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20130087305 | HEATING APPARATUS OF FUEL CELL VEHICLE - A heating apparatus for a fuel cell vehicle is provided. The apparatus includes a fuel cell for generating electricity by a chemical reaction of oxygen and hydrogen, a cathode exhaust passage through which outside air introduced and supplied to the cathode electrode of the fuel cell so as to be used for the power generation reaction is discharged from the fuel cell, and an anode exhaust passage through which the hydrogen is discharged from the fuel cell. The heating apparatus further includes a branch passage which is branched from a branch point of the cathode exhaust passage and supplies the air discharged from the fuel cell to the vehicle compartment, and the anode exhaust passage is joined to the cathode exhaust passage on the downstream side of the branch point. | 04-11-2013 |
20130094842 | EXHAUST APPARATUS OF AIR-COOLED FUEL CELL VEHICLE - An exhaust apparatus includes a lower side exhaust duct and an upper side exhaust duct which are branched vertically, and in that the lower side exhaust duct is extended toward the lower side of the vehicle from an exhaust outlet portion of the air-cooled fuel cell stack, and the downstream end portion of the lower side exhaust duct is opened at a lower portion of the front compartment, while the upper side exhaust duct is extended toward the upper side of the vehicle from an upper portion of an outer wall of the lower side exhaust duct, the outer wall extending toward the lower side of the vehicle, and the downstream end portion of the upper side exhaust duct is opened between the rear end portion of the front hood and the front end portion of the front window. | 04-18-2013 |
20130149624 | AIR-INTAKE APPARATUS FOR AIR-COOLED FUEL CELL - An air-intake apparatus for an air-cooled fuel cell according to this invention is provided with outside air temperature-detecting means; an outside air flow passage; an outside air flow rate-regulating valve; inside air temperature-detecting means; an inside air flow passage; an inside air flow rate-regulating valve; an air-conditioning air passage; an air-conditioning air flow rate-regulating valve; and air-intake control means for driving and controlling the outside air flow rate-regulating valve, the inside air flow rate-regulating valve, and the air-conditioning air flow rate-regulating valve on the basis of respective temperatures detected by the outside air temperature-detecting means and the inside air temperature-detecting means, wherein this air-intake control means generates a gas having a temperature optimized by making the gas pass through one or more of these flow passages and regulating valves, and supplies this gas to the fuel cell main unit as an oxidizing gas. | 06-13-2013 |
20130149625 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM - This invention relates to a fuel cell system comprising: a fuel cell stack; a hydrogen-gas supply device configured to supply hydrogen gas filled in a hydrogen tank into the fuel cell stack along with pressure reduction of the hydrogen gas; an air supply duct configured to supply air into the fuel cell stack; and an air exhaust duct configured to exhaust surplus air from the fuel cell stack. The hydrogen-gas supply device is disposed inside a heat exchange chamber capable of communicating with the air supply duct and the air exhaust duct. | 06-13-2013 |
20130302713 | AIR SUPPLY AND EXHAUST STRUCTURE FOR FUEL CELL - An air supply and exhaust structure for supplying a reaction air to a fuel cell and exhausting the reaction air passing through the fuel cell includes: an intake duct configured to guide reaction air to the fuel cell; an exhaust duct configured to discharge the reaction air passing through the fuel cell to an outside of the fuel cell; a blower provided in the exhaust duct and configured to suck the reaction air passing through the fuel cell to promote discharge of the reaction air; and an exhaust side shield unit which is disposed inside the exhaust duct and between the fuel cell and the blower and configured to temporarily block the reaction air discharged from the fuel cell and to retain the reaction air in a periphery of the fuel cell so as to introduce the reaction air to the fuel cell. | 11-14-2013 |
20130302720 | EXHAUST DEVICE OF FUEL CELL VEHICLE - To achieve smooth drawing of air into a fuel cell, the air-flow resistance of an exhaust passage is reduced and intrusion of water into an exhaust duct is prevented. In the present invention, in an exhaust device of a fuel cell vehicle, an exhaust chamber is attached to a lower surface of the front hood, the exhaust duct extends upward in a vertical direction from a rear portion of a fuel cell case, an exhaust port at an upper end of the exhaust duct opens to an interior of the exhaust chamber, a penetrating hole through which the inside of the exhaust chamber communicates with the outside space, is formed in the front hood in a portion in front of the exhaust port in a vehicle front and rear direction, the penetrating hole is covered with a cover, and an opening portion opening toward a rear side of the vehicle and being positioned above and away from an upper surface of the front hood, is formed in the cover. | 11-14-2013 |
