78results about How to "Suppress inclination" patented technology

A prosthetic disc for insertion between adjacent vertebrae includes a core having upper and lower curved surfaces, upper and lower plates, and peripheral restraining structure on at least one of the upper plate, the lower plate and the core. Each plate has an outer surface which engages a vertebra and an inner curved surface which slides over the curved surface of the core. The peripheral restraining structure serves to hold the core against a curved surface of at least one of the plates during sliding movement of the plates over the core.

A prosthetic disc for insertion between adjacent vertebrae includes a core having upper and lower curved surfaces and upper and lower plates. At least one of the curved surfaces of the core is metallic, and in some embodiments the entire core is metallic. Each plate has an outer surface which engages a vertebra and a metallic inner curved surface which is shaped to slide over one of the curved surfaces of the core. In some embodiments, the center of rotation of the core is free to move relative to the upper and lower metallic plates. In some embodiments, one or more channels extend across one or both of the curved surfaces of the core for allowing passage of bodily fluid to promote lubrication between the core and at least one of the plates.

A prosthetic disc for insertion between adjacent vertebrae includes a core having upper and lower curved surfaces and upper and lower plates. At least one of the curved surfaces of the core is metallic, and in some embodiments the entire core is metallic. Each plate has an outer surface which engages a vertebra and a metallic inner curved surface which is shaped to slide over one of the curved surfaces of the core. In some embodiments, the center of rotation of the core is free to move relative to the upper and lower metallic plates. In some embodiments, one or more channels extend across one or both of the curved surfaces of the core for allowing passage of bodily fluid to promote lubrication between the core and at least one of the plates.

In a semiconductor module, a first heat sink is disposed on a rear surface of a first semiconductor chip constituting an upper arm, and a second heat sink is disposed on a front surface of the first semiconductor chip through a first terminal. A third heat sink is disposed on a rear surface of a second semiconductor chip constituting a lower arm, and a fourth heat sink is disposed on a front surface of the second semiconductor chip through a second terminal. A connecting part for connecting between the upper arm and the lower arm is integral with the first terminal, and is connected to the third heat sink while being inclined relative to the first terminal.

In a rotor of a permanent magnet rotary electric machine, a bonding portion between each of segment shaped magnets and an outer circumference face of a rotor core is provided in axial symmetry with respect to the rotor axial center and has a bonding area equal to or larger than a half of a contact area between each of the segment shaped magnets and the outer circumference face of the rotor core; and a biasing force is applied to an outer circumference face of the segment shaped magnets by a ring.

A MOS resistor generates an output current based on a voltage induced across a drain and a source thereof. A gate bias voltage generator circuit generates a gate bias voltage so as to operate the MOS resistor in a strong-inversion linear region, and applies the gate bias voltage to a gate of the MOS resistor. A drain bias voltage generator circuit generates a drain bias voltage, and applies the drain bias voltage to the drain of the MOS resistor. An added bias voltage generator circuit generates an added bias voltage, which has a predetermined temperature coefficient and includes a predetermined offset voltage, so that the output current becomes constant against temperature changes. The drain bias voltage generator circuit adds the added bias voltage to the drain bias voltage, and applies a voltage of adding results to the drain of the MOS resistor as the drain bias voltage.

A prosthetic disc for insertion between adjacent vertebrae includes a core having upper and lower curved surfaces, upper and lower plates, and peripheral restraining structure on at least one of the upper plate, the lower plate and the core. Each plate has an outer surface which engages a vertebra and an inner curved surface which slides over the curved surface of the core. The peripheral restraining structure serves to hold the core against a curved surface of at least one of the plates during sliding movement of the plates over the core.

A tape cartridge is detachably installed on a cartridge installation portion of a tape printing apparatus having a platen supporting shaft and a printing head, a base end of the platen supporting shaft being fixed to the cartridge installation portion at one end of the platen supporting shaft and extending in an attaching / detaching direction of the tape cartridge. The tape cartridge has a platen roller through which the platen supporting shaft passes when the tape cartridge is installed on the cartridge installation portion and which receives a pressing force from the printing head when a printing operation is performed in a state in which the tape cartridge is installed on the cartridge installation portion, and a fitting portion in which a tip end of the platen supporting shaft passing through the platen roller fits when the tape cartridge is installed on the cartridge installation portion.

An image forming method and a charged particle beam apparatus suitable for suppressing the inclination of charging when scanning a two-dimensional area with a charged particle beam. A third scanning line located between a first scanning line and a second scanning line is scanned. After the first, second and third scanning lines have been scanned, a plurality of scanning lines are scanned between the first and third scanning lines and between the second and third scanning lines.

