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| 20090086377 | Actuator mechanism for magnetic disk drive - Embodiments of the present invention help provide a simple and inexpensive actuator mechanism for a magnetic disk drive. The actuator mechanism includes an approximately circular coil and a simple shaped magnet, and is capable of displaying adequate performance required for the magnetic disk drive. According to one embodiment, the magnetic disk drive includes an actuator mechanism which has an approximately circular coil and an approximately rectangular magnet. The long axis direction of the rectangular magnet is oriented in parallel to a straight line connecting the center of the inner circle of the circular coil in a state in which the actuator is positioned at the outermost circumference of a data area and the center of the inner circle of the circular coil in a state in which the actuator is positioned at the innermost circumference of the data area. | 04-02-2009 |
| 20100052860 | DATA CARRIER AND DATA CARRIER SYSTEM - The data carrier has a communication protocol storage unit storing a communication protocol for communicating with an external communication device, an RF analogue receiver receiving an interrogation signal from the external communication device as an RF signal, a contact communication end terminal unit performing contact communication with the external communication device, a communication command controller controlling a command used in an RF communication protocol performed via said RF analogue receiver or a contact-type serial communication protocol performed via said contact communication end terminal unit, and a connection selector selectively connecting one of said RF analogue receiver and said contact communication end terminal unit with said communication command controller. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20110061547 | PRESS MACHINE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - Provided is a press machine for driving a slide by a motor, including a control device for controlling driving of the motor, in which the press machine has a press capacity which can be variably controlled by using field control for the motor. | 03-17-2011 |
| 20110141614 | Magnetic Head Drive Device - A magnetic head drive device including a suspension for supporting a magnetic head, and a main actuator that produces rotary movement of the magnetic head by applying current to a coil. The main actuator includes end arms each comprising a single micro-actuator, and an intermediate arm comprising two micro-actuators. The micro-actuators of the end arms are driven in the same direction, and the micro-actuators of the intermediate arm are driven in the opposite direction to the drive direction of the micro-actuators of said the arms. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110236046 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - There is provided an image forming apparatus including: a transfer-receiving member onto which developer images are transferred and superimposed in sequence by switching over plural developing units that develop latent images on a latent image holding body with a developer to form developer images; a primary transfer section that primary transfers the developer image on the latent image holding body onto the transfer-receiving member; a secondary transfer section that secondary transfers the developer image on the transfer-receiving member onto a recording medium; and a selection section that selects a combination of a first process speed for the primary transfer and a second process speed for the secondary transfer according to the number of developing units employed. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110236053 | DEVELOPER RECOVERY DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING DEVICE - There is provided a developer recovery device including: a casing; a recovery member disposed along an edge portion of the aperture portion; a sealing member disposed along an edge portion at a conveyance direction upstream side of the aperture portion; a moving section that moves the recovery member and the sealing member between a position of being touched against the developer-bearing member and a position of being apart from the developer-bearing member; a suction section that sucks the developer separated from the developer-bearing member into the casing; and a filter that is long in the length direction of the aperture portion and that is disposed in the casing between the aperture portion and the suction section with an inclination such that a lower portion of the filter is further away from the aperture portion than an upper portion of the filter. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20120162827 | VOICE-COIL MOTOR WITH VOICE COILS CONFIGURED TO REDUCE HEAD VIBRATIONS IN A DISK DRIVE - A voice-coil motor (VCM) with voice coils configured to reduce vibrations of a head when data is accessed on a disk in a disk drive. The VCM includes at least one VCM magnet and a voice-coil assembly. The voice-coil assembly includes a first voice coil and at least a second voice coil. The first voice coil is disposed in proximity to a magnetic pole of the at least one voice-coil-motor magnet. The second voice coil is disposed in close proximity to the first voice coil such that the first voice coil substantially overlays the second voice coil. The first voice coil and the second voice coil are configured to reduce vibrations of the head when data is accessed on a disk in the disk drive. A rotary actuator including the voice coils and a disk drive including the VCM are also provided. | 06-28-2012 |
| 20120170148 | REDUCING AIR FLOW EXPOSURE TO CONDUCTIVE COMPONENTS OF A HARD DISK DRIVE - A hard disk drive including a housing, at least one disk mounted to the housing, an actuator mounted to the housing and being movable relative to the at least one disk, a conductive component support coupled with the actuator and extending the first surface, the conductive component support having a support wall attaching the conductive component support to the actuator, and a boss coupled with a first surface of the actuator and the support wall, the boss having a first end facing a flat coil side of the actuator and a second end facing a head gimbal assembly side of the actuator, wherein the first end extends further toward the flat coil side than the conductive component entrance portion of the conductive component support such that a portion of the boss overlaps a portion of the conductive component support. | 07-05-2012 |
| 20120199443 | REMOVABLE UNIT AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A removable unit includes an endless belt-like member; a first contact member that contacts an inner surface of the belt-like member; a second contact member disposed upwardly of the first contact member in a direction of gravitational force when the removable unit is mounted to a body of an image forming apparatus; a first cleaning member disposed between the first contact member and the second contact member; and a second cleaning member disposed between the first cleaning member and the second contact member. The first cleaning member prevents an adherent cleaned off by the second cleaning member from moving downward in the direction of gravitational force along an inner peripheral surface of the belt-like member. | 08-09-2012 |
| 20130027814 | FLEXIBLE-PRINTED-CIRCUIT VOICE-COIL ASSEMBLY CONFIGURED FOR INTEGRATION IN A VOICE-COIL MOTOR - A flexible-printed-circuit (FPC) voice-coil assembly configured for integration in a voice-coil motor. The FPC voice-coil assembly includes at least one FPC voice coil. The FPC voice coil includes a coil including at least one coil turn, and a flexible substrate. The flexible substrate is coupled to the coil to form a flexible printed circuit. The FPC voice coil is configured for integration in a voice-coil motor. A voice-coil motor and a disk drive including the FPC voice-coil assembly are also provided. | 01-31-2013 |
