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A thin lens consists of a first optical element which comprises a first refracting surface, wherein incoming light passes through the first refracting surface on a first optical axis. A reflecting surface changes a direction of the incoming light from the first optical axis to a second optical axis. Incoming light on the second optical axis passes through a second refracting surface. A second optical element comprises a first refracting surface, wherein incoming light passes through the first refracting surface on the second optical axis. A reflecting surface changes a direction of the incoming light from the second optical axis to a third optical axis. Incoming light on the third optical axis passes through a second refracting surface. The third optical axis is approximately parallel to, and in opposite direction from, the first optical axis.

A method of making A fiber optic connector adapted to receive a fiber bearing unit involves coupling at least one high precision piece, having holes configured to accept an array of optical fibers, to a low precision piece to form a unit, inserting optical fibers into the unit and housing the unit within a fiber optic connector housing. A commercial fiber optic connector of a style constructed to accept a ferrule-like unit therein has a connector housing, at least 36 optical fibers, a low precision piece, and at least one high precision slice having at least 36 fiber holes each adapted to accept one of the optical fibers, the low precision piece and the at least one high precision slice being contained substantially within the connector housing and forming the ferrule like unit.

The invention relates to a handle device for a vehicle door, comprising an outer shell with a metal layer at least on the side facing away from the vehicle door and a cavity in which a sensor system for the keyless activation of a locking and unlocking system is arranged. According to the invention, the outer shell (4) has a free surface (7) with no metal layer, provided with a first sensor element (6a) arranged in the sensor system (6a, 6b, 6c), which has a touch- or proximity-sensor embodiment.

An electric parking brake assembly includes an electric motor having an output shaft, a control module coupled to the electric motor for controlling the electric motor and a transmission coupling a threaded lead screw to the output shaft of the electric motor. The transmission preferably includes a gear train having a plurality of helical gears and the lead screw and the output shaft are preferably coaxial. A stationary elongate guide shaft extends substantially parallel to and spaced apart from the lead screw. A drive nut has a lead screw bore threadably receiving the lead screw therein and a guide shaft bore slidingly receiving the elongate guide shaft therein. The drive nut also has a cable attachment for attaching a brake cable to the drive nut. The cable attachment has a central axis offset from a central axis of the lead screw and is preferably located midway between the lead screw bore and the guide shaft bore. The control module controls the electric motor such that rotation of the output shaft causes motion of the transmission and rotation of the lead screw, rotation of the lead screw causes linear motion of the drive nut along the lead screw and the guide shaft, and linear motion of the drive nut causes tensioning and untensioning of the brake cable. The assembly preferably includes a manual override device operatively connected to the lead screw. The manual override device selectively causes manual rotation of the lead screw, rotation of the lead screw causes linear motion of the drive nut, and linear motion of the drive nut causes tensioning and untensioning of the brake cable.

The invention relates to a spindle motor having a fluid dynamic bearing system that comprises a base (10), a stationary shaft (14) that is connected to the base (10), a bearing bush (16) that is connected to the base (10) and disposed at a spacing about the shaft (14), a hub (18) having a sleeve-shaped part (20) and a cylindrical bore for receiving the shaft (14), a thrust plate (22)) that is disposed at one end of the sleeve-shaped part (20; 120), wherein the sleeve-shaped part and the thrust plate are disposed between an inside circumference of the bearing bush (16) and the outside circumference of the shaft (14). A bearing gap (24) containing bearing fluid is provided between the mutually opposing surfaces of the shaft (14), the hub (18), the thrust plate (22) and the bearing bush (16) that fully encloses the sleeve-shaped part (20) and the thrust plate (22) and has two open ends, there is at least one fluid dynamic radial bearing (36; 38) formed by the associated bearing surfaces of the shaft (14) and the hub (18) or the sleeve-shaped part (20), at least one fluid dynamic axial bearing (40; 42) formed by the associated bearing surfaces of the thrust plate (22), the base (10) and / or the bearing bush (16), and an electromagnetic drive system (32; 34).

