, a guide that bends and extends from a horizontal direction to a vertical direction and that guides one end of the main moving link, a main moving block with which the other end of the main moving link is connected in a rotatable manner and a door hoisting shaft that extends in the vertical direction and that moves the main moving block in the extending direction. The link mechanism allows the end of the main moving link to move from the horizontal direction to the vertical direction or from the vertical direction to the horizontal direction along the guide in a state that the other end of the main moving link moves to the vertical direction. | 11-20-2014 |
20140286733 | LOAD PORT AND EFEM - There is provided a device capable of effectively increasing the number of wafers that is conveyed inside a wafer transport chamber and capable of improving the wafer conveyance processing capacity if an EFEM is used, without leading to a marked increase in installation area. A load port includes: a plurality of levels of loading tables are provided in the height direction; and wafers housed inside FOUP on top of each loading table is inserted into and removed from inside wafer transport chambers, in a state wherein each loading table is arranged at a wafer insertion/removal position on the front surface of the wafer transport chambers. The loading tables includes a transport mechanism that moves wafers forward and back in the front/rear direction, between a FOUP passing/receiving position at which the FOUP are handed over to a FOUP transport device and the wafer insertion/removal position. | 09-25-2014 |
20140202641 | APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING IC CHIP PACKAGE - An IC chip package production apparatus of this invention comprises a conveyance portion which conveys a film substrate, and an IC chip mounting portion which mounts IC chips on the film substrate. The IC chip mounting portion comprises a mounting roller, on the outer face of which are formed a chip holding groove and a suction-clamping hole, which mounts IC chips on the film substrate by holding IC chips and rotating; an IC chip supply portion, having a supply path which supplies a plurality of IC chips successively; and a linear feeder which, with one supply end of the supply path opposing the chip holding groove and suction-clamping hole, feeds IC chips from the supply end to the chip-holding groove. The production apparatus further comprises a thermal pressure-bonding portion which performs thermal pressure-bonding of IC chips and the film substrate; this thermal pressure-bonding portion has a tape with magnets and a magnetic tape on the conveyor path conveying the film substrate, which apply pressure to the film substrate on the conveyor path without stopping the motion, and a heat-application portion which applies heat to the film substrate on the conveyor path without stopping the motion. | 07-24-2014 |
20140190791 | VIBRATION DEVICE, ARTICLE CONVEYANCE DEVICE, AND ARTICLE SORTING DEVICE - A vibration device includes a base, a movable bench elastically supported with respect to the base, a first horizontal excitation unit that vibrates the movable bench in a first horizontal direction, a second horizontal excitation unit that vibrates the movable bench in a second horizontal direction that crosses the first horizontal direction, a vertical excitation unit that vibrates the movable bench in a vertical direction, and first and second middle benches between the base and the movable bench, wherein first to third plate-like spring members elastically connect the base, the first and second middle benches, and the movable bench sequentially in the first horizontal direction, the second horizontal direction, and the vertical direction. | 07-10-2014 |
20140183980 | CONVEYING APPARATUS - A conveying apparatus includes: a housing; a movable member; a linear motor; and a cover. The linear motor includes a primary magnetic pole and a secondary magnetic pole each having a facing surface that faces the other and that is a plane along the longitudinal direction of the housing. The cover allows the primary magnetic pole to be located in an atmospheric environment, and the secondary magnetic pole to be located in a vacuum environment or a reduced pressure environment by separating the primary magnetic pole and the secondary magnetic pole from each other. The primary magnetic pole and the secondary magnetic pole face each other so that a direction of a magnetic attraction force generated therebetween and acting on their facing surfaces is different from directions of forces acting, due to an atmospheric pressure outside the housing, on the wall of the housing on which the cover is provided. | 07-03-2014 |
20140139152 | ELECTRIC ACTUATOR DRIVE DEVICE AND ACTUATOR USING SAME - To bring an actuator driving motor having a malfunction such as failure to a stop in a shorter time without employing a mechanical braking system. The present invention is an electric actuator driver, including: a power supply; an actuator driving motor ( | 05-22-2014 |
20140097771 | ELECTRIC ACTUATOR DRIVE DEVICE - The present invention aims to respond a transient high instantaneous current that flows during acceleration of an electric actuator as well as to reduce the size and weight. The present invention is an electric actuator driver, including: an electric actuator ( | 04-10-2014 |