20130303070 | INTAKE DEVICE FOR FUEL CELL VEHICLE - In an intake device for a fuel cell vehicle in which an intake duct supplies air to a fuel cell housed in a fuel cell case as a reaction gas, the intake duct includes a pair of top and bottom walls and a pair of left and right side walls, the top wall curves downward while extending from a front face of the fuel cell case toward the front side of vehicle, and an air introduction port opening toward a lower side of the vehicle is formed between a lower end portion of the top wall and a front end portion of the bottom wall. | 11-14-2013 |
20140020968 | FUEL CELL VEHICLE - An object of the present invention is to efficiently heat a vehicle cabin of a fuel cell vehicle by utilizing heat of air discharged from a fuel cell stack. In a fuel cell vehicle in which an exhaust duct configured to discharge air from a fuel cell stack is arranged below a floor, the exhaust duct includes: a lower surface wall facing at least a lower surface of the floor with a predetermined gap therebetween; and a pair of side walls extending from right and left side portions of the lower surface wall toward the lower surface of the floor, and the floor is configured to be heated by the air flowing in the exhaust duct. | 01-23-2014 |
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20140186732 | FUEL CELL COOLING SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE AND FUEL CELL-POWERED VEHICLE - The grill shutter is disposed between the front grill and the air intake duct. The grill shutter is capable of opening or closing shutter members and regulating positions of the shutter members when being opened. When a maximum supplied flow rate of air provided by the wind during running is greater than a flow rate of air required for the hydrogen fuel battery, the required flow rate of air is established only by opening/closing control of the shutter members through a grill shutter opening instruction. If this is not the case, the grill shutter members are opened fully through the grill shutter opening instruction to maximize the volume of the wind during running taken in from the front grille. Additionally, a shortfall in the required flow rate of air for the hydrogen fuel battery is compensated for by actuating the blower through a blower speed instruction. | 07-03-2014 |
20150042156 | VEHICLE ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLY CONTROL SYSTEM AND VEHICLE - To restrain deterioration of fuel cells while preventing a battery from being overcharged, a fuel cell vehicle includes a motor for providing torque to wheels, a battery for storing electric power to provide the stored electric power to the motor, and a FC stack for generating electric power to provide the generated electric power to the motor and the battery. A battery charge level determining module determines a battery charge level of the battery, and a FET is configured to connect or disconnect the FC stack to the motor and the battery. A controller is configured to cause the FET to disconnect the FC stack from the motor and the battery and allow power generation by the FC stack when the determined battery charge level by the battery charge level determining module is greater than or equal to a first predetermined threshold. | 02-12-2015 |
20150147671 | FUEL CELL APPARATUS FOR VEHICLES - A vehicle fuel cell apparatus includes a fuel cell stack configured to take in air as a reaction gas and a coolant through an air intake aperture area, and discharge temperature-raised air through air discharging aperture areas. An air suction duct, air discharge ducts, and air discharge fans take in air to the air suction duct. The air discharge ducts have air discharge ports in the vicinity of the air suction duct. The air suction duct is formed with first air intake ports opening at its upstream end portion, and second air intake ports opening at locations nearer to the air discharge ports of the air discharge ducts than the first air intake ports. The second air intake ports are provided with shutters. The arrangement provides a vehicle fuel cell apparatus having enhanced operability in situations involving low-temperature outside air, and allows for enhanced mountability to vehicles. | 05-28-2015 |
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20130101258 | OPTICAL CONNECTOR - Disclosed is an optical connector which is connected to an end portion of an optical fiber cable that is obtained by covering an optical fiber strand with a covering part that has a tensile strength fiber. The optical connector comprises: a ferrule that is affixed to an end portion of the optical fiber strand exposed from the covering part; a crimping sleeve through which the optical fiber strand passes and to which the covering part is affixed; and a housing in which the ferrule and the crimping sleeve are held. The housing has a recessed container part that is provided with an opening in a lateral surface, and the crimping sleeve has a flange portion which can be contained in the recessed container part by being slid thereinto from the lateral side of the housing. | 04-25-2013 |
20140037252 | OPTICAL CONNECTOR - An optical connector includes a housing that receives a ferrule connected to a distal end of an optical fiber of an optical fiber cable, a crimping sleeve that includes a tubular portion adapted to allow the optical fiber to be inserted and also adapted to be inserted through a sleeve through-hole formed in a rear wall of the housing, and a sandwiching flange portion continued from the tubular portion and facing an rear wall inner surface of the housing, a crimping ring that fixes a sheath of the optical fiber cable sheathed on an outer circumference of the tubular portion, and a boot that includes a protective portion for covering outer circumferences of the optical fiber cable and the crimping ring and a locking flange portion continued from the protective portion and sandwiched between the sandwiching flange portion and the rear wall inner surface. | 02-06-2014 |
