| NHK SPRING CO ., LTD. Patent applications |
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| 20120134056 | DISK DRIVE FLEXURE - A flexure includes a metal base and a wiring portion. The wiring portion is constituted of an insulating layer, a conductor group, and others. A tongue portion is formed to a main portion of the metal base. A slider including an attached electronic unit is disposed to the tongue portion. The conductor group includes conductors electrically connected to the slider and conductors electrically connected to the attached electronic unit. Island-shaped electrical circuit portions are formed on the metal base. The electrical circuit portions are electrically independent from the main portion of the metal base. The conductors for the attached electronic unit are electrically conductive with respect to the electrical circuit portions through conductor coupling portions piercing the insulating layer. The electrical circuit portions are connected to terminal portions of the attached electronic unit. | 05-31-2012 |
| 20120127614 | METHOD OF TESTING FITTED STATE OF PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENT AND HEAD SUSPENSION - A method of testing a fitted state of a pair of piezoelectric elements fitted to form an actuator between a base member and a movable member, the piezoelectric elements in the actuator being arranged side by side in opposite polarity and being electrically connected in parallel with each other, and when a voltage is applied to the piezoelectric elements, minutely moving the movable member relative to the base member in a direction in which the piezoelectric members are arranged side by side. The method detects changes in capacitance of the piezoelectric elements with respect to changes in bias voltage applied to the piezoelectric elements, the bias voltage being changed within a predetermined range, and determines a fitted state of the piezoelectric elements according to a characteristic of the detected capacitance changes. The method correctly and easily determines whether or not the piezoelectric elements are correctly fitted to the actuator. | 05-24-2012 |
| 20120106825 | Dimple position dectection device and dimple position detecting method for disk drive suspension - A dimple position detection device for detecting a position of a dimple formed on a load beam is provided with an illumination device, imaging device, and image processing section. The illumination device directs illumination light toward the dimple. The imaging device receives reflected light from the dimple. The image processing section binarizes an image obtained by the imaging device. The image processing section maximizes a binarization level, binarizes the reflected light image, determines whether an area of a light spot region or on-region above the binarization level has a predetermined value, reduces the binarization level when the area of the light spot region is less than the predetermined value, and calculates the gravitational position of the light spot region with the predetermined value reached by the light spot region area. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120091857 | PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENT FITTING STRUCTURE AND HEAD SUSPENSION - A fitting structure for fitting a piezoelectric element to an actuator base that includes an opening that formed in the actuator base and accommodates the piezoelectric element, a receiver that inwardly protrudes from an inner circumferential edge of the opening and receives the piezoelectric element, a hole defined by an inner end of the receiver and communicates with the opening, a protrusion that protrudes from the inner end of the receiver onto the hole and faces the piezoelectric element through the hole, an adhesive part filled in a space defined by the piezoelectric element, the inner circumferential edge, and the receiver and is solidified in the space to adhere the piezoelectric element to the inner circumferential edge and the receiver, and a stopper formed on one of the receiver and protrusion and stops a capillary phenomenon of the adhesive between the piezoelectric element and the receiver and protrusion. | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120087047 | PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATOR AND HEAD SUSPENSION - A piezoelectric actuator includes an actuator base that supports a load beam and has an opening accommodating a piezoelectric element, a receiver member that is laid on and fixed to the actuator base and forms a receiver that faces the opening and receives the piezoelectric element, an adhesive part formed of a liquid adhesive that is filled in a space defined by the piezoelectric element, an inner circumference of the opening, and the receiver and adheres the piezoelectric element to the inner circumference of the opening and the receiver, and a suppressing zone that is formed along an overlapping area where the actuator base and receiver member overlap each other and suppresses penetration of the liquid adhesive due to a capillary phenomenon into the overlapping area. | 04-12-2012 |
| 20120081815 | WIRING STRUCTURE OF FLEXURE - A wiring structure of a flexure includes wiring that includes a trace of first polarity and a trace of second polarity and transmits signals to and from a head that is supported with the flexure and writes and reads data to and from a recording medium and an interleaved section formed at least partly in the wiring where the traces are each divided into sub-traces, the sub-traces being alternated in a width direction of the wiring, the sub-traces of each trace being connected to each other on each side of the interleaved section, an outer one of the sub-traces of each trace being narrower than an inner one of the same. The wiring structure reduces partial dips in the frequency characteristic of signal transmission loss (loss-to-frequency characteristic) of the wiring at the interleaved section. | 04-05-2012 |
| 20120070682 | HOLLOW SEAMLESS PIPE FOR HIGH-STRENGTH SPRINGS - The present invention provides a hollow seamless pipe for high-strength springs, in which the occurrence of decarburization in an inner peripheral surface and outer peripheral surface is reduced as much as possible, surface layer parts can be sufficiently hardened in the outer peripheral surface and the inner peripheral surface in a quenching step at the time of spring production, and sufficient fatigue strength can be secured in springs to be formed. The present invention relates to a hollow seamless pipe for a high-strength spring, which is composed of a steel material comprising 0.2 to 0.7 mass % of C, 0.5 to 3 mass % of Si, 0.1 to 2 mass % of Mn, more than 0 mass % and 0.1 mass % or less of Al, more than 0 mass % and 0.02 mass % or less of P, more than 0 mass % and 0.02 mass % or less of S, and more than 0 mass % and 0.02 mass % or less of N, wherein the C content in an inner peripheral surface and outer peripheral surface of the hollow seamless pipe is 0.10 mass % or more, and a thickness of a whole decarburized layer in each of the inner peripheral surface and the outer peripheral surface is 200 μm or less. | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120067145 | CERAMIC MEMBER, PROBE HOLDER, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING CERAMIC MEMBER - Provided are a ceramic member being a sintered body including at least forsterite and boron nitride as major components, and in which the boron nitride is oriented in one direction, a probe holder formed by using the ceramic member, and a method for manufacturing the ceramic member. In the ceramic member, the index of orientation preference is equal to or lower than 0.07, and the coefficient of thermal expansion at 20 to 300° C. in a direction parallel to the direction of orientation is (3 to 5)×10 | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120060873 | METHOD OF AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING WAVELENGTH, METHOD OF AND APPARATUS FOR EVALUATING TOTAL AMOUNT OF DISSOLVED GASES, AND METHOD OF AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING TOTAL AMOUNT OF DISSOLVED GASES - A method of detecting a wavelength includes inserting at least two sound pressure sensors in parallel with each other into a liquid to which waves are applied, the sound pressure sensors formed into a bar-like shape and having the same sensitivity, establishing a first synchronized state in which waves detected by the sound pressure sensors are synchronized with each other, moving the sound pressure sensors relative to each other in a longitudinal direction, to break the first synchronized state and then establish a second synchronized state in which the waves detected by the sound pressure sensors are again synchronized with each other, and detecting a wavelength of the detected waves according to a quantity of the relative movement of the sound pressure sensors between the first and second synchronized states. The method easily detects a wavelength of waves applied to the liquid and the detected wavelength is usable to evaluate and control a total amount of dissolved gases in the liquid. | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120055216 | MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR COIL SPRING - A spring wire is subjected to a first shot peening process and a second shot peening process. In the first shot peening process, a first, shot is projected on the spring wire at a first projectile speed. High kinetic energy of the first shot produces compressive residual stress in a region ranging from the surface of the spring wire to a deep position. In the second spring wire process, a second shot is projected at a second projectile speed lower than the speed of the first shot. The kinetic energy of the second shot is lower than that of the first shot. The low kinetic energy of the second shot increases the compressive residual stress in a region near the surface of the spring wire. | 03-08-2012 |
| 20120055023 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A COIL SPRING FOR VEHICLE SUSPENSION - A spring wire with a hardness of 50 to 56 HRC is subjected to first and second shot peening processes within a warm working temperature range of 150 to 350° C. In the first shot peening process, a first shot of a shot size of at least 1.0 mm is used. In the second shot peening process, a second shot smaller in shot size than the first shot is sued. Through these shot peening processes, compressive residual stress is imparted to the spring wire. The spring wire includes a residual stress increase part, residual stress peak part, and residual stress decrease part. In the residual stress decrease part, a part including a compressive residual stress magnitude equivalent to the magnitude of the compressive residual stress at a surface of the spring wire exists at a region at a depth exceeding the permissible pit depth. | 03-08-2012 |
| 20120043707 | SUSPENSION APPARATUS - A suspension apparatus | 02-23-2012 |
| 20120032487 | HEADREST DEVICE, METHOD OF ADJUSTING HEADREST POSITIION, AND VEHICLE SEAT - There is provided a headrest device including: a headrest main body that is provided at an upper end portion of a seat back of a seat in which a passenger sits; a pressure/flexure detecting section that is provided at a vehicle front side of the seat back; a headrest moving section; and a control section that estimates a current back-set, that is a distance between a head portion of a passenger and the headrest main body in a horizontal direction, on the basis of at least one of pressure and flexure detected by the pressure/flexure detecting section and a predetermined relationship between back-set and the at least one of pressure and flexure, and controls the headrest moving section to move the headrest main body such that the back-set becomes a predetermined amount. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120027977 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RIPPING PLATE MATERIAL, AND PLATE MATERIAL - A method of ripping a plate material having a resilient part, a frame, and an easily breaking part formed between the resilient part and the frame includes holding the frame between an upper pad and a die on a first side of the easily breaking part, moving a punch toward a lower pad that is retractable against pushing force, to clamp the resilient part between the punch and the lower pad on a second side of the easily breaking part, and driving the punch so that the punch guides the plate material and applies tension to the easily breaking part in a surface direction of the plate material, thereby ripping the plate material along the easily breaking part. The method is capable of ripping the plate material without causing burrs. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120025580 | SEAT BACK DEVICE - There is provided a seat back device including: a seat back that is placed on a rear side of a vehicle cabin and has a movable portion that is movably disposed in correspondence to a lower back region of a seated passenger and a forwardly collapsible portion that is forwardly collapsibly disposed on a vehicle upper side of the movable portion; a frame member that is disposed inside the seat back and in which is formed an open portion that has a size including the movable portion and the forwardly collapsible portion and that makes the vehicle cabin and a luggage compartment communicate; an angle adjusting mechanism which adjusts the movable portion about an axis along a vehicle width direction to a predetermined angle; and a trunk-through mechanism which forwardly collapses the movable portion and the forwardly collapsible portion from the seat back and opens the open portion. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120024436 | HIGH-STRENGTH AND HIGH-DUCTILITY STEEL FOR SPRING, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, AND SPRING - A steel for spring includes C: 0.5 to 0.6%, Si: 1.0 to 1.8%, Mn: 0.1 to 1.0%, Cr: 0.1 to 1.0%, P: 0.035% or less, S: 0.035% or less, by mass %, and residue consisting of iron and inevitable impurities, as the overall composition, wherein an area ratio of an internal structure on an optional cross section comprises bainite: 65% or more, retained austenite: 6 to 13%, and martensite: residue (including 0%), and average C content in the retained austenite is 0.65 to 1.7%. The steel for spring can have high strength in which tensile strength is 1800 MPa or more and have high ductility. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120024049 | CLEANLINESS INSPECTION APPARATUS AND CLEANLINESS INSPECTION METHOD FOR OBJECT TO BE INSPECTED - An ultrasonic generator tank includes an ultrasonic generator contains a first liquid in which ultrasonic waves propagate. A particle extraction vessel contains a high-purity second liquid, such as ultrapure water, and an object to be inspected. A power unit is turned on to oscillate the ultrasonic generator. The particle extraction vessel, which contains the second liquid and the to-be-inspected object, is inserted into the first liquid from above the surface thereof after the lapse of a first time since the start of oscillation of the ultrasonic generator. As the particle extraction vessel is inserted into the first liquid, the ultrasonic generator continues to produce ultrasonic waves. The quantity of particles contained in the second liquid is measured after the lapse of a second time. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120023734 | HEAD ASSEMBLY ATTACHING METHOD, CYLINDRICAL JIG, AND CAULKING BALL - A method of attaching a head assembly having an annular hollow boss to an arm having a through hole of a carriage is provided. The head assembly includes a load beam of a head suspension and a base plate fixed to a base part of the load beam. The boss is formed on the base plate. The method includes steps of, inserting the boss into the through hole, thereby setting the head assembly to the arm of the carriage, supplying lubricant along the cylindrical jig to the caulking ball and pushing the caulking ball with the cylindrical jig to pass the caulking ball through an inside of the boss and diametrally expand and plastically deform the boss, thereby fixedly fitting the boss of the head assembly to the through hole of the arm of the carriage. The method causes no deformation of a flange formed on the base plate during caulking and is achievable at low cost. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120019277 | SPRING WIRE ROD, CONTACT PROBE, AND PROBE UNIT - A spring wire rod includes a wire core that is made of a conductive material having an electrical resistivity of equal to or lower than 5.00×10 | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120013059 | COMPRESSION COIL SPRING AND MANUFACTURING DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR COIL SPRING - Bending deformation exceeding a yield stress is applied by winding a material on a mandrel. Coiling is performed simultaneously with the application of the bending deformation, and the load is removed after the coiling. This spring includes an outside surface region having a compressive residual stress and a compressive stress reduction region in which the compressive residual stress is reduced from the outside surface region toward the center of the material. A stress change portion at which a change from the compressive residual stress to a tensile residual stress occurs exists between the outside surface region and the center of the material. The spring further includes a tensile stress peak portion, tensile stress reduction region, and inside surface region. The inside surface region has the tensile compressive residual stress having an absolute value smaller than that of the outside surface region. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120011710 | POSITIONING APPARATUS AND PRESSING APPARATUS - A positioning apparatus for a thin plate material having a positioning hole, correctly and speedily positions the thin plate material in an in-plane direction without deforming the positioning hole. The apparatus has a pilot holder having a hold face, a positioning pin having a tapered tip and supported by the pilot holder so that the tapered tip protrudes from the hold face of the pilot holder, a pad having a pad face that opposes the hold face of the pilot holder, and a movable member having a stop face that opposes the positioning pin and a relief hole for avoiding the tapered tip of the positioning pin from hitting the stop face, the movable member resiliently supported on the pad so that the movable member is vertically movable. The pilot holder and the pad in which the thin plate material is set between the hold face and the pad face relatively move to insert the tapered tip of the positioning pin into the positioning hole of the thin plate material to be engaged with the tapered tip at the position of the relief hole, thereby positioning the thin plate material in an in-plane direction. The stop face of the movable member is flush with or protruding from the pad face of the pad. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120001462 | Vehicle Seat - There is provided a vehicle seat including: a seatback including a seatback frame skeleton member covered by a seatback pad cushion member on at least a front side of the seatback frame; a headrest including a headrest frame skeleton member disposed above the seatback; and a shock absorbing member disposed further to the front side than the headrest frame and being at a top portion of the seatback, attached to the seatback frame and absorbing impact energy by plastic deformation when an impact is imparted to the top portion of the seatback from the front side. | 01-05-2012 |
