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In a brush assembly of a cleaner including plural brushes arranged at the bottom surface of a cleaner body radially at regular intervals; plural supporting shafts for rotatively supporting the brushes; and a driving unit connected to the brushes in order to rotate the brushes, by arranging the plural brushes radially, dust and filth can be collected in a wider region, and accordingly a cleaning performance can be improved. In addition, by forming the brushes as a curved shape, it is possible to compact a size of the cleaner.

Provided are a stream distribution system and a failure detection method capable of easily identifying the cause of quality loss in stream distribution. This stream distribution system includes a first server for communicating with a client terminal via a router and sending stream data, and a second server configured as a redundant server of the first server and connected to the first server. The first server has a communication status notification unit for sending a connection management table concerning the communication with the client terminal to the second server. The second server has a packet recording unit for acquiring a mirror packet, which is a copy of a packet sent to the first server, from the router, and a network failure monitoring unit for detecting a failure in a network between the first server and the client terminal based on the connection management table and a packet buffer.

The electrode temperature control device in a processing apparatus 100 includes a freezing circuit 110 comprising a compressor 148, a condenser 142, an expansion valve 150 and an evaporator 108 with the evaporator disposed inside a lower electrode 106. This electrode temperature control device does not require components such as a coolant tank for storing the coolant, a pump for supplying the coolant to the processing apparatus, a heater for adjusting the temperature of the coolant and a heat exchanger for exchanging heat between a primary coolant and a secondary coolant. Thus, the production cost can be lowered, a reduction in installation area through miniaturization of the apparatus is achieved and more efficient use of energy is achieved as well. In addition, by using CO₂ as the coolant, the GWP value can be reduced to approximately {fraction (1/8000)} to {fraction (1/7000)} that of Freon.

The invention provides a display device and a display panel. A standard of carrying out capacitor compensation on each line of scan lines of a first display area with relatively few pixel units comprises the fact that a capacitor total load value of the line of scan lines adjacent to a second display area is equal to own capacitor load value of a line of scan lines in the second display area, andthe capacitor total load value of each line of scan lines close to the second display area and the capacitor total load value of each line of scan lines away from the second display area are graduallyreduced. The display device and the display panel have the advantages that through utilization of the feature that human eyes are insensitive to gradually varied brightness variation, mutation of thecapacitor total load value of each line of compensated scan lines in the first display area and at the border of the first display area and the second display area is eliminated, so the display is uniform; and through gradual variation of the capacitor total load values in the first display area, a setting area of compensation capacitors is reduced, reduction of the area of a frame area is facilitated, a narrow frame is realized, and a screen-to-body ratio is increased.

A plasma generating apparatus and processing method, which generate high-density plasma, even in the central portion of the plasma generating zone. The apparatus comprises rectangular electrodes, a rectangular fistulous discharge electrode which surrounds the plasma generating zone, and a vacuum chamber of rectangular cross-section. Permanent magnets surround the discharge electrode, produce predetermined magnetic lines of force with portions which extend approximately parallel to the central axis of discharge electrode. A pair of parallel plate electrodes define the extension of the plasma generating zone in the direction of the central axis of the discharge electrode. The apparatus is configured such that the magnetic lines of force passing through the central portion of the plasma generating zone do not intersect with the electrodes.

A Flat-Panel TV Wall Support with adjustable visual angle, comprising a wall installing board, a TV fixing mechanism and an adjusting mechanism for adjusting the location of TV fixing mechanism; the TV fixing mechanism is connected with the wall installing board through the adjusting mechanism, wherein the adjusting mechanism comprises four movable arms, which forms a four bar linkage mechanism with mutual linkage capability and parallelogram top view projection, wherein the front end of the four bar linkage mechanism is movably connected with the TV fixing mechanism, while the tail end of the four bar linkage mechanism is movably connected with the wall installing board. Compared with prior art, the present invention has advantages of that: the four bar linkage mechanism makes the movement of TV more flexible, and needs less installation area. In addition, the TV fixing mechanism has extremely simple structure, ingenious application principle and better practicality.

