Abstract: A collision detector for a vehicle that defines a width direction is disclosed. The collision detector includes a back plate for coupling to the vehicle. The collision detector also includes a plurality of chamber members coupled to the back plate. Each of the chamber members defines a chamber space therein. Also, the collision detector includes a pressure sensor for detecting pressure in at least one of the chamber spaces to thereby detect collision of the vehicle. The chamber members are provided across the width of the vehicle.

Abstract: An air-outlet mode selecting device includes first and second rotary doors. Each of the first and second rotary doors has rotary shafts separated from each other in an axial direction of the rotary shafts, an outer peripheral door surface that is provided at a position separated radial outward from the center line of the rotary shafts and is turned with the rotary shafts, and left and right side plates for connecting both ends in the axial direction of the outer peripheral surface and the rotary shafts. One of the first and second rotary doors opens and closes a specified opening among three openings and other rotary door opens and closes the remaining two openings among the three openings. Accordingly, door operation force and air flow resistance can be effectively reduced, and the size of the air-outlet mode selecting device can be effectively reduced.

Abstract: A laser array circuit decreases the size of a circuit pattern. A laser-diode (LD) driving switching element with a low on resistance is used in common with and switches conduction and non-conduction of a large current to each of a plurality of charge capacitors and charge switching elements that accumulate charge in the charge capacitors in respective drive circuits. An LD array and the LD driving switching element are closely located on a light-emitting board. By laying out the LD array and charge capacitors considering only the positional relationship therebetween, the size of a circuit pattern including LDs and the charge capacitors can be decreased.

Abstract: An integrated valve device includes a casing having cylindrical portions each defining therein a fluid passage. The fluid passage accommodates a valve being adapted to opening and closing the fluid passage. A shaft extends through the valves to manipulate positions of the valves all together. Each cylindrical portion has a pair of wall portions each opposed to corresponding one sidewall surface of each of the valves. The pair of wall portions is located in a range out of an open-close range between a full close position and a full open position of the valve. Each wall portion has a protrusion for supporting the valve by being in direct contact with corresponding one of the sidewall surfaces when the protrusions of the pair of wall portions interpose therebetween the valve.

Abstract: A silicon carbide semiconductor device is disclosed. The silicon carbide semiconductor device includes a substrate; a drift layer having a first conductivity type and located on a first surface of the substrate; and a vertical type semiconductor element. The vertical type semiconductor element includes: an impurity layer having a second conductivity type, and located in a surface portion of the drift layer; and a first conductivity type region located in the drift layer, spaced away from the impurity layer, located closer to the substrate than the impurity layer, and having an impurity concentration higher than the drift layer.

Abstract: When it is determined that an engine speed NE rapidly decreases (positive outcome at S210), a throttle increase amount TAu and a valve lift increase amount VLu are computed based on a decrease rate NEd of the engine speed NE (S220). Then, a target throttle opening degree TAt of a throttle valve and a target maximum valve lift VLt of an intake valve are increased by using the throttle increase amount TAu and the valve lift increase amount VLu (S230). As a result, a drop in the engine speed during idling is reliably suppressed.

Abstract: A spark plug includes a metal shell, an insulator, a center electrode, and a ground electrode. The ground electrode includes an intermediate portion extending in the axial direction of the center electrode in an axial range between an end of the insulator and an end of the center electrode. The intermediate portion has a thickness surface that is perpendicular to a radial direction of the center electrode and defines a thickness of the intermediate portion in a thicknesswise direction that is perpendicular to both the axial and radial directions of the center electrode. The intermediate portion also has a width surface that is perpendicular to the thickness surface and defines a width of the intermediate portion in a widthwise direction that is perpendicular to both the thicknesswise direction and the axial direction of the center electrode. The thickness of the intermediate portion is smaller than the width of the same.

Abstract: A game machines has a back side display unit composed of reels for displaying back patterns, and a front side display unit composed of transparent EL panels for displaying overlapping patterns overlapping with the back patterns. The back side display unit and the front side display unit are disposed not to produce blind spot regions of the back patterns. The game machine can provide various overlapping patterns with good visibility and a high game selection capability to a player.

Abstract: Engine control is provided for an engine having a crankshaft and at least one camshaft with variable valve timing in a rotation transmitting train between the crankshaft and the camshaft. A first value indicative of a cam angle at a home position at a first time is compared to a second value indicative of a cam angle at the home position at a second, earlier, time. Where a deviation in the compared values is detected that does not exceed a threshold value, the first value is stored for use in a subsequent comparison. Where a deviation in the compared values is detected that does exceed a threshold value, a failure condition is detected and the MIL light is illuminated. In this case, the value stored for comparison is not updated.

Abstract: An engine control unit has a data memory for storing freeze frame data that is data indicating the operating status of vehicle equipment at the time when an abnormality of the vehicle equipment is detected. The engine control unit saves the freeze frame data stored in the data memory in a storage unit of a management station outside the vehicle through radio communication. The engine control unit determines the properness of the communication and performs a memory operation for erasing the relevant freeze frame data from the data memory based on a determination that the communication has been properly performed.

Abstract: A torque base control unit calculates target torque based on an accelerator position and engine speed. The control unit further executes calculation of target airflow rate, calculation of target intake pressure, and calculation of target boost pressure based on the target torque. Target throttle position is calculated based on the target airflow rate, target intake pressure, target boost pressure, actual boost pressure, and throttle passed intake temperature. An assist control unit calculates target turbine power based on the target airflow rate and the target boost pressure calculated by the torque base control unit and calculates actual turbine power based on exhaust information. Assist power of a motor attached to a turbocharger is calculated based on the power difference between the target turbine power and the actual turbine power.

