Abstract: A fuse element capable of surface-mounting and capable of increased ratings while maintaining high-speed blowout property; and a fuse device using the same. A fuse element blown by self-generated heat caused when a rate-exceeding current flows therethrough constitutes a current path of a fuse device and has a low melting point metal layer and a high melting point metal layer laminated onto the low melting point metal layer; when the current flows therethrough, the low melting point metal layer erodes the high melting point metal layer and blowout occurs.

Abstract: A fuse element capable of surface-mounting and capable of increased ratings while maintaining high-speed blowout property; and a fuse device using the same. A fuse element blown by self-generated heat caused when a rate-exceeding current flows therethrough constitutes a current path of a fuse device and has a low melting point metal layer and a high melting point metal layer laminated onto the low melting point metal layer; when the current flows therethrough, the low melting point metal layer erodes the high melting point metal layer and blowout occurs.

Abstract: To spread flux evenly across the entire surface of a rectangular meltable conductor, a protective element includes: an insulating substrate; a heat-generating resistor disposed on the insulating substrate; a first and a second electrodes laminated onto the insulating substrate; a heat-generating element extracting electrode overlapping the heat-generating resistor in a state electrically insulated therefrom and electrically connected to the heat-generating resistor on a current path between the first and the second electrodes; a rectangular meltable conductor laminated between the heat-generating element extracting electrode and the first and the second electrodes for interrupting a current path between the first electrode and the second electrode by being melted by heat; and a plurality of flux bodies disposed on the meltable conductor; wherein the flux bodies are disposed along the heat-generating resistor.

Abstract: A navigation device (100) estimates a time when a user utilizing the navigation device (100) comes home, and transmits the estimated expected arrival time to a control device (203) in association with the user identifier of the user. In response to receiving the expected arrival times from a plurality of the navigation devices (100), the control device (203) transmits, to an air conditioner (201), a reservation instruction for setting the room temperature at the home to a predetermined target temperature by the estimated arrival time of the earliest user who is supposed to come home earliest. The air conditioner (201) is turned on in accordance with the transmitted reservation instruction among the users.

Abstract: A destination setting unit (901) receives setting of a destination by the user when a route from a present position to the destination is guided. A user specifying unit (902) judges whether the user who sets the destination is the user who performs program recording reservation. When the user is judged to be the user who performs program recording reservation, a keyword extracting unit (903) extracts a keyword for use in performing program recording reservation based on the destination. A keyword display unit (904) presents the user with the extracted keyword. A keyword selecting unit (905) receives selection, by the user, of the presented keyword. A program selecting unit (906) selects a program associated with the keyword. A program reservation unit (907) reserves recording of the selected program.

Abstract: A zoom magnification calculation device associates a plurality of delay times with a plurality of zoom magnifications. The zoom magnification calculation device inputs, from the image-capturing device, i) an instruction for capturing the image of the object with one of the plurality of zoom magnifications, ii) a first relative distance from the object to the transportation vehicle at a time, iii) a moving speed of the transportation vehicle. The zoom magnification calculation device calculates, based on the inputting of the instruction using i) one of the plurality of the delay times associated with the one of the plurality of the zoom magnifications, ii) the first relative distance, and iii) the moving speed, a second relative distance in which the transportation vehicle becomes closer to the object than the first relative distance, and calculates an adjusted zoom magnification corresponding to the second relative distance.

Abstract: A protective element including a substrate having a first insulating member and a concave portion formed thereon, a heating body layered on the concave portion of the substrate, a second insulating member layered on the substrate so as to cover at least covering the heating body, first and second electrodes layered on a surface of the substrate on which the second insulating member is layered, a heating body electrode layered on the second insulating member so as to be superimposed with the heating body, and electrically connected to a current path between the first and the second electrodes as well as onto and the heating body, and a low-melting point metal layered from the heating body electrode toward the first and the second electrodes configured to cause a blowout of the current path between the first and the second electrodes by heating.

Abstract: To spread flux evenly across the entire surface of a rectangular meltable conductor, a protective element includes: an insulating substrate; a heat-generating resistor disposed on the insulating substrate; a first and a second electrodes laminated onto the insulating substrate; a heat-generating element extracting electrode overlapping the heat-generating resistor in a state electrically insulated therefrom and electrically connected to the heat-generating resistor on a current path between the first and the second electrodes; a rectangular meltable conductor laminated between the heat-generating element extracting electrode and the first and the second electrodes for interrupting a current path between the first electrode and the second electrode by being melted by heat; and a plurality of flux bodies disposed on the meltable conductor; wherein the flux bodies are disposed along the heat-generating resistor.

Abstract: A fuse element capable of surface-mounting and capable of increased ratings while maintaining high-speed blowout property; and a fuse device using the same. A fuse element blown by self-generated heat caused when a rate-exceeding current flows therethrough constitutes a current path of a fuse device and has a low melting point metal layer and a high melting point metal layer laminated onto the low melting point metal layer; when the current flows therethrough, the low melting point metal layer erodes the high melting point metal layer and blowout occurs.

Abstract: A navigation device (100) estimates a time when a user utilizing the navigation device (100) comes home, and transmits the estimated expected arrival time to a control device (203) in association with the user identifier of the user. In response to receiving the expected arrival times from a plurality of the navigation devices (100), the control device (203) transmits, to an air conditioner (201), a reservation instruction for setting the room temperature at the home to a predetermined target temperature by the estimated arrival time of the earliest user who is supposed to come home earliest. The air conditioner (201) is turned on in accordance with the transmitted reservation instruction among the users.

