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20090257211 | Power Converter Apparatus - A power converter apparatus that includes a substrate, plate-like positive and negative interconnection members, capacitors, and a cover is disclosed. Pairs of groups of switching elements are mounted on the substrate. The cover is arranged over the substrate to encompass the switching elements, the positive interconnection member, the negative interconnection member, and the capacitor. The positive interconnection member and the negative interconnection member each have a terminal portion that is joined to a circuit pattern on the substrate by ultrasonic bonding. | 10-15-2009 |
20090283765 | SEMICONDUCTOR UNIT - A semiconductor unit includes a semiconductor chip, a ceramic substrate having a circuit pattern on which the semiconductor chip is mounted, and a temperature sensor for detecting a temperature. The semiconductor unit further includes a pressing member for retaining the temperature sensor by pressing against the ceramic substrate. | 11-19-2009 |
20090290310 | STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR MOUNTING A HEAT-GENERATING COMPONENT - A structure for mounting a heat-generating component includes a circuit board on which a heat-generating component is mounted, a base on which the circuit board is disposed upright, a cover having thermal conductivity, a heat-conductive member electrically isolated from the heat-generating component and a heat transfer plate. The heat transfer plate is attached to the circuit board so as to extend in the sliding direction of the cover to cover a surface of the heat-conductive member. The cover presses the heat transfer plate by an inner surface thereof against the heat-conductive member in a direction perpendicular to the heat-conductive member so that the heat-generating component is thermally connected to the inner surface of the cover through the heat-conductive member and the heat transfer plate. | 11-26-2009 |
20140355324 | INVERTER UNIT - An inverter unit includes a first circuit board and a second circuit board arranged at a predetermined space so as to face each other. Each of the first circuit board and the second circuit board has a main circuit forming area. A plurality of power devices are mounted in the main circuit forming area of the first circuit board and form a main circuit. A plurality of capacitors are electrically connected to the plurality of the power devices and mounted in the main circuit forming area of the second circuit board. A control circuit controls the operation of the main circuit. The second circuit board includes a control circuit forming area separated from the main circuit forming area. The control circuit includes a first control circuit formed in the control circuit forming area of the second circuit board. | 12-04-2014 |
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20090314231 | V-type internal combustion engine including throttle valve device, and vehicle incorporating same - A V-type internal combustion engine includes a crankcase, a crankshaft disposed in the crankcase, and first and second banks operatively attached to the crankcase. The engine also includes a throttle body, an electric motor and a force-transmitting device arranged between the first and second banks. The force-transmitting device is disposed adjacent the front bank with respect to the throttle body. The force-transmitting device is disposed on a non-transmitting portion side opposite to a side where a timing mechanism is located with respect to a branch pipe of an intake air routing pipe, which supplies intake air into a cylinder adjacent to the timing mechanism of the first bank. An electric motor for operating the throttle valve is provided in the throttle body, and fuel injection valves are arranged between the banks. | 12-24-2009 |
20140182556 | INTAKE SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE, AND ENGINE INCLUDING SAME - An intake system for a vehicle includes an air cleaner assembly in a compact size. Intake passages introduce intake air to front and rear cylinder blocks of a multicylinder engine, and an air cleaner assembly is connected to upstream ends of the intake passages. A space inside an air cleaner case of the air cleaner assembly is partitioned into upper and lower sides by a partition wall, forming a clean chamber above the partition wall and a dirty chamber below. The intake passages are arranged to pass through the dirty chamber in an up-down direction, and inlets of the intake passages are arranged in the clean chamber. A through hole is formed in the partition wall between the intake passages for the front and rear cylinder blocks. An air cleaner element, configured to clean incoming intake air, is arranged to occlude the through hole. | 07-03-2014 |
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20130306391 | FRONT AIR GUIDING STRUCTURE OF MOTORCYCLE - In a motorcycle having an air intake passage guiding an air flow to an internal combustion engine is formed between an upper surface of a front fender and a bottom plate of a front cowl covering a head pipe from the front and disposed just above a front wheel. The cooling performance of a heat exchanger disposed behind the front wheel and in front of an engine body is improved with a decrease in the air resistance by lowering the position of the front cowl. At least a part of an air intake duct is disposed above a front fender for supplying the air guided from an air flow inlet provided on the front end portion of a front cowl to an inlet system of an internal combustion engine. At least a part of the air intake duct forming a rear air intake passage is contained in the front cowl. | 11-21-2013 |
20140090912 | FRONT AIR GUIDE STRUCTURE FOR A MOTORCYCLE - In a motorcycle with a cowl, a bent portion which has an upright wall facing forwardly and is bent in an upward and downward direction is provided at an intermediate portion in a forward and backward direction of an air intake duct. A plurality of dewatering devices are provided, and configured to be hit from the front by traveling wind to remove moisture from the traveling wind. The dewatering devices are disposed at a plurality of locations in the air intake duct spaced from each other along the traveling wind flowing direction in the air passage in the front of the upright wall. An overall extent of a range in which the air passage can be seen up to a rear end thereof without obstruction when the air intake duct is viewed from the front of the traveling wind inlet is occupied by the dewatering devices. | 04-03-2014 |
