Abstract: A joint connector has a female housing, a male housing, a flexible print circuit (FPC), and a seal member. The female housing has lock holes. The male housing accommodates terminal fittings therein, and has lock projections. Each terminal fitting is accommodated in he male housing in a state in which a resilient piece projects from an outer surface of the male housing. The lock projection is capable of engaging the lock hole. The FPC is accommodated in the female housing. The FPC has conductive foil portions which come into contact with the resilient pieces to electrically connect together the terminal fittings. The seal member keeps the gap between the housings liquid-tight.

Abstract: A joint connector has a female housing, a male housing, a flexible print circuit (FPC), and a seal member. The female housing has lock holes. The male housing accommodates terminal fittings therein, and has lock projections. Each terminal fitting is accommodated in he male housing in a state in which a resilient piece projects from an outer surface of the male housing. The lock projection is capable of engaging the lock hole. The FPC is accommodated in the female housing. The FPC has conductive foil portions which come into contact with the resilient pieces to electrically connect together the terminal fittings. The seal member keeps the gap between the housings liquid-tight.

Abstract: In a system for controlling electromotive force of a motor of an electric vehicle, an intelligent-power switch unit (IPS1) is connected to a power supply line (10) between a battery (4) and a motor controller (7) in parallel with a main relay (6) instead of a precharge circuits having mechanical relays and charge resistors. The intelligent-power switch unit (IPS1) mainly has an electric-power-supply control unit including a MOSFET (QA) serving as a semiconductor switching device, and is integrated in one chip structure. Accordingly, the cost and size can be reduced, and damage of the motor controller (7) caused from a rush current occurring when electric power has been supplied can effectively be prevented.

Abstract: A bus wiring plate body (20), for an electric coupling box, is arranged in a manner that bus bar members (23, 24) are wired between pre-hardening epoxy resin plates (21, 22) and these pre-hardening epoxy resin plates are subjected to a heat pressing process to thereby integrate the pre-hardening epoxy resin plates (21, 22) and the bus bar members (23, 24) in a laminated state. When hardened epoxy resin plates (25, 26) are disposed outside of the pre- hardening epoxy resin plates (21, 22), respectively, the strength of the bus bar wiring plate body (20) can be improved. Thus, since the bus bar members (23, 24) are sealed in an insulated state, leak current is reduced. Further, the thickness of the bus bar wiring plate body (20) is reduced to a large extent, so that the electric coupling box can be miniaturized and lightweighted.

Abstract: An electrode for secondary battery made of carbon material is provided, which is light in weight while excellent in charge-discharge properties and in durability in repetitive use. A material for electrode is obtained by intermixing a synthetic resin with vapor-phase growth carbon fibers to make the vapor-phase growth carbon fibers uniformly dispersed in the synthetic resin to obtain a mixture, molding the mixture into a predetermined shape to obtain a molded product, and heating the molded product at high temperature to convert it into a carbon-carbon composite material. The electrode for battery is made of thus obtained carbon-carbon composite material.

Abstract: A solid heat circuit comprises an adhesive elastic body (4) that has a stronger tendency to conduct heat than the air, contacts with both an electrically conductive solid heat source body (20, 21a, 22a) of a PTC device (2) and a metallic or ceramic heat sink body (5) for the PTC device, and supports the heat source body or the heat sink body.

Abstract: The bus bar wiring plate body (20) for an electric coupling box according to the present invention is arranged in a manner that bus bar members (23, 24) are wired between pre-hardening epoxy resin plates (21, 22) and these pre-hardening epoxy resin plates are subjected to the heat pressing process to thereby integrate the pre-hardening epoxy resin plates (21, 22) and the bus bar members (23, 24) in a laminated state. When hardened epoxy resin plates (25, 26) are disposed at the outsides of the pre-hardening epoxy resin plates (21, 22) as shown by phantom lines, respectively, the strength of the bus bar wiring plate body (20) can be improved. Thus, since the bus bar members (23, 24) are sealed in an insulated state, leak current can be reduced surely. Further, the thickness of the bus bar wiring plate body (20) can be reduced to a large extent, so that the electric coupling box can be miniaturized and lightweighted.

Abstract: A battery charging apparatus 1 includes a full-charging detecting system 11. While a battery is charged, the full-charging detecting system operates as follows. A charging current supplied from an DC power source is detected. The internal impedance is computed on the basis of the charging current thus detected and charging voltage of the DC power source. The full-charging of the battery is detected on the basis of the comparison between the internal impedance thus computed and a prescribed value. In this configuration, even when the full-charging capacity varies owing to the degradation of the battery, the full-charged state of the battery can be detected precisely.

Abstract: A device capable to accurately controll a battery 1, which is charged by an electric power supplied through a power supplying line 15 for charging, is provided.

Abstract: A combination of circuits is responsive to a respective one of a definite number of operation patterns of a plurality of PTCs, the operation patterns being different therebetween and including a plurality of first patterns each respectively representative of an operating state of a corresponding PTC thermally operated, for providing a signal with a corresponding one of a definite number of signal states representing the operation patterns, respectively, and a common LED is operable by the signal with a respective signal state to provide an identifiable indication relative to an indication by the signal with any other signal state.

