40th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 36 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140293428 | LENS ARRAY, AND LENS ARRAY MANUFACTURING METHOD - Provided is a lens array including a plate-shaped light-absorbing material that is provided with plural holes separated from each other, and a lens formed of a polymer in each of the holes. | 2014-10-02 |
20140293429 | LENS ARRAY, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Provided is a lens array including plural lenses, wherein each lens has a curvature in a first direction and a curvature in a second direction which is different from the first direction, the curvatures being different from each other. | 2014-10-02 |
20140293430 | PROJECTOR AND HEAD-UP DISPLAY DEVICE - A projector includes a main body enclosure and a housing that houses an optics module and is disposed within the main body enclosure. The housing includes a case with a first opening, a first cover attached to the first opening, and a first seal that creates an airtight seal between a peripheral edge of the first opening and the first cover. Air pressure within the housing is set to a value that is different from air pressure between the main body enclosure and the housing. | 2014-10-02 |
20140293431 | PROJECTOR AND HEAD-UP DISPLAY DEVICE - A projector includes a light emitting element that emits a projection light, a first temperature detector that detects a temperature around the light emitting element, a heating and cooling unit that heats or cools the light emitting element based on the detected temperature, and an abnormality processor that determines whether or not the first temperature detector is detecting the temperature normally based on a detection result of the first temperature detector. | 2014-10-02 |
20140293432 | PROJECTOR, HEAD-UP DISPLAY DEVICE, AND CONTROL METHOD OF PROJECTOR - A projector that includes a plurality of laser light sources that emit laser lights of mutually differing colors, a combiner that combines the laser lights, a laser light scanner that projects an image onto a projection surface by scanning the laser lights combined by the combiner, a laser light detection unit, and a controller. The laser light detection unit further includes a first laser light detector and a second laser light detector. The controller calculates an amount of change in an optical axis of the laser lights based on a displacement of the irradiation position of the first diffracted light, calculates an amount of change in a wavelength of the laser lights based on the amount of change in the optical axis and a displacement of the irradiation position of the second diffracted light, and adjust an output ratio. | 2014-10-02 |
20140293433 | HEAD-UP DISPLAY DEVICE AND DISPLAY METHOD OF HEAD-UP DISPLAY DEVICE - A head-up display device includes a projection unit that projects predetermined information on a transparent display panel by superimposing on a background that is visible to a user viewing the transparent display panel placed in front of a line of sight of the user. The head-up display device may also include three light sources that emit lights of differing colors onto the transparent display panel, a camera that detects a background color that is visible when viewing the transparent display panel, and a controller that controls a display of the predetermined information using a display color in correspondence to the background color detected by the camera | 2014-10-02 |
20140293434 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND SYSTEM AND DISPLAY METHOD THEREOF - A display apparatus includes a planar waveguide optical element, a projection optical system, and a microdisplay device. By including free-form optics and waveguide technology, the volume and weight of the display apparatus can be reduced, and an optical system can be realized with improved image quality, structure, and performance parameters. | 2014-10-02 |
20140293435 | PROJECTOR - A projector for projecting an image includes a light source that outputs light; a reflecting member that reflects the light from the light source; and a diaphragm member with an aperture that restricts a range of flux of either an incident light incident to the reflecting member or a reflected light reflected by the reflecting member. The aperture may penetrate through the diaphragm member along a direction of thickness of the diaphragm member. The diaphragm member may be arranged so as to not block the other of the incident light or the reflected light, and a direction perpendicular to the direction of thickness may be oblique with respect to an optical path of either the incident light or the reflected light. | 2014-10-02 |
20140293436 | OPTICAL ELEMENT, WINDOW MATERIAL, FITTING, SOLAR SHADING DEVICE, AND BUILDING - An optical element is provided with an optical layer in which a concavo-convex surface is formed on the surface thereof, and a wavelength-selective reflection layer formed on the concavo-convex surface. The wavelength-selective reflection layer directionally reflects light having a specific wavelength band selectively, while transmitting light having wavelength bands other than the specific wavelength band. The concavo-convex surface is provided with a plurality of first structural elements that are extended in a first direction within the surface of the optical layer and a plurality of second structural elements that are extended in a second direction within the surface of the optical layer, and placed to be spaced apart from each other, with the first direction and the second direction intersecting with each other. | 2014-10-02 |
20140293437 | ZOOM LENS AND IMAGING APPARATUS - A zoom lens includes, in order from the object side, a first lens group having a negative refractive power, a second lens group having a positive refractive power and a third lens group having a positive refractive power, wherein, during magnification change from the wide-angle end to the telephoto end, at least the first lens group and the second lens group are moved along the optical axis such that the interval between the first lens group and the second lens group is decreased and the interval between the second lens group and the third lens group is increased. The second lens group includes, in order from the object side, a positive lens, a cemented lens formed by a positive lens and a negative lens, a positive lens and a negative lens. The zoom lens satisfies given conditional expressions. | 2014-10-02 |
20140293438 | ZOOM LENS AND IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - A zoom lens includes a first lens unit having positive refractive power, a second lens unit having negative refractive power, a third lens unit having positive refractive power, and a fourth lens unit having positive refractive power, in order from an object side to an image side. During zooming, the first lens unit is not moved, and the second lens unit, the third lens unit, and the fourth lens unit are moved to change an interval between adjacent lens units. A moving amount m | 2014-10-02 |
20140293439 | OPTICAL INSTRUMENT - An optical instrument of the present invention has a first lens group and a second lens group capable of moving in an optical axis direction in order to perform optical zooming, and comprises a storage section for storing first position information relating to positions of the first lens group and positions of the second lens group corresponding to identical focal lengths that fall within a focal length region range in which zoom operations of the optical instrument are carried out, and second position information relating to positions of the first lens group and positions of the second lens group corresponding to different focal lengths that fall within the focal length region, and establishes a second optical state of a higher shooting magnification than a first optical state, when establishing substantially the same focal length as a focal length of the first optical state based on the first position information. | 2014-10-02 |
20140293440 | OPTICAL INSTRUMENT AND IMAGING DEVICE - An optical instrument of the present invention comprises a first ZM group drive section for moving a first lens group, a second ZM group drive section for moving a second lens group, a storage section for storing positional information on position of the first and second lens groups corresponding to focal length, and storing information relating to the movement speed of the first and second lens groups, and a control section for controlling position of the first and second lens groups based on positional information of the first and second lens groups, and controlling the first and second drive sections so as to move the first and second lens groups by synchronizing the movement speed of the first and second lens groups based on information relating to movement speed of the first and second lens groups. | 2014-10-02 |
