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20080280728 | POWER TRANSMITTING APPARATUS - A power transmitting apparatus for performing switching between 2-wheel and 4-wheel drive modes and locking and unlocking of differential mechanism by an operational shaft can include a driving device comprising a reversible motor, a rotational member rotationally driven by the motor and provided with a contacting member. A spring can be arranged on the rotational member, a connecting member can be arranged to be abutted by one end of the spring so as to be rotated by the rotational member via the coil spring, and a driving shaft can be rotatably arranged relative to the rotational member and engaged by the operational shaft in its rotational direction and adapted to be rotated by the rotational member via the connecting member. A stay can be engaged by the driving shaft in its rotational direction and provided with a contacting member. A substrate can be arranged so as to be contacted by the contacting members respectively of the rotational member and the stay and formed with a conducting patterns forming predetermined electric circuits in accordance with the rotational angles respectively of the rotational member and the driving shaft. The rotational member, connecting member, stay and substrate can be formed as separate parts and adapted to be assembled to the driving shaft in order. | 11-13-2008 |
20110233019 | POWER TRANSMITTING APPARATUS - A power transmitting apparatus for transmitting power from a driving source of a vehicle to its wheels can be adapted to properly select transmitting or cutting-off of the driving force of the driving source to or from the wheels. The apparatus can comprise a torque converter having a torque amplifying function; a clutch mechanism including a first clutch device operable on advancement of the vehicle and adapted to transmit the driving force of the driving source to the wheels through a power transmitting system of the torque converter and a second clutch device adapted to transmit the driving force of the driving source to the wheels without the power transmitting system of the torque converter. A selecting device can be configured to operate the first clutch device and/or the second clutch device in accordance with operation modes of the vehicle, including starting. | 09-29-2011 |
20110237389 | POWER TRANSMITTING APPARATUS - A power transmitting apparatus, such an automotive transmission, adapted to properly select transmission of or cutting-off of a driving force of the driving source to or from the wheels of a vehicle can include a torque converter having a torque amplifying function. A clutch mechanism can include a first clutch device configured to transmit the driving force to the wheels through the torque converter and a second clutch device configured to transmit the driving force without passing through the torque converter. A selecting device can control the first clutch device or the second clutch device in accordance with conditions of the vehicle including starting from a stop. An input-side measuring device can be used to measure an input-side rotational speed of the first clutch device and an output-side measuring device can be used for measuring an output-side rotational speed of the first clutch device. A slip ratio calculating device can be used to calculate the slip ratio of the first clutch device from the difference or the ratio between the rotational speed measured by the input-side measuring device and the rotational speed measured by the output-side measuring device. | 09-29-2011 |
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20080269002 | POWER TRANSMITTING APPARATUS - A power transmitting apparatus can be configured to switch between 2-wheel drive mode and 4-wheel drive mode and to lock and unlock a differential device. The power transmitting apparatus can comprise an input shaft connected to a driving power source i.e. an engine of vehicle and rotated around one rotational axis, a pair of output shafts of left and right sides for driving front wheels or rear wheels of vehicle when driving force is transmitted from the input shaft, a differential device arranged between the input shaft and the output shafts for absorbing the difference of rotation between the output shafts by differential action thereof, an operational shaft for performing connection and disconnection between the input shaft and output shafts by connecting and disconnecting the input shaft and the output shafts and also performing locking and unlocking of the differential means, a driving means for arbitrarily driving the operational shaft, and a case mounted on a vehicle and containing the differential means and the operational shaft characterized in that the input shaft extends from a rear side of the case facing toward the engine substantially in parallel with the operational shaft; and that the driving means is arranged on the rear side of the case. | 10-30-2008 |
