Abstract: A temperature-sensitive battery connector is disclosed. The connector can include a connector body and at least one conductor mounted to the connector body and configured to convey a current signal used to measure voltage from a battery pack or battery cell to a battery management system (BMS). The connector can include a thermal switching device mounted to the connector body and thermally coupled to a terminal of a battery pack or a battery cell. The thermal switching device can be configured to provide an overtemperature signal to the BMS by changing or interrupting a current conducted by at least one conductor when a temperature of the battery pack or battery cell exceeds a threshold temperature.

Abstract: A heat conduction member includes a housing including a space therein, a wick structure located in the space, and a working fluid enclosed in the space. The housing includes one or more metal plates and a joint structure that connects the one or more metal plates. The joint structure includes two stacked metal plate layers and a boundary portion between the two metal plate layers. The boundary portion includes a first region including crystal grains straddling the two metal plate layers.

Abstract: Electromechanical circuit breakers are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, the breakers can be integrated into battery management systems to simplify battery management circuitry and/or to provide redundancy to the battery management systems. In some embodiments, the breakers can be provided to reduce damage to the battery management systems during hot-swapping of a battery cell. The breakers can be automatically resettable or not automatically resettable in various embodiments.

Abstract: A temperature-sensitive battery connector is disclosed. The connector can include a connector body and at least one conductor mounted to the connector body and configured to convey a current signal used to measure voltage from a battery pack or battery cell to a battery management system (BMS). The connector can include a thermal switching device mounted to the connector body and thermally coupled to a terminal of a battery pack or a battery cell. The thermal switching device can be configured to provide an overtemperature signal to the BMS by changing or interrupting a current conducted by at least one conductor when a temperature of the battery pack or battery cell exceeds a threshold temperature.

Abstract: Provided is a game system including at least one processor configured to: select at least one game object from a plurality of selection candidate game objects, as a game object to be associated with first user identification information, based on predetermined lottery processing; associate the selected game object with the first user identification information; and set, as one of the plurality of selection candidate game objects, a game object which is associated with second user identification information and generated based on a game play by a second user who is identified by the second user identification information.

Abstract: A battery housing can include a housing body defining a cavity sized and shaped to receive a cell for a battery, and a breaker coupled with the housing body. The battery housing can comprise a first electrical conductor at a first end portion of the housing body and electrically connected to the switch, the first electrical conductor configured to electrically connect to a first battery cell terminal of the cell. The battery housing can comprise a second electrical conductor at a second end portion of the housing body, the second electrical conductor configured to electrically connect to a second battery cell terminal of the cell to define a first electrical pathway between the first electrical conductor and the second electrical conductor. The battery housing can include a bypass conductor to define a second electrical pathway between the switch and the second electrical conductor.

Abstract: Electromechanical circuit breakers are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, the breakers can be integrated into battery management systems to simplify battery management circuitry and/or to provide redundancy to the battery management systems. In some embodiments, the breakers can be provided to reduce damage to the battery management systems during hot-swapping of a battery cell. The breakers can be automatically resettable or not automatically resettable in various embodiments.

Abstract: A picking assistant system includes an article shelf in which articles are stocked, a projector displaying an instruction to a worker in a display region defined on the article shelf, and a processor. The processor detects a motion of a movable member which constitutes the article shelf and is configured to move when the article is taken out from the article shelf, and detects an operational error of the worker based on the detected motion of the movable member.

Abstract: An electrical breaker responsive to a fault condition is disclosed. A thermally-activated switch can be disposed between a first terminal and second and third terminals of the breaker. The switch can have a normal operating condition in which the first terminal is electrically connected to the second terminal. The switch can have a fault condition in which the first terminal is electrically connected to both the second terminal and the third terminal, causing a majority of the current to flow between the first terminal and the third terminal and a minority of the current to flow between the first terminal and the second terminal. The breaker can include a positive temperature coefficient (PTC) resistor between the first terminal and one of the second and third terminals. The thermally-activated switch can be integrated into a variety of structures, for example, a battery pack which can house one or more cells.

Abstract: A battery housing can include a housing body defining a cavity sized and shaped to receive a cell for a battery, and a breaker coupled with the housing body. The battery housing can comprise a first electrical conductor at a first end portion of the housing body and electrically connected to the switch, the first electrical conductor configured to electrically connect to a first battery cell terminal of the cell. The battery housing can comprise a second electrical conductor at a second end portion of the housing body, the second electrical conductor configured to electrically connect to a second battery cell terminal of the cell to define a first electrical pathway between the first electrical conductor and the second electrical conductor. The battery housing can include a bypass conductor to define a second electrical pathway between the switch and the second electrical conductor.