A keyless entry device includes a rear casing having a first surface extending along a periphery of the rear casing member, an electronic circuit located in the rear casing member and including comprising a substrate and switching elements supported on the substrate, a front casing including a second surface facing the first surface and extending along a periphery of the rear casing member having button apertures aligned with a switching element. A seal element of compressible elastic material includes a peripheral flange comprising multiple protrusions located between the first surface and the second surface, the protrusions producing elastic preloaded contact between the front and rear casing members when the device is assembled, and pedestals aligned with a button aperture and a switching element. Button caps are aligned with a button aperture and located above one of the pedestals.

An image pickup apparatus of the present invention is a portion of the image pickup portion is exposed on a first surface of the casing. The apparatus includes: a holding frame disposed on a second surface, which is the rear surface of the first surface of the casing, wherein the image pickup portion is held by the holding frame, and the holding frame is fixed to a third surface adjacent to the second surface. With this configuration, it is possible to reduce the number of components, and to eliminate the need for the step of attaching the double-faced tape, and the step of attaching the cover ring to the front panel.

A yoke assembly for a stator of a starter motor is disclosed including auxiliary poles and magnet springs, with each of auxiliary poles and each of the magnet springs taking the form of a subassembly. The subassembly, composed of each of the auxiliary poles preliminarily mounted on each of the magnet springs, is fixedly secured to an inner peripheral wall of a yoke. This allows the subassemblies to be easily assembled to the yoke in the same process as that in which a yoke assembly is assembled using the magnet springs in the absence of the auxiliary poles, providing assembling processes in common with an increase in mass production effect.

A keyless entry device includes a rear casing having a first surface extending along a periphery of the rear casing member, an electronic circuit located in the rear casing member and including comprising a substrate and switching elements supported on the substrate, a front casing including a second surface facing the first surface and extending along a periphery of the rear casing member having button apertures aligned with a switching element. A seal element of compressible elastic material includes a peripheral flange comprising multiple protrusions located between the first surface and the second surface, the protrusions producing elastic preloaded contact between the front and rear casing members when the device is assembled, and pedestals aligned with a button aperture and a switching element. Button caps are aligned with a button aperture and located above one of the pedestals.

A first camshaft (24) operates the exhaust valves (18) and a first intake valve (12) for each cylinder (8), and a second camshaft (38) operates the second intake valve per cylinder (14), the second camshaft further having a phase adjuster (62) for adjusting the timing of the second camshaft (38) relative to the first camshaft (24). Both the exhaust valves and the first intake valve are actuated by rocker arms (30), (36), for providing a short and light-weight first intake valve rocker (36) having a high maximum operational speed capability and low friction. The first camshaft (24) is located above the rockers, the cam followers are located generally in the middle of the rockers (30), (36), and the rocker mounts (33), (35) are located on the inboard ends of the rockers, providing rockers that have both light-weight and a small pivot angle for providing low valve stem to rocker friction.

The present invention presents an improved apparatus and method for monitoring a material processing system, where the material processing system includes a processing tool, test signal source, and a filter / detector. The test signal source providing a first test signal and a second test signal to the processing chamber, and the filter / detector detecting an intermodulation product of the first test signal and the second test signal generated when a plasma is created.

A hybridized connector is based on an existing standard for an electrical connector but also provides an optical channel for increased data rate.

The invention provides an optical module which is less likely to be damaged, and can be assembled at low cost. The optical module comprises a housing having an electrical signal port for inputting and / or outputting an electrical signal and an optical signal port for inputting and / or outputting an optical signal, a first substrate arranged in the housing so as to connect to the electrical signal port, an optical fiber arranged in the housing so as to connect to the optical signal port, and a second substrate provided with an optical device which connects to the optical fiber to input the optical signal from the optical fiber and output the optical signal to the optical fiber, and arranged in the housing so as to electrically connect to the first substrate, and to be inclined with respect to a base plane of the housing.

