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20090107224 | MULTIPLE CYLINDER INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE MISFIRING CYLINDER IDENTIFYING APPARATUS AND MISFIRING CYLINDER IDENTIFYING METHOD - A misfiring cylinder identifying apparatus for a multiple cylinder internal combustion engine is provided with a determining portion that determines whether a plurality of cylinders is misfiring, and an identifying portion that identifies two cylinders among the plurality of cylinders in the order of the revolution speed fluctuation from largest as the misfiring cylinders when it is determined that the plurality of cylinders is misfiring. | 04-30-2009 |
20100294027 | MISFIRE DETECTION APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - Structured with a rotational fluctuation measuring section | 11-25-2010 |
20120016568 | COMBUSTION STATE DETECTION SYSTEM AND COMBUSTION STATE DETECTION METHOD FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - Detecting a combustion state of an internal combustion engine includes calculating a one-step difference value and a two-step difference value of a physical quantity that correlates with torque generated by the internal combustion engine; detecting that a misfire has occurred, when the calculated one-step difference value is greater than a first determining value, and the calculated two-step difference value is greater than a second determining value; and determining the first determining value and the second determining value according to a required torque of the internal combustion engine, sensitivity of a change in the one-step difference value with respect to a change in the required torque, and sensitivity of a change in the two-step difference value with respect to a change in the required torque. | 01-19-2012 |
20120253642 | APPARATUS FOR DETECTING IMBALANCE ABNORMALITY IN AIR-FUEL RATIO BETWEEN CYLINDERS IN MULTI-CYLINDER INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An apparatus for detecting imbalance abnormality in an air-fuel ratio between cylinders in a multi-cylinder internal combustion engine according to the present invention increases a fuel injection quantity to a predetermined target cylinder to detect imbalance abnormality in an air-fuel ratio between cylinders at least based upon a rotation variation of the target cylinder after increasing the fuel injection quantity. The increase in the fuel injection quantity is carried out in the middle of performing the post-fuel-cut rich control. Since timing of the post-fuel cut rich control is used to increase the fuel injection quantity, the exhaust emission deterioration due to abnormality detection execution can be prevented as much as possible. | 10-04-2012 |
20120303248 | ABNORMALITY DETECTION APPARATUS AND ABNORMALITY DETECTION METHOD FOR MULTI-CYLINDER INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An abnormality detection apparatus for a multi-cylinder internal combustion engine changes a fuel injection quantity of a predetermined target cylinder to detect an abnormality of an internal combustion engine based on values of rotational variations relating to the target cylinder detected before and after the change of the fuel injection quantity. The abnormality detection apparatus corrects the values of the rotational variations relating to the target cylinder detected before and after the change of the fuel injection quantity based on at least one of the number of revolutions of the engine and an engine load at a corresponding detection time. | 11-29-2012 |
20140095053 | INTER-CYLINDER AIR-FUEL RATIO VARIATION ABNORMALITY DETECTION APPARATUS FOR MULTICYLINDER INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An inter-cylinder air-fuel ratio variation abnormality detection apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus determines imbalance of an air-fuel ratio among the cylinders based on a difference between index values correlated with crank angular velocities detected in a set of opposite cylinders belonging to different banks and having crank angles different from one another by 360°; and carries out an air-fuel ratio feedback process for controlling an amount of injected fuel for each of the banks, wherein the apparatus comprises a correction unit correcting, before determining the air-fuel ratio imbalance, the difference between the index values in a direction of combustion improvement for opposite cylinders that are opposite to cylinders belonging to a bank identical to a bank of a cylinder with the most deviating index value from a standard value among all the cylinders and being other than the cylinder with the most deviating index value. | 04-03-2014 |
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20090321006 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR APPLYING ADHESIVE SHEET - The apparatus for applying adhesive sheets includes a sheet applying base which is placed on a placement base so as to be withdrawable from the placement base and which has a sheet applying region to which adhesive sheets closely before and after a junction portion is to be applied. In the sheet applying base, an upstream-side end portion of the sheet applying region in the adhesive sheet feed direction is placed so as to confront an end portion of the sheet applying head, and moreover a sheet escaping space opened downward is set in place. | 12-31-2009 |
20100126654 | WORKING APPARATUS, APPARATUS FOR APPLYING ADHESIVE TAPE, AND TAPE MEMBER ADDING METHOD - In adhesive tape applying process for transferring, along a tape transfer path, a tape member with an adhesive tape applied on one side of a release tape, cutting the adhesive tape into a specified length, peeling the adhesive tape from the release tape, and applying the adhesive tape to a substrate, the process includes: placing a terminal end portion of an in-use first tape member and a leading end portion of a newly added second tape member in superimposition on each other in their thicknesswise direction by an apparatus for applying adhesive tape; and pressuring and heating a superposition region of end portions of the first and second tape members at least partly in a widthwise direction of the tape members to partly fuse and join together the terminal end portion of the first tape member and the leading end portion of the second tape member at their superposition regions. | 05-27-2010 |
20100195897 | INSPECTION APPARATUS AND INSPECTION METHOD - Aims to provide an inspection apparatus and an inspection method for precisely detecting an amount of misalignment of a component mounted on a panel through an adhesive which contains conductive particles. The inspection apparatus detects an amount of misalignment, from a predetermined mounting position, of a component mounted on a surface of a panel through an ACF, and includes: a visible light camera ( | 08-05-2010 |
20100220918 | INSPECTION APPARATUS AND INSPECTION METHOD - Aims to provide an inspection apparatus which precisely detects an amount of misalignment of a component mounted on a panel through an adhesive which contains conductive particles. The inspection apparatus includes: an infrared-light illuminator ( | 09-02-2010 |
