Abstract: It is possible to eliminate the problem that a conductive part to a light source is subjected to stress by operation of a needle-pointer, thereby improving reliability. A needle-pointer type meter includes: an indicator plate having a first see-through portion and an indicator portion surrounding the first see-through portion; a rotary body having a second see-through portion corresponding to the first see-through portion; a drive device for moving the rotary body; a needle-pointer mounted on the rotary body and moving along the indicator portion around the first see-through portion; light sources illuminating the needle-pointer; and a display device for displaying predetermined information to an observer via the see-through portions. A plurality of light sources are arranged at an interval along the movement route of the needle-pointer. The needle-pointer is made of translucent material which emits light when receiving light from a predetermined light source of the plurality of light sources while moving.

Abstract: A liquid level detecting apparatus having detachable terminals and capable of holding down the formation of silver sulfide is provided. The apparatus includes a movable contact displaced in accordance with the fluctuation of a liquid level, electrodes slidingly contacted by the movable contact on a circuit board, a first resistance connected to the electrodes, and connecting portions which the terminals contact, a resistance value of the first resistance which varies when the movable contact is slidingly moved on the electrodes being outputted from the terminals via the connecting portions, wherein the sections of the connecting portions which contact at least the terminals are covered with second resistances.

Abstract: A navigation system for displaying the information on at least the situations of a user in the screen x of a display unit. The entirety of the screen X can be so switched that a plurality of display modes may be automatically displayed at a suitable timing by the setting of the user. The navigation system has a menu mode for making the aforementioned setting, in which thumbnails T1 to T5 for reducing and displaying the individual designs of the display modes other than the menu mode are displayed in the screen X.

Abstract: Drive switches 3b1 to 3bn selectively apply a constant current to any one of anode electrode lines 1A. Constant current sources 3a1 to 3an supply the constant current to anode electrode lines 1A, respectively, via drive switches 3b1 to 3bn. Scanning switches 2a1 to 2am selectively set any one of cathode electrode lines 1B to a ground potential and apply a reverse bias voltage to the other cathode electrode lines 1B. First temperature compensation means 5 is provided with the temperature detection means 5a for detecting an ambient temperature of organic EL devices E11 to Enm, and generates a first temperature compensation drive voltage VA obtained by changing a power supply voltage according to an output from the temperature detection means 5a and supplies the first temperature compensation drive voltage VA to the constant current sources 3a1 to 3an.

Abstract: Disclosed is a display device at a low cost which enhances the color purity of light to be projected, and which resists deterioration due to ambient light such as infrared ray. This display device includes an LED, an optical member for selectively outputting light components, of which wavelength is a predetermined minimum-limit wavelength or longer, from incident light, and a mirror for selectively reflecting light components, of which wavelength is a predetermined maximum-limit wavelength or shorter, from irradiated light. One of the optical member or the mirror receives light directly from the LED, and outputs it to the other. Subsequently, the other receives the light from one of the optical member and the mirror, and outputs it.

Abstract: An object is to provide an organic EL element which can realize the improvement in the difference of an emission luminance due to the difference of an emission rise time in a plurality of light emitting portions. Segment portions S for determining an emission in a specific shape and wiring portions L for separately supplying electric currents to the segment portions S are formed. An area of the wiring portion L of the segment portion S is enlarged such that an emission luminance in the segment portion S falls within a range of from a minimum luminance to a luminance 30% higher than that.

Abstract: A liquid level detecting apparatus resistant to the deterioration and corrosion thereof is provided while holding down an increase in the manufacturing cost thereof. This apparatus 1 has fixed electrodes 3 on which a sliding contact point 5 is slidingly moved in accordance with a fluctuation of a float, and a first resistor 4 connected to the fixed electrodes 3, the fixed electrodes 3 being made of at least silver (Ag), palladium (Pd) and a glass component, a weight ratio of the silver (Ag) to palladium (Pd) being not lower than 75 wt. % to not higher than 25 wt. %, a sliding portion 7 of the fixed electrodes 3 on which the sliding contact point 5 is slidingly moved being covered with second resistors 8 a resistance value of which is lower than that of the first resistor 4.

