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20110249242 | ILLUMINATION OPTICAL SYSTEM AND PROJECTOR USING THE SAME - This invention realizes an illumination optical system with a small etendue that has a longer lifetime and a high degree of brightness. The invention includes: a laser light source that generates excitation light; a phosphor that generates a fluorescent light by means of the excitation light; a light tunnel that projects the excitation light that is incident at one end towards the phosphor from another end, and projects a fluorescent light generated with the phosphor from the one end; and a dichroic mirror that is provided between the laser light source and the light tunnel, and that allows the fluorescent light or the excitation light to pass through, and reflects the remaining excitation or fluorescent light. | 10-13-2011 |
20120019788 | PROJECTOR AND ILLUMINATION APPARATUS FOR SAME - An illumination apparatus includes a fluorescence unit, laser light irradiation means, and a beam integration unit. The fluorescence unit has a plurality of phosphors, in which the colors of fluorescence generated due to excitation differ, arranged in different regions. The laser light irradiation means irradiates laser light onto the regions of each color of the fluorescence unit while changing the position at which the laser light strikes the fluorescence unit. The beam integration unit integrates fluorescence from each region of the fluorescence unit on a display panel. | 01-26-2012 |
20120062857 | ILLUMINATION OPTICAL SYSTEM AND PROJECTOR USING THE SAME - This invention realizes an illumination optical system with a small etendue that has a longer lifetime and a high degree of brightness. The invention includes: a laser light source that generates excitation light having a first wavelength; a phosphor wheel including a blue fluorescent light generation region that generates fluorescent light having a second wavelength by means of the excitation light, and a green fluorescent light generation region that generates fluorescent light having a third wavelength by means of the excitation light; an LED light source that generates light having a fourth wavelength; and a dichroic mirror that reflects fluorescent light having the second wavelength and fluorescent light having the third wavelength and allows light having the fourth wavelength to pass therethrough, to thereby emit each of the lights in the same direction. | 03-15-2012 |
20120212709 | FLY EYE LENS, OPTICAL UNIT, AND PROJECTION DISPLAY DEVICE - Provided is a fly eye lens capable of preventing the generation of steps on the boundaries between cells. The fly eye lens includes a plurality of cells arranged on first plane α. The plurality of cells includes a pair of cells adjacent to each other, which have spherical centers on second plane β parallel to first plane a and parts of spherical surfaces whose spherical radius differ, from each other, those parts being surfaces. The pair of cells satisfies the relationship of R | 08-23-2012 |
20120327375 | ILLUMINATION DEVICE AND PROJECTION DISPLAY DEVICE USING THE SAME - An illumination device includes a light source that is configured to emit diffused light, and a plurality of light guiding bodies configured such that the light emitted by light source is entered from one end surface and the light is exited from other end surface. End surface of each light guiding body is arranged into a concave shape, and end surface is arranged into a planar shape. | 12-27-2012 |
20140028984 | LIGHT SOURCE APPARATUS AND PROJECTION DISPLAY APPARATUS - A light source apparatus for illuminating an image formation element, includes: a substrate; a driving source that rotates the substrate; a groove formed on a surface of the substrate so as to surround a rotational axis of the substrate; a phosphor layer formed in the groove; a laser light source that emits laser light delivered to the phosphor layer; and an optical system that guides first light emitted from the phosphor layer excited by the laser light, to the image formation element. | 01-30-2014 |
20140104583 | PHOSPHOR COLOR FOIL AND PROJECTION DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING SAME - Phosphor color foil | 04-17-2014 |
20140253881 | EXCITATION LIGHT SYNTHESIZING UNIT, LIGHT SOURCE UNIT, AND PROJECTION-TYPE DISPLAY APPARATUS - An excitation light synthesizing unit includes a polarization splitter film, first and second ¼ wavelength plates, and a reflection member. The polarization splitter film transmits excitation light that is P-polarized light while reflecting excitation light that is S-polarized light. First and second ¼ wavelength plates are arranged on the path along which first excitation light, which is directed toward the polarization splitter film, travels. The reflection member disposed between first and second ¼ wavelength plates. The reflection member reflects second excitation light incident via the polarization splitter film toward the polarization splitter film. The reflection member includes a hole formed to pass the first excitation light. | 09-11-2014 |
20150146100 | ILLUMINATION OPTICAL SYSTEM AND PROJECTOR USING THE SAME - A projector in an illumination optical system includes a laser light source, a synchronization signal processor that converts synchronization signals that are synchronized with video signals input from outside the projector into video signals to be used inside the projector, an LD driver that controls a lighting state of the laser light source according to the synchronization signals output from the synchronization signal processor, an LED (Light Emitting Diode) light source, an LED driver that controls a lighting state of the LED light source according to the synchronization signals output from the synchronization signal processor, a rotational state detector that detects a rotational state of a phosphor wheel, and a phosphor wheel driver that, based on a detected result of the rotational state detector, controls the rotational state of the phosphor wheel. | 05-28-2015 |
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20090109480 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD - In the case of disposing regions of various sizes within a page, many blank areas appear and a layout result that is visually attractive could not be obtained. Therefore the present invention determines the starting position of a new row or column, using the difference in sizes of the multiple regions disposed in each row or column. | 04-30-2009 |
20100011287 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR EDITING DOCUMENT LAYOUT AND STORAGE MEDIUM - The distances between adjacent objects on a document are extracted. Next, the plurality of extracted distances are grouped on the basis of a value based on the horizontal (lateral) position of a distance-adjustment graphical user interface; the plurality of distances are unified to a representative value based on the vertical position of the distance-adjustment graphical user interface. Next, the objects are rearranged (subjected to relayout) so that the distance between the adjacent objects on the document becomes the representative value. | 01-14-2010 |