20100243153 | COMPONENT MOUNTING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A component mounting apparatus includes: a plurality of pressure-bonding units which are arrayed in line and each of which includes a pressure-bonding head for pressure-bonding a component to a component pressure-bonding area of the substrate, and an edge-portion support member for supporting an edge portion of the substrate during the pressure bonding; a guide support member for supporting the pressure-bonding units so that their movement along the edge portion for execution of substrate pressure-bonding can be guided; a common head up/down unit for integrally moving up and down the individual pressure-bonding heads; and a plurality of unit-moving devices which are provided for the plurality of pressure-bonding units, individually and respectively, to move the pressure-bonding units along the edge portion so that placement of the pressure-bonding units is changed. | 09-30-2010 |
20100296721 | INSPECTION APPARATUS AND INSPECTION METHOD - An object of the present invention is to provide an inspection apparatus and an inspection method for precisely detecting an amount of misalignment of a component mounted on a panel through an adhesive which contains conductive particles. An inspection apparatus according to an implementation of the present invention detects an amount of misalignment, from a predetermined mounting position, of a component mounted on a surface of a panel through an ACF. The inspection apparatus includes: an infrared light illuminator which illuminates with an infrared light a panel recognition mark and a component recognition mark, the panel recognition mark being formed on the surface of the panel, and the component recognition mark being formed on a surface of the component; an IR camera which is provided opposite the infrared light illuminator in relation to the panel, and captures an image of the panel recognition mark and an image of the component recognition mark which are illuminated with the infrared light; and an amount of misalignment calculation unit which calculates, using the images captured by the IR camera, an amount of misalignment in a positional relationship between the panel recognition mark and the component recognition mark from a predetermined positional relationship, and an optical axis of the infrared light illuminator is inclined with respect to a normal found on the surfaces of the panel or the component. | 11-25-2010 |
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20080217964 | DRAIN STRUCTURE OF ROOF PANEL - A roof panel attached to a roof of a vehicle so that the roof panel can be tilted up, and a wind lip provided in peripheral edge portion of the lower surface of the roof panel. The wind lip projects toward the inside of the vehicle. Further, a drain groove extending in up-and-down direction is formed on an outer surface of the wind lip. | 09-11-2008 |
20110198891 | HOLDING STRUCTURE OF GUIDE PIPE OF SUNROOF APPARATUS - A holding structure of a guide pipe of a sunroof apparatus is provided in which a guide pipe is difficult from being removed. In a frame | 08-18-2011 |
20110198892 | DEFLECTOR MECHANISM FOR SUNROOF APPARATUS - There is provided a deflector mechanism for a sunroof apparatus which can reduce the number of parts, assembling processes, and a production cost. The sunroof apparatus includes a pair of guide rails provided at both sides of an opening formed in a roof of a vehicle in a widthwise direction, a sunroof panel which slides along the guide rails, a resin-made front frame which interconnects front ends of the guide rails, and a deflector mechanism which ascends/descends along a front edge of the opening of the vehicle. The deflector mechanism includes a deflector including a pair of arms and a blade that connects these arms together, a pair of support members each of which supports a basal end of each arms, a retainer formed at a front frame, and an urging means which urges the deflector upwardly, and the retainer is formed together with the front frame. | 08-18-2011 |
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20100244498 | DEFLECTOR OF SLIDING ROOF SYSTEM - The present invention discloses a deflector of a sliding roof system including a blade provided along on an front edge of an opening of a fixed roof and moving upward and downward along with an opening and closing movement of a roof panel; arms installed on right and left end portions of the blade, each of the arms provided with a cam pin and a support pin; a cam groove that guides the cam pin so as to define a movement trajectory of the blade; and a support groove that guides a frontward and backward movement of the support pin, wherein the support groove includes a guide frame that guides a frontward and backward movement of the roof panel. | 09-30-2010 |
20110049938 | FRAME STRUCTURE OF SUNROOF APPARATUS - A frame structure of a sunroof apparatus includes a pair of guide rails provided, respectively, on both sides in a width direction of an opening of a vehicle and guiding a movement of a sunroof panel; a frame including a drain extended across the direction and connecting ends of the rails; sliders sliding in the rails, respectively; a drive device installed at the frame and making the sliders slide; cables connecting the sliders and the device and routed so as to cross above the drain; guide pipes covering the cables; and guide pipe grooves depressingly provided at the frame and where the guide pipes are arranged, respectively, wherein protrusion portions protruding outside from outer peripheries of the pipes are provided, and wherein engagement portions where the protrusion portions are engaged are formed in the grooves. | 03-03-2011 |
20130285418 | SUNROOF APPARATUS - Provided is a sunroof apparatus comprising: a sunroof panel to move to open or close the opening; a frame to support the sunroof panel so that the sunroof panel is movable; and a deflector mechanism to be disposed along a front edge of the opening and to go up or down in accordance with an opening or closing movement of the sunroof panel. The deflector mechanism comprises a pair of arms connected to each of left and right sides of the frame so that each arm rotates; an air deflector blade connecting the pair of arms with each other; an urging device to urge the pair of arms with the air deflector blade upward; and a drain gutter equipped on the air deflector blade along a width of the blade, and a receiving part of the drain gutter is positioned always under the front edge of the opening. | 10-31-2013 |
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20100139263 | PISTON ENGINE - A Stirling engine has a fluid passage that connects a low temperature-side actuating fluid space and a crankcase inner space, and a passage opening/closing valve that is provided in the fluid passage and that opens and closes the fluid passage. The passage opening/closing valve enables communication through the fluid passage upon startup of the Stirling engine, and shuts off communication through the fluid passage when the rotational speed of the crankshaft of the Stirling engine is equal to or greater than a pre-established start-enabling rotational speed. | 06-10-2010 |
20100146962 | PISTON ENGINE - A Stirling engine is provided with a fluid passage that connects a low temperature-side actuating fluid space and a crankcase inner space, and a passage opening/closing valve that is provided in the fluid passage and that opens and closes the fluid passage. Upon stopping of the Stirling engine, the passage opening/closing valve enables communication through the fluid passage, at a region at which the piston floats in the cylinder. This region is determined based on the pressure of an actuating fluid in the actuating fluid space and the rotational speed of a crankshaft of the Stirling engine. | 06-17-2010 |