20110301796 | POWER TRANSMITTING APPARATUS FOR A HYBRID VEHICLE - A power transmitting apparatus for a hybrid vehicle can transmit the driving force of engine E to the motor M or reversely the driving force of motor M to the engine E when the vehicle is stopped while avoiding transmission of the driving force of either of them to the driving wheels D such that the vehicle remains stopped. In some embodiments, a power transmitting apparatus for a hybrid vehicle can comprise a first clutch operatively posited between an engine mounted on a vehicle to driving wheels in a power transmission system and configured to transmit or cutoff driving force of the engine to or from the driving wheels; a second clutch operatively positioned between a motor mounted on a vehicle to the driving wheels in a power transmission system and configured to transmit or cut off driving force of the motor to or from the driving wheels. The first and second clutches can operated based on the vehicle operating conditions such that power can be transmitted from one of the engine and the motor to the other of them by connecting them to each other while cutting off power transmission from the engine and the motor to the driving wheels. | 12-08-2011 |
20110312465 | POWER TRANSMITTING APPARATUSES - A power transmitting apparatus, such as an automotive transmission, can be configured to improve vehicle starting performance by using the torque amplifying function of a torque converter, improve the power transmitting efficiency during steady vehicle operation and reduce the size of the power transmitting apparatus. A power transmitting apparatus configured to transmit power from a driving source of a vehicle to its wheels and can be configured selectively transmit or cutting-off the driving force to the wheels can comprise a torque converter having a torque amplifying function. A clutch mechanism can include a first clutch device to transmit the driving force to the wheels through a power transmitting system of the torque converter and a second clutch to transmit the driving force without the power transmitting system of the torque converter. A selecting device can control the first clutch device or the second clutch device in accordance with conditions of the vehicle including start of a vehicle from a stop. A planetary gear mechanism can be configured to select of the power transmission pathway during forward vehicle operation and switching of the power transmission pathway during reverse vehicle operation. | 12-22-2011 |
20120065022 | POWER TRANSMITTING APPARATUSES - A power transmitting apparatus for a vehicle mounted with a torque converter and an idle-stop mechanism can be configured to improve fuel economy without cancelling a fuel-cut-ff during vehicle speed reduction and to reduce the manufacturing cost by eliminating an electrically-driven oil pump. A power transmitting apparatus can comprise a torque converter, a clutch mechanism, an oil pump, a continuously variable transmission, a clutch control device, an engine control device, and a flow control device. The flow control device can be configured to limit or prevent the supply of oil to the torque converter by the oil pump and to prioritize the supply of oil to the clutch mechanism and the continuously variable transmission when the vehicle speed is reduced below a predetermined value with fuel being cut off by the engine control device during vehicle speed reduction. | 03-15-2012 |
20120067685 | POWER TRANSMITTING APPARATUSES - A power transmitting apparatus for a vehicle mounted with a torque converter can be configured to instantly supply sufficient oil to a clutch mechanism on restart of the engine after an idle-stop without an electrically-driven oil pump. A power transmitting apparatus can comprise a torque converter having a torque amplifying function, a clutch mechanism, an oil pump, a clutch control device, an engine control device, and a flow control device. The oil pump can be driven by the driving power of the engine to supply oil to the clutch mechanism and the torque converter to operate them. The flow control device can be configured to limit or prevent the supply of oil to the torque converter by the oil pump and to prioritize the supply of oil to the clutch mechanism when the engine is restarted by the engine control device after the idle-stopped condition. | 03-22-2012 |
20120270702 | POWER TRANSMITTING APPARATUSES - A power transmitting apparatus for a vehicle mounted with a torque converter and an idle-stop mechanism can be configured to improve fuel economy without cancelling a fuel-cut-ff during vehicle speed reduction and to reduce the manufacturing cost by eliminating an electrically-driven oil pump. A power transmitting apparatus can comprise a torque converter, a clutch mechanism, an oil pump, a continuously variable transmission, a clutch control device, an engine control device, and a flow control device. The flow control device can be configured to limit or prevent the supply of oil to the torque converter by the oil pump and to prioritize the supply of oil to the clutch mechanism and the continuously variable transmission when the vehicle speed is reduced below a predetermined value with fuel being cut off by the engine control device during vehicle speed reduction. | 10-25-2012 |
