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20100021614 | COMPOSITION FOR PROMOTING BIOABSORPTION OF FLAVONOID, FOOD/BEVERAGE FOR PROMOTING BIOABSORPTION OF FLAVONOID USING THE COMPOSITION, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCTION OF THE FOOD/BEVERAGE - Disclosed is a flavonoid bioabsorption-promoting composition or food/beverage which can improve the bioabsorption of quercetin or other flavonoids having antioxidant effect and therefore are expected to be effective for the prevention of various diseases. It is found that ingestion of apple pectin can improve the bioabsorption of quercetin and other flavonoids by about 2 times and shows higher physiological activity compared to the case where apple pectin is not ingested. Based on this finding, a flavonoid bioabsorption-promoting composition or food/beverage can be provided, which contains apple pectin as an active ingredient and therefore can improve the bioabsorbability of a flavonoid and show a flavonoid bioabsorption-promoting activity. By using apple pectin or a food additive containing apple pectin, it becomes possible to provide a food or beverage which contains quercetin or other flavonoids, which are popularly ingested and which are classified in to a category of a processed food including a soft drink, supplement, seasoning, confectionery, and a prepared meal. | 01-28-2010 |
20130084357 | Composition for Promoting Bioabsorption of Flavonoid, Food/Beverage for Promoting Bioabsorption of Flavonoid Using the Composition, and Method for Production of the Food/Beverage - Disclosed is a flavonoid bioabsorption-promoting composition or food/beverage which can improve the bioabsorption of quercetin or other flavonoids having antioxidant effect and is effective for the prevention of various diseases. It is found that ingestion of apple pectin can improve the bioabsorption of quercetin and other flavonoids and shows higher physiological activity. Based on this finding, a flavonoid bioabsorption-promoting composition or food/beverage can be provided, which contains apple pectin as an active ingredient and therefore can improve the bioabsorbability of a flavonoid and show a flavonoid bioabsorption-promoting activity. By using apple pectin or a food additive containing apple pectin, it becomes possible to provide a food or beverage which contains quercetin or other flavonoids, which are popularly ingested and which are classified in to a category of a processed food including a soft drink, supplement, seasoning, confectionery, and a prepared meal. | 04-04-2013 |
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20090016742 | Optical Transmission Module, Optical Transmission Apparatus, and Structure for Fixing Member - An optical transmission module mounted pluggably to a cage having an opening. The optical transmission module comprises a gasket on at least a part of an outer periphery of the module. The gasket is deformed depending on temperature change. The gasket is deformed according to temperature rise in a direction toward an inner wall of the cage to push the inner wall and deformed according to temperature drop in an opposite direction to the direction. | 01-15-2009 |
20090039503 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - The invention provides a heat radiating structure which reduces a mechanical stress applied to an electronic part mounted on a printed circuit board including a semiconductor package. The heat radiating structure is constructed by a semiconductor package mounted on a printed circuit board, a thermal conduction sheet arranged on an upper surface of the semiconductor package, and a metal case provided with a heat radiating fin for receiving a heat transmitted form the thermal conduction sheet so as to discharge to an atmospheric air, and the metal case is provided with a concavo-convex structure in a contact portion with the thermal conduction sheet. | 02-12-2009 |
20090245812 | OPTICAL TRANSMISSION CIRCUIT - Provided is an optical transmission circuit capable of realizing a high-quality optical signal waveform with low power consumption. An optical transmission circuit ( | 10-01-2009 |
20090317086 | OPTICAL TRANSCEIVER MODULE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING OPTICAL TRANSCEIVER MODULE - An optical transceiver module for transmitting and receiving an optical signal with a plurality of channels includes timing generator for sequentially generating timing instructions defining different start-up time points, and powering controller for effecting a control such that power supply to at least a portion of circuit components associated with the respective channels is sequentially started in accordance with the timing instructions generated by the timing generator. Current to be instantaneously necessitated when a power switch is turned on or when a power restoration is made from power saving operation modes can be suppressed. | 12-24-2009 |
20130077920 | OPTICAL MODULE AND CAGE - An optical module includes an electromagnetic wave absorption member. The electric connection member includes a floating portion which is in a floating state spaced apart from the housing and at a position away from a mounting portion by which the electric connection member is mounted on the housing in the direction opposite to the direction that the optical module is inserted into a cage. At least a portion of the electromagnetic wave absorption member is arranged between the housing and the floating portion. The floating portion is brought into contact with an inner side of the cage so as to establish the electrical connection with the inner side of the cage when the housing is inserted into the cage. | 03-28-2013 |