| 20130189001 | INTERMEDIATE TRANSFER DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An intermediate transfer device includes an intermediate transfer member, intermediate transfer member support members, and two frame members each including first and second positioning members each having a positioning portion. At least one of the frame members satisfies a condition L | 07-25-2013 |
| 20130195481 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit that forms an image to be formed on a recording medium. The image formed by the image forming unit has a size larger than a size of the recording medium that is transported, the image forming unit causing the image to adhere to the entire area of the recording medium. A width of the image in a direction substantially orthogonal to a transporting direction of the recording medium increases from a front end toward a rear end of the recording medium in the transporting direction of the recording medium. | 08-01-2013 |
| 20130223894 | ROTATION SHAFT COUPLING STRUCTURE, INTERMEDIATE TRANSFER UNIT INCLUDING THE SAME, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A rotation shaft coupling structure includes a roller drive shaft including a recessed portion having an internal thread; a rotation roller including a coupling member housing the recessed portion of the roller drive shaft; and a coupling shaft extending through the rotation roller in the axial direction. The coupling shaft includes a threaded portion at a first end portion thereof, the threaded portion mating with the internal thread of the recessed portion, and the coupling shaft couples the roller drive shaft and the rotation roller to each other. The first end portion of the coupling shaft in the axial direction is joined to the roller drive shaft and the rotation roller in the coupling member of the rotation roller, and a second end portion of the coupling shaft in the axial direction is a free end that allows the coupling shaft to extend and contract in the axial direction. | 08-29-2013 |
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| 20090020025 | Stencil discharging box, stencil receiving apparatus, and stencil printing apparatus - The present invention provides an easy-to-use stencil discharging box that can easily be detached from a printing apparatus with one hand, and can smoothly execute vertical discard in this state. A stencil discharging box that is detachably mounted to a printing apparatus for receiving a used stencil compressed by compressing means of the printing apparatus is detached from the apparatus. When an operation lever is depressed, a cover member provided to an upper opening of a main body moves in an upward direction to open the opening, and a stencil moving member integrally formed with the cover member pivots in a frontward and upward-direction from between compression ribs of the main body so as to lift up the used stencil sticking to the ribs in the main body. When the main body is tilted with a discharge port provided at one side face of the main body (at the near side in the figure) facing downward, the used stencil can be discharged to the outside (vertical discard). | 01-22-2009 |
| 20090037010 | Communication Driver - To obtain a communication driver performing data conversion between a equipment and a management unit even when different data formats are used in a manufacturing system, in which the equipment that is equipped with a device for controlling a machine based on an instruction from the management unit and the management unit having a management application program that manages the equipment are connected to the machine, the communication driver includes device drivers ( | 02-05-2009 |
| 20100272251 | ECHO REMOVING APPARATUS, ECHO REMOVING METHOD, AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - Disclosed herein is an echo removing apparatus including: a sound input terminal configured to input an external sound signal from external equipment; a first echo removing device configured to, after admitting as input signals the external sound signal coming from the external equipment and input through the sound input terminal and a receiver sound signal transmitted from a calling party, estimate a first pseudo echo component from the external sound signal in order to remove the first pseudo echo component from the receiver sound signal; and a second echo removing device configured to, after admitting as input signals the external sound signal coming from the external equipment and input through the sound input terminal and a transmitter sound signal input from a microphone, estimate a second pseudo echo component from the external sound signal in order to remove the second pseudo echo component from the transmitter sound signal. | 10-28-2010 |
| 20100332132 | Route Guidance Server, Navigation Apparatus, Route Guidance System, and Route Guidance Method - A position coordinate based route transmitted from a server is reconstructed as a route of link numbers or node numbers in map data of navigation apparatus without error. A route guidance server searches a route from a start point to end point designated by a navigation apparatus; selects all or a part of nodes included in the searched route as route nodes; sets complementary points to the respective selected route nodes on the route and at a distance longer than a predetermined distance from the respective route nodes; and transmits information including coordinate information on the route nodes and complementary points as route information to the navigation apparatus. Then, based on the coordinate information on the route nodes and complementary points transmitted from the server, the navigation apparatus identifies the route nodes and road links connecting the route nodes by identification numbers in map data the navigation apparatus it self has. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20110049562 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A semiconductor device comprises: a semiconductor substrate; a plurality of IGBT cells on the semiconductor substrate, each of the IGBT cells including a gate electrode and a first emitter electrode; a first gate wiring on the substrate and being connected to the gate electrode; an interlayer insulating film covering the first emitter electrode and the first gate wiring; and a second emitter electrode on the interlayer insulating film and being connected to the first emitter electrode through an opening of the interlayer insulating film, wherein the second emitter electrode extends above the first gate wiring via the interlayer insulating film. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110113376 | SCAN CONDITIONING SETTING APPARATUS, MEDICAL APPARATUS AND METHOD OF SETTING SCAN CONDITION - A scan condition setting apparatus sets a scan condition used upon scanning a subject. The apparatus includes a selection device having a plurality of combinations of scan times and image quality and selecting one from within the combinations according to a manipulation of an operator, and a scan condition storage device for storing scan conditions corresponding to the combinations of the scan times and image quality therein. The scan condition corresponding to the combination of the scan times and image quality selected by the selection device is set as the scan condition used when the subject is scanned. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110178268 | Production Process of Granular Poly(Arylene Sulfide) - The invention provides a production process of a granular poly(arylene sulfide) by polymerizing a sulfur source and a dihalo-aromatic compound in an organic amide solvent by a polymerization process containing a phase-separation polymerization step, wherein the production process contains a step I of adding an aromatic compound in a proportion of 0.01 to 20 mol per 100 mol of the organic amide solvent into the liquid phase containing the organic amide solvent and a formed polymer within the polymerization reaction system, said liquid phase being in the phase-separated state, after the phase-separation polymerization step; a step II of cooling the liquid phase within the polymerization reaction system; and a step III of collecting the formed polymer from the liquid phase. | 07-21-2011 |
