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20110073208 | Double-wall pipe, method of manufacturing the same and refrigerant cycle device provided with the same - A double-wall pipe includes an outer pipe, and an inner pipe disposed inside the outer pipe. An outer wall of the inner pipe has thereon a ridge portion, which defines a groove portion extending in a longitudinal direction of the inner pipe. The outer pipe and the inner pipe are bent to have a straight portion extending straightly, and a bend portion bent from the straight portion. In the straight portion, the outer pipe has an inside diameter that is larger than an outside diameter of an imaginary cylinder defined by an outer surface of the ridge portion of the inner pipe. Furthermore, the ridge portion of the inner pipe contacts an inside surface of the outer pipe to be radially squeezed and held by the outer pipe, in the bend portion. The double-wall pipe can be suitably used for a refrigerant cycle device. | 03-31-2011 |
20140109373 | Double-Wall Pipe, Method Of Manufacturing The Same And Refrigerant Cycle Device Provided With The Same - A double-wall pipe includes an outer pipe, and an inner pipe disposed inside the outer pipe. An outer wall of the inner pipe has thereon a ridge portion, which defines a groove portion extending in a longitudinal direction of the inner pipe. The outer pipe and the inner pipe are bent to have a straight portion extending straightly, and a bend portion bent from the straight portion. In the straight portion, the outer pipe has an inside diameter that is larger than an outside diameter of an imaginary cylinder defined by an outer surface of the ridge portion of the inner pipe. Furthermore, the ridge portion of the inner pipe contacts an inside surface of the outer pipe to be radially squeezed and held by the outer pipe, in the bend portion. The double-wall pipe can be suitably used for a refrigerant cycle device. | 04-24-2014 |
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20090054142 | Image processing for a game - This image processing device for games is a device whereby a prescribed number of models (characters) are setup in virtual space, these models are controlled such that they move in prescribed directions in the virtual space, and images of this virtual space from a virtual viewpoint are displayed on means for display. In order to display the movement of the models that are arranged in virtual space more realistically, in one construction thereof, this device is provided with means for image processing that apply virtual centripetal force to the models. Furthermore, in order to display the movement of the models more realistically and to heighten the dramatic effect, in one construction thereof, this device is equipped with means for processing residual image presentation in order to represent the track of movement of a model as residual images. This means for processing is equipped with means for storage that store without modification motion data of the model prior to the current motion and with means for display control that display this stored data together with the current motion data. | 02-26-2009 |
20100146454 | POSITION-DEPENDENT INFORMATION REPRESENTATION SYSTEM, POSITION-DEPENDENT INFORMATION REPRESENTATION CONTROL DEVICE, AND POSITION-DEPENDENT INFORMATION REPRESENTATION METHOD - The present invention is intended to provide a position-dependent information representation system which can allow persons other than evaluators to readily recognize at which positions the respective evaluators are evaluating information. Control device causes map/layout display means to display a map or a layout chart of a specified area in according to an instruction of the evaluator, and specifies an evaluation point specified by the evaluator in the display range of the map or the layout chart displayed according to an instruction of the evaluator. Information acquiring means acquires information data representing information of the evaluation point. Information representation section represents the information data. ID receiving means and information representation section connected to control device are connected through communication medium, such that the correspondence of the evaluation point to information representation section can be visually recognized, and information acquiring means transmits the acquired information data to information representation section. | 06-10-2010 |
20100283027 | MULTI-VALUE RECORDING PHASE-CHANGE MEMORY DEVICE, MULTI-VALUE RECORDING PHASE-CHANGE CHANNEL TRANSISTOR, AND MEMORY CELL ARRAY - A multi-value recording phase-change memory device that can stably record multi-value information, and that can reproduce information with high reliability, comprises a first electrode layer | 11-11-2010 |
20110076653 | Systems and Methods for Semantic Knowledge Assessment, Instruction, and Acquisition - Systems and methods for semantic knowledge assessment, instruction, and acquisition are disclosed. In one embodiment a computer-implemented method for language instruction includes determining a lexical recognition ability level of a user within a lexicon of a particular language. This method further includes, based on item recognizability, creating a target list of unknown lexical items. The target list can be sorted by ranking the importance of the unknown lexical items within the particular lexicon. The method also includes generating a personal language learning sequence for the user based, at least in part, on the target list. | 03-31-2011 |
