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20110013200 | REFERENCE SPHERE DETECTING DEVICE, REFERENCE SPHERE POSITION DETECTING DEVICE, AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL-COORDINATE MEASURING DEVICE - A reference sphere detecting device used for a reference sphere position detecting device comprises an optical unit having a laser light source, a collective lens for collecting light from the laser light source and irradiating the light to a reference sphere positioned at or near a front focal position, a first image pickup device for receiving and detecting reflected light from the reference sphere, the first image pickup device being disposed at a rear focal position of the collective lens; driving units for rotationally moving the optical unit about a reference point; and a control unit for controlling the driving units on the basis of the position at which the reflected light is received and rotationally moving the optical unit so that the reflected light reaches a predetermined reference position of the first image pickup device. | 01-20-2011 |
20140211174 | ILLUMINATION OPTICAL ASSEMBLY, EXPOSURE DEVICE, AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - There is provided an illumination optical system for illuminating an illumination objective surface. The illumination optical system includes a first spatial light modulator which has a plurality of optical elements arranged on a first plane, a polarizing member which is arranged in an optical path on an illumination objective surface side with respect to the first plane and which gives a polarization state change to a first light beam passes through a first area in a plane intersecting an optical axis of the illumination optical system, the polarization state change being different from a polarization state change given to a second light beam passes through a second area in the intersecting plane, and a second spatial light modulator which has a plurality of optical elements controlled individually and arranged on a second plane, and which variably forms a light intensity distribution on an illumination pupil of the illumination optical system. | 07-31-2014 |
20140211330 | CATADIOPTRIC IMAGING LENS - A catadioptric imaging lens includes: a first reflecting mirror; a second reflecting mirror; and a lens group. A reflecting surface of the first reflecting mirror is a rotationally asymmetrical aspherical, with concavity on the object side within the reference and the first orthogonal plane. A reflecting surface of the second reflecting mirror is a rotationally asymmetrical aspherical, with convexity toward the first reflecting mirror within the reference and within the second orthogonal plane. A surface in the lens group closest to the second reflecting mirror is a rotationally asymmetrical aspherical, with concavity toward the second reflecting mirror within the reference plane and convexity toward the second reflecting mirror within the third orthogonal plane. | 07-31-2014 |
20140233008 | ILLUMINATION OPTICAL SYSTEM, EXPOSURE APPARATUS, DEVICE PRODUCTION METHOD, AND LIGHT POLARIZATION UNIT - An illumination optical system which illuminates an illumination objective surface with a light from a light source. The illumination optical system includes a spatial light modulator which includes a plurality of optical elements arranged within a predetermined plane and controlled individually, and which forms a light intensity distribution in an illumination pupil of the illumination optical system; and a polarization unit which is arranged in a position optically conjugate with the predetermined plane, and which polarizes an incident light beam having a first and second partial light beams, coming into the polarization unit such that the first and second partial light beams have polarization states different from each other, and emits the polarized incident light beam as an outgoing light beam, wherein the polarization unit changes, in a cross section of the outgoing light beam, a ratio between a cross sectional areas of the first and second partial light beams. | 08-21-2014 |
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20110074164 | Solar Thermal Power Generation Apparatus - A solar thermal power generation apparatus of the present invention is made up of a turbine | 03-31-2011 |
20140183984 | RESIN-MOLDED ROTATING MACHINE - In a motor that is molded with resin in part or as a whole, thermal expansion caused by temperature rise due to reduction in size and increase in output causes application of stress equal to or greater than fracture stress to the resin, thus generating cracks. | 07-03-2014 |
20150069877 | Resin Composition for Electric Insulation and Its Hardened Products, as well as Coils, Stators, Rotary Machines, and High Voltage Equipment Using the Products - Disclosed is a resin composition for electric insulation which contains an epoxy resin; a hardening agent; and fine particles, in which the fine particles form a plurality of threadlike agglomerates and the agglomerates have a dendritic structure when the epoxy resin, the hardening agent, and the fine particles are mixed and hardened, a base material of the fine particle is formed of silicon dioxide, aluminum oxide, titanium oxide, or boron nitride, and hydrophilic groups and hydrophobic groups are present together on a surface of the base material. Thus improvement of the electric characteristics and the mechanical characteristics of the insulation material and suppression of viscosity of the resin composition are made compatible. | 03-12-2015 |
20150270048 | Molded Transformer - As in a molded transformer installed in a seawater environment, it is necessary to improve corrosion resistance under environments in which air, a liquid, fine particles containing seawater attach to a stress buffer (silicone rubber or the like) in a connection part of a support structure and a coil. The connection part of the support structure and the coil of the molded transformer is coated with a material having higher corrosion resistance than a material in a gap of the connection part. | 09-24-2015 |
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20080220936 | Automatic transmission assembly for a vehicle, and vehicle incorporating same - An automatic transmission assembly having a transmission unit including a plurality of gear pairs, a shift drum, a pair of clutches; and a controller. The controller performs a preliminary upshifting action in advance for angularly moving the shift drum depending on a next gear position in an upshifting direction while rotary drive power is being maintained at a given gear position, and when an upshifting command is output, the controller engages one of the clutches simultaneously with the command. When a downshifting command is output, the controller performs a preliminary downshifting action in advance based on the downshifting command. The partially neutral positions are provided between predetermined angular positions on the shift drum for temporarily reducing the angular speed of the shift drum when the shift drum is being angularly rotated. | 09-11-2008 |
