Abstract: A movable mold includes a main mold part, a separate mold part separate from the main mold part, and a relative movement mechanism moving the separate mold part relative to the main mold part in a driving direction of a mold driver.

Abstract: A one-side submerged arc welding method includes joining two steel plates butted to each other by submerged arc welding from one side using a plurality of electrodes. During the submerged arc welding, at least one of the electrode distances between adjacent electrodes in a terminal end region of the steel plates is changed.

Abstract: In a related-art air-conditioning apparatus, air is conditioned while an airflow direction or an airflow is directed to a position of a human body detected by a human body detection sensor, and hence the same air-stream control is performed for both of a person who feels comfortable and a person who feels hot. An air-conditioning apparatus according to the present invention can adjust an angle of an airflow-direction flap in accordance with a thermal sensation level, and hence air-stream control matching thermal sensation of a human body can be performed.

Abstract: Provided is a charging connector (11) including a terminal (15), a housing (13) which is formed with a lance (33) which prevents the terminal (15) in a terminal receiving chamber 29 from slipping, a front holder (21) which abuts on the lance (33) which prevents slipping of the terminal (15) so as to regulate an engagement release of the lance (33), and a thermistor element (17) which is pressed and biased by the front holder (21) to be brought into close contact with the terminal (15) directly or through a molding resin material.

Abstract: Provided is a charging connector (11) including a terminal (15), a housing (13) which is formed with a lance (33) which prevents the terminal (15) in a terminal receiving chamber 29 from slipping, a front holder (21) which abuts on the lance (33) which prevents slipping of the terminal (15) so as to regulate an engagement release of the lance (33), and a thermistor element (17) which is pressed and biased by the front holder (21) to be brought into close contact with the terminal (15) directly or through a molding resin material.

Abstract: An air-conditioning apparatus includes an indoor unit including a pair of lateral air-directing vanes each configured to adjust an orientation of an air flow blown from an air outlet in a lateral direction, and a remote control device configured to receive selection of at least two of a plurality of air flow directions in the lateral direction. The indoor unit includes an indoor-unit controller configured to individually adjust operations of the pair of lateral air-directing vanes in accordance with the selection of the plurality of air flow directions in the remote control device such that a left partial air flow does not collide with a right partial air flow.

Abstract: A control unit includes a mode control unit that, when a test operation switch is turned on, transmits information indicating that a test operation mode is performed to a centralized management device via an adapter and an external network. When the information indicating that the test operation mode is performed is received, the centralized management device restricts an operation on the operation terminal to prevent an operation of the air-conditioning apparatus from being changed via the operation terminal.

Abstract: An air-conditioning apparatus includes a receiving unit configured to receive remote control information transmitted from a remote control device, an adapter configured to receive remote information including operation details conveyed through an external network, an information outputting unit configured to output information when the adapter receives the remote information or when the receiving unit receives the remote control information, and a controller configured to control operations of the information outputting unit. The controller includes an information adjustment unit configured to cause the information outputting unit to output different information when the adapter receives the remote information and when the receiving unit receives the remote control information.

Abstract: A vehicle traveling support control apparatus includes a traveling environment determining portion that determines a traveling environment of a vehicle, a support device determining portion that determines a serviceable traveling support device from one or more traveling support devices mounted in the vehicle in accordance with the traveling environment determined by the traveling environment determining portion, a presentation portion that presents support guidance of the serviceable traveling support device, and a control portion that controls the presentation portion to present the support guidance of the serviceable traveling support device based on use frequency of the serviceable traveling support device determined by the support device determining portion.

Abstract: A connector includes: a terminal to be connected to a mating terminal by a relative movement between the terminal and the mating terminal; a connector housing supporting the terminal; and a terminal displacement portion displaceably supporting the terminal in a direction orthogonal to a direction of the relative movement between the terminal and the mating terminal.

Abstract: A charging inlet device (1, 2, 3) includes: an inlet housing (10) fixed to a vehicle body panel (P) with a charging port (11A) open towards an outer side of a vehicle body; a terminal (20) arranged in the charging port (11A); and a rear connector (50) mounted to the inlet housing (10) on an opposite side from the charging port (11A) and having a wire lead-out terminal (52) connecting the terminal (20) and an electrical wire (W) routed through the vehicle body.