20140293441 | LENS APPARATUS AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A lens apparatus includes, in order from an object side: a first lens unit; an aperture stop; and a positive second lens unit. The first lens unit includes, in order from the object side, a first negative lens, a second negative lens having at least one aspheric surface, and a positive lens. The second lens unit includes at least one negative lens and at least two positive lenses. The first and second negative lenses of the first lens unit are meniscus lenses having a surface convex toward the object side. The focal length of the optical system, the focal lengths of the first and second lens units, the mean values of Abbe constants of the positive lens and the negative lenses of the first lens unit, and the mean values of Abbe constants of the positive lenses and the negative lenses of the second lens unit are appropriately configured. | 2014-10-02 |
20140293442 | LENS MODULE - A lens module, including: a first lens including a first conical surface based on an optical axis and a first flat surface extending in a vertical direction with respect to the optical axis; and a second lens including a second conical surface based on an optical axis and a second flat surface extending in a vertical direction with respect to the optical axis, wherein the first conical surface and the first flat surface are connected by a first curved surface having a first radius, and the second conical surface and the second flat surface are connected by a second curved surface having a second radius. | 2014-10-02 |
20140293443 | IMAGING LENS AND IMAGING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE IMAGING LENS - An imaging lens substantially consists of, in order from an object side, five lenses of a first lens that has a positive refractive power and has a meniscus shape which is concave toward an image side, a second lens that has a negative refractive power and has a meniscus shape which is concave toward the image side, a third lens that has a biconcave shape, a fourth lens that has a positive refractive power and has a meniscus shape which is convex toward the image side, and a fifth lens that has a biconcave shape and has an aspheric shape which has at least one extreme point on an image side surface. Further, the imaging lens satisfies a predetermined conditional expression. | 2014-10-02 |
20140293444 | IMAGE PICKUP LENS AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - An image pickup lens includes, in order from an object side; a negative front lens unit; a stop; and a positive rear lens unit, wherein the front lens unit includes a negative front first lens, a negative front second lens, and a positive front third lens, in order from the object side, wherein the rear lens unit includes a positive rear first lens having at least one aspherical surface and a cemented lens made up of a positive rear second lens and a negative rear third lens, in order from the object side, and wherein an Abbe constant of a positive lens disposed on the most object side, an Abbe constant of a negative lens disposed on the most image side, a focal length of the front lens unit, and a focal length of the rear lens unit are appropriately set. | 2014-10-02 |
20140293445 | IMAGING LENS AND IMAGING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE IMAGING LENS - An imaging lens substantially consists of, in order from an object side, five lenses of a first lens that has a biconvex shape, a second lens that has a negative refractive power, a third lens, a fourth lens that has a positive refractive power, and a fifth lens that has a negative refractive power and has an object side surface and an image side surface which have aspheric shapes. Further, the imaging lens satisfies predetermined conditional expressions. | 2014-10-02 |
20140293446 | IMAGING LENS AND IMAGING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE IMAGING LENS - An imaging lens substantially consists of, in order from an object side, five lenses of a first lens that has a positive refractive power and is convex toward the object side, a second lens that has a negative refractive power, a third lens, a fourth lens that has a positive refractive power, and a fifth lens that has a negative refractive power and has an object side surface and an image side surface which have aspheric shapes. Further, the imaging lens satisfies predetermined conditional expressions. | 2014-10-02 |
20140293447 | IMAGING LENS AND IMAGING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE IMAGING LENS - An imaging lens substantially consists of, in order from an object side, five lenses of a first lens that has a positive refractive power and has a meniscus shape which is convex toward the object side, a second lens that has a negative refractive power and has a meniscus shape which is concave toward an image side, a third lens that has a meniscus shape which is convex toward the image side, a fourth lens that has a positive refractive power, and a fifth lens that has a negative refractive power and has at least one inflection point on an image side surface. Further, the imaging lens satisfies predetermined conditional expressions. | 2014-10-02 |
20140293448 | IMAGING LENS AND IMAGING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE IMAGING LENS - An imaging lens substantially consists of, in order from an object side, five lenses of a first lens that has a biconvex shape, a second lens that has a negative refractive power, a third lens that has a negative refractive power and has a meniscus shape which is concave toward the object side, a fourth lens that has a positive refractive power, and a fifth lens that has a negative refractive power and has an aspheric shape which is concave toward an image side and of which an image side surface has an extreme point. Further, the imaging lens satisfies predetermined conditional expressions. | 2014-10-02 |
20140293449 | IMAGING LENS AND IMAGING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE IMAGING LENS - An imaging lens substantially consists of, in order from an object side, five lenses of a first lens that has a positive refractive power and has a meniscus shape which is convex toward the object side, a second lens that has a negative refractive power and has a meniscus shape which is concave toward the object side, a third lens that has a meniscus shape which is convex toward the image side, a fourth lens that has a positive refractive power and is convex toward the object side, and a fifth lens that has a negative refractive power and has at least one inflection point on an image side surface. | 2014-10-02 |
20140293450 | IMAGING LENS AND IMAGING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE IMAGING LENS - An imaging lens substantially consists, in order from an object side, five lenses of a first lens that has a positive refractive power and has a meniscus shape which is convex toward the object side, a second lens that has a negative refractive power, a third lens that has a negative refractive power, a fourth lens that has a positive refractive power, and a fifth lens that has a negative refractive power and has an object side surface and an image side surface which have aspheric shapes. Further, the imaging lens satisfies predetermined conditional expressions. | 2014-10-02 |
20140293451 | IMAGING LENS AND IMAGING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE IMAGING LENS - An imaging lens substantially consists of, in order from an object side, five lenses of a first lens that has a positive refractive power and has a meniscus shape which is convex toward the object side, a second lens that has a negative refractive power, a third lens that has a negative refractive power, a fourth lens that has a positive refractive power, and a fifth lens that has a negative refractive power and has an object side surface and an image side surface which have aspheric shapes. Further, the imaging lens satisfies predetermined conditional expressions. | 2014-10-02 |
20140293452 | IMAGING LENS AND IMAGING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE IMAGING LENS - An imaging lens substantially consists of, in order from an object side, five lenses of a first lens that has a positive refractive power and has a meniscus shape which is convex toward the object side, a second lens that has a negative refractive power, a third lens that has a negative refractive power, a fourth lens that has a positive refractive power, and a fifth lens that has a negative refractive power and has an aspheric shape of which an image side surface has an extreme point. Further, the imaging lens satisfies a predetermined conditional expression. | 2014-10-02 |
