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20090040661 | TUNNELING MAGNETIC SENSING ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME - An insulating barrier layer including a lower insulating layer composed of Al—O and an upper insulating layer composed of CoFe—O and disposed on the lower insulating layer is formed on a second pinned magnetic layer. A free magnetic layer is formed on the insulating barrier layer. According to this structure, a high rate of change in resistance (ΔR/R) and a low RA (element resistance R×element area A) can be achieved. | 02-12-2009 |
20090316308 | SELF-PINNED CPP GIANT MAGNETORESISTIVE HEAD WITH ANTIFERROMAGNETIC FILM ABSENT FROM CURRENT PATH - A CPP giant magnetoresistive head includes lower and upper shield layers, and a giant magnetoresistive element disposed between the upper and lower shield layers and including a pinned magnetic layer, a free magnetic layer and a nonmagnetic layer disposed between the pinned magnetic layer and the free magnetic layer. In the CPP giant magnetoresistive head, the pinned magnetic layer extends to the rear of the nonmagnetic layer and the free magnetic layer in the height direction, and the dimension of the pinned magnetic layer in the height direction is larger than that in the track width direction. Also, the pinned magnetic layer comprises a magnetic material having a positive magnetostriction constant or a magnetic material having high coercive force, and the end of the pinned magnetic layer is exposed at a surface facing a recording medium. | 12-24-2009 |
20120234112 | FORCE SENSOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A sensor substrate includes a plurality of piezoresistance elements. The electrical resistance of each piezoresistance element changes in accordance with an amount of displacement of a displacement portion displaced by an external load applied through a pressure receiving unit. A base substrate supports the sensor substrate. The sensor substrate and the base substrate each include a support supporting the displacement portion such that the displacement portion can be displaced and a plurality of electrically connecting portions electrically connected to the plurality of piezoresistance elements. The supports of the sensor and base substrates are joined to each other and the plurality of electrically connecting portions of the sensor and base substrates are joined to each other. Furthermore, in each of the sensor and base substrates, either the support or the plurality of electrically connecting portions or both extend to the periphery of the sensor substrate or the base substrate. | 09-20-2012 |
20140062956 | INPUT DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETECTING LOADS ON MULTIPLE POINTS USING THE INPUT DEVICE - An input device includes a capacitance type touch panel sensor configured to detect positional coordinates of multiple pressing points that are simultaneously pressed on an operation face, load detection sensors configured to detect barycentric coordinates of and a barycentric load on the pressing points, and a controller configured to calculate loads on the pressing points on the basis of the positional coordinates of, the barycentric coordinates of, and the barycentric load on the pressing points. | 03-06-2014 |
20150160751 | INPUT DEVICE AND METHOD OF DETECTING LOAD AT PLURALITY OF POINTS USING INPUT DEVICE - An input device includes a capacitive touch panel sensor capable of detecting a pressing position on an operation surface, a plurality of load sensors configured to output a sensor output depending on a load, and a control unit configured to calculate respective loads at a plurality of pressing points simultaneously pressed on the operation surface. In particular, it is possible to obtain the load of each pressing point even when the number of a plurality of simultaneously pressed pressing points is equal to the number of load sensors. | 06-11-2015 |
20150160783 | INPUT DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD USING INPUT DEVICE - An input device includes a position detection sensor capable of detecting an input operation position of an operation body on an operation surface, a load detection sensor capable of detecting a load in the input operation position, and a control unit capable of executing offset calibration to correct an offset of an output of the load detection sensor based on input operation information resulting from an output of the position detection sensor. | 06-11-2015 |
20150192432 | MAGNETIC SENSOR - A magnetic sensor for detecting the position of a magnet in an X direction includes two magnetic sensor elements which are disposed to be spaced apart from each other in a Y direction and are disposed to face the magnet in a Z direction, in which a soft magnetic body is provided to be located between the magnet and the two magnetic sensor elements and to be located between the two magnetic sensor elements, the two magnetic sensor elements are provided in a range in which magnetic flux which is generated from the magnet saturates magnetization of free magnetic layers of the two magnetic sensor elements, magnetization directions of fixed magnetic layers of the two magnetic sensor elements are the same as each other, and a bridge circuit is configured with the two magnetic sensor elements. | 07-09-2015 |