20140341512 | OPTICAL CONNECTOR - An optical connector includes: a housing which houses a ferrule connected to an optical fiber cable; a crimping sleeve housed in the housing and including a tubular portion in which the optical fiber is passed through and which is led out from an opening of the housing; a crimping member fixing a sheath, covering the tubular portion, of the optical fiber cable; and a boot including a protecting portion covering the optical fiber cable and the crimping member, and including a flange portion being continuous to the protecting portion and covering the opening of the housing. A neck portion of a T-shaped protrusion, protruded from the flange portion toward an interior of the housing, is inserted into a boot engagement notch, which is formed in an outer portion of the crimping sleeve and an open end of which is closed by an inner surface of the housing. | 11-20-2014 |
20150090540 | ELECTRIC BRAKING DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - There is provided an electric braking device for a vehicle, which includes a brake caliper which is provided to a wheel, a pressing member which is provided to the brake caliper and is driven to press a friction member to a rotary member fixed to the wheel, an electric motor which is a power source to drive the pressing member, an electric power/signal line which supplies electric power to the electric motor or allows a first electric circuit provided in a vehicle body to communicate with a second electric circuit provided in the brake caliper, and a connector which relays the electric power line. The connector includes a terminal joining portion which joins one terminal and another terminal to each other, and the one terminal and the another terminal are made of metal. The terminal joining portion is positioned inside the brake caliper. | 04-02-2015 |
20150099385 | CONNECTOR JOINING STRUCTURE - A connector joining structure includes an outer housing mounted on a casing, an inner housing having a terminal to be connected to a terminal of a mating connector mounted in the casing, and a first packing interposed between the outer housing and the inner housing. The first packing is configured to ensure sealing property between the outer housing and the inner housing even upon a position of the inner housing with respect to the outer housing being displaced in at least one of three directions in a three-dimensional space by a predetermined amount with respect to a target value. | 04-09-2015 |
20150099394 | CONNECTOR - A connector includes: a mounting member having a case shape and a side wall with a through hole; a first connector placed outside the mounting member and having a first fitting portion; a second connector placed inside the mounting member and having a second fitting portion capable of fitting to the first fitting portion inserted from the through hole; a seal member placed on an outer periphery of the first connector and configured to be in close contact with the through hole with the first and second fitting portions fitted to each other and partition an inside and an outside of the mounting member from each other; and a holding unit provided on the mounting member and the second connector and configured to align the through hole and the second fitting portion with each other in position and hold the second connector to the mounting member. | 04-09-2015 |
20150118881 | CONNECTOR - A connector includes: a case-shaped attachment member including a through-hole; a first housing including a first fitting portion accommodating a first terminal; and a second housing including a second fitting portion accommodating a second terminal. The first housing includes an outer housing and an inner housing. The inner housing is assembled to be movable in the fitting direction and is provided with the first fitting portion. The inner housing is provided with a pressing rib. Between the pressing rib and outer housing, a second seal member is provided for sealing between the outer and inner housings. A restricting portion which comes into contact with the pressing rib to restrict movement of the pressing rib in the fitting direction is provided in a side of the through-hole closer to the inside of the attachment member. | 04-30-2015 |
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20090314253 | DIRECT FUEL INJECTION DIESEL ENGINE - In a direct fuel injection diesel engine equipped with a pentroof-shaped piston, a collision angle (α) at which fuel injected in a direction in which the height of the top face of a piston ( | 12-24-2009 |
20100006061 | DIRECT FUEL INJECTION DIESEL ENGINE - In a direct fuel injection diesel engine having a piston with a pentroof-shaped top face, with regard to a pentroof-shaped piston ( | 01-14-2010 |
20100108022 | DIRECT FUEL-INJECTED ENGINE - In a cross section in which squish flow from an outer peripheral part of a piston ( | 05-06-2010 |
20100186709 | DIRECT FUEL INJECTION DIESEL ENGINE - In a direct fuel injection diesel engine equipped with a pentroof-shaped piston, when fuel is injected into a cavity ( | 07-29-2010 |