20130045834 | POWER TRANSMITTING APPARATUSES - A power transmitting apparatus for a vehicle mounted with a torque converter can be configured to instantly supply sufficient oil to a clutch mechanism on restart of the engine after an idle-stop without an electrically-driven oil pump. A power transmitting apparatus can comprise a torque converter having a torque amplifying function, a clutch mechanism, an oil pump, a clutch control device, an engine control device, and a flow control device. The oil pump can be driven by the driving power of the engine to supply oil to the clutch mechanism and the torque converter to operate them. The flow control device can be configured to limit or prevent the supply of oil to the torque converter by the oil pump and to prioritize the supply of oil to the clutch mechanism when the engine is restarted by the engine control device after the idle-stopped condition. | 02-21-2013 |
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20130279660 | DATA COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND RADIATION IMAGE CAPTURING SYSTEM - A data communication system and a radiation image capturing system are described. According to one implementation, a data communication system includes a wireless terminal; an access point; and a channel determination section. The channel determination section carries out calculation processing for calculating an influence rate as a score for each of a plurality of channels, and determines a channel having the smallest calculated score to be a channel used, and classifies the influence rate by the interfering radio wave into a plurality of zones, sets the score in each of the zones so that the value of the score is higher as transmission/receiving of the data between the wireless terminal and the access point of the system becomes more difficult when the interfering radio wave having the strength of the zone exists, adds the scores of each zone, and calculates the score. | 10-24-2013 |
20150223312 | X-Ray Imaging Apparatus - An X-ray imaging apparatus includes: a plurality of detecting elements arranged two-dimensionally; a radiation sensor configured to change a voltage value to be output when radiation is emitted; a determining unit configured to determine whether radiation that has entered the radiation sensor is natural radiation based on a length of a period during which the voltage value output from the radiation sensor is outside a predetermined range set for the voltage value; and an emission start detecting unit configured to determine whether X-ray emission from an X-ray generator has been started based on a determination result indicating that the determining unit has determined that the radiation having entered the radiation sensor is not natural radiation. | 08-06-2015 |
20150351715 | RADIOGRAPHIC APPARATUS - A radiographic apparatus includes: a plurality of detection elements arranged in a two-dimensional fashion; at least one radiation sensor configured to change a signal value to be output, when radiation is emitted thereto; and an irradiation start detecting unit configured to determine whether X-ray emission from an X-ray generator has been started based on the signal value output from the radiation sensor, wherein, when the signal value output from the radiation sensor moves out of a predetermined range, the irradiation start detecting unit does not determine whether the signal value output from the radiation sensor is a signal value outside the predetermined range at least, and when the number of times the signal value output from the radiation sensor moves out of the predetermined range reaches a predetermined number, the irradiation start detecting unit detects a start of X-ray emission from the X-ray generator. | 12-10-2015 |
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20090231325 | Display device - In a display device having a video signal drive circuit disposed laterally adjacent to the screen, the frame area is reduced and the vertical line noise at the center of the screen is prevented from appearing. Driver lines are drawn to areas disposed above and below a display area from the video signal drive circuit. R, G, and B drain lines are branched from each of the driver lines via R, G, and B switches. The R, G, and B switches are driven by R, G, and B switching lines. In order for preventing the interference between the driver line for supplying the center area of the screen with the image signals and the B switching line, a shield line is disposed between the driver line and the B switching line. | 09-17-2009 |
20100079713 | TRANSPARENT TYPE LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A first conductive layer in which a first electrode film is formed, a first protective layer on the first conductive layer, a first hole penetrating through the first protective layer to reach the first electrode film, a second conductive layer including a second electrode film which is disposed on the first protective layer and in contact with a portion of the first electrode film at the bottom of the first hole and the lower electrode, a second protective layer disposed on the second conductive layer and including the insulating film, a second hole disposed on the second protective layer and penetrating through the second protective layer to reach the second electrode film, and a third conductive layer including a third electrode film which is in contact with a portion of the second electrode film at the bottom of the second hole and the upper electrode. | 04-01-2010 |