| 20120115091 | DEVELOPER, PROCESS FOR TREATING DEVELOPING SOLUTION, PROCESS FOR PRODUCING PRINTING PLATE, AND FILTER APPARATUS - The present invention provides a developer that can efficiently remove photosensitive resin components dispersing in a developing solution. The present invention provides a developer comprising: a feeder | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120143886 | Road Link String Conversion Method, Road Information Providing Device and Road Information Providing System - A road link string conversion method for converting first road link string data included in first map data into second road link string data included in second map data: deciding whether or not first coordinates-of-position strings corresponding to the first road link string data correspond to the second road link string data; constructing a second coordinates-of-position string by combining together the first coordinates-of-position strings decided as not corresponding to the second road link string data; establishing correspondence between the second coordinates-of-position string and the second road link string data; and converting the first road link string data including the first coordinates-of-position strings decided as not corresponding to the second road link string data, to the second road link string data to which the second coordinates-of-position string corresponds. | 06-07-2012 |
| 20120153349 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Provided is a semiconductor device including: a first gate wiring line connected to a gate electrode through an upper surface of the gate electrode that is not covered with a first interlayer insulating film; a second interlayer insulating film formed on the first interlayer insulating film so as to cover a region other than part of an upper surface of the first gate wiring line; and a second gate wiring line connected to the first gate wiring line through the upper surface of the first gate wiring line that is not covered with the second interlayer insulating film, the second gate wiring line having a width larger than a width of the first gate wiring line in plan view. | 06-21-2012 |
| 20120231888 | GAME CONTROL DEVICE, GAME PROGRAM, GAME CONTROL METHOD AND GAME SYSTEM - The game control device may include a storage unit, a first match-up executing unit, a character ability updating unit, and a second match-up executing unit. The storage unit stores an ability value of each player character. The first match-up executing unit executes a first match-up between two player characters in response to input of a communication terminal, and to determine a result of the first match-up based on the stored ability value of each player character. The character ability updating unit updates, based on the result of the first match-up, the ability values of the two player characters, and causes the storage unit to store the updated ability values. The second match-up executing unit executes a second match-up between player characters independently from the first match-up without input of the communication terminal, and determines a result of the second match-up based on the stored ability value of each player character. | 09-13-2012 |
| 20120277589 | ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE - An ultrasound diagnostic device includes: an ultrasound probe which transmits ultrasound toward a tested subject by a plurality of transducers and obtains a received signal; a beam forming section for adding the received signal for each of the transducers with matching a phase of the received signal; an image processing section which generates an image data; a coherent factor calculation section which calculates a coherent factor which represents a ratio of a coherent sum to an incoherent sum; a coherent factor correction section which corrects the coherent factor so as not to be smaller than a predetermined value; and a signal correction section which correct the received signal after having been subject to the adding, by multiplying the received signal after having been subject to the adding by the coherent factor corrected by the coherent factor correction section as a coefficient. | 11-01-2012 |
| 20120306940 | DISPLAY APPARATUS - A display apparatus includes: (i) a glasses-type frame that is mounted on the head of an observer; and (ii) an image display device that is attached to the frame, wherein the image display device includes (A) an image forming device, and (B) an optical device on which light emitted from the image forming device is incident, in which the light is guided, and from which the light is emitted, a light control device that adjusts an amount of external light incident from the outside is provided in a region of the optical device from which light is emitted, and the light control device includes two opposite transparent substrates, electrodes that are provided on the substrates, and an electrophoretic dispersion liquid that is sealed between the two substrates. | 12-06-2012 |
| 20120310091 | ULTRASOUND IMAGE DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS - The transmitting section of an ultrasound image diagnostic apparatus outputs a square pulse signal to allow a transducer to generate transmission ultrasound. The transmitting section sets the duty ratio of a pulse signal so that one of peaks of the first step response of the transducer which is generated when a change is made to voltage of the pulse signal overlaps with one of peaks of the second step response of the transducer which is generated when another change is made to the voltage of the pulse signal. | 12-06-2012 |
| 20130018266 | LAMINATED PIEZOELECTRIC BODY, LAMINATED PIEZOELECTRIC BODY MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER AND ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE USING LAMINATED PIEZOELECTRIC BODYAANM Nishikubo; YuichiAACI TokyoAACO JPAAGP Nishikubo; Yuichi Tokyo JPAANM Ohnuma; KenjiAACI TokyoAACO JPAAGP Ohnuma; Kenji Tokyo JPAANM Morita; KiyokazuAACI TokyoAACO JPAAGP Morita; Kiyokazu Tokyo JPAANM Suzuki; KenjiAACI TokyoAACO JPAAGP Suzuki; Kenji Tokyo JPAANM Kodama; HidekazuAACI TokyoAACO JPAAGP Kodama; Hidekazu Tokyo JPAANM Date; MunehiroAACI TokyoAACO JPAAGP Date; Munehiro Tokyo JP - In a laminated piezoelectric body, a laminated piezoelectric body manufacturing method, an ultrasound transducer, and an ultrasound diagnostic device according to the present invention, a plurality of mutually laminated piezoelectric bodies are electrically connected in parallel to each other, and each of the plurality of piezoelectric bodies arranges an orientation of residual polarization or a crystal axis that is related to an electrical displacement or a sign of an electric field due to a direct piezoelectric effect in a direction which reduces sensitivity in a first resonance mode and increases sensitivity in a second resonance mode of a higher order than the first resonance mode with respect to an axis of a first-level piezoelectric body on a fixed end-side. | 01-17-2013 |
