Abstract: A see-through type image display device is provided to easily designate a displayed virtual image or to easily, quickly and precisely select the same. The image display device projects light of an image to the retina of a viewer while external light is transmitted through the image display device in order for the viewer to recognize a real image due to the external light and a virtual image caused by the light of the image. The image display device includes an indicator rod that is variable in position and direction, an indicator detecting part for detecting the position and direction of the indicator rod, and an image display part for generating image information disposing an auxiliary virtual image in response to the position and the direction of the indicator rod along with a display subject of a main virtual image disposed on display coordinates, so that an image light based on the image information is provided to the retina of the viewer.

Abstract: In an air conditioner, reverse inhalation is prevented while broad band noise and wind sound are reduced. A projection arranged at the leading end of a stabilizer on the downstream side of an air stream flowing along a surface of the stabilizer opposing an impeller and protrudes toward the impeller to define the shortest distance to the impeller. A plurality of grooves or projections are provided on the opposing surface on the upstream side of the projection to disturb the air stream flowing along the opposing surface. The positions of the grooves or the projections are arranged apart in a rotational axis direction. A plurality of convex portions are provided to disturb an air stream flowing along a surface of a casing opposing the impellers. The positions of the convex portions are arranged apart in the rotational axis direction of the impeller.

Abstract: A retinal image scanning device is provided with at least one light source that emits a light beam, an intensity modulating system that modulates the intensity of the light beam emitted by said at least one light source in accordance with a video signal, an optical system that directs the light beam to a pupil of an observer, a scanning system that scans the light beam in a first direction and in a second direction which is substantially perpendicular to the first direction so that a two-dimensional image frame defined by the first and second directions is formed on a retinal of the observer, and a wavefront curvature modulating system that modulates a wavefront curvature of the light beam when the light beam is scanned in at least one of the first direction and the second direction.

Abstract: A plurality of curved rectangular blades are arranged in a circumferential direction on a periphery of a disc, forming a pipe-like basket shape with an opening on a front side of the disc. Rotation of the disc draws in air from the opening and draws out the air in a centrifugal direction through a space between the blades. The blades are formed of a thick plate part close to the disc and a thin plate part that is thinner than the thick plate part and farther than the thick plate part from the disc. A bulge serving as a boundary between the thick plate part and the thin plate part is formed on a negative pressure surface of the blades, which is of curved convex shape.

Abstract: An axial flow fan is provided having an airfoil shape that improves efficiency of the axial flow fan and increases the structural strength and workability/formability of the thin trailing edge portion. The axial flow fan includes a blade having a suction surface, a pressure surface, and a trailing edge surface; the suction surface has the same in shape as a predetermined airfoil including an NACA-series airfoil; a trailing edge portion on the pressure surface is different in shape from the predetermined airfoil. A feature is that the blade trailing edge portion including the trailing edge portions on the oppositely facing pressure and suction surfaces and the trailing edge, has a thickness greater than that of a trailing edge portion of the predetermined airfoil and strength equaling or exceeding a predetermined strength.

Abstract: An optical scanning apparatus for optical scan that oscillates at least partially an oscillating body having a reflective mirror portion, to thereby modulate a direction in which the reflective mirror portion causes incident light thereon to be reflected off, is disclosed, the oscillating body comprising: a first spring portion, coupled to the reflective mirror portion, and excited to generate a torsional oscillation of the first spring portion; and a plurality of second spring portions, coupled to the first spring portion, and coupled to a fixed frame portion of the oscillating body in a bifurcation manner with a bifurcation spacing of the plurality of second spring portions being larger than a width of the first spring portion, the plurality of second spring portions being excited to generate flexural and torsional oscillations thereof.

