Abstract: A stretch nonwoven fabric 10 includes an elastic fiber layer 1 and inelastic fiber layers 2 and 3 having substantial inelasticity on the respective sides of the elastic fiber layer 1. The fiber layers 1, 2, and 3 are joined together over the entire area by thermal fusion at fiber intersections while the fibers of the elastic fiber layer 1 remain the fibrous form. The inelastic fiber layers 2 and 3 have part of their fibers enter the elastic fiber layer 1 and/or the elastic fiber layer has part of its fibers enter the inelastic fiber layers 2 and 3. The stretch nonwoven fabric is preferably produced by stacking an elastic fiber web and an inelastic fiber web on each other, applying a through-air system hot air treatment to the stack while the webs are in a non-united state to obtain a fibrous sheet having the webs united together, stretching the fibrous sheet in at least one direction, and releasing the fibrous sheet from the stretched state.

Abstract: In a plasma etching apparatus for performing a plasma etching on a surface of a substrate mounted on a susceptor in a processing vessel, a focus ring is installed to surround the substrate and has a first region at an inner side on a surface thereof, in which an average surface roughness is small such that a reaction product produced during an etching processing is not captured to be deposited, and a second region at an outer side from the first region, in which an average surface roughness is large such that a reaction product produced during the etching process is captured to be deposited. A boundary between the first and the second region is a part where an etching amount is relatively significantly changed compared to other parts while the focus ring is equipped in the plasma etching apparatus and the plasma etching is performed on the substrate.

Abstract: There is to provide is an agent for reduction of a lipid rich plaque, stabilization of a lipid rich plaque and/or prevention of rupture of a lipid rich plaque in an atherosclerotic lesion comprising an effective amount of 2-[4-[2-(benzimidazole-2-ylthio)ethyl]piperazin-1-yl]-N-[2,4-bis(methylthio)-6-methyl-3-pyridyl]acetamide (hereinafter, referred to as compound 1), its pharmaceutically acceptable salt or a hydrate thereof and Pitavastatin, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, wherein the agent is intended to be simultaneously administered, or separately administered with interval of time to a patient in need thereof.

Abstract: In a plasma etching apparatus for performing a plasma etching on a surface of a substrate mounted on a susceptor in a processing vessel, a focus ring is installed to surround the substrate and has a first region at an inner side on a surface thereof, in which an average surface roughness is small such that a reaction product produced during an etching processing is not captured to be deposited, and a second region at an outer side from the first region, in which an average surface roughness is large such that a reaction product produced during the etching process is captured to be deposited. A boundary between the first and the second region is a part where an etching amount is relatively significantly changed compared to other parts while the focus ring is equipped in the plasma etching apparatus and the plasma etching is performed on the substrate.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method for controlling an electric power steering system, wherein a motor is controlled by vector control and driven by a current command value calculated on the basis of a parameter such as a steering torque to provide a steering assist power to a vehicle steering system, and further wherein the current command value is limited on the basis of desired output characteristics and a desired angular speed during a field-weakening control and a non-field-weakening control of the vector control.

Abstract: An electric power steering device changes the discontinuous non-linear characteristics in the duty ratio of the PWM signal versus motor current generated during steering wheel handle return into linear characteristics to suppress noise and provides a smooth and natural feeling steering. The electric control circuit (13) provided a current reference value calculator (22A) to calculate Iref, a current controller (22B) to obtain Vref2, a compensation adder (25) to obtain a duty D1, and a current discontinuity compensator (24) in order to obtain a duty D2. A motor drive circuit (35) including an H bridge circuit whose upper stage FET (1) is driven by the duty D1, and whose lower stage FED (3) paired with the upper stage FET (1), is driven by the duty D2 to allow forming a continuous linear characteristic in the duty ratio of the PWM signal versus the motor current.