20110127486 | Phase-change memory device, phase-change channel transistor and memory cell array - A phase-change channel transistor includes a first electrode; a second electrode; a memory layer provided between the first and second electrodes; and a third electrode provided for the memory layer with an insulating film interposed therebetween, wherein the memory layer includes at least a first layer formed from a phase-change material which is stable in either an amorphous phase or a crystalline phase at room temperature and a second layer formed from a resistive material, and wherein the resistance value of the second layer is smaller than the resistance value of the first layer in the amorphous phase, but is larger than the resistance value of the first layer in the crystalline phase. | 06-02-2011 |
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20090037384 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM THAT STORES PROGRAM THEREOF - The present invention improves processing speed of search processing of objects. To achieve this, in an image processing apparatus capable of extracting an object contained in input data, and of storing data about the object in a storage device, there are provided a detecting section for detecting a relationship of one or more objects; a section for generating object related information for relating the one or more objects which have a relationship and are detected by the detecting section; a selecting section for selecting a single search type from a plurality of search types; a searching section for searching for the object data stored in the storage device and the object related information in accordance with the search type selected by the selecting section; and a display section for displaying the one or more objects searched in accordance with the object relating information searched by the searching section. | 02-05-2009 |
20090174898 | PLURALITY OF IMAGE PROCESSING IN IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM HAVING ONE OR MORE NETWORK-CONNECTED IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUSES - An image processing apparatus in an image processing system in which a plurality of image processing apparatuses is connected via a network performs processing as below. The apparatus judges a type of data, sets priorities of image processings for the data in accordance with the judged type, obtains a plurality of image processing capabilities provided for the plurality of image processing apparatuses via the network, and determines a processing route along which the data is processed through the plurality of image processing apparatuses. Image processings for the data are performed in the image processing system by transferring the data along the determined processing route. | 07-09-2009 |
20100241805 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND CONTROL METHOD AND PROGRAM THEREOF - An object attribute is determined with respect to an object and a determination is performed as to whether or not to execute image cache processing in response to the object attribute. By switching processing in accordance with this, execution of time-consuming image specifying processing is kept to a necessary minimum and performance reductions can be avoided. Furthermore, cache registration is avoided for images having low reusability, which achieves improvements in cache usage efficiency and improvements in cache search efficiency, thereby enabling performance to be improved. | 09-23-2010 |
20110043855 | PRINT DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS, PRINT DATA PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A print data processing apparatus includes a first processor and a second processor. The first processor rasterizes a resource of print data corresponding to pages that precede an m-th page, in a case where a plurality of pages of print data share the resource, and generates intermediate data of the m-th page using the rasterized resource without generating any intermediate data of the pages that precede the m-th page. The second processor rasterizes a resource of print data corresponding to pages that precede an n-th page without using a resource rasterized by the first processor corresponding to pages that precede an m-th page and generates intermediate data of the n-th page using the rasterized resource without generating any intermediate data of the pages that precede the n-th page, wherein the n-th page is one of pages that follow the m-th page. | 02-24-2011 |
20110164288 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS THAT CAN OUTPUT COPY-FORGERY-INHIBITED PATTERN IMAGE, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, PROGRAM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An apparatus includes an original-document-attribute determining unit that determines attribute of an original document image, a form-attribute determining unit that determines attribute of a form image, and a compositing unit that performs sequence of compositing of the original document image, a copy-forgery-inhibited pattern image, and the form image, the sequence of compositing being determined based on the determined attribute of the original document image and the determined attribute of the form image. | 07-07-2011 |
20130321838 | INFORMATION TERMINAL CAPABLE OF REQUESTING IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS TO PERFORM PRINTING, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An information terminal which is capable of causing an image forming apparatus to perform printing and being intuitively operated by a user. A display section displays a print setting screen for the user to configure print settings relating to printing that is to be performed by an image forming apparatus whose image is taken by an image pickup section of the information terminal. The display section is controlled such that when an image of another image forming apparatus different from the image forming apparatus is taken by the image pickup section, information for notifying the user of a print setting unsupported by the other image forming apparatus among the print settings configured on the print setting screen is displayed. | 12-05-2013 |