Abstract: A zoom magnification calculation device associates a plurality of delay times with a plurality of zoom magnifications. The zoom magnification calculation device inputs, from the image-capturing device, i) an instruction for capturing the image of the object with one of the plurality of zoom magnifications, ii) a first relative distance from the object to the transportation vehicle at a time, iii) a moving speed of the transportation vehicle. The zoom magnification calculation device calculates, based on the inputting of the instruction using i) one of the plurality of the delay times associated with the one of the plurality of the zoom magnifications, ii) the first relative distance, and iii) the moving speed, a second relative distance in which the transportation vehicle becomes closer to the object than the first relative distance, and calculates an adjusted zoom magnification corresponding to the second relative distance.

Abstract: A destination setting unit (901) receives setting of a destination by the user when a route from a present position to the destination is guided. A user specifying unit (902) judges whether the user who sets the destination is the user who performs program recording reservation. When the user is judged to be the user who performs program recording reservation, a keyword extracting unit (903) extracts a keyword for use in performing program recording reservation based on the destination. A keyword display unit (904) presents the user with the extracted keyword. A keyword selecting unit (905) receives selection, by the user, of the presented keyword. A program selecting unit (906) selects a program associated with the keyword. A program reservation unit (907) reserves recording of the selected program.

Abstract: A dish information providing method comprising: performing obtaining the dish information items regarding dishes for the predetermined number of days that are recommended to a user from a dish information database in which the dish information items are stored; providing the user with the obtained dish information items; accepting, from the user, selection of one or more dish information items from among the dish information items provided to the user; performing, in a case where a dish information item among the dish information items provided to the user has not been selected by the user, obtaining an alternative dish information item that is recommended to the user in place of the not-selected dish information item from the dish information database in accordance with a condition determined from the one or more selected dish information items; and providing the user with the obtained alternative dish information item.

Abstract: A protective element including a substrate having a first insulating member and a concave portion formed thereon, a heating body layered on the concave portion of the substrate, a second insulating member layered on the substrate so as to cover at least covering the heating body, first and second electrodes layered on a surface of the substrate on which the second insulating member is layered, a heating body electrode layered on the second insulating member so as to be superimposed with the heating body, and electrically connected to a current path between the first and the second electrodes as well as onto and the heating body, and a low-melting point metal layered from the heating body electrode toward the first and the second electrodes configured to cause a blowout of the current path between the first and the second electrodes by heating.

Abstract: A method of producing an electric component-mounted substrate having a cavity structure is provided. Because a supporting substrate and electric components and are connected together to a first face of a base substrate, the number of steps for the connection is reduced to shorten the producing time. When electric components are to be connected to a second face, the base substrate is supported by the supporting substrate, and the electric components and connected to the first face do not contact a processing table and therefore they undergo no damage. Thus, an electric component-mounted substrate having high reliability can be produced in a short time.

Abstract: Even pressure is applied to a mounting target, even in a case where electronic components having different heights from each other are attempted to be mounted to a substrate, or in a case where an electronic component is attempted to be mounted to a substrate whose rear surface is provided with another electronic component. A mounting device 100 includes a lower pressurizing section 102 as a first pressurizing section and an upper pressurizing section 104 as a second pressurizing section, and pressurizes a substrate, a plurality of electronic components, and the like, sandwiched between the lower pressurizing section 102 and the upper pressurizing section 104, thereby mounting the substrate to the plurality of electronic components. The lower pressurizing section 102 or the upper pressurizing section 104 includes a dilatancy fluid 116.

Abstract: A mounting method is provided using a thermocompression head which can mount an electric component in a short time with high connection reliability. The method is provided for mounting an electric component on a wiring board by using a thermocompression head having an elastic pressure bonding member composed of an elastomer on a heatable metal head main body. In the method, after arranging an adhesive agent on a mounting region on the wiring board, an electric component is arranged on a mounting region, and the electric component is bonded on the wiring board by thermocompression by using the thermocompression head. At the time of performing thermocompression bonding, while pressing a top region of the electric component by a metal portion of the head main body, and adhesive in the vicinity of a side portion region of the electric component is pressed by a taper section of the elastic adhesive member.

Abstract: Even pressure is applied to a mounting target, even in a case where electronic components having different heights from each other are attempted to be mounted to a substrate, or in a case where an electronic component is attempted to be mounted to a substrate whose rear surface is provided with another electronic component. A mounting device 100 includes a lower pressurizing section 102 as a first pressurizing section and an upper pressurizing section 104 as a second pressurizing section, and pressurizes a substrate, a plurality of electronic components, and the like, sandwiched between the lower pressurizing section 102 and the upper pressurizing section 104, thereby mounting the substrate to the plurality of electronic components. The lower pressurizing section 102 or the upper pressurizing section 104 includes a dilatancy fluid 116.

Abstract: A protection circuit is provided, which protects a battery pack from overcurrents and overvoltages using sensing means and a protection device having a heating resistor and a fuse element provided on a circuit board. This protection circuit allows for sharing a protection device regardless of the current rating and the voltage rating of the battery pack, thereby being manufactured at low costs.

Abstract: A mounting method is provided using a thermocompression head which can mount an electric component in a short time with high connection reliability. The method is provided for mounting an electric component on a wiring board by using a thermocompression head having an elastic pressure bonding member composed of an elastomer on a heatable metal head main body. In the method, after arranging an adhesive agent on a mounting region on the wiring board, an electric component is arranged on a mounting region, and the electric component is bonded on the wiring board by thermocompression by using the thermocompression head. At the time of performing thermocompression bonding, while pressing a top region of the electric component by a metal portion of the head main body, and adhesive in the vicinity of a side portion region of the electric component is pressed by a taper section of the elastic adhesive member.