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20080282119 | MEMORY DEVICE AND BUILT IN SELF-TEST METHOD OF THE SAME - A memory device including, a nonvolatile memory which stores a step item, a parameter start address, and a parameter which has an address corresponding to the parameter start address and defines the step item, and a controller which performs, on the nonvolatile memory, a test step corresponding to the step item defined by the parameter, the controller being formed in the same chip as the nonvolatile memory. | 11-13-2008 |
20090129155 | NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR STORAGE DEVICE - A nonvolatile semiconductor storage device capable of storing a plurality of bits of data in one memory cell by assigning multivalued data having a higher-order bit selected from one of a pair of data in a first unit and a lower-order bit selected from the other of the pair of data to each threshold voltage of the memory cell, wherein in a first write operation that processes data in the first unit, the logic of one of the higher-order bit and the lower-order bit is fixed, and two pieces of multivalued data that maximize the difference between the threshold voltages are assigned, thereby storing one bit of input data in the one memory cell in a pseudo binary state, and in a second write operation that processes data in a second unit larger than the first unit, a plurality of bits of input data is stored in the one memory cell in a multivalued state, and parity data for error correction in the second unit is stored in the memory cell. | 05-21-2009 |
20090129156 | NON-VOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR STORAGE DEVICE - A non-volatile semiconductor storage device includes a memory cell array having a plurality of non-volatile memory cells, an address search circuit which searches for write object data and outputs an address where the write object data is present, when writing data into the non-volatile memory cells, and a control circuit which exercises control to write the write object data into the non-volatile memory cells in accordance with the address output from the address search circuit. | 05-21-2009 |
20110055465 | NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR STORAGE DEVICE - A nonvolatile semiconductor storage device capable of storing a plurality of bits of data in one memory cell by assigning multivalued data having a higher-order bit selected from one of a pair of data in a first unit and a lower-order bit selected from the other of the pair of data to each threshold voltage of the memory cell, wherein in a first write operation that processes data in the first unit, the logic of one of the higher-order bit and the lower-order bit is fixed, and two pieces of multivalued data that maximize the difference between the threshold voltages are assigned, thereby storing one bit of input data in the one memory cell in a pseudo binary state, and in a second write operation that processes data in a second unit larger than the first unit, a plurality of bits of input data is stored in the one memory cell in a multivalued state, and parity data for error correction in the second unit is stored in the memory cell. | 03-03-2011 |
20110228605 | NONVOLATILE MEMORY - A nonvolatile memory includes a memory cell array comprising an object block which includes a first data bit region capable of storing input data and a first flag bit region capable of storing first flag information, a redundant block which includes a second data bit region capable of storing input data and a second flag bit region capable of storing second flag information, and a special block including a special bit region capable of storing an object block address of the object block. The nonvolatile memory includes an object block retention part which retains the object block address. The nonvolatile memory includes an object block flag storage part which stores the first flag information therein. The nonvolatile memory includes a redundant block flag storage part which stores the second flag information. The nonvolatile memory includes a coincidence detection circuit which detects whether a block address which is input coincides with the object block address retained in the object block retention part. The nonvolatile memory includes a block changeover circuit which controls selection of one of the object block and the redundant block on the basis of the first and second flag information when the coincidence detection circuit has detected that the input block address coincides with the object block address. | 09-22-2011 |
20120063229 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE WHICH INCLUDES MEMORY CELL HAVING CHARGE ACCUMULATION LAYER AND CONTROL GATE - A semiconductor memory device includes a memory cell array, a power source circuit, a sense amplifier, a control circuit, and a processor. The memory cell array includes a nonvolatile memory cell. The power source circuit includes a first register and generates a voltage. The sense amplifier includes a second register, reads from the memory cell and amplifies the read data. The control circuit includes a third register and controls operations of the power source circuit and the sense amplifier. The processor controls the operations of the power source circuit, the sense amplifier and the control circuit by giving an instruction to the first to third registers. The control circuit decodes the instruction received at the third register so as to control the power source circuit and the sense amplifier directly based on a result of decoding. | 03-15-2012 |
20120155169 | NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR STORAGE DEVICE - A nonvolatile semiconductor storage device storing plural data bits in one memory cell by assigning multivalued data having a higher-order bit selected from one of a pair of data in a first unit and a lower-order bit selected from the other of the pair of data. In a first write operation processing data in the first unit, logic of one of the higher-order and the lower-order bit is fixed, and two multivalued data that maximize the difference between the threshold voltages are assigned, thereby storing one bit of input data in the memory cell in a pseudo binary state. In a second write operation processing data in a second unit larger than the first unit, plural input data bits in a multivalued state and parity data for error correction in the second unit are stored in the memory cell. | 06-21-2012 |
20120243320 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a semiconductor memory device includes a plurality of memory cells, a logic gate chain, and a counter. The memory cells are capable of retaining data and are associated with the columns. The logic gate chain includes a plurality of logic gates associated with the columns. Each of the logical gates outputs a logical level to a next-stage logical gate in the series connection. The logic level indicates presence or absence of verify-failure in the associated column. The counter counts the number of output times of the logic level indicating the presence of the verify-failure in a final-stage logic gate of the series connection. A content indicated by the logic level output from each of the logic gates is inverted at a boundary of the logic gate associated with the column having the verify-failure in the logic gate chain. | 09-27-2012 |