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20090117425 | Fuel Cell Assembly and Electricity Generation Unit Used in Same - A fuel cell assembly has a housing defining an electricity generation/combustion chamber, and electricity generation/combustion means disposed within the housing. A fuel gas and an oxygen-containing gas are supplied to the electricity generation/combustion means, and a combustion gas formed within the electricity generation/combustion chamber is discharged from the electricity generation/combustion chamber. A heat exchanger having a first channel and a second channel is disposed on at least one surface of the housing, the combustion gas is discharged from the interior of the electricity generation/combustion chamber through the first channel of the heat exchanger, and one of the oxygen-containing gas and the fuel gas is supplied to the electricity generation/combustion means through the second channel of the heat exchanger. A plurality of electricity generation units are arranged in parallel within the housing, and each of the electricity generation units includes a cell stack constituting the electricity generation/combustion means. | 05-07-2009 |
20090130496 | Fuel Cell Assembly and Electricity Generation Unit Used in Same - A fuel cell assembly has a housing defining an electricity generation/combustion chamber, and electricity generation/combustion means disposed within the housing. A fuel gas and an oxygen-containing gas are supplied to the electricity generation/combustion means, and a combustion gas formed within the electricity generation/combustion chamber is discharged from the electricity generation/combustion chamber. A heat exchanger having a first channel and a second channel is disposed on at least one surface of the housing, the combustion gas is discharged from the interior of the electricity generation/combustion chamber through the first channel of the heat exchanger, and one of the oxygen-containing gas and the fuel gas is supplied to the electricity generation/combustion means through the second channel of the heat exchanger. A plurality of electricity generation units are arranged in parallel within the housing, and each of the electricity generation units includes a cell stack constituting the electricity generation/combustion means. | 05-21-2009 |
20100119906 | Fuel Cell Module - A fuel cell configuration operable to provide a more uniform heat distribution within the fuel cell configuration is disclosed. A reactant gas, liquid or suspended solid (slurry) is circulated through the fuel cell configuration in such a manner that inherently hotter portions of the fuel cell are cooled. The more uniform heat distribution can enhance fuel cell life and operating characteristics. | 05-13-2010 |
20100167154 | Fuel Cell Module - To provide a fuel cell module structure including a heat exchanger capable of preventing leakage of oxygen containing gas in a flow path and reducing the cost. The fuel cell module, which includes: a power-generating chamber that receives fuel cells; and a casing having a generally rectangular shape enclosing the power-generating chamber, wherein right and left side walls and an upper wall of the casing are hollow walls constituted of an outer shell member and an inner shell member disposed parallel to each other with a predetermined distance therebetween to form a reaction gas circulation space, each of the outer shell member and the inner shell member is formed in a U-like shape in cross section, a reaction gas introduction member vertically extending downward from the inner shell member of the upper wall into the power-generating chamber and being communicated with the reaction gas circulation space to introduce a reaction gas into the power-generating chamber. | 07-01-2010 |
20110117457 | Fuel Battery Module and Fuel Battery Device - Provided is a fuel battery module and a fuel battery device which achieve improved power generation efficiency. The fuel battery module is configured by housing a cell stack ( | 05-19-2011 |
20110123881 | Reformer, Cell Stack Device, Fuel Cell Module, and Fuel Cell Device - Provided are a reformer capable of efficiency performing a reforming reaction, a cell stack device equipped with a reformer, a fuel cell module, and a fuel cell device. The reformer (1) includes a vaporization part (3) with a supply port (7) through which a raw fuel is supplied, reforming parts (5) each including reforming catalysts (4) for reforming the raw fuel flowing from the vaporization part (3) into a fuel gas, and is provided with a fuel gas feed port (9) through which the fuel gas is fed. The vaporization part (3) is provided at the center of a cylindrical container (2), and the reforming catalysts are provided on both sides of the container (2). | 05-26-2011 |
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20090011877 | BAT FOR BASEBALL OR SOFTBALL - A bat for baseball or softball includes a core member having a depression at a portion to be a ball-hitting portion, and an elastic body attached to the depression and forming the ball-hitting portion. The elastic body is formed of urethane elastomeric foam having specific gravity of at least 0.45 and at most 0.60, JIS C hardness of at least 54 and at most 82, and modulus of elasticity in 300% elongation of at least 3.85 MPa and at most 5.6 MPa. | 01-08-2009 |
20090300814 | CATCHING TOOL FOR BASEBALL OR SOFTBALL - Disclosed is a catching tool for baseball or softball including a ball receiving portion covering the palm side of a user's hand when wearing the tool and containing a ball receiving surface for receiving a ball, a resin layer that is selectively formed on the surface of the ball receiving portion and can be deformed along a surface of the ball when catching the ball, and a back portion for covering the back of the user's hand. On the ball receiving portion, various resin layers may be optionally formed, examples of the resin layers including a large-width resin layer, and a small-width resin layer having a convex regions. | 12-10-2009 |