| 20110317312 | FLEXURE AND METHOD OF FORMING WIRING PART OF FLEXURE - A flexure includes a metal substrate whose front end supports a slider and a wiring part having a base insulating layer and a conductor layer formed on the base insulating layer. The wiring part includes a normal wiring part that is on the metal substrate and an aerial wiring part that is on a space separated from the metal substrate. The base insulating layer of the aerial wiring part is formed to be thinner than that of the normal wiring part. This configuration reduces a rigidity contribution ratio of the wiring part. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20110316318 | Headrest Apparatus, Method of Adjusting Headrest Position, Vehicle Seat - There is provided a headrest apparatus including: a headrest main body provided at a top edge portion of a seatback; a detection section to detect contact between the head of an occupant seated in the seat and the headrest main body; a moving section that moves the headrest main body in the vehicle front-rear direction; and a controller that controls the moving section such that the headrest main body is moved forward until contact between the head of an occupant and the headrest main body is detected by the detection section, and, when contact between the head of an occupant and the headrest main body has been detected by the detection section, controls the moving section to move the headrest main body such that there is a specific amount of back-set separation distance in a horizontal direction between the head of an occupant and the headrest main body. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20110292549 | WIRING STRUCTURE FOR HEAD SUSPENSION - A wiring structure for a head suspension is provided. The head suspension has a head to write and read information to and from a recording medium, a load beam to apply load onto the head, a device arranged on the head and operating on low-frequency signals to achieve a function other than the information write/read function at the head, and a flexure attached to the load beam and supporting the head, the flexure including a base material made of a conductive thin plate and a base insulating layer formed on the base material. The wiring structure has a write wiring and a read wiring formed on the base insulating layer and connected to the head, a device wiring formed on the base insulating layer and connected to the device, an intermediate insulating layer on the base insulating layer. The device wiring is formed wider than the read wiring and includes positive/negative wires that are laid one on another with the intermediate insulating layer interposed between the positive/negative wires. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110290382 | HIGH-STRENGTH STABILIZER STEEL FOR VEHICLES HAVING EXCELLENT CORROSION RESISTANCE AND LOW-TEMPERATURE TOUGHNESS, METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME, AND STABILIZER - According to one embodiment, a high-strength stabilizer steel for vehicles having excellent corrosion resistance and low-temperature toughness, containing 0.07 to 0.20% C, more than 0.6% and 1.5% or less Si, 1 to 3% Mn, 0.1 to 1.0% Cr, 0.005 to 0.080% sAl, 0.005 to 0.060% Ti, 0.005 to 0.060% Nb, 0.070% or less Ti+Nb, 150 ppm or less N, 0.035% or less P, 0.035% or less S, 0.01 to 1.00% Cu, 0.01 to 1.00% Ni, the remainder being Fe, and unavoidable impurities, wherein a structure before molding a stabilizer is any one of a bainite, a martensite, and a mixed structure of bainite/martensite and an original austenitic crystal grain size number after a heat treatment of the stabilizer is Gh 9 or more. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110279929 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTION STRUCTURE FOR PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENT AND HEAD SUSPENSION - An electrical connection structure connects a piezoelectric element to a flexure with a conductive adhesive. An electrode surface is formed on the piezoelectric element, and a terminal surface is formed on the wiring member and is smoother than the electrode surface. A the gold plate layer is formed on the terminal surface and is connected to the electrode surface with the conductive adhesive. At least one recess is formed by laser processing on the conductive terminal surface layer. The electrical connection structure substantially equalizes the surface roughness of the terminal surface with the gold plate layer to that of the electrode surface, improves a bonding strength on the terminal surface nearly to that on the electrode surface, enhances the reliability of electrical connection between the electrode surface and the terminal surface, maintains electrical characteristics of the terminal surface, and prevents contamination around the terminal surface. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20110278420 | SLIDE DEVICE FOR VEHICLE SEAT - A slide device for a vehicle seat provided with: an upper rail that is long in the front-rear direction and fixedly installed on the bottom surface of a seat body; a lower rail that is arranged on the floor of a vehicle body and supports the upper rail such that the upper rail can slide in the front-rear direction; a bracket that is fixedly installed at the front of the upper rail and moves downward with thereof when the upper rail moves tilting forward; a J hook member that moves upward with the upper rail upon the upward movement of the rear thereof; and a reinforcement member to which the bracket is abutted upon the downward movement thereof so as to absorb a downward force and to which the J hook member is abutted upon the upward movement thereof so as to absorb an upward force. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20110254210 | SPRING - A spring, provided between a first member and a second member, includes a main body portion having a hole portion; a cylindrical portion provided at the radially inner circumference and the radially outer circumference of the main body portion; and a corner portion formed at a boundary portion between the main body portion and the cylindrical portion; in which the main body portion is extended to a crossing direction with respect to a direction along suppress strength provided from the first member and the second member, the cylindrical portion has an abutting portion protruding from each circumference of the main body portion toward one of the first member and the second member and abutting thereat, the corner portions can be elastically deformed while varying angles thereof according to the suppression strength, and the corner portion defines a tangent line along the main body portion, and at least one of tangent lines of the corner portions makes a predetermined angle with respect to a straight line between the radially inner circumference and the radially outer circumference of the main body portion. | 10-20-2011 |
| 20110253443 | TENSION BALANCER FOR OVERHEAD WIRE AND TENSION BALANCER INSTALLATION AUXILIARY DEVICE FOR OVERHEAD WIRE - A tension balancer installation auxiliary device is provided including a fixing pipe which includes two open ends, a slit and a pair of first apertures, and a yoke, wherein one end of the fixing pipe is arranged to contact with a casing of the tension balancer, and the yoke is attached by passing through a pair of first through holes of a pair of shackle shaped connecting parts of the tension balancer and the pair of first apertures. | 10-20-2011 |
| 20110242708 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND DISK DRIVE SUSPENSION - A microactuator element as an example of an electrical component is disposed on a metallic, electrically conductive plate member. A conductive resin member is disposed on a current-carrying part of the conductive plate member and a conduction part of the microactuator element. A thin porous plating layer of thickness 100 nm or less includes a large number of gold particles is formed in a region of a surface of the conductive plate member which covers the current-carrying part. The conductive resin member is secured to the conductive plate member through the thin porous gold plating layer and electrically connected to the conductive plate member. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110242704 | DISK DRIVE FLEXURE - A flexure is provided with a metal base of stainless steel, an insulating layer, and a pair of copper conductors. An opening region including an opening and a non-opening region without an opening are formed in a longitudinal part of the metal base. One of the conductors is provided with a first slit extending longitudinally relative to the conductor, first band-like portions on the opposite sides of the first slit, and a first junction connecting the first band-like portions. The other conductor is provided with a second slit extending longitudinally relative to the conductor, second band-like portions on the opposite sides of the second slit, and a second junction connecting the second band-like portions. These conductors are arranged covering both the opening and non-opening region of the metal base. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110241403 | SEAT BACK FOR VEHICLE AND SEAT FOR VEHICLE INCLUDING THE SAME - A waist receiving portion, which is provided at a support member, is curved to form a convex shape toward a front side in a seat front and rear direction in side view. Accordingly, when a waist portion of an occupant is pressed against the waist receiving portion, the change of the shape of lumbar vertebrae is suppressed. For this reason, since it is possible to reduce the difference between a timing when a head portion of the occupant is pressed against a headrest and a timing when a neck portion of the occupant is pressed against a neck receiving portion, it is possible to suppress swing of the head portion of the occupant about the neck portion as a fulcrum in the seat front and rear direction. Therefore, a burden to the neck portion of the occupant is reduced. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110241394 | VEHICLE SEATBACK AND A VEHICLE SEAT PROVIDED WITH A VEHICLE SEATBACK - A vehicle seatback including a seatback frame provided with a pair of seatback side frame portions and a seatback upper frame portion that connects together upper end portions of the pair of seatback upper frame portions along the seat width direction, and a support member attached to the seatback frame. The support member is provided with a lower neck bearing portion covering the seatback upper frame portion, and a shoulder bearing portion disposed further towards the front than the seatback upper frame portion in the seat front-rear direction. When a load of a specific value or greater acts on the occupant towards the rear in the seat front-rear direction, the shoulder regions of the occupant are pressed against the shoulder bearing portion, suppressing movement of the occupant towards the rear in the seat front-rear direction. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110233974 | HEADREST DEVICE - A headrest device comprises a headrest body which includes a headrest rear portion supported with respect to a seatback of a seat on which a passenger of a vehicle sits, and a headrest front portion that is movable within a predetermined range from a fully closed position that is closest to the headrest rear portion to a fully open position that is farthest from the headrest rear portion; a detection unit which detects a running state or an operation state of the vehicle; a prediction unit which predicts a possibility of a rear vehicle collision with the vehicle on the basis of the running state or the operation state of the vehicle detected by detection unit; and a control unit which controls, in a case in which the possibility of the rear vehicle collision is predicted by the prediction unit, movement of a position of the headrest front portion so that a backset becomes smaller than a backset at the time of the prediction, the backset being a horizontal distance between the headrest front portion and a head of the vehicle passenger. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110232810 | METHOD FOR HEAT TREATMENT OF COILED SPRING - A method for heat treatment of a coiled spring includes cold forming a coiled spring, annealing the coiled spring after the cold forming, thereby removing of residual stress generated in the cold forming, in which the annealing is performed by electric resistance heating. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110227596 | PROBE-UNIT BASE MEMBER AND PROBE UNIT - A probe-unit base member having high rigidity and requiring no troublesome operations for its manufacture and a probe unit are provided. To achieve the purpose, the probe-unit base member includes a conductive substrate | 09-22-2011 |
| 20110222971 | POSITIONING APPARATUS - A positioning apparatus includes a stage on which a piezoelectric element is set, a stop unit having a stop face to which the piezoelectric element set on the stage is pushed so that the piezoelectric element is positioned at a target position corresponding to an attaching part of, for example, a head suspension to which the piezoelectric element is attached, and a pushing unit to push the piezoelectric element toward the stop face, the pushing unit blowing a gas to push the piezoelectric element. The positioning apparatus is capable of correctly positioning the piezoelectric element to the target position without damaging the piezoelectric element. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20110219884 | POSITION TESTING APPARATUS - A position testing apparatus includes a stage on which a piezoelectric element object is set, a through hole formed through the stage and covered with the piezoelectric element set on the stage according to a positioning state, and a flow measurement unit configured to draw air through the through hole from around the piezoelectric element and determine the positioning state of the piezoelectric element according to a flow rate of the drawn air. The position testing apparatus is capable of surely testing a positioning state of the piezoelectric element. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20110216446 | HEAD SUSPENSION AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING HEAD SUSPENSION - A head suspension has a conductive base plate, a piezoelectric element, and a load beam. The piezoelectric element deforms in response to a voltage applied thereto, thereby moving the load beam relative to the base plate in a sway direction. The head suspension includes an actuator base integral with the base plate, an auxiliary plate laid on and fixed to the actuator base and having a surface support and a side support, the surface support facing a periphery of a surface of the piezoelectric element, the side support facing in the sway direction a side face of the piezoelectric element, an attaching part formed of the actuator base and auxiliary plate, the attaching part being present between the base plate and the load beam and being configured to attach the piezoelectric element thereto, a nonconductive adhesive layer interposed between the attaching part and the piezoelectric element, to adhere the piezoelectric element to the attaching part, and a conductive material configured to electrically connect an electrode plane of the piezoelectric element and the side support to each other. The head suspension is thin and secures conductivity between the electrode plane of the piezoelectric element and the actuator base. | 09-08-2011 |