20100258078 | DIRECT FUEL-INJECTION ENGINE - In a direct fuel-injection engine equipped with a pentroof-shaped piston, cross-sectional shapes containing a piston central axis (Lp) of a cavity recessed in a central part of the piston having a top face with the height varying in the circumferential direction are set so as to be basically identical at each position in the circumferential direction (see broken line). Since the sizes of the cross-sectional shapes of the cavity thereby become different in a region further on the piston central axis (Lp) side than intersection points (e | 10-14-2010 |
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20080280518 | DOUBLE-SIDED PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE SHEET - A double-sided PSA sheet | 11-13-2008 |
20090111343 | DOUBLE-SIDED PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE SHEET AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - Provided are a double-sided PSA sheet comprising a PSA layer formed by directly applying an aqueous dispersion-type PSA composition to a non-woven fabric substrate, wherein the layer has a highly smooth surface; and a method for producing the same. In this method, an aqueous dispersion-type PSA composition is applied to at least a first side of the non-woven fabric substrate and the composition is allowed to dry to form a PSA layer. A non-woven fabric of 15 μm to 70 μm in thickness, 0.3 to 0.6 g/cm | 04-30-2009 |
20090137726 | AQUEOUS PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE COMPOSITION AND USE THEREOF - The present invention provides an aqueous pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) composition suitable for a PSA sheet that exhibits high levels of adhesiveness, high-temperature cohesive strength and edge peel resistance in a good balance and for preparation of the same. The composition is composed primarily of an acrylic polymer obtained by polymerizing a starting monomer material containing an alkyl(meth)acrylate as a main monomer and a silanol-forming monomer. The Mw of the polymer is 65×10 | 05-28-2009 |
20090137727 | AQUEOUS PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE COMPOSITION AND UTILIZATION THEREOF - Provided are a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) sheet having excellent foam repulsion resistance and an aqueous PSA composition suitable for preparing this sheet. The composition primarily comprises an acrylic polymer obtained by polymerizing a starting monomer material containing an alkyl (meth)acrylate as a main monomer and both acrylic acid and methacrylic acid. The acrylic polymer preferably has a weight average molecular weight of 65×10 | 05-28-2009 |
20090253850 | PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE SHEET AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF - Provided is a PSA sheet with low toluene and total volatile organic compound (TVOC) emissions as well as low unpleasant odor level felt by users. The PSA sheet comprises a PSA layer formed of a PSA composition comprising an acrylic polymer emulsion and a tackifier resin emulsion; the toluene and TVOC emissions are at most 20 μg and at most 150 μg, respectively; in a sensory test, 90% of participants evaluate that the unpleasantness of odors emitted from the PSA sheet is less than that of toluene at a prescribed concentration. | 10-08-2009 |
20100087116 | DOUBLE-SIDED PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE SHEET AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A method of producing a double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) sheet having PSA layers on both sides of a nonwoven fabric substrate is provided. This method includes the steps of: preparing an emulsion-type PSA composition that satisfies both of the following conditions: a viscosity at 30° C. of 0.1 to 3 Pa·s and a solid content of 50 to 70 mass %. Also included is a step of forming a PSA layer (for example, a second PSA layer) by directly coating at least one side (for example, the second side) of the nonwoven fabric this PSA composition. | 04-08-2010 |
20110086219 | Pressure-Sensitive Adhesive Sheet - The present invention relates to a pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet, which includes: a base material including a foamed substance; and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer disposed on at least one surface of the base material, in which the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer is formed by a water-dispersible acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive composition containing a water-dispersible acrylic copolymer (a) having a weight-average molecular weight of from 400,000 to 900,000, said copolymer containing a (meth)acrylic acid alkyl ester having 2 to 14 carbon atoms in the alkyl group thereof as a principal monomer component and a functional group-containing monomer as a monomer component; and a water-dispersible acrylic low-molecular weight component (b) having a weight-average molecular weight of from 5,000 to 250,000. According to the pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet, a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer is formed with an excellent adhesivity on a base material foamed by a foamed substance, without restriction in the method of forming the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer or in the type of a crosslinking agent. | 04-14-2011 |
