Abstract: A nozzle unit includes a rotating body and a driving source. The rotating body includes a plurality of nozzles for holding a component using a negative pressure and rotates the plurality of nozzles. The driving source drives the rotating body in a non-contact state.

Abstract: The present invention provides a multi-piece solid golf ball having a core, an envelope encasing the core, an intermediate layer encasing the envelope, and a cover which encases the intermediate layer and has formed on a surface thereof a plurality of dimples. The envelope is composed of at least two layers. The core is formed primarily of a rubber material. The envelope, intermediate layer and cover are each formed primarily of the same or different resin materials. The envelope layers and the intermediate layer have a combined thickness which is at least 5.0 times thicker than the cover. An optimized surface hardness relationship exists between the core, a Sphere I composed of the core encased by the envelope layers, a Sphere II composed of the core encased by the envelope layers and the intermediate layer, and a Sphere III composed of the core encased by the envelope layers, the intermediate layer and the cover.

Abstract: The present invention provides a multi-piece solid golf ball having a core, an envelope layer encasing the core, an intermediate layer encasing the envelope layer, and a cover which encases the intermediate layer and has formed on a surface thereof a plurality of dimples. The core is composed overall of an inner layer and an outer layer which are each formed primarily of a rubber material, with the outer core layer being harder than the inner core layer. The envelope layer, intermediate layer and cover have respective thicknesses which satisfy the condition: cover thickness<intermediate layer thickness<envelope layer thickness, and have respective material hardnesses (Shore D hardness) which satisfy the condition: envelope layer material hardness<intermediate layer material hardness>cover material hardness. The golf ball has a lower spin rate on full shots with a driver, further increasing the distance traveled by the ball.

Abstract: Signals output from two filters included in a filter section 70 and differing in passband are respectively stored in different memories included in a memory section 80, and a positioning process is performed based on the signal stored in the memory. Specifically, the signal strength of a received signal is calculated by a coherent accumulation process and an incoherent accumulation process, and a signal system used for positioning is alternatively switched to a high-sensitivity system S1 or a high-accuracy system S2 as a result of determining whether or not the signal strength is equal to or greater than a threshold value.

Abstract: A component mounting apparatus includes: a load area to load a substrate; an unload area to unload the substrate; a main area interposed between the load and unload areas, including a first area including a first mounting area, a second area including a second mounting area, and a third area interposed therebetween; two mounting units to mount, on the substrate, first and second components in the first and second mounting areas, respectively; a conveyor group to convey the substrate, including first to fourth conveyors, the second and fourth conveyors being capable of receiving the substrate from the first and third conveyors in the first and second areas, respectively; and a driving mechanism capable of moving at least one of the first and second conveyors between the first and third areas and moving at least one of the third and fourth conveyors between the second and third areas.

Abstract: The present invention provides a multi-piece solid golf ball having a core, an envelope layer encasing the core, an intermediate layer encasing the envelope layer, and a cover which encases the intermediate layer and has formed on a surface thereof a plurality of dimples. The envelope layer has an inner layer and an outer layer. The core is formed primarily of a rubber material. The inner and outer envelope layers, the intermediate layer and the cover are each formed primarily of the same or different resin materials. The inner and outer envelope layers, intermediate layer and cover have thicknesses which satisfy the following conditions (i) and (ii): (i) cover thickness<intermediate layer thickness<(inner envelope layer thickness+outer envelope layer thickness) (ii) (cover thickness+intermediate layer thickness)<(inner envelope layer thickness+outer envelope layer thickness).

Abstract: A component mounting apparatus mounting a component on a substrate includes a driving unit, a frame structure, a first outputting section, and a compensating section. The driving unit includes a head to hold the component and a driving mechanism to move the head. The frame structure is equipped with the driving unit. The first outputting section detects a vibration of the frame structure and outputs first displacement information as displacement information of the frame structure caused by the detected vibration. The compensating section compensates a position of the head that moves by the driving mechanism based on the first displacement information.