20140293453 | IMAGING LENS AND IMAGING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE IMAGING LENS - An imaging lens substantially consists of, in order from an object side, five lenses of a first lens that has a positive refractive power and has a meniscus shape which is convex toward the object side, a second lens that has a biconcave shape, a third lens that has a meniscus shape which is convex toward the object side, a fourth lens that has a meniscus shape which is convex toward the image side; and a fifth lens that has a negative refractive power and has at least one inflection point on an image side surface. Further, the following conditional expression (1) is satisfied. | 2014-10-02 |
20140293454 | IMAGING LENS AND IMAGING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE IMAGING LENS - An imaging lens substantially consists of, in order from an object side, five lenses of a first lens that has a positive refractive power and has a meniscus shape which is concave toward an image side, a second lens that has a negative refractive power and has a meniscus shape which is concave toward the image side, a third lens that has a negative refractive power and is concave toward the object side, a fourth lens that has a positive refractive power and has a meniscus shape which is convex toward the image side, and a fifth lens that has a biconcave shape and has an aspheric shape which has at least one extreme point on an image side surface. Further, the imaging lens satisfies predetermined conditional expressions. | 2014-10-02 |
20140293455 | PHOTOGRAPHING SYSTEM - A photographing system includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element and a fifth lens element. The first lens element has positive refractive power. The second lens element has negative refractive power. The third lens element with positive refractive power has a convex object-side surface and a convex image-side surface. The fourth lens element with negative refractive power has a concave object-side surface. The object-side surface and an image-side surface of the fourth lens element are aspheric. The fifth lens element with refractive power has a concave image-side surface. An object-side surface and the image-side surface of the fifth lens element are aspheric, and the fifth lens element has at least one inflection point formed on the image-side surface thereof. | 2014-10-02 |
20140293456 | WIDE-ANGLE LENS - A wide-angle lens may include a first lens which is a plastic lens having first and second faces that are aspherical and having a negative meniscus shape with a convex surface facing an object side, a second lens which is a plastic lens in a biconvex shape having at least one aspherical face, a third lens which is a plastic lens in a biconvex shape having at least one aspherical face, and a diaphragm provided between the second lens and the third lens. The first lens may be provided closest to the object side and the second lens may be between the first lens and the third lens. A radius of curvature at a center of a second face located on an image side of the first lens “R12” (mm) and a focal length of the wide-angle lens “f0”(mm), satisfy the following condition: | 2014-10-02 |
20140293457 | IMAGING LENS SYSTEM AND IMAGING SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME - An imaging lens system and an imaging system that includes the imaging lens system are provided. The imaging lens system includes an aperture stop, a first lens group with positive refractive power, and a second lens group with positive refractive power, arranged in that order from an object side to an image side. The first lens group includes a positive lens L | 2014-10-02 |
20140293458 | IMAGING LENS AND IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging lens includes: a first lens having positive refractive power; a second lens having positive refractive power; a third lens having negative refractive power; a fourth lens having positive refractive power; a fifth lens having positive refractive power; and a sixth lens having negative refractive power in vicinity of an optical axis and having positive refractive power in a peripheral portion. The first to sixth lenses are arranged in order from object plane. | 2014-10-02 |
20140293459 | IMAGING LENS AND IMAGING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE IMAGING - An imaging lens substantially consists of, in order from an object side, five lenses of a first lens that has a positive refractive power and has a meniscus shape which is convex toward the object side, a second lens that has a biconcave shape, a third lens that has a meniscus shape which is convex toward an image side, a fourth lens that has a positive refractive power, and a fifth lens that has a negative refractive power and has at least one inflection point on an image side surface. Further, the imaging lens satisfies a predetermined conditional expression. | 2014-10-02 |
20140293460 | IMAGING LENS - An imaging lens includes plastic-made first, second, third, and fourth lens elements arranged in the given order from an object side to an imaging side. The first lens element has a positive focusing power and is biconvex. The second lens element has a negative focusing power, is biconcave, and has an abbe number not greater than 30. The third lens element has a positive focusing power and has a convex imaging-side surface facing toward the imaging side. The fourth lens element has an imaging-side surface formed with a concave area in a vicinity of an optical axis of the fourth lens element. The imaging lens further includes an aperture stop disposed between the first and second lens elements. | 2014-10-02 |
20140293461 | DRIVE DEVICE, LENS BARREL AND IMAGING APPARATUS - A drive device includes a moving body having a driven portion with an engagement holding portion and an insertion portion, and an element holding portion holding an optical element; a piezoelectric driver having a piezoelectric element and a drive axis that moves the moving body while being inserted into the insertion portion; and a leaf spring being inserted into the insertion portion, being held by the moving body and urging the drive axis to the driven portion in a pressing direction. In a state in which the leaf spring is inserted into the insertion portion, the leaf spring is elastically deformed in the insertion portion by inserting the drive axis which is inserted into the insertion portion, and the drive axis is pressed against the driven portion by the leaf spring, while the leaf spring is engaged with the engagement holding portion and held by the moving body. | 2014-10-02 |
20140293462 | RACK AND OPTICAL APPARATUS USING THE SAME - The rack includes a first member having a first tooth engaged with a lead screw, a second member having a second tooth engaged with the lead screw, a third member having a third tooth engageable with the lead screw, a first forcing unit configured to apply a force between the first and second members, a second forcing unit configured to apply a force between the first member and third members, and a limiter configured to limit a distance between the third tooth and the lead screw so that the third tooth is separated from the lead screw when the first and second teeth are engaged with the lead screw by the force applied by the first forcing unit and a distance between the first tooth and the third tooth is smaller than an outer diameter of the lead screw. | 2014-10-02 |
20140293463 | LINEAR ULTRASONIC MOTOR AND LENS APPARATUS AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A linear ultrasonic motor includes a vibrator having a piezoelectric element, a movable part applying a pressurization force to the vibrator and bringing the vibrator into pressurized contact with a base part, a cover part being fixed to the base part, a rolling part being rollably held between a movable guide part of the movable part and a cover guide part of the cover part, and a body to be driven having a transmission member that is pivotably supported and being able to move only in the movable direction. The transmission member includes a bias part that abuts on a transmission part of the movable part and applies a biasing force of biasing the movable part to the rolling part, to the transmission part. The rolling part is held by a resultant force of the pressurization force or a reaction force of the pressurization force, and the biasing force. | 2014-10-02 |
20140293464 | Voice Coil Motor - A voice coil motor (VCM) is disclosed, the VCM including: a rotor including a bobbin accommodated by a lens, and a coil block arranged at a periphery of the bobbin, a base formed with an opening for exposing a lens and a first foreign object penetration prevention unit formed along an upper edge, a stator including magnets wrapping the coil block and a housing formed with an opening for fixing the magnets and formed at a bottom surface with lateral surfaces formed with a second foreign object penetration prevention unit coupled to the first foreign object prevention unit, and an elastic member coupled to the bobbin to elastically support the bobbin. | 2014-10-02 |
