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20100296190 | FLUID DYNAMIC BEARING APPARATUS, SPINDLE MOTOR, AND DISK DRIVE APPARATUS - A fluid dynamic bearing apparatus includes a first minute gap, a second minute gap, a third minute gap, a fourth minute gap, and a fifth minute gap. A flow of a lubricating oil from the fifth minute gap to the fourth minute gap is caused by a plurality of dynamic pressure generating grooves arranged within the fluid dynamic bearing apparatus. This flow causes air bubbles mixed in the lubricating oil within the fifth minute gap to flow toward the third minute gap and be discharged to an outside through the third minute gap. In addition, a flow of the lubricating oil into the third minute gap caused by a centrifugal force accompanying rotation is inhibited. | 11-25-2010 |
20110019303 | FLUID DYNAMIC BEARING APPARATUS, SPINDLE MOTOR, AND DISK DRIVE APPARATUS - In a spindle motor, a capillary seal portion having a radial dimension that decreases in an axially downward direction, and a labyrinth seal portion arranged above the capillary seal portion are defined between an outer circumferential surface of a rotating member and an inner circumferential surface of a tubular portion. The capillary seal portion includes a liquid surface of a lubricating oil positioned therewithin. The radial dimension of the labyrinth seal portion is smaller than the radial dimension of an upper end portion of the capillary seal portion, so that the labyrinth seal portion contributes to reducing evaporation of the lubricating oil. | 01-27-2011 |
20120063030 | FLUID DYNAMIC BEARING APPARATUS, SPINDLE MOTOR, AND DISK DRIVE APPARATUS - In a fluid dynamic bearing apparatus, an oil buffer is defined between a thrust gap and a pumping gap. The oil buffer has an axial dimension greater than that of the thrust gap, and/or has a radial dimension greater than that of the pumping gap. An air bubble generated in the thrust gap due to cavitation, for example, when a fluid dynamic bearing apparatus experiences a vibration can be dissolved in lubricating oil provided within the oil buffer. This prevents leakage of the lubricating oil due to the air bubble residing in the fluid dynamic bearing apparatus. | 03-15-2012 |
20130243356 | FLUID DYNAMIC BEARING APPARATUS, SPINDLE MOTOR, AND DISK DRIVE APPARATUS - A fluid dynamic bearing apparatus includes a first minute gap, a second minute gap, a third minute gap, a fourth minute gap, and a fifth minute gap. A flow of a lubricating oil from the fifth minute gap to the fourth minute gap is caused by a plurality of dynamic pressure generating grooves arranged within the fluid dynamic bearing apparatus. This flow causes air bubbles mixed in the lubricating oil within the fifth minute gap to flow toward the third minute gap and be discharged to an outside through the third minute gap. The fluid dynamic bearing apparatus further includes a plurality of dynamic pressure generating grooves and an all around groove. | 09-19-2013 |
20140286600 | APPARATUS INCLUDING CAPILLARY AND LABYRINTH SEALS - Provided herein is an apparatus including a stationary portion having a thrust cup; a rotating portion having a sleeve configured to be rotatable with respect to the stationary portion; a first axially extending space defined by the thrust cup and the sleeve, wherein the first axially extending space includes a second portion positioned above a first portion of the first axially extending space; a capillary seal in the first portion of the first axially extending space; and a labyrinth seal, in the second portion of the first axially extending space. | 09-25-2014 |
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20100172654 | LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT CIRCUIT, LIGHT TRANSMITTING SYSTEM, LIGHT TRANSMITTING MODULE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A light emitting element circuit has a light emitting element, a drive circuit that supplies a current to the light emitting element, and a signal circuit that autonomously supplies a signal according to an ambient temperature. The signal adjusts the current such that the current corresponds to a temperature characteristic of the light emitting element. | 07-08-2010 |
20140253014 | CHARGING CONTROL DEVICE, SOLAR POWER GENERATION SYSTEM AND CHARGING CONTROL METHOD - The present disclosure relates to a charging control device, a solar power generation system and a charging control method which allow more efficient charging. The charging control device includes: a charging converter which takes electric power out of a solar panel and converts the electric power to a voltage required for charging a storage battery; and a controlling CPU which adjusts an output voltage that is outputted from the charging converter. The charging converter takes electric power out of the solar panel at two operation points where the electric power can be taken out of the solar panel with a certain output voltage, and charges the storage battery. The controlling CPU adjusts the output voltage in accordance with a voltage difference between input voltages respectively corresponding to the two operation points. The present technique is applicable, for example, to the charging control device of the solar power generation system. | 09-11-2014 |