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20080219537 | MEDICAL IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - A medical image display apparatus has a dividing unit and a setting unit. The dividing unit divides a range after changing to an overlapping range that a range after changing overlaps a range before changing, and a non-overlapping range that not includes the overlapping range, when a position of the range is changed. The setting unit configured to set a pixel value after changing based on a pixel value constituting a diagnostic image before changing and voxel values along a predefined direction in the non-overlapping range according to a predefined condition about a pixel that a position of a voxel value in volume data corresponding to the pixel value constituting the diagnostic image before changing exists in the overlapping range, among each pixels constituting a diagnostic image after changing generated based on the voxel values along the predefined direction in the range after changing. | 09-11-2008 |
20080253628 | IMAGE DIAGNOSIS SUPPORT SYSTEM - The admission of the editing of information on a key image of an object, the type of edit processing, and the contents targeted for edit processing are controlled in accordance with a combination of user information and device information (i.e., a scene where the key image is used). | 10-16-2008 |
20090022377 | MEDICAL IMAGE OBSERVATION SYSTEM - The report storage stores an interpretation report that includes patient-identifying information, examination-specifying information, and medical image-specifying information that specifies medical image data. The image data storage stores the medical image data that includes image data and additional information for the image data that includes the patient-identifying information, the examination-specifying information, and the medical image-specifying information. The key image-searching part specifies an interpretation report that includes patient-identifying information specified by a display request for the medical image data and specifies the medical image data using the medical image-specifying information included in the specified interpretation report. The image data-searching part reads the medical image data from the image data storage based on the additional information of the specified medical image data and the display request. The displaying part displays a medical image based on the read medical image data. | 01-22-2009 |
20090185729 | MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - A medical image processing apparatus includes a selection unit which selects a combination of images acquired in substantially equal time phases in a cycle from a first image group including a plurality of first images acquired at different time points in a first period by imaging an organ whose shape cyclically varies and a second image group including a plurality of second images acquired at different time points in a second period different from the first period by imaging the organ based on a characteristics value indicative of characteristics of the shape of the organ measured from the first and second image groups, and a generation unit which generates combination information indicative of the combination selected by the selection unit. | 07-23-2009 |
20100122206 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE AND IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD - An image display device connected to an image archive device that stores multiple image data, the image display device comprising: a memory that stores address information of said multiple image data; a display part that is capable of scroll-displaying said image data in a predefined order; a manipulation part for inputting an instruction regarding the scroll display of the image data displayed on said display part; and an image display controller that determines image data to be read from said image archive device depending on the image data and scrolling speed of a display object designated with an instruction that has been input by said manipulation part, reads the image data from said image archive device based on said address information, and also causes said display part to display the image data of a new display object from among the image data that have been read. | 05-13-2010 |
20100128943 | MEDICAL IMAGE GENERATION APPARATUS, MEDICAL IMAGE STORAGE APPARATUS, MEDICAL IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS, AND MEDICAL IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM - A medical image generation apparatus including: a 4D image data generation unit generating 4D image data composed of a plurality of 3D image data blocks each having information indicating a number in chronological order of the 3D image data blocks using image information acquired by taking images of an object; and an image generation unit generating movie data composed of a plurality of 2D image data blocks generated from the plurality of 3D image data blocks constituting the four-dimensional image data and generating relevant information associating each of the two-dimensional image data blocks constituting the movie data with one of the 3D image data blocks which is the source of the 2D image data block. | 05-27-2010 |
20130141462 | MEDICAL IMAGE OBSERVATION APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a medical image observation apparatus includes a data receiver, a display, and a controller. The controller controls the display to array medical images for each of groups, the medical images being classified into the groups in accordance with at least one of a type of medical image generation apparatus, an imaging condition, an image generation method, an imaging position, an instruction and a setting by an operator, and an imaging date/time, to display medical images corresponding to at least two of the groups, and to scroll the medical images arrayed on a display screen on a group basis based on a scroll instruction of the operator. | 06-06-2013 |
