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A load port provided adjacent to a wafer transport chamber for taking in and out a wafer W between the wafer transport chamber and a FOUP, includes a plate-shaped part that constitutes a part of a wall of the wafer transport chamber, and has an opening for opening the wafer transport chamber; a door part for opening and closing the opening; a mounting table that is configured to mount a wafer storage container so as to oppose a lid part for opening and closing an internal space to the door part, and to move to and from the plate-shaped part; and an elastic part that is provided on the mounting table side of the plate-shaped part along the peripheral edge of the opening, wherein the elastic part elastically contacts the periphery of the lid part in the wafer storage container by moving the mounting table toward the plate-shaped part.

A control apparatus for a hybrid vehicle which includes an all cylinder deactivated operation execution flag F_ALCS for executing the all cylinders deactivated operation, when it is determined that the all cylinders deactivated operation is appropriate by the all cylinders deactivation standby flag F_ALCSSTB for determining the appropriateness of the all cylinders deactivated operation and the all cylinders deactivation release conditions realization flag F_F_ALCSSTP for determining the appropriateness of releasing the all cylinders deactivated operation, based on the all cylinders deactivation solenoid flag F_ALCSSOL for operating a spool valve, for determining an appropriateness of the operation of the solenoid valve, the all cylinder deactivation standby flag F_ALCSSTB, the all cylinder deactivation conditions realization flag F_ALCSSTP, the all cylinder deactivation solenoid flag F_ALCSSOL.

Provided is a nitride semiconductor light emitting element having improved optical output with improved qualities, such as crystal qualities, of a nitride semiconductor laminated on an AlN buffer layer. An AlN buffer layer (2) is formed on a sapphire substrate (1), and on the buffer layer, nitride semiconductors of an n-type AlGaN layer (3), an InGaN / GaN active layer (4) and a p-type GaN layer (5)are laminated in sequence. On the surface of the n-type AlGaN layer (3), an n-electrode (7) is formed, and on the p-type GaN layer (5), a p-electrode (6) is formed. The n-type AlGaN layer (3) operates as a clad layer for confining light and carriers. The AlN buffer layer (2) is manufactured by alternately supplying an Al material and an N material at a growing temperature of 900 DEG C or higher.

A drip irrigation emitter (1), which comprises a low pressure stop filter (5), a pressure reduction channel (8), and a diaphragm (10), is disposed on the inner wall surface of a flow pipe (3) through which the irrigation liquid flows. The low pressure stop filter (5) has a hydrophobic surface and prevents inflow of the irrigation liquid when the fluid pressure is lower than an established value. The pressure reduction channel (8) reduces the pressure of the irrigation liquid. The diaphragm (10) changes the degree of opening of the pressure reduction channel (8) according to the fluid pressure of the irrigation liquid. The drip irrigation emitter (1) can be manufactured at low cost as a result of being a one-piece molding. The drip irrigation device comprising the drip irrigation emitter (1) stably ejects the irrigation liquid even when the liquid pressure is low.

An exhaust purifying system for an internal combustion engine is provided with a plurality of DPFs (30a and 30b) branched and connected to an exhaust passage (15) for collecting particulate matter in an exhaust gas and an ozone supplier for supplying ozone to the upstream side of each of the plurality of DPFs (30a and 30b). The system respectively changes a ratio of a supply amount of the exhaust gas and a ratio of a supply amount of the ozone between the plurality of DPFs (30a and 30b).

An exhaust purifying system for an internal combustion engine is provided with a plurality of DPFs (30a and 30b) branched and connected to an exhaust passage (15) for collecting particulate matter in an exhaust gas and an ozone supplier for supplying ozone to the upstream side of each of the plurality of DPFs (30a and 30b). The system respectively changes a ratio of a supply amount of the exhaust gas and a ratio of a supply amount of the ozone between the plurality of DPFs (30a and 30b).