Abstract: The present invention provides an illuminating apparatus capable of carrying out an illumination operation excellently by guiding the light from light sources to an illuminating member efficiently, and having a low price. The illuminating apparatus is provided with a pointer 2 adapted to be turned around a rotary shaft 1, a dial 3 positioned on a rear side of the pointer 2 and constituting a display member to be transmission illuminated, light-emitting diodes 6 positioned on a rear side of the dial 3 and in the vicinity of the rotary shaft 1 and constituting light sources for illuminating index portions 13 of the dial 3, a case 20 positioned on the rear side of the dial 3 and constituting a reflector provided with a reflecting portion 30, and a light guide member 19 positioned on the rear side of the dial 3 and adapted to guide the light from the light-emitting diodes 6 to the rear side of the dial 3.

Abstract: Provided is a vehicular meter, which can suppress the complication of structures of peripheral parts, when an operation shaft and an elastic member are to be supported, thereby to realize the cost reduction. The vehicular meter comprises: an indication element D3; a circuit board 5 arranged on the back of the indication element D3; and a manipulation mechanism S for switching pieces of information to be indicated by the indication element D3. The manipulation mechanism S includes: a switch element 11; an operation shaft 12 for activating the switch element 11; and an elastic member 13 for returning the operation shaft 12. This operation shaft 12 includes a push portion 161 for actuating the switch element 11; hook portions 171 and 172 inserted into a through hole 52 of the circuit board 5 to come into engagement with the back face of the circuit board 5; a flange portion 16 opposed to the circuit board 5.

Abstract: A keyless entry system comprising a transmitter for transmitting binary pulse signals including a specific identification code by the operation of the user, a receiver for receiving said signals from the transmitter via an antenna, and a controlling section for supplying output signals for making the action intended by said user implemented when said identification code received by said receiver and the register code stored in the storage section are determined to be identified is provided. The ground of the receiving section and the ground of the controlling section are electrically connected.

Abstract: A rotation detecting device A, in which a body 5 being detected, for rotation with a front wheel (wheel) 10 is mounted on that insertion portion 1a of a housing 1, through which an axle shaft S is inserted, and rotation of the body 5 being detected is detected by a magnetism detecting element (magnetism detecting means) 3, the body 5 being detected comprising a cylindrical portion (detecting portion) 5a, rotation of which is detected by the magnetism detecting element 3, and an elastic rotation transmitting portion (rotation transmitting portion) 5c for transmitting rotation of the front wheel 10 to the cylindrical portion 5a.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a drive circuit for an organic light emitting diode which can suppress a fall in an intensity of light emission to extend the life of the organic light emitting diode. The present invention is a drive circuit for an organic light emitting diode which has plural anodes A1 to A3 and plural cathodes B1 to B4 intersecting while being opposed to each other and an organic layer having at least a light-emitting layer intervening between both the poles, sets one of both the poles as drive lines and the other of both the poles as scanning lines, and by scanning all of these scanning lines as one field at a predetermined frequency, presents light emission with the intersection portions as pixels E11 to E34. Capacitors C11 to C34 having a predetermined added capacity, to which a bias voltage Vr in a direction of canceling charges to be charged to a parasitic capacity of the pixels E11 to E34 is applied, are provided.

Abstract: A navigation apparatus wherein “latitude” and “longitude” are used as coordinate information on a set location.

Abstract: A film is drawn out from a film roll and continuously transferred, and margins of the film are overlapped and is sealed to produce a vertical seal by paired vertical seal rollers to shape the film into a tubular form. A product content is filled into a tube-shaped portion of the film, and the tube-shaped portion of the film is sealed to produce a lateral seal by paired lateral seal rollers and to thereby form a bag. At least one lateral seal roller of the lateral seal rollers is movably provided and there are provided a pusher device for pushing at least one seal roller against the other seal roller, a joint detector provided upstream in a film transfer direction of the paired lateral seal rollers for detecting a joint in the film, and a controller which reduces or eliminates a pushing force exerted by the pusher device when a specified time period has elapsed after detection of the joint in the film by the joint detector.

