Abstract: This air intake control valve includes a valve body rotatably mounted on a surge tank of an internal-combustion engine, rotated between an open position and a closed position to open and close a fluid passage formed in a partition wall internally dividing the surge tank into two parts and a valve body sealing member arranged on the outer periphery of the valve body, providing a seal between the partition wall and the valve body by coming into contact with the partition wall of the surge tank at the closed position of the valve body.

Abstract: A microactuator element is disposed on a gimbal portion of a flexure. A first end of the element is secured to a first supporting portion by a first insulating adhesive. A second end is secured to a second supporting portion by a second insulating adhesive. A first conductor is disposed on the first supporting portion. A second conductor on the ground side is disposed on the second supporting portion. A first electrode is disposed on a first end of the element. A first electrically conductive paste is provided between the first electrode and the first conductor. A second electrode is disposed on a second end of the element. A second electrically conductive paste is provided between the second electrode and the second conductor.

Abstract: A method for designing indoor lighting includes disposing a first luminaire on a ceiling surface that forms an indoor space, the first luminaire having a luminous intensity distribution characteristic that a luminous flux over a range of luminous intensity distribution angles no smaller than 90 degrees but no greater than 120 degrees with respect to a vertically downward direction, which represents 0 degrees, is 20% of a luminous flux of the luminaire or greater and a luminous flux over a range of luminous intensity distribution angles no smaller than 60 degrees but smaller than 90 degrees is 20% of the luminous flux of the luminaire or smaller; and disposing a second luminaire in the indoor space, the second luminaire illuminating a wall surface present in a region corresponding to the luminous intensity distribution angles of light from the first luminaire no less than 60 degrees but smaller than 90 degrees.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a luminaire is provided which can enhance the feeling of brightness of a space and can reduce glare. The luminaire includes an equipment mounted on a ceiling surface. The equipment includes a light source and a light control unit. When an amount of light emitted outside from the equipment is an equipment luminous flux, and a direction right under the equipment has a luminous intensity distribution angle of 0°, the light control unit controls to cause a luminous flux falling within a range of a luminous intensity distribution angle of 90° to 120° to be 20% or more of the equipment luminous flux and to cause a luminous flux falling within a range of a luminous intensity distribution angle of 60° to 90° to be 20% or less of the equipment luminous flux.

Abstract: A turbo decoding device includes a memory unit that stores data in an interleaving process performed in a process of decoding a coded signal encoded with a turbo code and an access unit that accesses the memory unit to read and write the data. The memory unit includes memory circuits and is formed as one memory space by coupling the memory circuits. Furthermore, the memory circuit functions as a first bank configuration by which a first capacity is assigned to each bank or a second bank configuration by which a second capacity is assigned to each bank in accordance with a combination of the memory circuits. Moreover, the access unit selects by which of the first bank configuration and the second bank configuration the memory unit functions in accordance with a communication method of a coded signal and accesses the memory unit in accordance with the selected bank configuration.

Abstract: The present invention provides an ultrasonography containing a main body housing having transfer wheels. An operation device having switches, a movable arm to connect the main body housing to the operation device which has an inclined plane inclining rearward from a front face to an upper face; and the movable arm supports the operation device through an elevating function mechanical section to move the operation device.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a luminaire includes a dim lighting circuit, an emergency unit, a dimming-signal input section, and a dimming control circuit. The dim lighting circuit dimly lights a light source at a dimming ratio corresponding to a dimming signal. The emergency unit includes a charging circuit for charging a battery with an external power supply in a normal time and supplies a power supply of the battery to the dim lighting circuit in an emergency. The dimming-signal input section receives the input of the dimming signal from the outside. The dimming control circuit gives the dimming signal input from the dimming-signal input section to the dim lighting circuit in a normal time and gives a dimming signal having a dimming ratio for an emergency to the dim lighting circuit in an emergency.

Abstract: An ultrasonograph includes a main body to which an ultrasonic probe is connected, an operation device having an operation switch, and a movable arm connecting the main body housing and the operation device. A bumper section is formed around the operation device, and wherein at least one probe container in which the ultrasonic probe is containable is formed at the bumper section.

Abstract: A reflow bonding method easily bonds first and second wiring members together by reflowing solder arranged on at least one of first and second bonding parts that are defined on the first and second wiring members, respectively. The method includes positioning the first and second wiring members so that the first and second bonding parts face each other with the solder interposed between them and heating and pressing one of the first and second bonding parts from behind with a pressing face of a heater chip so that the first and second bonding parts lie one on another and so that the solder is heated and reflows to bond the first and second wiring members together.

