Abstract: A keyless device of a vehicle sets to change a search area “A” of a vehicle exterior antenna 45 to a search area “A2” that is smaller than a normal area “A1”, and an overlapped area of a search area “B” of a vehicle exterior antenna 46 and a normal search area “B1” is set to correspond only to an interior of the vehicle.

Abstract: In a plasma treatment method of and apparatus for treating the surface of a treatment target substrate by utilizing glow discharge produced by supplying high-frequency power into an inside-evacuated reactor through a high-frequency power supply means, a plurality of impedance regulation means for regulating impedances on the side of the reactor and on the side of the high-frequency power supply means are provided correspondingly to the impedances of a plurality of reactors, and the high-frequency power is supplied into the reactors via the impedance regulation means corresponding to the reactors. Plasma treatment can be made in a good efficiency and a low cost on a plurality of reactors having different impedances.

Abstract: A fish handling tool which provides an easier and more stable nipping operation for holding a fish. The fish handling tool is structured that a finger hooking position of a finger hooking opening provided in an operating member crosses a center line of a rod-like grip so that the finger hooking position does not become eccentric.

Abstract: In a plasma treatment method of and apparatus for treating the surface of a treatment target substrate by utilizing glow discharge produced by supplying high-frequency power into an inside-evacuated reactor through a high-frequency power supply means, a plurality of impedance regulation means for regulating impedances on the side of the reactor and on the side of the high-frequency power supply means are provided correspondingly to the impedances of a plurality of reactors, and the high-frequency power is supplied into the reactors via the impedance regulation means corresponding to the reactors. Plasma treatment can be made in a good efficiency and a low cost on a plurality of reactors having different impedances.

Abstract: An electrode material of the present invention includes a plurality of particles capable of absorbing and desorbing lithium, and a plurality of nanowires capable of absorbing and desorbing lithium. The particles and the nanowires include silicon atoms. The plurality of nanowires are entangled with each other to form a network, and the network is in contact with at least two of the plurality of particles.

Abstract: For a piezoelectric oscillator according to the present invention, an oscillator circuit includes: a piezoelectric vibrator; an NMOS transistor and a PMOS transistor that constitute an amplifier connected in parallel to the piezoelectric vibrator; and load capacitors connected in parallel to the piezoelectric vibrator. The gate terminals of the NMOS transistor and the PMOS transistor, which are constituents of the amplifier, are connected by a DC cut capacitor, and the gate terminal of the NMOS transistor and the output terminal of the amplifier are connected by a feedback resistor. An arbitrary bias voltage, to be applied to the gate terminal of the PMOS transistor via a high-frequency elimination resistor, is generated by a circuit provided by a diode-connected, second PMOS transistor.

Abstract: A composite particle for an electrode including an active material particle, carbon nanofibers bonded to the surface of the active material particle, and a catalyst element for promoting the growth of the carbon nanofibers, wherein the active material particle includes an electrochemically active phase. As the catalyst element, for example, Au, Ag, Pt, Ru, Ir, Cu, Fe, Co, Ni, Mo, Mn and the like are used. The composite particle for an electrode may be produced, for example, by means of a method which includes: a step of preparing an active material particle including a catalyst element for promoting the growth of carbon nanofibers at least in the surface layer of the active material particle; and a step of growing carbon nanofibers on the surface of the active material particle in an atmosphere including a raw material gas.

Abstract: A proximity sensor 717 comprising a combination of an arbitrarily selected one of a plurality of types of detection end modules 707, a plurality of types of output circuit modules 709 and a plurality of types of outer shell cases 711. The detection end module 707 includes an integrated arrangement having a detection coil assembly (705, 701, 702) with the detection characteristic self-completed by a mask conductor 700 for reducing the conductor detection sensitivity in a specific peripheral area where the outer shell case is assumed to exist, and a detection circuit assembly (703) with the coil of the detection coil assembly as a resonance circuit element. The characteristics of the proximity sensor are completely adjusted before shipment. As a result, the adjustment of the characteristics which otherwise might be required each time is eliminated even in the case of the combination with an outer shell case of a different material.

Abstract: To provide a MOS varactor in which oscillation frequency variation is small and variation in a capacitance changing voltage is small, and a voltage-controlled oscillator using the MOS varactor, as a load capacitor of an oscillating circuit composed of a feedback resistor 1, an amplifier 2, and a crystal vibrator 3, a variable electrostatic capacitor, which is generated between drain/source terminals and a gate terminal of each of MOS transistors 5a and 6a each of which source and drain terminals are short-circuited, is connected. A bulk terminal of each of the MOS transistors 5a and 6a is connected to one terminal of a resistor 19, a voltage is applied to the other terminal of the resistor 19, the bulk terminal of each of the MOS transistors 5a and 6a is connected to one terminal of a capacitor 20, and the other terminal of the capacitor 20 is grounded.

Abstract: A voltage controlled oscillator includes a first terminal and a second terminal between which a piezoelectric vibrator is to be connected, an amplifier which is connected between the first terminal and the second terminal, a first MOS transistor in which a drain thereof is connected to the first terminal, a second MOS transistor in which a drain thereof is connected to the second terminal, a first control signal generating circuit which supplies a first control signal to each gate of the first and second MOS transistors, and a second control signal generating circuit which supplies a second control signal to the drain of the second MOS transistor.

