Abstract: A damper mechanism 4 has an input rotary body 2, a hub flange 6, a splined hub 3, a third friction washer 60, a bushing 70, and an output plate 90. The third friction washer 60 is non-rotatably mounted on the hub flange 6 with respect to the hub flange 6, and has a friction member that contacts the input rotary body 2 in the axial direction. The bushing 70 is axially disposed between the hub flange 6 and the third friction washer 60, and is mounted on the hub flange 6 and the third friction washer 60 to be incapable of rotation with respect to the third friction washer 60. The output plate 90 is disposed between the third friction washer 60 and the bushing 70 in the axial direction, and is supported by the splined hub 3 to be capable of rotating integrally with the splined hub 3.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing an ion implantation mask is disclosed which includes the steps of: forming an oxide film as a protective film over the entire surface of a semiconductor substrate; forming a thin metal film over the oxide film; and forming an ion-inhibiting layer composed of an ion-inhibiting metal over the thin metal film. The obtained ion implantation mask is used to form a deeper selectively electroconductive region.

Abstract: An abnormality detecting apparatus for an imaging apparatus that detects a presence of abnormalities in imaging apparatuses mounted on a vehicle to capture vehicle surroundings, which includes: a luminance variance value calculating device that calculates a luminance variance value of each image from the imaging apparatuses using the luminance value of each image from the imaging apparatuses obtained by the imaging apparatuses; and an abnormality detecting device that detects the presence of abnormalities in any of the imaging apparatuses in accordance with the luminance variance values calculated by the luminance variance value calculating device.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a junction semiconductor device, having a step for forming a first high-resistance layer, a step for forming a channel-doped layer, a step for forming a second high-resistance layer, a step for forming a low-resistance layer of a first conductive type that acts as a source region, a step for performing partial etching to a midway depth of the second high-resistance layer and the low-resistance layer, a step for forming a gate region below the portion etched in the etching step, and a step for forming a protective film on the surface of the region between the gate region and the source region. A gate region is formed using relatively low energy ion implantation in the surface that has been etched in advance to a height that is between the lower surface of the source area and the upper surface of the channel-doped layer.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a diode for restraining deterioration of an electric discharge device caused when a voltage applied to a discharge electrode and a shield electrode is switched. By switching the voltage at only one position using the diode, both of the voltage applied to the discharge electrode and the voltage applied to the shield electrode can be switched simultaneously.

Abstract: A vehicle surroundings monitoring apparatus that extracts a body present in the surroundings of a vehicle as an object, based on an image captured by an infrared imaging device including a binarized object extraction device that extracts a binarized object from image data obtained by binarizing a gray scale image of the image, an obstacle determination device that determines whether or not another body being an obstacle is present between the infrared imaging device and the binarized object, a height calculation device that calculates a height dimension of the binarized object based on the height dimension of the obstacle on the gray scale image when it is determined that an obstacle is present in a determination result of the obstacle determination device and an object type determination device that determines a type of the object based on the height dimension of the binarized object.

Abstract: An object is to provide a work vehicle whose drive portion can be downsized.

Abstract: A vehicle surroundings monitoring apparatus that extracts a body present in the surrounding of a vehicle as an object, based on an image captured by an infrared imaging device, includes: a binarized object extraction device that extracts a binarized object from image data obtained by binarizing a gray scale images of the image; a search region setting device that sets a plurality of search regions vertically using a predetermined height as a reference; a search region extraction device that extracts a search region having a distance to the infrared imaging device substantially equal to a distance between the binarized object and the infrared imaging device, among a plurality of the search regions; a correlation degree determination device that determines a degree of correlation between the plurality of search regions; a height calculation device that calculates a height of the binarized object; and an object type determination device that determines a type of the object.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a junction semiconductor device having a drain region including a low-resistance layer of a first conductive type formed on one surface of a semiconductor crystal, a source region including a low-resistance layer of a first conductive type formed on the other surface of the semiconductor crystal, a gate region of a second conductive type formed on the periphery of the source region, a high-resistance layer of a first conductive type between the source region and the drain region, and a recombination-inhibiting semiconductor layer of a second conductive type provided in the vicinity of the surface of the semiconductor crystal between the gate region and the source region.

Abstract: Provided is an input device for a billiard game comprising: a simulative ball provided as an object to be shot by a player; a link portion having a ball axis on which the simulative ball is mounted; a support portion for movably supporting the link portion; and a sensor for outputting a signal that corresponds to an operation of the link portion, wherein at least either one of rotational motion of the simulative ball around an axle of a ball axis and linear motion of the simulative ball in a predetermined range along an axial direction of the ball axis is permitted.

Abstract: A junction semiconductor device having a drain region including a low-resistance layer of a first conductive type formed on one surface of a semiconductor crystal, a source region including a low-resistance layer of a first conductive type formed on the other surface of the semiconductor crystal, a gate region of a second conductive type formed on the periphery of the source region, a high-resistance layer of a first conductive type between the source region and the drain region, and a recombination-inhibiting semiconductor layer of a second conductive type provided in the vicinity of the surface of the semiconductor crystal between the gate region and the source region.