20100251103 | APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An apparatus includes a selection unit configured to select a target page from a plurality of pages having an object, a detection unit configured to detect a page having an object which fits in a margin area in which an object is not arranged in the selected target page from among pages following the target page, and a display unit configured to display the selected target page and the detected page. | 09-30-2010 |
20120036427 | DOCUMENT PROCESSING APPARATUS, DOCUMENT PROCESSING METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - A document processing apparatus which performs layout processing using first and second pages having first and second regions respectively on which content data is arranged. An obtaining processor obtains the content data and a generating processor generates a new page based on the first page in a case where the obtained content data falls inside neither the first nor second region and the first region is larger than the second region, and generates the new page based on the second page in a case where the obtained content data falls inside neither the first nor second region and the second region is larger than the first region. An arranging processor arranges the content data in the first region in the first page, the second region in the second page, and a region in the new page generated by the generating processor. | 02-09-2012 |
20120224192 | PRINTING APPARATUS, PRINTING CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A printing apparatus that is configured to, in order to efficiently execute printing by suitably skipping a page that is not to be printed, receive information about an attribute of paper to be skipped without printing, and based on information about the received attribute, print a page that does not use paper having the attribute and skip printing of a page that uses paper having the attribute. | 09-06-2012 |
20130205250 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - An apparatus installed with an operating system having a plurality of application execution environments different in user interface configuration for operating an application, comprises: confirmation unit which, when operating a first application which operates on a first application execution environment, confirms whether a second application which operates on a second application execution environment and is associated with the first application is installed on the second application execution environment; and control unit which, when selecting data from a data selection screen displayed by the second application after the confirmation unit has confirmed that the second application associated with the first application is installed on the second application execution environment, stores the data in a second folder accessible by operations fewer than operations when accessing a first folder in which the data stored on the first application execution environment is stored. | 08-08-2013 |
20140210863 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An information processing apparatus includes an obtaining unit configured to obtain information regarding a size of a display screen of a display terminal that displays reflow format document data including a font with a set font size, a determining unit configured to determine whether the size of the display screen obtained from the information differs from a predetermined size, a setting unit configured to, if determined that the size of the display screen differs from the predetermined size, set the font size to a size determined based on the set font size, the size of the display screen, and the predetermined size, and if not determined that the size of the display screen differs from the predetermined size, keep the font size at the set font size, and a controlling unit configured to control the display screen to display the font at the font size set by the setting unit. | 07-31-2014 |
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20100183967 | TONER, COLOR TONER SET, DEVELOPER, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - A toner including a binder resin comprising a resin (a) comprising a polyhydroxycarboxylic acid skeleton formed from an optically-active monomer. The polyhydroxycarboxylic acid skeleton has a weight average molecular weight of from 7,000 to 60,000. The binder resin comprises the polyhydroxycarboxylic acid skeleton in an amount of from 10 to 90% by weight. The optical purity X (%) of the polyhydroxycarboxylic acid skeleton represented by the following formula is 80% or less: | 07-22-2010 |
20100216068 | TONER, AND DEVELOPER, TONER CARTRIDGE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, PROCESS CARTRIDGE AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD USING THE SAME - A toner including a colorant, a thermoplastic resin (a) comprising an amorphous polyester resin having a main chain having a polyhydroxycarboxylic acid skeleton, and a thermoplastic resin (b) is provided. The toner is manufactured by a method including mixing the colorant with the thermoplastic resin (a) to prepare a preliminary mixture, and mixing the preliminary mixture with the thermoplastic resin (b). | 08-26-2010 |
20100303509 | Toner Bearing Member, Developing Device, Image Forming Apparatus, And Image Forming Method - A toner bearing member is provided which includes a conductive support, an insulation layer provided on the conductive support, multiple electrodes arranged at regular intervals on the insulation layer, a surface layer covering the multiple electrodes, comprising a polymerized compound having a specific unit, and a voltage applicator that applies a voltage between the conductive support and the multiple electrodes while periodically reversing an electric field generated therebetween. | 12-02-2010 |
20100329748 | DEVELOPING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS USING THE DEVELOPING DEVICE - The developing device includes a developer charging member configured to charge a toner serving as a one developer; and a developer bearing member configured to bear and feed the charged toner while forming an electric field so that the toner hops. The developer bearing member includes an insulating substrate; plural electrodes arranged on the insulating substrate in a developer feeding direction to form the electric field; and an outermost layer covering the plural electrodes. The toner has a softening point of from 115 to 130° C. | 12-30-2010 |
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20100330489 | ELECTROSTATIC IMAGE DEVELOPING TONER, DEVELOPER, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING METHOD, AND PROCESS CARTRIDGE - An electrostatic image developing toner including a toner particle (C), wherein the toner particle (C) has a structure in which a resin particle (A) containing at least a first resin (a) or a coated film (P) containing the first resin (a) is attached to a surface of a resin-containing particle (B) containing a second resin (b), and wherein the resin (b) includes a polyhydroxycarboxylic acid skeleton, and the resin (a) is a polyester resin containing a polybasic acid and a polyhydric alcohol. | 12-30-2010 |