20120002485 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - In a semiconductor memory circuit, a write voltage generation circuit receives an output voltage of a voltage boosting circuit to generate a write voltage to a memory cell. When the write voltage is low, a number-of-bits adjustment circuit increases the number of write bits of memory cells before write operation is performed. On the other hand, when the write voltage to a memory cell is high, the number-of-bits adjustment circuit decreases the number of write bits of memory cells before write operation is performed. The area and write time of the voltage boosting circuit can be reduced while the current supply capability of the voltage boosting circuit is efficiently used. | 01-05-2012 |
20120018662 | CONDUCTIVE POLYMER AND A SOLID ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR USING THE SAME AS A SOLID ELECTROLYTE - There is provided a conductive polymer having a high electrical conductivity and an excellent heat resistance. Using it as a solid electrolyte, there is provided a solid electrolyte capacitor having a low ESR and a large capacitance with good reliability under a hot condition. A monomer mixture of 2,3-dihydro-thieno[3,4-b][1,4]dioxin and 2-alkyl-2,3-dihydro-thieno[3,4-b][1,4]dioxin at a mixture ratio of 0.05:1 to 1:0.1 by the molar ratio is polymerized in the presence of an organic sulfonic acid, and the organic sulfonic acid is included as a dopant. As the 2-alkyl-2,3-dihydro-thieno[3,4-b][1,4]dioxin, the alkyl portion can be methyl, ethyl, propyl or butyl. | 01-26-2012 |
20120035008 | BASEBALL - There is provided a baseball including an inner core, and an outer core covering an outer circumferential surface of the inner core, the inner core being formed to have a dimension of 20% or more and 80% or less of an outer diameter of the inner core and the outer core of the baseball, and having a dynamic viscoelasticity loss coefficient (tanδ) of 0.3 or less, the outer core being formed to have a thickness of 10% or more and 40% or less of the outer diameter of the inner core and the outer core of the baseball, and having an elastic modulus of 1.5 MPa or less. As a result, there can be obtained a baseball that achieves a high level of safety when the baseball hits against a human body and achieves a hit distance equal to and longer than that of a ball for hardball. | 02-09-2012 |
20120244970 | BASEBALL - A baseball includes an inner core, and an outer layer covering the outer circumferential surface of the inner core. The inner core has a surface hardness of not less than 60 and not more than 80 in Asker C hardness, and has an elastic modulus of not less than 0.6 MPa and not more than 1.0 MPa. In this way, a baseball can be obtained which can achieve a trajectory comparable to that of a ball for hardball after hitting and which can achieve an impact force comparable to a ball for rubber-ball baseball. | 09-27-2012 |
20130003463 | NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - Bit lines connected to each nonvolatile memory cell are selected by corresponding selective transistors. A first drive circuit for driving the gate of one of the selective transistors receives a voltage selected by a first voltage switch, and a second drive circuit for driving the gate of the other selective transistor receives a voltage selected by a second voltage switch. A transistor constituting the first drive circuit is different in structure from a transistor constituting the second drive circuit. | 01-03-2013 |
20150060029 | OUTDOOR UNIT OF AIR CONDITIONER - A limiter is connected to an accumulator leg near a first header collection pipe in an outdoor unit. The limiter extends from the accumulator leg toward the first header collection pipe to limit movement of the first header collection pipe. | 03-05-2015 |
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20090004763 | LASER CRYSTALLIZATION METHOD AND CRYSTALLIZATION APPARATUS - The present invention discloses a laser crystallization method and crystallization apparatus using a high-accuracy substrate height control mechanism. There is provided a laser crystallization method includes obtaining a first pulse laser beam having an inverse-peak-pattern light intensity distribution formed by a phase shifter, and irradiating a thin film disposed on a substrate with the first pulse laser beam, thereby melting and crystallizing the thin film, the method includes selecting a desired one of reflected light components of a second laser beam by using a polarizing element disposed on an optical path of the second laser beam when illuminating, with the second laser beam, an first pulse laser beam irradiation position of the thin film, correcting a height of the substrate to a predetermined height by detecting the selected reflected light component, and irradiating the first pulse laser beam to the thin film having the corrected height. | 01-01-2009 |
20090061603 | METHOD OF CRYSTALLIZING SEMICONDUCTOR FILM - A method of crystallizing a semiconductor film including splitting a pulse laser beam oscillated from a laser oscillator, and synthesizing the split pulse laser beams after the split pulse laser beams have propagated through optical paths different in optical path length, modulating the synthesized pulse laser beam into a pulse laser beam by a phase modulating element, and irradiating a non-single-crystal film formed on a substrate with the laser beam to crystallize the non-single-crystal film. Splitting the pulse laser beam and synthesizing the split pulse laser beams are performed using at least three optical splitting/synthesizing units arranged in order, and include sequentially splitting one pulse laser beam split by one optical splitting/synthesizing unit by succeeding splitting/synthesizing unit, and synthesizing the other pulse laser beam split by one optical splitting/synthesizing unit with the other pulse laser beam split by preceding splitting/synthesizing unit. | 03-05-2009 |