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20090046618 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE - An access point transmits data frames to a plurality of wireless terminals by MC or BC communication. When the data frames are transmitted, data to identify the presence of the return of an ACK frame as affirmative acknowledgment with respect to transmitted contents is applied to an MAC header. In a case where a Block ACK frame is requested as affirmative acknowledgment with respect to the transmission of a plurality of frames in the MC or BC communication, the plurality of wireless terminals return the Block ACK frame to the access point and the wireless terminals other than the wireless terminal itself by the MC or BC communication. | 02-19-2009 |
20090052363 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - Wireless communication is performed between an access point and a plurality of wireless terminals pursuant to standard of wireless LAN communication. The access point transmits a plurality of data frames to the plurality of wireless terminals by one communication of multicast communication and broadcast communication and designates some of the plurality of wireless terminals to return Block Acknowledgement frames as an acknowledgement response. The designated wireless terminals produce the Block Acknowledgement frames and return them to the access point when required to return the Block Acknowledgement frames from the access point. | 02-26-2009 |
20090285192 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS CAPABLE OF PERFORMING AGGREGATED TRANSMISSION - When a communication is performed between an access point and a wireless terminal according to the IEEE 802.11 of a wireless LAN communication, a MAC layer block of a wireless communication apparatus used as the access point adds an identifier showing a support of aggregated transmission of a MAC layer management frame or upper layer several frames to a body of a beacon frame. | 11-19-2009 |
20090290567 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION PERFORMING WIRELESS LAN COMMUNICATION - A local station of an example of the invention performing TCP/IP communication conforming to a IEEE 802.11 standard comprises an unit for receiving a WLANDATA frame formed by encapsulating a TCPDATA segment from a center station, an unit for transmitting a WLANACK frame which is delivery confirmation information corresponding to the WLANDATA frame to the local station, and an unit for executing processing of stopping transmission of a TCPACK segment which is delivery confirmation information corresponding to the TCPDATA segment when the WLANACK frame is transmitted to the center station. | 11-26-2009 |
20100085905 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A communication system includes a center station communication device and a plurality of local station communication devices. The center station communication device includes a transmission unit which transmits first data including reference information to the local station communication devices, the reference information being used for switching the local station communication devices from an active state to a waiting state for a period of one-to-many communication in which the center station communication device transmits second data to the local station communication devices. Each of the local station communication devices includes a receiving unit receiving the first data and the second data from the center station communication device and a state switching unit which, for the period of one-to-many communication, switches from the active state to the standby state based on the reference information. | 04-08-2010 |
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20130253719 | ENERGY MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, ENERGY MANAGEMENT METHOD AND MEDIUM - According to one embodiment, energy manager includes first estimator, second estimator, creator and controller. First estimator estimates power amount of power generator. Second estimator estimates energy demand. Creator creates schedule of devices based on estimated power amount and energy demand. Controller controls the devices based on the schedule. Second estimator includes storage, extractor and calculator. Storage accumulates load data. Extractor extracts load patterns including different load data. Calculator calculates weight for each of extracted patterns. Creator includes simulator and scheduler. Simulator simulates evaluated value of each schedule based on the pattern and weight. Scheduler creates schedule based on evaluated value. | 09-26-2013 |
20140012427 | ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, ENERGY MANAGEMENT METHOD, PROGRAM SERVER APPARATUS, AND CLIENT APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, energy management system includes client and server. Server includes acquisition unit, estimation unit, calculator and controller. Acquisition unit acquires, from the client, data concerning electrical equipment of a customer to which a power grid supplies power. Estimation unit estimates energy demand of electrical equipment based on acquired data. Calculator calculates operation schedule of electrical equipment, which can optimize energy balance of customer, based on the estimated energy demand. Controller transmits control information to control electrical equipment based on calculated operation schedule to client. | 01-09-2014 |
20140142772 | ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, ENERGY MANAGEMENT METHOD, PROGRAM, SERVER APPARATUS, AND LOCAL SERVER - According to an embodiment, energy management system includes estimating module, preparing module and controller. Estimating module estimates energy demand of a home, and obtains estimated value of energy demand of home. Estimating module estimates energy generation amount and obtains estimated value of the generation amount. Preparing module prepares discharge strategy, based on the estimated energy demand and generation amount. Discharge strategy maximizes balance obtained by subtracting power purchase profit and loss from power selling profit, by using a push-up effect. The controller controls discharge of the energy storage, based on actual values of the energy demand and the generation amount, and the discharge strategy. | 05-22-2014 |