20150241287 | LOAD DETECTOR AND ELECTRONIC UNIT USING THE SAME - A load detector and an electronic unit using load detectors include a load sensor having a projective pressure receiving part, a case in which the load sensor is placed with the pressure receiving part facing toward the upper surface of the case, and an elastic body placed on the same side as the upper surface of the load sensor, the elastic body configured to receive a load and press the load sensor in its height direction. | 08-27-2015 |
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20130015401 | LIQUID CRYSTALLINE POLYESTER COMPOSITION, METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME AND MOLDED PRODUCT MANUFACTURED FROM THE SAMEAANM Matsubara; SatoshiAACI Nagoya-shiAACO JPAAGP Matsubara; Satoshi Nagoya-shi JPAANM Umetsu; HideyukiAACI Nagoya-shiAACO JPAAGP Umetsu; Hideyuki Nagoya-shi JPAANM Hase; TakayukiAACI Nagoya-shiAACO JPAAGP Hase; Takayuki Nagoya-shi JP - A liquid crystalline polyester composition contains at least 100 parts by weight of liquid crystalline polyester and 10 to 100 parts by weight of glass fiber, wherein the glass fiber has a weight-average fiber length of 30 to 100 μm, and content of specific glass fiber having fiber length of 300 to 500 μm is 0.1 to 5 percent by weight to a total amount of the glass fiber. | 01-17-2013 |
20130022828 | LIQUID CRYSTALLINE POLYESTER COMPOSITION AND METAL COMPOSITE MOLDED PRODUCT USING THE SAME - A liquid crystalline polyester composition containing at least 100 parts by weight of liquid crystalline polyester (A) and 10 to 100 parts by weight of talc (B). The talc (B) has a ratio (a | 01-24-2013 |
20130270481 | LIQUID CRYSTALLINE POLYESTER AND PRODUCTION METHOD OF THE SAME - A liquid crystalline polyester having structural units (I), (II), (III), (IV) and (V), wherein
| 10-17-2013 |
20130296523 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING LIQUID CRYSTALLINE POLYESTER RESIN AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING LIQUID CRYSTALLINE POLYESTER RESIN - The present invention provides a process for producing a liquid crystalline polyester resin, wherein an acetylation reaction and an oligomerization reaction of raw materials are carried out in an acetylation reaction vessel, and then a deacetylation polycondensation of a liquid after the oligomerization reaction is carried out in a polycondensation reaction vessel, wherein the acetylation reaction vessel used is a vessel having an inner wall surface composed of an alloy containing 50% by mass or more of Ni and 10% by mass or more of Mo; and the inner wall surface of the acetylation reaction vessel is divided into three or more band-like zones arrayed in the height direction of the vessel, and the oligomerization reaction is carried out while maintaining the temperatures of each band-like zone in a particular relationship. | 11-07-2013 |
20130296524 | APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING AROMATIC POLYESTER AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING AROMATIC POLYESTER - The present invention provides an apparatus for producing an aromatic polyester, comprising a reactor, a rectifying column, a distillation pipe for feeding distillate gas from the reactor to the rectifying column, and a liquid returning pipe for returning reflux liquid from the rectifying column to a reactor, wherein the ratio of (b) the inside diameter of pipe of the liquid returning pipe to (a) the maximum inside diameter of drum of the reactor, (b)/(a), is 0.012 to 0.12. The production apparatus has an efficient rectifying effect and is suitable for producing an aromatic polyester having an excellent heat resistance and color tone efficiently with good polymerizability and at low cost. | 11-07-2013 |
20140022502 | LIQUID CRYSTALLINE POLYESTER COMPOSITION AND METAL COMPOSITE MOLDED PRODUCT USING THE SAME - A liquid crystalline polyester composition contains 100 parts by weight of a liquid crystalline polyester (A) and 10 to 100 parts by weight of a mica (B), wherein a rate in number of mica with a ratio (d1/d2) of a long diameter (d1) to a short diameter (d2) that is greater than 2.0, to an entire content of the mica (B) contained in the liquid crystalline polyester composition is not higher than 20%. | 01-23-2014 |
20140356630 | POLYPHENYLENE SULFIDE RESIN COMPOSITION, PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF AND REFLECTOR - A polyphenylene sulfide resin composition has excellent heat resistance, flowability and lightweight property as well as surface smoothness and impact resistance. The polyphenylene sulfide resin composition includes 1 to 30 parts by weight of a mica (b) having an aspect ratio of not less than 80, relative to 100 parts by weight of a polyphenylene sulfide resin (a). | 12-04-2014 |