20140361725 | POWER STORAGE CONTROL DEVICE, POWER STORAGE CONTROL DEVICE CONTROL METHOD, PROGRAM AND POWER STORAGE SYSTEM - The present disclosure relates to a power storage control device, a power storage control device control method, a program and a power storage system which can enhance reliability more. The power storage control device has: an AC/DC converter which converts power supplied from a power system; a DC/DC converter which converts power outputted from a storage battery which stores power; and a control unit which is driven by the power outputted from the AC/DC converter and the power outputted from the DC/DC converter, and controls charging and discharging of the storage battery. Further, in the power storage control device, a voltage value of the power outputted from the AC/DC converter is set higher than a voltage value of the power outputted from the DC/DC converter. The present technology is applicable to, for example, a power storage system. | 12-11-2014 |
20140361732 | STORAGE BATTERY CONTROL DEVICE, STORAGE BATTERY CONTROL METHOD, PROGRAM, POWER STORAGE SYSTEM AND POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM - A storage battery control device includes a storage battery control method, a program, a power storage system and a power supply system which can fulfill better performance with a configuration where a plurality of storage batteries are connected. A storage battery to be charged is determined based on the states of charge and the numbers of times of charge/discharge obtained from the plurality of storage batteries referring to a charge order table to which an order to charge storage batteries is set according to states of charge and numbers of times of charge and discharge of storage batteries to be charged with power. The order to charge the storage batteries is preferentially set to a row of cells whose numbers of times of charge and discharge are small and is preferentially set to cells of each row whose states of charge are low in the charge order table. | 12-11-2014 |
20150015179 | CHARGE POWER CONTROL APPARATUS, CHARGE POWER CONTROL METHOD, PROGRAM, AND SOLAR POWER GENERATION SYSTEM - The present disclosure relates to a charge power control apparatus, a charge power control method, a program, and a solar power generation system, for improving charge efficiency. A solar power generation system includes a solar panel that receives sunlight to generate power, a PV power conditioner that performs DC/AC conversion of the power generated by the solar panel, and a charging AC/DC converter that performs AC/DC conversion of power output from the PV power conditioner and charges a storage battery. Voltage of the power supplied to the PV power conditioner from the solar panel is acquired while the power supplied from a power system is stopped, and a change in power supplied to the PV power conditioner from the solar panel is obtained according to the voltage. Charge power that is output from the charging AC/DC converter to charge the storage battery is adjusted based on the change in voltage. | 01-15-2015 |
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20140257117 | MEASUREMENT DEVICE, MEASUREMENT METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING A MEASUREMENT PROGRAM - A measurement device includes a detection device to detect a pulse wave signal at a first measurement location in a vascular pathway from the heart of a measurement subject to an area where an arterial aneurysm is predicted to occur and a pulse wave signal at a second measurement location in a vascular pathway from the heart of the measurement subject to an area that is different from the area where an arterial aneurysm is predicted to occur, a comparison device to calculate a comparison result by comparing frequency characteristics between the pulse wave signals, and a determination device to determine at least one of the presence/absence and size of an arterial aneurysm based on a predetermined characteristic amount for a frequency contained in the comparison result. | 09-11-2014 |
20150038857 | BLOOD PRESSURE-RELATED INFORMATION DISPLAY DEVICE - A blood pressure-related information display device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention displays, in a part of a display screen, a blood pressure evaluation item list display field indicating a plurality of types of blood pressure evaluation items and a quality display field indicating a quality of each of the blood pressure evaluation items as images. The blood pressure evaluation item list display field includes a header area and a body area. The blood pressure evaluation items are displayed in the body area in list format so all of the items can be viewed, and so that any one of the plurality of types of blood pressure evaluation items can be selected. Icon marks that indicate the quality of the blood pressure evaluation results are displayed in the quality display field, provided on the left side of the body area and arranged to the left of the corresponding blood pressure evaluation items. | 02-05-2015 |
