Abstract: A delay circuit of the present disclosure includes a first delay unit and a second delay unit which are connected in series and delay an input signal to generate a delayed signal. The first delay unit includes a first signaling pathway, and changes, based on a first delay control value, a first amount of delay to be provided to the input signal by switching signaling pathways for transmitting the input signal that are within the first pathway. The second delay unit includes a second signaling pathway, and changes, based on a second delay control value, a second amount of delay to be provided to the input signal without switching the second signaling pathway for transmitting the input signal.

Abstract: A sintered compact contains cubic sialon, ?-sialon, and at least one of a first component and a second component. The first component is at least one element selected from the group consisting of iron, cobalt, nickel, and group 4 elements, group 5 elements, and group 6 elements of the periodic table. The second component is at least one compound containing at least one element selected from the group consisting of group 4 elements, group 5 elements, and group 6 elements and at least one element selected from the group consisting of carbon, nitrogen, and boron.

Abstract: Provided are a seat belt retractor and a seat belt apparatus, which can reduce the emanation of abutment noise upon switching of a clutch. A first embodiment of a seat belt retractor according to the present invention includes a spool for retracting a webbing W to restrain an occupant, a motor for generating drive torque to rotate the spool, a power transmission means for transmitting the drive torque of the motor to the spool, a clutch for connecting or disconnecting the power transmission means and the spool, and a casing for housing the clutch and the power transmission means. The clutch has a pawl rotatably connected to the casing, an actuating pin for rotating the pawl in conjunction with the power transmission means, and a stopper portion for limiting the rotation of the actuating pin.

Abstract: A seatbelt control apparatus includes seatbelt control means that controls a motor for retracting a seatbelt; and motor current detecting means that detects a current of the motor. The seatbelt control apparatus further includes jamming determination means, indicator detecting means, and threshold value setting means. The jamming determination means determines whether or not the seatbelt is jammed during take-up operation on the basis of whether or not the motor current detected by the motor current detecting means exceeds a threshold value for jamming determination. The indicator detecting means detects an indicator of a current versus load characteristic of the motor. The threshold value setting means sets the threshold value for jamming determination on the basis of the indicator detected by the indicator detecting means.

Abstract: A cooling apparatus for an internal combustion engine includes an engine cooling system that includes a water jacket, a radiator, and a circulation passage through which a coolant is circulated between the water jacket and the radiator, wherein the coolant is provided in the engine cooling system; a water pump that forcibly circulates the coolant provided in the engine cooling system when the water pump is operated; a reservoir tank in which the coolant is reserved, and into which gas flows from the engine cooling system while the reserved coolant flows out to the engine cooling system from the reservoir tank; and a forcible introduction portion that forcibly introduces the coolant from the reservoir tank into the engine cooling system before the internal combustion engine is started.

Abstract: A radiation detector of this invention has a barrier layer on the upper surface of a high resistance film along the outer edge of a common electrode, which enables prevention of a chemical reaction between an amorphous semiconductor layer and a curable synthetic resin. The barrier layer is adhesive to the curable synthetic resin film, and this can prevent strength being insufficient, such that temperature changes cause separation in interfaces between the barrier layer and curable synthetic resin film, thereby reducing the effect of inhibiting warpage and cracking. The material for the barrier layer is an insulating material not including a substance that would chemically react with the amorphous semiconductor layer. This can prevent components of the material for the barrier layer from chemically reacting with the semiconductor layer. Consequently, creeping discharge at the outer edge of the common electrode where electric fields concentrate can be prevented.

Abstract: Before arbitration is performed in an arbitration section, an access from a master is kept in a waiting state until update of a conversion table buffer is performed, and an address conversion section is provided in a subsequent stage of the arbitration section. Without waiting for the completion of buffer update, an access is issued in advance at a time when it is assured that update is completed at the completion of address conversion. Thus, influences of waiting buffer update on another master can be eliminated and access latency can be reduced.

Abstract: An X-ray photography device capable of visualizing the operating state or position of a support unit in an image system during examinations with memory switches and enhancing the operability of the memory switches is provided. When a plurality of memory switches 30a-30i is operated, target rotation information corresponding to the memory switches are read from a target rotation information memory unit 40, and a C-arm is controlled to rotate, so as to make actual rotation information consistent with the target rotation information. The memory switches 30a-30i are respectively arranged in association with rotation directions and rotation angles to designate specific storage areas in the target rotation information memory unit 40 corresponding to the directions and angles. During the rotation control or when the actual rotation information is consistent with the target rotation information, the corresponding display lamp (one of display lamps 31a-31i) of the operated memory switch is turned on.

Abstract: An access stop control apparatus is provided in a resource control apparatus so that reception of access from a master apparatus is temporarily stopped during changing of a clock frequency and the clock frequency is changed at safe timing. Thereby, the operation of the master apparatus does not need to be stopped during changing of the clock frequency and a period for which access to a resource is stopped can be suppressed. Therefore, execution of an application requiring real-timeness is not affected.

