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20090038675 | SOLAR CELL MODULE - A solar cell module is provided that comprises: a solar cell; a connection electrode provided on each of a light-receiving surface and back surface of the solar cell; a conductive resin adhesive arranged on an upper surface of the connection electrode; and a wiring material electrically connected to the solar cell and connected with the connection electrode and the conductive resin adhesive, wherein the conductive resin adhesive changes color upon curing, and the conductive resin adhesive on the upper surface of the connection electrode provided on the light-receiving surface of the solar cell is arranged within a region corresponding to at least one of the connection electrode and the wiring material, on a projection plane parallel with the light-receiving surface and exposed on a light-receiving surface side. | 02-12-2009 |
20100243024 | SOLAR CELL, SOLAR CELL MODULE AND SOLAR CELL SYSTEM - A solar cell includes: a front surface electrode having a first current-collecting electrode and non-straight line electrodes connected to the first current-collecting electrode; a semiconductor substrate serving as a photoelectric conversion body; and a rear surface electrode having a second current-collecting electrode and line electrodes connected to the second current-collecting electrode. The front surface electrode, the semiconductor substrate and the rear surface electrode are arranged in that order. The non-straight line electrodes of the front surface electrode and the line electrodes of the rear surface electrodes are opposed to each other with the semiconductor substrate interposed there-between. The non-straight line electrodes of the front surface electrode and the line electrodes of the rear surface electrodes are different in shape while having a portion where the electrodes intersect each other, as seen in a direction perpendicular to the front surface of the semiconductor substrate. | 09-30-2010 |
20120156822 | SOLAR CELL MODULE - A solar cell module is provided that comprises: a solar cell; a connection electrode provided on each of a light-receiving surface and back surface of the solar cell; a conductive resin adhesive arranged on an upper surface of the connection electrode; and a wiring material electrically connected to the solar cell and connected with the connection electrode and the conductive resin adhesive, wherein the conductive resin adhesive changes color upon curing, and the conductive resin adhesive on the upper surface of the connection electrode provided on the light-receiving surface of the solar cell is arranged within a region corresponding to at least one of the connection electrode and the wiring material, on a projection plane parallel with the light-receiving surface and exposed on a light-receiving surface side. | 06-21-2012 |
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20130113845 | DISPLAY DEVICE, VIDEO PROCESSING DEVICE AND VIDEO DISPLAY METHOD - A normal video data acquisition section acquires, as normal video data, a plurality of pieces of video data respectively assigned to a plurality of light sources in normal display from an input video signal A computing section performs a predetermined computation on the plurality of pieces of video data included in the normal video data to generate auxiliary video data used in place of the normal video data in auxiliary display. A selection section performs, in accordance with an instruction from a control section, a selection process for providing any one of the normal video data and the auxiliary video data to a modulation driving section. | 05-09-2013 |
20150102726 | LIGHT SOURCE CONTROL DEVICE AND LIGHT SOURCE CONTROL METHOD - A microcomputer of a light source control device specifies an LED belonging to LEDs and subjected to a short-circuit failure based on a result of determination by a short-circuit failure detecting circuit and current amounts sensed by current sensing circuits respectively. The microcomputer makes corresponding one of switching elements interrupt supply of a current to the specified LED. The microcomputer makes a constant current circuit supply an LED not specified with a current not exceeding a current responsive to the number of such LEDs not specified. | 04-16-2015 |
20150373803 | LIGHT SOURCE CONTROL DEVICE AND LIGHT SOURCE CONTROL METHOD - A light source control device includes a constant-current circuit that collectively supplies a current to a plurality of LEDs, a current detection circuit that divides the plurality of LEDs into groups and detects a current amount of a current supplied to each of the groups, and a microcomputer that detects an open fault in the LEDs on the basis of a ratio of the current amount in each of the groups and controls a current supplied from the constant-current circuit to be reduced in a case where an open fault is detected in the LEDs. | 12-24-2015 |
20160095194 | LIGHT SOURCE CONTROL APPARATUS AND LIGHT SOURCE CONTROL METHOD - A controller determines whether parallel-connected light sources include a faulty light source. When a faulty light source is included, the controller controls at least one of a current supply unit and a switching unit such that a current is continuously supplied to normal light sources being light sources of the light sources except for the faulty light source. | 03-31-2016 |
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20090110816 | POWDER COATING APPARATUS AND POWDER COATING METHOD - A powder coating apparatus is provided with: a coating booth, wherein a work to be coated is moved by a conveyer in the coating booth; and a coating gun that sprays powder coating material to the moving work. In the powder coating apparatus, the coating booth includes a movable wall on at least one of aside wall and a ceiling wall of the coating booth. The movable wall is configured to move in accordance with the work passing the coating booth. | 04-30-2009 |