Abstract: In an air conditioner, reverse inhalation is prevented while broad band noise and wind sound are reduced. There are provided a projection 12b arranged at the leading end of a stabilizer 12 on the downstream side of an air stream F flowing along a surface 12a of the stabilizer opposing an impeller so as to protrude toward the impeller to define the shortest distance to the impeller, and a plurality of grooves 12e or projections provided on the opposing surface on the upstream side of the projection 12b so as to disturb the air stream flowing along the opposing surface 12a. The positions of the grooves 12e or the projections are arranged apart in a rotational axis direction E. A plurality of convex portions are provided so as to disturb an air stream flowing along a surface of a casing opposing the impeller, and the positions of the convex portions are arranged apart in the rotational axis direction of the impeller.

Abstract: The present invention provides a drive circuit capable of suppressing the power consumption required for driving a capacitive electromechanical transducer device. For driving the capacitive electromechanical transducer device constituted of two electromechanical transducer parts consisting of a first capacitive electromechanical transducer part and a second capacitive electromechanical transducer part and operated in response to two-phase sinusoidal signals having mutually opposite phases, the drive circuit includes an inductor which resonates with the first electromechanical transducer part and the second electromechanical transducer part, and a resonance frequency of the resonance circuit is set substantially equal to an operation frequency of the electromechanical transducer device. The first electromechanical transducer part and the second electromechanical transducer part are driven by the resonance circuit having such a constitution.

Abstract: A blower includes: an impeller on which there are arranged axial flow blades 40 mounted at circumferential intervals to an outer peripheral surface of a boss; a case surrounding the impeller; and a bell mouth cylindrically constricted to guide gas into the case, wherein an inner diameter of the bell mouth is smaller than an outer diameter of the impeller. Further, each blade has, in the radial direction, a sweepforward wing portion situated on the boss side and exhibiting a positive advance ratio value, and a sweepback wing portion situated on the outer peripheral side of the blade and exhibiting a negative advance ratio value, with the arc length of each blade increasing from the boss side toward the outer peripheral side. Therefore, it is possible to achieve an improvement in ventilation efficiently, through an increase in static pressure and to achieve a reduction in noise.

Abstract: The invention provides a blower which can reduce noise and enhance efficiency by improving a blade structure of the blower used for, for example, an outdoor equipment of an air conditioner There is provided an impeller 1 in which plural blades 3 attached to a peripheral surface of a boss 2 at intervals in a peripheral direction are disposed, and a trailing edge of the blade 3 has a protrusion-shaped part 30 in which its central part in a radial direction is curved to expand to a suction side. By adopting such a structure, a discharge velocity of air can be made uniform along the radial direction of the blade 3 and it becomes possible to reduce noise and to enhance efficiency.

Abstract: A technique is disclosed of tracking a position of a pupil of a viewer's eyeball, by directing light toward the eyeball and using a portion of the light reflected from the eyeball. In the technique, the detection is performed of the intensity of a reflected light beam which is a portion of a light beam entering the eyeball which is reflected therefrom. An intensity signal indicative of the intensity of the reflected light beam is produced. The pupil position is tracked based on intensity changes of the reflected light beam represented by the intensity signal.

Abstract: An apparatus for use in image display, of projecting a light beam onto a retina of a viewer, to thereby allow the viewer to perceive an image, is disclosed. The apparatus is constructed to include: a light emitter emitting a light beam; a scanner scanning the light beam emitted by the light emitter; an optical system receiving the light beam scanned by the scanner as an incoming light beam, and emitting the received incoming light beam as an outgoing light beam, such that, upon modulation of the light beam with respect to a traveling direction of the light beam, the outgoing light beam is directed to a pupil of the viewer; and a curvature compensator compensating a wavefront curvature of the incoming light beam.

Abstract: A wavefront curvature modulating device is provided with a beam generating system that emits a plurality of beams having different wavefront curvatures, and a beam selecting system that selects at least one of the beams generated by the beam generating system.