A harness-side connector (30) to be connected to a board connector (10) whose metal fixtures (20) are fixed to the upper surface of a board (P) by soldering include a female housing (31) connected to an end of a wiring harness and fittable into a receptacle (12) of the board connector (10) and a holder (50) formed separately from the female housing (31). The holder (50) includes lock arms (57A, 57B) which are resiliently engaged with the female housing (31) to lock the holder (5) in a state mounted on the female housing (31) and a locking portion (61) which is engaged with the lower surface of the board (P) when the female housing (31) is fitted into the receptacle (12) of the board connector (10) after the holder (50) is mounted on the female housing (31).

A manufacturing system for a microstructure includes a rough motion stage having predetermined positioning accuracy and a large stroke length, a fine motion stage disposed on the rough motion stage and having higher positioning accuracy than the rough motion stage and a small stroke length, and the like collectively as a stage device disposed in a vacuum container, laser length measuring machines for measuring a distance to a mirror disposed on the fine motion stage, a stage control device for driving the fine motion stage by a result of measurement by the laser length measuring machines, and the like collectively as a stage control unit, and a pressing rod 44 for holding a pressure-contacting target member disposed opposite to a pressure-contacted member held by the stage device and pressure-contacting and separating the members, a pressure-contacting drive mechanism for applying a pressure-contacting force to the pressing rod 44, and the like collectively as a pressure-contacting mechanism unit.

A lamp clip for holding a cold cathode tube onto a bottom plate part of a backlight case includes a body part adapted to be put into contact with the bottom plate part, a locking part protruding from the body part and being able to be locked onto the bottom plate part; and a plate spring part provided in the body part and adapted to bias the body part in a direction to be spaced apart from the bottom plate part. Upon assembling the lamp clip onto the bottom plate part, the body part is biased in a direction to be spaced apart from the bottom plate part due to the resilience of the plate spring part, thereby being locked in a state in which the locking face of the locking part is pressed against the peripheral margin of an insertion hole in the back surface of the bottom plate part. Thereby, it is possible to prevent backlash of the lamp clip with respect to the bottom plate part and prevent chattering sound from being generated. Further, a pair of plate spring parts are provided at opposed positions on either side of the locking part and projected in opposite directions to each other. This makes it possible to support the body part with good balance at both sides and fix it onto the bottom plate part without inclination.

A variable displacement swash plate compressor is provided with a housing, a drive shaft, a swash plate, a link mechanism, a piston, a conversion mechanism, an actuator, and a control mechanism. The housing includes a suction chamber, a discharge chamber, a swash plate chamber, and a cylinder bore. The actuator includes a movable body coupled to the swash plate, a fixed body fixed to the drive shaft, and a control pressure chamber defined by the movable body and the fixed body. The movable body includes a circumferential wall extending in a direction along a rotational axis and surrounding the fixed body, which includes a guide portion projecting in an axial direction along an inner surface of the circumferential wall. The movable body contacts the guide portion to restrict inclination of the movable body relative to the drive shaft that is greater than or equal to a predetermined amount.

A windrow forming construction mountable at the rear of a combine above the level of a spreader assembly, such construction extending rearwardly from the combine to beyond the rear extent of the spreader assembly footprint and laterally across the expanse of the spreader assembly footprint and being adjustably positionable to vary the inclination thereof relative to the ground surface, the construction including side deflectors disposed at opposite sides of the construction so as to control to some extent the sidewardly distribution of the crop residue, which side deflectors are laterally pivotable about generally vertical axes to vary the spacing between the free ends thereof and are also longitudinally extendable so as to channel to some extent the crop residue towards the space between the free ends, and a positioning mechanism operable to vary the inclination of such construction relative to the ground surface so as to control to some extent the degree with which the crop residue is directed into the stubble remaining on the field and to support the construction in such position.

In a method and a device for controlling the stability of a vehicle, in particular a utility vehicle, an anti-tilt control process is carried out in which at least one lateral acceleration signal, one steering wheel angle signal and one vehicle speed signal are sensed and control signals for vehicle interventions are formed therefrom and output, and a yaw control process is carried out during which the steering wheel angle signal, the lateral acceleration signal and the vehicle speed signal are sensed, a yaw rate setpoint value signal and a yaw rate actual value signal are determined and compared with one another and a yaw control process is carried out during which control signals for vehicle interventions are formed and output.

An image forming method and a charged particle beam apparatus suitable for suppressing the inclination of charging when scanning a two-dimensional area with a charged particle beam. A third scanning line located between a first scanning line and a second scanning line is scanned. After the first, second and third scanning lines have been scanned, a plurality of scanning lines are scanned between the first and third scanning lines and between the second and third scanning lines.

A retainer (10) is formed from a body (18) and extended portions (11). The body (18) includes two deflectable legs (20) and the legs (20) include locking claws (21) to be held onto a male connector housing (1) at a partial locking position and locking protrusions (22) to be locked to the male terminal fittings (5). A pushing surface (19) of the retainer (10) is extended in a front-back direction by the extended portions (11). A posture correcting portion (23) is formed between the legs (20) and fits into a cut recess (15) of a partition wall (14) to be locked therein when the retainer (10) is at a full locking position, thereby restricting an oblique posture of the retainer (10).

