Abstract: A power fuse for protecting an electrical load subject to transient load current cycling events in a direct current electrical power system is provided. The power fuse includes at least one fuse element assembly that includes an elongated planar substrate, a plurality of fusible weak spots, and a conductor. The weak spots are formed on the substrate and are longitudinally spaced from one another on the substrate. The conductor is separately provided from the substrate and the weak spots. The conductor includes a solid elongated strip of metal having no stamped weak spot openings therein and therefore avoiding thermal-mechanical fatigue strain in the conductor when subjected to the transient load current cycling events. The solid elongated strip of metal includes coplanar connector sections that are mounted to respective ones of the weak spots and obliquely extending sections bent out of plane of the connector sections to extend above the substrate.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to the fabrication of head sliders for use in hard disk drives, and in particular the provision and usage of electrical bond pads on the slider surface structure to accommodate needs of the fabrication process as well as slider operation within a disk drive.

Abstract: A soldering component and a method of fitting it to boards are introduced. The soldering component includes a body and a fitting portion. The fitting portion is fitted to an object. The body has an engaging portion with an elastic retraction space conducive to elastic retraction of two or more engagement portions, allowing the engagement portions to engage with another object. The soldering component has a weldable surface to be soldered to a weldable surface of the object. The weldable surface of the object has a built-in solder layer adapted to be heated for soldering the soldering component and the weldable surface of the object together. The soldering component is disposed in a carrier, taken out with a tool, compared with the object by a comparison device to determine a fitting position on the object, positioned at the fitting position with the tool, thereby being fitted to the object.

Abstract: There are provided a core unit manufacturing apparatus and a core unit manufacturing method including: a molding device that fills a resin into a space portion in a core body; a resin transfer unit that transfers a resin material to the molding device to supply the resin material thereto; and a core transfer unit that carries the core body in and out of a part between a pair of dies of the molding device. The resin transfer unit and the core transfer unit are arranged such that: the resin transfer unit supplies the resin to the molding device from one side position of side surfaces of the molding device; and the core transfer unit carries the core body in and out of the molding device from the other side position of the side surfaces of the molding device, the other side position being different from one side position.

Abstract: A method for producing a wired circuit board, the method including the steps of: a first step of providing an insulating layer having an opening penetrating in the thickness direction at one side surface in the thickness direction of the metal plate, a second step of providing a first barrier layer at one side surface in the thickness direction of the metal plate exposed from the opening by plating, a third step of providing a second barrier layer continuously at one side in the thickness direction of the first barrier layer and an inner surface of the insulating layer facing the opening, a fourth step of providing a conductor layer so as to contact the second barrier layer, and a fifth step of removing the metal plate by etching.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a coil component that includes a winding core part, and first and second wires wound around the winding core part. The first and second wires constitute at least three winding layers on the winding core part. A i-th (i is an integer equal to or larger than 1) turn, a (i+1) turn, and a (i+2) turn of each of the first and second wires are positioned in mutually different winding layers.

Abstract: A method of making a printed circuit board structure including a closed cavity is provided. The method can include the steps of forming a cavity in a core structure of a core layer, laminating each of a top surface and a bottom surface of the core structure with an adhesive layer and a metal layer to prepare a laminate structure and cover the cavity to define a closed cavity. The method also includes forming vias through the laminate structure, and patterning the metal layers in the laminate structure.

Abstract: A wire wound-type coil component with an integrated structure does not have a bonding portion where there is concern about reliability with respect to a spiral conductive wire, a terminal electrode, and an annular core. A coil component includes a core with an integrated structure, at least part of which is a winding core portion, which has an annular shape having a through-hole, and which is made of a non-conductive material; and a coil conductor with an integrated structure, which has a spiral conductive wire arranged to spirally extend around the winding core portion and first and second terminal electrodes formed at both end portions of the spiral conductive wire, respectively. The coil component is manufactured through three-dimensionally shaping the core, the coil conductor, and a shape holding member for holding a shape of a wall surface of the core defining the through-hole, by using a 3D printer.

Abstract: In a method for insulating a coil winding of an active part of a rotating electric machine, the active part is impregnated with an insulating resin in a tub-like impregnation container by vacuum pressure impregnation. The active part is held in the impregnation container, after impregnation with the insulating resin, completely submerged in the insulating resin. The impregnation container together with the active part is introduced into a baking oven, and the active part is set in the insulating resin in rotation about a longitudinal axis of the active part. While the active part is rotating, the insulating resin is purged from the impregnation container and then the oven temperature is increased to a predetermined baking temperature which is maintained for a predetermined baking period. Rotation of the active part is terminated after expiration of the baking period.