Abstract: A male terminal (40) includes a terminal body (41) and an insulating member (45). The terminal body (41) includes a cylindrical terminal contact portion (42) provided with a penetration hole (42a) extending in the axial direction. The insulating member (45) includes a tip insulating portion (46) projecting forward from the tip of the terminal contact portion (42), a terminal holding portion (47) disposed on the rear side of the terminal contact portion (42) to hold the terminal body (41), and a communicating resin portion (48) disposed in the penetration hole (42a) to connect the tip insulating portion (46) and the terminal holding portion (47).

Abstract: A terminal spacer having a cylindrical shape is attached to the circumference of an electric wire connected to a charge terminal. The terminal spacer includes a slit portion extending across the entire length in the axial direction of the terminal spacer. The slit portion includes an electric wire insertion slit portion into which the electric wire can be inserted, and a narrow slit portion continuously extending from the electric wire insertion slit portion and having an opening width narrower than that of the electric wire insertion slit portion.

Abstract: Provided are a particle separation device and a method of separating particles, each of which can easily separate particles for a short time without a great stress to the particles and easily collect the particles thus separated. The particle separation device includes at least: a separation flow path (i) to which a separation fluid and a particle group including two types of particles being different in density are supplied, and (ii) through which the separation fluid flows in a certain direction; a divergence section connected to at least an end of the separation flow path in the certain direction in which the separation fluid flows, a first flow path formed from the divergence section in a rising direction; and a second flow path formed from the divergence section in a falling direction, the separation flow path being formed in a horizontal direction.

Abstract: A charging connector includes a connector housing to be fitted to a power receiving connector, a connector case housing the connector housing, a lock arm arranged to be swingable about a swing fulcrum between a lock position and a release position, and a coil spring located toward a power receiving connector away from the swing fulcrum to bias the lock arm toward the lock position. The lock arm is provided with a spring compartment housing the coil spring in a manner such that the periphery of the coil spring is enclosed. The spring compartment is provided, on a bottom portion thereof, with a penetration hole extending in the lock arm.

Abstract: A charging inlet device (1, 2, 3) includes: an inlet housing (10) fixed to a vehicle body panel (P) with a charging port (11A) open towards an outer side of a vehicle body; a terminal (20) arranged in the charging port (11A); and a rear connector (50) mounted to the inlet housing (10) on an opposite side from the charging port (11A) and having a wire lead-out terminal (52) connecting the terminal (20) and an electrical wire (W) routed through the vehicle body.

Abstract: A connector includes: a terminal to be connected to a mating terminal by a relative movement between the terminal and the mating terminal; a connector housing supporting the terminal; and a terminal displacement portion displaceably supporting the terminal in a direction orthogonal to a direction of the relative movement between the terminal and the mating terminal.

Abstract: A terminal spacer having a cylindrical shape is attached to the circumference of an electric wire connected to a charge terminal. The terminal spacer includes a slit portion extending across the entire length in the axial direction of the terminal spacer. The slit portion includes an electric wire insertion slit portion into which the electric wire can be inserted, and a narrow slit portion continuously extending from the electric wire insertion slit portion and having an opening width narrower than that of the electric wire insertion slit portion.

Abstract: A female terminal includes a terminal connecting part into which a male terminal can be inserted. The terminal connecting part includes: a oscillating fulcrum part; a pressure-receiving part which is disposed at one side of the terminal connecting part in relation to the oscillating fulcrum part, and which is pressed by the male terminal during the process of inserting the male terminal; and a contact part which is disposed at the other side of the terminal connecting part in relation to the oscillating fulcrum part, is positioned at a non-touching position separate from the male terminal; and changes position to a touching position touching the male terminal by an oscillation of the oscillating fulcrum part.

Abstract: A connector includes: a male connector housing having a terminal housing; and a female terminal housed in the terminal housing, and including terminal connection parts into which a male terminal can be inserted. The female terminal is housed so as to be capable of moving in the terminal housing in the insertion direction of the male terminal, and includes a pressure-receiving part to be pressed by the male terminal during the insertion process of the male terminal. Each of the terminal connection parts is positioned at a non-touching position separate from the inserted male terminal, and provided so as to be capable of changing position to a touching position touching the male terminal. The male connector housing is provided with a tapering surface to be pressing the terminal connection parts towards the touching position using the pressure of the male terminal during the movement process of the female terminal.