Abstract: An instrument for an endoscope including a flexible insulative insertion section inserted in an endoscope channel, a tubular first electrode section arranged at a distal end of the insertion section with an insertion hole formed along the axis of the insertion section, a conductive electric wire inserted in the insertion section and movable forward/backward, a control section arranged on the proximal end side of the insertion section and controlling forward/backward movement of the electric wire along the axis, a rod-shaped second electrode section connected to a distal end of the electric wire and inserted so as to be movable forward/backward in the insertion hole, and an external connecting section electrically connected to a proximal end side of the electric wire and applying external currents with predetermined frequencies to the electric wire and the second electrode section.

Abstract: A turbine wheel of a turbocharger has a turbine blade. The turbine blade has a fin shape of which width in the rotation direction of the turbocharger is narrow, and is projected from the base portion of the turbine wheel. An inclined part of the turbine blade is inclined with respect to the rotation direction of the turbocharger. A coil is disposed so that the inclined part passes nearby as the turbine wheel rotates in a posture that an end in the center axis direction is directed toward the turbocharger. A detector detects a change in inductance, which occurs when the inclined part of the coil passes nearby.

Abstract: A liquid silicone rubber coating composition that is ideal for forming a coating on an air bag is provided. The composition includes: (A) an organopolysiloxane containing two or more alkenyl groups bonded to silicon atoms within each molecule, (B) an organohydrogenpolysiloxane containing at least two silicon atom-bonded hydrogen atoms within each molecule, (C) an addition reaction catalyst, (D) a finely powdered silica with a specific surface area of at least 50 m2/g, (E) an organosilicon compound containing an epoxy group and a silicon atom-bonded alkoxy group within each molecule, and (F) a compound represented by a general formula: Al(OH)(OCOR)2 (wherein, R represents identical or different, unsubstituted or substituted monovalent hydrocarbon groups of 1 to 20 carbon atoms). Leakage of the inflator gas when the air bag is in an inflated state is suppressed, enabling production of an air bag that exhibits excellent sustainability of the inflation period.

Abstract: A power supply unit superimposes alternating-current voltage on direct-current voltage and applies it to a motor. As a result, when the motor is rotated, a current containing an alternating-current component flows. Further, the motor includes a capacitor connected in parallel with one phase coil. Owing to this capacitor, the impedance of the motor circuit between brushes is varied according to the rotation of the motor. Variation in impedance appears as variation in the amplitude of the alternating-current component in motor current. A signal processing unit extracts an alternating-current component from the motor current detected by the current detection unit and generates a rotation pulse corresponding to variation in the amplitude. A rotation angle detection unit detects the rotation angle of the motor based on this rotation pulse.

Abstract: Provided is a liquid silicone rubber coating composition, including predetermined quantities of (A) an organopolysiloxane containing 2 or more Si atom-bonded alkenyl groups, (B) an organohydrogenpolysiloxane containing 2 or more SiH groups, (C) an addition reaction catalyst, (D) a finely powdered silica with a specific surface area of at least 50 m2/g, (E) an organosilicon compound containing an epoxy group and a Si atom-bonded alkoxy group, and (F) an oxyzirconium compound. The composition is useful for producing a silicone rubber coating layer on the substrate surface of a curtain air bag. The air bag suppresses leakage of the inflator gas, thus enabling the inflation time to be sustained for a satisfactory period.

Abstract: In a piezoelectric actuator control device for controlling operation of one or more piezoelectric actuators, when receiving a drive signal of a low level, a discharging switch is repeatedly turned on and off in order to discharge electric charge accumulated in the piezoelectric actuator. That is, the discharging switch is kept ON until a discharging current from a piezoelectric actuator reaches a peak threshold value Ip. When the discharging current reaches the peak threshold value Ip, the discharging switch is turned OFF and kept OFF until a discharging current from a piezoelectric actuator reaches a peak threshold value Ip. The device has a threshold value setting circuit for increasing the peak threshold value according to a discharging period of time.