20110008613 | FLAKE PIGMENT, POWDER PAINT CONTAINING THE SAME, POWDER-COATED FILM OBTAINED BY COATING WITH THE POWDER PAINT USING TRIBOELECTRIFICATION ELECTROSTATIC COATING APPARATUS, PAINTED PRODUCT ON WHICH FILM IS FORMED, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING FLAKE PIGMENT - A flake pigment according to the present invention includes a flake particle, a single-layer or multiple-layer coat covering a surface of the flake particle, and a fine particle. An outermost layer of the coat includes a copolymer including one or more type of first bond unit originating from a fluoric polymerizable monomer having fluorine and one or more type of second bond unit originating from a polymerizable monomer having phosphate group. The fine particle is fixed with the outermost layer being interposed and has a characteristic to provide triboelectrification characteristics to the flake pigment. | 01-13-2011 |
20110250364 | POWDER COATING APPARATUS AND POWDER COATING METHOD - The powder coating apparatus is provided with a coating booth into which a ground-connected object to be coated can be delivered and a plurality of coating tools respectively provided on the coating booth and adapted to discharge electrically charged powder coating materials onto the object to be coated. At least two of the coating tools are disposed on walls of the coating booth such that discharge openings thereof for discharging the powder coating materials are opposed to each other. The respective opposed discharge openings simultaneously discharge the powder coating materials onto the object to be coated. The powder coating materials, which are discharged from one of the at least two coating tools and are diffusing in the interior portion of the coating booth, are moved up to the object to be coated by a delivering air discharged together with the powder coating materials from the other of the two coating tools. | 10-13-2011 |
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20090218079 | HEAT-EMITTING ELEMENT COOLING APPARATUS - There is provided a heat-emitting element cooling apparatus capable of enhancing cooling effect on a heat-emitting element as well as reducing noise. A heat sink includes a core portion and a plurality of radiation fins fixed to the core portion. Dimensions of the core portion and the radiation fins are defined in such a manner that the diameter L | 09-03-2009 |
20100212955 | ELECTRICAL APPARATUS - A cable is sandwiched between a first inner wall surface of a peripheral-wall-side pressing wall portion and a first inner wall surface of a cap-side pressing wall portion, between a second inner wall surface of the peripheral-wall-side pressing wall portion and a second wall surface of the cap-side pressing wall portion, and between a third inner wall surface of the peripheral-wall-side pressing wall portion and a third inner wall surface of the cap-side pressing wall portion to crank the cable to form a cranked portion of the cable. The peripheral-all-side pressing wall portion and the cap-side pressing wall portion sandwich the cranked portion therebetween. Thus, defective soldering may be prevented between a plurality of lead wires and a core-wire soldered portion to which core wires of the lead wires are soldered and connected. | 08-26-2010 |
20110194955 | ELECTRIC FAN - An electric fan is provided, including a labyrinth structure with increased performance of preventing entry of a liquid into a receiving space to receive a stator and a rotor. A clearance is defined between an opposed wall portion of a base and an opposed wall portion of an impeller body, which are opposed to each other in an axial direction of a rotary shaft, to form a labyrinth structure. The opposed wall portion of the base and the opposed wall portions of the impeller body are shaped to form a volume expanding portion within the clearance. The volume expanding portion is constituted from a groove portion for expanding the clearance, having a volume larger than other portions within the clearance. | 08-11-2011 |
20140205476 | ELECTRIC FAN - An electric fan is provided, including a labyrinth structure with increased performance of preventing entry of a liquid into a receiving space to receive a stator and a rotor. A clearance is defined between an opposed wall portion of a base and an opposed wall portion of an impeller body, which are opposed to each other in an axial direction of a rotary shaft, to form a labyrinth structure. The opposed wall portion of the base and the opposed wall portions of the impeller body are shaped to form a volume expanding portion within the clearance. The volume expanding portion is constituted from a groove portion for expanding the clearance, having a volume larger than other portions within the clearance. | 07-24-2014 |
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20080300365 | FLUORINE-CONTAINING RESIN COMPOSITION INHIBITING CORROSIVENESS - The present invention relates to a fluorine-containing resin composition for molding comprising a fluorine-containing resin (A) and a hydrofluoric acid scavenger (B), in which the hydrofluoric acid scavenger (B) is organopolysiloxane. According to the present invention, a fluorine-containing resin composition which can reduce an amount of hydrofluoric acid released from a fluorine-containing resin and inhibits corrosiveness can be provided. | 12-04-2008 |
20110287202 | LAMINATED ARTICLE COMPRISING FLUORINE-CONTAINING RESIN LAYER AND ELASTOMER LAYER - The present invention provides a laminated article having improved adhesion of the fluorine-containing resin layer to the elastomer layer. The laminated article comprises a fluorine-containing resin layer (a) formed using a fluorine-containing resin having a carbonyl group, an olefin group or an amino group at an end of a polymer trunk chain or an end of a polymer side chain, and an elastomer layer (b) formed using an elastomer composition. | 11-24-2011 |
20130109810 | RESIN COMPOSITION AND MOLDED ARTICLE | 05-02-2013 |