20140091645 | LINEAR ACTUATOR - A linear actuator includes an inner core, and an outer core that is provided outside the inner core in a radial direction while being supported by a pair of flat springs. Permanent magnets are formed at one of the inner core and the outer core, and magnetic pole portions are formed at the other of the inner core and the outer core to face the permanent magnet with predetermined gaps formed therebetween. Spacers are respectively provided between the inner core and the flat springs, abutting portions are respectively configured by abutting facing surfaces of the spacers and the inner core and facing surfaces of the spacers and the flat springs adjacent to the spacers in the axial direction, and a plurality of engagement portions including recesses and protrusions are arranged at the abutting portions. | 04-03-2014 |
20140049140 | ELECTROMECHANICAL ACTUATOR - An electromechanical actuator includes a first system and a second system. The first system includes a first motor and a first movable element capable of being moved back and forth in an axial direction of a rod. The second system includes a second motor and a second movable element capable of being moved back and forth in the axial direction of the rod. The electromechanical actuator is capable of adjusting a stroke length which is a distance between the first driving section set to or in the proximity of an end portion of the first movable element and the second driving section set to or in the proximity of an end portion of the second movable element. The first movable element and second movable element are configured for back and forth movement in the axial direction of the common rod. | 02-20-2014 |
20140041987 | ARTICLE SORTING AND CONVEYING DEVICE - An article sorting and conveying device that conveys articles by the vibrations of a movable body provided through an elastic support means, includes a first vibration means that imparts a periodic vibration force to the movable body in a direction inclined from a vertical direction; a second vibration means that imparts a periodic vibration force in a direction crossing the periodic vibration force by the first vibration means; and a vibration control means that causes a periodic vibration force imparted by each vibration means to have a phase difference and occur simultaneously at the same frequency, and that creates an elliptical vibration trajectory in the movable body. The articles are sorted and conveyed on the movable body by setting the vibration trajectory of the movable body by the vibration control means such that articles having a different coefficient of friction are conveyed in different directions. | 02-13-2014 |
20140027216 | ELECTROMAGNETIC VIBRATION SUPPRESSION DEVICE AND ELECTROMAGNETIC VIBRATION SUPPRESSION PROGRAM - The electromagnetic vibration suppression device includes a plurality of electromagnet pairs arranged in the width direction of a steel plate and which suppresses vibration of the steel plate running between electromagnets in each electromagnet pair using a control unit. The pseudo displacement calculation means calculates a pseudo displacement amount for the steel plate on the basis of the switching between ON and OFF of a sensor attached to the electromagnet pairs. The pseudo edge position calculation means calculates a pseudo edge position for the steel plate on the basis of the pseudo displacement amount. The current amount control means individually controls the amount of current that flows to the electromagnets on the basis of the pseudo edge position. | 01-30-2014 |
20140021003 | ELECTROMAGNETIC CLUTCH - The electromagnetic clutch (X) includes a rotating shaft ( | 01-23-2014 |
20130326841 | PURGE NOZZLE UNIT, PURGE APPARATUS AND LOAD PORT - A purge nozzle unit | 12-12-2013 |
20130308281 | ELECTRONIC MODULE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTRONIC MODULE - The Electronic Module has a body case | 11-21-2013 |
20130306743 | ANTENNA FOR DIPOLE-TYPE IC TAG, ANTENNA ROLL, AND USAGE METHOD FOR IC TAG - To provide an antenna for dipole-type IC tag, which can conform to various IC chip specifications and communication frequencies in a wide area without causing an increase in the size of antenna, while advantageously suppressing a decrease in a communication distance caused by a defect part in an antenna pattern, in an antenna for dipole-type IC tag, an antenna radiation part is configured by extending an antenna wire in a radiation part extending direction, while repeatedly forming a pair of branch paths that branches in a direction intersecting with the radiation part extending direction, and a connection path which connects the pair of branch paths. The connection path is configured to extend in the radiation part extending direction from a junction of a pair of branch paths to a branch point of a next pair of branch paths. | 11-21-2013 |
20130184935 | ACTIVE DAMPING DEVICE, VEHICLE, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ACTIVE DAMPING DEVICE - Provided is an active damping device (X) that suppresses vibrations of an object (T) to be damped by utilizing a reaction force generated when an auxiliary mass ( | 07-18-2013 |
20130183122 | WAFER TRANSPORT APPARATUS - The wafer transport apparatus prevents contaminant deposited on an unprocessed wafer from adhering to a processed wafer. Carrying-in load port | 07-18-2013 |
