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A sensor apparatus includes: a display cover including an operation area that is pressed by an operator and a circumferential area located on the circumference of the operation area; a frame including an opening covered by the operation area and a fixing portion that fixes the circumferential area; a touch panel that is supported by the display cover to be positioned at the opening and detects a position at which the operator comes into contact with the operation area; and a pressure-sensitive sensor that is provided between the display cover and the frame, includes a first electrode and a second electrode opposed to the first electrode, and detects a pressing force with respect to the operation area based on a change of a capacitance between the first electrode and the second electrode that corresponds to a deflection amount of the display cover.

A sensor apparatus includes: a display cover including an operation area that is pressed by an operator and a circumferential area located on the circumference of the operation area; a frame including an opening covered by the operation area and a fixing portion that fixes the circumferential area; a touch panel that is supported by the display cover to be positioned at the opening and detects a position at which the operator comes into contact with the operation area; and a pressure-sensitive sensor that is provided between the display cover and the frame, includes a first electrode and a second electrode opposed to the first electrode, and detects a pressing force with respect to the operation area based on a change of a capacitance between the first electrode and the second electrode that corresponds to a deflection amount of the display cover.

An image forming apparatus including: a plurality of photosensitive members on which electrostatic latent images are formed; a plurality of charge units to charge the respective photosensitive members with an electric potential; at least one exposure unit which irradiates light to the respective photosensitive members; a plurality of developer supply devices, which adhere a developer to the respective photosensitive members, to form visible images on a surface of the respective photosensitive members; a transfer unit, which transfers the visible images formed on the respective photosensitive members to a transfer medium; and a plurality of exposure lamps which are mounted between the plurality of photosensitive members. Each of the exposure lamps radiates light to the surface of one of two adjacent photosensitive members, after completion of the transfer, to reset a surface potential thereof, and irradiates light to the surface of the other photosensitive member, on which the visible image is formed, to decrease a surface potential thereof.

A motor control system of the present invention includes an accurate electrical insulation deterioration detecting system. A voltage divider circuit is arranged between a negative DC output portion and a ground, through a normally open switch circuit. A detecting operation control section closes the normally open switch while a circuit breaker is opened, and places at least one of transistors electrically connected to a positive DC output portion into a conductive state, from among six transistors included in three arm circuits. A voltage across the first resistor is inputted as a divided voltage into a voltage comparator of a voltage comparison section. The voltage comparison section compares a divided voltage outputted from the voltage divider circuit and a reference voltage using the voltage comparator and outputs an alarm signal if the divided voltage exceeds the reference voltage.

A sensor arrangement (10) comprises an amplifier (11) having a signal input (12) to receive an input signal (SIN) and a signal output (13) to provide an amplified sensor signal (SOUT) that is an inverted signal with respect to the input signal (SIN). Furthermore, the sensor arrangement (10) comprises a feedback path connecting the signal output (13) to the signal input (12), wherein the feedback path comprises a series connection of a capacitive sensor (14) and a feedback capacitor (15). A voltage source arrangement (19) of the sensor arrangement (10) is connected to a feedback node (18) between the capacitive sensor (14) and the feedback capacitor (15).

A display device, including a substrate; a first layer having an array of row electrodes formed in rows across the substrate in a first direction and a second layer having an array of column electrodes formed in columns across the substrate in a second direction different from the first direction wherein the row and column electrodes overlap to form pixel locations; one or more layers of light-emitting material formed between the row and column electrodes to form a two-dimensional array of pixels, the pixels being located in the pixel locations; and a plurality of row driver chiplets and a separate plurality of column driver chiplets distributed relative to the two-dimensional array of pixels, each row driver chiplet exclusively connected to and controlling an independent set of row electrodes and each column driver chiplet exclusively connected to and controlling an independent set of column electrodes.

[Problem] To be able to reliably fix a solar battery module in an appropriate position on a roof, to have light weight and few components, and to be able to reliably prevent slipping and perform grounding during temporary placement when the fixing position of the solar battery module is adjusted. [Solution] The present invention comprises: a base metal fitting fixed to a rooftop surface; a height-adjusting metal fitting capable of sliding in a vertical direction relative to the base metal fitting; a position-adjusting metal fitting capable of sliding in a horizontal direction relative to the height-adjusting metal fitting; and a fixing metal fitting for sandwiching and fixing the solar battery module between the fixing metal fitting and the position-adjusting metal fitting from the top and bottom, the fixing metal fitting being attached relative to the position-adjusting metal fitting. The position-adjusting metal fitting has: a mounting board part for mounting the solar battery module; a stopper capable of making contact with the edge of a frame provided to the periphery of the solar battery module when the solar battery module is mounted on the mounting board part; and a protrusion for making contact with a conductor part of the frame when the solar battery module is fixed to ensure electrical conductance.

