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20100211282 | BRAKE CONTROL APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR THE BRAKE CONTROL APPARATUS - In a brake control apparatus that controls braking forces which are applied to wheels based on the pressure of the hydraulic fluid, when the pressure detected by a control pressure sensor ( | 08-19-2010 |
20100219026 | BRAKE APPARATUS BRAKE CONTROL APPARATUS, AND BRAKE CONTROL METHOD - In a brake apparatus, an activation current for opening a simulator cut valve from a closed state is applied, whereupon a steady-state current is applied continuously to maintain the open state. A brake control apparatus and a brake control method are employed to perform control in which a valve opening current, which is higher than the steady-state current, is applied to the simulator cut valve every time a brake pedal is depressed. Thus, in a brake apparatus including a switch valve that is driven steadily by applying the steady-state current thereto, favorable control responsiveness can be maintained in the switch valve at all times while achieving a reduction in power consumption. | 09-02-2010 |
20100270854 | BRAKE CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A brake control apparatus obtains a required braking force using a hydraulic braking force in combination with a regenerative braking force. The brake control apparatus includes a hydraulic brake unit that controls the hydraulic braking force. When the deviation of an actual hydraulic pressure from a target pressure falls outside a permissible range (d), the hydraulic brake unit controls the actual hydraulic pressure in such a manner that the deviation falls within the permissible range. On the other hand, when the deviation is within the permissible range (d), the hydraulic brake unit maintains the actual hydraulic pressure. The hydraulic brake unit includes a control unit that detects timing (Ta) at which usage of the hydraulic braking force needs to be started to compensate for a deficiency from the required braking force, and that raises (r) the target pressure at the detected timing (ta). | 10-28-2010 |
20110175436 | HYDRAULIC BRAKE UNIT AND CONTROL METHOD FOR SUCH A HYDRAULIC BRAKE UNIT - A hydraulic brake unit ( | 07-21-2011 |
20110285198 | BRAKE APPARATUS, BRAKE CONTROL UNIT, AND BRAKE CONTROL METHOD - There is provide a brake control technology according to which a target hydraulic pressure is reliably achieved when a hydraulic pressure is decreased during hydraulic control and brake drag does not occur even when the target hydraulic pressure is zero. In a brake apparatus, a dead-band region is set for the target hydraulic pressure that is used in the hydraulic control. When braking control is switched from the hydraulic control to regenerative control in cooperative braking control, residual pressure reduction control is executed. In the residual pressure reduction control, the target hydraulic pressure is set to a value that is lower than zero to which the hydraulic pressure should be brought. | 11-24-2011 |
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20110075791 | Radiographic image capturing apparatus, radiographic image capturing method, and position calculating method - A radiographic image capturing apparatus includes a radiation source that outputs radiation, a radiation detector for detecting the radiation and converting such radiation into a radiographic image, and a reference point, which is disposed in a removable manner between the radiation source and the radiation detector. The reference point is disposed at the position of a center of rotation of the radiation source, which is set between the radiation source and the radiation detector. By rotating the radiation source about the position of the center of rotation, the radiation source applies radiation with respect to the reference point from at least two different angles. | 03-31-2011 |
20110075799 | Radiographic image capturing apparatus and radiographic image capturing method - In a radiographic image capturing apparatus, a biopsy region positional information calculator calculates a three-dimensional position of a biopsy region in an object to be examined based on two radiographic images which are acquired in a stereographic image capturing process, an irradiated field calculator calculates a new irradiated field covering the biopsy region based on the calculated three-dimensional position of the biopsy region and two angles at which a radiation source is disposed in the stereographic image capturing process, and a collimator controller controls a collimator to change the irradiated field of the radiation to the new irradiated field in a next stereographic image capturing process. | 03-31-2011 |
20110118625 | Biopsy apparatus - A biopsy apparatus includes a biopsy region positional information calculator for calculating a three-dimensional position of a biopsy region, a biopsy needle moving mechanism for moving a biopsy needle along three axes and/or turning the biopsy needle obliquely to an object to be examined, a biopsy needle positional information calculator for calculating a three-dimensional position of the biopsy needle, and a traveled distance calculator for calculating a distance over which the biopsy needle moves with respect to the biopsy region based on the three-dimensional position of the biopsy needle and the three-dimensional position of the biopsy region. | 05-19-2011 |
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20090283401 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LIQUID CRYSTAL DEVICE - A method for manufacturing a liquid crystal device that has a liquid crystal layer interposed between a pair of substrates which oppose each other and an alignment film which is formed on an inner face side of at least one of the substrates includes forming an inorganic alignment layer that has a plurality of columnar structures in which crystals grow in an oblique direction with respect to a normal line of the substrate by using sputtering equipment in which a pair of targets oppose each other with a plasma forming region interposed therebetween, by emitting an alignment film material that is made of an inorganic material in an oblique direction onto the substrate from the targets, and forming an organic alignment layer that is a monomolecular film made of an organic material chemically bonded with the inorganic alignment layer on a surface of the inorganic alignment layer by treating the surface of the inorganic alignment layer with a silane coupling agent that has an alkyl group, wherein a pretilt angle of a liquid crystal molecule is set to a desired angle by selecting the silane coupling agent by the number of carbon atoms. | 11-19-2009 |