20080229854 | VEHICLE TRANSMISSION - A vehicle transmission includes first and second main shafts that enable switching of power transmission from an engine; a counter shaft connected to a drive wheel; and gear trains with a plurality of shift stages provided between each of the first and second main shafts and the counter shaft. The vehicle transmission also includes shifters which switch between engagement with and disengagement from a gear constituting part of each of the gear trains so as to switch the established states of the gear trains, and to prevent, during running at the most frequently used shift stage, the occurrence of gear rattle produced by a gear train other than the gear train with such a shift stage. With this configuration, in the running state of using a particular gear train with the highest frequency of the established states among the gear trains, the gear trains, excluding the particular gear train, are in the non-established state. | 09-25-2008 |
20080236316 | VEHICLE TRANSMISSION - An outer circumference of a shift drum of a vehicle transmission is provided with at least one particular lead groove among multiple lead grooves which continuously extends beyond one circle of the shift drum. Two ends of the particular lead groove are arranged so as to be out of alignment with each other in the axial direction of the shift drum. A common shift position adapted to establish gear trains with two shift stages different from each other is set at one position corresponding to the two ends of the particular lead groove along the circumferential direction of the shift drum. The resulting configuration prevents an increase in the diameter of a shift drum and eliminates the significant change of the shape of a lead groove, even as the number of shift positions set on the shift drum is increased. | 10-02-2008 |
20090025498 | Transmission assembly for power unit of a vehicle, and power unit incorporating same - A transmission assembly includes a shift drum operable to rotate in first and second directions. The shift drum includes a common speed change position, where both a fastest forward gear and a reverse gear are capable of becoming engaged, in such a manner that a reverse stopper arm fits at a first end of a reverse cam groove formed on the shift drum. When the shift drum is rotated in the second rotation direction, opposite to the first direction, from a state where the reverse gear is engaged, the reverse stopper arm surmounts the outer periphery of the shift drum from the first end of the reverse cam groove, without requiring the application of an external force thereto, so as to become detached and to move towards a second end of the reverse cam groove. | 01-29-2009 |
20090188765 | CLUTCH DEVICE - In a clutch device wherein a plurality of clutch plates are relatively non-rotatably engaged with a clutch outer, a plurality of clutch disks disposed alternately with the clutch plates are relatively non-rotatably engaged with a clutch inner, and an end plate disposed so that the clutch plates and the clutch disks are disposed between itself and a piston slidably fitted in the clutch outer is relatively non-rotatably and axially movably supported on the clutch outer in the manner of being restricted in movement toward one end side in the axial direction, to prevent the clutch inner from coming out of position at the time of assembling the clutch device into position, thereby to enhance workability in the assembling operation, and to prevent the clutch inner from generating a collision sound by colliding against other member than the component members of the clutch device when the clutch is disengaged. | 07-30-2009 |
20110239805 | TRANSMISSION SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE - In a transmission system for vehicles in which shift position changing drive means is coaxially connected to a shift drum selectively establishing a plurality of gear trains for respective gear steps capable of selective establishment in response to a turned position and a shift position sensor detects which one of the gear trains is being established, the number of component parts is reduced and assembly performance is enhanced while allowing for automatic gear shifting by use of a shift actuator. | 10-06-2011 |
20120067146 | POWER UNIT FOR VEHICLE - A power unit for a vehicle includes first and second clutches, that transmit/interrupt rotary power from a primary reduction gear mechanism to first and second main shafts, arranged at respective ends of the first and second main shafts with selectively established multispeed gears provided among a countershaft, and the first and second main shafts. The primary reduction gear mechanism includes: a single driving gear provided on a crankshaft; a first driven gear supported by a first main shaft for relative rotation therewith at a position adjacent to the first clutch and meshes with the driving gear; an intermediate driving gear rotating with the first driven gear; an idle gear that meshes with the intermediate driving gear, and supported by the countershaft for relative rotation therewith; and a second driven gear, that meshes with the idle gear, and supported by the second main shaft for relative rotation therewith. | 03-22-2012 |
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20110220056 | ATTACHMENT STRUCTURE FOR PRIMARY GEAR OF ENGINE - A primary drive gear | 09-15-2011 |
20110220057 | CLUTCH ACTUATOR MOUNTING STRUCTURE FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A clutch actuator mounting structure for internal combustion engine has excellent maintainability such that clutch actuator maintenance and the like can be carried out without dismounting an engine case. The clutch actuator mounting structure for an internal combustion engine includes, in the engine case, a power transmission mechanism designed to transmit rotational power of a crankshaft to an output shaft through a shift clutch and a transmission. The engine case is formed with a clutch actuator containing part in which a clutch actuator for engaging/disengaging the shift clutch is contained. The clutch actuator containing part has a clutch actuator mounting/dismounting port through which to mount and dismount the clutch actuator. The clutch actuator mounting/dismounting port is formed to be exposed to the exterior. | 09-15-2011 |
20110233022 | OIL PASSAGE STRUCTURE FOR HYDRAULIC CLUTCH OF AN ENGINE | 09-29-2011 |
20110233024 | OIL PASSAGE STRUCTURE FOR HYDRAULIC CLUTCH OF AN ENGINE - A lubricating oil passage | 09-29-2011 |
20120247238 | VEHICLE POWER UNIT - In a vehicle power unit including a twin clutch type transmission that includes a pair of main shafts and clutches mounted on mutually different shafts, to enable compact shaft arrangements and to achieve a reduction in the size of the unit and the surrounding areas. Axial centers of a shift drum and a countershaft are disposed across a line that connects axial centers of main shafts in a side view as viewed from a direction of an axis of each of the main shafts and the countershaft. | 10-04-2012 |