20110065036 | TONER, DEVELOPER, AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - A toner including: a first binder resin; a colorant; a releasing agent; and a crystalline organic compound, wherein the first binder resin contains an amorphous polyester resin (a) having a polyhydroxycarboxylic acid skeleton derived from optically active monomers in a part of a main chain of the amorphous polyester resin, and the polyhydroxycarboxylic acid skeleton has an optical purity X, calculated on the monomer basis, of 80% or less, and the optical purity X is determined from the equation, | 03-17-2011 |
20110104608 | TONER, DEVELOPER, IMAGE FORMING METHOD AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - To provide a toner including: a resin particle (C) containing a first resin (a1), a second resin (a2), and a resin particle (B) to a surface of which the first resin (a1) and the second resin (a2) are attached, wherein the first resin (a1) and the second resin (a2) have mutually different glass transition temperatures, and wherein the resin particle (B) contains a third resin (b) having an amorphous polyhydroxycarboxylic acid skeleton. | 05-05-2011 |
20110124838 | METHOD FOR PRODUCTION TONER, TONER, AND METHOD FOR RECYCLING PAPER - The present invention provides a method for producing a toner, which includes 1) saccharifying paper by at least one of a chemical degradation method and a biochemical degradation method to obtain a sugar-containing solution, 2) subjecting the sugar-containing solution obtained through 1) to lactic acid fermentation to obtain a lactic acid, 3) polymerizing the lactic acid obtained through 2) to obtain a polylactic acid, and 4) producing a toner using the polylactic acid obtained through 3). | 05-26-2011 |
20120225377 | PARTICLE PRODUCING METHOD, PARTICLE, TONER, DEVELOPER, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, IMAGE FORMING METHOD, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND PARTICLE PRODUCING METHOD - A particle producing method is provided including bringing a material into contact with a compressible fluid to prepare a melt of the material, and discharging the melt from a vibrated through hole to form particles of the melt. A particle producing apparatus is also provided including a discharger to discharge the melt. The discharger includes a storage to store the melt, at least one through hole disposed on the storage, and a vibrator to vibrate the through hole. The particle producing apparatus further includes a particle forming member defining a space within which the discharged melt is formed into particles and a pressure controller controlling a pressure difference between the space and an inside of the storage so that the discharged melt is formed into a columnar melt and the columnar melt is constricted and separated into particles. | 09-06-2012 |
20140200326 | POLYMER PRODUCT, POLYMER COMPACT, POLYMER COMPACT FOR MEDICAL USE, TONER, AND POLYMER COMPOSITION - To provide a polymer product, which is substantially free from an organic solvent and a metal atom, and has a number average molecular weight of 12,000 or greater. | 07-17-2014 |
20150043943 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING PARTICLES, TONER, DEVELOPER, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - To provide a method for producing particles, which contains: bringing a first compressive fluid and raw materials containing a pressure plastic material into contact with each other to melt the pressure plastic material; and jetting a melt obtained by melting the pressure plastic material, with supplying a second compressive fluid containing nitrogen to the melt, to thereby form particles. | 02-12-2015 |
20150119484 | PARTICLES AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING PARTICLES - A method for producing particles, which contains: bringing a compressive fluid and a pressure plastic material into contact with each other to melt the pressure plastic material; and jetting a melt obtained by melting the pressure plastic material to form particles, wherein the jetting the melt is performed by a two-fluid nozzle or three-fluid nozzle. | 04-30-2015 |
20150132696 | TONER, DEVELOPER, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, PARTICLES, METHOD FOR PRODUCING TONER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING PARTICLES - A toner, including: a binder resin; and a releasing agent, wherein the toner includes a pressure plastic material as the binder resin, wherein the releasing agent includes a plurality of particulate releasing agents, and wherein the particulate releasing agents forming domain phases are dispersed in the pressure plastic material forming a continuous phase. | 05-14-2015 |
20150252141 | PARTICLE MANUFACTURING METHOD, PARTICLES, AND PARTICLE MANUFACTURING APPARATUS - A particle manufacturing method of the present invention includes: ring-opening-polymerizing a ring-opening-polymerizable monomer after bringing the ring-opening-polymerizable monomer into contact with a first compressible fluid; and granulating a polymer obtained in the ring-opening-polymerizing by jetting the polymer and the first compressible fluid. | 09-10-2015 |
20150267039 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING PARTICLES AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING PARTICLES - To provide a method for producing particles, which contains: bringing a compressive fluid and a pressure plastic material into contact with each other using a multistage split flow micromixer, to thereby produce a melt of the pressure plastic material, in which the compressive fluid is dissolved; and jetting the melt of the pressure plastic material, to form particles, wherein the pressure plastic material is a resin having a carbonyl structure —C(═O)—, and wherein a viscosity of the melt is 500 mPa·s or lower, as measured under temperature and pressure conditions at the time of the jetting the melt of the pressure plastic material. | 09-24-2015 |
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20110300904 | MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND MOBILE SYSTEM - An object is to provide a mobile electronic device with high operability and high safety. The mobile electronic device includes an image projector that projects an image, a control unit that controls a projection operation by the image projector, and a cabinet that supports the image projector and the control unit. The control unit can select a first mode and a second mode, and controls an operation of the image projector, when the first mode is selected, in a condition different from that when the second mode is selected. The object is thereby solved. | 12-08-2011 |
20110304833 | MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - It is a task to provide a mobile electronic device with high operability and high safety. The mobile electronic device includes an image projector that projects an image, a detector that detects a specific change in an irradiation area of light irradiated from the image projector or in a predetermined area including the irradiation area, and a control unit that controls the operation of the image projector. The task is solved in such a manner that when the detector detects the specific change, the control unit causes the image projector to stop emission of light therefrom, or to reduce an amount of light emitted therefrom. | 12-15-2011 |