20130119788 | MOVABLE IRON CORE LINEAR ACTUATOR - There is provided a movable iron core linear actuator, which includes a magnetic circuit which causes a moving element to reciprocate. The magnetic circuit includes an iron core constituting the moving element, a stator core including a facing portion which faces the iron core, a pair of permanent magnets disposed in the facing portion along a reciprocating direction and having inverted magnetic poles at their surfaces which face the iron core, and a coil wound around the stator core. Energization to coil causes the moving element to reciprocate. When the coil is energized, the spring force of magnetic spring which changed in accordance with a relative position of the moving element with respect to the stator core is superimposed on the electromagnetic driving force produced by the energization of the coil and is applied to the moving element by the magnetic flux produced by the permanent magnets. | 05-16-2013 |
20130106319 | LINEAR ACTUATOR DRIVING DEVICE | 05-02-2013 |
20130106203 | MOVABLE IRON CORE LINEAR ACTUATOR | 05-02-2013 |
20130010397 | ELECTROMAGNETIC VIBRATION SUPPRESSION DEVICE AND ELECTROMAGNETIC VIBRATION SUPPRESSION CONTROL PROGRAM - An electromagnetic vibration suppression device | 01-10-2013 |
20120309286 | PURGE APPARATUS AND LOAD PORT - A purge apparatus for replacing a gas atmosphere in a purge object vessel by a purge gas through a port provided on a bottom face of the purge object vessel is disclosed. The purge apparatus includes a purge unit attached to a table that receives the purge object vessel, and a purge nozzle body including a port contacting portion provided on an upper side of the purge nozzle body and an attachment object portion provided on a lower side of the purge nozzle body. The purge unit has an attachment portion and the port contacting portion of the purge nozzle body is configured to contact the port of the purge object vessel. The attachment object portion of the purge nozzle body removably engages with the attachment portion of the purge unit so that the purge nozzle body is removably attached to the purge unit. | 12-06-2012 |
20120306462 | Electricity Generation Device and Permanent-Magnet Electric Generator - An electricity generation device includes a permanent-magnet electric generator with three or more phase windings each having an output terminal and connected to a neutral point, and bidirectional semiconductor switching circuits capable of interrupting connections between the respective phase windings and the neutral point. Each switching circuit allows current to flow in both directions. A gate signal generation circuit outputs to one of the switching circuits during a period including the time at which the AC voltage excited in the corresponding phase winding turns from positive to negative and during a period including the time at which the AC voltage excited in the corresponding phase winding turns from negative to positive. A startup gate signal output circuit outputs a startup gate signal to all of the bidirectional semiconductor switching circuits when the permanent-magnet electric generator is to be started. | 12-06-2012 |
20120293094 | VIBRATION DAMPING APPARATUS, ELECTRIC ACTUATOR DRIVING APPARATUS AND VEHICLE - A vibration damping apparatus including reference wave production section that produces a reference wave; a fundamental order adaptive algorithm block that calculates fundamental order adaptive filter factors from a vibration detection signal and the reference wave and produces a fundamental order vibration damping current instruction; an amplitude detection section that calculates a peak current value of the fundamental order vibration damping current instruction; and a fundamental order current excess detection section that derives a fundamental order current upper limit value from the fundamental frequency to produce a fundamental order current upper limit excess signal that is output to the fundamental order adaptive algorithm block, which revises the fundamental order adaptive filter factors in a direction in which the vibration damping current instruction is limited within a range. | 11-22-2012 |
20120281875 | WAFER DETECTING APPARATUS - A wafer detecting apparatus detects storage states of a plurality of wafers stored in a wafer container. The plurality of wafers are stored substantially horizontal in slots in the wafer container to be transferred in and out of a front opening of the wafer container. The wafer detecting apparatus includes a vertically extending illumination device that emits light through the front opening onto the plurality of wafers and an imaging device that receives the light reflected from the plurality of wafers. The imaging device is arranged substantially directly in front of the wafer container and the illumination device is arranged in at least one of left and right sides of the imaging device. | 11-08-2012 |
20120263562 | CARRIER TRANSFER FACILITATING DEVICE - A carrier transfer facilitating device does not require, for example, renewal (replacement) of an existing load port. Specifically, a carrier transfer facilitating device is provided for a load port on which a FOUP is placed. The carrier transfer facilitating device includes a temporary table on which the FOUP is temporarily placed, a carrier transferring carriage that travels above a carrier table of the load port and the temporary table in the horizontal direction and that lifts and transfers the FOUP between the carrier table and the temporary table, a supporting member that supports the temporary table and the carrier transferring carriage, and a controller that controls the movement of the carrier transferring carriage so as to avoid contact of the carrier transferring carriage with the FOUP while the FOUP is transferred between the hoop supporting table or the temporary table and an OHT. | 10-18-2012 |
