Abstract: An electrical connector (10) having a shutter (50) at an opening provided on a front side thereof for plug-in with a mating connector (60) includes a housing (21), a shield case (30) made of a sheet metal and fixed to an outside of the housing (21), at least one shutter member (51 and 52) for opening and closing the opening of the electrical connector (10) and having a lid (53, and 54) moving to an open position of the shutter (50) when the mating connector (60) pushes the lid (53 and 54) during the plug-in, and a pair of bias member (40) for biasing the shutter member (51 and 52) to a closed position of the shutter (50), wherein each of the bias members (40) comprises at least one resilient arm (42) of a plate-type spring made as one body with the shield case (30).

Abstract: An electrical connector, comprising a housing body having a tubular plugging face for plugging in a mating connector, the tubular plugging face (12) having a sectional shape of substantially square (14) with respect to a sectional plane perpendicular to a direction of plugging into the mating connector, the tubular plugging face including a square tubular portion (13) and a cylindrical portion (14), wherein the square tubular and cylindrical portions have sectional shape of a square and a circle, respectively, with respect to the sectional plane, which are overlapped with each other, and at least one key (32A) or at least one key groove (14A) for preventing a plugging error, the key or key groove provided in the cylindrical portion.

Abstract: A curved vehicle door having a correspondingly curved windowpane and a correspondingly curved function carrier on which all of the add-on parts and door coverings are held and which can be used as protection for the occupant in the event of a lateral crash against the door. The function carrier is constructed in a sandwich-like manner from at least two shell bodies each having one of horizontal and vertical stiffening sections, the stiffening sections forming crossing points for fastening the shell bodies to each other so that the shell bodies form together a continuously closed frame of the function carrier. The outer shell body forms the curved outer side of the function carrier having at least two parallel grooves for accommodating a window lifting and lowering device which has a curvature matched to the curvature of the vehicle door.

Abstract: Two methods and apparatuses are described for hydrazine synthesis through nitrogen fixation induced by photoexcitation of N2. Both methods of photoexcitation of N2 for hydrazine synthesis involve a two-photon absorption process. The first method of N2 fixation with H2 uses a high-energy short-pulsed Nd: YAG laser with wavelength of 1.06 ?m. The two-photon absorption of N2 is followed by a vibrational-vibrational (V—V) energy transfer that leads to a near-complete population inversion of N2 vibrational states. The energy separation of these states is larger than the activation energy needed for N2H4 formation. The second method of N2 fixation with H2O uses a high-energy short-pulsed blue laser with wavelength of 0.4 ?m. The two-photon absorption at 0.4 ?m pumps N2 to a highly excited vibrational state, which has enough energy to both dissociate H2O into H2 and O2, and to react with H2 to form N2H4 as in the above direct method of N2 fixation with H2.

Abstract: A fuse layout (10) constructed of a wiring electrode made of a barrier metal layer of a high melting point and a main wiring metal layer comprises a plurality of fusion-type fuse sections (11 and 12) connected to each other in series and a plurality of fuse pads (13, 14, and 15) for drawing current to the respective fuse sections. If only one of the fuse sections is cut, the whole fuse layout is put in the “cut condition” so that the total fraction defective of incomplete cut of the fuse layout is largely reduced. Even if the barrier metal layer is not cut to remain, it has a high resistance so that the fuse resistance of the whole fuse layout becomes very high and the fuse layout is considered in the “cut condition”.

Abstract: An electrical connector (10) comprises a substantially rectangular peripheral wall (13) having an upper face, a receiving space (16) for receiving a mating connector (30), and a plurality of terminals (12) arranged in a pair of opposed walls of the peripheral wall. The upper face of the peripheral wall includes a first surface (13A), a second surface (13B?), and a slant surface (13C) in a transit area between the first and second surfaces of the upper face.

Abstract: An electrical connector assembly comprises first and second connectors (20 and 40), each having contact portions arranged in a direction perpendicular to the plugging direction. The first connector (20) has a pair of guide portions (36) provided at sides thereof and each having guide surfaces (36A and 36B). The second connector comprises (40) has a pair of guided portions (41), each having a guided surface (41A) which is guided by the guide surface when the second connector is plugged into the first connector. At least one of the guide and guided surfaces has a relief recess (36C and 41C) in a middle thereof to permit large inclination of the second connector with respect to the first connector when the second connector is removed from the first connector.

Abstract: A transmission board (10) comprises a frame body (30) and a surface board (20) supported by the frame body (30) and having a transmission circuit. The frame body (30) has plugging edges (33, 34) that project from the edges of the surface board (20) for guiding the terminals of mating connectors to connection pads on the surface board (20). The plugging edges have guiding slopes 33A and 33B, and 34A and 34B. At least the plugging edges of the frame body (30) are made of a metal or resin molding.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus has a plurality of image forming units (R1–R4) for forming toner images, a fixing unit (63) for fixing the tone image to a medium, and a temperature control unit (122) for determining if each image forming unit is set and changing the set temperature of the fixing unit based on the determination. If a predetermined image forming unit is not used, a temperature can be set for the fixing unit so that the warming-up time can be shortened in the stand-by state. As a result, the image forming speed and through-put can be improved.

Abstract: A vibration source probe system for detecting the surface waves of vibration coming over the ground or the floor of a building and specifying and displaying a vibration source at a factory or on a road. The position of a vibration source is estimated from a phase difference or arrival time difference between vibrations of surface waves detected by the vibration sensors which are separated from each other by a predetermined distance, an image near the estimated position of the vibration source is picked up by a camera, and the estimated position of the vibration source is displayed on the image displayed on the display screen of a personal computer.

