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20120186934 | VEHICLE HYDRAULIC CLUTCH APPARATUS - A vehicle hydraulic clutch apparatus includes a clutch master cylinder that generates clutch working oil pressure in response to operation of a clutch pedal, and a concentric slave cylinder that engages and releases a friction clutch as the clutch working oil pressure generated by the clutch master cylinder is supplied thereto and discharged therefrom via an oil passageway. A flow restraint device ( | 07-26-2012 |
20120211325 | HYDRAULIC CONTROL DEVICE FOR VEHICULAR FRICTION CLUTCH - Providing a hydraulic control device for a friction clutch for a vehicle, which permits the vehicular friction clutch to have an improved response of its releasing action. The hydraulic control device includes a braking valve provided in an oil passage through which a working oil is discharged from a clutch cylinder to place the friction clutch in its engaged state, and the braking valve permits the working oil to be discharged from the clutch cylinder when a pressure acting on an end portion of the braking valve on the side of the clutch cylinder has exceeded a predetermined clutch releasing pressure value, so that a discharge flow of the working oil from a pressure chamber of the clutch cylinder is restricted due to the braking valve even when the pressure in the pressure chamber is reduced below the atmospheric pressure value, whereby it is possible to prevent an increase of a gap formed between a pair of pistons of the clutch cylinder, permitting an improvement of a response of the releasing action of the friction clutch. | 08-23-2012 |
20120244953 | TORSIONAL SHOCK ABSORBING APPARATUS - A torsional shock absorbing apparatus is constructed to have the outer peripheral portions of first spring seats move along the outer supporting edge portions of the side plate when the hub is twisted with respect to the side plate in the positive rotation side, and to have the outer peripheral portions of second spring seats move along the outer supporting edge portions when the hub is twisted with respect to the side plate in the negative rotation side. The sliding resistance of the first spring seat and the outer supporting edge portions is larger than the sliding resistance of the second spring seat and the outer supporting edge portions. | 09-27-2012 |
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20150140820 | CLEANING AGENT FOR SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATES AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE SURFACE - A cleaning agent is provided for a semiconductor substrate superior in corrosion resistance of a tungsten wiring or a tungsten alloy wiring, and superior in removal property of polishing fines (particle) such as silica or alumina, remaining at surface of the semiconductor substrate, in particular, at surface of a silicon oxide film such as a TEOS film, after a chemical mechanical polishing process; and a method for processing a semiconductor substrate surface. A cleaning agent for a semiconductor substrate is to be used in a post process of a chemical mechanical polishing process of the semiconductor substrate having a tungsten wiring or a tungsten alloy wiring, and a silicon oxide film, comprising (A) a phosphonic acid-based chelating agent, (B) a primary or secondary monoamine having at least one alkyl group or hydroxyalkyl group in a molecule and (C) water, wherein a pH is over 6 and below 7. | 05-21-2015 |
20160060584 | CLEANING AGENT FOR METAL WIRING SUBSTRATE, AND METHOD FOR CLEANING SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE - It is a subject of the present invention to provide a cleaning agent for a substrate having a metal wiring, and a cleaning method for a semiconductor substrate comprising that the cleaning agent is used, by which following effects (1) to (5) are obtained, in a cleaning process after chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) in a manufacturing process of a semiconductor device. (1) Residues of fine particles (polishing agents) used in the CMP process, fine particles (metal particles) derived from a polished metal, an anticorrosive, and the like, can be removed sufficiently. (2) A coating film (protective film: oxidation resistant film) on a surface of the metal wiring, containing a complex between an anticorrosive, such as benzotriazole or quinaldic acid, and a surface metal of the metal wiring, formed in the CMP process, can be removed (stripped) sufficiently. (3) An oxide film containing a metal oxide can be formed after removal (stripping) of the coating film. (4) A semiconductor substrate can be obtained stably for a long period of time, without impairing flatness of the surface of the metal wiring (the surface of the oxide film containing the metal oxide), even leaving a substrate after the cleaning process after the CMP. (5) It is hard to deteriorate even after using the cleaning agent for a long period of time. | 03-03-2016 |
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20140247735 | NETWORK MONITORING SYSTEM - A monitoring apparatus includes a processor configured to capture a network transmission signal from a monitoring location in a monitoring target network; specify each of a plurality of sessions based on session specifying information contained in the captured network transmission signal; analyze, for specified each of the sessions, the network transmission signal and measure a quality index; transfer the quality index of each of the sessions, which is measured every predetermined period of time, as a quality measurement result to an aggregation apparatus until a predetermined threshold value of a processing capability is reached; and stop, when the predetermined threshold value of the processing capability is exceeded, measuring the quality index of one of the sessions in a high-load state, and in a next cycle, perform the measurement on one of the sessions in the high-load state. | 09-04-2014 |