| 20110169242 | STABILIZER DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - A stabilizer apparatus includes: a stabilizer which has a torsion portion and arm portions extending from both end portions of the torsion portion so as to have an approximate U-shape; a bush which is provided at both the end portions of the torsion portion and is used for fixing the stabilizer to a vehicle body; and a movement stopper member which is made of resin, has a contact portion contacting the bush, and is integrally molded to the torsion portion so as to cover overall periphery of predetermined range of the torsion portion in an axial direction thereof, wherein a concavo-convex structure engaging with the movement stopper member is provided on a peripheral surface of the torsion portion. The reliability can be improved by preventing of the movement of the bush. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20110150563 | BALL JOINT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - A ball joint includes a ball seat, and the ball seat includes a thermal caulking portion for fixing a ball seat to a housing. The ball seat includes a concave portion having an overhang portion for withstanding a pullout load so as to prevent a ball portion from coming off from the concave portion. The concave portion of the ball seat is formed of polyoxymethylene, and the overhang portion and the thermal caulking portion are formed of a resin, in which glass fiber is added to the polyoxymethylene, so as to be strengthened. Consequently, the pullout load can be increased, and the weight of the ball joint is maintained and the production cost is not greatly increased. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110141625 | HEAD SUSPENSION - A head suspension has a base plate including a flange. The flange has a first face attached to the carriage arm and a second face attached to an auxiliary member. A first-face contact is circumferentially formed along an outer circumferential edge of the first face of the flange, so that the first-face contact among parts of the base plate except the boss is most proximal to the carriage arm. A second-face contact is circumferentially formed along an outer circumferential edge of the second face of the flange, so that the second-face contact among parts of the base plate including the boss is most proximal to the auxiliary member. This configuration allows the auxiliary member to be correctly aligned with and attached to the second face of the flange. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110141624 | HEAD SUSPENSION AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING HEAD SUSPENSION - A head suspension has a base, a piezoelectric element, a load beam, and a wiring member to supply electric power to the piezoelectric element so that the piezoelectric element deforms to move the load beam relative to the base. The wiring member has a conductive base layer, an insulating layer, and a wiring layer layered in this order. The wiring layer has a wiring electrode. The piezoelectric element has an element electrode. A through hole is formed through the conductive base layer and insulating layer, to expose the wiring electrode to the element electrode. A projection is formed on at least one of the wiring electrode and element electrode, to face the other electrode through the through hole. The projection brings the electrodes into contact with each other and a conductive adhesive joins the electrodes and together. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110139173 | METHOD OF AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING STRENGTH OF ULTRASONIC WAVES - A method of and an apparatus for measuring the strength of ultrasonic waves are provided. They are capable of measuring the strength of ultrasonic waves easily and at low cost without using a sound pressure meter. The ultrasonic wave strength measuring apparatus has a particle source soaked in a cleaning liquid, an oscillator to generate the ultrasonic waves whose strength is going to be measured to vibrate the particle source so that particles are eluted from the particle source into the cleaning liquid, a counter to count the number of particles in the cleaning liquid, and an operation unit to find the strength of the applied ultrasonic waves based on the counted number of particles. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110132137 | DAMPER SPRING DEVICE, FLYWHEEL, CLUTCH DISK, AND CLUTCH DISK FOR LOCKUP MECHANISM - A damper spring device is provided with a first spring and a second spring retained by a stopper in such a manner that the second spring is compressed by a preload. The preload on the second spring is greater than a preload on the first spring. The first spring and the second spring have load-deflection characteristics such that the first spring deforms when an axial load acting in the direction of compression of the first spring is not greater than a load at which a strand of the first spring is at least partially compacted and that the first spring and the second spring deform when the axial load is greater than the load at which the strand of the first spring is at least partially compacted. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110128025 | ELECTRICAL CONTACT MEMBER AND CONTACT PROBE - An electrical contact member and a contact probe that are durable and economical are provided. For this purpose, an outer peripheral portion, which has a symmetrical shape with respect to a central axis in a longitudinal direction and has a hollow portion, and a core portion, which has an approximate bar shape extending in the longitudinal direction and filling the hollow portion, are included. One of the outer peripheral portion and the core portion is made of a noble metal alloy, and the other is made of a conductive material other than the noble metal alloy. The one of the outer peripheral portion and the core portion, which is made of the noble metal alloy, projects further than the other at one end portion in the longitudinal direction. | 06-02-2011 |
| 20110123827 | LATHE MACHINING MEMBER - A cylindrical core portion, at least a part of which is made of a noble metal alloy and which has a diameter larger than a maximum diameter of a shape obtained by lathe machining, and a hollow-cylindrical peripheral portion, which is made of a material different from the material of the core portion, are included. The core portion is arranged in a hollow portion of the peripheral portion with no space. The material applied to the peripheral portion is a free-cutting material selected from a group of, for example, free-cutting brass, free-cutting phosphor bronze, free cutting nickel silver, and free-cutting beryllium copper. The noble metal alloy applied to the core portion is, for example, alloy mainly consisting of silver, palladium, gold, platinum, zinc, copper, iron, and nickel, alloy mainly consisting of palladium, silver, and copper, or alloy mainly consisting of silver, platinum, zinc, gold, and copper. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110115182 | STABILIZER DEVICE - A stabilizer device includes a bar having a portion to be mounted to a vehicle body. A resin ring is integrally formed to the bar by a direct injection method, and a bush made of rubber is provided around the periphery of the resin ring. The bush is fixed to a member of the vehicle body side by a bracket. Since the contact area of the resin ring to the bar is secured by using the axial direction length of the bush, the movement strength of the bush in the axial direction can be improved even when there is size restriction. In the fixing construction of the stabilizer device, the movement of the bush to the bar can be sufficiently prevented even when the size restriction is severe. | 05-19-2011 |
| 20110101076 | REFLOW BONDING METHOD AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING HEAD SUSPENSION - A reflow bonding method easily bonds first and second wiring members together by reflowing solder arranged on at least one of first and second bonding parts that are defined on the first and second wiring members, respectively. The method includes positioning the first and second wiring members so that the first and second bonding parts face each other with the solder interposed between them and heating and pressing one of the first and second bonding parts from behind with a pressing face of a heater chip so that the first and second bonding parts lie one on another and so that the solder is heated and reflows to bond the first and second wiring members together | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110096439 | DISK DRIVE SUSPENSION - A disk drive suspension is provided with a load beam and a flexure. A tongue portion is formed on the flexure. The tongue portion comprises a slider mounting surface and a flat portion. A slider is mounted on the slider mounting surface. A dimple is formed on the flat portion. A tip of the dimple projects thicknesswise relative to the tongue portion toward the load beam. A protrusion is formed on a facing surface of the load beam. An end face of the protrusion projects thicknesswise relative to the load beam toward the dimple. As the tip of the dimple contacts the end face of the protrusion, the tongue portion is swingably supported on the protrusion. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110095456 | PAD FOR LEAF SPRING - A curved portion | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110093874 | CLAMP FOR DISK ROTATION DRIVING DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING CLAMP | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110089618 | OVERHEAD WIRE TENSION BALANCER AND WATERPROOF COVER FOR OVERHEAD WIRE TENSION BALANCER - An overhead wire tension balancer can prevent an oil component in the tension balancer from scattering to the outside due to entry of rainwater. In an overhead wire tension balancer for supporting a spanned overhead wire while applying tension thereto, a gap that easily allows entry of rainwater is covered by a waterproof cover. As a result, the rainwater can be prevented from entering the inside of the overhead wire tension balancer, and the oil component separated from grease by entering rainwater can be prevented from scattering to the outside. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110085269 | DISK DRIVE SUSPENSION AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR - An element accommodation portion is formed in an electrically conductive plate member which constitutes a part of a suspension. A microactuator element comprising a piezoelectric element is located in the element accommodation portion. An electrically conductive resin member is disposed in a region covering junctions for electrically connecting the conductive plate member and the microactuator element. A pit is formed in the junction of the conductive plate member by partial-etching. A part of the conductive resin member is in the pit. A part of an outer peripheral edge of the conductive resin member is located inside an edge of the pit. The conductive resin member is covered by a cover layer. | 04-14-2011 |
| 20110079351 | METHOD OF FILING ADHESIVE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING HEAD SUSPENSION - A method of filling an adhesive into a gap includes steps of introducing one or more capsules containing the adhesive having an adhering function and a setting function into the gap, discharging the adhesive from the adhesive capsules by applying energy to the adhesive capsules in the gap, and setting the adhesive in the gap by applying energy to the discharged adhesive. The method can easily fill the adhesive | 04-07-2011 |
| 20110061594 | ADHESIVE APPLICATION APPARATUS - An adhesive application apparatus for applying a liquid adhesive to an object includes a regular application stage against which the object is placed for a regular application of the liquid adhesive to the object, a trial application stage to which a trial application of the liquid adhesive is carried out, an application unit relatively movable with respect to the regular application stage and trial application stage to carry out the regular application and trial application of the liquid adhesive, and a suction unit carrying out a suction operation of the liquid adhesive used in the trial application. The adhesive application apparatus smoothly carries out the trial application of the liquid adhesive without bothering the operation of an adhesive application line. | 03-17-2011 |
| 20110061589 | LIQUID APPLICATION APPARATUS - A liquid application apparatus applies a liquid to an objective region. The apparatus includes a trap having an opening from which the liquid linearly appears, a feeder to feed the liquid to the trap, and an operation unit to position the trap on the objective region and bring the linearly appeared liquid at the trap into contact with the objective region, thereby linearly applying the liquid to the objective region. The apparatus is capable of linearly applying the liquid in a uniform thickness to the objective region. | 03-17-2011 |
| 20110058281 | DISK DRIVE SUSPENSION - A flexure with conductors is provided with a flexure tail portion. The flexure tail portion includes a metal base, an electrically insulating layer, and a conductive member. The metal base is formed with a plurality of apertures. A damper is attached to the flexure tail portion. The damper includes a viscoelastic member and a metallic constrained plate. The viscoelastic member has first and second surfaces. The first surface of the viscoelastic member is secured to the flexure tail portion. The constrained plate is secured to the second surface of the viscoelastic member. The constrained plate extends longitudinally relative to the metal base along the conductive member. The conductive member and the constrained plate face each other with the viscoelastic member therebetween. | 03-10-2011 |
| 20110058280 | DISK DRIVE SUSPENSION - A microactuator mounting section is disposed between a base section and a load beam. A microactuator element formed of a piezoelectric element is contained in an element accommodation portion in a plate portion. The plate portion has a stationary part secured to the base section and a movable part secured to the load beam. The stationary part and the movable part are connected to each other by a pair of arm portions. Each arm portion comprises a first extending portion and a second extending portion. The first extending portion extends longitudinally relative to the load beam from a front end of the stationary part toward the movable part. The second extending portion extends transversely inward relative to the plate portion from the first extending portion so as to be continuous with the movable part. | 03-10-2011 |
| 20110057368 | SPRING - The first corner portion elastically deforms in application of load such that the angle of the first corner portion changes depending on the pressing force from the first member. In this case, the first corner portion can move toward the outside of the inner periphery portion of the main body portion while the angle changes. The second corner portion has the same function as that of the first corner portion, and it can move toward the outside of the outer periphery portion of the main body portion while the angle changes depending on the pressing force from the second member in the elastic deformation of the second corner portion. As a result, the spring can prevent generation of hysteresis in load characteristics without increasing the number of parts, and enables height adjustment of the spring. | 03-10-2011 |