20140293465 | OPTICAL PRISM AND METHOD FOR BONDING THE SAME - A first optical prism includes a bonding surface for bonding the first optical prism to a second optical prism, a collar element provided on a non-optical effective surface, a first reference portion provided on the collar element to form a reference surface for positioning, and a second reference portion provided at a position different from the first reference portion, in which the second reference portion is provided in an area where the bonding surface is projected in a normal direction of the reference surface. | 2014-10-02 |
20140293466 | Rigid Deformable Reflectors and Methods of Manufacturing Thereof - A rigid deformable reflector for heating a target, the rigid deformable reflector having a reflective surface capable of being rigidly deformed, a backing surface capable of supporting the reflective surface, and a concave shape. A method of deforming a rigid deformable reflector utilizing a deforming mechanism, wherein the rigid deformable reflector has a reflective surface and the deforming mechanism has a base and an actuator, the method having the steps of: placing a rigid deformable reflector onto the deforming mechanism, and activating the actuator thereby causing a first force to be applied to the rigid deformable reflector and deforming the shape of the rigid deformable reflector beyond its elastic limit. | 2014-10-02 |
20140293467 | FILTER MADE OF METAMATERIALS - There is provided a filter for filtering electromagnetic radiation, wherein said filter is arranged to transmit electromagnetic radiation of a first predetermined wavelength and to block transmission of electromagnetic radiation of a second, different predetermined wavelength; said filter comprising a first metamaterial. Optionally, the metamaterial may be formed of a plurality of material elements wherein each material element is at least one-dimensional and the size of the material element along each dimension is no greater than the size of the second predetermined wavelength. The filter comprises a second metamaterial arranged to provide second filtering of electromagnetic radiation. | 2014-10-02 |
20140293468 | APODIZATION FILTER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A light-blocking mask layer ( | 2014-10-02 |
20140293469 | COLOR FILTER LAYER AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - A method for fabricating a color filter layer, which is applied to an integrated circuit manufacturing process, includes the following steps. Firstly, a substrate is provided, and a groove structure is formed on the substrate. The groove structure includes a plurality of positive photoresist patterns and a plurality of trenches. Then, a first group of color filter patterns is formed in the trenches. The plurality of positive photoresist patterns is removed, so that a portion of a top surface of the substrate is exposed. Then, a second group of color filter patterns is formed on the exposed top surface of the substrate. | 2014-10-02 |
20140293470 | VARIABLE STOPWRITE THRESHOLD USING KURTOSIS - A method according to one embodiment includes measuring a current position error signal, and calculating a statistical derivative using the current position error signal sample. A kurtosis value is calculated using a current position error signal sample or derivative thereof. A threshold value is adjusted using the kurtosis value. The statistical derivative is compared to the threshold value, and writing is enabled when the statistical derivative does not exceed the threshold value. A determination is made whether to enable or disable writing based on a stopwrite threshold when the statistical derivative exceeds the threshold value | 2014-10-02 |
20140293471 | LIBRARY DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A cell stores a plurality of magnetic tapes. A conveyance mechanism manages movement of the magnetic tapes stored in the cell. An interlock switch cam moves in a predetermined direction when a pressing force from an inner door claw is removed. An interlock switch shuts off power supply to the conveyance mechanism when the interlock switch cam moves in the predetermined direction. A disabling button moves on a moving path of the interlock switch cam by receiving an instruction from an operator and prevents the interlock switch cam from moving in the predetermined direction. | 2014-10-02 |
20140293472 | READ HEAD SENSOR WITH A TANTALUM OXIDE REFILL LAYER - In one embodiment, a method includes masking a sensor stack with a first mask, milling exposed regions of the sensor stack for defining a back edge of the sensor stack, forming a tantalum oxide layer along the back edge, removing the first mask, masking the sensor stack with a second mask, and milling exposed regions of the sensor stack for defining side edges of the sensor stack, a width of the sensor stack in a track width direction being defined between the side edges. In another embodiment a system includes a sensor stack of thin films having a back edge, and a tantalum oxide layer extending along the back edge. | 2014-10-02 |
20140293473 | THIN FILM MAGNETIC HEAD WITH SIDE LAYERS UNDER COMPRESSION STRESS - A thin film magnetic head includes a spin valve film that includes a magnetization free layer, a magnetization pinned layer and a non-magnetic spacer layer that is disposed between the magnetization free and pinned layers, and a pair of side layers that are disposed at both sides of the spin valve film in a track width direction and at least in the vicinity of the magnetization free layer and the magnetization pinned layer. Each of the side layers has a bias magnetic field application layer that includes a soft magnetic layer and applies a bias magnetic field in the track width direction to the magnetization free layer, and a gap layer that is positioned between the spin valve film and the bias magnetic field application layer, and the side layers have compression stresses at least in the vicinity of the magnetization pinned layer. | 2014-10-02 |
20140293474 | CPP-TYPE MAGNETORESISTANCE EFFECT ELEMENT AND MAGNETIC DISK DEVICE USING SIDE SHIELD LAYERS - An MR element includes an MR part and upper and lower shield layers in a CPP structure. The MR element has side shield layers so as to interpose the MR part between the side shield layers in a track width direction. The MR part comprises a nonmagnetic intermediate layer and first and second ferromagnetic layers so as to interpose the nonmagnetic intermediate layer between the ferromagnetic layers. Each of the upper and lower shield layers has an inclined magnetization structure such that its magnetization is inclined relative to the track width direction. The side shield layers are magnetically coupled with the upper shield layer, respectively. The second ferromagnetic layer is indirectly magnetically coupled with the lower shield layer via an exchange-coupling functional gap layer. The side shield layer applies a bias magnetic field to the first ferromagnetic layer; and magnetizations of the first and second ferromagnetic layers are substantially orthogonal. | 2014-10-02 |
20140293475 | CPP-TYPE MAGNETORESISTIVE ELEMENT INCLUDING A REAR BIAS STRUCTURE AND LOWER SHIELDS WITH INCLINED MAGNETIZATIONS - An MR element suppressing a false writing into a medium with an MR part has a CPP structure. The MR part includes a nonmagnetic intermediate layer and first and second ferromagnetic layers so as to interpose the nonmagnetic intermediate layer. First and second shield layers respectively have an inclining magnetization structure of which a magnetization is inclined with regard to a track width direction. The first and second ferromagnetic layers are respectively, magnetically coupled with the first and second shield layers. A magnetization direction adjustment layer for adjusting at least a magnetization direction of the first ferromagnetic layer is positioned at a rear end surface side of the first ferromagnetic layer, which is opposite to a front end surface receiving a magnetic field detected in the MR part. | 2014-10-02 |
20140293476 | SPINDLE MOTOR AND HARD DISK DRIVE INCLUDING THE SAME - There are provided a spindle motor and a hard disk drive including the same. The spindle motor includes a base member including a mounting part, and a hydrodynamic bearing assembly having a portion thereof fitted and fixed to the mounting part, wherein any one of the mounting part and the hydrodynamic bearing assembly includes a welding reinforcing protrusion protruding from a lowest portion thereof in an axial direction in a portion in which the mounting part and the hydrodynamic bearing assembly face each other, in a direction toward the other of the mounting part and the hydrodynamic bearing assembly, and overlapping the other thereof in the axial direction, and the mounting part and the hydrodynamic bearing assembly may be coupled to each other by lap welding in the axial direction through the welding reinforcing protrusion. | 2014-10-02 |
