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20110177355 | AL ALLOY MEMBER, ELECTRONIC DEVICE MANUFACTURING APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING AN ANODIC OXIDE FILM COATED AL ALLOY MEMBER - Provided is an Al alloy member with an excellent mechanical strength that is sufficient for use in large-scale manufacturing apparatuses. The Al alloy member is characterized in that, in mass %, Mg concentration is 5.0% or less, Ce concentration is 15% or less, Zr concentration is 0.15% or less, the balance comprises Al and unavoidable impurities, the elements of the unavoidable impurities are respectively 0.01% or less, and the Vickers hardness of the Al alloy member is greater than 30. | 07-21-2011 |
20150053566 | STAMPER, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, METHOD FOR PRODUCING MOLDED MATERIAL, AND PROTOTYPE ALUMINUM MOLD FOR STAMPER - Disclosed herein are a stamper which has anodized alumina formed on the surface thereof and which will not cause macroscopic unevenness or color unevenness on the transcribed surface; a method for producing the same; and a method for producing a molded material without macroscopic unevenness or color unevenness on the transcribed surface thereof by using such a stamper. The stamper includes alumina which has a microasperity structure and which is formed by anodization on the surface of a prototype aluminum mold having an aluminum purity of 99.5% or more, an average crystal-grain diameter of 1 mm or less, and an arithmetic mean surface roughness Ra of 0.05 μm or less. The use of this stamper enables the production of a molded material which does not have macroscopic unevenness or color unevenness on the transcribed surface thereof and which is suitable for use as an antireflection article and the like. | 02-26-2015 |
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20140182984 | SHOCK ABSORBER, FRONT FORK, AND SADDLE-RIDE TYPE VEHICLE - A shock absorber includes a first cylinder portion, a second cylinder portion, a first piston portion arranged in an internal space of the first cylinder portion, a second piston portion arranged in an internal space of the second cylinder portion, a first rod portion connected to the first piston portion, and a second rod portion provided between the first piston portion and the second piston portion. The second rod portion has a stiffness lower than the stiffness of the first rod portion. When the first piston portion moves toward the one end portion side of the first cylinder portion, the first rod portion moves into the first cylinder portion so that the volume of the internal space of the first cylinder portion decreases, while the second piston portion moves along with the first piston portion so that the volume of the first chamber of the second cylinder portion increases. | 07-03-2014 |
20140182985 | SHOCK ABSORBER - A shock absorber includes a cylinder portion, a piston rod portion arranged as a single member, a pair of protruding members protruding from an outer circumferential surface of the piston rod portion, and a piston valve assembly having the piston rod portion passing therethrough. The piston valve assembly includes a piston portion, a valve element, and a threaded portion arranged to extend or contract in an axial direction as a result of rotation of a female thread portion relative to a male thread portion. The piston valve assembly is arranged such that the piston portion and the valve element are retained to the piston rod portion so as not to move with respect to the axial direction of the piston rod portion by a stretching force generated between the pair of protruding members due to extension of the threaded portion. | 07-03-2014 |
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20120135076 | INTRABUCCALLY RAPIDLY DISINTEGRATING TABLET AND A PRODUCTION METHOD OF THE TABLETS - An intrabuccally rapidly disintegrating tablet which is manufactured by a simple method, has an enough practical hardness and is rapidly disintegrated in the buccal cavity and its production method. The intrabuccally rapidly disintegrating tablet is produced by growing a powder material into a granulated material with a fixed particle diameter, the powder material including a sugar alcohol or a saccharide as main ingredient, each of which is first particle having an average particle diameter of not more than 30 μm, by mixing thus obtained granulated material with an active ingredient and a disintegrant, and by compressing the mixture into a predetermined shape. | 05-31-2012 |
20130281546 | INTRABUCCALLY RAPIDLY DISINTEGRATING TABLET AND A PRODUCTION METHOD OF THE TABLETS - An intrabuccally rapidly disintegrating tablet which is manufactured by a simple method, has an enough practical hardness and is rapidly disintegrated in the buccal cavity and its production method. The intrabuccally rapidly disintegrating tablet is produced by growing a powder material into a granulated material with a fixed particle diameter, the powder material including a sugar alcohol or a saccharide as main ingredient, each of which is first particle having an average particle diameter of not more than 30 μm, by mixing thus obtained granulated material with an active ingredient and a disintegrant, and by compressing the mixture into a predetermined shape. | 10-24-2013 |