| 20110051290 | POWER SUPPLY STRUCTURE FOR PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATOR AND HEAD SUSPENSION EMPLOYING THE SAME - A power supply structure for a piezoelectric actuator is provided. The piezoelectric actuator has a base member, a movable member, and a piezoelectric element arranged between the base member and the movable member. When receiving electric power, the piezoelectric element causes a shear deformation to minutely move the movable member relative to the base member. The power supply structure includes a wiring member, a wiring connector, a through hole, and a contact. The wiring member has a conductive base layer, an insulating layer, and a conductor layer, the conductive base layer having an insular part and a main part that is electrically isolated from the insular part. The wiring connector has a first face joined with an electrode of the piezoelectric element and a second face joined with the insular part. The through hole is formed through at least the insulating layer of the wiring member. The contact is formed in the through hole, to electrically connect the conductor layer of the wiring member to the wiring connector and to the piezoelectric element. This power supply structure allows wiring work to the piezoelectric element to be carried out reliably without damaging the piezoelectric element. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110050266 | Probe card - A probe card includes a plurality of probes that contacts a plurality of electrodes provided in the semiconductor wafer and that inputs or outputs an electrical signal in or from the electrodes, a probe head that holds the probes, a substrate having a wiring which is provided near the surface of the substrate facing the probe head so as to be contactable with the probe head and is connected to the probes, a core layer formed of a material which is buried in the substrate and has a coefficient of thermal expansion lower than that of the substrate, and a connecting member that electrically connects at least some of the probes with an external device via the wiring. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110033226 | BALL JOINT AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR - A ball joint, which has high reliability and reduced weight, is provided. A ball joint includes: a ball stud having a columnar stud portion and a ball portion which has a spherical side surface and a center positioned on an axis of the stud portion; a ball seat which is made of a resin and has a spherical recess portion into which the ball portion is relatively rotatably and slidably fitted; a housing which is made of a resin and holds the ball seat therein; and a support bar which is integrally formed with the housing, wherein the support bar has a bar portion which is a center portion extending along an axis of the support bar. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110025358 | PROBE UNIT - A probe unit includes: large diameter probes; a small diameter probes; a large-diameter probe holder having large hole portions which individually hold the large diameter probes, and hole portions which have diameters smaller than those of the large hole portions, communicate with the large hole portions, and receive end portions of the small diameter probes so that the end portions come into contact with the large diameter; and a small-diameter probe holder probes having small hole portions which individually hold the small diameter probes The central axes of the large hole portion and the small hole portion that communicate with each other are separated from each other, and the small hole portions include two small hole portions which are adjacent to each other and of which central axes are separated from each other by a distance shorter than a distance between the central axes of two large hole portions that are corresponding to the two small hole portions. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110025115 | SEAT BACK STRUCTURE FOR SEAT FOR VEHICLE - A seat back structure reduces shocks from the rear, is simple and light, and has lower production costs. The center headrest stay inserting portions are on each proximate upper portion of each seat back of a half-half divisional type seat, respectively, and headrest stays extend from a center headrest downward are removably inserted in the headrest stay inserting portions, respectively, and the seat backs are connected and restrained by the headrest stays. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110025013 | STABILIZER DEVICE AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF - A stabilizer device having high reliability and light weight is provided. The stabilizer device has a stabilizer consisting of a torsion part and arm parts each extending from both ends of the torsion part and having an overall shape of a square bracket, a “]” shape, a bushing for fixing the stabilizer to an automobile body arranged at both ends of the torsion part, and a resin misalignment preventing member which has a contacting part contacting with the bushing, which is arranged neighboring the bushing, and which is integrally formed with the torsion part and covering all therearound in a predetermined range of axial direction of the torsion part. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110021695 | URETHANE (METH) ACRYLATE COMPOSITION AND SEAL MEMBER - A urethane (meth)acrylate composition includes a product of a reaction of a polyester polyol made from a polycarboxylic acid and a polyhydric alcohol, a polyisocyanate, and an active hydrogen-containing (meth)acrylate. Part of the polyhydric alcohol is a diol having a straight chain of 3 to 7 carbon atoms and a side chain on the straight chain. The polyisocyanate includes at least one of hexamethylene diisocyanate, diphenylmethane diisocyanate, hydrogenated diphenylmethane diisocyanate, and tetramethylene diisocyanate. | 01-27-2011 |
| 20110019521 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MEASURING VIBRATION CHARACTERISTICS OF HARD DISK SUSPENSION - The signal source generates a signal of a frequency higher than the vibration frequency of the slider of the hard disk drive, and supplies it to one end of the slider and the disk of the hard disk drive. The detector detects a signal output from the other end of the slider and the disk, and outputs a change in the capacitance between the slider and the disk as a voltage when the hard disk drive receives an impact. | 01-27-2011 |
| 20100327897 | WIRING SUBSTRATE AND PROBE CARD - A wiring substrate that allows wiring at a fine pitch and has a coefficient of thermal expansion close to the coefficient of thermal expansion of silicone, and a probe card that includes the wiring substrate are provided. To this end, there are provided a wiring substrate that includes a ceramic substrate having a coefficient of thermal expansion of 3×10 | 12-30-2010 |
| 20100325871 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING HARD DISK DRIVE BASE - The base improves manufacturing efficiency and yield and has an advantage in cost. The base includes a panel having a through-hole, a motor holder, having a cylindrical shape that protrudes from a first face of the panel in a thickness direction of the panel, integrally formed on the panel corresponding to the through-hole, the motor holder holds a motor fitted to an inner circumferential surface of the motor holder through adhesives, and the motor holder is provided with at least one depression pressure-formed on the inner circumferential surface thereof, thereby eliminating cutting processing, facilitating accuracy control, suppressing nonconformity such as corrosion because no base material is exposed, requiring no measures against burs and the like, improving production capacity and yield, and resulting in cost advantages, too. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20100320662 | COIL SPRING FOR VEHICLE SUSPENSION AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A spring wire with hardness of 50 to 56 HRC is subjected to first and second shot peening processes within a warm working temperature range of 150 to 350° C. In the first shot peening process, the first shot of a shot size of 1.0 mm or more is used. In the second shot peening process, the second shot smaller in shot size than the first shot is used. Through these shot peening processes, compressive residual stress is imparted to the spring wire. The spring wire includes a residual stress increase part, residual stress peak part, and residual stress decrease part. In the residual stress decrease part, a part including the compressive residual stress magnitude of which is equivalent to the magnitude of the compressive residual stress at the surface of the spring wire exists at a position at a depth exceeding the permissible pit depth. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20100302687 | PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENT WITH ELECTRODE AND HEAD SUSPENSION - A piezoelectric element with electrode is capable of preventing an assembling error. The piezoelectric element includes a piezoelectric body configured to deform according to polarity in response to a voltage applied thereto, electrodes formed on surfaces of the piezoelectric body, respectively, a non-electrode part formed on at least one of the surfaces of the piezoelectric body, the non-electrode part continuing to the one electrode that is on the at least one surface of the piezoelectric body, and a boundary between the non-electrode part and the one electrode. The boundary has a pattern to indicate the polarity of the piezoelectric element. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20100302486 | DISCRIMINATION MEDIUM AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR - A discrimination medium, which can have much information, can be produced on a small scale at low cost, and enables change of a sticker design at low cost, is provided. A cholesteric liquid crystal layer, having a fine asperity for forming a hologram, is formed on a transparent first substrate. A print layer composed of a black ink is formed on a transparent second substrate. The substrates are affixed to each other via a bond layer, so that a discrimination medium is obtained. In the discrimination medium, the display content obtained by the print layer is changed, so that the display content for discrimination can be changed at low cost. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20100296201 | HEAD SUSPENSION - A head suspension has a load beam and a piezoelectric actuator, the piezoelectric actuator supporting a base part of the load beam and configured to displace a front end of the load beam in a sway direction. The piezoelectric actuator has an actuator base and at least a piezoelectric element, the actuator base connected to the base part of the load beam and having at least an opening, the piezoelectric element attached to the opening and deforming in response to a voltage applied thereto to conduct displacement of the front end of the load beam. The head suspension also has a circumferential edge of the opening, configured to define the opening in the actuator base, a circumferential side face of the piezoelectric element, facing the circumferential edge of the opening, a circumferential channel defined between the circumferential edge of the opening and the circumferential side face of the piezoelectric element, a nonconductive filler fitted into the circumferential channel to maintain a width of the circumferential channel, and a nonconductive adhesive part formed in the circumferential channel and joining the circumferential edge of the opening and the circumferential side face of the piezoelectric element together. | 11-25-2010 |
| 20100296196 | HEAD SUSPENSION - A head suspension has a load beam and a piezoelectric actuator. The piezoelectric actuator has an actuator base connected to a base part of the load beam and a piezoelectric element attached to an opening formed in the actuator base. The piezoelectric actuator displaces a front end of the load beam in a sway direction according to deformation of the piezoelectric element that occurs in response to a voltage applied thereto. The head suspension includes a nonconductive adhesive filled between the piezoelectric element and the opening, to fix the piezoelectric element to the opening and a trap formed on the actuator base outside the opening, to hold the nonconductive adhesive oozing out of the opening and prevent the oozed adhesive from spreading. The trap prevents the oozed adhesive from contaminating the periphery of the opening. | 11-25-2010 |
| 20100290160 | DISK DRIVE FLEXURE - A first conductor member includes an amplifier-side first conductor, a head-side first conductor, and first and second interleaved conductors. A second conductor member includes an amplifier-side second conductor, a head-side second conductor, and third and fourth interleave conductors. The second interleaved conductor is connected to the amplifier-side first conductor through a first jumper conductor. The fourth interleave conductor is connected to the head-side second conductor through a second jumper conductor. The jumper conductors are formed by partially etching a metal base. The jumper conductors are individually inclined at angles of 45° or less to an axis which extends in a wiring direction of each of the interleaved conductors. | 11-18-2010 |
| 20100290158 | HEAD SUSPENSION - A head suspension with a piezoelectric actuator secures basic characteristics such as vibration and impact characteristics without deteriorating a displacement stroke of the piezoelectric actuator. The head suspension has a load beam and a piezoelectric actuator, the piezoelectric actuator supporting a base part of the load beam and configured to displace a front end of the load beam in a sway direction. The piezoelectric actuator has an actuator base and at least a piezoelectric element, the actuator base connected to the base part of the load beam and having at least an opening, the piezoelectric element attached to the opening and deforming in response to a voltage applied thereto to conduct displacement of the front end of the load beam. The head suspension includes a circumferential side face of the piezoelectric element, a circumferential edge of the opening, configured to define the opening in the actuator base and surround and face the circumferential side face of the piezoelectric element, a bottom receiver formed at the opening, configured to face the periphery of a bottom face of the piezoelectric element, a clearance splitting the circumferential edge of the opening and the bottom receiver, configured to allow the piezoelectric element to deform, and a nonconductive adhesive applied at least between the circumferential edge of the opening and the circumferential side face of the piezoelectric element and between the bottom receiver and the bottom face of the piezoelectric element, configured to adhere the piezoelectric element to the opening. | 11-18-2010 |
| 20100289303 | VEHICLE SEAT ASSEMBLY AND HEATER UNIT TO BE USED THEREFOR - Disclosed is a vehicle seat assembly with built-in heater having a configuration to minimize formation of creases. The vehicle seat assembly of the present invention comprises a seat heater. The seat heater is structured as a unit and comprised of a substrate and a heating wire. The heating wire has a first heater section and a second heater section. In the first heater section, a part of the segments bent on the left side extend leftward across the center. In the second heater section, a part of the segments bent on the right side extend rightward across the center. These segments are overlapped when viewed in the vertical direction. This configuration minimizes formation of creases in the middle area. | 11-18-2010 |
| 20100289196 | OVERHEAD WIRE TENSION BALANCER DEVICE AND DEVICE ADAPTED TO PREVENT LUBRICATING OIL BEING SCATTERED, AND USED WITH THE OVERHEAD WIRE TENSION BALANCER - An overhead wire tension balancer has a water draining structure and can prevent lubricating oil in the tension balancer from scattering to the outside. The overhead wire tension balancer is for supporting a spanned overhead wire while applying tension thereto, and rainwater collecting inside the overhead wire tension balancer is collected from a collecting pipe connecting part into a collecting tank through a collecting pipe. The oil content of grease applied to the inside of the overhead wire tension balancer is prevented from scattering to the outside even if the oil content is carried together with the rainwater. | 11-18-2010 |
| 20100284111 | BASEPLATE FOR DISK DRIVE SUSPENSION AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING BASEPLATE - A cylindrical boss portion is press-formed on a baseplate of a disk drive suspension. The boss portion is penetrated by a ball insertion hole relative to the thickness of the baseplate. The baseplate is formed of stainless steel. A chemically-polished surface is formed on an inner circumferential wall of the ball insertion hole by chemically polishing the baseplate after heat-treating it. The boss portion is inserted into a mounting hole of an actuator arm. A ball having a diameter larger than the inside diameter of the ball insertion hole is passed through the ball insertion hole. As the diameter of the boss portion is enlarged by the ball, the boss portion is fixed to the actuator arm. | 11-11-2010 |
| 20100281938 | REFLECTION MEMBER FOR SHOT PEENING AND SHOT PEENING METHOD HAVING THE SAME - The reflection portion of the reflection member is moved along the inner surface in the hole of the pipe from the entrance opening of the hole of the pipe to the exit opening of the hole thereof. In this case, the reflection portion is guided by the guide portion provided at both sides of the reflection portion. The shots, which are projected toward the inner surface in the hole of the pipe reach the reflection portion through the holes of the guide portion of the entrance side, and they are reflected toward the inner surface in the hole of the pipe. Since the shots can be reflected toward the inner surface inside in the hole of the pipe, the tendency that shots may be moved toward the inner surface outside in the hole of the curved portion can be small. | 11-11-2010 |