20120246422 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE WHICH INCLUDES MEMORY CELL HAVING CHARGE ACCUMULATION LAYER AND CONTROL GATE - A semiconductor memory device includes a memory cell array, a power source circuit, a sense amplifier, a control circuit, and a processor. The memory cell array includes a nonvolatile memory cell. The power source circuit includes a first register and generates a voltage. The sense amplifier includes a second register, reads from the memory cell and amplifies the read data. The control circuit includes a third register and controls operations of the power source circuit and the sense amplifier. The processor controls the operations of the power source circuit, the sense amplifier and the control circuit by giving an instruction to the first to third registers. The control circuit decodes the instruction received at the third register so as to control the power source circuit and the sense amplifier directly based on a result of decoding. | 09-27-2012 |
20130024606 | NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a nonvolatile semiconductor memory device comprises a first memory block and a second memory block, and a control circuit. In read operation, when a read target block is the first memory block, the control circuit determines whether the first memory block is single-level or multi-level according to a first flag, and stores a first determination result thereof. While the read target block is the first memory block, the control circuit reads the first memory block as single-level or multi-level according to the first determination result. When the read target block is changed from the first memory block to the second memory block, the control circuit erases the first determination result. | 01-24-2013 |
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20100282601 | PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELL AND ENERGY SYSTEM USING THE SAME - A photoelectrochemical cell ( | 11-11-2010 |
20100326837 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ANODE FOIL OF ALUMINIUM ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR - The present invention provides a method of manufacturing anode foil for aluminum electrolytic capacitors with high capacitance and decreased leakage current. The method has the following steps: dipping etched aluminum foil into pure water having a temperature of 90° C. or higher so as to form a hydrated film on the foil; attaching organic acid to the surface of the hydrated film; performing main chemical conversion on the aluminum foil with application of formation voltage after the attaching step; performing depolarization on the aluminum foil after the main chemical conversion step; and performing follow-up chemical conversion on the aluminum foil after the main chemical conversion step. The main chemical conversion treatment has two-or-more stages. In the first stage of the treatment, the foil is dipped into a phosphate aqueous solution, and in the last stage, it is dipped into an aqueous solution different from the phosphate aqueous solution. | 12-30-2010 |
20110174610 | PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELL - A photoelectrochemical cell ( | 07-21-2011 |
20110203661 | OPTICALLY PUMPED SEMICONDUCTOR AND DEVICE USING THE SAME - The optically pumped semiconductor according to the present invention is an optically pumped semiconductor that is a semiconductor of a perovskite oxide. The optically pumped semiconductor has a composition represented by a general formula: BaZr | 08-25-2011 |
20110315545 | HYDROGEN GENERATING DEVICE - A hydrogen generating device ( | 12-29-2011 |
20120028141 | PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELL AND ENERGY SYSTEM USING THE SAME - A photoelectrochemical cell ( | 02-02-2012 |
20120063967 | HYDROGEN GENERATION SYSTEM AND HOT WATER PRODUCTION SYSTEM - A hydrogen generation system ( | 03-15-2012 |
20120080310 | PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELL - A photoelectrochemical cell ( | 04-05-2012 |
20120156578 | PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELL AND ENERGY SYSTEM USING SAME - A photoelectrochemical cell ( | 06-21-2012 |
20120237842 | OPTICAL SEMICONDUCTOR AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, OPTICAL SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, PHOTOCATALYST, HYDROGEN PRODUCING DEVICE, AND ENERGY SYSTEM - The method for producing the optical semiconductor of the present disclosure includes a mixing step of producing a mixture containing a reduction inhibitor and a niobium compound that contains at least oxygen in its composition; a nitriding step of nitriding the mixture by the reaction between the mixture and a nitrogen compound gas; and a washing step of isolating niobium oxynitride from the material obtained through the nitriding step by dissolving chemical species other than niobium oxynitride with a washing liquid. The optical semiconductor of the present disclosure substantially consists of niobium oxynitride having a crystal structure of baddeleyite and having a composition represented by the composition formula, NbON. | 09-20-2012 |
20120276464 | Photoelectrochemical Cell and Energy System Using Same - A photoelectrochemical cell ( | 11-01-2012 |
20120285823 | HYDROGEN GENERATION DEVICE - A hydrogen generation device ( | 11-15-2012 |
20120292618 | OPTICAL SEMICONDUCTOR, OPTICAL SEMICONDUCTOR ELECTRODE USING SAME, PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELL, AND ENERGY SYSTEM - The optical semiconductor of the present invention is an optical semiconductor containing In, Ga, Zn, O and N, and has a composition in which a part of oxygen (O) is substituted by nitrogen (N) in a general formula: In | 11-22-2012 |
20130075250 | HYDROGEN PRODUCTION DEVICE - The hydrogen production device of the present invention includes: a first electrode ( | 03-28-2013 |
20130192984 | NbON FILM, METHOD FOR PRODUCING NbON FILM, HYDROGEN GENERATION DEVICE, AND ENERGY SYSTEM PROVIDED WITH SAME - The NbON film of the present invention is a NbON film in which a photocurrent is generated by light irradiation. The NbON film of the present invention is desirably a single-phase film. The hydrogen generation device ( | 08-01-2013 |
20130316254 | ENERGY SYSTEM - An energy system includes an solar hydrogen producing unit ( | 11-28-2013 |
20140004435 | PHOTOELECTRODE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELL AND ENERGY SYSTEM USING SAME, AND HYDROGEN GENERATION METHOD | 01-02-2014 |
20140057187 | NIOBIUM NITRIDE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, NIOBIUM NITRIDE-CONTAINING FILM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, SEMICONDUCTOR, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, PHOTOCATALYST, HYDROGEN GENERATION DEVICE, AND ENERGY SYSTEM - The present invention is a niobium nitride which has a composition represented by the composition formula Nb | 02-27-2014 |