Abstract: The present invention aims to provide an electric connector which makes it possible to connect easily, hard to separate and enables to maintain good electric connections. The electric connector of the present invention comprises plural contacts 30 each including a contact point 31 contacting each of the plural terminals and an elastic arm part contiguous to the contact 31 and a housing 40 including a reception recess 41 retaining the one end of the circuit board, and attachment recesses 42 for attaching each of the plural contacts, a cover part 43 being laid down toward a direction of insertion of the circuit board, and a pressure part 44 being contiguous to the cover part 43 and being rotatably disposed opposite to the plural contacts 31, wherein the pressure part 44 protrudes into the reception recess 41 as the cover part 43 is laid down.

Abstract: There is provided an optical-emission-signal output apparatus for outputting an optical-emission signal specifying an optical-emission timing to an optical-emission unit for outputting light to an optical-scan unit for scanning incident light by resonance. The optical-emission-signal output apparatus comprises a frequency divider for dividing a master clock output at predetermined intervals, a delay-time setting unit for specifying one of a plurality of delay times, and a signal output unit for outputting the optical-emission signal in accordance with a result of division by the frequency divider and a delay time specified by the delay-time setting unit.

Abstract: An electronic connector terminal and its method of formation comprising a terminal base material 2 formed from a thin metal plate including and a high cost metal plating layer 17, which covers the terminal base material 2. The terminal base material 2 is preferably formed by punching from the thin plate and includes an outer peripheral edge or lateral part 4 having at least one contact 6, and planer parts 5 defined by front and back surfaces of the punched-out piece. The high cost metal plating layer 17 on the planer parts 5 has a lesser thickness than the thickness of a high cost metal plating layer 17 on the lateral part 4.

Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed which projects light onto a retina of a viewer, to thereby allow the viewer to perceive a display object via a virtual image. The apparatus includes: an emitter emitting light; a modulator modulating the light; a display unit outputting the modulated light to the retina of the viewer through an exit of the display unit, to thereby display in an image display region an image representative of the display object in the form of a virtual image; and a controller controlling the emitter and the modulator so that the image is displayed in the image display region. The controller detects a relative motion of the viewer with respect to a position of the viewer, and performs at least one of control of a display/non-display status of the image, and control of a display position of the image, in accordance with the detected relative motion.

Abstract: The present invention aims to provide an electric connector which makes it possible to connect easily, hard to separate and enables to maintain good electric connections. The electric connector of the present invention comprises plural contacts 30 each including a contact point 31 contacting each of the plural terminals and an elastic arm part contiguous to the contact 31 and a housing 40 including a reception recess 41 retaining the one end of the circuit board, and attachment recesses 42 for attaching each of the plural contacts, a cover part 43 being laid down toward a direction of insertion of the circuit board, and a pressure part 44 being contiguous to the cover part 43 and being rotatably disposed opposite to the plural contacts 31, wherein the pressure part 44 protrudes into the reception recess 41 as the cover part 43 is laid down.

Abstract: An apparatus for projecting modulated light onto a retina of a viewer, to thereby allow the viewer to perceive a display object via a virtual image is disclosed. The apparatus is configured to include: an emitter emitting light; a modulator modulating the light; and a controller controlling the emitter and the modulator for generating virtual images to be perceived by the viewer in an image display field. The controller is operated, such that a principal virtual image defining the display object is perceived by the viewer in a principal display region of the image display field, and such that an auxiliary virtual image is perceived by the viewer together with the principal virtual image, in an auxiliary display region which is located in the image display field in a predetermined positional relationship with the principal display region, as viewed from the viewer.

Abstract: A blower includes: an impeller on which there are arranged axial flow blades 40 mounted at circumferential intervals to an outer peripheral surface of a boss; a case surrounding the impeller; and a bell mouth cylindrically constricted to guide gas into the case, wherein an inner diameter of the bell mouth is smaller than an outer diameter of the impeller. Further, each blade has, in the radial direction, a sweepforward wing portion situated on the boss side and exhibiting a positive advance ratio value, and a sweepback wing potion situated on the outer peripheral side of the blade and exhibiting a negative advance ratio value, with the arc length of each blade increasing from the boss side toward the outer peripheral side. Therefore, it is possible to achieve an improvement in ventilation efficiently, through an increase in static pressure and to achieve a reduction in noise.