In order to suppress inflow of rubber to an exhaust groove, a core body comprises a plurality of core segments divided in the circumferential direction, and an exhaust grooves having an open end opening in a core-side tire molding face are arranged on the mating face of at least one of core segments adjacent in the circumferential direction. The exhaust groove comprises a tread exhaust groove, the open end of which opens in a portion of a core-side tread molding face, and / or a side exhaust groove which opens in a portion of a core-side side molding face. The tread exhaust groove has an inclined groove portion extending at an angle (theta1) in relation to the radial direction of the tire from the open end, and the side exhaust groove has an inclined groove portion extending at an angle (theta2) in relation to the axial direction of the tire from the open end.

A method for sanitizing food products on a production line (201), and a production line (100) for processing food products (103), comprising: a first processing enclosure (101) and a second processing enclosure (102) and a conveyor system (103) configured to move a food product through the first processing enclosure (101) and onwards through the second processing enclosure (102). The first processing enclosure (101) is coupled to a gas supply system (113) delivering a flow of gas at a gas temperature above 70 degrees Celsius via an orifice (113; 114) to generate a first processing atmosphere within the first processing enclosure (101) exposing at least a portion of the surface of the food products, while travelling through the first processing enclosure, to a first processing temperature (Ts) which is above 60 degrees Celsius. The second processing enclosure (102) is configured with an atomizing nozzle (106; 107) to deliver a spray of a supply of an antimicrobial chemical agent (123) towards the food products (103) travelling through the second processing enclosure.

Provided is a gas sensor which achieves a reduction in the power consumption of a heater and downsizing by configuring a pump cell (3) and a sensor cell (5) from one solid electrolyte body (2), a pump electrode (30), a sensor electrode (50), and a reference electrode (80). By making the ratio of the shortest distance (L2) between the pump electrode (30) and the sensor electrode (50) to the thickness (d) of the solid electrolyte body (2) 3 or more, in a gas sensor (1), the pump cell (3) and the sensor cell (5) can be configured from one solid electrolyte body (2), the pump electrode (30), the sensor electrode (50), and the reference electrode (80). Therefore, only either a gas chamber or a reference chamber is present between the solid electrolyte body and the heater, thereby the distances between the pump cell and the heater and between the sensor cell and the heater can be reduced, and the pump cell and the sensor cell can be easily heated by the heater.

The invention provides a press-working apparatus capable of forming a clear character line. The press-working apparatus (110) forms a product having a character line. The press-working apparatus (110)The invention provides a press-working apparatus capable of forming a clear character line. The press-working apparatus (110) forms a product having a character line. The press-working apparatus (110) comprises an upper die (138) and a lower die (152) arranged across a steel sheet (112), an upper die mechanism (118) for moving the upper die (138) toward and away from the lower die (152), a first hcomprises an upper die (138) and a lower die (152) arranged across a steel sheet (112), an upper die mechanism (118) for moving the upper die (138) toward and away from the lower die (152), a first holder (142) and a second holder (144) for clamping the steel sheet (112) and applying an unwrinkling force to the same, and a control unit (116) for controlling the upper die mechanism (118) and the folder (142) and a second holder (144) for clamping the steel sheet (112) and applying an unwrinkling force to the same, and a control unit (116) for controlling the upper die mechanism (118) and the first holder (142). The upper die (138) is divided on thecharacter line of the product into a first upper die (148) and a second upper die (158). The control unit (116) makes the unwrinkling force by tirst holder (142). The upper die (138) is divided on thecharacter line of the product into a first upper die (148) and a second upper die (158). The control unit (116) makes the unwrinkling force by the first holder (142) stronger than that by the second holder (144), so that the steel sheet (112) is press-worked by the second upper die (158) and then by the first upper die (148).he first holder (142) stronger than that by the second holder (144), so that the steel sheet (112) is press-worked by the second upper die (158) and then by the first upper die (148).

A spacer comprising a polycarbonate chamber and a flow valve located within the chamber. The chamber comprises: a first reservoir and a second reservoir; an inlet for admission of aerosolized medication into the first reservoir; an outlet for withdrawal of medication from the second reservoir; and a vent for expulsion of air from the second reservoir. The flow valve is adapted to: allow forward-flow of medication from the first reservoir to the second reservoir during user inspiration; substantially limit inflow of air through the vent into the second reservoir during user inspiration, substantially limit backflow of air or medication from the second reservoir to the first reservoir during user expiration; and allow expulsion of air from the second reservoir through the vent during user expiration.