20140072891 | HYDROGEN PRODUCING CELL, HYDROGEN PRODUCING DEVICE, AND ENERGY SYSTEM INCLUDING THE HYDROGEN PRODUCING DEVICE - A hydrogen producing cell of the present invention is provided with an electrolyte supply hole, an electrolyte discharge hole, a first hydrogen circulation hole and a second hydrogen circulation hole respectively penetrating a housing. In disposing the hydrogen producing cell, the electrolyte supply hole is arranged on a vertically upper side than the electrolyte discharge hole, the first hydrogen circulation hole is arranged on a vertically upper side than the electrolyte supply hole, and the second hydrogen circulation hole is arranged on a vertically upper side than the electrolyte discharge hole. By this configuration, it is possible to considerably reduce the length of a pipe and the number of manifolds concerning the electrolyte and hydrogen, and to link the hydrogen producing cells with one another simply and rationally. | 03-13-2014 |
20150072254 | HYDROGEN PRODUCING DEVICE AND HYDROGEN PRODUCING UNIT AND ENERGY SYSTEM INCLUDING THE HYDROGEN PRODUCING DEVICE AND THE HYDROGEN PRODUCING UNIT - In a hydrogen producing device, an electrolyte flow path between a plurality of hydrogen producing cells is disposed in a hydrogen production side and in an oxygen production side, separately. Further, an electrolyte flow path is formed through which the electrolyte flows downward from the top between the plurality of hydrogen producing cells, and on the other hand the electrolyte flows upward from the bottom within each hydrogen producing cell. Moreover, a contact point with a produced gas or an atmosphere is provided in a pathway of the electrolyte flow path. | 03-12-2015 |
20150111119 | SEMICONDUCTOR PHOTOELECTRODE, PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELL, HYDROGEN GENERATION METHOD, AND ENERGY SYSTEM - Provided is a semiconductor photoelectrode comprising a first conductive layer; a first n-type semiconductor layer disposed on the first conductive layer; and a second conductive layer covering the first n-type semiconductor layer. The first n-type semiconductor layer has a first n-type surface region and a second n-type surface region. The first n-type surface region is in contact with the first conductive layer. The second n-type surface region is in contact with the second conductive layer. The first n-type semiconductor layer is formed of at least one selected from the group consisting of a nitride semiconductor and an oxynitride semiconductor. The second conductive layer is light-transmissive. The second conductive layer is formed of a p-type oxide conductor. | 04-23-2015 |
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20090010664 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - The invention provides an image forming apparatus having: an image holding member; an image holding member; a charging unit; a latent image-forming unit; a development unit; a measuring unit; and a control unit. The image holding member has a substrate having a surface having regular reflectance in a range of about 30% to about 95% with respect to light having a first wavelength and a subbing layer having a light transmittance of about 50% or greater per unit thickness of the layer with respect to light having the first wavelength and a photosensitive layer having absorption with respect to light having a second wavelength that is different from the first wavelength. | 01-08-2009 |
20090060574 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND PROCESS CARTRIDGE - An image forming apparatus comprising an image holding member that is rotationally driven, the image holding member comprising, on a substrate, a subbing layer and a photosensitive layer, a volume resistance value of the subbing layer decreasing in a rotation axis direction of the image holding member, from one end portion of a light source side of the image holding member towards another end portion of the image holding member, a charging unit, a latent image formation unit, a developing unit, a transfer unit, and a charge removal unit comprising a light source that, after transfer of the toner image, irradiates the surface of the image holding member from one side thereof, in a rotation axis direction of the image holding member, with charge removing light, to remove the charge from the surface of the image holding member. | 03-05-2009 |
20100248105 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR, PROCESS CARTRIDGE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - The present invention provides an electrophotographic photoreceptor that includes: at least a photosensitive layer on a conductive support; a surface layer that contains fluororesin particles and a fluorocarbon comb graft polymer containing a repeating unit derived from a macromonomer and a repeating unit derived from a monomer having a fluoroalkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms; wherein the surface layer contains phosphorus in an amount of about 5 ppm or less, and a process cartridge and electrophotographic apparatus, which use the photoreceptor. | 09-30-2010 |
20110241837 | Signal processing apparatus and signal processing method - There is provided a signal processing apparatus, including a first antenna to perform non-contact communication with a reader writer, a second antenna installed adjacent to the first antenna to perform the non-contact communication with a non-contact communication apparatus, a metal body that is arranged between the first antenna and the second antenna and blocks a magnetic field between the first antenna and the second antenna, an amplification unit that amplifies a carrier wave by using at least external power supplied from an external power supply, a modulation unit that modulates the carrier wave, and a load modulation unit that changes an impedance of the first antenna. | 10-06-2011 |
20130236820 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND PROCESS CARTRIDGE - An image forming apparatus includes at least an electrophotographic photoreceptor having at least a conductive support, an undercoat layer, and a photosensitive layer; a charging device that charges the surface of the electrophotographic photoreceptor in a contact charging mode, in which only DC voltage is applied; an electrostatic latent image forming device that exposes the surface of the charged electrophotographic photoreceptor to form an electrostatic latent image; a developing device that develops the electrostatic latent image by a developer to form a toner image; and a transfer device that directly transfers the toner image from the electrophotographic photoreceptor to a transfer medium; and does not include an erasing device for erasing the surface of the electrophotographic photoreceptor after the toner image is transferred onto the transfer medium by the transfer device and before the surface of the electrophotographic photoreceptor is charged by the charging device. | 09-12-2013 |
20130314069 | POWER SUPPLY DEVICE, ADAPTER, POWER RECEIVING DEVICE, AND POWER SUPPLY METHOD - There is provided a power supply device, including a connection state determiner that determines a connection state between an external power recipient device and a power line on which electric power is transmitted, a communication control unit that, in a case where the connection state determiner determines that the external power recipient device is connected to the power line, causes information related to power receiving capability corresponding to the external power recipient device to be acquired by wireless communication, a power receiving capability specifier that specifies the power receiving capability of the external power recipient device on the basis of the acquired information related to the power receiving capability, and a power control unit that causes electric power compatible with the external power recipient device to be transmitted on the basis of the specified power receiving capability. | 11-28-2013 |