Abstract: In a carbon thread, vapor phase growth carbon fiber (VGCF) are dispersedly contained in a carbon matrix. The carbon thread is produced by forming a thread-like element from a mixture of VGCF and carbonizable carbon-containing compound and then by heat-treating the thread-like element to effect carbonization thereon. The thread-like element may be formed either by melt-spinning or solution-spinning the mixture, or by impregnably adhering the mixture onto a thread of heat resisting fibers. The carbonized carbon thread thus obtained may be subjected to further heat treatment to graphitize the carbon thread.

Abstract: A plurality of supporting columns extend downwardly from a top wall of a cover attached to the electrical junction box body. A case surrounding the PTC element has projecting bars extending in the cover attaching direction. Each of the supporting columns has a guide groove receives the associated projecting bar so as to hold the case. The PTC element joints to connecting terminal strips having a heat radiation face. Further, the connecting terminal strip has a saw-tooth face at each side end thereof.

Abstract: A method of producing a circuit board includes the steps of: electroplating a mold surface of a mold so that a circuit body made of a metal plating layer is formed on the mold surface of the mold; pressing the mold against a board made of a thermoplastic resin; heating and retaining the mold so that the circuit body is bonded to the board under heat and pressure; and releasing the mold from the board after cooling the board to thereby transfer the circuit body to the board. The circuit board may be in the shape of box with the circuit body on the inner surfaces thereof.

Abstract: A metal plated carbon material containing at least one metal chloride compound disposed between graphite layers to form a graphite intercalation compound, and a metal plated layer being formed on a front surface of the metal plated carbon material. A method of producing the metal plated carbon material comprising the steps of immersing a graphite intercalation compound in an electroless plating solution for 6 to 30 hours, and forming a metal plated layer on a surface of the graphite intercalation compound with an excellent adherence thereto.

Abstract: A metal plated carbon material containing at least one metal chloride compound disposed between graphite layers to form a graphite intercalation compound, and a metal plated layer being formed on a front surface of the metal plated carbon material. A method of producing the metal plated carbon material comprising the steps of immersing a graphite intercalation compound in an electroless plating solution for 6 to 30 hours, and forming a metal plated layer on a surface of the graphite intercalation compound with an excellent adherence thereto.

Abstract: In a carbon thread, vapor phase growth carbon fiber (VGCF) are dispersedly contained in a carbon matrix. The carbon thread is produced by forming a thread-like element from a mixture of VGCF and carbonizable carbon-containing compound and then by heat-treating the thread-like element to effect carbonization thereon. The thread-like element may be formed either by melt-spinning or solution-spinning the mixture, or by impregnably adhering the mixture onto a thread of heat resisting fibers. The carbonized carbon thread thus obtained may be subjected to further heat treatment to graphitize the carbon thread.

Abstract: An electromagnetic shielding composite containing a thermosplastic synthetic resin mixed with a metal conductive fiber, low melting point metal, and a vapor-phase grown carbon fiber, which preferably includes, to the total weight of the composite, a thermoplastic synthetic resin of 40-90 weight %, a metal conductive fiber of 0.5-30 weight % and a vapor-phase grown carbon fiber of 0.5-50 weight %.

Abstract: A conductor member for an electric circuit includes a conductive plastic mold in which carbon fibers or graphite fibers are dispersedly contained, and a metallic layer at least partially plated on the surface of said conductive plastic mold. The conductor member is provided on the surface of an insulating substrate to provide an electric circuit body. Thus, the conductor member for an electric circuit and the electric circuit body can be easily formed in a three-dimensional circuit because of its simple fabrication and excellent processing. Further, the film of metal plating can be made at a high speed and is hard to break because of the intimate contact of the plated metal.

Abstract: A composite sheet for electromagnetic wave shield is light and excellent in laying operability and in magnetic field shielding property. The composite sheet for electromagnetic wave shield comprises a metal foil and a conductive hot melt resin layer laminated on each other. It is specifically desired that the conductive hot melt resin layer is made of a material in which vapor phase growth carbon fibers of diameters of not more than 1.0 .mu.m and lengths of not more than 50 .mu.m are dispersed in a hot melt resin. The conductive hot melt resin layer may be preferably provided at least on a part of one side of the metal foil.

Abstract: In a carbon thread, vapor phase growth carbon fiber (VGCF) are dispersedly contained in a carbon matrix. The carbon thread is produced by forming a thread-like element from a mixture of VGCF and carbonizable carbon-containing compound and then by heat-treating the thread-like element to effect carbonization thereon. The thread-like element may be formed either by melt-spinning or solution-spinning the mixture, or by impregnably adhering the mixture onto a thread of heat resisting fibers. The carbonized carbon thread thus obtained may be subjected to further heat treatment to graphitize the carbon thread.