On the back surface of a transparent plate having a light extracting part 14 for outputting lights to the outside, an electrode 16 for wiring, and an electrode 17 for an electromagnetic shield, an optical device 11 is flip-chip mounted right under the light extracting part 14, an a driver IC 12 is flip-chip mounted at a desired position with metal bumps 15. When currents driving the optical device 11 flow from the driver IC 12 according to an electric logical signal from the outside, an optical signal is emitted from the optical device 11, and is output to the outside through the light extracting part 14. The light extracting part 14 may be provided with a light coupling material or an optical axis converter.

A return to neutral mechanism for a dual hydrostatic transmission includes a plurality of return to neutral control arms, each return to neutral control arm biased toward a neutral position. Each return to neutral control arm moves in response to forward or reverse movement of an operator control, such as a stick or foot pedal. Additionally, switches are mounted to the return to neutral control arms. The switches enable starting of the engine if every return to neutral control arm is in a neutral position, and disable starting of the engine if at least one return to neutral control arm is out of the neutral position.

A protector that accommodates convoluted conduits having different diameters includes a main body and a lid that covers an upper surface opening of the main body. A convoluted conduit engagement portion having ribs that fit troughs of a large-diameter convoluted conduit extends from a bottom wall on one end side in the length direction of the main body to internal surfaces of two side walls. A large-diameter convoluted conduit engagement portion having ribs that fit the troughs of the large-diameter convoluted conduit is provided on an internal surface on one end side in the length direction of the lid, and a small-diameter convoluted conduit engagement portion having ribs that fit troughs of a small-diameter convoluted conduit is provided on an internal surface of the other end side. The lid is rotated by 180 degrees to correspond to an outer diameter of a convoluted conduit and connected to the main body.

A connector with a built-in substrate includes an insulating housing, and a terminal and a substrate, which are secured in the insulating housing. The insulating housing has a substrate mounting section to mount the substrate in the insulating housing, and a terminal mounting section to mount a terminal. The direction of mounting the substrate in the substrate mounting section is same as that of mounting the terminal in the terminal mounting section. According to this invention, there is provided a connector with a built-in substrate, in which the substrate has various functions and can be easily mounted in a connector. In addition, the connector can be easily manufactured, and is comprised of less components.

An image displaying projector is provided comprising a lamp for emitting the light for image projection, a light tunnel for receiving the light from the lamp at one end opening of a tubular portion thereof which has two openings provided at both ends, guiding the light as it reflects on an inner side of the tubular portion, and releasing the light from the other end opening of the tubular portion, and an imaging device for producing an optical image by means of the light released from the light tunnel. The light tunnel is made of a thin metal sheet folded to shape the tubular portion which has two openings provided at both ends. The image displaying projector can easily be manufactured fewer of components and steps. The thin metal sheet prevents the light tunnel from being heated up and fractured by the heat lamp.

A drive device (1A) provided with electric motors (2A, 2B) for outputting driving power and also with planetary gear type reduction gears (12A, 12B) arranged between axles (10A, 10B) connected to circular tube shafts (16A, 16B) serving as the output shafts of the electric motors (2A, 2B) and to rear wheels (LWr, RWr). The drive device (1A) is also provided with a unidirectional power transmitting means provided in a transmission route from the electric motors (2A, 2B) to the axles (10A, 10B) and transmitting the unidirectional rotational power of the electric motors (2A, 2B) to the axles (10A, 10B) and with a bidirectional power transmitting means for transmitting the bidirectional rotational power of the electric motors (2A, 2B) to the axles (10A, 10B).