| 20100277834 | DISK DRIVE SUSPENSION AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR - In a disk drive suspension including a baseplate, a load beam, and a flexure, the suspension comprises a recess formed in one surface of the load beam relative to the thickness thereof, a damping material contained in the recess, and a lid portion superposed on the damping material so as to cover at least a part of the recess. The lid portion is formed of a part of a flexure. The flexure is an example of a suspension constituent member. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20100265620 | DISK DRIVE SUSPENSION - In a disk drive suspension including a baseplate and a load beam, a boss portion and protrusions are formed on the baseplate. The protrusions are formed in positions on a first surface of the baseplate off a reference mounting surface in contact with a suspension bearing surface of an actuator arm. Further, the protrusions are formed on a second surface located opposite from the first surface and project relative to the thickness of the baseplate. These protrusions serve to prevent a plurality of baseplates from closely contacting one another during their manufacture. | 10-21-2010 |
| 20100264934 | PROCESSING DEVICE FOR PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATOR AND PROCESSING METHOD FOR PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATOR - A processing device is provided with a circuit connected to a first conductive portion and a second conductive portion. An AC voltage source produces an AC waveform voltage obtained by adding a bias voltage to an AC voltage for capacitance measurement. The AC waveform voltage is applied between the first conductive portion and the second conductive portion through the measurement probes. The moment the AC waveform voltage is applied to the circuit with a switch closed, an inrush current flows through the circuit based on a potential difference of the bias voltage. This inrush current causes dielectric breakdown in the conductive resin, thereby securing the continuity of the conductive resin. With the continuity of the conductive resin secured, a capacitance of the piezoelectric body is measured by the AC waveform voltage, and it is determined whether or not the piezoelectric body is normal. | 10-21-2010 |
| 20100244395 | VEHICLE STABILIZER - A stabilizer bar is intended for use in a vehicle, and a torsion part of the stabilizer bar is fixed to the vehicle body by a fixing member. A resin sheathing is provided integrally on an outer peripheral surface of the stabilizer bar. The fixing member is composed of the sheathing, a rubber bush disposed on the outer periphery of the sheathing, and a mounting fixture for mounting the rubber bush on the vehicle body side so as to cover the outer periphery of the rubber bush. The sheathing and the rubber bush are immovably assembled to each other. Thus, there may be provided a vehicle stabilizer, highly durable, easily mountable and replaceable, low-cost, and highly operable. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100243825 | TENSION BALANCER - A tension balancer which includes an axis body including a latch part, a column shaped main body including a bottom part which has at least two first through holes arranged at equal intervals in a concentric circle from the center, and an open upper part, a spring base housed within the Main body and having an aperture for joining an end of the axis body to the center, and at least two second holes arranged at equal intervals in a concentric circle from the center, an upper lid having an aperture for pushing through the main body of the axis body to the center, and at last two second through holes arranged at equal intervals in a concentric circle from the center, the upper lid being screwed to the main body by a bold and nut which passes through the first, second and third through holes, and at least two or more spring unit groups sandwiched between the spring base which is housed within the main body and the upper lid. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100242263 | MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR MAGNETIC HEAD SUPPORTING SUSPENSION AND SUSPENSION ASSEMBLY USED IN MANUFACTURING METHOD - A load beam blank and a flexure blank are applied to a manufacturing method for a magnetic head supporting suspension. The load beam blank includes a load beam to become a product and a frame portion to be separated from the load beam outside the product. A dimple is formed on the load beam of the load beam blank, and a positioning part on the frame portion. The flexure blank includes a flexure to become a product and a frame portion to be separated from the flexure outside the product. The frame portion of the flexure blank is formed with a fitting portion configured to be fitted to the positioning part. A tongue portion which contacts the dimple is formed in the flexure blank. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100230501 | COIL ANTENNA AND NON-CONTACT INFORMATION MEDIUM - Without using a component such as a chip coil, a winding pattern is formed with a wire with which a main wiring pattern is formed. This enables to deal with the flexibility by realizing a thin product using a coil antenna. Further, the wiring pattern is designed such that the winding pattern is provided and distributed to the main wiring pattern forming a loop, and is formed with the wire so as to have a wound shape small enough compared with the main wiring pattern. In this way, the ratio of the self-inductance to the mutual inductance is appropriately made further large, so that the mutual inductance is made comparatively small. | 09-16-2010 |
| 20100227514 | Conductive Contact and Conductive Contact Unit - A conductive contact includes a first contacting element that is brought into contact with one of different circuitries; a second contacting element that is brought into contact with another one of the different circuitries; a resilient element that is interposed between the first contacting element and the second contacting element to be expandable and contractible in a longitudinal direction; a first connecting element that connects the resilient element and the first contacting element; and a second connecting element that connects the resilient element and the second contacting element, and has an opening penetrating therethrough in a through-thickness direction. At least a portion of the resilient element is shorter than the fist connecting element and the second connecting element in a width direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction and the through-thickness direction. | 09-09-2010 |
| 20100226047 | DISK DRIVE FLEXURE - A flexure comprises a metal base, an insulating layer, and first and second conductors. First and second openings are formed so as to extend longitudinally relative to the metal base. These openings are formed at predetermined intervals longitudinally relative to the metal base. The metal base comprises ground regions continuous in a longitudinal direction thereof, ladder portions extending transversely relative to the metal base, and band-like portions formed between the openings. The band-like portions are located so as to overlap a gap between the conductors when the metal base is viewed vertically thicknesswise from above. The band-like portions extend longitudinally relative to the metal base along the conductors. Junctions are formed between the ground regions and band-like portions. | 09-09-2010 |
| 20100226045 | DISK DRIVE FLEXURE - A slit is formed between two opposite side portions of a metal base made of an electrically conductive material. The slit penetrates the metal base thicknesswise and extends longitudinally relative to the metal base. An insulating layer is formed on the metal base. A first conductor is formed within the slit. The first conductor extends longitudinally relative to the metal base along the slit. A second conductor is formed on the insulating layer. The second conductor faces the first conductor across the insulating layer. The second conductor extends longitudinally relative to the metal base along the first conductor. The metal base and the first conductor consist of a common base material, such as a stainless-steel plate. The first conductor is formed by etching the base material. | 09-09-2010 |
| 20100221479 | LAMINATED MATERIAL CUTTING METHOD, LAMINATED MATERIAL, HEAD SUSPENSION MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND HEAD SUSPENSION - A method of cutting a laminated material | 09-02-2010 |
| 20100219852 | PROBE CARD - A probe card includes a probe head that holds a plurality of probes; a flat wiring board that has a wiring pattern corresponding to a circuit structure; an interposer that is stacked on the wiring board and relays wirings of the wiring board; a space transformer that is placed between the interposer and the probe head, transforms a space between the wirings relayed by the interposer, and leads the transformed wirings out to a surface facing the probe head; and a plurality of post members that are formed in a substantially columnar shape with a height larger than a sum of a thickness of the wiring board and a thickness of the interposer, and embedded to pierce through the wiring board and the interposer in a thickness direction such that one of end surfaces of each post member comes into contact with the space transformer. | 09-02-2010 |
| 20100219536 | CONNECTING TERMINAL, SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE, WIRING BOARD, CONNECTOR, AND MICROCONTACTOR - A connecting terminal, a semiconductor package, a wiring board, a connector, and a microcontactor that can achieve a stable contact with a contact target are provided. To achieve the object and to establish an electrical connection to a contact target by making a physical contact with the contact target, there are provided a plurality of conductive terminal-forming members each having a terminal portion, which is extended in a band shape and at least a part of a surface of which forms a curved surface. Each terminal portion is configured so that a part of which is laminated on a part of at least one terminal portion in a thickness direction. All the terminal portions may be laminated at respective tip portions in the thickness direction. | 09-02-2010 |
| 20100208390 | HEAD SUSPENSION - A head suspension has a base plate | 08-19-2010 |
| 20100208389 | LOAD BEAM, SUSPENSION WITH LOAD BEAM, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SUSPENSION - A suspension for supporting a magnetic head is provided with a load beam formed of a thin-plate spring. A recess for accommodating a damper is formed in the load beam. The damper is affixed to a bottom surface of the recess. | 08-19-2010 |
| 20100195252 | ELECTRODE STRUCTURE OF PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENT, METHOD OF FORMING ELECTRODE OF PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENT, PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATOR, AND HEAD SUSPENSION - An electrode structure of a piezoelectric element is provided. The piezoelectric element | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100194092 | Discrimination Medium and Discrimination Method for Discriminating the Same - A discrimination medium on which printing can be freely performed, which cannot be easily falsified, in which the authenticity can be easily discriminated by unique appearance, and which can be produced at low cost, is provided. A cholesteric liquid crystal layer | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100184306 | CONDUCTIVE CONTACT HOLDER AND CONDUCTIVE CONTACT UNIT - Provided are a conductive contact holder and a conductive contact unit that enable a test to be performed in a precise temperature environment. For this objective, a construction includes a holder substrate that individually receives plural conductive contacts, and a floating member attached to the holder substrate such that a distance from a surface of the holder substrate is varied within a predetermined range by an external force. The floating member has plural hole sections into which a front end section of each of the conductive contacts received in the holder substrate is inserted. A gap between the holder substrate the floating member at least a part of a passage of fluid introduced from outside of the conductive contact holder. | 07-22-2010 |
| 20100182721 | HEAD SUSPENSION - A head suspension has a jumper capable of protecting an insulating cover layer of the jumper from being abraded by an edge of a base plate of the head suspension. The head suspension includes the base plate, a load beam, an actuator element to be deformed in response to applied power and thereby move the load beam relative to the base plate, a flexure arranged along a side of the base plate, and the jumper having a first end electrically connected to the actuator element, an intermediate part extending over a base plate edge of the base plate, and a second end electrically connected to the flexure, to supply power from the flexure to the actuator element. The jumper is composed of the insulating cover layer, a conductor layer, an insulating layer, and a metal layer that are laid one on another from a surface side of the base plate. The conductor layer is diverged in a direction in which the layers of the jumper are laid one on another, to form an escape recess to avoid an edge of the base plate edge. | 07-22-2010 |
| 20100177445 | WIRING CONNECTING STRUCTURE FOR PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATOR, PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATOR, AND HEAD SUSPENSION - A wiring connecting structure for a piezoelectric actuator includes a terminal | 07-15-2010 |
| 20100165516 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTING STRUCTURE AND ELECTRICAL CONNECTING METHOD FOR PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENT, PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATOR, AND HEAD SUSPENSION - An electrical connecting structure for a piezoelectric element enables wiring to the piezoelectric element to be carried out without deteriorating the productivity and reliability of the piezoelectric element. The electrical connecting structure is formed by facing a common electrode of the piezoelectric element to a terminal that supplies power to the common electrode and by injecting a conductive adhesive into a through hole, which is formed substantially at the center of the piezoelectric element, from an opening of the through hole that is on the opposite side of the common electrode, thereby securing electrical connection between the terminal and the common electrode of the piezoelectric element. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100165515 | WIRING CONNECTING STRUCTURE FOR PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENT, WIRING CONNECTING METHOD, PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATOR, AND HEAD SUSPENSION - A wiring connecting structure for a piezoelectric element is capable of performing wiring to the piezoelectric element without deteriorating the quality and reliability of the piezoelectric element. The piezoelectric element is arranged between a base and head of an object, to minutely move the head in a sway direction according to deformation that occurs on the piezoelectric element in response to a voltage applied from a terminal to an electrode of the piezoelectric element. The wiring connecting structure includes first and second liquid stoppers arranged between the terminal and the electrode, the second liquid stopper being arranged outside the first liquid stopper. The wiring connecting structure also includes an adhesive part to connect the electrode to the terminal. The adhesive part has a conductive adhesive part defined by the first liquid stopper and a sealing adhesive part defined by the second liquid stopper. The sealing adhesive part seals the first liquid stopper and conductive adhesive part. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100165433 | OPTICAL SCANNING ACTUATOR - For realizing widening of a light scanning angle and is excellent in durability, the optical scanning actuator includes a movable unit that supports an optical element, a plurality of leaf springs having a thin plate shape with one end portion being fixed and another end portion being attached to the movable unit, and an electromagnetic driving unit including a magnet, a yoke laminated on the magnet to form a closed magnetic circuit together with the magnet, and a coil held by the movable unit. The coil is positioned in a gap between the magnet and the yoke such that opening plane of the coil is substantially orthogonal to a laminating direction of the magnet and the yoke. The movable unit is driven by an electromagnetic force applied to the coil. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100164518 | PROBE CARD - A probe card is provided that is capable of accurately ensuring the flatness and the parallelism with respect to a predetermined reference surface. A point (Q) of application of force applied from a leaf spring ( | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100139596 | VALVE SPRING DEVICE AND VALVE TRAIN OF ENGINE USING THE SAME - A valve spring device is provided with a first coil spring and a second coil spring combined in series with each other. The inside diameter (coil inside diameter) of the second coil spring is greater than the outside diameter (coil outside diameter) of the first coil spring. A part of the first coil spring including an end portion along an axis is inserted into the second coil spring, thereby forming a combined spring. The end portion of the first coil spring and an end portion of the second coil spring are connected to each other by a connecting member. The first and second coil springs are compressed along the axis as they are located in series between a cylinder head and a retainer. A shaft of a valve is passed within the coil springs. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100123943 | MULTILAYER REFLECTOR, AUTHENTICATION CARD, BAR CODE LABEL, AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM, AND AUTHENTICATION REGION FORMING SYSTEM - Provided is a multilayer reflector about which a complicated step is not required when the molecular alignment of a retardation film is partially relaxed to form a latent image of authentication information, and about which the latent image is not made visible by the generation of unevenness in the surface. A multilayer reflector | 05-20-2010 |