20140379792 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus that is capable of communicating with a plurality of servers includes: a storage unit to store a network response table describing a network response time, the network response time being a time period from transmission of a request to establish a connection to a server to reception of a response to the request to establish the connection, and a server response table describing a server response time, the server response time being a time period from transmission of a request to write data to the server to reception of a response indicating a completion of writing the data; and a processor to generate pieces of divided data by dividing writing data, select, in accordance with the network response time or the server response time, saving servers, and transmit the pieces of the divided data to the saving servers. | 12-25-2014 |
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20120224364 | LED ILLUMINATION DEVICE - A Light Emitting Diode (LED) illumination device having a pleasant appearance and capable of uniform illumination is provided. The LED illumination device ( | 09-06-2012 |
20120230041 | LED BULB - The present invention provides an LED bulb, which includes a light source portion including at least one LED chip); a housing including a bottom portion supporting the light source portion and a sidewall portion surrounding the light source portion, and opening at one side of a first direction; a base disposed on the other side of the first direction relative to the housing; and a light guide body disposed in a space surrounded by the sidewall portion, and including an incident surface facing the light source portion, a light-emitting surface for making the light from the incident surface emit toward the one side of the first direction, and a peripheral side surface located between the incident surface and the light-emitting surface, wherein the cross-sectional area of the peripheral side surface becomes increasingly larger from a side of the incident surface toward a side of the light-emitting surface. | 09-13-2012 |
20130003360 | LED LIGHTING APPARATUS - An LED lighting apparatus includes a support unit including a support surface facing an illumination side, a plurality of LED chips supported on the support surface, and a cover that covers the support surface and transmits light from the LED chips. The cover includes a periphery which, as viewed in plan, includes four first sides that are spaced apart from each other and four second sides each connecting ends of adjacent ones of the first sides. The first sides consisting of two pairs of parallel sides, and each of the first sides constituting one of the two pairs and each of the first sides constituting the other one of the two pairs form a right angle. Each of the first sides and each of the adjacent second sides form an obtuse angle. | 01-03-2013 |
20130003361 | LED LIGHTBULB - An LED lightbulb is configured to properly illuminate a broader region. The LED lightbulb includes a light emitting unit, a pedestal, a power source unit, a heat dissipator, a base, and a globe swelling toward one side in a first direction for enclosing the light emitting unit. The globe is configured to diffusingly transmit light from the light emitting unit. The light emitting unit provides a light amount not less than 50% of the maximum light amount in a region not exceeding ±60° about the central axis extending in the first direction set as 0°. The globe provides a light amount not less than 50% in a region exceeding ±125° about the central axis set as 0°. | 01-03-2013 |
20130020955 | LIGHTING SYSTEM - A lighting system includes a main power source, a power switch, a daylight white color light source driver, an incandescent color light source driver, a first light source unit, and a second light source unit. The power switch includes a first terminal connected to the main power source, a second terminal and a control terminal. The two drivers are connected to the second terminal of the power switch. The first light source unit is driven by the daylight white color light source driver. The second light source unit is driven by the incandescent color light source driver. A switch driving circuit for applying power-saving switch signals is connected to the control terminal of the power switch, and a signal processing circuit for outputting instruction signals is connected to the switch driving circuit. | 01-24-2013 |
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20120287043 | COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING MUSIC PERFORMANCE PROGRAM STORED THEREIN, MUSIC PERFORMANCE APPARATUS, MUSIC PERFORMANCE SYSTEM, AND MUSIC PERFORMANCE METHOD - An input device includes a movement and orientation sensor for detecting one of a movement or an orientation of the input device itself. Firstly, information about one of the movement or the orientation of the input device having been detected by this movement and orientation sensor is obtained. Next, a difference between the orientation of the input device having been obtained, and a predetermined reference orientation is calculated. A predetermined sound is produced based on the difference in orientation, thereby executing music performance. | 11-15-2012 |
20130112066 | COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM STORED THEREIN, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An information processing program executed by a computer of an information processing apparatus that performs processing based on an input from an input device including an acceleration sensor and an angular velocity sensor, is provided, and the information processing program causes the computer to function to set a combined speed indicating a speed based on a movement of the input device, by using acceleration data outputted by the acceleration sensor, and angular velocity data outputted by the angular velocity sensor; and to execute a predetermined process based on the combined speed having been set. | 05-09-2013 |