| 20130090946 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMAGING WORKFLOW - An imaging workflow system includes a workstation for acquiring patient information and requesting a patient scan. The request for a patient scan includes scan information for performing the scan. A registration module receives the scan information and the patient information. The registration module automatically schedules the patient scan based on the scan information and the patient information. The registration module determines an imaging protocol based on the patient information and the scan information. An imaging module within an imaging system receives the imaging protocol. The imaging module automatically sets scan parameters based on the imaging protocol. The imaging system scans the patient based on the scan parameters to acquire image data. A user interface controls the patient scan. The user interface includes a display to display images generated from the acquired image data. | 04-11-2013 |
| 20130230808 | DEVELOPER, PROCESS FOR TREATING DEVELOPING SOLUTION, PROCESS FOR PRODUCING PRINTING PLATE, AND FILTER APPARATUS - A process for producing a printing plate, includes feeding a developing solution to an exposed photosensitive resin composition layer; passing the developing solution, in which a photosensitive resin composition is dispersed, through a dispersing-object-filter and flocculating the photosensitive resin composition dispersed in the developing solution by the dispersed-object-filter, and removing a flocculated photosensitive resin composition from the developing solution passed through the dispersing-object-filter. | 09-05-2013 |
| 20140046187 | ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING APPARATUS AND ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING METHOD - Described is an ultrasound diagnostic imaging apparatus which includes an ultrasound probe and which generates ultrasound image data sets for displaying an ultrasound image. The ultrasound diagnostic imaging apparatus includes a transmitting unit which performs ultrasound scanning for a plurality of times so that a part of or all of scan regions overlap in a plurality of different directions, an image processing unit which generates a plurality of ultrasound image data sets according to the receive signals and an anisotropic aspect evaluation unit which evaluates an anisotropic aspect of ultrasound wave reflection in the subject according to at least either of the ultrasound image data sets and the receive signals. In the ultrasound diagnostic imaging apparatus, the image processing unit generates synthetic image data in which the plurality of ultrasound image data sets are synthesized according to an evaluation result of the anisotropic aspect evaluation unit. | 02-13-2014 |
| 20140167736 | Current Sensor Substrate and Current Sensor - It is intended to reduce manufacturing cost in a current sensor including a primary conductor having a U-shaped current path. A current sensor includes a primary conductor having a U-shaped current path, a support portion for supporting a magneto-electric conversion element, and a lead terminal connected to the support portion, and wherein the current path is not overlapped with the support portion in a plan view, while being formed so as to have a height different from that of the support portion in a side view. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140208767 | FUEL SUPPLY SYSTEM, SCRAMJET ENGINE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME - In order to stably use a catalyst for pyrolysis and supply a reformed fuel, the fuel supply system includes a fuel reforming section which pyrolyses a hydrocarbon system fuel by the heat of the combustion chamber to generate the reformed fuel. The fuel reforming section includes a preheat vaporization section provided on the combustion chamber, and a decomposition reaction section that is provided on the preheat vaporization section and includes the catalyst for pyrolysis. The preheat vaporization section heats the fuel, the decomposition reaction section pyrolyses the heated fuel to generate the reformed fuel, and the fuel reforming section supplies the reformed fuel to the combustion chamber. The reforming catalyst includes a zeolitic catalyst. | 07-31-2014 |
| 20150032856 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD FOR THESE, AND PROGRAM FOR CAUSING COMPUTER TO EXECUTE THIS METHOD - Interruption of the distribution of display information is prevented. A message processing section, in a case where a connection has been established with a server which distributes display information to be displayed on a display device in synchronization with reproduction of content, processes a message from the server for controlling the distribution in accordance with a first protocol. A connection confirmation section confirms whether or not the connection has been established in accordance with a second protocol. A connection request section, in a case where the connection has not been established, requests establishment of the connection to the server in accordance with the second protocol. | 01-29-2015 |
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| 20100095580 | EMULSION FUEL, AND PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF - An emulsion fuel of high quality that can be handled and used in the same manner as for ordinary fuel oil and that can maintain a very good emulsion condition over a prolonged period of time. There is provided an emulsion fuel consisting of a liquid of mixture composed of 40 to 95 vol. % of fuel oil, 60 to 5 vol. % of reduced water with a redox potential of +100 mV or below and 0.1 to 10 wt. %, based on the weight of fuel oil, of emulsifier. Electrolyzed-reduced water obtained by electrolysis of water is preferred as the reduced water. Preferably, the emulsion fuel is obtained by using, as the electrolyzed-reduced water, electrolyzed-reduced water produced by electrolysis of water with the use of diaphragm cell with a positive electrode and negative electrode disposed apart while applying ultrasonic waves by means of ultrasonic wave generating means. In the electrolysis, preferably, an electrode of hydrogen storing metal or alloy is used as the negative electrode. | 04-22-2010 |
| 20120056701 | ELECTROMAGNETIC CONTACT DEVICE - An electromagnetic contact device has a contactor holder ( | 03-08-2012 |
| 20120112858 | ELECTROMAGNETIC CONTACT DEVICE - A plurality of terminal chambers ( | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120139673 | ELECTROMAGNETIC CONTACT DEVICE - Within a case ( | 06-07-2012 |
| 20140124965 | TRANSFER MOLDING METHOD AND TRANSFER MOLDING APPARATUS - A transfer molding method has a transfer molding step of performing transfer molding to a resin sheet between a first die and a second die, which are disposed while facing each other, by heating at least one of the first and second dies, and a cooling step of cooling the resin sheet. The cooling step includes a first cooling step of cooling the resin sheet while an applied pressure is maintained at a first setting value smaller than a value of an applied pressure in the transfer molding step, and a second cooling step of cooling the resin sheet while the applied pressure is reduced to a second setting value smaller than the first setting value. | 05-08-2014 |
| 20150021797 | METALLIC MOLD STRUCTURE, TRANSFER MOLDING APPARATUS, TRANSFER MOLDING METHOD, AND OPTICAL MEMBER FORMING APPARATUS - A transfer molding method includes supplying melted resin to a first metallic mold, conveying the first metallic mold onto which the resin was supplied to a position opposing a second metallic mold, performing transfer molding by sandwiching the resin between the two metallic molds, and cooling the resin after performing transfer molding. The performing transfer molding includes discharging residual air that remains in a recess via a groove portion. | 01-22-2015 |