| 20100123476 | CONDUCTIVE CONTACT - A conductive contact includes a first plunger | 05-20-2010 |
| 20100118363 | OPTICAL SCANNING SENSOR - To provide an optical scanning sensor which performs an object detection with high accuracy by suppressing the mutual interference between scanning light and reflection light, the optical scanning sensor comprises a light projecting unit that projects light, an optical scanning actuator that emits the light from the light projecting unit via a reflecting mirror and performs scanning with the light emitted by causing the mirror to swing, and a light receiving unit that receives, via the mirror, reflection light by an external object of scanning light emitted by the optical scanning actuator. The mirror includes a first surface that reflects the light projected by the light projecting unit and emits the light reflected outward as the scanning light, and a second surface that is parallel to and discontinuous in a reflection area with the first surface and reflects and emits the reflection light to the light receiving unit. | 05-13-2010 |
| 20100116612 | PRODUCTION METHOD FOR DISC SPRING AND CLUTCH APPARATUS PROVIDED WITH CONED DISC SPRING - A clutch apparatus is equipped with two clutch structures having a clutch drum therein. A driven plate and a piston are provided in the clutch drum of each clutch structure, and a primary coned disc spring and a secondary coned disc spring, which are ring-shaped, are provided between the driven plate and the piston. A flat portion | 05-13-2010 |
| 20100103427 | OBJECT DETECTOR - An object detector has a light projecting unit that projects light, a light scanning actuator that scans the light, and a light receiving unit. The light scanning actuator includes plate springs, each having a thin-plate shape and one end in a longitudinal direction thereof being fixed; a movable part attached to the other ends in the longitudinal directions of the plate springs; and an electromagnetic driving unit having a magnet that generates a magnetic flux, a yoke that forms a closed magnetic circuit with the magnet and has a part being stacked on the magnet, and a coil held by the movable part and positioned in a gap between the magnet and the yoke such that an aperture plane is substantially orthogonal to a stacking direction of the magnet and the yoke, the electromagnetic driving unit configured to drive the movable part by an electromagnetic force applied to the coil. | 04-29-2010 |
| 20100087075 | CONDUCTIVE CONTACT HOLDER, CONDUCTIVE CONTACT UNIT, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING CONDUCTIVE CONTACT HOLDER - A conductive contact holder includes a holder substrate and a holding member. The holder substrate is made of a conductive material and has an opening for holding a conductive contact for inputting and outputting a signal to and from a circuit structure. The holding member is formed by filling the opening with an insulating material, smoothing the surface of the insulating material, and forming a hole through the insulating material for inserting the conductive contact. | 04-08-2010 |
| 20100085663 | HEAD SUSPENSION AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING HEAD SUSPENSION - A head suspension | 04-08-2010 |
| 20100073825 | HEAD SUSPENSION - A head suspension has a piezoelectric element | 03-25-2010 |
| 20100073824 | HEAD SUSPENSION - A head suspension | 03-25-2010 |
| 20100067151 | Electrical connecting structure for piezoelectric element, piezoelectric actuator, head suspension, and electrical connecting structure for conductive part - A piezoelectric element | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100053792 | Apparatus for and method of measuring motion characteristics of head gimbal assembly - An apparatus correctly measures motion characteristics a head gimbal assembly exhibits when turned in a radial direction of a hard disk. The apparatus includes an assembly support to fixedly support the head gimbal assembly on a center axis that corresponds to a rotation axis around which the head gimbal assembly is turned in actual use, a disk drive to rotatably support the hard disk and turn around a turn axis that is concentric with the center axis on which the head gimbal assembly is fixedly supported, and a turn unit to turn the disk drive around the turn axis, thereby creating a relative turn of the head gimbal assembly with respect to the hard disk. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100041251 | CONDUCTIVE CONTACT HOLDER AND CONDUCTIVE CONTACT UNIT - A conductive contact holder includes a holder substrate that is made of a conductive material. The holder substrate has a first opening section for holding conductive signal contacts, and a holding member that is made of an insulating material and that is arranged into the first opening section for holding at least one of the conductive signal contacts. The largest outer diameter of a surface of the holding member parallel to a surface of the conductive contact holder is larger than the smallest interval between longitudinal axes of the conductive contacts held in the conductive contact holder. | 02-18-2010 |
| 20100037976 | SEAMLESS STEEL PIPE, HOLLOW SPRING UTILIZING SEAMLESS STEEL PIPE, AND PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - There are provided: a seamless steel pipe formed from a cylindrical steel material billet through a hot isostatic extrusion step, wherein a depth of a contiguous flaw formed on an inner periphery surface and an outer periphery surface of the steel pipe is 50 μm or less; a hollow spring obtained by forming a hollow body in a shape of a coil or a bar or a bar with curved part from the seamless steel pipe made of spring steel and applying a surface treatment to the hollow body so that the hollow body has compressive residual stress; and a method for producing seamless steel pipe including: a billet molding step; a first heating step; a hot isostatic extrusion step; a second heating step; an extension step; a third heating step; and a pickling step. | 02-18-2010 |
| 20100033876 | Method of manufacturing head suspension and head suspension - A head suspension | 02-11-2010 |
| 20100028650 | CLOSED-CELL URETHANE SHEET, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF AND WATERPROOF SEALING MATERIALS - A method of manufacturing a closed-cell urethane sheet, the method includes the steps of mixing a liquid urethane raw material with thermally expandable microcapsules to obtain a liquid urethane foam raw material, coating the liquid urethane foam raw material on at least one of the opposite surfaces of a releasable substrate to form a urethane raw material sheet, and heating the urethane raw material sheet from the opposite surfaces of the urethane raw material sheet to expand and cure the urethane raw material sheet to obtain the closed-cell urethane sheet. | 02-04-2010 |
| 20100026450 | IDENTIFICATION MEDIUM, IDENTIFICATION METHOD, AND IDENTIFICATION APPARATUS - An identification medium is to be observed via a linearly polarizing filter and includes a first liquid crystal layer that changes the wavelength of light according to the rotational angle of the linearly polarizing filter, a cholesteric liquid crystal layer, and a light absorbing layer that is provided below the cholesteric liquid crystal layer. | 02-04-2010 |
| 20100018307 | LEAF SPRING LOAD MEASURING DEVICE AND PROGRAM - A leaf spring load measuring device of the present invention comprises a weighing mechanism, a measuring mechanism, a metering mechanism, and a control mechanism. The weighing mechanism applies a load heavier than a working load to a leaf spring, thereby bending the leaf spring in its thickness direction, and maintains the resulting state for a predetermined hold time. The measuring mechanism measures a load value of the leaf spring in a manner such that the spring is subjected to a load within a range of the working load. The metering mechanism meters a displacement of the spring when the load value is measured. The control mechanism controls the weighing mechanism, the metering mechanism, and the measuring mechanism, and has a timer function to meter the hold time. | 01-28-2010 |
| 20100015378 | TRANSPARENT PLASTIC CONTAINER FOR ANTICOUNTERFEIT SYSTEM - A transparent plastic container which is transparent, allows good design and can be used for an anticounterfeit system that determines authenticity by visual check with the use of polarization property. A transparent plastic sheet of a polystyrene-based resin having a total light transmission of 85% or higher and a haze of 7% or less is subjected to vacuum, pneumatic or vacuum/pneumatic forming at a sheet temperature ranging from a glass transition temperature plus 50 degrees C. to a glass transition temperature plus 130 degrees C., thereby obtaining a transparent plastic container having a planar portion with a strain amount of 150 nm or less. | 01-21-2010 |
| 20100005648 | Method of manufacturing head suspension, apparatus for manufacturing head suspension, and head suspension - A method of manufacturing a head suspension includes a punching process, a positioning process, and an affixing process. An objective part on the head suspension to which a damper | 01-14-2010 |
| 20100001752 | PARALLELISM ADJUSTING MECHANISM OF PROBE CARD - A parallelism adjusting mechanism of a probe card is provided. The parallelism adjusting mechanism can bring probes held by a probe card into uniform contact with a wafer even if a parallelism between a mounting reference surface for the probe card and the wafer as a test object is lost. To achieve this purpose, specifically, to adjust a parallelism of a probe card ( | 01-07-2010 |
| 20100001748 | Probe Card - A probe card includes a flat wiring board having a wiring pattern corresponding to a circuit structure for generating a signal for a test, an interposer that is stacked on the wiring board and relays wirings of the wiring board, a space transformer that is stacked on the interposer and fastened thereto by an adhesive, transforms a space between the wirings relayed by the interposer, and leads the wirings out to a surface opposite a surface facing the interposer, and a probe head that is stacked on the space transformer and houses and holds a plurality of probes. | 01-07-2010 |
| 20100000347 | Ceramic Member, Probe Holder, and Method of Manufacturing Ceramic Member - To provide a ceramic member having a thermal expansion coefficient close to that of silicon and has satisfactory workability, a probe holder formed by using this ceramic member, and a method of manufacturing the ceramic member. For this purpose, at least mica and silicon dioxide are mixed and an external force oriented in one direction is caused to act on this mixed mixture to sinter the mixture. It is more preferable that, in the mixture, a volume content of the mica is 70 to 90 volume % and a volume content of the silicon dioxide is 10 to 30 volume %. | 01-07-2010 |
| 20090323066 | IDENTIFICATION MEDIUM, ARTICLE, IDENTIFICATION DEVICE, AND METHOD OF IDENTIFYING IDENTIFICATION MEDIUM - An identifying medium comprises an optical functional layer that is optically identifiable and comprises a layer containing microcapsules. The microcapsule contains a material that occurs color change by breaking the microcapsule. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20090320236 | DOOR CLOSER - A door closer that integrally incorporates a door-opening-assistance device, and that therefore eliminates the need for unnecessary troublesome adjustment between parts, and whose number of parts is reduced, making said door closer compact. The door closer | 12-31-2009 |
| 20090311890 | Conductive Contact Holder - A conductive contact holder includes an insulating holder member and a conductive block member. The insulating holder member is made of an insulating material and includes a first insertion hole through which a signal conductive contact inputting and outputting a signal to and from a circuit is directly inserted over substantially its full length. The conductive block member His made of a conductive material and includes a second insertion hole through which the ground conductive contact is inserted in partial contact therewith. | 12-17-2009 |
| 20090310454 | DIMPLE POSITION DETECTION DEVICE AND DIMPLE POSITION DETECTION METHOD FOR DISK DRIVE SUSPENSION - A dimple position detection device for detecting a position of a dimple formed on a load beam is provided with an illumination device, imaging device, and image processing section. The illumination device directs illumination light toward the dimple. The imaging device receives reflected light from the dimple. The image processing section binarizes an image obtained by the imaging device. The image processing section maximizes a binarization level, binarizes the reflected light image, determines whether an area of a light spot region or on-region above the binarization level has a predetermined value, reduces the binarization level when the area of the light spot region is less than the predetermined value, and calculates the gravitational position of the light spot region with the predetermined value reached by the light spot region area. | 12-17-2009 |
| 20090303636 | Method of reclaiming head suspension, method of manufacturing head suspension, and method of reclaiming work - A method of reclaiming a head suspension includes detaching a slider | 12-10-2009 |
| 20090302513 | SUSPENSION DEVICE - Interplate rubber members | 12-10-2009 |
| 20090298608 | Golf club shaft, production method therefor, and golf club therewith - A golf club shaft includes a base made of a metal material, a nickel plated layer formed on the base, a chrome plated layer formed on the nickel layer, and a coating layer formed on the chrome plated layer. The chrome plated layer has a surface roughness Ra of 0.1 to 0.3 μm and a thickness of 0.2 to 1 μm. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20090298307 | Conductive Contact Unit and Conductive Contact - A conductive contact unit includes plate-like conductive contacts for electrically connecting different circuitries. Each conductive contact includes a first contacting element to be brought in physical contact with one circuitry, a second contacting element to be brought in physical contact with another circuitry, an elastic element between the first contacting element and the second contacting element, a first connecting element that connects the elastic element and the first contacting element, and a second connecting element that connects the elastic element and the second contacting element and that has an opening. The conductive contact unit also includes a conductive contact holder including first guiding grooves and second guiding grooves facing the first guiding grooves. The conductive contact holder holds the conductive contacts with both longitudinal outside ends of each conductive contact being slidably engaged with the first and the second guiding grooves. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20090293827 | VALVE SPRING DEVICE AND VALVE TRAIN OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE USING THE SAME - A port is formed in a cylinder head of an engine. The port is opened and closed by a valve. A valve spring device is provided with a first spring and a second spring. The second spring is contained in a housing and held by a stopper in a manner such that it is compressed along an axis or subjected to a preload. The preload of the second spring is larger than an installation load of the first spring. An axial load acts on the springs. The valve spring device has load-deflection characteristics such that only the first spring deforms axially when the axial load is not larger than a predetermined value and that both the first and second springs deform axially when the axial is load exceeds the predetermined value. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20090290204 | OPTICAL SCANNING ACTUATOR - An optical scanning actuator includes a fixed member having a light source, a movable member having an optical element that deflects light emitted from the light source and caused to vibrate by a driving unit in a direction perpendicular to an optical axis of the optical element, and a joint unit that connects the fixed member and the movable member, supports the movable member, and is bent in a direction perpendicular to an optical axis of light emitted from the light source by vibration of the movable member. The optical scanning actuator scans light emitted from the light source in an vibration direction by vibration of the optical element along with the vibration of the movable member. The joint unit includes pairs of joint members connected via at least one deformation reducing member that reduces bending deformation of the joint members caused by the vibration of the movable member. | 11-26-2009 |