20110304834 | MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - It is a task to provide a mobile electronic device with high operability and high safety. The mobile electronic device includes an image projector that projects an image, a cabinet, an input unit that is disposed on the cabinet and detects an operation input by an operator, and a control unit that controls the operation of the image projector and the state of the input unit. The task is solved in such a manner that when a predetermined operation is detected by the input unit, the control unit stops emission of light from the image projector or reduces an amount of light emitted from the image projector. | 12-15-2011 |
20110306388 | MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - It is an object to provide a mobile electronic device with high operability and high safety. The mobile electronic device includes an image projector that projects an image, a control unit that controls the operation of the image projector, a cabinet that holds the image projector and the control unit, and an acceleration sensor that detects an acceleration acting on the cabinet. The object is achieved in such a manner that when an acceleration of a given value or more is detected by the acceleration sensor, the control unit stops emission of light from the image projector or reduces an amount of light emitted from the image projector. | 12-15-2011 |
20120057061 | MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A mobile electronic device | 03-08-2012 |
20120098851 | MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a mobile electronic device includes an image projection unit for projecting an image, an image display unit for displaying an image, and a control unit for controlling the image projection unit and the image display unit. When the image projection unit projects an image and the image display unit displays an image, the control unit performs control for making the chromaticity of the image projected by the image projection unit and the chromaticity of the image displayed by the image display unit match each other. | 04-26-2012 |
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20100118576 | POWER FACTOR CORRECTION CIRCUIT - A power factor correction circuit includes a rectifier | 05-13-2010 |
20110006692 | APPARATUS FOR DRIVING CAPACITIVE LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - A capacitive light emitting device includes: a capacitive light emitting device | 01-13-2011 |
20110110132 | TIME-LIMITING MODE (TLM) FOR AN INTERLEAVED POWER FACTOR CORRECTION (PFC) CONVERTER - The present invention provides a method of controlling an interleaved power factor correction (PFC) circuit operating in a discontinuous conduction mode (DCM). The controller employs a normal mode of operation in which inductor currents in each PFC sub-circuit are estimated based on the monitored input voltage and monitored output voltage, and switching devices associated with each PFC sub-circuit are controlled to ensure DCM operation. As the input voltage increases, the OFF times of each PFC sub-circuit increase such that the inductor currents no longer overlap. In response, the controller activates a time-limiting mode (TLM) in which OFF time durations for each sub-circuit are based on the monitored sum of load currents as opposed to the monitored input voltage and monitored output voltage. | 05-12-2011 |
20110110133 | FREQUENCY COMPRESSION FOR AN INTERLEAVED POWER FACTOR CORRECTION (PFC) CONVERTER - A controller provides frequency compression for an interleaved power factor correction (PFC) converter that determines the ON and OFF times of each switch associated with the PFC converter to prevent operating frequencies in the audible range. The controller includes a first circuit for generating an ON time current source having a magnitude related to an amplified error signal and the monitored input voltage, and a second circuit for generating an OFF time current source having a magnitude related to the ON time current source, the monitored input voltage, and the monitored output voltage. Gate drive circuitry provides gate drives signals to the switches of the interleaved PFC converter at a frequency determined by magnitudes of the ON time current source and the OFF time current source. | 05-12-2011 |
20110110134 | Saving energy mode (SEM) for an interleaved power factor correction (PFC) converter - A method of controlling a power factor correction (PFC) converter having a first PFC sub-circuit and a second PFC sub-circuit determines when to transition the PFC converter between an interleaved mode and a saving energy mode (SEM). The method includes generating an amplified error signal based on a monitored output voltage of the PFC converter. The second PFC sub-circuit is disabled in response to the amplified error signal being less than a first threshold value and enabled in response to the amplified error signal exceeding a second threshold value. | 05-12-2011 |
20130175933 | Light Emitting Element Driving Device - A light emitting element driving device, which flashing-drive a plurality of light emitting element arrays connected in parallel by switching elements connected in series with each of the plurality of light emitting element arrays, the light emitting element driving device including: a current detection unit configured to detect respective currents flowing through each of the plurality of light emitting element arrays as currents of the light emitting element arrays; a selection unit configured to select the smallest current of the light emitting element arrays of the detected currents obtained by the current detection unit; and an output voltage control unit configured to control output voltage supplied to the plurality of light emitting element arrays so that the current of the light emitting element arrays selected by the selection unit becomes a preset reference current value. | 07-11-2013 |
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20110106358 | Cooling System of Electric Vehicle - A cooling system of an electric vehicle includes a cooling medium circulation path that circulates a cooling medium to an electrically powered drive unit of a vehicle, a heat exchange unit between the cooling medium and external air, a cooling medium circulation unit, a blower unit that blows air against the heat exchange unit, and a control unit that controls the cooling medium circulation unit and the blower unit, thus controlling cooling of the electrically powered drive unit. The control unit controls the cooling medium circulation unit and the blower unit in a first cooling mode, when a drive force for the vehicle is in a first operational region, and controls in a second cooling mode that provides a higher cooling capability than the first cooling mode, when the drive force for the vehicle is in a second operational region that is higher than the first operational region. | 05-05-2011 |