20100199944 | PISTON ENGINE AND STIRLING ENGINE - A piston is coupled to a connecting rod which is rotatably coupled to a crankshaft via an extension rod. With the configuration, reciprocating motion of the piston is transmitted to the crankshaft and converted to rotational motion. At both ends of the extension rod, a piston-side joint mechanism and a crankshaft-side joint mechanism each constructed by a spherical sliding bearing are provided. The piston is coupled to the extension rod via the piston-side joint mechanism, and the extension rod is coupled to the connecting rod via the crankshaft-side joint mechanism. | 08-12-2010 |
20100257857 | STIRLING ENGINE - A Stirling engine includes a plurality of α-type Stirling cycle mechanisms, each of which includes a first piston and a second piston and pressurizes a crankcase space. The mechanisms are coupled to each other via a common rotary shaft so that each of the mechanisms generates a torque variation waveform in which the number of periods per rotation is two. | 10-14-2010 |
20100257858 | PISTON ENGINE AND STIRLING ENGINE - A high temperature side cylinder of a Stirling engine is composed of a sleeve and a cylinder block. A high temperature side piston makes a reciprocating motion in the sleeve. The sleeve is connected to a heater that heats a working fluid of the Stirling engine so that heat of the heater is transmitted. A cylinder block is disposed outside of the sleeve. A predetermined interval is formed between the sleeve and the cylinder block, and an air layer is formed in the predetermined interval. | 10-14-2010 |
20100275594 | EXHAUST HEAT RECOVERY SYSTEM - An exhaust heat recovery system includes a plurality of Starling engines. Heaters of the Starling engines are disposed in an exhaust passage that is a heat medium passage. An inside of the exhaust passage is partitioned with a partitioning member into a first exhaust passage and a second exhaust passage. The heater of the Starling engine disposed on an upstream side in a flowing direction of exhaust gas is provided in the first exhaust passage, and the heater of the Starling engine disposed on a downstream side in the flowing direction of the exhaust gas is provided in the second exhaust passage. | 11-04-2010 |
20110197755 | GAS LUBRICATION STRUCTURE FOR PISTON, AND STIRLING ENGINE - A gas lubrication structure is provided with a high-temperature-side cylinder, an expansion piston lubricated relative to the high-temperature-side cylinder by gas, and a layer provided to the outer peripheral surface of the expansion piston and composed of a material flexible and having a higher linear expansion coefficient than the base material of the expansion piston. The thickness of the layer under normal temperatures is not less than the size of the clearance formed between the layer and the high-temperature-side cylinder. Also, even if the layer is thermally expanded under use conditions, the layer under normal temperatures has a thickness enabling a clearance to be formed between the layer and the high-temperature-side cylinder. | 08-18-2011 |
20110232276 | STIRLING ENGINE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A Stirling engine includes a high-temperature side cylinder and an expansion piston that is subjected to gas lubrication, or more specifically static pressure gas lubrication, relative to the high-temperature side cylinder and has a layer on an outer peripheral surface thereof, the layer being formed from a flexible material having a higher linear expansion coefficient than a base material of the expansion piston, wherein a booster pump and a ECU are provided as a contact avoiding device to prevent the expansion piston from contacting the high-temperature side cylinder when an engine operation is stopped until a temperature of the expansion piston can be suppressed below a predetermined value. | 09-29-2011 |
20120042645 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR STIRLING ENGINE - A control device for a Stirling engine including: two cylinder units; and a decompression portion that brings about a decompression effect of reducing a degree of compression of a working fluid that flows back and forth between the two cylinder units, by letting out the working fluid that flow back and forth between the two cylinder units, when the Stirling engine is started; the control device including a control portion that controls the decompression portion so that the decompression effect is gradually weakened after the Stirling engine is started. | 02-23-2012 |
20120318486 | HEAT EXCHANGER FOR STIRLING ENGINE - A heat exchanger for a stirling engine | 12-20-2012 |
20130019595 | CONTROL APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR STIRLING ENGINE - A control apparatus for a Stirling engine that uses exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine as a high-temperature heat source and is provided with a starter that drives an output shaft, includes a control unit that drives the starter in starting up the Stirling engine, stops driving the starter when a rotational speed of the Stirling engine reaches a target rotational speed, and then drives the starter again when the rotational speed of the Stirling engine becomes lower than a predetermined value. | 01-24-2013 |
20130061826 | STIRLING ENGINE GAS LUBRICATION STRUCTURE - In a case of performing a static pressure gas lubrication by a stirling engine provided with a pair of cylinders of a high-temperature-side cylinder | 03-14-2013 |
20130074489 | STIRLING ENGINE AND ENGINE SYSTEM COMPRISING STIRLING ENGINE - A Stirling engine includes a base member that connects a housing portion with a heater that heats a working fluid using exhaust heat of a main engine, and a support member that supports the Stirling engine at the base member is provided. | 03-28-2013 |
20130306004 | COOLING SYSTEM - A cooling system | 11-21-2013 |
20140020376 | OUTPUT CONTROLLER FOR STIRLING ENGINE - An output controller for a stirling engine is provided in a cooling system that causes common cooling water to flow through both the stirling engine and an internal combustion engine serving as a motive power source other than the stirling engine. The output controller for the stirling engine includes a temperature adjustment portion that adjusts a temperature of the cooling water supplied to the stirling engine. Specifically, the temperature adjustment portion includes a temperature adjustment valve capable of adjusting the temperature of the cooling water supplied to the stirling engine by switchably setting at least one of partial cooling paths and into a communication state. | 01-23-2014 |
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20100124795 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING FLEXIBLE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - It is an object of one embodiment of the preset invention to conduct separation without damaging a semiconductor element when the semiconductor element is made flexible. Further, it is another object of one embodiment of the preset invention to provide a technique for weakening adhesion between a separation layer and a buffer layer. Furthermore, it is another object of one embodiment of the preset invention to provide a technique for preventing generation of the bending stress on a semiconductor element due to separation. A semiconductor element formed over a separation layer with a buffer layer interposed therebetween is separated by dissolving the separation layer by using an etchant. Alternatively, separation is conducted by inserting a film into a region where a separation layer is dissolved by being in contact with an etchant and moving the film in a direction toward a region where the separation layer is not dissolved. | 05-20-2010 |