20140142774 | ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, SERVER, ENERGY MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - According to an embodiment, energy management system includes client and server. Server includes acquisition unit, estimation unit, calculator and controller. Acquisition unit acquires data concerning electrical equipment in a building including a storage battery from client. Estimation unit estimates energy demand and energy generation amount in building based on the data. Calculator calculates, based on the energy demand and the energy generation amount, operation schedule of the electrical equipment to optimize energy balance in building under a constraint that minimizes dump power to be discarded after storage battery is fully charged. Controller creates control information to control electrical equipment based on operation schedule. | 05-22-2014 |
20140214219 | ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, ENERGY MANAGEMENT METHOD, MEDIUM, AND SERVER - According to an embodiment, an energy management system includes estimator, calculator, creator and controller. Estimator estimates energy demand of customer to obtain estimated demand, and estimates power generation amount of renewable power generator to obtain estimated power generation amount. Calculator calculates operation schedule of nonrenewable power generator based on estimated demand and estimated power generation amount. Creator creates strategy maximizes difference between electricity cost loss and profit using push up effect by discharge of battery based on estimated demand and power generation amount, and schedule. Controller controls discharge of battery based on actual value of demand and power generation amount, schedule and strategy. | 07-31-2014 |
20140257583 | ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, ENERGY MANAGEMENT METHOD, COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM, AND SERVER - According to an embodiment, energy management system manages energy of customer, having vehicle with battery, and a power generator. Energy management system includes estimator, creator, and controller. Estimator estimates demand of customer to obtain demand estimated value, and estimates power production amount of power generator to obtain production amount estimated value. Creator creates discharge strategy capable of maximizing differential between electricity purchase loss and electricity selling profit using push up effect of sold electricity amount by discharging battery under constraint for use of battery. Controller controls discharge of the battery based on actual values of demand, production amount, and discharge strategy. | 09-11-2014 |
20140257584 | ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, ENERGY MANAGEMENT METHOD, MEDIUM, AND SERVER - According to an embodiment, energy management system manages energy of customer, including water heater uses renewable energy as heat source. Energy management system includes acquisition unit, estimator, creator and controller. Acquisition unit acquires data concerning energy associated apparatuses including water heater, power generator, battery and energy consuming device from customer. Estimator estimates energy demand and supply of customer based on the data. Creator creates operation schedules based on the estimated demand and supply so as to minimize energy cost of customer under a condition that surplus power to be discarded when the battery is fully charged is minimized. Controller controls energy associated apparatuses based on the operation schedules. | 09-11-2014 |
20140257585 | ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, ENERGY MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND MEDIUM - According to an embodiment, energy management system manages energy of customer, including a power generation device configured to generate power derived from renewable energy and a battery capable of being charged and discharged. System includes estimator, creator and controller. Estimator estimates energy demand of customer to obtain an estimated demand, and estimates the power generation amount of the power generation device to obtain an estimated power generation amount. Creator creates operation schedule of the battery, which can minimize electricity purchase cost using push up effect of electricity selling profit by discharging the battery, based on estimated demand and power generation amount. Controller controls battery based on operation schedule. | 09-11-2014 |
20140379311 | ESTIMATION SYSTEM, ESTIMATION APPARATUS, AND ESTIMATION METHOD - According to an embodiment, an estimation system estimates the power generation amount of a photovoltaic power generation unit. The estimation system includes a calculation unit and a coefficient optimization unit. The calculation unit calculates the estimated value of the power generation amount from the estimated value of a solar irradiance based on a power generation coefficient that converts the solar irradiance into the power generation amount. The coefficient optimization unit adaptively changes the power generation coefficient. | 12-25-2014 |
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20110229207 | DEVELOPING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A developing device includes a developer supply part and a developer collecting part, wherein the developer supply part has a developer inlet port for introducing a developer supplied from a reservoir into the developer supply part and a developer extraction port provided on the side of the developer inlet port to remove a portion of the developer so as to define a quantity of the developer to be introduced in the developer supply part, and wherein the developer extraction port and the developer collecting part are connected to the reservoir. | 09-22-2011 |