20150038631 | LIQUID CRYSTALLINE POLYESTER RESIN COMPOSITION - A liquid crystalline polyester resin composition has high strength and low warpage due to the reinforcement effects of a filler, high toughness to be resistant to pin press-fitting, good tribological property and good flexural fatigue characteristic. The liquid crystalline polyester resin composition includes 100 parts by weight of a liquid crystalline polyester (A) having a ratio (a)/[(a)+(b)] of an amount of terminal hydroxyl group (a) to a sum of the amount of terminal hydroxyl group (a) and an amount of terminal acetyl group (b) which is 0.70 to 1.00; and 10 to 100 parts by weight of a mica (B). The mica (B) included in the liquid crystalline polyester resin composition has a volume-average particle size of 10 to 50 μm. The mica (B) has an aspect ratio of 50 to 100. | 02-05-2015 |
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20080307986 | Liquid transfer member pressing force adjusting method and apparatus of rotary stencil printing plate liquid coating machine - A rotary screen printing press includes, a rotary screen cylinder which supports a screen printing forme and is supported rotatably; an impression cylinder which is provided to oppose the rotary screen cylinder, and is supported rotatably; and a squeegee which is located within the rotary screen cylinder and, during printing, contacts an inner peripheral surface of the screen printing forme, while being pressed against it, to transfer ink stored within the rotary screen cylinder to a material to be printed, which is held on the impression cylinder, via holes of the screen printing forme. The printing press has a squeegee throw-on and throw-off control device which controls the pressing force of the squeegee acting on the inner peripheral surface of the screen printing forme during printing in accordance with the type and thickness of the material to be printed. | 12-18-2008 |
20080307987 | Liquid transfer member position adjusting method and apparatus of rotary stencil printing plate liquid coating machine - A rotary screen printing press includes, a rotary screen cylinder which supports a screen printing forme and is supported rotatably; an impression cylinder which is provided to oppose the rotary screen cylinder, and is supported rotatably; and a squeegee which is located within the rotary screen cylinder and, during printing, contacts an inner peripheral surface of the screen printing forme, while being pressed against it, to transfer ink stored within the rotary screen cylinder to a material to be printed, which is held on the impression cylinder, via holes of the screen printing forme. The printing press has a setting instrument for setting the length in the transport direction of the material to be printed, and a squeegee throw-on and throw-off control device for controlling the squeegee to be moved to a retreat position in accordance with the length in the transport direction of the material to be printed which has been set by the setting instrument. | 12-18-2008 |
20090000497 | Liquid transfer member pressing force adjusting method and apparatus of rotary stencil printing plate liquid coating machine - A rotary screen printing press includes a rotary screen cylinder which supports a screen printing forme and is supported rotatably; an impression cylinder which is provided to oppose the rotary screen cylinder, has a groove portion provided in an outer peripheral surface thereof, the groove portion accommodating a gripper device for holding a material to be printed, and is supported rotatably; and a squeegee which is located within the rotary screen cylinder and, during printing, contacts an inner peripheral surface of the screen printing forme, while being pressed against it, to transfer ink stored within the rotary screen cylinder to the material to be printed, which is held on the impression cylinder, via holes of the screen printing forme. The printing press has a squeegee throw-on and throw-off control device which, when the squeegee opposes the groove portion of the impression cylinder, brings the squeegee into contact with the inner peripheral surface of the screen printing forme, and controls the pressing force of the squeegee acting on the inner peripheral surface of the screen printing forme to be lower than its pressing force exerted during printing. | 01-01-2009 |
20100090389 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING DRIVING OF PROCESSING MACHINE - This invention relates to a sheet-fed offset printing press including a gear driven by an upstream drive motor, a gear rotationally driven by the upstream drive motor through the gear, an impression cylinder of an upstream printing unit group, and a transfer cylinder of a downstream printing unit group. The impression cylinder is rotationally driven by the gear and has a holding portion for holding a paper sheet W. The transfer cylinder is rotationally driven by a downstream drive motor and has a holding portion for receiving the paper sheet W from the holding portion of the impression cylinder. The printing press further includes an impression-cylinder-side peripheral speed measuring device for measuring the peripheral speed of the impression cylinder and a transfer-cylinder-side peripheral speed measuring device for measuring the peripheral speed of the transfer cylinder. The rotational phase difference between the impression and transfer cylinders is obtained from signals from the impression-cylinder-side and transfer-cylinder-side peripheral speed measuring devices. | 04-15-2010 |