A clamp includes a fitting portion to be fixed to an object to be attached; a clamp portion having a substantially U-character shape connected to the fitting portion; a first receiving portion for receiving a rod-shaped member through an insertion port; and a second receiving portion for receiving a rod-shaped member through an insertion port of the clamp portion and passing through the first receiving portion. An elastic piece extends from an inner wall of the clamp portion to hold the first rod-shaped member together with the first receiving portion. A stopper extends from the inner wall of the clamp portion to hold the second rod-shaped member together with the second receiving portion and to prevent the first rod-shaped member from entering the second receiving portion.

A buffer generates a load drive voltage by impedance-converting an input signal and outputs the generated load drive voltage to a load circuit. An input level controller controls a voltage of the input signal to be a boost voltage having a potential higher than that of a targeted drive voltage of the load drive voltage during a certain period in an initial stage where the voltage of the input signal is changed, and controls the voltage of the input signal to be the targeted drive voltage during the period other than the certain period in the initial stage of the voltage change.

One electrode and another electrode adjoining an upper end region of the one electrode in an operating direction of a fader sensor are divided by a boundary line extending zigzag in a generally M shape transversely relative to the operating direction, so that upper and lower apex portions of the one electrode and the other electrode bite into each other. Similarly, the one electrode and another electrode adjoining a lower end region of the one electrode each other are divided by a boundary line extending zigzag in a generally M shape transversely relative to the operating direction. As a finger touches the fader sensor, the finger simultaneously touches the three electrodes, and corresponding output signals are output therefrom. A weighted average of the output signals is calculated so that position information of the finger having touched the sensor can be acquired with a high resolution.

A fusible link unit which is fastened to a battery post clamp terminal clamped to an on-vehicle battery, includes: a bus bar made from a metal plate and including: a battery terminal including at least two mounting edges, and a plurality of fastening holes provided thereon and through which a fastening member of the battery post clamp terminal is inserted, each of the fastening holes corresponding to respective one of the mounting edges; and at least one fusible portion provided at an side of the bus bar opposite to the battery terminal; and a resin case covering the bus bar except for at least one of the fusible portion.

To include an absorber (1006) that brings CO₂ absorbent that absorbs CO₂ contained in flue gas (1002) into contact with the flue gas to remove CO₂ from the flue gas, a regenerator (1008) that strips CO₂ from CO₂ absorbent (rich solution), which is fed from the absorber through a first feed line L₁ and has absorbed CO₂, to regenerate CO₂ absorbent, thereby acquiring regenerated CO₂ absorbent (lean solution) (1009), falling film reboilers (1101-1 and 1101-2) that draw off CO₂ absorbent (amine solution) (1033) from near the bottom of the regenerator and reheats regenerated CO₂ absorbent via steam (1031), a first liquid-vapor separator (1103) that separates the CO₂ absorbent reheated by the falling film reboilers into regenerated CO₂ absorbent in which CO₂ has been removed and vapor containing CO₂, and a second feed line L₂ for supplying the separated regenerated CO₂ absorbent to the absorber.

A basic ion optical system having a guaranteed capability for the temporal focusing of ions, including sector-shaped electrodes, an injection slit and an ejection slit, is arranged on the same plane. Four or more sets of the basic ion optical systems are arrayed at predetermined intervals in a direction substantially orthogonal to the aforementioned plane. The injection slit on a topmost basic ion optical system plane and the ejection slit on a basic ion optical system plane located immediate below, as well as the injection slit on a bottommost basic ion optical system plane and the ejection slit on a basic ion optical system plane located immediate above, are respectively connected by another type of basic ion optical system having a guaranteed capability for the temporal focusing of ions. The other injection slits and ejection slits are respectively connected by another type of basic ion optical system having a guaranteed capability for the temporal focusing of ions. Thus, a loop orbit having a three-dimensionally deformed figure “8”-shape is formed, whereby the flight distance is elongated while ensuring the temporal focusing of the ions for the entire system, simultaneously with utilizing the three-dimensional space to compactify the ion optical system.

A drive circuit for driving a plasma display panel (PDP) includes a pulse voltage generation circuit (5101) that contains main switching elements disposed on the high voltage side and on the low voltage side, is operable to generate a pulse voltage by operating the main switching elements in accordance with an output voltage from a first power supply (V1) and apply the pulse voltage to a PDP scan electrode and sustain electrode, and a reset voltage generation circuit (52) operable to generate a reset voltage in accordance with an output voltage from a second power supply (V2) and apply it to the PDP. The pulse voltage generator C circuit contains a first diode (D11) that prevents the voltage outputted by the reset voltage generation circuit from being applied backward to the first power supply and a first switching element (S11) connected to the first diode in parallel.