20120057890 | Development device and image forming apparatus incorporating same - A development device includes a development portion, to develop a latent image formed on a latent image carrier with developer, disposed close to the latent image carrier; a developer agitation container to agitate the developer, provided separately from the development portion; a transport system connecting the development portion and the developer agitation container, through which the developer is transported from the developer agitation container to the development portion by air; and a developer retainer to temporarily retain the developer, disposed downstream from the transport system, to which the developer remaining in the transport system escapes. | 03-08-2012 |
20120114349 | Developing Device And Image Forming Apparatus - In a disclosed developing device, a developing part includes a developer carrier for circulating a developer inside the developing part and for supplying the developer to an image carrier, a developer supply member for supplying the developer to the developer carrier, and a developer collection member for collecting the developer which is not used. A developer stirring part is arranged at a different position from a position of the developing part. A developer conveyance part carries the developer by an air conveyance in a developer conveyance path from the developer stirring part to the developing part. A developer detection part includes an opening which communicates between the developer supply member and the developer collection member, is arranged at a downstream side in a flow direction of the developer below and near the developer supply member, and detects whether the developer exists in a vicinity of the developer supply member. | 05-10-2012 |
20120155944 | BOOKBINDING SYSTEM USING UNFIXED TONER IMAGE AS ADHESIVE - A bookbinding system includes an image forming unit to form a toner image on a sheet; a fixing device to fix the toner image onto the sheet; a sheet stacker to load sheets passing through the fixing device, to create a sheet bundle, in which the sheet bundle stacked on the sheet stacker is adhered to produce a complete book; an adhesive toner image forming unit to form an adhesive toner image on an area corresponding to a spine of the complete book; and a heater to heat the unfixed adhesive toner image formed on each sheet of the sheet bundle stacked on the sheet stacker, wherein the adhesive toner image on the sheet stacked on the sheet stacker is the unfixed toner image. | 06-21-2012 |
20130051886 | SHEET BINDING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING SAME - An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit to form an adhesive toner pattern in a predetermined bonding range of a sheet, outside a printable range in which an image according to image data is formed, a stacking unit to stack multiple sheets one on top of another, and a sheet binding device that includes a fusing device to fuse and fix the adhesive toner pattern formed on the multiple sheets to bind the multiple sheets together, and a bonding strength setting unit to determine, in accordance with a desired bonding strength, at least one of a number of color toners used for forming the adhesive toner pattern, a bonding manner, a number of pixels of the adhesive toner pattern, a toner area ratio of the adhesive toner pattern, and a layer thickness of the adhesive toner pattern. | 02-28-2013 |
20140072388 | SHEET POST-PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, AND SHEET BINDING METHOD - A sheet post-processing apparatus includes: a binding unit that binds, as a bundle, a plurality of sheets by heating and pressing binding margin portions of the sheets set in advance, using toner interposed between the sheets as an adhesive material; and a pre-heating unit that heats the binding margin portions of the sheets while the sheets are stacked. | 03-13-2014 |
20150248107 | PROCESS CARTRIDGE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A process cartridge is detachably mounted on an apparatus main body of an image forming apparatus and comprises: a developer bearer that is arranged to be opposed to an image bearer in a developing device and rotates; a positioning member that supports the image bearer and the developer bearer at respective ends thereof, and fixes a distance between rotating shafts of the image bearer and the developer bearer; a rotating shaft arranged on a rotating member arranged on the developing device, and having a part protruding from an outer surface of a housing frame of the process cartridge; a gear that is arranged at a distal end of the rotating shaft and transmits a rotational driving force transmitted from the apparatus main body; and a bearing that is arranged between the positioning member and the gear, is fixed to the housing frame, and supports the rotating shaft. | 09-03-2015 |
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20100124443 | DEVELOPMENT DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A development device includes a development portion to develop a latent image formed on a latent image carrying member with developer including toner and carrier particles, a circulation unit to convey the developer collected from the development portion to a supplying unit in the development portion, the circulation unit including a container to store the developer, disposed upstream from the development portion in a direction in which the developer is circulated, and a first agitator provided inside the container, to agitate and mix the collected developer and fresh toner supplied to the container, the first agitator formed by multiple linear members. | 05-20-2010 |
