245results about How to "Structural economy" patented technology

Disclosed is an economical and effective way of producing a double sided decorative wall using facing panels having a decorative face surface, in particular dry cast concrete panels having a regular surface structure, more preferably an embossed surface, most preferably a patterned surface. Further disclosed are wall components and a wall kit for a double sided decorative wall. The facing panels in the wall are stacked in a back-to-back arrangement into a pair of first and second back-to-back walls, which walls are interconnected by connectors which link at least one facing panel in the first wall to at least one facing panel in the second wall for forming the double sided decorative wall. The connecting members can be in individual connectors, or a combination of connectors for linking multiple facing panels or linking facing panels at corners or curves in the wall. The connectors can be of different length to enable the construction of decorative walls of different thickness. A modular wall system for double sided decorative walls forming both straight and curved walls is also disclosed. The system uses facing panels and connectors, wherein all facing panels are of equal thickness, but may have different lengths and may have different widths. The facing panels of the modular wall system all have graduated lengths, each length being a multiple of a base length L. Thus, the facing panels have lengths of 2L, 3L, 4L, 5L etc. To facilitate the formation of walls with corners, such as right angled corners, the facing panels preferably have a depth which is equal to L or a multiple of L. Building the decorative wall of two partial walls of facing panels with intermediate connectors renders the wall more economical than the previously known walls with base blocks and facing panels suspended from the base blocks on one or both sides.

An identification badge holder includes a portable digital information device, which may be a USB flash drive secured directly or indirectly to the rear face thereof by any of a number of structures which would facilitate ready access, secure attachment and, in some instances, redundant securement employing two types of securement. A system for attaching a stand-alone identification badge to a card which has a USB flash drive secured or securable thereto.

A hybrid passive optical network (PON) includes a central office (CO) for multiplexing at least one downstream optical signal for broadcasting and a plurality of downstream optical signals for communication. The PON further includes a remote node (RN) connected to the CO using at least one feeder fiber (FF), and a plurality of optical network units (ONUs), each connected to the RN using at least one distribution fiber (DF). The RN demultiplexes the multiplexed downstream optical signal received from the CO into the downstream optical signal for broadcasting and the downstream optical signals for communication, and multi-splits the downstream optical signal for broadcasting. The RN transmits each split broadcasting downstream optical signal and its corresponding downstream optical signal for communication to each ONU.

The synchronous motor driving apparatus including position sensors provided in the synchronous motor, a current polarity detection circuit for detecting the polarities of the currents in the respective phase windings of the synchronous motor, an inverter driving the synchronous motor, a motor speed calculation unit calculating the rotational speed of the synchronous motor depending on the output signals from the position sensors, a speed control unit outputting a first voltage adjusting component (q-axis current command value Iq*) to cause the rotational speed of the synchronous motor to approach a speed command value and a phase control unit outputting a second voltage adjusting component (d-axis current command value Id*) to cause the phase differences between the phases of the position sensor signals and of the currents in the respective phase windings of the synchronous motor to become a predetermined value.

In the pedal reaction force device 10, a pedaling reaction force is applied to the operating pedal 16 on the basis of a displacement magnitude and a variation speed of the displacement magnitude by the damper device 18 and spring member 20 which are mechanically displaced in accordance with a pedaling operation of the operating pedal 16, and the variation pattern of the displacement magnitude, that is, variation characteristics of the pedaling reaction force are mechanically set by the cam 22. Therefore, a higher degree of freedom in setting the reaction force characteristics close to a conventional mechanical type pedal device and excellent response performance can be obtained, and construction of the pedal reaction force device 10 can be inexpensively achieved.

An exponent part extraction section extracts a bit series from the exponent part of an inputted floating point data. A mantissa part extraction section extracts the uppermost K bits from the mantissa part of the floating point data. A first conversion section inputs the output e from the exponent part extraction section and outputs the value of a function X(e) thereof. A second conversion section inputs the output f from the mantissa part extraction section and outputs the value of a function Y(f) thereof. A multiplier section multiplies together these values. By setting suitable tables in advance in the first and the second conversion sections, the calculation of the v^p for an item v of floating point data can be performed.

A device for controlling a fluid-actuated, double-action operating cylinder (2) having two cylinder chambers (6, 8) separated from one another by a piston (4). Each cylinder chamber (6, 8) communicates with a respective valve (12, 14) for controlling the flow of fluid in and out of the cylinder chamber (6, 8) and a pressure sensor (40) for detecting the fluid supply pressure. A control unit (20) is connected to the switching valves (12, 14) and the pressure sensor (40). To determine the actual control force of the operating cylinder (2), the pressure sensor (40) is arranged between the cylinder chambers (6, 8) and the control unit (20). The output from the pressure sensor (40) can be processed in the control unit (20) and used for actuating a pressure regulation valve (22) arranged in the pressure line (32).

An apparatus for applying fluid from a fluid source to a substrate. The apparatus comprises a housing configured to receive the fluid from the fluid source, a nozzle arrangement in fluid communication with the housing, and a lever pivotally mounted to the housing for releasably securing the nozzle arrangement thereto.

In control apparatus and method for a power supply equipped in an automotive vehicle, the vehicle includes an engine, a starter to start the engine, a battery to reserve the electrical power supplied to the starter, and a generator driven by means of the engine to generate the electrical power to charge the battery, a terminal voltage of the battery is detected in a form of a battery voltage, a charge current flowing into the battery by means of the generator is detected, and a degree of deterioration of the battery is determined on the basis of at least one of the battery voltage detected after the power supply is turned on and before a start of operation of the generator and the charge current detected after the start of operation of the generator.