20100128212 | MANUFACTURING APPARATUS FOR ORIENTED FILM, MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR ORIENTED FILM, LIQUID CRYSTAL DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A manufacturing apparatus for manufacturing an oriented film of a liquid crystal device holding a liquid crystal between a pair of substrates facing each other, comprising: a film formation chamber; an evaporation section having an evaporation source, evaporating an oriented film material on the substrate by a physical vapor deposition, and forming the oriented film in the film formation chamber; a shielding plate arranged between the evaporation section and the substrate, having an elongated opening for selectively evaporating the oriented film material, and covering an area of the substrate on which the oriented film is not formed; and a first regulating member arranged between the evaporation source and the shielding plate and at a position closer to the evaporation source than from the shielding plate, regulating a sublimating direction in which the oriented film material is sublimated. | 05-27-2010 |
20100188629 | MANUFACTURING APPARATUS FOR LIQUID CRYSTAL DEVICE, MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR LIQUID CRYSTAL DEVICE, LIQUID CRYSTAL DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A manufacturing apparatus for a liquid crystal device having a pair of substrates facing each other, an oriented film formed on an facing surface of at least one substrate in the pair of the substrates, and a liquid crystal held between the pair of substrates, includes: a film formation chamber; an evaporating section having an evaporation source, evaporating an inorganic material on the substrate in the film formation chamber by a physical vapor deposition, and forming an oriented film and a base film arranged under the oriented film; a base film formation area forming the base film and located substantially above the evaporation source in the film formation chamber; and an oriented film formation area located obliquely above the evaporation source in the film formation chamber, forming the oriented film and having a shielding plate having an elongated opening for selectively evaporating an inorganic material. | 07-29-2010 |
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20100156346 | RESONANCE-TYPE NON-CONTACT CHARGING APPARATUS - A resonance type non-contact charging apparatus is disclosed. A charger of the apparatus receives the high frequency power from a secondary side resonance coil of the apparatus. A power ratio detecting section of the apparatus detects the ratio of the reflected power from a primary side resonance coil to the high frequency power source with respect to the output power from the high frequency power source to the primary side resonance coil. A stop control section of the apparatus stops the high frequency power source when the ratio detected by the power ratio detecting section becomes greater than or equal to a predetermined threshold value. | 06-24-2010 |
20100201204 | NON-CONTACT POWER TRANSMISSION APPARATUS - A non-contact power transmission apparatus is disclosed. The non-contact power transmission apparatus includes an AC power source, a primary coil, a primary side resonance coil, a secondary side resonance coil, a secondary coil, a voltage measuring section, and a distance calculating section. AC voltage of the AC power source is applied to the primary coil. A load is connected to the secondary coil. The voltage measuring section measures the voltage of the primary coil. The distance calculating section calculates the distance between the primary side resonance coil and the secondary side resonance coil based on the voltage measured by the voltage measuring section. | 08-12-2010 |
20100201316 | NON-CONTACT POWER TRANSMISSION APPARATUS - A non-contact power transmission apparatus having an AC power source and a resonance system is disclosed. The resonance system has a primary coil connected to the AC power source, a primary side resonance coil, a secondary side resonance coil, a secondary coil, and a load connected to the secondary coil. The primary side resonance coil is separated from the primary coil in an axial direction by a first distance, and the secondary coil is separated from the secondary side resonance coil in the axial direction by a second distance. At least one of the first distance and the second distance is adjusted to be a distance that is determined in advance in accordance with the impedance of the load so that the power transmission efficiency is maintained at a proper value. | 08-12-2010 |
20110241440 | NON-CONTACT POWER TRANSMISSION APPARATUS AND POWER TRANSMISSION METHOD USING A NON-CONTACT POWER TRANSMISSION APPARATUS - Disclosed is a non-contact power transmission apparatus provided with an AC power source and a resonant system. The resonant system has a primary coil that is connected with the AC power source, a primary-side resonance coil, a secondary-side resonance coil, a secondary coil and a load that is connected with the secondary coil. In addition, the non-contact power transmission apparatus is provided with a state detection unit and a variable-impedance circuit. The state detection unit detects the state of the resonant system. The variable-impedance circuit is constructed so as to adjust its own impedance in accordance with the state of the resonant system detected by the state detection unit, in such a way that the input impedance and the output impedance at the resonant frequency of the resonant system are matching. | 10-06-2011 |
20110298294 | NON-CONTACT POWER TRANSMISSION DEVICE AND DESIGN METHOD THEREOF - A non-contact power transmission device is disclosed. The resonant system includes a primary coil connected to the AC power source, a primary resonance coil, a secondary resonance coil, and a secondary coil is connected to the load. When the relationship between an input impedance of the resonant system and a frequency of an AC voltage of the AC power source is shown in a graph, the frequency of the AC voltage of the AC power source is set between a first frequency at which the input impedance has a local maximum value, and a second frequency that is greater than the first frequency and at which the input impedance has a local minimum value. | 12-08-2011 |
20120104998 | NON-CONTACT POWER TRANSMISSION DEVICE - A non-contact power transmission device includes an alternating current power supply, a resonant system, a load, an impedance measuring section and an analyzing section. The resonant system has a primary coil connected to the alternating current power supply, a primary-side resonant coil, a secondary-side resonant coil and a secondary coil. The load is connected to the secondary coil. The impedance measuring section can measure the input impedance of the resonant system. The analyzing section analyzes the measurement results obtained from the impedance measuring section. | 05-03-2012 |