A multi-mode vibration generating device for a communication terminal includes a first vibration generator and one or more second vibration generators. The first vibration generator includes a first coil assembly and a first magnet and generating a vibration of a given direction by an interaction between an electric field generated by the first coil assembly and a magnet field generated by the first magnet. The one or more second vibration generators include a second coil assembly and a second magnet and generate a vibration of a given direction by an interaction between an electric field generated by the second coil assembly and an magnet field generated by the second magnet. The second vibration generator generates a vibration of a direction or frequency different from a vibration direction or frequency of the first vibration generator, whereby various mode vibrations are generated.

A high-frequency power amplifier with a temperature compensation function for power amplifying a high-frequency signal, includes: a power amplifying transistor having an emitter grounded; a high power output bias circuit that supplies a high power output current corresponding to a high power output of the high-frequency power amplifier to the power amplifying transistor; and a low power output bias circuit that supplies a low power output current corresponding to a low power output of the high-frequency power amplifier to the power amplifying transistor.

A ground terminal and a connector provided therewith where the ground terminal includes a terminal portion that is electrically connected to an outside device and elastic arms that extend in an identical direction from both ends of a central coupling portion, where a pair of latching pawls is provided in at least one of an inner circumferential edge of the central coupling portion and inner circumferential edges of the elastic arms.

An injection locking type or MOPA type of gas laser device which requires only a small installation area and allows easy maintenance. For this purpose, the laser device includes a seed laser unit (11) for exciting a laser gas inside a laser chamber (12) and oscillating seed laser light (21) and an amplifier (111) for exciting a laser gas inside an amplifying chamber (112) and amplifying pulse energy of the seed laser light (21), and allows the laser chamber (12) and the amplifying chamber (112) to be evacuated to the same side with respect to an optical axis of the seed laser light (21).

An apparatus for driving a motor of a dishwasher includes an AC power source, a rectification circuit for converting an AC power from the AC power source to a DC power, an inverter circuit for converting the DC power from the rectification circuit to an AC power, a motor driven by the inverter circuit to drive a wash pump and/or a drain pump, a current detector for detecting an output current of the inverter circuit, and a controller for performing a PWM (pulse width modulation) control of the inverter circuit based on an output signal of the current detector to thereby control the motor to rotate at a set rotation speed. A phase difference between an output voltage and the output current of the inverter circuit or a reactive current is controlled to have a predetermined value.

The present invention provides a plasma processing apparatus for processing a sample on a sample stand in a vacuum container whose inside pressure is reduced, with a plasma generated in an upper space above the sample stand. The apparatus comprises: an electric discharge chamber disposed in the vacuum container and above the sample stand, and having a discharge-chamber sidewall surrounding the upper space; a vacuum chamber disposed in the vacuum container and below the electric discharge chamber, and in communication with the electric discharge chamber; a vacuum-chamber sidewall disposed inside the vacuum container to surround the sample stand, and constituting a side surface of the vacuum chamber; a first temperature regulator disposed outside the discharge-chamber sidewall to adjust a temperature of the discharge-chamber sidewall; and a second temperature regulator controlling a temperature of the vacuum-chamber sidewall to a value lower than the temperature of the discharge-chamber sidewall.

A wiring substrate has, on each of opposite faces thereof, connection pad portions to which various circuit elements are connected, and wiring traces for connecting the connection pad portions. The wiring substrate also has a through wiring portion for establishing mutual connection between the connection pad portions and the wiring traces on the front face and those on the back face. A post electrode component is formed such that it includes a plurality of post electrodes supported by a support portion. A semiconductor chip is attached to the back face of the wiring substrate, and is connected to the connection pad portions on the back face. After the post electrode component is fixed to and electrically connected to the wiring traces at predetermined positions, and resin sealing is performed, the support portion is separated so as to expose end surfaces of the post electrodes or back face wiring traces connected thereto. Another circuit element is disposed on the front face of the wiring substrate, and is connected to the connection pad portions on the front face.