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20110151707 | A CONNECTOR WITH A CONNECTING MEMBER WITH A SCREW PORTION PENETRATING THE INSULATORS AND TERMINALS OF TWO MATING TERMINAL HOUSINGS - A connector includes a first terminal housing with a plurality of first connecting terminals aligned and accommodated therein, a second terminal housing with a plurality of second connecting terminals aligned and accommodated therein, a plurality of insulation members aligned and accommodated in the first terminal housing, a connecting member including a head and a shaft connected to the head. The shaft and/or the head includes a first screw part to screw the connecting member into the first terminal housing and/or the second terminal housing. The shaft includes a second screw part to screw into an insulation member of the plurality of the insulation members at a forward end in an insertion direction of the connecting member. The second screw part includes a screw pitch greater than the first screw part. | 06-23-2011 |
20110159717 | CONNECTION STRUCTURE - A connection structure includes a first terminal housing with a plurality of first connecting terminals aligned and accommodated therein, a second terminal housing with a plurality of second connecting terminals aligned and accommodated therein, a plurality of insulation members aligned and accommodated in the first terminal housing, two connecting members disposed to sandwich a stack structure of the plurality of the first connecting terminals, the plurality of the second connecting terminals and the plurality of the insulation members at a top end and a bottom end of the stack structure, and a synchronizing member to allow the two connecting members to press synchronously the adjacent insulation member. | 06-30-2011 |
20110250770 | LEVER CONNECTOR - A lever connector includes a first connector portion including a first terminal housing with a plurality of first connecting terminals, a second connector portion including a second terminal housing with a plurality of second connecting terminals, a plurality of isolating plates, a connecting member to fix the first and second connecting terminals at the contacts therebetween, and a lever structure including a turn lever provided to hold both sides of either one of the first or second terminal housing. The lever structure includes a housing attaching/detaching mechanism for turning the turn lever to pull and mate the first and second terminal housings together, or pull the first and second terminal housings apart to release the mating, and a connecting member manipulating mechanism for turning the turn lever to manipulate the connecting member to apply a pressing force to each of the contacts or release the applying of that pressing force. | 10-13-2011 |
20110250771 | LEVER CONNECTOR - A lever connector includes a first connector portion including a first terminal housing with a plurality of first connecting terminals, a second connector portion including a second terminal housing with a plurality of second connecting terminals, a plurality of isolating plates, a connecting member to fix the first and second connecting terminals at the contacts therebetween, and a lever structure including a turn lever provided to hold both sides of either one of the first or second terminal housing. The lever structure includes a connecting member manipulating mechanism for turning the turn lever to manipulate the connecting member to apply a pressing force to each of the contacts or release the applying of that pressing force. The connecting member manipulating mechanism includes a contact holding means for maintaining the electrical connections between the first and second connecting terminals, respectively, even in the event of the absence of the turn lever. | 10-13-2011 |
20110250801 | CONNECTOR - A connector includes a first terminal housing for housing a plurality of aligned first connecting terminals, a second terminal housing for housing a plurality of aligned second connecting terminals, and a connecting member for collectively fixing and electrically connecting the plurality of first connecting terminals and the plurality of second connecting terminals. The insulator includes a first insulating member that is one of two divided insulators formed by dividing the insulator, and a second insulating member that is another of the divided insulators. The two divided insulators overlap when the first terminal housing is fitted to the second terminal housing, thereby forming the insulator having a predetermined thickness. A fitting groove is formed on a facing surface of one of the first and second insulating members, and a convex portion fitting to the fitting groove is formed on a facing surface of the other. | 10-13-2011 |