20150045680 | BLOOD-PRESSURE RELATED INFORMATION DISPLAY DEVICE - A blood pressure-related information display device displays a representative value setting field for setting a representative value obtainment mode as an image in a part of a display screen. The representative value setting field includes a setting area and a list area, the latter of which is displayed when, for example, a doctor clicks an inverted triangular mark in the setting area with a mouse. Representative value obtainment modes are displayed in the list area in list format so that all the modes can be viewed. The list area is configured so that any one of a plurality of types of representative value obtainment modes can be selected. | 02-12-2015 |
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20090092204 | DETECTION CIRCUIT AND DETECTION METHOD OF CARRIER OFFSET - A carrier offset detection circuit is offered, which is provided to a demodulation circuit which demodulates a received signal subjected to FSK (Frequency Shift Keying) modulation, and which detects the offset of the carrier frequency between the transmitting side and the receiving side. A zero-crossing detection unit receives a digital base band signal indicating the level of the frequency shift (frequency deviation) of the received signal using the carrier frequency on the receiving side as a reference frequency, and detects a zero-crossing point of the base band signal and a base band signal obtained by delaying the former base band signal by one symbol, which occurs in a preamble period. A carrier offset detection circuit sets the offset value of the carrier frequency to the value of the base band signal at a timing of the zero-crossing point thus detected. | 04-09-2009 |
20100220874 | INPUT SELECTOR - A first selector receives a second input signal and a second reference voltage, and selects either one. A first buffer receives the output signal of the first selector, and outputs the signal thus received to a terminal of the first resistor, and to a terminal of the third resistor. A second selector receives a first input signal and a third input signal, and selects either one. A fourth selector receives, as input signals, the output signal of an operational amplifier, a signal that corresponds to the output signal of the second selector, and a signal that corresponds to the second input signal, and selects one signal selected from among the signals thus received. | 09-02-2010 |
20110200209 | LEVEL ADJUSTING CIRCUIT - A circuit configured to adjust the level of an audio signal includes filters each of which is configured to receive an audio signal, and to pass a band set for the filter. Variable gain amplifiers are severally provided to the respective filters, and each variable gain amplifier amplifies the output signal of the corresponding filter. An adder sums the input audio signal and the output signals of the variable gain amplifiers. A control unit controls the level of the output signal of each of the variable gain amplifiers, and controls the gain of each variable gain amplifier according to the level thus monitored. | 08-18-2011 |
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20090032682 | Semiconductor Device, Module, and Electronic Device - The breakdown voltage between the potential of a terminal and the ground potential (or power supply potential) is improved by increasing the gate width of an MOS transistor included in a switch. Accordingly, another switch and the like are protected even when surge is applied to the terminal. By increasing the gate width of the MOS transistor included in the switch, the size of the other switch does not have to be increased. Therefore, variation in the potential at a node occurring when the other switch attains a non-conductive state from a conductive state can be suppressed. Therefore, a semiconductor device having the electrostatic breakdown voltage improved without influence on processing carried out based on an input potential from an external source, a module including a plurality of such semiconductor devices, and an electronic device including such a module can be provided. | 02-05-2009 |
20120096942 | ANGULAR VELOCITY SENSOR AND SYNCHRONOUS DETECTION CIRCUIT USED THEREIN - In an angular velocity sensor, an upper electrode of a first piezoelectric element and a lower electrode of a second piezoelectric element are connected to an input terminal of a first Q/V conversion circuit, and a lower electrode of the first piezoelectric element and an upper electrode of the second piezoelectric element are connected to an input terminal of a second Q/V conversion circuit. Thus, vibration noise components of the quantities of charge generated at the first and second piezoelectric elements are cancelled out, and Coriolis components of the quantities of charge generated at the first and second piezoelectric elements are added, whereby only the Coriolis components are extracted. | 04-26-2012 |
