Abstract: A movement route generating apparatus includes an angle calculating unit calculating an angle formed by a vehicle travel direction at a target position compared with that at the current position, a graph generating unit generating a graph that has most gentle inclinations by plotting the curvature of a travel trajectory matching the steering angle of the vehicle and a distance traveled on two axes, under the condition that the area of a graph generated in correspondence to a travel trajectory from the current position to the target position is equal to the angle and other conditions, and a route setting unit setting a travel trajectory represented by the graph as the movement route of the vehicle. Accordingly, a travel trajectory with the smallest degree of change in curvature per unit distance traveled, that is, a low horizontal angular velocity caused by vehicle steering, can be set as a movement route.

Abstract: A movement route generating apparatus includes an angle calculating unit calculating an angle formed by a vehicle travel direction at a target position compared with that at the current position, a graph generating unit generating a graph that has most gentle inclinations by plotting the curvature of a travel trajectory matching the steering angle of the vehicle and a distance traveled on two axes, under the condition that the area of a graph generated in correspondence to a travel trajectory from the current position to the target position is equal to the angle and other conditions, and a route setting unit setting a travel trajectory represented by the graph as the movement route of the vehicle. Accordingly, a travel trajectory with the smallest degree of change in curvature per unit distance traveled, that is, a low horizontal angular velocity caused by vehicle steering, can be set as a movement route.

Abstract: On-board display control methods and systems are provided. In one implementation for displaying speedometer information and miscellaneous information on an instrument panel display, a nonuse region determination unit of an on-board display control device determines a nonuse speed region in a speedometer in accordance with a traveling status of a vehicle. A display control unit of the on-board display control device then exercises control such that an enlarged view of the miscellaneous information is displayed over the nonuse speed region when the nonuse region determination unit determines that there is the nonuse speech region.

Abstract: On-board display control methods and systems are provided. In one implementation for displaying speedometer information and miscellaneous information on an instrument panel display, a nonuse region determination unit of an on-board display control device determines a nonuse speed region in a speedometer in accordance with a traveling status of a vehicle. A display control unit of the on-board display control device then exercises control such that an enlarged view of the miscellaneous information is displayed over the nonuse speed region when the nonuse region determination unit determines that there is the nonuse speech region.

Abstract: A 3D-object detecting apparatus may include a detection-image creating device configured to detect a 3D object on an image-capture surface from an image captured by an image-capture device and to create a detection image in which a silhouette of only the 3D object is left; a density-map creating device configured to determine the 3D objects spatial densities at corresponding coordinate points in a coordinate plane on the basis of the detection image and mask images obtained for the corresponding coordinate points on the basis of virtual cuboids arranged for the corresponding coordinate points and to create a density map having pixels for the corresponding coordinate points such that the pixels have pixel values corresponding to the determined spatial densities; and a 3D-object position detecting device that detects the position of the 3D object as a representative point in a high-density region in the density map.

Abstract: A 3D-object detecting apparatus may include a detection-image creating device configured to detect a 3D object on an image-capture surface from an image captured by an image-capture device and to create a detection image in which a silhouette of only the 3D object is left; a density-map creating device configured to determine the 3D objects spatial densities at corresponding coordinate points in a coordinate plane on the basis of the detection image and mask images obtained for the corresponding coordinate points on the basis of virtual cuboids arranged for the corresponding coordinate points and to create a density map having pixels for the corresponding coordinate points such that the pixels have pixel values corresponding to the determined spatial densities; and a 3D-object position detecting device that detects the position of the 3D object as a representative point in a high-density region in the density map.

Abstract: In electronic equipment which includes a casing, a lid body which is rotatably supported on the casing, a hinge member which is formed by mounting a frame body on one of the lid body and the casing and by making a shaft body projected from the frame body rotatably support the other of the lid body and the casing, and a switch which detects rotation of the lid body, the switch is formed of an individual rotary switch which accommodates a rotary manipulation body having a hollow shaft hollow hole, a movable contact which is integrally rotated with the rotary manipulation body and a stationary contact which is brought into slide contact with the movable contact inside a housing, wherein the shaft body of the hinge member is inserted into the hollow shaft hole of the rotary manipulation body, and the rotation of the lid body is detected in response to the slide contact between the movable contact and the stationary contact which is generated along with rotation of the shaft body.