20130118336 | COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING STORED THEREIN INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An example computer of an information processing apparatus that reproduces music composed of one or more tracks is caused to function as: a reproduction section configured to reproduce the music; a meter change section configured to change the meter for reproduction of the music, while the reproduction section is reproducing the music; and a determination section configured to, based on the meter that has been changed, repeatedly determine whether or not to cause the reproduction section to reproduce the next beat supposed to be reproduced in a bar of the music that is currently being reproduced. The reproduction section reproduces the music, based on the result of the determination by the determination section. | 05-16-2013 |
20130316815 | GAME SYSTEM, GAME PROCESSING METHOD, GAME APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING STORED THEREIN GAME PROGRAM - In a game system, a first game screen obtained by a first virtual camera taking an operation target object in a first direction is displayed on a first display section, and a second game screen obtained by a second virtual camera taking the operation target object in a second direction substantially opposite to the first direction is displayed on a second display section different from the first display section. The operation target object is controlled to move in a predetermined direction in a virtual space in accordance with an input direction detected based on input to an operation section. At a predetermined timing based on game processing, a direction in which the first virtual camera is set as seen from the operation target object and a direction in which the second virtual camera is set as seen from the operation target object are switched therebetween. | 11-28-2013 |
20140079230 | SOUND OUTPUT SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, COMPUTER-READABLE NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM STORED THEREIN, AND SOUND OUTPUT CONTROL METHOD - In a sound output system including: an information processing apparatus; a first output device; and a second output device, the information processing apparatus generates, based on predetermined information processing, a first sound signal to be outputted to the first output device, and a second sound signal that is a sound signal to be outputted to the second output device and has a content different from that of the first sound signal. When headphones are connected to the second output device, the second sound signal is generated such that at least a part of a first sound which is not outputted as a second sound when no headphones are connected, is contained in the second sound, and the second sound is outputted from the headphones. | 03-20-2014 |
20140126754 | GAME SYSTEM, GAME PROCESS CONTROL METHOD, GAME APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING STORED THEREIN GAME PROGRAM - A predetermined sound is reproduced at a position of a sound source object. The sound is received by a plurality of virtual microphones, and a sound volume of the sound received at each virtual microphone is calculated. In addition, a localization of the sound received at the virtual microphone is also calculated. Furthermore, a localization of a sound to be outputted to a sound output section is calculated on the basis of the loudness and the localization of the sound received at each virtual microphone. The sound of the sound source object is outputted to the sound output section on the basis of the localization. | 05-08-2014 |
20140133681 | GAME SYSTEM, GAME PROCESS CONTROL METHOD, GAME APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING STORED THEREIN GAME PROGRAM - Sounds are reproduced from a plurality of sound source objects at the same timing. A sound volume and a localization of each sound when the sounds are received by a virtual microphone are calculated. Any one sound source object is determined as a weight assignment target on the basis of the sound volumes. Then, when the sounds reproduced simultaneously from the sound source objects are outputted as a single sound, weight assignment is performed such that the localization of the sound of the sound source object determined as the weight assignment target is more greatly reflected, and a localization of an outputted sound on the basis of the localization of each sound source object. On the basis of this localization, an audio signal is generated and outputted. | 05-15-2014 |
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20130284531 | FILM COVERED BATTERY AND METHOD FOR SCREENING SAME - A film covered battery has a battery element equipped with a plurality of electrode plates laminated via separators, and an exterior film for hermetically sealing the battery element. A cover film is attached to a hollow present in predetermined regions set on a surface of the exterior film. The predetermined regions are regions obtained by removing overlap regions from projected regions obtained by projecting the electrode plates to the surface of the exterior film, the overlap regions being regions where the projected regions overlap with members interposed between the electrode plates at the outermost layers and the exterior film. It is possible to cover the hollow on the surface, without increasing the thickness of the film covered battery. | 10-31-2013 |
20140285208 | METHOD FOR INSPECTING BATTERY - A method for inspecting a battery, comprising: a first withstanding voltage determination step of housing an electrode laminate within a package and applying a first voltage between a positive electrode terminal and a negative electrode terminal to perform a first withstanding voltage determination in a state in which an electrolyte solution is not poured in the package; and a second withstanding voltage determination step of applying a second voltage which is higher than the first voltage between the positive electrode terminal or the negative electrode terminal and metallic layers of pair of laminate films to perform a second withstanding voltage determination in the state in which the electrolyte solution is not poured in the package. | 09-25-2014 |
20140363732 | NONAQUEOUS BATTERY - A nonaqueous battery includes at least one positive electrode plate, at least one negative electrode plate and at least one separator formed of a microporous resin film and laminated between the positive electrode plate and the negative electrode plate. The separator has a square or rectangular shape with four sides, two of which are perpendicular to a machine direction of the microporous resin film and have been subjected to heat and the other two of which are parallel to the machine direction of the microporous resin film and have not been subjected to heat. | 12-11-2014 |