This present invention is for cooling the forehead, face and armpit of a person or imparting cool feeling.The cooling member comprises a water-absorbing material sheet sandwiched between a flexible planar material provided with a ventilation means, having an adequate hardness, and capable of holding its shape, capable of being bent in a predetermined direction and in the reverse direction a plurality of times, and having a curvature in the predetermined direction and backing cloth having a similar area and a means for dividing the water-absorbing material sheet into parts each having an adequate area corresponding to a vent in such a way that water absorbed in the water absorbing material sheet does not flow out easily into adjacent parts and is used for cooling by allowing the water absorbing material sheet to absorb water and by using its heat of evaporation to cool the surroundings.The cooling member constitutes a brim portion of a hat, a sun visor or the like, or a pad portion for the forehead, face or armpit of the person and provides a means for imparting a cool feeling to each heat generating portion of the human body.As preparation for use, the cooling member is dipped into water and bent by applying a force reversely to the curvature in the predetermined direction. Consequently, excess water and water drops are squeezed out easily and uniformly with only the cooling member without wetting the hand of the person.

An airbag for protecting a pedestrian or the like and an airbag device for protecting a pedestrian or the like including the airbag are disclosed. The airbag is quickly deployed to a predetermined deployment area without the use of a high output inflator and has a high absorption property of impact which is applied to the pedestrian or the like. In one form, an airbag for protecting a pedestrian or the like comprises a lower side portion provided so as to extend along a cowl top, left and right side portions and provided so as to extend along left and right A pillars, respectively, and an upper side portion connecting top portions of the left and right side portions. A horizontally central portion of the upper side portion is connected to the left and right side portions by small flow path cross-sectional portions. When the airbag is inflated, introduction of gas to the upper side portion from the left side portion and the right side portion is restricted, so that the internal pressures of the lower side portion, the left side portion, and the right side portion become high early. Thereafter, the gas gradually flows to the upper side portion, so that the internal pressure of the entire airbag is relatively low.

A spacer for delivering a medicinal substance is provided having a chamber having a tubular body defining a first reservoir, the top end of the body narrowing to define a single unobstructed central chamber aperture, a base for the body having an inlet for admission of the substance into the first reservoir, a vented member connected atop the body, a mouthpiece connected atop the vented member and partly defining a second reservoir, the mouthpiece having an outlet for withdrawal of the substance from the second reservoir The spacer also has a valve within the chamber having a self-supporting central domed portion and defining a central cross slit at its peak, the domed portion opening during inspiration and closing during expiration, and a flat ringed portion surrounding the domed portion with a circumferential free edge, the diameter of the ringed portion being approximately twice the diameter of the domed portion.

A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a liquid ejection head for ejecting a liquid, a liquid storage unit which stores the liquid therein, a first supply passage which supplies the liquid from the liquid storage unit to the liquid ejection head, a second supply passage which is provided separately from the first supply passage, and communicates with the liquid ejection head and the liquid storage unit, a liquid driving unit which is able to supply the liquid from the liquid ejection head toward the liquid storage unit in a forward direction in the second supply passage, and a cap unit which comes into close contact with the liquid ejection head so as to close each nozzle of the liquid ejection head. The liquid is supplied in the forward direction by the liquid driving unit in a state where the cap unit comes into close contact with the liquid ejection head.

A carrier frequency setting unit (64) sets a carrier frequency (FC) based on a torque command (TR) and a motor rotation number (MRN) of a motor generator. A PWM signal producing unit (68) produces phase modulated waves corresponding to respective phase voltage commands (Vu, Vv and Vw), and produces respective phase PWM signals (Pu, Pv and Pw) corresponding to a relationship in magnitude between the respective phase modulated waves and a carrier having the carrier frequency (FC). A PWM center control unit (66) produces a PWM center correction value ( CE) for variably controlling the PWM center when the carrier frequency (FC) is lower than a predetermined frequency, and provides the same to the PWM signal producing unit (68).