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20130136636 | BRUSHLESS MOTOR AND ELECTRIC PUMP - A brushless motor includes a rotor and a stator. The stator includes a first core and a second core opposing the first core, between which the rotor is disposed. Each of the first core and the second core includes U-phase teeth, V-phase teeth, and V-phase teeth, each of which is extending parallel to one another and having a tip end opposing the rotor. A tooth located at one end of the first core and a tooth located at another end of the second core are connected to one another by a first nonmagnetic member, and a tooth located at another end of the first core and a tooth located at one end of the second core are connected to one another by a second nonmagnetic member. | 05-30-2013 |
20130233707 | SENSOR AND SENSOR SYSTEM - A sensor for detecting the property of the liquid includes a substrate, a first pair of electrodes disposed on an upper surface of the substrate, and a second pair of electrodes disposed on a lower surface of the substrate. A capacitance of the first pair of electrodes and a capacitance of the second pair of electrodes mutually change correlatively to the same property of the liquid. | 09-12-2013 |
20130255642 | SYSTEM FOR MEASURING PROPERTIES OF FUEL - A system configured to measure properties of fuel in a fuel tank includes a first measuring device configured to measure a first property of the fuel, a second measuring device configured to measure a second property of the fuel, and a processor connected to the first and second measuring devices. The processor is capable of communicating with a control device that controls an internal combustion engine to which the fuel in the fuel tank is supplied. The processor outputs first signals, a second signal, or both the first and second signals, the first signals indicating a first result measured by the first measuring device and a second result measured by the second measuring device, and the second signal being obtained by processing the first and second results. | 10-03-2013 |
20130255805 | FUEL SUPPLY DEVICE - The fuel supply device includes a fuel pump configured to supply fuel from a fuel tank to an outside; a set plate set on an opening of the fuel tank and including a fuel chamber in which the fuel is stored; a fuel supply passage configured to supply the fuel chamber with a part of the fuel from the fuel pump; and a first electronic circuit disposed on the set plate. An outlet configured to discharge the fuel from the fuel chamber to the fuel tank is formed in the fuel chamber. A part of the first electronic circuit is exposed in the fuel chamber of the set plate. | 10-03-2013 |
20140020463 | LIQUID SENSOR - A liquid sensor may comprise a base and a first electrode and a second electrode supported by the base. The first electrode may comprise a plurality of first electrode parts disposed at an interval in a first direction and extending along a second direction being different from the first direction and a second electrode part electrically connecting the plurality of first electrode parts. The second electrode may comprise a plurality of third electrode parts extending along the second direction, the plurality of first electrode parts and the plurality of third electrode parts being disposed alternately in the first direction and a fourth electrode part electrically connecting the plurality of third electrode parts. An opening configured capable of passing the liquid through may be disposed between adjacent first electrode part and third electrode part. | 01-23-2014 |
20150027209 | SENSOR - A sensor may comprise a first tubular electrode and a second electrode. The second electrode may be disposed within the first electrode so as to face an inner circumferential surface of the first electrode. A slit may be formed on one of or both of the first and second electrodes so as to communicate between an inside and an outside of the electrode on which the slit is formed over an entire length of a range where the electrode on which the slit is formed faces the other electrode in an axial direction of the first electrode. | 01-29-2015 |
20150059470 | MEASURING DEVICE - A measuring device may be provided with a cover configured to close an opening provided on a fuel tank; a plug configured to close a through hole provided on the cover; and a sensor configured to measure a property of fuel inside the fuel tank. The plug may be provided with an electrical connector and a fuel passage. The electrical connector may be configured to electrically connect inside and outside of the fuel tank. The electrical connector may pierce through the plug from an upper surface to a lower surface of the plug The fuel passage may include an inlet configured to open to the inside of the fuel tank to receive the fuel from the inside of the fuel tank. The sensor may be disposed in the fuel passage of the plug. | 03-05-2015 |
20150114100 | LIQUID AMOUNT MEASURING DEVICE - The fuel amount measuring device | 04-30-2015 |
20150136087 | FUEL SUPPLYING DEVICE - A fuel supplying device supplying fuel from a fuel tank to combustion device may comprise a fuel pipe configured to communicate the fuel tank with a delivery pipe of the combustion device, and a sensor unit configured to detect a property of the fuel. The fuel pipe may branch into a plurality of branch pipes including a first branch pipe and a second branch pipe at an intermediate position between the fuel tank and the combustion device. The sensor unit may comprise a plurality of sensors including a first sensor and a second sensor. The first sensor may be disposed in the first branch pipe and configured to detect the property of the fuel within the first branch pipe. The second sensor may be disposed in the second branch pipe and configured to detect the property of the fuel within the second branch pipe. | 05-21-2015 |