Abstract: Signals output from two filters included in a filter section 70 and differing in passband are respectively stored in different memories included in a memory section 80, and a positioning process is performed based on the signal stored in the memory. Specifically, the signal strength of a received signal is calculated by a coherent accumulation process and an incoherent accumulation process, and a signal system used for positioning is alternatively switched to a high-sensitivity system S1 or a high-accuracy system S2 as a result of determining whether or not the signal strength is equal to or greater than a threshold value.

Abstract: A positioning method includes (a) adding cumulatively each of an I component and a Q component of a received signal of a positioning signal per polarity, the positioning signal being spread-modulated with a spread code reversed in polarity by a navigation data, (b) calculating sum of squares of the results of the cumulative addition in step (a), (c) executing correlation calculation of the sum of squares calculated in step (b) with a replica code of the spread code, and (d) executing predetermined positioning calculation based on the result of the correlation calculation in step (c) to perform positioning of the present location.

Abstract: A positioning method includes (a) executing a cumulative addition for either one of the polarities on each of an I Q components of a received positioning signal, which is spread-modulated with a spread code reversed in polarity by navigation data, (b) calculating sum of squares of the result of the cumulative addition, (c) calculating correlation between the sum of squares and a replica code of the spread code, and (d) executing a positioning calculation of the present location based on the result of the correlation calculation.

Abstract: In a connector including a conductive member adapted to be connected to a connection object, the conductive member includes a movable contacting portion to be contacted with the connection object and a position control portion integrally formed with the contacting portion and serving to control a position of the contacting portion. The contact may includes a main body integrally formed with the contacting portion and an elastic portion coupling the position control portion to the main body so that the position control portion is displaceable with respect to the main body. The main body may be integrally formed with the position control portion. The elastic portion may couple the contacting portion to the main body so that the contacting portion is displaceable with respect to the main body.

Abstract: A positioning system includes: a terminal apparatus and an information supply apparatus capable of communicating with the terminal apparatus. The information supply apparatus includes: external timing signal generating means for generating an external timing signal constituted by external events; satellite time information generating means; external timing signal correcting means; and transmitting time information generating means. The terminal apparatus includes: communicating means; terminal timing signal generating means for generating a terminal timing signal constituted by internal events; clock number recording means; interevents clock number information generating; time difference information generating means for generating time difference information which indicates times between reception of the external events and generation of the internal events based on the interevents clock number information; and internal time information generating means for generating internal time information.

Abstract: The present invention provides a multi-piece solid golf ball having a core, an envelope encasing the core, an intermediate layer encasing the envelope, and a cover which encases the intermediate layer and has formed on a surface thereof a plurality of dimples. The envelope is composed of at least two layers. The core is formed primarily of a rubber material. The envelope, intermediate layer and cover are each formed primarily of the same or different resin materials. The envelope layers and the intermediate layer have a combined thickness which is at least 5.0 times thicker than the cover. An optimized surface hardness relationship exists between the core, a Sphere I composed of the core encased by the envelope layers, a Sphere II composed of the core encased by the envelope layers and the intermediate layer, and a Sphere III composed of the core encased by the envelope layers, the intermediate layer and the cover.

Abstract: The present invention provides a multi-piece solid golf ball having a core, an envelope layer encasing the core, an intermediate layer encasing the envelope layer, and a cover which encases the intermediate layer and has formed on a surface thereof a plurality of dimples. The core is composed overall of an inner layer and an outer layer which are each formed primarily of a rubber material, with the outer core layer being harder than the inner core layer. The envelope layer, intermediate layer and cover have respective thicknesses which satisfy the condition: cover thickness<intermediate layer thickness<envelope layer thickness, and have respective material hardnesses (Shore D hardness) which satisfy the condition: envelope layer material hardness<intermediate layer material hardness>cover material hardness. The golf ball has a lower spin rate on full shots with a driver, further increasing the distance traveled by the ball.