20120256999 | PRINTING IMAGE DATA GENERATING DEVICE, THERMAL TRANSFER PRINTER, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - A printing image data generating device generates printing image data for a thermal transfer printer that heats a thermal head generating friction force depending on grayscale values to thermally transfer ink. The printing image data generating device includes: an image data acquirer configured to acquire image data as a printing subject; a density deviation line specifying section configured to specify density deviation lines at which density after printing is estimated to deviate from desired density attributed to sudden change in the friction force; a correction-subject pixel specifying section configured to specify, as a correction-subject pixel, a pixel whose variation degree of the grayscale value is lower than a predetermined value; a correcting section configured to correct the grayscale value of the specified correction-subject pixel in such a direction as to eliminate density deviation; and a generating section configured to generate the printing image data based on image data after correction. | 10-11-2012 |
20120256577 | Motor Control Apparatus and Method - When it is determined that the number of times that motor rotation-indicative quantity has been detected has exceeded a measurement interval, a feedback speed value is calculated from a motor rotation-indicative quantity detected immediately before, a motor rotation-indicative quantity detected immediately before the last time a measurement interval determination means determined that the number of times had exceeded the measurement interval, and time that has elapsed since the last time the measurement interval determination means determined that the number of times had exceeded the measurement interval, and the measurement interval having a length calculated from a greater one between the calculated feedback speed value and a speed command value is set for the measurement interval determination means to refer to. | 10-11-2012 |
20120256572 | Brushless Motor and Control Method Therefor - When a fault of any one of phases is detected by a fault detector, each of the phases is checked for fault on the basis of fault detection information input to a controller, and the phases of normal phase currents which have been judged to be not faulty by a faulty phase discriminator are varied such that a current vector obtained by decomposing the normal phase currents into orthogonal X- and Y-axis components to derive resultant currents and then combining the resultant currents follows a nearly circular locus. | 10-11-2012 |
20120253511 | ROBOT ARM APPARATUS - A robot arm apparatus includes an arm mechanism including a base member and a link pivotally connected to the base member for pivotal motion in a horizontal plane through a rotational shaft. The link holds a regular circular transport object at its distal end. The apparatus also includes an edge detector, provided on the base member, that detects two edges of the regular circular transport object as the link pivotally rotates with respect to the base member, a pivotal angle detector that detects a pivotal angle of the link with respect to the base member, and a center position calculator that calculates a center position of the regular circular transport object with respect to the link. The calculation is based on two pivotal angles detected by the pivotal angle detector when the edge detector detects the two edges of the regular circular transport object. | 10-04-2012 |
20120249714 | PRINTER, PRINTING SYSTEM AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDUIM HAVING INSTRUCTIONS FOR PRINTING - A printer having a ribbon heated by energization of a thermal head to transfer color ink and transparent laminate material from the ribbon to a recording medium. The printer includes a first storage section configured to store ink energization data, a second storage section configured to store laminate energization data an energization controlling section, and a correction section that corrects the laminate energization data in response to a residual heat quantity of the thermal head after the ink is thermally transferred in accordance with stored ink energization data and corrects the laminate energization data. | 10-04-2012 |
20120228081 | RAW MATERIAL LOADING APPARATUS AND PIPE UNIT FOR RAW MATERIAL LOADING APPARATUS - A loading apparatus for loading raw material into a processing apparatus includes an accommodation section accommodating the raw material, upstream and downstream paths through which the raw material is fed in an airtight state into the processing apparatus, a feeding mechanism that feeds in an airtight state the raw material from the accommodation section to the upstream path, a joint section that separates and joins the upstream and downstream paths, and a closing section, positioned in the second path, that can be opened and closed to maintain the processing apparatus and a portion of the downstream path located downstream of the closing section in an airtight state when the joint section separates the upstream and downstream paths. The downstream path is extendable and contractible to move its downstream end with respect to the joint section while the upstream and downstream paths remain joined. | 09-13-2012 |