20120242286 | RESONANCE TYPE NON-CONTACT CHARGING DEVICE - A resonance type non-contact charging device includes a high frequency power source, a primary side resonant coil, a secondary side resonant coil, a charger, a secondary battery, and a stop control unit. The primary side resonant coil receives supply of high frequency electric power from the high frequency power source. The secondary side resonant coil is arranged apart from the primary side resonant coil in a non-contact manner. The secondary side resonant coil receives electric power from the primary side resonant coil through magnetic field resonance between the primary side resonant coil and the secondary side resonant coil. The charger receives supply of high frequency electric power from the secondary side resonant coil. The secondary battery is connected to the charger. The stop control unit stops the high frequency power source before stopping the charger when charging is to be stopped. | 09-27-2012 |
20120242287 | RESONANCE TYPE NON-CONTACT CHARGING DEVICE - A resonance type non-contact charging device includes a high frequency power source, a primary side resonant coil, a secondary side resonant coil, a charger, a secondary battery, and a stop control unit. The primary side resonant coil receives supply of high frequency electric power from the high frequency power source. The secondary side resonant coil is arranged apart from the primary side resonant coil in a non-contact manner. The secondary side resonant coil receives electric power from the primary side resonant coil through magnetic field resonance between the primary side resonant coil and the secondary side resonant coil. The charger receives supply of high frequency electric power from the secondary side resonant coil. The secondary battery is connected to the charger. The stop control unit stops the high frequency power source before stopping the charger when charging is to be stopped. | 09-27-2012 |
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20090003978 | Vacuum processing apparatus and vacuum processing method - A vacuum processing apparatus and method in which the apparatus includes vacuum processing chambers for subjecting a sample to vacuum processing, a vacuum carriage, a switchable chamber, a cassette support for supporting a plurality of cassettes capable of housing samples, and a waiting cassette support for supporting a waiting cassette that differs from the cassettes supported on the cassette support and capable of having a number of samples. An atmospheric carriage enables carrying a sample among a given cassette of the plurality of cassettes or the waiting cassette. A controller effects control for carrying unprocessed and processed samples among the given cassette, the waiting cassette and the vacuum processing chamber, so that a mixture of both processed and unprocessed samples does not exist in the given cassette or the waiting cassette. | 01-01-2009 |
20090010738 | Vacuum processing apparatus and vacuum processing method - A vacuum processing apparatus includes vacuum processing chambers for subjecting a sample to vacuum processing, a vacuum carriage, a switchable chamber, a cassette support for supporting a plurality of cassettes capable of housing samples, and a waiting cassette support for supporting a waiting cassette that differs from the cassettes supported on the cassette support and capable of having a number of samples. An atmospheric carriage enables carrying a sample among a given cassette of the plurality of cassettes or the waiting cassette. A controller effects control for carrying unprocessed and processed samples among the given cassette, the waiting cassette and the vacuum processing chamber, so that a mixture of both processed and unprocessed samples does not exist in the given cassette or the waiting cassette. | 01-08-2009 |
20110299962 | Vacuum Processing Apparatus And Vacuum Processing Method - A vacuum processing apparatus includes vacuum processing chambers for subjecting a sample to vacuum processing, a vacuum carriage, a switchable chamber, a cassette support for supporting a plurality of cassettes capable of housing samples, and a waiting cassette support for supporting a waiting cassette that differs from the cassettes supported on the cassette support and capable of having a number of samples. An atmospheric carriage enables carrying a sample among a given cassette of the plurality of cassettes or the waiting cassette. A controller effects control for carrying unprocessed and processed samples among the given cassette, the waiting cassette and the vacuum processing chamber, so that a mixture of both processed and unprocessed samples does not exist in the given cassette or the waiting cassette. | 12-08-2011 |
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20090108508 | Device and Method for Cooling Hot Strip - A device and a method for cooling a hot strip capable of uniformly cooling the hot-rolled steel strip from the leading end to the trailing end thereof during cooling of the steel strip using cooling water are provided. A cooling device | 04-30-2009 |
20090126439 | COOLING DEVICE AND COOLING METHOD FOR HOT STRIP - There are provided a cooling device and a cooling method for a hot-rolled strip in which the strip can be uniformly cooled from a leading edge to a trailing edge with coolant by properly realizing a great cooling ability and a stable cooling zone. Specifically, the following three methods are adopted. (1) Round nozzles | 05-21-2009 |
20100024505 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR COOLING HOT STRIP - A cooling device and a cooling method for a hot strip allow uniform and stable cooling of the strip at a high cooling rate when supplying the coolant to the upper surface of the hot strip. The cooling device includes an upper header unit | 02-04-2010 |
20110162427 | COOLING EQUIPMENT AND COOLING METHOD FOR HOT ROLLED STEEL PLATE - Cooling equipment for a hot rolled steel plate which is arranged on a hot rolling line of a steel plate includes an upper header which supplies cooling water to an upper surface of the hot rolled steel plate; upper cooling water jetting nozzles suspended from the upper header for jetting rod-like water flow; and an upper dividing wall arranged between the hot rolled steel plate and the upper header, wherein a plurality of upper water-supply inlets which allow insertion of lower end portions of the upper cooling water jetting nozzles thereinto, and a plurality of upper drain outlets which drain cooling water supplied to upper surface of the hot rolled steel plate on dividing wall are formed in the upper dividing wall. | 07-07-2011 |
20120222445 | HOT-STRIP COOLING DEVICE - A hot-strip cooling device for cooling a hot strip that has been subjected to finish rolling while being conveyed over a run-out table. The device includes a plurality of cooling nozzles that are disposed above a steel strip and eject rod-like flows of coolant at an ejection angle tilted toward the upstream side in a steel-strip traveling direction; and purging means that is disposed on the upstream side with respect to the cooling nozzles and purges the coolant that has been ejected from the cooling nozzles and resides on the steel strip. | 09-06-2012 |