20100171138 | Light Emitting Device and Electronic Device - Thinned and highly reliable light emitting elements are provided. Further, light emitting devices in which light emitting elements are formed over flexible substrates are manufactured with high yield. One light emitting device includes a flexible substrate, a light emitting element formed over the flexible substrate, and a resin film covering the light emitting element, and in the light emitting element, an insulating layer serving as a partition has a convex portion and the convex portion is embedded in the resin film, that is, the resin film covers an entire surface of the insulating layer and an entire surface of the second electrode, whereby the light emitting element can be thinned and highly reliable. In addition, a light emitting device can be manufactured with high yield in a manufacturing process thereof. | 07-08-2010 |
20110001146 | Light-Emitting Device, Lighting Device, and Electronic Device - It is an object to provide a flexible light-emitting device with high reliability in a simple way. Further, it is an object to provide an electronic device or a lighting device each mounted with the light-emitting device. A light-emitting device with high reliability can be obtained with the use of a light-emitting device having the following structure: an element portion including a light-emitting element is interposed between a substrate having flexibility and a light-transmitting property with respect to visible light and a metal substrate; and insulating layers provided over and under the element portion are in contact with each other in the outer periphery of the element portion to seal the element portion. Further, by mounting an electronic device or a lighting device with a light-emitting device having such a structure, an electronic device or a lighting device with high reliability can be obtained. | 01-06-2011 |
20140061654 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device including a capacitor having an increased charge capacity without decreasing an aperture ratio is provided. The semiconductor device includes a transistor including a light-transmitting semiconductor film, a capacitor in which a dielectric film is provided between a pair of electrodes, and a pixel electrode electrically connected to the transistor. In the capacitor, a conductive film formed on the same surface as the light-transmitting semiconductor film in the transistor serves as one electrode, the pixel electrode serves as the other electrode, and a nitride insulating film and a second oxide insulating film which are provided between the light-transmitting semiconductor film and the pixel electrode serve as the a dielectric film. | 03-06-2014 |
20140138711 | Light-Emitting Device, Lighting Device, and Electronic Device - It is an object to provide a flexible light-emitting device with high reliability in a simple way. Further, it is an object to provide an electronic device or a lighting device each mounted with the light-emitting device. A light-emitting device with high reliability can be obtained with the use of a light-emitting device having the following structure: an element portion including a light-emitting element is interposed between a substrate having flexibility and a light-transmitting property with respect to visible light and a metal substrate; and insulating layers provided over and under the element portion are in contact with each other in the outer periphery of the element portion to seal the element portion. Further, by mounting an electronic device or a lighting device with a light-emitting device having such a structure, an electronic device or a lighting device with high reliability can be obtained. | 05-22-2014 |
20140175432 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device includes a transistor including an insulating film, an oxide semiconductor film, a gate electrode overlapping with the oxide semiconductor film, and a pair of electrodes in contact with the oxide semiconductor film; a capacitor including a first light-transmitting conductive film over the insulating film, a dielectric film over the first light-transmitting conductive film, and a second light-transmitting conductive film over the dielectric film; an oxide insulating film over the pair of electrodes of the transistor; and a nitride insulating film over the oxide insulating film. The dielectric film is the nitride insulating film, the oxide insulating film has a first opening over one of the pair of electrodes, the nitride insulating film has a second opening over the one of the pair of electrodes, and the second opening is on an inner side than the first opening. | 06-26-2014 |
20140306218 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - Variation in the electrical characteristics of transistors is minimized and reliability of the transistors is improved. A display device includes a pixel portion | 10-16-2014 |
20140306219 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - Provided is a semiconductor device including a resistor having an oxide semiconductor and a transistor having an oxide semiconductor over the same substrate. The semiconductor device includes the resistor and the transistor over the same substrate. The resistor includes at least a first oxide semiconductor layer. The transistor includes at least a second oxide semiconductor layer. The first oxide semiconductor layer and the second oxide semiconductor layer have the same composition, and the carrier density of the first oxide semiconductor layer is higher than the carrier density of the second oxide semiconductor layer. The carrier density of the first oxide semiconductor layer is higher than the carrier density of the second oxide semiconductor layer because the first oxide semiconductor layer is subjected to treatment for increasing oxygen vacancies and/or impurity concentration in the first oxide semiconductor layer. | 10-16-2014 |
20150053973 | Capacitor and Semiconductor Device - A semiconductor device has an insulating surface provided with a transistor and a capacitor. The transistor includes a gate electrode, an oxide semiconductor film overlapping with the gate electrode, a gate insulating film between the gate electrode and the oxide semiconductor film, and a first conductive film serving as a pair of electrodes in contact with the oxide semiconductor film. An oxide insulating film in contact with the oxide semiconductor film, a metal oxide film over the oxide insulating film, and a second conductive film serving as a pixel electrode which is in an opening in the metal oxide film and is in contact with the first conductive film are provided. The capacitor includes a film having conductivity over the gate insulating film, the second conductive film, and the metal oxide film provided between the film having conductivity and the second conductive film. | 02-26-2015 |
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20080247553 | Stereophonic Sound Reproduction Device - A stereophonic sound reproduction device has a sound amplifying device that amplifies multi channel surround sound signals for respective channels and outputs the multi channel surround sound signals to a plurality of speakers that are located surrounding a listening position and a rear reverberation creation device, in the rear reverberation creation device, convolution computations are performed on direct sound or initial reflected sound contained in the sound signals of the respective channels of multi channel surround sound signals, and reverberation groups that have flat frequency characteristics and have non-uniform delay time intervals, and that have different delay time intervals for the respective channels while having the same envelope characteristics for the respective channels are created and output for the respective channels. | 10-09-2008 |