20140329087 | INSULATED WIRE - The present invention aims to provide and insulated wire having an insulation layer which is excellent in insulation properties and has a low dielectric constant. The insulated wire of the present invention includes a conductor (A) and an insulation layer (B) formed around the periphery of the conductor (A). The insulation layer (B) is formed from a resin composition containing an aromatic polyether ketone resin (I) and a fluororesin (II). The fluororesin (II) is a copolymer of tetrafluoroethylene and a perfluoroethylenic unsaturated compound represented by the following formula (1): | 11-06-2014 |
20140329968 | RESIN COMPOSITION AND MOLDED ARTICLE - The present invention aims to provide a resin composition capable of providing a molded article having both a low coefficient of kinetic friction and a high limiting PV value. The resin composition of the present invention includes an aromatic polyether ketone resin (I) and a fluororesin (II). The fluororesin (II) is a copolymer of tetrafluoroethylene and a perfluoroethylenic unsaturated compound represented by the following formula (1): | 11-06-2014 |
20140346707 | ACRYLIC RUBBER COMPOSITION, ACRYLIC RUBBER MOLDED PRODUCT, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - The present invention aims to provide an acrylic rubber composition capable of giving an acrylic rubber molded product good in low-friction properties and non-sticking properties. The present invention relates to an acrylic rubber composition containing an acrylic rubber (A) and a fluororesin (B), the fluororesin (B) being a perfluororesin. | 11-27-2014 |
20150014941 | OIL SEAL FOR AUTOMOBILE - An oil seal for automobiles including an elastic component having a seal lip portion. The elastic component consists of a composition containing fluororubber and fluororesin. The seal lip portion has protrusions at least on the surface thereof. The protrusions substantially consist of the fluororesin contained in the composition. The fluororesin is a copolymer containing a polymerized unit based on tetrafluoroethylene and a polymerized unit based on hexafluoropropylene. | 01-15-2015 |
20150041473 | AUTOMOTIVE FILLER CAP - The object of the present invention is to provide an automotive filler cap with excellent low adhesion property. The present invention relates to an automotive filler cap configured to be attached to a filler opening of an automobile, the automotive filler cap including a gasket configured to seal the filler opening by being pressed against the filler opening, the gasket being made of a composition that contains a fluororubber and a fluororesin, the fluororesin being precipitated on the surface of the gasket, the fluororesin comprising a copolymer that contains a polymerized unit based on tetrafluoroethylene and a polymerized unit based on hexafluoropropylene. | 02-12-2015 |
20150203679 | RESIN COMPOSITION AND MOLDED ARTICLE - The present invention aims to provide a resin composition capable of providing a molded article which is excellent in flexibility, acid resistance, and electrical properties. The resin composition of the present invention includes: an aromatic polyether ketone resin (I); and a fluororesin (II), the fluororesin (II) being a copolymer of tetrafluoroethylene and a perfluoroethylenic unsaturated compound represented by the following formula (1): CF | 07-23-2015 |
20150259525 | FLAME RETARDANT THERMOPLASTIC RESIN COMPOSITION - A thermoplastic resin composition having a high flame retardancy in a thin-wall molded product and a molded article thereof are provided. The thermoplastic resin composition comprises (A) a thermoplastic resin containing a repeating unit having an arylene group, an ether group, and a carbonyl group and (B) a thermoplastic fluorine-containing resin. The weight ratio of the thermoplastic resin (A) and the thermoplastic fluorine-containing resin (B) in the former/the latter is 80/20 to 99/1. The thermoplastic fluorine-containing resin (B) is dispersed in the form of a particle in the thermoplastic resin (A) to form a dispersed phase, and the dispersed phase has an average particle diameter of not more than 3 μm. The thermoplastic resin composition is suitable for forming a molded article having a thin-wall portion with a thickness of not more than 1.5 mm. | 09-17-2015 |
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20130147997 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICE, DRIVE METHOD THEREFOR, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A solid-state image capture device includes unit pixels including transfer gates that transfer charges to diffusion layers, the charges being obtained by photoelectric conversion performed by photoelectric converting sections; signal lines to which signals output from the unit pixels are read out: current sources connected to the signal lines; and a driver that electrically cuts off connections between the unit pixels and the signal lines and the signal lines and the current sources in a transfer period of the transfer gates. | 06-13-2013 |
20130342744 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A solid-state imaging device includes: a photoelectric conversion section configured to perform photoelectric conversion on incident light, and to store obtained photoelectric charge; a voltage conversion section configured to convert the photoelectric charge transferred from the photoelectric conversion section into a voltage signal; a first gate section configured to transfer the photoelectric charge stored in the photoelectric conversion section to the voltage conversion section; a second gate section configured to reset a potential of the voltage conversion section; a third gate section configured to directly reset the photoelectric charge stored in the photoelectric conversion section; and a control section configured to control driving of the first to the third gate sections, wherein the control section controls driving of the third gate section so as to adjust an exposure time of the photoelectric conversion section. | 12-26-2013 |
