Abstract: A battery system for a power tool includes two or more battery packs (12), at least one battery holder (14) adapted to detachably engage two or more of the battery packs and a charger (16, 216, 316, 416) adapted to detachably engage the battery holder and to simultaneously electrically communicate with two or more of the battery packs while the at least one battery holder engages both the charger and the battery packs.

Abstract: A battery pack (10; 110) for a power tool includes a housing (18) made of a rigid material. The housing contains a cooling air passage (54), which is in gaseous communication with the outside environment, and at least one isolated space (52). At least one isolating wall (44) is disposed inside the housing so as to physically separate and isolate the cooling air passage from the at least one isolated space. A plurality of battery cells (32) is disposed within the housing such that an end portion (32a) thereof is disposed within the at least one isolated space and an intermediate portion (32b) thereof is disposed adjacent the cooling air passage. First portions (78) of the at least one isolating wall respectively contact the plurality of battery cells and are comprised of a material that is more flexible and/or elastic than the rigid material of the housing (18).

Abstract: A front pressing rib is formed integrally with the cell holder. The front pressing rib bridges a dimensional difference between the inside of the case to be assembled and the cell holder by generating a pressing force on the front side. That is, the cell holder is pressed rearward in the case by a pressing force of the front pressing rib that is applied to the inside of the case. The front pressing rib serves to completely bridge the dimensional difference when the cell holder is inserted into the case.

Abstract: A contact diameter, which is formed by a cell holding portion and receiving-partitioning portions, is configured to be smaller than the diameter of a columnar outer peripheral surface of a battery cell. The cell holding portion comes into contact with the columnar outer peripheral surface of the battery cell so as to hold the columnar outer peripheral surface. The contact diameter formed by the cell holding portion and the receiving-partitioning portions increases when the battery cell is held, and the battery cell is pressed when the battery cell is held. A cell holder is provided with the receiving-partitioning portions that guide the battery cells to be inserted and housed.

Abstract: A battery pack includes a battery side terminal electrically connectible with a device side terminal of a device body that may be a tool body of an electric tool or a charger body of a charger. The battery side terminal includes a first contact portion and a second contact portion. The first contact portion configured to form an electric contact through contact with a first side surface of the device side terminal. The second contact portion configured to form an electric contact through contact with a second side surface opposite to the first side surface of the device side terminal. The first contact portion configured to contact the first side surface in a first contact range having a first length. The second contact portion configured to contact the second side surface in a second contact range having a second length that may be different from the first length.

Abstract: To provide a novel damper for a compressor that includes a vibration isolation system that suits the low rotation speed of a compressor of a cooling apparatus. A plurality of support projections that support annular mounting portions of a compressor at multiple points are provided at an upper end portion of a cylindrical support. The plurality of support projections elastically support the compressor so that the compressor has a high center of gravity and allow the compressor to be laterally displaced by vibration. Moreover, a bellows portion that is elastically deformed while being in contact with the annular mounting portion that becomes laterally displaced is provided. The elastic deformation of the bellows portion buffers the lateral displacement of the compressor and stirs a viscous fluid that fills inside thereof to buffer the vibration.

Abstract: A cylinder unit includes a cylinder, a rod guide, a piston, a piston rod, and a rebound member provided between the rod guide and the piston to absorb impact generated when the cylinder unit is fully extended. The rebound member includes a coil spring arranged around an outer circumference of the piston rod and a pair of upper and lower holder members fitted to the fixing portions formed in both ends of the coil spring so that the piston rod is inserted into a shaft center hole. The center portion formed between the fixing portions of the coil spring has a diameter smaller than that of the fixing portion.

Abstract: Provided is a viscous-fluid-enclosing damper which attenuates, by using viscous resistance of a vibration-damping composition, vibrations transmitted between a support and an object to be supported, the support and object being attached to a closed container enclosing the vibration-damping composition of a viscous fluid. The viscous-fluid-enclosing damper alters few vibration-damping properties even when used under high temperatures and/or conditions where the vibrations are repeatedly generated for a prolonged period. Also provided is the vibration-damping composition which is used for the viscous-fluid-enclosing damper. The viscous fluid contains a viscous liquid having dispersed therein at least one type of heat-resistant resin particles and a dripping inhibitor, the particles being selected from polyethylene and nylon having an average molecular weight of from 50×104 to 600×104 and an average particle size of from 10 ?m to 200 ?m and preferably from 10 ?m to 160 ?m.