20120077360 | Connector - A connector includes a first terminal housing with a plurality of first joining terminals aligned and accommodated therein, a second terminal housing with a plurality of second joining terminals aligned and accommodated therein, a connecting member for pressing and thereby collectively fixing the plural first joining terminals and the plural second joining terminals at the contacts therebetween respectively, and a covering member slidably provided to cover the connecting member, to maintain the pressing force of the pressed connecting member at a specified or greater pressing force that assures the stable connections between the first joining terminals and the second joining terminals, respectively, the covering member being provided in such a manner that it is not slidable to cover the connecting member until the pressing force of the connecting member reaches the pressing force that assures the stable connections between the first joining terminals and the second joining terminals, respectively. | 03-29-2012 |
20120156916 | CONNECTOR - A connector includes a first terminal housing for housing a plurality of first connecting terminals aligned, a second terminal housing for housing a plurality of second connecting terminals aligned, a plurality of insulating members that are aligned and housed in the first terminal housing, a connecting member for collectively fixing and electrically connecting the plurality of first connecting terminals and the plurality of second connecting terminals at each contact point by pressing one of the plurality of insulating members adjacent to the connecting member, and an insulating member assembly including the plurality of insulating members assembled such that the plurality of insulating members are each restricted from moving in a fitting direction thereof, and moving in a width direction perpendicular to a lamination direction of the laminated structure and to the fitting direction. | 06-21-2012 |
20120184123 | CONNECTOR - A connector includes a first terminal housing for housing a plurality of first connecting terminals aligned, a second terminal housing for housing a plurality of second connecting terminals aligned, a plurality of insulating members aligned and housed in the first or second terminal housing, and a plurality of device side connecting terminals each integrated with the plurality of first connecting terminals at a base end side of the plurality of first connecting terminals, and electrically connected to a device to which the first terminal housing is attached. The plurality of device side connecting terminals are each plate-shaped and each include a surface parallel to a lamination direction of the laminated structure and to a fitting direction of the first and second terminal housings. The first terminal housing includes a terminal block for holding the plurality of device side connecting terminals to be aligned in the lamination direction. | 07-19-2012 |
20120184125 | CONNECTOR - A connector includes a first terminal housing for housing plural first connecting terminals aligned, a second terminal housing for housing plural second connecting terminals aligned, plural insulating members, a connecting member for collectively fixing and electrically connecting the plural first connecting terminals and the plural second connecting terminals at each contact point by pressing the plural first connecting terminals and the plural second connecting terminals. The connecting member includes a ring-shaped support fixed to the first terminal housing and a pressing portion an upper part of which is inserted into a hollow formed inside the ring-shaped support so as to be pivotally supported by the support. The pressing portion is configured to turn relative to the support by turning the upper part of the pressing portion and to move relative to the support with the turning of the pressing portion in a vertical direction. | 07-19-2012 |
20120184149 | Connector - A connector includes a first terminal housing for housing three first connecting terminals aligned, a second terminal housing for housing three second connecting terminals aligned, a plurality of insulating members that are aligned and housed in the second terminal housing, and a connecting member for collectively fixing and electrically connecting the three first connecting terminals and the three second connecting terminals at each contact point by pressing one of the plurality of insulating members adjacent to the connecting member. The three first connecting terminals and the three second connecting terminals are each arranged in a form of a triangle when viewed in the fitting direction. | 07-19-2012 |
