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A switch assembly includes a switch casing and a button pivotally connected with the switch casing. The switch casing has at least two sets of fastener slots disposed at two sides of the switch casing, respectively. The cover plate has a set of hooks corresponding to the fastener slots. The hooks are engaged with either set of the fastener slots. In addition, an upper side of the switch casing where the button is pivotally connected includes at least one positioning protrusion that is correspondingly engaged with a positioning groove provided on the cover plate to prevent erroneous assembly of the cover plate with the switch casing.

The invention discloses a pipeline connecting device which comprises a joint body, a plurality of elastic strips, a locking nut, a first stop part and a second stop part, wherein the joint body is provided with a channel; the elastic strips are circumferentially distributed at the port of the channel of the joint body; one end of each elastic strip is fixedly connected with the joint body; the elastic strips are used for clamping a pipeline inserted into the channel; the locking nut is provided with a first end close to the joint body and a second end opposite to the first end; a conical surface is formed on the inner wall of the second end; the inner diameter of the conical surface is gradually increased along the entering direction of the pipeline; the conical surface is matched with the outer walls of the elastic strips to clamp the pipeline; the first stop part is arranged on the outer wall of the joint body or the outer walls of the elastic strips; and the second stop part is arranged on the inner wall of the first end of the locking nut and is used for being matched with the first stop part to stop the locking nut from being separated from the joint body or the elastic strips.

Provided is a detergent supplying apparatus of a washing machine. The apparatus includes a drawer and drawer caps. The drawer has bleach supplying parts provided with bleach siphon tubes, and softener supplying parts provided with softener siphon tubes. The drawer caps are provided with bleach siphon caps covering the bleach siphon tubes together with softener siphon caps covering the softener siphon tubes.

In a control apparatus for an automobile with a microcomputer, the control software stores the type of the terminal pin allocated to each control function in the fixed storage section, in a non-fixed state by using a terminal pin variable, in order to alter an allocation arrangement of the terminal pin to the control function. A rearrangement table showing the allocation arrangement of the terminal pin to the control function is stored in a rearrangement table storage section. An allocation content of the terminal pin to each control function is read out from the rearrangement table memory section and specific information of a corresponding terminal pin is substituted into the terminal pin variable corresponding to the each control function included in the control software, based upon the allocation content.

The field of the present invention pertains to foundations or bedsteads for supporting mattresses. More particularly, the present invention relates to foundations that can be knocked down and reassembled by the end user. The present invention when reassembled presents a visual impression to the end user that can look like a conventional, fixed assembly foundation. The invention further provides for a method for assembling the present knockdown foundation devices.

A battery pack includes a stack case, spacers, and inner cover members as insulating members. The stack case accommodates a plurality of single cells arranged in line. Each of the spacers is disposed between adjacent single cells. The inner cover member is provided for each of the single cells, and is disposed on a surface of the single cell where terminals are provided. The inner cover member includes a base portion opposed to a surface of the single cell between terminals and terminal insulating portions provided on both ends of the base portion and covering the terminals. The inner cover member is attached to the spacer.

An external storage apparatus capable of preventing erroneous assembly of components for which the assembly position is decided and of suppressing the occurrence of variations in its quality is provided.An external storage apparatus including a main body 11, a memory substrate 12 having a connector 24, a substrate holder 13 for fixing the memory substrate 12 to the main body under the state that the connector 24 projects outward, a cap 14 to be attachable and detachable to and from the substrate holder 13 for protecting the connector 24, wherein erroneous assembly restricting means 38, 37, 40 and 32 are provided between the main body 11, the memory substrate 12 and the substrate holder 13.

The present invention relates to a spring member mounting structure, which is a structure for mounting a spring member on a cushion frame connecting side frames by use of a rear pipe. The spring member has rear clipping portions engaged with the rear pipe. Cover members, which are provided at seat central sides of connecting portions of the side frames and the rear pipe, have extension portions extending toward the seat central sides. The rear clipping portions abut on ends of the seat central sides of the extension portions, and are mounted to the rear pipe by width direction positioning of the spring member.

A fixing structure includes a synthetic resin fixing part that is formed on a fixed member, a metallic collar adapted to be fixed in the portion to be fixed and having a bolt insertion hole and two engaging protrusions which are formed integrally with the fixing part so as to protrude into an interior of the bolt insertion hole. Then, when a bolt is inserted into the bolt insertion hole, the inserted bolt is then engaged with the engaging protrusions, whereby the fixed member is provisionally fixed to the bolt. In this state, a nut is fittingly screwed on a distal end portion of the bolt which protrudes from the bolt insertion hole.