The object of the present invention is to obtain a thermostat device capable of improving the workability and assemblability, reducing costs, and downsizing the entire device with a minimum number of components. This thermostat device has a first valve disc 22 for opening and closing a first fluid passage 3b, and a second valve disc 23 for opening and closing a second fluid passage 3d, and constituted so as to open either the first fluid channel or second fluid channel and close the other by making the valve discs move integrally in conjunction with the operation of an operating member 21 in accordance with the temperature change of the fluid. The operating member has a case 31 which seals in one end side thereof a thermal expansion body 32 having a property of expanding and contracting in accordance with a temperature change, and retains a piston 33 from the opening of the other end side thereof in a freely reciprocable manner. The outward flange unit 36 provided to the opening on the other end side of the case is made to be the first valve disc.

A voltage source converter for conversion between dc and ac voltage includes at least two serially connected phase legs. The outputs of the conversion stages form phase outputs to be connected to a phase of an alternating voltage network via a respective transformer. The configuration of the conversion stages reduces the requirements on the individual components of the voltage source converter.

An air separation module comprising a bundle of hollow elongated membranes, and a pressure vessel enclosing the bundle. The pressure vessel includes an outer tube, end caps at opposite ends of the tube, and an inner tube located within the fiber bundle. The inner tube is fixedly mechanically connected at opposite ends to the end caps to form a structural spine of the pressure vessel, whereby loads acting on the air separation module are transferred between the end caps primarily by the center tube.

An air separation module comprising a bundle of hollow elongated membranes, and a pressure vessel enclosing the bundle. The pressure vessel includes an outer tube, end caps at opposite ends of the tube, and an inner tube located within the fiber bundle. The inner tube is fixedly mechanically connected at opposite ends to the end caps to form a structural spine of the pressure vessel, whereby loads acting on the air separation module are transferred between the end caps primarily by the center tube.

The invention is a 2D / 3D video switching display unit, comprising a LCD panel and a light-originated parallax component, which has a first mode of forming a complete light emitting region and a second mode of forming multiple interlaced light emitting regions and dark regions, which are staggered with the pixels of the LCD to generate visual separation effect.

An antenna device includes a circuit board, an upper shield case, a lower shield case, and a power feeding member. The circuit board has high frequency circuits arranged thereon. The upper shield case and the lower shield case cover the circuit board. The power feeding member extends from an upper plate of the upper shield case. Radiation slots and are formed in the upper plate. The power feeding member includes a horizontal portion, a bent portion, and a drooping portion, and a front end of the drooping portion is mounted on a land of the circuit board and soldered thereto. The horizontal portion protrudes from a base end which is continuous to the upper plate in a horizontal direction. The bent portion is formed by bending a front end of the horizontal portion at a right angle. The drooping portion extends downward from the bent portion.

A supercharged internal combustion engine includes a motor unit having a head and an exhaust manifold. A turbocharger assembly is fluid dynamically connected to the exhaust manifold, wherein the turbocharger assembly includes a turbine, a central body and a compressor. The turbocharger assembly includes a lubrication channel for the passage of a lubricating fluid hydraulically connected to a lubrication circuit of the motor unit of said internal combustion engine. The turbine includes a jacket, provided at least in part in a body thereof, arranged for the passage of a cooling fluid and in hydraulic communication with an inlet channel and an outlet channel hydraulically connected to a cooling circuit of the motor unit of said internal combustion engine. The inlet channel, outlet channel and lubrication channel are integrated in said turbocharger assembly in correspondence of a connection interface between said turbocharger assembly and the motor unit.

A light source apparatus includes a light source unit in which a light source and a light source supporting member having elasticity in an optical axis direction are coupled together, and a collimating lens base member on which a collimating lens is supported. An optical axis direction adjusting member is positioned between the light source unit and the collimating lens base member. A position of the light source unit can be adjusted within a plane approximately perpendicular to the optical axis, and the light source unit can thereafter be secured relative to the collimating lens base member via the light source supporting member. The optical axis direction adjusting member is movable in the optical axis direction, and is disposed such that by its movement it causes the light source supporting member to deform against the elasticity of the light source supporting member, thereby allowing an adjustment of a position of the light source with respect to the collimating lens in the optical axis direction.

To provide a steering device from which good operation feeling can be obtained in tilt and telescoping adjustments, and whose configuration is very simple. The cylindrical part formed in a pair of shock absorber members is inserted in the two end openings of an axial through hole formed in the axial direction of a collar member, flanges of the shock absorber members are slidably inserted into adjustment elongated holes formed on both sides in the width direction of a movable bracket, the movable bracket is arranged between fixed support side plates formed on both sides in the width direction of a fixed bracket. A bolt is passed through adjustment holes formed in the fixed support side plates, the adjustment elongated holes, the collar member, and the shock absorber members to be freely tightened as required.