Provided are a structure of arranging a compressor main body and a compressor driving motor at a bottom of a package; including a duct on a top side thereof; arranging an inter cooler on a left side surface of the duct; arranging an after cooler on a top surface thereof; arranging an oil cooler on a front surface thereof; arranging a cooling fan inside of the duct; providing an exhaust port on a bottom surface of the duct; and respectively providing exhaust ducts connected to a top surface of the package on downstream sides of the coolers, and a structure of cooling air suctioned by the cooling fan from the suction port to the inside of the duct, passing through the coolers, and discharged upwardly from the package via the exhaust duct, implementing a compact oil free screw compressor with low noise capable of reducing an installation area.

The invention provides a filtering plate. The filtering plate is a sealed body provided with a gas and liquid port, and a cavity is formed in the filtering plate. A filtering medium located on the surface of the filtering plate is in contact with solid-containing grout to be filtered, the filtering medium is fixed to the filtering plate and comprises a soft body material with first selective permeating capability, and a supporting layer with second selective permeating capability is arranged on the inner side of the filtering medium and used for supporting the filtering medium to be formed. The inner side of the supporting layer is closely adjacent to the cavity, and the cavity is connected with a set external system unit through the gas and liquid port. The filtering medium of the filtering plate can be washed and regenerated without a large amount of water, so that water is saved, and the water consumption of a system is reduced. The invention further provides a vertical rotation gypsum dehydrator and a working method. The vertical rotation gypsum dehydrator comprises the filtering plate and is simple in structure, beneficial to enlarging handling capacity, small in occupied land area, and capable of solving the site limit problem of the desulfurization system; water is saved, the water consumption of the system is low, and the water balance limiting problem of the desulfurization system is solved.

The invention provides a visual inspection apparatus, visual inspection method, and peripheral edge inspection unit that can be mounted on visual inspection apparatus. A visual inspection apparatus is provided with a macroscopic inspecting section (10) and a microscopic inspecting section (11), and the microscopic inspecting section (11) has an inspection stage (31) and a microscope (32) on a mounting plate (30). The inspection stage (31) is movable in an X direction, a Y direction and a Z direction, and is also rotatable in a direction. Furthermore, a periphery inspecting section (12) is fixed on the mounting plate (30) for obtaining an enlarged image of a periphery of a wafer (W). The periphery inspecting section (12) is arranged to pick up an image of the periphery of the wafer (W) held by the inspection stage (31).

Disclosed is a solid-state imaging device capable of calculating the difference in charge obtained by photoelectric conversion, and capable of a high level of integration. A solid-state imaging device is provided with an AD converter which is provided with: a first comparator which outputs a signal corresponding to a first analogue signal of a first pixel by comparing said first analogue signal with a reference voltage supplied from the reference voltage generation unit which generates a reference voltage which gradually changes; a second comparator which outputs a signal corresponding to a second analogue signal of a second pixel by comparing said second analogue signal with the reference voltage supplied by the reference voltage generation unit; a difference circuit which finds the difference between the signal corresponding to said first analogue signal and the signal corresponding to said second analogue signal and outputs a difference signal; and a counter circuit which counts the number of pulses in a pulse sequence corresponding to the aforementioned difference signal and converts said difference signal into a digital signal.

There is provided a laser machining apparatus, and a laser machining method using the same, which allows an installation area thereof to be reduced while improving working efficiency. The laser machining apparatus has a body portion having a plurality of laser irradiating sections and work mounting sections, a supplying stocker for supplying workpieces, and a discharging stocker for discharging the workpieces. The apparatus further comprises a supply-side transfer unit having work retaining tables capable of attaching/detaching the workpieces and of the same number with the laser irradiating sections, and moving the work retaining tables in the vertical and horizontal directions, and a discharge-side transfer unit having work retaining tables capable attaching/detaching the workpieces and of the same number with the laser irradiating sections, and moving the work retaining tables in the vertical and horizontal directions. The supply-side unit causes the plurality of supply-side work retaining tables to adsorb the workpieces from the supplying stocker one after another and moves these supply-side work retaining tables to the work mounting sections to place the workpieces thereon. The discharge-side unit causes the discharge-side work retaining tables to adsorb the workpieces which have been machined at the work mounting sections to move and discharge those workpieces to the discharging stocker.