20150022228 | CONDUCTIVITY INSPECTION APPARATUS AND CONDUCTIVITY INSPECTION METHOD - At least two needles ( | 01-22-2015 |
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20130236350 | HIGHLY FORMABLE HIGH-STRENGTH STEEL SHEET, WARM WORKING METHOD, AND WARM-WORKED AUTOMOBILE PART - A high-strength steel sheet has a chemical composition including 0.05% to 0.3% of C, 1% to 3% of Si, 0.5% to 3% of Mn, 0% to 0.1% of P, 0.001% to 0.1% of Al, and 0.002% to 0.03% of N, in mass percent; further includes iron and impurities; and has a structure including 50% to 90% of bainitic ferrite, 5% to 20% of retained austenite (γ | 09-12-2013 |
20130259734 | HIGHLY FORMABLE HIGH-STRENGTH STEEL SHEET, WARM WORKING METHOD, AND WARM-WORKED AUTOMOBILE PART - A high-strength steel sheet has a chemical composition including 0.05% to 0.3% of C, 1% to 3% of Si, 0.5% to 3% of Mn, 0% to 0.1% of P, 0% to 0.01% of S, 0.001% to 0.1% of Al, and 0.002% to 0.03% of N in mass percent; further includes iron and impurities; and has a structure including 50% to 90% of bainitic ferrite, 3% or more of retained austenite (γ | 10-03-2013 |
20130263637 | PRESS FORMING METHOD FOR STEEL PLATE - A press forming method forming an extended part by extension in a later forming period after deep drawing, the deep drawing process carried out with working at 100-250° C., and the extension forming process carried out colder at less than 50° C., whereby the extended part is formed by extension in a cup shaped low parts formed by deep drawing. Thus, press forming products containing formed elements can be deep drawing formed and extension formed at a high forming rate of 10 mm/sec or greater, which can assure high productivity. By making a steel plate temperature 100-350° C. during press forming and by making the forming rate in the later forming period where extension forming is carried out slower than the forming rate in an earlier forming period where extension forming is not carried out, cracking of the extended part can be prevented and press forming limitations can be improved. | 10-10-2013 |
20130330226 | HIGH-STRENGTH STEEL SHEET WITH EXCELLENT DEEP DRAWABILITY AT ROOM TEMPERATURE AND WARM TEMPERATURE, AND METHOD FOR WARM WORKING SAME - This high-strength steel sheet has a component composition containing, in mass %, 0.02 to 0.3% C, 1 to 3% Si, 1.8 to 3% Mn, 0.1% or less P, 0.01% or less S, 0.001 to 0.1% Al, and 0.002 to 0.03% N, the remainder being iron and impurities. The high-strength steel sheet has a structure containing, in terms of area ratio relative to the entire structure, each of the following phases: 50 to 85% bainitic ferrite; 3% or more retained austenite (γ); 10 to 45% martensite and the aforementioned retained austenite (γ); and 5 to 40% ferrite. The ratio between the Mn concentration (Mn | 12-12-2013 |
20140144560 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING HOT-PRESS-FORMED STEEL MEMBER - To establish a method for obtaining a hot-press-formed steel member, which exhibits high strength, high tensile elongation (ductility) and high bendability, thereby having excellent deformation characteristics at the time of collision crush (crashworthiness), and which is capable of ensuring excellent delayed fracture resistance. A method for producing a hot-press-formed steel member by heating a steel sheet, which has a chemical component composition containing 0.10% (% by mass, and hereinafter the same shall apply) to 0.30% (inclusive) of C, 1.0% to 2.5% (inclusive) of Si, 1.0% to 3.0% (inclusive) of Si and Al in total and 1.5% to 3.0% (inclusive) of Mn, with the balance consisting of iron and unavoidable impurities, and hot press forming the steel sheet one or more times. The method for producing a hot-press-formed steel member is characterized in that: the heating temperature is set to not less than the Ac3 transformation point; the starting temperature of the hot pressing is set to not more than the heating temperature but not less than the Ms point; and the average cooling rate from (the Ms point−150° C. to 40° C. is set to 5° C./s or less. | 05-29-2014 |
20140271331 | HIGH-STRENGTH STEEL SHEET HAVING EXCELLENT ROOM-TEMPERATURE FORMABILITY AND WARM FORMABILITY, AND WARM FORMING METHOD THEREOF - This high-strength steel plate has a component composition including, by mass %, C: 0.02-0.3%, Si: 1-3%, Mn: 1.8-3%, P: 0.1% or less, S: 0.01% or less, Al: 0.001-0.1%, N: 0.002-0.03%, the rest consisting of iron and impurities. Said steel plate has a microstructure including, in terms of area ratio relative to the entire microstructure, each of the following phases: bainitic ferrite: 50-85%; retained γ; 3% or greater; martensite+the aforementioned retained γ; 10-45%; and ferrite: 5-40%. The C concentration (CγR) in the aforementioned retained austenite is 0.3-1.2 mass %, part or all of the N in the aforementioned component composition is solid solution N, and the amount of said solid solution N is 30-100 ppm. | 09-18-2014 |
20150184274 | HIGH-STRENGTH HOT-DIP GALVANIZED STEEL SHEET HAVING EXCELLENT YIELD STRENGTH AND FORMABILITY, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR - A hot-dip galvanized steel sheet contains specific amounts of C, Si, Mn, P, S, Ti, Al, and N with the remainder being iron and unavoidable impurities. Bainitic ferrite, martensite, retained γ, and ferrite (α) are present each in a specific area ratio. The remainder γ has a specific C concentration. Sub-grains in the recrystallized α and un-recrystallized α have a specific grain diameter. The surface area ratio of α and worked α having a grain diameter of 5 μm or more is 5% or less. The average particle diameter of TiC particles inside a grains is 10 nm or less. | 07-02-2015 |