20140009657 | SOLID STATE IMAGING APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND PIXEL READING METHOD - There is provided a solid state imaging apparatus, including a plurality of line sensors including a plurality of pixels arrayed in a line, each of the pixels including an amplifier which amplifies a signal corresponding to a charge accumulated in a photoelectric transducer, and signal lines each for reading a signal of each pixel of the line sensors. The plurality of line sensors are discretely arranged, and the signal lines are gathered and wired along a region in which a circuit block including the line sensors is arranged. | 01-09-2014 |
20140291482 | COMPARATOR, SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND DRIVING METHOD - A comparator includes: a first amplifying unit that includes a differential pair configured with a pair of transistors which are first and second transistors, and amplifies a difference of signals input to each of the gate electrodes of the first and second transistors, to output; a second amplifying unit that amplifies the signal output from the first amplifying unit; a third transistor that connects the first transistor to a power source voltage; a fourth transistor that connects the second transistor to the power source voltage; a fifth transistor that connects a connection point of gate electrodes of the third transistor and the fourth transistor to a drain of the third transistor; and a sixth transistor that connects a connection point of gate electrodes of the third transistor and the fourth transistor to a drain of the fourth transistor. | 10-02-2014 |
20140293104 | COMPARATOR, SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND DRIVING METHOD - A comparator includes: a first amplifying unit that includes a differential pair configured with a pair of transistors which are first and second transistors, and amplifies a difference of signals input to each of the gate electrodes of the first and second transistors, to output; a second amplifying unit that amplifies the signal output from the first amplifying unit; a first condenser that is disposed between a gate electrode of the first transistor and a reference signal supply unit; a second condenser that is disposed between a gate electrode of the second transistor and a pixel signal wiring; a third transistor that connects a connection point of the gate electrode of the first transistor and the first condenser to the pixel signal wiring; and a fourth transistor that connects a connection point of the gate electrode of the second transistor and the second condenser to the pixel signal wiring. | 10-02-2014 |
20150237285 | COMPARATOR, SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND DRIVING METHOD - A solid-state imaging device that outputs a pixel signal having a signal level corresponding to charges generated by a photoelectric conversion includes a comparator. The comparator has a first amplifying unit with first and second transistors configured as a differential pair and provides a signal output by amplifying a difference of signals input to the gate electrodes of the first and second transistors. It also has a second amplifying unit that amplifies the signal output, a first condenser disposed between the gate electrode of the first transistor and a reference signal supply, a second condenser disposed between the gate electrode of the second transistor and pixel signal wiring that reads out the pixel signal, and a switching circuit that connects the reference signal supply to the pixel signal wiring. | 08-20-2015 |
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20130181316 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, IMAGING APPARATUS, SUBSTRATE, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE - A solid-state imaging device is a solid-state imaging device in which a first substrate formed on a first semiconductor wafer and a second substrate formed on a second semiconductor wafer are bonded via connect that electrically connects the substrates, wherein the first substrate includes photoelectric conversion units, the second substrate includes an output circuit that acquires a signal generated by the photoelectric conversion unit via the connector and outputs the signal, and dummy connectors that support the first and second bonded substrates are further arranged in a substrate region in which the connectors are not arranged in a substrate region of at least one of the first substrate and the second substrate. | 07-18-2013 |
20130256839 | SEMICONDUCTOR WAFER AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor wafer may include: a disk-shaped wafer body made of silicon; and an identification trench section having at least one trench and provided at a periphery section of the wafer body, wherein the trench is opened in the periphery of the wafer body, and has a depth less than a thickness of the wafer body. | 10-03-2013 |
20130256897 | SUBSTRATE AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A substrate may include: a base material having a predetermined thickness; an electrode section formed on one side surface in a thickness direction of the base material, and having a plurality of electrodes; and a concave section formed on at least a part of the surface on which the electrode section is formed, on the base material. | 10-03-2013 |
20140367853 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, IMAGING APPARATUS, SUBSTRATE, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE - A solid-state imaging device is a solid-state imaging device in which a first substrate formed on a first semiconductor wafer and a second substrate formed on a second semiconductor wafer are bonded via connect that electrically connects the substrates, wherein the first substrate includes photoelectric conversion units, the second substrate includes an output circuit that acquires a signal generated by the photoelectric conversion unit via the connector and outputs the signal, and dummy connectors that support the first and second bonded substrates are further arranged in a substrate region in which the connectors are not arranged in a substrate region of at least one of the first substrate and the second substrate. | 12-18-2014 |