Abstract: The invention provides a movable magnet type instrument able to reduce cost and an instrument device using this movable magnet type instrument. The movable magnet type instrument M1 has a rotor magnet 1 magnetized such that adjacent magnetic poles are poles different from each other; a pair of coils 5, 6 arranged around this rotor magnet 1 and having winding central axes C1, C2 crossing each other without being perpendicular to each other; control means 120 for processing an input signal based on a measured amount and supplying a driving signal mutually having a different electrical angle to each of the coils 5, 6 and rotating and operating the rotor magnet; and a pointer 9 for rotating the rotor magnet 1 as a driving source; wherein, when the number of magnetic poles of the rotor magnet 1 is set to n and an acute angle formed by crossing the winding central axes C1, C2 is set to r, the acute angle r is set to an angle calculated by 360/2n (n is a multiple of 2 equal to or greater than 4).

Abstract: A resistance-type liquid level measuring apparatus which suppresses a detection voltage error due to silver sulfide within a permissible range in practical use and enables measurement indication with accuracy, and comprises a resistance-type sensor including a float 9 floating according to a liquid level, an insulating substrate 6 having a plurality of conductor electrodes 4 connected with a resistor 5, and a movable contact interlocked with a movement of the float 9 to come in contact with the conductor electrodes 4 on the insulating substrate 6, in which a material containing silver is used as a material of the conductor electrodes 4 or the movable contact, a voltage dividing resistance 11 is connected with a power source BA in series with the resistor 5, and a voltage of a connection point between the voltage dividing resistance 11 and the resistor 5 is outputted as a signal corresponding to the liquid level, and resistance values of the voltage dividing resistance 11 and the resistor 5 are set so that a v

Abstract: There is provided a liquid level detecting apparatus capable of achieving miniaturization, which includes a float arm 2 provided with a float floating on a liquid surface, an arm holder 4 for holding the float arm 2 and provided with shaft portions 24 as rotation supporting points of the float arm 2, a main body frame 3 provided with two bearing portions 30 and 31 for axially supporting the shaft portions 24 of the arm holder 4, a circuit board 7 fixed to the main body frame 3, and a contact holding member 5 provided with a sliding contact 6 sliding on the circuit board 7 and fixed to the arm holder 4, and the arm holder 4 is positioned between the bearing portions 30 and 31 and holds the float arm 2 and the contact holding member 5.

Abstract: Even when a cheap magnetic responsive element is used for a magnetic detecting portion, a rotation detector excellent in vibration resistance is provided, a housing 1 being provided with a tubular insertion portion 1a through which an axle 13 is inserted. A rotor 5 is provided with a cylindrical portion 5a through which the insertion portion 1a is inserted and that has a plurality of magnetic poles and rotates synchronously with a front wheel (wheel) 11 fitted to the axle 13. The magnetic detecting portion (rotation detecting portion) 3 detects a change of magnetic poles accompanying the rotation of the cylindrical portion 5a. A spacer (magnetic member) 4 is disposed in the surroundings of the insertion portion 1a of a bottom portion 1g of the housing 1, and holds the rotor 5 at the bottom portion 1g when the cylindrical portion 5a is fitted into the insertion portion 1a.

Abstract: There is provided a backlight device which is bright and has low unevenness of luminance, and a backlight device 2 is constituted by a translucent sheet 6 having light diffusibility, a light emitting element 5 disposed behind the translucent sheet 6, and a prism sheet 7 disposed between the light emitting element 5 and the translucent sheet 6 and having a prism surface 72 on which plural rows of prism portions 73 each having a pair of inclined surfaces (hem sides B and C) intersecting with each other at a top A1 and a substantially V-shaped section are formed, and a plane surface portion 71 formed on a surface opposite to the prism surface 72, in which the prism sheet 7 is disposed away from the light emitting element 5 and the translucent sheet 6 by distances W1 and W2 so that the prism surface 72 is faced toward the light emitting element 5.

Abstract: There is provided a pointer type instrument which can reduce a light leakage to a side of a display board, and has a pointer 6 which includes an indication member 61 brightened by illumination light introduced from a back side of a rotation center region R and made of a translucent resin material, and a cover member 62 covering its outer periphery except for the back side of the rotation center region R and made of a light shielding resin material, and is driven to be rotated through a driving unit 2; a display board 3 which is disposed behind the pointer 6, is apart from the cover member 62 with a predetermined gap part S intervening, and includes a light passing part 33 corresponding to the rotation center region R; and a light source 5 disposed behind the display board 3, for generating the illumination light, wherein a leakage light prevention part 634 for suppressing a light leakage from the gap part S is provided on the back side (back side of a pedestal part 632) of the rotation center region R except