20140114610 | MANAGEMENT APPARATUS FOR ELECTRICAL APPARATUS, MANAGEMENT METHOD FOR ELECTRICAL APPARATUS, AND MANAGEMENT PROGRAM - There is provided a management apparatus for an electrical apparatus, the management apparatus including a communication unit configured to receive conduction state information from an electrical apparatus, a storage unit configured to store reference conduction state information of the electrical apparatus, and a determination unit configured to compare the conduction state information of the electrical apparatus with the reference conduction state information of the electrical apparatus to determine a state of the electrical apparatus. | 04-24-2014 |
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20110311088 | ACOUSTIC CONVERSION DEVICE AND ACOUSTIC CONVERSION DEVICE ASSEMBLY METHOD - An acoustic conversion device includes: a driving unit including magnets, a yoke, a coil, a vibrating portion, and an armature fixed to the yoke; a diaphragm unit including a holding frame fixed to the driving unit, with one face as a first-joint face jointed to the driving unit, and the other face as a second-joint face, a resin film adhered to the holding frame, a diaphragm held on the holding frame, and a beam portion propagating vibration from the vibrating portion to the diaphragm; and a storage unit including a case body for storing the driving unit and diaphragm unit; with the driving unit and diaphragm unit being stored in the case body, the case body being pressed against and deforming a sealing agent loaded in the second-joint face, from a side facing the second-joint face, thereby sealing each gap between the case body, cover body, and holding frame. | 12-22-2011 |
20110311089 | ACOUSTIC CONVERSION DEVICE AND ACOUSTIC CONVERSION DEVICE ASSEMBLY METHOD - An acoustic conversion device includes: a driving unit including a pair of magnets disposed so as to face each other, a yoke to which the pair of magnets are attached, a coil to which driving current is supplied, a vibrating portion which vibrates when driving current is supplied to the coil, and an armature disposed between the pair of magnets with the vibrating portion being passed through the coil; and a diaphragm unit including a diaphragm, and a beam portion for propagating the vibration of the vibrating portion to the diaphragm; with a coil attachment portion to which the coil is attached, located in a state in parallel with the vibrating portion, being provided to the armature. | 12-22-2011 |
20110311090 | ACOUSTIC CONVERSION DEVICE - An acoustic conversion device includes: a driving unit including a pair of magnets disposed so as to face each other, a yoke to which the pair of magnets are attached, a coil to which driving current is supplied, a vibrating portion which vibrates when driving current is supplied to the coil, and an armature disposed between the pair of magnets with the vibrating portion passed through the coil; and a diaphragm unit including a holding frame having an opening, a resin film adhered to the holding frame in a state covering the opening of the holding frame, a diaphragm held on the inner side of the holding frame in a state adhered to the resin film, and a beam portion of which the tip portion formed integrally with the diaphragm is combined with the vibrating portion of the armature, for propagating the vibration of the vibrating portion to the diaphragm. | 12-22-2011 |
20110311091 | ACOUSTIC CONVERSION DEVICE - An acoustic conversion device includes: a driving unit including a pair of magnets, a yoke, a coil, a vibrating portion which vibrates when driving current is supplied to the coil, and an armature disposed between the pair of magnets with the vibrating portion being passed through the coil; and a diaphragm unit including a holding frame having an opening, a resin film adhered to the holding frame, a diaphragm held within the holding frame, and a beam portion for propagating the vibration of the vibrating portion to the diaphragm; with the beam portion being combined with one edge side of the diaphragm, a predetermined gap being formed between the other edge of the diaphragm, and the inner face of the holding frame, a reinforcing member being provided to the predetermined gap, and the diaphragm being combined with the holding frame by the resin film and the reinforcing member. | 12-22-2011 |
20120087533 | EARPHONE AND ACOUSTIC TRANSDUCER - An earphone includes an earphone casing inside which a sound path that guides sound to a sound discharging hole is formed, and an acoustic transducer disposed inside the earphone casing. The acoustic transducer includes an accommodation casing having accommodated therein a yoke on which paired magnets disposed so as to face each other are mounted, a coil to which a driving current is supplied, an armature provided with a vibrating part vibrating when the driving current is supplied to the coil, the vibrating part being disposed between the paired magnets, and a diaphragm coupled to the vibrating part of the armature, a sound output hole is formed on a surface that faces a vibration surface of the diaphragm in the accommodation casing, and the acoustic transducer has the sound output hole disposed in the earphone casing so that the sound output hole is acoustically coupled to the sound path. | 04-12-2012 |
20130058508 | DRIVER UNIT AND EARPHONE DEVICE - Provided is a driver unit including an acoustic conversion unit; and a housing body in which the acoustic conversion unit is housed, and in which an opening is formed. The acoustic conversion unit includes a pair of magnets arranged to face each other, a coil to which an input signal is supplied, an armature at which a vibrating part passing through the coil and arranged between the pair of magnets is formed, and a vibrating plate connected to the armature. A size of the opening is larger than 40 μm and smaller than 100 μm. | 03-07-2013 |
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20120182249 | MOUNT STRUCTURE OF TOUCH INPUT DEVICE HAVING PRESSURE SENSITIVE SENSOR - [Subject] To provide a mount structure of a touch input device having a pressure sensitive sensor in which visibility can be prevented from being lowered even when the pressure sensitive sensor is mounted, water-proofness and dust-proofness are excellent, and a pressure can be easily detected with high measurement accuracy. | 07-19-2012 |
20120204657 | Pressure Detection Unit - A pressure detection unit includes a first substrate and a second substrate which are disposed in opposition to each other and subject to load from the outside, a pressure detection portion having a pair of electrodes provided between the first substrate and the second substrate and in the first substrate and the second substrate, and electrically conductive pressure-sensitive ink disposed between the pair of electrodes and having electrical characteristics which varies according to the load, and a load transmission member disposed between the first substrate and the pressure detection portion and/or between the second substrate and the pressure detection portion, the load transmission member transmitting the load to the pressure detection portion in a concentrated manner. | 08-16-2012 |
