Abstract: An air conditioner includes a compressor, first and second heat exchangers connected with high pressure piping, low pressure piping connecting the second heat exchanger to a compressor suction port, a pressure reducing mechanism arranged to reduce pressure in the high pressure piping, a bypass passageway, a vessel connected to the bypass passageway, and first and second opening/closing mechanisms. The first heat exchanger is connected to a compressor discharge port. The bypass passageway is arranged to divert refrigerant from the high pressure piping to the low pressure piping without passing through the second heat exchanger. The first opening/closing mechanism is arranged to open/close a first portion of the bypass passageway that connects the high pressure piping to the vessel. The second opening/closing mechanism is arranged to open/close a second portion of the bypass passageway that connects an upper part of the vessel to the low pressure piping.

Abstract: A brake device 10 for a motorcycle is capable of electrically performing driving so as to control a front wheel brake caliper 16 and a rear wheel brake caliper 18 in response to each operation of a brake lever 12 and a brake pedal 14 and is configured so that the rear wheel brake caliper 18 and the front wheel brake caliper 16 can be combined based on the operation of the brake pedal 14. The brake device 10 performs correction of a target hydraulic pressure acting on the front wheel brake caliper 16 using a prescribed preset function in such a manner as to give a braking force smaller than a braking force corresponding to an additional operation of the brake lever 12 when the brake lever 12 is additionally operated in the state where the brake pedal 14 is operated and the front wheel brake caliper 16 is generating braking force in combination with the rear wheel brake caliper 18.

Abstract: A vehicle braking apparatus is capable of suppressing time lag at the time of activating an ABS, reliably detecting wheel slippage at a wheel even on a low ? road surface, and performing a brake operation to stop the vehicle without causing stroke variations in a brake actuating unit. A vehicle braking apparatus includes a hydraulic modulator for generating hydraulic pressure applied to a brake caliper which is connected to a master cylinder via a main brake path, and a pressure sensor for detecting hydraulic pressure applied to the brake caliper. When the ABS is activated, the hydraulic pressure applied to the brake caliper is reduced to a pressure reduction target value based on the detected pressure. A normally-open electromagnetic valve lies in the main brake path. The brake path pressure on each side of the valve is equalized by means of the hydraulic modulator before opening the electromagnetic valve.

Abstract: An air-conditioning apparatus includes first and second outdoor units having first and second outdoor heat exchangers and first and second heat source-side degree of subcooling adjustment devices configured to adjust first and second degrees of subcooling in outlet sides of the first and second outdoor heat exchangers, respectively. First and second outdoor-side determination units are configured to determine first and second degrees of subcooling, respectively. A controller is configured to control the first and second heat source-side degree of subcooling adjustment devices, respectively, such that a difference between the first degree of subcooling and the second degree of subcooling is reduced when refrigerant is charged into a refrigerant circuit having the first outdoor heat exchanger and the second outdoor heat exchanger.

Abstract: A refrigerant charging device includes: an electric valve provided in a supply pipe; a flow rate control unit for controlling the degree of opening of the electric valve such that the flow rate in the supply pipe lies within a predetermined range, on the basis of a pressure difference between pressure of refrigerant supplied to the supply pipe and the pressure of refrigerant on the suction side of a compressor; an outdoor air temperature sensor for detecting outdoor air temperature; and a low-pressure side pressure sensor for detecting refrigerant pressure on the suction side of the compressor. The pressure difference is a difference between a saturation pressure corresponding to the outdoor air temperature detected by the outdoor air temperature sensor and refrigerant pressure detected by the low-pressure side pressure sensor.

Abstract: A stroke simulator in a brake system includes a cylinder body, a piston movably inserted in the cylinder body, and a second elastic member adapted to be pressed by the piston. It functions to give a simulative operational feel to a brake lever by operating the brake lever to generate a fluid pressure in a front wheel master cylinder and transmit this fluid pressure to the cylinder body, thereby deforming the second elastic member through the piston, and wherein annular recesses are formed on the outer circumferential surface of the second elastic member.