20120226414 | VIBRATION DAMPING DEVICE AND VEHICLE PROVIDED WITH THE VIBRATION DAMPING DEVICE - A damping device includes a calculator calculating a pseudo vibration to cancel a source vibration transmitted from a vibration source to a position to be damped, using an adaptive control algorithm. The canceling vibration is generated according to the pseudo vibration. A vibration detector detects an error vibration remaining at the position. The adaptive control algorithm is adapted by learning to reduce the error vibration. A frequency recognizer recognizes a frequency of the source vibration from a signal related to the vibration source. The frequency of the vibration is used to determine a frequency of the pseudo vibration. A phase difference identifier identifies a phase difference between the error vibration and the canceling vibration according to the pseudo vibration, and a frequency corrector corrects, according to the phase difference, the frequency of the vibration to eliminate the phase difference. | 09-06-2012 |
20120222929 | VIBRATION DAMPING DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD FOR VIBRATION DAMPING DEVICE, OFFSET CORRECTION METHOD FOR VIBRATION DAMPING DEVICE, AND BLADE SPRING - An automobile vibration damping device for an automobile in which a power plant in which an engine, a transmission and the like are combined is supported by a vehicle body, including a vibrating means that generates vibration separate from vibration of the engine. Thereby, it is possible to reduce the vibration amplitude of a seat portion by the reaction force of the vibrating means. Also, if the vibration mode of the vehicle body is adjusted so as to become a node in the vicinity of the seat portion, the vibration amplitude decreases in the vicinity of the seat portion, and improves riding comfort. | 09-06-2012 |
20120215405 | A/D CONVERSION DEVICE AND VIBRATION DAMPING APPARATUS FOR AUTOMOBILE USING THE A/D CONVERSION DEVICE - An A/D conversion device includes a first A/D converter that receives an analog vibration signal corresponding to a vibration detected by a vibration detecting sensor and converts the analog vibration signal to a first digital value, an analog amplifier that amplifies the analog vibration signal and outputs an amplified signal, a second A/D converter that converts the amplified signal to a second digital value, a determiner that determines whether an amplitude of the amplified signal input to the second A/D converter exceeds a range of amplitude that is convertible by the second A/D converter, and a selector that receives the first digital value and the second digital value and output one of the first and second digital values based on the determination of the determiner. | 08-23-2012 |
20120199221 | RAW MATERIAL LOADING APPARATUS - An apparatus includes a processing apparatus that processes raw material in an airtight state, an accommodation section that accommodates the raw material, a first feeding path that is provided outside the processing apparatus and receives the raw material from the accommodation section, and a second feeding path having upstream and downstream ends that are outside and inside the processing apparatus, respectively. The second feeding path receives the raw material from the first feeding path. The apparatus also includes a joint section that separates and joins the first path and the second path, and a closing section that is positioned in the second path closer to the processing apparatus than the joint section and maintains the processing apparatus, and the second path in an airtight state when the joint section separates the first path and the second path. | 08-09-2012 |
20120197491 | DAMPING APPARATUS FOR REDUCING VIBRATION OF AUTOMOBILE BODY - A damping apparatus for an automobile is provided, capable of ensuring a high level of reliability while obtaining excellent damping effect with simple configuration. The damping apparatus for an automobile that reduces vibrations of an automobile body may include an actuator that is attached to the automobile body and drives an auxiliary mass; a current detector that detects a current flowing through an armature of the actuator; a section that detects a terminal voltage applied to the actuator; a calculation circuit that calculates an induced voltage of the actuator, and further calculates at least one of the relative velocity, relative displacement, and relative acceleration of the actuator, based on a current detected by the current detector and the terminal voltage; and a control circuit that drive-controls the actuator based on at least one of the relative velocity, relative displacement, and relative acceleration of the actuator calculated by the calculation circuit. | 08-02-2012 |
20120075810 | METHOD OF PRODUCING ELECTRONIC MODULE, AND ELECTRONIC MODULE - A method of producing an electronic module having an electronic part and a mounting part for mounting the electric module to an external apparatus, includes a step of disposing the electronic part in a cavity of a die, a step of disposing the mounting part in the die with a first portion of the mounting part being positioned in the cavity and a second portion of the mounting part being outside of the cavity, a step of supplying a resin into the cavity of the die, a step of curing the resin while the electronic part and the first portion of the mounting part are immersed in the resin in the cavity of the die, and a step of extracting the resin from the cavity after the resin is cured in the step of curing. | 03-29-2012 |