20140193496 | INTRABUCCALLY RAPIDLY DISINTEGRATING TABLET AND A PRODUCTION METHOD OF THE TABLETS - An intrabuccally rapidly disintegrating tablet which is manufactured by a simple method, has an enough practical hardness and is rapidly disintegrated in the buccal cavity and its production method. The intrabuccally rapidly disintegrating tablet is produced by growing a powder material into a granulated material with a fixed particle diameter, the powder material including a sugar alcohol or a saccharide as main ingredient, each of which is first particle having an average particle diameter of not more than 30 μm, by mixing thus obtained granulated material with an active ingredient and a disintegrant, and by compressing the mixture into a predetermined shape. | 07-10-2014 |
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20130297134 | REGENERATIVE CONTROL DEVICE AND REGENERATIVE CONTROL METHOD AND HYBRID MOTOR VEHICLE - A regenerative control capable of realizing a comfortable operation, along with an efficient collection of a regenerative energy of a motor generator and an effective regenerative braking control. A regenerative control device for a motor generator generates a regenerative braking power for decelerating a motor vehicle at a time of collecting regenerative energy generated by driving of the motor vehicle. The arrangement includes a driving state detection unit for detecting a driving state and a deceleration level acquisition unit for acquiring a deceleration level. A braking force setting unit sets the regenerative braking force of the motor generator at a time of detection of a deceleration operation by the driving state detection unit. A braking force adjustment unit adjusts and suppresses the regenerative braking force set by the braking force setting unit, according to acquired deceleration level. | 11-07-2013 |
20130304294 | DRIVE CONTROL APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR HYBRID VEHICLES AND HYBRID VEHICLE - A drive control apparatus for hybrid vehicles adapted to facilitate controlling a rotation speed of an internal combustion engine, preventing excess speeds of a motor generator. The drive control apparatus for hybrid vehicles is adapted for a drive control of a vehicle using outputs from an engine and motor generators, and includes a target engine operating point setter for setting up a target engine operating point to determine target engine torque and a target engine rotation speed of the engine from target engine power and an efficiency of system. A motor torque command value calculator sets up respective torque command values of the motor generators, and an engine torque corrector corrects the target engine torque by a target engine torque correction value set up based on the torque command values of the motor generators and permissible output torque of the motor generators. | 11-14-2013 |
20130304295 | DRIVE CONTROL APPARATUS AND DRIVE CONTROL METHOD FOR HYBRID VEHICLES AND HYBRID VEHICLE - A hybrid vehicle, a drive control apparatus, and a drive control method to prevent overcharging a battery, and providing an output drive force depending on a driver's request. The drive control apparatus for hybrid vehicles outputs generated power at an internal combustion engine and a motor generator through a power transmission mechanism to drive axles, and includes an output shaft fixing mechanism which fixes an internal combustion engine output shaft to disable rotation. A request drive force setter sets a request drive force depending on a driver's request. A controller executes a control based on a detected battery stored energy level to operate irrespective of a magnitude of the request drive force to stop the internal combustion engine, uses the shaft fixing mechanism to fix the output shaft, and provides travel using generated power from the motor generator. | 11-14-2013 |
20130304297 | DRIVE CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A DRIVE CONTROL TO A HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE, AND HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE - An apparatus that both prevents excessive engine speed and satisfies a driver's requested drive torque. A control apparatus provides torque control to a hybrid electric vehicle and uses a calculated engine speed final target, and engine speed temporary target, which may not exceed an upper limit. In addition the control recalculates an engine operating point target based on the calculated engine speed final target and calculates an engine power final target based on the recalculated engine operating point target. An electrical power target is calculated based on the calculated engine power final target. Engine torque is controlled based on the calculated engine operating point target (especially the engine torque final target). In addition, motor generators are controlled to operate in power running mode or regenerating mode, based on the calculated engine operating point target and electrical power target. | 11-14-2013 |
20130307329 | DRIVE CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A DRIVE CONTROL TO A HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE, AND HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE - An arrangement which prevents excessive engine speed, satisfies a driver's requested torque and protects a battery from overvoltage. A control apparatus provides a torque control to a hybrid electric vehicle, and calculates an engine speed final target so that an engine speed temporary target does not exceed an upper limit. In addition, the control recalculates an engine operating point target based on the calculated engine speed final target, and calculates an engine power final target based on the recalculated engine operating point target. An electrical power target is calculated and may not exceed an upper limit for battery charging and an upper limit for battery discharging. Engine torque is controlled based on the calculated engine operating point target (especially the engine torque final target). Motor generators are controlled to operate based on the calculated engine operating point target and electrical power target. | 11-21-2013 |