20120291804 | METHOD FOR COOLING HOT STRIP - A method for cooling a hot strip conveyed on a run-out table after finishing, including ejecting rod-like flows of cooling water from nozzles to the upper surface of the steel strip such that the flows are inclined toward a traveling direction of the steel strip, and draining the cooling water using draining means disposed downstream of the nozzles. | 11-22-2012 |
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20080236144 | CONTROL SYSTEM OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - An internal combustion engine has an exhaust passage provided with a catalyst to purify exhaust gas. A control system for the internal combustion engine performs a quick-warming control to accelerate warming up of the catalyst when a predetermined condition is satisfied after the internal combustion engine begins cold startup. The control system further performs an advance control to advance an ignition timing further than an idling-ignition timing at the time of an idling operation in a period between beginning of the cold startup of the internal combustion engine and a time point where the quick-warming control is started. | 10-02-2008 |
20100101536 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR IN-CYLINDER INJECTION INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A control device is for an in-cylinder injection engine that makes fuel have high pressure through a high pressure pump to supply fuel to an injector and then injects fuel directly into a cylinder from the injector. The control device includes a fuel pressure detecting device for detecting pressure of fuel supplied to the injector, a target fuel pressure setting device for setting a target fuel pressure according to an engine operating state, a fuel pressure control device for feedback-controlling a fuel discharge amount from the pump such that fuel pressure detected by the detecting device accords with the target fuel pressure, a stop predicting device for determining whether the engine is about to stop, and a target fuel pressure gradual change device for decreasing the target fuel pressure gradually to a final target fuel pressure lower than normal, when it is determined that the engine is about to stop. | 04-29-2010 |
20110246048 | FUEL INJECTION CONTROLLER - When an engine driving condition has been changed from an idling condition to a vehicle running condition, a controller measures an idling period. When the idling period is longer than a determination time period immediately after the vehicle is started, a penetrating-force-decrease control is performed. Therefore, even when a piston temperature is relatively low and particulate matters are easily generated, it can be restricted that fuel adheres to the piston top-surface by performing the penetrating-force-decrease control. Further, in the penetrating-force-decrease control, since the fuel is injected at optimum injection timing, it can be avoided that emission and fuel economy are deteriorated. | 10-06-2011 |
20130019653 | SENSOR CONTROL DEVICE - A sensor control device is adapted for an engine including an exhaust passage along which an exhaust purification catalyst and a particulate matter detection sensor are disposed. The exhaust purification catalyst | 01-24-2013 |
20130192210 | EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An emission control system for an engine includes a catalyst and an exhaust-gas sensor provided downstream of the catalyst in a flow direction of exhaust gas. The exhaust-gas sensor includes a sensor element that includes a pair of electrodes and a solid electrolyte body located between the electrodes. The emission control system further includes a constant current supply portion that changes an output characteristic of the exhaust-gas sensor by applying a constant current between the electrodes, a rich direction control portion that performs a rich direction control after a fuelling-stop control, and a characteristic control portion that performs a rich responsiveness control during the rich direction control. In the rich direction control, an air-fuel ratio of the exhaust gas is made to be richer. In the rich responsiveness control, the constant current supply portion increases a detection responsiveness of the exhaust-gas sensor with respect to rich gas. | 08-01-2013 |
20130192211 | EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An emission control system for an engine includes a catalyst and an exhaust-gas sensor provided downstream of the catalyst in a flow direction of exhaust gas. The exhaust-gas sensor includes a sensor element that includes a pair of electrodes and a solid electrolyte body located between the electrodes. The emission control system further includes a constant current supply portion that changes an output characteristic of the exhaust-gas sensor by applying a constant current between the electrodes, a catalytic-state determination portion which determines a rich/lean state of the catalyst, a rich direction control portion which performs and terminates a rich direction control depending on the rich/lean state of the catalyst, a lean direction control portion which performs a lean direction control after the rich direction control, and a characteristic control portion which performs a lean responsiveness control at least during the lean direction control. | 08-01-2013 |
20130206596 | DETERIORATION DIAGNOSIS DEVICE FOR CATALYST - A deterioration diagnosis device, which performs a deterioration diagnosis of a catalyst, includes an exhaust-gas sensor provided downstream of the catalyst in a flow direction of exhaust gas such that an output value of the exhaust-gas sensor is used at least in the deterioration diagnosis. The deterioration diagnosis device further includes the constant current supply portion which applies a voltage to a sensor element of the exhaust-gas sensor to change an output characteristic of the exhaust-gas sensor, a response-time detection portion which detects a response time required for the output value of the exhaust-gas sensor to change from a rich threshold to a lean threshold, a response-time correction portion which controls the constant current supply portion to change the output characteristic of the exhaust-gas sensor so as to shorten the response time when the response time is longer than a predetermined reference time. | 08-15-2013 |