20120222499 | Pressure Detection Unit and Pressure Detection Device - A pressure detection unit includes a first substrate and a second substrate which are disposed in opposition to each other and subject to load from the outside, a pair of electrodes provided in distribution in the first substrate and the second substrate, the electrodes being disposed linearly in opposition to each other, electrically conductive pressure-sensitive ink disposed between the pair of electrodes to cover at least one of these electrodes and having electrical characteristics which varies according to the load, and an adhesion member for adhering the first substrate and the second substrate to each other with the pair of electrodes and the pressure-sensitive ink being placed in contact with each other. | 09-06-2012 |
20130000954 | NARROW FRAME TOUCH INPUT SHEET WITH GOOD ANTICORROSION PROPERTY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A method of manufacturing a narrow frame touch input sheet having very good anticorrosion properties and suitable for a narrow frame capacitance type touch sensor having a double-layer transparent conductive film pattern. The method uses an electrical conductivity sheet obtained by sequentially forming transparent and light blocking conductive films, and first resist layers, on both sides of a transparent base sheet, exposing and developing the resist layers on both sides simultaneously, etching the transparent and light blocking films simultaneously, removing the resist layers, laminating second resist layers with anticorrosion agent on the revealed light blocking films, etching the light blocking films in center windows and terminal portions to reveal the transparent films, and side etching revealed end faces of the light blocking films at center window and terminal portion boundaries to create visor structured second resist layers that are heat softened as an anticorrosion layer on the revealed faces. | 01-03-2013 |
20130021215 | INJECTION MOLDED AND IN-MOLD DECORATED ARTICLE WITH ANTENNA, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND POWER-FEEDING STURCTURE OF CASING WITH ANTENNA - An injection-molded and in-mold decorated article with an antenna includes an injection molded article, a decorative film which covers and decorates at least one part of an outer surface of the injection molded article, a planar antenna arranged between the injection molded article and the decorative film, and a thickness absorbing sheet arranged between the planar antenna and the injection molded article so as to cover the whole planar antenna to absorb a thickness of the planar antenna. The decorative film, the planar antenna, and the thickness absorbing sheet are integrally formed through injection molding simultaneous decoration. Since the thickness absorbing sheet absorbs concavo-convex shapes of an antenna pattern, quality of an appearance design can be improved in the injection-molded and in-mold decorated article with the antenna provided for a communication function of a small mobile device. | 01-24-2013 |
20130169589 | Pressure Detection Unit and Information Input Device Having the Pressure Detection Unit - A pressure detection unit is disposed in a peripheral portion of a panel member of an information input device in order to detect a press operation to the panel member. The pressure detection unit includes a first substrate, a second substrate disposed to face the first substrate, pressure sensitive layers disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate and a first electrode provided on the first substrate and a second electrode provided on the second substrate for detecting resistance change via the pressure sensitive layers, respectively, the first electrode and the second electrode being provided at positions not facing each other on normal lines of the first substrate and the second substrate. | 07-04-2013 |
20130201150 | Pressure Detection Unit and Information Input Device Having the Pressure Detection Unit - A pressure detection unit is disposed in a peripheral portion of a panel member of an information input device for detecting a press operation to the panel member. The pressure detection unit includes a first substrate, a second substrate disposed to face the first substrate, a pressure sensitive layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, and a first electrode provided on the first substrate and a second electrode provided on the second substrate for detecting resistance change via the pressure sensitive layer, the first electrode and the second electrode being provided at positions not facing each other along normal lines of the first substrate and the second substrate. The first electrode, the second electrode and the pressure sensitive layer together form a series circuit in the form of a loop. | 08-08-2013 |
20140302440 | NARROW FRAME TOUCH INPUT SHEET WITH GOOD ANTICORROSION PROPERTY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A method of manufacturing a narrow frame touch input sheet having very good anticorrosion properties and suitable for a narrow frame capacitance type touch sensor having a double-layer transparent conductive film pattern. The method uses an electrical conductivity sheet obtained by sequentially forming transparent and light blocking conductive films, and first resist layers, on both sides of a transparent base sheet, exposing and developing the resist layers on both sides simultaneously, etching the transparent and light blocking films simultaneously, removing the resist layers, laminating second resist layers with anticorrosion agent on the revealed light blocking films, etching the light blocking conductive films in center windows and terminal portions to reveal the transparent films, and side etching revealed end faces of the light blocking films at center window and terminal portion boundaries to create visor structured second resist layers that are heat softened as an anticorrosion layer on the revealed faces. | 10-09-2014 |
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20140127041 | SWASH PLATE TYPE VARIABLE DISPLACEMENT COMPRESSOR - A compressor includes an actuator. The actuator is arranged in a swash plate chamber, while being rotational integrally with a drive shaft. With reference to the swash plate, the actuator is located in a region in which a first cylinder bore is located. The actuator includes a rotation body fixed to the drive shaft, a movable body, and a control pressure chamber. A link mechanism is located between the drive shaft and the swash plate. As the inclination angle of the swash plate is changed, the link mechanism moves the top dead center position of a first head by a greater amount than the top dead center position of a second head. | 05-08-2014 |