20120118068 | Semiconductor Pressure Sensor, Pressure Sensor Apparatus, Electronic Equipment, and Method of Manufacturing Semiconductor Pressure Sensor - A semiconductor pressure sensor ( | 05-17-2012 |
20120206414 | MOBILE DEVICE - Disclosed is a mobile device comprising an acceleration detection unit for detecting acceleration relative to the device; a condition identification unit; and a power supply controller which determines, from a combination of the output of the acceleration detection unit and the output of the condition identification unit, whether or not to begin to supply power to the device. | 08-16-2012 |
20140311249 | Semiconductor Pressure Sensor, Pressure Sensor Apparatus, Electronic Equipment, and Method of Manufacturing Semiconductor Pressure Sensor - A semiconductor pressure sensor ( | 10-23-2014 |
20150084904 | Mobile Device - Disclosed is a mobile device comprising an acceleration detection unit for detecting acceleration relative to the device; a condition identification unit; and a power supply controller which determines, from a combination of the output of the acceleration detection unit and the output of the condition identification unit, whether or not to begin to supply power to the device. | 03-26-2015 |
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20130056719 | ORGANIC EL DISPLAY PANEL AND ORGANIC EL DISPLAY APPARATUS - Provided is organic EL display panel and an organic EL display apparatus that can be driven at a low voltage and that exhibit excellent light-emitting efficiency. Included are a substrate, a first electrode, an auxiliary wiring, a hole injection layer, a functional layer, and a second electrode. The hole injection layer and the second electrode are formed to be continuous above the first electrode and above the auxiliary wiring. The second electrode and the auxiliary wiring are electrically connected by the hole injection layer in an organic EL display panel. The hole injection layer is a metal oxide film, and metal atoms constituting the metal oxide include both metal atoms at a maximum valence thereof and metal atoms at a valence less than the maximum valence. The metal oxide film includes a metal oxide crystal with a particle diameter on the order of nanometers. | 03-07-2013 |
20130234129 | ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENCE PANEL, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENCE PANEL, ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING APPARATUS USING ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENCE PANEL, AND ORGANIC DISPLAY APPARATUS USING ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENCE PANEL - An organic EL panel comprises anodes, a cathode, organic light-emitting layers, and first functional layers each including a hole injection layer and a hole transport layer. The hole injection layer of each of the R, G, and B colors is made of only a metal oxide including tungsten oxide, and has a thickness of 5 nm to 40 nm. At least one of the hole injection layers has a thickness different from the other hole injection layers. The hole transport layers of the R, G, and B colors are equivalent in thickness. The organic light-emitting layers of the R, G, and B colors are equivalent in thickness. | 09-12-2013 |
20130240854 | ORGANIC EL ELEMENT, DISPLAY PANEL, AND DISPLAY DEVICE - An organic EL element comprises: a transparent electrode; a reflective electrode opposite the transparent electrode; and a light-emitting layer having a film thickness of 20 nm to 200 nm, between the electrodes. The reflective electrode is a layered film of: a metal film including Al as a main component and having a film thickness of at least 43 nm; and a Ni film, whose film thickness d satisfies: 0 nm09-19-2013 | |
20130285042 | ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENCE DISPLAY PANEL AND ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENCE DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention provides an organic EL display panel and an organic EL display apparatus that can be driven at a low voltage and that exhibit excellent light-emitting efficiency. Sequentially fixated on a substrate are: a first electrode; auxiliary wiring; a hole injection layer; a functional layer; and a second electrode. The hole injection layer and the second electrode are both formed to be continuous above the first electrode and above the auxiliary wiring. The second electrode and the auxiliary wiring are electrically connected by the hole injection layer. The hole injection layer contains tungsten oxide and at least 2 nm thick so as to have, in an electronic state thereof, an occupied energy level in a range between 1.8 eV and 3.6 eV lower than a lowest energy level of a valence band in terms of a binding energy. | 10-31-2013 |