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| 20090315653 | Electromagnet device and electromagnetic contactor - A core for an electromagnetic device includes a yoke and at least two legs extending from the yoke. The yoke and at least two legs are formed of steel plates laminated together. Each of the legs has a free end face forming a magnetic pole face, a first groove extending from the magnetic pole face and a second magnetic groove on a side face thereof. Also, the core includes a shading coil having a metal ring shape, and including a first linear section and a second linear section extending in parallel with each other. A part of the first linear section is accommodated in the first groove, and a part of the second linear section is accommodated in the second groove and locked therein. A bottom face of the second groove forms an angle with respect to a bottom face of the first groove. | 12-24-2009 |
| 20120133461 | RIVERSIBLE ELECTROMAGNETIC CONTACTOR - An electromagnetic contactor ( | 05-31-2012 |
| 20120138759 | RAIL ATTACHMENT STRUCTURE OF ELECTRIC DEVICE - First fitting portions ( | 06-07-2012 |
| 20120139672 | ELECTROMAGNETIC CONTACT DEVICE - An extinction cover ( | 06-07-2012 |
| 20120280771 | REVERSIBLE ELECTROMAGNETIC CONTACTOR - A reversible unit ( | 11-08-2012 |
| 20120326815 | ELECTROMAGNETIC SWITCH - An electromagnetic switch has a contact device having a pair of fixed contacts fixed thereof and maintaining a predetermined interval inside an arc-extinguishing chamber receptacle, and a movable contact disposed to be connectable with the pair of fixed contacts; and an electromagnetic device driving the movable contact. The electromagnetic device has a cylindrical exciting coil, a fixed core passing through center of the exciting coil, a magnetic yoke covering an outer side of the exciting coil, and a movable core facing the fixed core and the magnetic yoke, and armature surfaces of the fixed core and the magnetic yoke are formed on a side of the contact device than the exciting coil. | 12-27-2012 |
| 20130002381 | REVERSIBLE ELECTROMAGNETIC CONTACTOR - A reversible unit ( | 01-03-2013 |
| 20130063232 | CONTACT DEVICE AND ELECTROMAGNETIC SWITCH USING CONTACT DEVICE - The present invention provides a contact device capable of narrowing a gap between a fixed contactor and a movable contactor and reducing the number of parts and the production costs, and an electromagnetic switch that uses the contact device. The contact device has a pair of columnar fixed contactors ( | 03-14-2013 |
| 20130076463 | ELECTROMAGNETIC CONTACTOR AND ASSEMBLY METHOD FOR THE SAME - There is provided a drive lever incorrect assembly detection portion ( | 03-28-2013 |
| 20130113580 | CONTACT MECHANISM AND ELECTROMAGNETIC CONTACTOR USING SAME - The present invention provides a contact mechanism that is capable of, without enlarging the entire configuration thereof, preventing the generation of an electromagnetic repulsion that opens a movable contact upon application of a current, and also provides an electromagnetic contactor that uses this contact mechanism. A contact mechanism (CM) has a fixed contact ( | 05-09-2013 |
| 20130115829 | CONTACT MECHANISM, AND ELECTROMAGNETIC CONTACTOR USING THE CONTACT MECHANISM - A contact mechanism includes a fixed contact and a movable contact adapted to be inserted in a conducting path. The fixed contact includes a pair of flat plate conductive bodies disposed and fixed to maintain a predetermined interval. The movable contact includes a flat plate conductive body disposed to face the pair of flat plate conductive bodies of the fixed contact and capable of contacting with and separating from the pair of flat plate conductive bodies. Current paths wherein each of the current paths has a current flowing in a same direction are formed at least two side portions of the flat plate conductive bodies of the fixed contact and movable contact mutually facing each other in a width direction. | 05-09-2013 |
| 20130257567 | ELECTROMAGNETIC CONTACTOR - An electromagnetic contactor has a contact device having a pair of fixed contacts and a movable contact; and an electromagnet unit including an exciting coil driving a movable plunger connected through a connecting shaft. The contact device is configured such that L-shaped portions have a contact portion formed in the pair of fixed contacts fixed maintaining a predetermined interval, and two ends of the movable contact are disposed to be capable of contacting to and separating from the contact portions of the L-shaped portion on a side opposite to that of the electromagnet unit. The electromagnet unit includes a magnetic yoke enclosing a plunger drive portion, a movable plunger having a leading end protruding through an aperture formed in the magnetic yoke and urged by a return spring, and a ring-form permanent magnet magnetized in a movable direction of the movable plunger and fixed to enclose a peripheral flange portion. | 10-03-2013 |
| 20130301181 | ELECTROMAGNETIC CONTACTOR - An electromagnetic contactor has a pair of fixed contacts disposed and fixed maintaining a predetermined interval; a movable contact disposed to be capable of contacting to and separating from the pair of fixed contacts; an electromagnet unit to drive the movable contact; and a drive circuit driving the electromagnet unit. The electromagnet unit includes at least a movable plunger urged by a return spring, a coil to move the movable plunger, and a ring-form permanent magnet magnetized in a moving direction of the movable plunger. The drive circuit includes a power source to supply power to the coil; a pulse drive circuit to output and supply to the coil an engage pulse causing the movable plunger to perform an attracting operation and a hold pulse maintaining the attracting operation when the movable plunger is subject to the attracting operation, and a flywheel circuit having a semiconductor switching element. | 11-14-2013 |
| 20130328647 | ELECTROMAGNETIC CONTACTOR - An electromagnetic contactor has a pair of fixed contacts; a movable contact disposed to be capable of contacting with and separating from the pair of fixed contacts; and an electromagnetic unit driving the movable contact. The electromagnetic unit has a magnetic yoke having an open upper part; an upper magnetic yoke cross-linked in the open upper part of the magnetic yoke; a spool having a central opening in which an exciting coil is wound around the spool; a movable plunger movably disposed in the central opening of the spool in an axial direction and having a tip end protruding, the movable plunger urged by a return spring; and an auxiliary yoke forming a magnetic path between the movable plunger and the U-shaped magnetic yoke when the movable plunger is in an open position. The movable plunger is coupled to the movable contact through a coupling shaft. | 12-12-2013 |
| 20140013583 | METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING ARC-EXTINGUISHING CHAMBER OF ELECTROMAGNETIC CONTACTOR - A method for assembling an arc-extinguishing chamber of an electromagnetic contactor includes a step of fixing a pair of fixed contacts each including a support conductor and a C-shaped part, to a bottom plate part of the arc-extinguishing chamber having a tub-shape with one end being open, the C-shaped part defining inside of the arc-extinguishing chamber; a step of installing an insulation cover covering a part other than a contact point part of each C-shaped part of the pair of fixed contacts; and a step of disposing a movable contact to be capable of contacting to and separating from the contact point parts of the fixed contacts. | 01-16-2014 |
| 20140014622 | ELECTROMAGNETIC CONTACTOR - An electromagnetic contactor includes a contact device having a contact housing case formed from an insulating material and housing a pair of fixed contacts and a movable contact disposed to be capable of contacting to and separating from the pair of fixed contacts. On an inner peripheral surface of the contact housing case along the movable contact, arc extinguishing permanent magnets magnetized so that magnetic pole faces facing each other have same polarity are disposed to be near the movable contact. | 01-16-2014 |