20110113800 | Vehicle Air-Conditioning Apparatus - A vehicle air-conditioning apparatus, including: a refrigerant circulation channel that flows a refrigerant, the refrigerant circulation channel provided in a refrigeration cycle system including, as connected in a cyclic pattern, a compressor for the refrigerant, an outdoor heat-exchanger exchanging heat between the refrigerant and an outdoor air, an expansion valve reducing pressure of the refrigerant, and an air-conditioning heat-exchange circuit exchanging heat between the refrigerant and air to be introduced into a vehicle interior; and an equipment heat-exchange circuit connected in parallel to the circuit and exchanging heat between the refrigerant and in-vehicle equipment. The circuit includes a cooling heat-transfer medium circulation channel that circulates a heat-transfer medium for cooling. The cooling channel has a cooling heat-exchanger exchanging heat between the refrigerant in the channel and a cooling heat-transfer medium for cooling the in-vehicle equipment and a cooling circulation pump for circulating the cooling heat-transfer medium. | 05-19-2011 |
20110118924 | Control System for Electric Vehicle, and Electric Vehicle Equipped Therewith - A control system for an electric vehicle includes: an electricity storage device that performs charging and discharging of electrical power; a plurality of load devices that receive supply of electrical power from the electricity storage device and perform operations; and a control device that controls the electricity storage device and the plurality of load devices. And when electrical power is supplied from the electricity storage device to the plurality of load devices, the control device calculates a charge/discharge efficiency of the electricity storage device and a working efficiency of each of the load devices, and regulates an amount of electrical power supplied from the electricity storage device to each of the load devices, so as to enhance an overall efficiency of the electricity storage device and the plurality of load devices. | 05-19-2011 |
20120024517 | Heat Cycle System - A heat cycle system includes: a refrigerating cycle system that circulates a refrigerant; a medium circulation circuit that includes a circulation pump for circulating a heat-transfer medium, and adjusts a temperature of a temperature control target with the heat-transfer medium; a heat exchanger that executes heat exchange between the refrigerant in the refrigerating cycle system and the heat-transfer medium in the medium circulation circuit; and a volume altering unit that alters a volume of the heat-transfer medium circulating in the medium circulation circuit. | 02-02-2012 |
20120159986 | Cooling System for Electric Vehicle - A cooling system for an electric vehicle, includes: a cooling-medium circulation passage through which a cooling medium circulates to travel to heat exchange target objects mounted in a vehicle that is electrically driven; an electric compressor disposed in the cooling-medium circulation passage to compress the cooling medium; and a heat exchange unit that achieves heat exchange between the cooling medium and outside air, wherein: the electric compressor is disposed at a position outside a primary outflow path through which the outside air, having undergone heat exchange at the heat exchange unit, flows from the heat exchange unit to outside the vehicle. | 06-28-2012 |
20120222438 | Air-Conditioning System for a Vehicle - An air-conditioning system for a vehicle for performing cooling/air-heating of a temperature controlling object includes: a temperature detection unit | 09-06-2012 |
20120222441 | Heat Cycle System for Mobile Object - A heat cycle system for a mobile object includes: a refrigeration cycle system | 09-06-2012 |
20120222446 | Air-Conditioning System for a Vehicle - An air-conditioning system for a vehicle includes an air-conditioning apparatus having a compressor | 09-06-2012 |
20130118820 | ELECTRIC DRIVE SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE - An electric drive system for a vehicle includes: an electric drive unit that electrically drives the vehicle; and a cooling unit that cools the electric drive unit, wherein: the electric drive unit and the cooling unit are mounted at a body frame of the vehicle via an elastic support member, the electric drive unit and the cooling unit being configured as an integrated unit. | 05-16-2013 |
20140236409 | Control System for Electric Vehicle, and Electric Vehicle Equipped Therewith - A control system for an electric vehicle includes: an electricity storage device that performs charging and discharging of electrical power; a plurality of load devices that receive supply of electrical power from the electricity storage device and perform operations; and a control device that controls the electricity storage device and the plurality of load devices. And when electrical power is supplied from the electricity storage device to the plurality of load devices, the control device calculates a charge/discharge efficiency of the electricity storage device and a working efficiency of each of the load devices, and regulates an amount of electrical power supplied from the electricity storage device to each of the load devices, so as to enhance an overall efficiency of the electricity storage device and the plurality of load devices. | 08-21-2014 |
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20120037352 | Vehicular Air Conditioning System - A vehicular air conditioning system capable of suppressing the power consumption of a refrigerating cycle is disclosed. The vehicular air conditioning system comprises a refrigerating cycle circuit comprising a compressor, an outside heat exchanger and an inside air conditioning heat exchanger annularly connected in order, and a device cooling circuit comprising a heating unit, an inside cooling heat exchanger, an intermediate heat exchanger and a pump being annularly connected, the intermediate heat exchanger being constructed such that one end of a piping of the cooling medium for air conditioning is connected to a liquid piping, the liquid piping providing connection between the outside heat exchanger and the inside air conditioning heat exchanger, and an opposite end of the piping of the cooling medium for air conditioning is connected to a suction port of the compressor. | 02-16-2012 |
20130299129 | VEHICULAR AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM - A vehicular air conditioning system for saving energy includes: a first indoor cooling heat exchanger for suctioning in and cooling the air within or outside a vehicle; an indoor air conditioning heat exchanger installed on the downstream cooling heat exchanger for regulating the temperature of the applicable air, a refrigeration cycle connected to the applicable indoor air conditioning heat exchanger, a heating element mounted in the vehicle, and a circuit for the machine coolant circulating between the applicable heating element and the applicable first indoor cooling heat exchanger, and in which the air flow path for air flowing into the indoor air conditioning heat exchanger is structured by merging a flow path passing through the first indoor cooling heat exchanger to a flow path not passing through the first indoor cooling heat exchanger, and is also configured to allow switching to either of the two flow paths. | 11-14-2013 |