20130313543 | ORGANIC EL ELEMENT - Provided is an organic EL element which withstands mass production of organic EL display panels, and promises driving at a low voltage and high luminous efficiency due to excellent hole-injection efficiency. Specifically, an organic EL element is formed by sequentially laminating an anode, a hole injection layer, a buffer layer, a light-emitting layer, and a cathode on one surface of a substrate. The hole injection layer is a at least 2 nm thick tungsten oxide layer formed under predetermined film forming conditions, and includes an occupied energy level that is 1.8 eV to 3.6 eV lower than a lowest energy level of a valence band of the hole injection layer in terms of a binding energy. This reduces the hole injection barrier between the anode and the hole injection layer and the hole injection barrier between the hole injection layer and the buffer layer. | 11-28-2013 |
20130328039 | ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENCE DISPLAY PANEL AND ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENCE DISPLAY DEVICE - A hole injection layer and a second electrode are both formed to be continuous above a first electrode and above an auxiliary wiring. The hole injection layer contains a tungsten oxide. An UPS spectrum, obtained from a UPS measurement, has a protrusion appearing near a Fermi surface and within a region corresponding to a binding energy range lower than a top of a valence band, and the tungsten oxide satisfies a condition, determined from an XPS measurement, that a ratio in a number density of atoms other than tungsten atoms and oxygen atoms to the tungsten atoms does not exceed 0.83. | 12-12-2013 |
20140127846 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT - Method for manufacturing organic EL element including anode, hole injection layer, buffer layer, light-emitting layer, and cathode, layered on substrate in the stated order, and banks defining a light-emission region, and having excellent light-emission characteristics, due to the hole injection layer having excellent hole injection efficiency, being a tungsten oxide layer including an oxygen vacancy structure, formed under predetermined conditions to have an occupied energy level within a binding energy range from 1.8 eV to 3.6 eV lower than a lowest binding energy of a valence band, and after formation, subjected to atmospheric firing at a temperature within 200° C.-230° C. inclusive for a processing time of 15-45 minutes inclusive to have increased film density and improved dissolution resistance against an etching solution, a cleaning liquid, etc., used in a bank forming process. | 05-08-2014 |
20140145172 | ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT - An organic EL element including anode, hole injection layer, buffer layer, light-emitting layer, and cathode, layered on substrate in the stated order, and banks defining a light-emission region, and having excellent light-emission characteristics, due to the hole injection layer having excellent hole injection efficiency, being a tungsten oxide layer including an oxygen vacancy structure, formed under predetermined conditions to have an occupied energy level within a binding energy range from 1.8 eV to 3.6 eV lower than a lowest binding energy of a valence band, and after formation, subjected to atmospheric firing at a temperature within 200° C.-230° C. inclusive for a processing time of 15-45 minutes inclusive to have increased film density and improved dissolution resistance against an etching solution, a cleaning liquid, etc., used in a bank forming process. | 05-29-2014 |
20140147952 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT - Method for manufacturing organic EL element including anode, hole injection layer, buffer layer, light-emitting layer, and cathode, layered on substrate in the stated order, and banks defining a light-emission region, and having excellent light-emission characteristics, due to the hole injection layer having excellent hole injection efficiency, being a tungsten oxide layer including an oxygen vacancy structure, formed under predetermined conditions to have an occupied energy level within a binding energy range from 1.8 eV to 3.6 eV lower than a lowest binding energy of a valence band, and after formation, subjected to atmospheric firing at a temperature within 200° C.-230° C. inclusive for a processing time of 15-45 minutes inclusive to have increased film density and improved dissolution resistance against an etching solution, a cleaning liquid, etc., used in a bank forming process. | 05-29-2014 |