20150153295 | SENSOR FOR DETECTING PROPERTY OF LIQUID - A liquid sensor may comprise a outer member, an inner member, a storage space having a tubular shape defined by the outer member and the inner member, an inflow path disposed on a first side in an axis direction of the storage space, and an outflow path disposed on a second side in the axis direction of the storage space. The inflow path may comprise a center line not passing through a center axis of the storage space in a plane vertical to the axis direction of the storage space such that the liquid inside the storage space forms a spiral flow including a flow from the first side in the axis direction of the storage space to the second side in the axis direction of the storage space and a flow revolving along a circumferential direction of the storage space. | 06-04-2015 |
20150177048 | LIQUID AMOUNT MEASURING DEVICE - A liquid amount measuring device | 06-25-2015 |
20160059693 | FUEL SUPPLY DEVICE - A fuel supply device is provided. The fuel supply device includes a set plate closing an opening of a fuel tank. A housing is disposed on an opposite side of the fuel tank with respect to the set plate and stores an electric circuit. A connector is disposed on the opposite side of fuel tank with respect to the set plate, and between the set plate and the housing, connecting the set plate and the housing. An air passage is disposed between the set plate and the housing, and communicates with atmosphere. The set plate, the housing and the connector are provided integrally. | 03-03-2016 |
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20120325138 | FILM-FORMING APPARATUS AND FILM-FORMING METHOD - A film-forming apparatus and method comprising a film-forming chamber for supplying a reaction gas into, a cylindrical shaped liner provided between an inner wall of the film-forming chamber and a space for performing a film-forming process, a main-heater for heating a substrate placed inside the liner, from the bottom side, a sub-heater cluster provided between the liner and the inner wall, for heating the substrate from the top side, wherein the main-heater and the sub-heater cluster are resistive heaters, wherein the sub-heater cluster has a first sub-heater provided at the closest position to the substrate, and a second sub-heater provided above the first sub-heater, wherein the first sub-heater heats the substrate in combination with the main-heater, the second sub-heater heats the liner at a lower output than the first sub-heater, wherein each temperature of the main-heater, the first sub-heater, and the second sub-heater is individually controlled. | 12-27-2012 |
20130068164 | HEATING UNIT AND FILM-FORMING APPARATUS - A heating unit and a film-forming apparatus comprising of a film-forming chamber, a heating unit for heating a substrate placed in the film-forming chamber, wherein the heating unit comprises of a heat source with a plane surfaced top, an electrode contacting electrically with the heat source, wherein the heat source has a ring-shape or a disk-shape that is formed by an individual, or plurality of heat source members. Wherein the heat source is comprised of a material selected from a group consisting of a carbon (C) material, a carbon material or a silicon carbide (SiC) material coated with silicon carbide (SiC), and a silicon carbide (SiC) material, and wherein the heat source has a ratio of the width (a) of the top portion direction to the thickness (X) of the side part (a/X) is 3 to 10. | 03-21-2013 |
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20100175537 | Apparatus for Practicing Playing Music - An apparatus for practicing playing music on a musical instrument provides a stepped lesson comprised of a series of lesson steps about a subject music piece, each step providing practicing materials for a user to master for playing the subject music piece. The lesson steps are given to the user step by step. The apparatus stores a music-playing data set of a subject music piece for a reference and a music-playing data sets of the stepped lesson, and comprises a music-playing input device for the user to input music-playing manipulations. The apparatus judges, at each of the lesson steps, the achievements of the user in comparison with the reference music-playing data. The apparatus keeps a pass/fail score table for recording pass/fail judgments about the achievements of the user with respect to the respective lesson steps. The user can practice lesson steps selectively with reference to the pass/fail score table about his/her achievements. | 07-15-2010 |
20100175540 | MUSIC PERFORMANCE TRAINING APPARATUS AND METHOD - Chord to be performed is presented to a user. Chord is detected based on one or more notes performed by the user. When it is not detected that a chord has been duly established, one of the notes performed by the user is detected as a root note of a chord. Comparison is made between the chord presented to the user and the detected chord to make a determination as to whether at least the root note of the detected chord matches the root note of the presented chord. The user is informed of a result of the determination. Thus, not only when the user has accurately executed performance operation for all component notes of the presented chord but also when the user has executed performance operation for only the root note of the presented chord, a chord performance evaluation is made, determining that the user has accurately performed. | 07-15-2010 |