20130306302 | VEHICULAR AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEM - A vehicular air-conditioning system includes: a vehicle interior air-conditioning apparatus which includes a device cooling circuit of a heat generating device mounted in a vehicle, and a refrigeration cycle circuit; and an intermediate heat exchanger for heat exchange between a device cooling medium of the device cooling circuit and an air-conditioning cooling medium of the refrigeration cycle circuit. When a temperature of the cooling medium of the device cooling circuit becomes equal to or higher than a predetermined temperature, a control cycle of the vehicular air-conditioning system is set to a short time, and the predetermined temperature is less than an upper limit temperature of the device cooling medium and is determined from a heat capacity of the device cooling circuit and an amount of heat generated by the heat generating device. | 11-21-2013 |
20130319029 | VEHICLE THERMAL SYSTEM - A vehicle thermal system includes a heat pump system in which a compressor, a first refrigerant switching unit configured to switch a flowing direction of a refrigerant, an outdoor heat exchanger, a first flow rate control unit, a second flow rate control unit, and a heat pump intermediate heat exchanger are connected in order, and which has a bypass circuit including a third flow rate control unit between the first flow rate control unit and the second flow rate control unit, a heat pump indoor heat exchanger, and a second refrigerant switching unit configured to switch between a discharge side of the compressor and an suction side of the compressor. The heat pump system has the refrigerant flowing therein and a heat medium circuit in which a liquid pump, a cooling heat exchanger, a heat medium indoor heat exchanger and a heat medium intermediate heat exchanger are sequentially connected. | 12-05-2013 |
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20130044294 | IMAGE DISPLAYING APPARATUS - An image displaying apparatus including a light source, a light condenser for condensing light to form a condensed light image, a light mixing element, a reflective image displaying element having plural micro-mirrors for changing an inclination angle of an individual micro-mirror between an on-state and an off-state, an illumination optical system including a condenser lens and a mirror for illumination, and a projection optical system for projecting reflected light from a micro-mirror being at an on-state among plural micro-mirrors constituting the reflective image displaying element, wherein the mirror for illumination is at a position nearest the reflective image displaying element on an optical path from the light mixing element to the reflective image displaying element and a reflection surface of this mirror for illumination is positioned at a side of the reflective image displaying element with respect to a projection lens system constituting a part of the projection optical system. | 02-21-2013 |
20130107166 | IMAGE DISPLAYING APPARATUS | 05-02-2013 |
20130107233 | IMAGE DISPLAYING APPARATUS | 05-02-2013 |
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20140118818 | ENLARGEMENT OPTICAL SYSTEM - Disclosed is an enlargement optical system configured to form an image of an object at an enlargement side, including a lens system and a mirror system in order from a side of the object, the lens system including at least one lens, the mirror system including a first mirror and a second mirror in order from a side of the object, and the second mirror being an concave mirror, wherein an intermediate image conjugate to the object is formed at a side of the object with respect to the second mirror and the first mirror is held to be capable of adjusting a position thereof. | 05-01-2014 |
20140268068 | LIGHT SOURCE UNIT, LIGHTING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROJECTION APPARATUS - A light source unit includes a first reflector having a reflection face; a second reflector having a reflection face; a plurality of light sources; and a light condensing optical system to condense light emitted from the plurality of light sources. Light beams emitted from the plurality of light sources are reflected at a first reflection position on the reflection face of the first reflector, and then reflected at a second reflection position on the reflection face of the second reflector. The second reflection position is close to an optical axis of the light condensing optical system compared to the first reflection position. | 09-18-2014 |
20140268072 | LIGHT SOURCE UNIT, LIGHTING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROJECTION APPARATUS - A light source unit includes a first reflector having a reflection face; a second reflector having a reflection face; a plurality of light sources; and a light condensing optical system disposed between the first reflector and the second reflector. Light beams emitted from the plurality of light sources are reflected at a first reflection position on the reflection face of the first reflector, and then reflected at a second reflection position on the reflection face of the second reflector. The second reflection position is close to an optical axis of the light condensing optical system compared to the first reflection position. The light condensing optical system is configured such that the light beam passes through the light condensing optical system at least two times when the light beams reflect between the first reflector and the second reflector. | 09-18-2014 |
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20130114053 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - An image display device includes an image display element, a light source, an illumination system, a projector system comprising a refractive optical system including a plurality of lens groups, and a mirror train including a curved mirror, a first focus structure configured to move the respective lens groups of the refractive optical system by different amounts along a normal line of the image display element, and a second focus structure configured to move the respective lens groups along the normal line of the image display element by different amounts from those of the first focus structure. | 05-09-2013 |
20140126045 | MAGNIFICATION OPTICAL SYSTEM - A magnification optical system forms an enlarged image of an object. It includes a refractive optical system including a plurality of lens groups; and a mirror train including a curved mirror, arranged in this order from an object side, a first focus structure configured to move the respective lens groups of the refractive optical system by different amounts along a normal line of a conjugate surface on the object side, and a second focus structure configured to move the respective lens groups along the normal line of the conjugate surface on the object side by different amounts from those of the first focus structure. | 05-08-2014 |
20150062696 | MAGNIFICATION OPTICAL SYSTEM - A magnification optical system forms an enlarged image of an object. It includes a refractive optical system including a plurality of lens groups; and a mirror train including a curved mirror, arranged in this order from an object side, a first focus structure configured to move the respective lens groups of the refractive optical system by different amounts along a normal line of a conjugate surface on the object side, and a second focus structure configured to move the respective lens groups along the normal line of the conjugate surface on the object side by different amounts from those of the first focus structure. | 03-05-2015 |