20150354035 | MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR HOT PRESS FORMED STEEL MEMBER - Provided is a method for manufacturing a hot press formed steel member that has high strengths, an excellent balance between strength and ductility, and good deformation properties upon crush on collision (crashworthiness). The manufacturing method is highly efficient and allows a high degree of freedom with respect to the shape to be formed. The method manufactures a steel member by heating a steel sheet having a specific chemical composition and subjecting the steel sheet to at least one time of hot press forming. In the method, the heating temperature is equal to or higher than the Ac | 12-10-2015 |
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20130267278 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - The electronic device including a piezoelectric element, a vibration plate having the piezoelectric element fixed thereto for generating air conduction sound by vibrating the piezoelectric element and sound to be transmitted by vibrating a part of a human body, a housing having the vibration plate fixed thereto, and an operation key provided to the housing, makes vibration of the vibration plate not likely to be transmitted to the operation key. | 10-10-2013 |
20130272549 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - In order to be appropriately usable as an electric device for vibrating a panel attached to a housing, an electronic device including a piezoelectric element; a housing having a first principle plane having the piezoelectric element fixed thereto and a second principle plane opposite to the first principle plane; and a lid member having a joint portion for removably joining to the second principle plane; causes the housing to generate sound transmitted by vibrating a part of a human body, such that the piezoelectric element is provided on a first side in a first direction parallel to the first principle plane, and a joint position of the joint portion is provided on a second side opposite to the first side in the first direction. | 10-17-2013 |
20130287242 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device ( | 10-31-2013 |
20150018046 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - Provided is an electronic device that can be appropriately used as a type of electronic device that vibrates a panel attached to a housing. The electronic device includes a piezoelectric element, a panel, to which the piezoelectric element is attached, that vibrates due to the piezoelectric element to generate a vibration sound transmitted by vibrating a part of a human body, a housing supporting the panel with a first face, a microphone contained within the housing and disposed on a second face, and a buffer that damps vibration transmitted from the panel to the microphone through the first face and/or the second face, thereby reducing noise picked up by the microphone. | 01-15-2015 |
20150043750 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An echo caused by sound leakage from a housing that vibrates due to a vibrating body is reduced. An electronic device ( | 02-12-2015 |
20150110318 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - Provided is an electronic device including: a housing; a vibration body disposed in the housing; and a microphone disposed in the housing. By vibrating the vibration body, the electronic device transmits air conduction sound and vibration sound that is generated by the vibration. During the generation of the sounds, howling reduction processing is performed, so that usability of the electronic device is improved. | 04-23-2015 |
20160007123 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device includes a vibration unit configured to generate a vibration sound transmitted by vibrating a contacting or pressing body part; and piezoelectric elements stacked on and attached to the vibration unit and vibrating the vibration unit in accordance with an input signal. The piezoelectric elements each have a different capacitance. Voltage of the input signal to the piezoelectric elements is varied in accordance with frequency band, thereby suppressing power consumption. | 01-07-2016 |
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20140355777 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - Provided is an electronic device that is capable of reducing sound leakage from a vibration plate vibrated by a piezoelectric element. An electronic device | 12-04-2014 |
20140355792 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - Provided is an electronic device including a housing and an acoustic device configured to generate vibration sound that is transmitted through vibration of a part of a human body. The acoustic device includes a panel configured to be joined to the housing; a piezoelectric element configured to be joined to the panel for vibrating the panel; and a vibration adjusting unit configured to be joined to the panel and vibrated together with the panel by the piezoelectric element. With the above configuration, a frequency characteristic is improved. | 12-04-2014 |
20150030188 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - Provided is an electronic device including: a piezoelectric element; a vibration plate to which the piezoelectric element is joined for vibration; and a housing to which the vibration plate is joined. Vibration sound, which is transmitted by vibrating a part of a human body, is generated by the vibration plate. The vibration plate includes, in a plan view thereof, a first area including a joining portion with the piezoelectric element and a second area located further away from the joining portion than the first area is, and rigidity in a first area is lower than rigidity in the second area. With the above configuration, sound leakage or the like is reduced, and usability of the electronic device is improved. | 01-29-2015 |
20150036843 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - Provided is an electronic device | 02-05-2015 |
20160073202 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - Provided is an electronic device including a housing and an acoustic device configured to generate vibration sound that is transmitted through vibration of a part of a human body. The acoustic device includes a panel configured to be joined to the housing; a piezoelectric element configured to be joined to the panel for vibrating the panel; and a vibration adjusting unit configured to be joined to the panel and vibrated together with the panel by the piezoelectric element. With the above configuration, a frequency characteristic is improved. | 03-10-2016 |