| 20090280935 | BAT FOR BASEBALL OR SOFTBALL - A bat for baseball or softball of the present invention includes a first tube having an impact part, a step part and a stopper part, a cylindrical second tube, a fixing component being inserted between the first tube and second tube, the step part having an exterior diameter larger than that of the impact part and smaller than an interior diameter of the second tube, the stopper part having an exterior diameter larger than that of the step part and larger than the interior diameter of the second tube, the second tube is arranged on an exterior periphery of the impact part, one end of the second tube is fixed between the stopper part and the step part by an adhesive and the other end is fixed by an adhesive on the fixing component, and a crevice is formed between the first tube and the second tube. | 11-12-2009 |
| 20090268329 | SLIDER TESTER AND METHOD FOR TESTING SLIDER - A slider tester includes a disk, movable table, table drive mechanism, guide member, etc. A plurality of suspensions are mounted on the movable table. A slider is mounted on each suspension. A guide member can support respective lift tabs of the suspensions. The guide member includes a first guide surface, second guide surface, and opening arranged in a track width direction of the disk. When any of the lift tabs gets into the opening as the movable table moves in the track width direction of the disk, the slider is dropped toward a recording surface of the disk. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090265994 | DOOR OPENING ASSISTING DEVICE - A door-opening assisting structure eliminates exclusive operating members and provides enhanced operability and reliability by operating in sync with the opening of a door. A passive member connected to a door closer, urges the door to move in the door-closing direction, rotates forward and backwards accompanying the opening and closing of the door. This moves transmission members forward and backwards in the direction of the opening and closing of the door, respectively. An opening spring urges the transmission member to move in the same in the direction as the opening of the door. The spring is locked in a release-pressure-storing state after accumulating release pressure as a result of the movement of the transmission member. The opening spring applies release pressure due to the rotation of the passive member within the predetermined angle region of the passive member when the door is beginning to open, and then is locked in the release-pressure-storing state. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090263183 | Joint Structure and Joining Method - A joining component is joined to a joint component. The joining component includes an insertion hole and two fitting holes. The joint component includes a fusible shaft at a position corresponding to the insertion hole and two protrusions at positions corresponding to the fitting holes. The joining component is placed on the joint component such that the fusible shaft is inserted into the insertion hole, and the protrusions fit into the fitting holes. The fusible shaft is then fused by using ultrasonic vibrations. | 10-22-2009 |
| 20090262463 | DISK DRIVE SUSPENSION - A suspension is provided with a base plate, load beam, and flexure. The base plate includes a boss portion, a first region situated on a side closer to a slider with respect to a center of the boss portion, and a second region situated on a side more remote from the slider. A pair of first projections are formed in the first region. A pair of second projections are formed in the second region. The projections project in the thickness direction of the base plate. The boss portion is inserted into a hole in an actuator arm, and the projections contact a suspension support portion of the actuator arm. The boss portion is pressurized from inside to be enlarged, whereby the base plate is fixed to the inner peripheral surface of the hole of the actuator arm. | 10-22-2009 |
| 20090261635 | HEADREST INCLINING APPARATUS OF ACTIVE HEAD REST - A headrest inclining apparatus for moving a headrest forward by a pressure generated when a passenger moves backward relative to a seat back, in which an energizing device is provided in a support bracket, and the upper part of the support bracket is always energized backward relative to a vehicle. The support bracket is always moved along a fixed path, and is not caught by other parts or devices when moving back into the holder. The support bracket is smoothly and securely returned into the holder. | 10-22-2009 |
| 20090242834 | IDENTIFYING MEDIUM, IDENTIFYING MEDIUM MANUFACTURING METHOD, ARTICLE, AND IDENTIFYING MEDIUM IDENTIFYING METHOD - An identifying medium comprises a nematic liquid crystal layer for forming a latent image with gradation, and the nematic liquid crystal layer has a thickness distribution corresponding to the gradation. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090235882 | Spring Retainer and Spring System - A spring retainer can reduce the set height and mass of a coil spring. The spring retainer has a retainer body attached to a stem end of a valve and a circumferential plate-like spring part having an inner circumferential part supported by the retainer body and resiliently supporting an end of the valve spring. A spring constant of the plate-like spring part is made higher than a spring constant of the valve spring, so that the plate-like spring part deflects after the valve spring is compressed, to provide a two-step load characteristic and reduce the set height, compressed height, and mass of the valve spring. It can also reduce the height and mass of the spring retainer. A spring system formed by combining the spring retainer and valve spring with each other will be compact and lightweight. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090233493 | Conductive Contact Unit - A conductive contact unit establishes an electrical connection between different circuitries, and includes a plurality of conductive contacts that receive and output an electrical signal from and to the circuitries, respectively. The conductive contact unit includes a conductive contact holder that accommodates and holds the conductive contacts, and a vibration applying unit that applies vibration to the conductive contact holder. | 09-17-2009 |
| 20090230602 | Coil spring - A coil spring reduces Hertzian stress on a first turn and bending stress on a coil end. | 09-17-2009 |
| 20090221186 | Conductive Contact Holder and Conductive Contact Unit - A conductive contact holder and a conductive contact unit with improved corrosion resistance and with excellent durability are provided. To this end, there is provided: a holder substrate having a first opening that accepts a signaling conductive contact that inputs and outputs a signal to and from a circuitry, and a second opening that accepts a grounding conductive contact for supplying a ground potential to the circuitry; a first holding member that is inserted into the first opening to hold the signaling conductive contact; and an insulating coat that is made of an insulating material, and covers at least one surface of the holder substrate. | 09-03-2009 |
| 20090219043 | Probe Card - A probe card includes probes that are made of a conductive material and come into contact with a semiconductor wafer to receive or output an electric signal; a probe head that holds the probes; a substrate that has a wiring pattern corresponding to a circuit structure for generating a signal for a test; a reinforcing member that reinforces the substrate; an interposer that is stacked on the substrate for connection of wires of the substrate; a space transformer that is stacked between the interposer and the probe head and transforms intervals among the wires; and a plurality of first post members that have a height greater than the thickness of the substrate, and are embedded in a portion of the substrate on which the interposer is stacked. | 09-03-2009 |
| 20090219042 | Probe card - A probe card includes a plurality of probes that contacts a plurality of electrodes provided in the semiconductor wafer and that inputs or outputs an electrical signal in or from the electrodes, a probe head that holds the probes, a substrate having a wiring which is provided near the surface of the substrate facing the probe head so as to be contactable with the probe head and is connected to the probes, a core layer formed of a material which is buried in the substrate and has a coefficient of thermal expansion lower than that of the substrate, and a connecting member that electrically connects at least some of the probes with an external device via the wiring. | 09-03-2009 |
| 20090183908 | Method for Manufacturing Conductive Contact Holder, and Conductive Contact Holder - A method for manufacturing a conductive contact holder includes forming, from an insulating material, a holder member for holding a plurality of conductive contacts; forming, from a conductive material, a substrate having a hollow portion to which the holder member can be fitted; and fixing the holder member formed from the insulating material by fitting the substrate into the hollow portion of the substrate formed from the conductive material. | 07-23-2009 |
| 20090183898 | Conductive Contact and Method of Manufacturing Conductive Contact - A shape of a cross-section perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of a main body section of a conductive contact is anisotropic. | 07-23-2009 |
| 20090183359 | Method, apparatus and jig for manufacturing head suspension, and head suspension - A method for manufacturing a head suspension is capable of suppressing the dispersion in the vibration control effect of a head suspension and improve productivity, the manufacturing method includes a step of punching, by use of a hollow punch having a tooth portion at a distal end thereof, a vibration damper piece out from a base material having a vibration damper provided detachably on a liner through an attaching surface, to hold the vibration damper piece on a hollow internal surface of the punch, a step of positioning the punch holding the vibration damper piece on an objective portion of a semi-finished head suspension, and a step of attaching, by use of an extruding implement, the vibration damper piece on the objective portion with the attaching surface through extruding the vibration damper piece from the punch. | 07-23-2009 |
| 20090178601 | Discrimination medium and article having the same - An embroidery | 07-16-2009 |
| 20090174129 | HIGH-STRENGTH STAINLESS STEEL SPRING AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Provided is a high-strength stainless steel spring exhibiting a good workability and having a high load characteristic. Thus, the high-strength stainless steel spring of the invention has an chemical component containing 0.04 to 0.08% by mass of C, 0.15 to 0.22% by mass of N, 0.3 to 2.0% by mass of Si, 0.5 to 3.0% by mass of Mn, 16 to 20% by mass of Cr, 8.0 to 10.5% by mass of Ni, 0.5 to 3.0% by mass of Mo, and the balance of Fe and inevitable impurities, and when the average diameter of the coil is represented by D and further the diameter of the steel wire is represented by d in the case that cross sections of the stainless steel wire are in a complete round form or the value obtained by subtracting the average coil diameter from the outer diameter of the coil is represented by d′ in the case that the cross sections of the stainless steel wire are in a form other than the complete round form, the spring has a spring index D/d or D/d′ of 2 to 6. | 07-09-2009 |
| 20090169975 | Electrode, Fuel Cell Electrode, Fuel Cell, and Production Method of Electrode - An electrode has a metal fiber sheet and a thin sheet metal pattern connected to the surface of the metal fiber sheet and has a line pattern that runs on the metal fiber sheet. The line pattern includes an annular pattern that is provided on the peripheral edge of the metal fiber sheet and has an inside area, and the line pattern includes a bridge portion dividing the inside area of the annular pattern. | 07-02-2009 |
| 20090167335 | Probe Card - Provided is a probe card capable of surely bringing probes into contact with a contact object regardless of a temperature environment of a test. To achieve the object, the probe card includes a plurality of probes that are made of a conductive material and come into contact with electrode pads of a semiconductor wafer to input or output an electric signal; a probe head that houses and holds the probes; a substrate that has a wiring pattern corresponding to the circuitry; and a space transformer that is stacked on the probe head, changes a space of the wiring pattern of the substrate and thus relays wires, and has electrode pads provided on a surface on a side opposed to the probe head in association with the relayed wires. Both ends of the probes come into contact with portions near the centers of the electrodes pads of the semiconductor wafer and the space transformer under an environment having an average temperature of a lowest temperature and a highest temperature in testing the semiconductor wafer. | 07-02-2009 |
| 20090162625 | Identification Medium - An identification medium provided with a laminated structure comprises laminated layers of a magnetically controllable layer, in which magnetic microcapsules are dispersed, and a color shifting layer. | 06-25-2009 |
| 20090160109 | Slide Actuator - When a take-up pulley | 06-25-2009 |
| 20090154022 | DISK DRIVE SUSPENSION - A disk drive suspension is provided with a load beam and a flexure including a tongue portion on which a slider is mounted. A pair of bent edge portions are formed by bending regions which extend along opposite side edges of the load beam in a thickness direction. A pair of limiters are formed on those parts of the load beam where the bent edge portions are provided. The limiters each include an arm portion and a retainer portion. An aperture for defining a contour of each limiter is formed in a region which extends along each side edge of the load beam. Each limiter is bent in a direction opposite to that of each corresponding bent edge portion. | 06-18-2009 |
| 20090139615 | LEAF SPRING MATERIAL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - The present invention provides a leaf spring material superior in mechanical characteristics and a manufacturing method of the leaf spring material capable of reliably achieving the same, utilizing induction hardening. The manufacturing method of the leaf spring material comprises the steps of imparting tensile stress on a first surface along the longitudinal direction of the first surface and compressive stress on a second surface along the longitudinal direction of the second surface of a substantially strip-shaped steel plate, and subjecting the first surface to induction hardening. With this induction hardening, an induction-hardened structure having a higher average hardness than that of a parent material structure in the vicinity of the second surface and comprising martensite and finely and evenly dispersed austenite is imparted on a surface layer in the vicinity of the first surface. | 06-04-2009 |