20090284839 | OPTICAL DEVICE AND CRYSTALLIZATION DEVICE - An optical device comprises a first cylindrical lens array in which a plurality of first lens segments each having a first radius of curvature and a first width so as to divide laser light into a plurality of light components are arranged, and a plurality of second lens segments each having a second radius of curvature and a second width, and provided in at least one position of the first cylindrical lens array so as to be arranged between adjacent first lens segments. | 11-19-2009 |
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20090239121 | Fuel Cell Stack and Fuel Cell Apparatus - A fuel cell stack including an array of a plurality of fuel cells in which power generation efficiency can be increased by uniformizing temperature distribution in a direction of arrangement of fuel cells, is provided. In a fuel cell stack including an array of a plurality of fuel cells electrically connected in series to each other, the fuel cells each being formed by laminating a fuel-side electrode layer, a solid-state electrolytic layer, and an air-side electrode layer one after another on a support substrate, an interval between a plurality of the fuel cells arranged in a midportion thereof in a direction of arrangement of the fuel cells is wider than an interval between a plurality of the fuel cells arranged at either end thereof in the direction of arrangement of the fuel cells. The temperature distribution of the fuel cell stack can be made as nearly uniform as possible. | 09-24-2009 |
20120251904 | FUEL CELL MODULE - A fuel cell module includes: in a casing, a fuel cell stack that is formed by stacking a plurality of unit cells; and an oxidant gas distributing member that is disposed at a side surface, that extends in a stack direction, of the fuel cell stack, that extends in a direction from one end to another end of each of the unit cells, and that supplies the oxidant gas along the oxidant gas distributing member from the one end to the another end to supply the oxidant gas to the another end of each unit cell. The oxidant gas distributing member includes a heat exchange restraint portion that restrains heat exchange between the unit cells and the oxidant gas in at least one of end portions of the fuel cell stack in the stack direction, in comparison with the heat exchange thereof in other portion in the fuel cell stack. | 10-04-2012 |
20120251905 | FUEL CELL MODULE - A fuel cell module includes in a casing: a fuel cell stack that is formed by stacking a plurality of unit cell; an oxidant gas distributing member that is disposed at a side surface, that extends in a stack direction of the unit cells, of the fuel cell stack that extends in a direction from one end to another end of each of the unit cells, and that supplies the oxidant gas to the another end of each unit cell after supplying the oxidant gas through the oxidant gas distributing member from the one end to the another end; a reformer disposed at the one end; and a combustion portion that is disposed between the one end and the reformer. The oxidant gas distributing member has a higher thermal conductivity at the one end side of the unit cells than at the another end side of the unit cells. | 10-04-2012 |
20130084510 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD FOR FUEL CELL SYSTEM, AND DEGRADATION DETERMINING METHOD FOR FUEL CELL STACK - A fuel cell system includes: a fuel cell stack that is formed of a plurality of serially connected fuel-cell cells that use fuel gas and oxidant gas to generate electric power; a detecting unit that detects an output power generated by each of a first fuel-cell cell group and a second fuel-cell cell group that are grouped on the basis of a power generation performance factor; and an operating condition changing unit that changes an operating condition of the fuel-cell cells on the basis of a rate of deviation between the generated output power of the first fuel-cell cell group, detected by the detecting unit, and the generated output power of the second fuel-cell cell group, detected by the detecting unit. | 04-04-2013 |
20130122387 | Fuel Cell Bundle and Fuel Cell Module Comprising Same - A fuel cell bundle includes a plurality of columnar fuel cell stacks extending in a first direction that are disposed spaced apart so that side surfaces thereof face each other, the fuel cell stacks each having a first gas flow channel along the first direction and also having a plurality of series-connected fuel cells disposed side-by-side in a second direction intersected by the first direction; a connecting member for electrically connecting series-connected fuel cells of a fuel cell stack with series-connected fuel cells of a fuel cell stack adjacent thereto; and a second gas flow channel regulating member for forming a second gas flow channel along the first gas flow channel between itself and the connecting member, the connecting member and the second gas flow channel regulating member being disposed between the adjacent fuel cell stacks. | 05-16-2013 |
20130266879 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell that generates electric power using fuel gas and oxygen-containing gas and combusts fuel gas remaining unused for generation of electric power; a fuel gas supply line that supplies the fuel gas to the fuel cell; and an on-off valve disposed in the fuel gas supply line. A shutdown transition mode in which the fuel gas in the fuel gas supply line downstream from the on-off valve is supplied to the fuel cell at a flow rate smaller than that at a time of generation of electric power and is combusted therein after the on-off valve is closed, and a shutdown mode which is started after the shutdown transition mode are provided as an emergency shutdown mode in which the fuel cell undergoes emergency shutdown when the on-off valve of the fuel gas supply line is closed. | 10-10-2013 |