| 20140062625 | ELECTROMAGNETIC CONTACTOR - An electromagnetic contactor has a pair of fixed contacts disposed maintaining a predetermined interval and a movable contact disposed to be capable of connecting to and separating from the pair of fixed contacts; and an electromagnet unit that drives the movable contact. The electromagnet unit includes a magnetic yoke enclosing a plunger drive portion; a movable plunger in which a leading end is protruding through an aperture formed in the magnetic yoke, and urged by a return spring; and an annular permanent magnet enclosing a peripheral flange portion formed on a protruding end side of the movable plunger, and magnetized in a moving direction of the movable plunger. | 03-06-2014 |
| 20140062627 | ELECTROMAGNETIC CONTACTOR - An electromagnetic contactor has a contact device including a pair of fixed contacts disposed maintaining a predetermined distance and a movable contact disposed to be capable of contacting to and separating from the pair of fixed contacts. The pair of fixed contacts each includes a support conductor portion supported by an upper plate of a contact housing case, and a contact conductor portion connected to an end portion of the support conductor portion. The contact conductor portion includes a contact plate portion formed with a contact portion, and a connecting plate portion formed on an outer end portion of the contact plate portion and extending to the upper plate side. The movable contact is mounted onto a connecting shaft connected to a drive portion through a contact spring on an end portion on the upper plate side, and disposed to face the contact portion of the pair of fixed contacts. | 03-06-2014 |
| 20140176268 | ELECTROMAGNETIC SWITCH - An electromagnetic switch has a contact device having a pair of fixed contacts fixed inside an arc extinguishing chamber housing and a movable contact disposed to contact with and separate from the fixed contacts; and an electromagnetic device having a movable plunger moving between an opened position wherein the movable contact separates from the fixed contacts and a closed position wherein the movable contact contacts with the fixed contacts and pressed down. The arc extinguishing chamber housing is provided with permanent magnets to extinguish an arc generated at an opening time when the movable contact separates from the fixed contacts from a state in the closed position wherein the movable contact is contacting with the fixed contacts. In a state wherein the movable plunger is in the opened position, a magnetic circuit is formed starting from the permanent magnets and returning to the permanent magnets through the movable plunger. | 06-26-2014 |
| 20140266522 | CONTACT MECHANISM AND ELECTROMAGNETIC CONTACTOR USING SAME - A contact mechanism is capable of, without enlarging the entire configuration thereof, preventing the generation of an electromagnetic repulsion that opens a movable contact upon application of a current, and also provides an electromagnetic contactor that uses this contact mechanism. A contact mechanism has a fixed contact and a movable contact that are inserted in a current-carrying path. In the contact mechanism, the fixed contact or the movable contact is formed into an L-shape or a U-shape so as to generate a Lorentz force that acts against an electromagnetic repulsion in an opening direction, which is generated between the fixed contact and the movable contact upon application of a current. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140360985 | SWITCH - A switch includes a pair of fixed contacts disposed at a predetermined distance from each other; a movable contact arranged to be capable of contacting with and separating from the pair of fixed contacts; and an arc extinguishing container internally mounted with the pair of fixed contacts and the movable contact. The arc extinguishing container includes a resin container having a terminal retention plate portion adhesively bonded a pair of external connection terminals, and a side plate portion extending downward from an outer circumferential portion of the terminal retention plate portion, and formed with an open face, and a metal bucket-shaped body internally mounted with the movable contact and the pair of fixed contacts inserted into the side plate portion of the resin container. The are extinguishing container is formed by bonding the resin container and the metal bucket-shaped body to each other by an adhesive agent. | 12-11-2014 |
| 20150022293 | ELECTROMAGNETIC CONTACTOR - The electromagnetic contactor includes a contact device having a pair of fixed contacts disposed to maintain a predetermined distance and a movable contact disposed so as to be attachable to and detachable from the pair of fixed contacts; an electromagnet unit having a movable plunger that moves the movable contact of the contact device; a hermetic chamber enclosing the pair of fixed contacts, the movable contact, and the movable plunger; an external receptacle that covers the hermetic chamber and electromagnet unit; and a sound insulating resin layer injected and hardened between the hermetic chamber and external receptacle. The electromagnetic contactor reduces the height of a contact device, and thus reduces a size of the electromagnetic contactor, while suppressing electromagnetic repulsion force generated between a movable contact and fixed contacts. | 01-22-2015 |
| 20150022295 | ELECTROMAGNETIC CONTACTOR - The electromagnetic contactor includes a contact mechanism including a pair of fixed contacts disposed to maintain a predetermined interval and a movable contact disposed so as to connect to and separate from the pair of fixed contacts, and an electromagnet unit that drives the movable contact. The electromagnet unit includes a magnetic yoke enclosing a plunger drive portion, a movable plunger, a leading end thereof protruding through an aperture formed in the magnetic yoke and a peripheral flange portion being formed on a protruding end side, movement regulating portions that regulate movement of the peripheral flange portion of the movable plunger in an engaged position and released position of the contact mechanism, and a contact noise suppression member that suppresses contact noise when the peripheral flange portion of the movable plunger contacts the movement regulating portions. | 01-22-2015 |
| 20150022296 | SWITCH - A switch has a pair of fixed contacts installed in an arc extinguishing container and disposed to maintain a predetermined space therebetween, and a movable contact disposed so as to come into and out of contact with the pair of fixed contacts. The arc extinguishing container includes an open-topped tub-shaped metal body, an insulating holding member which holds the pair of fixed contacts, disposed on an inner side of the tub-shaped metal body, opposite to the movable contact, and an open-bottomed tub-shaped resin cover which covers the pair of fixed contacts and the movable contact from an open edge face side of the tub-shaped metal body. A periphery of an open edge of the resin cover is sealed to a bottom surface of the tub-shaped metal body with an adhesive agent. | 01-22-2015 |
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| 20080207438 | Catalytic material and catalyst for purifying exhaust gas component - Disclosed is a catalytic material for purifying an exhaust gas component. The catalytic material comprises a composite oxide which contains, as essential components, zirconium (Zr) and neodymium (Nd), and further contains a rare-earth metal R other than cerium (Ce) and neodymium (Nd), wherein each of the zirconium, neodymium and rare-earth metal R constituting the composite oxide is contained, in the form of oxide, in such a manner that a ratio of Nd | 08-28-2008 |