Abstract: An electric tool may include a motor housing and a motor disposed within the motor housing. The motor has a stator fixed in position relative to the motor housing and a rotor rotatable about a motor axis. Cooling air can flow within the motor housing across the motor in a direction substantially parallel to the motor axis. A baffle may be disposed within the motor housing for regulating the flow of cooling air across the motor. At least a part of the baffle may be positioned within a range of a length of the stator with respect to the axial direction of the motor axis.

Abstract: An electric power tool can include a switch and a lamp that is another member are incorporated in the housing, and the lamp is coupled to the case of the switch and assembled in the grip part integral with the switch.

Abstract: An electric power tool can include a switch and a lamp that is another member are incorporated in the housing, and the lamp is coupled to the case of the switch and assembled in the grip part integral with the switch,

Abstract: A microprocessor used in a pair with a baseband processor for performing the baseband processing, is provided with a central processing unit for calculation processing, a counter capable of measuring time in the calculation processing by the central processing unit, and an interface which enables the baseband processor to read the counter. By making the baseband processor read the counter, the processing by the baseband processor is synchronized with the processing by the central processing unit in the microprocessor. Consequently, it is possible to establish synchronization between video and voice when the video processing and the voice processing are separately performed by different processors.

Abstract: A microprocessor used in a pair with a baseband processor for performing the baseband processing, is provided with a central processing unit for calculation processing, a counter capable of measuring time in the calculation processing by the central processing unit, and an interface which enables the baseband processor to read the counter. By making the baseband processor read the counter, the processing by the baseband processor is synchronized with the processing by the central processing unit in the microprocessor. Consequently, it is possible to establish synchronization between video and voice when the video processing and the voice processing are separately performed by different processors.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus, such as might be associated with an in-home audio or video control device or a home appliance operated by a user, is provided with input allowing the user to set accuracy of a log of device operation history and/or to set a ratio of disclosure of the log information. A log accumulation control device efficiently collects the log information and offers users diversified levels of accuracy for the log information. In a further configuration, user-designated information acquired form user operation of the device identifies frequency of viewing and listening to each program, and reproduction of contents is controlled as a function of the user-designated information, e.g. to select among common contents and contents of different classification types.

Abstract: A microprocessor used in a pair with a baseband processor for performing the baseband processing, is provided with a central processing unit for calculation processing, a counter capable of measuring time in the calculation processing by the central processing unit, and an interface which enables the baseband processor to read the counter. By making the baseband processor read the counter, the processing by the baseband processor is synchronized with the processing by the central processing unit in the microprocessor. Consequently, it is possible to establish synchronization between video and voice when the video processing and the voice processing are separately performed by different processors.

Abstract: An audio data recording/reproduction system which is simple in configuration, convenient and safe to use, and an audio data recording medium therefor is to be provided. A music data recording medium is configured in which power information correlated to the average sound pressure power of audio data matching music pieces (music programs) is recorded, appended to each of the music pieces (music programs).

Abstract: A microprocessor used in a pair with a baseband processor for performing the baseband processing, is provided with a central processing unit for calculation processing, a counter capable of measuring time in the calculation processing by the central processing unit, and an interface which enables the baseband processor to read the counter. By making the baseband processor read the counter, the processing by the baseband processor is synchronized with the processing by the central processing unit in the microprocessor. Consequently, it is possible to establish synchronization between video and voice whenthevideoprocessing andthevoiceprocessingare separately performed by different processors.

Abstract: A thermal transfer recording medium including a substrate, and a thermal transfer recording layer formed on the substrate and mainly containing a coloring pigment, an amorphous organic high polymer and colorless or light-colored fine particles, the thickness of the thermal transfer recording layer being in the range of 0.2·m to 1.0·m, wherein the mixing ratios of the coloring pigment, the amorphous organic high polymer and the fine particles are confined to 20-60 parts by weight, 40-70 parts by weight and 1-30 parts by weight, respectively. An image-forming method using the thermal transfer recording medium, and an image-bearing body formed from the thermal transfer recording medium are also disclosed.

Abstract: A thermal transfer recording medium comprising a substrate, and multi-color thermal transfer recording layers, each of the multi-color thermal transfer recording layers being repeatedly formed for each color along the longitudinal direction of the substrate, wherein each of the multi-color thermal transfer recording layers contains a coloring pigment, an amorphous organic polymer and fine particles. One of the multi-color thermal transfer recording layers is formed to have a larger thickness than the other of the multi-color thermal transfer recording layers. Each of the multi-color thermal transfer recording layers which are successively transferred, excluding the color thermal transfer recording layer to be transferred latest, is formed to have an average thickness of 0.6 &mgr;m or less.