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20110280496 | IMAGE MEASURING APPARATUS, PROGRAM, AND TEACHING METHOD OF IMAGE MEASURING APPARATUS - A data memory storing Gerber data containing closed area information of a work; a display displaying a pattern image based on the closed area information of the Gerber data; a detection specification information display program displaying on the display a detection tool specifying a location of edge to be detected, a detection direction and detection length, by superimposing on the pattern image; an image capturing program and an image capturer capturing an image of an area corresponding to the detection tool of the work; an edge detection program performing an edge detection of the location of the edge to be detected with respect to data of a captured image; and a condition determination program determining a light-dark change condition indicating whether an image is changing from a light section to a dark section or from a dark section to a light section along a detection direction. | 11-17-2011 |
20120085154 | HARDNESS TESTER - A hardness tester includes a monitor capable of displaying a main screen and an assistant screen; a first test location setter setting an indentation formation location on a test specimen for an initial test; and a second test location setter setting an indentation formation location on the test specimen for a retest. The second test location setter judges whether a new indentation formation location is suitable for a test based on a surface image of the test specimen and a setting condition obtained during the initial test, and, in a case where it is judged that the new indentation formation location is unsuitable for a test, sets again a coordinate point different from the coordinate point of the new indentation formation location as another new indentation formation location. | 04-12-2012 |
20120087567 | HARDNESS TESTER - A hardness tester includes a monitor capable of displaying a main screen and assistant screen. A first test location setter sets a coordinate point of an indentation formation location, and stores a setting condition of the set coordinate point and the surface image of a first test specimen. A second test location setter displays the surface image of the first test specimen in the assistant screen when a surface image of a second test specimen is displayed on the main screen, and, when a reference coordinate is set on the surface image of the second test specimen, determines a coordinate point of an indentation formation location based on the set reference coordinate and the setting condition of the coordinate point stored by the first test location setter. | 04-12-2012 |
20130047713 | HARDNESS TESTER - A hardness tester includes a CCD camera, a monitor, a clipper (a CPU and a clipping program), and a display controller (the CPU and a display control program). The CCD camera captures an image of an indentation formed on a surface of a specimen via field lenses. The monitor displays the image of the indentation captured by the CCD camera. The clipper clips a plurality of regions from the image of the indentation captured by the CCD camera, the regions containing predetermined measurement points. The display controller simultaneously displays on the monitor images of the plurality of regions clipped by the clipper. | 02-28-2013 |
20140177937 | HARDNESS TESTER AND METHOD FOR HARDNESS TEST - The hardness tester includes a data obtainer obtaining sample shape data that can specify a shape of a sample; an image capture controller controlling a CCD camera to capture an image of the surface of the sample and obtaining image data of the sample; a matching performer associating the sample shape data obtained by the data obtainer with the image data of the sample obtained by the CCD camera; an indentation former forming an indentation with an indenter in a test position set on the sample shape data after the sample shape data and the image data of the sample have been associated by the matching performer; and a hardness value calculator calculating a hardness value of the sample based on the indentation captured with the CCD camera after the indentation has been formed by the indentation former. | 06-26-2014 |