Provided is a vehivle disc brake. Each pad return spring (7) includes a lug piece attachment portion (7a) that is attached to a corresponding lug piece (6b), and a pad return portion (7b). The lug piece attachment portion (7a) of each pad return spring (7) includes a first piece that is disposed on a first surface, on a disc rotor side, of the corresponding lug piece, a second piece (7e) that is disposed on a second surface (6e), on the opposite side to the disc rotor side, of the corresponding lug piece, and a connection piece that connects the first piece and the second piece (7e). The lug piece attachment portion (7a) of each pad return spring (7) has a substantially U shape in section. The lug piece attachment portions (7a) are formed with engagement claw portions (7f), and the lug pieces (6b) are formed with engagement grooves (6f).

A wireless mouse with multiple charging modes is provided. In the mouse body, through using a transforming inductance mounted therein and an adapter with multiple sockets, a common mobile charger can be easily used to charging the wireless mouse. Alternatively, through being connected to a receiver via a connecting wiring, the mouse body and the receiver may be connected to one identical transportation port and the mouse body can simultaneously charged under operating. Furthermore, the mouse body may be positioned in a resting place as unused for recharging the battery thereinside.

The present invention prevents misassembly of access doors while reducing stress concentrations. A hole-side convex portion 80 is formed in each opening 12 at one or more locations in a circumferential direction, and a door-side rib 70 is formed on each door body 30. The hole-side convex portions 80 formed in the openings 12A to 12C differ in location in the circumferential direction among the plural openings 12A to 12C. The door-side ribs 70 formed on the respective door bodies 30A to 30C are provided in such locations as not to interfere with the hole-side convex portions 80 provided in the openings 12A to 12C in correct combination with the door bodies 30A to 30C.

A vehicle grill shutter includes an actuator, a flap member which is configured to rotate between a closed position and an open position by the actuator, and an attachment position regulation mechanism which connects the actuator and the flap member, and is configured such that the flap member is connected to the actuator only when the flap member is positioned at a regular position with respect to the actuator.

In a structure of fitting female and male connectors together, the female connector includes a female housing, and a female adapter which is provided on the female housing, and has a guide groove, and is fitted on a fitting portion provided at the male connector. The male connector includes a guide rib which is formed at the fitting portion, and is engageable in the guide groove. The female adapter can be rotated relative to the female housing to be placed at any of a plurality predetermined angular positions arranged with a fixed interval, and can be attached to the female housing. Only when the female adapter is rotated into a preselected one of the plurality predetermined angular positions, and is attached to the female housing of the female connector, the guide rib can be fitted in the guide groove, thereby allowing the female and male connectors to be fitted together.

A twin clutch device wherein a second clutch is arranged coaxially and radially inside of a first clutch outer which forms an annular plate portion. One clutch inners of both clutches is arranged between a clutch member which constitutes a portion of the outer of the first and second clutches and an annular plate portion. Lifter pins have axes arranged parallel to a rotary axis of first and second clutches and axially movably penetrate both clutch inners to bring one ends thereof into contact with pressure plates. First and second drive control members are capable of applying control forces to disconnect the first and second clutches against spring forces of first and second clutch springs. A second clutch outer is rotated together with the first clutch outer and is arranged coaxially with the first clutch. A pair of clutch outers are connected in a relatively non-rotatable manner with each other.

In a blood bag system mounted in a centrifugation and separation apparatus, a filter is settable in different appropriate orientations at storage time and usage time, and first and second tubes and a filter are arranged respectively in appropriate orientations during use. The blood bag system includes a BC pooling bag for centrifugation of buffy coat, the filter for removing white blood cells from a supernatant liquid transferred from the BC pooling bag, a platelet preserving bag for reserving the supernatant liquid that has passed through the filter, the first tube connecting the BC pooling bag and an inlet of the filter, the second tube connecting the platelet preserving bag and an outlet of the filter, a cassette fixable in the centrifugation and separation apparatus, an attachment for holding the filter, and a hinge section tiltable relative to the cassette with reference to an axis in the circumferential direction.

The present invention provides an ultrasonic operating apparatus which includes an ultrasonic transducer (6) which generates ultrasonic vibration, a probe unit (3) which is coupled to the ultrasonic transducer (6) and transmits the ultrasonic vibration from the ultrasonic transducer (6), an ultrasonic transducer unit (2) having a casing section (7) which stores the ultrasonic transducer (6), an electric cable (9) which is provided at a proximal end portion of the ultrasonic transducer unit (2), a handle unit (4) in which the probe unit (3) is inserted and which includes a coupling end portion for coupling to a distal end portion of the ultrasonic transducer unit (2), and a coupling section which couples an outer periphery of the distal end portion of the ultrasonic transducer unit (2) and a proximal end portion of the handle unit (4), wherein the coupling section includes a different-type assembly prevention section (140b) which prevents assembly between the ultrasonic transducer unit (2) and the handle unit (4) which are of different types.