Abstract: An exhaust gas sensor for detecting oxygen concentration in exhaust gas is disposed in an exhaust pipe of an internal combustion engine. The sensor including a heater is controlled by a system that includes an electronic control unit. Water vapor contained in the exhaust gas is condensed on the sensor when the exhaust gas temperature is low. If the water condensation occurs while the sensor is heated by the heater, a sensor element may be cracked due to local cooling by the condensed water. To avoid the water condensation, the exhaust gas temperature is raised by retarding ignition timing of the engine for a certain period after the engine is started. After the exhaust gas is heated to a certain level, the sensor is heated. Alternatively, heating of the sensor is prohibited until the exhaust gas temperature becomes to a level at which no water condensation occurs. Thus, the cracking of the sensor element is avoided while making a delay of sensor activation minimal.

Abstract: A conductor composition being able to easily secure the conductivity at the same level as an Ag bulk at low temperature process, a mounting substrate utilizing the conductor composition and a mounting structure utilizing the conductor composition are provided. In a mounting structure, wherein one or more electrodes (11) of a mounting substrate (10) and one or more surface mounting components (20) are connected through a conductor composition (30), and one or more surface wirings (14) of the mounting substrate (10), one or more inner-layer wirings (13) and one or more via conductors (12) are formed with the conductor composition, the conductor composition contains conductive particles with electrical conductivity, and the conductive particles are composed of low crystallized Ag fillers with the crystal size of 10 ?m or less.

Abstract: In a method of producing a molding die for use in producing honeycomb structure bodies, a reference position is determined as a relative position on a workpiece between a pillar of a high-pressure water jet and a reference hole. The reference hole is penetratingly formed in a workpiece. The outer periphery of the pillar passes through the reference hole without contacting the inner wall and opening edge of the reference hole. A slit groove formation position is aligned with a pillar formation position by relatively shifting the pillar to the workpiece based on coordinate data where the reference position becomes its origin. Each slit groove is formed in the workpiece by supplying the pillar onto the slit groove formation position on the workpiece while irradiating and scanning a laser beam into the pillar of a high-pressure water jet many times along the slit groove formation position on the workpiece.

Abstract: An obstacle detection apparatus includes an ultrasonic sensor and a control part. The ultrasonic sensor detects a presence of an obstacle around a vehicle and a distance to the obstacle by transmitting an ultrasonic wave and receiving the ultrasonic wave reflected by the obstacle. The control part includes at least one of a rainfall amount determining portion and a noise determining portion. When the rainfall determining portion determines that a rainfall amount is greater than a predetermined amount or when the noise determining portion determines that noise is present, the control part outputs a command signal to the ultrasonic sensor so that the ultrasonic sensor decreases a directivity compared with a case where the rainfall determining portion determines that the rainfall amount is less than or equal to the predetermined amount or a case where the noise determining portion determines that noise is not present.

Abstract: A method of producing an electronic device includes a holding of a circuit board and a decoration sheet in a cavity of a mold, and a filling and solidifying of thermosetting resin in the cavity. A casing is molded by the solidified thermosetting resin so as to seal electronic parts and a first face of the circuit board having the electronic parts. Further, the decoration sheet is integrated with the casing by the solidified thermosetting resin. An outer surface of the casing is defined by a second face of the circuit board opposite from the first face and the decoration sheet.

Abstract: An actual maximum fuel injection rate is computed based on a falling waveform and a rising waveform of the fuel pressure. The falling waveform represents the fuel pressure detected by a fuel sensor during a period in which the fuel pressure increases due to a fuel injection rate decrease. The rising waveform represents the fuel pressure detected by the fuel sensor during a period in which the fuel pressure decreases due to a fuel injection rate increase. The falling waveform and the rising waveform are modeled by modeling functions. A reference pressure is computed based on pressure during a specified time period before the falling waveform is generated. An intersection pressure is computed, at which the straight lines expressed by the modeling functions intersect to each other. The maximum fuel injection rate is computed based on a fuel pressure drop from the reference pressure to the intersection pressure.

Abstract: A telephone apparatus having a calling card support function is disclosed. The telephone apparatus includes: a card information storage section for storing therein card information on a calling card; a controller for making a telephone call with use of the card information stored in the card information storage section, by using telephone communication means; and a card information reception section for receiving the card information stored in a cellular phone from the cellular phone. The controller allows the card information reception section to receive the card information stored in the cellular phone from the cellular phone. The controller records the received card information in the card information storage section when the card information reception section receives the card information stored in the cellular phone from the cellular phone.

Abstract: A cellular phone device stores mail information related to an electronic mail exchanged with a communication network. A communication unit is configured to connect with the cellular phone device via a wireless communication. Immediately after connection of the wireless communication between the communication unit and the cellular phone device, a receiving unit receives specific mail information among mail information stored in the cellular phone device. The specific mail information is related to an electronic mail exchanged in a time period between previous disconnection from the cellular phone device and present connection with the cellular phone device.

Abstract: An antenna apparatus includes: a ground substrate; and a loop antenna having first and second polarized wave surfaces, which are perpendicular to the substrate. The substrate provides an antenna, which is excited and vibrated together with the loop antenna. The antenna has a first polarized wave component in parallel to the first polarized wave surface and a second polarized wave component in parallel to the second polarized wave surface. A polarized wave ratio between the first polarized wave component and the second polarized wave component in the substrate is substantially equal to a polarized wave ratio between the first polarized wave surface and the second polarized wave surface in the loop antenna.