20120067770 | CASSETTE ADAPTER, ADAPTER MAIN BODY LOCKING APPARATUS AND SEATING SENSOR MECHANISM - A cassette adapter which makes it possible for a second cassette which accommodates a circular wafer of a diameter of 200 mm to be used on a load port ready for a first cassette which accommodates a different circular wafer of another diameter of 300 mm is locked to the load port by an adapter main body locking apparatus. The locking apparatus includes a locking air cylinder serving as a locking member for locking the first cassette to a carrier base of the load port, and a locking target member provided integrally on a rear face of an adapter plate of the cassette adapter for disengageably engaging with a locking pawl at an end of a rod of the air cylinder. A seating sensor mechanism detects that the second cassette is seated at a correct position on the adapter plate. | 03-22-2012 |
20120062047 | LINEAR ACTUATOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING LINEAR ACTUATOR - A linear actuator includes a linear actuator body ( | 03-15-2012 |
20120034051 | LOAD PORT - A load port including a frame having an opening, a vessel receiving table that receives the wafer vessel, a door removably attached to the opening, a door opening and closing mechanism that opens and closes the door, and a closing mechanism that exerts force on the door when the door opening and closing mechanism closes the door. | 02-09-2012 |
20110259703 | ELECTROMAGNETIC CLUTCH WITH BRAKE - An electromagnetic clutch includes a first shaft and a rotor rotatable together around an axis, and the rotor includes a clutch friction surface. A second shaft is disposed coaxially and slidably around the first shaft and drives the rotor to rotate around the axis. An armature facing the rotor is fixed to the second shaft to be displaceable in the axial direction. The clutch further includes a coil that presses the armature against the clutch friction surface when the coil is supplied with electricity, and that releases the armature from the clutch friction surface when the coil is not supplied with electricity. A brake device is provided to continuously apply to the rotor a brake torque which is not less than a slip torque generated between the second shaft and the first shaft and less than a driving torque applied by the second shaft. | 10-27-2011 |
20110217481 | ELECTROMAGNETIC STRIP STABILIZER - An electromagnetic strip stabilizer includes: a pair of electromagnets, opposed to each other, that generate magnetic forces to act on a steel strip passing between the electromagnets after a surface coating process being applied to the steel strip; a pair of sensors, each sensor provided for each of the electromagnets, that detect a distance between a corresponding one of the electromagnets and the steel strip; and a control section configured to control a current supplied to each of the electromagnets and control a vibration of the steel strip at least based on the distance between the steel strip and each of the electromagnets detected by each of the sensors. The control section determines control gains used to control the current supplied to each of the electromagnets at least based on a thickness and a width of the steel strip. | 09-08-2011 |
20110214778 | GAS CHARGING APPARATUS, GAS DISCHARGING APPARATUS, GAS CHARGING METHOD, AND GAS DISCHARGING METHOD - Disclosed herein is an apparatus including: a table configured to receive a container that stores an object therein, the container including a bottom surface provided with a positioning groove and including a charging inlet through which a gas is charged into the container; a positioning pin projecting from the table and adapted to engage with the positioning groove of the container; a nozzle configured to charge the gas into the container through the charging inlet; and a drive unit configured to move the nozzle into contact with the charging inlet of the container after the positioning pin is engaged with the positioning groove. | 09-08-2011 |
20110198945 | LINEAR ACTUATOR - A linear actuator, wherein a permanent magnet is reliably prevented from being damaged. In a first linear actuator, the width of a gap between a first contact section and a second contact section in a radial direction or the width of a gap between the first contact section and the second contact section in a rotating direction is less than the width of a gap between a permanent magnet and a magnetic pole section. In a second linear actuator, a flat plate-like permanent magnet is provided in that one of a movable section and a stationary section which is provided with a coil for generating a magnetic flux for reciprocating the movable section, and that surface of the other which is opposed to the permanent magnet and functions as a magnetic pole surface is formed flat. In a third linear actuator, each of an engaging projection and a cutout is provided so as to be oriented in the direction in which the magnetic force of the permanent magnet acts on the magnetic pole section. At least a portion of the cutout is notched in the direction in which the magnetic force of the permanent magnet acts on the magnetic pole section. | 08-18-2011 |
20110107756 | ELECTRO-HYDROSTATIC ACTUATOR EXCELLENT IN SNUBBING CHARACTERISTIC, AND DRIVE DEVICE USED FOR THE SAME, AND CONTROL METHOD USED FOR THE SAME - The present invention is to provide an electro hydrostatic actuator excellent in a snubbing characteristic including a cylinder type actuator main body | 05-12-2011 |