20120247242 | SADDLE TYPE VEHICLE AND VEHICLE POWER UNIT - A saddle type vehicle having mounted thereon a power unit is provided with a twin clutch type transmission including a pair of main shafts and a pair of clutches along different axes, to enable a compact layout of axes and a reduction in size of the unit and its surroundings. The axis center (first main axis) of a first main shaft is disposed rearwardly of the axis center (crank axis) of a crankshaft and forwardly of the axis center (counter axis) of a counter shaft, whereas the axis center (second main axis) of a second main shaft is disposed rearwardly of the axis center (counter axis) of the counter shaft and forwardly of the axis center (pivot axis) of a pivot shaft. | 10-04-2012 |
20120247243 | STRADDLE-RIDE TYPE VEHICLE - To achieve downsizing of a power unit and the vicinity thereof by permitting compact axial arrangement in a straddle-ride type vehicle on which the power unit having a twin-clutch type transmission is mounted. The transmission has a pair of main shafts with respective different axes and corresponding clutches. One of respective axial centers of the main shafts is disposed on one (above) of the sides with respect to a line and the other is disposed on the other side (below), the line connecting an axial center of the counter shaft with an axial center of a pivot shaft, as viewed in side elevation from the axial direction of the main shafts and counter shaft. | 10-04-2012 |
20120247254 | SHIFT ACTUATOR LAYOUT STRUCTURE IN VEHICLE - In a vehicle having a generator cover mounted on one side of a crankcase so as to cover an end portion of a crankshaft projecting from the crankcase and a shift spindle located on the rear side of the generator cover as an input member of a shifting mechanism, a shift actuator is located below the longitudinal range of the generator cover in parallel to the crankshaft and on the front side of the axis of the shift spindle. | 10-04-2012 |
20130008757 | CLUTCH DEVICE - The clutch device includes, a right pressure flange that brings clutch discs provided on a clutch outer and clutch plates provided on a clutch inner into pressure contact with one another. A pressure ring that moves the right pressure flange with an external force and a clutch spring transmits the force toward a clutch connected position, from the pressure ring to the right pressure flange. Further, a return spring between the clutch inner and the right pressure flange urges the right pressure flange toward a clutch disconnected position. The clutch spring and the return spring are disposed parallel to a clutch axial direction, their respective positions overlapping each other in the clutch axial direction. | 01-10-2013 |
20130008760 | VEHICULAR POWER UNIT - A power unit includes, electric motors for generating driving forces for respectively engaging clutches, and a clutch cover covering outer sides of the clutches in a direction along a power shaft. The electric motors are disposed in such a manner that drive axes arranged in a longitudinal direction thereof are perpendicular to the direction along the power shaft; further, the electric motors are disposed on the periphery of the clutch cover within a width W in the direction along the power shaft. | 01-10-2013 |
20150274011 | SADDLE-RIDING TYPE VEHICLE - A saddle-riding type vehicle wherein an electric power transmission apparatus is rendered compact and a clearance is kept between a front wheel and a shift motor in a structure wherein a change mechanism and the shift motor are disposed in a forward direction of a power unit. A change mechanism for selectively establishing a gear stage of a transmission and a shift motor for supplying rotational power to the change mechanism are disposed in a forward direction of a power unit. A speed reducer gear mechanism for reducing the speed of the rotational power from the shift motor is disposed in a forward direction of a transmission compartment. The shift motor is disposed such that a main motor body thereof is positioned rearwardly of the speed reducer gear mechanism. | 10-01-2015 |
20150274257 | SADDLE-TYPE VEHICLE - A saddle-type vehicle that allows common use of a handle switch with a vehicle having no advancing-backing function and can suppress increase in the number of switches and the lowering of the layout efficiency of the switches. A saddle-type vehicle has a reverse mode setting input part that sets a reverse mode in which backing driving of the saddle-type vehicle is permitted and a control system that disables shift operation of a transmission by a shift-down switch and a shift-up switch and causes the saddle-type vehicle to advance through operation of the shift-down switch and to back through operation of the shift-up switch when the reverse mode is set. | 10-01-2015 |
20150276018 | TRANSMISSION OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A transmission of an internal combustion engine in which the shaft length of a main shaft can be shortened to eliminate a supporting wall around a reduction gear while a thrust load is received. Around a main shaft of a transmission of an internal combustion engine, a primary bearing is fastened to an inside of a primary driven gear, and is disposed between the primary driven gear and the main shaft. A collar member is disposed between the primary bearing and a main bearing. A step portion, in contact with the main bearing, is formed on the main shaft on an opposite side of the main bearing from the collar member. A cylindrical portion, an inner race of the primary bearing, the collar member, and an inner race of the main bearing are fastened to the side of the step portion. | 10-01-2015 |
20150276033 | TRANSMISSION WITH REVERSE FOR VEHICLE - A main shaft side sprocket wheel and a countershaft side sprocket wheel are provided for relative rotation on the shafts with a chain wrapped around and extended between the sprocket wheels. One of the driven gears is a floating gear provided for relative rotation on the countershaft. The countershaft side sprocket wheel is provided for integral rotation with the floating gear. The main shaft includes a main shaft inner shaft which includes the main shaft side sprocket wheel, and an outer pipe disposed coaxially on the outer side of the main shaft inner shaft in a diametrical direction and capable of being placed into and out of integral rotation with the main shaft side sprocket wheel. A reverse transmission gear for meshing with a driven gear is provided on the outer pipe. A reduction gear ratio by the floating gear or the reverse transmission gear is set higher than 1. | 10-01-2015 |