20130213016 | EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An emission control system for an engine includes an upstream sensor provided upstream of a catalyst in a flow direction of exhaust gas, a downstream sensor provided downstream of the catalyst to detect an air-fuel ratio so that the air-fuel ratio approaches a target air-fuel ratio in a sub feedback control, a constant current supply portion which changes an output characteristic of the downstream sensor by applying a constant current on a pair of electrodes thereof. A characteristic control portion controls the constant current supply portion in the sub feedback control to advance a timing of lean detection of the downstream sensor when the air-fuel ratio is richer than the target air-fuel ratio, and to advance a timing of rich detection of the downstream sensor when the air-fuel ratio is leaner than the target air-fuel ratio. | 08-22-2013 |
20140373512 | EMISSION GAS CLEANING DEVICE OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - In a system having an oxygen sensor arranged downstream of a NOx storage-reduction catalyst, a constant current is made to flow between sensor electrodes by a constant current circuit provided in the outside of the oxygen sensor, which makes it possible to change an output characteristic of the oxygen sensor. Further, during a lean combustion control of an engine, a sensing responsiveness to a lean component of the oxygen sensor is improved. In this way, when NOx (lean component) is emitted to the downstream of the catalyst, the NOx can be quickly sensed by the oxygen sensor. Meanwhile, during a rich combustion control of the engine, the sensing responsiveness to a rich component of the oxygen sensor is improved. In this way, when HC and CO (rich components) are emitted to the downstream of the catalyst, the HC and the CO can be quickly sensed by the oxygen sensor. | 12-25-2014 |
20150025778 | GAS-SENSOR-CONTROL DEVICE AND CONTROL DEVICE OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A constant current is made to flow between sensor electrodes by a constant current circuit provided in the outside of the oxygen sensor, whereby the output characteristics of an oxygen sensor can be changed. Further, when a specified current-switching-permission condition is met, a value of current flowing between the sensor electrodes is switched and a direct current resistance value (internal resistance value) of the oxygen sensor is computed from a difference in the output of the oxygen sensor and a difference in the value of the current between before and after switching the value of the current flowing between the sensor electrodes. Then, at the time of a constant current supply in which the constant current is made to flow between the sensor electrodes, in other words, when the output characteristics of the oxygen sensor are changed, an amount of output-voltage-variation is found from a constant current value and a direct resistance value at that time. Then, the output of the oxygen sensor is corrected by the use of the amount of output-voltage-variation. In this way, an air-fuel ratio control based on the output of the oxygen sensor can be performed with high accuracy. | 01-22-2015 |
20150041334 | GAS SENSOR CONTROL APPARATUS AND GAS SENSOR CONTROL METHOD - A catalytic conversion characteristic of a catalyst, which indicates a relationship between an air-to-fuel ratio and a catalytic conversion efficiency of the catalyst, includes a second air-to-fuel ratio point, which is a point of starting an outflow of NOx from the catalyst and is located on a rich side of a first air-to-fuel ratio point that forms an equilibrium point for a rich component and oxygen. A constant current circuit, which induces a flow of an electric current from an exhaust side electrode to an atmosphere side electrode through a solid electrolyte layer in a sensor element, is connected to the sensor element. A microcomputer controls a current value of the electric current, which is induced by the constant current circuit, based on a difference between the first air-to-fuel ratio point and the second air-to-fuel ratio point at the catalyst. | 02-12-2015 |
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20090027935 | Polyphase Inverter, Control Method Thereof, Air Sending Device and Polyphase Current Output System - Capacitors act as bootstrap capacitors of a high side control circuits. The capacitors are charged in a period in which all of high arm switching devices are non-conductive, so-called in a precharge period. When any of U-phase current, V-phase current and W-phase current is smaller than a negative predetermined value (when an absolute value is larger), it is judged which is the largest value. The low arm switching device is turned on only for a phase corresponding to the current of the largest value and the low arm switching devices of other phases are turned off. | 01-29-2009 |
20090097986 | OIL PRESSURE UNIT AND SPEED CONTROL METHOD OF MOTOR IN OIL PRESSURE UNIT - An oil pressure unit includes an inverter arranged to supply electric power to a motor; a load sensor arranged to detect a load of the oil pressure pump; a rotation sensor arranged to detect a rotation speed of the motor; a current command value calculation part configured to calculate a current command value so that a deviation between a speed command value representing a target rotation speed of the motor and a rotation speed of the motor converges to zero; a correction part configured to correct the current command value based on the load of the oil pressure pump; and a control signal generation part configured to output a control signal to the inverter based on a corrected current command value. | 04-16-2009 |
20090133419 | Trailer Refrigeration System - A trailer refrigeration system comprising: an electricity generator ( | 05-28-2009 |
20100058785 | ENGINE LIFE PREDICTING APPARATUS AND REFRIGERATING APPARATUS - A current detector and a voltage detector respectively detect a current value and a voltage value outputted from an engine generator. An operating block determines a weight constant on the basis of the current value and the voltage value, weights the operating time of an engine by using the weight constant, and integrates the weighted operating time to calculate an integral time. A judging block compares the integral time and a reference time, and gives a notification to an indicator when it judges that the integral time exceeds the reference time. Receiving the notification, the indicator makes an external indication. The current detector and the voltage detector can be made of electric circuitry, so that the life of the engine can be predicted at low costs and with high reliability. | 03-11-2010 |