| 20090041636 | CATALYST-SUPPORTED PARTICULATE FILTER - In at least part of a catalyst layer of a particulate filter, a second catalyst part is exposed on the surface of the catalyst layer to overlie a first catalyst part, the first catalyst part contains Pt-carried activated alumina particles, the second catalyst part contains ZrNd-based mixed oxide particles containing a rare earth metal M and at least one of the first catalyst part and the second catalyst part further contains CeZr-based mixed oxide particles containing a rare earth metal R. | 02-12-2009 |
| 20090041637 | CATALYST-SUPPORTED PARTICULATE FILTER - In a particulate filter, a catalyst layer containing Pt-carried activated alumina particles, CeZr-based mixed oxide particles and ZrNd-based mixed oxide particles is formed, the proportion of the total amount of the CeZr-based mixed oxide particles and the ZrNd-based mixed oxide particles in the total amount of the Pt-carried activated alumina particles, the CeZr-based mixed oxide particles and the ZrNd-based mixed oxide particles is 10% to 60% by mass, both inclusive, and the mass ratio of the CeZr-based mixed oxide particles to the ZrNd-based mixed oxide particles is 20/80 to 80/20, both inclusive. This configuration enhances the particulate burning property and the low-temperature exhaust gas conversion efficiency. | 02-12-2009 |
| 20090099012 | CATALYST-SUPPORTED PARTICULATE - A catalyst layer formed on the walls of exhaust gas channels in a particulate filter contains a catalyst material in the form of secondary particles, each secondary particle being formed so that at least two kinds of primary particles selected from the group consisting of primary particles of activated alumina, primary particles of a Zr-based mixed oxide and primary particles of a Ce-based mixed oxide are mixed and cohere together. Each of the primary particles of the Zr-based mixed oxide contains Zr and a rare earth metal Z other than Ce and each of the primary particles of the Ce-based mixed oxide contains Ce, Zr and a rare earth metal R other than Ce. | 04-16-2009 |
| 20090107124 | CATALYST-SUPPORTED PARTICULATE FILTER - A catalyst layer formed on the walls of exhaust gas channels in a particulate filter contains a catalyst material containing at least two kinds of primary particles selected from the group consisting of primary particles of activated alumina, primary particles of a ZrNd-based mixed oxide and primary particles of a CeZr-based mixed oxide. The catalyst material is formed so that primary particles of one of the ZrNd-based mixed oxide and the CeZr-based mixed oxide are dispersedly carried on the surface of each of secondary particles. Each secondary particle is formed by cohesion of at least one kind of primary particles selected from the group consisting of primary particles of activated alumina and primary particles of the other of the ZrNd-based mixed oxide and the CeZr-based mixed oxide. | 04-30-2009 |
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| 20120205142 | WIRING SUBSTRATE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A wiring substrate is configured such that each of laminate portions provided above and below a substrate core includes insulating layers and conductor layers stacked alternately. Of the conductor layers of the laminate portions, signal line layers are treated with a silane coupling treatment, which is a surface modification treatment, so that each signal line comprises a flat surface. A roughening treatment is performed on the remaining conductor layers of the laminate portions such that the surfaces of these layers are roughened. This structure provides an advantage when high-frequency signals are transmitted through the signal line layers. That is, when each signal line comprises a flat surface, an increase in conductor loss due to the skin effect can be prevented. In addition, by means of chemical bonding attained through the silane coupling treatment, the reliability of adhesion between the signal line layers and the insulating layer is sufficiently attained. | 08-16-2012 |
| 20130219712 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING MULTILAYER WIRING BOARD - Embodiments disclosed herein include a method of manufacturing a multilayer wiring board that includes the steps of forming, on a support substrate, a laminate in which insulating layers and conductor layers are alternately laminated, accommodating a semiconductor chip in an opening of a prepreg which is formed on the surface of the laminate and that includes a sheet-like glass fiber impregnated with resin, and heating and pressurizing the surface of the prepreg in a state where the semiconductor chip is accommodated in the opening. | 08-29-2013 |
| 20130220691 | MULTILAYER WIRING SUBSTRATE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Provided is a multilayer wiring substrate comprising a first build-up layer and a second build-up layer including at least one insulating layer and at least one conductor layer, and a supporting substrate that supports the first and second build-up layers on the upper surface and the lower surface thereof, respectively. The multilayer wiring substrate includes a through hole extending between the upper surface side and the lower surface side of the supporting substrate, the through hole including openings on an upper and a lower end side thereof, a through hole conductor which is formed on the inner circumferential surface of the through hole, a conductor layer which is formed as to cover the opening on the upper end side of the through hole, and a conductor layer which is formed in a periphery of the opening on the lower end side of the through hole without covering the opening. | 08-29-2013 |
| 20130232784 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING WIRING SUBSTRATE - A method of manufacturing a wiring substrate includes: a process of forming a first laminate structure in which one or more conductor layers and one or more resin insulating layers are laminated on a supporting substrate; a process of laminating a metal core substrate, which has a metal layer disposed on the top main surface thereof, on the first laminate structure so that a bottom main surface of the metal core substrate comes in contact with the first laminate structure, and a process of forming a second laminate structure in which one or more conductor layers and one or more resin insulating layers are laminated on the metal core substrate. | 09-12-2013 |
| 20140293559 | WIRING BOARD - A wiring board has a surface formed with a chip mounting area to which a chip component is mounted and includes embedded therein first and second multilayer capacitors, each of which has inner electrode layers laminated in a lamination direction. The first multilayer capacitors are embedded in a peripheral region of the wiring board immediately below a peripheral edge of the chip mounting area and a vicinity of the peripheral edge of the chip mounting area such that the lamination direction of the inner electrode layers of the first multilayer capacitors is perpendicular to the surface of the wiring board. The second multilayer capacitors are embedded in any other regions of the wiring board inside and outside the peripheral region such that the lamination direction of the inner electrode layers of at least one of the second multilayer capacitors is parallel to the surface of the wiring board. | 10-02-2014 |
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| 20130073184 | INTER-CYLINDER AIR-FUEL RATIO IMBALANCE DETERMINING APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An inter-cylinder air-fuel ratio imbalance determining apparatus for an internal combustion engine includes an air-fuel ratio sensor; fuel injection valves; an instructed fuel injection amount control unit; and an imbalance determination unit configured: to acquire a time-differential-value corresponding value that is an amount of change per predetermined time in an output value of the sensor or a detected air-fuel ratio represented by the output value; to acquire a positive gradient corresponding value based on a positive value of the time-differential-value corresponding value; to acquire a negative gradient corresponding value based on a negative value of the time-differential-value corresponding value; to determine an imbalance determination threshold based on a magnitude of a ratio of the negative gradient corresponding value to the positive gradient corresponding value; and to determine whether inter-cylinder air-fuel ratio imbalance has occurred by comparing a magnitude of the negative gradient corresponding value with the imbalance determination threshold. | 03-21-2013 |