20090123007 | Virtual Sound Source Localization Apparatus - In a virtual sound source localization apparatus, a distance between two loudspeakers and a shortest distance between a line connecting the loudspeakers and a listening position are set beforehand, and a listener operates an operating section to localize a Cch sound source at an approximately center of the loudspeakers, thereby adjusting a sound balance of the loudspeakers. In addition, a controller calculates a difference in distance from the loudspeakers to the listening position, sets a delay amount of delay correctors such that sound emitted from the loudspeakers substantially reaches the listening position simultaneously, and adjusts sound output timing of the loudspeakers. In this way, even though the listening position is changed, the listener can operate the operating section to optimize a virtual surround effect. | 05-14-2009 |
20090304186 | SOUND PROCESSING DEVICE, SPEAKER APPARATUS, AND SOUND PROCESSING METHOD - A sound processing device includes an inputting section which inputs L-ch audio data and R-ch audio data, a delaying section which applies a delaying process to the L-ch audio data and the R-ch audio data for a delay time that is set in a range from 62.5 microsecond to 125 microsecond, an adding section which adds the delayed L-ch audio data to the inputted L-ch audio data, and which adds the delayed R-ch audio data to the inputted R-ch audio data, a phase adjusting section which adjusts a phase of the added L-ch audio data into a phase that is different from a phase of the input L-ch audio data, and which adjusts a phase of the added R-ch audio data into a phase that is different from a phase of the inputted R-ch audio data, and an outputting section which adds the L-ch audio data whose phase is adjusted by the phase adjusting section to the inputted R-ch audio data and outputs resultant R-ch audio data, and which adds the R-ch audio data whose phase is adjusted by the phase adjusting section to the inputted L-ch audio data and outputs resultant L-ch audio data. | 12-10-2009 |
20100067716 | Signal Processing Device, Signal Processing Method, and Sound Emitting System - A signal processing device for supplying sound signals to a first speaker for emitting a sound on a low-pitched sound side and a second speaker for emitting a sound on a high-pitched sound side higher than the low-pitched sound side, includes a control portion that controls a characteristic of the sound signal supplied to the first speaker so that an output level of the first speaker is maintained at a crossover frequency between the first speaker and the second speaker, when an output level of the sound signal supplied to the first speaker is changed. | 03-18-2010 |
20110064243 | Acoustic Processing Device - An acoustic processing device includes an input section to which audio signals of a plurality of channels respectively including in-phase components are input, a phase adjusting section that adjusts phases of the audio signals of the plurality of channels respectively to generate phase adjustment signals of the plurality of channels being different in phase from the audio signals of the plurality of channels input to the input section, an anti-phase generating section that generates an anti-phase signal by adding the phase adjustment signals of the plurality of channels to each other and adjusting a phase of the added signal to a substantially inverted phase, and an output section that outputs signals obtained by adding, to each of the audio signals of the plurality of channels input to the input section, the phase adjustment signal of another channel and the anti-phase signal. | 03-17-2011 |
20110176684 | Sound Image Localization Apparatus - A sound image localization apparatus comprises an L direct output section that produces an output signal by inputting an audio signal of a rear left audio input channel to a filter having a characteristic obtained by dividing RLD by LD, an L cross output section that produces an output signal by inputting the audio signal of the rear left audio input channel to a filter having a characteristic obtained by dividing RLC by LC, an R cross output section that produces an output signal by inputting an audio signal of a rear right audio input channel to a filter having a characteristic obtained by dividing RRC by RC, an R direct output section that produces an output signal by inputting the audio signal of the rear right audio input channel to a filter having a characteristic obtained by dividing RRD by RD, a first adding section that adds a difference signal between the output signal of the L direct output section and the output signal of the R cross output section to an audio signal of a front left audio input channel, and a second adding section that adds a difference signal between the output signal of the R direct output section and the output signal of the L cross output section to an audio signal of a front right audio input channel. | 07-21-2011 |
20130108057 | Sound Processing Apparatus | 05-02-2013 |
20130156228 | Sound Processing Apparatus, Sound System and Sound Processing Method - A sound processing apparatus processes a first sound signal and a second sound signal. The sound processing apparatus includes a first adjustor which adjusts a volume of the first sound signal, a second adjustor which adjusts a volume of the second sound signal, and a control unit which causes the first adjustor and the second adjustor to adjust the first sound signal gradually changed over a first gradually-change time and the second sound signal gradually changed over a second gradually-change time, wherein the second gradually-change time is shorter than and included in the first gradually-change time. | 06-20-2013 |
20130251156 | AUDIO SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE - A postprocessor mixes audio signals for an LSch and an RSch indicating virtual surround sounds generated by a virtual surround processing unit with audio signals of an Rch, an Lch, and a Cch, performs a high-pass filter process, and then outputs the processed audio signals as audio signals for an Rsp and an Lsp which are main speakers. Further, the postprocessor performs phase inversion on the audio signals for the LSch and the RSch indicating the virtual surround sounds generated by the virtual surround processing unit, mixes the processed audio signals with audio signals of the Rch, the Lch, the Cch, and an LFEch, performs a low-pass filter process on the mixed signals, and then outputs the processed audio signals as audio signals for an SW which is a subwoofer. Thus, in a sound field realized by a virtual surround system, an influence of the sounds emitted from the subwoofer on localization of sounds of channels of virtual speakers is reduced. | 09-26-2013 |
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20110024807 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate having at least one surface provided with a semiconductor element, wherein the semiconductor substrate includes a region of a first conductivity type, the region being formed in a surface layer portion of the semiconductor substrate; a first diffusion region of a second conductivity type, the first diffusion region having a first impurity concentration and being formed in the surface layer portion, and a pn junction being formed between the first diffusion region and the region of the first conductivity type; and a first metal silicide film formed on part of a portion of the surface corresponding to the first diffusion region. | 02-03-2011 |