20150014410 | INFORMATION BEARING MEDIUM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - An information processing system includes an information bearing medium and an information reading unit. The information bearing medium has a two-dimensional array of unit data zones. Marks are provided on some of the unit data zones so as to form a digital code. Mark patterns of any two Y-directional adjacent unit data zone strings based on the arrangement of marks in an X-direction differ from each other. The information reading unit generates a data string on the basis of a unit signal formed from a plurality of signals output from a group of detection units that detect the marks in synchronization and recognizes the digital code of the information bearing medium on the basis of a group of the data strings sequentially obtained from the array of the unit data zones. | 01-15-2015 |
20150270304 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, IMAGING DEVICE AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A semiconductor device manufacturing method includes a wafer stack manufacturing process and a dicing process. The wafer stack manufacturing process includes: a first wafer manufacturing process of manufacturing a resin film covering circuits and heated to a temperature higher than a glass transition point of the resin film, manufacturing first holes extending from a surface of the resin film to wirings of the circuits, and providing electrodes electrically connected to the wirings in the first holes to form a first wafer; a second wafer manufacturing process of manufacturing a resin film covering circuits and heated to a temperature lower than a glass transition point of the resin film, manufacturing second holes extending from a surface of the resin film to wirings of the circuits, and providing the electrodes electrically connected to the wirings in the second holes to form a second wafer; and a wafer bonding process. | 09-24-2015 |
20150357300 | SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, IMAGING ELEMENT, AND IMAGING DEVICE - A semiconductor substrate includes a semiconductor substrate body in which a wiring is formed and a bonding electrode provided to protrude from a first surface of the semiconductor substrate body. The bonding electrode comprises a composite including a first metal portion which is provided to protrude from the first surface of the semiconductor substrate body and of which a base end portion in a protrusion direction is electrically connected to the wiring, and a second metal portion which is formed of a second metal which has lower hardness than first metal of which the first metal portion is formed and which is provided to be bonded to the first metal portion in a range equal to or less than a protrusion height of the first metal portion, the first metal portion is formed on the second metal portion by sputtering or evaporation the first metal. | 12-10-2015 |
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20080258996 | Image display system and image display method - A viewing angle can be broadened without causing degradation in resolution of a three-dimensional image by a retinal scanning display. An image display system includes a projector which displays an image in a first region by projecting an image onto a screen, and a retinal scanning display which displays an image in a second region provided in the first region by projecting the image onto a pupil of a user. A position for displaying a three-dimensional content out of the image to be displayed in the first region is determined. The three-dimensional content is displayed on the retinal scanning display when the position falls within the second region, while the three-dimensional content is displayed on the projector when the position falls outside the second region. | 10-23-2008 |
20100118369 | Optical scanning device, image display device and retinal scanning display - An optical scanning device includes an optical scanning element which has a reflection mirror and is configured to perform reciprocating scanning of an optical flux radiated from a light source by resonance oscillations of the reflection mirror; a photo detector which is arranged at a position which a portion of the optical flux scanned by the optical scanning element in a reciprocating manner passes in both outgoing-path scanning and incoming-path scanning, and is configured to output a pulse signal having a predetermined width at a point of time that the scanned optical flux is detected; and the reference signal generator which is configured to detect timing between rising edge timing of one pulse signal and falling edge timing of the other pulse signal out of two pulse signals continuously outputted from the photo detector, and to generate the reference signal based on intermediate timing between the edge timings. | 05-13-2010 |
20110170156 | OPTICAL SCANNING DEVICE, IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF DRIVING OPTICAL SCANNING DEVICE - An optical scanning device includes: a reflection part which is configured to scan a light beam by swinging; a drive part which is configured to generate a drive waveform for swinging the reflection part; a waveform information storage part which is configured to store a plurality of waveform informations used for the generation of the drive waveform; a drive waveform setting part which is configured to select one waveform information from the plurality of waveform informations, and is configured to set the drive waveform; and a detection part which detects an amount of ringing which is superimposed on swinging of the reflection part, wherein the drive waveform setting part sequentially supplies the plurality of waveform informations stored in the waveform information storage part to the drive part, and selects the waveform information with which the amount of ringing detected by the detector becomes smaller than a predetermined value. | 07-14-2011 |