20130295480 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF - A fuel cell system may be capable of reducing an adverse influence which acts on a fuel cell at the time of restarting the fuel cell after emergency shutdown of operation of the fuel cell. A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell, a fuel gas supply unit, an oxygen-containing gas supply unit, a storage unit that stores whether shutdown of operation of the fuel cell is normal shutdown or emergency shutdown, and a control unit that controls at least the fuel gas supply unit and the oxygen-containing gas supply unit. The control unit, in emergency shutdown, controls the fuel gas supply unit at a time of restarting the fuel cell after the shutdown of the fuel cell so as to reduce an amount of fuel gas supplied to the fuel cell to be less than that at a time of restarting the fuel cell after normal shutdown. | 11-07-2013 |
20150030956 | CELL STACK DEVICE, FUEL CELL MODULE, FUEL CELL DEVICE, AND METHOD OF FABRICATING CELL STACK DEVICE - [Object] To provide a cell stack device, the power generation efficiency of which is improved, and a fuel cell module and a fuel cell device that include the cell stack device. | 01-29-2015 |
20150200432 | CONTROL APPARATUS, FUEL CELL SYSTEM, AND CONTROL METHOD - An EMS controls: a fuel cell unit which comprises a cell stack which generates power by chemical reaction, and auxiliaries; and a storage cell unit which comprises a storage cell. The EMS comprises: a control unit which instructs the fuel cell unit to enter one operation mode among a power generation mode and a temperature maintenance mode, said power generation mode being a mode wherein power generation is aggressively performed by the cell stack, and said temperature preservation mode being a mode wherein control is performed so that power consumption by the auxiliaries is covered by power supplied from an external source to keep the temperature of a power generation unit within a predetermined range. If, when charging the storage cell, the unit price of electricity from a grid falls below a predetermined value, the control unit controls the fuel cell unit to operate in the temperature maintenance mode. | 07-16-2015 |
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20150333351 | CONTROL APPARATUS, FUEL CELL UNIT AND CONTROL METHOD - A control apparatus includes a control unit which instructs a constant temperature mode to the fuel cell unit as one of operation modes, the constant temperature mode being a mode for performing an control to cover power consumption of the auxiliaries by power supplied from the outside and an control to keep a temperature of the power generation unit constant within a prescribed temperature range. In the constant temperature mode, power output from the power generation unit is at least smaller than the power consumption of the auxiliaries. | 11-19-2015 |
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20080231877 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS AND IMAGE READING METHOD - This invention solves the problem of color misalignment upon reading a color image. An image reading apparatus according to this invention reads an image by scanning a scanning unit which mounts a reading sensor which reads light beams which are emitted by three light sources, which emit light beams of three primary colors, and reflected by an original document. The image reading apparatus conveys the original document by ⅓ of the reading width of the reading sensor in the conveyance direction of the original document every time the image is read. The image is read by switching between the three light sources so that each pixel of the image is read with the light beams from them. | 09-25-2008 |
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20120313574 | CHARGE/DISCHARGE CONTROL CIRCUIT AND BATTERY DEVICE - To solve a problem in that, even after a charge inhibition signal is input from an input terminal and a charge control transistor is turned OFF, if a load is connected between external terminals (EB+, EB−), a discharge current flows, and to solve another problem of power consumption of a charge/discharge control circuit ( | 12-13-2012 |
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20150162775 | BATTERY STATE MONITORING CIRCUIT AND BATTERY DEVICE - Provided is a battery device with high convenience, which is capable of setting overcurrent release impedance to be low. The battery device includes: a first comparator circuit for detecting an overcurrent based on a first reference voltage; and a second comparator circuit for outputting an overcurrent release voltage control signal based on a second reference voltage that is higher than the first reference voltage. | 06-11-2015 |
20150333555 | CHARGE AND DISCHARGE CONTROL CIRCUIT AND BATTERY DEVICE - Provided is a highly safe battery device in which the accuracy of an overcurrent detection current value and a short-circuit current value is improved and current consumption is reduced. A short-circuit and overcurrent detecting circuit includes: a reference voltage circuit configured to output a reference voltage generated when a constant current flows through an impedance element and a transistor having a resistance value that is changed depending on a voltage of a secondary battery; a first comparator circuit configured to compare a voltage of an overcurrent detecting terminal with the reference voltage; and a second comparator circuit configured to compare a voltage based on the voltage of the overcurrent detecting terminal with the reference voltage. | 11-19-2015 |
