Abstract: When a parking assistant assists a driver in carrying out parking operation, the parking assistant takes image of vehicle surroundings to generate vehicle surroundings images, converts coordinates of vehicle surroundings images to generate overhead view image, and sets a parking target area in the overhead view image. On the overhead view image, the parking assistant superposes a parking target area image which denotes the parking target area. The parking assistant generates the parking target area image when a first certain portion where a solid object is present is superposed with the parking target area. The parking target area image is generated in a second certain portion other than the superposed first certain portion. The generating operation is implemented even when another vehicle included in the overhead view image falls in the set parking target area image. The parking assistant displays the overhead view image and the parking target area image.

Abstract: An evaporation system leak diagnostic apparatus that purges fuel vapor from a fuel tank into an intake system of an internal combustion engine via a canister, includes: a first closed system leak diagnostic unit that executes a leak diagnostic on a first closed system based on a tank internal pressure detected by a tank internal pressure detecting device while the first closed system is formed with a first closed system forming device; and a second closed system leak diagnostic unit that introduces pressure in the first closed system into a second closed system by forming a second closed system with a second closed system forming device, and executes a leak diagnostic on the second closed system based on the tank internal pressure detected by the tank internal pressure detecting device, after the leak diagnostic by the first closed system leak diagnostic unit.

Abstract: A parking assistant includes: shooting part shooting surroundings; parking target position setter setting parking target position in surroundings image by shooting part; rearward movement starting position calculator calculating rearward movement starting position based on: target position by position setter, and vehicle's movable area, rearward movement starting position denoting position stopping vehicle and starting rearward movement of vehicle, to park vehicle in target position; movement calculator sensing movement direction and movement amount of vehicle; and image generator superposing an information image on surroundings image based on movement direction and amount which are sensed with movement calculator. Information image denotes rearward movement starting position for allowing vehicle to be parked in target position.

Abstract: An internal combustion engine control apparatus includes a secondary air supply device having a secondary air supply passage that supplies secondary air pumped by an air pump into an exhaust system of an internal combustion engine and an opening/closing unit that opens and closes the secondary air supply passage. A controller provided in the internal combustion engine control apparatus sets the opening/closing unit in an open condition such that the secondary air is supplied to the secondary air supply passage, and then executes foreign matter removal control in which the opening/closing unit is opened and closed. As a result, foreign matter caught in an ASV during AI control is removed immediately. By implementing OBD after removing the foreign matter, detection of an open sticking abnormality caused by foreign matter caught in the ASV is suppressed.

Abstract: A photodiode array PDA1 is provided with a substrate S wherein a plurality of photodetecting channels CH have an n-type semiconductor layer 32. The photodiode array PDA1 is provided with a p? type semiconductor layer 33 formed on the n-type semiconductor layer 32, resistors 24 provided for the respective photodetecting channels CH and each having one end portion connected to a signal conducting wire 23, and an n-type separating portion 40 formed between the plurality of photodetecting channels CH. The p? type semiconductor layer 33 forms pn junctions at an interface to the n-type semiconductor layer 32 and has a plurality of multiplication regions AM for avalanche multiplication of carriers generated with incidence of detection target light, corresponding to the respective photodetecting channels. An irregular asperity 10 is formed in a surface of the n-type semiconductor layer 32 and the surface is optically exposed.

Abstract: A photodiode array PDA1 is provided with a substrate S wherein a plurality of photodetecting channels CH have an n-type semiconductor layer 32. The photodiode array PDA1 is provided with a p? type semiconductor layer 33 formed on the n-type semiconductor layer 32, resistors 24 provided for the respective photodetecting channels CH and each having one end portion connected to a signal conducting wire 23, and an n-type separating portion 40 formed between the plurality of photodetecting channels CH. The p? type semiconductor layer 33 forms pn junctions at an interface to the n-type semiconductor layer 32 and has a plurality of multiplication regions AM for avalanche multiplication of carriers generated with incidence of detection target light, corresponding to the respective photodetecting channels. An irregular asperity 10 is formed in a surface of the n-type semiconductor layer 32 and the surface is optically exposed.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a heater structure that is composed of a heat generator and a mold. The heat generator is comprised of a PTC heating element having a pair of electrode layers, a first electrode terminal, a second electrode terminal, an insulation case that is a box shape with one side opened. An opening surface of the insulation case faces with the air pump, a protective sheet is placed, and a sum of a thickness of the mold with which the air pump is in contact and a thickness of the protective sheet is thinner than a thickness on an opposite side of the mold in the heater.

Abstract: An electronic circuit unit includes a multi-layer substrate in which high frequency circuits are provided on two different layers and a ground layer is formed between the two layers, and grounding lands connected to peripheral conductive members through connection bars formed on a plurality of layers of the multi-layer substrate. The grounding lands are connected to each other through a via hole and conducted to the ground layer, and the connection bars protruding radially outward from at least two grounding lands provided on different layers are arranged in different directions with respect to a circumferential direction such that the connection bars do not overlap each other along a thickness direction of the multi-layer substrate.

Abstract: An evaporation system leak diagnostic apparatus that purges fuel vapor from a fuel tank into an intake system of an internal combustion engine via a canister, includes: a first closed system leak diagnostic unit that executes a leak diagnostic on a first closed system based on a tank internal pressure detected by a tank internal pressure detecting device while the first closed system is formed with a first closed system forming device; and a second closed system leak diagnostic unit that introduces pressure in the first closed system into a second closed system by forming a second closed system with a second closed system forming device, and executes a leak diagnostic on the second closed system based on the tank internal pressure detected by the tank internal pressure detecting device, after the leak diagnostic by the first closed system leak diagnostic unit.