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20080213103 | AXIAL FLOW FAN - An axial flow fan includes a housing defining an air inlet and an air outlet, a motor mounted to the housing and an impeller including blades. The housing includes an expanded portion adjacent the air outlet. In the expanded portion, the inner diameter of the housing increases towards the air outlet so that the expanded portion has an inner end where its diameter is smallest. The trailing edge of each blade is inclined, with respect to a plane perpendicular to the axis of rotation of the impeller, so as to extend toward the air inlet from a radially innermost end of the edge to a radially outermost end of the edge. The radially outermost end of the trailing edge is disposed closer to the air inlet than the inner end of the expanded portion, and the radially innermost end of the of the trailing edge is disposed closer to the air outlet than inner end of the expanded portion. | 09-04-2008 |
20080260517 | FAN APPARATUS - A fan apparatus includes a casing and a fan unit. The casing is a hollow member having an inlet and an outlet. The fan unit has an inlet and an outlet, and includes a plurality of axial fans. The fan unit is disposed on the inside of the casing, and the inlet of the fan unit is disposed in the vicinity of the inlet of the casing. The position of the fan unit within the casing can be varied in order to alter the air flow and static pressure of the air discharged by the fan apparatus. | 10-23-2008 |
20090040714 | FAN APPARATUS - A fan apparatus includes a fan section having a hollow housing with an inlet and an outlet, and a hollow duct section disposed on the outlet side of the fan section. The housing and the duct section are coupled by a coupling member. | 02-12-2009 |
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20090230801 | MOTOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ROTOR UNIT OF THE MOTOR - In a rotor unit of a motor, field magnets are inserted into respective magnet holding holes of a rotor core. End plates are arranged on the upper and lower end surfaces of the rotor core to cover the magnets holding holes. Each of the end plates preferably has three bent portions extending perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to the radial direction, the three bent portions being arranged circumferentially. The bent portions are preferably formed through press working such that they are protruded toward the rotor core. The rotor core includes end plate fixing holes. End plates are preferably fixed to the rotor core by press-fitting the bent portions into the respective end plate fixing holes while allowing side surfaces of the bent portions to make contact with inner surfaces of the end plate fixing holes. Accordingly, the end plates can easily be fixed to the rotor core without increasing the axial size of the rotor unit. | 09-17-2009 |
20110001388 | MOTOR - In a busbar unit, which is a distributing device arranged to supply electrical currents to coils, a busbar holder is arranged to support coil connection busbars and sensor connection busbars. Conductor wire connection portions of the coil connection busbars are exposed on both axial sides and welded to a conductor wire defining the coils. The sensor connection busbars are combined with a plurality of electronic components to define a Hall IC circuit designed to output and receive electrical signals to or from Hall ICs. Sensor connection portions of the sensor connection busbars are exposed on both axial sides, and welded to terminals of the Hall ICs. Electronic component connection portions of the sensor connection busbars are exposed on both axial sides, and welded to the electronic components. | 01-06-2011 |
20110006625 | MOTOR - In a busbar unit, which is a distributing device arranged to supply electrical currents to coils, a busbar holder is arranged to support coil connection busbars and sensor connection busbars. A bottom surface portion of a busbar holder body portion includes a bearing holder holding a bearing defined therein, and includes resistors and capacitors defining a portion of a Hall IC circuit arranged thereon. The Hall IC circuit is arranged to input and output electrical signals to or from Hall ICs. An upper surface portion includes sensor holders each holding a separate one of the Hall ICs defined therein. A connector portion is arranged to project radially outward from the busbar holder body portion. The sensor connection busbars and each of the coil connection busbars are arranged one above another along an axial direction. | 01-13-2011 |
20140292124 | MOTOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING MOTOR - A motor may include a stator having coil groups of plural phases and a connector, the stator comprising a plurality of split stators. Each of the split stators may include a split core having an arc-shaped core back section and a tooth section, an insulator, a coil which has a lead-out line that is connected to the connector. The insulator may have a first void extending between a first inner wall and a first outer wall. The first inner wall may have a lead-in groove. The stator may have a support ring disposed on the upper side of the first void. The support ring may have a second void extending between a second inner wall and a second outer wall. A plurality of lead-out lines of different phases may respectively accommodated in the first void and the second void. | 10-02-2014 |