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20080310022 | Imaging apparatus - There is disclosed an imaging apparatus having: (a) a drive mechanism for moving an imaging device subunit having an imaging device in mutually perpendicular first and second directions; (b) a first actuator for moving the imaging device subunit in the first direction; (c) a second actuator for moving the imaging device subunit in the second direction; (d) a sensing device for detecting the direction of gravity; and (e) a dust-removing device for shaking off dust adhering to the imaging device subunit by moving the subunit using at least one of the two actuators. The dust-removing device has: a setting unit for setting a direction of motion in which the imaging device subunit is moved, based on the direction of gravity detected by the sensing device; and a selecting unit for selecting an actuator used to drive the imaging device subunit in the direction of motion set by the setting unit from the first and second actuators. | 12-18-2008 |
20080310833 | Imaging apparatus - An imaging apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus includes: (a) an imaging device subunit having an imaging device for creating an image signal associated with a subject and a light-transmitting member mounted ahead of a photosensitive surface of the imaging device; (b) a first driver circuit for driving a first actuator that moves the imaging device subunit in a first direction; (c) a second driver circuit for driving a second actuator that moves the imaging device subunit in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction; and (d) first dust-removing means for shaking off dust adhering to the light-transmitting member by driving a given actuator so as to vibrate the light-transmitting member; wherein the given actuator is driven using the first driver circuit or the second driver circuit. | 12-18-2008 |
20090231450 | IMAGING DEVICE - In an imaging apparatus, an erroneous shake correction is prevented from being performed due to a front curtain shock. A shutter selecting section determines a current state is a shake-correction execution mode when a shake correction switch is ON, when a tripod detection sensor tripod is not mounted, when a shake detection sensor senses a shake amount equal to or larger than a predetermined value, and when a shutter speed is lower than a predetermined value. In this case, the shutter selecting section selects an electronic focal plane shutter as the front curtain, and supplies an operation command signal to an electronic focal plane shutter control section. In other cases, the shutter selecting section determines the current state is not the shake-correction execution mode, and selects a mechanical focal plane shutter as the front curtain and supplies an operation command signal to a shutter drive control section. | 09-17-2009 |
20100027987 | Shutter device and image pickup apparatus - Disclosed herein is an image pickup apparatus including: an image sensor; and a shutter device, wherein said shutter device includes a trailing curtain, a first driving member, a second driving member, first urging force applying means, and a charging member. | 02-04-2010 |
20100045852 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - An image pickup apparatus includes a controlling unit moving an electronic front curtain in a simulated manner from an exposure start position towards an exposure end position by successively performing reset operations on a plurality of pixels in an image pickup element in a predetermined direction; a rear curtain that moves from the exposure start position towards the exposure end position by a biasing force of a biasing unit; and a storage unit storing data indicating a change in movement characteristics of the rear curtain with time. On the basis of the data, the controlling unit changes movement characteristics of the electronic front curtain in accordance with the change in the movement characteristics of the rear curtain with the time. | 02-25-2010 |
20100158504 | Image pickup apparatus - An image pickup apparatus includes: a shutter device; an image pickup element adapted to sequentially acquire time-series images regarding object images passing through an exposure opening of the shutter device; and control section configured to control operation of the shutter device and operation of the image pickup element. | 06-24-2010 |
20110038622 | Imaging apparatus - An imaging apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus includes: (a) an imaging device subunit having an imaging device for creating an image signal associated with a subject and a light-transmitting member mounted ahead of a photosensitive surface of the imaging device; (b) a first driver circuit for driving a first actuator that moves the imaging device subunit in a first direction; (c) a second driver circuit for driving a second actuator that moves the imaging device subunit in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction; and (d) first dust-removing device for shaking off dust adhering to the light-transmitting member by driving a given actuator so as to vibrate the light-transmitting member; wherein the given actuator is driven using the first driver circuit or the second driver circuit. | 02-17-2011 |
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20080288111 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINATION OF COAGULANT INJECTION RATE IN WATER TREATMENT PROCESS - Provided are a method and an apparatus that enable rapid and automatic determination of the coagulant injection rate in a process of water treatment through coagulation and sedimentation. Using a coagulation analyzer comprising sample tanks | 11-20-2008 |