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20130169731 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - The detector that detects a light beam emitted from a light source of a second image forming device and reflected by a polygon mirror, and an adjustment device that performs adjustment processing of adjusting the velocity of the polygon mirror based on an output of the detector are provided. Before a first image forming device performs the image forming processing, the adjustment device performs the adjustment processing while causing the light source of the second image forming device to emit the light beam during a time period including at least a time period in which a photosensitive member of the second image forming device is emitted with the light beam. Before the adjustment processing is finished, the first image forming device starts to move a developing member to a developing position. | 07-04-2013 |
20130302060 | CONNECTOR FOR HEATER, AND FIXING APPARATUS - An image fixing apparatus for heating and fixing an unfixed image formed on a recording material, comprising a heater including a substrate, a first electrode provided on one side of the substrate and a second electrode provided on the other side of the substrate; and a connector, connected with the heater, for receiving electric power, the connector including an electrically insulative housing, and a contact terminal provided inside the housing and having first spring contact contacted to the first electrode and a second spring contact contacted to the second electrode, wherein the contact terminal is swingable relative to the housing. | 11-14-2013 |
20130336672 | CONNECTOR FOR HEATER, FIXING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image fixing apparatus includes a heater including a substrate, a first electrode provided on one side of the substrate and a second electrode provided on the other side of the substrate; and a connector, connected with the heater, for receiving electric power, the connector including an electrically insulative housing, and a contact terminal provided inside the housing and having first spring contact contacted to the first electrode and a second spring contact contacted to the second electrode, wherein the first spring contact and the second spring contact are disposed at positions different as seen in a direction perpendicular to a surface of the substrate. | 12-19-2013 |
20140168340 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes: first and second photosensitive members; first and second light sources; a rotatable polygonal mirror; a first signal output means; and a second signal output means. The first light source emits the light at timing on the basis of the first signal and the second light source emits the light at timing on the basis of the second signal so that latent images are formed on the first and second photosensitive members, respectively, and then are developed with developers to form developer images on the first and second photosensitive members, respectively, and then an image is formed by superposing the developer images. Before output of a second signal from the second signal output portion is started, the first light source emits the light on the basis of a first signal to start formation of the latent image on the first photosensitive member. | 06-19-2014 |
20150037078 | FIXING DEVICE - The present invention provides a fixing device including a flexible cylindrical rotary member and an inner-surface opposing portion that opposes an inner surface of the rotary member at an end portion of the rotary member in a generatrix direction. The inner-surface opposing portion moves upstream in a recording material conveying direction in accordance with lateral shift of the rotary member in the generatrix direction. This restricts the lateral shift of the rotary member. | 02-05-2015 |
20150139680 | CONNECTOR FOR HEATER, AND FIXING APPARATUS - An image fixing apparatus for heating and fixing an unfixed image formed on a recording material, comprising a heater including a substrate, a first electrode provided on one side of the substrate and a second electrode provided on the other side of the substrate; and a connector, connected with the heater, for receiving electric power, the connector including an electrically insulative housing, and a contact terminal provided inside the housing and having first spring contact contacted to the first electrode and a second spring contact contacted to the second electrode, wherein the contact terminal is swingable relative to the housing. | 05-21-2015 |
20150139681 | CONNECTOR FOR HEATER, FIXING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image fixing apparatus includes a heater including a substrate, a first electrode provided on one side of the substrate and a second electrode provided on the other side of the substrate; and a connector, connected with the heater, for receiving electric power, the connector including an electrically insulative housing, and a contact terminal provided inside the housing and having first spring contact contacted to the first electrode and a second spring contact contacted to the second electrode, wherein the first spring contact and the second spring contact are disposed at positions different as seen in a direction perpendicular to a surface of the substrate. | 05-21-2015 |
20160085173 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - The detector that detects a light beam emitted from a light source of a second image forming device and reflected by a polygon mirror, and an adjustment device that performs adjustment processing of adjusting the velocity of the polygon mirror based on an output of the detector are provided. Before a first image forming device performs the image forming processing, the adjustment device performs the adjustment processing while causing the light source of the second image forming device to emit the light beam during a time period including at least a time period in which a photosensitive member of the second image forming device is emitted with the light beam. Before the adjustment processing is finished, the first image forming device starts to move a developing member to a developing position. | 03-24-2016 |