20130311024 | DRIVE CONTROL APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING DRIVE CONTROL TO A HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE, AND HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE - An engine, a first motor generator and a second motor generator are controlled by calculating an engine power target from a driving power target required for a vehicle, and finding a target engine operating point expressed by a set of an engine speed target and an engine torque target on a target operating line determined in response to the engine power target. When the found target engine operating point is different from the previously found one, a change in engine speed target is limited to a predetermined amount of change and the engine torque target of the set is reset versus an engine speed target involving the limited change based on the determined target operating line. Consequently, the engine power target and thus the driving power target are ensured so as to restrain or prevent sudden or frequent changes in engine speed with the efficiency kept high. | 11-21-2013 |
20130311025 | DRIVE CONTROL APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING DRIVE CONTROL TO A HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE, AND HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE - A torque applied to a one-way clutch when a first motor generator and second motor generator are operated in a motor generator drive mode is restrained or prevented from becoming excessively high by setting a first motor generator sharing ratio in response to a driving torque target for the vehicle, by controlling operation of the first motor generator in response to a first motor generator first sharing ratio when vehicle vibrations due to cogging torque are likely to take place, and by reducing the torque from the first motor generator when the driving torque target is large. Torque applied to the one-way clutch which otherwise would become excessively high immediately after engine shutdown, is restrained or prevented by reducing the torque from the first motor generator in response to a second motor generator second sharing ratio when engine downtime is short. | 11-21-2013 |
20130311028 | DRIVING SOURCE CONTROL DEVICE FOR HYBRID MOTOR VEHICLE AND DRIVING SOURCE CONTROL METHOD FOR HYBRID MOTOR VEHICLE AND HYBRID MOTOR VEHICLE - To provide a driving source control for a hybrid motor vehicle capable of comfortably driving a motor generator by activating an internal combustion engine only at minimum necessary timings at a time of moving backward. It is a driving source control device | 11-21-2013 |
20130311029 | DRIVE CONTROL APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING DRIVE CONTROL TO A HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE, AND HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE - An upper rotational speed limit NengUL and a lower rotational speed limit NengLL of an engine operation prohibition area are set from an upper rotational speed limit Nmg2UL and a lower rotational speed limit Nmg2LL of a motor operation predetermined prohibition area of a second motor generator. When an engine speed target Nengt, calculated from a preset target operating line, lies in the engine operation prohibition area, the engine operating point target is corrected so that the second motor generator rotational speed target Nmg2t lies outside the motor operation prohibition area. When the engine speed target Nengt is greater than or equal to a change-direction engine speed NengCD at which direction of shift to/from an allowable range of engine operation is changed, the engine speed Neng is increased. When the engine speed target Nengt is less than the change-direction engine speed NengCD, the engine speed Neng is decreased. | 11-21-2013 |
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20140073928 | MEDICAL TUBE, CATHETER, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING MEDICAL TUBE - A first tube is a medical tube provided with a first portion, a second portion and a third portion in this order from the proximal end side toward the distal end side and is made of a resin. At the second portion, the outer diameter is smaller than the outer diameter of the first portion and the inner diameter is substantially equal to the inner diameter of the first portion. At the third portion, the outer diameter and the inner diameter are respectively smaller than the outer diameter and the inner diameter of the second portion. In this manner, a medical tube in which the outer diameter of the proximal end side is relatively large and the outer diameter of the distal end side is relatively small while securing the inner diameter having a sufficient size at the distal end side can be provided. | 03-13-2014 |
20140257111 | MEDICAL TUBE AND CATHETER - A medical tube includes a first portion, a second portion, a third portion, and a fourth portion in this order from a proximal side to a distal side thereof. The first portion has a tubular resin layer, the second portion has a tubular inner layer and outer layer, the third portion as an inner layer and outer layer, and the fourth portion has a tubular resin layer. When flexural rigidity of the first portion, the second portion, the third portion, and the fourth portion is G1, G2, G3, and G4, respectively, the flexural rigidity of each portion being configured to have a relationship with each other portion based upon the following expression (1): | 09-11-2014 |