One aspect of the invention includes a disc brake including a pad and a supporting member movably supporting the pad. The supporting member includes a pair of torque receiving portions adjacent to ends of the pad for regulating movement of the pad in two circumference directions of a disc rotor. A first bias member is disposed between the pad and the supporting member and is capable of biasing the pad at all times from a side of the one torque receiving portion toward the other torque receiving portion. A second bias member is disposed between the pad and the supporting member and is capable of biasing the pad toward the other torque receiving portion only when the pad moving toward the one torque receiving portion. In addition, the first bias member and the second bias member bias different portions of the pad.

The present invention relates to a spring member mounting structure, which is a structure for mounting a spring member on a cushion frame connecting side frames by use of a rear pipe. The spring member has rear clipping portions engaged with the rear pipe. Cover members, which are provided at seat central sides of connecting portions of the side frames and the rear pipe, have extension portions extending toward the seat central sides. The rear clipping portions abut on ends of the seat central sides of the extension portions, and are mounted to the rear pipe by width direction positioning of the spring member.

Disclosed is a camera module capable of simplifying a structure and facilitating assembly and disassembly. The camera module includes a lens unit, an AF assembly which adjusts advance and retreat movement in an optical axis direction of the lens unit, and an OIS assembly which is provided as an independent module structurally separated from the AF assembly and allows the AF assembly to move in a direction vertical to the optical axis direction of the lens unit, and the AF assembly and the OIS assembly are provided separately and assemblably in an independent modularized to each other.

In a structure of fitting female and male connectors together, the female connector includes a female housing, and a female adapter which is provided on the female housing, and has a guide groove, and is fitted on a fitting portion provided at the male connector. The male connector includes a guide rib which is formed at the fitting portion, and is engageable in the guide groove. The female adapter can be rotated relative to the female housing to be placed at any of a plurality predetermined angular positions arranged with a fixed interval, and can be attached to the female housing. Only when the female adapter is rotated into a preselected one of the plurality predetermined angular positions, and is attached to the female housing of the female connector, the guide rib can be fitted in the guide groove, thereby allowing the female and male connectors to be fitted together.

A metal gasket includes a first metal plate having positioning holes, and a second metal plate laminated under the first metal plate. The second metal plate has positioning projections facing corresponding positioning holes and fitted into the facing corresponding positioning holes. At least one of the positioning holes does not match the other of the positioning holes in case the position holes are overlapped, and at least one of the positioning projections is not fitted into the other of the positioning holes.

A roller chain, in which when the roller chain comes into contact with guide members, the contact area is reduced, so that frictional resistance is decreased and friction loss generated during transmission of power is reduced. A roller chain is formed such that an outer link assembly comprising a pair of outer link plates and an inner link assembly comprising a pair of inner link plates are alternately connected along the pitch line of the chain to each other by pins. The distance from the pitch line of the roller chain to outermost edge surfaces of the link plates is the backside height. The backside height of the outer link plates is lower than the backside height of the inner link plates. When the roller chain contacts and slides on the guide members, the outer link plate does not come into contact with the guide members so that friction loss can be reduced. In some embodiments, some of the link plates are concave ellipsoidal (gourd-shaped) and others are non-concave ellipsoidal (cucumber-shaped).

A torque transmission device, particularly for a motor vehicle, for the transmission of a torque from a driving unit, particularly from an internal combustion engine, to a driven unit, particularly a transmission, has at least one bearing location which has at least one bearing support acting in axial and / or radial direction, wherein an insulation element preventing a flow of electric current is provided in the region of the at least one bearing location.

In a control apparatus for an automobile with a microcomputer, the control software stores the type of the terminal pin allocated to each control function in the fixed storage section, in a non-fixed state by using a terminal pin variable, in order to alter an allocation arrangement of the terminal pin to the control function. A rearrangement table showing the allocation arrangement of the terminal pin to the control function is stored in a rearrangement table storage section. An allocation content of the terminal pin to each control function is read out from the rearrangement table memory section and specific information of a corresponding terminal pin is substituted into the terminal pin variable corresponding to the each control function included in the control software, based upon the allocation content.

At least one set of locator pins is provided on the flange of an intake manifold which couple with an orifice provided on the flange of a throttle body to align the two parts to ensure that they are properly oriented when assembled. In addition, through holes are provided on the throttle body flange and threaded inserts are provided on the flange of the intake manifold. The locator pins are coupled with the orifices prior to inserting a bolt through the through holes to engage with the threads of the threaded insert. By providing the locator pins, the two flanges are held in a desired orientation so that the ducts of the two flanges are properly aligned to substantially eliminate a step or mismatch at the interface.