20140127042 | SWASH PLATE TYPE VARIABLE DISPLACEMENT COMPRESSOR - In a compressor, a link mechanism, which allows change of the inclination angle of the swash plate, is arranged between the drive shaft and the swash plate. An actuator is arranged in a swash plate chamber, while being rotational integrally with a drive shaft. The actuator includes a rotation body, a movable body, and a control pressure chamber. The swash plate has a fulcrum, which is coupled to the link mechanism, and a point of application, which is coupled to the movable body. The drive shaft is located between the fulcrum and the point of application. | 05-08-2014 |
20140127043 | SWASH PLATE TYPE VARIABLE DISPLACEMENT COMPRESSOR - A compressor includes an actuator. The actuator is arranged in a swash plate chamber, while being rotational integrally with a drive shaft. The actuator includes a rotation body, a movable body, and a control pressure chamber. A control mechanism is provided that changes the pressure in the control pressure chamber to move the movable body. The movable body is arranged such that, when the pressure in the control pressure chamber is raised, the movable body pulls the swash plate to increase the inclination angle of the swash plate. | 05-08-2014 |
20140127044 | SWASH PLATE TYPE VARIABLE DISPLACEMENT COMPRESSOR - In a compressor according to the present invention, an actuator is arranged in a swash plate chamber in a manner rotatable integrally with a drive shaft. The actuator includes a rotation body, a movable body, and a control pressure chamber. A control mechanism includes a bleed passage, a supply passage, and a control valve. The control mechanism is capable of changing the pressure in the control pressure chamber to move the movable body. The movable body opposes the lug arm with a swash plate arranged between the movable body and the lug arm. | 05-08-2014 |
20140127045 | SWASH PLATE TYPE VARIABLE DISPLACEMENT COMPRESSOR - In a compressor according to the present invention, an actuator is arranged in a swash plate chamber in a manner rotatable integrally with a drive shaft. The actuator includes a rotation body, a movable body, and a control pressure chamber. A control mechanism includes a bleed passage, a supply passage, and a control valve. The control mechanism is capable of changing the pressure in the control pressure chamber to move the movable body. When the pressure in the control pressure chamber exceeds the pressure in the swash plate chamber, the inclination angle of the swash plate with respect to the rotation axis of the drive shaft increases. | 05-08-2014 |
20140151106 | WIRING BOARD AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING WIRING BOARD - An electrically conductive path is configured from a first copper plate, a second copper plate, and solder. The first copper plate has a first bent section extended from a first joining section joined to an electrically insulative board and bent toward the rear surface of the electrically insulative board. The second copper plate has a second bent section which is extended from a second joining section joined to the electrically insulative board, is bent toward the front surface of the electrically insulative board, and is disposed so as to cover, together with the first bent section, the inner wall surface of a base-material through-hole. Through-holes are provided in the portions of the second copper plate which face the inside of the base-material through-hole. Solder is filled between the first bent section and the second bent section. | 06-05-2014 |
20140294611 | VARIABLE DISPLACEMENT SWASH PLATE COMPRESSOR - A variable displacement swash plate compressor includes a housing, drive shaft, first and second radial bearings, swash plate, and actuator. The actuator includes a movable body and fixed body. The movable body includes a main portion and circumferential wall. The main portion includes an insertion hole. The housing includes an accommodation wall. A first clearance exists between the circumferential wall and fixed body. A second clearance exists between the drive shaft and wall of the insertion hole. A third clearance exists between the circumferential wall and accommodation wall. A fourth clearance exists between the drive shaft and first radial bearing. A fifth clearance exists between the drive shaft and second radial bearing. The first and second clearances differ in size. The sum of the third clearance and the smaller one of the first and second clearances is larger than the fourth and fifth clearances. | 10-02-2014 |
20140294612 | VARIABLE DISPLACEMENT SWASH PLATE COMPRESSOR - A variable displacement swash plate compressor is provided with a housing, a drive shaft, a swash plate, a link mechanism, a piston, a conversion mechanism, an actuator, and a control mechanism. The housing includes a suction chamber, a discharge chamber, a swash plate chamber, and a cylinder bore. The actuator includes a movable body coupled to the swash plate, a fixed body fixed to the drive shaft, and a control pressure chamber defined by the movable body and the fixed body. The movable body includes a circumferential wall extending in a direction along a rotational axis and surrounding the fixed body, which includes a guide portion projecting in an axial direction along an inner surface of the circumferential wall. The movable body contacts the guide portion to restrict inclination of the movable body relative to the drive shaft that is greater than or equal to a predetermined amount. | 10-02-2014 |
20140294613 | VARIABLE DISPLACEMENT SWASH PLATE COMPRESSOR - A variable displacement swash plate compressor that includes a cylinder bore, a swash plate chamber, a swash plate, and a double head piston, which defines first and second compression chambers in the cylinder bore. First and second suction chambers are in communication with the first and second compression chambers, respectively. The displacement of the top dead center of the piston in the first compression chamber is greater than the displacement of the top dead center of the piston in the second compression chamber. A first suction passage extends from a suction port to the first suction chamber without passing through the second suction chamber and the swash plate chamber. A second suction passage extends from the first suction chamber to the second suction chamber. | 10-02-2014 |
20140294614 | DOUBLE-HEADED PISTON SWASH PLATE TYPE COMPRESSOR - A double-headed piston swash plate type compressor includes a rotary shaft, a drive force transmitting member, a tiltable swash plate, a movable body that changes the inclination angle of the swash plate, and a control pressure chamber defined by the movable body and the drive force transmitting member, which are arranged on one side with respect to the swash plate in the axial direction of the rotary shaft. The movable body includes a bottom portion, through which the rotary shaft extends, and a cylindrical portion, which extends from the bottom portion in the axial direction of the rotary shaft to surround the rotary shaft. The cylindrical portion is permitted to move in the axial direction while sliding along a part of the drive force transmitting member, so that the inclination angle of the swash plate is changed in accordance with the internal pressure of the control pressure chamber. | 10-02-2014 |