Abstract: The present invention provides a hose excellent in mechanical properties at high temperatures. The hose of the present invention comprises a cross-linked fluororubber layer obtainable by cross-linking a fluororubber composition containing a fluororubber (A) and a carbon black (B). The cross-linked fluororubber layer has a loss modulus E? of 400 kPa or higher and 6,000 kPa or lower determined by a dynamic viscoelasticity test (measurement temperature: 160° C., tensile strain: 1%, initial force: 157 cN, frequency: 10 Hz).

Abstract: A photodiode PD1 is provided with an n? type semiconductor substrate 1 with a pn junction formed of a first conductivity type semiconductor region and a second conductivity type semiconductor region. For the n? type semiconductor substrate 1, an accumulation layer 7 is formed on the second principal surface 1b side of the n? type semiconductor substrate 1 and an irregular asperity 10 is formed at least in regions opposed to the pn junction in a first principal surface 1a and in the second principal surface 1b. The regions opposed to the pn junction in the first principal surface 1a and in the second principal surface 1b of the n? type semiconductor substrate 1 are optically exposed.

Abstract: A p? type semiconductor substrate 20 has a first principal surface 20a and a second principal surface 20b opposed to each other and includes a photosensitive region 21. The photosensitive region 21 is composed of an n+ type impurity region 23, a p+ type impurity region 25, and a region to be depleted with application of a bias voltage in the p? type semiconductor substrate 20. An irregular asperity 10 is formed in the second principal surface 20b of the p? type semiconductor substrate 20. An accumulation layer 37 is formed on the second principal surface 20b side of the p? type semiconductor substrate 20 and a region in the accumulation layer 37 opposed to the photosensitive region 21 is optically exposed.

Abstract: A photodiode array PDA1 is provided with a substrate S wherein a plurality of photodetecting channels CH have an n-type semiconductor layer 32. The photodiode array PDA1 is provided with a p? type semiconductor layer 33 formed on the n-type semiconductor layer 32, resistors 24 provided for the respective photodetecting channels CH and each having one end portion connected to a signal conducting wire 23, and an n-type separating portion 40 formed between the plurality of photodetecting channels CR The p? type semiconductor layer 33 forms pn junctions at an interface to the n-type semiconductor layer 32 and has a plurality of multiplication regions AM for avalanche multiplication of carriers generated with incidence of detection target light, corresponding to the respective photodetecting channels. An irregular asperity 10 is formed in a surface of the n-type semiconductor layer 32 and the surface is optically exposed.

Abstract: An electronic circuit unit includes a multi-layer substrate in which high frequency circuits are provided on two different layers and a ground layer is formed between the two layers, and grounding lands connected to peripheral conductive members through connection bars formed on a plurality of layers of the multi-layer substrate. The grounding lands are connected to each other through a via hole and conducted to the ground layer, and the connection bars protruding radially outward from at least two grounding lands provided on different layers are arranged in different directions with respect to a circumferential direction such that the connection bars do not overlap each other along a thickness direction of the multi-layer substrate.

Abstract: When a parking assistant assists a driver in carrying out a parking operation, the parking assistant takes an image of vehicle surroundings to generate vehicle surroundings images, converts coordinates of the vehicle surroundings images to generate an overhead view image, and sets a parking target area in the overhead view image. On the overhead view image, the parking assistant superposes a parking target area image which denotes the parking target area. Thereby, the parking assistant generates the parking target area image denoting a partial area in the parking target area, where a solid object is not present in the partial area even when another vehicle included in the overhead view image falls in the set parking target area image. Then, the parking assistant displays the overhead view image and the parking target area image.

Abstract: A parking assistant includes: shooting part shooting surroundings; parking target position setter setting parking target position in surroundings image by shooting part; rearward movement starting position calculator calculating rearward movement starting position based on: target position by position setter, and vehicle's movable area, rearward movement starting position denoting position stopping vehicle and starting rearward movement of vehicle, to park vehicle in target position; movement calculator sensing movement direction and movement amount of vehicle; and image generator superposing an information image on surroundings image based on movement direction and amount which are sensed with movement calculator. Information image denotes rearward movement starting position for allowing vehicle to be parked in target position.

Abstract: A dual digital television tuner includes first and second direct conversion circuits, each having a pair of mixers and a local oscillator, in which a digital television signal is input to the pair of mixers, which directly output baseband signals. The first direct conversion circuit may have a frequency divider or a multiplier. Each of the pair of mixers, the local oscillator, the frequency divider, and the multiplier is constituted by a balanced circuit. An oscillation signal of the local oscillator in the first direct conversion circuit is input to the pair of mixers of the first direct conversion circuit through the frequency divider or the multiplier.

Abstract: A low-priced digital broadcast receiving tuner suitable for miniaturization will be provided. According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a low-priced digital broadcast receiving tuner having higher productivity as well as a less number of components than a conventional tuner because, on one surface of an insulating board, there is formed a first tuner while, on the other surface thereof, there is formed a second tuner, and therefore a single insulating board can be shared.

Abstract: A friction plate in which a powdery or staple fiber-shaped friction material is bonded to a metal core plate is produced by electrostatically spraying a particulate mixture containing the friction material and a thermosetting resin onto the core plate so that the particulate mixture is temporarily attached to the core plate by electrostatic attraction, and then heating the core plate with the mixture attached thereto in order to cure the resin.

Abstract: Reduction in an output level of an IQ demodulator starts when a QPSK modulation signal is at a first level. Reduction in an output level of a first variable attenuater occurs when the QPSK modulation signal is at a second level higher than the first level. Reduction in an output level of a second variable attenuater starts when the QPSK modulation signal is at a third level higher than the second level.