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20090045005 | Acoustic Diaphragm and Speakers Having the Same - Disclosed herein is an acoustic diaphragm for converting electrical signals into mechanical signals to produce sounds. The acoustic diaphragm comprises carbon nanotubes or graphite nanofibers as reinforcing agents. Preferably, the carbon nanotubes or graphite nanofibers are included or dispersed in the acoustic diaphragm or coated on the surface of the acoustic diaphragm. Since the acoustic diaphragm has excellent physical properties in terms of elastic modulus, internal loss, strength and density, it can effectively achieve superior sound quality and a high output in a particular frequency band as well as in a broad frequency band. | 02-19-2009 |
20100153197 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING ADVERTISING SERVICE - There is provided an advertising service providing method and apparatus capable of reducing a load of an advertising cost on an advertiser and increasing participation in an advertisement when providing advertising services via a wired or wireless communication network and a broadcasting network, the method including: collecting persons waiting for participating in an advertisement, determining a number of the persons, receiving a request of an advertiser for inserting an advertisement, determining a target number of advertisement participants and a target class with respect to the requested advertisement within a range of the persons, calculating an advertising cost and a total amount of winning/prize money in proportion to the determined target number of advertisement participants, providing the advertisement to the persons, the providing the advertisement is finished when a number of persons participating in the provided advertisement reaches the determined target number of advertisement participants, determining a prizewinner from the advertisement participants, and providing the determined total amount of winning/prize money to the prizewinner. | 06-17-2010 |
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20110103781 | SHAKE CORRECTION APPARATUS IN DIGITAL CAMERA - A shake correction apparatus for correcting shake of a camera includes: a lens support plate including a correction lens and driven in a perpendicular direction with respect to an optical axis; and a position fixing member that decouplably couples with the lens support plate and fixes a position of the lens support plate according to a rotation of the lens support plate. | 05-05-2011 |
20110188840 | LENS BARREL AND PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS COMPRISING THE SAME - A lens barrel and a photographing apparatus comprising the lens barrel include: a lens module that comprises at least one lens and moves along an optical axis of the at least one lens; a shake correction module arranged near the lens module; at least one fixing member that is disposed between the lens module and the shake correction module and fixes the shake correction module in response to being pressed by the lens module; a frame on which the at least one fixing member is installed; and at least one elastic member that elastically mounts the at least one fixing member on the frame. | 08-04-2011 |
20120057859 | LIGHT QUANTITY ADJUSTMENT APPARATUS AND PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A light quantity adjustment apparatus includes a support plate with a first through hole, a rotation plate with a second through hole corresponding to the first through hole and rotatable with respect to the support plate, 2D iris plates rotatably connected to the support plate so as to move between a location in which the first through hole is completely opened and another location in which the first through hole is completely closed, two 3D iris plates each having one end rotatably connected to the support plate and another end engaged with the rotation plate, a shading plate, and a shading plate driving unit. The 2D iris plates adjust an open area of the first through hole. The two 3D iris plates move between a retreat location away from the first through hole and a photographing location where a first photographing hole and a second photographing hole are formed. | 03-08-2012 |
20120105960 | OPTICAL DEVICE INCLUDING ADJUSTABLE OPTICAL ELEMENT - An optical device includes an optical element through which light is transmitted, a frame that supports the optical element, magnets in the frame around the optical element, a base unit that movably supports the frame, a cover unit to cover the magnets, and magnetic force generating units in the cover unit in positions corresponding to the magnets and that generate magnetic force when an electrical signal is applied. | 05-03-2012 |
20120236414 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ADJUSTING POSITION OF OPTICAL ELEMENT - An apparatus for adjusting a position of an optical element is disclosed. The apparatus includes: a support; a movement unit for supporting an optical element and being movable relative to the support; a magnet unit; a coil unit for generating a magnetic force for moving the movement unit when an electrical signal is applied; a sensor unit disposed in a position corresponding to the magnet unit for detecting a relative position of the movement unit with respect to the support; a locking unit for limiting or allowing movement of the movement unit; and a controlling unit connected to the coil unit for controlling the coil unit and determining whether the movement unit is in a state where movement of the movement unit is limited by the locking unit based on a signal output from the sensor unit. | 09-20-2012 |