20150276053 | VARIABLE SPEED DRIVE FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A variable speed drive wherein an impact to be transmitted to an inputting mechanism is absorbed. A shift spindle has an input side end portion to which an inputting mechanism is connected and an output side end portion supported for rotation at a transmission side supporting portion provided on a transmission case. A master arm is positioned between the input side end portion and the output side end portion in an axial direction of the shift spindle. An extension collar member is fixed integrally to the master arm. The extension collar member connects the master arm and a connection portion provided at a location of the shift spindle rather near to the input side end portion than the output side end portion. The extension collar member extends from the connection portion toward the master arm with a gap left from an outer circumferential face of the shift spindle. | 10-01-2015 |
20160053861 | VEHICLE TRANSMISSION - A transmission that reduces the difference of rotational speed when engaging a main shaft-side sprocket and a main shaft-outer shaft, in a low-speed traveling mode. When shifting from first gear to neutral in the transmission, a dog on a drive gear is engaged with a dog hole in a main shaft-side sprocket, engagement between a dog on a driven gear for first gear and a dog hole in a driven gear is released, and then a first clutch and a second clutch are disconnected with the drive gear and the main shaft-side sprocket being engaged. | 02-25-2016 |
20160091088 | GEAR-SHIFTING MECHANISM DRIVING DEVICE - A gear-shifting mechanism driving device for allowing a speedy and accurate gear-shifting operation has a light weight even in the case where a shift spindle is short. The gear-shifting mechanism driving device includes a transmission for selectively establishing a gear combination by the turning of a shift spindle for turning a master arm, and an actuator as a power source for turning the shift spindle, in which the gear-shifting mechanism driving device includes a reduction gear shaft provided in a power transmission path between the actuator and the shift spindle, a first gear provided on one end side of the reduction gear shaft to receive power from the actuator side, and a second gear provided on another end side of the reduction gear shaft to transmit power to the shift spindle side. The reduction gear shaft is made of a torsion bar. | 03-31-2016 |
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20110284137 | THICK HIGH-TENSILE-STRENGTH HOT-ROLLED STEEL SHEET HAVING EXCELLENT LOW-TEMPERATURE TOUGHNESS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A high-tensile-strength hot-rolled steel sheet is provided having a composition which contains 0.02 to 0.08% C, 0.01 to 0.10% Nb, 0.001 to 0.05% Ti and Fe and unavoidable impurities as a balance, wherein the steel sheet contains C, Ti and Nb in such a manner that (Ti+(Nb/2))/C<4 is satisfied, and the steel sheet has a structure where a primary phase of the structure at a position 1 mm away from a surface in a sheet thickness direction is one selected from a group consisting of a ferrite phase, tempered martensite and a mixture structure of a ferrite phase and tempered martensite, a primary phase of the structure at a sheet thickness center position is formed of a ferrite phase, and a difference ΔV between a structural fraction (volume %) of a secondary phase at the position 1 mm away from the surface in the sheet thickness direction and a structural fraction (volume %) of a secondary phase at the sheet thickness center position is 2% or less. | 11-24-2011 |
20120018056 | THICK-WALLED HIGH-STRENGTH HOT ROLLED STEEL SHEET HAVING EXCELLENT HYDROGEN INDUCED CRACKING RESISTANCE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A thick-walled high-strength hot rolled steel sheet having excellent hydrogen induced cracking resistance which is preferably used as a raw material for a high-strength welded steel pipe of X65 grade or more and a method of manufacturing the thick-walled high-strength hot rolled steel sheet are provided. The composition of the thick-walled high-strength hot rolled steel sheet contains by mass % 0.02 to 0.08% C, 0.50 to 1.85% Mn, 0.03 to 0.10% Nb, 0.001 to 0.05% Ti, 0.0005% or less B in such a manner that (Ti+Nb/2)/C<4 is satisfied or also contains one or two kinds or more of 0.010% or less Ca, 0.02% or less REM, and Fe and unavoidable impurities as a balance. The steel sheet has the structure formed of a bainitic ferrite phase or a bainite phase. Surface layer hardness is 230HV or less in terms of Vickers hardness. | 01-26-2012 |
20120104717 | TORSION BEAM MANUFACTURING METHOD AND TORSION BEAM - A method enhances fatigue strength of ear portions which are high fatigue risk parts in a torsion beam almost without bringing about disadvantages in terms of productivity and cost. A torsion beam is formed with a portion of the tubular body into an approximately U-shape in cross section by crushing the portion of the tubular body in the radial direction and, thereafter, due to bending with a bottom line set as a belly side of bending, a bending strain of 2 to 6% in the tube longitudinal direction on a tensile side is imparted to the ear portions. | 05-03-2012 |
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20120249638 | LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A liquid ejecting apparatus includes: a liquid ejecting head, having a pressure chamber filled with a liquid, and a pressure generation element that causes the pressure of the liquid within the pressure chamber to fluctuate that ejects the liquid from a nozzle based on the pressure fluctuation in the liquid within the pressure chamber; a driving waveform generation unit that generates a driving waveform for ejects the liquid; a control unit that causes the liquid ejecting head to execute a flushing operation that discharges the liquid within the pressure chamber; and a residual vibration detection unit that detects a residual vibration in the liquid within the pressure chamber. The control unit calculates a characteristic value in accordance with a characteristic of the liquid based on the residual vibration produced by the flushing operation, and corrects the driving waveform based on the characteristic value. | 10-04-2012 |
20130222487 | LIQUID EJECTING HEAD AND LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A liquid ejecting head includes a nozzle; a pressure chamber communicating with the nozzle; a pressure chamber substrate having pressure chambers defined by partition walls; a pressure generator generating pressure change in liquid inside the pressure chamber; and a bottom joined to the pressure chamber substrate by adhesive; and an organic solvent-based ink ejected from the nozzle by driving a piezoelectric element and generating the pressure change in the pressure chamber, and when a width of the pressure chamber in an arrangement direction of the pressure chambers is W and a width of the adhesive in the arrangement direction of the pressure chambers in a state where the adhesive has flowed out from between a lower end portion of the partition wall and the bottom to the pressure chamber side and is then solidified is L, the following expression is satisfied, 0.05≦L/W≦0.3. | 08-29-2013 |
