Abstract: A variable valve mechanism includes a cam that rotates about a rotating shaft in association with rotation of a crank shaft of an engine, a swinging arm that is disposed between the cam and a valve and is pushed by the rotating cam to swing and push the valve by a first end portion of the swinging arm, and a moving device that moves a second end portion of the swinging arm. Further, there is a regulating member that is coupled to the first end portion of the swinging arm so as to be rotatable and regulates displacement of the first end portion of the swinging arm relative to the valve when the second end portion of the swinging arm is moved by the moving device. The mechanism further includes a connection member that connects the second end portion of the swinging arm to the moving device.

Abstract: A variable valve mechanism includes a cam that rotates about a rotating shaft in association with rotation of a crank shaft of an engine, a swinging arm that is disposed between the cam and a valve and is pushed by the rotating cam to swing and push the valve by a first end portion of the swinging arm, and a moving device that moves a second end portion of the swinging arm. Further, there is a regulating member that is coupled to the first end portion of the swinging arm so as to be rotatable and regulates displacement of the first end portion of the swinging arm relative to the valve when the second end portion of the swinging arm is moved by the moving device. The mechanism further includes a connection member that connects the second end portion of the swinging arm to the moving device.

Abstract: An irradiation system (100) comprises a plurality of irradiation devices (1) and a control device (2). The plurality of irradiation devices (1) are arranged adjacent to one another in a first direction. Each of the plurality of irradiation devices (1) is able to move an electromagnetic wave in a second direction different from the first direction while moving the electromagnetic wave in the first direction. The control device (2) controls the plurality of irradiation devices. Specifically, the control device (2) separates an irradiation position of the electromagnetic wave of each of the plurality of irradiation devices (1) from the control device by at least a predetermined distance or more in the second direction at a predetermined timing.

Abstract: A sliding surface located to one side in the axial direction relative to the axially central position of a rotary shaft is supported by the slide surface of a supply shaft in a slidable manner in the axial direction, the slide surface being the surface on which sliding occurs. The portion located to the other side in the axial direction side relative to the axially central position of the rotary shaft is fixed to an output shaft. The sliding surface is positioned on the surface of a hard coating, and the hard coating is positioned so as to cover a part of a substrate made of a GFRP. The slide surface is positioned on the surface of a hard coating, and the hard coating is positioned so as to cover a part of a substrate made of a GFRP.

Abstract: A rotating body includes a rotating body core, and a plurality of blades provided at an outer or inner circumference of the rotating body core at equal intervals in a circumferential direction, and connected circumferentially via an annular connection portion provided separately from the rotating body core. A resonance frequency under a two nodal diameter number mode of the rotating body is lower than or equal to a rotational secondary harmonic frequency with respect to a rated rotation speed. Where Nd represents an order of a maximum mistuned component among order components of circumferential distribution of mass, rigidity or natural frequency of the blades, arrangement of the blades satisfies Nd?5, and has order components each having ratio less than 1/2, in which the ratio is obtained by dividing the order component by the magnitude of the component of the order Nd.

Abstract: A sliding surface located to one side in the axial direction relative to the axially central position of a rotary shaft is supported by the slide surface of a supply shaft in a slidable manner in the axial direction, the slide surface being the surface on which sliding occurs. The portion located to the other side in the axial direction side relative to the axially central position of the rotary shaft is fixed to an output shaft. The sliding surface is positioned on the surface of a hard coating, and the hard coating is positioned so as to cover a part of a substrate made of a GFRP. The slide surface is positioned on the surface of a hard coating, and the hard coating is positioned so as to cover a part of a substrate made of a GFRP.

Abstract: A field rotor of a superconducting rotating machine including: a rotation shaft; a supply shaft that supplies a refrigerant to the rotation shaft at one end of the rotation shaft; an input/output shaft provided at the other end of the rotation shaft so as to integrally rotate with the rotation shaft; and a superconducting coil held on a circumferential surface of the rotation shaft to be cooled by the refrigerant, wherein the supply shaft and the input/output shaft are fixed to each other so as to rotate integrally with each other, and the rotation shaft and the supply shaft are at least partly brought in contact with each other in order to allow the rotation shaft to be supported by the supply shaft and in order to be slidably fitted to each other in a circumferential direction of the rotation shaft and in an axial direction of the rotation shaft.

Abstract: A field rotor of a superconducting rotary machine, includes a rotary shaft, a plurality of coil boxes, and a plurality of superconducting coils. The coil boxes extend in a center axis direction of the rotary shaft, have walls defining spaces within the coil boxes, respectively, and are removably fastened to a peripheral surface of the rotary shaft. The superconducting coils are disposed in the spaces of the coil boxes, respectively, and constitute field windings of the superconducting rotary machine.