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20120002098 | IMAGE CAPTURE APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An image capture apparatus includes: a capturing unit that captures an object image and generates image data; a setting unit that sets an exposure time for the capturing unit; a composition unit that generates composite image data, in which a predetermined number of pieces of image data have been composed, by dividing the exposure time set by the setting unit into multiple exposure time segments and sequentially composing image data obtained from the capturing unit for each of the exposure time segments into which the exposure time has been divided; and a recording control unit that records, into a recording medium, the composite image data generated by the composition unit and history image data generated by sequentially composing the image data, obtained from the capturing unit, that has been sequentially generated up until the composite image data has been generated. | 01-05-2012 |
20120121240 | IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging apparatus includes an imaging sensor, a reticle, a focus detection unit, a spectroscopic member, and a diffusion coefficient controller. The imaging sensor is configured to receive light from a lens unit. The reticle is capable of changing a diffusion coefficient. The focus detection unit is configured to detect a focus state of an imaging surface based on a signal from the imaging sensor. The spectroscopic member is configured to split the light from the lens unit to the reticle and the focus detection unit. The diffusion coefficient controller is configured to change the diffusion coefficient of the reticle. The diffusion coefficient controller controls a diffusion coefficient of a portion of the reticle corresponding to a defocus range to be higher than a diffusion coefficient of a portion of the reticle corresponding to a focusing range according to the focus state detected by the focus detection unit. | 05-17-2012 |
20130155276 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, AND CONTROL METHOD AND PROGRAM THEREFOR - To allow an AF mode to be quickly changed when the AF mode can be changed among a plurality of AF modes. | 06-20-2013 |
20140146213 | Image pickup apparatus - Provided is an image pickup apparatus including: an image pickup unit configured to pick up an object image imaged by a lens unit; and a display unit configured to display an image output from the image pickup unit, the display unit detecting a first close condition and a second close condition of a photographer. The display unit displays a first display object indicating a focal point adjustment area on a display image of the object image in response to detection of the first close condition, and displays a second display object indicating a focusing command area on the display image of the object image corresponding to a range of detection of the second close condition. | 05-29-2014 |
20150098015 | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE HAVING FUNCTION FOR PROTECTION AGAINST STATIC ELECTRICITY, AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - A mechanism excellent in assembly workability of a light emitting device and capable of stably protecting a soldered portion between a lead wire and the electrode part of a flash discharge tube against static electricity. A strobe panel scatters light emitted by the flash discharge tube. A strobe base holds the strobe panel. A strobe cover is attached to the strobe base in a manner covering the flash discharge tube and the strobe panel. An elastic case shields between a gap between the strobe base and the strobe cover meet and the electrode part of the flash discharge tube, and between another gap between the strobe base and the strobe panel and the electrode part of the flash discharge tube. A non-conductive elastic adhesive is filled between the elastic case and the electrode part in a manner sealing the electrode part. | 04-09-2015 |
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20120092408 | LIQUID EJECTING HEAD UNIT - A liquid ejecting head unit includes: a liquid ejecting head that ejects a liquid through nozzles by driving a pressure generation element to cause the pressure within a pressure chamber to fluctuate; a flow channel member in which is formed a flow channel that supplies the liquid to a head flow channel of the liquid ejecting head; a substrate, mounted to a side surface of the flow channel member, on which is mounted an electrical component for supplying power to the pressure generation element; and a temperature measurement device provided on the surface of the substrate that faces the flow channel member. Here, the flow channel member includes an opening that passes therethrough toward the flow channel; and the temperature of the liquid within the flow channel is measured by the temperature measurement device that is provided facing the opening. | 04-19-2012 |
20120229553 | LIQUID EJECTION HEAD AND LIQUID EJECTION APPARATUS - A liquid ejection head includes a nozzle plate on which nozzle openings for ejecting liquid are provided, a flow path formation substrate on which pressure generation chambers communicating with the nozzle openings are provided, communicating portions in which the liquid to be supplied to the pressure generation chambers is stored, and piezoelectric elements which generate pressure change in the liquid in the pressure generation chambers. In the liquid ejection head, a thermistor is arranged on a surface of the flow path formation substrate at an opposite side to the nozzle openings and one lead wiring of the thermistor is connected to wiring layers which are formed on the surface of the flow path formation substrate in a state where one side ends of the wiring layers face to the communicating portions. | 09-13-2012 |