20120119292 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device includes a p-type semiconductor substrate, an n-type drift region formed in the p-type semiconductor substrate, and a p-type body region formed in the n-type drift region. A circular gate electrode is formed over a pn junction between sides of the p-type body region and the n-type drift region along the pn junction. An n-type drain region and an n-type source region are formed in the n-type drift region and the p-type body region, respectively, with a part of the gate electrode between. | 05-17-2012 |
20120270364 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate having at least one surface provided with a semiconductor element, wherein the semiconductor substrate includes a region of a first conductivity type, the region being formed in a surface layer portion of the semiconductor substrate; a first diffusion region of a second conductivity type, the first diffusion region having a first impurity concentration and being formed in the surface layer portion, and a pn junction being formed between the first diffusion region and the region of the first conductivity type; and a first metal silicide film formed on part of a portion of the surface corresponding to the first diffusion region. | 10-25-2012 |
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20080262672 | ABNORMAL NOISE INSPECTION METHOD FOR ANTI-VIBRATION DEVICE FOR VEHICLE USE - In an abnormal noise inspection method for a anti-vibration device for vehicle use, it is determined whether, during travel of a vehicle in which a supported member is supported to the vehicle body by an anti-vibration device, abnormal noise occurs or not in the passenger compartment owing to the anti-vibration device. The method includes: an input step of mounting to a shaker the anti-vibration device before assembled into the vehicle and then inputting vibrations in a predetermined pattern to a supported member-side mounting part of the anti-vibration device; a measurement step of measuring, during the inputting of vibrations, a transmission force output from a vehicle body-side mounting part of the anti-vibration device; an analysis step of frequency analyzing time-series data on the measured transmission force to obtain the power spectrum of the transmission force; and a determination step of estimating, based on the power spectrum of the transmission force and according to a predetermined evaluation criterion, whether a vehicle produces abnormal noise in the passenger compartment when it runs with the anti-vibration device mounted thereon. | 10-23-2008 |
20080290573 | LIQUID-FILLED ANTI-VIBRATION MOUNTING DEVICE - In a liquid-filled anti-vibration mounting device suitable such as for an engine mount, an accommodation room containing a rubber movable plate is formed inside a partition member partitioning a liquid chamber into a pressure receiving chamber and a balancing chamber. The partition member includes a pair of division walls, one adjoining the pressure receiving chamber and the other adjoining the balancing chamber. Each division wall is formed with a plurality of communication holes. The communication holes are arranged to undulate at least a portion of the movable plate towards the peripheral edge thereof at specified circumferential intervals or greater by the action of the liquid pressure through the communication holes. The movable plate thus deformed, particularly its portion towards the peripheral edge, has a small area to come into contact with the division walls at a time, which effectively disperses and lessens a shock due to contact. | 11-27-2008 |
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20080225084 | Head for liquid discharging apparatus - A head for a liquid discharging apparatus includes a cavity unit having a cavity plate in which pressure chambers are formed and a vibration plate and a base plate which are joined to upper and lower surfaces of the pressure chambers respectively. In a joining surface of the cavity plate and the vibration plate and in a joining surface of the cavity plate and the base plate, test grooves are formed corresponding to column portions which partition mutually adjacent pressure chambers among the plurality of pressure chambers, and communication grooves capable of supplying air communicate with the respective test grooves. By supplying air to the respective test grooves through the communication grooves and detecting a change in supply pressure thereof, it is possible to test a joint state of the cavity plate with the vibration plate and with the base plate at the column portions. | 09-18-2008 |
20090244129 | LIQUID DROPLET JETTING APPARATUS - In a liquid droplet jetting mode of jetting liquid droplets, a controller controls a piezoelectric actuator to perform a liquid droplet jetting operation in which volume of a pressure chamber is decreased to a decreased volume smaller than a predetermined volume, and then the volume of the pressure chamber is increased to an increased volume greater than the predetermined volume, and the volume of the pressure chamber is again decreased to the decreased volume. On the other hand, in a warm-up mode of heating the liquid in the pressure chamber, the controller controls the piezoelectric actuator to perform at least one of a first warm-up operation in which the volume of the pressure chamber is changed repeatedly between the predetermined volume and the increased volume, and a second warm-up operation in which the volume of the pressure chamber is changed repeatedly between the predetermined volume and the decreased volume. | 10-01-2009 |
20140015534 | BATTERY SYSTEM CONTROLLER - A battery system controller is provided which is used for a battery system including a generator, electrical loads, a lead storage battery, a high performance storage battery which has higher-power and higher-energy density, and an opening and closing switch which switches the generator and the lead storage battery, and the high performance storage battery to an electrically conducting state or an interrupted state, a terminal voltage of the high performance storage battery being controlled so as to be lower than a terminal voltage of the lead storage battery. The battery system controller includes a control unit which allows the opening and closing switch to switch from an electrically conducting state to an interrupted state on the condition that charging current flowing to the high performance storage battery is smaller than a determination value, the larger an internal resistance of the lead storage battery, the smaller the determination value is set. | 01-16-2014 |
20140261250 | VEHICLE-MOUNTED POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM - A power supply system mounted in a vehicle. A rotary machine is connected to an output shaft of an internal-combustion engine of the vehicle, and has a power generation function, an engine start-up function, and an engine output assist function. A first secondary battery and a second secondary battery are each electrically connected in parallel with the rotary machine. A connection switch is provided along a connecting line electrically connecting the first and second secondary batteries, where the connection switch is configured to electrically connect and disconnect the second secondary battery and a parallel connection of the first secondary battery and the rotary machine. A switch controller is configured to disconnect the second secondary battery and the parallel connection by controlling the connection switch to a current cut-off state during the engine start-up and during engine output assist. | 09-18-2014 |