Abstract: The present invention provides a control apparatus for an electric power steering apparatus comprises: a steering assist command value calculating section; a current control section that calculates a voltage command value; and a motor driving section that drives a motor based on the voltage command value, wherein an assist power from the motor is applied to a steering system, the control apparatus is characterized in that an SAT measuring section, that inputs an angular speed and an angular acceleration of the motor, the steering assist command value and the torque signal therein so as to estimate an SAT, is provided, and the SAT obtained by the SAT measuring section is feedbacked to the steering assist command value via a feedback section composed of a phase compensating section and a gain section.

Abstract: A stretch nonwoven fabric 10 contains inelastic fibers having a varied thickness along the length and elastic fibers. The nonwoven fabric 10 preferably includes an elastic fiber layer 1 and a substantially inelastic, inelastic fiber layer 2 on at least one side of the elastic fiber layer 1. The fibers with a varied thickness along the length are contained in the inelastic fiber layer 2. The nonwoven fabric 10 is conveniently produced by (a) superposing a web containing low-drawn, inelastic fibers having an elongation of 80% to 800% on at least one side of a web containing elastic fibers, (b) subjecting the webs, while in a non-united state, to through-air technique to obtain a fibrous sheet having the webs united together by thermal bonding the fibers at their intersections, and (c) stretching the fibrous sheet in at least one direction to draw the low-drawn inelastic fibers, followed by releasing the sheet from the stretch.

Abstract: The invention relates to a control apparatus of an electric power steering apparatus structured such as to apply a steering assist force generated by a n-phase motor to a steering system of a vehicle, the control apparatus is provided with at least (n?1) numbers of current detecting means for detecting a current Im in each of phases of the motor, a current command value calculating means for outputting a current command value Imref in each of the phases, and n numbers of current control means, and the control apparatus executes a current control of each of the phases by the current control means having the current command value Imref in each of the phases and the current Im in each of the phases as an input.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a grain-oriented electrical steel sheet with low core loss and low magnetostriction and a method for producing the same. The grain-oriented electrical steel sheet is excellent in reduced core loss and magnetostriction while under a high flux density of 1.9 T, comprises a refined magnetic domain comprising a laser irradiated portion which has melted and resolidified to form a solidified layer, wherein the thickness of the solidified layer is 4 ?m or less. The grain-oriented electrical steel sheet may further comprise a laser irradiated portion where a surface roughness Rz is small and a cross section viewed from a transverse direction has a concave portion having a width of 200 ?m or less and a depth of 10 ?m or less for further improvement.

Abstract: The present invention provides oriented magnetic steel plate with excellent coating adhesion, in particular coating edge peeling resistance, that is, oriented magnetic steel plate with excellent coating adhesion containing, by mass %, Si: 1.8 to 7% and having a primary coating having forsterite as its main ingredient on its surface, said oriented magnetic steel plate characterized in that said primary coating contains one or more of Ce, La, Pr, Nd, Sc, and Y in an areal weight per side of 0.001 to 1000 mg/m2; characterized in that said primary coating contains Ti in an areal weight per side of 1 to 800 mg/m2; and characterized in that said primary coating contains one or more of Sr, Ca, and Ba in an areal weight per side of 0.01 to 100 mg/m2.

Abstract: In a process of producing a stretch sheet, a strip-shaped laminate sheet 10A having an elastically stretchable elastic layer 1 and substantially inelastic, inelastic fiber layers 2 and 3 partially joined to each other at bonds 4 or a strip-shaped fibrous sheet containing an elastic component and a substantially inelastic component and having embossed regions formed by embossing in parts is stretched in directions starting from the bonds 4 or the embossed regions to obtain a stretch sheet 10. The stretch sheet has raised ridges and recessed grooves extending in the direction perpendicular to the stretch direction, and the bonds 4 or the embossed regions are present in the ridges.