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20110227775 | COMBINED ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ABSORBER - An electromagnetic wave absorber is provided which has an outstanding electromagnetic wave absorption property with a return loss of 20 dB or greater in a wide frequency band of 30 MHz to 20 GHz. A combined electromagnetic wave absorber includes a magnetic absorber plate, a crossed electromagnetic wave absorber disposed on the magnetic absorber plate, and a compact electromagnetic wave absorber disposed in a space defined by the dielectric loss plates of the crossed electromagnetic wave absorber on the magnetic absorber plate. When viewed in the direction perpendicular to the magnetic absorber plate, the compact electromagnetic wave absorber is configured in a multilayer structure having a plurality of electromagnetic wave absorbent layers with a low dielectric layer interposed therebetween. | 09-22-2011 |
20120242047 | PISTON RING AND PISTON DEVICE - A piston ring which can sustain a superior effect of preventing aluminum cohesion for a long time in a high output engine is provided. At least one of the upper and lower side faces of a piston ring is coated with a polyimide film having hard particles dispersed therein. Employed as the hard particles may be alumina, zirconia, silicon carbide, silicon nitride, cubic boron nitride, or diamond. The hard particles are to be 0.01 to 5 μm in average particle diameter, and the film is 2 to 30 μm in thickness. | 09-27-2012 |
20140021686 | MULTI-PIECE OIL RING - A multi-piece oil ring is provided in which, even after long-term operation of an engine, adhesion and deposition of oil sludge are prevented, sticking of components does not occur, and a high oil control function can be maintained. The multi-piece oil ring includes a spacer expander and a pair of upper and lower side rails supported by the spacer expander. To achieve the above features, at least side faces of the side rails that face the spacer expander are coated with a fluorine-containing coating, and the spacer expander is coated with a metal coating. The angle of contact (θ | 01-23-2014 |
20140354463 | RADIO WAVE ABSORBER - An object of the present invention is to provide a radio wave absorber at low cost that has an excellent radio wave absorption property for absorbing microwaves and millimeter waves and hardly deteriorates the radio wave absorption property even after exposure to high-power radio waves. Specifically, the radio wave absorber according to the present invention for absorbing the microwaves and the millimeter waves is characterized in having a base material made of a porous compact containing composite oxide of calcium and aluminum; and a conductive material added to the base material. | 12-04-2014 |
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20110290928 | WEBBING TAKE-UP DEVICE - In an insertion hole formed in an adapter, a side wall which presses an insertion piece of a stopper with an urging force of a spiral spring has a wall surface parallel to a virtual straight line passing a center of the adapter and positioned on the virtual straight line. Thus, a direction which the wall surface of the side wall presses the insertion piece of the stopper is along a facing direction which the side wall and another side wall face each other, and is not inclined outward in a radial direction of the adapter with respect to the facing direction. Thereby, a pressing force applied from the wall surface of the side wall to the insertion piece of the stopper does not cause the insertion piece to be extruded from the insertion hole. Thus, insertion state of the insertion piece to the insertion hole can be satisfactorily maintained. | 12-01-2011 |
20120111648 | STEERABLE DRIVE MECHANISM AND OMNIDIRECTIONAL MOVING VEHICLE - A drive mechanism includes a rotatable steering unit, a wheel supported by the steering unit, a drive member rotating about an axis extending along a center axis of the steering unit, an output shaft located at an offset position from the center axis of the steering unit and transmitting rotational force of the drive member to the wheel. The drive member includes a first drive unit driven in a forward rotation direction and a second drive unit driven in a reverse rotation direction and located coaxially with the first drive unit. The output shaft includes a first output unit to which driving force is transmitted from the first drive unit, and a second output unit to which driving force is transmitted from a conversion unit for converting rotation of the second drive unit, is restricted by both the output units, and transmits rotational force obtained from the output units to the wheel. | 05-10-2012 |
20130126658 | WEBBING TAKE-UP DEVICE - An acceleration sensor of a webbing take-up device is provided with a sensor housing in which a spherical body is placed. A rotating shaft is formed at a longitudinal wall of a support wall of the sensor housing, and rotatably supported at a shaft receiving hole formed in a hanger support wall. A position of formation of the rotating shaft is set to be upward relative to a center of gravity of the sensor housing whose state where a sensor lever is installed at the support wall and the spherical body is placed on a curved-surface of a placing portion. Consequently, even without a heavy body being attached at the lower side of the spherical body or the lower side of the sensor housing, the sensor housing rotates responsively when the take-up device main body is tilted. Therefore, the acceleration sensor can be reduced in size. | 05-23-2013 |
20130161437 | WEBBING TAKE-UP DEVICE - In a reclining sensor of a webbing take-up device, when a case turns together with a seat back that tilts towards the seat rear, rotation of a pulley is restricted by a pressing tab of an operation plate. Accordingly, when relative rotation of the pulley occurs with respect to the case, a wire is pulled out from another end of a tube, turning a sensor housing of an acceleration sensor. The wire pulled out from the other end of the tube is wound up onto a winding portion that is an outer peripheral portion of the pulley that rotates. Since the pulley that pulls the wire merely rotates about its center of rotation, the inside of the case is sufficient as long as rotation range of the pulley is secured, enabling a reduction in size of the case. | 06-27-2013 |