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20100330694 | BROMATE ION MEASUREMENT METHOD AND APPARATUS - A method for measuring bromate ion is provided that provides high-sensitivity measurement results more simply and more quickly than conventional bromate ion measurement methods. A fluorescent substance that is quenched by coexistence with bromate ions is added to a sample and the fluorescence intensity of the fluorescent substance after quenching is measured, the measured fluorescence intensity being subtracted from the fluorescence intensity of a standard sample containing no bromate ions to calculated the fluorescence intensity difference. The bromate ion concentration is calculated from the calculated fluorescence intensity difference, using a pre-determined calibration line between the fluorescence intensity difference and the bromate ion concentration. | 12-30-2010 |
20120329165 | BROMATE ION MEASUREMENT METHOD - A method for measuring bromate ion is provided that provides high-sensitivity measurement results more simply and more quickly than conventional bromate ion measurement methods. A fluorescent substance that is quenched by coexistence with bromate ions is added to a sample | 12-27-2012 |
20140113381 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING BROMATE IONS - A method for measuring bromate ions includes: an adding step of adding a fluorescent substance whose fluorescence intensity changes by the coexistence of bromate ions to sample water; a measuring step of measuring the fluorescence intensity of the fluorescent substance; a difference calculating step of calculating a difference between the fluorescence intensity measured and a reference fluorescence intensity of reference sample water that contains no bromate ion; and a concentration calculating step of calculating bromate ion concentration from the calculated fluorescence intensity difference. The measuring step includes a step of measuring the fluorescence intensity at any one of a case where an excitation wavelength is 264 nm and an emission wavelength is 400 nm, a case where the excitation wavelength is 264 nm and the emission wavelength is 480 nm, and a case where the excitation wavelength is 300 nm and the emission wavelength is 400 nm. | 04-24-2014 |
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20080247177 | Luminescent device - A luminescent device includes: a light source; a housing for accommodating the light source, a heat discharging member including a heat transfer portion and a heat dissipation portion and passed through the housing, the heat transfer portion being mounted on the light source and the heat dissipation portion being located outside the housing; a seal portion for sealing a gap between the heat discharging member and the housing; and optical axis adjusting device for adjusting an optical axis of the light source, wherein the heat transfer portion or the seal portion is deformed so as to follow an angular change of the optical axis of the light source by the optical axis adjusting device. | 10-09-2008 |
20100232174 | Front Grill - A vehicle front grill includes a grill main body and lamp housings that are integrally formed. A surface of the grill main body and surfaces of the lamp housings are coated with a single plating film, and light originating from the lamps accommodated in the lamp housings is reflected by the plating films of the lamp housings. | 09-16-2010 |
20100246205 | Vehicle headlamp - A vehicle head lamp comprising a first low beam member including a first light source part; a second low beam member including a second light source part, wherein the first low beam member and the second low beam member are arranged in a vertical direction and are both reflective type; a first frame including a partition, the first frame supporting the first low beam member and the second low beam member, and the partition separating the first low beam member and the second low beam member; and a storage provided in a rear side of the partition, the storage accommodating the first and the second light source parts. | 09-30-2010 |
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20110141742 | Light source unit - There is provided a light source unit in which a heat block and a reflector are accommodated in an imaginary cylinder which would be defined by a holding device for holding an outer circumference of a lens and which is mounted in a mount portion on a vehicle, wherein a first heat dissipating portion and a second heat dissipating portion, which are partitioned by a partition plate, are provided on an outer circumferential surface of the heat block, wherein a plurality of fins are projected on the first heat dissipating portion which is disposed on a lens side of the heat block so as to extend in a circumferential direction, and a plurality of fins are projected on the second heat dissipating portion so as to extend in an axial direction of the heat block, and wherein the partition plate has a mounting rib, and a mounting device is provided on the mounting rib for mounting the light source unit in the mount portion of the vehicle. | 06-16-2011 |
20130135886 | HEAD LAMP FOR VEHICLE - To provide, at a low cost, a head lamp for a vehicle having a low-beam lamp and a high-beam lamp, which is high in the utilization factor of light and can irradiate a wide area, the present invention is provided with a head lamp for a vehicle which includes a low-beam light source unit that is a reflective type and a high-beam light source unit that is a projector type and is disposed beneath the low-beam light source unit. | 05-30-2013 |