20100143000 | DEVELOPMENT DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING SAME - A development device includes a development mechanism, an agitation unit connected to the development mechanism, to agitate and mix together the developer collected from the development mechanism and fresh toner, and a transport member to transport the agitated developer from the agitation unit to the development portion. The development mechanism includes a developer carrier to carry the developer, multiple supply ports disposed at different positions in an axial direction of the developer carrier, through which the agitated developer is supplied to the development mechanism, a discharge port, a developer supply member to supply the developer to the developer carrier while transporting the developer in the direction parallel to the axial direction of the developer carrier, and a developer collection member to collect the developer from the developer carrier. | 06-10-2010 |
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20100273605 | IN-VEHICLE POWER TRANSMISSION DEVICE AND POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE - An in-vehicle power transmission apparatus is equipped with a motor-generator working as an engine to drive a vehicle and a power split device made up of a plurality of power split rotors. A first one of the rotors is coupled to a driven wheel of the vehicle, while a second one of the rotors is coupled to an accessory such as an air compressor of an air conditioner. The speed of the second rotor is controllable independently of that of the driven wheel. This eases restrictions on the supply of power produced by the generator-motor to the accessory. Alternatively, the rotors are so linked that when the speed of the first rotor is not zero (0), the speed of the second rotor has one of zero (0) and a value other than zero (0), thus ensuring the stability in supplying the power to drive the vehicle to the accessory. | 10-28-2010 |
20110028260 | POWER TRANSMISSION DEVICE AND POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM - A power transmission device includes a planetary gear set and a first and a second connecting mechanism. The planetary gear set receives power from a power source and outputs it to a power-driven member. The first connecting mechanism connects a first and a second rotor of the planetary gear set through a separate path. The second connecting mechanism connects the second rotor and a third rotor of the planetary gear set through a separate path. The controller is operable selectively in a first operation mode in which the second connecting mechanism is engaged, while the first connecting mechanism is disengaged and a second operation mode in which the second connecting mechanism is engaged, while the first connecting mechanism is disengaged. This ensures suitable mechanical connections among the power source, the power-driven member, and the power split mechanism which match with an operating condition of the power transmission device. | 02-03-2011 |
20110118075 | VEHICLE POWER TRANSMISSION DEVICE AND CONTROL SYSTEM FOR POWER TRANSMISSION - A power transmission apparatus for a vehicle which includes a first and a second planetary gear set to transmit power to a driven wheel. A ring gear of the first planetary gear set is coupled to the driven wheel. A carrier of the first planetary gear set is coupled to a ring gear of the second planetary gear set. A carrier and a sun gear of the second planetary gear set are so linked as to have signs of power which are opposite each other. A sign of speed of the ring gear of the second planetary gear set is reversed under the condition that the a sign of speed of a motor-generator is fixed, thereby reversing the sign of speed of the carrier of the first planetary gear set, which eliminate the circulation of power between the sun gear and the carrier of the first planetary gear set. | 05-19-2011 |
20110118077 | VEHICLE POWER TRANSMISSION DEVICE AND CONTROL SYSTEM FOR POWER TRANSMISSION - A power transmission apparatus for a vehicle which includes a first, a second, and a third rotor which split power among a motor-generator, an internal combustion engine, and a driven wheel of the vehicle. The apparatus also includes a torque transmission control mechanism which selectively transmits torque between the first rotor and the engine. When the torque transmission control mechanism establishes the transmission of torque between the first rotor and the engine, powers, as produced by the second and third rotors, are opposite in sign to each other. This enables the speed of the first rotor to be set to zero (0) or a very low speed. Therefore, when an initial torque is applied to the engine through the first rotor to start the engine, the mechanical vibration which usually arises from the application of initial torque and is to be exerted on the power transmission apparatus is minimized. | 05-19-2011 |
20120028749 | VEHICLE POWER TRANSMISSION DEVICE - A power transmission apparatus for a vehicle is provided which is equipped with a power split device and a speed variator. The power transmission device is designed to set a speed ratio of speed of rotation of an output of a power source to speed of rotation of a driven wheel in a power circulation mode of a power split device to lie within one of a positive range in which a sign of the speed ratio is positive and a negative range in which a sign of the speed ratio is negative. This results in a decrease in degree of torque acting on the speed variator such as a continuously variable transmission, thus permitting a required degree of durability of the speed variator to be reduced. | 02-02-2012 |