20140293477 | SPINDLE MOTOR AND HARD DISK DRIVE INCLUDING THE SAME - There are provided a spindle motor and a hard disk drive including the same. The spindle motor includes a sleeve fixedly installed on a base member and including a circulation hole formed in an axial direction; a shaft rotatably inserted into the sleeve; a rotor hub fixedly installed on an upper end portion of the shaft; and a thrust member installed in an installation groove formed in an upper portion of the sleeve in the axial direction and forming a connection part allowing the circulation hole to be in communication with a sealing part formed by the sleeve and the rotor hub and having a liquid-vapor interface, wherein the connection part is formed between the sleeve and the thrust member in a circumferential direction, and a gap on any one side of the connection part in a radial direction is larger than a gap on the other side thereof. | 2014-10-02 |
20140293478 | SPINDLE MOTOR AND HARD DISK DRIVE INCLUDING THE SAME - There are provided a spindle motor and a hard disk drive including the same. The spindle motor includes: a sleeve installed on a base member and having a circulation hole; a shaft inserted into the sleeve; a rotor hub installed on an upper end portion of the shaft; and a thrust member installed in an installation groove formed in an upper portion of the sleeve and forming a connection part, the connection part allowing the circulation hole to be in communication with a sealing part formed by the sleeve and the rotor hub and having a liquid-vapor interface disposed therein, wherein the connection part is formed between the sleeve and the thrust member in a circumferential direction, and at least any one part of the connection part has a radial gap wider than that of another part thereof in the circumferential direction. | 2014-10-02 |
20140293479 | LOCKING DISK CLAMP - Provided herein is an apparatus, including a plurality of teeth extending from an outer perimeter of an annular disk clamp to an inner perimeter of the annular disk clamp and an annular groove in an outer perimeter of a hub, wherein the plurality of teeth do not engage the annular groove of the hub when the disk clamp is unlocked into an unlocked form, and wherein the plurality of teeth engage the annular groove of the hub when the annular disk clamp is locked into a locked form, clamping at least one disk onto the hub at a mounting point for the at least one disk. | 2014-10-02 |
20140293480 | NOTCHED DISK CLAMP - Provided herein is an apparatus, including a plurality of disk clamp notches spaced about an outer lip of an annular disk clamp; an annular groove in an outer perimeter of a hub; and a mounting point on the hub for at least one disk, wherein the annular disk clamp occupies the annular groove of the hub, clamping the at least one disk onto the hub at the mounting point for the at least one disk. | 2014-10-02 |
20140293481 | HARD DISK DRIVE - Disclosed herein is a hard disk drive. The hard disk drive according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention includes: at least one disk; a spindle motor rotating the disk; a head stack assembly rotatable to write and read data on and from the disk; a plate-shaped base rotatably supporting the head stack assembly and supporting the spindle motor; and at least one elongated pin disposed on the base. In particular, the base according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention is integrally provided with at least one cylindrical burring part that may receive a part of the pin. | 2014-10-02 |
20140293482 | ROTATING DEVICE - A rotating device includes a rotor on which a magnetic recording disk is to be mounted and a stator configured to rotatably support the rotor. The stator includes a support projection extending along a rotating axis of the rotor, a shaft configured to surround the support projection and fixed to the support projection, a top cover covering the rotor, and a shaft fixing screw configured to fix the top cover to the shaft. The shaft fixing screw enters a shaft fixing screw hole formed in the support projection along the rotating axis. | 2014-10-02 |
20140293483 | DISK CLAMP AND LOCK - Provided herein is an apparatus, including a clamping means for clamping at least one disk onto a hub at a mounting point on the hub for the at least one disk, wherein the clamping means is configured to sit wholly above the at least one disk; a seat in an outer perimeter of the hub configured to receive the clamping means; and a locking means for locking the clamping means onto the hub. | 2014-10-02 |
20140293484 | DISK CLAMP WITH FLANGES - Provided herein is an apparatus, including a plurality of flanges extending to form an inner perimeter of an inner opening of an annular disk clamp; and an annular groove in an outer perimeter of a hub configured to receive the plurality of flanges of the annular disk clamp, wherein the disk clamp is seated above at least one disk when clamping the at least one disk onto the hub at a mounting point for the at least one disk. | 2014-10-02 |
20140293485 | FLEXURE, HEAD GIMBAL ASSEMBLY AND DISK DRIVE UNIT WITH THE SAME, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A flexure for a suspension of a head gimbal assembly includes a substrate layer, a dielectric layer formed thereon, a conducting layer formed on the dielectric layer, and an insulating cover layer covered on the conducting layer, wherein at least one window is configured at a surface of the insulating cover layer thereby a portion of the conducting layer is exposed, and an antistatic adhesive is adhered to at least one side wall of the window and contacted with the conducting layer. The new structure of the flexure can avoid or eliminate electro-static discharges enduringly without dipping water. A head gimbal assembly and a disk drive unit with the same, a manufacturing method for the flexure are also disclosed. | 2014-10-02 |
20140293486 | CIRCUIT INTEGRATED SUSPENSION AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF - An Extended Circuit Integrated Suspension (ECIS) includes: a load beam, including a first plurality of traces disposed on a first side of the load beam and a first connection portion; and a flexure circuit which is disposed on an opposite side of the first side of the load beam and connected to the load beam by the first connection portion, and includes a second plurality of traces and a second connection portion to connect to the first plurality of traces on the load beam. | 2014-10-02 |
20140293487 | CIRCUIT CONTROL DEVICE, CIRCUIT SYSTEM, SWITCH STATE DETECTION CIRCUIT AND VEHICLE - A circuit control device for controlling power consumption of a plurality of circuit units includes a monitoring unit configured to monitor whether a detection temperature of each of the circuit units meets a predetermined overheat condition, and an overheat protection unit configured to execute an overheat protection operation when the overheat condition is met in any one of the circuit units, wherein the overheat protection operation is an operation to reduce power consumption of an overheat unit meeting the overheat condition, among the circuit units, and a neighbor unit disposed near the overheat unit. | 2014-10-02 |
20140293488 | PROTECTING AGAINST TRANSIENTS IN A POWER CONTROL SYSTEM - A system for providing alternating current to at least one inductive load, the system including at least one switching means for switching power to the load on and off, controller adapted for controlling the at least one switching means and a pre-magnetization device, wherein the pre-magnetization device is configured to generate pulses which cause the switching means to pre-magnetize the inductive load. | 2014-10-02 |
20140293489 | Systems and Methods for Use in Identifying and Responding to Type of Grid Fault Event | 2014-10-02 |
20140293490 | GROUND FAULT CIRCUIT INTERRUPTER (GFCI) MONITOR - This document discusses, among other things, a self-test (ST) ground fault circuit interrupter (GFCI) monitor configured to generate a simulated ground fault starting in a first half-cycle of a first cycle of AC power and extending into a second half-cycle of the first cycle of AC power, wherein the first half-cycle of the first cycle of AC power precedes the second half-cycle of the first cycle of AC power. Further, the ST GFCI monitor can detect a response to the simulated ground fault. | 2014-10-02 |