20130201248 | LIQUID EJECTING HEAD AND LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A liquid ejecting head includes a head body configured to eject liquid, a flow path member including a liquid flow path for supplying the liquid to the head body, and a circuit substrate held by the flow path member and including a temperature detection unit configured to detect a temperature. The flow path member includes a detection region, which has a thermal resistance lower than a thermal resistance of other regions and which is provided in a part of a partition wall that partitions the liquid flow path. The circuit substrate is fixed to the flow path member in a state in which the temperature detection unit faces the detection region. | 08-08-2013 |
20130233939 | LIQUID EJECTING HEAD AND LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A ink jet type recording head which circulates ink between a first manifold and a second manifold via a pressure generation chamber is provided, the flow path member has a first and second bypass flow paths which connect the first and second manifolds, respectively in two locations of one end side and the other end side of a nozzle row on the outside of the nozzle row on which the nozzle openings are formed, and a relationship between a flow path resistance R of the first and second bypass flow paths, and a flow path resistance r of a flow path portion including the pressure generation chamber which connects the first and second manifolds is R09-12-2013 | |
20150049148 | LIQUID EJECTING HEAD AND LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A liquid ejecting head includes a head body configured to eject liquid, a flow path member including a liquid flow path for supplying the liquid to the head body, and a circuit substrate held by the flow path member and including a temperature detection unit configured to detect a temperature. The flow path member includes a detection region, which has a thermal resistance lower than a thermal resistance of other regions and which is provided in a part of a partition wall that partitions the liquid flow path. The circuit substrate is fixed to the flow path member in a state in which the temperature detection unit faces the detection region. | 02-19-2015 |
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20090195606 | LIQUID EJECTING HEAD AND LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS HAVING SAME - A liquid ejecting head includes a passage unit made by laminating a plurality of plates including a first plate having a first through-hole with a first size and a second plate having a second through-hole with a second size which is larger than the first size. The first plate and the second plate are bonded with adhesive so that the first through-hole and the second through-hole in communication with each other. The affinity for the adhesive to bond to the inner peripheral surface of the second through-hole is set to be at least higher than the affinity for the adhesive to bond to the area around the opening of the first through-hole. Adhesive that flows out from between the first plate and the second plate at the time of bonding of the first plate and the second plate is guided to the inner peripheral surface of the second through-hole. | 08-06-2009 |
20100225718 | LIQUID SUPPLY APPARATUS AND LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A liquid supply apparatus includes a liquid supply passage that supplies liquid from an upstream liquid supply source side to a downstream side where the liquid is consumed and a filter chamber midway in the liquid supply passage. The filter chamber has a filter that catches air bubbles in the liquid. The liquid supply passage has a pressure chamber upstream of the filter chamber. The pressure chamber is defined by a first movable wall that moves upon receiving pressure in the pressure chamber and by a second movable wall. The second movable wall receives force from the first movable wall upon displacement thereof. The second movable wall displaces toward the side of reducing the volume of the filter chamber by the force transmitted by the first movable wall when the pressure chamber and the filter chamber are pressurized from upstream side of the pressure chamber. | 09-09-2010 |
20110211001 | CONTROL APPARATUS AND LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A control apparatus includes a discharge control unit, wherein the discharge control unit controls liquid so that, before a start of printing of which the printing is performed on a printing medium by ejecting a liquid, which is filled and heated within flow passages, from a nozzle opening, the liquid within the flow passages of the liquid ejecting head is discharged from the nozzle opening, and, after the liquid ejecting head is heated to a printing temperature by the heated liquid and the liquid ejecting head reaches the printing temperature, discharging of the liquid from the nozzle opening is stopped. | 09-01-2011 |
20110242236 | LIQUID EJECTING HEAD, LIQUID EJECTING UNIT, AND LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A liquid ejecting head comprising, a plurality of nozzle openings, a first flow passage, a circulation flow passage, a filter chamber, and a bypass flow passage, an inner diameter of the bypass flow passage is larger than a diameter of the hole of the filter, | 10-06-2011 |
20110242237 | LIQUID EJECTING HEAD, LIQUID EJECTING UNIT, AND LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A liquid ejecting head includes a plurality of nozzle openings, a first flow path, a supply path, a recovery path, a first filter, a second filter, and a second flow path. The nozzle openings eject a liquid, the first flow path is communicated with the plurality of nozzle openings and the liquid is circulated through the first flow path. The supply path supplies the liquid to the first flow path from the outside, and the recovery path recovers the liquid from the first flow path to the outside. The first filter is provided in the supply path and the second filter is provided in the recovery path. The second flow path connects the supply path provided in the upstream side of the first filter and the recovery path provided in downstream side of the second filter. | 10-06-2011 |