Abstract: When a service providing server receives, from a mobile phone or the like owned by a user, a request to modify a parameter defining the performance of a control device provided in an automobile, the service providing server transmits a requested modification command to the control device. The control device modifies the parameter thereof in accordance with the modification command received from the service providing server. Further, the service providing server records a history of the modification command having been transmitted on a user-by-user basis, and settles an account of the user every predetermined period of time, by requesting the user to pay a fee for the modification. Thus, a service provider is able to charge the user for modifying various parameters defining performance of the control device.

Abstract: A control device for electric power steering apparatus, in which when torque ripples at the time of the rotation of a motor is reduced by simple arithmetic, smooth and safe assist limitation is performed without deteriorating steering feeling, is provided. For this reason, in the control device for electric power steering apparatus adopting a vector control system for applying an assist force of a motor to a steering system, a phase delay according to an angular velocity is obtained, a corrected electric angle is calculated by adding the phase delay to an electric angle, and generation of a current command value in the vector control is compensated based on the corrected electric angle.

Abstract: When a service providing server receives, from a mobile phone or the like owned by a user, a request to modify a parameter defining the performance of a control device provided in an automobile, the service providing server transmits a requested modification command to the control device. The control device modifies the parameter thereof in accordance with the modification command received from the service providing server. Further, the service providing server records a history of the modification command having been transmitted on a user-by-user basis, and settles an account of the user every predetermined period of time, by requesting the user to pay a fee for the modification. Thus, a service provider is able to charge the user for modifying various parameters defining performance of the control device.

Abstract: The present invention provides a control apparatus of a electric power steering apparatus which can suppress a vibration and a noise of a motor caused by a torque ripple which is generated at a tie of applying a field-weakening control to the motor or on the basis of a motor circulating current. Accordingly, the control apparatus actually measures a relation between a basic correcting current and a rotor position which can suppress the torque ripple generated at a time of applying the field-weakening control or the torque ripple based on the motor circulating current, previously, and adds a correcting current which is regulated by taking into consideration a magnitude of a weak field current of a correcting current, a magnitude of an angular velocity of the rotor or an electrical angle of the circulating current with respect to the basic correcting current, to an original current command value.

Abstract: A hydraulic pressure control apparatus for stabilizers controls hydraulic fluid in a hydraulic communication path hydraulically connecting cylinders each operatively connected to each stabilizer of a vehicle. The apparatus includes a spool valve provided in the hydraulic communication path. The spool valve includes a housing, a spool accommodated in the housing, first and second spool chambers defined by the spool and the housing, and a biasing member for biasing the spool.

Abstract: Distortions of motor voltage and current and a torque ripple of the motor are generated by dead band compensation for preventing an arm short circuit of an inverter, and a feeling of physical disorder is given in a handle operation. Therefore, the distortions of the motor voltage and current and the torque ripple of the motor are improved by using the dead band compensation for estimating the voltage distortion on the basis of a model current generated from a current command value such that no feeling of physical disorder is given in the handle operation of an electric power steering apparatus.

Abstract: This invention provides an electric power steering device in which a steering assist force is applied to a steering system of a vehicle using a motor. The electric power steering device includes a first calculating part for calculating a steering assist command value based on a steering torque and a vehicle speed, a drive control part that controls drive of the motor based on the steering assist command value, a second calculating part for calculating a steering assist command limit value based on a source voltage and a motor rotating speed, and a limiting part for limiting steering assist command value based on the steering assist command limit value.

Abstract: An electric power steering apparatus has a steering mechanism SM having universal joints 4, 6 in a torque transmitting system, a steering toque detecting unit 14, a steering angle detecting unit 18, a torque fluctuation detecting unit 43 for detecting a torque fluctuation due to the crossing angle ? in the universal joints 4, 6 on the basis of the steering angle ? detected by the steering angle detecting unit 18 and any one of the steering torque T detected by the steering torque detecting unit, a current command value It and self-aligning torque SAT; and a current command value correcting unit 44 for correcting the current command value on the basis of the torque fluctuation detected by the torque fluctuation detecting unit 43 and the steering angle ? detected by the steering angle detecting unit 18.