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A lamp unit of a vehicle headlamp characterized in a lamp unit of a vehicle headlamp includes a projecting lens arranged on an optical axis extended in a front and rear direction of a vehicle, a first light emitting element arranged on a rear side of a rear side focal point of the projecting lens, and a reflector for reflecting light from the first light emitting element to a front side to be proximate to an optical axis. A vicinity of a rear side focal face of the projecting lens is arranged with a plurality of second light emitting elements for emitting light to the projecting lens.

An electrooptic device has a data line, a pixel circuit and a driver circuit which drives the pixel circuit. The driver circuit has a first feeder line, a level shift circuit to be electrically coupled with the data line and a driving control circuit which provides the first feeder line with a first voltage or a second voltage and controls operations of the level shift circuit and the pixel circuit. The level shift circuit has a second holding capacitor and a switch section which switches over condition of a connection between the second holding capacitor and the first feeder line.

An object of the present invention is to provide an involatile memory device that is capable of writing and erasing data at a time other than during manufacturing, and a semiconductor device having the memory device. Also, an object of the present invention is to provide a compact-sized and inexpensive involatile memory device and a semiconductor device having the memory device. The memory device of the present invention has a pair of conductive layers and an organic compound having a liquid crystal property that is interposed between the pair of conductive layers. Data is recorded in the memory device by applying a first voltage to the pair of conductive layers and heating the organic compound, to cause a phase change of the organic compound from a first phase to a second phase.

An engine includes a crankshaft for transmitting rotational drive power to a drive wheel, a clutch mechanism for connecting or disconnecting the transmission of rotational drive power of the crankshaft, and clutch actuators. The crankshaft, clutch mechanism, and clutch actuators are accommodated in an engine case. The clutch actuators control the clutch mechanism and are positioned outside the clutch mechanism, viewed from the crankshaft direction.

A substrate processing unit, by employing the processing unit to carry out different processings with different processing liquids, can make a reduction in the space for carrying out the entire process of substrate processing and a reduction in the energy necessary for substrate transportation. The substrate processing unit includes: a vertically-movable substrate holder for holding a substrate; an pan surrounding the periphery of the substrate holder; an cell, located below the substrate holder and within the pan, having in its interior a chemical processing section; and a cell cover, capable of closing the top opening of the cell, having a plurality of spray nozzles for separately spraying at least two types of processing liquids; wherein the pan and the cell each have an individual liquid discharge line.

Provided is a cooling system improved in cooling performance of an electronic device and being simple and efficient. The cooling system 10 has a cooling tank 12, and the cooling tank 12 contains in its open space a first cooling liquid 13 having a boiling point T1. An electronic device 100 mounting processors 110, 112 on a board 120 is stored within the open space of the cooling tank 12 and is immersed in the first cooling liquid 13. A first heat exchanger 22 is immersed in a surface layer portion of the first cooling liquid in the cooling tank 12. The first heat exchanger 22 encloses therein a second refrigerant having a boiling point T2 (provided T1=T2 or T1>T2).

A signal processor generates signals to reproduce video and audio from a received encoded digital signal. The signal processor includes: a first decoder for separating a first video signal and a first audio signal from a digital signal; a second decoder for separating a second video signal and a second audio signal from a digital signal; a video controller, which receives the first and second video signals, subjects a selected video signal to video processing; a clock generator for generating a clock signal of which the frequency corresponds to that of the first audio signal; an audio processor, which receives the second audio signal and the clock signal and converts the frequency of the second audio signal into that of the first audio signal; and an audio switch which outputs one of the two audio signals that is associated with the video signal being selected by the video controller.

A lighting device includes a microwave sensor for adjusting its sensing range based on a range gate selected from multiple range gates. An active antenna module transmits first FMCW signal toward a target based on the selected range gate and for receiving second FMCW signal reflected from the target. The microwave sensor demodulates the first FMCW signal and the second FMCW signal to generate beat frequency signal. Then another demodulator demodulates the beat frequency signal to generate Doppler signal. The microwave sensor calculates a range between the microwave sensor and the target based on the beat frequency signal, calculates velocity of the target according to frequency of the Doppler signal, and determine whether to generate triggering signal according to the calculated velocity and the calculated range, when the object located within the range gate. The power module enables a lamp based on the triggering signal.

A cooling structure of a water-cooled two-cycle parallel multicylinder engine includes: an exhaust port in a cylinder block; an air intake port disposed in a crankcase below the exhaust port; a water pump disposed in the crankcase in an opposite side of the exhaust port; a first cooling water passage introducing cooling water discharged from the water pump to a cooling water jacket of a cylinder head; and a second cooling water passage introducing a part of the cooling water discharged from the water pump to a cooling water jacket below the exhaust port, the second cooling water passage being provided in the crankcase.