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20090168156 | MICROSCOPE SYSTEM, MICROSCOPE SYSTEM CONTROL PROGRAM AND MICROSCOPE SYSTEM CONTROL METHOD - A microscope system comprising a microscope; an objective lens switching unit switching objective lenses placed in an observation light path; an imaging unit; a storage unit storing optical characteristic information of each of the objective lenses; a light amount difference calculation unit obtaining optical characteristic information of a first of the objective lenses before switching performed by the objective lens switching unit and optical characteristic information of a second of the objective lenses after the switching, and calculating a difference in amounts of light passing through the two objective lenses; and an exposure calculation unit calculating an exposure time for a case of performing image capturing through the second objective lens, on the basis of a first observed image captured through the first objective lens, an exposure time for the first observed image, and the calculated difference in the amounts of light. | 07-02-2009 |
20090248821 | MICROSCOPE IMAGE TAKING SYSTEM - A camera takes an observed image of a sample acquired by a microscope. A disk device stores image data representing the observed image taken by the camera A CPU generates e-mail including the image data and information indicating the settings of the microscope or the camera during taking the observed image represented by the image data using as a destination an e-mail address entered in advance. A communication control device transmits the e-mail to a communication network. | 10-01-2009 |
20100214405 | MICROSCOPE IMAGING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ITS OPERATION - A microscope imaging system for capturing a fluorescent observation image includes: an imaging unit capturing an observed image as a colored image; a plurality of fluorescent cubes; a fluorescent cube switch unit arranging any fluorescent cube on an optical observation path by switching the plurality of fluorescent cubes; a fluorescent cube determination unit determining the fluorescent cubes arranged on the optical observation path; a gray scale adjustment unit adjusting the ratios of the color components when each pixel configuring the observed image captured by the imaging unit is converted from a color to a gray scale depending on the wavelength characteristic of the determined fluorescent cube; and a conversion unit converting each pixel configuring the observed image captured by the imaging unit from the color to the gray scale on the basis of the adjusted ratios of the color components. | 08-26-2010 |
20120026582 | MICROSCOPE SYSTEM - Changes in moving speed of an observation image relative to the viewing range of an image displayed on a display unit are reduced, even if a stage is driven when the viewing range of the image on the display unit is changed. A microscope system is provided, including a stage on which a specimen is mounted and that can be moved in a direction that intersects with an optical axis of illumination light irradiated on the specimen; an observation optical system that acquires an image of the specimen on which the illumination light is irradiated; a viewing-range setting unit that sets a viewing range of the image acquired by the observation optical system and displayed on a display unit; a ratio calculating unit that calculates a ratio of the viewing range of the image, which is set by the viewing-range setting unit, relative to a maximum image-acquisition area that can be captured by the observation optical system; and a stage controller that controls the moving speed of the stage in accordance with the ratio calculated by the ratio calculating unit. | 02-02-2012 |
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20100005845 | METHOD OF IDENTIFICATION OF CAUSE OF OCCURRENCE OF SPRINGBACK, METHOD OF DISPLAY OF DEGREE OF EFFECT OF SPRINGBACK, METHOD OF IDENTIFICATION OF LOCATION OF CAUSE OF OCCURRENCE OF SPRINGBACK, METHOD OF IDENTIFICATION OF POSITION OF MEASURE AGAINST SPRINGBACK, APPARATUSES OF THESE, AND PROGRAMS OF THESE - A method of identification of a cause of occurrence of springback comprising a press forming analysis step of numerically analyzing forming conditions of press forming to obtain forming data of a press formed part, a processing step of processing at least one of a physical property value and physical property quantity data of part of the regions of said press formed part among forming data of said press formed part, and a springback value calculation step of calculating a springback value based on the results of said processing. | 01-14-2010 |
20100066106 | VEHICULAR METAL ABSORBER, VEHICULAR BUMPER SYSTEM, AUTOMOBILE BUMPER ABSORBER, AND AUTOMOBILE BUMPER SYSTEM - A vehicular metal absorber for efficiently absorbing by a short stroke the impact energy received from legs of a pedestrian at the time of a collision between a pedestrian and an automobile, reducing the residual crush, and protecting the legs of the pedestrian, that is, a long vehicular metal absorber comprising a center flange, a top web and bottom web connected to the two sides of the center flange, a top flange connected to the top web, and a bottom flange connected to the bottom web and formed overall into a hat shaped cross-section, wherein an internal angle α | 03-18-2010 |