20130250003 | INK JET RECORDING APPARATUS AND RECORDED MATTER - A recording apparatus includes a head, wherein a manifold in which an ink flows, and a plurality of ink flow paths divided from the manifold and arranged in a first direction are formed in the head; a nozzle opening portion discharging the ink flowing from the manifold is formed in the ink flow path; when a maximum area is C | 09-26-2013 |
20130286068 | LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - A liquid ejecting apparatus that includes a liquid ejecting head capable of ejecting a liquid containing solid contents from a nozzle, by driving pressure generating unit for changing a capacity of a pressure chamber communicating with the nozzle; and control unit for controlling the drive of the pressure generating unit, wherein the control unit drives the pressure generating unit so that a volume of the liquid ejected from the nozzle per a unit time is equal to or less than 60 nl/s, and an initial speed of the liquid ejected from the nozzle is equal to or less than 8 m/s. | 10-31-2013 |
20130286100 | LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A liquid ejecting apparatus has a head component that ejects a liquid through nozzle openings to attach the liquid to an object. The liquid contains a tabular grain material, and the head component discharges the liquid in droplets weighing 1 ng to 7 ng, both inclusive, in a way that the droplets reach the object at a velocity of 5 m/s to 8 m/s, both inclusive. | 10-31-2013 |
20130286101 | LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A liquid ejecting apparatus has a head component that ejects a liquid through nozzle openings to attach the liquid to an object. The liquid contains a particulate material having a particle size of 200 nm to 1 μm, both inclusive, and the head component discharges the liquid in droplets weighing 1 ng to 7 ng, both inclusive, in a way that the droplets reach the object at a velocity of 5 m/s to 9 m/s, both inclusive. | 10-31-2013 |
20140028759 | LIQUID EJECTION HEAD AND LIQUID EJECTION APPARATUS - A recording head that is configured to eject ink containing tabular particles from nozzles includes pressure chambers, a pressure generating unit that generates pressure change in the pressure chambers, a reservoir that communicates with the pressure chambers, and an ink supply path that connects the pressure chambers and the reservoir, wherein a plurality of protrusions are formed on an inclined surface which is continuous with a wall of the pressure chambers and a wall of the ink supply paths at the boundary between the pressure chambers and the ink supply paths where a flow path cross-sectional area changes, and the plurality of protrusions project into the flow path from the wall surface. | 01-30-2014 |
20140055530 | LIQUID EJECTING HEAD AND LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A liquid ejecting head includes a pressure generation chamber to which ink containing a flat plate-like particle is filled, a piezoelectric element generating pressure change on the ink in the pressure generation chamber, and a nozzle plate having a nozzle for discharging the ink from the pressure generation chamber due to the pressure change. The nozzle includes a first nozzle portion at an ink discharge surface side, and a second nozzle portion communicating with the first nozzle portion and formed at the pressure generation chamber side. When an opening diameter of the first nozzle portion at the discharge surface side is φ1 and an opening diameter of the second nozzle portion at the pressure generation chamber side is φ2, the nozzle satisfies φ2/φ1≧1.4. | 02-27-2014 |
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20110286714 | WIDE-BAND MULTI-FORMAT AUDIO/VIDEO PRODUCTION SYSTEM WITH FRAME-RATE CONVERSION - A multi-format digital video production system enables a user to process an input video program to produce an output version of the program in a final format which may have a different frame rate, pixel dimensions, or both. An internal production format of 24 fps is preferably chosen to provide the greatest compatibility with existing and planned formats associated with HDTV standard 4:3 or widescreen 16:9 high-definition television, and film. Images are re-sized horizontally and vertically by pixel interpolation, thereby producing larger or smaller image dimensions so as to fill the particular needs of individual applications. Frame rates are adapted by inter-frame interpolation or by traditional schemes, including “3:2 pull-down” for 24-to-30 fps conversions. Simple speed-up (for 24-to-25 conversions) or slow-down (for 25-to-24 conversions) for playback, or by manipulating the frame rate itself using a program storage facility with asynchronous reading and writing capabilities. The step of converting the signal to a HDTV format is preferably performed using a modified upconversion process for wideband signals (utilizing a higher sampling clock frequency) and a resizing to HDTV format frame dimensions in pixels. | 11-24-2011 |
20130010188 | WIDE-BAND MULTI-FORMAT AUDIO/VIDEO PRODUCTION SYSTEM WITH FRAME-RATE CONVERSION - A system for processing an audio/video program to output at a desired display rate includes a computer including RAM, ROM and a processor. The system has an input receiving an input video program in a first interlaced format. The computer has hardware or software functioning to: storing the input program, at least temporarily, in the first format; de-interlacing the input video program to generate a video program in a first progressive format having progressive frames, each progressive frame being derived from a respective one, and only one, of the fields in the first interlaced format; removing or repeating some of the frames of the video program in the first progressive format generating a program in a second progressive format; outputting the program in the second progressive format, wherein the display rate of the program is at least 48 frames-per-second. | 01-10-2013 |
20130136427 | WIDE-BAND MULTI-FORMAT AUDIO/VIDEO PRODUCTION SYSTEM WITH FRAME RATE CONVERSION - A multi-format digital video production system enables a user to process an input video program to produce an output version of the program in a final format which may have a different frame rate, pixel dimensions, or both. An internal production format of 24 fps is preferably chosen to provide the greatest compatibility with existing and planned formats associated with HDTV standard 4:3 or widescreen 16:9 high-definition television, and film. Images are re-sized horizontally and vertically by pixel interpolation, thereby producing larger or smaller image dimensions so as to fill the particular needs of individual applications. Frame rates are adapted by inter-frame interpolation or by traditional schemes, including “3:2 pull-down” for 24-to-30 fps conversions. Simple speed-up (for 24-to-25 conversions) or slow-down (for 25-to-24 conversions) for playback, or by manipulating the frame rate itself using a program storage facility with asynchronous reading and writing capabilities. The step of converting the signal to a HDTV format is preferably performed using a modified upconversion process for wideband signals (utilizing a higher sampling clock frequency) and a resizing to HDTV format frame dimensions in pixels. | 05-30-2013 |