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20090093313 | Data management apparatus and data distribution system - Ghost data used for reproducing a game process having been executed in accordance with operations performed by users are transmitted, as necessary, from a plurality of game apparatuses to a data management apparatus. The data management apparatus stores the ghost data received from the plurality of game apparatuses, in accordance with a definition of a database in which a plurality of score sections are defined based on a value represented by score data, and a maximum registration allowable number of users for which the ghost data are registered is defined for each of the plurality of score sections, or is defined so as to be the same among the plurality of score sections. The data management apparatus transmits, when a ghost data distribution request is received from a one of the plurality of game apparatuses, the ghost data for at least one user for which the ghost data is registered so as to be associated with one of the plurality of score sections, the one of the plurality of scores sections being associated with the score data included in the ghost data distribution request, to the one of the plurality of game apparatuses. Thus, it is possible to limit the total capacity for storing the ghost data in a server to a predetermined range of capacity, and allow each player to obtain the ghost data in accordance with a skill of the player. | 04-09-2009 |
20090102847 | Computer-readable storage medium having distribution chart display program stored therein, information processing apparatus, and distribution chart display system - A distribution chart representing a distribution of accomplishment times included in a plurality of pieces of result data is generated based on the plurality of pieces of result data including the accomplishment times of a racing game. Icons for identifying the plurality of pieces of result data are displayed on the distribution chart. When one of the icons displayed on the distribution chart is selected by a user, a process associated with the result data represented by the one of the icons having been selected is executed. Therefore, the distribution chart which includes a plurality of pieces of data as elements and is based on a predetermined index is displayed, and an interactive operation using the distribution chart can be realized. | 04-23-2009 |
20090197682 | Game network construction method and game network system - After a star peer-to-peer network is constructed, a network game is started. While the network game is executed, a mesh peer-to-peer network is gradually constructed by establishing connections between client terminals which have been connected to the star peer-to-peer network. After the network game is started, while the mesh peer-to-peer network is constructed, client terminals which have established connections therebetween transmit and receive game data to and from each other without passing via a host terminal, and client terminals which have not established connections therebetween yet transmit and receive game data to and from each other via the host terminal. Thus, a game network system can be realized, in which a time during which players wait for the network game to start is short and in which processing burdens are not concentrated on a specific user terminal. | 08-06-2009 |
20120116551 | DATA MANAGEMENT APPARATUS AND DATA DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM - Ghost data used for reproducing a game process executed by user operations are transmitted from game apparatuses to a data management apparatus. The data management apparatus stores the received ghost data, according to a definition of a database in which score sections are defined based on a value represented by score data, and a maximum registration allowable number of users for which the ghost data are registered is defined for each of the score sections, or is defined so as to be the same among the score sections. The data management apparatus transmits, when a ghost data distribution request is received, the ghost data for at least one user for which the ghost data is registered so as to be associated with one of the score sections, the scores section being associated with the score data included in the ghost data distribution request, to the one of the game apparatuses. | 05-10-2012 |
20120176384 | COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING DISTRIBUTION CHART DISPLAY PROGRAM STOREDTHEREIN, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND DISTRIBUTION CHART DISPLAY SYSTEM - A distribution chart representing a distribution of accomplishment times included in a plurality of pieces of result data is generated based on the plurality of pieces of result data including the accomplishment times of a racing game. Icons for identifying the plurality of pieces of result data are displayed on the distribution chart. When one of the icons displayed on the distribution chart is selected by a user, a process associated with the result data represented by the one of the icons having been selected is executed. Therefore, the distribution chart which includes a plurality of pieces of data as elements and is based on a predetermined index is displayed, and an interactive operation using the distribution chart can be realized. | 07-12-2012 |
20120220251 | COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING STORED THEREIN INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM, INFORMATION PROCESSOR, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - A game apparatus receives signals from a plurality of game apparatuses. When the game apparatus has received signals from the plurality of game apparatuses, the game apparatus sorts the signals by apparatus and calculates an average RSSI value of the signals for each of the respective apparatuses. The game apparatus further calculates an average value of the calculated average RSSI values of the respective apparatuses. Then, the game apparatus determines a single icon to be displayed based on the calculated average value and causes the icon to be displayed on a screen. | 08-30-2012 |
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20090033924 | Defects Inspecting Apparatus And Defects Inspecting Method - An inspecting apparatus and method including first and second illuminating units for illuminating a surface of a specimen to be inspected with different incident angles and first and second detecting optical units arranged at different elevation angle directions to the surface of the specimen for detecting images of the specimen illuminated by the first and second illuminating units. | 02-05-2009 |
20090210971 | Displacement Measurement Method and Apparatus Thereof, Stage Apparatus, and Probe Microscope - The present invention provides a displacement measurement method, an apparatus thereof, a probe microscope. which make it possible to stably measure an amount of displacement and a moving distance of an object under measurement with an accuracy of the sub-nanometer order or below without being affected by disturbances such as fluctuations of air, mechanical vibration. | 08-20-2009 |