20140369862 | DOUBLE-HEADED PISTON TYPE SWASH PLATE COMPRESSOR - A double-headed piston type swash plate compressor includes a swash plate, a double-headed piston, a control pressure chamber, a discharge pressure region, a suction pressure region, a supplying passage, which extends from the discharge pressure region to the control pressure chamber, a narrowing portion, which narrows an opening degree of the supplying passage, and a displacement control valve. The displacement control valve controls a pressure in the control pressure chamber. The displacement control valve includes a driving force transmission rod, a valve chamber, a guide wall, and a back pressure chamber. The back pressure chamber is in communication with the valve chamber through a clearance between the guide wall and the driving force transmission rod. The narrowing portion has a passage cross-sectional area that is larger than a passage cross-sectional area of the clearance. | 12-18-2014 |
20150044065 | VARIABLE DISPLACEMENT SWASH PLATE TYPE COMPRESSOR - A variable displacement swash plate type compressor includes a displacement control valve. The displacement control valve includes a drive force transmitting member, a valve member having a first valve body, a valve chamber, which accommodates the first valve body, an accommodating chamber, which communicates with a control pressure chamber, a pressure sensing mechanism, which adjusts the valve opening degree of the first valve body, a communicating chamber, which is located on the opposite side of the pressure sensing mechanism from the valve chamber, and a second valve body, which is located in the pressure sensing mechanism and selectively opens and closes the communicating chamber. When the current supply to the electromagnetic solenoid is stopped and the pressure in the suction pressure zone in the communicating chamber is higher than a predetermined pressure, the pressure sensing mechanism contracts to open the second valve body. | 02-12-2015 |
20150044067 | VARIABLE DISPLACEMENT SWASH PLATE TYPE COMPRESSOR - A variable displacement swash plate type compressor includes a displacement control valve. The displacement control valve includes a drive force transmitting member, a valve member having a first valve body, a pressure sensing mechanism, which adjusts the valve opening degree of the first valve body, a communication passage, which connects a back pressure chamber and an accommodating chamber to each other, and a second valve body, which selectively opens and closes the communication passage. The first valve body opens when current supply to an electromagnetic solenoid is stopped and the pressure in a suction pressure zone is less than a threshold value. The second valve body closes when current is supplied to the electromagnetic solenoid and opens when the current supply to the electromagnetic solenoid is stopped and the pressure in the suction pressure zone is greater than or equal to the threshold value. | 02-12-2015 |
20150159645 | VARIABLE DISPLACEMENT SWASH PLATE TYPE COMPRESSOR - In a compressor that changes a discharge capacity by using an actuator, a variable displacement swash plate type compressor capable of realizing reduction in manufacture cost is provided. | 06-11-2015 |
20150211502 | SWASH PLATE TYPE VARIABLE DISPLACEMENT COMPRESSOR - An inclination angle of a swash plate of a swash plate type variable displacement compressor is rapidly changed to the maximum when electric current is supplied to an electromagnetic solenoid and therefore the compressor is operated at the maximum displacement. When a second valve body is opened, a first valve body is closed; when the second valve body is closed, a valve opening of the first valve body is controlled. Under the circumstance that electric current is supplied to the electromagnetic solenoid and an instruction for operating the compressor at the maximum displacement is issued, when the first valve body is closed, the second valve body is opened. In addition to supply of refrigerant gas from a discharge chamber to a control pressure chamber through a first supply passage, refrigerant gas is supplied from the discharge chamber to the control pressure chamber through a second supply passage. | 07-30-2015 |
20150252798 | VARIABLE DISPLACEMENT SWASH PLATE TYPE COMPRESSOR - A variable displacement swash plate type compressor includes a rotary shaft, a swash plate, and an actuator. The actuator includes a partition body, a movable body, and a coupling member located radially outward of the rotary shaft of the swash plate. The movable body has a guide surface for changing the inclination angle of the swash plate and a sliding portion that slides on the rotary shaft or the partition body. When viewed in a direction that is perpendicular to a direction in which the rotational axis of the rotary shaft extends and perpendicular to a first direction, the guide surface has a curved shape that is configured such that a normal of the guide surface and the rotational axis of the rotary shaft intersect in a zone surrounded by the sliding portion in the entire range of change in the inclination angle. | 09-10-2015 |
20150267691 | VARIABLE DISPLACEMENT SWASH PLATE TYPE COMPRESSOR - A variable displacement swash plate type compressor includes a rotary shaft, a swash plate, and an actuator capable of changing the inclination angle of the swash plate. The actuator includes a movable body. The movable body includes a sliding portion that slides on the rotary shaft or the lug member and a movable body-side transmission portion that engages with the swash plate at a position radially outward of the rotational axis of the swash plate. The movable body-side transmission portion is configured such that a perpendicular line or a normal to the movable body-side transmission portion and the rotational axis of the rotary shaft intersect with each other in a zone surrounded by the sliding portion when viewed in a direction that is perpendicular to a direction in which the rotational axis of the rotary shaft extends and perpendicular to the first direction. | 09-24-2015 |
20150275872 | SWASH PLATE TYPE VARIABLE DISPLACEMENT COMPRESSOR - A swash plate type variable displacement compressor includes a housing having a suction chamber, a discharge chamber, a swash plate chamber in communication with the suction chamber, a first cylinder block having a plurality of first cylinder bores and a second cylinder block having a plurality of second cylinder bores. The first cylinder bores and the second cylinder bores cooperate to form plural pairs of the first and second cylinder bores. The first cylinder block and the second cylinder block have on outer peripheral side thereof a first projection and a second projection projecting radially, respectively. The first projection and the second projection cooperate together to form an oil separation chamber, an oil reserve chamber, an intermediate pressure chamber and a gas release passage that provides fluid communication between the oil reserve chamber and the intermediate pressure chamber. | 10-01-2015 |
20150275873 | VARIABLE DISPLACEMENT SWASH PLATE COMPRESSOR - A variable displacement swash compressor includes a housing, a drive shaft, a swash plate, a link mechanism, a piston, a conversion mechanism, an actuator, and a control mechanism. The swash plate is rotatable together with the drive shaft in a swash plate chamber. The conversion mechanism reciprocates the piston in a cylinder bore. The actuator changes the inclination angle of the swash plate. The actuator is rotatable integrally with the drive shaft. The actuator includes a partitioning body, a movable body, and a control pressure chamber. The control mechanism changes the pressure of the control pressure chamber to move the movable body. The movable body is adapted to pull the swash plate and increase the inclination angle when the pressure of the control pressure chamber increases. | 10-01-2015 |