Abstract: A vehicle environment monitoring apparatus capable of extracting an image of a monitored object in an environment around a vehicle by separating the same from the background image with a simple configuration having a single camera mounted on the vehicle is provided. The apparatus includes a first image portion extracting processing unit to extract first image portions (A1, A2) considered to be the head of a pedestrian from a currently picked up image and a previously picked up image by an infrared camera, a mask area setting processing unit to set mask areas (M1(0,0), M1(1,0), . . .

Abstract: A tabletop type optical information reader has a projection unit, a trigger unit, a decode unit, a data processing unit, a memory unit, and a switch unit. The projection unit projects light to a read object. The trigger unit instructs the projection unit for projecting light. The decode unit receives reflected light from the read object and decodes information contained in the read object. The data processing unit processes the decoded data provided by the decode unit. The memory unit stores at least one function that can be set in the optical information reader. The switch unit calls the function to be set.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, includes increasing adherence between a susceptor as a heating element, and a semiconductor substrate disposed on the susceptor, by using an adherence increasing mechanism, or increasing heat transmitted to a semiconductor substrate, which is disposed on a susceptor as a heating element, by using a transmitted-heat increasing mechanism; and heating the semiconductor substrate to have a predetermined temperature by heating the susceptor. The adherence increasing mechanism may include the susceptor and one of a heavy-weight stone disposed on the semiconductor substrate, a cap disposed on the semiconductor substrate and engaged with the susceptor, and an adhesive layer provided between the susceptor and the semiconductor substrate. The transmitted-heat increasing mechanism may include the susceptor and small pieces which are disposed on the semiconductor substrate and have radiated-light absorption ability.

Abstract: A process for growing a crystal of a nitride semiconductor in which after the step of mounting a substrate (12) in a reaction tube (11), the step of feeding a first material gas containing a Group 3 element onto the substrate in the reaction tube and the step of feeding a second material gas containing elemental nitrogen onto the substrate in the reaction tube are carried out alternately to deposit a nitride semiconductor crystal directly on the substrate. The number of moles of the elemental nitrogen contained in the second material gas has a ratio of 200 or more to the number of moles of the Group 3 element in the first material gas.

Abstract: A user-worn device 10a that is to be installed in user-worn equipment 30a that can be worn by a user, and a user device 20a that is to be installed in user equipment 40a to be used by the user are employed. The original information is divided and stored as a first information segment (1) and a second information segment (2) in the user-worn device 10a and in the user device 20a (with the original information), respectively. The user-worn device 10a sends the first information segment (1) and the user device 20a combines the second information segment (2) stored in its storage with the received first information segment (1), forming a third piece of information. The identity of the user is authenticated if the third piece of information matches the original information. Once the identity of the user is authenticated, the user device 20a permits the use of the user equipment 40a.

Abstract: The present invention provides a game system which utilizes player's experience efficiently in a competition game to make the competition game more entertaining. A category/style selecting unit 1606 of a terminal 1 enables a player to select one of categories and styles of quizzes selectable for the player who played an academy stage (#5), and sends the category and style of quiz and a difficulty-level of quiz selectable for the player to a center server 3 (#6). A battle stage quiz deciding unit 3616 of the center server 3 selects a predetermined number of quizzes which are in the category and style and the difficulty-level sent from the terminal 1 from a Q&A information storing unit 3625 and decides the quizzes to be set in a battle stage (#7).

Abstract: A cooled air temperature detector detects the temperature of air that has just passed through a refrigerant evaporator. The detector detects air temperatures for a plurality of locations on the cooling unit. When determining a control condition (ON/OFF condition) of the refrigerant compressor based on the post-evaporator temperature, an air conditioner ECU calculates and compares respective air temperatures detected by the detector and processes the lowest air temperature as the post-evaporator temperature. In another embodiment, a sensor detects a surface temperature at a plurality of locations on the refrigerant evaporator. The operation of the refrigerant compressor is controlled based on the lowest surface temperature detected.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing an ion implantation mask is disclosed which includes the steps of: forming an oxide film as a protective film over the entire surface of a semiconductor substrate; forming a thin metal film over the oxide film; and forming an ion-inhibiting layer composed of an ion-inhibiting metal over the thin metal film. The obtained ion implantation mask is used to form a deeper selectively electroconductive region.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a junction semiconductor device, having a step for forming a first high-resistance layer, a step for forming a channel-doped layer, a step for forming a second high-resistance layer, a step for forming a low-resistance layer of a first conductive type that acts as a source region, a step for performing partial etching to a midway depth of the second high-resistance layer and the low-resistance layer, a step for forming a gate region below the portion etched in the etching step, and a step for forming a protective film on the surface of the region between the gate region and the source region. A gate region is formed using relatively low energy ion implantation in the surface that has been etched in advance to a height that is between the lower surface of the source area and the upper surface of the channel-doped layer.