Abstract: The present invention provides a multi-piece solid golf ball having a core, an envelope layer encasing the core, an intermediate layer encasing the envelope layer, and a cover which encases the intermediate layer and has formed on a surface thereof a plurality of dimples. The core is formed primarily of a rubber material, the envelope layer and the intermediate layer are each formed primarily of the same or different resin materials, and the cover is formed primarily of a thermoplastic resin or a thermoplastic elastomer. The envelope layer, intermediate layer and cover have thicknesses which satisfy the condition: cover thickness<intermediate layer thickness<envelope layer thickness, and the condition: (cover thickness+intermediate layer thickness)<envelope layer thickness.

Abstract: The present invention provides a multi-piece solid golf ball having a core, an envelope layer encasing the core, an intermediate layer encasing the envelope layer, and a cover which encases the intermediate layer and has formed on a surface thereof a plurality of dimples. The core is composed overall of an inner layer and an outer layer which are each formed primarily of a rubber material, with the outer core layer being harder than the inner core layer. The envelope layer, intermediate layer and cover have respective thicknesses which satisfy the condition: cover thickness<intermediate layer thickness<envelope layer thickness, and have respective material hardnesses (Shore D hardness) which satisfy the condition: envelope layer material hardness<intermediate layer material hardness>cover material hardness. The golf ball has a lower spin rate on full shots with a driver, further increasing the distance traveled by the ball.

Abstract: A cooling fan is provided that does not place limitations on the installation conditions for the fan, is capable of cooling a backlight unit of a display panel with high efficiency, and produces less noise during operation. Also provided is an image display apparatus equipped with the cooling fan. The cooling fan includes a fan rotator composed of a rotational shaft that is rotationally driven by a driving motor and two vanes that have parallel revolution shafts that rotate together with the rotational shaft, are freely rotatable on the shafts, face one another, and revolve around the rotational shafts and a vane angle control unit that implements control so that each vane has a maximum rotation angle when a revolution angle of the vanes is in a vicinity of a first revolution angle and each vane has a rotation angle of 0° when a revolution angle of the vane is in a vicinity of a second revolution angle that is perpendicular to the first revolution angle.

Abstract: A time difference information supply system includes a terminal unit for receiving satellite signals and a plurality of communication base stations asynchronous with one another, which communicate with the terminal unit. The terminal unit includes distance information storing means for storing distance information, satellite time synchronizing means for maintaining synchronicity with time of the positioning satellites, transmission radio wave receiving means for receiving the transmission radio waves from the plural communication base stations simultaneously or sequentially, reception time information producing means for producing reception time information, communication base station distance acquiring means for acquiring distances between the terminal unit and the communication base stations, estimated reception time information producing means for producing estimated reception time information, transmission time difference information producing means for producing transmission time difference information.

Abstract: The invention provides a multi-piece solid golf ball comprising a core, an envelope layer encasing the core, an intermediate layer encasing the envelope layer, and a cover which encases the intermediate layer and has formed on a surface thereof a plurality of dimples. The core is formed primarily of a rubber material, and has a hardness which gradually increases from a center to a surface thereof, the hardness difference in JIS-C hardness units between the core center and the core surface being at least 15 and, letting (I) be the average value for cross-sectional hardnesses at a position 15 mm from the core center and at the core center and letting (II) be the cross-sectional hardness at a position 7.5 mm from the core center, the hardness difference (I)-(II) therebetween in JIS-C units being not more than ±2. The envelope layer and the intermediate layer are each formed primarily of the same or different resin materials. The cover is formed primarily of a thermoplastic resin or a thermoplastic elastomer.

Abstract: The invention provides a multi-piece solid golf ball comprising a core, an envelope layer encasing the core, an intermediate layer encasing the envelope layer, and a cover which encases the intermediate layer and has formed on a surface thereof a plurality of dimples. The core is formed primarily of a rubber material, has a diameter of at least 31 mm, and has a hardness which gradually increases from a center to a surface thereof, the hardness difference in JIS-C hardness units between the core center and the core surface being at least 15 and, letting (I) be the average value for cross-sectional hardnesses at a position 15 mm from the core center and at the core center and letting (II) be the cross-sectional hardness at a position 7.5 mm from the core center, the hardness difference (I)-(II) therebetween in JIS-C units being not more than ±2. The envelope layer and the intermediate layer are each formed primarily of the same or different resin materials.