20140265558 | VEHICLE-MOUNTED POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM - A power supply system mounted in a vehicle. A rotary machine is connected to an output shaft of an internal-combustion engine of the vehicle, and has a power generation function, an engine start-up function, and an engine output assist function. A connection switch Is configured to electrically connect and disconnect a second secondary battery and a parallel connection of a first secondary battery and the rotary machine. A first battery switch, which is connected between the first secondary battery and a first connection point disposed between the first secondary battery and the connection switch, is configured to electrically connect and disconnect the first secondary battery and the first connection point. A first electrical load is electrically connected to the first connection point. A second electrical load is electrically connected to a second connection point disposed between the second secondary battery and the connection switch. | 09-18-2014 |
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20100090411 | Sealing device - A sealing device for sealing a space between a rotary side member and a stationary side member which comprises a slinger with a specific structure is disclosed. The sealing device comprises a slinger fixedly fitted to a rotary side member, a core member fixedly fitted to a stationary side member, and an elastic sealing member fixed to the core member and having a seal lip which elastically and slidably contacts the slinger in which the slinger is characterized by comprising a fitting cylindrical portion to be fitted into said rotary side member, a brim portion extending its radial direction at one end of its outside relative to a sealed portion of the fitting cylindrical portion, and a rotary side fixing member fixed to the brim portion; and further characterized by being made in such a manner that an adhesive layer is formed on its whole surface including a contacting side surface where said seal lip contacts by applying adhesive agent thereon, then the fixing member is integrally fixed thereto, thereafter the adhesive layer is partially removed only in the contacting side surface. | 04-15-2010 |
20100093892 | FLUORORUBBER COMPOSITION, CURED FLUORORUBBER FORMED ARTICLE USING THE SAME AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THEREOF - There are provided a polyol curable fluororubber composition using a fluororubber of general use, a cured fluororubber formed article used as a grommet, a seal packing and the like for a gas sensor which can be used under high temperature circumstances using this, and a method of producing the same. A polyol curable fluororubber composition, which comprises 100 parts by weight of a fluororubber, 6 to 15 parts by weight of magnesium oxide, 0.5 to 5 parts by weight of a hydrotalcite group compound and 20 to 55 parts by weight of a mixture of thermal black and a bituminous coal filler. A cured fluororubber formed article which is produced by forming and curing the fluororubber composition in the presence of a polyol curing agent, and then subjecting the cured formed product to a stepwise temperature elevation treatment in a temperature range of 100° C. to 300° C. According to the present invention, an article which can be used as a grommet, seal packing and the like for a gas sensor under high temperature circumstances, such as an oxygen sensor for an automobile, can be produced, at a reduced cost. | 04-15-2010 |
20110092618 | FLUORORUBBER COMPOSITION, CURED FLUORORUBBER FORMED ARTICLE USING THE SAME AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THEREOF - There are provided a polyol curable fluororubber composition using a fluororubber of general use, a cured fluororubber formed article used as a grommet, a seal packing and the like for a gas sensor which can be used under high temperature circumstances using this, and a method of producing the same. A polyol curable fluororubber composition, which comprises 100 parts by weight of a fluororubber, 6 to 15 parts by weight of magnesium oxide, 0.5 to 5 parts by weight of a hydrotalcite group compound and 20 to 55 parts by weight of a mixture of thermal black and a bituminous coal filler. A cured fluororubber formed article which is produced by forming and curing the fluororubber composition in the presence of a polyol curing agent, and then subjecting the cured formed product to a stepwise temperature elevation treatment in a temperature range of 100° C. to 300° C. According to the present invention, an article which can be used as a grommet, seal packing and the like for a gas sensor under high temperature circumstances, such as an oxygen sensor for an automobile, can be produced, at a reduced cost. | 04-21-2011 |
20120223484 | Sealing Device - A sealing device which comprises a slinger fixedly fitted to the rotary side member, a core member fixedly fitted to the stationary side member, and an elastic sealing member fixed to the core member and having a seal lip which elastically and slidably contacts the slinger. The slinger comprises a fitting cylindrical portion to be fitted into the rotary side member, a brim portion extending its radial direction at one end of its outside relative to a sealed portion of the fitting cylindrical portion, and a rotary side fixing member fixed to the brim portion. Further, the slinger is made in such a manner that an adhesive layer is formed on its whole surface including a contacting side surface where the seal lip contacts by applying adhesive agent thereon, then the fixing member is integrally fixed thereto, thereafter the adhesive layer is partially removed only in the contacting side surface. | 09-06-2012 |
20120299250 | Method for processing rubber surface and sealing member - A method for processing a rubber surface and a sealing member treated with the method. In the first mode, a rubber surface is formed with a large number of small dimples in a regularly dotted pattern by irradiating laser beams from a laser irradiation device. In the second mode, a skin layer of the rubber surface is removed by irradiating laser beams from the laser irradiation device. In the third mode, the first mode and the third mode are combined. A sealing member comprises rubber including a seal lip part for elastically and slidably contacting a counterpart member, wherein a sliding contact surface of the seal lip part contacting the counterpart member is treated with one of the first, the second and the third modes of the method for processing a rubber surface. | 11-29-2012 |
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20090159034 | Material for Laser Welding - To provide a material for laser welding, which is excellent in laser transmittance, as well as low warpage and enables a shaped article to be obtained with high weld strength and uniform weld strength by laser welding. This material for laser welding comprises a thermoplastic resin composition containing (A) a thermoplastic resin and (B) a glass fiber having a non-circular cross-section with the ratio between the long diameter and the short diameter in the cross-section at right angles to the length direction being from 1.2 to 10. | 06-25-2009 |