Abstract: There is provided a physical property measuring method for a TFT liquid crystal panel, includes an impedance setting step of setting the impedance between the source and drain of a TFT of the TFT liquid crystal panel to be less than or equal to a predetermined value, a voltage application step of applying a voltage that cyclically varies to a liquid crystal layer of the TFT liquid crystal panel. And the method further includes a physical property measuring step of measuring a transient current flowing through the liquid crystal layer to which the voltage that cyclically varies is applied in the voltage application step to measure physical properties of the liquid crystal layer.

Abstract: For a piezoelectric actuator in which, upon receiving electric power, a piezoelectric element causes a shear deformation to minutely move a movable member of the actuator relative to a base member of the actuator, a power supply includes a wiring member having an insulating layer, a wiring connector, a hole through at least the wiring member insulating layer, and a contact in the through hole. The wiring member has a conductive base layer, the insulating layer, and a conductor layer, the connector base layer having an insular part and a main part that is electrically isolated from the insular part. The wiring connector has a first face joined with an electrode of the piezoelectric element and a second face joined with the insular part. The contact electrically connects the conductor layer of the wiring member to the wiring connector and to the piezoelectric element.

Abstract: A processing device is provided with a circuit connected to a first conductive portion and a second conductive portion. An AC voltage source produces an AC waveform voltage obtained by adding a bias voltage to an AC voltage for capacitance measurement. The AC waveform voltage is applied between the first conductive portion and the second conductive portion through the measurement probes. The moment the AC waveform voltage is applied to the circuit with a switch closed, an inrush current flows through the circuit based on a potential difference of the bias voltage. This inrush current causes dielectric breakdown in the conductive resin, thereby securing the continuity of the conductive resin. With the continuity of the conductive resin secured, a capacitance of the piezoelectric body is measured by the AC waveform voltage, and it is determined whether or not the piezoelectric body is normal.

Abstract: There is provided a physical property measuring method for a TFT liquid crystal panel, includes an impedance setting step of setting the impedance between the source and drain of a TFT of the TFT liquid crystal panel to be less than or equal to a predetermined value, a voltage application step of applying a voltage that cyclically varies to a liquid crystal layer of the TFT liquid crystal panel. And the method further includes a physical property measuring step of measuring a transient current flowing through the liquid crystal layer to which the voltage that cyclically varies is applied in the voltage application step to measure physical properties of the liquid crystal layer.

Abstract: In encoding an interlace picture in a field picture, a motion-vector detecting apparatus changes over a reference picture of a P-picture in a field unit, and changes over a reference picture of a B-picture in a frame unit. Moreover, in detecting the motion vector in different predictive directions, the motion-vector detecting apparatus simultaneously carries out a process of the same reference picture by changing over original picture frames.

Abstract: A lighting apparatus comprises a housing and a first reflector. The first reflector is mounted beneath the light source and includes a plurality of segmented reflectors, each having at its top, a installation hole and at its bottom, an opening wider than the installation hole. A second reflector is positioned beneath the first reflector. The height of the second reflector causes a first light shielding angle defined by a straight line passing through the installation hole and the bottom edge of the corresponding segmented reflector to be larger than a second light shielding angle defined by a straight line passing through the bottom edge of the segmented reflector and the bottom edge of the second reflector.

Abstract: A lighting apparatus comprises a housing and a first reflector. The first reflector is mounted beneath the light source and includes a plurality of segmented reflectors, each having at its top, a installation hole and at its bottom, an opening wider than the installation hole. A second reflector is positioned beneath the first reflector. The height of the second reflector causes a first light shielding angle defined by a straight line passing through the installation hole and the bottom edge of the corresponding segmented reflector to be larger than a second light shielding angle defined by a straight line passing through the bottom edge of the segmented reflector and the bottom edge of the second reflector.

Abstract: A lighting apparatus comprises a housing and a first reflector. The first reflector is mounted beneath the light source and includes a plurality of segmented reflectors, each having at its top, a installation hole and at its bottom, an opening wider than the installation hole. A second reflector is positioned beneath the first reflector. The height of the second reflector causes a first light shielding angle defined by a straight line passing through the installation hole and the bottom edge of the corresponding segmented reflector to be larger than a second light shielding angle defined by a straight line passing through the bottom edge of the segmented reflector and the bottom edge of the second reflector.