Abstract: A connector has a housing (10) connectable with a mating housing (40) and projections (21) formed at ends of outer surfaces of the housing (10) with respect to a width direction orthogonal to a connecting direction. A connecting operation of the two housings (10, 40) progresses when the projections (21) are fit into recesses (46) formed in the mating housing (40) while being prevented when the projections (21) cannot fit into the recesses (46). Surfaces of the projections (21) facing a widthwise center of the housing (10) are inclined surfaces (24) inclined outwardly.

Abstract: A housing (11) of a waterproof connector (10) is formed with terminal accommodating chambers (12) arranged in rows one above another and columns. A rubber sheet (20) for sealing is arranged at a terminal insertion surface side of the housing (11) and has wire insertion holes (24) corresponding to the terminal accommodating chamber (12). The wire insertion holes (24) are dimensioned to be held in close contact with the outer circumferential surfaces of wires (30) inserted therethrough. The rubber sheet (20) is with resilient members (22) having a larger modulus of elasticity than a rubber sheet main body (21) in parts at least on a wire insertion side surface (21a) either or both between the respective rows of the wire insertion holes of the rubber sheet main body (21) formed with the wire insertion holes (24) or/and between the respective columns of the wire insertion holes.

Abstract: A busbar circuit structure has a positive side busbar (30) and a negative side busbar (40) arranged to face each other. Each of the positive side busbar (30) and the negative side busbar (40) has two bolt fastening portions (31, 41) arranged in parallel on a same plane and a coupling portion (32, 42) coupling the bolt fastening portions (31, 41) and extending in a direction intersecting with the same plane. The busbar circuit structure may be mounted to a terminal block housing (20) of a terminal block (10).

Abstract: A device (10) for measuring the flow rate of a fluid flowing in a pipe, especially for a transaction between a hydrocarbon supplier and a hydrocarbon purchaser is provided. The device (10) has a cylindrical body (11) to be interposed between two sections of the pipe. Ultrasound-beam transducers (15) are mounted on the main body (11) and intended to measure at least a rate of movement of the fluid stream as this flows through the device (10). At least one converter converts the signals emitted by the transducers into a flow rate signal. The transducers (15) are mounted and uniformly distributed on two coaxial parallel rings (12, 13). The transducers (15) of a first ring (12) are angularly offset relative to the transducers of the second ring (13).

Abstract: A connector assembling jig is used for a housing (20) that includes a main body (22) with terminal accommodating portions (21) and locking pieces (23) for locking terminal fittings (10) in the terminal accommodating portions (21) and in which each locking piece (23) projects from the main body (22) in an insufficient inserted state of the corresponding terminal fitting (10), and can detect insufficient insertion of the terminal fitting (10) when the terminal fitting (10) is inserted into the terminal accommodating portion (21). The connector assembling jig has a holder (30) including an accommodating recess (34) for the housing (20) and a detection arm (32) which is set to an insufficient insertion detecting posture when any locking piece (23) projects, and the accommodating recess (34) is formed with a positioning groove (68) for receiving a positioning rib (24) of the housing (20).

Abstract: A toner supplying device is provided with a container body formed with a toner replenishment opening and adapted to contain toner, a shutter for opening and closing the toner replenishment opening, and an opening/closing structure for causing the shutter to perform opening and closing operations as the container body is mounted into and detached from the apparatus body. The opening/closing structure includes an arm projecting from the shutter in a mounting direction of the container body into the apparatus body and a locking portion attached to the arm. The locking portion includes a first locking claw engageable with and disengageable from a first engageable portion for locking formed at the guiding portion and a second locking claw engageable with and disengageable from a second engageable portion for locking formed at the container body.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus including: an image bearing member configured to bear the toner image; a transfer element configured to transfer the toner image to the sheet; a first application element configured to apply a transfer voltage to the transfer element; a separator configured to separate the sheet from the image bearing member, the separator including a separation electrode configured to discharge an electrical current and the separation electrode including first and second separation electrodes aligned along the transfer element; and a partition configured to project between the transfer element and the separator so as to allow a current to flow from the transfer element to the first separation electrode while the partition suppresses a current flowing from the transfer element to the second separation electrode.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus has a printing unit for executing a single-sided print job and a double-sided print job. A storage unit stores print target data as backing sheet image data when a single-sided print job is executed. An image reading unit reads images on both sides of a document that is subjected to image processing. A backing sheet judgment unit judges whether there is an image that matches a backing sheet image among the images on both sides of the document by comparing the document image data read by the image reading unit with the backing sheet image data stored in the storage unit. An exclusion processing unit performs processing to exclude from the image processing targets an image judged by the backing sheet judgment unit to match the backing sheet image among the images on both sides of the document read by the image reading unit.