A flow control apparatus for use in a wellbore comprises a screen, a first inflow control device and a second inflow control device, wherein a fluid inflow path is provided through the screen and from an outer portion to an inner portion of each inflow control device. A method of cleaning a flow control apparatus such as that described above comprises providing in a wellbore a flow control apparatus comprising at least one screen and at least one inflow control device wherein a fluid inflow path is provided through the at least one screen and from an outer portion to an inner portion of the at least one inflow control device, targeting the at least one inflow control device with a treatment fluid and delivering the treatment fluid such that the fluid flows in a reverse direction along the fluid inflow path.

In a motor vehicle equipped with a fuel cell (10), inflow of liquid from outside into the fuel cell (10) is restrained. When it is estimated that there is a risk of liquid flowing into the fuel cell (10) from the gas discharge opening (16) via a gas channel, the exhaust pressure of gas discharged from the gas channel is heightened, or passage through the gas channel is shut.

The invention relates to a capacitance DC (Direct Current) blocking on-off controllable bridge circuit for inhibiting DC magnetic bias of a transformer, which is characterized by comprising a bypass ground loop, a transformer neutral wire earthing switch K1, a DC blocking switch K 2, a DC blocking capacitor C and a transient current inhibiting bridge circuit. Compared with a conventional capacitance DC blocking circuit, the capacitance DC blocking on-off controllable bridge circuit utilizes a DC inductance in the transient current inhibiting bridge circuit to limit the rising change rate of a short circuit current on the initial stage of system failure, does not need to control system response and adopts an instantaneous automatic switching mode, so that the capacitor is avoided being impacted and damaged by a transient current, a neutral point of the transformer is guaranteed to be effectively grounded and a control system has sufficient response time to switch working modes; addition of the transient current inhibiting bridge circuit has no any influence on an AC (Alternate Current) loop in the normal operating process; a DC component can be well inhibited from flowing into the transformer; the DC magnetic bias of the transformer is effectively inhibited; safety of the system is ensured; and the capacitance DC blocking on-off controllable bridge circuit has the advantages of simple structure of a control circuit, convenience for implementation, reliable performance, small size, low price and the like.

The present invention provides a freezing circulate mechanism which can prevent the damage of the compressor and improve the freezing ability. The freezing circulate mechanism comprises a compressor (2) for compressing refrigerant; a condenser (3) for condensing the refrigerant compressed by the compressor; an expander (4) for expanding the refrigerant condensed by the condenser (3); a gas-liquid separator (10) which is used for separating the gas and liquid of the refrigerant from the expander and provided with a gas outlet (10c) for flowing out the gas refrigerant (G) and a liquid outlet (10b) for flowing out the liquid refrigerant (F); an evaporator (5) for evaporating the refrigerant flows from the liquid outlet; an accumulation device (6) arranged between the evaporator and the compressor for separating the gas and liquid of the refrigerant flows through the evaporator, and flowing out the separated gas refrigerant to the compressor, and accumulating the liquid refrigerant; and a gas bypass path (11) which is extending from the gas outlet and connected between the compressor and the accumulation device, and is provided with a liquid level control tubing leading-out from the gas-liquid separator and connected between the evaporator and the accumulation device.

A vehicular air conditioner includes a partitioning portion which separates an inside of an air-conditioning casing into an inside-air passage through which an inside air flows and an outside-air passage through which an outside air flows, a cooling heat exchanger extending across both the inside-air passage and the outside-air passage, a heating heat exchanger heating the inside air and the outside air on a downstream side of the cooling heat exchanger in an air flow, and a restriction portion provided downstream of the cooing heat exchanger in the air flow and limiting inflow of the inside air into the outside-air passage on the way to the heating heat exchanger. The restriction portion is located in the inside-air passage between the cooing heat exchanger and the heating heat exchanger, and includes a first temperature regulation door that regulates a temperature of air supplied to the vehicle compartment.