20100064396 | SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPE AND SAMPLE OBSERVING METHOD USING THE SAME - In a near-field scanning microscope using an aperture probe, the upper limit of the aperture formation is at most several ten nm in practice. In a near-field scanning microscope using a scatter probe, the resolution ability is limited to at most several ten nm because of the external illuminating light serving as background noise. Moreover, measurement reproducibility is seriously lowered by a damage or abrasion of a probe. Optical data and unevenness data of the surface of a sample can be measured at a nm-order resolution ability and a high reproducibility while damaging neither the probe nor the sample by fabricating a plasmon-enhanced near-field probe having a nm-order optical resolution ability by combining a nm-order cylindrical structure with nm-order microparticles and repeatedly moving the probe toward the sample and away therefrom at a low contact force at individual measurement points on the sample. | 03-11-2010 |
20110310382 | DEFECTS INSPECTING APPARATUS AND DEFECTS INSPECTING METHOD - An inspecting apparatus and method including first and second illuminating units for illuminating a surface of a specimen to be inspected with different incident angles and first and second detecting optical units arranged at different elevation angle directions to the surface of the specimen for detecting images of the specimen illuminated by the first and second illuminating units. | 12-22-2011 |
20120262709 | DEFECTS INSPECTING APPARATUS AND DEFECTS INSPECTING METHOD - An inspecting apparatus and method including first and second illuminating units for illuminating a surface of a specimen to be inspected with different incident angles and first and second detecting optical units arranged at different elevation angle directions to the surface of the specimen for detecting images of the specimen illuminated by the first and second illuminating units. | 10-18-2012 |
20120327429 | Displacement Measurement Method and Apparatus Thereof, Stage Apparatus, and Probe Microscope - A displacement measurement method, an apparatus thereof, and a probe microscope. which enable stable measure an amount of displacement and a moving distance of an object under measurement with an accuracy of the sub-nanometer order or below without being affected by disturbances such as fluctuations of air and mechanical vibration. A pulsed beam is split into two; one beam is reflected by an object under measurement and then inputted to a delay optical path equivalent to one pulse period; and the other beam is sent through the same delay optical path in the opposite direction up to the object under measurement with a delay of one pulse period, and then reflected by the object under measurement. An optical phase variation caused by the movement of the object under measurement is obtained by subjecting the two pulsed beams to interference. | 12-27-2012 |
20130145507 | SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPE AND SAMPLE OBSERVING METHOD USING THE SAME - In a near-field scanning microscope using an aperture probe, the upper limit of the aperture formation is at most several ten nm in practice. In a near-field scanning microscope using a scatter probe, the resolution ability is limited to at most several ten nm because of the external illuminating light serving as background noise. Moreover, measurement reproducibility is seriously lowered by a damage or abrasion of a probe. Optical data and unevenness data of the surface of a sample can be measured at a nm-order resolution ability and a high reproducibility while damaging neither the probe nor the sample by fabricating a plasmon-enhanced near-field probe having a nm-order optical resolution ability by combining a nm-order cylindrical structure with nm-order microparticles and repeatedly moving the probe toward the sample and away therefrom at a low contact force at individual measurement points on the sample. | 06-06-2013 |
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20090014946 | PAPER SHEET STORING APPARATUS - A paper sheet storing apparatus is configured to collect and accumulate multiple different types of paper sheets in different sizes. The paper sheet storing apparatus has: a paper sheet cartridge configured to have a feeder provided on a side wall thereof for externally feeding paper sheets and arranged to accumulate and keep the paper sheets therein; and a stack guide member configured to introduce the paper sheets, which are fed by the feeder into the paper sheet cartridge, downward in the paper sheet cartridge and to press down surface of an uppermost paper sheet located on a top of the paper sheets accumulated and kept in the paper sheet cartridge. The stack guide member is structured in a specific shape to enable the surface of the uppermost paper sheet to be pressed downward in a vertical direction, with regard to all the multiple different types of paper sheets. This arrangement effectively reduces the potential for paper jams and relevant troubles and ensures stable accumulation of paper sheets. | 01-15-2009 |
20110266741 | PAPER SHEETS HANDLING APPARATUS - A paper money handling apparatus comprises a service mechanism unit for delivery of a paper sheet or sheets, a counting processing unit for counting of a paper sheet or sheets, a stacker for storing of a paper sheet or sheets, and conveyance paths for conveyance of a paper sheet or sheets to the service mechanism unit, the counting processing unit, and the stacker. The apparatus further comprises connection guides provided between the conveyance paths and the stackers to perform delivery of a paper sheet or sheets, a motor, a cam and a solenoid, which switch the connection guides to a connected state to connect the same to the conveyance paths and the stackers to enable delivery of a paper sheet or sheets and to an evacuated state to release the connection. | 11-03-2011 |
20130307209 | PAPER SHEETS HANDLING APPARATUS - A paper money handling apparatus comprises a service mechanism unit for delivery of a paper sheet or sheets, a counting processing unit for counting of a paper sheet or sheets, a stacker for storing of a paper sheet or sheets, and conveyance paths for conveyance of a paper sheet or sheets to the service mechanism unit, the counting processing unit, and the stacker. The apparatus further comprises connection guides provided between the conveyance paths and the stackers to perform delivery of a paper sheet or sheets, a motor, a cam, and a solenoid, which switch the connection guides to a connected state to connect the same to the conveyance paths and the stackers to enable delivery of a paper sheet or sheets and to an evacuated state to release the connection. | 11-21-2013 |
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20090101695 | GOLD ALLOY WIRE FOR BONDING WIRE HAVING HIGH INITIAL BONDABILITY, HIGH BONDING RELIABILITY, HIGH ROUNDNESS OF COMPRESSION BALL, HIGH STRAIGHTNESS, AND HIGH RESIN FLOWABILITY RESISTANCE - There is provided a gold alloy wire for a bonding wire having high initial bonding ability, high bonding reliability, high roundness of a compression ball, high straightness, and high resin flowability resistance. The gold alloy wire for a bonding wire comprises one kind or two kinds of Pt and Pd of 1000 to less than 5000 ppm in total, Ir: 1 to 200 ppm, Ca: 20 to 100 ppm, Eu: 10 to 100 ppm, Be: 0.1 to 20 ppm, if necessary, and La: 10 to 100 ppm, if necessary. The total amount of at least two kinds of Ca, Eu, Be, and La is in a range of 50 to 250 ppm. | 04-23-2009 |