20140293491 | Active Bypass Diode Circuit and Solar Power Module with Arc Flash Mitigation Feature - An active bypass diode circuit that mitigates the hazard of arc flash events in a Photovoltaic (PV) solar power array, and a PV solar power module that utilizes a plurality of said active bypass circuits are disclosed The active bypass circuit comprises a diode, a switch in parallel with the diode, a control circuit for opening and closing the switch, a circuit for detecting arc flash events, a power management circuit, a power supply circuit, and a capacitor. When an arc flash event is detected, all the switches are closed concurrently, reducing the voltage produced by the PV string to a level that is too low the sustain the arc, and thereby terminating the arc. | 2014-10-02 |
20140293492 | PROTECTIVE CIRCUIT, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND METHOD OF DRIVING A PROTECTIVE CIRCUIT - Provided is a method of driving a protective circuit, the protective circuit including a first clamp section and a second clamp section, the first clamp section including a first device, the first clamp section being configured to protect an entire protected circuit of a predetermined area when the first device is driven, the second clamp section including a second device, the second clamp section being configured to protect a predetermined device of the protected circuit when the second device is driven, the method comprising: connecting a predetermined spot of the first clamp section and the gate of the second device of the second clamp section; and causing the gate voltage of the second device to be the potential of the predetermined spot. | 2014-10-02 |
20140293493 | OVERVOLTAGE PROTECTION DEVICE - An overvoltage protection device capable of protecting a power supply line and including in parallel a break-over diode, a controlled switch, and a circuit for controlling the switch. | 2014-10-02 |
20140293494 | Adaptive Topology Assisted Protection and Control of Electric Power Delivery Systems - Disclosed are adaptive communication assisted protection and control. Local intelligent electronic devices (IEDs) associated with local switching devices and having unique IDs may transmit switch status and unique IDs to an area IED. The area IED may calculate topology using switch status, and provide control information to local IEDs using the topology. The area IED may communicate the unique ID of the local IED calculated to be immediately upstream of each local IED and, upon detection of a fault, the local IEDs may send blocking signals that include the received unique ID of the IED immediately upstream therefrom. The area IED may communicate control commands that include the unique IDs and control commands for the local IEDs to take the control action. Upon matching of the unique ID in the control command with its own unique ID, the local IEDs may take the control action and transmit remaining actions. | 2014-10-02 |
20140293495 | PTC Device - The present invention relates to a new PTC device having a configuration with which protrusion of solder paste and/or an excess portion of epoxy resin do not adversely affect a jig. Such PTC device | 2014-10-02 |
20140293496 | Automatically Balanced Micro-Pulsed Ionizing Blower - In one embodiment of the invention, a method of automatically balancing ionized air stream created in bipolar corona discharge is provided. The method comprises: providing an air moving device with at least one ion emitter and reference electrode connected to a micro-pulsed AC power source, and a control system with at least one ion balance monitor and corona discharge adjustment control; generating variable polarity groups of short duration ionizing micro-pulses: wherein said micro-pulses are predominantly asymmetric in amplitude and duration of both polarity voltages and have a magnitude of at least one polarity ionizing pulses exceed the corona threshold. | 2014-10-02 |
20140293497 | Method and Apparatus for Providing a Current Return Network in an Aircraft Structure - According to an embodiment a current return network assembly, for an aircraft having a predetermined potential lightning strike zone, is mounted within the predetermined potential lightning strike zone. The current return network assembly includes an electrically conductive honeycomb central core that conducts electrical current both through the assembly and through the predetermined potential lightning strike zone. The electrical current is caused by a lightning strike on the aircraft at the predetermined potential lightning strike zone. According to an embodiment, an aircraft has a predetermined potential lightning strike zone. A current return network assembly is within the zone. An electrically conductive honeycomb central core is provided for conducting electrical current through the assembly and through the zone wherein the electrical current has been caused by a lightning strike on the aircraft at the zone. | 2014-10-02 |
20140293498 | LIGHTNING PROTECTION SHEET WITH PATTERNED DISCRIMINATOR - A lightning protection system is provided, typically for use on an outer surface of an aircraft, which includes the use of a lightning protection sheet that includes an electrically conductive film and at least one patterned, electrically non-conductive discriminator layer. | 2014-10-02 |
20140293499 | Electrodes For Electronic Weaponry And Methods Of Manufacture - A deployment unit for an electronic control device (ECD) used as a weapon provides a current from a signal generator of the ECD through tissue of a human or animal target. The deployment unit includes a housing, an interface, a filament, and an electrode. The interface couples the housing to the signal generator. The filament includes a first end coupled to the interface for receiving the current and comprises a second end. The filament conducts the current for inhibiting voluntary movement by the target. The electrode, stored in the housing prior to deployment, mechanically couples the filament to the target when deployed. The electrode includes an assembly of a first part and a second part that after assembly cooperate to bind the second end of the filament to the electrode. | 2014-10-02 |
20140293500 | MULTILAYER CERAMIC CAPACITOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - There is provided a multilayer ceramic capacitor including a ceramic body including a plurality of dielectric layers, first and second external electrodes; first and second internal electrodes formed to be spaced apart from each other; and a first floating electrode disposed alternately with the first and second internal electrodes in the ceramic body in a thickness direction and having both end portions thereof overlapped with the first and second internal electrodes, respectively, wherein the first floating electrode is disposed so that a length of portion of the first internal electrode overlapped with one end portion of the first floating electrode and a length of portion of the second internal electrode overlapped with the other end portion of the first floating electrode in the ceramic body are different. | 2014-10-02 |
20140293501 | MULTILAYER CERAMIC CAPACITOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - There is provided a multilayer ceramic capacitor including a ceramic body including a plurality of dielectric layers stacked therein, a plurality of first and second internal electrodes disposed in the ceramic body to be alternately exposed to both end surfaces of the ceramic body, and first and second external electrodes formed on the both end surfaces of the ceramic body and electrically connected to the first and second internal electrodes, respectively, wherein the second internal electrode includes a lead-out portion exposed to one end surface of the ceramic body and a capacitance formation portion overlapped with the first internal electrode, the capacitance formation portion has a length and a width smaller than those of the first internal electrode, and a connection portion connecting the lead-out portion and the capacitance formation portion of the second internal electrode to each other is forced to have a bottleneck shape. | 2014-10-02 |
20140293502 | DIELECTRIC CERAMIC COMPOSITION AND MULTI-LAYER CERAMIC CAPACITOR COMPRISING THE SAME - A dielectric ceramic composition including a base material represented by (Ba | 2014-10-02 |
20140293503 | MONOLITHIC CERAMIC ELECTRONIC COMPONENT - A monolithic ceramic electronic component includes an outer electrode including a first plating layer formed directly on a component body by electroless plating so as to cover an exposed portion distribution region including exposed portions of a plurality of inner electrodes and a second plating layer formed by electrolytic plating so as to cover the first plating layer. An amount of extension of the first plating E1 and an amount of extension of the second plating E2 satisfy the relationship E1/(E1+E2)≦20%, where E1 represents a distance from an edge of the exposed portion distribution region to an edge of the first plating layer, and E2 represents a distance from the edge of the first plating layer to an edge of the second plating layer. | 2014-10-02 |