20100175544 | PEDAL OUTPUT CONVERSION APPARATUS AND METHOD - Detection outputs value based on outputs of a sensor for detecting a depressed position of a pedal are input via the input section; meanwhile, a detection output value corresponding to a non-depressed state of the pedal is set as an offset value. The detection output value, input via the input section, is adjusted with the offset value, so as to provide an adjusted detection output value corresponding to an actual depressed amount of the pedal. The adjusted detection output value is converted into a control value corresponding to the depressed amount of the pedal. Thus, the offset value is variably set in accordance with an individual difference, aging, etc. of the pedal, so that the detection output value adjusted with such an offset value can be a value having unevenness in the sensor outputs, which may have occurred due to an individual difference, aging, etc. of the pedal, automatically compensated. | 07-15-2010 |
20120152088 | ELECTRONIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENT - By a musical performance guide which is in “waiting mode” with a “tempo-follow” enabled setting, an electronic musical instrument illuminates a guide lamp at a point in time which is earlier by a tone-generation start allowable period Ta than the note-on timing of a musical tone of a melody part of automatic musical performance data to start musical performance guide. The tone-generation start allowable period Ta is an allowable time # | 06-21-2012 |
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20130214962 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRAFFIC LANE DETECTION - Two radar devices are installed for adjacent lanes. A memory sequentially stores a received power value at a time when the two radar devices receive the reflected wave from a vehicle at specified time intervals. A calculator calculates, when a vehicle moves in a direction approaching the two radar devices, as a representative value of the received power at a specified time, a weighted average value when weights, which become heavier as an acquisition time of the received power value becomes farther from the specified time, are assigned to a specified number of received power values, whose acquisition time is prior to a specified time, where a priority is given to the received power values whose acquisition time is close to the specified time. A discriminator determines a lane in which the vehicle is traveling according to a result of comparing the sizes of the calculated representative value. | 08-22-2013 |
20130222177 | MOVING OBJECT TRACKING APPARATUS, AND MOVING OBJECT TRACKING METHOD - A detection information memory stores, for each object, detection information that includes a distance to and a traveling speed of an object for each predetermined timing detected by a radar apparatus which detects detection information on the object, and the radar apparatus detects the detection information by receiving a reflected wave of an irradiated radar wave from the object. A predictor predicts, for each object, the detection information to be newly detected by the radar apparatus from a history of the detection information. A tracker tracks the object by identifying the object which is the target of the detection information newly detected using a result of the predictor; a determiner determines whether the object is a fixed object or a moving object. An output unit outputs the detection information on the object determined to be the moving object by the determiner. | 08-29-2013 |
20130335261 | MONITORING DEVICE AND MONITORING METHOD - A monitoring device includes a memory configured to store first and second background information related to positional information of a fixed object existing in a detection area of a radar device that receives a reflected wave from an object existing at an emission destination of an emitted radar wave and detects position and moving velocity information of the object as detection information of the object; and a processor configured to detect, upon receiving a first specified signal, a temporary fixed object existing in a detection area of the radar device by using the detection information and the first background information stored in the memory, and to detect, upon receiving a second specified signal, a movement object existing in the detection area of the radar device by using the detection information and the second background information stored in the memory. | 12-19-2013 |
20140132441 | OBJECT DETECTION APPARATUS AND METHOD - An object detection method includes outputting a radio wave, receiving a reflected wave of the radio wave, generating a plurality of object information each indicating a location of each of a plurality of objects with respect to a predetermined reference point based on the radio wave and the reflected wave, calculating a first distance between an observation reference line which represents a shape and a location of a target area for detection preset depending on a target object for detection, and each of the plurality of objects, based on the observation reference line information stored in advance indicating a shape and a location of the observation reference line and the object information, selecting a predetermined number or less of the object information in ascending order of the first distance among the plurality of the object information as the object information to be output, and outputting the selected object information. | 05-15-2014 |