| 20090133785 | LEAF SPRING MATERIAL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - The present invention provides a leaf spring material superior in mechanical characteristics and a manufacturing method of the leaf spring material capable of reliably achieving the same, utilizing induction hardening. The leaf spring material comprises a substantially strip-shaped steel plate having a first surface and a second surface. The leaf spring material has in the vicinity of the first surface a hardened layer comprising an induction-hardened structure having a higher average hardness than that of the parent material structure in the vicinity of the second surface, and a compressive residual stress layer of a thickness at least not smaller than that of the thickness of the hardened layer in the vicinity of the first surface. Such a characteristic structure is achieved by stress-induced hardening that imparts a predetermined tensile stress or higher. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090128960 | Thin plate formation method, thin plate and suspension correction apparatus, and correction method - Laser beam irradiation areas are provided in a load curve portion and an angle adjustment portion of a suspension. The laser beam irradiation areas are oriented in a direction in which the suspension is to be bent. A laser beam having a predetermined length and a predetermined shape is irradiated onto each laser beam irradiation area. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090128877 | Optical Scanning Actuator - An optical scanning actuator includes a leaf spring member that has a base end fixed and a tip end, a light source that is fitted to the leaf spring member, an electromagnetic driving unit that oscillates the tip end of the leaf spring member, and an optical element that is fitted to the leaf spring member and that is irradiated with light outgoing from the light source to reflect and refract the light to thereby scan the light. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090127241 | Thin plate formation method, thin plate and suspension correction apparatus, and correction method - Laser beam irradiation areas are provided in a load curve portion and an angle adjustment portion of a suspension. The laser beam irradiation areas are oriented in a direction in which the suspension is to be bent. A laser beam having a predetermined length and a predetermined shape is irradiated onto each laser beam irradiation area. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090110941 | Genuine leather cover assembly, production method therefor, seat, furniture, and leather products using the same, and member used for producing genuine leather cover assembly - A production method for a natural leather covering assembly includes a step for contacting a surface of a natural leather with a temporary affixing sheet and a step for temporarily affixing the natural leather to the temporary affixing sheet so as to obtain a temporary affixed sheet. The production method also includes a step for bonding a wadding sheet to a surface at which the natural leather is temporarily affixed to the temporary affixed sheet. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090108646 | VEHICLE SEAT - A seat back has a seat back frame, a plane spring structure, and a headrest provided at the upper end of a seat back frame. The plane spring structure has left and right side wires, and horizontal wires extending in the horizontal direction. Connection wires are provided between the seat back frame and plane spring structure. First end portions and second end portions of the connection wires function as detachable portions. At least one of these detachable portions is detached from the seat back frame or plane spring structure by the load applied to the seat back, when a vehicle is bumped from behind. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090097162 | Head suspension, load beam, and method of manufacturing load beam - A load beam is capable of securing a required level of positioning accuracy for a slider, a load beam has a body and a dimple, the body is made of a plate having a first surface and a second surface, the dimple has a convex curved surface protruding from the first surface of the body and supports a slider so that the slider is movable in predetermined directions to write and read information to and from a disk in a disk drive, and the load beam includes a mark formed on the second surface of the body, configured to provide positional information about a vertex of the dimple. | 04-16-2009 |
| 20090096272 | Ottoman for vehicle seats - An ottoman apparatus for a vehicle seat includes a driving shaft with an end which is tiltably connected to a front end of the seat, and includes a supporting frame connected to the driving shaft so as to be linearly movable over the driving shaft. The supporting frame is movable between a stowage position below the front end of the seat and a foot resting position in front of the seat. The supporting frame and the driving shaft are approximately vertically arranged when the supporting frame is stopped at the stowage position below the front end of the seat. The driving shaft is tilted to a substantially horizontal position by linearly moving the supporting frame over the driving shaft according to the movement of the supporting frame to the foot resting position in front of the seat. | 04-16-2009 |
| 20090093161 | Conductive-contact holder and conductive-contact unit - A conductive-contact holder base accommodates at least a signal conductive-contact that is a conductive contact for performing input and output of a signal for a predetermined circuit configuration and a ground conductive-contact that is a conductive contact for supplying a ground potential to the predetermined circuit configuration. A holder base is formed of a conductive material, including a first opening for accommodating the signal conductive-contact; and a second opening for accommodating the ground conductive-contact while maintaining an electrical connection with the ground conductive-contact. An insulating member covers an inner surface of the first opening. | 04-09-2009 |
| 20090091859 | Head suspension, load beam, method of manufacturing load beam, and method of processing work - A method of manufacturing a load beam directly improves the finishing accuracy of the surface of the load beam having a tab and/or a dimple, and the method includes a modifying process of preparing a flat plate work serving as the load beam and irradiating a part of a surface of the work where the tab and/or the dimple is formed with a laser beam, to form a modified layer in the irradiated part and a forming process of carrying out plastic working on the part where the modifies layer is present, to form the tab and/or the dimple in the part where the modified layer is present. | 04-09-2009 |
| 20090091858 | Head suspension, load beam, and method of manufacturing load beam - A method of manufacturing a load beam precisely positions a slider on a dimple of a load beam according to precisely obtained positional data of the dimple, the method includes preparing a work which is a flat plate and serves as the load beam, irradiating at least a part of the work where the dimple is formed with a laser beam, to form a modified part at the irradiated part, carrying out plastic working on the modified part, to form the dimple having a concave curved surface at the modified part, taking an image of the concave curved surface of the dimple, obtaining the positional data of the dimple from the image, and positioning the slider on the dimple according to the positional data. | 04-09-2009 |
| 20090086379 | Head suspension and piezoelectric actuator - A head suspension with a piezoelectric element involves simple wiring and realizes high reliability, the head suspension has a base plate, a load beam connected to the base plate, a flexure attached to the load beam, and a piezoelectric actuator having a piezoelectric element arranged between the base plate and the load beam, the piezoelectric element is configured to deform according to a state of applied voltage and move a front end of the load beam in a sway direction according to the deformation, and the piezoelectric element has first and second piezoelectric parts that are oppositely polarized and deform according to a state of applied voltage, a common electrode formed over first surfaces of the first and second piezoelectric parts, a first electrode formed on a second surface of the first piezoelectric part, and a second electrode formed on a second surface of the second piezoelectric part. | 04-02-2009 |
| 20090086375 | Apparatus for measuring vibration characteristics of head gimbal assembly - An apparatus for measuring the vibration characteristics of a head gimbal assembly can grasp resonant characteristics at high frequencies and efficiently measure the vibration characteristics of the head gimbal assembly, the apparatus has a shaker head to which the head gimbal assembly is attached, the shaker head has a main body made of ceramics and a fixture made of metal, the fixture is solidly fixed to the main body and is provided with positioning pins and an internal thread, the head gimbal assembly is supported with a mount block, and the mount block has positioning holes to be fitted to the positioning pins of the fixture and a joined part to be removably fastened to the internal thread of the fixture. | 04-02-2009 |
| 20090051171 | SLIDE LOCKING DEVICE - This slide locking device is incorporated in a opening-assistance device, so as to smoothly lock and unlock a reciprocating part so that it can move in opposite directions. The device includes a reciprocating part | 02-26-2009 |
| 20090049655 | BOOT BAND - The resistance against the portion of a band body that is riding over engagement claws at the time of fastening the band body is reduced, so that the band body can be fastened by a small amount of fastening force. This boot band consists of: a band body that is fastened by winding in a ring shape an outer overlapping portion and an inner overlapped portion around a member to be fastened; engagement claws and that are formed on the outer overlapping portion; engagement holes that are formed in the inner overlapped portion and that engage with the engagement claws, so as to maintain the band body in a fastened condition; a lip that is formed by separating, along the fastening direction of the band body, the area of the inner overlapped portion where an engagement hole is formed from that area's surrounding area, and with the fastening-direction end of the lip formed as a free end; and a slit, which the lip penetrates through to the opposite side of the slit. | 02-26-2009 |
| 20090039812 | MOTOR DRIVE DEVICE - The present invention presents a motor drive device capable of detecting jamming accurately without falsely detecting jamming when a movable part contacts with other members. Jamming by a backrest is detected by judging whether the value of a period of one pulse P | 02-12-2009 |
| 20090026050 | Conductive Contact Unit - A conductive contact unit includes a conductive contact holder, a conductive contact, and an aligning unit. The conductive contact holder includes a first guiding grooves and a second guiding groove opposite to the first guiding groove, each slidably engaging one edge of the conductive contact. The conductive contact has a plate-like shape, and includes a first contacting element and a second contacting element that are brought into contact with different circuitries, a resilient element that is expandable and contractible in a longitudinal direction between the first contacting element and the second contacting element, a first connecting element that connects the resilient element and the first contacting element, and a second connecting element that connects the resilient element and the second contacting element. The aligning unit aligns the conductive contacts. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20090009205 | Microcontactor probe assembly having a plunger and electric probe module using the same - In order for a conduction path to have a reduced number of sliding portions for conduction, without increase in inductance nor resistance, thereby permitting an enhanced accuracy of inspection, a pair of plungers ( | 01-08-2009 |
| 20090008209 | Production Method for Coned Disk Spring and Clutch Unit - A production method for coned disk springs includes: preparing a plate member; punching plural annular blanks from the plate member by pressing; and forming the blanks into coned disk springs. In the pressing, plural slits are formed at one of a peripheral portion and an inner peripheral portion of at least one of the blanks, and a smaller outer diameter blank among the blanks is punched from an inner region of a larger outer diameter blank among the blanks. | 01-08-2009 |
| 20080309142 | Vehicular Seat - In a vehicular seat | 12-18-2008 |
| 20080296951 | Seat apparatus and vehicle - The present invention provides a seat apparatus having: a seat back; a forward tilt device that allows at least a portion of the seat back to tilt forward; a securing device that secures the seat back at a vehicle body side; and a release strap that is used for releasing a securing condition of the securing device and has a grip portion. The release strap has a first condition in which the grip portion is positioned at a rear side of the seat back and a second condition in which the grip portion is positioned at a portion so as to be accessible from a front side of the seat back, and one of the first condition and the second condition of the release strap can be selected. | 12-04-2008 |
| 20080296948 | SEAT LOCK DEVICE - A seat lock device for fixing a rotatable seat back of a rear seat to a vehicle body includes: a striker which is disposed in the vehicle body; a lock mechanism which includes a base plate which is mounted to a seat back frame inside the seat back and has an engagement groove engaging with the striker, a latch which holds the striker in the engagement groove, a ratchet which maintains the latch in a lock direction and a release lever which moves the ratchet in a lock release direction; and a rod spring of which one end is attached to the seat back frame and of which the other end is bowed while coming into contact with the striker during a locking operation. | 12-04-2008 |
| 20080291575 | Flexure, method of manufacturing flexure, and head suspension with flexure - A flexure has a substrate made of a thin conductive metal plate, a base insulating layer made of flexible resin formed on the substrate, wiring patterns formed on the base insulating layer and connected to a slider mount, and a cover insulating layer formed over the wiring patterns. The flexure is substantially coated with a conductive polymer layer having a thickness in the range of 18 to 130 nm. The flexure prevents electrostatic accumulation and ion migration. | 11-27-2008 |
| 20080264521 | Chemical conversion film formation-evaluating liquid for steel - A chemical conversion film formation-evaluating liquid for steel comprising an iron-dissolving liquid and a pH indicator, wherein pH value of the evaluating liquid is confined within the range of 4.0-8.0 with a lower limit of pH transition interval of the pH indicator being larger than the pH value, as a whole, of the evaluating liquid by a value of 0.1-3.0. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20080250610 | Endless Boot Fixing Band and Manufacturing Method Thereof - The rotation of the band in relation to a boot to be fastened is prevented, so that reduction of the boot-fastening force is prevented, thereby preventing leakage of grease from a boot to be fastened, and so that boot-bands can be manufactured simply. An endless boot-fixing band | 10-16-2008 |
| 20080247093 | Suspension for disc drive - A suspension for a disc drive includes a base plate, a load beam, and a flexure. The flexure includes a metal base member and a circuit member disposed along the metal base member. The circuit member extends along the load beam. The circuit member includes a resin base member formed of a first polyimide, conductors, and a resin cover member formed of a second polyimide. The resin cover member is lower than the resin base member in humidity expansion coefficient. | 10-09-2008 |
| 20080242438 | Golf shaft, golf club, and production method for golf shaft - A golf shaft includes: a hollow tubular structure; and a gradient structure in which an amount of retained austenite is increased from an approximate center in a thickness direction of the hollow tubular structure to a surface of the hollow tubular structure. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20080239576 | Suspension for disc drive - A suspension for disc drive includes a base plate, a load beam, and a flexure. The flexure includes a metal base member and a circuit member disposed along the metal base member. The circuit member extends in a longitudinal direction of the load beam. The circuit member includes a resin base member formed of an electrically insulating resin and conductors. The conductors are formed into predetermined circuit patterns by etching a deposited copper layer deposited on the resin base member. Each conductor has a cross section in the shape of a trapezoid such that the width of a surface of the conductor which faces the resin base member is greater than that of a surface of the conductor on the side opposite from the resin base member. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20080224720 | Support Member Assembly for Conductive Contact Members - Provided is a support member assembly suitable for use in a contact probe head comprising a support member formed with a plurality of holder holes for supporting conductive contact members in a mutually parallel relationship, and a reinforcing member integrally formed with the support member and extending in a part of the support member devoid of any holder holes. The reinforcing member increases the overall mechanical strength of the support member assembly, and prevents the thermal deformation of the support member. Because the holder holes are formed in the support member made of material suitable for forming holes, such as plastic material and ceramic material, the holder holes can be formed at high precision and at low cost. | 09-18-2008 |