20120184152 | CONNECTOR - A connector includes a first terminal housing for housing a plurality of first connecting terminals aligned, a second terminal housing for housing a plurality of second connecting terminals aligned, a plurality of insulating members aligned and housed in the first or second terminal housing, and a connecting member for collectively fixing and electrically connecting the plurality of first connecting terminals and the plurality of second connecting terminals at each contact point by pressing the plurality of first connecting terminals and the plurality of second connecting terminals. The connecting member includes a ring-shaped support fixed to the first terminal housing, a rotating portion an upper portion of which is inserted into a hollow formed inside the ring-shaped support so as to be pivotally supported by the support, and a pressing portion to move in a vertical direction relative to the rotating portion by turning the rotating portion. | 07-19-2012 |
20120244755 | CONNECTOR - A connector includes a first terminal housing for housing a plurality of first connecting terminals aligned, a second terminal housing for housing a plurality of second connecting terminals aligned, a plurality of insulating members aligned and housed in the second terminal housing, a resin molded body provided in the second terminal housing, and an insulating member assembly formed by assembling the plurality of insulating members. The resin molded body includes at least one pair of restricting protrusions in order to restrict expanding movement of the insulating member assembly in the lamination direction when inserting the first connecting terminals into a gap between the second connecting terminals and the insulating members. The insulating member assembly includes a terminal protecting member to interfere with a rim of the first terminal housing to prevent the first terminal housing from being erroneously inserted into the gap. | 09-27-2012 |
20120322319 | CONNECTOR SYSTEM - A connector system includes a plurality of first connecting terminals, a plurality of second connecting terminals, a first housing, a second housing, a plurality of insulating members, a laminated structure formed by the plurality of first and second connecting terminals and the plurality of insulating members, a pressing mechanism including a rotary member rotatably supported on the first housing and configured to generate a pressing force to press the laminated structure in a lamination direction thereof, a rotation inhibiting mechanism configured to inhibit a rotation of the rotary member in a direction of generating the pressing force when the first housing is not fitted to the second housing, and a rotation-inhibition release mechanism configured to release the inhibition of the rotation of the rotary member by the rotation inhibiting mechanism so as to allow the rotation of the rotary member when the first housing is fitted to the second housing. | 12-20-2012 |
20120324726 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING WIRE HARNESS - A method of manufacturing a wire harness including a plurality of wires and a connector with a housing. The method includes arranging the plurality of wires in an insertion hole of an airtight block of the housing to have a gap between the plurality of wires and an inner surface of the insertion hole, supplying a molten resin having a fluidity into the gap through a flow channel in communication with the gap, and solidifying the molten resin inside the space to resin-seal the gap between the insertion hole and the plurality of wires. The supplying of the molten resin is conducted such that a tool for melting a solid resin member is attached to the airtight block, the resin member is melted by applying an ultrasonic vibration while being pressed against the tool, and the molten resin obtained by the melting is poured into the flow channel. | 12-27-2012 |
20120329337 | WIRE HARNESS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A wire harness includes a plurality of wires, and a connector including a housing for holding end portions of the plurality of wires. The housing includes an airtight block that includes a resin, an insertion hole formed thereon for inserting the plurality of wires, a flow channel in communication with the insertion hole to flow a molten resin therethrough for resin-sealing a gap between the insertion hole and the plurality of wires, and a melting section to be the molten resin being integrally formed with the flow channel. The gap between the insertion hole and the plurality of wires is resin-sealed such that an ultrasonic vibrator relatively moving with respect to the airtight block is brought into contact with the melting section, and the molten resin melted from the melting section by heat generated by vibration of the ultrasonic vibrator is poured into the gap. | 12-27-2012 |
20140291017 | CONNECTOR AND WIRE HARNESS - A connector includes a first terminal housing for housing first connecting terminals, a second terminal housing for housing second connecting terminals, insulating members aligned and housed in the second terminal housing, a connecting member for rotating a cam in a tightening direction and thereby pressing each contact point, a first fitting detection terminal provided on one of the first and second terminal housings, a second fitting detection terminal provided on the other of the first and second terminal housings so as to be slidable along a fitting direction of the two terminal housings, and a slide means that makes the second fitting detection terminal slide in accordance with the rotation of the cam and electrically connects the first fitting detection terminal to the second fitting detection terminal when fitting the two terminals housings and then rotating the cam in the tightening direction. | 10-02-2014 |