20090120665 | GOLD ALLOY WIRE FOR BONDING WIRE HAVING HIGH BONDING RELIABILITY, HIGH ROUNDNESS OF COMPRESSION BALL, HIGH STRAIGHTNESS AND HIGH RESIN FLOWABILITY RESISTANCE - There is provided a gold alloy wire for a bonding wire having high bonding reliability, high roundness of a compression ball, high straightness, and high resin flowability resistance. The gold alloy wire for a bonding wire contains one kind or two kinds of Pt and Pd of 5000 ppm to 2% by mass in total, Ir: 1 to 200 ppm, Ca: 20 to 200 ppm, Eu: 10 to 200 ppm, Be: 0.1 to 30 ppm, if necessary, and La: to 200 ppm, if necessary. At least two kinds of Ca, Eu, Be, and La are in a range of 50 to 250 ppm in total. | 05-14-2009 |
20090232695 | GOLD ALLOY WIRE FOR BONDING WIRE HAVING HIGH INITIAL BONDABILITY, HIGH BONDING RELIABILITY, HIGH ROUNDNESS OF COMPRESSION BALL, HIGH STRAIGHTNESS, HIGH RESIN FLOWABILITY RESISTANCE, AND LOW SPECIFIC RESISTANCE - There are provided a gold alloy wire for a bonding wire having high initial bonding ability, high bonding reliability, high roundness of a compression ball, high straightness, high resin flowability resistance, and low specific resistance. The gold alloy wire having high initial bonding ability, high bonding reliability, high roundness of a compression ball, high straightness, high resin flowability resistance, and low specific resistance contains one or more of Pt and Pd of 500 to less than 1000 ppm in total, Ir of 1 to 100 ppm, Ca of more than 30 to 100 ppm, Eu of more than 30 to 100 ppm, Be of 0.1 to 20 ppm, if necessary, one or more of La, Ba, Sr, and Bi of 30 to 100 ppm in total, if necessary, and a balance being Au and inevitable impurities. | 09-17-2009 |
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20090058928 | Image Forming Apparatus - An image forming apparatus is described. The image forming apparatus may include a casing including an image forming section, an ejecting section provided above the image forming section and an image scanning section provided above the ejecting section, formed with an ejecting port communicating with the ejecting section; and an operating section. A side surface of the casing closer to the ejecting port includes a generally vertical surface and an upper surface of the casing includes a generally horizontal surface. The casing is provided with an inclined surface inclined along a direction intersecting with the generally vertical surface and the generally horizontal surface for connecting the generally vertical surface and the generally horizontal surface with each other, and the ejecting port is formed on the inclined surface, while the operating section is arranged above the ejecting port on the inclined surface. | 03-05-2009 |
20090060564 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus is described. The image forming apparatus may include a casing including an image forming section, an ejecting section above the image forming section and an image scanning section above the ejecting section, formed with an ejecting port communicating with the ejecting section; and an operating section. A side surface of the casing closer to the ejecting port includes a generally vertical surface and an upper surface of the casing includes a generally horizontal surface. The casing is provided with an inclined surface inclined along a direction intersecting with the generally vertical surface and the generally horizontal surface for connecting the generally vertical surface and the generally horizontal surface with each other. The ejecting port is formed on the inclined surface. The operating section is inclined along a direction approaching a horizontal surface than the inclined surface under the ejecting port on the inclined surface. | 03-05-2009 |
20090060565 | Image Forming Apparatus - An image forming apparatus is described. The image forming apparatus may include a casing including an image forming section, an ejecting section provided above the image forming section and an image scanning section provided above the ejecting section, formed with an ejecting port communicating with the ejecting section; and an operating section. A side surface of the casing closer to the ejecting port includes a generally vertical surface and an upper surface of the casing includes a generally horizontal surface. The casing is provided with an inclined surface inclined along a direction intersecting with the generally vertical surface and the generally horizontal surface for connecting the generally vertical surface and the generally horizontal surface with each other, and the ejecting port is formed on the inclined surface, and the operating section is arranged under the ejecting port on the inclined surface. | 03-05-2009 |
20090060575 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus is described. The image forming apparatus may include a first casing and a second casing above the first casing. The second casing is provided with an upper surface including a generally horizontal surface, a lower surface extending beyond the upper surface in a generally horizontal direction and a side surface connecting an end edge of the upper surface and an end edge of the lower surface with each other over the whole area. The first casing is provided with an upper surface coming into contact with the lower surface of the second casing over the whole area and a side surface including a generally vertical surface. An inclined surface connecting the generally vertical surface of the first casing and the generally horizontal surface of the second casing with each other, is provided continuously along the first casing and the second casing. | 03-05-2009 |
20110200354 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus is described. The image forming apparatus may include a first casing and a second casing above the first casing. The second casing is provided with an upper surface including a generally horizontal surface, a lower surface extending beyond the upper surface in a generally horizontal direction and a side surface connecting an end edge of the upper surface and an end edge of the lower surface with each other over the whole area. The first casing is provided with an upper surface coming into contact with the lower surface of the second casing over the whole area and a side surface including a generally vertical surface. An inclined surface connecting the generally vertical surface of the first casing and the generally horizontal surface of the second casing with each other, is provided continuously along the first casing and the second casing. | 08-18-2011 |