20140266855 | RADAR APPARATUS AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - A radar apparatus to detect an object includes a detecting unit configured to detect the object based on a reflected wave received in response to transmitting a transmission wave, in order to output a detection result of the object, a storage unit including a first storage part to store the detection result, and a second storage part to store a copy of information stored in the first storage part based on a copy command, and a selecting unit configured to select one of the first storage part and the second storage part as an access destination, in order to output the detection result stored in one of the first storage part and the second storage part selected as the access destination. | 09-18-2014 |
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20150132634 | POWER STORAGE MODULE AND FIXING STRUCTURE OF POWER STORAGE MODULE - A power storage module is formed by superimposing a pair of end plates at opposite ends in the stacking direction of a plurality of power storage cells that are stacked in the stacking direction. The pair of end plates are connected by a frame holding an insulator between itself and the power storage cells. Condensed water occurring on the surface of the power storage cells could contact the end plate. There is thus a possibility that a liquid junction will be formed; when the power storage module is in a mounted state the insulator includes a first rib extending in a direction, condensed water attached to the insulator cannot flow toward the end plate due to it being blocked by the first rib, thus preventing the power storage cell from forming a liquid junction with the end plate via the condensed water. | 05-14-2015 |
20150140408 | POWER STORAGE MODULE AND FIXING STRUCTURE OF POWER STORAGE MODULE - A power storage module that has a plurality of power storage cells stacked in a stacking direction, a pair of insulating end power storage cell holders superimposed at opposite ends in the stacking direction, and a pair of end plates superimposed at opposite ends in the stacking direction of the end power storage cell holders. In a mounted state, a lower end in a vertical direction of the end power storage cell holder projects downward from lower ends in a vertical direction of the power storage cell and the end plate. The end power storage cell holder includes a first face opposing the end plate and a second face opposing the power storage cell. A first drainage channel is formed on the first face and extends vertically downwardly and bends outward in the stacking direction. A second drainage passage extends vertically and is formed on the second face. | 05-21-2015 |
20150147613 | POWER STORAGE MODULE - A plurality of power storage cells and a plurality of power storage cell holders are stacked alternately in the stacking direction. End plates are superimposed at opposite ends of the power storage cells and power storage cell holders. The end plates are connected by a frame, the frame is covered by an insulator, and the plurality of power storage cells are electrically connected by a bus bar plate, forming a power storage module. Since the surface of the power storage cell is formed from a covered portion covered by the condensation-preventing sheet and a non-covered portion not covered by the condensation-preventing sheet, and the non-covered portion is covered by the power storage cell holder, the insulator, and the bus bar plate, the non-covered portion is covered as much as possible to provide heat insulation, minimizing occurrence of condensed water and preventing formation of a liquid junction. | 05-28-2015 |
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20100112734 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LED DEVICE - A method for manufacturing an LED device, includes: mounting an LED chip, which emits a first light, on a bottom surface of a recess formed in an upper surface of a package, pouring a resin liquid containing phosphor particles, which emits a second light upon incidence of the first light, into the recess, fixing the package to a package fixing plate of an apparatus of the LED device, precipitating the phosphor particles in the resin liquid with a centrifugal force applying to the package in a direction from the upper surface to the lower surface of the package by rotating a rotary member with a rotary driving unit, and curing the resin liquid. | 05-06-2010 |
20140259635 | ASSEMBLY MACHINE OF ROTATING ELECTRICAL MACHINE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ROTATING ELECTRICAL MACHINE - According to one embodiment, an assembly machine of a rotating electrical machine includes: a coil alignment portion that aligns coils, when aligning coils in a ring shape, such that one side of a circumferential direction in the ring is made to lay over a top surface side of an adjacent coil, and the other side of the circumferential direction of the coils is made to lay under a bottom surface side of an adjacent coil so as to form mutually overlapping regions in a thickness direction between the adjacent coils; an insertion part having columnar parts inserted into the interior of the mutually overlapping regions; and a pressing part which inserts the insertion part in an axial direction thereof, mutually overlapping in the thickness direction between the adjacent coils, from the insertion part into the interior of a slot in the core of the rotating electrical machine. | 09-18-2014 |