20130027524 | LIGHT AMOUNT ADJUSTING APPARATUS AND PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A light amount adjusting apparatus includes: a two-dimensional (2D) aperture assembly that adjusts an opening area of a via hole through which light is transmitted; a three-dimensional (3D) aperture plate that forms a first opening and a second opening by blocking a part of the via hole, or moving to outside of the via hole to open the via hole; a first shielding plate that is movable to open or close the first opening; and a second shielding plate that is movable so as to close the second opening when the first shielding plate opens the first opening and to open the second opening when the first shielding plate closes the first opening. | 01-31-2013 |
20130027790 | POSITION SENSOR ASSEMBLY AND OPTICAL DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - Position sensor assemblies having compact structures and capable of precisely sensing a position change, and optical devices including the same are disclosed. A position sensor assembly is provided that includes: a sensing unit that outputs a signal varying as a magnetic force varies; and a magnet spaced apart from the sensing unit and i movably disposed with respect to the sensing unit, and comprising protrusion units of opposite polarities that protrude from each end portion of the magnet in one surface of the magnet toward the sensing unit. | 01-31-2013 |
20130128093 | DEVICE FOR TRANSPORTING OPTICAL ELEMENT AND PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE DEVICE - A device for transporting an optical element so that inclination of the optical element is substantially prevented to more precisely control the position of the optical element, including: a base; a transporting member that supports the optical element and is movably disposed along a predetermined direction with respect to the base; a magnet extending from the base along a movement direction of the transporting member; a coil that is coupled to the transporting member and generates a magnetic field when an electrical signal is applied thereto; and a magnetic substrate that is disposed on the transporting member and applies a force to the transporting member toward the magnet due an action of a magnetic force between the magnet and the magnetic substrate. | 05-23-2013 |
20140078328 | IMAGE STABILIZER AND DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - An image stabilizer includes: a correction lens module that comprises a correction lens and a correction lens supporting plate to which the correction lens is coupled; a magnet that is fixed to the correction lens supporting plate; a driving unit that is disposed to face the magnet and reacts to the magnet so as to move the correction lens module in a first direction perpendicular to an optical axis and in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction; a detecting unit that is disposed to face the magnet opposite the driving unit and detects movement of the correction lens module; and a magnetic body that is disposed to face the magnet to restore the correction lens module to an initial position thereof and is placed on a same plane as the detecting unit. | 03-20-2014 |
20140160311 | OPTICAL ADJUSTING APPARATUS - The present disclosure relates to an optical adjusting apparatus having an optical adjusting lens for image stabilization and auto focusing, which includes a lens holder that supports the optical adjusting lens; at least one image stabilization VCM actuator unit that moves the lens holder perpendicular to an optical axis of the optical adjusting lens, the image stabilization VCM actuator unit including a magnet with a neutral zone parallel to the optical axis; and an auto focusing VCM actuator unit that moves the lens holder in an optical axis direction, the auto focusing VCM actuator unit including a magnet with a neutral zone orthogonal to the optical axis. | 06-12-2014 |
20140198387 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ADJUSTING POSITION OF OPTICAL ELEMENT - An apparatus for adjusting a position of an optical element is disclosed. The apparatus includes: a support; a movement unit for supporting an optical element and being movable relative to the support; a magnet unit; a coil unit for generating a magnetic force for moving the movement unit when an electrical signal is applied; a sensor unit disposed in a position corresponding to the magnet unit for detecting a relative position of the movement unit with respect to the support; a locking unit for limiting or allowing movement of the movement unit; and a controlling unit connected to the coil unit for controlling the coil unit and determining whether the movement unit is in a state where movement of the movement unit is limited by the locking unit based on a signal output from the sensor unit. | 07-17-2014 |
20140355118 | IMAGE STABILIZER AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - An image stabilizer includes a correction lens module including a correction lens and a correction lens supporting plate to which the correction lens is coupled, a plurality of drivers configured to move the correction lens module in a direction perpendicular an optical axis, each driver including a magnet member fixed to the correction lens supporting plate and a coil configured to react to the magnet member, and a plurality of location restoration units disposed to face the plurality of drivers, configured to restore the correction module to an initial location, and including magnetic bodies. The magnet member may include a first magnet, a second magnet, and a third magnet coupled in one body. | 12-04-2014 |
20150049209 | CAMERA MODULE - A camera module includes a lens barrel including at least one lens group; a moving frame that includes the lens barrel and moves in an optical axis direction and in a first direction and a second direction that are perpendicular to the optical axis direction; a fixed frame that movably supports the moving frame and provides the moving frame with a driving force in the optical axis direction, a driving force in the first direction, and a driving force in the second direction; and a base that fixes the fixed frame and includes an image sensor that is spaced apart from the at least one lens group in the optical axis direction. | 02-19-2015 |