20150045181 | VEHICLE POWER TRANSMISSION DEVICE - A power transmission apparatus for a vehicle is provided which is equipped with a power split device and a speed variator. The power transmission device is designed to set a speed ratio of speed of rotation of an output of a power source to speed of rotation of a driven wheel in a power circulation mode of a power split device to lie within one of a positive range in which a sign of the speed ratio is positive and a negative range in which a sign of the speed ratio is negative. This results in a decrease in degree of torque acting on the speed variator such as a continuously variable transmission, thus permitting a required degree of durability of the speed variator to be reduced. | 02-12-2015 |
20150158485 | VEHICLE POWER TRANSMISSION DEVICE AND CONTROL SYSTEM FOR POWER TRANSMISSION - A power transmission apparatus for a vehicle which includes a first, a second, and a third rotor which split power among a motor-generator, an internal combustion engine, and a driven wheel of the vehicle. The apparatus also includes a torque transmission control mechanism which selectively transmits torque between the first rotor and the engine. When the torque transmission control mechanism establishes the transmission of torque between the first rotor and the engine, powers, as produced by the second and third rotors, are opposite in sign to each other. This enables the speed of the first rotor to be set to zero (0) or a very low speed. Therefore, when an initial torque is applied to the engine through the first rotor to start the engine, the mechanical vibration which usually arises from the application of initial torque and is to be exerted on the power transmission apparatus is minimized. | 06-11-2015 |
20150266528 | TRAVELING BODY - A traveling body has a plurality of legs, each of which displaces angularly around a joint shaft, a base part to which the plurality of legs are fixed, wheels that are respectively disposed at one end of the legs, and an actuator that changes an angle between the leg and the base part by rotating the joint shaft. The wheel has a plurality of omni wheels disposed rotatably on an outer periphery of the wheel, the small rotary members constituting parts of the wheel that contact the floor. Each omni wheel is disposed so that a rotation vector of the omni wheel intersects with both a rotation vector of the wheel and a rotation vector around the joint shaft. | 09-24-2015 |
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20130245935 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE DISPLAYING CURRENT LOCATION AND STORAGE MEDIUM - In an information processing device, when a positional information acquiring unit acquires positional information calculated from GPS signals and the like, a movement area setting unit sets a movement area with a size corresponding to a distance between a current location and a destination. When the positional information acquiring unit acquires positional information indicating a current location after setting this movement area, a judgment unit judges whether the positional information is within the movement area. Then, as a result of this judgment, in a case of being within the movement area, a display control unit executes display control of a display unit so as to display on a map the positional information, and in a case of being outside of the movement area, so as not to display on the map the positional information. | 09-19-2013 |
20130334397 | Module Used for Stacking Thin Plate Panels - The present invention provides a module used for stacking thin panels that allows for stacking of a plurality of thin panels in the vertical direction efficiently and stably. The module includes a sandwiching support portion, a load transmitting portion, and a positioning portion. The sandwiching support portion sandwiches and supports the thin panel. The load transmitting portion is coupled with the sandwiching support portion, and transmits the weight of the thin panel in the vertical direction. The positioning portion relatively positions thin panels, which are stacked in the vertical direction, in the horizontal direction. The sandwiching support portion includes a lower plate-shaped body and a vertical wall. The lower plate-shaped body is disposed on a lower portion of the module. The vertical wall extends upward from an outer edge of the lower plate-shaped body to form an approximately C-shaped cross-sectional surface in conjunction with the lower plate-shaped body. The load transmitting portion includes a load transmitting surface, which is formed outward from an outer surface of the vertical wall. The positioning portion includes an inner lock portion on an inner edge of the lower plate-shaped body and an outer lock portion on the outer edge of the lower plate-shaped body. The inner lock portion is contactable with an inner edge of an upper portion of the module. The outer lock portion is contactable with an outer edge of the upper portion of the module. | 12-19-2013 |
20140214316 | RUNNING CONDITION DETECTION DEVICE, RUNNING CONDITION DETECTION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A running condition detection device includes
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20150185705 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM AND DATE AND TIME INFORMATION OBTAINING METHOD - An electronic device, including: a clocking unit; a receiving unit; a reception control unit; and a date and time obtaining unit, wherein among first date and time information of a first time unit transmitted from the positioning satellite and second date and time information of a second time unit which has a unit width larger than a unit width of the first time unit, the reception control unit makes the receiving unit receive only the first date and time information, and the date and time obtaining unit includes: a date and time calculation unit; and a date and time correction unit. | 07-02-2015 |
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