Abstract: A braking system includes first and second electromagnetic opening valves and a bleeding mode setting unit. The first electromagnetic opening and closing valve is provided to a first brake fluid channel to communicate or block a first fluid pressure from a master cylinder to a wheel brake. The second electromagnetic opening and closing valve is provided to a second brake fluid channel to communicate or block a second fluid pressure from a power unit to the wheel brake. The bleeding mode setting unit is provided to set a bleeding mode in which each of the first and second electromagnetic opening and closing valves is opened and closed in order to perform an air-bleeding from each of the first and second brake fluid channels. The determining unit is provided to determine whether or not the bleeding mode setting unit is allowed to set the bleeding mode.

Abstract: Disclosed is a television broadcast receiver including: a reception member to receive a television broadcast signal with added time information; an acquirement member to acquire broadcast program information; program information storage member to store the broadcast program information; a time information storage member to store the time information; judgment member to judge whether a time period from interception of a power supply to re-activation is longer than a predetermined time or not, based on time information stored just before the interception and time information received just after the re-activation, the judgment being performed when the power supply of the television broadcast receiver is activated; and acquirement control member to make the acquirement member acquire new broadcast program information when the judgment member judges that the time period is longer than the predetermined time.

Abstract: In a private video recorder for recording contents of TV program delivered from TV stations, data of the contents of TV program (contents data) are memorized into segments in a contents data memory area, and the contents data are controlled as one video picture file by appointing the segments memorizing the contents data in segment appointing information of the video picture file. When the contents recorded in the private video recorder is edited, only the appointment of the segments in the segment appointing information is rewritten without cutting, copying or inserting the contents data.

Abstract: A device is provided which improves the brake feeling on a motorcycle which uses a front-rear interlocking brake system. In the motorcycle braking device, which is equipped with an ABS, a brake caliper for a rear wheel works in conjunction with brake operation for a front wheel. When the ABS is active on the side of the front wheel, which is braked by a front wheel brake actuating unit such as a brake lever, the braking pressure ratio between the brake caliper for the front wheel and the brake caliper for the rear wheel is different from that when the ABS is inactive. A process is disclosed for setting an appropriate braking pressure at the rear wheel brake caliper based on a predetermined map of the relationship between the front wheel master cylinder pressure and the rear wheel brake caliper pressure, depending on the control mode.

Abstract: A hard disk recorder 1 is capable of performing fast-forward reproductions at 120× speed, 60× speed and 30× speed, and reproduces video images and audio sounds in a series of periodic reproduction zones in a video and audio file, each reproduction zone being for a predetermined reference time interval (e.g. 1 second), while skipping video images and audio sounds in other than the reproduction zones according to a ratio of the fast-forward speed to the predetermined reference time interval (skipping for 119 seconds at the 120× speed, 59 seconds at the 60× speed, and 29 seconds at the 30× speed, respectively). Each of the series of reproduction zones for the 120× speed, the series of reproduction zones for the 60× speed, and the series of reproduction zones for the 30× speed, each reproduction zone of which is for the reference time interval, is so set as to be free from overlap with the other series of reproduction zones.

Abstract: To provide a vehicle-use brake device capable of performing a by-wire-method control of high accuracy in response to an inner pressure in a passage by using a pressure sensor possessing high resolution while causing no trouble in view of pressure proof performance. A master cylinder and a brake caliper are connected with each other by a main brake passage and a normally-open solenoid open/close valve V1 is provided to the passage. A reaction simulator is connected to the passage closer to the master cylinder side than the open/close valve V1 by way of a branch passage. A hydraulic modulator is connected to the passage closer to the brake caliper side than the open/close valve V1 by way of a supply/discharge passage. A normally-closed solenoid open/close valve V2 is provided to the branch passage, while a normally-closed solenoid open/close valve V3 is provided to the supply/discharge passage.

Abstract: In a digital broadcast receiving apparatus, when a power source operation input is done by a user during execution of a starting sequence, a control part stops the execution of the starting sequence and counts the number of operations for a preset time. When the number of operations is odd, an ending sequence is executed and a power source is stopped. On the other hand, when the number of operations is even, the starting sequence is resumed from the beginning and when the power source operation input is not done again, the starting sequence is executed and completed. When the starting sequence is completed, based on a digital broadcast signal of a desired channel received by a tuner through an antenna, a video signal and a sound signal are generated and are outputted to a display unit.