Abstract: A method of screening a semiconductor device comprises the steps of successively forming a gate insulation film (102) and a conductive film (104) on a silicon wafer (100) to provide a structure (106) and bringing the first voltage application terminal (110) into contact with the back of the structure and the second voltage application terminal (112) having a potential different from that of the first voltage application terminal (110) into contact with the surface of the conductive film (104) to thereby apply a stress voltage to the structure (106).

Abstract: A heating section (1) heats a fixing roller (10). A cooling section (2) cools the interior of a unit or apparatus. A temperature detecting section (3) detects the temperature of the fixing roller (10). A control section (4) controls current conduction to the heating section (1) based on the detected temperature. A conduction cutoff section (5) cuts off current conduction to the heating and cooling sections (1, 2) regardless of conduction control by the control section (4) if the detected temperature exceeds a predetermined temperature.

Abstract: A semiconductor nonvolatile memory cell array includes a plurality of semiconductor nonvolatile memory cells. Each memory cell has a control electrode (30); a pair of impurity diffusion regions (21, 22) to provide first and second main electrodes; a pair of variable resistance sections (24, 26); and a pair of charge storage sections (50, 52). The array has a word line (33) electrically connected to the control electrodes of the semiconductor nonvolatile memory cells and bit lines provided perpendicular to the word line and composed of the impurity diffusion regions; and layer insulation layers (57, 58) provided between the charge storage sections and the word line.

Abstract: A running motor (100) used for vehicles is provided with a stator (200), a rotor (300) and a housing (400) for holding them, wherein the rotor has a support member (330) for preventing rotor magnets (320) from separating from a laminated steel sheet (310), the laminated steel sheet has a plurality of first steel sheets (311) each formed slots (311a) through which the rotor magnets are inserted respectively and a second steel sheet (312) to which the insertion ends of the rotor magnets are pressed, and the plurality of first steel sheets and the second steel sheet are configured to have mutually the same contour. The housing includes a control (500) for supplying a coil (210) of the motor with power and a sensor (600) for detecting a position of the rotor. Further, the housing includes a first housing member (410) for covering the stator and the rotor, a second housing member (420) for dividing the interior of the housing, and a third housing member (430) for covering the control.

Abstract: A method of producing a ferroelectric capacitor includes preparing a semiconductor substrate having MOSFETs with an impurity diffused area in a memory cell area and a peripheral circuit area; forming a first interlayer insulating film on the semiconductor substrate; forming a conductive plug in the first interlayer insulating film to be electrically connected to the impurity diffused area; forming a second interlayer insulating film on the first interlayer insulating film; removing a portion of the second interlayer insulating film in the memory cell area to expose the first interlayer insulating film and the conductive plug; laminating a first conductive layer, a ferroelectric layer, and a second conductive layer sequentially on the first interlayer insulating film and the second interlayer insulating film to form a capacitor forming laminated film; forming an etching mask on the capacitor forming laminated film; and etching the capacitor forming laminated film to form a ferroelectric capacitor.

Abstract: In order to control the filming, a developer comprises developer primary particles, each comprising at least a resin and a colorant and an additive agent added to the developer primary particles and having a particle diameter smaller than that of the developer primary particles, wherein an extrication amount of the additive agent in the developer primary particles is smaller than 5.2×10?5 part by weight with respect to the developer primary particles.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing (2) attachable to a first board and having a receiving recess (8) for receiving a second board in a first direction; and a plurality of terminals (3) arranged in the receiving recess in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. Each terminal (3) has a pair of contact sections (14, 15) to be brought into spring contact with a pair of connection lands (5) provided on front and back edge sections (20) on front and back surfaces of a second board. The pair of connection lands (5) on the front and back edge sections are short-circuited and offset in the second direction. The pair of contact sections are offset in the second direction.

Abstract: The outer conductor is comprised of a first outer conductor (3) and a second outer conductor (4). The first outer conductor (3) and the second outer conductor (4) are connected to each other by attaching them to an insulating housing (1) and contacting the contact section (48) of the second outer conductor (4) to the first outer conductor (1). The backsides of the switching terminal (20) and the connecting terminal (21) are covered by a backside shielding section (43), and the lead section provided on the backside shielding section (43) is arranged between the lead section (20B) of the switching terminal (20) and the lead section (21B) of the connecting terminal (21).

Abstract: Resist patterns (R11 and R12) are formed such that an opening between both the films is aligned to the position, where the source electrode (7) is formed, while the region on the N+-layer (5), where the drain electrode (8) is formed afterwards, is covered by the resist film (R11). After ohmic electrode material is applied from a direction perpendicular to a semiconductor substrate (1), the resist films (R11 and R12) are removed with the ohmic electrode films (OM11 and OM12). The remaining ohmic electrode film (OM14) functions as the source electrode (7). After the above-described first lift off process, the second lift off process is performed to form a drain electrode (8) on the N+-layer (5).

Abstract: The coaxial connector having a switch includes a switching spring and a connecting plate, which composes a pair of switching means as a switching mechanism arranged in the hollow portion of the insulating housing. The switching spring and the connecting plate extend along the inserting/removing direction of the counter pin into/from the hollow portion, and have shapes so as to face each other in the hollow portion. The switching spring is comprised of a securing section for securing to the insulating housing and a generally S-shaped elastic arm, which is comprised of a generally U-shaped first elastic arm, which extends from the securing section into the hollow portion, and a generally inverted U-shaped second elastic arm that extends from the first elastic arm.