20110066292 | VIBRATION CONTROL DEVICE AND VEHICLE - [Object] To predetermine a target vibration level and keep vibration generated at a position at which vibration is to be controlled equal to or smaller than a target vibration level. | 03-17-2011 |
20110048118 | VIBRATION DAMPING DEVICE AND VEHICLE - The present invention provides a vibration damping device which can enhance a vibration damping effect even in a case where a vibration damping target position and a vibration damping force generation position are different from each other. The vibration damping device includes a vibration detecting means for detecting a vibration which is caused by a vibration generating source and is transmitted to a position at which the vibration is to be damped; a vibration application means which generates a vibration damping force to cancel the vibration, and is provided at a position different from the position at which the vibration is to be damped; a vibration application command generating means for outputting a vibration application command to generate the vibration damping force in the vibration application means, based on the vibration detected by the vibration detecting means; and a vibration application command correcting means which imparts to the vibration application command, a reverse property of a vibration damping force transmission path including a vibration transmission property from a position at which the vibration application means is mounted to the position at which the vibration is to be damped, and then outputs the vibration application command to the vibration application means. | 03-03-2011 |
20110042951 | WINDMILL ROTATION DETECTION/MANAGEMENT DEVICE AND WIND POWER GENERATION SYSTEM - An apparatus comprising: a first input that receives a first rotational speed information of a windmill mechanically generated by a mechanical rotation detection unit; a second input that receives a second rotational speed information of the windmill based on an alternating current output of a generator attached to the windmill; and a controller configured to compare the first and second rotational speed information, to determine whether a difference between the first and second rotational speed information is greater than a predetermined value and to execute a predetermined anomaly processing in response to the difference being greater than the predetermined value. | 02-24-2011 |
20110005868 | LOAD PORT APPARATUS, LID MEMBER MOUNTING AND DISMOUNTING APPARATUS FOR LOAD PORT APPARATUS, AND CONTROLLING METHOD FOR LIFTING MECHANISMS OF MAPPING APPARATUS - A load port apparatus is disclosed wherein the total period of time of operation of a lid member mounting and dismounting apparatus and a mapping apparatus is minimized while avoiding interference of the two apparatus with each other. An interference avoiding sensor apparatus is provided on the lid member mounting and dismounting apparatus and the mapping apparatus and detects that a lid member suction plate of the lid member mounting and dismounting apparatus is disposed at a position lower by a value exceeding a preset value than the arm to which the mapping sensors are attached to enable pivotal motion of the arm without interfering with the lid member suction plate. Then, immediately after the preset value is detected by the interference avoiding sensor apparatus, the arm is pivoted to the mapping position to start the mapping. | 01-13-2011 |
20100243867 | MAPPING MECHANISM, FOUP AND LOAD PORT - Disclosed herein is a mapping mechanism for carrying out mapping for a FOUP which includes a wafer receiving section on which a plurality of wafers can be placed at a plurality of stages in a heightwise direction and a lid member mounted for opening and closing movement, including: a light emitting member and a light receiving member provided outside the FOUP; and a window member provided on a light path between the light emitting member and the light receiving member which can cross at least part of the wafers placed on the stage portions of the wafer receiving section; the light being caused to pass over all of the stages of the wafer receiving section of the FOUP to carry out the mapping for the FOUP. | 09-30-2010 |
20100237820 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR MOTOR - A motor control system includes a motor unit and a controller unit electrically connected therewith. The motor unit includes a motor, a resolver detecting a rotational angle of the motor and a first memory storing first error data for detection by the resolver of the motor's rotational angle. The controller unit includes a second memory storing second error data for detection by the resolver of the motor's rotational angle and a motor controller determining an actual rotational angle of the motor according to the detected rotational angle detected by the resolver and the second error data in the second memory and controls the motor's rotation according to the determined actual rotational angle. The motor unit or the controller unit further includes an update section updating the second error data with the first error data according to motor data in the first and second memories. | 09-23-2010 |