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20090029190 | PERPENDICULAR MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM, PRODUCTION PROCESS THEREOF, AND PERPENDICULAR MAGNETIC RECORDING AND REPRODUCING APPARATUS - A process for producing a perpendicular magnetic recording medium comprises forming metallic nuclei or a seed layer on a non-magnetic substrate, and forming a soft magnetic under layer on the metallic nuclei or the seed layer by means of electroless plating. The soft magnetic under layer is formed while an external parallel magnetic field is applied to the non-magnetic substrate, and the substrate is rotated such that the substrate is maintained parallel to the parallel magnetic field. | 01-29-2009 |
20100144047 | ELECTRODE FOR MOLECULAR SENSING AND METHOD FOR MOLECULAR SENSING - Molecular sensing of target molecules is performed by using an electrode for molecular sensing in which detecting molecules which can shift a surface potential of the electrode by an interaction with the target molecules are bound directly or via coupling molecules to surface hydroxyl groups on a conductive metal oxide. By this molecular sensing, specific target molecules can be detected selectively and stably with high accuracy. It is also possible to detect an enantiomer selectively and stably with high accuracy. The present invention can provide a chemical sensing system which is useful in fields such as medicines, environments and foods. | 06-10-2010 |
20100221841 | SEMICONDUCTOR DNA SENSING DEVICE AND DNA SENSING METHOD - A semiconductor DNA sensing device is provided herein, which includes a detection section with a field-effect transistor including a semiconductor substrate and a first insulator layer formed thereon as a reactive gate insulator, the first insulating layer including silicon oxide or an inorganic oxide, a first organic monolayer formed on the first insulator layer, the first organic monolayer comprising an organic molecule having a reactive functional group, and a probe DNA containing 3 to 35 nucleotides bonded to the first organic monolayer by the reactive functional group either directly or by an intervening crosslinker, the structure of the probe DNA/the first organic monolayer/the insulating layer/the semiconductor constituting the detection section. | 09-02-2010 |
20110051142 | OPTICAL SENSOR - There is provided a novel optical sensor utilizing a surface plasmon resonance technique which is capable of detecting a substance to be detected with high sensitivity independently of a wavelength of irradiated light and is capable of obtaining information, other than a refraction index, on the substance to be detected. At the center of a surface of a metallic film | 03-03-2011 |
20120031764 | MICROCRYSTALLINE-TO-AMORPHOUS GOLD ALLOY AND PLATED FILM, AND PLATING SOLUTION FOR THOSE, AND PLATED FILM FORMATION METHOD - Disclosed is a microcrystalline-to-amorphous gold alloy-plated film having excellent electrical properties and excellent mechanical properties. Physical properties including both the advantageous properties of a crystalline structure and the advantageous properties of an amorphous structure can be obtained by allowing a microcrystalline phase and an amorphous phase to exist in a mixed state at a specific ratio. The average particle diameter of the microcrystals is 30 nm or smaller, the volume fraction of the microcrystals is 10 to 90%, the knoop hardness is Hk 180 or more, the specific resistivity is 200 μΩ-cm or less. In the film, hardness and abrasion resistance can be improved while maintaining a good specific resistivity value and chemical stability both inherent to gold at practically insignificant levels. Therefore, the film is useful as a material for connecting an electric or electronic component such as a connector and a relay. | 02-09-2012 |
20120300339 | MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND MAGNETIC RECORD/REPRODUCTION APPARATUS - According to the present invention, a magnetic recording medium is provided including a disk-shaped non-magnetic substrate and at least a perpendicular magnetic layer formed on the disk-shaped non-magnetic substrate, wherein the perpendicular magnetic layer has a structure in which an FePt or CoPt nanoparticle array is formed on a formation surface, on which a plurality of striations each having a circumferential directional component are formed, by a texturing treatment; a manufacturing method thereof; and a magnetic record/reproduction apparatus including the magnetic recording medium or a magnetic recording medium manufactured according to the manufacturing method. | 11-29-2012 |
20150276889 | ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS APPARATUS AND ELECTROCHEMICAL SYSTEM - An electrochemical analysis apparatus includes a power controller, a Fourier transform unit, and a calculating unit. The power controller generates a rectangular-wave signal, a first frequency F and a duty ratio D, and applies the signal to an electrochemical cell. The Fourier transform unit performs Fourier transform on first data obtained by sampling a response signal of the cell to calculate a first frequency characteristic including a component of a second frequency integer times as high as the first frequency. The Fourier transform unit performs Fourier transform on second data, a sampling start time of which is (1/F)·D (seconds) different from the first data from which the first frequency characteristic is calculated, to calculate a second frequency characteristic including a component of the second frequency. The calculating unit calculates an impedance characteristic of the cell based on the first frequency characteristic and the second frequency characteristic. | 10-01-2015 |
20150287992 | LITHIUM SULFUR SECONDARY BATTERY - A lithium sulfur secondary battery includes a positive electrode containing a sulfur-based positive electrode active substance, an electrolytic solution, a negative electrode containing a negative electrode active substance that occludes and releases lithium, and a polymeric film that covers a surface of the positive electrode and allows lithium cations to pass but does not allow polysulfide anions to pass. | 10-08-2015 |
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20110205646 | LEAF SPRING WITH HIGH VICKERS HARDNESS - A leaf spring supports a pillar shaped movable portion disposed in a center portion with respect to a cylindrical fixed portion disposed around the movable portion in the direction of a center axis shiftably so as to position the movable portion in a radial direction. The leaf spring is made of a material having Vickers hardness which is not less than 500 (HV). | 08-25-2011 |
20110205647 | LEAF SPRING WITH HIGH THRUST - A leaf spring supports a pillar shaped movable portion disposed in a center portion with respect to a cylindrical fixed portion disposed around the movable portion in the direction of a center axis shiftably so as to position the movable portion in a radial direction. The leaf spring is made of stainless steel having relative magnetic permeability which is not less than 1.1. | 08-25-2011 |