Abstract: A cordinate input device is provided in which z-coordinate of an image object and a command to scroll the image can be inputted, a positive manipulation feeling can be obtained when changing scrolling speed (the amount of scrolling) of an image, and an accurate scrolling adjustment is enabled. The coordinate input device includes a casing, an (x, y) coordinate information input unit 6, push-button switches 7 and 8 for inputting the (x, y) coordinate information detected by the (x, y) coordinate information input unit 6, and an input manipulation unit for inputting z-coordinate information and image scrolling information in addition to the (x, y) coordinate information. The input manipulation unit includes a jog/shuttle switch 9 having a jog dial and a shuttle dial coaxially disposed.

Abstract: In electronic equipment which includes a casing, a lid body which is rotatably supported on the casing, a hinge member which is formed by mounting a frame body on one of the lid body and the casing and by making a shaft body projected from the frame body rotatably support the other of the lid body and the casing, and a switch which detects rotation of the lid body, the switch is formed of an individual rotary switch which accommodates a rotary manipulation body having a hollow shaft hollow hole, a movable contact which is integrally rotated with the rotary manipulation body and a stationary contact which is brought into slide contact with the movable contact inside a housing, wherein the shaft body of the hinge member is inserted into the hollow shaft hole of the rotary manipulation body, and the rotation of the lid body is detected in response to the slide contact between the movable contact and the stationary contact which is generated along with rotation of the shaft body.

Abstract: A two component developing apparatus includes a container (2a), a developing agent conveying means (20) for conveying a two component developing agent consisting of toner and carrier to an image carrier (1) from the container (2a), a mixing device (21, 22) for mixing the toner and the carrier in a toner storage section (28) of the container (2a), and a toner supplier (25) for supplying the toner in the toner storage (28) into the container (2a). The toner supplier (25) includes a toner supplying rollers (26, 27) which can vary a flow of toner per unit time and a controller (44) for controlling the supplying rollers (26, 27) on the basis of the detected flow of toner. The flow of toner per unit time at the supplying rollers (26, 27) is controlled on the basis of a consumption rate of toner. The toner supplying rollers may have cells or holes on their surface.

Abstract: A switch assembly includes a wafer defining a cavity, a case defining a guide hole and received in the cavity, and a slide reciprocally movably received in the guide hole to close or open contacts provided in the cavity. The case and slide are originally molded in a single body united by runners and they are separated by cutting the runners just before the case is mounted on the wafer, but the slide is held in the guide hole and never drops from it before the case is mounted in position of the wafer.

Abstract: A switch comprising a first contact leading to one terminal, a second contact in the form of a coil spring leading to the other terminal via a receiving plate with an elongate protuberance, a wafer receiving the first and second contacts, a case mounted on the wafer so as to cover an opening thereof, and a slide reciprocably received through an guide hole of the case for bringing one end portion of the second contact into and out of engagement with the first contact. The other end of the second contact extends substantially parallel to the protuberance and is disposed against the receiving plate so as to be engageable with the protuberance.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a switch includes the steps of forming integrally a clip for clamping a movable contact out of a flat terminal member configured in hoop material by bending uprightly a projected portion of the terminal member, and then insert-molding the thus bent terminal member at the bottom of a box body made of insulating material to hold the integrally formed clip inside the box body.

Abstract: A switch of the push-type is assembled using a housing provided with a clip formed integrally from a fixed lead terminal incorporated into the base of the housing. A torsion coil spring is fixed inside the housing with a free end available to be clamped by the clip. A slide for actuating the free end of the torsion coil spring is provided with a case cover to be coupled with the housing and the cover having a thru-hole through which one end of the slide projects outward.The torsion coil spring serves as a movable contact means with respect to the clip and a returning means for the slide.

Abstract: A latching mechanism for use in a switch such as a push switch comprises a slider capable of sliding in the casing of the switch, a spring for biasing the slider in one direction, and a driving pin disposed in the direction of movement of the slider and acting to move a movable contact relative to fixed contacts. Both ends of the pin are bent such that the pin assumes a U-shaped form. One of these ends is anchored to a hooked element so as to be horizontally rotatable. The other end is received in a heart-shaped cam groove, and is held into engagement with the bottom of the groove.