20150275874 | VARIABLE DISPLACEMENT TYPE SWASH PLATE COMPRESSOR - The valve body has a first valve part and a second valve part. The first valve part has an end surface seal part that is brought into contact with a seat part of a first valve seat part and closes a bleed passage. The second valve part has an external surface seal part that enters the second valve hole and closes the supply passage. When the opening degree of the first valve part is maximum, the seal length of the external surface seal part along the moving direction of the valve body is shorter than the distance between the end surface seal part and the seat part along the moving direction of the valve body. | 10-01-2015 |
20150275875 | VARIABLE DISPLACEMENT SWASH PLATE TYPE COMPRESSOR - A variable displacement swash plate type compressor includes a control valve having a valve body and a solenoid portion A refrigerant circuit has first and second pressure monitoring points. A load based on a point-to-point differential pressure, which is a differential pressure between the pressure at the first and second pressure monitoring points, is applied to the valve body. At least one of a load based on a DS differential pressure, which is a differential pressure between the pressure in a discharge pressure zone and the pressure in a suction pressure zone, and a load based on a CS differential pressure, which is a differential pressure between the pressure in the control pressure chamber and the pressure in the suction pressure zone, acts on the valve body in the same direction as the direction of the load applied to the valve body based on the point-to-point differential pressure. | 10-01-2015 |
20150275876 | VARIABLE DISPLACEMENT SWASH PLATE COMPRESSOR - A variable displacement swash compressor includes a housing, a drive shaft, a swash plate, a link mechanism, pistons, a conversion mechanism, an actuator, and a control mechanism. The housing includes a suction chamber, a discharge chamber, a swash plate chamber, and cylinder bores. The control mechanism controls the actuator. The actuator includes a partitioning body, a movable body, and a control pressure chamber. At least one of the suction chamber and the swash plate chamber is a low pressure chamber. The control mechanism includes a control passage, which connects the control pressure chamber, the low pressure chamber, and the discharge chamber, and a control valve, which adjusts the open degree of the control passage. The control passage is partially formed in the drive shaft. The movable body increases the inclination angle of the swash plate when the pressure of the control pressure chamber increases. | 10-01-2015 |
20150275877 | VARIABLE DISPLACEMENT SWASH PLATE COMPRESSOR - An actuator of a variable displacement swash compressor includes a partitioning body that is movable along the axis of a drive shaft, a movable body that changes the inclination angle of a swash plate, and a control pressure chamber defined by the partitioning body and the movable body. The movable body is moved by drawing refrigerant in the control pressure chamber from a discharge chamber. The swash plate is configured to contact and move the partitioning body as the inclination angle increases. | 10-01-2015 |
20150275878 | VARIABLE DISPLACEMENT SWASH PLATE COMPRESSOR - A compressor includes a swash plate rotated with a drive shaft in a swash plate chamber, a link mechanism that changes an inclination angle of the swash plate, an actuator rotated integrally with the drive shaft, and an actuator control mechanism. The actuator includes a partitioning body fitted to the drive shaft in the swash plate chamber, a movable body that is coupled to the swash plate and moved relative to the partitioning body along the axis of the drive shaft, and a control pressure chamber, the pressure of which moves the movable body. The control mechanism changes the pressure of the control pressure chamber to move the movable body. The swash plate includes a fulcrum point, coupled to the link mechanism, and an action point, coupled to the movable body. The fulcrum point and the action point are located at opposite sides of the drive shaft. | 10-01-2015 |
20150275879 | VARIABLE DISPLACEMENT SWASH PLATE COMPRESSOR - A variable displacement swash compressor includes a housing, a drive shaft, a swash plate, a link mechanism, a piston, a conversion mechanism, an actuator, and a control mechanism. The swash plate is rotatable together with the drive shaft in a swash plate chamber. The conversion mechanism reciprocates the piston in a cylinder bore. The actuator is operative to change the inclination angle of the swash plate. The actuator is rotatable integrally with the drive shaft. The actuator includes a partitioning body, a movable body, and a control pressure chamber. The control mechanism changes the pressure of the control pressure chamber to move the movable body. The movable body and the link mechanism are located at opposite sides of the swash plate. | 10-01-2015 |
20150275880 | VARIABLE DISPLACEMENT SWASH PLATE COMPRESSOR - An actuator of a compressor includes a partitioning body, which is rotatable integrally with a drive shaft and loosely fitted to the drive shaft in the swash plate chamber, a movable body, which is coupled to a swash plate and movable relative to the partitioning body along the axis of the drive shaft, and a control pressure chamber, the pressure of which moves the movable body. A control mechanism changes the pressure of the control pressure chamber to move the movable body. A link mechanism shifts a top dead center of a first head of a piston over a longer distance than a top dead center of a second head of the piston when the inclination angle of the swash plate changes. The actuator is located at the same side as the first cylinder bore, which accommodates the first head, as viewed from the swash plate. | 10-01-2015 |
20150285234 | VARIABLE DISPLACEMENT SWASH-PLATE COMPRESSOR - A swash plate type variable displacement compressor includes a housing in which a suction chamber, a discharge chamber, a swash plate chamber, and a cylinder bore are formed, a drive shaft, a swash plate, an actuator, and a control mechanism that controls the actuator. A pressure regulation chamber is formed in the housing. The actuator includes a control pressure chamber. The control mechanism includes a control passage that connects together the discharge chamber, the pressure regulation chamber, and the control pressure chamber, and a control valve that, by adjusting the degree of opening of the control passage, changes the pressure in the control pressure chamber to allow the movable body to move. Refrigerant in the discharge chamber flows into the control pressure chamber via the pressure regulation chamber. The pressure regulation chamber functions as a muffler that reduces the pulsation of the refrigerant. | 10-08-2015 |