Abstract: A method for assembling a cable connector which has an outer conductor part, and insulating part and an electrical cable that is prefabricated with an inner conductor part. In a first method step, the insulating part is introduced into the outer conductor part by relative movement between the insulating part and the outer conductor part. In a second method step, before or at least partially during the first method step, the electrical cable is prefabricated to have an inner conductor part secured on an inner conductor of the cable. In a third method step, during or after the first method step, the prefabricated cable is introduced into the insulating part up to a defined axial terminal position. The positions of the inner conductor part, the outer conductor part and/or the insulating part are fixed relative to each other by compressing the outer conductor part at least partly.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus are provided for manufacturing a stator with a plurality of hairpin conductors. For inserting the hairpin conductors (15, 15) into the slots (11) of a stator core (12) a stator core template (22) is provided. Hairpin conductors (15) are axially inserted into slots (21) of the stator core template (22) such that the hairpin conductor (15) is arranged at a first position (P1) within said slot (21). The hairpin conductor (15) is then moved within said slot (21) to a different position (P2). A complete nest (20) of hairpin conductors (15) formed within the stator core template (22) is then transferred to the stator core (12).

Abstract: An apparatus for assembling a repelling magnet combination, comprising a first and second magnet, a first and second holding magnet, a first holding base with a first holding base first end, and a second holding base with a second holding base first end. The first and second holding magnets are positioned at the first and second holding base first ends, and the first and second magnets are magnetically attached to the first and second holding magnets respectively, with outward faces exhibiting like magnetic polarities. The first and second magnets are brought into contact by moving the first and second holding base first ends into close proximity, whereby the first and second holding magnets exert holding forces on the first and second magnets which overcome a repelling force generated therebetween, allowing a repelling force countering means, such as an adhesive, to bond the magnets together into a repelling magnet combination.

Abstract: An exemplary apparatus for impregnating varnish into stator coils of a hairpin winding type stator includes a supporting frame vertically installed on a base frame, a tilting bracket installed upper end portion of the supporting frame to be capable of tilting, a rotary bracket installed on the tilting bracket to be rotatable along a circumferential direction, core chucking members installed on the rotary bracket, inserted into a plurality of bolt engagement hole provided in the stator core, and fixing the stator core to the rotary bracket, a first varnish application unit movably installed on the base frame, and configured to apply the varnish to interior and exterior sides of a crown portion of the stator coils, and a second varnish application unit movably installed on the base frame, and configured to apply the varnish to interior and exterior sides of the welding portion of the stator coils.

Abstract: A compensating plug connector comprising a plug, a receptacle mating zone, a cable mating zone and an intermediate zone. Each of the zones is such that Near End Cross Talk (NEXT) resulting from transmission of the high frequency signal across each zone is below a specified amount chosen such that NEXT introduced by a high frequency signal transmission between via all the zones is below a level as specified for the cabling category.

Abstract: A circuit board includes a substrate, a first inner circuit layer, a second inner circuit layer, a first insulating layer, a first optical fiber extending along a first direction, an optical component, an electrical component, a transparent insulating layer, a first inclined surface, a first reflective layer, a second inclined surface, a second reflective layer, and a second optical fiber extending along a second direction.

Abstract: A compensating receptacle connector and for terminating a cable assembly of a cabling category and comprising a plug mating zone, a cable mating zone and an intermediate zone. Each of the zones is such that Near End Cross Talk (NEXT) resulting from transmission of the high frequency signal across each zone is below a specified amount chosen such that NEXT introduced by a high frequency signal transmission between via all the zones is below a level as specified for the cabling category.

Abstract: Provided are a pattern formation method including a step of preparing a base material which has an etching layer transparent to an exposure wavelength on each of two surfaces thereof and is transparent to the exposure wavelength, a step of forming a photosensitive resin layer, in which an optical density to the exposure wavelength is in a range of 0.50 to 2.50, on the etching layer on each of the two surfaces of the base material, a step of pattern-exposing the photosensitive resin layer, a step of developing the photosensitive resin layer to form a resist pattern on two surfaces, a step of removing the etching layer on a portion that is not coated with the resist pattern, and a step of peeling the resist pattern off, in this order, a laminate, and a method of producing a touch panel.

Abstract: Provided is a motor capable of having an improved output while keeping the mechanical strength of the stator core. A motor includes: a stator including a stator core including an annular yoke having an outer part and an inner part and teeth extending inwardly from the inner part of the yoke, and a coil wound around the teeth; and a rotor rotatably disposed inside of the stator. The stator core includes the lamination of sheet members made of a soft magnetic material. Each sheet member has a binding part to bind the sheet members in the lamination at a first part corresponding to the outer part of the yoke. At least the binding part of the first part is made of an amorphous soft magnetic material. The sheet member has a second part other than the first part, and the second part is made of a nanocrystal soft magnetic material.

Abstract: An end effector assembly for use with an electrosurgical instrument is provided. The end effector assembly has a pair of opposing jaw members. One or more of the jaw members includes a support base, an electrical jaw lead, and a sealing plate coupled to the electrical jaw lead. The sealing plate has a stainless steel layer and one or more piezo electric sensors. The jaw member also includes an insulative plate disposed between the support base and the sealing plate.

Abstract: A rotor assembly system for a manufacturing cell includes a central robotic system comprising a multi-axial central robot and a conveyor platform and one or more multi-axial auxiliary robotic systems secured at one or more locations within the cell. The conveyor platform is operable to move the central robot within the cell. The central robotic system and the one or more auxiliary robotic systems are configured to perform a plurality of rotor manufacturing processes on at least one rotor component in coordination with one another, and the central robotic system is configured to transfer the at least one rotor component between one or more rotor manufacturing processes of the plurality of rotor manufacturing processes.