| 20130253802 | INTER-CYLINDER AIR-FUEL RATIO IMBALANCE DETECTION APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An air-fuel ratio imbalance detection apparatus includes an air-fuel ratio sensor that is arranged in an exhaust passage of an internal combustion engine and that includes an electrode and a diffusion layer provided on the electrode; an estimating unit configured to estimate or detect an output variation amount that is an amount of variation in an output of the air-fuel ratio sensor due to an influence of a pressure pulsation of exhaust gas from the internal combustion engine; and a determination unit configured to determine whether there is an air-fuel ratio imbalance among cylinders of the internal combustion engine, on the basis of the output variation amount and a determination value based on the output of the air-fuel ratio sensor. | 09-26-2013 |
| 20140156205 | INTER-CYLINDER AIR-FUEL RATIO VARIATION ABNORMALITY DETECTION APPARATUS FOR MULTICYLINDER INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A first parameter correlated with a degree of a variation in the output from the air-fuel ratio sensor is calculated. A possible range of a second parameter representing a degree of a variation in air-fuel ratio among the cylinders is determined based on the first parameter. The first parameter is calculated with an air-fuel ratio of a predetermined cylinder forcibly changed. A difference between the unchanged first parameter and the forcibly changed first parameter is determined. A first characteristic representing a relation between the second parameter and the difference is determined based on the possible range of the second parameter and the difference. One of the determination value and the first parameter calculated before the forced change is corrected based on inclination of the determined first characteristic. | 06-05-2014 |
| 20140283801 | INTER-CYLINDER AIR-FUEL RATIO VARIATION ABNORMALITY DETECTION APPARATUS FOR MULTICYLINDER INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A first parameter correlated with a degree of fluctuation of output from an air-fuel ratio sensor is calculated, and whether or not the calculated first parameter has a value between a predetermined primary determination upper-limit value α1H and a primary determination lower-limit value is determined. Such forced active control as reduces an air-fuel ratio shift in one of the cylinders which is subjected to a most significant air-fuel ratio shift is performed when the calculated first parameter is determined to have a value between the predetermined primary determination upper-limit value and the primary determination lower-limit value. A first parameter is calculated while the forced active control is in execution. The calculated first parameter is compared with a predetermined secondary determination value to determine whether or not variation abnormality is present. | 09-25-2014 |
| 20140298889 | APPARATUS FOR DETECTING VARIATION ABNORMALITY IN AIR-FUEL RATIO BETWEEN CYLINDERS - An apparatus for detecting a variation abnormality in an air-fuel ratio between cylinders according to the present invention is configured to calculate a value representing a change in an air-fuel ratio based on an output of an air-fuel ratio sensor that is provided in an exhaust passage in a predetermined operating state in which fuel is injected from a fuel injection valve, perform, to the calculated value, sensitivity correction in accordance with a sensitivity of the sensor based on the output of the sensor during fuel-cut operation and outside atmospheric pressure correction based on outside atmospheric pressure, and determine the presence or absence of a variation abnormality in an air-fuel ratio between cylinders by comparing the corrected value with a predetermined value. | 10-09-2014 |
| 20140309907 | INTER-CYLINDER AIR-FUEL RATIO VARIATION ABNORMALITY DETECTION APPARATUS - When two abnormal cylinders are causing variation abnormality, these abnormal cylinders are identified. A parameter correlated with a degree of fluctuation of output from an air-fuel ratio sensor installed in an exhaust passage common to a plurality of cylinders is calculated. Based on the calculated parameter, inter-cylinder air-fuel ratio variation abnormality is detected. The following steps are carried out: (A) a step of forcibly changing amounts of fuel injected for two of the plurality of cylinders and calculating the parameter, (B) a step of changing the two cylinders to other two cylinders and repeating the step (A), and (C) a step of identifying two cylinders causing variation abnormality based on a plurality of the parameters calculated in the steps (A) and (B). | 10-16-2014 |
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| 20140045329 | METHOD FOR FORMING CU WIRING - A Cu wiring forming method forms Cu wiring in a recess of a predetermined pattern including a trench formed in an insulating film on a substrate surface. The method includes: forming a barrier film at least on a surface of the recess; forming a Cu film by PVD to fill the recess with the Cu film; forming an additional layer on the Cu film; polishing an entire surface by CMP to form the Cu wiring in the recess; forming a metal cap including a manganese oxide film on an entire surface including the insulating film and the Cu wiring of the substrate after performing the CMP polishing; and forming a dielectric cap on the metal cap. | 02-13-2014 |
| 20140161992 | METHOD FOR FORMING COPPER WIRING - There is provided a Cu wiring forming method for forming a Cu wiring by filling Cu in a recess, which is formed in a predetermined pattern in a Si-containing film of a substrate. The Cu wiring forming method includes forming a Mn film, which becomes a self-aligned barrier film by reaction with an underlying base, at least on a surface of the recess by chemical vapor deposition, forming a Cu film by a physical vapor deposition to fill the recess with the Cu film, and forming a Cu wiring in the recess by polishing the entire surface of the substrate by a chemical mechanical polishing. | 06-12-2014 |
| 20140377947 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - When a recess is formed in a SiCOH film, C is removed from the film to form a damage layer. If the damage layer is removed by hydrofluoric acid or the like, the surface becomes hydrophobic. By supplying a boron compound gas, a silicon compound gas or a gas containing trimethyl aluminum to the SiCOH film, B, Si or Al is adsorbed on the SiCOH film. These atoms bond with Ru and a Ru film is easily formed on the SiCOH film. The Ru film is formed using, for example, Ru | 12-25-2014 |
| 20150056385 | COPPER WIRING STRUCTURE FORMING METHOD - In a Cu wiring structure forming method, a barrier film serving as a Cu diffusion barrier is formed at least on a surface of a recess in a first insulating film formed on a substrate, and the recess is filled with an Al-containing Cu film. A Cu wiring is formed from the Al-containing Cu film, and a cap layer including a Ru film is formed on the Cu wiring. Further, an interface layer containing a Ru—Al alloy is formed at an interface between the Cu wiring and the cap layer by heat generated in forming the cap layer or by a heat treatment performed after forming the cap layer. A second insulating film is formed on the cap layer. | 02-26-2015 |