A camera module, in particular for a vehicle, the camera module having at least: an objective having a lens mount and at least one lens, an image sensor for acquiring and converting optical signals into electrical signals, a bearer device on which the image sensor is mounted and contacted, and a camera housing for accommodating the objective and the bearer device. The objective is connected to the camera housing, in particular to a first housing part, and is borne by the camera housing. The bearer device can in particular be fixed on the objective or on the first housing part.

A gardening spray gun includes a gun body having a water channel and a receiving space, a measuring hole formed between the receiving space and the water channel; a rotating unit disposed in the receiving space and a connecting portion extending therefrom, and the rotating unit having a measuring opening corresponding to the measuring hole of the receiving space; a clamp having two resilient arms extending therefrom to clamp the connecting portion of the rotating unit; and an adjusting unit having a covering slot and a handle portion, wherein the covering slot is used to cover the clamp, and the handle portion is flat to provide a hand-held portion to rotate the adjusting unit. The adjusting unit are used to drive the clamp and the rotating unit to generate changes of the measuring hole and measuring opening to control an adjust water flow while water is dispensed.

The invention discloses an over-temperature protection circuit. The over-temperature protection circuit comprises a constant current generation circuit, an output control circuit and an output shaping circuit. The constant current generation circuit is used for providing a stable current bias for the over-temperature protection circuit. The output control circuit is used for converting a temperature signal into an electric signal and controlling output of the over-temperature protection circuit. The output shaping circuit is used for shaping output of an output signal of the output control circuit. A first resistor and an M1 tube are used for real-time detection of a chip temperature and making a response. The over-temperature protection circuit is simple in structure, and does not need any high-precision voltage comparator. The component number is low, temperature control precision is high, a turn-off signal can be generated at a heat turn-off temperature threshold point accurately, debugging is convenient, the over-temperature protection circuit has a temperature hysteresis function, heat oscillation of the chip near the temperature threshold point is prevented, and the over-temperature protection circuit is suitable for usage in chips of power supply management or LED driving and the like.

The invention relates to a colorful filter with touch function, comprising: a transparent substrate, a conductive layer, a filter layer and a protective layer, wherein the conductive layer is formed on the transparent substrate to sense a touch signal and provided with boundary electrodes on the periphery thereof, the filter layer is formed on the conductive layer, and the protective layer is formed on the filter layer. The filter layer comprises a plurality of red light penetrating zones, green light penetrating zones and blue light penetrating zones, and a pixel unit of a liquid crystal display device at least covers one red light penetrating zone, a green light penetrating zone and a blue light penetrating zone respectively.

The object of the present invention is to obtain a thermostat device capable of improving the workability and assemblability, reducing costs, and downsizing the entire device with a minimum number of components. This thermostat device has a first valve disc 22 for opening and closing a first fluid passage 3b, and a second valve disc 23 for opening and closing a second fluid passage 3d, and constituted so as to open either the first fluid channel or second fluid channel and close the other by making the valve discs move integrally in conjunction with the operation of an operating member 21 in accordance with the temperature change of the fluid. The operating member has a case 31 which seals in one end side thereof a thermal expansion body 32 having a property of expanding and contracting in accordance with a temperature change, and retains a piston 33 from the opening of the other end side thereof in a freely reciprocable manner. The outward flange unit 36 provided to the opening on the other end side of the case is made to be the first valve disc.

A motorcycle headlight assembly that has simplified structure that cost less to manufacture and assemble than a conventional headlight. The headlight assembly may enhance the rigidity of the headlight assembly and decrease the number of components. The headlight assembly can include a headlight, a right indicator, left indicator and a bodywork cover. The bodywork cover is connected to the headlight cap and configured to overlay the front part of the vehicle.

An electrical junction box includes a main body, having a contain portion for containing electric function components therein, a lid member, covering an open part of the main body, a fixing leg, provided so as to extend from a side wall of the main box being near a butting area in which the lid member is engaged with the main body, and the fixing leg mounted to an exterior structure and a water prevention wall, provided on an upper face of a base part of a the fixing leg so as to prevent an intrusion of water into the butting area.