Abstract: A rotating body includes a rotating body core, and a plurality of blades provided at an outer or inner circumference of the rotating body core at equal intervals in a circumferential direction, and connected circumferentially via an annular connection portion provided separately from the rotating body core. A resonance frequency under a two nodal diameter number mode of the rotating body is lower than or equal to a rotational secondary harmonic frequency with respect to a rated rotation speed. Where Nd represents an order of a maximum mistuned component among order components of circumferential distribution of mass, rigidity or natural frequency of the blades, arrangement of the blades satisfies Nd?5, and has order components each having ratio less than 1/2, in which the ratio is obtained by dividing the order component by the magnitude of the component of the order Nd.

Abstract: A field rotor of a superconducting rotating machine including: a rotation shaft; a supply shaft that supplies a refrigerant to the rotation shaft at one end of the rotation shaft; an input/output shaft provided at the other end of the rotation shaft so as to integrally rotate with the rotation shaft; and a superconducting coil held on a circumferential surface of the rotation shaft to be cooled by the refrigerant, wherein the supply shaft and the input/output shaft are fixed to each other so as to rotate integrally with each other, and the rotation shaft and the supply shaft are at least partly brought in contact with each other in order to allow the rotation shaft to be supported by the supply shaft and in order to be slidably fitted to each other in a circumferential direction of the rotation shaft and in an axial direction of the rotation shaft.

Abstract: A field rotor of a superconducting rotary machine, includes a rotary shaft, a plurality of coil boxes, and a plurality of superconducting coils; wherein the coil boxes extend in a center axis direction of the rotary shaft, have walls defining spaces within the coil boxes, respectively, and are removably fastened to a peripheral surface of the rotary shaft; wherein the superconducting coils are disposed in the spaces of the coil boxes, respectively, and constitute field windings of the superconducting rotary machine.

Abstract: It is an object to provide a driving method of a plasma display panel, whereby a dark contrast can be improved while suppressing an erroneous discharge. In a resetting step in a first unit display period, while a first reset pulse having a predetermined peak electric potential is applied to one of first row electrodes of row electrode pairs formed in the PDP, a second reset pulse having a peak electric potential smaller than that of the first reset pulse is applied to the other of the first row electrodes. In the resetting step in a second unit display period subsequent to the first unit display period, a second reset pulse is applied to each of the one and the other of the first row electrodes.

Abstract: It is an object to provide a driving method of a plasma display panel, whereby a dark contrast can be improved while suppressing an erroneous discharge. In a resetting step in a first unit display period, while a first reset pulse having a predetermined peak electric potential is applied to one of first row electrodes of row electrode pairs formed in the PDP, a second reset pulse having a peak electric potential smaller than that of the first reset pulse is applied to the other of the first row electrodes. In the resetting step in a second unit display period subsequent to the first unit display period, a second reset pulse is applied to each of the one and the other of the first row electrodes.

Abstract: A plasma display device in which a sustain pulse having a leading period is applied between row electrodes forming each row electrode pair by a number of times previously determined for each subfield, in a sustain period, and a length of the leading period of the sustain pulse is set in accordance with an accumulated light emission time or an accumulated use time of the plasma display panel.

Abstract: A plasma display device in which at least one of a first sustain pulse having a first leading period and a second sustain pulse having a second leading period shorter than the first leading period is applied between row electrodes forming each row electrode pair by a number of times previously determined for each subfield, in a sustain period, and an application ratio between the first sustain pulse and the second sustain pulse in the sustain period of each subfield is changed in accordance with a luminance level of a video signal.

Abstract: A plasma display device in which a sustain pulse having a leading period is applied between row electrodes forming each row electrode pair by a number of times previously determined for each subfield, in a sustain period, and a length of the leading period of the sustain pulse is set in accordance with an accumulated light emission time or an accumulated use time of the plasma display panel.

Abstract: A plasma display device which selectively generates address discharge in each display cell in accordance with pixel data based on a video signal in an address period, applies a sustain pulse between row electrodes forming each row electrode pair in a sustain period, and applies, in the sustain period, a discharge timing control pulse to one row electrode of each row electrode pair, so that the discharge timing control pulse partly overlaps with a first sustain pulse in terms of time, which is applied to the other row electrode of each row electrode pair.

Abstract: A plasma display device which selectively generates address discharge in each display cell in accordance with pixel data based on a video signal in an address period, applies a sustain pulse between row electrodes forming each row electrode pair in a sustain period, and applies a wall-charge adjusting pulse between row electrodes forming each of said row electrode pairs in a period from an end of the address period to a beginning of the sustain period.

Abstract: A method of driving a display panel is provided which can reduce power consumption. During a unit display period, the number of times of second and subsequent selective erase operations performed on one display cell of each pixel is different from the number of times of second and subsequent selective erase operations performed on another display cell emitting light of different color from that of the one display cell.

Abstract: A plasma display apparatus includes a plasma display panel. Pulse voltage values and/or pulse widths of a variety of drive pulses that are applied to the plasma display panel are adjusted in accordance with the accumulated usage time of the plasma display panel.