20130200195 | WEBBING TAKE-UP DEVICE - A length direction base end side of a wire passes through a retaining spring mounting hole formed in a case, and is anchored to an anchor tag that is indirectly retained by a pulley. A spring is provided in the retaining spring mounting hole, and a base end of a tube is retained to the spring through a metal cylinder body. A spring-side step portion of the spring is pressed contact to a mounting portion-side step portion of the retaining spring mounting hole so the spring is retained. When the tube is pulled towards an opening side of the retaining spring mounting hole, the spring moves and the spring-side step portion makes press contact with, and is once again retained, by a different step of the mounting portion-side step portion. | 08-08-2013 |
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20130004168 | CLIENT SIGNAL ACCOMMODATING MULTIPLEXING APPARATUS AND METHOD - In an apparatus for accommodating and multiplexing asynchronous client signals in which an idle signal is defined, the transmission side transmits client signals after synchronizing the client signals by inserting or removing, with reference to a specific client signal, an idle signal to/from the same type of another client signal, and in the receiving side, a PLL part is shared by recovering a clock from a client signal and distributing the clock for another client signal. | 01-03-2013 |
20130259481 | CLIENT SIGNAL MAPPING CIRCUIT AND MAPPING METHOD - A client signal mapping circuit for accommodating a client signal in a transmission frame, including: a buffer unit configured to temporarily store the client signal; a buffer used amount monitoring unit configured to report a used amount of the buffer unit; a stuff processing determination unit configured to compare the used amount of the buffer unit with a predetermined reference value, and a pseudo random sequence signal and the comparison result; an overhead insertion unit configured to add an overhead to the client signal read from the buffer unit to form a transmission frame; and a reading control unit configured to perform control for reading the client signal from the buffer unit based on determination by the stuff processing determination unit. | 10-03-2013 |
20140150688 | RAILCAR - There is provided a railcar including a under frame, paired side bodyshell parts, and a roof bodyshell part. Strap bar receiving parts hanging downward from the roof bodyshell part are fixed to the roof bodyshell part. An upper horizontal member and a lower horizontal member are provided like bridges between the paired side bodyshell parts. The upper horizontal member and the lower horizontal member are disposed at an interval in a vertical direction and connected by connection pipes. The upper horizontal member is formed by a plurality of reinforcement pipes and the lower horizontal member is formed by a plurality of reinforcement pipes. At least one ends of the plurality of reinforcement pipes are fixed to the strap bar receiving parts. | 06-05-2014 |
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20140374062 | OUTDOOR UNIT OF REFRIGERATION APPARATUS - An outdoor unit of a refrigeration apparatus includes a heat exchanger constructed of aluminum or aluminum alloy, a floor frame, and a cap. The heat exchanger has a plurality of flat pipes arranged in rows so as to face a side face, a header manifold connected to each of the flat pipes, and a plurality of fins joined to the flat so that an exchange of heat occurs between a fluid flowing inside the flat pipes and air flowing outside the fiat pipes. The heat exchanger is mounted on the floor frame. The cap covers a lower end part of the header manifold from below the header manifold. The cap has a first drainage structure arranged so that if there is a gap between the header manifold and the cap water that has entered the cap via the gap drains out. | 12-25-2014 |
20140374078 | OUTDOOR UNIT OF REFRIGERATION APPARATUS - An outdoor unit of a refrigeration apparatus includes a heat exchanger constructed of aluminum or aluminum alloy, a floor frame supporting the heat exchanger, and a spacer disposed between the heat exchanger and the floor frame. The heat exchanger has a plurality of flat pipes, a header manifold connected to the flat pipes, and a plurality of fins joined to the flat pipes. Heat exchange occurs between a fluid flowing inside the flat pipes and air flowing outside the flat pipes. The spacer has an inclined surface and a horizontal surface. The inclined surface guides condensation from the heat exchanger to the floor frame. The horizontal surface contacts the heat exchanger and the heat exchanger is horizontally mounted on the horizontal surface. | 12-25-2014 |
20150041101 | OUTDOOR UNIT OF REFRIGERATION APPARATUS - An outdoor unit a refrigeration apparatus includes an aluminum or aluminum alloy heat exchanger, an aluminum or aluminum alloy bracket having a securing portion attached directly to the heat exchanger and a fixing portion with a through hole used to fix the bracket to a non-aluminum metal structural part, a non-metal component interposed between the fixing portion of the bracket and the structural part to create a non-contact state, a non-aluminum metal anchoring part, and an anchored structure cooperating with the anchoring part to fasten a fixing portion of the bracket to the structural part via the non-metal component. The anchoring part has an outer shape smaller than the through hole in the fixing portion. The non-metal component maintains, in astute in which the anchoring part is passing through the through hole in the fixing portion, a non-contact state between the bracket and the anchoring part. | 02-12-2015 |