Disclosed herein is a centrifugal casting machine, including: a rotating plate rotating by means of a motor; a cylindrical sleeve installed on the rotating plate and having an internal diameter corresponding to an external diameter of silicon steel plates constituting a core in the sleeve; an upper mold internally installed on the sleeve to define a first molding space into which a molten metal is introduced to mold an end ring; a lower mold internally installed on the sleeve to define a second molding space into which a molten metal is introduced to mold an end ring; a dummy shaft fitted in the center of the core and coupled to the lower mold; a cap coupled to an upper end of the dummy shaft to press the core; and a hydraulic ram coupled to the lower mold to move the lower mold up and down and coupled to the rotating plate to rotate therewith.

The invention relates to an active lamp defogger and humidity removal method thereof, and the fog in a lamp can be removed and restrained through controlling dew point in the lamp by dry air or reducing absolute humidity of the air in the lamp. The active lamp defogger comprises: an active defogging controller which is connected with an electronic control unit for controlling an HVAC device of a vehicle, a humidity detection sensor which is connected with the active defogging controller and is arranegd in the lamp of the vehicle to detect the humidity in the lamp, a dry air supply line which forms a moving path of the dry air of the HVAC device from the HVAC device to the lamp, and a check valve which is arranged on the dry air supply line and is closer to the HVAC device than the lamp. Then the active lamp defogger can rapidly reduce the absolute humidity in the lamp under the dew point temperature to defog or restrain the fog occuring.

A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a liquid ejection head for ejecting a liquid, a liquid storage unit which stores the liquid therein, a first supply passage which supplies the liquid from the liquid storage unit to the liquid ejection head, a second supply passage which is provided separately from the first supply passage, and communicates with the liquid ejection head and the liquid storage unit, a liquid driving unit which is able to supply the liquid from the liquid ejection head toward the liquid storage unit in a forward direction in the second supply passage, and a cap unit which comes into close contact with the liquid ejection head so as to close each nozzle of the liquid ejection head. The liquid is supplied in the forward direction by the liquid driving unit in a state where the cap unit comes into close contact with the liquid ejection head.

A semiconductor device is provided with: a semiconductor chip (11, 11H, 11L) having an electrode (12) on one surface (11a); a first conductive member (23, 23H, 23L) on the one surface side of the semiconductor chip; a metal member (18, 18H, 18L), which has a base material (19a) and a film (19b), and is disposed between the semiconductor chip and the first conductive member; a first solder (17) between the metal member and the electrode of the semiconductor chip; and a second solder (22) between the metal member and the first conductive member. The film has, on the front surface of the base material, a metal thin film (20) and a recessed and protruding oxide film (21, 31, 32). The recessed and protruding oxide film is disposed on the metal thin film in a part of a connection region (18f) that connects to each other a first connection region (18d) having the first solder connected thereto, and a second connection region (18e) having the second solder connected thereto, said part being a part of the front surface of the metal member.

A cooling structure of circular-core compressor is disclosed. In the freeze circulating system, the evaporator communicated via cold medium tube to the circular-core compressor is used to separate the liquid cold medium from gas cold medium, and a liquid cold medium tube is used to suck the gas cold medium into the liquid accumulator of compressing chamber and to guide the liquid cold medium collected on said liquid accumulator to the high-temp part of compressor. It can prevent the liquid cold medium from flowing in to cause explosion and uniformly cool the high-temp part of compression.

To provide air-conditioning system which can air-condition a room with low electric power regardless of day or night by cooling outside air by using natural energy and efficiently storing the coldness in a thermal storage material while cooling the room with the cooled outside air and whose construction cost is low. Air-conditioning system utilizing natural energy is characterized by comprising a thermal storage chamber (27) formed under the floor; an intake air storage section (4) provided adjacently to the thermal storage chamber (27); an intake pipe (5) connected to the intake air storage section (4) and adapted for sucking outside air; an outside air cooling mechanism for cooling the outside air sucked through the intake pipe by using natural energy; an outside air supply pipe (7) for introducing the outside air cooled by the outside air cooling mechanism into the thermal storage chamber (27); a blower (8) for feeding the outside air cooled by the outside air cooling mechanism into the outside air supply pipe (7); and thermal storage material (6) housed in the thermal storage chamber and adapted for storing or releasing the coldness, and characterized in that the average particle diameter of the thermal storage material (6) is largeras the depth from a bottom surface (7a) of the thermal storage chamber (27) to a floor surface (20) is greater.