20150124166 | WIDE-BAND MULTI-FORMAT AUDIO/VIDEO PRODUCTION SYSTEM WITH FRAME-RATE CONVERSION - Wide-band multi-format audio/video production system with frame-rate conversion and methods performed by the audio/video production system. Compressed video content corresponding to an original format of a video program is processed to generate uncompressed video content in an internal format having a frame rate of 24 frames per second (fps) comprising progressive frames of pixel image data having an original pixel resolution. Progressive frames of pixel image data are buffered in a high-capacity memory buffer supporting asynchronous random read and write access. The progressive frames of pixel image data in the buffered progressive frames are processed to perform a frame-rate conversion from 24 fps to a higher output frame rate to produce progressive frames of converted video content having an uncompressed format. The progressive frames of converted video content are the stored in a compressed video format to produce a converted video program having a converted frame rate in accordance with the higher output frame rate. | 05-07-2015 |
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20130256964 | WAFER SUCTION METHOD, WAFER SUCTION STAGE, AND WAFER SUCTION SYSTEM - A method of attaching a wafer by suction, includes a step of mounting a wafer on a right arm and a left arm of a transfer jig, moving the transfer jig toward a wafer suction stage in such a manner that a facing right arm surface of the right arm slides along and in contact with a first side surface of the wafer suction stage and a facing left arm surface of the left arm slides along and in contact with a second side surface of the wafer suction stage until the wafer comes to lie directly above a mounting surface of the wafer suction stage, mounting the wafer on the mounting surface by moving the transfer jig downward toward the wafer suction stage while maintaining the contacts, and attaching the wafer to the mounting surface by suction. | 10-03-2013 |
20130285684 | INSPECTION APPARATUS - An inspection apparatus includes a probe substrate, a socket secured to the probe substrate, a heating element wire wound around the socket, a probe tip detachably connected to the socket, a stage on which an object to be measured is mounted, and a heating unit for heating the stage. | 10-31-2013 |
20130321015 | INSPECTION APPARATUS AND INSPECTION METHOD - An inspection apparatus includes an insulating substrate, a probe pin having a body portion secured to the insulating substrate, a tip portion connected to one end of the body portion and disposed on the back surface side of the insulating substrate, and a connection portion connected to the other end of the body portion and disposed on the front surface side of the insulating substrate, and a heat-radiating terminal in contact with the connection portion, wherein a current is applied through the heat-radiating terminal and the probe pin to an object to measured, and wherein the heat-radiating terminal discharges heat from the probe pin. | 12-05-2013 |
20130321019 | PROBE CARD - It is an object of the present invention to provide a probe card capable of controlling generation of a scratch or an indentation in a connection pad and capable of controlling generation of heat in a connection pad and its vicinity having contacted a contact probe at low cost and in a simple way. A probe card includes a probe substrate, at least one contact probe electrically connected to a signal line provided to an insulating base of the probe substrate and fixed to the insulating base, and at least one engagement member installed on the contact probe at a position near a tip end portion of the contact probe. The engagement member has at least one engagement portion that makes abutting contact with another predetermined member during operation to restrain the operation of the contact probe. | 12-05-2013 |
20140009183 | SEMICONDUCTOR TESTING JIG AND SEMICONDUCTOR TESTING METHOD PERFORMED BY USING THE SAME - A semiconductor testing jig fixes a measurement target while it is held between a chuck stage and the measurement target. The semiconductor testing jig includes a base on which the measurement target is to be installed and which can be attached to the chuck stage. The base includes: a first main surface to become an installation surface for the measurement target; a second main surface opposite the first main surface and which is to contact the chuck stage; and a porous region containing a porous member. The porous region is provided selectively as seen in plan view, and penetrates through the base from the first main surface toward the second main surface. | 01-09-2014 |
20140015554 | INSPECTION APPARATUS - An inspection apparatus includes an insulating substrate, a socket in which a body portion having a through-hole in a wall thereof is integrally formed with a connection portion secured to the insulating substrate, and a contact probe detachably secured to the socket. | 01-16-2014 |
20140210500 | SEMICONDUCTOR EVALUATING DEVICE AND SEMICONDUCTOR EVALUATING METHOD - A semiconductor evaluating device includes a chuck stage for holding a semiconductor device serving as a measuring object, a contact probe for evaluating an electrical characteristic of the semiconductor device by getting contact with the semiconductor device held on the chuck stage, and a fluid spraying portion for spraying a fluid onto the semiconductor device. | 07-31-2014 |
20140342544 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor wafer is subjected to a protection film formation step process as a process before evaluation of electrical characteristics. In this process, after an insulating film serving as a protection film is formed, a photolithography process and an etching process are performed so as to form a protection film having a plurality of openings exposing an emitter electrode. Then, electrical characteristics are evaluated by bringing a contact probe in contact with the exposed emitter electrode through each opening. | 11-20-2014 |
20140347081 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE ASSESSMENT APPARATUS - A semiconductor device assessment apparatus that electrically assesses a semiconductor device formed on a semiconductor substrate includes a holding unit having a surface to hold the semiconductor substrate thereon, and a detection unit to detect irregularity on the surface of the holding unit. The holding unit on the surface includes a plurality of grooves formed such that when the semiconductor substrate is held on the surface, the grooves overlap a periphery of the semiconductor substrate and also have a portion located outer than the periphery of the semiconductor substrate. | 11-27-2014 |