20100227972 | MATERIAL FOR SLIDING COMPONENT - To provide a material for sliding components, which is excellent in low warping property, high limiting PV value, low dynamic friction coefficient and wear resistance. This material is suitably used particularly for components such as gears, pulleys, cams and bearings of automobiles, and machines, and cable housing for supporting a cable (e.g., feed cable, signal cable, optical cable). The material for sliding components comprises a thermoplastic resin composition containing (A) a thermoplastic resin and (B) a glass fiber having a noncircular cross-section with the ratio of the long diameter to the short diameter in the cross-section perpendicular to the length direction being from 1.2 to 10. In the material for sliding components, based on the entire thermoplastic resin composition, the thermoplastic resin (A) accounts for 90 to 30 wt % and the glass fiber (B) having a noncircular cross-section with the ratio of the long diameter to the short diameter in the cross-section perpendicular to the length direction being from 1:2 to 10 accounts for 10 to 70 wt %. | 09-09-2010 |
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20100123281 | SHEET SUPPLY DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A sheet supply device including an elevation section for up and down movement of the sheet bundle accommodated on the sheet placement table, blow sections for blowing air to the upper side surface of the sheet bundle to float up the sheet from the aforementioned sheet bundle, and a non-contact sheet detection sensor for detecting the existence or nonexistence of a sheet at the predetermined position of the aforementioned sheet placement table. The elevation drive motor is controlled in such a way as to move the sheet bundle up and down, based on the frequency or ratio of the sheet existence in the detection result of the sheet detection sensor in the operation mode of the blow section. | 05-20-2010 |
20100225047 | SHEET FEEDING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - There are provided a plurality of sheet feed trays in which sheets are stored, a sheet feeding section which enables a continuous sheet feeding of sheets stored in the above sheet feed tray, and a control section which controls the above sheet feeding section and has an auto tray switch function, and the aforesaid control section obtains information on an amount of sheets stored in the above sheet feed tray, during a continuous sheet feeding from the above sheet feed tray, and judges whether or not the amount of the remaining sheets in the above sheet feed tray satisfies the prescribed condition. In the case where the above prescribed condition is satisfied, the control section stops motion of sheet feeding from the above sheet feed tray while leaving sheets in the above sheet feed tray. | 09-09-2010 |
20110222895 | IMAGE FORMATION APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMATION SYSTEM, AND OUTPUT CONTROL METHOD - An image formation apparatus is connectable to a post processing apparatus for performing a post process to a sheet. The image formation apparatus includes: a power source for outputting a voltage to a first load and a second load, the first load being provided in the image formation apparatus and being involved in image formation, the second load being provided in the post processing apparatus and being involved in the post process; a power source controller for increasing the output voltage of the power source during an operation of the second load; and a load controller for controlling an operation of the first load such that an output of the first load falls within a predetermined range during the operation of the second load. | 09-15-2011 |
20110229183 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE FOR PROCESSING JOBS TO BE EXECUTED BY IMAGE FORMING DEVICE INCLUDING FIXING UNIT - An image processing device processes jobs to be executed by an image forming device incorporating a fixing unit. The image processing device receives a plurality of jobs. Based on an attribute of each of the plurality of jobs, the image processing device determines, out of the plurality of jobs, at least one job for which fixing can be performed after heating of the fixing unit is stopped and for which fixing is performed after fixing for another job is finished. The image processing device reorders the processing of the plurality of jobs so that fixing is performed for the at least one job after the fixing for the other job is finished. In this way, an image processing device and a method of controlling an image processing device can be provided where power consumption can be reduced. | 09-22-2011 |
20120128386 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS CONTROLLING OPERATION NOISE VOLUME - An image forming apparatus has a moving part that operates for forming an image on recording paper. When an instruction to make a transition to a silent mode is input to an input unit, first control is executed so that operation noise of the moving part is reduced. When an instruction to cancel the silent mode is input to the input unit, second control is executed so that the operation noise of the moving part is increased stepwise to return to the state before the first control. | 05-24-2012 |
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20090159116 | INTERCONNECTOR, SOLAR CELL STRING USING THE INTERCONNECTOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THEREOF, AND A SOLAR CELL MODULE USING THE SOLAR CELL STRING - An interconnector includes a strip-shaped and electrically conductive member for electrically connecting respective electrodes to each other of solar cells adjacent to each other. The conductive member includes a stress relief part that is planer and has a notch forming an obtuse angle at a lateral end or has a linear lateral end. This structure remarkably alleviates a stress due to a difference in thermal expansion coefficient between the interconnector and the solar cells, so that a warp occurring to the solar cells is reduced and the reliability of connection between the interconnector and the solar cells is improved. | 06-25-2009 |
20100034455 | SOLAR BATTERY MODULE EVALUATION APPARATUS, SOLAR BATTERY MODULE EVALUATING METHOD, AND SOLAR BATTERY MODULE MANUFACTURING METHOD - Management of a manufacturing process also in assembling a solar battery module is facilitated. A solar battery module evaluation apparatus includes a power supply unit, a camera, and a processing unit. The power supply unit supplies electric power. The processing unit outputs pattern information indicating whether a solar battery module is defective or not, based on data of an image picked up by the camera, the image being an optical image that appears as a result of supply of electric power to the solar battery module for light emission through electroluminescence phenomenon. | 02-11-2010 |
20100116323 | Interconnector, Solar Cell String Using the Interconnector and Method of Manufacturing Thereof, and Solar Cell Module, Using The Solar Cell String - An interconnector includes a strip-shaped and electrically conductive member electrically connecting respective electrodes of adjacent solar cells, the conductive member includes a plurality of planar stress relief parts and the stress relief parts are formed at equal pitches. With this structure, a stress due to a difference in thermal expansion coefficient between the interconnector and the solar cell is uniformly alleviated, so that the warp occurring to the solar cell is reduced and the reliability of the connection between the interconnector and the solar cell is improved. | 05-13-2010 |