20100143027 | ATTACHING APPARATUS FOR LOAD PORT APPARATUS - The present invention relates to an attaching apparatus for attaching a load port apparatus, which is configured to receive a wafer carrier in which a wafer is accommodated in order to transfer the wafer to and from a semiconductor manufacturing apparatus, to an attaching face of the semiconductor manufacturing apparatus. A bogie track body is attached to a lower end portion of the load port apparatus. A pair of positioning protrusions are attached to the lower end portion of the load port apparatus in such a manner as to project downwardly. A support plate is secured to a lower end portion of the attaching face of the wall body in such a manner as to project to this side. A pair of positioning recesses are formed on an upper face of the support plate in such a manner as to be fitted with the positioning projections. | 06-10-2010 |
20100135753 | LOAD PORT - A load port is disclosed which allows a wafer to be transferred between the inside of a FOUP and the inside of a semiconductor fabrication apparatus even during a purge operation. The load port is provided adjacent the semiconductor fabrication apparatus in a clean room and includes a purge stage having a purge port through which a gas atmosphere in the FOUP is replaced into nitrogen gas or dry air, an opener stage provided in a juxtaposed relationship with the purge stage and having an opening communicating with the inside of the semiconductor fabrication apparatus and a door section capable of opening and closing the opening, and a moving mechanism for moving the FOUP between the purge stage and the opener stage. | 06-03-2010 |
20100127442 | VIBRATION DAMPING DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD FOR VIBRATION DAMPING DEVICE, OFFSET CORRECTION METHOD FOR VIBRATION DAMPING DEVICE, AND BLADE SPRING - An automobile vibration damping device for an automobile in which a power plant in which an engine, a transmission and the like are combined is supported by a vehicle body, including a vibrating means that generates vibration separate from vibration of the engine. Thereby, it is possible to reduce the vibration amplitude of a seat portion by the reaction force of the vibrating means. Also, if the vibration mode of the vehicle body is adjusted so as to become a node in the vicinity of the seat portion, the vibration amplitude decreases in the vicinity of the seat portion, and improves riding comfort. | 05-27-2010 |
20100068013 | CONVEYER SYSTEM - An OHT conveyer vehicle places a FOUP on first and second on platforms. A third platform can move to a position overlapping with the first and second platform by a moving device, and then to a position at which an upper surface of the third platform is above upper surfaces of the first and second platforms by an elevation device. Therefore, the FOUP is placed on the third platform. Subsequently, the third platform can move to a position overlapping with fourth and fifth platforms by the moving device, and then to a position at which the third platform is lower than the fourth and fifth platforms by the elevation device. Therefore, the FOUP is placed on the fourth and fifth platforms. | 03-18-2010 |
20100036523 | VACUUM PROCESSING APPARATUS - A vacuum processing apparatus includes a vacuum chamber capable of keeping a first pressure lower than an atmospheric pressure, a driving source disposed in the vacuum chamber, an electric power supply mechanism including a primary side mechanism disposed outside the vacuum chamber for supplying electric power to the driving source and a secondary side mechanism disposed in the vacuum chamber for receiving the electric power from the primary side mechanism in a contactless relationship, and a vessel capable of accommodating airtightly the secondary side mechanism under a second pressure higher than the first pressure. | 02-11-2010 |
20090309949 | THERMAL TRANSFER PRINTER - A thermal transfer printer includes: a pealing roller which is disposed downstream of a printing position set between a thermal head and a platen roller and defines a peeling start position of an ink ribbon; and a tension plate which is disposed on a further downstream side than the peeling roller and slidably stretches the ink ribbon under a tension relative to the printing position, via the peeling roller. With a back tension being ensured by means of the tension plate to prevent slackness of the ink ribbon, the peeling roller performs peeling, thereby avoiding retention of dust or the like and the lowered quality of paper due to such retention. In this manner, problems such as wrinkles occurring with the ink ribbon are eliminated without damaging paper, and further, improvement of printing quality is compatible with that of paper quality, through a design based upon a mechanism concerning the occurrence of wrinkles. | 12-17-2009 |
20090284265 | ARC DETECTING DEVICE AND AIRCRAFT EQUIPPED THEREWITH - An arc detecting device includes: a detector for acquiring time series data concerning a characteristic quantity, such as a voltage or a current in a circuit, targeted for detecting an arc; a basic data generator for generating basic data made of a plurality of frequency components, through frequency analysis from the acquired time series data; a data processor for statistically processing the generated basic data, thereby converting the basic data to an evaluation value highly correlative to an occurrence of the arc; and an arc judging unit for judging the occurrence of the arc, if the evaluation value exceeds a predetermined arc judgment threshold value. In this manner, the arc detecting device that is capable of effectively detecting the arc in a direct-current power supply circuit is provided. | 11-19-2009 |