20150044788 | TEST APPARATUS AND TEST METHOD - A test apparatus includes a foreign matter removal unit having a first slope provided with an abrasive coating or an adhesive sheet and a second slope provided with an abrasive coating or an adhesive sheet, the second slope facing the first slope in such a manner that an upper end of the second slope is spaced from an upper end of the first slope a greater distance than a lower end of the second slope is spaced from a lower end of the first slope, a test unit for testing electrical characteristics of a semiconductor chip, and a transfer unit for holding and releasing the semiconductor chip at a position above the first and second slopes and transferring the semiconductor chip to the test unit. | 02-12-2015 |
20150091599 | SEMICONDUCTOR TESTING JIG AND TRANSFER JIG FOR THE SAME - A semiconductor testing jig is provided with a conductive stage including a plurality of mounting portions on which a plurality of vertical semiconductor devices are each individually disposed with lower surface electrodes being in contact with the plurality of mounting portions, an insulating frame portion having a lattice pattern that is disposed on the stage and surrounds each of the plurality of mounting portions in plan view to define each of the mounting portions, and an abrasive layer disposed in a position in the frame portion, the position facing each of the vertical semiconductor devices disposed on the mounting portions. | 04-02-2015 |
20150115989 | SEMICONDUCTOR EVALUATION APPARATUS - A semiconductor evaluation apparatus includes a jig for evaluation and a probe substrate. The jig for evaluation is provided such that a plurality of semiconductor devices can be placed thereon. The probe substrate is provided so as to face the jig for evaluation, and includes a contact probe. The jig for evaluation includes a plurality of housing portions divided by a frame portion such that the plurality of semiconductor devices can be separately placed on the plurality of housing portions, respectively. The semiconductor evaluation apparatus is configured such that the contact probe can be brought into contact with a plurality of elements in the state where a space is provided by bringing the frame portion and the probe substrate in proximity to each other. In this space, each of the plurality of semiconductor devices is placed between a corresponding one of the plurality of housing portions and the probe substrate. | 04-30-2015 |
Patent application number | Description | Published |
20130108224 | OPTICAL MODULE AND SIGNAL TRANSMISSION MEDIUM | 05-02-2013 |
20130156385 | OPTICAL MODULE - An optical module includes a circuit board, a photoelectric conversion element mounted on the circuit board, an optical connector for optically connecting the photoelectric conversion element and an optical fiber, a semiconductor circuit element mounted on the circuit board and electrically connected to the photoelectric conversion element, a pressing member for pressing and fixing the optical connector to the circuit board, and a supporting member for supporting the pressing member. The supporting member includes a heat-absorbing surface and a heat-dissipating surface. The heat-absorbing surface is thermally connected to the semiconductor circuit element. The heat-dissipating surface dissipates heat of the semiconductor circuit element to be absorbed through the heat-absorbing surface. | 06-20-2013 |
20140063740 | COMMUNICATION MODULE-COOLING STRUCTURE AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A communication module-cooling structure includes a main body section to be cooled by a cooling mechanism, and a heat sink including a cooling receiving section including partition walls and slit-shaped receiving spaces defined by the partition walls. The receiving spaces of the cooling receiving section receive communication modules, and each of the communication modules includes a substrate mounted with a communication circuit component thereon and first and second sidewalls which sandwich the substrate therebetween in a thickness direction of the substrate. At least one of the first and second sidewalls of each of the communication modules is in surface contact with an inner surface of each of the receiving spaces. | 03-06-2014 |
20140071632 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, COMMUNICATION DEVICE, AND SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE - A semiconductor device includes a plate shaped semiconductor package substrate, a semiconductor chip mounted on the semiconductor package substrate, a plurality of electrodes formed on a lower surface of the semiconductor package substrate, the plurality of electrodes being electrically connected to a mother board; and a connector formed at an end of the semiconductor package substrate. The connector includes a plurality of terminals to be electrically connected to a plurality of spring terminals of a mating connector which is mated in a parallel direction to the semiconductor package substrate. | 03-13-2014 |
20140086528 | OPTICAL COMMUNICATION MODULE - An optical communication module includes: an optical element array; a supporting member on which the optical element array is placed; an optical member for optically coupling the optical element array and a plurality of optical fibers together; a plurality of grooves provided in the supporting member or the optical member; and a plurality of protrusions provided on the optical member or the supporting member in correspondence with the grooves respectively. The grooves and the protrusions are mated together. The grooves are provided as being widened toward their openings. The grooves and the protrusions are each provided so that a location in a width direction at which no relative locational misalignment occurs therebetween lies on a line through the center of the optical element array. The grooves and the protrusions are each provided on at least two or more different lines through the center of the optical element array. | 03-27-2014 |
20140133101 | Signal Transmission Device - A height of a signal transmission device is decreased as low as possible as maintaining or improving a cooling performance for the communication module. Ina signal transmission device provided with a communication module provided on a substrate and a cooling mechanism for cooling the communication module, the cooling mechanism includes: a heat-transfer plate including a first region which overlaps with bottom surfaces of a plurality of the communication modules and is thermally connected to the bottom surfaces and a second region which does not overlap with the bottom surfaces of the communication modules; and a heat-release fin provided in the second region of the heat-transfer plate. | 05-15-2014 |