Abstract: To allow an occupant to easily wear a seat belt without twisting his or her body when the occupant sits in a seat. When a door sensor 60 detects the opening of a door, a motor is driven to wind up a seat belt 2 so as to move a belt guide 4 against biasing force of a spring 9, thereby evacuating the seat belt 2 to a rear side of a vehicle relative to a seat back 1a. When the door sensor 60 detects the closing of the door and a seat sensor 61 detects the sitting of the occupant, the motor is driven in the reverse direction to make a clutch mechanism 34 in the disconnected state so as to protrude the seat belt 2 in the forward direction of the vehicle by the biasing force of the spring 9.

Abstract: Provided are a seat belt retractor and a seat belt apparatus, which can reduce the emanation of abutment noise upon switching of a clutch. A first embodiment of a seat belt retractor according to the present invention includes a spool for retracting a webbing W to restrain an occupant, a motor for generating drive torque to rotate the spool, a power transmission means for transmitting the drive torque of the motor to the spool, a clutch for connecting or disconnecting the power transmission means and the spool, and a casing for housing the clutch and the power transmission means. The clutch has a pawl rotatably connected to the casing, an actuating pin for rotating the pawl in conjunction with the power transmission means, and a stopper portion for limiting the rotation of the actuating pin.

Abstract: A seat belt retractor (6) according to the present invention, when mounted on a vehicle body, has an ECU (16) laid out in such a manner that an ECU connector (16c) faces a vehicle side connector (18) mounted to a predetermined position of the vehicle body. Such a vehicle side connector (18) is connected to a power supply (17). Such a layout of the ECU (16) allows the ECU connector (16c) to be directly electrically connected to the vehicle side connector (18).

Abstract: The memory interface includes: a first data latch unit that delays a strobe signal from a memory device, through a first variable delay unit and reads the strobe signal as a first data signal; and a second data latch unit that delays the same strobe signal through the second variable delay unit and reads the strobe signal as a second data signal. The memory interface uses the data read by the first data latch unit in a normal memory access operation, detects a boundary of the delay amount by comparing the data with the data read by the second data latch unit, and reflects the boundary on the delay amount of the first variable delay unit. Thereby, the delay amount can be corrected without suspending the normal memory access operation.

Abstract: A seat belt retractor includes a frame having a back plate and a side wall protruding from each of multiple side edges of the back plate. The seat belt retractor also includes a spool supported by the frame and configured to rotate and wind a seat belt, a motor configured to rotate the spool, and an electronic control unit configured to drive and control the motor. The electronic control unit is mounted between the side walls of the frame and the back plate is disposed in an inner space of a vehicle body member and faces a vehicle interior direction.

Abstract: Provided is a memory control apparatus including: a monitoring unit that monitors, for each of the masters, a usable bandwidth indicating an amount of memory access data to be accessed per unit time in response to a corresponding one of the access requests from the master; a holding unit that holds a predetermined request bandwidth for each of the masters; a bandwidth determining unit that determines whether or not the usable bandwidth has reached the predetermined request bandwidth for each of the masters; and a control unit that issues an advanced refresh command to the memory based on a result of the determination by the bandwidth determining unit for each of the masters, regardless of timing of a refresh cycle.

Abstract: A clock enable (CKE) control circuit (112) is provided between a memory control circuit (111) and a SDRAM (120). When a system is in, e.g., a sleep state, the CKE control circuit (112) controls a CKE signal outputted to the SDRAM (120) such that it is fixed to a Low level. As a result, it is possible to halt a power supply provided to the memory control circuit (111), while maintaining the low-power-consumption mode of the SDRAM (120), so that power consumption resulting from a leakage current is suppressed. In addition, it becomes also possible to reset the memory control circuit (111), while maintaining the low-power-consumption mode of the SDRAM (120).

Abstract: An object struck discrimination system for a vehicle is provided which is effective in increasing the discrimination accuracy for discriminating an object struck by the vehicle. In one form, an object struck discrimination system to be installed in a vehicle includes an impact receiving member for receiving an impact from an object struck which extends lengthwise along the width of the vehicle, a detection sensor for detecting the moving speed or the acceleration of the impact receiving member during a vehicle collision, and a control unit for discriminating the object struck based on the rate of change in the moving speed per unit time or the acceleration introduced from information detected by the detection sensor.

Abstract: A seat belt retractor includes a frame having a back plate and a side wall protruding from each of multiple side edges of the back plate. The seat belt retractor also includes a spool supported by the frame and configured to rotate and wind a seat belt, a motor configured to rotate the spool, and an electronic control unit configured to drive and control the motor. The electronic control unit is mounted between the side walls of the frame and the back plate is disposed in an inner space of a vehicle body member and faces a vehicle interior direction.

Abstract: A seat belt retractor includes at least one frame having a back board and side walls extending from side rims of the back board, a spool supported by the at least one frame configured to wind up a seat belt, a motor configured to rotate the spool, and an electronic control unit mounted to the frame for controlling the driving of the motor. The electronic control unit includes a base, an electronic control unit board fixed to the base, and a cover attached to the base to cover the electronic control unit board. The electronic control unit includes an opening at a lower end that opens an interior of the electronic control unit to an exterior.

Abstract: A transmission cancellation section is provided on a bus connecting a master and a slave. During a reset of the master, the transmission cancellation section blocks the bus so that an invalid command flowing on the bus does not reach the slave and executes, instead of the master stopped by the reset operation, generation of data which corresponds to an access request command already output to the slave and is to be sent to the slave and receiving of data from the slave.