The present invention provides an optical pickup corresponding to plural kinds of optical discs which can be downsized and simplified, and can compensate the spherical aberration. Optical path separation for separating the optical path of a first and a second optical beams as approaching beams to an optical disc 100 into optical paths directed to a first objective lens 51 and a second objective lens 52 corresponding to the optical beams, optical path combination for combining different optical paths of a first and a second reflected optical beams as returning beams which come in from the first and second objective lenses 51, 52, and approach-and-return optical path separation for separating the optical path of the approaching beam and the optical path of the returning beam are realized by the beam separation / composition prism 44. Furthermore, a first collimator lens 45 and a second collimator lens 47 are arranged between the corresponding first and second objective lenses 51, 52 and the beam separation / composition prism 44.

An optical adjustment device capable of correcting spherical aberration with high accuracy in a simple configuration is provided. A second lens holder fits into a guiding portion of a first lens holder, and a grip rack is placed across the second lens holder and a feed screw member and resiliently abuts against the feed screw member. The driving force of a driving source is transmitted to the grip rack via the feed screw member, and the grip rack is displaced. Therefore, it is possible to displace the second lens holder with respect to the first lens holder, and adjust the spherical aberration of an optical system.

An apparatus for detoxifying a composition containing heavy metal having a simple and downsized structure with improved reaction efficiency and reduced energy cost and a method of detoxification. The apparatus is provided with a reaction pipe, a storage container mounted to the reaction pipe for storing a composition containing heavy metal, a negative pressure producing means for producing a negative pressure by jetting a solution for eluting heavy metal to form a high-pressure fluid into the reaction pipe, a heater for heating a mixture obtained by mixing in the reaction pipe the high-pressure fluid and the composition containing heavy metal sucked in from the storage container into the reaction pipe by the negative pressure, the heater being disposed in the reaction pipe on a downstream side of the negative pressure producing means, and an electromagnetic wave irradiator for irradiating the mixture after heating with electromagnetic waves, the irradiator being disposed in the reaction pipe on a downstream side of the heater.

The antenna module comprises a communication circuit for processing a radio signal; a shield member covering the communication circuit; a conductive strip electrically connected with the communication circuit; a dielectric integrated with the shield member and the conductive strip; and an antenna formed on an outer surface of the dielectric and electrically connected with the conductive strip.

A paper sheet processing device includes: a charging inlet that takes in paper sheets in a conveyance direction, the paper sheets including at least one target sheet and a partition card overlapped on the target sheet, the partition card having a main surface portion having at least one identification hole group, the identification hole group having at least two through holes arranged along the conveyance direction; a detection unit that detects take-in of the paper sheets by the charging unit, and detects the identification hole group; and a control unit that determines a paper sheet is the partition card in a case where the identification hole group has been detected by the detection unit, and determines that a paper sheet is the target sheet in a case where the identification hole group has not been detected by the detection unit.

A power supply system is provided that can synchronize a primary circuit and a secondary circuit with high accuracy and are advantageous in downsizing and simplification. The system includes a first circuit including: a battery device; transistor elements to which a voltage is supplied; coil units to which a feeding current is supplied in an on state of the transistor elements; a capacitor that changes a flow direction of the feeding current; and a driving coil that turns on / off the transistor elements, and a second circuit including: coil units and a driving coil in which induced electromotive force is generated; transistor elements that are turned on / off by the induced electromotive force; and a battery device that receives supply of power in an on state of the transistor elements.

A workpiece supply device is provided that is capable of supplying a workpiece to be machined next in a supplying area of the workpiece outside a machining area while the machining area is closed to control scattering of cutting fluid from the machining area during the machining of the workpiece. A machine tool includes a machining room of the workpiece, a loader room, a dividing wall having an opening part, a main spindle, a workpiece supply device, a delivery device, and an ejection device. The workpiece supply device includes a workpiece holder, a movement mechanism, a cover member, and a coil spring. The coil spring biases the cover member to close the opening part by the cover member such that the workpiece holder holds the workpiece in the loader room during the machining of the workpiece in the machining room.

The antenna module comprises a communication circuit for processing a radio signal; a shield member covering the communication circuit; a conductive strip electrically connected with the communication circuit; a dielectric integrated with the shield member and the conductive strip; and an antenna formed on an outer surface of the dielectric and electrically connected with the conductive strip.

A memory device has a pair of conductive layers and an organic compound having a liquid crystal property that is interposed between the pair of conductive layers. Data is recorded in the memory device by applying a first voltage to the pair of conductive layers and heating the organic compound, to cause a phase change of the organic compound from a first phase to a second phase.

A nonvolatile protein memory system with optical write / erase and electrical readout capability is provided. The nonvolatile protein memory system includes: a substrate including a microfluidic channel having a pH gradient; a photosensitive protein disposed in the microfluidic channel; and a first electrode and a second electrode disposed on the microfluidic channel and spaced apart from each other and detecting a position change of the photosensitive protein in the microfluidic channel.