20140140011 | Signal Transmission Device - Thermal connection between a plurality of communication modules and a heatsink placed on these communication modules is securely achieved and maintained. In a signal transmission device in which a common heatsink is arranged on a plurality of communication modules equipped on a board, the signal transmission device has a coil spring provided between the board and the communication modules, and the communication modules are biased toward the heatsink by the coil spring so that an upper surface of the communication module is pressed against a bottom surface of the heatsink. | 05-22-2014 |
20150123260 | Mounting Structure of Transmission Module - To efficiently cool an IC chip and a transmission module disposed on the same substrate, amounting structure of transmission module of the present invention includes a motherboard, a package substrate mounted on the motherboard, an IC chip and a plurality of connectors disposed on amounting surface of the package substrate, a plurality of transmission modules connected to the plurality of connectors, and module cooling members having a plurality of slits provided along an connector array direction. The connectors are disposed inside the slits of module cooling members, and the transmission modules can be connected to and disconnected from the connectors disposed through the slits. The transmission modules connected to the connectors are in contact with inside surfaces of the slits and thermally connected to the cooling members. | 05-07-2015 |
20150160422 | OPTICAL COMMUNICATION MODULE AND OPTICAL COMMUNICATION DEVICE - An optical communication module is composed of a photoelectric conversion element to transduce an optical signal into an electrical signal or an electrical signal into an optical signal, an optical fiber including an end and being optically coupled to the photoelectric conversion element, a receiving member including an outer surface and receiving the end of the optical fiber and the photoelectric conversion element, and a plurality of electrodes protruded from the outer surface of the receiving member and aligned in a straight line. The optical fiber is drawn from the outer surface of the receiving member and in an oblique direction relative to a direction of the alignment of the plurality of electrodes. | 06-11-2015 |
20150192745 | OPTICAL FIBER CONNECTER AND OPTICAL COMMUNICATION MODULE - An optical fiber connecter includes a first holding member including a positioning groove to position the optical fiber in a direction orthogonal to a longitudinal direction of the optical fiber, a second holding member including an accommodating groove including a substantially flat bottom surface and accommodating the optical fiber movably in the direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction, the second holding member being configured such that the optical fiber is pressed against the positioning groove of the first holding member thereby, and a fixing member to fix the optical fiber to the accommodating groove of the second holding member at a position being away in a drawing direction of the optical fiber from an end of the positioning groove in the drawing direction. | 07-09-2015 |
20150255935 | Communication Module and Communication Module Connector - A connector includes a plug connector and a receptacle connector. The plug connector has an insertion convex portion including: an end surface; outer side surfaces facing in parallel to each other across the end surface; and a first tapered surface connecting each outer side surface and the end surface. The receptacle connector has an insertion concave portion including: an insertion port; inner side surfaces facing in parallel to each other across the insertion port; and a second tapered surface connecting each inner side surface and an edge of the insertion port. The outer side surfaces of the insertion convex portion have first connection terminals arranged, the inner side surfaces of the insertion concave portion have second connection terminals arranged in contact with the first contact terminals, and the first tapered surface has a width twice as large as a width of the second tapered surface or larger. | 09-10-2015 |
20150270645 | Communication Module and Communication Module Connector - A connector is configured of a plug connector and a receptacle connector. The plug connector has an insertion convex portion including: a first sidewall portion and a second sidewall portion that are in parallel with each other and a plurality of first connection terminals provided on the sidewall portions. The receptacle connector has an insertion concave portion to which the insertion convex portion is inserted and in which a plurality of second connection terminals that are contacted with the first connection terminals are provided. The respective inner side surfaces of the first sidewall portion and the second sidewall portion face each other across a space, and the plurality of first connection terminals are arranged on the respective outer side surfaces of the first sidewall portion and the second sidewall portion. | 09-24-2015 |
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20150338275 | Optical Transmission Module - An optical transmission module includes a first member having a bottom portion, sidewalls and an opening, a second member joined to a sidewall end surface of the first member and sealing the opening, a light-emitting element mounted on an inner surface of the second member, an interconnection formed on the inner surface of the second member and extending inside and outside the first member across the sidewalls of the first member, and electrodes formed on outer surfaces of the sidewalls of the first member. The second member transmits therethrough light outputted from the light-emitting element. One end portion of the electrode is electrically connected to one end portion of the interconnection extending outside the first member. The other end of the electrode is soldered to an interconnection formed on a substrate surface on which the optical transmission module is mounted. | 11-26-2015 |
20150338586 | Optical Transmission Module - An optical transmission module includes a first member having a bottom portion, sidewalls and an opening, a second member joined to a sidewall end surface of the first member and sealing the opening, a connector member attachable to and detachable from the second member, a light-emitting element mounted on an inner surface of the second member, an interconnection formed on the inner surface and extending inside and outside the first member across the sidewalls of the first member, and electrodes formed on outer surfaces of the sidewalls. The second member transmits therethrough light outputted from the light-emitting element. One end portion of the electrode is electrically connected to one end portion of the interconnection extending outside the first member. The other end of the electrode is soldered to an interconnection formed on a substrate surface on which the optical transmission module is mounted. | 11-26-2015 |
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