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20080245501 | Console Air Conditioner for Vehicle - A console air conditioner comprising an evaporator and a heater is installed in the console space between front seats of a vehicle. Both sides of the air mixing zone where a cool air passageway meets a warm air passageway in the console air conditioner are connected to a pillar duct extending toward the middle pillar of the vehicle, thereby the performance of air conditioning for the rear seats in the vehicle can be accomplished independently and efficiently. | 10-09-2008 |
20080250931 | Ionizer Mounting Structure for a Vehicle Air Conditioning System - The present invention relates to an ionizer mounting structure for a vehicle air conditioning system. The air conditioning system includes an air conditioning case having an internal passageway and an ionizer for generating negative ions and positive ions within the internal passageway. The air conditioning case has a discharge electrode insertion hole and the ionizer has a plurality of discharge electrodes extending into the internal passageway through the discharge electrode insertion hole. The ionizer mounting structure includes a mounting and demounting means for allowing the ionizer to be mounted to the air conditioning case through sliding movement from a demounting position on a passenger room side to a mounting position above the air conditioning case and for allowing the ionizer to be demounted from the air conditioning case through sliding movement from the mounting position to the demounting position. | 10-16-2008 |
20080251236 | Air Conditioning System for Automotive Vehicles - An air conditioning system for automotive vehicles includes an air conditioning case having an internal passageway and an ionizer for emitting positive ions and negative ions into the internal passageway of the air conditioning case. The ionizer includes a main body and first and second discharge electrodes extending from the main body into the internal passageway in a spaced-apart relationship with each other. The air conditioning system further includes an electric short preventing arrangement for preventing moisture positioned in and around the first and second discharge electrodes from causing electric short between the first and second discharge electrodes. The electric short preventing arrangement comprises a water drainage rib for draining the moisture condensed in and around the first and second discharge electrodes to prevent the electric short between the first and second discharge electrodes. | 10-16-2008 |
20100175391 | Ionizer and Air Conditioning System for Automotive Vehicles Using the Same - An ionizer and an air conditioning system for automotive vehicles using the same are provided to reduce generation of positive ions detrimental to the human body to the greatest possible degree. The air conditioning system includes an air conditioning case, an evaporator for cooling an air blown through an internal passageway of the air conditioning case, and an ionizer including a negative ion discharge electrode and a positive ion discharge electrode for emitting negative ions and positive ions toward the evaporator. The electrodes are arranged on an upstream side of the evaporator in a spaced-apart relationship with each other. The positive ion discharge electrode has an ion generation portion formed in a smaller number than the number of an ion generation portion of the negative ion discharge electrode so that the quantity of positive ions generated in the positive ion discharge electrode can be smaller than the quantity of negative ions generated in the negative ion discharge electrode. | 07-15-2010 |
20120043055 | Double Pipe Type Heat Exchanger and Method for Manufacturing the Same - A double pipe type heat exchanger includes an inner pipe having a first flow path defined therein and an outer pipe arranged around the inner pipe to define a second flow path between the inner pipe and the outer pipe. The inner pipe includes a spiral groove formed on an outer circumferential surface of the inner pipe to extend along a longitudinal direction of the inner pipe. The outer pipe includes a reduced diameter portion protruding inwardly so that the inner surface of the outer pipe is intermittently contacted with the outer circumferential surface of the inner pipe. | 02-23-2012 |
20130061625 | AIR CONDITIONER FOR AUTOMOBILE - Provided is an air conditioner for an automobile capable of having uniform perfume performance in a width direction of the automobile by discharging air mixed with a perfume component supplied from a perfume generating unit through a discharging part. | 03-14-2013 |
20140134937 | AIR CONDITIONING APPARATUS FOR VEHICLES - An air conditioning apparatus includes an air conditioning housing and a mode door. The air conditioning housing has a discharge chamber through which conditioned air is discharged out of the air conditioning housing. The discharge chamber includes a defrost vent, a main vent, floor vents and a rear seat vent. The floor vents are formed on opposite sides of a rear portion of the air conditioning housing. The rear seat vent is formed between the floor vents. The mode door has a front opening hole which is formed in a front portion of the mode door, a pair of main opening holes which are formed in a rear portion of the mode door at positions spaced apart from each other, and a rear-end opening hole which is formed behind a first portion provided between the main opening holes. | 05-15-2014 |
20150068705 | AIR CONDITIONER FOR AUTOMOBILE - Provided is an air conditioner for an automobile capable of having uniform perfume performance in a width direction of the automobile by discharging air mixed with a perfume component supplied from a perfume generating unit through a discharging part. | 03-12-2015 |