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20150086907 | PHOTOSENSITIVE COMPOSITION FOR VOLUME HOLOGRAM RECORDING, VOLUME HOLOGRAM RECORDING MEDIUM USING SAME, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING VOLUME HOLOGRAM RECORDING MEDIUM, AND HOLOGRAM RECORDING METHOD - Provided is a photosensitive composition for volume hologram recording capable of forming a volume hologram recording medium that less shrinks upon curing in hologram recording (in hologram formation) and resists cracking. The photosensitive composition for volume hologram recording contains an alicyclic epoxy compound (A) represented by Formula (I); a thermal acid generator (B); a radically polymerizable compound (C); a radical polymerization initiator (D); and at least one epoxy compound (E) selected from the group consisting of compounds represented by Formula (1), epoxidized fatty acid esters, and epoxidized conjugated diene polymers. | 03-26-2015 |
20150268629 | PHOTOSENSITIVE COMPOSITION FOR FORMING VOLUME HOLOGRAM RECORDING LAYER - Provided is a photosensitive composition for volume hologram recording layer formation. The photosensitive composition gives a volume hologram recording layer that has excellent moisture resistance and thermal stability, less undergoes cure shrinkage upon hologram recording, and offers excellent multiple recording properties. | 09-24-2015 |
20150298365 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING MICROSTRUCTURE AND PHOTOCURABLE COMPOSITION FOR NANOIMPRINTING - Provided is a method for producing a microstructure that enables continuous transfer with good mold releasability even without subjecting the mold to a surface release treatment. | 10-22-2015 |
20160083544 | COMPOSITION FOR FIBER-REINFORCED COMPOSITE MATERIAL, PREPREG, AND FIBER-REINFORCED COMPOSITE MATERIAL - An object of the present invention is to provide a composition for a fiber-reinforced composite material, the composition being capable of forming the fiber-reinforced composite material excellent in work stability, high in curing speed and high in heat resistance, and particularly suitable for production of a continuous fiber-reinforced composite material by a pultrusion method. | 03-24-2016 |
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20140093280 | POSITIVELY-CHARGED SINGLE-LAYER ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Disclosed is a positively-charged electrophotographic photoreceptor which uses a tubular photosensitive layer support base with a wall thickness of (t), wherein (t) is 0.7 mm or less, a chamfer angle (a) of an end surface of the photosensitive layer support base is 30° or more and 60° or less with respect to a longitudinal tangent of a surface of a tubular photosensitive layer support base, and an outer end surface-tail edge surface width (b) of the tubular photosensitive layer support base is 0.05 mm or more. | 04-03-2014 |
20140093816 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING POSITIVELY-CHARGED SINGLE-LAYER ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR, POSITIVELY-CHARGED SINGLE-LAYER ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A method of manufacturing a positively-charged single-layer electrophotographic photoreceptor including the steps of: producing a photosensitive layer application liquid containing a good solvent with respect to a binding resin and at least one organic solvent having a boiling point of 70° C. or higher; and forming a photosensitive layer by coating a photosensitive layer support base having a wall thickness of 0.7 mm or less, with the photosensitive layer application liquid and then drying the photosensitive layer application liquid. | 04-03-2014 |
20140093817 | POSITIVELY-CHARGED SINGLE-LAYER ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Disclosed is a positively-charged single-layer electrophotographic photoreceptor in which a photosensitive layer containing at least a binding resin and a charge transporting material is provided on a photosensitive layer support base with a wall thickness of 0.7 mm or less, wherein when the charge transporting material is solely constituted by a hole transporting material, a content of the hole transporting material is 110 parts by mass or less with respect to 100 parts by mass of the binding resin, and when the charge transporting material is constituted by a hole transporting material and an electron transporting material, a content of the hole transporting material is 130 parts by mass or less and a content of the electron transporting material is 5 parts by mass or more with respect to 100 parts by mass of the binding resin. | 04-03-2014 |
20150160571 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING POSITIVELY-CHARGED SINGLE-LAYER ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR, POSITIVELY-CHARGED SINGLE-LAYER ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A method of manufacturing a positively-charged single-layer electrophotographic photoreceptor including the steps of: producing a photosensitive layer application liquid containing a good solvent with respect to a binding resin and at least one organic solvent having a boiling point of 70° C. or higher; and forming a photosensitive layer by coating a photosensitive layer support base having a wall thickness of 0.7 mm or less, with the photosensitive layer application liquid and then drying the photosensitive layer application liquid. | 06-11-2015 |
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20130128435 | COMPOSITION, COMPOSITION BEING FOR END-FACE SEALING DISPLAY DEVICES AND CONSISTING OF THE COMPOSITION, DISPLAY DEVICES, AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SAME - An end-face sealing agent for display devices, which consists of a resin composition containing (1) a liquid epoxy resin, (2) an epoxy resin curing agent that is liquid at 23° C. and that is selected from the group consisting of acid anhydrides and thiol compounds having two or more mercapto groups in the molecule, (3) a secondary or tertiary amine that is solid at 233° C., or microcapsules that contain a secondary or tertiary amine therein, and (4) a filler, and in which the content of the component (4) is 50 to 150 parts by weight relative to 100 parts by weight of the sum total of the components (1), (2) and (3), and the viscosity as determined using an E-type viscometer at 253° C. and 2.5 rpm is 0.5 to 50 Pas. | 05-23-2013 |