Abstract: A combined brake system and method, for a two-wheeled motor vehicle, is capable of synchronizing a braking operation of either a front or rear wheel with a braking operation of the other wheel. The brake system enables a rider to perform braking operations in which the rider feels no little or no discomfort. The system includes a pair of hydraulic pressure modulators for supplying hydraulic pressure, generated by an electrically-operated actuator, to front and rear brake calipers, respectively. A controller electrically controls each hydraulic pressure modulator in response to a riding condition for the vehicle and in response to a braking operation applied by the vehicle operator.

Abstract: An electronic braking device is provided which easily generates a braking force depending on the amount of brake operation in a range in which the amount of brake operation is small, just after the start of brake operation, and which protects a fluid pressure sensor from a fluid pressure beyond its tolerance. The electronic braking device activates a brake caliper through an electronic control unit (ECU) according to a signal in response to a braking request from a driver, and is provided with a first pressure sensor and a second pressure sensor for detecting the requested braking amount. The first pressure sensor and the second pressure sensor are different from each other in detection resolution and detection range. A relief valve unit r is provided which, when a fluid pressure above a prescribed level is applied to the master cylinder 3, relieves this fluid pressure.

Abstract: To provide a vehicle-use brake device capable of performing a by-wire-method control of high accuracy in response to an inner pressure in a passage by using a pressure sensor possessing high resolution while causing no trouble in view of pressure proof performance. A master cylinder and a brake caliper are connected with each other by a main brake passage and a normally-open solenoid open/close valve V1 is provided to the passage. A reaction simulator is connected to the passage closer to the master cylinder side than the open/close valve V1 by way of a branch passage. A hydraulic modulator is connected to the passage closer to the brake caliper side than the open/close valve V1 by way of a supply/discharge passage. A normally-closed solenoid open/close valve V2 is provided to the branch passage, while a normally-closed solenoid open/close valve V3 is provided to the supply/discharge passage.

Abstract: A brake fluid pressure controller for a vehicle having a brake system, a brake operation element and a master cylinder, the brake system including: a pump configured for being activated and increasing brake fluid pressure to provide braking force to a wheel brake of the other brake system in which the brake operation element is not operated; a cutoff valve which blocks an output fluid pressure passage leading from a master cylinder-side to a wheel brake-side when the pump is operated; a brake fluid pool disposed downstream of the cutoff valve and upstream of the pump; and a pressure member configured for being slidably moved by a brake fluid pressure generated on the master cylinder-side relative to the cutoff valve by an operation of the brake operation element and for providing pressure to a fluid pressure passage leading to the wheel brake.

Abstract: A motorcycle brake system enables a smooth switching to a hydraulic loss simulator to provide an improved feeling of braking operation. A brake operating unit includes a brake caliper, an electromagnetic on-off valve (V1) which blocks a main brake passage, a pressure sensor, a hydraulic modulator, and a hydraulic loss simulator. The brake system allocates a braking force to front and rear wheels by controlling the hydraulic modulator based on a result of detection by the pressure sensor. The brake operating unit has a brake light switch for detecting the starting of operation thereof, actuates an electromagnetic on-off valve (V1) to block the main brake passage based on a result of detection by the brake light switch, and unblocks the main brake passage when a predetermined amount of time elapses without any input made to the pressure sensor in a standby state with the main brake passage blocked.

Abstract: A brake system includes a front and a rear wheel brake circuit which are independent of each other. Each circuit includes: a master cylinder connected to a brake caliper through the main brake line; a hydraulic pressure modulator which causes an electrically-operated motor to generate hydraulic pressure; and a normally-open electromagnetic on-off valve. When the two brake circuits are moved in response to operation of a braking operation unit in one circuit, in the brake circuit for which a braking operation unit was operated earlier, the electromagnetic on-off valve opens so that the brake caliper is operated by use of hydraulic pressure from the master cylinder. In the other brake circuit, the electromagnetic on-off valve is closed so that the brake caliper is operated by use of hydraulic pressure from the hydraulic pressure modulator. The braking system uses simple wheel braking mechanism and piping, and concurrently reduces electric current consumption.

Abstract: A reduction in size, weight and cost of a brake system of a motorcycle provided with a circulating-type ABS is achieved by a brake system provided with a circulating-type ABS and a by-wire-type brake system. In the brake system, solenoid valves, hydraulic pressure sensors, accumulators and pumps are integrated into a unit, and concurrently stroke simulators are attached to the unit as separate bodies.