20100121621 | FRACTURE PREDICTION METHOD, PROCESSING DEVICE, PROGRAM PRODUCT AND RECORDING MEDIUM - When discretizing an analysis target part into plural elements and performing analysis, sheet thickness reduction rate or maximum principal strain at an equivalent position including a same element is compared by either a manner of combining two adjacent elements after the analysis or a manner of changing an element discretization size with two types and performing the analysis, and the element where the difference is large is extracted as a fracture risk portion. | 05-13-2010 |
20110172803 | FORMING SIMULATION METHOD, FORMING SIMULATOR, PROGRAM AND RECORDING MEDIUM THEREFOR, AND SIMULATION-BASED FORMING METHOD - A forming simulation method of an elastic-plastic material, which includes: calculating an element equivalent nodal force vector from stress tensor using a finite element method for one or a plurality of finite elements of a target configuration of the elastic-plastic material; and calculating the total equivalent nodal force vector of areas by integrating the element equivalent nodal force vector for the calculated one or more finite elements over all the areas or specified areas of the elastic-plastic material. | 07-14-2011 |
20130020836 | COUPLING STRUCTURE BETWEEN FRONT PILLAR AND SIDE SILL OF AUTOMOBILE - Provided is a coupling structure between a front pillar and a side sill of an automobile, which improves the steering stability of the automobile and realizes a high productivity. A reinforcing member | 01-24-2013 |
20140021709 | METALLIC HOLLOW COLUMNAR MEMBER - A metallic hollow columnar member with a polygonal cross-section having at least five vertices and sides extending between the vertices, is disclosed. The polygonal cross-section is divided by two vertices (A, B) with small inside angles into two perimeter segments with a perimeter comprising one or more sides, and at least one of the two perimeter segments contains at least four sides. The respective inside angles of at least three vertices (V(i)) included in the perimeter segment which includes the at least four sides are equal to or less than 180°, the distance (SS(i)) between each of the at least three vertices (V(i)) and a straight line (L) connecting the two vertices (A, B) is shorter than ½ of the distance between the two vertices (A, B), and the inside angle of the vertex (C) with the smallest inside angle among the at least three vertices (V(i)) is larger than the inside angles of the two vertices (A, B). Vertices (VI) are present on the perimeter segment including the at least four sides, respectively between the vertex (C) with the smallest inside angle among the at least three vertices (V(i)) and one (A) of the two vertices (A, B), and between the vertex (C) with the smallest inside angle and the other (B) of the two vertices (A, B), said vertices (VI) having inside angles larger than the inside angle of the vertex (C) with the smallest inside angle. | 01-23-2014 |
20140182349 | PRESS FORMING METHOD AND VEHICLE COMPONENT - Disclosed is a press forming method press forming a workpiece between a die and a punch, while pushing the punch into the die by means of a relative motion of the die and the punch, the method includes: producing an intermediate molding ( | 07-03-2014 |
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20130087252 | HIGH-STRENGTH HOT-ROLLED STEEL SHEET HAVING EXCELLENT FORMABILITY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A high-strength hot-rolled steel sheet has a composition including C: 0.005% or more and 0.050% or less, Si: 0.2% or less, Mn: 0.8% or less, P: 0.025% or less, S: 0.01% or less, N: 0.01% or less, Al: 0.06% or less, and Ti: 0.05% or more and 0.10% or less, on a mass percent basis, such that S, N, and Ti satisfy Ti≧0.04+(N/14×48+S/32×48), the remainder being Fe and incidental impurities; a matrix in which a ferrite phase constitutes 95% by area or more of the entire structure; and a structure in which Ti-containing fine carbide having an average grain size of less than 10 nm is dispersedly precipitated, and the volume ratio of the fine carbide to the entire structure is 0.0007 or more. | 04-11-2013 |