20110204372 | DISPLAY DEVICE - Provided is a display device including first and second gate interconnections; a first pixel circuit disposed at one side of the first gate interconnection, the first pixel circuit including a first transistor, a gate electrode of the first transistor electrically connected to the first gate interconnection, a source electrode of the first transistor formed in a source layer, the source electrode including a first source electrode facing portion overlapping with the gate electrode; and a second pixel circuit disposed at the other side of the second gate interconnection, the second pixel circuit including a second transistor, a gate electrode of the second transistor electrically connected to the second gate interconnection, a source electrode of the second transistor formed in the source layer, the source electrode including a second source electrode facing portion overlapping with the gate electrode and stretched along the first source electrode facing portion. | 08-25-2011 |
20120257132 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A TFT substrate includes a pixel region which is a rectangular region where a plurality of pixels are formed in a matrix, a frame region which is outside the pixel region and frames the pixel region, a light blocking metal wire which is formed so as to surround the outside of at least three sides of the rectangular pixel region and has slits, a disconnection detection metal wire for detecting disconnection thereof formed outside the light blocking metal wire, two terminals are connected to the disconnection detection metal wire, and common electrodes which are connected to the light blocking metal wire and are maintained at the same potential as a common potential in the pixel circuit. | 10-11-2012 |
20140340602 | Liquid Crystal Display Device and Manufacturing Method Thereof - A liquid crystal display device includes a thin film transistor substrate having a pixel region and a frame region, and a color filter substrate. The frame region includes a first metal wire that surrounds the outside of the pixel region, and a second metal wire that is formed so as to surround the outside of the first metal wire. The first metal wire has at least one slit at an area overlapping with a seal material. | 11-20-2014 |
20150362807 | Liquid Crystal Display Device and Manufacturing Method Thereof - A liquid crystal display device includes a thin film transistor substrate having a pixel region and a frame region, and a color filter substrate. The frame region includes a first metal wire that surrounds the outside of the pixel region, and a second metal wire that is formed so as to surround the outside of the first metal wire. The first metal wire has at least one slit at an area overlapping with a seal material. | 12-17-2015 |
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20130112170 | FUEL CONTROL METHOD FOR HANDHELD ENGINE OPERATING MACHINE - A method for making an optimum combustion during engine operating time changes a fuel flow rate of the solenoid valve on the basis of engine rotational speed feedback control during engine idling time at low engine rotational speed and low electric power consumption. During engine idling time of an engine are carried out a rotational speed detecting process, an idle rotation adjusting process of making a rotational speed detected by the rotational speed detecting process equal to an initial value of rotational speed by controlling an ignition timing while comparing the detected rotational speed with the initial value of rotational speed as target value, and a valve opening correction process according to idle ignition timing change (I.I.T.C.) obtained by the idle rotation adjusting process. The valve opening is set to an adjusted valve opening (A.V.O.) plus a correction valve opening (C.V.O.) by the valve opening correction process. | 05-09-2013 |
20130186368 | SPEED REDUCTION METHOD FOR HAND-CARRIED ENGINE-DRIVEN WORKING MACHINE - A speed reduction method for a hand-carried engine-driven working machine is provided in which a speed reduction of an engine can be attained reliably and safely by preventing the occurrence of lean come-down phenomenon in such a state that the engine is operating in a practical revolution speed range. An acceleration is calculated based on a change in revolution speed, and when the acceleration becomes smaller than a predetermined threshold, an ignition timing is retarded by a desired amount based on a determination that the engine is being decelerated, and further, a fuel flow rate is also increased, whereby the decelerated state of the engine is maintained without fail, so that the occurrence of lean come-down phenomenon is prevented in the process of reducing the revolution speed of the engine. | 07-25-2013 |
20130255629 | FUEL CONTROL METHOD FOR HAND-CARRIED ENGINE-DRIVEN WORKING MACHINE - The opening of a solenoid valve is automatically adjusted after an engine is started and before actual work is performed for an appropriate air-fuel ratio, whereby it is possible to attain a good and stable driving of the engine without any delay even for an abrupt change in load. | 10-03-2013 |