20110310500 | LENS DRIVING DEVICE CAPABLE OF SUPPRESSING A REDUCTION OF MAGNETIC EFFICIENCY OF A MAGNETIC CIRCUIT - A lens driving device includes a ring-shaped driving coil fixed to a lens holder so as to position around a tubular portion thereof and a rectangular hollow cylindrical yoke including a plurality of flat-shaped permanent magnets opposite to the driving coil. Each flat-shaped permanent magnet has both ends in a horizontal direction which extend in the proximity of opposed two sides of the yoke. The driving coil is disposed so as to extend up to the vicinity of the both ends in the horizontal direction of each flat-shaped permanent magnet. | 12-22-2011 |
20130077184 | LENS DRIVING DEVICE WITHOUT PERMANENT MAGNET - A lens driving device, which movably supports a lens assembly along a direction of an optical axis of a lens, includes an actuator base disposed to a lower side of the direction of the optical axis, a lens holder made of a ferromagnet that is disposed to an upper side of the actuator base and which has a tubular portion for holding the lens assembly, a ring-shaped driving coil fixed to the lens holder so as to be positioned around the tubular portion, a yoke covering the lens holder so as to be apart from the driving coil and to oppose to the lens holder in a state where the driving coil is sandwiched therebetween, and a guide arrangement guiding the lens holder along the direction of the optical axis. | 03-28-2013 |
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20080266682 | CAMERA MODULE - A camera module includes upper and lower leaf springs having a stable load characteristic and a holder displaceably held by the leaf springs so that the holder can be stably displaced within a magnetic circuit. The upper spring | 10-30-2008 |
20080297642 | CAMERA MODULE - A camera module includes a lens unit; a holder which houses the lens unit therein and is displaceable along an optical axis direction of the lens unit; a coil provided on the holder; a yoke, four main magnets and two flat plate-shaped auxiliary magnets which provide a magnetic field to the coil, in which the yoke has a roughly rectangular and relatively thin box shape of which bottom side is opened so that the yoke is defined by four side wall portions and a top plate portion, and the yoke also has an opening formed in the top plate portion for receiving the holder; upper and lower leaf springs respectively attached to the upper and lower cylindrical end portions of the holder for supporting the holder so as to be displaceable along the optical axis direction; and a base which supports the yoke and the lower leaf spring. In the camera module, the coil is formed into a roughly cylindrical shape having two opposite outer circumferential flat surfaces, each of the four main magnets has a triangle block shape and they are respectively arranged at the four corner portions inside the yoke, and the two auxiliary magnets are respectively arranged on a pair of the opposite side wall portions of the yoke so as to face the corresponding outer circumferential flat surfaces of the coil, respectively. | 12-04-2008 |
20080297899 | CAMERA MODULE - A camera module that can obtain a clear image even in the case where dust is generated inside the camera module due to a shock applied thereto is provided. The camera module includes a base and a cover attached to the base so as to define a space therebetween in which the holder can be displaced. The base has an upper surface which faces the cover, and the upper surface of the base includes a concaved dust collecting portion and a dust falling preventing wall formed on the upper surface so as to surround an entire circumference of an opening of the base, and wherein a surface of the concaved dust collecting portion includes a dust sticking layer to which fallen dust is adapted to stick, whereby when dust is generated in the space between the cover and the base and such dust is fallen onto the upper surface of the base, it is possible to prevent such dust from entering into the opening by the dust falling preventing wall and such dust is stuck to the dust sticking layer of the dust collecting portion provided on the upper surface of the base. | 12-04-2008 |
20100002317 | LENS DRIVING DEVICE COMPRISING MAGNETIC CIRCUIT WITH HIGH MAGNETIC EFFICIENCY - A lens driving device includes a lens holder including a tubular portion for holding a lens assembly, a driving coil fixed to the lens holder so as to position around the tubular portion and a yoke including a permanent magnet opposite to the driving coil. The yoke includes an outer hollow cylindrical portion having a rectangular cylindrical shape, the permanent magnet includes at least four permanent magnet pieces each having a rectangular cross section. Four magnetic circuit auxiliary members are disposed between four corners of the outer hollow cylindrical portion of the yoke and four ones of the permanent magnet pieces that are disposed at the four corners of the outer hollow cylindrical portion of the yoke. | 01-07-2010 |
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20080291423 | OPTICAL FRINGE GENERATION MEMBER CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREFOR - An optical fringe generation member control apparatus includes a detection unit configured to detect an optical fringe, and a control unit configured to control operation of a member on which the optical fringe is generated, based on a detection result by the detection unit. | 11-27-2008 |
20140084840 | ROBOT APPARATUS, ROBOT CONTROL METHOD, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A robot apparatus includes a rectangular wave generating portion arranged on the output side of a speed reducer, and configured to generate first output pulse signals upon driving of a joint. A control portion includes calculating portions and a motor control portion. The motor control portion estimates an estimated joint angle using input pulse signals, and controls to operate a servo motor so that this estimated joint angle matches a target joint angle. The calculating portions calculate a torsion angle of the joint corresponding to a deviation amount between the first output pulse signals and a pulse waveform of an ideal state. The motor control portion controls to operate the servo motor so as to correct the estimated joint angle by the torsion angle. | 03-27-2014 |
20140379128 | ROBOT APPARATUS AND SPEED REDUCER STATE DIAGNOSING METHOD - A robot apparatus includes a multi-joint robot including, in at least one portion, a joint including a motor, a speed reducer connected to the motor, an input angle detecting unit configured to detect a rotational, angle of a rotating shaft of the motor, and an output angle detecting unit configured to detect an output rotational angle of the speed reducer, and a controller configured to diagnose a state of the speed reducer from an angle difference between the input rotational angle detected by the input angle detecting unit and the output rotational angle detected by the output angle detecting unit. | 12-25-2014 |