20110316935 | LIQUID EJECTION HEAD - A liquid ejection head including: a flow channel unit including a nozzle plate, and a flow-channel-containing substrate, the nozzle plate and the flow-channel-containing substrate being laminated, a head case formed with a common liquid flow channel configured to supply the liquid to the reservoir and joined to the flow-channel-containing substrate on the side opposite from the nozzle plate; a heater configured to heat the nozzle plate; a head cover heated by the heater and formed with a bottom surface portion opposing the nozzle plate on the side opposite from the head case, wherein a distal end of the head cover comes into abutment with a portion between an area of the nozzle plate corresponding to the reservoir and an area formed with the nozzle row, and a void is formed between the area of the nozzle plate corresponding to the reservoir and the head cover. | 12-29-2011 |
20120069097 | LIQUID EJECTING HEAD UNIT - A liquid ejecting head unit includes a flow path unit including a flow path communicating with a plurality of nozzles, a head case in which a common liquid flow path for supplying liquid to the flow path of the flow path unit is formed and to which the flow path unit is bonded, a flow path member which is bonded to the head case at the side opposite to the side to which the flow path unit is bonded and includes an upstream-side flow path for supplying liquid to the common liquid flow path, a heater which is mounted on a side face of the head case and is capable of generating heat, and a metal plate a portion of which is bonded to the heater and other portions of which are opposed to a portion of the flow path member. | 03-22-2012 |
20120069098 | HEATING FLOW PATH UNIT AND LIQUID EJECTING HEAD - In the heating flow path unit, the entrance-side sealing member has an inflow restriction portion which restricts flow of liquid on a portion corresponding to an individual entrance-side opening of a liquid flow path in which flow rate is relatively high among the liquid flow paths. | 03-22-2012 |
20120075387 | LIQUID EJECTING HEAD - A liquid ejecting head includes a flow path unit that has a nozzle line formed by a plurality of nozzles and includes a flow path communicating with the nozzles, a head case that forms a shared liquid flow path for supplying a liquid to the flow path of the flow path unit and is connected with the flow path unit, and a sheet-like heater that is mounted on a side surface of the head case and has a continuous heat-generatable heating element folded multiple times. A portion of the heating element located in a region close to a position opposing the shared liquid flow path is narrower than a portion of the heating element located at a position other than the region. | 03-29-2012 |
20120256989 | LIQUID EJECTING HEAD, LIQUID EJECTING HEAD UNIT AND LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A liquid ejecting head includes a liquid channel having a pressure generating chamber communicated with a nozzle opening that ejects liquid, and a first liquid chamber installed at one end of the pressure generating chamber to communicate a plurality of pressure generating chambers; a pressure generating unit for changing pressure in the pressure generating chamber so that liquid is discharged from the nozzle opening; a heating unit for heating liquid in the liquid channel at an upstream of the pressure generating chamber; a second liquid chamber installed at the other end of the pressure generating chamber; and a circulating channel formed among a pressure generating chamber group having at least one pressure generating chamber to connect the first liquid chamber and the second liquid chamber. | 10-11-2012 |
20140071214 | FILTER UNIT, LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS, AND BUBBLE REMOVAL METHOD - A filter unit includes: a space portion, through which a liquid passes, whose outer cross-sectional shape when cut along the direction orthogonal to the axial direction is circular or polygonal; a filter provided at the surface on one end side of the space portion in the axial direction thereof; a protruding member, provided at the surface on the other end side of the space portion in the axial direction thereof, that protrudes toward a center area of the surface on the one end side of the space portion; an inflow channel that allows the liquid to flow into the space portion from a direction tangential to the side circumferential surface of the space portion; and an outflow channel that allows the liquid to pass through the filter and flow out from the space portion. | 03-13-2014 |
20140240386 | LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - Provided is a liquid ejecting apparatus including a first temperature sensor for detecting ink temperature and a second temperature sensor for detecting ambient temperature of a liquid ejecting head, in which a controller for controlling discharge of the ink generates a driving signal including a discharge voltage which is used for, based on a temperature detected by the first temperature sensor, discharging ink droplets through nozzle openings and a fine-oscillation voltage which is used for finely oscillating meniscuses of the ink without discharging the ink droplets and corresponds to the discharge voltage. Furthermore, the controller sets a coefficient in accordance with a temperature difference between the ink temperature and the ambient temperature and controls an energy level of the fine oscillation by applying the fine-oscillation voltage, based on the coefficient. In addition, the controller causes the discharge voltage to be applied to a pressure generation unit corresponding to the nozzle openings through which the ink droplets are discharged and causes the fine-oscillation voltage to be applied to a pressure generation unit corresponding to the nozzle openings through which the ink droplets are not discharged. | 08-28-2014 |