20130087254 | HIGH STRENGTH HOT-ROLLED STEEL SHEET HAVING EXCELLENT STRETCH-FLANGE FORMABILITY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A high strength hot-rolled steel sheet has a composition containing more than 0.035% to 0.055% C, 0.2% or less Si, 0.35% or less Mn, 0.03% or less P, 0.03% or less S, 0.1% or less Al, 0.01% or less N, 0.08% to 0.25% Ti, and 0.0005% to 0.0035% B on a mass basis, solute B being 0.0005% or more, the remainder being Fe and unavoidable impurities; a matrix containing a ferrite phase having an area fraction of more than 95%; a microstructure in which Ti carbides having an average grain size of less than 10 nm are finely precipitated in grains of the ferrite phase and the volume fraction of the Ti carbides is 0.0015 to 0.007; and a tensile strength of 780 MPa or more. | 04-11-2013 |
20130133790 | HIGH TENSILE STRENGTH HOT ROLLED STEEL SHEET HAVING EXCELLENT FORMABILITY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Described is a high tensile strength hot rolled steel sheet having high strength and formability, and a manufacturing method. It has tensile strength≧980 MPa and excellent formability, and specifically identified ranges by mass % of C, Si, Mn, P, S, N, Al, Ti, V, Solute V, and Solute Ti; (ii) microstructure with fine carbides dispersion precipitated therein, the fine carbides containing Ti and V and having the average particle diameter<10 nm, as well as volume ratio with respect to the entire microstructure≧0.007; and matrix as ferrite phase having area ratio with respect to the entire microstructure≧97%. C, Ti, V, S and N satisfy (1) Ti≧0.08+(N/14×48+S/32×48) and (2) 0.8≦(Ti/48+V/51)/(C/12)≦1.2, where “C”, “Ti”, “V”, “S” and “N” represent contents (mass %) of corresponding elements, respectively. | 05-30-2013 |
20130186523 | HIGH TENSILE STRENGTH GALVANIZED STEEL SHEET HAVING EXCELLENT FORMABILITY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Described are a high tensile strength galvanized steel sheet with high strength and excellent formability (elongation and stretch-flange ability), and manufacturing method. Tensile strength ≧980 MPa and excellent formability, having (i) defined composition ranges for C, Si, Mn, P, S, N, Al, Ti, V, Solute V, Solute Ti, and Fe and incidental impurities, (ii) microstructure with fine carbides dispersion precipitated therein, the fine carbides containing Ti and V and having the average particle diameter <10 nm, and volume ratio with respect to the entire microstructure ≧0.007, and (iii) matrix as ferrite phase having area ratio with respect to the entire microstructure ≧97%; and hot-dip galvanized/galvannealed coating on a surface of the hot rolled steel sheet. Contents of C, Ti, V, S, N satisfy (1) Ti≧0.10+N/14*48+S/32*48) and (2) 0.8≦(Ti/48+V/51)/(C/12)≦1.2. | 07-25-2013 |
20140238555 | HIGH STRENGTH HOT ROLLED STEEL SHEET AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A high strength hot rolled steel sheet having a tensile strength of 780 MPa or more is produced by specifying the composition to contain C: more than 0.035% and 0.07% or less, Si: 0.3% or less, Mn: more than 0.35% and 0.7% or less, P: 0.03% or less, S: 0.03% or less, Al: 0.1% or less, N: 0.01% or less, Ti: 0.135% or more and 0.235% or less, and the remainder composed of Fe and incidental impurities, on a percent by mass basis, in such a way that C, S, N, and Ti satisfy ((Ti−(48/14)N−(48/32)S)/48)/(C/12)<1.0 (C, S, N, and Ti: content of the respective elements (percent by mass)) and specifying the microstructure in such a way that a matrix includes more than 95% of ferritic phase on an area fraction basis and fine Ti carbides having an average grain size of less than 10 nm are precipitated in the grains of the above-described ferritic phase. | 08-28-2014 |
20140295210 | HIGH STRENGTH HOT ROLLED STEEL SHEET AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A hot rolled steel sheet includes a composition including: C: 0.03% to less than 0.07%; Si: 0.3% or less; Mn: 0.5% to 2.0%; P: 0.025% or less; S: 0.005% or less; N: 0.0060% or less; Al: 0.1% or less; Ti: 0.07% to 0.11%; and V: 0.08% to less than 0.15% on a mass percent basis, such that Ti and V contents satisfy: | 10-02-2014 |
20140305550 | HIGH STRENGTH HOT ROLLED STEEL SHEET AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A high strength hot rolled steel sheet has a matrix that has a ferrite phase with an area ratio of 95% or more with respect to an overall structure; and a structure where a fine carbide is dispersedly precipitated, the fine carbide containing Ti and V having an average particle size of less than 10 nm in the matrix, the fine carbide has a volume fraction of 0.0050 or more with respect to the overall structure, a proportion of a number of carbides with a particle size of 30 nm or more containing Ti is less than 10% with respect to a total number of carbides, the high strength hot rolled steel sheet has a tensile strength of 980 MPa or more. | 10-16-2014 |