An object of the present invention is to provide nonvolatile, rewritable, easily-manufactured, and inexpensive storage element, storage device, and semiconductor device, which are superior in switching characteristics and which has low operation voltage. In an element including a first conductive layer, a second conductive layer facing the first conductive layer, and a layer containing at least one kind of an organic compound provided between the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer, the organic compound can be electrochemically doped or dedoped. By feeding current in this element, the organic compound provided between the conductive layers is electrochemically doped, i.e., electrons are transported, whereby the conductivity can be increased by about three to ten digits.

A common rail of an accumulation type fuel injection system has a common rail main body, distributing portions and accessory portions. The common rail main body provides an accumulation chamber for accumulating high-pressure fuel discharged from a high-pressure supply pump. The distributing portion can be connected with a pressure introduction pipe for introducing the accumulated high-pressure fuel to an injector mounted to a cylinder. The accessory portion is disposed on a fuel outlet side of the distributing portion and is connected with the distributing portion and the high-pressure pipe in thread connection. The accessory portion has a sealing member between the accessory portion and a connection object on the distributing portion side. The sealing member has a sealing surface formed substantially in the shape of a spherical surface on the connection object side.

The present invention relates to a recording apparatus for recording an image by discharging an ink, and including a recording head capable of recording to at least one edge of recording medium without any margin, a receiving portion for receiving ink droplets discharged at a position extending beyond the edge of the recording medium, and a conveyance rotary body located at an upstream side of the receiving portion with respect to a conveyance direction of the recording medium. The conveyance rotary body is made conductive to an apparatus body.

The invention provides a waterproof and dustproof structure of a joint portion of an industrial robot which is inexpensive and does not adversely affect a motion performance of a robot. Accordingly, in a manipulator type robot which has a cable passing hole provided in a part of an outer periphery of a manipulator, and is provided with a cable wired to an inner side and an outer side of the manipulator through the cable passing hole, a mold guide surrounding an outer periphery of one or a plurality of conducting wire passing through an inner portion is provided near the cable passing hole, an inner side of the mold guide is mold treated by a resin filling, and a sealing material is provided in an outer side of the mold guide.

A connector housing (1) of a connector (1) is constituted by a lower housing (7), which is mounted on a printed circuit board (2), and an upper housing (8) connected to the lower housing (7) in such a manner as to be able to perform shifting movement with respect the housing (7). Further, terminals (6) are provided in such a way as to penetrate through a partitioning wall portion (8a) of the upper housing (8) and through a connecting block portion (7b) of the lower housing (7). At that time, tapered holes (7d) are provided in the connecting block portion (7b). The terminals (6) are maintained in a state in which a bending deformation thereof caused by the shifting movement of the upper housing (8) is allowed. Consequently, when the connector (1) is connected to the mating connector (3), the connectors (1, 3) can be connected to each other by performing the shifting movement of the upper housing (8) thereby to concurrently absorb the positional displacement therebetween. Moreover, occurrences of problems, such as breakage and bend of the terminals (6) at that time, are prevented.

In an articulation system for a robot according to the present invention, an eccentric rocking type planetary gear speed reducing mechanism is used, but a two-stage speed reducing structure is not employed. Output of an acceleration sensor (11) attached to an output shaft (7) of a speed reducer (10) is passed through a band pass filter (12) to obtain a vibration component. Based on the obtained vibration component and the rotational phase of the motor detected by a pulse coder (13), a vibration suppression correction torque corresponding to the rotational phase of the motor is determined. The vibration suppression correction torque is added to the torque command Tc to correct the torque command and causes the motor (1) to operate in accordance with the corrected torque command. The vibration suppression correction torque is determined by learning processing and is updated until the vibration component is sufficiently reduced. When the vibration component has been sufficiently reduced, this updating operation is stopped, the vibration suppression correction torque is fixed. Further, the torque command is corrected, and operation of the motor (1) is controlled in accordance with the corrected torque command.

Provided is an adder in which all of circuits can be constituted by CMOS transistors, a process is simplified, and a chip size can be reduced as compared with a conventional art. The adder according to the present invention includes: a first VI converter and a second VI converter that allow a current corresponding to an input voltage to flow therein; and a current addition resistor having one end commonly connected to output terminals of the first VI converter and the second VI converter and another end grounded, which is adjustable in a resistance value. Each of the first VI converter and the second VI converter includes: a prestage VI converter that generates a reference current; a poststage VI converter that generates a current corresponding to the input voltage; a first current mirror circuit whose first terminal on a reference side is connected with the prestage VI converter and whose first output terminal in which a current corresponding to the first terminal flows is connected with the poststage VI converter; and a second current mirror circuit whose second terminal on the reference side is connected to the first output terminal, and which can adjust a current ratio from a second output terminal in correspondence with the current that flows in the second terminal. A voltage at the one end of the current addition resistor is output as an addition voltage.

The invention discloses a goods transportation fire warning system based on the technology of the internet of things. The goods transportation fire warning system comprises a smoke sensor, a vacuum air pump, an internet of things server, a control center and a vehicle-mounted alarm. The smoke sensor and the vacuum air pump are arranged in a cargo tank of a transportation vehicle. The internet of things service and the vehicle-mounted alarm are arranged on the transportation vehicle. The control center is a remote monitoring and control center of a transportation company. The smoke sensor is connected with the internet of things server in a wired mode. The internet of things service is connected with the vacuum air pump and the vehicle-mounted alarm in a wired mode. The internet of things server is connected with the control center in a wireless communication mode. The system has the advantages of being capable of conducting real-time monitoring and control and real-time alarming, easy and convenient to use and economical.

A conductive structure and method of manufacturing therefor includes a plurality of stacked metal laminates secured to one another via an intermetallic bond made from a metallic bonding agent.