Abstract: A picking assistant system includes an article shelf in which articles are stocked, a projector displaying an instruction to a worker in a display region defined on the article shelf, and a processor. The processor detects a motion of a movable member which constitutes the article shelf and is configured to move when the article is taken out from the article shelf, and detects an operational error of the worker based on the detected motion of the movable member.

Abstract: Provided is a game system including at least one processor configured to: select at least one game object from a plurality of selection candidate game objects, as a game object to be associated with first user identification information, based on predetermined lottery processing; associate the selected game object with the first user identification information; and set, as one of the plurality of selection candidate game objects, a game object which is associated with second user identification information and generated based on a game play by a second user who is identified by the second user identification information.

Abstract: The present invention is to provide a positive tab lead capable of being connected with each other with a sufficient connection strength at a low energy cost. It is constituted such that a partial coating layer (13) made of nickel, tin or solder is formed on at least a part of a region of an aluminum plate (11) exposed to an outside of an outer cover. It is preferable to form a chitosan layer (14) containing one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of chitosan and chitosan derivatives on the surface of the tab lead.

Abstract: The present invention is to provide a positive tab lead capable of being connected with each other with a sufficient connection strength at a low energy cost. It is constituted such that a partial coating layer (13) made of nickel, tin or solder is formed on at least a part of a region of an aluminum plate (11) exposed to an outside of an outer cover. It is preferable to form a chitosan layer (14) containing one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of chitosan and chitosan derivatives on the surface of the tab lead.

Abstract: A magnetic reproducing device which includes a signal detecting means for detecting a signal from a magnetic recording medium by a coil, an amplifying means for amplifying the signal detected by the signal detecting means, a filtering means for filtering the signal amplified by the amplifying means, and a capacitor connected in parallel to the coil of the signal detecting means. In this device, the actual resonance frequency of a resonance circuit including the coil, the capacitor and a floating capacitance is set to be four to eight times the maximum reproduced frequency, thereby attenuating the high-frequency high-energy electromagnetic noise inputted to the magnetic reproducing device.

Abstract: A receiver side of a two-wire type remote control system accurately determines the polarity of data. The reception buffer inverts an input from one of the data and electric communication lines, and adds the inverted input to an input of the other line. Then, when the result of the addition is 0 or close to 0, the reception switches buffer logic data to be output to indicate the inversion of the level of the equilibrium pulse-like power received from the communication lines. The polarity identifying portion identifies the polarity when the logical data sent from the reception buffer is maintained at a logic level for a predetermined period of time. The polarity identifying portion sends pulse group data to the data processing portion in accordance with the identified polarity.

Abstract: A cooling plate provided with a cooling medium passage therein is formed by integrally joining a plurality of metal plates each having a cooling medium passage forming groove on a joining surface thereof. An anodic oxide film is formed on at least the cooling medium passage forming groove on the joining surface, and the plurality of metal plates are integrally joined each other by a friction agitation joining method. This enhances corrosion resistance of the cooling medium passage, resulting in an improved durability and extended life, which enables uniform cooling performance.

Abstract: A recording and/or reproducing apparatus and method for loading a head on a disc-shaped recording medium including a head to write data on and/or read data from the disc-shaped recording medium, a head supporting member for moving the head, and a moving member for moving the head supporting member to move the head in the radial direction of the disc-shaped recording medium. In addition, a head landing member is provided for landing the head onto the disc-shaped recording medium via the head supporting member. Further, a controlling member controls the head landing member and the moving member so that the head landing member lands the head onto the disc-shaped recording medium while the head is moved by the head moving member in the radial direction of the disc-shaped recording medium.

Abstract: The heat exchanger according to the present invention includes a heat exchanger component in which a fluoride layer 10 is formed at the surface layer portion. It is preferable that the fluoride layer 10 falls within the range of from 2 nm to 10 &mgr;m in thickness. It is preferable that the component is at least one of a fin and a plate. Furthermore, it is preferable that the fluoride layer 10 is formed on a substrate via an intermediate layer 2. It is preferable that the intermediate layer 2 includes an anodized oxide layer 3 and/or a nickel plated layer 4. The heat exchanger is excellent in corrosion resistance against water, vapor and the like The heat exchanger is preferably used, especially, for a fuel cell.

Abstract: A cooling plate provided with a cooling medium passage therein is formed by integrally joining a plurality of metal plates each having a cooling medium passage forming groove on a joining surface thereof. An anodic oxide film is formed on at least the cooling medium passage forming groove on the joining surface, and the plurality of metal plates are integrally joined each other by a friction agitation joining method. This enhances corrosion resistance of the cooling medium passage, resulting in an improved durability and extended life, which enables uniform cooling performance.