20140370316 | ADHESIVE COMPOSITION AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE USING SAME - The present invention provides an adhesive composition which has a cured product exhibiting high transparency and a high refractive index, and which has high adhesive strength and experiences little reduction in the adhesive strength, even when exposed to high temperatures. In order to achieve the above the adhesive composition includes: (1) a hydrocarbon polymer having a total light transmittance of visible light, as measured according to JIS K7361-1, of at least 80%; (2) at least one kind of (meth)acrylic monomer selected from a mono(meth)acrylic monomer having one (meth)acrylic group in a molecule and a di(meth)acrylic monomer having two (meth)acrylic groups in a molecule; and (3) a photoinitiator; wherein 30-190 parts by weight of component (2) are included relative to 100 parts by weight of component (1). | 12-18-2014 |
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20120310479 | DAMPING FORCE CONTROL DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - Disclosed is a damping force control device for a vehicle that controls the damping coefficient of a damping force generation device on the basis of a final target control amount that is based on the target control amount for attitude control, which suppresses changes in the vehicle body attitude in at least the rolling direction, and the target control amount for riding comfort control, which increases riding comfort with regards to vehicle body vibrations in at least the rolling direction. The target control amount for riding comfort control is a control amount calculated as the total of a fixed basic control amount and a variable control amount. The target control amount and the variable control amount for attitude control are calculated, a post-correction basic control amount, which is nearer to the target control amount for attitude control than the basic control amount, is calculated, and the total of the post-correction basic control amount and the variable control amount is set as the final target control amount, thereby excellently achieving both the suppression of attitude changes and an increase in riding comfort. | 12-06-2012 |
20140214274 | DAMPING FORCE CONTROL DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - Disclosed is a damping force control device for a vehicle that controls the damping coefficient of a damping force generation device on the basis of a final target control amount that is based on the target control amount for attitude control, which suppresses changes in the vehicle body attitude in at least the rolling direction, and the target control amount for riding comfort control, which increases riding comfort with regards to vehicle body vibrations in at least the rolling direction. The target control amount for riding comfort control is a control amount calculated as the total of a fixed basic control amount and a variable control amount. The target control amount and the variable control amount for attitude control are calculated, a post-correction basic control amount, which is nearer to the target control amount for attitude control than the basic control amount, is calculated, and the total of the post-correction basic control amount and the variable control amount is set as the final target control amount, thereby excellently achieving both the suppression of attitude changes and an increase in riding comfort. | 07-31-2014 |
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20120156317 | CENTER MECHANISM OF TIRE VULCANIZER - In a center mechanism of a tire vulcanizer of the present invention, in order to improve working efficiency and lower total height, after a green tire is vulcanized and patterned and becomes a vulcanized tire, a bladder well is lifted from a bottom position where a lower bead ring is positioned on a lower mold and a bladder is installed in the green tire to a top position where the lower bead ring is positioned above the lower mold and an upper clamp, and the upper clamp, a lower clamp, and the bladder are placed in the bladder well, while heights of the upper clamp and the lower clamp are fixed. | 06-21-2012 |
20120319330 | TIRE VULCANIZER AND TIRE VULCANIZING METHOD - In a tire vulcanizer having two sets of portions, each of which includes a lower mold, an upper mold, and a center mechanism provided with a bladder, a nitrogen gas heated in a first heating device is supplied to an interior of the bladder of the center mechanism which is placed on the upstream side in the circulating direction of the nitrogen gas. The nitrogen gas discharged from the interior of the bladder of the center mechanism is used for vulcanization and patterning and a temperature thereof is lowered. However, this nitrogen gas is heated again in a second heating device, so that the temperature is increased. Therefore, the nitrogen gas heated in the second heating device is supplied to an interior of the bladder of the center mechanism which is placed on the downstream side in the circulating direction of the nitrogen gas. | 12-20-2012 |
20130062803 | TIRE VULCANIZING METHOD, AND TIRE VULCANIZER - A tire vulcanizing method reduces consumption energy and increases productivity of vulcanization. This method involves supplying an inert gas to an internal space of the tire via a supply pipe, discharging the gas from the internal space via a return pipe, and supplying the gas from the return pipe to the supply pipe by a rotation type circulation device. A heating device heats the circulated gas. An internal outlet gas temperature sensor detects a temperature of the gas in the return pipe. A controller decreases a rotating speed of the circulation device when the return pipe gas temperature is a rotating speed decrease temperature or more. | 03-14-2013 |