20140293504 | HIGH ENERGY DENSITY STORAGE DEVICE - A device and method for providing electrical energy storage of high specific energy density. The device contains a plurality of layers of high dielectric constant material, such as Barium Titanate or Hexagonal Barium Titanate, sandwiched between electrode layers made up of a variety of possible conducting materials. The device includes additional insulating layers, such as Diamond Like Carbon Coating, between the electrodes that provide for very high breakdown voltages. Layers are created by a variety of methods and assembled to form the device that is the High Energy Density Storage Device. | 2014-10-02 |
20140293505 | PZT-BASED FERROELECTRIC THIN FILM AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME - A PZT-based ferroelectric thin film is formed by coating a PZT-based ferroelectric thin film-forming composition on a lower electrode of a substrate one or two or more times, pre-baking the composition, and baking the composition to be crystallized, and this thin film includes PZT-based particles having an average particle size in a range of 500 nm to 3000 nm when measured on a surface of the thin film, in which heterogeneous fine particles having an average particle size of 20 nm or less, which are different from the PZT-based particles, are precipitated on a part or all of the grain boundaries on the surface of the thin film. | 2014-10-02 |
20140293506 | GIANT DIELECTRIC CONSTANT MATERIAL - Disclosed herein is a material having formula (A | 2014-10-02 |
20140293507 | COMPOSITE ELECTRODE FOR LITHIUM ION CAPACITOR - A lithium-ion capacitor includes a cathode, an anode, and a porous separator positioned between the cathode and the anode. The cathode is formed using activated carbon, and the anode is formed from a composite material that includes lithium titanium oxide and a carbon material such as hard carbon or graphite. | 2014-10-02 |
20140293508 | ELECTRODE COMPOSITION FOR SUPERCAPACITOR, ELECTRODE INCLUDING CURED MATERIAL, AND SUPERCAPACITOR INCLUDING ELECTRODE - Disclosed in that an electrode composition including active carbon and a hardening polymer binder, a cured material of the composition, an electrode including the cured material, a supercapacitor including the electrode, and a method of manufacturing a supercapacitor. | 2014-10-02 |
20140293509 | Electric Double Layer Capacitor Electrode and Electric Double Layer Capacitor - An electric double layer capacitor electrode includes a positive electrode having a positive electrode active material layer including a positive electrode side porous body and a negative electrode having a negative electrode active material layer including a negative electrode side porous body. An oxidation-reduction substance causing an oxidation-reduction reaction during charging and discharging is adsorbed onto at least one of the positive electrode side porous body of the positive electrode active material layer and the negative electrode side porous body of the negative electrode active material layer. | 2014-10-02 |
20140293510 | ELECTRIC STORAGE DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF - In an electric storage device, a terminal plate includes an element-connecting part electrically connected to a first electrode at a first end of an electric storage element, and an external terminal connected to this element-connecting part. A sealing member is on the element-connecting part, and includes a hole where the external terminal is inserted. The sealing member and the external terminal seal an opening of an outer jacket. The external terminal includes a tapered part on its outer periphery at a tip, and is partially exposed from the sealing member. The tapered part includes a first end and a second end farther away from the element-connecting part than the first end. An edge of a side wall at the opening of the outer jacket is between the first and second ends of the tapered part in a first direction extending from the bottom to the opening of the outer jacket. | 2014-10-02 |
20140293511 | ELECTRIC STORAGE DEVICE - A device main body includes positive electrode layers, negative electrode layers, and separator layers interposed between the positive electrode layers and the negative electrode layers. A package includes a housing-shaped package main body in which the element main body is accommodated, and a package peripheral edge portion which is flat, thinner in thickness than the package main body, and extends continuously from the package main body. A positive and a negative electrode terminals are extended to the outside from the package peripheral edge portion, and respectively include positive and negative electrode folded-back portions that are formed by the extended portions being folded back. The positive and the negative electrode folded-back portions have free ends and in contact with a surface of the package peripheral edge portion. | 2014-10-02 |
20140293512 | SOLID ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR - The solid electrolytic capacitor of the present invention includes an anode, a dielectric layer formed on the anode, and a solid electrolyte layer formed on the dielectric layer. The solid electrolyte layer includes an oxide of valve metal. It is beneficial that the solid electrolyte layer contains a salt of valve metal in addition to the oxide of valve metal. Furthermore, it is beneficial that the oxide of valve metal is vanadium pentoxide. | 2014-10-02 |
20140293513 | GRAPHENE-BASED HIGH VOLTAGE ELECTRODES AND MATERIALS - The disclosure describes an improved electrode with high voltage standoff characteristics and improved graphene-based materials and methods of making them for use therein. A graphene-based thin film material is described that may be applied or transferred to a current collector to create the improved electrode. The thin film comprises high aspect ratio graphene platelets applied to the surface of a current collector or other substrate in a known ratio to a film binder material. The film is produced with a desired layer thickness and graphene-to-binder ratio to produce a desired voltage standoff for the electrode. The film may include additional materials to achieve the desired dielectric and mechanical characteristics for the application, such as ferroelectric ceramic nanorods with a high aspect ratio and high dielectric constant and/or graphene sheets. The thin film dielectric materials may have applications in more than just the anode of the graphene electrolytic capacitor, but find application as a dielectric layer in other electrical applications, such as batteries, electrode sensor arrays, and nano-scale solid-state electronics. | 2014-10-02 |
20140293514 | COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR FORMING ELECTROACTIVE COATING COMPRISING CONJUGATED HETEROAROMATIC POLYMER, CAPACITOR AND ANTISTATIC OBJECT COMPRISING THE ELECTROACTIVE COATING, AND SOLID ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME - A composition for forming an electroactive coating is described, including an acid as a polymerization catalyst, at least one functional component, and at least one compound of formula (1) as a monomer: | 2014-10-02 |
20140293515 | Media Appliance and Method for Use of Same - A media appliance and method for use of the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, a housing is adapted to be mounted within a wall. A panel forms a front portion of the housing and the panel includes vents and the panel may be mounted substantially flush with the wall. A media player, which includes a set-top box, is disposed within the housing. A pair of ports, disposed within openings defined by the housing, are configured to receive respective optio-electric connectors. Each port includes optio-electrically conductive elements. The pair of ports are coupled to the media player and one port is configured for providing a connection to a television and the other port is configured for providing a connection to an external source of signal for the television. | 2014-10-02 |
20140293516 | BUSWAY WITH INTEGRALLY FUSIBLE POWER FEEDS - A power feed assembly for an electrical busway includes a housing and a fuse support coupled to the housing. The fuse support includes a non-conductive support member having a number of first conductive members and a number of second conductive members coupled thereto. Each of the first members are structured to couple a line voltage conductor passing through an opening in the housing to the support member and each of the second members are structured to be in electrical communication with a respective busbar of a section of electrical busway coupled to the housing. The support member is structured to have a number of fuses coupled thereto such that each fuse forms a portion of an electrical pathway between a respective one of the number of first conductive members and a respective one of the number of second conductive members. | 2014-10-02 |