20150083078 | ENGINE INCLUDING MOTORIZED THROTTLE VALVE - An engine including a motorized throttle valve that can implement mutually neighboring disposition of a throttle body and a cylinder head and can implement a good opening and closing responsibility thereof. A swelling portion is formed on a side wall of a valve chamber in such a manner so as to bite between those of throttle bodies which neighbor with each other in order to accept a protrusion of part of a valve system in a radial direction of first and second camshafts. An electric motor is disposed at one side of the group of the throttle bodies. A speed reduction mechanism, for transmitting output power of the electric motor to a valve shaft, is disposed between those throttle bodies, which neighbor with each other at a different location in the group of the throttle bodies, in a neighboring relationship with the valve chamber. | 03-26-2015 |
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20140017125 | SPR SENSOR CELL AND SPR SENSOR - Provided are an SPR sensor cell having very excellent detection sensitivity and an SPR sensor. The SPR sensor cell includes: a detection unit; and a sample mounting portion adjacent to the detection unit. The detection unit includes an under clad layer, a core layer provided so that at least a part thereof is adjacent to the under clad layer, and a metal layer covering the core layer. The core layer contains 35 wt % or more of a halogen. | 01-16-2014 |
20140017126 | SPR SENSOR CELL AND SPR SENSOR - Provided are an SPR sensor cell having very excellent detection sensitivity and an SPR sensor. The SPR sensor cell includes a detection unit and a sample mounting portion adjacent to the detection unit. The detection unit includes an under clad layer, a core layer provided so that at least a part thereof is adjacent to the under clad layer, and a metal layer covering the core layer. The core layer has a refractive index of 1.43 or less and an absorption coefficient of 9.5×10 | 01-16-2014 |
20140132959 | SPR SENSOR CELL AND SPR SENSOR - Provided are an SPR sensor cell having very excellent detection sensitivity and an SPR sensor. The SPR sensor cell includes a detection unit; and a sample mounting portion adjacent to the detection unit, wherein: the detection unit includes an under clad layer, a core layer provided so that at least a part thereof is adjacent to the under clad layer, a metal layer covering the core layer, and a coat layer covering the metal layer; and the coat layer is made of a metal oxide and has a refractive index higher than a refractive index of the core layer. | 05-15-2014 |
20140363336 | SPR SENSOR CELL AND SPR SENSOR - Provided are an SPR sensor cell having very excellent detection sensitivity and an SPR sensor. The SPR sensor cell includes a detection unit; and a sample mounting portion adjacent to the detection unit, wherein the detection unit includes an under clad layer, a core layer formed so that at least apart thereof is adjacent to the under clad layer, a metal layer covering the core layer, and a coat layer covering the metal layer; the coat layer is formed of a material having a band gap (Eg) of more than 1.0 eV and less than 7.0 eV; and a refractive index of the coat layer is higher than a refractive index of the core layer. | 12-11-2014 |
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20110003937 | POLYMER CAPABLE OF ADSORBING ACIDIC WATER-SOLUBLE TARGET SUBSTANCE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCTION OF THE POLYMER - To provide a polymer which selectively adsorbs an acidic water-soluble target substance, a polymer which has a specific recognition site for an acidic water-soluble target substance, a production process thereof, and an acidic water-soluble target substance-adsorbing agent. | 01-06-2011 |
20130077912 | SPR SENSOR CELL AND SPR SENSOR - An SPR sensor cell is an SPR sensor cell including an optical waveguide to be brought into contact with a sample. The optical waveguide includes an under clad layer, a core layer provided in the under clad layer such that at least a part thereof is exposed from the under clad layer, and a metal particle layer covering the core layer exposed from the under clad layer to be brought into contact with the sample. | 03-28-2013 |
20130259418 | SPR SENSOR CELL AND SPR SENSOR - An SPR sensor includes an SPR sensor cell. The SPR sensor cell includes an optical waveguide to be brought into contact with a sample. The optical waveguide includes an under clad layer, a core layer provided in the under clad layer such that at least a portion thereof is exposed from the under clad layer, a metal layer covering the core layer exposed from the under clad layer, and a cover layer to be brought into contact with a sample, the cover layer covering the metal layer. The water wettability of the cover layer is higher than water wettability of the metal layer. | 10-03-2013 |
20150029502 | SPR SENSOR CELL, AND SPR SENSOR - The present invention provides an SPR sensor cell having very excellent detection sensitivity and an SPR sensor. The SPR sensor cell of the present invention includes a detection unit and a sample mounting portion adjacent to the detection unit, wherein the detection unit includes an under-cladding layer, a core layer formed so that at least a part of the core layer is adjacent to the under-cladding layer, a metal layer covering the core layer, and a protective layer formed between the core layer and the metal layer; and the protective layer is formed of a material having a band gap (Eg) of more than 1.0 eV and less than 7.0 eV. | 01-29-2015 |
20150042998 | SPR SENSOR CELL, AND SPR SENSOR - The present invention provides an SPR sensor cell having very excellent detection sensitivity and an SPR sensor. The SPR sensor cell of the present invention includes a detection unit and a sample mounting portion adjacent to the detection unit, wherein the detection unit includes an under-cladding layer, a core layer formed so that at least a part of the core layer is adjacent to the under-cladding layer, a metal layer covering the core layer, and a protective layer formed between the core layer and the metal layer; and the protective layer is formed of a metal oxide. | 02-12-2015 |