Abstract: An operating position select device has a select lever unit, a mode shift unit to shift operation modes of the automatic transmission, and an assist actuator controlled by a control unit. A first connecting member of the select lever and a second connecting member of the mode shift unit are relatively movable to a limit amount to each other and integrally movable beyond the limit amount with each other. The positions of the members are detected by an operating position sensor and an assist position sensor, respectively. The actuator is driven so that a difference between an operating position and an assist position may be reduced, but prohibited from driving when the difference is kept out of a permissible range for a predetermined period during rest of the actuator.

Abstract: To provide a provide a voltage-controlled oscillator capable of controlling the threshold voltage of a MOS transistor independently of a temperature compensation control signal and an external voltage frequency control signal while securing linearity and downsizing the oscillator size without reducing the variable range of frequency, the voltage-controlled oscillator includes an amplifier, a piezoelectric vibrator, and a first load capacitor and a second load capacitor arranged as the load capacitors between both terminals of the piezoelectric vibrator, wherein a capacitor provided as the first load capacitor is composed of a variable capacitor with a small change in capacitance with respect to an input voltage and a capacitor provided as the second load capacitor is composed of a variable capacitor with a large change in capacitance with respect to an input voltage.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a substrate 23 on which foot patterns 24A, 24B and a solder resist 25 are provided such that the foot patterns 24A, 24B are exposed from opening portions 27A, 27B in the solder resist 25, packaging parts 20A, 20B mounted on the substrate 23 by solder 26, and a sealing resin 29 formed on the substrate 23 to seal the packaging parts 20A, 20B, wherein a part (running-on portions 26A, 26B) of the solder 26 is constructed to run on an upper surface of the solder resist 25 under the packaging parts 20A, 20B.

Abstract: To provide a MOS varactor in which oscillation frequency variation is small and variation in a capacitance changing voltage is small, and a voltage-controlled oscillator using the MOS varactor, as a load capacitor of an oscillating circuit composed of a feedback resistor 1, an amplifier 2, and a crystal vibrator 3, a variable electrostatic capacitor, which is generated between drain/source terminals and a gate terminal of each of MOS transistors 5a and 6a each of which source and drain terminals are short-circuited, is connected. A bulk terminal of each of the MOS transistors 5a and 6a is connected to one terminal of a resistor 19, a voltage is applied to the other terminal of the resistor 19, the bulk terminal of each of the MOS transistors 5a and 6a is connected to one terminal of a capacitor 20, and the other terminal of the capacitor 20 is grounded.

Abstract: A fish handling tool which provides an easier and more stable nipping operation for holding a fish. The fish handling tool is structured that a finger hooking position of a finger hooking opening provided in an operating member crosses a center line of a rod-like grip so that the finger hooking position does not become eccentric.

Abstract: An operating position select device has a select lever unit, a mode shift unit to shift operation modes of the automatic transmission, and an assist actuator controlled by a control unit. A first connecting member of the select lever and a second connecting member of the mode shift unit are relatively movable to a limit amount to each other and integrally movable beyond the limit amount with each other. The positions of the members are detected by an operating position sensor and an assist position sensor, respectively. The actuator is driven so that a difference between an operating position and an assist position may be reduced, but prohibited from driving when the difference is kept out of a permissible range for a predetermined period during rest of the actuator.

Abstract: A proximity sensor 717 comprising a combination of an arbitrarily selected one of a plurality of types of detection end modules 707, a plurality of types of output circuit modules 709 and a plurality of types of outer shell cases 711. The detection end module 707 includes an integrated arrangement having a detection coil assembly 705, 701, 702) with the detection characteristic self-completed by a mask conductor 700 for reducing the conductor detection sensitivity in a specific peripheral area where the outer shell case is assumed to exist, and a detection circuit assembly (703) with the coil of the detection coil assembly as a resonance circuit element. The characteristics of the proximity sensor are completely adjusted before shipment. As a result, the adjustment of the characteristics which otherwise might be required each time is eliminated even in the case of the combination with an outer shell case of a different material.

Abstract: An operating position select device for an automatic transmission has a select lever unit having a select lever, a mode shift unit mounted on the automatic transmission to shift operation modes of the automatic transmission, a first and second control cables and others for mechanically connecting the select lever and the mode shift unit, and an actuator for outputting assist torque to shift the mode shift unit. An operating angle sensor detects an operating angle of the select lever and an assist angle sensor detects an assist angle of the assist actuator. A control unit computes a non-coupling amount of the control cables and others to determine a compensation amount and controls drive current supplied to the assist actuator based on the operating angle, the assist angle, and the compensation amount.

Abstract: In a plasma treatment method of and apparatus for treating the surface of a treatment target substrate by utilizing glow discharge produced by supplying high-frequency power into an inside-evacuated reactor through a high-frequency power supply means, a plurality of impedance regulation means for regulating impedances on the side of the reactor and on the side of the high-frequency power supply means are provided correspondingly to the impedances of a plurality of reactors, and the high-frequency power is supplied into the reactors via the impedance regulation means corresponding to the reactors. Plasma treatment can be made in a good efficiency and a low cost on a plurality of reactors having different impedances.

Abstract: In a plasma treatment method of and apparatus for treating the surface of a treatment target substrate by utilizing glow discharge produced by supplying high-frequency power into an inside-evacuated reactor through a high-frequency power supply means, a plurality of impedance regulation means for regulating impedances on the side of the reactor and on the side of the high-frequency power supply means are provided correspondingly to the impedances of a plurality of reactors, and the high-frequency power is supplied into the reactors via the impedance regulation means corresponding to the reactors. Plasma treatment can be made in a good efficiency and a low cost on a plurality of reactors having different impedances.