20140293517 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND MEMBER ROTATING OPERATION METHOD - An electronic apparatus includes: a housing; a mounting member pivotably mounted to the housing; a displacing member including an L-shaped shaft hole formed in at least one of the mounting member and the housing member, and a shaft located in the shaft hole; the displacing member be configured such that the shaft is located at a first position of the L-shaped shaft hole when the mounting member is in a falling position and the shaft is located at a second position of the L-shaped shaft hole different from the first position when the mounting member is in an erected position; and a rotation suppressing member configured to hold the mounting member when the mounting member is displaced, and suppress the rotation of the mounting member. | 2014-10-02 |
20140293518 | DISPLAY APPARATUS - Disclosed is a display apparatus that seals a gap space between a display panel and a cover sidewall by an upper optical film attached to an upper surface of the display panel, wherein the display apparatus may include a rear cover with a space; a guide frame received in the space; a display panel supported by the guide frame; a panel connection member for connecting the display panel with the guide frame; and the upper optical film, wherein the cover sidewall covers side surfaces of the display panel and the upper optical film, and an end of the upper optical film is inserted into an optical film insertion groove formed in an inner surface of the cover sidewall so as to cover and seal the gap space between the display panel and the cover sidewall. | 2014-10-02 |
20140293519 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device is provided, including a main body, a display module, a rotary member, a slider, a first hinge, and a second hinge. The display module has a recess and a first surface. The main body, the display module, and the rotary member are pivotally connected by the first hinge. The rotary member and the slider are pivotally connected by the second hinge. When the display module is in a closed position relative to the main body, the slider is accommodated in the recess. When the display module rotates relative to the main body from the closed position to an open position, the display module pushes the slider to rotate relative to the rotary member, and the rotary member rotates relative to the display module, such that the slider protrudes from the first surface. | 2014-10-02 |
20140293520 | SWITCH STRUCTURE AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A switch structure includes an operation key attachment, a substrate facing the operation key attachment and including a switch at least a portion of which is exposed from an opening, and an operation key including a protrusion that protrudes parallel or substantially parallel to the substrate from an opening end surface, an operation receiver at a tip end of the protrusion and that accepts a user pressing operation in the direction toward the substrate, and a pressing member that extends from the operation receiver in a direction that defines a first angle spanning between the pressing member and the protrusion, and is used to press the switch. | 2014-10-02 |
20140293521 | Storage Container - A storage container includes a main body and a cover. The main body includes a first recessed portion and an outer edge portion. The first recessed portion has an opening portion and is bounded by a first bottom surface portion and a first peripheral wall portion including a first wall portion. The outer edge portion protrudes further than the first wall portion on an outer periphery side of the storage container with respect to the first wall portion. The first wall portion has a groove portion and at least one first hole portion. The groove portion is formed on a protruding end portion of the first wall portion in a position separated from an edge of the first recessed portion toward the outer edge portion. The at least one hole portion opens onto the protruding end portion, communicates with the groove portion and is separated from the first recessed portion. | 2014-10-02 |
20140293522 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device is provided, comprising a display panel, a frame, wherein the display panel is fixed to the frame; and an elastic cover, wherein the elastic cover covers a first side, opposite to the display panel, of the frame. According to the present invention, the elastic cover is used as one part of the electronic device forming part of the product. | 2014-10-02 |
20140293523 | SERVER RACK AND ITS SERVER DEVICE - A server rack and its server device are provided. The server device includes a chassis, a motherboard module, a power-supply module, a storage array module, and a plurality of input/output interface elements. The chassis is provided with a containing space, a first opening and a second opening in which the first opening and the second opening are located at two opposite ends of the containing space. The power-supply module and the motherboard module are both disposed in the containing space and are pluggable independently, are both capable of plugging in and out from the chassis via the first opening, and are electrically connected to each other. The input/output interface elements are fixed on the motherboard module, and all of them are disposed at the first opening. The storage array module is disposed in the containing space and is slidable. | 2014-10-02 |
20140293524 | EJECTING APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE EMPLOYING THE EJECTING APPARATUS - An electronic device comprises a main body, a plurality of I/O interfaces, and an ejecting apparatus. The ejecting apparatus is mounted on the main body and comprises an enclosure, a supporting member received in the enclosure, a carrier secured on the supporting member to support the I/O interfaces, a first driving unit, and a second driving unit. The first driving unit drives the carrier to slide along a first direction, and the second driving unit drives the carrier to slide along a second direction opposite to the first direction. When the I/O interfaces are exposed out of the enclosure, the first force is larger than the second force. When the carrier is operated to slide to a position where the second force is larger than the first force, the I/O interfaces are driven to be received in the enclosure. | 2014-10-02 |
20140293525 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - There is provided an electronic apparatus, including a first housing, a second housing which has a display section and a support member supporting the display section, and a housing connection section which rotatably connects the second housing with respect to the first housing. The support member includes a first support section connected to the housing connection section, a second support section which fixedly supports the display section, and a support connection section, positioned between the first support section and the second support section, which has a flexibility to rotatably connect the second support section with respect to the first support section. | 2014-10-02 |
20140293526 | COMPUTER HOUSING AND ARRANGEMENT - A computer housing that accommodates at least one motherboard, a power supply and further modules, wherein the housing includes at least a first level and a second level, wherein the second level is arranged horizontally above the first level, and an at least two-part motherboard carrier is arranged on the second level, wherein a first part of the motherboard carrier fixedly connects to the housing and a second part of the motherboard carrier is removable. | 2014-10-02 |
20140293527 | MULTI-DIRECTIONAL DISPLAY CONSOLE FOR AN ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT CABINET - An apparatus for a multi-directional display comprising, a first surface situated in an electronic equipment cabinet, wherein the first surface is capable of retracting out of a plurality of sides of the electronic equipment cabinet. A first electronic display mechanically coupled to a first hinge. A first mount mechanically coupled to the first hinge, such that the first electronic display is capable of rotating independently from the first mount. The first mount coupled to the first surface, such that the first electronic display is viewable from the plurality of sides of the electronic equipment cabinet. | 2014-10-02 |