20140318860 | CONNECTOR AND WIRE HARNESS - A connector includes a first terminal housing that houses a first connecting terminal, and a second terminal housing that houses at least a portion of a cable including a second connecting terminal at an end portion thereof. The first and second connecting terminals contact with each other and form a contact point when the first and second terminal housings are fitted each other. The two terminal housings are fitted in a direction intersecting with an extending direction of the cable. The first and second terminal housings include a first fitting portion and a second fitting portion, respectively. The connector further includes a fitted-state maintaining member that is configured so as to be fitted to both the first and second fitting portions by being slid along a direction perpendicular to the fitting direction of the two terminal housings after the two terminal housings are fitted to each other. | 10-30-2014 |
20140322965 | CONNECTOR AND WIRE HARNESS - A connector includes a first terminal housing that houses a first connecting terminal(s) and is attached to a device as an attached object thereof, and a second terminal housing that houses at least a portion of a cable(s) including a second connecting terminal(s) at an end portion thereof. The first connecting terminal(s) and the second connecting terminal(s) come into contact with each other and form a contact point(s) when the first terminal housing is fitted to the second terminal housing. The two terminal housings are fitted in a direction crossing an extending direction of the cable(s) that extends from the second terminal housing. The second terminal housing further includes a fixing means on a cable side with respect to the contact point(s) so as to fix a portion housing the cable(s) to the device or another member integrally fixed to the device. | 10-30-2014 |
20150233980 | CONNECTOR - A connector for being attached to a power-supply unit including a switching element and for mating with a mating connector of a wire harness, the connector including a connecting terminal including an end portion connected to an output terminal in a casing of the power-supply unit, a housing fixed to the casing and enclosing at least a portion of the connecting terminal, a current sensor enclosed in the housing so as to detect a magnetic field generated by an electric current flowing through the connecting terminal, and a signal line for transmitting an output signal of the current sensor. | 08-20-2015 |
20150295366 | CONNECTOR - A connector for being attached to a power-supply unit including a switching element includes a connecting terminal including an end portion connected to an output terminal in a casing of the power-supply unit, a housing fixed to the casing and enclosing at least a portion of the connecting terminal, a current sensor to detect a magnetic field generated by an electric current flowing through the connecting terminal, and a signal line for transmitting an output signal of the current sensor. The signal line includes an extension region with a predetermined length from one end on a side of the current sensor. The extension region extends in a direction orthogonal to a direction of electric current flowing through the connecting terminal. | 10-15-2015 |
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20080290834 | BATTERY CHARGER - A battery charger for charging a plurality of secondary batteries is provided. The charger is configured to be connected to a power supply circuit and configured so that an output of the circuit is connected to the batteries. The battery charger includes a first switch for connecting the batteries in series, a second switch to selectively connect a first polarity terminal of a first secondary battery having a highest electric potential, a DC-DC converter having a first and second polarity input terminals, the first polarity input terminal being to be connected to the first polarity terminal via the second switch, the second polarity input terminal being to be connected to a second polarity terminal of a second secondary battery having a lowest electric potential, an external power supply output terminal connected to an output terminal of the DC-DC converter, and a controller for controlling the first and second switches. | 11-27-2008 |