Abstract: A liquid silicone rubber coating composition comprising (A) an organopolysiloxane containing silicon-bonded alkenyl radicals, (B) an organohydrogenpolysiloxane containing SiH radicals, (C) an addition reaction catalyst, (D) finely divided silica, (E) an organosilicon compound containing epoxy and alkoxy radicals, (F) an organic titanium, zirconium or aluminum compound, and (G) a silanol-containing silane or siloxane compound is coated on a surface of an airbag base fabric and cured to form a rubber coating layer thereon. The composition is suited for curtain airbags.

Abstract: An eddy current type sensor for detecting a conductor includes a LC circuit and an oscillator. The LC circuit has a coil and a capacitor connected in parallel with the coil. The oscillator supplies an alternating current of a predetermined oscillation frequency to the LC circuit. A signal voltage outputted from the LC circuit has a first voltage when the distance between the coil and the conductor is minimum and a second voltage when the distance between the coil and the conductor is maximum. A voltage difference between the first and second voltages has a first difference at a first temperature and has a second difference at a second temperature. The first and second differences become equal to each other at a first frequency and a second frequency. The oscillation frequency is set close to the first frequency or the second frequency.

Abstract: A rotation angle detecting device that detects a rotation angle of a rotating object includes a permanent magnet that generates magnetic fields in response to rotation of the rotating object, a magnetic sensor, a first yoke and a second yoke. The magnetic sensor includes a pair of close integrated magnetic sensing elements, such as hall elements, disposed at a position around the permanent magnet so that one of the sensing elements senses magnetic field at a phase different from the other. The first yoke and the second yoke forms two magnetic paths crossing each other at the magnetic sensor.

Abstract: The present invention provides a blood cell separation membrane for separating blood into serum or plasma and blood cells while preventing hemolysis of the blood cells. Such a blood cell separation membrane can be obtained by impregnating a porous membrane for separating blood cells from blood supplied thereto with a solution containing a hydrophobic aminocarboxylic acid, a protein derived from silk, Tris, TES, ?-aminohexanoic acid, tranexanmic acid, or heparin and then drying the membrane.

Abstract: The present invention relates to AG-AND-type flash memory which reads management information about a plurality of clusters in a short time, wherein a plurality of clusters are arranged as rows of a matrix, and a plurality of banks are arranged as columns. Single management information is stored in specific pages of all blocks belonging to a certain cluster. For instance, management information (having contents C0) about cluster is stored in specific pages of all blocks. Simultaneous access can be made to a plurality of the banks. Upon system startup, the management information is read obliquely such that the management information about cluster is read from bank 0; . . . , and such that the management information about cluster 3 is read from bank 3. Accordingly, the management information about a plurality of the clusters can be read in a single access operation.

Abstract: A vacuum processing apparatus having an improved wafer processing efficiency and an improved working efficiency is provided. The vacuum processing apparatus includes a vacuum container in which a specimen is processed with plasma generated from a processing gas supplied to the vacuum container; a transfer container through which the specimen processed in the vacuum container is transferred, the transfer container being coupled to the vacuum container under ambient pressure; a blower for generating an ambient gas flow in the transfer container and an outlet disposed on the transfer container; a storage container for storing the specimen processed in the vacuum container, the storage container being disposed in the ambient gas flow in the transfer container; and an exhauster for exhausting a gas in the storage container.

Abstract: A press-bonding anisotropic conductive resin composition comprising (A) an organopolysiloxane having on the average at least two alkenyl groups per molecule, (B) an adhesion promoter, (C) finely divided silica, (D) metallized conductive particles, and (E) a curing agent becomes an anisotropic conductor by press bonding. The conductive particles accommodate height variations among electrode terminals, allowing the composition to achieve stable interconnects between all electrode terminals.