Abstract: A data compression device includes an encoding unit that generates encoded data by compressing image data in units of a band. Encoded data storage units have addresses for storing encoded data for each band and a settings receipt unit receives start address settings in the storage units. A control unit stores the data in the storage units every time encoded data for each band is generated. A start address acquisition unit acquires the start address of an empty area where encoded data is not stored. The control unit sets the start address of an empty area in a storage unit different from the storage unit where the encoded data that is being generated is to be stored. The encoding unit then starts to generate encoded data for a next band, and stores the generated data in the storage unit indicated by the start address set in the setting receipt unit.

Abstract: Provided are a clock regeneration circuit and a receiver, wherein difference values (V1, V2, V3) from an ideal value can be obtained for respective three sample data (T1, T2, T3) which are obtained by oversampling a 4-level FSK demodulated signal at a higher frequency than that of a symbol clock and in which sample data (T2) at a symbol point (P) is included at a median, and a sampling timing of the symbol point (P) is shifted toward a point where the sample data (T3) having a smaller difference value is obtained, by a time corresponding to the difference value (V2) at the symbol point. Thus, the clock regeneration circuit and the receiver are capable of regenerating a stable clock from multi-level modulated waves in a small calculation amount.

Abstract: A side airbag device for a vehicle seat comprises an inner connection member having a clip hole in an inner end portion thereof, an outer connection member having a clip hole in an inner end portion thereof, and a clip inserted in the respective clip holes of the inner and outer connection members and a clip-locking hole of a seat frame. The clip is inserted in the clip holes of the inner and outer connection members under a condition that the inner end portion of the inner connection member and the inner end portion of the outer connection member are overlapped on each other to allow the clip hole of the inner connection member and the clip hole of the outer connection member to be aligned with each other. The clip is locked to the clip-locking hole.

Abstract: A method is provided for fabricating a NAND flash memory array having vertical channels and sidewall gate structure and a fabricating method of the same. The NAND flash memory array has insulator strip structure and one or more semiconductor strips are next to the both sides of the insulator strip. The NAND flash memory array allows for an improvement of the integrity by decreasing the memory cell area by half and less, and solves the problems of the conventional three-dimensional structure regarding isolation between not only channels but also source/drain regions at the bottom of trenches. The method for fabricating the NAND flash memory array having a pillar structure uses the conventional CMOS process and an etching process with minimum masks, enables to cut down costs.

Abstract: A motor vehicle has a luggage compartment located behind a row of seats, which luggage compartment is accessible from above by swivelling up a tailgate. There is provided a swivel-adjustable luggage compartment cover which is pivoted to the motor vehicle in its front end region and is positively coupled to the tailgate by coupling elements in its rear end region, so that opening of the tailgate causes the luggage compartment cover arranged below it to be opened. What is important is that the luggage compartment cover can be removed only when the tailgate is open.

Abstract: The invention relates to a belt conveyor which comprises a conveyor belt (20) that is guided around at least one return shaft (30), thereby forming an upper run and a lower run, and a drive device for moving the conveyor belt (20), characterized in that the drive device is preferably arranged in a separate manner from the return shaft (30) and drives the conveyor belt (20) in the area of a deflection between upper run and lower run. The drive device preferably comprises a toothed belt (40) or V-belt arranged at an edge section of the conveyor belt (20) and a rotationally drivable toothed wheel (60) or a V-belt disk. The toothed belt (40) or V-belt is connected or connectable, preferably in a releasable manner, to the conveyor belt (20).

Abstract: To provide a rendering program, a rendering apparatus, and a rendering method, which are capable of displaying a sterical model surface using a fabric in which the real feel of material is reproduced. A reflection property measurement device 10 receives reflected light of an actual yarn T2 and measures a reflection property representing the energy of the reflected light of the yarn T2. A correction portion 106 calculates a specular reflection coefficient Ks, a glossiness coefficient p, and first and second diffuse reflection coefficients Kd1, Kd2 by using parameter fitting so that the error between the reflection property of the actual yarn and the energy of the reflected light obtained from a reflection function becomes minimum. A rendering portion 107 renders the sterical model by using the reflection function in which the coefficients are calculated and a texture which is the model of a fabric subjected to a napping treatment.

Abstract: A light scanning device includes a light source emitting light, a polygon mirror reflecting the light while rotating, a mirror member having a mirror surface reflecting the light, reflected by the polygon mirror, toward an object to be scanned, a vibration preventing member attached to a portion of the mirror member excluding the mirror surface to prevent the mirror member from vibrating, and a housing supporting the polygon mirror and the mirror member. The mirror member extends in a predetermined direction in the housing, and the vibration preventing member is divided into a plurality of pieces that are so attached to the mirror member as to adjoin each other in the predetermined direction.