20080315846 | BATTERY PACK, BATTERY CHARGER AND CHARGING METHOD - A battery pack, a battery charger, a method for charging a battery pack are provided. The battery pack includes a secondary battery, a switch element for controlling charging and discharging the secondary battery, a controller for controlling the switch element, and a communication unit for performing with a battery charger. During charging, an initial charging is switched to a quick charging when a voltage of the secondary battery reaches a predetermined voltage, and the battery charger judges the battery pack as abnormal when the voltage does not reach the predetermined voltage within a timeout period after the initial charging is started. At least one of the timeout period and the predetermined is stored. At least one of the timeout period and the predetermined voltage to be read out is transmitted through the communication unit to the battery charger. | 12-25-2008 |
20090027011 | BATTERY CHARGER - A batter charger for charging a secondary batter using a power supply circuit which converts an AC input into a DC output, includes a first resistor for detecting constant-current control and a second resistor for detecting end of charging. The first resister and the second register are inserted in series in a current path of the charging current. The power supply circuit has output characteristics of a constant-current control characteristic and a constant-voltage control characteristic. The constant-current control is performed using a first detection voltage generated at the first resistor, and the constant-voltage control is performed by comparing a second detection voltage generated at a series resistor composed of the first resistor and the second resistor with a reference voltage using a comparator, and detecting an end of charging indicated by the second detection voltage fallen below the reference voltage. | 01-29-2009 |
20090027012 | BATTERY CHARGER - A battery charger for charging a secondary battery using a power supply circuit, includes a discrimination circuit to discriminate a constant-current charging mode and a constant-voltage charging mode, and a controller to which a discrimination signal is supplied. When judged as being the constant-current charging mode, the controller sets the current in the constant-current charging mode by using the control signal. When judged as being the constant-voltage charging mode in accordance with the discrimination signal, the controller sets intermittently the end of charging detection current, and sets an end of charging detection period for judging the constant-current charging mode and the constant-voltage charging mode. When the discrimination signal indicates the constant-voltage charging mode in the end of charging detection period, the controller controls to shift to the end of charging detection mode. | 01-29-2009 |
20100090647 | CHARGING APPARATUS - A charging apparatus includes a power supply circuit converting AC input into DC output, a secondary battery, having a plurality of batteries connected in series, which is charged by an output voltage of the power supply circuit, a charging control circuit that controls charging in a constant-current mode for charging the secondary battery with a constant current and, when a terminal voltage of the secondary battery reaches a predetermined voltage, switches the charging in the constant-current mode to a constant-voltage mode for charging the secondary battery to a constant voltage, and a plurality of voltage control circuits, each of which adjusts the voltage of each of the plurality of batteries to a set voltage. The plurality of voltage control circuits respectively detect voltage rises of the plurality of batteries, and one of the voltage control circuits, first detecting attainment of the set voltage, performs subsequent voltage control. | 04-15-2010 |
20120326725 | MONITORING APPARATUS, MONITORING CONTROL APPARATUS, POWER SUPPLY APPARATUS, MONITORING METHOD, MONITORING CONTROL METHOD, POWER STORAGE SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, MOTOR-DRIVEN VEHICLE, AND ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEM - A monitoring apparatus includes a first converter that converts first analog data indicating a voltage value of each of batteries into first digital data; and a second converter that converts second analog data indicating an electric current value flowing through the plurality of batteries into second digital data. The first analog data and the second analog data are data having the same timing. | 12-27-2012 |
20130049457 | ELECTRIC STORAGE APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, ELECTRIC VEHICLE, AND ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEM - A battery system includes a plurality of electronic storage modules serially connected together. Each electronic storage module includes a battery block group including a plurality of battery cells, and a different magnetic core connected to each battery block group. | 02-28-2013 |
20130059182 | POWER STORAGE APPARATUS AND ELECTRIC VEHICLE - A power storage apparatus, electric device, electric vehicle, and power system are disclosed. In an example embodiment, a power storage apparatus includes a battery block comprising a plurality of battery cells and an isolating unit that enables wireless information transfer regarding battery information of the battery block. | 03-07-2013 |
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