Abstract: A liquid silicone rubber coating composition that is ideal for forming a coating on an air bag is provided. The composition includes: (A) an organopolysiloxane containing two or more alkenyl groups bonded to silicon atoms within each molecule, (B) an organohydrogenpolysiloxane containing at least two silicon atom-bonded hydrogen atoms within each molecule, (C) an addition reaction catalyst, (D) a finely powdered silica with a specific surface area of at least 50 m2/g, (E) an organosilicon compound containing an epoxy group and a silicon atom-bonded alkoxy group within each molecule, and (F) a compound represented by a general formula: Al(OH)(OCOR)2 (wherein, R represents identical or different, unsubstituted or substituted monovalent hydrocarbon groups of 1 to 20 carbon atoms). Leakage of the inflator gas when the air bag is in an inflated state is suppressed, enabling production of an air bag that exhibits excellent sustainability of the inflation period.

Abstract: A motorcycle tire having excellent belt cord durability, high-speed durability, impact force absorbability, running stability and uniformity performances is produced by constituting a belt with a low-cost steel cord member having a specified twisting construction of 2 to 7 filaments and a specified space between the mutual filaments over a full length of the cord in the belt.

Abstract: In a driving device for a piezoelectric actuator, when a driving signal is input, a charging switch is repetitively turned on/off to charge and expand the piezoelectric actuator under the state that a discharging switch is turned off. Thereafter, when the input of the driving signal is stopped, the discharging switch is repetitively turned on/off under the state that the charging switch is turned off, thereby discharging and contracting the piezoelectric actuator. Particularly, during the charging period, the charging switch is turned on at a fixed period, and the charging switch is turned off when an integration value of current flowing in a charging circuit at the ON-time of the charging switch reaches a target charge amount.

Abstract: A liquid silicone rubber coating composition comprising (A) an organopolysiloxane containing silicon-bonded alkenyl radicals, (B) an organohydrogenpolysiloxane containing SiH radicals, (C) an addition reaction catalyst, (D) finely divided silica, (E) an organosilicon compound containing epoxy and alkoxy radicals, (F) an organic titanium, zirconium or aluminum compound, and (G) a silanol-containing silane or siloxane compound is coated on a surface of an airbag base fabric and cured to form a rubber coating layer thereon. The composition is suited for curtain airbags.

Abstract: An endoscopic instrument includes: a knife; a wire having a distal end connected to the knife; a sheath allowing the wire to pass therethrough; a main body having the freely rotative sheath fixed thereto; a slider, having the wire fixed thereto, disposed slidable in an axial line direction of the main body; a stopper, provided to the wire or the knife, for projecting outward radially relative to the wire; a first-distal-regulation section and a second-distal-regulation section provided to the sheath for regulating distal sliding movement of the wire by making contact with the stopper; and a second-distal-regulation section, provided distally relative to the first-distal-regulation section, for regulating distal sliding movement of the wire by making contact with the stopper, wherein the stopper is capable of moving between the first-distal-regulation section and the second-distal-regulation section by rotating the main body relative to the sheath around an axial line by predetermined rotational angle, and at

Abstract: An in-body information acquiring apparatus includes a function executing unit that realizes a predetermined function inside a body of a patient. A power-supply circuit includes a power unit that includes a cell and that outputs a first current and a first voltage; and a converter that converts the first current to a second current, which is a current required to operate the function executing unit for a predetermined time, and converts the first voltage to a second voltage, which is a voltage required to operate the function executing unit.

Abstract: An endoscopic instrument includes: a high-frequency knife for carrying out incisional intervention; a wire having a distal end connected to the high-frequency knife; an outer sheath for allowing the wire to pass therethrough; a main body having a proximal end of the sheath fixed thereto; a first slider, capable of freely sliding on the main body, having the wire fixed thereto; at least a stopper projecting radially outward relative to the wire; a first abutment member making contact with the stopper and regulating distal sliding movement of the wire; and a projection-length-adjusting member, provided in the outer sheath, for regulating proximal sliding movement of the wire by making contact with the stopper. This configuration allows the high-frequency knife to be maintained at different projection lengths based on the stopper making contact with the first abutment member and the stopper making contact with the projection-length-adjusting member.