A tilt control method controls an inclination of an objective lens to an optical disk in which a track in the shape of a spiral or a concentric circle is formed. The tilt control method comprising steps of recording data to the optical disk, and acquiring, when recording the data to the optical disk, tilt control information for controlling the inclination of the objective lens based on both known compensation information that is defined with a plurality of kinds of signals acquired when reproducing data from a recorded region of the optical disk, and information that is related to an inclination of the objective lens when an amplitude of a tracking error signal is substantially a maximum in a recording region of the optical disk where the data are recorded.

An objective lens driver includes: a lens holder, for holding an objective lens; a first focusing coil, for moving one end of the lens holder in the focusing direction; a second focusing coil, for moving the other end of the lens holder in the focusing direction; a tracking coil assembly, for moving the lens holder in the tracking direction; and flexible members, which includes a first flexible member pair, for feeding a current to the first focusing foil, a second flexible member pair, for feeding a current to the second focusing coil, and a third flexible member pair, for feeding a current to the tracking coil assembly, wherein the lens holder is flexibly supported at a driver main body by the flexible members, and wherein the flexible members are arranged in a plurality of columns on both ends of the lens holder.

A table installing device includes a fixing member fixed to a projector; a first holding member that holds the projector by holding the fixing member, and is installed so as to stand up with respect to a top plate upper surface of the table; a second holding member that is joined to the first holding member and is installed on the top plate upper surface; and a clamp portion that is joined to the second holding member, and interposes the top plate between the second holding member and the clamp portion.

According to the present invention, there is provided a bearing apparatus for a wheel of vehicle comprising a hub wheel integrally formed therewith a wheel mounting flange on the periphery at one end thereof, and a double row rolling bearing, the double row rolling bearing comprising an outer member integrally formed therewith a body mounting flange on the periphery thereof and also formed therewith double row outer raceway surfaces, an inner member including said hub wheel and formed therewith double row inner raceway surfaces each arranged opposite to each of said double row outer surfaces, and double row rolling elements freely rotatably contained between said double row outer and second raceway surfaces, said double row rolling bearing being adapted to be applied a predetermined preload characterized in that: there are arranged a separate outer or inner ring on at least one of said outer and inner members, and a preload varying means arranged at an abutting portion between said outer and inner members for varying the preload applied to the bearing, said preload varying means can be extended or contracted based on an output signal from a detecting sensor for detecting the running condition of vehicle.

An imaging unit is provided with a cylindrical lens barrel, and an object-side lens which is disposed in the lens barrel and is fixed to the lens barrel using an adhesive. The lens barrel includes three abutting portions and three adhesive portions. The object-side lens abuts the three abutting portions in an optical axis direction of the object-side lens, and the adhesive portions are formed between an outer circumferential surface of the object-side lens and an inner circumferential surface of the lens barrel, and the adhesive is injected therein. The three adhesive portions are formed at an interval in a circumferential direction. The three adhesive portions and the three abutting portions do not overlap each other in plan view as seen from a vertical direction.

The present invention provides an imprint apparatus which forms a pattern on an imprint material on a substrate by using a mold, the apparatus comprising a measurement unit configured to measure an inclination of a surface of the substrate at a second position different from a first position where the mold is brought into contact with the imprint material, and a control unit configured to control at least one of inclinations of a surface of the mold and the surface of the substrate when bringing the mold into contact with the imprint material at the first position, wherein the control unit controls at least one of the inclinations based on information representing inclinations of a surface of a reference substrate at the first position and the second position, and a measurement result obtained by the measurement unit.

A sheet feeding device is provided. The sheet feeding device includes a sheet holder to hold a sheet in a position to be fed, a feed roller to pick up the sheet, a first lifter to move a closer portion of the sheet holder by one of a front end and a rear end thereof, a second lifter to move a further portion of the sheet holder by one of a front end and a rear end thereof, and a coordinating system to move the first lifter and the second lifter in cooperation with each other to move the overall sheet holder in a direction to be closer to the feed roller, wherein an amount of the sheet holder to be moved by the first lifter is greater according to a constant rate with respect to an amount of the sheet holder to be moved by the second lifter.

A variable displacement swash plate compressor is provided with a housing, a drive shaft, a swash plate, a link mechanism, a piston, a conversion mechanism, an actuator, and a control mechanism. The housing includes a suction chamber, a discharge chamber, a swash plate chamber, and a cylinder bore. The actuator includes a movable body coupled to the swash plate, a fixed body fixed to the drive shaft, and a control pressure chamber defined by the movable body and the fixed body. The movable body includes a circumferential wall extending in a direction along a rotational axis and surrounding the fixed body, which includes a guide portion projecting in an axial direction along an inner surface of the circumferential wall. The movable body contacts the guide portion to restrict inclination of the movable body relative to the drive shaft that is greater than or equal to a predetermined amount.