An opening device with a handle for a door of an electric household appliance, which door rotates about a hinge axis between an open position, and a closed position wherein the door rests, with the interposition of a peripheral seal, against a front edge of a door opening of the electric household appliance; the device includes: a support fixed to the door, close to the front edge of the door opening; the handle, which is fitted to the support to rock in opposition to elastic elements, so as to be positioned, in use, to the front of the door and at a predetermined distance from an outer surface of the door; and elements which, in use, exert thrust on the front edge of the door opening to detach the door from the door opening and rotate it into the open position, when the handle is rotated towards the outer surface of the door, so as to open the door by pushing on the handle; an optional spring completes rotation of the door about the hinge axis.

A heat exchanger including a header having a plurality of header openings with rigid tubes that may be made of plastic are inserted in the openings. The tubes are sealed to the header to prevent leakage between the header and the tubes to prevent water and air leakage between the wet, scavenger air stream flowing through the tubes and a dry air stream flowing around the tubes. A method of making the heat exchanger includes providing the openings with a flange and uses an interference fit between the rigid heat exchange tubes and the header openings. A self-leveling sealant may be used to seal the heat exchanger tubes to the header using, for example, a paint roller and / or a paint sprayer.

The present invention is a high-speed and low-cost optical communication network. A preferred embodiment of this optical communication network comprises an accommodation device, optical couplers that are connected to corresponding ports of this accommodation device, and communication terminals that are connected to corresponding optical couplers. Further, data transmitted by the communication terminals to the accommodation device is code-division multiplexed. Because data collision is prevented by means of code division multiplexing, control of the timing with which the communication terminals transmit data is not required. Meanwhile, data transmitted by the accommodation device to the communication terminals is time-division multiplexed because there is no risk of collision.

An electric actuator for an automatic transmission includes an adapter to transmit rotary motion between the adapter and the transmission. An electric motor has an output shaft operably connected the adapter by a gear set which includes a ring gear. A release mechanism includes a solenoid which selectively moves a lock member. In a first position, the lock member engages the ring gear to lock the ring gear so that the adapter is rotated by rotary motion of the output shaft and the adapter rotates to a predetermined zone about a desired gear position. In a second position, the lock member is out of engagement with the ring gear to permit rotation of the ring gear so that the adapter is rotated by internal forces of the transmission and the adapter automatically self-aligns to the exact desired gear position when the adapter is within the predetermined zone.

This invention is directed to improving communication among people at remote locations, accomplished at low cost, by communication schemes involving “portal” structures, “channels” and “phonos.” The portal structures are mobile and easily deployed to the remote locations, for quick assembly and use, creating an audio-visual immersive communication experience for its users. A portal network architecture includes a plurality of portals located in different remote locations, configured to provide identical spaces that facilitate audio-video, immersive conferencing among users at the various portal sites. The portal interiors include favorable lighting and camera configurations to facilitate display of life-size, realistic, and planar images of the users while maintaining eye contact between them. The “channels” facilitate viewing of landscape or persons from a distance and “phonos” implementations provide an unmediated aural link between different locations, enabling both real-time conversation and transmission of ambient sounds.

A luminous array film-type display device having a multi-curved screen comprises, a luminous array film such as plasma tube array (PTA) and a support member supporting the luminous array film. The support member having a support surface that is curved continuously in one direction with at least two curvature radii supports the luminous array film along the curved surface.

This invention is directed to improving communication among people at remote locations, accomplished at low cost, by communication schemes involving “portal” structures, “channels” and “phonos.” The portal structures are mobile and easily deployed to the remote locations, for quick assembly and use, creating an audio-visual immersive communication experience for its users. A portal network architecture includes a plurality of portals located in different remote locations, configured to provide identical spaces that facilitate audio-video, immersive conferencing among users at the various portal sites. The portal interiors include favorable lighting and camera configurations to facilitate display of life-size, realistic, and planar images of the users while maintaining eye contact between them. The “channels” facilitate viewing of landscape from a distance and “phonos” implementations provide an unmediated aural link between different locations, enabling both real-time conversation and transmission of ambient sounds.

An optical writing head includes a light emitting device array having a plurality of light emitting device that emit parallel rays of light, and an optical unit arranged between the light emitting device array and an image plane to form an image by the rays of light emitted from the light emitting devices on the image plane. The optical unit includes a two-dimensional grating.